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McLennan, McFeely & Prior Limited
China-Crockery-Glassware Catalogue, December, 1946: McLennan, McFeely & Prior Limited
Pages 801-826. Index. Generously illustrated in black and white. Includes prices. Contents: Royal Swansea Dinner Sets; Royal Swansea Bone China; Myott Semi Porcelain China; Semi-Porcelain English Dinnerware; 32 Piece Breakfast Sets; Royal Grafton Teaware; Heavy Vitrified Ware; California Franciscan and Metlox Potery Dinnerware; Franciscan Pottery; Poppytrail Pottery; Beswick Ware; English Pottery; Novelty Cookie Jars; Rosella Art Pottery; American Novelty Pottery; Earthenware Kitchen Utensils; Pyreta Fireproof Ware; Butter Crocks and Coolers; Milk Coolers; Medalta Stoneware Water Filter; Shoulder Jugs; Cut Glass Ware; Glassware; Corning Tumblers; Pyrex Ovenware; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A marvelously nostalgic compilation of post-war consumer items. Book
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Greater Vancouver (B.C. / British Columbia) Publicity Bureau
Fourteen (14) Days at Vancouver, British Columbia - Canada's Evergreen Playground
12 pages approximately 8" x 8" folded in half to make effectively 24 pages measuring approx. 8" x 4". Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos. Proposes fourteen days of activities/destinations for tourists to the Vancouver area. These include: Stanley Park and Marine Drive, English Bay Beach, Indian River Park, Grouse Mountain Resort, Grand Canyon Park and Capilano Canyon, B.C. Electric Observation Car and Crystal Pool, Bowen Island, Union Steamship Northern Trip, New Westminster and Cheakamus Canyon, Horseshoe Bay and the C.N.R. Triangle Tour, Vancouver Golf Courses, Hollyburn Ridge, West Vancouver, Squamish and Howe Sound, Lynn Canyon, Harrison Hot Springs, The Cariboo Road, and Vancouver Island Includes a great 3-panel aerial illustration of the lower mainland by H.E. White, looking inland from the southwest (there was no YVR in those days). Moderate wear. Unmarked. A high-quality example of this magnificent early Vancouver tourism booklet, undoubtedly highlighted by the colour illustration of a young lady in period swimwear on the beach at English Bay. Absolute magic! Book
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Butler, H.G.; Hornbeck, R.R.; Garnett, L.; Rockman, E.; Clark-Kennedy, S.; McMillan, A.; Masters, D.; Shane, M.; Garland, E.; Jordan, J.; Beattie, S.; Courtier-Forster, R.; St. Lawrence, B.; Humpherus, S.; Lees, G.
The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, July, 1919, Vol. XLIII, No. 255: Amat Sik - Hero of the Singapore Mutiny
Pages 180-262 plus 16 pages of ads. This is a particularly excellent issue jammed full of fascinating accounts. Features: Terrible Experiences in the Arctic - a whaling schooner is crushed by ice and its crew exists on moss and snow for nearly a week; Amat Sik - Hero of the Singapore Mutiny - he avenged the killing of his employer, an English officer; The Trade Guilds of Constantinople - article with truly amazing photos; The Yaqui Luck-Piece; My Brumby Hunt; When Everything Happened to Me - hauling timber in the 1870s; Salving (Salvaging) Fifty Million Pounds' Worth of Shipping - fantastic photo-illustrated article on some of the 500 ships saved by the Admiralty Salvage Section in WWI; The Sun Dance - photo-illustrated account of a trip to Alberta, Canada to witness the Sun Dance, an annual festival of the Indians; My Dashes fro Freedom - Lieut. E.H. Garland's account of how he escaped from 12 German prison camps in WWI - article with illustrations and photos of the Holzminden Tunnel; ; In Search of Gold - John A. Jordan in East Africa; Our Disastrous Cattle Drive - tale of an horrific Australian cattle drive; Fascinating photo of a "Tramps' Hotel" in the fashion of a jail - they are required to break a quantity of rock for use in road construction before they can leave; The Kaiser's Girls - a tale of 'amazing political intrique and cold-blooded devilry' from German-occupied Russia; The Serpent Garden of Butantan, near Sao Paulo, Brazil - photo-illustrated article; My 'Roo (Kangaroo) Hunt with the 'Flying Gang' - hunting on the banks of the Murray River; With the Ortolan Trappers - photo-illustrated article on how these birds were caught; and more. Half-page photo ad for the Granliden Hotel of Lake Sunapee, N.H.; Lovely illustrated one-page ad for Canada Steamship Lines - "Shooting the Rapids of the Historic St. Lawrence in 1819"; Uncommon ad for "Tobacco Redeemer" by Newell Pharmacal inside back cover claims to help smokers kick the habit in 48 to 72 hours. Covers detached as one, but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A wonderful vintage issue. Book
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Michener, James A.; Casella, Alessandro; Raskin, A.H.; Lamott, Kenneth; Sokolov, Raymond A.; Peterson, Patricia; Skurka, Norma; et al
The New York Times Magazine, January (Jan..) 23, 1972 - Prince Sihanouk / Five Warring Tribes of South Africa
72 pages. Features: Cover photo of George Meany; The Five Warring Tribes of South Africa - photo-illustrated article by James Michener discusses the Afrikaners, English, Asiatics, 'Coloureds' (of mixed heredity) and the black Bantu; Photo-illustrated article on Prince Sihanouk, head of a Cambodian government-in-exile in China; George Meany's Way isn't President Nixon's; In the Matter of H. Bruce Franklin - the very model of a modern militant radical and - until this month - a tenured professor of English at genteel Stanford University; One-page ad for Gold Key Lake Estates; Ad for the Garrard Zero 100 turntable features inset photo of Emile Berliner; Charming centerfold illustrated ad for Health-tex clothing; Fashion photos featuring ruffles and Taffeta; Geometric Mansion - photos of a Richard Meier designed modern mansion; Lovely color fashion photos; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Brennan Jr., William J.; Crankshaw, E.; Huxtable, A.L.; Schmidt, D.A.; Barnes, C.; Hunt, R.P.; Phillips, Cabell; Heard, Alexander; Vittachi, Tarzie; Ewen, Edward T.; Leedham, C.; Bracker, M.; Hughes, A.
The New York Times Magazine, October (Oct.) 6, 1963 - Charles De Gaulle Cover Photo
140 pages. Features: Many wonderful fashion ads for men and women; Inside View of the High Court; Russia's Tussle Between Capitalism and Communism; World's Fair Preview - four pages of photos; The "Al Baath' Party Challenges Nasser and has become a serious contender for leadership of the Arab World; Should There Be 'Compensation' for Negroes? - should they receive more than equal treatment in jobs, housing and the like to make up for his years of deprivation?; Britain's New Rougher, Tougher and Angrier Actors - article with photos of Kenneth Haigh, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney; Proposed nuclear power plant for Ravenswood in Queens stirs controversy; At 75, Henry Wallace Cultivatest His Garden; One-page ad for Mahalia Jackson on Columbia Records; A New Approach to Campaign Finances; "Asian " English; Stainless Stell Shaving Blades Have Revolutionized Shaving; Joanne Woodward is featured on color-photo ad for Richelieu simulated pearls; VSTOL (Vee-Stol) Airplanes of the Future; An Audubon Treasury; Handsome two-page ad for P&O Orient features one-page photo of the vessel Oriana; Photos entitled "Freud, Electronics - Dance"; Holland House Cocktail Mix features photo of Albert Rusk, Bob Steer, Mary Clark, Joan Everett, Wilbur Brown, Sampson Everett, Nicki Steer and Selma Brown; One-page color photo ad for the Israeli Tourism Office features Tel Aviv traffic cop and her boss, Naomi Shadmi; Extravagent evening fashion photos; Rob Roy Shirts ad; An Approach to the Severely Disturbed Child; Mrs. Paul's fish sticks; Houston, TX home designed by P.M. Bolton Associates; Photos of a young lion. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
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Turner, Philip J.; Barbeau, Marius; Sandercock, W. Clark; Dunlop, William R.
Canadian Geographical Journal, October (Oct.) 1933, Vol VII, No. 4 - Is Modern Rhodesia Ancient Ophir?
Pages 151-198 plus XVI pages of nostalgic ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Old English Inn; Rocher Malin - Temiscouata; Where History Was Made - only falling chimneys now remain of flourishing pioneer western outposts; Is Modern Rhodesia Ancient Ophir? - article with amazing photos. Back cover two-color Canada Pacific ad features illustration of female dancer in Bali. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Seldes, George; Sellmer, Robert; Spivak, John L.; Menke, Frank G.; Limbach, Russell; Berman, Sam; Hirschfeld, Al; Ellis, Fred; Hemingway, Ernest; et al
Ken Magazine, April (Apr.) 21, 1938, Volume 1, No. 2 -
106 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Old Angus Scotch inside front cover; One-page ad for LaSalle cars; What Price English Justice?; Multiple cartoons with Nazi personages; The Secret Fuse Under Mexico - the country is rife with covert operations by Germany, Japan and Italy - article with reproductions of pertinent documents; Fascism's New World Thrust - Germany, Italy and Japan have taken over the lion's share of trade with Latin America; Mussolini Vs. His Past; Smutting Up the Circulation - Sex sells publications; Yesterday's Wrong Turning - Two million died in WWI as a result of the decision of a few men; Inside the Queerest Shipwreck - the SS President Hoover rammed a reef off Formosa; FDR's wife wonders why babies should be kept alive if there will not be a job for them when they get older; Norway, The Next Belgium - fascinating article foretells WWII events about to unfold in Norway; Henry Ford buys 1.25 million acres near Punta Gorda, Florida as a favor to Thomas Edison; Dying, Well or Badly - By Ernest Hemingway - article with grotesque large photos of dead soldiers; A Measure of Recovery - Labor fights for control of New Orleans; Kemal Ataturk - Hoodlum as Hero - his record with women is indubitably the worst; Santa on Route 17 - W.E. Riker and his two-hundred yard 'holy city' in California; Exit the Gentleman Officer - Richthofen was buried by his enemy with full military honors but his memory is mocked by the crumpled corpses of women and children in Guernica; Bidding the Guild Good-Bye - The Theatre Guild takes the bumps toward the ash can; Inside the Third Reich - article on the prohibition of criticism of the Nazi regime in Germany; The Men Who Helped a Hero - the sixteen men who were with Alvin C. York when he 'singlehanded' captured 132 Germans; They Still Want to Get In - article on illegal aliens entering the U.S. across the Mexican border; Man with Six Countries - A European journalist sells the plans for the defense of Pilsen to the Germans; Wrong Man, Time and Place - Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball; Thousand Mile Gun - Britain's rulers seem to believe Germany possesses a long-range rocket-gun; Nostalgic 2-page illustrated ad for Look Magazine; One-page ad for Parent's Magazine features photos of George J. Hecht and Clara Savage Littledale; The Fable of Man's Salvation; Classy half-page ad for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel; Nice color ad for Eagle pencils features their Mikado, Verithin and Turquoise products; Nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes on back cover features tobacco expert in white suit and hat. Above-average but not excessive wear. Openings along coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Time Magazine, Canadian Edition, January (Jan.) 4, 1971 - Willy Brandt Cover
64 pages. Features: Fantastic 2-page colour-photo ad for CP Rail features winter coal train; Canada's North - Articulating the Native Voice; Quackser (movie); Canadian English; Man of the Year - Willy Brandt - major article with photos; Four Pages of Famous photos from 1970; Issue of the Year - The Environment; Angela Davis Trial; Integrated by Unequal in Coosa County, Alabana; Welfare Hotels in New York; Seattle Under Siege - the troubles of a company town; D.P. Moynihan; Poland's New Regime - Gierek; Israel's new border after the 1967 war; Cambodia - battle in a forgotten war; Map illustrating Russian bases in the Indian Ocean; Dewi Sukarno; Constance (Connie) Cornell Stuart; Methadone programs; Passing of Mimi Benzell, Arnold Heeney, Max Lincoln Schuster and Charles Ruggles; Controversial Glenn Seaborg; Chile Starts Chasing the Capitalists - article with photo of Salvadore Allende; Bank Security; The Athlete as Peacock - article with one-page color photo of Jockey Eddie Belmonte, plus nice color photos of Derek Sanderson (with Judy Martin), Walt Frazier, Ken Harrelson, and Kick Gordon with Kitty Jones; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Gard, Wayne; Ulm, Aaron Hardy; High, Stanley; Bacon, Robert L.; Neil, Judge Henry; Hubbard, Samuel; Phillips, Henry A.; Finger, Charles J.; Holmes, Fred L.
The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, June 19, 1926 - The New 'Real Estate Bond' Industry
32 pages. Features: The Queen of Kipling's Mandalay - article on Burma with photo of Supayalat and King Thibaw; The New 'Real Estate Bond' Industry (2nd article of 2) - First Mortgages on the Unknown Future Amount to Many Millions; A Good Look at Our Young People - analysis discloses that the newer generation is not deteriorating; Why Not Keep Faith with the Moro Race? - Justice is due to these people as well as to the other natives of Philippines - photo illustrated article on these people of Mindanao; What Has Become of Ben? - a boy whose restless gypsy blood made him an aimless wanderer; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - "Low wages shows poor management, poor finance, poor production"; Editorials - Senator Borah to the Lead, The Unitarian Women of the U.S., How important is news?, Which way is Coolidge going?, Anesthetic discovery at the University of Wisconsin; African Lions Roamed in Hollywood - discoveries indicate prehistoric game trail once extended from Old World to New; Why the Great Strike Failed - American gives vivid pictures of English lovel-headedness when millions of workers downed tools - article with photos; The Voyage of the Victoria - Westward Ho! (part 5 of a series); When General U.S. Grant Gathered Hides at Galena - for a time he forsook army life to engage in humble ways of earning a living in commerce; Ad for The Canal Band and Trust Co. of New Orleans; interesting piece about Jewish historian Josephus and his original text, in Aramaic, describing Jesus and his life; Mark Twain as Traveler (short article); New Oriental Limited ad features Glacier National Park; A Dance a Week - Positions of Feet in Dancing; Wild Flower Gardens - The Pansy King of Wisconsin, William Toole, Sr.; Fascinating illustrations of Pioneer tests in Aerostats (balloons). Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Ulm, Aaron Hardy; Lowdermilk, Inez Marks; Barton, William E.; Wier, M.Clyde; Barnet, Harry E.; Scott, Georgia Jackson; Clark, Maron Bruce; McConnell, Burt M.; Kumm, Dr. H.K.W.; Dunn, H.H.
The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, July 17, 1926 - San Francisco Says "Shoot to Kill"
32 pages. Features: Wee, Timorous Beasties at Home - in the realms of fur and feather tiney creatures show their skill in nest building; Delaware Uses the Whipping Post - Are lashes on the bare back effective as crime prevention?; New Phases of Changing China - photo-illustrated article on how sedan chairs and moth-eaten donkeys are giving way to modern things; Have We an Educated Ministry? - only a minority of present-day incombents are from reputable colleges; Housecleaning in the Treasury - in 4 years there were 300 cases in which attorneys and agents practising before the Treasury Department were respondents in Suspension or Disbarment Proceedings; Parentage of Attic Strads - fake Stradivarius violins; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - 'of all parasites, the human species is the least tolerable'; Editorials - are we advising our students to be jellyfish?, Babies as Armament, Michigan judge thinks more speed with increase road safety, the American Psychiatric Association and paid vs. impartial opinion, Goodl Old Songs (and who profits from them), and American tourists need to learn flag etiquette; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - in this first instalment, veteran showman Gil Robinson takes you into a world where clowns, camels and wild beasts are the actors; He Takes Tin Tacks From Tiny Throats - Dr. Dhevalier Jackson of Philadelphia has saved thousands of children; Patting the Lion's Mane - American woman says English men of letters are more interesting than American; How U.S. Treats its Diplomats - present conditions prohibit any man from attaining the rank of United States Ambassador unless he can supply great wealth to maintain the social obligations of the post - article with embassies; Chats with Office Callers; Tragedy of the Franklin Expedition - the realized the old dream of a Northwest Passage; I Read in the Papers; Dying Africa Makes Her Appeal - our supply of Africa's rich products will be lost if we do not eradicate her deadly diseases; A Dance a Week - Some More Terms; San Francisco Says "Shoot to Kill" - Notable decrease in serious crime results; Nice circus photos. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Shore, W. Teignmouth; Crowther, Samuel; barton, William E.; Beckman, James W.; Laird, Donald A.; Masson, Thomas L.; Whyte, Thomas Chalmers; Finger, Charles J.; Barnet, Harry E.; Lowden, Carl Schurz
The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, August (Aug.) 7, 1926 - Islam Aims at World Domination
32 pages. Features: Firestone ad inside front cover features photo of Harvey S. Firestone addressing 25th annual stockholders' meeting in Akron, OH; A Sailorman Poet - John Masefield; What has become of our Parties? - Coolidge puts last Democrat doctrine into Republican creed; Is the Pulpit a Bulletin Board? - is the preacher a prophet or propagandist?; An English View of American Installment Buying; A Scientist Urges Farmers to Utilize Waste Products - paper can easily be made from wheat straw; Mental Tests Make Us Seem Foolish - because quacks rush in where true psychologists fear to tread; Henry Ford's Page - the dangers of debt; Editorials - U.S. surplus of housing, Abraham Rothfeld is ordered to not reapply for U.S. citizenship for 10 years; Senator Borah speaks like a statesman, P.R. battle over French debt to the U.S., Dictators are increasing in number in Europe, Robert T. Lincoln of the Pullman Company has given the negro 'the only racial monopoly in the world', namely the Pullman porter, sea travel in steerage becomes fashionable; Life Among the Wild American Humorists, as described by Thomas L. Masson; Islam Aims at World Domination - Consolidation of Moslemism inspires Conference at Mecca; A Negro Views His Own Race - the thoughts of Charles Plummer; The Voyage of the Victoria (part 8) - Wreck of the Santiago; Chats with Office Callers - William Lyon Phelps writes article claiming New York stage plays attack Protestants but not Catholics because they are afraid to attack them; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 4) - tales of the time when people traveled for days to see teh circus, and slave-traders followed the show; China's Use of Proverbs; The Stories the Windmills Tell - Joy, grief, trouble or celebration all are indicated by the huge sails which serve as 'Town Criers' for the countryside; A Fighting Quaker of '76 - Joseph Hewes - who led the North Carolina Men in Declaring for Independence; A Dance a Week - Seventeenth Century Minuet, with piano sheet music; I Read in the Papers. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Collins, Joseph; Kennedy, G.A. Studdert (Woodbine Willie); Masson, Thomas L.; Chase, Frank M.; Beckman, James W.; Sanders, Henry A.; Barton, William E.; Dunn, Harry H.; Shore, W.Teignmouth
The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, September (Sept.) 18, 1926 - Socialism Through the Eyes of the Churchman
32 pages. Features: Tour of Distant Lands via Camera; The Cause of Nervous Breakdown; Socialism through the Eyes of the Churchman; What Books are Worthwhile - and Why?; The Scientist is the Most Effectual Agent for Democracy, Says Edwin E. Slosson; Certain Fundamental Safeguards are still needed in Our Cort-Martial System, so says a former Sergeant Major of the American Expeditionary Forces; The Scholar Analyzes the different Versions of the New Testament; Henry Ford's Page - prosperity has not arrived until the last family enjoys it; Editorials - Senate-nominee William S. Vare, Gertrude Ederle is the first woman ever to swim the English Channel, Rapid decline in prestige of Premier Baldwin, interfering in Mexican affairs; The Old-Time Revival - Is it good enough for us?; The Cry of the Crippled Children - is greater than that about which a Barrett Browning wrote; Lower California - Land of Mystery - Where American Filibusters once sought to establish a republic; The Truth About France - Lesson of Touraine and the Woolen Stocking; If Shakespeare Came to London - would he be able to find may of his old haunts?; The Lure of Lofty Places - There are thrills on the mountain tops and fascination in finding them - article with photos of/on Mount Rainier, Washington; Barefoot Dave - Son of Nature, Mute Throreau of the Woods - David Dugden of Les Cheneaux Islands; Child Welfare and Conscience - Judge Franklin Chase Hoyt sits in the world's largest juvenile court; Chats with office callers - drunks in Montreal, Schools taking on more and more responsibility for child-rearing, Dr. George Byron Gordon, labor strife on the streets of New York; Can You Tell Me?; I Read in the Papers - Great Britain's financial problems, Citrate acid in drinks makes us thirsty, forged manuscripts of famous authors, Lots of gangsters being killed in Chicago; Briefly told. Photos of unusual trees of the world; Soiling to front cover near spine. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Stidger, William L.; Laket, Henry; Lindsay, Vachel; Lowdermilk, Inez Marks; Jenks, Albert Ernest; Collins, Joseph
The Dearborn Independent (Magazine) - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, March (Mar.) 19, 1927 - Japan Looks to America to Prevent Wars / The True Story Behind "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
32 pages. Features: A Preacher Tells The Inside Story of Sinclair Lewis and His Preacher Book; A $20,000,000 Bond Issue That Will Cost the Taxpayers $49,500,000 (second in a series presenting some of the hidden features of modern finance underlying public bond issues); Gibson Girls, Gibson Men and the Chicago World's Fair; Japan Looks to America to Prevent Wars - Freedom from Extra Taxation for Armaments What They Most Want - article with wonderful photos; Every Person Has At Least One Book in Him; Henry Ford's Page - Finance Must Get Into Step; Editorials - Professor E.W. Kemmerer and Polish debt, Conspiracy, Fraud, the Elk Hills Oil Reserve, and Messrs. Doheny and Fall, attempt to impeach Judge Frank Cooper for upholding the country's prohibition law; People of the British Isles - The English; A Doctor Looks at Doctors - and sees them as they cannot see themselves; The True Story of Mary's Little Lamb - article with illustration of Mary Elizabeth Sawyer (Mrs. Columbus Tyler) and teacher Miss Polly Kimball; One-page ad (with photo) for Edison - Columbia - Victor recordings of the Old American Dances, as played by the Henry Ford Dance Orchestra; What is a Dollar Worth? (short piece); Chats with Office Callers - Smedley Butler cleans liquor from the San Diego Marine Barracks; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Controversial play entitled "The Captive" and Otto H. Kahn of Famous Players, Ripon College student Lynn Wells operates a bookstore but carries no inventory, with nearly all his orders going to foreign countries; News Bits; photos of large sailboats inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear with nibbling along coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Collins, Doug
Immigration - The Destruction of English Canada
147 pages. Pulling no punches, author documents the astonishing transformation, since 1967, of the population mix in what once was known as English Canada. "Failing the emergence of a politician or politicians who will speak for English Canada, only massive public protest will change the course of events." Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John;
The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, August (Aug.) 8, 1942 - Shattered Sebastopol
Pages 141-168. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Alan Brooke and Lt.-Gen. Archibald Nye; Page of illustrations of decorations as worn in the United States Army and Navy; Two pages of illustrations of the Insignia of Rank of U.S. Army and Navy Personnel Compared with those of Equivalent British Officers; Photos of Dover's cliffs as seen from occupied France, and a close-up photo of Dover's cliffs , with black smoke in the distance where German shells are falling near Dover; Training and the Test of Battle - article with map entitled "The Therman Thrust to the Caucasus, and the Soviet's Grave Problem of Supplies; Five photos illustrate stout German concrete and steel fortifications along the French coast; Photos of 'Nazi Orgies of Destruction' - shattered Sebastopol and Tolstoy's desecrated shrine, at Ysnaya Polyana; Photos of the celebration of Norwegian King Haakon VII's 70th birthday - great parade in Hyde Park; Photo of captured German "E"-boat; Aerial photo of Dusseldorf after major R.A.F. bombing raid; Photo of 28 survivors of the torpedoed "Avila Star" after 20 days adrift, including two English girls of 18; Japanese landings at Kiska, Aleutian Islands; Amazing centrefold illustration of a British armoured division moving into action - a panoramic view which includes all its component units; B.B.C. Reconstructs Gigantic Raid of a thousand bombers over Germany - with nine interesting photos, including three of "Lancasters"; Photos of Ten personalities in this week's news include Dir Francis Young-Husband, Sir Charles Sargent, Dr. H.E.D. Blakiston; Sir Flinders Petrie; The Officers and Men, with Commander Miers, V.C., of the Submarine "Torbay" at Buckingham Palace; Queen chatting with Miss Tanner of the Canadian Red Cross; Great page of illustrations of the Sten Gun explain this new British machine gun in detail; The conversion of milk into powder; Great one-page photo of a huge 'Cyclone' dryer which separates water from skim milk; Two pages of text and photos of ancient Siwa, now occupied by Italians; nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Biernacki, Conrad; Nickle, Brian C.; Sutton-Smith, Barbara; Craven, Howard; Bowering, Ian; Douglas, Ken
Antique Showcase Magazine, June 1984 - Bernard Palissy: Creator of Rustic Pottery / Wick Support Lighting
56 pages. Features: Canadian Scenes on 19th Century English Earthenware - Collard ROM Lecture; Confiscated Tiffany Collection sets new price records at Sotheby's in New York; Bernard Palissy - Creator of Rustic Pottery; Antique Beads - interview with Carol Wallingford; Refinishing and Restoring Wood Furniture - part 1 - stripping and basic repairs; Cornwall, Ontario - A Bicentennial History; Grand Opening of Tea Olive Company and Toys for Big Boys; Wick Support Lighting - informative photo-illustrated article; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Sanborn, R.; Bentley, E.; Parmenter, C.; Wheatley, D.; Harvey, R.; Hazen, P.; Fitz-Gerald, W.; Brown, J.; Bayne, E.
National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1940 - Hockey Despite Hitler / Britain's Island Fortress
56 pages. Features: Nice Heinz beans ad inside front cover; Attractive one-page illustrated ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada proclaims "Canada's Industries in Action at Britain's Side"; Good Neighbours - photo-illustrated article on the St. Stephen-Calais border crossing between Canada and the U.S. (Maine and New Brunswick); Britain's Island Fortress - photo-illustrated article presents how her free people repel Hitler's invasion whilst massing forces for his overthrow; For Women (short story) The Fool-Proof Lift (short story); Discovery (short story); Historical Rhymes of Canada; Sixty Days to Live (short story); Hockey Despite Hitler - NHL hockey will go ahead buy military service makes it tough to predict the final outcome - article with photo of Howard and George McNamara, labelled the "Dynamite Twins" of hockey, back in 1911; Nice one-page green and white 1941 Chevrolet ad; One-page Kodak Christmas ad shows nine of their cameras, with specs and prices; One-page Parker Pen ad; Bold one-page Oldsmobile ad shows large clutch pedal stroked out by large red X; Movie news and photos; Photos of Josephine Johnson and Joan Bennett in Woodbury ads; Photo and bried write-up of Brenda Marshall; I'll Be Ready in a Minute, Darling! - article for ladies; Fashion illustrations; In the English Manner - cooking article; Colour subscription ad for this magazine inside back cover features row of Santas; World Sayings; Back cover colour Coke ad features classic image of Santa; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; Barnard, L.; Greenwood, W.; Josselyn, T.; Kempton, K.; McMorrow, T.; Phayre, I.; Croft, F.
National Home Monthly Magazine, October (Oct.) 1938 - North America Speaks English / Greyhound Dog Racing
68 pages. Features: Fantastic colour-photo ad for Marboleum inside front cover shows 1930's bathroom with yellow fixtures; Editorial on Hitler's "Racism Gone Mad"; Attractive one-page colour ad for the new 1939 Plymouth features a blue four-door; News digest contains these headings - The Anti-British Outburst in Moscow; Incidentals of a Month; A 'National Unity' party; Trials of the Rowell Commission; A Summer's Books; Nostalgice one-page ad for the 1939 Dodge Six and Dodge De Luxe (orange); "North American Speaks English" - Bismarck said this was the most impressive thing in modern history - this photo-illustrated military article deals with the matter of the English-speaking North Americans joining in the impending war on the British side; More Fish in the Sea (short story); A Maker of Books (short story); Mace Webb (short story); Going to the Dogs - great photo-illustrated article on greyhound dog racing in England, with photo of General A.C. Critchley; Little Miss Hurricane (short story); Crossways House (short story); Murderers in the Football Stands - without the outlet of sports as a safety valce for his emotions the average human being would probably turn to murder, mayhem, arson and pillage(?); Palmolive ad features the Dionne Quints; Movie news and photos of Gloria Blondell, Carole Lombard, Paulette Goddard, Spencer Tracy, Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer; Lux soap ad features beautiful photos of Loretta Young; Woodbury's Cold Cream ad features photo of Danielle Darrieux; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; *Sensational* one-page colour-illustrated ad for Canadian apples shows little boy at top, different apples down left side, and cooked pie foods along bottom, with list of apple varieties and their ripening months; Where the Fashions Start (fashion article; Nice one-page two-colour ad for Heinz Soups says "The Tureen Tells Tales; Cosmetics article; World Sayings; "Serve Fish To Your Family" colour ad inside back cover; Old Dutch cleanser colour ad on back cover; and more. Bits of loss from corners of last page, otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Ayre, Robert; Taylor, Fred. B.; Buchanan, D.W.; Plaskett, J.; Robertson, George; Eastman, Alvin C.; Graham, Colin
Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 1953 - Some New Canadian Painters and Their Debt to Hans Hofmann
92 pages. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Features: The Massey Collection of English Painting; The Rights of the Artist in his Work; Mosaics and Murals in Mexico; Some New Canadian Painters and Their Debt to Hans Hofmann; New Murals in Canada; What's Wrong with Art Exhibitions in Canada?; The Winnipeg Art Gallery; New Acquisitions by Galleries and Museums in Canada; The Arts Centre of Greater Victoria; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Average wear. Openings along coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Eddy, Sherwood; Glynn-Ward, H.; MacDonald, S.; Pole, Mostyn; Elliott, T.; Raymond, H.; Cunningham, L.; Sutherland, P.; Jackson, Alan;
The National Home Monthly Magazine, April (Apr.) 1934 - Russia Today
Please note that the first and last pages (1-2 and 91-92) are missing. 88 pages remain. Features: Charming cover illustration of two young boys wearing towels; Russia Today - What Can We Learn From It?; P&G one-page colour ad for Naptha Soap features inset photo of Mrs. H.F. Edens; Two Beauties and a Bandit (short story); Sequel (short story); Why the Prince of Wales is "Air Minded" - photo-illustrated article explains how H.R.H. has solved the problem of his public engagements via aviation; Trail's End (short story); After I Was Killed (short story); The Man Who Lived in Twilight (short story); "Frock Spotting" in Society Crowds - interesting photo-illustrated article; I'm Crazy Over English; Nice Pond's ad features photo of lovely Miss Anne Gould; One page ad for the 1934 Pontiac Straight - 8; Page of photos of Hollywood stars; One-page Lux soap ad features photo of Loretta Young; Wonderful two-page photo ad for the 1934 New Plymouth Six features family and car in front of stately home; One-page photo ad for the Cine-Kodak Eight movie camera - in 1934!; Movie reviews; Two-page photo-ad for Dodge cars features car flying over cliff and 'Bonnie and Clyde' types standing near car; Radioland - news and photos of radio stars of the day; The Invisible Science - wonderful 16-page illustrated C-I-L feature devoted to chemistry; Illustrated fashion article; Oldsmobile ad inside back cover features a 1934 Six; Ceylong Tea Bureau colour ad on back cover features reproduction of painting 'The Ice Breaker at Levis' by Robert Pilot; and more. Small to medium-sized clippings from pages 28, 47, 63, 65, 68, 76, 79, 85, 88, and 89; Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy despite its numerous defects. Book
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Rix, Brenda D.
Pictures for the Parlour: The English Reproductive Print from 1775 to 1900
88 pages. Selected bibliography. Illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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T. Derrick; E.S. Rohde; A. Sampson; D. Estcourt; E. Crankshaw; G. Tillotson; G. Grigson; H. Fausset; C. Brooks; H. Fyfe; H. Hubbard; et al
The Bookman (Magazine), May 1932 - Stella Benson / Jakob Wassermann
Pages 91-136. Features: "Literary Gents" - Galsworthy greeted by Shakespeare; Mediaeval Garden Literature; How Classical Authors Worked; The Bookman Gallery - Stella Benson; Contemporary Foreign Writers, XVII - Jakob Wassermann; The Epithen in English Poetry; Verse of Our Time; Dorothy Wordsworth; The Legend of "Black Michael"; Dictators Under the Microscope; The Harvest of 1932; An Enchanted Year; Love of Nature; An Epic of the Country-side; A Glimpse of the Victorian Scene; Four Novels by Women; The Collector; Broadcasting for Bookmen; Both Sides of the House; For the Writers of To-Morrow; "Bookman" Competitions and Crossword. Average wear. Openings to each end of coverfold with minor loss at bottom. Binding intact. Faint ink stamp to front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Sotheby & Co.
Catalogue (Catalog) of Continental Drawings and Watercolours 1770-1920 , Also European Views By English Artists: Day of Sale, Thursday, 13th June, 1974
43 pages. Index. 21 Black and white plates. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning near coverfold. A quality copy. Book
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Sotheby & Co.
Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of Eighteenth (18th), Nineteenth (19th) and Twentieth (20th) Century English and Continental Paintings, 15 January 1975
22 pp. 167 lots. Price list laid-in. Includes works by: B. Barker, T. Barker, A. Bouvard, Sir G.H. Beaumont, A. van den Bergh, N.H. Christiansen, W. Dommersen, W. Hamilton, A. de Leeuw, C. Morris, A. Pratella, J. Rathbone, W. Sadler, F. van Severdonch, Sir M. Archer Shee, J. Simpson, J. Stark, P.G. Vertin, and T. Woodward. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Sotheby & Co.
Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of Eighteenth (18th), Nineteenth (19th) and Twentieth (20th) Century Drawings and English and Continental Paintings, 23 October 1974 ("Geranium")
28 pp. 215 lots. Includes the property of The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Morton, The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, and others. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Bennett, H.S. (Signed)
English Books and Readers 1475 to 1557
Signed and glowingly inscribed upon front free endpaper by author to A.W. Reed, the author of 'Early Tudor Drama'. Laid-in is a double-sided handwritten letter from the author to Reed explaining how his significant research and support were partly responsible for this book. 337 pages. Index of Passages. General Index. "A history of the book trade from Caxton to the incorporation of The Stationers' Company" - subtitle. Maroon cloth-covered boards. Slight traces of foxing to endpapers and edges. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound and special copy. Book
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Sotheby & Co.
Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English and Continental Paintings - Various Properties, 9 April 1975
16 pages. 192 items listed. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Sotheby & Co.
Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English and Continental Paintings, Including Property of the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale - Auction catalogue, 25 September 1974, London (DAHLIA)
36 pages. 211 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of fading to upper left corner of front cover. A quality copy. Book
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Sotheby & Co.
Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English and Continental Paintings Including the property of Sir Oliver Simmonds, et al - Auction Catalogue, 31 July 1974, London (POPPY)
46 pages. 400 items. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Sunning to coverfold.. A quality copy. Book
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Sotheby & Co.
Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of Fine Seventeenth Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century English Paintings, Drawings, Watercolours - Auction Catalogue, 16 July 1975, London (GERANIUM)
124 pages. Index. Printed upon glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. 247 items. Writing/doodling on back cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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MacLeod, M.; Harrington, R.; LeBourdais, D.; Hewlett, A.; Leechman, D.; Taylor, S.; Patterson, R.; Tillenius, C.; Johnson, A.
The Beaver, Magazine of the North, December 1952, Outfit 283 - James Burr Tyrrell / With Sir William Butler on the Omineca
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: The Christmas Holyday; Hunters on Sea Ice - photo study; Tyrrell of Canada - Great photo-illustrated article on Joseph Burr Tyrrell, distinguished mining engineer, now in his 95th year, knew the West before the railway came, and was the first white man in many parts of the North; England on the Prairies - the people of Cannington Manor tried to bring a bit of their English life to the Saskatchewan prairies - article with photos; The Indian - today and yesterday - interesting photo-illustrated article; With Sir William Butler on the Omineca; Clarence Tillenius provides a study of animal tracks; How a Chipewyan squaw arranged a treaty between warring tribes, which led to the foundation of Churchill, Manitoba; Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper Retires; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Parnell, C.; Sorensen, A.; Nevin, W.; McCowan, D.; Squire, L.; Ellis, F.; Wilson, C.; Charlton, J.; MacLennan, M.; Stephenson, W.; Riggs, T.; Marsh, D.
The Beaver, A Magazine of the North, September 1945, Outfit 276 - Policing the Far North / Daniel "Nigger Dan" Williams at Fort St. John
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Founding Fort Edmonton; Policing the Far North - photo-illustrated article; One-page photo portrait of Sir George Simpson - the only known photo of him; "Nigger Dan" (Daniel Williams) - troublemaker at Fort St. John; Chevrons in the Sky - waterfowl article with photos; Arctic Airfield Survey - Craig Harbour, where the most northerly airport in the British Empire was surveyed in 1922; Summer at Temagami - photos with text; English River Hermit - An Indian named Mandayoh (stranger) lived 30 miles from the Trans-Canada Air Lines' field at Pagwa River; Through the Fjiords of British Columbia - photo-illustrated article with photo of the Union Steamship liner 'Cardena'; Northern Salvage - Claud K. Jones located sunken Canol machinery at the bottom of Great Slave Lake - fascinating photo-illustrated article describes how huge tracked vehicles were hauled up through the ice; Running the Alaska Boundary - great article with photo of Thomas Riggs and Jack Craig proudly displaying the flags of their countries and universities after setting the final point of the Alaska-Yukon boundary on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Photos of Eskimo tobacco substitute Atamaoya being harvested and smoked. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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O'Neil, Tom: Editor
Golf World - A Weekly Golf Magazine, 14 September (Sept.), 1956, Vol. 10, No. 15 - Cover Photo of Jules Platte, Pro of Knollwood Club, Lake Forest IL
16 pages. Features: Akron victory for Ed Furgol; North wins at Sheridan, WY; Ruthie Jessen becomes Proette; Sam Snead's game gone?; Photo of Mary Ruth (Ruthie) Jessen; Photos of Jim Bishop, Jim English and Fred Marble; Photo of Patty Berg who was honored at Interlachen CC, Minneapolis; Photo of Henry P. Cowen of MacGregor; Obituaries for Homer S. Cummings, Arthur J. Chapman, Albert Crissy Wheeler, William G. Curtis, Sr., A. Linde Fowler, and Fred Hutchinson; Photo of Marine Don Albert in action - he won the inter-service title at Eglin AFB; Photo of Dick Lundahl; Photo of Lloyd Mangrum in Golfcraft Inc. ad; Large photo of Anne Quast on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
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Sotheby's Belgravia
Sotheby's Belgravia: English Prints 1800-1940 Which Will be Sold By Auction on Tuesday, 24th June, 1975 (WESER)
36 pages. Presents 216 lots. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in black and white. Estimated price list laid in. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Ferree, B.; Kellogg, A.; Brown, A.; Jervis, W.; Sheafer, F.; Thurston, P.; Et al
American Homes and Gardens Magazine, November (Nov.) 1910, Volume VII, No. 2 - "Indian Ridge" - The Summer Home of Dr.l F.B. Harrington, at Ipswich, Massachusetts
Pages 413-452 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: "Indian Ridge" - The Summer Home of Dr.l F.B. Harrington, at Ipswich, Massachusetts; Decorations and Furnishings for the Home - IV - Furnishing a Young Girl's Room; English Garden Mazes; A Group of New England Homes - nice two-page photo spread of homes belonging to Mr. E.B. Stearns at Brookline, T.P. Hollander on Misery Island, and Mrs. Frances Robeson at Brookline; Handicraftsman - Home-made Pottery; Glue for Model Making; The Steam Radiator in France; Residence of William L. Bailey, Esq., at Ardmore, PA; The Mirror; The Wasp's Year (life cycle); Stucco Houses of Distinction; The City of the Sun; Garden Notes - Tennis Courts; Conservatory and Greenhouse Heating; Glass Espalier Walls; L. Wolff Mfg. Co. ad features Chicago home of Walter H. Miller; Back cover color ad for the Columbia Grafonola includes photos of ten famous vocalists of the day; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
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John Drury [Rare Books] Ltd.
A Catalogue of Rare English Books on Banking, Economics and Trade in the Library of Amex Bank Limited
192 pages. "This catalogue is of the section of rare books in English of the library of Amex Bank" - from verso of title page. Includes 502 detailed listings arranged by author with summaries, physical descriptions, publishing details and, in some instances, black and white reproductions of title pages. Noteworthy listings are specially identified with headings such as; "The Earliest English Work on Mining"; "The First Great Survey of Poverty"; "A Virulent Attack on Usury"; "The South Sea Bubble"; etc. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Gilt lettering upon chocolate brown cloth-covered boards. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
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Glover, Milton H.; Winchester, Alice; Comstock, Helen; Little, Nina Fletcher; McKearin, Helen; Boicourt, Jane; Cummings, A.L.; White, M.E.
Antiques Magazine, October (Oct.) 1952, Vol. LXII, No. 4 - Paintings and Antiques
Pages 249-344. Features: Drawing Room of Mr. Henry P. McIlhenny; Living with Antiques - The Home of Mr. and Mrs. Lammott Copeland; Looking at Still Life; Paintings and Antiques - in the homes of the American Collectors; "Deception Pieces" in Architectural Painting; Glass in Art, II - drinking vessels in the Last Supper; For the casual collector - A Bird's-eye view of English painting; Earliest American Landscapes 1700-1820; In the Derby-Pinxton Style; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Thorpe, Russell W.; Shelley, Roland J.A.; Rutledge, Anna W.; Swan, Mabel M.; Barbeau, Marius; Larsen, Ellouise B.; Flexner, James T.; Howe, Florence T.
The Magazine Antiques, August (Aug.), 1947, Vol. LII, No. 2 - Charleston's First Artistic Couple
Pages 69-140. Features: Detail from Printed Cotton (c. 1850) cover; Carved Wood Circus Figure; About a Portrait of Benjamin Franklin; Pewter Pieces - In an English Collection; Charleston's First Artistic Couple; Living with Antiques - The Cape Cod Home of Mrs. Charles D. Cook; Two Early Massachusetts Houses; The Origin of the Hooked Rug; History on Staffordshire; New England Painting - A Prophe Enters the Wilderness; Carved Wood Circus-Wagon Figures; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bailey, Worth; Tanner, D. Barrett; Waterman, Thomas Tileston; Norman-Wilcox, G.; Cowdrey, B.; Blake, C.; Cutten, G.B.; Et al
The Magazine Antiques, February (Feb.) 1946, Vol. XLIX, No. 2 - Seventeenth-Century Window Lights / A Note on Emanuel Leutze
Pages 73-136. Features: Cover illustration of carved panel from 1600's oak chest; Needlework portrait of George Washington; Accent on Washingtoniana - The Yale-de Lancey Kountze Collection at Mount Vernon; Burnap Collection of English Pottery - Part 1; Seventeenth-century Window Lights; Antiques in California - a Record of a Loan Exhibition; A Note on Emanuel Leutze; A Battle Painting; American Silver Tongs - from the collection of Francis M. Rosenfeld; A Cross-Section of Valentineship, 1946, 1846, 1746; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Covers loose but present. Above-average wear. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, Cyril; et al
The Illustrated London News, May 10, 1947: Funeral of Denmark's Late Majesty King Christian X
Pages 477-504. Features: nice colour ad or Guinness inside front cover; Cover photo of Southampton celebrating two 500th anniversaries with old-time pageantry at the historic Bargate on May Day; Five photos illustrate how the Italians protected Trajan's Column against modern war; Two pages of photos illustrate Denmark mourning the loss of its late King, Christian X; Book review of "John Wildman, Plotter and Postmaster"; Five photos from Crete show British war graves, a German troop memorial, and other scenes; Page of photos and illustrations show how electric power will be generated at new Scottish projects; Five photos of oilfields in an English countryside - Eakkring's 150 ton-per-day wells in Nottinghamshire; Article on the Moscow Conference; Five photos of Viceroy and Lady Mountbatten in Peshawar; Photo of Norwegian scientists setting sail in a balsa raft, to prove a point about ancient Peruvian migration; One page photo of May Morning at Magdalen Tower, Oxford; Six centrefold illustrations of the services club for British officers in Paris run by N. A. A. F. I. in the Rothschild mansion in the Rue Du Faubourg-St.-Honore; Four photos document Beatification of Maria Goretti; Photos of personalities of the week include Gerald Micklem, Squadron-Leader H. B. Martin, Lewis Douglas, Margaret Lockwood, Lady Rothermere, Mrs. N. Bolton, Sir Almroth Wright, Mr. E. W. Sturgess, M. Thorez, and M. Paul Ramadier; Three photos of "Chicago" style scenes in London streets after a motorcyclist was shot for trying to prevent the escape of three men who attempted a daylight raid on a jeweler's shop; One-page photo of Eighth Army badges made into a tapestry - an unusual gift for "Monty"; Nice colour back cover ad for the deHavilland Dove, an aircraft for executive and private travel. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Squire, Sir John; Falls, Cyril; Kosay, Dr. Hamit Zubeyr; et al
The Illustrated London News, July 21, 1945: WWII Aftermath / Mr. T. V. Soong
Pages 57- 84. Features: Nice colour Dunlop ad inside front cover features Charles Wood painting of naval plane spotter at work; Cover photo of the famous Sphinx gate of the Hittite period at Alaca Huyuk; One-page Karsh photo portrait of China's prime minister, T. V. Soong; Two-page artist's rendition of an aerial view of Japan's homeland; Two large photos of Allied warships struggling in mountainous seas; The City of the Dead - Berlin, the modern Pompeii - two pages of photos present horrific bomb damage; Article entitled "The British soldier in Germany"; Powerful display of Britain's armed might in Berlin - 5 photos; Two pages of fascinating illustrations show how British science and ingenuity contributed to defeat the Germans on sea, on land, and in the air; Dramatic centrefold illustration of "Glowworm" ramming the German cruiser "Hipper"; Seven photos of Potsdam, venue of the latest "big three" conference; Photos of personalities of the week include Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, Signor Parri, Gen. William J. Slim, J. B. Chifley, Lt. Col. Sir Francis Shelmerdine, Lieut. Cmdr. G. B. Roope, the Regent of Iraq with the king and queen, Cpl. E. T. Chapman, the newly formed Council of Berlin, Marshall Rokossovsky, Marshall Zhukov, and Field Marshal Montgomery; Photo of Pres. Truman being cheered in Antwerp; Photo of US cruiser "Augusta" with Truman aboard, steaming through the English Channel, escorted by British warships; Photos of French liberated prisoners carrying a large wooden crucifix memorial to victims of brutality; Interior and exterior photos of Goering's private plane, now to be used to the benefit of sick French children; Three photos of the now peaceful beaches of Dunkirk; Three photos of the R. A. F. Jet propelled fighter, the Gloster Meteor, developed from the prototype E.28/39; photos of English silver and Chinese porcelain of great price; Article on "The bronze age in Anatolia"; Two pages of photos of artifacts from pre-Hittite Anatolia - proof of the high level of civilization 3500 years ago; Photo illustrated article on British production of the airman's octane fuel; Colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows farmers loading horse- drawn wagon. Discrete archival tape repairs to Coverfold of outer advertising pages, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Chesterton, G. K.; Et al
The Illustrated London News, February (Feb.) 15, 1936: Canadian Winter Olympic Team Offers Nazi Salute to Hitler
Pages 265-304. Features: Cover photo of fire damage at the English Hollywood, Elstree film studios; Photo of the archduke Otto leaving a Paris hotel; Photo of M. Flandon with prince Starhemberg; Photo of smiling Canadian Olympians offering Nazi salute as they march past Hitler during opening ceremonies of the fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria; Four additional photos of the Garmisch winter Olympics; Photos with the Italians in North and South - battles on both fronts, with photo of Gen. Graziani on horse; Capt. Bligh's own account of the mutiny on the "Bounty" - a chapter from his narrative describing the whole voyage, with illustrations; Dancer Anna Pavlova's "Dying Swan" immortalized in rare sequence of 15 images; Two-page illustration of Parisien opera fashions; A new Mycenaen beehive tomb - discoveries at Berbati, near Mycenae, some of the finest painted vases to be found in Greece, in a tomb dating from about 1400 BC - photo illustrated article; Photo of state funeral of general Kondylis in Athens; Two-page centrefold illustration of Hopi Indians dancing with live and venomous snakes in their mouth and hands; Two pages of photos of naval vessels "Renown", "Greyhound", "Repulse", and "Gotland"; Photos of personalities in the news include Mrs. Henry Sidgwick, Sir C. E. Corkran, Sir Charles Ballance, Herr Gustloff (German Nazi leader in Switzerland), Dr. Wilhelm Solf, I. H. D. Rolleston, Lieut. T. Rose (record-breaking aviator), vice admiral E. R. G. Evans with Cmdr. Rudberg, Walter Runciman, commander A. D. Cochrane, members of the new Egyptian government, including Ali Pasha, and British Nurses for Abyssinia; Four amazing photos illustrate construction of the Olympic Bob-run - bricklaying with ice from a lake; One page photo portrait of the highest waterfall in the world, Gersoppa Falls, in southern India; One page illustrated ad for the Austin Sherborne car; One page illustrated ad for Kenistas cigarettes features dame Sybil Thorndike; Handsome halfpage Rolls-Royce ad; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper & Co.; Halfpage photo ad for Morris Motors Limited features their Big Sixes; Photo of the British Continental Airways liner "St. George"leaving Croydon as it initiates air service between London and Sweden; Colour-illustrated back cover ad for Black-and-White Scotch whisky features The Scots Guards. Centrefold holding by one staple. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
The (London) Times Weekly (Newspaper) Edition: Bound Original Issues from 18 October, 1918 Through 25 July 1919 (No. 42. Vol. XLII Through No. 30 Vol. XLIII)
Approximately 1,000 pages. Very large volume measures over 18" high by over 12" wide and approximately 1.5" thick. Extensive coverage of the final weeks of World War I, its conclusion, and aftermath, plus other news of the day and contemporary advertisements. Each page very densely packed with small type-faced print and occasional maps. Contents appear to be bound original issues rather than reprints. Includes an 8 page illustrated section devoted to "London's Great Peace Celebration Procession" in July, 1919. Small vintage bookseller's sticker inside front board at bottom. Binding sound. Moderate external wear and soiling. Partially rubbed gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. Contents yellowing at edges. Please note: the April 11, 1919 issue, and possibly others, are not included. A sound copy of this most enthralling, comprehensive and unique reference. Book
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Sullivan, Garrett A. Jr.
The Drama of Landscape: Land, Property, and Social Relations on the Early Modern Stage
viii, (3), 292 pages. Index. Footnotes. "A work of genuine importance, this book enters into one of the more active ongoing conversations in early modern scholarship and makes a significant contribution to it. Explores the ways in which a range of early modern plays intervene in the ongoing reconceptualization of land and land ownerhip in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
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Biancalana, Joseph
The Fee Tail and the Common Recovery in Medieval England: 1176-1502
xx, 498 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. "Describes the development of the fee tail from the late twelfth to the fifteenth century, and the invention, development, and early use of the common recovery, a reliable legal mechanism for the destruction of entails, from 1440 to 1502." - from preliminary page. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight. An excellent copy. Book
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Light, Alison
Forever England: Femininity, Literature and Conservatism Between the Wars
281 pages. Index, footnotes and bibliography. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; et al
The Illustrated London News, August (Aug.) 4, 1962 - Barry Brewster Dies Climbing the North Face of Eiger
Pages 161-196 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover photo of the Eiger, where Barry Brewster lost his life, plus text and more photos; Russian dock collides with the South Goodwin lightship; Photo of Simon Paterson coming ashore after swimming the English Channel underwater in just under 14 hours; Photo of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the pro--fascist union movement, being knocked to the ground by demonstrators in Manchester on July 29; Four photos of the Queen at Plymouth and Dartmouth; Indian forces attack Chinese post in Ladakh - article with photo; Photo of Egyptian tank and Conquerer rocket; Major Michael Banks, Lieut. Hugh Wiltshire, and John Hinde successfully climb Mount McKinley; Major E. J. E. Mills and Capt. M. R. Jones are killed 5000 feet from the summit of Khingyang Chish in the Himalayas; Photo of new French bathyscaphe, L'Archimede, which successfully plunged to a depth of 31,350 feet on July 15; Photo of First Lady Mrs. Kennedy and Col. John Glenn waterskiing near Hyannis Port Massachusetts, Photo of Russian high jumper Valeriy Brumel setting world record of 7'5" at Stanford on July 22; America's Cup sailing photos, Aerial photo of devastation caused by exploding propane truck at Berlin, New York; Honolulu crash scene photo where 27 people died when a Britannia airliner crashed while landing; Photo of triple-hulled airship under construction at Trenton, New Jersey; Two photos of NASA's "Project Apollo"; Review of "Red Plush and Black Velvet", by Joseph Wechsberg - Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's queen of song; Two pages of illustrations show how the USA proposes to land two men on the moon in a few years; Two pages of photos of the new Chelsea barracks; Fantastic centrefold aerial photo of a packed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball stadium surrounded by many acres of cars; Four illustrations of the threatened monuments of Nubia; Photos of historic English buildings to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Aldington, Sir Burke Trend, Sir Laurence Hellsby, W. Armstrong, the Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs, Mr. C. Dearrsley, Aelred Watkin, Lord Freyberg, V. C., Major E. J. E. Mills, Capt. M. R. Jones, Mr. J. Mannings, Mr. J. T. Molony, the Duke of Norfork, The Right Honourable T. Rinfret, P. C.; Page of photos of horses and riders at the Royal International Horse Show; One-page photo of Miss Pat's Smythe riding Flanagan at the White City; Three photos of Bubbles, the 14 foot black pilot whale at Marineland, California, performing her tricks; Beautiful one-page aerial photo of the Colossus of Chiba, Kwannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, standing 170 feet tall; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; et al
The Illustrated London News, August (Aug.) 10, 1963 - Photos of Early Dubai
Pages 185-220 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Sensational page of six photos, with text, illustrating Dubai, the primary port and one of the most progressive towns in Trucial Oman - includes the Customs Building, the new bridge, Shaikh Rashid Bin Said, a general view of the town, the Al-Gaz Hotel, the old palace, and more; Cover photo of the Queen Mother upon her 63rd birthday; Article on the Moscow Test-Ban Treaty with photo of DeGaulle; Photo of the Vickers Hovertruck in action; Photo of the Corporal missile on parade at Larkhill; Photo of Mr. David Tapp driving his tractor, The Seahorse, across the English Channel; Photo of champion racing driver Graham Hill aboard replica of a Ford Quadricycle, marking the centenary of Henry Ford who is shown separately driving a Quadricycle in 1904; Photo of spectators swarming onto the pitch at Headingley after West Indies triumph in fourth test match; Illustration of the eminent conductor, Mr. Basil Cameron; Page of fascinating text and photos explain war in Yemen between the Royalist and Republican forces; Photo of engine of wrecked WWII British bomber found in Dutch field; Photo of examination of first wreckage recovered from the U.A.R. Comet which crashed in the Indian Ocean on July 28, killing 62 persons including 26 Boy Scouts from the Philippines; Photos of Japanese Emperor Hirohito examining marine life on Hayama Beach, Japan; Dramatic photos of rescue efforts at Skopje, Yugoslavia after earthquake; Photo of Peru's president-elect, Signor Fernando Belaunde Terry; Amazing photo of huge Australian wedge-tailed Eagle named 'Widgie' landing on the arm of young John Ryder who rescued the bird when it fell from its nest in its youth; Photo of the Bishop of Caltagirone blessing and Italian cradle bound for the unborn child of President Kennedy; Photo of disarmament conference at Geneva; Photo of Orville Freeman presenting Indian peace pipe to Khrushchev on July 30; Book review of "Dieppe - The Shame And The Glory", by Terrence Robertson; Page of news and illustrations from 100 years ago includes New York riots, reoccupation of Jackson, Mississippi, by the Confederates, and balloon reconnaissance at Aldershott; One page photo of London Heliolaters (swimmers) at the Oasis Pool, Holborn, during the fifth day of the current heatwave; Delacroix Centennial exhibition in the Louvre; Illustrated article on the highways and houses of Salsisbury before redevelopment; Major coverage of biblical Shechem in Jordan - its history and current excavations; Photo of Chesterfield Cup horserace at Goodwood on July 31; Aerial photo of Eastbourne showing the Devonshire Park lawn tennis courts; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Carl Borgward, Lady Hudson, Sir Horace Clark, Sir Robert Chapman, Miss Claudia Mcpherson of Canada (the youngest Channel swimmer), Miss Jane Allday, six railwaymen who have become mayors in South Wales, Harold Philby (granted asylum in Russia), Jazzman Don Aloysius Gordon (freed on appeal of assault charge), John Grigg, Lord Stansgate with his wife (now Mr. Wedgwood Benn and a commoner), and Mr. St. Clair; Four photos and text of 100 foot first century Roman ship discovered in the Blackfriars mud; Two pages of amazing photos and text describe dystopian life inside a communist Chinese agricultural commune - an exclusive glimpse of life behind the bamboo curtain; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
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Condit, Rev. Ira M.; Soo Hoo Nam Art (Translation)
English and Chinese Second (2nd) Reader
188 pages. Occasional black and white illustrations in text. Copyright 1902. No indication of prior printings. Includes 72 reading lessons with titles such as Confucious and the Wise Boy, A Cunning Fox, and The Camel and the Miller, plus exercises on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, and articulation. "The lessons cover quite a large range of subjects. In this way the Chinese scholar will acquire much valuable knowledge." - from Preface. Includes text in English and Chinese, side-by-side, on each page. Minimal faint markings to contents. Binding intact. Average wear to maroon cloth. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage reader. Book
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Kemp, Hugh; Berton, Pierre; Bannerman, James; Gordon, Arthur;
Maclean's Magazine, May 1, 1948 - A.J. Casson Cover Art
A.J. Casson cover art features robin hunting for worms amongst trilliums. 80 pages. Additional features include: Nostalgic colour ad for new KB International Trucks inside front cover - ad features photo insert of Jule Chartrand and Frank Bell - Champion Canadian truck drivers; Four-photo full-page ad for Ipana toothpaste features Eileen Cochrane of Montreal and her seven-year-old son Michael; Editorial - Are the Communists entitled to Liberty?; 2-colour full-page ad for DeSoto cars; Top Man in Totem Poles - Marius Barbeau is hot on the trail of that strange beast - the Canadian; Wives Have It So Easy, by James Bannerman; Nightmare Pills - Pierre Berton on Sleeping Pills; Fiction by Arthur Gordon - Listen to Your Heart; Can we Prevent Race Suicide?, by Arnold Toynbee; Newsboy - James Joseph Murph (Murph) has been selling papers outside the Canadian National Railways Building on the northwest corner of King and Yonge, Toronto's busiest intersection, for 58 years - with photo; Fiction - Double or Nothing by Henry Norton; Are Fishing Laws Bunk? - what use are limits when we make our rivers unfit homes for fish?; Nice full-page colour ad for Old English Rubbing (Floor) Wax; What's Wrong with Work?, by Gwethalyn Graham; The Old Man - Lionel Barrymore; You, Too, Can fly, by Eva-Lis Wuorio; Fiction by Arthur Mayse - Someday You'll Thank Me; Leper Colony on Bentinck Island in BC; Black and white Fargo truck ad; Nice two-colour Plymouth car ad; Full-page black and white Austin Motor company ad; Half-page colour photos Pepsi ad shows ping pong players; Lovely full-page colour Lifesavers ad; Dawes Black Horse Brewery ad honours weathermen; Great full-page colour ad for Pontiac cars; Very attractive Gene De Nunzio-illustrated ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover shows mother and daughter and their print dresses; Carling Breweries ad on back cover illustrates the main flyways of North American waterfowl; plus many more wonderful ads. Pages yellowed with age. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this wonderful A.J. Casson collectible. Magazine
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