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First Edition, vii,[i]pp., 283,[1]pp., 11 engraved plates showing such goods as hose pipes, carriage wheel tire, air proof cushions, beds, swimming belts, Yachting boats, mud boots, tents, fishing trousers, cricket bat, -leg protector, -gloves, foot balls, etc., orig. embossed cloth, small tear to head and foot of spine. "Hancock, Thomas (1786?1865), rubber manufacturer and inventor... Hancock took out sixteen patents in all relating to rubber between 1820 and 1847. He displayed remarkable ingenuity in suggesting uses for what was practically a new material, and the specifications of his patents cover the entire field of rubber manufactures, though many of his ideas were not carried out at the time."?(Oxford DNB).
Pages 105-156 plus XII pages of nostalgic ads. Black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Jehol - "Twilight Land of Nomadism"; Glasgow; Cape Breton Island; Rubber. Nice colour "White Star Line" ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. Magazine
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Oblong format: 10"w x 7 1/4"h. 40 pages. Slight edge wear. Exhibition catalog.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Oblong format: 10"w x 7 1/4"h. 40 pages. Slight edge wear. Exhibition catalog.
Vg/Vg (front of dj undamaged and unmarked, large tear across back of dj but no loss, neat signature title page else contents very clean in very good condition, near fine) 16mo 57pp. Little booklet published in aid of War Funds. Second printing August 1943. Sold in aid of the War Purposes Fund. Red lettering stamped across front cover reads "A gift to the Forces from Ceylon Theatres Limited." Foreword by the Governor of Ceylon. Quote from G. Layton, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon on front dj flap and on back dj as follows: "our war effort now demands the production of every pound of rubber possible, and the more interest taken in this subject the better." Short passages include the history of the rubber industry in Ceylon, early attempts at manufacture, Charles Goodyear, vulcanization, Sir Henry Wickham, the birth of companies, Dunlop, comparison of share prices, the world's production and consumption of rubber, and more. Also chapter on the production of rubber and the treatment of the raw product on the plantation illustrated with b/w photographs. Very interesting and unusual little item.
24 pages. Grainy black and white reproductions of photos. Text primarily in English, some in German. "I was at Auschwitz from January to December 1944." - page 3. A war injury led to the author being restricted to service on the home front. In 1943 he went to Ukraine to raise India rubber plants to supply Germany's wartime need for tires. When Germany lost Ukraine in 1943, he was transferred to the department of plant cultivation at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institut, which had a branch at Auschwitz. It was only on his way there that he learned it was a concentration camp. Originally written in 1973, this appears to be a reprint circa 1985. Average wear. Some pencil markings. SINGERMAN 1317. Book
PUF Que Sais Je ? 1955, In-12 broché, 127 pages. Bon état.
Broch?. 128 pages. Rousseurs. Mouillure en marge.
Pages 285-312. Features: Illustration of General Sir Archibald Wavell; Photos from Russia, including sleeping masses in underground station; Photo of the Duke of Aosta who died on March 3; Photos of British aircraft parts being made deep underground; Photos of Dutch warships; Photos of the last days at Singapore; Large contour map of Java, invaded by Japanese; Topographical map of Java, indicating many features of interest; Illustrations are used to explain the case for and against the use of the big bombers; Photos of preparations for invasion of Bruneval; Photos after the successful Bruneval raid, including German POWs; Centerfold illustration of cyclist troops training to repel paratroop invasion of East Anglia; Prospects in Russia - article with map of Burma and the Russian Front; Photos of twelve people in the news, including the Earl of Selborne, Lieutenant Arthur Cutler, V.C., Pilot Officer J.J. Lynch, Rt. Hon. Lord Salvesen, Commander G.M. Sladen, and the late Lieut.-Com. Eugene Esmonde, V.C.; Numerous photos of General Douglas MacArthur - Holding the Philippines; Air photos of "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" forced into ports for repairs; Photos of Churchill's mechanism (personnel) responsible for running the war; Photos of the R.A.F. in Russia with Hawker "Hurricanes" in the Arctic Circle; China's Resounding Victory at Changsha - six photos from the battlefront, including Japanese POWs; Two pages of photos of the importance and production of synthetic rubber; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover; More vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue. Book
in-4 carré, 155 pp., broché, couv. ill à rabats. Très riche iconographie en noir. Bel exemplaire. [GD8/5]
in-8, 173 pp., illustrations. Broche, couverture illustree.- Bon etat. [CL-6] Le Mensonge du Génocide
341 pages including index. Provides a comprehensive overview and interpretation of the development of Germany in the twentieth century, a country whose history has decisively shaped the map and the politics of modern Europe and the world in which we live. Date rubber stamped inside front cover. Large black marker initials upon front flyleaf. Average wear. Markings to first half of text. Book
100 pages. Features: An eye on the market; Feeders for 18 cents a pound; Should you wash eggs?; Here's low-cost dairying; Corn combines speed the harvest; Quick-change wagon; Save labor in the home; A Christmas Call (fiction); The King's Pear Tree (fiction). Ads: Allis-Chalmers (color inside front cover); Rexall (with Amos 'n' Andy); Champion spark plugs ad features Kenneth Cooke of Malabar Farm near Mansfield, OH; Natural Rubber Burea ad shows armed Malayan guard at rubber plantation; 1952 Pontiac; Case Tractors - showing the 'VAC' model; Nice two-page color-photo ad for New Holland forage equipment; De Laval milkers; International Harvester McCormick Farmall Super C tractor (nice color photos); Massey-Harris combines; New Idea manure spreaders and attachments (color photo); Prince Albert Tobacco ad features Alfred Cronk and George Williams; Nice color 7up ad shows formal party scene in living room; Homelite chainsaws; Ford tractors (2 pages); McCulloch chainsaws; Wisconsin motors; Bolens garden tractors; Studebaker Commander V-8 (color inside back cover); Stark Bros. Nurseries (back cover). Small ad clipped from page 43. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
