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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
36 pages. Features: Photos of the memorial services for the "Thetis" victims; Photos of Axis Activities - "Volunteers" return from Spain - Italy's Navy Day - Kondor Legion goose-steps past Hitler; Maps of the strenuous Royal Tour; Cross-section illustration and photos of their Majesties' "Royal Yacht" for their return to England in the "Empress of Britain"; Great photos of unusulally-placed bird nests; Amazing illustrations of the feet of various Australian animals; Colour photos of pageantry at the Aldershot Tattoo; Photos of the Royal Tour through the Rockies from Banff to the Pacific; Five photos of the Royals in British Columbia; Photos of the Royals returning eastward across Canada to Niagara; The King and Queen in Washington - photos; The Royals in New York City; Classy two-color ad for Wills's Gold Flake cigarettes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. First three pages loose but present. Pages 1127-28 and 1131-32 and any pages after 1134 are not included. Despite its deficiencies, still a worthy copy. Magazine
187p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
191p., illus. Whitbread/RNSA Round the World Yacht Race Hardcover Very good condition good
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full dark blue cloth boards. 208 pages. Black and white photos.
151 p., illus. w/ drawings by W. H. de Fontaine & photographs by Morris Rosenfeld Hardcover Good condition in fair d.j.; front board & d.j. lightly stained fair
143 p., illus. w/ drawings by W. H. de Fontaine & photographs by Morris Rosenfeld Hardcover Good condition in fair d.j. fair
151 p., illus. w/ drawings by W. H. de Fontaine & photographs by Morris Rosenfeld Hardcover Very good condition
132 p., illus. w/ drawings by W. H. de Fontaine & photographs by Morris Rosenfeld Hardcover Good condition; boards spotted
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of Japanese Renaissance Man Yukio Mishima who took his life three months later; Dear Prince - a letter to Norodom (Prince) Sihanouk on the situation in his native Cambodia since he moved to Peking (Beijing) and US troops came and went; Photo-illustrated feature article on Yukio Mishima; How to Lose the Bermuda (Yacht) Race (from Newport, RI to the Onion Patch); Beautiful color fashion ads; Portrait of a Decade - what the census shows about the turbulent 60's; Fashion photos entitled 'Cop-out Clothes; Photos of Robert T. Snyders' home in Brooklyn; Bridge article; No-Cal Cola ad on back cover says "We Ain't Got No Sugar." Above-average external wear. Crossword completed in pencil. A worthy vintage copy of this rare Mishima memento. Book
595p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good Drawings by Bruce Bingham
2 vols, illus. Hardcover Good condition
703p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good Drawings by Morgan MacDonald
310 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
285p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 255pp. Tales of slipways, sails and setting booms. This account tells of the thriving prosperous days of this once busy waterway between Sittingbourne and Milton Regis in Kent which sadly came to an end at the end of the 1970s. Well illustrated.
240 p. w/ maps & illus. by the author. Hardcover Very good condition good
213p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
Oblong 475 p. Hardcover Very good condition in limp green vinyl
254p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
254p., illus. w/ drawings by the author. Hardcover Very good condition
Oversize. 392 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Folio. Unpaged, illus. w/ color photographs by Forster. Text by Jay Broze. Hardcover Very good condition good
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
208p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good
