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Musel, Robert; O'Brien, Andy; Robinson, Cyril
Weekend Magazine, 2 December 1967
36 pages. Features: Nostalgic CFL article looking back to the 1939 Grey Cup game played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; (with archival photos) by Andy O'Brien; Birth Control for the Unmarried - A canvass of Canadian universities asks if unmarried young people should have a statutory right to live together with access to the information and facilities for birth control now available to married couples, have single women a moral right to prescriptions for The Pill?; Nice full-page colour photo for Corning Ware; Nice ad for Sanyo portable radios; Alexandra Bastedo - The Girl Who Said No to Hitchcock - article with great photo; Hockey player Lou Angotti is featured in an smoking cessation ad; Great centerfold photo of a 4,000-head herd of cattle being moved to lower ground in B.C.; The Day Halifax Blew Up - fiftieth anniverary of the tragedy - article and photos; Nostalgic full-page colour ad for CCM products - bikes, skates, hockey equipment, etc.; Ads for electric knives; Nice large colour photo of the New Zealand Quintuplets; Snow Cruiser ad; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Bradbrooke, F.D.; Ritchey, V.J.; Keith, R.A.
Canadian Aviation Magazine, September 1938
48 pages. Features: Super cover photo of a Seversky Pursuit in flight; Nice Ethyl Corporation full-page ad recalls Robert Lathan soaring over Baltimore, Maryland in 1910; Great photo ad for BG spark plugs; Guest editorial by M.E. Ashton about Canada's bush airline operators "Looking for Fair Treatment"; Nice full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features a scene in Delhi, India; The Ottawa Airport Opening - photos with article; Lockheed one-page ad; The 1938 John Webster Competitions - article with many photos; Nice one-page photo ad for the De Havilland Albatross; The National Air Races - many photos of faces at Cleveland, Ohio; Stinson ad features their Reliant; Cub Fleet Tours to Hamilton aand Toronto - article with photo of Miss Alma Heflin; Highlights in the Aviation News; Toronto Flying Club has outstanding record; One-page ad for the new 1939 Aeronca "50"; Radio Equipment in the DC-4 - article with photos; Fantastic centrefold ad for Fleet Aircraft features a very large photo of one of their biplanes; Kollsman Instrument Co. full-page ad with photo of their factory; Nice ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Transport; Nice one-page Brewster ad with photos; Nice Cub ad; Great Junkers ad inside back cover highlights their material inspection laboratory; A New Addition to a Famous Family; A New Pneumatic Ski Pedestal; The Luscombe at Winnipeg; Edo Floats for Bellancas; The New Moth Minor; Luscombes attend Ottawa Airport Opening; Portable ground station by Learadio; News from the West Coast; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; Fantastic Intava products two-colour ad on back cover features photos of the seaplane "Mercury"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Ketchum, J.D.; Selinger, Jack; Fraser, Blair; O'Leary, Grattan; Shapiro, L.S.B.; Bazter, A. Beverley; Crawford, Kenneth, G.; Nichols, Charles; Bauer, W.W.; Frost, Rex; Mayse, Arthur; Raddall, Thomas H.; Cooke, William, C.; Campbell, Helen G.
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, May 1, 1945
72 pages. Features: Great full-page colour military-theme ad inside front cover for International Harvester features tripical beach scene with earth movers; The German Prisoner Problem - Editorial; You Can't Try Socialism - scathing editorial; Full-page ad for the Trans-Canada telephone system; Home Won't Be Heaven Soldier - how some home-coming difficulties can be smoothed over; Trout Fever is Catching; River Demon (fiction); Those Sound Effects - production of background noises for radio - article with photos; Canada at San Francisco - what will Canada say at this meeting to shape the security of the post-war world?; The Man Behind Ilsley - Dr. W.C. "Cliff" Clark - Deputy Minister of Finance - article with photo; The "Herrenvolk" in Defeat - a look at the German people after the war - with photos from the town of Calcar; Russia and the Catholics; That Touchy Meat Problem - our failure to ration raised eyebrows in Washington; The Love Moon (fiction); The World's Oldest Company - The Hudson's Bay Company is 275 years old - article with photos; Cancer - medical science can save thousands of Canadians' lives if they seek treatment early enough; Ad for Maclean's $1,000 For a Story Contest; Full-page ad by Ford with caption "Looking Forward!" shows man in suit welcoming a Canadian soldier home from the war; Nice full-page colour GM ad reproduces an oil painting by Fred H. Brigden, R.C.A. overlooking distant autumn leaves with rainbow in background; Nice full-page Goodyear ad with colour illustration of doctor standing beside his car outside drugstore; Half-page Pepsi ad shows man 'buying off his dame' with a case of pop - "Be a Smartee! Pick a Pepsi!"; Nice full-page colour ad for GSW (General Steel Wares) shows young housewife at work in modern kitchen; Full-page ad by the Department of Veteran's Affairs informs readers that War Veteran's Insurance is now available; Kitchen Photography - wartime amateur Rex Frost explains how to set up a darkroom in your kitchen; Half-page Lifesavers ad shows soldier using this candy to improve smooching with his girl; Two-page Victory Bond ad; Ad for Arrid deodorant features photo of Ethel Merman; Gorgeous colour ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover. Only moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
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Jones, Stanley; Hayes, William Edward; Watkins, Richard Howells; Martyr, Weston; Baxter, A. Beverley; Moore, H. Napier; Blochin, Anne Elizabeth and Victor
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, 1 July 1939 - The Truth About the Bren Gun Article
40 pages. Features: Hard-to-believe colour photo ad for an International Delivery truck inside front cover looks like a cross between a banana and a toaster; Net Results (short story); The Truth About the Bren Gun Article - feedback after the storm of controversey which resulted when Maclean's printed an article by Lieut.-Col. George Drew describing "the most abominable contract that could possibly have been imagined" - includes photos of many of the main players; Overload (short story); Britain Accepts Conscription - part of Beverley Baxter's update from London; Sea Room (short story); Edward Johnson of Guelph (part 2) - with indomitable will he conquered music, strange tongues and life's tragedy in his determined invasion of the operatic world - article with photos; Ribuck! (short story); Hot Dogs - how to help your pet during a heat wave; Nice Coke ad on back cover features young couple heading to a soda fountain, with photo of soda jerk inserted. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Gard, Robert E.: Editor; MacDonald, J.K.; Adam, Francois; Pearson, Robert P.; Soars, Norman
Alberta Folklore Quarterly, March 1945, Vol. 1, No. 1
This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw", an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication. Book
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Lash, G.H.
Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies - 1939 Tourism Booklet
48 pages. Fold-out two-sided colour map at back. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Contents include: Accommodation; All-Expense Package Tours; Big Game and Camera Hunting; Canadian National Equipment; Canadian National Representatives; Columbia Icefield; Fishing; Golfing; Hiking Trips; Jasper Park Lodge - general information and rates; Maligne Lake; Maligne River Anglers' Club; Miette Hot Springs; Mount Robson Park; and more. Unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this charming and informative vintage Jasper item. Book
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GM
1939 Oldsmobile (all Series "6" and "8") and Pontiac 2500 Series Shop Manual
280 pages. Genuine vintage GM shop manual. Heavy external wear and soiling. Back cover missing as well as, possibly, the last page of the book - probably a spec. sheet. Binding intact. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Canadian Magazine (Star Weekly) 13 June 1970 - Remember Tupperware Parties?
Features: The Home Party Pitch - selling products through home sales parties - Tupperware and others; Paul Rimstead article on pool champion George Chenier, aged 63 - The loneliness of an old master, with great colour photo; Car Theft - wrecked Ontario cars morph with stolen Montreal cars - theft to order, theft by owner arrangement; theft for resale, theft for parts; Schussing the sands - in 1939 Robert Cote begain sand skiiing the north bank of the St. Lawrence at Tadoussac - the sport has taken off - colour photos; Maggie Grant column; Snake Charmers - fashion photos; Strawberry Recipes; Cybermedix is the greatest medical checkup ever; Art under pressure - colour photos of beautiful rock formations; Doug Wright's Family cartoon. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Old McGill '45 - Volume 48: McGill University Yearbook, Class of 1945
303 pages. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos. Padded red boards. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. Above-average external soiling. A sound copy. Book
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Stevenson, John S.
Mercury Deposits of British Columbia: Bulletin No. 5
93 pages including bibliography. Black and white photos, illustrations and maps. "Includes geological descriptions of all known occurrences of mercury in British Columbia that were visited by author during field work from 1938 and 1939. To make bulletin more comprehensive, introductory chapter briefly describes the mineralogy, metallurgy, modes of occurrence and economics of mercury." - from preface. Average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy working copy. Book
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Harvey, Maurice
Scandinavian Misadventure : The Campaign in Norway, 1940
323 pages. Index. References. Black and white photographic plates. "The conflict in Norway between April and June of 1940 was the first occasion in the history of warfare that all three Services had been engaged in a totally joint operation. For the Allies the ramifications of this new method of warfare became painfully apparent as the campaign developed. Moreover, it occurred in an area that posed unique problems of topography and climate and was conducted throughout in an atmosphere of political indecision and strategic improvisation." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details upon front free endpaper else unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Author Not Stated
28 October 1945 Weekly Bulletin of the First Baptist Church, Mason and Quadra Streets, Victoria, B.C.
Minister: Rev. G.A. Reynolds. Organist: Mr. Oliver Stout. Lists musical contributions by: Mr. Stanley Honeychurch, James Dinsmore, Mrs. H. Youson. Sermon was titled: "An Airman's Legacy" - a voice from the dead speaks to youth. Average wear. Unmarked. Fold mark across the middle. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Maclean's Magazine, 1 November 1938
56 pages. Features: The Guy With the Face, by Charles L. Shaw - Any dolt could see Igar's face was his future; Out of Torment - Peace!, by Beverley Baxter, who is optimistic about the future of Europe after the Munich conference; You're Driving Me Crazy, by Elmin Sproule - never call your wife a nincompoop; Canon Scott, by Hubert Evans - he was a padre who babbled poetry and ate potatoes out of his hat, but the First Division still remembers him as a hero who deserved a halo; The General Died In..., by Benge Atlee - Kent Power in the puzzling case of the General who thought he had no enemies; Drama the Crowd Misses - by Dink Carroll - the inside story of many a football battle is even more thrilling than the game itself; Medicine Man, by George Edward Allen - in which white man's magic dices with death and probes the secret of the Wild Wa's shrine; Nostalgic photos of a fall fair; They Knew Joy Boyle, by Flora Alexander Boyle; Fantastic two-page colour ad for the 1939 Dodge Custom; Great two-page colour centerfold ad for the new 1939 DeSoto (held by one staple), followed by another beautiful colour two-page ad for the 1939 Chrysler - this ad missing a 3" x 3" clipping from its right margin; Great colour ad for International trucks on back cover shows the range of their products from light delivery unit through dump trucks. Above-average wear. Pages 5-8 loose but present. Pages 49-52 missing. Address label atop front cover. Book
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Greene, B.M.: Editor
Who's Who in Canada, Including The British Possessions in the Western Hemisphere 1945-46 (1946)
1568. An illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Trains Magazine, June 1945, Vol. 5, No. 8
46 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: NYC replaces Busy Switches - new slip switches at Harmon, N.Y.; The Rio Grande - General Palmer's little narrow gauge road of the Colorado mountains grew into one of America's most important 'bridge' systems; Driving Gear for Turbine Locomotives - Pennsylvania Railroad's experimental unit has uniform torque, fully balanced drive wheels, high efficiency at speed; new locomotive; Built in Roanoke - Norfolk & Western has been building most of its locomotives at its Roanoke Shops; Railroad Ticket Man - What does the passenger look like to the man on the other side of the ticket window?; Tall Stacked Old Timers - Three gems from a leading locomotive photo collection; Chicago Station Gets New Shed - Illinois Central Rebuilds - Illinois Central tears down old high arch and builds slotted roof. Average wear. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
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The Art Bulletin, March 1945, Volume XXVII, Number One (1)
84 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. Features: The Dome of Heaven; About a type of Islamic Incense Burner; The Secret of the Medieval Masons; An Explanation of Stornaloco's Formula; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Brigg, Emil
Stand up and Fight: The Story of Emil Brigg
176 pages. "When the Germans invaded Poland in 1939, Emil Brigg was 14. Captured several times by the S.S. and forced to witness the mass execution of thousands of his people, he was both resourceful and determined enough to escape each time and eventually reached Hungary. There he joined a small underground organization and, for his part in the killing of a German agent, he was imprisoned and severely tortured." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.) Toronto Official Souvenir Catalogue and Program, August 25 - September 9, 1939 - Transportation and Communications Year
108 pages. Colour photo ad for Simpson's inside front cover features coffee set purchased by the Queen. First page is a large four-panel fold-out map of the fairgrounds with all major venues identified. Backside of map features ad for Olympene Linament endorsed by stunt driver "Lucky" Teter who's personal photo and action photo appear. Full page photo portraits of CNE officials George Brigden and Elwood A. Hughes. General index on page 2 itemizes the dozens of features in this informative publication which are interspersed with charming vintage ads, our favourite being the black and white photo ad for the Deer Park Livery which shows their large fleet of Cadillac and McLaughlin-Buick cars for hire on page 56. Lengthy lists of exhibitors included. Inside of back cover features vintage two-colour ad for the prominent baker Christie, Brown, and Company. Back cover features great colour photo ad for the T. Eaton Co. showing the front of their five-storey Toronto store adorned with colourful banners and British flags. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this marvelous and informative Toronto collectible. Book
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Clay, Charles: Editor
The Canadian Author and Bookman, December 1945
64 pages. Features: How do I Write? - Hugh MacLennan; Of Bread, Art, and Masterpieces - Philip Child; Where are Canada's Literary Critics? - Dana Doten; The Writer and his Audience - E.J. Pratt; Profit in School Book Writing - Claude E. Lewis; How to Win Prize Contests - Will E. Intersoll; Snappy Book Salesmanship - Philip H. Moore. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
WLS Family Album 1945
48 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos with captions. Somewhat above-average wear. Covers taped in place. A worthy copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Scarlet Letter: Yearbook of the 1939 Senior Class of Rutgers University
168 pages. Index. Hundreds of black and white photos. Average wear. Binding sound. Prior owner's bookplate, signature and gift greetings upon front free endpaper. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Metate 1945 (Nineteen forty-five): Yearbook of Pomona College, Claremont, California
135 pages. Dozens of wonderful vintage black and white photos. Average wear. Minor lean to spine. Binding intact. Sunning to spine. A sound copy. Book
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Bellem, Robert Leslie; Trent, Clive; Merrill, Lew; Maxwell, Clayton; Court, Harley L.; Speer, Hugh; Cooper, Ken
Spicy Adventures (Spicy-Adventure) Stories Magazine, October 1939, Volume 10, Number 6
128 pages. Great cover art by H.J. Ward. Stories include: Peril's Highway; Jackaroo; Bayou Madness; Rubies of Empire; Diana Daw; Graveyard of Missing Ships; She-Sheriff Barbara; Dangerous Bequest. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday March 18, 1939 - Pope Pius XII Cover Photo
38 pages. Features: Full-page photo of the Pope's Coronation; Photos of Representatives of Great Britain and other powers at the Papal Coronation; Full-page photo of the Pope's Open-Air Coronation on the Balcony of St. Peter's; Papal Coronation seen by a vaster crowd than ever before; The "Scapa Flow" of the Spanish Republican Fleet!; A Bronze Age Potter's Workshop - The First Found in Palestine - photos; Lachish - Traces of Nebuchadnezzar's Invasions - and Art Relics - photos; Two photos of the first white giraffe seen in Kenya - an adult "Albino" Bull; Among the "Red Men" of Ecuador - article with photos; How the Colorados Dye Themselves Scarlet and Trim their Hair - photos; Two dramatic photos of the sinking of the S.S. "Lillian" after a collission with the German freighter "Wiegand"; Royal Events and Activities of the Week - photos; Sultan of Perak Installed; The Japanese bomb Shumchun Market near Hong Kong - photo; Strange photo of gas mask for babies; Incredible colour photo of literally a "Red Indian" - a Colorado of Ecuador with skin and hair dyed scarlet from seeds of the blood tree and wearing a silver nose pin; Colour centerfold illustration of the only town established by the Romans in Wales - Venta Silurum; Photos of personalities of the week including Mahatma Gandhi, Field-Marshal Goering (in civilian clothes) and his wife, Colonel Rodriguez Lister, Dona Dolores Ibarruri; The Crisis in Slovakia - photos of leading personalities and turbulent scenes - Hlinka Guards; King of the late King George V. in St. George's Chapel; and more; Average wear. Centerfold and pages 411-416 loose but present. Pages 445-450 and any pages beyond page 452 missing. Magazine
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Green, John W. - Editor
The Totem 1945 - Yearbook of the University of British Columbia (UBC) - Volume Twenty-Eight (28)
292 pages. Includes an extensive eight-page list of names - and some photos - of UBC students who left the University since the start of WWII to go on active military service. Many never returned. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Brown, Carlton; Talmey, Allene;
Vogue (American) Incorporating Vanity Fair (Magazine), May 1, 1939 - New York World's Fair Issue
140 pages. Features: Iconic Benito cover illustration welcomes visitors to New York and the World's Fair; Welcome to New York; Invitation to the Fair; Dress Sense of a Queen; From Queen Alexandra's Day; The Queenly Figure; Mrs. Vincent Astor; Coats for the "Yankee Clipper"; World's Fair in the "Nineties"; Fruit from Paris - colour illustrations of fruity headwear; Polynesia in Print; Summer Preview in New Orleans; Southern Innocents; Land of Cotton; Vogue's Spot-Light; 5 PM to 2 AM - at the Fair; Photos of French doll Madeleine de Baine, purchased in Paris in 1868; A Wardrobe for visiting the Fair; Town Ginghams; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Miller's house; and more. Ads include: Wamsutta Supercale sheets color photo inside front cover; Tiffany & Co; Fromm Bros. silver pedigreed fox fur fashions; Best & Co; Bergdorf Goodman; International Silk Guild; Henry Bendel; McCallum Stockings; Fantastic one-page color ad for Shalimar perfume; Luxite Pantie-girdles; Bonwit Teller; Jaeckel; Van Raalte undergarments; Lord & Taylor; Stetson Tailorite Shoes; Nice one-page color illustrated ad for SeaMolds swimsuits by Flexees; Wallace Silversmiths; One-page color ad for Red Cross Shoes; S.H. Camp & Company - featuring large illustration of the Camp Transparent Woman; Macy's - Parade of Pants and Petticoats; "Lastex" Yarn; Dupont's Scuffless "Pyraheel" for shoes; Biberman Bros. - feminine frocks; Gansborough Snoodets hair nets; Vanity Fair Silk Mills; Pacific Mills; Enka Rayon; Laros Undergarments - lovely one-page color-illustrated; Everfast - one-page color-photo of model in Guatemalan print; Jacqueline Shoes; Pakables Hats; Vassarette foundations - nice one-page two-color ad; Kedettes Shoes - nice one-page color ad; Talon Placket Fasteners - featuring motorcycle cop photo; Saks Fifth Avenue; Frances Denney Make-up; Elizabeth Arden - nice one-page, two-color ad; Max Factor; Heel Latch Shoes; Daniel Green Comfy Slippers; Grace Ashley; Dobbs Hats; Jane Engel; Gorgeous color-illustrated Italian Line ad inside back cover shows charming passengers on deck; Back cover color-photo ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes features tobacco auctioneer Joe Cuthrell - plus dozens of additional smaller ads. Complete and unmarked with no address label. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Short openings at each end of backstrip. A quality copy of this magnificent vintage issue. Book
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Armin, Frances; Hersey, Jean; O'Brien, Harry R.; Albright, Rachel; MacKenzie, Ann; et al
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, July, 1939, Volume 17, Number 11
70 pages. Features: Nice ad for Ford V-8 cars inside front cover shows scotty dog outside empty garage; Fascinating half-page ad shows a lead miner and extolls the benefits of lead paint; Nice color ad for Kellogg's Rice Krispies; Seven Keys to Cape Cod; New Yorkers DO Garden; Biennials Stage the Greatest Show of All; Cool Little Touches - how to give that cool and summery feel to your rooms; It's more fun to play at home; July indoor and outdoor gardening guides; Nice color-photo ad for Campbell's soups; Cook Hot, Keep Cool; *Charming* one-page colour ad for Certo features May Robson who says "I'm An Old Hand at Jelly-Making"; Down with Chaperons - and up with parental guidance; Nice one-page color ad for Heinz soup shows artist at work; Half-page two-color ad for Spam; Nice 2-color half-page ad for Libby's fancy tomato juice; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna features magician; Wesson Oil ad features artist Meysa McMein; Fantastic one-page color ad for Chesterfied cigarettes features young lovelies in red, white and blue hats; Nice colour-photo one-page ad for Beautyrest mattresses; It Took Imagination - before and after photos and write-up of the makeover of "a wretch of a place"; Really nice color ad for Hellmann's mayonnaise inside back cover; Nice ad for Ralston shredded whole wheat on back cover features comic family the "Crabby Craigs" and an endorsement by Ida Bailey Allen.. 3" x 3" clippings from page 22, 23 and 27. Taped repair to page 14. Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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General Motors Products of Canada, Limited
Chevrolet and Pontiac 2200 Passenger Cars 1939 Shop Manual: Chevrolet Maple Leaf and GMC Trucks
263 pages. Profusely illustrated with photos and diagrams. Small name stamped upon title page and back page, otherwise unmarked. Typical soiling and wear for a well-used shop manulal. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this genuine, factory-issued shop manual. Book
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Leslie, Sara; et al
Official Souvenir Programme of the Visit to Calgary (Alberta) of Their Majesties the King and Queen, May 26th, 1939
16 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Nostalgic photos of dignitaries and Royalty. Logistical details of the visit. Average wear and soiling. Prior owner's name inside front cover. Nibbling near lower corner. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Frost, S.R.; Weeks, Kathleen; Lee, W/C H.T.I. ; Dean, S/L Basil
Canadian Geographical Journal, September 1945 - John Canuck Applies for Dependents' Allowance
Pages 106-152 plus fourteen pages of nice ads. Features: Canada's Nitrogen Industry; Monuments Mark This Boundary - the Canadian / US border - article with nice archival photos; John Canuck Applies for Dependents' Allowance - photo-illustrated article on the work of the Dependents' Allowance Board; England's Old Country Markets; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Schwartz, Sam: Editor
The Central Collegiate Outlook 1945 - Year Book (Yearbook): Of Central Collegiate, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Volume 36
72 pages. Abundantly illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos, Includes photo of and statement by R.G. Keenan, President of the student body, and oratory contest winner Ruby Newburg. Also includes a sombre list of 32 names of graduates killed in WWII during the prior year.. Many nice ads, our favourite being a one-page photo ad for Wong Brothers and their Exchange Cafe and Tea Garden. Contents clean and unmarked. Moderate external wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful Moose Jaw memento. Book
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Salmond, J. B.
The History of the 51st Highland Division 1939-1945
287 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Reprint of the 1953 first edition. "The 51st Highland Division in both World War I and World War II was looked on with admiration throughout the Allied Armies, but in Scotland it has become a very potent symbol of national pride and the exploits of the Regiments which made up this famous Division are part of the very fabric of the nation." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
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Nicholson, L.H.
Battle-dress Patrol: No. 1 Provost Company (R.C.M.P.) 1939-1945
56 pages. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Prior owner's ink stamp atop first page. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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Kelk, Wallace; Lewis, Earle A. (Compilers); Forsythe, F.A.
British Columbia (B.C.) (Horse) Racing and Breeding Manual 1944-1945
128 pages. A very detailed and informative treatment of this topic. Includes photos of horses Papworth (Imp.), Gallator, Dolan, and Shasta Pebble. Part I provides a register of Thoroughbred Horse-Breeders and Breeding Stock of British Columbia, 1944 - 1945. Part II reviews the racing seasons 1944 - 1945. Printed upon glossy stock. Green card covers. Unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this encyclopedic history of British Columbia horse racing in the mid-1940s. Book
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Pullen, Newton F.; Editor; Matthews, Major J.S.
Telephone Talk, July - August 1945: Magazine of the British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel.) - Cover Photo of Staff Sgt. Robert Creech
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Bronze Star winner Sgt. Robert Creech, son of A.L. Creech, Nelson wire chief; Photos of photographer Allan Evers, bathing beauty Stella Wintemute and dancer Donna Simpson; Beach party photos; Photo of dressmaker Cecilia Lillico; Three sister operators Inez, Florence and Lucille Stephan; How girls learn to be operators; photo of billboard explaining wartime shortages of phone equipment; Photo and article on Flt. Lieut. Gordon Heselton and his flying dog "Whisky"; Many photos of lady employees; Illustrated article on Robert Garnett Tatlow, Vancouver Pioneer; Article on Vancouver's first emergency phone call (pants torn by dog); In Memoriam - T.L. Lewis, Robert F. Bird and Dorothy Colk; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Gernsback, H.; Witten, E.; Lee, J.; Rhita, N.; Sturley, Dr. K.; Hoefler, D.; Scott, R.; Straede, J.; Conklin, G.; Treakle, L.; Queen, I.; Gaydo, G.; Amorose, J.; Et al
Radio Craft, and Popular Electronics, Incorporating Short Wave Craft, Television News, Radio and Television, September 1945, Volume XVI, No. 12 - Radio Robot Flame Tanks Cover Illustration By Alex Schomburg
Pages 751-818. Features: Fantastic cover art by Alex Schomburg depicts radio robot flametanks on a Japanese landscape; Dynamic Phono Pickup - moving-coil principle overcomes deficiencies of older types; Radio Robot Flame Tanks - feature article; Making Wartime Engineers; A Decibel Nomograph; Radios Serviced by Observation - Sight, Hearing, Touch, Small and Taste are Valuable Instruments for Checking Receivers; Tube Replacements - part 3 - Replacement by means of adapters; Adapter for the V.T.V.M.; Beware the Serviceman - how to avoid being gypped by the master racketeer; Broadast Equipment, Part XI - Frequency and Modulation Monitors; Detector Circuits - Part II - Hi-Fi Triode Detectors; Negative Feedback - Part II - feedback to the screen-grid circuit; "Loud" Crystal Radio; World-wide Station List; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Gernsback, H.; Skinner, E.; Straede, J.; Edmonds, D.; Pannill, C.; Keillor, Scotty; Hoefler, D.; Kearney, J.; Havenhill, R.; Altomare, R.; Queen, I.; Huff, R.; King, J.; Et al
Radio Craft, and Popular Electronics, Incorporating Short Wave Craft, Television News, Radio and Television, July 1945, Volume XVI, No. 10 - Alex Schomburg Cover Art
Pages 611-678. Features: Fantastic cover art by Alex Schomburg illustrates thousand-mile lifeboat radio being put to use; Microwaves - part I; Yesterday's Circuits; Parasitic Oscillations, Part I; New Lifeboat Radio; World's Biggest "Portable" Radio - U.S. Signal Corps H.Q. for the west front in Europe uses a 60 kilowatt radio housed in 17 large trailers - article with illustrations ; Battle Radio Tricks; Oscilloscopes for Trainees; Broadcast Equipment, Part X; Radio Filter Circuits; A "Jewell" Ohmeter; An Electronic Ohmichecker, Part II; Tube Replacements, Part I; Radio Repair in Bed - Self-taught Wesley A. Rushing of Laurel, Mississippi is one of the most expert radio repairmen in the south - even though he has been bed-ridden for seven years! - article with photo; Repairs with Resistors; A Pair of Useful Circuits; Power Supply Stabilizing Unit; Remote Control for your Receiver; Midget Amplifier; Photo-illustrated Meissner ad says "It's Fun to Live and Work in Mt. Carmel, Ill; War-themed Detrola Radio ad on back cover shows German swastika tarket shattered, and beside it a growling 'Jap' target above the word 'Next!'; and much more. List of World Stations has been clipped from page 644. Clipping from page 674 has removed part of the list of advertisers. Average wear. Writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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Eaton's / The T. Eaton Co. Limited
1939 Wallpapers from Eaton's (The T. Eaton Co. Ltd.)
Unpaginated. Approximately 5/8" thick. Oblong 9.5" x 7.5". Blank order form laid-in. First two pages provide instructions for measuring, ordering, and installing. Balance of approximately 65 leaves consist of actual colour samples of vintage 1939 Eaton's wallpaper, complete with their pricing and description/sales blurb on backside. Above-average wear. Bit of writing inside back cover. Front cover almost loose. A worthy copy of this incredibly nostalgic item - which will serve as a superb reference one day when what was old becomes new again... Book
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Charlton, J.R.; Lands and Survey Department
Colony of Fiji Colour (Color) Map, 1939
Handsome colour-illustrated 1939 map of the Colony of Fiji with inset map of the Lau Group/Eastern District Islands. 19.5" x 15". Folds to 9.25" x 6.5". Clean and unmarked with light wear. Map
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Stewart, Dr. H.L.; Hillman, G.M.; Tatham, J.C.; Cunningham, L.A.; Cross, A.F.; Paterson, J.; Gregory, J.; Dalrymple, B.W.; Galton, L.N.; Colbert, A.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, January (Jan) 1946 - Buffalo Farmer Ed Butters
40 pages. Features: Lovely cover illustration of snowy Quebec church scene; Colour Canada Dry ad; How Much Was Exploded by the Atomic Bomb?; Photo of tractor train pulling into Yellowknife from Lower Hay River; Jergens Lotion ad with photo of beautiful Marie McDonald; The Prime Minister Sweepstakes; Knocking at the Door (short story); British Columbia (B.C.) Counts Her Trees - a general plan is required for the perpetuation of the province's timber stands - photo-illustrated article with aerial photo of Ladysmith fire, July 7, 1945; Laurie is so Optimistic (short story); Home Aides; Advances in Science; Buffalo Farmer Ed Butters of Michigan - photo-illustrated article on man who purchased a 250-animal herd in South Dakota and moved it east; Nearest My Heart (shrot story); Nice one-page colour ad for the 1946 Pontiac (maroon four-door Silver Streak); Photo ad for Woodbury soap features three photos of newlyweds Mabel Lucille Holland and ex-RCAF officer Thomas Mitchell Mills, both of Montreal; Charming colour Fry's Cocoa ad with kids running home from school; Photo of Gypsy Rose Lee in Arrid ad; The New Fashioned Woman; Back cover colour Frigidaire fridge ad shows trio admiring large cut of meat; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A lovely vintage copy. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, H.; Davis, D.; Bentley, E.; Roberts, T.; King, S.; Brown, J.; Drummond-Hay, Lady; Batley, Vera; Bayne, E.; Ardwyn, L.; Dutton, G.
National Home Monthly Magazine, August (Aug.) 1939 - Baseball's Centenary? / Wake Island / King of Yugoslavia
48 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Canadian fish inside front cover; News digest topics include - dark influences at work, the anti-Russian case, An Alternative Pact, A policy of wreckage, One's own business, the plight of German churches, 90% heroic, and the problem of Palestine; Baseball's Centenary? - argument over whether or not baseball's centenary actually occured in June - article with photos of Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins, Joe Vosmik, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Grover Cleveland, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, and others; Vernight Stop - photo-illustrated article of a trip to Wake Island; A Penny In Her Shoe (short story); The Genuine Tabard (short story); The Perdu (short story); Fairyland of the Boy-King Peter II of Yugoslavia - photo-illustrated article on his picturesque nation; If I Die Before I Wake (mystery); Half-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition (C.N.E.) which offers 'a thousand thrilling things to see'; Hollywood news, with photos of Frank Lloyd, Cecil B. De Mille, N.S. Van Dyke, Arthur Nornblow Jr., Lubitsch, Anatole Litvak, Eugene Forde, Edward H. Griffith and William Wellman; Photo and bried write-up on Ellen Drew; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Miss Nadine Beardmore; Dare to Smile - article for ladies; Pond's cold cream ad features photos of Mrs. Robert W. Armstorng of Toronto, and Blanche Brewer of Clarksdale, Mississippi; Small photo ad for Ontario Ladies' College in Whitby, Ontario shows girls on horseback with school in background; Sayings from around the world; Back cover colour Coke ad features man in white double-breasted suite with lady, and inset black and white photo of soda jerk; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; Cartland, B.; Batten, H.; King, S.; Brown, J.; Albert H.; Mosley, L.; Bayne, E.; Ardwyn, L.; Dutton, G.
National Home Monthly Magazine, July 1939 - Davis Cup Review / Great Britain's Naval Air Arm
44 pages. Features: Colour cover illustration of clown by Russell Sambrook; News briefs include - the Roosevelt telegram and its sequel, the 'Halt-Hitler' bloc, Enigmatic Russia, the Perplexities of Poland, French 'Rightists', and British Conscription; Davis Cup Review - Tennis article with photos of Adrian Quist, Jack Bromwich, Gene Mako, and Bobby Riggs; I Visit Those Other Canada's - photo-illustrated article of a trip to Scandinavia; Did I Remember to Tell You I Adore You? (short story); Vrechan, a Man's Dog (short story); Girl Alone (short story); The Eyes of the Navy - photo-illustrated article on Britain's Naval Air Arm; If I Die Before I Wake (short story); Palmolive Soap ad includes illustration of the Dionne Quints; Hollywood news and photo of Richard Carlson; Lux soap ad includes photos of Barbara Stanwyck; Five photos from film "The Wizard of Oz"; Get Ready for the Tennis Season; Your Place in the Sun - the sun and your skin; The Bride, The Food and the Man - cooking advice; Photo of Fanny Brice in Maxwell House coffee ad; Pond's Cold Cream ad features two photos of the Lady Ursula Stewart and the Lady Betty Bourke; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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Healy, W.; Stewart, Dr. H.; Farley, E.; Hartman, W.; Greenwood, W.; Ashton, H.; Christie, Agatha; Pole, M.; Godsell, P.; Et al
National Home Monthly Magazine, February (Feb.) 1939 - Neville Chamberlain, "World Champion of Peace" / "Arctic Madness" on Baffin Island
64 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1939 Oldsmobile Six inside front cover; News digest includes topics such as "Appeasement and its difficulties", "Why British Opinion in Changing", "Germany's Colonial Ambitions", "The Statecraft of Equivalents", and "Italy's Clash with France"; Met Life one-page photo ad entitled "A Day in the Life of (sales agent) Donald Martin"; Neville Chamberlain, World Champion of Peace - nicely photo-illustrated article (little did he know how wrong he would soon be proven to be); Reckless Lady (short story); With Fire (short story); What the Eye Doesn't See (short story); Arctic Madness - photo-illustrated article tells the Baffin Island tale of the death of a white fur trader - with photos of RCMP Staff Sergeant A.H. Joy, Loodloo, Innoyah, Petoot, Ahteetah, Nookudlah and Ooroorengnak; Babiche Walking - wonderful article on snowshoeing (snow-shoeing); The Garden Next Door (short story); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 4 of 5 of this Agatha Christie story); One-page Colgate ad features illustrations of the Dionne Quints; Vintage two-page Magic Baking Powder ad features the New York World's Fair; Kellogg's All-Bran ad features Mutt and Jeff comic; Movie news with photos of Virginia Bruce and Florence George; Photo of Miss Brenda Fraser in Woodbery soap ad; Scott's Emulsion ad features Uncle Dan comic; Fashion illustrations; Half-page Italy tourism ad, sponsored by Italian Line, Limited; Pond's cold cream ad features photo of Marjorie Fairchild; Are You a Man's Girl? - with helpful scorecard(!); It Isn't What You Say - advice for speaking better; Sport Suppers - recipes; Half-page colour ad for Canadian fish; Curve Control - corsets, foundation garments and the female shape; Photos of Barbara Stanwyck in Lux soap ad; Small St. Petersburg (Florida) photo-ad says '12,000 Canadians" choose it; World Quotes; Back cover colour Coke ad shows bottle beside open book and reading glasses, with inset illustration of vintage six-pack case; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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Owens, Fern; Purser, F.H.; Chandler, E.W.; Caldwell, J.B.; Holt, H.H.
The Alaska Sportsman Magazine, June, 1945 - Memorable Trip to Eagle River
42 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: The Biggest Prize of All - A Memorable fishing trip to Eagle River; Interrupted Journey - a springtime trip to the interior; For Mukluk or Parka - the Eskimo housewife is proficient at skin sewing; Fur Trapping and Ranching - the 5th of 6th articles in a series of 'What to Expect in Alaska"; A Dogface's Dog Team - a gift of a husky pup involved a sailor in the intricacies of raising and training sled dogs; Photo of Mrs. E.W. Parker astride a large brown bear that charged her and her husband; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Multiple Contributors
Streetscene (Street Scene) Magazine, July 1985 - Cover Photos of Bill Jones' 1939 Chevrolet and John Belford's 1940 Ford
94 pages. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
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Lopez, Daniel; Fox, Frank; Rudman, Mark; et al
Film Heritage (Magazine), Summer 1976, Vol. 11, No. 4 - Marlon Brando Cover Photo
48 pages. Black and white reproductions of many photos from popular films of the day, particularly Last Tango in Paris. Features: The Father Figure in the Conformist and in Last Tango in Paris; "Mort Sahl Called Me a 1939 American" - an interview with Director Sam Peckinpay; Promised Land (Ziemia Obiecana); Book Reviews; Film Reviews; Dark Passage - A Confessional Poem by Mark Rudman. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Duncan, Dorothy; Shapiro, L.; Sanders, Wilfrid; Denison, Merrill; Sinclair, Gordon; Arnold, Lyn; Mitchell, W.O.; Et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, 15 August (Aug.), 1945: Will There Be Enough To Eat?
52 pages. Features: Colour Studebaker ad inside front cover shows their Weasel tracked vehicle in action on a Pacific shore (it appears this vehicle or its engine was made in Windsor, ON); Not Enough To Eat - food shortages loom in the wake of WWII; My Author Husband - by Dorothy Duncan, wife of Hugh MacLennan; Hearts to Let (fiction); Test in Berlin - can Russian and Anglo-Saxons reach a common basis for the peace; What Canadians Don't Know (testing our general knowledge); Whopper! - New York Mayor La Guardia's 550 acre $42 million municipal airport; A Guest for Mary Ellen (fiction); The Liar Hunter, by W.O. Mitchell; Shoplifting in Canada; Snakes Alive!, by Gordon Sinclair on Ryerson Island in Lake Erie; Woodbury Soap ad features photos of Mary Elizabeth Graham of "Greenacres", Aylmer to Gustave Eduardo Leguizamon, Chancellor of the Legation of Argentina; Several lovely colour ads; and more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
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McCormick, Ted; Feldt, Robt. H.; Low, A.M.; Josephs, Ray; Hough, H.B.; Hayman, Lew; et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, 15 September (Sept.), 1945: Russian "Wireless" Electric Car! / Gambling in Montreal / General Crerar Comes Home
72 pages. Features: Gambling in Montreal - "operating wide open and crowded with civilians and servicemen"; A General Comes Home - General H.D.G. Crerar - short article with photo; When Memory Blacks Out - article on amnesia; John Mulloy Comes Home (fiction); Rockets are Coming - Prof. A.M. Low, president of the Interplanetary Society, predicts passenger rockets within twenty years; Manhunter's Moon (fiction); Why Not Pro Football? - by Lew Hayman; Latin America - Whose Customer?; "His Majesty From Sioux City" (fiction); Russian "Wireless" Car at Work - brief article with first photos to reach Canada; One-page Westinghouse ad features fascinating photo and details of a 100-ton cycloton they constructed in 1938; and more. Includes many nice ads in colour and black and white, our favourite being the colour back cover Coke ad which shows servicement engaged in a chess game. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Shipway, Ann; Philp, Peter, Sandon, John; et al
Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide Magazine, January / February (Jan. / Feb.) 2001 - The Majolica of George Jones
64 pages. Features: Tea and the Silversmith - the development of the tea equipage in English silver is a fascinating synthesis of practical needs and current stylistic trends; Price of Perfection - recent furniture sale of the collection of the late Sir Henry Price reveals prices paid for some of the pieces bought from Frank Partridge in 1939; Colourful collection of 'Dry Body' Stoneware by Wedgewood; The Majolica of George Jones; Underperforming antiques - market report; many attractive ads; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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Swedish American Line
Swedish American Line 1939 Baggage Tag - Used on the MS Kungsholm Enroute to New York City
A charming vintage item measuring 6.25" x 3.25" complete with original string. Orange and black sticker on back suggests this trip originated at Gothenburg. Book
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