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28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King inspecting the manufacture of a large gun barrel; Page of photos of Royal interest in industry's war effort - the King's tour of Midlands arms factories; Photos of Blenheim Palace as a public school and Malvern's Wartime Move; Full-page photo of Malvern schoolboys in Blenheim Palace; Full-page photo on the deck of a British Destroyer as depth-charges are discharged; Three photos of lifeboats for castaway airmen; Page of photos of personalities/notable people in teh public eye; Full-page photo of a Russian paratroop Demonstration; An R.A.F. triumph over Scotland - German Reconnaissance plane shot down - Six photos; Two large photos of "The Bomber Shot Down in East Lothian; Photos showing a French H.Q. staff at work - the technique of modern generalship at work; Centerfold illustration of the first air attack on a British convoy - the raiding seaplanes routed by our fighters; Two-page illustration of British men of all rank awaiting their turn in a "Naffy" canteen on the Western Front; Photos of German Prisoners of War in Britain; S.S. Yorkshire sunk without warning - three photos; Photos of German commerce-raiding and the Valleyfield Pit disaster; The pocket battleship "Deutschland" - superb photo and diagrammatic drawing; Watching and Waiting - article by Cyril Falls; German illustration of attack on the "Ark Royal"; Minesweepers at work - six photos; and more. Bit of writing atop front outer cover. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, back cover has a bump to the lower corner, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior has some marking over about 10 pages only. 221 pages with writing from Frances Mc Cue, S.J. Weinberg, Jose Angel Ventura, Morgen White, Stacey Levine, Barbara Earl Thomas, Tom robbins, Laura Lichenstein, David Shields, Kaiz Esmail, Kidus Solomon, Brenda Peterson, et al.
Three Volumes. Profusely illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings, many in color. 4to. Original pictorial wraps. Original pictorial box. Very nice set. CW W19 **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
Reprints of four famous firearms magazines including "The Rifle" May 1885, "Shooting and Fishing" 5 July 1888, "Arms and the Man" December 13, 1906, "The American Rifleman" 1 June, 1923. Rumpling to corner of last few pages. Rubbing to covers. Average overall wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A worthy copy of this engaging and informative reprint compilation. Book
A very small number of classified section listings highlighted with pale colour. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy and no bumping to corners. 115pp. This issue includes GK Chesterton, collecting football programmes, dorothy L Sayers, Arthur Ransome and 'Swallows and Amazons', books on arms and weapons and Victorian and Edwardian London Guide Books.
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 44+ 68pp. The SMLE rifle saw service in both World Wars and afterwards. Included in this publication are the Weapon Training Pamphlets of 1937 and 1942, covering the Number 1 and Number 4 rifles, with a short section on the sniper rifle No. 4 (T). Every aspect of training is included, including parts, stripping and assemby, firing positions and tactical use. The whole is a picture of this long-serving, much respected infantry weapon. Restricted documents originally published in 1940 and 1942. Well illustrated. Scarce.
Minor shelf wear to jacket, pen mark on bottom edge of page block; otherwise very good, almost as - new condition. A RAND Project AIR FORCE publication. Used
47p. Text illustrations by Walter Jack Duncan. Decorative endpapers. Tall thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Original spine paper label, slight loss. Hardbound. Nice copy. PRESS/W32 x2
36 pages. Features: Armorial Bearings of the Town of Kinnaird, B.C.; Francois du Pont du Chambon de Mesillac; Some Canadian Seals by the Wyons (part IV); The Coat of Arms of the Law Society; A Case in the High Court of Chivalry (Part II); The Uses of Heraldry in Historical Studies; The Heraldic Bookplate; Sir John A. MacDonald Honoured; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of lady with horse; One-page Parker Pen ad with military theme; Colour Marboleum ad inside front cover shows vintage kitchen; One-page Singer sewing machine ad includes three photos of their ornate furniture; Wonderful one-page ad for the RCA Victor Globe Trotter Model A-31 radio includes airman; The General's Big Bull (short story); Known to Nobody (short story); Secrets of the German (Nazi) Air-Armadas - fascinating photo-illustrated article; The Ghost of Captain Renny (short story); Where the War Dollar Goes; Canada'a Forgotten Back Door - Will the Nazis Bomb Canada through Hudson Bay?; Beyond the Circle (short story); Carry On - football article includes photo of Squadron Leader Dave Harding at the Malton Airport with new military recruits asking him questions about his days with the Ottawa Rough Riders; Movie news and photos; One-page photo ad for Fleischmann's Yeast features great photos of man cleaning massive locomotive and horse-drawn wagon being loaded with sheaves; Woodbury ad features photo of Annabella; Anothe Woodbury ad features photo of Miss Nancy Weir of Toronto; Small ad for the Chesley Chair Company of Chesley, Ontario; The Ten Bob Note (short story); Homes of Tomorrow - photos of interior design ideas; Saturday Night Bath - tips on how to have a good bath; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for Lux soap features three photos of Carole Lombard; Illustrated instruction how to knit soldier and sailor dolls; Win the War in Your Kitchen - cooking article; Nice one-page Magic Baking Powder ad entitled "As Sure as the Sun Rises"; World Sayings; Magnificent red and black Canadian Red Cross ad inside back cover shows nurse with arms outstretched over servicemen and refugees; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover shows lovely young lady holding six-pack; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
28 pages. Many excellent photos and diagrams. "John Moses Browning was one of the world's foremost inventors of small arms. At the time of his death in 1926, he was working on a new pistol design for the French ministry of war. It was adopted by the Belgian government as the Model 1935 FN 'Hi-Power' pistol. It is described as a locked-breech, recoil operated semi-automatic pistol, magazine fed, with a capacity of 13 cartridges." - page 1. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
502 pages including index. An exhaustive analysis of national and international arms control: its history, its philosophy, and its achievements and future prospects as well as its political, military, and economic ramifications. Very light wear. Glossy covers. Rubber stamp upon half-title page. Minimal yellow high-lighting else unmarked. Nice copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition. in bright red cloth HB covers with silver and black print at spine. Book is as-new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, is price clipped. Publisher's page reads "First Edition."
Pages 91-154. Reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: The design competitions for Swords of Honour presented by the corporation of the City of London between 168 and 1901; Warner Pin - A Question of Attribution; nice ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
78 pages. Features: Shooting Your Interest; What's New Smith & Wesson; Tuning the Black Powder Revolver; African Safari Battery; Custom Muzzleloading Rifles; Shotgun Pistols; Airgun Roundup for 1984; The Springfield Armor M1A; Gun of the Month - Michigan Arms Wolverine; New Airgun Products; Navy Arms Rolling Block Pistol. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
In -4°, pp. (24), 542, (6), front. in rosso e nero. Legatura alle armi Pamphilj (probabilmente Cardinale Benedetto P.), tagli spruzzati. Binding with Pamphilj arms, marbled edges.
238 pages. Index. "Relive these lost but not-so-distant days with stories and never-before-published photos of the sailors and their ships, the dory fisherman, and the raging sea that are as lively and invigorating as salt spray." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Front hinge open. A worthy reference copy of this wonderfully illustrated reference. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards. Previous owner's name inside. Worn price-clipped dust jacket with small tears. 9 3/4"w x 10 3/4"h. 238 pages. Many b&w photos.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text, inscription on front free endpaper; pale blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
48 pages. Songs include: Alone; An Evening Prayer; At the End of the Road; Be Still My Soul; Be Thou Near; Blessed Redeemer; Christ Waits; Does Jesus Care; God Understands; How you Forgotten God?; He Died for Me; His Dearest Name; His Love is all my Plea; I Never Walk Alone; I'd Rather be a Christian; In the Garden with Jesus; Ivory Palaces; Jesus, Blessed Jesus; Jesus Whispers Peace; Little is Much, When God is in it; My Heavenly Home; No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus; O Soul Without a Saviour; O What a Day When I See Him; O, What a Wonderful Saviour; Overflowing; Peace to Those Who Believe; Put Thine Arms around me; Sing me a song of Sharon's Rose; So May You; Some Golden Daybreak; Somebody Cares; Somebody Else Needs Him, Too; Speak, My Lord; Surrender; That Wonderful Name; The Glory of His Presence; The Man of Galilee; The Slighted Stranger; The Stranger by the Sea; Then Jesus Came; Today; What Think Ye of Christ?; When God is Near; When I Kneel Down to Pray; Wonderful; You Must Open the Door. Somewhat above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
468pp.avec illustrations (des armoiries) dans le texte, tirage limité à 1000 exemplaires (en français) numérotés: ceci est le no.287/1000, 30cm., reliure toile d'éditeur, sous étui d'éditeur, très bon état, on y joint un article de Lieve Viaene-Awouters: "Fusions de communes et armoiries communales" (15pp., 1977, extrait du Bulletin trimestriel du crédit communal de Belgique), B83586
In -4°, pp. (8), 220; con 17 tavv. di cui quattro ripiegate e una doppia, tagli dorati. L’impaginazione delle tavole è apparentemente disordinata, ma corrisponde a quella riscontrata in altre copie: libro completo e in ottime condizioni. Legatura alle armi del vescovo John Ernest Emmanuel von Harrach. Binding with arms of Harrach Bishop.
8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of navy buckram, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy. NRS vol. 161.
In-4°; pp. (8), 148, 27, (1), 24, (2), 130, (6), (20), 58, (2 colophon e grande marca tipografica). Ai frontespizi legno tipografico; capilettera figurati incisi su legno. Le Lettere di Bessarione scritte a principi d’Italia intorno al collegarsi et imprender guerra contro al Turco, volgarizzate dal signor Pigafetta, hanno un proprio frontespizio, Firenze, Giunti, 1594. Prima edizione delle due opere insieme e edizione originale delle Orazioni. Legatura coeva in piena pergamena. Contiene: L’orazione a Sisto V sulla guerra contro i turchi, una alla nobiltà napoletana per spronarla ad ingaggiare la guerra contro i turchi in Ungheria, Filippiche al re cattolico Filippo di Spagna, Orazioni a Clemente VIII tra cui la cosiddetta Clementina terza, l’Orazione in morte di Francesco de Medici, Il Rota ovvero delle imprese (dialogo tra il vescovo di Otenza Nino de Nini, Bernardino Rota, Alfonso Cambi e Bartolomeo Maranta). Alcuni quaderni leggermente bruniti, alle ultime carte ingialliture a macchie.
217 pages including bibliography. "...arms readers with an edge and a sense of humour. It is an essential tool for first time job hunters." - Jonathan Torrens, CBC's Jonovision. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
