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64125London, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, fort in-8 oblong, cartonnage toilé vert avec décor doré sur dos et première de couv. éd., non paginé (plus de 1000 pages), préface en anlais et en français, Sommaire en anglais et en français, committee arond the world, List of subscribers - liste des abonnés, Key to the register- table explicative concernant le registre, Register of yachts pour 1933, Sail numbers of racing yachts, Flags of Yacht Clubs and Sailing Clubs ( plus de 2000 illustrations en couleurs des drapeaux et fanions des clubs nautiques), Index to distinglishing flags, Signal letters, Late names of yachts, Yachts arranged according to tonnage, Yacht builders and designers, Yacht owners, Très RARE registre comprenant tous les propriétaires, dans le monde entier, de yachts. Avec le supplément du mois de juin 1933.Plus de 2000 dessins des drapeaux et pavillons. En anglais mais aussi en partie en français. Bon état du papier avec rousseurs; reliure défrapichie mais bien resturée
38073Paris. Librairie Marpon et Flammarion. S.D. In-12. Demi-Chagrin rouge. 4 nerfs au dos. Titre et fleurons dorés. 230 p. BE.
Pages 273 - 312. Features: Lovely colour ad for the De Havilland Comet used by British Overseas Airways Corporation shows plane in flight; Photos of avalanche terror in the Alps - engulfed villages; Great two-page photo of the start of the famous Tasman Ocean Yacht Race; Wow - two illustrated pages describe the Alberta tar sands "containing four times the rest of the world's known oil reserves"; Photos of personalities of the week, including Spain's first ambassador to Britain since 1946, Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, and his wife; Two pages of photos of the marriage of the Shah of Iran (Persia) to his new Empress, formerly Miss Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari; Photo-illustrated article on the Life of John Maynard Keynes; The Gold Coast's first steps in democracy - election photos; Two pages of photos of U.N. troops in winter war action in central Korea; Centerfold photo of incredible devastation caused by the Mount Lamington eruption; Mice demonstrate road safety in Glasgow!; Photo of huge B 36 Bomber; Restoration of St. George's Hall, King's Lynn - believed to be England's largest medieval guildhall; photos of new French and British weapons; Photos illustrated how bulky files of newspapers are transfered to tiny rolls of microfilm; Amazing photos of lying squirrels in flight; Swedish ballets; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather toilet powder inside back cover; Nice colour ad for Jacob & Co's Cream Crackers on back cover; and more. Cover holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 629-668 plus 4 pages of ads. Features: Nice one-page colour photo ad for Holland-America line; One-page ad for the Daimler 2 1/2 Litre V8 Saloon; Great one-page colour photo ad for the MG Midget, Mk II sports convertible (red); Cover photo portrait of the Queen Mother presenting badminton trophy to Capt. J. R. Templer; Photo of the international conference on the problem of sanctions against South Africa at Friends' House, London; Photo of commissioning ceremony of the new tribal class frigate 'Zulu'; Photo of the first of three new car ferries for the Western Isles, 'Hebrides", passing Oban war memorial on her way to Tarbert; Photo of "St. George of England", new ocean racing yacht being lowered into the water on April 17; Photo of famous actors attending Southwark Cathedral in commemoration of the Quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth; Photo of Peter Garbutt, Capt. of Crook Town, holding the Amateur Cup as he leads his victorious team on a lap of honour around Wembley; Photo of Mrs. John Logie Baird presenting award to TV announcer Miss Sylvia Peters; Photo of Jack Brabham winning the Aintree International "200" race on April 18; Article on the perplexing developments in Cyprus; Photo of Syrian Maj. Gen. Amin Hafiz speaking in Damascus after armed revolt in Hama; Photo of Brezhnev presenting Khrushchev with medal on the premier's 70th birthday; Photo of Shaikh Abdullah speaking to crowd during his tour of the Kashmir Valley for independence; Photo of Danny Nowell in San Francisco hospital after terrifying fall from balloon; Photo of floating powerstation in ice-free dock at the Thule Air Force Base, Greenland; Photo of presentation of colours at Beersheba, Israel, during 16th Independence Day celebration; Photo of Italy's smiling president Antonio Segni in Milan motorcade; Photo of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands climbing ruins at the ancient city of Teotihuacan in Mexico; photo of Pres. Nyerere of Tanganyika inspecting guard of honour of the third Battalion of the Nigerian Army; Photo of delegation of the People's Republic of Poland visiting Khrushchev on April 13; Photo of Israeli Pres. Shazar and president Grunitzky of Togo signing friendship pact in Jerusalem; Photo of Pres. Nasser and Field Marshal Hakim Amer observing naval manoeuvres off Alexandria; Photo of the Sultan of Muscat visiting the tribal class frigate 'Nubian'with rear admiral J. E. Scotland; Book review of "A Start In Freedom" by Sir Hugh Foot; Photo illustrated article on Soviet archaeology - the search for lost Dioscuria in the Eastern Black Sea; Photos and text describe finds in the Sukhumi Bay waters; Celebrations of Shakespeare; Centrefold illustration of Stratford-upon-Avon; Impressive photos and text describe the Aswan High Dam; Page of photos of the Duchess of Gloucester and Queen Mother visiting Scotland; Photos of personalities of the week include Sergei Khrushchev, Miss Rachel Carson, Col. Stewart Blacker, Harold Scott, Harold Shearman, Ian Smith (new Prime Minister for Southern Rhodesia), Winston Field, Justice Edmund Davies, Michael Foot, Mrs. M. P. Kendrick, Pres. DeGaulle, Mrs. Geraldine Mock (greeted by her husband at Oakland after completing her solo flight around the world), and Prince Souvanna Phouma; Impressive two-page illustration of the new face of the Royal Navy - carriers, frigates, submarines and auxiliaries of today's fleet; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-200. Features: Coup D'Etat in Egypt leaves army in control; The Adbication of King Farouk - Final scenes in Alexandria; The passing of Eva Peron of Argentina - article with nice photo; Large photo of Democrat presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson; Personalities of the week include Lord Goschen who passed away on August 24th; The Queen visits the Windsor Horse Show and the Hospital for Sick Children; The Post-War World as viewed by James V. Forrestal; Map of the Queen's Coronation processional route through London; Remarkable photos of the Swiss attempt on Everest; Article on Civil defence with photos of the Auxiliary Fire Service at Folkestone; Amazing photo of the Ring Dance performed by the women of the Caiapo Indians of the Xingu River in the depths of Brazil's Mato Grosso; Two pages of incredible photos of facial art of the Caiapo mean and women; Excellent centerfold photo of a guided rocket (missile) a moment after launch from Aberporth, Cardiganshire; The all-aluminum 60-ft. motor yacht Tonquin; New Excavations in the Islands of Lipari and Panarea; The problematic Chiru; Royal and official occasions captured by the camera; Two fantastic pages of photos of track and field winners during week one at the Helsinki Olympics XV; Amazing photo of members of the Hamilton Air Force base 84th fighter interceptor squadron more than 70 of whom are on the sturdy wings of a U.S. Northrop Scorpion F-89; Damage caused by the biggest California earthquake since 1906; Melbourne flooding; Large crowd attends mass for Eva Peron; Nice ad for Jaguar cars; Nice photo-ad for Land Rover "Britain's most versatile vehicle"; and more. Centerfold loose but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 41 - 76. Features:Great cover photo of the S.S. United States leaving her New York berth for her record-setting maiden voyage to England; Air Disaster at Bremerton Heath Housing Estate - R.A.F. Brigand fighter-bomber crash; The Queen meets Greenland explorers; The Queen in the Hardy country; Two-page illustration of the Helsinki Olympic stadium and environs; Photos of major bomb damage to North Korean power plants; Royal occasions in England and Holland; Great photo of the S.S. United States at speed and a map of her new transatlantic record run; Photos of personalities of the week include King Talal of Jordon at Lausanne, and recently deceased book dealer Dr. Abraham S. Wolf Rosenbach; Many photos from the Henley Royal Regatta; Photos of 1952 Wimbledon winners and runners-up; Colour photo of old glass paper-weights of outstanding workmanship; Lovely colour-photo centerfold with eight photos of modern yachts, including popular one-designs, dragons and flying fifteens; One page photo- the first formal official portrait of QE II; The Queen's visit to the Royal show at Newton Abbot; Wow - three photos of tracks of the "Yeti" (abominable snowman) in the snow taken by the Swiss Expedition to Everest; Two-pages of illustrations of Everest's challenges and technology required for climbers to master her; One-page photo ad for the Hawker Siddeley Group's Gloster GA/5 showing the plane in a vertical ascent; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover with lawn bowling theme; Nice ad for the Austin Sheerline car; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 109-144. Features. Cover photo of The London dock strike; Two pages of photos and write-up of the London dock strike - action and stagnation; Photos of Princess Elizabeth and family; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Douglas Hyde, Gen. Sir Kenneth Wigram, Major-Gen. V.E. Prichard, Senor Don R.R. Schreiber, the Emir of Cyrenaica, Mr. William H. Newton, Mr. H.R. Knickerbocker, Mr. F.R. Brown, Brian Close, Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, Captain E.W.H. Brookes, Otto Abetz, Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, Chiang Kai-Shek, Philippine President Quirino and Sir Hartley Shawcross; Photos from the A.A.A. Championships include G.W. Nankeville, McDonald Bailey, D.O. Finlay, A.S. Paterson, H.G. Churcher and H.E. Whittle; Photos of de-fusing of a 1940 German bomb in Grafton Way, off Tottenham Court Road; Photo of the new turbine liner Presidente Peron; Photographing underwater from three miles up in Africa, using a magnetometer; History repeats itself in the Balkans - with photos of Marshal Tito; Four photos of a massive German gun with 33-inch calibre, now scrapped, designed to blast Gibraltar; Photos of yachts competing in the Clyde Fortnight Regattas; Illustrations of forgotten inventions and outmoded gadgets include a faciallyl-mounted cigarette-holder for the man who needs both hands free!; Centrefold illustration celebrates centenary of Hurstpierpoint College, Sussex; Article and aerial photos of dry ice being used to create rain over Louisiana; Striking discoveries from recent excavation in remote Azerbaijan; Photos of Royal occasions in London; Czech lawn-tennis players V. Cernik and J. Drobny; fire aboard the Turkish ship Coram; Former ammo dump near Pruem explodes; Police raid of Marx House, the Australian H.Q. of the Communist Party; French luxury liner Ile De France sails again; Photos of downed K.L.M. Constellation near Bombay which killed 33 in India's worst air disaster to-date; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
96 pages. Short Stories: Fair Warning; Swindler in the Family; Night Marshal; A Sentimental Subject. Articles: The Night Our Town Blew Up - photo-illustrated article of Roseburg, Oregon, scene of a massive explosion in 1959; The Animals Come First; They Called Us "The Law" - recollections of the wife of District Attorney W.A. (Bill) Morrison in Milam County, Texas; The Fight to Save the "Preemies" (premature babies); Speediest Kids Afloat - Australian swimmers John and Ilsa Konrads of Australia; They Killed Heydrich (Conclusion) - Seven Against a Regiment - story with many photos of the aftermath of the murder of SS Gen. reinhard Heydrich; The Face of America - The Well-Trained Angels; Beloved Bandits of the Skyways - a seagull story. Serials: The Secret of Sidewinder Gulch (part 1 of 7); The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (part 5 of 8). Ads: Caterpillar ad features photo of Philadelphia demolition scene; Dodge Trucks - with U-Haul theme; Nice one-page Pepsi ad with beach scene illustration; Campbell's Tomato Soup - used in BBQ sauce; Very nice one-page color-photo ad for the 1960 Turbine Drive Buick, featuring a black Electra 225 four-door sedan with yacht in background; Salem cigarettes - nice creekside scene; Dutch Boy Nalplex paint; Nostalgic color-photo centerfold ad for the 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible features white car and white horses; The Taylor family is featured in a two-page ad for the Insured Savings and Loan Association; Fisher Body; One-page color photo of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN; Lennox ad inside back cover; Great back cover color-photo Coke ad features bottle and glass floating on iceberg. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
92 pages. Features: Glorious cover illustration by John Little of wedding scene on St. Urbain St. in old Montreal; Editorial in favour of banning atomic tests until their harm is known; One-page International (Harvester) Construction Equipment ad features St. Lawrence Seaway construction and the 24-ton Payhauler used to move rock; Communism, too, bears seeds of freedom; J.B. Priestly's Canadian play sizzles, fizzles; Nice one-page Matinee cigarette ad features illustration of fashionable couples at yacht club; Federal Election - why should we vote for you?; Will Harry Ferguson Revolutionize the Car Industry Too? - he did it to farming with a pint-sized tractor that even Henry Ford marveled at, and now he's designed a new car the world's been waiting for; The Wonderful World of French-Canadian TV - article with great colour photos; The Shy Baroness of Brokerage - Muriel Sprague Richardson of James Richardson and Sons Limited; Look Now, Horseman... - Novelette; The Embattled Ringmaster of Fighting Words - photo-illustrated article on Nathan Cohen who, when he isn't inciting guests on his TV panel to mayhem is committing it himself as Canada's toughest drama critic; John D. Hayes runs 127 Laura Secord chocolate shops and 401 Fanny Farmer chocolate shops in the U.S. - and he's almost blind - article with nice photo; Nostalgic centrefold federal election ad for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada features one-page black and white photo portrait of John Diefenbaker; Nice one-page colour ad for the Pontiac Laurentian (white convertible); One-page ad for the Polaroid Land Camera; Hugh Maclennan's most memorable meal - a Greak feast on a ruined roast; One-page ad for Trans-Canada Airlines features illustrations of their DC-8, Vanguard and Viscount planes; One-page election ad for the federal Liberal party features photo of Louis St. Laurent; Nostalgic Oldsmobile ad features colour photo of man leaning on hood of red car; O'Keefe ad features colour photo of man in armour riding horse in front of a CF-100 fighter jet; Nice colour ad for Black Label Beer features "Mabel"; Great colour GWG ad inside back cover features various denim and other garments; Back cover Coke ad features illustration of sailboat social scene; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
Features: Exotic Friendly Isla Mujeres Beckons; Easter Fleet found itself in difficiult straits near Vancouver; Columbia 30 more 40-footer than 30; Westsail is appealing double Ender; Gary Mull's One Ton Yacht in Production at Ranger; Three Bidders for the Canada's Cup - Merrythought, Dynamite, Aggressive; "Pert" family day-sailer of the 30s still a New England favorite; Two Gaff Riggers; Olympics here we come; Robin off Scituate; Can a sailor be liberated in a bikini?; 400 miles north to Charleston - the annual Fort Lauderdale to Charleston race; Number 4 for Capt. Gray and TIDA WAVE; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
Features: Behind the scenes of news gathering - a co-operative, non-profit organization aids in disseminating accurately the news of the world (the Associated Press); Editorials - cause or effect of war? - fundamentals of education - "Rolling down to Rio" by airplane - drug control; More hard luck for the ether - a funal blow is dealt to the ether theory by experiments performed with a highly refined interferometer; Tungsten bows to the plating bath - this important metal can now be deposited electrolytically; The sun an atom builder - a new theory - an attempt to explain where the sun gets the energy which it radiates; Wings over three Americas - safety and comfort for passengers are the aims of international airways; Science lends a hand to the Red Cross; New paints from synthetic resins; Are swimming pools a health menace?; Some important exhibitions in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; A solar observatory for the amateur - how to build simple equipment for solare research work; Cotton stalks - a new source of rayon; Celluloid taxidermy; Taming Silicosis; Combating magnetism in watches - Elinvar makes possible non-magnetic watch parts; When a sunbeam splits - an elementary principle of physics and an unusual analogy; The private car, yacht of the rails - the utmost in luxury that can be built within the limitiations of a railroad car. Two creases to front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
6208, Tours, Alfred Mame, 1893., Relie, toile rouge, couverture d' editeur illustre en couleur, plats orne de fil. dore, tranches dore, 20,5x30cm, 398pp, illustre n/b.
193555179Chicago IL: Mead Gliders 12 S. Market St. ca. 1935. 16mo. 32 pp unpaginated. Numerous photo illustrations diagrams throughout. Light gray softcovers illustrated cover art in red & black on front cover very slight soiling to upper right corner first leaf and front cover still VG copy. First edition thus of this scarce catalogue for the kits and plans of Ice Boats and Ice Yachts such as the Batwing III and Batwing IV “Cyclone†Mead Motor-Sleds Mead Ki-Yaks Pollywogs and the “Rhon Ranger†gliders. The Cyclone is of special attention as it was a 10 foot long Ki-Yak canvas covered spruce sled based on a biplane fuselage propeller and often fitted with Harley-Davidson engines. These motor-sleds were often raced on the frozen Great Lakes and although temperamental and prone to breakdowns could achieve astonishing speeds. The Rhon Ranger and Mead Challenger C-3 gliders were very popular with gliding enthusiasts in the U.S. and abroad from 1931 until World War II with the Challenger’s normal flying speed of 30 m.p.h. and wing span of 38 feet. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Jim O’Clair Harley Museum Displays Rare Artifacts and Some Ideas That Didn’t Stick Hemmings Daily July 15 2011. Mead Gliders, [12 S. Market St.], paperback
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text, and 22 folding plates, free endpapers lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, small pull at headband, lower joint mildly rubbed else a very good, bright, clean, fresh copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
40704London: Dulau & Co. 1885. Third edition entirely rewritten with the addition of much new matter small 8vo xxxii 310 6 advertspp.with half-title 3 coloured folding maps a folding view folding plan of Reid's Palace Hotel Funchal endpapers slightly browned original publishers red cloth gilt spine lightly faded a nice copy. The proprietor's of Reid's Palace Hotel were W. and A. Reid and a manuscript note on the plan points to room 31 "This I am reserving & also another good room for Miss Simmons. W. Reid." London: Dulau & Co., 1885 hardcover
1985Q-0937860441B. Adams 1985-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! B. Adams paperback
ABE-1636757622312REVUE DES SPORTS NAUTIQUES-DU N°35 DE JANVIER 1911 AU N°46 DE DECEMBRE 1911-384 PAGES-29 CM X 24,5 CM-RELIURE PLATS MARBRES ET DOS TOILE FACON GALUCHAT AVEC TITRES DORES-(400F)
200643244Bielefeld : Delius Klasing, 2006. 367 S. (35,5x26 cm) Großformat, Leinen mit Umschlag im Schuber / gebundene Ausgabe
192465697(Berlin), o. V. 1924.
1835AQ31383London: Seeley and Burnside 1835. 8 310pp 10. With an engraved portrait frontispiece a further nine engraved plates and an engraved folding map.Original publisher's brown cloth lettered in gilt to spine later recased new endpapers. Lightly rubbed lower joint split spine sunned. Scattered spotting. The first edition of an account of seven years' missionary labour at Waimate New Zealand. . First edition. 8vo. Seeley and Burnside hardcover
Germania: Yachts of the house of Krupp. Text in German. This book describes the life and passion for sailing of the Krupps family. Blue cloth covers with white title on spine and front cover. In slipcase with photograph on the front.
1907845G1008London: The Mint Co-Operative Club Ltd. 1907. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 36 pages. Contents: Details and illustrations of various merchandise offered; Details of an offer to Subscribers; Two-pages of photos of various departments in the Mint House; Various articles; Careers for Lads and Lasses; Stock and Share information; List of grocery items and prices. Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. An interesting vintage item which presents an engaging snapshot of England in the early 1900s. The Mint Co-Operative Club, Ltd. Paperback
231528R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside 1835. Map present coloured plate at p22 not p 2 second edition octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine frontispiece 310pp illus VG light bruising to spine extrems light tanning to spine light tanning & light foxing to page edges R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside 1835 hardcover
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