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Features: Title page illustration of nocturnal Western Front troop movement; Two-page photo spread illustrates British and French troops, women's work, the knighting of Lieut.-General Alexander Cobbe, V.C., and Sir Edward Ward shaking hands with Inspector Ernest Wild, K.C.; Mastering the Submarine (article); The Meaning of 'Here's a Ho' (article); Youth in the Air Force (article); Half-page map of the new German offensive near Soissons and Reims; G.K. Chesterton discusses German public pronouncements; Five fascinating photos on one page illustrate how Paris is warned of air raids by the new alarm sirens - the six-horn siren, the hand-powered siren, a twin-horn siren powered by compressed air, and a six-horn siren also powered by compressed air; The Mastery in the Air (article); Page of seven photos entitled "The Kite-Balloon Observer's 'Life-Belt' - Parachutes in War; One-page aerial photo above Zeebrugge shows block ships and shell holes from a recent raid; One-page aerial photo shows the Bruges Canal sealed and U-boats and German craft imprisoned; Illustrated article on whale-meat as food; Roll of Honour - page of photos of 18 officers who were awarded or killed in action; Centrefold illustration of the first battle between British and German tanks on the Western Front; One-page illustration of the successful new 'Whippet' tanks dispersing a German brigade; Aerial photo of Red Cross painted onto the roof of a hangar at a German Aerodrome; One-page of illustrations of fancy jewelery to be offered in the Children's Jewel Fund Sale. Half-page panoramic map of the district between Locre and Voormezeele where French troops were attacked. 32 pages including ten pages of fabulous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. In particular, the back cover ad for Gentlemen's Spring Suits offered by Chas. Baker & Co's is simply marvelous. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
48 pages. Features: Lovely full-page ad for Benger's Food; Front page photo of the King - Chief Mourner of the Unknown British Warrior; Article by G.K. Chesterton; Photos of notable world events in the news; Sport and Earnest - photos of notable events at home and abroad; Photos of personalities of the week; Illustrations and photos of the famous pall-bearers for the unknown warrior; Full-page photo of the H.M.S. Verdun; Gassing the Gassed - photos of Paris Doctor Arnold's apparatus for curing victims of Germany's poison gas weapons; Colour centerfold (loose but present) illustrates the burial place of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey; Excellent colour full-page ad for Treloar Carpets; Rare photo of doubl-column of fume and incandescent gas 40,000 feet high rising from the Hawaiian volcano, Mauna Loa; The Greatest Poison Trial of Modern Times - The Greenwood Case at Carmarthen - with illustrations of the dramatis personae and a view of the court in session; Full page ads for Johnny Walker Scotch Whisky, Cadillac automobiles, Rolls-Royce, Ltd., and smaller ads for other auto manufacturers. Full-page Michelin ad inside back cover missing chips, as is two-colour ad for McClinton's Colleen Toilet Cream on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Faint ink stamps on front cover. External advertorial coverfold mostly open. A worthy copy. Book
Pages 975- 1022. Features: Nice One-page photo-illustrated travel add for Czechoslovakia; Vintage half-page photo-illustrated ad for the French Riviera and Basque Coast; Cover photo of the king and queen and Princess Elizabeth going aboard the Royal yacht "Victoria and Albert" in Portsmouth Harbour; Photos of Portsmouth welcoming the king; Dramatic photo of assembled warships firing royal salute; Two pages of photos of the fleet illuminated at night; Photo of the king leaving 6 inch gun turret in HMS "Southampton"; Illustrated article discusses the riddle of the markings on Mars; Nice one-page photo of the king and queen returning from St. Paul's in an open landau with princesses Elizabeth and Margaret; Page of nice photos of attendees at the Empire day and coronation Thanksgiving service in St. Paul's; Nice one-page photo of the king and queen with their daughters in their horse-drawn landau before a huge crowd; Two-page illustration of the Empire day and coronation Thanksgiving at St. Paul's; One-page photo of the king and queen at Chelsea; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Alexander Grant, Marshall Voroshilov, Gen. Ismet Inonu, the Duchess of Kent, the Maharajah of Alwar, Dr. S. H. Langdon, the late John D. Rockefeller, who died on May 23, the Duke of Kent, Queen Mary, and Lord Aberconway; Two-page illustration of celebration of the honourable artillery Company's (H.A.C.) 400th anniversary at Olympia; Three photos of the Paris exhibition which has officially opened; Photo of Donald Bain leading crowd of bushmen in Cape Town as he seeks permission from the government to kill game for food; Photo of the shattered deck of HMS "Hunter" after it struck a mine off the coast of Spain, killing eight; Five photos of refugee Basque children brought to England in the "Habana"; Classy one-page Harrods ad features a dining set; Nice one-page ad for Humber's seven passenger Pullman Limousine; One-page ad for Austin Reed men's clothing; One-page photo-illustrated ad for the Hudson Eight Tickford Foursome Coupe; Two wedding fashion photos for women; Classy half-page photo ad for Bentley cars; One-page photo ad for King's College Hospital appeals for financial help; Travel ads for Switzerland, Australia, Bermuda, and more; Colour back page ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House of London); and more. Please note: half of centrefold missing, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great issue. Magazine
Pages 477-504. Features: nice colour ad or Guinness inside front cover; Cover photo of Southampton celebrating two 500th anniversaries with old-time pageantry at the historic Bargate on May Day; Five photos illustrate how the Italians protected Trajan's Column against modern war; Two pages of photos illustrate Denmark mourning the loss of its late King, Christian X; Book review of "John Wildman, Plotter and Postmaster"; Five photos from Crete show British war graves, a German troop memorial, and other scenes; Page of photos and illustrations show how electric power will be generated at new Scottish projects; Five photos of oilfields in an English countryside - Eakkring's 150 ton-per-day wells in Nottinghamshire; Article on the Moscow Conference; Five photos of Viceroy and Lady Mountbatten in Peshawar; Photo of Norwegian scientists setting sail in a balsa raft, to prove a point about ancient Peruvian migration; One page photo of May Morning at Magdalen Tower, Oxford; Six centrefold illustrations of the services club for British officers in Paris run by N. A. A. F. I. in the Rothschild mansion in the Rue Du Faubourg-St.-Honore; Four photos document Beatification of Maria Goretti; Photos of personalities of the week include Gerald Micklem, Squadron-Leader H. B. Martin, Lewis Douglas, Margaret Lockwood, Lady Rothermere, Mrs. N. Bolton, Sir Almroth Wright, Mr. E. W. Sturgess, M. Thorez, and M. Paul Ramadier; Three photos of "Chicago" style scenes in London streets after a motorcyclist was shot for trying to prevent the escape of three men who attempted a daylight raid on a jeweler's shop; One-page photo of Eighth Army badges made into a tapestry - an unusual gift for "Monty"; Nice colour back cover ad for the deHavilland Dove, an aircraft for executive and private travel. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 1191-1234. Features: In the wake of VE day, this issue features several vintage ads promoting tourism to such European destinations as France, Rome, Düsseldorf, Baden-Baden, Austria, Bad Nauheim, Czechoslovakia, Zürich, Bermuda and more; Great cover photo of the fall of Bilbao - a peaceful street scene after the bloodless occupation of the city by Gen. Franco's troops and tanks; Group photo of members of the Imperial Conference at St. James's Palace; The passing of Sir James Barrie, author of Peter Pan - page of photos and text; Two pages of photos of floodlit pavilions at the Great International Exhibition in Paris; Two pages of fantastic photos of Wimbledon's 1937 seeded men and women players, including D. Budge, G. Von Cramm, H. Henkel, Miss H. Jacobs, Fru S. Sperling, A. Lizana, and 10 others; Page of nine photos illustrates stages in the growth of Amorphophallus Titanum; Article entitled "Headhunters never before visited by Europeans" - among the wild Naga tribes in a hitherto unexplored region on the Assam-Burma border - adventures with a British expedition sent to suppress slave trading and human sacrifice, with aerial photo of the burning of Pansha, a powerful village of the Kalyo Kengyu Nagas, destroyed by a British punitive expedition as retribution for slave trading and terrorism; Two intriguing large photos show the "radio" (huge log drum) used by headhunters to broadcast news; Two pages of great photos illustrate a Naga war dance and how they use headhunting to stimulate successful crops; Two pages of illustrations depict the havoc of Civil War in the countryside near Bilbao; Photos of the Lord Mayor of London in Paris; Photos of the 25th International Horse Show at Olympia; Two pages of text and photos document the fall of Bilbao - street scenes in the much-tried city after the entry of Gen. Franco's forces; Too large photos of the "Pommern" as it raced from Australia to England; sombre photo of large crowd watching the German battleship "Deutschland" landing her dead at Wilhelmshaven; Photo of Bedouin Arabs welcoming the Emir Abdullah on his return from the coronation; Photo of Bulgarian King Boris with his daughter, acknowledging cheers of his people upon the birth of his son Simeon; Two nice photos of the first Garden party given by King George and Queen Elizabeth; Photos of personalities of the week include T. S. Furmore-Hesketh, Bishop Welldon, Col. Henry Guest, P. G. Fairfield, Prof. J. H. Hutton, Lord and Lady Salisbury, M. Chautemps, M. Blum, Sir Squire Sprigge, Soviet airmen Chkaloff, GBaidukoff, and Byelyakoff, and M. Gaston Doumergue; Photo a beautiful sculpture unearthed by plowing French farmer M. Jean Gonon, of Estrat; Photo illustrated article on polecats; Women's fashion photos; Colour back page ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House, of London) and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent issue. Magazine
Pages 225-264. Features: Cover photos of dramatic Paris rioting and street-fighting; Twelve dramatic photos of Paris street-fighting and its aftermath; Photo of the French "National" cabinet; Photo of Monte Carlo were gold sovereigns and dollars are now used instead of counters on a gaming table; Great photo of M. Martenot and his very early version of an electronic piano; Two photos of the first Munich carnival procession under Nazi hospices Two pages of photos entitled Government "Coup D'état"in Austria - military action against the socialist in Vienna and Linz; Lovely photo of exquisite Irish gold work believed to date from about 700 BC - a magnificent collar; large colour self-portrait by Richard Parkes Bonington; Page of photos of French royalists - there exiled "King", their leaders, and their newspaper; Review of the book "The Book of the Greyhound", by Edward C. Ash; Two pages of photos of wild dogs from around the world; Two pages of photos document the family tree of a new breed of "Boar-Hound", created through German experiments; Fantastic centrefold photo illustrates the courage of "Papa Gastounet" - the veteran statesman in his car in the midst of the crowd on his arrival in Paris to form a national government; Fascinating photos and text describe unknown monasteries of mysterious Tibet visited during a recent journey by the Royal Academy of Italy Expedition; Page of photos illustrates reptile skins and some fashions made from them; Chinese porcelain; Photos of great fissures in the earth in Bihar, India, caused by an earthquake; Interesting page of illustrations explains precautions against Thames pollution - testing water drift with floats; Photos of personalities of the week include Capt. B. E. Miles, Lieutenant Commander R. L. Tufnell, the signers of the Balkan Pact, Washington Singer, Dr. Bernard Hollander, Douglas Freshfield, the Maharajah of Darbhanga, Mary Duchess of Hamilton, Gen. Sir Percy Radcliffe, the young king of Afghanistan Zahir Shah, the constituent Council of the United Ireland party, and Mr. Gillie Potter at the Oxford Union; Nice one page De Reszke cigarette ad; and more. One page loose but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 265-304. Features: Cover photo of fire damage at the English Hollywood, Elstree film studios; Photo of the archduke Otto leaving a Paris hotel; Photo of M. Flandon with prince Starhemberg; Photo of smiling Canadian Olympians offering Nazi salute as they march past Hitler during opening ceremonies of the fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria; Four additional photos of the Garmisch winter Olympics; Photos with the Italians in North and South - battles on both fronts, with photo of Gen. Graziani on horse; Capt. Bligh's own account of the mutiny on the "Bounty" - a chapter from his narrative describing the whole voyage, with illustrations; Dancer Anna Pavlova's "Dying Swan" immortalized in rare sequence of 15 images; Two-page illustration of Parisien opera fashions; A new Mycenaen beehive tomb - discoveries at Berbati, near Mycenae, some of the finest painted vases to be found in Greece, in a tomb dating from about 1400 BC - photo illustrated article; Photo of state funeral of general Kondylis in Athens; Two-page centrefold illustration of Hopi Indians dancing with live and venomous snakes in their mouth and hands; Two pages of photos of naval vessels "Renown", "Greyhound", "Repulse", and "Gotland"; Photos of personalities in the news include Mrs. Henry Sidgwick, Sir C. E. Corkran, Sir Charles Ballance, Herr Gustloff (German Nazi leader in Switzerland), Dr. Wilhelm Solf, I. H. D. Rolleston, Lieut. T. Rose (record-breaking aviator), vice admiral E. R. G. Evans with Cmdr. Rudberg, Walter Runciman, commander A. D. Cochrane, members of the new Egyptian government, including Ali Pasha, and British Nurses for Abyssinia; Four amazing photos illustrate construction of the Olympic Bob-run - bricklaying with ice from a lake; One page photo portrait of the highest waterfall in the world, Gersoppa Falls, in southern India; One page illustrated ad for the Austin Sherborne car; One page illustrated ad for Kenistas cigarettes features dame Sybil Thorndike; Handsome halfpage Rolls-Royce ad; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper & Co.; Halfpage photo ad for Morris Motors Limited features their Big Sixes; Photo of the British Continental Airways liner "St. George"leaving Croydon as it initiates air service between London and Sweden; Colour-illustrated back cover ad for Black-and-White Scotch whisky features The Scots Guards. Centrefold holding by one staple. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 649- 676. Features: Cover photo of huge black plume of smoke rising from a Jerusalem cinema, mistakenly thought to be Arab owned and burned by Jews in retaliation for Arab looting; Six dramatic photos of Arab riots in Jerusalem where Britain represents the sole stable factor; Photo of the huge Consolidated Vultee military transport, the XC-99, during its first test flight; Photo inside the belly of the XC-99; Two photos of the air raid shelter, or bunker, where Hitler and Eva Braun died; Two photos of the deep water salvage submarine designed by Italian Pietro Vessena for use in Lake Como; Five photos of Russia's mighty military on parade in Moscow; Five photos of hunger and destitution in postwar Berlin; Article discusses the great communist counter-offensive in France; Photos from Manchuria where China's Civil War continues; Two pages of scenes of sabotage and civil disorder in Paris, Arras and Lille, where the French assertion of the right to work has brought the Communists into the open; One-page reproduction of the famous photo of St. Paul's Cathedral during the 1940 blitz - contrasted with the opposing page which shows St. Paul's today, war-scarred but majestic amid devastation; Five photos show repairs being made to St. Paul's; Two pages of photos illustrate the ancient art of Benin; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Eustace Pulbrook, King Michael of Rumania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parme, Samuel Courtauld, Mr. Molotov, Mr. Vishinsky, Chiang Kai-shek, Harold Wilson, and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek; Photo of a detachment of the York and Lancaster Regiment at Dolni Bousov, Czechoslovakia, receiving back the regimental drum, lost to the Germans in Crete in 1941; Photo of huge crowd in Tel Aviv celebrating news that the UN had voted in favour of the partition of Palestine. Somewhat above average wear. Unmarked. Few tape repairs. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 170- 196. Features: Cover photo of huge illegal arms cache discovered in sealed cellars beneath a school in Tel Aviv; Two fascinating pages of photos of troubles in Palestine - curfew scenes, illegal arms, and illegal immigrants; A crime which shocked the world - photo of the King David Hotel explosion taken two seconds after the detonation of explosives laid in the basement by Jewish terrorists of the Irgun Zvai Leumi organization; Seven photos document the collision of the 'American Farmer' with the American steamer 'William J. Riddle', and the aftermath; Page of historic maps of Russia; Photos of personalities of the week include The King, the Princesses, Capt. Millers, chief officer J. E. Millers, M. Recep Peker, Lord Tedder, and Maj. Gen. H. E. Rance; Article entitled Norway and her Neighbours; Page of photos document H.M.S. Colossus being loaned to France; Two large aerial photos of Eastbourne - a target for Britain's postwar year holidaymakers; Amazing two page panoramic photo of the first Bikini atom bomb exploded in the air, showing many target warships blazing at their lagoon anchorage; Incredible centrefold photo of the underwater atomic bomb test at Bikini; Two pages of photos of Princess Elizabeth being invested as a Bard in Dufferin Park, Glamorgan; Photos of latest discoveries at the Low Ham Roman bath; Page of photos of personalities at the Paris peace conference; Two pages of Elizabethan silver gilt fruit dishes of unique beauty, acquired for the V. and A. Collection; Photo of Winston Churchill in his study at Chartwell; Fascinating and historic photo of wall map used by Gen. Eisenhower for the D-Day operations; Colour back cover add for the Lanchester 10 car. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 65-100. Features: Charming ad for Kruschen Salts inside advertorial front cover; Front cover photo of German soldiers returning to Berlin "Undefeated"; Article by G.K. Chesterton about the hope of the Polish people; Photo of the late great actor Sir Charles Wyndham; Photo of German troops entering Berlin; Photo of Liebknecht addressing large crowd in Unter Den Linden in Berlin; Two-page photo spread of the new "Lloyd George" Coalition Government - the Premier and some of the chief members - 32 photos in all; A Great Day in Prague - several photos show President Masaryk's Triumphal Entry; Photo of Filippo Cavallini, Luigi Dini and Adolfo Re-Riccardi in prisoners dock as they face charges of treason; Several photos of the aftermath of war; Photos of British Peace Delegates departing to Paris; Three pages of photos of Theodore Roosevelt - A Friend of Britain; Aerial Records and Record Making - article by C.G. Grey - Editor of "The Aeroplane"; Superb full-page photo portrait of Poland's Ignace Paderewski; Two pages of illustrations depicting heraldic symbols for commemorating naval traditions - some new badges for British War-Ships; Nice centerfold illustration by Arthur Watts shows a coastal motor-boat engaging a German seaplane; Large aerial photos of bombs exploding at sea; Illustration of new Undersecretary of State for Air - The Rt. Hon. Major-General J.E.E. Seely, D.S.O., on his charger Warrior; Photo from Baghdad of the British Commander-in-chief reading a proclamation announcing the surrender of Turkey; Great full-page ad for Kenilworth Cigarettes shows young lady on bed lighting her smoke from that of her male companion in uniform; Aerial photo of bombed Red Cross hospital at Etaples; Photo of Herr Ebert addressing a meeting of non-commissioned officers; Interesting photo of the interior of the Sopwith Aviation company's big factory at Ham, Surrey; "Astol" ad on back cover claims to restore natural colour to hair which is grey or faded; numerous other gorgeous vintage ads. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
28 pages. Features: The Great Battle in the West - Troops, Guns, and Refugees on the British and French Front - 11 photos; Food Conditions in Germany, by Percy Shuttlewood; An Australian Soldier Poet - The Gallipoli Campaign, by E.B. Osborn; Organising the Small Producer, by S.L. Bensusan; The Gallant stand of British infantry at Bucquoy - illustration; Our Notebook, by G.K. Chesterton; Large photo portrait of General Foch, a great French General; Photo of Captain J.B. McCudden V.C.; Photo of women making goldbeater's-skin bags to line non-rigid airships; The Great Battle - French and British Divisions Fighting Shoulder to Shoulder by Regiments and Battalions - Six photos; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing at Bucquoy; Two-page centerfold illustration entitled When it is Instant Death to move a Hair's Breadth - Night Raiders Motionless Beneath a Verey Light; America's Splendid Troops Fighting Side-by-Side with British and French - 11 photos; Article about the shelling of Paris - Germany's long-range gun (approximately 75 miles); Nice ads for the following automakers - Lanchester, Daimler, Napier, Hudson. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Features: NATO meeting in Paris; Demonstrations in Baghdad; Kariba Dam is sealed; Dungeness Point - nature reserve or nuclear power station?; Snow hazzards for skiers; Royal Persian Gold; Children's Toys and Games of the 19th Century; Jan Steen's Art; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Pages 625-644. Features: Cover Photo Portrait of 60-ton M-1 Tank Crushing Heavy Truck; Photo of FDR presenting Congressional Medal of Honour to Brig.-Gen. James Doolittle, while Mrs. Doolittle looks on; Six great photos from Chunking show how the resilient populace is coping with the war; The Campaign in Burma (article); "Japan's Successes in Burma - by Infiltration and Light Equipment" - six photos; The Kharkov Battlefield - six action pictures from the Russian Front; Two-page illustration of Red Air Force using "Stormoviks" and other fast-flying tank-busters attacking panzer divisions; Amazing four-page centerfold presents illustrations of ships of the British Navy from Alfred the Great to the Present Day; Eight photos of bomb damage in Bath, Norwich and York after German "Baedeker" raids; Photos of personalities of the week include Commander R.E.D. Ryder, V.C., Able Seaman W.A. Savage, V.C., Lieut.-Commander S.H. Beattie, V.C., Marshal and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek with General Joseph Stilwell, and scapegoated Nazi Food Minister Walther Darre; Two-pages with three maps illustrate "Tokyo - the most inflammable capital in the world, vulnerable war industries in a bamboo-built city"; Six-photos of high-speed reconstruction in Chungking in response to Japanese bombing; Ten photos present 'Novel points in warship design and camouflage'; Two pages with 18 illustrations present 'Defence and Attack as used in Army Training To-Day, Demonstrated in the seventeenth century (reproductions courtesy of Bernard Quaritch); Six photos of Paris under the Nazi heel after two years of occupation; The Soong Sisters - two photos of them in bombed Chungking; Nice photo ad for Ferodo with photo of five men dragging large mine onto beach; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Book
Pages 829-860. Features: Photo of Ernest Bevin appealing to radio listeners to financially support the war effort; Nice one page photo-portrait of the President of Turkey, General Ismet Inonu, with Dr. Refik Saydem and Kemal Gadeletch; Seven photos of the Britsh forces in Egypt opposing the Italians; Five photos of India's troops and equipment in Egypt; Two-page illustration of dozens of German planes airborne beneath the caption "The Enormous Number of Planes Needed to Land Even a Thousand Men in Britain By Air"; Photo-illustrated article on trees and their strange roots; Four action photos of R.A.F. bombing of German convoys in the Dunkirk area; The War with Nazi Germany - The French Tragedy (article with two maps showing stricken France and the widened sphere of the war since it was joined by Italy; Two-photos of French refugee carts and horses destroyed by the Nazis; Eight photos of American Lockheed "Hudson" planes of the R.A.F. over Heligoland; Four magnificent aeroal photos of Paris, spared by its capitulation; Chronology - from Sedan to the Debacle; Two sketches of Paris, now in the shadow of the swastika; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Lord Cromwell (reported missing), Italian Ambassador, Signor Bastianini, and family departing London, Mr. E. Stanley Hall, Viscount Fincastle (KIA), and Lieut.-Gen. Sir Clive Liddell; Six photos include the heroic Calais Garrison, British cruiser 'Calypso' which was lost, Polish submarine "Orzel", and more; Photo of Lockheed bomber being horse-drawn into Canada to conform with neutrality regulations; Photo of the King decorating Lieut.-Col. A. Cazenove, Coldstream Guards; photo of L.D.V. (Local Defence Volunteers) march in London; Several illustrations of the principal weapon inair-fighting - aircraft machine guns; Nice two-page spread of 11 photos illustrated the great drive to give teh empire swarms of iron cavalry - armoured fighting vehicles built at speed in Britain and Australia; Nice colour back cover ad for North British Golf Balls shows British fighters in flight; Many more nice vintage ads. Average wear. Minor nibble from top of coverfold. A quality copy of this dramatic wartime issue. Book
Pages 645-662 and 667-672, lacking pages 663-666. Features: Cover illustrations of how enemy movements are watched in the desert; One page of illustrations explain anti-tank mines - "A Deadly Defensive Weapon in Mechanised Warfare"; Two-page illustration of 1,000 bombers, "A Panorama showing the bomber force which has smashed Rhineland and Western Germany"; Air photo of destroyed Gennevilliers Power Station in Paris; Photo of bomb damage in Canterbury; Air photo of bomb damage to B.F. Goodrich rubber tyre works in Paris; Three pages of very informative photos of key stages of production of the "Halifax" bomber; The Campaign in Russia and Libya - article with maps of Shanghai district, Kharkov area, and Tobruk area; Large photo-portrait of Air Marshal A.T. (Bomber) Harris, Commander-In-Chief, Bomber Command; The Aftermath of Battle - Scenes of Desolation in the Desert When the Fighting Has Ended - Four interesting photos over two pages; Centrefold illustration of the Eighth Army Salvaging an immobilised tank with a tank transporter; Six photos of salvaging tanks and enemy guns behind the front in Libya; Four photos of U.S. fighter-bombers - Curtiss "Kittyhawks" in the desert battle; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Mr. Arthur Merton, Mr. George W. Kettle, actor John Barrymore, Mexican President Avila Camacho, and Sir Archibald Sinclair; Two photos of scorched earth at Burma's Yenangyaung's oil fields; Photo of General MacArthur in Australian Parliament; Photo of midget Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbour; Nice colour back cover B.S.A. ad features illustration of tanks on parade with Big Ben in background. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Aside from the four missing pages, a quality copy. Book
Pages 485-524.. Features: Unveiling the El Alamein Memorial; Nice colour-photo ad inside front cover for Imperial Leather features lady with fan - #3 of a series; Nice one-page ad for RGD radio and television features Lady Isobel Barnett; Full-page Vauxhall ad; Photos of treaties signed in Cairo, Delhi and Paris; Inquiry into the Comet airliner disasters - results of tests at Farnborough; Photos of the Queen in South-West LAncashire; William Willis aboard the "Seven Little Sisteres" raft upon which he drifted across the Pacific; The Emperor of Ethiopia honoured at Oxford; One-page photo portrait of Montgomery of Alamein; Nice two-page cutaway illustration of the H.M.S. Vidal, the Navy's new survey ship and the first to be equipped with a helicopter flight deck; One-page photo of the Library of the New University City of Mexico - entirely covered with pictorial mosaic, plus two additional pages of photos of the University; Scenes of Queen Mother leaving for U.S. and Canada; Colour photos of grim ice-armoured Himalayan peaks; Centerfold colour reproductions of paintings by the Hon. Henry Hugh Clifford, V.C. of The Field of Inkerman, Lord Raglan's room, a truce to bury the dead, after Balaclava, and the attack on the Redan - scenes from the Crimean War against Tsarist Russia; Reproduction of 1890 photo of the surviving members of the Light Brigade; Looking back to the charge of the Light Brigade and other actions of the Crimean War; Photos of the new Sacred Heart Cathedral at Newark, New Jersey; Samples of paintings which cheat the eye; Personalities of the week includeAir Chief-Marshal Sir C. Medhurst, Vladimir Kutz, Nina Otkalenko, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida; Classy colour-photo ad for United States Lines inside back cover highlights the luxurious amenities; Colour Reed Paper ad on back cover by Roy Carnon features large transformer; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards with gilt decoration. Tears on worn dust jacket. Front free endpaper has been removed. Illustrated with the classical designs of John Flaxman.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's name inside. Slight creases to spine. 310 pages.
A clean, unmarked book. Edge wear and a bit of peeling laminate to cover. Age-toned pages. Stated First American Printing. 310 pages. More than fifty years old, the glued binding is likely fragile.
Two volumes bound in one. pp. 657; 314. Double column. Text printed within a frame. XLib. XLib stamp on title pages and elsewhere. XLib bookplate of Lutheran Seminary Gettysburg. Large 8vo. Original full embossed brown cloth binding. White library stamp on spine. FRENG 1 / 5
Three Volumes. Uncut. XLib. XLib stamp on title pages and elsewhere. Library bookplate. 8vo. Original full green buckram bindings. Gilt stamped spines. FRENG 4
Two volumes. Volume One Lacks title page and table of contents. Engraved frontis. Numerous text illustrations and maps. Age stained. Dampstained. Inked ownership of S. W. Barnes, 1878. 8vo. Original full gold decorated brown embossed cloth binding, worn. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FRENG 5
Three volumes. Engraved frontis illustrations. Publisher's catalogue flyleaves. Unopened. XLib. 8vo. Original full embossed green cloth binding. FRENG 1
Front cover illustration of General Gallieni, the Military Governor of Paris. The march of events from Austria's debacle at Lemberg to the turn of the tide in the west. Photos and illustrations include: The Belgian Mission in London; Eager young recruits for Lord Kitchener's new army; The Defences of Paris; Glimpses of Paris under the threat of another siege by the Prussians; Entry of the Huns into Picardy; centerfold illustration of French infantry hurrying forward to meet the hereditary foe on the battleground of Northern France; The horse in the war; Canada's aid in the war - superb rally of 108,000 men for active service; infantry of the First Canadian Contingent passing Stonehenge on their way from Salisbury Plain to London; Italian demonstration at the Queen's Hall, London; The Battle of the Marne; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Front cover portrait of General Porro, Italian Chief of Staff and Representative at the Allied War Conference in Paris. The intervention of the U.S.A. (continued from previous number). The Great Battle of Carso. Centerfold photos of Austrian and Italian positions. Covers loose but present. Tape marks where covers were previously secured. Unmarked. Book
