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‎Coughlin, Bing; Foulkes, Charles‎

‎This Army - Maple Leaf Album No. 1 (One)‎

‎63 pages. A portfolio of cartoons drawn on the Italian battle front especially for The Maple Leaf, Canadian Army newspaper. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's tiny ink stamp on first blank page. Name atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Kennedy, Maj.-Gen. H.; Moseley, Leonard‎

‎CATM (Canadian Army Training Memorandum) Magazine, Number 42, September 1944 - Royal Canadian Engineers Cover - Restricted‎

‎48 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Contents: Advice for Officers; Security; Crossing of the Moro; Meaning of S Gradings; Hints on F.T.; Plenty More; Letter from France; The Sappers; Film Strips; Ortona; Every Man a Marksman; A Battle in Normandy; Passing it On; Correcting Artillery Fire From a Tank; Films; Precedence of Corps. Laid-in is a 4-page leaflet entitled Schedule of Courses, 4th Quarter, 1944 which lists dozens of courses across Canada at such locations as RMC, Camp Borden, Cdn Bomb Disposal School (Ottawa), Cdn Small Arms School (Nanaimo), etc. Moderate wear. Canadian militaray ink stamp (dated 15 September 1944) upon back cover. A sound vintage copy. Book‎

‎Grayson, Kenward; Harley, Brian; Kennedy, Rev. G.A. Studdert (Woodbine Willie); Bloom, Ursula; Keenor, Fred; Batten, H. Mortimer; Chute, Margaret; Bradford, Dorothy; Bridges, T.C.; Wilkinson, T.W.‎

‎Pictorial Weekly Magazine, January 28, 1928, No. 1,495, Vol. CXV - Scandal of Stage Fashions / Woodbine Willie‎

‎Pages 401-440. Features: The Truth About Those "Undress" Shows - where is the modern stage fashion leading us? - argues for stricter censorship over stage 'fashions' - with reproductions of scandalous photos; The Man Who Hadn't a Chance (story); What Did Christ Mean? - who are the meek and how can they inherit the earth?; Mother Love - an appealing little story; How the Cup is Won - secrets of the great vitory final by the Captain of Cardiff's winning team last season - article with photo; A Stranger in the Wild - a January nature story; Making the "Stars" Twinkle - some facts about filmland's unseen army, the people who do the behind-the-scenes work - article with photos, including "Our Gang" kids and an aerial photo of the MGM lot; Photo of 'land yacht' (early RV); Photo of world champion unicyclist Walter Nilsson riding on top of the Cheops pyramid; Adventure - a short story; Wit of the Week; Fishing With a Kite! - Photo-illustrated article about queer ways of catching the ocean's finny monsters, including photo of Rex Ingram with a huge fish he caught off Florida; Angel Esquire (continued); The World's Largest Building Society - The Halifax Building Society - started in a coffee house and now has capital of 40 million pounds. Openings along coverfold. Clean six-inch opening to central portion of front cover and following several pages, apparently by an errant knife cut. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Harvest; (Torrans, Dick; Kerr, Ed - Keyboard arrangement) Williams, Jerry; Lamb, Brent; Kerr, Ed‎

‎Harvest - Send Us Up to the World (4683 Artist Folio) - Songbook with Sheet Music for Piano and Voice with Chords‎

‎40 pages. Songs include: The Blood of the Lamb; If We Don't Believe; Jehovah Is Our Deliverer; Holy is the Lord; Army of the Lord; Holy Lamb; I Will Worship the Lord; Search Me, O God; Forever in Paradise; I Am The Lord. Above-average wear. Opening at bottom of coverfold. Prior owner names inside front cover. Pencil markings to contents. A worthy copy of this treasured compilation. Book‎

‎Kamp, Louis; Levitt, Saul; Zinberg, Len; Davidson, B.; Jacobs, B.; Geto, D.; Gilpin, D.; Kelly, E.; Rohrbough, E.; Byrne, H.; Anderson, D.; Gordon, P.; Gordon, D.; Mauldin, B.; Flannery, T.; Ellis, R.; Stern, P.; Et al‎

‎Salute Magazine, Apr. (April) 1947, Vol. 2, No. 4 - Gagging of the GI Press‎

‎50 pages. Photos of gorgeous Myra Keck, of Haverford, PA, inside front cover. Short Stories: Dreamboat and the Mouse; Ex-Champion of the World; He Who Lives by the Gun!; Articles: Why Vet Marriages Fail; Is Baseball a Sweatshop? - article with photo of the Giants, Rip Sewell, Bob Murphy, and Ted Williams; Superman's Toughest Fight - now he's taking on native nazis and the Ku Klux Klan - article with photo of Bud Collyer and Richard Gibson; Labor Learns from Wall Street - the fight for higher wages; Let's Spend Money - The Mayor of Chicago, Edward J. Kelly, offers financial advice to President Truman; Chinese Reds Who Talk Like Damon Runyon - Fans Lt. Lio Yang and Professor Chang Mei; How Long Can a Body Last? - Burlesque girls provide the answer, with great photos of Gypsy Rose Lee,Ann Corio, Margie Hart, Carlotta, and Irene Allarie; Gagging of the GI Press - former soldier-reporters tell the inside story of the hit fight that sprang up between the generals and the GI news staffs over what goes into making up good and truthful Army newspapers; The Censors Who Lived in Villas; Springtime; I Made San Fernando Valley My Home - photo-illustrated article on Navy flier Phil Strick and his family; The Great Man Vouts - Slim Gaillard; 312 Nights with Soldiers - photo-illustrated article on lovely singer of 'Embraceable You' Janis Paige, 'the lush torch of Hollywood canteen fame' ; GI Joe Hits the Saddle - photos of Robert Mitchum in several movies; Salute's Pin-up - sultry one-page photo of Jane Harker; Swedes, Beautiful Swedes - featuring the Royal Dramatic Academy and photos of Ingrid Bergman, Greta Garbo, and Viveca Lindfors; Photo salute of the month features Jim Folsom, Alabama's new Governor; Photos of Richard Webb and Marion L. Starkey; Back page 'Salute of the Year' to Harold Russell; and more. Handsome gent illustrated in Eagle Clothes ad on back cover. Light wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book‎

‎Eder, Richard; Furlong, William Barry; King, Martin Luther Jr.; Raskin, A.H.; Garrison, Lloyd; West, Richard; Peterson, Patricia; Kramer, Rita; Claiborne, Craig; Plumb, B.‎

‎The New York Times Magazine, June 11, 1967 - Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power"‎

‎112 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Great Robin Hood-themed ad for Patty Petite fashions; Nice one-page black and white photo portrait Hohner harmonica ad features Al Hirt; Lovely Springmaid color-photo centerfold Springmaid ad features Sandy Hilton; Nice Jade East ad; Great Jane Irwill ad entitled Knitticism!; Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power" - photo-illustrated article in which King says Blacks respond to violence because they lack influence on American thought, and he advocates the use of Black economic, political, and ideological power (Fisher, page 10); What's Wrong with American Newspapers? - a newsman's critique of the press; The Ibos go it alone in Nigeria - photo-illustrated article; WWII sex education cartoon by Sgt. George Baker features Sad Sack after watching an Army sex hygiene film; Lovely two-page Faberge lipstick ad; Nice color ad for Rooster square-bottom ties; What We're Learning About Learning; Italian villa of Romano Rui designed by Gian Case; Great photo of 1920s New York newsstand; Elephants to the Rescue in Vietnam; Fantastic very colorful one-page photo ad for Pinch whisky appears to feature Benny Goodman and friends; and more. Please note: Missing pages 87-92. Above-average wear. Some pages loose but present. Covers loose but present. Faint library stamp and handwritten date upon front cover. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book‎

‎Copp, Terry; Vogel, Robert‎

‎Maple Leaf Route: Falaise‎

‎143 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with maps and reproductions of archival black and white photos. Oblong 12.5" x 9.5". "Presents the story of Allied and German strategy in the last month of the Normandy campaign as well as a detailed account of the battles fought by the Canadians along the road to Falaise." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's small address label inside front board, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this important reference. Book‎

‎Donahoe, J.F. Jr.; Marshall, S.L.A.; Brown, DeanT.; Hart, B.H. Liddell; West, Gordon; Johnson, H.A.; Asprey, Robert B.; Nicholson, Dennis D.‎

‎Marine Corps Gazette (Magazine), July 1957, Number 7, Volume 41 - How the Allies Let Victory Slip in 1944‎

‎64 pages. Features: U.S. Ideals vs. Nuclear Concepts; Ten Best; Transfer the Unit; FMF Organization and Composition Board Report; Service Elements (part 4 of 4); How the Allies Let Victory Slip in 1944; Seaborne Striking Force - great photos; Operation Musketeer - the Royal Marine Commandos executed their first brigade-sized landing since WWII - unrehearsed; Nice photo-ad for Sikorsky helicopters - theS-56, S-58 and H-19; Planning Future Medical Support; Tito's Army - the strongest military force in the Balkans; The Brain Pickers of Barrett Hall; Bell Telephone ad features photos of award winners Walter H. Brattain, H.F. Dodge, H.T. Friis, Axel G. Jensen, R. Kompfner, Warren A. Marrison, W.G. Pfann and Claude E. Shannon; and more. Average wear. Bits of writing on front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Macaulay, N.; Miller, W.L. Jr.; McClure, G.C.; Scharfen, J.C.; Cuneo, J.R.; Barnes; Hawkins, Dale C.; Kim, Choon C.; Davis, W.J.; Jones, M.‎

‎Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, March (Mar.) 1961, Number 3, Volume 45 - Riot Control with Chemical Agents / Rogers' Rangers (Recon Company 1757‎

‎72 pages. Features: Two-page illustrated ad for the Boeing-Vertol 107; Fidel Castro's Threat to the Hemisphere - the author fought with Castro's army but left when he was convinced Castro would not stop until he was the master of all Latin America; Riot Control with Chemical Agents - when the mission is to quell, not kill; The 2d MAW's - Level Ready Pilot Training; Rogers' Rangers - Recon Company 1757 - the principles of small unit tactics they worked out over 200 years ago; Characteristics of Leaders; 2d Mar Div - 2d MAW - The Wing; 2d Mar Div - 2d MAW - The Division; Do-it-yourself Linguist; Mr. Gish, You're the New S-2; This is BUWEPS; Marine Corps Reserve; Baseplate McGurk; LAW Rocket Grenade Launcher, XM 72; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover color ad for the McDonnell Phantom II with J79-GE-8 engines; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Schermerhorn, James; Bentley, Max; Ulm, Aaron Hardy; Johns, E.B.; Shore, W. Teignmouth; Terry, Hynes E.; Pye, Captain W.S.‎

‎The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, February (Feb.) 27, 1926 - Vol. 26 No. 19 - Review of "Jesus of Nazareth" By Rabbi Joseph Klausner‎

‎34 pages. Features: Briefly Told - fascinating news bits inside front cover; William Jennings Bryan - The Great Commoner - article with photos; Who is the Governor of Texas? - Miriam A. Ferguson - photo-illustrated article; Home Crafts for Idle Hands; A Jewish Rabbi in Jerusalem (Joseph Klausner) Writes "Jesus of Nazareth" and refutes Jewish traditions - a review of this much discussed book; How the Coolidge Cabinet Funcations; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - The Qualities of Practicability in Ideas; Editorial - What is the Neglected Truth?; The Couzens Investigation; Chats with Office Callers - Who Owns the Movie Industry? - A Man From Poland Describes Conditions in his Country where 'business is entirely out of the hands of the Poles', General Coxey of "Coxey's Army; Sapiro Officials Run a Sideline - second article on the plight of Sapiro's tobacco co-operatives, "all members of Sapiro associations should read these articles"; Famous Conductor Sir Henry Wood, of Queen's Hall Orchestra in London; Hynes E. Terry Guides People Through the Capitol; Bell Collection at the Glenwood Mission Inn, California; Interesting news items from across the nation; Aviation from the Navy's Viewpoint - conclusion of a photo-illustrated article by Captain W.S. Pye, U.S.N.; An Icelandic Tale; Are the Movies Cruel to Animals?; Some further instruction on the Correct Movements in a Plain Quadrille Dance - with illustrations; Aerial photo of cloud-shrouded Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado. Some pages free from staples but present. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Davison, Edward; Johns, E.B.; Laird, Donald A.; Stidger, William L.; Masson, Thomas L.; Salsinger, H.G.; Ulm, Aaron Hardy; Story, A.M. Sommerville; McConnell, Burt M.; Holmes, Fred L.‎

‎The Dearborn Independent (Magazine) - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, February (Feb.) 5, 1927 - America's Sea Power is Becoming a Myth‎

‎32 pages. Features: Coming Home - A Poem; Removing the Smoke Screen From America's Warships; Use Your Hands to Save Your Head; Churches are Building Skyscrapers from Coast to Coast - article with photos of Broadway Temple in New York, Mizpah Temple in Syracuse, and Baptist Temple in Rochester, NY; The Conquest of the MIddle Ages; The Lustrous Lenglen - French tennis pro Suzanne Lenglen - article with illustration; News out of Washington; Henry Ford's Page - He argues the Marines should be used to root out those Americans who visit Central and South America only to bind their nations with loans, exploit them in commerce and mislead them in industry; Editorials - Will Rogers is recommended as Sec. of State for Pan-American Affairs, Criticism of Charlie Chaplin, poor Army grub leads to many desertions, the Civil Liberties Union, led by Ernst Freund, opposes the Alien Deportation Bill; When France got Back Her Favorite Daughter, Alsace the Lovely - photo-illustrated article of the beautiful region; Strange Men Who Could Not Keep Straight (part 2) - Charlie of the Quantrelle Gang; The Balloon That Never Returned - a mystery story of the Arctic; One-page illustrated ad for the Venice Company of Venice, Florida; Alfred Brunson was Wisconsin's First Methodist Circuit Rider; Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - college news in France, Montreal rabbi Rev. Isaac de la Penhe claims ownership of Labrador, Robby Burns' advice to his brother; News Bits. Average wear. Nibbling along top of coverfold. Unmarked. Page 9 loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Time Magazine (Canadian Edition), March (Mar.) 1, 1976 - Joe Clark Cover Photo‎

‎68 pages. Features: Cover story about new Tory Leader Joe Clark; Robert Stanfield's Farewell; Photos of Paul Hellyer, Brian Mulroney, Claude Wagner and Flora MacDonald; Henry Kissinger at work in South America - article with photos including Peru's D La Flor and Brazilian Foreign Minister Silveira; Irritation with U.S. presence in Panama; U.N. Buffer zone between Egypt and Israel; Putsch in Nigeria; Hard times for the Soviet Union; CIA director George Bush and CBS correspondent Daniel Schorr; President Ford orders overhaul of intelligence agencies - with photo of George Bush standing on CIA logo in lobby of CIA building; Richard Nixon visits China; Patty Hearst's long ordeal on the stand - article with color photos; Charges of Lockheed payoffs in Japan; Shah (of Iran) on a Shoestring; King Coal's Return - Wealth and Worry; Photo of Bette Midler showing her 'class' at Harvard; Sonny & Cher dolls; Major photo-illustrated article on Gore Vidal - laughing Cassandra; Passing of Commodore John W. Anderson, Eddie Dowling and Frank Sullivan; Dr. Hartman's list of lethal foliage; The T-Shirt - a startling evolution; Nice one-page color-photo ad for JAL (Japan Airlines) with four photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Multiple Contributors‎

‎Time Magazine (Canadian Edition), August (Aug.) 3, 1970 - Growing Old in America‎

‎56 pages. Features: Interview with Hugo McPherson, formerly chairman of the NFB (National Film Board); Free-form FM and Montreal's CKGM-FM; Vancouver falconer George Galicz; Photo of Strom Thurmond after being pelted with marshmallows in Pittsburgh school last January; Storm clouds for the Weathermen; Article on Charles Manson and Linda Kasabian; Hero's welcome for Army Sergeant Esequiel Torres of Brownsville, Texas; The Deep River Ancient Muster; Yes from Nasser, Dilemma for Israel; The Points of Issue in the Hostile Middle East; Soviet AN-22 crashes into the North Atlantic while delivering relief supplies to Peru; Germany - the rocky road to recognition; Cambodia - the discreet U.S. Presence; The Caribbean - 'Tourism is Whorism"; Photo of Joe Pepitone sitting on Cadillac; Street Christians - Jesus as the ultimate trip; Color photos of art dealers Ben Heller, Sam Salz, Eugene Thaw, Michael Hall, Jane Wade, Charles Slatkin, Harold Diamond, and Harold Reed; Passing of Phillip J. Lucier, Jim G. Lucas, Iain Macleod, Barry Wood, Ilse Stanley and Panayotis Pipinelis; Major article and photo of singer Bessie Smith; The Old in the Country of the Young; The Prospects for Living Even Longer - Dr. Alex Comfort; A Kingdom Besieged - John M. King of Denver; Germany's Krupp rises again; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Dziuban, Colonel Stanley W.; Stephens, Maj. Gen. R.W. (Foreword)‎

‎Military Relations Between the United States and Canada 1939-1945 - United States Army in World War II, Special Studies: Includes Signed Presentation Letter From General Lyman Louis Lemnitzer to Lieutenant General Samuel Findlay Clark, Canadian Army‎

‎432 pages. Index. Biographical Notes. List of Abbreviations. Chart. Tables. Fourteen reproductions of black and white photos in text. Color map of Canada, Alaska and Greenland stored in back pocket. Describes in detail how Canada and the United States joined to thwart the Axis threat and stresses the very significant work of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada-United States. Inside front board a 9.25" x 6.25" typed presentation letter, dated 16 February 1960, to Lieutenant General Samuel Findlay Clark, Canadian Army, is signed by L.L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Letter was originally glued inside front board but is now loose. Yellow glue discoloration to perimeter of letter and front fixed endpaper. Light wear and no markings to this extraordinary association copy. Book‎

‎Purves, J.G.; West, D.A.: Editors‎

‎War and Society in the Nineteenth Century Russian Empire‎

‎188 pages plus 4 pages of ads. Footnotes. Selected papers presented in a seminar held at McGill University 1969-1971. Titles include: Finland's Military Significance for 19th Century Russia; The Russian Miliary Under Alexander; The Baltic During the Crimean War; The Russian Army in the Balkans 1877-1878; and eleven more. Light wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Nicholson, Lt.-Col. G.W.L. (Signed)‎

‎The Canadians in Italy 1943-1945 - Volume II (2): Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War‎

‎Signed and dated by author upon first blank leaf. 807 pages including extensive index, numerous fold-outs and black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. Describes in detail Canada's part in the Italian campaign - the operations which began with the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and, developing into an arduous advance up the Italian peninsula, ended with the German capitulation in May 1945. Directed primarily to the general reader, and particularly to the Canadian reader who wishes to know what the Canadian Army accomplished and why its operations took the course they did. Gilt emblem and lettering upon red cloth boards. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book‎

‎Copp, Terry; Fowler, Michelle; McGeer, Eric; Stewart, William‎

‎Canadian Military History, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2013‎

‎80 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: First Canadian Army in France, July-September 1944; Approaches to Canadian Epitaphs of the Great War; The Unhappy History of the 5th Canadian Division in the First World War; Canadian Soldiers' Humour in the Great War; The Historical de la Grande Guerre and the Interplay of History and Memory; Lieutenant-General Robert Moncel on Wartime Leaders; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril‎

‎The Illustrated London News (ILN), November (Nov.) 21, 1942 - Cover Photo Portrait of Lieutenant-General Dwight D. Eisenhower‎

‎Pages 561-588. Features: Three photos of the new Sherman tank which helped to smash Rommel; Two pages of photos of 'The Great Battle of Egypt" which generated 75,000 Axis casualties; Two-pages of illustrations of the work of the men of the R.A.S.C., without whom the Egyptian advance would not have been possible; Twelve photos illustrate "The Mightiest Naval Operation in History - The Allied Occupation of North Africa, Without Losing a Ship; Re-Opening the Mediterranean (article); Miscellaneous photos from the desert pursuit of Rommel; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Captain E. Rickenbacker, Rear-Admiral Daniel Callaghan, Miss Violet Vanbrugh, Henry Fox, G.C., G.M., and Charles de Gaulle addressing Free French at Albert Hall; Dramatic photos of naval action; Amazing centerfold explanatory illustration of "A Major Landing Operation as Accomplished in North Africa; Incredible photos of how Stalingrad's population lives under continues bombardment; Aerial photo of U-boat base at Lorient being bombed; Dramatic one-page aerial photos shows bombs falling toward the Lorient U-boat base; Two-page photo feature of work of the the Army Film and Photographic Service in action. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Hutchison, Katz, Sidney; Dugan, James; Hutton, Eric; Allen, R.T.; Sclanders, Ian; Fick, Albert; Earl, M.; Peter, J.D.; Et al‎

‎Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, October (Oct.) 15, 1952 - A.G. Malan / Simpson's and Sears to Merge‎

‎84 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle shows ducks being defeathered after hunt; One-page Bank of Montreal ad features the Kemano power house; Editorial discusses TV censorship; Lovely one-page vintage colour-photo ad for Ganong's chocolates; Mackenzie King and the "Revolt" of the Army - was the Canadian Army on the verge of an uprising in 1944 over conscription?; How They Saved the Worst Kid in Town - after four years of patient care an adopted brat becomes a happy, healthy kid (Children's Aid Society / CAS story from Toronto in 1947); It's a Sin What They Do To The Sandwich! - humorous article with comedian Mickey Lester; All the Fun of the Fair (short story); When Sears Joins Up with Simpson's; Where Even Women Stop Talking - retreats across the country are finding that a weekend of silence, prayer and meditation opens the door to a more personal peace; The Rollicking Republic That Doesn't Exist - nice photo-illustrated article on the parts of Maine, Quebec and New Brunswick which constitute 'The Republic of Madawaska'; Sailor A.G. Malan Fights His Greatest Battle - a legendary RAF hero spearheads a peaceful veteran's revolt against D.F. Malan in South Africa; Will Shakespeare Slept Here; Nice one-page Kodak ad features colour-photo of lady in Kodak-yellow dress; Very attractive one-page colour Coke ad features young lady pulling bottles from cooler at BBQ; Weston's one-page colour ad show's Grandma training grandchildren to pray at her knee; One-page illustrated ad for Elizabeth Arden with caption "She Holds Beauty in her Fingertips"; Sweet Caps (Caporals) cigarette ad shows puffing majorette; Awesome Pontiac centrefold ad with huge photo of two-door Catalina; One-page Noxzema photo ad features lovely Lally Pepler of Toronto, Florence Wood of Montreal, and Jeanette Horpestad of Vancouver; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner comic; Half-page Stanfield's ad features man smoking pipe standing in long underwear; One-page two-colour ad for Austin cars; Back cover colour ad for Old Dutch cleanser features pretty girl; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A copy of this nice vintage issue. Book‎

‎Allen, Ralph; Mair, Shirley; Richler, Mordecai; Krantz, Judith; gardner, Ray; Stollery, Peter; Heine, William C.‎

‎Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, May 20, 1961 - The Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler / Aksel Schiotz / African Diary‎

‎72 pages. Features: Colour black label beer inside front cover; Very nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1961 Buick Electra 225 Convertible (black) at the Thornwood train station; Nice one-page colour-photo Pepsi ad shows couple with baseball and bat; First part of series by Ralph Allen features Sir Sam Hughes, who through together a citizens' army in months during WWI - with photos; Enter the Platypus - on Aching Feet - new 'Platypus Point' shoes will reduce the amount of deformation caused to women's feet by needle-point shoes; The Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler - the story of his fascinating career-to-date; How tenor Aksel Schiotz recovered from a tumor on his acoustic nerve to sing again; A 14-week record of time spent in the Dale Carnegie Course; Part III of Peter Stollery's African Adventure Diary - with photos; Nice one-page photo-illustrated Chrysler car ad; Vintage Bell Telephone colour-photo one-page ad extolls the benefits of multiple phones in a house to 'save a thousand steps a day'; Nice colour-photo one-page BOAC ad features Thai priest in orange robe holding caged bird; Nice colour one-page Chevrolet ad featuures white 4-door Impala hardtop; Colour-photo FTD flowers ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Jackson, S.; Paterson, J.; Goodchild, G.; Breyfogle, W.A.; Fleetwood, J.; Albert, H.A.; Earl, L.; Bayne, E.G.; Woods, W.S.; Et al‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1944 - R.B.C. Noorduyn and His "Norseman" Plane / Narcotics Behind the Armies‎

‎64 pages. Features: Humorous cover art of young couple and Niagara Falls slide show; Very classy colour Parker Pen ad inside front cover entitled "The Men Who are Planning the World of Tomorrow" shows serious draughtsman at work; Nice colour Orange Crush ad; What the Enemy Wants at the White House; Photo of Major Paul Triquet, recent winner of the Victoria Cross (V.C.); Photo of synthetic rubber plant under construction in Sarnia; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad shows service men and women calling long distance; Boom in Booby Traps - photo-illustrated article explains their prominence in the present war, including photo of "Moascar Stocks" used in the training of soldiers to handle unseen mines; Dope Behind the Armies - photo-illustrated ad explains "Narcotic drugs were among Hitler's secret weapons, but they have proved a boomerang"; A Clean Sweep (short story); Sam's Girl (short story); Death in the Dance (short story); A Man and His Plane - photo-illustrated article on R.B.C. Noorduyn and his plane, the "Norseman," built in Montreal; The Sand-Lot League (short story); Movie News; Northern Electric one-page ad features their products used to keep Canada's Army on the move; When the Boys Come Home - article by the Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Pensions and National Health; Auto-Lite one page ad features inset photo of Ronald Colman; One-page Canada Post Office ad includes military illustrations and detailed instructions how to insure mailings will reach their intended recipient overseas; One-page Government of Canada entitled "The Story of Inflation" goes into considerable detail to encourage readers to resist price inflation for the good of the nation; Woodbury Soap ad features photos of newlyweds Eileen Thomas of Toronto and Douglas Haig of Montreal; Small Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows timbermen on floating logs with caption "Free Enterprise is the Driving Force!"; Interesting half-page Canadian General Electric ad addressed to "Canada's 500,000 War Brides" previews their after-victory electric kitchen; 1/3-page ad for the Canadian Association of Ice Industries shows ice refrigerator made by Sanderson-Harold Co., Ltd., of Paris, Ontario; Lovely half-page colour ad for Woodbury Powder features portrait of Veronica Lake; Fashion article with photo of peasant blouse; Salad article; Bright and colourful one-page GSW/McClary appliance ad shows housewife "Mrs. Johnson" in modern kitchen; Illustrations of fashions for ladies; Photo of Elizabeth Long of the CBC's "Women's Talks"; Super one-page colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) shows marching women in uniform above a hectic Normandy-like beach landing scene; World Sayings; Ford Motor Company colour ad inside back cover shows their military and domestic trucks being serviced; Back cover Coke ad entitled "Have a 'Coke' = Pukka Gen" with illustration of returning R.A.F. flyers by Saul Tepper; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this particularly excellent wartime issue. Book‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Murray, K.F.; Roberts, T.G.; Jackson, S.; Cunningham, L.A.; Smith, N.; Gough, L.; Cox, C.; Bayne, E.G.; Amaron, D.; Et al‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, May 1944 - Dr. George Moir Weir and His Young Men / Canada Catches on to New Industrial Skills / Wartime Information Board‎

‎64 pages. Features: Cover photo of "Dr. Weir's Young Men" manning guns on ship; Great Ford Motor Company of Canada colour ad inside front cover shows their heavy vehicles at use on the fighting front and on the home front; Nice colour half-page Ritz crackers ad shows male and female members of Canada's forces and encourages readers to invite them to their homes; Interesting comments by Dr. H.L. Stewart as speculation over invasion of continental Europe rises; Photo of Lieut.-General H.D.G. Crerar; One-page colour illustration of frigate H.M.C.S. Swansea by Gordon Grant; One-page ad for Sisman Shoes of Aurora, Ontario highlights their desire to 'make your new shoes'; Telling the Score - article on Canada's Wartime Information Board with photos of Davidson Dunton and John Grierson; All Fixed for Saturday (short story); Canada Catches On - photo-illustrated article explains how wartime production has brought a flood of new technical and manufacturing knowledge to Canada; Maypole on Ice (short story); A Time for Tact (short story); Maggie Make-Believe; Dr. George Weir's Young Men - Lt.-Col. Donald Hugh Williams is Army Venereal Disease (V.D.) Control Officer, Dr. George F. Davidson is head of the Canadian Welfare Council, Flt.-Lt. James Sinclair, Canada's beloved soldier-politician (Grandfather of Justin Trudeau), and Captain Iann Eisenhardt, National Director of Physical Fitness for the Dept. of P.& N.R.; Hollywood Report; Aewsome two-colour centrefold Victory Bond ad features huge caption "Invasion" and illustration foreshadowing the imminent massive invasion of continental Europe (D-Day); Time Stops in Italy - photo-illustrated article on the "downtrodden race" of Italians; Attractive colour one-page Dunlop Fort tire ad shows their logo with sunbeams bearing down on the fruited plain behind; Kitchen article entitled "The Cupboard is Bare"; Nice Swift Canadian one-page colour ad features advice from Martha Logan; Great one-page colour GM ad features illustration of their 6-pounder anti-tank gun in use, with ominous black background; Fashion illustrations and article entitled 'Weddings and War Brides'; Woodbury Powder ad features lovely colour photo of Judy Garland; World Sayings; Nice colour recruiting ad inside back cover for Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) is titled "New Faces - New Places" and shows ladies visiting attractive foreign site; Colour back cover for Old Dutch cleanser shows long row of shiny silver pots; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this sensational wartime issue. Book‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Green, H.G.; Wood, K.; Blanchard, M.D.; Cox, C.; Fleetwood, J.; Bayne, E.G.; Luscombe Whyte, A.P.; Stephens, G.; Heck, AW2; et al‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, August (Aug.) 1943 - R.A.F. Mosquitoes Sting the Axis / Canada's National War Labour Board‎

‎48 pages. Features: Cute photo of skinny-dipping little girl with huge Newfoundland dog; Wartime ad by the Trans-Canada Telephone system explains how citizens must limit use of their services in favour of war activity; Monthly war news update; The Tale of the Lonesome Swine (short story); Drama in the Union Station - Canada's National War Labour Board listens to all comers as it progresses toward its goal of a workable plant for industrial peace - article with photos of Mr. Justice C.L. McTague, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Leo. Lalonde, and Mr. J.L. Cohen, K.C.; Susabelle and Stoney Joe (short story); It's a Rough Road to Rangoon; His Honour the Judge (short story); Hollywood news; Once -age recruiting ad for the WRCNS / CWAC / RCAF; Mosquitoes Sting the Axis - photo-illustrated article on the R.A.F. Mosquito, Mark 11 (Fighter Intruder); Ford Motor Company one-page ad features allied spotters observing an enemy column; Their Watchword "Be Prepared" - the Girl Guides; Nice one-page photo-illustrated Westinghouse ad entitled "The Most Powerful People In the World"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of geology student Joan Patterson of Montreal and her pilot officer fiancee; Colour Orange Crush ad; Interesting article on munitions workers meals; Canadian General Electric ad entitled "Avoid Food Waste"; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Veronica Lake; Wings on Their Feet - part 2 of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; Ontario Liberal Harry Nixon; RCAF half-page recruiting ad; Highway Women - interesting article on Canadian women who have moved to Northern Canada to support its development; Kotex ad includes illustration of lady building planee; World Sayings; Great colour-photo Coke ad inside back cover shows men working in heavy industry; Nice colour back cover recruiting ad for Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.); and more. Faint pencil name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A qualilty copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Neergaard, G.; Ellerbe, A. & P.; Lent, C.; Howard, G.E.; Graydon, J.A.; Lochead, H.N.; Albert, H.A.; Bayne, E.G.; Et al‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1943 - Walter Bluthner and Mutiny in the German Ranks / Electrons are Our Invisible Wartime Ally‎

‎56 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady standing atop sailboat; Vintage wartime Canadian National / Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover entitled "There Goes Your Letter To Your Boy" shows mother putting letter into mail box, to be delivered, in part, by rail; Brief news bits touch on the split to the Russo-Polish alliance, how Berlin chuckled, and the case for the Poles; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System implores long distance users to use the limited wartime capacity efficiently; Invasion Tactics - Great photo-illustrated article shows Canadian troops practicing for the D-Day invasion; Wolf at the Door (short story); Quick Ending (short story); A Photo Finish (short story); Our Invisible Ally - photo-illustrated article explains how the electron aids Canada's war effort with marvellous electronic devices; Momentum to Mutiny - photo-illustrated article explains how some German troops are rebelling, particularly Walter Bluthner, who refused a transfer to Norway to the Russian Front; No Double Cross for Dolly (short story); Hollywood news - article with photo of Vivien Leigh; One page ad for Woodbury Soaps features photos of Elisabeth Howe, of Ottawa; Nice half-page Heintzman & Co. piano ad features illustration of grand piano; Illustrated Johnson's Wax one-page ad entitled "The Lindsey Girls Have Had a Busy Day" shows ladies in uniform; *Sensational centrefold colour ad for General Motors features illustrations of fourteen of the 1943 military vehicles they are contributing to the war effort, including: four-wheel-drive service truck, gas tank truck, water tank purifier, general transport, staff car, plane gassing truck, and many more - and apparently they made an additional 36 vehicles; Photo and brief write-up of Mrs. H.M. Aitken, Supervisor of Conservation, and one of Canada's most versatile women; Modess ad features illustration of female aviation mechanic; On the Kitchen Front - recipes; Home Canning - Your Patriotic Duty; Attractive colour half-page Pepsi ad features young lovely and Frise illustration of boys fishing; Fashion illustrations; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Dorothy Lamour; The Housewife Takes a Job - article discussing how wives are taking jobs to support the war effort; World Sayings; Ford ad inside back cover includes large illustration of Canadian gun crew in battle; Back cover colour Coke ad entitled "Caps off to our fighting men" mentions the Victory Parade Program with Canada's Spotlight Band, featuring Mart Kenney and his Western Gentlemen; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this extraordinary vintage wartime issue. Book‎

‎Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Kummer, F.A.; Kendrick, B.H.; Wildes, N.B.; Cunningham, L.A.; Wayling, T.; Smith, J.F.C.; Bayne, E.G.; Howse, E.M.; et al‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, May 1943 - Alaska Highway / Canada's Future Housing / Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Centrefold Poster‎

‎64 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum inside front cover includes illustration of amourous military couple; Nice colour-illustrated Pepsi ad features pretty blonde and illustration of boys fishing; News digest includes The Marsh Report, 'Cradle to Grave' security, and more; Nice one-page illustrated Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad explains their substantial contributions to the war effort, amid dramatic air and land battle scene; Colour Ritz cracker ad includes service man and woman; Editorial discusses how the war has tarnished certain words and lifted others; Ford Motor Company one-page ad with illustration of Canadian troops in firefight; One-page Northern Electric ad includes illustration of deHavilland Mosquito; Friendly Invasion - great photo-illustrated article on construction of the Alaska Highway, with photo of Felix Murawski, 74th Engineers of Oklahoma City; Pigs' Feet (short story); The Penalty is Death (short story); Canada's Future Housing - photo-illustrated article explains ideas to be borrowed from Great Britain and the U.S.; Chowder Boy (short story); Sea Water Gurney's Boy (short story); Hollywood News and photos; One-page Parker Pen ad shows mailman handing mother a letter beneath caption "Your boy writes often now!"; Beer is Booze; One-page ad for the T. Sisman Shoe Co. includes great illustration of soldier on motorcycle; Canadian General Electric half-page ad boldly proclaims "Vitamins For Victory"; Woodbury Powder ad includes nice photo of Lana Turner; Magnificent centrefold two-colour (red and black) Victory Bonds ad entitled "Shoulder Your Own Share" includes text on left and, on right, a large illustration of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek super-imposed over scene of fighting in her war-torn China; Army Meals Go Modern - nice photo-illustrated article explains and illustrates meal preparation for the gigantic 7,000 man "army restaurant" at Webb Hall in Toronto; Nice colour one-page ad for Heinz Tomato soup includes illustration of tomato-headed aristocrat in top hat and monocle; Fashion illustrations; Is Your Daughter Happy in the Service? - article with photos of Daisy Horner of Dorset, Ontario, Dolly Mawson and Gay Sutton of Toronto, Elizabeth Cook from Creemore, Wren Barbara McClelland of Toronto, and twins AW2 Beryl and AW2 Daphne MacPhee of Charlottetown; Fashion article; Quotes from around the world; Elaborately colour-illustrated Canadian Pacific - Canadian National Victory Bond ad inside back cover entitled 'A Profession of Faith' includes calligraphy explaining their faith in Canada's future; Nice colour Wabasso Cottons ad on back cover shows mother, daughter and sewing machine; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book‎

‎Healy, W.; Stewart Dr. H.; Short, E.; greenwood, W.; Mould, M.; Tozer, B.; Christie, Agatha; Batley, V.; Thornhill, M.; Brown, J.; Bayne, E.; Stanton, J.‎

‎National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1938 - The British Automobile Association (A.A.)‎

‎48 pages. Features: Cute colour cover illustration by Joachim Gauthier; Dignified colour ad inside front cover presents the new 1939 Ford cars, showing a dark green De Luxe V-8 Fordor Sedan and a blue V-8 Tudor Sedan; News digest includes these headings - For a Cool Head, What Happened at Munich, Two Different Problems, The Belgian Parallel, Keep the Home Fires Burning, and Books of the Season; One-page ad for Parker Vacumatic Pens; "The Bells of Bethlehem" - Photo-illustrated Christmas article on the Holy Land; Before St. Mihiel and All That (short story); Mrs. Scodger's Husband (short story); Letters to a Former Husband (short story); Britain's Army Road Scouts - great photo-illustrated article on the British Automobile Association (A.A.); The Man Who Was Lucky (short story); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 2 of 5) by Agatha Christie; Salute to Winter Sport - article with photos of ski jumper, bob-sledders and the honourable rite of 'bouncing' (in front of the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec); Nice Kodak one-page ad; Hollywood news includes photos of Shirley Temple, Loretta Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mickey Rooney, Hedy Lamarr, Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Jane Withers, Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Edward G. Robertson with his wife; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Personal Finance article; Christmas dinner suggestions and recipes; Gorgeous colour ad inside back cover for this magazine features formal couple and many front cover images on jet black background; Handsome colour Nash car ad on back cover features an orange 1939 four-door; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book‎

‎Brown, Arnold‎

‎"What Hath God Wrought?" - The History of the Salvation Army in Canada: 1882 - 1914‎

‎130 pages pluss x pages of appendices. Black and white photographic plates. Reprint of the 1952 first edition. Average wear to book which bears prior owner's signature atop title page. Binding sound. Chunks missing from dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy of this informative reference. Book‎

‎Brown, Joy; Garner, Hugh; Gray, James; Brott, S.; callaghan, Morley; Cross, A.; Milne, A.A.; Castle, E.; Woodward, G.; Et al‎

‎The National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1949 - Women's Penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario‎

‎72 pages. Features: Nice ballerina cover art by R. York Wilson; Colour ad for the Parker "51" pen inside front cover; One-page colour recruiting ad for the Canadian Army entitled V.I.P. shows young man in uniform walking on sidewalk; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1949 Monarch car shows a red two-door; Photos of the Sandler's Wells Ballet; One-page colour Waterman's Pen ad presents the Crusader, Stalwart and Dauntless; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the Women's Penitentiary in Kingston; The River (short story); Toronto the Terrible - photo-illustrated article by Hugh Garner; Daniel Boone and his trusty Five-Iron (golf short story); Can Les Lear and the Calgary Stampeders (football club) Make It? - photo-illustrated article; Ram's Way (short story about a cop); Simis - photo-illustrated article on the Service d'Information Montreal Information Service which answers questions about anything (permitted by law) by phone - with photos of Roger Nadeau - a fascinating predecessor to modern-day search engines; One-page Seagram ad features grain threshing scene with horse-drawn wagon; Morley Callaghan explains how to talk to high-brows; Massey-Harris one-page colour ad features tractor in rural European town; Elegant half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters presents their Montcalm Pattern, Number 718; Nice half-page Canadian Admiral Corp. ad presents their model 5V12 radio-phonograph; Article on Teen-agers in Hollywood includes photos of Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Evans, Terry Moore, Shirley Temple, Barbara Lawrence and Claudia Barrett; Article on the wonderful freedom in Canada, compared to post-war Europe; Uncommon half-page ad for Black Horse Brewery explains why rice is thrown at weddings; Colour one-page Calvert Distillers ad says "The Canadian Family Owes Much to... Ireland"; One-page photo ad for Northern Electric's Gainaday 200 washing machine; Half-page colour-photo ad for Canada Dry; One-page colour-photo Marboleum ad shows nostalgic 1949 kitchen design; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; One-page colour-photo ad for Northumbria Sterling Silver cutlery; Back to school fashion photos; Nice half-page colour ad for Aylmer canned peaches; Half-page colour ad for Heinz Vinegars; Article on table manners for children; Half-page colour-photo Baker's Coconut ad; One-page colour-photo ad for Burns Corned Beef Hash, Wieners and Beans, and Chili Con Carne; Recipes for preserves; World Sayings; Colour ad inside back cover for Wabasso Cottons shows lady making bed; Back cover colour ad for O'Keefe's features lovely illustration by Rex Woods of penny bazaar scene with boy buying muffin; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book‎

‎Stewart, H.; Patrick, K.; MacLennan, H.; Brown, J.; Callaghan, Morley; Allen, R.T.; Cross, Austin; Fontaine, R.; O'Flaherty, L.‎

‎The National Home Monthly Magazine, April (Apr.) 1949 - Profile of Lorne Greene / Radio Industry as Our First Line of Defence‎

‎64 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration of cute little car cutting in front of 'Mammoth Transport' by William Winter; Colour-photo Marboleum ad inside front cover features wild 1940s interior design; One-page 1949 Chevrolet ad features a green Styleline De Luxe 2-door sedan; One-page two-colour (yellow and black) Canadian Army recruiting ad shows soldier playing baseball; Photo of Jean Simmons in J. Arthur Rank ad; Is radio doing its job in Canada?; Half-page ad for colourful Monarch-knit socks; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1948 Meteor car; We Have a Thousand Days - Civilian radar expert warns Canadians that it is later than we think, and that our defence thinking is out of date - 'we cannot afford to waste 90 centes out of each defense dollar for tradition'; Alderman at the Back Door (short story); Halifax, Nova Scotia - photo-illustrated article by Hugh MacLennan; A Sensitive Man (short story); Lorne Greene - fast man with a voice - wonderful photo-illustrated article; All that Glitters (short story); Nice colour one-page ad for the 1949 Mercury (blue); Morley Callaghan discusses 'Love at forty'; Lovely one-page colour Pontiac ad features a maroon Fleetleader sport coupe, blue Fleetleader De Luxe 4-Door Sedan, cream Chieftain De Luxe 4-Door Sedan and gold Streamliner De Luxe Sedan Coupe; Quarter-page La-Z-boy ad; Mr. (Morley) Callaghan Comes to Town - photo-illustrated article on 'To Tell the Truth', the first Canadian play to hit the Royal Alexander Theatre in Toronto for 42 years; I'd Hate to be a Wife (humorous article); Nice colour one-page ad for the 1949 Ford Custom car; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Singer Sewing Centers; Half-page two-colour ad for Canadian General Electric home appliances; Attractive 3/4-page colour ad for a new Yardley perfume called Lotus; Classy one-page colour ad for Snyder's Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario; Fashion article with photos; Classy cheesecake-style two-colour ad for Nemo 'Sensation' Girdles features lady on floor playing with cat; How to keep the kiddies busy; Seagram's one-page colour ad features nice illustration of British Columbia hand-loggers falling a huge fir; Easter recipes; Nice one-page colour ad for Swift's Premium Easter hams; Inside back cover is a nice colour ad for the 1949 (red) Ford Monarch; Carling's ad on back cover explains tree roots and their importance; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book‎

‎Tan, Yeh; Shanghai Juvenile Publishing House (Editor)‎

‎It Happened in a Coconut Grove‎

‎30 pages. 7.25" x 5.6". Text in English. Each page charmingly illustrated in colour. Ten-year-old Ah-wu, his dog Blackie, and friend Ah-hsiao live on Hainan Island which has been occupied by the Japanese Army in 1939. Tells the dramatic tale of how the trio captures a Japanese soldier, then delivers him and his rifle to the guerrillas. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. A quality copy of this charming vintage work. Book‎

‎Blankenhorn, Captain Heber; Blankenhorn, Mary Dewhurst (Preface)‎

‎Adventures in Propaganda - Letters from an Intelligence Officer in France‎

‎167 pages. Black and white plates, including tissue-protected frontispiece. Author was a Captain in America's Military Intelligence Division during WWI. A compilation of his fascinating and informative letters. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Guthman, Ensign L.C. (Editor)‎

‎Aeronautics Aircraft Spotters' Handbook‎

‎370 pages. Index. "For every member of the Aircraft Warning Service, every member of the Armed Services, every member of aviation,, every air-minded citizen! This brand-new, complete and authoritative guide contains over 1,300 photographs and 3-position silhouettes of the world's leading war planes - both Allied and Axis types. It includes the amazing new 2-Line "Friend or Foe" flash identification system All recognition charactistics based on the famous WEFT formula. No less than 350 military aircraft are described and illustrated, including over 90 American warplanes, 70 British, over 60 German, over 30 Jap, and over 40 Italian planes. It also describes and illustrates planes of Russia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain and France. It includes Barrage Balloons, Blimps and Rotating wing aircraft. Beyond comparison this is the biggest, most comprehensive volume of its kind in America!" - from back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's name atop title page. Ends of backstrip discretely secured by tape. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful reference. Book‎

‎(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Trooper Frank Owen; Watts, Captain Stephen‎

‎WAR: Life in the R.A.C. (Royal Armoured Corps), No. 27, September (Sept.) 19th, 1942 - Dieppe Transcript‎

‎12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada October, 1942. Contents: Life in the R.A.C. - tank crews in training; The Tanks at Dieppe - actual dialogue of R.T. wireless conversation between members of the tank crews of B and C Squadrons of the 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment (The Calgarys); Finding New Officers; Index for numbers 1-26 of this publication. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Book‎

‎(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Bennett, Lieut. Richard; De Polnay, Pte. Peter‎

‎WAR: The Trouble with Italians, No. 35, January (Jan) 9th 1943 - The Trouble with Italians‎

‎12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada January, 1943. Contents: The Trouble with Italians - summary and estimate of the Italian Army with map showing where Italian troops were as of June 1940, and another map showing same as of January 1943; The First Time They Saw Paris - Peter de Polnay of the Pioneer Corps relates his experiences of witnessing German troops enter Paris; Dental Quiz and Answers. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book‎

‎(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Bennett, Lieut. Richard‎

‎WAR: Survey of the Japanese Army, No. 37, February (Feb.) 6th, 1943‎

‎12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada March, 1943. Contents: Little Men, What Now? - Survey of the Japanese Army including two-page map of Japan's Asiatic Empire - where they were and where they are; The Role of the R.A.F. Regiment - They Guard the Airfields; Boot Quiz. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book‎

‎(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Brooke, General Sir Alan‎

‎WAR: This is the Red Army, No. 38, February (Feb.) 20th, 1943‎

‎12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada March, 1943. Contents: A Message to the Red Army from General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff; This is the Red Army - A Survey, and an Appreciation; Centerfold map entitled Russia's Offensive indicates the limit of Germany's advance in 1942 and the approximate location of the German line Feb. 9, 1943; Home Guard Quiz. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book‎

‎(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Frost, Lt.-Col. J.D.‎

‎WAR: Report on Airborne Mission in North Africa. No. 39, March (Mar.) 6th, 1943‎

‎12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada April, 1943. Contents: Military Law Quiz; Report on an Airborne mission in North Africa, Nove 29 - Dec 10, 1942 - with map. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book‎

‎(British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs; Cotterell, Captain Anthony; Lowndes, Jnr. Cdr. J. Selby‎

‎WAR: The Life and Times of O.C.T.U. Training. No. 42, April (Apr.) 17th, 1943‎

‎12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada May, 1943. Contents: He Leads, The Others Follow - The Life and Times of O.C.T.U. Training; Ma'am's The Word - The A.T.S. Equivalent; They Fly for the Army - Reconnaissance from the Air; Helping Hand Quiz. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Urquhart, Hugh M.; Smuts, Field Marshal Jan Christian (Foreword)‎

‎Arthur Currie - The Biography of a Great Canadian‎

‎xx, 363 pages. Index. Frontis photo-portrait of Currie with Sir Douglas Haig, February, 1918. Seven colour map plates. Four pages of black and white photographic plates. Four pages of facsimile reproductions of field notes from the Battle of Ypres, 1915. "This book is a worthy detailed record of his service, such as the future will wish to possess for remembrance, and for imitation." - J.C. Smuts on page xiv. Gift greetings and prior owner's name upon front free endpaper. Two-inch marginal line on page xiii. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. (Cooke Page 101) Book‎

‎Johnson, A.; Askew, A & C.; Trench, P.; Porter, T.; Treacher, M.; Czaplicka, M.; Martindale, F.; Pitt-Kethley, V.; Anderson, A.; et al‎

‎Wide World - The Magazine for Men, July 1916, No. 219, Vol. XXXVII: The Floating Death (Mines)‎

‎Pages 194-286 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: The Floating Death - a North Sea trawler skipper's heroic battle with a mine entangled in the trawler's nets; The Darkest Hour - Part II - experiences in the great Serbian (WWI) retreat to Albania (with photo of the Serbian Cavalry fording the River Drin and more); The Snake-Hunter - John Rolliston's terrible fight; The Sheriff's Ruse - how the Sheriff of Deadwood tricked three desperadoes; Real-Life Romances of the War (WWI) - Part II; A Year In Arctic Siberia - Part III - amazing article and photos taken by Polish authoress M.A. Czaplicka as she travelled 6,000 miles researching the nomadic Yenisei tribes; Baiting the "Boche" - the people of Brussels turn their humour upon the humourless huns who have taken possession of their city; Remarkable Rocks - photo-illustrated article of remarkable rocks around the world; The Girl Sergeant - young Zoe Smirnova joined the Russian Army at age 15 and fought in the battlefields of Galicia; From Job to Job Around the World - Part V - two young Americans spend time in India, with great photos; A Theatre in Cannibal-Land - Papuan savages entertain themselves with amateur theatricals! (article with great photos); A Black Outlaw - a native desperado gives Natal Police much trouble; On the Way to War - the adventures of two young Americans, Herbert H. Hope and Jack Heward, who struggle to make their way to England to fight the Germans; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book‎

‎Kalshoven, J.; Amoury, G.; Macken, W.; Morse, G.; Rigg, D.; Baum, A.; Tibbles, T.; Hauser, E. Et al‎

‎The Saturday Evening Post, August (Aug.) 31, 1957: Does Sweden Dare Stay Neutral? / Crooner Gene Austin‎

‎92 pages. Features: The Penalty Worse Than Death - Douglas C. Rigg, Warden of Stillwater Prison in Minnesota describes the life of the 110 lifers under his supervision; I Rode Detroit's Mystery Car - photo-illustrated article on Ford's new Edsel; Buckskin and Blanket Days (2 of 3) - young Tibbles' prowess astounded the Indians during a desperate hunt for buffalo, then a scene of human massacre stirred the warriors to vengeance; Town with a Homemade Lake - color-photo-illustrated article on Bloominton, Indiana; A Crooner Comes Back - photo-illustrated article on singer Gene Austin; Does Sweden Dare Stay Neutral - fascinating photo-illustrated article discusses their military and civil defenses in the shadow of their historic enemy, Russia; Secrets of the Unkown War (last of 5 articles) - Greenland's valiant little 'army' raced to ambush the Germans before the spring thaw, but they desperately needed American help; The Face of America - Callow Cowboys - branding on the W.R. Wooten Y7 Red River Ranch; Listen, Doctor! - Medical doctors listen to audio tapes to keep up with new discoveries. Fiction: The Boy Who Didn't Belong; Marry for Love; Challenge the River; The Everglaces Blonde; The Case of the Dead Man's Daughter (part 4 of 8). Ads: Vintage Homellite chainsaw ad features the EZ 6 and 6 22; Great color-photo ad for RCA Victor TV features several of their Hathaway, Socialite and Nassau models; Fantastic one-page color-photo ad for the Plymouth Station Wagon (white on blue) on the beach; L&M Cigarette ad features photo of speedboat racer Joe Schoenith. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine‎

‎Baldwin, Hanson W.; Jones, George E.; Rusk, Col. Howard A.; Et al‎

‎The New York Times Magazine, July 29, 1945 - A Picture of the Japanese Soldier‎

‎40 pages. Features: Dramatic cover photo of a Pacific LCI firing rockets; This is the Army We Have to Defeat - a picture of the Japanese soldier and of the organization of which he is the core; The Aircraft Carrier - lethal sea weapon and powder keg, too; Col. Howard A. Rusk explains the returning soldier's emotional problems and offers a solution; The Mediterranean will become a highway for all nations; Greatest Education Project in History - set up by our Army in Europe, it will have more than a million GI students; Claude R. Wickard explores Rural Electrification (RE); They Do a Sailor's Job - Six photos of female Waves at work in the U.S. Navy; Man of Science and of Penicillin - Sir Alexander Fleming talks of his discovery and its future promise; Nice color one-page ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Good Words for Insects; Four photos of famous art pieces being returned to the Louvre from their provincial hiding places; Two pages of fashion photos of autumn suits for ladies; Nice color-photo back page Macy's ad features three ladies in winged-look raincoats; and more. Moderate external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book‎

‎Kluckhohn, Frank L.; Reuther, Walter; Vandenberg, Arthur; Middleton, Drew; Baxter, Beverley; et al‎

‎The New York Times Magazine, September (Sept.) 16, 1945 - Iconic Cover Photo of MacArthur and Eichelberger, 'Rulers of Japan'‎

‎48 pages. Features: Our occupation army in Japan faces secret forces that have long shaped the nation's life; Jones & Laughlin Steel ad includes sketches of Conrad J. Schreiner, Walter Bagnall, Fred Siegrist, Richard Fox, Geo. Gerger, Joe Kroll, Robert Grannke, all veteran warehousemen of the company; Eleven great photos of WWII action between Normandy and the heart of the Reich, from film "The True Glory"; Walter Reuther and his program for reconversion and post-war prosperity; Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg uses his experience at San Francisco when the U.N. Charter was written, to make a case that the 'San Francisco model' can be used to aide other human relationships; Germans Doleful and Angry - fascinating photo-illustrated article from Frankfurt; Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P. and his new job as leader of His Majesty's opposition; Store Shelves Fill Up Again; Why College Presidents Wear Out; Europe's Deadly Crop - clearing millions of mines sowed by the Nazis; Cute half-page color ad for Nestle's milk features infant boy with paper hat; Re-establishing Relations as parents come home from military service; Two pages of nice photos of high-end New York fashions for women; and more. Four-inch repair to back cover. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book‎

‎Irving, L. Homfray‎

‎Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15‎

‎309 pages. Index of names. Facsimile reprint of the 1908 first edition. "...Compiled from the records of the grants of land made in Upper Canada to officers, non-commissioned officers and men who had served in 'the first flank Companies, the Provincial Artillery, the Incorporated Regiment, the Corps of Artillery Drivers, the Provincial Dragoons, the Marine and General Staff of the Army,' and in Lower Canada, to 'the officers and men of the Embodied Militia, discharaged troops and others." - from Introduction. Bright red cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Appears unread. Binding tight. Clean, bright and unmarked with virtually no wear. A superb copy of this highly-informative reference. Book‎

‎Moulton, Rusty; Moultin, June Fuller (Signed)‎

‎The Way it Was: Memories of WWII‎

‎Signed by Editor upon title page. xii, 194 pages. Black and white reproductions photos. Moulton volunteered for the all-Oregon Ordinance Maintenance Battalion after Pearl Harbor, did basic training at Camp Perry in Ohio, and went on to many European experiences through to VE day. Binding intact. Above-average external wear wiith incidental markings to edges. A sound copy of these very readable WWII recollections. Book‎

‎Smith, Walter W.; Glave, Janet; Hilscher, Herb; Kingsley, Arthur; Mattson, H.‎

‎The Alaskan Magazine, Winter 1950 - 1951 ('50-'51) - Life at the University of Alaska‎

‎30 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos Features: Cover photo of Barbara Young of Haines, Alaska; Arrival of the Salvation Army in Skagway in 1898; Train trip to Nenana aboard the Aurora, more fondly referred to as the "Moose Gooser"; Know Your Husky Dogs; Airline Formula for Better Business; Life at the University of Alaska; Photo of Joan Studdart enroute from Ireland aboard the CPR liner Empress of France; Pictorial Report of Alaska Day at the Chicago Fair of 1950; Photo of line of Atlantic City pageant contestants includes Maxine Cothern, Alaska's candidate; Photo of infant George Stanley Laughline entering Alaska after a trip from Hillsboro, IL; Nice vintage ads for local businesses; Recipes; Personal ads. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Günter K. Koschorrek‎

‎Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front‎

‎318 pages. Maps. Black and white photographic plates. First English edition of the German version first printed in 1998. "A detailed and brutal account of fighting in Stalingrad and the frozen retreat of the German army. A true 'warts and all' account of life for this machine-gunner within a unit under constant attack and without adequate equipment or leadership." - from dust jacket. Trifle of writing atop front free endpaper. Couple of coffe drops to bottom edge. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Burhans, Robert D.‎

‎The First Special Service Force (aka The Devil's Brigade): A War History of the North Americans, 1942-1944‎

‎xv, 376 pages. Color map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Includes eleven maps, a fifty-five page roster of former members and their hometowns, and a twelve-page list of members who lost their lives in service. Documents the history of this elite American-Canadian WWII commando unit which was famously dramatized in the 1968 motion picture "The Devil's Brigade". Somewhat above-average wear to navy blue boards. Beige evidence of moisture exposure to bottom edge of entire textblock. Binding intact. Minimal markings. A sound copy of this important history. Enser p.440, Cooke (2) p.156, Dornbusch 505. Book‎

‎Bugdoll, Edmund: Editor‎

‎Leica Fotografie - International Magazine for 35mm Photography: 8 / 1987 - World Press Photo / John Robert Young / Erwin Lihotzky‎

‎40 pages. Text in English. Features: World Press Photo - coverage of 30 years of photojournalism; Harald Toksdorf and Friedrich Reichardt; His photojournalism on the way out?; Dr. Peter Nahke and Dr. Jochen Laum; Workshops in the USA; Sulzberger impressions - Gerhard Fellermeier; Still life experiments - tabletop; The Dragon's teeth -John Robert Young -first Western reporter to visit China's red Army; Looking around the corner with the right-angle angle finder; Erwin Lehotzky - 100th birthday Memorial; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Wilks, Janet‎

‎Carbolic and Leeches‎

‎154 pages. "The story of a young nurse in training in the 1930s - and subsequently as an Army Nursing Sister during the (WWII) War years." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Bit of writing on title page. A worthy reading copy. Book‎

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