1960110 pages. Short Stories: The Perfect Mate; Beauty is the Prize; One to Go; The Headlock. Articles: Hodding Carter says "I'll Never Leave My Town"; Housewife, You're My Boss - Leading Grocer Joseph B. Hall rings doorbells to learn the beefs housewives have against his company, Kroger; Uncle Sam's Orphan Airline - MATS; A Visit With violinist Jascha Heifetz - photo-illustrated article; The Trouble with American Tourists - who do so many of them become offensive boors abroad?; Michigan's Island Innkeeper - W. Stewart Woodfill, proprietor of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island The Plight of the HIll People - seven million mountain dwellers in 16 states still live in abject poverty - they are our most miserable citizens - article with depressing family photo. Serials: The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (part 1 of 8); Journey into Danger (part 5 of 8). Ads: Schlitz beer (tree planting); Tareyton cigarettes; Color-photo Mercury car ad; Chevrolet 1960 Kingwood Station Wagon; 1960 Turbine Drive Buick; Keds shoes; Frigidaire centerfold shows 16 different models; Lifesavers; Budweiser "Pick a Pair"; Speed Queen appliances - featuring Virginia Habermann, Mrs. Home Laundry Queen for 1960; Norelco shavers; The Wausau Story - with photo of R.B. Wiltse, Frank Hausman and Eugene Dymek; Florida Tourism; Airstream trailers; Benjamin Moore paint. Above-average wear. Bit of masking tape on front cover. Back cover missing. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1874réf. 47196Leipzig: Muquardt 1874. Broché. Mauvais état. in-8. Dos cassé Couverture sale avec tampon Complet des 4 planches en couleur 203 pages Exemplaire à relier Muquardt unknown
1953134 pages. Cover photo of funnels of the SS "United States", queen of the transatlantic carriers; Nice color ad for a baby blue 1953 Cadillac; Fine color ad for a green 1953 Chrysler Imperal; Wedding photos of the Earl of Dalkeith to Jane McNeill, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stanley Briggin and James Wadsworth Syminton with the former Sylvia Caroline Schlapp; Color-photo ad for the 1953 Ford Lincoln features dark teale two-door on city street; Nice Packard car ad features red two-door; Photos of 'Blaze Tapering" (hair singeing) as performed by D.J. Brown who owns a salon on New York's East Side; Amazing one-page color photo of General Motors' 'dream car' Le Sabre two-door convertible (silver) accompanies a great photo-illustrated article on futuristic North American car designs; Illustrated article on highway design by Robert Moses; Great color photo of Mrs. Edward C. Bridgman , Jr. fashionably dressed in yellow with yellow locomotive speeding behind her; Photo feature on the Wayzata, Minnesota home of Mr. and Mrs. George Halpin; Article on tourists taking their cars to Europe for driving trips; Many gorgeous pages of photo fashion ads in color and black and white; The Annual Tour of the Metropolitan Opera; Fashion photos upon a cruise ship; Two pages of photos from the Inauguration Ball for President Dwight Eisenhower; Beautiful fashion photos of Mrs. Bruce Thayer Benepe (the former Ruth Fillebrown of Boston and Newport), Mrs. John Livingston Beers (former Jane Gilbert of New York and Westport), Mrs. John H. Scott-Paine of Greenwich, Ann Reinicke, Bettina Thayer, Mrs. Hubert Faure, and Barbara Cavanagh; Beautiful fur fashion photos modelled by Catherine Manning Hannon, Mrs. Clayton Winship Johnson, and Mrs. Dino Yannopoulos; United States Lines ad includes photos of Sir Colin and Lady Anderson, Mrs. Casimir de Rham, Sir Shane Leslie, Mrs. Vincent Astor, and Mr. and Mrs. Staunton Williams; Six photos of the Las Madrinas Debutante Ball in Los Angeles include Charles Getchell and Alan Jordon with escorts, Adrienne Hepburn, Dorothy Lucile Donath, Judith Noyes Roach, Sally Ann Smith with Geroald Saltonstall Silsbee, Gretchen Helene Dockweiler, Richard Dockweiler Brady, David V. Homme, Barbara von Briesen, Dr. Hans van briesen, Marie Casey, Thomas Ingersoll, William Duffy Keller and Palmer Casey; Color Nash car ad (red) features photo of etiquette author Amy Vanderbilt; Mens fashion photo includes John Cameron Swayze and William Raiser; several page of high-end real estate ads; Color-photo Mary Grey hosiery ad inside back cover features sexy Seniorita in red dress with fan. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1908réf. 374763Gresham Publishing London 1908. Softcover Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. 68 pages illustrated with photographs & diagrams and a Sectional Diagram showing a period Automobile. An authentic standalone article extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 24.5 x 33.5 cms. Category: Varied Articles; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Gresham Publishing paperback
1918269p. Profusely illustrated. Includes actual color material samples for seat covers and spare tire covers. Also includes: all sorts of automobile accessories; tools; hardware; shop equipment; door anti-rattlers; shock absorbers; bumpers; goggles; coats; gloves; accelerator heel rests; clocks; horns; and seat covers. Small 4to. Original full printed wraps, small loss at head and tail of spine. Very nice example. AUTO/1
191834p. Small 4to. Original full printed wraps. Includes: all sorts of automobile accessories; tools; hardware; shop equipment; door anti-rattlers; shock absorbers; bumpers; goggles; coats; gloves; accelerator heel rests; clocks; horns; and seat covers. Crisp copy. Please do not cofuse this original with the modern reprints of this important catalog. AUTO/1
réf. 49345Luton Vauxhall Motors Ltd no date circa 1937. THE VAUXHALL "25" MOTORING BROCHURE oblong approximately 380 x 280 mm 15 x 11 inches 24 pages 6 full page colour illustrations of the cars with description and price plus other illustrations original publisher's wrappers. Covers slightly dusty otherwise a very good copy. Cars illustrated : The Vauxhall "25" Saloon; The Tickford Foursome Coupe; The Wingham Cabriolet; The Grosvenor Close-Coupled Sports Saloon; The Grosvenor 7 Seater Limousine; The Continental Touring Saloon. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. Luton, Vauxhall Motors Ltd, no date, circa 1937.
1995réf. 51940(Darmstadt. 1995). (4), 89, (5) Blätter u. zahlreichen im Deckel eingelegte, meist mehrfach gefaltete Beilagen. OLwd.-Einband (Bibl.-Exemplar mit einem Aufkleber) 30x22 cm
réf. B9781479789719Hardback. New. hardcover
2018réf. ASAP-9788194692546Verso Prints 2018. New. Verso Prints unknown
2018réf. ASAP-9788194692546Verso Prints 2018. New. Verso Prints unknown
1996réf. 1075781996 Editions Motorbooks International - 1996 - In-8, broché, couverture illustrée - 96 p. - Reproductions photographiques in, hors-texte et pleine page en couleurs - Ouvrage en anglais
195264 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle of many boaters upon Lake St. Louis, Quebec; Colour ad for the 1952 Meteor car inside front cover; How Dr. James Gareth Endicott Fronts for the Reds - one of international Communism's greatest assets in the world today; When Chautauqua Came to Town; Outspoken Toronto Mayor Allan Lamport; The Chateau Frontenac Hotel - article with colour photos; They Want the Unwanted - Quebec couple Dirk and Truus Vandervalk help children from broken homes; Listen the the Mockingbird (fiction); Revolution in Lotusland - Vancouver Island is booming; Entertainer Francis Grove Peddie (aka Thomas Craig, the CBC's noontime farmer); Classy colour one-page ad for the Ford Monarch mentions the Canadian Open golf tournament at the St. Charles Country Club, Winnipeg; Ten Percent of What? - article on tipping in restaurants; Champion Spark Plug ad features 1952 Indy winner Troy Ruttman; Pontiac centrefold (Catalina shown); Half-page ad for Dominion Bridge shows steel plant ladle crane; Chevrolet truck ad; Coke ad on back cover features formally-dressed lady and tray of food; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
réf. 1019505524.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0428637396.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1979194 pages. Features: American Rambler - virtually ignored by automotive history; The Chevrolet Story - Part II; Lagonda Comes of Age - before the days of planned obsolesence; The Sting Ray - Racing represents a small segment of its role in Corvette history; How to Participate in an auction or concours; Mid-Century Masterpiece - The Lotis Elite's sales career was spectacular; Cover Car - 1932 Packard Five-Passenger Phaeton; and more. Some moisture exposure with related staining/waviness, otherwise a sound copy. Magazine
1975104 pages. Features: West Coast Van Nationals; New Angle Anglia / Manta Kit Car; Pinto 2000 Blueprint; Pro drag racing without exotic fuels?; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
1972Features: A 3-part article on Quality Assurance in the Canadian Forces; Aldershot then and now - Canadians help famed British garrison town celebrate anniversary; Flight abroad is reward for top-notch military men - travel first class with 437 Squadron; Calgary Sergeant Larry Hume is host of TV show 'You and Your Aquarium'; Military medics help local populace during Jamaica manoeuvres; Canucks Unlimited - 436 Elephant Squadron - from southeast Asia to the Arctic; The Royal Navy's uniform experiments; Air Transport Command delivers a school bus to South America. Quality copy. Book
1966Features: General Dynamics F-111; Indian Air Force at War; Flying Jeep; Around the Airlines; No. 115 Squadron History; Fokker Fellowship; Between the Wars; Bridging the Production Gap; Below Zero Flying; Pakistan Air Force; Air League on Defense; Vickers Windsor; Stratoliner up to date; "The Blue Max"; No. 205 Squadron History; Power for the Concorde; The Spey-Mirage; Swissair in 1966; Kavochkins over Slovakia; British Production; LTV A-7A Corsair II; Skyways Coach Air; The British Spads; Beagle joins the R.A.F.; Bolkow Junior Air-Test; R.A.F. in the Far East; Britain's Defense Plans; Soviet Stratospheric Aircraft; Concorde Takes Shape; Supermarine Attacker; "Southern Cross" - Sir Charles Kingsfors Smith's Fokker Monoplane; British Spads - Part 2; Alpavia R.F.3 Air-Test; German Aircraft Industry; Aircraft Carriers after the 1966 Defence White Paper; Ancestor Airline No. 2; "Winter Express"; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - I; Sud Horizon Air-Test; Death of a Squadron; German Naval Air Arm; R.A.F. 'Nav.' Training; Aer Lungus History; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - 2; Potez 41; No. 114 Squadron History; West Country Museums; Dornier Do 28 Air Test; The European Airbus; Report from Hanover; U.S.A.F. Displays; Biggin Hill Air Fair; U.S.A.A.F. Paintwork - 3; Gliding Championships; Lufthansa Pilot Training; Sunderland at Pembroke; Military Miscellany; H.M.S. Theseus in Korean War; Reconnaissance Victors; Aircraft Oil Engines; 'Mods' to the Belfast; Brazilian Photo Review; VARIG, Brazilian airline; Atlantic Crossing 1922; Centre Est DR 250; Sheila Scott's Flight; Britain's Aircraft Industry - at the crossroads; What to see at Farnboro'; Tiger Meet; R.A.F. Persian Gulf; R.A.F. Strength 3/9/39; R.Ae.S. Centenary; Slingsby Dart 17R; Farnborough Report; Farnborough checklist; Argentine Airlines; Boulton Paul Overstrand; U.S.A.F. "Airevac"; No. 72 Squadron History; Slovak Air Force; Airshipping in 1966; Spanish Fighters; Ancestor Airlines - 3; Strike on Farnborough; Holland's Air Museum; Swedish Mustangs; Alon A-2 Aircoupe; Another look at the U.S.A.F.; South African Airways; Indian Air Power; Wassmer Super IV Baladou; and much more. Includes index . Gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. Moderate wear. Partial slant to spine. Book
1926Pages 577-660. Lovely color cover art by FM(?) Features: Nice color ad for Wills Sainte Claire, Inc auto inside front cover; Nice illustrated ad for the New Marmon Motor Car Company of Indianapolis - two images with text; full-page black and white Packard automobile ad; Turkey's Coming of Age - photo-illustrated article on how far the new republic is keeping its oath to be civilized and progressive; An Empire Builder of Old Japan - illustrations of Japanese Triptychs collected by Darrell O. Hibbard; Chang and Feng and Wu - photo-illustrated article of the Chinese Political Puzzle into its elementary terms; The Doom-Fraught Sahars - photo-illustrated article on this land where the incessant increase of sand augurs the dying out of plant and animal life; Little Femail "Nanook" - a broken-hearted polar bear tethered outside an Eskimo igloo near Barrow (includes photo of Detroit Arctic Expedition aircraft commanded by G.H. Wilkins - plane on ground with dog team and Eskimos in foreground); Marriage A La Mongole - a wedding where a plate for gifts is passed to guests plied with millet whiskey - photo-illustrated article; J.V. Stalin - Heir of Lenin - an Asiatic, whose iron control of Russia befits his name, which means 'Steel"; Lhasa at Last - a Revelation of Hidden Mysteries and Curious Customs at the Tibetan Capital - photo-illustrated article; "Madam President" in the Chair in India - Sarojini Naidu guides the Indian National Congress; Full page Cadillac ad; Full page illustrated ad for the Chrysler "70"; Lovely full-page color ad for the RCA Radiola; Nice colour ad for Camel cigarettes with July 4th theme; *Fantastic* black and white photo ad for American Leather Producers Inc, featuring interior and exterior photos of a leather upholstered luxury auto with body by Locke and chassis by Rolls-Royce; Nice ad for Canadian Pacific and its Empress of Scotland world cruise; Colour ad for Davey Tree Surgeons; Dollar Steamship Line ad; ad for Bankers Trust travelers checks; Red Star Line ad re: Belgenland world cruise; Very classy colour ad for Lincoln automobiles inside back cover. Color-photo ad for Listerine on back cover promotes its use in the treatment of dandruff. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Partial opening of front cover along spine and chipping to backstrip. A worthy copy of this lovely vintage issue. Magazine
197941 pages. Cover illustration of the first Motor Car in Prince Rupert, B.C. May 1909. Features: T.D. Pattullo's Early Career; Prince Rupert B.C. - adjusting to the peace after WW II; John Webber - a sketch of Captain Cook's artist; Old Trails and Routes in British Columbia - Pt. Palmer's Precipice; plus 6 book reviews. Unmarked but for number "105" on back cover. Average wear. Book
1927Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Miss K. Perrin joins as health supervisor; New West office upgraded - super photos; New York Engineer describes latest developments i.e. transmitting photos over phone lines; the truth about instrument zoning; Excitement at Duncan office; Diary describes observations on Chilliwack line; New cable successfully laid from Galiano Island to Point Grey - 9 pages of text and good photos; New Trans-Gulf circuits opened; sleeping car reservations by phone; Joe Gagnon; Phone expansion in Bay store; Seymour remodeling complete; Operating room photos; Coal, Travelling Men and Toll Lines Feature Nanaimo; High Poles removed from Seymour St. - 6 pages of text and great photos; Miss E.R. Walker - manages traffic on Vancouver Island; Cobble Hill Exchange; photo of updated Ladysmith office; Coast now linked with Okanagan by phone; Miss A. Falconer of the Port Coquitlam office; Successful Canadian jubilee broadcast from Ottawa; Photo of Chemainus Office; Royal Alexandra Apartments Fire - phones used from burning buildings by reporters; Company will have its own line to Vernon; Photo of public phones/'Pay Stations'; Photo of Belmont office near Victoria; Table of phones in use per province in Canada; Six pages of info. and great photos re: Kootenay; Battling Storm King; Mexico City can now communicate with Vancouver; Direct cable to be laid to West Vancouver; Article on poles; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Substantial wear to backstrip with some chips missing. Book
1912Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Photo of new office in Victoria; Advances in rates; Increased Rates in Manitoba; Telephoning across the Atlantic; Exchanges ranked in order of per cent good toll calls, November 1911; Statement of development - number of phones operating in each exchange as of 1 December 1911; Cover photo of Grand Forks Switchboard; Photo montage of underground work at Victoria; Birth of the Telephone - 3 page article; Mr. F.J. MacGougan; Photo of types of protected terminals; Vancouver Switchboard photos from 1908 and 1898; Great 2-page photo of the huge 'A' switchboard at Seymour; Load Curve Graph of Seymour Office; Cut-over of Victoria Plant - new epoch in phone history of B.C.'s capital; Vancouver Island Toll Rates; Special Victoria Issue - photo montage of city and district officials; Photo of New B.C. Office; Table showing # of phones in Victoria since 1880; Photos of underground work in Victoria; May 1880 list of Victoria subscribers; 1890 list of subscribers; cable-laying scenes from last September; Nanaimo and Sidny facilities; New Gulf Cable Ordered by William Farrell in England; Miss Mina Kerr; Record work at Highland; New Plant Department Building; How a Directory is Produced; Jolly moonlight excursion to Nanaimo aboard the steamer Princess Patricia; Great photo of 5 new auto wagons of the construction department in front of the Seymour Office (horses having been recently displaced); Some Victoria cable troubles; Photo montage of the Royal visitors, the Duke of Connaught, the Duchess of Connaught, and Princess Patricia; Training school for operators; interior and exterior views of the Royal trolley coach; 3-page Kamloops feature with photos; Functionalization of Plant - reorganization of the department; laying North Vancouver Cable; Photos of large buildings under construction in the Fairmont exchange - the Lee Building, the hospital buildintgs, Steel plant in G.N.R. yards; Fairmont feature - 4 pages with photos; Instructions for Operators; North Vancouver Cable Ready; Importance of Transmission; and more. Half-leather binding. Hinges tender but intact. Backstrip very rough. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge. Mr. LaBelle's signature upon front free endpaper and his initials are penned to top edge. He is mentioned on page 8 of the July issue as being the new Plant Engineer. Binding intact. Please note: small article clipped from page 18 of the December issue. Book
1942130 pages. Features; Canadian Pratt & Whitney photo ad inside front cover; General Electric Wire and Cable ad; Nice National Steel Car ad; Martin ad; Incredible full-page Beechcraft ad shows literally dozens and dozens of their aircraft under construction; Inner Motors ad; Interesting ad for Pyrene fire extinguishers; Great illustrated ad for the Douglas "Havoc" night fighter; Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific War - great article with photos; The Hoover Propeller - detailed article with illustrations; Editorial Comment; Annual Survey of Military Aircraft in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain - *Massive* section with photos and write-ups of 107 aircraft; Attractive colour full-page ad for Wright engines with futuristic theme shows people being loaded into a "Flying Daycoach" (which looks a lot like an Airbus A380); Nice ad for Sensenich Propellers; Fairchild ad shows two "Bolingbrokes"; Canadian Aircraft Production - The Priority System, Fairchild M-62 Manufacture, Good Posture boosts Production - correct seating aids plant workers; Nice Brewster ad; "So I Bailed Out" - report of a Canadian fighter pilot; Nice Rotal propeller ad; G.Q. Parasuit ad; New Equipment Section; Index to advertisers; Two-colour Lockheed ad inside back cover illustrates the "Convoy of Commerce" featuring a Hudson Reconnaissance Bomber in action over the sea; Intava ad on back cover; and more. Somewhat average wear. Unmarked. Chips from backstrip. Mailing label on front cover; A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
194950 pages. Features/Articles: Science rides the rails - work conducted in the Motive Power and Car Shops in Point St. Charles - with photos; Top Notch First-Aiders; Ira Kennedy and his passion for locomotives; The Sons of Martha; Passports to Adventure - the Ticket Bureau handles daily, thousands of items from hat checks to mouse traps; The Greatest Show on Earth - each day within the walls of any large railway station; The Human Side of Railroading; New Station opened at Grand Rapids; Training Our Future Mechanics; When the Train Whistle Blows; Riding into 1949; System news; Around the Departments; William Carr collects historical guns; Nailfinders ad on back cover; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. Cover holding by one staple. A worthy reference copy. Book
