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Features/Photos: in colour - the new Forth Road bridge, and other subjects; Queen Mary seamen and crew strike; The first U.N. troops in Katanga - a peaceful entry; The Royal visit to Orkney and Shetland Islands - a British monarch's first visit to the Shetlands for 700 years; teaching the Australian aboriginals to live in a modern world; American military inventions - up-to-date equipment in the United States Army; Karabel in Lycia; An American space triumph - the 13th Discoverer satellite; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Features/Photos: Macmillan visits South Africa; Excavations at Hasanlu, near Lake Urmia - Part II; Traffic easing ideas; the 1,000 mile walk of Dr. Moore, aged 56; Chaos on London's underground - the discomfort of many cuased by the unofficial action of a few; London rush-hour in the rain during a futile unofficial strike; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
This is a near fine softcover two volume set with almost no wear. The rear cover of one volume has a tiny abraded spot, otherwise fine. Completely clean inside and out. Brief texts in German and English. Each volume is limited and hand numbered, One edition in 2000 copies, the other edition in 1000 copies. Both volumes illustrated in black & white. 10" high X 7" wide, 200 pages with 93 illustrations and 134 pages with 55. Heavy books, foreign shipping will be extra. This set will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, September 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the third of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 131; Green & Gibson p.55.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, October 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the fourth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 21; Green & Gibson p.55.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, March 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the ninth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 64; Green & Gibson p.57.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, November 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the fifth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 71; Green & Gibson p.56.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. II, December 1891; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the sixth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 499; Green & Gibson p.56.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, January 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the seventh of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 13; Green & Gibson p.56.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, April 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the tenth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 171; Green & Gibson p.57.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, May 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the eleventh of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 5; Green & Gibson p.58.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. III, June 1892; complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. First published in book form as the twelfth of the collected 'Adventures' (1892). De Waal 38; Green & Gibson p.58.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, June 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the seventh of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the sixth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. In book form the title was changed to 'The Reigate Squires' to reflect both villains. De Waal 225; Green & Gibson A14.vi (both wrongly recording the altered title).
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text, recto of first leaf (not part of the story) lightly scarred; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, February 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the third of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the second when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 518; Green & Gibson A14.ii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, March 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the fourth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the third when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 411; Green & Gibson A14.iii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, May 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the sixth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the fifth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 164; Green & Gibson A14.v.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, July 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the eighth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the seventh when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 44; Green & Gibson A14.vii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, August 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the ninth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the eighth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. In book form the text was expanded to include Holmes' famous thought-reading episode from 'The Cardboard Box'. De Waal 228; Green & Gibson A14.viii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, September 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the tenth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the ninth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 81; Green & Gibson A14.ix.
24 pages. Features: WSP (U.S.) Conference of 1969; The Kennedy Family Passion Play; That Reformer Fellow, President Nixon; That High Cost of Living; "Reparations" Vs. World Socialism; N.D.P. Shell Game - Ed Schreyer assumes leadership of the Manitoba N.D.P.; Historic Words Live Long After Tragedy - "Bill" Pritchard, one of eight men tried in connection with the famous Winnipeg general strike of 1919, speaks again; Those Halls of Montezuma - looking back on Aztec history, and myths which surround it; Marx and the American Civil War; Do Loose Lips Sink Ships? - fascinating article claims German U-boats were had fore-knowledge of targets by gleaning information from European reinsurance companies who underwrote the risk of ocean shipments; Passing of Jeni "Chubbi" Kligman; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Preston Manning and the Reform Party seek top-drawer candidates; John Gotti convicted; Passing of Adam Marshall and Paul Henreid; Costly Faceoff - NHL faces challenge to restore fan faith after players strike - article with colour photos of Gretzky, Trevor Linden, Guy Carbonneau, and Don Cherry with his dog Blue; Canadians protest European Cod fishing just outside Canada's 200-mile limit; Mordecau Richler explains why Anglophones are leaving Quebec; Anglophones at a Crossroads in Quebec - article with photos and brief write-ups of Katherine Petcher, Anwer Mehkeri and the McGee Family of Val-Joli; Toronto is a magnet for Montreal Jews; Anglophones abandon the Gaspe; Gahdafi's Libya facing sanctions; How Ratings Agencies govern the money markets and rattled the wealthy Reichmann family; Peter C. Newman interviews Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells; Article about IBM and its PS/1 PC (personal computer); Sex and Psychiatry - article with photo of Dr. Margaret Bean-Bayog; Nice one-page colour-photo Zurich Insurance ad features Wayne Gretzky in LA Kings gear in game action; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
126 pages. Features: Cover photo of Princess Margaret; Bell Telphone ad for "New Public Phones" (payphones); Two-page Chrysler ad; Coke at features clinking glasses and lovers' hands; A Protestant View of a Catholic President; Medicine for peace - Dr. Hernan Lillo helps his fellow Chileans; Mark Twain - article with wonderful photos; Budweiser color ad looks surprisingly modern; Kodak ad features color photos of Peter Lawford and his family; William P. Rogers - Richard Nixon's best friend; New role for radishes; Nice two-page color ad for the 1960 Ford Galxie (white four-door); California's new one-piece bathing suits - beautiful color photos; Princess Margaret - Royal Rebel; Jell-O chocolate-mint pudding ad; Very nice two-page color ad for the1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Scenicoupe (blue); Hitler's Last Days - defeat, despair, madness, and death; Nice color ad for the 1960 Ford Comet; Ivy Nicholson - photo-illustrated article; How to save 19,000 lives a year - vigorous traffic law enforcement and political courage, as Connecticut is demonstrating; Arthur Godfrey Sounds Off on what's wrong with the TV networks, the sponsors and the public's taste; A Big-League baseball manager's agony - with photos of Chicago White Sox Manager Al Lopez in action; The secret behind the East/West Summit; Schlitz ad shows happy couple at table in bar after horse race; Will Success spoil the poodle; Nice Four Roses whiskey ad inside back cover shows four gents in suits read stock ticker tape in bar with bulldog at their feet; Back cover Lucky Strike ad with photo of man admiring oars he has just painted red; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Pakistan - from a smuggler's paradise comes hell; William Shatner in ad for Kero-Sun heaters; Nice Schenley Awards ad; War Machines do not bring Peace, by John F. Godfrey; Cover Story - Marc Lalonde's New Deal; Unsuspecting victims of a collapsed economy; Marc Lalonde's Board of Economic advisors; Ocean Ranger disaster inquest begins; Manitoba doctors' strike; Painting 'The Tribute Money' - not a Rembrandt?; The Socialists conquer Spain; $25 Billion MX missile decsion; Shake-up in the espionage trade - death of Kevin Mulcahy; Guatemalan terror; Canada confronts the Robotis age; K-Tel enters the publishing business; Dan Colussy to take over CP Air; Peter C. Newman on Dome Petroleum; NFL players association; Normand Leveille of the Boston Bruins almost dies of bleeding in his brain during game in Vancouver; Canada's leaking immigration lifeboat - our 'remarkable openness' may come to an end; The amazing recovery of Lise Gauthier; Education - the return of the strap - corporal punishment; Halley's comet returns to earth; Fallibility in the computer; Cash register kickbacks; Challenges to WCB in Ontario; Too few organs available to be transplanted; Nice ad for the 1983 Ford Mustang GT; Rough Trade - Carole Pope and Kevan Staples - article with colour photo; Movie reviews. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Farewell Banquet to Earl Grey; Russo-Japanese War; American Federation of Labor petitions congress to legislate against Mikado's subjects; The Rock Bay Bridge Question; Alberta Company Makes Big Strike - Fine Flow of Oil near the B.C. line and the Rich Flathead Valley - Pincher Creek; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "Esquimalt & Nanaimo (E&N) Railway Time Table No. 53 with stops in Victoria, Shawnigan Lake, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Wellington" Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Clipping from lower corner of page 2. Fatigue crack to central portion of all pages. Book
92 pages. Features: Color-photo ad for red IBM typewriter inside front cover; 2/3-page ad for The Calgary Inn; Major coverage of Quebec politics; Bill Carpenter - Once and Future Hero; Ronald Reagan wins California's Republican gubernatorial primary; James H. Meredith shot near Hernando MS by Aubrey James Norvell - article with graphic photo; Bobby Kennedy (RFK) in South Africa; Cult leader Benjamin Purnell of Benton Harbor, MI; Topeka Tornado; Fall of the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber; Time essay on LSD; Major Vietnam war coverage; Polish struggle between the Catholic church and the Communist government; Strike and violence in Dacca, Pakistan; Arthritis and Rheumatism; Knee paintings; John Mecom and the Houston Chronicle; Nice one-page color-photo Canadian Pacific Airlines ad features lovely Asian ladies; Jeanne Davis and public decency; Photo of Walkout at Amherst; Volvo car ad; Gemini 9 returns to the Atlantic with Stafford and Cernan; Photo of American runner Jim Ryun; America's two warring pro-football leagues negotiate - with photo of Pete Rozelle; Passing of test pilot Joseph A. Walker, Norman Baillie-Stewart, Natacha Rambova, Blanche Wolf Knopf, Frederic A. Gimbel, Jean Arp and lawyer-rancher Wellington Rankinand; O'Keefe Beer ad features illustration of furnituremaker Andre Gariepy; A&P heir Huntington Hartford; Ruhr coalminers strike; Interesting one-page color ad for Walker's Crystal Gin features mounted moose head; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Page 47-48 missing (unclear what they contained). Minor evidence of moisture exposure. A worthy vintage copy. Book
