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8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 3 plates; original printed wrappers, covers lightly soiled else a good, clean copy. Includes short bibliography and several trade advertisements.
A summary account of Egyptian history from the building of the Great Pyramid to the overthrow of the dynasty of Mohammed Ali by General Neguib and his military junta. 299 paginated pages. Index. Dust jacket has wear around edges with small tears and loss. Green cloth covers. Slight stains to base of front cover.
Blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Illustrated with lots of photographs. Index
in-12, 255 pages, broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [CA27/3]
In-4, brossura. In buono stato di conservazione. In questo numero: “Lord Kitchener di Kartum, ministro della guerra inglese”.
LA DOMENICA DEL CORRIERE Rivista Originale del 18 Giugno 1916 Anno 18 nr. 25 pagine: 16 dimensioni: 39 x 28 cm IN PRIMA PAGINA: Come s'infrange l'offensiva austriaca: colonne che muovevano all'attacco di Coni Zugna, costrette a ripiegare in disordine (Achille Beltrame) NELL'ULTIMA PAGINA: A oriente di Rovereto, una nostra batteria affonda un grosso barcone con un centinaio di austriaci (Achille Beltrame) ALL'INTERNO: Il primato tedesco nelle torture: "la Vergine di Norimberga" Le "zone del silenzio" Decorati al valore Carabinieri eroici La battaglia del Jutland: due perdite In prima linea fra i difensori della patria La scomparsa di Lord Kitchener I nostri artiglieri sul massiccio dell'Ortler La morte di Yuan Shikai CONDIZIONI DELLA RIVISTA: MOLTO BUONE, NORMALI SEGNI DEL TEMPO, SOVRACOPERTINE ASSENTI NOTE PARTICOLARI: MACCHIE DEL TEMPO A PAG 11/12 (V. FOTO)
201p. + Plus portrait frontis. Age stained. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Canadian first edition. "Iowa born Hall, was on vacation in the UK in the summer of 1914, when World War I began. Posing as a Canadian, he enlisted in the British Army, Serving in the Royal Fusiliers as a machine gunner during the Battle of Loos. He was discharged after his true nationality was discovered, and then returned to the US. This is his first book. Recounting his wartime experiences with vigor. He later returned to France, where he joined the French-American Lafayette Escadrille before the United States officially entered the war. After the war, Hall co-wrote the Bounty Trilogy, including the wonderful 'Mutiny on The Bounty'. " WWI 2
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the US edition.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured plates and numerous photographs in the text; original red cloth, upper board framed and blocked in blind, and lettered in gilt, gilt back, covers moderately age-soiled, case lightly shaken else a good, clean copy. With prize bookplate on front paste-down.
8vo. First Edition with plates; red cloth gilt back a very good clean copy in dustwrapper the latter lightly rubbed at extremities.
110 pages. Photos of Kelly Glowa, Ken Quinney, Richard Hajdu, Mike Ferner, Craig Butz, Gerald Diduck; Kevan Guy, Mike Lay, Nevin Markwart, Jason Meyer, Lane Lambert, Allan Larochelle, Ron Viglasi, Darren Boyko, David Korol. Playoff Pressure - what's it all about?, by Norm Dueck; Interview with Alfie Turcotte; Full-page Gretzky ad for Mr. Big chocolate bars; Full-page ad for Titan hockey sticks with Gretzkey and Mike Bossy; CCM ProPac Pads ad; Kitchener Rangers Capture 64th Memorial Cup - article with photos including Brian Bellows holding the Cup; Air Canada Cup - National Midget Hockey Championship - article with photos, including shot of Captain Cliff Ronning receiving Air Canada Cup; Full-page 7up ad with Gretzkey; Dave Simpson - Canada's Major Junior 'A' player of the year for 81-81; Great Teams of the Westeren Hockey League; Officiating - The Heartbeat of Hockey; Past WHL Players of the Year; Prince Albert - A Tier II Dynasty; Full-page colour photo ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken, with bucket of chicken and illustration of the Colonel; Bobby Orr ad for Planters; Nice Sher-Wood hockey stick ad featuring Guy Lafleur and Ray Bourque on the ice in game action; Interview with Geoff and Russ Courtnall; Photos of: Brian Skrudland, Perry Ganchar, Todd Strueby, Cam Neely, Ray Ferraro, Jim Playfair, Doug Bodger, Rick Chernomaz, Dean Evason, Gary Leeman; Parie Proft, Ron Sutter, Rick Sutter, Ivan Krook; Bronze medal for Canadian Juniors - with photos of Paul Cyr and Mark Morrison; Export "A" illustrated profile of Barry Pederson. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Illustration Features: Heroic Middy of H.M.S. Broke; The Battle of the Coastwise Lights - how Swift and Broke beat odds of 3 to 1 - article; Nelson's spirit led them in the Channel Fight; Artillery behind the Arras Advance; Victory near Arras and the Aisne; Victors of Vimy on Ground they had Rewon; Victorious Canadians who Captured Vimy Ridge; King Albert's Men as I know them - by Basil Clarke; Scenes in the Storied Battle area of Artois; Mesopotamia and its future - article by Captain George Lloyd, M.P.; Hindenburg's Handiwork in France and Flanders; The lighter side of camp life in Egypt; West Point and Kitchener - An Anglo-American Reminiscence (article); Save or Starve - a talk about food economy; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Book
Features: Meeting the Challenge of Adaptive Re-use - in the city of Kitchener, Ontario - 410 King St. W., the Kaufman footwear complex; Downsizing and Privatizing in the Good Ol' 90s; Charles B. Ross and his Sash and Door Factory in Blackville; The Victorian Factory Phenomenon - Tales of the Cotton and Candy in New Brunswick - the Ganong Chocolate factory in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Modest moisture exposure near one corner else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A worthy copy. Book
78 pages. Features: Good Clear Cut Glass - Myths and misapprehensions cloud the Irish glass story; Mennonite Georgian - The Joseph Schneider Home, Kitchener, Ontario; Architectural Drawing in Quebec - Exhibition celebrates Quebec City's 375th anniversary; The Nation's Attic - The Smithsonian; The Potter's View of Canada - Canadian scenes on 19th century earthenware; Elizabeth and Jane - Their Work - Samplers; The Decoy in Canada; Horse Brasses - decorative pieces warded off the evil eye; The Weldon Collection - Specimens of China brought to the Colonies by the Early Settlers, Particularly the Loyalists - English Porcelain - Part III. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Cover photo of Chris Cattlin; Bobby Moore writes - a captain's lot is a happy one!; b/w photo of Paul Madeley (Leeds United); When George Best turned his back on United!; Colour photos of David Hogg (Dundee United) and Derek Possee (Millwall); Scotland's Super Saints; Football Ballet - photos; Great centerfold colour team photo of Burnley - Young stars of Turf Moor; b/w photo of David Smith (Rangers and Scotland); Colour photos of Bill Kitchener (Torquay) and Mick Doyle (Manchester City); Celtic - Chammpions of Europe!; Colour photo of Peter Dobing (Stoke City) on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Modest wear. A quality copy. Book
16 pages. Features: Kroll outlasts Dow for $2,000; Don January may march to front; Fay Whips Patty on final green; Johnstone succeeds at Palm Beach; 10 Bad Golf Habist and How to Cure Them; Photo of Cary Middlecoff; Group photo of Beverly Gammon, Wanda Sanches, Mrs. Ann Casey Johnstone and Jane Nelson at the Palm Beach Invitational; Photo of the Birdie powered golf cart; Photo of Maynard Ramsey receiving trophy from Dick Clewis after win at the Palma Ceia CC; Photo of Havana winner Louise Suggs and her pursuers Mary Lena Faulk and Fay Crocker; Photo of Ted Kroll who won at Tucson; One-page ad for the Lectracar Duo golf cart; Photo of four golfers in Bermuda, Knox Young, Jr., Fred Brand, John Roberts and Egon Quittner; Photo of John Jay Hopkins; Nice back page photo of four ladies from Kitchener, Ontario - Mrs. J.C. Richardson, Mrs. Leeo Schmatz, Mrs. James McCarley and Mrs. William Plomske; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Cover portrait of Major-General Launceot Edward Kiggell - Chief of the General Staff to Sir Douglas Haig. Feature: Great Leaders of the Allies in the West. The Campaign of the Mesopotamian Army (conclusion). Centerfold photos of Lord Kitchener in the Near East. Many black and white photos. Covers secured by tape. Book
108 pages. Features: Two-page ad for Electrohome televisions, of Kitchener, Ontario; The Operational Code of Pierre Elliott Trudeau; One-page colour-photo ad for the (green) Chrysler Newport Royal; Have I Ever Lied To You Before? - The Table Talk of Jerry Goodis; Two-page Volkswagen Beetle ad shows Beetle confronted by a 'gang' of North American cars; Colour Royal Bank ad features photo of 'Mary'; One-page colour-photo ad for Molson Canadian (in stubby bottle) beside fancy drink; Arrow shirt ad features colour photo of Toronto disc jockey "Jungle" Jay Nelson (of 1050 CHUM) and John McLeod; Keeping Toronto Hateful - Eight pages explain why any sensitive Canadian continues to live in such a rotten place(!); Toronto - Middle-Class capital of the world; Who's Who in the Toronto Power Game; Feature article on hockey player Derek Sanderson; Colour photos and interview with Derek's lady, Judy Martin; 20 Things You'd Better Know About the New Taxes, by Izzie Asper; The Sound of Mario Bernardi; Backing the Better Mousetrap - article on inventors taking their ideas to market, including Harold Humphreys who invented the Polypump, and Peter Davis; A Feast of Provinces - article on Canada by Al Purdy; Colour-photo ad for the Series 30 Chevy Van (RV) includes photo of A.R. Williams of Terence Bay, Halifax County, Nova Scotia; Canadian Club ad features colour photos of the Mudmen of New Guinea; One-page colour ad for the Chevrolet Vega; Classy one-page colour-photo ad for the 1972 Buick Centurion (green two-door); Article on television includes small photo of comedian Flip Wilson; Fiat black and white photo ad inside back cover features photo of Mr. Ferrari and the Fiat 128 he drives. Average wear. Unmarked. Minor bit of moisture exposure at bottom of coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Book
VI [ads], 55-124 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. Features: Ski-ing in Canada; With the Pearlers (Pearl Divers] of Northern Australia; Trans-Canada Airway - article includes informative map showing Canada's public airports, airports with lights, intermediate aerodromes and intermediate landing fields, and photos of land clearing for airports at Salmo, B.C., Kitchener, B.C., Coleman, Alberta, Amesdale, Ontario, and Yahk, B.C.; New Books; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this nice issue. Book
52 pages. Features: Full-page illustration of Miss Sweet Caporal II in flight; Flying Training - Ancient and Modern; New service inaugurated by Canadian Colonial Airways - article and photo of Douglas DC3 used on new Montreal-New York service; Full-page ad for Golf Flake cigarettes; The Light Aeroplane Business - includes brief write-ups of the many manufacturers plus many photos of their products; Nice full-page Fleet Aircraft ad features photo of the trainer model 7; Full-page ad by De Havilland features their Dragon Rapied; Nice Full-page Fairchild ad features their "Sekani"; Cessna ad; Transportation for the Department of Transport - with photo of dignitaries and their new Lockheed 12A; England's Ultra-Light Aeroplanes - article with photos of the Pou du Ciel, the Hillson Praga, and the Tipsy S-2, the Luton Minor, the Gordon Dove, the Luton Buzzard and the Kronfeld Ground Trainer; The Link Aviation Trainer - article with photo (forerunner of today's aircraft simulators); Know Your Instructors - brief write-ups and photos for trainers across Canada including R Goodwin of Toronto, W.T. Wrathall of Montreal, A.C. Finlayson of Kitchener, A.H. Brown of Bordercities, F. Hawthorne of Fort William, C.T. Kaake of Winnipeg, J.C. Charleson of Ottawa, H.B. Free of Kingston, J.G. Hames of Regina, A.H. Wilson of Vancouver, E.Taylor of Hamilton, C.E. Lloyd of Toronto, T.S. Senior of Brant-Norfolk, A.J. Smith of London, F. Gillies of St. Catherines, G.T. Steeves of Halifax, L.B. Stevenson of Cape Breton, M. Burbidge of Edmonton, A.F. Madore of Saskatoon, R.W. Ryan of Moose Jaw, F.H. Hartwick of St. John and J.H. Sandgathe of Calgary; Super illustrated Chevrolet centerfold ad; Flying Club Promenade - articles and brief write-ups of Canadian flying clubs; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - article with photos of the handsome new De Havilland Albatross; Explanation and illustrations of Primary and Advanced Training; The Students' Forum; Great full-page photo ad for the J.W.W. Corporation of Gananoque, Ontario which produces the Link Trainer; M.A.L.C. News; The Howard DGA-8 - article with photo; Cub Aircraft Limited ad; Fantastic "Bristol" Blenheim Bomber ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil ad on back cover features their Stanavo products and photo at the Toronto Flying Club of the plane which took Dick Merrill and John Lambie across the Atlantic to attend the Coronation; and more. Average wear. Covers partially loose from staples. Book
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CLIII - The Navy's Work in 1916. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
Pages 281-320. Chapters include "Lord Kitchener" and "The German Invasion of Luxemburg and Belgium". Photos include: Lord Roberts, Lord Wolseley, Hubert I.W. Hamilton, Earl Kitchener, Sir Evelyn Wood, Lord Charles Beresford, Sir F.R. Wingate, The Earl of Cromer, George W. Steevens, Sir Percy Girouard, Lord Grenfell, General De Wet, General Cronje, Lord Kitchener in Japan, Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide of Luxemburg, M. Eyschen, Belgian soldiers sniping from a bridge. Also included are an illustration of Gordon's last stand at Khartum, January 26, 1885, a one-page map illustrating British campaigns in Egypt, and several additonal battle-scene illustrations. Somewhat above-average external wear. Ink stamp to front cover, otherwise unmarked. Three-inch opening to bottom of coverfold. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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
Pages 385-420. Please note: pages 399-406 missing. Features: Cover illustration of Lieutenant Miller of the King's (Liverpool Regiment) driving back Germans at Givenchy; Przemysl - Fallen to the Russians after a Long Seige; Illustration of how the enemy's mines float downstream resulting in the loss of battle-ships in the Dardanelles; Photos of Lord Kitchener at Liverpool and Manchester Parades; Two-page illustration by Richard Caton Woodville depicts an heroic attack by the King's (Liverpool Regiment) on German trenches; Photos of City (London) Volunteers as the National Guard marches to the Palace; Large photo of an unexploded german 42 cm. Howitzer shell; Two-page spread with photos, names and ranks of dozens of British officers killed in action; Two-page illustration by John de G. Bryan depicting the gallant attack on the Givenchy Ridge which contributed to the Neuve Chapelle Victory; Interesting photo-illustrated article on the disinfection of wounds; Fight for the Narrows - three photos including one of the French battle-ship "Bouvet" before it was lost to a mine; Photos of five ships prior to their being lost or damaged - H.M.S. Inflexible, the French battleship Gaulois, H.M.S. Irresistable, H.M.S. Ocean and the German cruiser Karlshruhe; Wonderful full-page illustrated at for Buchanan's Scotch Whiskies shows food ship coming up the Thames at night; Touching full-page Oxo ad shows commrades at the bedside of a wounded friend in Northern France; Beecham's Pills ad inside back cover; Wana-Ranee (Ceylon Perfume) ad on back cover; Many other magnificent vintage ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
80 pages. Beautiful cover illustration of Canada Geese by A.J. Casson. Features: Colour photo ad for Eversharp pens and pencils inside front cover; Beautiful Toronto model Betty Syme featured with her son 3-year old son Paddy in a multi-photo ad for Ipana toothpaste; The Last Delegate, fiction by Margaret Lewerth; Stuttering Can Be Cured, by George W. Kisker; Big Larry of U.B.C. - Norman Archibald MacRae MacKenzie is President, by Clyde Gilmour; Hut Scene, fiction by Ralph Allen; Stries Without Strife, by Clarence H. Curtis; They Won't Go Home - Homeless, hopeless, buffeted by propaganda, a quarter million world war II Displaced Persons (DP's) rot in exile rather than face the real or fancied terrors of home, by Blair Fraser; Fall of the Sparrow, fiction by Robert Fontaine; Full-page Karsh colour photo of Field Marshall Viscount Alexander of Tunis, 17th Governor-General of Canada; Ballerina Tamara Toumanova - article with six photos; The Gift - fiction by Louis Kaye; Are The Russians Mad?, by Eddy Gilmore; Happy Island - Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, with photos; Nice full-page colour ad for Bulova; Colour photo ad for Caterpillar Diesel; Fantastic colour full-page ad for the Oldsmobile Series 66 Club Sedan with Hydra-Matic Drive; Colour Northern Electric ad displays their range of radios, waching machines, refrigerators and electric ranges; Beautiful full-page colour Pontiac ad features a 4-door model; 2-page black and white Buick ad; Full-page colour ad by Erven Lucas Bols, a Dutch Distiller, thanks Canada for liberating their country from the Nazis; Full-page ad for Fleet Aircraft featuring the Canuck; Interesting ad by Blue Top Brewing Company of Kitchener, Ontario presents details of 'The Expanding Home'; Colour ad by O'Keefe's Brewing Company on back cover features Southern Ontario - Canada's Industrial Province; plus many more wonderful ads and short articles. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Address label atop front cover. A superior copy of this magnificent vintage issue. Book