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Benson, Alllan L.; Beckman, James W.; McConnell, Burt M.; Clark Marian Bruce; Adams, Randolph G.; Kelsey, Easton T.; Whiting, May B.; Masson, Thomas L.; Roof, Katherine Metcalf
The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, September (Sept.) 4, 1926 - The Poor Indian Has Few Rights
32 pages. Features: The Senator Nobody Knows - William E. Borah will not play politics; Our Soldiers and Reform of Court-Martial System - Ex-Noncommissioned Officer says that in the World War American Soldiers were tried by Court-Martial System of George III; Heroes of the Air Mail - they carry on every day of the year, through rain or fog, over mountains and treacherous valleys; Lo! The Poor Indian, A Citizen Who Has Few Rights; Did High Freight Rates Occasion the Discovery of America?; Henry Ford's Page - America is a challenge to other nations to put their social foundations at the bottom instead of the top; Editorials - anti-American forces arrayed against Hon. Albert Johnson, Farmer Butte discovers dinotherium in Ohio, gunplay in Pittsburgh; Exploring Where Paul Preached - notable architectural and art treasures unearthed on the site of ancient Antioch - photo-illustrated article; The Lobster is Supreme in the village of Cape Porpoise; Can Courage be Cultivated?; Chats with Office Callers; The Strange Transient Woman - A One-Act Play; I Read In the Papers; Can You Tell Me? Soiling to front cover near spine. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Sturgis, Dwight C.; Rasmussen, Knud; Barton, William E.; Dewey, J.J.; Stidger, William L.; Karpinski, Louis C.; Bayne, Julia Taft; Collman, Charles Albert; Sandburg, Carl; Faris, J.T.
The Dearborn Independent (Magazine) - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, February (Feb.) 12, 1927 - The Great Anneke Jans Delusion / Abraham Lincoln Cover and Content
32 pages. Features: Noise the Destroyer - ; Lincoln's Friend at Court - the girl across the river; Are We Scrapping the Whole Navy? - article with statistics and photo of the U.S.S.'West Virginia' and photo of the U.S.S. 'Detroit' in drydock; Lincoln in Marble and Bronze - article with illustrations of the Brenner Medal, J.E. Roine Medal, and more; A Letter and a Reply - The Opening of the Civil War; Henry Ford's Page - the 'crush my rival' kind of competition is bound to come to grief; Editorials - Judge Landis protected from facing Ban Johnson, Civil War is On in China, the bonded indebtedness of the U.S.A., Chief Justice Taft suggests Grand Juries by abolished; Julia Taft Bayne Recalls Good Times in the White House; The Great Anneke Jans Delusion - most remarkable lawsuit in American History, as described by noted economic author Charles Albert Collman; Little Lost Speeches and Anecdotes of Lincoln; The New Salem of Abraham Lincoln -how he clerked in a store and whipped a bully; Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Aaron Sapiro and money losing Tri-State Tobacco Growers' Association prove there is no magic in agricultrual co-operatives, Auto Thief displaces Horse Thief in Middletown, NY; News Bits; Wonderful photos of the perils and problems of bridge building. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors Including Henry Hazlitt
Newsweek Magazine, February (Feb.) 13, 1961 - Eileen Farrell Cover Photo
98 pages. Features: United States Lines one-page color-photo ad features Colonel and Mrs. Leon Mandel of Chicago, Mr. & Mrs. Russell V. Downing of New York, and Mr. & Mrs. Allyn H. Barber of Pasadena; Chlorine gas leak near Labarre, LA; Special Report on "The House That Sam (Rayburn) Built"; Heavy snow in New York City; Short Mardi Gras article with photo; Classy one-page color-photo ad for American Airlines; Two-page ad for Metrecal weight control products; Photo of people reaching for food aid in Congo; War and Revolution come to the Watusis, the Bahutus, and the Pygmies; Adolph Eichmann formally indicted on fifteen charges; Photo of passengers being pushed into Tokyo train (shirioshi); centerfold Goodyear ad loose but present; Passengers of hijacked Portuguese luxury liner Santa Maria safe; Dodge Lancer color photo ad shows misty lady dressed in white in background; One-page photo of Jerry Lewis with large sucker in Consolidated Paper ad; Chimp sent up on rocket from Cape Canaveral; What Makes a Prima Donna?; Meet Eileen Farrell; Photo and brief article on college hockey phenom Phil Latreille; Passing of Eugene Dennis, Perry W. Howard, Anna May Wong, Dorothy Thompson, Alphonse Picou and John Zahnd; Tax Reform; Scantlin Electronics and John R. Scantlin; Article on pending national fresh water shortage and possible remedies; Henry Hazlitt on 'Pledges vs. Policies'; Interesting color-photo ad inside back cover presents the huge accounting machine made by National; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Dziuban, Colonel Stanley W.; Stephens, Maj. Gen. R.W. (Foreword)
Military Relations Between the United States and Canada 1939-1945 - United States Army in World War II, Special Studies: Includes Signed Presentation Letter From General Lyman Louis Lemnitzer to Lieutenant General Samuel Findlay Clark, Canadian Army
432 pages. Index. Biographical Notes. List of Abbreviations. Chart. Tables. Fourteen reproductions of black and white photos in text. Color map of Canada, Alaska and Greenland stored in back pocket. Describes in detail how Canada and the United States joined to thwart the Axis threat and stresses the very significant work of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada-United States. Inside front board a 9.25" x 6.25" typed presentation letter, dated 16 February 1960, to Lieutenant General Samuel Findlay Clark, Canadian Army, is signed by L.L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Letter was originally glued inside front board but is now loose. Yellow glue discoloration to perimeter of letter and front fixed endpaper. Light wear and no markings to this extraordinary association copy. Book
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Powys-Lybbe, Ursula
The Eye of Intelligence
223 pages. Index. Glossary. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Takes readers behind the scenes at RAF Medmenham in the Thames Valley and shows how, from overlapping pairs of aerial photographs, it was possible to view objects of German military or industrial importance three-dimensionally (or stereoscopically), and because of their training, interpretation officers of the three services and later of the USAAF, were in a position to disclose enemy plans, sometimes impossible for other sources of intelligence to obtain." - from dust jacket. Moderate overall wear. Clean and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating work. Book
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Tingley, Kenneth W.
For King and Country: Alberta in the Second World War (WWII)
363 pages. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Examines the many ways in which the war affected the people of Alberta, and shaped the society in which they lived. Published to complement a traveling exhibit of the same name, and to allow several of those who served in uniform to communicate directly to the reader the nature of their experience." - from dust jacket. Book as new. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
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Purves, J.G.; West, D.A.: Editors
War and Society in the Nineteenth Century Russian Empire
188 pages plus 4 pages of ads. Footnotes. Selected papers presented in a seminar held at McGill University 1969-1971. Titles include: Finland's Military Significance for 19th Century Russia; The Russian Miliary Under Alexander; The Baltic During the Crimean War; The Russian Army in the Balkans 1877-1878; and eleven more. Light wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Lindsey, George R.: Editor (Signed); Garneau, Marc (Foreword)
No Day Long Enough - Canadian Science in World War II (WW 2)
274 pages. List of background reading. Abbreviations. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. Signed and inscribed atop title page by author to fellow military academic Reg (Reginald H. Roy) of the University of Victoria. "The story of Canada's scientists and engineers who toiled endless hours in the name of the war effort... The stories in this book, many of them first-hand accounts, give us a glimpse of their hard work and triumphs during a war they had to win." - from back cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
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Swettenham, John; McNaughton, A.G.L. (Foreword)
To Seize the Victory: The Canadian Corps in World War 1 [WW1/One]
265 pages. Index. Footnotes. Many excellent black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. "This is the story of the Canadian Corps - how it was contributed from negligible beginnings by a country small in terms of population, and how it grew into a formidable fighting machine that achieved a reputation second to none in the First World War." - from dust jacket. Binding sound. Average wear to book and dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Newspaper review laid-in. A sound copy. Book
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Nicholson, Lt.-Col. G.W.L. (Signed)
The Canadians in Italy 1943-1945 - Volume II (2): Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War
Signed and dated by author upon first blank leaf. 807 pages including extensive index, numerous fold-outs and black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. Describes in detail Canada's part in the Italian campaign - the operations which began with the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and, developing into an arduous advance up the Italian peninsula, ended with the German capitulation in May 1945. Directed primarily to the general reader, and particularly to the Canadian reader who wishes to know what the Canadian Army accomplished and why its operations took the course they did. Gilt emblem and lettering upon red cloth boards. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
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"Woodpecker"; McDade, J.; Heilner, V.C.; Macdonald, T.A.; West, J.; Von Blon, J.L.; Jordan, John A.; Rose, Frank; Walkey, C.E.G.; Heald, T.D.; Leslie, H.; Strong, Robert D.; Et al
The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Everybody, Vol. XLIII - No. 257, September (Sept.) 1919 - The Thrills of Parachuting (Cover Illustration)
Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Flying in Central Africa - part 2 - tales from the log book of an R.A.F. officer during the campaign in German East Africa - article with interesting photos; Torn by Starving Jackals in Macedonia - Private James McDade of the 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers recounts his experience - with photo of McDade; Death-Struggle with An Alligator - what happened to Van Campen Heilner when he was photographing an alligator in a Florida swamp - photo-illustrated article; The Thrills of Parachuting - early and marvelously photo-illustrated article on this topic; Photo of tourist party in Solomon's Quarry, the world's most ancient quarry; My South African Adventures - part 1 of Jack West's incredible recollections, including photo of him aged 17; Ship Built By One Man - Liberian missionary, the Rev. James E. Lewis - photo-illustrated article of him, his wife and "The Coloured Missionary Yacht"; John A. Jordan and his African Leopard-Hunting Adventures; Our Trip to Catch Murderers - the rough and ready methods of achieving justice in Bolivia; An Exciting Night Drive - 35 miles in a South African Cape Cart; Relief Workers' Adventures - part 2 of this superb photo-illustrated article on thrilling experiences among the War Victims of Armenia, Syria and Persia; With a Caravan in Corsica - photo illustrated article which relates the primitive life of the people; A Mountain of Gold - photo-illustrated article about the discovery made by the Fisk Expedition - Captain James L. Fisk and Dr. William Denton Dibb; In the Wilds of Siberia - part 2 - fascinating article with great photos document the explorations of Harry Somerset-Lister; The Adventures of a Newspaper-Man - part 4 - Exploring New York - article with nice photos and fascinating observations of the people; A Butterfly Farm in France - French Entomologist M. Andre's farm near Macon - article with photos; Fascinating photo of flume in British Columbia, by which logs are carried to the sawmills; Photo of amber mine on the coast of Samland in the eastern Prussian peninsula. Somewhat above-average external wear. Openings and loss at each end of backstrip. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this marvelous issue. Book
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Patterson, W.G.; Cutler, A.W.; Freeman, L.R.; Checkley, C.P.O.; Captain Madigan; Ashmead-Bartlett, E.; Butler, F.H.; Et al
The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Everybody, Vol. XL - No. 239, March (Mar.) 1918 - We Brought Chinese War Workers to France / British Armourned Cars in Russia
Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Copp, Terry; Fowler, Michelle; McGeer, Eric; Stewart, William
Canadian Military History, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2013
80 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: First Canadian Army in France, July-September 1944; Approaches to Canadian Epitaphs of the Great War; The Unhappy History of the 5th Canadian Division in the First World War; Canadian Soldiers' Humour in the Great War; The Historical de la Grande Guerre and the Interplay of History and Memory; Lieutenant-General Robert Moncel on Wartime Leaders; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Goodlet, Kirk W.; Pellerin, R. Daniel; Brown, Andrew; Oliver, Dean F.; Halliday, Hugh A.; Storey, W.E.; Zimmerman, David
Canadian Military History, Volume 21, Number 3, Summer 2012 - Clearing Out the Breskens Pocket
80 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: The Geneva Convention, Medical Treatment, and the Repatriation of German POWs in Ontario, 1940-46; Canadian Counter-Battery Work in the Clearing of the Breskens Pocket, October-November 1944; An Assessment of Reinforcements to the 48th Highlanders in Italy, January-October 1944; Vimy Ridge Day, 2012; Algernon Mayow Talmage (1871-1939) - Official Canadian War Artist; CH146 Griffon Nose Art in Afghanistan; The Continuing Historical Legacy of Dominick "Toby" Graham; and more. Average wear. Date stamp on page 1. A sound copy. Book
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Vineberg, Robert; Joost, Mathias; Theobald, Simon; Brandon, Laura; Price Sian; Sarty, Roger; Granatstein, J.L.
Canadian Military History, Volume 21, Number 1, Autumn 2012: Racism and Enlistment - WWII Policies of the RCAF
84 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: The British Garrison and Montreal Society, 1830-50; Racism and Enlistment - The Second World War Policies of the Royal Canadian Air Force; Black Canadians and The RCAF's Recruiting Policy During the Second World War; Ware Art and Emotion; The Last Letter of Private Leslie Abram Neufeld; The Origins of War in the St. Lawrence - The Forgotten U-Boat Battles on Canada's Shores; The Militia Gunners; and more. Average wear. Date stamp atop page 1. A sound copy. Magazine
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Hyland, Chris; Fitzgerald-Black, Alexander; Kikkert, Peter; Campbell, William J.; Werner, Anja N.; Oliver, Dean F.; Granatstein, J.L.; Bogart, Charles H.; McGovern, Terrance
Canadian Military History, Volume 21, Number 2, Spring 2012 - Occupation of the Rhineland
84 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: The Canadian Corps' Long March - Logistics, Discipline, and the Occupation of the Rhineland; The Inquiry into the Black Watch and the Battle of St. Andre-sur-Orne, 1944-46; Kurty Meyer - Villain and Monster, Hero and Victim or worse - a German?; The First World War and the Curious Case of Berlin, Ontario, Canada;; Malak Karsh's portrait photographs of Second World War Canadian War Artists; The Oxford Companion to Canadian Military History; Canada's East Coast Forts; and more. Average wear. Date stamp atop page 1. A sound copy. Book
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Windsor, Lee; Brown, Cindy; Engen, Robert; Douglass, Matthew; Fitzgerald-Black, Alexander; Lewell, Maryanne; Symes, Matt
Canadian Military History, Volume 22, Number 3, Summer 2013 - The Artistic Legacy of William Ogilvie
104 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: Canada's Unexpected 1943 Victory in Sicily; Allied Military Government in Sicily, 1943; Sicily in Photos and Art - from the Collection of the Canadian War Museum; A Retrospective from Sicily's Battlefields - the 2012 Canadian-American Battlefield Study Tour; Husky's Price - A Window on 21 Lives Lost in Sicily; "The Historical Triumph in Sicily" - The Artistic Legacy of William Ogilvie; Historical Traces of Operation Husky; and more. Average wear. Date stamp atop page 1. A sound copy. Magazine
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Hall, David Ian; Mahoney, Ross; Richard Beatrice;; Weetman, Antonia; Granatstein, J.L.; Oliver, Dean F.; Jorgensen, Johannes; Harris, Tavis; Burnett, Hanna
Canadian Military History, Volume 21, Number 4, Autumn 2012 - German Newspaper Accounts of the Dieppe Raid
84 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: The German View of the Dieppe Raid; The Royal Air Force and the Raid on Dieppe, 19 August 1942; Dieppe - la fabrication d'un mythe; German Second World War Art in the Collection of the Canadian War Museum; The Canadian Home Front in the First and Second World Wars - The Oxford Companion to Canadian Military History; Dieppe From the Other Side - German Newspaper Accounts of the Raid; C.P. Stacey and the Use of Oral Testimony in the Dieppe Narratives; A Journey to Dieppe to Discover Jimmie Burnett; and more. Above-average wear. Ink stamp to first page. A worty reference copy. Magazine
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Kushner, Tony
The Persistence of Prejudice: Antisemitism in British Society During the Second World War
257 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Footnotes. "Examines attitudes to Jews at all levels of society during a war that many saw as a fight against fascism. Reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a liberal democracy." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy. Book
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Wiebe, Rudy; Beal, Bob
War in the West: Voices of the 1885 Rebellion
192 pages. List of sources. Generously illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos and illustrations. "In commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the North West Rebellion, here is a significant, lavishly illustrated book documenting one of the most dramatic events in Canadian history. This is the first book to describe the Rebellion in the words of the participants." - from back cover. Pertinent newspaper and magazine clippings affixed to first couple and last couple of pages. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Kane, Joe (Editor); Wasserman, Jeff; Haydock, Ron; Wnoroski, Jim; et al
The Monster Times - The World's First Newspaper of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy, Volume 1, No.31 - March (Mar.) 1974 - Ray Bradbury Interview
32 pages. Features: War of the Worlds - frightening filmbook of the 1953 movie; Martians in the comics; Monster-Maker Paul Blaisdell and how he created menacing martian IT!; Ray Bradbury Writes Again! - exclusive interview; Monster Scene from Mars; The Three Stooges in Orbit; Nostalgic look at the night America freaked out to 'War of the Worlds"; Color Mars-themed centerfold present but is of little value as a coupon has been clipped from its backside); 50's film Invaders From Mars; and more. Harmless coupon clipped from page 24 where prior owner crossed off the items he/she did not wish to purchase, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Moderately age-toned. Despite the two clippings described, this remains a great vintage item due to its Mars/martian content and the great Ray Bradbury interview. Newspaper
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John; Pycraft, W.P.
The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, March (Mar.) 7, 1942 - Cover Photo-Portrait of Maj.-Gen. Gordon Bennett
Pages 285-312. Features: Illustration of General Sir Archibald Wavell; Photos from Russia, including sleeping masses in underground station; Photo of the Duke of Aosta who died on March 3; Photos of British aircraft parts being made deep underground; Photos of Dutch warships; Photos of the last days at Singapore; Large contour map of Java, invaded by Japanese; Topographical map of Java, indicating many features of interest; Illustrations are used to explain the case for and against the use of the big bombers; Photos of preparations for invasion of Bruneval; Photos after the successful Bruneval raid, including German POWs; Centerfold illustration of cyclist troops training to repel paratroop invasion of East Anglia; Prospects in Russia - article with map of Burma and the Russian Front; Photos of twelve people in the news, including the Earl of Selborne, Lieutenant Arthur Cutler, V.C., Pilot Officer J.J. Lynch, Rt. Hon. Lord Salvesen, Commander G.M. Sladen, and the late Lieut.-Com. Eugene Esmonde, V.C.; Numerous photos of General Douglas MacArthur - Holding the Philippines; Air photos of "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" forced into ports for repairs; Photos of Churchill's mechanism (personnel) responsible for running the war; Photos of the R.A.F. in Russia with Hawker "Hurricanes" in the Arctic Circle; China's Resounding Victory at Changsha - six photos from the battlefront, including Japanese POWs; Two pages of photos of the importance and production of synthetic rubber; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover; More vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue. Book
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril
The Illustrated London News (ILN), September (Sept.) 12, 1942 - Reconquest of the Solomon Isles By U.S. Marines
Pages 281-308. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Harold Alexander and Lieut.-General Bernard Montgomery - the two British military chiefs opposing Rommel; Air photo of U.S. bombers chasing German planes off the Martuba Airfield; Photos of minesweeping in the desert; Six interesting photos from the Russian Front - as seen through German eyes; Seven photos of the aftermath of the doomed Dieppe raid, including German medics tending to wounded British and Canadian troops; Photos from the front in the Desert War; Centrefold illustration of corvette pursuing a U-boat; Thirteen photos from the Solomon Isles (Islands) which U.S. Marines have re-taken in ferocious hand-to-hand combat; Photo of the world's mightiest battleship, "Iowa", slipping into the sea; Crowds in Rio cheer outside U.S. Embassy; Six Swedish Editors visit England; Five photos of Britain's national Day of Prayer on third war anniversary; Article on Penicillin; Page of explanatory drawings of the British Six-Pounder gun; Centrefold illustration of laying cable at high speed to establish communication lines during an advance; The Fog of War (article); Photos of U.S. Troops lunching with the Lord Mayor in war-scarred Guildhall; Seventeen sombre illustrations describe how Europe fights on with violence and sabotage, despite Nazi brutality; Photo of five famous Turkish journalists visiting England; Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril
The Illustrated London News (ILN), October (Oct) 10, 1942: Canadian Destroyer Assiniboine Rams and Sinks U-Boat in North Atlantic
Pages 393-4404 and 406-420. Please Note: Centrefold missing. Features: Cover photo of shattered Stalingrad beneath a pall of smoke; Two fascinating illustrations of Stalingrad's brutal urban warfare techniques; Two pages of illustrations illustrate the technique of Stalingrad's defenders - organised house-to-house fighting defeats mass assaults; Two pages of illustrations explaing what British convoys endure in taking aid to Russia - unceasing forms of enemy attack and our defenses; Winter Prospects (article); Three photos of biggest allied convoy fighting its dangerous way to Russia; Photos from the Desert War; Air photo of bombed dockside in Cologne; Two photos illustrate the death of 29 schoolboys in Southern England after attack by German pilot; Photo of amazingly camouflaged Dutch warship; Photos of fifteen personalities of the week include Mrs. Nancy H. Love, Wing-Commander G. Stainforth, Russian sniper Lindmila Pavlichenko, Leiut.-Col C.C. Merritt, V.C., Major P. Porteous, V.C., Brig.-General B. Davis, Prof. G.G. Henderson, and Sir Ben Turner; Action photos from the Solomon Islands; Photo of U.S. Marine with large group of Japanes POWs on Guadalcanal Island; Photo of 'dog-sleigh' stretcher in Russia; Action photos from Russia and the Baltic; Photos of 10,500 ton ship being built in ten days; Five dramatic photos of when Canadian destroyer "Assiniboine" rammed and sunk a U-Boat in the North Atlantic. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Aside from its missing centrefold, a worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Clare, John; Callwood, June; Stephenson, Bill; Palmer, Tim; Phillips, Alan; Raddall, Thomas H.; Heiney, Donald; Kroetsch, Robert; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, September (Sept.) 14, 1957 - How George Washington Lost Canada / Victorian Fashion Photos By Notman
116 pages. Features: Cover illustration of Frobisher, Saskatchewan's Labour Day Border International Field Trials to find the dog best showing form in 'pointing' prairie chickens; Nice colour ad for the Parker 61 pen inside front cover compares it with rockets on the launch pad; One-page colour-photo ad for GE floor cleaner (vacuum) and polisher features kids willingly doing the work while mom relaxes; One page ad for the International Construction Equipment Division features photo of T75 Payscraper being pushed by TD24 Tractor as they build a highway; We're Being Bullied by the Christians; Britain's cautious affair with Moscow; Nice one-page colour ad for Canada Steamship Lines features the T.R. McLagan; Should the Protestant Churches Unite?; The Scamble for the Teen-Age Dollar - how merchants are hustling to cash in on the market that just grew up; Mr. Benturian Buys a Jaguar; Robert Whitehead, the Hitmaker; The Maddening War Against Permafrost - it covers half of Canada but we can't beat it; How We Saved Our House (The Bird's Nest) from Lake Ontario - Tim and Mollie Palmer live 200 feet above Lake Ontario on Birchmount Road at the eastern outskirst of Toronto; What the Trans-Canada Pipeline Will Do for Canada; When Women Wore Clothes - seven wonderful pages of archival photo portraits by William Notman of elaborate Victorian dresses; How George Washington Lost Canada - If it hadn't been for Benefict Arnold's smooth advice, we'd all be Yankees today; Mrs. Brennan's Secret; Can-Car (Canadian Car Company Limited) one-page ad features colour illustration by Tigner of railwaymen starting their work day; Nostalgic one-page colour ad for BA gas stations features couple looking at map; Nice one-page photo ad for Hammond Chord Organs; One-page ad for the Philishave electric shaver features photo of golver Al Balding; Inco ad features their Palladium, used in billions of relay contacts which facilitate new long distance telephone service; Molson's Export Ale ad features BBQ scene; Colour Black Label Beer ad features 'Mabel'; Foundation Companies Canada ad features photo of Johnny Masterton, Master Mill-Maker; Color ad for Boston's Sheraton-Plaza Hotel; Ad for Fleetweed brand TVs and Hi-Fi products; Colour photo ad for Little Brown Jug old rye whisky features band; Nice colour ad for Labatt's Crystal Lager Beer; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Cornish, John; Sangster, Dorothy; Katz, Sidney; O'Hagan, Richard; Phillips, Alan; Moon, Barbara; et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 8, 1956 - Labour Leader Huguette / Johnny Lombardi
124 pages. Features: Cover painting of barber shop in Kemano, B.C.; Nice Christmas ad for Parker Pens inside front cover; Editorial - If Nationalism's okay, it's okay for everybody; Women are not a race apart - opinion piece by Anne Francis; Nice one-page colour-photo ad features inset photo of Dorothy Moreau, Miss Canada 1956; How London Dimmed Liberace's Smile; Nostalgic one-page Christmas-motif ad for Ganong's Delector Chocolates; Electrohome TV ad shows dad babysitting; Two-page colour ad for Schick electric shavers for ladies; From Ottawa - Can politics compete with Howdy Doody?; Panel Discussion about Women - with contributions by Nathan Steinberg, Madame Renee Vautelet, Miss Anne Hamilton, Mrs. L.M. Baldwin, Dr. Marion Hilliard, Dr. Reva Gerstein, Miss E.W. Loosley and Dr. Ashley Montagu; The Lady is a Labor (Labour) Leader - Huguette Plamondon; How Serious is the Threat of Radiation? - we are constant targets of radioactivity - what is it doing to us - and future generations? - some disturbing facts; Johnny Lombardi's Kingdom of Music and Macaroni - this war vet opened an Italian grocery, broadcast Italian music, and imported Italian movies; The Tragic Case of the Man Who Played Jesus - Peter and Mina Sala were key figures in the 1941 Belcher Islands murders - Peter posed as God, Ouyerack as Christ, and Mina went mad, leading naked women and children on the ice where six died; Comic Paul Kligman - master of the Jewish joke - photo-illustrated article; The Story of Olga - novel; One-page colour-photo ad for McBrine luggage; Two-page colour-photo ad for Kodak cameras; Great Caterpillar one-page photo ad features D8 Cats pulling large loads across the vast wastes of Antarctica as part of Operation Deepfreeze; Two-page ad for Philishave for ladies features figure skaters; Hammond Chord Organ ad features home Christmas scene; *Sensational* two-page colour-photo ad for the 1957 Pontiac (red Laurentian 4-Door Sport Sedan with white roof and stripe); Classy one-page diamond ad for Birks Jewellers features attractive lady and tropical fish; Canadian Club one-page colour-photo ad features Fred Klaus and Tom Morison who are hit by an avalanche while skiing in the Austrian Alps; Nostalgic Red Cap Ale / Black Label Beer colour-photo ad features "Mabel" and mand in red cap putting the finishing pieces on a beautiful Christmas tree; Classy one-page colour ad for Electrohome celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1957; Schick mens' shavers centrefold ad; Nice colour ad for Pyrex decorator casserole dishes; Colourful Moirs Chocolates ad features Santa; Nice colour ad for Maxwell House coffee; Colour photo of elegant couple in Wiser's whisky ad; Remington shaver ad features great colour photo of hatless Santa getting ready to shave; 3/4-page colour ad for B.C. Apples features illustrations of little boy and girl; Robert W. Service recounts his most memorable meal - after being lost at forty below; Interesting colour ad for Cummins portable electric tools; Great archival colour ad for Crown Zellerback Canada features nice illustration of Christmas package being delivered, with written details of their kraft paper production at Elk Falls, their Richmond, B.C. box plant, and their pioneer Ocean Falls mill; Attractive large colour-photo ad for Lawson & Jomes Limited features the labels they print for O'Keefe ale, beer and double stout; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Page 57 taped into place with archival tape, otherwise a sound and pleasing vintage copy. Magazine
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Porter, McKenzie; Katz, Sidney; Sclanders, Ian; Delaplante, Don; Lamport, Allan A.; Yackulic, George A.; Earl, M.; Allen, R.T.; Et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1, 1952 - William Stephenson (A Man Called Intrepid) Bonus-Length Feature
80 pages. Features: Magnificent cover illustration by William Winter depicts a quintessentially Canadian backyard skating rink; Household Finance (HFC) ad on page one features photo of Mr. J.B. Vaillancourt, manager of the Shawinigan Falls, Quebec office; Our Sham Defense Battle - Editorial; Krupp, Schacht and Rommel - Beverley Baxter reflects on what happened at the Castle Harben on October 1, 1946 in the wake of the Nuremberg Trials verdicts; William Stephenson - The Biggest Private Eye of All - he directed the most secret of all cloak-and-dagger operations of the Second World War - here, for the first time, is the story of the man who pulled the strings which spiked Hitler's guns in the western hemisphere - article with photo; Dr. Gordon M. Bell's School for Sobriety - The Shadow Brook Health Foundation for men and the Willowdale Hospital for Women, both located on the outskirts of Toronto; Karsh's Charlottetown (PEI) - The City That's One Big Farm - article with great Karsh photos, especially a large shot of Premier Walter Jones meeting voters to resolve their issue, and another of Dr. Roderick Macdonald at age 94; Maude Burbank and her Musical Moppets - she takes care of two musical bands of Moncton youngsters; Manitoulin Island - The Eden Isle of Evil Spirits - article with nice colour photos; What the Boyd Gang Fiasco Can Teach Us - the Mayor or Toronto, Allan Lamport assails conditions which helped the Boyd Gang terrorize his city; The Slide That Shook The West - A Maclean's Flashback article to the April 29, 1903 Frank Slide, in which part of Turtle Mountain crashed into Crowsnest Pass, destroying the town of Frank; The World's Most Ardent Birdwatcher - Peter Scott, the gifted son of Scott of the Antarctic will fly anywhere to gaze lovingly at rare wildfowl - article with photos; You Can't Stop a Woman Crying; Nice one-page colour ad for Stanfield's "Look-Alike" Balbriggan Pajamas with happy family scene; Gaines Meal dog food ad features illustration of Saint Bernard; Vintage Frigidaire ad includes lengthy Christmas message and suburban evening scene of appliances being delivered to happy homes; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner; Vintage colour ad for Christie's Premium Crackers; Colour centrefold ad for Ekco and their many kitchen products; Champion Spark Plug ad includes photos of 12 new members of the 100-mile-an-hour club at Indianapolis; Two-page colour ad for Revere Cookware - 'the world's finest'; Lightning Zipper ad shows irate wife fixing husband's trousers while he stands, semi-dressed, taking her abuse; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Two-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover and first two pages mended with archival tape. A sound copy of this very special issue. Book
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Newman, Peter C.; Frayne, Trent; Phillips, Bluebell S.; Harner, Hugh; Pawle, G; Hockley, Vernon; Jackson, A.Y.; Et al
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, September (Sept.) 1, 1956: The Secret War of Charles Goodeve (Part 2) - How They Opened the Door for D-Day
64 pages. Features: Cover art by John Little features Grey Cup final game at Vancouver's Empire Stadium between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Montreal Alouettes; The revolution that's changing your shopping habits - topsy-turvy trends produced by the frenzied battle for the consumer's dollar; Will they ever beat the Eskimos? - with their baffling split-T the Edmonton Eskimos have won the CFL's Grey Cup twice in a row - the task they pose is not to stop them but to find the ball; We adopted a family of criminals - Rev. Gordon Phillips and Bluebell Stewart Phillips took in prostitutes, murderers aand gunmen, and rejoiced when they went straight; Remember when we raved about the radio? - in the depression thirties, when there was little to laugh about, the comedians on radio convulsed a continent and made the radio in the parlor the centre of every family's life - many great photos; The Secret War of Charles Goodeve, Part Two - How they opened the door for D-day - with photos, including his floating bridge and rocket-propelled grapnel inventions; What would Carrie Nation do?, by Vernon Hockley; Amazing General Motors colour centerfold featuring a kitchen completely finished in pink; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of white water skiing in Austria's Salzach River, a sport (first called skiyaking) invented by Austrian champ Harald Strohmeier; Painter A.Y. Jackson recalls his most memorable meals - one in Tom Thomson's shack on Severn St. in Toronto, the other given by Lord Beaverbrook; Great colour vintage ad for Labatt's Chrystal lager beer shows man relaxing with smoke being served by his wife in front of the tv after he has been cutting grass; Expensive Sunbeam Bread promotion was Canada's biggest; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features old man in white rocking chair. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
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Stewart, Dr. H. L.; Bradbury, Bianca; Bateman, Arnold; Openheim, E. Phillips; Thompson, Gwenda; Perkins, D.W.; Polloy, Paul; Murray, Arch; Munro, Barbara; Reed, E.C.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, April (Apr.) 1946 - Charles Luther Burton, C.B.E. / Goody Rosen
72 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of nautical scene by John Phillips; Lovely colour Canada Dry ad; Nostalgic one-page colour-photo Canadian National features roadside view in Jasper, Alberta; Will 'Secret Service' Split the U.N.O.?; Austin F. Cross becomes Ottawa correspondent; Lovely Swift's Premium one-page colour ad features Easter ham; Quink ink colour ad; One-page Canadian Pacific ad features dining car view of east coast lighthouse; London to Rome - photo-illustrated article on the first civilian drive across Europe since the war; The Shortest Week End (fiction); The Next Time You See Paris - photo-illustrated article in the Folies Bergere; Even If Forever (fiction); Operation Muskox - photo-illustrated article on postwar geographical, military and, possibly, political plotting for Canada's north; Goody Rosen - The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit - photo-illustrated article on this Canadian who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers; The Great West Raid (fiction); In the Garden (fiction); Ottawa Roundup; Man of the Month - Charles Luther Burton, C.B.E., President of Robert Simpson Company Limited; Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Virginia Mayo; Arrid ad features photo of Jessica Dragonette; Baby's First Days; Advances in Science; Nice one-page colour Waterman's pen ad features dancing lovelies; Be Nice to Your Nylons; Blue Top Brewing Co. one-page ad features "The Economical Home"; Page of Hollywood fashion patterns; Nice Singer Sewing Macine one-page photo ad; Charming colour ad for Heinz Baby Foods inside back cover shows doctor with stethoscope and infant; One-page TAngee ad features illustration of Mrs. Joseph Cotten; Attractive half page colour Lux and Woodbury ads feature illustrations of Gene Tierney and Marsha Hunt respectively; Colour Ovaltine ad inside back cover with heavy emphasis on nutrition; Nice colour back cover ad for McClary/GSW kitchen applilances features young housewife in blue dress; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Jackson, M.C.; Winslow, H.; Blodget, B.B.; Denison, Merrill; Carlisle, Norman; Chase, Frances Jr.; Adams, J.C.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, December (Dec.) 1945 - Paris and Her Pet Dogs / Trader Jack Redshaw of Granville, Illinois
68 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of shoeshine boy; Bright colour Parker pen ad inside front cover; Nice colourr Ritz cracker ad; Post-War Education - A Canadian Problem; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad; Canada Dry colour ad; What the War Has Done to Canada; A White Candle (short story); All in the Family (short story); Swap King Jack Redshaw of Granville Illinois - photo-illustrated article; Christmas Gift (short story); Dog Days in Paris - great photo-illustrated article of Parisians and their dogs; Man of the Month, G.B. Gordon, President of Dominion Textile Company; Jergens Lotion ad features lovely photo of Janet Blair; Lovely one-page colour-photo Oldsmobile ad features a blue 1946 four-door; Fantastic colour two-page ad for the 1946 Chevrolet (red four-door); Colour one-page Waterman's pen ad; Nice colour Maxwell House coffee ad shows lady struggling to hold her groceries; Colour ad for Stokely's tomato juice; Small ad for the Rosicrucians AMORC of San Jose, California; Anita Ellis appears in Don Juan lipstick ad; Mackenzie King goes to London; Rolex ad; Developments in Science; Nice half-page colour ad for Clark's Mincemeat; Fantastic Chase & Sanborn coffee ad features Charlie McCarthy cartoon; One-page colour-photo Swift's Premium ad features Christmas ham; Nice one-page Singer sewing machine photo- ad; Very nice one-page colour Pontiac ad features red Silver Streak leading a parade of previous Chevs from 1935 through 1942; Arrid ad features photo of Eleanor Holm; Nice colour Frigidaire range ad inside back cover features grandma cooking steak; Back cover features lovely colour-illustrated ad for GSW's kitchen pots (white with red trim); and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy. Book
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Shaw, Capt. Frank H.; Quick, D.; Green, H.G.; Davids, N.; Paterson, J.; Perkins, D.W.; Bennett, M.L.; Montgomery, K.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, July 1945 - Harry S. Truman / Alan Young of Radio City, New York
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady with bike; Nice Ford ad inside front cover with painting of barn raising by W.A. Winter; Colour Ritz Cracker ad; What will follow the peace in Europe?; Photo of Royal Canadian Engineers in Holland locating searching with mine detector for $25,000 in jewels hidden by Dutch family for Jewish couple who escaped from Poland; Photo of a C.W.A.C. in a valo-taxi, the Parisian version of a rickshaw; Great editorial with photo of Miss Francis Langford, whose "pin up" in the wartime issue of this publication was most popular with Canadian troops; Nice colour Orange Crush features young lady holding brown glass bottle; Horation Alger in the White House - photo-illustrated article on Harry S. Truman; The Eternal Balance (short story); The Wife of a Hero (short story); The Knight is Young - photo-illustrated article on Alan Young of New York's Radio City; Too Many Cookies (short story); The East Coast Sardine Industry - photo-illustrated article; Evinrude ad shows military rafts powered by their outboards; The Cop's Horse - interesting article on New York's police horses; The Great Bullion Mystery - James Dye of Pinkerton's is called to the Seattle National Bank when $85k in gold goes missing on a boat named the 'Sarah' steaming from Tanana to Dawson; Children and Sunburn; Family Relations in B.C. - U.B.C. launches course on marriage and family life; Centrefold Frigidaire ad called "3000 Miles of Frigidaire" shows map of Canada; ad in which Schiaparelli interprets new Proud Pink Cutex nail polish; Short article called "War Worker" about Margaret Strachan who worked at Toronto's Royal York Hotel; Great one-page colour GM ad entitled 'Victory Parade' includes 15 illustrations of military products they made to support the war effort; Great photos of newlywed couple Kathleen Cuninghame and Tommy Hull, both of Toronto, in Woodbury soap ad; Colour ads for Canada Dry, Savoy Custard Powder, Clark's Mushroom Soup and Nabisco Shredded Wheat; Arrid ad features nice photo of Ilona Massey; New science developments; World Sayings; Intersting ad inside back cover by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board entitled "What Every Housewife Should Know About Sugar For Canning", with illustration of sugar ration coupons; Lovely colour White Rose ad on back cover encourages post-war readers to 'Look forward to the better things in Life!"; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy. Book
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Cocking, R.; Breyfogle, Wm. A.; Crofts, F.W.; Green, H.G.; Hastings, Major L.; Paterson, J.; Bundy, F.G.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, March (Mar.) 1945 - Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander / The Canadian Red Cross in Scotland
56 pages. Features: Bold and dramatic Canadian Red Cross ad inside front cover shows nurse with outstretched arms pleading for help in a war-torn world; Why German Surrender Must Be Unconditional; Editorial on tax inequities between private businesses and co-operatives, mutual insurance organizations and government-owned businesses; Generalship with Genius - photo-illustrated article on Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander; A River Fights the War - photo-illustrated article on the St. Maurice River and the major industries it supports; Sky Duel (short story); The Sheriff Says "No" (short story); East Wind (short story); The Fleet is the Town - great photo-illustrated article on H.M.C.S. "Cornwallis" in Nova Scotia; Cocooney Kelly (short story); The Canadian Red Cross in Scotland - article with photos including N/S Barbara Stanton of Port Stanton, Ontario, Gunner Robert Lattman of Prince George, B.C., and seven Canadian Nursing Sisters working at the Canadian Orthopaedic Unit at Hairmyers Hospital, East Kilbride, Scotland; One-page ad for Heinz soups features illustration of lady swooning over the taste; Great one-page black and white photo ad for Kodak features Tpr. K. Kosak of Mundare, Alberta with Dutch lady in traditional garb; Mend Your Manners; Woodbury soap ad features photos of newlyweds Elizabeth Strong of Montreal and Flying Officer Leonard Barrett, of the Royal Australian Air Force; Photo of Bonita Granville in Arrid ad; Photo of Lucille Ball in Jergens Lotion ad; Easter Fare on the Kitchen Front; Chase & Sanborn ad features colour Charlie McCarthy comic; Great one-page wartime Canada Post Office ad includes photo of troops overseas receiving mail and instructions how to address letters "to face the rigors of war'; Fashion article and illustrations; Colour ad for Singer sewing machines; World Sayings; Proud Ford ad inside back cover entitled "These 700" explains how they stopped making civilian vehicles on March 31, 1942 but are now resuming civilian production - and all 700 of their dealers remain!; Colour back cover ad for Marboleum floors; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Crofts, F.W.; Shaw, Capt. F.H.; Cunningham, L.A.; Darby, R; Randal, Alan; Paterson, Jack; Albert, H.A.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1944 - Canada's Massive Newsprint Industry / Military Technical Advances
64 pages. Features: Parker pen inside front cover features colour illustration of composer Henry Purcell; Colour Canada Dry ad; How the War Looks after Five Years; Editorial on Canadian inflation and Community Chest issues; Bright one-page GM ad features illustration of anti-aircraft crew in battle; Mr. Pemberton's Commission (short story); Hell Passage (short story); The Scientists Made it Possible - photo-illustrated article on military advances such as the Piat projector, which can penetrate the turrets of German tanks, and Britain's "Human Torpedoes"; Ghosts Don't Talk (short story); The Millionth Guest (short story); Canada's massive newsprint industry - article with wonderful photos; Roads rule the war - article with photos of roads being manually constructed in Northern Ireland and Burma; One-page ad by the Government of Canada entitled "One Man's Income is Another Man's Outgo" encourages wartime price stability; One-page black and white photo ad for Kodak features Sgt. F.L. "Bill" Perry of 58 King St., Summerside, P.E.I. with W)2 A.M. Casey of Peterborough, Ontario; Very militaristic one-page Gooderham & Worts, Limited ad explains their war alcohol production and shows air raid in progress; Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows prospector and proclaims "Free Enterprise Made Canada's Mines"; Anaconda Copper & Brass ad features photo of Johnnie Religa, machine operator who came to Canada in 1909 from Piotrkow, Poland and now owns a home in New Toronto; Nice two-colour Cutex ad promotes their Honor Bright nail polish; Kitchen article on Pickling; Nice colour half-page ad for Clark's Governor Sauce; Reviving the age-old art of wine-making; Colour photo of Mary Sieburth's very popular Golliwogg doll; Fashion illustrations; One-page Singer sewing machine photo ad; Women of Canada and the cost of clothing; Charlie McCarthy colour-comic featured in Chase & Sanborn ad; World Sayings; Excellent colour Fort Truck/Military Vehicle ad shows war and farm applications of their products; Rare back cover colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps says "The Canadian Army Needs More Women!", and requests questions to Lt. Dora Sweet of Ottawa; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Jackson, S.; Paterson, J.; Goodchild, G.; Breyfogle, W.A.; Fleetwood, J.; Albert, H.A.; Earl, L.; Bayne, E.G.; Woods, W.S.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1944 - R.B.C. Noorduyn and His "Norseman" Plane / Narcotics Behind the Armies
64 pages. Features: Humorous cover art of young couple and Niagara Falls slide show; Very classy colour Parker Pen ad inside front cover entitled "The Men Who are Planning the World of Tomorrow" shows serious draughtsman at work; Nice colour Orange Crush ad; What the Enemy Wants at the White House; Photo of Major Paul Triquet, recent winner of the Victoria Cross (V.C.); Photo of synthetic rubber plant under construction in Sarnia; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad shows service men and women calling long distance; Boom in Booby Traps - photo-illustrated article explains their prominence in the present war, including photo of "Moascar Stocks" used in the training of soldiers to handle unseen mines; Dope Behind the Armies - photo-illustrated ad explains "Narcotic drugs were among Hitler's secret weapons, but they have proved a boomerang"; A Clean Sweep (short story); Sam's Girl (short story); Death in the Dance (short story); A Man and His Plane - photo-illustrated article on R.B.C. Noorduyn and his plane, the "Norseman," built in Montreal; The Sand-Lot League (short story); Movie News; Northern Electric one-page ad features their products used to keep Canada's Army on the move; When the Boys Come Home - article by the Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Pensions and National Health; Auto-Lite one page ad features inset photo of Ronald Colman; One-page Canada Post Office ad includes military illustrations and detailed instructions how to insure mailings will reach their intended recipient overseas; One-page Government of Canada entitled "The Story of Inflation" goes into considerable detail to encourage readers to resist price inflation for the good of the nation; Woodbury Soap ad features photos of newlyweds Eileen Thomas of Toronto and Douglas Haig of Montreal; Small Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows timbermen on floating logs with caption "Free Enterprise is the Driving Force!"; Interesting half-page Canadian General Electric ad addressed to "Canada's 500,000 War Brides" previews their after-victory electric kitchen; 1/3-page ad for the Canadian Association of Ice Industries shows ice refrigerator made by Sanderson-Harold Co., Ltd., of Paris, Ontario; Lovely half-page colour ad for Woodbury Powder features portrait of Veronica Lake; Fashion article with photo of peasant blouse; Salad article; Bright and colourful one-page GSW/McClary appliance ad shows housewife "Mrs. Johnson" in modern kitchen; Illustrations of fashions for ladies; Photo of Elizabeth Long of the CBC's "Women's Talks"; Super one-page colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) shows marching women in uniform above a hectic Normandy-like beach landing scene; World Sayings; Ford Motor Company colour ad inside back cover shows their military and domestic trucks being serviced; Back cover Coke ad entitled "Have a 'Coke' = Pukka Gen" with illustration of returning R.A.F. flyers by Saul Tepper; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this particularly excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Green, H.G.; Wood, K.; Blanchard, M.D.; Cox, C.; Fleetwood, J.; Bayne, E.G.; Luscombe Whyte, A.P.; Stephens, G.; Heck, AW2; et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, August (Aug.) 1943 - R.A.F. Mosquitoes Sting the Axis / Canada's National War Labour Board
48 pages. Features: Cute photo of skinny-dipping little girl with huge Newfoundland dog; Wartime ad by the Trans-Canada Telephone system explains how citizens must limit use of their services in favour of war activity; Monthly war news update; The Tale of the Lonesome Swine (short story); Drama in the Union Station - Canada's National War Labour Board listens to all comers as it progresses toward its goal of a workable plant for industrial peace - article with photos of Mr. Justice C.L. McTague, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Leo. Lalonde, and Mr. J.L. Cohen, K.C.; Susabelle and Stoney Joe (short story); It's a Rough Road to Rangoon; His Honour the Judge (short story); Hollywood news; Once -age recruiting ad for the WRCNS / CWAC / RCAF; Mosquitoes Sting the Axis - photo-illustrated article on the R.A.F. Mosquito, Mark 11 (Fighter Intruder); Ford Motor Company one-page ad features allied spotters observing an enemy column; Their Watchword "Be Prepared" - the Girl Guides; Nice one-page photo-illustrated Westinghouse ad entitled "The Most Powerful People In the World"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of geology student Joan Patterson of Montreal and her pilot officer fiancee; Colour Orange Crush ad; Interesting article on munitions workers meals; Canadian General Electric ad entitled "Avoid Food Waste"; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Veronica Lake; Wings on Their Feet - part 2 of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; Ontario Liberal Harry Nixon; RCAF half-page recruiting ad; Highway Women - interesting article on Canadian women who have moved to Northern Canada to support its development; Kotex ad includes illustration of lady building planee; World Sayings; Great colour-photo Coke ad inside back cover shows men working in heavy industry; Nice colour back cover recruiting ad for Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.); and more. Faint pencil name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A qualilty copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Booth, Ned; Roberts, T.G.; Breyfogle, W.A.; Du Bois, W.; Angus, M.I.; Bensley, M.; Cox, C.; Bayne, E.G.; Heck, AW2; Thompson, Frances; Winspear, M.
National Home Monthly Magazine, July 1943 - Garfield Weston / Pacific Coast Rangers
48 pages. Features: Cover portrait illustration of female member of the military; Ford ad inside front cover features action photo of troops constructing bridge under fire; Nice half-page colour Pepsi ad features naval officer in uniform and illustration of boys swimming; News of the month includes Dissolution of the Third International (Comintern), and Closing Ranks Against Japan; Editorial on Black Markets and Summer Vacations; Jet Black (short story); The Pacific Coast Rangers - photo-illustrated article includes photos of Lieut.-Col. T.A.H. Taylor, O.B.E., M.C., and Col. M.E. Dopping-Hepenstal; Matilda and the Wolf (short story); Key Men of War - an enormous directory of over 200,000 names is relied upon for expertise which has saved hundreds of lives and brought success to major campaigns; Garfield Weston - article with Karsh photo-portrait; Old-Style Cop (short story); Hollywood news - article with photos including Lenore Aubert; Northern Electric one-page ad features illustration of tank; Five to One (short story); Rare one-page two-colour illustrated ad for General Motors and their "Victory Service; R.C.A.F. half-page recruiting ad features lady in uniform having tea with civilians; Wings on Her Feet - first part of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; One-page Westinghouse ad entitled "After Victory" includes photo of airman using bombsight and large illustration of large artillery piece in use; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of beautiful Linda Darnell; "What's In My Lunch Box?" - wartime photo-illustrated article on home food tips; Colour Ritz cracker ad features illustration of naval personnel; Canadian Women Take to the Block Plan - photo-illustrated article explains the Women's Voluntary Service and the block leaders they assign, with particular attention to Mrs. Jack Wilson of Rochester Ave. in Lawrence Park in Toronto; Colour Orange Crush ad; World Sayings; Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad inside back cover includes large illustration of much of the northern hemisphere and heading "Wings over the North... and Beyond!"; Nice Kodak black and white photo ad on back cover shows air crew enjoying photos; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Neergaard, G.; Ellerbe, A. & P.; Lent, C.; Howard, G.E.; Graydon, J.A.; Lochead, H.N.; Albert, H.A.; Bayne, E.G.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1943 - Walter Bluthner and Mutiny in the German Ranks / Electrons are Our Invisible Wartime Ally
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of young lady standing atop sailboat; Vintage wartime Canadian National / Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover entitled "There Goes Your Letter To Your Boy" shows mother putting letter into mail box, to be delivered, in part, by rail; Brief news bits touch on the split to the Russo-Polish alliance, how Berlin chuckled, and the case for the Poles; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System implores long distance users to use the limited wartime capacity efficiently; Invasion Tactics - Great photo-illustrated article shows Canadian troops practicing for the D-Day invasion; Wolf at the Door (short story); Quick Ending (short story); A Photo Finish (short story); Our Invisible Ally - photo-illustrated article explains how the electron aids Canada's war effort with marvellous electronic devices; Momentum to Mutiny - photo-illustrated article explains how some German troops are rebelling, particularly Walter Bluthner, who refused a transfer to Norway to the Russian Front; No Double Cross for Dolly (short story); Hollywood news - article with photo of Vivien Leigh; One page ad for Woodbury Soaps features photos of Elisabeth Howe, of Ottawa; Nice half-page Heintzman & Co. piano ad features illustration of grand piano; Illustrated Johnson's Wax one-page ad entitled "The Lindsey Girls Have Had a Busy Day" shows ladies in uniform; *Sensational centrefold colour ad for General Motors features illustrations of fourteen of the 1943 military vehicles they are contributing to the war effort, including: four-wheel-drive service truck, gas tank truck, water tank purifier, general transport, staff car, plane gassing truck, and many more - and apparently they made an additional 36 vehicles; Photo and brief write-up of Mrs. H.M. Aitken, Supervisor of Conservation, and one of Canada's most versatile women; Modess ad features illustration of female aviation mechanic; On the Kitchen Front - recipes; Home Canning - Your Patriotic Duty; Attractive colour half-page Pepsi ad features young lovely and Frise illustration of boys fishing; Fashion illustrations; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Dorothy Lamour; The Housewife Takes a Job - article discussing how wives are taking jobs to support the war effort; World Sayings; Ford ad inside back cover includes large illustration of Canadian gun crew in battle; Back cover colour Coke ad entitled "Caps off to our fighting men" mentions the Victory Parade Program with Canada's Spotlight Band, featuring Mart Kenney and his Western Gentlemen; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this extraordinary vintage wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Kummer, F.A.; Kendrick, B.H.; Wildes, N.B.; Cunningham, L.A.; Wayling, T.; Smith, J.F.C.; Bayne, E.G.; Howse, E.M.; et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, May 1943 - Alaska Highway / Canada's Future Housing / Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Centrefold Poster
64 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum inside front cover includes illustration of amourous military couple; Nice colour-illustrated Pepsi ad features pretty blonde and illustration of boys fishing; News digest includes The Marsh Report, 'Cradle to Grave' security, and more; Nice one-page illustrated Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad explains their substantial contributions to the war effort, amid dramatic air and land battle scene; Colour Ritz cracker ad includes service man and woman; Editorial discusses how the war has tarnished certain words and lifted others; Ford Motor Company one-page ad with illustration of Canadian troops in firefight; One-page Northern Electric ad includes illustration of deHavilland Mosquito; Friendly Invasion - great photo-illustrated article on construction of the Alaska Highway, with photo of Felix Murawski, 74th Engineers of Oklahoma City; Pigs' Feet (short story); The Penalty is Death (short story); Canada's Future Housing - photo-illustrated article explains ideas to be borrowed from Great Britain and the U.S.; Chowder Boy (short story); Sea Water Gurney's Boy (short story); Hollywood News and photos; One-page Parker Pen ad shows mailman handing mother a letter beneath caption "Your boy writes often now!"; Beer is Booze; One-page ad for the T. Sisman Shoe Co. includes great illustration of soldier on motorcycle; Canadian General Electric half-page ad boldly proclaims "Vitamins For Victory"; Woodbury Powder ad includes nice photo of Lana Turner; Magnificent centrefold two-colour (red and black) Victory Bonds ad entitled "Shoulder Your Own Share" includes text on left and, on right, a large illustration of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek super-imposed over scene of fighting in her war-torn China; Army Meals Go Modern - nice photo-illustrated article explains and illustrates meal preparation for the gigantic 7,000 man "army restaurant" at Webb Hall in Toronto; Nice colour one-page ad for Heinz Tomato soup includes illustration of tomato-headed aristocrat in top hat and monocle; Fashion illustrations; Is Your Daughter Happy in the Service? - article with photos of Daisy Horner of Dorset, Ontario, Dolly Mawson and Gay Sutton of Toronto, Elizabeth Cook from Creemore, Wren Barbara McClelland of Toronto, and twins AW2 Beryl and AW2 Daphne MacPhee of Charlottetown; Fashion article; Quotes from around the world; Elaborately colour-illustrated Canadian Pacific - Canadian National Victory Bond ad inside back cover entitled 'A Profession of Faith' includes calligraphy explaining their faith in Canada's future; Nice colour Wabasso Cottons ad on back cover shows mother, daughter and sewing machine; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Cunningham, L.A.; Lent, C.; Bynum, T.; Ford, S.; Michaelson, J.M.; Macarow, P.; Luscombe Whyte, A.P.; Bayne, E.G.; Kennedy, M.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, April (Apr.) 1943 - New Canadian Pacific Air Lines / The Royal Engineers - The Army's Pathfinders
60 pages. Features: Cover photo of baby gnawing on huge Easter egg; Canadian National - Canadian Pacific ad inside front cover called "War Whoop" shows speeding night train and illustration of native warrier to explain how the night-time whistle of a locomotive means men and materiel are being rushed to the front; News digest discusses German propaganda efforts to incur western suspicion against Russia; One-page Trans-Canada Telephone System ad implores long distance users to "Be Brief!", given wartime restrictions on their ability to increase capacity; Editorial comments on support for Russia and the need for those unable to fight in person to contribute financially to the war effort; Brain Waves For Winning the War - photo-illustrated article on technical innovations used in the war effort; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the new Canadian Pacific Airlines includes photos of Stewardess Ethel Hailes, Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon, Grant W.G. McConachie, C.H. Dickins, and veteran parachutist Jack McGovern (at No.l 2 Air Observer School); Earthbound (short story); The Pomander Walk Myster (short story); Alterations (short story); The Royal Engineers - The Army's Pathfinders - nice photo-illustrated article; Sight Unseen (short story); Hollywood news and photos; GM one-page ad highlights their "Victory Service"; One-page Ford ad features illustrations of some of their 1943 military vehicles; The United Service Centre, located in the Eaton Annex, Winnipeg; Centrefold Victory Bonds ad sponsored by the National War Finance Committee illustrates seven Canadians from various walks of life and explains their financial contributions to the war effort; Woodbury Soap ad includes photos of Barbara Sellers of Winnipeg; Woodbury Cold Cream ad includes photo of film star Janet Blair; Food article on "Russia's Nutrition" explains how Russia is tightening its belt to support the Red Army - with photos; Fashion illustrations; Photo-illustrated article on the women of Russia; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how "To Make Plain Foods Taste Like Banquet Fare"; Fantastic colour-illustrated back cover Coke ad shows soldier proudly walking in great coat, with smaller images of additional members of the military; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; MacDonald, R.; Walters, C.L.; Ellerbe, A & P.; Provost, D.M.; Thornhill, M.; Brogden, S.; Bayne, E.G.; Thompson, F.; et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1942 - Warriors of Hindustan / Cattle Emperor Sir Sidney Kidman
44 pages. Features: National War Finance Committee ad inside front cover features mature man and woman encourages readers to financially support the war effort; News digest discusses second front difficulties, if Russia were to fall, and the Nazi "Pincers"; Editorial discusses propaganda; I Was Very Happy (short story); Warriors of Hindustan - photo-illustrated article on India and her fighting potential ; Samaritan Seed (short story); Cattle Emperor - photo-illustrated story on Sir Sidney Kidman who built up the world's greatest cattle rance; Johnny for Granted (short story); Camellias... Red and White (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Pepsodent ad features photos of the Brautigam twins, Charlotte and Beverly; Group photo of the Graduates of Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario at the 1942 Convocation in Garden Theatre; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Margaretta Smith of Vancouver; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Rosalind Russell; Back to school hints and recipes; Photo of Mr. John Manooch, 82-year-old pensioner of Christie, Brown and Company; Glamour Girl 1942 - beauty and fashion article; Fashion illustrations; Quotes from around the world; Government of Canada, Income Tax Division, ad inside back cover states "There Will Be Less Money in Pay Envelopes", and explains in detail deductions which will be taken from paycheques; Marboleum Flooring colour ad on back cover shows military airfield; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; McGraw, M.H.; Walters, C.L.; Cleaver, H.; Scott, W.; Thornbill, M.; Albert, H.A.; Murray, D.; Bayne, E.G.; Trimble, A.C.; France, B.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1942 - Hounds in Harness / The War of Axis Lies / Government of Canada Ad Says Men Must Pick Up Their Guns and Fight!
60 pages. Features: Marvelous colour ad for the Banff Springs Hotel inside front cover; Nice Anaconda ad shows factory worker with lunch bucket heading to work beneath caption "Night Fighter"; News digest includes 'Failure of Sir Stafford Cripps', 'India is like old Eire', 'Next step in India', 'Arch-traitor Pierry Laval returns to Vichy'; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad encourages readers to call 'station-to-station' rather than 'person-to-person' to preserve wartime bandwidth; Editorial discusses cutting frills; One-page ad sponsored by Canadian Industry spells out their contribution to the Canadian war effort; Love Comes to the Wedding; Hounds in Harness - great photo-illustrated article explains many uses of dogs for man's service; Green Cedars (short story); The War of Axis Lies - great article on war disinformation, with samples of doctored photos used to mislead viewers; Anything but Backward (short story); The Body in the Box (short story); Motors on the Warpath - photo-illustrated article on General Motors and its huge contribution to Canada's war effort, including photo of General McNaughton inspecting vehicle at Oshawa plant; Great one-page illustrated ad for the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada shows brave pioneer farmers reaching for their muskets to defend against enemies (whereas current governments would probably refer to such men as terrorists); One-page Westinghouse ad oultines ways to save energy in the home, leaving more for war production; "What's Cookin' in Hollywood' - article with photos of Hedy La Marr, Judy Garland, Ruth Hussey, Tyrone Power and Marsha Hunt cooking in their kitchens; Ads featuring photos of Miss Betty Cordon and Paulette Goddard; Photo and write-up of Rise Stevens; Preparing for Parenthood - article; On the Kitchen Front - article about open air meals, long cool drinks, eggs and what you can do with them, bread, and the roast of the month; Beauty and Fashions article; Canadian General Electric ad features "A Victory Diet"; Quotes from around the world; National War Finance Committee ad for War Savings Stamps inside back cover features lady 'loading a rifle by licking a stamp'; *Sensational* wartime colour Coke ad on back cover shows bottle being held by muscular arm with sleeve rolled up and coveralls; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Wire, H.C.; Kyne, P.B.; Shields, F.; Walters, C.L.; Carter, H.D.; Roxborough, H.H.; Eayrs, C.; Bayne, E.G.; Thompson, F.; Henderson, V.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, February (Feb.) 1942 - Gracie Fields / Toronto Maple Leafs / Science - Secret Weapon of the Soviets / Victory Bonds Centrefold Ad
56 pages. Features: News digest includes 'Invasion Prospects', 'The Fuehrer's Necessity', Setting the Far East Ablaze', and more; Nice photo-illustrated ad by the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada shows woman pondering joining the workforce; Science - Secret Weapon of the Soviets - article with photo of the Dickstein sisters at the Medical Institute at Rostove-on-Don, and Professor Lepeshinskaya; Jungle Flight (short story); Master Mariner (short story); Hockey's Maple Leafs Didn't Grow on Trees - article in the Toronto Maple Leafs with photos of Conn Smythe, Hank Goldup, goalie Bastien, and a Leafs-Bruins 1941 playoff game; Gracie Fields - The Highest Paid Artist in the World - photo-illustrated article; The Peace and the Quiet; A Man Comes Home; Salute to Seventy - article with photos of C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Meek, May Robson, Frank Morgan, Edward Everett Horton, Anne Bauchens, Hobart Bosworth, Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad features illustration of pathetic Europeans lined up for food, in contrast to Canadian family eating feast; Dominion Textile ad includes illustrations of servicemen; Colgate ad includes illustration of the Dionne Quintuplets marching in military style, with inset illustration of their doctor, Allan R. Dafoe; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Ilona Massey; Excellent Victory Bonds centrefold ad features world map with silhouettes of Japanese and German soldiers menacing North America from west and east respectively, and states 'The War is at our Door"; Article "On the Kitchen Front" covers tea time entertaining, inexpensive meat recipes, lesser-known pickles, an overseas recipe and the roast of the month; Rare colour ad for Canadian canned lobster, sponsored by the Canadian Department of Fisheries; Fashion article and illustrations; Photo of girl who ate too many chocolates, submitted by W.R. Wilson of Sudbury, Ontario; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover features illustration of hand-logging scene and horses hauling huge logs; Back cover colour Coke ad shows bottle in one hand and wrench in the other; and more. Unmarked with heavy external wear and archival-tape repairs to coverfold. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Roberts, T.G.; Josselyn, T. & W.; Jackson, S.; Fitz-Gerald, W.G.; Haworth, C.; Trimble, A.; Koehler, H.; Bayne, E.
National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1941 - R.A.F. Sky-Fighting Schools / A Handsome Pole Inside the Gestapo / Photographer Nick Morant
52 pages. Features: Uncommon ad for Dunlop of Canada's "Dunlopillo" foamed latex cushioning inside front cover; News digest includes 'Conscripts or Volunteers for Canada?', and 'Our Gasoline Test'; Sky-Fighting Schools of the R.A.F. - great photo-illustrated article; A Pirate in the Attic (short story); Thrills Unlimited - photographer Nick Morant recounts weird photographic happenings; Quiet Wedding (short story); Rendezvous in Basle (short story); Are You a Defeatist? - article suggests Hitler's goal is to take Canada!; A Handsome Pole Inside the Gestapo - fascinating photo-illustrated article about Sosnovsky, Miss Natzner (who lost her head), Baroness Kitty von Berg, and Princess Katia Berberian (part 2 of this story); Photo-illustrated movie news; Photo of Elizabeth Johnston in Woodbury soap ad; Photo of "Tree Planting" ceremony at Alma College, St. Thomas, Ontario; Photo of Sir Charles F.O. Portal, D.S.O., M.C., The Operational Head of the R.A.F.; Beauty Article - People Look at Your Hands; Cooking article on Bread Varieties; Quotes from around the World; Fantastic red and black Government of Canada ad inside back cover shows civilian saluting airman, "After You, Sir!", in this ad which encourages the home front to save gasoline for the war effort; Vintage Heinz ad on back cover shows grocer putting ketchup into lady's shopping basket; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Peterson, H.; Taber, G.; Fleming, B.; Willis, A.; Olsson, C.; Wray, D.; Brogden, S.; Bayne, E.
National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1940 - "Great Souled Gandhi" / Oil Will Win the War
52 pages. Features: Lovely photo-illustrated RCA Victor radio ad inside front cover; News digest includes 'Petain and Hindenburg', 'The Franco-British Naval Clash', 'Our Glorious Air Force', and 'Third Term for President Roosevelt?"; Oil Will Win the War - prophetic article on WWII; "Great-Souled Mahatma Gandhi - wonderful photo-illustrated article asks if his vow of non-violence will settle our empire's hugest problem; The Wicker Chair (short story); Best of Breed (short story); An Evening in Town (short story); Miracle Man of Australian Never-Never - photo-illustrated article on Australia, with photo of John Flynn; Beyond the Circle (short story); Tek Tooth Brush half-page two-colour ad; Photo-illustrated article on Hollywood mothers; Brief write-up with photo of Victor Mature; Colour fashion illustrations; I Like Her Because - article on female style; Pickling recipes; Nice one-page Magic Baking Powder ad; Interesting orange and black Kellogg's Corn Flakes ad features photo of M. Maurice Aquarone, Chef-de-Cuisine of the Connaught Hotel, Hamilton; Back cover ad for Heinz Ketchup and more. Unmarked with average wear and external soiling. Top corner clipped from front cover. Binding sound. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; King, S.; Bentley, E.; Wallace, E.; Drummond-Hay, Lady; Brown, J.; France B.; Bayne, E.; Chown, Dr. B.
National Home Monthly Magazine, June 1939 - Wings Over Britain / What Do the People of Germany and Italy Desire?
68 pages. Features: Colour cover illustration blonde beauty clutching her list of suitors; Lovely one-page colour-photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick features green car and flower saleslady; News digest includes 'President Roosevelt intervenes', 'The Washington Proposal', The 'Halt-Hitler' movement; 'Parallel Perfidies', and 'Albania and Poland'; If I Die Before I Wake (part I); Thank-you Too Much (short story); Wings Over Britain - photo-illustrated article on the balloon barrages and fighter squadrons defending against hostile bombers; The Sweet Shot (short story); Behind the Goose Step - photo-illustrated article examines whether the people of Italy and Germany desire war or peace; Not in Our Stars (short story); Golf article includes photo of Henry Cotton, Sam Snead, Mrs. P.J. Mulqueen, Canadian Ladies' Open Champion, and Ralph Guldahl; One-page Palmolive soap ad includes photo inset of Dorothy Phelan of 24 Prince Arthur St., St. Lambert, Quebec; Automotive Industries of Canada-sponsored one-page feature on the province of Manitoba, with map and text; Cecille Has a Birthday (short story); Personal finance article; Movie News - with photos of Jeffrey Lynn, Paul Lucas, Victory Jory, Shirley Temple, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexander Hall, Zazu Pitts, and George Raft; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Miss Gloria Armstrong of New York; Fashion illustrations; Vintage Craven "A" cigarette ad includes small photo of couple smoking up; Classy one-page colour ad for Crane kitchen and bath plumbing fixtures; Interesting Hair-Dos - article with photos; Pond's ad includes photos of The Lady Rosemary Gresham, Mrs. Robert Armstrong, of Toronto, and The Hon. Ann Shaughnessy; Photo of The Lady Patricia French in skin-vitamin ad; Article on the health impact of sugar; Nice half-page colour ad for Sisman's Scampers shoes; Canaries (half-page article); Cooking article with Bridge Luncheon suggestions; Frigidaire one-page fridge ad; Weed control in lawns; Quotes from around the world; Very nice colour back cover Coke ad features young man with tie blowing in breeze, and inset photo of Coke machine at gas station; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Churchill, Winston
(Winston) Churchill in Ottawa: Photo-illustrated Text of His Speech to the Parliament of Canada, 30 December 1941
24 page stapled booklet measuring 7.8" x 5". Splendidly illustrated with reproductions of fifteen black and white photos of Churchill during his visit to Ottawa at the end of 1941. Contains the full text of his speech to the Parliament of Canada, preceded by introductions by its Speaker and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound copy of this important piece of Canadian WWII history. Not listed in Woods. Book
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Halasi, Odon; Lovas, Erno (Translator)
Belgium Under the German Heel
257 pages. Translated from the Hungarian. Frontis sepia-toned photo-portrait of M. Adolph Max, Burgomaster of Brussels. Blue decorated boards. Author was "a prominent Hungarian author and journalist, who succeeded in gaining the confidence of the German authorities and was allowed in 1916 to spend a few months in Belgium, being given unusual facilities for travelling and seeing everything within the occupied territory. The Germans did not seek to hide anything from him; they revealed their methods and their Kultur in all its nakedness." - from Preface. Number written on backstrip. Rubber stamp on page 79 reads 'Please retain in ward where loaned'. Last leaf uncut. Above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy of this gripping and informative account. Book
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Jansma, Linda; Forster, Michael
Order Out Of Chaos - Sixty (60) Years of a Canadian Artist
88 pages. 23 x 23.5 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 26 August - 17 October, 1993 which featured the words of WWII artist Michael Forster. Text in English and French. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Book
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Best & Hillyer; R. Harbert; E.A. Cadiz; J. Colton; B.J. Chute; R. Franken; E.G. Patterson; H. Pratt; E. Starr; et al
Good Housekeeping - The Magazine America Lives By, September (Sept.) 1951 - Plymouth, Massachusetts
326 pages. Features: Nice color-photo ad for Kelvinator ranges inside front cover; Listerine ad shows two young men eyeing young lovely floating alone on water mattress; Town of the Month - Plymouth, Massachusetts; Nice color Camay sopa ad features beautiful Mrs. Cornelius Lorenzen, Jr., the former Barbara Jean Shaw of New Jersey; Assignment in Hollywood; Nice photo ad for Warner's 3-way-sized bras and foundations; Color Lux ad features Joan Caulfield; Two-page color-photo ad for Indian Head Cotton; Lustre-Creme ad features color photo of beautiful Ann Blyth; photo ad for Playtex baby pants; Excellent two-page color ad for Prell shampoo; Article on Eczema; Nice vintage one-page ad for Johnson & Johnson Cotton Tips (before they were rebranded as Q-Tips); Drene shampoo ad features photos of Jeanne Bal; The Woman and Her Car; Monthly Career Girl - Barbara Atkins of the Bank of Virginia in Richmond; Color Ivory Soap ad with image of Jean Christman; Why I Quit Working; The Jukebox and the Kallikaks - story by B.J. Chute; The Years Between (part 1 of 2); The Greener Grass; My Last Duchess; Woman and the New War; Lovely color-photo fashion photos; Lovely color-photo bedroom design ideas; 8 of America's foremost artists paint bedrooms they woud like; Home design photos; Orchestras in Peril; Zozo (Curious George?) page of comics; Kleenex ad features Little Lulu and Tubby; Jergens ad features photos of Evelyn Keyes, who co-stars with Jeff Chandler in movie "Smuggler's Island"; SOS pad ad features photo of Mrs. Velma Ide, Stillwater Ave., Bangor, Maine; Classy color-photo ad for Frigidaire electric ranges; Cut-Rite waxed paper ad features photo of Dione Lucas; Lovely color Avon ad features Gertrude Lawrence with her sales rep, Mrs. Mary Moran; Lovely vintage color ad for Virtue Bros. Chrome Dinette furnture; Excellent vintage color photo for Hotpoint dishwashers shows 'fairy lady' in yellow dress holding silver coffee set; 5 new miracle fibers - Dynel, Dacron, Orlon, Vicara and Chemstrand; Great color ad for Peter Pan peanut butter shows smiling girl; Photo of Virginia Mayo in Royal Crown cola ad; Daystrom Furniture color ad; Color ad for F.W. Woolworth Co.; Springmaid Fabrics ad; Fashion ideas; Charming color ad for Bambury clothing for girls; Red Goose shoe ad; Nice color-photo ad for Kate Greenaway's glamourous gingham frocks; and much, much more. Above-average external wear and soiling with openings to backstrip. A worthy copy of this charming vintage issue. Magazine
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Best & Hillyer; Ruth Harbert; V. Hoogstraten; Stella M. Currey; B. Patterson; L. Whitney; Paul Horgan; E. Gilchrist; E. Starr
Good Housekeeping - The Magazine American Lives By, June 1951 - Fairdale, Kentucky
284 pages. Features: Town of the Month - Fairdale, Kentucky; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Mrs. Dee F. Bredin and her daughter; Color Ivory Soap ad features Barbara Britton; Color Prell ad features redhead; Shortness of Breath; Assignment in Hollywood; Warner's foundations and Bras ad features wild photo of ladies wearing strapless bras; Uninvited Jest - story by Harriet La Barre; Color Lux ad features Mona Freeman; Two-page color-photo Kelvinator fridge ad; Nice Jell-O ad features jellied saled; How to know a dishwasher is great; The child who is hard of hearing; American Gas Association ad features color photos of Mrs. C.E. Gibson of Chattanooga and Mrs. Kenneth Snyder of Lafayette, IN; Gorgeous color-photo Camay ad features Mrs. Jack Lawrence, the former Eileen Clarence of New York; When Children Go Along - driving article with great 'old days' photo of three kids playing inside back window of car - not wearing seat belts; Promise - story by Stella Currey; Foggy Night - story by Bob Patterson; How much should Veterinary Service cost?; The Devil's Trill - story by Paul Horgan (part 2 of 2); The Landlors - story by Eleanor Gilchrist; Women and the New War; Major Needlework coverage with beautiful color photos; Zozo ad features Curious George comic; Color Tide ad; Woodbury ad features photos of Joan Bennett; Color Hotpoint range ad; Color Duz ad; Toni ad features photos of Marilyn West, Eva Gernay, and twins Ann and Roxie Shumaker; Vintage Fire King Ovenware ad; National Silver Company ad features photo of Gregory Peck; Photo of Gloria Swanson in Jergens ad; Nice Drene shampoo ad; Color Avon ad features photo of Helen Hayes and her rep Mrs. Dorothy T. Swart of Nyack, New York; Sun-Wise Strategy; Photo of Kay Daumit in Lustre-Creme ad; Color Firestone Foamex ad features Dorothy Draper; Seth Thomas clock ad; Hot Breads; Susan Serves Ice Cream; Nice color ad for color Pyrex Ware; Nice color American Airlines ad shows lady waving farewell to her husband; Uncommone color ad for Elna sewing machines; Color-photo back cover ad for Camel cigarettes features Broadway star Lisa Kirk and the 'T-Zone'; and much, much more. Average wear with some openings along spine. A worthy vintage copy of this charming issue. Magazine
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