Lehn, Cornelia; Jackson, Dr. Mary PercyMareMagnum
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215 pages. Index. "Dr. Mary Percy came from England to northern Alberta in 1929 when the country was still a wilderness. She intended to stay a year but got too involved to leave. She fell in love with the Peace River Country, and with Frank Jackson who matched her in spirited resourcefulness." - from back cover. Includes many interesting old-time black and white photographs. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
240 pages. The Unprecedented inside story of a top secret Israeli anti-terrorist squad. Very light wear to clean, crisp book. Average wear to dust jacket. Nice solid copy. Book
217 pages. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding sound. A worthy reference copy. Book
Features: Gatling No. 1162 - The Story of a Gun; Sand Creek Massacre; French Flintlock - "Chicken Thief" Gun; John Miller - "A Gunsmith of the Early West"; Civil War Iron-y. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Features: Story of the Shoulder Stock - Part I of II; History of Military Pyrotechnics - Part II of III; The Rags to Riches Martial Pistol; Let Us Have Peace; 1914 Model DWM Artillery (Naval Boat Crew Issue). Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Features: Bevel Gears?? - The Story of the Massachusetts Arms Co. Part 2 (conclusion); Bowie Markings; Captain Stupart's Pistol; The Japanese "Baby Dragoon" Revolver. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Features: Bevel Gears? - or The Story of the Massachusetts Arms Co., Part I; Guns in Oregon History - The Horner; The John Day Truncheon Gun; Found - The M1898 Krag Carbine; Sergeant Silcock's Colt. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
40 pages. This engaging story for children starts near the pulp mill at Powel River, B.C., the unlikely spot where two mother Canada geese make their nests and lay their eggs. Some of the goslings are hatched in an incubator, then end up at a stump ranch where they decide that Crocus the Chinese weed-eating gander is their mother. Unmarked but for gift greetings upon front flyleaf. Light wear to attractively illustrated glossy covers. Book
Cover portrait of The Duke of Abruzzi, First cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, Chief Commander of the Royal Italian Navy. Feature: Italy's war in vivid picture and story. Concluding portion of "The Mountain Battles for 'Italia Irredenta'. German Inhumanity to British Prisoners. Photos/Illustrations: full-page photo of Italian troops entrenching at the foot of a glacier on the Austrian Alps; Centerfold illustrations of heavy Italian artillery and before/after views of the Austrian armoured fort at Malborghetto, in the Carnic Alps; and more. Two pieces of tape inside front cover. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Front cover portrait of H.I.M. The Emperor Yoshihito of Japan. Japan's part in the Great War described and pictured. The Story of Tsingtau. Centerfold photo montage entitled "End of the 'German Gibraltar' in the Far East - the fall of Tsingtau. Germany's world-wide campaign of intrigue. Photos and Illustrations: Japanese seige guns; The Japanese in Tsinan-fu; Japanese Red Cross; The Japanese Expeditionary Force landing at Laichow; Full-page photo of the funeral of the Captain and Officers of the torpedoed Japanese Cruiser Takichiho; Japan's enthusiastic welcome home to General Kamio; and more. Covers secured by tape. Magazine
Contents: Begins with the final portion of 'The Langemarck Victory' which includes several black and white photos. Next comes chapter CCXVIII - The Advance on Zonnebeke and Capture of Polygon Wood and Veldhoek - from the Third Battle for Inverness Copse to the storming of Bremen Redoubt/From Zonnebeke Redoubt to Polygon Wood and Tower Hamlets. Numerous black and white photos. Centerfold photos include four shots of 'Mechanics and pilot arming a French aeroplane for a bomb-dropping raid into German territory". Cover illustration of Lieut.-General Sir Ronald Charles Maxwell. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
Cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty - in command of the Battle-Cruiser Fleet. The undying story of the Battle of Jutland (Part II) - Cruiser Squadrons in Action. Full-page photo portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden - Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet. Centerfold photo portraits of 14 British Naval leaders. The Jutland Battle - Part III - The Grand Fleet Action and Minor Cruiser Engagements. Actual photo of Admiral Beatty's Battle-Cruiser squadron - engaging the German high sea fleet off Jutland. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Cover portrait of The Right Hon. Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India since June 1915. Feature: The Heroic story of the church on the battlefield. The 'Padre' in the fighting line (conclusion). Interesting photo of tunnel dug beneath a church on the Eastern Front. Multiple photos of the clergy in action. The Campaign in Mesopotamia to the Fall of Kut. Full-page photo. portrait of Major-General Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, Defender of Kut-el-Amara. Iinteresting Mesopotamian centerfold photos; and more. Covers detached but present. Above-average wear. Book
24 pages. Cover portrait of the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, First Lord of the Admiralty. Article entitled "The 'Silver Bullets': A Dramatic Story of World Wide Finance", by A.W. Holland, is quite extensive and, in fact, makes up the entirety of the textual content in this issue. A summary of the article is provided and reads as follows: The Aftermath of an Era of Extravagence - How the Great War Found us Financially Unprepared - The Drain of British Gold to Germany - Great Britain on the Horns of a Dilemma - Neutrality or a Big War Indemnity to Germany - Fall of our National Credit - Government and the Crisis - How the Financial Panic was Stayed - The British Navy and Overseas Commerce - Developments in the American Exchange - The Bank of England and Foreign Bills - Russia's Heroic Course - Meeting the Cost of Armageddon: 3 million GBP/day - Looking to the Future - An Unprecedented Object Lesson in the Forgotten Virtue of Economy. Includes 56 photos and illustrations, most of which feature military subjects. The more financially-related photo subjects include: Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions, with Mr. J. Howard Whitehouse, M.P.; The King visiting a Birmingham munitions factory; Sir C.A. Parsons, Central Committee of Inventions Board; The Rt. Hon. Reginald McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Earl St. Aldwyn, Chairman of Committee of Advice on New Financial Issues; Dr. G.T. Beilby, Central Committee of Inventions Board; The Rt. Hon. Herbert Samuel, Postmaster-General; J.P. Morgan, head of the American financial firm acting as British war agents in the U.S. (who was wounded on 3 July, 1915); The late Lord Rothschild. Additional photos include: 'Canada's enthusiastic response to the call of the motherland', a wonderful full-page camera record of the scene at Victoria, British Columbia, as one of the troopships laden with volunteers for the front was about to leave the docks on its long voyage to Europe"; A full-page 5-photo montage illustrating Newfoundlanders to the front - some of the volunteers from Britain's oldest colony. Average wear. Unmarked. Centerfold loose but present. Top staple missing, otherwise a quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
pp. xv, 141p. Introduction by James R. Newman. First published in England in 1929. Essandess paperback. Ownership label on front cover. Very good copy. SCIENCE BOX 2
126 pages. Why is Krushchev so confident of burying us, when Lenin thought Communism had only a 50/50 chance? Krushchev has the help of American gravediggers. These men are not Communists. The are card-carrying liberals. They will not commit the crime. They will merely dig the grave. Yellowed and aged in appearance with owner's name on title page. Binding sound. Book
32 pages plus 4-page advertising cover. Cover photo of large new WWI artillery piece being readied for firing. Features: The Way of the War; The Great German Offensive - photos; What the German Invasion means for France - photos; Our artillery in the Great Offensive - photos; With the American Army in the Field - by Henri Bazin; Bombing London - the story of a Hun (conclusion of the story begun in the previous issue) - Karl Lowenstein; Anarcy in Russia -illustrations by Russian artist Mr. Wladimiroff; Centerfold illustrations under the heading "The Rival Armed Forces of Russia - the real army in dissolution, the red army in revolution; The spread of Uric Acid - how to correct the gouty habit; Photos of women at work in the Humber (armaments) Works; ads for the following automotove manufacturers: Maxwell, Humber, Lanchester, Arrol-Johnston; Buick. Average wear. Bindint intact. Unmarked. A wonderful vintage issue. Book
Pages 193-224. Features: The first church in Dover, and its Pastor - with illustration of Rev. George B. Spalding; Ancient institutions in Concord - The New Hampshire Patriot, The New Hampshire Statesman, The New Hampshire Historical Society; Did John Lovewell of Old Dunstable live to be 120 years old?; Hydrophobia, or Rabies; The Old Farm - a story in three chapters; New Hampshire men at Bunker Hill and Bennington; Chohass - the name of the great invervals on the Connecticut River at Haverhill, New Hampshire, and vicinity - with journal entries of Deacon robert Walker's and Matthew Patten's journey from Bedford to up Peezumsuch River in October and November 1764; The rationale of free government; History of Education in Nashua; Ad inside back cover for the patented Standard Broiler for beefsteak, made by D.Arthur Brown & Co. in Fisherville, NH. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this early issue. Magazine
Pages 405-455. Black and white photos. Features: Future policies of the Democratic Party - i. forty-eight hours, taxation, and water power ii. the Democratic Party of the future iii. for the rights of the average man; "Three sentinels of the north" and the Durham meeting; New Hampshire looks back over her splendid past - photos of scenes from this month's celebrations; "Are you a hiker?" - some suggestions for campers; A forest fire - article with sad photos of the aftermath; The Bristol Dam - an important water power development - article with four excellent photos; The story of a Kensington warrior - Major Ezekiel Worthen of Kensington; An anthology of one poem poets; New Hampshire apples at their best - the story of Hardy and Son - article with great photos; The New Hampshire League of Woman Voters; Marsh King and the King Farm - a two-man farm with a wonderful record - article with nice photos; Prohibition; Nice full-page photo ad for Amoskeag Manufacturing Co.'s largest textile plant in the world; Full-page ad for the Polar Caves; Full page photo of President Calvin Coolidge - First New England President since Franklin Pierce; The Legion at the Weirs, Aug. 13-16 - great photos; New Hampshire Necrology; and more. Average wear. Some external soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 185-246. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Andover; On Middle Ground; Rev. Mary Baker Eddy - with full-page photo of her home in Concord; Hemlock; Aunt Betsy's Thank-Offering; Brotherhood; The story of the Lady Blanche Murphy; Three representative farmers - Hon. Charles McDaniel, Samuel S. White, Herbert L. Brown; The Singer; The legend of John Levin and Mary Glasse (conclusion); The Midnight Storm; Educational department; New Hampshire Necrology. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Magazine
Pages 459-510. Black and white photos. Features: Tribute to Edna Dean Proctor; At the sign of the lucky dog - New Hampshire's contribution to big league baseball; the town playground; May Yohe; The next generation - playgrounds in New Hampshire - long article with wonderful photos; An anthology of one poem poets; Manchester's mayoralty primaries; Culling campaign in New Hampshire - for more profitable poultry; The story of a Kensington Warrior - Major Ezekiel Worthen (continued); Why a traveling dental clinic?; The Wo'thless feller; Log-Driving on the Connecticut - an industry of the past - article with wonderful photos; New Hampshire Necrology; and more. Average wear. Some external soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 513-561. Black and white photos. Features: Full-page photo of William Sidney Rossiter; Is New Hampshire completed? - President Hetzel's tribute to Mr. Rossiter; Great photos of typical scenes at local fairs - most involving animals; A controversy on vaccination - the pros and cons; How the farm community of Epson turned the tide - article with photos; The farm bureau movement; Making needles at Hill - Frank R. Woodward and the story of an indomitable spirit; A fraction of a second - interesting article on auto accidents - with photos; An anthology of one poem poets; Building for the future - the Londonderry Road - article with great photos; The kitchen as a workshop; Romance in the life of John Greenleaf Whittier; the Wo'thless feller; New Hampshire Necrology; and more. Average wear. Some external soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
98 pages plus ads. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos; Features: Newport - a model New England year; The American and English Sanbornes, with a notice of Rev. Stephen Bachiler (concluded); A Trip to Western Texas; Orphean Music; Dr. J. Alonzo Greene; Rest; The Legend of John Levin and Mary Glasse; Esther's Defense; The Sunset Land; The Doctor's Thanksgiving Story; "Wahlspruche" for the New Year (from the German); Educational Department; New Hampshire Necrology; The Prize Stories. Chipping to periphery of covers and some pages. Back cover loose but present. Contents in quality condition. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
Pages 256-314 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: Hooksett and its Leadinng Men; Birds in Their Economic Relations - II; The Story of Hannah Dustin; The Bow of the Riven Oak; Bird Songs in August; Rockingham County Towns; Poems; Nice illustrated ad for Prescott pianos inside front cover; Nice one-page photo ad for The First National Bank, of Concord, N.H. Unmarked. Average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 189-244. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: A Norwegian Road - interesting article with great photos from Norway; A Story of Old New England; The causes of the decrease of birds; The Vaughans - A California Idyl (continued); Thomas Leavitt and his artist friend, James Akin; Life on the Magalloway; The Gipsy Maiden's Song (poem); Nice photo ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Sunning to front cover. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
