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Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
106 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Old Angus Scotch inside front cover; One-page ad for LaSalle cars; What Price English Justice?; Multiple cartoons with Nazi personages; The Secret Fuse Under Mexico - the country is rife with covert operations by Germany, Japan and Italy - article with reproductions of pertinent documents; Fascism's New World Thrust - Germany, Italy and Japan have taken over the lion's share of trade with Latin America; Mussolini Vs. His Past; Smutting Up the Circulation - Sex sells publications; Yesterday's Wrong Turning - Two million died in WWI as a result of the decision of a few men; Inside the Queerest Shipwreck - the SS President Hoover rammed a reef off Formosa; FDR's wife wonders why babies should be kept alive if there will not be a job for them when they get older; Norway, The Next Belgium - fascinating article foretells WWII events about to unfold in Norway; Henry Ford buys 1.25 million acres near Punta Gorda, Florida as a favor to Thomas Edison; Dying, Well or Badly - By Ernest Hemingway - article with grotesque large photos of dead soldiers; A Measure of Recovery - Labor fights for control of New Orleans; Kemal Ataturk - Hoodlum as Hero - his record with women is indubitably the worst; Santa on Route 17 - W.E. Riker and his two-hundred yard 'holy city' in California; Exit the Gentleman Officer - Richthofen was buried by his enemy with full military honors but his memory is mocked by the crumpled corpses of women and children in Guernica; Bidding the Guild Good-Bye - The Theatre Guild takes the bumps toward the ash can; Inside the Third Reich - article on the prohibition of criticism of the Nazi regime in Germany; The Men Who Helped a Hero - the sixteen men who were with Alvin C. York when he 'singlehanded' captured 132 Germans; They Still Want to Get In - article on illegal aliens entering the U.S. across the Mexican border; Man with Six Countries - A European journalist sells the plans for the defense of Pilsen to the Germans; Wrong Man, Time and Place - Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball; Thousand Mile Gun - Britain's rulers seem to believe Germany possesses a long-range rocket-gun; Nostalgic 2-page illustrated ad for Look Magazine; One-page ad for Parent's Magazine features photos of George J. Hecht and Clara Savage Littledale; The Fable of Man's Salvation; Classy half-page ad for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel; Nice color ad for Eagle pencils features their Mikado, Verithin and Turquoise products; Nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes on back cover features tobacco expert in white suit and hat. Above-average but not excessive wear. Openings along coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
78 pages Features: The Lady Who Licked John L. Lewis - Ruth Boyd; The Indianapolis 500; Hank Meyers - Pilot to the Big Brass - Presidential Pilot for Eight Years - great article and photos; Geniuses Have it Tough, Too - Professional musicians - article with photo of Joseph Rabushka; Nobody Pushes Bob Around - Robert Montgomery is the man who defied gangster Willie Bioff - article with full-page photo of Montgomery; The Crazy Dreamers - A rant against the use of marijuana; I was King of the Safecrackers (part 3 of 5) - Herbert E. Wilson; Wish My Name Was Jones. Fiction: The Seven Days of the Fisherman; Justice MacGruder Presides; The Golden Dart (part 4 of 8); The Runaways; Transfer at Khartoum; Deciding Score. Ads include: Nice color photo Studebaker ad inside front cover; Gem Razor; G.E. Television; Herbert Tareyton Cigarettes - featuring polo player Peter Perkins; Admiral entertainment products; Remington electric typewriters; RCA Victor radios; Two-page ad for the movie "Joan of Arc"; Oldsmobile cars; Fram Filters (great 2-page ad); B.V.D. Beach Wear; Hamilton Watches; Botany 500; Harley Davidson motorcycles (the 125 model); Westminster socks; Schick Electric Shavers; The U.S. Army (Operation Peace); Lucky Strike. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Feature articles include: The Pressures Against Air Safety; My Other Books, by James Michener; The Baffled Young Men of Japan, by Peter Drucker; Senator Dodd vs. Kenneth Tynan; New Start in Foreign Policy; The Dangerous Road Before Martin Luther King - James Baldwin; Can de Gaulle Avoid Civil War?; Hoodlum Priest and Respectable Convicts; Mr. Justice Black, the Supreme Court, and the Bill of Rights; Surgery for Strokes; The Tyranny of Multiple-Choice Tests; Writing the "Inside" Books; How to Talk to People, If Any, on Other Planets; California's $2 Billion Thirst; "Anti-Americanism" in Canada; Trial by Combat in American Courts; Adenaurer and McCloy; The Good Slum Schools; The Happiest Creatures on Earth?; John Gunther; Adam Yarmolinsky; Special Supplement - the mood of the Russian People; Secret Angola; Portrait of Bevin; Up-to-date Texas; Nobel Prizes; Apocalypse; A cure for bewitchment; The Pitchman; America's Wandering Scholars; The Coming Bust in the Real Estate Boom; The American Negro's New Comedy Act; William Carlos Williams; A Small Atomic Accident; Riesman and his Readers; and more. Light wear. Tightly bound. Usual library markings. Book
50 pages. Short Stories: Dream of Love; The High Cost of Babies; Major Arrowtoss. Articles: Heroes - or Bums? - campaign to smear unemployed vets; Citadel of Jump - Great photo-illustrated article on Robert M. Weitman's Paramount Theatre in New York; "I'll Take Zale in Two" - photo-illustrated boxing article by Rocky Graziano; The Decline of Bing Crosby - photo-illustrated article on his voice problems; Billion Dollar Haul - fascinating article on war booty at the end of WWII, with photo of Hjalmar Schacht; War Against West Point; About that Sinus Trouble. Special Features; Sexiest Gal in Town? - photo-illustrated article about Ruth Gilbert; Wackies - article with great one-page photo of Barbara Bates and Julie Gibson; Lion Hunt - photo-illustrated article of Metropolitan Opera tenor Lauritz Melchior hunting mountain lion; Hockey's Hardest Hoodlum - John "Choo-Choo" Mariucci of the Chicago Blackhawks; On the Bowery; The Name is Sheridan - lovely photos of Ann Sheridan; Smokechasers - photos of parachuting forest fire fighters; Photos of Marvin S. Kite marrying Doris Press by phone; Salute of the Month - photo of Lloyd F. Oleson, National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans; Before and after photos of 1st Lt. William D. Robertson, the first GI to contact the Russian Army at Torgau, Germany; and more. Nice ad for movie "The Man I Love" features photo of Ida Lupino; Light wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book
50 pages. Photos of lovely Wanda Ridgeway inside front cover. Short Stories: "For Five Grand"; The Pie Card. Articles: I Was a Georgia Nazi - Lanier Waller tells his story; The Return of Chaplain Smith - Reverend Meredith Patrick Smith adapts to life as a New England village pastor; Hope for the Childless; George Raft's Gangster Friend - Bugsy Siegel; Stone Cold Dead in the Stork Club - article with photos of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Clark H. Minor, Henry Cushing IV, Georgette Windsor; Lady Iris Mountbatten, Gordon Michler, Lana Turner, Greg Bautzer, Tilak Raj, Marguerite Skoda and Bruce Cabot; Most Veterans are Suckers - 10 million vets have deprived themselves of an insurance deal no commercial outfit can match; Hirohito Beats the Rap - photo-illustrated article on how Hirohito is being rebranded to the Japanese people; Eisenhower for President? - photo-illustrated article; First in War; Are Umpires Human? - article with photos including Frankie Frisch, Lee Ballanfant, and George Magerkurth; Congress Should See Me. Special Features: Speaking of Girls; Life with Ingrid Bergman - photo-illustrated article about Sam Wanamaker; Heavenly Body - Several photos of lovely Rita Hayworth who stars in this film; ; report from Hollywood; College Life - 1947; Inside the Glamour Business - article with great photos of how photographers such as Murray Korman, James Kriegsman and Bruno of Hollywood snap glamourous photos of gorgeous women; Generals are Lousy Historians - their books emphasize the role of the brass, and each general's outfit individually won the war; Photo salute to Bishop Bernard Sheil, the Most Reverend Auxilliary Bishop of Chicago; "It Depends on the Breaks" - photo-illustrated article on Congressional Medal winner Russell Dunham, his wife Mary, and their baby, who have found postwar life to be no snap; and more. Salute's Pin-up is a beautiful one-page photo of Lena Horne. Light wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy. Book
24 pages. Features: 42% of Canadians favour legal betting shops; Bloody Thursday - it has been 50 years since the St. Valentine's Day massacre when Al Capone's gang killed 7 of Bugs Moran's gang - article with many small photos; The Long Goodbye - Gangster movies grew in popularity after the St. Valentine's Day massacre - article with colour photos of actor George Raft and others; A day in the life of Iona Campagnolo - article with colour photo; Fear of Loving - where will self-love leave us?; Numero Uno - Fidel Castro - article with black and white photos; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 287-352, 14 ads. Features: My Adventures in "German South-West" (I) - a bicycle trip through south-west Africa; The Blue Powder - a story of bewitching from Nigeria; Among the Yahgans - a sailor's story from the waters of Tierra del Fuego; The Queen Side of Things - My Chinese Crystal - the events which came with a curio believed to have been stolen from a Chinese temple; The Devil-Panther - two British sportsmen seek to kill this beast; An Errand of Mercy - the difficulties of travel in rural Paraguay; "Hoodlum" - Roger Berry was a fireman aboard a Lake Erie tug; The Talking Crow - a tale from autumn 1922; Outlaws at Bay - a tale from North-west India; Rescuing the Doctor - a tale from the Peruvian jungle; Malayan Gang-Robbers; The Yacca-Gummers; Anstruther Gets a Job; Man and His Needs. Heavily worn. Covers nearly detached. Bit of writing atop first page of advertising and page 339. A worthy reading copy. Book
Features: Mis-Applied Science, by Dr. Albert E. Burke - America is losing tomorrow's battles by insisting that scientists concentrate on producing better mousetraps; The Hot War in Vietnam - Can the U.S. win it?; Master of the Jab - Ho Chi Minh is waging the kind of war he knows best; Sunday's Gladiators - as the armed (pro football) combatants struggle before the crowds, there are reminders of ancient Rome; The Charmed Life of Gangster Tony Accardo - arrested 23 times but never convicted; That Bowl of Fire Called Chili - a peppery dish invented by the pioneers of the old Southwest is still savored by their descendants; My Awful Wedded Husband, by Mrs. Kirk Douglas; Inside the Frozen Mountain - colour photos from deep inside Wyoming's Fossil Mountain; Let'em Eat... Turkey - the crisis that erupted when the Veep missed Thanksgiving dinner in Korea, by Walter M. Turner; Boy's Home on the Range - at Boy's Ranch in the rugged cow country of Texas' Panhandle, Cal Farley uses work, love and discipline to turn bad boys into good ones. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Colour Corvair ad inside front cover. *Awesome* colour cadillac ad on page 9. Book
12 pages. Lesson two of "The most terrifying secrets of self-defense ever known to man - gathered from confidential sources throughout the world - and published here for the first time!" - from front cover. Contents: Know your Attacker by his Fighting Style!; Every Part of your Body is a Deadly Weapon; Your Body is like an Armored Tank!; Beware of these Hoodlum Weapons!; Look for these Defensive Weapons; Use these Dangerous Weapons - clothes you wear/items you carry; An analysis of this lesson - main points to remember. Vivid two-colour (red and black) illustrations. Binding intact. Average wear. Some items circled by prior owner in blue ballpoint pen. A sound vintage copy of this iconic collectible. Book
372 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Black and white photographs. "A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945... Chronicles the half-century rise and fall of the fortunes of Nick Zappetti and his comrades." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
Stories: The Baffin-Land Mystery; My Adventures in the Pyrenees; Dead Man's Treasure; Big-Bang; Unknown New Guinea; Ma Barker Gangster; Nine Lives; The Saving of Montague Smith; The Wishing Pipe; The Sinister Crocodile; Costa Rica Fights Voodoo; The Man with the Harp Once More; A Plague of Mice. Average wear. Prior owner's name upon front cover. Book
2017dx22Independently published 2017. Book. As New. Trade Paperback. Inscribed by Authors. 8vo - over 7¾. 2017. 'THE LAST JEWISH GANGSTER: FROM MEYER TO MYRON'-- SELF-PUBLISHED & INSCRIBED by MYRON SUGERMAN. Gritty crime stories adventures lessons in 20th century history and Jewish religious philosophy. Myron Sugerman is a raconteur-- telling tales of his 60-year career as an international gambling machine operator from New Jersey. He writes of his cohorts in 'disorganized crime' how to differentiate calculated risk-taking from compulsive gambling and ways to maintain one's stature in the world as you grow older. Sugerman travelled in Europe Africa South America Asia rubbing shoulders with dangerous and legendary mob figures Longie Zwillman Meyer Lansky Joe "Doc" Stacher Gerry Catena Tony Bananas Caponigro the Cali Cartel among others. Sugerman describes his efforts to help Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal track down the "Angel of Death' Josef Mengele. Overall in very nice condition-- with a couple of dings and light scuffs on last few pages. . Independently published Paperback
2017xv30Independently published 2017. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Inscribed by Authors. 2017. 'THE LAST JEWISH GANGSTER: FROM MEYER TO MYRON'-- SELF-PUBLISHED & INSCRIBED by MYRON SUGERMAN. Gritty crime stories adventures lessons in 20th century history and Jewish religious philosophy. In his autobiography Myron Sugerman is a great raconteur-- telling tales of his 60-year career as an international gambling machine operator from New Jersey. He writes of his cohorts in 'disorganized crime' how to differentiate calculated risk-taking from compulsive gambling and ways to maintain one's stature in the world as you grow older. Sugerman travelled in Europe Africa South America Asia rubbing shoulders with dangerous and legendary mob figures Longie Zwillman Meyer Lansky Joe "Doc" Stacher Gerry Catena Tony Bananas Caponigro Tommy Ryan Eboli among others. In dealings with the Cali Cartel Sugerman described his efforts to help Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal track down the "Angel of Death' Josef Mengele. Overall in very nice condition-- with a couple of dings and light scuffs on last few pages. Independently published Paperback
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19682111902153101486Sutairu-sha 1968. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Sutairu-sha paperback
1996Q-0140245154Penguin Books 1996-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Books paperback
288 pages. Features: Review of American Gangster; Francis Ford Coppola argues that doing business in Hollywood is bad for the soul; Bengal Chad Johnson's touchdown celebrations; Loel Lovell on money; Michael Hsu on making your pad more attractive - affordably; Fernando Botero tackles Abu Ghraib; Glenn O'Brien analyzes the sartorial choices of world leaders from W. to Kim Jong Il to Joseph Kabila; John McCain once seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination; Landmark trends of the past 50 years; Dressing up Dave Grohl in outfits under $200; Best Watches under $500; Chiwetel Ejiofor models designer suits; Uruguay's Punta del Este - The New Rio; Ten ways to wear a tweed sports jacket; Ryan Gosling - The Loner; Elizabeth Banks - funniest tramp in the room; A guide to London - the coolest city on the planet; Jerry Seinfeld interview; Kevin Durant - newest NBA superstar; Iraqis flee to Syria. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1923160121923 un volume, reliure demi-toile prune in-octavo (half cloth-bound in-8) (23,5 x 15 cm), dos long (spine without raised band), titre frappé or (gilt title), papier marbré aux plats (cover with marbled paper), toutes tranches lisses (all smooth edges), texte orné de 169 documents graphologiques, 327 pages sur papier couché , 1923 Paris Ernest Flammarion Editeur,
093019042Script Format reprint. Like New. / 1977 DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADSSHIPS WITHIN 24HRS!! unknown
86 pages. Features: Spanish silver cache found!; Bottle digging secrets revealed; Ned Pent's pillar dollars; Illinois' fabulous gangster hoard; the Aquapulse 1 underwater detector; coinshooting old Mexico; What's it worth?. Average wear. Book
11352Volume in 12 broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, de Georges SOGNY, un récit complet. Editions Férenczy n°1 Leslie CHARTERIS (traduit de l’anglais) l’homme de Saint louis 128 pages, 1950. n°4 Marcel ALLAIN torture 128 pages, 1950. n° 54 Alain MARTIAL le secret des Hibiscus 96pages, 1952. n°77 R BOREL ROSNY Bonjour Toubib de mon cœur 95 pages, 1953n° 80 Alain MARTIAL Le mystère de la Tamise (mouillure au dernier plat) 95 pages 1953 n°83 BOREL –ROSNY le mort se fait la paire 95 pages, 1954- (pâle mouillure au dernier plat) n°110 Lawrence G. BLOCHMAN ne kidnappez pas l’héritière 96 pages, 1955- n° 139 Lawrence G n°183 FLANIGHAM J.A plus rien à perdre 128 pages 1958. Mouillure triangulaire en marge inférieure. BLOCHMAN la ville fantôme 96 pages 1956.L’ensemble des 9 numéros
196394601Paris, G. Victor 1963 In-8 21,5 x 16 cm. Broché, couverture imprimée, 271 pp., 33 gravures hors texte, 27 illustrations dans le texte, table des matières. Très bon exemplaire.
Milano, Bompiani, 1931, 16mo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 217 (Primi Piani, n. 1) . Piccoli strappi e lievi mancanze alla copertina al dorso.
