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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
2024ref. x-0323961142Woodhead Pub Ltd 2024. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 394 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Woodhead Pub Ltd paperback
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1932ref. 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
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1952ref. 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
1952ref. 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
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2011ref. ASAP-9789353147853Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
2011ref. ASAP-9789353147853Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
2011ref. ASAP-9789353147846Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
2011ref. ASAP-9789353147846Centrum Press 2011. New. Centrum Press unknown
1965ref. 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
1965ref. 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
ref. Bloomsbury-9780739188781Lexington Books. Hardback. New. 140 pages Lexington Books hardcover
ref. Bloomsbury-9780739188781Lexington Books. Hardback. New. 140 pages Lexington Books hardcover
1980ref. KOS06200864TBD 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS06200864 TBD paperback
