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1931réf. 417H2684London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1931. Book. Illus. by Turner C.E. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 881-921 plus advertising covers. Features: Cover illustration of new American idea using mirror to protect bank tellers from gun-toting robbers; Six captioned photos of the Nonni Front / Tsitsihar and the relics of the original cause of trouble between the Japanese and Chinese in Manchuria; Review of "The Coinage of England" by Charles Oman; Photos of horse racing; Photo of burning passenger steamer the L.M.S. "Duke of Lancaster"; Photos of sinking of the "Nautilus" the first submarine to attempt reaching the North Pole; Photo of Bert Hinkler the first airman to fly solo from South America to West Africa; Photo of J.A. Mollison's Gipsy moth upside-down in an Egyptian maize field; Photos of Jammu - occupied by British troops after riots; Bronze-age discover in Cyprus - prehistoric snake-worship; Two excellent photos show New York City's skyline overlooking Central Park twenty-five years ago and now dramatic difference; Two pages of photos and captions of New York skyscrapers; Five photos of Captain C.W.R. Knight and white-headed sea-eagle "Miss America" - trained to falconry; Two photos of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Haile Salassie; Photo of Miss Peggy Salaman feeding one of her lion cubs; Photos of the Indian Conference ending and the Burman Conference beginning; Photos of personalities of the week include E.G. Pretyman Maj.-General Sir P. Hambro Mr. S.R.C. Bosanquet Lady Bruce Maj.-Gen. Sir David Bruce Dr. Sze of China Yotaro Sugimura Mr. Yoshizawa Yehudi Menuhin performing at the Albert Hall Mr. C.J. Longmore - the first man to loop-the-loop in a glider in England; Preparing the New Gorilla Group for the Natural History Museum; Four photos of mural discovered in Little Missenden's 12th century church; Five photos of scenes in new film "Tsar Lenin"; Photos of Christmas gift suggestions; plus many nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
1936réf. 338H0997London: The Illustrated London News. Good. 1936. First Edition. Paperback. Pages 1097- 1142. Features: Cover photo portrait of "G.K.C." The late Gilbert Keith Chesterton writer of "Our Note-Book" for 31 years essayist novelist poet dramatist critic and philosopher; Photos of Bucharest catastrophe where grandstand for 6000 collapsed killing 100 and injuring 600; One page photo of the first Westchester cup polo match where America beat Great Britain at Hurlingham by 10 goals to 9; Photo illustrated book review of "Cradle of the Storms" by Bernard R. Hubbard; Amazing page of seven photos of the Naga headhunters of Burma; Two more pages of photos illustrate the life of the Naga headhunters - skull trophies spirit worship community drumming and housebuilding; Page of illustrations show how flying fish take off and glide; Interesting photo taken from the top of the Big Ben Tower; Photo illustrated article discusses fresh discoveries at Megiddo the ancient stronghold controlling a pass used by Egyptian invaders of Palestine in 1479 BC and in the great war by Lord Allenby of Megiddo; Three pages of photos of objects and sites unearthed at Megiddo reveal Babylonian religious influence in Palestine about 1500 BC; One page of colour illustrations of exquisite Javanese Topeng masks; Photo of Royal Ascot without Royal attendance due to court mourning for King George; Photos of labour upset in France and Belgium; Photo of the Women's League of Health and Beauty at Olympia; Photo of opening of the new airport at Shoreham; One-page illustration of J. H. Thomas announcing his resignation from the House of Commons after 27 years of service; Arab Riots in Palestine and the measures taken for their suppression - disorder in Jaffa and elsewhere - twelve photo centrefold; Photos of personalities of the week include the United States Wightman cup team the British Wightman cup team L. H. Myers Alfred M. Landon Henrietta Barnett Dr. M. R. James M. Van Zeeland Lady Snowden with Gypsy Smith and the ruler of Bahrain Bahrein in England - Sheikh Isa Al Khalifah with his sons at Folkstone; Photos of lighting being used to track the body movements of pool divers; One page photo portrait of peace Memorial in white onyx - the 36 foot masterpiece by Carl Milles unveiled in the City Hall at St. Paul Minnesota; Nice one page photo illustrated ad for Whitbread's pale ale; Nostalgic one page illustrated ad for Kensitas cigarettes features Nancy O'Neil; Classy halfpage illustrated ad for Rover cars; Nice back cover two-colour ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News promotes their golf coverage. Unmarked with moderate wear. Please note: pages 1023- 1024 missing. Several internal pages loose but present. A worthy vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News June 20 1936: Cover Photo Portrait of the late G. K. Gilbert Keith Chesterton . The Illustrated London News paperback
1935réf. 338H1003London: The Illustrated London News. Good. 1935. First Edition. Paperback. Pages 1077-1116. Features: Cover photo of the five-power conference to negotiate a new international treaty for the limitation of naval armaments; Illustration of the great Finnish composer M. Jean Sibelius on the occasion of his 70th birthday; Page of illustrations of naval cruisers of Britain Japan Germany and Italy - a reduction problem for the five-power naval conference; Page of reproductions of archival illustrations of historic precedents for Lord De Clifford's trial; Photos of air raids on Dessie - Italian bombs damaged the palace of the Crown Prince just after the Emperor of Abyssinia had left it; "What is Electricity"; Page of illustrations present electricity as a "new servant"of man; Oil - the diplomatic problem of the hour - three pages of photos of the modern oil industry; A unique complex of bronze age Irish ring-forts - new discoveries of unusual interest at Cush in the County Limerick; Page of photos of newly found relics of Celtic Ireland in the Bronze Age; a 12th-century Irish reliquary - the shrine of St. Manchan - text and photos; Page of photos of anteaters; Map of the present Abyssinian Empire; Two-page illustration of the boiler furnaces of the "Queen Mary" being lit; Photo of rioting in Lahore; Photo of a large band of Sikhs overlooked by mounted police during a pause in their march to Lahore for Shahidi day; One page colour ad says Guinness is good for oysters - good for you; Colour centrefold illustration of the "Silver Jubilee Procession"; Nice colour one-page ad for Craven 'A' cigarettes in Christmas motif; Photos of personalities of the week include: the Oxford and Cambridge rugby teams E. O. W. Hunt George A Strasser his Majesty Haile Selassie Señor Manuel Quezon the Bishop of Salisbury Lord De Clifford Thomas Marlowe C. Hayden Coffin and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Ulster with their hostess Lady Brooke; Photos of survivors of the "Silverhazel" being rescued near the US destroyer "Bulmer"; Photo of the new Commonwealth of the Philippines being inaugurated at the legislative building in Manila; Photo of Signor Mussolini reading a restrained speech in the Italian chamber on the sanctions situation; Photo of saluting Italian war widows and mothers at the unknown warrior's tomb; Photo of Miss Jean Batten's damaged airplane on Araruama Beach Brazil; Photo of the Wiley Post and Will Rogers aviation beacon recently placed on the George Washington Bridge in New York; Photo of wrecked Belgian airliner in Kent which crashed killing 11; Photos of Sir John Carden and Capt. Jean Schoonbroodt; Photo of Mr. S. V. Appleby crossing the channel in a "Flying flea"; One-page South Africa travel ad features illustration of native Village scene; One-page illustrated ad for Booth's matured dry gin; One page ad for the Vauxhall big six saloon; Review of "Steel of Empire" by John Murray Gibbon; Halfpage illustrated Estorial Portugal travel ad; One-page ad promotes Austria as the 'ski paradise'; article discusses economic 'stabilization' and it's difficulties; and more. Centrefold loose but present. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News December Dec. 14 1935: five-power conference to negotiate a new international treaty for the limitation of naval armaments; Illustration of the great Finnish composer M. Jean Sibelius on the occasion of his 70th birthday; . The Illustrated London News paperback
1936réf. 338H0998London: The Illustrated London News 1936. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 659-702. Features: Cover photo of the Victor of Ashangi Marshall Badoglio commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in Abyssinia; Photo of Gen. Smuts appealing for peace in Europe; Photo of the Kadir Cup "pig sticking"event in India with photo of winner Capt. P. H. J. Tuck with his horse Manifest; Two-page pictorial map of the Franco-German and Belgo-German frontiers - of world interest since the Rhineland was reoccupied; Two pages of photo of massive Burmese Leogriff Cinthe under construction as the funeral pyre for the cremation of a dead priest; Photo illustrated article on Brazil nuts - a minor mystery; Six photos from filming of "Kliou" the first Technicolor film to be photographed entirely in the jungle; Two pages of photos of the "Alps" of South Africa; Page of fascinating photos illustrating the world's greatest telescopic "eye" this great 200 inch telescope disc is twice the diameter of the disc in the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory the biggest at present in use; Page of photos of medieval ship carvings in a Devonshire church - sculpted 16th-century three-masters; Page of photos illustrate the coldest Easter of the century; Page of photos of the king personally bestowing the Royal Maundy to aged men and women; Magnificent centrefold aerial photo of the city of Vancouver British Columbia - before construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge - as she celebrates her Golden Jubilee; Two pages of text and photos present a mysterious 12th Dynasty hoard - Treasures of Asiatic origin found at Toud near Luxor; Photos of personalities of the week include Herr Leopold von Hoesch Señor Alcala Zamora Dr. Constantine Demerjis Señor Martinez Barrio and the king inspecting the Grenadier guards; Photo illustrated article on Galapagos wildlife; One-page photo illustrated Harrods ad presents pocket watches; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him inspecting barrels by flashlight; Interesting photo shows crowd gathered around an Imperial Airways airmail service plane at Kai Tak aerodrome Hong Kong after it arrived from Penang for the first time; Photos of Lt. Col. F. J. Popham and Mr. Francis A. L. Would; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Humber Twelve car; Back cover two-colour ad promotes The Sphere The Tatler The Sketch Sporting and Dramatic News and the Illustrated London News. Please note: pages 685-686 missing. Several interior pages loose but present. Faint store ink stamp to front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage issue. The Illustrated London News Paperback
1936réf. 338H1001London: The Illustrated London News 1936. Magazine. Illus. by Simont J.; Bagdatopulos W.S.; Clark Christopher. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 265-304. Features: Cover photo of fire damage at the English Hollywood Elstree film studios; Photo of the archduke Otto leaving a Paris hotel; Photo of M. Flandon with prince Starhemberg; Photo of smiling Canadian Olympians offering Nazi salute as they march past Hitler during opening ceremonies of the fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bavaria; Four additional photos of the Garmisch winter Olympics; Photos with the Italians in North and South - battles on both fronts with photo of Gen. Graziani on horse; Capt. Bligh's own account of the mutiny on the "Bounty" - a chapter from his narrative describing the whole voyage with illustrations; Dancer Anna Pavlova's "Dying Swan" immortalized in rare sequence of 15 images; Two-page illustration of Parisien opera fashions; A new Mycenaen beehive tomb - discoveries at Berbati near Mycenae some of the finest painted vases to be found in Greece in a tomb dating from about 1400 BC - photo illustrated article; Photo of state funeral of general Kondylis in Athens; Two-page centrefold illustration of Hopi Indians dancing with live and venomous snakes in their mouth and hands; Two pages of photos of naval vessels "Renown" "Greyhound" "Repulse" and "Gotland"; Photos of personalities in the news include Mrs. Henry Sidgwick Sir C. E. Corkran Sir Charles Ballance Herr Gustloff German Nazi leader in Switzerland Dr. Wilhelm Solf I. H. D. Rolleston Lieut. T. Rose record-breaking aviator vice admiral E. R. G. Evans with Cmdr. Rudberg Walter Runciman commander A. D. Cochrane members of the new Egyptian government including Ali Pasha and British Nurses for Abyssinia; Four amazing photos illustrate construction of the Olympic Bob-run - bricklaying with ice from a lake; One page photo portrait of the highest waterfall in the world Gersoppa Falls in southern India; One page illustrated ad for the Austin Sherborne car; One page illustrated ad for Kenistas cigarettes features dame Sybil Thorndike; Handsome halfpage Rolls-Royce ad; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper & Co.; Halfpage photo ad for Morris Motors Limited features their Big Sixes; Photo of the British Continental Airways liner "St. George"leaving Croydon as it initiates air service between London and Sweden; Colour-illustrated back cover ad for Black-and-White Scotch whisky features The Scots Guards. Centrefold holding by one staple. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. The Illustrated London News Paperback
1934réf. 338H1006London: The Illustrated London News. 1934. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Pages 225-264. Features: Cover photos of dramatic Paris rioting and street-fighting; Twelve dramatic photos of Paris street-fighting and its aftermath; Photo of the French "National" cabinet; Photo of Monte Carlo were gold sovereigns and dollars are now used instead of counters on a gaming table; Great photo of M. Martenot and his very early version of an electronic piano; Two photos of the first Munich carnival procession under Nazi hospices Two pages of photos entitled Government "Coup D'état"in Austria - military action against the socialist in Vienna and Linz; Lovely photo of exquisite Irish gold work believed to date from about 700 BC - a magnificent collar; large colour self-portrait by Richard Parkes Bonington; Page of photos of French royalists - there exiled "King" their leaders and their newspaper; Review of the book "The Book of the Greyhound" by Edward C. Ash; Two pages of photos of wild dogs from around the world; Two pages of photos document the family tree of a new breed of "Boar-Hound" created through German experiments; Fantastic centrefold photo illustrates the courage of "Papa Gastounet" - the veteran statesman in his car in the midst of the crowd on his arrival in Paris to form a national government; Fascinating photos and text describe unknown monasteries of mysterious Tibet visited during a recent journey by the Royal Academy of Italy Expedition; Page of photos illustrates reptile skins and some fashions made from them; Chinese porcelain; Photos of great fissures in the earth in Bihar India caused by an earthquake; Interesting page of illustrations explains precautions against Thames pollution - testing water drift with floats; Photos of personalities of the week include Capt. B. E. Miles Lieutenant Commander R. L. Tufnell the signers of the Balkan Pact Washington Singer Dr. Bernard Hollander Douglas Freshfield the Maharajah of Darbhanga Mary Duchess of Hamilton Gen. Sir Percy Radcliffe the young king of Afghanistan Zahir Shah the constituent Council of the United Ireland party and Mr. Gillie Potter at the Oxford Union; Nice one page De Reszke cigarette ad; and more. One page loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News February Feb. 17 1934: Paris Riots L'action Francaise M. Leon Daudet Jean III The Duc De Guise M. Charles Maurras Paris rioting and street-fighting; Twelve dramatic photos of Paris street-fighting and its aftermath; Phot . The Illustrated London News paperback
1933réf. 338H1007London: The Illustrated London News. Good. 1933. First Edition. Paperback. Pages 919- 950. Features: Cover photo of magnificent jewel encrusted silver crown found in mysterious Royal tomb; Four pages of photos and text describe treasure from intact tombs of mysterious Nubian kings; One-page photo portrait of the Austrian Chancellor "Little Napoleon" of his country Dr. Dollfuss sworn enemy of Nazis in a London garden; photos of personalities of the week include Austrian diplomat Dr. Wasserbach Miss Freya Stark Dr. Habicht Nazi state inspector for Austria Sir Edward Grigg Sir A. W. Renton Prof. Raymond Moley Sir Ernest Moir and King Feisal of Iraq with King George in London; Two pages of illustrations explain modern air war training; Two pages of photos of Corpus Christi procession around the little island of Frauen-Insel in the Chiemsee some 40 miles from Munich; Two pages of text and photos describe South Africa's new London headquarters; Article on Brachiopids; Illustrated article explains the light of the sun at midnight; Photos of prize horses "Brown Jack" and "Limelight; Photo of the Sino-Japanese Armistice Lieut. Gen. Nishi accepting the armistice proposals from a Chinese envoy; One-page ad for the new Vauxhall Light Six; and more. Centre page loose but present. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News June 24 1933: silver crown found in mysterious Royal tomb; Four pages of photos and text describe treasure from intact tombs of mysterious Nubian kings; One-page photo portrait of the Austrian Chancellor "Little Napoleon" . The Illustrated London News paperback
1936réf. 338H1000London: The Illustrated London News 1936. Magazine. Illus. by Davis G.H. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 487-530. Features: Cover page photo of state funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Earl Beatty; Major coverage of the funeral of Lord Beatty; Photo illustrated article entitled Flightless Birds in Three Continents; Lovely one page photo portrait of Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren; Two-page pictorial map entitled "Germany re-occupies the demilitarized Rhineland - a breach of the Versailles and Locarno treaties; Photo illustrated article entitled "A Vast Prehistoric Pompeii" revisited - further discoveries in Moravia at Vestoice and the Pekarna cave; Two pages of photos of products of the paleolithic bone industry - weapons recalling Samson's "jawbone of an ass" and a big spoon; Page of photos and text describe mammoth hunters' cosmetics - dye-making utensils and other relics; Two pages of colour illustrations of animal art of 30000 years ago - the earliest known sculpture; Page of seven photos document a trail of arson through Spain - the destruction of churches and convents; Photo of crowds surging to see the liner "Queen Mary" before she leaves her birthplace; Aerial photo of London Film Productions studio at Denham aflame; Photo of whales defeating Ireland in rugby championship at Cardiff with crowds surging onto field of play; Photo of Hitler taking the salute at torch lit procession of 200000 Nazis on the Theresienweise at Munich; Centrefold photo of the League of Nations Council meeting in London - the most vital for the peace of Europe ever held; Photos of Italian bombing of lava in Abyssinia; Photos of personalities of the week include Gen. Sir David Campell Lord Dartmouth Canon Nairne Lieut. Col. R. S. Rait Kerr Registrar A.Stiebel; the late Prof. J. S. Haldane Sir Thomas Inskip Sir Donald Somervell Guila Bustabo Ali Irfan and the late Sir Dillon Bell; Nice one-page colour ad for the Ford V-8 car; One page Harrods ad features sports woollies for men; Nice illustrated one-page ad for the Hillman "Hawk" "Sixteen" "80" with "Evenkeel" Suspension; Classy halfpage photo ad for Bentley cars; Nostalgic one-page illustrated ad for Castrol oil features famed aviator Tommy Rose; and more. Coverfold holding by one staple. Archival tape repairs along coverfold. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. The Illustrated London News Paperback
1969réf. 908686New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers 1969. Taped repaired price-clipped DW; previous owners inscription on ffep.; color frontis. and 8 color plates; over 200 black & white photos; 164pp. The book is in very nice condition. The dust jacket is present but lacking . . . . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/Good Only. Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers Hardcover
1918réf. 143h5666London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Begg S. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Title page illustration of nocturnal Western Front troop movement; Two-page photo spread illustrates British and French troops women's work the knighting of Lieut.-General Alexander Cobbe V.C. and Sir Edward Ward shaking hands with Inspector Ernest Wild K.C.; Mastering the Submarine article; The Meaning of 'Here's a Ho' article; Youth in the Air Force article; Half-page map of the new German offensive near Soissons and Reims; G.K. Chesterton discusses German public pronouncements; Five fascinating photos on one page illustrate how Paris is warned of air raids by the new alarm sirens - the six-horn siren the hand-powered siren a twin-horn siren powered by compressed air and a six-horn siren also powered by compressed air; The Mastery in the Air article; Page of seven photos entitled "The Kite-Balloon Observer's 'Life-Belt' - Parachutes in War; One-page aerial photo above Zeebrugge shows block ships and shell holes from a recent raid; One-page aerial photo shows the Bruges Canal sealed and U-boats and German craft imprisoned; Illustrated article on whale-meat as food; Roll of Honour - page of photos of 18 officers who were awarded or killed in action; Centrefold illustration of the first battle between British and German tanks on the Western Front; One-page illustration of the successful new 'Whippet' tanks dispersing a German brigade; Aerial photo of Red Cross painted onto the roof of a hangar at a German Aerodrome; One-page of illustrations of fancy jewelery to be offered in the Children's Jewel Fund Sale. Half-page panoramic map of the district between Locre and Voormezeele where French troops were attacked. 32 pages including ten pages of fabulous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. In particular the back cover ad for Gentlemen's Spring Suits offered by Chas. Baker & Co's is simply marvelous. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
réf. 143310London: George C. Leighton 1861. Folio 678pp. Very good. 3 / 4 leather with marbled boards. Profusely illustrated. Lacking the colored engravings. The boards are worn at the edges. History--England Illustrated London News. George C. Leighton Paperback
1969réf. 146a5845London: The Illustrated London News 1969. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 38 pages. Features: In Castro's Cuba; Which Europe for US; Festival Highlights; Ulster Battles; Antarctica; New Finds from New Paphos; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. The Illustrated London News Paperback
1944réf. 749G0137London England: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News 30 January 1943 1944. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cover: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Henry Yevele c. 1320 to 1400" by John H. Harvey; The Great World War: A Survey of Naval Operations inc maps; Books of the Day; and The World of Science: Pastures of the Sea. Pictorial Journals include: Novel Ships of War of the Royal Navy illus. by C.E. Turner: Sketches From Holland: Dutch Civil Guards and U.S. Paratroops illus. Capt. Bryan de Grineau; The Ubiquitous Bulldozer: A Mechanical Tool of Peace Now Becomes an Important Weapon of War illus. by G.H. Davis; Battlegrounds of Holland: Scenes of Walcheren Island and the Moerdijk Bridges; The Perilous and Exhausting Operations of British Troops on Walcheren Island: Landing-Craft Difficulties; The Gallant Landing of British Marine Commandos at Westkapelle Walcheren Island in the Face of Heavy Enemy Fire; Our Steady Advance in Italy: Scenes in the Mountain War; Shakespeare's London Modelled; Glasgow Faces Housing Problem; The Funeral of Dr. William Temple Archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral; The War in Europe: A Gibraltar "Find": An Historic Enthronement; How the Battle of the Flying Bomb was Won: An Exhibition in London; News Items of Interest from Holland France Belgium and Russia; Oxford in Wartime: Uniforms Caps and Gowns; and Oxford "The Mother of Arts and Eloquence". Page 535/536 missing. Page 557/558 loose but present. Binding sound. Contents clean and unmarked with minimal wear. A worthy reference copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News, 30 January 1943 Paperback
1935réf. 827c6729London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch 1935. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. This extra-large issue features extensive coverage of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of His Majesty King George V. Included are 25 pages of advertisements in colour and black and white plus 96 photo-laden pages of Silver Jubilee content. Many of the advertisements are of particular beauty including: Brown & Polson's Corn Flour; Swan Pens; Debenham & Freebody; Ovaltine; Dunlop Tire colour; Haig Whisky colour; Dewar Scotch Whisky colour; Austin Reed of Regent Street colour; McVita - a particularly gorgeous colour ad; Craven 'A' cigarettes - another gorgeous colour ad featuring female model; The New Ford V-8 colour; Booth's Dry Gin colour; Barker Coachwork; Rover; Hooper & Co. Magnificent individual full-page colour portraits of the King and Queen. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Two center pages loose but present. A nice copy of this one of the most magnificent issues in the long history of this esteemed publication. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Paperback
1918réf. 827c6808London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch 1918. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 28 pages. Features: The Great Battle in the West - Troops Guns and Refugees on the British and French Front - 11 photos; Food Conditions in Germany by Percy Shuttlewood; An Australian Soldier Poet - The Gallipoli Campaign by E.B. Osborn; Organising the Small Producer by S.L. Bensusan; The Gallant stand of British infantry at Bucquoy - illustration; Our Notebook by G.K. Chesterton; Large photo portrait of General Foch a great French General; Photo of Captain J.B. McCudden V.C.; Photo of women making goldbeater's-skin bags to line non-rigid airships; The Great Battle - French and British Divisions Fighting Shoulder to Shoulder by Regiments and Battalions - Six photos; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing at Bucquoy; Two-page centerfold illustration entitled When it is Instant Death to move a Hair's Breadth - Night Raiders Motionless Beneath a Verey Light; America's Splendid Troops Fighting Side-by-Side with British and French - 11 photos; Article about the shelling of Paris - Germany's long-range gun approximately 75 miles; Nice ads for the following automakers - Lanchester Daimler Napier Hudson. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Paperback
1917réf. 813a1340London: The Illustrated London News 1917. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Ruins of the Cloth Hall at Ypres; 2 page illustration of a steamer's Smoke-Box Defence against a U-boat; "Standard Ships" - 4 photos; The Menin Road Battle - 3 photos; nice 2-page photo of a YMCA catering hut in action with German shell range; The Canadian Artillery Regiment - one page story with 2 photos; Laying a rail line during the battle for Lens; Menin Road battle - many photos; Destruction in Ypres; Great 2-page photo with caption "During a Bombardment on the Flanders front - Artillerymen wearing gas masks with a heavy Gun in Action". Staples disintegrating. Average wear. The Illustrated London News Paperback
1917réf. 813a1338London: The Illustrated London News 1917. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: On the British front in Flanders; The Italian advance on the Julian front; On the Belgian front along the Yser; German Prisoners' Parcels - at an internment camp; 2-page photo of some of Russia's 37000 prisoners in Galicia; The Guards Regiment one page story with 2 photos; German prisoners at work in England 4 photos; The August 'Gotha' day-time raid on the Kent coast; Centerfold photo of the Italian pontoon bridge across the Isonzo on the Julian front; 2-page photo of wounded British prisoners returning to London from Switzerland; The training of British naval cadets 4 photos; A funeral with naval honours in Tokyo Tokio; Indian soldiers where the Prussian Guard was beaten; 2 photos of the Messenger-pigeon service; Great 2-page photo of a captured German Gun-Emplacement at Lens. Above-average wear. Staples disintegrating. The Illustrated London News Paperback
1896réf. 9707903Jarrold & Sons 1896. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. small 4to. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on backstrip. Several pages of advertisements at front of book. Frontispiece fold out map. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN: Jarrold & Sons hardcover
1857réf. 4140043Philadelphia: Leary & Getz 1857. Hardcover. Poor with no dust jacket. Spine missing. Hinges broken. Binding in poor condition with several pages disbound but present in book. Embossed leather over boards is heavily shelf worn scuffed edge worn. Ffep has writing on it. Pages are tanned foxed. Illustrated with engravings hand-colored in red blue green and yellow. Detailed accounts of persecution of Protestant Christians primarily in Europe beginning with Roman times. Detailed accounts of persecution of Christians primarily in Europe beginning with Roman times. Starting with the Reformation the emphasis is on persecution of Protestants by Catholics. 9.5" tall; 254 pages. Leary & Getz hardcover
1949réf. 338H0951London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. 1949. Magazine. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 1009-1048. Features. Amazing cover-page photo of 10% of South Africa's white population gathered for the inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial at Pretoria on December 16th plus two more photos inside; Five photos of the 30-hour Covent Gardens blaze where firefighter Station Officer Fisher lost his life; Two photos of the funeral procession of the late Governor of Sarawak Mr. Duncan Stewart in Singapore; Photos of Princess Elizabeth's tour of H.M. Dockyard Malta; One-page photo of the consecration of the New Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark the Right Reverend Monsignor Cyril Cowderoy; Two-page illustrated chart showing the cost of some imported commodities and the proportion obtained from the dollar area and the volume of British imports and exports in 1948; In the hands of the Gestapo for six years - Mr. Hugh W.A. Oloff De Wet; Six illustrations show the House of Commons new Annunciator system which keeps members informed when absent from the chamber; Six photos of construction of the new House of Commons; Six nice photos of food galore in 'Dublin's Fair City' in contrast to Britain's food shortages; Fantastic two-page spread of eight photos illustrates "One of Tokyo's Most Westernised Aspects - Shopping in the Japanese Capital's Great Department Stores"; The Russian Theatre of the Second World War - a review of 'La Guerre Germano-Sovietique 1941-1945 by General A. Guillaume; Page with large photo and smaller photos and text entitled "Seventy Years Old - The World's Most Powerful Dictator and Least-Known Ruler - Joseph Stalin"; Five fascinating large photos illustrate the mining and production of clay which is used to make porcelain - with one-page photo of a deep Cornish China stone quarry; Two-page photo-spread illustrates Bertram Mills' Christmas Show Circus at Olympia including elephants The Seven Ashtons the great Arturos Troop and drinking polar bears all under the "Big Top"; Two pages of photos of Wyoming Rancher Frank Robbins and the round-up of wild horses using aircraft; Two pages of photos of fashions worn by well-dressed women and children from 1770-1927; 600th Anniversary of Trinity Hall Cambridge; American excavations on the Athenian Agora in Greece; Photo s of personalities of the week included Mr. Albert Toft Dr. George De Hevesy Field Marshal Von Manstein Mr. George H. Lloyd Jacob Mr. Richard G. Casey Dame Enid Lyons Dr. J.P.S. Jamieson Vice-Admiral R. Ivelaw-Chapman and Minister of Food Mr. Strachey; and more. Taped repairs to outer advertising pages which are lacking back page. Contents complete intact and unmarked. A sound reference copy. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd. Paperback
réf. 138369Armonk: Sharpe Reference 1-56324-805-0 1997. 4to 414pp. Very good plus no dust jacket. Illustrated blue boards. Black & white and color illustrations and photographs. The corners are bumped. History Encyclopedic Dictionary History Juvenile World History. Sharpe Reference Hardcover
1944réf. 749G0140London England: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News 30 January 1943 1944. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cover: Royal Highnesses Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester New Governor-General to Australia. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "U.S. War Aims" by Walter Lippmann; The Great World War: "Mulberry" and the Invasion; Books of the Day and The World of Science: Kew and the War. Pictorial Journals include: Scenes from Athens: A Demonstration and an Echo of a Shooting illus by Flight-Lieut. H.W. Hailstone; The Reign of Anarchy in Athens: Scenes in the Troubled Capital; Von Rundstedt's Sudden Drive into Belgium and Luxembourg map; Germany's Drive into Belgium and Luxembourg: Towns in the News; Two German "Squirt Planes": The Me.262 and the Me.163 Fighters illus. by G.H. Davis; The War in Italy: Eighth Army Troops Entering Faenza and Ravenna; London of the XVIth Century: Panoramas of the Ancient City as it Looked Before the Great Fire; London Triumphant: The Great Metropolis of the British Empire Four page panoramic illustration by Sydney R. Jones; The City of London of the Future: Preliminary Proposals; A Scheme for the Prevention of Overcrowding in London; Aspects of the War in the West: Scenes from the Fighting Zones and a Panoramic of Port of Antwerp; Flooded Walcheren: Life on the Island Following the Devastation Caused by the Smashing of the Sea Dykes; and An Exhibition of Flemish Old Masters in Aid of Belgium Children. Back page missing. Contents clean and unmarked with minimal wear. A worthy copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News, 30 January 1943 Paperback
1945réf. 749G0142London England: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News 30 January 1943 1945. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cover: The Battered Belgian Town of Houffalize. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Britain in Pictures" series; The Great World War: The Second Stage on the Eastern Front inc map; Books of the Day; Notes for the Novel-Reader; and The World of Science: The Last Ice Ages in Russia. Pictorial Journals include: Mortars Firing "Flying Dustbins" Demolition "Beehives" illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau; The Night Retreat of German Guns: Pictures from the Western Front; British Troops in Action in the Snow: The Occupation of Heinsberg; U.S. First Army Takes St. Vith; Masters of a Difficult Technique - Mosquitoes in Norwegian Fjords; Liberated Warsaw - Largely in Ruins; Inside a Modern British Cruiser Illus. by Lieut. Stephen Bone; The Russian Hurricane Offensive into Germany: Important Cities and Industrial Centres Captured by their Arms; German Pockets Still Resisting in Liberated France inc. maps; Community Heating: A System Which Keeps an Entire Town Warm illus. by G.H. Davis; Damaged Naples Churches Repaired in the Face of all Difficulties; and Typifying the Trend of Russian Art in General: An Exhibition of Soviet Graphic Art in London. Page 115/116 missing. Page 137/138 loose but present with moderate wear. A very small soil spot to pages 126 - 130 inclusive. Moderate wear. A sound reference copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News, 30 January 1943 Paperback
1944réf. 749G0130London England: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News 30 January 1943 1944. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cover: Battle of the Cherbourg Peninsula. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "The Face Without a Frown" by Iris Leveson Gower; The Great World War: Assault on the Fortress; General Sir Harold Alexander: His Career and Achievements; Books of the Day; and The World of Science: Insect Pests of Fruit. Pictorial Journals include: Shopping in Liberated France: Well-Stocked Window Displays; The German Flying Bomb: A Diagram and the Robot in Action; German Launching Stations in France Bombed by the R.A.F.; The Landings of the U.S. Forces in Normandy: A Panoramic Sketch; Cherbourg - Scene of Allied First Decisive Victory in France illustrated by G.H. Davis; War's Devastation: Wrecked Equipment and Shattered Towns and Villages in the Path of the Normandy Battles; Phases in the Battle of France Which Led Up to the Final Assault on the Port of Cherbourg; "Cutting the Corner": Tanks Open Fire Through the Walls of a Street Corner House in Villers Bocage illustrated by Captain Bryan de Grineau; Maps of the Fighting Fronts in Europe Burma and the Pacific Ocean; An Unfinished Flying-Bomb Site Captured in the Cherbourg Peninsula; With the Victorious Allied Armies as They Drive Onward to Italy; The Growing Might of America's Sea and Air Fleets in the Pacific; The Ingenious Bailey Bridge Which Rapidly Spans Rivers and Chasms; Views of Ancient Perugia Now Firmly in Allied Hands; and Beautiful Renaissance Gardens of the Villa D'Este at Trivoli illustrated by Sir Muirhead Bone. Binding sound. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. The Illustrated London News, 30 January 1943 Paperback
1946réf. 749G0160London England: 30 January 1943. Fair. 1946. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Cover: The Camera's "Eye" Looks at Earth From a V-2 Rocket During American Tests. Features include: Our Notebook; A Romantic Find: Two of the Missing Fouquet Miniatures From the Hours of Etienne Chevalier; Book Review: "Portrait of the Dalai Lama": by Sir Charles Bell; Aftermath of War: New Light on German Invasion Plans inc. maps; The World of Science: Wolves of the Water; Notes for the Novel-Reader; and Books of the Day. Pictorial Journals include: "Free and Unfettered" The Rumanian Elections; Dartmoor One of England's Greatest Playgrounds Which May be Acquired for Military Training; A National Heritage of Beauty Where Claims of the Public and the Services Conflict; The Price of the Palestine Mandate: British Losses in a New "Reign of Terror"; An Epic Rescue Rivalling Fiction: Crash Victims Rescued by Fieseler Storch from the Swiss Alps; Road and Rail Transport for Their Majesties in South Africa; Inundated Farmland and Impassable Raods: The Havoc of Storms; Britain A Desolate Waste of Water: Results of Ceaseless Rain; Aluminium Homes By the Thousand Instead of Bombers: The "Clapham Junction" of a Former Aircraft Factory Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau; The Aluminium Home: Produced Every Five Minutes Erected Inside an Hour Good for 100 Years of Life; The Long Suffering Public: Scenes in Manchester's Unofficial Bus Strike; Events on Land and Sea Recorded by Camera; Home News in Pictures; A "Fish That Eats Men": Enlarged Photograph of the Deadly Jaws of the Small Piraya Piranha; and The New British Film "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby". Page 613/614 missing. Page 627/628 loose but present. A worthy reference copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Camera's "Eye" Looks at Earth From a V-2 Rocket During American Tests. Features include: Our Notebook; A Romantic Find: Two of the Missing Fouquet Miniatures From the Hours of Etienne Chevalier; Book Review: "Portrait of the Dalai Lama": by Sir Cha . 30 January 1943 unknown
