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Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo of U.S. Bomber above destroyed Focke-Wulf factory at Marienburg; Before and after aerial photos of the ruined Focke-Wulf factory; Photo-illustrated reportage on Portugal's agreement to let Britain use the Azores as a base; Five photos of the French recovery of Corsica - landing scenes and Bastia's fall; Six photos of general interest in Italy, plus one-page photo of Naples refugees overlooking their city from the mountains; Twelve excellent photos in and around Naples, freed by the Allies - scenes of devastation; Five photos of Danes overturning a prison van to rescue patriots; Dramatic aerial photos of the Schweinfurt factory raid; Centrefold illustration of scene in hangar below deck of the H.M.S. "Indomitable"; Seven photos of captured German weapons on display in Moscow; Ten photos illustrate"The Great Soviet Summer Offensive of 1943"; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Michael Sadler, John Winant, Sir Guy Granet, Sir Thomas Artemus Jones, Lord Suirdale, Frof. W.M. Tattersall, Lord Wavell with his wife and daughter Felicity; Facsimile of wanted poster for General Mihailovich and General Tito from the nazi-controlled Belgrade paper; Illustrations show the evolution of midget submarines since 1776; Two pages of "Dilbert" cartoons by Richard Osborn help airmen avoid errors; and more. Spine taped. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 365-392. Features: Nice colour B.S.A. one-page ad shows 'dicycle' being driven down boardroom table(!); Cover photo of 6-inch gun captured intact after Rommel's retreat; One page with six photos closely displaying the captured 6-inch gun; Photos of new German gun's muzzle break; Photos of signs in the North African desert; Three photos of General De Gaulle with fighting French forces in the Middle East; The Desert's Dusty Face (article with three dust storm photos); One-page aerial photo of Gialo Oasis - Italian Desert base raided by British Mobile Force; Russia Fighting On (article); Three interesting pages of graphics present household energy-consuming devices and their rates of fuel consumption, how households typically consume energy, and how to keep weekly track of fuel consumption - including instructions to read electricity and gas meters; Two pages with twelve dramatic photos of action in Stalingrad and on the Caucasus Front; Amazing centrefold aerial photo of Stalingrad under siege, showing fires raging in famous factories used as fortresses; Three photos from the New Guinea Front; Three photos of U-boat - going, going, gone; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Kaiser at launching of one of his "Liberty" ships - build in 10 days; Photo of crowd of Japanese waiting on the Quayside at Lourenco Marques to board a repatriation ship; Air photo of bombs exploding on deck of whale-oil ship in dock at Cherbourg during "Boston" bomber attack; Two photos of attacks on German positions in Norway; Fascinating page of drawings of shoe styles illustrate "A new phase in modern warfare - both in England and France wood is now being used instead of leather for the soles of shoes; Six nice photos of women's fashions, 1942-1943; Thirteen photos of personalities of the week include Sq. Ldr. D.A.G. Parry, Wendell Willkie in Moscow with Stalin, Lieut.-Colonel Beckles Wilson, and Prebendary Carlile; Nice back cover colour ad for Dewar's White Label Scotch Whisky shows chess game in progress. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 473-500 plus advertorial covers. Features: Photos of German troops in Junkers 52 aircraft plus photo of planes in flight; Photos of the people of Marseilles being evacuated; Photo of mountain of landmine casings waiting to be charged in Palestine - a big local industry; Photos of 25-pounder guns on Valentine tank chassis on the Tunisian front; Photo of bomb-damaged London football ground being repaired for Easter Sunday; Photo of Berlin fire at Dresdner Bank (caption is partially censored - very uncommon for this publication); 3 photos of new German conical landmine recently discovered in Africa; Three photos of Britain's 'Tank Busters', the Hurricane II-D; Six photos of the amphibious Jeep used by the U.S. Army; Seven photos of the Greeks' revived ' Sacred Brigade" of Thebes; Six photos of the Allies' victorious advance in Tunisia, including General Montgomery; Two pages with twelve excellent photos illustrate Tunisia operations; Dramatic centrefold illustration of a convoy of 31 ME. 323s shot down in the Gulf of Tunis; Photos of personalities of the week include Longchamp racegoers running for cover as American bombers attack, The Duke of Portland, Thomas C. Dugdale, Steven Spurrier, Algernon Newton, British prisoners repatriated from Italy, Baron F. D'Erlanger, C.B. Crouch, Sir Courtauld Thomson, and The Duke of Connaught; Four photos of the Hawker Typhoon - fastest and most heavily-armed fighter in the world; Just released photo of Mitchell bomber taking off from the "Hornet" to attack Tokyo last year; Photo of "Hornet" and crew being inspected by Colonel Knox, Secretary of the U.S. Navy; Four illustrations of the work of the Royal Observer Corps - watchers of the skys; Two pages with eleven illustrations depicting life inside a British submarine on patrol; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Archival tape along coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this excellent WWII issue. Book
Pages 73-112.. Features: Photos of the 13-day ordeal of Captain Kurt Carlsen and Kenneth Dancy aboard the stricken "Flying Enterprise" - and its sinking; Photos of Falmouth's welcome to Captain Carlsen and other participants in the drama of the "Flying Enterprise"; Photos of Princess Margaret's trip to Scotland and her return to England; Photo of the first Aer Lingus crash - a Dakota went down killing 23 people; Rebuilding war-damaged London churches; Panamanian oil tanker "Sovac Radiant" is refloated by six tugs; French steamer "Agen" sinks; The second "Battle" of Tel-El Kebir; Laying power cable by helicopter; Two photos of the Vickers Valiant jet bomber in flight - the only completed copy crashed on 12 January; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold shows the last few moments of the "Flying Enterprise"; Photos of people of the week, including Private William Speakman who was recently awarded the V.C.; Five photos of Winston Churchill visiting President Truman in Washington; New Anglo-Arabian Treaty; Two pages of photos from the Kon-Tiki; Discovery of Minoan treasures in Crete beneath the palace of Phaistos; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 273 - 312. Features: Lovely colour ad for the De Havilland Comet used by British Overseas Airways Corporation shows plane in flight; Photos of avalanche terror in the Alps - engulfed villages; Great two-page photo of the start of the famous Tasman Ocean Yacht Race; Wow - two illustrated pages describe the Alberta tar sands "containing four times the rest of the world's known oil reserves"; Photos of personalities of the week, including Spain's first ambassador to Britain since 1946, Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, and his wife; Two pages of photos of the marriage of the Shah of Iran (Persia) to his new Empress, formerly Miss Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari; Photo-illustrated article on the Life of John Maynard Keynes; The Gold Coast's first steps in democracy - election photos; Two pages of photos of U.N. troops in winter war action in central Korea; Centerfold photo of incredible devastation caused by the Mount Lamington eruption; Mice demonstrate road safety in Glasgow!; Photo of huge B 36 Bomber; Restoration of St. George's Hall, King's Lynn - believed to be England's largest medieval guildhall; photos of new French and British weapons; Photos illustrated how bulky files of newspapers are transfered to tiny rolls of microfilm; Amazing photos of lying squirrels in flight; Swedish ballets; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather toilet powder inside back cover; Nice colour ad for Jacob & Co's Cream Crackers on back cover; and more. Cover holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 365-392. Features: Cover photo of the burning town of Cassino; Excellent one-page Karsh photo-portrait of Lieutenant-General Henry Ducan Graham Crerar, D.S.O., Commander of the First Canadian Army; Two pages of illustrations and text explaining life at medium bomber stations in Britain; One-page portrait of Marshal Pavel Alexeyevitch Rotmistrov who commands probably the largest tank group on the Eastern Front; Article entitled "Russians Approach the Inner Fortress" includes aerial map of Berlin showing considerable bomb damage; One-page Pictorial Map of the terrain of Russia's advance in the Balkans; The Battle of Berlin - seven aerial photos of utter devastation; The Battle of Cassino - seven photos of the terrain and conflict scenes; Incredibly hellish 1.75 page photo of smoke and fire in Cassino; U.S. Conquest of the Marshall Islands - scenes on Kwajalein Atoll, Namur Island, and Darry Island; Photos of the successful raid on Truk - burning Japanese cruiser, seaplane base at Dublon Town, fires on Eten Island, and fires on Dublon Island; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Charles Cavendish, Susan Travers, J.S. Bache, G. Stronach, O.C. Wingate, Maj.-Gen. Alexander M. Patch, Sergeant Thomas C. Derrick, Sir Frederick Wall, M. Kallay, General Sztojay, Rt. Rev. G.A. Hollis and General E. De C. De Castelnau; Photos of "Salute the Soldier" in London; Photo of German Gigant Wicking, 7000 RS flying-boat; Photo of ten miles of the French coast taken from the British side; Presentation to Lord Gort; Two aerial photos of bombing at the Creil Railway marshalling yards in France; Photos of Churchill visiting U.S. troops in Britain; Photos of artifacts from Nishapur, Iran; Nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Clear archival tape along coverfold. Note: this copy was never stapled. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 485-528.. Features: Nice colour ad for the Walpamur Co Ltd. inside front cover; One-page Daimler car ad features the Regency Mk. II and Conquest Century; Nice one-page ad for the British Iron and Steel Federation features large illustrations of labourers; One-page ad for the Olivetti Summa 15 adding/listing machine; Nice one-page ad for Standard Cars; Great photos of the Wansdyke underground depository for records and valuables - offering full protection in this H-bomb age; The old U.S. lake steamer "Ticonderoga" makes her last voyage by land; Scenes from nationalist-held Quemoy Island - an armed camp only 5 miles from the Chinese mainland; Nuclear test tower in Nevada; Smoke from the biggest atomic explosion of 1955; Latest version of the B-52 bomber; Maiden flight of the French Super Mystere B-1; Lieut.-Colonel Robert R. Scott and the Thunderstreak jet fighter he flew from Los Angeles to New York in less than four hours; One-page photo portrait of Professor Sir Alexander Fleming; Latest discoveries at Sakkara - article with photos; Two pages of photos illustrate excavation of the Mastaba of the reign of Udimu, fifth Pharaoh of the first dynasty, at Sakkara; Photo of Choe En-Lai, The Panchen Lama, Mr. Mao Tse-Tung, the Dalai Lama and Mr. Liu Shao-Chi at a Peking banquet celebrating the Tibetan New Year; Centerfold photos shows how the Windsor chari may be assembled in ten seconds; Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery mountaineers from plane - his photos are presented; Photos of !3 personalities of the week include Mrs. Wintringham, Hashim Khan, Mr. J.A. Milne, King Tribhuvana and Mr. Imre Nagy; The C.P.R. ferry boat Princess of Vancouver has an electrically-driven bow propeller; Margot Fonteyn; Winston Churchill feeds chicken to zoo lion; Mr. Donald Campbell's turbo-jet hydroplane Blue Bird on Ullswater; Sir Robert Howe with the Prime Minister of the Sudan; Lovely colour ad for the Humber Hawk car inside back cover; Nice colour-ad for Double Diamond on back cover. and.more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 761-808. Features: Nice colour ad for six models of Kodak camera inside front cover; One-page ad for the Daimler Conquest auto; Excellent half-page photo ad for Aston Martin entitled "From le Mans to Runnymede'; Dramatic photos of the result of the crash which slice off the bow of the British Railways ship 'Duke of York'; Royal photos; Phillip gets his wings; Jordan Revisited - article with photos of Jordan, King Hussein, Palestinian refugee camp; House-trained otter of Mrs. Puggaard in Denmark; Training horses for Coronation Day; Extensive rehearsals for Coronation Day; Photos of personalities of the week, including Brig.-General E.N. Tandy, Crown Prince Akihito; Edward Shanks, Monsieur C. Kastally of Tunis, and some members of the 1953 Everest Expedition to be led by Colonel John Hunt; Pablo Picasso with his 'Goat and Bottle' sculpture; The 280-mm artillery guns which willl be used to fire the world's first atomic shell in Nevada; Two pages of photos and information on Laos - its King and Capital, and the fortified plain of Jars; Centerfold photo of Everest from the 20,000 foot level on Pumori; Photos of mountain climbing training and practice with oxygen equipment prior to the English assault on Everest; Photos of Navy helicopters in Malaya; Photo of the Canberra bomber which set a new world altitude record, and her pilot, Wing Commander W.F. Gibb; Photo of wrecked B.O.A.C. Comet which crashed after takeoff from Calcutta on May2nd; M. Jean Rousseau's pocke submarine in action; Wow - photo of a very early drone - an Australian-designed Jindivik Mark I pilotless jet is tested at Woomera; Photo of the Short SB5 adjustable wing research aircraft in flight; Photos of the Queen's Faberge Beasts - lent for a London exhibition; Recent Royal photos; Photos of the latest British fighting vehicles - the Field Mouse, universal tracked carrier and Saracen infantry carrier; Photos of the Queen at the Old Vic to watch 'King Henry VIII"; Jumping Frogs; Colour-illustrated Good Year ad inside back cover features the coat-of-arms of James Andrew Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie; Nice colour-illustrated Dry Sack ad on back cover shows the Seville Cathedral; and more. Four-inch opening at top of coverfold. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., Second Impression; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. A Directorate of Public Relations (Royal Air Force) Monograph, collecting nine short stories concerning men of Bomber Command. Published a month after the first edition. It was the unhappy negotiations surrounding publication of this title and 'How Sleep the Brave' (1943) that led Bates finally to break his relationship with the house of Jonathan Cape. Literary agent Laurence Pollinger became his champion and, in taking charge of his affairs, organised the historic switch from Cape to Michael Joseph with whom Bates remained for the rest of his writing life. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. See Eads, A41.
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.189.
8vo., First Edition, with a full-page photograph and numerous diagrams in the text, and a large folding map; original blue cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a near fine copy. WITH A LONG T.L.s FROM SIR ALAN COBHAM ON FLIGHT REFUELLING LTD STATIONERY TO V H RABY, DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE AIR MINISTRY. Cobham's detailed letter concludes 'The Report may be regarded as a supplement to Mr. Latimer-Needham's book 'Refuelling in Flight' which appeared in 1950. Together these two publications cover the whole history of research and development leading up to the adoption of flight refuelling on the V-class bombers'. With the separately printed Explanatory Note mounted on front free endpaper verso.
24 pages. The wartime theme affects many aspects of this issue. Features: Nice Camel cigarette ad inside front cover features illustration of air crew prepping a bomber, and Jeanne Flaherty; Brief bio and small photo of Orlando Rigoni; Cute child's description of husbands; Sierra Pine Toilet Soap ad; I Want to Know Why (fiction); How to make babyfood; Ida Lupino - The Poor Man's Bette Davis - article with photos; Dinner menus suggestions; The Power of Listening; Illustrated ad for KRSC radio in Seattle; Pride Goeth Before Victory - an intriguing article which begins by stating that "We Americans don't really hate anybody - not the Germans, or even the Japs. Probably the only people we actively dislike are the British."; Food for Thought - an illustrated feature of interesting world facts; Nice illustrated Airway Coffee ad mentions coffee rationing; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Center page nearly loose. This vintage issue provides nostalgic insight to American homelife during the second world war. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with 14 plates on 8, and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text and endpaper maps; sand cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The US edition was first published in 1976.
214 pages including index, bibliography and black and white illustrations. Pays tribute to all those who served as flyers in the Royal Canadian Air Force (fighter, bomber, coastal, and transport commands). Tells the individual stories of the Canadian pilots, gunners, navigators and bomb aimers who flew in the greatest war the world has ever known." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy. Book
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first photographic treatment from the German viewpoint.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and Operation CHASTISE, arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. This book formed the basis of Michael Anderson's classic feature film (1954) of the same name starring Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd and Nigel Stock. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121
8vo., Second Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, rear free endpaper very lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, small fade mark at extreme head of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (just affecting title) at head of backstrip, frayed at tail of backstrip and mildly browned at rear panel. Published in the same year as the first impression. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as the official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, two small erasures on front paste-down, top and fore-edge lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities, chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, and with long closed tear across rear panel. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
8vo., Twelfth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1951. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (all recording the first edition).
8vo., Fifth Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12; navy cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities. SIGNED IN PENCIL ON TITLE BY DAM BUSTERS VETERANS JOHNNY JOHNSON (T-Tommy) AND LES MUNRO (W-Willie), AND ADDITIONALLY BY MARY STOPES-ROE (daughter of Barnes-Wallis). A photograph with printed signature of Richard Todd (Wing Commander Guy Gibson in Michael Anderson's well-known film) is mounted on front free endpaper. Published a year after the first edition. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as an official march of the Royal Air Force. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
30 pages. Features: Spotless Pigs, and Radios for the Hens - the change in Canadian farming is staggering, and so is the investment - Robert and Harold Lawrie sell only superior pigs, Aubrey Livingston operates an automated dairy farm; Reginald Hartman sells 14,000 rabbits a year, Feathercrest Farms partners include Jack Ungerman, Samuel Mandel, William Garfat, and Leonard Rosenberg; The Night George Drew Smashed a Reporter in the Face - and other exotic, fantastic and entirely ridiculous true adventures from an upcoming book by, yes folks, Old Rawhide himself, Max Ferguson; Fantastic 2 page colour ad for 3 Chrysler Models for 1968 - the Fury, Monaco and New Yorker; Here is a peak that soars two miles above the Yukon - Mount Saskatchewan - and here are the four intrepid mountaineers who tamed it (well, almost) - Gertrude Smith, Wendy Teichmann, Andrea Rankin, Helen Butling; Thou Shalt Not... - Bylaw Abiding Etobicoke, by Tom Alderman; "You Get Stompted on a lot in 19 Years" - Winnipeg Blue Bomber Quarterback Ken Ploen; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.301.
