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194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 59 black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Super full-page photo of an enemy tanker ablaze in the English Channel while an RAF plane flies by; Great photo of British battleship gunner blinded by Italian navy smokescreen; 2 photos of Italy's naval flight of fancy - and reality; Illustrated text of broadcast by Winston Churchill entitled "War of the Unknown Warriors"; Photos of French national holiday celebrated in London; 4 Excellent photos of downed Nazi raiders in England; 9 head-shot photos of men honoured by the King for bravery - D.H. Grice, S.F. Coutts-Wood; J.L. Fletcher, G. Stanning, H.F.H. Layman, J.H. Mugridge, R.H.A. Lee, G.A. Craig, J.L. Allen; Excellent full-page photo of fruitless air attack on a British convoy in the English Channel; interesting photos of assorted barriers to hold back the enemy in England; Centerfold illustration of a fierce German attack on a British convoy in the 14 July as broadcast by Mr. Charles Gardner, the B.B.C. news observer; Photos of the navy's ceaseless patrol; Photo of the King being piped aboard a vessel of the "Mosquito Navy"; Photos of sons of the motherland rallying; Illustrated article entitled 'Our Colonial Air Armada'; Full-page aerial photo of Rotterdam after it was levelled by the Germans on May 14th, 1940; Photos of aluminum pots donated for aircraft construction; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of Britain's preparations for the defence of Hong Kong; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
194132 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Illustrated declaration by President Roosevelt at the annual dinner of teh White House Correspondents' Association on 15th March, 1941; Photo of mosquito boats speeding by the Statue of Liberty; Photo of Douglas Boston bombers nearing completion for service with the Royal Air Force; Photos of Australian Prime Minister R.G. Menzies touring Nelson's flagship Victory and in Coventry observing engine manufacture; The reconquest of Abyssinia; Illustration by Montague Dawson depicting the H.M.S. Guillemot shooting down a German Heinkel 111; Photo of a Wellington navigator at work over the Western Desert - where landmarks are few; Many photos of Nazi bomb destruction in London; Aerial photos of R.A.F. damage caused to Gelsenkirchen and the Bremen which was docked at Bremerhaven; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black depicts a ferocious R.A.F. night bombardment on Berlin, March 23rd, 1941; Three great photos of Canada's east coast anti-aircraft forces; Photos of the German occupation of Bulgaria; Poignant full-page photo of Britain's national day of prayer with injured airman in church; Large map of Albania entitled "The Greek Fighting Line"; Photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Air Commodore R.V. Goddard entitled "Spring - and the R.A.F."; Super full-page photo of a U.S. Liberator bomber in flight; Excellent photo from the back of a corvette showing fuses being set on depth charges; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos of their majesties in the south-west; Photo of some British night fighters wearing darkened glasses prior to beginning their mission; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
194328 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
1944148 pages. Features: Japs Face Pounding, by Peter Masefield; Look Back to the Future, by W.Leigh Brintnell; Design Features of Mosquito, by R.B. McIntyre; The Postwar Plane, by William D. Hall; The World of Flight; "Tedder Means Victory"; Fleet Air Arm Picture Page; Airmen Climb to Save; The Durable Pat Reid; The Airfoil Fuselage; Tricycle Undercarriages; The Helicopter's Future; New Plywood Panel Development; "Canadian Inaction Crazy"; The Helldiver in Pictures; Aircraft Hydraulics; New Hydraulic Presses; High Altitude Heater; Pelee Island Service; and more. Includes many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Average wear. Chips from backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1945120 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Polar-Exploring "Aries" on cover; Plane Sense and Bush Flying - the dollars and cents of the flying business; Para Rescue - the youths of the RCAF Pararescue Division; Flying the Hump - leaping the Himalayas; What's Wrong With Our Air Regulations; Stockholm Express - passengers rode in Mosquito Bomb Bays; Building Many Airports - who will do it?; Crop Dusting in a Cub - a Canadian experiment; Airline Pilots Protest; Missing - Woodrow Walden; The Mid-Canada Air Conference; The Miles M.56 Airliner; Some Notes on Jet Propulsion; J.C. Roby's Idea of the ideal private plane; Kellett Helicopter; Civilian Licenses for Military Pilots; Maclean-Hunter Report; Quick-Change of Engines; Three-Dimensional Drawings; and more. Many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Faint ink stamps to front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194348 pages. Features: Cute photo of skinny-dipping little girl with huge Newfoundland dog; Wartime ad by the Trans-Canada Telephone system explains how citizens must limit use of their services in favour of war activity; Monthly war news update; The Tale of the Lonesome Swine (short story); Drama in the Union Station - Canada's National War Labour Board listens to all comers as it progresses toward its goal of a workable plant for industrial peace - article with photos of Mr. Justice C.L. McTague, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Leo. Lalonde, and Mr. J.L. Cohen, K.C.; Susabelle and Stoney Joe (short story); It's a Rough Road to Rangoon; His Honour the Judge (short story); Hollywood news; Once -age recruiting ad for the WRCNS / CWAC / RCAF; Mosquitoes Sting the Axis - photo-illustrated article on the R.A.F. Mosquito, Mark 11 (Fighter Intruder); Ford Motor Company one-page ad features allied spotters observing an enemy column; Their Watchword "Be Prepared" - the Girl Guides; Nice one-page photo-illustrated Westinghouse ad entitled "The Most Powerful People In the World"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of geology student Joan Patterson of Montreal and her pilot officer fiancee; Colour Orange Crush ad; Interesting article on munitions workers meals; Canadian General Electric ad entitled "Avoid Food Waste"; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Veronica Lake; Wings on Their Feet - part 2 of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; Ontario Liberal Harry Nixon; RCAF half-page recruiting ad; Highway Women - interesting article on Canadian women who have moved to Northern Canada to support its development; Kotex ad includes illustration of lady building planee; World Sayings; Great colour-photo Coke ad inside back cover shows men working in heavy industry; Nice colour back cover recruiting ad for Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.); and more. Faint pencil name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A qualilty copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
192784 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: An Elephant-Hunt in Canada - a six-week hunt results when seven valuable elephants escaped from a circus and took to the British Columbia woods - article with photos; A Fugitive in Thirstland - A former German officer who became a adventurer is South Africa is continually chased by the police; Trekking in Unknown Abyssinia - great photo-illustrated article; The Friendly Mosquito - how a mosquito saved the life of T.A. Shields; Our Salvage Job - a plucky attempt to salvage the crippled vessel Stiklestadt; The Decree of the Wild - a grim tale of the Canadian Far North, 1,200 miles north of Edmonton; "The White Man's Great War-Game" (part III) - amongst the savages of the Sura, Angas, and other primitive tribes of Northern Nigeria, Geoffrey Barkas produced a film founded upon the history of British Administration - article with great photos; Gulbaz Khan's Revenge - the story of a long-delayed vengeance for a trifling action that had far-reaching consequences; Where Everybody Plays "Cat's Cradle" - photo-illustrated article on the people of the Pelews (Pelew Islands); Fur-Getting in Australia - Australian men make a good living hunting rabbits and foxes for their furs; The Partnership That Went Wrong - four U.S. Army soldiers pool their savings to run a sawmill; What Happened to Wilson - struggle for life with an enraged tiger in the heart of a big city; Through France with "Sylvabelle" (part II) - Mr. Leslie Richardson's yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1944Pages 57-84. Features: Cover portrait of Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky; Informative diagrams of Germany's E-Boat - a naval mosquito with torpedoes and guns; Photos of the four Cherbourg forts, situated on the outer breakwater, which were the last to surrender; Review of "Behind the Steel Wall" by Arvid Fredborg; The campaign in Italy - seven recent photos; Montgomery's Great Success - the liberation of Caen by British and Canadian Troops - four photos; Article entitled "Offensives on All Fronts"; Five aerial photos of bomb damage to Peenemunde, home of the flying bomb, attacked by the R.A.F.; Photos of German flying bombs in flight, and damage they have done; One-page illustration of R.A.F. control centre battling flying bombs; Fascinating two-page centrefold illustration shows flying bomb installations in Northern France; Three photos inside London's massive bomb shelters; Photo of Copenhagen department store ablaze, with fire-fighters held back by people who accuse the owner of collaborating with the nazis; Poland's underground army shows well-organised resistance - seven photos; Eleven photos in the wake of the Red Army's great advance - Minsk and other bastions of the shattered German lines; U.S. Troops capture Saipan Island - ten photos of the most ambitious amphibious operation yet attempted in the Pacific; Photos of personalities of the week include Major W.H. Smith, The Rev. Dr. J. Moore Ferguson, Fd.-Marshal Von Kluge, Sir Bernard Montgomery visiting the "Rodney", The Duchess of Kent with her children, Roosevelt welcoming De Gaulle to the White House, Captured German nurses in Cherbourg, Wing Commander J. Johnson, General Ivan Chernyakhovsky, and Field-Marshal Von Rundstedt; One-page illustration of airborne tug aircraft hooking to glider on the ground; Photos of underground hot water tapped by the people of Reykjavik; Iceland declares her independence - six photos; Nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
200954 pages. Features: Century Flight draws nation together; Correcting typo on headstone of unknown airman buried on the West Coast; Vancouver businessman and Victoria maintenance facility are restoring a de Havilland Mosquito; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
196632 unnumbered pages. Oblong 8" x 10.75". Black and white illustrations. Contents: Biographical details of the authors, Notes on the Cosmogony and History of the Squamish Indians, The Beginning of the People of Squamish, Creation of the Squamish People, The Coming of Religion to the Squamish People, The Sea Serpent of Burrard Inlet, The Sea Serpent of Howe Sound, and a tribute to Chief August Jack Khahtsahlano. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this precious Squamish Nation memento. Hale 5738 Book
195846 pages. This special issue contains many outstanding photos from the albums of Victoria photographer F. Dally who visited the Cariboo in 1868. Features: Transportation to the Goldfields; Photos of Barkerville and its pioneers; Famous photos of the Cariboo gold rush by C. Fulton; The Ne'er Do Well Claim; The Prairie Flower Claim; The Forest Rose Claim; The Mucho Oro Claim; The Aurora claim; The Davis Claim; The Quesnel hockey team in 1912; Soda Creek in 1868; Boston Bar in 1863; A mule train crossing the Quesnel River in 1868; The Cottonwood House; Various sternwheelers; Nicaragua Bluff in 1863; Clinton in 1868; Freight outfit departing Ashcroft 18 1898; The Bank of British Columbia at Richfield in 1868; The community of Van Winkle in 1868; A settlement on Mosquito Creek and Richfield in 1868; Camerontown circa 1868; Kellyville on Grouse Creek in 1868; Mrs. Janet Allen and her Mosquito Creek boarding house in 1868; Photo portrait of F.J. Barnard, founder of the famed B.X. Company; Several additional photo portraits of notable local personalities; Local cemetery photos; plus many wonderful ads, some with photos. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book