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64 pages. Nostalgic black and white photos. Published monthly by and for the employees of Safeway Stores, Inc. Features: Our New Homemakers' Bureau; Your Friend, "The Vegetable Counter"; Europe, 1930; The Bigness of Little Things; Lawn Bowling in Lakeside Park, Oakland; District Meetings; Porterville, California - Center of Diversified Crops; Groceries and Other Things; The Social Side; Cupid's Darts; Tillamook - An Industrial City; Oregon - the Leading Flax State; Photos Here and There Thruout Safeway; Gleanings from Other Fields; Cartoonografs (cartoons); Two-page photo collage of Safeway Kiddies; Women's Department;; Western States Grocery Co.. Nice color ad for Pale Face Lime Rickey on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Densely packed with Safeway nostalgia from 1930. A superb research tool for any student of the company. Book
80 pages. Features: The nuclear dilemma of the Western peoples - part I; My parents were deaf and dumb; The second coming of Morley Callaghan; An interim report on the next Ice Age - research on Heiberg Island; I went back behind the Iron Curtain - Marika Robert's account of her return to Czechoslovakia which she escaped 12 years ago - article with photos; Holiday weekend in San Francisco; The one doctor in four talks back - a warning about M.D.s flogging pills and cure-alls on TV; Montreal's grey-flannel hockey cartel - How Frank Selke's system has brought success to the Montreal Canadiens - with photo of Toe Blake, Selke and a group of players on the ice; You too can have a beautiful body - Ben Weider brings an International Federation of Body Builders' event to Montreal - article with great photos; Nice colour photo ad display's several Kodak cameras; The Spartacus movie receives a glowing review; Colour photo full-page ad for coloured phones - a big innovation back then!; Nice colour ad for the 1961 Dodge Dart; Beautiful colour photo ad for the 1961 Buick shoes a black Electra 225 4-door Riviera Sedan in front of a black office building - Gorgeous!; Foster Hewitt photo as part of ad for Swiss watches; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the1961 Chevrolet Impala Sedan including photos of the Nomad station wagon and the Biscayne; Nice two-page black and white photo ad for TCA (Trans-Canada Airlines) and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A nice vintage copy. Magazine
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
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Fleet Freighter on floats at dock; The DeHavilland 95; Sleeve Valve Engine Era Arrives - article with photos; Full-page photo ad for the 1938 Stinson Reliant; Roosevelt Aviation School - article with photos; War-time Pilot W.W. (Mel) Alexander Now T.F.C. President; Very attractive full-page photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick "The Most Advanced Car in the World"; Nice ad for the Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Transport; Nice one-page ad for Cub Aircraft includes photo of a Cub on floats; G.R. Beck Appointed to Represent Aviation Insurance Underwriters; Ronald Keith Appointed Western Representative; Candid Camera Corner; News from the West Coast; Old Country Gossip; The Aeroplane Clinic and the Specialist; Great one-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes featuers a border scene at the Khyber Pass; One-page ad for Lockheed; Intava products two-colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. 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
42 pages. Features: Nice color-illustrated ad for Player's cigarettes inside front cover shows well-dressed hockey crowd lighting up; Who is Hockey's 'Super' Super Star? - Bobby Hull, Henri Richard, Frank Mahovlich, Gordie Howe, Stan Mikita or Andy Bathgate?; Reg (Reggie) Fleming - The Toughest Black Hawk of 'Em All; Player of the Month - Robert Marvin (Bobby) Hull; Don't Sell Bob Nevin Short; Bobby Rousseau shows the Sophomore Jinx is a Myth; Chicago's interesting 4,000 person Polar Dome; The Red Wings Rookie Brigade - Larry Jeffrey, Lowell MacDonald, Doug Barkley, Alex Faulkner and Eddie Joyal; Photo of Yvan Cournoyer as Old Spice Junior Player of the Month; Andy Bathgate's Not Satisfied Yet; Milt Schmidt Has Learned a Lot About Coaching; Larry Mann is a Hockey Fan; NHL Prospects in the AHL - Denis Dejordy, Doug Robinson, Dick Meissner and Gerry Odrowski; American League Roundup features large photo of the three sons of Buffalo's Larry Wilson (Ronnie, Bradley and Randy); Around the Western Hockey League - with photos of Gordie Fashoway, Billy McNeill, Bob Solinger and Al Nicholson; Center page loose but present. Minor evidence of moisture exposure near bottom edge. Small chip from top corner of front cover. One-inch opening along bottom of coverfold. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 111-136 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: S.E. Saunders ad; Palladium commercial vehicle photo ad; Reform in the French Air Service; Sopwith ad; Large aerial photo of the air raid on Karlsruhe on January 14th, 1918; The first fruits of reprisals; Photo of British planes lined up on the British Western Front - a scouting squadron; Avro ad; Great photo of explosion after bomb dropped from 1,500 feet; The United Eastern Tractor Biplane - article with photos and diagrams; The Roll of Honour; Airscrew Analysis (conclusion); The 260 H.P. Mercedes Aero Engine; Photo of a Gotha strafer on the British Western Front in France; Westland Aircraft ad; Photo of British planes lined up in Italy - the squadron that has accounted for many Hun planes; Aerial view of Mannheim during raid 24 December 1917; The "X" Aircraft Raids; International Aircraft Standards; British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Aircraft work at the Front; Personals; Russell screw driving attachment (photo with text); Flight Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
378 pages. "Compulsively readable, incisive in its analysis, and deft in its marshalling of factual evidence... so good, I would recommend it to my own mother." - from dust jacket review. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for the 1964 Chevrolet inside front cover; The Caravelle Uproar - TCA Wanted a good plane; Ian Sclanders writes on right wing US reaction to the passing of JFK; Massive sales of Soviet gold for western wheat; German family reunions permitted; Lyndon B. Johnson - A Frank Look, by Grattan Gray; Can Paul Hellyer Bring Common Sense to our Defense Policy?; The Violent Art of Rodeo - article by Ian Tyson with four pages of photos by Don Newlands; A Little Honest Graft Never Hurt a Politician at the Polls - with reproduction of BC Conservative ad featuring Phil Gagliardi, William Hawrelak and Kelso Roberts; Anthony Frome aka Abraham L. Feinberg - The Poet Prince of the Airwaves - Tells All - article with photos; Successes and Failures of Harvard man Jim Felstiner with the delinquent youth of downtown Toronto's tough Niagara district; Canada's First Foreign-War Heroes - flashback article on the lusty Canadian rivermen sent to relieve the beseiged Gordon at Khartoum; Nice colour-photo ad for Cameo cigarettes; Brief article on Galina Samtsova; How Armand Vaillancourt won a contest, divided a town - and lost $7,000; and more. Bit of sunning to upper left portion of front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King inspecting the manufacture of a large gun barrel; Page of photos of Royal interest in industry's war effort - the King's tour of Midlands arms factories; Photos of Blenheim Palace as a public school and Malvern's Wartime Move; Full-page photo of Malvern schoolboys in Blenheim Palace; Full-page photo on the deck of a British Destroyer as depth-charges are discharged; Three photos of lifeboats for castaway airmen; Page of photos of personalities/notable people in teh public eye; Full-page photo of a Russian paratroop Demonstration; An R.A.F. triumph over Scotland - German Reconnaissance plane shot down - Six photos; Two large photos of "The Bomber Shot Down in East Lothian; Photos showing a French H.Q. staff at work - the technique of modern generalship at work; Centerfold illustration of the first air attack on a British convoy - the raiding seaplanes routed by our fighters; Two-page illustration of British men of all rank awaiting their turn in a "Naffy" canteen on the Western Front; Photos of German Prisoners of War in Britain; S.S. Yorkshire sunk without warning - three photos; Photos of German commerce-raiding and the Valleyfield Pit disaster; The pocket battleship "Deutschland" - superb photo and diagrammatic drawing; Watching and Waiting - article by Cyril Falls; German illustration of attack on the "Ark Royal"; Minesweepers at work - six photos; and more. Bit of writing atop front outer cover. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
28 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of a French woman cutting grapes from the vine on her home for British troops; The British Field Force making friends in France; Full-page diagram of the extensive fortifications of Heligoland; Switzerland prepares her defences for all emergencies - Five photos; Photos of Switzerland frontiers - fortified and manned - plus mobilisation scenes; Photo of the daily rations of the German people - less in every respect than those of the British field force; Various photos - churchyard and nursery A.R.P., Polish leaders in Paris; British Submarine Epic - illustrations show how it escaped by tenacity and engineering skill; The Fall of Warsaw - Vivid war photos; Photos of the Nazi "triumphal" parade in Warsaw; Full-page photo of a huge stack of British artillery shells; Photos of British practice with heavy guns; Illustrations show events leading to the end of a U-Boat; Numerous photos show the French bombarding German lines with guns mounted on German soil; Several illustrations show a comprehensive shelter scheme for the people of Bermondsey; Photos of personalities of the week; Interesting photos of British items painted white to improve safety during blackout; The Campaign in the West - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page new map of the Western Front - giving all strategic features; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. Missing page 597-98 from back. Some pages loose but present. Magazine
30 pages. Features: Cover photos of hundreds of marching French troops; Four photos of the types of fighting men in Frances's magnificent colonial army; Four half-page photos of various French naval vessels; Illustrations of the French 70-ton tank said to be fighting on the Western Front; Illustrations of Maginot Line fortifications; Full-page of Soviet infantrymen and their officers crossing the Polish frontier; Full-page photo of Joseph Stalin "The Sphinx of Europe - Dictator of Russia; Many photos of Nazi Germany's first line of defence - the Siegried Line - hastily constructed since Hitler resolved on war; Two half-page photos of the H.M.S. "Courageous" plus a large cross-sectional diagram of the vessel - sunk by a German submarine; Two-pages of illustrations show how depth charges are used to protect shipping against submarines; Centerfold illustration of the R.A.F. Raid on the German Naval Base at Wilhelmshaven; Two-pages of photos from Poland - ruthless bombings and other scenes; Eastern and Western Front Strategy - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page photo of the Swastika over Westerplatte - Captured after an epic defense; Photo of hundreds of British troops marching somewhere in England prior to their departure for France; Two-pages of photos show how England's stately homes have been transformed for war use; Photos of ten world leaders who support Britain in her fight against Nazi-ism; Photos of various British wartime activities; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
286 pages. Index. Bibliography. "A compilation and sythesis of biographical data. Consists of almost 700 articles on about that many pipers, plus a few miscellaneous subjects. Some of the articles are rather full biographical outlines, and others are brief mentions of early pipers found in early newspapers and other sources." - from Introduction. Black and white illustrations throughout. Unmarked but for publication date hand-written upon title page. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
"Brilliant narrative of Mons in this enlarged issue." - from front cover which features photos of Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson, K.C.B., D.S.O., Commander of the Royal Flying Corps. Excellent portrait of Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, Chief of the General Staff of the French Army. General progress of the war to the eve of Mons. The French Frontier Battle and the British Stand at Mons. Centerfold illustration of 'Wounded helping the Wounded - Pathetic episode between Le Cateau and Landrecies during the Retreat from Mons. Photos and illustrations include: Destruction near Mulhausen; Barricades near Mons; German column mowed down by British machine guns at Landrecies; French Cavalry on the way; French's indomitable little army on the eve of the Battle of Mons; Scene of the retreat from Mons; Map of Western Europe; With the British Forces fighting along the Franco-Belgian Frontier; German troops trapped near Cambrai; and more. Covers still weakly attached. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
24 pages. Features: Vintage illustrated ad for Peters shotgun shells on front cover; Publich Shooting Grounds; The American Jack Snipe Society; Advocating Game as a Replacement Crop; Canada Orders Buffalo Hunts; U.S. Sleuthing for Data to Aid "Duck Come-Back"; The Southwestern Club's Trials - article with photos of President Carl E. Duffield, Secretary Dr. Felix M. Adams and several dogs; Virginia Amateur Field Trials - article with photos of President Ernest C. Mead and Secretary J. Wiley King; Illustrated ad for Western Xpert shotgun shells; Field Dog Stud Book Registrations; Veterinary Q & A; Classy one-page ad for Radium Springs (near Albany in South Georgia) features hunters and dog at work; Nostalgic photo ad for Purina Dog Chow shows truckload of sacks of dog chow being manually loaded onto ship the Jacob Ruppert, Admiral Byrd's ship, before it set off for the Arctic in 1933 with 50 tons of food, enough for 153 huskies for two years; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title-vignette and very numerous full-page illustrations throughout; original pictorial wrappers printed in green, yellow and white, yapped edges, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy. Heath-Robinson's classic collection on the humorous side of railway operations was published to mark an event unique in British railway history: the Centenary of the GWR. One of his inimitable cartoons was reproduced in Radio Times to mark a special feature broadcast. See Wilson, pp.33-34 et seq.
105 pages. Generously illustrated with reproductions of colour and black and white photos. The fascinating autobiography of Frank Barnard who, after serving in WWII, returned to Canada and went on to a successful business career in the tree seed business. Clean and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
135 pages. Proceedings of the Wolf Symposium held in Edmonton, Alberta, 12-14 May, 1981. Includes submissions such as: A Perspective on the taxonomy of wolves in North America; Status and Management of wolves in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec; Historical and Present status of wolves in the NWT; Status and management of wolves in the Yukon Terrritory; Historical and present perspectives on wolf management in Alaska; Population dynamics of wolves; Social influence on reproduction in wolves; Considerations in wolf management related to genetic variability and adaptive change; An alternative view of genetic considerations in the management of the wolf and other large vertebrates; Wolf Howling in Algonquin Park; Wolf management and harvest patterns on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska; Wolf-related caribou mortality on a calving ground in North-central Canada; Wolf predation of livestock in Western Canada; Wolf predation of cattle on the Simonette River Pastures in west-central Alberta; Problem wolf management in B.C.; A method to aid in discrimination of traces from wolves and dogs. The two appendices include a summary of the status of wolves in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador. Minimal markings. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
51 pages plus advertisement. Includes numerous black and white photographs. Subject was born in Rama, Ontario in 1820 and died in 1884. He began work among his own people in the North-West in 1840. Undated. Appears at least several decades old. Average wear. Closed one inch tear at base of cover fold. Unmarked. Circa 1960? Book
Features: The Midland Payroll Robbery - Robbers in Western Australia; The Mountain of Gold - Originally published in 1926, an Englishman accepts an invitation to British Columbia, Canada to see a 'mountain of gold'; Unprovoked Aggression - An East African tale; African Houdini - A West African Tale; The Sahara by Bus - a great travel story with several photos; They Harry the Head-Hunters - the Jivaro head-hunters and the Aucas of Upper Amazonas; Home from the Sea - a fine old windjammer, the Af Chapman; Abdul - a story from British Army days in India; Capturing an Ant-Bear in British Guiana; and more. Couple of chips from back strip. Average wear. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
Features: The Midland Payroll Robbery - Robbers in Western Australia; The Mountain of Gold - Originally published in 1926, an Englishman accepts an invitation to British Columbia, Canada to see a 'mountain of gold'; Unprovoked Aggression - An East African tale; African Houdini - A West African Tale; The Sahara by Bus - a great travel story with several photos; They Harry the Head-Hunters - the Jivaro head-hunters and the Aucas of Upper Amazonas; Home from the Sea - a fine old windjammer, the Af Chapman; Abdul - a story from British Army days in India; Capturing an Ant-Bear in British Guiana; and more. Respectful wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Quality 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: Frontispiece engraving by Edward Savage entitled 'Liberty and the American Eagle'; Milestones; Trends in Collecting; The Integrity of the Antique; What Would I Save in Case of Fire?; Is There an American Design?; Craftsmen at War; Decorating with Antiques; John Janvier - Delaware Cabinetmaker; An Antique Dealer's Yesterdays; The Ornamentation of Silver - A Pictorial Demonstration; William Mount - Long Island Genre Artist; A Rare Engraving by Kensett Identified; Antiques in Domestic Settings - 'Shandy Hall' in the Western Reserve; The Springfield Rifle of the Civil War; Firing Glasses - American (?); and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. 96 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs, maps, diagrams and illustrations throughout, with 12 large-scale maps (coloured in outline) in second volume); original laminated boards, a fine set. Immensely detailed and surely definitive account of a key action. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard captioned in red present), and numerous plates and illustrations in the text; original red buckram, bevelled boards, gilt back, black endpapers, uncut, backstrip very lightly sunned else a remarkably bright, fresh, clean copy. ROBERT SINKER'S COPY WITH HIS SIGNED INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER VERSO. Robert Sinker (1838-1913) was famously Librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge and Chaplain of Trinity College Chapel. He compiled several bibliographical works, including a scholarly account of the College library and the standard Catalogue of its Fifteenth-Century Printed Books, and was active also as a biblical scholar, publishing a number of textual studies resulting from the progressive archaeology of the Holy Land. A SPLENDID AND IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY.
