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Pages 73-112. Features: Cover illustration of Rudyard Kipling - veteran of English letters, Port of Empire, and a master of fiction; Photo of FDR's neutrality declaration; Six photos illustrate widespread havoc left in the wake of recent 90 mph winds, including the wrecked scenic railway at Ramsgate; Two pages of prominent photos document the diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Maharaja Gaekwar - a prince brought from obscurity to rule Baroda; Two pages of photos illustrate the Union Jack flying on the Abyssinian frontier - The Somaliland Camel Corps in British Somaliland; Page of reproductions of paintings hitherto unknown in Tibet - the art of Ajanta; A path along which Buddhism spread from India - page of photos illustrating Signor Tucci's latest expedition to Tibet; Six photos describe modern life and ancient legend in Tibet - a complicated exploration; Five photos of a Bull "Derby" in the island of Madura - Malay cattle breeders who drive their beasts in races; Book review of "Miracles and Adventures", by M. A. St. Clair Stobart; Article on the discovery of oscillating electrical circuits; Page of illustrations explain how electric oscillation is used in wireless and medical work; One page photo portrait of H.R.H. Prince Edward of Kent returning to London from Sandringham; Photo of the latest addition to the German Navy, the "Admiral Graf Von Spee"; Photo of HMS "Apollo"; The Italo-Abyssinian War - six photos; Page of photos of British and French warships in port and at sea; Centrefold aerial photo of Kenilworth Castle; Photo of grand birthday party for general Goering in the Berlin State Opera House; Photo of new high-speed German airliner, the "He.111" adopted by Lufthansa; The abbey's Chatham effigy cleaned - the "Eagle Face" modelled from life by Mrs. Wright; Photos of personalities of the week include Samuel Begg, Hugh Ruttledge, Samuel Rothafel ("Roxy"), Percy Thomas, John Gilbert, the Aga Khan, Malcolm Macdonald, Ramsay MacDonald, coal industry negotiators, and the "retirement" of Yehudi Menuhin at tea with members of his family; Light on the "Dark Age" of the northern Sudan - Nubian tombs containing art relics and signs of slave-sacrifice at a master's burial - remarkable discoveries at Firka; Page of photos of Wilhelm Backhaus in concert; one page Johnnie Walker ad shows three people at bar; Halfpage photo- illustrated ad for the Rover "Fourteen" Streamline Coupe; Colourful Dewar's ad on back cover features flu bugs cowering at sight of man in busy rainy street holding bottle of whisky; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 1097- 1142. Features: Cover photo portrait of "G.K.C.", The late Gilbert Keith Chesterton, writer of "Our Note-Book" for 31 years, essayist, novelist, poet, dramatist, critic, and philosopher; Photos of Bucharest catastrophe where grandstand for 6000 collapsed, killing 100 and injuring 600; One page photo of the first Westchester cup polo match where America beat Great Britain at Hurlingham by 10 goals to 9; Photo illustrated book review of "Cradle of the Storms", by Bernard R. Hubbard; Amazing page of seven photos of the Naga headhunters of Burma; Two more pages of photos illustrate the life of the Naga headhunters - skull trophies, spirit worship, community drumming, and housebuilding; Page of illustrations show how flying fish take off and glide; Interesting photo taken from the top of the Big Ben Tower; Photo illustrated article discusses fresh discoveries at Megiddo, the ancient stronghold controlling a pass used by Egyptian invaders of Palestine in 1479 BC, and in the great war by Lord Allenby of Megiddo; Three pages of photos of objects and sites unearthed at Megiddo reveal Babylonian religious influence in Palestine about 1500 BC; One page of colour illustrations of exquisite Javanese Topeng masks; Photo of Royal Ascot without Royal attendance due to court mourning for King George; Photos of labour upset in France and Belgium; Photo of the Women's League of Health and Beauty at Olympia; Photo of opening of the new airport at Shoreham; One-page illustration of J. H. Thomas announcing his resignation from the House of Commons after 27 years of service; Arab Riots in Palestine and the measures taken for their suppression - disorder in Jaffa and elsewhere - twelve photo centrefold; Photos of personalities of the week include the United States Wightman cup team, the British Wightman cup team, L. H. Myers, Alfred M. Landon, Henrietta Barnett, Dr. M. R. James, M. Van Zeeland, Lady Snowden with Gypsy Smith, and the ruler of Bahrain (Bahrein) in England - Sheikh Isa Al Khalifah with his sons at Folkstone; Photos of lighting being used to track the body movements of pool divers; One page photo portrait of peace Memorial in white onyx - the 36 foot masterpiece by Carl Milles unveiled in the City Hall at St. Paul, Minnesota; Nice one page photo illustrated ad for Whitbread's pale ale; Nostalgic one page illustrated ad for Kensitas cigarettes features Nancy O'Neil; Classy halfpage illustrated ad for Rover cars; Nice back cover two-colour ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News promotes their golf coverage. Unmarked with moderate wear. Please note: pages 1023- 1024 missing. Several internal pages loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 341-384. Features: nice ad for the Sporting and Dramatic News inside front cover; Cover photo of Canada's loftiest peak, the unconquered summit of Mount Waddington, plu two pages of text and photos showing a climbing party on the treacherous mountain; Photo of bizarre sea creature washed up at Querqueville, near Cherbourg - probably the remains of a basking shark; Two pages of detailed illustrations explaining drought and its dangers in rural England, plus schemes for alleviating water famine; Photo-illustrated book review of "Secrets of the Red Sea", by Henry de Manfreid; Photos and text describe jewelry of a Byzantine-Nubian Queen - more treasures from a mysterious Egyptian cemetery; Photo-illustrated article on an expedition to Cocos Island in search of long-buried pirate treasure with gold and silver indicating instruments; 12 photos illustrate life in the Saar, a district to choose by plebiscite government by Germany, France or the League; Two full-page photos of vast flocks of ducks at the unique Open Lake Sanctuary in Arkansas, plus photos of Mr. George S. Wilcox who protects the ducks; Photos of personalities of the week include the commission of government inaugurated in Newfoundland, Sir James Jeans, Sir H. G. Lyons, Madame Stavisky, the archduke Otto and ex-Empress Zita; the Queen of Siam and H. W. Austin in the Monte Carlo lawn tennis handicap; Acquitted Reichstag fire trial prisoners released and welcomed in Moscow include Mr. Popoff, Dimitroff and Taneff, Norman O'Neill, John Dillinger, Prof. S. F. Oldenburg, and Princess Irina Youssoupoff, who was awarded damages in the "Rasputin" film libel action; Centrefold photos of Prince George's 4000 mile tour in South Africa; Photo of the outdoor construction of Imperial Airways liner "Scylla" (too large for a hangar); Photo of stowaways John Pitzer and Arthur Martin afloat in the Gulf of Mexico; Photo of huge crowd in Trafalgar Square gathered to hear speeches about the unemployment bill; Photos of low British reservoirs; Photo of zeppelin "LZ 129" under construction; Photos of destroyed buildings in Kalgoorlie, Australia after anti-foreigner riots; Article and three photos describe sinking of the "Cheliuskin" near Wrangell Island; Photos of archaic Chinese jade in perfection - finds in the Lo-Yang tombs; Two pages of text and photos describe discoveries which "surpass anything yet known of archaic Chinese jade"; One-page ad for the new Ford Fourteen car; Half-page ad for the Crossley two-litre car; Half-page ad for the Armstrong Siddeley Twenty car; Half-page Rover car ad; Nice half-page Bentley car ad; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 487-530. Features: Cover page photo of state funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Earl Beatty; Major coverage of the funeral of Lord Beatty; Photo illustrated article entitled Flightless Birds in Three Continents; Lovely one page photo portrait of Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren; Two-page pictorial map entitled "Germany re-occupies the demilitarized Rhineland - a breach of the Versailles and Locarno treaties; Photo illustrated article entitled "A Vast Prehistoric Pompeii" revisited - further discoveries in Moravia, at Vestoice and the Pekarna cave; Two pages of photos of products of the paleolithic bone industry - weapons recalling Samson's "jawbone of an ass" and a big spoon; Page of photos and text describe mammoth hunters' cosmetics - dye-making utensils and other relics; Two pages of colour illustrations of animal art of 30,000 years ago - the earliest known sculpture; Page of seven photos document a trail of arson through Spain - the destruction of churches and convents; Photo of crowds surging to see the liner "Queen Mary" before she leaves her birthplace; Aerial photo of London Film Productions studio at Denham aflame; Photo of whales defeating Ireland in rugby championship at Cardiff, with crowds surging onto field of play; Photo of Hitler taking the salute at torch lit procession of 200,000 Nazis on the Theresienweise at Munich; Centrefold photo of the League of Nations Council meeting in London - the most vital for the peace of Europe ever held; Photos of Italian bombing of lava in Abyssinia; Photos of personalities of the week include Gen. Sir David Campell, Lord Dartmouth, Canon Nairne, Lieut. Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, Registrar A.Stiebel; the late Prof. J. S. Haldane, Sir Thomas Inskip, Sir Donald Somervell, Guila Bustabo, Ali Irfan, and the late Sir Dillon Bell; Nice one-page colour ad for the Ford V-8 car; One page Harrods ad features sports woollies for men; Nice illustrated one-page ad for the Hillman "Hawk" "Sixteen" "80" with "Evenkeel" Suspension; Classy halfpage photo ad for Bentley cars; Nostalgic one-page illustrated ad for Castrol oil features famed aviator Tommy Rose; and more. Coverfold holding by one staple. Archival tape repairs along coverfold. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 993-1036. Features: cover photo of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, forced into retirement by Nazi influences; Photo of the League of Nations meeting in Geneva to discuss an international military force to police the Saar; Page of illustrations of the "Emperor" of conductors, Toscanini; Page of photos describe the plight of Hungarian refugees expelled from Yugoslavia; One page photo shows the "Orion" being launched at Barrow electronically by the Duke of Gloucester in Brisbane, 12,000 miles away; Fascinating photo-illustrated article by disillusioned young Oxford Socialist John Brown, author of "I Was a Tramp", describes his trip to Soviet Russia; Two large photos commemorate the first regular airmail from England to Australia via Imperial Airways; Photo illustrated article on blind fish in the Caverns of Brazil - first photos of live specimens; Two pages of illustrations of the Mayo composite aircraft, under construction for Imperial Airways, which launches heavily loaded mail planes upon its back; Page of photos and text present prehistoric pottery found in Persia - "entirely unexpected" types from Syalck; Two pages of fabulous photos illustrate how a Japanese hotel combines domestic tradition with incongruous borrowings from the West; Majestic colour one-page ad for Dunlop boasts of their 90th anniversary; Amazing photo of Canadian "Monster" - sea cow, basking shark, or "cadborosaurus" - recently discovered on the shores of Henry Island, British Columbia; Centrefold photos of the Duke of Gloucester at functions in Australia; Photo of Sir Wilfred Grenfell giving medical attention in Newfoundland and Labrador; Photos of the Prince of Wales in distressed Durham; Photos of attempts to save Charles O'Leary who died after three days trapped in an Irish well; Photos of the Soviet funeral for murdered Sergei Kiroff; Photo of new airplane for the Viceroy of India, the "Star of India"; Photo of famous archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans sitting for his portrait bust by David Evans; Photo of the Salvation Army welcoming its new general, Miss Evangeline Booth; Photos of personalities of the week include General Temperley, G. G. Knox, M. Titulescu; Anthony Eden, M. Laval; Baron Aloisi, Ruchdi Bey, Julian Wylie, Sir Horace Lamb, King Prajadhipok, Sir James O'Grady, Sir Edwin Lutyens, C. H. Bressey, Col. Lindbergh's second son, little John, being taken to school by his mother, the late Lord Riddell, C. T. P. Ulm, George Littlejohn, J. L. Skilling, and the late Viscount Buckmaster; Nice colour one page Dewar's ad features Santa hefting cases of whisky; Colour photos of Christmas eve celebrations in Hungary; Article and photos of 6 million year old insect fossils; Page of photos of the filming of "Lorna Doone";One-page South Africa tourism ad One-page Schweppes ad; and more. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 225-264. Features: Cover photos of dramatic Paris rioting and street-fighting; Twelve dramatic photos of Paris street-fighting and its aftermath; Photo of the French "National" cabinet; Photo of Monte Carlo were gold sovereigns and dollars are now used instead of counters on a gaming table; Great photo of M. Martenot and his very early version of an electronic piano; Two photos of the first Munich carnival procession under Nazi hospices Two pages of photos entitled Government "Coup D'état"in Austria - military action against the socialist in Vienna and Linz; Lovely photo of exquisite Irish gold work believed to date from about 700 BC - a magnificent collar; large colour self-portrait by Richard Parkes Bonington; Page of photos of French royalists - there exiled "King", their leaders, and their newspaper; Review of the book "The Book of the Greyhound", by Edward C. Ash; Two pages of photos of wild dogs from around the world; Two pages of photos document the family tree of a new breed of "Boar-Hound", created through German experiments; Fantastic centrefold photo illustrates the courage of "Papa Gastounet" - the veteran statesman in his car in the midst of the crowd on his arrival in Paris to form a national government; Fascinating photos and text describe unknown monasteries of mysterious Tibet visited during a recent journey by the Royal Academy of Italy Expedition; Page of photos illustrates reptile skins and some fashions made from them; Chinese porcelain; Photos of great fissures in the earth in Bihar, India, caused by an earthquake; Interesting page of illustrations explains precautions against Thames pollution - testing water drift with floats; Photos of personalities of the week include Capt. B. E. Miles, Lieutenant Commander R. L. Tufnell, the signers of the Balkan Pact, Washington Singer, Dr. Bernard Hollander, Douglas Freshfield, the Maharajah of Darbhanga, Mary Duchess of Hamilton, Gen. Sir Percy Radcliffe, the young king of Afghanistan Zahir Shah, the constituent Council of the United Ireland party, and Mr. Gillie Potter at the Oxford Union; Nice one page De Reszke cigarette ad; and more. One page loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 919- 950. Features: Cover photo of magnificent jewel encrusted silver crown found in mysterious Royal tomb; Four pages of photos and text describe treasure from intact tombs of mysterious Nubian kings; One-page photo portrait of the Austrian Chancellor ("Little Napoleon") of his country, Dr. Dollfuss, sworn enemy of Nazis, in a London garden; photos of personalities of the week include Austrian diplomat Dr. Wasserbach, Miss Freya Stark, Dr. Habicht (Nazi state inspector for Austria), Sir Edward Grigg, Sir A. W. Renton, Prof. Raymond Moley, Sir Ernest Moir, and King Feisal of Iraq with King George in London; Two pages of illustrations explain modern air war training; Two pages of photos of Corpus Christi procession around the little island of Frauen-Insel, in the Chiemsee, some 40 miles from Munich; Two pages of text and photos describe South Africa's new London headquarters; Article on Brachiopids; Illustrated article explains the light of the sun at midnight; Photos of prize horses "Brown Jack" and "Limelight; Photo of the Sino-Japanese Armistice, Lieut. Gen. Nishi accepting the armistice proposals from a Chinese envoy; One-page ad for the new Vauxhall Light Six; and more. Centre page loose but present. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CXXIV - British Administration in War-Time. Fading to periphery of front and back covers. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Magazine
Pages 389-428. Includes the chapter "Sea Power and Neutrality". Photos and illustrations include the transport 'Southlands' which was torpedoed, great photo of a British cruiser being manually loaded with coal, photo of seaman shovelling coal into the boiler of a British battleship, great photo of a bale of cotton being x-rayed for contraband, photo of German officers arriving at London law courts, H.M.S. 'Lark' escorting a channel steamer, Survivors of the 'Indian City' and 'Headlands' being returned to St. Mary's, 15 March 1915, Lord Devonport, Photo of the torpedoed Norwegian ship 'Belridge', four photos related to the torpedoing of the 'Falaba', Admiral R.D.S. De Chair, Lord Beresford, Lord Sydenham, photos related to the capture of the British liner 'Appam' by the Germans, Sir Henry Crofton Lowther, Sir Esme W. Howard, and Lord Robert Cecil. Above-average external wear. Three-hole punched. Covers free of staples but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-200. Cover illustration of a rifle grenade. Considerable text is supported by the following photos and illustrations: exploding German howitzer shell, blowing up barbed-wire entanglements, Private Morrow of the 1st Royal Fusiliers - an Irish V.C., great photo of a British heavy gun ready for action, British heavy howitzer on a railway mounting, snipers on the western front, one-page photo of Lieutenant Jean Navarre in flight, German airmen Immelmann and Boelcke, Lieut. McCubbin, Shell-makers at Woolwich lined up for dinner at YMCA, Lloyd George, Sir George Williams, J.J. Virgo, Lord Kinnaird, A.K. Yapp, photos of the YMCA entertaining troops at home and abroad, Lady Askwith, 'cabbage patch' in London, and more. Moderate external wear. Ink stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: This Happened Before - Germany invaded Denmark in 1864, before its most recent Hitlerian invasion - article with great photos; Gathering of a Clan in London - The MacLeods affirm their loyalty to their chief - article with photos; The Little Man Who Leads France - Paul Reynaud; Jean Arthur at Home; Spring Comes to Cornwall; H.M.S. Gipsy is raised by Salvage Men; Where the Sportsmen Have Gone - sports stars of a year ago are now in the military or doing war work at home - article with photos of Bob Gregory, Eric Filby, Ted Drake, footballer Bartram, Sydney Wooderson, Alan Pennington, Peter Cranmer, J.G. Jenkins, G.M. Milne, Mervyn Jones; Leslie Ames, Cliff Bastin, George Male, Len Harvey, "Snowie" Buckingham, Len Hutton, and Tom Lawton; Croonerettes - Pat Taylor, Gloria Brent, Evelyn Dall, Vera Lynn, Beryl Davis and Phyllis Robins; The Good Soldier Schweik - created by the Czech writer Hasek; Diary of the War, No. 33 - The 31st Week; The Marooning of Barny; Letters about refugees; Nice back cover ad for Coty lipstick; Many other wonderfully nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy. Magazine
451 pages. Index. List of sources. "Making use of the wealth of private and official correspondence that has become available to the historian during the last ten years, Dr. Grenville here offers a general account of the diplomatic history of the years of Lord Salisbury's last administration, 1895-1902, and examines afresh the causes and nature of the significant change which occurred in the direction of British foreign policy." - from dust jacket. Contemporary book review laid-in. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Modest lean to spine. Average overall wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
Pages 287-320. Features: The State Senate of 1879-80 - with full-page engraving of Hon. Jacob H. Gallinger; New Hampshire Hills - poem; Major General Amos Shepard; Hymnology of the Churches; Items and Incidents in Hopkinton; New London Centennial; Ads on back cover for New Hampshire Conference Seminary and Female College, Tilton, N.H. and Fred'k S. Crawford, Bookbinder and Blank Book Manufacturer, of Concord, N.H. Prior owner's name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. Front cover partially loose, otherwise average wear. Magazine
48 pages. Dozens of black and white photos. Cover photo of gold medal-winning figure skater Candace Kartinen, a member of the Port Arthur Skating Club and daughter of Al and Phyllis Kartinen. Contents: Brief obituaries of recently deceased former employees; many photos and personal news items from the Smooth Rock Mill, Georgetown Mill, Beaupre Woods, Beaupre Mill, Fort William, Sturgeon Falls, Thunder Bay Mill, Pembroke Shook Mills, Thorold Mill, Port Arthur, Soo Research, Lakehead Woodlands, Island Falls, Iroquois Falls Mill, Iroquois Falls Woods, Pine Falls Mill, Pine Falls Woods, Soo Woods, Soo Mill, Abitibi Corporation, Miratile California, Miratile Chicago, Toronto Office and London Office. Printed on glossy stock. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Several minor tape repairs. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this highly informative snapshot of Abitibi's 1965 workforce, its families, and their lifestyles. Magazine
52 pages. Features: Charming cover illustration of calf kicking up its legs in the spring flowers; One-page Chipso photo ad features the Williams family - Thomas Vance, Calvin Edward, Mrs. Calvin C., Stephen, Charles Judson and Henry Kerr; One-page yeast ad features large photo of Dr. Gudzent of the University of Berlin; Nice one-page Pontiac ad features yellow Economy Straight 8; Order to View (short story); Green Mantle (short story); Restoration Work in France - photo-illustrated article on work done to preserve Versailles and Fontainbleau for posterity; Small Talk (short story); Beating the Star (short story); At the Edge of the Great Unsurveyed (short story); Wedding Bells Around the World - photo-illustrated article on world wedding traditions; The Man Who Taught London to Dance - photo-illustrated article on Santos Casani; A Gabled House; Pond's cold cream one-page ad features photos of Lady Diana Manners; The British Way; Nicely illustrated one-page Maxwell House coffee ad; Laboratory in the Snow - Dr. H.R. Wolf of General Motors tests cars in the winter conditions of Saskatchewan; Lovely one-page colour ad for Swift's Premium Hams; Great one-page Chevrolet truck ad includes diagrams of 10 interesting vehicles; Three pages of photos of movie stars; Radioland - article on radio stars; Movie reviews; Little Rambles in Hollywood; Champion spark plug ad includes photo of Mr. S.G. Baits, Chief Engineer of Hudson-Essex of Canada, Ltd.; Easter cookery ad; One-page illustrated ad for the Northern Electric Model 800 Gurney Range with automatic oven; Fashion article with illustrations; Lovely colour Palmolive soap ad inside back cover features elegant lady in long maroon gown; Crisco colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Book
48 pages. Features: Money - Suddenly everybody's owing it - Nine out of ten Canadian families are now living and playing with things they haven't paid for; Which Way Will Mexico Lead Latin America?; Lynn Seymour - what it takes to become an international star - many photos; The new assault on smoking; The anatomy of John Profumo's big lie - behind the greatest scandal of the century; I was shipwrecked on a coral reef - a girl sailor's log of a classic adventure at sea, by Myrna Birch; Great colour photo ad for Sterling London Dry Gin. 5"x4" clipping from Metropolitan Life ad on page 10 does not affect any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A worthy vintage copy. Book
305 pages. Thesis presented in 1976. Explores the theme of Chinese participation in the First World War. Usual library markings. Light wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Nice colour photo ad for the 1958 Ford at Horseshoe Bay, B.C. and what was later named the Sea to Sky Highway; Canada should ban atomic arms even if no one else will; My Fair Lady comes home to London; The Truth about Tee-age Drinking - results of a national study; My Life with the Original Marks Brothers - Kitty Marks looks back - great photos; The Fear behind Featherbedding - the rail fireman's strike and paying men not to work; The secret life of a pond; Johnny Longden tells his own story - part III; In Praise of the Beard - article with photos of great beards; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
152 pages. Features: Meeting personality collector John Burgess, alias Mister Panache; The Many Faces of Penang; Noted Canadian artist in Paris, Joseph Plaskett, shares his personal treasures and paintings; Silversmith Linsday Squire hammers metal sheets into heirloom artifacts; A tour of four fund-raising showcase homes in Oakville, Hamilton, Toronto and London; John D. Klymson and Wayne Mann mix bronze and pewter, lacquers and ideas; Architect Alan Brown transforms his staid city house; Creator of retail and commercial interiors Robert Meiklehohn reveals the 'soul' of the space; Pierre Berton's Kleinburg gardens; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
53 pages. The London Street Railway received its charter in 1873 and commenced service in 1875. This work commemorates a century of planning and service. Author retired as General Manager of the service in 1971 and completed two years of research in preparation for this work. Prepared from the files of the London Street Railway Company and its successor, the London Transportation Commission, from newspaper stories, memories of veteran employees, and many other sources. "Includes a brief outline of London from its beginning as a pioneer settlement in 1826 to 1875 when public transportation commenced, because the story of horse-drawn trams, electric street cars and buses is really part of the story of our community and the people who built it over the years." - from Foreward. Includes numerous black and white illustrations and maps. Tiny prior owner's address label inside front board else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Beautiful copy. Book
198 pages including index and bibliography. "Here are the simple facts of the great betrayal. Wilson and House knew that they were doing something momentous. One cannot fathom men's motive's and this pair probably believed in what they were up to. What they did not believe in was representative government. They believed in government by an uncontrolled oligarchy whose acts would only become apparent after an interval so long that the electorate would be forever incapable of doing anything efficient to remedy depredations." - Ezra Pound, from Introduction. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
232 pages. Features: Behind the Hush-Hush - United States Army Air Forces Bare their Secrets to writers for the First time in 25 Years; Down to Earth; Tomorrow's Air Liners; Typhoon - Flying Power-House is Deadly Weapon; Should Regulations Be Increased?; Pathfinder Force; Report from Ottawa; London Report; Trends in Washington; Air Line Pilots' Association; Prospects Worth Fighting For; Routes to Canada Debates; Cause of Canadianism Served; Aircraft Maintenance Section; Marauder Landing Gear; Engineering Illustration; Ontario Backing Pledged; New Equipment; and more. Many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
166 pages. Features: The Future is Here, by Burton Lewis; Report from London; Action in Ottawa; Trends in Washington; Built from One Jenny! - Leavens Bros. plan to cover Ontario with scheduled Air Service, by Keith Edgar; AOS Staff Pilot is Specialist, by Ronald A. Keith; Vickers Speeds Cansos, by R. Eric Crawford;; Vickers Tooks and Equipment; The World of Flight; de Havilland Propeller Record; CPA Provides Essential Service; Ideas of the Month; Overhaul at Central Aircraft; Hydraulic Control Valves; Cub Aircraft Unique; Allies Get Ju 88; Damon Predicts Better World; New Products; and more. Includes many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Average wear. Faint ink stamp atop front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
186 pages. Features: Canadian Aviation's Viewpoint; It Cost $58 Million - the Northwest Staging Route; Call it Reconquest - the original flight into Alaska; A.V. Roe; Report from London; Action at Ottawa; Trends in Washington; Floating Airport Tomorrow; Celestial Navigation Trainer; RCAF Salvage; Helldiver Story; Barracudas Attack; Percival Proctor IV; World of Flight; Gray Rocks Air Line; RCAF Transport Command; V.D.M. Propeller; Chafing on Engine Parts; Cold Weather Operation; and more. Many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Average wear. Small bit of sticker remnant atop front cover. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
186 pages. Features: U.S. Route to Ottawa Favoured; The Final Frontier - first report on new route via Churchill; First Military Aviatrix - Helen Harrison is licensed to fly in four countries; Rescue, Northern Style - Captain Russ Baker of Canadian Pacific Air Lines; B-29 Armament Revealed; If Good Will Prevails; What's a Morrow Board?; Iso-Rev Propeller; Avro York Design; Reports from Ottawa; London Report; Trends in Washington; Packing for Export; British Helicopters Were Three Years Ahead; Modernized Blackfish for Royal Navy Carriers; Fairey Barracuda; Gliding Club Meets - Gatineau Gliding Club; Human Limits in Flight; Requires Small Planes; and more. Many pages of excellent WWII advertisements by a wealth of prominent companies. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
