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194042 pages. Features: Nice colour DeSoto car ad inside front cover; Canada Dry ad; Good Enough (fiction); Hockey's Greatest? - the story of Syl Apps; Leslie Hore-Belisha discusses his resignation as British War Secretary; Feet with Wings (fiction); Canada's Fighting Forces - Part 3 - Royal Military College (R.M.C.) - article with photos; Day in Heaven (fiction); Junk - It's Big Business, and plays a big part in winning a war - photos and article about scrap steel, rags and paper; Wings of Hazard (fiction, part 3 of 5); Great two-colour full-page ad for Ford V-8 Trucks shows six models at work; Nice two-colour Chevrolet ad; Syl Apps, Turk Broda and Pep Kelly are featured in an Alka-Seltzer ad; Article on cakes, with recipes; Nice colour Chrysler ad inside back cover; Attractive colour ad for International Trucks on back cover features the 1.5 ton model D-30. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
194228 pages. Features: Cover photo of Air Vice-Marshall Arthur Coningham outside his travelling H.Q.; Illustration by Captain Bryan de Grineau of a flotilla of tank-landing craft manoeuvering against Air Attack; Great 2-page illustration by the same artist of the interior of a British Landing Craft nearing its objective, seen from the bows; Article on Service Pay by Cyril Falls; Photos of items of interest, including a packed concert at the Albert Hall, Sergeant F. Rich being awarded the Purple Heart, and more; Multi-Illustration montage illustrating the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (M.S.F.U.) at work - a System Which Has Defeated the Long-Range Bomber - a Hurricane is catapulted into action from the deck of a merchantman; Three photos of Vichy French warships in North Africa; Three photos of guns on tanks - German mobility; The War against the Axis by Land, Sea and Air - with 5 photos; 11 Great photos show scenes from the Russian front - Germans in action - and out of it as prisoners, plus a photo of Hitler at his headquarters and proof of Maikop oil going up in flames; Centerfold illustration of a Royal Navy salute to the Mercantile Marine - warship's crews cheering the ships they have convoyed to Malta; Photos of 16 personalities of the week; Full-page photo shows German mass-production of U-Boats; Key points in Madagascar occupied by the British - seven photos plus map; Seven informative photos of new deep tunnel shelters for 64,000 more Londoners; 11 excellent photos show canine recruits for the R.A.F. - Guards of our Aerodromes; Two illustrations by Sir Muirhead Bone; Full-page photo aboard the H.M.S. Barham which was later sunk in the eastern Mediterranean; Six photos of wild flowers bestowing beauty on London's "Blitzed" Sites; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover. Four-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Centerfold holding by one staple. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this wartime issue. Book
2024rif. x-0323961142Woodhead Pub Ltd 2024. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 394 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Woodhead Pub Ltd paperback
1932rif. 2111902160603183Shozan Sakuma's posthumous call honoring party 1932. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shozan Sakuma's posthumous call honoring party paperback
1952rif. 6374New York 1952. Very good. Eleven volumes. 32320pp. Folio. Original printed pictorial wrappers. First volume with two sets of contents loose. Light wear else. A ten part course -- plus the personal analysis guide -- on how to be a charming woman. The course contains daily lessons on beauty charm etiquette hair care diet exercise makeup etc. including a color chart to best complement for your hair and skin type. The editor Helen Fraser also published a work on fashion modeling. We locate several iterations though the present set most closely resembles an exemplar held by the University of Rochester. unknown
1952rif. 6374New York 1952. Very good. Eleven volumes. 32320pp. Folio. Original printed pictorial wrappers. First volume with two sets of contents loose. Light wear else. A ten part course -- plus the personal analysis guide -- on how to be a charming woman. The course contains daily lessons on beauty charm etiquette hair care diet exercise makeup etc. including a color chart to best complement for your hair and skin type. The editor Helen Fraser also published a work on fashion modeling. We locate several iterations though the present set most closely resembles an exemplar held by the University of Rochester. unknown books
2011rif. ASAP-9789353147853Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
2011rif. ASAP-9789353147853Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
2011rif. ASAP-9789353147846Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
2011rif. ASAP-9789353147846Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
1965rif. 221891965. Chinese American Fashion & Beauty Chinese American beauty pageant "Miss China Town USA" held in San Francisco photo archive 1965. Archive of 12 silver gelatin photographs. Each measure 4" x 6" and comes in the original developer's envelope "Schaefer's Camera Shop -- 137 Kearny Street." This striking archive captures a rare and vibrant moment in Chinese American cultural expression during the post Chinese Exclusion Act era with all images centered on young Chinese American women participating in a public pageant event-likely held in Chinatown or Union Square as suggested by background buildings and signage such as the visible Alitalia storefront. Participants wear qipao dresses and Western coats adorned with pageant sashes identifying their affiliations. Their elaborate bouffant hairstyles upright posture and elegant bearing assert a hybridized ideal of beauty that both incorporates and subtly defies dominant mid-century Western standards-privileging Chinese dress language and poise at a time when Asian Americans were largely excluded from national representations of glamour. The women are shown seated before crowds posing for press photos and participating in ceremonial or interview portions of the event. The audience includes a racially diverse set of onlookers who line the streets and engage with the proceedings suggesting both the public scale of the event and its significance beyond the Chinese American community alone. Several city officials and professional photographers also appear emphasizing the civic prominence of the occasion. While one photo is duplicated the remaining eleven are unique. These images offer a vivid glimpse into the aesthetics aspirations and public pride of Chinese American womanhood at a time when race and representation were under increasing renegotiation. Light edge wear overall very good condition. A rare visual record of Chinese American pageantry and public assertion of cultural identity in defiance of mainstream erasure during the civil rights era. unknown
1965rif. 221891965. Chinese American Fashion & Beauty Chinese American beauty pageant "Miss China Town USA" held in San Francisco photo archive 1965. Archive of 12 silver gelatin photographs. Each measure 4" x 6" and comes in the original developer's envelope "Schaefer's Camera Shop -- 137 Kearny Street." This striking archive captures a rare and vibrant moment in Chinese American cultural expression during the post Chinese Exclusion Act era with all images centered on young Chinese American women participating in a public pageant event-likely held in Chinatown or Union Square as suggested by background buildings and signage such as the visible Alitalia storefront. Participants wear qipao dresses and Western coats adorned with pageant sashes identifying their affiliations. Their elaborate bouffant hairstyles upright posture and elegant bearing assert a hybridized ideal of beauty that both incorporates and subtly defies dominant mid-century Western standards-privileging Chinese dress language and poise at a time when Asian Americans were largely excluded from national representations of glamour. The women are shown seated before crowds posing for press photos and participating in ceremonial or interview portions of the event. The audience includes a racially diverse set of onlookers who line the streets and engage with the proceedings suggesting both the public scale of the event and its significance beyond the Chinese American community alone. Several city officials and professional photographers also appear emphasizing the civic prominence of the occasion. While one photo is duplicated the remaining eleven are unique. These images offer a vivid glimpse into the aesthetics aspirations and public pride of Chinese American womanhood at a time when race and representation were under increasing renegotiation. Light edge wear overall very good condition. A rare visual record of Chinese American pageantry and public assertion of cultural identity in defiance of mainstream erasure during the civil rights era. unknown books
rif. Bloomsbury-9780739188781Lexington Books. Hardback. New. 140 pages Lexington Books hardcover
rif. Bloomsbury-9780739188781Lexington Books. Hardback. New. 140 pages Lexington Books hardcover
1980rif. KOS06200864TBD 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS06200864 TBD paperback
1803rif. 71991803 seconde edition de l’imprimerie de Migneret An XI 1803 Paris, 2 forts vol. in-8 (13x19) de XII -644 et 730 pages, plein-veau brun, dentelles encadrant les plats , dos lisses ornés de faux caissons filets dorés. Superbe état
1936Wonderfully illustrated front cover by Rex Woods depicts two medieval musicians performing a Christmas tune. 96 pages. Features: Charming colour ad for Green Giant canned tomatoes inside front cover includes map of Essex County, Ontario, where "the swankiest tomatoes in Canada' are grown; Nice one-page ad for the 1937 Chevrolet; Christmas 1936-2000 - a thoughtful article on the the future of the church and those born in 1936; Gorgeous one-page colour ad for the new 1937 V-8 Ford cars, featuring a maroon sedan; Lucky Keyes - short story by A.D. Divine; Silver Legs - short story by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Christmas poems; I Was A Stranger - a true Canadian story as told to Janet Erskine Scott; Santa Claus for a Quarter - short story by Emma-Lindsay Squier; The Transit of Venus - short story by Gertrude Macaulay Sutton; Fog Over Fundy - short story by Louis Arthur Cunningham; Marvelous one-page colour-illustrated Campbell's Soup ad features grocer talking to well-heeled lady; Teens and Twenties; Fulfill Wishes - by Eva Nagel Wolf; Nice one-page ad for Jane Seymour Beauty Preparations; Movie reviews of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Gorgeous Hussy", "Craig's Wife", and "Seven Sinners"; A Peek at the Books - Margaret Lawrence reports on the Toronto Book Fair; One-page Carnation Milk ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Lovely one-page colour ad for Five Roses flour features Christmas baking; Eight delicious-looking recipes by Mona Parr for Christmas puddings and sauces - Rich Plum, Plum, Simple Dark Fruit, Carrot, Fluffy Mocha, Chilled Moulded Plum, Hard Sauce, Brown Sugar Sauce; One-page Libby's baby food ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Fashion ideas - 'Dresses for Dates'; Delightful page of illustrations to be cut out entitled "Mary Lou and Bobby's Christmas" by Lydia Fraser; and more. A quality copy of this heartwarming depression-era piece of Christmas Canadiana Book
192732 pages. Features: Fun photos of children inside front cover; Debt - Our Biggest National Industry/Money - Our Most Costly Commodity - Can the Price of Money Be Decreased?; The Backstage Story of the Marion Talley Drama - article with photo; Morality That Was First Military - army commanders long ago discovered principles now claimed by pacifists; Where the People of the British Isles Came From; Books That Started the Bells Ringing; Henry Ford's Page - Businessmen are leaders of social movements; Editorials - the McNary-Haugen Bill is vetoed, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver advocates trial marriage, Madame Schumann-Heink denies endorsing a cigarette (being aimed at women); Skiing in the Bavarian Alps; Paid - A Billion Dollars for Beauty - Sleuths of Science Still on the Trail of Elixir of Youth; Benjamin Franklin as an Abolitionist - fascinating article; Intimate Glimpses of Elbert Hubbard - photo-illustrated article; Chats with Office Callers; I Read in the Papers; News Bits; Nice dog/puppy photos inside back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Bonus: Blank 8.5" x 5.5" subscription renewal form laid-in. Book
2008rif. 2081502111901890commercial stamp office 2008. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. commercial stamp office paperback
1806rif. CCC00006169. edition Arthus-bertrand, 1806. Couverture rigide. État : Très bon. In-8 (14 X 21 cm). Relié demi-chagrin marron. Reliure anterieur. Analyse de la beauté (Analysis of Beauty) destinée à fixer les idées vagues qu'on a du gout; traduite de l'anglais de Guillaume Hogarth ; précédée de la vie de ce peintre, suivie d'une notice chronologique, histoire et critique de tous ses ouvrages de peintre et de gravure avec deux grandes planches. Tres bon état, photos possibles des ouvrages et des planches.
1971rif. List3111Tallahassee Florida 1971. Single photograph measuring 6 ¼ x 9 inches. Manuscript caption verso reading “Joyce Warner Tallahassee / Miss Black America” with newspaper article affixed and stamped “SEP231971”. Near Fine. A press photo of Joyce Warner who was crowned Miss Black America in 1971. The Miss Black America competition was founded in 1968 by entrepreneur J. Morris Anderson as a protest of Miss America’s whites-only policy; the first Miss Black America competition was held in Atlantic City New Jersey on the same day and location as that year’s Miss America. As described in the newspaper article affixed to the back of the photo Joyce Warner refused to attend subsequent Miss Black America competitions alleging that the organizers had misled her about the prizes she claimed to have never received a promised $600 scholarship $5000 cash and trips to Haiti and the Catskills and used her photograph for cosmetics advertising without her permission. The Miss Black America pageant is still active; Miss America hosted its first Black contestant Sheryl Browne in 1971. unknown
1971rif. List3111Tallahassee Florida 1971. Single photograph measuring 6 ¼ x 9 inches. Manuscript caption verso reading “Joyce Warner Tallahassee / Miss Black America” with newspaper article affixed and stamped “SEP231971”. Near Fine. A press photo of Joyce Warner who was crowned Miss Black America in 1971. The Miss Black America competition was founded in 1968 by entrepreneur J. Morris Anderson as a protest of Miss America’s whites-only policy; the first Miss Black America competition was held in Atlantic City New Jersey on the same day and location as that year’s Miss America. As described in the newspaper article affixed to the back of the photo Joyce Warner refused to attend subsequent Miss Black America competitions alleging that the organizers had misled her about the prizes she claimed to have never received a promised $600 scholarship $5000 cash and trips to Haiti and the Catskills and used her photograph for cosmetics advertising without her permission. The Miss Black America pageant is still active; Miss America hosted its first Black contestant Sheryl Browne in 1971. unknown books
1948rif. 6373New York 1948. Very good. Thirty-six parts plus twelve extra brochures. With original envelopes. Light wear. The complete six week mail order course for debutante success. First published in 1940 and re-copyrighted every subsequent year the DuBarry Success Course was originated by the Richard Hudnut Salon in New York City. It was originally designed to assist debutantes with their coming out -- and as a means to sell DuBarry cosmetics. The course focused heavily on low-calorie dieting purgatives light calisthenics and correct hair and makeup application. In addition to the six week course included here is a quick index to the course materials a "charm test" and a color-scope chart together with tissue papers to help you determine your best colors and what makeup to wear with what dress. A complete look at how to be a "correct" 1940s woman. unknown
1948rif. 6373New York 1948. Very good. Thirty-six parts plus twelve extra brochures. With original envelopes. Light wear. The complete six week mail order course for debutante success. First published in 1940 and re-copyrighted every subsequent year the DuBarry Success Course was originated by the Richard Hudnut Salon in New York City. It was originally designed to assist debutantes with their coming out -- and as a means to sell DuBarry cosmetics. The course focused heavily on low-calorie dieting purgatives light calisthenics and correct hair and makeup application. In addition to the six week course included here is a quick index to the course materials a "charm test" and a color-scope chart together with tissue papers to help you determine your best colors and what makeup to wear with what dress. A complete look at how to be a "correct" 1940s woman. unknown books
1943rif. 5014Oklahoma City 1943. Very good. Broadsheet approximately 11 x 8.5 inches. With original mailing envelope. Original folds light toning and wear. A rare advertising circular issued by Sun-Ray Hair Preparation an African-American beauty supply company based in Oklahoma City. The circular features illustrations and brief descriptions for three main products -- a "Hair Dressing Comb" a "Hair Straightening and Shampoo Comb" available in both metal and wooden handles and a "Curling Iron" aimed at African-American women "Every woman has to have a curling iron and this one will give you service and satisfaction". The verso of the broadsheet is an order form which is filled out in ink pen by a woman in Independence Kansas who ordered a hair dressing comb and "hair pressers." Both the circular and the original transmittal envelope include the name of the company agent M.F. Luster. OCLC lists just a single copy of this circular in a small collection of Sun-Ray material located at the Hagley Museum. unknown
