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COPY NUMBER ONE, ONE OF ONLY 25 LARGE-PAPER COPIES OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST LITERARY WORK, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. VII, 341 pp. An anonymously-published collection of love poems by Peslo¸an (1878-1952), an engineer and close friend (and editor) of Charles PÈguy who went on to produce several more literary works. In this collection, the main themes are frustrated love and the deaths of Peslo¸an's close friends in World War I. THIS IS COPY NUMBER ONE, one of only 25 numbered large-paper copies printed on fine Rives wove paper. SIGNED BY PESLO‹AN on a preliminary blank. 8vo. UNCUT AND UNOPENED IN ORIGINAL WRAPS. Wraps a little dusty, else FINE AND BRIGHT, A PRISTINE COPY.
Pages 843- 890. Features: Front cover photo portrait of Mussolini with King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, proclaimed Emperor of Abyssinia; Nice photo of Mrs. Amy Mollison, who made a record flight from Gravesend to the Cape of Good Hope; Photos of King Faruk returning to Cairo from England;M. Drouillet is arrested after gallant escapade in the impounded airplane of the Emperor of Abyssinia; Photo of first funeral service in an RAF plane, for aircraftman William Watkin; Photo of the car in which King Alexander and M. Barthou were assassinated being presented to Yugoslavia by France; Photo-illustrated article entitled The Doom of the Mountain Zebra; Photo of Dr. Herms' insect killing lamp; Interesting one-page photo of an unusual French military ceremony - the presentation of the standard of the 505th Regiment of tanks, at the Vannes; One-page photo of the stratosphere, "dust sphere", and the Earth's curvature - from the highest point ever reached (72,395') - taken over South Dakota during a record-breaking balloon ascent; One page photo of the highest vertical photograph ever made - South Dakota from over 13 miles above it; Two pages of photos illustrate the ongoing discovery of unexploded World War I munitions (these shells are salvaged by a French Desobusage company); Photo illustrated article on a "Mystery" tomb found intact beside the second pyramid; Large photo of huge crowd assembled to hear Mussolini announce Italy's sovereignty over Abyssinia; Photo of Mussolini presiding over the fascist Grand Council; Two pages of photos show the defeated Emperor of Abyssinia in exile - Haile Selassie and his Empress take refuge in Palestine; Photos of personalities of the week include Prince Mohamed Aly, H. G. G. Payne, Miss Beatrice Harraden, Sir Firoz Khan Noon, Edward Laurillard, Miss Jean Batten, Mr. Charles Laughton, M. Serge Lifar, Sir Alfred Watson, S. J. Camp, Louis Silken, Dr. Oswald Spengler, and the Duke of York; Page of photos of prominent figures in the inquiry into the alleged leakage of budget information; Recommended site for statue to memorialize King George; Photo inside the Moose River disaster - where the entombed man spent most of their 242 hours below ground; Photo of funeral for Mr. Magill who died in the Moose River mine disaster; Photo of the Princess of Nagode after her marriage to the Maharajah of Sirmur; Two pages of photos of birds of Galapagos; one-page Guinness ad features Alice in Wonderland motif; One-page Harrods ad features bedroom suite; Photos of the wind tunnel at Chiswick which are used to test transit buses; One-page Austin Reed men's fashion ad; Halfpage photo ad for the Alvis limousine; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House of London). Faint store stamp to advertising front cover. Please note: pages 867-868 not included. One page loose but present. Moderate wear. 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
Features: Title page photo of large column of British and French infantry on the march; Seven excellent photos document the Austrian offensive on the Italian Front; Photo of Italian naval regiment being reviewed on St. Mark's Piazza; G.K. Chesterton writes about the pacifist/patriot groups; One-page illustration of pilot guiding burning plane while standing on its wing; The Japanese Fleet in the War (article); The"New" Star - of 1895!; The Woman, The Boy, and the Land; Page of illustrations present "Sons of Sister Republics - Franco-American Brothers -in-Arms; The Acrobatics of Aviation (article) One page illustration with inset sketch describes the "Immelmann Turn" performed by aircraft; Two pages of photos and illustrations of personalities of the Supreme War Council meeting at Versailles; Muscles, Nerves, and Brains - article describes how to take care of our health; Photo of artillery horses wearing gas-masks; Photo of American ambulance men evacuating wounded soldiers down a ladder from a French hospital under German shell-fire; Six photos illustrate the West in the East - British methods in Mesopotamia; Glorious centrefold illustration shows French, American, and British fighting shoulder to shoulder; One-page illustration shows the salvage of scrap metal in the Midlands; One-page illustration shows copper driving-bands for shells being thrown into annealing furnace at Birmingham in the National Shell Factory; Roll of Honour - 18 photos of officers including Lieut.-Col. Arthur L. Wrenford; Photo of Japanese General being received at a French headquarters; Photo of Canadian nurses picking through a downed Gotha aircraft; Charming two-colour back cover ad for Cavanders "Army Club" cigarettes features well-dressed young lady with umbrella chatting with man in uniform; 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
Features: Title page photo of the Prince of Wales riveting in a Clyde shipyard; The Barometer and the Weather (article); The War Debt - How Shall We Pay It? (article); The Fish of Our Inland Waters - 'Coarse' v. 'Game'; Three photos of British day-bombing aeroplanes and one of their big bombs; Interesting one-page map entitled "Japan and Russia - Their Relative Geographical Postions, and the Siberian Railway; Photos of leading Japanese statesmen - Viscount Motono, Viscount Chinda, and Viscount Uchida; Photo of debate in the Japanese Parliament with Prime Minister speaking; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photo of Sir W.H. Raeburn and Emperor Yoshihito of Japan; Five photos of Ukrainians, including Gen. Petljura and Professor Grushefski, beneath heading 'At Peace with Germany, At War with Bolsheviks; Two photos of the making of charcoal for use in trenches; Fascinating one-page illustration of a U.S. tree-climbing observer's camouflage; What is a Battle-Plane? - article with photos of fallen Gothas; Fascinating page of illustrations and text describe 'A Contrast Indeed - British and Enemy [German and Austrian] Civilian Food Supplies; Two-page spread of six photos illustrating the British taking over of a French sector near St. Quentin; Centrefold illustration the last stand of the Essex at Moeuvres; One-page illustration of carrier pigeon being used for raising funds for the great Tank Bank campaign; Excellent one-page photo portrait of General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson in staff car; Article discusses the overlooked food value of rabbits; Eight photos of famous French architecture protections against bombs; One-page illustration of British raiding-party crossing the Piave by night; How the Cost of Production is Met by the Bovril Co. - one page (advertorial?); Photo of the late Mr. Alan Lupton driving (horses) four-in-hand; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Lovely ad for Napier Motor Carriages. Wonderful back cover ad for Gentlemen's Spring Suits by Chas. Baker & Co's. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Reliure in-4°, 846 pages, tres nombreuses illustrations et dessins satiriques en couleurs pleine et double-pages, couvertures originales en couleurs conservees, reliure demi-toile à coins d'epoque, titre dore. Textes de (e.a.): APOLLINAIRE - COLETTE - CARCO - MARC ORLAN - TAILHADE Illustrations de (e.a.): BOFA - IRIBE - LEONNEC - LEANDRE - LE RALLIC - POULBOT - ROUBILLE - STEINLEN - WILLETTE Plats frottes, coiffes et coins us., interieur en fort bon etat. [BU-1 Plats frottes, coiffes et coins us., interieur en fort bon etat.
97-192, [106] ads, pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Printed upon glossy stock. The many pages of ads include an abundance of nostalgic photos and illustrations. Features: The Residence of Major J.H.H. Peshine, Santa Barbara, California - Myron Hunt, Architect; War Memorials; Housing Project Schedules; The Government's Housing at Bridgeport; Profiles and Materials; Modern Industrial Plants - Part IV; Some Doorways of Older New York; Portfolio of Current Architecture; Architect's Library; Notes and Comments. Heavy external wear. Faint library stamp atop front cover. Covers loose but present. Binding intact. Two small binding holes near spine. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
52 pages. Cute cover illustration of black and white dog crying due to onions. Features: Me - Athlete? - a doctor argues in support of sports; Have We a Canadian Dreyfus? - former Ontario Premier E.C. Drury recalls the 1924 conspiracy charge against Aemilius Jarvis; The War Problem? - debating international munitions traffic; Cattle Kings - Photo-illustrated article by Guy Weadick, founder of the Calgary Stampede in 1912; Solid for Saint John; House of Hate - tales from a prison librarian. Fiction: Mate of the Wild Goose; The Equivalent; Pour L'Amour; An Affair of Horses; Single to Sicily (serial). One-page photo-illustrated Swift's bacon ad features Chef Maurice Vane of the Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg; Chipso ad features charming colour photo of Mrs. George J. O'Brien and her three girls; Nice one-page illustrated Waterman's pens ad; Very nostalgic illustrated Dentyne gum ad; Gorgeous one-page colour-illustrated Palmolive soap ad features lady with beautiful 'Schoolgirl Complexion'. Please note: pages 3-4 missing. It appears to have contained ads. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
445 pages including index. The Municipality of Rockwood, in its present size, was formed in 1880. As the one hundredth year of its existence approached, this work was envisioned to pay tribute to the many who helped build and maintain the various communities within the municipality. Chapters as follows: Natural and Cultural History: Story of the R.M. of Rockwood; Area Histories; Post Offices; Agriculture; Transportation; Local Industry; Churches; Schools; Lodges; Music in Balmoral Area; Hospitals; War Years; Family Histories; Short Stories; Photograph Section. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Black and white illustrations throughout. Very light wear to attractively decorated green boards. Wonderful copy. Hackett (2) 730. Book
211 pages. Index. "This richly illustrated book represents the full scope of Colville's work. There are the early canvases; the war art commissioned when he was overseas with the Canadian forces; the highly praised designs of Canada's Centennial coins issued in 1967; and such latter-day masterpieces as Pacific, To Prince Edward Island, and January. In all, forty-eight major works are reproduced in full colour, with fifty-six black-and-white illustrations of Colville's sketches, drawings, coin designs, paintings and serigraphs." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
595 pages. Index. "Describes how the British and American naval, army and air forces combined to plan, prepare and carry out the operations that resulted in the Germans being driven back from the beaches of Normandy to the northern frontiers of France within the short space of only three months." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean and unmarked book and dust jacket, which is now protected by an archival-grade Brodart cover. A particularly well-preserved copy. Please note: this offering consists of Volume I only. Book
40 pages. Features: So This is Susan (short story); Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada; Nothing, Not Out (short story); Major article with photos; Colonel Drew stands by charges - author of Bren gun article testifies before Public Accounts Committee; War update from London; Loyalty (short story); Sulfapyridine - Medicine's new weapon in the fight against pneumonia; Edward Johnson of Guelph - article with photos (conclusion); Net Results (short story); The Dionne Quints are featured in a Palmolive soap ad which promotes souvenir "Quin' Teaspoons". Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
This copy bearing the ink stamp of F.R. Swanton of Davis Point, Manitoba. Frederick Swanton served in the 200th (Winnipeg) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during WWI. Illustrated red card covers measure 8.25" x 5.5". Map folds out to 40" by 31". Undated but appears to be circa 1918. Issued as a supplement to Montreal publications The Family Herald and Weekly Star by permission G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd., 127 Strand, London. Detailed black and white map of Europe presents the setting of World War I, presumably as a reference for Canadians following the progress of the war. Average wear. Several unobtrusive clear tape repairs. A sound vintage copy of this Canadian WWI memento with special noted provenance. Book
68 pages. Features: Colour cover illustration blonde beauty clutching her list of suitors; Lovely one-page colour-photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick features green car and flower saleslady; News digest includes 'President Roosevelt intervenes', 'The Washington Proposal', The 'Halt-Hitler' movement; 'Parallel Perfidies', and 'Albania and Poland'; If I Die Before I Wake (part I); Thank-you Too Much (short story); Wings Over Britain - photo-illustrated article on the balloon barrages and fighter squadrons defending against hostile bombers; The Sweet Shot (short story); Behind the Goose Step - photo-illustrated article examines whether the people of Italy and Germany desire war or peace; Not in Our Stars (short story); Golf article includes photo of Henry Cotton, Sam Snead, Mrs. P.J. Mulqueen, Canadian Ladies' Open Champion, and Ralph Guldahl; One-page Palmolive soap ad includes photo inset of Dorothy Phelan of 24 Prince Arthur St., St. Lambert, Quebec; Automotive Industries of Canada-sponsored one-page feature on the province of Manitoba, with map and text; Cecille Has a Birthday (short story); Personal finance article; Movie News - with photos of Jeffrey Lynn, Paul Lucas, Victory Jory, Shirley Temple, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexander Hall, Zazu Pitts, and George Raft; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Miss Gloria Armstrong of New York; Fashion illustrations; Vintage Craven "A" cigarette ad includes small photo of couple smoking up; Classy one-page colour ad for Crane kitchen and bath plumbing fixtures; Interesting Hair-Dos - article with photos; Pond's ad includes photos of The Lady Rosemary Gresham, Mrs. Robert Armstrong, of Toronto, and The Hon. Ann Shaughnessy; Photo of The Lady Patricia French in skin-vitamin ad; Article on the health impact of sugar; Nice half-page colour ad for Sisman's Scampers shoes; Canaries (half-page article); Cooking article with Bridge Luncheon suggestions; Frigidaire one-page fridge ad; Weed control in lawns; Quotes from around the world; Very nice colour back cover Coke ad features young man with tie blowing in breeze, and inset photo of Coke machine at gas station; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
136 pages. Features: Nice color Jade East ad; Omega watch ad inside front cover; Gorgeous color fashion ads; Bankers Trust ad with photo of John Leahey; Chairman Mao - Nationalist First, Communist Second - article with photo; Eight fascinating photos of scenes in India; A professor argues in favor of a guaranteed income; Cold War Article declares that Western security depends on our showing superior nerve and skill; Behind the Smile on 'Krokodil', the Russian magazine founded in 1922; 'Herr Bundeskanzler', Ludwig Erhard, visits Washington - article with photo; How Much Academic Freedom is There?; Where are the New Playwrights?; The Official Case for Apartheid - South Africa's Foreign Minister outlines the history and philosophy behind his country's policy of 'separate development' for whites and nonwhites; Explanation of the 'Black Psyche' - article with photo of "Uncle Jack" statue in Natchitoches, LA; Chesterfield cigarette ad features Howard G. Heaton, Joan Kakow and Felix de Cossio; Nice Columbia Records ad features photo of Ray Conniff; Photo of Bert Lahr on stage in "Milliken Breakfast Show"; Color Caravelle watch ad; The status of wives in France has been elevated to the level of pals rather than pets, but is it all for hte better?; Coat fashion ad features 'senior' models Ida Shlansky, Marion Smith, Celestine Doctor and Rose Millstein, Louis Shlansky, Sandy Smith, Arthur Doctor and Dan Millstein; Great color centerfold photo ad for Creslan fabric features fourteen men standing along bar; Seven wonderful photos of youth fashion around the world; Nostalgic color-photo ad for Pleetway His'n Her pajamas (look like martial arts gear) at Gimbels; Rev. William Glenesk stirs up Brooklyn Heights; Nice one-page color photo ad for Guiness Extra Stout; Beach fashion photos by James Moore; The Case for 'Intelligent Neglect' of children; Ad for Mott's 'Figure Control Meal'; Attractive color Carlsberg Beer ad; Photos of living room decorated by Albert Hadley of Mrs. Henry Parish 2d Inc.; One-page ad for Degna Home Fluoridation Service promotes their service available on Long Island, in New Jersey or Connecticut - with photo of the John Snyder Family of Hicksville, NY; Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
74 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Whitman's prestige chocolates inside front cover; Essex car ad; Mimeograph ad; Business is Business (short story); What's the Racket? - interesting article about rackets - what they are and how they work; Moonlight on the Water (short story); Beyond the War (a war short story); Position in Life - how a woman chooses her position in life; In the Strongroom (short story); A Ship Comes In - the dramatic story of Eugenie Leontovich, principal actress in Grand Hotel; - article with photo; Yuan Hee See Laughs (part VII); Gunsight Trail (part VI); Golf "Coarse" - how to make a smaller crop of divets; How Dry We Are - what is known about droughts and what measures for relief have been attempted i.e. photo of electrically-charged sand being discharged into the air; A Mere Detail (short story); Beautiful color full-page photo of a green car in Fisher Body ad; Wonderful two-page color ad for Dutch Boy paint shows Dutch Boy painting atop ladder; Full-page color ad for bananas by the United Fruit Company; Full-page Buick ad; Canada Dry full-page ad; Fleischmann's Yeast ad featuring Dr. Emil Fronz of Vienna; Two-page colour centerfold ad for General Electric refrigerators - very nostalgic!; Full-page ad for Chrysler Eights & Sixes; Nice two-color full-page ad for Williams shaving cream/Aqua Velva; Color ad for Seald-Sweet grapefruit; Two-page ad for Veedol oil - "so clear you can read a newspaper through it"; Full-page ad with photo for the Autogiro - an early helicopter!; Ad for True Temper step-down steel shafts for golf clubs with photo of the 6th Tee at Pebble Beach; Vintage ad for Wilson golf equipment inside back cover; Nice color Ford ad inside back cover shows policeman in car; Nice color Frigidaire refrigerator ad on back cover (soiled). Average external wear and soiling with a few peripheral chips/openings. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
89 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1919. Pertinent poetic verses neatly hand-written upon verso of dedication page. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling to red cloth-covered boards. Small opening at top of front hinge. Front free endpaper neatly removed. Printed in Great Britain. Book
[8], 247 pages. 22 cm. Black and white photographic plates. "There is a vivid account of the unit to which he was attached, Salonika... This is a book to enjoy, and to meet its writer..." - from Foreward by H.B. Maitland, University of Manchester. Usual library markings. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. Surprisingly moderate wear. A sound copy. Cooke [3e] p.195, Dornbusch 351, Whiteman 537. Book
48 Pages. Features: Cover photo of house-to-house fighting in Germany; Nice one-page photo ad for Freed-Eisemann radio-phonographs inside front cover; Great one-page color-photo ad for Rheingold Beer features Miss Rheingold 1945, Pat Boyd; Illustrated Fairchild ad shows airplane being loaded for a landing in Japan; What kind of Peace? - this article says the men on the front want hard peace terms; Dramatic photos of the battle for the Rhine; Article arguing that Hirohito's Palace must be bombed; Troop carrier planes defy the weather and also serve as supply ships and ambulances (C-47 shown in photo); Poets in battle; To Prevent War - No News Blackout - so argues the Exec. Director of Associated Press; Nice one-page color ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes shows stylilsh cigarette case; Housewife or Career Woman? - making the case that the housewife's life is better, as are those of her husband and children; Great one-page color ad for Florida Oranges (Juice); Notes on a theatrical revolution; Children create their own fictionat the Hunter Elementary School; A Schoolma'am's Farewell to Teaching; Color ad for Borden Cheese; Classy color-photo ad for Thomas' Protein Bread; Nice one-page color ad for Betty Crocker Pea Soup; Ceramics from California; Growing Independence in Children; Nice Cocomalt ad shows playground scene; Two pages of lovely formal fashion photography - New York Couture; One page color ad for Woodbury Beauty Cream features beautiful image of Shirley Temple; Marlboro cigarette ad features fashionable woman in black dress with purple accessories. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage wartime issue. Book
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of soldier being welcomed home by his little girl; Great one-page color Rheingold beer ad features Miss Rheingold 1945, Pat Boyd, who is duck hunting; How Can We Get Along With Russia?; Eight photos of life in the Stalin's Russia; Lord Wright, Chairman of the U.N. War Crimes Commission discusses the basis for bringing war criminals to justice; Joseph Ball discusses Labor and the Law, with half-page photo of Hollywood sit down at gate of the Warner Brothers studio; Japan's Women - under occupation they have suddenly been granted a new place and a new role in their country's life; - article with photos; Sinclair Lewis is back on Main Street; Bold red one-page ad for Schaefer beer features oysters; How Bridgeport CT mobilized for peace as they did for war - article with photos; Australian Foreign Minister Dr. Herbert V. Evatt; Nice color-photo one-page ad for Revlon's 'Fatal Apple' nail color; Nine nice photos of classy dresses; One-page two-color ad for Emerson radios; Intersting back cover color ad for Forst's Catskill Mountain Smoked Turkey; and more. Moderate external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Mild age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII-era issue. Book
96, XIII, 395 pages. A substantial compilation of detailed historical pricing data, both domestic and international. from the WWI period. Issued by the War Industries Board, of which Bernard Baruch was Chairman. Bound in beige cloth-covered boards with gilt titling upon spine. Binding intact. Average wear. Few library markings. A sound copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Why We Are Loosing the Cold War - what does it profit America to have the world's biggest bomb if it has forgotten the ideals that made it great?; The Busiest Woman in the World - Kate Aitken keeps 21 secretaries punch drunk with 260,000 letters a year, she makes 600 broadcasts to 5 million listeners, takes tea with the Queen - but she can't knit - article by Gordon Sinclair with photos; Rendezvous in Riga - Part One of the tale of how Bill Cosgrove got his wife Anna from behind the Iron Curtain; The Mighty Saskatchewan River; Maverick Member from Fernie, B.C. - Tom Uphill has parlayed political pranks into a record eight-session term at Victoria; I Tried Suicide; Eggs Are What You Make Them - a fun article by Robert Elliott; The Girl in Stateroom 9 - story by Allan R. Bosworth - illustrated by Jack Bush; Pogo's Pal Kelly - Walt Kelly's swampland satire is the hottest newcomer in the comic strip parade; Tinned Meat and Old Masters - After being swept from Europe by the Nazis Fred Mendel brought jobs and glamour to a startled Saskatoon - article with photos; Exercise is the Bunk - Relax!; Dow Brewery ad honours bus driver Russell Millen of Huntingdon, Quebec who evacuated his school bus before it was struck by a train; Nice colour Chevrolet ad; Little Lulu featured in Kleenex ad; Nice Coke ad on back cover features Coke machine with caption "Host of the Highways". Average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
Cover Painting by Stuart. Features: Eveready Flashlight ad inside front cover; Editorial regarding the crisis of Canada's large quantity of unsold wheat; Waterman's Ink-Vue Pen ad; Roadhouse Blues, by Benge Atlee; Gold in Saskatchewan, by Leslie Roberts - Lake Athabaska's gold fields - article with photos; Place, by Tayler Sutton; Whale Coming Up! - Whaling in the North Pacific isn't what it used to be, but it still provides both peril and profit for the hardy - article with photos; Three cents an hour - women are working at that wage in Canada, under conditions that would be a disgrace to any civilized society; Hobby House, by Eleanor De Lamater; They Call Him Summertime Santa - J.D. O'Connell is Canada's most unique philanthropist; Arctic Doctor - Dr. James A. "Fred" Urquhart, of Aklavik, is Canada's most northerly doctor - his territory, an area of 900,000 square miles!; Canadians in England (Lord Beaverbrook, Gladstone Murray, Sir Campbell Stuart, Bonar Law, Lord Greenwood, Peter Donovan), by Beverley Baxter; Marriage Isn't a Place, by Margaret Lee Runbeck; Sahara Lighthouses - short article on the beacons which lead desert travellers; Siam falling under the domination of Japan - short article; Fire Bombs - an accurate prediction that in the next war they will be used by the thousand to destroy cities; Canadian Pacific ad featuring the Empress of Britain; Nice ad for Wrigley's Spearmint Gum; Those First Meals, by M. Frances Hucks at the Chatelaine Institute; Wonderfully artistic two-colour ad for Heinz Tomato Soup inside back cover; Red Indian/Marathon "Blue" colour ad on back cover for the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers detached but present. Address label atop front cover which bears a six inch opening to its lower corner. A worthy copy of this lovely vintage issue. Book
Contents: interesting Borg-Warner ad features color military illustration promoting their desalination equipment; Full-page ad for movie 'To Have and Have Not' starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; Interesting ad with several photos of the Great Northern Railway; Norfolk and Western Railway color ad; Friction over policy for Europe disturbs relations of big three - idealism of U.S. clashes with realism of British and quiet toughness of Reds; Red Thrust on Hungarian front may be master key to victory - Vienna, aim of campaign, is strategically a greater prize than even capital of Reich; Inside V-2 - official British diagram of a German V-2 shows the workings of the rocket and its relative size as compared with a man; The Ormoc Trap; Disaster in China - struggling to save lifelines to the Occident; Kaywoodie Briar pipe - beautiful color ad; Photo of a Fifteenth Air Force Liberator aflame over a heavy flak barrage; Men over 26 to fill the ranks as casualty lists grow longer - 26 to 37's must work or fight in bitter war months ahead; Interesting ad for the Comptometer displays a Googol! - of interest to modern-day Google fans!; White Truck color ad - attractive; France sated with bloodletting - moderates move to halt purge - Germans threaten reprisals against French captives in Reich if executions are continued; Photo of Canadian General Crerar with Cpl. E. O'Connor of Toronto; De Gaulle with Molotov; Industry puts reconversion aside to answer hurry call for arms; The Japs failed purge of the Philippine educational system; Great Lakes Steel color ad featuring futuristic auto body styles. Average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. Book
Contents: Color ad for GM's Electro-Motive Division; Color ad for the new Pontiac (car); Color Kuppenheimer clothing ad; Moscow-London duel attests problems of Truman and Attlee in shaping policy on atomic bomb; Nice color military-themed Coke ad (in Leyte, Philippines); Nice color Camel cigarette ad; Stalin rumors kindled by failure to show up for Red celebrations; photo of tubby Col. Esao Tokunaga who abused Allied prisoners in Hong Kong; Evidence of Japanese war crimes in the Philippines; Blood over Manchuria; The idle GI and liberated France are mighty tired of each other; Dee Balla - Sweetheart of the Marines; Color ad for Pullman-Standard; Great color centerfold ad for the new 1946 Chevrolet; Two photos of a German weapon, the "Viper", a rocket-powered, piloted midget plane which was to be aimed at enemy bombers at 620 mph - the pilot would bail out pre-impact; Canada's arctic exercise Musk Ox; Lewis-Murray feud blurs start of labor-management meeting; Clarence Birdseye now holds 300 patents - his latest invention is a quick-dehydration method; nice color White truck ad; Edgar Bergen marries Frances Westerman; Prokofieff's voice is cosmopolitan - his theme is the spirit of Russia; Photo of German POWs at Fort Custer, Michigan; color ad for Philip Morris & Co. - Bond Street and Revelation; William Keighley; It's Pepsi's Money - Portrait of America Exhibition at Rockefeller Center; Color ad for Scheaffer's pens inside back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy. Magazine