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194328 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
1799Best.-Nr. 116633fauche 1799 Hambourg et Brunswick, chez P. F. Fauche et compagnie, 1799, 1 volume in-8 de 125x210 mm environ, XIV, 170 pages, (3) ff. (table des matières), avec 13 planches dépliantes. Envoi de l'auteur. Demi-reliure, dos long orné portant titres dorés sur pièce de cuir rouge. Exemplaire solide malgré les défauts à signaler, mors fendillés (un mors interne apparent), coiffes accidentées, coins dénudés, des rousseurs sinon intérieur en bon état.
1963Best.-Nr. 130735Hollywood: Petramonte Productions 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Actor Van Heflin's copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. Based on the 1951 novel "Fortress in the Rice" by Benjamin Appel. The only film ever released by Petramonte Productions and eventually distributed by Allied Artists. During World War II the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the Philippine guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese. Shot on location in the Philippines. Gray titled wrappers with credit for with credit for screenwriter Marcus. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Marcus and writer Appel. 141 leaves roneograph with annotations throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine. internally bound with three gold brads. Petramonte Productions unknown
1963Best.-Nr. 130735Hollywood: Petramonte Productions 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Actor Van Heflin's copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. Based on the 1951 novel "Fortress in the Rice" by Benjamin Appel. The only film ever released by Petramonte Productions and eventually distributed by Allied Artists. During World War II the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the Philippine guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese. Shot on location in the Philippines. Gray titled wrappers with credit for with credit for screenwriter Marcus. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Marcus and writer Appel. 141 leaves roneograph with annotations throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine. internally bound with three gold brads. Petramonte Productions unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 250918003Augsburg Fortress Pub 1990-01-01. spiral_bound. Very Good. 9x1x12. Please Read No marks on text - My shelf location C-1-C Augsburg Fortress Pub unknown
Best.-Nr. 14483Traité de défense des places. Avec un précis des observations les plus utiles pour procéder à la visite ou à l’examen des villes fortifiées. Un abrégé des principes généraux qui peuvent servir à l’établissement des quartiers d’hiver et à un dictionnaire des termes de l’artillerie de la fortification d e l’attaque & de la défense des places. Troisième édition retouchée et augmentée. A Paris Chez L CELLOT gendre & successeur de Charles Antoine JOMBERT 1783. In 8 pleine cuir fauve raciné à nerfs, pièce de titre frottée, filets dorés, filets à froid encadrant les plats. Titre, XXIV 318 pages, titre IV 153 pages. Tranches mouchetées. En tête gravé par COCHIN, 5 planches gravées, dépliantes, XVII tableaux de M. de VAUBAN, pour l’approvisionnement des places. Complet. Petits raccommodages, coiffes et coins. Très bon état intérieur.
194396 pages. Features: Dramatic color ad inside front cover for Nash Kelvinator shows Allied bombers flying over flaming enemy factories; B.F. Goodrich ad shows New Guinea scene where ammunition is being transported by Jeep; Red Skelton divorce; Brief obituaries for Walter Kidde, Mrs. Bernice Houdini, Daniel M. Casey, John W. Considine, Marjorie, Countess of Warwick, and James T. Powers; Hotel Pennsylvania ad illustration shows businessmen being hauled in the backpacks of unhappy Indian women; Setting up Axis for knockout blow next year; Lots of war coverage; Hitler knows what's coming; U.S. Day Raids and RAF Night Bombings are best use of each force; Why Tunisia must be cleaned out; Stalingrad's Story; Photo of hundreds of German POWs at Stalingrad; Japs Island Network; US Politics; Nice one-page color ad for Good Year shows blimp as watchdog over convoy; Texaco one-page color ad features girl asking her mommy "Who was Hitler?"; Great color one-page ad for United States Steel features large image of soldier pointing rifle at reader; Plane maker Eero Koskinen; "Quit India" Fast by Mahatma Gandhi finds Britain's Foes at Odds - article with photo of Gandhi; Nice centerfold ad for Willys-Overland features great battle image of Jeep; Dr. Robert Ley - photo and brief article; Photo of Danes cheering King Christian X; Specter of Inflation Looms behind 48-hour Week Order; Amazing photos of Liberator bombers being built at Ford's mammoth Willow Run factory; Super one-page color-illustrated Studebaker ad shows Flying Fortress in flight and war truck being unloaded from ship; Women wearing sweaters are sent home from work at the Vought-Sikorsky Co. due to safety concerns - photo shows plastic safety 'bra' being modelled; Iron Fireman ad shows Marshall C. Stone of Pacolet Manufacturing in New Holland, GA; Photo and article on the Archbishop of Canterbury; Nice color ad for the Lockheed P-38 Lightning; Photos and article about Emily Post; Photo of Coast Guard basketball player Dorn; Release of film "The Outlaw" with photo of Jane Russell and Jack Beutel; Nice color ad inside back cover for Bell Aircraft's Airacobra. Covers pulling from staples. Somewhat above-average soiling and wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1979Features: Eddie Rickenbacker; The Square J; From Africa to China - Via P-40; Warplanes in Detail; F-15 Eagle; Tinian's B-29s; Spitfire Pilot; Navy's Colorful Jets; Modeling Military Aircraft; Biplanes against the red bear; The deadly D VII; Terro in the Yellow Peril; Ground Attack; Flying the CF-104 Starfighter; The Last Mustangs; An RCAF Crewman Looks back - H.D. (Cherry) Cherrington; Col. Tinker and the Bird-o-prey XIII; Warplanes in detail - the Bf 109G; Flying the Vampire; P-5... Last of the Big Boats; McDonnell's Parasite; Military markings of the world; Counter Invader; Return to Cornino; B-17G Production Line; Czechoslovakian Mule; Warplanes in detail - Me 262; Military Markings, Part II; Black Lady of Espionage; Mosquito Pilot's Escape; YF-17 Rollout; Evolution of the Mitsubishi Zero - part I; The Noblest Knight of Acedom; Curtiss P-6 in the Netherlands and East Indies; Night Fighter from Junkers; Fighter Formations - history of fighter tactics; Not so black widow - P-61s in the Pacific; Messerschmitt Me 410 A/Cross; Fighter Night - dangerous WWII mission in a Hurricane; Bristol Beaufighter - rare example; Bat out'a Hell - history of the Douglas Skyray and Skynight; Deadly Long Nose - Famous Focke Wulf FW 190D and Ta 152 fighters; Farewell to the Ugly Duckling - the Fairyey Gannet has made its last flight; Post-war military Mitchells - they served in the USAF until the early 1960s; Norwegian Warriors - Norwegian Pilots during WWII; Curse of the Lady Be Good; The Return of Halifax W1048; Mission U5 - Abort!; Shoo-Shoo Baby; Holscher's Heinkel; Forgotten Warriors; Death over Flak City; Ghosts of '44; The Deadly Storm; Forgotten Warbird Graveyard; The Deadly Storm; The Atlantic Ferry; Harvesting the Zuyder Zee; The Souvenir; They Returned; The day it rained P-40s; Fortress Ferry - flying one of the last examples of aviation's most famous bomber; Lightning Strikes - we fly a rare P-38 Lightning; A lady named Jenny - America's famous WWI trainer; Missions in the Marauder - a navigator's diary of aerial combat over Europe; Flying the U-2 - a 9th strategic Reconnaissance Wing pilot describes a U-2 mission, from suiting up to shutdown; Attack! - we fly in the LTV A-7; Cat Shooting with the Phantom - a USAF pilot flies with the Phantoms of a Marine fighter squadron; The Beauty of the Beast - adventures with the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; The forgotten promise - the first carrier landing is an unforgettable experience; Flying the White Rocket - this USAF trainer is one hot aircraft. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Book
194492 pages. Features: Great photo-illustrated Cleaver-Brooks ad features the L.S.T. landing craft their steam generators are used in; "Weird' Kreml Hair Tonic illustrated ad; One-page photo-illustrated Boeing ad entitled Schweinfurt Story shows horrendous bomb damage and boasts of their Flying Fortress aircraft; Rare one-page color ad illustrated by Walt Disney shows a Flying Fish alongside a Mars aircraft - sponsored by ADEL Precision Products; Rep. Albert Gore of Tennessee becomes first Congressman to enter the armed forces as a private; Brief obituaries for Art Young, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Leon Gordon, Frederick Hill Wood and Hobart Bosworth; Nice one-page photo-illustrated ad for Beech Aircarft shows their AT-11 bombing trainers in flight; New Allied Chiefs Confident This is Our Year of Victory; Major war coverage including organizational charts for the Allied High Command for European invasion and Mediterranean Operations; Article on the Air War of 1943 - with dramatic photo of Flying Fortresses over Europe, with one of them crashing to earth in flames; Defending convoys against surface raiders; Plane-supported Chinese troops give Japanese a real fight - Changteh; War photos from Sicily; Problems of restoring France epitomized by Algiers troubles; Plan for the trial of Adolph Hitler and his lieutenants; Manpower and the Draft; Letter mystery involving Harry Hopkins; Dramatic letter and photo from POW Lt. Col. James Patrick Devereux to his son, Patrick; Nice color Lucky Strike ad shows farmer holding large tobacco leaf; Color centerfold ad for Good Year industrial belting - showing mine/ore installation; Photo-illustrated article on Dr. Vannevar Bush; Labor unrest threatens our invasion production; Nice one-page military Plymouth ad; Interesting article on wartime censorship; Photo of runner Gil Dodds; Color photo Canadian Club ad inside back cover features Mexico's state fo Michoacan; *Fantasti* color back cover ad for Chesterfield cigarettes features WWII pin-up queen Betty Grable; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding sound. A worthy vintage copy. Book
194268 pages. Features: Brief obituaries for Capt. James H. Cook, M. Sayle Taylor, William Fortune, Madame Hranoush Bey, and Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick; Jap threat in Pacific Grows; Sea Strategy of the Japanese Thrust; Singapore Siege; Battle of Macassar Strait; Bloody Bataan; Defensive Tactics of Germans Wring Praise from the Reds; Photo (from last year) of crashed Russian pilot being interrogated by Germans; Hawaii is a testing ground for command; Churchill wins showdown by Parliament still testy; Charles Yoshii is the voice of Japan's Lord Haw Haw; Photos of Sir Stafford Cripps and James Maxton; Photo of Corinne Luchaire, pal of Nazis; Quisling becomes Premier of Norway; Photo of last Plymouth coming off line before plant converted to war production; Disney and Donald Duck are recruited to help Americans complete their income tax forms - and sooner; Iron Fireman ad features Howard A. Lincoln, President of Bemis & Call Co.; Great photo of a Vought-Sikorsky flying boat Excalibur taking off on maiden flight at Stratford, CT; Bomb shelter to be built for Liberty Bell; Two reasons for sugar rationing; Agriculture Department insists average Amercan woman is dumpy; The tall players for West Texas State College's basket ball team - article with photo of Charlie Halbert; Photo of Pastor boxing Lesnevich; Photo and article on Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel); Photo of news headline where FDR asks parasites to leave Washington; Photo of Donald Forbes; Photos of Veronica Lake; Photos of Rev. Lawrence Lacour with his wife; Commissionner Alexander M. Damon and his wife retire from Salvation Army; Canadian Club whiskey color photo ad inside back cover looks at Mardi Gras in New Orleans; Nice color back cover ad for Chesterfield cigarettes features Lois January, star of state and screen. Somewhat above-average wear and external soiling. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
194332 pages. Features: The Gallant New Zealanders in action in the North African campaign - ten illustrations by Captain McIntyre of the fighting advance from El Alamein; Convincing proof of bomb-raid damage revealed by stereoscopic photographs - article with photos; "The Ship", by C.S. Forester - the story of a British Cruiser in the Mediterranean; Full-page contour Map of Pantellaria - First loss of Italian Soil; Allied Bombing Offensive - article by Cyril Falls; Photos from the Southern War Zone - including photo of Churchill inspecing a captured German Mark VI Tiger Tank; Two-pages of photos entitled "Hitler, Goering and Ribbentrop Keep a Tight Control on Their Collaborators" , including images of/with Slovakian Premier Dr. Tuka; Mussolini, Laval, Quisling, King Boris of Bulgaria, Admiral Horthy of Hungary, and Dr. Tiso of Slovakia; Two pages of illustrations entitled "The Little Ships" - and the Gallant Crews who Man Them - incidents during night operations on patrol; Dramatic centerfold illustration shows British Gun-Boats at high-speed returning to base at dawn; Photo of Lieut.-Co. Lorne MacLaine Campbell, V.C.; photo of Major Le Patourel, V.C.; Full-page photo of crew of the U-Boat "Wolf" cowering undersea while depth-charges shake the hull; The End of the Attu Campaign - three photos; The U.S.S. Oklahoma Salvaged at Pearl Harbor - three photos; The Vought-Sikorsky Helicopter - Several versions of a novel aircraft - five interesting photos with some text; Photo of the crew of the flying fortress "Memphis Belle"; Sketches of POWs by Lieut. J.F. Watton; Photos of Midshipmen ("Snotties") taking an advanced course in a warship; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
PARIS, Lib; E. Flammarion, sans date (vers 1906) - E.O. - Complet en 4 volumes- In-12 (Plats tachés) - 1/2 Reliure havane - Dos à nerfs - Titre & tomaison dorés - Couverture conservée & illustrée en couleurs - Cartes & illustrations en texte - 436, 423 & 450, 507 pages - rousseurs éparses, Sinon bon exemplaire - Rare complet
Best.-Nr. 335171/4 page in4 - en français - Très bon état -
1830Best.-Nr. 59195Belgien ca. 1830. Papersize: 42 x 32 cm. Plan with text: 385 x 295 cm. A fine detailled plan of Charleroi surveyed by the Danish military officer C. Krag. Pen and ink with watercolour. Also with scale. unknown
1830Best.-Nr. 59195(Belgien, ca. 1830). Papersize: 42 x 32 cm. Plan with text: 38,5 x 29,5 cm. A fine detailled plan of Charleroi surveyed by the Danish military officer C. Krag. Pen and ink with watercolour. Also with scale.
Best.-Nr. 20391Paris, Didot fils et Jombert jeune, 1786. In-8, 94-413 pp. 33 pl., veau marbré havane, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges (deux petits manques au dos, quelques petites épidermures, quelques petites déchirures marginales, dont deux avec atteinte au plan du port de Civita Vecchia).
Best.-Nr. 5171Tome second.A Paris Chez Buisson Juin 1791.petit in 8 plein cuir fauve raciné, pièce de titre cuir rouge.Tomaison cuir vert.Pages de titre,343 pages.Pâle mouillure an marge inférieure jusqu’à la page19 puis de la page 235 à 251 avec reprise de la page 329 à la fin.Un petit travail de ver, sans gravité,partie supérieure de la marge extérieure droite pages 151 à 176 puis pages 243 à 256. Quelques épidermures;Mais ensemble très solide.Rare.Premier essai d’envergure à analyser l’influence de JJ ROUSSEAU en tant que catalyseur de la pensée Révolutionnaire.Un des ouvrages rares de MERCIER.Dans l’état
1944Pages 365-392. Features: Cover photo of the burning town of Cassino; Excellent one-page Karsh photo-portrait of Lieutenant-General Henry Ducan Graham Crerar, D.S.O., Commander of the First Canadian Army; Two pages of illustrations and text explaining life at medium bomber stations in Britain; One-page portrait of Marshal Pavel Alexeyevitch Rotmistrov who commands probably the largest tank group on the Eastern Front; Article entitled "Russians Approach the Inner Fortress" includes aerial map of Berlin showing considerable bomb damage; One-page Pictorial Map of the terrain of Russia's advance in the Balkans; The Battle of Berlin - seven aerial photos of utter devastation; The Battle of Cassino - seven photos of the terrain and conflict scenes; Incredibly hellish 1.75 page photo of smoke and fire in Cassino; U.S. Conquest of the Marshall Islands - scenes on Kwajalein Atoll, Namur Island, and Darry Island; Photos of the successful raid on Truk - burning Japanese cruiser, seaplane base at Dublon Town, fires on Eten Island, and fires on Dublon Island; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Charles Cavendish, Susan Travers, J.S. Bache, G. Stronach, O.C. Wingate, Maj.-Gen. Alexander M. Patch, Sergeant Thomas C. Derrick, Sir Frederick Wall, M. Kallay, General Sztojay, Rt. Rev. G.A. Hollis and General E. De C. De Castelnau; Photos of "Salute the Soldier" in London; Photo of German Gigant Wicking, 7000 RS flying-boat; Photo of ten miles of the French coast taken from the British side; Presentation to Lord Gort; Two aerial photos of bombing at the Creil Railway marshalling yards in France; Photos of Churchill visiting U.S. troops in Britain; Photos of artifacts from Nishapur, Iran; Nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Clear archival tape along coverfold. Note: this copy was never stapled. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1944Pages 617-644. Features: Cover photos of the Mosquito Mark XVIII and its U-Boat strafing gun and six-pounder cannon; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Sam Rayburn; Twelve excellent photos from Geilenkirchen, recently captured by British and French forces; Four photos at the Koenigsmacher Fort, which apparently made marine fittings; The Liberatioin of Metz - six photos in the city; Photos in the recently liberated cities of Belfort and Strasbourg; Photos of the advance on Venlo; Variety of photos of mine-clearing, destroyed German rolling stock, and humorous signs; Article entitled "Allied Advance to the Rhine" with maps; Photos of Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, General Sir Henry Maitland-Wilson, and Lieut.-General Mark Clark; Two pages of illustrations of the launching of V-2 rocket bombs with explanation; Six photos of V-2 rocket parts found wrecked in Belgium; One page of illustrations explaining a simple system for castaways to make sea water drinkable; Photo of the U.S.S. "Missouri"; Interesting photos shows long contrail of V-2 rocket, four short contrails of fighters and flying fortress in foreground; Two photos of the burning U.S. light aircraft carrier "Princeton" which sunk in the battle of the Philippines; Aerial photos of the obliterated towns of Duren and Julich; Before and after aerial photos of V-2 factory at Weimar which was hammered by U.S. heavy bombers; Photos of personalities of the week include General Philippe Leclerc, Sir George Clausen, Daniel Sultan, Naik Yeshwant Chadge, V.C., John D. Baskeyfield, V.C., Col. C. Meyer, Maj.-Gen. Dunckern, Duncan Sandys, M. Mikolajczyk, David Vivian Currie, V.C., Sir Edward Grigg, M. Joseph Caillaux, C.W. Alfrey, Sir A.S. Eddington, Count Carandini, and Tulbahadur Pun, V.C.; Photos of damage to Florence - medieval sites destroyed by hun vandalism; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
1941Pages 321-352. Features: Photos of capture of U-boat at sea; Britain Seizes Spitzbergen - two great photos; Photo of the Duke of Kent addressing thousands of workers at the vast Glenn Martin factory in Baltimore; Photo of N.C.O. prisoners enjoying their first meal since release from Vichy France; Two photos of Lord Louis Mountbatten aboard the 'Illustrious'; Photos of British toll on shipping at Rotterdam docks; Two pages of ten great photos of Britain's Army being toughened by intensive physical and endurance training; One-page photo of Italian submarine sailors standing aboard their sinking craft as they await pickup by British warships; Russia Fights On - article with map of the German pressure on Russia and map of the environs of Leningrad; Two photos of Leningrad; Photo of Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada; Photos of seventeen people of the week, including numerous religious leaders, General Sir John Dill receiving an award from Polish President, M. Raczkiewicz, Prof. R.B. Mowat, King Peter's coming of age - in London, and Mrs. James Roosevelt (mother of FDR); Nine sepia-tone photos illustrating the 'Nazi Horror' - taken from a German propaganda film being transported to America; Centerfold illustration of a great British press exerting a 'squeeze' of 6,000 tons on a red-hot ingot as part of shaping an 80-foot propeller-shaft; Excellent one-page photo of super 'flying fortress', the Short 'Stirling' bomber in flight; Six photos of airmen who bomb Berlin - component members of a 'Stirling' crew; One-page graphic compares British naval losses, 1914-1916 with 1939-1941; Seven photos of the Soviet Ambassador's Luncheon to Allied Heads on August 29, 1941; Fascinating two-page composite of illustrations show the effects of blast and how research and experiment have helped to cope with this vital problem; Six photos of concrete and steel wartime barges; vintage ads. Unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
194548 Pages. Features: Cover photo of bombing crew mission debriefing session; Nice one-page color ad for Woodbury film-finish powder features Sonja Henie; Temple radio ad; We must not delay rebuilding the world; Photo of B-17s over the Reich; Photo of Allied infantry and armor fighting along the German Westwall; Dramatic photo of B-29s thundering over Mount Fuji on way to Tokyo; Photo of American troops in landing barges on way to a Pacific Island; Last Fortress of the Nazis - article and photos explain how in the Alps east of Switzerland Hitler's henchmen are expected to make a final stand - includes caricatures of Hitler, Himmler, Goebels and Goering; The Soviet Soldier Does Not Forget - he remembers the long ordeal of his people and says it must not happen again; The Censor Defends the Censorship - Director of Censorship Byron Price replies to those who complain that too much news is kept from the public; General Lewis A. Pick of 'Pick's Pike' - photo-illustrated article of the builder of Stilwell Road, the 620-mile land route to China from Burma; One-page color ad for the Parker '51' pen; Poem - "Lincoln's Last Birthday"; One-page color ad for Benson & Hedges Virginia Rounds cigarettes; The Horace Mann-Lincoln School of teachers College; Photo and article on Shirley Temple - who tells how she evolved from gurgling to glamor; ad for Philharmonic radio-phonographs; William Gallacher - the only Communist M.P. in Britain, and one of the most persistent Churchill-baiters in Parliament - article with photo; Nice color ad for Valliant Vineyards; Great letter about jobs for men and women by Ann Maulsby; Lieut. Gen. Kurt Dittmar is 'The Voice of the Wehrmacht" - article with photo; Color ad for Nestle's evaporated milk; Nice color photo ad for Thomas' Protein Bread; Meals with Little or No Meat; Color Crisco ad; The Bare Arm Look (fashion); Decorating Ingenuity; Kingergarten Enterprises; Cocomalt ad features boy on stilts; Lovely two-page fashion section features attractive photos of formal fashions; Nice half-page color ad for Marlboro cigarettes features lady in red polka-dot summerwear; Postman's Daily Rounds - article on letter carriers of the New York area distribute 80 tons of mail daily; Color one-page ad for Fabrics by Stafford, sold by Goodman & Theise; Fantastic color-photo back page ad for Rheingold Beer features Miss Rheingold 1945, Pat Boyd, bowling. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book
194540 pages. Features: Cover photo of large portraits of Truman, Stalin and Churchill displayed in Berlin; Dumont TV ad features photo of Jimmy Durante; William fulbright writes of how America's role is to lead the world to continuing peace; The Floating Fortress - article on battleships; The Trail Blazers - piece of writing by Duffus on soldiers; This is Berlin Without Hitler - article with photo; A Base Surpassing All Others - The epic story of how engineers and Seabees are transforming the Philippines; Article on clothing shortages; What Makes for Presidential Greatness?; The Nations beautiful War Monuments; Nice one-page color ad for Drene Shampoo features three photos of Dorian Leigh, New York fashion model; One-page color ad for Kellogg's All-Bran cerial features talking plum; Healing by Magic - Dr. Abraham Hurwitz; Two pages of photos of fur fashions for ladies; Back page color-photo ad for the GE Musaphonic radio-phonograph; and more. Moderate external soiling and wear. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book
1944Cover: Battle of the Cherbourg Peninsula. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "The Face Without a Frown" by Iris Leveson Gower; The Great World War: Assault on the Fortress; General Sir Harold Alexander: His Career and Achievements; Books of the Day; and The World of Science: Insect Pests of Fruit. Pictorial Journals include: Shopping in Liberated France: Well-Stocked Window Displays; The German Flying Bomb: A Diagram and the Robot in Action; German Launching Stations in France Bombed by the R.A.F.; The Landings of the U.S. Forces in Normandy: A Panoramic Sketch; Cherbourg - Scene of Allied First Decisive Victory in France (illustrated by G.H. Davis); War's Devastation: Wrecked Equipment and Shattered Towns and Villages in the Path of the Normandy Battles; Phases in the Battle of France Which Led Up to the Final Assault on the Port of Cherbourg; "Cutting the Corner": Tanks Open Fire Through the Walls of a Street Corner House in Villers Bocage (illustrated by Captain Bryan de Grineau); Maps of the Fighting Fronts in Europe, Burma, and the Pacific Ocean; An Unfinished Flying-Bomb Site Captured in the Cherbourg Peninsula; With the Victorious Allied Armies as They Drive Onward to Italy; The Growing Might of America's Sea and Air Fleets in the Pacific; The Ingenious Bailey Bridge, Which Rapidly Spans Rivers and Chasms; Views of Ancient Perugia, Now Firmly in Allied Hands; and Beautiful Renaissance Gardens of the Villa D'Este at Trivoli (illustrated by Sir Muirhead Bone). Binding sound. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
1945Pages 281-308. Features: Great cover photo of Patton, Eisenhower, Hodges and Bradley standing side-by-side in uniform; Nice full-page colour Guiness ad illustrated by H.M. Bateman inside advertising front cover shows men unloading boat; Captured Cologne - photos of devastation near the Cathedral; Twelve photos of scenes in Cologne after its fall to the American First Army, under General Hodges; Photo of General Crerar assisting Churchill into captured German caravan now used for guests at First Canadian Army Tactical H.Q.; Three photos of the latest German Tiger Tank which fires a 14.5" shell; Photos inside and outside the Cologne Cathedral show it largely unharmed; Two pages of photos of Remagen and its now-famous bridge - the first Rhine crossing - with U.S. First Army troops advancing across it; Article 'Double Offensive Against Germany' includes map and photo of Leonard T. Gerow; One-page map of the Western Front indicates the terrain and the various commands under Eisenhower; Photos of destruction in Germany, including Bonn University, a street in Xanten, the (formerly) beautiful old gate of Xanten, and the south bridge over the Moselle at Trier; Six photos of new Rocket Barrage and its ammunition - a devastating British infantry and tank weapon; Centrefold illustration of General Crerar's surprise night assault which smashed the important fortress town of Goch; Photos with the Red Army as it drives toward Berlin; Great page of eight photos of Heroines of the U.S.S.R. - combatant members of the Red Air Force, including Major Yevdokia Bershanskaya, Leiut. Natalia Meklina, Major Yevdokia Mikulina,Irina Sebrova, Lieut. Rufina Gasheva and Flight Commander Yevgenia Zhigulenko; Photos of personalities of the week include Carl Timmerman, W.D. Morgan, Lance-Corporal Henry Harden, V.C., Field-Marshal Alexander with Marshal Tito in Belgrade, F.A.B. Fasson, Dr. Janet Vaughan, Peter Lawless, Viscount Dawson of Penn, and Lieut.-General Mario Roatta in the Rome High Court of Justice (his subsequent escape caused rioting); Naval photos including H.M.S. "Implacable," Admiral Somerville boarding the battleship H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth," German U-Boat crewmembers floating after their vessel was sunk by the Canadian corvette "St. Thomas," and a gaping hole in a British submarine which, remarkably, survived; Photos and illustrations of Mandalay and its relief; Six interesting photos of camouflaged pill-boxes in Britain; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows shipbuilders at work; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
1942Pages 253-280. Features: Cover photo of coffin of H.R.H. The Duke of Kent being taken to Windsor; Seven photos illustrated the Russian Soldier - a good friend, but a fierce foe; Two pages of photos from Russia, highlighted by a large photo of Stalingrad's massive Tractor Works, now converted to the production of tanks and heavy guns; Aerial photos of tank factory at Gien before and after R.A.F. raid; Air photos of U.S. attack on Abbeville Aerodrome; Aerial photos of devastating bomb damage to Mainz and Osnabruck; The Russian Achievement (article); Six informative illustrations on one page present 'The Best Field Gun in the Worls" - the British 25-Pounder; Five photos of the Army'snew six-pounder in action in the desert; Two photos of British forces in North Africa; Eleven fascinating photos illustrated "The Vigil of the Desert Patrol and the Qattara Depression - Problems of the Arid Region Which Lies South of El Alamein; Fantastic centerfold illustration of the Short "Sunderland" Flying Boat of the R.A.F. Coastal Command - skimming along the water; Seven illustrations of the extraordinary exploits of the "V.C. Submarine" H.M.S. "Torbay" during her Mediterranean cruise; Five photos of the Dieppe debacle - 'according to German propaganda photographs'; Page of great photos of the "Flying Fortress" and its guns; Photos of Egypt's Natural Defence Zone - The Qattara Depression; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include Leiut. J. Lowther, P.O. The Hon. M. Strutt, Mr. L. Hannen, Hitler meeting Raschid Ali El Gailini, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Lieut.-General Montgomery; Interesting page of illustrations explain "When a German Fighter-Pilot Bales out of an "F.W.190" - i.e. how his parachute pack is harnessed, and how it and his rubber dinghy are operated; Vintage ads including a nice colour one for Johnnie Walker on back cover which shows horses pulling plough in field outside window. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
