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Features: Admiral Somerville says Mediterranean convoy must go through, with 12 great illustrations of the action; Canadian tank brigagde practices in their "Matildas"; Captain Fritz Weidermann expelled from U.S.; Photo of Churchill and a "Stirling" bomber; Photo of Camrahn Bay, recently given to the Japanese by the Vichy government; Great action photos from Russia and Finland; Photos of Nazis in Russia; Doughty Russian guerilla fighters harass Nazi communications - six photos, including hundreds of women diggin an anti-tank trench outside Moscow; German Offensive Tactics - article by Cyril Falls; The Russian War as seen through Russian Eyes - Twelve great photos; Two photos of the signing of the Syrian armistice; Italy attacks Malta with E-Boats - Three excellent photos; Centerfold illustration depicts London Home Guards at grips with the Canadian 'enemy' in a mock attack; Photo secrets of the new ME 109F fighter; Three super photos of the Short "Stirling" - Britain's mighty dreadnought of the air; Photos of personalities of the week - including General McArthur; The Atlantic Battle - Corvette Sinks U-Boat - Raider destroyed - photos; Vichy Surrenders Indo-China - Saigon occupied by Japan on July 17 - with six photos of Saigon; Large photo of a captured 42-foot Whale Shark before its escape; full-page ads for Schweppes and Haig whisky; Quarter-page ad for Vosper Motor Torpedo Boats; Colour Dewar's "White "Label" Scotch whisky ad features herring drifter in background. Average wear. Ink stamps to fore-edge of each page. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
Pages 617- 644. Features: Page of six photos document Japan's Emperor Hirohito informing his ancestors that World War II has ended; Two pages of photos and illustrations explain the complicated machinery used to transform coal into household gas and valuable byproducts; Eight interesting photos present the vessel "Empire Victory" which, along with nine whale catching ships, will spend seven months catching and processing whales near Antarctica; Two-page illustration shows German U-boats making their last voyage and tow, and the demolition of U-2321 at sea; Two pages of photos present a pictorial survey of British troops' thankless task in the Netherlands East Indies - Surabaya and Batavia; Illustrations from Nuremberg show court proceedings and prison life of the war criminals; Centrefold illustration of Nuremberg's central courtroom during the hearing of evidence by general Lahousen, with Goering and a German counsel interrupting the witness; Article entitled "Record of the Sixth Airborne Division" includes photos of Maj. Gen. R. N. Gale and Maj. Gen. E. Bols, plus a photo of their men clearing the streets of Tel Aviv after riots during which they were stoned; Photos of the Nuremberg trial include general Lahousen, Hess, Ribbentrop, and Goering; the British prosecuting body, and a rare moment of levity with the Nazi accused, surrounded by their guards, all laughing; Photos of personalities of the week include John Amery, John Pearce, Eric Boal, the captains of the Oxford and Cambridge football teams, Mr. and Mrs. Churchill with their grandson, the deposed ruler of Yugoslavia, King Peter II and his queen, formerly Princess Alexandra of Greece, Justice Bucknill, Domingo De Las Barcenis, William Grimes, Dwight Filley Davis, Sir Robert Robinson, Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley, and Lieut. Gen. Sir Archibald E. Nye; Photo of troops of the British sixth Airborne Division clearing a Tel Aviv St. during the recent revival of Jewish-Arab unrest and rioting; Photo of the headquarters of the controller of light industries in Tel Aviv, badly damaged by rioters; Nice photo of the HMS "Indomitable" arriving to a waving crowd at Portsmouth, after a Far East mission; Photo of the King of Thailand speaking with Prof. SiriBhada before leaving Switzerland in a British military aircraft; Photo of Swedes demonstrating against their government's decision to deport Baltic refugees; Photo of Benedictine monks and reconstruction work amongst the ruins of Monte Cassino; Photo of the new French cabinet; Photo of farewell ceremony as Russian troops leave Prague; Photo of large crowd of Dutch re-burying 17-year-old Hanni Schaft, whose body was discovered in sand dunes near Harlem after she was killed by the Nazis; Interesting photo of competing political posters in Vienna; Photo of American soldiers viewing the ruined and dismantled Nazi Hall of Fame at Munich; Photo of the blazing ruins of British airliner "Hermes" which crashed on it trial flight; Interesting photo of large granite bust of Hitler, sold for 500 pounds at German Embassy sale. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 121-160. Features: Unconquered Everest - the story of the Gallant Swiss attempt; Karsh one-page photo portrait of celebrated composer Dr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M.; Heligoland stirs again - numerous photos, including bombing practice devastation; Three Atomic Spies and Their Betrayals - Fuchs, Pontecorvo and Nunn May; various photos of royals; maritime photos; the U.S. Navy's new rubber life raft; Photos of racing horse Tulyar; Dramatic photo of the U.S. Navy's jet aircraft the D 558 Skyrocket in flight; sports photos, including Bisley winner Major A.B. Kinnier-Wilson; Sandhurst Royal Military Academy; Great photos of opening ceremonies at the Helsinki Olympics, including wonderful centerfold photo of the American team entering the stadium; Secrets of the Whale; Photo of Gliding champion Mr. Philip Wills; Photos of F. Trueman, the young Yorkshire fast bowler; Rebuilding the Vienna opera house; Photos of ongoing repairs to the famous Bredon-Tithe-Barn near Tewkesbury; Five excellent photos of the nearly extinct Alpine Ibex in the Bavarian Alps; Legacy of Alexander the Great's invasion of India; Charles Keene art exhibition; Nice colour ad for Number Seven cigarettes on back cover shows sailing scene; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Pages 765-804. Features. Cover photo of fire at the No. 2 Gladstone Dock, Liverpool; Photo of Pandit Nehru and other dignitaries at The Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall; Photo after coach horses bolted into Queen Victoria Street crowds, injuring 21 bystanders; Photos of H.M. the King aboard American cruiser the U.S.S. Columbus; Photos of Princess Elizabeth visiting road safety centre; One-page photo of flag-festooned U.S.S. Columbus at Portsmouth; Review of "The Grand Peregrination" by Maurice Collis; Water-colours by Edward Seago; Photos of the U.S. frigates Constellation and Constitution, the destroyer Offa, and H.M.S. Ajax; Photos of Cherbourg marker beacon tower where French sportsman M.Marcel Petit lost his life; What Happened at Kinsale; Photos of new discoveries at Smyrna; Two pages of photos from the newly opened camera museum, Eastman House; Photos of personalities of the week include Colonel Igal Yadin, Sir George Thomson, Prof. R.A. Peters, Sir John Forsdyke, Prof. Hideki Yukawa, Field Marshal Papagos, Admiral Sir John Edelsten, Vice-Admiral Sir Harold Kinahan, Roberto Benzi and Pandit Nehru; One-page photo of one-year-old Prince Charles in baby carriage attended by five-year-old Prince Richard of Gloucester; Centrefold illustration of Trinity College, Dublin; Two pages of photos and article about the world's only captive whale, a pilot whale at Marineland, Florida; Photo of inventor Robert Barker with his portable atomic pile; Photos of London rally of 50-year-old autos; and more. Contents complete, intact and unmarked. Advertising outer wrap not included. A sound copy. Magazine
9389169771.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1016840527.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1988Q-0907768121Countyvise Ltd 1988-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Countyvise Ltd paperback
1987Q-0907768148Countyvise Ltd 1987. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Countyvise Ltd paperback
1940WRCLIT80690New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1940. Small quarto. Gilt cloth and boards. Illustrations. Boards faintly rubbed else near fine. First edition. An elaborate spoof perpetrated by Melbert B. Cary Jr. recording the alleged discovery of a sequence of woodblocks depicting the life of Gutenberg from nativity to the advent of his printing shop. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
Articles: The North Pacific Campaign in Perspective; The Origins of British Whaling - Pre-1750 English and Scottish Involvement in the Northern Whale Fishery; We Have Missed Another Great Opportunity - G.G. McGeer, Alaska, and the Politics of Failed Advocacy; plus numerous book reviews. Three book reviews circled in Table of Contents else clean with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Articles: Toronto Harbour and the Defence of the Great Lakes Region, 1783-1870; Dodging in the Bight, a good place for a Whale - Environmental Factors Affecting Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Whaling in Davis Strait; Reassessing the Dreadnought Crisis of 1909 and the Origins of the Royal Canadian Navy; The Last Murmansk Convoys, 11 March - 30 May, 1945; plus several book reviews. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1939WRCLIT35444New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1939. Cloth printed label. Fine. First edition of this discussion of the history of the first item known to have been printed in English-speaking North America: the 1639 Oath of a Freeman. Although a version was reprinted in 1647 in NEW ENGLANDS JONAS no authentic copy of the original is known to exist. A forgery played a central role in the Mark Hoffman murder/forgery scandal. LAWSON & PANKOW 88. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
8 p. 19 cm. Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition No. 23 of edition "Limited to 400 copies, of which 150 only are for sale"
36417WOOLY WHALE PRESS THE PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE. Buffalo; Phoenix Press 1939. Small 8vo. Wrappers. 24 pages. First edition "Catalogue of an exhibition of books and printed pieces from the private pres of Melbert B. Cary Jr." Limited to three hundred copies. Very good. unknown
68-7945Buffalo NY: Phoenix Press 1939. 8vo. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 24 pp. Scarce. Exhibition catalogue. Buffalo, NY: Phoenix Press, 1939. paperback
36417WOOLY WHALE PRESS THE PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE. Buffalo; Phoenix Press 1939. Small 8vo. Wrappers. 24 pages. First edition "Catalogue of an exhibition of books and printed pieces from the private pres of Melbert B. Cary Jr." Limited to three hundred copies. Very good. unknown books
A9780521229135Paperback / softback. New. This 1955 book offered a new interpretation of early Protestantism and against this background a searching treatment of modern religious issues. The Protestant tradition stems mainly from Luther Calvin and the Sectarians. Dr Whale's summing-up of revolutionary genius Luther's acute sense of paradox makes this difficult writer easier to understand. paperback
ria9780521229135_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This 1955 book offered a new interpretation of early Protestantism and against this background a searching treatment of modern religious issues. The Protestant tradition stems mainly from Luther Calvin and the Sectarians. Dr Whale's paperback
B9780521229135Paperback / softback. New. This 1955 book offered a new interpretation of early Protestantism and against this background a searching treatment of modern religious issues. The Protestant tradition stems mainly from Luther Calvin and the Sectarians. Dr Whale's summing-up of revolutionary genius Luther's acute sense of paradox makes this difficult writer easier to understand. paperback
63124908Cambridge University Press CUP pp. 378 . Papeback. New. Cambridge University Press CUP unknown
0521229138New. Brand new and still unused unknown
2011DADAX0521229138Cambridge University Press 2011-06-09. paperback. New. 5.50x0.95x8.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Cambridge University Press paperback
195551246Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with bumped corners light soiling to page edges in an alike dust-jacket; This book is a synthesis of the Protestant tradition focusing on the theology of John Calvin. Whale provides an overview of Calvin's thought examining his views on predestination election grace and the sovereignty of God. This book is an excellent source of theological insight for those interested in Protestantism.; 8vo ; 359 pages . Cambridge University Press hardcover
1955003233Cambridge: University Press 1955. xv 359 1p. original cloth. University Press unknown books
19328828New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1932. One of a limited unspecified number. With Melbert Cary’s long note to the colophon discussing ‘limited edition’. Type designed by Rudolph Koch. Hand set and printed by George W. Van Vechten and Charles H. Richards. Pp. 91. 12mo. original quarter linen over patterned paper covered boards title printed to upper cover. Darkening to lower part of spine light wear to corners some minor marking along edges of boards.Australian poet C.J. Dennis’s humorous verse novel his best known work accompanied in this edition by a glossary of Australian terms and slang. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover
