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32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King lunching with General George Patton, Lieut.-General Mark Clark, and Sir James Grigg; Super full-page photo of a bomber's view of Lampedusa Island during its 'softening; Air photo of bomb damage to the Pantellaria Aerodrome; Photos of another U-Boat meeting its fate at the hands of U.S. vessel "Spencer" - five great photos; The Queen with her people at East London's "Blitz Farm" - Six photos; The King's North African Visit - inspecting America's Fifth Army - Eleven photos; Two page illustration entitled "The V.C. Battery" - the epic stand of the 155th Field Battery at Sidi Nsir, who fought to the last gun and man; Our New Tactical Air Force - article by Cyril Falls; Battle Scenes of the Heroic Fight of 155th R.A. Battery at Sidi Nsir - Six photos; Great centerfold cut-a-way illustration of a "Woolworth Carrier" - First Details of the New-Type Escort Vessels which are giving vital air cover to our convoys in Mid-Atlantic; Two nice photos of H.M.S. "Biter" with inset photos of her Commanding Officer and Commander; Full-page photo portrait of the New Viceroy to India, Field-Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell; Pantellaria - a scene of utter ruin - what the shattered island looked like when our troops landed to take possession - Twelve photos; The Plastic Future - article by E.S. Grew; Photos of Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, Sir Arthur Barratt, J.H. D'Albiac, and John T. Babington; Photos of new and improved weapons of attack for land and air; Paricutin Volcano in Mexico - Five photos with text; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1965réf. 91767Verlag Chemie, Weinheim 1965. 388 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Groß 8°, Original-Kunstleinen (Hardcover), Bibliotheks-Exemplar (Privatbibliothek) mit Rückenschild, Stempel auf Vorsatz und Titel, Einband teilweise in selbstklebende transparente Schutzfolie eingeschlagen, Papier leicht gebräunt, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar,
1984réf. 91820Edward Arnold, London 1984. 264 S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Groß 8°, (large 8vo), Original-Karton (Softcover), Bibliotheks-Exemplar (Privatbibliothek) mit Rückenschild, Stempel auf Vorsatz und Titel, Einband in selbstklebende transparente Schutzfolie eingeschlagen, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar,
48 pages. An advanced course of study designed to follow up any of the various elementary and intermediate methods. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Seattle's Public Utilities Department and the Railroads - major article; Southern Pacific announces fast excess-fare train between New Orleans and San Francisco; Promotion for T.B. Degnan of the Great Northern Railway Co.; No Time To Lose - Editorial discusses how representatives of eight Puget Sound cities oppose tolls being charged through the Panama Canal to vessels flying the U.S. flag and engaged in U.S. coastwise traffic; Handsome New Union Passenger Station for Aberdeen, WA - article with artist's rendering of the future station; Foreign Capital in Railways of the United States - major article by Harvard Professor of Economics William Z. Ripley; Business biography of J.E. Dalrymple, recently elected vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co.; Railway News in Brief; Battery Truck Crane the Latest Invention in Freight Handling - major article with wonderful illustration of a mobile electric crane invented by General Electric of Schenectady, NY to be used for loading rail cars (who knew Elon Musk was so old!); How Should Tacoma Prepare for the Opening of the Panama Canal? - major article with excellent photo of the busy Tacoma waterfront; Statement Concerning Panama Canal by George S. Dearborn, president of the American-Hawaiian S.S. Co.; British View of Panama Canal; High Honor for W.D. Wells of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co.; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Repair bill for the White Star liner Olympic; Submarine Motor Salvage Boat invented by Mr. E.H. Crossley; New Steamer Solduck will be an All-steel Modern Vessel - major article including diagram of its outboard profile; Article on Steam Cannery Tender for the Northwestern Fisheries Company - article with diagram of the outboard profile of this vessel; Pacific Coast Casualties; Steamboat Fairhaven Sinks in Harbor; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
59 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Author relates his experience as a signaller in the 21st Battery C.F.A., 4th Div. C. E. F. from 1916-1919 during WWI. He went to France in the summer of 1917 and saw action at Passchendaele and the major battles of 1918. Armorial bookplate upon half-title page otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Lengel 251, Cooke (2) p.140. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Hecate; Great photo of Canadian Pacific`s Empress of England berthed at Liverpool inside front cover; Nice photo of Bugsier`s tug Simson towing drilling rig through Dover Strait; On the Waterfront; Where to See the Cruise Ships; Naval Review; Shipping of the North East Coast Ports - A review of current activity from Blyth to Seaham Harbour; Part 1; Still in Steam on the Clyde - Lennox II and Hopper No 25; Falklands Fleet`s Royal Finale - photo feature; The Lovely Ketch ``Irene``; Ships of the `Cardiff` Class - a review of the development of the standard design bulk carrier which has gained a reputation for reliability and economy; Guardians of the Dover Strait - a report on the work of the HM Coastguard Station at Langdon Battery, Dover; Letters, European Ferry Commentary; Fleet List 1982 - pennant numbers of warships of the Royal Navy and Vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service - part 2 - K to Y; Letters; Nice photo of the HMS Oribi in 1946 inside back cover; and more. Ad clipped from last page. Covers detached but present, otherwise average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
réf. 101940308X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
80 pages. Features: Karsh cover photo-portrait of Jean Sibelius; One-page Canadian General Electric radio ad shows the Models C122, C602, C352, C400 and C751; Moffat appliance ad features photo of Ted "Teeder" Kennedy, his wife and dog, plus photos of their kitchen and home; Where the Yanks Rule a Part of Canada - Americans at their Newfoundland base can flout our courts, even seize our citizens - and it's all quite legal; How Karsh Photographed Europe's Great; Ordeal By Snow (fiction); Taming the mighty Ottawa River with the Des Joachims dam project - article with photo; Is There a Killer in the Crowd? - Canada has at least 300 who have not been caught; Fortune in a Million Figures - Rose Starkman came to Canada in 1937 with $20, married Hy Marx, and they now sell $1 Million annually of Rose Marx Braz, the only Canadian brassiere sold in bulk in the U.S.; Stop This Fire Death Sacrifice! - firey death of 139 on pleasure steamer Noronic at Toronto's Pier 9; My Papooses Got Pyjamas - life in a Red Cross outpost at Armstrong, 100 miles north of Fort William; Beauty and the Brakeman (fiction); A Firsthand account on the new Britain under Socialism, by John W. Vandercook; TCA (Trans-Canada-Airlines) one-page ad with piggy bank; How to Retire and Like It; Nice colour Coke ad shows youth lunch scene and ice chest stocked with Coke; Bold one-page colour ad for Champion spark plugs features dog with ear muffs; Plymouth car ad; Westinghouse radio colour ad features the Rideau; Kleenex ad features Little Lulu and Tubby; Half-page Eveready battery ad features policeman Joseph Moreau of St. Lambert, Quebec; Photo of load of diesel from Moose Jaw Refineries crossing into the U.S.; Great back cover colour ad for B.C. Apples; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
réf. 37615Nürnberg. origi.Broschur, 4°, 181 Seiten.
