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Features: The "Hard-Case" Skipper; a young Merchant Navy radio-operator tries his luck aboaord a North Sea Trawler; A God Comes Home - a missing bronze statue of Zeus; The Buring Ship - An attempted rescue during a fire at sea; The Ju-Ju Snake - a West African tale; Sea Lion Islands - the author visits Sea Lion Rookeries on islands off British Columbia at breeding time - photos; Under Two Flags - a Brit on leave on the French Riviera is mistaken for a French deserter and ordered to perform 18 months military service in France!; Unlucky Mica - a prospector's story about the discovery and abandonment of a rich deposit of Mica in Nigeria; The Hottest Place on Earth - Death Valley, California - photos include one of a 20 mule team; The Regimental Ghost - strange happenings with a famous unit of the Indian Army; Canadian Loggers - describes Hastings Street, Vancouver in the 1950s - a fascinating historical backdrop to the problems which currently plague the area; The World's Richest Treasure Store - Fort Knox Depository, Kentucky; A bed of bayonets; The Gibraltar Apes; A Hippo with Toothache - a hippo turns nasty; and more. Small chip from backstrip. Binding intact. Average wear. Faint signature atop front cover. Quality copy. Book
Cover illustration with caption 'Damascus in British Hands." Topics include: Hindenberg's 'super-barrier', the Wotan line; The Man Who Would Be King; What Bulgaria's Surrender Means; Hope amid the French ruins; American's First Army Moves Towards the Moselle; The Flanders Battlefields, by Hamilton Fyfe; Mating the Huns' Insidious Moves in Siberia; Recruits Who Rally to Freedom's Allied Flags; Allied Activity Against Bolshevist Anarchy; Dawn of the Day of Deliverance for Siberia; Road Signs of the War; Active Anzac Guns that Give the Foe No Rest; Air and Sea Escorts Defy Underwater Craft; Up in a 'Zepp' Hunting the U Boat, by Sydney A. Moseley; Varied Activities of the Devoted V.A.D.; Problems in the Labour Market, by W.L. George; Red Cross Targets at which the Teuton Aims; Huns Crumbling - Not Yet Broken, by Frederic William Wile; The Breach in the Balkans. Above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. Still a worthy copy. Book
Front cover illustration of a raving Bolshevik. Secrets of the London Air Raids - Where Zepps and Gothas dropped their bombs - article. Allied flags at Constantinople and Cattaro - two photos. New World Knights Guard River of Old Romance - 5 photos of American troops in Germany. Two photos of British soldiers in Germany. Four photos related to the escape of 29 British officers from the POW camp at Holzminden. Bolshevism in its True Colours - article by Sir Sidney Low. Photogravure centerfold includes images of the British in Cologne. Shall we Hang the Kaiser - article by Lovat Fraser. Equine and Canine Transport Bound for the Rhine. Ships of the Allies Anchor Off Sebastopol Again - 4 photos. Two photos of a British 'mystery' aeroplane' dropping a torpedo. And more. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
Cover illustration of Sir Douglas Haig and his Army Commanders on horseback. How the Germans Received the Armies of Occupation - article. Allied flags off the Golden Horn - 5 photos. Gallipoli - where Britons now keep watch and ward - 6 photos. Signs of the Conquest from Kiel and Cologne - 5 photos. Photogravure centerfold includes the following: Excellent photo portrait of Sir Douglas Haig, King George at the St. Quentin Canal, Allied Battleships off Constantinople and a photo portrait of President Poincare presenting General Petain with his baton as a Marshal of France. Photos of British troops in Beirut. Huns yield tribute to their masters in the air - 5 photos. Homewards from Horror-camps of the Boche - 4 photos. Revitalising our Villages - article by Basil Clarke, and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A worthy copy. Book
200316692ABLondon, Thames & Hudson, 2003. 25 cm. 208 S. mit 181 teils farb. Ill. Illustrierter Originalkarton (Softcover), Klebebindung. Neuwertiges Exemplar.
Pages 389- 416. Features: Cover photo of Field Marshal Lord Alexander on board the "Aquitania" with Lady Alexander, their children and dogs; Two photos of M. Gromyko walking out of the United Nations Security Council during discussion of the Persian question; Eight photos of Hameln (Hamelin), the town of a famous legend (The Pied Piper) hardly touched by the war; Two pages of photos illustrate Nash's Terraces, "the most breathtaking architectural panorama in London" - saved from the house-breaker; Photos of Royal occasions illustrate Princess Elizabeth's civil and military duties; Photo of the "ionosphere" rocket developed by Caltech; Photo of the G-B 4 television glide bomb; Photo of the "ROC" television high-angle bomb, whose TV eye transmit a picture of the target to the pilot of the parent aircraft; Fascinating photo of a "Haslar" mobile smoke producer, used to protect British towns threatened by bombing; Article entitled "A Record of the Commandos" includes photos of Brig. J. C. Haydon, Maj. Gen. R. G. Sturges, Lieut. Col. G. Keyes, Lieut. Col. A. C. Newman, Brig. Lord Lovat, Maj. Gen. R. E. Laycock, and Brig. D. Mills-Roberts; Page of illustrations demonstrate radar as used by modern ships; Under two flags? - the case of H.M S. "Seal", and other pictures; Wonderful centrefold photo of water jump in the Grand National horse race with huge crowd and background; Photo of Yung Yat and Astometer falling at the first fence in the Grand National at Aintree on April 5, when only six riders of a field of 34 finish the race; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Mark Young, E. R. Guest, Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Prince William, Lieut. Gen. Homma, Gen. Mihailovitch, Lieut. Col. Hutchison, Dr. Marcel Petiot, C.S.M. J. R. Osborn, V. C., Mr. Hugh Dalton, Field Marshal Keitel, Herbert Hoover, and Dr. Kurt von Shuschnigg; Page of photos of women detectives in the making - policewomen at a C.I.D. School; Photos of the USS "Helena" at Southampton; Three photos of the victory parade rehearsal; Photo of huge crowd celebrating the seventh anniversary of the ending of Spain's Civil War; Photo of Gen. Franco on his Madrid balcony acknowledging cheers; Photo of desperate Hungarians swarming a train at Budapest as they desperately search for food; photos of food offerings in Brussels; photo of Viennese housewife with her weekly food ration; Two photos contrast Australia's generous war food rations with that of Britain; Photo of France honouring the memory of Maquis heroes; Two photos of the funeral of field Marshal Lord Gort, V.C., at Penshurst, Kent; One-page photo of statue of King Charles I on horseback is returned to Whitehall after years of evacuation. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Under Two Flags; S&W 1st Model, 2nd Issue Revolver; Joe Bowman; Pre-Production Colt New Service Revolver; Corrigenda to McKagen's Article in August issue. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
20038477ABOstfildern, Hatje Cantz, 2003. 23,5 x 23,5 cm. 103 S. Mit 105 Abb., davon 99 in Farbe. Illustrierter Pappband (Hardcover). Neuwertiges Exemplar.
Features: Cover portrait of Captain W. Leefe Robinson, V.C. - Worcester Regiment and R.F.C. who destroyed a German Military Airship at Cuffley, September, 1916. This issue contains the concluding portion of "Belgium Under Two Flags". Many excellent black and white photos. Sensational 4-photo centerfold displays the remains of the Zeppelin brought down on the essex coast, 24 September, 1916. Latter portion contains the first portion of chapter CLVII - The Airship Raids of 1916 and how British Airmen Mastered the Super-Zeppelin. Again, numerous interesting photos included. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
Features: Cover portrait of Colonel Freyberg, V.C., D.S.O., the Hero of Beaumont-Hamel, Royal West Surrey Regiment and Royal Navy Division. Includes final portion of the chapter entitled "The Great British Battles of the Somme - V. - Check near Bapaume and Victory on the Ancre". Includes complete chapter CLV - "The Effect of the Somme Offensive on the German 'Will to Victory'". Many excellent photos, including one of captured German flame-throwers 'which the enemy, in defiance of civilised useage, introduced into warfare.' Graphic centerfold of a shell-shattered avenue of elms along the borders of the Yser Canal between Boesinghe and Lizerne. Also includes first portion of Chapter CLVI - Belgium Under Two Flags - The Homeland Under the German Heel and the Renaissance of the Army on the Yser. Many excellent black and white photos. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound reference copy. Book
xv, 430 p., 1 l. col. front., illus. (incl. ports.) col. plates. 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
1988122750Harry N. Abrams Publishers, New York, 1988. 128 S. ; 24,5 x 22,5 cm ; Leinen.
From an excellent set of craft books. Abunantly illustrated. Topics in this volume include: Embroidery, Enameling metal flags and banners; Florentine Stitch; Flowers (artificial); Foam forms; Folk art; Framing; Furniture Refinishing; Fur recycling; Genealogy; Gingerbread. Clean, bright and unmarked but for Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
20082090502113715653Not Available 2008. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
50 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: Founding Fort Edmonton; Policing the Far North - photo-illustrated article; One-page photo portrait of Sir George Simpson - the only known photo of him; "Nigger Dan" (Daniel Williams) - troublemaker at Fort St. John; Chevrons in the Sky - waterfowl article with photos; Arctic Airfield Survey - Craig Harbour, where the most northerly airport in the British Empire was surveyed in 1922; Summer at Temagami - photos with text; English River Hermit - An Indian named Mandayoh (stranger) lived 30 miles from the Trans-Canada Air Lines' field at Pagwa River; Through the Fjiords of British Columbia - photo-illustrated article with photo of the Union Steamship liner 'Cardena'; Northern Salvage - Claud K. Jones located sunken Canol machinery at the bottom of Great Slave Lake - fascinating photo-illustrated article describes how huge tracked vehicles were hauled up through the ice; Running the Alaska Boundary - great article with photo of Thomas Riggs and Jack Craig proudly displaying the flags of their countries and universities after setting the final point of the Alaska-Yukon boundary on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Photos of Eskimo tobacco substitute Atamaoya being harvested and smoked. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
199920288ABNew York, Sterling, 1999. 28 cm. 144 S. mit zahlr. brillanten Farbfotos und Strichzeichnungen. Illustrierter Originalkarton (Softcover), Fadenheftung. Gutes Exemplar.
400 pages including index. Includes over 1000 recipes from all over the world. Includes classic favorites, exotic dishes, quick and easy snacks. Beautifully illustrated with over 400 color photographs. Includes step-by-step photographs. Flags show country of origin. Book unmarked with minimal wear and very light staining to top and bottom edges. Dust jacket has several small tears and is missing a one inch chunk from bottom of back panel but remains attractive. Book
20037635ABMünchen, Dt. Verl.-Anst., 2003. 30 cm. 127 S. Mit zahlr. Ill. und graph. Darst. Original Pappband (Hardcover). Tadelloses gepflegtes Exemplar.
199918117ABMünchen, Gräfe und Unzer, 1999. 27 cm. 136 S. mit zahlr. farb. Abb. Original Pappband (Hardcover), Fadenheftung. Neuwertiges Exemplar.
2268Imprimerie Courbet & cie, Paris s.d.
188015585London, C. Wilson, sans date (circa 1880?). Belle planche couleurs au format 63 x 52 cm. entoilée, sous chemise imprimée en couleurs également.
903.1aaf51x33 cm Tafel Tafel / Planche 37.Aus: JAUSLIN, C. & ROUX, G.: Schlacht bei Murten. / Album du cortège historique, Chromolitho 1876. Einzelblatt
900.1aaf51x33 cm Tafel Einzelblatt
