Bruxelles

TRATTATO DELLE MALATTIE CHIRURGICHE E DELLE OPERAZIONI CONVENIENTI. Nuovamente tradotto in Italiano. Volume Primo.

In-8 (cm. 22.80), tela, titoli impressi al dorso, pp. 412. Macchie alla tela. Fioriture alle carte; in alcune, più estese; peraltro, testo in buono stato (text in good condition).

TRANSMONDIA.- Mensuel, Mars 1958.

Revue illustrée en noir et en couleurs, agrafée, consacrée à l'Expo 58 et aux atouts de la Belgique (Transports, Sabena, SNCB, Congo, etc). Bon état. [ARCH]

Traditions de Bruxelles.- Preface de Thomas OWEN

in-16, 158 p., illustrations in-t. n&b, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [PO-2][MB-4]

Tour & Taxis. Photographie, Récit.

15 x 22.5 cm, 48 pages, broché. Très bel exemplaire SIGNE par l'artiste. [CA26/0]

TOONE LE MARIONNETTISTE DE BRUXELLES. Dessins de Serge Creuz. Images de Cayet.

Hardcover in-12, reliure plein cuir, couverture conservée.- RARE. Très bel exemplaire. [BU-11]

Tijdschrift "Sabena-revue" N°1-1969 : Brussels

Théodore Verhaegen et la fondation de l'U.L.B.

plaquette in-8° de 12 pages. Bel exemplaire. [POR-3]

Theatre a Bruxelles - Chronique 1943-2004.

in-8°, 221 pp., ill. n&b, index, broche, couv.- 9782930461007 Bel exemplaire. [NV-30]

The Times History of the War - Part 10

40 pages. Part 10 of a series "...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 XXII - The German Advance to Brussels; Chapter XXIII - The First French Offensive in Alsace; Centerfold "Map To Illustrate The German Advance to Brussels". Dozens of excellent black and white archival photographs. Upon back cover is an interesting and attractive advertisement for the "Swan" Fount Pen, intended for a soldier's kit. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Sound copy. Magazine

The New York Times Magazine, February 12, 1961:

88 pages. Features: Many color-photo fashion ads in this issue; Cover photo of John Eagle and Family of Cabin Creek Valley, West Virginia - this miner has been jobless for 15 months; If Sixteen Countries Had the (Nuclear) Bomb; Feature article on the depressed mining town of Cabin Creek, West Virginia - article with seven sombre photos scenes including what financially challenged Americans did in the days before food stamps and EBT cards; Labor Lawyer Arthur J. Goldberg becomes Labor Secretary - article with photos, including a shot of Goldberg with JFK; A Review of Freud's Psychoanalysis 50 Years After it was introduced to the US - article with photo of Freud in his Vienna consulting room; Three Ways to Keep the Air Safe - an expert offers his program for helping to avoid accidents on our crowded airlanes; The Censor as Movie Director - Geoffrey Shurlock is in charge of Hollywood's code of self-censorship; Attractive full-page color-photo ad for Sue Brett fashions for women; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Bemberg /Betty Hartford features attractive model in front of news stand which displays an assortment of contemporary fashion magazines; Gorgeous one-page color-photo ad for Bobbie Brooks fashion for women features attractive model in drawstring cotton knit sheath; Making the Greenwich Village Scene - seven great photos with captions and bried write-up; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for Dan River features two gorgeous models in dresses in Brussels; Hot Stove Skippers - two winter nautical photos at Hulse's Boatyard in Amityville, LI; Full-page color photo ad for Dacron features model in purple pattern dress; The Ghoul with the Green Face - Today's smart fashion models look spooky, but will they ever be voted the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi; Nice one-page ad for Lester Lanin and his records; Open Doors for Young Prisoners - Forestry work camps for youths in New York state; Color-photo centerfold ad sponsored by the French government Tourist Office features four timbered Norman inns; One-page color ad for Birds Eye fish products; Nice color full-page ad for Medaglia D'Oro Espresso Coffee; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Cunard Line; Predicting the World's End is a Rite That Goes Back almost to its Beginnings; Have Parents a Right to Know? - Can they inspect school records of their children?; Bedroom fashions - in photos and words; The Case of Linda Brown - the girl who made history at age 9 looks back on the trying days of "Brown vs. the Board of Education" - article with photo; Cioppino recipe; Bridal fashion photos. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Paper generally yellowed and tender. A worthy reference copy. Book

The Illustrated London News, Saturday, March 3, 1900 Vol.26 - No. 669

Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: The Queen's Visit to Ireland, Departure of the New Zealand Rough-Riders from Christchurch for South Africa, The Arrival of the Queen at Kingstown, Canadian contingent ready to embark on board the "Milwaukee", Photos of Ladysmith under seige, 100 pounder Boer Gun at Mafeking, Photo of Free State Commandants, Lord Roberts learns that Bloemfontein has surrendered (2 page illustration), The attempted assassination of the Prince of Wales at the Gare du Nord, Brussels, Digging in at Ladysmith (photos), Great one-page Beecham's Pills advert., and more. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book

The Illustrated London News, Saturday, March 27, 1948: Signing of the Western European Pact in Brussels

Pages 337-364. Features: Colour ad for Ford cars inside front cover; Title page photo of the second 16 Power Conference in Paris; Article discusses communism; 4 Photos illustrate life in Russian-ruled Potsdam and Weimar - historic German cities in the Soviet zone; Photos of the royal family's weekend home, and the chapel they attend; Book review of "Art And The Industrial Revolution" by Francis D. Klingender; Series of photos illustrates a unique fifty-year treaty signed in Brussels - the five power Western European pact; Photos of Earl Mountbatten in Burma - ceremonial, and informal events; Wonderful full-page photo of Mountbatten walking shoeless near Rangoon's most sacred pagoda, the Shwe (Golden) Dagon; Article with map discusses the naval WWII battle of the Philippines; Full-page photo shows Harry Truman asking Congress to accept conscription; Five photos show Princess Margaret visiting Glasgow; Four photos document Oxford and Cambridge rowing crews battling for the 98th time; Fantastic centrefold photos show Sheila's Cottage, a mare, winning the Grand National; Five photos show the war cabinet's underground headquarters, preserved for posterity; 4 Photos document fighting in Greece; Photos of the demolition of a massive German flak tower in the French sector of Berlin; Photo of the first Battalion, the Somerset light infantry, the last British troops to leave India, arriving at Liverpool; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Guy Dain, Istvan Bede, Prof. Nicola Delapchiev, Sen. Tom Connally, George C Marshall, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg, Gateshead alderman F. L. Burrow, Pope Pius XII in the Vatican, Adm. Sir F. H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton; Photos of Royal Army equipment displayed, including a superheavy Howitzer and a helicopter; Photos of British troops in British Honduras; Article on the re-creation of the Zoser's 5000-year-old "Eternal Dwelling" at Sakkarah; Two pages of photos of Egypt's first pyramid - restorations and a reconstruction at Sakkarah; Very nice back cover colour ad for "Black and White" Scotch whisky shows rugger game in progress. Coverfold of advertising outer layer clumsily taped, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

The Illustrated London News, January (Jan.) 26, 1946: Cover Photo of the Largest Diamond Ever Found

Pages 85- 112. Features: Cover photo of the largest diamond ever found in alluvial deposits - 770 carat stone found in the Woyie River, Sierra leone; Illustrations compare the size of this diamond with other families gems; Two pages of illustrations show construction of a giant new type of locomotive at Swindon; Superb full-page photo portrait of Gen. DeGaulle, who has announced his resignation; Two fascinating pages of illustrations explain how torpedoes hunt their prey by sound, and leave no telltale bubble track; Article entitled "Record of the Second New Zealand Division" includes photos of V.C. winners Sgt. J. D. Hinton, Sgt. A. C. Hulme, second Lieut. K. Elliott, second Lieut. M. Ngarimu, and Capt. C. H. Upam; Page of four graphs illustrates Britain's wartime austerity; Photos of the fateful first meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations at Albert Hall; One-page photo of France's spokesman on the French Mandated Territories, M. Georges Bidault, addressing the general assembly of the United Nations at Central Hall, Westminster; Centrefold illustration shows a debate in progress at the Hampstead Parliament; Photos of large-scale reconstruction in Spain, including the University City of Madrid; Photos illustrate abundant consumer goods available and Madrid; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. R. E. W. Flower, Lord Caldecote, Lord Goddard, Maj. Gen. F. E. Simpson, Sir George Arthur, Lord Plender, Gerald Barry, Sir A. Clark Kerr, Mr. Churchill and his wife, Miss D. K. Dix, new governor of Newfoundland Mr. Gordon McDonald, and Spanish chess prodigy Arturo Pomar; Six photos of Brookands, the famous British motor racing track, and it's camouflaged wartime disguise; Photo of HMC S "Warrior"; Photos of hundreds of US bomber trainers for sale to the public in Ontario, California; Statue of Peter Pan in Brussels is pocked with bullet holes after German revolver practice; Two photos of King Ibn Saud and King Farouk; Photo of the most important discovery of Roman remains ever made in Canterbury; Two pages of beautiful architectural photos of the Chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Unmarked with average wear. Outer advertising pages not included. A sound vintage copy. Book

The Illustrated London News, 16 September 1944

Photos - The Liberation of Brussels by British Troops; Photos of Nazi 'Flying Bomb' equipment (launching ramp, etc.); More V-1 Flying bomb-related photos; Photos of London's balloon flying-bomb defences; Germans thrown out of Brussels; dummy airfield and guns; a smashed Tiger Tank; Scenes during the Liberation of France; photos of the great allied advance on the western front; Photos of the breaching of the Gothic Line on the Adriatic sector by the Eighth Army. Advertorial covers not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book

The Illustrated London News - January 7, 1961

Features/Photos: Demonstrating against austerity measures in Belgium; violence in the streets of Brussels; the insidious campaign in Laos; Blazing timber whark in Barking, Essex; Unrolling the copper scroll - the process illustrated; Qumran treasure; Revolutionary vertical take-off and landing engints; 1916 Photo of the edge of the Gulf Stream; The Wolseley 6/99; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine

The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, May 25, 1940 - Cover Portrait of French General Weygand

Pages 677-728. Features: Twelve photos (over 4 pages) of Nazi Parachutists in training - falling and rolling, landing and fighting; Three illustrations of the British local defence volunteer force and how it confronts invading parachutists; Dramatic two-page aerial photo of R.A.F. operating against a Nazi motorized column between St. Menges and Floing, north of Sedan (a huge crater at a fork in the road forces Nazis to detour); Air photo of R.A.F. bombing on Dinant; Air photo of demolished bridges at Sedan; Sketch of destroyed Church of St. Pierre at Lessines, west of Brussels; Four sketches from Belgium show downed Heinkel near Waterloo, British troops shooting at German planes, bomb damage in Tournai, and Refugees fleeing Brussels; The War with Nazi Germany - The Great German Offensive (article); Flanders again devastated - six pictures from war-ravaged Belgium; Six photos of refugees from Belgium and the Netherlands receiving sanctuary in England; Centerfold illustration of the second martyrdom of Belgium - a swarm of German planes bombing Tournai, while a British roadside post with Bren gun waits for low-flying attacks; Nine excellent photos of Nazi mechanized units - heavy, medium and light tanks, armoured cars, motor-cyclists, and motorised guns; Photos of personalities of the week include Turkish delegation in London, Nazi prisoner in London, Class 'B' enemy aliens being marched through Liverpool, and Dutch Premier Jonkheer de Geer with four colleagues in London; One-page illustration of Nazi 'Blitzkrieg' offensive combining air and tank attacks; Photo-illustrated article on the vanishing American Bison; Photo of Hitler with his Army leaders; Illustrations of General Von Brauchitsch and Halder; Two-page world map illustrates 66 items which are still available to Great Britain via world trade; Weather Predition (article); Many nice vintage ads including a fantastic one-page photo ad for "Staybrite" steel by Firth-Vickers of Sheffield which shows large-scale production in their mill; Two photos of troops on the Faroe Islands (The Faroes) at Thorshavn; Photos of Bedford, Ford, and Fordson tractors being exported from Britain; Photo of General H. G. Winkelman, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Army. Please note: Brown discolouration of unknown origin to bottom 0.75" of all pages. All text legible. Average wear and a minor nibble from foot of spine. A sound copy of this dramatic wartime issue. Book

The Illustrated London News (ILN), July 23, 1955: Geneva Summit Conference / Life In the Soviet Union

Pages 129-168. Features: Cover photo of the Queen (and Margaret) at Royal Ascot with her trainer, Noel Murless after Jardiniere had won the King George V. stakes for Her Majesty; More Royal photos at the Royal Ascot; Excellent two-page photo of opening of the Four-Power conference at the Palais Des Nations, Geneva; Photos from Morocco in the wake of terrorism and rioting; Photos of tank which erects its own bridge, the M-48; Six photos of the site of the Geneva conference; Four fascinating pages of photos of shopping/luxury/theatre scenes in Soviet Russia; Photo of carnage after lightning strike at the Royal Ascot horse race; Photo of crowd outside the execution place of Mrs. Ruth Ellis, Holloway Prison; Photo of huge Brussels crowd protesting proposed school reforms; Centrefold photo of rescue workers at work at Royal Ascot after lightning strike; Page of photos of clearing London's underground sewers; Photos of personalities of the week include J.E. Coulson, Gerald Nabarro, Sister Ella Jorden, Mrs. Phyllis Sispera, Peter Wilkinson, the winning South African cricket team, Sir Robert Black in Singapore, Sir Linton Andrews, Lord Cooper, Sir Gordon Radley, Sir John Woodall, Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, L.R. Fenwick, and Prince Bernhard with his three eldest daughters; Photos of Stirling Moss winning auto race at Aintree; Photo of Donald Campbell's speedboat 'Bluebird' streaking across Lake Ullswater; Photo of Colonel Nasser surrounded by Egyptian crowd; Two photos of Helicopter which smashed into side of New York Port Authority building; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book

The Illustrated London News (ILN) Magazine, July 17 1954 - Cover Photo of Indo-China Military Negotiations

Pages 81-120. Features: Nice colour ad for Humber Hawk car inside front cover; One-page Recruting ad for the R.A.F.; Nice ad for the Armstrong Siddley Sapphire car; Beautiful and classy one-page photo ad for Rolls-Royce, "The Best Car in the World"; Cover photo of indo-China military negotiators and their hut; Photos of terrible flooding in central Europe; Large American navy ships practice spraying themselves off to decontaminate in the event of radiation; Various Royal photos; Lovely photo portrait of the Duchess of Kent and her debutante daughter, Princess Alexandra, in her garden at Coppins; Photos from the battle of Phu-Ly - a French withdrawal in the Hanoi 'Box"; Great aerial photo of fortified French position at Nhai Tuu, six miles northwest of Phu Ly; Photos of refugees in the Red River Delta - the evacuation of Vietnamese civilians; Excellent photos of 'Operation Auvergne' - the regrouping of French Union forces in the Red River Delta; Excellent one-page colour photo portrait of Field Marshal Sir William Slim, Governor-General of Australia since 1953; Nice colour photos of the H.A.C. Company of Pikemen and Musketeers; Photos of the Queen at the Royal Show in Windsor; Nice one-page aerial view of the crowded Royal Show at Windsor; Brighton Aquarium today and 80 years ago; London's re-built Dutch Church opened by Princess Irene of the Netherlands; Photos of personalities of the week, including F. Green and C.J. Chataway, Winston Churchill with Mrs. Pandit, President of the U.N. General Assembly, The Queen as Godmother to the younger daughter of the Earl and Countess of Euston; Mr. Gabriel Pascal, and golf champion Peter Thomson; Photos of historic horse-drawn carriages at the Show; The new "Lapwing" sailing rig; Sabena helicopter flight from Brussels touches down in London; Three photos about the Guatemalan revolution; New York Park Avenue skyscraper is walled in only 10 hours; Nice half-page Burbery's fahion ad; Color ad for Reed paper sacks on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

The Identification of Lace

An excellent guide for those interested in lace and its history. 160 pages. Index. Shelfwear and rubbing to covers. Tight pages.

The Great War Magazine - Part 6: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One)

Pages 141-168. Front cover photo of General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien; Includes the conclusion of Chapter 9 and the first half of Chapter 10 entitled The British Army on the Eve of War. Includes photos of: The British Expeditionary Force on their way to the front; destruction in Louvain and Malines; The German Army's spectacular occupation of Brussels; Third Belgian Infantry; German prisoners; Senegalese Troops; The Honourable Artillery Company; Brigadier-General Sir Philip Chetwode, Bart; British Bayonet Charge; the Barbarians in Brussels; and many more. Centerfold illustration of 'The Glorious Charge of the Ninth Lancers during the Great Retreat from Mons to Cambrai. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book

The Great War Magazine - Part 15: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) November 28th, 1914

Cover photo of Rear-Admiral Sir David Beatty. How the Germans swept on Brussels. The First Battles in East Prussia. Photos and illustrations include: The German Imperial Guards in Brussels; Germans defending Brussels; Albert, the hero king of the Belgians; Wheeling invalids in wheelbarrows; Carrier Pigeons' Scenes from the First naval battle off Heligoland; Full-page photo of the sinking of the German Cruiser Mainz off Heligoland; Krupp guns used in the German navy; and more. Moderate wear. Single piece of tape inside back cover may be securing covers to textblock, otherwise a sound copy. Book

The Dutiful Edith Cavell

16 pages. Undated - appears to be circa 1940s. Provides information about the heroic British nurse who helped Belgian and British soldiers slip through German lines in the first world war, and was shot by the German authorities for her efforts. Unmarked with average wear. Foxing to first and last pages. Modest age toning to covers. Bonus: includes two unused black and white picture postcards, the first showing Mount Edith Cavell in the Canadian Rockies, the second a photo of the majestic Edith Cavell memorial erected in Brussels. Book

The Belgian Congo and The Berlin Act

344 pages. Index. Aims to "examine in the history of the Independent State of the Congo the defects of the Berlin Act, and to indicate the amendments which must be made in that international compact if it is to serve the high purposes for which it was destined, the extension to central Africa of the benefits of civilization and freedom of trade." - Preface. Former library copy with usual markings. Sturdily rebound in tan buckram. A sound copy. Book

The Antique Automobile Magazine, February 1959 - Special Truck Issue

Features: AACA First National Prize Winning Truck - 1920 Model T Ford Truck; I Collect Trucks - great photos of vintage trucks with article; Why we should collect trucks now; Trucks of AACA members; Hershey Region's Hospitality Trucks!; Historians Neglected the Motor Truck; United Parcel Service (UPS) Preserves replica of its first truck; Roll Call of 1801 Makes of Trucks sold in the United States during the past 55 Years or more - 7 pages!; Curt Blake represents AACA at Brussels; London to Brighton 1958; Teuf-Teuf Club de Paris - Famous WWI Taxi Cab restored to perfection; Understanding Brass Plating - Part II - Nickel and Chromium plating of antique and classic car parts; Antique Automobile Index for Vol. 21, No. 4 to Vol. 22, No. 5; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine