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197068 pages. Features: Peugeot 204 ad; A talk with Prime Minister Trudeau; Recovering oil from the sunken tanker Arrow in Chedabucto Bay; St. Mary's Church in Red Deer, Alberta - unusual architecture by Douglas Cardinal; U.S. Postal Service Strike; Home life of letter carrier Peter Stafford of New York; The Enduring Mail Mess; Miasma of My Lai - with photo of General Koster; S.S. "Columbia Eagle"; Death of bomber Diana Oughton; Danger and Opportunity in Indochina - major war coverage; Israel-P.L.O. conflict - article with photo of smiling Arafat in Jordanian cave office and six pages of excellent colour photos of the opposing military forces; Willi Stoph - from bricklayer to organization man; Rampaging plague of mice in Australia; Reproduction of controversial British poster depicting a pregnant man; Ronald Reagan deals with student protests; Last days of the "California Zephyr" train - article with photo; Photo-illustrated article on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (CSN&Y); The Berlin Syndrome; Banned ad for "The Boys in the Band"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1993Features: Dick Laidman - from Bush to Boardroom; E & B flies the R44; Liberator VY241 - Chris Weicht recalls a tragedy in the lonely peaks of the BC Coast Range; Painting Klee Wyck - mural on Helijet's S-76 by Tony Coon; B-36B Bomber #2075 is ditched in B.C. in 1950 - The very first accident with nuclear weapons, as listed in the DOD summaries of accidents involving US nuclear weapons 1950-1980 - *little known B.C. history*; First Flight at 81!. Sound copy. Magazine
1964Features/Photos: Innsbruck Winter Olympics; A Critical State in Cyprus; Australian Destroyer and Aircraft Carrier collide; The Origins of Pottery in Anatolian Chatal Huyuk Part II - Wooden Vessels; The first woman cosmonaut - Valentina Nikolayev-Tereshkova; New British Railways Container System; Britain's new low-flying bomber attack force: The Victor II equipped with blue steel; No. 6 Squadrom, R.A.F. - the first to achieve 50 years unbroken service; Magazine
1941Features: Nice colour Guinness ad inside front cover; Photos of enemy supply shipping under air attack, and aflame; The new "Covenanter" Tank; Super page of 14 illustrations of Russian aircraft, including a photo of the L-760 six-engined bomber; 2 pages of illustrations of the work of air crews; Photos of the Navy's latest aircraft-carriers - "Formidable" and "Victorious"; Photos of Marshal Vorshilov, Marshal Budenny, and Marshal Timoshenko; Illustrations of Nazi army and air force commanders on the Russian front; Personalities of the week include photos of Lord Gort's official call at Algeciras and Bruno Mussolini, the Duce's second son killed in an air crash; Elevin Interesting photos of action on the Russian front - including the pathetic image of dozens of Russian refugees in a ditch; Impressive centerfold illustration depicts the bravery of the first New Zealand V.C. of the war, awarded to Sergeant J.A. Ward who climbed onto his planes wing to extinguish a fire at 13,000 feet; Photos of British, Australian, and Indian forces defending Malaya against Japanese 'Chess-Moves" in the Pacific; Great photos of the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia/Java) in military and naval preparations; Photos of Boeing's "Flying Fortress" on the ground with R.A.F. members; Wonderful photos of Mrs. Washburn - the first woman to attain the summit of Mount Bertha, Alaska; Colour ad for North British Rubber inside back cover; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows grain being cut by a horse-drawn machine. Average wear. Faint ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
1941Features: Admiral Somerville says Mediterranean convoy must go through, with 12 great illustrations of the action; Canadian tank brigagde practices in their "Matildas"; Captain Fritz Weidermann expelled from U.S.; Photo of Churchill and a "Stirling" bomber; Photo of Camrahn Bay, recently given to the Japanese by the Vichy government; Great action photos from Russia and Finland; Photos of Nazis in Russia; Doughty Russian guerilla fighters harass Nazi communications - six photos, including hundreds of women diggin an anti-tank trench outside Moscow; German Offensive Tactics - article by Cyril Falls; The Russian War as seen through Russian Eyes - Twelve great photos; Two photos of the signing of the Syrian armistice; Italy attacks Malta with E-Boats - Three excellent photos; Centerfold illustration depicts London Home Guards at grips with the Canadian 'enemy' in a mock attack; Photo secrets of the new ME 109F fighter; Three super photos of the Short "Stirling" - Britain's mighty dreadnought of the air; Photos of personalities of the week - including General McArthur; The Atlantic Battle - Corvette Sinks U-Boat - Raider destroyed - photos; Vichy Surrenders Indo-China - Saigon occupied by Japan on July 17 - with six photos of Saigon; Large photo of a captured 42-foot Whale Shark before its escape; full-page ads for Schweppes and Haig whisky; Quarter-page ad for Vosper Motor Torpedo Boats; Colour Dewar's "White "Label" Scotch whisky ad features herring drifter in background. Average wear. Ink stamps to fore-edge of each page. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
réf. 022134Daniel Thouroude dit Daniel de Losques (1880-1915), dessinateur, affichiste, bombardier mort au combat. Dessin original, sd, environ 300*215mm. Joli dessin représentant un homme au chapeau montrant le soleil, publié selon une note sur le papier. On joint divers croquis sur calque, vraisemblablement de Losques aussi, dont plusieurs croquis de ce dessin et des croquis pour un dessin publié dans le Figaro du 4 février 1912 (combat de boxe entre Henry Bernstein et Sacha Guitry, titré L'Assaut). Bel ensemble. [277]
1945réf. 38-123McDill Field April 1945. 1945. Stenciled text in original printed binder w/ illustrated cover showing B-29. About 70p. Very Good Copy. Hardcover. Very Good. McDill Field, April 1945. Hardcover
réf. ria9781119500285_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
1995Single sheet, measuring 8.25 x 6.0 ins (approx. 21.0 x 15.0 cms), on printed stationery from Learoyd's home in Rustington, and dated 7 September 1995; near fine state. THE LETTER IS WRITTEN, DATED AND SIGNED ENTIRELY IN LEAROYD'S HAND, AND IS SOLD WITH A POOR QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT. Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd was gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 20 August 1940. The citation reads: 'On 12 August 1940 Flight Lieutenant Learoyd was one of the pilots briefed to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Canal in Germany. Of the four other aircraft which had already made the attack on that night, two were destroyed and two were badly hit. Flight Lieutenant Learoyd took his plane into the target at only 150 feet, in the full glare of the searchlights and flak barrage all around him. The aircraft was very badly damaged but the bombs were duly dropped and he managed to get his crippled plane back to England where he flew round until first light, finally landing without causing injury to his crew or further damage to his aircraft'. Flight Lieutenant (later Wing Commander) Roderick Alastair Brook Learoyd (1913-1996) was serving with 49 Squadron, Bomber Command.
1960Features/Photos: Centrefold - Four Flemish masterpieces in colour (centrefold loose but present); King Baudouin of the Belgians with his fiancee, Dona Fabiola De Mora Y Aragon; 20 years after the Battle of Britain; Three governments claim they rule the Congo Republic; B-47 jet bomber lands in Shannon, Eire after mid-air collision 300 miles away; devastation in the trail of hurricane Donna on the eastern seaboard of America; what the architect and engineer are doing to the face of London, Plymouth and Dorset; Royal School, Bath; Triaga, a nuclear reactor designed for teaching purposes; New airline pilot training college at Hamble; The Bluebird crash; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: N. Clarke illustration of a Hudson attacking a Heinkel; Survivors of the Benares taken aboard; Photo of smiling British kids who survived 8 days adrift; The men who saved St. Paul's - defusing large unexploded German bombs; German guns to fight Germans; Text of a speech broadcasted by J. Maynard Keynes entitled "British Finances Today"; Photos of the destruction of night bombing in London; Photo of Londoners in underground stations after nightfall; Numerous photos of downed German aircraft in England; Photos of H.M. Submarine Sturgeon plus her Captain and crew - responsible for sinking a German transport which carried 3 to 4 thousand troops; centerfold illustration by S. Drigin shows German troop ship sinking after being torpedoed by H.M. Submarine Sturgeon; Photos of Dutch and Frenchmen supporting the British cause; South Africa shares its war effort; Aerial photos of Dunkirk as she appeared after the British Army left, and then after the R.A.F. left it - smashed; Photos of damage to Berlin and Calais; Illustrated article on the Balkan Melting Pot - Struggle for the control of strategic centres; full-page map of Rumania under the axe; Superb full-page photo portrait of W.A. (Billy) Bishop - Canada's Greatest Air Fighter; Photos of Rumania signing away her territory to Hungary; Captured Italian Savoia bomber; Commentary on the war this week; photos of Arabs who have rallied to the cause of freedom; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
194132 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photos of the destruction wrought by Swansea's three-night blitz, including bad damage to another London hospital; Photo of downed German bomber in southwest England; Photo-illustrated text of a Canadian broadcast by Lord Beaverbrook entitled "The Pathway of the Atlantic; Photo of Sir John Dill during a visit to the Aldershot command; Photo inside a Canadian auto factory - Canadian mechanical transport played a notable part in the big drive in the Western Desert; Photos of the German Hamburg-Amerika freighter Idarwald after being set ablaze by her crew after attempting to run the British blockade off Cuba; Five photos of Winston Churchill inspecting British Home Guard personnel; Great photos of the War in Libya; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the port of Brest being bombed again; Polish sailors co-operating with the Royal Navy; Photo of a Pom Pom gun being reloaded by four sailors; Three photos of Australian Prime Minister R.G. Menzies - at Bengazi, in England, and at a southwest port; Photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Major-General R.J. Collins entitled "Progress in the Middle East"; Illustration by W. Grogman shows a British motor-torpedo boat shooting down a German bomber in the Channel; Inspection of a massive Irish coastal gun; Lord Gort is met in Ireland by Sir Henry R. Pownall; Commentary on the war this week; Four amazing photos of the castaways of Emira Island, where the Germans left 328 survivors of vessels they had sunk; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
1946réf. 4249BBLondon. The Fleetway House ca. 1946. 4° Volume 1: 560 p. Vol 2: 528 p. largely illustrated Lwd. (light blue, decorative) book spine gold pressed Vol 1: upper book spine minim. lacerated
194698 pages. Features: Through the Sonic Barrier - flight faster than sound with simple tube jets now seems possible - great photos including the Northrop XB-35 Flying Wing Bomber; Report From Bikini - nuclear tests - with photos; Let's Learn to Fly, Part V; Flight in the Seabee; Report from Ottawa; Farm to Airport in Forty-five Days - The Barrie (Ontario) Flying Club; Provincial Portrait from the Air - making big scale Ontario Map will take three Ansons Five Years; What is IATA?; London Letter; Taylorcraft is Back; Maintenance Section; and more. Many pages of great ads. Small ink stamp to front cover and ad on first page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
196730 pages. Features: Spotless Pigs, and Radios for the Hens - the change in Canadian farming is staggering, and so is the investment - Robert and Harold Lawrie sell only superior pigs, Aubrey Livingston operates an automated dairy farm; Reginald Hartman sells 14,000 rabbits a year, Feathercrest Farms partners include Jack Ungerman, Samuel Mandel, William Garfat, and Leonard Rosenberg; The Night George Drew Smashed a Reporter in the Face - and other exotic, fantastic and entirely ridiculous true adventures from an upcoming book by, yes folks, Old Rawhide himself, Max Ferguson; Fantastic 2 page colour ad for 3 Chrysler Models for 1968 - the Fury, Monaco and New Yorker; Here is a peak that soars two miles above the Yukon - Mount Saskatchewan - and here are the four intrepid mountaineers who tamed it (well, almost) - Gertrude Smith, Wendy Teichmann, Andrea Rankin, Helen Butling; Thou Shalt Not... - Bylaw Abiding Etobicoke, by Tom Alderman; "You Get Stompted on a lot in 19 Years" - Winnipeg Blue Bomber Quarterback Ken Ploen; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
1951Pages 273 - 312. Features: Lovely colour ad for the De Havilland Comet used by British Overseas Airways Corporation shows plane in flight; Photos of avalanche terror in the Alps - engulfed villages; Great two-page photo of the start of the famous Tasman Ocean Yacht Race; Wow - two illustrated pages describe the Alberta tar sands "containing four times the rest of the world's known oil reserves"; Photos of personalities of the week, including Spain's first ambassador to Britain since 1946, Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, and his wife; Two pages of photos of the marriage of the Shah of Iran (Persia) to his new Empress, formerly Miss Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari; Photo-illustrated article on the Life of John Maynard Keynes; The Gold Coast's first steps in democracy - election photos; Two pages of photos of U.N. troops in winter war action in central Korea; Centerfold photo of incredible devastation caused by the Mount Lamington eruption; Mice demonstrate road safety in Glasgow!; Photo of huge B 36 Bomber; Restoration of St. George's Hall, King's Lynn - believed to be England's largest medieval guildhall; photos of new French and British weapons; Photos illustrated how bulky files of newspapers are transfered to tiny rolls of microfilm; Amazing photos of lying squirrels in flight; Swedish ballets; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather toilet powder inside back cover; Nice colour ad for Jacob & Co's Cream Crackers on back cover; and more. Cover holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
1955Pages 485-528.. Features: Nice colour ad for the Walpamur Co Ltd. inside front cover; One-page Daimler car ad features the Regency Mk. II and Conquest Century; Nice one-page ad for the British Iron and Steel Federation features large illustrations of labourers; One-page ad for the Olivetti Summa 15 adding/listing machine; Nice one-page ad for Standard Cars; Great photos of the Wansdyke underground depository for records and valuables - offering full protection in this H-bomb age; The old U.S. lake steamer "Ticonderoga" makes her last voyage by land; Scenes from nationalist-held Quemoy Island - an armed camp only 5 miles from the Chinese mainland; Nuclear test tower in Nevada; Smoke from the biggest atomic explosion of 1955; Latest version of the B-52 bomber; Maiden flight of the French Super Mystere B-1; Lieut.-Colonel Robert R. Scott and the Thunderstreak jet fighter he flew from Los Angeles to New York in less than four hours; One-page photo portrait of Professor Sir Alexander Fleming; Latest discoveries at Sakkara - article with photos; Two pages of photos illustrate excavation of the Mastaba of the reign of Udimu, fifth Pharaoh of the first dynasty, at Sakkara; Photo of Choe En-Lai, The Panchen Lama, Mr. Mao Tse-Tung, the Dalai Lama and Mr. Liu Shao-Chi at a Peking banquet celebrating the Tibetan New Year; Centerfold photos shows how the Windsor chari may be assembled in ten seconds; Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery mountaineers from plane - his photos are presented; Photos of !3 personalities of the week include Mrs. Wintringham, Hashim Khan, Mr. J.A. Milne, King Tribhuvana and Mr. Imre Nagy; The C.P.R. ferry boat Princess of Vancouver has an electrically-driven bow propeller; Margot Fonteyn; Winston Churchill feeds chicken to zoo lion; Mr. Donald Campbell's turbo-jet hydroplane Blue Bird on Ullswater; Sir Robert Howe with the Prime Minister of the Sudan; Lovely colour ad for the Humber Hawk car inside back cover; Nice colour-ad for Double Diamond on back cover. and.more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1936Pages 849-894. Features: Cover photo of Gen. Franco; Photo of G. A. D. Ogilvie-Forbes, the British chargé d'affaires in Madrid; Photo of Don Francisco Largo Caballero, Prime Minister of Spain; Photo of Spanish boys drilling as "Arrows" (the equivalent of the Italian Balilla) at Burgos; Two pages of graphic photos entitled The Battle for Madrid - the capital of Spain as the converging point of the Civil War; Two pages of photos entitled In the Madrid Sector - Gen. Franco's redoubtable troops - Moors, Legionnaires, and other insurgent forces superior to their enemies in tactics; Book review of "Three Sea Journals of Stuart Times", by Dawtrey Cooper; One page illustration of the King George V national memorial; Photo illustrated article on pioneer work at Chanhu-Daro, an unexplained site in the Indus Valley - arts, industry, and sanitation of the Harappa period, with relics of another epoch hitherto unknown; Page of photos of ancient sanitation technology in India - drainage, wells, and baths; Page of photos of toys used in India 5000 years ago; Page of photos depicting the beginnings of Indian sculpture - figurines from Chanhu-Daro; Page of photos and text explain prehistoric Indian bead-making; Rediscovery of Rembrandt masterpiece "Juno"; Page of photos illustrating the assault on Madrid and its approaches - bomb and shell havoc, street defences, and some of Gen. Franco's Moroccan troops; Britain's formidable new "Harrow" bomber - three photos of its mass production; Five photos illustrate present Roosevelt's (FDR's) sweeping victory; Centrefold photo of the king laying wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on the 18th anniversary of Armistice Day; Photos of funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Sir John Kelly; Two photos of Miss Jean Batten in New Zealand after her record-breaking flight from England; Photo of the first ruler of Mysore to leave India - H.H. the Maharajah, H.H. The Yuvaraja, and prince Jayachamarajendra are all shown riding an elephant; Photos of personalities of the week include G. Ridley, Gerald Hawken Knight, Gerard Mackworth young, air Vice Marshal C. L. Courtney, H. Clifford Smith, C. H. Sampson, Sir John Kelly, Arthur Evans, Polish Foreign Minister Col. Beck and Mme. Beck with Anthony Eden, Sir Arthur K. Yapp, the Rev. Pat McCormick, and the right Rev. C. E. Curzon; Article explains how freak goldfish are produced; 12 photos of mongoose "Rikki" - home pet and film star; Four photos of duel to the death between mongoose and cobra; Nine photos illustrate Libya under Italian occupation, including photo of air marshal Balbo; Classy one page ad for Austin Reed men's fashions; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him playing solitaire; Halfpage classy photo ad for Rolls-Royce; Halfpage illustrated ad for Cooper and Co. Outer advertising pages not included. Centrefold loose but present. All contents present. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
194132 pages. Features: Cover portrait of the Queen; Portrait of General Jan Christian Smuts; One-page cutaway illustration of light Mark VIB tank in the field; Five photos of Athens which was occupied by the Nazis on april 27th; Full-page relief map entitled "Last Stages of a Glorious rearguard Action" looks southward from Thermopylae; Five dramatic photos show the death of a convoy raiding U-boat which, battered by depth charges, surfaces, surrenders, and sinks; Nice centrefold illustration of the recently commissioned H.M.S. "Prince of Wales", sister-ship of the H.M.S. "King George V"; Two pages of photos illustrate Britain's victorious war in Eritrea - Keren and Asmara; Photos of various booty captured at Agordat during the Eritrean campaign; Two photos of German panzer units in Africa - German tanks opposing our own in Libya; Photos of devastating bomb damage in England and funeral procession for A.F.S. members killed during a raid; Photos of personalities of the week include General Lord Gort, Dr. Wellington Koo, Sir Thomas Royden, Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Albert Blamey; Maurice Lambert, Rosalie Gassman, J.C. Dundas, and the Royals inspecting bomb damage in East London; Photo of General Smuts in Nairobi with Cunningham and Sir P. Van Ryneveld; Photo of the Belgian Premier and Madame Pierlot, two of whose sons perished in a train fire April 28th; Amazing photo of a 2,000lb bomb about to be loaded onto a Whitley heavy bomber; Seven photos show how German gunners are insturcted with the aid of scale models; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with above-average external wear and soiling. Spine taped. A worthy reference copy of this wartime issue. Book
1953Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1952Pages 73-112.. Features: Photos of the 13-day ordeal of Captain Kurt Carlsen and Kenneth Dancy aboard the stricken "Flying Enterprise" - and its sinking; Photos of Falmouth's welcome to Captain Carlsen and other participants in the drama of the "Flying Enterprise"; Photos of Princess Margaret's trip to Scotland and her return to England; Photo of the first Aer Lingus crash - a Dakota went down killing 23 people; Rebuilding war-damaged London churches; Panamanian oil tanker "Sovac Radiant" is refloated by six tugs; French steamer "Agen" sinks; The second "Battle" of Tel-El Kebir; Laying power cable by helicopter; Two photos of the Vickers Valiant jet bomber in flight - the only completed copy crashed on 12 January; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold shows the last few moments of the "Flying Enterprise"; Photos of people of the week, including Private William Speakman who was recently awarded the V.C.; Five photos of Winston Churchill visiting President Truman in Washington; New Anglo-Arabian Treaty; Two pages of photos from the Kon-Tiki; Discovery of Minoan treasures in Crete beneath the palace of Phaistos; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
1946Pages 85- 112. Features: Cover photo of the largest diamond ever found in alluvial deposits - 770 carat stone found in the Woyie River, Sierra leone; Illustrations compare the size of this diamond with other families gems; Two pages of illustrations show construction of a giant new type of locomotive at Swindon; Superb full-page photo portrait of Gen. DeGaulle, who has announced his resignation; Two fascinating pages of illustrations explain how torpedoes hunt their prey by sound, and leave no telltale bubble track; Article entitled "Record of the Second New Zealand Division" includes photos of V.C. winners Sgt. J. D. Hinton, Sgt. A. C. Hulme, second Lieut. K. Elliott, second Lieut. M. Ngarimu, and Capt. C. H. Upam; Page of four graphs illustrates Britain's wartime austerity; Photos of the fateful first meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations at Albert Hall; One-page photo of France's spokesman on the French Mandated Territories, M. Georges Bidault, addressing the general assembly of the United Nations at Central Hall, Westminster; Centrefold illustration shows a debate in progress at the Hampstead Parliament; Photos of large-scale reconstruction in Spain, including the University City of Madrid; Photos illustrate abundant consumer goods available and Madrid; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. R. E. W. Flower, Lord Caldecote, Lord Goddard, Maj. Gen. F. E. Simpson, Sir George Arthur, Lord Plender, Gerald Barry, Sir A. Clark Kerr, Mr. Churchill and his wife, Miss D. K. Dix, new governor of Newfoundland Mr. Gordon McDonald, and Spanish chess prodigy Arturo Pomar; Six photos of Brookands, the famous British motor racing track, and it's camouflaged wartime disguise; Photo of HMC S "Warrior"; Photos of hundreds of US bomber trainers for sale to the public in Ontario, California; Statue of Peter Pan in Brussels is pocked with bullet holes after German revolver practice; Two photos of King Ibn Saud and King Farouk; Photo of the most important discovery of Roman remains ever made in Canterbury; Two pages of beautiful architectural photos of the Chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Unmarked with average wear. Outer advertising pages not included. A sound vintage copy. Book
193166 pages. Features: Thompson Valves front cover ad commemorates the "Cape Cod" which flew from New York to Istanbul in 1930; Interesting Bell System ad for their Teletypewriters; Interesting Stanavo ad explains how the Sperry automatic pilot recently flew an Eastern Air Transport for twenty minutes at Newark Airport - text with photo of H.A. Elliott of Eastern; Applications of Electricity in Aircraft; Sikorsky's Contributions to the Huge Amphibians - The S-40; Simplicity in Light Plane Design - article illustrated with photo and diagrams, plus power plant and fuel system specs; Simplicity in Light Plane Engine Design; Design of Riveted Joints; Airplane Construction Production Methods; Manufacture of Precision Parts for Aircraft Engines; Two photos of new Boeing bomber which carries a crew of five and two 1,000lb bombs; Centerfold ad celebrates the consolidation of Airway Age with Aviation Engineering; Good Year tire ad includes photo and endorsement from Northwest Airways; Interesting 'Postal Telegraph' ad; Nice illustrated Chance Vought Corporation ad for their Navy Corsairs; Great photo ad for the Autogiro inside back cover; Impressive photo ad for Martin Aircraft on back cover shows some of their impressive manufacturing equipment; Forming of Aluminum Sheet for Aircraft; Servicing Pratt & Whitney Engines; French Design Powerful Water-Cooled Engine; Schneider Cup Engine; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1953100 pages. Features: Cover illustration of breakfast in a kitchen being repainted; We Met Death on K2 (part 1 of 2) - color-photo illustrated article about the American expedition which met tragic defeat; I Flew With the Stratojets - great photo-illustrated article about life aboard a nuclear bomber, B-47 jet flying from Tampa to England, including mid-air refueling; It's Never Too Late to Go to College - each year 12,000 inquisitive adults attend New York University; The Dog That Trained Me - Sally Carrighar and her Husky dog Bobo; Professor in a Hot Spot - amateur diplomat James B. Conant, ex-president of Harvard, is the new U.S. High Commissioner to Germany; The AEC - The Life History of an Atomic (A-bomb) (part 2 of 2) - the ore-to-stockpile story of the most expensive and complex industrial operation the world has evern known; His Time is Worth $10,000 a Day - great photo-illustrated article on Boston millionaire Johnny Fox; Things You Never Knew About Pencils; Editorial - Red Rule Detested by Russion Millions. Nile Kinnick, Jr. - the best player I ever coached. Fiction: The Beautiful Hitchhiker; First Holdup; Botts and the Impossible Mountain; The Babe in Toyland; The Coward; They Double Agent (conclusion); Cry Murder (part 4 of 7). Ads: Interesting color ad for Howard Zink seat covers; Color Frigidaire ad with Christmas theme; Color Estabrook pen ad; Nice color two-page ad for Chevrolet trucks shows a range of models; Great color-photo ad for Van Heusen features Jeff Chandler and Anthony Quinn; Attractive color-photo ad for the 1954 DeSoto Automatic cars; Lowell Thomas is featured in a Kaiser car ad; Champion spark plug ad features photos of car racers Bill Blair, Dick Rathman, Fonty Flock, and Buck Baker; Nostalgic two-page color American Airlines ad features Christmas theme; Northwest Pacific ad features photo of horse named "Nig" which pulled a rail car 750 miles; Color ad for Webcor turntables; Great vintage color-photo ad for Stromberg-Carlson TVs. Somewhat above-average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
191724 pages. Features: Cover illustration of the charge of the six hundred Midland Yeomanry in Palestine; The Voice of a Prophet - article by C.M.; Photo of Sir Stanley Maude and Captain Musgrave on horseback in Bagdad; The Fight for Jerusalem - Nearing the End of Turkey's Four Hundred Year's Rule - one-page article by Lovat Fraser; Two photos of the troops which triumphed over the Turks at RamadieLarge photo of many British veterans of Flanders happy to be assembled for leave; Photo of Canadian hospital in France X-raying bullet in French soldier's arm; Photo of German POW receiving medical care; Three photos on one page show Canadians loading a 15-inch gun; Photo of Queen Marie of Rumania with her daughters inspecting Rumanian troops; Six photos from the Macedonian front; The Footprints of the Hun - in the devastated region re-won by British Arms for France (article); Photo of Lieut.-Colonel H. A. Gray Cheape and illustrations of the brilliant charge he led to capture enemy guns in Palestine; Illustrations of British soldiers drawing water from wells at Beersheba where Abraham drank; How the Spy Sinks His Identity - training the memory for a dangerous employ - article by Tighe Hopkins; Photos of the King on tour at several locations; Illustration of a German "Leuchtschirm" or light umbrella; Photo of Princes Wan and Piak of the Siamese Royal Family, who have enlisted in the Swiss Army; Growth & Grit of the U.S. Army - the way a peaceful nation is responding to the Great Call (article); Sketches of great soldiers leading in camp and council - General Sir Henry S. Rawlinson, General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby, General Sir W.R. Birdwood, and Lt.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson; Illustrations of innovative Allied air machines - an Italian Caproni triplane, a French 'Spad', and Caproni bomb-carrying biplanes; Photos of eighteen brave men and women placed on the Roll of Honour; The Royal Munster Fusiliers - one-page article with photo of officers. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
