Morse, George F; Don NelsonMareMagnum
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Some scribbles inside front cover and spots on some pages. Black and white illustrations by Don Nelson. 5 1/4"w x 7 3/8"h.
134 pages. Cover photo of funnels of the SS "United States", queen of the transatlantic carriers; Nice color ad for a baby blue 1953 Cadillac; Fine color ad for a green 1953 Chrysler Imperal; Wedding photos of the Earl of Dalkeith to Jane McNeill, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stanley Briggin and James Wadsworth Syminton with the former Sylvia Caroline Schlapp; Color-photo ad for the 1953 Ford Lincoln features dark teale two-door on city street; Nice Packard car ad features red two-door; Photos of 'Blaze Tapering" (hair singeing) as performed by D.J. Brown who owns a salon on New York's East Side; Amazing one-page color photo of General Motors' 'dream car' Le Sabre two-door convertible (silver) accompanies a great photo-illustrated article on futuristic North American car designs; Illustrated article on highway design by Robert Moses; Great color photo of Mrs. Edward C. Bridgman , Jr. fashionably dressed in yellow with yellow locomotive speeding behind her; Photo feature on the Wayzata, Minnesota home of Mr. and Mrs. George Halpin; Article on tourists taking their cars to Europe for driving trips; Many gorgeous pages of photo fashion ads in color and black and white; The Annual Tour of the Metropolitan Opera; Fashion photos upon a cruise ship; Two pages of photos from the Inauguration Ball for President Dwight Eisenhower; Beautiful fashion photos of Mrs. Bruce Thayer Benepe (the former Ruth Fillebrown of Boston and Newport), Mrs. John Livingston Beers (former Jane Gilbert of New York and Westport), Mrs. John H. Scott-Paine of Greenwich, Ann Reinicke, Bettina Thayer, Mrs. Hubert Faure, and Barbara Cavanagh; Beautiful fur fashion photos modelled by Catherine Manning Hannon, Mrs. Clayton Winship Johnson, and Mrs. Dino Yannopoulos; United States Lines ad includes photos of Sir Colin and Lady Anderson, Mrs. Casimir de Rham, Sir Shane Leslie, Mrs. Vincent Astor, and Mr. and Mrs. Staunton Williams; Six photos of the Las Madrinas Debutante Ball in Los Angeles include Charles Getchell and Alan Jordon with escorts, Adrienne Hepburn, Dorothy Lucile Donath, Judith Noyes Roach, Sally Ann Smith with Geroald Saltonstall Silsbee, Gretchen Helene Dockweiler, Richard Dockweiler Brady, David V. Homme, Barbara von Briesen, Dr. Hans van briesen, Marie Casey, Thomas Ingersoll, William Duffy Keller and Palmer Casey; Color Nash car ad (red) features photo of etiquette author Amy Vanderbilt; Mens fashion photo includes John Cameron Swayze and William Raiser; several page of high-end real estate ads; Color-photo Mary Grey hosiery ad inside back cover features sexy Seniorita in red dress with fan. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. Vividly written novel, based on his experiences as a secret agent in the Middle East, by the author of 'Ill Met by Moonlight'. With striking dustwrapper artwork by G R Ratcliff. The first edition is scarce, especially in this condition.
12 page board book featuring lovable Dumbo and his happy adventures in the circus. Book
Features: NA-73X - first of a famous breed; RAF's Mustang 1; A-36 - Dive-Bombing Mustang; P-51 & P-51A - Early Development; P-51B & P-51C - The Razorbacks; ACQR Mustang Color Portfolio; P-51D - a sword in the heart of Germany; TP-51D - Mustang built for two; P-51H - last of the Mustangs; XP-51F/G/J - the Lightweights; Mustangs for the Air National Guard; Mustang People; The Early Days - developments that led to the birth of the mightiest sea-going weapon; The first carrier - the USS Langley; The New Breed - the Lexington and Saratoga and aircraft like the F4B and Helldiver controlled the seas in the 1930s; Carriers in Combat; The Post-War Carriers - they were kept busy with Korea, Vietnam and more; New Wings for the Fleet - upgrading carriers and their planes toward the year 2000; Listing of USN Carriers - a complete list of all USN carriers; The Stirrings of War; WWII - the Island War against the Japanese; ACQR Color Portfolio - 16 color pages; Leathernecks over Korea - MSMC vets meet again over Korea; Into the Jet Age - the Marines equip with jet aircraft; Master of Vertical Envelopment - USMC refines the methods of helicopter warfare; USMC in the 1970s - new aircraft boost its strength. Special issue devoted to the US Air Force Museum features articles on: how it was moved from Patterson Field to Wright Field; Color Portfolios; How the USAF made a Sopwith Camel; Saga of 33-324, a rare Douglas biplane; Restoring the last B-10; The last P-35; WWII; Royal Frey remembers; Shoo-Shoo Baby - the history of a B-17; Aircraft of the jet age; inventory listing; and more. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
Features: Eddie Rickenbacker; The Square J; From Africa to China - Via P-40; Warplanes in Detail; F-15 Eagle; Tinian's B-29s; Spitfire Pilot; Navy's Colorful Jets; Modeling Military Aircraft; Biplanes against the red bear; The deadly D VII; Terro in the Yellow Peril; Ground Attack; Flying the CF-104 Starfighter; The Last Mustangs; An RCAF Crewman Looks back - H.D. (Cherry) Cherrington; Col. Tinker and the Bird-o-prey XIII; Warplanes in detail - the Bf 109G; Flying the Vampire; P-5... Last of the Big Boats; McDonnell's Parasite; Military markings of the world; Counter Invader; Return to Cornino; B-17G Production Line; Czechoslovakian Mule; Warplanes in detail - Me 262; Military Markings, Part II; Black Lady of Espionage; Mosquito Pilot's Escape; YF-17 Rollout; Evolution of the Mitsubishi Zero - part I; The Noblest Knight of Acedom; Curtiss P-6 in the Netherlands and East Indies; Night Fighter from Junkers; Fighter Formations - history of fighter tactics; Not so black widow - P-61s in the Pacific; Messerschmitt Me 410 A/Cross; Fighter Night - dangerous WWII mission in a Hurricane; Bristol Beaufighter - rare example; Bat out'a Hell - history of the Douglas Skyray and Skynight; Deadly Long Nose - Famous Focke Wulf FW 190D and Ta 152 fighters; Farewell to the Ugly Duckling - the Fairyey Gannet has made its last flight; Post-war military Mitchells - they served in the USAF until the early 1960s; Norwegian Warriors - Norwegian Pilots during WWII; Curse of the Lady Be Good; The Return of Halifax W1048; Mission U5 - Abort!; Shoo-Shoo Baby; Holscher's Heinkel; Forgotten Warriors; Death over Flak City; Ghosts of '44; The Deadly Storm; Forgotten Warbird Graveyard; The Deadly Storm; The Atlantic Ferry; Harvesting the Zuyder Zee; The Souvenir; They Returned; The day it rained P-40s; Fortress Ferry - flying one of the last examples of aviation's most famous bomber; Lightning Strikes - we fly a rare P-38 Lightning; A lady named Jenny - America's famous WWI trainer; Missions in the Marauder - a navigator's diary of aerial combat over Europe; Flying the U-2 - a 9th strategic Reconnaissance Wing pilot describes a U-2 mission, from suiting up to shutdown; Attack! - we fly in the LTV A-7; Cat Shooting with the Phantom - a USAF pilot flies with the Phantoms of a Marine fighter squadron; The Beauty of the Beast - adventures with the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver; The forgotten promise - the first carrier landing is an unforgettable experience; Flying the White Rocket - this USAF trainer is one hot aircraft. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Book
111 pages. An awesome collection of blues songs including: All Your Love, Back Door Man, Blues Get Off My Shoulder, Boom Boom, Bring it on Home, Call Me, Can't Hold On Much Longer, Carol, Checkin' Up on my Baby, Close to You, Don't Start Me Talkin', Every Day I Have the Blues, Evil is Going On, Fattening Frogs for Snakes, Goin' Down Slow, Good Morning Little School Girl, Here Tis', I Can't Quit You Baby, I Love the Life I Live, I'd Rather Go Blind, It do me so Good, Killing Floor, Little Queenie, Mellow Down Easy, Mother Earth, Reconsider Baby, The Seventh Son, Sitting on Top of the World, Smokestack Lightnin', So Many Roads, Spoonful, Steppin' Out, The Sun is Shining, Susie-Q, Tell Me, That's All Right, Walking by Myself, Wang Dang Doodle, Who Do You Love, Who's Been Talking, You Shook Me. Binding intact. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Three-inch opening to front cover at base of spine. A worthy copy of this superlative compilation. Book
59 pages. Features: Cover photo of Joe, a Greater Indian Hill Mynah owned by Jean Hawthorne of San Diego; Life with a Greater Indian Hill Mynah, by Jean M. Hawthorne; Hand Feeding Baby Parrots, by Ralph C. Small; Scrutinizing the Characteristic Behavior of Doves; The Survival of a strain and the influence of a hen, by Rodney Russell; Canary Color Breeding for the Beginner; Amazon Husbandry, by Ramon Noegel; Bird Talk from Shady Grove - feeding and cockatiels, by Jo Hall; The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean; True Experiences with Birds, by Gino Abbate; Parrots and Other Hook-Bills - update on the African Grey, by Arthur Freud; Life on the Top, by William Stafford; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; Yesteryear's comments on Canaries, by H.P. Macklin. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
59 pages. Features: Cover photo - 75-year-old Amazon, 'O Boy'; Jottings from Trail's End - Breeding Finches, by Marie Olssen; Feeding Rollers, by Haig Sarkisian; Bird-Keeping at its most rewarding, by Carl Naether; The Garden Nook Aviary, by John House; Budgie Talk - a review of 'Babies dead in nest box', by L.H. Baumhardt; Inter-Relations of our Pet Parrots, by Linda Buttstead; Parrots and Other Hook-bills - some old parrots, by Arthur Freud; Searching for knowledge with Rollers, by Jose M. Huergo; A Baby Grey in my Dining room, by Jean E. Rider; Breeding Pair of Umbrella Cockatoos, by Ralph Small; Exotic Cage-Birds, by Dr. Val Clear; The Canary Fancy, by Wallace Dean. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from top edge of front cover. A sound copy. Book
66 pages. Features: Red, White and Blue Flower Arrangements; The Moravian tiles of Dr. Henry Chapman Mercer; Barns of Yesterday; The Collectible Cow Bells of Switzerland; Oneida's Plated Baby Sets; Eskimo Artifacts; Lightning Rods; Some Current Prices of Selected Antiques; Yesterday's Elegant Coal Vases. An Update on Herend Porcelain; Lavish Bell Levers; Chain Gang Furniture. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Hundred Thousandth phone installed - lengthy article; Essentials of good maintenance; Statement of Development - number of phones per exchange in the province; B.C. Telephone Company takes over East Kootenay System; Prompt service aids with Sidney fire; The office boys dream; Telephone assists in Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) Rush - great photo; Automatic phone system installed at Hammond; Keeping the electrons on the proper path; Photo of J.P.D. Malkin takes part in first Vancouver-London phone call; Shell Oil operator; Health Tips; Greater Vancouver can now talk to the European continent; Cable damaged by anchor; Radio interference putting music on phone lines; Production of phone directories - 4 pages with photos; Laying cable through Stanley Park; Direct Route to West Vancouver completed - 5 pages of interesting text and photos; Langley Prairie phone service restored during the fire - article with photos; Phone given as wedding gift in Vancouver; F.C. Paterson; Vancouver Power House Fire; Mr. George H. Halse becomes Chairman of the Board; Close-up photos of splicing job; Transatlantic phone service still expanding; photo of horse-drawn 'drop wagon'; Photo on Cordova St. after fire 42 years ago; There's more to installation work than just placing a telephone - 4 pages with photos and text; Good-bye to operating when Dan Cupid comes along; Sending news stories to Vancouver from California over phone wires; We are linked with 80% of the world's phones; photo of conduit laying on forty-first ave; The Monophone - advertisement; B.C. Tel. acquires government lines in the Interior; New trans-atlantic long distance mark; Photo montage of vehicles used by the Plant Department; B.C. Box Factory Fire; Baby causes problem by teething on phone cord; Chilliwack phone system now affiliated with us; Regular fire drills; Photo of Premier Tolmie participating in first call from Vancouver to Calgary - with detailed related story; The longest circuit in the system of the B.C. Telephone Company; A new radiotelephone company will be organized; New Fraser River Cable serves South Westminster Subscribers; Eleven european countries with telephone reach of Vancouver; Now installing a new type of telephone typewriter; New faster system for handling telegrams; Benefits of new telephone ownership are evident in 500-mile circle; and more. Half-leather binding. Average wear. Ink stamp of company executive E.P. LaBelle upon top edge of text else unmarked. Binding intact. Significant wear to backstrip with some chips missing. Book
70 pages. Features: Auction Report; Restoration and Renovation I - Evolution of the Canadian House; Australian Colonial Furniture - new interest in colonial furniture and Australian cabinet-makers; 18th Century Orreries illustrated the movements of our solar system; Pillars, Pilasters and Porticoes - British and American influences characterize the two faces of Greek Revival architecture in Canada; Babies' Feeding Bottles - the humble baby bottle has a long history; Discovering James Blomfield - draughtsman and artist in stained glass, oils and watercolours; Archaeological finds document food preparation in Canada; An 18th century alchemist's search for gold leads to porcelain. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
Features: Botanical Plates; The Doctor's Home - Toronto's Black Creek Pioneer Village; Medicines out of the Earth; Mrs. Traill's Books for Collectors; Feeding the 19th Century Baby; Preconfederation Medical Instruments; Colours from Nature; Flowers on English Pottery and Porcelain; Packing the Panacea - Medicine Bottles in Upper Canada. Sound copy. Magazine
94 pages. Many wonderful photos in colour and black and white. Features: Two pages of wedding photos of a beautiful young couple; Lovely one-page colour photo of Chin Yin Ling - popular with men because of her nude movie appearances; Two pages of colour photos of Lin Fung Chew; Colour ad for Shantung Man in Hong Kong; Color ad for Little Sister-In-Law; Two-page colour-photo ad for The Red Boy; Lovely one-page colour photo of Shau Yun Yun; Beautiful fold-out colour photo of Li Ching; Prophecies in the Movie World; Shih Szu Gets a Lot and Loses a Lot; Separation of Josephine Siu and Charles Chin; The Love Life of Kiang Pin; Wang Ing's Words Worthy of Listening; Lee Hsing's "The Land of the Undaunted"; Chang's New Idea; Tien Nei, Li Ching and her mother visit Vietnam; Lydia Shum and Cheng Siu Chau; Director Chang Mei Chuen and his wife Sze Mei Lun enjoy their honeymoon; Ko Chin Hsung is the Crow-Catcher!; Director Yan Fung Pan; Chen Ho's new movie tentatively titled "The Ways to Avoid Baby"; Shantung Man in Hong Kong; The Forest of Forever; Don't Call Me Uncle; Chu Mu's new film; The Graduate From the Country; The Stupid Sailor Ah Fook; Chi Kung the Budhist; The April Melody; Lau Chi Wing; Nice colour ad for The Blue Lamp in Winter Night inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Features: The fabrics of Jewish life; Fine Machine Sewing; Embroidered tablecloth - full-size pattern and stitch instructions; Gifts for Baby; Unisex Knickers - pattern and instructions on pull-out; Stepping in high cotton; Christmas Ornaments by Martha Parker; Fancy Stitch Faux Lace - Lesson 5; Sewing Before Smocking; Interview with Ellen McCarn; Smock Plate; and more. Small name stamps on front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: The Old Fashioned Baby; Class of '92 - Commencement Fashions; Cutwork Apron - Linen Hostess Apron embellished with Cutwork; Pull-out Pattern - Ladies Nightgown, cutwork apron, Madeira Facings & Hankie; Elegant Hems - Focus on Hem Treatments; Fleurs de Soleil - A summer Design in Duplicate Stitch; Madeira Medley, Part II - pinstitched Facings and Companion Handkerchief; Waistband Magic - Professional Tips from Londa Rohfling; Stunning Stitcher - an interview with Primrose Sully by Carolyn Walker; Smock Plate - by Jeanie Baumeister; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Cutwork investment - machine cutwork on wool by Janet Hierl; A "Duck-ensian Christmas - duplicate stitch sweater design by Delbra W. Moore; A Collar for All Seasons - pattern and embroidery design by Trudy Horne; The Old-Fashioned Baby - featherstitching; Pull-out Pattern - infant's long cloak and cape, snowbunnies stocking, vest cutwork design, pram cover, collar design, baby's first Christmas stocking, baby dove bib, Christening dress protector; Babies - from head to toe - beautiful sewing for new arrivals; Cosmetic/Jewelry Bags - a great gift in ninety minutes; Sewing on Lightweight Fabrics - professional tips from Londa Rohlfing; Snowbunnies - Shadow Work Stocking by Paris Bottman & Tina Lewis; Details that make a difference - close-ups and instructions from the baby feature; Smock plate - by Cheryl Lohmann; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Williamsburg roombox; The Blades of Henry Loos; Sprocket and Gizmo-inspired miniatures; Nancy Quinby creates the ultimate family portrait in realistic detail; Antique toys and miniatures; Walk-and-roll Penguin; Dave Crandall's special toys shop; Nifty, thrifty tools for measuring, marking and holding miniatures; Terrie Lyn Nutter and needlework; Bunka Baby Doll; Block Party on Wheels; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Carl Lemasters' dollhouse creation; Make a roombox house purse; Mini Construction - dollhouses in school; Make a jointed teddy bear; Striped Baby Afghan; Make a wicker-looking basket without weaving; Floor tile in miniature; a mission-style hanging shelf; make a cuckoo clock; renovating a dollhouse; Seashell planters; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
22 pages. Features: Chapter news; The Newfoundland Tapestry; Northern Images '85 Seminar; Bobbin Lace in Czechoslovakia, by Dagmar Rais; The Leonida Leatherdale Award; Hardanger Fan; What a Difference a Mat Makes!; Baby Mocassins; Basket Containers; and more. Clean with light wear. Magazine
Features: Who's Fit? Who's Fat? - Canadian researchers are at the forefront of exploring how and why we put on fat; Animal Family Values - bringing up baby is a universal behaviour that reveals critical clues to how species survive; The Meaning of Markets - Communities of Commerce that connect us to our earthly roots; Art and Soul - a roaring fire destroyed their home, but not their dreams - a story of the steel spirit and true heart of arctic art. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: The Eider Man - Passion and controversy mark Jean Bedard's ambitious plans to save the island ecosystem of the lower St. Lawrence; Preservation Instinct - Science and craft come together at the Canadian Conservation Institute, a lifeline to the nation's past; Mystery of the Murrelet - a secretive seabird flies into the heart of a West Coast controversy; Passage to Baikal - an uneasy journey to the troubled heartland of Siberia; Baby Chase - hailed by the infertile, reproductive medicine is revolutionizing human conception, but critics see it as a ticking time bomb. Light wear. Quality copy. Book
180 pages. Features: Great vintage ad for Polaroid cameras shows six of their products; Nice color-photo ad for the Chrysler Royal features yellow model outside white church and newly Christened baby; Color-photo for Buick's Opel 1900; Harry Gallagher's Paris Revolution - a major episode from James Jones' The Merry Month of May; The Feminine Mistake - Helen Lawrenson writes there are now two kinds of women - liberated and the other kind; Famous People I Have Known, by Ed McClanahan; Up the Cerebral Cortex, by Ivan Morris; Dylan's Boathouse, by Brock Brower; The Overturning of Two School Buses in Lamar, South Carolina, by William F. McIlwain; Esquire's Dubious Achievement Awards for 1970 - with many nostalgic photos over 10 wonderful pages; Super color photo section of fashion resort wear featuring Sally Kellerman; Interesting gift ideas; The interrogation of the Prisoner Bung by Mister Hawkins and Sergeant Tree; A Holiday feast at the Forsytes'; Guido Orlando - Cosa Sua - Public Relations guru extraordinaire - great article with numerous photo of him with celebrities; Amazing vintage two-page color-photo ad for Florsheim Shoes; Many other great vintage color ads. Average wear. Few chips from spine. A sound copy. Magazine
16 pages. Contents: The preparation and use of cements; Figured black lace over-skirt and jacket - front and back;the Baby in the Breeches; New York Fashions - summer dresses, summer shoes, varieties; Personal; Section of parasol cover - application embroidery on lace; Knotted-work basket; Embroidered Work-bag; London't Heart - continued; English Gossip; Sayings and Doings; Lovely large centerfold illustration "Supper-Time" shows a gay, formal party scene; Supper-Time; Abby's Pretty Young Man; French Weddings and Funerals; Paris Fashions; Useful Recipes; Fringe for parasols, cravats, etc.; lace borders with foundation for parasols, veils; bead and knotted knitting-needle case; vignettes in white embroidery for handkerchiefs; cats; humor. Average wear. Small clipping from page 653. Some soiling to last few pages. Book
16 pages. Contents: Lady's visiting toilette; The Feet; The Other Baby - Gail Hamilton; Manners Upon the Road - of sanded sugar; New York Fashions - postilion-basque wrapper, pointed cape walking suit, new colors, Dolly Varden novelties; riding habits; Personal; tidy in Genoese embroidery; tatted collars; embroidered silk emery bag; lady's crochet sleeping net; knotted and bead scissors case; crochet night-cap for girl from 6 to 8 years old; design for cover of bed-quilt - Venetian embroidery; All or Nothing; Paris Gossip; Sayings and Doings; Coiffures for young and elderly ladies; suits for young ladies; black gros grain fichu; ladies' and children's dresses; To the Bitter End - continued; Married Bachelors; "Knocking down the Elephant - illustration; "Catching the Lion" - illustration; Illustration "The Jews' Infant-School Ball at Willis's Rooms, London"; Preparation of Fruit Juices; humor. Average wear. Book
