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Book is in excellent condition with pictorial covers, map endpapers of Ephesos. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Oversize format with a great many color photos throughout, floor plans, architectural drawings, maps. Contents include: Roman wall painting: Pompeii and beyond, Hellenistic wall painting in Ephesos, Wall painting of the Roman Imperial period in Ephesos, Terrace house 2 in Ephesos, Additional wall painting of the imperial period in Ephesos, Late antique and early Christian wall painting, The stylistic transistion of the tetarchic period and a new decorative system; etc. each of which has numerous subdivisions. 224 pages.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 544 p. Many b/w ills. Guide to historical places of Turkey. Türkiye tarihi yerler kilavuzu.
Features: 10,000 shall die; Bull team logger; McGarry's Lost Gold; Summer of the Blue Snow; My Brother - Fred Gipson; A Hunch about that Yellow Stuff; Some Personal Papers of Wilbur Coe; How the Picher District Really Came to Be; The Chennault Plane Crash; Epson Salts Railraod; Lute and Granny Jackson; Reymert Ruins; Big Bend Roundup; When Yankee Robinson Came to Town; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
66 pages. Features include: Uncovering "Tiger Whiskey" bottle cache; Fabulous gold mine found; Beginners luck no myth; Reservoirs yield fantastic artifacts; Where the coins are; Swamp finds; Ruins give up valuable finds; George Getty - Cache Hunter. Average wear. Book
Features: Steam News Photos; Crescent Limited - from 'Vestibule' onward - 'a service second to none' - extensive article, profusely illustrated; Meter gauge to the original Olympics - amidst Greek ruins on the isle of Peloponnesus - diesel railcars, Vulcan 2-8-2's pantographed trolleys; Shays in the Woods. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover. Magazine
New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 316 p., ills. Through the eyes of travelers Ani. "I met Mr. Sezai in Kars when I went there in 1998 to write my novel Snow. Ten he had told me about his preparations for this comprehensive work, Ani Trough the Eyes of Travelers, on which he had been working patiently. Now I am happy for Ani¿s inclusion in World Heritage List and for the publication at last of this comprehensive and nice book which is a product of Sezai Yazici¿s meticulous work". (Orhan Pamuk).
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Greatest Air-Thrill - A British airman 'blinds' a German sub with his revolver; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - Part III - Mary Gaunt continues her amazing travels in China, with many photos; The Bulging Wall - a scary story from outside Havana; The Cry of the Lioness - a nurse in the South African bush is confronted by armed Kaffirs and calls upon lions for help; Hiding in a Fly-Wheel Pit - a negro burglar in a Cincinnati power-station attempts to evade capture; Adventures of a Newspaper-Man - Part I - Trips to the Underworld by Frederic Martyn; Fishing as a New Vocation - How to run your own Smack - article with nice photos; Those Russian Eggs - attempting to dispose of a shipload of rotten eggs; Romance of the World's Largest Buffalo Herd - Buffalo National Park, at Wainwright, Alberta; How the Horse-Stealers Were Outwitted - a story from Charleville, Queensland's great droving centre; My Adventures With the Hippopotamus - John Aldred Jordan relates thrilling experiences; The Ship of Misfortune - Canada Steamship Lines' Vessel "Turret Chief" was unlucky; Tracking the Diamond Smugglers - a fascinating mystery is solved in Uruguay; The Mysteries of Rhodesia - Photo-illustrated account of Vera F. Raffalorich's trip to the ancient ruins of Zimbabwe, in Rhodesia; A Tortoise Farm - curious farm at Lurais in Central France - article with photos; Lures; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 88, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Stories: Soloyi the Witch Doctor - a tale from the South African Bushveld; Midge - a story of an Australian Mare - will appeal to every lover of horses; Across North America in a Motor-Boat - The Story of a Record Voyage - many photos; A Day to Remember - A shooting trip to Ireland; The Colonel's Diamond; The Taming of 'Bear' Farrell - Part II - a quest for gold in New Guinea; Buried Treasure in the ruins of Carthage; My Wanderings in Africa - a cinematographer travels - many photos; Through the Inner Deserts of Arabia - the Contess Malmignati is the first European woman to penetrate to the little-known Inner Deserts of Arabia; Two-Legged Contraband - The Men-Smugglers of the Mexican Border (from the days when the U.S. actually defended its southern border); a new chum in New Zealand - a story from a new farmer in New Zealand; An Evening Ashore - what happened one evening in Marseilles. Above-average wear. Prior owner's name pencilled atop front cover else unmarked. Covers not quite loose. Worthy 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 trained dogs used as trench messengers. Illustration of British seaplane airman. Grabbe & Co., Unlimited - article on inflated British food prices. Danger Points in the East - article by Lovat Fraser. Photos of saving Holy Objects from the 'Sacrilegious' Hun. Photos from Mesopotamia - ruins and modern doings. Photos of Humane Treatment of Turks Taken in the Pursuit. Chateau and Church shattered by Huns - photos. Photos of lights being used in war; Woodrow Wilson - 'The Only Statesman in the World' - article by Hamilton Fyfe. Photos of French and American soldiers. Lighter Moments/Recreation. Photos of 'Work at home for enmeshing enemy mines at sea'. "The Winners" by Boyd Cable. Photos of stout-hearted soldiers of Resurgent Serbia. Photos of 'Preparing for the Future in Corn Land & Quarry'. Photos of curious contrasts. "The Eyes of the Battery" - Certain liveliness at an artillery observation post by 'O.Pip'. Photos of decorated individuals. Book
Illustration Features: At Grips with the Hun in Historic Artois; Among German Spies in North Sea Ports (article); The Ruins of Rheims; American sailors' cheers for the Sailor King; Scenes in the Wake of the Franco-British advance; The Terrible 'Tank' Pursues the Turk in Palestine; The Russian Soldier As I Know Him - article by Hamilton Fyfe; Graphic Scenes in the Gigantic Arras Struggle; Science After the War - article by J. Arthur Thomson; Belgian Slaves and British Emancipators; Royal Progress through the industrial north; Interesting Incidents in Loyal Lancashire; In the Canadian Lines on the Arras Front; Heads of Teutonic and Ottoman Offending; Forces combined against the U-Boat Corsairs; The Highland Light Infantry - article with photo. Staples disintegrating. Above-average wear. Book
7.8 X 5.1 X 1.0 inches; 190 pages
Features: Horrific opening photo of the ruins of Wesel bears the caption 'German cities are being pulverised to dust; photos of the British jet plane, the Gloster-Whittle; photos of the crossing of the River Rhine; Photos and details of Hitler's Berhof at Berchtesgaden; Photos of the capture of Mandalay; photos from Iwo Jima; The capture of Wesel; New equipment for use against Germans and 'Japs'; Pictures from Russia; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
98 pages. Short Stories: Playboy's Choice; Men Should Be Married; Neighbors; The Fugitive Grandmothers. Articles: The Secrets of Long Life (1st of 3 articles) - results of a poll; His Business is in Ruins - William Levant Alcorn restores haciendas; Trainer of Winners - Horse Trainer Jimmy Jones; ; How I Stumbled Into the Movies - Robert Evans; Clams Can Be Wonderful - the secret of real New England chowder; Adventures of the Mind, #33 - World in Revolution. Serials: Set Up for Murder (conclusion); Mark of Treachery (part 6 of 8). Ads: International Trucks (inside front cover); Schlitz Beer; Newport cigarettes; Douglas DC-8; Stauffer Home Reducing Plan; Chesterfield cigarettes - missile engineer photos; Band-Aid; Instant Simoniz car wax; Dictaphone; AMF Pinspotters Inc.; Snider's Hotter Catsup; Dutch Boy House Paint; Lucky Strike ad on back cover features race horse. Above-average wear. Bit of writing on page 46. Some moisture-induced discoloration. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
185 pages. Most people are attracted by the brooding majesty or picturesque ruins of castles. This work provides a wealth of detailed information about them, often illustrated by fascinating historical anecdotes. With 46 line drawings, 12 black and white illustrations and 3 maps. Dust jacket bright with light wear and price clipped. Book
112 pages. Features: Cover photo of U.N. Security Council discussing the Cyprus question; Gorgeous fashion ads; The LBJ Way with Congress; Photos of prospective Republican Presidential candidates Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon and Gov. William W. Scranton; Article on the state of Britain's 'uncommon commonwealth' with photo of Queen Elizabeth meeting Africans in their traditional attire; Cyprus - Island if Hate and Fear - a look at the Greeks and Turks who survivied four centuries as friendly enemies but have now succumbed to dark forces; New Armies Take Over Latin America - article with bloody photo from Venezuela; What must be done to Slow Down Nuclear Proliferation; The Genius of Michelangelo as seen by sculptor Henry Moore; Emperor Haile Selassie Attempts to Unite Africa - article with photo; The Sew-It-Yourself Boom; Tensor-Lite ad; Three fantastic 180 degree aerial photos of the New York skyline, Midtown and the World's Fairground; Photos of Red Cross volunteers in action; Medaglia D'Oro Coffee ad features blonde at chessboard; Two pages of men's fashion photos; Color photo of amazing Inca ruins in Grace Line ad; Ladies' raincoat fashion photos; Future Clubs; Photos of modern interior design ideas from Britain; Article on Snuff - not to be sneezed at. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
386p. XLib. 8vo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Boston Athenaeum and call numbers in gold on spine. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. PA71 FRONT
Features: Ruins of the Cloth Hall at Ypres; 2 page illustration of a steamer's Smoke-Box Defence against a U-boat; "Standard Ships" - 4 photos; The Menin Road Battle - 3 photos; nice 2-page photo of a YMCA catering hut in action with German shell range; The Canadian Artillery Regiment - one page story with 2 photos; Laying a rail line during the battle for Lens; Menin Road battle - many photos; Destruction in Ypres; Great 2-page photo with caption "During a Bombardment on the Flanders front - Artillerymen (wearing gas masks) with a heavy Gun in Action". Staples disintegrating. Average wear. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of The Right Hon. Viscount Halifax at his desk; Photos of The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, The Right Hon. Viscount Cranborne, M.P., and Captain the Right Hon. David Margesson; Twp pages of illustrations of R.A.F. badges of bomber squadrons; Two pages of photos of the recent visit of 84-year-old Marshal Petain to Lyons; Photos of the destroyed Middle Temple and its Library; Iconic one-page photo of St. Paul's amidst smoke and wreckage of Nazi onslaught; Photos of damage to Guildhall and Wren churches by London's fire of 1940; One-page photo-portrait supplement of Churchill at his desk with cigar laid-in; One-page photo of destroyed Guildhall; Photos of H.M.S. 'Swordfish' and H.M.S. 'Acheron', both lost at sea; Photos and map of 'Domed Bardia' - Italy's Libyan port besieged by land, sea and air; Photos of the war-damaged former ocean liner 'Carnarvon Castle'; Page of photos of captured Italian Generals in Cairo; Dramatic centrefold photo of Italian prisoners marching as they quit the ruins of Sidi Barrani on December 11; Ten photos of Italian prisoners and war material captured by Wavell's 'Brilliant Stroke' at Sidi Barrani; Two-page illustration of tank battle at Sidi Barrani; Photos of retreating Italians and victorious Greek and British soldiers; Two aerial photos of R.A.F. bombing of Valona, Albania's key port; Photos of personalities of the week include D.O. Finlay, Admiral Darlan, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Sir R. Dorman-Smith, C.D. Howe with E.P. Taylor, W.C. Woodward, and other survivors of the torpedoed 'Western Prince', Churchill and his wife inspecting London damage, the new Maharaja of Mysore, Rev. A.C. Don, Dr. Risto Ryti, M. Kyosti Kallio, and William Knudsen; Three sensational large photos of construction of the world's biggest plane, the Douglas B-19 under construction at Santa Monica, including dozens of the men who built it; Two pages of illustrations of the Nazi 'Lotfe 7 B' bomb sight; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Amazing cover photos of young lady with massive 2,700lb tire for the Douglas B-19 super-bomber; Photo-portrait of recently deceased General John Metaxas, Prime Minister of Greece; One-page photo of Marshal Petain being received on-board the battleship 'Strasbourg' by Admiral Darlan; Two-page contour map of Malta - Germany's target of attack by dive-bombers; Twelve photos of the beauties of Malta, the key to the Mediterranean - which has endured over 200 raids; Photos of personalities of the week include: Canadian Premiers in conference, B.P. Haugh, Sir W. Llewellyn, Wendell Willkie with the Chinese Ambassador to Britain, Cardinal Hinsley with Wendell Willkie, Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha, Walter Elliot, M.P., Baron Somers, and the King and Queen at a parade by the Polish squadron; Four excellent photos show how British warships conduct a convoy in the narrow waters of the Mediterranean; Three aerial photos of armoured divisions advancing for the final assault on Bardia; Seven photos of the deserted Libyan stronghold of Bardia; Twelve photos of British Army excercises; Photos in Eritrea and Murzuk; Five photos of Holland's Royal Marines in the Dutch East Indies; Photo of large crowd welcoming Wendell Willkie to Birmingham; Photo of Willkie in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral; Photos of A.T.C. recruits in training; Four photos of Caterpillar 'bulldozer' - a mechanical elephant - moving dirt and bomb wreckage; Four photos of A.T.S. women drivers of 30-cwt. lorries; Two pages of astonishing ultra high-speed X-ray photos show bullets in flight, golf club hitting ball, bullet passing through board, etc.; Two photos of fire damage at Dublin Castle; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
Features: Portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Robert Haining; Photos of Chinese people in bomb protection caves - Chunking air defence HQ photo; Photos of Chunking, China's devastated capital; Four illustrations of a mock panzer attack thrusting toward London; Review of book on F.W. Woolworth, with photos of his earliest stores; The Battle of Keren - two photos; The Army in Training - article by Cyril Falls with five photos; Augsburg to Glasgow - Rudolph Hess's Sensational Flight from Germany - with eight photos - "Hitler's Deputy and "Dearest Friend" escapes to Britain; The first tank battle in history - a graphic description by a German Tank Officer who took part in the fight between France and Germany; Centerfold illustration of tank battle exercises in East Anglia; Before and after photos of the devastation of England's House of Commons; Photo of damaged Big Ben; Full-page photo of Churchill amongst the ruins of the House of Commons; Photos of destruction to Westminster Abbey, Hall and School; 10 photos of war events and personalities of the week; Great photo of the forward guns of the battleship "Gneisenau"; The War at Sea - photos of the recapture of Berbera and R.A.F. pigeons, plus the first corvette built in Canada for the Royal Navy and manned by Canadians; Wonderful photo of the H.M.S. "Cornwall"; Great photo ad for The British Power Boat Company; Similar photo ad for Thornycroft patrol vessels. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
Pages 629-668 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Nice one-page colour photo ad for Holland-America line; One-page ad for the Daimler 2 1/2 Litre V8 Saloon; Great one-page colour photo ad for the MG Midget, Mk II sports convertible (red); Cover photo portrait of the Queen Mother presenting badminton trophy to Capt. J. R. Templer; Photo of the international conference on the problem of sanctions against South Africa at Friends' House, London; Photo of commissioning ceremony of the new tribal class frigate 'Zulu'; Photo of the first of three new car ferries for the Western Isles, 'Hebrides", passing Oban war memorial on her way to Tarbert; Photo of "St. George of England", new ocean racing yacht being lowered into the water on April 17; Photo of famous actors attending Southwark Cathedral in commemoration of the Quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth; Photo of Peter Garbutt, Capt. of Crook Town, holding the Amateur Cup as he leads his victorious team on a lap of honour around Wembley; Photo of Mrs. John Logie Baird presenting award to TV announcer Miss Sylvia Peters; Photo of Jack Brabham winning the Aintree International "200" race on April 18; Article on the perplexing developments in Cyprus; Photo of Syrian Maj. Gen. Amin Hafiz speaking in Damascus after armed revolt in Hama; Photo of Brezhnev presenting Khrushchev with medal on the premier's 70th birthday; Photo of Shaikh Abdullah speaking to crowd during his tour of the Kashmir Valley for independence; Photo of Danny Nowell in San Francisco hospital after terrifying fall from balloon; Photo of floating powerstation in ice-free dock at the Thule Air Force Base, Greenland; Photo of presentation of colours at Beersheba, Israel, during 16th Independence Day celebration; Photo of Italy's smiling president Antonio Segni in Milan motorcade; Photo of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands climbing ruins at the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico; photo of Pres. Nyerere of Tanganyika inspecting guard of honour of the third Battalion of the Nigerian Army; Photo of delegation of the People's Republic of Poland visiting Khrushchev on April 13; Photo of Israeli Pres. Shazar and president Grunitzky of Togo signing friendship pact in Jerusalem; Photo of Pres. Nasser and Field Marshal Hakim Amer observing naval manoeuvres off Alexandria; Photo of the Sultan of Muscat visiting the tribal class frigate 'Nubian'with rear admiral J. E. Scotland; Book review of "A Start In Freedom" by Sir Hugh Foot; Photo illustrated article on Soviet archaeology - the search for lost Dioscuria in the Eastern Black Sea; Photos and text describe finds in the Sukhumi Bay waters; Celebrations of Shakespeare; Centrefold illustration of Stratford-upon-Avon; Impressive photos and text describe the Aswan High Dam; Page of photos of the Duchess of Gloucester and Queen Mother visiting Scotland; Photos of personalities of the week include Sergei Khrushchev, Miss Rachel Carson, Col. Stewart Blacker, Harold Scott, Harold Shearman, Ian Smith (new Prime Minister for Southern Rhodesia), Winston Field, Justice Edmund Davies, Michael Foot, Mrs. M. P. Kendrick, Pres. DeGaulle, Mrs. Geraldine Mock (greeted by her husband at Oakland after completing her solo flight around the world), and Prince Souvanna Phouma; Impressive two-page illustration of the new face of the Royal Navy - carriers, frigates, submarines and auxiliaries of today's fleet; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
Cover portrait of King George visiting the ruins that once were Ypres. Water damage to pages at top corner of spine - text unaffected. Great Belgian photos in centerfold. Many black and white photos. Above-average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy. Book
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18 cm). In English and Turkish. 472 p., color and b/w ills. ISBN: 978605004. The First International Symposium of Ani - Kars.= I. Uluslararasi Ani - Kars Sempozyumu.
