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28 pages plus advertorial covers. Extensive WWII coverage including: Karsh cover photo of Churchill and Mackenzie King; Five photos of "Huge Military Convoy Reaching India Without Losing a Ship or Man - Disembarkation Scenes"; Two-page illustration of "The Relative Size, Velocity and Weight of Shell Used in the Latest North African Battles - General Grant Tanks, The Mark IV, and the German 88-m.m. anti-tank gun"; Ten Photos of devastation in Malta, "The Heroic Island, continuously battered from the air, unfailing courage of the most bombed place in the world"; Article on the Threat to Egypt; Eight photos of bomb damage to Canterbury and other historic sites; Photo-illustrated review of "Last Train From Berlin" by Howard K. Smith; One-page photo of 'starboard vista' view of British aircraft carrier; Six illustrations of the fighting in Africa by Captain McIntyre of New Zealand; Six aerial photos of Mersa Matruh, Libya, now in the hands of Rommel; Centerfold illustration of Senior army officers being trained to fix trucks; Photos of scorched earth in Sollum, Libya; Aerial photo of bomb damage to 'Gneisenau' at Brest; Photo of King Feisal II of Iraq on his 7th birthday; Photo of emblems of Yugoslavia's guerilla army - featuring skull and crossbones; Photo of U.S. sailor being trained to swim in a sea of buring oil!; Excellent photo illustrates the 56 personnel needed to maintain, service and fly a heavy bomber of the 'Sterling' type, including plane, fuel truck, bomb trailers, etc.; Photo of King George of the Hellenes addressing joint session in Washtington; Royal Visit to Ulster; Excellent one-page photos of dozens of 'General Grant' tanks, used in the Battle of Libya, under construction at the giant Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit; Photo-illustrated article on Sir James Dewar and his pursuit of liquid air and liquid hydrogen; Five photos of the British Army training in troop-carrier gliders; Twelve excellent photos illustrating "Sebastapol's heroic defence against overwhelming odds in Crimea - scenes from the Russian battlefronts opposing Germany's gathering offensive; Photos of personalities of the week including Mervyn Haigh, Dwight Eisenhower, C.S. Staniland, Elinor Mordaunt, parents of Kenneth Campbell, V.C., Churchill with Attlee, Eden and Sinclair, Churchill with wife and daughter, Wife of able seaman Savage, V.C., Sir Edwin Cooper, V.A. Crutchley, V.C., Lord Glanely, Tom Driberg, and parents of Petty Officer Sephton, V.C. Unmarked with average wear. Spine taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Photos of Russia's scorched earth policy; London's civil defence forces reviewed by Mr. Churchill - five photos; The Allied Capture of Damascus - Free French Troops March In - five photos; Photo of Frank Knox at the commissioning of the new super-battleship "Washington"; Four illustrations of Britain's latest shock troops in army tests - advance assault methods by a 'Recce" battalion; Photo of Russian pilots; Photo of Russian military officials in London; Photos of the Leading personalities of the week, including the first Indian V.C., Lieut. P.S. Bhagat who cleared landmines for four days and was blown up twice; Scenes of the Allied success in Syria - Twelve photos; Devastating R.A.F. daylight precision bombing in occupied France - four super aerial photos; Fascinating before and after air photos showing camouflage of Hamburg's rail station; Article - The Second Stage in Russia, by Cyril Falls; Air photos of bomb carnage in Munster; Eleven photos of Russian resistance to the "German Hordes"; Britain's Tank Drive - photos of tanks and their assembly - *includes photo of the first Canadian-built Valentine tank at the Angus works - admired by hundreds of workers after being handed over to Colonel Ralson, Canadian Minister of Defense; The Life of British POWs in a German Camp - ten sketches by Lieut. J.F. Watton at Oflag VII and Posen, Poland; Navy sporting events in a Mediterranean Harbour - the H.M.S. "Kelvin"; ME 109F of German flying ace Hauptmann Peter Pingel is recovered intact neara St. Margaret's Bay on the Kent coast; The "Alstertor" Nazi prison ship is scuttled - 3 photos of the sinking and survivors; Three photos of enemy vessls just hit by the R.A.F.; Navy pictures at the latest war exhibition; Article on Bees; Huntley & Palmers Biscuits full-page ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover with manicured gardens in background. Average wear. Faint Ink stamps to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
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
Cover: The Camera's "Eye" Looks at Earth From a V-2 Rocket During American Tests. Features include: Our Notebook; A Romantic Find: Two of the Missing Fouquet Miniatures From the Hours of Etienne Chevalier; Book Review: "Portrait of the Dalai Lama": by Sir Charles Bell; Aftermath of War: New Light on German Invasion Plans (inc. maps); The World of Science: Wolves of the Water; Notes for the Novel-Reader; and Books of the Day. Pictorial Journals include: "Free and Unfettered"? The Rumanian Elections; Dartmoor, One of England's Greatest Playgrounds, Which May be Acquired for Military Training; A National Heritage of Beauty Where Claims of the Public and the Services Conflict; The Price of the Palestine Mandate: British Losses in a New "Reign of Terror"; An Epic Rescue Rivalling Fiction: Crash Victims Rescued by Fieseler Storch from the Swiss Alps; Road and Rail Transport for Their Majesties in South Africa; Inundated Farmland, and Impassable Raods: The Havoc of Storms; Britain A Desolate Waste of Water: Results of Ceaseless Rain; Aluminium Homes By the Thousand, Instead of Bombers: The "Clapham Junction" of a Former Aircraft Factory (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); The Aluminium Home: Produced Every Five Minutes, Erected Inside an Hour, Good for 100 Years of Life; The Long Suffering Public: Scenes in Manchester's Unofficial Bus Strike; Events on Land and Sea Recorded by Camera; Home News in Pictures; A "Fish That Eats Men": Enlarged Photograph of the Deadly Jaws of the Small Piraya (Piranha); and The New British Film "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby". Page 613/614 missing. Page 627/628 loose but present. A worthy reference copy. Book
Features: Mr. Macmillan visits Ghana; London Conference on Cyprus; Primitive Peoples of the McMahon Line Country Tribal Life in a Territory now claimed by China; 2-page photo of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Centaur refueling at 20 knots; The Earth... Motion, Magnetism, part 12 of a scientific series; Cutaway drawing of the fastest fighting vessel in the world, the Brave Borderer, capable of 50 knots; Aswan Dam Project begins; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Russia's second astronaut, Gherman Titov, who has made seventeen circuits of the earth; Princess Alexandra at Cowes; Attempted Continental 707 airliner hijacking at El Paso, Texas; Skorba in Malta - Altars and Orthostats of a Ggantija and Tarxien Trefoil Temple; Cricket - England and Australia; and more. Clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 693-724. Features: Photo of Major John Bagot Glubb Pasha, reportedly killed in action in Iraq; Four photos of British evacuation from Greece; Informative two-page, seven-illustration feature describes the winged invaders of Crete - troop-carrying gliders - and the JU '52' sky tug; Excellent two-page illustrated feature entitled 'War in the Stratosphere' explains some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth; Six photos beneath the caption 'Eagle Wings of the Royal Navy - The Victorious Fleet Air Arm; H.M.S. Hood lost May 24 - photo of the ship and photo of part of her crew on deck during firing practice; Photo and illustration of the "Bismarck," sunk on May 27; The Battle for Crete - article; Three maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus; Centrefold illustration depict Germany's air invasion of Crete - the first major attack by air-borne troops, across over 200 miles of sea; Photos of the "Beaufighter" night-fighter-bomber and the famous U.S.A. "Catalina"; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Igor I. Sikorsky setting record in Connecticut, Vice-Admiral L.E. Holland, Captain R. Kerr, Lord Austin of the well-known automaker, General Smuts, Sir Horace Rumbold, Flight-Officer F.H. Hanbury - first member of the W.A.A.F. to receive the M.B.E.; Two pages with twelve photos from Libya illustrate "Where Panzer Units Become Junk" - The Gallant Defenders of Tobruk; Five photos illustrate fighting in the western desert of North Africa where British patrols harass Nazis; Air photos of the cities of Rakki, Palmyra and Falluja; Photo of the King inspecting paratroops; Photo of truck carrying the wreckage of the ME. 110 fighter which Rudolf Hess flew to Glasgow; New discoveries in Iran exemplify the superb art of Persian goldsmiths over a period of seventeen centuries. Nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative 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 161-192. Features: Two pages of illustrations of dozens of U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force badges of rank; Photo of the H.M.S. "Barham", lost in the Mediterranean on November 25, 1941; Photo of crashed 'Sunderland' aircraft and her crew who were taken prisoner by Italy when they drifted to shore; Maps and photos of Burma and Amboina; Photo of Dutch submarine bringing U-boat prisoners to a British port; Photo of Capitan-Lieut. Gert Schreiber, of the sunken "U-95" coming ashore from the Dutch submarine; Pearl Harbor burial scene in Nuuanu Cemetery; Photo of "Norness" sunk 60 miles off Long Island; Photos of Damaged enemy vehicles outside Bardia, and dug-outs for Officers; Six photos in the Western desert (in Africa) - captured Panzer Commander General Von Ravenstein, captured U-boat crew, Axis naval prisoners under Sikh guard, German anti-tank mines removed by South African Engineers; The Debate and Its Results - article with maps of the Donets Basin and Benghazi; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include Major Barbara Stimson, Lieut. Achsa Bean, Sir Edward Meyerstein, Pan-American Conference at Rio, Mr. Curtin meeting defense chiefs, Vidkun Quisling, Sir Cecil Graves, Mr. R.W. Foot, Manuel Quezon and General Douglas MacArthur; Two photos of Japan's Imperial Household Guards; Five photos of American 'White' trucks used to haul British tanks; Photo of scorched earth at what was a Malayan rubber plantation; Photos from Singapore and the Malay Peninsula; Centerfold relief map entitled "Singapore Island Besieged by Japan - from Johore to our beleaguered fortress in the far east; Two-page illustration of an American Infantry Unit in an Irish village; Two pages with eleven dramatic illustrations of the Battle of Macassar Strait - Japan's greatest naval defeat of the war; One-page illustration shows how the main tank force is screened and supported by other mechanised units; One-page illustration of the formation of a battle fleet steaming into action; Two photos and cross-section diagram of the Jet-propelled Caproni-Campini Aeroplane; Photo of ladies shredding confidential documents; Five great photos of an Australian crew manning a British 25-pound Howitzer; Vintage ads; Classy back cover colour ad for BSA features Robert Havell illustration of The Oxford and Opposition Coaches. This issue was never stapled. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great wartime issue. Book
Pages: 37-76. Features: Nice one-page Daimler Regency ad; Cover photo of the 'World Peace' which struck the El Ferdan swing bridge and blocked the Suez Canal; Professor Edgar Douglas Adrian; Mau Mau Terrorism in Kenya - home of Mrs. Anne Carnelley is burned; Fastest Man on Earth - photo of J.P. Stapp being strapped into rocket sled at Alamorgordo; Danish freighter 'Lexa Maersk' burns in Singapore; France approves German rearmament; Photos of 17 personalities of the week include Viscount Hambleden and his fiancee Donna Maria Carmela Attolico de Adelfia, Colonel Jose Antonio Remon of Panama, Roger G. Bannister, Captain Sir Robert Irving, and record glider Philip Wills; Nice one-page photo portrait of Admiral William Morrow Fechteler, U.S.N.; Two pages of interesting photos of life in Baghdad/Iraq; Two-pages of illustrations present the decline and fall of the Battleship - silhouettes of the world's capital ships, which have decreased in numbers and importance ever since the Battle of Jutland in 1916; Christmas Day Crash at Prestwick - wrecked B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser; Demolishing the London Zoo's Monkey Hill; Wonderful centerfold illustration of the view looking north over Central Park in Manhattan from the Observation Tower of the R.C.A. Building; Two pages of photos from Britain's first national Boat Show; Photos of 16 people who received awards, including Sir Arnold Gridley who was created a Baron; Sultan of Zanzibar opens new power station; King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia visits King Phumiphol Aduldej of Siam; Two wonderful photos of London bidding a gay welcome to 1955 - scenes at the Chelsea Arts Ball, and in Piccadilly Circus; Photo of mink farm in Cary, Illinois where 50,000 mink are being raised; Photo of large wind generator at St. Albans which may supply up to 100 kW; Article on the Mangrove. Average wear. Unmarked. Short openings along coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Paperback in good condition; Water Supply Papers of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Hydrogeological Report no. 5. A few creases and one or two marks on shelfworn covers; spine is taped along length. Ex-library, with label on front cover, pocket on inside front cover, remains of lending history on title page, and stamps on one or two pages and page block. Early pages are slightly creased. All text is clear. TS Ex-Library
Crisp, clean, bright and tight. Used
Heinemamm, London,1979.In 8°gr.pp.290n. tt.tela editoriale e sovraccoperta,illustr. a colori,numerose illustrazz.in tavv.f.t. e nel testo.
Together 5 vols., 8vo., with frontispieces and illustrations in the text, the first two works with front and rear endpaper maps, the third work with large folding map at end; hand-woven indian silk sides, moroccan wassa goatskin backs lettered in gilt, gilt tops, silk ribbons, all volumes housed in three separate custom-made Moroccan wassa goatskin slip-cases with scalloped edges and elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt, the whole extended set (books and slip-cases) in fine state. EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 NUMBERED EXTENDED SETS (THIS SET No. 861). The extended set comprises 'The Hobbit' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Two Towers' (sixth printing thus, 2001); 'The Return of the King' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Silmarillion' (fourth printing thus, 2003). ' The Silmarillion' is edited by Christopher Tolkien. 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is illustrated by Ingahild Grathmer drawn by Eric Fraser, 'The Hobbit' by Eric Fraser and 'The Silmarillion' by Francis Mosley. Calligraphy for all volumes is by John Andrew and the bindings are by Smith Settle of Otley. ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBER'S EXTENDED SETS (ALL FIVE VOLUMES WITH MATCHING ISSUE NUMBERS) ARE MOST UNCOMMON.
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Hardcover without jacket. Spine ends are lightly bumped; page block is slightly foxed; previous owner's name stamped, with year penned, on FEP. Minor marks on early abstract pages. Text is clear throughout; item very good for age. Translated from the German by Fred D. Wieck. TS Used
171 pages including index. 129 black and white illustrations. The essential companion for anyone planning to maintain or restore their home with full regard to its period and style, its surroundings, and the issues raised by any kind of conservation. While not a do-it-yourself manual, owners and potential buyers of period properties are sure to benefit from a sound grasp of legal, aesthetic and technical factors which affect the appearance, condition (and value) of their property, and enable them to brief professional builders and architects more effectively. Detailed chapters on construction in earth (cob), flint, stone, brick, chimneys, stairs, doors, windows, damp, rot and architectural salvage, all with guidlines for further reading and useful addresses for professional advice. Author has been secretary of the Ancient Monuments Society since 1977 and has a possibly unrivalled knowledge of the practical and legal aspects of conservation. Book
Cover portrait of Lieut.- Colonel Lord Brooke, A.D.C. to Sir John French. Russia's unbroken retreat from Galicia. The fall of Lemberg. Photos and Illustrations: scenes from Galicia; Full-page portrait of Major-General Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia; Centerfold features 4 photos of high-ranking Allied leaders in French trenches; images of Russian scorched earth policy in Galicia; and more. Covers secured by tape. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
211 pages including index. Includes descriptions, origins, history, culinary uses and availability. A much needed source of information. Please note: pages 5 through 8 are loose. Otherwise, unmarked and lightly worn. Remains a nice copy in glossy covers. Book
The second book of a ten volume series which unlocks the door to vast realities beyond normal time concepts. Each human soul is like a tree whose leaves represent lives spent on Earth. One life on earth is not all of you, just as one leaf is not the tree. Not one self only - we each embrace many selves. 193 pages. Book
Publisher's copy to author for review. Note laid in. Very good hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket. DJ is shelf worn, with creasing at edges and corners, light scores and rubbing to cover, tanned at edge. Creasing to board spine head and foot, corners bumped. Page block lightly marked, with foxing to head. Well bound pages, with text, diagrams and map clear and unmarked. CN Used
Paperback in very good condition. Covers are lightly marked, sunned and edge-worn. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. CM Used
Paperback in very good condition. Covers are lightly marked, sunned and edge-worn. All pages are clean and clear. CM Used
Paperback in very good condition. British Antarctic Survey, Scientific Report No. 44. Features fold-out maps, photos and diagrams throughout. HCW Used
Paperback in very good condition. British Antarctic Survey, Scientific Report No. 44. Features fold-out maps, photos and diagrams throughout. HCW Used
