Chesterton, G.K.; Et alMareMagnum
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Pages 881-921 plus advertising covers. Features: Cover illustration of new American idea using mirror to protect bank tellers from gun-toting robbers; Six captioned photos of the Nonni Front / Tsitsihar and the relics of the original cause of trouble between the Japanese and Chinese in Manchuria; Review of "The Coinage of England" by Charles Oman; Photos of horse racing; Photo of burning passenger steamer the L.M.S. "Duke of Lancaster"; Photos of sinking of the "Nautilus", the first submarine to attempt reaching the North Pole; Photo of Bert Hinkler, the first airman to fly solo from South America to West Africa; Photo of J.A. Mollison's Gipsy moth upside-down in an Egyptian maize field; Photos of Jammu - occupied by British troops after riots; Bronze-age discover in Cyprus - prehistoric snake-worship; Two excellent photos show New York City's skyline (overlooking Central Park) twenty-five years ago and now (dramatic difference); Two pages of photos (and captions) of New York skyscrapers; Five photos of Captain C.W.R. Knight and white-headed sea-eagle "Miss America" - trained to falconry; Two photos of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Haile Salassie; Photo of Miss Peggy Salaman feeding one of her lion cubs; Photos of the Indian Conference ending and the Burman Conference beginning; Photos of personalities of the week include E.G. Pretyman, Maj.-General Sir P. Hambro, Mr. S.R.C. Bosanquet, Lady Bruce, Maj.-Gen. Sir David Bruce, Dr. Sze of China, Yotaro Sugimura, Mr. Yoshizawa, Yehudi Menuhin performing at the Albert Hall, Mr. C.J. Longmore - the first man to loop-the-loop in a glider in England; Preparing the New Gorilla Group for the Natural History Museum; Four photos of mural discovered in Little Missenden's 12th century church; Five photos of scenes in new film "Tsar Lenin"; Photos of Christmas gift suggestions; plus many nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Features: Cover photo of the submarine that breached Zeebrugge Mole being towed behind a destroyer; The St. George's Day Raids - article by Archibald Hurd which includes map showing where the block-ships were sunk and the viaduct was breached; Page of photos of the heroes who led the naval raid at Zeebrugge includes Commander R.S. Sneyd, Capt. H.C. Halahan, Lieut. R. Bourke, Lieut. Stuart Bonham-carter, Wing-Commander Frank A. Brock, Leiut, R.D. Sandford, Commander Hamilton Benn, Vice-Admiral Sir roger Keyes, Capt. A.F.B. Carpenter and Admiral Sir R. Y. Tyrwhitt; Two pages of illustrations show how fog screens and star-shells were used at Zeebrugge; Superb two-page aerial photo of Zeebrugge (with an inset diagram of the harbour) indicates the positions of the sunk ships; G.K. Chesterton article includes two photos of the military funeral for celebrated German Airman Captain Baron Von Richthofen; One-page photo of the heavily damaged funnels of H.M.S. "Vindictive" after the Zeebrugge mole attack; Two pages of illustrations and text explain the objectives and results of the naval raid - Zeebrugge mole and harbour - and the submarine explosion; Half-page photo looking aft from the forecastle of H.M.S. "Vindictive" shows mantleted bridge, etc.; Great half-page photo shows dozens of the cheering crew of H.M.S. "Vindictive" cheering as their ship returns safely to port, with Captain Carpenter visible with his arm in a sling; Two more half-page photos of the heavily-damaged H.M.S. "Vindictive" back in port; Six photos crew members of the H.M.S. "Vindictive" and their damaged vessel; Centrefold illustration of landing on the mole from "Vindictive"; Two-page illustration of Marines from the "Vindictive" charging along the mole; Page of photos of "Vindictive", "Iris", and "Daffodil" after the Zeebrugge attack; One-page illustration of the wounded being rescued under fire on Zeebrugge mole; Five photos of last honours for the Zeebrugge heroes - The Dover Funeral; Wonderful illustrated back cover ad for Gentlemen's Spring Suits offered by Chas. Baker & Co's; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: In a Submarine in War-Time - Perils and harships; Billy the Kid - Photo-illustrated article on his demise at the hand of Sheriff P.F. Garrett; The Valley of Wonders - The first description and photos ever published of Red Rock Canyon in Southern California; Photo of ostrich-powered cart in Pasadena, California - the ostrich is named 'Black Diamond' and is worth $2k!; The Golden Image; In Quest of Cannibals - part 2 - Exploration and adventure in New Guinea - with interesting photos; Brief photo-illustrated article of an Indian juggler who lifts heavy weights with his eyelids; Snipe-Hunting; A Sapper's Night Out; On Foot Through South America - part 1 - Author tramped the entire terrible length of the Andes, a feat probably never accomplished before - with nice photos; On the Trail of the Big Black Elk - Hunting adventure in the Umpqua Mountains of Oregon; My South African Adventures - part 4 - In Search of Kruger's Millions; Cutting Ships in Halves - Photo-illustrated article on how a difficult transport problem was solved; Desert Flying - part 2 - The difficulties of flying over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia; The Saving of Freddie Wilson - The incredible story of how Negro woman Agnes Henderson witnessed the Mexican murder of an American couple, saved their son, and took him to Tampico to return him to his relatives; African Snakes. Unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Paris, Hachette, vi + 185pp avec 88 gravures (dont 30 palnches hors texte), dos réparé, peu usé, dans la série "Bibliothèque des Merveilles"
PARIS, Sté des electriciens & electroniciens -In-4 - broché - Nombreux shémas - 168 pages - propre
LONDRES, L.T.A. Robinson Ltd - Revue in-folio de 16 pages - 1/2 Reliure - illustrations NB ou couleurs, certaines PP ou sur double page - Plans, dessins & cartes 1942 - N° 22 Avril, 23 Mai, 24, juin, 25, juillet, 28, octobre, 29, novembre, 30, décembre 1943 - N° 31, janvier, 32, fevrier, 34, avril, 35, mai, 37, juillet, 38, août, 39, septembre, 40, octobre, 41, novembre, 42, décembre 1944 - N° 43, janvier, 47, mai, 49, juillet, 51, septembre, 52, octobre, 54, décembre 1945 - N°) 61, juillet - Soit 24 Numéros
34 pages. Features: Cover illustration of USMC men firing anti-aircraft gun; Hurlburt Motor Truck Co. ad inside front cover says their trucks are first in New York City; Oliver Typewriter ad; Nice Victrola ad includes photos of Martinelli, Alda, DeLuca and Zimbalist; Title page illustration by F.G. Cooper depicts rivetman in pose of attacking soldier with bayonet; The 343 Stays Up (after submarine attack); Adventures with the Crumbling Russian Army (part 2) - great photo-illustrated article; Editorials discuss apprehension about France, the high cost of sailoring, Milwaukee's War-Aid subscriptions, what the enemy knows, and more; The Man Who Cost $50,000; Mobilizing Noah's Ark - two pages of photos illustrating the many animals used in the war effort; Conquering Wound Infection - Some remarkable achievements in surgery and chemiotherapy - article with photo of U.S. Army surgeons at the War Demonstration Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute, with Dr. Carrel in center; Fantastic two-color centerfold ad for the new REO light four car; The Secret of the Frame House; Ad for Toliver puncture-proof tire tubes; Half-page illustrated ad for Selden Trucks at a bridge construction scene; Nice illustrated quarter-page ad for Stewart Motor Trucks; Full-page ad inside back cover for the American Tobacco Company features letter, signed by its President, Percival S. Hill, which explains how the company's entire output of "Bull Durham" tobacco has been put at the disposal of the war effort; Nostalgic back cover two-color ad for Ever-Ready Safety Razors explains how they've been adopted by Uncle Sam for use by the Army and Navy. Average wear. Binding intact. Bits of writing on front cover. A sound vintage copy of this excellent WWI issue. Book
xii, 244 p. illus. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
Many excellent black and white illustrations. Contents: Chapter CXCIV - The United States at War - the rupture of relations with Germany, Woodrow Wilson's Policy, Last Hopes of Peace, German Ships in American Ports, Attempts to bully Mr. Gerard, German attempts to reopen negotiations, arming of American ships, Pacifist Demonstration in Washington (with photo), more submarine crimes, text of the President's message, Military unpreparedness, German Plots, Public Opinion, The Joffre and Balfour Missions, Adoption of Conscription, The Army Draft Law, American troops for France, General Pershing, The Liberty Loan, and more. Front cover illustration of Major-General Pershing, in command of U.S. forces in France. Somewhat above-average wear. Soiling to front cover. Sound copy. Please note: readers of this part are encouraged to read Part 59 (American Opinion and the First Years of the War) and Part 140 (The End of American Neutrality). Magazine
Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Front cover portrait of Rear-Admiral Reginal Tupper, C.B., Commander of the Blockade Squadron. Contents: Chapter CXCV - The Blockades, 1915-17, British and German Methods; The British Blockade of Germany, The German Submarine War on Enemies and Neutrals; German Crimes Against "The Fellowship of the Sea"; Scope and Limitations of the British Blockade; The Muckle Flugga Hussars; The Peel Committee's Report; Bringing Neutral Ships into Harbour; Discussions with the U.S.; German Evasions of the Blockade; Work of the British Censorship, A Study of German Crimes, The Rappahannock, the North Wales and Artist, The Alnwick Castle, The Kildale, The Caithness, Sufferings of Scandinavian Seamen, The Belgian Prince, German Motives and Methods, Universal Demand for Reparation by Germany. Covers heavily worn and detached as one but present. Textblock sound. Magazine
Dozens of great black and white photos. Cover air photo of the German Submarine Base at Ostend. Theme of this issue: The Use of the Aircraft. Contents include: pre-war expectations of the Royal Flying Circus; The Royal Naval Air Service; Machines and Engines in Possession of the R.F.C. in August, 1914; how output was increased; the aerial preparedness of Belgium, of France, and of Germany; The Albatros; The Fokker; The Aviatik and other German Machines; German Engines; French and Italian Aeroplaines and Engines; Work of the R.F.C.; Reconnaissance Artillery 'spotting'; anti-aircraft guns; low flying; long-range scouting; air fighting; the value of 'stunts'; long-distance raids; darts; bomb dropping; photography; 'Camoflauge'; work of the R.N.A.S.; Seaplanes; 'Blimps'; Coast Patrol Airships; Bombing of Submarines; Attacks on enemy ships; food carrying for Kut; the Jutland Battle; Seaplaine Carriers; 'Contact' Aeroplanes; Typical Experiences; Casualties; Formation Flying. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
This issue devoted to "Dutch Neutrality 1914-1917". Profusely illustrated with black and white contemporary photos. Contents: the fear of war in 1914; the Dutch frontier; military precautions and mobilization; contraband and Dutch supplies; The Rhine Acts; The Netherlands Oversea Trust; Smuggling; The German Submarine War; Outrages on Dutch Shipping; The Maria; The Medea; The Bandoeng; The Tubantia; The Berkelstroom; The Blommersdijk; Attitude of the Dutch Government towards German Lawlessness; Dutch Internment Camps; German Aircraft over Dutch Territory; The Belgian Deportees; German Propaganda; Economic Problems; Trade and the Blockade; Food Difficulties; Industry and Finance; Conditional Prosperity. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how John Alfred Jordan captured a collection of African animals to be shipped to Zoos in Europe; A Tragedy in the Clouds - Frenchmen Sergeant Legendre and Adjutant Casale of the French Aviation Service bring down their eighth German plane piloted by a German named Haspel; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part I - Juliet Bredon and her husband toured temples in China; The Man Who Found Himself - munitions worker William Francis claims to have entirely lost his memory for two years after an injury; Across Germany to Freedom - Part I - French soldiers Georges Prieur and Tristan du Tartre escape from Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; When the Dam Burst - a 'Santa Rosa' (South American monsoon) causes a night of terror at the harbour works of the 'Obras del Nuevo Puerto de la Capital' in Argentina; Almost a Tragedy - forgetful nearly results in multiple deaths; Between the Devil and the Deep - a French fishing-smack sinks a German submarine - article with photos; When the Fuses Spluttered - Roy Norton, F.R.G.S. escapes death in a mine by seconds; Buried Alive - injury while filming 'The Jarvis Case'; A Fight With An Ostrich - the awful plight of engineer Geo. Daws who tried to cross an ostrich 'camp' during their breeding season; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Sign at the Gallows, The Law & The Lackey; The Pirates of the 'Flowery Land' - mutiny and murder on the high seas between London and Singapore; The Hidden City - Tulum is located in the thick jungle of the Yucatan; Bethlehem's Distressing Christmas Scenes - festive occasion marred by petty quarrels of rival sects;The Last of the Bandits - The Poe-Hart Gang terrorizes Oklahoma by robbing banks and fighting sheriff's posses; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-24 [ads]. Covers partially loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Pages 227-251. Features: Photo of the ACCRA, the first passenger liner to use the new Langton River Entrance at Liverpool; Introducting the W.S.S. Negative Bank; Branch News; Naval Craft; A Day with the First Submarine Squadron; Merchant Ships; Passenger Liners Today; Photos of new bulk carriers - The Simandou, Orion, Polarvik and Tank Princess; Perth Harbour; Warship Quiz; Echoes of the Past; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Pages 145-164 (20 pages in this issue). Features: Why the Money Trust Wants War - The Sham Peace Societies - Part VII, by Charles A. Collman; Germany's Relation to Russia and to England, by Rudolph Eucken; The "Saturday Evening Post" Grows Vicous - this publication has grown vicously anti-German after beginning the war neutral - in fact they published a series of articles by Irwin S. Cobb - a linkage is made to the increase in advertising by munition factories in that publication; The Future of the Submarine, by Aleister Crowley; Notable American Hyphenates - a list of Americans pushing for war; A "Herald" Exposure Exposed - a sickly attempt to aid the English-French-Russian loan commission; Ireland Fails to Uphold England - Tory Newspaper Admits Failure of British Recruiting in the Emerald Isle; The War of 1920 (Continued); Zeppelins; Bulgaria; Our Recent Victories; Armenian Atrocities in England; The Allies' Offensive; "The Fatherland" and the Passaic Library; Belgium under German Rule, by Louis Viereck; Full-page ad for Budweiser on back cover features a Jeffersonian theme; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Vincennes, Service historique de la Marine, 1995. In-8 - Broché - Couvertrure souple illustrée en couleurs - Préface d'Etienne Taillemite - Nombreuses Illustrations - 365 pages - bon état
88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: The End of the Master Bandit - The Death of Emiliano Zapata; The Women Snake-Charmers of Mount Popa, Burma (Myanmar); The Revenge of the Kuki Khels - a grim story from the North-West frontier of India; Photo of storehouse of human skulls and bones beneath church at Hythe, Kent; In Quest of Cannibals - part 1 - Exploration and Adventure in Unknown New Guinea - with great photos; Desert Flying - part 1 - over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Persia; Morrison's Moose - adventure at a logging camp near the borders of Maine and New Brunswick; Relief Worker's Adventures - part IV - thrilling illustrated experiences among the war victims of Armenia, Syria and Persia; My Day with Royalty - at a Royal Review in Siam; The Sheep Thief; My South African Adventures - part 3; The Bear Man; The Adventures of Newspaper-Man - part VI - odd experiences as an emigrant; Trapped in a Sunken Submarine; Black Man's Magic - amazing photo-illustrated article in the fetish and witchcraft practiced in the Belgian Congo; 'Twixt The Snake and the Rock - thrilling adventure while mountain climbing near Delolali, India; Dragged by an Airship; The Apostle of the Coco-nut (Coconut) - a man in the German New Guinea Islands professes coco-nuts are the proper and only food for man - article with many photos. Openings to and loss from backstrip. Minor moisture-induced undulating. A worthy copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
in-8°, 281 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, 1 pl. h.t. depl., gloss., broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire. [GE-1][CA-10]
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (33 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 224 p. B/w and color ills. and documents in Ottoman Turkish. 500 copies were printed. A privately limited published edition. Rare. Osmanli bahriyesinde ilk denizaltilar: Abdülhamid ve Abdülmecid.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, page edges faintly tanned; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. An excellent, if grim, record providing details of each loss. Approximately half the losses relate to WWII. Law 1114.
xv, 364 pp. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Offers a colourful and thoroughly researched account of Canada's silent service, from its unexpected inauguration in British Columbia on the first day of the Great War to its uncertain future today. Celebrates the individuals who dedicated and in some instances gave their lives to Canada's submarine service." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Moderate lean to spine. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Cooke [3] p.69 Book
PARIS, A. Lemerre. 1933 - In-12In-12 Carré - Broché - 244 pages - Bon état général
gd in-8, 205 p., ill. h.t. n., fig. in-t., -, br., couv. ill. plast. à rabats. Bel ex. du SP DEDICACE par lauteur. [CA-9]
344 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "For Captain (now Admiral) Gallery and his hask force the capture of the U-505 was an exultant climax to the long and dangerous battle against the deadly effectiveness of the German U-boats. The capture was accomplished only after months of careful planning and under the most hazardous condition." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. (Bibliographic reference: Enser pg. 429) Book
8vo., First Edition, with 33 plates on 24, 4 diagrams in the text and 6 large folding maps (5 coloured in outline), title faintly spotted; original cloth, gilt back, boards lightly age-marked else a remarkably bright, clean copy. Effectively the official history of the German submarine campaign in the Great War.By early 1915 the U-boats' hesitant beginnings had become a commitment to a total blockade of the UK. This indispensable work includes a complete history of the campaign, describing in detail the nature and extent of the threat. For some time the Admiralty failed to appreciate fully the magnitude of the menace and it was not until 1917 that the introduction of a convoy system began to redress the balance. This account is one of very few to cover both overall strategy and individual boat tactics, and the photographs are both valuable and not easily available elsewhere. Appendices include a review the success of the convoy system, a history of German submarine design between 1904 and 1914, a record of German submarine construction and losses, German 'aces', merchant ship losses, and (almost uniquely) details of Austro-Hungarian and Turkish submarines.There are several modern re-issues, but none to anything like these production standards. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser p.432
