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68 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for the Boeing-Vertol HC-1B Chinook helicopter in flight; Guerrilla War Paperback Bibliography; One-page photo ad for the Bell HU-1B helicopter; One-page photo ad for the Hiller TEN99 helicopter; WWII - The Military Balance Sheet - part 1 of 2 articles assessing the conduct of WWII by the top Allied civilian and military leadership; Aviation Safety vs. Combat Readiness; The Unsolved Mystery of Pete Ellis - the man whose secret study forecast the events of WWII; Tanks and Vertical Envelopment - the Forsyth Brothers propose a solution; Tax Time Tips; The M73C Machine Gun - A Special Report; Foulmouths Aren't Tough - They Foul Up the Corps; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Huskie VMO helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Some soiling to front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) First and Only Edition of this extremely rare first user guide for the Ottoman market for a sewing machine manufactured by the Singer Company. This richly illustrated user guide in Ottoman Turkish, printed for "28 K" model (manufactured in 1882) of Singer sewing machines includes numerous diagrams showing the parts of the machine and threading the needle, sewing techniques, using the belt wheel and foot pedal, measuring techniques, the thickness of needles and threads, and how to detect and avoid counterfeits of the brand. In Ottoman Empire, Singer sewing machines were initially started to be offered for sale in Constantinople and Smyrna (today's Istanbul and Izmir) in the 1880s, soon after Isaac Merritt Singer & Company was incorporated with Edward B. Clark, Attorney-at-law from New York in 1851. The company opened its first dealer/dealership in the last period of the Imperial Ottoman at Cadde-i Kebîr [i.e. Istiklâl Street] in Pera, and became the first foreign company to open a dealer/dealership and issue an invoice in Turkey. As the first company to use the "direct marketing" method, Singer went to mountain villages in Turkey, together with its salespersons, instructors, and technicians, who were in charge of showing and informing people on how to use Singer sewing machines, for many years. Singer was the first company to prepare user's guides, to provide extensive service, to initiate the practice of "Guarantee Coupon", to deliver training on sewing - embroidery, and to introduce gas stoves and ovens to Turkish people. In addition, Schneidertempel (Tailors Synagogue), which was founded in 1894 by Mayer Schönman, who was the tailor of Sultan Abdulhamid II in the Ottoman palace, and the head of the tailor's guild at that time, broke the monopoly of male tailors in the Ottoman Empire and led the way for every woman to do sewing at home. At the beginning of the 20th century, free sewing courses for women started to be organized by Singer in Turkey. Furthermore, Singer played a role in the history of all leading garment-industry brands of Turkey. (Source: Official Singer Website - History). ABOUT ZELLICH PRINTING HOUSE: Antonio Zelic (Zellich) of Brela was one of many Dalmatians who left his homeland in pursuit of a better life during the 19th century. However, instead of going west, he set out toward the East, to the Ottoman imperial capital - Istanbul. Upon arrival in the city on the Bosphorus, Zelic found employment at the first lithographic print house founded by Henri Cayol in the Ottoman Empire. In 1869, Zelic opened his own lithographic print house called "Zellich and Sons" (A. Zellich et fils). His descendants continued his work with great success, and the Zellich Print House, now known as "Zellich Brothers" (Zellich frères), became one of the most renowned in the Empire. The Zellich Brothers won recognition due to the high quality of their products, and, above all, the amazing beauty of their postcards and posters. Their crowning achievement was an order for the printing of the Ottoman Turkish Lira banknotes in 1914. The Zellichs received many Ottoman and international awards, including medals conferred by the Pope, the Persian shah, and the Serbian king.". (Source: Documentary film "Zelic- Printers to the Empire", Levantineheritage). Original illustrated wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters, pre-1928). 24 p., [24] unnumbered b/w engraved ills. Heavily stains on top of the pages, a trace of folding. Overall a good copy. Özege 15450.; Only one institutional copy in the Library of Congress according to the WorldCat: OCLC 125421484.
64 pages. Features: Parker pen inside front cover features colour illustration of composer Henry Purcell; Colour Canada Dry ad; How the War Looks after Five Years; Editorial on Canadian inflation and Community Chest issues; Bright one-page GM ad features illustration of anti-aircraft crew in battle; Mr. Pemberton's Commission (short story); Hell Passage (short story); The Scientists Made it Possible - photo-illustrated article on military advances such as the Piat projector, which can penetrate the turrets of German tanks, and Britain's "Human Torpedoes"; Ghosts Don't Talk (short story); The Millionth Guest (short story); Canada's massive newsprint industry - article with wonderful photos; Roads rule the war - article with photos of roads being manually constructed in Northern Ireland and Burma; One-page ad by the Government of Canada entitled "One Man's Income is Another Man's Outgo" encourages wartime price stability; One-page black and white photo ad for Kodak features Sgt. F.L. "Bill" Perry of 58 King St., Summerside, P.E.I. with W)2 A.M. Casey of Peterborough, Ontario; Very militaristic one-page Gooderham & Worts, Limited ad explains their war alcohol production and shows air raid in progress; Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) ad shows prospector and proclaims "Free Enterprise Made Canada's Mines"; Anaconda Copper & Brass ad features photo of Johnnie Religa, machine operator who came to Canada in 1909 from Piotrkow, Poland and now owns a home in New Toronto; Nice two-colour Cutex ad promotes their Honor Bright nail polish; Kitchen article on Pickling; Nice colour half-page ad for Clark's Governor Sauce; Reviving the age-old art of wine-making; Colour photo of Mary Sieburth's very popular Golliwogg doll; Fashion illustrations; One-page Singer sewing machine photo ad; Women of Canada and the cost of clothing; Charlie McCarthy colour-comic featured in Chase & Sanborn ad; World Sayings; Excellent colour Fort Truck/Military Vehicle ad shows war and farm applications of their products; Rare back cover colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps says "The Canadian Army Needs More Women!", and requests questions to Lt. Dora Sweet of Ottawa; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
64 pages. A wonderful memento for Toronto Maple Leafs fans! Features: Front cover colour photo shows Leaf bench with George Armstrong, Frank Mahovlich and Eddie Shack; Colour photo ad for the Ford Country Squire Station Wagon inside front cover; Maclean's Reports - How one obscure report inflamed both sides of the Fluoride debate all over again; Editorial on Hypocrisy in the Criminal Code - "preventing conception" is an offense; The Maple Leaf Money Machine - a report on how they play and pay, by Peter Gzowski - fantastic two-page-wide black and white candid photo of the team spread out along the boards, complete with their names and positions - the following pages feature a similar two-page-wide black and white photo of the players spread out along the boards in their street clothes, complete with their names and second job, perhaps the most interesting of which is Myles G. (Tim) Horton, "Restaurateur" - little did he know how big his name would become with the eventual growth of his donut business; The Birth-Control Explosion; Portrait of Toronto's Little Italy - its citizens are 160,000 Italian Canadians; The Intimate Record of Sigismund Zippel's Open Heart Operation - artificial leaves in his main heart valve; Report from Africa's unreported war - in Portuguese Angola -Holden Roberto's rebels attack from the Congo; The Taping of Hamlet, starring Christopher Plummer and Elsinore; Colour illustrated Chevrolet centrefold ad; Colour photo full-page ad for TCA, Trans-Canada Air Lines/Air Canada; Cool all-red full-page photo ad for the 1964 Buick Special - with three models shown; Sidney Katz makes the case for a sane look at drivers who drink. Contents gently tanned with age. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Magazine
In 24, pp. 15 + (1) con ill. xilogr. n.t. Br. ed. Rarissimo e interessante manualetto redatto da Thomas Bradford considerato l'inventore della lavatrice. Bradford, americano, brevetto' una macchina (di cui compare un'illustrazione nel testo) costituita da una gabbia ottagonale in legno nella quale venivano messi i vestiti da lavare inserita a sua volta in una piu' grande, una sorta di mastello di legno, riempito con acqua e sapone. Una manovella azionata a mano faceva ruotare il meccanismo permettendo ai panni di lavarsi.
187pp + 17 plates in Atlas VG/none First (only) edition. Full title "Rudimentary and Elementary Principles on the Construction and on the Working of the Machinery illustrated by numerous examples of modern machinery for different branches of manufacture". Book (Text) in contemporary green hardback with gilt lettering on spine, Atlas with editorial (?) flexible cloth olive green wrappers and Title inset pasted on front board, light signs of wear, paper slightly age-browned, overall a VG copy. XIX century work on machinery, very scarce complete with the accompanying Atlas in 4o with its 17 large folding plates.
Book is in excellent condition with bottom front corner bumped slightly, a little sunning to lower edge are only flaws. Heavy weave black cloth covers with artist's name in gilt. Binding is solid and square, covers otherwise have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Two page intro, the remainder of the book is composed of large plates of Mr. Ungerer's work, one per page on heavy paper. Unpaginated, about 60 plates with bright red endpapers. Handsome book. Dust jacket is price clipped, though the price is still there, with heavy edge wear, small tears at corners, scuffing, scratching. Nice photo of artist at back flap playing with a small ball on the floor excitedly. "Rube Goldberg in the spirit of the Marquis de Sade." "The people in his ink drawings are a race of energetic masochists, wearing Spiderman masks and boots, who have created elaborate and impossible machines for total gratification, using pullys, suction cups, conveyor belts, bicycles, rowboats...vending machines... " -- Village Voice. Publisher's page is marked "First Printing".
pp. ix, 326. Index. Bibliography. Black and white reproductions of photos. Diagrams. "Now, for the first time, the insider's view of the Enigma story and other clandestine operations is revealed by Gordon Welchman, a top British mathematician who was largely responsible for the crucial achievements at Bletchley Park in the first months of WWII. Goes beyond Bletchley to show how the lessons learned from Germany's errors in using the Enigma codes can - and must - be applied to the use of military communications today." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in Brodart. A quality copy of this essential cryptographic chronicle. Enser p.75. Book
