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1999réf. 36499Washington DC: National Academy Press 1999. very good. 24 cm 611 tables references appendices index front board slightly soiled. National Academy Press unknown
194650 pages. Features: Cover photo of Mackenzie King unveiling monument to "Des Elements De La 11 Division Canadienne Debarouerent le 19 Aout 1942"; Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein's Triumphant Tour of Canada - article with seven photos; The Canadian Army at War 1. The Canadians in Britain, 1939-1944 - 2nd Part; What a Queen's University Student Things Of the Legion; The Naval Tradition - "A Band of Brothers... A Service of Gentlemen"; Poppies for Remembrance - article with interesting photos; Radar at Sea; Funny one-page football cartoon by Bing Coughlin; Australia's "Legacy" Movement - a unique form of service; The Doctor-of-Choice Plan - don't let your doctor forget to send treatment record to D.V.A.; Poppy day 1946; The World in Review, Part 12, August 11 to September 10, 1946; Group photo of Boer War veterans taken at Particia Bay, Vancouver Island includes E.A. Robbins, J.C. de Balinhard, A.P. Hobbs, A.E. Long, A.E. Hilder, S. Taylor, G. Bellamy, W.C. Warren, B. Bath, F. Riley, W. Gerrard, and T.H. Gregg; "Occupational Oscar" cartoons; Obituary notices; Nice one-page cartoon-style ad for Dawes Black Horse Brewery; plus numerous additional ads and branch news from across the country. Beige soiling to upper corner affects a patch up to 4.5" x 2" on all pages and covers - all text remains legible. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
2002Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 414 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. A highly-informative history of this Northern Ontario Church and its members. Chapters include: The Rectors, Worship, Ecumenical Worship, Who is My Neighbour?, Youth Activities, Choirs, Women's Activities, Younger Women's Groups Through the Years, Confirmations, Nonagenarians, Some Snapshots, Remembering Pioneer Parishioners, Memories, WWI Veterans, and more. A helpful local history reference for the Dryden area. Attractive forest green boards adorned with gilt lettering. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
1984294 pages. Bibliography. Abundant archival black and white illustrations. Author's signature and inscription to relatives atop front free endpaper. "...An attempt to impart to the reader some of Elzevir's vast history, mixed with first-hand memories of the past as recalled by the contributors." - from Preface. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
réf. ria9780470621967_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Significantly revised in 2009 the WMS-IV is now directly linked to the WAIS-IV the leading intelligence test and includes four new subtests. This latest volume in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series authored by the test' paperback
1888réf. 308London: Hodder and Stoughton 1888. Hard Cover. -- 1st Edition seventh thousand. Bound in the publisher's red cloth with coated black endpapers bright gilt lettering to the spine and an insect gilt-stamped on the front board. Illustrated with six folding maps all in color and in excellent condition as well as with several engravings. The cloth is minimally soiled the corners are slightly bumped; hinges are still strong; text is clean throughout. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
194782 pages. Features: Nice RKO photo ad advertises 'I Remember Mama', 'Tycoon', 'If You Knew Susie' and 'Magic Town'; 1-page ad for Philco entertainment products; Brother Jazz - The Story of Eddie Condon - with color photos; Affair's End (fiction); How to Have Ancestors; They're Still Expendable - article and photos explain how unemployment, small-business failures and layoffs are hitting veterans harder than the rest of the nation; Fever (fiction); He Clicked for 30 Years - Highlights of the career of photographer George William Harris - article with photos; The Five Dresden Angels (fiction); Man Running (fiction); Demon from the Doldrums - Nature's most destructive force is the West Indian hurricane; Nice 1-page color-photo ad for International Harvester Industrial Power features photo of a large diesel crawler in a Florida limestone quarry; Nice 1-page color ad for Ford cars; Nice vintage 1-page color ad for Kraft Cheeses; Western Electric 1-page color ad shows telephone repairman talking housewife and children at front door; Ballantine Ale 1-page color ad; Half-page 2-color ad for Fruehauf Trailers; Pennsylvania Railroad nice 1-page color ad shows comforable scene on-board; Fall Guise - article with six color photos of men's fall college fashions; Nice 1-page DeSoto car ad; A Good Whipping (fiction); Fantastic 1-page 2-color ad for the movie 'Body and Soul' starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer and Hazel Brooks; Nice 1-page color Budweiser ad displays several illustrated plates; Goldwyn ad features colour photo of Danny Kaye; Rislone and Karbout ad features cute color photo of cigarette girl; 1-page ad for Gillette one-piece razors; Smiling Girl (fiction); Nice color 1-page ad for Hamm's Beer; One-page ad for American Overseas Airlines; Luckky Strike ad on back cover includes nice color illustration entitled 'Bright Tobacco' by Fletcher Martin. Couple of chips from top of front cover. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
réf. 0656467959.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1332990053.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1899Oblong folio. Ca. 110p. Great photographs and and local advertisements. Original full blue cloth binding. Soiled. Mildly XLib. No fly leaves. First Edition. Founded in 1866, the G.A.R - Grand Army of the Republic - was the first intergrated national veterans organization. At its peak (in 1890) it had almost 500,000 members. There were 640 G.A.R. Posts in Pennsylvania. Post 97 was founded in 1880, and named for Col. John Butler Conyngham (1827-1871). One of the scarcest and most interesting pictorial histories of the Spanish American War. This is a piece that collectors in a variety of fields would find very interesting. PA34
réf. 8043Dessin original crayon et encre de chine de H .P GASSIER format 265x205mm signature.A signaler une petite décoloration en marge inférieure sans gravité
1998345 pages. Nice colour illustrations of medals laid inside front cover. Dab of liquid paper atop title page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy of this excellent reference. Book
1985152 page paperback book. Footnotes. Roll of honour. Honours and Awards. Bibliography. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Author wrote this book documenting the contributions of Canada's native people in both world wars because no book had previously been written on the topic. "The long list of those who gave their lives bears testimony to war's consequences. Nevertheless, in the midst of battle, qualities such as bravery and self-sacrifice make their appearance and it is these qualities that are recognized." - from Preface. Text divided into four parts: The First World War; Between the Wars; The Second World War; A Comparison with Native Peoples in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this important reference. Book
19438vo; 118 pages; Holocaust-era publication aimed at building pride among Jews and respect among others by showing the patriotic role of Jews in American military history. Very Good History (H-40-18)
194974 pages. Articles: Jacob M. (Jack) Arvey of Illinois - New-Style Political Boss; Our Shameful Record in Veterans' Housing; Voyage of the Pagan - One Man's Struggle with the Sea (part 1 of 3) - John Caldwell's harrowing sailing trip from Panama to Australia; After Pensions - the Bonus? - the battle for veterans' cash benefits; Johnny's Our Boy - Actor Johnny Lund; The Navy's Uncle Louie - Admiral Louis Denfeld; Autopsy; Dick Cooliey's Comeback; Mousetrap Tycoon - Chester M. Woolworth, of Lancaster, PA; Aid and Comfort to the Ku Klux Klan - opinion piece on back page - Arthur W. Terminiello. Fiction: Just Like I Hate Money; (part 1 of 2); Sister Act; The feast of Saint Restituta; The Eyes of Mr. Lovides; The Iron Butterfly (conclusion); Ethel's Magic Doggerel. Nice ads include: Trailways bus lines; Studebaker cars - nice color photos; Pontiac; Pepsi; Firestone (centerfold); New Hudson cars; FTD; Blatz beer - colour photo ad featuring sculptor Dick Wiken; Lucky Strike ad on back cover features tobacco buyer B.C. Conner. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1997347 pages including index and notes. Author's signature upon title page. The first book about Gulf War Syndrome. An intensely personal account of the struggle of two dedicated public servants to expose one of the largest government cover-ups of modern history. A former CIA analyst exposes the officially sanctioned deceptions that have made Gulf War veterans the walking wounded of Desert Storm. "Demolishes the Pentagon's contention that Iraqi chemical weapons were not present during the Gulf War and the U.S servicemen and women were not exposed to chemical agents." - Raymond L. McGovern, retired after 27 years at CIA and recipient of the Intelligence Commendation Medal. Includes several black and white photographic plates. Spine leaning otherwise book in excellent clean, unmarked condition with minimal wear. Dust jacket excellent with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
1975232 p. ; 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
194750 pages. Linda Darnell cover photo. Short Stories: The Night; Silent Trumpet; Weep for Me My Darling. Articles: Will You Get a New Car in 1947? - photo-illustrated article discusses high prices and lack of supply; There's Still an Underground - Photo-illustrated article on Zionist guerillas combatting the British in Palestine; Young Vets and Their Old Guard; Some Wrestlers are Gentlemen - article and photos on Jumping Joe Savoldi; No More Athlete's Foot; Nick the Greek - America's biggest gambler hasn't had a hot night in New York since he made the late Arnold Rothstein quit; ; Behind the Front Page; The Stage Door Canteen. Special Features: Actor's Laboratory - with photos of Pat Alphine, Dick Benjamin, Al Ryder, Phoebe Brands, Audie Murphy, Doris Frezette, and John Gusick; Death of the Sphinx - notorious lavish Paris bordello is closed by French government - exclusive secret photos of the last night; Veteran's Administration (V.A.) - ; Cowgirl Queens - article and photos of western movie heroine Arleen Whelan and real cowgirl, Faye Blessing; Freedom From Censorship - article and large photo of Jane Russell; Verboten - veterans ordered to refrain from talking to high school girls in Indianapolis; One Big Veteran's Organization; Salute of the Month - Major General Graves B. Erskine; Photos in service and after of Lt. A.H. Smith, T/Sgt. Joseph Archosky and Captain Donald McMillan of Seattle - now a miner in Butte, Montana; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. Covers holding by one staple. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book
réf. 1334284482.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1962réf. 123965Maplewood NJ: Hammond 1962. Near Fine. Near fine. Hammond unknown books
1995réf. 282019PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
réf. 0260400238.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0265070473.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1982818 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Topics include: The Early Days; Town Growth - hospital, businesses, recollections; The Halls of Learning - country and town schools; The Faith of Our Fathers - churches; Organizations; Sports and Recreation; Family Histories; Our Unsung Heroes - pictures of veterans; Memories. Decorated blue cloth boards. Endpapers illustrated with a wonderful photo of an obviously hardworking man posing proudly in front of his log house. Moderate wear. Unmarked but for two tiny ticks to index on the last page. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
194548 pages. Features: Rheingold lager beer ad features color photos of Jean Welch, Jill Darnley, Maggie Long, Helen Riickert, Dorothy Hart and Rita Daigle, the Miss Rheingold 1946 candidates; Illustrated ad for the Fairchild "Flying Boxcar"; We Enter the Atomic Age - the momentous story of the atom whose energy science has now unleashed; Two pages of fantastic photos illustrating the dramatic story of the atom - from radium to the atomic bomb, including the Curies, Einstein, Niels Bohr, Dr. E.O. Lawrence with a cyclotron, and the great factory at Oak Ridge, TN; Ernest Bevin - a new kind of statesman; When do we abolish (wartime) business controls: Germany is Not Yet Defeated - Senator Harley M. Kilgore argues her industrial power must be destroyed; China - Unless we preserve her full integrity we shall face still another war - Nathaniel Peffer's formula for peace in the Far East; One-page ad for Drene shampoo features three color photos of beautiful Bettina Bolegard, New York fashion model; Veterans storm the academic beachhead; Our music-loving Presidents; Benjamin ('Ben') Victor Cohen is expected to be a bridge from the President to Byrnes and Vinson; Jones & Laughline Steel ad includes sketches of Donald Gortner and Ralph Ardary; Vice Admiral Ben Moreell of the Seabees looks forward to moving his bulldozers into Japan; Boom in New Yorkers studying foreign languages; Interesting half-page ad for The American Mercury features heading "Can We Do Business With Stalin", with illustration of Stalin; Nice one-page Chicken of the Sea and White Star tuna ad; Two pages of photos of ladies in fashionable coats; and more. Average external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Opening to central portion of front cover mended with archival tape. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
