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In 8? (cm 25), Brossura, pagg.106-(8) con numerose ill. b.n.e a colori n.t., cop. ill. a colori, lieve menda al dorso, segni del tempo alla cop., buon es. Dal Sommario: "La congiura dei generali" di maxime Mourin; "Malattia e morte del Magnifico" di Alessandro Cutolo; "Rembrandt, il gigante fiammingo" di Fabio Fiorentini; "Il savio gentil che tutto seppe" di Paul Munari; "Pure le banche hanno una storia" di paolo Rota; "L'eremita bianco del Sahara" di Daniel Rops; "Mairnai, marinai sopra le navi. II: Naviglio sottile" di Michele Voncino; "I moti di Milano del naggio 1898" di Giuseppe Gorgerino; "Il romanzo del pneumatico" di Franz Heller; "Gli annegati di Nantes" di Geirge Lenotre; "Gli amanti di Ginevra" di Henry Bordeaux. Tra le rubriche: "Storia minore: Ciccio Cacozza"; "L'Africa cammina:Kenia senza Mau-Mau"; "Storia di un amore cattivo: sofia Clarck e il duca di Cond?"; "Capitali defunte: Verona"; "Ritratto di Saladino"; "La canzone nella storia: Sul ponte di Bassano"
In 16 obl., pp. (12) con ill. in b/n n.t. Br. ed.
Roy. 8vo., First UK Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous plates, wanting front free endpaper; original black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Th first British edition of one of the most impressive secret war diaries to emerge from the Far Eastern theatre. An intensely moving testament by a wonderful soldier, surgeon and captive. First published in Australia in the previous year.
8vo., First Edition, qith 18 plates on 12, 17 illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and 8 maps, small inscription erased from front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at extremities. A splendid history, detailed, well-written and illustrated
10th edition. Hardback in red cloth, black title lettering. Reading copy only. 21174. eng
Vg/Vg (front of dj undamaged and unmarked, large tear across back of dj but no loss, neat signature title page else contents very clean in very good condition, near fine) 16mo 57pp. Little booklet published in aid of War Funds. Second printing August 1943. Sold in aid of the War Purposes Fund. Red lettering stamped across front cover reads "A gift to the Forces from Ceylon Theatres Limited." Foreword by the Governor of Ceylon. Quote from G. Layton, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon on front dj flap and on back dj as follows: "our war effort now demands the production of every pound of rubber possible, and the more interest taken in this subject the better." Short passages include the history of the rubber industry in Ceylon, early attempts at manufacture, Charles Goodyear, vulcanization, Sir Henry Wickham, the birth of companies, Dunlop, comparison of share prices, the world's production and consumption of rubber, and more. Also chapter on the production of rubber and the treatment of the raw product on the plantation illustrated with b/w photographs. Very interesting and unusual little item.
308 pages including index. Grave, gay and urbane, this book is sure to delight its readers, while affording them intimate glimpses of pioneer Canadian life that will surprise and perhaps shock them. Moderate wear. Prior owner's name rubber stamped atop each endpaper else unmarked. Several tears under one inch to dust jacket. Excellent piece of Canadiana. Book
Introduction by Derrick Dunlop eng
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and 2 full-page maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter heaveily sunned at backstrip. With the trade ticket of George's of Bristol on front paste-down. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Enser, p.212.
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Trans Canada Air Lines Electra at the formal opening of the new runways at Stevenson Airport, Winnipeg, October 11, 1937; Directory of Canadian Airports - write-ups with interesting photos - 1937 was a huge year for airport construction in Canada; Nice Christmas-themed full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Airport Planning and Construction; Nice full-page illustrated ad for Canadian Wright Limited showing the new Grumman FF1 Fighter; Nice full-page photo ad for the Canadian Marconi Company; Nice full-page photo ad for Colas Roads Limited shows a Transport Lockheed 12A on a Colas runway at St. Hubert Airport; Nice full-page photo ad for the Dibblee Construction Company which has been working on the St. Hubert Airport; Fantastic three-colour centerfold ad for Aeronca K's low-priced side-by-side Aeroplanes; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide - of which Canadian Airways, Ltd. has just added a 3rd unit to their Quebec Airways fleet; Radio Range Beacons to Guide Trans-Canada Fliers - interesting article and photos; Colas for Surfacing (runways); Nice full-page ad for the 1938 Pontiac; When is a Door Not a Door? - hangar doors at Regina and Toronto; Cub Aircraft ad; International Air Show; The Miami Air Manoeuvres; News and Views of the Month; Old Country Gossip; Nice full-page ad for Dunlop aeroplane tires, wheels and brakes; Two-colour ad for Imperial Oil's new Intava products on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: awarding of Distinguished Flying Cross to Flt.-Lieut. Gordon Smith; Excellent photo of Vancouver radiotelephone operators at work; Long Distance Load in '44 set new record - statistics; Radiotelephone saves 3 lives when tug sinks; Annie Gillman - never late for work in 38 years as operator; Telephone Trouble - by Francis Aldham of the Vancouver Daily Province; Forty Miles of Telephone Bills - reprinted from the December 1944 issue of Western Business and Industry; Harold Morse retires; A few lines from the front lines - portions of letters from telphone employees on active service; Large black and white reproduction of B.C. Tel. Victory Bond advertisement featuring Winston Churchill; Expansion Programme will fall short of needs - with drawing of new central office building at Tenth Ave. and Yew St.; Digits control names of new Central Offices; Report shows phone situation still serious - no prospect of relief in near future; Al Miller retires after 36 years of service; Popular chief operator, Edna Green, resigns; Farewell to Don (Mac) McAuley; Photo of the "Kamloops Kid" - Dave Wilkie; Photos of Sports Starlets; A Telephone Man in the Navy - a lengthy letter to the editor from Elect. Lieut. N.J. Dunlop, R.C.N.V.R.; Article - Two Million Wait for Phones in North America, and relevant B.C. Tel advertisement; Cover photo of U.S. Army Bronze Star recipient Staff Sgt. Robert Creech; Photos of the three Stephan sisters who are operators; Photo of war shortage billboard; Voices with smiles - article from the Vancouver Daily Province by Gordon McCallum; Article - $64 question in the telephone business; Plagued by Shortages - article from the National War Finance Committee; article and photo - Pup Flies Atlantic with Flt. Lt. Gordon Heselton; Article on Robert Garnett Tatlow, Vancouver Pioneer; B.C.'s First Emergency Phone Call - Pants torn by Dog; Construction photos of 'Cedar'; War's End Brings Record Long Distance Load; Heading Back to Normal - but still a long way to go; Death removes Ernest F. Helliwell; Radiotelephone service to the rescue; Photo of phone installer Charlie McAndrew, and the billboard which used the photo; Photos of North Vancouver staff and facilities; Secret of wartime 'what-is-it' building on Seymour finally revealed - photos and two-page article; 5 excellent pages of photos and article on the building of the Pacific Communications System, 'One of our Biggest War Jobs'; Daisy Bonde retires; Excellent photo of B.C. Telephone's 'Sky Riders', dangling 350 feet in the air over Rock Creek Canyon; 3 more billboard photos; We are establishing an F.M. Radio Network; We subscribed nearly $2,000,000 to the war effort; Farewell to Miss Mary Lloyd, Ernest Cole and William Silver; Many photos of employees knitting; Trail operators at work; Eighteen Thousand Calls a day - article; New record for telephone calls in 1945; Difficulties of supply situation again stressed in telephone company's annual report; Charlie McAndrew has installed 40,000 photos; Cupid is main cause of our traffic problems - article; Only photo available of Vancouver's first telephone exchange, established in 1885 in Tilley's book store, on the east side of Carrall St.; PNE float; Alma open house; Hastings Hay Ride; Better phone service to central B.C. points Book
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Many photos of the Ocean Falls mill, the plant and townsite of the Powell River mill, the Woodfibre mill, the Port Mellon mill, and Port Alice; Next Vancouver Dial Cut-Over on Saturday, April 12; Seymour's last 'Number Please' will be uttered April 12; 1886 photo of Tilley's bookstore which housed Vancouver's first telephone switchboard; photo of the Empire Building which housed Vancouver's telephone eschange from 1890 until 1907; Edward (Big Ed) William Singer passes away; Trinity operating room; Statement of Development (# of telephones in various exchanges) as at 1 January, 1941; Savings and Government Loans - article by President of the RBOC; War Bonds Appeal; Telephone operator Marion L. Davis writes of war-time Britain; Pioneer Mission Phone man John A. Catherwood passes away; Notes and photos from Eddie Esson, braving the blitz in England; Employees form credit unions; 6 samples of Canada's first telephone advertising, used in 1877 to promote Bell Telephone usage; artistic full-page war bond advert. with a Churchillian quote and silhouette, complete with cigar; Several pages of nice photos from the Courtenay/Comox region, including the Cumberland Mine; Courtenay and Comox receive new and improved phone service; All of downtown Vancouver now served by dial - multi-page article with photos; John Hough - The Comox Argus; Recycling phone books; Norman J. Dunlop retires; Many photos of Trail and vicinity; New dial unit for Victoria - text and photos; "Buck" Telephone advertisements - promoting the safety benefits of phones; Lauchie McMillan; Many great photos of Port Albernia and area, including a more heavily treed Cathedral Grove; PNE phone exhibit promotion; Peter Grant, Superintendant of switchboard construction, retires; Alan C. Irvine - new Marine Wire Chief; each issue concludes with the number of phones in each exchange; Many photos of Kamloops and area; 'Shortage of Telephone Supplies is a Wartime Problem'; Earl Squire; Fraser telphones now served by dial system - significant text and many photos; War Bond advert.; Elizabeth Teague retires as Victoria Toll Chief; 12 year growth chart of company's system with accompanying bar graph intended to show 'why forecasting is difficult'; Fascinating and substantial text and photos emphasizing conservation due to, among other things, a tin and rubber shortage due to Japanese attacks on Malaya; Photos and text of facility wartime blackout preparations; Jean Peard retires; Name of Highland office to be changed to Hastings; Photos of executives; photos of operator school; A.R.P. (Air Raid Protection?) meetings; Ship-to-shore service saves valuable log tows; Allan Wood Hunter recounts developing phone services in Venezuela; Many photos of drills to prepare for air attacks; Government puts restrictions on telephone installations; Did you use your phone during the Blackout? - article; James Cruickshank retires; Many photos of lovely young operators from across the province; Air Raid Sirens - photos and captions; Article on Norman MacDonald; William Sherry killed in Libya; Hugh D. Simpson; photo of 93' pole being escorted by policeman on motorcycle; Many ARP photos with captions; photo of tabulators at 'information'; two awesome photos from the Marine-Pacific facility; "Watch the Clock Wh Book
Features: Two views of the Bomarc Issue; Jehovah's Witnesses - the new look of a turbulent sect; Nice colour photo Pepsi ad; Teresa Stratas - an opera starlet on the midway; The Gains and Losses of a Midway Agent at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE); Tiger Dunlop Esq. - King of Canada's wild frontier; A boy in a leg brace goes to camp - Ricky Logan; City Man's Diary on an Eskimo Seal Hunt, by Ralph Hedlin - with photos; The Pleasures and Feuds of the New Jews, by Mordecai Richler; Nice full-page colour ad for Quality Courts Motels. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. Features: Thomson's 349 best at Sydney; Chapman and Harrison win Carousel; Pat Lesser to marry John Harbottle, Jr.; Weight shift vital; Two photos of U.S. pros abroad - Roger Peacock, W.C. Gibson, Capt. R.V. Peddiroval, W.S. MacDonald and Al Houghton; Color one-page Christmas ad for Dunlop Maxfli balls; Photo of the steel frame of Philadelphia CC's new home under construction; Photos from the Carousel; Photo of 40th anniversary of the Wethersfield CC, Hartford CT includes Jackie Farrell of the Yankees, Ray Crone of the Milwaukee Braves and others; Photo of Tamarisk CC taking delivery of 60 Autoette Golfmobiles; Nice back page photo of Pat Lesser, with details of her engagement; Obituary for Fraser M. Horn; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
16 pages. Features: Souchak wins; Delighted Ben Hogan will play for U.S.; Photos of action at the Azalea Open; One-page Dunlop Maxfli ad features photo with Jack Fleck and Ed Furgol; Sensational four-page colour centerfold ad for Power-Bilt features illustrations of their men's and ladies clubs, special putters, men's chipper, and junior golf set; One-page photo-ad for Foot-Joy golf shoes features Doug Ford and a style 5502 shoe; Golf Pride Grips ad features photo endorsements from Chick Harbert and Tommy Bolt; Nice back cover Etonic golf shoe ad features photos of Harry Obitz, Bob Kay, Hank Furgol, Dick Fry and Everett Nelson; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
20 pages. Features: Jackpot for Thomson at Dallas; Rudolph wins western amateur; Marlene Hagge Spurts; Correcting a swing; Nice one-page two-color ad for MacGregor clubs with the new Tri-Tac Grip; One-page Foot-Joy ad features photo of PGA champ Doug Ford; Classy one-page men's fashion ad for Palm Beach tailored sportswear features photo of Cary Middlecoff with Gene Littler in Palm Springs; Nice one-page photo ad for Dunlop Maxfli balls features photos of trick shot artist Paul Hahn; One-page ad for the X2F-energized liquid center ball; One-page ad promoting the 1956 Canadian Open, July 5-8 in Montreal; Two photos of Gary Player illustrate his grip and backswing; Back cover ad for Acushnet / Titleist balls; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of lovely Miss Ruby Dunlop; One-page photo of pretty operator Miss Pauline Terpstra; Photos of Wallace Whitehead and Betty Andrew at work, with a photo of 8 young ladies relaxing by office piano in New Westminster; Many more wonderful company photos, including a one-page photo of operator sisters Agnes and Margaret Crane; Photo of Irma Rocker as she appeared in Bing Crosbie movie "The Emperor Waltz"; Third Dial Unit for Downtown Vancouver; Record turnout votes picnic best ever - with many photos including a group photo of hundreds of attendees; Photo-illustrated article on Miss Dawn V. Bohmer, Vancouver's first long distance bride; Much company sports and social information; and more. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
