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1925Pages 265-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man's Adventure - terrible experience for Ross Knight in the High Sierras of California; The Golden River - The Kawarau River in New Zealand is to be dammed so its bed may be mined for gold - photo-illustrated article; The Missing Necklace - a tale from the Malay Peninsula; The Lady and the Python - photo-illustrated story from Port Elizabeth; My Novel Holiday - Mercer Sherwood Maloney works as a 'messman' on a cargo-steamer in order to visit Europe; My Search for the King's Treasure, by Lieut. Colonel K.M. Foss, Late Indian Army; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - the log of the "St. Francois Xavier" reports a sighting, according to a 1903 news clipping from the 'Vancouver Province'; Where Cannibals Roam - part 3 - wonderfully photo-illustrated article from Papua; The Looker-on - how card sharks on an Atlantic liner were unmasked; Saved by "The Wide World Magazine" - how reader Hubert H. Arthur benefitted from a 1922 article on a Japanese science called 'Katsu'; Johnny Mackay's Last Hand - a half-breed card player in Canada's northland; Man Versus Lion - South African game ranger is forced to kill lion with sheath knife; Remains of man found in hollow tree - news clipping from the World Herald of Omaha, NE; Two Years in Borneo - part 2 - a strange story of love potion; Some Adventures with Bears - bear stories from Alberta and British Columbia; One-page General Electric ad features 'electric logger' in the Washington woods; One-page Lionel Strongfort ad entitled "When Marriage is Fatal". Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
196782 pages. Features: Great action cover photo shows Gerry Cheevers - with no mask - with arms and legs flailing; Vintage ad for CCM Tackaberry (Tacks) skates; Cooper-Weeks photo-hockey equipment ad features their white three-piece helmets; Bauer Bobby Hull Skates ad features photo of Bobby; Photo-illustrated article in Alan Eagleson - the man who pushes salaries up and up; Photo-illustrated article on Gerry Cheevers; Photo-illustrated article on Wayne Hillman; Photo-illustrated article on Yvan Cournoyer, "Yvan the Terrible"; Great six-page off-ice photo feature of the Red Wings visiting Chicago for a game; Dazzling Denis Dejordy - photo-illustrated article; The Big Train - Lionel Conacher excelled at every sport he tried - photo-illustrated article; Article on Brian Conacher - who comes from a great hockey family; Early Philadelphia Flyers article with photos of Bud Poile, Keith Allen, and their arena under construction; Long Island Arena - The Ebbets Field of Hockey; Article on the Hershey Bears with photos of Gil Gilbert, Wayne Rivers and Gene Ubriaco; Columbus Checkers article on their playing coach Edward (Moe) Bartoli; Murray Davison puts the blaze in the Oklahoma City Blazers; San Diego Gulls article with photos of Fred Hilts, Warren Hynes and Larry McNabb; Small ad for Northland sticks; Great half-page vintage ad for Eagle Toys tabletop hockey game; Modest moisture marks to covers and contents near each end of spine. Two-inch opening at bottom of coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
195792 pages. Features: Glorious cover illustration by John Little of wedding scene on St. Urbain St. in old Montreal; Editorial in favour of banning atomic tests until their harm is known; One-page International (Harvester) Construction Equipment ad features St. Lawrence Seaway construction and the 24-ton Payhauler used to move rock; Communism, too, bears seeds of freedom; J.B. Priestly's Canadian play sizzles, fizzles; Nice one-page Matinee cigarette ad features illustration of fashionable couples at yacht club; Federal Election - why should we vote for you?; Will Harry Ferguson Revolutionize the Car Industry Too? - he did it to farming with a pint-sized tractor that even Henry Ford marveled at, and now he's designed a new car the world's been waiting for; The Wonderful World of French-Canadian TV - article with great colour photos; The Shy Baroness of Brokerage - Muriel Sprague Richardson of James Richardson and Sons Limited; Look Now, Horseman... - Novelette; The Embattled Ringmaster of Fighting Words - photo-illustrated article on Nathan Cohen who, when he isn't inciting guests on his TV panel to mayhem is committing it himself as Canada's toughest drama critic; John D. Hayes runs 127 Laura Secord chocolate shops and 401 Fanny Farmer chocolate shops in the U.S. - and he's almost blind - article with nice photo; Nostalgic centrefold federal election ad for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada features one-page black and white photo portrait of John Diefenbaker; Nice one-page colour ad for the Pontiac Laurentian (white convertible); One-page ad for the Polaroid Land Camera; Hugh Maclennan's most memorable meal - a Greak feast on a ruined roast; One-page ad for Trans-Canada Airlines features illustrations of their DC-8, Vanguard and Viscount planes; One-page election ad for the federal Liberal party features photo of Louis St. Laurent; Nostalgic Oldsmobile ad features colour photo of man leaning on hood of red car; O'Keefe ad features colour photo of man in armour riding horse in front of a CF-100 fighter jet; Nice colour ad for Black Label Beer features "Mabel"; Great colour GWG ad inside back cover features various denim and other garments; Back cover Coke ad features illustration of sailboat social scene; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
1914Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1949Pages 1009-1048. Features. Amazing cover-page photo of 10% of South Africa's white population gathered for the inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial at Pretoria on December 16th (plus two more photos inside); Five photos of the 30-hour Covent Gardens blaze where firefighter Station Officer Fisher lost his life; Two photos of the funeral procession of the late Governor of Sarawak, Mr. Duncan Stewart, in Singapore; Photos of Princess Elizabeth's tour of H.M. Dockyard, Malta; One-page photo of the consecration of the New Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy; Two-page illustrated chart showing the cost of some imported commodities and the proportion obtained from the dollar area, and the volume of British imports and exports in 1948; In the hands of the Gestapo for six years - Mr. Hugh W.A. Oloff De Wet; Six illustrations show the House of Commons new Annunciator system which keeps members informed when absent from the chamber; Six photos of construction of the new House of Commons; Six nice photos of food galore in 'Dublin's Fair City', in contrast to Britain's food shortages; Fantastic two-page spread of eight photos illustrates "One of Tokyo's Most Westernised Aspects - Shopping in the Japanese Capital's Great Department Stores"; The Russian Theatre of the Second World War - a review of 'La Guerre Germano-Sovietique, 1941-1945, by General A. Guillaume; Page with large photo and smaller photos and text entitled "Seventy Years Old - The World's Most Powerful Dictator and Least-Known Ruler - Joseph Stalin"; Five fascinating large photos illustrate the mining and production of clay which is used to make porcelain - with one-page photo of a deep Cornish China stone quarry; Two-page photo-spread illustrates Bertram Mills' Christmas Show (Circus) at Olympia, including elephants, The Seven Ashtons, the great Arturos Troop, and drinking polar bears, all under the "Big Top"; Two pages of photos of Wyoming Rancher Frank Robbins and the round-up of wild horses using aircraft; Two pages of photos of fashions worn by well-dressed women and children from 1770-1927; 600th Anniversary of Trinity Hall, Cambridge; American excavations on the Athenian Agora in Greece; Photo s of personalities of the week included Mr. Albert Toft, Dr. George De Hevesy, Field Marshal Von Manstein, Mr. George H. Lloyd Jacob, Mr. Richard G. Casey, Dame Enid Lyons, Dr. J.P.S. Jamieson, Vice-Admiral R. Ivelaw-Chapman and Minister of Food, Mr. Strachey; and more. Taped repairs to outer advertising pages which are lacking back page. Contents complete, intact and unmarked. A sound reference copy. Magazine
194760pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Passage of House Joint Resolution 205 marks new era for Alaska; Her Name is Salty - first of six chapters of "Trolling Poles"; The Stikine River; Caribou Hunt - grizzlies were around but hard to find on this northern British Columbia trip; Nine Polar Bears - for Eskimos to see a herd of polar bears is a rare event; Hunt Wolves in September; Log Cabin Home; and more. Covers loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
196716 pages. Includes: Biffo The Bear; Punch and Jimmy; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; Billy Whizz; The Bash Street Kids; Minnie the Minx; The Iron Fish; Lord Snooty; The 3 Bears; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
197016 pages. Includes: Biffo The Bear; Billy Whizz; The Nibblers; Lord Snooty; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; Roger the Dodger; Dennis the Menace - and Gnasher. Small doodle on back cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197016 pages. Includes: Biffo The Bear; Little Plum; Roger the Dodger; General Jumbo; Billy Whizz; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Minnie the Minx; The Q Karts; Lord Snooty; Pup Parade; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
197016 pages. Includes: Biffo The Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; General Jumbo; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade; Lord Snooty; The Q Karts; Minnie the Minx; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196916 pages. Includes: Biffo The Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; The Q Karts; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade; Lord Snooty; General Jumbo; Minnie the Minx; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196916 pages. Includes: Biffo The Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade; Send for the Hovertank; Minnie the Minx; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196916 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs. Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; Send for the Hovertank; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196916 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs. Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; Send for the Hovertank; Dennis the Menace. Small piece from fore-edge of first page, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196916 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs. Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; Send for the Hovertank; Dennis the Menace. Archival tape repair to first page, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196816 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs. Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; The Hovertank (Starting Now!); Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196816 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Danny on a Dolphin; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs; Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; The King Street Cowboys; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196816 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Billy Whizz; Roger the Dodger; Danny on a Dolphin; Little Plum; The 3 Bears; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs; Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; The King Street Cowboys; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196816 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; The 3 Bears; Roger the Dodger; Danny on a Dolphin; Little Plum; Billy Whizz; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs; Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; Here Come The Q-Bikes; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196716 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; The 3 Bears; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; Billy Whizz; The Bash Street Kids; Pup Parade with the Bash Street Dogs; Lord Snooty; Minnie the Minx; Here Come The Q-Bikes!; Dennis the Menace. Some external soiling. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196716 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Punch and Jimmy; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; Billy Whizz; The Bash Street Kids; Minnie the Minx; The Iron Fish; Lord Snooty; The 3 Bears; Dennis the Menace. Top of coverfold nibbled. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
196716 pages. Includes: Biffo the Bear; Punch and Jimmy; Roger the Dodger; Billy the Cat; Little Plum; Billy Whizz; The Bash Street Kids; Minnie the Minx; The Iron Fish; Lord Snooty; The 3 Bears; Dennis the Menace. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
194952 pages. Features: Great New Year House Party cover illustration by Oscar Cahen; Winners of Maclean's Fiction Contest include Ernest Buckler, John Jeffrey Symons, and Fred Sloman; Russia Won't Attack; Gil Purcell is The CP's (Canadian Pacific's) Benign Simon Legree; A Housebuilder Talks Back - John Anderson admits prices are a scandal but blames labour and the customers themselves; Lord of Roanonga (fiction); Peanut Empire - in the Tanganyika badlands British pioneers aim for three million acres of peanuts; Grizzled Gentleman - experiences with grizzly bears; Happy Landing at Squaw Butte - Gray and Eleanor Campbell and their postwar dream ranch near Cowley, Alberta; Curling at Nipawin, Saskatchewan; She Walks the Atlantic - Trans-Canada-Airlines Stewardess Helen Mary Gagnon - photo-illustrated article; Father Was a Gambler (fiction); Food Can Be a Drug; RCAF recruiting ad with emphasis on radio/radar/electronics; Heinz tomato products colour ad inside back cover features illustration by R. York Wilson of tomato pickers at work in the field; and more. Soiling to lower corner - all text legible, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
194818 [ads], 189-250 pages. Features: On the Edge of the World (part 1) - adventures of a Wolverhampton office worker who travels to Tierra del Fuego to hunt and pirate furs; The Australian Stockman - photo-illustrated article; Picturesque Portugal - photo-illustrated article; Buster Brown's Brain-Wave - delightful yarn of the old sailing-ship days involving the crew of the 'Pride of London'; The Baker and the Bears - photo-illustrated article of the bears which feed from the cooks at Stevens' Gulch Road Camp on Mount Rainier in Washington state; The "Rockologist" - photo-illustrated article on "Chuckawalla Slim", otherwise known as Edwin H. Vose; Wardens of the Marches - deals with the wild Afghan border where blood feuds last generations; Ju-Ju C.I.D. - a curious story from West Africa; The Big Eel - fish-spearing at night near Mauritius; Abdul the Impeccable - getting even with a young rogue in northern India; "Lucky Tremaine" - An R.C.M.P. member is promoted due to a fluke of fortune; Great photo shows men of Hallaton and Medbury competing to get mini-beer barrel over the brook between the villages; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1982Signed and inscribed by the iconic Don Cherry upon front free endpaper. 218 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Biography of the star of Hockey Night in Canada's "Coach's Corner". "Only once in a generation is a sport graced by a personality who distils the essences of humour, pathos, and unrefined honesty to a perfect blend. Such a character is Don Cherry or Grapes as he became known to both friend and foe. Logging hundreds of thousands of miles as a minor leaguer, he played everywhere from Springfueld to Spokane and, somewhere in between, managed to squeeze in one game in the NHL." - dust jacket. Cherry ranked #7 in a 2004 CBC ranking of the top ten Canadians of all time. Book tight, clean and unmarked with average wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
