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194715933Paris Plume & Presse 1947 Grands In-8 Ecus 4 vol. grands in-8 sous étuis, XXV+164+181+II+164+159 pp, (.) Avec approbation de Mgr Hercule de Rohan ; I : La meutte et la venerie pour le cerf, 2 vol. non coupés, II : Les meuttes et veneries pourle sanglier, pour le chevreuil, (.) pour le lièvre, 2 vol., le tout sous emboitages et étuis. Exemplaires numérotés, tirage limité à 300 ex., 4 frontispices gravés, bandeaux et culs-de-lampe, fleuron sur pages de titre. Légers frottis d'usage sur les emboitages et les étuis bordés. Le volume concernant le sanglier et le chevreuil a été " établi grace aux travaux de MM. Ernest Jullien et Henri Gallice, publiés avec l'édition de 1892 par D. Morgand ".
1931197381931 Paris, "Le Document", 1931, in-8 carré de (4)-129-(3) pp., rel. d'ép. demi-chagrin brun, dos à nerfs, richement orné de fers cynégétiques dorés, couvert. illustr. d'une vignette gravée et dos cons., tête dorée, très bel ex.
215580Paris, Nouvelle librairie nationale, 1911 in-4, 13 pp., un f. n. ch. de justification, avec 2 planches en héliogravure hors texte, sous serpentes, demi-maroquin vert à long grain, dos lisse cloisonné en long, simple filet doré sur les plats, tête dorée, couverture conservée (reliure de l'époque). Dos insolé.
1910217331910 1 Aquarelle et minde de plomb sur papier signée en bas à droite, (1910), 13.4 x 9.5 cm., encadrée.
221855Bruxelles, Vve Parent, Paris, Charles Tanera, 1865-1866 2 tomes en un vol. in-8, [2] ff. n. ch., III pp., 172 pp., titre intermédiaire, pp. 173-342, avec des vignettes dans le texte, sans le faux-titre du tome II, demi-chagrin cerise à coins, dos à nerfs orné de filets, guirlandes et pointillés dorés, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l'époque). Dos légèrement insolé. Bon exemplaire.
P. Club du Livre, Philippe Lebeaud, 1976. 1 vol. in-folio plein daim vert et 1 vol. demi-daim vert, dos à nerfs, étiquettes de titres, étuis bordés. Reproduction en fac-similé du manuscrit, des miniatures et enluminures illustrant ce texte du Moyen-Age, de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Traduction en francais moderne de Robert et André BOSSUAT. Bel exemplaire. Le Livre de chasse est un livre de vénerie médiévale composé entre 1387 et 1389 par Gaston Fébus (Gaston III de Foix-Béarn, 1331-1391), comte de Foix et vicomte de Béarn, dit Fébus, et dédié à Philippe le Hardi, duc de Bourgogne. Il a été considéré comme un ouvrage de référence jusqu'au XIXe siècle.
12725A Cologne & Francfort, chez les héritiers de Servais Noethen, 1740. Très fort volume in/4 reliure antérieure en peau de truie sur ais de bois fermé par 2 lanières avec métal, dos à nerfs avec titre manuscrit, frontispice gravé, page de titre en noir et rouge, 984 pages, 1 f., 344 pages, 355 pages, 64 pages,7è édition. Manque un fermoir métallique d’une des lanières ; nombreuses rousseurs claires ; quelques erreurs de pagination ; marginalia p. 287 de la 3è partie.
A Cologne & Francfort, chez les héritiers de Servais Noethen, 1740. Très fort volume in/4 reliure antérieure en peau de truie sur ais de bois fermé par 2 lanières avec métal, dos à nerfs avec titre manuscrit, frontispice gravé, page de titre en noir et rouge, 984 p., 1 f., 344 p., 355 p., 64 p. 7è édition. Manque un fermoir métallique d’une des lanières ; nombreuses rousseurs claires ; quelques erreurs de pagination ; marginalia p. 287 de la 3è partie. POMEY (François-Antoine), humaniste Français, né à Pernes en 1619 mort à Lyon en 1673. Il fit partie de l'ordre des jésuites et enseigna les humanités et la rhétorique dans divers collèges, en dernier lieu à Lyon où il devint préfet des classes. Pomey a écrit un certain nombre d'ouvrages. La dernière partie de l’ouvrage traite de la Fauconnerie : les oiseaux de fauconnerie, marques, termes, Autour, Lanier, Gerfau, Emerillon, Epervier. Thiebaud le cite col. 754 sous le nom de Pomey (R.P. François Antoine). La première édition - lyonnaise - datant de 1671. Very large 4to in wood beveled boards covered with blind stamp pigskin, large ties with metal clasp, ribbed spine with handwritten title, engraved frontispiece, title page printed in black and red, 984 p., [1], 344 p., 355 p., 64 p. Some flaws : one clasp lacking ; numerous light foxing ; some error of pagination, ; marginalia on p. 287 (3rd part). 7th edition. The author (1619-1673) was jesuit. He taught humanities & rehtorics. The last part of this work deals with Falconry. Bib : Thiebaud 754.
1734129709Pierre Prault - Jean Desiant - Jacques Guérin A Paris, Pierre Prault, Jean Desiant, Jacques Guérin 1734. In-8 broché de XII (dont faux-titre, titre, Epître au Roy, préface), I ff blanc, 1 ff non chiffré (titre de départ d'Apollon), pages 1 à 13, 14 pp. gravées, pages 15 à 28, 4 pl. gravées, pages 29 à 330 ; 1 feuillet non chiffré : Tons de chasse et fanfares à une et deux trompes, 32p. gravées et 1 feuillet non chiffré (privilège). Ex-libris. La page 202 - 203 est manquante (Diane Chant second). Bien complet du feuillet Diii, cartonné dans certains exemplaires. La premiètre partie est composée du poème Apollon, ou l'origine des Spectacles en Musique, paru en 1714 à Amsterdam, suivi par De la Musique et le catalogue chronologique des Opéras présentés en France de 1645 à 1733. La seconde partie (pp.147 à 272) est composée de Diane, ou les Loix de la Chasse du Cerf, suivi d'un dictionnaire des termes usités dans cette chasse et de plusieurs airs parodiés sur les Opéra d'Angleterre, avec différentes Symphonies étrangères. Ce sont les célèbres fanfares du Marquis de Dampierre, qui paraissent là pour la première fois au complet : la Royale, la Fontainebleau, la Compiègne, la Chantilly, la Rambouillet. Louvrage est illustré de 3 beaux frontispices gravés par Le Bas, le dernier d'après Oudry, 5 planches (andouillers et pieds) gravées par Le Bas d'après Oudry et 50 pages de musique gravée. " Ce joli volume mérite d'être recherché, non seulement pour ses illustrations, mais surtout parce qu'il est le premier volume qui contienne des fanfares, dont toutes celles du marquis de Dampierre, qui paraissent ici pour la première fois, et au complet. La première édition séparée de ses célèbres fanfares ne parut, en effet, qu'après la mort du marquis vers 1778". Thiébaud, Bibliographie des ouvrage français sur la chasse : pages 836 à 839. L'ouvrage est sous couverture d'attente : plats cartonnés dos et coins de feutrine verte. Quelques petites rousseurs au premier et dernier feuillet. Mérite une reliure.
A Paris, Pierre Prault, Jean Desiant, Jacques Guérin 1734. In-8 broché de XII (dont faux-titre, titre, Epître au Roy, préface), I ff blanc, 1 ff non chiffré (titre de départ d'Apollon), pages 1 à 13, 14 pp. gravées, pages 15 à 28, 4 pl. gravées, pages 29 à 330 ; 1 feuillet non chiffré : Tons de chasse et fanfares à une et deux trompes, 32p. gravées et 1 feuillet non chiffré (privilège). Ex-libris. La page 202 - 203 est manquante (Diane Chant second). Bien complet du feuillet Diii, cartonné dans certains exemplaires. La premiètre partie est composée du poème Apollon, ou l'origine des Spectacles en Musique, paru en 1714 à Amsterdam, suivi par De la Musique et le catalogue chronologique des Opéras présentés en France de 1645 à 1733. La seconde partie (pp.147 à 272) est composée de Diane, ou les Loix de la Chasse du Cerf, suivi d'un dictionnaire des termes usités dans cette chasse et de plusieurs airs parodiés sur les Opéra d'Angleterre, avec différentes Symphonies étrangères. Ce sont les célèbres fanfares du Marquis de Dampierre, qui paraissent là pour la première fois au complet : la Royale, la Fontainebleau, la Compiègne, la Chantilly, la Rambouillet. L’ouvrage est illustré de 3 beaux frontispices gravés par Le Bas, le dernier d'après Oudry, 5 planches (andouillers et pieds) gravées par Le Bas d'après Oudry et 50 pages de musique gravée. " Ce joli volume mérite d'être recherché, non seulement pour ses illustrations, mais surtout parce qu'il est le premier volume qui contienne des fanfares, dont toutes celles du marquis de Dampierre, qui paraissent ici pour la première fois, et au complet. La première édition séparée de ses célèbres fanfares ne parut, en effet, qu'après la mort du marquis vers 1778". Thiébaud, Bibliographie des ouvrage français sur la chasse : pages 836 à 839. L'ouvrage est sous couverture d'attente : plats cartonnés dos et coins de feutrine verte. Quelques petites rousseurs au premier et dernier feuillet. Mérite une reliure.
1951197411951 sans lieu, (Paris), La bonne Compagnie, 1951, in-4 de 146-(4) pp., rel. d'ép. demi-chagrin bleu-nuit signée F. SAULNIER, dos à 4 nerfs orné de fers cynégétiques dorés, pièces de titre et denom d'auteur de chagrin vieux rouge, date en pied, tête dorée, 1er plat de couvert. illustré en couleurs, bel ex.
308 pages. Index. Black and white photos. "This is the first book by a hunter-naturalist to be devoted exclusively to North America's most coveted trophies. It thoroughly covers all aspects of the game and hunting methods in every kind of sheep country, from the parched Mexican deserts to the mountain pastures of the Yukon." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Prior owner's neat ink stamp and blind stamp upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Clean with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1907R300096525MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE D'ARMES ET CYCLES. VERS 1907. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 192 pages - nombreuses illustrations en couleurs hors texte sous serpente - 3 photos disponibles.. . . . Classification Dewey : 799.2-Chasse
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part I - the story of a British officer's remarkable exploit - a journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; Two Wanderers in the Faroes - John Dickson's account of the wild nature and unsophisticated people - article with excellent photos; "Grip" and I - Count Nils Cronstedt saved a doomed thoroughbred bull-terrier which proceeded to save him on several occasions during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; The "High-Jackers" - an audacious gang of murderous bank robbers terrorize the Canadian prairies, beginning in Moosomin, SK and ending in Pipestone, MB; The Islands of the Mammoths - a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Siberia is the world's best hunting ground for the tusks and bones of the prehistoric mammoth - article with photos; The Three Angleteers - Part III - The troubles and adventures of three bored young men who leave England to travel in Europe; With Canoe and Camera - Capt. M.H. Albert explored Northern Ontario and Quebec to photograph wild animals - article with photos; The Mystery of Diablo Canon - The adventures of Senor Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Two photos of two-room house built in the trunk of an immense California redwood; The Terror of Rampur - two hunters undertake to kill a murderous tiger in India; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part I - Photo-illustrated article by Beatrice Grimshaw describing her trip up the Sepik river in New Guinea, where she met the local native peoples - who were none-too friendly; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part IV - A small English expedition sets out to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study their local peoples; Some Sensational Prison Escapes - Carl Otto and Jack Foster bust loose from Folsom Prison; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Man Who Turned Thief - Part I - remarkable narrative of an honest man turned criminal who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies in American history; With a Camera in Portugal - nice photo-illustrated article; Mr. Todbury's Trawler Trip - a confirmed landlubber, advised by his doctor, goes on a sea-voyage on a little trawler; A Record Laugh - A story from Kimberley, South Africa involving an unsophisticated Kaffir, a "live" wire, and a laugh that could be heard from miles away!; Mistaken Identity - H.A. Garrett went to Chile to make a living but narrowly escaped being hanged instead; Through the East by Air - Part I - Richard Carline and his brother Sydney were commissioned to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum after WWI, and did so for ten months - with much adventure - article with photos; The Golden Cheeses - an expedition hopes to recover 2 million pounds of German gold from a ship torpedoed in the war; The Little Captain - some joyous fragments from the chequered life-history of one of the most irresponsible dare-devils imaginable - a young Mexican; Trailing the Gun-runners - Part III - continuation of the adventures of U.S. authorities attempting to block the flow of arms to revolutionaries in Dominica; Big-Game Shooting in Northern India - exciting stories about pursuing tigers and leopards; The Sea-Devil - two men are lucky to escape with their lives after a prolonged battle with a shark; and more. 85 pages plus 8 pages of vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 442-528 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: Hunting Wild Cattle - an Englishman's stirring adventures while catching bulls in Patagonia; My Mine-Sweeping Experiences - Joe W. White describes his WWI mine-sweeping and submarine-hunting adventures in home waters - a valuable record of the dangerous work and daring methods employed by our fishermen in destroying enemy mines and driving away submarines - with great photos; The Golden Nugget (short story); The One-Handed Hunter and the Rhinocerous; In the Wilds of Siberia - Part III - fascinating narrative with many photos of convicts/prisoners; My Adventures with the Wanderobo (a warlike African tribe); The Strange Order of the Dervishes - article with great photos; Filming the Sea Elephant; The Adventures of a Newspaperman - part 5 - some wartime experiences with German spies and other curious characters; My Week-End at Freetown - a picturesque account of the capital of Sierra Leone, with photos; Relief Worker's Adventures - part III - thrilling photo-illustrated experiences among the war victims of Armenia, Syria and Persia (The American Committee for the Relief of War Victims in the East); Kangaroo Hunting and Bark-Stripping; My South African Adventures - part 2; Canary Birds at School - French methods of breeding and training canaries; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with loss to bottom of back strip and openings between front cover and spine at each end. Bit of writing on back cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India in which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Big-Game Hunting for the Cinema - John A. Jordan leads a film expedition into the wilds of British East Africa; The "Gordon" of the Pacific - Thos. J. McMahon visit's Germany's former South Sea possessions - German New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Samoa - and reports on the work of Captain Hunter among the savages of the Solomons - lots of nice photos; Our Chase After A Rogue Elephant - photo-illustrated story from Ceylon; Our Chase After a "Rogue Elephant"; In the Jaws of a Lion - J.S. Cowie was carried about the engine room of his ship in the jaws of a lion!; Kidnapped - a young woman finds herself at the mercy of two desperate men; The Holy City of the Mormons - photo-illustrated article on Salt Lake City; The Strap-Hanger of the Ganges - The crocodile Captain J.G. Bennett thought he had killed comes back to life!; Chased by a Boa Constrictor - a 1902 story from Argentina; My Night With Wolves - hunter is surrounded by wolves in Northern Minnesota; The Lake of Soda - Magadi Lake, in British East Africa; The "Black Hole" of Gottingen - Corporal A. Bramwell of the Royal Welch Fusiliers earned the D.C.M. for his service to fellow POWs suffering from cholera and typhus at the Prisoners' Camp, Gottingen, in WWI; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - Part II - Mary Gaunt set out to explore much of China but, under the influence of bandits, rerouted north to the wilds of Siberia - article with many photos; Humours of the East African Campaign; The Reds of the Maranoa - Two cattle-rustlers in Queensland are killed; A Couple of Pirates - "Dr. Martin" of the U.S. Navy served in Honduras during the Nicaraguan War but encountered difficulties later; My Visit to the Veddas - R.L. Spittel visits primitive natives in the interior of Ceylon - article with photos; Photo of the largest book in the world in Chicago; Photo of monster swordfish caught by Mr. W.C. Boschen off Santa Catalina Island, California; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 444-528, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one but present. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: A Soldier of Fortune - a story smuggled in bits from a French prison (part 1); A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part I - Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish - article with photos; The Election at Rodeo - an account of the happenings at a town in Argentina on the occasion of the Presidential election of 1914; The Search for the Grosvenor Treasure - an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor on the lonely coast of Pondoland, South Africa, and operations of seekers of her sunken treasure of precious metals and stones - with photos; The Terror of the Terai - the story of one of the most remarkable elephant hunts on record - a twelve days' chase after a man-killing 'rogue'; Photo of a Venetian funeral; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - the humourous travels of a huband and wife with their donkey (part 4); Across the Pacific in a Chinese Junk - Captain George Ward and his voyage from Amoy, China to Victoria, British Columbia - article with photos, one of which includes Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford aboard the vessel; Forgotten - the terrible experience of a young surveyor off the coast of Trinidad; The Witching of the M'Bumbo - a tale of native witchcraft and trial by ordeal in Nigeria; Our Unlucky Day - an account of a series of disasters which struck a steamer, the S.S. Z_____ in the Gulf of Mexico; The Village of the Greeks - visit to a tiny hamlet in the Sicilian Mountains - with photos; The Gower Affair - a story of black magic at Porto Lokkoh on the West Coast of Africa. Above-average wear. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
60 pages. Features: Excellent colour ad for International Harvester trucks inside front cover; Page 5 features an excellent full-page black and white photographic ad for Canadian Pacific's stately Duchess - 20,000 tons of sturdy steel on the St. Lawrence Seaway - includes photo of the ship, write-up and six photos of passenger amenities on board; Nice full-page black and white photo ad for DeSoto cars on page 6; Funny-faced Horse, by Margery Allingham - the jolly story of an equine comedian, a too-trusting girl, and a rather nice villain; Who'll Succeed Bennett as leader of the Federal Conservative Party? - M. Grattan O'Leary considers the prospects of Hon. R.J. Manion and Sydney Smith; Beverley Baxter's London Letter - describes the hyperactive European political environment; Emmy-May Goes to Town, by Teddie Janess - as a 'woman of the world' this very young lady met more adventure than she bargained for; Could You Drive a Bus? - Lawrence Craig examines bus driver training - includes 4 black and white photos; Fascism in Canada - Part Two of Two - Signs of disintegration have appeared following fascism's brutality in Europe - with fascinating illustrations; Dog Watch, by Kenneth Perkins - the mystery of the howling dog and the girl who wanted to know the truth; The Power Problem - an explanation of the great electric power export controversy by Kenneth R. Wilson, with several black and white photos of hydro installations; Old Ugly Face, by Talbot Mundy - Death stalks the mountain passes, hunting the only man alive who can save Tibet; 30 books in a briefcase - books on film (film-books) may reduce a mile of shelving to a few cubic feet - with photos of a film-book reading machine and a film-book recording camera, by Hugh Gourlay and Ernest Haden; Youth, '38 Model - There's nothing much wrong with our young folks, by Marjory Willison; Lovely full-page colour ad for Canada Dry on page 25 - "It's Gingervating"; Black and white full-page photo ad for Dodge cars on page 29; Two-colour full-page ad for Chevrolet cars on page 31; Pages 29-32 (centerfold) loose but present; Nice Heinz ketchup ad on page 33; Handsome full-page colour photo ad for Nash cars on page 35; Wonderful full-page black and white ad for Fargo Commercial Cars and Trucks, featuring illustration of what appers to be a 3-ton truck; Crossword completed in pencil on page 46; half of page 53 has been clipped and is missing - May have been a recipe; Top quarter of page 55 clipped and missing - appears to have contained content of minor importance; Attractive colour-illustrated 1938 Ford De Luxe V-8 car ad inside back cover shows black man commenting on the shiny finish of the car to the lovely owner Mis' Page; Nice colour ad for Buckingham cigarettes on back cover features two white kittens drinking milk from a saucer. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. Book
Pages 385-480 plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage advertisements. Features: In the grip of the "Hip Sings" - Walter G. Patterson became a member of a Chinese secret society (Part I); Hunting the sword-fish on the south coast of Nova Scotia - with great photos; The fatal wood - a graphic account of a dramatic episode in the great Battle of Verdun; Minnie Florea's ordeal - a hurricane swept her to sea where she, the only member of her father's party of 13 to survive, battled the storm for 24 hours; The heart of Sweden - an interesting description of rural Sweden with wonderful photos; Three men in a tree - how they survived a flood in Australia; Comedies of the war - WWI anecdotes; Sandy McLain's Log-Jam - how a young Scotsman broke up one of the biggest log-jams in the history of Minnesota; Our adventures at the Chincha Islands - a lively time picking up a load of guano; From Job to Job around the World - part VII - Alfred Fletcher describes his adventures in Constantinople, his trip through Italy and across Europe to Paris - where he was shut in Voltaire's tomb for a night!; Where Grass is King - a woman's account of her live on a homestead in a region of America where grass is used for everything - with nice photos; My Romance - how Miss L.V. Smith saved a crowded train from destruction; Photo of a six-foot shark caught in the Tigris at Baghdad Great full-page ad for the Red Cross Line. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backsrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Hunting of Gonzales - An adventure of Senor Ramon Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Adrift on an Ice-Floe - Lieut. Commander Fitzhugh Green provides a photo-illustrated account of the amazing fashion in which a primitive Eskimo extricated himself from a predicament which would assuredly spelt death for a white man; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part II - Winifred S. Blackman's photo-illustrated account of the three winters she spent with the local people of Upper Egypt; Fraser's Price - The tale of an angered railroad engineer; The Three Angleteers - Part V (conclusion) of the trouble and adventures of three English wanderers in Constantinople and Athens; "Remember the Mortons" - A stirring story of an episode in the Matabele rebellion of 1895; Salvage Extraordinary - An Indian planter's account of an odd affair on the Brahmaputra River in Assam, including photo of five elephants pushing a stranded steamer; The Head-Hunters of Sepik - Part III - Beatrice Grimshaw explored the Sepik River of New Guinea and dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Where Everyone is Wealthy - The Osage Indians of Oklahoma come up with the strangest ways to divest themselves of their wealth earned from local oil - article with photos; "Grip" and I - Part III - Count Nils Cronstedt spares a condemned bull-terrier which rewards him by saving him multiple times while he served in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; "Old White Face" - Allen Borders of Montana relates a terrifying cougar experience; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part III - The story of a British officer's remarkable journey - disguised as an Oriental - across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives; "Captain Jed" - a tale of the whalers of New Bedford, MA, involving the "Cap'n Jed" and the "Wanderer" - very few men have ever fought a 'right' whale single-handed and lived to tell the tale; Python and Lion in Nyassaland - after visiting a witch-doctor for poisoning the author is attacked first by a great python, then a lion!; Photo of a Manchurian man 7 feet and 3 inches tall; Photo of a veritable forest of masts at Lowestoft, the Suffolk fishing port, during the height of herring season; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
