‎Guerre‎

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‎Trains Magazine, October 1943, Vol. 3, No. 12‎

‎50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Easy Come, Easy Go - Illinois Central has built a big Chicago suburban business - very long article with many good photos; One for the Books - New York American hired a special train to deliver 500 newspapers to Baltimore in 1912; The Man in the Tower; The Railroads of Switzerland - good article with photos and map; Peachy - Lancaster, Oxford & Southern once had big plans, but its narrow gauge was a handicap; Illinois Central 2-4-4T; Roadway and Equipment Improvements keep pace with war traffic on Missouri Pacific Lines. Center page loose but present. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine‎

‎Karski, Jan‎

‎Story of a Secret State‎

‎389 pages. A truly memorable book, particularly for those of Polish extraction lucky enough to have been born after the second world war. The author recounts his painful experiences from the days just prior to the German invasion and for the following few years when he served in the Polish underground. Prior owner's details partially blacked out inside front board. Book review affixed to front free endpaper. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Laska 672, Kehr & Langmaid 5407, Weiner Library Catalogue Seven 997, Enser p.343. Book‎

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‎Canadian Merchant Service Guild: 1940 Annual (Yearbook)‎

‎28 pages. Index of advertisers. Report of President, Captain Jas. W. Watt; Photo of SS. Prince Rupert; Figures in the Cut Rate Wars - in the year 1884 the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company met its last spirited opposition; Photos/illustrations of Ten different styles of Seagoing Craft of the Pacific; The H.M.S. Algerine - did duty in war and peace; Pacific Future - the impact of faster vessels, air travel and possible military developments on Pacific shipping; A Voyage to Australia; Photo of a Pacific Terminal at Vancouver; The Sea in Our Language - a glossary of jargon used in the profession; Twenty years ago; Photo of the Canadian Coast Patrol Cutter SS. Lillooet; The Jervis Bay - a ship built in England in 1921-22; Honouring Vancouver's First Ship - The Royal Mail Steamship "Empress of India"; Sparks Family and the Quartermaster - a twenty-year-old story of shipmen, a cat and a parrot; Forty Years Ago; Some Casualties - an interesting look back at ship accidents 20 years ago, and the cost of their repairs; Photo of Canada's greatest west coast floating dock at Burrard Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver; S.S. Plumper - Early Survey Ship; Seven Men in a Boat - Roy Widdicombe recalls what happened to survivors of the Anglo-Saxon after it was sunk by the German raider Weser southwest of the Azores; Photo of the Union Bay Coaling Berths; List of members on active military service; Obituaries; Photo of the steamer Amelia, circa 1880s; Two inch by three inch piece missing from front cover. Fore-edge openings to first two pages. Book‎

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‎The Illustrated London News, August 29, 1942 - The Dieppe Raid‎

‎28 pages. Features: Wonderful colour ad inside front cover features a 1939 Daimler Straight Eight Touring Limousine; Title page photos of tanks returning to England from the failed Dieppe raid; The Commando Raid on Dieppe - aerial photos and a chart of the town; Twelve photos during and after the Dieppe raid; Four sketches of Dieppe action by artist Captain Bryan De Grineau; A Review of Many Events of the War - article by Cyril Falls; Photo portraits of new commanders for our armies in the Middle East - The Hon. Sir Harold Alexander, Major-General Herbert Lumsden and Lieut.-General B.L. Montgomery (Monty); Egypt's contribution to our way of life, by Sir John Squire; Excellent full-page photo portrait of the late Air Commodore H.R.H. The Duke of Kent with the Duchess; Interesting photos at home and abroad; Fifteen photos of personalities and events of the week; Centerfold illustration by Captain Bryan De Grineau depicts zero hour off Dieppe - the combined services launching their attack at the appointed time and place; Excellent two-page illustrations present structural details of the Focke-Wulf "F.W. 190" Fighter Plane; Photos of war activities on three fronts - Pacific, Mediterranean and Channel; Five photos of British 4.5 Heavy Guns in action on the El Alamein Battlefield; Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy - Six photos; The Prime minister visits the Eighth Army at El Alamein - 6 photos; Mr. Churchill visits Egypt and Moscow - six photos including shots of Churchill with Molotov and Stalin; Four large dramatic photos of Naval action in the Great Convoy Fight off Malta; Series of illustrations depict how the tanker "Ohio" delivered fuel to Malta; Great back cover colour ad for Dewar's "White Label" Scotch Whiskey shows a crate of whisky being wheeled past a smiling traffic officer. Somewhat above-average wear to covers. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book‎

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‎Fortune Magazine, 24 December, 2001 *The Enron Disaster*‎

‎200 pages. Features: Why Enron Went Bust; Enron Fallout; Coke - Who's in Charge Here?; Will the Economy Get Well Soon?; The Geeks Who Rule the World - Moody's and S&P; Tony Ridder; Global Crossing Flameout spells trouble for other telcos; Top Ten Stories of 2001; How the World Has Changed - new war, global recession; Terrorists are Ruining my Middle Age; Best and Worst of 2001. Address label clipped from front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Magazine‎

‎Mackenzie, J.J.; Mackenzie, Kathleen Cuffe‎

‎Number 4 Canadian Hospital: The Letters of Professor J.J. Mackenzie from the Salonika Front‎

‎[8], 247 pages. 22 cm. Black and white photographic plates. "There is a vivid account of the unit to which he was attached, Salonika... This is a book to enjoy, and to meet its writer..." - from Foreward by H.B. Maitland, University of Manchester. Usual library markings. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. Surprisingly moderate wear. A sound copy. Cooke [3e] p.195, Dornbusch 351, Whiteman 537. Book‎

‎Layard, A.F.C.; Whitby, Michael - Editor‎

‎Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard‎

‎383 pages. Index. Selected bibliography. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "Commander Layard wrote almost daily in his diary, in bold, neat script, from the time he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1913 until his retirement in 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A pleasing copy. Book‎

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‎Flight and The Aircraft Engineer Magazine, 28 November 1940, No. 1666, Vol. XXXVIII‎

‎36 pages. Features: Ad for Simmonds Corsey Controls on front cover; Large ad for Leytonstone Jig & Tool; Desoutter Bros. Ltd. ad; Lacy-Hulbert ad for their portable compressor plants; Balfalloy Tools and Tips ad; Nice ad for Turner Manufacturing Companty, Limited; Illustrated R.A.F. Recruitment ad; Lyle & Scott ad for their underwear for men in service; Nice photo ad for Short Brothers and their Short Sunderland shown in flight; Nice illustrated Fairey ad; Photo of Leading Aircraftman Fuller who brought a plane down after a midair collision in Australia; War in the Air - The War in Greece - Successes in Africa; Chart of Air losses during the week ended November 23; Ad for Cheetah Engines - made by Armstrong Siddeley; A Tricycle Trainer - all-metal 'owlet' equipped for night flying and blind flying - many features of successful 'Cygnet' retained - many great photos and article; Excellent photo ad for J.R. Bramah & Co. Ltd.; Fantastic two-page ad for the Owlet Trainer manufactured by General Aircraft Ltd.; Wonderful centerfold ad for de Havilland's Hydromatic airscrew; Airspeed Oxford - for training aircraft crews - article and photos; Nice ad for Irwin parachutes; Men of the month - with inset photo of Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander-In-Chief, Far East; nice photo ad for Constant Speed Airscrews Ltd.; The Army Co-op Command - The Vicious Principle of "Operational Control" - article with photo of Air Marshal Sir Arthur S. Barratt; Italy as a Target - a Mussolini story by Captain Norman Macmillan; Here and There - bits of news; Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News and Announcements; Correspondence; Two-colour ad for Parnall Aircraft Ltd inside back cover; Back cover ad for Bristol Sleeve-Valve Aero Engines. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage WWII copy. Magazine‎

‎Robe, Harold; Rice, Gitz - First Canadian Contingent‎

‎Dear Old Pal of Mine - Sheet Music for Piano and Voice‎

‎6 pages. Sung by Mr. John McCormack. Cover photo of Gitz Rice. Average wear and soiling. Faint prior owner's name atop front cover. Sheet music‎

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‎The Country Guide Magazine, February 1945, Volume LXIV, No. 2: B.C. Co-operatives‎

‎58 pages. A wonderful vintage copy of this popular and long-running Canadian farming publication. Great cover illustration of cowby at work. Super back cover colour photo ad for the Minneapolis-Moline Power Equipment company includes 8 photos of their products at work. Features of contents include: Nice tribute to the Royal Canadian Navy by Crucible Steel Company of America; Activities of co-operatives in British Columbia; War News Updates, including cartoon of Stalin and Allied Soldier cracking swastika in nutcracker; Photo-illustrated article on the Coyote "The Yapping Yodler" - the crafty animal which thrives with settlement and is increasing in number; Peace River Co-operative Seed Growers are outgrowing their facilities and are ripe for Expansion; Research boosts Bacon Quality; Square All Round - a trapper story by Paul Annixter; Dairy Farmers of Canad Meet at Regina to Discuss the Postwar Situation - result is increased subsidies; The Farm Goes to the University - farm week at the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon; Overnight Guest, a story by Ben Ames Williams; A Dutchman in the Red River Valley - A. A. Verheul - with photos; Great full-page ad by International Harvester with image of farmer and tractor in the background; John Deere tractor photo ad; Monthly Commentary by United Grain Growers Limited; The Countrywoman - the U.F.W.A. Meeting; Royal Bank of Canada Annual Meeting; Planning the farm house - article; plus much more. Address label on front cover, otherwise unmarked. Modest external wear. Binding tight. Book‎

‎Whitaker, Brigadier General W. Denis; Whitaker, Shelagh‎

‎Tug of War - The Canadian Victory That Opened Antwerp‎

‎461 pages. Footnotes. Index. Map endpapers. "Meticulously researched in Europe, Great Britain and Canada, and presenting unpublished papers, some of which have come to light for the first time, this work does not tread lightly on accepted notions of military historians. For the youths of nineteen and twenty who died miserably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, this is their story, and that of the larger events surrounding them." - from dust jacket. Engineer's stamp upon verso of front free endpaper and inside front board. Spine leaning. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Average wear to book. A worthy copy of this informative work. Book‎

‎Cosbie M.D., W.G.(Signed)‎

‎The Toronto General Hospital 1819-1965: A Chronicle‎

‎373 pages. Signed by author upon half-title page beneath this inscription - With my very best wishes. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Dr. Cosbie traces the history of the Hospital from its founding in York, through its humble facilities on King Street, to the ornate Victorian structure on Gerrard, and finally to the great institution which today dominates the corner of College Street and University Avenue. Its early service to the victims of the War of 1812 and of the cholera epidemics of the nineteenth century, the problems of financing, the challenges of two world wars, and its relationship with the University and its medical schools are just a few of the factors governing the direction taken by the institution. Throughout this chronicle, the achievements of a distinguished body of medical staff in the fields of medical practice, research, and teaching are described in a context of contribution to the University and the city of Toronto, as well as to the international medical scene." - from dust jacket. Light wear to unmarke book. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book‎

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‎Maclean's Magazine, 29 November 2004‎

‎78 pages. Features: Big power outage in Nova Scotia; Not everyone is enjoying capitalism's riches in Russia; Town vs. Country - where Canada's next big culture war will take place; The thinking dog's man; Arthritis sufferers miss their Vioxx; New Jersey filmmaker Kevin Smith. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine‎

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‎Nutshell News Magazine - For the Complete Miniature Hobbyist, December 1984 - Celebrate Christmas‎

‎Features: Carolyn Nemrow and her outstanding collection of miniature room settings; G. Huntley Williams' miniature rendition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"; Nadia and Stan Stanford's solid gold ornaments and miniatures in Tiffany's windows in Chicago; Cynthia Buffum and her holiday dolls; Frank Bruno crammed 2,000 miniatures into Santa's workshop; Christening gowns designed by Nadia Stanford; DIY Victorian Christmas Trees; Learn it with Cernit; Back to Basics - Part IV - the last segment of building and decorating the Greenleaf wallhanger; Joann's winter sleds, skis, skates and other accessories; Mary Eccher's Christmas mouth-watering dishes; Civil War Uniforms; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine‎

‎Forbes, Robert B.‎

‎Personal Reminiscences - American Maritime History: To Which is Added Rambling Recollections Connected with China‎

‎412 pages. Four black and white illustrations including frontis portrait of author. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Tight and square. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Whitaker, W. Denis; Whitaker, Shelagh‎

‎Tug of War: The Allied Victory That Opened Antwerp‎

‎470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing... This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers, many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book‎

‎Graves, Donald E.‎

‎Century Of Service: The History Of The South Alberta Light Horse‎

‎488 pages. Index. Bibliography. Footnotes. Glossary. Roll of Honour. Profusely illustrated in colour and primarily black and white. "The story of Alberta's senior militia regiment, which celebrates its centennial in 2005... Also a history of the Province of Alberta from the time of aboriginal peoples to the present day. Lavishly illustrated with over 550 photos, drawings, cartoons and paintings." - from dust jacket. Few library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Thorburn, Ela M.; Whitton, Charlotte‎

‎Canada's Chapel of Remembrance‎

‎68 pages. Black and white photos. Presents Canada's Memorial Chamber which honours her war dead. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book‎

‎Roberts, Enos Herbert Glynne‎

‎The Story of the "9th (Ninth) King's" in France‎

‎133 pages. "An amplification of some notes that were written at Maroeuil a month or two after the Armistice was declared, and it is written primarily for the officers and men who served with the regiment in France, and also that the parents and relatives of the fallen may know something of the Regiment... It is hoped that this book may prove of interest to members of other units with which the Battalion was from time to time brigaded." - from Preface. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact with modest lean. Gilt lettering and decoration upon olive green front board and backstrip rubbed but legible. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Dancocks, Daniel G.‎

‎The D-Day Dodgers: The Canadians in Italy, 1943-1945‎

‎508 pages. Footnotes, bibliography, index. Black and white photographic plates. "... The most fascinating of WW II Canadian campaign histories." - Legion Magazine. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Book‎

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‎The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, January 1960 (First Quarter)‎

‎128 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: The Record of Virginia Forces - a study in the compilation of Civil War records; Obituaries from the Family Visitor, April 6, 1822-April 3, 1824; Early Records of the Virginia Historical Soceity, 1837-1838; The Phantom Governorship of John Robinson, Sr., 1749; plus numerous book reviews. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy working copy. Book‎

‎Naval Staff‎

‎The Battle of Cape Matapan, 28th March 1941 - Naval Staff History Second World War, Battle Summary No. 44: B.R. 1736 (35) - RESTRICTED‎

‎73 pages plus eleven fold-out plans. Index. Gilt lettering upon navy blue front board and backstrip. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book‎

‎Fielding, Rowland‎

‎War Letters to a Wife: France and Flanders, 1915-1919‎

‎382 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Undated - circa 1929. "The letters were written while the events described were fresh in mind - often actually on the battlefield or in the trenches. That is their claim to interest, coupled with the extraordinary luck which permitted an individual to survive so long in the front line." - from Preface. Poignant gift greetings in pencil, dated 1929, across from half-title page, otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. Slight lean to spine. Average external wear. Gilt lettering upon backstrip clearly legible. A quality copy of this treasured Great War memoir. Book‎

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‎Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, May 1956 - Streamliner Catalog/Big Boy Speed Survey‎

‎66 pages. Features: News Photos; Latest fashions for the passenger-train wardrobe - including a wide choice of suspensions and transmissions; The Great Locomotive Chase - Walt Disney coaxes 2,000 miles of backwoods running out of two celebrated 4-4-0's; Nine Pages of Union Pacific's sublime locomotive Big Boy; Trains' 8th annual motive power survey looks back at 1955; Those new trains - more splash than speed?; Steam in 1956 - tracking down the last steam strongholds; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine‎

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‎The Japan Christian Quarterly - Fall 1967‎

‎Pages 217-291. Features: Should Missionaries Teach English?; The English Teacher's "Mission" - A Round-Table Discussion; Chancellor-Evangelist-English Teacher - An interview with Tomio Muto; Anyone Interested in a Language Revolution?; Notes on An English Core Curriculum; Problems Facing Japanese Christianity Today; Japanese Values and Christian Mission; Dr. William Axling - The War Years; The Theology of "The Secular City"; "Here We Stand" in F.C.M.; The Book Shelf; The Listening Post. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound vintage copy. Book‎