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1941réf. 143H3388London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by Davis G. H. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo from deck of battleship "North Carolina" with guns firing; Two pages of photos from the Russian front include an armoured Russian train about to be blown up a Soviet armoured car ablaze German troops occupying the city of Dniepropetrovsk a crippled panzer unit terrified horses as shells explode nearby large Soviet motorized gun and bridge blown up by the Soviets on their retreat from Narva; photo of De Gaulle inspecting Free French troops in Surrey; Photo of Averill Harriman with Lord Beaverbrook Mr. Eden and M. Maisky; Photo of rail crash wreckage in Cheshire where nine died; Photos of the Shah of Iran and the former Crown Prince of Iran Shahpoor Mohammed Riza; Two pages of photos showing Russia's women at war - determined to take over men's jobs and hold key positions in U.S.S. R. workshops; Detailed illustrations explain the Acoustic Mine - a new terror of the under-sea war; Photo of HItler and Mussolini strolling through a devastated Russian village; Six photos of Russia's industrial might; Photos of Lieut.-Comdr. G.A. Thring and Squad.-Leader J.H. Thompson; Photo of Captain Margesson presenting award to Sandhurst cadet N.B. Erskine; Illustrated article explains the life of a sailor with a corvette on convoy escort duty; Centredold illustration of convoy at sea; Seven intimate photos of the Royal family at home; Wow! photos of thousands of tanks inspected by the King - the greatest concentration of armoured land forces that has ever been witnessed in Great Britain; Photos of the new Handley Page "Halifax" bomber; Photos of the latest cannon-firing "Spitfire"; Photos of scorched earth to infrastructure and coal in Spitzbergen before the residents are removed to Britain - including photo of Canadian officers Brigadier Potts of Saskatoon and Major Geoffrey Walsh of Oakville; Photos illustrated "Luftwaffe Life-Boats" - pneumatic craft carried as small packs; Two pages with nine fascinating photos of the primitive people of Tierra Del Fuego; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy of this extraordinary WWII issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 143H3378London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 32 pages. Features: Amazing cover photos of young lady with massive 2700lb tire for the Douglas B-19 super-bomber; Photo-portrait of recently deceased General John Metaxas Prime Minister of Greece; One-page photo of Marshal Petain being received on-board the battleship 'Strasbourg' by Admiral Darlan; Two-page contour map of Malta - Germany's target of attack by dive-bombers; Twelve photos of the beauties of Malta the key to the Mediterranean - which has endured over 200 raids; Photos of personalities of the week include: Canadian Premiers in conference B.P. Haugh Sir W. Llewellyn Wendell Willkie with the Chinese Ambassador to Britain Cardinal Hinsley with Wendell Willkie Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha Walter Elliot M.P. Baron Somers and the King and Queen at a parade by the Polish squadron; Four excellent photos show how British warships conduct a convoy in the narrow waters of the Mediterranean; Three aerial photos of armoured divisions advancing for the final assault on Bardia; Seven photos of the deserted Libyan stronghold of Bardia; Twelve photos of British Army excercises; Photos in Eritrea and Murzuk; Five photos of Holland's Royal Marines in the Dutch East Indies; Photo of large crowd welcoming Wendell Willkie to Birmingham; Photo of Willkie in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral; Photos of A.T.C. recruits in training; Four photos of Caterpillar 'bulldozer' - a mechanical elephant - moving dirt and bomb wreckage; Four photos of A.T.S. women drivers of 30-cwt. lorries; Two pages of astonishing ultra high-speed X-ray photos show bullets in flight golf club hitting ball bullet passing through board etc.; Two photos of fire damage at Dublin Castle; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 143H3377London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Bryan. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 32 pages. Features: Cover photos of Churchill and Viscount Halifax approaching battleship 'King George V'; Excellent two-page illustration of sappers throwing a box-girder bridge with nose union across an enemy tank trap; Photo of Carl J. Hambro with M. Carton De Wiart; Photo of King Haakon with Polish President M. Raczkiewicz; One-page photo of General Wavell with Maj.-Gen. O'Connor outside doomed Bardia; Eight pages of fantastic photos of the fall of Bardia - first views; Magnificant centrefold photo of Britain's latest and greatest battleship H.M.S. 'King George V'; Eight photos of patriot Abyssinians training for battle against Italian tyrants; Six photos of Greek heroism in arctic cold - latest pictures from Albania; Two pages of photos of Wendell Willkie supporter of the aid for Britain policy at work; Photos of personalities of the week include General De Gaulle Count Ciano Marshal Griziani Count Csaky Commander Roger Bureau P.D. Willeringhaus John Oxenham Daniel Hopkin L.F. Sinclair and David Lloyd George at his wife's funeral; Five photos of the Chinese military which stands undaunted after four years' heroic resistance; Four photos of Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife plus a photo of her Pekinese dog; Photo of amazing Italian 'Land Yacht' captured from Commander Gatti presented to Britain as a symbol of the resistance by the Belgian Congo; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 143H3386London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by Davis G. H. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo of five airmen being rescued after nearly a day adrift; Two-page photo of German airmen in liferaft floating in water they have dyed to aid in their recovery; Photo of Frederick James Leathers; Page of photos and illustrations explain new Middle East "Airgraph Service" which transmits 4500 letters in 16-mm films which weigh only 1lb; Page of photos show "Sky Doughboys" - paratroops training at Fort Benning; Series of illustrations explain how a tank is controlled and shows details of the Carden-Vickers Bren-Gun carrier; Full-page photo of British soldiers safely evacuated from Greece; Article entitled "The Withdrawal From Greece"; The Pro-Axis Uprising in Iraq - photo of Habbaniyeh the R.A.F. base which was shelled by Iraqi artillery the infant King Feisal II aged six with his uncle the regent Emir Abdul Ilah Raschid Ali Gailani who seized power on April 3 Basra's fine airport; Two more photos of the R.A.F. Station at Habbaniyeh; Two pages of R.A.F. troops in training at a secret R.A.F. station; Centrefold illustration of cockpit view from Westland "lysander" diving to attack enemy paratroops; Two dramatic photos of the sinking "Rajputana" after it was torpedoed in mid-Atlantic; Three photos of the Italian destroyer "Artigliere" and its most explosive end after being hit by the H.M.S. "Ajax" and the H.M.S. "York" the following day; Photos of personalities of the week include Polish President Raczkiewicz Col. Moore-Brabazon Lord Beaverbrook Churchill at a luncheon to celebrate Sir Emsley Carr Queen Wilhelmina with U.S. Ambassador Biddle and his wife Maj.-Gen. B.C. Freyberg The Rt. Hon. R.H. Cross Col. J.J. Llewellin Ramsay Muir Ethel Mayne Lord Aitchison U-Boat Commdr. Prien and French Corporal Du Fretay; Photos illustrate how Junkers planes are adaptable to carrying heavy war loads - including photos of huge dredges flown part-by-part to Bulolo Papua; Photo of the Focke-Wulf '189' the first aeroplane of its type to be put into service with the Luftwaffe; Photo of German tanks entering Belgrade; Photos of Flight Lieut. J.G. Fleming D.F.C. and Flying Officer J.J. Meikle who successfully flew a Catalina flying boat from Bermuda despite broken ailerons; Illustration and photo of the "North Carolina" America's new and mighty battleship; Photos of U.S. Aircraft Tanks and Helmets; Photo of a Douglas "B-19" Dreadnought of the Air nearing completion at Santa Monica; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this informative WWII issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 143H3387London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Bryan. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 32 pages. Features: Photo of General Georges Catroux; Six photos of Home Guard members protecting Buckingham Palace; Illustrations show how wireless communication provides the eyes for a field battery; Four charming photos of Princess Elizabeth Princess Margaret and the Queen; Photo at Kirkuk pre-refinery which pipelines oil to a Haifa refinery; Photos of oil wells in Iraq - the focal point of the Nazi "Drang Nach Osten"; Photos of and related to the 620-mile pipeline to Haifa; Map of South America with article entitled "Nazi Threat to U.S. and Panama - Lufthansa Air Lines in Latin America; Article entitled "The Attitude of the Vichy"; Photos of Dakar entitled "Germany's Infiltration to Dakar - It's Menace to America"; Six photos from Addis Ababa where Imperial forces enter and the Union Jack is hoisted; Six photos entitled "The Return of Haile Selassie - The Negus Welcomed by His People" includes a photo of Miss Banichyzgu Kidani the only woman soldier in the forces of the Negus; Photos of new bombing raid damage in London - The Queen's Hall Lambeth Palace Salvation Army HQ St. Andrew's Church Holborn St. Olave's St. James's Palace and the Old Bailey; Two pages of photos from enemy sources include: German soldiers exercising in Africa to the sound of an accordion German troops resting after capturing El Agheila Libya British POWs waiting at an African airport; General Von Kleist saluting panzer unit in Belgrade Photo of hundreds thousands of Yugoslavian soldiers crowded into German POW camp swastika flag hoisted over the Acropolis and General Tsolakoglu signing final capitulation; Photo of ship the 'Zamzam' reported sunk; Photo of German POWs in the western desert receiving food; Two photos of booty taken when the British captured Kismayu; Seven photos from Canada beneath caption "Nazi Prisoners in Canadian Camps - Dodges Used for Escaping" - includes photos of mail checking improvised tool and weapon etc.; Photo of Air Chief-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore arriving in Egypt; Photo of destroyed parish church of St. Peter and Paul Bromley Kent; Photo of Mr. Kenneth Riddle President of the Oxford Union; Photo of five British POWs released from camp in Italian Somaliland; Photo of massive celebration for Portuguese Prime Minister; Photo of De Gaulle with Longmore in Cairo; Photo of Viscount Gort with Sir Clive Liddell whom he succeeds at Gibraltar; Photo of U.S. battleship "Washington" which is nearing completion; Photo of the King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Westminster Abbey; Photos of personalities of the week include: General Sir R.H. Haining Maj.-Gen. H.C.B. Wemyss Lieut.-Gen. Sir H.R. Pownall Brig. Viscount Bridgeman General Dentz Miss Agnes Keyser The Duke of Aosta Queen of Croatia The Duke of Spoleto The Duke of Hamilton Mr. Ivone Kirkpatrick E.M.B. Ingram Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Pulteney Grig.-Gen. Sir C. Champion De Crespigny and The Earl of Suffolk; Dunlop one-page ad shows bombs being loaded into the belly of a plane; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy of this informative WWII issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 417H2686London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by De Grineau Bryan; Karsh. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 28 pages plus advertorial covers. Extensive WWII coverage including: Karsh cover photo of Churchill and Mackenzie King; Five photos of "Huge Military Convoy Reaching India Without Losing a Ship or Man - Disembarkation Scenes"; Two-page illustration of "The Relative Size Velocity and Weight of Shell Used in the Latest North African Battles - General Grant Tanks The Mark IV and the German 88-m.m. anti-tank gun"; Ten Photos of devastation in Malta "The Heroic Island continuously battered from the air unfailing courage of the most bombed place in the world"; Article on the Threat to Egypt; Eight photos of bomb damage to Canterbury and other historic sites; Photo-illustrated review of "Last Train From Berlin" by Howard K. Smith; One-page photo of 'starboard vista' view of British aircraft carrier; Six illustrations of the fighting in Africa by Captain McIntyre of New Zealand; Six aerial photos of Mersa Matruh Libya now in the hands of Rommel; Centerfold illustration of Senior army officers being trained to fix trucks; Photos of scorched earth in Sollum Libya; Aerial photo of bomb damage to 'Gneisenau' at Brest; Photo of King Feisal II of Iraq on his 7th birthday; Photo of emblems of Yugoslavia's guerilla army - featuring skull and crossbones; Photo of U.S. sailor being trained to swim in a sea of buring oil!; Excellent photo illustrates the 56 personnel needed to maintain service and fly a heavy bomber of the 'Sterling' type including plane fuel truck bomb trailers etc.; Photo of King George of the Hellenes addressing joint session in Washtington; Royal Visit to Ulster; Excellent one-page photos of dozens of 'General Grant' tanks used in the Battle of Libya under construction at the giant Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit; Photo-illustrated article on Sir James Dewar and his pursuit of liquid air and liquid hydrogen; Five photos of the British Army training in troop-carrier gliders; Twelve excellent photos illustrating "Sebastapol's heroic defence against overwhelming odds in Crimea - scenes from the Russian battlefronts opposing Germany's gathering offensive; Photos of personalities of the week including Mervyn Haigh Dwight Eisenhower C.S. Staniland Elinor Mordaunt parents of Kenneth Campbell V.C. Churchill with Attlee Eden and Sinclair Churchill with wife and daughter Wife of able seaman Savage V.C. Sir Edwin Cooper V.A. Crutchley V.C. Lord Glanely Tom Driberg and parents of Petty Officer Sephton V.C. Unmarked with average wear. Spine taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1944réf. 417H2697London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1944. Book. Illus. by Hailstone H.W.; Karsh. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 365-392. Features: Cover photo of the burning town of Cassino; Excellent one-page Karsh photo-portrait of Lieutenant-General Henry Ducan Graham Crerar D.S.O. Commander of the First Canadian Army; Two pages of illustrations and text explaining life at medium bomber stations in Britain; One-page portrait of Marshal Pavel Alexeyevitch Rotmistrov who commands probably the largest tank group on the Eastern Front; Article entitled "Russians Approach the Inner Fortress" includes aerial map of Berlin showing considerable bomb damage; One-page Pictorial Map of the terrain of Russia's advance in the Balkans; The Battle of Berlin - seven aerial photos of utter devastation; The Battle of Cassino - seven photos of the terrain and conflict scenes; Incredibly hellish 1.75 page photo of smoke and fire in Cassino; U.S. Conquest of the Marshall Islands - scenes on Kwajalein Atoll Namur Island and Darry Island; Photos of the successful raid on Truk - burning Japanese cruiser seaplane base at Dublon Town fires on Eten Island and fires on Dublon Island; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Charles Cavendish Susan Travers J.S. Bache G. Stronach O.C. Wingate Maj.-Gen. Alexander M. Patch Sergeant Thomas C. Derrick Sir Frederick Wall M. Kallay General Sztojay Rt. Rev. G.A. Hollis and General E. De C. De Castelnau; Photos of "Salute the Soldier" in London; Photo of German Gigant Wicking 7000 RS flying-boat; Photo of ten miles of the French coast taken from the British side; Presentation to Lord Gort; Two aerial photos of bombing at the Creil Railway marshalling yards in France; Photos of Churchill visiting U.S. troops in Britain; Photos of artifacts from Nishapur Iran; Nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Clear archival tape along coverfold. Note: this copy was never stapled. A worthy vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1944réf. 417H2700London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1944. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 617-644. Features: Cover photos of the Mosquito Mark XVIII and its U-Boat strafing gun and six-pounder cannon; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Sam Rayburn; Twelve excellent photos from Geilenkirchen recently captured by British and French forces; Four photos at the Koenigsmacher Fort which apparently made marine fittings; The Liberatioin of Metz - six photos in the city; Photos in the recently liberated cities of Belfort and Strasbourg; Photos of the advance on Venlo; Variety of photos of mine-clearing destroyed German rolling stock and humorous signs; Article entitled "Allied Advance to the Rhine" with maps; Photos of Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander General Sir Henry Maitland-Wilson and Lieut.-General Mark Clark; Two pages of illustrations of the launching of V-2 rocket bombs with explanation; Six photos of V-2 rocket parts found wrecked in Belgium; One page of illustrations explaining a simple system for castaways to make sea water drinkable; Photo of the U.S.S. "Missouri"; Interesting photos shows long contrail of V-2 rocket four short contrails of fighters and flying fortress in foreground; Two photos of the burning U.S. light aircraft carrier "Princeton" which sunk in the battle of the Philippines; Aerial photos of the obliterated towns of Duren and Julich; Before and after aerial photos of V-2 factory at Weimar which was hammered by U.S. heavy bombers; Photos of personalities of the week include General Philippe Leclerc Sir George Clausen Daniel Sultan Naik Yeshwant Chadge V.C. John D. Baskeyfield V.C. Col. C. Meyer Maj.-Gen. Dunckern Duncan Sandys M. Mikolajczyk David Vivian Currie V.C. Sir Edward Grigg M. Joseph Caillaux C.W. Alfrey Sir A.S. Eddington Count Carandini and Tulbahadur Pun V.C.; Photos of damage to Florence - medieval sites destroyed by hun vandalism; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1944réf. 417H2699London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1944. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Bryan. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 589-616. Features: Cover illustration of the capsized "Tirptz" in Tromso Fjord; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Elmer H. Davis U.S. Director of the Office of War Information; Two-page illustration of Captain David Jamieson winning a V.C. as he directs an action to save a bridgehead; Photo of Himmler reading Hitler's proclamation at delayed celebration of the Munich beer cellar putsch; Photo of Hitler awarding Belgian Rexist leader Leon Degrelle; Photos of British Second Army tanks in action on the Western Front; Photo-illustrated article entitled "The Allied Offensive in the West; Five photos in the wrecked German town of Gressenich captured by the U.S. First Army; Two pages of maps showing the Western Front; Six photos of the U.S. Sixth Army in action in Germany; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Charles Craven Rhoderick McGrigor Sir Robert Kelly General Koenig Major-General Bedell Smith Churchill visiting French troops at Besancon Air Chief-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his wife Marjorie Maxse A.C. Maclaren Dr. H. Colijn A.G. Williams and J.B. Tait the men who led the attack on the "Tirpitz"; Centrefold compilation of seven photos with General Patton's Third Army in and around Metz; Two pages of fascinating illustrations explain the "Hollow Charge" - the deadly explosive principle which uses blast to bore a hole through solid armour; Photo of American jet-propelled P-59A Airacomet; Photo of U-boat"U-570" renamed H.M. Submarine "Graph" on surface; Photos of "Buffalo" amphibious tank; Nostalgic ads; Two pages of photos of the U.S. Liberation of Leyte; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1943réf. 417H2692London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1943. Book. Illus. by Davis G.H.; De Grineau Bryan. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 29-56 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo-portrait of Churchill now an honorary Freeman of the City of London; Two pages of actual-size illustrations of shells and bullets in use by the warring nations; Two photos of some of the 18000 African wounded being being flown out to hospital; Page of 22 photos and brief write-ups of recipients of the V.C. since last September; Three photos of the sinking of a U-Boat by an American B.24 Liberator; Three photos of the Typhoon fighter-bomber; Killing the U-Boat - five photos of executioners at work on sea and in the air; One-page photo of Canadian destroyers leading convoy; Photo of U-Boat sole survivor Lieut. H. Schauffel; Photo of blindfolded U-boat prisoner on board destroyer "Escapade"; Photos of U-Boat survivors after encounters with "Archer" and "Woolworth Carrier"; Five illustrations show how the escort carrier "Archer" made her U-boat kill in the "Gap"; Two-page centrefold illustration of air battle above the clouds and under the northern lights; Six photos document a fully-laden glider being towed from Montreal to Britain providing vaccines for Russia radio aircraft and motor parts; One-page photo of General Sikorski and daughter in Cairo with inset photos of Maj.-Gen. Klimecki and Colonel Victor Cazalet all killed in Liberator crash near Gibraltar; Six Allied aerial photos document bombing carnage in Messina Holland Brest and Spezia; Two-page illustration of German aircraft - latest products for the Luftwaffe; Photo of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek addressing both houses of Parliament; Photo of the Duchess of Kent and her children in garden; Photo of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek chatting with Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana of the Netherlands; One page illustration of the electron microscope and its fantastic performance; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound vintage copy of this excellent WWII issue. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1943réf. 417H2694London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1943. Book. Illus. by Turner C.E. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 421-448. Features: Cover photos of flyers using aerial photography equipment; Two pages of fascinating photos and text explain aerial photography methods of the U.S. Army Air Forces; Photos of elaborate sword presented to the residents of Stalingrad by the kings; Photos of Italy's Marshal Badoglio with Sir Noel Mason MacFarlane; Five photos of Terrible destruction and carnage at Naples; Article entitled "The Allies in the Mediterranean"; Six photos of the Fifth Army entering Naples including a shot of General Mark Clark and a man who appears to be George Patton; Twenty-two excellent photos show the action as British and American troops in action with the Fifth Army drive from Salerno to Naples; Centrefold illustration of Liberator bomber taking off in Britain; Three fascinating aerial photos document before and after the attack on the "Tirpitz" in Alten Fiord - crippled by H.M. midget submarines; Two pages of miscellaneous war-related photos include political prisoners being freed from a large fascist concentration camp near St. Di Barraccano; One-page photo portrait of China's new President Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek; Photos of personalities of the week include Feodor Gusev The Queen of Tonga Lord Meston Ira C. Eaker Sir Andrew Cunningham Dr. Garbett Archbishop of York - with the Patriarch Sergei Count Calvi Di Bergolo Trebitsch Lincoln Count Carlo Sforza General Mario Roatta Field-Marshal Smuts with son Jacob Daniel Sir H.M. Burrough L.H.K. Hamilton and H.B. Klopper; Archival photos document the forerunner of the modern destroyer - the first torpedo-boats; Two pages of illustrations of the birth and evolution of the design of the Destroyer over fifty years; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows farmers threshing grain; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1943réf. 417H2690London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1943. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 197-224 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover portrait of General The Hon. Sir Harold Alexander; Eight photos of Churchill's North African commanders - Sir Henry Harwood Sir H. Maitland Wilson Air Vice-Marshal Coningham Leiut.-General K. Anderson Dwight Eisenhower Sir A. Cunningham Sir Harold Alexander and Sir A.W. Tedder; Two pages of photos of the final attack on Tripoli and Churchill's visit after the fall; One-page map illustrates twelve weeks of Russian reconquest of enemy-occupied territory; Photos of personalities of the week inlcude Major-General H. Willans General Leclerc with General Montgomery W.G. Holmes Lord Nuffield crew members of Flight Sergeant R.H. Middleton V.C. American women war correspondents in London Bruce Kingsbury V.C. Captain H. Mulzac - first negro commander of a U.S. ship on the bridge of liberty ship "Booker T. Washington" Col.-Gen. Rokossovsky and M. Kalinin; Five photos of Soviet airmen preparing for raid on Berlin; Photo-illustrated book review of "They Were Expendable" by W.L. White; Photos of Rostov recaptured and Kharkov enveloped by fighting; Photo of Goering taking salute at Air Ministry on January 30; Searching the bombed remains of a British restaurant; Photos of Churchill and troops he inspected in Tripoli; Sensational centrefold photo of General Montgomery explaining his plans to staff and senior commanders at an open-air conference; Amazing two-page eleven-photo spread of warships Hitler has lost; Nine photos of scenes on Guadalcanal including captured Japanese booty; Nine photos of Malta's submarine base; The Apparel of a Sumerian woman of about 2800 B.C.; Four photos of young King Feisal of Iraq with his personal model General Grant tank; One-page cutaway illustration of the Messerschmitt Me. 210 A1; Back page colour ad by Dunlop illustrates how to recognize rank in the United States Army; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this excellent WWII issue. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1940réf. 417H2685London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1940. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Captain Bryan; Davis G.H. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 33-64 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of snow-covered R.A.F. Aerodrome - showing airman and plane in trees- somewhere in France; Photos of treasures of the tomb of Pharaoh Sheshonk at Tanis; Two drawings of the British Maginot Sector under fire; Two-page illustration of Scottish troops taking over in the Maginot Line; Two-page panoramic map of the heavily fortified coastline of north-western Germany; Photos of incoming and outgoing cabinet ministers Leslie Hore-Belisha Oliver Stanley Andrew Rae Duncan and John Reith; Page of six photos showing Finnish medical services and staff at work in the Arctic cold; Page of five photos showing Finnish soldiers with tanks guns and transport taken from the Soviets; The War with Nazi Germany - The Defense of Finland article and photos; Ten winter photos from the Western Front French sector including the B.E.F. British Expeditionary Forces; Centrefold illustration of "The Aerial Gun-Power of Britain France and Germany - The Armament of the Bombers and Fighters Now in Action"; Four German aerial photos of "Brutal Attack on a Trawler" in the North Sea; Two detailed German air photos of the Maginot Line - showing Mourmelon and defensive lines; Book review of "Experiments in Civilisation" by H. Ian Hogbin; Photos of Cairo police training for riots; Photos of Rome under snow; Photo of Brazillians honouring the memory of their last Emperor Pedro II and his consort; Photos of interned German sailors of the "Admiral Graf Spee" in Buenos Aires; Two photos of destruction in Rome's San Lorenzo in Damaso; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir C.S. Burnett Malcolm Morrison Marie Therese Dickens Dr. G.R. Eden Humbert Wolfe King Carol and Crown Prince Michael of Rumania Lord and Lady Linlithgow in Calcutta and Sir John Herbert and his wife in Calcutta; Illustrations of "Kilted Highlanders Resting in Their Billet" and "Signals at Work"; Illustrated page of statistics indicating "Germany's Desperate Oil Situation"; Two pages of photos of Hatfield House being used as a military hospital; Two page of photos of 6th-century Badami murals in India; Photo of Captain Hans Langsdorff his funeral cortege being saluted by Buenos Aires' Nazi colony and crew members of the Graf Spee being boated to internment. Average wear. Spine taped. A sound vintage WWII-era copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1945réf. 417H2705Loganville Pennsylvania: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1945. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 521-548. Features: Great cover photo of Churchill celebrating with the masses in Whitehall; Photo of Churchill celebrating with Royal Family at Buckingham Palace; Five photos of celabratory night lights on London; Photos of vast crowds outside Buckingham Palace; Two pages of photos of the King and Queen with celebrating crowds visiting bombed sites at Thanksgiving services and among their subjects in South London; Photos of the Royals taking carriage to St. Paul's; Page of photos of the Royal Family and other distinguished personages at the national thanksgiving in St. Paul's Cathedral; Article "Field-Marshal Montgomery as a Soldier'; Three photos of captive German cruisers at Copenhagen and two photos of the first U-Boat U-249 arriving at Portland; Six photos of unconditional German surrender signing at Rheims; Eight photos of the last act of German surrender ratified in Berlin; Twelve joyous centrefold photos of celebrations in Holland Denmark Belgium and Norway; Twelve amazing post-war photos include Soviet troops planting their flag atop the Brandenburg Gate Former French men and women political prisoners in striped garb walking home from Berlin Field-Marshal Montgomery being saluted by cheering Copenhagen crowds American soldier standing beside partially completed V-2 rocket underground at Nordhausen German prisoners opponents of the Nazi regime in striped garb walking to freedom Glum crowd of German civilians in Luneburg listening to reading of terms of surrender and an amazing photo of an American soldier of the Seventh Army walking uphill toward a burning Berchtesgaden Hitler's Bavarian home; Photo of captured Field-Marshal Von Rundstedt and his son after their capture by the Seventh Army; Photo of the notorious Seyss-Inquart - Reichskommissar of the Netherlands during the German occupation - who was captured in Hamburg by the Royal Welch Fusiliers; Pages of photos documenting the liberation of the Channel Islands - scenes of surrender and rejoicing; Photos of personalities of the week include Princess Elizabeth talking to R.S.M. J. Baker Charles Sweeny A.E. Saunders Sir Basil Brooke Jemadar Parkash Singh V.C. Ingleby Oddie Count Schwerin Von Krosigk James Doolittle and Field-Marshal shaking hands with "Johnny" Johnson; Page of photos of prominent captured Nazis and anti-Nazis including Kurt Von Schuschnigg M. Leon Blum and his wife Pastor Niemoller Field-Marshal Kesselring and five photos of Goering without his medals after his personal surrender to the U.S. Seventh Army; Photo of Hamburg radio station made famous by Lord Haw-Haw now operated by the British - showing desk and microphone; Amazing photo of gaping hole in 15' of reinforced concrete atop submarine pen caused by 22000lb bomb; Page of six photos of vast celebrating crowds in Paris; Page of scenes of celebration in Denmark; Page of photos of distinguished prisoners released by the U.S. Seventh Army includes M. Reynaud Mme. Weygand General Gamelin M. Daladier and General Weygand General Bor-Komorowski and his chief of staff General Pelczynski The Master of Elphinstone and Lord Lascelles Colonel De La Rocque of the Croix de Feu M. Jean Borotra and M. Michel Clemenceau; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1945réf. 417H2702London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1945. Book. Illus. by Bone Sir Muirhead; Karpov B. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 85-110. Features : Cover portrait of Stalin; One-page map of the main combat areas of the great Russian Offensive on their way to the Reich; Two-page photo spread of photos of Polish and other milestone cities mixed with photos of Russian leaders General Petrov Marshal Rokossovsky Marshal Koniev Marshal Zhukov Marshal Tolbukhin and Marshal Malinovsky; Book review of "Things Past" by Michael Sadleir including photo of author; Three pictures of the Russian offensive including Marshal Rokossovsky with Marshal Zhukov a super-heavy Josef Stalin tank fording a river and self-propelled guns in action; Article entitled "The Winter Campaign of the Red Army"; Three photos from Belguim where Germans captured a short Allied convoy at Five Corners near Baugnez took 150 U.S. prisoners including Red Cross men and machine-gunned them in a field; Two pages of great photos of the British Second Army advancing north of Sittard into the Roer Salient; Five photos of the U.S. 7th Army on the Alsace Front - Battle Scenes; Five photos from Houffalize - where two U.S. armies blunted the German salient; Excellent centerfold illustration of the making of a "Mulberry" a concrete caisson of the prefabricated harbour towed to Normandy; The Ware in Burma - six photos with General Festing's gallant 36th Division; Five photos in Burma - scenes at the capture of the Port of Akyab; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Buckston Browne Sir Harold Burrough FDR being sworn in Maj.-Gen. R.N. Gale The Earl of Gowrie V.C. Dr. James Hall Sir Henry Gauvain V.A.C. Crutchley V.C. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and their sons; Photo of the coronation of the Maharajah of Manipur; Aerial photos of bomb craters near the Mittelland Canal; Photo of mourning Belgians at Bande saying farewell to 34 young men shot in cold blood by the Germans; Photo of Captain Muller negotiating with American and French officers at St. Nazaire; Last scenes of fighting from Greece - where Archbishop is proclaimed; Two pages of illustrations of the Fleet Air Arm Squadron's Heraldic Badges; Eight photos of Australia's horrific "Dust-Bowl"; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1955réf. 417H2709Loganville Pennsylvania: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1955. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 1119-1152. Features: Photos of the Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia; Two pages of photos of first stages of the vast Kariba Hydro-Electric project on the Zambesi River; Photos of interesting rocks of Urgup on the central Anatolian plateau; Funeral photos of Charalambos Mouskos; Photos of funerals of Lieut. L.T.J. Kelly killed during terrorist raid on police station at Yialousa and Lance-Corporal Morum; Photos of Khrushchev and Marshal Bulganin in Kabul with Indian strong man Guru Dev in Golden Peacock barge on Inle Lake in Burma and signing atomic weapon ban with Burmese officials in Rangoon; Two-page photo of hundreds of thousands of ducks at sanctuary near Mound City Missouri; Photos of personalities of the week include J.L. Brierley Dom Mintoff Sir Mosley Mayne Lord Reith Sir Leslie Nicholls B. Bowen Sir Keith Jopson Lord Ismay R.P. Baulkwill Major A. Huskisson Herr Welsch Dr. and Senora Alberto Candioti and the Mayor of Oslo and his wife Mr. and Mrs. Brynjulf Bull; Photo of U.S. XH-17 Twin-jet helicopter lifting van; Photo of nuclear microscope at Stanford University; Photo of wreck of "Beet Special" train at the River Suir; Photo of Sudan declaring independence showing Mr. Mubarrak Zarroug; Photo of King Frederick of Denmark examining Jens Olsen's 570000 year clock; and more. First page of ads missing. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1945réf. 417H2703London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1945. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Bryan. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 169-196. Features : Cover photo of Field-Marshal Montgomery with General Crerar of the Canadian First Army and General Dempsey of the British Second Army; The Battle of the Roer Dams - photos of the Urftstausee - a German defense key-point; Twelve great photos at various locations on the Western Front including the capture of Colmar; Eighteen fantastic photos of the Reichswald Offensive where German towns were smashed by Allied bombing and infantry and armour moved through mud and flood; Article 'Prospects on the Western Front' by Cyril Falls; Two-page illustration of the victory over the Roer Triangle by the British 2nd Army - the crossing of the Vloed Beek; Two-page illustration of the victory of the Roer Triangle by the British Second Army - the gallant fight in Susteren; Two-page illustration of the victory of the Roer Triangle by the British Second Army - the critical Schilberg Cross-Roads; Seven photos of cities in the path of the Russian advance; Three photos of Royal inspection of the "Indefatigable"; Three photos of victory celebration in Colmar; Photos of personalities of the week include Captain J.R.O. Thompson G.C. Guy Byam The Northern Sudan Advisory Council Sir Edward Bridges Sir Ernest Bird Lord Fairfield General McNaughton of Canada P.N. Loxley Sir Gordon Nairne Captain John Henry Brutn V.C. and Sir Walter Citrine addressing paratroops in Greece; Six photos of the Crimea conference - which sounded the death knell of Nazism - with FDR Stalin and Churchill in five photos; Photo of official disbandment of the R.A.F. Balloon Command with Sir Archibald Sinclair addressing members; Photo of part of 500 Dutch children arriving by boat on their way to Coventry; Photo of Bristol's Colston Hall which has just burned to the ground; Photos of damage to the Compo Santo of Pisa and protective measures; Two pages of art from Bali - village scenes; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1945réf. 417H2704Loganville Pennsylvania: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Good. 1945. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Pages 281-308. Features: Great cover photo of Patton Eisenhower Hodges and Bradley standing side-by-side in uniform; Nice full-page colour Guiness ad illustrated by H.M. Bateman inside advertising front cover shows men unloading boat; Captured Cologne - photos of devastation near the Cathedral; Twelve photos of scenes in Cologne after its fall to the American First Army under General Hodges; Photo of General Crerar assisting Churchill into captured German caravan now used for guests at First Canadian Army Tactical H.Q.; Three photos of the latest German Tiger Tank which fires a 14.5" shell; Photos inside and outside the Cologne Cathedral show it largely unharmed; Two pages of photos of Remagen and its now-famous bridge - the first Rhine crossing - with U.S. First Army troops advancing across it; Article 'Double Offensive Against Germany' includes map and photo of Leonard T. Gerow; One-page map of the Western Front indicates the terrain and the various commands under Eisenhower; Photos of destruction in Germany including Bonn University a street in Xanten the formerly beautiful old gate of Xanten and the south bridge over the Moselle at Trier; Six photos of new Rocket Barrage and its ammunition - a devastating British infantry and tank weapon; Centrefold illustration of General Crerar's surprise night assault which smashed the important fortress town of Goch; Photos with the Red Army as it drives toward Berlin; Great page of eight photos of Heroines of the U.S.S.R. - combatant members of the Red Air Force including Major Yevdokia Bershanskaya Leiut. Natalia Meklina Major Yevdokia MikulinaIrina Sebrova Lieut. Rufina Gasheva and Flight Commander Yevgenia Zhigulenko; Photos of personalities of the week include Carl Timmerman W.D. Morgan Lance-Corporal Henry Harden V.C. Field-Marshal Alexander with Marshal Tito in Belgrade F.A.B. Fasson Dr. Janet Vaughan Peter Lawless Viscount Dawson of Penn and Lieut.-General Mario Roatta in the Rome High Court of Justice his subsequent escape caused rioting; Naval photos including H.M.S. "Implacable" Admiral Somerville boarding the battleship H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" German U-Boat crewmembers floating after their vessel was sunk by the Canadian corvette "St. Thomas" and a gaping hole in a British submarine which remarkably survived; Photos and illustrations of Mandalay and its relief; Six interesting photos of camouflaged pill-boxes in Britain; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows shipbuilders at work; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Coverfold taped. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News ILN March Mar. 17 1945 - Captured Cologne / First Rhine Crossing Patton Eisenhower Hodges and Bradley standing side-by-side in uniform; Nice full-page colour Guiness ad illustrated by H.M. Bateman inside advertising fr . The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. unknown
1943réf. 417H2693London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1943. Book. Illus. by Turner C.E. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 337-364 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of Italy's Naval chief Admiral Dzara surrendering the Taranto fleet at Malta; Page of illustrations of Britain's powerful new 5.5 Gun-Howitzer; Full-page photo portrait of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham; Nice photos of Mediterranean naval heroes Sir A.U. Willis Sir Neville Syfret Sir James Somerville Sir Philip Vian Sir H. Burrough and Sir Arthur L. St. G. Lyster; Great photo of the H.M.S. "Warspite's" big guns in action; Two-page illustration of Allied landings on Salerno beaches; Two pages of great photos document the Battle of Salerno - the Allies first brushes with the enemy after landing on the beaches; Two-page illustration of naval bombardment at Salerno and Eboli; Fantastic centrefold illustrations of Germany's new Tiger tank super-weapon; Photos of Important German bases seriously threatened by the Red Army - Kiev Smolensk and Poltava; Photos of personalities of the week include Colonel Knox and Admiral Stark Sir Kingsley Wood Metropolitan Sergius Sir V.M. Grayburn Lord Kenmare Dame Enid Lyons Mrs. Bernard Shaw and Mr. Churchill with his wife and daughter Mary; Photo of signing of the Italian armistice; Photos of Mussolini after his release from his mountain hotel prison at Gran Sasso; Photos of the surrender of Italy's navy; Photo of Maltese residents surrounding the fuselage of "Faith" one of the island's three original defenders; Six photos illustrate Nazi demolition at the Hague as they fear invasion; One of the first photos of the R.A.F.'s 8000 lb bomb which is delivered by Lancaster; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this excellent WWII issue. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 417H2688London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Jones Sydney R. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 197-224 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of North African sand storm; Two photos of H.M. aircraft-carrier "Formidable" at sea; Two pages of photos of American bomber crews training in Britain; Two pages of photos of Caucasus landmarks; Five photos from the El Alamein front; Page of photos of the "Do.217e" Bomber and its tail-brake controls - diving speed to 500 mph; Photos of Churchill in Cairo Moscow with Stalin and Molotov and the Alamein area with Aussie troops; Five photos of the Solomon Islands - now mainly taken from Japan by U.S. Forces; Centrefold artist's rendering of the new Waterloo Bridge as it will appear when completed; Photos of personalities of the week include E.N. Syfret Sir W. Welsh Air Marshal P. Babington Dr. A.P. Newton Capt. C. Bain-Marais Canadian air chiefs Breadner Power and Edwards in London; Princess Margaret A.C.G. Mars Harold Drew Admiral Vian Sir George Philip Langton Vincent Harris Lord Loch and G. Kingsley Sheils; Page of photos of the Shah of Iran with Queen Fawzieh and baby princess Chahnaz; Photos of Polish submarine "Sokol" returning home after daring Mediterranean exploits; Illustration of blitzed Guildhall in York with charred timbers still standing; Photos of H.M.S. "Manchester" and "Eaglle" both of which are now sunk; Photos of the U.S. Mustang aircraft and the Lancaster bomber under construction; Photo of Aussie female 'picketers' greeting U.S. soldiers with signs warning them not to reveal troop movements with innocent talk; Seven excllent illustrations depict duties of a Merlin bomber crew of seven; Twelve excellent photos show the life of coal miners at a large Midland group of collieries; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 417H2689London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 477-504 plus advertorial covers. Features: Cover photo of Mosquito light bomber in flight; Two battle photos from Egypt; Eleven photos illustrating General Montgomery's powerful offensive to drive Rommel from Africa; Photos of personalities of the week include some members of bomber crews who bombed Milan in daylight recently General Alexander Polish dog mascot "Sandy" KIA F./O. L. Mancer V.C. King Christian of Denmark Vice-Admiral W. Halsey Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario M.C. Simopoulos P.E.G. Sayer Mrs. Bancroft Clark and family in London Mrs. Bingham - president of Bundles for Britain in the U.S.; Two pages of action photos illustrate "Flyweight Terrors of the British Navy - Fighting Midgets which keep open Britain's gateway to the sea; Six photos of German tactics in and outside Stalingrad; Aerial photos of Stalingrad beneath a pall of smoke; Five photos of Stalingrad fighting and prisoners of each side; Two photos of Britain's major warships in Indian waters; Two pages of centerfold illustrations show "The Crack Highland Division being Piped Into Battle - the 51st decimated in France in vanguard of latest offensive; One-page photo of the royal family with Mrs. Roosevelt in Buckingham Palace; Photos of General Smuts addressing both houses of Parliament; Three aerial photos of R.A.F. bomb damage in Genoa Milan and Mandalay; Six photos of the Americans on Guadalcanal Island; Eight photos of a London exhibition promoting fuel economy; nostalgic ads; and more. Spine taped. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1943réf. 417H2696London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1943. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Bryan. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 505-532. Features: Cover photo portrait of Anthony Eden; Three pages of illustrations of life aboard H.M.S. "Indomitable"; Book review of "Head-Hunting in the Solomon Islands" by Caroline Mytinger; Photos of the Fifth and Eighth Armies advancing in Italy; Two pages of photos illustrate Allied crossings of the Volturno by bridge and water in Italy; Two pages of photos of troops in action in the Volturno River battle and a service for three war correspondents killed in action on September 28; Article on our far eastern theatre of the war; Photos of war in the far east - bombing Marcus Island wrecked landscape at Lae New Guinea the destroyed Japanese base at Salamaua Hansa Bay shipping being attacked and parachute bombs being dropped on a Japanese anti-aircraft unit in the Wewak area of New Guinea; Two-page illustration of E-Boats attacking a North Sea convoy being routed; One-page map shows Russia's mighty victories against Germany; Eight photos illustrate the great summer Soviet offensive continuing apace; Aerial photo of night attack on Hanover plus daylight photo of the resulting destruction; Early photo of the Avro York; Photos and details of U.S. and Canadian awards and medals; Six photos of the Fifth Army rehearsing how to cross the Volturno; Three impressive photos of Britain's anti-aircraft guns on parade; Page of illustrations explain the new British all-steel fireproof lifeboat designed for oil tankers; Photos of personalities of the week include Sayid Daourd Al Haidari L.V.L. Whateley The Marquis and Marchioness of Linlithgow Louis Mountbatten in China General Konev General Feodor Tolbukhin Sir Henry Strakosch Professor Max Reinhardt Dr. F.J. Poynton Sir Aurel Stein Lt. Mark Bonham-Carter Major T.P. Butler Leiut. J.M. Marshall and Lt.-Com. J. Cortland-Simpson; Page of photos of the funeral of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound; Photos of artifacts discovered at Point Hope Alaska; Seven photos of joyous repatriated POWs arriving in Leith aboard three ships; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Spine taped. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1944réf. 417H2701London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1944. Book. Illus. by Davis G. H.; De Grineau Bryan; Ryder R.E.D. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 645-672. Features : Cover portrait of Churchill upon his 70th birthday; Great one-page photo of Princess Elizabeth launching a battleship location and ship name not provided presumably for wartime reasons; Two pages of statistics of Britain's war effort; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Edward Stettinius U.S. Secretary of State; Two-page illustration of how L/Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield won his Victora Cross V.C. during the battle of Arnhem; Six photos show the opening of the port of Antwerp - a great supply port for the Western Front; Photos of incidents on the Western Front involving British U.S. and French troops; Photo of captured Major-General Faterrodt Commander of the German garrison in Strasbourg; Centerfold illustrations by G.H. Davis show the 'works' of the V-2 rocket bomb - some details of the driving system of a German 'revenge' weapon; Sevenphotos from the battlefields of Burma - on the road to Mandalay including contour map of the Burma Front; Two photos of devastation after huge underground explosion at R.A.F. depot near Burton-on-Trent; Two photos of German explosive motor boats; Two drawings of the northern lights over arctic convoys by Commander R.E.D. Ryder V.C.; Photo of first Norwegian troops marching into liberated Kirkenes; Photo of German radio-controlled glider bomb released from the air to attack shipping; Two large photos of the British Home Guard Stand-down before the Royal Family in London; Photos of personalities of the week include F.A.M. BrowningWing-Cdr. Guy Gibson V.C. of 'Dam-Busters' fame Sir Eric Teichman Viscountess Astor photo taken with a large group of women at the Commons General Eisenhower with Sir M. Dempsey and Lt.-General Ritchie M.T. Arciszewski Havildar Maj. C. Ram V.C. Captain R.K. Dickson Montgomery's personal staff - J.R.B. Durrant N.W. Chavasse T. Warren Lt.-Col. Dawnay J.R. Henderson; nostalgic ads; and more. This copy was never stapled. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Coverfold taped. A worthy vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1955réf. 417H2708Loganville Pennsylvania: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1955. Book. Illus. by de Grineau Bryan. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 807-856. Features: Cover illustration of Admiral Lord Nelson drawn by Schmidt at Dresden in 1800; Photos of Queen at Remembrance Day ceremonies; Two photos of South Vietnam declaring itself a republic and proclaiming M. Ngo Dinh Diem Prime Minister; Five photos in the wake of the Sabha Battle in which Israeli troops killed 50 Egyptians; Photo of Silver Jubilee celebrations in Ethiopia; The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit the Midlands; Airplane recovered from Lake Atter fails to contain Hitler's "Hoard"; Two pages of illustrations of manned rockets and space-stations - ways and means of space exploration following the launching of earth's first artificial satellite; Photos of impressive new Florida bridges linking Pinellas and Manatee counties and the Sunshine Skyway; Photos of the Neath River Bridge - the largest bridge built in Britain since the war; Photos of personalities of the week include W. Whiteley Maurice Utrillo Dr. Bertram Schofield A.J. Collins Eric Turner Mr. Ben-Gurion Mr. Sharett Mr. Nutting Mme. Jacqueline Auriol Sir R. Mansergh Sir Ronald Storrs J. Murray Watson I.E.S. Edwards R.D. Barnett Sir Basil Henriques and table tennis champs Mrs. R. Cornett and Miss D. Rowe; Photo of Italian solar energy equipment on display in Arizona; Lovely colour-photo ad for Crawford Tartan Shortbread inside back cover; Nice colour ad for Martell brandy on back cover features "Mr. Brandyman". First page of ads missing; and more. Unmarked. Above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1943réf. 417H2695London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1943. Book. Illus. by Turner C.E.; Osborn Richard. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo of U.S. Bomber above destroyed Focke-Wulf factory at Marienburg; Before and after aerial photos of the ruined Focke-Wulf factory; Photo-illustrated reportage on Portugal's agreement to let Britain use the Azores as a base; Five photos of the French recovery of Corsica - landing scenes and Bastia's fall; Six photos of general interest in Italy plus one-page photo of Naples refugees overlooking their city from the mountains; Twelve excellent photos in and around Naples freed by the Allies - scenes of devastation; Five photos of Danes overturning a prison van to rescue patriots; Dramatic aerial photos of the Schweinfurt factory raid; Centrefold illustration of scene in hangar below deck of the H.M.S. "Indomitable"; Seven photos of captured German weapons on display in Moscow; Ten photos illustrate"The Great Soviet Summer Offensive of 1943"; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Michael Sadler John Winant Sir Guy Granet Sir Thomas Artemus Jones Lord Suirdale Frof. W.M. Tattersall Lord Wavell with his wife and daughter Felicity; Facsimile of wanted poster for General Mihailovich and General Tito from the nazi-controlled Belgrade paper; Illustrations show the evolution of midget submarines since 1776; Two pages of "Dilbert" cartoons by Richard Osborn help airmen avoid errors; and more. Spine taped. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
