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Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Human Fly - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Jack Williams, a man who scales lofty buildings with no equipment other than his fingers and toes - article with great photos ; The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part II - Tragedy befalls French troops overwhelmed by the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks during the siege of Urfa; The Disappearance of Ivan Varlamoff - an epic fight in Uleaborg, Finland; Locked in a Freezing Chamber - a meat inspector's ordeal in South Africa; "UMRI" - the tragic story of a panther, once a police officer's pet, which becomes a terror of the district in India; The "White Man's Grave" - Filming The "Gold Coast" of Africa - article with great photos; The Friend of the Birds - photo-illustrated article on Jack Miner, Ontario's friend of the Canada Goose; My Jiu-Jitsu Combats - Captain S.L. McLaglen is a Jiu-Jitsu expert; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part III - an exciting trip to the "Mysterious Richtersveld" of Southern Africa - article with photos; Adrift in the Atlantic - Grenfell of Labrador sets down a remarkable experience related by a former engineer of his; A Man's Luck (conclusion) - the author met the girl of his dreams and tried to build a dream home for them in Alaska, but he keeps being jailed; A Film-Hunter in the Amazon - Part V - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies - article with excellent photos; The "King of the Brushwood" - the brigand chief of Corsica; Roping a Bear - foolish youngster ropes a cinnamon bear; A Barbed Wire Frontier - people not allowed to pass between Hungary and Czechoslovakia; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3] 88, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Features include: They Servant The Elephant - written by a man who spent half a lifetime in the forests of Southern India; The Rowboat Mystery - A decidedly awkward problem confronted the detective department of the Seattle (U.S.A.) police; The Smoke Jumpers - the latest development by the U.S. authorities against forest fires; Unlucky Launch - an amusing account involving a shipyard; The Money-Maker - An amusing confidence trick tale from the files of a Gold Coast District Officer; The "Lion-Men of Ussure (Part 1) - Tanganyikans are suspected of posing as murderous lion-men; The Accessory - rifles suddenly disappear from a battalion in India; Jim Darling's Last Shot - a store clerk catches 'gold fever'; Patrolling the Arctic - Adventures of the hardy members of the R.C.M.P. in the vast wastes of Canada's north; Forests Afloat - Benson Log Rafts; Wolf-Hunting in Finland. Illustrated in black and white. Above-average wear. Faint pencilled name atop back cover. Tears to spine. Magazine
Pages 102-196 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mutiny of the "Ziba" (part I) - a brutal captain and mates are murdered by their crew; Among Head-Hunters and Cannibals - great photo-illustrated article on some of the experiences of Captain W. Sinker who for years cruised the South Sea Islands in command of the Melanesian Mission steamer "Southern Cross"; The Rivals - two men were in love with the same lady; The Bluffing of Din Mahomed - a rascally Indian postal worker is brought to justice; The Runaway Train - story from a branch line of the C. and N.W.R.R. in Nebraska; My Adventures in Sarawak (part III) - adventures of the Rajah's bride amongst 'the lovable little people'; Hona's "Tapu" - what happened to to men who attempted to brave the curse of a Maori chief upon a rich gold-reef; An Unlucky Ride - in New Zealand a man sets of on a perilous 120 mile journey to see his lady, only to arrive late and offend her; Our Travels in Safari-land (part I) - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Cecil-Porch) travels through British East Africa; The Night-Watchman's Story - an 1885 tale from the steamer 'Bengal Tiger' shipping from Paducah, Kentucky, as told by Ernest Prentis; Penelope Visits Finland - holiday jaunts to the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes"; Parker's Lesson - a 1913 story of a young man from Cambridge who went to Nigeria with ideas of how the natives should be handled; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
4to. 27 pages. Illustrated with tables and charts. "Paper presented at the 27th International Institute on the Prevention and Treatment of Alcoholism (Epidemiology Section) , Vienna, Austria, June 15-20, 1981." SUBJECT(S) : Alcoholism - Finland; Social surveys - Finland. SERIES: Reports from the Social Research Institute of Alcohol Studies, ; no. 155; Variation: Alkoholipoliittisen tutkimuslaitoksen tutkimusseloste; no. 155. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (National Library of Finland, British Library, Library of Congress. ) . ISBN: 9519192107. Good condition. (FIN-13-37)
8vo. 316 pages. SUBJECT (S) : World War, 1939-1945 - fiction. Ends of spine worn, owner's name on flyleaf, very good condition. (FIN-10-25)
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to lower front edge. 240pp. A complete survey of the art of the Nordic countries - Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland during the 200 years from around 1740 to 1940. Extremely well illustrated.
96 pages. Index of advertisers. Features: Cover photo of the vessel 'Orient City' fully loaded with lumber; Two-color ad for Broderick yellow-strand wire rope inside front cover; Nicely logging-theme illustrated Timken bearing full-page ad; American Tiger Brand Wire Rope ad features great photo (circa 1885) of steam (bull) donkey and many loggers; R.G. LeTourneau ad features photo of their bulldozer and a Willamette-Hyster arch at work; Full-page two-color photo ad for Caterpillar features A.E. Baker of Fruit Growers Supply, Susanville, CA; Durable Douglas Fir Cross Arms used on telephone poles by the British Columbia Telephone Company - article with photo; Hand Methods Must Give Way to Mechanization in Eastern Canada - article; Photos of sawmill scenes in Sweden and Finland; Novel Effects in Wood at Paris Exposition - article with photos; Unique Power Plant of Vancouver Island Lumber Operation - Nootka Wood Products, Ltd. mill at Port Tasis (Tahsis) is driven by wood gas - article with photos - including photo of John P. Blenkinsop and Harry Smith and another photo of plant manager Lute D. Rogers with George M. Cornwall of this publication; Fantastic two-page two-color illustrated ad for the Ross Lumber Carrier, Model 90; S.A. Woods Machine Company ad features their new 412 planer and matcher; Magnificent full-page ad for Disston precision ground cross-cut saws includes photos of fallers at work with this two-man saw; Distinct saving shown to be possible with two-man bucking crews - article; Plywood's outdoor uses are increasing - photo-illustrated article; Meeting of the Wooden Box Association at San Francisco; Mark Markkula and his logging Bunks and Chunks - article with photos of products and Mr. Markkula; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for Hercules Engines of Canton, Ohio; Logging in Tillamook - article with photos; Super one-page photo ad for Feenaughty Machinery Co.'s FWD trucks - with photo showing a massive load being hauled; Nice truck-logging themed photo ad for Waukesha engines; Awesome photos of Allis-Chalmers tractors at work for the Big Lakes Box Company in Klamath Basin; Fantastic full-page ad with photos of the Washington Diesel Yarder made by Washington Iron Works; Crazy photo of trucks driving 132' logs across the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills' narrow old logging bridge above Skykomish, WA; Photo of a Dow low stump power saw at work; Small illustrated ad for P. Sharkey & Son Horse Collars; Photo of an FWD truck at work for Mr. W.S. Jeans of Culp Creek, OR; Superheaters - their use on Donkeys and Locomotives - article; Oriental strife affects Pacific Lumber Trade - article; France decides between steel and wood rail cars; Foreign Lumber Fleet - list of lumber vessels visiting Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia - and their capacities; Three Bamfiled, B.C. photos accompany brief article about Pacific Cable and Wireless, Ltd. and their cable which extends from Bamfield to New Zealand; Photo of G.L. Graiff with redwood charcoal experimental wood gas-powered truck - Hammond Redwood Co. of Samoa, CA; Reunion of pioneer members of the Southwestern Washington Lumber Manufacturers Association - with photos of T.H. MacLafferty, C.A. Doty, Charles Gilchrist, W.C. Miles, Jerry Startup, S.S. Somerville; Obituary of August K. Berter; Nice illustrated ad for the Warren Axe and Tool Co. of Warren, PA.; and more. Unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Chips missing from backstrip. Binding intact. A rare surviving issue of this highly informative vintage lumber periodical. Magazine
Printed by Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainon Oy.<BR>2°ediz. 8°, pp. 68 con numerose ill. n.t. Br. edit.<BR>
96 pages. Bibliography. Black and white illustrations. Editor's signature and inscription atop front blank flyleaf which is loose but present. Originally published in 1973. "A sourcebook of materials and suggestions for their use by high school students in learning something of the experiences of Scandinavian immigrants in Canada, and of the cultural heritage of which Scandinavian and other Canadians are the heirs." - from preliminary page. Chapters include: Evidence of early Vikings in North America - the Viking sagas; Early Scandinavian immigrants in Canada and the U.S.A.; Gimli, Manitoba - a case study of a successful struggle for survival; Where have all the Danes gone? - the pros and cons of assimilation; Three attempts at Scandinavian colonization on the West Coast; How did we survive?; The Scandinavian touch in Canada; Scandinavia today. Sticker removal marks to upper corner of front cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tender. An uncommon and excellent resource. Book
Features: Norrona - a new flagship next year for Smyril-Line; Finnmarken - a new ship for popular Hurtigrute service; Maximum wave bending moment - back to basics?; Momantika - stylish new ferry for Gulf of Finland; Carnival Legend joins the Panamx-Max cruiser line class; Russia; Germany; Fast Ferries. Table of Contents partially loose, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
Features: New software for complex beam analysis; New guidelines for bridge design; Implications of single-hull tankers phase-out; Finland; Green ship technology; China update; Cruise liner technology; Cranes and cargo handling. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: Norgas Orinda - the first new 'super-cooler' gas-tanker class; General cargo ship safety - danger overlooked?; Is there life after initiation for steel fractures?; Finland; Green ship technology; New-generation bulk carriers; Cranes and cargo handling. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
4to. Published weekly during the school year. Includes Vol. 66, Sept 5, Sept 12 , Sept 19, Sept 26; Vol. 68, Jan 8, 22, Feb 5, 19, Mar complete, May complete; Vol. 69 complete except for Dec. 2, all of Jan. , Apr 28, and all of May; Vol. 70 complete except for Sept 29, Nov 17, Dec 15, 22, and all of May; Vol. 71, complete; Vol. 72, Dec-Jan complete, Mar complete, May 8, 15, 22, 29; Vol. 73, Sept 4, 11, 18, Oct 9, 16, 30, Feb-Mar complete. SUBJECT (S) : Lutherans - United States; Finnish Americans; Suomi Synod. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Yellowed, some pages have small tears around the end and some have been taped, overall good condition. (FIN-8-52) xx
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear. No date shown; 1962 or 1963.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear. Date not shown; 1958 - 1962.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear. Date not shown; 1958 - 1962.
Bruce of Los Angeles (Bruce Bellas) was an icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in beefcake photography. From the 1940's until his death in 1974, Bellas photographed some of the most important bodybuilders in the physical culture world: Steve Reeves, Bob McCune, and George Eiferman, and models Joe Dallesandro, Mark Nixon, Brian Idol, and others. 5 1/8"w x 7 1/2:"h. Approx. 48 pages. Light edge wear.
