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197120 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Salutation by Daniel Fuchs; Q & A; Jewish News; Incidents in the Field; Honor Israel Night at the First Baptist Church of Newfield, New Jersey; Passover Telecast, April 3-8, 1971; Shalom Israel Broadcasts; Israel in the Spotlight - Chapter XI; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197420 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Daniel Fuchs discusses the Yom Kippur Arab Attack on Israel; Incidents from the Field; Reaching the Jews in Buenos Aires; God's Spirit Moving in Central Jersey; Financial Report; Continuing Blessings in Pittsburgh - photo-illustrated article; Q & A; How to Witness Simply and Effectively to the Jews; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1951326 pages. Features: Nice color-photo ad for Kelvinator ranges inside front cover; Listerine ad shows two young men eyeing young lovely floating alone on water mattress; Town of the Month - Plymouth, Massachusetts; Nice color Camay sopa ad features beautiful Mrs. Cornelius Lorenzen, Jr., the former Barbara Jean Shaw of New Jersey; Assignment in Hollywood; Nice photo ad for Warner's 3-way-sized bras and foundations; Color Lux ad features Joan Caulfield; Two-page color-photo ad for Indian Head Cotton; Lustre-Creme ad features color photo of beautiful Ann Blyth; photo ad for Playtex baby pants; Excellent two-page color ad for Prell shampoo; Article on Eczema; Nice vintage one-page ad for Johnson & Johnson Cotton Tips (before they were rebranded as Q-Tips); Drene shampoo ad features photos of Jeanne Bal; The Woman and Her Car; Monthly Career Girl - Barbara Atkins of the Bank of Virginia in Richmond; Color Ivory Soap ad with image of Jean Christman; Why I Quit Working; The Jukebox and the Kallikaks - story by B.J. Chute; The Years Between (part 1 of 2); The Greener Grass; My Last Duchess; Woman and the New War; Lovely color-photo fashion photos; Lovely color-photo bedroom design ideas; 8 of America's foremost artists paint bedrooms they woud like; Home design photos; Orchestras in Peril; Zozo (Curious George?) page of comics; Kleenex ad features Little Lulu and Tubby; Jergens ad features photos of Evelyn Keyes, who co-stars with Jeff Chandler in movie "Smuggler's Island"; SOS pad ad features photo of Mrs. Velma Ide, Stillwater Ave., Bangor, Maine; Classy color-photo ad for Frigidaire electric ranges; Cut-Rite waxed paper ad features photo of Dione Lucas; Lovely color Avon ad features Gertrude Lawrence with her sales rep, Mrs. Mary Moran; Lovely vintage color ad for Virtue Bros. Chrome Dinette furnture; Excellent vintage color photo for Hotpoint dishwashers shows 'fairy lady' in yellow dress holding silver coffee set; 5 new miracle fibers - Dynel, Dacron, Orlon, Vicara and Chemstrand; Great color ad for Peter Pan peanut butter shows smiling girl; Photo of Virginia Mayo in Royal Crown cola ad; Daystrom Furniture color ad; Color ad for F.W. Woolworth Co.; Springmaid Fabrics ad; Fashion ideas; Charming color ad for Bambury clothing for girls; Red Goose shoe ad; Nice color-photo ad for Kate Greenaway's glamourous gingham frocks; and much, much more. Above-average external wear and soiling with openings to backstrip. A worthy copy of this charming vintage issue. Magazine
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
1908Pages 375-414 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Seeking Shelter in the Water (one-page photo of cattle in lake); Notable American Homes - The Seaside Home of Philip Lehman, Esq., Deal, New Jersey - built of gray stucco with roof of green Spanish tiles; A Speculation in Abandoned Farms - the story of how a man accumulated farms and developed a successful business in rural Massachusetts; A Novel Scheme for a Suburban House Proposition - a new grouping of houses and stables for Dr. H.C. Register at Haverford, PA; Indoor Bulb Culture; "Beinhurst" - The Summer Home of William A. Bein, Esq., at "Still Wood Park," in the Woodbridge Hills, near New Haven, CT; Miss Tower's Garden at Lexington, MA; "Sunnyside," - a Home and Shrine - the home of Washington Irving, which stands on the northern edge of Irvington-on-the-Hudson, NY; Springhouses Old and New - article with wonderful photos of springhouses used to cool farm milk and butter; The Residence of Henry G. Lord, Esq., Brookline, MA; Heating and Lighting with Alcohol - fascinating article with photos of various now antique appliances; The Craft of Block Printing; Ad for Hampton's Brodway Magazine features photo of "Fighting Bob" Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans regarding his series of patriotic naval articles; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1909Pages 41-80 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of C.P. Searle, Esq., at Ipswich, Massachusetts; Hand-Made Rugs, the Revival of an Old Handicraft; Three Types of Gambrell Roof Houses - the home of Mr. Walter C. Sampson, at Summit, New Jersey, the home of Arthur E. Thayer at Dedham, Massachusetts, the home of Mr. Farnham, and the home of Mr. James Purdon, of Boston; Plant Breeding; The Dino Collection of Historic Armor - collected by the late Duc de Dino, Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord; The Use of Anesthetics for Plants; A Few Neglected Fruits; A Seventeenth Century Homestead near Boston; A Wood Garden - at the country seat of Mr. H.H. Battles at Newton Square, PA; Nature's Traps; The Country Seat of Charles S. Brown, Esq., Mount Kisco, New York; A New Method of Housekeeping; The New Seed testing Station in Paris at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, then the Agronomic Institute in the Rue Cervantes; Great color back cover ad for Pierce Arrow cars (The George N. Pierce Company) features illustration of chauffeur holding door for woman in orange coat on city street; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1909Pages 293-332 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Darlington," the estate of george Crocker, Esq., Ramsey, NJ; Designs Direct from Nature; "Annesden," the Summer Home of Miss Annie E. Quimby, Bridgehampton, Long Island; Playhouses for Children; A Group of Small Houses - costing from $3,000 to $10,000; Grape Culture in France; A House with a Guaranteed Cost - A House That Can Be Built for Seven Thousand Dollars; The "Wayside Inn", otherwise known as the "Red Horse Tavern" of Sudbury, MA; The Rochester, NY Chamber of Commerce Cheap Cottage Competition, won by Miss Esther M. Byers - The First and Second Prize Designs; House of James E. Wheeler, Edgehill Road, New Haven, CT; One-page illustrated ad for the "Invincible" Electric Renovator (vaccum) from the Electric Renovator Mfg. Co.; Back cover two-color ad for Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen; 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
1910Pages 253-292 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Garden Fountains; Furniture for the Home - Porch Furniture for the Home; A House Built for Mr. J.W. Buhlert, at Wenham MA; The Handicraftsman - An Amateur's Birdhouse; The Art of Fireless Cooking - using a wooden haybox!; What The Motor Vehicle is Doing for the Farmer - article with nostalgic photos; Among the Rhododendrons and the Ferns (photo); Yama-No-Uchi and its Trout - near Napanoch in the Catskills; The Finest Collection of Antique Watches in the World - acquired recently by J.P. Morgan; Some Houses at Meadowdale, Bronxville, NY; Decorations and Furnishings for the Home - V - A Talk on Flower Holders; "Fouracre," The Summer Home of the Late A.J. Cassatt, at Bar Harbor, ME; Timing the Rapidity of the Leading Traveling Bean Shoot; Ornamental Bedding Plants for Hedges; Illustrated ad for the Hotel Seneca in Rochester, NY; Elaborate one-page ad regarding the sale of Darlington, the magnificent country estate of the late George Crocker, in Northern New Jersey; Back page color ad for the Columbia Grafonola, with image of Italian baritone Campanari; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
195748 pages. Features: Cover photo of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan with Chief Justice Earl Warren; Where does the liberal go now? - A challenge to focus on spiritual and cultural, rather than economic issues; Legal pilgrimage to London for American Bar Association's 80th annual meeting; A defence of bigness in business - an argument that it promotes research and competition; What the aged need in homes - they require special safety features and should be where their occupants can join fully into community life; Europe, too, runs into a traffic jam; The passing parade at Lindy's - for 36 years it mirrored Broadway; Haircuts in review; Festival of the Parks; Curriculum for tomorrow's world; Jersey fashion photos; The Pajama Game. Ads include: Lord & Taylor, Cranston, Ban-Lon; Cone; nice colour photo centrefold ad for Judy Bond; Springmaid Fabrics; B. Altman & Co.; Leotard Scandale; Wamsutta Mills; and Fruit of the Loom. Pages somewhat brittle with age and moderately yellowed at periphery. Covers loose but present. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1962Pages 161-196 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover photo of the Eiger, where Barry Brewster lost his life, plus text and more photos; Russian dock collides with the South Goodwin lightship; Photo of Simon Paterson coming ashore after swimming the English Channel underwater in just under 14 hours; Photo of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the pro--fascist union movement, being knocked to the ground by demonstrators in Manchester on July 29; Four photos of the Queen at Plymouth and Dartmouth; Indian forces attack Chinese post in Ladakh - article with photo; Photo of Egyptian tank and Conquerer rocket; Major Michael Banks, Lieut. Hugh Wiltshire, and John Hinde successfully climb Mount McKinley; Major E. J. E. Mills and Capt. M. R. Jones are killed 5000 feet from the summit of Khingyang Chish in the Himalayas; Photo of new French bathyscaphe, L'Archimede, which successfully plunged to a depth of 31,350 feet on July 15; Photo of First Lady Mrs. Kennedy and Col. John Glenn waterskiing near Hyannis Port Massachusetts, Photo of Russian high jumper Valeriy Brumel setting world record of 7'5" at Stanford on July 22; America's Cup sailing photos, Aerial photo of devastation caused by exploding propane truck at Berlin, New York; Honolulu crash scene photo where 27 people died when a Britannia airliner crashed while landing; Photo of triple-hulled airship under construction at Trenton, New Jersey; Two photos of NASA's "Project Apollo"; Review of "Red Plush and Black Velvet", by Joseph Wechsberg - Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's queen of song; Two pages of illustrations show how the USA proposes to land two men on the moon in a few years; Two pages of photos of the new Chelsea barracks; Fantastic centrefold aerial photo of a packed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball stadium surrounded by many acres of cars; Four illustrations of the threatened monuments of Nubia; Photos of historic English buildings to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Aldington, Sir Burke Trend, Sir Laurence Hellsby, W. Armstrong, the Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs, Mr. C. Dearrsley, Aelred Watkin, Lord Freyberg, V. C., Major E. J. E. Mills, Capt. M. R. Jones, Mr. J. Mannings, Mr. J. T. Molony, the Duke of Norfork, The Right Honourable T. Rinfret, P. C.; Page of photos of horses and riders at the Royal International Horse Show; One-page photo of Miss Pat's Smythe riding Flanagan at the White City; Three photos of Bubbles, the 14 foot black pilot whale at Marineland, California, performing her tricks; Beautiful one-page aerial photo of the Colossus of Chiba, Kwannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, standing 170 feet tall; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1964Pages 413-468 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover Photo portrait Of The new King of the Hellenes, Constantine II, with Queen Frederika, at the funeral of his father; Photo of Princess Margaret with Kenneth Corney; Page of photos of celebrations upon the birth of Prince Edward; Two pages of dramatic photos and text from Cyprus - fighting in Ktima, threats of Turkish invasion, and first arrivals of the UN peace force; Photo-illustrated article on Paul, King of the Hellenes; Photo of riots in Phnom Penh; Photo of Geneva motor show; Photo of unveiling of statue of Pope Pius XII; Photo of 84-year-old Gen. Douglas MacArthur after surgery, escorted by Army Surgeon General Lieut. Gen. Leonard Heaton; Photo of the new president of Venezuela, Dr. Raul Leoni, receiving the sash of office from his predecessor, Pres. Betancourt; Page of photos of flooding in five states touching on the Ohio River basin include scenes near Williamsport, PA, the town of Sugar Grove, OH, Albany, IN, Shepherdsville, KY, an Ohio amusement Park, and Marietta; Photo of the first submarine ever built, the Fenian Ram, on display in Paterson New Jersey; Photo of Pope Paul receiving group of nuns recently expelled from the Sudan; Photo of jubilant George Lodge in Concord, New Hampshire where he defeated Sen. Goldwater and Gov. Rockefeller in the presidential primary; Photo of Independence Day children's party in Accra, Ghana, held by Mrs. Fathia Nkrumah, wife of the president of Ghana (also shown); Photo of the Royal Shakespeare Company applauding Yugoslavian president Tito at Belgrade; Book review of "King Edward VII" by Philip Magnus; Major coverage of Sardis excavations - part two; A survey of the 60 years of Anglo-French accord; One-page compilation of maps, text and photos describe's areas affected by the Anglo-French agreement, and the signatories to the document of April 8, 1904; Centrefold (free from staples) colour photos show the changing landscape of France; Entente Cordiale - page of historic photos illustrates France and Great Britain in peace and war; Entente Cordiale - page of photos of Anglo-French friendship since 1940; Page of photos illustrates how the English Channel is crossed by aircraft, ship, and train ferry, with artist's impression of future hovercraft car and passenger ferry; Impressive page of five aerial photos of huge French automotive manufacturing works - Renault, Simca, Peugeot, and Citroen; Two pages of photos illustrate developments in the aircraft and shipping industries of France today; One-page illustration of novelist, poet, broadcaster and one of the most vivid personalities living, Sir Compton McKenzie; Two pages of photos of the funeral of King Paul in Athens; Drawings of colonial America by John White; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Newman Flower, Sir Knox Helm, Mr. R. G. Routh, Sir Robert Clark-Hall, Gen. von Lettow-Vorbeck, Sir R. Robinson, J. Brian Neill, C. Robin Mayer, Col. Joan E. Henderson, Lord Newton C. Ron Jacobs, J. Michael Cowman, Gen. A. Jolly, Jack Ruby (sentended for death), Capt. David I. Holland, Lieut. Harold W. Welch, Capt. Melvin J. Kessler, and James (Jimmy) Hoffa (convicted of bribery); Photo of the teapot collection of Rev. C. J. Sharp; Photo of ticket barrier smashed by derailed car at Hammersmith underground station; Photo of funeral for 16-year-old cat named Peter, Whitehall's chief mice catcher; Photo of Cambridge University women's rowing crew after their victory over Oxford on March 14; One-page photo of polar bear cubs seeing the world for the first time at Whipsnade Zoo; Photo of Angus Ogilvy greeting the England women's hockey team before a match versus Scotland at Wembley; Photo of automatic ticket reading barrier introduced by London transport at Chiswick Park station; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1952156 pages. Features: Are our farms getting too big?; Less feed, higher profits; Raising pigs on synthetic sow's milk; Big-damn foolishness; Foru Jobs for one fan; You can build this nonstop grain dryer; They've shortened haymaking; Insecticide guide; Outdoor egg factory; Weary Willie (fiction); Gangway for Tomorrow (part 4 of 5). Ads: Simplicity tractor; Seabrook Farms of southern New Jersey, the world's largest vegetable farm and freezing plant, is featured in a Champion spark plug ad; Buick; B.F. Goodrich ad features nice color photos of Garling Farms near Harlingen, Texas with Forrest Garling and daughter Sherry Ann; Oliver combines; International Harvester Farmall Super M and Super C (color photos); Firestone ad features Glenn Stouffer, Leaf Larson, Earl R. Thompson and Richard Pappe; Ferguson '30' tractor; New Holland baler - with photo of A.G. Rolfe of Spring Valley Hereford Farm, Poolesville, MD; Chevrolet; Lee work clothing; Case tractor with 'Eagle Hitch"; John Holtkamp of West Point IA in fence ad; Morton's mineralized salt; Ford truck ad features George Stephens of Douglas AZ and Herb Light of Colusa, CA; Ford Tractor (2 pages); 1952 Pontiac car; Prince Albert pipe tobacco ad with "Moon" Mullican and Harvey Keiper; Ford cars (color); Mohawk carpets (2 pages in color); Noxzema ad with Polly Aaron of Norwalk, CT, Pat Wolcott of NYC and Beverly Bruce of Long Beach, CA; Gillette razor ad with baseballer Gus Zernial; Nice color 7up ad shows dad and kids with case of pop; Nescafe instant coffee; Rexall ad features Amos 'n' Andy; Color Greyhound bus shows lady diver in yellow swimwear; Nice color photo Studebaker ad; Back cover color ad for the Surge tug & pull milker. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1949200 pages. Features: Recipe for Co-op success; An eye for quality - New Jersey poultryman Charles Cane and family - article with color photos; Putting the brakes on DDT; Two farms in one - Jacob and Walter Meyer from near Tremont in Tazewell County, IL; The obliging chrysanthemum; Don't let the borer stampede you; Silo underground; Save money with grass; Lamb chops for the southwest; Look down and you look ahead; Who's going to breed our beef?; They built prosperity on 'worthless soil' - Saint Louis County, MN; and more. Ads: Good Year ad includes photo of Clark County, Nevada Sheriff Glen Jones and Atlanta salesman Louis W. Hill; Texaco ad includes photo of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Johnson and daughter Lorraine near Longmont, CO; B.F. Goodrich ad with photo of Kenneth Austin near Janesville, WI; Oldsmobile; International Trucks; 2-page color Plymouth ad; Ferguson Tractor; Frazer Manhattan car (color); Chrysler (with fluid drive); New Holland harvesters; Dodge; Ford Tractors (2 pages); Ford Trucks - featuring "Doc" Webb of Webb's City; Jeep; New Hudson cars; Minneapolis-Moline Bale-O-Matic; Studebaker color car ad inside back cover features H.T. Asbury of Winchester Peak near Lexington, Kentucky. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1940110 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Frigidaire fridges inside front cover; This Way to Courtesy; How Much Freedom?; Make the Most of Summer vacation; You Don't Need to Nag; If the Baby's Ill; Why boarding School?; Guard Against Children's Diseases; Give Your Child a Head Start; Have You a Little Show-Off?; Family Fun; Family Fashions; Feeding the Family; One-page illustrated ad for film Edison The Man, starring Spencer Tracy; Photo-illustrated Listerine ad features Mrs. Madge Purdy Van Cott of Jersey City, NJ; Nice color-photo ad for Campbell's Tomato Juice shows lady reaching into fridge; Uncommon one-page photo ad for Clapp's Baby Foods; Certo ad features Mrs. Lucy Thomson of Peoria, IL; Cute small photo ad for Rollfast bicycles; Great color back cover ad for Shredded Ralston cereal features Dumb Dora comic; Many additional nice old ads; and more. Two small reader letters clipped from page 97, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Lots of delightful reading and recollecting here! Book
193324 pages. Features: The All-America Prairie Chicken Trials; Considerable dog information; Veterinary Q & A; nice vintage ads, including an illustrated one-page ad for Florida-Collier Coast and Associated Hotels; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197988 unnumbered pages. Maps. Numerous black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Roster of cars. "Covers southern Monmouth County's Coast Cities Railway and its predecessors and covers the area from Manasquan north to Long Branch." - Introduction. Small address label inside front cover. Bit of writing on last page, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
198156 pages. Maps and Routes. Roster of Cars. Numerous black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Chapters include: The Early Years, Keyport and Matawan Street Railway/Railroad; Age of Expansion; Construction Years - Matawan to Freneau, Keyport to Red Bank, Campbell's Junction to the Highlands, Keyport to Perth Amboy, Minor Spurs; American Railway Years; Some reminiscences of Campbell's Junction. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
195934 pages. Features: Nice illustrated ad for the Western Fishing Line Company shows fisherman with gorgeous mermaid; Mailbag; While They Sleep - conservation clubs that serve their communities don't have to worry about membership drives; Cut-Throat Trout - illustrated article includes photo of Joan Salvedo of New Jersey; Sportsmen of B.C. - Bert Palmer decided to preserve the Fraser River from hydro-electric development - article with photo of Palmer; B.C. Federation of Fish and Game Clubs - 2nd Annual Convention, with photos of Ian S. Mahood and Dr. Ian McTaggard Cowan; Electronics Goes Fishing - photos of upgraded equipment used by Western Fishing Line Co.; Harry Senn is rewriting the book on steelhead rearing - article with photos of Len Francis and Andy Foulks; Clay Chips - with photo of Eric Price, Doug Reynolds and Bert Whelan; Kids Fishing; That Missing Hatchet - a moose hunting tale by F.C.H.; Several pages of boating information and ads; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
198648 pages. Features: Cover photo of the RMAS tug Typhoon; Full-page photo of the USS New Jersey with gun ablaze off Vietnam; On the Waterfront; Ships Pictorial; Cruise Ship Review; New Warships for Old; Dowager of the Atlantic - an account of the career of the ss Stavangerfjord - part 2; Manchester Docks in Their Heyday - great photos; Reefer Tramp - Capt. A.W. Kinghorn recalls a recent voyage aboard Afric Star; Ports of Call; Enter the Battleship 'Iowa'! - photo-illustrated article; Ferry Fleets Update; Ship Sales; Large colour photo of the USS Iowa inside front cover; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
198048 pages. Features: Cover photo of white ensigns flying from the frigates Jupiter, Naiad and Brighton; Nice photo of HMS Brecon (M29); Full-page photo of P & O passenger liner Stratheden in 1956; On the Waterfront; 'Trad' Tankers Pictorial; European Commentary; New Ship News; Keeping the Peace - part 2 - Jack Philip-Nichols continues the story of his experiences in his first ship, the cruiser HMS 'Curacoa'; 'Director' Class Naval Paddle Tugs - M.J. Gaston reviews the history of a dying breed; Callers at the Cape - a pen and camera review of some of the stately ships which have called at Cape Town; Two of a Kind - the Graigfelen and the Glynafon were recently scrapped; Coals from Newcastle - remarkable upsurge in the coal trade between the North-east Coast ports and power stations in the south of England - a review of the background of the present-day collier fleet; Battleships at Bremerton - report on a recent visit to the USS 'Missouri' and 'New Jersey' on Seattle's Puget Sound; Letters; Ship Sales; Nice photo of the HMS Duke of York in 1947. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197948 pages. Features: Great cover photo of a fully occupied Royal Albert Dock in 1958; Photo inside front cover of HMS Jersey (P275) in 1977; Full-page pre-war photo of a spritsail barge in the West India Dock, Port of London; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Big Ships; News From Portsmouth - a photo report; HMS 'Ganges' - a last look; Bosphorus Shipping; Vintage Thames Shipping Photos - part 1; Guide to Ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy; New Ship News; European Commentary; Freak Ships (2) - The 'Ross Winans'; "Invincible" goes to Sea Trials; Readers' Album - Atlantic Liners; Ship Sales; Letters; Ship Societies - The Coastal Cruising Association; Nice photo of the HMS 'Cornwall' in 1936 inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1928Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A Baptism of Fire - A young British Columbia Forest Service Ranger helps to save 100 people trapped in a logging camp from forest fire; Through Arctic Seas - Part II - Wonderful photos accompany this continuation of the cruise of the Hudson Bay Company steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life; "Kruger's Millions" - ;A diagram is found which may lead to an enormous quantity of gold hidden by President Kruger after the Boer War; How We Fought the Famine - In East Africa Captain Anthony Parsons needed meat to trade to the Angonis for flour for his "boys"; Through Spain in Disguise - Part VI - Count and Countess Malmignati sing and dance their way across Spain disguised as Arab beggars; Photo of river gardens in Siam; The Adventures of a "Sand-Hog" - Photos of brutal subterranean conditions accompany this story of the men who dig tunnels and tubes beneath the Hudson River, between New York and Jersey City; The Thief Who Lost His "Luck" - A Chinese burglar lucks out; "Crawling Cavern" - Close call for Mark Howard in the spring of 1907 while on outpost duty on the coast of Mindanao; Across Central Africa from East to West - Part I - Major Frederick G. Jackson describes his 6,000 mile trans-African trek - with nice photos; The "Phantom Bandits" - In 1923 Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall escaped from San Quentin Prison and terrorized the countryside before they were finally subdued - includes facsimile of their wanted poster; The Mystery Man of Arnhem's Land - a man goes wrong so flees to the wilds, intent on earning enough to make restitution, but ends up in a lonely grave on the Australian coast; The Hakim - A doctor in Kenya includes fortune-telling in his treatment of disease. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Bits of peripheral nibbling, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1976Features: Classy ad for Halston men's belts and billfolds inside front cover; Nice color-photo ad for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow at The Hopewell, New Jersey John Hart Farmstead; Uncommon two-page ad for platinum rings sponsored by PLATINUM, 420 Lexington Ave, NYC; Harry Winston ad features the Star of Independence diamond, 75.52 carats; Saudi Arabia's epidemic of money - the new oil billions are eroding the puritanical rigor on which the country was founded; Making New York Smaller - Roger Starr argues that the city's grim economic outlook means it should plan to shrink; Post-Watergate Morality, by Irving Kristol; The Miracle of Chateau Gloria - Henri Martin created a great wine in Bordeaux in 30 years; Nice Lakeland Coat color-photo ad features Milwaukee Bucks forward and NBA All-Star Bob Dandridge; Uncommon one-page color ad for Big Yank jeans; Half-page black and white photo ad for The Barclay Hotel; The Extinction of obscure species, such as the riffle shell, by pollution and commercial exploitation; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Mademoiselle Magazine; Houston Real Estate Developer Gerald D. Hines; Tennis star John Newcombe appears in ad for Interwoven tennis clothing; Fashion Designer Kenzo Grows Up - article with photos of the opening of his Jungle Jap boutique in Paris, including photo of model Grace Jones; Recipes for dormitory life; Richard Condon describes his personal Guinness records; and more. 140 pages. Excellent color and black and white photo reproductions including fabulous fashion ads, and more. Faint school stamp upon front cover. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1951A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Porcelain in the Wilson Collection; Moravian Cabinetmakers of a Piedmont Craft Center; Living with Antiques - Time Stone Farm in Marlboro, MA; Building Preservation Notes - Community Cooperation in Burlington, New Jersey; English and Irish Glass - In the Corning Glass Center; Portrait Index at Yale; For the Casual Collector - Duncan Phyfe; The London Antiques Fair; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 413-496. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
191163p., illus. Beautiful Britain series. Illus. w/ 12 color plates. Hardcover Very good condition; decorated blue cloth w/ color paste-on
