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142 pages. Features: Terry David Mulligan - article and cover photo; Twins of Iron - Kelowna's Patricia and Sylvaiane Puntous are top triathalon racers; Vancouver Fashion; Top Vancouver Realtor Shelley Lederman; and much more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy of this pleasing vintage issue. Magazine
416 pages including index. A complete discussion of the effects of wind and its changes on racing strategy - by one of the world's most successful sailboat racers. Includes a wide range of illustrations which show how the wind behaves in many of the word's major racing areas. Provides numerous examples of application of wind prediction to the planning of a race. Front flap of dust jacket clipped at top and bottom. Book plate upon front flyleaf. Owner's name inside front board. Small tears to edges of dust jacket. One inch tear to jacket atop back board. Book
144 pages. Excellent copy of this wonderfully presented review of the spectacular and tragically short life of Canadian auto racing sensation Greg Moore. Gift bookplate inside front board. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Book
80 pages. Nice Ivan Glassco cover illustration of Scottie dog helping his master who is groping for a towel. Features: Fads and Faddicts; The N.H.L. All Stars as selected by the managers and coaches - with photos of Cecil 'Tiny' Thompson, Eddie Shore, Art Coulter, Frank Boucher, Charlie Conacher, and Harvey Jackson; Truck vs. Train - fascinating photo-illustrated article examines these competing modes of moving goods; A Cheechako Goes North - photo-illustrated article on a visit to Two Brothers Valley in northern British Columbia; Is This a Soviet? - Blairmore, Alberta renames its main street Tim Buck Boulevard, in honour of the leader of the Communist Party of Canada; Strange Street - Lord Beaverbrook and the Empire Crusade; Farm Debt Relief - 728,000 depression-era Canadian farmers struggle with $1.2 Billion of debt - which the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act (F.C.A.) is intended to combat; Norse Canadians - immigrants from Norway develop Bella Coola, B.C. (article with photos). Fiction: Paging Andy Sears; Four Gold Bands; Lulu Comes Home; Track of Destiny (serial). Nice one-page illustrated Studebaker ad for the new 1935 'Miracle Ride'. One-page Westinghouse refrigerator ad features illustration of elegant party guests admiring a well-stocked fridge. Nice colour one-page Winchester cigarette ad shows lady with riding crop. Champion spark plug ad includes inset illustrations of racers Tadini, S. Mortimer Auerbach, and Joel Thorne. Photo-sequence of the sinking of the Dutch liner Oranta by the Portuguese freighter Loanda in the harbour of Leixeos, Portugal. Great photo-illustrated Plymouth car ad; Half-page photo ad for Canadian Pacific and their Banff holiday offerings; Canadian Pacific half-page ad for the Empress of Britain and its service to Europe. Lovely one-page colour ad for the new Ford V-8 for 1935. Half-page colour Lifebuoy ad features sexy sepia-toned image of model in peach negligee. Crossword partially completed in pencil, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
Features: Martin AM "Mauler" - Heavyweight Champ of the Fleet; The Jug in Action - Part IV of the Thunderbolt story; The Great Curtiss Racers - Exclusive Photos. Art: Martin AM-1 Mauler; P-47D "Zombie" Book
Features: Exclusive report - why Martin lost the XB-51 contract; Gloster Meteor - the Allies First Jet; Earl Ortman's Thompson Trophy Racers; a Gallery of Hard Landings. Art: XB-51 in flight; Martin XB-51 No. 1; Keith-Rider R-3 (1936); Marcoux-Bromberg R-3 (1939) Book
76 pages. Features: Audi 100 Coupe S; Classic Concours and Class Hill-Climb; Frazer Nash TT Replica; Men and Machines - Stirling Moss; Brake Repairs; JCB Championship; Aston Martin DB2 Sports Saloon; Mini Manual - Aston Martin Model DB2, 1949-53 No. 10; Full-Bore - Targa Florio Alfa-Romeo - fantastic colour photos; Great colour photo ad for the Vauxhall Firenza; Sports Racers from Turin; Embiricos Bentley; Cord L29 1930 - article and nice colour photo; LeMans '57 -a Vintage year; Manx Motor Museum; Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Listen, Mr. Landon (Governor Landon of Kansas) - Pilgrims to Topeka (Walter Davenport); Little Giant - Short-wave mix-up (Frank Condon); Bread into Roses, Part III - Second romance (Kathleen Norris); Coming and Going - Drama in the jury room (David Hoadley Munroe); Racers in Harness - the running of the Hambletonian (Quentin Reynolds); Perfect Hostess - Explorer afoot in a department store (Edward Shenton); Trouble Shooter, Part IX - Nan gets ready to go (Ernext Haycox); Singing for a Living - personal appearances that babbled Hollywood - Mr. Nelson Eddy (Kyle Crichton); A Change of Face - Beauty's crowning appanage, or what to do about your hair (Ruth Seinfel); Double Play - John Paine; Track and Field Marshal - Bill Bingham of Harvard (Bill Cunningham); Dames are Funny - love rides the China Sea (Jacland Marmur); Keep up with the world - what do you think of this?(Freling Foster); Pirate Patrol - Submarines on the last pirate main, from Hong Kong to Amoy (Jim Marshall). Nice colour ad for RCA Victor Radios inside front cover. Colour Camel cigarette ad. Fantastic colour Lucky Strike cigarette ad on back cover. Average wear. Address label on front cover else unmarked. A sound copy. Book
48 pages. Contents: Garth Crockett and his work with native peoples; Patrick MacFadden rocks quiet old McGill University; The Outstanding Canadians of 1965 - text and photos for Teresa Stratas, Jean Vanier, Walter Homburger, Nathan Phillips, Claude WagnerBill Crothers, Alanis Obomsawin, Samuel Bronfman, Stephen Vizinczey, Frank Skinner; Alice Girard, Frank Sobey, John MacAulay, Bill McWhinney, Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey; How John Diefenbaker Lost (and won) the Election; The New Gastronomy - Ian Sclanders visits a Lucullan feast prepared by chef Coco Svetko and restaurateur Cliff Missios for Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs; What do you mean you don't like television commercials? Mike Duff - Image-maker on Wheels - one of the world's top motorcycle racers; What's causing this crazy weather? - is atomic testing changing the weather?; U.N. Crisis-Killer - Paul Tremblay (conclusion of a series Our Man in New York); Voila!, the Lion growled in French - a play about a boy and his lion is translated into French; Nice colour photo ad for the 1966 GM Beaumont on back cover. Age-related yellowing to cover and some pages. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: 3-page colour photo Ford Auto ad inside front cover; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Algoma Steel's new wide cold strip mill; Canada's National Parks - unspoiled, or neon jungles?; A Maclean's Flashback - Francis Bond Head, the hapless hero who "Saved" Upper Canada; The Big Airport - Toronto International - photos and text; The changing Catholic Mass; Front letters to my son - Donald Pearce's poignant journal from the push into Germany 20 years ago; World Hopping to Watch Birds - 33 avid birders go around the world with first stop in Japan; Whipper Billy Watson accepts nomination to run as a Progressive Conservative in the York East constituency; Gerald Stevens and Canadiana; Leisure Living - seasonal section with colour photos; Full-page colour photo ad for the unlamented OMC Snow Cruiser snowmobile; Curling goes Country Club; "One Helluva Way to Pick Up a Moose", by Paul St. Pierre; Canadian ski racers - with photos of Nancy Greene, Peter Duncan, Rod Hebron, Scott Henderson; 2-page colour photo ad for the 1966 Chevrolet Caprice; Full-page Crown Zellerbach ad featuring their activity at Nitinat, Canada's largest grand stand; Colour ad for the 1966 Mercury models inside back cover. Light moisture staining to lower corner. Book
Features: Etobicoke almost banned bird houses!; The Tattoo that murder made famous; Age of the pari-mutuel supermarket; Growing restlessness with Rhodesia; Editorial - draft-dodgers are refugees, not criminals; Sensational 3-page colour photo Electrohome ad featuring their ultra-futuristic Circa '75 new home entertainment concept; "Governor General and Madame Vanier have made once-indifferent Canadians learn to care about an 'obsolete' institution - which somehow works - article and photos; The Intelligent addict's guide to color TV; Lady Auto Racers - article with colour photos - Inga Cordts, Diana Carter, Stephanie Ruys de Perez; "Let's Quit Worshipping the Kid with a B.A.", by Robert Thomas Allen; Two stories about the meaning of Death by Ian Adams and Malcolm Muggeridge; Night Street Boys/Shoe Shine Boys of Toronto - article with great photos; Dr. Robert McClure - God's Front-line Surgeon - article with photo; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; The artist, viewed as a young entrepreneur - Barry Burdeny sells paintings to corporations; "Unification will turn our army, navy and air force into a contingent of unemployed cops in green suits" - Admiral William Landymore, RCN (RTD.); and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Racers find new allure in old watering hole - with the Navy out, yachtsmen are in at Key Point; Survivor of a rare class - ALTAIR, a little sloop designed by a lesser known Herreshoff; Admiralty Bay - home of expert sailors, beached whalers; Cal 20s out for a little knocking about; Trim the kite, mate; Wednesday night at Annapolis; Penguin - a boat for all seasons; The basement builder's darling; The Warrior - 29 foot cruising-racing cat; Sarah - modern, weatherly double ender; Soverel 26 - MORC winner in production; Payne 9.6 - 31'6" offshore one-design; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: Loud and Low and no In-flight Movies - pioneer Canadian aviation 50 years ago; The High School for Pregnant Teenagers; The Poncho Comes North - fashion; Snowmobile Racers, by Paul Rimstead; When Mother Goes Back to Work - some pros/cons, dos/don'ts; Simmer Down - food section; Doug Wright's Family. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A quality copy. Book
126 pages. Many great black and white photos. Features: Stress Engineering; Jet-Assisted Takeoff; C-74 in full color; B-36; Air Power for Tomorrow; Dummies In! - Dummies Out! - wind tunnel research; The Curtiss Racers; Learn to Fly; Meet Your Equilibrium; The Inexhaustible Metal - Magnesium; Telemetering; Rocket Test Stands (by Willey Ley) - with photos; Li'l Cloud Sniffer; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
190910662Paris, Dunod et Pinot, Bibliothèque du Chauffeur, 1909 ; in-16 ; plein veau vert foncé, titres dorés au dos en long et sur les plats, toutes tranches dorées (reliure d'éditeur) ; VII, (1 bl.), 250 pp., (1) f. blanc ; 132 figures et photographies.
1930213751930. Motorcycle racing and touring culture in the United States documented in photographs created during the 1930s centered around riders and events connected to Cleveland Ohio. The images record dirt track and hill climb motorcycle competitions along with long distance road travel undertaken by riders during a formative period in American motorsports when motorcycle clubs regional competitions and informal racing circuits helped establish the sport's early culture. The photographs depict racers machines and spectators within an environment defined by improvised tracks steep hill climb courses and local racing communities that formed around Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles. Alongside racing scenes the album preserves images of industrial landscapes small town life and recreational travel situating motorcycle sport within the broader social geography of Depression era America.<br /> <br /> Photograph album containing numerous original black and white photographs mounted on black paper pages primarily dating to the 1930s. Many images document motorcycle racing events including dirt track competitions and hill climb contests where riders accelerate across loose soil tracks and steep inclines while spectators gather along the course. Several photographs show riders lined up at starting positions wearing leather jackets jodhpurs and early racing helmets before the beginning of a race. Other images capture motorcycles leaning sharply through turns as riders extend a leg outward for balance while dust rises from the track. Hill climb scenes show riders attempting near vertical ascents on deeply rutted slopes while crowds line the hillside with some photographs capturing motorcycles cresting the hill with front wheels raised or losing traction in loose soil. The motorcycles visible include Harley Davidson VL models and Indian Scout and Chief motorcycles some appearing stripped down for competition with modifications such as reduced fenders elevated exhaust pipes and reinforced frames. Several images also record crashes and mechanical failures including overturned motorcycles and riders thrown from their machines illustrating the hazards of early motorcycle racing.<br /> <br /> Interspersed with the racing photographs are images documenting long distance motorcycle travel and everyday life. Several photographs show motorcycles parked along rural roads and at historic sites including Gettysburg Battlefield where roadside plaques mark Civil War positions as well as signage identifying the Allegheny Mountains Dividing Ridge Summit. Additional photographs depict industrial landscapes in the American Midwest including factories steel mills barns and small town streetscapes. Leisure images show groups of men and women in swimsuits candid street scenes and posed photographs of women in glamorous poses typical of mid twentieth century popular photography. A large group photograph depicts children in swimsuits gathered with an adult instructor at what appears to be a camp setting while another sequence documents a small town parade with uniformed children marching groups and flag bearers passing historic brick storefronts. Album bound in embossed leather covers with gilt title "Photographs" string tied binding. Photographs mounted to black paper pages with some tape mounts and a few loose prints. Minor fading and occasional tape reinforcement visible; covers show light wear. Overall very good condition. The album preserves an extensive visual record of early American motorcycle racing culture and the recreational travel networks that connected riders across the industrial Midwest and beyond during the 1930s. unknown
56 pages. Features: Nice color ad inside front cover for Nash cars features a picnic scene; One-page Plymouth car ad; Igor Stravinsky marries Vera Sudeikina; Gracie Fields marries Monty Banks; Obituaries for Blanca Errazuriz de Santacruz, Col. Frank White, Sir Patrick Playfair Laidlaw and Sir John Harry Lee Fagge; Charming one-page photo ad for H.J. Heinz features Rene Black of the Waldorf-Astoria, and Crosby Gaige, Chairman of the Wine and Food Society; Murder for sale in Brooklyn; Article and photos on France's new war Premier, Paul Reynaud; War by Moonlight; Gandhi's Victory; Great color one-page Firestone "Champions" ad features color illustration of five racers who won on Firestone Tires - Louis Unser, Mauri Rose, Ab Jenkins, Wilbur Shaw, and Roscoe Turner; Nice one-page color ad promotes the new Golden Gate International Exposition; Finns withdraw before Reds - Swede concern grows; Search for Dr. Hjalmar Schacht aboard Italian liner Conte di Savoia at Gibraltar; The military significance of crisscrossing the North Sea with Air Raids; The Effect of Air Raids on future sea strategy; James R. Young convicted in Tokyo civil court; Vast British evacuation is altering class barriers; Photo of Maj. Armstrong - FM inventor; Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn arrives in New York to a hearty welcome; Classy one-page color ad for the major US airlines features Mr. & Mrs. Lang Wharton, Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Thomas and Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Howard; Nice one-page two-color ad for Texaco gas dealers features fire trucks; Billiard player Willie Hoppe; All-American rookie Lou Mandel of the St. Louis Cardinals; Centenary of dentistry; Student Joan Lawrence sues to avoid using shower room at Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra; Frank Davenport Duncan Jr. paints his way in college; Photos of Frank W. Andrew of Palmyra, Ill who watches his tractor work in circles by itself; Chairman of the SEC - Jerome N. Frank; Lord Calvert Whiskey color ad inside back cover features $75k Hawthorn Vase; Back cover color ad for Grace Line South American Cruises features couple preparing for fancy dress party; And much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
308 pages. Index. Signed by Fogarty upon title page. Colour photographic plates. Carl Fogarty was arguably the best ever motorbike rider from Britain, winning the World Superbike Championship four times. Light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
100 pages. Features: Cover illustration of breakfast in a kitchen being repainted; We Met Death on K2 (part 1 of 2) - color-photo illustrated article about the American expedition which met tragic defeat; I Flew With the Stratojets - great photo-illustrated article about life aboard a nuclear bomber, B-47 jet flying from Tampa to England, including mid-air refueling; It's Never Too Late to Go to College - each year 12,000 inquisitive adults attend New York University; The Dog That Trained Me - Sally Carrighar and her Husky dog Bobo; Professor in a Hot Spot - amateur diplomat James B. Conant, ex-president of Harvard, is the new U.S. High Commissioner to Germany; The AEC - The Life History of an Atomic (A-bomb) (part 2 of 2) - the ore-to-stockpile story of the most expensive and complex industrial operation the world has evern known; His Time is Worth $10,000 a Day - great photo-illustrated article on Boston millionaire Johnny Fox; Things You Never Knew About Pencils; Editorial - Red Rule Detested by Russion Millions. Nile Kinnick, Jr. - the best player I ever coached. Fiction: The Beautiful Hitchhiker; First Holdup; Botts and the Impossible Mountain; The Babe in Toyland; The Coward; They Double Agent (conclusion); Cry Murder (part 4 of 7). Ads: Interesting color ad for Howard Zink seat covers; Color Frigidaire ad with Christmas theme; Color Estabrook pen ad; Nice color two-page ad for Chevrolet trucks shows a range of models; Great color-photo ad for Van Heusen features Jeff Chandler and Anthony Quinn; Attractive color-photo ad for the 1954 DeSoto Automatic cars; Lowell Thomas is featured in a Kaiser car ad; Champion spark plug ad features photos of car racers Bill Blair, Dick Rathman, Fonty Flock, and Buck Baker; Nostalgic two-page color American Airlines ad features Christmas theme; Northwest Pacific ad features photo of horse named "Nig" which pulled a rail car 750 miles; Color ad for Webcor turntables; Great vintage color-photo ad for Stromberg-Carlson TVs. Somewhat above-average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
19941036371994 Wake Upp Editions - 1994 - 1 vol in-4 - Cartonnage éditeur + jaquette illustrée - 142 pages - Illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs en et hors texte
1997LFA-126732963Revue de 68 pages, format 210 x 300 mm, illustrée, brochée couverture couleurs, bon état
1996LFA-126732958Revue de 68 pages, format 210 x 300 mm, illustrée, brochée couverture couleurs, bon état
