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Features: The People of the Caves; My Journey in Bhutan - I; An Arctic Man-Hunt; The Sydney "Flying-Machine"; An Odd Voyage; The Rescue Dogs of St. Bernard; How we Bluffed the Bushrangers; Life in a Japanese Prison; Short Stories - An Adventure in the "Towers of Silence", Hassan's Bride, Prospecting for Yaqui Gold; The Sportsmen of the Near East; Ning Wo the Wonderful; The Golden Beetle; The Riddle of the Zambesi; A Hero's Life Story; "The Hermit of Rotheneuf"; Marooned on a Sandbank; The "Tank Scrap"; Short Stories - A Luncheon Party in Rhodesia, The Ordeal of Mrs. Benns; The Deputation That Failed; An Island of Mystery; The Ghost of No. 1 Jetty; My Journey in Bhutan - II; The One-Eyed Parrot; The "Pearl of the Mediterranean"; A North Atlantic Tragedy; An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina; A Lost Hamlet; How I Climbed Mount Popocatepetl; The Masked Bandit of Tucson; Under the Star and the Crescent - I; Pegging out the Empire; Short Stories - The Jail-break at Kungyangon, The Missing Bracelet, The Story of a Glass Eye; Earnst's Luck;; Through the Rocky Mountains on a Raft - I; The Gipsy Polka; Abalone-Fishing; The Old Mexican Mine; A Mystery of the Bush; An Artist's Adventure; The Exploits of the Duke of the Abruzzi - I; The Rival Rain-Makers; Pegging Out the Empire - II; The Clue of the Marked Bamboo; Earthquakes from a Japanese Point of View; The Robbery at Goldsmiths; The Experiences of a Deputy-Postmaster; Some Adventures with Sea-Lions; Under the Star and Crescent - II; Through the Rocky Mountains on a Raft - II; Lost in an Underground Maze; An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina - II; On the Hill Crest Patrol; Stories of "Stripes" - the Tiger and the Tow-Boat, The Phantom Tiger; The Exploits of the Duke of the Abruzzi - II; The Dynamite Smuggler; A House Built in a Day; Bulstrode and the Bear; With Pen and Camera in Nigeria - I; The Castaways of Guadalupe Island; An Englishman's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina - III; Sport in India; Phaulkon's Treasure; The Balinese and Their Ways; Trooper Lovelace, T.T.P. - I; My Most Exciting Ballooning Experiences; Through the Rocky Mountains on a Raft - III; The Gum-Hunter; A Himalayan Arcadia; The Jealously of Pepe; A Texan "Snake-Farm"; One New Year's Day; Twelve Hundred Miles in a Paper Boat; Fishing on the Molopo; Locating a Leak; Two Men in a Cave; A Wanderer in Asia Minor - I; Wilson's "Scoop"; With Pen and Camera in Nigeria - II; A Race for a Gold-Mine; In the Far North-West - I; Trooper Lovelace, T.T.P. - II; How I Lassoed a Moose. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Is Belgium's Deliverance Near? - events likely to follow on the capture of the Ridges - article by Lovat Fraser; Views on the road of victory over Vimy Ridge - 2 photos; Italian Boats that went by mountain ways; Under German fire in Aisne and Champagne; Canadians utilizing the 'tump line' for carrying heavy materials to the front line; Photos of enemy ingenuity i.e. a phony hollow-tree observation post; The Victory of the Flanders Ridges - how British troops won their first sight of Bruges - article; Seven 'Somersets' capture Forty-Two Huns; Rise and Fall of the U-Boat - how Germany's blockade of Britain is rendered ineffective; Prowess and pity in Mesopotamia and Palestine; Splendid work of the gunboats on the Tigris; Humour and courage of the 'jocks' - memories and episodes of the fighting on the Western Front; French air messages and hun air murders; Realistic tests of efficiency at Aldershot. Somewhat above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
Full page illustration of the new chief of the Imperial General Staff, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. Some Lighter Aspects of a Fleet Action - by 'Bartimeus'. Preaching and Practising Prudent Economy - 5 photos. An Aeroplane Shoot on the Western Front, by 'O.Pip'. Artillery Preparation Against the Great Attack - 3 photos of a massive British rail-mounted gun and a French shell dump. Amazing photo of French observers serving as part of an anti-aircraft battery. Five photos of kite balloons. Women at work. Tanks and Trimphs from the French Front - 4 photos. From the Forge of Vulcan to the Field of Mars - two illustrations of massive guns. The U Boats and the U.S. - a confident view of the Transatlantic Transport (article). At Army Headquarters, article by Hamilton Fyfe. Arresting Attila's Advance to the Adriatic - 5 photos. New Laws for New Conditions - how the Australian Commonwealth Set the Example. Photos of decorated soldiers. Adventures of an ensign, article by 'Vedette'. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
Photo features: An appraisement of the action of the United States (in joining the war) - article; British Patrols in the Arras Push; Spanish and Chinese visitors view the western war; Australians near Bapaume; The Great Battle of Arras - article by Max Pemberton; Glimpses of the Glorious Battle of Arras; Hats off to the R.F.C. - article; Trekking two hundred miles to safety in East Africa; Supportive pets with soldiers; Vital Needs in Agriculture - article by Principal J.R. Ainsworth-Davis; and more. Staples disintegrated. Above-average wear. Book
Features: Article by Lovat Fraser - War Problems of the New Year; Gallant charge of the Fort Garry Horse (photos) - Lieutenant H. Strachan; Chinese men view war's ruin in west; Photos of Australians in France; French Premier with the heroes of Mort Homme; 'Thunderers' (gunes) that defy the foe before Verdun; Glimpses of East Africa from a German Camera; How I was arrested as a spy - an experience undergone three times by Hamilton Fyfe during Russia's spy-fever; Cambrai illustrations; Spotting for the Guns - adventures of John S. Margerison, Observation Officer of the Kite Balloons; From the Yser and Somme to Brenta and Piave; The Kaiser as Patron of the 'Prince of Hell' (illustrations); Airship that searches the sea for submarines; War-time wages and prices - causes and effects of their simultaneous increase (article); Forcing the entrance to Palestine at Gaza (illustrations); Photos of American Engineers who aid the British guards; Photos of English women engaged in agriculture on the home front; Photos of Victoria Cross (V.C.) recipients Pte. M.J. O'Rourke, Sergt. J. Ockenden; Pte. W.H. Butler; Cpl. E.A. Egerton (brief text included); The South Lancashires - 1 page (with photo) information about this regiment. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
"This chart represents historic time from the creation of the world according to the bible down to the present." - from title page. Contents fold out to display world history graphically in one very large, multi-tracking time line. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this truly superlative reference. Book
Approximately 48 one-side pages. Includes photos and biographies, activities, literary and sports. Average wear. Unmarked. Clipping from front cover has been patched. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 89-136. Features: Photos of accessories for your Vauxhall; Converting Britain's Railways into Roads? - interesting article; Vauxhall's Policy of Expansion - a brief picture report of the growth of the new Ellesmere Port Factory; Scramble - Article and great photos of the early days of the sport which had not yet been named Motocross; You Could Hear a Feather Fall - article and photos of General Motors' search for still greater silence and smoothness in motor vehicles; The Mobil (Fuel) Economy Run - photos of cars which attained in the 30-40 mpg range; Thoughts about car telephone systems; Alan Brinton's View; Testing the vision of drivers; Hasta la vista - a trip to Spain - article with photos; Test of the VX 4/90 - detailed article with photos; Keep that gear change clean and slick; Legal article; Readers' letters; Velox ad inside back cover; Many pages of great vintage ads. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 85-132. Features: Colour cover photo of a VX 4/90 being loaded into the nose of a Carvair (Channel Air Bridge); The 100th course of the R.A.C. Junior Driver Scheme - article with photos; You Must Give Way - animals on the road take precedence over motor traffic; Pressure Group - the 800 ton Schuler press at the Luton factory; Fuel Consumption Test; Photos and story of a motor trip to Italy in a Velox; Page of photos of vintage accessories for your Vauxhall; The Mountains Move Nearer - A VX 4/90 helps make history on the inaugural flight of the new Channel Air Bridge car ferry services to Switzerland - article with photos; Brinton's View; Ladies' Maid - A New Zealand trip - article and photos; Photos of interesting parking signs; "Your Name and Address Please" - how to deal with the police when stopped. Many pages of great vintage ads. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Exercise in Space - interesting article with photos explains how the company seeks to minimize the space of the shipping boxes it uses to transport its vehicles by ship; Vintage Ride - a wonderful 2856-mile trip that was made in a Vauxhaull 30/98 at Luton over 40 years ago; Garden Guests; Dressed in White - photos of a trip to St. Moritz by Douglas Dickins in his Vauxhall; Major Roads Ahead - some of the many road building projects presently under construction; "Motor" road-tests the Victor Super - detailed review article; Alan Brinton's View; Fishiology - An Gilmour's fishing trip in her Dormobile caravan; Art in Iron - photos of signs; 65 m.p.h. in a speed-limit area - not 'dangerous'; Readers letters; Many pages of great ads; Nice colour photo ad on back cover for the VX4/90. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Topics: preparedness of the Boy Scouts; Sir R. Baden-Powell as a Prophet; Holiday and War; The Boy Scout Organization; Work of a Wartime Camp; Lord Kitchener's View; The Public and the Scout; A Non-Military Movement; Opinions of the Press; The American Ambassador; Scout Law; Scout Badges; Gallantry in the Navy; Sea Scouts as Coast Guards; Gallantry in the Army; Influence of the Scout Spirit; War Emergency Work; Work for the Government; Agricultural Help; Boy Scout Tests of Citizenship; Recreation Huts and Collections; Helping the Police; In Air Raids and Bombardments; Work for Hospitals; Boy Scouts of the Empire; The Movement in Foreign Countries; Scouts of the Allies. Dozens of wonderful black and white photos. Average wear. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Magazine
365 pages. A public health inspector spends twenty-five frustrating years trying to be of service to his community (Victoria, British Columbia). At fifty he resigns and goes in search of a more satisfying life. He finds it in tropical Northern Queensland. This is his story. It is a novel and an anthology. Essays, verses, short fiction, travel, observations, character sketches. It is the compellingly written, informative, enlightening, thought-provoking, always entertaining experience of a man with intelligence, wit, and humour. The reader will find that she/he is seeing himself and his own community, because this book is not just about a small Canadian city or one corner of the sunny South Pacific. Nor is it just about one man's escape from a frustrating job. It is a forthright assessment of a society in trouble by a man who has a wider view because he deliberately stepped outside. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
156 pages. Features: Interview with Christopher Alexander; Four Reviews and an overview of Christopher Alexander's 'The Nature of Order' - an essay on the art of building and the nature of the universe; Going after the avant-garde - architectural aesthetics and the spirit of advertising; Architecture - biological form and artificial intelligence; Urban superconscious and the return of the garden myth; On the early sketches of Eric Mendelsohn; A view of berlin holocaust memorials; A treasure of Sullivan architectural ornament; Charles Biederman (1906-2004); Why Charles Biederman matters (to me); An imaginary dialogue between Kandinsky and Klee on Abstract art and nature; Florida Everglades; The color of art in nature's landscape; book reviews. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
393 pages. "The first attempt to give a complete and comprehensive study of the Jew of Newport, picturing from the religious, economic, social and political points of view the entire colonial background with which the Jew identified himself." - From Preface. Includes 36 black and white illustrations, 11 appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography and index. Chapters include: The Dim Beginnings; Dawn; Progress; From Inquisition to Freedom; The Synagogue; A Glimpse of Jewish Life; Visitors; The Jew in the Community; Uproar, Dispersion and Decline; Evacuation and Revival; The Close of a Colorful Chapter; Noble Memories; Reconsecration; Adjustment; Immorality. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to blue boards. Lettering worn from spine. Both hinges almost fully open. Tape protects top and bottom of spine. A fragile yet worthy copy of this excellent reference. Book
London, Frederick Muller, 1968. 4to.; X-196 pp. Encuadernación original en tela.
This book deals in popular terms with some of the phenomena and problems of vision; a close-up picture of a 'modern' scientist at work. Well illustrated. A few small tears to edge of dust jacket and some soiling. Stains at base of front pastedown.
Unpaginated. Almost one inch thick. Not only a complete 1974 yearbook, this volume also includes a substantial primarily photographic history of the school back to its founding in 1931. Prior owner's small name hidden on backside of front free endpaper else unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Supplement included. A quality copy of this special issue. Book
Features: Twilight of the great beasts - Africa's wildlife is disappearing - photo of dead rhino and smashed car after collision (large clipping from the first page of this article); A visit with Robert Frost - at 86, the great poet of New England is as perceptive as ever; I call on Perry Como (part 2 of 3) - Perry's candid view of the new generation of singers - and of the songs they sing; First Lady of the Funnies - Dale Messick is the 'mamma' of Brenda Starr; Dreamers on the Payroll - physicist William Thaler and his staff are used by the Navy to 'dream freely' to produce that one idea in fifty which might be useful; The Wondrous Outer Banks of North Carolina; Nice colour ad for the Chrysler Imperial, "America's Most Carefully Built Car." Nice color Cadillac ad. Ad clipped from page 61 - text unaffected. Above-average wear. Book
232 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Frances Barkley's "Reminiscences," published here for the first time, contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. Author has added a wealth of interesting detail on the Barkleys and the world of their time. Offers an intriguing view of the eighteenth century and of a high-spirited woman in British Columbia's past. Dab of liquid paper atop first page. Prior owner's name and blind stamp upon half-title page. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
n.p. Accordion fold. 4 Scenes. Two plates marred. Oblong miniature. 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. Original full green cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. VERY SCARCE. ENGLAND BOX 2
Second Impression. 76 pages. Illustrated with fifty-five diagrams and eight drawings by various architects. Small brown mark on back cover. Spine bumped top/base.
247 pages including references and index. "The question of sovereignty in the oceans is one of the most vexed of modern international problems and for all who are concerned from either a practical or an academic point of view, Dr. Prescott makes a cool appraisal of the situation. For the first time, his book considers the geographical characteristics and problems associated with the political regions of the world's oceans. Prior owner's name atop front endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked. Spine leaning. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Solid copy. Book
Incisione da matrice in rame (mm.300x400 e margini), abilmente colorata da mano coeva: veduta prospettica animata da numerosi personaggi. Titolo lungo il margine inferiore, firmata "Marieschi delin. -J Bowles fecit". Queste «vues d'optique», dai colori molto vivaci, se opportunamente predisposte con intagli, forature e controffondature, erano presentate al pubblico all'interno di apparecchi ottici semplificati dal pantoscopio, allo zogroscopio, dalla lanterna magica al mondo novo. . Cfr. Maria Adriana Prolo - Luigi Carluccio. Il Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino. 1978, la ricercata prima pubblicazione relativa al nascente Museo della Mole Antonelliana. C.A. Minici Zotti, Il Mondo Nuovo. Le meraviglie della visione dal '700 alla nascita del Cinema, 1988..
417 pages. Index. Appendices. Footnotes. List of sixty black and white illustrations. A rare surviving copy of this important reference, made all the more engaging by today's environment of competing fiat currency devaluations. "Hitherto Numismatists when stydying the Origines of Coinage had confined themselves to the materials presented to them in the earliest money of Lydia, Greece and Italy, and on the other hand the Metrologists had almost completely limited their range of observation to the systems of Babylon, Egypt, Greece and Rome. As the Comparative Method has yielded such excellent results in the study of other human institutions, I have endeavoured by its aid to get some new principles which may throw some fresh light on the first beginnings of monetary and weight systems." - from Preface. Attractive gilt decoration upon green front board. Legible gilt lettering upon backstrip. Average external soiling and wear. Several chips from and lengthy openings along backstrip which has become brittle with age. Narrow opening along most of front hinge. Back hinge open. Bookplate discretely removed inside front board. Unmarked. A tender but worthy copy. Book
100 pages. Features: Fulbright Becomes a National Issue - Internationalism; On and Off Stage at the 16th U.N. Assembly - Eight photos including JFK addressing the assembly; Close View of the 'Nonaligned' - an analysis of the deeds and omissions of the Belgrade group of nations; Russia - What We Don't Know, by Leon Goure; West Berlin Waits, uncertainly; On Patrol with the Seventh Fleet - roving the reaches of the Pacific under conditions of 'special readiness'; How to Lose an Election; Hurricane and Hunters; The Actor's 'Method' - His Life, by Lewis Funke and John E. Booth; Why Men Race with Death - Robert Daley explains the homage some pay to 'the voracious god of fast cars' - article with photo of the Von Tripps crash which killed 13 spectators at Monza; Diamonds are a Boy's Best Friend - Business Agent Frank Scott helps baseball players maximize their income from endorsements - article with photo of Frank Scott between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris; Fashion Photos - Taking Cover from the Weather; The State Department's Operations/Crisis Center; Conductor Aaron Copland - five photos; Art out of Anything; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Gently yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Book