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194132 pages. Features: Cover photo of The Right Hon. Viscount Halifax at his desk; Photos of The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, The Right Hon. Viscount Cranborne, M.P., and Captain the Right Hon. David Margesson; Twp pages of illustrations of R.A.F. badges of bomber squadrons; Two pages of photos of the recent visit of 84-year-old Marshal Petain to Lyons; Photos of the destroyed Middle Temple and its Library; Iconic one-page photo of St. Paul's amidst smoke and wreckage of Nazi onslaught; Photos of damage to Guildhall and Wren churches by London's fire of 1940; One-page photo-portrait supplement of Churchill at his desk with cigar laid-in; One-page photo of destroyed Guildhall; Photos of H.M.S. 'Swordfish' and H.M.S. 'Acheron', both lost at sea; Photos and map of 'Domed Bardia' - Italy's Libyan port besieged by land, sea and air; Photos of the war-damaged former ocean liner 'Carnarvon Castle'; Page of photos of captured Italian Generals in Cairo; Dramatic centrefold photo of Italian prisoners marching as they quit the ruins of Sidi Barrani on December 11; Ten photos of Italian prisoners and war material captured by Wavell's 'Brilliant Stroke' at Sidi Barrani; Two-page illustration of tank battle at Sidi Barrani; Photos of retreating Italians and victorious Greek and British soldiers; Two aerial photos of R.A.F. bombing of Valona, Albania's key port; Photos of personalities of the week include D.O. Finlay, Admiral Darlan, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Sir R. Dorman-Smith, C.D. Howe with E.P. Taylor, W.C. Woodward, and other survivors of the torpedoed 'Western Prince', Churchill and his wife inspecting London damage, the new Maharaja of Mysore, Rev. A.C. Don, Dr. Risto Ryti, M. Kyosti Kallio, and William Knudsen; Three sensational large photos of construction of the world's biggest plane, the Douglas B-19 under construction at Santa Monica, including dozens of the men who built it; Two pages of illustrations of the Nazi 'Lotfe 7 B' bomb sight; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
194132 pages. Features: Photos of Churchill inspecting American mechanized squadron of the home guard; One page illustration of Lord Baden-Powell who passed away January 8th; Two pages of illustrations of badges and devices of various squadrons; Two-page illustration of America's colossal sea power; Five photos of the Blackburn 'Botha', our new general reconaissance plane; The War with Nazi Germany - article discusses the victories in North Africa; Two pages of photos relating to the fall of the Italian 'Bastion' of Bardia on January 5; Five photos of Free French forces battling at Bardia; Six photos of the trail of Italian flight from Bardia; Two-page illustration of the Bangalore Torpedo in use - it was successfully used against the barbed wire defenses of Bardia; Photo of General Smuts inspecting his South African Army in Kenya; Five photos of scenes of Greek successes; Before and after photos of Wren glories after fire attack on London; Photos of the personalities of the week include Joan Hearn-Avis, Captain H.J. Horsey, James Joyce (who died on Jan. 13th), Sir Lohn Lavery, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Alan Cunningham, Frank Bridge, Sir Henry Steele, Edward Colin Ryder Richardson, Ubaldo Soddu, William D. Leahy, and Sir Frank Spencer Spriggs; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
194132 pages. Features: Cover photo of formal handing-over ceremony to the Australian Brigadier; Six photos of the snow and ice Greek soldiers overcame in Albania; Six photos from the Greek Front - awaiting Tepelini's fall; Photo of Greek troops in tiny captured Italian tanks near the Albanian front; Photo of forlorn captured Italian Colonel, commander of a crack Alpini regiment, in German sidecar driven by Greek soldier; Two-page illustration/map of Singapore and vicinity - stubborn obstacle to Japan's ambitious projects in southern Asia; One-page map of the U.S.' strategic Pacific sites, which envelope Japan at all points; Article entitled "The War with Nazi Germany - The Far East" includes photos of Japanese troops on Hainan; Photos of personalities of the week include Trygve Lie, Sir H. Harty, Dr. Tevfid Rustu Aras, M. Charalambos Simopoulos, M. Yosuke Matsuoka, Australian Prime Minister Menzies inspecting troops in London, Lord Gort in a Bren gun carrier, Sir Frederick Banting (killed in Newfoundland plane crash), Sir Shenton Thomas, Sir R. Brooke-Popham, L.A. Strange, Dan Pienaar, A.G. Cunningham, and Joe Coyne; Photos of the wood carvings at St. Stephen's, Walbrook; Aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage in Eritrean port of Massawa; Aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage at Valona; Fascinating illustrations explain German incendiary bombs - clockwork and electric types; Dramatic centrefold photo of F.D.R. addressing the House to demand fullest help to the democracies; Twelve photos of the Capture of Derna (a small town between Tobruk and Banghazi); Two pages of photos of the Capture of Derna - minefields cleared, booty seized, examples of Italian road engineering; Two pages of photos of the occupation of Benghazi by Australian troops - and welcoming crowds; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book
194132 pages. Features: Cover photo of Corvette and coastal aircraft protecting merchantmen; Two-page illustration of the Battle of the Atlantic - destroyer escorting large convoy through German counter-blockade; Photo of Anthony Eden with General Sir John Dill and M. Sarajoglu of Turkey; One-page photo of smiling mother and children bombed out of their London home; Photos of pitiful blitz victims on Clydeside, in the Port of Bristol, and in London; One-page comprehensive map of the campaign in East Africa - cleaning up the remnants of Mussolini's East African Empire; Article entitled "The Greek Victory in Albania"; Series of photos beneath caption "Yugoslavia Betrayed By Her Politicians - The Principals Concerned" - includes photo of Hitler with Prince Paul (in 1939), M. Tsvetkovitch, M. Matchek, Cincar-Markovitch and Ribbentrop; Fascist Bombing Fury - Salonika's 6th Century Cathedral Damaged - six photos; Torpedoed in the Atlantic - a personal narrative and a tribute, by Katina Paxinou; Jarabub - where the garrison of 2000 surrendered on March 21 - six photos; Centrefold illustration of Liberator bomber (with inset photo of the plane); Two pages of photos show how U-Boats are built; Photos of night fighter squadron preparing for a 'party'; Photos of the Eagle Squadron setting off on a patrol; Photos of American-donated clothing being distributed at the dockland settlement, London; Photos of personalities of the week include Teneral Petit, Major G.P. Bulman, W.S. Farren, Air Commodore P. Huskinson, the King and Queen being welcomed by Lady Astor, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle and King Haakon, Colonel R.A. Bagnold, Dr. R.W. Macan, Professor Noel Hall, Sir Cyril Newall and Lady Newall; Aerial photos of R.A.F. bomb damage at Dunkirk and Le Havre; Two photos of Ernest Hemingway - in Spain during the civil war with officers of the Republican Army and with Republican soldiers during the battle of Teruel; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
1936Pages 419- 460. Features: Excellent cover photo portrait of Mrs. Beryl Markham, the first woman to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic, who recently flew alone from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island; Photo of Mrs. Markham's plane passing over Swindon after the start from Abingdon; Three photos of typhoon damage in Hong Kong; Three photos of US aviators Dick Merrill and Harry Richman who flew from New York to England in 18 hours; Illustrated article discusses Foraminifera; One-page photo portrait of Princess Juliana, heiress to the throne of the Netherlands; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Webster, of Holderness, New Hampshire with the apparatus they use to take photos of hummingbirds, plus photo samples of their work; Six photos illustrate the agony of the "Eubee" - a 9645-ton French steamer's last half hour before it sank after colliding with the British steamer "Corinaldo"; Photo illustrated article on a new archaeological site in Mesopotamia, Tell Agrab - temples deserted 5000 years ago, and a wealth of art relics, including fresh proof of Indo-Sumerian cultural associations; Two pages of photos and colour illustrations demonstrate cultural links between Babylonia and India - new evidence revealed at Tell Agrab, with other discoveries; Two large photos show Spain's Civil War - Irun captured by rebel forces; Page of graphic photos illustrates dramatic incidents in the taking of Irun; Four photos of the plight of refugees from Irun; Dramatic centrefold photo shows Spanish refugees at Hendaye gazing at burning Irun; Photos of personalities of the week include Largo Caballero, M. Nikita Balieff, Oscar Specks (enroute from Germany to Australia by canoe!), Señora Irriburi, D. A. C. Page, Sir J. W. Wessels, the late Lord Moynihan, Photo of tragic wreck at the Belfast international tourist trophy race which killed eight; A. H. Findlay, and Sir Walter Citrine; Large photo of Kamal Ataturk welcoming Edward VIII to Istanbul; Photo of the king saying farewell to Gallipoli with Kilid Bahr in attendance; A Firmer Hand in Palestine - page of photos shows the work of British troops in preventing violence, with a photo of Lieut. Gen. J. G. Dill, supreme commander in Palestine; One page colour photo add declares Guinness and oysters are good for you; Nice one-page photo illustrated tourism ad for South Africa's Riviera; One-page illustrated ad for VAT 69; Nice one-page Schweppes ad shows football goalie lunging for ball; Nostalgic One-page photo illustrated Italian travel ad; Halfpage photo ad for Rolls-Royce cars; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper and Co.; Very nostalgic two-colour back cover ad for Britannia and Eve magazine. Unmarked with only moderate wear. A wonderful vintage copy. Magazine
1942Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo-portrait of General Smuts of South Africa; Seven photos of devastation in Stalingrad; Large illustration and two dramatic photos illustrate "Battered Stalingrad - A Broken City Held Together By the Spirit of Its Defenders"; Two-page Admiralty Chart of Guadalcanal Island, pivot of violent fighting and scene of heavy Japanese losses, in enemy attempts to recover the Solomon Islands and gain command of the Australian Seas; Russia and the Middle East (article); One-page photo of the launching of a Kaiser 10,500-ton cargo-ship in 10 days, observed by FDR and Mr. Kaiser; Aftermath of bombing in Nuremburg, Benghazi Harbour, and the Focke-Wulf Works at Neuenland, near Bremen; Photos of "Boston" bombers taking off in the dusty desert; Photo of funeral service for Leiut.-General "Strafer" Gott and others, killded when their plane crashed in the Western Desert; Photos of eleven personalities in the news include Dame Marie Tempest, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Mr. Cecil Whiteley, Mr. Edwin Barclay, Hitler meeting Rommel in Berlin, and Mr. Cosmo Hamilton; Two large photos of H.M.S. "Howe"; Wonderful action photo centrefold of H.M. Battleship "Anson" steaming full out; Five photos of Sir John Tovey, Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet, in his quarters aboard the flagship; Three photos of the Schneider Works, the "Krupps of France" in Le Creusot, which was attacked by Lancasters; Twelve photos from Madagascar illustrate key points seized and cleaning up; Page of photos of Alaska Highway construction with map; One-page illustration of ancient London bastion uncovered by enemy action; One-page article with three illustrations entitled "How the Germans Treat Their Political Prisoners - Nazi Atrocities" - the prison camp at Jernvann, where 600 Serbs were interned. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1942Pages 113-140. Features: Cover photo of Brigade H.Q. in the desert battle zone where the Brigadier, South African Command, directs operations - and photos of bombs exploding nearby; Twelve fascinating photos beneath the heading "Fighting in the Western Desert - Vivid Incidents, and Personalities, including Rommel in Tobruk and General Freyberg, V.C., Wounded; Two large photos from "The Battle of Midway Island"; Two-page map of the world entitled "Oil - The Supply Problem of the Warring Powers - A Map of Production Areas and Lines of Ocean Transport"; The Crisis in Russia (article); Seven great photos illustrate the pre-fabrication system in Shipbuilding - the U.S. sets the world's record in production; Photos of incendiary bombs - as were showered upon Hamburg - being prepared for raid; Two pages of photos and text describe the fall of Sebastopol; Centrefold illustration shows young British Officers studying tactical problems with models; Interesting photo-illustrated article explains how vegetables are dried, thus effecting considerable transport economy; Page of photos explaining the benefits of dried meat; Photo of test flight of the Boeing patrol bomber "XPBB-1"; Page of photos engaged in obstacle course training; Six photos of the "Mustang" - the fastest Army co-operation plane in the world; Two pages of photos of ice-covered decks of warships; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include cricketeer "Andy" Ducat, Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding, and Wing-Cdr. Hon. M. Aitken; Nice colour back cover ad for Puritan Leather Soles features illustration of Oliver Cromwell. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1945Pages 57- 84. Features: Nice colour Dunlop ad inside front cover features Charles Wood painting of naval plane spotter at work; Cover photo of the famous Sphinx gate of the Hittite period at Alaca Huyuk; One-page Karsh photo portrait of China's prime minister, T. V. Soong; Two-page artist's rendition of an aerial view of Japan's homeland; Two large photos of Allied warships struggling in mountainous seas; The City of the Dead - Berlin, the modern Pompeii - two pages of photos present horrific bomb damage; Article entitled "The British soldier in Germany"; Powerful display of Britain's armed might in Berlin - 5 photos; Two pages of fascinating illustrations show how British science and ingenuity contributed to defeat the Germans on sea, on land, and in the air; Dramatic centrefold illustration of "Glowworm" ramming the German cruiser "Hipper"; Seven photos of Potsdam, venue of the latest "big three" conference; Photos of personalities of the week include Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, Signor Parri, Gen. William J. Slim, J. B. Chifley, Lt. Col. Sir Francis Shelmerdine, Lieut. Cmdr. G. B. Roope, the Regent of Iraq with the king and queen, Cpl. E. T. Chapman, the newly formed Council of Berlin, Marshall Rokossovsky, Marshall Zhukov, and Field Marshal Montgomery; Photo of Pres. Truman being cheered in Antwerp; Photo of US cruiser "Augusta" with Truman aboard, steaming through the English Channel, escorted by British warships; Photos of French liberated prisoners carrying a large wooden crucifix memorial to victims of brutality; Interior and exterior photos of Goering's private plane, now to be used to the benefit of sick French children; Three photos of the now peaceful beaches of Dunkirk; Three photos of the R. A. F. Jet propelled fighter, the Gloster Meteor, developed from the prototype E.28/39; photos of English silver and Chinese porcelain of great price; Article on "The bronze age in Anatolia"; Two pages of photos of artifacts from pre-Hittite Anatolia - proof of the high level of civilization 3500 years ago; Photo illustrated article on British production of the airman's octane fuel; Colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows farmers loading horse- drawn wagon. Discrete archival tape repairs to Coverfold of outer advertising pages, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1936Pages 659-702. Features: Cover photo of the Victor of Ashangi, Marshall Badoglio, commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in Abyssinia; Photo of Gen. Smuts appealing for peace in Europe; Photo of the Kadir Cup "pig sticking"event in India, with photo of winner, Capt. P. H. J. Tuck with his horse Manifest; Two-page pictorial map of the Franco-German and Belgo-German frontiers - of world interest since the Rhineland was reoccupied; Two pages of photo of massive Burmese Leogriff (Cinthe) under construction as the funeral pyre for the cremation of a dead priest; Photo illustrated article on Brazil nuts - a minor mystery; Six photos from filming of "Kliou", the first Technicolor film to be photographed entirely in the jungle; Two pages of photos of the "Alps" of South Africa; Page of fascinating photos illustrating the world's greatest telescopic "eye", this great 200 inch telescope disc is twice the diameter of the disc in the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory, the biggest at present in use; Page of photos of medieval ship carvings in a Devonshire church - sculpted 16th-century three-masters; Page of photos illustrate the coldest Easter of the century; Page of photos of the king personally bestowing the Royal Maundy to aged men and women; Magnificent centrefold aerial photo of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia - before construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge - as she celebrates her Golden Jubilee; Two pages of text and photos present a mysterious 12th Dynasty hoard - Treasures of Asiatic origin found at Toud, near Luxor; Photos of personalities of the week include Herr Leopold von Hoesch, Señor Alcala Zamora, Dr. Constantine Demerjis, Señor Martinez Barrio, and the king inspecting the Grenadier guards; Photo illustrated article on Galapagos wildlife; One-page photo illustrated Harrods ad presents pocket watches; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him inspecting barrels by flashlight; Interesting photo shows crowd gathered around an Imperial Airways airmail service plane at Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, after it arrived from Penang for the first time; Photos of Lt. Col. F. J. Popham, and Mr. Francis A. L. Would; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Humber Twelve car; Back cover two-colour ad promotes The Sphere, The Tatler, The Sketch, Sporting and Dramatic News, and the Illustrated London News. Please note: pages 685-686 missing. Several interior pages loose but present. Faint store ink stamp to front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
193948 pages. Features: Cover photo of a T.C.A. Lockheed approaching Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa; Full-page Lockheed ad on page one features Two T.C.A. photos and one illustration - full T.C.A. theme - excellent!; Just Twenty Years Ago - Captain Stuart Graham's memoirs of Canada's first post-war flying; Full-page Lycoming ad; Awesome full-page illustrated ad for the Pioneer Instrument Company shows a 74-passenger transatlantic Boeing Clipper skipping across the water; Airport and Airway Lighting - article with illustrations; Nice full-page Beechcraft ad promotes their Model 18; 1917 Combatants - 1939 Correspondents - Ernst W. Steinitz and Capt. A.C. Burt; Igor I. Sikorsky speaks to Toronto gathering about engineering developments in aviation; Hudson's Bay Company selects Beechcraft 18D for air operation - brief article with great photo; Nice Rotax ad; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for Player's cigarettes looking back from the deck of H.M.S. "Royal Oak" tothe H.M.S. Revenge; Centrefold ad for the Cygnet; Kenyon Field at Lethbridge is officially opened - article with photo and map; Great full-page illustrated ad for Blackburn Aircraft shows fighters diving; Taylorcraft Aviation Corp full-page ad features three photos of Miss Mary Spearing and her plane; McKee Trophy awarded to Operating Personnel of T.C.A.; New Variable Pitch Propeller for Light Aircraft; Grand Old Lady Retires; R.C.A.F. assigned important duties during Royal visit; The candid camera goes to Birmingham, Alabama; News from the West Coast; Wing Tips from Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Know Your Pilots - J.H. Lymburner of Canadian Airways, Montreal; Nice full-page photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick; News from Flying Clubs; M.A.L.C. News; Cub Aircraft ad for their Trainer; Nice full-page ad for Rec Cap Ale with illustration of Hops being harvested and a photo of company employees with a caption listing their generous company benefits; *Fantastic* full-page Junkers photo ad inside back boasts of their new international speed record - the Junkers-Bomber with JUMO 211 engines achieved 517 mph; Intava ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1924Pages 354-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: My Bear-Hunt - Part 1 - the author encounters outlaws in the High Sierras of California; Ning Wo Takes a Hand - a detectives story from the Malay Peninsula; The Hunting Down of Manuel Garcia - the Americans take extraordinary measures to capture the man who killed one of their citizens in a Central American republic; Across the Great Sahara - part 1 - Captain Angus Buchanan traverses the Sahara south to north on camel-back; A Miracle of the Air - Rosalie Gordon is saved after hanging to a rope beneath a plane at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas; A Canadian Wonderland - Jasper Park - article with wonderful photos; Roaming the Wild South Seas, part 2; "Dreamy Draw' - great photo-illustrated story of how a Londoner set up house in the Arizona wilderness for the health of her husband, only to see a settlement of health seekers set up around her; A Girl Among Brigands - Miss C. Berenguer is kidnapped by bandits in the Pyrenees; Pig-Sticking Thrills - high adventure and humour hunting wild pigs in India; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 6 of 6 of this photo-illustrated article which describes F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' travels to catch the world's largest fish - incredible photo of huge male saw-fish; Some True Snake Stories; Nice one-page muscle-building ad by Earle E. Liederman of New York; Crazy back cover ad for the Allied Merke Institutes, Inc. shows man with what looks like a jelly mould on his head - purportedly in an effort to regrow his hair. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1965Features: Window on South America; TSR-2 and Concord; Russian Trapeze Artists; W.W.I German Aircraft; Midget Racer Designs; Fortress is in R.A.F.; Sopwith 'Atlantic'; No. 20 Squadron History; Future of the H.S. 681; Mexican Air Force; Avro Arrow (4 pages with many black and white photos, structural cutaway, specs, expoded view and diagrams; No. 1 Air Navigation School; Finnish War Relics; Economical Motorspatz; Veteran Stratoliners; The Two Enemies; R.A.F. will be the loser - re-equipment plans discussed; Valiant to the last - the scrapping of the Vickers Valiant; Sir Winston Churchill; Hawker Nimrod; W.W. I. Miscellany; Light Autogyros in U.K.; Campbell-Benson B-11-2; British Airlines; TSR-2 - cardinal points; No. 18 (N.E.I.) Squadron; 'Zero' returns home; Defence White Paper; Between the Wars; Air Forces Middle East; Fleet Air Arm on Tour; Skyframe Museum; Fairey G.4/31; Revolt in Congo; Meteors over Korea; Piaggio P 166C; U.S.A.F. postscript; On Being Shot Down; France's Aero Exports; British Airlines Postscript; Shuttleworth Collection; Polish Air Force, 1940-45; H.S. 125 and Dominie; No. 70 Squadron History; Scintex Super Emeraude; Sonic Bangs (booms); Sir Geoffrey de Havilland; Pilatus History; Japan Air Lines; Visit to H.M.S. Ark Royal; No. 1 Squadron, R.A.A.F.; Plane that bombed America - Yokosuka E14Y1; Navigation - Part I; Escort to Bomb Raid; Paris Report; Suez 1956; Ancestor Airlines; PZL-104 Wilga; Navigation - part 2; Gliding Championships; The Auster Line; Battle of Britain; Italian Raids on the U.K.; Chaumont Weapons Meet; Army Flying; Open Day at Middle Wallop; Gloster Grebe; Kosciuszko Squadron; Suez 1956 - a lesson in air power; Between the Wars; Navigation - 3; The Parnall Story; No. 43 Squadron, R.A.A.F.; Sopwith Grasshopper; The R.A.F. Today; Extending the Buccaneer; Two-Seater Fighting; Navigation - Part 4; Scheibe SF-26 Standard; Hermes aide-memoire; Kestrel Evaluation; "Karel Doorman"; Whitehead Aircraft; Navigation - part 5; Victa Airtourer 115; The Parnall Story; Rhodesia's Air Force; Naval Fighter School; Hughes OH-6A; Mini-COIN; No. 23 Squadron History; B.A.C. Drone; Loss of Flight 19; Training Engineers; and much more. Includes index . Gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. Moderate wear. Slight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
1943Features: Cover illustration of roller skate accident by Richard Priest; Colour Shredded Wheat ad inside front cover; Victory Bond ad; Editorial - Maclean's declaration of Faith and Purpose; Nice ad for Parker Vacumatic Pens; Commandos Attack - Highlights from the inside story of the Commandos - the first official account of the daring exploits of Combined Operations - with photos; Article on taking care of our feet; Arctic Ordeal - C.B. Wall describes an amazing story of endurance after three men crash a plan in Greenland - David Goodlet, Arthur Weaver, Al Nash - with photo; Miss Sherlock Holmes, by Thelma Lecocq - Verda Vincent is Canada's only woman criminologist; Lolly was a Lady - fiction by Ed. Zern; They Kill U-Boats - "Not only must they battle wind and weather but bomb with split-second accuracy - and bring back actual proof of their 'kill'" - by Arch Whitehouse, with photos; Beverley Baxter in London explains how war damages family life; Cross-Canada news bits including bootleg food in B.C.; Greece Fights Back - despite atrocities unsurpassed in the history of tyranny Greek guerillas wage a bitter, stubborn warfare against their Axis foes, by Betty Wason, with photos; Field Marshall Jan Christiaan Smuts of Africa - few men living today have had a more eventful and extraordinary career than this famous warrior-statesman - with photos; The Raiders - fiction by Norman Collins; Troop Troupers - the C.W.A.C. revue that's bringing glamour to Army camps across Canada, with photos; Work and Wages, by S.E. McGorman; Northern Electric Victory Bond ad; Fleischmann's Yeast ad with caption "In Wartime eat one more slice of bread each meal!"; Fascinating full-page military-themed ad by Hiram Walker & Sons explains how their alcohol is used in a multitude of military applications; Two-colour full-page Kodak ad shows two Canadian sailor receiving snapshots from back home; Modess ad shows young lady working on a plane; Nice two-colour ad for Van Camp's Pre-Cooked Beans; Full-page Ford Motor Company ad with illustration of Canada's mechanized army at war; Nice colour ad for Quaker Corn Flakes; Rare Colour Coke ad on back cover includes several images of military men. Address label on front cover. Moderate wear. Short openings to and chips from bottom edge of front cover. A sound copy of this significant wartime issue. Book
1944Contents: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft - interesting 2-page ad; McDonnell Aircraft Corporation - color ad; Gathered 'somewhere in London,' chiefs map course of invasion; photo of Japanese and Nazi officers watching German maneuvers ; Sir Oliver Leese - New Eighth Commander; Preparing to soften up the Marshall Islands; Poland's stormy history repeats in boundary dispute with Russia - Soviet's proposal for return to Curzon Line and her attack on Willkie tax Allied amity; Danish Martyr - Rev. Kaj Munk spoke his mind, then paid the dread Nazi price; Photo of Hitler with Bulgarian leaders; Camel cigarettes - great color ad!; Behind Pravda's attack on Willkie; Kodak film - military color ad; Firestone - color centerfold; Freya Stark - British Agent; Allies have secret weapon too - mysterious Jay-Pee Superplane - article with cutaway drawing; Grumman Trinity - Navy's ace combat plane makers build a colossus from $17,000 start; Surprise U.S. suit against 'cartels' baffles both British and Americans; Photo and story about Howie Morenz Jr.; Schlitz Beer - color ad; Great War Bonds ad featuring General MacArthur. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
194464 pages. Features: Humorous cover art of young couple and Niagara Falls slide show; Very classy colour Parker Pen ad inside front cover entitled "The Men Who are Planning the World of Tomorrow" shows serious draughtsman at work; Nice colour Orange Crush ad; What the Enemy Wants at the White House; Photo of Major Paul Triquet, recent winner of the Victoria Cross (V.C.); Photo of synthetic rubber plant under construction in Sarnia; Trans-Canada Telephone System one-page ad shows service men and women calling long distance; Boom in Booby Traps - photo-illustrated article explains their prominence in the present war, including photo of "Moascar Stocks" used in the training of soldiers to handle unseen mines; Dope Behind the Armies - photo-illustrated ad explains "Narcotic drugs were among Hitler's secret weapons, but they have proved a boomerang"; A Clean Sweep (short story); Sam's Girl (short story); Death in the Dance (short story); A Man and His Plane - photo-illustrated article on R.B.C. Noorduyn and his plane, the "Norseman," built in Montreal; The Sand-Lot League (short story); Movie News; Northern Electric one-page ad features their products used to keep Canada's Army on the move; When the Boys Come Home - article by the Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Pensions and National Health; Auto-Lite one page ad features inset photo of Ronald Colman; One-page Canada Post Office ad includes military illustrations and detailed instructions how to insure mailings will reach their intended recipient overseas; One-page Government of Canada entitled "The Story of Inflation" goes into considerable detail to encourage readers to resist price inflation for the good of the nation; Woodbury Soap ad features photos of newlyweds Eileen Thomas of Toronto and Douglas Haig of Montreal; Small Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows timbermen on floating logs with caption "Free Enterprise is the Driving Force!"; Interesting half-page Canadian General Electric ad addressed to "Canada's 500,000 War Brides" previews their after-victory electric kitchen; 1/3-page ad for the Canadian Association of Ice Industries shows ice refrigerator made by Sanderson-Harold Co., Ltd., of Paris, Ontario; Lovely half-page colour ad for Woodbury Powder features portrait of Veronica Lake; Fashion article with photo of peasant blouse; Salad article; Bright and colourful one-page GSW/McClary appliance ad shows housewife "Mrs. Johnson" in modern kitchen; Illustrations of fashions for ladies; Photo of Elizabeth Long of the CBC's "Women's Talks"; Super one-page colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) shows marching women in uniform above a hectic Normandy-like beach landing scene; World Sayings; Ford Motor Company colour ad inside back cover shows their military and domestic trucks being serviced; Back cover Coke ad entitled "Have a 'Coke' = Pukka Gen" with illustration of returning R.A.F. flyers by Saul Tepper; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this particularly excellent wartime issue. Book
194164 pages. Features: Nice War Savings Certificates ad inside front cover shows woman placing written pledge in her window; News digest discusses Italy's collapse, America the 'Arsenal of Democracy', and 'Compromises' at Washington; Nice "Canada is Strong" ad by Fleischmann's Yeast shows men with peaveys moving large floating logs; British Women in Man-Size Jobs - wonderfully photo-illustrated article shows Pauline Gower in cockpit of plane she is ferrying from factory to R.A.F. station; Ordeal by Arrow (bear-hunting short story); Blueboy (short story); The Bullet (short story); Inside the Gestapo - article with dramatic photos of POWs; Sixty Days to Live (short story); Meet the Ambassador! - great photo-illustrated article on Reginal "Red" Horner of the Toronto Maple Leafs; Nice one-page Pontiac ad; Canadian National ad promotes Jasper National Park; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quintuplets; Canada at the Crossroads - Dominion-Provincial Controversy; Movie news and photos; Woodbury Soap ad features photo of Deborah Douglas; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Virginia Bruce; Colorful Perennial Gardens; Spring fashion parade; Canned foods article; Fashion illustrations; World Sayings; Vintage Heinz ad inside back cover shows three of there 15 minute dinners; Nice back cover colour ad for Canadian canned lobster - Canadians are asked to support this domestic industry which has lost access to its international markets; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
194228 pages. Features: Wonderful colour ad inside front cover features a 1939 Daimler Straight Eight Touring Limousine; Title page photos of tanks returning to England from the failed Dieppe raid; The Commando Raid on Dieppe - aerial photos and a chart of the town; Twelve photos during and after the Dieppe raid; Four sketches of Dieppe action by artist Captain Bryan De Grineau; A Review of Many Events of the War - article by Cyril Falls; Photo portraits of new commanders for our armies in the Middle East - The Hon. Sir Harold Alexander, Major-General Herbert Lumsden and Lieut.-General B.L. Montgomery (Monty); Egypt's contribution to our way of life, by Sir John Squire; Excellent full-page photo portrait of the late Air Commodore H.R.H. The Duke of Kent with the Duchess; Interesting photos at home and abroad; Fifteen photos of personalities and events of the week; Centerfold illustration by Captain Bryan De Grineau depicts zero hour off Dieppe - the combined services launching their attack at the appointed time and place; Excellent two-page illustrations present structural details of the Focke-Wulf "F.W. 190" Fighter Plane; Photos of war activities on three fronts - Pacific, Mediterranean and Channel; Five photos of British 4.5 Heavy Guns in action on the El Alamein Battlefield; Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy - Six photos; The Prime minister visits the Eighth Army at El Alamein - 6 photos; Mr. Churchill visits Egypt and Moscow - six photos including shots of Churchill with Molotov and Stalin; Four large dramatic photos of Naval action in the Great Convoy Fight off Malta; Series of illustrations depict how the tanker "Ohio" delivered fuel to Malta; Great back cover colour ad for Dewar's "White Label" Scotch Whiskey shows a crate of whisky being wheeled past a smiling traffic officer. Somewhat above-average wear to covers. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Book
194332 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Victory Parade of the 51st Highland Division march along the palm-lined avenue Gambetta in Tunis; Eleven impressive photos of the Allied victory procession through the streets of Tunis; Contour map of Sardinia showing airfields and seaplaine bases; Photo of the people of Malta celebrating the Tunisian victory - with Il Duce in effigy; Eight photos of large quantities of enemy vehicles and supplies captured in North Africa; Washington Conference Ended - article by Cyril Falls; The King and Queen Meet the Allied Airmen - Dambusters - who breached the dams in Germany - six photos including shots of the King with Fl.-Lieut. J.C. McCarthy, L.G. Knight, Wing Commander Gibson, Flight-Lieut. H.B. Martin, and D.J.H. Maltby; Four large illustrations of Joint US/British Army Exercises in Southern England; Nice centerfold photo from a plane protecting an allied Atlantic convoy; Liberator versus U-Boat - Coastal Command's reply to the Sea Wolves - Eleven photos; Four dramatic photos of two U-Boats being killed by Coastal Command; Two Grainy photos of U.S. Forces on Attu Island - "the Japs are now utterly destroyed"; Photos of six French vessels at Alexandrea now joining the Allies; Two great photos of America's latest travelling gun - the 6-inch M-12 is capable of sinking a heavy cruiser at 10 miles - shown crashing its way through woodlands and being sighted; Nice colour ad for B.S.A. products on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1838Best.-Nr. 1182-21Mailand, Militärgeograph. Inst. 1838. Kolor. Kupferkarte in 40 Segmenten auf 4 gefalt. Kartenbll. (je ca. 47, 5 x 76, 5 cm) auf Leinen gezogen. Zus. 90 x 149 cm. in HLdr.-Schuber d. Zt.. m. Rückengoldpräg. 1 Karte im Bereich d. Kartusche wasserrandig. [6 Warenabbildungen]
Best.-Nr. ARR004a1Série discontinue de 103 numéros du N°13 (Novembre 1937) au N°189(Décembre 1954)
1750Best.-Nr. 32014ABUm 1750. 48 x 57 cm. Breitrandig unter Glas mit profilierter Holzleiste (58 x 64.5 cm). Leiste mit kl. Beschädigungen.
1580Best.-Nr. 1709-12[ca. 1580]. Orig.-Kupferstich. 22 x 30 cm. (Blattgr.); 19 x 26 cm. (Bildausschn.). Kl. Randeinriß.
Best.-Nr. 890655 textes reliés en 1 seul volume, demi-basane, reliure en mauvais état mais structure solide, des rousseurs sur les pages. Carillian-Goeury et Vor Dalmont, 1845, 118 p., 1 planche dépliante / Bachelier, 1852, 103 p., / Mallet-Bachelier, 1858, 104 p., 1 planche dépliante / Carilian-Goeury et Vor Dalmont, 1846, 72 p., 3 planches dépliantes / Carillian-Goeury et Vor Dalmont, 1850, 46 p., 3 planches dépliantes.
1880Best.-Nr. 2140-18Wien, Reifenstein/Gemeinderath 1880. Orig.-Frablithogr. Plan. 84 x 103 cm. gefalt. Einrisse in den Bugfalten. [2 Warenabbildungen]
