ROMILLY, J. de.
Pourquoi la Grèce ?
in-8, 309 p., index., broché, couv. ill. Bon état [DV-17]
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VAN OOTEGHEM J. - THEVENOT, E. - LORIGIOLA, P. etc.
La moissonneuse gauloise - Le site d'Alesia et la frontière occidentale des Séquanes à l'époque de la Guerre des Gaules - Les Grandes Odes de Claudel - Le service postal à Rome - etc.
in-8 broché de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros sur demande.
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DE BETHUNE, P. - BORLE, J.-P. - FONSNY, J. etc.
La Science et les Humanités - Pompée et la dictature - Pascal et la machine mathématique - etc.
in-8 broché de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinee essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros sur demande.
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SCHMITZ, A. - JAL, P. - FONSNY, J. etc.
Essai d'analyse de la texture phonique d'une poésie de Sappho - Bellum externum dans la Rome de la fin de la République (suite) - En relisant Surena - etc.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur demande)
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SALMON, A. - DELAUNOIS, M. - SCALAIS, R. etc.
Quelques corrections inopportunes du texte d'Herodote - Du plan logique au plan psychologique chez Demosthene - Ciceroin avocat - etc.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18*] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur demande)
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DE RUYT, F. - LESUISSE, L. - MOURLON BEERNAERT etc.
Le Thème fondamental de l'Aululaire de Plaute - Suetone et l'apect juridique de l'avenement de Neron - Tyrtée devant la mort - etc.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur demande)
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DE SAINT-DENIS, E. - GUSTIN, R. - RATY, J. etc.
Les souvenirs de Virgile dans le Journal de Michelet - Labor improbus (Virg., Géorg., I, 121-129) - Manuels d'histoire et entente entre les peuples - etc.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur demande)
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CARNOY, A. - STEGEN, G. - NOIRFALISE, A. etc.
Vers la Byzance d'aujourd hui et du lointain passé - Le jugement de Palemon - L'art de réussir auprès des grands, d'après les Epitres d'Horace - etc.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bon exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur demande)
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MANDESON.
Euro-Dialogues : Nederlands-Grieks / Grieks-Nederlands.
in-16, 239 pp., cartonnage édition. Bel exemplaire. [PM-LP5]
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ROBERT, F. - VAN OOTEGHEM, S.J. - LOWE, Robert W. etc.
Sur l'origine de la tragédie et la signification du tragique - Marius et Metellus - L'admiration de Stendhal pour Cimarosa.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur dfemande)
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JOUAN, Fr. - FABRI, J. s.j., etc.
Le "Tennès d'Eschyle et la légende de Philoctete - Iam satis nivis (Hor. Odes I, 2) - Marius et Metellus - L'admiration de Stendhal pour Cimarosa.
in-8 broche de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinée essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros disponibles (liste sur dfemande)
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MEILLET, Antoine.
Introduction à l'etude comparative des Langues Indo-Europeennes. REPRINT.
in 8°, XXVI-464 pages, broché Bel exemplaire. [LA-3]
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CHOPPIN, Alain (dir.).
Les manuels scolaires en France de 1789 à nos jours : 1. Les manuels de grec.
grand in-8°, 204 pp, broche, couverture illustre. Excellent etat. [BU-1]
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Schuster - Dornsieff
Propertius
Bibliotheca scriptorum graecorum et romanorum Teubneriana; elegiarum libri IV, complete, 252 pages in perfect conditions Rilegato
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E Hiller
Anthologia lyrica sive lyricorum graecorum veterum praeter Pindarum
Reliquiae potiores, post T. Bergkium quartum edidit E. Hiller, exemplar emendavit atque novis solonis aliorumque fragmentis auxis Crusius; 386 pages in perfect conditions Rilegato
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Munn, Orson D.
Scientific American September 1932 Volume 147 Number 3
Features: Hoover Dam - purposes, plans, and progress of construction; Editorials - Dr. George K. Burgess and Dr. George F. Kunz - are there White Indians? - back to earth - construction - wages; Flying in the beginning - early experiments with man-carrying kites and gliders; Peregrinations of a freight car - as a railroad freight car travels here and there over the country, records are made of its movements in minute detail; New Planetary discoveries - the discovery of minor planets has fairly been put on a basis of mass production; The muscular power of insects - the muscles of insects give them much greater power proportionately than other animals possess; A masterpiece of Museum-craft - the largest existing monument of Greek sculpture has been re-erected in a museum in Berlin; Radio in the forest service - new transmitter-receivers, one weighing only 10 pounds, are to be tested this year; Solo man - a fossil skull - a new find of great importance; new notes on ancient man - recent discoveries throw new light on man's antiquity; Tropical fish as pets; Food for a floating hotel - the supplies for an ocean liner's next trip are ordered while the liner is still 1000 miles out at sea; Whirling molten steel to make gun castings - newly perfected centrifugal process promises better guns; Treasure trove in lowly "Sweeps" - all wastes and sweepings in jeweler's plants are carefully salvaged and precious metals recovered from them. Building safety into automobile glass - laminated safety glass for cars does not shatter; Quartz takes up fire fighting in the automatic heads of sprinkler systems; Advertising a curb on product design pirates. Back cover graced with colour Lucky Strike advertisement featuring painting of a sensuous young woman beneath the caption "OK - Miss America! We thank you for your patronage."Three inch opening between top of spine and front cover. Book
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Haynes, Denys
Greek Art and the Idea of Freedom - with 90 Illustrations
108 pages including index. Shows how, between the eighth and second centuries BC, the Greek's growing awareness of the freedom of the human personality is closely reflected in the form and content of the visual arts. Prior owner's details whited out upon half-title page else unmarked. Average wear. Plastic laminate peeling from illustrated front cover. Book
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Burnet, Jean R. (editor)
Looking into My Sister's Eyes : An Exploration in Women's History
245 pages. A collection of thirteen papers given at a conference held at the University of Toronto in May 1985. Brings out the history of women in several ethnic groups. As a pioneering enterprise in this area, it has indicated the richness of the field. A beginning has been made; much remains to be done. Discusses: The Upper-Class British Woman; Italian Women; Finnish Domestics; British Girls; Jewish Women; Polish Women; Greek Women; Macedonian Women; Armenian Women Refugees; Ukrainian Women; Working Chinese Women; Ontario Mennonite Women. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
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Robinson, David M.; Harcum, Cornelia G.
A Catalogue of the Greek Vases in the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology Toronto - Volume II (Plates)
Second of two volumes. Unpaginated. Contains 108 black and white photographic plates upon high quality paper. Bookplate upon front free endpaper. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to maroon cloth-covered boards. Solid copy. Book
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Bishop, Claire Huchet
A Present from Petros
85 pages. "Such an honour for eleven-year-old Petros to be guide for an American writer's daughter!... Drawings by a gifted Greek artist convey the loveliness of Petros' island, and the flavor of the island life." - from dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. Book clean, crisp, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to price-clipped dust jacket now in a new archival-grade Brodart protector. Beautiful copy. Book
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Guard, J. S. (Signed)
Improvise and Dare : War in the Aegean 1943-1945
257 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "J.S. Guard has painstakingly researched published sources and original PRO records to produce an absorbing, definitive story of military opportunism and indiscretion; of extreme endurance punctuated by sudden, sharp action; and of clandestine, courageous enterprise and ingenuity in the idyllic setting of the Greek islands. An intriguing account of one of the least publicised campaigns of the war, this work examines all aspects of the campaign, makes impartial assessments... and dispels some of the myths and misstatements associated with it." Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - July 30, 1966
38 pages. Features: King Hussein's First State Visit to Britain; Need Parents Fear Comprehensive Schools? Hardwick Hall - first in a series on the great houses of England"; Birds and Beasts of the Greek Coinage; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News: March 28, 1959
Features: Colonel Grivas meets the Greek Prime Minister; The 105th University Boat Race - Oxford and Cambridge; Comets; The Centenary of District Nursing; London as the Romans saw it; Making Bearkskins - a generous Canadian offer; Hazor and the Idolatrous Israelites - Highlights of the last season, Part II - the Mound; The Sumptuous Gold Regalia of a Burmese King; Snow Geese by the thousand; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - October 26, 1957
Features: The Royal Visit to Canada and the U.S.A.; Her Majesty's First Television Broadcast; Saint Lawrence Seaway; An immense find of Greek Statuary - Perhaps by the Sculptors of Laocoon; Soviet influence in the Middle East; Hillman Minx Colour Ad.; and more. Moderate wear. Some tears to front cover. Sound copy. Book
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Brumbaugh, Robert S.
Ancient Greek Gadgets and Machines
152 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Describes a wide variety of inventions, which span the centuries from the Minoan-Mycenaean to the Hellenistic eras. Scores of diagrams and photographs, many specially gathered from museums in Greece, accompany the text." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Back hinge taped. Worthy reference copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - August 19, 1961
Features/Photos: An elderly East German couple is turned back at the West Berlin border; East Germany's threat to the Berliner's freedom of movement; Scenes from refugee camps in the Western sectors of Berlin; The Queen and her family in Northern Ireland; Gun Control - full-page photos of dozens of firearms handed in during an amnesty; Greek furniture - an Athens exhibition; Disaster in Norway - The Viking crashes with a load of English Schoolboys; The new Singer Vogue automobile; Above-average wear. Centrefold loose but present. Moderate moisture exposure to upper right corner. No odour. Worthy reference copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, June 1934
Stories: Canada's Puzzle-People; Captured by Indian Brigands; My Record Canoe Trip; The Fan-Tan Girl; Paru's Wireless; The Clue of the Single Fingerprint; Number Two; Bowen's End; Horse's Neck; Escaped from Devil's Island; When Greek Meets Greek; The Manhunt; The Lost Treasure of the Gilt Dragon. Above-average wear. Spine ends taped. Ink stamp to front cover. Book
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Andrianos, E.D.
3 Papers on Fishing in Lake Tanganyika: 1. Commercial Purse Seine Fishing on Lake Tanganyika 2. The Introduction of More Efficient Fishing Techniques for the Small-Scale Fisheries of Lake Tanganyika 3. Experimental Beach Seine Fishing on Lake Tanganyika
193 pages. Black and white photos. Numerous line drawings. Chapters in first paper include: The Evolution of the Fishing Method by Light Attraction; Fishing Unit M.F.V. France (a Greek purse seiner on Lake Tanganyika); The Cycle of Fishing Operations; Landing Facilities at Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania); Fishing Areas in Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania) for Industrial Fishing; Insurance of the Fishing Unit. Chapters in second paper include: Existing Fishing Methods and Gear for Small-Scale Fisheries - Advantages and Limitations; A Small-Scale Seine Fishing Unit; The Cycle of Fishing Operations; The Results obtained from Experimental Unit; Conclusions and Recommendations. Chapters in third paper include: An Outline of the Problem; The Fishing Unit; Seasonal Availability of Fishing Grounds; Choice of Fishing Grounds; The Results of Beach Seine Experimental Fishing; Beach Seining by Local Fishermen; Comparing Catches of BS-2 with Local Fishermen; Prototype Beach Seining Unit; Conclusions and Recommendations plus appendices. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Nice copy. Book
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Wheeler, Steven
Best-Ever Salads - The Definitive Cook's Collection: Over 200 Mouthwatering Step-by-Step Recipes
256 pages. Index. "Includes international favorites such as a classic Greek Salad, Waldorf Salad, Tricolor Salad and Salade Nicoise." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Lovely copy of this beautiful book. Book
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History Book Committee
Fosston Flashbacks - The History of Flosston (Saskatchewan) and District
346 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations throughout. Published on the occasion of Saskatchewan't 75th Anniversary in 1980. "Written in order to inform our present and future generations of the life and achievements of their ancestors who laid the foundations for a rich life in this community." - from Dedication page. "Provides the family histories of the settlers of the Fosston district from the time of 1905 until 1980. The numerous photographs tell their own story depicting types of homes, modes of transportation, farming procedures, sports enjoyed and growth in community life. Since schools were great focal points of interest in the life of the residents we have a selection devoted to the school districts of Fosston Rural, Hopeful, Mallard, Hoosehorn #2, Orpington, Ponass Lake and Fosston Hamlet. The spiritual life of the early setters is very evident as we note the faiths which made it possible to erect the churches of Bethel Lutheran, Bobulynci, Evangelical Free, St. Mary's Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Orthodox, and the St. John's Greek Catholic Church." - from Foreward. Bright gilt lettering and illustration upon front board and spine. Clean and unmarked but for ink stamp and 2"x3" application of liquid paper upon front free endpaper. Binding tight. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Collector Magazine - July/August 1982, Vol. 17 No. 4 - Special ROM Issue
112 pages. Features: An Exciting New Era - Renovation and expansion highlight the Royal Ontario Museum's (ROM) seventieth anniversary; Royal Splendour - A Czarina's toilet service designed by Huguenot silversmiths; ROM's Canadiana Department houses treasures of our heritage; All done by committee - dedicated volunteers ply their needles in aid of the Textile Endowment Fund; Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum; The Mohawks arrive at the Royal Ontario Museum; Roman Frescoes circa 325 A.D. discovered at an Egyptian oasis; 18th Century Porcelain in the ROM; Renovation and Construction of the ROM; Conservation of Chinese wall paintings reveals old techniques and employs modern methods; Wall relief fragment from an Egyptian tomb of the 15th century B.C.; Illicit trade in antiquities; Ancient Greek and Roman jewellery in the ROM; The Far Eastern Library - a treasure-house of books from the 1600s to the present; Chinese Lacquer; Fabric, Fashion, Folk Costume; Curator's choice of objects from the Islamic world; Artifacts from the Americas - 12,000 years of pre-history, high civilization and European exploration. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Collector Magazine - March/April 1982, Vol. 17 No. 2
70 pages. Features: Auction Report; Restoration and Renovation I - Evolution of the Canadian House; Australian Colonial Furniture - new interest in colonial furniture and Australian cabinet-makers; 18th Century Orreries illustrated the movements of our solar system; Pillars, Pilasters and Porticoes - British and American influences characterize the two faces of Greek Revival architecture in Canada; Babies' Feeding Bottles - the humble baby bottle has a long history; Discovering James Blomfield - draughtsman and artist in stained glass, oils and watercolours; Archaeological finds document food preparation in Canada; An 18th century alchemist's search for gold leads to porcelain. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Rock and Gem Magazine, February 1972, Volume 2, Number 2
Features: Rebirth of an Aquamarine Mine; Buyer's Guide - Hand Power Tools; The Greek Had a Word For it; Where's the Fire, Mac - Opal Misadventures; Hammer and Anvil Forging; Micro-Mounts; Heel Ends into Gem Slabs; Beyond the Sidewalk; Lost River Caverns; Steam Casting; Bhend Brothers' Saw; Points to the Past. Date stamp to front cover. Sound copy with above-average wear. Magazine
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 135: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) March 17th, 1917
Cover photo portrait of Lieut.-General George Francis Milne - Commanding the British Salonika Army. Germany During the Year 1916 (conclusion). The Balkans - the Allied Offensive of 1916 - The Capture of Monastir, and the Greek Imbroglio. Full-page photo portrait of Lieutenant-General George Milne - commanding the British Salonika Army. Full-page photo portrait of M. Eleutherios Venizelos, head of the Greek Provisional Government established in 1916. Cover-fold fragile. Above-average wear. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 136: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) March 24th, 1917
Front cover photo of M. Eleutherios Venizelos - ex-Prime Minister of Greece and Head of the National Provisional Government. The Balkans and the Greek Imbroglio (conclusion). Full page photo showing Kaymakchalan after its capture from the Bulgarians, September 28th-29th, 1916. Marvels of the British Transport Service on the Western Front. Photo of Nissen huts, an invention which vastly reduced the hardships of the third winter campaign. Many photos of the many forms of transportation employed. Front cover secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 140: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) April 21st, 1917
Cover portrait of The late Major-General E.C. Ingouville-Williams. This issue devoted to the Roll of Honour 1916. Centerfold illustrations of trench scenes. Front cover secured by tape. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, September 1954, Australian Edition
Features: Brennan goes Trapping - a young Irishman joins a party of trappers setting out for wild country in Canada; A Matter of Command - Master and Mate did not get along; "Chink-Running" - smuggling Chinese into America across the Detroit River; Desert Cities of M'Zab - driven out of North Africa, the Mozabites fled south and settled in the Sahara; A Man of Mettle - a Kashmiri Headsman aids four R.A.F Officers on leave; The White Porpoise - what happened when a couple of youngsters used a home-made harpoon in Loch Long, Scotland; Land Without Women - Greek monasteries where females have not been allowed for almost a thousand years; Boom Boat replaces the famous boom man on the North American West Coast; Muhammad Ali's Quest - a Red Sea Tale; Ten Tragedies - 10 mutilated corpses are found in West Africa; A Witch at Work - African divination; and more. Backstrip mostly chipped away. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine - April 1953, Australian Edition
Features: The Treasure Map - Buried Treasure in the South Sea Islands, with photos; Salving the Guadarrama - a marine surveyor's account of a remarkable salvage operation; Mr. Kim's Secret - an incident from the grim struggle in Korea; The Man Who Turned Pirate - reprint of a 1938 story involving the American schooner-yacht Aafje, with photos; Australia's Mail-Men; Smiler - another case of Jack ashore getting into trouble in Malaya; The Earthquake - the author and his wife narrowly escape near the Tibetan frontier; Greek Fire - a forgotten incident from World War II involving the protection of a petroleum installation; Average wear. Back cover almost loose. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Sea Breezes - The Magazine of Ships and the Sea: September 1979
Features: New owner for the "France"; The "Eilian" Remembered; Messageries Maritimes Liner "Eridan" of 1929; Beating the Oil Shortage at Sea; Ferry Scene - Sealink Setback; Brighton-Dieppe Services of the Past; The Liverpool Pilotage Service in the 19th Century; Sail Review - Welsh Preservation Plans; Greek Passenger Shipping in 1978-1979; The 'Elbe' Disaster. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Sea Breezes - The Magazine of Ships and the Sea: October 1979
Features: Last of the Moss Liners; P.S.N.C. Liner "Reina del Pacifico" of 1931; Flags and Funnels - a motley crew; Ferry Scene - Harwich Circuit; Tractor Tugs for Cory; The Mersey Sound; Capt. Enrique Pedro Montemayor and the "Libertad"; Model Steamer Club of Glasgow; Greek Passenger Shipping in 1978-79 - Part II; Voyage to Alaska. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Wide World Magazine, August 1954
Features: Brennan goes Trapping - a young Irishman joins a party of trappers setting out for wild country in Canada; A Matter of Command - Master and Mate did not get along; "Chink-Running" - smuggling Chinese into America across the Detroit River; Desert Cities of M'Zab - driven out of North Africa, the Mozabites fled south and settled in the Sahara; A Man of Mettle - a Kashmiri Headsman aids four R.A.F Officers on leave; The White Porpoise - what happened when a couple of youngsters used a home-made harpoon in Loch Long, Scotland; Land Without Women - Greek monasteries where females have not been allowed for almost a thousand years; Boom Boat replaces the famous boom man on the North American West Coast; Muhammad Ali's Quest - a Red Sea Tale; Ten Tragedies - 10 mutilated corpses are found in West Africa; A Witch at Work - African divination; and more. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
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Ballantine, William G.
The Riverside New Testament: A Translation from the Original Greek Into the English of To-day
449 pages. Index. Revised edition of the 1923 first edition. Written in contemporary English in paragraph form with no verse numbering and chapter numbers in Roman numerals. Gift greetings upon half-title page. Brief ink marginalia on pages 4 and 9. Binding and hinges sound. Average wear. Gilt lettering upon backstrip and front board still legible. A sound copy. Book
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Correspondents of The Times
The Times History and Encyclopaedia of the War, Part 248, May 20, 1919 *First Rent in German Alliance - Surrender of Bulgaria*
Great black and white photos. Topics include: Fall of Monaster (Nov. 1916), followed by a period of Quiescence on Salonika Front; General Milne's Winter Problems; Offensive in Doiran Sector of April, 1917; Koritza; Allied Success in Albania; The Greek Impasse; Jonnart's Mission and the Coup D'Etat of Athens, June, 1917; Triumph of Venizelos and the Policy of Greek Reintegration and Mobilization in Allied Interest; Internal Situation in Bulgaria; Zenith and Anticlimax of Pro-German Solidarity; Sofia and the Press; Serious Misgivings and Diplomatic Disgusts unite to effect the fall of the Radoslavoff Ministry; Balance of Parties and Leaders; Summary of the Situation, 1917-18; Prospects of Summer Campaign 1918; Topographical Survey of British Front and Communications; Rearrangement of Front; Steady Influx of Hellenic Reinforcements; Combined Advance of September; The Great Days of September 14-28; Bulgarian Envoys at Salonika; Armistice of Sunday, September 29, 1918; Summary of Terms; Percussion Throughout the World; Omens not to be Disguised; Bulgaria as a Belligerent; Vanished Dream of Bulgar Hegemony in South-Eastern Europe. Average wear. Staples rusty. Covers almost loose from staples. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked. Magazine
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Linklater, Eric
Our Men in Korea
79 pages. Index. Many black and white photographic plates. "Explains the part played in Korea by British Commonwealth Forces from the beginning of the war until July 1951. Based, in large part, upon the author's observations on visiting Commonweatlh units in 1951." - McFarland 1392. Former military library copy with usual markings. Above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, July 1964 *SIXTEEN PAGES ON THE CRESCENT LIMITED*
Features: Steam News Photos; Crescent Limited - from 'Vestibule' onward - 'a service second to none' - extensive article, profusely illustrated; Meter gauge to the original Olympics - amidst Greek ruins on the isle of Peloponnesus - diesel railcars, Vulcan 2-8-2's pantographed trolleys; Shays in the Woods. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover. Magazine
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Paul, Louis; Child, Charles B.; Duncan, Val; Mayse, Arthur; Dent, Lester; Frank, Pat; Pollack, Jack Harrison; reynolds, Quentin; Sherwood, Robert E.; Ketcham, Hank; Santoro, Al; Crichton, Kyle
Collier's Magazine, August 21, 1948 - The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins - Stalin Meets Roosevelt
78 pages. Articles: Traffic Traps for Tourists - unjust arrests in many parts of the U.S.; Red Clouds over Olympus - Life in Greek village of Magoula is miserable under the Communists; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 13) - from Cairo to Teheran - the first meeting with Stalin;.Sunday Dinner - lady in the kitchen; Pot Shots by One Shot Ross - Boxing Manager Wirt Ross; "There Goes Rusty" - one of the world's fastest greyhounds. Fiction: Plenty of Time for Love; The Inspector had a Wife; The Fugitive; The Logger and the Lady; River Crossing; An Affair of State (part 3 of 4). Ads include: Studebaker cars; Vitalis (with Bob Feller); Philco radio-phonographs; Firestone "Super-Balloon" tires; Gillette Blue Blades (2-pages in color); Kaiser-Frazer cars (centerfold); Pllymouth; "Good Sam" movie with Gary Cooper; Schlitz beer; GM Electro-motive division; Coke - shows Coke machine at gas station; Texaco - shows young lady water skiing; Rice-Stix; U.S. Army; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Unmarked with moderate wear and minor bits of moisture exposure to top and bottom edges. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Burton, Maurice; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John; Davis, Frank; Elliott, Clarence; Trewin, J.C.
The Illustrated London News, February 28, 1953 - Fire Aboard the Carrier H.M.S. Indomitable / Excavating Old Smyrna
Pages 549-592. Features: Nice one-page ad for the Hawker Siddeley Group shows young boy above caption "How Much is a Little Boy Worth?"; Title page photo of Governor-General Sir Robert Howe addressing Khartoum crowds at great holiday parade; North Sudan welcomes the Anglo-Egyptian agreement; Photos of life in southern Sudan; Designs for the decoration of the Coronation route; Two-page illustration of multiple aircraft forms; People in the public eye; The Queen visits Wiltshire, goes racing and attends church; inventions of the day; Dramatic centrefold photo of fire aboard the carrier H.M.S. Indomitable; Trespass in Antarctica; Photos of Ruth Draper - the woman who single-handedly fills an empty stage with scenery and a vivid host of characters; Discovery of the oldest known Greek house; Official residences Sir William Slim will occupy in Australia; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Green, Roger Lancelyn
The True Book About Ancient Greece
144 pages. Black and white illustrations. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Above-average wear. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Newsweek Magazine, November 13, 1944 *SOLDIER VOTE, 1944*
Contents: Ford ad (color) inside front cover; Boeing B-29 ad; Plymouth car ad; Nice color Borden's ad featuring Elsie the cow and family; International Trucks ad; War election proves to world America's faith in democracy - campaign hottest in years but politics stop at the borders of nation united in arms; Wehrmacht wages bitter fight to prolong war through winter - but British storm Walcheren, opening way to use of Antwerp as supply base for Allies; Photo of Red Army soldiers parading through Belgrade; One man's fight against corruption - the story behind the Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Incident; Risque ad for Samson card tables features stripper (?) standing on table while soldiers look on with pleasure!; Heavy Going - Japs fight hard in Leyte Caves but defense lacks organization; De Gaulle's sway over France challenged by turbulent reds; Lucky Strike - nice color ad; Goodyear color centerfold ad shows the 'Rubber Railroad'; photo of soldiers outside an Italian showing of Charlie Chaplain's "The Dictator"; Photo of Greek money changer - inflation forces him to carry a literal armload of paper drachmae - with text; Mackenzie King names McNaughton to Cabinet - may avert showdown over Zombies; Jack Miner passes away - Canadian Goose man; Britain asks a helping hand to regain vital export trade - wants modified lend-lease and joint reconversion timing after victory in Europe; Kuppenheimer clothing ad - in color; Horse racing and betting popular; Homer P. Rainey booted out of the University of Texas; Brooks Atkinson's Chinese Drama; A.J. Cronin - doctor and craftsman; Great Northern Railway ad shows refrigerator cars for apples being pre-cooled with large blocks of ice; embarassing ad for Kreml Hair Tonic; Chesterfield cigarette color ad (nice) on back cover. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. 2" X 1" chip from lower corner of front cover. A sound copy. Book
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Air Combat Magazine, March 1976 - Lockheed's Deadly Sub-hunter - the P-3 Orion
82 pages. Features: No Front-Line in the Sky - the continuing adventures of the Puma Squadron during WWII; Orion - a plane for all reasons - full details on Lockheed's famous sub-hunter; Foreign Mustangs - Mustangs in the markings of foreign air forces; Dog Sabre - the overlooked F-86D with pilot report; Hellenic Corsairs - A-7Hs for the Greek Air Force; Strafer Pilot - Daring WWII tale; Curtiss P-6 in the NEIAF - the biplane P-6 and how it operated in the East Indies; NACF F-18 takes shape - cutaway and details on USN F-18; USMC Redesignation - Marine photo squadron redesignated. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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