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162 pages. Features: Churchill Centenary; The Sargassum Saga; The Turner Mystery; Before Columbus; Treasures of the Medici; Jungle City Gone to Seed; New Building in Bath; The Victorian Seaside. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
38 pages. Features: Turbulence in Greece; Can Soviet youth break the chains?; Wilfred De'ath talks to Clive Jenkins; Quality of Life - houses should be built around people; Scotland's new towns; Gold from the Ukraine; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
82 pages. Features: major coverage of the passing of the Duke of Windsor with many archival photos, some in colour; and other news of the day. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked but for but of sticker residue in upper corner of front cover. Magazine
Features: Ulster eruption; Watching and waiting in Laos; Background to a millionaire - David Rowland; London's hotel crisis; The Passions of Easter; Irish vote; Putting poetry into pop; who writes Britain's shopping list?; Women on the march; Richard Hamilton - artist; Salamis - Capital of the Kings; Iceland; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: Newspaper crisis; A summer of tension for Pakistan?; Taxation - the penalty for living, the punishment for death; The Ghurkas - bravest of the brave; After the moon - what next?; Apollo's heatshield helps the housewife; Original sin - and that man on the moon; May God preserve us from good taste!; What price pageantry?; Divine antics in Arcadia; Will man become a mole?; Aiglon - the school in the Alps; Healey and the great defence 'delusion'; Gainsborough at the Queen's Gallery; Tabarka; The Rolls Royce story; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: Caribbean time-bomb - Trinidad; Apartheid... or a growth economy? - South Africa; The Human City - Problems of Urban Survival; Mayflower seeks a boom in the 'seventies' - Plymouth finds other pilots for its future; The Car as Status Sympol; Nostalgia for la belle epoque; Religion - the only cloud in civilization's sky; In the footsteps of Alexander; SET - the tax that was born, not made; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: equal pay for women by 1975; I was a Labour voter; Exit the neo-nazis?; temptation to violence - what comes first, the tv cameras or the violence?; the most desired residence in London; agony in Europe - Norway and Denmark decide on EEC or Nordic Union; with the marines; Charles Biederman - American artist; Following the Forsyte Saga; The House of Augustus - 2; What's all this about stereo?; Club Med - a holiday success story; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Book is in excellent condition. 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 light shelf wear, tiny edge tears only. Very large book: 14" H x 9/12 " wide, 300 pages not including index with full page b&w illustrations on each page: elevations, floor plans, interior views, composite views, full exteriors, sections, details of capitals, niches, spires, doorways, entrances, in fine line and/or scaled drawings. Book comprises a selection of buildings actually erected in Britain during the years of Queen Victoria's reign and illustrated in comtemporary architectural journals: The Builder, The Building News, The Architect and the British Architect, with designs by the likes of Orlando Jewitt, T. Heaviside, J.C. Laing, H.B. Brewer, in styles such as Gothic Revival, High Victorian , Arts and Crafts, Italianate, Queen Anne, Neo-Grec; (from the intro).
148 pages. Features: They take care of their own - Mormons supporting each other; Big litters are not accident; Crates will save your pigs; Fresh grass for your winter feed; Double check on the hens; Turkey every day; The Saga of Oak Orchard Creek - Four generations of the Brown family made Orchard Dale Fruit Farm one of New York's finest, near Waterport in Orleans County - article with great color photos (small clipping from one of the photos); Bringing back abandoned land; Better fire protection is up to you; The men behind your market news; Corncobs to to fatten beef; Photo of violin-making farmer Oscar Nash of Minnesota; Photo of Clarence Lustfeld of Buckley, IL and his remote controls for his tractor; and more. Ads: Ipana ad with radio team Tex and Jinx; Texaco ad with photo of Emil Johnson of Longmont, CO; Buick; Studebaker trucks; Arthur Godfrey in Chesterfield cigarette ad; 1949 Kaiser cars (color); Oliver tractors - 66, 77, 88; Dodge; Jergens ad with Mrs. Bertha Robb and her family of Brattleboro, Vermont; Chrysler (nice 2-pages in color); Gibson tractors; Cone denim; Life insurance ad features Vermont apple growers Brower and Helen Hall of Grand Isle; Plumb axes; and more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 549-592. Features: Nice one-page ad for the Hawker Siddeley Group shows young boy above caption "How Much is a Little Boy Worth?"; Title page photo of Governor-General Sir Robert Howe addressing Khartoum crowds at great holiday parade; North Sudan welcomes the Anglo-Egyptian agreement; Photos of life in southern Sudan; Designs for the decoration of the Coronation route; Two-page illustration of multiple aircraft forms; People in the public eye; The Queen visits Wiltshire, goes racing and attends church; inventions of the day; Dramatic centrefold photo of fire aboard the carrier H.M.S. Indomitable; Trespass in Antarctica; Photos of Ruth Draper - the woman who single-handedly fills an empty stage with scenery and a vivid host of characters; Discovery of the oldest known Greek house; Official residences Sir William Slim will occupy in Australia; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Pages 829-876. Features: Nice one-page ad for the new Austin Seven car; Photos of the Royals upon their return from Canada; Photos of the King and Queen with their grandchildren, Prince Charles and Princess Anne; Middle East Command (article on the importance of the Middle East to the Free World; Scenes of terrible flooding in Venice, Milan and Switzerland; Photos of defence against communists in Malaya, and damage wrought by terrorists there; Photos of the last days of the royal tour in Canada; Many photos of the Royals upon their return home; 'The Shetland Bus' - book digest; Photos of canal zone tension in Egypt; Tollund Man discovered in Denmark - remarkably preserved by peat; Amazing two-page montage of photos of kittens playing airborne kittens; interesting photos o personalities of the week; One-page color ad for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company fieatures chick emerging from egg; Nice colour back cover ad for Whitebread's beer; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Passing of Dorothy Gewand and Bruce McKeehan; Passing of Jim Mills; 1929 Franklin Series 130 - To Be or Not To Be, Ed and Denilde Gudat; "Chugg'in-on-Down-South" with the Ocon Family and a 1930 Franklin; Beginner's Luck - Jim Russell Bray and his 1925 Series 11A Coupe; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration - woodworking and adhesives; Happy "79th" to Dutch Kern; Reproduction of vintage Franklin Speedster ad; 1932 Dietrich Speedster Back in the Family, by Sandy Rader; Dave Rock and his 1916 Franklin touring in Zimbabwe; Reproductions of five Franklin factory letters and sales statements; Photos of the 29th Trek; A Picture Visit to the West Coast. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Harry M. Moore, 1909-1979 - he was the personification of the true Franklin spirit; New England Get-Together at Stockbridge, MA.; Midwest Spring Meet; The 26th Trek; List of Trekkers Attending 26th Annual Trek; List of Franklins at the 1979 Trek; Scenic Norway - photos from member Knut Erik Bjerkeseth; To The 1979 Westrek and Home Again, by William H. Schemal, M.D.; Two-pages of reproduced pages of vintage brochure for "The Cotay Car"; Connecticutt to California in a 135 Victoria Brougham, by John F. Bergmann. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Westward Ho! - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W.M. "Dutch" Kern and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Eisey share the long distance awards at 1979 Westrek; Franklin photo spurs search for Origin - Herbert H. Franklin's personal Torpedo; Harry T. Gardner Feature - he rose from company mechanic to travelling Service Engineer; The 8HP Rover Car 1922 - 8-page reproduction of sales brochure; An Improved 8 HP Rover (reprint of article from The Autocar, Feb. 18, 1922; 1910 Franklin completes Can-Am transcontinental reliability tour from Key West to Halifax - Dale and Nancy Westermeyer; Frankline Motor Home circa 1909; Progressive Assembly Reduces Costs in Franklin Trim Shop - reprint of 3-page article from Automotive Industries in 1923; John Burns Column on restoration and repair; Through the Deserts and Mountains of South Africa - letter by General Electric executive J.W. Kirkland in 1915; Back cover features reprint of 1930 Franklin ad which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
356 pages. Features: The Shape Issue; Angelina Jolie - Rebel With a Cause; The Biggest Sex News Since the Pill; Extreme Measures - How to Change Your Shape from Head to Toe; What to Wear When You're Tall, Short, Thin, Curvy, Athletic, Pregnant; and much more. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Book
32 pages. Features: 15th Westrek at Everett, Washington - major coverage, including lists of cars and attendees; Southern California Mini Meet; Re-Living the 31st Trek; Reproduction of aged Series 12A showroom poster; Impressions of first-time Trekker Bobbie'dine Rodda; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
Circa 1930s as horses are photographed pullling farm implements. Dozens of vintage prairie agricultural informational sheets, each with its own topic, stored in an original gilt-lettered black Eaton's two-ring binder. Topics are too many to list but include: Seed Grain Testing; The value of registered seed; Reward Wheat; Fall Rye; Growing Corn on the Prairies; Root crops; Ensilage crops; Sunflowers as Ensilage; Crop Rotations; Summerfallow Substitutes; Sweet Clover; Winter Egg Production; Hogs - Goitre and Iodine; The Farm Garden; Asparagus for Every Garden; Growing Fruit on the Prairies; Weeds and Their Control; Clean up! Paint up! Plant up!; Suggested books for the home library; Swat the Fly; Practical Cookery; The School Lunch; Beekeeping Advice; Fire Prevention on the Farm; and much, much more. Pages yellowed with age. Some pages all or partially free of binding. Some contemporary handwritten notes on blank pages at back of binder. A wonderful Canadian prairie collectible packed with timeless practical advice for how to survive on the land. Book
66 pages. Features: What the Future Has in Store For Us - Henry Ford; A Good Rememberer (fiction); A Machine With a Soul - Norman B. Krim and his Thinking Machine; Faboulous one-page photo of street-scene on Toronto's Yonge St. circa 1904 - great snapshot of fashions and horse-drawn conveyances; The Private Life of Rudy Vallee - article with photos; Movie news and photos; Every Other Inch a Gentleman - an anonymous Hollywood Saga; Great two-page Chevrolet ad features the new standard series Chevrolet Six; Destroyer - a love novel; To the Ladies; It's the Split Second Flash That Makes the Champion - how the nick of time and knack of timing rule the world in sport; Mutiny in a 3-C Camp! - photo-illustrated chronicle of the ups and downs of 300,000 young Americans who are learning to be men; Old-Fashioned Love Story; Rendezvous - amazing true adventures of an American fighter (part 5 of 5); Vox Pop; Nice color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes on back cover features elegant redhead in brown dress. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 611-678. Features: Fantastic cover art by Alex Schomburg illustrates thousand-mile lifeboat radio being put to use; Microwaves - part I; Yesterday's Circuits; Parasitic Oscillations, Part I; New Lifeboat Radio; World's Biggest "Portable" Radio - U.S. Signal Corps H.Q. for the west front in Europe uses a 60 kilowatt radio housed in 17 large trailers - article with illustrations ; Battle Radio Tricks; Oscilloscopes for Trainees; Broadcast Equipment, Part X; Radio Filter Circuits; A "Jewell" Ohmeter; An Electronic Ohmichecker, Part II; Tube Replacements, Part I; Radio Repair in Bed - Self-taught Wesley A. Rushing of Laurel, Mississippi is one of the most expert radio repairmen in the south - even though he has been bed-ridden for seven years! - article with photo; Repairs with Resistors; A Pair of Useful Circuits; Power Supply Stabilizing Unit; Remote Control for your Receiver; Midget Amplifier; Photo-illustrated Meissner ad says "It's Fun to Live and Work in Mt. Carmel, Ill; War-themed Detrola Radio ad on back cover shows German swastika tarket shattered, and beside it a growling 'Jap' target above the word 'Next!'; and much more. List of World Stations has been clipped from page 644. Clipping from page 674 has removed part of the list of advertisers. Average wear. Writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 751-818. Features: Fantastic cover art by Alex Schomburg depicts radio robot flametanks on a Japanese landscape; Dynamic Phono Pickup - moving-coil principle overcomes deficiencies of older types; Radio Robot Flame Tanks - feature article; Making Wartime Engineers; A Decibel Nomograph; Radios Serviced by Observation - Sight, Hearing, Touch, Small and Taste are Valuable Instruments for Checking Receivers; Tube Replacements - part 3 - Replacement by means of adapters; Adapter for the V.T.V.M.; Beware the Serviceman - how to avoid being gypped by the master racketeer; Broadast Equipment, Part XI - Frequency and Modulation Monitors; Detector Circuits - Part II - Hi-Fi Triode Detectors; Negative Feedback - Part II - feedback to the screen-grid circuit; "Loud" Crystal Radio; World-wide Station List; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Passing of Marguerite M. Lupo and John Bergman; In memory of Dorothy Gewand; 14th Annual Westrek Fresno; Lists of cars and attendees of 1983 Westrek; 30th Trek - Cazenovia, NY; Board of Directors Meet; Lists of cars and attendees of 1983 Trek; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration includes engineering drawings, rebuilding a blower fan, woodworking, dye penetrant inspection, and brakes; Nova Scotia. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Howard S. Franklin, 1886-1980; Arthur Hamond "Red" Amick; A Perfect 98, by Ed Byerlee; Franklin is Very "Special" to Me, by Pauline Johnson; Northwest Franklin Instant Tour, 1980; Franklin Club Salon; Air-Cooled Twin-Three Engined Car - reprint of 1922 article in Automotive Industries; Car of the Future May Have New Power Source - reprint of 1929 article by H.H. Franklin; The Kerns of Coopersburg, PA - Anna and Kenneth "Dutch"; John Burns Column on maintenance and restoration; Substitutes for Ash (wood) in Automobile Bodies - reprint of vintage article; Reprint of 1909 ad for the Franklin Model D. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Anecdotes about Early Franklin Autos; Franklins on Tour; Franklin with a Sole - photos and brief write-up about a Series 9 with shoe-shaped body built by Brunn & Company of Buffalo, NY; Reproductions of Franklin Sales Award documents; Custom Body Builder Locke & Co. - article and reproduction of ad; Photos of a barn find sold at auction; Mini Meet at Bennington; Who Said You Can't Find Them Anymore? - Milt Asher describes how he finally found what turned out to be a parts car - with photos; The Sun and Its Times - mini-sized air-cooled car made by a Toledo Company - article plus fabulous centerfold reproduction of ad; The Chedsey Family and their Franklins; The Pride of Johnsonville - the Franklin Type D touring car of J.I. Sewall; Restoration of a 1923 Demi-Sedan, by George A. Sloan; John Burns column on maintenance and restoration - Vehicle Fire Safety; Window Glass Bottom Channels; Reproduction of 1928 ad for the Ackerman Motor Car Co. featuring Franklin cars. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
32 pages. Features: The Billiken; A 1929 Sport Runabout and its Life; Recollection of a Friend [Roderic M. Blood] and his Franklin (a 1922 series 9-B sedan); Walker Body Co. Factories - Today; Walker Body Co. Revisited - with seven beautiful photos; Service Bulletin Index; Instructions for Properly Adjusting Gemmer Worm and Roller Steering Gears; Photos of car built by 16-year-old Jack Wilkinson, son of Franklin Co. V.P. John Wilkinson; Back cover reproduction of Franklin ad which appeared in Signs of the Times, Feb. 1920. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
32 pages. Features: "Belinda" - 1931 Series 151 Franklin Sedan owned by Josephine and Helene Lewinsohn; Franklin Clubbers Meet in Virginia; 1979 Westrek; Chape Condit - our goodwill ambassador; Susie - the 1916 Franklin touring car, Model 8, of Zellah and Peter Yegen, Jr.; Grandfather's Franklin, by William N. Wiseman III; Four pages of great vintage photos; Test Trip into New England - 915 miles in Vermont; A Wee Bit More About Local Franklin History in St. Albans, VT; John Burns Column on Restoration and Maintenance - The Atwater Kent Ignition System and starter repair on 1922 10A Northeast Starter; The Six-Cylinder Air-Cooled Car - reprint of a 1922 driver report of a Series Nine Franklin; John D. Leary's 1929 - 130 Franklin Sedan; The Franklin Golf Wagon - was Franklin a pioneer of the station wagon?; Four pages of reprinted "Serviceable Suggestions for Franklin Owners". Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
