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Illustration Features: Surrending Germans pass through the French lines; The Battle of the Nieuport Dunes - Matchless story of the Northamptons and the King's Royal Rifles (article by Max Pemberton); Canadian Pioneers at work and at Liesure (5 photos); Men of many climes who fight for France; Italians in the Alps and in the air; These Three historic years - article by Lovat Fraser; Aerial activity of four warring nations; Immortal Heroism of K.R.R.C. & Northamptons; Incidents in the Battle of the Nieuport Dunes; British Women's Mission of Mercy in France; How the Hun encourages neutral powers; 'Pipsqueaks' that served to alarm all London - 5 photos of air raid sound rockets; When Paris was in Peril - article by Hamilton Fyfe; Fire and Fury Flaming upon the foe in France. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
234 pages including bibliography and index. "Tells the colourful story of the Victoria Fire Department through a well-researched absorbing text and in hundreds of eloquent photographs. Included also are maps, appendices of the department's apparatus over the years, and sections of aural history dating back to 1912, as well as numerous anecdotes. Many original archival sources and the official records of the Victoria Fire Department were used in research." - from dust jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout, plus several in colour. Book clean, bright and unmarked but for date written atop decorated front endpaper. Average wear but no tears to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
140 pages. Features: Golden Newbies - BTO, Trooper, Prism, Doucette, Stonebolt, Nick Gilder and Chilliwack are making records in Vancouver - fantastic article with great photos of Bruce Allen, Sam Feldman, Jay Gold, Terry David Mulligan, and others; Microsurgery - Glen Whitehouse gets a new thumb; Alison Griffiths - Managing the U.S. Women's Ski Team; Victor Lee and the local Chinese Benevolent Association; When Trucks Went Logging - an incredibly informative and readable account of the adventurous development of truck logging in B.C.; Quircky reduction kiln - a long day and night at the high fire kiln; Gaawa-Hanas - The Enchanted Place, Poem by Peter Trower; and more. Above-average wear. PLEASE NOTE: Covers not included. Magazine
359 pages. Recalls the tragic ruination by fire of Saint John New Brunswick in 1877. "It is a hideous story at the best, full of the very saddest events and the most exciting scenes. The contemplation of that disastrous evening, that lurid night, that pile of spectral ruins, makes us hesitate to dip the pen; yet it should be written." - from Preface. Illustrated. Front free endpaper removed. Heavily worn. Various defects. Reading copy only. Book
48 pages. Includes four pages of wonderful color photos plus sheet music for these songs: Georgetown; If I Turn You Away; Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (For Just a Moment); Saved My Life; Shake Down; St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion); Stressed Out (Close to the Edge); This Time it Was Really Right; Young and Innocent. Also includes professional fake book arrangements. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average external wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
110 pages. "... For fifty years he was concerned with the work of evangelism in Japan... He worked for 33 years among the police in and around Tokyo, later moving to Kobe; during the war he visited many Japanese evacuation camps in the U.S.A." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Ink stamp upon front free endpaper. Binding sound. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Book
144 pages. A pictorial presentation of the fire apparatus used from 1886 to 1974 and contains many excellent and previously unpublished photos of Seagrave, American-LaFrance, Amoskeag and Waterous, all world-famous manufacturers of fine equipment, as well as several little-known makes. Never before has a Canadian fire department been documented in this way. A must for those interested in the evolution of firefighting equipment. Contains over 200 black and white photographs. Gilt Vancouver Fire Department logo upon brown cloth front board. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
This listing consists of pages 1-6 and 13-18 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: Lindbergh kidnapping news; Federal by-election results; Optimistic B.C. mining stats; Nome Alaska razed by fire; Editorial page; Ada Mackenzie medalist in Canadian golf; Business page; Cartoon page; two pages of classified ads; David Spencer Limited ads; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear. Above-average soiling, especially to back page. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
72 pages. Features: Photo ad for the Vertol 107 helicopter; Bibliography on Guerilla Warfare; Photo ad for the FMC M 113 Amphibious APC; Something to Fight For - what motivates men to fight and die in combat?; Marines Afloat - what to expect if you pull a tour of sea duty; Marine Aviation Needs More Command Billets; Eyes Aloft - proposals to change our FMF aerial reconnaissance; Combined Fire - small unit weapons and combat tactics in Portugal, Belgium and France; Soviet Comments on Vertical Envelopment - an analysis of the three articles on this topic appearing in Soviet periodicals; 1st (First) Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) - updates on the aviation side of our Far East division/wing team since our last report in July 1960; Combat Maintenance - how our maintenance system takes the bite out of inflation; FMF 1965 - proposed organization and major equipment; Promotions and transfers; Back cover two-color ad for the McDonnell Phantom II fighter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Dick Best; Further Adventures of Youthly Puresome - The Rocket's Red Glare; "Yankee Air Pirates Attack Airliner!"; 1,000 Trap Aircrew; Blaze of Glory - Charlie Ware and the Battle of Midway; MCAS Yuma; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Approximately 50 pages. Undated - circa 1970?. At time of printing, 2 digit phone numbers existed in nearby Nanaimo! A nice local keepsake with the personal recipes of many well-known ladies plus contemporary advertisements. Average wear. Front cover appears to be a facsimile with balance original. Book
In 4. Dim. 30,5x21,5 cm. Pp. 352. Interessante raccolta dell'anno 1882 della rivista scientifica "La scienza per tutti" pubblicata dal 1879 al 1943. La rivista proponeva articoli di storia e descrizione delle principali novita e scoperte di scienze naturali, in particolar modo inerenti l'elettricità ma anche articoli di astronomia e scienza pratica. La raccolta comprende i numeri dal 1 del Marzo 1882 al numero 44 del 30 dicembre 1882 (incompleto manca pag. 343) per un totale di 42 numeri (purtroppo i numeri 32 del 7 ottobre 1882, e 42 del 16 dicembre 1882 risultano mancanti). Tra gli articoli all'interno: Il pirofono, Bertoldo SChwartz e l'invenzione della polvere, La prima locomotiva americana, telefonia, fotofoni e radiofoni, la navigazione a vapore, la lampada sole, Di Humboldt, Winstanley e il primo faro di Eddystone, accumulatore elettrici, bilancia di induzione, Gay Lussac, tlegrafia moderna, Crompton, scoperta del tabacco, binocolo fotografico, Andrea Vesalio, Stephenson, Microfono per usi domestici, estintore automatico degli incendiWollaston, Cuvier, fotografia con la luce elettrica, Copernico, Watt, Palissy, telegrafo automatico di Edison, Le fotografie istantanee, Scheele, Pinel, ascensore, carta geografica della luna, Dolomieu, Aquilone elettrico, Buffon, telefono bottcher, nuova lampada elettrica, Scienza alla fiera: donna con tre teste, Fresnel, Caldaja du temple, Ciclo completo delle eclissi di luna dal 1843 al 1878, nuovo binocolo tascabile, ecc... Gli articoli delle opere: La natura di Rengade (opera sulla puericoltura e sviluppo del corpo), Astronomia popolare di Flammarion, entrambi incompleti. In ogni numero rubrica con ricette pratiche di scienza e chimica (inchiostro, come conservare le patate, mastice per i denti cariati ecc..) Numerose illustrazioni all'interno. Brossura editoriale originale. In buone condizioni. Brossura editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure e parti mancanti ai margini e dorso. Legatura in buone condizioni tranne al numero 43 e 44 assente. Pagine in buone condizioni con rare fioriture estrappi marginali in qualche numero. Strappi marginali al n. 1, numerosi strappi e bruniture al numero 43 Interesting collection of the year 1882 of the scientiphic magazine "La scienza per tutti" published between 1879 and 1943. The magazine proposed articles of history and description of main scientiphic discoveries of natural history, particularly electricity, astronomy and practical science. The collection includes numbers from 1 of March 1882 to number 44 of 30 december 1882 (uncomplete pag. 343 is missing) for a total of 42 numbers (unfortunately numbers 32 of the 7 october 1882, and 42 of the 16 december 1882 are missing). Between the articles inside: Bertoldo SChwartz and invention of dust, the first american locomotive, telephones, radiophones, steam navigation, solar lamp, Di Humboldt, Winstanley Eddystone, electric accumulators, induction lamp, Gay Lussac, modern telefraphy, Crompton, discovery of tobacco, photographic binocole, Andrea Vesalio, Stephenson, Home microphone, fire estinctor, Wollaston, Cuvier, photoes with electric light, Copernico, Watt, Palissy, Edison telegraph, sudden photoes, Scheele, Pinel, lift, moon map, Dolomieu, Buffon, bottcher phone, new electric lamp, Science in the fair: woman with three heads, Fresnel, Caldaja du temple, Complete cicle of moon eclypse from 1843 until 1878, new pocket binocole etc... The magazine contain articles of the following works: La natura di Rengade (opera sulla puericoltura e sviluppo del corpo), Astronomia popolare di Flammarion, both are uncomplete. In each number rubrica with practical recipes of science and chemistry (ink, how to preserve potatoes, mastice per i denti cariati ecc..) Different illustrations inside. Editorial original cover. In good conditions. Editorial cover in good general conditions slightly worn in the edges and spine. Foxings. Binding in good conditions apart for the number 43 and 44 is missing. Pages are in good conditions with occasional foxings and tears in some number. Tears in the edges of n. 1, different tears and yellowings in number 43.
312p., 9 illus, incl. 1 col Hardcover Very good condition, spine ends worn
93 p. + List of the First Officers of the Company 1803 and 1853. Small 4to. Original publisher's cloth binding, decorated in gold and blind. Front board detached. Copy from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Very scarce firematic item. PA 7
Stories: Sea-Wolf of the Arctic; The Dam that Didn't; The Odyssey of the Olga; Fire in the Forest; Some Adventures with Grizzlies; An Eventful Inspection; The Purser's Tale; Adventure Ahoy; Find the Woman; A Little Oversight; The Horns of a Dilemma. Covers detached but present. Above-average wear. Book
48 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Contents: Advice for Officers; Security; Crossing of the Moro; Meaning of S Gradings; Hints on F.T.; Plenty More; Letter from France; The Sappers; Film Strips; Ortona; Every Man a Marksman; A Battle in Normandy; Passing it On; Correcting Artillery Fire From a Tank; Films; Precedence of Corps. Laid-in is a 4-page leaflet entitled Schedule of Courses, 4th Quarter, 1944 which lists dozens of courses across Canada at such locations as RMC, Camp Borden, Cdn Bomb Disposal School (Ottawa), Cdn Small Arms School (Nanaimo), etc. Moderate wear. Canadian militaray ink stamp (dated 15 September 1944) upon back cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
180 pages plus extensive appendices. Black and white illustrations. "The story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handful of men remained. Attempts to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reasons for such sacrifices. The result of years of careful research." - from dust jacket. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Light to moderate wear to dust jacket which is now in protective Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
96 pages. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos and illustrations. Substantial text describes the development of the company, its products, and their manufacture. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A qualty copy of this very nostalgic and informative Colt memento. Book
Features: Defense money is not wasted - General Nathan F. Twining; Hospitalized at Home - home care preserves scarce hospital resources; How Smart are Computers? - Doctor John R. Pierce; People on the Way up - Mary Fran Leuckee, Richard Goodwin, Eugene Shinn; The Master Planners - here are the men who largely decide what you may and may not see on TV; Fire Pilots - Airborne firefighters; Football's League of Headaches - an inside report on the problems that threaten the life of the American Football League and the San Diego Chargers; Battle for New York - Candidates Wagner, Lefkowitz and Gerosa battle for New York's Mayoralty. Average wear. Book
Songs include: Tragedy Trail, How the Mountain Came Down; Shanty Town Sharon; Fire in the Mine; Somewhere, There's Sorrow; Don Valley Jail; Benny the Bum; Black Donnelly's Massacre; Battle of Despair; Reesor Crossing Tragedy; The Little Boy's Prayer; Around the Bay and Back Again. Average wear overall. Great Stompin' Tom collectible. This album was originally recorded in 1968 but this tape was probably made circa 1990. Book
Features: The Grand National Steeplechase; Glasgow Fire; Volcanic Eruption of New Guinea; Khrushchev visits De Gaulle; Master Works of Ancient Iranian Artists; Makerere College, The University College of East Africa; The Rover 80 and 100 - automobile feature; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Iranian earthquake kills 20,000; Farnborough 1962; Politburo versus Willaya IV - Algeria; Royal Tomb at Igbo, Nigeria; Mariner II - tearing the viel from Venus; Colour photos of nuclear explosion 200 miles over Johnson Island; Southern California Brush Land Fire; and more. Centerfold loose from one staple. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
pp. vi, 178. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Map endpapers. "Weaves together the story of Japanese attempts to retaliate [after the Doolittle raids on the Japanese islands] with an account of wartime situations and the effects of the attacks along the west coast of the United States and Canada. Describes coastal defenses, the evacuation of Japanese-Americans, and beach patrols. Written with the assistance of Japanese scientists who developed and launched the fire bomb balloons, surviving members of the crews of the Japanese submarines that attacked the U.S. mainland, and the only airplane pilot to bomb the United States." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear to publisher's mauve cloth decorated in gilt. Binding tight. Light wear to dust jacket which is partially sunned at spine and now preserved in Brodart. A quality copy of this intriguing and little-known WWII history. Enser p.134, Smith 5828-34. Book
Front cover portrait of General Sir Standish Monteith Hamilton, G.C.B., D.S.O. The Fight for the Dardanelles. Centerfold photos of the great attack on the Turkish defences of the Dardanelles/ Kum Kale Fort on fire. Photos and Illustrations include: Channel Islanders in wartime; Photo of shrapnel bursting over the Belgian trenches in Flanders; Australians on the Gallipoli Peninsula and ready to advance in the Dardanelles operations; The sinking of the H.M.S. Irrisistible; The last of the French Battleship Bouvet; Turkish torpedo attack on the British transport Manitou; and more. Covers secured by tape. Above-average wear. Book
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