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les soins de l'association des officiers anciens combattants des chars D'assaut
Avec Les Chars d'Assaut
#355 of 800 printed. 52 unnumbered pages. Text in French. Oblong 27.5 cm x 21.5 cm. Undated but probably circa 1920. Approximate translation of handwritten inscription on second leaf indicates this copy was presented to Georges Soulier, officer des Chars d'Assaut 505e regiment A.S. under order of the American Army, 5th Division, 79e Division, 90th Division. On the same page an additional inscription signed by Nouliel (?) in 1928 appears to read "a mon bon ami Carlton B. Overton en Souvenir de la guerre 1914-1918." Profusely illustrated with black and white photos of French tank action in WWI. Includes photos of those killed in action and chronology of action on the French Front. Pencil underlining on one page. Covers and pages embrittled with age, with resultant chipping. Covers and dedication page almost loose. A rare surviving copy of this important history. Book
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Tarbell, Ida; Baker, Ray Stannard
McClure's Magazine, December (Dec.) 1903, Vol. XXII, No. 2 - The History of the Standard Oil Company - The War on the Rebate
A very rare copy of this, the first appearance of The War on the Rebate, Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Ida Tarbell's ground-breaking History of the Standard Oil Company. This 14-page chapter includes a one-page illustration of J.D. Rockefeller by George Varian, plus photos of William C. Scofield, Daniel Shurmer, John Teagle, George Rice, and Benjamin Butler. This chapter deals with organized espionage, the Scofield-Shurmer-Teagle Case, and related matters. With this work, Tarbell invented what we know today as investigative journalism. She was motivated to expose the methods of J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil as she felt he had unfairly damaged her father's oil business. The New York University Department of Journalism ranked this study as the fifth best work of 20th-century American journalism. Also contained in this issue is an intersting article entitled The Lone Fighter, by Ray Stannard Baker, which argues the U.S. is not a free country and Americans are not free, due to labor bosses, and government by and for 'The Bosses". Binding intact. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive external wear. Moderate moisture exposure. Dozens of pages of glorious illustrated ads. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Tarbell, Ida; McGrath, P.T.
McClure's Magazine, June 1904, Vol. XXIII, No. 2: The History of the Standard Oil Company - A Modern War For Independence
A very rare copy of this, the first appearance of A Modern War For Independence, Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Ida Tarbell's ground-breaking History of the Standard Oil Company. This 18-page chapter deals with the united opposition of producers which developed against J.D. Rockefeller's heavy-handed dominance of their industry. Illustrated with photos of A.D. Wood, Lewis Emery Jr., Thomas W. Phillips, Peter Theobald, E.H. Jennings, David Kirk, Michael Murphy, James W. Lee, Hugh King, and Clarence Walker. With this work, Tarbell invented what is known today as investigative journalism. She was motivated to expose the methods of J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil as she felt he had unfairly damaged her father's oil business. The New York University Department of Journalism ranked this study as the fifth best work of 20th-century American journalism. Also included is a fascinating illustrated article by P.T. McGrath entitled The Peril of the Icebergs which discusses the horrors of ships colliding with icebergs, strongly foreshadowing the Titanic disaster eight years later. Dozens of glorious illustrated ads. Binding intact. Unmarked. Average wear. Lacking covers, backstrip, and half of page 85 which contained ads. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Wheeler, Victor W.
The 50th (Fiftieth) Battalion in No Man's Land
447 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. "Wheeler enlisted in the 50th Infantry of Calgary in January 1915. In August 1916 he and the 50th reached the front line in France for the first time. By then a battalion signaller, Wheeler remained in action in France, on the Somme and the Ancre, at Vimy ridge, at Ypres, and at Cambrai, for the rest of the first world war... He began to write this book in 1960. It took him fifteen years to finish it to his satisfaction. "- Preface. Minimal library markings, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Bibliographic Reference: Cooke (2nd Edn) page 150. Book
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Cralle, J; Bird, W.; Atlee, Benge; Sullivan, Alan; Rowell, Hugh; Drury, E.C.; Weadick, Guy; Campbell, A.; Et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, September (Sept.) 15, 1933, Vol. 46, No. 18 - The Aemilius Jarvis Conspiracy Case
52 pages. Cute cover illustration of black and white dog crying due to onions. Features: Me - Athlete? - a doctor argues in support of sports; Have We a Canadian Dreyfus? - former Ontario Premier E.C. Drury recalls the 1924 conspiracy charge against Aemilius Jarvis; The War Problem? - debating international munitions traffic; Cattle Kings - Photo-illustrated article by Guy Weadick, founder of the Calgary Stampede in 1912; Solid for Saint John; House of Hate - tales from a prison librarian. Fiction: Mate of the Wild Goose; The Equivalent; Pour L'Amour; An Affair of Horses; Single to Sicily (serial). One-page photo-illustrated Swift's bacon ad features Chef Maurice Vane of the Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg; Chipso ad features charming colour photo of Mrs. George J. O'Brien and her three girls; Nice one-page illustrated Waterman's pens ad; Very nostalgic illustrated Dentyne gum ad; Gorgeous one-page colour-illustrated Palmolive soap ad features lady with beautiful 'Schoolgirl Complexion'. Please note: pages 3-4 missing. It appears to have contained ads. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
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Ross, C.E.; LeCocq, Thelma; Dexter, Grant; Sharp, E.L.; Young, Scott; et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, June 15, 1942, Vol. 55, No. 12 - Escape From Hong Kong
52 pages. Cover photo of female Canadian munitions worker surrounded by room fulled with 500lb bombs, 'exports for Germany'. Features: Escape from Hong Kong (part 1) - Excellent photo-illustrated article by Canadian C.E. 'Ted' Ross on the heroic last days in Hong Kong and a daring flight to freedom; Woman Power - will they remain in the work force when the war ends?; The Army's Keyman - Lt. Gen. Kenneth Stuart, the Army's C.G.S. is responsible for blueprinting Canada's army and plan for the nation's defense; Page 15 provides brief statistics on Japanese residents moved inland from the B.C. coast; Fun and Games - a grand time is had by all when Vernon goes cow-town, Kelowna has a regatta or Princeton runs a ski-meet; Conducted by Fricker - conductor Dr. Herbert Austin Fricker of Toronto. Fiction: The Shinging Links; Apple Boy the Soothsayer; Green Geese (part 2). Nice Pepsodent photo ad features twin brothers and swimming champions Jack and Alan Sampson. Caterpillar ad inside back cover shows one of their crawlers pushing through wartime jungle. Back cover colour Coke ad shows brawny worker's arm, sleeve rolled up, clutching a cold bottle. Unmarked with average external wear and soiling. Portion of Swift ad on page 25 is removed, taking with it a portion of the Green Geese short story on the back side. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage wartime issue. Book
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Hutchison, Bruce; Ross, Mary Lowrey; Wilson K.R.; Findlay, D.K.; Smith, G.L.; Clare, John
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, April (Apr.) 1 1943, Vol. 56, No. 7 - Sir Alan Francis Brooke Cover Photo
56 pages. Cover photo portrait of Britain's WWII strategy-maker, Gen. Sir Alan Francis Brooke. Features: Pie in the Sky - Bruce Hutchison discusses claims of postwar prosperity made by politicians; Dishpan Daddies - men and dishwashing; Man With a Handshake - P.C. House Leader Gordon Graydon travels a lot and presses a lot of flesh; Destroyer Passage - tale of a bad storm during an Atlantic crossing; Milk - photo-illustrated article on this complex industry which is of vital importance to the nation's health and pocket book; Britain's Strategy-Maker - Alan Brooke; Gospel by Word of Hand - the Evangelical Church of the Deaf in Toronto and its Rev. Alexander MacGowan; Fighter Sweep - Gripping account of a spitfire pilot as told to Flying Officer John Clare; Blitz on Moths in the home. Fiction: Pip, Squeak and Wilfred; An Eye on Beulah. Interesting colour American Airlines ad inside front cover shows Uncle Sam locked arms with a Canadian and a Mexican above a map of their North American routes. Editorial - Food May Win the Peace. One-page Ganong chocolates ad with naval motif. Hilarious Kreml hair product ad includes photos of Wild Hair Walter, Slick Sylvester and Billiard Ball Bill. Caterpillar ad shows crawler and troops plodding through Asian jungle beneath caption "What the Little Jap General Forgot". Great wartime black and white ad says "Watch the '43 Fords Go By" and shows Ford military vehicles parading by. Two-page Victory (War) Bonds ad with illustrations of seven Canadians from various walks of life. Nicely illustrated Canadian Pacific (CP) Air Lines ad inside back cover shows man and dog watching passing plane. Back cover Good Year colour-illustrated ad shows desert war scene eerily prescient of recent Middle-East wars. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage wartime issue. Book
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Taffrail, Allen, Ralph; O'Leary, G.; Moore, H. N.; Reed, Douglas; Mitchell, W.O.; Et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1 1942, Vol. 55, No. 23 - Arctic Convoy / Elissa Landi of Vancouver
48 pages. Cover photo of convoy watcher. Features: Arctic Convoy - photo-illustrated article describing the adventure and danger of escorting munitions to North Russia in a destroyer north of the Arctic Circle; Listen, Soldier! - a sergeant provides some army humour; Can the Conservatives Come Back? - at Winnipeg Canada's Conservative Party can resume its historic mission or write its obituary; All Are for the State - Canadian Editors tour Britain's military production facilities and are impressed - article with photos; London Letter - Should We Hate the Germans?; "The Crucial Moment" - Douglas Reed reports that war hope centres on a major victory in North Africa; He Saved Fundy's Eider - Taxidermist Allan Moses saved the American eider ducks from extinction; No Lady of Leisure - Elissa Landi, actress, author, ballet dancer, singer and lecturer will have a Broadway play produced. Fiction; Wimmen is Humans (by W.O. Mitchell); A Kind of Magic. Nice one-page recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force Air Crew ("Women Too"). Half-page "Del Maiz" brand corn appears to be a predecessor to the Green Giant brand(?). Nice half-page ad for Waterman's pens includes illustration of Billy Bishop, a WWII airman, and a small photo of the company's plant in St. Lambert, PQ. Back cover colour G.M. of Canada ad shows brown armoured vehicles in action. Unmarked with moderate wear. Two neat vertical creases to front cover. Ads on half of page 3/4 missing. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this vintage wartime issue. Book
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Valentine, Douglas
The Phoenix Program
479 pages. Glossary. Footnotes. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Phoenix was the final solution to the problem posed by those Vietnamese civilians who supported the armed Vietcong insurgents. In the end, an estimated 40,000 Vietnamese were killed and countless atrocities were perpetrated in the name of 'neutralizing' the Vietcong 'infrastructure'. This work is nothing less than a meticulous historical narrative of Phoenix from its roots through its tragic conclusions, based upon four years of research and interviews with over one-hundred program participants." - dust jacket. "Outlines in careful detail how the CIA ran a computerized assassination and torture program in Vietnam, violating laws and especially human morality." - John Prados. In 2014 NYU media studies professor Mark Crispin Miller selected this as one of the top five books actively suppressed and hidden from Americans. - RT. Unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
The Children's Story of the War (WWI), No. 18 (Eighteen)
Pages 129-192. Black and white illustrations. Recommended for use in the public school libraries of British Columbia. Chapters include: The Battle of Neuve Chapelle; Soldiers' Stories of Neuve Chapelle; The Dardanelles; How We Failed at "The Narrows"; The Story of Hill 60; The Poisonous Cloud. Undated but presumably printed circa 1920. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Leblovic, Nicholas; Flatt, Jane; Greenfield, J. Katharine; Merritt, Richard D.; Shaw, Lillian M.; Vickers, Elizabeth Smith; McCulloch, William J.; Croft, William F.; Torrance, Gordon V.; Burkholder, Mabel; Woodhouse, T. Roy
Wentworth Bygones: From the Papers and Records of The Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, No. 7 (Seven) 1967
88 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: The Life and History of Richard Beasley, Esq.; An 18th Century Jewel in a 19th Century Wilderness; The Registers of Christ's Church, Hamilton; The Davis Family of Mount Albion; The Stinson Family of Hamilton; The Victorian Buildings of Hamilton; Hamilton, Canada West, "The Civil War Years"; Sidelights of the Hamilton Police Force; The History of Law Enforcement in Hamilton From 1833 to 1967; He Died With Custer; Crown Patentees of Binbrook Township. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Dorling, Taprell (Taffrail)
Swept Channels - Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
388 pages. Index. Short bibliography. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Maps. Diagrams. "During WWI the Germans laid 43,636 mines in all parts of the world, though principally in the North Sea round about the British Isles. The bulk of the minesweeping fell upon Britain. At one period one minesweeper was lost for every two mines swept up, while each time a sweeper was sunk half her crew were killed or drowned. In all, we lost 214 Minesweepers during the four years and three months that the war lasted." - Introduction. Above-average wear. Backstrip loose but present. Hinges intact. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy. Bibliographic reference: Enser p.223. Book
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R.K. Lochner; Lindauer, Thea and Harry [Translators]
The Last Gentlemen of War: Raider Exploits of the Cruiser Emden
viii, [1], 321 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "The Emden is credited with capturing or sinking nineteen merchant ships while sweeping the seas from Diego Garcia to Calcutta, from the Maldive islands to the Malay Peninsula during WW I. After she was defeated by an Australian cruiser her survivors embarked on an adventure-filled journey across the Indian Ocean, overland on the Arabian Peninsula, to Constantinople and the safety of a German squadron. Provides a colourful portrait of a lost era of naval warfare that will engage the imagination and intellect of all readers." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. A high quality copy. Book
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MacPhail, Sir Andrew
The Medical Services: Official History of the Canadian Forces in the Great War 1914-19 (1919)
viii, [2], 428 pages. Index. Fold-out map. Chapters include: Preparation for War; The First Contingent; The 2nd Division; The First Winter 1915-1916; The Field Ambulance; The Salient to the Somme; The Somme / Vimy Ridge / Passchendaele; The Surgery of the Front; Development of the Service in the Field; The Year of Controversy - 1916; Reorganization 1917; Establishment at the Base and on the Lines of Communication; The Ancillar Services; Diseases of War; Special Organs; Various Details (including poison gas); The Red Cross; and more. Heavily-worn with usual library markings. Front hinge open. Narrow opening along back hinge. Openings along backstrip. Lacking Addenda and Corrigenda leaf. Strictly a reading copy of this informative history. Bibliographic references: Enser page 88; Dornbusch 169, Book
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Cutter, Donald C.
Malaspina and Galiano: Spanish Voyages To The Northwest Coast 1791 and 1792
160 pages. Footnotes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Illustrated in black and white. "The Spanish heritage of the Pacific Northwest has long been overshadowed by that of the region's more persistent colonizers, the English. With this book, Donald C. Cutter sets aright the historical balance." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Hoess (Hoss), Rudolf; Lord Russell of Liverpool (Introduction); FitzGibbon, Constantine (Translator)
Commandant of Auschwitz: The Autobiography of Rudolf Hoess
285 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. First published in Polish in 1951 under the title Wspomnienia. Second printing. "Author was taken prisoner by the British, handed over to the Poles, tried, sentenced to death, and taken back to Auschwitz and there hanged." - from dust jacket (not included with this copy. Somewhat above-average wear to decorated orange cloth-covered boards. Binding intact. Relatively few library markings. A sound reading copy. Bibliographic references: Kehr & Langmaid 6069, Enser p. 113. Book
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Schacht, Hjalmar; Glasgow, George [Introduction]; Gannett, Lewis [Translator]
The End of Reparations: The Economic Consequences of the World War
271 pages. Index. Author was "the man upon whom fell the brunt of piloting Germany through the financial dangers of 1923 to 1929. It was the historic German financial collapse of 1923 that first brought Dr. Schacht into prominence. In November of that year he was made the Imperial Currency Commissioner with the specific purpose of stemming the nation's hyperinflation. This book is one of the best contributions yet made to an understanding of post-War difficulties in finance and economics. In particular, Chapter XIII, on 'The Socialist System,' contains a warning for Great Britain which can hardly fail to make a profound impression." - Introduction. Modicum of library markings. Binding sound. Moderate foxing, primarily to fore- and bottom edges. Above-average but not excessive overall wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. ALDCROFT & RODGER p. 98, PETERSON p.367. Book
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Dozois, Paulette; Mobbs, Leslie; Goddard, Anne; Blinkhorn, Victoria; Loewen, Candace; McClymont, Ian; Brennan, James W.; Et al
The Archivist Magazine, March (Mar.) - April (Apr.) 1989, Vol. 16, No. 2 - Newfoundland and Labrador
44 pages. Bilingual English/ French. Many black and white photos. Features: The path to confederation; The Glover album; Naomi Jackson Grove papers; Establishing the Newfoundland Experimental Station, 1946-1950; New Province, New Park; "Earl Grey, the Governor, and Confederation"; Canada's Newfoundland commenorative postage stamp of 1949; New Canadian postal archives; How the war altered Newfoundland's relations with Canada, the US and Britain; Newfoundland as recorded by women; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Hill, Captain Alex
The Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 125 Years, 14 October - 9 December 1990: Exhibition Catalog
40 pages. Oblong 11" x 7". Sepia-tone reproductions of archival photos. Includes history of the regiment, history of the 'Black Cat', Chronological list of battle honours in the world wars, information about the Thomas Bouckley collection (from which the photos in this exhibition were selected), and twenty-nine historical photos of the regiment and related subjects, supplemented with concise and informative text. Also includes lists of Commanding Officers, Honorary Colonels, and Honorary Lieutenant Colonels. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent reference.. Book
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Bigland, Eileen
The Story of the W.R.N.S. (Women's Royal Naval Service)
188 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "It is impossible to overstate the value of the service given to the country by the W.R.N.S. Without them it would have been impossible to conduct the Naval war; we could never have found enough men to man all the ships and also perform the thousand and one duties which fell to the lot of the W.R.N.S." - Admiral Sir William James/Foreword. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear to speckled beige cloth-covered boards. Binding intact. Dust jacket not included. A sound copy. Bibliographic reference: Law 0914. Book
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Aulich, James
War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication
256 pages. 329 illustrations with 303 in color. Bibliography. Illustration List. Index. "Features a wide selection of the most eye-catching and iconic examples from the internationally renowned poster collection at the Imperial War Museum in London. Examines the social, political, ethnic and cultural aspirations of America, Britain, Northern Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic." - dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Hinges taped. Dust jacked now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this stunning reference. Book
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Bowles, Hamish; Fraser, Kennedy; Goodman, Tonne; et al
Vogue (American) Magazine, October (Oct.) 2003 - Gwyneth Paltrow Cover
416 pages. Features: Gwyneth Paltrow - on her father, the boyfriend and starring in the century's most tragic romance; Change your brows, change your face; 37 women who break all the rules; Roe vs. Wade - are we losing the right to choose?; Do you have adult A.D.D.?; A mother in the war zone; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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Michael Collins Piper (Signed)
The High Priests of War
Boldy signed and generically inscribed by Piper upon title page. 128 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white reproductions of photos. "The secret history of how America's 'Neo-Conservative' (neo-con) Trotskyites came to power and orchestrated the war against Iraq as the first step in their drive for global empire." - subtitle. "Writing about these subjects is 'radical' and 'controversial,' but it's a dirty job and someone has to do it. I make no apologies for telling the truth." - page 128. A well-studied copy with considerable pencil underlining and marginalia throughout and spine rolled. Piper (1960-2015) was a prominent talk show host and prodigious author whose works include such titles as "Confessions of an Anti-Semite". Book
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Kennedy, Studdert, G.A.
The Rhymes of G.A. Studdert Kennedy
A collection of poetry first issued in 1927 as "The Unutterable Beauty." "Author was perhaps the most famous padre serving in the war of 1914-1918. Everything Studdert Kennedy (aka Woodbine Willie) did and wrote bore the marks of a great man, passionate in his tenderness for suffering and striving humanity, fierce in his hatred of hypocrisy and cant." - Publisher's Note. Former library copy with usual markings, rebound in blue patterned buckram. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Hayes, Lt. Col. Joseph; Currie, Sir Arthur W. [Foreword]; Ralston, Lieut-Col. J.L. [Introduction]
The Eighty-Fifth [85th] Canadian Infantry Battalion / Nova Scotia Highlanders in France and Flanders
362 pages. Fold-out map inside back board indicates operations of the Battalion. Twenty-one black and white photographic plates (including one at page 56 not included in List of Illustrations). Lists of: Service Dates; Engagements of the Battalion; Wastage in France; Casualties; Honours and Awards. Also includes Nominal Roll of Officers, including name, address and record of service, and Nominal Roll Other Ranks, including number, name, address and record of service. "Being a history of the justly famous 85th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) in the various theatres of the war [WWI], together with a Nominal Roll and synopsis of service of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men who served with the Battalion in France." - subtitle. Gilt lettering and decoration upon forest green cloth-covered boards. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important Canadian military history. [Enser p. 88. Cooke p. 130. Dornbusch 426. Amtmann H523] Book
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McGehee, Ralph W.
Deadly Deceits: My 25 [Twenty-Five] Years in the CIA
[14], 231 pages. Footnotes. Glossary. Index. "The CIA is not now nor has it ever been a central intelligence agency. It is the covert action arm of the president's foreign policy advisers. In that capacity it overthrows or supports foreign governments while reporting 'intelligence' justifying those activities. It shapes its intelligence to support presidential policy. Disinformation is a large part of its covert action responsibility, and the American people are the primary target of its lies." - Ralph McGehee. "McGehee spent 25 years in the CIA from 1952-77. He entered a super-patriot at the height of the Cold War; he left disillusioned and shattered by what he had seen and learned, especially in Vietnam where he saw a tragic and senseless war develop." - back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. Tight and square. A sound copy. One of twenty-three books selected for inclusion on the 'Forbidden Bookshelf' which highlights titles disparately policed, and imperceptibly contained, by state and corporate entities well-placed and perfectly equipped to wipe out wayward writings Book
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Mumford, J. Gordon (Signed)
The Black Pit...and Beyond
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 138 pages. "A chilling first-person account of the author's experiences of war at sea while in his late teens. On December 26, 1942 as a Merchant Navy radio officer he sailed on the 'Scottish Heather' into the infamous 'black pit,' an area where German U-boats could operate freely on the surface without fear of attack from the air." - back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
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Officers of the Corps; Moir, John S.: Editor
History of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals 1903-1961
[xii], 366 pages. Glossary. Index. Colour map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. Diagrams. Ten appendices list various officers, appointees, those killed in action in WWII, the Korean Campaign, and with U.N. forces in the Middle East, and those who received awards in WWII, the Korean Campaign, and in peacetime since 1946. Four fold-out maps, three of which are in colour. Minor soiling and wear to blue cloth-covered boards. Contents very clean, bright and unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important Canadian military history reference. DORNBUSCH 181, COOKE p.179. Book
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Stacey, Colonel C.P.
The Battle of Little York
22 pages. Includes centrefold facsimile of "Sketch of the ground in advance of and including York Upper Canada" by Geo. Williams, November 1813. "It is April 27, 1813. The most dramatic day in Toronto's history is dawning." - page one. A slightly revised version of the first edition which appeared in The Globe Magazine April-May 1963. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Bonus: includes vintage two-colour, four-panel, double-sided brochure entitled "Historic Fort York" which appears to be of similar vintage to the book. Book
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Donald H. Avery
The Science of War: Canadian Scientists and Allied Military Technology during the Second World War [WWII]
406 pages. Extensive footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Explains how and why Canada was able to play in the big leagues of military technology, particularly in the development of radar, RDX explosives, proximity fuses, chemical and biological warfare, and the atomic bomb with the outbreak of WWII." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Sticker remnant on back panel of dust jacket which otherwise shows light wear and is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Bieganski, Witold; et al
Military Technique Policy and Strategy in History
922 pages. Index. "Deals with the development of war techniques throughout centuries, the Pole's [Poland's] participation in the US War of Independence, and with the questions of Poland's policy and strategy during World War Two." - page 7. Unmarked with moderate wear to pale green cloth-covered boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Bank of Montreal
Field of Honour - The Second World War 1939-1945: A History of Bank of Montreal [BMO] Staff Who Served
Honours the nearly fifteen hundred BMO employees, of whom eighty-four did not return, who served in the armed forces and allied services in WWII. Contents include: one-page black and white photo-portrait plus write-up of each of those killed in action; Service records of other enlistments; Women of our Staff in the Armed Services and Allied Services; Officers who were loaned to the Government; Honours. Approximately 250 pages. Average wear. Binding somewhat tender but intact. Prior owner's name and small address label inside front board. Light foxing to contents. Slipcase not included. A sound copy of this important piece of Canadian military history. [Cooke p.153] Book
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Seymour, The Right Hon. Sir Edward H.[Hobart] (1840-1929)
My Naval Career and Travels
xvi, 429 pages. Index. Frontis portrait of author plus eight black and white plates illustrating ships. Seymour was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. He saw action in the Crimean War, the Battle of Canton, The Battle of Taku Forts, the Battle of Cixi, and the Boxer Rebellion. This copy belonged to Casper Swinley (1898-1983) of the Royal Navy. His bookplate is affixed to verso of front free endpaper. In addition, his handwritten note affixed to recto of front free endpaper states he carried Admiral Seymour's medals at his funeral on March 7th, 1929. Presentation plate inside front board indicates Captain Swinley donated this copy to a library, thus it bears the markings of a military library. Narrow opening in binding at frontispiece. Back hinge mostly open. A worthy association copy of this informative naval autobiography. Book
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O'Neil, Buck Private
History & Rhymes of Our Boys in the Great War [WWI/
63 pages. Several black and white reproductions of photos, including portrait of General Pershing. In addition the the rhymes, a substantial portion of history is provided about: The Fismes Sector, The Argonne, and The Projected Attack on Metz. Chipping to covers. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Veteran's Affairs Canada
Canadians in Asia 1945-1985 (Cat. No. V32-43/1985)
Bilingual English/French. 28 pages in each language. Colour map of Hong Kong, 18-25 December 1941, indicates troop movements. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Printed to mark the 40th anniversary of VJ-Day and recall and honour the contributions of the 10,000 Canadians who fought in Hong Kong and South East Asia, from Ceylon to Burma. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Hunter, Capt. A.[Alfred] T.[Taylour]
History of the 12th [Twelfth] Regiment, York Rangers with Some Account of the Different Raisings of Militia in the County of York, Ontario
90, [4], xliv [ads] pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos. Maps. Footnotes. Dozens of vintage ads for Toronto businesses. 27 x 20.5 cm. "We have tried in this volume to link up some of the honorable achievements of militia men of York County for a century back and show what the response has been when the bugle sounded or the alarm bell rang. We think we can discern in the men of this county a continuity of character; of deceptive equanimity in time of peace, of alacrity in time of war, of unchangeable faith in the Empire at all times." - Preface. Touched-up white decoration upon publisher's maroon cloth-covered front board. Former library copy with relatively few associated markings. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. BISHOP p.381, COOKE p.87, DORNBUSCH 298. Book
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Andrew Higgins; Jesse Spalding III
World War II Adventures of Canada's Bluenose - The Americans
192, [4] pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. "The true story of Canada's Bluenose schooner during World War II. Although many books and articles discuss the Bluenose during its racing days, very few people realize that the Bluenose played a vital part in the allied war effort." - Introduction. Name and some writing on first blank leaf. Upper corners of last two pages rumpled at spine, apparently due to a binding mishap. Contents unaffected. A sound copy of this interesting and relatively unknown history. Book
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Defence Council
The Army Field Manual Volume I, The Fundamentals, Part I, The Application of Force - Army Code No. 71344 (Pt.1) D/DAT/13/34/25
377 pages. Bibliography. Maps. Many black and white reproductions of photos, plus some in colour. Provides historical examples of the principles of war dealing with: Selection and Maintenance of the Aim; Morale; Seven Faces of Morale; Surprise; Offensive Action; Co-operation; Concentration of Force, Economy of Effort, Security, Flexibility, and Administration. Prior owner's armorial bookplate on back of title page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Wright, Lt. Comdr. Bruce S.; Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Foreword)
The Frogmen of Burma - The Story of The Sea Reconnaissance Unit
152 pages. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. List of suggested further reading. "The fascinating, true story of the first frogman unit formed by the Allies in World War II, related by the Canadian naval officer who raised the commanded the Unit from its training period in California to its successful employment in Burma." - from dust jacket. Armorial bookplate atop half-tiltle page, otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight. Light wear to dark green cloth-covered boards. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Enser p.173, Law 0622. Book
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Shears, [Major-Gen.] Philip J.; Harrison, G. Hyde [Foreword]
The Story of the Border Regiment 1939-1945
xv, 184 pages. Maps. Lists of Honours, Awards, and Mentions in Despatches. "A clear, concise and interesting account of (the Regiment's) achievements during the last great war." - Foreword. Armorial bookplate upon verso of half-title. Moderate wear to silver-decorated pale green cloth-covered boards which are sunned at spine. Binding intact. A sound copy. Enser p.80, White p.88. Book
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George E. Buker
Swamp Sailors: Riverine Warfare in the Everglades, 1835-1842
152 pages. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated in black and white. Map endpapers. A "dramatic account of the second Seminole War, enhanced by an awesome setting, which will engage and enlighten both the scholar of naval history and the armchair sailor." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. A quality copy. Book
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LeBlond, Guillaume
A Treatise of Artillery: Or, of the Arms and MacHines Used in War Since the invention of gunpowder - Limited Edition Military Series
#350 of 700 facsimile copies of the 1746 first edition specially reprinted in 1970. [10], 118, 15 [plates] pages. "Being the first part of Le Blond's Elements of War - written in French by that eminent mathematician, for the use of Lewis Charles of Lorraine, Count de Brionne, and published for the introduction of the young gentlemen in the armies of France." - subtitle. "Was a standard reference on the continent. Covers much the same field as Muller and Rudyerd in the period just prior to the French and Indian Wars." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
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Anderson, Dr. Walter G.; Smith, Ann Louise [Signed]; Henley, Caca [Editor]
Canadian Missionary POW on the Death Railway - The World War II Story of Walter G. Anderson, M.D.
Signed, without inscription, by Ann Louise Smith upon title page. Her small address label appears on last blank leaf. 267 pages. Map. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. Compiled from the records of Dr. Walter G. Anderson [1907-2002], Missionary, Physician, and Prisoner of War, by his niece. Anderson arrived in Singapore nine days before its fall in 1942 and became a POW of the Japanese. He kept secret diaries of his horrific experiences which, with other records, are recounted here. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Rosenthal, Eric
General [Christiaan] De Wet - A Biography
viii, [2], 229 pages. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Black and white plates. "How this farmer's son, who never read a military textbook in his life, outwitted and outfought some of the greatest soldiers of his day - until his name became a household word around the world - is one of the most exciting true stories of all time." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this, the General's first full-length biography. Book
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Berkeley, G. F-H.
The Campaign of Adowa and The Rise of Menelik
xl, 403 pages. Six maps, including two which fold out inside back board. New edition of the 1902 first edition. "In the first place [the Battle of Adowa] may rank as a peculiar phenomenon, - for it amounts to nothing less, - that a European army of about twenty thousand men should be annihilated by a native African race. To the best of my belief there is no parallel case in modern history." - Preface to first edition. Prior owner's details written atop front free endpaper. Small address ink stamp upon half-title. Armorial bookplate upon verso of half-title. Bit of writing atop recto of back free endpaper. Prior owner's name rubber stamped in several places through book. Prior owner has written a handy map list in calligraphic hand upon title page. Average wear to publisher's red cloth-covered boards which are sunned at fore-edges and backstrip. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Mosley, Leonard
Gideon Goes to War - The Story of Major-General Orde C. Wingate
256 pages. Index. Black and white photos. "Picking his way carefully among fact and legend, idolization and belittlement, Mr. Mosley tells the Wingate story with tact and skill and unrelaxing readability." - dust jacket. "The story of probably the most incredible and controversial military figure to emerge from World War II." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name and armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper. Average wear to price-clipped just jacket which is preserved in mylar. A sound copy. Enser p.477. Book
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Dryer, Sherman H.; Bernays, Edward L.; Lerner, Max; Corwin, Norman; Landry, Robert; Obeler, Arch; Lasswell, Harold; Schoenfeld, Bernard
Radio in Wartime
xiv, 384 pages. "The first authoritative book about the wartime use of radio in the United States. What fundamental policies should govern creative Radio in wartime? How effective are such broadcasts? What skills and techniques are most useful in the writing, producing and directing of American Radio in wartime? This book will open your eyes - and ears. It will tell you, the radio listener, how to detect propaganda - and how to create and put effective propaganda on the air! Author was Director of Radio Productions for the University of Chicago and of the world-famous University of Chicago Round Table, to which tens of millions listened each week." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name stamped inside each board, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear to red cloth-covered boards. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dramatically-illustrated, price-clipped and mylar protected dust jacket, the back panel of which promotes the purchase of U.S. War Bonds and Stamps, featuring a message from and photo of business analyst Merryle Stanley Rukeyser. COLE p.258, LARSON 42. Book
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Luxton, Captain Eric: Editor; Crerar, General H.D.G. [Foreword]
The 1st [First] Battalion The Regina Rifle Regiment 1939-1946
70 pages. Attractive silver and maroon regimental decoration upon front cover. Printed upon glossy stock. Many black and white photos of members and war scenes. Includes: Photos and biographical information of Commanding Officers; Roll of Honor; Paintings; Honors and Awards; The R.A.P. (Regimental Aid Post], with photos of Captain G.M. Jamieson being decorated by Montgomery; The Story of the Regiment (considerable text supplemented with photos); Two-page map of Northern Europe and the English Channel showing movements of the Regiment. Moderate wear. First page partially free of binding. Minor bits of peeling from front cover. Faint evidence of label removal inside front cover which bears armorial bookplate. 3" x 1" blacked out portion atop page two, contents unaffected. A well-preserved copy of this handsome and proud history. Dornbusch 157, Cooke (2) p.178. Book
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William G Ogilvie
Umty-Iddy-Umty: The Story of a Canadian Signaller in the First World War
59 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Author relates his experience as a signaller in the 21st Battery C.F.A., 4th Div. C. E. F. from 1916-1919 during WWI. He went to France in the summer of 1917 and saw action at Passchendaele and the major battles of 1918. Armorial bookplate upon half-title page otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Lengel 251, Cooke (2) p.140. Book
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Moore, Leslie Spencer G. [Signed]
30 [Thirty] Days - A Lifetime: A True Story of the Second World War [WWII]
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 42, [2] one-sided pages. Black and white reproductions of photos, maps, and many fascinating wartime documents. Undated but appears to be circa 1989. "I compliment you on your vivid account of your capture and escape at Verrieres Ridge. It is fascinating and very well expressed. I wouldn't suggest you change a word." - Col. C.C.I. Merritt V.C. Author's address ink stamped inside back cover, otherwise clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this important and dramatic personal WWII account. Book
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