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1931Pages 881-921 plus advertising covers. Features: Cover illustration of new American idea using mirror to protect bank tellers from gun-toting robbers; Six captioned photos of the Nonni Front / Tsitsihar and the relics of the original cause of trouble between the Japanese and Chinese in Manchuria; Review of "The Coinage of England" by Charles Oman; Photos of horse racing; Photo of burning passenger steamer the L.M.S. "Duke of Lancaster"; Photos of sinking of the "Nautilus", the first submarine to attempt reaching the North Pole; Photo of Bert Hinkler, the first airman to fly solo from South America to West Africa; Photo of J.A. Mollison's Gipsy moth upside-down in an Egyptian maize field; Photos of Jammu - occupied by British troops after riots; Bronze-age discover in Cyprus - prehistoric snake-worship; Two excellent photos show New York City's skyline (overlooking Central Park) twenty-five years ago and now (dramatic difference); Two pages of photos (and captions) of New York skyscrapers; Five photos of Captain C.W.R. Knight and white-headed sea-eagle "Miss America" - trained to falconry; Two photos of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Haile Salassie; Photo of Miss Peggy Salaman feeding one of her lion cubs; Photos of the Indian Conference ending and the Burman Conference beginning; Photos of personalities of the week include E.G. Pretyman, Maj.-General Sir P. Hambro, Mr. S.R.C. Bosanquet, Lady Bruce, Maj.-Gen. Sir David Bruce, Dr. Sze of China, Yotaro Sugimura, Mr. Yoshizawa, Yehudi Menuhin performing at the Albert Hall, Mr. C.J. Longmore - the first man to loop-the-loop in a glider in England; Preparing the New Gorilla Group for the Natural History Museum; Four photos of mural discovered in Little Missenden's 12th century church; Five photos of scenes in new film "Tsar Lenin"; Photos of Christmas gift suggestions; plus many nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1936Pages 265-304. Features: Cover photo of fire damage at the English Hollywood, Elstree film studios; Photo of the archduke Otto leaving a Paris hotel; Photo of M. Flandon with prince Starhemberg; Photo of smiling Canadian Olympians offering Nazi salute as they march past Hitler during opening ceremonies of the fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria; Four additional photos of the Garmisch winter Olympics; Photos with the Italians in North and South - battles on both fronts, with photo of Gen. Graziani on horse; Capt. Bligh's own account of the mutiny on the "Bounty" - a chapter from his narrative describing the whole voyage, with illustrations; Dancer Anna Pavlova's "Dying Swan" immortalized in rare sequence of 15 images; Two-page illustration of Parisien opera fashions; A new Mycenaen beehive tomb - discoveries at Berbati, near Mycenae, some of the finest painted vases to be found in Greece, in a tomb dating from about 1400 BC - photo illustrated article; Photo of state funeral of general Kondylis in Athens; Two-page centrefold illustration of Hopi Indians dancing with live and venomous snakes in their mouth and hands; Two pages of photos of naval vessels "Renown", "Greyhound", "Repulse", and "Gotland"; Photos of personalities in the news include Mrs. Henry Sidgwick, Sir C. E. Corkran, Sir Charles Ballance, Herr Gustloff (German Nazi leader in Switzerland), Dr. Wilhelm Solf, I. H. D. Rolleston, Lieut. T. Rose (record-breaking aviator), vice admiral E. R. G. Evans with Cmdr. Rudberg, Walter Runciman, commander A. D. Cochrane, members of the new Egyptian government, including Ali Pasha, and British Nurses for Abyssinia; Four amazing photos illustrate construction of the Olympic Bob-run - bricklaying with ice from a lake; One page photo portrait of the highest waterfall in the world, Gersoppa Falls, in southern India; One page illustrated ad for the Austin Sherborne car; One page illustrated ad for Kenistas cigarettes features dame Sybil Thorndike; Handsome halfpage Rolls-Royce ad; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper & Co.; Halfpage photo ad for Morris Motors Limited features their Big Sixes; Photo of the British Continental Airways liner "St. George"leaving Croydon as it initiates air service between London and Sweden; Colour-illustrated back cover ad for Black-and-White Scotch whisky features The Scots Guards. Centrefold holding by one staple. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
194732 pages. Features: Cover photo of miner at work 1000 yards below grade in the Milliard Seam at Snowden Colliery, in Kent; Amazing photo of crashed Dakota aircraft atop houses at South Ruislip; Five photos of Husky and Malemute dogs which will help Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd's new Antarctic expedition; Miracles of salvage in Italy - five photos of monuments rebuilt from fragments; Photos of brilliant results of Italian buildings and frescoes rebuilt after the war; Article entitled Some Service Landmarks of 1946, which includes two photos from troubled Jerusalem; Six photos of an Allied forces horse race held at Okayama, Japan; Five photos of King Michael of Rumania; Three large photos illustrate the huge Abadan oil refinery and the countryside pipelines which feed it; Photo of heroic Rome fruit vendor Domenico Ferri who caught baby Pier Carlo who had fallen from 6th floor window; Photos of the crash of Trans-World Airlines (TWA) Constellation Star of Cairo, near Shannon Airport; Photos of terrible tsunami damage at Tanabe, Japan and Shinghu, Japan; Two pages of great photos illustrate radio-controlled (RC) model car racing - America's fourth most popular sport; One page photo of the Alizes on the high trapeze under the big top; Photos of personalities of the week include Lieut. Gen. Sir Leslie Hollis, Lieut. Gen. Sir J. Crocker, Lord Russell of Killowen, Harold McKenna, Prof. Paul Langevin, Prof. Hartridge, W. C. Fields, Sir Victor Mallett, the victorious United States Davis cup team, and Lord Normanand; Two photos of L. F. Lawes and his model glider fitted with a small camera to be used for photographic reconnaissance; Wonderful full-page photo of postal workers coping with a mountain of packages at Mount Pleasant; Two pages of fascinating photos of the racial minorities of Indochina, as yet undisturbed by Vietnam claims. Unmarked with average wear. Advertising front cover taped in place, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
1952Pages 121-160. Features: Unconquered Everest - the story of the Gallant Swiss attempt; Karsh one-page photo portrait of celebrated composer Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.; Heligoland stirs again - numerous photos, including bombing practice devastation; Three Atomic Spies and Their Betrayals - Fuchs, Pontecorvo and Nunn May; various photos of royals; maritime photos; the U.S. Navy's new rubber life raft; Photos of racing horse Tulyar; Dramatic photo of the U.S. Navy's jet aircraft the D 558 Skyrocket in flight; sports photos, including Bisley winner Major A.B. Kinnier-Wilson; Sandhurst Royal Military Academy; Great photos of opening ceremonies at the Helsinki Olympics, including wonderful centerfold photo of the American team entering the stadium; Secrets of the Whale; Photo of Gliding champion Mr. Philip Wills; Photos of F. Trueman, the young Yorkshire fast bowler; Rebuilding the Vienna opera house; Photos of ongoing repairs to the famous Bredon-Tithe-Barn near Tewkesbury; Five excellent photos of the nearly extinct Alpine Ibex in the Bavarian Alps; Legacy of Alexander the Great's invasion of India; Charles Keene art exhibition; Nice colour ad for Number Seven cigarettes on back cover shows sailing scene; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1945Pages 1191-1234. Features: In the wake of VE day, this issue features several vintage ads promoting tourism to such European destinations as France, Rome, Düsseldorf, Baden-Baden, Austria, Bad Nauheim, Czechoslovakia, Zürich, Bermuda and more; Great cover photo of the fall of Bilbao - a peaceful street scene after the bloodless occupation of the city by Gen. Franco's troops and tanks; Group photo of members of the Imperial Conference at St. James's Palace; The passing of Sir James Barrie, author of Peter Pan - page of photos and text; Two pages of photos of floodlit pavilions at the Great International Exhibition in Paris; Two pages of fantastic photos of Wimbledon's 1937 seeded men and women players, including D. Budge, G. Von Cramm, H. Henkel, Miss H. Jacobs, Fru S. Sperling, A. Lizana, and 10 others; Page of nine photos illustrates stages in the growth of Amorphophallus Titanum; Article entitled "Headhunters never before visited by Europeans" - among the wild Naga tribes in a hitherto unexplored region on the Assam-Burma border - adventures with a British expedition sent to suppress slave trading and human sacrifice, with aerial photo of the burning of Pansha, a powerful village of the Kalyo Kengyu Nagas, destroyed by a British punitive expedition as retribution for slave trading and terrorism; Two intriguing large photos show the "radio" (huge log drum) used by headhunters to broadcast news; Two pages of great photos illustrate a Naga war dance and how they use headhunting to stimulate successful crops; Two pages of illustrations depict the havoc of Civil War in the countryside near Bilbao; Photos of the Lord Mayor of London in Paris; Photos of the 25th International Horse Show at Olympia; Two pages of text and photos document the fall of Bilbao - street scenes in the much-tried city after the entry of Gen. Franco's forces; Too large photos of the "Pommern" as it raced from Australia to England; sombre photo of large crowd watching the German battleship "Deutschland" landing her dead at Wilhelmshaven; Photo of Bedouin Arabs welcoming the Emir Abdullah on his return from the coronation; Photo of Bulgarian King Boris with his daughter, acknowledging cheers of his people upon the birth of his son Simeon; Two nice photos of the first Garden party given by King George and Queen Elizabeth; Photos of personalities of the week include T. S. Furmore-Hesketh, Bishop Welldon, Col. Henry Guest, P. G. Fairfield, Prof. J. H. Hutton, Lord and Lady Salisbury, M. Chautemps, M. Blum, Sir Squire Sprigge, Soviet airmen Chkaloff, GBaidukoff, and Byelyakoff, and M. Gaston Doumergue; Photo a beautiful sculpture unearthed by plowing French farmer M. Jean Gonon, of Estrat; Photo illustrated article on polecats; Women's fashion photos; Colour back page ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House, of London) and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
1953Pages 235-266. Features: Cover photos of British in Malaya dealing with terrorists; American 10-engined B36 bomber crashes off Ireland; Photos of Korean war prisoners being exchanged/released, including Dwight Coxe, W. Liggett, W.A. Buxton and R. Brand; Strikes create havoc in France, stranding British travellers; Dublin horse show and other royal photos; Glider illustrations; Photos of the Queen and her children on their way to Balmoral; Photos of gliding championships at Great Hucklow; Ant-Watching (article); Photos of Sabena's new helicopter service; Three photos of massive sharks caught near Brisbane and at Durban; Centrefold photos of the Duke of Edinburgh racing "Coweslip" and "Bluebottle"; Article (with photos) on Korean Armistice; Page of illustrations of the Seals of the Queens of England, from Mary I to Elizabeth II; Article and photos regarding newly-found Assyrian royal palace of 2750 years ago at Nimrud - The Royal Palace of Adad-Nirari III; More news photos and art illustrations; Photos of the Traber Troupe of acrobats at work mid-air; Chicago's biggest Cinerama Screen. Above-average wear. Openings along coverfold. Centerfold barely holding by one staple. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Magazine
193940 pages. Features: Prominent photo of the French submarine "Phenix" which disappeared after a practice dive in Indo-Chinese waters with 71 on board; Piccadilly in the 'Eighties - and other items at the International Horse Show at Olympia; Japanes blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin by the Japanese - large map plus stark photos of electric fences, barbed wire and more; The Mauretania's Maiden Voyage - nice photo; Photo of wreckage of the "Connemara" flying boat; The "Impregnable" Siegfried Line - six photos; Great aerial photo of repairs to the pinnacle of the central tower of Canterbury Cathedral - known as Bell Harry; Great photos of British children being trainted to be farmers in Canada and Australia; Family tree showing the Queen's cousinship to George Washington and Robert E. Lee; Photos of the King and Queen at the World's Fair and other scenes; Photos of the new Atlantic Air-Liner - The "Golden Hinde"; Photos of Chelsea Daylight A.R.P. (Air Raid Precaution) Rehearsal; Photo of "the greatest number of people to cross the Atlantic in a Heavier-than-air machine - the "Atlantic Clipper" at Le Bourget - thirty people; Malayan Archaeology - article with photos; The King and Queen with the Roosevelts at their Hudson River estate; Photos of their Majesties in the U.S.A.; Photos of the last days of the Royal Tour and departure for Newfoundland; Full-page photo of the Royal farewell from Halifax for Newfoundland in the "Empress of Britain"; and more. Average wear. Interesting ad for Foot's Adjustable Rest-Chairs - a very complex-looking predecessor to the Lay-Z-boy. Unmarked. Some pages loose. Pages 1163-1166, 1177-78 and 1187-1162 missing. A worthy reference copy despite these deficiencies. Magazine
1948Pages 337-364. Features: Cover photo portrait of the victim of a shameful and dastardly crime, Count Bernadotte, the representative of the United Nations, seen with his wife, when beginning the mission of peace which ended in his murder at Jerusalem; Colour ad for the Dunlop Rubber Company inside front cover features the city of Lincoln; Conference discusses the future of the Italian colonies; Two photos of the UN Security Council as it discusses Hyderabad and Count Bernadotte's murder; Two pages of photos of huge crowds in Berlin illustrate a Communist demonstration and the funeral of a youthful victim of Communist police action, Wolfgang Scheunemann; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Noel-Buxton, Maj. Gen. S. F. Irwin, Emile Ludwig, the right Hon. J. S. C. Reid, Adm. Sir Henry Bruce, Sir Sothern Holland, Lieut. Gen. Rajendrasinghji G, Sylvain Mayer, Sir Charles Eric Palmer, Dame Lillan Braithwaite, Field Marshall Lord Montgomery, Khwaja Nazimuddin, U Tin Tut of Burma, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Col. Serot of France; Photo of the funeral procession of Mr. Jinnah, first Gov. Gen. of Pakistan; Photo of French aircraft workers fighting police in Paris; Photo of Gen. DeGaulle speaking to huge crowd in Nice; Photo of Pakistan's new Gov. Gen., Khwaja Nazimuddin; Article with map discusses the invasion of Hyderabad; Two large photos illustrate Hyderabad's surrender to the Indian Union after a five-day war; Two pages of informative photos about the India Hyderabad war illustrate the auxiliary forces which opposed the entry of Indian troops - the Razakars; Photos of buildings in Britain today - ancient, modern, and for export; Photo of the royal arrival for a special session of Parliament; Book review of "The Journal Of Eugene Delacroix", translated from the French by Walter Pach; Four pages of beautiful colour illustrations/photos of flowers; Photos of ingenious British animal toys which earned dollars for this country; Four photos illustrate Britain's production of famous turbojets; One-page illustration of air screw turbines in production - the buld-line for Armstrong Siddeley "Mamba" turboprops at Coventry; Two pages of text and photos of the revival of tapestry weaving in Scotland at the Dovecote Studios; Five fascinating photos present scenes aboard the capsized battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso, as she is being broken up by her new owner, Mr. Heovding; Photo of police investigating Mosquito crash scene at Manston on September 18 where 12 people were killed during an air display; Photo of Mr. James Wilson, seven times champion sheepdog handler, with his dog Glen, twice champion sheepdog, at Worcester; Five photos of Australian cricketers being welcomed by the king and queen at Balmoral Castle; Six photos in the Waitomo glow-worm Cave, New Zealand, where "Boletophila Luminosa" creates a wonder of the world; Fascinating colour-illustrated back cover de Havilland ad illustrates aircraft decompression chamber research. Unmarked with average wear. Archival tape repairs to coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194032 pages. Features: Children and Dogs Amuse Each Other; Britain Without Sign-posts; Cover photo of Mrs. Michael Menzies (the former Kay Stammers) playing tennis; Some Candidates for the New Derby - Photos of 11 fine horses; Wilfred Taylor - Broadcasting the Derby; Sport Lives On; Rapier Sums Up the New Derby; Winchester Avoid Defeat by the M.C.C. (cricket news); Derbys and Oaks of the Last War - photos of winning horses from 1915-1918; Now is the time to know something about a rifle - Sir Pelham Warner changes his bat for a gun - brief article with 13 photos; Bombay Hunt's Gymkhana (near Bombay) - 13 photos; How They Race at Beersheeba - six photos of camel racing in Palestine; Stowe Too Strong for Bedford - 14 cricket photos with brief captions; Roehampton Sunday - six photos of the Red Cross Lawn Tennis Tournament, including photos of Murray Deloford, Mrs. Frank Strawson, Miss G.M. Harvey, and Rosemary Thomas; Photos of theatre stars Evelyn Laye and Robert Helpmann (in drag); Movie news and photos; Centuries Plentiful in Public Schools Cricket; Sergeant Braddock rejoins marines at age 52; Openings along coverfold, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy example of this vintage wartime issue Book
1917Features: photo of Annamite workers; photo of a New Zealand signaller on a just-captured German dug-out; Two-page photo of the men who charged the guns at Masnieres - Heroes of a Canadian 'Balaclava' Exploit - a single squadron of the Fort Garry Horse; The Italian Army's stand to keep the enemy from Venice; On the Italian Northern Defence Line; The Buffs; On the British Western Front in France; New Zealanders detraining after an attack on the Western Front (2 pages); 2 page photo of a group of U.S. soldiers on their way to a training camp; Hermes with a Tab; Withe the Canadians on the Western Front and in Paris; Torpedo-boat of the air; 3 photos of the typhoon disaster in Japan; The Charges of Treason against M. Caillaux; Photos of the British Army in Italy. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Book
Best.-Nr. 0812051254.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. Q-0901366919Half Halt Pr 1987-09-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Half Halt Pr paperback
Best.-Nr. Hor121The Bloodstock BreedersÕ and Horse OwnersÕ Association of Ireland 1957. hbk 358pp illustr photo boards show some shelfwear and discoloration dj shelfworn and creased with some chipping at extremities now in protective sleeve otherwise an excellent clean and tight unmarked text The Bloodstock BreedersÕ and Horse OwnersÕ Association of Ireland, 1957 hardcover
1878Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1878. Page edges gilt. 320 pages. Four portrait engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
1872Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1872. Page edges gilt. 333 pages. Engraving of the Household Brigade Cup 1872, and three portrait engravings. Signature on front free endpaper. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners. Beginnings of crack to end pastedown gutter. Soiling to covers.
1880Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1880. Page edges gilt. 296 pages. Four portrait engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
1876Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1876. Page edges gilt. 314 pages. Four portrait engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
1865Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1865. Page edges gilt. 324 pages. Six engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
192947 pages. Fold-out map inside back cover. Many wonderful black and white photos printed upon glossy stock. Reprint of the 1926 first edition. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Casey (Vol. II) 5348. Book
19038vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with frontispiece, neat contemporary prize inscription on front free endpaper; original pictorial cloth, fore-edge lightly spotted else a remarkably bright, clean copy. With the trade ticket of Jospeh Pollard of Truro on front paste-down, coloured postcard mounted on blank leaf facing text, and 4pp publisher's catalogue at end. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1978Slight marking to rear end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight rubbing to foot of spine and no bumping to corners. 176pp. The story of the Lady Dudley Point to Point, established in 1897 at Crowle in Worcestershire.
2009Best.-Nr. Q-1561454397Peachtree Publishing Company 2009-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Peachtree Publishing Company hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. Q-1561454516Peachtree Publishing Company 2008-10-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Peachtree Publishing Company hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. Q-156145379xPeachtree Publishers 2007-10-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Peachtree Publishers hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. Q-0670891347Viking Children's Books 2000-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Viking Children's Books hardcover
