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74 pages. Articles: Troubles of College Deans; The Germans Wait Only For a Leader - argues we must make a fresh start toward stopping the rise of old-line Nazis - with color photo of John J. McCloy, High Commissioner for U.S. Occupied Germany; Lover with a Ball Bat - actor Paul (Dreamboat) Douglas - article with colour photos of Douglas and Linda Darnell; Saturday Afternoon Meat Grinders; The Christian Science Monitor - Gentleman of the Press (part 2 of 3); Always Heading for Salt Water - Bob Lane has been making boats since he was five; Fabulous Jacques Fath - article and color photo of fashion's most talked about designer;. Fiction: Any Friend of Sam's; Man in the House; Where Else in the World?; The Case of the Negligent Nymph (part 3 of 6); The Black Pearl; Cat's Cradle. Nice vintage ads include: Springmaid Fabrics; Ipana toothpaste; Botany Sportswear (very attractive ad); Chevrolet trucks; Span (color photos); Borden mild products - featuring Elsie the Cow; Nunn-Bush shoes; Willys "Jeep" Station Wagon; Lucky Strike cigarettes (featuring LG. Griffin); Ford cars; General Motors - nice centerfold color ad featuring the GM proving ground near Milford, Michigan; Fisher Body; 2-page Dodge car ad; Great Northern Railway; Winthrop shoes; Schlitz beer; Awesome back cover colour ad for Chesterfield cigarettes features Glenn Ford, with inset illustration of tobacco farmer Herbert L. Lupo of Tabor City, N.C. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
289 pages. Index. Written during the depths of the great depression, this work was 'Designed primarily as a text book for the assistance of those who are interested to organize, to operate, or just to learn more about the type of cooperative credit society known in the United States as the 'credit union'... Recounts the beginnings of CUNA, the Credit Union National Association." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. Few closed tears to dust jacket which bears average wear and is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
Pages 185-220 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Sensational page of six photos, with text, illustrating Dubai, the primary port and one of the most progressive towns in Trucial Oman - includes the Customs Building, the new bridge, Shaikh Rashid Bin Said, a general view of the town, the Al-Gaz Hotel, the old palace, and more; Cover photo of the Queen Mother upon her 63rd birthday; Article on the Moscow Test-Ban Treaty with photo of DeGaulle; Photo of the Vickers Hovertruck in action; Photo of the Corporal missile on parade at Larkhill; Photo of Mr. David Tapp driving his tractor, The Seahorse, across the English Channel; Photo of champion racing driver Graham Hill aboard replica of a Ford Quadricycle, marking the centenary of Henry Ford who is shown separately driving a Quadricycle in 1904; Photo of spectators swarming onto the pitch at Headingley after West Indies triumph in fourth test match; Illustration of the eminent conductor, Mr. Basil Cameron; Page of fascinating text and photos explain war in Yemen between the Royalist and Republican forces; Photo of engine of wrecked WWII British bomber found in Dutch field; Photo of examination of first wreckage recovered from the U.A.R. Comet which crashed in the Indian Ocean on July 28, killing 62 persons including 26 Boy Scouts from the Philippines; Photos of Japanese Emperor Hirohito examining marine life on Hayama Beach, Japan; Dramatic photos of rescue efforts at Skopje, Yugoslavia after earthquake; Photo of Peru's president-elect, Signor Fernando Belaunde Terry; Amazing photo of huge Australian wedge-tailed Eagle named 'Widgie' landing on the arm of young John Ryder who rescued the bird when it fell from its nest in its youth; Photo of the Bishop of Caltagirone blessing and Italian cradle bound for the unborn child of President Kennedy; Photo of disarmament conference at Geneva; Photo of Orville Freeman presenting Indian peace pipe to Khrushchev on July 30; Book review of "Dieppe - The Shame And The Glory", by Terrence Robertson; Page of news and illustrations from 100 years ago includes New York riots, reoccupation of Jackson, Mississippi, by the Confederates, and balloon reconnaissance at Aldershott; One page photo of London Heliolaters (swimmers) at the Oasis Pool, Holborn, during the fifth day of the current heatwave; Delacroix Centennial exhibition in the Louvre; Illustrated article on the highways and houses of Salsisbury before redevelopment; Major coverage of biblical Shechem in Jordan - its history and current excavations; Photo of Chesterfield Cup horserace at Goodwood on July 31; Aerial photo of Eastbourne showing the Devonshire Park lawn tennis courts; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Carl Borgward, Lady Hudson, Sir Horace Clark, Sir Robert Chapman, Miss Claudia Mcpherson of Canada (the youngest Channel swimmer), Miss Jane Allday, six railwaymen who have become mayors in South Wales, Harold Philby (granted asylum in Russia), Jazzman Don Aloysius Gordon (freed on appeal of assault charge), John Grigg, Lord Stansgate with his wife (now Mr. Wedgwood Benn and a commoner), and Mr. St. Clair; Four photos and text of 100 foot first century Roman ship discovered in the Blackfriars mud; Two pages of amazing photos and text describe dystopian life inside a communist Chinese agricultural commune - an exclusive glimpse of life behind the bamboo curtain; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
[20], 644 pages. Index. Twenty-six black and white photographic plates. Leather binding. "Comprising a history of Egypt, with a comprehensive and authentic account of the antiquity of masonry resulting from many years of personal investigation and exhaustive research in India, Persia, Syria and the Valley of the Nile." - title page. After first receiving the Light in India, the author was moved to "investigate, to the fullest extent, the meaning and purport of the numerous hieroglyphic inscriptions, symbols and characters found upon the ancient tombs and temples, so that the Masonic Fraternity might understand, appreciate and apply the teachings of the hierophants and sages of bygone days." - Preface. Chapters: Alexandria - the Antiquity of Masonry; Ruined Temples - Masonry and Masonic Symbols; Ancient Cities - Soirian Myth - Karma; the Nile - Origin of the Name Free Mason - Scottish Rite Philosophy; Ancient Mysteries - Scottish Rite philosophy; Suez Canal - The Druses, Their Manners and Customs; Agriculture - Irrigation - Lotus - Papyrus; The Supreme Architect of the Universe; Mosques - Tombs - Massacre of Mamelukes - Heliopolis; Esoteric Teaching of the Scottish Rite - Brain and Thought; Pyramids - Sphinx - Tombs; Solomon - Death of Hiram - Cross - Swastica; Mummification - Transmigration - Re-incarnation; Sixteen Saviours - Lost Knowledge; The Golden Fleece - Roman Eagle - Masonic Apron - What it Teaches; Pyramids of Sakkarah - Lisht - Medum - The Fayum - Labyrinth; Sun Worship - Zodiac - Masonic Allegories; A Voyage up the Nile - Description of Tombs and Temples - Pro Doric Columns; Ineffable degrees - Thoughts on Ecclesiastes - I.N.R.I. - Voyaging up the Nile - examining Tombs and Temples - Paintings - Sculptures; Masonic teachings - Hindu beggar - Roman Catholicism; Thebes - Colossi - Der-El-Bahari - Luxor - Karnak; Ceremonies - Initiation - Blue Lodge - Transmigration - Mystery Language; The Gawazee - exploring Temples and tombs - Philae and its ruins - Nubia; Jewish Traditions and customs - Cable tow - Ceremonies of ancient Initiation - book of the Law; Circumsision - upon what the Ancient Craftsmen were obligated - the lost word. All edges gilt. Protected frontis portrait of author. Ornately embossed boards. Raised bands to spine. Partially rubbed gilt lettering and decoration upon back strip. Marbled endpapers. Hinges intact internally, open or opening externally. Front board partially detached. Somewhat above-average wear to boards. Unmarked. A worthy original copy of this monumental work. 12" x 9.5" x 2.5". 11 pounds. Book
Mm 145x205 Volume irilegato in tela con titolo e fregi in oro, sovraccoperta editoriale con dorso scolorito, custodia editoriale muta, xxxiv-1281 pagine con una immagine dello scrittore in apertura ed alcune tavole nel testo. Buona copia. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Mm 145x205 Volume rilegato in tela con titolo e fregi in oro, mancante della sovraccoperta NO DJ, xxxi-1321pagine con una immagine dello scrittore in apertura ed alcune tavole nel testo. Buona copia. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
cm. 17 x 24,5, xxxvi-294 pp. Centro di studi di letteratura italiana in Piemonte ?Guido Gozzano - Cesare Pavese? - Saggi e testi 661 gr. xxxvi-294 p.
36 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration by J.F. Kernan shows boy munching apple he has successfuly stolen from mean old man waving a stick in background; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Keystone Standard Watches shows wealthy father and son with pocket watch; The Cradle of the President - photo-illustrated history of the Plymouth, Vermont ancestral farm of President Calvin Coolidge; The Best Way to Destroy the Corn ear Worm; A Big Market for Little Apples; Hank the Hired Man Cartoon; Four-Basket Farming - three more shots at Market if the wheat goes bad; Winter greens for hogs - pasture seems the real key to profitable pigs; Pharaoh's Daughter (fiction); Stairway of the Sun (fiction); The Agitator Horns In - his ballyhooed panaceas can work only to harm the farmer; Illustrated one-page Hupp Motor Car (Huppmobile) ad; Nice two-page ad (with red ball) for "Ball-Band" boots (shows beige moisture stains); Listening In on Livestock; One-page illustrated ad for McKay Shurout Tire Chains; Stevens rifle ad; Nice two-color illustrated ad for Atlantic galvanized metal-ware shows woman hand-washing clothes; Purina Hen Chow ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Moisture exposure to back cover and back pages has fortunately resulted in quite minor effect. Otherwise, a sound and complete copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
6 pages. Features cover illustration of Miss Shelton Bentley. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Sheet music
96 pages. Contains sheet music for Tenor I & II, and Bass I & II for these songs: Annie Laurie; Bill of Fare; Blue Bells of Scotland (The); Bonnie Doon; Catastrophe (A); Cradle Song; Cruiskeen Lawn (The); Lead kindly Light; Minstrel Boy (The); Mother Goose Medley; My old Kentucky Home; My Pretty Maid; My Shepherd; Oft in the Stilly Night; O Happy Day; On the Sea; Owl and the Pussy Cat (The); Remember now Thy Creator; Robin Adair; Rock of Ages; Simple Simon at the Fair; Simple Simon; Sleep little Baby of Mine; Softly now the Light of Day; Tom, the Piper's Son. Above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage compilation. Book
84 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: An Elephant-Hunt in Canada - a six-week hunt results when seven valuable elephants escaped from a circus and took to the British Columbia woods - article with photos; A Fugitive in Thirstland - A former German officer who became a adventurer is South Africa is continually chased by the police; Trekking in Unknown Abyssinia - great photo-illustrated article; The Friendly Mosquito - how a mosquito saved the life of T.A. Shields; Our Salvage Job - a plucky attempt to salvage the crippled vessel Stiklestadt; The Decree of the Wild - a grim tale of the Canadian Far North, 1,200 miles north of Edmonton; "The White Man's Great War-Game" (part III) - amongst the savages of the Sura, Angas, and other primitive tribes of Northern Nigeria, Geoffrey Barkas produced a film founded upon the history of British Administration - article with great photos; Gulbaz Khan's Revenge - the story of a long-delayed vengeance for a trifling action that had far-reaching consequences; Where Everybody Plays "Cat's Cradle" - photo-illustrated article on the people of the Pelews (Pelew Islands); Fur-Getting in Australia - Australian men make a good living hunting rabbits and foxes for their furs; The Partnership That Went Wrong - four U.S. Army soldiers pool their savings to run a sawmill; What Happened to Wilson - struggle for life with an enraged tiger in the heart of a big city; Through France with "Sylvabelle" (part II) - Mr. Leslie Richardson's yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
76 pages. Fiction: The Lady Wasn't Bashful; The Cradle; Men are Naturally Dangerous; The Killer of Hourglass Lake; The Magic Afternoon; The Big Heat (part 1 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 4 of 8). Articles: Our Baby Was Born Blind; Manhattan's Haughtiest Eatery - "21"; The Mystery of the Private Chapel - at Bailey's Harbor, WI; Congress Vs. the Plunging Neckline - photo of Mrs. Winfield Smart and family of Falls Church, VA; I Fly the Night Skies Over Korea - Lt. Comdr. Franklin Metzner, USN flys blind night after night hunting the Reds, dodging unmapped mountains and sweating through flak traps; What I Learned from the Russians - photo-illustrated article by Marguerite Higgins who was arrested by the Reds; The Town Where it Rains Money - color photos of Rockdale, Texas Where Alcoa is building a new plant; The Best Player I Ever Coached - Paul (Bear) Bryant on Bob Gain. Ads: Boeing's Project X; Detroit Diesel - with color photo of Budd rail diesel car; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page color photo Seven-Up (7-up) ad; 1st Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, U.S. Army Medal of Honour winner is featured in a U.S. Defense Bond ad; Coke ad on back cover features the four seasons. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and plates, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper, some mild age-spotting; original blue cloth, gilt back, case a little shaken else a good, sound copy. Hosken, p.132.
Features: German jets over England; Fiat CR42 BT 474; London-Nachtflieger; The Dark Years; The Battle of Britain Film; Home Defence 1914-1918; Hit and Run; A Mysterious 'Emil'; Flying the dreaded Stuka; Palm Sunday Massacre; Eschwege - eagle of the Aegean; Malta - Mediterranean Bastion; Suez, 1956; 'Z' Force, 1919; photo feature; Woodcock and Fury - Hawker's first and last biplane fighters; Calshot - cradle of British marine aviation; Memories of the Hawker Horlsey; British Fleet Aircraft between the wars; Flying Suitcase - a brief account of the Handley Page Hampden; The operational career of the Arado AR 234 Blitz; 'Hamish' - the story of Grp Capt T.G. Mahaddie, DSO, DFC, AFC, Czech MC; USAAF Aircraft which forced-landed in Sweden during WWII; Fokker T!X - cutaway drawing; 'Ninak' - workhorse of the twenties; RAF in India 1919-1939 - the background; Pink's War - the turning point; The Wapiti IIA in India; Fighting the Faqir - operations 1936-1938; An 'Emil' enigma solved; The Fighting Dolphins; Hawker - pioneer of air fighting; D.VII - Sidelights of Fokker's great fighter; Camel Cavelcade; Day Bombers, 1918 - an appreciation of 55 Squadron RFC/RAF; Fighting 'Boats', 1914-1918; Fairey III Floatplanes; 'Old Faithful' - the Supermarine Southampton; Singapore III - Short's last biplane 'boat; Queen of the 'Boats - sidelights on the Short Sunderland. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Peeling from front free endpaper where label removed. Excellent copy. Book
30 pages. Features: Royal Ontario Museum - Vienna Porcelain; The Art and Science of Collecting Drawings by Old Masters; Indian Cradle Boards; Silver Markings Complex Study; Two Recent Discoveries and Other Items of Interest; The Joy of Collecting; Miniature Oil Lamps; Letters to the Editor; Collector's Dictionary; Where to Find it. Bit of writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Earthly Treasure - Join a harrowing and humbling raft trip through B.C.'s Kitlope rainforest - cradle of native culture and a global ecological gem; Designer of Do's and Don'ts - pictogram pioneer Paul Arthur gives orders to the planet - without using a single word; Last Call? - are we silencing the loon's classic cry?; The Reel Thing - could the modern evils of TV and rock 'n' roll kill the vintage art of Celtic fiddling? - not in Cape Breton; Doctored by DNA - scientists are on the edge of engineering cures fro the deadliest diseases of our time. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: British Columbia - a century of progress - with story and photos; Canada's cradle of celtic culture - St. Ann's, The Gaelic College in Nova Scotia; Rocky Mountain Motorcade - 100-car, 300-man motorcade pioneers 125-mile route from Rocky Mountain House to the Banff-Jasper highway - super photos!; Quebec City's 350th Birthday; Motoring at Fort Churchill; Echoes from an old coach road - highway 33 between Trenton and Kingston. Illustrated with black and white photos. Average wear. Bit of writing on back cover. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
16 pages. Contents: Youth's English Walking Coat, Vest, and Pantaloons; Woman's Work; Manners upon the Road - of Card-Playing; New York Fashions - hints to ladies, black silk suits, black alpaca and cashmere; Personal; Point lace and white needle-work border for window hangings, etc.; Flannel and satin cradle quilt; Wall pocket with Lambrequin; Medallions for card-cases, cigar-cases, etc.; Work-bag to be worn on the belt; A Railway Adventure; tapestry design for cushions, chairs, foot-stools, etc.; Pompey's Pillar and Cleopatra's Needles; Ladies' and children's bathing costumes - nice illustration; The Lovels of Arden - continued; Wonderful full-page illustration "Home-Coming" shows seaman with child; humor. Some staining. Average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: Ladies' and Children's Spring Toilettes; Superfine Women; Trust in Youth; New York Fashions - street suits (note: large clipping from bottom of page 211); Sofa-pillow in satin stitch and netted guipure; sofa-pillow with crochet cover; Rosette in Venetian embroidery; Tatted insertion; crochet square for coverlet, cradle or table cover; The Cashmere Bouquet; Paris Gossip; Sayings and Doings; Wonderful full-page illustration "Worshiping the Idol", by Thomas Worth; Full-page illustration "After Church" by W.L. Sheppard; My sister Caroline - continued; Large illustration of house dress; The Exclusiveness of Women; Large illustration "A Juvenile Ball"; humor; and more. Average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: Infant's Baptismal Robe with Netted Guipure Trimming; Looking into the future; Blot-ting Papers; New York Fashions - Misses and children's dresses; Personal; Tyrolean hat; Apron for girl from 1 to 3 years old; Netted Guipure Insertion; Embroidered Flannel Cradle Blanket; Stuart FraiseMuslin and Lace Fraise; Where do some things come from; The perfect man; Baschlik trimmed with gold braid; Debenham's Vow - continued; Sayings and Doings; Lovely jackets and dresses in two large illustrations on page 792; Basque for elderly lady; Dress with bretelles and sash; Mothers of men; The art of coaxing; Paris Gossip; Sir Philip's Wooing, by Babington White; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: High Waist Trained Suit - cover illustration; Prospectus of Womanhood; Manners upon the road; Appeal to Amercan Women; New York Fashions - wrappings, materials, trimmings, models and prices; Personal; Carved Walnut Cradle; Toilette Cushion with Tatted Cover; Foot-Stool with Crochet Cover; Borders for Table Covers, Sofa Pillows, etc.; Ladies' and children's winter dresses; Business Women; Nelly's Party; The Empress at Chiselhurst; Feminine Profitable Labor; Sayings and Doings; Awesome full-page illustration of child handing coin from her window to a street child - "God Will Reward You"; Full-page illustration "A Morning Reception", by W.L. Sheppard; Agatha's Fortune - a story of newspapers; The Cryptogram - continued; Nice full-page illustration entitled "On the Promenade at Scarborough, England"; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
Special Features: Night before Christmas dolls; Christmas '81 - new dolls to win your heart; Bluebird Cradle; Worktable Companion; Doll Restoration - 25 tips; Thimbles; Hospital Babies; Doll Famly Album; Betsy, an Historical Cloth Doll; Holiday Poupard; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Cyps from the cradle; Ten of my favorite Paphiopedilums; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
Small format paperback: 4"w x 5 1/4"h. 62 pages. Gray cloth spine with dark green paper cover. Some edge wear and discoloration to pages. Illustrations by Elsie Anna Wood printed in red, green, and brown. The story of Esa, a little boy who helps his father build a cradle for his baby brother.
399 pages of dozens of great hits from the early 80s. A brief sampling of the songs includes: Against the Wind, All My Love, And the Cradle Will Rock, Boulevard, Could I Have This Dance; Fade Away, Fame, Hey Nineteen, Hungry Heart, I'm Coming Out, Keep on Loving You, Little Jeannie, Lonely Together, Look What You've Done to Me, Miss Sun, Never Be The Same, One Step Closer, Passion, Sailing, Upside Down, Woman, and dozens more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding tight. A sound copy of this fantastic compilation. If you are wondering about a particular song please let us know. Book
