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180 pages including index. Describes how the CPR developed and promoted Canadian tourism in its quest for a profitable passenger line. Along the way it established not only an extensive network of rail, ship, and hotel services, but also the groundwork for Canada's national identity. Wonderfully and bountifully illustrated, primarily in black and white plus gorgeous colour reproductions of nostalgic promotional literature. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Giftable condition. Excellent copy. Book
110 pages. Short Stories: The Perfect Mate; Beauty is the Prize; One to Go; The Headlock. Articles: Hodding Carter says "I'll Never Leave My Town"; Housewife, You're My Boss - Leading Grocer Joseph B. Hall rings doorbells to learn the beefs housewives have against his company, Kroger; Uncle Sam's Orphan Airline - MATS; A Visit With violinist Jascha Heifetz - photo-illustrated article; The Trouble with American Tourists - who do so many of them become offensive boors abroad?; Michigan's Island Innkeeper - W. Stewart Woodfill, proprietor of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island The Plight of the HIll People - seven million mountain dwellers in 16 states still live in abject poverty - they are our most miserable citizens - article with depressing family photo. Serials: The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (part 1 of 8); Journey into Danger (part 5 of 8). Ads: Schlitz beer (tree planting); Tareyton cigarettes; Color-photo Mercury car ad; Chevrolet 1960 Kingwood Station Wagon; 1960 Turbine Drive Buick; Keds shoes; Frigidaire centerfold shows 16 different models; Lifesavers; Budweiser "Pick a Pair"; Speed Queen appliances - featuring Virginia Habermann, Mrs. Home Laundry Queen for 1960; Norelco shavers; The Wausau Story - with photo of R.B. Wiltse, Frank Hausman and Eugene Dymek; Florida Tourism; Airstream trailers; Benjamin Moore paint. Above-average wear. Bit of masking tape on front cover. Back cover missing. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
100 pages. Features: Nice snow angel cover illustration by John Falter; I Ride Nightmare Highway - James P. O'Donnell drives from Helmstedt to Berlin in 1952 and must deal with surly, unpredictable Russians at checkpoints; Debonair Dan - Dan London and his St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, The Magnificent Innkeeper; Baseball's Biggest Winner - Robin Roberts of the Phillies; Who Elected Eisenhower?; Why Pay for Advice?; The Tiger at Red China's Heels - Color-photo-illustrated interview with Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa (Taiwan); We Made the Impossible Voyage (2nd of 3 articles) - Dr. Thomas Davis and family pilot their boat, the Miru, through 4500 miles of open sea. Fiction: A Catch for Any Woman; Forbidden Affair; Killer Bronc; The Witness Who Couldn't Talk; The Big Heat; (part 3 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 6 of 8). Ads: Florida Tangerines; Nice half-page color-photo ad for Stereo Realist features the Ice Follies of 1953, 17th Annual Edition; Nice two-page color ad for 1953 Ford cars; Two-page black and white ad for 1953 Plymouth cars; Sensational one-page color-photo ad for Whitman's Sampler Chocolates features large photo of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour in costume for the film "Road to Bali"; Nice Campbell's Soup ad; four-page color ad for General Electric presents their many achievements over 75 years; Good Year centerfold ad shows car models for every year from 1915 to 1952; Nice two-page ad for 1953 Hudson cars, the Hornet and the Wasp; Nice color-photo ad for Pan-American Airlines features their South American service with photo of couples in swimwear on Rio's Ipanema Beach; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner cartoon; Interesting one-page color-photo ad for Dell Comics shows boy in red chair, surrounded by comic characters; Nice patriotic ad by Bell Telephone features large photo of Sergeant Donald McIntyre of Chicago, who recently returned from Korea; Soiled back cover Camel ad features great photos of actor Alan Ladd. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
144 pages. Features: Best-Mannered Children in the World - Eskimo children - nice color-photo-illustrated article; The Army's Tower of Babel - the new language-intelligence school at the Presidio in Monterey, California; They Came to See Him Clobbered - Boxer Art Aragon was the boxer fans loved to hate; The Truth About the "Sonic Boom" - photo-illustrated article how it's 'less dangerous than you might think"; I would Not Murder for the Soviets (part 3 of 4) - Ex-Captain Nikolai E. Khokhlov discloses the exact circumstances surrounding the downfall of his boss, Lavrenti Beria, after Stalin's death; The Wilderness Cure for Delinquents - Twin Pines Ranch in California; Cold Can Save Your Life - fascinating medical article describes how ordinary ice water can be used in a process called hypothermia for better patient outcomes; Daintiest Beaneries in Town - great photo-illustrated article on Schrafft's restaurants; He'll Eat Anything That Swims - Food Scientist Edward Harvey manages Oregon's Seafoods Laboratory at Astoria. Fiction: Haunted Hotel; Salesman's Homecoming; Inexperienced Male; The Lady's Bodyguard; Hollywood Calling! (part 2 of 8); The Avenging Texans (conclusion). Ads: Sensational two-page color 1955 Mercury car ad; Nice one-page color ad for Chevrolet Trucks shows tanker in refinery; Fantastic two-page color-photo ad for Rambler cars; Nice two-page color ad for 1955 Ford cars; Dennis the Menace cartoon is featured in a Cream of Wheat ad; Great two-page color-photo ad for 1955 Plymouth cars; Back cover color-photo ad for Old Gold cigarettes features St. Bernard dog. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. A worthy reference copy of this great issue. Magazine
140 pages. Short Stories: Hard-Luck Girl; The Words of Love; Dangerous Bluff; His Sister's Keeper. Articles: Why do they Hate us in Panama? - photo-illustrated article about anti-American riots; The Birds' Last Stand - 6,000 exotic birds may be evicted from their Stone Harbor, New Jersey haven; Pilots Aren't Obsolete Yet - the recently-cancelled B-70 Valkyrie bomber may be necessary for our survival; Los Angeles' Cure for Drunks - California desert rehabilitation farm; The Movies' Modern Marco Polo - Stanley Goldsmith is Twentieth Century Fox's chief trouble shooter for pictures filmed overseas; They Call Me Madam (part 2 of 4) - Washington's legendary hostess Perle Mesta; Fabulous Mine in the Sea - The Grand Isle Sulphur Mine in the Gulf of Mexico; Touring Russia Made Easy. Serials: If Hitler Had Invaded England (part 2 of 3); The Tewksbury Feud. Ads: Dogde Trucks (inside front cover); Employers Mutuals of Wausau - with photos of John M. Fox of the Minute Maid Corporation and company driver Eddie Mew plus Ed Waters; GE Appliances; Spring cigarettes; Fantastic two-page color-photo (red) Corvair ad features gents in black suits and hats checking out the car; Old Crow Whisky, with one-page color illustration of James Crow with his neighbors; Two-pages of the Ford Galaxie; Lowry organs; Quaker State Oil; The BMC 850 (Mini) (2 pages in color); Canadian Pacific Dome Cars (1 color page); Nice color photo ad for the (red) Chrysler Imperial in a horse-racing setting; Hotpoint fridges; Cadillac Guide-Matic; Scott Paper; ScottTowel multi-color towels; Schlitz beer - flying a kite; Kem-Tone and Kem-Glo Paint; Johnson V-75 outboard motor; Toro lawn and garden products; Admiral TVs; Cracker Barrel Cheese; Caterpillar; Smith-Corona typewriters; Hertz rental cars; Boeing 720; Samsonite luggge with Queen's guards in background; The Denver Hilton Hotel; Karpen furniture (very funky); Nabisco Veri-Thin Pretzels; American Seating Company; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
22 pages. Features: Nice Simpson's fashion ad inside front cover; List of entertainment events in Toronto this week; Many vintage ads for Toronto businesses; List of local places of interest for guests of the hotel; Full-page ad for the Imperial Room featuring the romantic rhythms of Johnny Lindon and his Orchestra, with Betty Jean Ferguson; List of amenities offered by the hotel; Phone numbers for various Toronto services of use to travellers; Centrefold map of Toronto with list of places of interest plus location key for advertisers; Two-page promotion for shipping on Canada's "Fifth Avenue" - the Yonge, Bloor, Bay district; Holt Renfrew and Bank of Nova Scotia (with photo) ads inside back cover; Nice Eaton's ad on back cover features illustrations of their Main and College St. stores with written details for each. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A wonderful vintage piece of Toronto ephemera. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece toned in sepia, title in red and black, and 31 plates, some very light and occasional spotting; original red cloth, gilt back, red top, uncut, backstrip lightly frayed at head else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION
40 pages. Undated, possibly circa 1960. Oblong 8.5" x 11". Presents 18 colour-photo-like illustrations of scenes including: The Three Sisters; Mount Rundle and Vermillion Lake; Town of Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Bow Valley; Cascade of Time; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Eisenhower; Bow Lake; Lake Louise; Mount Lefroy and Victoria Glacier; Lake in the Clouds; Chateau Lake Louise; Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks; Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley; The Great Divide; Spiral Tunnels at Kicking Horse Pass; Emerald Lake and Mount President. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage item intended for tourists of a prior generation. Book
Folio 216p., illus. Hardcover Very good condtion in good d.j. good
This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York on March 15, 2006. Sale code: KATE- 1692. The sale consisted of the contents and furnishings of the famed Plaza Hotel in New York. Essays by Deborah Davis. 346 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in color + black & white vintage photographs of Truman Capote. Prices realized sheets included. 10" high X 8" wide, 206 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 140 p., ills. The Pera Palas: The historical hotel overlooking the Golden Horn.
pp. xii, 304. Includes also: Sachse, Julius F. THE WAYSIDE INNS ON THE LANCASTER ROADSIDE, Between Philadelphia and Lancaster. pp. 1-109. Illustrations. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Society. Volume XXII. Two very important historical essays. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
Pages 147-246 plus approximately 50 pages of ads, front and back. Contents: The Church and the People; The Adventure of Being Human; The Passing of a Brigadier; Judson Harmon - His Record and His Views; Savings or Efficiency? - second article on home making series; The Woman Spoke - article on native americans with quote by Chief Iron Eye of the Omahas; Art and the Average Man; Teaching Our Soldiers to Shoot - photo-illustrated article; The Story of Karl Witte - first of a series of articles on the progress and training of the child; Yankee Doodle in the style of the classical composers; From Stage Coach to Motor Car - great photo-illustrated article on early motoring. Many wonderful vintage ads including a great one-page ad for Rexall "93" Hair Tonic; Heinz Soup, Post Toasties, 2-page ad for R.M. Owen & Co. / Reo Motor Car Co. featuring Reo the Fifth, Quaker Oats - with photo of Prof. A.P. Anderson "The Man Who Invented Foods Shot From Guns", Educator Crackers, Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Dioxogen, Cheney Silks, Strathmore Paper, Hotel Chamberlin (Virginia), Santa Fe California Limited, Hamburg American Line ad for West Indies Cruise, Pebeco Toothpaste, Ostermoor Mattresses, Mott's Plumbing, The Columbia Buggy Company - featuring the self-starting 1912 Model 68-D, The Buick Model 35, Diamond Tires, American Woolen Company, and many more. Two library ink stamps to front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
116 pages. Features: Cover photo of stolid East German woman working on construction project in East Berlin; One-page Loew's Hotel ad features the Americana of New York; Lovely fashion ads; Germany Give Rise to Vast Uncertainties - can we be sure how the Bonn Republic will use its capacity to tip the scales?; Five photos of street scenes in East Berlin; Q's and A's About Presidential Press Conferences - with photos of JFK; Suggestions to Improve Congress; The Laser Lights Up the Future - article on its great potential; Enchanted Centenary of the Brothers Grimm; Photo-illustrated article on the Dominican Republic's President Juan Bosch, successor to the late dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo; The Theories of John Maynard Keynes are now seen in the main line of Economic Thought - with widespread social consequences; Interesting Dan River color fashion ad features lady in path of wrecking ball; Feature photo-illustrated article on Maurice Chevalier; Photo of Ray Conniff in one-page Columbia Records ad; The Student Princess - photos of Princess Ann and her soon-to-be school Benenden; The Lincoln Center - The Art of the Film - with seven photos from films; Great 'Fantasy' fashion photos; Cheesecake recipes; Sandler Shoes; Photos of incorporating hi-fi equipment into home design; Kenwood Stereo ad; Fascinating four photos of Korean lady divers who retreive fish life and vegetation from the sea floor - for $1.50 per day. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
Features: Classy ad for Halston men's belts and billfolds inside front cover; Nice color-photo ad for the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow at The Hopewell, New Jersey John Hart Farmstead; Uncommon two-page ad for platinum rings sponsored by PLATINUM, 420 Lexington Ave, NYC; Harry Winston ad features the Star of Independence diamond, 75.52 carats; Saudi Arabia's epidemic of money - the new oil billions are eroding the puritanical rigor on which the country was founded; Making New York Smaller - Roger Starr argues that the city's grim economic outlook means it should plan to shrink; Post-Watergate Morality, by Irving Kristol; The Miracle of Chateau Gloria - Henri Martin created a great wine in Bordeaux in 30 years; Nice Lakeland Coat color-photo ad features Milwaukee Bucks forward and NBA All-Star Bob Dandridge; Uncommon one-page color ad for Big Yank jeans; Half-page black and white photo ad for The Barclay Hotel; The Extinction of obscure species, such as the riffle shell, by pollution and commercial exploitation; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Mademoiselle Magazine; Houston Real Estate Developer Gerald D. Hines; Tennis star John Newcombe appears in ad for Interwoven tennis clothing; Fashion Designer Kenzo Grows Up - article with photos of the opening of his Jungle Jap boutique in Paris, including photo of model Grace Jones; Recipes for dormitory life; Richard Condon describes his personal Guinness records; and more. 140 pages. Excellent color and black and white photo reproductions including fabulous fashion ads, and more. Faint school stamp upon front cover. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
132 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Three generations of the Mitchell family are featured in Sohmer piano ad; Chinese Nuclear Research - article with photos; The World of the Unborn - the new medical specialty of Fetology; Holy Men of India - In Search of Seekers of the Truth; Don't Tell it to the Computer - the threat it represents to privacy; Toscanini - the Greatest Single Influence on Today's Conductors; George Plimpton - story with photos of his varied activities; El San Juan Hotel (Puerto Rico) ad features Lou Puro, Chairman of the Board; Sweater fashion photos; "Because I Say So" - raising children; Sensuous Cone Towel ad; 1966 Was a Happening for Home Furnishings; Save the Children Federation ad features the family of Nancy and John Seletti - and young Chang Sook of Korea; and more. Above-average wear to front cover which is almost loose. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy. Book
100 pages. Features: Fantastic El San Juan Hotel ad features Hirschfeld caricatures of these entertainers in a party scene - Paul Anka, Tony Bennett, Victor Borge, Sammy Davis, Robert Goulet, Miss Peggy Lee, Tony Martin, Jane Morgan, Dick Shawn, Kaye Stevens, Leslie Uggams, Jerry Vale and Bobby Vinton; Many gorgeous color fashion ads; It's Not a Bad Crisis to Live In - Is City Life Getting Worse?; Dr. Jonathan Miller Operates on "Alice" - Pronounced 'unfit for children' by B.B.C.'s-TV's Controller; The Lord Proprietors of Congress - article with photos of 16 influential men; Loneliness of the Long-Distance Sailor - what makes Francis Chichester Sail On and On?; Making of a President - Uganda Style - article with photo of Apollo Milton Obote; Hobart D. Betts and Ulrich Franzen win the annuanl competition of the American Institute of Architects - photos of their creations; Getting the Kids We Deserve; and more. Faint library stamp on front cover. Above-average wear to covers which are almost loose. A worthy vintage copy. Book
152 pages. Features: LBJ cover photos; The Qualities That Make a President; 100 Years of History in the White House in two pages of photos; LBJ - Master of the Art of the Possible; The Legacy of the 1,000 Days - JFK declared that his task would only be begun in his first 1,000 days; Twelve Great Problems for a New President; The American Tradition - Four Symbols; The Negro Child Asks "Why?" - why the violence and hate?; Are Machines More important than People?; Observations of a Freshman in Congress - Clarence D. Long; To Divorce Art from Money-Making; Six Million Woman Volunteered in the 1960 Election; The Most Expensive Family Album - Paintings of Britain's Royal Children; Thirty Years Ago - Prohibition Died; The Noise Problems of Apartment Living; Times Change in Antarctica - photos; Three photos of Las Vegas; Swimwear fashion photos; Toys are for Playing; Photos of the Modern Art of Stenciling; Ballet for Children; Britons Succumb to "Beatlemania' - article with photos; and more. Ads: Lovely fashion ads; The new Caron Derringer; Helen Harper ad features Seal Cove, Maine lobstermen; Rolex ad features photo of Maurice Chevalier; Fantastic color-photo centerfold features 12 young girls in their "Style Undies"; Color Accutron ad features photo of admiring men; Super one-page color photo ad for Indian Head's new fabrics features native man in suit with woman; Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Partait Cake; Ronson home appliances; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Shakespeare cigars features "Mr. Havana Cigar", Ralph Schuyler Williams; Boca Raton Hotel and Club; Horsman Dolls. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy Book
Features: Currier & Ives color cover illustration; The Challenge of the Next Decade - Our foreign policy must convince the Kremlin that its hope of expansion is a mirage; Algeria is France's Anguish; Cairo-s Mood - A word and photo report; That Fad From Trinidad - Calypso, a joyous, sorrowful, scandalous music here defined by Geoffrey Holder, a man who first heard it from his mother; As Billy Graham Sees His Role - Bringing his crusade to New York, the controversial, crowd-drawing evangelist says "My job is simply to proclaim the Gospel"; Plea for the Public Defender - William Rogers describes a way to insure competent legal representation for all; Fatigue and Age - A Doctor's Prescription; Sentiment as Seen by Currier & Ives; Anne Frank's Friend - Lies Goosens is now a housewife in Israel (includes two photos of her with Anne Frank when they were children; New Age of Anxiety - Pre-College; Photo feature on the Santa Fe, NM home of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Girard; Photos of summer fashions for women; Great one-page color ad for French Line is well-suited for framing; Great one-page color-illustrated ad for the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana; About - Comets; and more. 80 pages. Many fascinating black and white reproductions of photos. Dozens of lovely illustrated ads, some of which are in color. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
200 pages. Features: Cover photos of Charles de Gaulle; Attractive fashion ads; One-page RCA Victor ad for Sid Caesar's album "Little Me" says "Sex, Caesar and Song"; Peugeot 404 ad; Fallacies and Facts About Automation; Photos of scenes in France; A Long Look at Stalin Ten Years Later - remembered as 'a man who did dreadful things but built a great power'; Fourteen Clues to Washington News - article on Washington correspondents with nice photo of JFK at press conference; The Brave 'Buddelers' of Berlin - photo-illustrated article on the daring escapes by tunnel by refugees from Communist Germany; What Drives Bobby Kennedy (RFK)?; Is Communism a Menace? - Bertrand Russell's Answer; The Crime of Art-Napping - famous paintings around the world are being stolen; Hubert Humphrey's ideas for making legislators more effective; The Number of Special-Purpose Organixations (Clubs) is on the Upswing; Photos and illustrations from Victorian times; Beautiful one-page color-photo Monet Jewelry ad; Spokesman for Darwin, and for Science; General Tom Thumb's Fairy-Tale Wedding; Photo of Charles Sherwood Stratton (General Tom Thumb) at age 18; What Makes a Safer Driver Safe?; Quest for the Best Hotel in the World; Radiant color-photo centerfold ad for Wamsutta features five gorgeous models in dresses; Stiffel Lamps ad; Nice one-page ad for the 1963 Ford Mercury Comet Sportster hardtop - white two-door with sheepdog in front; Macy's Home Food Service; United States Lines ad features color photos of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald BAlcom with Mrs. Andre Embiricos plus Mr. Barry Bingham, Miss Carrie Anna Crockett, Mr. Richard Lewis and Miss Suzanne Francoeur; Sketches of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge under construction; Photos of Navy Seals in training; Fashion photos of women's exotic head wrappings; Plight of the brand new parent; Photos of fireplaces used as furniture; Crossword completed in pencil; Pfaff sewing machine ad entitled 'pfun'. Please note that page 113/14 is missing, otherwise this copy shows average wear and is unmarked. An interesting vintage copy Book
52 pages. Features: Nice colour Ethyl ad inside front cover shows fashionable motoring couple; Nice one-page photo ad for Swift's premium ham features chef Louis of the Chateau Frontenac Hotel; Where does the tax dollar go? - an inquiry into the cost of government in Canada; Attractive colour one-page Veedol motor oil features family in blue convertible; Beautiful one-page colour-photo Chipso ad features photo of Mrs. L.H. Roche and her children Corinne, Lester, Joseph, Mary and Peggy; The Virgin of the Mountain (fiction); The Lady of the Gardenia; The Thoroughbred Industry and "The Sport of Kings" - great photo-illustrated article; Little Rambles in Hollywood - nice photo-illustrated movie news article; Rendezvous (short story); The Shrieking Death (fiction); Movie Criticisms; Fashion article with illustrations; Vintage one-page illustrated Northern Electric ad for their model 800 Gurney Range with automatic oven; Beauty article; Nice one-page Lux Toilet Soap ad features photo fo Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles; Cookery article with cool recipes for hot days; Wonderful full-page colour Shredded Wheat ad features inset photo of two girls swimming; World Sayings; Lovely colour Palmolive soap ad inside back cover features illustration of lovely lady; Back cover Kodak Verichrome film ad features photo of man with kids in vintage car; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Similp. ed. in-8, sovrac. con tit. oro e foto a col. in finestra centrale, allegata una cartolina a col., pp. (6)-146, ill.ni in n. n.t. Perfetto.
In-8 (cm. 27.50), cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, pp. 466, (2), con illustrazioni a colori nel testo, numerose ripiegate. Text in English. Catalogo dell’Asta svoltasi a Ginevra presso l’Hotel des Bergues il 19 Novembre 1996. Allegato un fascicolo di pp. 11, (1), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo, inerente il Lotto 236A, Braccialetti di zaffiro del Kashmir; sempre in lingua inglese. Minime macchie al dorso. Tracce di polvere ed ingiallimento alla sovracoperta; peraltro, volume ed allegato in ottimo stato (nice copy).
Svizzera, 8vo brossura, pp. 212 con ill.
Svizzera, 8vo cartonato editoriale, pp. 208 con ill.