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32 pages. Features: Photo of General Georges Catroux; Six photos of Home Guard members protecting Buckingham Palace; Illustrations show how wireless communication provides the eyes for a field battery; Four charming photos of Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and the Queen; Photo at Kirkuk pre-refinery which pipelines oil to a Haifa refinery; Photos of oil wells in Iraq - the focal point of the Nazi "Drang Nach Osten"; Photos of and related to the 620-mile pipeline to Haifa; Map of South America with article entitled "Nazi Threat to U.S. and Panama - Lufthansa Air Lines in Latin America; Article entitled "The Attitude of the Vichy"; Photos of Dakar entitled "Germany's Infiltration to Dakar - It's Menace to America"; Six photos from Addis Ababa where Imperial forces enter and the Union Jack is hoisted; Six photos entitled "The Return of Haile Selassie - The Negus Welcomed by His People" includes a photo of Miss Banichyzgu Kidani, the only woman soldier in the forces of the Negus; Photos of new bombing raid damage in London - The Queen's Hall, Lambeth Palace, Salvation Army HQ, St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, St. Olave's, St. James's Palace, and the Old Bailey; Two pages of photos from enemy sources include: German soldiers exercising in Africa to the sound of an accordion, German troops resting after capturing El Agheila, Libya, British POWs waiting at an African airport; General Von Kleist saluting panzer unit in Belgrade, Photo of hundreds (thousands?) of Yugoslavian soldiers crowded into German POW camp, swastika flag hoisted over the Acropolis, and General Tsolakoglu signing final capitulation; Photo of ship the 'Zamzam', reported sunk; Photo of German POWs in the western desert receiving food; Two photos of booty taken when the British captured Kismayu; Seven photos from Canada beneath caption "Nazi Prisoners in Canadian Camps - Dodges Used for Escaping" - includes photos of mail checking, improvised tool and weapon, etc.; Photo of Air Chief-Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore arriving in Egypt; Photo of destroyed parish church of St. Peter and Paul, Bromley, Kent; Photo of Mr. Kenneth Riddle, President of the Oxford Union; Photo of five British POWs released from camp in Italian Somaliland; Photo of massive celebration for Portuguese Prime Minister; Photo of De Gaulle with Longmore in Cairo; Photo of Viscount Gort with Sir Clive Liddell whom he succeeds at Gibraltar; Photo of U.S. battleship "Washington" which is nearing completion; Photo of the King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Westminster Abbey; Photos of personalities of the week include: General Sir R.H. Haining, Maj.-Gen. H.C.B. Wemyss, Lieut.-Gen. Sir H.R. Pownall, Brig. Viscount Bridgeman, General Dentz, Miss Agnes Keyser, The Duke of Aosta, Queen of Croatia, The Duke of Spoleto, The Duke of Hamilton, Mr. Ivone Kirkpatrick, E.M.B. Ingram, Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Pulteney, Grig.-Gen. Sir C. Champion De Crespigny and The Earl of Suffolk; Dunlop one-page ad shows bombs being loaded into the belly of a plane; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy of this informative WWII issue. Book
Pages 449-476. Features: Cover photo-portrait of General Smuts of South Africa; Seven photos of devastation in Stalingrad; Large illustration and two dramatic photos illustrate "Battered Stalingrad - A Broken City Held Together By the Spirit of Its Defenders"; Two-page Admiralty Chart of Guadalcanal Island, pivot of violent fighting and scene of heavy Japanese losses, in enemy attempts to recover the Solomon Islands and gain command of the Australian Seas; Russia and the Middle East (article); One-page photo of the launching of a Kaiser 10,500-ton cargo-ship in 10 days, observed by FDR and Mr. Kaiser; Aftermath of bombing in Nuremburg, Benghazi Harbour, and the Focke-Wulf Works at Neuenland, near Bremen; Photos of "Boston" bombers taking off in the dusty desert; Photo of funeral service for Leiut.-General "Strafer" Gott and others, killded when their plane crashed in the Western Desert; Photos of eleven personalities in the news include Dame Marie Tempest, Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Mr. Cecil Whiteley, Mr. Edwin Barclay, Hitler meeting Rommel in Berlin, and Mr. Cosmo Hamilton; Two large photos of H.M.S. "Howe"; Wonderful action photo centrefold of H.M. Battleship "Anson" steaming full out; Five photos of Sir John Tovey, Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet, in his quarters aboard the flagship; Three photos of the Schneider Works, the "Krupps of France" in Le Creusot, which was attacked by Lancasters; Twelve photos from Madagascar illustrate key points seized and cleaning up; Page of photos of Alaska Highway construction with map; One-page illustration of ancient London bastion uncovered by enemy action; One-page article with three illustrations entitled "How the Germans Treat Their Political Prisoners - Nazi Atrocities" - the prison camp at Jernvann, where 600 Serbs were interned. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 253-280. Features: Cover photo of coffin of H.R.H. The Duke of Kent being taken to Windsor; Seven photos illustrated the Russian Soldier - a good friend, but a fierce foe; Two pages of photos from Russia, highlighted by a large photo of Stalingrad's massive Tractor Works, now converted to the production of tanks and heavy guns; Aerial photos of tank factory at Gien before and after R.A.F. raid; Air photos of U.S. attack on Abbeville Aerodrome; Aerial photos of devastating bomb damage to Mainz and Osnabruck; The Russian Achievement (article); Six informative illustrations on one page present 'The Best Field Gun in the Worls" - the British 25-Pounder; Five photos of the Army'snew six-pounder in action in the desert; Two photos of British forces in North Africa; Eleven fascinating photos illustrated "The Vigil of the Desert Patrol and the Qattara Depression - Problems of the Arid Region Which Lies South of El Alamein; Fantastic centerfold illustration of the Short "Sunderland" Flying Boat of the R.A.F. Coastal Command - skimming along the water; Seven illustrations of the extraordinary exploits of the "V.C. Submarine" H.M.S. "Torbay" during her Mediterranean cruise; Five photos of the Dieppe debacle - 'according to German propaganda photographs'; Page of great photos of the "Flying Fortress" and its guns; Photos of Egypt's Natural Defence Zone - The Qattara Depression; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include Leiut. J. Lowther, P.O. The Hon. M. Strutt, Mr. L. Hannen, Hitler meeting Raschid Ali El Gailini, Ilya Ehrenburg, and Lieut.-General Montgomery; Interesting page of illustrations explain "When a German Fighter-Pilot Bales out of an "F.W.190" - i.e. how his parachute pack is harnessed, and how it and his rubber dinghy are operated; Vintage ads including a nice colour one for Johnnie Walker on back cover which shows horses pulling plough in field outside window. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 677-728. Features: Twelve photos (over 4 pages) of Nazi Parachutists in training - falling and rolling, landing and fighting; Three illustrations of the British local defence volunteer force and how it confronts invading parachutists; Dramatic two-page aerial photo of R.A.F. operating against a Nazi motorized column between St. Menges and Floing, north of Sedan (a huge crater at a fork in the road forces Nazis to detour); Air photo of R.A.F. bombing on Dinant; Air photo of demolished bridges at Sedan; Sketch of destroyed Church of St. Pierre at Lessines, west of Brussels; Four sketches from Belgium show downed Heinkel near Waterloo, British troops shooting at German planes, bomb damage in Tournai, and Refugees fleeing Brussels; The War with Nazi Germany - The Great German Offensive (article); Flanders again devastated - six pictures from war-ravaged Belgium; Six photos of refugees from Belgium and the Netherlands receiving sanctuary in England; Centerfold illustration of the second martyrdom of Belgium - a swarm of German planes bombing Tournai, while a British roadside post with Bren gun waits for low-flying attacks; Nine excellent photos of Nazi mechanized units - heavy, medium and light tanks, armoured cars, motor-cyclists, and motorised guns; Photos of personalities of the week include Turkish delegation in London, Nazi prisoner in London, Class 'B' enemy aliens being marched through Liverpool, and Dutch Premier Jonkheer de Geer with four colleagues in London; One-page illustration of Nazi 'Blitzkrieg' offensive combining air and tank attacks; Photo-illustrated article on the vanishing American Bison; Photo of Hitler with his Army leaders; Illustrations of General Von Brauchitsch and Halder; Two-page world map illustrates 66 items which are still available to Great Britain via world trade; Weather Predition (article); Many nice vintage ads including a fantastic one-page photo ad for "Staybrite" steel by Firth-Vickers of Sheffield which shows large-scale production in their mill; Two photos of troops on the Faroe Islands (The Faroes) at Thorshavn; Photos of Bedford, Ford, and Fordson tractors being exported from Britain; Photo of General H. G. Winkelman, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Army. Please note: Brown discolouration of unknown origin to bottom 0.75" of all pages. All text legible. Average wear and a minor nibble from foot of spine. A sound copy of this dramatic wartime issue. Book
Pages 593-620. Features: Photo of Marshal Timoshenko's splendid reserves; One-page air-photo indicating bomb damage in Rostock after four-day "Blitz"; Two-pages of illustrations beneath caption "Madagascar daringly planned operations lead to the surrender of Port Diego Suarez in 48 hours; Photo of crew of the submarine "Thunderbolt" (formerly "Thetis") safely home after a year; Photo of French Aircraft-carrier "Bearn" in Martinique; Six photos from Martinique illustrated its plight of barnacled warships and derelict aircraft; Two pages with fourteen photos present "Facets of the War on the Russian Front where Spring Has Heralded New Offensives; The Russian Front Awakens - article with maps of Kharkov and the Kerch Peninsula; The Crete Battle Goes on - five photos; Two pages with twelve photos illustrating Free French Forces Fighting in the Desert Battle Zone; Centrefold illustration shows steel foundry which produced munitions in Napoleon's wars, now making steel for use against Hitler; One-page illustration of molten steel for armour-plating 'tapped' from a giant container; Photos of personalities of the week include Lieut.-Com. Hussey, Mr. Churchill before large crowd at Leeds, and racehorses Big Game and Sun Chariot; One-page illustration of lop-sided flying freak, the Luftwaffe's Blohm and Voss "141" reconnaissance monoplane; Two pages of clear photos showing British Soldiers training on obstacle course; Five photos of life in France under the Nazi heel; Five Barrage Balloon illustrations by Balloon Command artists; nice half-page ad for Tube Investments, Ltd.; Isabel Burton - A Remarkable Woman; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker shows harbour view through window; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Book
Pages 649- 676. Features: Cover photo of huge black plume of smoke rising from a Jerusalem cinema, mistakenly thought to be Arab owned and burned by Jews in retaliation for Arab looting; Six dramatic photos of Arab riots in Jerusalem where Britain represents the sole stable factor; Photo of the huge Consolidated Vultee military transport, the XC-99, during its first test flight; Photo inside the belly of the XC-99; Two photos of the air raid shelter, or bunker, where Hitler and Eva Braun died; Two photos of the deep water salvage submarine designed by Italian Pietro Vessena for use in Lake Como; Five photos of Russia's mighty military on parade in Moscow; Five photos of hunger and destitution in postwar Berlin; Article discusses the great communist counter-offensive in France; Photos from Manchuria where China's Civil War continues; Two pages of scenes of sabotage and civil disorder in Paris, Arras and Lille, where the French assertion of the right to work has brought the Communists into the open; One-page reproduction of the famous photo of St. Paul's Cathedral during the 1940 blitz - contrasted with the opposing page which shows St. Paul's today, war-scarred but majestic amid devastation; Five photos show repairs being made to St. Paul's; Two pages of photos illustrate the ancient art of Benin; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Eustace Pulbrook, King Michael of Rumania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parme, Samuel Courtauld, Mr. Molotov, Mr. Vishinsky, Chiang Kai-shek, Harold Wilson, and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek; Photo of a detachment of the York and Lancaster Regiment at Dolni Bousov, Czechoslovakia, receiving back the regimental drum, lost to the Germans in Crete in 1941; Photo of huge crowd in Tel Aviv celebrating news that the UN had voted in favour of the partition of Palestine. Somewhat above average wear. Unmarked. Few tape repairs. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Wonderful colour-photo ad for Westinghouse blue ribbon air-pilot radio inside front cover; One-page ad for Waterman's Pens asks 'What goes on inside?'; Editorial discusses the abuse heaped upon Communism and Social Credit in Canada; Lady and the Blink Lkippe (short story); The Dragon (short story); On Holiday with Hitler in his Summer Chalet - photo-illustrated article; The Guy (short story); No Compromise (short story); The Little Corporall (short story); Mapping the World's Last Secrets - photo-illustrated article on the work of the Air Survey company; Comes the Revolution - There is nothing left in the world of sport that may be enjoyed exclusively by the idle rich; Ghe Clue of the Twisted Letter; One-page Cream of Wheat ad features photo of cute little boy in leather football helmet; One-page Parker Pen ad features photo of marathon runner; Business News; Movie news with photos of Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Eric Blore, Robert Montgomery, and more; Beauty article; Furniture article; Ad for Red Seal cedar chests; Fish cooking article; Nice one-page colour-illustrated Windsor Salt ad; One-page ad for Heinz canned Spaghetti and Macaroni; Recipes; Should Parents on Relief (Welfare) Have More Children?; World Sayings; Nice colour-comic illustrated back cover Oxydol ad includes inset photos of Mrs. Katharine Case and Mrs. C.R. Bair; and more. Spine partly rolled. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
Contains, bound as one, seven issues of London's Daily Mirror for the week beginning May 25, 1959 and ending Sunday May 31st, 1959. Contents include: Russian Cars (and Brandy) for Britain; photo of Monica Zetterlund; John Foster Dulles dies - article with photo; Mr. Clore Wants Watneys; Photos of Eddie Fisher with Elizabeth Taylor plus photo of Liz with her two children; Soviet Envoy's Wife in Hiding - Mrs. Nina Dmitriev; Soccer riot as Scots Brawl; Space Monkeys - Animal lovers protest; Gaoled Widow; 'Stupid Insult' - American cartoon of young Prince Charles raises ire; "I Was Hitler's Lover - First part/2 pages - Maria Reiter tells her story; Spotlight on 'Crisis City' Berlin, by Malcolm Muggeridge; America's Bongo Craze; B.E.A. Pilot Francis Hatchard is jailed in Sweden. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Some age-yellowing. A sound copy. Sure to fascinate and inform anyone curious about events during this week in history. Book
68 pages. Fantastic colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover bears the heading '104 International Trucks Prove Their Stamina Off The Highway for Dowell, Incorporated. Handsome Colour Ford ad on back cover features the 1938 De Luxe and the Standard. Full-page two-colour Pontiac ad on page 5 shows a woman shifting gears on the steering column. Features: Voice off Scene, by Herbert Dalmas and Maurice Geraghty; Why (Anthony) Eden Quit, by Beverley Baxter - with photos of Mussolini and Hitler; Mr. Hepburn's Treasure Hunt - a candid review of the administration of the Ontario Succession Duty Act, by Frederick Edwards; James C. Hendy nominates Hockey's All-Stars 1937-38, with head photos of Eddie Shore, C. Thompson, A.C. Siebert, Syl Apps, P. Thompson and Gordon (Gordie) Drillon; Springs of Courage, by Garnett Radcliffe - a story of the South Seas, 'the girl back home' and a magnificent gesture; Chundra the Elephant, by Paul Annixter; Little Corporals of Finance - Banker humour by C.W. McGannon; Zeballos Gold Rush, by Charles Lugrin Shaw - with black and white photos; The Seventh (7th) Day, by Max Brand; Wheat to Flour - photo page; Full-page black and white ad for General Electric Refrigerators; The Dotted Line - Braille, by Harris Turner; Page 26 cartoon of a smiling Hitler repapering an Austria wall with Swastika wallpaper; Ethiopian Chaos - a brief report on how the Italians have failed to consolidate their conquest; Bold centerfold Dodge ad featuring skater Sonja Henie; Sir Frederick Haultain - Pioneer Statesman; Full-page black and white Plymouth ad; Lovely full-page colour photo ad for the 1938 Studebaker; Full-page black and white ad for the Nash car company; Crossword completed in pencil on page 46; Full-page black and white ad for the McLaughlin-Buick; Movie News by Ann Ross; Nice full-page black and white DeSoto car ad. Above-average wear to covers which are detached from textblock but present. Page 9 loose but present. A worthy copy of this vintage issue. Book
Contents: Great military ad for Chevrolet military equipment; Doomsday strikes for the Nazis with Berlin dying, nation split - photo of American soldier mocking Hitler from the stadium box where the Fuhrer once harangued Nazis; Great full-page illustration of "Hitler's Two Fronts - Last Phase"; interesting photos of captured Germans, some being Nazi-saluted by passers-by; Lucky Count von Luckner is prize of Task Force Newman; photo of Russian tanks in Vienna; Davao (Little Tokyo) at bay; Government by co-operation is theme of President Truman's actions during first days in office; Great photo and coverage of Presidential press conference; GM Truck and Coach ad - with Leyte theme; Polish issue - Soviet failure to observe promises Stalin made at Yalta poses question of good faith; San Francisco prepares for United Nations conference; Nazi policy of organized murder blackens Germany for all history - civilized world shocked by evidence, living and dead, of Herrenvolk's brutality - article with graphic photos; Henri Dentz - a traitor's death; Vintage International Harvester Truck ad with caption "Till the Japs Say 'Uncle'"; English lady harnesses goats to pull her to market - uses almost anything for fuel!; Luis Carlos Prestes released from Jail in Brazil; OPA retreats under pressure of general public indifference - fight against inflation is revealed in Newsweek survey as losing on most fronts; Ernie Pyle shared the Doughfoot's lot, even to death in a roadside Okinawan ditch - photo and article; Seiberling Tire ad in color; Dr. Frondel's work with x-rays at Harvard; Nice Chesterfield cigarette color ad on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Address label at top of front cover. Unmarked. Two-inch opening to top of cover-fold. Cover attached by one staple. Book
Contents: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft - interesting 2-page ad; McDonnell Aircraft Corporation - color ad; Gathered 'somewhere in London,' chiefs map course of invasion; photo of Japanese and Nazi officers watching German maneuvers ; Sir Oliver Leese - New Eighth Commander; Preparing to soften up the Marshall Islands; Poland's stormy history repeats in boundary dispute with Russia - Soviet's proposal for return to Curzon Line and her attack on Willkie tax Allied amity; Danish Martyr - Rev. Kaj Munk spoke his mind, then paid the dread Nazi price; Photo of Hitler with Bulgarian leaders; Camel cigarettes - great color ad!; Behind Pravda's attack on Willkie; Kodak film - military color ad; Firestone - color centerfold; Freya Stark - British Agent; Allies have secret weapon too - mysterious Jay-Pee Superplane - article with cutaway drawing; Grumman Trinity - Navy's ace combat plane makers build a colossus from $17,000 start; Surprise U.S. suit against 'cartels' baffles both British and Americans; Photo and story about Howie Morenz Jr.; Schlitz Beer - color ad; Great War Bonds ad featuring General MacArthur. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
287 pages. "These conversations with Hitler took place in the last year before his seizure of power and the first two years (1933 and '34) of the National Socialist regime. The author jotted them down under the immediate influence of what he had heard... Here in the circle of his intimates, Hitler speaks openly about his innermost ideas - ideas which have been kept secret from the masses." - from Foreward. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Moderate quantity of light pencil marginalia and underlining. Binding intact. Moderate lean to spine. Average soiling and wear to yellow boards. Sound copy. Book
44 pages. Features: Trans-Canada Telephone System ad inside front cover encourages the use of 'station-to-station' rather than 'person-to-person' calls to preserve wartime bandwidth; News digest includes 'Hitler gambles with all he has', 'Our weeks of bad news', and 'Egypts Crisis'; Soldier from the Wars Returning (short story); Air Aces - photo-illustrated article with photos of Wing Commanders John Kent, Paul Davoud, A.G. Malan, and N.R. Timmerman, plus Flt.-Lieut. H.T. Legge; Lucky He Looked In (short story); Weaving is Back - article on this resurgent art with photos of Miss Germaine Chaput and Miss Renee Beriau; What About Sport in Wartime? - article with photos of Flying Officer Duthie and Jack Dempsey with R.C.A.F. boxers in Toronto; Her Sister Had Everything (short story); Daughter of a Daughter (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Great one page orange and blue ad by the National Cash Register Company (NCR) encourages readers to purchase War Savings Stamps, with military illustration; This Man's World (short story); Odo-Ro-Do ad includes photo of Jane Macdonald; Kitchen Front article on food preserving "to help seal their doom"; Half-page Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Rita Hayworth; So You Are Going to College - article for young ladies with photos of Marion Henry at McGill, Ruth Moxley of the U. of Manitoba, Lois Baker at the U. of Alberta, Pat Quinn at the U. of Toronto, and Jean McKinley of Queen's University; Quotes from around the world; Great National War Finance Committe ad inside back cover encourages readers to "Be a Thrift Columnist" by avoiding purchase of new clothes by combinding odd coats and trousers; Back cover colour Coke ad features hot soldier; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover illustration of saluting Canadian female service member; Trans-Canada Telephone System ad inside front cover features illustration of operator; News digest touches on Hitler "Playing for a Draw", Russia's great offensive, and more; Hollywood news and photos; They Bring Down the Barracks - great photo-illustrated article documents the many Canadian entertainers who entertain our troops, including photos of the London Little Theatre Concert Party including Teresa Chandler, Pearl McCullough, Nora Rooney, Gerry Farquharson, Gloria Hamlyn and Monica McGarrell, plus the cast of the Lifebuoy Follies - Jimmy Devon, Sasha Dener, Harold Rich, Pat Rafferty, Helen, Bruce, Mildred Moray, Irene Hughes and Dorothy Merrall, and the Montreal Masquers; The Country of the Young (short story); A Use for a Decent Pay-Day; My Grandma's No Saint; Selectiver Service; Booze - The Saboteur - scientific research throws a startling light on an old problem and upsets some long-held beliefs; Mad Flight (short story); Canadian General Electric ad entitled "Victory Diet"; R.C.A.F. recruiting ad aimed at women; Woodbury Soap ad features lovely photos of Margaret Knight, of Toronto, who serves as private secretary to the Wing Commander of the R.A.F. Delegation in Washington; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Paulette Goddard; Photo-illustrated articl on Nursery Nutrition - on the Kitchen Front; Nutrition Goes to Sea; Fashion Illustrations; Angels in Nurseries; Small illustration shows smiling beaver in soldier gear saying "Eat Right to Fight"; Quotes from Around the World; Fantastic colour-photo Coke ad on back cover features sailors; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover art of totem poles with mountain backdrop; Glorious colour Coke ad inside front cover features beauty lying on beach towel; News digest considers why Hitler attacked Russia, a bid for British 'appeasers', Hess as a bargaining agent, and what Hess relied on; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps; Summer Night (short story); Tower of Babel - photo-illustrated article on the Britain's B.B.C. which fights a war of words in over thirty languages from its London HQ; Best of Breed (short story); Gideon of the Dessert - photo-illustrated article on General Sir Archibald Wavell; Courtesy of Capricorn (short story); A Moment for Jerry (short story); Photo of King Farouk being invested as first King of an independent Egypt; Vintage one-year Good Year photo ad shows kids wading into water with title "Enjoy Canada on Goodyears"; 1/4-page photo ad for the 1941 CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto; Photo-illustrated article on "Those Hollywood Huns"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of Miss Lori March; Photo of Poland's Prime Minister, General Ladislaus Sikorski, giving radio address to his forces in England; Nostalgic two-page colour General Motors of Canada ad entitled "A Good Life Work for Any Man" pumps up the image of their dealers; Photo of Sir Noel Ashbridge at his desk; She Walks in Beauty - shoe fashion article; Article on food preserving; Quotes from around the world; Colour Shredded Wheat ad on back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
72 pages. Features: "Canada is Strong", one-page ad shows Canadian farmer tilling land; One-page Singer sewing machine ad features Mrs. S. Armstrong of Montreal; News Digest discusses Yugolsavia's 'purge', Slav vs. Teuton again, Washington News, and an 'inside job' for Hitler; Frigidaire ad; We Blockade the Continent - article with fascinating map explains wartime trade complications; Slave Labour Under the Nazi Scourge - Fascinating photo-illustrated article written by Oskar Lutze, a former trade-union official of Berlin; The Slide on Short Mountain (short story); War and Canada's Golden Age - article explains how Canada will benefit from WWII; The Designing Wench (short story); The Running Man (short story); Inside the Gestapo - conclusion of fascinating article about a strange and fatal bunch of documents, with photos of Franz von Papen and Countess Vera Fugger; Bluff by Holloway Horn (short story); The Woes of Wives; Longines watch ad includes photo of Sir Hubert Wilkins; Gay Garden Gadgets; Half-page Canadian Pacific ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Hollywood news and photos; Photo of Norma Shearer in Woodbury cold cream ad; Nostalgic 1941 Chevrolet centrefold ad encourages readers to be "Feature-Wise", with illustrations of dozens of features available in their cars; Men and Their Wardrobes; Treasure in Strange Places; With Love from the Luftwaffe - article on German bombing of Britain; Birth of a Lipstick; Maple Leaf Fund - article with photo of Victor T. Goggin, President of the Fund; Department of National War Services half-page ad says "Save Scrap Metals, Rags, Paper and Bones"; Norway Fights On - one year after the Germans invaded; Watch Your Step; The Small Room (short story); Swimming and Health; Serve Them, They Serve You - cooking article with recipes; Fashion illustrations; Classy War Savings Certificates ad inside back cover shows mother with kids on hilltop and her 'pledge to them - and to Canada'; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book
36 pages. Features: News digest includes the purging of North Africa, strategic value of the 'purge', and hoodwinking Hitler; Editorial titled 'Canada Needs Your Food-Power"; Without a Mask (short story); Toys Train These Men - photo-illustrated article explains troop training; Thirty Days in Jail (short story); Britain Goes to Earth - photo illustrated article explains how Brits are living and manufacturing underground; The Lake (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Jergens Lotion ad includes photos of Corinne MacLennan of Short Hills, New Jersey; Quarter-page black and white photo ad for the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.; Woodbury Powder ad includes photo of Hedy Lamarr; On the Kitchen Front Line - Are Canada's Livestock Better Fed than Canada's People?; Good Resolutions - article on self-improvement for ladies; Quotes from around the world; Pepsi ad inside back cover shows family with man in uniform around the fireplace; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
52 pages. Features: News digest touches on Casablanca, Exploding a Nazi Lie, The Coming Invasion of Europe, and "Unconditional Surrender"; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Canadian Pacifid Air Lines; Canada - What of Tomorrow?; Canada's Fighting Ice Fishermen - photo-illustrated article on Canada's commercial ice fishermen; Control is not Everything (short story); Private Wilson Reporting for Duty (short story); The Saving Disgrace (short story); Hitler's "Cash & Carry" - a financial expert explains how Hitler can afford the war, and how he can keep it up; Unbroken Chain (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Photo of Lucille Ball in Woodbury Powder ad; Photo-illustrated RCAF recruiting ad for women; Great one-page illustrated Parker Pen ad shows sad young lovely waiting for letter from her boy overseas; So You're Going to Have a Baby!; Don't Throw that Old Garment Away!; The "Quality of Mercy" - short article on the Canadian Red Cross; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how to make your wartime meals glow with appetite appeal; Wonderful back cover ad for the Canadian Red Cross calls for $10 million now!; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
56 pages. Features: Nice Heinz beans ad inside front cover; Attractive one-page illustrated ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada proclaims "Canada's Industries in Action at Britain's Side"; Good Neighbours - photo-illustrated article on the St. Stephen-Calais border crossing between Canada and the U.S. (Maine and New Brunswick); Britain's Island Fortress - photo-illustrated article presents how her free people repel Hitler's invasion whilst massing forces for his overthrow; For Women (short story) The Fool-Proof Lift (short story); Discovery (short story); Historical Rhymes of Canada; Sixty Days to Live (short story); Hockey Despite Hitler - NHL hockey will go ahead buy military service makes it tough to predict the final outcome - article with photo of Howard and George McNamara, labelled the "Dynamite Twins" of hockey, back in 1911; Nice one-page green and white 1941 Chevrolet ad; One-page Kodak Christmas ad shows nine of their cameras, with specs and prices; One-page Parker Pen ad; Bold one-page Oldsmobile ad shows large clutch pedal stroked out by large red X; Movie news and photos; Photos of Josephine Johnson and Joan Bennett in Woodbury ads; Photo and bried write-up of Brenda Marshall; I'll Be Ready in a Minute, Darling! - article for ladies; Fashion illustrations; In the English Manner - cooking article; Colour subscription ad for this magazine inside back cover features row of Santas; World Sayings; Back cover colour Coke ad features classic image of Santa; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
60 pages. Features: Classic black and white photo ad inside front cover for the Department of Munitions and Supply for Canada encourages readers not to stare at female war-effort workers wearing pants; News digest topics include conscription as 'total' war, why a plebescite?, an embarassing pledge, and more; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad shows hungry Europeans contrasted with well-fed Canadians; Hitler's Shadow over South America - article by Otto Strasser; Britain's Propaganda Agent No. 1 - Big Ben - photo-illustrated article on big bells and their importance; Hang on to Your Hat (short story); The River Brethren (short story); Assignment in Monte Carlo (short story); Canada Gets Scrappy with Scrap - scrap metal is used to support the war effort; Lisbon - Capital of Intrigue - fascinating photo-illustrated article on counter-espionage work in Portugal; Incurable (short story); India - war-related photos at home and abroad, including the Maharaja of Jodhpur, the Maharaja of Gwalior, the Maharaja of Patiala, and Begum Shah Nawaz; Vintage half-page ad by this publication offers bicycle 'Make-a-Lite Generator' to children who sell subscriptions; Appraisal of the best screen voices - article with photos of Conrad Veidt, Merle Oberon, and others; Pepsodent ad features photos of twins Lucille and Lorayne Usack; Woodbury ads feature photos of Bette de Lesseps of Toronto and actress Laraine Day; Article from the Kitchen suggests savings to 'help lick Hitler'; Fashion illustrations; Article on Canadian women; Photo of kissing children submitted by Mrs. J.B. Foster of Sexsmith, Alberta; Hollywood Patterns ad inside back cover lists the 600 outlets nationwide where their products are solf; Back cover Victory Bonds ad for the National War Finance Committee shows man looking in the mirror; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
44 pages. Features: Fantastic War Savings Stamps ad by the National War Finance Committee inside front cover shows silhouette of Hitler whispering into ear of housewife, encouraging her to "Go on, Spend it... What's the difference?"; Nice colour Ritz cracker ad shows serviceman being served by young lovely; News digest includes 'The Case of Madagascar', 'Mr. Churchill's Warning about Gas', and 'Rationing Our Canadian Supplies'; Editorial discusses advertising and wartime rationing; Back Yark Job (short story); The Riddle of Rubber - photo-illustrated article on rubber and synthetic rubber with fascinating photos from Ceylon, Russia and the U.S.; Bermuda on the Hudson (short story); Britannia Rules Beneath the Waves - great photo-illustrated article on Britains submarine forces with photos of the H.M. "Thunderbolt", H.M. "Sea-Wolf", and crewmembers in various scenes; Not Like Nicky (short story); Born Scared (short story); Hollywood photos and news; Fashion article; Delphic Oracle (short story); Pepsodent ad features photos of twins Margaret and Marilyn Rick; On the Kitchen Front - article provides jam and jelly tips, hints for feeding under-fives, hot weather menus, and contest results; Swift's Premium colour-photo ad includes illustration of Martha Logan; Nice half-page illustrated ad for Sisman's Scampers (kids' shoes); Beauty and Fashions article discusses bathing suits and slacks; Woodbury Powder ad features photo of Paulette Goddard; Photo of child submitted by Ann L. Seaton of Port Arthur, Ontario; Rare ad for Hollywood Patterns inside back cover lists the over 600 Canadian stores where they may be purchased; Back cover colour ad for Marboleum Flooring includes illustration of naval corvette at sea; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
Features: Russia mobilizes 13,000,000 men to defend her freedom - six photos including an excellent shot of an L-760; Photos of U.S.S.R. leaders and Soviet Navy and Army Chiefs; Good photo and caption of Mr. R.A. Watson Watt - originator of radiolocation, which helped to win the Battle of Britain; Three photos of the "Bristol" Beaufort - a deadly torpedo-carrier and bomber; Super photo in the massive wind tunnel at Langley Field, USA; Photos to indicate the power of English Radiolocation technology; Photos of Russian arms and troops on display; Page of photos and illustrations illustrating the Navy of the U.S.S.R. - Red units in the Baltic and Black Sea; Article on Tank Fighting, by Cyril Falls; Two interesting illustrations of the Armoured Command H.Q. Car which directs a fast tank brigade; Centerfold illustration of activity within the mobile Tank H.Q.; Photos of 15 personalities of the week; The Duke of Aosta and his generals surrender at Amba Algagi - with two good photos; Three excellent photos of the "Illustrious" under attack in the Mediterranean; Several photos of Polish sailors training and at rest; Various interesting naval photos including a shot of the new U.S.S. "Washington"; Five photos from Jibuti - French Somaliland - which must be Free French or Anti-Axis; Six photos of swimming in battle-dress and full kit - strenuous army training; Illustration of Churchill on the compass platform of a minelayer, by Sir Muirhead Bone; Illustration of Commander navigation for his mine-laying squadron, also by Sir Muirhead Bone; Article on the Curlew; Artistic full-page ad for Firth Brown; Schweppes full-page ad; Full-page ad for Vat 69. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Air Vice-Marshall Arthur Coningham outside his travelling H.Q.; Illustration by Captain Bryan de Grineau of a flotilla of tank-landing craft manoeuvering against Air Attack; Great 2-page illustration by the same artist of the interior of a British Landing Craft nearing its objective, seen from the bows; Article on Service Pay by Cyril Falls; Photos of items of interest, including a packed concert at the Albert Hall, Sergeant F. Rich being awarded the Purple Heart, and more; Multi-Illustration montage illustrating the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (M.S.F.U.) at work - a System Which Has Defeated the Long-Range Bomber - a Hurricane is catapulted into action from the deck of a merchantman; Three photos of Vichy French warships in North Africa; Three photos of guns on tanks - German mobility; The War against the Axis by Land, Sea and Air - with 5 photos; 11 Great photos show scenes from the Russian front - Germans in action - and out of it as prisoners, plus a photo of Hitler at his headquarters and proof of Maikop oil going up in flames; Centerfold illustration of a Royal Navy salute to the Mercantile Marine - warship's crews cheering the ships they have convoyed to Malta; Photos of 16 personalities of the week; Full-page photo shows German mass-production of U-Boats; Key points in Madagascar occupied by the British - seven photos plus map; Seven informative photos of new deep tunnel shelters for 64,000 more Londoners; 11 excellent photos show canine recruits for the R.A.F. - Guards of our Aerodromes; Two illustrations by Sir Muirhead Bone; Full-page photo aboard the H.M.S. Barham which was later sunk in the eastern Mediterranean; Six photos of wild flowers bestowing beauty on London's "Blitzed" Sites; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover. Four-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Centerfold holding by one staple. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this wartime issue. Book
lc_95921Franz Eher Nachfolger, Munich, 1933
1963R240080585L'ENCYCLOPEDIE CONTEMPORAINE. 1963. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 541 pages - signet conservé - textes sur deux colonnes - nombreuses illustrations en monochrome dans et hors texte - coins et tranches légèrement frottés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 943.086-IIIe Riech. Hitler, 1933-1845
