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1942réf. 201G4656London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 625-644. Features: Cover Photo Portrait of 60-ton M-1 Tank Crushing Heavy Truck; Photo of FDR presenting Congressional Medal of Honour to Brig.-Gen. James Doolittle while Mrs. Doolittle looks on; Six great photos from Chunking show how the resilient populace is coping with the war; The Campaign in Burma article; "Japan's Successes in Burma - by Infiltration and Light Equipment" - six photos; The Kharkov Battlefield - six action pictures from the Russian Front; Two-page illustration of Red Air Force using "Stormoviks" and other fast-flying tank-busters attacking panzer divisions; Amazing four-page centerfold presents illustrations of ships of the British Navy from Alfred the Great to the Present Day; Eight photos of bomb damage in Bath Norwich and York after German "Baedeker" raids; Photos of personalities of the week include Commander R.E.D. Ryder V.C. Able Seaman W.A. Savage V.C. Lieut.-Commander S.H. Beattie V.C. Marshal and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek with General Joseph Stilwell and scapegoated Nazi Food Minister Walther Darre; Two-pages with three maps illustrate "Tokyo - the most inflammable capital in the world vulnerable war industries in a bamboo-built city"; Six-photos of high-speed reconstruction in Chungking in response to Japanese bombing; Ten photos present 'Novel points in warship design and camouflage'; Two pages with 18 illustrations present 'Defence and Attack as used in Army Training To-Day Demonstrated in the seventeenth century reproductions courtesy of Bernard Quaritch; Six photos of Paris under the Nazi heel after two years of occupation; The Soong Sisters - two photos of them in bombed Chungking; Nice photo ad for Ferodo with photo of five men dragging large mine onto beach; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 201G4671London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 725-756. Features: Cover photo-portrait of FDR; Photo of Admiral Sir John Cronyn Tovey being piped on board H.M.S. "Prince of Wales"; One-page photo of coastal command station armourers getting ready to bomb up; Eight photos of the vigils of the coastal command - bomb preparation photo-processing anti-aircraft stations operations room and telegraphy section; Two pages of explanatory illustrations show how aircraft carriers fighter and reconnaissance planes have revolutionised naval warfare and influenced naval architecture; Photos of recen Nazi vandalism - damage to Gray's Inn the wrecked Canterbury Music Hall Serjeants Inn Queen Victoria St. and Dublin; Two pages with fifteen photos of bomb damage to the destroyed Church of the Knights Templar; The Fleet and its Air Arm article; Air photo of Mannheim-on-the-Rhine shows destroyed western span of Autobahn bridge; Dramatic two-page illustration of "Catalina" under heavy fire as it spots the Bismarck in a heavy sea; Two-page illustration of the last of the "Bismarck" shelled bombed and on fire as the Nazi mammoth is torpedoed by H.M.S. "Dorsetshire"; Thre photos of the last of the "Bismarck" including dozens of heads of bobbing survivors floating in the sea; Scene in "Petticoat Lane" where on June 1st rationing of clothing cloth and footwear came into force; Photo of Averill Harriman welcoming the first of four million eggs to Britain from the U.S.; Photo of some of the few "Bismarck" survivors being landed at a British port; Photo of H.M.S. "York" which was lost; Photos of personalities of the week include the pilot of the "Catalina" which discovered the fleeing "Bismarck" Lieut. B. Stubbs Dr. Kurt Heinrich Reith Max Schmeling King Victor Emanuel of Italy Sir Hugh Walpole Prajadhipok - Prince of Sukhodaya Lord Cadman and Admiral Boehm; Photos of Ilkley which won War Weapons Week; Photos of Haile Selassie's Return to Addis Adaba; Illustratins of bombed Wren Churches - Christ's St. Mildred's St. Andrew's St. James's Piccadilly and St. Anne; Interesting one-page Guiness ad entitled "Guiness at Waterloo - and Guinness today". Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4659London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 113-140. Features: Cover photo of Brigade H.Q. in the desert battle zone where the Brigadier South African Command directs operations - and photos of bombs exploding nearby; Twelve fascinating photos beneath the heading "Fighting in the Western Desert - Vivid Incidents and Personalities including Rommel in Tobruk and General Freyberg V.C. Wounded; Two large photos from "The Battle of Midway Island"; Two-page map of the world entitled "Oil - The Supply Problem of the Warring Powers - A Map of Production Areas and Lines of Ocean Transport"; The Crisis in Russia article; Seven great photos illustrate the pre-fabrication system in Shipbuilding - the U.S. sets the world's record in production; Photos of incendiary bombs - as were showered upon Hamburg - being prepared for raid; Two pages of photos and text describe the fall of Sebastopol; Centrefold illustration shows young British Officers studying tactical problems with models; Interesting photo-illustrated article explains how vegetables are dried thus effecting considerable transport economy; Page of photos explaining the benefits of dried meat; Photo of test flight of the Boeing patrol bomber "XPBB-1"; Page of photos engaged in obstacle course training; Six photos of the "Mustang" - the fastest Army co-operation plane in the world; Two pages of photos of ice-covered decks of warships; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include cricketeer "Andy" Ducat Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding and Wing-Cdr. Hon. M. Aitken; Nice colour back cover ad for Puritan Leather Soles features illustration of Oliver Cromwell. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4652London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 425-452. Features: Wonderful one-page colour Guinness ad entitled "Guinness for Strength" shows farmer pushing huge wheelbarrow loaded with veggies - presumably in the spirit of promoting wartime home food growing; Map of great R.A.F. bombing raid on Lubeck; Five graphic air photos of R.A.F.-inflicted bomb damage to Rostock; Five photos of bomb damage in Valetta Malta; Three photos of terrible smoke and fire on Rangoon's waterfront as the great oil refineries of Syriam and the Burma Company's oil warehouse are destroyed before the Japanese arrive; Two photos of Nazi reprisal bomb damage in Bath; Photo of six R.A.F. men returning from the spectacular raid on the Diesel works at Augsburg including Squadron-Leader J.D. Nettleton V.C.; Photo of British-Italian prisoner exchange at Alexandria; Photo of smiling returing British POWs at Cairo Station; Five photos of the King and Queen visiting Canadian Armoured Division "Sansom's Rough Riders" named after Major-General E. Sansom; Commandos and Their Raids - article with two photos of Major Lord Lovat and his landing force before their successful reconnaissance raid near Boulogne; Two photos of Scottish Command forces practicing marine landing excercises jumping off barges some with scaling ladders; Two pages of illustrations of battle drill under the most rigorous and realistic conditions; Nine photos on two-page spread illustrated the H.M.S. "Illustrious" at sea again carrying American fighter planes - Grumman Martlets; photo of 'Dodge'ems' used to move aircraft on aircraft carrier deck; Magnificent centerfold aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage inflicted upoin the city of Lubeck - a mile of roofless houses great blasted areas and ruined war factories; Six photos illustrate novel U.S. method of rapidly fabricating a 173' submarine chaser at the Defoe Yards at Bay City Michigan; Two great photos compare the instrument panels of an Me. 109 fighter and a Halifax bomger; Two-pages of illustrations wonderfully explain the mechanism behind aircraft dials - "Marvels of Lilliputian engineering for delicate modern aero instruments; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include General H. Giraud Rifleman John Beeley V.C. Sec.-Lieut. C. Ward Gunn V.C.Lieut.-Colonel C.G.W. Anderson V.C. Lieut.-Colonel A.E. Cumming V.C. and Princess Elizabeth in Girl Guide uniform; Drake's Globe-Cup sold at Christies large photo; Classy half-page Rover car ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows shipyard outside window; more nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4667London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo-portrait of General Smuts of South Africa; Seven photos of devastation in Stalingrad; Large illustration and two dramatic photos illustrate "Battered Stalingrad - A Broken City Held Together By the Spirit of Its Defenders"; Two-page Admiralty Chart of Guadalcanal Island pivot of violent fighting and scene of heavy Japanese losses in enemy attempts to recover the Solomon Islands and gain command of the Australian Seas; Russia and the Middle East article; One-page photo of the launching of a Kaiser 10500-ton cargo-ship in 10 days observed by FDR and Mr. Kaiser; Aftermath of bombing in Nuremburg Benghazi Harbour and the Focke-Wulf Works at Neuenland near Bremen; Photos of "Boston" bombers taking off in the dusty desert; Photo of funeral service for Leiut.-General "Strafer" Gott and others killded when their plane crashed in the Western Desert; Photos of eleven personalities in the news include Dame Marie Tempest Mr. Henry Morgenthau Mr. Cecil Whiteley Mr. Edwin Barclay Hitler meeting Rommel in Berlin and Mr. Cosmo Hamilton; Two large photos of H.M.S. "Howe"; Wonderful action photo centrefold of H.M. Battleship "Anson" steaming full out; Five photos of Sir John Tovey Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet in his quarters aboard the flagship; Three photos of the Schneider Works the "Krupps of France" in Le Creusot which was attacked by Lancasters; Twelve photos from Madagascar illustrate key points seized and cleaning up; Page of photos of Alaska Highway construction with map; One-page illustration of ancient London bastion uncovered by enemy action; One-page article with three illustrations entitled "How the Germans Treat Their Political Prisoners - Nazi Atrocities" - the prison camp at Jernvann where 600 Serbs were interned. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 201G4643London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 693-724. Features: Photo of Major John Bagot Glubb Pasha reportedly killed in action in Iraq; Four photos of British evacuation from Greece; Informative two-page seven-illustration feature describes the winged invaders of Crete - troop-carrying gliders - and the JU '52' sky tug; Excellent two-page illustrated feature entitled 'War in the Stratosphere' explains some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth; Six photos beneath the caption 'Eagle Wings of the Royal Navy - The Victorious Fleet Air Arm; H.M.S. Hood lost May 24 - photo of the ship and photo of part of her crew on deck during firing practice; Photo and illustration of the "Bismarck" sunk on May 27; The Battle for Crete - article; Three maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus; Centrefold illustration depict Germany's air invasion of Crete - the first major attack by air-borne troops across over 200 miles of sea; Photos of the "Beaufighter" night-fighter-bomber and the famous U.S.A. "Catalina"; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Igor I. Sikorsky setting record in Connecticut Vice-Admiral L.E. Holland Captain R. Kerr Lord Austin of the well-known automaker General Smuts Sir Horace Rumbold Flight-Officer F.H. Hanbury - first member of the W.A.A.F. to receive the M.B.E.; Two pages with twelve photos from Libya illustrate "Where Panzer Units Become Junk" - The Gallant Defenders of Tobruk; Five photos illustrate fighting in the western desert of North Africa where British patrols harass Nazis; Air photos of the cities of Rakki Palmyra and Falluja; Photo of the King inspecting paratroops; Photo of truck carrying the wreckage of the ME. 110 fighter which Rudolf Hess flew to Glasgow; New discoveries in Iran exemplify the superb art of Persian goldsmiths over a period of seventeen centuries. Nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4646London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 129-160. Features: Eight-photo two-page feature on the full-scale production of tanks in Britain; Archbishop fo Canterbury Dr. Lang announces his resignation; Fascinating photos of massive concrete U-boat shelters being built on the Atlantic coast; Map of Southern Malaya where the Japanese are able to easily land using flat-bottomed boats; Photos after the Japanese sinking of the 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse' with heads bobbing in water - and Captain William Tennant of the 'Repulse' after his rescue; Map of the Western Pacific indicating dates of Japanese landings on many islands; Five photos of the U.S. Vanguard arriving in Great Britain; Photos of twelve people of the week including Admiral Chan-Chak Admiral Husband Kimmel Lieut.-General Walter Short painter Richard Sickert Mrs. Yvonne Llewellyn Roberts Edward Elliott and Major-General De Villiers; Events in Russia article with three maps; Four photos of new battleship "Duke of York" and its carriage of Mr. Churchill to U.S.A.; Large photo portrait of General Douglas MacArthur; One-page map of Batan Bataan Peninsula Philippines where Gen. MacArthur the Americans and Filipinos have gallantly held the Japanese at bay for four weeks; Fascinating two-pages with fourteen illustrations of how Aerodromes are defended above and under the ground; Two-pages of twelve vivid photos of scenes on the Russian front; Bardia Recaptured - two pages with eleven fascinating photos; The Eighth Army's Trail - six photos of Benghazi after its capture; Six photos of the Royal Air Force v. the Weather in the desert; Four amazing photos of the "Flying Wing" designed gy John K. Northrop including three photos of it in flight; Theatre Royal Bristol to be saved for the nation - six photos; Marvelous two-color OXO ad on back cover shows young lovely offering a tray of steaming drinks; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this great wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 201G4642London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 493-524. Features: Photo of Greek Prime Minister M. Alexander Korizis; Nice one-page cutaway illustration of British No. 1 Infantry heavy tank Mark IIA in action; Lovely two-page illustration of Britain's womanhood as mobilised for victory in national war services - in their many uniforms; Two-pages with fifteen illustrations of the gentle art of baling out of an airplane escape technique; Six photos of Italy's defeat and humiliation in Libya where the Nazis have taken over; The War with Nazi Germany - The Peril in the Near East - article with map showing the German advance in North Africa and one-page relief map showing Germany's sphere of Mediterranean operations from the Balkans and Libya aimed at the oil filds of Iraq and the Suez Canal; Map of the entire Balkan theatre of war; Seven photos illustrate the "New Order" at work in France Yugoslavia Japan and Bulgaria - Mr. Matsuoka in Germany capture of Otto Kretschmer large French crowd giving Nazi salute to Marshal Petain and Nazi tanks being welcomed to Bulgarian village; Two pages with nine photos illustrate 'Germany's Hammer Blows in the Balkans - important cities and sites in enemy hands in Yugoslavia and Greece'; Centerfold illustration of Lysander tailgunner eyeing a tempting target during exercises somewhere in England; Six excellent photos illustrated victory of the Sons of Hindustan in Eritrea; Excellent photo illustrates planning for the capture of Keren; Photos of fourteen personalities of the week include Maj.-Gen. Carton De Wiart V.C. Leiut.-Gen. P. Neame V.C. Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. O'Connor Maj.-Gen. M.D. Gambier-Parry Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Maitland Wilson Queen Mary of Yugoslavia Hitler shaking hands with Rommel Rashid Ali Gailani and M. Laszlo De Bardossy of Hungary with Hitler; Photo of the Air Council in session at the Air Ministry with nine men in attendance; Fascinating one-page article with four photos describes how 'health-giving rays 240 times more powerful than sunshine help the war workers; Photo of Danish ships in custody in the U.S.; Photos of Italian ships seized by the U.S.; Photo of Italian ship sabotage damage in US waters; Victorious return of H.M.A.S. "Sydney" to Sydney Harbour; Four photos of "Catalina" flying boat used in the U-Boat War; Illustrations of eighteen victorious fighter pilots from the Battle of Britain; Article on the Sturgeon fish and its ancestors; Lovely half-page photo ad for Bentley cars; Many vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Nibble from bottom corner. A quality copy of this dramatic wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4670London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 561-588. Features: Three photos of the new Sherman tank which helped to smash Rommel; Two pages of photos of 'The Great Battle of Egypt" which generated 75000 Axis casualties; Two-pages of illustrations of the work of the men of the R.A.S.C. without whom the Egyptian advance would not have been possible; Twelve photos illustrate "The Mightiest Naval Operation in History - The Allied Occupation of North Africa Without Losing a Ship; Re-Opening the Mediterranean article; Miscellaneous photos from the desert pursuit of Rommel; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Captain E. Rickenbacker Rear-Admiral Daniel Callaghan Miss Violet Vanbrugh Henry Fox G.C. G.M. and Charles de Gaulle addressing Free French at Albert Hall; Dramatic photos of naval action; Amazing centerfold explanatory illustration of "A Major Landing Operation as Accomplished in North Africa; Incredible photos of how Stalingrad's population lives under continues bombardment; Aerial photo of U-boat base at Lorient being bombed; Dramatic one-page aerial photos shows bombs falling toward the Lorient U-boat base; Two-page photo feature of work of the the Army Film and Photographic Service in action. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4658London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 673-700. Features: Cover Photo-Portrait of General Neil Ritchie Holding Press Conference Near Tobruk; Soldiers of Free France form the "Phantom" Garrison of Bir Hakeim - six photos; Searching for victim after explosion near the Elephant and Castle; Photo of repatriated prisoners from Italy at military hospital in England; Photo of salvaging of the "Normandie" now called the U.S.S. "Lafayette"; Photo of ceremony handing the H.H.M.S. "Pindus" to the Greek Navy; Photo of starfish-shaped barrage balloon; 150th Anniversary of Captain George Vancouver's landing on Vancouver Island; Generals Auchinleck and Ritchie honoured by the Polish forces in the Middle East; Photo of Romell inspecting broken window of his desert car; Bow-end and side-view photos of Japanese two-man submarine; Before and after aerial photos of Cologne after massive bombardment; The Battle in Libya - article with map showing key points in the present battle; Five photos of "An Unpleasant Surprise for Rommel - The U.S. 'General Grant' Tank"; Two pages of great illustrations entitled "Rommel's Panzers - Details of the Pz IV. and German Methods of Tank Transportation and Refuelling"; Two illustrations of mobile anti-tank gun now operating in Libya; Four photos of obtaining water in the Libyan desert; Wonderful centerfold illustration entitled "Bomber Command Blazing the Trail! The Royal Air Force Attack on Essen and the Ruhr Valley June 1-2 1942"; Five Radioed pictures from the Desert Battle at "Knightsbridge" Libya; Six photos from the Midway Islands where Admiral Nimitz has just inflicted heavy losses upon the Japanese; Excellent one-page contour map of the Pacific entitled "Japanese Eyes On the Bases of Dutch Harbour and Alaska" - with inset photo of Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians which was bombed by Japs; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include Professor G.A.R. Reisner Reinhard Heydrich Mexican President Camacho declaring war on the Axis states and Major-Generals Herbert Lumsden Ramsden Frank Messervy and Dan Pienaar; Six Photos from Madagascar - first action figures since British forces arrived May 5 1942; One page with five photos of Hitler entitled "How Hitler Looks Today"; Artistic half-page ad for Tube Investments Ltd. shows coal stoker at work; National Savings Committee half-page ad includes photos of Geoffrey Sims schoolboy collector 10 Park Mansions Moor Park Herts.; Nice photo ad for Guy Motors Limited shows men and women building engines; Nice colour back cover golf-themed ad features Mashie speaking to Putter - sponsored by The North British Rubber Company Limited; This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4653London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 537-564. Features: Cover photo-portrait of the King with General Henri Giraud in 1940; Burial of Lieut.-Commander E. Esmonde V.C.; King welcomes fighter pilots back after daylight sweep over northern France; Photo of dozens of gas producer units to be fitted into lorries to save petrol; Photo of Australia's Dr. H.V. Evatt with Churchill; Photo of U.S. Admiral H.R. Stark in London; Photo of POW German Generals Von Ravenstein Arthur Schmidt and I.P. de Villiers at South African port; Photo of A.T.A. platoon marching; Seven photos of Madagascar plus one-page relief map indicating its strategic importance and why it has been occupied by British forces; Photos of bomb damage in York Norwich and Hazebrouck Railway Station; Photos of King and Queen surveying Bath bomb damage; The Spring Air Offensive - article with maps of Burma and Mandalay vicinity; Six interesting photos of Mandalay and Lashio; Fascinating two-page map illustrates "The Riddle of the Middle East as viewed from Berchtesgaden" - a map looking towards the oilfields; Wonderful photos of Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife meeting Gandhi and Nehru - scenes at Calcutta including photo of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek wearing Sari presented to her by the Birla family; Air photos of Grim aftermath of R.A.F. attacks in Rostock and Augsburg; Dramatic centerfold action illustration of Beaufighter long-range fighter downing enemy aircraft; Polish troops march in Edinburgh; Photos of Royal Artillery Mountain Battery excercises in Wales; One page of illustrations of Luftwaffe Developments - Germany's new fighters and bombers; Nine great photos explain how $millions in gold was recovered from mine-infested waters - salvage ship 'Claymore' recovers booty from sunken liner 'Niagara'; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include W.P. Pycraft Rear-Admiral H.J. Ruser-Larsen Mr. Patrick Munro M.P. Third Officer Agnes McLennan Traynor Mr. Thorvald Stauning Brig.-Gen. H.H. George Staff Sergeant J.L. Lockhard and General MacArthur with Mr. Curtin in Canberra; Fascinating one page of illustrations introduce stereoscopic television pictures - a notable British achievement; Eight high-resolution photos illustrated the world's diamond trade now centred in London as experts from the low countries help the Allies; Classy B.S.A. colour back cover ad shows Egyptian scene with caption "The ever-turning wheel" by F. Matania; more nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1940réf. 201G4639London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1940. Book. Illus. by De Grineau Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 645-676. Features: One-page map of the Low Countries' Holland and Belgium Traditional Defence - Strategic Inundations Flooding; Photos of flooding which confronted the Nazis in Holland; Photos and brief write-ups of Mr. Churchill and his War Cabinet - an all-part Ministry; Holland as the R.A.F. Sees It - Air photos of key points Central Rotterdam Dordrecht Island and the Moerdyk Bridges; "Ten Times as Strong as in 1914" - Belgian army and defense fortification photos; Sketch of German air attack on railway in Belgium; Four sketches beneath the caption "1914 Repeated - With a Difference - The B.E.F. Advance into Belgium - While the Pitiful Refugees Depart; Three cross-section illustrations of 'a new instrument of total war' - British and German troop carriers - the Junkers JU 52 the Ju 89-90 and the Bristol 'Bombay'; Seven illustrations beneath caption "Invasion by Parachute-Armies - Nazis improve on a Soviet device; Two pages of illustrations of how the Nazis invade by parachute on a large scale; Centrefold map entitled "The Low Countries - A Map Showing Aerodromes and Inundation Areas"; The War with the Nazis - The Crisis Has Come article; Three photos of R.A.F. bombing Nazi troop planes at Katwijk and Waalhaven; Six photos illustrate how Britain guards against fifth column and parachuteist surprises - road blocks check points and alien detention; Photos of European royals fleeing Nazi aggression - Dutch Princess Juliana and her children Prince Bernhard and Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxemburg; Two photos of the famous Royal Canadian Mounted Police training their precise motorcycle formation driving in England; Six photos of homes wrecked by Nazi bombs in Belgium Holland and France; Several photos show German bombs missing their ship targets in the North Sea; Dramatic photos of 500lb Nazi bombs exploding near British aircraft carrier off Norway; Photos of the bombing of Namsos and Aandalsnes; Two photos of the H.M.S. Bittern on fire; Six excellent photos of Allied troops returning from fighting in Norway including the "Blue Devils" and General Carton De Wiart V.C. Please note: Brown discolouration of unknown origin to bottom 1.5" of all pages. All text legible. Average wear and a small nibble from foot of spine. A sound copy of this dramatic wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4654London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 565-592. Features: Photo and major article celebrating the 100th Anniversary of this publication; Two-pages of illustration of London 100 years ago; Two pages of dramatic photos of bomb damage in present-day London; Page of interesting illustrations from the first issue 100 years ago; One Hundred Years of Warfare article; Photos of nine personalities of the week including Dr. Felix Weingartner Lord Amulree Admiral Leahy with Marshal Petain the Duke of Gloucester on the Libyan battlefront and Major-General Sir William Dobbie with is wife; Article on the great writer contributors to this publication over the last century - with 17 photos/illustrations; Seven photos of convoy drama in the Mediterranean - Two-page photo spread entitled "Russia 1942 - the melting snows herald the opening of gargantuan battles with the German invaders; Photos of Germany's new fighter the Focke-Wulf F.W. "190"; Air photo of bombs exploding on Zeebrugge; Air photo of bombs falling on Dunkirk dock area; Three photos and map of Madagascar beneath caption 'Vichy French Surrender in Madagascar after Severe Fighting'; H.M.S. "Edinburgh" sunk; Free Dutch gather in London; Return of H.M.S. "Upright"; Battle of the Coral Sea - photos of the U.S.S. "Saratoga" and "Lexington" plus Douglas "SBD-1" dive-bombers and map; Interesting one page of illustrations explain American warship design considerations of speed and range in relation to naval strategy; One page of illustrations explain how Allied pilots recognize Japanese warships from the air; Photos of King an Queen making 1000-mile tour of the West Country; Half-page ad for War Savings Groups highlights Mrs. Venning of Crouch House Rickmansworth Herts.; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4666London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan; Cuneo Terence T. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 421-448 pages. Features: Cover photo of huge pile of German fighters and bombers - reduced to a large mound of scrap metal in Britain; Nice one-page colour Guinness ad features red wagon wheel smiley face belt tacks rock sock ace of hearts. and glass of Guinness; Photos of "Liberators" and "Fortresses" in flight; Six photos of how H.M. destroyer "Ithuriel" rammed and sunk Italian submarine "Cobalto" in the Mediterranean; Photos of glider troops in training; German invasion tide laps the Caucasus Barrier - one-page model of the main features as seen from the line of enemy approach; Fourteen pictures illustrate the metamorphosis of the "Footslogger" - the infantryman today is a jack-of-all-trades - and master of most!; The Metamorphosis of Infantry article; Photos of typical duties of a battalion; Six photos of ground action in Stalingrad; Four aerial photos of an enemy bomber's views of the Battle of Stalingrad; Centrefold illustration "Epic of Stalingrad" depicts vicious street fighting; Five illustrations of what a post-war London may look like; Two large photos contrast the amount of human labour required to build aerodromes in China and Great Britain; Photos of three American cruisers sunk - "Vincennes" "Quincy" and "Astoria"; Two photos of Churchill aboard warship in Scotland; Page of illustrations explain new german explosive incendiary bomb; Reatreat in the East - article; Two-pages of great illustrations exlain the "Potentialities of Mass-Production of Flying-Boats as Troop-Carriers and Heavy Freighter Air-Planes - including the "Mars" Curtiss "Commando" and "Stirling"; Photo of Corporal Franklin M. Koons of the Rangers - first American to with the M.M. in this war; Fascimiles of German notices deporting British subjects in the Channel Islands to Germany; How to make an Epidiascope for Picture Projection; Photo of vast locust swarm in Kenya; Nice colour back cover ad for Johnnie Walker shows metal fence being installed in front of stately home. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1942réf. 201G4663London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1942. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 337-364. Features: Cover photo of Winston Churchill watching a parade of heavy infantry tanks named after him; Photos of Wendell Willkie visiting our forward positions in Egypt; Two pages of devastation - the wreckage left behind after Rommel's forced retreat from the Western Desert; Page of desert photos including German POWs a 'sticky' bomb minesweeping and Communion for the wounded; One-page illustration of deserted village in East Anglia; The Position of Madagascar - article; Six photos of tanks and their landing craft; Malta "Island Fortress of Heroism" Receives her George Cross - six photos of the pomp and ceremony; Photo of the "Wakefield" ablaze and photo of her passengers on deck awaiting rescue; Photo of FDR beside large Japanese flag - which he refused to touch; Photos of H.M. destroyer "Zulu" and flying-boat "Clare" both lost; Twelve photos from the Russian Front; Centrefold map of Australia "Japan's Main Objective in the Pacific"; Six Photos of the last moments of the "Yorktown" sunk off Midway Island; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Commander E.P. Tomkinson General Von Kleist Admiral Sir William James Lieut. Cutler V.C. of Australia and Sergt. Murray Smythe V.C. with Major-General Dan Pienaar; Three aerial photos of Rouen after first raid by U.S. "Fortresses"; Photos of London's evacuated statues; Four large before and after photos of Dusseldorf after raid of September 10; Victory Through Air Power article; Five photos of Marines vigorously training; Four photos of U.S. Troops learning to swim through seas of blazing oil; One-page illustration of British naval losses since the war's outbreak from capital ships to submarines; Six illustrations of the life of British War Prisoners in Germany; Sixteen portraits of war prisoners in Oflag VIe by Lt. J.F. Watton; vintage ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 201G4644London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Illus. by Bryan; Davis G.H.; Turner C.E.; De Grineau Bryan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight Sir Emsley Carr Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward V.C. the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War article; Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War article; Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1953réf. 146G2318London: The London News and Sketch Ltd. 1953. Magazine. Illus. by Sorell Alan. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 593-636. Features: Photos of U.N. and Communist negotiators who reached agreement on the repatriation of sick and wounded POWs at Panmunjom Korea; Photos of Egyptian Cabinet Ministers receiving firearms training at the request of General Neguib; Interesting photos of Coronation preparations including some of the Gurkha contingent and the Sultan of Selangor with members of his family and retinue in London; Interesting photos from Panmunjon and Seoul; Photos of personalities of the week including the victorious F.A. Amateur Cup-winning Pegasus team and wedding photo of Sir Alexander Fleming and Amalia Coutsouris; Photos from the Royal Wedding in Luxemburg; Amazing underwater shark photos; Photos of Kenya's strengthening hand against Mau Mau; Photos of Kenyan women being trained to shoot; Cyprus dig sheds new light on ancient siege warfare - with photos; Excellent centrefold illustration depicts how the Persians laid siege to Paphos in 498 B.C.; Photos of village of Lambourn wrecked by fuel tanker; London tube train disaster; Photos of world's largest model highway and railway track layout owned by Herr Rossmaier of Augsburg Bavaria; Photos of 7000 year old portrait busts discovered at Jericho; Photo of Turkish submarine Dumlupinar which sank in the Dardanelles after colliding with Swedish freighter Naboland; and more. Moderate wear. Centerfold holding by one staple. Unmarked. A quality copy. The London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1941réf. 825c7797London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1941. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Features: Portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Robert Haining; Photos of Chinese people in bomb protection caves - Chunking air defence HQ photo; Photos of Chunking China's devastated capital; Four illustrations of a mock panzer attack thrusting toward London; Review of book on F.W. Woolworth with photos of his earliest stores; The Battle of Keren - two photos; The Army in Training - article by Cyril Falls with five photos; Augsburg to Glasgow - Rudolph Hess's Sensational Flight from Germany - with eight photos - "Hitler's Deputy and "Dearest Friend" escapes to Britain; The first tank battle in history - a graphic description by a German Tank Officer who took part in the fight between France and Germany; Centerfold illustration of tank battle exercises in East Anglia; Before and after photos of the devastation of England's House of Commons; Photo of damaged Big Ben; Full-page photo of Churchill amongst the ruins of the House of Commons; Photos of destruction to Westminster Abbey Hall and School; 10 photos of war events and personalities of the week; Great photo of the forward guns of the battleship "Gneisenau"; The War at Sea - photos of the recapture of Berbera and R.A.F. pigeons plus the first corvette built in Canada for the Royal Navy and manned by Canadians; Wonderful photo of the H.M.S. "Cornwall"; Great photo ad for The British Power Boat Company; Similar photo ad for Thornycroft patrol vessels. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine and externally along spine. A sound copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1916réf. 143h5385London: The Illustrated News and Sketch Ltd. 1916. Book. Illus. by Simont J.; Forestier A.; Price Julius M.;. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of dauntless Italian women packing 50lb rolls of military barbed wire up a treacherous mountain slope; The Fall of Trebizond - Victorious Russians in the captured Black Sea port of Tragic Memories - four photos plus informative captions; The Fate of a German "U" Boat - Captured Sunk and Refloated with two photos and captions; Photo of the bows of the Dutch Mail-Steamer "Columbia" wrecked by a German mine; Photo of the Prince of Wales with King Victor at the Italian front visiting the Baptistery of Aquileia Cathedral; Page of six photos of King Alfonso opening the Spanish Parliament in Madrid; Two pages of photos of scorched earth at the Bois de la Caillette retaken by the French and held; Twelve photos of oases in Western Egypt from which British forces are clearing the enemy; Photos of Zeppelin shot down at Salonika; "Anzac" Sports on the Suez Canal attended by the Prince of Wales; Six center page illustrations depict the British Army in France seen through French eyes from the sketch-book of J. Simont; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing under cover of smoke-bombs a smoke-screen; Article and photos of technology and techniques used to test the physical abilities of soldiers to resist fatigue hear steady their hand steady their pulse etc.; Three photos from a Turkish paper of British and French POWs at Afion Kara Hissar; Brief article on the electric vehicles of George Heath; Nice vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Centre page held by one staple. A worthy copy of this fascinating WWI isssue. The Illustrated News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1916réf. 143h5386London: The Illustrated News and Sketch Ltd. Fair. 1916. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King and Queen in horse-drawn carriage on the way to St. Paul's for the Memorial Service of Lord Kitchener; Two-page illustration of Lord Kitchener's Memorial Service in St. Paul's; Five photos of Lord Kitchener's early life from a family album; One page black and white illustration of Colonel Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener Second Earl Kitchener of Khartoum; Four sketches of a great Sea-Fight including image of the sinking destroyer "Shark"; One-page illustration of the "Shark" firing her last torpedo as she sank in the battle of Jutland; Photos of five men who died with Lord Kitchener - Sir H.F. Donaldson Brig.-General Wilfred Ellershaw Mr. L.S. Robertson Mr. H.J. OL'Beirne and Captain of H.M.S. "Hampshire" H.J. Savill; Two-page illustration of German light cruiser sinking in the North Sea with British destroyers in background; Two pages with six photos of damage to British light war-ships after the North Sea victory; Two illustrations of the opening encounters of the naval battle 31 May 3:30pm; One-page memorial photo portrait of Field-Marshal Early Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome K.G. etc.; Two pages with nine photos illustrating Lord Kitchener and the armies raised by the magic of his name; Two pages with seven photos illustrating Lord Kitchener as Secretary of State for War the last phase of his great career; Photo of Lord Kitchener visiting wounded Indian soldiers; Photo of Lord Kitchener visiting the wounded V.C. Subadar Mir Dast; Page with seven photos of Lord Kitchener with French Russian and Italian allies; Center page includes nine photos of Lord Kitchener at the Dardanelles visiting Gallipoli to consider the question of evacuation; Brief article on automobiles and 24-hour distance records; Several pages of charming vintage ads. Please note: Extra-heavy wear to this copy particularly the last leaf which is missing the ads on its lower third. Center page loose but present. Outer page holding by one staple. A worthy copy of this special WWI isssue dominated by content on Lord Kitchener.; Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall; Illustrated London News June 17 1916 Lord Kitchener - Memorial Lord Kitchener - Futneral King and Queen Lord Kitchener - Memorial Service St. Paul's Cathedral Lord Kitchener Colonel Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener Second Earl Kitchener of Khar . The Illustrated News and Sketch, Ltd. unknown
1918réf. 143h5679London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Forestier A. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Sensational ad for Chas. Baker & Co's inside front cover for Correct College and School Outfits features young lad in top hat and older youth in bowler hat with walking stick; Title page illustration of British troops defending a home on the railway near Marcelcave; General Fochs - The Allied Leader article; Ludi Humaniores - A Please for Cricket article; Great Guns - Monster Cannon of Days Gone By article; Page of photos of personalities of the hour includes Brig.-General Guy Livinston Major-General Sir Hugh Trenchard Lieut.-General Sir David Henderson The Earl of Derby M. Clemenceau Viscount Milner Austen Chamberlain Baron Burian and Lord Bertie; G.K. Chesterton discusses 'My Mission to London' by Prince Lichnowsky; Half-page photo of British sailors on the deck of a Monitor behind her 6-inch gun; Excellent half-page photo from a Spanish mail-steamer off Cadiz which has been stopped by a U-boat which appears surfaced in the background with many crew members visible; Photos of scenes in Greece France Flanders and London; Photos of curiosities of the war - a steel German sniper's mask Canadian troops fixing detonators of Mills bombs in their trench etc.; The Effects of Wind in Air Fighting article; One-page illustration entitled "The New Battle of the Somme - British Troops Stemming the German Flood"; Article about Typhoid Fever; One-page illustration entitled "Our Fighting Retreat From Armentieres - The Five Days Defence of Erquinghem; Two pages of photos of troops where some of the fiercest fighting has taken place and elsewhere in the front line; Centrefold image of a British field artillery battery in close action with gas-masked gunners; Aided by "Reds" and "Whites" - Our Petrograd Embassy 8 photos; Where Germany Profits by Civil War - five photos from Finland and the Aalands; Roll of Honour - photos of 21 officers including Leiut.-Col. N.B. Elliott-Cooper who died of wounds; Photo of "The Women of Pervyse" - The Baroness T'Serclaes and Miss Mairi Chisholm have maintained a concealed dressing-station since the early days of the war; Photo of the automatic mono-wheel stretcher-carrier like an extended wheelbarrow which allows a single troop to move an immobile commrade; Nice two-colour Greys Cigarette ad on back cover features the woman trooper Mrs. Christian Davis who fought in three battles and died in 1739; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1918réf. 143h5674London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Forestier A. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Title page illustration of the Prince of Wales at a Clyde shipyard; The Situation in Mesopotamia article; One of Our Indispensables - The Padre article; New and Dainty War-Time Luxury Dishes article; The Funeral of Irish Leader John Redmond - eight photos; Six photos illustrate the Seaplane Pigeon Service; Three photos document the memorial service for General Maude in Baghdad; G.K. Chesterton writes about being a 'Back Number'; Two photos after the Charterhouse School fire; One-page illustration of the Prince of Wales observing Clyde shipbuilders bending hot steel; Two pages of illustrations document the Prince of Wales' tour of the shipbuilders of the Clyde; Article on the Air Force Medical Service; Wonderful centrefold illustration of the Grand Fleet Squadron at anchor; Photo of a British flame-projector operator in protective clothing at a demonstration for Serbian officers; Photos of War Donkeys and Dogs in the Alps - Italy's four-footed allies; Roll of Honour - photos of 21 officers including Major Victor Rogers D.S.O.; Photo of King Alexander of Greece on the British front in Macedonia; Charming one-page Tootal ad; Very artistic two-colour back cover ad for Erasmic "The Dainty" Soap features young lady in tub reaching for her robe; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1918réf. 143h5685London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Simont J. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Title page photo of General Foch; Two pages of photos document a Moslem pilgrimage to Moses' tomb for the first time since the Allied occupation; The Fighting Poets of France article; Germany's U-Boat "Cruisers"; Two half-page aerial photos of bombing in Palestine and Cologne; Photos of Sir Horace Darwin Sir Cyril S. Cobb Sir W.E. Hume-Williams Sir William Orpen The Earl of Plymouth and Sir Howard Handley Spicer; Six photos of the Italian contingent in France; Twelve photos over two pages illustrate the training and work of canine despatch-carriers; Home-Grown Rations article; Photo of the shelled houses of Villers-Bretonneux; Four photos illustrated the rescue work of the Sea-Patrol Service; The United States Militant - at the front and at Home - six photos including two at Cantigny; Two half-page photos of Americans capturing Germans at Cantigny with flame-throwers; Graphic centrefold illustration depicts a bayonet charge by the French army on the Western Front; On Bombing in General - article by C.G. Grey; One-page of British officer on horseback being pursued by enemy plane; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Lt.-Col. C.K. James D.S.O. and BAR; Several nice car ads; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1918réf. 143h5671London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Dodd Francis; Begg S. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Title page illustration of General Sir Henry H. Wilson K.C.B. D.S.O.; How To Use Your Meat Card article; Raid Psychology - Dolls Versus Gothas; Strafing a Fritz article; One-page illustration of the Prince of Wales taking his seat in the House of Lords; Nice photo of a French motor-patrol Vedette U-boat hunting; Excellent half-page photo of Mr. and Mrs. Charles a-Court Repington and fur-bedecked supporters leaving Bow Street Police Court; Photo of a downed German Gotha airplane on display in Dunkirk; Fascinating half-page photo of three Brits preparing a bomb load beneath a bombing-plane; Two pages of intriguing photos of Observation and kite-balloons used for observing the enemy; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes illustration of Major-General E.B. Ashmore C.M.G. M.V.O.; One-page illustration of sad funeral scene for a Parisian child killed by a German air raid; Fascinating two pages of text and illustrations explain the meat ration card plus other rationed and unrationed forms of food; Article discusses the use of oils attained from sea-leopards seals and penguins !; Two illustrations of the sinking of the "Aragon" in the Mediterranean; Two-page illustration of the British destroyers 'Pellew' and 'Partridge' fighting in the North Sea; Centrefold illustration of machine gun duel in the sky between a French 'Voisin' and a German 'Aviatik'; Photo-illustrated article on the difficulty of catching air-raiders; Two fascinating half-page photos of giant British rail-mounted guns in France; Two-page photo of British troops attacking an enemy trench-line on the Western Front; One-page illustration of 'German Sacrilege' whereby a German observation post is built upon a crucifix; and more. 36 pages including eight pages of marvelous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. Lovely quarter-page photo ad for Wolseley Motors Ltd. Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for "Cavander's Army Club" cigarettes features illustration and interview with"The Stunt Pilot R.F.C.". Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1918réf. 143h5680London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Begg S. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Cover photo of the submarine that breached Zeebrugge Mole being towed behind a destroyer; The St. George's Day Raids - article by Archibald Hurd which includes map showing where the block-ships were sunk and the viaduct was breached; Page of photos of the heroes who led the naval raid at Zeebrugge includes Commander R.S. Sneyd Capt. H.C. Halahan Lieut. R. Bourke Lieut. Stuart Bonham-carter Wing-Commander Frank A. Brock Leiut R.D. Sandford Commander Hamilton Benn Vice-Admiral Sir roger Keyes Capt. A.F.B. Carpenter and Admiral Sir R. Y. Tyrwhitt; Two pages of illustrations show how fog screens and star-shells were used at Zeebrugge; Superb two-page aerial photo of Zeebrugge with an inset diagram of the harbour indicates the positions of the sunk ships; G.K. Chesterton article includes two photos of the military funeral for celebrated German Airman Captain Baron Von Richthofen; One-page photo of the heavily damaged funnels of H.M.S. "Vindictive" after the Zeebrugge mole attack; Two pages of illustrations and text explain the objectives and results of the naval raid - Zeebrugge mole and harbour - and the submarine explosion; Half-page photo looking aft from the forecastle of H.M.S. "Vindictive" shows mantleted bridge etc.; Great half-page photo shows dozens of the cheering crew of H.M.S. "Vindictive" cheering as their ship returns safely to port with Captain Carpenter visible with his arm in a sling; Two more half-page photos of the heavily-damaged H.M.S. "Vindictive" back in port; Six photos crew members of the H.M.S. "Vindictive" and their damaged vessel; Centrefold illustration of landing on the mole from "Vindictive"; Two-page illustration of Marines from the "Vindictive" charging along the mole; Page of photos of "Vindictive" "Iris" and "Daffodil" after the Zeebrugge attack; One-page illustration of the wounded being rescued under fire on Zeebrugge mole; Five photos of last honours for the Zeebrugge heroes - The Dover Funeral; Wonderful illustrated back cover ad for Gentlemen's Spring Suits offered by Chas. Baker & Co's; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
