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32 pages, illustrated, map, plan, list of rectors. eng
Published after 1957, 4 pages, illustrated. eng
16 pages, photography by Charles Woolf. eng
1 page, no publication date. eng
477pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
No marks or inscriptions to contents and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet with lightly foxed unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 22pp. Very concise history of York's old churches and forty two photographs of some of these.
64 pages, illustrated, repair to base of spine, covers dusty. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Slight wear to dust jacket. 240 pages. 9 1/2"w x 11 1/2"h.
Reprint of the 3rd edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG (price clipped). 3rd edition revised and edited by Rosemary Joekes. ISBN 0224019465. 20822. eng
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp tight copy with bright laminated boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with very light creasing to top edge. 127pp. The author, with the help of BBC local radio listeners, has picked thirty of the nation's favourite churches in this beautifully illustrated book, and he captures the lives of those who built, developed and shaped them, as well as offering fascinating human interest stories about people who worship in them today.
Ex Boots library book with minimal marks, to boards and rear end paper only. Foxing to page edges and a few pages. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to faded spine. A clean very tight copy with red cloth boards, enclosed tear to final index page and no bumping to corners. 288pp. History of the building of The Mansion House in London plus other London related history.
16 pages, photographs by A.F. Kersting, light creasing to covers. eng
Pages 352-468. Features: Technique in American watercolors from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachussetts; The Ximenez-Fatio House in Saint Augustine, Florida; A Charleston, South Carolina playbill of 1794; The Architecture of Charles Bulfinch on historical blue Staffordshire - Part II - the later buildings, 1810-1832; John Seymour in Portland, Maine; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Damage to lower corner of front cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: The Daguerreotype; Boston's Carvers and Joiners - Part II - Post-Revolutionary; Earliest Signed Picture by T. [Thomas] Chambers; French Landmarks [Buildings] - Along the Mississippi; Flower Prints and Flower Printmakers of the Eighteenth Century; Kenmore - In Fredericksburg, VA; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 241-312. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers loosening. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
180 pages. Bibliography. References. Index. "Focuses on the topography, environment, historical development, buildings, and townscape of old Lhasa. Introduces future plans and issues concerning the safeguarding of Lhasa's historical townscape in the face of urban development. Includes 25 new maps never before published, satellite photos, historical maps and photos, watercolours, information on old buildings, and many new colour photos." - dust jacket. Dust jacket attractive in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Average wear and usual library markings to book bound in scarlet cloth with hinges taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
6th edition edited by Jacques Malan and Willem Louw, 64 pages, illustrated. eng
211 pages. Bilingual French/English. Features: Les "Memorial Windows" - une memoire de verre; The Murals in the Toronto Municipal Buildings - George Reid's Debt to Puvis de Chavannes; Short Notes; Reviews; Publication Notices; Books Received. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Pages 337-364. Features: Cover photo portrait of the victim of a shameful and dastardly crime, Count Bernadotte, the representative of the United Nations, seen with his wife, when beginning the mission of peace which ended in his murder at Jerusalem; Colour ad for the Dunlop Rubber Company inside front cover features the city of Lincoln; Conference discusses the future of the Italian colonies; Two photos of the UN Security Council as it discusses Hyderabad and Count Bernadotte's murder; Two pages of photos of huge crowds in Berlin illustrate a Communist demonstration and the funeral of a youthful victim of Communist police action, Wolfgang Scheunemann; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Noel-Buxton, Maj. Gen. S. F. Irwin, Emile Ludwig, the right Hon. J. S. C. Reid, Adm. Sir Henry Bruce, Sir Sothern Holland, Lieut. Gen. Rajendrasinghji G, Sylvain Mayer, Sir Charles Eric Palmer, Dame Lillan Braithwaite, Field Marshall Lord Montgomery, Khwaja Nazimuddin, U Tin Tut of Burma, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Col. Serot of France; Photo of the funeral procession of Mr. Jinnah, first Gov. Gen. of Pakistan; Photo of French aircraft workers fighting police in Paris; Photo of Gen. DeGaulle speaking to huge crowd in Nice; Photo of Pakistan's new Gov. Gen., Khwaja Nazimuddin; Article with map discusses the invasion of Hyderabad; Two large photos illustrate Hyderabad's surrender to the Indian Union after a five-day war; Two pages of informative photos about the India Hyderabad war illustrate the auxiliary forces which opposed the entry of Indian troops - the Razakars; Photos of buildings in Britain today - ancient, modern, and for export; Photo of the royal arrival for a special session of Parliament; Book review of "The Journal Of Eugene Delacroix", translated from the French by Walter Pach; Four pages of beautiful colour illustrations/photos of flowers; Photos of ingenious British animal toys which earned dollars for this country; Four photos illustrate Britain's production of famous turbojets; One-page illustration of air screw turbines in production - the buld-line for Armstrong Siddeley "Mamba" turboprops at Coventry; Two pages of text and photos of the revival of tapestry weaving in Scotland at the Dovecote Studios; Five fascinating photos present scenes aboard the capsized battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso, as she is being broken up by her new owner, Mr. Heovding; Photo of police investigating Mosquito crash scene at Manston on September 18 where 12 people were killed during an air display; Photo of Mr. James Wilson, seven times champion sheepdog handler, with his dog Glen, twice champion sheepdog, at Worcester; Five photos of Australian cricketers being welcomed by the king and queen at Balmoral Castle; Six photos in the Waitomo glow-worm Cave, New Zealand, where "Boletophila Luminosa" creates a wonder of the world; Fascinating colour-illustrated back cover de Havilland ad illustrates aircraft decompression chamber research. Unmarked with average wear. Archival tape repairs to coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo portrait of Sir Archibald Wavell who led the capture of Benghazi; Photo of J.G. Winant, new U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain; Sixteen photos of the taking of Tobruk - with over 25,000 prisoners, fires caused by naval bombardment, and devastation at the El Adeem aerodrome; Photo of Lord Lloyd of Dolobran who died on February 5th; Photo of 'San Giorgio' ablaze and Italian naval prisoners; Article on the fall of Benghazi; Twelve more photos after the fall of Tobruk, including Air Commodore R. Collishaw, Commanding R.A.F. units in Libya, who was born in Nanaimo, B.C. and after whom the Nanaimo Airport Terminal is named; One-page map of the Balkan states - is Bulgaria the next German target after Rumania?; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Maitland Wilson, R.N. O'Connor, Iven MacKay, A.G. Creagh, Sir A.M. Longmore, Sir A.B. Cunningham, Lord Moyne, Malcolm Macdonald, Wendell Willkie, Ernest Brown, Tom Johnston, Euan Wallace, Sir Reginald Hoare, W.G.S. Dobbie, General berganzoli, Stanley J. Adams and Mrs. Marguerite Hyde; Two-page illustration of No. 3-A 'Defiant', a night fighter; Photo of Churchill visiting his old Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers; Photo of Sir John Dill visiting Canadian troops; Photo of the funeral procession of Lord Baden-Powell at Nyeri, Kenya; Photo of stolen seven-seater aircraft stolen by French mechanic and flown from France to England; Photo of Haile Selassie returning to Abyssinia to take command of his troops; Photo of unexploded German torpedo on deck of British ship!; Photos of crash between the London-Norwich express train and a London express to Southend which killed six; Six photos from Ethiopia where they relentlessly press back at the Italians; Photos of airplanes from the U.S. for use by the R.A.F. - the 'Martlet I', 'Tomahawk', Brewster ' Buffalo I', and 'Boston II'; Two pages of fascinating illustrations show how fires caused by German incendiaries are fought in office buildings and residential districts; Eight photos of Benghazi landmarks; Two pages with twelve photos of the Polish fleet being inspected by General Sikorski; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of miner at work 1000 yards below grade in the Milliard Seam at Snowden Colliery, in Kent; Amazing photo of crashed Dakota aircraft atop houses at South Ruislip; Five photos of Husky and Malemute dogs which will help Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd's new Antarctic expedition; Miracles of salvage in Italy - five photos of monuments rebuilt from fragments; Photos of brilliant results of Italian buildings and frescoes rebuilt after the war; Article entitled Some Service Landmarks of 1946, which includes two photos from troubled Jerusalem; Six photos of an Allied forces horse race held at Okayama, Japan; Five photos of King Michael of Rumania; Three large photos illustrate the huge Abadan oil refinery and the countryside pipelines which feed it; Photo of heroic Rome fruit vendor Domenico Ferri who caught baby Pier Carlo who had fallen from 6th floor window; Photos of the crash of Trans-World Airlines (TWA) Constellation Star of Cairo, near Shannon Airport; Photos of terrible tsunami damage at Tanabe, Japan and Shinghu, Japan; Two pages of great photos illustrate radio-controlled (RC) model car racing - America's fourth most popular sport; One page photo of the Alizes on the high trapeze under the big top; Photos of personalities of the week include Lieut. Gen. Sir Leslie Hollis, Lieut. Gen. Sir J. Crocker, Lord Russell of Killowen, Harold McKenna, Prof. Paul Langevin, Prof. Hartridge, W. C. Fields, Sir Victor Mallett, the victorious United States Davis cup team, and Lord Normanand; Two photos of L. F. Lawes and his model glider fitted with a small camera to be used for photographic reconnaissance; Wonderful full-page photo of postal workers coping with a mountain of packages at Mount Pleasant; Two pages of fascinating photos of the racial minorities of Indochina, as yet undisturbed by Vietnam claims. Unmarked with average wear. Advertising front cover taped in place, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 999- 1042. Features: Cover photo of destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire; Photo of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, the armaments financier, with his wife; Page of photos of Italy's naval review for Adm. Horthy; Book review of "Walkabout", by Lord Moyne; Page of photos of New Guinea's strange customs and creatures; 10 photos of naval vessels controlled by Gen. Franco and by the Spanish government; One-page pictorial map of Barcelona, with its harbour and buildings, and an inset map showing the position of the safety zone for foreign and neutral ships; Three pages of photos of the highest peak ever climbed, 25,660 foot Nanda Devi, and climbers upon her; Photos of Dr. T. D. A. Cockerell with Grey Owl and his wife; Photos of Crystal Palace before and after the tragic fire; Lovely colour centrefold painting of the town of Paarl, South Africa, by Montague B. Black; Charming one page colour ad for McVitie & Price's Christmas specialties - biscuits and sweets; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Edwin Deller, Capt. E. C. Cobb, J. T. Christie, R. Gibson, Adm. Sir Reginald Tupper, H. L. French, Carl von Ossietzky, Maj. J. W. B. Tindall, Emil Stickling, the Duke of Kent, Adm. Horthy, and King Victor Emmanuel; Photo of Von Ribbentrop and Viscount Mushakoyi signing German- Japanese Pact in Berlin; Photo of Italian subs under construction; Photo of Stalin introducing new Soviet Constitution; Photo of the Tori Khel tribe handing over rifles to a British agent; Photo of the opening of Egypt's parliament under the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty; One page Harrods ad features practical clothing items; Four illustrated pages of suggested Christmas gifts; Full-page Egyptian travel ad; Half-page German travel ad; Half-page Bentley sports car ad; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound a vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-196 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Cover photo of the Eiger, where Barry Brewster lost his life, plus text and more photos; Russian dock collides with the South Goodwin lightship; Photo of Simon Paterson coming ashore after swimming the English Channel underwater in just under 14 hours; Photo of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the pro--fascist union movement, being knocked to the ground by demonstrators in Manchester on July 29; Four photos of the Queen at Plymouth and Dartmouth; Indian forces attack Chinese post in Ladakh - article with photo; Photo of Egyptian tank and Conquerer rocket; Major Michael Banks, Lieut. Hugh Wiltshire, and John Hinde successfully climb Mount McKinley; Major E. J. E. Mills and Capt. M. R. Jones are killed 5000 feet from the summit of Khingyang Chish in the Himalayas; Photo of new French bathyscaphe, L'Archimede, which successfully plunged to a depth of 31,350 feet on July 15; Photo of First Lady Mrs. Kennedy and Col. John Glenn waterskiing near Hyannis Port Massachusetts, Photo of Russian high jumper Valeriy Brumel setting world record of 7'5" at Stanford on July 22; America's Cup sailing photos, Aerial photo of devastation caused by exploding propane truck at Berlin, New York; Honolulu crash scene photo where 27 people died when a Britannia airliner crashed while landing; Photo of triple-hulled airship under construction at Trenton, New Jersey; Two photos of NASA's "Project Apollo"; Review of "Red Plush and Black Velvet", by Joseph Wechsberg - Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's queen of song; Two pages of illustrations show how the USA proposes to land two men on the moon in a few years; Two pages of photos of the new Chelsea barracks; Fantastic centrefold aerial photo of a packed Los Angeles Dodgers baseball stadium surrounded by many acres of cars; Four illustrations of the threatened monuments of Nubia; Photos of historic English buildings to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Aldington, Sir Burke Trend, Sir Laurence Hellsby, W. Armstrong, the Very Rev. M. M. Gibbs, Mr. C. Dearrsley, Aelred Watkin, Lord Freyberg, V. C., Major E. J. E. Mills, Capt. M. R. Jones, Mr. J. Mannings, Mr. J. T. Molony, the Duke of Norfork, The Right Honourable T. Rinfret, P. C.; Page of photos of horses and riders at the Royal International Horse Show; One-page photo of Miss Pat's Smythe riding Flanagan at the White City; Three photos of Bubbles, the 14 foot black pilot whale at Marineland, California, performing her tricks; Beautiful one-page aerial photo of the Colossus of Chiba, Kwannon, the Japanese goddess of mercy, standing 170 feet tall; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: General Lyman Lemnitzer; The Auxiliary Oiler Green Ranger runs aground; Explosion at Takeley, Essex; Unsettled Arabia; Karsh photo of Robert F. Kennedy; Buildings of Fort Shalmaneser; The St. Louis Climatron; 4500 year old funerary boat of Cheops; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 949-992. Features: Nice colour ad for Goodyear Eagle tires inside front cover shows eagle in flight holding fish; The Australian Prime Minister in London; Full page photo of the Queen's first official birthday photo; Excellent two-page photo of the finish of the 1952 Derby, won by Tulyar; One-page photo of the first Eucharistic Congress for fourteen years as seminarists enter the Montjuich Stadium in Barcelona; General Sir John Harding; Marie Noele Kelly and her travels in the Soviet Union; Photos of impressive Moscow buildings; Two pages of photos which penetrate the darkness behind the Iron Curtain - unofficial views of Moscow and scenes in the USSR 1949-1951 taken by the wife of the then British Ambassador; Two pages of illustrations of life on the new Amsterdam-Rhine Canal; Article on the intentions of the Soviet Union; Photos of the Signing of the European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty - towards a common European Army - with photos of M. Schuman, Mr. Eden and Dr. Adenauer signing; Centerfold illustration of the Old Court of Corpus Christi College, which celebrates the sixth century of its unique foundation on 12 June; Riots in Johannesburg; Photos of the discovery of a new step pyramid at Sakkara; Photos of personalities of the week, including General Sir Ouvry L. Roberts; Photos of foundation preservation work in the canals of Venice; Nice colour ad inside back cover for Ilford Colour Film 'D" features photos from the 1951 Everest expedition led by Eric Shipton; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
