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Stories: The Naked Man - a story from Africa; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - our experiment in orange growing; Nine Lives - an interesting cat story; Doctor Ash Takes Charge - an amusing story of how a lazy family came to do some real hard work - perhaps for the first time in their lives; A Flight to Save a Ship (The Lipari) - the author rents a plane to locate a beached vessel and claim it for his salvage company; Chinese Pirates of Today - photos; The Big Voyage of the Little Shanghai - from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a 42 foot yacht; A Trooper's battle with a Lion; The Old Rifle - a New Mexico Tale involving the Halleck and Howard Mill at La Madera; The Mail Bag Mystery - a delightful Irish story; A bear with a Brain - a very clever thieving Grizzly; The Diamond Smuggers - the author describes his gem-running exploits; Land of Volcanoes - a visit to the Tengger, the principal volcanic centre of Java; The Last of the Corsican Bandits - the meteoric career of Romanetti; Prior owner's name pencilled atop front cover else unmarked. Above-average but not excessive wear. Back cover nearly detached. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 59-116 plus 16 pages of advertisements. Features: Four Lives for One - a tale from Algeria; Too Much Rope - Canadian Criminal Norman "Red" Ryan - article with photo; Why They Named it Mount Podolsky - how Canadian George Podolsky saved the lives of three men there after a plane crash - article with photos and illustrations; Death in Sixty-Five Minutes - a snake bite in India; The Greatest Golden Hoard - Incas, El Sangay and Dr. Kurt von Ritter - illustrated article with photo of Dr. von Ritter; Half-Pint Savage - a tale of a wolverine on the Alaska Peninsula; Abo in the Iron Lung - the curing of an Australian Aborigine; Thracian Pays a Dividend - a tale of marine salvage; Girl Pear Divers (Amas) of Japan - brief article with lovely photos; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality vintage copy. Book
Features: Cover sketch of 'Canadians Near Lens' - a refresher after battle; photo of a destroyed French home; The Truth about Antwert - article by Lovat Fraser; Austrians dance to the 'Mandolinisti' Tune; Pitiful wreckage where Kultur has passed by; Handiwork of the Invader in Tortured Arras; Aspects of the advance in France and Flanders; Heroes and Howitzers Pressing back the foe; Our Sailor Coastguards - article by Basil Clarke; The Dragon-Flag Unfurled Against the Hun - Chinese photos; Daring deeds of border men and midlanders; Thwarting the U Boat - Routing Prussian Cavalry; The 'Broken Bits' from Mons - how some scattered British Soldiers won through; America Getting Ready for War in all elements (several photos); New bids for mastery in the war in the air; Plan of the body of a 'Gotha' Bombing Plane; The Goddess on the Car - article by Harold Ashton; British Women who are helping to win the war; Who's Who in the Great War; The Empire's Roll of Honour; The Newfoundanders - one page regimental story with photo. Staples disintegrated. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
20 pages. Features: Supports of the King (article); Cover illustration of British infantry rounding up a 'Pill-box" in Flanders; A Soldier of Italy - A Picture of Heroism by Italy's Hero-Poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (article); Photos of modern devices used in the destruction of man - a Canadian telephone exchange, glycerine being boiled from bones to make explosives, a French machine gun, and Mr. Wilfred Stokes with one of his famous guns; Six interesting photos/illustrations of pill-boxes and gun-posts the Germans have lost; Photos of Cardinal Bourne visiting the Irish Brigade; Two photos of British troops in German east Africa; Photos of German POWs taken by Australians at Flanders; Photo of German U-boat Commander Lieut. Steinbrink; Photo of British tank in New York City; Photo of German plane on display in London; Photos of mine-layer UC5 in New York; Photos of infants and babies being taken care of during London air raids; Facing the Problem of Paying the Colossal War Bill - article by Jesse Quail; Sketches of four famous fighting Admirals of the war - Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, and Admiral Sir F.C. Deveton Sturdee; Fun animal photos; Photos of devastation on the French front from Flanders to the Aisne; Photos of twenty brave men placed on the Roll of Honour; The Worcesters (II) - record of the Regiment (one page of text with photo of her officers). Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
Illustration Features: Miss D. Truscott, of St. Veep, Cornwall; The Marvel of Three Years - article by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; King George visits Vimy where Canada won glory; Fragments of fighting from four fronts; One the Marne Battlefield - article by Hamilton Fyfe; Italy sweeps Austria from the Adriatic Sea; Canadians enter Avion through fire and blood; Using bullet-proof shields; Ready for all emergencies afloat; The Long Arm of the Navy - it's wonderful to work in the seven seas (article by Percival Hislam); Miss Matilda of 'The Scrubbs' - article by Harold Ashton; Allied Artillery of Assault - 'Tanks' in action; Greece girds on her sword for war; Keeping Fit in the Navy - the Friendsly boxing bout; The Seaforth Highlanders - article with photo of officers. Above-average wear. Staples almost disintegrated. Book
Hardcover in-8, XII-561 p., in-text illustr., map, plan, glossary - NO DW GOOD [EN-1]
Features: Horrific opening photo of the ruins of Wesel bears the caption 'German cities are being pulverised to dust; photos of the British jet plane, the Gloster-Whittle; photos of the crossing of the River Rhine; Photos and details of Hitler's Berhof at Berchtesgaden; Photos of the capture of Mandalay; photos from Iwo Jima; The capture of Wesel; New equipment for use against Germans and 'Japs'; Pictures from Russia; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
Photos: The 'Duke of York' in drydock; Attack at Bari; The new P 51 B, or improved Mustang; The new British jet plane and its Italian predecessor; illustrations of the 'Scharnhorst" action; a study of the H.M.S. Norfolk; Warfare by rocket - illustrations; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Features: Speaking out - The South Will Change, by Ralph McGill; *GORGEOUS TWO-PAGE COLOUR AD FOR THE 1962 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL*; The New Millionaires of Phoenix - penniless and fiercely ambitious young men swarm into this sun-baked city with just one aim - money; HiJack - Robbery and Murder on the Alaska Highway (part 1 of 2); People on the way up - Harry Goldie, Space Shipwright - Joanie Sommers - Toothsome Thrush, Jack Zajac - Master Painter/Sculptor, Regina Vilutis - Bewitching Bacteriologist; Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) - Does it cause plane crashes, missile failures and communications blackouts?; What Mental Patients Teach Me - the superintendant of a metropolitan asylum, Dr. Eugene L. Sielke, tells of the surprising way in which the mentally ill help us all; Nice colour Cadillac centerfold ad; My Own Story - Casey Stengel; Elsa's (Lion) Cubs - Living Free, by Joy Adamson, author of Born Free - many colour photos; Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia - Cold War Middle Man. Centerfold holding by one staple. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
136 pages. Features: 1-page color ad for Nash cars; Great color 1-page ad for White Trucks ffeatures large illustration of one of their 'Super Power' engines; Rare 1-page color ad for Dr. Pepper soda entitled "Love that Lift at 10-2 & 4 O'Clock' features four photos, an illustration of their new Dallas headquarters, and Dr. Pepper calendar girl Gilfillan; 1-page color ad for General brand winter tires; Date with Death (fiction); Maurice Duplessis - Quebec's Little Strong Man - article with photos; Botts and the Jet-Propelled Tractor (fiction); The Big Ancestor Hunt - thousands of people are researching their family trees; The Foolish Age (fiction); Basketball's Big Wheel - photo-illustrated article about Ned Irish; What the Miners Say About John L. Lewis - article with photos; The Reformer and the Redhead (fiction); My Fifty Years in the White House - part 5 of Ira R.T. Smith's recollections; Trapped (fiction); Article and color photos of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry; Are We Winning the War Against TB (Tuberculosis); Nice 1-page color ad for Campbell's Soup; Photo-illustrated article about Manhattan's Belvedere Hotel; 1-page color-photo ad for Ford cars; 1-page Color-photo ad for Good Year Tires features photos of Mrs. Albert Cuneo of San Francisco, H.B. Bass of Munford TN, and Wallace S. Saxton of Bethany CT; Nice 2-page color ad for General Motors promotes their auto styling; 1-page color ad for Maxwell House coffee shows ski scene; 1-page 2-color ad for Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks shows truck loaded with huge logs; Half-page Vitalis ad features Maurice (Rocket) Richard of the Montreal Canadiens; 1-page Boeing ad features illustration of ten of their plane models in flight; 1-page recruiting ad for the U.S. Army and Air Force explains how they overcame weather; 1-page photo-illustrated ad for Magnavox TV-Phonographs; Caterpillar 1-page color photo ad shows bulldozer plowing through a mountain of tin cans in a dump; 2-page ad for Philco TVs and radios features photo of Rise Stevens; Nice color 2-page ad for Heinz Ketchup; Uncommon 1-page 2-color ad for Oliver Tractors; Nice 1-page color ad features the American-Standard Severn Boiler; Nice 1-page color ad for Burroughs features stylish receptionist; 1-page color ad for Life Savers Pep-o-mint candies features old-style telephone; 1-page ad for Underwood typewriters; Nice 1-page color ad for Ritz Crackers; 1-page color ad for the 'Jeep' Station Sedan; 1/2 page color ad for Vegamato; 1-page color ad for the Servel gas refrigerator features radio host Mary Margaret McBride; Two half-page ads for Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company; 1-page color-photo ad for Gulfpride motor oil features Mr. J.N. Cooke, a prominent drug executive from Brattleboro VT; Artistic 1-page color ad for Pan Am features flowers of their destinations; Half-page Cream of Wheat ad features L'il Abner cartoon; 1-page color ad for American Airlines shows father returning to happy family; Full-page illustration of train rear platform; in Libbey-Owens-Ford ad; 1-page color ad for Delrich Margerine; Back cover ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes features lovely lady smoker. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
84 pages. Features: Mexico clamps down on Stalin - fascinating photo-illustrated article explains how Mexico was once Moscow's secret entrance to the U.S.A., until President Aleman proved that Mexico is no easy mark for Stalin; Helen Hayes tries Hollywood again - nice photo-illustrated article; California's weird overflowing Salton Sea - photo-illustrated article; Are all women crazy?; What has John L. Lewis done with his $400,000,000? - fascinating photo-illustrated article about the miners' welfare fund; The World's Worst Department Store - H.O. Kaufhous in Alexanderplatz, East Berlin is Soviet Germany's largest department store; I'm a Gyppo Logger's Wife - Margaret Elley Felt hauls dynamite, drives a truck, raises kids, keeps books, and lives in an all-male lumber camp in Washington State; May the better half win; Editorial - Britons Discover That China's Reds Are Communists!. Fiction: Mountain Massacre; The Doctor Wants a Wife; Welcome Back, Soldier; The Old Pro; Father Came Home (part 1 of 7); House of Fear (part 5 of 6). Ads: Color ad for Mercury cars; Boeing Stratocruiser ad features large photo of Pan Am plane over the Eiffel Tower; Prest-O-Lite battery ad features nice photo of footballer Otto Graham, quarterback of the Cleveland Browns; Nice two-page GMC truck ad shows a 470 pulling trailer. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
140 pages. Fiction: End of a Marriage; The Platoon of Pariahs; A Dream for Sale; Record Run; The Lady (part 3 of 4); Kiowa Moon (part 5 of 7). Articles: The Glamorous Governor of New Jersey - Bob Meyner abandoned bachelorhood mid-term; The Seven Dictators of Broadway - Reviewers John McClain, John Chapman, Richard Watts, Jr.; Robert Coleman, Tom Donnelly, Walter Kerr and Brooks Atkinson; ; The Woes of Willy Mays - why 1956 was almost a nightmare for him; The Oddest War Ever Fought - The Aden-Yemen war has been going on for 2,000 years, with daily time-outs for prayers and narcotic binges - article with maps and interesting photos; The Face of America - Prize Babies (photo); Pals of My Childhood - Farley Mowat writes of his two hilarious pets; My Daughter's Silent World - Adelyn Pagenstecher was told her daugher Mari was deaf; A Bloom for Mother-In-Law - beautiful color photos of tulips and daffodils ; Wonderful Wooden Sandwich - how plywood turns waste wood into a useful product - with photo of Sol Walter (Tony) of United States Plywood.. Ads: Liberty Mutual auto accident insurance; Savage brand lawn mowers; Bunnygrans - one-page photo ad featuring Lucille Ball and son; Nice Easter-themed two-page photo ad for Buick cars; National Cash Register (NCR) adding machines; Fantastic three-page color ad for International trucks; Vigoro plant foods; One-page black and white photo ad for movie "The Spirit of St. Louis" starring James Stewart; Great two-page color-photo ad for the 1957 Dodge Swept-wing convertible featuring Lawrence Welk; Pink Westinghouse clothes washer; 1957 Frigidaire pink (interior) fridge; 1957 Ford - two-page color-photo ad; Pall Mall cigarettes - cowboy scene; Page & Shaw chocolates; Chevrolet - two-page color photo of four 1957 models; Elgin Watches (graduation theme); American Airlines - nice color two-page ad shows glamorous lady boarding plane; L&M cigarettes - nautical theme; Eaton tandem axle ad features Joseph J. Hock of Baltimore; Longines-Wittnauer Watches; Nice two-page color ad for Kodak's broad line of cameras; Hit Parade cigarettes; Kings Men aftershave "I don't want to be a tycoon"; Douglas DC-7 airliner; Viewmaster; Johnson outboard motors; Harrison car air conditioning; Pullman cars; Evinrude outboards; Springfield mowers and tillers; Richard Harding Davis is honored in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Vista auto wax; Nice color one-page Viceroy cigarette ad features tennis player Pancho Gonzales and his lovely wife Henrietta; Back cover Coke ad with sailing illustration. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
160 pages. Features: John Falter cover illustration; Nice color photo ad for the 1956 Mercury autos; Fantastic 2-page color ad for the 1956 Buick; Colour photo ad for RCA Victor televisions; Aurthur Godfrey - This is my Story - part 1 of 8 - lots of great photos; That Susceptible Age, by Robert Terrall; Bangkok - article and great color photos; Madman's Chain, by Gilbert Wright; Coach on the Spot - Bowden Wyatt is lured to Tennessee from Arkansas; We Licked the Veteran Problem - military veterans are concerned their pensions may be cut; The Mayor and Miss Casey, by Nord Riley; Those Half-Pint A-Bombers - jet pilots are proving it doesn't take a big, fat plane to delivery the Sunday Punch; One Night Together, by Jean Bell Mosley; Big Back Yard - large colour photo of goat ranchers in Texas; So You're Selling Your House! - how an exhuasted houseowner spent 78 frustrating days and sleepless nights disposing of his middleaged bungalow; Death in the Wind, by Edwin Lanham; Big Power Plant in the Sky - the possibilities of tapping solar energy; Adventures of Slippery Leo - Leo Irby - Escapologist; He was part of this land - Mitchell Stuart of W-Hollow, Kentucky, by his son, Jesse Stuart; Sensational 3-page color ad for Cadillac for 1956; The Golden Journey, by Agnes Sligh Turnbull; Nice color photo 2-page ad for 1956 Plymouth, with all new push-button driving; Two-page ad for Ford Trucks; Lovely 2-page colour photo ad for Philco televisions - with remote control!; Nice 1-page color ad for Sealtest ice cream; 2-page color '56 Pontiac ad; Crosley Custom V television ad; Color ad for Zenith televisions; Color ad for Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Italian-style Ravioli; Nice color 1-page ad for Karo waffle syrup; Color Betty Crocker ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
VG/VG (no significant faults with book or dj) Octavo 201pp plus map. On the morning of May 5 1979 a small single-engined plane with four people on board flew out of Estevan, Saskatchewan. Later that afternoon the plane crashed in a remote canyon. There were two survivors; 17-year old Donna and her brother-in-law, Brent Dyer. In sub-zero temperatures they refused to die...
286 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Set against the backdrop of northern lights and barren lands, the story of Ted Nagle's life is rich in anecdote, adventure and intrigue. Born in Hay River in 1898, the son of a free trader, Nagle became a key player in the race to own the north's vast mineral resources. As he moved forward by canoe, on foot, and then by bush plane, Nagle recorded the personalities and events he found 'down to north'. His careful observations reflect the natural and social history north of 60 degrees in the first third of the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings and prior owner's address label upon front free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy. Book
Second Impression. 76 pages. Illustrated with fifty-five diagrams and eight drawings by various architects. Small brown mark on back cover. Spine bumped top/base.
72 pages. Any child who owned this book in the 1950s will surely be delighted to be reunited with it. The Pinson illustrations are marvelous! Features these stories: The Fire Engine that Grew Too Old; The Lazy Automobile; The Sad Little Switch Engine; The Plane That Tried to Fly to the Sun; The Hungry Power Shovel; The Tractor That Took a Holiday; The Motorboat That Went to School. Binding intact. Lacking backstrip. Above-average wear and soiling. Some markings. A worthy copy of this amazing nostalgic work. Book
Two magazines for model enthusiasts. Both magazines have foxing on covers and some browning to page margins.
274 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. "A true story of a young W.W. II airman - one of two survivors of a plane which was blown up over nazi-occupied Holland." - from front cover. Many black and white photos. Prior owner's stamp and a bit of writing upon title page. Above-average wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
Pages 419- 460. Features: Excellent cover photo portrait of Mrs. Beryl Markham, the first woman to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic, who recently flew alone from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island; Photo of Mrs. Markham's plane passing over Swindon after the start from Abingdon; Three photos of typhoon damage in Hong Kong; Three photos of US aviators Dick Merrill and Harry Richman who flew from New York to England in 18 hours; Illustrated article discusses Foraminifera; One-page photo portrait of Princess Juliana, heiress to the throne of the Netherlands; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Webster, of Holderness, New Hampshire with the apparatus they use to take photos of hummingbirds, plus photo samples of their work; Six photos illustrate the agony of the "Eubee" - a 9645-ton French steamer's last half hour before it sank after colliding with the British steamer "Corinaldo"; Photo illustrated article on a new archaeological site in Mesopotamia, Tell Agrab - temples deserted 5000 years ago, and a wealth of art relics, including fresh proof of Indo-Sumerian cultural associations; Two pages of photos and colour illustrations demonstrate cultural links between Babylonia and India - new evidence revealed at Tell Agrab, with other discoveries; Two large photos show Spain's Civil War - Irun captured by rebel forces; Page of graphic photos illustrates dramatic incidents in the taking of Irun; Four photos of the plight of refugees from Irun; Dramatic centrefold photo shows Spanish refugees at Hendaye gazing at burning Irun; Photos of personalities of the week include Largo Caballero, M. Nikita Balieff, Oscar Specks (enroute from Germany to Australia by canoe!), Señora Irriburi, D. A. C. Page, Sir J. W. Wessels, the late Lord Moynihan, Photo of tragic wreck at the Belfast international tourist trophy race which killed eight; A. H. Findlay, and Sir Walter Citrine; Large photo of Kamal Ataturk welcoming Edward VIII to Istanbul; Photo of the king saying farewell to Gallipoli with Kilid Bahr in attendance; A Firmer Hand in Palestine - page of photos shows the work of British troops in preventing violence, with a photo of Lieut. Gen. J. G. Dill, supreme commander in Palestine; One page colour photo add declares Guinness and oysters are good for you; Nice one-page photo illustrated tourism ad for South Africa's Riviera; One-page illustrated ad for VAT 69; Nice one-page Schweppes ad shows football goalie lunging for ball; Nostalgic One-page photo illustrated Italian travel ad; Halfpage photo ad for Rolls-Royce cars; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper and Co.; Very nostalgic two-colour back cover ad for Britannia and Eve magazine. Unmarked with only moderate wear. A wonderful vintage copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King inspecting the manufacture of a large gun barrel; Page of photos of Royal interest in industry's war effort - the King's tour of Midlands arms factories; Photos of Blenheim Palace as a public school and Malvern's Wartime Move; Full-page photo of Malvern schoolboys in Blenheim Palace; Full-page photo on the deck of a British Destroyer as depth-charges are discharged; Three photos of lifeboats for castaway airmen; Page of photos of personalities/notable people in teh public eye; Full-page photo of a Russian paratroop Demonstration; An R.A.F. triumph over Scotland - German Reconnaissance plane shot down - Six photos; Two large photos of "The Bomber Shot Down in East Lothian; Photos showing a French H.Q. staff at work - the technique of modern generalship at work; Centerfold illustration of the first air attack on a British convoy - the raiding seaplanes routed by our fighters; Two-page illustration of British men of all rank awaiting their turn in a "Naffy" canteen on the Western Front; Photos of German Prisoners of War in Britain; S.S. Yorkshire sunk without warning - three photos; Photos of German commerce-raiding and the Valleyfield Pit disaster; The pocket battleship "Deutschland" - superb photo and diagrammatic drawing; Watching and Waiting - article by Cyril Falls; German illustration of attack on the "Ark Royal"; Minesweepers at work - six photos; and more. Bit of writing atop front outer cover. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of formal handing-over ceremony to the Australian Brigadier; Six photos of the snow and ice Greek soldiers overcame in Albania; Six photos from the Greek Front - awaiting Tepelini's fall; Photo of Greek troops in tiny captured Italian tanks near the Albanian front; Photo of forlorn captured Italian Colonel, commander of a crack Alpini regiment, in German sidecar driven by Greek soldier; Two-page illustration/map of Singapore and vicinity - stubborn obstacle to Japan's ambitious projects in southern Asia; One-page map of the U.S.' strategic Pacific sites, which envelope Japan at all points; Article entitled "The War with Nazi Germany - The Far East" includes photos of Japanese troops on Hainan; Photos of personalities of the week include Trygve Lie, Sir H. Harty, Dr. Tevfid Rustu Aras, M. Charalambos Simopoulos, M. Yosuke Matsuoka, Australian Prime Minister Menzies inspecting troops in London, Lord Gort in a Bren gun carrier, Sir Frederick Banting (killed in Newfoundland plane crash), Sir Shenton Thomas, Sir R. Brooke-Popham, L.A. Strange, Dan Pienaar, A.G. Cunningham, and Joe Coyne; Photos of the wood carvings at St. Stephen's, Walbrook; Aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage in Eritrean port of Massawa; Aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage at Valona; Fascinating illustrations explain German incendiary bombs - clockwork and electric types; Dramatic centrefold photo of F.D.R. addressing the House to demand fullest help to the democracies; Twelve photos of the Capture of Derna (a small town between Tobruk and Banghazi); Two pages of photos of the Capture of Derna - minefields cleared, booty seized, examples of Italian road engineering; Two pages of photos of the occupation of Benghazi by Australian troops - and welcoming crowds; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of Corvette and coastal aircraft protecting merchantmen; Two-page illustration of the Battle of the Atlantic - destroyer escorting large convoy through German counter-blockade; Photo of Anthony Eden with General Sir John Dill and M. Sarajoglu of Turkey; One-page photo of smiling mother and children bombed out of their London home; Photos of pitiful blitz victims on Clydeside, in the Port of Bristol, and in London; One-page comprehensive map of the campaign in East Africa - cleaning up the remnants of Mussolini's East African Empire; Article entitled "The Greek Victory in Albania"; Series of photos beneath caption "Yugoslavia Betrayed By Her Politicians - The Principals Concerned" - includes photo of Hitler with Prince Paul (in 1939), M. Tsvetkovitch, M. Matchek, Cincar-Markovitch and Ribbentrop; Fascist Bombing Fury - Salonika's 6th Century Cathedral Damaged - six photos; Torpedoed in the Atlantic - a personal narrative and a tribute, by Katina Paxinou; Jarabub - where the garrison of 2000 surrendered on March 21 - six photos; Centrefold illustration of Liberator bomber (with inset photo of the plane); Two pages of photos show how U-Boats are built; Photos of night fighter squadron preparing for a 'party'; Photos of the Eagle Squadron setting off on a patrol; Photos of American-donated clothing being distributed at the dockland settlement, London; Photos of personalities of the week include Teneral Petit, Major G.P. Bulman, W.S. Farren, Air Commodore P. Huskinson, the King and Queen being welcomed by Lady Astor, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle and King Haakon, Colonel R.A. Bagnold, Dr. R.W. Macan, Professor Noel Hall, Sir Cyril Newall and Lady Newall; Aerial photos of R.A.F. bomb damage at Dunkirk and Le Havre; Two photos of Ernest Hemingway - in Spain during the civil war with officers of the Republican Army and with Republican soldiers during the battle of Teruel; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of London's great "Wings for Victory" Week - 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square; 12 related photos on the following two pages; Wonderful full-page photo of flying fortresses - prominent in the sensational Bismarck Sea battle; The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - article by Cyril Falls; Axis Forces Take a Pounding in the Retreat from Kasserine - Six photos; Indians gathered around a downed Japanese plane; Sketch of Germany's latest air transport - the Me. 323 six-engined "Powered Glider"; Large separate photos of submarine chasers the H.M.S. "Abelia" and the H.M.S. "Rother"; Hour-by-Hour the Bombs Rain Down on Emeny Targets in Europe - seven aerial photos; London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy - three photos of the shelter where 178 people died; Funeral of the Late Captain E.A. Fitzroy; The New Speaker of the House of Commons and his wife, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown; Before and after photos of factory of the Societe des Produits Chimiques, at Tessenderloo, in Belgium - apparently when the factory was bombed there were 1,200 caualties and 4,000 left homeless; Squadron Leader H.R.K. Wells; Photos of new German anti-personnel bomb; Footbal cup final in Tripoli; Centerfold illustrations of doctors and dentists at work in the desert Army's Front Lines; Photos of London's "Wings for Victory" truimphal march through the city; Subhas Chandra speaking in Berlin; Captain S.H.A. Haggard; Alvar Liddell joins the R.A.F.; Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem; Photos of some of the international pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary; Photos from two recent war films, the Russian "One Day of War" and the British "Desert Victory"; Fascinating photos of a training school for submarine crews; Glimpses of Nazi Germany - article by Charles E. Byles; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Victory Parade of the 51st Highland Division march along the palm-lined avenue Gambetta in Tunis; Eleven impressive photos of the Allied victory procession through the streets of Tunis; Contour map of Sardinia showing airfields and seaplaine bases; Photo of the people of Malta celebrating the Tunisian victory - with Il Duce in effigy; Eight photos of large quantities of enemy vehicles and supplies captured in North Africa; Washington Conference Ended - article by Cyril Falls; The King and Queen Meet the Allied Airmen - Dambusters - who breached the dams in Germany - six photos including shots of the King with Fl.-Lieut. J.C. McCarthy, L.G. Knight, Wing Commander Gibson, Flight-Lieut. H.B. Martin, and D.J.H. Maltby; Four large illustrations of Joint US/British Army Exercises in Southern England; Nice centerfold photo from a plane protecting an allied Atlantic convoy; Liberator versus U-Boat - Coastal Command's reply to the Sea Wolves - Eleven photos; Four dramatic photos of two U-Boats being killed by Coastal Command; Two Grainy photos of U.S. Forces on Attu Island - "the Japs are now utterly destroyed"; Photos of six French vessels at Alexandrea now joining the Allies; Two great photos of America's latest travelling gun - the 6-inch M-12 is capable of sinking a heavy cruiser at 10 miles - shown crashing its way through woodlands and being sighted; Nice colour ad for B.S.A. products on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
