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8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., with numerous photographs and maps, and pictorial endpapers; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
94 pages. Documents the history of this Canadian squadron, accompanied by many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Illustrated endpapers. Includes Honour Roll, List of Aircrew on CF-100 "Canuck" Aircraft, and List of Aircrew on CF-101 "Voodoo" Aircraft. Book clean, bright, tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade cover. A quality copy. Cooke (2) p.224. Bonus: Laid in is an envelope dated 1977 bearing the 409 Squadron letterhead and a printed statement that this envelope and its content, a brief informative history of the Squadron, were flown on Hawk One CF-101B 101012 with the Squadron's Standard from Ottawa to Comox, as attested to by Pilot L. Col. G.H. Herbert, CO 409 and Nav. Maj. R.M. Hellberg who have each signed this statement, which is numbered 183 of 1700. Cooke [3rd Edn] p.355. Book
Contents: Cover illustration of a Long Tom (155 mm) gun firing in Italy; Oldsmobile/GM color ad inside front cover features insigne of the 339th fighter squadron Army Air Forces; GM Diesel Power color ad showing excavating equipment in action; First Act of Invasion Drama - attack on Nazi's Gustav Line - Allies strike hard in Italy following regrouping of Forces - Japs follow suit in China; Air cooperation with ground forces still a problem for invasion command; Sevastopol Rises - smashing 3-day assault brings proudest victory since Stalingrad; Interesting list of fines posted near the front line in Italy (place name deleted by censor); Report on Italy - Our First Continental Invasion - Seven Bloody Months of Fighting; Priest Orlemanski's mission to Moscow ends in suspension from Holy duties - his "treating" with Stalin brings disciplinary action amid Polish-Russian Quarrel; Dramatic photos of Herman Wallenda and a stunt gone wrong at Madison Square Garden - with no net below him!; De Soto Transportation ad - shows cars and planes; Poll-Tax Filibuster; Cold-blooded Ethyl ad shows a sneering airman painting another Jap kill onto his aircraft; PCA Airline ad; Bonds to Battleships - James V. Forrestal; Allies touch up last plans for rule of liberated Europe - but Russia does not yet see eye to eye with U.S. and Britain on Handling of Nazis and Poles; Firestone color centerfold ad; Drama in Stokholm - Allied agents Force SKF to decide on ball bearings vital to the Nazis; Photos of Doukhobors partially disrobed in a Vancouver, B.C. courtroom; El Salvador rebels flock back home as Menendez takes over Presidency; Montgomery-Ward employees celebrate their CIO union's election victory; Rocket to the moon - Willie Ley says it is possible; Budd Manufacturing color ad; Old Overholt whiskey color ad. Moderate wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
72 pages. Features: Two-page color-photo ad for the Ford Series 10 tractor, "The World Tractor"; The Tuskegee Airmen Keep on Flying - the 99th Fighter Squadron and the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bomber Group were the only all-black flying units organized by the US Air Force in WWII; Justice Rose Bird of the California Supreme Court; Reagan's War on Drugs - major article with photos, including George Bush Sr. leaning on bales of marijuana; Tax Bill politics in D.C.; A New Look at Child Labor; Jimmy Hoffa Legally Dead; Killenworth Mansion on Long Island - Soviet nest spying on local defense industries?; Bedford, IN - limestone capital of the world - Merle Edington and his Great Pyramid replica; Reagan's middle east peacemaker Philip Habib; Volkswagen Scirocco ad; Yassir Arafat - skilled in P.R.; Indira Gadhi's New Beginning; Vintage ad for Mattel Electronics' Intellivision "Starstrike" (Star Strike) video game; Peace shattered in Zimbabwe; Report from Tajikistan and the impact of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Color photo of tennis player Hu Na; Elvis Costello - No More Mr. Bad Guy; The University of San Francisco drops its basketball program - The High Price of Cheating; William P. Tavoulareas and his libel suit against the Washington Post; Beware of Child Molesters - one of 10 youngsters is sexually abused each year; Japan's High-Tech Challenge - the Asian powerhouse launches an all-out push into computers, robots and other 'knowledge intensive' industries; How Computers Change Lives; Building a Superbrain; Japan's New Risk Takers; Here Come the Robots; From Tennessee to Tokyo - Americans prepare for Nissan's new truck plant in Smyrna, TN; Electronic Gadgets of the Future; Controversial use of animals in scientific research; The Disappearing Drive-In Movie Theater; Lloyd DeGrane and a flock of pink flamingos; Passing of: Harold R. Foster, Harold T. Sakata, Dan Seymour, Tatyana Grosman, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, Jucille Parker Markey; Olympus camera ad with inset photo of model (Cheryl Tiegs?); Filming of "That Championship Season" in Scranton, PA; Back cover Barclay cigarette ad features photo of James Bond-style man in white tux; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
7285Published by THE SIGNAL PRESS LTD London. 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Good/None. Signed by author with a dedication to his assistant who helped prepare the book. Spine binding and covers all fine; Strong gilt eagle illustration on front cover and gilt title on spine. Title page and endpapers are foxing and there is also foxing on the outer edges. Contains two-line errata slip tipped-in at KIA page and another two-line errata at Occupied Aerodromes page. Illustrated with 25 black and white photographs. Published by THE SIGNAL PRESS LTD, London., 1931 hardcover
1931310149London: The Signal Press 1931. 1st edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Elevated motif to front board. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 207 p. front. plates; : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes: Preface by E.G.Johnstone foreword by Sir C.L.Lambe. Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Air Force. No. 208 Squadron. World War 1914-1918. Regimental histories. Great Britain. World War. Other names: Johnstone E. G. Genre: History. Illustrated. London: The Signal Press hardcover
56 pages. Features: Excellent colour Ford Motor Company of Canada ad inside front cover features Canadians at war abroad and dong war work at home; Nice colour Ritz cracker ad shows servicemen singing while young lovely plays piano; Will Russia Dominate Post-war Europe?; Photo of Canadian jeeps hauling supplies along the 'Inferno Track' on the Italian front; Photo of Winston Churchill's grandson of the same name; Nice colour Orange Crush ad; Canada's Problem Soldier - Some things are bothering them, notably a lack of cigarettes; Wait for the Man (short story); Pot of Gold (short story); Stampede in Europe - photo-illustrated article describes the floods of European immigrants; A Present From Pietro (short story); Mascots for Morale - photo-illustrated article on military mascots, including "Butch" of a Canadian Wellington bomber squadron, "Fluff", a ship's kitten, and "Sabo", a ship's dog; Taking Germany's Portrait - Great photo-illustrated article on wartime aerial photography; Little Rambles in Hollywood - article on movies with photos of Arturo de Cordova, Joan Fontaine, Ethel Barrymore and Cary Grant, and Irene Dunne; One-page Kodak ad shows one-page photo of shipmates enjoying photo-viewing; Fantastic one-page colour GM ad called "The First Billion Miles are the Hardest!" shows some of the quarter-million military vehicles they have built for the war effort; Nice one-page ad for movie "The White Cliffs of Dover", starring Irene Dunne; Great one-page wartime Canadian Pacific ad explains how they serve Canada in war and peace; Government of Canada one-page ad entitled "I Had a Nightmare" explains the importance of preventing further price increases in the cost of living now and deflation later; Half-page ad for Heintzman & Co. pianos of Toronto; Woodbury Soap ad features great photos of newlyweds Thelma Bertha Bowell, of B.C.and Lieutenant (J.g.) Wilbert Kennith Carter; Cooking article addresses wartime restrictions; Nice colour one-page Swift Canadian Co. Limited ad entitled "Make Full Use of Meat Left-Overs" provides helpful hints, and photo insert of Martha Logan; Half-page ad by the Canadian Department of National War Services says "Your Waste Paper May Save a Life!", with illustration of wounded soldier in stretcher, and text explaining that 20,000 tons of waste paper are needed monthly to make containers for the transportation of vital war supplies; La Maternelle Vallerand - A Bilingual Nursery in Montreal; Laundry Logic; World Sayings; Great Canada Post Office ad inside back cover explains how mail delivery to reinforcment units is 'a challenge to us all'; Great back cover colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) says "Count Me In!" and shows members recruiting young lady in her home; and more. Bit of pencil writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this particularly excellent wartime issue. Book
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 91 pages. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white photos. A history of the Nanaimo Power and Sail Squadron. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1954050459Albert Love. nice copy; larger-format . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1954. Albert Love hardcover
47114Paris.Cellot.1778.In-8 br.148 p. Bon état.Annotations sans gène sur la page de titre.Sans reliure.Simplement protégé par un Papier léger.
1991242992PN. New. 1991. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text, red underline on title; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Includes COs, aircraft, ROH, line shoots and bibliography.
8vo., First Edition, text in Czech, with numerous photographs, portraits and maps throughout, and coloured endpapers depicting Czech RAF squadron badges; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in green and black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
1996284987PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
20001322694PN. New. 2000. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
19981304997PN. New. 1998. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1879ROD0035585Non Renseigné. 1879. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur bon état. 142 pages. 1 plat arraché, 2 ème plat inexsistant.. . . . Classification Dewey : 549-Minéralogie
1993267910PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1996285668PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1860ZB275654Washington: 1860. 2 pp. on one sheet; issued as 36th Congress 1st Session HED 73; one margin rough with corner chipped; 9 officers and 77 men but their names and circumstances of their deaths are not noted. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: unknown
9782Plon 3 volumes in-8 de 452, 516 et 612 pages, denses. Reliure de l"époque demi cuir bleu. Dos à 5 nerfs , titre, fleurons et tomaison au petit fer. Plats muets . Edition ornée de 3 portraits en frontispice d'après dessin ou photographie. Intérieur sans rousseurs .Les tomes présentent quelques frottement dusage et des disparités de teinte insolé). Ensemble solide et complet .
1997296588PN. New. 1997. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1992252182PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
