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Rand McNally & Co.
Official Gulf 1934 Road Map of Ontario, Quebec, Maritime Provinces
9" x 4" map folds out to 24" x 18". Printed in two colours - the traditional Gulf blue and orange. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage road map. Map
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Air Pictorial Magazine, 1968 (Volume 30): All 12 Issues Bound in One Volume
Features: Royal New Zealand Air Force; No. 14 Squadron, RNZAF; NZ Operations in the West; Liverpool Airport; Portuguese A.F. Serials; Swedish Airforce; Olympic Airways; Scottish Fighter Base; PZL - P.37 Los; Fighter Pilots; Strong Aircraft Industry; Seaplanes in Sweden; A singular Swede; Slingsby Sailplanes; Germany might have won in 1918; Martinair; Beaufighter restoration; Exeter Airport; Britten-Norman Islander; RAF's first 50 years; Albatros in Australia; First to Australia - the RAF Far East Flight 1927-28; 'Nipping and Eager Air'; The Sopwith Rotaries; Royal Netherlands Air Force; Boeing 737; Southend Airport; Swissair History - I; The Beverley Retires; Mitchell-Proctor Kittiwake; Finland's Air War - I; Hannover Highlights; Swissair History - II; SEPECAT Jaguar; Finland's Air War - II; No. 1 Squadron, R.A.F.; Relics in Bulgaria; West Australian Airways; From Hind to Hunter; Aerobatic Teams; Italy's Aircraft Industry; Development of Commercial Aviation in Italy; Royal Review at Abingdon; Aircraft at Abingdon; The Piaggio Story - I; PZL-104 Wilga 32; Britain's Aircraft Industry - Over the Crossroads?; British Military Aircraft; The Piaggio Story - II; Beagle Pup Air - Test; Gatwick Airport; Advanced Engine Technology; Britten-Norman BN-1F; Merchant Aircraft Carriers; Hawker Siddeley 748; Nationa Air Guard; R.N.A.S. Brawdy; The Nighthawk Family; Rollason D.62 Condor; Farnborough Report; Navy Days at Farnborough; Farnborough checklist; But for the Armistice; Merchant Aircraft Carriers; Cessna F-150 and F-172; Polish Air Force; Skyvan on a Strip; Finnair History; Danish Catalinas; Air Forces Gulf; Swiss A.F. Championships; Bristol Fighter; and much more. Index laid in. Tight and clean with gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. A quality copy. Book
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Happy Motoring - An Imperial Oil/Esso Publication: Volume 18, Number 2
Features: The friendly voice of Canada - the forest of shortwave transmitter masts near Sackville, N.B. which send the signal of the CBC International Service to distant lands; They're Tenting Tonight - tenting in Canada's parks; Miracle in the Mountains - Lake Louise is rated as one of the seven most nearly perfect landscapes on earth; The Great Trans-Canada Trail / The Carlton Trail from Winnipeg to Edmonton; British Columbia's Gulf Islands - nice photos. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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The Canadian Magazine, 13 June 1970 *BISHOP STRACHAN PRIVATE SCHOOL*
Features: In world arms sales, Canada ranks fifth; Well fed, well bred, well read - the smooth, snug, very-best-of-everything lives of the girls at The Bishop Strachan School (B.S.S.); Hugh Hefner's Playboy Jet - article with four colour photos; Midi-skirts for kids; For Golf Nuts, Even 4am isn't too early! - interviews with a variety of Canadian golf nuts; Motherhood and the single girl, by Sheila Kieran; Salad Dressings; Doug Wright's Family cartoon; Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Heritage, Spring 1998: The Magazine of the Heritage Canada Foundation
Features: Saving old town Lunenberg; Preserving a garden of Plaster Delights - Ottawa's Beattie House; The Future of the Past - Ken Osborne; B.C.'s Gulf of Georgia Cannery on Endangered List; Fredericton's Preservation area expands; Fisheries Fiasco - Steveston's Pacific Coast Cannery demolished. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
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McLaren, Jean
It's Worth a Try
215 pages. Hand-numbered copy #104 of 300. The recollections of this experienced activist who trained many in the art of non-violent protest and served as one of the famous Raging Grannies. Sure to be valuable reading for others hoping to help keep and make this world a better place. Recounts her activities in Israel.Palestine, Clayoquot Sound, Nicaragua, etc. It appears this copy was originally signed and inscribed by the author but this has been obscured by liquid paper. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, 30 April 1955: R. Howard Webster
Features: Great colour Sweet Caps (Caporal) ad inside front cover; Editorial - how Gulf Oil vetoed Ottawa's pipeline plans; Gorgeous colour-photo two-page ad for General Motors four-door hard tops, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight De Luxe Holiday Sedan and Buick Special 4-door Riviera; The Unknown Man who bought the Globe and Mail - who's R. Howard Webster? - sparked by Howard's financial wizardry, the five Webster brothers mushroomed the fur and fuel empire their father, Lorne Webster, left into a private trust that virtually blankets North America in the fields of Fuel, Stevedoring, Tankers, Hardware, The Imperial Trust, and more; Why I'm out of TV - Choir leader Dr. Leslie Bell bowed out when the singers became dancers and he was made to act; The Race to sell new cars - the market has been turned topsy-turvy by the hottest competition since the horseless carriage replaced the buggy - great black and white photos!; The blonde who leaps from the clouds - RCAF Para-nurse F/O Marion Macdonald; How they'll blow up Ripple Rock - for decades this underwater monster in the Strait of Georgia has been wrecking ships and drowning sailors; When a Canadian Ruled Oregon - Towering John McLoughlin from Riviere du Loup was king of Columbia - the Oregon and Washington of today; The doctors in overalls who've changed your life - the research done by Ontario Veterinary College; That Yellow Prairie Sky - Robert Kroetsch; Is there Really an Abominable Snowman?, by Willy Ley; Nostalgic full-page colour photo ad for Toro (fortieth anniversary) mowers; Colour Visking Weiners ad; nice colour full-page ad for the all-new 1955 Plymouth; Nice colour full-page ad for the Oldsmobile 88-98. Average wear. Binding sound. Address label on front. A quality copy. Book
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McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited
McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited, April 1951 Catalogue - Sporting Goods Section
Pages 1025-1124 (99 pages in total). Includes index and prices. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Intended to be read by shop owners. Presents a wonderful cross-section of "the most complete stocks in Western Canada" - from page 1024. Extensive listings of firearms and related products. Also included are products for dogs, traps, thermos and related products, flashlights and batteries, lighters, harmonicas, cards, baseball, tennis, badminton, golf, football, hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball, boxing, lawn bowling, croquet, roller skating, snow shoes, bicycles and ski equipment. Above-average but not excessive wear. Front cover taped in place. Back cover missing. A very enjoyable and nostalgic item. Young readers will be amazed to see how far today's gear has advanced in the past 50+ years, particularly ski equipment. Book
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Gulf Islands Branch, B.C. Historical Association
A Gulf Islands Patchwork - Some Early Events on the Islands of Galiano, Mayne, Saturna, North and South Pender
195 pages including index and fold-out map. Archival black and white illustrations. "Stories of Canada's Beautiful Western Islands." - from front cover. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Fazio, Tom (Signed); with Brown, Cal
Golf Course Designs
203 pages. Index. Abundant gorgeous colour photography. Author has written "Enjoy!", beneath which he has signed his name upon front free endpaper. "...Shows golfers the inner workings of a master golf designer's mind... Will help any golfer better understand how to read a course and how to play it." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A premium copy. Book
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Carmen's Railway Journal, October 1948, Vol 53, No. 10
24 pages. Contents: Your Washington Reporter; George Meany says repeal of Taft-Hartley Law hinges on Defeating Congress Labor Foes; Who's to Blame for Inflation? - Ruben Levin contends that workers' earnings trail behind prices, while farmers and businessmen jump ahead; A Year of Taft-Hartleyism - record shows law has provoked strive and chaos and its advocates no longer boast about their 'brain-child'; Photo of Mr. A.C. Garrott, General Freight Agent of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, holding a large red feather as he leads a tour of railroad representatives; Labor-Management cooperation triumphs in Union Pacific's Apprentice-Training Program; Message from President Irwin Barney; Correspondence from Robert Hewitt and C.J. Kitchas; Retirement of John M. Patterson; Loyal Star of America - article by Hattie McDonald and Cecil Hill; Ad for combination Ball Pen and Mechanical Pencil inside back cover; Great Back cover ad for OshKosh B'gosh features Veteran Engineer Lehmon L. Shook who has spent 43 years in the cab... the last 30 in Oshkosh B'Gosh Overalls". Address label on front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Cookbook Committee, St. Mary Magdalene Church
From the Kitchens of Mayne Island
144 pages. Index. Includes highlights of local architectural features. Page 123 rumpled, otherwise moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this friendly work. Book
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Gerow, David; Smith, Elizabeth
Hornby Island : The Ebb and Flow
83 pages. Many wonderful black and white archival photos. "An attempt at recording a post-European era history of Horny Island." - from Introduction. Average wear. Binding intact. Modest moisture exposure to last few pages. A sound copy. Book
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The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, December 11, 1954
132 pages. Features: Amos Sewell cover illustration; Editorial - The Dixon-Yates row was a TVA diversion; Great 2-page color ad for Motorola TV; Colour Pontiac ad featuring the 1955 station wagon with the 180 HP Strato-Streak V8; A Farewell to my Newborn Son - A.E. Hotchner lost his infant son through a medical blunder; Frankie Laine - Screaming Troubadour - with photos; Carnival of Fear, by Kay Boyle; The Restaurants that Nickels Built (Part 1 of 2) - Horn and Hardart restaurants - the 'Automat' - article with photos; The Lady and the Lash, by Hal G. Evart; Women Talk Too Much, by Sophie Kerr Let's not waste our Fighting Man Power, by Lt. Gen. Robert W. Harper USAF; Leave my Daughter Alone, by Wyatt Blassingame; I Would Not Murder for the Soviets, by Nikolai E. Khokhlov (conclusion); The Passionate Policeman, by William Fay; Kyoto - article with colour photos; Never Get Another Dog, by Jean Heavey; They May Be Rich - or Widows - The wives of shrimpers (shrimp fishermen) in the Gulf of Mexico; Hollywood colling, by Clarence Budington Kelland; Nice colour Campbell's soup ad; Colour photo ad for the 1955 Plymoth with wrap-around windshield; Great two-page colour Chevrolet ad featuring a red Bel Air Sport Coupe; Nice colour Old Gold cigarette ad; 1955 Chrysler colour photo ad - with lots of gleaming chrome!; Two-page colour ad for Admiral TVs - they sure mad'em ugly back then!; Ann Sothern is featured in a lovely Christmas color photo ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes; Color ad for the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight; Crazylegs Hirsch featured in Employers Mutuals of Wausau ad; Glamorous color photo ad for Philip Morris' new 'snap-open' cigarette pack; Page and Shaw Chocolates - color ad; Color ad for Parker Pens; Magnavox TV ad; Zippo lighter color ad; Color ad for Rolf's billfolds; Color Christmas ad for Chesterfield cigarettes on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, April 18, 1983 - Hard Times in B.C.
Features: China - a showcase of consumer emancipation; Essay - Pondering the B.C. Condition - Hard Times in Canada's Lotus Land; Peter C. Newman on B.C.'s high-flying acquisitors - Nelson Skalbania, Jack Poole, Neil B. Cook, Herb Doman, Bob Carter, Peter Thomas, The Doumet Brothers, Jimmy Pattison, Peter Brown, Joe Segal, The Belzbergs, Edgar Kaiser Jr.; Bob Lee; Conservative M.P. Bill Kempling; Teaching hate in Alberta schools? - Jim Keegstra of Eckville, Alberta; Socialism in a tailspin in France; The Politics behind Soviet Spy Charges in France; Kampuchea - Vietnam's latest offensive; Nice multi-panel colour photo B.C. tourism promotional centerfold; Persian Gulf Oil Slick in the War Zone; Security Express robbed in London; James Kay and Dylex; Peter Pocklington's empire unravels; Canada takes on the curling world - LaRocque and Werenich; A close call - a happy end - Space Shuttle Challenger completes its maiden mission; Le Devoir joins the newspaper war; Worst flooding in 25 years in New Orleans - colour photos and article; Krugerrand ad; Canadian foresters and computer firefighting. Average wear. Book
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Smeds, Helmer; Gastrin, Jan; Simons, Lennart; Akerblom, Bror: Editors
Den Osterbottniska Byn - En Samling Minnesbilder (The East Gulf Village - A Collection of Memory Photos)
610 pages. Text in Swedish. Black and white photos in text. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
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Canadian Home Journal Magazine, April 1929
120 pages. Cover illustration of young lady with umbrella and chicks by Elsie Deane. Features: Stylish colour Palmolive ad inside front cover; La Chasse-Galerie - the flying canoe of voyageurs and shantymen, by J.E. Le Rossignol; Nomads of the Sea - story by Beryl Gray; Women in Fascist Italy - article with photos by Lilian Gibson, teacher of English to Il Duce, Benito Musolini; The Challenge of Youth - article by Judge H.S. Mott of the Juvenile Court, Toronto, with photo portrait of the judge; The Female of the Species - story by sapper; The Land of the Rose, by Jean Graham; Music, Art and Drama News of the Month; Camberley's Bride - story by Leslie Gordon Barnard; Miss Helen Sparling, self trained in the world of finance, answers the question "Can Women Be Successful in Business?"; Jean Whitlock writes about the evolution of furniture in the wake of architectural and societal developments; What Easter means to women across Canada - with photos; Mary Louise Orr writes about the various forms of luggage available to travellers; Nice 1-page black and white ad for Plymouth cars; Essex automobile ad; Plans for a large English brick home; Nice colour illustrated ad for Johnson's Wax; Colour ad for Congoleum Rugs; Cute ad for Berry Brothers "Liquid Granite" floor varnish; The Canadian H.W. Gossard Co. ad for women's underclothing; Wonderful colour full-page ad for Hupmobile - the new Century Six and Eight; Gene Tunney golf photo in ad for Nujol; Nice colour full-page ad for Oriental Plush auto interiors - available in McLaughlin-Buick enclosed cars; Anna Pavlowa photos in Cutex ad; C.W. Stokes suggests the creation of a Bureau of Complaints; Dodge Brothers Six ad; Lovely 1-page black and white photo ad for Mercury women's hosiery and lingerie; 1-page Royal York Hotel ad; Willys Knight ad for the 70-B model automobile; Nice colour 1-page ad for Brookfield Butter; Wow! - Great colour centerfold ad for Red Seal Certified Cedar Chests!; 1-page colour photo ad for Puffed Wheat features infant photo of Richard Murphy on sled; Beautiful colour 1-page ad for Studebaker in yellow; Nice black and white one-page ad for Ford Motor Company; Lovely 1-page colour ad for Barrymore Rugs in desert motif; Woodwards "Gripe Water" ad; full-page 2-colour Knechtel furniture ad; Adorable Easter doll clothing cutouts by Grace G. Drayton; Nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fixtures insdie back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Few short openings to coverfold and cover edges. Address label and faint erasure atop front cover. Coffee stains to back cover and last page. Please Note: page 24-25 have been removed and are not present. They appear to have contained advertising content. Overall, a sound copy of this charming vintage issue. Book
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Maclean's Magazine, May 15, 1938
76 pages. Please note: Covers not included. Contents: nice ad for International Harvester Industrial Power Equipment; Leg of Gold, by James Francis Dwyer; The Barr Colony, by Captain C. Tweedale; Jury Rig, by Jay Wilson; Who'll Succeed Chamberlain?; The Splendid Prodigal, by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Let Go of those (Golf) Clubs - Dink Carroll writes about the new 14 club rule; Our Future Population - C.M. Campbell's interesting examination of the population B.C. and Alberta are capable of supporting; Old Ugly Face, Talbot Mundy; An American's Letter to Beverley Baxter, by Archibald Douglas Turnbull; Wonderful colour full-page photo ad for Sweet Caporal cigarettes features two women walking their dog; Plymouth car ad; Ad for Westinghouse appliances, including their 10-tube all-wave Superheterodyne radio; Nice ad for Chrysler cars; Frigidaire refrigerator ad; Great full-page black and white ad for Sisman's Scampers shoes - with patented cork insulators; Nice Dodge truck ad with photos emphasizes they are made of Better Steel; Gifts go Electric - practical suggestions for pleasing a June bride. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Covers not included. Book
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Hutchinson, Walter: Editor
Hutchinson's Pictorial History of the War, Series 7, Number 2, August 14 - August 20, 1940
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Illustration by C. Gibberd of a wrecked Nazi plane; General de Gaulle's Free Frenchmen; Anti-Aircraft guns in day and night action; Photos of German fighter attacking British balloon; Illustrated text of speech by Winston Churchill entitled "Progress of the War"; Photos of some of the 152 german planes shot down on August 18th; Photos of German bomb damage in England; Series of centerfold illustrations show how the R.A.F. checks the number of enemy machines destroyed; Photo of the Italian submarine Galileo Galilei in the Gulf of Aden behind the trawler Moonstone which captured it; Excellent full-page photo of a devastating artillery bombardment upon Fort Maddalena, the Italian outpost in Eastern Libya; Great photo of the Officers of the York and Lancasters Regiment outside their mess in Egypt; Italian guns and tanks taken; The Occupation of Iceland; Illustrated article by Lord Milne entitled "The Auxilliary Military Pioneer Corps"; Great photo of Nazi oil depot at Dolvik, Norway on fire after being attacked by Skua aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm; Photos of honoured men including R.B. Stannard, Lilian Phillips, H. Ervine-Andrews, H. Hicholls, A.S. Irwin, William Dickson, Daphne Pearson, J. Simpson; A Commentary on the war this week; full-page map illustrating the week's bombing raids by the R.A.F.; Illustration by S. Drigin of the bombing of a mercy ship in the Channel on August 14th; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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The Naval Architect, September 2002
Features: Norrona - a new flagship next year for Smyril-Line; Finnmarken - a new ship for popular Hurtigrute service; Maximum wave bending moment - back to basics?; Momantika - stylish new ferry for Gulf of Finland; Carnival Legend joins the Panamx-Max cruiser line class; Russia; Germany; Fast Ferries. Table of Contents partially loose, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
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Ash, Bernard
Someone Had Blundered - The Story of the 'Repulse' and the 'Prince of Wales'
267 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "... Will revive controversy about one of the most appalling naval tragedies of World War II - a tragedy that had, perhaps, more far-reaching consequences than any other... Tells the story of the passing of the capital ship, as well as the story of the end of Western ascendancy over the Far East." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Saunders, Helen: Editor
Edmontonian, October 1954
12 pages. Aerial photo of Edmonton on front cover; Mr. W.A. Bill Munro receives quarter-century honours; McCordick Cup Company Golf Finals held in Red Deer - story and photos; Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Saunders, Helen: Editor
Edmontonian, September 1955 - Salute to Alberta's 50th Anniversary
12 pages. Retirement of Tom Carson. Louis Salter retires; Calgary Golfers Capture McCordick Trophies - golf story and photos; Mrs. Joy Young becomes company welfare nurse. Details of new company mail order catalogue which gives first composite picture of Eaton's Canada - all 392 buildings in Canada. New Eaton Group Life Insurance Plan. Mrs. Louise Longoz judges needlepoint at CNE. Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Saunders, Helen: Editor
Edmontonian, September 1956
12 pages. Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton. Jack Hartley marks 45 years with Eaton's. George Goulden honoured on retirement. Mrs. Jean Cameron retires. McCordick Cup Golf Tournament coverage - group photo and story. Reports of employee vacations, with photos. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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The Edmontonian, June 1958 - Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton
12 pages. Features: John J. Whitesell marks 25th anniversary and retirement; Presentation to Mrs. Chris Moore; Mildred Schultz is married; Farewell to Mrs. Vi Fraser; Bowling bash - photos and story; Field Day at Elk Island Park - many photos with text; Field Day at Highlands Golf Course - many photos; Mr. L.W. Bradshaw marks 30th anniversary; Mourning the passing of Delbert Miller. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Bit of writing on front cover. A sound copy. Book
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The Edmontonian, September 1958 - Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton
12 pages. Features: Seagram Gold Cup displayed at Eaton's; Walter Kern Joins quarter century club; Elvie Hukkanen gains membership in quarter-century club; Great centerfold collage of golf photos (with names) from the McCordick Cup Tournament; Ernie Sloan marks 45 years with the company; National campaign highlights Eaton's branded merchandise. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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True Magazine, June 1972 *The Day They Jailed Howard Hughes*
126 pages. Features: Seven IRA men escape from prison ship The Maidstone; Leo Durocher; Noah Dietrich recalls the day they jailed Howard Hughes; Alan Gibbs - Hollywood stuntman; Handsome Marlborough centerfold loose but present; Eva Cropp - she swims with dangerous fish; The Uncensored adventures of Lewis and Clark; The Mad Marlin (fish) of Punta Carnero; Golf fashion photos; Five on a Raft - and then there were Three - Juan Puga, Richard Antonio and Tom Rash were rescued from Elliott Key, Florida. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. Book
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The Tatler and Bystander (Magazine), June 17, 1942
30 pages. Features: Nice cover photo portrait of The Countess of Roseberry; Way of the War - story and photos of notable personalities; Myself at the Pictures, by James Agate; Four photos from Kipling's Jungle Book, filmed by Korda, Korda & Korda; The Theatre - Horace Horsnell; The Arts Theatre Club presents Jean Forbes-Robertson in "Twelfth Night" - please note that one of the four photos has been clipped out and is not included - this seven by four inch clipping removed a portion of the Social Roundabout on the next page; See "Big Top" at His Majesty's - The show with the Charles B. Cochran Touch - 7 photos; D.B. Wyndham Lewis article; Photos of Stage Star and Stable Owner Mr. Vic Oliver; Nice one-page cartoon illustration of the I.T.W. by Wing-Commander E.G. Oakley-Beuttler; July 4th centerfold photos at Eton; The John Clements and the Robert MacDermots - photos; The Marchioness of Londonderry and her Youngest Daughter - photo portraits; Sabretache - several interesting photos with text; Elizabeth Bowen - With Silent Friends; Photos of seven newlywed couples and two newly engaged young women; Full-page ad for The Nuffield Organization shows two military officers with map; Nice fashion photos on pages 378-379; Back cover colour ad for The North British Rubber Company shows golf clubs conversing over drinks. Center page loose but present. Average wear. Six-inch opening from top of cover-fold partway into front cover. Bit of writing on back cover. A sound copy. Magazine
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Rail Classics, May 1973 *British Columbia Electric Railway - With Colour Photos*
82 pages. Features: Scotty's Fantastic Trip - record run from Los Angeles to Chicago on the Santa Fe, chartered by Death Valley Scotty in 1905; Memories of Frisco Steam - some of the most beautiful locomotives in the country; Farewell, GM&O (Gulf, Mobile & Ohio) - merger spells the end; Rio Grande on the Run - Utah's Wasatch Range offers quite a barrier to the D&RGW's run to the west; Steam at Christchurch; Commuting in British Columbia - great article with map and colour photos; Guide to Night Photography; Through Illinois on the Locals; Little Dumpy Steams Again - restoration of a locomotive for the Monticello and Sangamon Valley Railway. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Arnett, Chris
The Terror of the Coast: Land Alienation and Colonial War on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, 1849-1863
382 pages. Bibliography. Extensive footnotes. Black and white illustrations. "Previously ignored, the war between the 'people of the land' and the colonial government remains of utmost significance in today's world of unsettled First Nations' land claims. After the war of 1863 aboriginal land continued to be alienated, and Native jurisdiction eroded, throughout British Columbia - leaving an inequity which remains unresolved almost a century and a half later." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A high quality copy. May shock readers who think of area history in terms of only fishing, logging and mining. Book
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The Saturday Evening Post, 12 April 1958 *Private Life of Marshall Matt Dillon / James Arness*
112 pages. Features: Nice color 7up ad with Fiesta theme; Great color full-page ad for the 1958 Chevrolet; Color photo ad for Johnson outboard motors - the new "V" Sea Horse; Actual case histories from the files of the Marriage Council in Philadelphia; Hornblower's Hurricane - Part 1 of 3 by C.S. Forester; Those Amazing Island Medics - article and color photos of native physicians of the Pacific Islands, by Milton and Margaret Silverman; Shock Treatment - story by Allan Seager; The Greek Americans - two-page color photo of their January 6 gala version of Epiphany at Tarpon Springs, Florida; Maverick Boy - story by Prentiss Combs; Why Russia Has Poland Problems - for generations the Poles have hated the Russians, and they still do - photos; Private Life of Marshall Matt Dillon aka James Arness - great article and photos; House of Illusion - National Historical Waxworks Museum; Frank Malzone of the Boston Red Sox; The Man Who Wouldn't Fall - story by Richard Stern; The Flaming River - story by Dion Henderson; Beautiful colour Cadillac ad shows high class couple stepping out of the Del Monte Lodge to their blue coupe; Death Stalks the Bride - story by Nancy Rutledge; Two-page Pall Mall cigarette ad; Color photo ad for 1958 Ford cars; Sweet color photo ad for Gulf service stations; Sensational color photo Oldsmobile Super 88 ad features Patti Page outside CBS TV Studio 50; Great Caterpillar ad illustrates and describes massive interstate development and tax generation spinoffs in Needham, Mass.; Nice color photo ad for Delco radios - auto and portable; Great Viceroy cigarette ad features large photo of Cary Middlecoff; Harrison Air Conditioning color ad; Front cover essentially detached and heavily worn. Back cover missing. Occasional underlining and notes. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
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Victoria (British Columbia) 1962 Telephone Directory, Including Ganges, Gulf Islands, Saanich and Sooke
318 pages. Cover painting entitled "Mount Robson and Emperor Falls" by Jack L. MacLean. Great back cover colour photo ad for various models and colours of phones. Includes 192 pages of vintage local yellow pages ads plus several pages of ads for contemporary phone products. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful 1962 snapshot of Victoria, B.C. Book
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Nutshell News, January 1997 - Meet the Master of Miniature Lighting
Features: Small accomplishments - start the new year right!; The Joseph Addotta Collection - bronze casting at its best; Scott Hughes - Master of Miniature Lights; The Knowles Collection - Rachel and Wink; Floral Creations of Helen David - the Gulf Coast's resident florist; Let there be light - peruse our lighting shop; Show Scene - Chicago; Eliza Doolittle meets upstairs/downstairs; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Maclean's Magazine, 24 May 2010
66 pages. Features: Barbara Amiel on the passing of Lena Horne; Paul Wells says "Those Crazy Christians are taking over Ottawa; UFC fighter George St.-Pierre visits Parliament Hill; Shelagh Grant on why Canada may soon lose her sovereignty in the Arctic; Captain Robert Semrau - he allegedly shot a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan - was it mercy or murder?; Andrew McIntosh receives a brown envelope; Newly elected British Prime Minister David Cameron; BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill; Attempted bombing of Times Square; Cable companies make bold gamble on a new era of convergence; Youtube "Sells Out" - videos are being banned; Elena Kagan; Taking the scare out of Obamacare; Deregulated Eye Care in B.C.; Bob Geldof and Bono visit the Globe and Mail; Vacation from Hell in Peru - floods and landslides; Gustav Mahler is now box-office gold; Greeks protest austerity cuts; Devon Ronald Butler Clifford, 1979-2010; and more. Average wear. Address label clipped from front cover - in the process, a small piece was lost from table of contents and subsequent page received a two-inch opening.. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
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The Daily Colonist, Sunday September 23, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-4, 9-12, and 17-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Examination of the Cariboo Gold Quartz property at Cow Mountain; Tourist travel to B.C. shows largest increase in years; J.R. Matson wins Totem Pole Golf Trophy at Jasper; Province tightens collections under taxation of income; Unusual photo of the Great Taseko Valley; Protests to Japan over torture case; B.C. payrolls last year approximately $100 million; Editorial page; list of public and high school textbooks; social page; large school supplies ad by David Spencer Limited; Entertainment page; Travel page; Business page; pages of classified 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, Tuesday September 25, 1934, Victoria, British Columbia Newspaper
This listing consists of pages 1-6 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Lindbergh kidnapping news; Federal by-election results; Optimistic B.C. mining stats; Nome Alaska razed by fire; Editorial page; Ada Mackenzie medalist in Canadian golf; Business page; Cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; David Spencer Limited ads; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Above-average soiling, especially to back page. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
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Essex, James W.
Victory in the St. Lawrence: Canada's Unknown War
158 pages. Bibliography. Many glossy black and white archival photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "The story of hundreds who perished because of the German U-boats in the St. Lawrence." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Trains - The Popular Magazine of Railroading, December 1950 - The Hiawatha Story
66 pages. Features: The Nation's Crossroads - stand at Chicago's 21st St. Tower and you'll see trains from Canada, the Gulf, and both coasts - great article and photos; Asa Packer's Railroad - Coal means so much to the Lehigh Valley Railroad that even its crack passenger train is known as the Black Diamond - long article with full-page map and many photos; The Hiawatha Story - How the first engine to carry the Indian totem came to be, as recalled by a C.H. Bilty, a Milwaukee Road man who helped create it; Photo Section; The Atlantic & Danville (A&D) - photos, map and article; Early Days in Oregon - at the turn of the century the Union Pacific had its eye on a group of little roads which held the key to the Puget Sound gateway - map, photos and article; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Cover holding by one staple, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, February 24, 1967 - CIA Director Helms Cover
Contents: Nice photos of Red Skelton in full-page ad for Garrard turntables; Long article on the CIA with photo of Langley complex; Photo of George Romney at Alaska Sled-dog race; 2-page series of 19 photos showing LBJ swearing in aboarad Air Force One; Deterrence by anti-missiles - Time Essay; Vietnam war update; Ford Thunderbird color photo ad; 100 Years of Harper's Bazaar; Harry F. Guggenheim names Bill Moyers publisher of Long Island's Newsday; Telefactoring; Two-page ad by Bethlehem steel shows the partially completed Madison Square Garden and some of the performers who will use it; The Rosenberg Myth - were Ethel and Julius framed?; Stan Makita; Bill Russell - "The Only Negro head coach of a major professional basketball team"; Andrew Wyeth; Cancer research; Rebuilding mixed-up hearts; The Psychedelicatessen; Max Palevsky; Gulf & Western and Desilu; Photo of Elia Kazan with Andy Warhol; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, May 5, 1967 - Cover photo of General Westmoreland Before Congress
Contents: Excellent color photo ad for the Chevelle featuring the SS 396 Sport Coupe; The state of the Vietnam War; Carl Coppolino; Canada Discovers Itself - Feature article; Photo of ensign Laing ejecting from F-4B Phantom over Tonkin Gulf; Expo 67 at Montreal - colour photos; Mace - new police weapon; Nancy Sinatra - photo; Jeepster ad; Blackout on DMSO; Crown Zellerbach; Photo of John Paul Getty and 1960 Cadillac; Photo of Guy De Rothschild and wife at bank; and much more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
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Various Contributors
The New York Times Magazine, April 24, 1960 - Civil Rights Cover Photo
136 pages. Features: Nice color photo Lord & Taylor ad; Cuba - Profile of a Revolution - the old order has been swept away forever - many photos; Lament for the Rocking Chair; The Bantu Listens to a Louder Drum - the South African Negro call to freedom frightens the ruling whites; America's 500,000 Migrant Farm Workers; 'Marxist Mandarin' on Another Sales Trip - China's Premier Chou En-lai Revisits his South Asian Neighbors; Long-Run Plays - The Top Ten; photos of ice-breaking in the Great Lakes; Photos of interesting Senatorial Doors; Nice color photo ad for B. Altman & Co.; Photos of excavation in New York City; Peter M. Dawkins compares the attitudes toward collegiate sports in the United States and Great Britain - he was captain of the West Point Football Team and a unanimous All-America choice at halfback; 'April in Paris' for New York - Joseph Wechsberg is excited at the prospect of bringing Gallic imports to NYC; First Night Party for "Bye Bye Birdie" sponsored by L. Slade Brown; Let the Native Indian Be the Hero, by Stanley Walker; Rudolph Valentino was born 65 years ago - 5 nice photos; Restless Ports for the City's Food - Washington and Fulton Markets are colorful, obsolete, and about to be moved - article with photos; Golf Fever in Japan; Cut Out for Leisure - sexy photos by Gleb Derujinsky; Color photo ad for Knickerbocker Beer; Nice color Pepsi ad "The Sociables Prefer Pepsi"; About Polygamy - a fading practice in Africa; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Some yellowing with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Evans, Carol (Signed)
West Coast : Homeland of Mist
64 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Illustrated in colour. "Encapsulates the wonderful creations of Carol Evans and pays homage to this superb domain many of us are privileged to call home." - from dust jacket. Clean and bright with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John
The Illustrated London News (ILN), June 14, 1952 - Cover Photo of Queen on Horseback Inspecting Foot Guards
Pages 993-1032. Features: Colour ad for Dunlop Tire inside front cover features York Minster Cathedral; Nice one-page colour ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Shakespeare; Nice one-page colour ad for the Hillman Minx; 11 Photos of the Hermes Air Crash in the Sahara; Sealing off Berlin's Communist Radio H.Q.; Photos of British troops on Koje Island; Photos of the 1952 Royal Tournament - the services show; One-page photo of *massive* crowd which attended Queen Elizabeth's birthday celebrations, plus two additional one-page photos of the ceremony; Premier of Australia, Mr. Menzies, is honoured at Guildhall and the Mansion House; Nigeria's newest and most unconventional Anglican cathedral, the Lady Chapel of Onitsha Cathedral - many photos; Centerfold illustration of Bedford School; Photos commemorate the Louis Braille Centenary; One-page photo of General Sir Gerald Templer and Lady Templer driving through the Malayan countryside in an armoured car; Photos of personalities of the week, including amateur golf champion J. Harvie Ward; Photos of royal occasions; Nice one-page colour ad for Jacob & Co. Water Biscuits; Nice colour ad for The Standard Vanguard shows one of their cars along a beautiful Swedish river; Back cover colour ad for Dewar's "White Label" scotch whisky; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John
The Illustrated London News (ILN), July 19, 1952 - Cover Photo of The Queen's First Garden Party at Buckingham Palace
Pages 77 - 120. Features: Photos of Hatfield, Lord Salisbury's Great Mansion where Elizabeth Tudor spent her youth; Photos taken aboard the S.S. United States; Great aerial photo of the S.S. United States entering Southampton Docks at the end of her transatlantic record-setting maiden run from New York; Rumania's Foreign Minister Mme. Anna Pauker is number one in the ranks of women communists; Interesting page of illustrations present a new technique of radar navigation which optically weds the radar picture to the actual chart; Photos of demonstration of underwater radio transmission; The houses of the iron age in Ultima Thule-Jarlshof excavations; Great photos show how Iron Age Shetlanders lived; The Army's university at Shrivenham; Scenes at the military college of Science; Photos of General Eisenhower - the Republican's candidate - and some possible Democrat candidates; Fantastic centerfold photo of the Republican convention which selected General Eisenhower as Republican Presidential candidate; Photos of personalities of the week, including open golf champion Bobby Locke and D.J. Hulbert, hero of the Eton v. Harrow cricket match; Photo of the U.S. battleship Missouri in Portland Harbour; Dr. Hewlett Johnson supports claims of germ warfare on the Chinese by the U.S.; Nice ad for the Humber 8-seater Pullman Limousine on back cover; and more. Back cover loose but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, Cyril;
The Illustrated London News (ILN), September 6, 1952 - Awesome Cover Photo of an Avro A698 on Runway - The World's First Four-Engined Delta-Winged Jet Bomber
Pages 353-396. Features: Classy colour-illustrated ad for B.O.A.C. and their new De Havilland Comet features the plane flying over the waterfonrt of a large city; Great cover photo of new Avro A698 bomber on runway; Nice one-page ad for the Hawker Hunter aircraft by the Hawker Siddeley group; Six photos from the Farnborough Exhibition present the Gloster Javelin, Bristol Britannia, Vickers Valiant, Vickers supermarine Swift, Avro A698 and Blackburn and General Aircraft Universal Freighter; Photo of crowd gathered around the record-breaking Canberra jet bomber which performed the first double-crossing of the Atlantic in a day; Photos of Barrogill Castle, in Caithness, which was recently purchased by the Queen Mother; Photos of the survivors of the Hermes IV aircraft crash off Trapani, Sicily; Five wonderful photos of the first Balinese dancers to visit London - Seductive temple dances and Gamelan music; Two-page cutaway illustration of the Comet flight simulator in operation; Centerfold illustration of the Canberra Jet Bomber which crossed the Atlantic twice in one day; Photos from the radio and television exhibition; Photos of personalities of the week, including the crew of the record-setting Canberra - Mr. D.A. Watson, Mr. R.P. Beamont (captain) and Mr. P. Hillwood; Interesting full-page aerial photo of the U.S. Navy's Hospital Ship 'Haven' at anchor in Korean waters, with specially constructed landing platforms for helicopters rigged on each side; Two photos of Jordan's new King Hussein; Photos of Lynmouth cleaning up after the flood and caravan homes for its victims; Nice colour ad for English Electric inside back cover shows train and happy station scene; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover features golf putting theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Authors Not Stated
(Toronto) Star Weekly, February 15, 1958 - Springhill, Nova Scotia Disaster / Jimmy Dean Pin-up
24 pages. Features: . Toronto's Great Battle of the Subway - write-up about the proposed north-south spur on University Ave., with twelve photos including Fred Gardiner and Allan A. Lamport; One-page colour-photo ad for Campbell's Chicken Gumbo soup; Page of five photos of hat designs by Toronto's Rosaleen Reid; One-page ad for Singer's $125,000 Sewing Contest, featuring photo of the 1957 winners including Mrs. C. Bishop, Mrs. M. Rasmussen and Mrs. H. Chooljian; Photo of U.S. gymnast Muriel Davis; Wedding photo of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay; Photo of Robert Wagner carrying Natalie Wood from New York train; Colour-photo ad for Robin Hood "Deep Pudding" mixes; Feature article on Cowichan sweaters made by the Cowichan tribe near Duncan on Vancouver Island - article with seven photos, two in colour; Colour photos from B.C. as she enters her hundredth anniversary year; Mrs. Al Balding follows the sun with Canada's great golf shot-maker - article with eight photos; Nice colour ad for Sifto Salt features bear cub and bird; Wow!, large colour photos of Jacques Plante and Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens; Hard Luck Town Springhill, Nova Scotia Fights Back from devastating mine blast - text with eight photos; Photo of Mrs. Pansy Mae Stuttard, 84, of White Rock, B.C. and her pistol; Fantastic one-page colour-photo pin-up photo of Jimmy Dean and Jan Crockett; Two photos of Jimmy Dean and his young family; Nice back page colour ad for Crown Brand Corn Syrup on pancakes. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue.. Magazine
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Raine, N.R.; Lynch, J.C.; Hardy, W.G.; Worden, W.L.; Alexander, J.; Neuberger, R.L.; Jarman, R.; Gustafson, C and A; Wittels, D.G.; Morton, Big Jim; Peyton Jr., B.; Dobie, M.; O'Rourke, F.; Ford, L.
The Saturday Evening Post, August 12, 1950 - Edmonton, Alberta / Judge Harold Medina
120 pages. Features: Cover illustration of International Farmall tractor harvesting grain; Lovely colour ad for Nash cars inside front cover; Color photo of golfer Sam Snead in one-page B.F. Goodrich tire ad; Half-page color ad for Titleist "Acushnet" golf balls; Nice two-page color ad for Mobilgas features large winged horse; Lovely half-page color ad for Hydrox cookies; Great two-page color ad for Chevrolet cars, featuring their PowerGlide transmissions; The Ordeal of Judge Harold Raymond Medina - he is hard on Reds; The Wrath of Tugboat Annie (story); Edmonton, Alberta - feature article with many photos, including youthful premier Ernest Manning; Ditchdigger's Daughter (story); Getting ripped off by phoney weigh scales; Photo-illustrated article on simultaneous translators at the U.N.; James (Big Jim) Morton - "I Was the King of the Thieves" - part 2; Appointment with Treachery (story); Super color-photo illustrated article on circus highwire performer the Great Alanza; The Magnificent Faker (story); Funny Way to Got To School - Calvert School in Baltimore; Bonus Rookie (story); Nice one-page color-photo ad for Campbell's Chicken Gumbo soup includes an Aunt Jemima-like lady cooking at fire; Lovely one-page color ad for the (yellow) Oldsmobile "88" Holiday Coupe; Murder is the Pay-Off (story); Nice one-page color-photo ad for G.E. fridges with the new Alnico Magnetic Door; Nice one-page color ad for De Soto cars; One-page color cartoon-style ad for Post cereals features baseball scene; Pall Mall cigarette ad; Nice one-page color ad for Ford cars; Sultry one-page ad for movie "Born to Be Bad" starring Joan Fontaine; Nostalgic two-page color ad for Kraft mayo and salad dressings; Nice one-page color ad for Frigidaire electric ranges; One-page color ad for the Studebaker Champion; One-page color ad for Hudson cars; One-page ad for RCA Victor televisions; One-page photo ad for Prest-O-Lite batteries features lady golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias; Wonderful color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes inside back cover features Gene Tierney and tobacco farmer Charlie P. Murphy of Mebane, N.C.; Attractive back cover Coke ad features large pop machine surrounded by a crowd of happy Coke drinkers. Somewhat above-average but not excessive wear. Light pink discoloration to part of top and bottom edge of most pages - text unaffected. Small piece missing from front cover at top of coverfold. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Leighton, Frances Spatz; Van Deusen, Charles; McLain, Louis; Weisinger, Mort; Lane, Judy; Lieber, Leslie; Rice, Charlie
This Week Magazine, June 13, 1965 - Insert to the Boston Sunday Herald: The Spies Take Over
16 pages. Features: Perle Mesta - The Mostest Hostess; Great one-page color sweepstakes ad for Sta-Puf and Sta-Flo laundry products - includes Mustang hardtop; The Spies Take Over - Espionage is big business with over half a million people involved; Mystery of a Masterpiece - Did Michelangelo create a sculpture of St. John the Baptist now on view at the World's Fair?; Q&A about celebrities with photos; Color-photo Galaxy cigarette ad shows gifts available for their coupons; Golf the Sneaky Way - some people cheat at golf - with nice photo of Jackie Gleason holding club; Nice one-page color-photo Tampax ad entitled "Dive into Summer' shows lovely ladies in white; The LBJ Barbecue Cook Book; Chesterfield cigarette ad features photos of broker Richard Brown, fashion designer Jeanne Sully and waterworks foreman Edward R. Sullivan; The Day TV Was Born; Wonderful back cover color-photo ad for Carnation instant breakfast. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this special vintage issue. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Newsweek - The Magazine of News Significance, April 17, 1939 - Cover Photo of Il Duce / Benito Mussolini
60 pages. Features: Great ad for Dodge Trucks features delivery van, a pickup and a stake truck; Wonderful one-page International Trucks ad features tractor trailer hauling mature tree as part of construction of Treasure Island at the Golden Gate in San Francisco; Bewildered Congress groping for sound neutrality policy - article with three photos including Bernard Baruch; Defense Fever - America prepares for war; Photos of high income earners Louis B. Mayer and Greta Garbo; Italy's Seizure of Albania spreads fear from the Adriatic to the Dardanelles - major article with eight photos; Levantine Ferment; Hitler Yardstick; Refugee dilemmas in Europe; Hitler conscripts children 10 through 18 years-old for the Hitler Youth; Handsomme one-page color Packard auto ad features a 120 touring sedan; Nice two-color centerfold ad for Schlitz beer; Nice one-page two-color ad for Pontiac cars; Chevrolet car ad; Baby tumor cured with X-ray therapy; Western Union's photos by cable - with received image of Yankee Clipper aircraft; Early vintage ad for Titleist / Acushnet Golf Balls; Diary kept by Byrd's ancestor, William Byrd of Westover VA, is a gold mine of colonial data; Obituary for Joseph A. Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia; Nice 2/3-page ad for the Hotel Del Monte; New Oil Boom - four-state boom is centered near Forest City, Missouri; Full page introduction to Ernest K. Lindley of Newsweek's Washington Bureau - with photo; Photo of carload of dignitaries at New York's World's Fair includes Alfred E. Smith, Henry Ford, Mayor La Guardia, Grover Whalen (fair boss), and Edsel Ford at the wheel; Zeus cigarette holder ad; Color ad for Mount Vernon Whiskey on back cover features scene in George Washington's dining room. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
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Pratt, William V.; Fuqua, Stephen O.
Newsweek - The Magazine of News Significance: February 12, 1940 - German Aerial Gunner Cover Photo
56 pages. Features: Nice color Bermuda tourism ad inside front cover features golf scene with young black caddy; Nice one-page photo ad for Plymouth cars; 1/3-page ad for United Air Lines with photos; Mercury 8 one-page illustrated car ad; Lawrence Olivier and Jill Esmond divorce; Orson Welles and Virginia Nicolson divorce; Novelist Adela Rogers St. Johns is jailed; Brief obituary for Dr. George De Bothezat, builder of the first successful helicopter; Nice one-page photo ad for Dodge cars; The work of Martin Dies; Rev. Charles Coughlin under attack by the Jewish People's Committee; Census Revolt; Photo of tent city build for Californai Okies; Punxsutawney, PA groundhog predicts weather; The Convoy System - Britain depends on it; A look at the Finnish situation; Poultney Bigelow reveals ex-Kaiser Wilhelm wants the Nazis to turn on the Bolsheviks; Swedish volunteers help Finns resist Russia; Bombers supplanting U-Boats and Mines in Blockade Duel; Eddie Arcaro Rides Winners; Photo of basketball being played on skaes!; "Grapes of Wrath" hits movie screen as powerful social drama - with photo of Henry Fonda and his movie parents; Nice one-page color ad for the Good Year Double Eagle Air Wheel (tire); James Jefferson Davis Hall is the Bishop of Wall St.; Photo and write-up on the Air Corps' new 400 mph Airacobra; Nice 2/3-page two-color ad for Beech-Nut Gum features young lady reading mystery book; Neutrality Dodge - photo of big Lockheed bomber, destined for Allied war service, crossing the North Dakota/Canada border behind a team of horses; Big Pepsi-Cola skywriting contract; Nice color-photo ad for Four Roses Whiskey on back cover; and much more. Middle page holding by one staple. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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