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192353494ABLeipzig und Wien, Waldheim-Eberle A.G., 1923. Querformat, ca. 31 x 39 cm. 4 Seiten, 67 Tafelbeilagen mit Illustrationen. Mappe mit aufmontiertem Deckelschild. Tafelband. [6 Warenabbildungen]
16-6279Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve 1938. Small foliio. 26.5 x 36cm. Original wraps. with design by Pierre Bonnard.Very good. Verve's October - December 1938 features it's first theme - The Orient and covers the art of the Middle East and East Asia. The cover was designed by Pierre Bonnard and the original issuing box by Chagall. The content features color lithographs by the artists Marc Chagall "Spring" Joan Miro "Summer" Abe Rattner "Autumn" and Paul Klee "Winter" all printed by Mourlot.Heliogravures and color process images include the reproduced works of Hindu artists including gilt detailing Pierre Bonnard Henri Matisse and many others. Photography includes works by Gaetan Fouquet Rogi Andre Schneider-Lengyel and many others. Text includes works by Rabindranath Tagore Roger Caillois Henri Michaux Chinese poets and others. Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve, 1938 paperback
64 pages. Full-page black and white photos of each band member. Two-page black and white photo of the band on-stage. Includes sheet music for voice and piano, with guitar chords, for these classic Beach Boys songs: Barbara-Ann; Custom Machine; Dance, Dance, Dance; Do It Again; Do You Remember?; Do You Wanna Dance?; Don't Back Down; Drive-In; 409; Good To My Baby; Hawaii; In the Parkin' Lot; The Little Girl I Once Knew; Little Honda; Pet Sounds; Please Let Me Wonder; Salt Lake City; Spirit of America; Surfer's Rule; This Car of Mine; We'll Run Away; When I Grow Up (To Be A Man); Wild Honey; Wouldn't It Be Nice?; A Young Man's Gone. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy of this great Beach Boys memento. Book
193842948N. P.: Printed in Canada by R. G. McLean Limited 1938. 1938. TRADE CATALOGUE. First edition. 4to. 12" x 9" color pictorial wrappers 24 pp. including covers color-lithograph illustrated throughout and numerous black & white photograph illustrations. This scarce dealership catalogue is the Hudson Motor Car Company's 30th anniversary lineup with fresh new styling and models. A limited numbers of these models have survived and very few appear in period photographs. Even though over 80000 cars were shipped to dealers there are very few remaining examples from one of the few surviving pre-World War II smaller automakers. For the year 1939 the company offered six new models all equipped with L-head engines with chrome-iron blocks beginning with a bare-bones Series 90 and then the Series 91 92 and 93 straight sixes and finally the fully equipped Series 95 and 97. The Country Club sedans Broughams and Coupes featured luxurious Airfoam interiors with a broad range of paint and upholstery choices. This is a very colorful and informative catalogue. Light wear to the spine and extremities else a very good clean copy. Worldcat locates 1 copy Library of Michigan Lansing. [Printed in Canada by R. G. McLean Limited], 1938. unknown
6158Bruxelles. Direction : Rose Capel. Comité de rédaction : Paul Colinet, Christian Dotremont, Marcel Mariën. Collection complète en 9 numéros, du 22 février au 19 avril 1945. In folio de 4 pages (36,5 x 27,5 cm.). Les numéros 8 et 9 sont imprimés sur papier vert. Ensemble en très bon état. "Ne publie que de l'inédit". Rare.
6159Bruxelles. Direction : Rose Capel. Comité de rédaction : Paul Colinet, Christian Dotremont, Marcel Mariën. Collection complète en 9 numéros, du 22 février au 19 avril 1945. In folio de 4 pages (36,5 x 27,5 cm.). Les numéros 8 et 9 sont imprimés sur papier vert. Ensemble en très bon état. "Ne publie que de l'inédit". Rare.
132471 In-8, oblong, (1930), broché gaufré vert et estampé en couleurs, sous enveloppe au tampon de The Packard standard eight models 8-26 and 8-33 avec un dessin crayonné au dos d'une bouteille de diurétique, 36 pages.
28095LONDINI, E typographaeo Mariae Mattews, Sumptibus T. Child; B. Tooke; H. Clements; W. Churchill; F. Gyles, & J. Browne - 1717 - In-8 - Reliure plein veau brun de l'époque (coins élimés) - dos à nerfs à caissons fleuronnés - Pièce de titre en maroquin cerise, Titre doré - Roulettes dorées sur les coupes - Dentelmles sur les 3 ème & 4 ème plats - Tranches rouges - signet- Page de titre bi-colore rouge et noire - Bandeaux, Lettrines & culs-de-lampe - 367 pages -+ index vocabulaire (90 pages) - rouseurs éparses - ex-libris armorié- envoi rapide et soigné
2005__0471711713John Wiley & Sons Inc 2005. Hardcover. New. hardback/cd-rom edition. 386 pages. 10.75x8.50x3.00 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc hardcover
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1926015351Paris Grasset 1926 In-12 Broché Edition originale Dédicacé par l'auteur
80 pages. Features: Cover illustration of General Officer Commanding Canadian Corps - Lieutenant-General A.G.L. McNaughton; Great colour-photo ad for International Trucks inside front cover features fire-fighters for the air fighters of the R.C.A.F.; Rare one-page black and white photo ad for Moffats Limited shows their employees involved in WWII-related activities; One-page Westinghouse Radio ad features their Strategic War Map and the title "God bless you - Canada!"; Over There - McNaughton's boys are now in fine battle shape and spoiling for a fight - article with photos; Douglas Reed explains that Britain's armed forces are ready to begin jabbing the enemy; ; Good-by, Baby - ware-related fiction; Beverley Baxter describes his return from Spain to the blackouts of Britain; Photo-illustrated article on the work of Tank Crews; Article on Canadian Defense Minister the Hon. J.L. Ralston; Sneak Preview - fiction by Mildred Gilman and Seymour Winslow; Nice one-page black and white photo ad for Dodge Trucks features a snub-nosed lumber hauler; Travelling Oasis - Military fiction in Libya by Major Gerald Oscar Holmes; One-page black and white ad for Dodge cars, featuring the Special DeLuxe; One-page black and white RCA Victor ad features illustration of tanks and planes, below which is a small illustration of Winston Churchill; One-page black and white ad for the Chrysler Royal - with fluid drive; One-page letter from Frigidaire asking consumers to hold back their purchases and invest their money in War Savings Certificates (Bonds); Two-page black and white Ford Motor Company of Canada ad displays the military vehicles they are manufacturing for the war effort; One-page black and white Plymouth car ad; Nice one-page black and white Fargo Truck ad shows tractor trailor hauling steel I-beams; (Canadian) Soldier Artists Record War Effort - E.J. Hughes, O.N. Fisher and Chas. Scott; Canadian General Electric one-page black and white ad features their appliances in a Christmas gift /war savings certificate theme; This Man's Army - fantastic black and white photo feature shows Canada's troops in the many phases of their basic and advanced training; The Canadian Corps in Theoretical Assault - intriguing two-page black and white aerial illustration depicts Nazi forces holding Toronto, surrounded by Canadian forces; Awarding of Medals - article on how this is done; Nice one-page colour military-themed ad for Longines watches; Fantastic colour Firestone ad features the many products they are contributing to the war effort; One-page colour reproduction of E.J. Hughes' painting "The Sergeants' Mess"; One-page black and white General Motors of Canada patriotic ad with small photos of army vehicle production line; Nice one-page two-colour (green and black) Chevrolet ad; One-page two colour (black and yellow) Goodyear military-themed tire ad; Photo fo Canadian soldier billeted in British home; Nice hald-page black and white photo ad for Craven "A" cigarettes which 'will not affect your throat'; Nice red and black one-page ad for Heinz Old-Time Baked Beans features happy multi-generational supper scene; Meals en Masse - article on preparing food for an army, Canada's Army; Lovely colour-photo ad for Palmolive Soap inside back cover inludes Dr. Dafoe and the Dionne Quints; Nice bright colour back cover ad for Community Silverplate cutlery. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples pulling from covers but still attached. A very special issue due to it's substantial Canadian WWII content, highlighted by the artwork of E.J. Hughes. Magazine
80 pages. Undated. Circa early 1900s? Colour illustration upon front board shows two young girls and a boy making daisy chains. Colour plate frontis (by D.C.S.?) shows girl on park bench reading to three youngsters and a dog seated around her, with the caption "There sits fair-haired Effie." Stories include: Playing Horses; The Concert at the Zoo; The Holiday Coach; The Bravest Deed; Going to See the Queen; A Visit to the Country; Elsie's Team; Eric's Holiday; Mrs. Lion's Infant School; A visit to the West Indies; Five Peas in a Pod; Proud Mr. Drake; The Whistling Pig; The Stray Lamb; The Boy and the Monkey; A Merry Game; How do you Do?; Mrs. Otter and Her Young Ones; Morning Song; The Wonderful Doll's House; Tired of Waiting; Poor Mrs. Duck!; The Grand Duchess; The Clever Cat; Eddy's Accident; My Portrait; Father's Birthday Present; Will's Wondrous Story; Katie's Present; and Topsy and the Gypsies. Contemporary pencil gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Erased pencil writing inside front board nearly invisible. Hinges intact. Binding sound. Original maroon cloth backstrip intact. Average wear and soiling to boards. Moderate yellowing to contents. A sound copy of this charming work. Book
2013DADAX1781591814Pen and Sword Military 2013-08-19. hardcover. New. 6.50x1.25x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Pen and Sword Military hardcover
Features: Two-page illustration describes the British share in "the magnificent Italian Victory" - artillery counter-preparation near Asiago; Article by G.K. Chesterton on Mr. Robert Dell who was expelled from France; Photos of Sir Gilbert F. Garnsey, K.B.E., General Guillaumat, Governor of France, and General Diaz of Italy; One-page illustration of British Aeroplane over the recaptured Montello - an air view of the Piave; Potsdam's Disappointment (article); The War Game of the Japanese (article); "The Beef Trip"; Two half-page photos show the raised Piave River; Article about air bombing and bombers; One-page illustration of the Montello, "Entirely retaken with elan from the Austrians by the Italians"; From Virgin Soil to Complete Shipyard in 165 Days - Three pages with fourteen photos marvelously document the rapid construction of the world's largest shipyard on Hog Island, in the Delaware River, just outside Philadelphia; Centrefold illustration of "The Beef Trip", the British Navy's way of securing the nation's food supply; The Conservation of Wild Life in War-Time (article); Detailed diagrams and text describe the Madsen Gun; Full-page illustration compares Britain's liberal rations compared to those of Germany; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Lieut.-Col. Bertrand D. Gibson; Photos of U.S. Army nurses under gas-mask instruction at Cape Kearney, California; Illustrated ad for the "Kooksjoie" Range warns of imminent coal restrictions; Nice car ads; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Beecham's Pills features reflection of lady in mirror; Back cover ad for Edwards' Harlene hair treatments; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Cover illustration of cats in knitting basket; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for the new Ford V-8 for 1934; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad features large photo of Dr. Edouard Agasse-Lafont with patient; Editorial topics include Whose Shoe Pinches?, Production and Revenue, Take Courage, The Cost of Crime, and Time for a Showdown; Nice one-page Ovaltine ad says Make Sure You Sleep Tonight; The Man Who Lived in Twilight (short story); Ill Wind (short story); A Castle in the Caribbees (Caribbean) - photo illustrated article explores the option of moving to a Caribbean island; The Strange Romance (short story); Mean People (short story); A Waif And a Workman Who Now Sways the World - incredible photo-illustrated article on Adolph Hitler - "The Incredible Romance of Adolph Hitler, Whom Germany Hails as a "Man-God!"; The Grand National - photo-illustrated article on this famous British horse race; Pond's one-page ad features photo of Eleanor Roosevelt; White Cargo (part 3 of this story); Nice one-page Pontiac ad features the 1934 Straight 8; Fantastic two-page Dodge photo-ad features car flying off a jump, plus photos of famous muckraker Ida M. Tarbell and Miss Mimi Elaine Richardson; Nice one-page illustrated Chevrolet ad; Page 30 features wonderful photos of the airflow Desoto 5-passenger coupe, Ford convertible cabriolet, Buick 5-passenger sedan with built-in trunk, Pontiac coupe, Chevrolet Master Six Coach, Hupmobile Aerodynamic Type Sedan, Hundson convertible coupe with rumble seat, and airflow Chrysler six-passenger four-door sedan; Movie news includes photos of Marlene Dietrich, Zasu Pitts, Charley Chase, Evelyn Venable, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., George Raft, Pepe Ortiz, and Spanky of the popular "Little Rascals" TV show, and more; Nice Lux soap ad features photo of Sally Eilers; More car photos include the Nash Ambassador Eight Brougham, the Graham Convertible Coupe, the Studebaker Commander St. Regis Brougham, and the new Reo Sedan; Wonderful two-page Chrysler ad features one-page photo-portrait of Walter P. Chrysler and his written statement that "I believe Plymouth is the Best Engineered Car in the Low-Priced Field."; Oxydol ad includes photo insert of Mrs. David Neary of Torrington, CT; Radioland - article on radio news; Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets ad includes photo of Mrs. Frank P. Stone of Lacombe, Alberta; Young Man and His Problem; Investment News; Legal article; Cooking article; Fashion illustrations; One-page ad for Singer sewing machines; Colour Lifebuoy and Rinso ads inside back cover; Attractive but soiled and worn colour-photo Chipso ad on back cover features Mrs. T.M. Lay and daughters; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Covers detached but present. Pencil markings to back cover. A worthy copy of this historic issue. Book
Pages 413-452 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Garden Competition and its Prizes; Notable American Homes - "Villa al Mare," the Country Home of george Lee, Esq., at Beverly Farms, MA; The Garden at Hamilton House; Concrete Ornaments for the Garden and How to Make Them - III - a Concrete Pedestal; The House of J.H. Hammond, Esq., at Wynnewood, PA; A Group of Modern Houses at Nutley, NJ, Costing from $1,000 to $5,000; Bedroom Window-Curtaining; The Beauty and Economy of Stucco; A Farming Experiment by Women at Thatcham, England - photo-illustrated article on the use of Bell glasses, straw mats, and more; Four California Bungalows; The American Shetland Pony; "Pine Haven," The Summer Home of Thomas B. Van Buren, Esq., at Kennebunkport, ME; Nice back cover photo-ad for The "30" Locomobile car, shown driving through an ornate gate; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 337-374 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of A.C. Bartlett, Esq., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Raffia in the Normal School; The Endicott Garden at Danvers, MA; A French Rhea (a South American bird related to the emu and ostrich) and Cassowary Farm; A Flock of Highland Sheep Homeward Bound - wonderful two-page photo of a large flock being driven down a road by two farmers; A Residential Park near Philadelphia - "Stoke Pogis," at Villanova, PA; The Bark Cabin - durable, attractive and inexpensive summer homes; "The Terraces" - the Summer Residence of Edward Vassallo Hartford, at Deal, NJ; One-page ad for Chickering Pianos; Sensational back cover color ad for the 1909 line of Pierce Arrow cars features wealthy couple in car with butler, tennis jock and young couple standing beside car; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
90 pages. Features: My Hop Around the World - Captain James Gallagher - article with great photos; 101 Answers to Cancer; Baseball's Winners of 1949; Young Man with a Sneer - Richard Widmark - article with great full-page headshot photo; Hot Fashions by Hattie Carnegie; Trouble is my Middle Name - part 2 of the 3 part Rocky Graziano article; Nice colour illustrations and article for men's spring fashion. Fiction: You Haven't Changed a Bit; Last Kiss; The Stolen Countess; The Spell of the Jade Goddess; Pride's Castle (part 8 of 8). Includes these ads: Hart Schaffner & Marx ad inside front cover; Bert Parks in an Ipana toothepaste ad, Borden's milk products, Jeep trucks, Chrysler's new car with fluid drive transmission, Lucky Strike (nice photo of girl on horse), Plymouth (with photo of Toby Couture, their main test driver), American Airlines - attractive 2-pages in color, PM Whiskey, Mallory hats, Van Heusen ties, Kaiser cars, Chevrolet, the Dodge Meadowbrook, Elgin watches, Glidden paint, Mercury cars, Burroughs business machines - 2 pages in color, Budweiser - full page in color shows fans at ball game, Canada Dry and a back cover color photo ad for Chesterfield cigarettes featuring Joan Crawford and L.E. Thomason of Paris, Kentucky. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Nice colour cover New Year illistration by Russell Sambrook; Gorgeous colour ad inside front cover celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Stovel Company Limited, the publisher of this magazine; News digest includes these headings "A Coming Year of Peace?", "American Isolationism", "Economic Appeasement", "Scared into Sanity", "Ambition or Hardship", "A Moral for Canada", and "Significant Books"; Tragedy and Glamor in Hockey - photo-illustrated article mentions many contemporary stars and teams, and explains the big challenges faced by professional and amateur hockey; Arabia's Warrior-King - magnificent photo-illustrated article on the Saudi Arabia's leader; Gluskap's Showshoes (short story); The Jig-Saw (short story); County Clean Up (short story); Recording the Wars in Europe - article with seven photos, including Hitler crossing the Wildenau frontier; The Mysterious Affair at Styles (part 3 of 5) by Agatha Christie; Hollywood news with photos of Deanna Durbin, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Fonda, Margaret Tallichet, Alland Jones, Robert Young, Barbara Stanwyck, Hedy Lamarr, Sally Eilers, and more; Half-page Italian tourism ad sponsored by E.N.I.T.; The Song of the Dental Demon (short verse); Colour one-page photo-ad for Swift's Premium Ham; Scott's Emulsion ad includes Uncle Dan comic; Personal Finance article; I'm Telling You- self-help article for ladies; Sweet Caporal cigarette ad features photo of Mikky and Pete, two Samoyedes owned by Miss L. Lileda Dodds of Westmount, Quebec; Great Two-page colour-photo-illustrated article entitled "Household Allies" includes photos of 17 vintage home products; World Quotes; Nice back cover ad for the 1939 Pontiac Arrow Coach; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
A.J. Casson cover art features robin hunting for worms amongst trilliums. 80 pages. Additional features include: Nostalgic colour ad for new KB International Trucks inside front cover - ad features photo insert of Jule Chartrand and Frank Bell - Champion Canadian truck drivers; Four-photo full-page ad for Ipana toothpaste features Eileen Cochrane of Montreal and her seven-year-old son Michael; Editorial - Are the Communists entitled to Liberty?; 2-colour full-page ad for DeSoto cars; Top Man in Totem Poles - Marius Barbeau is hot on the trail of that strange beast - the Canadian; Wives Have It So Easy, by James Bannerman; Nightmare Pills - Pierre Berton on Sleeping Pills; Fiction by Arthur Gordon - Listen to Your Heart; Can we Prevent Race Suicide?, by Arnold Toynbee; Newsboy - James Joseph Murph (Murph) has been selling papers outside the Canadian National Railways Building on the northwest corner of King and Yonge, Toronto's busiest intersection, for 58 years - with photo; Fiction - Double or Nothing by Henry Norton; Are Fishing Laws Bunk? - what use are limits when we make our rivers unfit homes for fish?; Nice full-page colour ad for Old English Rubbing (Floor) Wax; What's Wrong with Work?, by Gwethalyn Graham; The Old Man - Lionel Barrymore; You, Too, Can fly, by Eva-Lis Wuorio; Fiction by Arthur Mayse - Someday You'll Thank Me; Leper Colony on Bentinck Island in BC; Black and white Fargo truck ad; Nice two-colour Plymouth car ad; Full-page black and white Austin Motor company ad; Half-page colour photos Pepsi ad shows ping pong players; Lovely full-page colour Lifesavers ad; Dawes Black Horse Brewery ad honours weathermen; Great full-page colour ad for Pontiac cars; Very attractive Gene De Nunzio-illustrated ad for Wabasso Cottons inside back cover shows mother and daughter and their print dresses; Carling Breweries ad on back cover illustrates the main flyways of North American waterfowl; plus many more wonderful ads. Pages yellowed with age. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this wonderful A.J. Casson collectible. Magazine
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam, India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II (of II) of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car, with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield, Berger, and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers, wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India, where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
89 pages. Contains piano sheet music, chords and lyrics to the following songs, several of which are now classics: Court and Spark, Help Me, Free Man in Paris, People's Party, The Same Situation, Car on a Hill, Down to You, Just Like This Train, Raised on Robbery, Trouble Child, Twisted. Contains five full-page black and white images of Joni plus 11 full-page artistic colour illustrations. Please Note: Poster not included. Few small check marks on table of contents. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A precious vintage memento of Joni Mitchell, truly a beautiful and magically-gifted composer and performer. Book
92 pages. A.J. Casson cover illustration depicts 'The Great Gardening Game' on a checkerboard. Contents: Colour ad for Kyanize Lustaquik Finish inside front cover; Fantastic multi-photo ad for International Harvester trucks features photos of trucks belonging to Hendrie & Co., Ltd., of Hamilton and Deskin Brothers of Montreal; Nice photo ad for Cream of Wheat; Canada's Fighting Airmen - Part 5 - Lt.-Col. Barker, V.C. wins his first decoration; Racing Needs a Cleanup - Douglas Eppes argues that government control of Canadian horseracing tracks is an imperative necessity - with photos; The Red Sport Cabriolet, by Martha Banning Thomas; Hon. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, Premier of New Brunswick - an intimate sketch; Vanderdassen, by Maurice Inskipp; The Parking Puzzle - James A. Cowan sheds a little lighht on the question of what a motorist can do with his car once he's bought it - with cartoons and photo; Private Elemental, by Will R. Bird; The Centenarian, by Fred Jacob; Before British Columbia Was Born - first of a series of articles narrating the romantic experiences of Jason O. Allard, including super photo of downtown Nanaimo in 1858 when it was called Colvilletown, plus a photo of the grounded "Beaver", the first steamship to churn the waters of the Pacific, wrecked near the mouth of Vancouver Harbour; Full-page colour reproduction of "Over the Top", a WWI painting by Alfred Bastein; Kindred, by Archie P. McKishnie; The Pilot, by J.H. Power; Comments on the book "Memoirs of Prince Max of Baden"; Ultra-violet rays successfully used to treat King George V; Major H.O.D. Segrave relates the thrills of being the world's fastest motorist; Canadian General Electric ad for the 3897 Refrigerator; Gorgeous full-page colour ad for Packard automobiles features James Monroe; Congoleum Rugs colour ad; Brickbats and Bouquets - Letters to the Editor; Review of New York Times article by Edwin L. James which criticizes U.S. foreign policy and envisions an International Bank; Nice Plymouth car ad featuring the full-size Four-door sedan; Monroe Doctrine Explained; Nice two-colour ad by Red Indian motor oil; Full-page ad for Pepsodent; Great colour ad for Frididaire Refrigerators; Very bold Firestone Tire colour centerfold ad; Wonderful vintage ad for the Wallglow shower manufactured by Wallaceburg Brass & Iron Mfg. Co.; Full-page Chevrolet ad; Ford photo ad promotes two cars per household; Happy Valleys - The Okanagan and Annapois Valleys; Very nice colour ad for Crane plumbing fittings shows a lovely contemporary kitchen scene; *Magnificent* full-page pastel colour ad for Canadian Pacific boats of the high level of service offered by their network of railways, steamships and hotels - includes layout of a luxury railcar with solarium, observation lounge, buffet, etc.; Half-page Kellogg's corn flakes ad features black waiter holding breakfast tray; Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited ad for their Gum Cushioned Tires; Nice full-page ad for Willys Knight cars; Full-page Listerine ad; Great full-page colour ad celebrates 50 years of Woolworth; Lux Toilet Soap features 16 head-shot photos of lovely ladies and includes their names; As the Twig is Bent - Parents must build the characters of their children, by Mabel Crews Ringland; Edith Louise Paterson - Canada's Youngest Woman Judge; Design Feature - The Breakfast Nook; Financial Article - Security Markets Reflect Acute Credit Stringency (hmmm... this was months before the stock crash of October 1929); Handsmome ad for the new Nash '400' car; Colour ad for Palmolive soap inside back cover; Colour ad for Parker Duofold pens on back cover. Address label upon front cover. Crossword completed. Above-average wear to covers which are loose in one piece but present. Textblock sound. A worthy copy of this very informative and attractive issue. Book
144 pages. Features: China's 'Manhattan Project', or, How Mao Learned to Love - and build - the Bomb; Communists of the World, Unite? - Richard Lowenthal concludes that Communism cannot put it right even with Krushchev out of the way; The Kremlin Plays Russian Roulette - Krushchev's ouster points to the Soviet's inability to transfer power without a self-destructive power struggle; When Man Steps out into Space; The Case Against Goldwater's Economics; Cassius Clay, Cassius X, Muhammad Ali; How an Advertising Agency handles the White House Account; How Big is the Bloc Vote (Re: the LBJ vs. Goldwater election); Vision of a Crashproof car - as the slaughter on our highways mounts; The Negro's Middle-Class Dream; Scenes from Mao's Chinese movies; Japan's birth rate turns lower; The American Communist Party Still Functions; Nice colour Cadillac ad; Playwright John Osborne of England looks forward in Anger. Crossword completed in pencil. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book