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1937202 pages. 23 x 16cm. Index. Several charming colour illustrations plus more in black and white. Navy blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering on front board. Coupon page at back present and complete. Binding intact. Unmarked. A high-quality copy of this lovely vintage Canadian cookbook. Driver O771.2 Book
194052 pages. Primarily color photos of flower arrangements capped by 8 pages of mouth-watering color photos of iced vintage Coke bottles attractively presented. Above-average wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover and first page. A worthy copy of this great Coke collectible. Book
194180 pages. Primarily color photos of flower arrangements capped by 8 pages of mouth-watering color photos of iced vintage Coke bottles attractively presented. Prior owner's name neatly atop front cover otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A nice copy of this great Coke collectible. Book
1927168 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. Average wear to black leatherette-covered boards. Binding intact. Unmarked. Moderate evidence of moisture exposure to lower corner of all pages. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage radio reference. Book
1952112 pages. Index. Illustrated with color and black and white photos. "Here is your guidebook to chocolate cookery, with all kinds of delicious chocolate dishes to make. You'll find expert tips on how to use your old friend, Baker's Chocolate, and more than 200 recipes." - from page 1. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this charming work. Book
194550 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Christmas at Fort Pitt; Hobby for Booklovers - the Canadiana book collection of D'Alton C. Coleman; The House That Mac Built - the log buildings erected by the North West Company in the north and west originated in French Canada - interesting photo-illustrated article on early building styles; Redcoats at Fort Garry - nearly a century ago, 300 foot soldiers, with artillery and engineers, came from England to Red River, brought by the HBC to stand on guard for Canada; The Cowichan Sweater - photo-illustrated article; Mining in the North; Sled Journey - photo study; Peter Rindisbacher - Red River Artist; Chief Factor Dr. John McLoughlin's Letters, 1844-46; Arctic fur show - photos of Eskimo ladies wearing fur fashions; Atmospheric Defence - how HBC 'brass-pounders' heled guard our northern approaches during WWII - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Veteran of Two Wars - the good ship 'Nascopie'; Vintage back cover two-colour (orange and black) ad for the HBC's Imperial Mixture of tinned pipe tobacco. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
192746 pages. Not connected with the Ford Motor Company. Interesting cover illustration claims "Half the country frozen, the other half mud holes". Main article discusses "The Used Car Problem". Article on the successful use of Fordson tractors to move 30,000 yards of dirt during construction of the State of Washington Administration Building. High cost of liability insurance in Massachusetts results in horses being brought back into service. Fordson Equipment News - article with nine great illustrations of vintage equipment; Eight New Jersey dealers experiment with radio advertising; Four samples of direct mail pieces promoting Ford dealer service; Logging contractor E.S. Friend & Son of Columbus, Ohio explains the savings Fordson brought to his operation by eliminating the use of horses; Fascinating illustration and article describe large saw blade which may be attached to the front of Fordson tractors courtesy of V.L. Holt & Co. of Portland, Oregon. Two-pages of "Used Car Appraisals for February 1927"; Many great vintage ads for equipment and parts, our favorite being the Rex Rumble Seat ad on the back cover which shows a couple of spunky young couples in car being addressed by a cop. Average wear. Minimal markings. A worthy copy of this nice Ford collectible. 13.5" x 10.2" Magazine
196664 pages. Features: The U.S.S.R. and I - colour-photo-illustrated article describes what it's like to be a tourist in the Soviet Union; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for the 1967 Dodge Dart, red - convertible and black hardtop; When the Cable Came to Heart's Content - one hundred years ago the ship 'Great Eastern' linked Newfoundland with Europe; Snow Cruiser snowmobile half-page colour-photo ad; Let's Give The All Assists - a discussion of how assists are awarded in the NHL; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the line of C.C.M. sports products; Lt.-Gen. E.L.M. Burns discusses what hope he sees for peace in the nuclear age; Vintage one-page colour toy ad for Eldon Road Racing Sets and new Eldon Tinyrooms; Centrefold colour ad for Parker Pens; My Pet Tarantula - Robert Scarlett describes his pet, one of 2,500 insects, butterflies and spiders in his collection; Safe Driving Week - A Sad Report on how Canadian motorists die; Great one-page colour-photo ad for Aylmer Soup features two photos of Phyllis Diller; How to Build a Candy House; Nice photo-illustrated article on Brampton radio station CHIC's all-girl team of disk jockeys, Jan Campbell, Marilyn Macdonnell, Penny Machtell and Febby Barnard; (Toy) Dolls Come Alive with Personality; Great photo-illustrated article on Beatle John Lennon going to war as Gripweed in making of the film 'How I Won The War'. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1947218 pages. Features: Rhode Island home of artist Antonio Cirino; The Los Angeles home of Sydney H. Strouds; Solar home designed by David Barrow; Home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook of Phoenix; The home of Dr. and Mrs. M.E. Smerling; Jean Keithly and her Elmhurst, Illinois home; The Skeet Brandon family of Newcastle, Indiana; and much more, plus dozens of vintage ads. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
195035 pages. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy of this charming vintage cookbook. Book
195616 pages. Features: Marlene Stewart N&S Champion at Pinehurst; Fetchick wints at St. Pete; Ford saves $100 after dispute; Weaver beats pros at Gulfport; Page of photos from the 54th Women's North and South; Dr. Noah Pomeroy explains how to play at 85, with photo; Half-page photo ad for the Homestead Hot Springs of Hot Springs, VA; 2/3-page ad for the E-Z-Go golf cart; Vintage back cover ad for Etonic golf shoes features photo of Lloyd Mangrum with illustrations of the model 7868 and 7102 shoes; and more. Minor soiling to front cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
195616 pages. Features: Mike Fetchick wins Western Open; Wiffi Queen of Trans; Patty Berg Triumphs; Wilfred Reid guide to hand action; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Carneys; Photo of J.A. Ward and Bill Webb; Photo of Wiffi Smith with Richard S. Tufts; Five nice photos of Association officials, stars and others at Monterey Peninsula Country Club; Photo of Lois Hayhurst of the Wilson sporting goods company; Nice photo of Mr. and Mrs. James Ferrie; Vintage subscription blank; Photo of Desert Inn CC pro Howard Capps with Helen Doyle and Toni Clark; Photo of winner Patty Berg; Back cover map of the golf courses of the Pinehurst Country Club; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
196656 pages. Features: How the French pay ship Le Chameau gave up its fortune to divers Alex Storm, Dave MacEachern and Harvey MacLeod off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - great colour photos with article; Harold Wilson - My, how he's changed!; Michael Langham - this quiet man has been the Stratford Festival's undisputed monarch for 11 years; They learn to live with drinking parents; What's Next - a Canadian Tennis Star? - Bob Puddicombe, Bob Bardsley, Barry Shakespeare, Bob Moffat, Vic Rollins, Don McCormick; Divorce, Mexican Style - our reporter zips through the charade of a Juarez divorce to prove a point - but hundreds of Canadians do it in earnest; "You're a Damn Lying Scoundrel" - the last fatal duel to be fought in Canada between John Wilson and Robert Lyon; Vintage colour ad for Honda automobiles - convertible and G.T. Fastback Coupe; Canadiana with Gerald Stevens; Back cover ad by Carling introduces their 9 brewmasters. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1916Pages 290-380 pages plus 36 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Sunken Submarine - the experience which befell the U.S. submarine "Diver" which shot its men from its torpedo tubes! (per cover illustration); The Fetish Man's Downfall - a tale from Accra in 1899 involving prisoner Yao Dwirra; Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line - marvelously photo-illustrated article about the engineering and scientific wonders of the first phone line connecting New York to San Francisco; "Black Tom" - an exciting story from the early days of the Pennsylvania oil-fields; "On the Wing" - extraordinary adventure with a big rattlesnake in southern Mississippi; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth (part V) - incredible tales of a party working its way through hostile svages and the forces of nature; The Train-Robbers - the tragic story of a hold-up on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the long man-hunt which followed, 1892-1894; Wicks's Ordeal - the terrible menace which a man-eating tiger constitutes to a community; Two Girls on a Ranch (part II) - two young ladies try to win fortune by running a ranch in the wilds of Arizona; The Secret Post Office - an amusing echo of the Boer War showing how the well-known 'slimness' and fertility of resource of the Boers were for once turned against them; Concerning Camels - some amusing stories; A South Pacific Piracy - an account of the tragic voyage of the brig "Moa," of Auckland, New Zealand in 1870; The beacon of the Gulf - photo-illustrated article on Bird Rock, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Photo of a 'home-made' train run on the only railway in British North Borneo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1916Pages 386-478 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Price of Gold - an appalling catastrophe strikes a prosperous mining camp at South Porcupine, Ontario; Besieged by Cannibals - a solitary man in the Congo is besieged in his house by a mob of bloodthirsty savages; The Bull and the Barque - a bull on board a ship is worse than a bull in a china-shop; A Bad Bargain - a young Englishmen is tricked into years of misery on the deadly Niger coast before turning the tables on the tricksters; The Empire's Secrets - a British soldier consents to sell plans and photos of the defences of one of Great Britain's most important bases in the East - before disaster overtook him; Out of the Darkness - a rash young man crosses the Rocky Mountains alone in winter-time; Wanderings in Northern Persia (part I) - great photo-illustrated account of a journey beginning from Enzeli; From Job to Job Around the World (part I) - two young Americans with ten dollars between them set out to work their way around the world; Down the Amazon from Source to Mouth (VI) - the author's expedition fights nature and hostile natives; McGrath's Voyage - a white trader, a boy, and a pig make a wonderful 2,000-mile trip across the South Pacific in an open boat - safely passing through a hurricane; photo of a hot-water geyser struck by drillers in Calistoga, California; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1918Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1919Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Flying in Central Africa (part I) - adventures from the flying log-book of an R.A.F. officer during ther campaign in German East Africa; My Adventures in Bolivia - Frank Rose was arrested as a dangerous revolutionary but managed to escape; Relief Worker's Adventures (part I) - thrilling adventures among the war victims of Armenia, Syria, and Persia, with photos; Hunting Big Game by Motor-Car - Captain F.A.M. Webster describes how he does it, with photos; The Adventures of a Newspaper-man (part III) - Frederic Martyn's adventures - with photos; Pukalofa's Tragic Revenge - Captain Samuel Randall recounts the brutal behavior of a whaling captain towards his crew in 1868, and what followed; In the Wilds of Siberia (Part I) - great photo-illustrated article by Harry Somerset-Lister describes his adventures; The Theft of the Zuni God - in New Mexico three U.S. Cavalry troopers stole the idols of the Indians, thus incurring their wrath; "The Surf Deer" - Reminiscences of the Dover Destroyer Patrol by Captain E.R.G.R. Evans, the Commander of the destroyer Viking; Shooting Elephants in the Middle of a Battle - what happened during the German East African Campaign; Hunting an Elephant During War - another thrilling incident of an elephant hunt during stern fighting in German East Africa, related by a Rhodesian soldier; Our Life at Holzminden - Lieut. J. Whale describes his life in this German POW camp in Brunswick, and provides his own illustrations; The Making of a Mandarin - photo-illustrated explanation of the curious and picturesque examinations which are held every three years in China and Indo-China for the coveted diploma of Chu-Jen, which entitles the holder to call himself a full-fledged Mandarin; Smugglers' Strategy Unveiled - photo-illustrated article explaining the many ingenious methods used by German and Swiss smugglers to get food and other things into enemy territory; The Tragedy of the Sling-Chain - Miner Bill Burton is killed in Australia; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1924Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
195792 pages. Features: The Penalty Worse Than Death - Douglas C. Rigg, Warden of Stillwater Prison in Minnesota describes the life of the 110 lifers under his supervision; I Rode Detroit's Mystery Car - photo-illustrated article on Ford's new Edsel; Buckskin and Blanket Days (2 of 3) - young Tibbles' prowess astounded the Indians during a desperate hunt for buffalo, then a scene of human massacre stirred the warriors to vengeance; Town with a Homemade Lake - color-photo-illustrated article on Bloominton, Indiana; A Crooner Comes Back - photo-illustrated article on singer Gene Austin; Does Sweden Dare Stay Neutral - fascinating photo-illustrated article discusses their military and civil defenses in the shadow of their historic enemy, Russia; Secrets of the Unkown War (last of 5 articles) - Greenland's valiant little 'army' raced to ambush the Germans before the spring thaw, but they desperately needed American help; The Face of America - Callow Cowboys - branding on the W.R. Wooten Y7 Red River Ranch; Listen, Doctor! - Medical doctors listen to audio tapes to keep up with new discoveries. Fiction: The Boy Who Didn't Belong; Marry for Love; Challenge the River; The Everglaces Blonde; The Case of the Dead Man's Daughter (part 4 of 8). Ads: Vintage Homellite chainsaw ad features the EZ 6 and 6 22; Great color-photo ad for RCA Victor TV features several of their Hathaway, Socialite and Nassau models; Fantastic one-page color-photo ad for the Plymouth Station Wagon (white on blue) on the beach; L&M Cigarette ad features photo of speedboat racer Joe Schoenith. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine
1953100 pages. Features: Our Two Toughest Allies - Greece and Turkey, the two poorest countries in NATO, kick in 40% of their budgets for defense; A Soldier's Farewell (part 2 of 2) - General Omar N. Bradley; The Things You Can Make in Your Cellar - basement woodworkers; Why Ike Had to Draft Fathers - 13,000 'students' a month were turning temporary deferments into permanent exemptions; The Most Expensive City in the World - great photo-illustrated article on Robert Sherrod and his family who live in Tokyo; The Mystery of the Mayan Temple - secret stairway in the temple of Palenque may suggest an ancient link between Egypt and America; They Sell People to Pets - San Francisco's "House of Pets"; Fiction: Midnight Mike; Love Has No Sense; The Bully of Uvada; The Betrayal of Tio; Spy and Counterspy (part 2 of 8); Young Captain Hornblower (part 6 of 8). Ads: Nice color-photo ad for RCA Victor TVs; Creepy two-page Kent cigarette ad says "If You'd Like the greatest health protection in cigarette history... these facts can help you..."; Color-photo ad for American-Standard bathroom fixtures features garish blue, pink and green examples; Nice color ad for Grehound bus lines; Color ad for the Oldsmobile Super '88' 4-door sedan, red with white roof; Mobiloil color ad features the 1953 Indianapolis 500; Nice color-photo ad for Lincoln cars; Nice two-page color-photo ad for Frigidaire Electric Ranges; Nostalgic Texaco Sky Chief cas ad features large red boxing glove; One-page elegant color-photo ad for Packard cars; Webcor tape recorders; Vintage ad for the new Homelite 5.5 HP chainsaw; Color-photo ad for Ford cars features the A.M. Brown family of Westchester County, NY; Dayton Rubber Tire ad features H.O. Vincent, Secretary of Service Lines, Inc. of Nashville; Gulfpride oil ad features nice color photo of Ralph J. Cahall of Annandale, VA, and William P. Snyder, III, of Sewickley, PA; Nice color Convair ad features shapely lady in purple dress; Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1955Undated. Perhaps circa 1950s. This 3-panel promotional brochure extolls the many benefits and amenities of living on Bowen Island "only 12 short miles from downtown Vancouver." The brochure was published by D.A. Moon of Bowen Island Agencies, a realtor located on the island. Includes map and photos. A nice Bowen Island collectible. Book
1909Pages 253-292 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Campaign Against the Housefly; Homes of American Artists - "Red Oaks," the Summer House of John M. Carrere, Esq., White Plains, NY; The Wild Mushrooms; A Reclaimed Dwelling - how a farmhouse at Stokes Pogis, Villa Nova, PA, was Reclained and Transformed into a Habitable Dwelling; Curtains for the Summer Home; The Healthiest House in the World - designed by Milton Dana Morrill, of Washington; Trimming Old Trees; The Garden Gate - wonderful photos; Forest Conservation at Biltmore, the North Carolina estate of George W. Vanderbilt; Small Houses of Small Cost - from $3,500 to $5,500, belonging to Mssrs Cowle, Smith, Morrini, and Mrs.Turner; "Glenbrook," A Naturalistic Garden Designed by its Owner at Newburgh, NY; "The Lindens," The Summer Home of E.S. Williams, Esq., at Nahant, MA; The Profitable House - A House for a guaranteed cost; One-page vintage illustrated ad for the Electric Renovator, an early vaccum cleaning system; One-page ad for Wm. Knabe & Co. pianos; Ad for the Steinway Art Piano; Travel Ad for Muskoka Lake; Great two-color back page ad for Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder features lady at medicine cabinet; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1934100 pages. Features: The Road to The Left (part I); Visiting Man; Salute! - There Goes Romance; Plain Nice; Quite Happily Married; From This Day Forward; Nice one-page color ad for Campbell's soup shows 21 cans of their various flavours; Classy one-page color Camay soap ad features lady sought by gents on horse farm; Ponds cold cream ad features photos of Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel III; Vintage one-page color ad for Camel cigarettes features illustrations of Mrs. J. Gardner Coolidge, 2nd, Mrs. Thomas M. Carnegie, Jr., and Mrs. James Russell Lowell, plus endorsements by Miss Mary Byrd, Miss Alice Byrd, Mrs. Powell Cabot, Miss Anne Gould and Mrs. Potter d'Orsay Palmer; Photo of Miss Ruth Linton of St. Paul, MN as she endorses Nujol; One-page ad for Listerine toothpaste features photos of illustrator Dan Content and Betty Cook; Fascinating half-page photo ad sponsored by the California Fruit Growers Exchange proclaims "Tooth decay reduced 57% with fresh orange and lemon juice"; One-page illustrated ad for the new Ford V-8; Vintage one-page color ad for Sunkist oranges; Berry Shortcake recipe; Interior design article; Certo ad features photo of Iowa jelly and jam champion Mrs. C. Osborne; Very attractive one-page color-illustrated ad for Wesson Oil (to be used in mayonnaise) features pastel country scene; Bisquick ad features photo of Eleanor H. Dewey of Minneapolis; One-page Pond's face powder ad features color illustrations of Miss Whitney Bourne, Miss Charlotte Young, Miss Lilla Fiskk, Miss Mary Weld, Mrs. Edward Burns and Mrs. Frederic Bellinger; Several pages of lovely color illustrations of ladies' dress fashions; Photo of Edna Wallace Hopper in ad for her "Special Restorative (skin) Cream"; Vintage color comic-format ad for Lifebuoy and Rinso inside back cover cover topics such as B.O. and clothes boiling; Nice color-photo ad for Ivory Soap on back cover; and much more. Small faint date stamp atop back cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Openings at each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this delightful vintage issue. Magazine
1945Pages 1191-1234. Features: In the wake of VE day, this issue features several vintage ads promoting tourism to such European destinations as France, Rome, Düsseldorf, Baden-Baden, Austria, Bad Nauheim, Czechoslovakia, Zürich, Bermuda and more; Great cover photo of the fall of Bilbao - a peaceful street scene after the bloodless occupation of the city by Gen. Franco's troops and tanks; Group photo of members of the Imperial Conference at St. James's Palace; The passing of Sir James Barrie, author of Peter Pan - page of photos and text; Two pages of photos of floodlit pavilions at the Great International Exhibition in Paris; Two pages of fantastic photos of Wimbledon's 1937 seeded men and women players, including D. Budge, G. Von Cramm, H. Henkel, Miss H. Jacobs, Fru S. Sperling, A. Lizana, and 10 others; Page of nine photos illustrates stages in the growth of Amorphophallus Titanum; Article entitled "Headhunters never before visited by Europeans" - among the wild Naga tribes in a hitherto unexplored region on the Assam-Burma border - adventures with a British expedition sent to suppress slave trading and human sacrifice, with aerial photo of the burning of Pansha, a powerful village of the Kalyo Kengyu Nagas, destroyed by a British punitive expedition as retribution for slave trading and terrorism; Two intriguing large photos show the "radio" (huge log drum) used by headhunters to broadcast news; Two pages of great photos illustrate a Naga war dance and how they use headhunting to stimulate successful crops; Two pages of illustrations depict the havoc of Civil War in the countryside near Bilbao; Photos of the Lord Mayor of London in Paris; Photos of the 25th International Horse Show at Olympia; Two pages of text and photos document the fall of Bilbao - street scenes in the much-tried city after the entry of Gen. Franco's forces; Too large photos of the "Pommern" as it raced from Australia to England; sombre photo of large crowd watching the German battleship "Deutschland" landing her dead at Wilhelmshaven; Photo of Bedouin Arabs welcoming the Emir Abdullah on his return from the coronation; Photo of Bulgarian King Boris with his daughter, acknowledging cheers of his people upon the birth of his son Simeon; Two nice photos of the first Garden party given by King George and Queen Elizabeth; Photos of personalities of the week include T. S. Furmore-Hesketh, Bishop Welldon, Col. Henry Guest, P. G. Fairfield, Prof. J. H. Hutton, Lord and Lady Salisbury, M. Chautemps, M. Blum, Sir Squire Sprigge, Soviet airmen Chkaloff, GBaidukoff, and Byelyakoff, and M. Gaston Doumergue; Photo a beautiful sculpture unearthed by plowing French farmer M. Jean Gonon, of Estrat; Photo illustrated article on polecats; Women's fashion photos; Colour back page ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House, of London) and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
1945Pages 975- 1022. Features: Nice One-page photo-illustrated travel add for Czechoslovakia; Vintage half-page photo-illustrated ad for the French Riviera and Basque Coast; Cover photo of the king and queen and Princess Elizabeth going aboard the Royal yacht "Victoria and Albert" in Portsmouth Harbour; Photos of Portsmouth welcoming the king; Dramatic photo of assembled warships firing royal salute; Two pages of photos of the fleet illuminated at night; Photo of the king leaving 6 inch gun turret in HMS "Southampton"; Illustrated article discusses the riddle of the markings on Mars; Nice one-page photo of the king and queen returning from St. Paul's in an open landau with princesses Elizabeth and Margaret; Page of nice photos of attendees at the Empire day and coronation Thanksgiving service in St. Paul's; Nice one-page photo of the king and queen with their daughters in their horse-drawn landau before a huge crowd; Two-page illustration of the Empire day and coronation Thanksgiving at St. Paul's; One-page photo of the king and queen at Chelsea; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Alexander Grant, Marshall Voroshilov, Gen. Ismet Inonu, the Duchess of Kent, the Maharajah of Alwar, Dr. S. H. Langdon, the late John D. Rockefeller, who died on May 23, the Duke of Kent, Queen Mary, and Lord Aberconway; Two-page illustration of celebration of the honourable artillery Company's (H.A.C.) 400th anniversary at Olympia; Three photos of the Paris exhibition which has officially opened; Photo of Donald Bain leading crowd of bushmen in Cape Town as he seeks permission from the government to kill game for food; Photo of the shattered deck of HMS "Hunter" after it struck a mine off the coast of Spain, killing eight; Five photos of refugee Basque children brought to England in the "Habana"; Classy one-page Harrods ad features a dining set; Nice one-page ad for Humber's seven passenger Pullman Limousine; One-page ad for Austin Reed men's clothing; One-page photo-illustrated ad for the Hudson Eight Tickford Foursome Coupe; Two wedding fashion photos for women; Classy half-page photo ad for Bentley cars; One-page photo ad for King's College Hospital appeals for financial help; Travel ads for Switzerland, Australia, Bermuda, and more; Colour back page ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House of London); and more. Please note: half of centrefold missing, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great issue. Magazine
