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Brown, Donald Neil
Why : The Last Years of the British Columbia Provincial Police
Canada: PFSCS Ltd. 2000. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 132 pages with index of names and index of photos. "A historical segment of British Columbia history died with the disestablishment of the British Columbia Provincial Police in 1950." - subtitle. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this interesting and informative work. PFSCS Ltd. Paperback
Référence libraire : 623G2692 ISBN : 0969904010 9780969904014
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Brown, Shirley Anne (Editor)
Food For Thought Magazine - A Cook's Tour of British Columbia and the Yukon May 1984
Vancouver British Columbia: Kelly Douglas & Company Limited. Good. 1984. First Edition. Paperback. "This is the fourth edition of our Food For Thought magazine. This issue takes you on a cook's tour of the beautifully diverse regions of British Columbia and the Yukon." - Introduction. Includes recipes from all regions of B.C. and the Yukon. 94 glossy pages. Includes colour photos from around B.C. as well as many colour ads for grocery products of the day. One-inch opening to bottom edge of back cover near spine otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. ; 8vo . Kelly, Douglas & Company, Limited paperback
Référence libraire : 753j0397
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Brown, Shirley Anne (Editor)
Food For Thought - 1983 Prize Winning Recipes
Vancouver B.C.: Kelly Douglas & Company Limited. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. "This edition of Food For Thought magazine announces the prize winning recipes of our second annual Super Valu Favourite Recipe Contest." - page 3. 94 glossy pages loaded with recipes contributed by British Columbia housewives. Recipe index. Includes food photos in colour and black and white plus many colour ads for a variety of grocery products. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy. ; 8vo . Kelly, Douglas & Company, Limited paperback
Référence libraire : 753j0396
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Brown, Shirley Anne (Editor)
Food For Thought Magazine Volume 9 October 1986 - Entertaining With Flair
Vancouver B.C.: Kelly Douglas & Company. Good. 1986. First Edition. Paperback. 94 stapled pages with colour photos and index. Includes recipes for Appetizers Salads Fruits & Vegetables Fish and Seafood Meat Poultry Luncheon dishes Soups Sauces Relishes & Stuffings Desserts. Clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Includes many nostalgic colour ads. ; 8vo . Kelly, Douglas & Company paperback
Référence libraire : 514j1995
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Browne, Colin
Motion Picture Production in British Columbia: 1898-1940 - British Columbia Provincial Museum Heritage Record No. 6
Victoria BC Canada: Royal British Columbia Museum 1979. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 380 pages. A brief historical background and catalogue. Lists and describes over one thousand movie films made in or about British Columbia up to the time of World War II. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Tight and square. Excellent copy. Royal British Columbia Museum Paperback
Référence libraire : 75404069 ISBN : 0771881363 9780771881367
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Browning, Robert J
Fisheries of the North Pacific: History Species Gear and Processes Revised Edition
Seattle Washington U.S.A.: Alaska Northwest Books 1980. Book. Good. Paperback. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 423 pages. Index. "Continues the intent of the original edition of 1974 to present a broad view of the major American fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. It has been intended as a guide - a guide only to the history of the fisheries assembly of gear fishing methods the handling of the catch at sea and ashore and the processing of fishery products." - from page vii. Moderate wear. Discrete library markings. A sound copy. Alaska Northwest Books Paperback
Référence libraire : 325c6137 ISBN : 0882401289 9780882401287
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Brunoro G. Jacovitti Benito
Il giorno di Coccobill. Nuova antologia
Stampa Alternativa 2009 357 pages 22 4x2 6x28 2cm. 2009. Broché couverture rempliée. 357 pages. Il Giorno di Coccobill est une anthologie publiée par Stampa Alternativa/Nuovi Equilibri qui rassemble les aventures du célèbre personnage de bande dessinée Cocco Bill créé en 1957 par Benito Jacovitti pour le journal Il Giorno dei Ragazzi. L'ouvrage complète le cycle des récits publiés à l'origine dans ce périodique et inclut une biographie de l'auteur ainsi qu'une bibliographie des épisodes
Référence libraire : 11740
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Bruce Western
Between Class and Market: Postwar Unionization in the Capitalist Democracies
Paperback / softback. New. Traces the story of the postwar labor movements supported by a blend of historical investigation and sophisticated statistical analysis in a framework for comparative research. This book integrates institutional explanation and comparative method in a way that balances comparative generality with the historical experiences of specific cases. paperback
Référence libraire : A9780691010335 ISBN : 0691010331 9780691010335
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Bruce Western
Between Class & Market – Postwar Unionization in the Capitalist Democracies Paper
Princeton Univ Pr 1999. Paperback. New. 256 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. Princeton Univ Pr paperback
Référence libraire : x-0691010331 ISBN : 0691010331 9780691010335
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Bruce, Everend Lester
Geology and Ore-Deposits of Rossland BC: Bulletin No. 4 1917
Victoria BC Canada: British Columbia Department of Mines 1917. Book. Fair. Paperback. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 35 pages including bibliography. Black and white photos. "The Rossland gold-copper mining camp is situated in the district of West Kootenay southern British Columbia six miles west of the Columbia river and five miles north of the International Boundary-line." - from page 5. Contents includes physiography general and structural geology geological history economic geology petrography of igneous rocks and mineralogy. Above-average wear. Spine taped. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. British Columbia Department of Mines Paperback
Référence libraire : 327c5328
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Brun, Mona; et al
B. C. British Columbia Foods Welcome the World Cookbook
Vancouver B.C.: Pacific National Exhibition / P.N.E. Good. 1995. First Edition. Spiral Bound. Cookbook published in conjunction with cooking shows presented at the 1995 PNE Provincial Fair to promote the wonderful foods grown in British Columbia. 100 pages. Index. Few markings to contents. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. ; 4to . Pacific National Exhibition / P.N.E. unknown
Référence libraire : 615j0957
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Brun, Mona; Stemo, Johanne
Cooking with Mona - "Over 500 Recipes Before Metrics"
Canada: Woodward Stores Limited. Good. 1977. First Printing. Paperback. 144 pages. This cookbook "has come about because of the many requests from viewers and others for such a book and is a collection of the most called for recipes tested and developed by Mona and staff over her 14-year association with Woodward's Food Floors. Ingredients used in the testing and development were purchased from Woodward's." - from Editor's introduction. Bit of writing atop front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this much-loved cookbook.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Brun Mona; Stemo Johanne Cooking with Mona - "Over 500 Recipes Before Metrics" British Columbia Woodwards Stores Recipe Book . Woodward Stores Limited paperback
Référence libraire : 755c9315
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Brunner, Paul
Archery Tips for Hunting Deer: 30 Minute VHS Video Tape in Case
30 Minute VHS video tape in case. "Whitetail deer are the most popular big game animal to hunt in North America. The sport of bowhunting the whitetail is the ultimate challenge for any hunter. Join 25-year professional veteran Paul Brunner in the rugged mountains of western Montana as he shares with you his accumulated wealth of archery tactics: field practice vs. target practice; scouting vs. stalking; optics; wind patterns; cold-weather hunting; and much more." - from cover. Somewhat above-average wear to case. Tape appears sound. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; et al
The Illustrated London News - Saturday April Apr. 4 1964: Alaska Earthquake / British Columbia's Water Bombers
London: The London Illustrated News. Very Good. 1964. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features/Photos: The largest earthquake ever recorded - scenes of havoc in Anchorage Alaska; Prince Philip with the Beatles; De Gualle in Latin America; Team Spirit wins Grand National by Half a length; Finds from Caesarea; The Water Bombing Story - Forest Fire-Fighting by Air in British Columbia; and more. 40 pages. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News - April 4 1964 largest earthquake ever recorded - scenes of havoc in Anchorage Alaska; Prince Philip with the Beatles; De Gualle in Latin America; Team Spirit wins Grand National by Half a length; Finds from Caesarea; The W . The London Illustrated News unknown
Référence libraire : 143h1800
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, May 28, 1949: Communists Advance on Shanghai
Pages 722-756. Features: Cover photo of suburban Shanghai Airport converted to defence strong point; The bicentenary exhibition in honour of Dr. Jenner, discoverer of vaccination; Photos of seal pups abandoned in South Africa; Austrian antique arms, armour, models and toys on display in London; Article on "The stately pleasure dome" of the Caliph Hisham revealed in recent excavations near Jericho; Photos of the Khirbet mosaics; Book review of "An Autobiography and other Essays" by G. M. Trevelyan; Article on the Campaign of Novara, 1849 with photo of Radetzky; Photo of flood damage in Fort Worth Texas; Photo of memorial to the Champion Italian Association football team, The Torino F. C., wiped out in an air crash on May 4; Photos from Shanghai, the beleaguered city; One-page map of Shanghai, China's richest prize, now within the communist grasp; Photos of personalities of the week include Maj. Gen. Kvashnin, Wing Commander M.A. Smith, Dr. Gilbert H Grosvenor, Mr. Stanley A. Williams, Sir William Nicholson, Mr. James V. Forrestal, Archbishop Damaskinos, Lieut. George Albert Cairns, V. C., Mr. George Rogers, Mr. Robert Mellish, Mr. J.P. Mallalieu, Mr. William Blyton, Mr. Frank Beswick, Mr. James T. Adams, Dr. H. A. H. Boot, Prof. J.T. Randall, Prof. J. Sayers, and Sir William Coates; Protesting the auction of ex- Marshal Petain's confiscated effects; Photo of Miss Joan Curry, who beat Miss Louise Brough in the French lawn tennis championships; Two pages of dramatic photos of the railway strike in Berlin - scenes of struggle for the stations in the western sectors between the workers on strike and Soviet-controlled railway and "people's" police; Drilling reveals Britain's new Staffordshire coalfield May yield 400 million tons; Photos of huge celebration in Tripoli after the United Nations rejected the proposal to give Italy trusteeship of Tripolitani Photo of royalist Bavarians saluting their Crown Prince Rupprecht on his 80th birthday; Incredible photo of the Martin Marshall Mars flying boat, with its 301 passengers and seven crew on its wings and massed beside it; Two pages of photos of heavenly bodies revealed by the 200 inch Mount Palomar telescope; Page of illustrations shows why a wrecked ship may break in two. Lacking first few pages of advertisements. Unmarked with average wear. Moderate soiling to front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), December (Dec.) 9, 1944 - Burma Battlefields / The V-2 Rocket Drive System
Pages 645-672. Features : Cover portrait of Churchill upon his 70th birthday; Great one-page photo of Princess Elizabeth launching a battleship (location and ship name not provided, presumably for wartime reasons); Two pages of statistics of Britain's war effort; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Edward Stettinius, U.S. Secretary of State; Two-page illustration of how L/Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield won his Victora Cross (V.C.) during the battle of Arnhem; Six photos show the opening of the port of Antwerp - a great supply port for the Western Front; Photos of incidents on the Western Front involving British, U.S. and French troops; Photo of captured Major-General Faterrodt, Commander of the German garrison in Strasbourg; Centerfold illustrations by G.H. Davis show the 'works' of the V-2 rocket bomb - some details of the driving system of a German 'revenge' weapon; Sevenphotos from the battlefields of Burma - on the road to Mandalay, including contour map of the Burma Front; Two photos of devastation after huge underground explosion at R.A.F. depot near Burton-on-Trent; Two photos of German explosive motor boats; Two drawings of the northern lights over arctic convoys, by Commander R.E.D. Ryder, V.C.; Photo of first Norwegian troops marching into liberated Kirkenes; Photo of German radio-controlled glider bomb released from the air to attack shipping; Two large photos of the British Home Guard Stand-down before the Royal Family in London; Photos of personalities of the week include F.A.M. Browning,Wing-Cdr. Guy Gibson, V.C. (of 'Dam-Busters' fame), Sir Eric Teichman, Viscountess Astor (photo taken with a large group of women at the Commons, General Eisenhower with Sir M. Dempsey and Lt.-General Ritchie, M.T. Arciszewski, Havildar Maj. C. Ram, V.C., Captain R.K. Dickson, Montgomery's personal staff - J.R.B. Durrant, N.W. Chavasse, T. Warren, Lt.-Col. Dawnay, J.R. Henderson; nostalgic ads; and more. This copy was never stapled. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Coverfold taped. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), February (Feb.) 17, 1945 - Battle of the Roer Dams / Capture of Colmar / The Reichswald Offensive
Pages 169-196. Features : Cover photo of Field-Marshal Montgomery with General Crerar of the Canadian First Army and General Dempsey of the British Second Army; The Battle of the Roer Dams - photos of the Urftstausee - a German defense key-point; Twelve great photos at various locations on the Western Front, including the capture of Colmar; Eighteen fantastic photos of the Reichswald Offensive where German towns were smashed by Allied bombing and infantry and armour moved through mud and flood; Article 'Prospects on the Western Front' by Cyril Falls; Two-page illustration of the victory over the Roer Triangle by the British 2nd Army - the crossing of the Vloed Beek; Two-page illustration of the victory of the Roer Triangle by the British Second Army - the gallant fight in Susteren; Two-page illustration of the victory of the Roer Triangle by the British Second Army - the critical Schilberg Cross-Roads; Seven photos of cities in the path of the Russian advance; Three photos of Royal inspection of the "Indefatigable"; Three photos of victory celebration in Colmar; Photos of personalities of the week include Captain J.R.O. Thompson, G.C., Guy Byam, The Northern Sudan Advisory Council, Sir Edward Bridges, Sir Ernest Bird, Lord Fairfield, General McNaughton of Canada, P.N. Loxley, Sir Gordon Nairne, Captain John Henry Brutn, V.C., and Sir Walter Citrine (addressing paratroops in Greece); Six photos of the Crimea conference - which sounded the death knell of Nazism - with FDR, Stalin and Churchill in five photos; Photo of official disbandment of the R.A.F. Balloon Command, with Sir Archibald Sinclair addressing members; Photo of part of 500 Dutch children arriving by boat on their way to Coventry; Photo of Bristol's Colston Hall which has just burned to the ground; Photos of damage to the Compo Santo of Pisa, and protective measures; Two pages of art from Bali - village scenes; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), March (Mar.) 17, 1945 - Captured Cologne / First Rhine Crossing
Pages 281-308. Features: Great cover photo of Patton, Eisenhower, Hodges and Bradley standing side-by-side in uniform; Nice full-page colour Guiness ad illustrated by H.M. Bateman inside advertising front cover shows men unloading boat; Captured Cologne - photos of devastation near the Cathedral; Twelve photos of scenes in Cologne after its fall to the American First Army, under General Hodges; Photo of General Crerar assisting Churchill into captured German caravan now used for guests at First Canadian Army Tactical H.Q.; Three photos of the latest German Tiger Tank which fires a 14.5" shell; Photos inside and outside the Cologne Cathedral show it largely unharmed; Two pages of photos of Remagen and its now-famous bridge - the first Rhine crossing - with U.S. First Army troops advancing across it; Article 'Double Offensive Against Germany' includes map and photo of Leonard T. Gerow; One-page map of the Western Front indicates the terrain and the various commands under Eisenhower; Photos of destruction in Germany, including Bonn University, a street in Xanten, the (formerly) beautiful old gate of Xanten, and the south bridge over the Moselle at Trier; Six photos of new Rocket Barrage and its ammunition - a devastating British infantry and tank weapon; Centrefold illustration of General Crerar's surprise night assault which smashed the important fortress town of Goch; Photos with the Red Army as it drives toward Berlin; Great page of eight photos of Heroines of the U.S.S.R. - combatant members of the Red Air Force, including Major Yevdokia Bershanskaya, Leiut. Natalia Meklina, Major Yevdokia Mikulina,Irina Sebrova, Lieut. Rufina Gasheva and Flight Commander Yevgenia Zhigulenko; Photos of personalities of the week include Carl Timmerman, W.D. Morgan, Lance-Corporal Henry Harden, V.C., Field-Marshal Alexander with Marshal Tito in Belgrade, F.A.B. Fasson, Dr. Janet Vaughan, Peter Lawless, Viscount Dawson of Penn, and Lieut.-General Mario Roatta in the Rome High Court of Justice (his subsequent escape caused rioting); Naval photos including H.M.S. "Implacable," Admiral Somerville boarding the battleship H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth," German U-Boat crewmembers floating after their vessel was sunk by the Canadian corvette "St. Thomas," and a gaping hole in a British submarine which, remarkably, survived; Photos and illustrations of Mandalay and its relief; Six interesting photos of camouflaged pill-boxes in Britain; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows shipbuilders at work; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), November (Nov.) 25, 1944 - Tirpitz is Sunk / With Patton's Third Army Near Metz / Recapture of Leyte
Pages 589-616. Features: Cover illustration of the capsized "Tirptz" in Tromso Fjord; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Elmer H. Davis, U.S. Director of the Office of War Information; Two-page illustration of Captain David Jamieson winning a V.C. as he directs an action to save a bridgehead; Photo of Himmler reading Hitler's proclamation at delayed celebration of the Munich beer cellar putsch; Photo of Hitler awarding Belgian Rexist leader, Leon Degrelle; Photos of British Second Army tanks in action on the Western Front; Photo-illustrated article entitled "The Allied Offensive in the West; Five photos in the wrecked German town of Gressenich, captured by the U.S. First Army; Two pages of maps showing the Western Front; Six photos of the U.S. Sixth Army in action in Germany; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Charles Craven, Rhoderick McGrigor, Sir Robert Kelly, General Koenig, Major-General Bedell Smith, Churchill visiting French troops at Besancon, Air Chief-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his wife, Marjorie Maxse, A.C. Maclaren, Dr. H. Colijn, A.G. Williams and J.B. Tait (the men who led the attack on the "Tirpitz"; Centrefold compilation of seven photos with General Patton's Third Army in and around Metz; Two pages of fascinating illustrations explain the "Hollow Charge" - the deadly explosive principle which uses blast to bore a hole through solid armour; Photo of American jet-propelled P-59A Airacomet; Photo of U-boat"U-570" renamed H.M. Submarine "Graph" on surface; Photos of "Buffalo" amphibious tank; Nostalgic ads; Two pages of photos of the U.S. Liberation of Leyte; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, January (Jan) 13, 1940 - British Maginot Section Under Fire / The Grim War in Finland
Pages 33-64 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of snow-covered R.A.F. Aerodrome - showing airman and plane in trees- somewhere in France; Photos of treasures of the tomb of Pharaoh Sheshonk, at Tanis; Two drawings of the British Maginot Sector under fire; Two-page illustration of Scottish troops taking over in the Maginot Line; Two-page panoramic map of the heavily fortified coastline of north-western Germany; Photos of incoming and outgoing cabinet ministers Leslie Hore-Belisha, Oliver Stanley, Andrew Rae Duncan, and John Reith; Page of six photos showing Finnish medical services and staff at work in the Arctic cold; Page of five photos showing Finnish soldiers with tanks, guns and transport taken from the Soviets; The War with Nazi Germany - The Defense of Finland (article and photos); Ten winter photos from the Western Front, French sector, including the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Forces); Centrefold illustration of "The Aerial Gun-Power of Britain, France and Germany - The Armament of the Bombers and Fighters Now in Action"; Four German aerial photos of "Brutal Attack on a Trawler" in the North Sea; Two detailed German air photos of the Maginot Line - showing Mourmelon and defensive lines; Book review of "Experiments in Civilisation" by H. Ian Hogbin; Photos of Cairo police training for riots; Photos of Rome under snow; Photo of Brazillians honouring the memory of their last Emperor, Pedro II, and his consort; Photos of interned German sailors of the "Admiral Graf Spee" in Buenos Aires; Two photos of destruction in Rome's San Lorenzo in Damaso; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir C.S. Burnett, Malcolm Morrison, Marie Therese Dickens, Dr. G.R. Eden, Humbert Wolfe, King Carol and Crown Prince Michael of Rumania, Lord and Lady Linlithgow in Calcutta, and Sir John Herbert and his wife in Calcutta; Illustrations of "Kilted Highlanders Resting in Their Billet" and "Signals at Work"; Illustrated page of statistics indicating "Germany's Desperate Oil Situation"; Two pages of photos of Hatfield House being used as a military hospital; Two page of photos of 6th-century Badami murals in India; Photo of Captain Hans Langsdorff, his funeral cortege being saluted by Buenos Aires' Nazi colony, and crew members of the Graf Spee being boated to internment. Average wear. Spine taped. A sound vintage WWII-era copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, January [Jan.] 4,1941 - War Damage in London
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of The Right Hon. Viscount Halifax at his desk; Photos of The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, The Right Hon. Viscount Cranborne, M.P., and Captain the Right Hon. David Margesson; Twp pages of illustrations of R.A.F. badges of bomber squadrons; Two pages of photos of the recent visit of 84-year-old Marshal Petain to Lyons; Photos of the destroyed Middle Temple and its Library; Iconic one-page photo of St. Paul's amidst smoke and wreckage of Nazi onslaught; Photos of damage to Guildhall and Wren churches by London's fire of 1940; One-page photo-portrait supplement of Churchill at his desk with cigar laid-in; One-page photo of destroyed Guildhall; Photos of H.M.S. 'Swordfish' and H.M.S. 'Acheron', both lost at sea; Photos and map of 'Domed Bardia' - Italy's Libyan port besieged by land, sea and air; Photos of the war-damaged former ocean liner 'Carnarvon Castle'; Page of photos of captured Italian Generals in Cairo; Dramatic centrefold photo of Italian prisoners marching as they quit the ruins of Sidi Barrani on December 11; Ten photos of Italian prisoners and war material captured by Wavell's 'Brilliant Stroke' at Sidi Barrani; Two-page illustration of tank battle at Sidi Barrani; Photos of retreating Italians and victorious Greek and British soldiers; Two aerial photos of R.A.F. bombing of Valona, Albania's key port; Photos of personalities of the week include D.O. Finlay, Admiral Darlan, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Sir R. Dorman-Smith, C.D. Howe with E.P. Taylor, W.C. Woodward, and other survivors of the torpedoed 'Western Prince', Churchill and his wife inspecting London damage, the new Maharaja of Mysore, Rev. A.C. Don, Dr. Risto Ryti, M. Kyosti Kallio, and William Knudsen; Three sensational large photos of construction of the world's biggest plane, the Douglas B-19 under construction at Santa Monica, including dozens of the men who built it; Two pages of illustrations of the Nazi 'Lotfe 7 B' bomb sight; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, May 24, 1941 - Iraqi Oil Coveted By Hitler
32 pages. Features: Photo of General Georges Catroux; Six photos of Home Guard members protecting Buckingham Palace; Illustrations show how wireless communication provides the eyes for a field battery; Four charming photos of Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and the Queen; Photo at Kirkuk pre-refinery which pipelines oil to a Haifa refinery; Photos of oil wells in Iraq - the focal point of the Nazi "Drang Nach Osten"; Photos of and related to the 620-mile pipeline to Haifa; Map of South America with article entitled "Nazi Threat to U.S. and Panama - Lufthansa Air Lines in Latin America; Article entitled "The Attitude of the Vichy"; Photos of Dakar entitled "Germany's Infiltration to Dakar - It's Menace to America"; Six photos from Addis Ababa where Imperial forces enter and the Union Jack is hoisted; Six photos entitled "The Return of Haile Selassie - The Negus Welcomed by His People" includes a photo of Miss Banichyzgu Kidani, the only woman soldier in the forces of the Negus; Photos of new bombing raid damage in London - The Queen's Hall, Lambeth Palace, Salvation Army HQ, St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, St. Olave's, St. James's Palace, and the Old Bailey; Two pages of photos from enemy sources include: German soldiers exercising in Africa to the sound of an accordion, German troops resting after capturing El Agheila, Libya, British POWs waiting at an African airport; General Von Kleist saluting panzer unit in Belgrade, Photo of hundreds (thousands?) of Yugoslavian soldiers crowded into German POW camp, swastika flag hoisted over the Acropolis, and General Tsolakoglu signing final capitulation; Photo of ship the 'Zamzam', reported sunk; Photo of German POWs in the western desert receiving food; Two photos of booty taken when the British captured Kismayu; Seven photos from Canada beneath caption "Nazi Prisoners in Canadian Camps - Dodges Used for Escaping" - includes photos of mail checking, improvised tool and weapon, etc.; Photo of Air Chief-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore arriving in Egypt; Photo of destroyed parish church of St. Peter and Paul, Bromley, Kent; Photo of Mr. Kenneth Riddle, President of the Oxford Union; Photo of five British POWs released from camp in Italian Somaliland; Photo of massive celebration for Portuguese Prime Minister; Photo of De Gaulle with Longmore in Cairo; Photo of Viscount Gort with Sir Clive Liddell whom he succeeds at Gibraltar; Photo of U.S. battleship "Washington" which is nearing completion; Photo of the King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Westminster Abbey; Photos of personalities of the week include: General Sir R.H. Haining, Maj.-Gen. H.C.B. Wemyss, Lieut.-Gen. Sir H.R. Pownall, Brig. Viscount Bridgeman, General Dentz, Miss Agnes Keyser, The Duke of Aosta, Queen of Croatia, The Duke of Spoleto, The Duke of Hamilton, Mr. Ivone Kirkpatrick, E.M.B. Ingram, Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Pulteney, Grig.-Gen. Sir C. Champion De Crespigny and The Earl of Suffolk; Dunlop one-page ad shows bombs being loaded into the belly of a plane; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy of this informative WWII issue. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), June 7, 1941 - Sinking of the "Bismarck"
Pages 725-756. Features: Cover photo-portrait of FDR; Photo of Admiral Sir John Cronyn Tovey being piped on board H.M.S. "Prince of Wales"; One-page photo of coastal command station armourers getting ready to bomb up; Eight photos of the vigils of the coastal command - bomb preparation, photo-processing, anti-aircraft stations, operations room and telegraphy section; Two pages of explanatory illustrations show how aircraft carriers, fighter and reconnaissance planes have revolutionised naval warfare and influenced naval architecture; Photos of recen Nazi vandalism - damage to Gray's Inn, the wrecked Canterbury Music Hall, Serjeants Inn, Queen Victoria St., and Dublin; Two pages with fifteen photos of bomb damage to the destroyed Church of the Knights Templar; The Fleet and its Air Arm (article); Air photo of Mannheim-on-the-Rhine shows destroyed western span of Autobahn bridge; Dramatic two-page illustration of "Catalina" under heavy fire as it spots the Bismarck in a heavy sea; Two-page illustration of the last of the "Bismarck", shelled, bombed and on fire as the Nazi mammoth is torpedoed by H.M.S. "Dorsetshire"; Thre photos of the last of the "Bismarck", including dozens of heads of bobbing survivors floating in the sea; Scene in "Petticoat Lane" where, on June 1st, rationing of clothing, cloth and footwear came into force; Photo of Averill Harriman welcoming the first of four million eggs to Britain from the U.S.; Photo of some of the few "Bismarck" survivors being landed at a British port; Photo of H.M.S. "York" which was lost; Photos of personalities of the week include the pilot of the "Catalina" which discovered the fleeing "Bismarck", Lieut. B. Stubbs, Dr. Kurt Heinrich Reith, Max Schmeling, King Victor Emanuel of Italy, Sir Hugh Walpole, Prajadhipok - Prince of Sukhodaya, Lord Cadman, and Admiral Boehm; Photos of Ilkley, which won War Weapons Week; Photos of Haile Selassie's Return to Addis Adaba; Illustratins of bombed Wren Churches - Christ's, St. Mildred's, St. Andrew's, St. James's, Piccadilly, and St. Anne; Interesting one-page Guiness ad entitled "Guiness at Waterloo - and Guinness today". Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), November (Nov.) 7, 1942 - The Battle of the Solomons
Pages 505-532. Features: Cover photo of Monty pinning Sgt. Keith Elliot with the V.C., for outstanding gallantry at Ruweisat; The Battle of the Solomons - U.S. Sea Losses and Land Fighting, with photo of aircraft carrier "Wasp" ablaze and dramatic photo of U.S. auxiliary vessel "Colhoun" and U.S. destroyer "Little" shortly before they went under; Multiple photos of the Battle of the Solomons; Photos of Guadalcanal's vital airfield, Henderson Airport; Six photos of U.S. troop life on Guadalcanal; One-page illustration of sappers 'Hoovering' a minefield in the Western Desert; Photos of Allied airmen waging ceaseless war on Rommel's troops and supply columns; Multiple photos of the Eighth Army's steady progress in the Western Desert - aspects of the battle in its initial stages; The Third British Offensive in Egypt - article; Photos of eleven personalities of interest include Pilot Officer George F. Beurling, John Grix, and Mrs. Roosevelt meeting her U.S. Army son, Elliott, in Britain; Two pages of photos of lively episodes and incidents in the desert battle; Three photos of "Reprisal" raid bombing damage in Canterbury; Seven photos from Madagascar - successful British operations despite road blocks and blown-up bridges; Photos of renewed raids on Malta; Amazing daylight photo from 1 of 94 Lancasters flying low over France enroute to bombing the Schneider words at Le Creusot on October 17th; Illustrations explain how low-flying tactics create new problems for the enemy; Large high-resolution aerial photos of bomb damage to Schneider Works and Breuil Steelworks; Eight woodcuts by Chinese children illustrate the ongoing drama in that nation; Nice colour back cover ad for Johnnie Walker shows iron fence being installed in front of stately home. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), October (Oct.) 24, 1942 - Ruined City of Stalingrad Still Defies Germans
Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo-portrait of General Smuts of South Africa; Seven photos of devastation in Stalingrad; Large illustration and two dramatic photos illustrate "Battered Stalingrad - A Broken City Held Together By the Spirit of Its Defenders"; Two-page Admiralty Chart of Guadalcanal Island, pivot of violent fighting and scene of heavy Japanese losses, in enemy attempts to recover the Solomon Islands and gain command of the Australian Seas; Russia and the Middle East (article); One-page photo of the launching of a Kaiser 10,500-ton cargo-ship in 10 days, observed by FDR and Mr. Kaiser; Aftermath of bombing in Nuremburg, Benghazi Harbour, and the Focke-Wulf Works at Neuenland, near Bremen; Photos of "Boston" bombers taking off in the dusty desert; Photo of funeral service for Leiut.-General "Strafer" Gott and others, killded when their plane crashed in the Western Desert; Photos of eleven personalities in the news include Dame Marie Tempest, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Mr. Cecil Whiteley, Mr. Edwin Barclay, Hitler meeting Rommel in Berlin, and Mr. Cosmo Hamilton; Two large photos of H.M.S. "Howe"; Wonderful action photo centrefold of H.M. Battleship "Anson" steaming full out; Five photos of Sir John Tovey, Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet, in his quarters aboard the flagship; Three photos of the Schneider Works, the "Krupps of France" in Le Creusot, which was attacked by Lancasters; Twelve photos from Madagascar illustrate key points seized and cleaning up; Page of photos of Alaska Highway construction with map; One-page illustration of ancient London bastion uncovered by enemy action; One-page article with three illustrations entitled "How the Germans Treat Their Political Prisoners - Nazi Atrocities" - the prison camp at Jernvann, where 600 Serbs were interned. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), September (Sept.) 26, 1942 - The Wreckage of Rommel's Defeat
Pages 337-364. Features: Cover photo of Winston Churchill watching a parade of heavy infantry tanks named after him; Photos of Wendell Willkie visiting our forward positions in Egypt; Two pages of devastation - the wreckage left behind after Rommel's forced retreat from the Western Desert; Page of desert photos including German POWs, a 'sticky' bomb, minesweeping and Communion for the wounded; One-page illustration of deserted village in East Anglia; The Position of Madagascar - article; Six photos of tanks and their landing craft; Malta "Island Fortress of Heroism" Receives her George Cross - six photos of the pomp and ceremony; Photo of the "Wakefield" ablaze, and photo of her passengers on deck awaiting rescue; Photo of FDR beside large Japanese flag - which he refused to touch; Photos of H.M. destroyer "Zulu" and flying-boat "Clare", both lost; Twelve photos from the Russian Front; Centrefold map of Australia, "Japan's Main Objective in the Pacific"; Six Photos of the last moments of the "Yorktown", sunk off Midway Island; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Commander E.P. Tomkinson, General Von Kleist, Admiral Sir William James, Lieut. Cutler, V.C. (of Australia), and Sergt. Murray Smythe, V.C. with Major-General Dan Pienaar; Three aerial photos of Rouen after first raid by U.S. "Fortresses"; Photos of London's evacuated statues; Four large before and after photos of Dusseldorf after raid of September 10; Victory Through Air Power (article); Five photos of Marines vigorously training; Four photos of U.S. Troops learning to swim through seas of blazing oil; One-page illustration of British naval losses since the war's outbreak, from capital ships to submarines; Six illustrations of the life of British War Prisoners in Germany; Sixteen portraits of war prisoners in Oflag VIe, by Lt. J.F. Watton; vintage ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News, April (Apr. 25), 1964 - The Aswan High Dam
Pages 629-668 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Nice one-page colour photo ad for Holland-America line; One-page ad for the Daimler 2 1/2 Litre V8 Saloon; Great one-page colour photo ad for the MG Midget, Mk II sports convertible (red); Cover photo portrait of the Queen Mother presenting badminton trophy to Capt. J. R. Templer; Photo of the international conference on the problem of sanctions against South Africa at Friends' House, London; Photo of commissioning ceremony of the new tribal class frigate 'Zulu'; Photo of the first of three new car ferries for the Western Isles, 'Hebrides", passing Oban war memorial on her way to Tarbert; Photo of "St. George of England", new ocean racing yacht being lowered into the water on April 17; Photo of famous actors attending Southwark Cathedral in commemoration of the Quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth; Photo of Peter Garbutt, Capt. of Crook Town, holding the Amateur Cup as he leads his victorious team on a lap of honour around Wembley; Photo of Mrs. John Logie Baird presenting award to TV announcer Miss Sylvia Peters; Photo of Jack Brabham winning the Aintree International "200" race on April 18; Article on the perplexing developments in Cyprus; Photo of Syrian Maj. Gen. Amin Hafiz speaking in Damascus after armed revolt in Hama; Photo of Brezhnev presenting Khrushchev with medal on the premier's 70th birthday; Photo of Shaikh Abdullah speaking to crowd during his tour of the Kashmir Valley for independence; Photo of Danny Nowell in San Francisco hospital after terrifying fall from balloon; Photo of floating powerstation in ice-free dock at the Thule Air Force Base, Greenland; Photo of presentation of colours at Beersheba, Israel, during 16th Independence Day celebration; Photo of Italy's smiling president Antonio Segni in Milan motorcade; Photo of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands climbing ruins at the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico; photo of Pres. Nyerere of Tanganyika inspecting guard of honour of the third Battalion of the Nigerian Army; Photo of delegation of the People's Republic of Poland visiting Khrushchev on April 13; Photo of Israeli Pres. Shazar and president Grunitzky of Togo signing friendship pact in Jerusalem; Photo of Pres. Nasser and Field Marshal Hakim Amer observing naval manoeuvres off Alexandria; Photo of the Sultan of Muscat visiting the tribal class frigate 'Nubian'with rear admiral J. E. Scotland; Book review of "A Start In Freedom" by Sir Hugh Foot; Photo illustrated article on Soviet archaeology - the search for lost Dioscuria in the Eastern Black Sea; Photos and text describe finds in the Sukhumi Bay waters; Celebrations of Shakespeare; Centrefold illustration of Stratford-upon-Avon; Impressive photos and text describe the Aswan High Dam; Page of photos of the Duchess of Gloucester and Queen Mother visiting Scotland; Photos of personalities of the week include Sergei Khrushchev, Miss Rachel Carson, Col. Stewart Blacker, Harold Scott, Harold Shearman, Ian Smith (new Prime Minister for Southern Rhodesia), Winston Field, Justice Edmund Davies, Michael Foot, Mrs. M. P. Kendrick, Pres. DeGaulle, Mrs. Geraldine Mock (greeted by her husband at Oakland after completing her solo flight around the world), and Prince Souvanna Phouma; Impressive two-page illustration of the new face of the Royal Navy - carriers, frigates, submarines and auxiliaries of today's fleet; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), June 28, 1952 - First Photo Ever Taken Inside the Western CWM of Mount Everest on Cover
Pages 1069 - 1108. Features: Royal fashions at Ascot; Photos at Ascot which Elizabeth attended for the first time as Queen; Photos of the Swiss assault on Everest; Photos and illustration of British Railways' latest and largest car ferry - details of the Lord Warden; Ten Years ago at El Alamein - article with photos; A Russo-Swedish Incident - the Catalina shot down by MIG-15s in the Baltic - five photos and brief write-up of the plane piloted by Ensign Karl O. Arbin; Excavations at Nippur, the 4400 -year-old holy city of Sumeria and Babylonia; The Wedding of Inanna and Tammuz; Lovely 1952 Wimbledon photo montage over two pages features 20 of the top male and female competitors; 400th anniversary of Shrewsbury School; Recent royal sightings; Photos of people in the news, including The Maharani Seeta Devi Gaekwar of Baroda with her colt Aquino II which won the Ascot Gold Cup; One-page photo of Wimbledon match between Richard Savitt and Narish Kumar; Two photos show the growth of an island volcano, Didicas in the Philippine seas; Photos of Field Marshal Alexander touring military sites in Korea; Photos of Koje Island prisoners as order is restored under Brigadier-General Boatner; Nice one-page ad for the David Brown companies features their Aston-Martin and Lagonda cars; Nice colour ad for Nuffield cars inside back cover; Colour BOAC ad on back cover features their new Comet jetliner; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, April (Apr.) 11, 1942 - Cover Photo Portrait of FDR on His Sixtieth Birthday
Pages 425-452. Features: Before and after air photos of bomb damage to St. Nazaire; Three aerial photos German battleship "Tirpitz" located under a Norwegian cliff in Aas Fjord; Air photos of blazing fires of Lubeck; Photos of Mandalay, Colombo and Vizagapatam Harbour; Photos of people in the news, including Lt. (T/Capt.) J.J.B. Jackman, V.C.; Six photos of troops in Tobruk and the Western Desert; Britain's Proposals to India - with photos of Gandhi, Sir Stafford Cripps, Mr. Jinnah, Mr. Nehru, and Dr. Maulana Azad; Two pages of photos of the astounding Trans-Iranian Railway - stupendous engineering!; Burma and India - article with photo of Prome, chief city of the Irrawaddy, to which the British authorities retreated after leaving Rangoon; Fascinating photos and illustration of the St. Nazaire Lock Gates and their construction; Dramatic two-page illustration shows the H.M.S. Cambeltown speeding towards the Huge Dock Gates at St. Nazaire; Very dramatic centerfold illustration shows the "Cambeltown" ramming the St. Nazaire lock gates as commando troops leap ashore and go into action; Eight great photos of women at work in British heavy industry, supporting the war effort; Photo of German submarine pens on the Atlantic; One-page aerial photo of Russia's Tobruk - Sebastopol, still a thorn in Germany's side after 160 days of siege; Two-page pictorial map of Australia showing its desert areas, minerals, and ratios of population; Six photos of cameras which record R.A.F. low-level raids and air combats; Cross-section illustrations of the American fighters "Airacobra" and "Tomahawk"; Classy colour back cover BSA ad shows peaceful Dutch scene with windmill; vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A nice wartime issue. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, August (Aug.) 1, 1942 - The Fall of Heroic Sebastopol
Pages 113-140. Features: Cover photo of Brigade H.Q. in the desert battle zone where the Brigadier, South African Command, directs operations - and photos of bombs exploding nearby; Twelve fascinating photos beneath the heading "Fighting in the Western Desert - Vivid Incidents, and Personalities, including Rommel in Tobruk and General Freyberg, V.C., Wounded; Two large photos from "The Battle of Midway Island"; Two-page map of the world entitled "Oil - The Supply Problem of the Warring Powers - A Map of Production Areas and Lines of Ocean Transport"; The Crisis in Russia (article); Seven great photos illustrate the pre-fabrication system in Shipbuilding - the U.S. sets the world's record in production; Photos of incendiary bombs - as were showered upon Hamburg - being prepared for raid; Two pages of photos and text describe the fall of Sebastopol; Centrefold illustration shows young British Officers studying tactical problems with models; Interesting photo-illustrated article explains how vegetables are dried, thus effecting considerable transport economy; Page of photos explaining the benefits of dried meat; Photo of test flight of the Boeing patrol bomber "XPBB-1"; Page of photos engaged in obstacle course training; Six photos of the "Mustang" - the fastest Army co-operation plane in the world; Two pages of photos of ice-covered decks of warships; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include cricketeer "Andy" Ducat, Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding, and Wing-Cdr. Hon. M. Aitken; Nice colour back cover ad for Puritan Leather Soles features illustration of Oliver Cromwell. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, June 6, 1942 - The Making of a Halifax Bomber
Pages 645-662 and 667-672, lacking pages 663-666. Features: Cover illustrations of how enemy movements are watched in the desert; One page of illustrations explain anti-tank mines - "A Deadly Defensive Weapon in Mechanised Warfare"; Two-page illustration of 1,000 bombers, "A Panorama showing the bomber force which has smashed Rhineland and Western Germany"; Air photo of destroyed Gennevilliers Power Station in Paris; Photo of bomb damage in Canterbury; Air photo of bomb damage to B.F. Goodrich rubber tyre works in Paris; Three pages of very informative photos of key stages of production of the "Halifax" bomber; The Campaign in Russia and Libya - article with maps of Shanghai district, Kharkov area, and Tobruk area; Large photo-portrait of Air Marshal A.T. (Bomber) Harris, Commander-In-Chief, Bomber Command; The Aftermath of Battle - Scenes of Desolation in the Desert When the Fighting Has Ended - Four interesting photos over two pages; Centrefold illustration of the Eighth Army Salvaging an immobilised tank with a tank transporter; Six photos of salvaging tanks and enemy guns behind the front in Libya; Four photos of U.S. fighter-bombers - Curtiss "Kittyhawks" in the desert battle; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Mr. Arthur Merton, Mr. George W. Kettle, actor John Barrymore, Mexican President Avila Camacho, and Sir Archibald Sinclair; Two photos of scorched earth at Burma's Yenangyaung's oil fields; Photo of General MacArthur in Australian Parliament; Photo of midget Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbour; Nice colour back cover B.S.A. ad features illustration of tanks on parade with Big Ben in background. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Aside from the four missing pages, a quality copy. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, February (Feb.) 7, 1942 - Cover Photo of U.S. Soldier Newly Arrived in Great Britain / The Caproni-Campini Jet-Powered Aeroplane
Pages 161-192. Features: Two pages of illustrations of dozens of U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force badges of rank; Photo of the H.M.S. "Barham", lost in the Mediterranean on November 25, 1941; Photo of crashed 'Sunderland' aircraft and her crew who were taken prisoner by Italy when they drifted to shore; Maps and photos of Burma and Amboina; Photo of Dutch submarine bringing U-boat prisoners to a British port; Photo of Capitan-Lieut. Gert Schreiber, of the sunken "U-95" coming ashore from the Dutch submarine; Pearl Harbor burial scene in Nuuanu Cemetery; Photo of "Norness" sunk 60 miles off Long Island; Photos of Damaged enemy vehicles outside Bardia, and dug-outs for Officers; Six photos in the Western desert (in Africa) - captured Panzer Commander General Von Ravenstein, captured U-boat crew, Axis naval prisoners under Sikh guard, German anti-tank mines removed by South African Engineers; The Debate and Its Results - article with maps of the Donets Basin and Benghazi; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include Major Barbara Stimson, Lieut. Achsa Bean, Sir Edward Meyerstein, Pan-American Conference at Rio, Mr. Curtin meeting defense chiefs, Vidkun Quisling, Sir Cecil Graves, Mr. R.W. Foot, Manuel Quezon and General Douglas MacArthur; Two photos of Japan's Imperial Household Guards; Five photos of American 'White' trucks used to haul British tanks; Photo of scorched earth at what was a Malayan rubber plantation; Photos from Singapore and the Malay Peninsula; Centerfold relief map entitled "Singapore Island Besieged by Japan - from Johore to our beleaguered fortress in the far east; Two-page illustration of an American Infantry Unit in an Irish village; Two pages with eleven dramatic illustrations of the Battle of Macassar Strait - Japan's greatest naval defeat of the war; One-page illustration shows how the main tank force is screened and supported by other mechanised units; One-page illustration of the formation of a battle fleet steaming into action; Two photos and cross-section diagram of the Jet-propelled Caproni-Campini Aeroplane; Photo of ladies shredding confidential documents; Five great photos of an Australian crew manning a British 25-pound Howitzer; Vintage ads; Classy back cover colour ad for BSA features Robert Havell illustration of The Oxford and Opposition Coaches. This issue was never stapled. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great wartime issue. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, January (Jan.) 31, 1942 - Cover Photo of General Gregory Zhukov / The Northrop Flying Wing
Pages 129-160. Features: Eight-photo, two-page feature on the full-scale production of tanks in Britain; Archbishop fo Canterbury, Dr. Lang, announces his resignation; Fascinating photos of massive concrete U-boat shelters being built on the Atlantic coast; Map of Southern Malaya where the Japanese are able to easily land using flat-bottomed boats; Photos after the Japanese sinking of the 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse', with heads bobbing in water - and Captain William Tennant of the 'Repulse' after his rescue; Map of the Western Pacific, indicating dates of Japanese landings on many islands; Five photos of the U.S. Vanguard arriving in Great Britain; Photos of twelve people of the week including Admiral Chan-Chak, Admiral Husband Kimmel, Lieut.-General Walter Short, painter Richard Sickert, Mrs. Yvonne Llewellyn Roberts, Edward Elliott, and Major-General De Villiers; Events in Russia (article with three maps); Four photos of new battleship "Duke of York" and its carriage of Mr. Churchill to U.S.A.; Large photo portrait of General Douglas MacArthur; One-page map of Batan (Bataan) Peninsula, Philippines, where Gen. MacArthur, the Americans and Filipinos have gallantly held the Japanese at bay for four weeks; Fascinating two-pages with fourteen illustrations of how Aerodromes are defended, above and under the ground; Two-pages of twelve vivid photos of scenes on the Russian front; Bardia Recaptured - two pages with eleven fascinating photos; The Eighth Army's Trail - six photos of Benghazi after its capture; Six photos of the Royal Air Force v. the Weather in the desert; Four amazing photos of the "Flying Wing" designed gy John K. Northrop, including three photos of it in flight; Theatre Royal, Bristol, to be saved for the nation? - six photos; Marvelous two-color OXO ad on back cover shows young lovely offering a tray of steaming drinks; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this great wartime issue. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, May 31, 1941 - Cover Photo-Portrait of Major-General B.C. Freyberg, The Heroic Defender of Crete
Pages 693-724. Features: Photo of Major John Bagot Glubb Pasha, reportedly killed in action in Iraq; Four photos of British evacuation from Greece; Informative two-page, seven-illustration feature describes the winged invaders of Crete - troop-carrying gliders - and the JU '52' sky tug; Excellent two-page illustrated feature entitled 'War in the Stratosphere' explains some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth; Six photos beneath the caption 'Eagle Wings of the Royal Navy - The Victorious Fleet Air Arm; H.M.S. Hood lost May 24 - photo of the ship and photo of part of her crew on deck during firing practice; Photo and illustration of the "Bismarck," sunk on May 27; The Battle for Crete - article; Three maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus; Centrefold illustration depict Germany's air invasion of Crete - the first major attack by air-borne troops, across over 200 miles of sea; Photos of the "Beaufighter" night-fighter-bomber and the famous U.S.A. "Catalina"; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Igor I. Sikorsky setting record in Connecticut, Vice-Admiral L.E. Holland, Captain R. Kerr, Lord Austin of the well-known automaker, General Smuts, Sir Horace Rumbold, Flight-Officer F.H. Hanbury - first member of the W.A.A.F. to receive the M.B.E.; Two pages with twelve photos from Libya illustrate "Where Panzer Units Become Junk" - The Gallant Defenders of Tobruk; Five photos illustrate fighting in the western desert of North Africa where British patrols harass Nazis; Air photos of the cities of Rakki, Palmyra and Falluja; Photo of the King inspecting paratroops; Photo of truck carrying the wreckage of the ME. 110 fighter which Rudolf Hess flew to Glasgow; New discoveries in Iran exemplify the superb art of Persian goldsmiths over a period of seventeen centuries. Nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
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The Illustrated London News (ILN) Magazine, 14 March 1953 - Death of Stalin
Pages 381-420. Features: Cover photo of Joseph Stalin; Nice color ad for Sanderson fabrics and wallpapers inside front cover; Two pages of photos and information on Mr. Stalin; Photos of the Coronation Maids of Honour; Photos of Stalin mourners; Article on Russian Succession; Photos of new members of the Russian government, led by G.M. Malenkov; Two-pages of interesting illustrations explain the young science of oceanography which may one day avert disasters such as the North Sea floods; Photos of flood of refugees from East Germany; Cross country championship won by D.A.G. Pirie of South London Harriers; Photo of the first intact MIG 15 to fall into western hands, courtesy of a Polish pilot requesting political asylum at Roenne Airport, Bornholm Island; Bodies of French aviators of the "Normandie-Niemen' squadron returned to France from the Russians; Photo of signing of the Tripartite Balkan Pact at Ankara on February 28th by the foregin ministers of Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia; Photo of U.S. embassy in Moscow which is nearing completion; Mr. Colin Fox completes 87 day solo sailing across the Atlantic; Photos of personalities of the week, including chess player Dr. Tartakower, Marshal Tito, Malayan communist Lee Meng, convicted British spy Edgar Sanders, Kenyan Chief Simeon Kioko, Sergei Prokofiev, Sir Robert Gower, Clare Boothe Luce, and Mr. C.G.M. Des Graz, the former Chairman of Sotheby's; Article and photos regarding a Troglodyte city of 20,000 years ago - new discoveries in Spanish caves; Life and death of the cave bear; Swiss Watchmaker's ad inside back cover features lovely woodcut of man peering through microscope; Reed Paper colour illustrated ad by Roy Carnon on back cover features girl in red coat in shop; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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The Illustrated London News, Saturday, November (Nov.) 13, 1948: Use of Forklifts Causes Walkout / Truman Wins
Pages 533-560. Features: Cover photo of Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Whitehall cenotaph, November 7; Photos on the eve of the Royal birth, include nurse Miss Helen Maud Row, and Sir William Gilliatt; Photo of wrecked French tanker St. Guenole, aground near Land's End; Photo of crashed American Superfortress on Shelf Moss, near Glossup; Photo of Churchill With Attlee at the cenotaph; Photo of huge crowd at Earl's Court Motor Show; Retrospection on Armistice Day; Page of photos of forklift truck in action - use of this device in England is causing labour upset; One page Karsh photo portrait of Harry Truman; Six photos illustrate Mr. Harry Truman's personal triumph in the US presidential elections; Book review of "The Life of Chiang Kai-Shek", by S. I. Hsiung; Page of photos of men behind the Communist drive in China, and scenes in "Red" areas; Two pages plus centrefold illustration of Ashridge House; Five photos of the sport of goldfish racing in the USA; Two pages of photos of fascinating plants of the high Andes; Two large photos and illustration of the first piloted aircraft to fly by ramjet power alone, the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star; Photo of General Electric research scientist using fire as an agent to produce rain by burning charcoal impregnated with a silver iodide solution; Photo of smog over Donora, PA which caused the death of 18 old people and much illness; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Walter Campbell Smith, Mr. Alistair Sim, Dr. M. Burton, Dr. John Lowe, Lord Ashfield, David Western, R. G. Menzies, T. S. Eliot, Prof. P. M. S. Blackett, W. H. Wild, Dr. Paul Muller, Prof. Arne Tiselius, Korean president Rhee with Gen. MacArthur in Tokyo; Two pages of photos of rock drawings by Sudanese artists of 7000 years ago. Coverfold of outer advertising pages mended with archival tape, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Brynner, Yul, Janice Rule und George Segal
Treffpunkt für zwei Pistolen
Twentieth Century Fox, 2005. Auflage: Standard Version 1 DVD DVD
Référence libraire : 20525
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Btsuchu Kurashiki Yoshikocho Nakagiri Western photo
Fukuda Koshinden 100th Anniversary Commemorative Photobook
Not Available 1919. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
Référence libraire : 2083002117300425
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Bubbio, Paolo Diego (Western Sydney University, Australia)
Hegel Heidegger And The Quest For The €Œiâ€�: Prolegomena To A Philosophy Of The Self
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2025. Paperback. New. 310 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.02 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
Référence libraire : x-1032417420 ISBN : 1032417420 9781032417424
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Buchanan, Claud
100 One Hundred Years of Golf in Qualicum Beach
British Columbia: Self-Published 2012. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 144 pages. Bibliographical references. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. "Few communities are blessed with such a golf facility in their midst and with such gorgeous natural beauty surrounding all of this unique setting." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy of this pleasant and attractive work. Self-Published Hardcover
Référence libraire : 341H1828 ISBN : 0987952501 9780987952509
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Bucket, G. F
Ein Mann kommt geritten Western
Hamburg: Martin Kelter Verlag, 1969. Kelter Taschenbuch Band 534 157 Seiten , 18 cm, kart.,
Référence libraire : 6407
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Buckham, AF A F
Nanaimo Coalfield Coal Field British Columbia Map: Geological Survey Paper 47-22
Ottawa Canada: Drafting and Reproducing Division Canada Department of Mines and Resources Mines and Geology Branch 1947. Book. Very Good. Map. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 38.5" x 26.75" map. Indicates sixty-seven coal mines and prospects. Extensive descriptive notes along right margin. Legend in left margin indicates the various formations shown on the map including Gabriola Northumberland De Courcy Cedar Protection Newcastle Cranberry Extension Haslam and East Wellington and Benson. Stored in original government-issued kraft envelope with some markings. Covers the area from Ladysmith Harbour north to Arbutus Point south of Parksville. Includes most of Gabriola Island on the east and several miles inland from the coast on the west. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. A fascinating and highly-informative guide to the historic industry upon which Nanaimo was founded. An excellent vintage copy most suitable for framing. Drafting and Reproducing Division, Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Mines and Geology Branch unknown
Référence libraire : 228H2382
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Buckland, FM F M
Ogopogo's Vigil: A History of Kelowna and the Okanagan
British Columbia: Okanagan Historical Society. Good. 1948. First Edition. Paperback. 124 pages. Archival black and white photos. Contents include: discovery fur trade mission settlement ranch development Okanagan School mail and transportation boats and railroads town development commercial and social. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Kelowna British Columbia History Pioneers Settlers Ogopogo discovery fur trade mission settlement ranch development Okanagan School mail and transportation boats and railroads town development commercial and Social . Okanagan Historical Society paperback
Référence libraire : 318c8522
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Budge E. A. Wallis
The History of Alexander the Great Being the Syriac Version of Pseudo Callisthenes (Kiraz Chronicles Archive Band 3)
Gorgias Press 2003 688 pages 16 26x4 83x23 52cm. 2003. Cartonné. 688 pages.
Référence libraire : 100144329 ISBN : 1593330111
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Buel, J. W.
THE BORDER OUTLAWS. An Authentic And Thrilling History Of The Most Noted Bandits. THE YOUNGER BROTHERS, JESSE AND FRANK JAMES,. Bound With: THE BORDER BANDITS. Assassination of Jesse James.
476 p. (Continuous pagination). Illustrated with 12 full page color plates and numerous engravings. Page 21 torn without loss. Age stain. Lacks rear fly leaf. Inner hinges cracked. Early inked ownership of Nelson Myers on first fly leaf. 12mo. 190 mm. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Boards embossed in blind. Extremities worn with loss. Hardbound. Good. Rader 531; Howes B933; Six-Guns 313; Graff 466. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W4
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Buell, Lawrence
The Environmental Imagination: Thoreau, Nature Writing, and the Formation of American Culture
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 588 pages. Previous owner's name label inside.
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BUFFARINI Domenico
"Le peuple des hommes; les Amerindiens."
Plasac (France), Editions Amrita, 1995. 15 x 22, 223 pp., quelques illustrations, 1 carte, broché, bon état.
Référence libraire : 45155
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BUFFALO-BILL
Buffalo-Bill, N°2 : l'allié inconnu
Eichler. Non daté. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Journal de 32p, couverture illustrée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 791.4362-Western
Référence libraire : RO20012098
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BUFFALO-BILL
Buffalo-Bill, N°11 : Les éclaireurs noirs
Eichler. sans date. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Journal de 32p, couverture illustrée en couleurs d'une scène d'Indiens. . . . Classification Dewey : 791.4362-Western
Référence libraire : RO20012099
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BUFFALO-BILL
Buffalo-Bill, N°16 : une mission secrète
Eichler. sans date. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. JOurnal de 32p, couverture illustrér en couleur, une partie du dos est déchirée.. . . . Classification Dewey : 791.4362-Western
Référence libraire : RO20012100
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