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McNulty, Bill; McNulty, Christine
Peerless Percy : The Story of Canada's Greatest Sprinting Legend Percy Williams
108 pages. Dozens of black and white illustrations. "In 1927 a shy young man from Vancouver appeared at the Canadian Championships... At that time Canada had no visible heroes in Track and Field... Percy Alfred Williams changed all of that and this is his story." - from prologue. Average wear. Discrete evidence of sticker removal in lower corner of front cover and at bottom of half-title page, otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine - Canada's National Magazine, June 1, 1933
68 pages. A.J. Casson cover illustration of grass-cutting man mowing flowers while girl-watching. Contents: Great colour ad for Veedol motor oil inside front cover; Nice ad for International Trucks 2-ton trucks; Investors Syndicate ad features William H. Lotts, President of Overland Construction Company; Czar's Gold, by Robert Welles Ritchie; Roosevelt Acts - M. Grattan O'Leary reports on the "Prophet of Recovery" - including photo of President Roosevelt with Premier Bennett; A Sporting Gesture, by E. Phillips Oppenheim; Article on Sir Arthur Currie; Forgotten Money in Bank Accounts, by Grant Dexter; Ins and Outs of Sport - how different sports go in and out of favour; Arctic Air Trail - Flight Lieut. J.D.M. Gray and his plan to fly the "Sourdough", a Fairchild monoplane, across the Atlantic; False Colors, by Captain Dingle; Sleepy, by Beverley Owen; My Hat!, by Dora Sanders; The (Great) Depression, by Honorable E.C. Drury - Part 2 - Causes; Match Point, by John Holden; We Shouldn't Own Ships - O.F. MacKenzie argues that now that WWI is over the Canadian government need not own ships; A very lovely full-page colour ad for Campbell's Tomato Soup featuring a waving girl in a tomato-coloured dress and blue hat and jacket; Salesman of Music - Milton Blackstone and the Hart House Quartet which also includes Adaskin, de Kresz and Hambourg; Full-page Canada Dry ad shows boy and girl running; Europe Fears Treaty Revision; Nice Dominions Tire ad; New Guinea is Rich Gold Field; There are now 230 weekly comic strips; Great Wall is Useless Now; Modern Alarms Catch Burglars - electrical devices installed in banks make robbery practically impossible; Baseball has been changed by the Curve Ball and other Developments; Jerusalem now has Y.M.C.A.; Super-Markets Cause Concern - Large-scale grocery selling in cheap warehouses worries regular trade; Nice two-colour full-page ad for the new Chevrolet Standard Six and Master Six; The Future of Medicine; Vintage Dentyne chewing gum ad includes photo of Eskimo lady with healthy teeth; Lovely colour Shredded Wheat ad; Nice Champion Spark Plug ad features Eddie Miller in an Auburn 12 Speedster; Trans-Canada Long-Distance ad with contemporary prices per minute; Outdoor Weddings, by Helen G. Campbell; Lending Companies have Good Depression Record, by W.A. Higgins; Nice 2-colour ad for Northern Electric Electric range inside back cover; Nice ad for Kodak Verichrome Film on back cover. Address label upon front cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly) Magazine, November 2007 - Ryan Gosling Cover
288 pages. Features: Review of American Gangster; Francis Ford Coppola argues that doing business in Hollywood is bad for the soul; Bengal Chad Johnson's touchdown celebrations; Loel Lovell on money; Michael Hsu on making your pad more attractive - affordably; Fernando Botero tackles Abu Ghraib; Glenn O'Brien analyzes the sartorial choices of world leaders from W. to Kim Jong Il to Joseph Kabila; John McCain once seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination; Landmark trends of the past 50 years; Dressing up Dave Grohl in outfits under $200; Best Watches under $500; Chiwetel Ejiofor models designer suits; Uruguay's Punta del Este - The New Rio; Ten ways to wear a tweed sports jacket; Ryan Gosling - The Loner; Elizabeth Banks - funniest tramp in the room; A guide to London - the coolest city on the planet; Jerry Seinfeld interview; Kevin Durant - newest NBA superstar; Iraqis flee to Syria. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Kennedy, Robert; Berry, David
The Sports Therapy Taping Guide: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
115 pages. Glossary. Line diagrams. "A taping manual designed to teach the novice taper while at the same time it offers selected review points for the experienced person. Contains simple terminology in order to reach a broad base of individuals who are willing to learn or just review the many support techniques offered." - from Preface. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Sports Review Wrestling Magazine, July 1974 *Andre The Giant Cover and Feature Article*
66 pages. Features: Official Wrestling Ratings; Bobby Shane loses his hair - photo with writeup; Great photo of Muhammad Ali with the Mighty Zulu, plus writeup; Bobby Heenan's Terrible Plot to Destroy Bruno Sammartino! - article with photos, including henchman Baron Fritz Von Raschke; The Jamaica Kid - photos and article; Nick Bockwinkle and Ray Stevens Tag Team - photos and article; Tony Marino article with photos; Ole Anderson says he has found Jack Brisco's weakness - article with photos; Great article and photos of Andre the Giant; Article and photos of Midge Wrestlers, including Little Beaver and Sky Low Low; Susan and Barbara wrestle - photos and article; A Look into Chief Wahoo McDaniel's personal photo album; Analyzing wrestler handwriting!; Photos of Mighty Igor and his plans for the Sheik; John Tolos article with photos; Great full-page ad for "Love Doll" blow-up doll; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Reesor, E.B.B.; Thomson, Norah
Owen Sound On-The-Georgian-Bay Canada
128 pages. Index. Printed on glossy stock. Contains dozens of magnificent archival black and white photographic plates. Published to promote Owen Sound on the occasion of its becoming a city in 1912. A wonderful snapshot of city life as it was 100 years ago. If only other communities had compiled references of similar high quality for themslves. Contents include: Collage of Mayoral portraits; A brief history; the Board of Trade; Local Banks; City Council; Insurance and Real Estate personalities; Local industries - including photo of the local creamery surrounded by a line of cream-carrying horses and wagons - looks just like the drive-through lineup around a modern-day Tim Hortons!; Photos of local products including lovely furniture, matches, hardware, iron products (stove, furnace, pump, etc.), carts, condiments, butter, baskets, candy, flour, knit goods, blankets and tweeds, and an electric trolley car; harbour/navigation activities; the Sydenham Club; Legal officials; the Hospital; Churches and their leaders; Schools and representative students; Many lovely homes and gardens; local natural scenes of note and beauty; King's Royal Hotel; Farms and Farmers - including a super photo of a local barn raising bee; Local crops - with considerable textual detail; Special local pets, including dogs, cats, cows, horses, chickens and sheep!; Boy Scouts; Lacrosse - great photo collage plus a full page of informative text; Local sports; and much more written information. The final thirteen pages consist of wonderful local advertisements, our favourite being the handsome full-page photo-illustrated ad for the Northern Navigation Company, Limited. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to blue card covers attractively detailed in gilt. Textblock separated from covers. Page 133 loose but present. Pages 131-132 missing. This is perhaps the finest pictorial local history we have had the pleasure to offer. Book
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Western Wings - November - December / Christmas 1942: R.C.A.F. Sea Island (British Columbia)
52 pages. Features: Photo and "Aurevoir" by C.H. Greenway, Wing Commander, Commanding Officer; article by Chaplain F/L W.C. Daniel; The Philosopher and the Birds - A short Christmas Story; Ivan Ackery - A Master Showman, by LAC. S.R. Finkel; Station Adjutant Flight Lieutenant R.A. Kirkwood, by W01 K. Pugsley; Tops in Entertainment; Our First Station Dance; Sergeant John Chipman Kerr, V.C.; Film Cutting in One Uneasy Lesson, by Flying Officer Phillip Booth; Sports - considerable news of station sports activities; Phone interview with Lovely Susan Hawyard; Presentation of a Kittyhawk aircraft to the R.C.A.F.; Acceptance Testing of New Aircraft for the R.C.A.F., by W.L. Thomlinson, Squadron Leader; British Columbia Takes a Bow, by F/Sgt., D.J. Miller; Defence of the Airmen's Mess, by F/O H.J. Bird; Wonderful centerfold montage of photos with captions, and message from Commanding Officer; Army News; Women's Auxiliary to the Air Service; Nice photo ad for Harron Bros. Limited Funeral Home; Dozens of excellent vintage ads for Vancouver-area small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Tiny ink stamp to front cover, otherwise unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy of this vintage R.C.A.F. publication. Magazine
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Nutshell News Magazine - For the Complete Miniature Hobbyist, March 1985 - R. Lee Taylor's French Pavilion
Features: Lee Taylor's Evolving Collection; Great American Women - The US Historical Society introduces a line of 1" scale half doll figures; Wallace Auger's Fabulous Windsor Chairs; Mary Lee Sundstrom - a modern day Geppetto; Joann's delightful accessories for blowing in the wind - wind chime, wind sock fish, Rooster Weather Vane; Susan Sirkis in part 2 of her work on sports clothing for men; Mary Eccher and her hearty Irish Foods; English Saddles; The Porcelain Primer - the Greenware stage; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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The Daily Colonist, Thursday April 19, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-10 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Includes many interesting articles on page 1, four additional pages of news, editorial page, cartoon page, two social pages, almost a full-page ad by the Hudson's Bay Company, an entertainment page, business, sports, and two pages of classifieds. Assorted vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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The Daily Colonist, Sunday June 16, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-4 and 7-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Interesting stories about huge fire at Moore-Whittington lumber mill in Victoria - with photo, Hitler ready to renounce his idea of Austrian union with Germany, Ontario Premier Geo. Henry pelted with eggs and tomatoes by Brantford crowd, and many more; editorial page; travel page; social page; large Hudson's Bay Company ad; religion page; business page; two pages of sports, including coverage of soccer contest between Esquimalt XI and Nanaimo City; two pages of classified ads; cartoon page; David Spencer Limited ads including all of page 18; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Book
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The Daily Colonist, Sunday June 27, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-16 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Many international headlines; Coast Defence Brigade holds encampment at Fort Macaulay; editorial page; Travel page; Social page; Entertainment page; two pages of sports; business page; cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; Vancouver Island news - including robbery of Duncan clothing store; B.C. Mining News; David Spencer Limited ads; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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The Daily Colonist, Wednesday July 4, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-4, 7-8, and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents: Communists pelt police upon release of communist Sam Carr; Slayings by firing squad ended in Germany; San Francisco waterfront brawl between strikers and police; large illustrated ad for McLaughlin-Buick Straight Eights, available through H.A. Davie, Ltd.; Editorial page; Social pages; Sports page; Business page; Cartoon page; Classified ads page; B.C. Mining News feature; large ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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The Daily Colonist, Friday November 2, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-8 and 13-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Photo of Japanese, British and U.S. diplomates in England attemtping to replace the old London Naval Treaty; Chuckwalla wrecked on west coast of Vancouver Island; Mayor Leeming will run again; Manchukuo disregarding protests against proposed oil monopoly in state; America wants to lead in removal of barriers against international trade - warns against extreme nationalism; Government passes first market plan under B.C. Statute to protect tree fruit growers; Burnett's Gin ad; Piggly Wiggly ad; Editorial page; nice illustrated ad for Rogers and Majestic "Mystery-Tube" radios; City and District News bits; Social pages; Travel page; Sports page with head photo of Aurel Joliat in story about the 1934-35 Les Canadiens hockey team; Business page; Cartoon page. two pages of classified ads; large fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Above-average soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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The Daily Colonist, Tuesday, January 14, 1936, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1 through 16 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Ethiopa on alert for new Italian air bombardment; U.S. Freighter Iowa goes down in Oregon claiming 34 lives; Wilfred Hattie and Ellen Jenkinson feared drowned near Arbutus Point; Howard Hughes sets record for U.S. crossing by air; Photo of Empress of Ethiopa in Jerusalem where she sought refuge from Italian bombing; Editorial page; Travel page; City and District news briefs; Social pages; Sports pages with head photo of Aurel Joliat in story about how his Canadiens defeated Chicago, plus photo and brief write-up of Howard McPhee, UBC sprint ace; Business page; Cartoon page. two pages of classified ads; fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Somewhat above-average soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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National Lampoon Magazine, February 1992 - Magazine Spoof Edition
98 pages. Great magazine spoofs include: The New Yorker (March '75); Interluude (Dec. '81); National Inspirer (March '73); Negligent Mother (Jan. '75); Rolling Tombstone (Nov.'82); Me (Dec. '73); PBS Concordance (Apr. '77); Old Ladies' Home Journal (Sept '74); Steve Allen Magazine (Nov. '81); Specialty Sports Magazines (Nov. '73). Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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The Standard, 19 April 1947 - Weekly Montreal Pictorial Newspaper
16"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: Photo-illustrated article on Venezuela and its oil industry; Large photo of "Bustle Beauty" Marilyn Munroe in bustled bikini, wearing outrageous platform shoes; Large colour full-page ad for Waterman's pens; Student Strike at Toronto's Malvern Collegiate after Principal Lorne H. Clarke Dismissed - article with three great pages of photos; Nice full-page colour ad for Tooke shirts; Two amazing pages of photos and text entitled "Troubled Palestine" - Lifting of Martial Law after 15 days brings no end to Terrorist Incidents - Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem; 104th Running of the Grand National - Caughoo, an unknown 100-1 long shot wins; Readers' Letters; We Need to Speed Exports, by Gerald Waring; Bellingham, Washington is fast becoming the centre of entertainment for BC'ers - photo with article; Do Women love Weaklings?; Leonard (Len) Wookey of Callander, Ontario - Successor to the Dionne Quints- photos and article; Some Day - short story by Beth Balcom; What's Doing on Mars? - Sydney Cooper on Rocket Travel; Spanish Maquis - 100,000 strong, they strike at Franco's government - photos and article; Bell the Cat, by Gregory Clark; Come Spring - short story by Eric Cameron; 20-page Colour Comic Section; He Who Whispers, fiction by John Dickson Carr; Devil-Charming Ritual in Vancouver; Bootleg Fur - contraband fox pelts in Ontario; Cancer research at the newly-organized National Cancer Institute of Canada; Pigeon Timber Company's "luxurious" lumber camps in Ontario's Black Sturgeon area north of Lake Superior; Alberta deer being relocated to preserve farmers' crops; Earthquake Man - Edward Mantle of Hamilton; Van Treel and an international Dope Ring Roundup on the West Coast; Sports news; Super colour full-page ad for Northern Electric radios; Photos of romantic hats; Colour ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System; Photo-illustrated article on fencing in Canada; Back page colour ad for Lux soap featuring great photo of Betty Grable; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Book
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The Standard, 5 April 1947 - Weekly Montreal Pictorial Newspaper
16"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: Photo-illustrated story of Royal Tour (King, Queen and Princesses) of South Africa; Fantastic full-page colour ad for Heinz Baby Foods; Great swimsuit photo of Gerry Pattison; Pond's Angel Face ad; Photo-illustrated article on British Columbia's Cancer Institute; Gemology - photo-illustrated article; 20-page colour comic section; The Madman of Bergerac, by Georges Simenon; Bootleg coal in Cape Breton - article and photos; Ernest Cormier - U.N. Architect - photo and story; Shallow oil gusher on farm of D.F. McFadyen in Calgary; Ivan Petelka - Sault Ste. Marie Linguist has invented a new number language; Abandoned BAnk Accounts; Talking Books for Blind Students; Democratization of Japan Designed on American Lines; Pictou Women's Craft Guild; Winnifred Pickering - successful Toronto underwriter; Master Swindler Joseph George Gouin; Sports News; Mike Spack - captain of the University of Manitoba Bisons; Quebec's Liquor Racket - pay the politicians or go out of business, by Ken Johnstone; Today's Athletes are Beating Yesterday's Records - great photos and article; A Big Country - short story by Edmund E. Pugsley; Kenneth Ford writes of being tall - 6'-6""; Robert LaPalme writes of being short - 5'-0"; Noteworthy Canadians - brief write-ups and photos of skiers Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, novelist Edwarde Meade, violinist Donna Grescoe, harpist Winifred Bambrick, ecologist Pierre Dansereau, and poet Patrick Anderson; Picking Germany's Brains - 300 of Hitler's top scientists now in the US working for the Allies - article with photos; Peace - Perfect Peace, story by Gregory Clark; Emperor Bing Crosby and his business interests, by Jack Hirshberg; Which Came First? - A Short Story by June McFeely; Lovely full-page colour ad for Yardley cosmetics; Russian Producer Eisenstein Screens Part I of the Notorious Czar Ivan's Career; Full-page colour ad for Jell-o puddings; Ontario Society of Artists Celebrates its 75th Anniversary - photos and story; Fight Training - Super photo and article on boxer Joe Baksi; Interesting Pepsi ad; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Newspaper
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Public Opinion Magazine, Friday, June 19, 1936 - A Weekly Review of What People Think, Say and Do, and of the New Books they are Reading
24 pages. Features: The Problem of Raising Sanctions Against Italy; The Kind of Insurance Which is Untertaken at Lloyd's (of London); The Prejudice Against Finger-Printing; How Governor Landon Got His Nomination; Why the Nations of the World Should Form a Trading Club; "An International Policeman Somewhare in the Background"; Access to Raw Materials; "My 60 Years In the Law" - by a Judge's Clerk Mr. F.W. Ashley; The Small Boy At Any School Sports On Any Saturday Afternoon; "Behind the Real Smile in Japan" - Mr. E.K. Venables; Miss V. Sackville-West Discusses Joan of Arc's Visions; Dr. Rufus Jones on Psychology and Religion; Mrs. Elinor Glyn and Her Allegory of Gold & Silver; The Spirit of Sussex Downs; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Center page holding by one staple. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Cars & Parts Magazine, May 1979
194 pages. Features: Early Motoring - in 1913 Hiram Kneedler packed his family into a Studebaker EMF 30 and headed from Iowa to Los Angeles - his day-to-day diary makes a classic story for car buffs; Morgan Sports Car - the 'flat radiator' Morgan is the classic model of an equally classic marque; The Cars & Parts Story - the story of this magazine; The Chevrolet Story - Part III - Ford, the champion - is challenged by Chevrolet; The Dodge Brothers Four; In the Rear View Mirror; Hudson Jet - brought its producer to its knees; Cover Car - 1926 Chandler Comrade Roadster; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Cars & Parts Magazine, June 1978
178 pages. Features: Cover Car - 1927 Chrysler Imperial Phaeton; Buick History - Part II; Early AC Sports Cars; The Corvette SS; Packard Light 8; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, Cyril; Burton, Maurice
The Illustrated London News (ILN), August 23, 1952 - Cover Photo of Flooding Devastation to the Main Street of Lynmouth
Pages 273-312. Features: Nice colour-illustrated ad for Arthur Guinness, Son & Co.Ltd. features Pelicans; Five pages of photos of horrific flood damage to North Devon, West Somerset and Lymouth; The marriage of Mr. Anthony Eden to Miss Clarissa Spencer Churchill; Six photos of Chinese occupation in Tibet; Two-page photo montage of 22 performers at the Edinburgh Festibal of Music and Drama; Six photos from Fiji where homage was paid to the memory of the late King George VI by local people; The Tragedy of the Gouffre Lepineux, the world's deepest cave - four photos and an illustration related to the death of spelunker M. Marcel Loubens; Aerial centerfold photo of Lynmouth flood devastation; Important discoveries at Nimrud, including the great frieze of Assur-Nassir-Pal; Cyril Falls writes of his experience aboard the S.S. United States; Interesting article on stoats; Six photos of the opening ceremonies of the Sixth Edinburgh Festival; Photos of personalities of the week, includingMr. Anthony Eden and his bride, formerly Miss Clarissa Spencer Churchill; Photos of Eva Peron's funeral processions; Channel swimmers Victor Birkett and Kathleen Mayo; *Beautiful* colour-illustrated ad for New Berry Fruits by Meltis Ltd. inside back cover; Classy colour ad on back cover for the Hooper four-door sports saloon, design No. 8294, on Bentley; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Weiss, Paul; Williamson, Nicol; Broadbent, Robert V.; Fandell, Todd E.; Lieber, Leslie; Waldo, Myra; Malcolm, Mary; McCluskey, Sally; Ferguson, Mike and Marilyn; Christian, Mary B.
This Week Magazine, November 2, 1969 - Insert to the Boston Sunday Herald: Our Deadly Railroads
40 pages. Features: What is Man?; Nostalgic one-page color-photo ad for Kellogg's Corn Flake Crumbs - illustrated with fried chicken; Sensational one-page color (yellow) photo ad for the 1970 Cadillac Coupe deVille; Nicol Williamson - interview with this serious film star who travels light; Super one-page color-photo ad for a dark green Pontiac Catalina; Your Annual Physical; Our Railroads are No Longer Safe; Can Anyone Predict the Future? - a scorecard on past preductions indicates too many misses; Nice one-page photo ad for LaSalle Extension University features lovely lady using Stenotype shorthand machine; The Hunt for Venus' Arms - Whatever became of the arms of the Venus de Milo statue housed in Paris' Louvre Museum?; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Special K cereal features 7-cent coupon; Recipes for travellers; Great color ads for Gracious Living feature funky retro products such as colored phones and two-position TV-stands; My Shadow Child - it took eight years to suspect Andrew's excessive activity was more than just being a boy; Nice one-page photo ad entitled "Oh, That Charlie" features vinyl record "The Best of Charlie Rice"; Great Moments in Indoor Sports - of all indoor sports, none requires the brain-power and ruthlessness as does "Monopoly"; Great one-page photo ad for Telepander muscle training features before and after photos of a (now) hunky guy; Champagne Living on a Beer Budget - money-saving tips for such things as conference calls, classified ads, brand X products, and many more; How to Keep Your Appliances Going; Should 18-year-olds Vote? - letters from readers. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Wright, Alfred; Creamer, Robert; Robinson, William A.; Lewis, Gordon; Long, Dr. William J.
Sports Illustrated Magazine, May 28, 1956: Bob Sweikert Indy (Indianapolis) 500 Cover Photo
72 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo ad for the Dodge Custom Royal V-8 Lancer Convertible; Photo ad of De Soto Indy pace car with De Soto President L.I. Woolson at the wheel; Super one-page color-photo ad for Palm Beach sportswear features golfers Cary Middlecoff and Gene Littler at the Thunderbird Country Club in Palm Springs; Nice one-page color ad for Wilson Patty Berg golf clubs; Article on the St. Louis Cardinals; Article on the Indianapolis 500 - with great color photos; Race horse Nashua; Great two-page photo of boxer Ray Robinson standing over Bobo Olson; Photo of Georgia Tech football practice - wearing 'space-suits; The Ultimate Storm (part 2) - with lovely photos of William A. Robinson beside his self-made Tahitian home, his daughters and wife; Photos of these Indy drivers in their cars - Giuseppe Farina, Paul Russo, Pat Flaherty and Jim Bryan; Georgia Tech's new Aeck dome under construction - article with photo; Tuna fishing at Cat Cay in the Bahamas - article with color photos; Photo of beautiful trampolinist Paulette Nelson; Photos of dog owners J. Horace Lytle, Frank Straw and Jack Greene; Nostalgic color-photo ad for Coopers boxer shorts inside back cover features five young men. Nice one-page color-photo ad for Jantzen shorts features young man with walking stick; Jimmy Jones of Calumet Farm; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Evinrude 'quiet' outboard motors shows water skiers putting their boat in the water. Average wear. Address label mostly removed from front cover. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Miller, R.; Obojski, R.; Biggs, D.; Ryan, K.; Major, M.; Womer, K.; Pursley, J.; Van Maanen, J.; Lee, P.; Dracker, P.
Collector Editions (Magazine) March / April 1996, Vol. 24 No. 2 - Leo R. Smith III
136 pages. Features: Some prize terra-cotta Hummel pieces; Leland's most recent sports memorabilia auction; New plates for mom; The Pocket Dragons by Real Musgrave; Imaginary Dragons; Leo R. Smith III; Alvin Cabral's Mission de Oro Collection; The dolls of 1996 at the American International Toy Fair; Woody Baston's Sebastian miniatures; Debbie Bell Jarratt's Blackberry Bonnett figurines; Connie Drew of eggspressions!; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Bailey, Patricia Black; Jones, Susan
Collector's Mart - The Magazine of Art Collectibles, Spring 1987, Volume XI, No. 3 Spring 1987 - Sandra Kuck
84 pages. Features: The art of producing porcelain figurines; Gorham - from silver gleams to teddy bear dreams; A Glass Menagerie; Spring 1987 Price Index to limited edition plates, figurines, bells, graphics, steins and dolls; Sandra Kuck - carrying on a classical tradition; Sports Collectibles Score Big; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Safire, William; Goodman, Walter; Smith, Terence; Kornbluth, Jesse; Smith, Desmond; Franks, Lucinda;; Hechinger, F.; Donovan, C.; Et al
The New York Times Magazine, February (Feb.) 24, 1980 - Cover Photo of Jimmy Carter and Robert Strauss / Roone Arledge
104 pages. Features: Great color-photo Jordache ad featuring topless lady with two men; Toyota Celica ad (blue); William Safire on Census Vocabulary; That Electric Feeling; The Selling of the President - Robert Strauss is Chairman of the campaign to re-elect Jimmy Carter; Marshall Brickman, Woody Allen's Collaborator, Strikes a blow for brainy humor in 'Simon', a film all his own - article with color photos; Great color photo ad for Maidenform shows model in undergarments passing by a Queen's Foot Guard; The Wide World of ABC's Roone Arledge - article with photos; The Divided Youth of Israel - differences on the direction Israel should take; Nice two-page color ad for Carlsberg beer; Two-page color-photo centerfold ad for Stanley Blacker for Women, Inc.; A Case Against Slamming the Schoolhouse Door; Photo of Walter Cronkite with Dan Rather; Fashion - The Provocative Peekaboos - bits of bare skin are being exposed in many new designs; Leek recipes; The Pueblo-style home of painter Forrest Moses in New Mexico; Makeup beyond the Hairline; Camp ads. Small library stamps on each cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Lewis, Anthony; Powledge, Fred; Grose, Peter; Moos, Malcolm; Toynbee, Arnold J.; Boroff, David; Jacobs, Hayes B.; Peck, Seymour; Sansom, William; Carthew, Anthony
The New York Times Magazine, May 10, 1964 - Henry Cabot Lodge
108 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Average wear. Ten Years of Irreversible Revolution in the Patterns of Negro-white relations after the Supreme Court's decision on school segregation - article with many great civil rights photos; 'Mason-Dixon Line' in Queens - Junction Boulevard; Portrait of the Distant 'Candidate' - Henry Cabot Lodge; Are Long Presidential Campaigns necessary?; Why I Dislike Western Civilization - Arnold Toynbee explains why contemporary society annoys and frightens him; Salute to the Military; A Plea to Save the Liberal Arts; Wake-up War Between Patient and Nurse - why must hospital patients be awakened so early?; The Special Magic which draws so may to ocean voyages; Why Kids Run Away From Home; United States Lines ad features color photos of Hildegarde, Leon Cherksey of Ambler PA and Mrs. Reed Albee; Nice Sheaffer pen ad; Back cover color Benson & Hedges ad features badges of the International Sports Car Club, Long Island Sports Car Assoc., Chicago Region SCCA, Jaguar Clubs of North America and California Sports Car Club Region. Dance photo missing from page 83. Fashion photo on page 60 missing. Faint library stamp on front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Penchenier, Georges; Mohr, Charles; Reuss, Henry S.; Reagan, Michael D.; Wallich, Henry C.; Harris, Mark; Hechinger, Fred M.; Udall, Stewart L.; King, Seth S.; Peck, Seymour; Whitman, Arthur; Smith, Sherwin D.; Vincent Geoffrey; Hano, A.
The New York Times Magazine, September (Sept.) 13, 1964 - Sihanouk is a Prince Under Pressure
160 pages. Features: Cover photos of RFK and Kenneth Keating; Nice color-photo fashion photos; Close-up of the Vietcong in their Jungle - a French reporter held captive by guerrillas in South Vietnam reports on what he saw of the Vietcong; Barry Goldwater's Nine - photos and write-ups of Denison Kitchel, Dean Burch, F. Clifton White, Edward A. McCabe, John Grenier, Wayne J. Hood, Karl Hess, Tony Smith and Stephen Shadegg; An 'Ombudsman' for America; Uncle Sam is Really Needed - growing Federal role in local affairs; The More the Congo Changes - military photos; If 'Creeping Inflation' Begins to Run; Government as Patron of the Arts - there are dangers in official sponsorship and uncritical goodwill; The Flowering of a Campus Hybrid - the two-year community college; Sihanouk - Prince Under Pressure - article with photos, including his ballerina daughter Bopha Devi; Robert Goulet is featured in a color-photo fashion ad for The House of Worsted-Tex; K7UGA Will Get the Ham Vote - Senator Barry Goldwater may get votes from the 266,000 U.S. amateur radio operators; Thirty Years Ago - The Morro Castle burned off the New Jersey shore with a loss of 134 lives; The Basuto Enclave (Basutoland) in South Africa; 2/3-page color ad for movie 'Mary Poppins'; Some sports are 'in' and some are 'out' - a guide to the chic seven; Jokes LBJ has been telling lately; Fashion photos of French designs; When Children Discover Money; Designed for privacy - The New Haven home of Serge Chermayeff and Christopher Alexander; The movie 'Three Coins in the Fountain' has led to millions of dollars pelted into fountains and pools; Chesterfield cigarette ad features photos of J.W. Richards, Joan Lakow and Nelson Reed; Zero Mostel - Rome to Russia; and more. Average wear. Faint library stamp on front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Purdy, Al; Desbarats, Peter; Salter, Tori; Batten, Jack; Fleck, James; Chazottes, M.L.; Shackleton, Doris F.; Hamilton, Belle
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, January (Jan.) 1971 - The Battle to Keep Vancouver Livable / Bruce Cockburn
64 pages. Features: CBC The National colour-photo ad features Lloyd Robertson and George Finstad; We Can Keeep Vancouver Livable; Shirley Chan of Strathcona beat back bulldozers and scared City Hall; Gastown developer Larry Killam brought swingers into the slum; SPEC's Robin Harger confronts 'the extinction of the human race'; Mike Harcourt and the law squad; Intermedia's Barry Cramer and media technology; Albert Turnbull, Arthur Erickson, Dr. George Gray, William Graham, and Dr. Walter Harswick draw guidelines to keep Vancouver livable; Nice two-page colour-photo ad for the Lockheed 1011 Tristar; From Bruce Cockburn to Youth - A Very Private Message; How Jasper Park is moving into the 1970s; The Real Poor in Canada and why we don't know who they are; Contest to design trophy for the air race of the century; How Kings County, NS found the cure for despair; How to spot the danger point in drinking; Bilingualism and Biculturalism; Crossword partly completed in light pencil; Great color photo ad for CBC Sports includes group of athletes including Mel Profit of the Argos and boxer Clyde Grey; and more. Average wear. Damage to fore-edge of back cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bonnell, James F.; Batten, H.; Gribble, L.; Roberts, T.; Atlee, B.; Peters, J.; Phayre, I.; Godsell, P.; Brown, J.; Bayne, E.
National Home Monthly Magazine, April 1938 - The Glamour of New Egypt / The Broke the Power of the Medicine Men
76 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of dogs looking at spring robin in tree; News items include - The land where they know it all (Russia), A 'Tough-Minded Arguer, The Will as a Life-Force, The Spiirit of Fair Play, Too Much Commercialism, German's 'Readjustment', In Fascist Italy, Russia's New Revolution, and Northern Ireland; One-page photo ad for the Frigidaire fridge with new silent 'meter-miser'; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Simmons mattress ad shows young lady having sweet dreams; The Glamour of "New" Egypt - photo-illustrated article of this nation, including photo of His Majesty King Farouk and his new Queen, plus a photo of Queen-Mother Nazli and three of the King's sisters with his Queen, Farida, at St. Moritz; All That Goes Up (short story); The Orphan (short story); The Spiked Gunn (short story); The Broke the Power of the Medicine Men - fascinating photo-illustrated true-crime article involving the native peoples of Northern Manitoba; Fruits of Defeat (short story); The 3 Daughters of De Monaye (part II); Looking Two Ways in Sport - vintage sports article talks about hockey and includes photos of figure skaters Montgomery Wilson and Miss Eleanor O'Meara, plus boxer 'Baby' Yack, Canadian Bantamweight champion; Lovely one-page 1938 Chevrolet ad shows green car; Nostalgic one-page Heinz soup ad shows 1930's gent about to take a slurp; Italian tourism half-page ad; Nice half-page Canadian National ad features photos of their Jasper destination; Hollywood news includes photos of Marlene Dietrich, Merle Oberon, Bobbie Breen, and many more; Parker Vacumatic ad features photo of advice-giver Dorothy Dix; Vintage half-page ad for Sun Life features photo of mom with kids; Sweet Caporal ad features photo of dog Volhynia Kyra ("Silver") owned by Mrs. H. Randolph Casgrain of Westmount, Quebec; Nice photo-illustrated fashion article; Easter cooking article; Article about how every woman 'shall keep romance alive'; Colour half-page ad by the Government of Canada includes illustration of the Canada Building at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Scotland; World Sayings; Maxwell House coffee ad inside back cover; Congoleum flooring ad on back cover; and more. Centre page loose but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian Dimension Magazine, July / August 2013 - Sports Issue
48 pages. Features: Militarism of the NHL; Foul Play, Capitalism and Sports; Sex, Gender and the Politics of Play. Average wear. Couple of library markings. A sound copy. Book
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Joyce, Dick; et al
Super Sports (SuperSports) Magazine, February (Feb.), 1974 - Bobby Orr Cover Photo
74 pages. Features: Bobby Orr faces crucial decision about the W.H.A.; Can Abdul-Jabbar become a winner?; Top NFL running back is Ron Johnson; Ted Kwalick and his rags to riches story; Guy LaFleur and his battle to escape oblivion; Can Billy Martin Escape Baseball's Siberia?; Green Bay's John Brockington; David Thompson or Bill Walton?; Gail Goodrich; Bernie Parent; Great Hercules ad on back page includes classic comic showing runt (Saul) muscle up and punch out brute to keep his girl; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Date stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; et al
The Illustrated London News, December (Dec.) 5, 1936: Tragic End of the Crystal Palace / Assault on the Nanda Devi
Pages 999- 1042. Features: Cover photo of destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire; Photo of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, the armaments financier, with his wife; Page of photos of Italy's naval review for Adm. Horthy; Book review of "Walkabout", by Lord Moyne; Page of photos of New Guinea's strange customs and creatures; 10 photos of naval vessels controlled by Gen. Franco and by the Spanish government; One-page pictorial map of Barcelona, with its harbour and buildings, and an inset map showing the position of the safety zone for foreign and neutral ships; Three pages of photos of the highest peak ever climbed, 25,660 foot Nanda Devi, and climbers upon her; Photos of Dr. T. D. A. Cockerell with Grey Owl and his wife; Photos of Crystal Palace before and after the tragic fire; Lovely colour centrefold painting of the town of Paarl, South Africa, by Montague B. Black; Charming one page colour ad for McVitie & Price's Christmas specialties - biscuits and sweets; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Edwin Deller, Capt. E. C. Cobb, J. T. Christie, R. Gibson, Adm. Sir Reginald Tupper, H. L. French, Carl von Ossietzky, Maj. J. W. B. Tindall, Emil Stickling, the Duke of Kent, Adm. Horthy, and King Victor Emmanuel; Photo of Von Ribbentrop and Viscount Mushakoyi signing German- Japanese Pact in Berlin; Photo of Italian subs under construction; Photo of Stalin introducing new Soviet Constitution; Photo of the Tori Khel tribe handing over rifles to a British agent; Photo of the opening of Egypt's parliament under the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty; One page Harrods ad features practical clothing items; Four illustrated pages of suggested Christmas gifts; Full-page Egyptian travel ad; Half-page German travel ad; Half-page Bentley sports car ad; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound a vintage copy. Magazine
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Linssen, E.F.: Editor
Leica Fotografie Magazine, Number 1 (One), February (Feb.) 1974 - Sports Photographer Erich Baumann / Leopold Godowsky
44 pages. Text in English. Features: Colour as a medium; Masters of the Leica - Manfred Schmitz; Impressionist photography in colour - Erich Baumann; Debut at a first night; The Success Story of Leopold Godowsky - "I like Leica"; In the spotlight - eloquent hands - Juliette Greco; Abstracts from ice patterns; The Leicina takes its passing out test; My best photo competition; "Mankind and Humanity"; Colour enlarging (conclusion); and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, August (Aug.) 8, 1969 - John Wayne Cover
76 pages. Features: Nixon's sobering message to Asia - major article with color photos of Nixon in Asia; Public reaction to Chappaquiddick; Examining moon samples; Five pages of color photos of the Apollo 11 moon landing; Rendezvous with Mars; Soviet writer Anatoly Kuznetsov flees to the free world; Syrian jets bomb Israeli military post on Mount Hermon; Ari Onassis celebrates anniversary with Jackie; Gardening without DDT; Time to remember "Forgotten America"; John Wayne as the last hero - major photo-illustrated article; TV Show Hee Haw; Article and color photos of the Pope in Uganda; Roman Catholicism in Africa - in search of its soul; Big profits in small cans - Granatelli and STP; Color one-page ad for Sports Illustrated shows O.J. Simpson in action; Reivew of "Allen Ginsberg in America:; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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O'Neill, Vivienne
Carter's Yesterday's Paper - Collecting Ephemera in Australia
204 pages. Index. References. Printed upon glossy stock. "Features a charming collection of ephemera, reproduced in full colour and accompanied by a detailed and informative text together with succinct captions and price guides." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Advertising Cards and Magazine Inserts; Almanacs, Calendars and Diaries; Children's Pastimes; Comics; Commercial Ephemera; The Dinner Table; Entertainment at Home; An Evening Out; Greeting Cards; Novelties and Giveaways; Periodicals; Photographic Collectibles; Postcards; reading and Writing; Retailing; Sports and Special Events; Transport and Travel; War and Political Ephemera; and Maintaining a Collection. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page. Clean with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this attractive and informative work. Book
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Samuels, Charles
The Magnificent Rube: The Life and Gaudy Times of Tex Rickard
301 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. Rickard was a "sports promoter and big-time gambler - America at its lusty best. None of this country's other spectacular showmen, from Barnum to Mike Todd, contributed so much to our explosive history." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Earl, Marjorie; Johnstone, Ken; Beattie, Earle; Gilmour, Clyde; Lefevre, Albert; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 1 June 1952 - Brooke Claxton / Royal Dressmaker Hardy Amies
62 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle of young boy in horse-drawn cart; Brooke Claxton - The Cabinet Minister Who Never Sleeps; Troubles of a Royal Dress Designer - Hardy Amies; Victor - headwaiter at Montreal's famous Normandie Room; Angel (fiction by Albert Lefevre); The Strike That Terrified All Canada - Winnipeg's General Strike and Bloody Sunday, June 21, 1919; North America's Oldest Boomtown - St. John's, Newfoundland; The Biggest Twins in History - Jack and Leo Leavy of Vancouver are 6 feet 10 inches tall and weigh 300lb; The Caterpillars are Coming - major enemy of forests; Uncommon one-page colour ad for BA and their 88 & 98 gasolines with illustration of car racing up mountain past eagle's next; Fantastic "Vancouverites Map of Canada" by Len Norris radically emphasizes B.C. whilst Toronto is not even mentioned; Nice colour-photo vintage ad for Snyder's Dynavista sectional furniture; Uncommon Molson's ad includes only illustrated home-improvement tips by Tom Gard; Nice colour-illustrated one-page Chevrolet ad shows the 1952 Styleline De Luxe 4-Door; Half-page Bank of Toronto ad with photo of welder; Nice colour Aylmer canned peas ad; Austin A-40 one-page two-colour ad; Nostalgic one-page colour Tex-made fabric ad shows three well-dressed ladies; Half-page colour ad for Valentine shoes for men; One-page colour ad for Ford cars; One-page colour REO truck ad shows truck hauling head of the Sphinx!; Colour 2/3-page ad for Johns-Manville Lifetime asbestos roofing shingles shows blowtorch trying to burn roof; One-page colour Massey-Harris ad explains how 84 million baby chicks must be fed in Canada each year; Half-page colour ad for Champion spark plugs features sports car maker Briggs S. Cunningham; One-page colour ad for the 1952 Studebaker Starliner (teale Commander V-8 Starliner) inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A very nice vintage copy. Book
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Derby, Edgar; Costello, Bill; et al
Bull's Eye - The Magazine of Editorial Cartooning, No. 3, April (Apr.) 1989 - Bush / Quayle Cover
48 pages. Wall-to-wall cartoons featuring: the new George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle administration, 1988 in review, Cathy's censored cartoons, Bill Bramhall interview, Election highlights, Gorbachev and the USSR, Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Affairs, Ed Meese, Takeovers; Environment; Works by Bill Costello; AIDS/Smoking; Relgion/Sports; Reproductive Issues/The Economy; Obituaries/JFK; Ronald Reagan. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Findlay, D.K.; Tuckwell, Ronald; Mumford, Ethel; Hanlon, John; Cleary, Eleanor; et al
The Canadian Magazine, April [Apr.] 1935, Volume LXXXIII, Number 4 - Salvaging Sunken Caterpillar (Cat) Tractors from "Cat Trains" in Canada's North
52 pages. Features: Classy Stan Smith cover illustration of fashionable lady in white hat; Heroine of an Anecdote (fiction); Tale of the Cats - Anecdotes of sunken Caterpillars of Cat Trains in Canada's north which were amazingly salvaged; The House of Mystery (fiction); The Old Head (sports fiction); The Boy Who Rode Lightning (horseracing fiction); Return Engagement (fiction); Truce for the Beavers - photo-illustrated article by Grey Owl; Nice photo-illustrated Plymouth car ad; Classy two-page illustrated Oldsmobile ad; Colour-photo ad for Swift's Premium ham features illustration of Mrs. Robert E. Marsh; Marybelle and the Wishing Stone (juvenile fiction); Beauty article; Fashion Forecasts from Fifth Avenue - with illustrations; Dodge car photo ad features the "Airglide Ride"; Movie news and photos; Easter Recipes; Letters to the Editor; Interesting colour-illustrated Cellophane ad inside back cover features "Poor Johnny Microbe" whose food supply has been reduced by this product; Back cover Old Dutch Cleanser ad features colour illustration of elegant ladies in luxurious green bathroom. Unmarked with average wear. Complete and intact. A fascinating and charming vintage issue. Book
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Hayes, Lt. Col. Joseph; Currie, Sir Arthur W. [Foreword]; Ralston, Lieut-Col. J.L. [Introduction]
The Eighty-Fifth [85th] Canadian Infantry Battalion / Nova Scotia Highlanders in France and Flanders
362 pages. Fold-out map inside back board indicates operations of the Battalion. Twenty-one black and white photographic plates (including one at page 56 not included in List of Illustrations). Lists of: Service Dates; Engagements of the Battalion; Wastage in France; Casualties; Honours and Awards. Also includes Nominal Roll of Officers, including name, address and record of service, and Nominal Roll Other Ranks, including number, name, address and record of service. "Being a history of the justly famous 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) in the various theatres of the war [WWI], together with a Nominal Roll and synopsis of service of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men who served with the Battalion in France." - subtitle. Gilt lettering and decoration upon forest green cloth-covered boards. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important Canadian military history. [Enser p. 88. Cooke p. 130. Dornbusch 426. Amtmann H523] Book
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Patterson, Walter G.; Read, H.O.; Hardeman, F.E.; Skelton, Jas.; Rinehart, Mary Roberts; Dundas, Grace; Fletcher, Alfred C.B.; Lees, Frederic; Freeman, Lewis R.; Lucas, M.R.; Lees, G. Frederic
The Wide World, The Magazine for Men, October [Oct.] 1916, Vol. 37, No. 222: How We Foiled "U 39"
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - Part II - an American businessman is also secretly a member of a lawless tong/Chinese secret society; How We Foiled "U 39" - H.O. Read, Late First Officer S.S. "Anglo-Californian", a horse transport, explains what happened when his vessel was attacked by a German U-Boat; Our Wanderings in Northern Africa - another of the popular "Penelope" articles covers Tunis, Kairouan, and Algeria (includes photo of Tunisian Jewesses in towering head-dresses intended to make them, all fat to enhance their marriage prospects); The Trapped Diver - Charles Margerison recounts his terrible underwater predicament working for the City of Toronto's Department of Works; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part I - Mary Roberts Rinehart explores the new Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Old Man of Tregennon Lodge - a very remarkable ghost story from Cornwall, England; From Job to Job Around the World - Part VIII - two young Americans begin broke in London but soon Mr. Fletcher travels to Norway under contract to do Arctic coal-mining; A Boy Hero of the Midi - translated from the diary of Eugene Escloupie, a 14-year-old French boy who smuggled himself to the front and took part in some hot WWI fighting; Our Fijian Field-Day - three young white men compete in sports contests against sport-loving Fijians (with nice photos); The Great Wire Mystery - copper wire was constantly stolen from South-East Pennsylvania railroad, telegraph, and telephone companies until the elusive culprit was caught; Fishing With Spades and Ploughs for the sand eel on the Normandy coast; and more. pp. 9 [ads], [2], 484-576, 10-16 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Meyrick, M.E.; Ross, W.A.: Editors; Tipple, Bob
Tracer Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, November (Nov.), 1944 - Monthly Publication of No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery (B & G) School , R.C.A.F.
40 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Features: Editorial; Winter Comes to No. 3 B.& G. Nov. 2nd, 1944; The Padre's Page; A Tour of Ops; The "Gen" on Rehabilitation - article with photo of F/L E.L. Rose, Personnel Counsellor; Love in a Kitchen; Station Personalities - photos and brief write-ups of Sgt. "Norm" Milne, Cpl. "Hannah" Halverson, Cpl. "Ralph" Brhelle, and W/C C.C. Taylor; 3-A-2 Trainer; Armament Section; Tid Bits from Turrets; Nice group photo of 8 members of the post office staff; Gunnery II; Turret Armourers - H.V. Dodds, W. MacCallum, J.H. Arnett, N. Copley, B.S. Fry, W.N. Haslam, A.G. Schultz, J. Mathews, G.E. Glenn, and A.W. HAncock; Drogue's Drivel - with photo of 12 unnamed airmen; M.T. Mumblings; Gossip, Introductions, Stories; Article on dental clinic staff with group photo of its six members; Kuthbert's Korner; Sports news; "Male Call" comic. Binding intact. Above-average soiling and wear. Child's scribbling erased from back cover. A worthy vintage copy of this nostalgic WWII periodical. Book
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Chesterton, G.K.; Et al
The Illustrated London News, Saturday May 27, 1916, No. 4023, Vol. CXLVIII - The Fall of Trebizond / WWI Coverage
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of dauntless Italian women packing 50lb rolls of military barbed wire up a treacherous mountain slope; The Fall of Trebizond - Victorious Russians in the captured Black Sea port of Tragic Memories - four photos plus informative captions; The Fate of a German "U" Boat - Captured, Sunk and Refloated, with two photos and captions; Photo of the bows of the Dutch Mail-Steamer "Columbia", wrecked by a German mine; Photo of the Prince of Wales, with King Victor, at the Italian front, visiting the Baptistery of Aquileia Cathedral; Page of six photos of King Alfonso opening the Spanish Parliament in Madrid; Two pages of photos of scorched earth at the Bois de la Caillette, retaken by the French, and held; Twelve photos of oases in Western Egypt from which British forces are clearing the enemy; Photos of Zeppelin shot down at Salonika; "Anzac" Sports on the Suez Canal, attended by the Prince of Wales; Six center page illustrations depict the British Army in France seen through French eyes, from the sketch-book of J. Simont; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing under cover of smoke-bombs (a smoke-screen); Article and photos of technology and techniques used to test the physical abilities of soldiers to resist fatigue, hear, steady their hand, steady their pulse, etc.; Three photos from a Turkish paper of British and French POWs at Afion Kara Hissar; Brief article on the electric vehicles of George Heath; Nice vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Centre page held by one staple. A worthy copy of this fascinating WWI isssue. Book
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Seguin, Phil; Atkins, Harold; O'Meara, Baz;
Royaux Montreal Royals Programme, Ligue Internationale / International League, Summer 1960
Vintage Montreal Royals program for a 1960 game against the visiting Miami Marlins. Text in English and French. Nice photo ad inside front cover features Joe Altobelli of the Royals being fitted for a suit at Tony the Tailor Ltd. in Montreal. Altobelli went on to play in the majors and managed Baltimore to a World Series championship in 1983. Many other nice vintage ads. Article about league president Frank Shaughnessy and league secretary Harry Simmons and their concern that the Continental league will decimate the old International. Centerfold sponsored by Shopsy's features a cavalcade of photos of sportsmen in the media who cover the local team. Nice photo of young Marco Tomasso presenting an award to second baseman Kurt Roberts. List of home games for the year. Article (in French) on Willard Mitchell (Billy) Hunter. Article (in French) on Ron Perranoski. 24 pages. Unmarked with moderate wear. According to Wikipedia, in 1961 the team was moved to Syracuse, leaving Montreal without professional baseball until the arrival of the major league Expos in 1969. A nice copy of this great Royals collectible. Book
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JOSE REPOLLES
JUEGOS DE CARTAS Y AZAR
Las cartas o naipes constituyen un agradable entretenimiento un singular arte o una remarcable pasión según el juego el momento y el carácter del jugador. Jugar significa poder escoger entre abundantes posibilidades facilitando con ello la ciencia de las combinaciones y desarrollando la facultad de sorprender.
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VARIOS AUTORES
ECOLOGIA DE LA VIDA COTIDIANA
ANIMACION Y PROMOCION DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE. MANUAL PARA UNA CONDUCTA VERDE.165 paginas
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JOSE MANUEL SUSPERREGUI
FAMOSOS PILLADOS
253 PAGINAS
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CESAR LECHA CABARRALERO Y MANUEL JOVER DE DORDA
GIMNASIA
EJERCICIOS PARA REALIZAR Y CON DIBUJOS PARA VER COMO REALIZARLOS 374 PAGINAS
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AVERY BRUNDAGE
MEMORIAS
Desde hace varios decenios está Avery Brundage vinculado a la concepción de las olimpiadas: participó en ellas encabezó la delegación de atletas norteamericanos cuando los juegos de Los Angeles de 1932 presidió la comisión olímpica nacional de su país y durante veinte años ha dirigido la comición internacional vale decir la de la asociación deportiva más importante del mundo.
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