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Features: The Singing Tree - a story from the Bushveld of South Africa; The Road to Romanc - Part I of the amazing round-the-world travels of Cyril Holloway; Photo of ice-fishing in Vladivostock Harbour; Timber-Laden Round Cape Horn - a windjamming tale; An Aeroplane Adventure in Waziristan - the story of a British officer who was captured by the Wazirs; A Tenderfoot in Canada, Part II - a disastrous season on a prairie farm; Trapped in the Volcano of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands; The Hundredth Chance - a story from the Union-Castle cargo-steamer Ripley Castle; What Happened to Ah Fong? - an unsolved Chinese mystery; Monasteries in Mid-Air - the remarkable monasteries of Meteora, in Greece - article with excellent photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy story from Wyoming; The Rogue - a rogue elephant in central Africa; Bakhai, the Rebel of Babban Kurmi; The Mountain of Gold - conclusion of the author's journey to Canada; Nice vintage ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, the Muscle Builder. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Through Spain in Disguise - Part I of the story of an odd wager, by the Countess Guerrini Malmignati; The Tiger-Man of the Whynooche - locals of Chehalis and Mason counties in Washington state feared this killer; The Ghost of Ozwatini - a strange story from Natal; "Quarrelsome Mac" - a nautical story; The "Hell-On-Earth" Legion - five years with the French Foreign Legion; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Our experiment in orange-growing (with wonderful photos) - part II; Nature's Nightmares - ugly animals; Nurse Warburton's Ordeal - she became lost while tramping from Hope to Princeton, British Columbia; Hunting the Australian Buffalo - article with super photos; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part III of a trip from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a forty-foot yacht; Trial by Jury - an awkward trial in India; Tuk-Took - a little Eskimo girl, her step-mother, and her dog - with nice photos; A Dead Man's Diary - an unknown white man perishes in the African wilds, but leaves his diary; The Mystery of "Dutch Henry" who was wanted "dead or alive" by two governments; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 386-478 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Price of Gold - an appalling catastrophe strikes a prosperous mining camp at South Porcupine, Ontario; Besieged by Cannibals - a solitary man in the Congo is besieged in his house by a mob of bloodthirsty savages; The Bull and the Barque - a bull on board a ship is worse than a bull in a china-shop; A Bad Bargain - a young Englishmen is tricked into years of misery on the deadly Niger coast before turning the tables on the tricksters; The Empire's Secrets - a British soldier consents to sell plans and photos of the defences of one of Great Britain's most important bases in the East - before disaster overtook him; Out of the Darkness - a rash young man crosses the Rocky Mountains alone in winter-time; Wanderings in Northern Persia (part I) - great photo-illustrated account of a journey beginning from Enzeli; From Job to Job Around the World (part I) - two young Americans with ten dollars between them set out to work their way around the world; Down the Amazon from Source to Mouth (VI) - the author's expedition fights nature and hostile natives; McGrath's Voyage - a white trader, a boy, and a pig make a wonderful 2,000-mile trip across the South Pacific in an open boat - safely passing through a hurricane; photo of a hot-water geyser struck by drillers in Calistoga, California; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 290-380 pages plus 36 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Sunken Submarine - the experience which befell the U.S. submarine "Diver" which shot its men from its torpedo tubes! (per cover illustration); The Fetish Man's Downfall - a tale from Accra in 1899 involving prisoner Yao Dwirra; Building a Transcontinental Telephone Line - marvelously photo-illustrated article about the engineering and scientific wonders of the first phone line connecting New York to San Francisco; "Black Tom" - an exciting story from the early days of the Pennsylvania oil-fields; "On the Wing" - extraordinary adventure with a big rattlesnake in southern Mississippi; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth (part V) - incredible tales of a party working its way through hostile svages and the forces of nature; The Train-Robbers - the tragic story of a hold-up on the Northern Pacific Railroad and the long man-hunt which followed, 1892-1894; Wicks's Ordeal - the terrible menace which a man-eating tiger constitutes to a community; Two Girls on a Ranch (part II) - two young ladies try to win fortune by running a ranch in the wilds of Arizona; The Secret Post Office - an amusing echo of the Boer War showing how the well-known 'slimness' and fertility of resource of the Boers were for once turned against them; Concerning Camels - some amusing stories; A South Pacific Piracy - an account of the tragic voyage of the brig "Moa," of Auckland, New Zealand in 1870; The beacon of the Gulf - photo-illustrated article on Bird Rock, which lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Photo of a 'home-made' train run on the only railway in British North Borneo; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Flying in Central Africa (part I) - adventures from the flying log-book of an R.A.F. officer during ther campaign in German East Africa; My Adventures in Bolivia - Frank Rose was arrested as a dangerous revolutionary but managed to escape; Relief Worker's Adventures (part I) - thrilling adventures among the war victims of Armenia, Syria, and Persia, with photos; Hunting Big Game by Motor-Car - Captain F.A.M. Webster describes how he does it, with photos; The Adventures of a Newspaper-man (part III) - Frederic Martyn's adventures - with photos; Pukalofa's Tragic Revenge - Captain Samuel Randall recounts the brutal behavior of a whaling captain towards his crew in 1868, and what followed; In the Wilds of Siberia (Part I) - great photo-illustrated article by Harry Somerset-Lister describes his adventures; The Theft of the Zuni God - in New Mexico three U.S. Cavalry troopers stole the idols of the Indians, thus incurring their wrath; "The Surf Deer" - Reminiscences of the Dover Destroyer Patrol by Captain E.R.G.R. Evans, the Commander of the destroyer Viking; Shooting Elephants in the Middle of a Battle - what happened during the German East African Campaign; Hunting an Elephant During War - another thrilling incident of an elephant hunt during stern fighting in German East Africa, related by a Rhodesian soldier; Our Life at Holzminden - Lieut. J. Whale describes his life in this German POW camp in Brunswick, and provides his own illustrations; The Making of a Mandarin - photo-illustrated explanation of the curious and picturesque examinations which are held every three years in China and Indo-China for the coveted diploma of Chu-Jen, which entitles the holder to call himself a full-fledged Mandarin; Smugglers' Strategy Unveiled - photo-illustrated article explaining the many ingenious methods used by German and Swiss smugglers to get food and other things into enemy territory; The Tragedy of the Sling-Chain - Miner Bill Burton is killed in Australia; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pp [1] 2-36. This wonderfully nostalgic item from the early days of mass-produced home refrigerators is notable for the the fact that it introduces homemakers to the advantages offered by these devices - things we take entirely for granted today. Prior owner's name and date upon title page. Average wear and soiling for a used vintage cookbook. Staining to first and last pages. Binding sound. Bibliographic reference: Driver O808.6 Book
52 pages. Features: Riding by Reasoning, Part II; King (by Zantanon, by Little Joe, by Traveler) - owned by Jess Hankins; Halter Breaking Headgear; Whither the Quarter Horse?; Great Foundation Sires of the American Throroughbred VII, Lexington and *Leamington; Picked up in the Rodeo Arena; Chief Joseph of the Wallowa band and his War Horse, Ebenezer; Reining 'em in the Hackamore; Down the Straightaway; Cow Cuttin'; Vet's Corner; Week-end Waddies; Horse Kachina of the Hopis; and more. Levi's jeans ad on page 39. Fox Western Hat ad on page 4. Sexy color ad inside front cover for "Friskie Babe" blouses and halters by Tem-Tex Western Shirts; Volney Hildreth Quarter Horse Sale ad on page one. Nice ad for C.H. Hyer & Sons, Inc. Boots on back cover; Gray Trailer Company colour photo ad inside back cover features vintage designs. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
8vo., Fourth Impression, with frontispiece, and numerous plates and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, green top, backstrip lightly sunned (but all gilt entirely legible) else a very good, bright, clean copy. First published in 1954.
Pages 85-132. Features: Colour cover photo of a VX 4/90 being loaded into the nose of a Carvair (Channel Air Bridge); The 100th course of the R.A.C. Junior Driver Scheme - article with photos; You Must Give Way - animals on the road take precedence over motor traffic; Pressure Group - the 800 ton Schuler press at the Luton factory; Fuel Consumption Test; Photos and story of a motor trip to Italy in a Velox; Page of photos of vintage accessories for your Vauxhall; The Mountains Move Nearer - A VX 4/90 helps make history on the inaugural flight of the new Channel Air Bridge car ferry services to Switzerland - article with photos; Brinton's View; Ladies' Maid - A New Zealand trip - article and photos; Photos of interesting parking signs; "Your Name and Address Please" - how to deal with the police when stopped. Many pages of great vintage ads. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Exercise in Space - interesting article with photos explains how the company seeks to minimize the space of the shipping boxes it uses to transport its vehicles by ship; Vintage Ride - a wonderful 2856-mile trip that was made in a Vauxhaull 30/98 at Luton over 40 years ago; Garden Guests; Dressed in White - photos of a trip to St. Moritz by Douglas Dickins in his Vauxhall; Major Roads Ahead - some of the many road building projects presently under construction; "Motor" road-tests the Victor Super - detailed review article; Alan Brinton's View; Fishiology - An Gilmour's fishing trip in her Dormobile caravan; Art in Iron - photos of signs; 65 m.p.h. in a speed-limit area - not 'dangerous'; Readers letters; Many pages of great ads; Nice colour photo ad on back cover for the VX4/90. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
158 pages. Copyright 1904. Undated. Black and white illustrations. Nice old elementary-level school text which begins with the words "This is a story of long ago. It will tell you of the first people we know anything about. It will tell you how they lived before they had fire. It will tell you how they worked before they had tools..." Includes student activities and Suggestions for teachers. Unmarked externally. School markings upon endpapers else unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Book
Non comune libro da rintracciare in italia sulla storia di Manhattan con le sue vie e i personaggi celebri che hanno animato il famoso quartiere di New York. Il libro è ben conservato, in lingua inglese
429 pages. Index. Authorized by the Departments of Education for Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner details upon front free endpaper. Staining to front board and part of backstrip. A worthy reading copy. Book
116 pages. Short Stories: The Susceptible Scientists; Rich Man's Daughter; In Ememy Hands; The Third Man in the Boat. Articles: Con Man of the Country Clubs - David Goldreyer passed bad checks; The Hunt for HIdden Diabetics - Fresno, CA tracks unsuspecting victims; ; Biggest City in the World - great photo-illustrated article on Tokyo, Japan; "Background Music" - Persuasion in the Air; Robert Preston - The Happiest Actor on Broadway; What's New in Toyland? - lovely color-photo-illustrated article; Does Pro Basketball Have a Future? - with photo of Richie Guerin of the Knicks attacking referee Mendy Rudolph; Serials; The Midtown Bomber (part 1 of 5); The Case of the Greedy Grandpa (part 7 of 8). Ads: Nice Santa-theme Alka-Seltzer ad; Kaywoodie Pipes; GE TVs; *Fantastic* color ad for the Lincoln Continental Mark IV (maroon); United States Steel; Hammond Organ; Chanel No. 5; Nice Cadillac (yellow) evening ad; Stanley Tools Christmas ad; Vintage Shulton Old Spice ad; Lowry organs; Magnavox TVs (color photo); Campbell's Oyster Stew Soup; Fisher Body; L&M cigarettes; Arrow Shirts; Toastmaster Appliances (2 pages); 1959 Edsel; King Sano cigarette ad features photo of former U.S. diplomat John S. Young; Westinghouse Appliances ad feeatures color photo of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wearing crowns; Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Pizza; Fantastic color-photo centerfold features family shopping scene with the 1959 Mercury Park Lane 4-door hardtop cruiser (beige); Viceroy cigarettes; Gem Push-Button Razor; Douglas DC-8; Norelco shavers; Avis; Black and Decker Tools; GMAC; Borden's Ice Cream; Singer Sewing Machines and Vacuums - color photos; Arvin Hi-Fi Stereo Radio; Thor Electric Tools; Lady Schick shavers; Cushman Scooters; Dormeyer appliances; Rex-Flex shoes; Kodak cameras. Back cover color photo Lucky Strike ad features Jack Benny writing his 'giving' Christmas list. Piece of masking tape on front cover which shows above-average wear. Bit of writing on back cover. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
196 pages. Features: Color ad for Kelvinator appliances inside front cover; Nice color 1-page ad for White Trucks features bakery scene; Nice color half-page ad for Bostitch Staplers features romantic cartoon; Vintage full-page two-color ad for Porter-Cable power tools; Very nice half-page color ad for Hires Root Beer shows girls' sleepover scene; Nice 1-page color Packard ad shows crosswalk scene; Photo of Cameron Shipp; Photo of Val Teal and two of her sons; 1-page color ad for Buxton wallets; Nice 1-page color ad for General Tire shows crowded football stadium; Murder for Millions (fiction); Allah's Oil (part 1) - a photo illustrated examination of what the US is doing to get its share of mid-east oil; Stage from Elkhorn (fiction); Color-photo illustrated feature article on Lexington, Kentucky; Holiday for Mother (fiction); The Europeans You Never Heard About - photo-illustrated article wherein Stewart Alsop presents a refreshing cast of characters; Football's Biggest Bargain - article and photos of Oregon's Willamette University; They Fight the Cold War Under Cover - photo-illustrated article presents the story of what our new cloak-and-dagger outfit the CIA, is doing to keep our secrets - and learn the secrets of other nations - with photof of the Director, Rear Admiral R.H. Hillenkoetter; A Husband's Rights (fiction); Iwo Jima Cost Too Much - part 3 of 'Howlin' Mad's Own Story - General Holland M. Smith asserts that naval 'expediency' needlessly increased our losses - with photos; In Quest of Peril (fiction); Baby Sitting is Big Business Now - photo illustrated article on this $750 million dollar business; The Land Where Whoppers Come - article and color photos on the Jan Joaquin Valley; The Parmelees - photo-illustrated article which tells the story of the Yankee family of Ernest Parmelee; Lovely color 1-page Campbell's Tomato Soup ad; Our Next Magic Metal? - photo-illustrated article on Titanium; Dishonored (fiction); 1-page color-photo Christmas ad for General Electric (GE) Electric Clocks; Nice color 1-page Pontiac ad features the DeLuxe Streamliner 2-Door Sedan and DeLuxe Streamliner 4-Door Sedan; 2-page ad for Philco entertainment products; Nice 1-page color ad for Birds Eye sliced peaches; Interesteing Smith-Corona ad includes photo of ladies assembling adding machines in their Groton, NY plant; Color 1-page ad for Mercury cars; Two-page color ad for Heinz Soups; Nice color 1-page ad for RCA Victor radios; Interesting photo-illustrated one-page ad for Aspirin includes photo of the new Bayer plant in Trenton, NJ; Color 1-page photo ad for Koroseal luggage shows black porter scrambling to pick up scattered luggage at curb; Fantastic color 2-page ad for Nash cars; Super color-photo 1-page ad for International Harvester industrial power features clear photo of a large diesel crawler dragging logs; Very nostalgic Boeing 1-page photo ad features close-up photo of a Stratocruiser on runway; Jeris Hair Tonic ad features photo of John Garfield; Armstrong's Industrial Insulations 1-page color ad features intriguing cut-away drawing of busy food terminal to illustrate the many applications of their products; Nice 1-page color ad for Wilson's Hams; *Gorgeous* 2-page color ad for the 1949 Buicks; Elsie the Cow is featured in a 1-page color ad for Borden's Cheeses; Nice 1-page ad for United Air Lines features photo portrait of Captain R.T. Freng; 2-page 2-color ad for U.S. Royal Tires; Esquire Socks 1-page color ad features beautiful ladies; Nice 1-page color ad for Westinghouse electric ranges; Uncommon 1-page ad for Columbia's new Long Playing Microgroove records which can play 45 minutes of music on a single record; 1-page ad for Anco 'Spot-Master' rear-view mirrors; Uncommon one-page ad for the new 1949 Green Renault car from France; Nice 1-page color ad for Ritz Crackers features Canapes; Harvey Marlowe of WPIX is featured in an ad for Edgeworth Pipe Tobacco; 1-page ad for Magnavox entertainment products; Excellent colo Magazine
132 pages. Fiction: Shark Water; The Jacksboro Mob; Marriage is Not for Me!; The Lost City; The Girl He Remembered (part 1 of 2); The Artless Heiress (part 3 of 8). Articles: The Deep South Says "Never!" to Desegregation (part 1 of 5); I Call on Wyatt Earp - the real life of TV's fastest-drawing, straightest-shooting Western marshal, as played by Hugh O'Brian; How They Meet Payrolls in Russia - are Red industry executives as good as their American counterparts?; Mr. President! - the Presidential press conference; The Face of America - The Languid Sands of Ocean City (photo); Is Sherman Lollar Better Than Yogi Berra?; Boom in Part-Time Jobs - with photo of Elmer Winter and Aaron Scheinfeld of Manpower Inc.; The Gentlemen in the Garden - The Men's Garden Club of Los Angeles - wonderful color photos; Ads: Western Union ad features photo of Fred Cole, President, Cole of California; Whitman's Chocolates; Republic Steel; Chrysler Windsor Two-Door Hardtop - color-photo; Boeing 707; Hammond organs; Admiral fridges - nice two-pages in color; Interesting two-page Pure Oil ad; Hertz Rent a car; Frigidaire pink fridge; Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup; Two-page Pontiac photo ad; Nice color vintage Thermos ad; Ford color ad featuring the Fairlane 500 Town Victoria; Wheaties - with square dancing motif; Nice two-page color photo ad by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau instructs how to prepare Iced Coffee; Sunbeam percolator; L&M cigarettes with nautical theme; Nice color-photo ad for Johnson outboard motors; Nice two-page color American Airlines ad shows wealthy clientelle; Caterpillar ad displays work on the interstate highway system; Two-page GM ad for Fisher Body; Harrison air conditioning color-photo ad; National Cash Register ad for till that calculates change; Avis Rent-a car; Yale Hoist color-photo ad shows Hanford Atomic Plant nuclear waste being handled by one of their hoists, complete with men in hazmat suits; Union Pacific All Coach Domeliner ad; Wow- uncommon half-page color ad for Dairy Queen; Dogde Power Giant truck ad; Nice one-page color Viceroy cigarette ad features Sam Snead and Cary Middlecoff. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
92 pages. Features: The Penalty Worse Than Death - Douglas C. Rigg, Warden of Stillwater Prison in Minnesota describes the life of the 110 lifers under his supervision; I Rode Detroit's Mystery Car - photo-illustrated article on Ford's new Edsel; Buckskin and Blanket Days (2 of 3) - young Tibbles' prowess astounded the Indians during a desperate hunt for buffalo, then a scene of human massacre stirred the warriors to vengeance; Town with a Homemade Lake - color-photo-illustrated article on Bloominton, Indiana; A Crooner Comes Back - photo-illustrated article on singer Gene Austin; Does Sweden Dare Stay Neutral - fascinating photo-illustrated article discusses their military and civil defenses in the shadow of their historic enemy, Russia; Secrets of the Unkown War (last of 5 articles) - Greenland's valiant little 'army' raced to ambush the Germans before the spring thaw, but they desperately needed American help; The Face of America - Callow Cowboys - branding on the W.R. Wooten Y7 Red River Ranch; Listen, Doctor! - Medical doctors listen to audio tapes to keep up with new discoveries. Fiction: The Boy Who Didn't Belong; Marry for Love; Challenge the River; The Everglaces Blonde; The Case of the Dead Man's Daughter (part 4 of 8). Ads: Vintage Homellite chainsaw ad features the EZ 6 and 6 22; Great color-photo ad for RCA Victor TV features several of their Hathaway, Socialite and Nassau models; Fantastic one-page color-photo ad for the Plymouth Station Wagon (white on blue) on the beach; L&M Cigarette ad features photo of speedboat racer Joe Schoenith. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue. Magazine
100 pages. Features: Our Two Toughest Allies - Greece and Turkey, the two poorest countries in NATO, kick in 40% of their budgets for defense; A Soldier's Farewell (part 2 of 2) - General Omar N. Bradley; The Things You Can Make in Your Cellar - basement woodworkers; Why Ike Had to Draft Fathers - 13,000 'students' a month were turning temporary deferments into permanent exemptions; The Most Expensive City in the World - great photo-illustrated article on Robert Sherrod and his family who live in Tokyo; The Mystery of the Mayan Temple - secret stairway in the temple of Palenque may suggest an ancient link between Egypt and America; They Sell People to Pets - San Francisco's "House of Pets"; Fiction: Midnight Mike; Love Has No Sense; The Bully of Uvada; The Betrayal of Tio; Spy and Counterspy (part 2 of 8); Young Captain Hornblower (part 6 of 8). Ads: Nice color-photo ad for RCA Victor TVs; Creepy two-page Kent cigarette ad says "If You'd Like the greatest health protection in cigarette history... these facts can help you..."; Color-photo ad for American-Standard bathroom fixtures features garish blue, pink and green examples; Nice color ad for Grehound bus lines; Color ad for the Oldsmobile Super '88' 4-door sedan, red with white roof; Mobiloil color ad features the 1953 Indianapolis 500; Nice color-photo ad for Lincoln cars; Nice two-page color-photo ad for Frigidaire Electric Ranges; Nostalgic Texaco Sky Chief cas ad features large red boxing glove; One-page elegant color-photo ad for Packard cars; Webcor tape recorders; Vintage ad for the new Homelite 5.5 HP chainsaw; Color-photo ad for Ford cars features the A.M. Brown family of Westchester County, NY; Dayton Rubber Tire ad features H.O. Vincent, Secretary of Service Lines, Inc. of Nashville; Gulfpride oil ad features nice color photo of Ralph J. Cahall of Annandale, VA, and William P. Snyder, III, of Sewickley, PA; Nice color Convair ad features shapely lady in purple dress; Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
134 pages. Contributors include: Isaac F. Marcosson, Vincent sheean, Nunnally Johnson, Alfredo Codona, Gilbert Patten, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Colonel Givens, John H. Doeg. Lovely vintage advertisements from: Whitman's Chocolates, Campbell's Soup, De Soto, Cadillac V-8, GM Radio, Oldsmobile, Ford Auto, Hudson and Essex, Reo-Royale, Willys Cars, Log Cabin Syrop, Auburn Auto, Sparton Radio, Nash Auto, Packard, Franklin Auto, Canada Dry. Articles include: Dime-Novel Days, Gymnasts (The Flying Codonas), Nevada Stories, Tennis as a Career, The Secretary to President Coolidge. Large tear to cover-fold and front cover else average wear. Nice solid copy. Book
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
viii, 272 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations, maps and reproductions of archival photos. "An interesting history is one of the greatest resources a nation may possess. It inspires the soul of patriotism. No country is richer in this source of inspiration than Canada, and of its story no part is more romantic than that of the Prairie Provinces." - Preface. The eighteen chapters include: The First Inhabitants; The First White Men on the Prairie; Life on the Banks of the Red River; How the Riel Rebellion Produced the Province of Manitoba; and more. Publisher's stamp atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy of this engaging and informative vintage work. Peel [2] 3169, Artibise 16. Book
272 pages. Index. Glossary. Over two-hundred black and white photos. "... A complete and comprehensive study of the model from its inception in the late 1920s through the many changes and improvements to the time when the last Phantom II rolled off the line in 1935." - from dust jacket. Printed upon glossy stock. Book clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Minimal wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy of this magnificent reference. Book
8vo., Second Edition, with plates and numerous illustrations in the text, tape-marks on endpapers, wanting front free endpaper; black cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. First published in 1957.
