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Shapiro, L.; Hutchison, Bruce; Sclanders, Ian; Katz, S.; Collins, B.; MacDonald, D.; Trueman, Stuart; Johnson, Vera; McNamee, James; et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, August (Aug.) 15, 1953 - Report on Germany / Tycoon K.C. Irving / Alfred Cecil Critchley
64 pages. Features: Wonderful cover art by William Winter illustrates a bustling midway scene at the Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.); Colour ad for Deepfreeze fridges inside front cover; Footnote on a Fabulous Canadian, Brig.-Gen. Alfred Cecil Critchley; Great colour ad for the 1953 Pontiac (beige Laurentian Sport Coupe with white roof); Lionel Shapiro Examines the Failure of the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group in Germany - photo-illustrated article (appearing in photos are Leiut. Pat Durocher of Hawkesbury, ON, Sgt. J. Coles of Kingston, ON and Spr. M. Mercredi of Yellowknife; Bruce Hutchison Describes "The Fateful Gamble on the Rhine" - another photo-illustrated article; The Silent Star of Stratford (short story); Windsor, Ontario - The Salty Capital of Southern Canada - photo-illustrated article explains how the town has all but outgrown the juvenile delinquency of its rumrunning days in favor of industrial maturity; Can you Decide to Stay Alive? - The mysterious factor which 'wills' some people to die while other, gravely ill, triumphantly cling to life; Two Ways to Hook a Sucker (short story); Remember When Radio Was King? - great flashback photo-illustrated article; The Wrong Way to Make Millions - rare photo-illustrated article on New Brunswick tycoon K.C. Irving; I'm the Invisible Man; Half-page ad for Winchester shotguns; One-page colour Seagram ad features painting of Quebec by Lorne Bouchard, A.R.C.A.; Nostalgic two-page colour-photo ad for Tex-made bedding; Two-page photo-illustrated Allis-Chalmers ad features eleven action photos of their machines at work in industry; Really nice one-page two-colour ad for GMC trucks features several great photos of vintage trucks; Colour ad for Old Vienna beer shows man trying to bath his shaggy dog; Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad includes photo of Mary Cusack of Tracadie Cross, P.E.I.; Colour back cover Coke ad features young man and tennis theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Address label was clipped from top corner of front cover. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H. L.; Bradbury, Bianca; Bateman, Arnold; Openheim, E. Phillips; Thompson, Gwenda; Perkins, D.W.; Polloy, Paul; Murray, Arch; Munro, Barbara; Reed, E.C.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, April (Apr.) 1946 - Charles Luther Burton, C.B.E. / Goody Rosen
72 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of nautical scene by John Phillips; Lovely colour Canada Dry ad; Nostalgic one-page colour-photo Canadian National features roadside view in Jasper, Alberta; Will 'Secret Service' Split the U.N.O.?; Austin F. Cross becomes Ottawa correspondent; Lovely Swift's Premium one-page colour ad features Easter ham; Quink ink colour ad; One-page Canadian Pacific ad features dining car view of east coast lighthouse; London to Rome - photo-illustrated article on the first civilian drive across Europe since the war; The Shortest Week End (fiction); The Next Time You See Paris - photo-illustrated article in the Folies Bergere; Even If Forever (fiction); Operation Muskox - photo-illustrated article on postwar geographical, military and, possibly, political plotting for Canada's north; Goody Rosen - The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit - photo-illustrated article on this Canadian who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers; The Great West Raid (fiction); In the Garden (fiction); Ottawa Roundup; Man of the Month - Charles Luther Burton, C.B.E., President of Robert Simpson Company Limited; Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Virginia Mayo; Arrid ad features photo of Jessica Dragonette; Baby's First Days; Advances in Science; Nice one-page colour Waterman's pen ad features dancing lovelies; Be Nice to Your Nylons; Blue Top Brewing Co. one-page ad features "The Economical Home"; Page of Hollywood fashion patterns; Nice Singer Sewing Macine one-page photo ad; Charming colour ad for Heinz Baby Foods inside back cover shows doctor with stethoscope and infant; One-page TAngee ad features illustration of Mrs. Joseph Cotten; Attractive half page colour Lux and Woodbury ads feature illustrations of Gene Tierney and Marsha Hunt respectively; Colour Ovaltine ad inside back cover with heavy emphasis on nutrition; Nice colour back cover ad for McClary/GSW kitchen applilances features young housewife in blue dress; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Patton, Willoughby; Trimble, Alberta C.; Roberts, T.G.; Kelley, Norman S.; Fisher, C.L.; Albert H.A.; Pettigrew, Helen; Galton, L.N.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, March (Mar.) 1946 - The Soviet Union Votes
60 pages. Features: Lovely colour one-page Banff Springs Hotel/Canadian Pacific ad; On the Eve of the Peace Conference; Photo of Lt.-Col. Henry "Kit" Carson; Photo of C.W.A.C's Pat Lebbiter of Ottawa, Lillian Cairns of Winnipeg, and Marion O'Connor of Toronto; Colour Maxwell House Coffee ad features "Omar and the Gorgeous Coffee Bird"; One-page colour Seagram's ad features illustration of man using fanciful/futuristic disks which resemble electronic memory devices which came decades later; One-page ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone system; Hay in Her Hair (short story); Marrow to His Bones (short story); The Charm of Nova Scotia - article with nice colour photos; The Soviet Chooses - photo-illustrated article on the world's biggest General Election, with nearly 110,000,000 citizens electing the Supreme Soviet; Sweet Water Moon (short story); Nice one-page photo-illustrated Singer sewing machine ad; Photo of Gale Storm in Jergens Lotion ad; Woodbury soap ad features multiple photos of newlyweds June Graham of Ottawa and Flight Lieutenant Edward Carl Likeness RCAF; Advances in Science; One-page colour ad for Frigidaire fridges; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for Heinz condiments; Arrid ad features photo of lovely Ilona Massey; Sexy one-page colour-illustrated ad for NuBack undergarments features young blonde holding kitty; Style and cosmetics articles; Tangee ad features Mrs. Adolphe Menjou; Nice one-page colour ad for Waterman's Taperite pens features city skyline; Nice colourWabasso Cottons ad inside back cover features mother, daughter and cats; Fantastic colour-illustrated Coke ad on back cover features soda shop scene with young man singing into napkin container like it's a microphone; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Longstreth, T.M.; Mowery, Wm. B.; Crofts, F.W.; Packer, P.J.; Carter, D.; Evans, A.R.; Roxborough, H.H.; Eustace C.J.; Sieburth, M.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, April 1945 - The Socreds (Social Credit) Come To Town / Will We Want International Sport?
76 pages. Features: Colour ads for Parker Pens (Fit for a King!), and Canada Dry; What is to be Settled at San Francisco United Nations Meeting?; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System shows smiling Canadian soldier with crutch using payphone; Editorial on Postmaster's call that mail be more carefully addressed; Great one-page ad for movie National Velvet, starring Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor; Can Science Bring Back the Dead?; A Jump to Conclusions (short story); Let's Give Away A Million Square Miles! - proposal to give away a huge chunk of the North-West Territories to the U.S. who can then finance its settlement; The Flying Tiger of Tuttle Hollow (short story); Will We Want International Sport? - photo-illustrated article on international sport and its future after WWII (with photo of Canada's Percy Williams winning the 100m at the Amsterdam Olympiad in 1938; The Affair at Saltover Priory (short story); The "So-Creds" (Social Credit) Come to Town - interview with federal party leader Solon Low with photos of him and Alberta Premier Ernest Manning; Love at Second Sight (short story); One-page Kodak ad features photo of Cpl. A. Romeike of Medicine Hat and his sister Lieut. Amy Smith of Vancouver, taken at a Canadian hospital in northwest Europe; Ventures in Victory Gardening; Classy one-page "Buy Victory Bonds" ad sponsored by Northern Electric features the Soldier's Creed and the Civilian's Creed; Photo of Joan Davis in Arrid ad; 1/3-page ad for the Canadian Ice Foundation features photo of bayonet; Preventing colds in children; Interesting centrefold ad by the National War Finance Committee describes the eight types of Canadians; Article entitled "A Letter From Home" about Canadian seamen includes photo of Leading Seaman James M. Baxter, of New Westminster, B.C. distributing mail to his mates; Photo and description of newly discovered German landmine made mostly of glass to avoid detaction; One-page ad by the Department of Veterans Affairs explains that War Veterans Insurance is now available; Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Marguerite Chapman; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Singer sewing machine ad; Colour Charlie McCarthy comic in Chase & Sanborn ad; Cooking article on the skillet; Conservation tips; Fashion illustrations; Charming colour illustration of Shirley Temple in Woodbury Powder ad; World Sayings; One-page ad by the Department of Veterans Affairs inside back cover explains government credits for education or land settlement available to returning veterans; Excellent colour back cover Coke ad features sailor in soda shop with two lovelies; and more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Lower seven inches of coverfold secured with archival tape. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Cunningham, L.A.; Cleaver, H.; Theel, F.A.; Ellerbe, A & P.; Priestley, Mark; Strange, K.; Roxborough, H.H.; Bayne, E.G.; $ethwick, L.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, August (Aug.) 1942 - Air Aces / Sport in Wartime
44 pages. Features: Trans-Canada Telephone System ad inside front cover encourages the use of 'station-to-station' rather than 'person-to-person' calls to preserve wartime bandwidth; News digest includes 'Hitler gambles with all he has', 'Our weeks of bad news', and 'Egypts Crisis'; Soldier from the Wars Returning (short story); Air Aces - photo-illustrated article with photos of Wing Commanders John Kent, Paul Davoud, A.G. Malan, and N.R. Timmerman, plus Flt.-Lieut. H.T. Legge; Lucky He Looked In (short story); Weaving is Back - article on this resurgent art with photos of Miss Germaine Chaput and Miss Renee Beriau; What About Sport in Wartime? - article with photos of Flying Officer Duthie and Jack Dempsey with R.C.A.F. boxers in Toronto; Her Sister Had Everything (short story); Daughter of a Daughter (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Great one page orange and blue ad by the National Cash Register Company (NCR) encourages readers to purchase War Savings Stamps, with military illustration; This Man's World (short story); Odo-Ro-Do ad includes photo of Jane Macdonald; Kitchen Front article on food preserving "to help seal their doom"; Half-page Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Rita Hayworth; So You Are Going to College - article for young ladies with photos of Marion Henry at McGill, Ruth Moxley of the U. of Manitoba, Lois Baker at the U. of Alberta, Pat Quinn at the U. of Toronto, and Jean McKinley of Queen's University; Quotes from around the world; Great National War Finance Committe ad inside back cover encourages readers to "Be a Thrift Columnist" by avoiding purchase of new clothes by combinding odd coats and trousers; Back cover colour Coke ad features hot soldier; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Cunningham, L.A.; Perry, G.; Bourne, K.U.; Kennedy, M.; Phayre, I.; Bajkov, A.; Clay, C.; Shawkey, Bob; Bayne, E.; Kelley, Etna; et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, October (Oct.) 1941 - Battle of the Atlantic / Red Cross POW Support
64 pages. Features: One-page Parker Pen ad shows 'active service set' which complies with military regulations; "Canada is Strong" - one page illustration of man harvesting grain, sponsored by Fleischmann's yeast; News digest includes 'Defining War Aims', A Roosevelt - Churchill Message to Europe'; Sombre one-page War Savings Certificates ad by the War Savings Committe features photo of British tots being led into bomb shelter; The Marquis of Medicine Hat, part 1 of 4; The Hitch-Hiking Trojan Horse (short story); The Battle of the Atlantic - great photo-illustrated article; Expert Touch (short story); Aid to Russia Through the Arctic; "Jack is a Prisoner of War" - great photo-illustrated article explains how the International Red Cross supports POWs, with photos of volunteers at Chorley Park, Toronto; Superfluous Murder (short story); What Happens in World Series Baseball, by J. Robert Shawkey; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quintuplets; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Monique Jobin of Montreal and Eleanor Frothingham; The Oriental Box Office - photo-illustrated movie news; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Loretta Young; Kaaren Verne - photo and write-up; Rare 1/4-page Longines ad features photo of Walt Disney; The Plastics Era - how they are being used for home products; Beauty article; Wives without Husbands - how one English wife copes with wartime separation; Article on food storage; Nice one-page colour Nabisco shredded wheat ad shows military officer walking with his lady; Colour ad for Canadian Canned Lobster; Fashion illustrations; Photo shows ladies wearing Hudson's Bay 'Point' blanket cloth adapted to fall coats; Quotes from around the world; Nice colour Coke ad inside back cover shows smiling man in suit aboard train; Colour Ritz cracker ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; Scott, W.; Barnard, L.; Mason, L.; Fyfe-Robertson, F.; Diver, M.; Phayre, I.; Brown, J.; Bayne, E.; Catto, R.W.
National Home Monthly Magazine, April (Apr.) 1939 - Canada's King and Queen Come Home / Figure Skaters
76 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of the King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth; Fisher Body one-page ad features a McLaughlin-Buick; Wonderful colour one-page ad for Frigidaire fridges; News digest includes these headings - 'The Wild Geese', 'Politicians and Newspapers', 'Totalitarian Swapping', 'First Families', 'A Modern Napoleon', 'Mr. Bennett's Farewell', 'Dictatorship as a Refuge', 'Canada's Lesson from Europe', 'Dominion Unity', and 'Democracy's Frontier'; *Gorgeous* one-page colour ad for a dark blue 1939 Nash 4-Door Sedan; Canada's King and Queen Come Home - photo-illustrated article on their Canadian visit; The Iron Key (short story); Crime Comes to South Street (short story); All Our To-Morrows (short story); Historical Rhymes of Canada; Mr. Mayland Takes a Single (short story); Not in our Stars (short story); Strictly "Off the Record" - nice photo-illustrated article on Canadian figure skating with photos of Mary Rose Thacker of the Winnipeg Winter Club, Norah McCarthy, Canadiand Ladies' Junior Champion of 1938, and her 1939 Canadian Pair Champion partner Ralph McCreath, of the Toronto Skating Club; Nice one-page ad for the 1939 Pontiac; One-page Kodak ad with photos of six of their cameras, complete with prices and basic specs; The province of Saskatchewan is high-lighted in a one-page ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada; Banff and Alaska are featured in Canadian Pacific travel ad; Movie news with photos of Herbert Stothart, Bob Wright, Chet Forrest, pianist Stokowski, and Deanna Durbin; Fashion Illustrations; Canadian National ad features Jasper; Kellogg's All-Bran ad features "Fair Enough!" comic by C.A. Vought; Are You House Dreaming? - article on house design suggestions; Spring Magic - beauty article; Pond's ad features photos of The Lady Ursula Stewart and The Lady Bourke; Another Pond's ad features photo of Lady Harmsworth; Eating for Efficiency and Health; vintage Magic Baking Powder one-page ad features the New York World's Fair; Fabric Fundamentals; World Quotes; Nice colour Coke ad inside back cover features young man in tie and jacket drinking, with small inset colour photo of Coke cooler; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; Farley, E.; Hartman, W.; Greenwood, W.; Ashton, H.; Christie, Agatha; Pole, M.; Godsell, P.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, February (Feb.) 1939 - Neville Chamberlain, "World Champion of Peace" / "Arctic Madness" on Baffin Island
64 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1939 Oldsmobile Six inside front cover; News digest includes topics such as "Appeasement and its difficulties", "Why British Opinion in Changing", "Germany's Colonial Ambitions", "The Statecraft of Equivalents", and "Italy's Clash with France"; Met Life one-page photo ad entitled "A Day in the Life of (sales agent) Donald Martin"; Neville Chamberlain, World Champion of Peace - nicely photo-illustrated article (little did he know how wrong he would soon be proven to be); Reckless Lady (short story); With Fire (short story); What the Eye Doesn't See (short story); Arctic Madness - photo-illustrated article tells the Baffin Island tale of the death of a white fur trader - with photos of RCMP Staff Sergeant A.H. Joy, Loodloo, Innoyah, Petoot, Ahteetah, Nookudlah and Ooroorengnak; Babiche Walking - wonderful article on snowshoeing (snow-shoeing); The Garden Next Door (short story); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 4 of 5 of this Agatha Christie story); One-page Colgate ad features illustrations of the Dionne Quints; Vintage two-page Magic Baking Powder ad features the New York World's Fair; Kellogg's All-Bran ad features Mutt and Jeff comic; Movie news with photos of Virginia Bruce and Florence George; Photo of Miss Brenda Fraser in Woodbery soap ad; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Fashion illustrations; Half-page Italy tourism ad, sponsored by Italian Line, Limited; Pond's cold cream ad features photo of Marjorie Fairchild; Are You a Man's Girl? - with helpful scorecard(!); It Isn't What You Say - advice for speaking better; Sport Suppers - recipes; Half-page colour ad for Canadian fish; Curve Control - corsets, foundation garments and the female shape; Photos of Barbara Stanwyck in Lux soap ad; Small St. Petersburg (Florida) photo-ad says '12,000 Canadians" choose it; World Quotes; Back cover colour Coke ad shows bottle beside open book and reading glasses, with inset illustration of vintage six-pack case; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; Hansen, N.; L'Ami, C.; Castlen, L.; Gribble, L.; Brown, R.; Atlee, B.; Batley, V.
National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1938 - Sir Herbert Barker / In "Bohemia"
60 pages. Features: Nice colver illustration of Bride on green background; Charming colour-photo ad for Sweet Caporal cigarettes inside front cover shows two well-dressed ladies walking dog; Brief news article on Russia refers to "the wholesale butchering of men who were Stalin's chief associates for years but came to be regarded as him as rivalsor as obstacles to his being a more autocratic ruler than any Czar ever was."; Nice one-page Maxwell House coffee illustrated ad; The Call to National Defence; Testing Canadian Democracy; The Peril of Czechoslovakia; Economic Demobilization; Salvage (part I of short story); Payoff (short story); The Autobiography of Sir Herbert Barker - part I on the manipulative surgeon who was for 20 years sneered at as "Barker the Bone Setter"; The Bogus Artist (short story); Desert Promise (short story); In Beautiful Bohemia - photo-illustrated article on Czechoslovakia written shortly before Germany's recent annexation of Austria;; The 3 Daughters of De Monaye (short story); Royal and Ancient Gossip - Golf article with photos of C. Ross Somerville, Heather Leslie and Harry Cooper, plus marvelous colour photo of Mrs. John A. Rogers of Winnipeg and Mrs. Eric Phillips of Oshawa at the Niakwa Club; Palmolive soap article includes illustration of the Dionne Quints; Movies news and photos of Shirley Temple, Maxine Jennings, Rochelle Hudson, Dorothy Moore, Hugh Herbert and Bob Burns; Your Leading Man - book about marriage/relationships; Nice illustrated ad for Sisman's Scampers (shoes) inside back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Williams, B.; Kroll, H.; Seifert, S.; Roe, V.; Atlee, B.; Fitz-Gerald, W.; Mosley, L.; Byrne, F.
National Home Monthly Magazine, May 1938 - Salvage at Scapa Flow / Oil in Our Empire's Defence
76 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of kids roller skating by Russell Sambrook; News bits include - The Basic Need is Goodwill, Life Goes On, The Right of Free (Speech) Utterance, Arguing That Gets Nowhere, The Taks of Re-Confederation, Austria and Tariffs, A Poet's Obituary - Gabriele d'Annunzio; Very nice one-page Canadian Pacific photo-ad for their St. Lawrence Seaway service; Black Gold in Our Empire's Defence - fascinating photo-illustrated article on the world's oil industry; The Shot at Dusk (short story); The Fatted Calf (short story); Love is a Winged Thing (short story); Salvage at Scapa Flow - photo-illlustrated article on German battleships - sunk by their own officers in 1919 - which end their days in British Dry-Dock; Sunrunner's Madness; The 3 Daughters of De Monaye (part III of this short story); Putt-Putting - photo-illustrated article on power boating, with photo of Doug Fonda, U.S. High-point outboard champion; Nice one-page Colgate toothpage ad features the Dionne Quints; Land of Wish-it-Were (verse); Classy one-page photo ad for the 1938 Chevrolet; Nice one-page ad for Maxwell House coffee; Palmolive soap ad features photo of Mrs. Clarence Beairsto of Winnipeg; Parker Vacumatic pen ad features photo of author Kenneth Roberts; Investment news; Movie news with photos of Ann Gillis, Rita Cansino, Dixie Dunbar, Phyllis Brooks, Donald Barry, Tony Martin, John Hall and Gordon Jones; Lux soap ad features photos of Loretta Young and Irene Dunne; Nostalgic half-page ad by the Canadian Association of Ice Industries, Inc. includes photo of man placing block of ice into icebox; (fridge); Exhibit 'A' - Your husband; Article on raising a son; Cooking article; Nice one-page Frigidaire fridge ad includes photo of man holding their new silent 'meter-miser'; World Sayings; Handsome colour ad for the De Luxe Ford V-8 for 1938 shows maroon car in driveway with car jockey speaking to woman of the house; Nostalgic back cover colour ad for the Simmons Slumber King bed spring; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Hughes, E.; Stacey, B.; Peters, J.; Batten, H.; Roberts, T.; Jackson, M.; Billett, M.; Ives, M.; Mowery, W.; Brown, J.; Deachman, R.; Kennedy, R.
National Home Monthly Magazine, August (Aug.) 1936 - Lacrosse Comes Back! / The Future of Canadian Trade
56 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of diver; Heinz soup ad inside front cover says "Soups Must Be Coaxed"; One-page Sweet Caporal ad features large photo of "Whisky", a 5-year-old wire-haired Fox Terrier owned by Miss Nancy Shorey of Montreal; News digest includes Mr. Woodsworth and the cause of crime, Grand Forks, B.C. and its bonds, what next in Alberta with Mr. Aberhart and his new Social Credit government, the ambitions of Italy and Japan, Sir Norman Angell criticizes the League of Nations and, how musical and dramatic festivals eased the recent misfortunes of Saskatchewan; Bagataway (Lacrosse) is Back - rare vintage article on the resurgence of lacrosse with photos of the late Billy Fitzgerald, Fred Rowntree, Norman Harshaw, Neil Felker, the late Lawson Whitehead and and old-time mid-Victorian era player in uniform; Square Shooter (short story); The Man in the Empty Chair (short story); Man Proposes (short story); The Future of Canadian Trade - article explores the future of Canada's export trade, with graphs and photos; The Dark Trail (short story); The Pistol (short story); A Roll of Bills (short story); The Smooth Silence (short story); Movie news with many photos including Roland Young, Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, E.E. Clive, Jessie Ralph, Shirley Temple, Henry Armetta, Katharine Hepburn, Kay Francis, Victor Varconi, and many more; Economics in the Flesh - Ira Day and Independence; Scarlet Slippers (short story); Rifle Talk (short story); Summer Accessories Come Clean - beauty article; 1/4-page ad for the 1936 C.N.E.; Palmolive ad includes photo of Mrs. W.K. Davidson of Montreal and her 10-year-old daughter; Lux soap ad includes photo of Merle Oberon; Business News; Recipes for cool dishes; Ad for this magazines includes photo of English actor Paul Cavanaugh; Beauty article; World Sayings; Lovely back cover colour ad for Christie's Biscuits features packages of their many products; and more. Spine rolled. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
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United States Figures Skating Association
The First Twenty-Five Years U.S.F.S.A. (United States Figures Skating Association), 1921-1946
95 pages. Index of dozens of reproductions of black and white photos of famous early American figure skaters. "Describes the progress of the Association over its first quarter of a century. The opening section deals with the growth of the organization and its work in spreading and controlling the sport in the United States as told by its Presidents. In the second section the development of figure skaing itself is traced under subjects covering its various phases." - from page 5. Printed upon glossy stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful vintage item. Book
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The U.S. Playing Card Company
Card Tricks for the Amateur Magician / What the Amateur Magician Can Do with a Regular Deck of Cards
28 pages plus 3 pages of ads at back. Above-average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy of this charming card trick booklet. Book
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Nelson, Doug (Douglas A.) (Signed)
Hotcakes to High Stakes: The Chuckwagon Story
192 pages. Glossary. Index. Signed by author upon title page. "The story of the chuckwagon's evolution from mobile kitchen/medical centre for the pioneer cowboy, to its current status as a wheeled 'racing machine,' takes us from the Civil War, along the dusty trails of the cattle drive, to the early days of the rodeo circuit, and all the way to the roar of a crowd cheering on their favourite outfit for $50,000 in 1992." - from dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photography. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy. Book
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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
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Roller Skating Rink Operators Association of America (RSROA); Bergin, Fred J.
1951 Supplement to "Roller Skate Dancing" - An Official RSROA Book
48 pages. A supplement to and revision for "Roller Skate Dancing", published in 1948 by the RSROA. Includes the following topics: Open and Closed Mohawks; General Judging Rules; Corrections to Skate Dances in "Roller Skate Dancing"; Rule and Regulation Changes as Appear in "Roller Skate Dancing"; Competition Dances for 1951; Roller Skate Dancing Tests of the RSROA; Society Blues; Glide Waltz; The Strut; Cross Tango; Chase Waltz; Highland Schottische; Southland Swing; Imperial Waltz; Ten-Step; Adams Polka; Siesta Tango; Fascination Fox-Trot; Rocker Fox-Trot; Flirtation Waltz; Viennese Waltz; Carroll Tango; Revisions to the Westminster Waltz. Printed on glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Jack Starr; John Toland; Gerald Astor; et al
Look - America's Family Magazine, May 4, 1965 - Chicago's Troubled Schools / On the Set with Moreau and Bardot
108 pages. Features: Great color ad for a purple two-door Buick Grand Sport Riviera; Cover photo of Munick; Front cover fold-out photo of Jeanne Moreau and Brigitte Bardot; Segretation Crisis - Chicago's Troubled Schools; Germany Twenty Years After Hitler; The Last 100 Days; Germany Today; A New World of Surgery; The Butler goes to College - California students work their way through college; Tony Conigliaro of the Boston Red Sox High Note; On the Set with Moreau and Bardot; Electric heat features color photo of Gene Carolan and family in Iowa; Edison Electric Inst. ad features photos of Edward Stansfield and family of PA, Giacomo Liggera and wife of Poughkeepsie, Oklahoma executive Kenneth White, Jr. and wife, and Kentucky Salesman Arthur Waits of Lexington, and family; Dove ad features photo of Mrs. Marilyn Konzet of Great Neck, Long Island; Lovely color-photo ad for the (yellow) 1965 Chrysler; Two-page color Del-Monte ad; Nice color-photo FTD ad; Vintage two-page colour-photo ad for Greyhound bus lines; Two-page Budweiser ad says "No additives, please!"; Color-photo ad for a maroon Chevrolet 1965 Chevelle; CBS radio network ad with photos of Walter Cronkite, Douglas Edwards, Lowell Thomas, Phil Rizzuto, Marvin Kalb, Frank Gifford and Harry Reasoner; Classy color ad for a cream-colored 1965 Pontiac Bonneville (in Italy?); Wow! - two-page color-photo ad for the (red) 1965 Ford Mustang GT; All-American cities; Nice color ad for GMC pickup trucks; Back cover color ad for Chesterfield King cigarettes includes photos of Elly Travlou Dubinsky of Missouri, randall A. OSmon of Florida, and Donald C. Barnette, Jr., of Ohio; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Richard Harrity; Ralph G. Martin; John Gunther; Janet H. Alexander; Zwy Aldouby; Ephraim Katz; et al
Look - America's Family Magazine, August (Aug.) 2, 1960 - Albert Lasker / Untold Story of Adolph Eichmann / John Wayne Cover Photo
88 pages. Features: One-page ad for the 1960 Ford Falcon Tudor Wagon; Two-page color Cadillac ad shows green 1960 Coupe de Ville in Mantucket; 1900-1956 - the fun and fury of 15 Presidential campaigns - great photos; Frigidaire fridge ad shows mom and daughter in blue dresses with yellow fridge; Photo-illustrated article on a visit to Nepal; Photos of babies in bikinis; Canadian Club ad with colour photos of Indian tiger hunt; Wonderful world of light -photos; Adolph Eichmann - Nazi Butcher - his crimes, his escape, his 15 years of hiding, his capture; Nice Chesterfield King ad with photo of couple of beach; Color ad for Gravy Train dog food; Nice Budweiser ad shows lady with puppies; Albert Asker - money alone was not enough; The story behind the painting of Toulouse-Lautrec; Plastic surgery gives a young housewife the kind of nose she always wanted; Park your child in Denmark; John Wayne - The Big Man of the Westerns - great photo-illustrated article on him and his family; and more. Opening to bottom of coverfold and bit of loss to bottom corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Hugh B. Cave; George Bradshaw; John P. Heffernan; Jacob Hay; R. E. Foy; Rowan, Carl T.; George Gallup; Evan Hill; George Scullin; Tom Alexander; Ernest O. Hauser; Jack Finney; Clarence B. Kelland
The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, August (Aug) 22, 1959 - Eugene Holman / How Negro Writer's Children Adjust to Prejudice / We Recovered Space Monkeys
80 pages. Features: Cover sailing illustrations shows man turning green while his Marilyn-like lady friend enjoys the ride; Pepsi ad inside front cover shows poolside scene; Kent cigarette ad shows flower gardening couple; Allstate ad features photo of Ray Morton of Castro Valley, California; We Recovered the Space Monkeys - Navy Diver Lt. (j.g.) R. Edward Foy recalls what happened in this photo-illustrated article; The Gang in Black Jackets - short story; We Tell Our Children - noted Negro journalist Carl T. Rowan tells how he answers questions his children ask when they come face to face with race prejudice - photo-illustrated article; The U-19's Last Kill (part 1 of 6); The Secrets of Long Life - article with photos of Henrietta Dull, William Perry, Thomas Murphy, Lulu Williams, Redwing Beck, and Granny Mounger; The Don't-Touch Girl (short story); The Cowboy of Fifth Avenue - Eugene Holman is board chairman of Standard Oil - photo-illustrated article; They Hunt the Mysterious Menhaden - photo-illustrated article on the pursuit of this elusive east coast fish; Mr Lincoln's Mystery Cake (short story); Rebirth of a Cathedral - resurrecting the Coventry Cathedral which was destroyed by Hitler's bombers; Top-Secret Boondoggle (short story); Great two-page color photo of the one-day assembly of a pre-fab science hall at Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne, IN; Portland cement ad features color photo of Will Rogers Jr.; Mark of Treachery (part 7 of 8); Nice two-page color-photo ad for the 1959 Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan shows fisherman returning with a big haul; Nice back cover color-photo Kodak ad features Ozzie and Harriet, and their boys David and Ricky; and more. Moderate wear. Bits of nibbling to edges of covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Fosty, George; Fosty, Darril
Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925
264 pages. Bibliography. Occasional reproductions of archival black and white photos. "The Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes was formed in 1895 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the league helped pioneer the sport of ice hockey. Twenty-five years before the Negro Baseball Leagues and twenty-two years before the birth of the NHL, this league emerged as a premier force in Canadian hockey. The first book ever written on this topic." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high-quality copy of this fascinating work. Book
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W. Upson; S. Grafton; Chamberlain, W.; M. Gillen; H. Salisbury; C.B. Gilleo; Norman Rockwell; P. Wyden; C. Ford; J.K. Galbraith; W. Stephens; A. Maclean; C.B. Kelland
The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, March (Mar.) 5, 1960: Norman Rockwell / Marvin Glass is Troubled King of Toys / Histoplasmosis
104 pages. Features: Cover illustration of busy train station; Two-page Chrysler photo ad - more room inside; Color (blue) Corvair ad; Nice Avis photo ad; After Khrushchev, Who?; Botts and the Picket Line (short story); The Disease that fooled X-Rays - Histoplasmosis; Marriage Mood (short story); When I Busted Out of the Navy - Part 4 of Norman Rockwell's "My Adventures as an Illustrator"; Color-photo-illustrated article on Marvin Glass, "Troubled King of Toys"; Next Window Please (humor); The road to St. Vivien (short story); Men and Capital, by John Kenneth Galbraith; Sip of Death (short story); Color-photo inside Strafford, Vermont's "meeting house"; Night without End (short story); The Man Who Rides Sharks - William R. Royal of Venice, Florida; Color-photo ad for the 1960 Turbine Drive Buick features light blue Invicta four-door sedan; Theh Monitor Affair (part 7); Interesting one-page ad for the new Dodge 'sweptline' trucks; Color Pontiac Catalina (red) ad; Photo ad for Matson cruises; ad for Chevrolet's Sturdi-Build large trucks; Color ad for Sylvania TVs features Jack Paar; and more. Average wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. A quality vintage copy. . Magazine
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Kotov, A.; Yudovich, M.; Stoklitsky, L. (Translator)
The Soviet School of Chess
390 pages. Name index. Game index. Translated from the Russian. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The authors have endeavoured to show the sources of the vigour of Soviet chess and to outline its distinguishing features. The games and endings give an idea of the play of leading exponents of the Soviet school. They make it clear that unity in creative approach by no means excludes a wealth of individual variety." - from Introduction. Somewhat above-average overall wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Guetat, Gerald; Ledru, Eric; Taylor, James (Translator)
Classic Speedboats, 1916-1939
191 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Translated from the French. "For classic boat enthusiasts the combination of photographs and often hair-raising accounts of racing record attempts is irresistible." - from dust jacket. Minimal library markings. Somewhat above-average wear to book. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Wenman, P.
One Hundred and Seventy Five (175) Chess Brilliancies
Unpaginated. 19 x 13 x 2cm. Illustrated with 222 diagrams. Contains 95 complete games and 80 game endings (or composed positions). "Many very brilliant games and endings from both ancient and modern records are presented to the reader, and it is hoped they will satisfy the desire of even the most ardent admirer of gambits and enterprising play." - from Preface. Author was Scottish champion. Prior owner's name penned discretely inside front board, otherwise unmarked. Above-average wear to book. Binding intact. Heavy wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Brownell's Incorporated; Popowski, Bert
Brownell's Incorporated, Catalog (Catalogue) 23 (Twenty-Three)
126 pages. Index. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Presents a broad range of firearms and related products. Includes Bert Popowski's account of the Brownell Quick-Set Latigo Sling. Oblong 9" x 12". Above-average external wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating and information-packed catalog. Book
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Murphy, R.; Gordon, A.; Carrighar, S.; Bess, D.; Maynard, J.; Khokhlov, N.; Longgood, W.; Et al
The Saturday Evening Post, December (Dec.) 4, 1954: Sonic Booms / Boxer Art Aragon / Schrafft's Restaurants
144 pages. Features: Best-Mannered Children in the World - Eskimo children - nice color-photo-illustrated article; The Army's Tower of Babel - the new language-intelligence school at the Presidio in Monterey, California; They Came to See Him Clobbered - Boxer Art Aragon was the boxer fans loved to hate; The Truth About the "Sonic Boom" - photo-illustrated article how it's 'less dangerous than you might think"; I would Not Murder for the Soviets (part 3 of 4) - Ex-Captain Nikolai E. Khokhlov discloses the exact circumstances surrounding the downfall of his boss, Lavrenti Beria, after Stalin's death; The Wilderness Cure for Delinquents - Twin Pines Ranch in California; Cold Can Save Your Life - fascinating medical article describes how ordinary ice water can be used in a process called hypothermia for better patient outcomes; Daintiest Beaneries in Town - great photo-illustrated article on Schrafft's restaurants; He'll Eat Anything That Swims - Food Scientist Edward Harvey manages Oregon's Seafoods Laboratory at Astoria. Fiction: Haunted Hotel; Salesman's Homecoming; Inexperienced Male; The Lady's Bodyguard; Hollywood Calling! (part 2 of 8); The Avenging Texans (conclusion). Ads: Sensational two-page color 1955 Mercury car ad; Nice one-page color ad for Chevrolet Trucks shows tanker in refinery; Fantastic two-page color-photo ad for Rambler cars; Nice two-page color ad for 1955 Ford cars; Dennis the Menace cartoon is featured in a Cream of Wheat ad; Great two-page color-photo ad for 1955 Plymouth cars; Back cover color-photo ad for Old Gold cigarettes features St. Bernard dog. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. A worthy reference copy of this great issue. Magazine
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Carson, R.; O'Donnell, J.; Perry, G.; Paston, H.; Lubell, S.; Smith, H.; Sherrod, R.
The Saturday Evening Post, January (Jan.) 10, 1953: Commuting Through Red Germany / Baseball's Biggeset Winner, Robin Roberts of the Phillies
100 pages. Features: Nice snow angel cover illustration by John Falter; I Ride Nightmare Highway - James P. O'Donnell drives from Helmstedt to Berlin in 1952 and must deal with surly, unpredictable Russians at checkpoints; Debonair Dan - Dan London and his St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, The Magnificent Innkeeper; Baseball's Biggest Winner - Robin Roberts of the Phillies; Who Elected Eisenhower?; Why Pay for Advice?; The Tiger at Red China's Heels - Color-photo-illustrated interview with Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa (Taiwan); We Made the Impossible Voyage (2nd of 3 articles) - Dr. Thomas Davis and family pilot their boat, the Miru, through 4500 miles of open sea. Fiction: A Catch for Any Woman; Forbidden Affair; Killer Bronc; The Witness Who Couldn't Talk; The Big Heat; (part 3 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 6 of 8). Ads: Florida Tangerines; Nice half-page color-photo ad for Stereo Realist features the Ice Follies of 1953, 17th Annual Edition; Nice two-page color ad for 1953 Ford cars; Two-page black and white ad for 1953 Plymouth cars; Sensational one-page color-photo ad for Whitman's Sampler Chocolates features large photo of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour in costume for the film "Road to Bali"; Nice Campbell's Soup ad; four-page color ad for General Electric presents their many achievements over 75 years; Good Year centerfold ad shows car models for every year from 1915 to 1952; Nice two-page ad for 1953 Hudson cars, the Hornet and the Wasp; Nice color-photo ad for Pan-American Airlines features their South American service with photo of couples in swimwear on Rio's Ipanema Beach; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner cartoon; Interesting one-page color-photo ad for Dell Comics shows boy in red chair, surrounded by comic characters; Nice patriotic ad by Bell Telephone features large photo of Sergeant Donald McIntyre of Chicago, who recently returned from Korea; Soiled back cover Camel ad features great photos of actor Alan Ladd. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
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Peter Belliss
Belliss on Bowls
144 pages. Black and white photos in text. "Learn bowling techniques from a master. Gain an insight into the tactics top bowlers adopt, and the thinking behind them. World champion bowler Peter Belliss discusses tactics and techniques, illustrating his points with action shots and comments about the styles of top bowlers he has met during his career." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Fading to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this informative work. Book
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Sheridan, Jim (Editor)
Lyman Shotshell Handbook - First (1st) Complete Edition
160 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, Cyril; et al
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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Multiple Contributors
Excellence - The Magazine About Porsche, February (Feb.) 2010 - The 2011 Spyder
144 pages. Features: Preview 2010 Boxster Spyder; Lesson learned - Bergmeister didn't back down this time; Top street 911 and Corvette face-off; Found - the T-B 911, or the Panamera of the Pan Am era; Think you know all of the 911 SC variations?; A 997 GT2 with some very trick technology; Testing Porsches Sport PASM setup for the 997; Interview with Derk Werner; Project Cayman - lightweight seats weighed, installed, and tested; How not to own a 944; Tire pressure monitoring systems - part one; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Jordan, Marilyn; Winn, Bess; Kerr, Doug; Seaman, Harry; Bodfish, Waldo; Minner, J.L.; Snow, C.R.; Et al
The Alaska Sportsman Magazine, September (Sept.), 1947 - Herd of Nine Polar Bears
60pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Passage of House Joint Resolution 205 marks new era for Alaska; Her Name is Salty - first of six chapters of "Trolling Poles"; The Stikine River; Caribou Hunt - grizzlies were around but hard to find on this northern British Columbia trip; Nine Polar Bears - for Eskimos to see a herd of polar bears is a rare event; Hunt Wolves in September; Log Cabin Home; and more. Covers loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Clarke, Tom E.; Vincent, Leon S.; Bashford, James; Madenwald, Abbie; Nielsen, Dorothy Fay
The Alaska Sportsman Magazine, March (Mar.), 1948 - The Whistle Pig
42 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Pounding Waves and Creaking Timbers - first of three chapters of "Master of the Moonrise"; The Whistle Pig - the marmot that scared the bear did not heed its own warning; Frontier Town - a Ketchikan old-timer who was there in 1898 presents some interesting recollections; No One at Home at Kulukak - Silence, complete, awful silence in a remote place can be a terrible thing; First Impressions - The first of two chapters of "Cannery Village"; and more. Unmarked. Moderate evidence of moisture exposure. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
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Clarke, Tom E.; Reed, Elmer; Hughes, John; Minner, J. Lester
The Alaska Sportsman Magazine, December (Dec.), 1948 - J.H. Giese / "Pappy" Walker
34 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Editorial - The Future of Alaska's Gold Mining Industry; Indestructible "Pappy" Walker homesteaded on the Kenai Peninsula and survived a bear attack; J.H. Giese, tin-cutter and the first mayor of Nome had problems with dogs, revenues and a fire engine; The Yukon on the Yukon - travelling the treacherous Yukon River in Interior Alaska by comfortable steamboat; Muktuk - butchering a whale anchored to the ever-shifting ice of the Bering Sea is a challenge; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Smith, Gary; Hynes, Jim; Cheevers, Gerry (Foreword)
Saving Face: The Art and History of the (N.H.L. Hockey) Goalie Mask
160 pages. Index. Sensational color photos throughout of beautiful masks, brave goalies, and some mangled goalie faces from the days before goalie masks came into use. "Looks at the development of the mask from its earliest days as a rudimentary face-saving device to its current high-tech design, bullet-proof construction and cutting edge artwork." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Gift quality. This handsome title has received excellent reviews and seems destined to become a classic. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, May 9, 1969 - Georges Pompidou Cover
116 pages. Features: Campus Upheaval - article with photo of whites locking out blacks at Queens College and armed black students at Voorhees College; Barry Goldwater and son; France enters a new era; "French Maid" in Simmons Mattress/TraveLodge photo ad seems better suited to an adult film set; Awesome two-page color-photo ad for the AMC Javelin SST features father and son red cars - the son's car featuring supercharger!; Japanese students protest for return of Okinawa; Passing of Rene Barrientos Ortuno of Bolivia; The Tortured Role of the Intellectual in America; Popular band Blood Sweat & Tears - article with photo from Fillmore East; Great color-photo ad for the Chevelle SS 396 Sport Coupe (blue); and much more. Front cover secured with archival tape. Back cover missing. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Sittler, Darryl; McFarlane, Brian
(Darryl) Sittler at Centre
119 pages. Illustrated with diagrams and reproductions of black and white photos. Indended for younger readers, Sittler tells the story of how he got into hockey, then presents the fundamentals of the game in chapters titled: Suiting Up, Warming Up; Learning the Game; How to Score Goals; Attacking and Defending; Those Darn Goalies; Talking Things Over; and It's a Team Game. Small blemish where label removed from upper corner of half-title page, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A pleasing memento of one of the all-time most popular Toronto Maple Leafs. Great colour cover photo shows Sittler celebrating after scoring the winning goal of the 1976 Canada Cup tournament. Book
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Riggs, D. Randy; et al
Vintage Motorsports Magazine, Nov/Dec (November / December) 2012: Trevor Harris
162 pages. Features: Chris Economaki; Louisiana Hilltop Raceway; Track Drive - Ford GT 40 and MkIIB; Trevor Harris; 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider; Dale Jarrett's favorite race; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
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Potter, James E.; Et al
Custom Rodder Magazine, July 1957, Volume 1, Number 2 - Cover Photo of Mike Wargo and His '55 Chevrolet 210 Sport Coupe
66 pages. Features: 8 Best Ways to Lower Your Car; Mike Wargo's '55 Chevrolet 210 sport coupe; You can do professional pin-striping; Two Steps to Souping - add 50HP to your Oldsmobile Rocket V8; Rocketing Red Roadster owned by Richard Mangus; New Axial flow Latham Superchargers; National Autorama - the east's biggest show; Secrets of the winning dragsters; Easy Route to Bull-Nose Beauty; Fifteen Free Horses; Four Doors for Distinctioin - Bob Grant's 1950 Ford; Cross-Country '32 Ford Roadster of Frederic L. Steele; Portland's Imperial Pickup - unique Chrysler owned by Sid MacDonald; and more. Above-average wear. Writing on covers and title page. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Author Not Stated
Berlin and Its Environs - The Scene of the 1936 Olympic Games / Berlin et Ses Environs La Scene Des Jeux Olympiques 1936
From the estate of Karl Gerhard, NSDAP member and leader of Deutscher Bund Canada. 16 page bilingual English/French promotional booklet for Berlin, host city of the 1936 Olympics, perhaps most noteworthy for the actions of Hitler and Jesse Owens. Includes detailed map of the Reichssportfeld, a two-page map of Berlin's main streets and attractions, a map of Berlin's railway and subway network, plus many attractive black and white photos of local scenes and attractions, presumably many of which did not survive the 1940s. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Moon, Barbara; Stein, D.L.; Krantz, Judith; Singer, Bette; Hannon, L.F.; Johnstone, Ken; Katz, Sidney; Katz, Paul; Petrin, Lea; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 21 October (Oct.) 1961 - Musical Prodigy Blair Milton
88 pages. Features: One-page photo-ad for the International Travelall; 1962 Zenith TV ad; The Anxious Years of an Undergraduate - asking students and staff at the University of Toronto; The Harmony and Discord of the campus marriage of John and Charlotte Swan; To Oblivion and Back with a New Record - Ontario housewife Bette Singer swam down 307 feet to set a record - article with colour photos; Neutrals - what are they against? What makes a Prodigy? - Blair Milton astonishes professors at McGill U.; Allergies - the fast-growing threat to public health; A Lifetime in Hiding from the light of day - Morris Gerlovin is acutely allergic to the sun; How to tell the English from the French in Canada; The Turkish Incident that Changed Canada's Destiny - the Chanak Incident of 1922; Four Ways to Make a Million - Rex Heslop, William Wilder, Peter Colwell Bawden and Geoffrey Stirling; Nice colour full-page ad for Labatt's 50 ale; Nice colour-photo centrefold for the 1962 Buick Electra 2-Door Sport Coupe (pale green); 2/3 page cartoon by Roy Peterson shows busy native totem pole carver being confronted by forest conservation officer; Epitaph for Dag Hammarskjold; The case for adding more NHL hockey teams; Colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features young square dancing couple. Please note: missing page 9-10, and 69-72, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Seredick, Jim
20 (Twenty) Years of (Parksville) Royals
viii, 295 pages. Many black and white reproductions of photos, plus several in colour. An informative celebration and review of twenty years of baseball by the Parksville Royals on British Columbia's Vancouver Island. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy. Book
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Young, Scott; Maxwell, Victor; Luckman, Charles; Brown, E.K.; Callwood, June; Baxter, Beverley; gray, James H.; reeve, Ted; Clare, John; Braithwaite, Max; Buchanan, Harold; Zacks, Robert; Fontaine, Robert
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, June 15, 1947 - The Divorce Racket / Oil Boom-Town Leduc, Alberta
76 pages. Features: Lovely Franklin Arbuckle cover illustration of couple admiring winter view of Peyto Lake at Banff National Park; Nostalgic Canadian Pacific colour ad inside front cover features young lady looking forward to seeing Canada by train; One-page DeSoto ad features a maroon Custom; Pay-Off in Oil - Leduc, Alberta has been stampeded by roughnecks after the recent discovery of oil; Labor War is Civil War - article by Charles Luckman of Lever Brothers Company in the U.S.; Marigold Spring (fiction); E.K. Brown explains his Ontario - rich but repressed, powerful but timid, and disliked but loved by her own; Bell's Sweet Singers - Dr. Leslie Bell conducts the 60 lovely girls of the Ontario College of Education choir - article with nice photos; Divorce - a Racket and a Scandal; Excellent colour-photo Campbell's soup ad features attractive housweife in front of a wall of soup cans; Nice colour Waterman's Taperite pen ad; When the Crowd Roars - Ted Reeve conjours up the biggest thrills of 40 years in sport; Guardian of the Clock (fiction); Flying Railwayman - New head of CPR is W.M. Neal, who rose from office boy to President; Article on mosquitoes by Max Braithwaite; The Faraway Music Company (fiction); Wonderful one-page colour White Rose gas station ad shows vehicles lined up for service; Colour photo Caterpillar ad shows highway excavation in progress, with tarp protecting crawler operator from the cold; Nice back cover Coke ad features young lady with 'come hither' look gazing down from porch. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Franks, C.E.S.
The Canoe and White Water: From Essential to Sport
237 pages. Footnotes. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. ""A broad and penetrating review by an expert. A book canoeists, wilderness as well as white-water, have waited for - to read for pleasure and keep for reference." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Pratt, William V.; Fuqua, Stephen O.
Newsweek - The Magazine of News Significance: February 19, 1940 - Will Turkey Hold Near East for the Allies?
60 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for Goodrich Silvertown tires shows huge 100-ton transformer on large flatbed trailer; Babe Ruth's birthday (with small photo); Marriage of Dorris Bowdon to Nunnally Johnson (with small photo); Obituary for Capt. Wilford H. (Captain Billy) Fawcett; Obituary for Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada; Absolutely gorgeous one-page full-color ad for Diamond T Super-Service Trucks; Nice one-page photo ad for International Trucks illustrates work on huge aquaduct to bring water to Rio de Janeiro; Photo of Maurice Wrixon with his unique animal - half cat, half monkey?; George R. Hart performed marriages wholesale before being shut down; Census Storm - maze of "Prying Questions"; American Youth Congress (AYC) Blasts War; War Rumblings in Near East mark Anzac arrival in Suez; Allies provide guns for Finland; Photo of German soldiers at Essen Krupp works scanning skies for bombers; How the Finnish War Affects the Western Front; IRA Bombers' Hanging Brings Riots in Dublin and Belfast; Censor woes in France; Four war photos from Finland; Lord Haw-Haw; Britain's new fighter, the Boulton & Paul Defiant; Walt Disney - illustrated Pinocchio movie article; Intimate view of Hitler by Hermann Rauschning; Joe Louis fights Arturo Godoy - with photos; Nice one-page photo ad for Chrysler features the 6-passenger New Yorker sedan; Photo of figures skaters Eugene Turner and Joan Tozzer; Nice one-page Chevrolet ad features the Special De Luxe Sport Sedan; Fast photo captures runners William Fritz, Charles Beetham and Charles Quigley in the Boston Garden; Weird 2/3-page photo ad for Kreml Shampoo and Hair Tonic; Alcoholics Anonymous; Fashionable one-page ad for Mallory hats; Fashion designers Elizabeth Hawes and Muriel King; GM shareholder Charles S. Mott; Nice color-photo ad for the new 1940 Studebaker Commander features an orange car surrounded by a well-heeled group; Back cover features nice ad for Old Overholt Whiskey with an illustration of the Falstaff Inn of Pennsylvania. And much more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Young, Frank M. [Editor]
The American Field - The Sportsman's Newspaper [Magazine] of America, September [Sept.] 23, 1933, Vol. CXX, No. 38 - All-America Prairie Chicken Trials
24 pages. Features: The All-America Prairie Chicken Trials; Considerable dog information; Veterinary Q & A; nice vintage ads, including an illustrated one-page ad for Florida-Collier Coast and Associated Hotels; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Schlegel, A.H.
The Ontario Hockey Association [O.H.A.] Constitution, Regulations, and Rules of Competition, as Amended November 20, 1937: List of Official Referees, List of Clubs and the Addresses of Secretaries, Season 1937-8 [1937 - 1938]
80 pages. Seventeen one-page black and white reproductions of photos of league officials including League President A.H. Schlegel, John Ross Robertson [in memoriam], George S. Dudley [Past President], and many others. Includes a review of O.H.A. year, 1936-37. Average wear. Binding intact. Writing atop orange front cover and on first blank leaf, with marginal markings to three pages. A sound copy of this wonderful and very informative memento of prewar Ontario hockey. Book
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Thompson, Billy; et al
Air Cooled News, Number 84, March [Mar.] 1982, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3 - Franklin Engines 1902-1909 / Howard Carey
32 pages. Features: As Long As We've Gone This Far - Jim and Betty Hull and their 1926 Franklin, Series 11A, 4 door sedan; Spotlight on Howard Carey - he drove a Series 135 Sport Sedan for many years; A Pirate Restored - a 1930 Franklin Pirate restored for Gene and Joe Gazza; Franklin Engines 1902-1909 or John Wilkinson's Exhaust(ing) Heat Problems (part 2); John Burn column on maintenance and restoration - 1931 S153 Dietrich Speedster Steering Box Replacement. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
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Kunan, Pete; et al
Air Cooled News, Number 94, July 1985, Vol. XXXII, No. 1 - Walker Body Co. Factories Today
32 pages. Features: The Billiken; A 1929 Sport Runabout and its Life; Recollection of a Friend [Roderic M. Blood] and his Franklin (a 1922 series 9-B sedan); Walker Body Co. Factories - Today; Walker Body Co. Revisited - with seven beautiful photos; Service Bulletin Index; Instructions for Properly Adjusting Gemmer Worm and Roller Steering Gears; Photos of car built by 16-year-old Jack Wilkinson, son of Franklin Co. V.P. John Wilkinson; Back cover reproduction of Franklin ad which appeared in Signs of the Times, Feb. 1920. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
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Ford, Henry; Price, Hickman; Evans, Ida M.; Corners, George F.; Burke, T.A.; St. Johns, Adela Rogers; Brennan, Frederick Hazlitt; Swift, Oliver; Kropotkin, Princess Alexandra; O'Neill, Frank "Buck"; Williams, Margaret K.; Woehlke, Walter V.; Davis, Elmer;
Liberty Magazine, 14 April [Apr.] 1934, Vol. 11, No. 15 - Henry Ford Predicts What the Future Has in Store For Us
66 pages. Features: What the Future Has in Store For Us - Henry Ford; A Good Rememberer (fiction); A Machine With a Soul - Norman B. Krim and his Thinking Machine; Faboulous one-page photo of street-scene on Toronto's Yonge St. circa 1904 - great snapshot of fashions and horse-drawn conveyances; The Private Life of Rudy Vallee - article with photos; Movie news and photos; Every Other Inch a Gentleman - an anonymous Hollywood Saga; Great two-page Chevrolet ad features the new standard series Chevrolet Six; Destroyer - a love novel; To the Ladies; It's the Split Second Flash That Makes the Champion - how the nick of time and knack of timing rule the world in sport; Mutiny in a 3-C Camp! - photo-illustrated chronicle of the ups and downs of 300,000 young Americans who are learning to be men; Old-Fashioned Love Story; Rendezvous - amazing true adventures of an American fighter (part 5 of 5); Vox Pop; Nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes on back cover features elegant redhead in brown dress. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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