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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 32 pages. Full light gray cloth boards. 8 1/2"w x 11 5/8"h. Color illustrations.
72 pages. Any child who owned this book in the 1950s will surely be delighted to be reunited with it. The Pinson illustrations are marvelous! Features these stories: The Fire Engine that Grew Too Old; The Lazy Automobile; The Sad Little Switch Engine; The Plane That Tried to Fly to the Sun; The Hungry Power Shovel; The Tractor That Took a Holiday; The Motorboat That Went to School. Binding intact. Lacking backstrip. Above-average wear and soiling. Some markings. A worthy copy of this amazing nostalgic work. Book
pp. 1032, (34)[Publisher's catalog including Aviation books] + Plus numerous folding plans and designs of automobiles. Numerous text drawings. Front inner hinge cracked. Endpapers foxed. Stamped ownership of Harold O. Thorne, McGill Building, Washington, DC. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in white. Front cover ruled in black with drawing of an automobile. Binding faded and worn at extremities. Hardbound. With all the folding plates. A useful reference. AUTO/1
564 pages including almost 100 pages of index. Chapters include: automobile electricity principles; useful electrical information; the ignition system; magneto ignition; the sparking plug; automobile electrical circuits; the dynamo or generator; the starting motor; the lighting and accessories system; electrical repairs and armature rewinding; automobile batteries; car radio; the law and the motor vehicle. With 8 black and white plates and a multitude of line drawings and other illustrations. A very interesting and now historical look at automotive technology. Book
Paperclip marks on copyright page, Very Good Condition Lacks Jacket? ; 8vo; xiii, 91 pages; 8vo., 91 pages. Very heavy work, includes apendices on the German Account (in the German) , the Portuguese Documents (in Portuguese) , etc. Letter from Hebrew Union College laid in. Very Good + condition. (SEF-23-17)xx
LEGATURA EDITORIALE RIGIDA CON SOVRACCOPERTINA ILLUSTRATA, INTERNO CON MOLTISSIME IMMAGINI IN BIANCO E NERO numero pagine: 144 formato: 24.1X19 stato conservazione: BUONO collana: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Book shows light wear to covers, with some peeling at edges/edge wear. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 487 pages, charts, graphs, tables.
Features: Great Flagstaff of Kew Gardens Carved from a Single Douglas Fir from British Columbia; Lovely colour Humber Super Snipe Ad.; Florida's 'Red Tide' Plague kills fish by the Multi-Million; The Threat of the Aswan Dam to the 4200-year-old Abu Simbel Temples; Auto Feature - The Rolls Royce Phantom V; The 1959 Auto Show (multi-page); Manchester Grammar School; Around the world in 80 hours; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Ill-fated Hans Hedtoft; The Duke of Edinburgh in India; Westonbirt School; Ivory Poaching in Kenya; Queen Victoria's Railway Saloon; Stunning Bank Architecture in Oklahoma City; The Hammersmith Fly-Over; Work on the Great Mound of Charsada, Near Peshawar; Auto Feature - The M.G. MGA Coupe; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Pages 465-504. Features: Artistic color ad for the De Havilland Comet features painting of evening scene by Cuneo (?); Numerous photos of lovely new Princess Anne; Photos with the British Troops in Korea - operations in the central sector; Photos of the United Nations counter-stroke in the Korean War and some asppects of the struggle on other fronts - a pictorial record; The "Briggs Plan" - Scenes in Negri Sembilan; Malaya in Arms - R.A.F. Regiment Recruits; London home of the Primate - Lambeth Palace; Once page photo of Dr. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury; Wonderful samples of photography from the R.P.S. Annual Exhibition; Centrefold cutaway illustration of a composite tank which incorporates the best features of American and Russian designs; amazing photo of window washers on the U.N. building; One-page photo of Parliament's Victoria Tower entirely enclosed in scaffolding; Seen for the first time in 1,000 years - Hellenistic frescoes of Castelseprio; Interesting photos of auto testing and quality control; Photos and personalities of the week include newlyweds Viscountess Anson, the Queen's Niece, and Prince Georg of Denmark; Photos of South Africans paying last respects to General Smuts in Johannesburg and Pretoria; Tenth anniversary of the Battle of Britain; Prize horses at Harringay Arena - Brandy of White Cloud, Pretty Polly, Mighty Atom, Nutmeg, Sheila, Liberty Light and Foxhunter; Photos of the quadruplets born to Mrs. Mary Coles in Westminster Hospital Sept. 12-13; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Photos and illustrations include: With Roberts to the Gold Reef City (Johannesburg), Swaziland native execution, General Ian Hamilton, The Queen's Birthday Naval Parade at Portsmouth, Photo of Group of Boer Commanders, Charlseton Tunnel Entrance, Cronje in Retirement, Arrival of Boer Prisoners, Relief in Sight (centerfold), The First Automobile Race in England (photo), and more. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King and Queen in horse-drawn carriage on the way to St. Paul's for the Memorial Service of Lord Kitchener; Two-page illustration of Lord Kitchener's Memorial Service in St. Paul's; Five photos of Lord Kitchener's early life from a family album; One page black and white illustration of Colonel Henry Elliott Chevallier Kitchener, Second Earl Kitchener of Khartoum; Four sketches of a great Sea-Fight, including image of the sinking destroyer "Shark"; One-page illustration of the "Shark" firing her last torpedo as she sank in the battle of Jutland; Photos of five men who died with Lord Kitchener - Sir H.F. Donaldson, Brig.-General Wilfred Ellershaw, Mr. L.S. Robertson, Mr. H.J. OL'Beirne, and Captain of H.M.S. "Hampshire", H.J. Savill; Two-page illustration of German light cruiser sinking in the North Sea with British destroyers in background; Two pages with six photos of damage to British light war-ships after the North Sea victory; Two illustrations of the opening encounters of the naval battle, 31 May, 3:30pm; One-page memorial photo portrait of Field-Marshal Early Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, K.G., etc.; Two pages with nine photos illustrating Lord Kitchener and the armies raised by the magic of his name; Two pages with seven photos illustrating Lord Kitchener as Secretary of State for War, the last phase of his great career; Photo of Lord Kitchener visiting wounded Indian soldiers; Photo of Lord Kitchener visiting the wounded V.C., Subadar Mir Dast; Page with seven photos of Lord Kitchener with French, Russian and Italian allies; Center page includes nine photos of Lord Kitchener at the Dardanelles, visiting Gallipoli to consider the question of evacuation; Brief article on automobiles and 24-hour distance records; Several pages of charming vintage ads. Please note: Extra-heavy wear to this copy, particularly the last leaf which is missing the ads on its lower third. Center page loose but present. Outer page holding by one staple. A worthy copy of this special WWI isssue dominated by content on Lord Kitchener. Book
Features: The British Election 1966; George IV and the arts of France; New Bankside town on the Erith marshes; France tears a hole in the NATO net; Missiles wait in readiness as NATO keeps watch over the Arctic wastes - GREAT PHOTOS!; Persia's new island superterminal for supertankers - Kharg Island; Roger Fry; The first untouched Royal burial found in Crete; A deep frozen 'mermaid' travels from bahrain to the British museum; The Queen meets the stars of the movie Born Free; and more. Great full-page colour Jaguar ad on page 8 features the hood ornament. Photo of US operation to clean up after loss of an H-bomb (!). Full-page colour ad for a Riley automobile. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Colour advert.- the Hillman Estate Car; Rover colour advert; Facel Vega - the world's fastest touring car; Colour Ford Auto advert; King Mahendra of Nepal in open carriage with the Queen; Princess Alexandra's return home; The outstanding Monckton Report; Yassi Ada, Turkey - the indictment of a whole government; Seeking the world's first farmers in Persian Kurdistan - near Kermanshah; Tepe Sarab; The Daimler Majestic Major; 1960 Motor Show; colour automotove centrefold (loose but present); Stonyhurst College; Britain's firsst nuclear-powered submarine, H.M.S. Dreadnought - cutaway drawing upon 2 pages; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
Features: 2 lovely full-colour pages of Austin automobile ads; Duke of Edinburgh rides the jackstay; Earthquake at Lar, Iran; Photo - one-armed cripple of Shanidar Cave in Northern Iraq; Across the channel by bridge or tunnel?; The Bovington Tank Museum; Istanbul anti-government demonstrations; Bloxham School; Auto Feature - The Ford New Anglia; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Colour full-page Rover automobile advert.; The Queen consecrates Guildford Cathedral; Terraced wadis, cisterns and a dam - ancient Negev cultivation; Photo of scrapped vehicles which failed to pass the 10-year test; The Cruiser H.M.S. Dido in the breakers yard - 6 photos; Oakham School; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
Features/Photos: The Queen in Nepal and Iran; our first grievous slip in Rhodesia; Excavations at Lothal; Various kinds of automobile safety/seat belts; Canford School; Evolution; Proteus, the first U.S. nuclear submarine tender takes up position in Holy Loch, Scotland; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: The Crisis in Health Service; Moon Pictures; Assassination of Malcolm X; The Rise of the Chinese Dictator (Mao); Anti-Castro Raiders launch attack on Cuban oil base; The Humber Imperial Automobile; Canada's new flag; Odeion and Statuary at Aphrodisias; Florentine and Sienese Paintings; Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Moving Towards the Climax in South Vietnam; Full-Colour MG Automobile Advertisement; The Queen visits Sudan; Turbulence in the Aircraft Industry; Art Treasures from French Churces; Astronaut's Underwater Escape Drill; Police Shooting at Westmorland; The Mine of Statuary in Aphrodisias; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: An elderly East German couple is turned back at the West Berlin border; East Germany's threat to the Berliner's freedom of movement; Scenes from refugee camps in the Western sectors of Berlin; The Queen and her family in Northern Ireland; Gun Control - full-page photos of dozens of firearms handed in during an amnesty; Greek furniture - an Athens exhibition; Disaster in Norway - The Viking crashes with a load of English Schoolboys; The new Singer Vogue automobile; Above-average wear. Centrefold loose but present. Moderate moisture exposure to upper right corner. No odour. Worthy reference copy. Magazine
Features: The Grand National Steeplechase; Glasgow Fire; Volcanic Eruption of New Guinea; Khrushchev visits De Gaulle; Master Works of Ancient Iranian Artists; Makerere College, The University College of East Africa; The Rover 80 and 100 - automobile feature; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Selwyn Lloyd - The Chancellor of the Exchequer; The British Liner Dara ablaze in the Persian Gulf - 2 photos; The Gyron - a two-wheeled automobile; The first free elections ever - Democracy reaches Papua and New Guinea (multiple photos); Large photo of rocket-assisted ejection seat test; Salvinia Auriculata - a great threat to Lake Kariba; Hermes honours an earlier Hermes; Webb battery-powered electric lawn mower; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 381-428.. Features: Guinness ad inside front cover features Jane Welsh Carlyle; Nice one-page Benson & Hedges ad features ritzy scene aboard trainr; One-page ad for the David Brown companies features welder at work; Nice half-page ad for Westland helicopters; One-page ad for Cossor shows auto assembly line at Morris Motors; One-page Fairey Aviation Company ad honours the H.M. S. Illustrious; Two pages of photos of Princess Margaret being welcomed in St. Kitts, Jamaica and the Bahamas; Turkey and Iraq sign mutual defence treaty; King Hussein of Jordan engaged to Princess Dina Abd-El-Hamid Aoun; Passing of M. Paul Claudel and Huseyin Ragip Baydur; Farewell photos of the Shaw of Iran and his wife as they leave London; Czech skater Miss Miroslava NNachodska seeks asylum in the U.S.; Amazing photos of the underground thermal power of Wairakei, New Zealand - which will supply heavy water for Britain's atomic power stations; M. Edgar Faure; Page of photos of the Royal Navy's most formidable fighting unit - H.M.S. Ark Royal and its commissioning; Photo of snow in Riviera town; Missing Belgian airliner found after eight days on Mt. Terminillo; One-page colour-photo portrait of Princess Margaret; Six colour photos describe the "Powder Keg of Asia" - Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa; Excavating an important site inthe Malayan jungles at Gua Cha, in Kelantan; One page photo portrait of Dame Edith Evans; Two pages of photos of/in the first American hotel ever built in London - the Wesbury is the West End's first new hotel for over twenty years; Damage from fire at Shell refinery at Shell Haven, Essex - the three men who kep the fire from spreading - R.A. Jackson, T. Brookbank and H. Dobson; Storm and Explosion in Genoa Harbour - the Nordanland was carrying calcium carbide; Snow scenes in the Pennines and Cornwall; Launching of new British submarine "Excalibur" which uses hydrogen peroxide fuel; Huge wool fire dockside in New Zealand; Voting on the SAAR and Paris agreements; Photos of the amazing Ibex in the Alps;Toronto landmark destroyed by fire - Anglican Church of the Martyr;Nuclear device exploded at Yucca Flat; Nice colour photo ad for Dow-Mac (Products) Ltd.; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker with billiards theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages: 625-684. Features: Nice colour ad for Gonzalez Byass inside front cover features Tio Pepe; One-page Sunbeam car ad; One-page Barclay's Bank ad; One page Morris car ad; One-page Wolseley car ad; One-page ad for the new Singer Gazelle car; *Beautiful* colour-photo ad for the Daimler 3.5 litre 'One-O-Four' Saloon; Nice one-page colour ad for Waterman's pens; Lovely one-page colour ad for the new Austin Princess carLovely one-page colour Jaguar ad features the Marke Eight VIII; Cover photo of Charles saying farewell to his father at London Airport; Full-page photo of Princess Margaret watching black baby be bathed in Tanganyika; Two pages of amazing photos of Princess Margaret in Tanganyika; Three photos of rioting in Hong Kong after a resettlement problem at Li Cheng-uk, Kowloon on October 10th; Discovering Cypriot terrorist hide-outs; Conservative Party Conference; One-page photo of the Beatification of Pope Innocent XI; Pupils and teachers held captive in Milan - eight photos; Wonderful nature photos from the Galapagos Islands; Samples of twelve family cars at the auto show; Nice centerfold cutaway illustration of a typical British Saloon car; Twelve photos of some of the larger and faster British cars at the auto show; Two-page illustration of the Lizard life boat being launched into stormy seas from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution; Photo-illustrated article on Polecats; Photos of twelve personalities of the week, including Nina Ponomareva, Pablo Casals, George Wookey, Monsignor Lorenzo Perosi, Seretse Khama and family, and the late jockey Michael Beary; Horse of the Year Show at Hrringay Arena; Russian veto on Suez proposals; Flying Officer Coulston goes down with his Meteor jet to avoid hitting homes; Calder Hall Atomic Power Station; Nice one-page colour ad for Vauxhall; One-page Rover car ad; Nice one-page colour ad for Capstan cigarettes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine