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126 pages. "Recalls Scott Fitzgerald's dictum that all good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath. This deeply ironic monologue shows the heroine floundering in a patriarchal society bounded by set expectations and cliched responses." - from dust jacket. Some markings and underlining. Very light wear to book. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
78 pages. Features: cutting and polishing stones is a lot of fun; 14 ways to hunt 'worked out' areas; Coinshooting old homes; Detecting accessories improve hobby; Arkansas pearls; Digging a Minie Ball "Gloryhole"; How to find coins around old swimming holes; The mystery of the beautiful bottle; A dump by any other name; Find where the ancients wandered; Roubaix and the Uncle Sam gold mine; Coal Town - Pennsylvania. Above-average wear. Book
pp. 323, 9 [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis and title page appear to be lithographed. 28 Full page line engravings (may lack some plates?). Engraved text vignettes. Linen endpapers. Manuscript ownership of Joseph Wright July 28, 1863 incised on front paste down. All edges gold gilt. 12mo. 195 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Boards elaborately embossed with gold gilt flowers and vines. Front board and first signature detached. Spine worn with loss at tail. From the Ninth London edition. Hardbound. Binding impressive, but poor. Text very good. SCARCE. PAIMP 23
180 pages. Features: Look Great, Feel Fit, Have Fun; Good Looks - in and out of fashion; Great this Summer - crisscross sun-backs, covered heads, white-bright whites, the new mix of batiks, separates at night; Look Sharp - the swing of stripes and plaids on the golf course, layers of separates, shirtdressing, the blue-jeans suit; Gala wedding in Spain - The marriage of Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu y Franco and Don Alfonso de Bourbon y Dampierre; Balenciago 1895-1972; Veruschka - the most beautiful woman in the world, by Richard Avedon; Beach Report - the new sund-dressing; Ruffles of a summer night - worn by Michelle Gilliam; All Summer in Town - the best-looing clothes you can wear; Olympic Summer - what to wear for the fun and games in Munich; Swimming Shape-up; Fitness routine with a Chinese slant; Who Wears what perfume - the fragrantly famous tell about smell; Beach Report - beauty tips for the new sun-dressing - what to do about your hair; your makeup - how to save your skin; Munich - the fun of it during the Olympics '72; Olympic trainers tell how to get in shape and stay that way for life; Ten-day diet to high energy, by Melva Weber; People are Talking About - Marlon Brando; How Auguste Rodin liberated women in art; Chanel - what she knew that you should know; What to know about the Munich Olympics '72; Italian lessons in living; Gae Aulenti Designs for Emilio Pucci; Horoscope for Audrey Hepburn; and much more. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Foolscap 8vo. (16 x 12 cm). In Turkish. 64 p. F¿rst Edition. Türk yüzme tarihi. History of Turkish swimming.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked but well rubbed with a few nicks and small creases to edges. Very scarce. 96pp. Lynn Burke was the winner of two gold medals in the 1960 Rome Olympics and together with sportswriter Don Smith they draw on years of coaching experience to present the proper drills and exercises to develop the muscles the competitive swimmer needs.
47 pages. Features: I Like Hollywood Children - so says Montreal artist Eva Prager, who has painted portraits of leading stars' youngsters; I became a spy for the man I loved - Ethel Gee, Harry Houghton and the Lonsdale Spy Ring; Lovely full-page colour ad for Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles; The Royal Commission on Publications; Salute to the Salmon - mosaic depicting salmon swimming upstream is part of a fountain in Nanaimo, B.C. which was a belated centennial gift from the city's Italo-Canadian community - two nice colour photos with text - great Nanaimo history; Man O' War's farewell drama - $80,000 thrill for Windsor, Ontario; 10 Photos of Canadian MPs exercising; Terry the tricky dog - drives tractors, water skis, and more; Toronto taxis set up their own theatre; They got what they wanted - Gerry and Elspeth Burnett of Matane Air Services, Matane, Quebec; Muscle men rented out for photo shoots; Sunnyview Outdoor Science School on Toronto Island; Nipper by Doug Wright. Nice colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Shiny pictorial cover. Small format: 6 1/2"w x 4 1/8"h. Approx. 50 pages. #18 in The Odyssey Library Series. Illustrated by Leif Rydeng.
Features: Russia mobilizes 13,000,000 men to defend her freedom - six photos including an excellent shot of an L-760; Photos of U.S.S.R. leaders and Soviet Navy and Army Chiefs; Good photo and caption of Mr. R.A. Watson Watt - originator of radiolocation, which helped to win the Battle of Britain; Three photos of the "Bristol" Beaufort - a deadly torpedo-carrier and bomber; Super photo in the massive wind tunnel at Langley Field, USA; Photos to indicate the power of English Radiolocation technology; Photos of Russian arms and troops on display; Page of photos and illustrations illustrating the Navy of the U.S.S.R. - Red units in the Baltic and Black Sea; Article on Tank Fighting, by Cyril Falls; Two interesting illustrations of the Armoured Command H.Q. Car which directs a fast tank brigade; Centerfold illustration of activity within the mobile Tank H.Q.; Photos of 15 personalities of the week; The Duke of Aosta and his generals surrender at Amba Algagi - with two good photos; Three excellent photos of the "Illustrious" under attack in the Mediterranean; Several photos of Polish sailors training and at rest; Various interesting naval photos including a shot of the new U.S.S. "Washington"; Five photos from Jibuti - French Somaliland - which must be Free French or Anti-Axis; Six photos of swimming in battle-dress and full kit - strenuous army training; Illustration of Churchill on the compass platform of a minelayer, by Sir Muirhead Bone; Illustration of Commander navigation for his mine-laying squadron, also by Sir Muirhead Bone; Article on the Curlew; Artistic full-page ad for Firth Brown; Schweppes full-page ad; Full-page ad for Vat 69. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
Pages 161-196 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover photo of the Eiger, where Barry Brewster lost his life, plus text and more photos; Russian dock collides with the South Goodwin lightship; Photo of Simon Paterson coming ashore after swimming the English Channel underwater in just under 14 hours; Photo of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the pro--fascist union movement, being knocked to the ground by demonstrators in Manchester on July 29; Four photos of the Queen at Plymouth and Dartmouth; Indian forces attack Chinese post in Ladakh - article with photo; Photo of Egyptian tank and Conquerer rocket; Major Michael Banks, Lieut. Hugh Wiltshire, and John Hinde successfully climb Mount McKinley; Major E. J. E. Mills and Capt. M. R. Jones are killed 5000 feet from the summit of Khingyang Chish in the Himalayas; Photo of new French bathyscaphe, L'Archimede, which successfully plunged to a depth of 31,350 feet on July 15; Photo of First Lady Mrs. Kennedy and Col. John Glenn waterskiing near Hyannis Port Massachusetts, Photo of Russian high jumper Valeriy Brumel setting world record of 7'5" at Stanford on July 22; America's Cup sailing photos, Aerial photo of devastation caused by exploding propane truck at Berlin, New York; Honolulu crash scene photo where 27 people died when a Britannia airliner crashed while landing; Photo of triple-hulled airship under construction at Trenton, New Jersey; Two photos of NASA's "Project Apollo"; Review of "Red Plush and Black Velvet", by Joseph Wechsberg - Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's queen of song; Two pages of illustrations show how the USA proposes to land two men on the moon in a few years; Two pages of photos of the new Chelsea barracks; Fantastic centrefold aerial photo of a packed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball stadium surrounded by many acres of cars; Four illustrations of the threatened monuments of Nubia; Photos of historic English buildings to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Aldington, Sir Burke Trend, Sir Laurence Hellsby, W. Armstrong, the Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs, Mr. C. Dearrsley, Aelred Watkin, Lord Freyberg, V. C., Major E. J. E. Mills, Capt. M. R. Jones, Mr. J. Mannings, Mr. J. T. Molony, the Duke of Norfork, The Right Honourable T. Rinfret, P. C.; Page of photos of horses and riders at the Royal International Horse Show; One-page photo of Miss Pat's Smythe riding Flanagan at the White City; Three photos of Bubbles, the 14 foot black pilot whale at Marineland, California, performing her tricks; Beautiful one-page aerial photo of the Colossus of Chiba, Kwannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, standing 170 feet tall; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Nice photo of Iris Steeves with photo of post-war 'shortages' company ad; Two pages of photos of lovely young lady employees; One-page photo of operator and swimming star Miss Mary Baggaley; Photo of the Trail switchboard at work with related article - 18,000 calls a day; Welcoming employees back from the armed forces; Article on the supply difficulty situation (result of war); Photo of Charlie McAndrew who has installed 40,000 phones!; Article on new Air-Sea-Land phone service; Fascinating article on page 19 requests female operators - either single or widowed; In Memoriam - James H.H. Nelson and David H. Charles; Much company ocial information. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
127 pages. "Examines the benefits and enjoyment you can find when you dive into health and fitness." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy Book
With Index. 333 pages. A couple of marks on front cover.
150 pages. A practical and easy-to-use program designed to teach both novice and competitive swimmers the most effective swimming techniques. Combines the scientific skill-learning approach to swimming developed by the renowned swimming coach, Dr. Jeno Tihanyi, with tips and personal observations from Olymbic gold medallist Alex Baumann. Generously illustrated. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
358pp VG/G dw slightly creased at the edges and stained on the lower side rear, stamp on endpaper otherwise very good conditions. Standard reference work on swimming pools for architects, engineers and owners.
32 pages. From the Inner Ring Sports series of exciting stories as different as swimming and self-defence. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid copy in glossy illustrated boards. Book
60 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Undated. Appears to be circa 1942 as ad atop page 4 indicates a printing date during WWII. Offers recipes for: Soups; Meats, Fish & Supper Dishes; Salads and Dressings; Quick Breads; Pies and Tarts; Puddings and Desserts; Cakes and Icings; Small Cakes and Cookies; Pickles and Preserves; Beerages; and Candy. Blue card covers. Vintage Neilson's Cocoa ad on back cover. Interesting ad for Camp Tapawingo inside front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Nibbling to top corner of all covers and pages. Tanning to contents. A worthy copy of this uncommon work. (Driver 099.1) Book
140 pages. Features: The homelessness problem; Undersea volcanoes; Immunotoxins; Form and function in fish swimming; Symbiotic stars; Multilingual word processing; the mathematics of three-dimensional manifolds; medieval roots of the industrial revolution; and more. Nostalgic ads including several from the early days of the PC industry. Bit of writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
120 pages. Contents: The Command and Control of Nuclear War, by Ashton B. Carter; Collapse and Formation of Stars, by Alan P. Boss; The Perception of Speech in Early Infancy, by Peter D. Eimas; Alzheimer's Disease, by Richard J. Wartman; Hot Nuclear Matter, by Walter Greiner and Horst Stocker; The Reliability of Computer Memories, by Robert J. McEliece; Jet-Propelled Swimming in Squids, by John M. Gosline and M. Edwin DeMont; The Crossbow, by Vernard Foley, George Palmer and Werner Soedel. Nostalgic ads for floppy disks and the IBM PC - with Charlie Chaplin look-alike, and more. Initials written atop front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this interesting and informative issue. The crossbow article is particularly interesting. Magazine
Features: Behind the scenes of news gathering - a co-operative, non-profit organization aids in disseminating accurately the news of the world (the Associated Press); Editorials - cause or effect of war? - fundamentals of education - "Rolling down to Rio" by airplane - drug control; More hard luck for the ether - a funal blow is dealt to the ether theory by experiments performed with a highly refined interferometer; Tungsten bows to the plating bath - this important metal can now be deposited electrolytically; The sun an atom builder - a new theory - an attempt to explain where the sun gets the energy which it radiates; Wings over three Americas - safety and comfort for passengers are the aims of international airways; Science lends a hand to the Red Cross; New paints from synthetic resins; Are swimming pools a health menace?; Some important exhibitions in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; A solar observatory for the amateur - how to build simple equipment for solare research work; Cotton stalks - a new source of rayon; Celluloid taxidermy; Taming Silicosis; Combating magnetism in watches - Elinvar makes possible non-magnetic watch parts; When a sunbeam splits - an elementary principle of physics and an unusual analogy; The private car, yacht of the rails - the utmost in luxury that can be built within the limitiations of a railroad car. Two creases to front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
50 pages. Cover photo of blonde Adele Jergens. Fiction: Got the Suits Straight? Articles: Beautiful Tyrant - Evita Duarte of Argentina - great photo-illustrated feature article; San Quentin - fascinating photo-illustrated article on this famous prison; For Beer Drinkers Only - the joys and dangers of downing America's favorite drink; The Black Seven - the dark seventh son of a seventh son was China's most ruthless bandit; Thirty-Year Girls - today's servicewomen enjoy their jobs, but they have a hard time getting dates; Murder on the Waterfront; - twenty odd unsolved murders have made the International Longshoremen's Union famous as an organization that breeds sudden death - photo illustrated article; Back Door to Broadway - summer shows are on in the Catskills, and new stars are being made - article with photos of Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Al Jolson, Garrett, Paul Draper, Jerry Lester, Robert Alda, Jules Munshin and Judy Holliday; Special Features: Kids are Their Business - artist Howard Sparber and gag writer Raymond Abrashkin produce winning kid cartoons; Freud Goes to the Dogs - Hollywood pet psychiatrist Dr. Eugene Jones; The War's Greatest Book - "Yank - The GI Story of the War"; Swimming - with lovely photos of America's favorite summer sport; "Living in a Big Way" - photos from Salute's movie of the month, starring Marie McDonald and Gene Kelly ; Movies of the Month; Me, I Just Sing - Al Jolson's comeback launches a new trend; Blackburn Hits Pay Dirt - Lena Blackburn sells mud to major league ball teams!; Great one-page ad for book "Bachelor's Quarters"; Editoria inside back cover features large photo of crowd welcoming new city administration to Hoboken, NJ and title "A City Comes Back"; and more. Center page holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book
Broché. 158 pages.
78 pages. Cover photo of Sue Laurence and Jackie Vargas of the Athen Water Follies, Oakland, California. Includes 1960 official synchronized swimming rules, national summaries, and list of champions. Many diagrams and great black and white photos of prize-winning swimmers. Heavy wear and soiling. Tape along spine. Not pretty but a worthy reading copy of this vintage work. Book
72 pages. Features: "Canada is Strong", one-page ad shows Canadian farmer tilling land; One-page Singer sewing machine ad features Mrs. S. Armstrong of Montreal; News Digest discusses Yugolsavia's 'purge', Slav vs. Teuton again, Washington News, and an 'inside job' for Hitler; Frigidaire ad; We Blockade the Continent - article with fascinating map explains wartime trade complications; Slave Labour Under the Nazi Scourge - Fascinating photo-illustrated article written by Oskar Lutze, a former trade-union official of Berlin; The Slide on Short Mountain (short story); War and Canada's Golden Age - article explains how Canada will benefit from WWII; The Designing Wench (short story); The Running Man (short story); Inside the Gestapo - conclusion of fascinating article about a strange and fatal bunch of documents, with photos of Franz von Papen and Countess Vera Fugger; Bluff by Holloway Horn (short story); The Woes of Wives; Longines watch ad includes photo of Sir Hubert Wilkins; Gay Garden Gadgets; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Hollywood news and photos; Photo of Norma Shearer in Woodbury cold cream ad; Nostalgic 1941 Chevrolet centrefold ad encourages readers to be "Feature-Wise", with illustrations of dozens of features available in their cars; Men and Their Wardrobes; Treasure in Strange Places; With Love from the Luftwaffe - article on German bombing of Britain; Birth of a Lipstick; Maple Leaf Fund - article with photo of Victor T. Goggin, President of the Fund; Department of National War Services half-page ad says "Save Scrap Metals, Rags, Paper and Bones"; Norway Fights On - one year after the Germans invaded; Watch Your Step; The Small Room (short story); Swimming and Health; Serve Them, They Serve You - cooking article with recipes; Fashion illustrations; Classy War Savings Certificates ad inside back cover shows mother with kids on hilltop and her 'pledge to them - and to Canada'; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book