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Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy. PC L84.
1st edition. 4to, 192 pages, illustrated. Very good condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. 39673. eng
228 pages. Features: Unified Command - examing the war cabinets of America, Britain, and Germany; Andre Cheradame's Plan for the UN to arm the enslaved people of Europe; The Hard Facts of Air Cargo - it can deliver a quick punch but is limited by raw materials and fuel; Making the best use of our limited steel; Housing for War - Billeting and Requisitioning are necessary for war workers - with emphasis upon Mobile, Alabama; War on the Western Ocean - a personal account of two Atlantic crossings by Stoyan Pribichevich; Machine-Tool Maker's Dilemma - Warner & Swasey has boosted turret-lathe production 700% and will be faced with no demand after the war; Lend-Lease To Date - how and how well it works; Hero - Edwim M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War; The New Age of Wood - describing its many untapped possible uses; Washington Fiscal Policy; The Edge of the Abyss - by Alfed Noyes; and more. Dozens of great vintage ads in color and black and white, including a very attractive military-themed color ad for Harrisburg Steel. Great color ad for Gruen watches on back cover offers Melbourne Brindle-illustrated cockpit view of bombers over Tokyo and caption "How To Get Home From Tokyo!" Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
16 pages. Features: U.S. Wins Americas Cup; Tom Robbins Champion; Ragan wins Florida PGA title; Records of leaders for season; Tips on how to control the head; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Robbins and his sister Mrs. Mary Shields; Photo of Mr. & Mrs. J. Wood Platt of Philadelphia; Photo of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Roberts of Columbus, Ohio; Photo of John W. Roberts and Arthur F. Lynch receiving medals from Eric Nelson of Pinehurst; Nice photo of Dub Pagan; Photo of winners Tom Strange, Helen Hicks Patterson and Jim Smith; Photo of PGA officials Harry Moffitt, Mrs. Elbin and Max Elbin; Nice photo of Walter Hall with his article on head position; WTTW Chicago photo of Chick Evans, Frank Wilson and Joe Kelly clowning with golf; Nice photo of Mary Mills and Mrs. Sam Byrd - Gulf Coast finalists; Nice photo of Mr. & Mrs. Carlton N. Warner; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
18 pages. Cover: Jeanne Crain Features include: "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" Another brilliant Warner Bros. production starring Dennis Morgan, Virginia Mayo and Gene Nelson; "The Strip" Mickey Rooney comes through with another first class acting performance in this MGM thriller; and Song of the Month "It's All in the Game". Collection of lyrics to the popular songs of that era including: Blue Velvet; Sixty Minute Man; (There'll Be) Peace in the Valley (For Me); Sentimental Journey; and many more. Front cover clean and bright. Very small opening along top fore-edge. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
A historian's view of the relationship between American history and the American film industry, this book is a witty and perceptive account of Hollywood and its films in the years from the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe to the end of the war in Korea. 152 pages.
Paris, Gallimard, Collection Du Monde Entier, 4 février 1952. In-12, broché, 232 pp. Edition originale de la traduction française. Un des 106 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin pur fil Lafuma seul tirage en grand papier. En parfait état.
Paris, Gallimard, 1952. Collection "Du Monde Entier" CXVI. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 240 pp. N° 4 de 106 exemplaires sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre, seul grand papier. Comme neuf, non coupé.
8vo., First Edition, with 36 plates on 16 and a full-page map in the text; green cloth, gilt back, covers lightly sunned else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
118 pages. A practical 1950s guide to creating a plastic laminating business. "Extra income from only 3 hours a week... and a full time, prosperous business whenever you want it." Front cover colour illustration of a happy family at work is enough to get you singing the theme music to "Happy Days"! Black and white illustrations throughout. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy of this delightfully nostalgic work. Book
6 pages. Great cover photo of Clark Gable and others. Somewhat above-average wear. Prior owner's name stroked out atop front cover. A sound copy. Sheet music
VHS video tape with case. "Joni Mitchell, the Queen of folk/rock, performs for an intimate audience on a Warner Bros. sound stage in Los Angeles. The concert is classic Joni, covering a broad base of her repertoire from over the years. With a backdrop provided by some of her very own paintings, this program is a revealing look at both the life and talents of Joni Mitchell. Featuring Big Yellow Taxi, Hejira, Crazy Cries of Love, Woodstock, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, and fourteen other selections, this is Joni Mitchell at her best!" - from case. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
8vo., First Edition; red ochre cloth, gilt back,a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper.
Copia ottima in rilegatura rigida con dorso telato. Presenza della scheda bibliografica, Il precedente proprietario ha fotocopiato, in buona qualità, la sovra copertina e ha usato il foglio, di questa copia, per ulteriore protezione al libro.
Un volume broché de format in 8° de 276 pp. Couverture défraîchie, voir photo.
Legatura rigida con dorso in tela. Segni del tempo ma copia ben conservata. Il precedente proprietario ha fotocopiato, in buona qualità, la sovra copertina e ha usato il foglio, di questa copia, per ulteriore protezione al libro.
Paris, Gallimard, 1954. Collection "Du Monde Entier" CXLVII. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 416 pp. N° 2 de 66 exemplaires sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre, seul grand papier. Comme neuf, non coupé.
256p. + Frontis and full page color Phototypes. Numerous wood engravings. Inner hinge cracked. Inked ownership and label of John Warner Mifflin, Bloomsburg, PA and Tommy Moore. A few pages stained. Sm. 4to. Original full red cloth binding. Front board decorated with an oval Photograph of Teddy Roosevelt. Binding worn and stained. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
1st edition. Good hbk. Former public library copy rebound in pale red cloth, gilt. Damage to the inside front cover. Ink inscription on the front endpaper. 16954. eng
36" x 25.5". Indicates 25 foot contours, water bodies, roads, rail lines, structures, etc. Light wear. Unmarked. Book
LeRoy's story of his love affair with Hollywood and the art form that was once the wonder of the world. 244 pages. Dust jacket price clipped and with small chips and worn corners and top/tail of spine. Massive inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper.
80 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Dominion Inlaid Linoleum inside front cover; Editorial topics include - Advertising our country, Typical problems in the western provinces, The Return of Employment, and The Cost of Sickness; The Smooth Silence (short story); The Carpenter (short story); Peiping (Beijing/Peking) Under Martial Law - photo-illustrated article of events in troubled China; Not a Case for the Jury (short story); The Girl Who Wouldn't Get Up (short story); The Spongers (short story); First Easter Among the Godless - photo-illustrated article told by Alexander Welikotny describes his experiences in Russia; Heil Summer, Heil Sport, All Heil! - article looks forward to the Olympics, with photos of Canadian Crew Champions, The Leanders "Eight" of Hamilton, broad jumper "Sammy" Richardson, and walker "Hank" Cieman of Toronto; Nice one-page Plymouth ad features a four-Door Touring Sedan and photo of A.B. Ellis, Radio Engineer of station CKLW; Parker pen one-page ad features photo of Princess Rostislav; Nice one-page Dodge care ad includes photo of a Model "D2" four-door Touring Sedan, and photo of Mr. F. Lyle Kelly, of Windsor, Ontario; First report of the Bank of Canada; Great two-page Easter Chevrolet ad features a green two-door; Movie news includes photos of Warner Baxter, Charlie Chaplin, Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Billy Lee, and Shirley Temple; Great one-page Lux soap ad features photo of Grace Moore; Pond's ad includes photo of Eleanor Roosevelt, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt of Washington, D.C.; Blue Jay Corn Plaster ad entitled "Corn Demon Killed"; Half-page Canadian National Railways ad features Jasper National Park; Cooking article; Nice one-page ad for Magic Baking Powder; features Miss Lillian Loughton; Spring Cleaning article; Nice one-page Heinz ad features photo of Josephine Gibson; Canadian Pacific half-page ad features photo of the Empress of Britain; Uncommon half-page ad for Ingram's Milkweed Cream; Beauty article; Tangee ad features photo of Lyle Talbot who picked the most appealing lips in an interesting test; World Sayings; Ad inside back cover protests preferential treatment of foreign periodicals in Canada; Wonderful colour back-cover ad for Tea features a Ripley's Believe it or Not theme and says "Drink More Tea for Vitality!"; and more. Average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
302p. Text illustrations by Jo Dendel. Inked ownership. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. Nice copy. AFRICA/2
52 pages. Features: Nice photo ad for Warner & Swasey Turret Lathes features the McDonald Observatory at Mt. Locke, Texas; American Recognition of Franco Fits into "Stop Hitler" Drive; GoodYear Tire ad features photo of Richard M. Teall of Toledo, Ohio; Swallowing goldfish at Harvard; "Tough Johnny" Torrio faces jail for income tax evasion; Photo of FDR shaking hands with George Washington Carver; Experts forecast Negro return to the Republican fold in 1940; Beautiful one-page color ad for the new Cadillac Sixty Special features a dark blue car in front of hotel; Nice one-page photo ad for Vitamins Plus; Great Britain awakens to Reich Threat of Supremacy - major article with photos of Polish leaders, Danzig Nazi leader Foerster, and more; Nuisance Islands - Japan's Seizure of Spratlys gives her a bargaining point; Spain - Rebuilding - with photo of Julian Besteiro; How U.S. Leads World in Synthetic Chemistry; New malarial problem carried to Brazil by stowaway insect; Large and lovely photo of Katharine Hepburn; Frank Andrea and the television set he has placed on the market - photo with article; Six photos of screwballer Carl Hubbell in action; Hudson car ad; Cy Young turns 72; Marriage of Clark Gable to Carole Lombard; Hitler's half-brother, William Patrick Hitler, arrives in New York; Nice ad for the RCA Victrola; Obituary for Gen. Gerardo Machado, exiled ex-President of Cuba; Making safer safety glass; Intereseting ad for Elliott Addressing Machines; Ford V8 car ad inside back cover; Color-photo ad for Four Roses Whiskey on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
