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The Illustrated London News - August 18, 1962
Features/Photos: Two cosmonauts orbit as a team; Jamaica moves to independence; "Flip" - a new type of oceanographic research vessel - designed for submarine investigation; London't underwater police; A French crossing of the channel by car - M.Tony Andal and his amphibious car/amphicar; Royal Family portrait upon the twelfth birthday of Princess Anne; Neolithic craft in Northern Nigeria; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News - February 18th, 1961
Features/Photos: Royal visit to Pakistan; Warsak Dam; the Khyber Pass; Swiss disasters - fire and avalanche; New York paralysed by two severe blizzards in 2 weeks - 5 photos; Exclusive photos from on board the Santa Maria, one of the most exciting episodes ever to take place on the high seas; Submarine Oberon commissioned at Chatham; colour portrait depicting golf in the 18th century; Soviet colonialism; Back cover is an excellent colour advert. for Senior Service cigarettes showing the H.M.S. Tiger. Moderate wear. Clean and unmrked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - February 9, 1963
Features/Photos: Lovely one-page colour advert. for the Humber Sceptre by Rootes Motors; The Queen and Duke in Fiji; Mid-air collision over Ankara, Turkey; Britain's first atomic submarine, H.M.S. Dreadnought; The cost of conquering space; Catal Huyuk in Anatolia - Pottery and Textiles; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - July 4, 1964
Features/Photos: The Keel-Laying of Great Britain's second Polaris Submarine, to be named Renown; Wimbledon; Bard-E-Nechandeh - an archaic sanctuary of the priests of Ahura-Mazda; World Trade Centre Proposal for New York; How the U.K.'s newest nuclear power station works; Reforming Hong Kong Drug Addicts; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - March 11, 1961
Features/Photos: The Queen in Nepal and Iran; our first grievous slip in Rhodesia; Excavations at Lothal; Various kinds of automobile safety/seat belts; Canford School; Evolution; Proteus, the first U.S. nuclear submarine tender takes up position in Holy Loch, Scotland; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - March 26, 1960
Features/Photos: In colour - Canadian flowers, Istanbul, 'The Sleeping Beauty'; BMC truck advertisement in colour; Prince Andrew arrives; Dozens killed by police at Sharpeville, South Africa; Moby Dick - a projected nuclear-powered submarine for Britain (2-page cutaway drawing); A great new British liner - Canberra; Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - October 22, 1960
Features/Photos: Colour advert.- the Hillman Estate Car; Rover colour advert; Facel Vega - the world's fastest touring car; Colour Ford Auto advert; King Mahendra of Nepal in open carriage with the Queen; Princess Alexandra's return home; The outstanding Monckton Report; Yassi Ada, Turkey - the indictment of a whole government; Seeking the world's first farmers in Persian Kurdistan - near Kermanshah; Tepe Sarab; The Daimler Majestic Major; 1960 Motor Show; colour automotove centrefold (loose but present); Stonyhurst College; Britain's firsst nuclear-powered submarine, H.M.S. Dreadnought - cutaway drawing upon 2 pages; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - October 29, 1960
Features: Great Britain's First Nuclear Submarine; The Oriana Nears Completion at Barrow-in-Furness; Rioting and unrest in Central Africa; 'Art Plunder' by Wilhelm Treue; Nepalese Royalty in London; The Etruscans of the Po Valley; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, July 3, 1943
28 pages. Features: The Elimination of Dusseldorf as a Munitions Centre - Large dramatic aerial photo plus two more photos and map; Chungking's Parachute Tower - youngsters train in the use of parachutes - four photos; Photos of the King's Visit to North Africa; Photos of His Majesty at Tripoli - he meets Montgomery and his desert victors; Photos of the King in Malta - enthusiastic scenes on the George Cross Island; On Captured Lampedusa - scenes from the fallen Italian Island; Photos of bombing of the Huls German synthetic rubber factory; Russia after Two Years of Battle - article by Cyril Falls with three photos; Photos of The Russian Army in the field - well-equipped, and of high morale; Centerfold illustration of a full-dress rehearsal for a larger-scale invasion - combined operations' synchronised assault on Pantellaria; Photos inside a U.S. Submarine; Photos of personalities in the news - R.B. Stannard, V.C., Arthur F. Richards, Dr. Wellington Koo, Subadar Lal Bahadur Thapa; Illustrations of the new "Woolworth Carriers"; R.A.F. Crests for U.S. Squadrons; Photos of Triumphant parades in Egypt; Photo of the impressive underground hangars at Pantellaria; Photos of Peterhof - The Tsar's Famous Summer Palace; Nice two-page display of the regimental badges of some British Army Units which took part in the victorious North African campaign; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, June 17, 1939 - Cover Photo of the Queen
40 pages. Features: Prominent photo of the French submarine "Phenix" which disappeared after a practice dive in Indo-Chinese waters with 71 on board; Piccadilly in the 'Eighties - and other items at the International Horse Show at Olympia; Japanes blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin by the Japanese - large map plus stark photos of electric fences, barbed wire and more; The Mauretania's Maiden Voyage - nice photo; Photo of wreckage of the "Connemara" flying boat; The "Impregnable" Siegfried Line - six photos; Great aerial photo of repairs to the pinnacle of the central tower of Canterbury Cathedral - known as Bell Harry; Great photos of British children being trainted to be farmers in Canada and Australia; Family tree showing the Queen's cousinship to George Washington and Robert E. Lee; Photos of the King and Queen at the World's Fair and other scenes; Photos of the new Atlantic Air-Liner - The "Golden Hinde"; Photos of Chelsea Daylight A.R.P. (Air Raid Precaution) Rehearsal; Photo of "the greatest number of people to cross the Atlantic in a Heavier-than-air machine - the "Atlantic Clipper" at Le Bourget - thirty people; Malayan Archaeology - article with photos; The King and Queen with the Roosevelts at their Hudson River estate; Photos of their Majesties in the U.S.A.; Photos of the last days of the Royal Tour and departure for Newfoundland; Full-page photo of the Royal farewell from Halifax for Newfoundland in the "Empress of Britain"; and more. Average wear. Interesting ad for Foot's Adjustable Rest-Chairs - a very complex-looking predecessor to the Lay-Z-boy. Unmarked. Some pages loose. Pages 1163-1166, 1177-78 and 1187-1162 missing. A worthy reference copy despite these deficiencies. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, March 13, 1943
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of London's great "Wings for Victory" Week - 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square; 12 related photos on the following two pages; Wonderful full-page photo of flying fortresses - prominent in the sensational Bismarck Sea battle; The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - article by Cyril Falls; Axis Forces Take a Pounding in the Retreat from Kasserine - Six photos; Indians gathered around a downed Japanese plane; Sketch of Germany's latest air transport - the Me. 323 six-engined "Powered Glider"; Large separate photos of submarine chasers the H.M.S. "Abelia" and the H.M.S. "Rother"; Hour-by-Hour the Bombs Rain Down on Emeny Targets in Europe - seven aerial photos; London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy - three photos of the shelter where 178 people died; Funeral of the Late Captain E.A. Fitzroy; The New Speaker of the House of Commons and his wife, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown; Before and after photos of factory of the Societe des Produits Chimiques, at Tessenderloo, in Belgium - apparently when the factory was bombed there were 1,200 caualties and 4,000 left homeless; Squadron Leader H.R.K. Wells; Photos of new German anti-personnel bomb; Footbal cup final in Tripoli; Centerfold illustrations of doctors and dentists at work in the desert Army's Front Lines; Photos of London's "Wings for Victory" truimphal march through the city; Subhas Chandra speaking in Berlin; Captain S.H.A. Haggard; Alvar Liddell joins the R.A.F.; Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem; Photos of some of the international pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary; Photos from two recent war films, the Russian "One Day of War" and the British "Desert Victory"; Fascinating photos of a training school for submarine crews; Glimpses of Nazi Germany - article by Charles E. Byles; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, October 14, 1939
28 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of a French woman cutting grapes from the vine on her home for British troops; The British Field Force making friends in France; Full-page diagram of the extensive fortifications of Heligoland; Switzerland prepares her defences for all emergencies - Five photos; Photos of Switzerland frontiers - fortified and manned - plus mobilisation scenes; Photo of the daily rations of the German people - less in every respect than those of the British field force; Various photos - churchyard and nursery A.R.P., Polish leaders in Paris; British Submarine Epic - illustrations show how it escaped by tenacity and engineering skill; The Fall of Warsaw - Vivid war photos; Photos of the Nazi "triumphal" parade in Warsaw; Full-page photo of a huge stack of British artillery shells; Photos of British practice with heavy guns; Illustrations show events leading to the end of a U-Boat; Numerous photos show the French bombarding German lines with guns mounted on German soil; Several illustrations show a comprehensive shelter scheme for the people of Bermondsey; Photos of personalities of the week; Interesting photos of British items painted white to improve safety during blackout; The Campaign in the West - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page new map of the Western Front - giving all strategic features; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. Missing page 597-98 from back. Some pages loose but present. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, September 23, 1939
30 pages. Features: Cover photos of hundreds of marching French troops; Four photos of the types of fighting men in Frances's magnificent colonial army; Four half-page photos of various French naval vessels; Illustrations of the French 70-ton tank said to be fighting on the Western Front; Illustrations of Maginot Line fortifications; Full-page of Soviet infantrymen and their officers crossing the Polish frontier; Full-page photo of Joseph Stalin "The Sphinx of Europe - Dictator of Russia; Many photos of Nazi Germany's first line of defence - the Siegried Line - hastily constructed since Hitler resolved on war; Two half-page photos of the H.M.S. "Courageous" plus a large cross-sectional diagram of the vessel - sunk by a German submarine; Two-pages of illustrations show how depth charges are used to protect shipping against submarines; Centerfold illustration of the R.A.F. Raid on the German Naval Base at Wilhelmshaven; Two-pages of photos from Poland - ruthless bombings and other scenes; Eastern and Western Front Strategy - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page photo of the Swastika over Westerplatte - Captured after an epic defense; Photo of hundreds of British troops marching somewhere in England prior to their departure for France; Two-pages of photos show how England's stately homes have been transformed for war use; Photos of ten world leaders who support Britain in her fight against Nazi-ism; Photos of various British wartime activities; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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VERNE, Jules
Claudius Bombarnac
1976 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1976 - In-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 255 pages - Dessins par Benett
Bookseller reference : 105555
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VERNE, Jules
De la terre à la lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes. Suivi de Docteur OX.
1977 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1977 - In-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 250 pages - Dessins par Montaut
Bookseller reference : 83642
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VERNE Jules
L'ile à Hélice. Tome I & II.
1976 - 1977 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1976 & 1977 - 2 volume in-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 505 pages (pagination continue sur les 2 volumes) - Dessins par Benett
Bookseller reference : 83635
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VERNE, Jules
Le Château des Carpathes. Suivi de : Dix heures en chasse
1977 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1977 - In-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 249 pages - Dessins par Benett
Bookseller reference : 83624
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VERNE, Jules
Le chancellor. Suivi de : Martin Paz
1977 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1977 - In-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 256 pages - Dessins par Férat
Bookseller reference : 105351
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VERNE, Jules
Les aventures de trois russes et de trois anglais dans l'Afrique australe
1977 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1977 - In-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 254 pages - Illustrés de 53 vignettes par Ferrat et gravées par Pannemaker
Bookseller reference : 83644
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VERNE, Jules
Michel Strogoff, Moscou - Irkoutsk. Tome I &II. Suivi de : Le Rayon Vert. (2 volumes)
1977 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1977 - 2 volumes in-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 499 pages (pagination continue sur les 2 volumes) - Dessins de J. Férat, gravés par Ch. Barbant
Bookseller reference : 105566
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VERNE, Jules
Robur le conquérant
1976 Chez Michel de L'Ormeraie - 1976 - In-4 cartonnage pleine percaline rouge décorée de l'éditeur, tranches dorées, reproduction de l'édition Hetzel, bibliotheque d'éducation et de récréation - Cette réédition illustrée de Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne reproduit intégralement, dans la forme artistique de son époque, l'édition originale - 258 pages - Dessins par Benett
Bookseller reference : 83645
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VERNE Jules Illustrations de Neuville.
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers.
Couverture souple. Broché. 618 + 12 pages. Format de poche.
Bookseller reference : 145179
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VERNE, Jules.
20.000 lieues sous les mers. Illustrations de A. GALLAND.
2 volumes cartonnes in-12 sous jaquette illustree, illustrations noir et blanc dans le texte. Jaquettes avec des petits manques sinon bel ensemble [NV-18]
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Verne, Jules; Walter James Miller
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Yellowing pages. 390 pages. Translated by Walter James Miller.
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Viereck, George Sylvester: Editor
The Fatherland - Fair Play for Germany and Austria-Hungary, June 16th, 1915
20 pages. Features: Inside front cover is a full-time page promoting sales of Ladies' World Magazine with this publication; Suppression in Ireland - The True Situation; England or Germany? - Frank Harris; Is it a Scrap of Paper? - E.C. Richardson, Librarian of Princeton University, describes the tremendous injustice of American traffic in arms and ammunition; Paul Rohrbach's War Book; A Guillermo II - a poem to Emperor William by George Sylvester Viereck translated into Spanish; The German Navy, by Frank Koester; England on Hunger Rations - German Submarine Campaign Compels London Board of Trade to Warn Public; The Fall of Przemysl; Conquests of German Song; The London Daily "Chronicle" pays its compliments to "The Fatherland"; The Russian Atrocities; Editorial Reflections; God Save the country; Auf Wiedersehen, Doctor Dernburg; Des Moines Times cartoon depicts a Jingoist being muzzled by the strong arm of prudence; Dr. Meyer Gerhard's Mission; The German Classics, by George Sylvester Viereck; Kaffee Hag ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Covers detached but present, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
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Viereck, George Sylvester; Schrader, Frederick F.: Editors
The Fatherland - Fair Play for Germany and Austria-Hungary, December 2nd, 1914 - Cover Illustration of Captain Otto Weddigen of the Submarine U-9
16 pages. Features: A German Friend of America to the Americans, by Ludwig Fulda; Sohmer Piano ad inside front cover; The German Sailor has "Arrived"; English Barbarism, by Hans F. Kammeyer - an account of how Germans living in England have been degraded and how terribly they are still being persecuted (2-page article); The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army has declared that Emperor Francis Joseph has ceased to be the ruler of Austria-Hungary and is now the King of the Jews; Alsace-Lorraine and Ireland, by James K. McGuire; Help the Germans in Canada - Aliens in their own land - Arthur v. Briesen Shows How; The Iron Cross - a poem by Frederick H. Martens; Belgium's Breach of Neutrality - article with reproductions of maps offering proof of the Anglo-Belgian military convention; "The Leopard's Spots" - a chapter of facts about England's Method of Making War, by Frederick F. Schrader; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Two-inch opening to top of cover fold. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Vivian, H.; Verrill, A.Hyatt; Walmsley, L.; Elliot, H.W.; Bailey, H.P.; Masters, D.; Dowsett, J.M.; Lampson, Sir Curtis; "Awudu"; Hogg, J.E.; Lees, G.F.; Utecht, B.C.; Herschin, A.
The Wide World Magazine, March (Mar.) 1923, Vol. L. No. 299 - With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea
Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Magician's Curse - a vendetta on Sardinia; With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea - using the ingenious technology invented by Mr. J. Ernest Williamson - article with wonderful photos; Three Asses In the Pyrenees - part 3 of a fun pursuit of adventure travel in Europe; The Soul of Burma - Part 2 of 2 - nice photo-illustrated article on a trip to Irawadi; "Sugar" - ; The Tragedy of "Miss Miami" - this flying boad crashed on a trip to Bimini from Miami; On the Spoor of the Elephant - J. Morewood Dowsett describes his escape from elephants, and recounts stories of his companion John Deacon - article with photos; My Boa-Constrictor - Sir Curtis Lampson and a snake which escaped in a crowded hotel; Paper Money - a quick tale from West Africa; Caught in a Death-Trap - Part 2 of 2 of the remarkable tribulations of two motorcyclists crossing the Mojave desert in California; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 3 of 3 of this incredible biography; Millions in Oil - the marvels of Mexia, America's latest field - article with photos; Luck - a story from Alaska. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Wade, Frank
A Midshipman's War : A Young Man in the Mediterranean Naval War, 1941-1943
256 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. "The author's first hand account is one of continous activity with great detail on all the actions fought and sinkings which occured. This is truly an historic book supported by maps, photographs and extensive data with a full index. There is much anecdotal material including an interview with the German submarine commander who sank the Barham and is now a resident of Canada." - from dust jacket. Book practically as new. Dust jacket in beautiful condition and now in archival-grade Brodart protective cover. Its spine is a different shade of green than that of the front and back panels. We do not know if this is by design or the result of sunning. Gift quality. Excellent copy. Book
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WALKER Rowland
Buckle of Submarine V2. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN PICTORIAL CLOTH
8vo., with a frontispiece; original blue pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked in darker blue, covers mildly faded (but all pictorial matter and lettering bright and clear, a remarkably, bright, clean copy. Dedicated to Norman Holbrook VC, Rowland Walker's classic tale of submarine warfare was first published in 1916. Scarce in this condition.
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Weston, J.A.; Dunn, H.H.; Huey, Dr. L.M.; Bradley, K.G.; Powell, Col. E. Alexander; Cartwright, Patrick; Wicksteed, B.; Forester, C.S.; Mossman, Frank; taylor, Carl N.; Rothschild, Zeta; Melville, Fred J.
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, May 1930, Vol. 65, No. 386: The Secret Submarine / The Pennsylvania Witch-Murder / Nepal - Land of Mystery
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Secret Submarine - Part I - A strange story of adventure in the romantic Spanish Main; The Largest Map in the World - on display in the lobby of the Ferry Building in San Francisco; The Phantom Gunman - A 19-year-old boy leads Johannesburg police on a merry chase before he is finally jailed; The Last of the Sea-Elephants - Dr. L.M. Huey visits the lonely island of Guadalupe to capture live specimens of these creatures, some of which weigh 2.5 tons! - with photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part III (conclusion) of one of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Land of Mystery - Part I - Colonel E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Gallowhur were among the very few white men allowed to enter "forbidden" Nepal, with photos; A Car Climbs Table Mountain, the mighty mass of rock that dominates Cape Town - with photos; The Boy Who Sought Adventure - Part I of the fascinating travels and adventures of B. Wicksteed; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - Part II of a three-month river and canal journey through France; The Secret of Black Horse Mountain - Dark happenings involving a farmer and a tramp who meet up again a thousand miles away; Teaching on the Frontier - A young teacher runs into trouble working in remote New Mexico; The Pennsylvania Witch-Murder - Three young men argue they were justified in their action to prevent evils spells from bewitching them - with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
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Whitham, Paul P.; Ripley, William Z.; McCune, Jay W.
Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, November 15, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 21 - New Union Passenger Station for Aberdeen, WA / J.E. Dalrymple of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. / Electric Battery Truck Crane Invention!
Features: Seattle's Public Utilities Department and the Railroads - major article; Southern Pacific announces fast excess-fare train between New Orleans and San Francisco; Promotion for T.B. Degnan of the Great Northern Railway Co.; No Time To Lose - Editorial discusses how representatives of eight Puget Sound cities oppose tolls being charged through the Panama Canal to vessels flying the U.S. flag and engaged in U.S. coastwise traffic; Handsome New Union Passenger Station for Aberdeen, WA - article with artist's rendering of the future station; Foreign Capital in Railways of the United States - major article by Harvard Professor of Economics William Z. Ripley; Business biography of J.E. Dalrymple, recently elected vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co.; Railway News in Brief; Battery Truck Crane the Latest Invention in Freight Handling - major article with wonderful illustration of a mobile electric crane invented by General Electric of Schenectady, NY to be used for loading rail cars (who knew Elon Musk was so old!); How Should Tacoma Prepare for the Opening of the Panama Canal? - major article with excellent photo of the busy Tacoma waterfront; Statement Concerning Panama Canal by George S. Dearborn, president of the American-Hawaiian S.S. Co.; British View of Panama Canal; High Honor for W.D. Wells of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co.; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Repair bill for the White Star liner Olympic; Submarine Motor Salvage Boat invented by Mr. E.H. Crossley; New Steamer Solduck will be an All-steel Modern Vessel - major article including diagram of its outboard profile; Article on Steam Cannery Tender for the Northwestern Fisheries Company - article with diagram of the outboard profile of this vessel; Pacific Coast Casualties; Steamboat Fairhaven Sinks in Harbor; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
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Wilbur Cross
L'appel des profondeurs - Histoire des sous-marins
Presses de la Cite, 1960. Format 14x21 cm, reliure editeur, sous jaquette illustree, 277 pages. Petit manque a la jaquette.Tres bon etat.
Bookseller reference : 10159
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Williams Brian
La Vie sous-marine (Explorons ensemble)
Editions G. P. Rouge et Or Cartonné 1979 In-8 (17,5 x 22,8 cm), cartonné, non paginé, illustrations en couleur ; coins un peu frottés, quelques légères marques d'usage aux plats, bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : lr545
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Willey, D.; Adams, W.; Shepstone, H.; Wagner, E.; Moore, R.; Besley, J.; d'Easum B.; Et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, February (Feb.) 1916, No. 214, Vol. 36 - Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line / The Fetish Man's Downfall
Pages 290-380 pages plus 36 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Sunken Submarine - the experience which befell the U.S. submarine "Diver" which shot its men from its torpedo tubes! (per cover illustration); The Fetish Man's Downfall - a tale from Accra in 1899 involving prisoner Yao Dwirra; Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line - marvelously photo-illustrated article about the engineering and scientific wonders of the first phone line connecting New York to San Francisco; "Black Tom" - an exciting story from the early days of the Pennsylvania oil-fields; "On the Wing" - extraordinary adventure with a big rattlesnake in southern Mississippi; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth (part V) - incredible tales of a party working its way through hostile svages and the forces of nature; The Train-Robbers - the tragic story of a hold-up on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the long man-hunt which followed, 1892-1894; Wicks's Ordeal - the terrible menace which a man-eating tiger constitutes to a community; Two Girls on a Ranch (part II) - two young ladies try to win fortune by running a ranch in the wilds of Arizona; The Secret Post Office - an amusing echo of the Boer War showing how the well-known 'slimness' and fertility of resource of the Boers were for once turned against them; Concerning Camels - some amusing stories; A South Pacific Piracy - an account of the tragic voyage of the brig "Moa," of Auckland, New Zealand in 1870; The beacon of the Gulf - photo-illustrated article on Bird Rock, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Photo of a 'home-made' train run on the only railway in British North Borneo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Wilmshurst, Edwin; et al
Ships Monthly - The Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, October 1979 - The Career of the 'Coronia'
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the HMS 'Belfast'; Nice photo of HMS Guernsey (P297); Full-page photo of the passenger liner France in tow on her last visit to Southampton; On the Waterfront; Where to see the Big Ships; Maritime Trust News; Under Sail; European Commentary; The Career of the 'Coronia' - Peter McCann reviews the fortunes of a pioneer motor excursion vessel which has given 44 years of service in peace and war; Ship Sales and Casualties; The Happy Return - shiplovers everywhere will celebrate the return to service of the passenger liner "France" as the cruise ship "Norway" - Stephen Payne reviews the giant ship's career to date; Guide to Preserved Warships - HM Submarine 'Alliance', HMS 'Belfast', HMS 'Caroline', and many more; Mersey Shipping; Naval Tugs at Portsmouth; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Cavalier' in 1946. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Wilmshurst, Edwin; et al
Ships Monthly - The Magazine For Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat, March 1979: P & O SS 'Arcadia' (Part 2)
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Arcadia and the Canberra berthed at Southampton; Photo inside front cover of HMS Cleopatra - with Exocet system visible; Full-page photo of the HMAS Derwent at sea; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; European Commentary; New Ship News; HMS 'Alliance' and the Submarine Memorial Museum; P & O SS Arcadia - a review of its career - part 2; Guide to ships of the Royal Australian Navy; Readers' Album - Photos of Warships; Freak Ships (1) - The 'Bessemer' - 1875; Seamarks - The Pilot Lookouts of Aldeburgh; Still in Steam - 'Mannin 2' - a review of the career of a vintage dredger; Ship Sales; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS 'Dark Invader' (P1119) in 1958 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 105: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) August 19th, 1916
Cover portrait of Captain Humphrey Wykeham Bowring - has acted most ably as Chief of Staff to Vice-Admiral Bacon, commanding the Dover patrol. Feature: Neutral Commerce and the Naval Blockade. Franco-British Conquest of German Cameroon (conclusion). Photos from Cameroon. Isolating the enemy - how the central empires were blockaded. Photos of the German submarine mine-layer UC5 - London's unique trophy. 7 photos of the results of a German naval raid at Lowestoft. Covers almost loose. Above-average but not excessive wear. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 141: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) April 28th, 1917
Front cover photo portrait of Captain James Blaikie - taken prisoner after his ship, the S.S. Caledonia, was sunk by submarine on december 4th 1916. The struggle of land-power against sea-power. Submarine photos. Full-page photo of British small naval dirigible used for submarine hunting. Photos of survivors of the Ivernia, torpedoed January 1st, 1917. Photos of piracy on the high seas - the sinking of the Nantes by the Mowe. Covers secured by tape. Many tears to back cover along fold. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 27: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) February 20th, 1915
Front cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir George Patey, K.C.V.O., Commanding the Australian Squadron. Early gains and losses in the war by sea. Plot and counterplot among the arming neutrals. Centerfold entitled 'How the Germans were Cleared from a French Village with the aid of a '75' gun". Photos and illustrations include: German cruiser Emden's exploit at Madras; Sectional view of a German submarine / unterseeboote; British naval losses in the North Sea on September 22nd, 1914, when the Aboukir, Hogue, and Cressy were torpedoed by German submarines; Torpedo-boat harbours under construction in Heligoland; and more. Above-average wear. Covers secured with tape. Does not include Photogravure of Admiral Beatty. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 47: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) July 10th, 1915
Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-Commander Norman D. Holbrook, V.C. The Development of Submarine Warfare. Przemysl and the battles of the Mountains and Rivers. Centerfold illustration of the Lusitania going down - Germany's 'Grand Coup' in crime. Photos and Illustrations: simulation of the hole blasted in the side of the Lusitania; Destruction of the Dresden off Juan Fernandez; The March of Millions - Russian troops on the way to Crakow; and more. Covers secured by tape. Above-average wear. Book
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Wilson, Woodrow.
AMERICA'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE WAR. The President's Messages; Official Correspondence With the Entente Allies and the Central Powers, and Certain Official Papers and Speeches Bearing Upon the Great War, Compiled and Condensed in Chronological Order, Togeth
129p. 8vo. Lacks original front wrap. Spine taped obscuring a few letters on title page. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 13
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Yellow Submarine N° 33 de Mars 2008
Yellow Submarine N° 33 de Mars 2008. Dossier : Envies d'Utopie. Sommaire : Utopie et science-fiction, essai de typologie (Marie-Pierre Najman) - Ombres et lumières dans l'héritage de Campanella (Ugo Bellagamba) - De la démocratie en Amérique (et au-delà) (Ugo Bellagamba et Eric Picholle) - Escales chez Temporel (Jean-Marc Tomi) - Le rêve des étoiels comme utopie(s) (Raphaël Colson) - Helvéties rêvées, Helvéties réalisées (André-François Ruaud) - Fcition, Un soleil d'hexagones (David Calvo) - Zippies (Max Renn) - Ferals (Max Renn) - Dernières nouvelles de l'Utopie (Serge Halimi) - Fiction, Retour au pays natal (Jean-Pierre Hubert) - Lectures d'Utopie.
Yellow Submarine, Moutons Electriques, 2008, 1 volume in-8 de 190 pages, broché.
Bookseller reference : 66395
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Yellow Submarine : Max Wilk Binding Unknown 1968
Yellow Submarine : Max Wilk Binding Unknown 1968
Hardcover. GOOD. 1st edition Paperback Signet Q3632 mass market Greek lettering in ink on page127 all else VG hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12370152866
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Zschokke (C.) et Terrier (P.) :
Application des procédés pneumatiques à la construction des grands ouvrages et plus spécialement des bassins de radoub.
Paris, Baudry, 1894 ; in-8, broché ; 31, (5) pp., couverture bleue imprimée.
Bookseller reference : 10657
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ZURCHER et MARGOLLE.
Civilisation des villas vénitiennes.
P., Hetzel, sans date. Relié avec : Le monde sous-marin. 4ème édition. P., Hetzel, sans date, soit 2 ouvrages reliés en 1 volume in 12, demi chagrin marron, dos à faux nerfs orné, 374 et 288 pages.-Orages, Trombes, Ouragans, Ras de Marée, cyclones, météores, orages magnétiques, loi des tempêtes, prévisions du temps, légendes et traditions. -Profondeurs de l'océan, courants, perles et corails, monstres, poissons, pêche, culture, télégraphie sous marine, l'atlantide
Bookseller reference : 1687
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