BENJAMIN GillesMareMagnum
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Autrement 2013, In-8 broché, 330 pages. Parfait état.
Features: Title page illustration of the King and Queen at Lincoln Cathedral; Two-page photo spread of British Soldiers, Airmen, W.A.A.C.S., and Poilus; "Why No Battle at Sea?" - article; The Destruction of the Belgian Carillons (article); Electricity and Allotments (article); Series of illustrations of the Royal Couple touring the Eastern Counties; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of Brig.-Gen. Sandeman-Carey, Major-General J.C. Sackville-West, and Major-General F.H. Sykes; One-page illustration entitled "A Heroic Action By Australians Before Amiens - The Defense of Villers-Bretonneux; One-page illustration entitled "The Defence of Villers-Bretonneux - A Great Stand by Australian and British Troops; The Genesis of the Royal Air Force - article with two photos; Photos of smoke screen used to protect convoys; The War Spirit of the Rajas - article with group photo of Imperial Service Troops of the Maharaja of Mysore; Page of photos of the ruling Princes of India - H.H. the Maharaja of Nabha, Lieut. H.H. the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Lieut. Maharaj-Kumar Hitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar, Major H.H. The Maharaja of Kishengarh, Leiut.-Col. H.H. The Raja of Ratlam with officers), Leiut.-Gen. H.H. Sir Partab Singh, H.H. The Maharaja of Faridkot, and H.H. the Maharaja-Gaekwar of baroda; Somber two-page illustration of British soldiers saying farewell to their loved ones as they prepare to entrain for the front; Article about rats and the damage they do to foodstocks; Illustrations of designs submitted for a memorial plaque to those fallen in the war; Roll of Honour - photos of 21 officers, including Brig.-Gen. N. Townsend Fulton, KIA; Photo of hundreds of South African Scottish troops resting after a battle; Lovely two-colour back cover ad for "Erasmic" The Dainty Soap features very fashionable lady studying the mirror; 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
France Loisirs 1998. In-4 carré relié plein cuir éditeur sous jaquette illustrée rempliée de 144 pages. Photos dans et hors texte. Mise en image de Jérôme Pecnard. Parfait état
in-8°, 127 pp., nombreuses illustrations en N&B et en couleurs, relie cartonnage illustre de l'editeur. Bel exemplaire. [NV-10]
Somogy, 2004 . In-4 carré relié cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée; 190 pages. Nombreuses illustrations. Très bon état
Plon, Terre humaine, 2000, 507 pp. + cartes, broché, plis sur le dos, ex dono en première page, état très correct.
Paris, Plon, 2000 collection Terre Humaine, In-8 broché de 507 pages, cartes et illustrations. Très bon état
in-16°, 411 pages, broché. Bel exemplaire. [LP-5]
Editions du Rouergue, 1996. In-4 relié cartonnage éditeur de 285 pages. Nombreuses illustrations. Très bon état
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part VI - Robert Wilton, a British War Correspondent on the Eastern Front, recounts his experiences, tells the true story of the tragic end of Rasputin, and discusses claims that the Czar is alive - article with photos of the Czar, his family, and Rasputin; The Most Savage of Beasts - John A. Jordan describes the strange tactics and danger of hunting the African Buffalo; A Hero of the Soudan - How the first Civilian's Victoria Cross was won by Sergeant J.J. Farmer - article with photo; My Niggers - humorous account of the writer's experiences of Gyppies at a camp along the Suez Canal; My Wanderings in Little-Known Angola - interesting article with many excellent photos; The Mechanically-Minded Skipper - Tobias Meddling of the 8-thousand ton ship Peerless; Capturing Seventy-Nine Germans Single-Handed - Canadian officer Captain MacDowell tricked Germans into surrendering at Vimy Ridge; The Battle for the Lake - German warships are ousted from the great inland sea in Central Africa, Tanganyika; Our Grizzly Bear Record - Francis Dickie and his companion set a new world's record for killing Grizzly bears in the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; Pipe Town - where Brier pipes are made for the "Tommies" and the "Poilus" - article with excellent photos; A "Rice Wedding" in Java - fascinating photo-illustrated article; Some Strange Escapes From Germany - Part I - how prisoners of war escaped from the Germans in WWI; My Escape From Russia - Madame Semenoff describes her escape from Petrograd after the Bolsheviks took over; Canada's Water Miracle - The Bassano Dam, the world's longest, built in Alberta, Canada - article with excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - Part I - a member of the Natal Mounted Police describes how an Englishman was murdered by a Zulu medicine-man and accomplices so a portion of the body could be used to make an effective love medicine; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 268-352, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
