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Cover illustration by Peter Whalley. Features: Nice colour International Truck ad inside front cover. Wonderful full-page colour photo ad for new Massey-Ferguson plant at Detroit which builds 250 tractors per day; Marjorie Earl insists Canada Hates Single Women; Attractive full-page colour ad for Autumn Have brand EMBA natural brown mutation mink; Report from the Mediterranean Tinderbox - Blair Fraser reports on his five weeks in the rebellion-torn Middle East; Feature article on King Street in Saint John, New Brunswick - includes seven nice colour photos; The Stage Manager who looks like a Star - Grania Mortimer is Canada's best backstage boss - article with photos; 29 Canadian capitalists report on their trip to Russia - they were impressed and disturbed, and they tell why, with photos; How to win friends and really learn French (or English) - the Visites Interprovinciales scheme sees people living in the homes of others who speak the other language; The awful revelations of a streetcar driver - John Mowry of Toronto shares his harrowing story of demented drivers, wise guys, and livestock on Toronto's toughest line; Colour photo ad for Caterpillar features the newly built Strait of Canso Causeway; Nice colour G.W.G. ad inside back cover; Colour Ford auto ad on back cover includes a white 4-passenger Thunderbird. Average wear. Address label on front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Can George Nowlan and M.W. McCutcheon run Canada better?; The Richest Barnyard Philosopher in Show Business - Pere Gedeon a.k.a. Doris Lussier; Walter Soroka provides a Russian's-eye view of Russia - by a Canadian; The Private Life of Yousuf Karsh; The Diary of an operation - for the first time, a surgeon and a photographer together record the drama that builds up every time one human invades another with a scalpel; The Gold Prospecting Obsession of Albert Faille of Headless Valley; Notes from a summer on a Russian collective farm, by Walter Soroka. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Cover portrait of Commander Locker-Lampson, with British Armoured Cars in Russia. Features: How Canada Won New Glory in 1916-17 (conclusion); The Collapse of Russia, including Bolshevik photos. Centerfold features four sepia images of British actions in Russia. Cover detached but present. Pages loose but present. Rusty around staples. Average wear. Book
Approximately 140 pages plus xxvi page appendix. Maps. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Originally published in German in 2002. Recounts the dramatic family history of folks displaced from their home village near the Kuban River. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A wonderful genealogical reference for the Krause, Wieler and Ewert families. Book
Cover photo of Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies. Centerfold devoted to the contributions of New Zealand and Australia. Topics: How Germany Attached our Commerce, and 'Russia's Stupendous Task and her Stupendous Army." Photos and illustrations include: Interesting German Naval Units; With a British Cruiser in the North Sea; Austrian seige guns; Modern artillery practice; Cossacks; Russian Howitzer training; Russia rols west; The Tsar and his military chiefs (montage); Russian mobilisation; The 'Three Emperors' Corner'; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Front cover almost detached. Book
1 vol. in-12 reliure demi-chagrin à petits coins vert, initiales f.A.G. au dos en queue, s.l., s.n. [ Veuve Pluchart, Saint-Pétersbourg ], 1834, X-236 pp. avec 1 f. n. ch. (frontispice et titre gravé), avec 2 planches dont une dépliante et 5 tableaux dépliants Tome 2 seul de ce titre rare. Bon état. Français
Avec une lettre autographe du Prof. dr. Willem Mengelberg et une préface de L.M.G. Arntzenius, 1 vol. in-folio br., Andries Blitz, Amsterdam, Aux Oeuvres Françaises, Paris, 1937, env. 70 ff. Bel envoi de Georges Augsbourg daté de juin 1938 : "ce Mengelberg à Jean Jutime et à dame Jean à mon maître graveur. En souvenir des heures inoubliables et héroïques de St Cloud". L'illustrateur suisse Georges Augsbourg propose ici des dizaines de dessins de Willem Mengelberg, chef principal de l'orchestre d'Amsterdam (Concertgebouw). Etat satisfaisant (couv. salie et frottée, bon état par ailleurs, exemplaire méritant reliure). Anglais
pp. [8], 240. "Utterly fascinating, in that what we come to know here is what has made the man who and how he is." - Kirkus Reviews. "The account of Prime Minister Begin's incarceration in a series of Soviet prisons, and his eventual release and arrival in Israel to become the leader of his country. His crime was belief in Zionism, and the time of testing he describes in this book vividly brings to life the formation of his own inner character and the sense of mission which he so evidently brings to his present awesome responsibilities." - dust jacket. "One of the greatest pieces of prison literature in the world." - The Times of London. Light soiling to top edge, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
Album in-folio (32,5 x 25,5 cm), 2 tomes en un volume, 416 + 416 pages, très nombreuses illustrations en noir, reliure demi--cuir noir, titre et Bel exemplaire. [BONN]
2 volumes in-8, x-323 + 298pp., frontispice dans chacun des tomes, grande carte dépliante dans le tome I. Reliure demi-veau d'époque, plats marbres, dos lisse décoré, pièces de titre et de tomaison. Bon etat. [WE-1] Complet en 2 volumes reliés.
In 8°, leg. mz. tela coeva, con fregi romantici al dorso ( lieve mancanza integrata), inc. all' antiporta. Pp. VIII, 383, 22 inc. in legno f.t. e num. n.t.. Fioriture su alcune cc. Noto viaggio ricco di importanti osservazioni scientifiche e naturalistiche.
56 pages. Features: Hockey Forecast - article with sensational photos including Vic Lynn (full page), Turk Broda in action, Conn Smythe, Dick Irvin (Sr.), and Bill Durnan, ; Help For Poland; - Relief officials deny Russia grabbing Polish supplies as Canadians asked to donate $1.5 million - article with large photo of emaciated Polish child; Profile of America's top disk jockey, Al Jarvis of Winnipeg - article with photos including Abbott and Costello and Edward G. Robinson; Torture Murder of Mrs. Viola Jameson of Fort Frances, Ontario - Famous Canadian Crimes #12; Canadian Photo Exhibit; Dorothy Jane Goulding; Alice Caroline Clift; Gabrielle Roy; Teensters Jilt Frank Sinatra for Roy Roberts of Kitchener - photo with article; Mary Lou Dilworth; Veronica Lake and Kristine Miller's identical hair-doos cause a stir - write-up with photos; Red Skelton's favourite laugh. Stories: One Dollar's Worth; Ice Trap; Adrift in a Boneyard . Ads: nice colour ad for Chevrolet inside front cover; Great colour ad for Walt Disney's "Fun and Fancy Free" full-length cartoon feature inside back cover; Back cover colour Coke ad features illustration of lengthy row of Coke bottles freshly bottled. Average wear. Soiling to top of front cover. Bits of nibbling to coverfold. A worthy vintage copy. Book
A NEUCHATEL, 1772 - Complet en 1 Volume - Reliure plein veau de l'époque, coins frottés - Dos lisse orné -Ecoinçons dorés sur les plats - Tranches marbrées - Roulettes dorées sur les coupes - Gardes ornées - Signet -Augmenté d'un frontispice de Pierre Le Grand - Ex-libris armorié Lord Walsingham - 538 pages - Bon exemplaire
2 volumi, 8°, 23 cm, pp. 666; 148; 32; 48; 78; complessivamente 9 carte geografiche ripiegate e 166 tavole incise fuori testo. Rilegatura editoriale in mezza pelle, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso, piatti marmorizzati, testo su due colonne. Fanno parte di: L'Universo storia e descrizione di tutti i popoli ec, loro religioni, costumi, usanze ec. Esemplare molto buono
Cm. 21; pp. (8). Brossura muta moderna. Nessun esemplare censito in Iccu. Esemplare in barbe 935/P
In-16 p., tela edit., pp. LXII,570, illustrato, come da Indice, da 40 carte geografiche, 67 piante di città (a colori e numerose più volte ripiegate) fuori testo e da 11 sezioni di edifici monumentali nel testo. In questa importante e vasta guida sono incluse anche le regioni baltiche, la Polonia e la Finlandia. Esemplare ben conservato.
Traduit du russe par J.-W. Bienstock, 1 vol. in-12 reliure pleine basane racinée, dos à 4 nerfs orné, et Léon Werth, couverture conservée, Bibliothèque Charpentier, Eugène Fasquelle, 1909 Bon et rare exemplaire de l'édition originale de la traduction française du "Sous-sol", sans aucune mention de "mille". L'ouvrage connaîtra de nombreuses traductions sous divers titres : "Mémoires écrits dans un souterrain", "Notes d'un Souterrain", "Critiques dans un Souterrain", "Les Carnets du Sous-Sol", etc... Les deux nouvelles sont "Le Crocodile" et "Prokhartchine". Bon exemplaire (anciennes restauration à la couverture conservée, très bon état par ailleurs). Français
In-24 gr. (mm. 132x80), 2 opere in 4 volumi, mz. pelle coeva, fregi e tit. oro al dorso. L’opera, completa delle due parti, è così composta: - “L’Hermite en Russie”, 5 tomi in 2 volumi, pp. 204;200;203; 196;203. - “Pétersbourg, Moscou et les Provinces”, 6 tomi in 2 volumi, pp. 175;208;183; 180;172;167. Interessante e fedele resoconto di un soggiorno di 5 anni, dal 1819 al 1824, nella capitale di questo impero. Più che una guida con descrizione dei monumenti, quest’opera è una raccolta di notizie sugli usi, costumi e caratteri degli abitanti, le istituzioni, le religioni, le lingue. Con arross. e fiorit. ma discreto esemplare.
In-8 p. (mm. 209x132), 2 volumi, mz. pelle coeva, filetti e titolo oro al dorso, pp. 246; 271. In Appendice numerosi ordini dell’Imperatore, da Thora (4 giugno 1812) a Mosca (25 settembre 1812). L’A., il barone Gaspard Gourgaud, generale francese (1783-1852), ufficiale d’ordinanza di Napoleone I (1811), dopo l’abdicazione di Fontainebleau passò nelle guardie del corpo di Luigi XVIII. Combattè poi a Waterloo e seguì l’imperatore a Sant’Elena, dove, sotto dettatura, scrisse due volumi (su otto) delle ‘Memorie per servire alla storia di Francia sotto Napoleone (1822-1823)”. Così Enciclopedia Larousse,VII, p. 304. Il suo importante esame critico riguarda la celebre opera storica di Filippo Ségur, pubblicata per la prima volta a Parigi nel 1824 in 2 voll. e più volte ristampata. Due pagg. di risg. con scarabocchi in penna blu; un vol. fiorito ma complessivam. discreto esemplare.
Paris, Magimel, Anselin et Pochard, 1816. (mm. 190). Mezza pelle del'epoca. pp. xi, 608 con 5 carte geografiche della "Hongrie, Transilvanie Eslavonie et Croatie " "Turquie d'Europe" "Carte de la Russie europeenne " "Carte de Pologne " "Carte de Allemagne" più volte ripiegate. Insieme è aggiunto il volume "Remarques critiques sur l'ouvrage de m. lieutenant general Rogniat " (Paris, Demonville, s.d. 1817 c.). pp. (2), xiv, 638, 1 c. b. con 2 tavole f.t. di battaglie (Vienna e Essling).
8vo, br. ed. argues that charges of a deliberate soviet policy of genocide by famine in the aerly 1930' are based on inflated figures and fabricated evidence. the campaign was initiated by extreme right-wing in the usa and nazui propagandists. discusses ukrainian involvement in pogroms and assistance to germans, particularly stepan bandera and the ukrainian insurgent army.
Boards faded, spine sunned and with chipping to spine ends. Internally a tight copy with occasional light foxing. Former owner's name in ink on title page ; Green buckram boards with gilt spine lettering. Numerous steel engravings. Regions to be discovered in this book include Dalmatia, Athens, Corinth, the dorian mountains, Thessaly, Euboea, Cracow, The Salt Mines of Wieliczka, Warsaw, Central Russia, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tzarsko Selo, Paulovsk and the islands; Ex-Library; 12mo; vii, 426 pages
Une affiche de dimensions 76x55 cm, représentant un travailleur en train de connecter un sovkhoz (ferme d'état) à l'énergie électrique. Départ de fente sans manque au niveau d'une pliure. Affiche bien fraîche à restaurer. Peu courant. Voir photo.
Une affiche en tirage originale, dimensions 83x58 cm; représentant une femme de type asiatique sur fond de drapeau du Parti Communiste Russe. Déchirure sans manque à restaurer sinon bel état. Peu courant. Affiche de propagande de la République Autonome du Kirghistan pour la construction d'un monde nouveau. Petite restauration nécessaire. Voir photo
Un tirage original d'une affiche de propagande des Jeunesses Communistes Soviétiques de la période "Khrouchtchev". Dimensions 82x57 cm. Bel état. L'affiche a été pliée sans aucun dommage. Voir photo. Bel exemple de la propagande pour mobiliser les énergies dans la période de la Conquête de l'Espace; mais également d'une relative évolution des libertés dans le pays.
