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195768 pages. Features: One-page colour Eaton's ad features the logos of many of the brands which have helped in their success; Dr. W.E. Mann of the Anglican Church of Canada says the church should meddle in politics; Dictaphone one-page ad shows gruff executive at work; Fantastic one-page colour ad for the '57 Chevy (1957 Chevroley) features large illustration of aqua tail fin; Long Diistance telephone ad lists prices per minute, such as Toronto to Vancouver for $2.95 per minute; One-page colour-ad for Confederation Life features painting of Jacques Cartier by J.D. Kelly; One-page colour-photo ad for GE's floor cleaner and polisher shows housewife in high heels at work; The Changing Face of Canada - five pages of colour photos of Canada's new architecture and art/design; She's TV's First Atlantic commuter - photo-illustrated article on Elaine Grand; What I Saw on Red Election Day - photo-illustrated article of Election Day in Poland; The Story of the Conachers (part 3) - article featuring one-page photo of Charlie Conacher shaking hands with Stafford Smythe in 1929 on the day he signed with the Leafs; History's Biggest Quiz Show; Why Don't We Brag About Maple Syrup? - photo-illustrated article; Their Job is Other People's Business - photo-illustrated article on the girls of the telephone answering services who answer the phone for 30,000 Canadians; Thomas Radall describes his most memorable meal, December 6, 1917, after the massive Halifax explosion; and more. One-page colour-photo Canadian Club ad features pearl diving in Mexico; Crown & Anchor beer ad features colour photo of adults gathered around the record player; Dramatic one-page colour Buick ad features pink and white car and huge lettering; Colour ad for Philadelphia's Sheraton Hotel; Colour ad for the Tea Council of Canada inside back cover shows adults watching home movies on reel-to-reel projector; Back cover colour Coke ad features Snow Valley winter scene; and more. Page 27/28 missing (we believe they contained an ad and movie reviews). Page 41 loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
194172 pages. Features: Lovely colour Coke ad inside front cover shows young lovely reclining on grass beside flower bed; One-page Singer sewing machine ad features Red Cross worker Mrs. John Collingwood Reade, and daughter Jo, of Toronto, and their identical dresses; News digest discusses events in Yugoslavia and Greece, the Battle of the Atlantic, Sinkings and Replacements, and the Axis Threat to Washington; Frigidaire fridge ad; Fellow-Canadians, It's Revolution! - war brings the greatest economic upheaval that Canada has ever known; Irish Gaps in Britain's Defence - photo-illustrated article discusses sea-bases that would help to defeat Hitler's air and u-boat piracy on Atlantic shipping, with photo of Eamon de Valera, Premier of Eire, leaving No. 10 Dowing St. after declaring his policy of 'neutrality'; Diver in Scarlet (short story); "Canada Doesn't Know There's a War On" - article with photos of bomb damage in Britain; Storm Warning (short story); The Gentle Art of Murder / Inside the Gestapo - fascinating photo-illustrated article which discusses the SD.RFSS Alarm Command and Heydrich, with photo of Rudolf Formis; A Night Call (short story); Why Not a Four-Minute Mile? - article with photos of Jack Lovelock, Glenn Cunningham, Paavo Nurmi and Peruki; Vacations in Old Quebec; Hollywood news and photos; Woodbury soap ad features photo of lovely Miss Melba Lee, daughter of Mrs. Wallace Orr of Montreal and Bermuda; Wonderful red and black Victory Bonds ad entitled "Some of the Things Your Dollars Will Buy" includes 16 photos of armaments and servicemen; Half-page Canadian Pacific photo ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Half-page ad for the Eighth Census of Canada; Diving is Such Fun; Food, Victory, Peace; Health for Victory; Colour Ritz cracker ad; Fashion illustrations; Nice colour shredded wheat ad inside back cover; Back cover colour ad for Canada canned lobster requests help from the women of Canada to replace overseas markets lost due to the war; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book
1916Pages 98-190 plus 22 pages of ads. Features: Scabano of Porcupine River - a Yukon tale recounted by Mr. Charles Glenney; "His Lordship" - what happened when a 'real, live, lord' came to visit the factor John Macdonald in charge of Fort Rice Post, Mackenzieland, Canada; Canada's Last Frontier - Francis J. Dickie visits Canada's Peace River Country - Part I of article with photos; In the Droving Days - an 1896 story of a 'grass-stealer' in Australia; Under the Keel - a 1908 story of a scary diving experience; The Fire-Fighters of the Wilds - America's defensive organization to protect her great forests - article with many great photos; The Light Blue Envelope - a well-known French detective-inspector, a member of the Surete Generale explains how he unravelled a South American poisoning mystery; My Seven Years' Imprisonment in Prussia - M. Paul Chorenne, a French Engineer, was arrested as a suspected spy - here are recounted two of his dramatic attempted escapes; Fishers of the Air - for a thousand years the residents of Cava Dei Tirreni in Italy have hunted wild pigeons with slings and nets - with fascinating photos; The Mutiny of the Z - part two of one of the worst mutinies to ever occur on a British ship; A Desperate Drive - a battle for life with hunger-crazed wolves; A Deal in Eggs - how two youths made money out of rotten eggs; An Englishwoman in South America - part 1 of this photo-illustrated article about Mrs. M. Mayer-Nixson on the West Coast of South America; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1958104 pages. Fiction: Miss Carlsen is Mine; The Girl Who Had Accidents; Disaster oin the Outback; Botts Takes the Bait; Frame-up for Murder (part 1 of 3); The Chains of Fear (part 5 of 8). Articles: Our First Man in Outer Space - great photos of Scotty Crossfield who will be aboard the X-15; The Man Who Talks to Tapirs - Harry Gillmore in Sumatra - with photos; Our Houseboat Vacation; The Post Reports on Health Insurance - Part III - Is This the pattern of the future?; The Face of America - The Perfect Month - sensational large color photo of dozens of youths jumping from and swimming at the North Cove Bridge over the North Fork Catawba River; I Call on Lawrence Welk - great photos; Gold Rush Every Weekend.in California - great color photos of gold seekers in action. Ads: Very nostalgic color-photo two-page ad for Frigidaire's frost-proof refrigerator-freezer (blue); 1958 Ford cars; Chevrolet cars; Old Gold cigarettes; L&M cigarettes; Johnson & Johhson first aid ad shows boy diving into water beside lobster; Johnson Sea Horse outboard motor color-photo ad; Koppers ad includes large color photo of Ice Capades 18th Edition/1958; Lucky Strike color-photo ad on back cover shows young smokers playing golf, tennis and sunning. Slight loss to fore-edge of front cover. Moderate wear. Bit of writing atop front cover. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
198548 pages. Text in English. Features: Kodak's instant Prints; Perfection in animal photography - Julius Behnke; Looking behind the mask - Hans H. Siwik - photography below the surface; Super sharp - 280mm f/2.8 Apo-Telyt-R with 2x Extender -R; Portraits with ISA-1000 film; Notes from my moor diary - Robert Hausser; Diving stations - Wilfried Thiesen - with the RF along the coral reef; Focusing Leica M-cameras in comparison to an SLR; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
2000361 pages. Text in English. Bibliography. Colour and black and white photography throughout. Author's magnum opus. "Mayol was a sea researcher, a world-famous diver widely acclaimed for his pioneering work in the field of deep breath hold diving and for his historic, record-setting dive of 100 metres... He was the first man to reach this remarkable depth, diving the way dolphins do, with one breath" - from dust jacket. Accompanying 27" x 13" colour poster illustrates Mayol's 100m dive. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy of this remarkable work. Book
1942Pages 197-224 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of North African sand storm; Two photos of H.M. aircraft-carrier "Formidable" at sea; Two pages of photos of American bomber crews training in Britain; Two pages of photos of Caucasus landmarks; Five photos from the El Alamein front; Page of photos of the "Do.217e" Bomber and its tail-brake controls - diving speed to 500 mph; Photos of Churchill in Cairo, Moscow (with Stalin and Molotov), and the Alamein area with Aussie troops; Five photos of the Solomon Islands - now mainly taken from Japan by U.S. Forces; Centrefold artist's rendering of the new Waterloo Bridge as it will appear when completed; Photos of personalities of the week include E.N. Syfret, Sir W. Welsh, Air Marshal P. Babington, Dr. A.P. Newton, Capt. C. Bain-Marais, Canadian air chiefs Breadner, Power and Edwards in London; Princess Margaret, A.C.G. Mars, Harold Drew, Admiral Vian, Sir George Philip Langton, Vincent Harris, Lord Loch, and G. Kingsley Sheils; Page of photos of the Shah of Iran with Queen Fawzieh and baby princess Chahnaz; Photos of Polish submarine "Sokol" returning home after daring Mediterranean exploits; Illustration of blitzed Guildhall in York with charred timbers still standing; Photos of H.M.S. "Manchester" and "Eaglle", both of which are now sunk; Photos of the U.S. Mustang aircraft and the Lancaster bomber under construction; Photo of Aussie female 'picketers' greeting U.S. soldiers with signs warning them not to reveal troop movements with innocent talk; Seven excllent illustrations depict duties of a Merlin bomber crew of seven; Twelve excellent photos show the life of coal miners at a large Midland group of collieries; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
194132 pages. Features: Cover photo of five airmen being rescued after nearly a day adrift; Two-page photo of German airmen in liferaft floating in water they have dyed to aid in their recovery; Photo of Frederick James Leathers; Page of photos and illustrations explain new Middle East "Airgraph Service" which transmits 4500 letters in 16-mm films which weigh only 1lb; Page of photos show "Sky Doughboys" - paratroops training at Fort Benning; Series of illustrations explain how a tank is controlled and shows details of the Carden-Vickers Bren-Gun carrier; Full-page photo of British soldiers safely evacuated from Greece; Article entitled "The Withdrawal From Greece"; The Pro-Axis Uprising in Iraq - photo of Habbaniyeh, the R.A.F. base which was shelled by Iraqi artillery, the infant King Feisal II, aged six, with his uncle, the regent Emir Abdul Ilah, Raschid Ali Gailani (who seized power on April 3), Basra's fine airport; Two more photos of the R.A.F. Station at Habbaniyeh; Two pages of R.A.F. troops in training at a secret R.A.F. station; Centrefold illustration of cockpit view from Westland "lysander" diving to attack enemy paratroops; Two dramatic photos of the sinking "Rajputana" after it was torpedoed in mid-Atlantic; Three photos of the Italian destroyer "Artigliere" and its most explosive end after being hit by the H.M.S. "Ajax" and the H.M.S. "York" the following day; Photos of personalities of the week include Polish President Raczkiewicz, Col. Moore-Brabazon, Lord Beaverbrook, Churchill at a luncheon to celebrate Sir Emsley Carr, Queen Wilhelmina with U.S. Ambassador Biddle and his wife, Maj.-Gen. B.C. Freyberg, The Rt. Hon. R.H. Cross, Col. J.J. Llewellin, Ramsay Muir, Ethel Mayne, Lord Aitchison, U-Boat Commdr. Prien, and French Corporal Du Fretay; Photos illustrate how Junkers planes are adaptable to carrying heavy war loads - including photos of huge dredges flown, part-by-part to Bulolo, Papua; Photo of the Focke-Wulf '189,' the first aeroplane of its type to be put into service with the Luftwaffe; Photo of German tanks entering Belgrade; Photos of Flight Lieut. J.G. Fleming, D.F.C. and Flying Officer J.J. Meikle who successfully flew a Catalina flying boat from Bermuda despite broken ailerons; Illustration and photo of the "North Carolina," America's new and mighty battleship; Photos of U.S. Aircraft, Tanks and Helmets; Photo of a Douglas "B-19", Dreadnought of the Air, nearing completion at Santa Monica; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this informative WWII issue. Book
1996Oblong 152p., illus. Signed by the author. Hardcover Very good condition good
1938309p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
1928234 p. w/ 60 illus. Hardcover Good condition; lettering faded, gift inscription on endpaper
1999No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased. 160pp. David Jason takes the reader to some of the most exotic locations on the planet as he indulges in his passion for diving.
1999No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. 168pp. Fabulous colour photographs and full details of ninety-five of the Indian Ocean's most exciting and challenging dive sites with contributions from a range of leading writers.
2001No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 321pp. A detailed study of the fish and fauna of the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, written by a diver especially for the benefit of other divers.
196224x17. 711p. Fotogr. Enc. Tela ed. La sobrecubierta deteriorada.
195930x23. 224p. Fotogr. Enc. 1/2 tela cart.
197322x17. 258p. Ilstr. Enc. Guaflex. Ed. La sobrecubierta algo deteriorada.
1968ref. 2731Dargaud S.A Editeur 1968 110 pages in8. 1968. broché. 110 pages.
1993ref. 8602France Loisirs 1993 120 pages 8x20x10cm. 1993. Relié. 120 pages. Henri Cosquer plongeur et inventeur de la grotte éponyme raconte dans ce livre les cinq années de sa vie consacrées à la découverte et à l'exploration de cette grotte sous-marine ornée d'œuvres préhistoriques. Il relate les péripéties de ses recherches les dangers encourus et le moment inoubliable de la découverte
ref. 11564CORAIL NOIR 119 pages in8. Sans date. broché. 119 pages. Ce livre est un topoguide de plongée présentant 60 des plus beaux sites de plongée autour des îles de Marseille. Écrit par des passionnés il propose des descriptions de sites des photographies en couleurs et des cartes d'accès pour les plongeurs de tous niveaux
1967ref. 12027Arthaud 1967 377 pages in8. 1967. broché. 377 pages. Le roman raconte l'histoire de Pascal et Séraphine qui se rencontrent à huit ans à Marseille lors de l'Exposition coloniale de l'été 1922. Leur amour naissant évolue au fil des années entre séparations et retrouvailles tandis que leur vie reste ancrée dans la rue des Bons-Enfants un refuge au cœur de la cité marseillaise marquée par les conflits
1954ref. 12255Amiot Dumont 1954 184 pages IN8. 1954. Broché couverture rempliée. 184 pages. Manuel illustré de spéléologie publié en 1954 par l'explorateur français Guy de Lavaur. L'ouvrage s'adresse aux débutants et présente les techniques d'exploration souterraine incluant des récits d'explorations d'abîmes et de rivières souterraines. Il aborde également la plongée souterraine en scaphandre autonome domaine dans lequel l'auteur fut un pionnier
1964ref. 12521ROBERT LAFFONT 1964 205 pages in8. 1964. Broché couverture rempliée. 205 pages. Cet ouvrage de Jean-Albert Foëx publié en 1964 chez Robert Laffont explore l'histoire de la plongée sous-marine et des hommes qui ont exploré les profondeurs couvrant dix mille ans sous les mers. Il aborde des sujets comme le scaphandre le bathyscaphe et les découvertes archéologiques sous-marines
2014ref. 13880DMPR 2014 223 pages in8. 2014. broché. 223 pages. Dans 'Pour les beaux yeux d'une langouste' Elie Boissin écrivain et plongeur reconnu raconte ses débuts et ses expériences dans la pêche sous-marine et le monde sous-marin. Le livre publié en 2014 fait partie de ses 47 ouvrages et traite de ses aventures subaquatiques
1978ref. 16996éditions amphora 1978 233 pages in8. 1978. broché. 233 pages.
