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Hand-coloured steel engraving. 250 x 147 mm. Plate from "A History of the Birds of Europe, Not Observed in the British Isles" by Charles Robert Bree, published by George Bell and Sons in 1875.
12mo. 79, (1) pp. Publisher's original orange printer wrappers (spine repaired). A pocket-sized introduction to Islam and the Muslim world; "its object is to brief a brief survey of the rise of the Arabian religion in the seventh century; of the conquests of the outer world by the newly converted Arabs; of the foundation of the Arab Caliphate, and of the subsequent establishment of non-Arab Islamic states" (Introductory Note). - The orientalist and linguist Sir Edward Denison Ross (1871-1940) was the first director of the University of London’s School of Oriental Studies (now SOAS) from 1916 to 1937. - Published as Benn's Sixpenny Library, No. 19. Removed from the "Institut für Geschichte und Kultur des Nahen Orients an der Universität München" with their stamp on the title-page and additional note "Sheikh, Bagdad" (dated 1928), with additional bibliographical information added at the end. OCLC 6130391.
Appears to be a 1970s or 1980s replica of the pre-WWII original. Features two charming young ladies in elegant long silk dresses playing mini-golf. Approximately 30" x 20". Crimped metal strips protect top and bottom edges. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A charming memento of 1930s Shanghai. Will be shipped in a sturdy mailing tube. Poster
74 pages. Fiction: Straw Hat Circuit; Candlelight and Salt Pork; A Little Fire; Sleep, My Love (part 2 of 5); The Wonderful Race at Rimrock; Come Back, Come Back. Articles: Who is a Negro - the problem of lightskin colored folks who pass as whites; St. George and the Marxian Dragon - a report on the first year of Britain's experiment in socialism; All-America Water Queens - The A.A.U. picks a team of the nation's 14 best girl swimmers; What George Bernard Shaw thinks at Ninety; The Truth About Henry Kaiser - this, part 2 of 3, deals chiefly with his invasion of the automobile industry; The Scholar and the Sprout - Life with Uncle Roger at Mrs. McTiver's Cape Cod boardinghouse. Nice ads include: Seiberling tires; Life Savers candies; Nice color ad for GMC Trucks; Sensational color centerfold ad for the new Chevrolet; Talon ad features color photo of woman in corset; Nice two-color two-page Buick ad; Nice one-page color ad for Mercury cars; One-page color ad for Pontiac's new 1946 DeLuxe Station Wagon; Corby's Whiskey - with golf photos; Great color photo ad for Canadian Club inside back cover features logging scenes in northern British Columbia; Lucky Strike ad on back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
82 pages. Fiction: Leader of the Band; The Other Woman; The Senator was Indiscreet; The Reformer; Sleep, My Love; Callaghan's Miracle. Articles: The Roosevelt I Knew (part 1); No War with Russia; Just Swing the Club Head - Golf Pro Ernest Jones; Why Teachers Quit School; Bermuda - Tourist Paradise; Dowager Queen - Mrs. Twombly; Everyone catches a fish at this lake near Azusa, CA; Color photo aboard a luxuriously appointed C-47 (DC-3) designed by Raymond Loewy; One Year After V-J Day. Ads include: Eveready Batteries; Philco record players; Santa Fe Railroad; *Fantastic* Wurlitzer Juke Box ad "Nickel's worth of fun - fishermen have lunch"; "Crack-Up" movie; Good Year tire centerfold; Frigidaire fridges; Waltham watches; Old Mr. Boston Liquor; Kodak film; Squirt Soda; "The Killers" movie starring Ava Gardner; Aeronca airplanes; Nice Jeep ad inside back cover; Lucky Strike ad on back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
28 pages. Features: ; Canada's Peacekeepers - no other troops have been exposed to so many medals without doing any fighting; Full-page ad for the Canadian Open Golf Tournament, sponsored by Peter Jackson cigarettes; Dr. Nicholas Millet and Bernard Leech study and Egyptian mummy - article with photos; Doug Wright's Family; Grand Hotel - Le Chateau Frontenac - article with many photos; Two nice colour-photo pages of crochet fashion; Saskatchewan Roughrider star fullback George Reed - article with great full-page colour photo; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
16 pages. Features: Article on Babe Zaharias; Two pages of wonderful photos of Babe Zaharias; Photo from Shuttle Meadow CC includes Duncan Dewar, Fred Wright, Holly Mandly and Ralph Rooks; Photo of Ed Rankin of the Ben Hogan Company; Photo of Joe Petrick; Photo of Bob Kay; Photo of Fred Waring and Chick Evans; Great back cover photo of a large group of senior ladies at the Seignory Club, Quebec includes Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
90 pages. Fiction: The Fugitives; He Loves Me; Take Care When You Say Hello; The Long Denial (part 3 of 4); When the Lilacs Bloomed; Mr. Digney Has a Dream. Articles: The Deadliest War - Germ Warfare; Judy Holliday - star of 'Born Yesterday'; Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon criticizes abuse of power in Congress; How to Run a Prize Fight - the Louis-Conn brawl; Scranton Buys its Own Jobs; Lessons in cooking fish on the beach in the Nassau, Bahamas manner; George Vogel is staff Organist at the Freeport Bank of Freeport, Long Island; Miracle Bark of the California Redwood; and more. Ads include: Color GE Radio ad featuring Frank Sinatra; Great color photo ad for International trucks featuresWillers Truck Service of Sioux Falls, SD, plus the Herman Oil Transport Company of Fremont, NB; Lucky Strike cigarette ad; Borden's ad featuring Elsie the Cow; Martin Aircraft; Nice color-photo ad for Oldsmobile and its new Hydra-matic transmission; Bendix Aviation; Hickok belts; Little Lulu is featured prominently in a Keenex ad; Santa Fe Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad; Douglas DC-4 aircraft; Piper aircraft; Mercury cars; Acushnet golf balls; Very attractive ad for Jantzen swim suits and sun clothes; Blatz Beer - sailing scene; Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover features bride. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features/Photos: Demonstrating against austerity measures in Belgium; violence in the streets of Brussels; the insidious campaign in Laos; Blazing timber whark in Barking, Essex; Unrolling the copper scroll - the process illustrated; Qumran treasure; Revolutionary vertical take-off and landing engints; 1916 Photo of the edge of the Gulf Stream; The Wolseley 6/99; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
24 pages. Features: . Toronto's Great Battle of the Subway - write-up about the proposed north-south spur on University Ave., with twelve photos including Fred Gardiner and Allan A. Lamport; One-page colour-photo ad for Campbell's Chicken Gumbo soup; Page of five photos of hat designs by Toronto's Rosaleen Reid; One-page ad for Singer's $125,000 Sewing Contest, featuring photo of the 1957 winners including Mrs. C. Bishop, Mrs. M. Rasmussen and Mrs. H. Chooljian; Photo of U.S. gymnast Muriel Davis; Wedding photo of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay; Photo of Robert Wagner carrying Natalie Wood from New York train; Colour-photo ad for Robin Hood "Deep Pudding" mixes; Feature article on Cowichan sweaters made by the Cowichan tribe near Duncan on Vancouver Island - article with seven photos, two in colour; Colour photos from B.C. as she enters her hundredth anniversary year; Mrs. Al Balding follows the sun with Canada's great golf shot-maker - article with eight photos; Nice colour ad for Sifto Salt features bear cub and bird; Wow!, large colour photos of Jacques Plante and Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens; Hard Luck Town Springhill, Nova Scotia Fights Back from devastating mine blast - text with eight photos; Photo of Mrs. Pansy Mae Stuttard, 84, of White Rock, B.C. and her pistol; Fantastic one-page colour-photo pin-up photo of Jimmy Dean and Jan Crockett; Two photos of Jimmy Dean and his young family; Nice back page colour ad for Crown Brand Corn Syrup on pancakes. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue.. Magazine
626 pages including index. The complete history of the game in Canada. Over 400 black and white photographs. 32 pages of full colour. Contents divided into the following sections: The Pioneers 1873-1889; Coast to Coast 1890-1899; Amateurs Supreme 1900-1918; The Golden Years Between the Wars 1919-1944; Golf International 1945-1974; The Glen Abbey Years 1975-1990. "It is my view that this book will rank with the best of its kind. For golf in Canada it is an invaluable record. For those who love the game it will be a delightful read. - from Foreward by Ralph Costello, Honourary Life Governor of the Royal Canadian Golf Association. Decorated endpapers. Prior owner's signature upon title page else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. A wonderful gift for your favourite golf afficionado! Book
50 pages. Features: Should Husbands and Wives Take Separate Holidays?; New Hope for High Blood Pressure - the Rice Diet; Dr. Harold Taylor - photo-illustrated article on the young President of Sarah Lawrence College; Little Audrey - great photo-illustrated article on actress Audrey Totter; Do You Want to Run a Resort?; Rides That Thrill - and Sometimes Kill - a look at amusement park rides; Movie reviews - including 11 photos; Dinah Shore's favourite laugh; Why a Golf Ball has Dimples. Stories: Forty Words; Animal Crackers for Breakfast. Condensed Book: The Border Lord (part 2 of 2). Ads: Colour Carling's ad insdie front cover urges forest fire prevention; Nice photo ad for movie 'Dear Ruth'; Lysol - for feminine hygeine(?); Colgate dental cream; Vaseline Hair Tonic; Johnson Sea-Horse Outboard Motors; O'Keefe's colour ad on back cover features map of Alberta. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy. Book
64 pages. Features: Cover illustration of old Montreal stairways by Ghitta Caiserman; (Scared) Scientist N.J. Berrill makes fearless forecast of the 21st century; A Fond Last Look at Montreal - text with photos of historic architectural features; It Was Fun To Be Poor in Paris - Mordecai Richler remembers; Canada - a nation of dental cripples due to major shortage of dentists; Peter Stollery Hitch-Hikes to the Gulf of Guinea - article with photos; Two Million Illiterates - Canada's Obsolete Tenth; How Robert Morse III Wages Corporate War; Maverick Politician Douglas Fisher; Colour-photo Ford of Canada centrefold; Why One English Family is Coming Back to Canada - Dennis, Billie and Craig Davill; Seagram's ad inside back cover illustrated with nice colour painting by Franklin Arbuckle of bush aircraft the "Norseman" about to land on a lake; Marjorie Pigott teaches Japanese art to the Japanese! (short article); Coke ad on back cover features colour photo of university grads; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Full-page illustration of Miss Sweet Caporal II in flight; Flying Training - Ancient and Modern; New service inaugurated by Canadian Colonial Airways - article and photo of Douglas DC3 used on new Montreal-New York service; Full-page ad for Golf Flake cigarettes; The Light Aeroplane Business - includes brief write-ups of the many manufacturers plus many photos of their products; Nice full-page Fleet Aircraft ad features photo of the trainer model 7; Full-page ad by De Havilland features their Dragon Rapied; Nice Full-page Fairchild ad features their "Sekani"; Cessna ad; Transportation for the Department of Transport - with photo of dignitaries and their new Lockheed 12A; England's Ultra-Light Aeroplanes - article with photos of the Pou du Ciel, the Hillson Praga, and the Tipsy S-2, the Luton Minor, the Gordon Dove, the Luton Buzzard and the Kronfeld Ground Trainer; The Link Aviation Trainer - article with photo (forerunner of today's aircraft simulators); Know Your Instructors - brief write-ups and photos for trainers across Canada including R Goodwin of Toronto, W.T. Wrathall of Montreal, A.C. Finlayson of Kitchener, A.H. Brown of Bordercities, F. Hawthorne of Fort William, C.T. Kaake of Winnipeg, J.C. Charleson of Ottawa, H.B. Free of Kingston, J.G. Hames of Regina, A.H. Wilson of Vancouver, E.Taylor of Hamilton, C.E. Lloyd of Toronto, T.S. Senior of Brant-Norfolk, A.J. Smith of London, F. Gillies of St. Catherines, G.T. Steeves of Halifax, L.B. Stevenson of Cape Breton, M. Burbidge of Edmonton, A.F. Madore of Saskatoon, R.W. Ryan of Moose Jaw, F.H. Hartwick of St. John and J.H. Sandgathe of Calgary; Super illustrated Chevrolet centerfold ad; Flying Club Promenade - articles and brief write-ups of Canadian flying clubs; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - article with photos of the handsome new De Havilland Albatross; Explanation and illustrations of Primary and Advanced Training; The Students' Forum; Great full-page photo ad for the J.W.W. Corporation of Gananoque, Ontario which produces the Link Trainer; M.A.L.C. News; The Howard DGA-8 - article with photo; Cub Aircraft Limited ad; Fantastic "Bristol" Blenheim Bomber ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil ad on back cover features their Stanavo products and photo at the Toronto Flying Club of the plane which took Dick Merrill and John Lambie across the Atlantic to attend the Coronation; and more. Average wear. Covers partially loose from staples. Book
Pages 77 - 120. Features: Photos of Hatfield, Lord Salisbury's Great Mansion where Elizabeth Tudor spent her youth; Photos taken aboard the S.S. United States; Great aerial photo of the S.S. United States entering Southampton Docks at the end of her transatlantic record-setting maiden run from New York; Rumania's Foreign Minister Mme. Anna Pauker is number one in the ranks of women communists; Interesting page of illustrations present a new technique of radar navigation which optically weds the radar picture to the actual chart; Photos of demonstration of underwater radio transmission; The houses of the iron age in Ultima Thule-Jarlshof excavations; Great photos show how Iron Age Shetlanders lived; The Army's university at Shrivenham; Scenes at the military college of Science; Photos of General Eisenhower - the Republican's candidate - and some possible Democrat candidates; Fantastic centerfold photo of the Republican convention which selected General Eisenhower as Republican Presidential candidate; Photos of personalities of the week, including open golf champion Bobby Locke and D.J. Hulbert, hero of the Eton v. Harrow cricket match; Photo of the U.S. battleship Missouri in Portland Harbour; Dr. Hewlett Johnson supports claims of germ warfare on the Chinese by the U.S.; Nice ad for the Humber 8-seater Pullman Limousine on back cover; and more. Back cover loose but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 993-1032. Features: Colour ad for Dunlop Tire inside front cover features York Minster Cathedral; Nice one-page colour ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Shakespeare; Nice one-page colour ad for the Hillman Minx; 11 Photos of the Hermes Air Crash in the Sahara; Sealing off Berlin's Communist Radio H.Q.; Photos of British troops on Koje Island; Photos of the 1952 Royal Tournament - the services show; One-page photo of *massive* crowd which attended Queen Elizabeth's birthday celebrations, plus two additional one-page photos of the ceremony; Premier of Australia, Mr. Menzies, is honoured at Guildhall and the Mansion House; Nigeria's newest and most unconventional Anglican cathedral, the Lady Chapel of Onitsha Cathedral - many photos; Centerfold illustration of Bedford School; Photos commemorate the Louis Braille Centenary; One-page photo of General Sir Gerald Templer and Lady Templer driving through the Malayan countryside in an armoured car; Photos of personalities of the week, including amateur golf champion J. Harvie Ward; Photos of royal occasions; Nice one-page colour ad for Jacob & Co. Water Biscuits; Nice colour ad for The Standard Vanguard shows one of their cars along a beautiful Swedish river; Back cover colour ad for Dewar's "White Label" scotch whisky; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
347 pages including index and notes. Author's signature upon title page. The first book about Gulf War Syndrome. An intensely personal account of the struggle of two dedicated public servants to expose one of the largest government cover-ups of modern history. A former CIA analyst exposes the officially sanctioned deceptions that have made Gulf War veterans the walking wounded of Desert Storm. "Demolishes the Pentagon's contention that Iraqi chemical weapons were not present during the Gulf War and the U.S servicemen and women were not exposed to chemical agents." - Raymond L. McGovern, retired after 27 years at CIA and recipient of the Intelligence Commendation Medal. Includes several black and white photographic plates. Spine leaning otherwise book in excellent clean, unmarked condition with minimal wear. Dust jacket excellent with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
24 pages. Features: Lula Beatrice Wilken of Moose Jaw; Full-page Mars ad features colour photo of the ill-fated Pontiac Astre; Catalogue shopping in Canada; The Amazing Moe Norman - Canada's Best Golfer; Doug Wright's Family; Cabbage recipes; Norman Bethune's conversion from a heavy-drinking womanizer into a model of ascetic devotion in China. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
203 pages. Index. Abundant gorgeous colour photography. Author has written "Enjoy!", beneath which he has signed his name upon front free endpaper. "...Shows golfers the inner workings of a master golf designer's mind... Will help any golfer better understand how to read a course and how to play it." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A premium copy. Book
170 pages. Features: The Man With Red Hair, by W. Somerset Maugham; Hot and Cold Blood, by F. Scott Fitzgerald; National Women's Golf Champion Betty Hicks Went Back to School at 24; The Truth About Cysts and Fibroid Tumors; The Lies We Live By; Dynamite Doll; Color ad inside front cover for Glover's scalp treatment features Patricia Vaniver; Tangee ad features Mrs. Randolph Scott; Color Kreml Shampoo ad features Hazel McFerrin; $0.25 To Kill - photo-illustrated article on the carnage on America's roads due to bad drivers; Jean Allen - Housewife on Horseback; Lorraine, Lucille and Luba of the Ballerina Florist Shop on Madison Ave.; Tildred Alexander runs the Motel for Cats in the San Fernando Valley; Helen Harkness Quinn is a backstage mother, as is Tina Menard; Elizabeth McCarthy is a signature sleuth; Mrs. Charles R. Otto and Mrs. Marcel Godfrey of Ithica, NYstarted the 'Adopt a Family' plan; Liquid Liptone ad inside back cover features color photo of Betty Caldwell who appeared in the film The Strange Woman; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
xviii, 414 pages. Index. Glossary. Colour and black and white photographic plates. Black and white maps in text. "Five years in the writing, this comprehensive record includes coverage of training, tactics, the pronounced changes in the armed forces and the views and anecdotes of the Non Commissioned Officers and Guardsmen. A dedicated history of the senior infantry regiment in the British Army and what is probably the most famous Regiment in the world." - dust jacket. Gift bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent history. Book
180 pages. Features: 1-page color ad for Timken tapered roller bearings; 1-page color ad for Lumite auto seat covers; 1/2-page color ad for Fatima cigarettes; 2-page color ad for General brand Winter-Cleat tires; Fantastic 1-page color ad for White Trucks features log-hauling scene; Nice color 2-page ad for General Electric radios and tvs; Nice color 1-page ad for Whitman's Samplers; What Kind of Man is Stalin? - Part 1 of 'My Three Years in Moscow - article with photos - the author met Stalin personally; The Innocent Buccaneer (fiction); How to Get Rich After Dark - photo-illustrated article on the men who fish the Gulf Stream off Florida; The Rebellious Age (fiction); Moutain Rescue Man - color-photo illustrated article on Ranger William Butler of Washington's Mount Rainier; The Woman Hater (fiction); John Pastore - Rhode Island's Little Firecracker - article with photo; Hilarious Memories of Albert J. Rothe "The Red Barber" who trimmed famous men such as Truman, Bradley, Byrnes, Leahy and Patton - article with photos; Anxious Night (fiction); Tuss McLaughry of Dartmouth's football program - article with photo; Collision Course (fiction); Feature article on Miinot, North Dakota, with photos; New York City's Food Trades Vocational High School - article with great color photos; The Doctor of Unkown Island (fiction); Photo-illustrated article on Jimmy Dunn of America's foreign service; *SENSATIONAL* full-page color-photo ad for the New Chrysler Town & Country in a bird hunting locale; That Ain't The Way I Saw It - former newspaperman Robert M. Yoder on the glamorous adventures thata befall a reporter in the radio serials; Fantastic two-page Borg-Warner ad highlights their products in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! format; U.S. Army photo-illustrated recruiting ad; Nice 1-page color ad for Old Gold cigarettes; 2-page color-photo ad for Sun-Maid Raisins; Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; Nice 1-page color-illustrated ad for American Airlines; Magnavox TV ad; Nice photo-illustrated ad for Pullman cars; 1-page color ad for Rice Krispies; Two-page ad for Listerine and dandruff; Gorgeous 2-page color illustrated Chevrolet ad featuring a red Styleline De Luxe 4-Door Sedan; Auto-Lite Spark Plug ad features photos of Jane Wyman; Nice 2-page color-illustrated General Motors ad highlights the safety of their vehicles; Nice 1-page 2-color photo-illustrated ad for Eaton 2-speed axles features tank truck driver Mr. J.T. Ebling; Eveready battery ad features photos of Mr. Axel Lober, Mr. Everett Smith, Janice Winters and Mr. Sam C. Kuster; Nice 1-page photo illustrated ad for the Underwood All Electric Typewriter; Color ad for Crosley fridges; Nice color ad for Kraft Cocao Mix; Wonderful full-page color 7up (Seven-Up) ad features photo of a square dance scene; Color ad for Del Monte Catsup; Hydrox cookie ad; Color ad for Hamilton watches; 1-page 2-color ad for Red Heart dog food features photos of Lassie; Nice 1-page color ad for United Aircraft; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner cartoon; Full-page tire chain ad for American Chain & Cable Company; 1-page 2-color ad for Cavalier Cedar Chests; Statler Hotels ad features cartoon. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. This issue noteworthy for its many exceptional ads. Magazine
120 pages. Cover illustration of young lady with umbrella and chicks by Elsie Deane. Features: Stylish colour Palmolive ad inside front cover; La Chasse-Galerie - the flying canoe of voyageurs and shantymen, by J.E. Le Rossignol; Nomads of the Sea - story by Beryl Gray; Women in Fascist Italy - article with photos by Lilian Gibson, teacher of English to Il Duce, Benito Musolini; The Challenge of Youth - article by Judge H.S. Mott of the Juvenile Court, Toronto, with photo portrait of the judge; The Female of the Species - story by sapper; The Land of the Rose, by Jean Graham; Music, Art and Drama News of the Month; Camberley's Bride - story by Leslie Gordon Barnard; Miss Helen Sparling, self trained in the world of finance, answers the question "Can Women Be Successful in Business?"; Jean Whitlock writes about the evolution of furniture in the wake of architectural and societal developments; What Easter means to women across Canada - with photos; Mary Louise Orr writes about the various forms of luggage available to travellers; Nice 1-page black and white ad for Plymouth cars; Essex automobile ad; Plans for a large English brick home; Nice colour illustrated ad for Johnson's Wax; Colour ad for Congoleum Rugs; Cute ad for Berry Brothers "Liquid Granite" floor varnish; The Canadian H.W. Gossard Co. ad for women's underclothing; Wonderful colour full-page ad for Hupmobile - the new Century Six and Eight; Gene Tunney golf photo in ad for Nujol; Nice colour full-page ad for Oriental Plush auto interiors - available in McLaughlin-Buick enclosed cars; Anna Pavlowa photos in Cutex ad; C.W. Stokes suggests the creation of a Bureau of Complaints; Dodge Brothers Six ad; Lovely 1-page black and white photo ad for Mercury women's hosiery and lingerie; 1-page Royal York Hotel ad; Willys Knight ad for the 70-B model automobile; Nice colour 1-page ad for Brookfield Butter; Wow! - Great colour centerfold ad for Red Seal Certified Cedar Chests!; 1-page colour photo ad for Puffed Wheat features infant photo of Richard Murphy on sled; Beautiful colour 1-page ad for Studebaker in yellow; Nice black and white one-page ad for Ford Motor Company; Lovely 1-page colour ad for Barrymore Rugs in desert motif; Woodwards "Gripe Water" ad; full-page 2-colour Knechtel furniture ad; Adorable Easter doll clothing cutouts by Grace G. Drayton; Nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fixtures insdie back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Few short openings to coverfold and cover edges. Address label and faint erasure atop front cover. Coffee stains to back cover and last page. Please Note: page 24-25 have been removed and are not present. They appear to have contained advertising content. Overall, a sound copy of this charming vintage issue. Book
110 pages. Features: Peter B. Kyne - Home is the Sailor - Stormy weather in the home office; George Creel - The Young Man Went West - William Orville Douglas, of the SEC; John T. Flynn - Men out of work - The unemployed, in a body, enter politics; Leland Jamieson - Favor for a Friend - Melodrama on High; George Agnew Chamberlain - Under Pressure, Part V - Standing Siege; Sidney Herschel Small - Gold Lacquer - History saves the hero - another adventure of young Richard Bartlett in Japan; Roard Bradford - The Gimme Woman - Two women too many for Bugaboo Jones; Jim Marshall - Some Like it Wild - They're Your Parks, have a look at them; Sax Rohmer - The Invisible President, Part XI - The Genius of Fu Manchu; T.R. Ybarra - The Oxford Manner - The accomplished and imperturbable Mr. Eden; Quentin Reynolds - She Took Up Golf - Patty Berg - she had to give up football; Margaret Case Harriman - Shock-proof lady - Beauty of the sea; Frank Condon - Before the Wedding - Compliments of a Friend; The Short Short Story - Love Story - by Henri Duvernois; Kyle Crichton - Horse-Opera Star - Buck Jones, riding high, wide and handsome; William MacHarg - The Vanishing Man - a very suspicious character; Freling Foster - keep up with the world - fugitive facts; Editorial - don't drink and drive. Super full-page colour ad for International Trucks on page 23. Nice 2-page black and white ad for Nash and LaFayette. Great two-page colour ad for Oldsmobile 6 & 8. Full-page colour Johnnie Walker ad. Colour Camel cigarette ad on back cover bears the title "For Digestion's Sake - Smoke Camels". Covers almost detached. Soiling to top edge. Somewhat average wear. Address label on front cover. Unmarked. Still a sound copy of this nostalgic issue. Book