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grand in-8°, 254 pages, ill. in-t., broché, couverture illustrée. Bel exemplaire. [GD8-8] « Cinquante ans après tout peut être dit ».
16 pages. Features: Quote about joy in life (with photo) by Charlie Chaplin; The White Lie (fiction); Dandelion - a read-aloud story; Dorothy Doll's Law - she is Head Wardrobe Mistress of the "Folies Bergere"; To See a Summer Morning (fiction); Cool Tomato Recipes; Letter from Housewife Mrs. W.E. Bueker about how railway automation has affected her husband's career, and the lives of many other families, for the worse; Should the First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, Wear the Hope Diamond?.. Color ad for Cut-Rite plastic bags; Average wear. Unmarked. Coupon removed from Royal Pudding ad on page 9 and Good Seasons Gravy ad on page 11, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
56 pages. Features: Tormented Officer in a 'Dirty War' - photos and article of French officer Captain de V. - torn between his soldier's conscience and practical demands in the Algerian fighting; Our Bases - Targets of Khrushchev - interesting photos; 'In-de-pen-Dance' Comes to the Congo - photo and article; Needed - A Credo for Foreign Aid - article discusses the need to re-examine our basic motives; Playing Politician Possum Isn't Easy - lie low while waiting to be drafted for a Presidential nomination; State of the Drama - Debate Continued - is our theatre too ful of violence, gloom and corruption?; At 80 - The Miracle of Helen Keller - article with photo; Double-Duty for a Noble Bridge - photo feature with explanation of how second (lower) deck is being added to the George Washington bridge due, in large part, to the original designers whose original design foresaw such a need; Color ad for Polish ham; Rhubard recipes; Nice one-page color ad for Yuban coffee; Attuning the Young to Music; Architectural photos of a fashionable dune home; Wonderful black and white 'Under the Sun' ladies' fashion photos by Hiro; Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray - article with photos; Numerous gorgeous color-photo fashion ads. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Pages tender and partially yellowed. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Haiti - land of the 'Big Tontons'; Vietcong's 'Shadow Government' in the South; Lie Detectors Don't Lie... But...; When will it be safe to balance the (federal) budget? - this question shows how things have changed since the days we thought it unsafe not to; What Russian Girls are Like; A double standard for murder? - never in Mississippi's history has a white man been found guilty of first-degree murder when the slain person was black. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Are Space Probes Worth It? - L.V. Berkner argues yes; Drama of the Secretary-General of the U.N. (Dag Hammarskjold) in photos; No, it is Not Money Down the Drain - foreign aid is doing some good - two Asian students speak; It's Now Forty Pay-Later Billions - article about American consumer debt; Venus Wasn't a Shot-Putter - article on athletic women and their attractiveness to men; 'My Friends' (You Assorted Nitwits) - humorous dissection of election speeches; Of the 'Peaceable Kingdom' - Edward Hicks was America's greatest primitive painter; Francisco Franco Ponders - What Kind of King will succeed him? - Don Juan or Juan Carlos; The Rolls-Royce Keeps Rolling Along - a look at the luxury auto brand; Magnificent color-photo centerfold ad for Rheingold lager beer features the candidates for Miss Rheingold '61 riding in a white Lincoln Continental convertible - Liz Gardner, Barbara Weingarth, Annette Cash, Peggy Jacobsen, Linday Bromley and Janet Mick; Nice color-photo ad for Dr. Posner scientific shoes; Article on Ocean Grove, NJ; How Black is the White Lie?; Interior design photos of built-ins - beds, closets, chests, etc.; Vintage ad for Puritron air cleaners; Numerous gorgeous color-photo fashion ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Moderate chipping and yellowing at periphery. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of formal handing-over ceremony to the Australian Brigadier; Six photos of the snow and ice Greek soldiers overcame in Albania; Six photos from the Greek Front - awaiting Tepelini's fall; Photo of Greek troops in tiny captured Italian tanks near the Albanian front; Photo of forlorn captured Italian Colonel, commander of a crack Alpini regiment, in German sidecar driven by Greek soldier; Two-page illustration/map of Singapore and vicinity - stubborn obstacle to Japan's ambitious projects in southern Asia; One-page map of the U.S.' strategic Pacific sites, which envelope Japan at all points; Article entitled "The War with Nazi Germany - The Far East" includes photos of Japanese troops on Hainan; Photos of personalities of the week include Trygve Lie, Sir H. Harty, Dr. Tevfid Rustu Aras, M. Charalambos Simopoulos, M. Yosuke Matsuoka, Australian Prime Minister Menzies inspecting troops in London, Lord Gort in a Bren gun carrier, Sir Frederick Banting (killed in Newfoundland plane crash), Sir Shenton Thomas, Sir R. Brooke-Popham, L.A. Strange, Dan Pienaar, A.G. Cunningham, and Joe Coyne; Photos of the wood carvings at St. Stephen's, Walbrook; Aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage in Eritrean port of Massawa; Aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage at Valona; Fascinating illustrations explain German incendiary bombs - clockwork and electric types; Dramatic centrefold photo of F.D.R. addressing the House to demand fullest help to the democracies; Twelve photos of the Capture of Derna (a small town between Tobruk and Banghazi); Two pages of photos of the Capture of Derna - minefields cleared, booty seized, examples of Italian road engineering; Two pages of photos of the occupation of Benghazi by Australian troops - and welcoming crowds; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this extraordinary wartime issue. Book
276 pages including index. Predicts tough times ahead for the United States. It will begin with a stock market crash in the fall of 1999, followed by a depression made doubly damaging by rising inflation. Its effects will reverberate through the early part of the coming decade. Describes how individuals, businesses, and governments can prepare for the hardships that lie ahead. Author is a Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Splendid clean unmarked copy with very light wear. Book
Book is in excellent condition, brand new, fine, unused. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 8 1/2"w x 11"h. Approx. 200 pages.
28 pages. Nice Photo of Gracie Fields on cover. Sentimental tunes from the days of WWII including: There'll Always Be An England; The Thing-Ummy Bob; The Biggest Aspidastra in the World; Out in the Cold, Cold Snow; He's Dead but he Won't Lie Down; I Never Cried So Much in All My Life; Walter! Walter! Lead me to the Altar; In My Little Bottom Drawer; H'Ya Duchess; Honey; Round the Marble Arch; The King's Horses (And the King's Men). Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's name and date on front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
in-8 étroit, 92 pp., broché, couv. ill. Bel exemplaire. [STR]
Mm 190x240 Volume nella sua brossuara originale, 57 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori. Testo in lingua francese - french text. Copia in condizioni di nuovo; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Mm 155x235 Collana "Graduate Texts in Mathematics". Brossura editoriale, copertina a colori, XV-551 pagine con 144 illustrazioni in nero. Libro in perfette condizioni di nuovo - brand new. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Pages 539-610. Features: Cover art by Alex Schomburg supports the 7th War loan to 'finish the Nips'; Prescient Editorial entitled "Radio-Light' says "We are still at thevery beginning of the radio and electronic arts. The greatest and undreamt of applications lie as yet in the future. There is sttill much unknown territory in the electromagnetic spectrum which holds out great promist."; Air Radio Mechanic - a great career opportunity;; Television and the Amateur; No Selectivity in This Radio - the Panoramoscope; Motorola Handie-Talkie; "Photopulse"; FM U.H.F. Converter for Pre-War Radios; Cathode-Ray Photo Tests; Handie and Walkie Combat Portables; Tuning on the U.H.F.; Cathode Followers; Disc-Seal Tubes; Broadcast Equipment, Part IX; An Electronic "Omnichecker," Part I; Condensers; Re-activator Saves Tubes; Non-Priority Code Recorder; 32-Volt Receiver for Small Plants; Fixed -Bias Voltage Supply; Carry-Around Receiver; Cylinders for Better Sound. Nice one-page Echophone ad features illustration of scantily-clad young lady; One-page Radio Corporation of America (RCA) ad includes inset photo of Dr. V.K. Zworykin and E.W. Engstrom examining an Iconoscope or television "eye"; Photo-illustrated Meissner Manufacturing ad says "There' no let down in Mt. Carmel (Illinois); Interference-free Fluorescent Installation at World Broadcasting System studio in New York; Great photo-illustrated letter from George Coffee of Providence, R.I. shows his wife using a Talkie-Backie (car phone). Nice photo-illustrated ad on back cover for Galvin Manufacturing illustrates California's use of Motorola Radiotelephone F-M (FM) units and Motorola Radio automatic relay stations by the California Highway Patrol. Average wear. Writing atop front cover. World-Wide Station list has been clipped from page 570 and is not included. 1/4 of page 601 has been removed, otherwise a worthy vintage copy. Magazine
cm. 21 x 30, xxviii-618 pp. Lessico intellettuale europeo 1464 gr. xxviii-618 p.
cm. 17 x 24, xx-552 pp. con 2 ill. n.t. e 1 pieghevole. Lessico intellettuale europeo 1230 gr. xx-552 p.
cm. 20,5 x 29,5, xl-1046 pp. Lessico intellettuale europeo Basato sull?edizione napoletana del 1744, lo spoglio lessicografico della ?Scienza nuova? definitiva arricchisce la serie degli strumenti dedicati a Vico dal ?Lessico Intellettuale Europeo? Le concordanze rendono agevole l?esame dettagliato delle strutture concettuali che formano la trama del capolavoro vichiano, ma consentono anche di impostare su basi rigorose il confronto con la ?Scienza nuova? 1725. Based on the Neapolitan edition of 1744 the lexicographic perusal of final ?Scienza Nuova? enriches the series of instruments dedicated to Vico by ?Lessico Intellettuale Europeo? The concordances facilitate a detailed examination of the conceptual structure that forms the plot of Vico's masterpiece yet also allows the formulation of a severe comparison with the ?Scienza Nuova? 1725. 2350 gr. xl-1046 p.
104 pages. Text in French. Features: La Havane - Peinture et Revolution; "Che" Si; Pour le congres culturel de la Havane; Les troubadours de la colere; Conditionnement; Le Mensonge entre les mots et les choses; La limite musicale; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: The Last War Party - Prairie Chicken Old Man led his war party of young Bloods on one last raid against the Crows; Mad Dog! - Rabies; Buckskin Frank Leslie - Wyatt Earp called him the most dangerous man ever to set foot in Arizona Territory; A Young Man's Country - All alone in northern Alberta - William Greening; The Mussel Slough Tragedy - could a big railroad lie and push hundreds of settlers around?... 5 brave men died to prove it couldn't; 'Durned Right There's Ghosts!"; Frontier Guardian, Lew Wetzel - a burning hate, an insatiable lust for Indian blood, drove him on in his endless quest for new victims; Bitter Blizzard - it was root hog or die for man and beast when the granddaddy of fierce storms swept the plains; Comanche Captive - what happened to Alice Todd?; No Fit Place for a Man of the Cloth - an Irish priest is scared half to death on a long stage trip in Wyoming; Riding the High Country (end); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
52 pages. Features: News digest touches on Casablanca, Exploding a Nazi Lie, The Coming Invasion of Europe, and "Unconditional Surrender"; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Canadian Pacifid Air Lines; Canada - What of Tomorrow?; Canada's Fighting Ice Fishermen - photo-illustrated article on Canada's commercial ice fishermen; Control is not Everything (short story); Private Wilson Reporting for Duty (short story); The Saving Disgrace (short story); Hitler's "Cash & Carry" - a financial expert explains how Hitler can afford the war, and how he can keep it up; Unbroken Chain (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Photo of Lucille Ball in Woodbury Powder ad; Photo-illustrated RCAF recruiting ad for women; Great one-page illustrated Parker Pen ad shows sad young lovely waiting for letter from her boy overseas; So You're Going to Have a Baby!; Don't Throw that Old Garment Away!; The "Quality of Mercy" - short article on the Canadian Red Cross; Quotes from around the world; H.J. Heinz ad inside back cover explains how to make your wartime meals glow with appetite appeal; Wonderful back cover ad for the Canadian Red Cross calls for $10 million now!; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
68 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo Oldsmobile ad inside front cover features yellow and blue models from 1940; Nice colour-photo ad for Singer sewing machines; News digest includes the Graf von Spee Affair, a new moral arithmetic, Nazi view of suicide, and United States of Europe?; Loafers' Loops (short story, part 1); The Perfect Crime (short story); Between the Devil and the Zuider Zee - photo-illustrated article - dispatch from the Dutch bordertown of Kerkrade; Lovers' Meeting (short story); In the Mother of Parliaments - photo-illustrated article on the pageantry of the people's rule in Britain for a thousand years; The Yearling (conclusion of story about a deer); Ice Age - nice article on figure skating which includes photo of Ralph McCreath and Norah McCarthy, king and queen of Canadian skaters; Great half-page blue and white Alka-Seltzer ad includes photos of Toronto Maple Leaf players Sweeney Schriner, "Turk" Broda, and Red Horner; Movie news and photos; Photos of Priscilla Lane in Lux soap ad; Photo of Miss Madeleine Hill in Woodbury soap ad; Corn Flakes ad includes photo of W.B. Cross, Tea Taster and Blender for Mellocup Tea; The House That Fancy Builds - interesting colour-photo-illustrated interior/home design article; Fashion illustrations; (Female) Figures Don't Lie; Excellent one-page photo-illustrated Pond's ad includes photos of Mrs. Robert L. Simpson of Unionville, and Air Hostess Miss June Rothe; Article on vitamins; Quotes from around the world; Gorgeous colour Coke ad inside back cover features server girl holding lunch tray; Back cover colour-illustrated ad for Graded Canadian Beef; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
Mm 155x240 Brossura editoriale con bandelle, 311 pagine con tavole in nero fuori testo. Contiene CD-Rom originale. Copia in ottime condizioni, pari al nuovo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
pp. 296, 16 [Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis. Numerous full page engravings. Text vignettes. Early inked presentation. XLib stamp on title page. All edges gold. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated. Worn with loss at top and bottom of spine. PETS/1
32 pages. Max feels bad after he lies to his mother in order to see a scary movie. Includes related bible verse. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Money - Suddenly everybody's owing it - Nine out of ten Canadian families are now living and playing with things they haven't paid for; Which Way Will Mexico Lead Latin America?; Lynn Seymour - what it takes to become an international star - many photos; The new assault on smoking; The anatomy of John Profumo's big lie - behind the greatest scandal of the century; I was shipwrecked on a coral reef - a girl sailor's log of a classic adventure at sea, by Myrna Birch; Great colour photo ad for Sterling London Dry Gin. 5"x4" clipping from Metropolitan Life ad on page 10 does not affect any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Color ad for International Harvester inside front cover features smoky combat scene and speaks of Canadian soldiers anxious for a crack at Japan as payback for Hong Kong in 1941; Editorial - Long-Service Men Should Get Home; Why Britain Went Left - Clement Attlee defeats Winston Churchill; What Price Shelter? - Four out of five families can't afford the favorite NHA home - labour and materias are in short supply; Meals Without Meat - Marcel Thomas, noted Chef-Steward of the Mount Royal Hotel, shows how he plans tasy menus on meatless days (resulting from rationing); The Amazing Mr. Rank - Arthur Rank put Britain's movie industry into the money; Russia's Quarrel With Japan - She needs an ice-free port, security for Siberia, and she has an old score to settle; How Hitler Lost the War - L.S.B. Shapiro claims German documents and witnesses make it clear that the Fuhrer's intuition upset long-term plans; Backstage Ottawa - Pearkes vs. Gardiner; Washington Memo - astonishment at Churchill's defeat; Howe Sound Salmon Derby!; Lie Trap - Photo-illustrated article on lie detection with what appears to be an early version of the polygraph; Hear No Evil (short story); Aunt Em (short story); Sawdust In Their Eyes (short story); School Lunches; and more. Nice ads for: Thor washing machines, Colgate dental cream (with sailor theme); Eveready Flashlight Batteries - featuring photo of radio singer Flora Montgomery, General Steel Wares, B.C. Pears, B.C. Peaches, Rolex watches (for returning troops), Pepto-Besmal (with illustration of little boy), Kreml, Vitalis, Caterpillar Diesel - featuring colour photo of dozer at work in a remote location, nice colour illustrated back cover ad by Mac Sheppard for Pep O Mint Life Savers features young pirates discovering hidden treasure. 52 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book