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Verlag: J. H. Moore & Co., 1893
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Verlag: Philadelphia: World Publishing C, 1893
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2013
ISBN 10: 085793824X ISBN 13: 9780857938244
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Verlag: Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA, 1938
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Fotografie
Three vintage photographs from the 1938 film, including two vintage reference photographs and one portrait photograph. One with the stamp of Dell Publishing Company to the verso, and one with the stamps of the New York Public Library Picture Collection and Reference Department / Theatre Collection to the border and verso. Based on the 1936 play. Three cadets become friends at the Virginia Military Institute, where they lightheartedly play pranks and break rules. Actor Eddie Albert's debut feature film, and the set on which future husband and wife Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman would meet. Set at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, and shot there on location. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light soil and edgewear.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. 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.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., London, 1953
Magazin / Zeitschrift Erstausgabe
Paperback. Zustand: Good. de Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 549-592. Features: Cover photo of Queen Mary's coffin on its journey to Westminster Hall; The death of Ex-King Carol of Rumania; The Mau Mau Massacre - victims and survivors, and some suspects; Two-page photo of ghastly scene where loyal Kikuyu were burned alive; Rail disaster near Conneaut, Ohio; Czech state airline Dakota lands in Frankfurt, passengers request political asylum; Full-page photo of the Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent in Queen Mary's funeral procession; Two-page photo of Queen Mary's funeral procession on its way to Westminster; Centerfold illustration of the public paying last respects to Queen Mary; Two pages of photos of floral tributes to Queen Mary; Photos of dignitaries who attended the funeral; The Buraimi Oasis - subject of a dispute between Great Britain and Saudi Arabia; Sports photos; and more. Centerfold loose but present. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., London, 1954
Magazin / Zeitschrift Erstausgabe
Paperback. Zustand: Good. Lewitt-Him; De Grineau, Bryan; Davis, G.H. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 981-1024. Features: Lovely colour ad for Cunard inside front cover "Gracious Living At Its Best"; Interesting Scweppes "Schweppshire Way of Life" ad; Cover photo of Royals at Epsom on Derby Day; Photo of Dag Hammarskjold with Haile Selassie and his son; The Empress of Japan attends a charity Bazaar; Royal photos, including the wedding party of Captain Viscount Althorp and the Hon. Frances Roche; Australian flying doctor Dr. Allan Vickers; Sister Marie-Rachel, one of the five Dionne Quintuplets, with her four sisters; M. Charles Dolfuss and M. Audouin Dolfuss; Runner E. Zatopek; Sir Arthur Benson, New Governor of Northern Rhodesia is sworn in; Admiral Sir Dudley North is denied a public enquiry; Many photos of The King's School, Canterbury - probably the oldest public school in England; Sensational centerfold photos shows Mrs. R.S. Clark's 'Never Say Die' passing the post at the Derby - the first American-bred Derby winner since 1881; Photo's of Da Vinci's "Last Supper" saved - a seven-years' task accomplished; One page of illustrations about RCA's claim to have discovered a way to convert radiation directly into electricity; Waving farewell to General Sir Gerald and Lady Templer at Kuala Lumpur; and more. One-inch strip missing from bottom of back advertorial cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1953
Magazin / Zeitschrift Erstausgabe
Paperback. Zustand: Good. De Grineau, Bryan; Davis, G.H.: Turner, C.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 37-72. Features: Nice colour B.O.A.C. ad inside front cover features lovely lady in swimsuit with beach scene backdrop; Cover page photos and write-up of the 'diving dinosaur' coelcanth fish recently caught near Madagascar; Before and after aerial photos of the communist railroad marshalling yard turntable at Musan, North Korea, before it was blown to bits by American Navy Skyraiders from the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard; Dr. Alain Bombard; Mr. L.G. Newble; Australian victory at the Davis Cup; Mrs. Raynes-Simson and Mrs. Kitty Hesselberger fought off a Kikuyu gang of four; Thanking the heroes of the Champollion wreck rescue; Considerable coverage of production of the new reign's coinage; A voice from the sky in the Indo-China war - psychological warfare; The Royal Navy's new distress signal/marker buoy diagramatically explained; Nice centerfold illustration of the Bristol Britannia; Nice one-page photo of the Chelsea Arts Ball; The lake sacrifice of weapons after a Jutish battle of 1500 years ago - discovered in Denmark; Photos of the weapons of the vanquished of Jutland in 450 A.D.; Twilight of the Ass - it is being replaced by mechanization; Photos of the war on locusts being researched at the London Centre; Photos of personalities of the week, including Prince Chichibu who died on January 3, Sir Roger Makins and Hugh Tayfield; Photos of the Schoolboy's Own Exhibition; Photos of Coronation dress for peers and peeresses, and styles for ladies not wearing robes; Photo of the first Sabre Jet fighters to be delivered to the R.A.F.; Photo of Aer Lingus Dakota airliner which crashed near Spernall Ash; Photo of the crashed Viking at Belfast Airport which killed 27 persons; Photo of 200,000 people attending funeral of West Berlin police sergeant, Hubert Bauer, shot while preventing the Russians from kidnapping a German family; Excellent colour ad for Player's Navy Cut cigarettes inside back cover features the famous Player's Sailor wearing his H.M. S. Excellent cap; Colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover features golf putting; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1941
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 321-352. Features: Photos of capture of U-boat at sea; Britain Seizes Spitzbergen - two great photos; Photo of the Duke of Kent addressing thousands of workers at the vast Glenn Martin factory in Baltimore; Photo of N.C.O. prisoners enjoying their first meal since release from Vichy France; Two photos of Lord Louis Mountbatten aboard the 'Illustrious'; Photos of British toll on shipping at Rotterdam docks; Two pages of ten great photos of Britain's Army being toughened by intensive physical and endurance training; One-page photo of Italian submarine sailors standing aboard their sinking craft as they await pickup by British warships; Russia Fights On - article with map of the German pressure on Russia and map of the environs of Leningrad; Two photos of Leningrad; Photo of Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada; Photos of seventeen people of the week, including numerous religious leaders, General Sir John Dill receiving an award from Polish President, M. Raczkiewicz, Prof. R.B. Mowat, King Peter's coming of age - in London, and Mrs. James Roosevelt (mother of FDR); Nine sepia-tone photos illustrating the 'Nazi Horror' - taken from a German propaganda film being transported to America; Centerfold illustration of a great British press exerting a 'squeeze' of 6,000 tons on a red-hot ingot as part of shaping an 80-foot propeller-shaft; Excellent one-page photo of super 'flying fortress', the Short 'Stirling' bomber in flight; Six photos of airmen who bomb Berlin - component members of a 'Stirling' crew; One-page graphic compares British naval losses, 1914-1916 with 1939-1941; Seven photos of the Soviet Ambassador's Luncheon to Allied Heads on August 29, 1941; Fascinating two-page composite of illustrations show the effects of blast and how research and experiment have helped to cope with this vital problem; Six photos of concrete and steel wartime barges; vintage ads. Unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan; Cecil, Hugh (cover) (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 285-312. Features: Illustration of General Sir Archibald Wavell; Photos from Russia, including sleeping masses in underground station; Photo of the Duke of Aosta who died on March 3; Photos of British aircraft parts being made deep underground; Photos of Dutch warships; Photos of the last days at Singapore; Large contour map of Java, invaded by Japanese; Topographical map of Java, indicating many features of interest; Illustrations are used to explain the case for and against the use of the big bombers; Photos of preparations for invasion of Bruneval; Photos after the successful Bruneval raid, including German POWs; Centerfold illustration of cyclist troops training to repel paratroop invasion of East Anglia; Prospects in Russia - article with map of Burma and the Russian Front; Photos of twelve people in the news, including the Earl of Selborne, Lieutenant Arthur Cutler, V.C., Pilot Officer J.J. Lynch, Rt. Hon. Lord Salvesen, Commander G.M. Sladen, and the late Lieut.-Com. Eugene Esmonde, V.C.; Numerous photos of General Douglas MacArthur - Holding the Philippines; Air photos of "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau" forced into ports for repairs; Photos of Churchill's mechanism (personnel) responsible for running the war; Photos of the R.A.F. in Russia with Hawker "Hurricanes" in the Arctic Circle; China's Resounding Victory at Changsha - six photos from the battlefront, including Japanese POWs; Two pages of photos of the importance and production of synthetic rubber; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover; More vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 141-168. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Alan Brooke and Lt.-Gen. Archibald Nye; Page of illustrations of decorations as worn in the United States Army and Navy; Two pages of illustrations of the Insignia of Rank of U.S. Army and Navy Personnel Compared with those of Equivalent British Officers; Photos of Dover's cliffs as seen from occupied France, and a close-up photo of Dover's cliffs , with black smoke in the distance where German shells are falling near Dover; Training and the Test of Battle - article with map entitled "The Therman Thrust to the Caucasus, and the Soviet's Grave Problem of Supplies; Five photos illustrate stout German concrete and steel fortifications along the French coast; Photos of 'Nazi Orgies of Destruction' - shattered Sebastopol and Tolstoy's desecrated shrine, at Ysnaya Polyana; Photos of the celebration of Norwegian King Haakon VII's 70th birthday - great parade in Hyde Park; Photo of captured German "E"-boat; Aerial photo of Dusseldorf after major R.A.F. bombing raid; Photo of 28 survivors of the torpedoed "Avila Star" after 20 days adrift, including two English girls of 18; Japanese landings at Kiska, Aleutian Islands; Amazing centrefold illustration of a British armoured division moving into action - a panoramic view which includes all its component units; B.B.C. Reconstructs Gigantic Raid of a thousand bombers over Germany - with nine interesting photos, including three of "Lancasters"; Photos of Ten personalities in this week's news include Dir Francis Young-Husband, Sir Charles Sargent, Dr. H.E.D. Blakiston; Sir Flinders Petrie; The Officers and Men, with Commander Miers, V.C., of the Submarine "Torbay" at Buckingham Palace; Queen chatting with Miss Tanner of the Canadian Red Cross; Great page of illustrations of the Sten Gun explain this new British machine gun in detail; The conversion of milk into powder; Great one-page photo of a huge 'Cyclone' dryer which separates water from skim milk; Two pages of text and photos of ancient Siwa, now occupied by Italians; nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 425-452. Features: Before and after air photos of bomb damage to St. Nazaire; Three aerial photos German battleship "Tirpitz" located under a Norwegian cliff in Aas Fjord; Air photos of blazing fires of Lubeck; Photos of Mandalay, Colombo and Vizagapatam Harbour; Photos of people in the news, including Lt. (T/Capt.) J.J.B. Jackman, V.C.; Six photos of troops in Tobruk and the Western Desert; Britain's Proposals to India - with photos of Gandhi, Sir Stafford Cripps, Mr. Jinnah, Mr. Nehru, and Dr. Maulana Azad; Two pages of photos of the astounding Trans-Iranian Railway - stupendous engineering!; Burma and India - article with photo of Prome, chief city of the Irrawaddy, to which the British authorities retreated after leaving Rangoon; Fascinating photos and illustration of the St. Nazaire Lock Gates and their construction; Dramatic two-page illustration shows the H.M.S. Cambeltown speeding towards the Huge Dock Gates at St. Nazaire; Very dramatic centerfold illustration shows the "Cambeltown" ramming the St. Nazaire lock gates as commando troops leap ashore and go into action; Eight great photos of women at work in British heavy industry, supporting the war effort; Photo of German submarine pens on the Atlantic; One-page aerial photo of Russia's Tobruk - Sebastopol, still a thorn in Germany's side after 160 days of siege; Two-page pictorial map of Australia showing its desert areas, minerals, and ratios of population; Six photos of cameras which record R.A.F. low-level raids and air combats; Cross-section illustrations of the American fighters "Airacobra" and "Tomahawk"; Classy colour back cover BSA ad shows peaceful Dutch scene with windmill; vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A nice wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1941
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 113-140. Features: Cover photo of Brigade H.Q. in the desert battle zone where the Brigadier, South African Command, directs operations - and photos of bombs exploding nearby; Twelve fascinating photos beneath the heading "Fighting in the Western Desert - Vivid Incidents, and Personalities, including Rommel in Tobruk and General Freyberg, V.C., Wounded; Two large photos from "The Battle of Midway Island"; Two-page map of the world entitled "Oil - The Supply Problem of the Warring Powers - A Map of Production Areas and Lines of Ocean Transport"; The Crisis in Russia (article); Seven great photos illustrate the pre-fabrication system in Shipbuilding - the U.S. sets the world's record in production; Photos of incendiary bombs - as were showered upon Hamburg - being prepared for raid; Two pages of photos and text describe the fall of Sebastopol; Centrefold illustration shows young British Officers studying tactical problems with models; Interesting photo-illustrated article explains how vegetables are dried, thus effecting considerable transport economy; Page of photos explaining the benefits of dried meat; Photo of test flight of the Boeing patrol bomber "XPBB-1"; Page of photos engaged in obstacle course training; Six photos of the "Mustang" - the fastest Army co-operation plane in the world; Two pages of photos of ice-covered decks of warships; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include cricketeer "Andy" Ducat, Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding, and Wing-Cdr. Hon. M. Aitken; Nice colour back cover ad for Puritan Leather Soles features illustration of Oliver Cromwell. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 593-620. Features: Photo of Marshal Timoshenko's splendid reserves; One-page air-photo indicating bomb damage in Rostock after four-day "Blitz"; Two-pages of illustrations beneath caption "Madagascar daringly planned operations lead to the surrender of Port Diego Suarez in 48 hours; Photo of crew of the submarine "Thunderbolt" (formerly "Thetis") safely home after a year; Photo of French Aircraft-carrier "Bearn" in Martinique; Six photos from Martinique illustrated its plight of barnacled warships and derelict aircraft; Two pages with fourteen photos present "Facets of the War on the Russian Front where Spring Has Heralded New Offensives; The Russian Front Awakens - article with maps of Kharkov and the Kerch Peninsula; The Crete Battle Goes on - five photos; Two pages with twelve photos illustrating Free French Forces Fighting in the Desert Battle Zone; Centrefold illustration shows steel foundry which produced munitions in Napoleon's wars, now making steel for use against Hitler; One-page illustration of molten steel for armour-plating 'tapped' from a giant container; Photos of personalities of the week include Lieut.-Com. Hussey, Mr. Churchill before large crowd at Leeds, and racehorses Big Game and Sun Chariot; One-page illustration of lop-sided flying freak, the Luftwaffe's Blohm and Voss "141" reconnaissance monoplane; Two pages of clear photos showing British Soldiers training on obstacle course; Five photos of life in France under the Nazi heel; Five Barrage Balloon illustrations by Balloon Command artists; nice half-page ad for Tube Investments, Ltd.; Isabel Burton - A Remarkable Woman; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker shows harbour view through window; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 565-592. Features: Photo and major article celebrating the 100th Anniversary of this publication; Two-pages of illustration of London 100 years ago; Two pages of dramatic photos of bomb damage in present-day London; Page of interesting illustrations from the first issue, 100 years ago; One Hundred Years of Warfare (article); Photos of nine personalities of the week, including Dr. Felix Weingartner, Lord Amulree, Admiral Leahy with Marshal Petain, the Duke of Gloucester on the Libyan battlefront, and Major-General Sir William Dobbie with is wife; Article on the great writer contributors to this publication over the last century - with 17 photos/illustrations; Seven photos of convoy drama in the Mediterranean - Two-page photo spread entitled "Russia, 1942 - the melting snows herald the opening of gargantuan battles with the German invaders; Photos of Germany's new fighter, the Focke-Wulf F.W. "190"; Air photo of bombs exploding on Zeebrugge; Air photo of bombs falling on Dunkirk dock area; Three photos and map of Madagascar beneath caption 'Vichy French Surrender in Madagascar after Severe Fighting'; H.M.S. "Edinburgh" sunk; Free Dutch gather in London; Return of H.M.S. "Upright"; Battle of the Coral Sea - photos of the U.S.S. "Saratoga" and "Lexington", plus Douglas "SBD-1" dive-bombers and map; Interesting one page of illustrations explain American warship design, considerations of speed and range in relation to naval strategy; One page of illustrations explain how Allied pilots recognize Japanese warships from the air; Photos of King an Queen making 1,000-mile tour of the West Country; Half-page ad for War Savings Groups highlights Mrs. Venning of Crouch House, Rickmansworth, Herts.; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 537-564. Features: Cover photo-portrait of the King with General Henri Giraud (in 1940); Burial of Lieut.-Commander E. Esmonde, V.C.; King welcomes fighter pilots back after daylight sweep over northern France; Photo of dozens of gas producer units to be fitted into lorries to save petrol; Photo of Australia's Dr. H.V. Evatt with Churchill; Photo of U.S. Admiral H.R. Stark in London; Photo of POW German Generals Von Ravenstein, Arthur Schmidt, and I.P. de Villiers at South African port; Photo of A.T.A. platoon marching; Seven photos of Madagascar plus one-page relief map indicating its strategic importance and why it has been occupied by British forces; Photos of bomb damage in York, Norwich, and Hazebrouck Railway Station; Photos of King and Queen surveying Bath bomb damage; The Spring Air Offensive - article with maps of Burma and Mandalay vicinity; Six interesting photos of Mandalay and Lashio; Fascinating two-page map illustrates "The Riddle of the Middle East as viewed from Berchtesgaden" - a map looking towards the oilfields; Wonderful photos of Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife meeting Gandhi and Nehru - scenes at Calcutta, including photo of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek wearing Sari presented to her by the Birla family; Air photos of Grim aftermath of R.A.F. attacks in Rostock and Augsburg; Dramatic centerfold action illustration of Beaufighter long-range fighter downing enemy aircraft; Polish troops march in Edinburgh; Photos of Royal Artillery Mountain Battery excercises in Wales; One page of illustrations of Luftwaffe Developments - Germany's new fighters and bombers; Nine great photos explain how $millions in gold was recovered from mine-infested waters - salvage ship 'Claymore' recovers booty from sunken liner 'Niagara'; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include W.P. Pycraft, Rear-Admiral H.J. Ruser-Larsen, Mr. Patrick Munro, M.P., Third Officer Agnes McLennan Traynor, Mr. Thorvald Stauning, Brig.-Gen. H.H. George, Staff Sergeant J.L. Lockhard, and General MacArthur with Mr. Curtin in Canberra; Fascinating one page of illustrations introduce stereoscopic television pictures - a notable British achievement; Eight high-resolution photos illustrated the world's diamond trade, now centred in London as experts from the low countries help the Allies; Classy B.S.A. colour back cover ad shows Egyptian scene with caption "The ever-turning wheel", by F. Matania; more nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 129-160. Features: Eight-photo, two-page feature on the full-scale production of tanks in Britain; Archbishop fo Canterbury, Dr. Lang, announces his resignation; Fascinating photos of massive concrete U-boat shelters being built on the Atlantic coast; Map of Southern Malaya where the Japanese are able to easily land using flat-bottomed boats; Photos after the Japanese sinking of the 'Prince of Wales' and the 'Repulse', with heads bobbing in water - and Captain William Tennant of the 'Repulse' after his rescue; Map of the Western Pacific, indicating dates of Japanese landings on many islands; Five photos of the U.S. Vanguard arriving in Great Britain; Photos of twelve people of the week including Admiral Chan-Chak, Admiral Husband Kimmel, Lieut.-General Walter Short, painter Richard Sickert, Mrs. Yvonne Llewellyn Roberts, Edward Elliott, and Major-General De Villiers; Events in Russia (article with three maps); Four photos of new battleship "Duke of York" and its carriage of Mr. Churchill to U.S.A.; Large photo portrait of General Douglas MacArthur; One-page map of Batan (Bataan) Peninsula, Philippines, where Gen. MacArthur, the Americans and Filipinos have gallantly held the Japanese at bay for four weeks; Fascinating two-pages with fourteen illustrations of how Aerodromes are defended, above and under the ground; Two-pages of twelve vivid photos of scenes on the Russian front; Bardia Recaptured - two pages with eleven fascinating photos; The Eighth Army's Trail - six photos of Benghazi after its capture; Six photos of the Royal Air Force v. the Weather in the desert; Four amazing photos of the "Flying Wing" designed gy John K. Northrop, including three photos of it in flight; Theatre Royal, Bristol, to be saved for the nation? - six photos; Marvelous two-color OXO ad on back cover shows young lovely offering a tray of steaming drinks; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with only moderate wear. A quality copy of this great wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1940
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. De Grineau, Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 677-728. Features: Twelve photos (over 4 pages) of Nazi Parachutists in training - falling and rolling, landing and fighting; Three illustrations of the British local defence volunteer force and how it confronts invading parachutists; Dramatic two-page aerial photo of R.A.F. operating against a Nazi motorized column between St. Menges and Floing, north of Sedan (a huge crater at a fork in the road forces Nazis to detour); Air photo of R.A.F. bombing on Dinant; Air photo of demolished bridges at Sedan; Sketch of destroyed Church of St. Pierre at Lessines, west of Brussels; Four sketches from Belgium show downed Heinkel near Waterloo, British troops shooting at German planes, bomb damage in Tournai, and Refugees fleeing Brussels; The War with Nazi Germany - The Great German Offensive (article); Flanders again devastated - six pictures from war-ravaged Belgium; Six photos of refugees from Belgium and the Netherlands receiving sanctuary in England; Centerfold illustration of the second martyrdom of Belgium - a swarm of German planes bombing Tournai, while a British roadside post with Bren gun waits for low-flying attacks; Nine excellent photos of Nazi mechanized units - heavy, medium and light tanks, armoured cars, motor-cyclists, and motorised guns; Photos of personalities of the week include Turkish delegation in London, Nazi prisoner in London, Class 'B' enemy aliens being marched through Liverpool, and Dutch Premier Jonkheer de Geer with four colleagues in London; One-page illustration of Nazi 'Blitzkrieg' offensive combining air and tank attacks; Photo-illustrated article on the vanishing American Bison; Photo of Hitler with his Army leaders; Illustrations of General Von Brauchitsch and Halder; Two-page world map illustrates 66 items which are still available to Great Britain via world trade; Weather Predition (article); Many nice vintage ads including a fantastic one-page photo ad for "Staybrite" steel by Firth-Vickers of Sheffield which shows large-scale production in their mill; Two photos of troops on the Faroe Islands (The Faroes) at Thorshavn; Photos of Bedford, Ford, and Fordson tractors being exported from Britain; Photo of General H. G. Winkelman, Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Army. Please note: Brown discolouration of unknown origin to bottom 0.75" of all pages. All text legible. Average wear and a minor nibble from foot of spine. A sound copy of this dramatic wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 673-700. Features: Cover Photo-Portrait of General Neil Ritchie Holding Press Conference Near Tobruk; Soldiers of Free France form the "Phantom" Garrison of Bir Hakeim - six photos; Searching for victim after explosion near the Elephant and Castle; Photo of repatriated prisoners from Italy at military hospital in England; Photo of salvaging of the "Normandie", now called the U.S.S. "Lafayette"; Photo of ceremony handing the H.H.M.S. "Pindus" to the Greek Navy; Photo of starfish-shaped barrage balloon; 150th Anniversary of Captain George Vancouver's landing on Vancouver Island; Generals Auchinleck and Ritchie honoured by the Polish forces in the Middle East; Photo of Romell inspecting broken window of his desert car; Bow-end and side-view photos of Japanese two-man submarine; Before and after aerial photos of Cologne after massive bombardment; The Battle in Libya - article with map showing key points in the present battle; Five photos of "An Unpleasant Surprise for Rommel - The U.S. 'General Grant' Tank"; Two pages of great illustrations entitled "Rommel's Panzers - Details of the Pz IV. and German Methods of Tank Transportation and Refuelling"; Two illustrations of mobile anti-tank gun now operating in Libya; Four photos of obtaining water in the Libyan desert; Wonderful centerfold illustration entitled "Bomber Command Blazing the Trail! The Royal Air Force Attack on Essen and the Ruhr Valley, June 1-2, 1942"; Five Radioed pictures from the Desert Battle at "Knightsbridge," Libya; Six photos from the Midway Islands where Admiral Nimitz has just inflicted heavy losses upon the Japanese; Excellent one-page contour map of the Pacific entitled "Japanese Eyes On the Bases of Dutch Harbour and Alaska" - with inset photo of Dutch Harbour in the Aleutians which was bombed by Japs; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include Professor G.A.R. Reisner, Reinhard Heydrich, Mexican President Camacho declaring war on the Axis states, and Major-Generals Herbert Lumsden, Ramsden, Frank Messervy and Dan Pienaar; Six Photos from Madagascar - first action figures since British forces arrived May 5, 1942; One page with five photos of Hitler entitled "How Hitler Looks Today"; Artistic half-page ad for Tube Investments Ltd. shows coal stoker at work; National Savings Committee half-page ad includes photos of Geoffrey Sims, schoolboy collector, 10, Park Mansions, Moor Park, Herts.; Nice photo ad for Guy Motors Limited shows men and women building engines; Nice colour back cover golf-themed ad features Mashie speaking to Putter - sponsored by The North British Rubber Company, Limited; This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 397-424. Features: (Now) extremely politically incorrect "loose lips sink ships" poster with illustration of African with massively protruding lips is held by young lady as she stands in a gaping hole blasted in the side of U.S. freighter "Absaroka"; Photo of Rear-Admiral P.L. Vian; Photo of Italian battleship "Littorio"; Illustrations of brillian Mediterranean action - the Malta convoy gets through; Photos and maps of the daring attack on St. Nazaire's big dry dock; Four great aerial photos of R.A.F. daylight raids on Le Trait and Le Havre; Photos of numerous people in the news, including General Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife, Captain Guy Dollman, plus the H.M.S. "Trident" which torpedoed the "Prinz Eugen"; Three pages of illustrations of underground war factories where workers labour and live; Armoured Warfare Today - article with photo of British Mark IV.A cruiser tank and the tank transporter truck it can drive onto; One page of photos of specialied aircraft for warfare; Photo of Lord and Lady Elton and son Rodney with dogs at their home; Air photos of R.A.F. bomb damage evidence in Cologne; Elaborate centerfold illustration of a Japanese landing force, supported by warships and airplanes - typical of many since war opened in the Far East; H.M. Submarine "Talisman" flys her own Jolly Roger, as does submarine "Utmost"; Photos of mascots "Butch, M.C." and "Bacchus"; Photo of Russia's Maisky presenting 'Order of Lenin' to R.A.F. fighter pilots, including Wing Commander Ramsbottom Isherwood; Photos of human guinea pigs being used to find an antidote for mustard gas; One-page admiralty chart of Australia's Outer Bastion - Port Moresby and Environs; Photos of clothing and furniture provided to those who've been bombed out; Photos of British Soldiers "Toughening Up" at an "Assault School"; Two pages of great illustrations explaining the deadliest weapon in naval warfare, the torpedo, and its intricate mechanism and modus operandi of firing; Photos of Pigmy Aborigines of the Andaman Isles; Four nice photos of the Andaman Islands which have now been seized by Japan; Five photos of Malta, the most-bombed isle in the British Empire; vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue.
Verlag: The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd., London, 1942
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Bryan; Davis, G.H.; Turner, C.E.; De Grineau, Bryan; Cecil, Hugh (cover) (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 253-284. Features: Cover photo portrait of the King; Eleven photos of Port Darwin - the first place on the Australian mainland to be bombed; photo of Japanese invasion barges off Indo-China; Stefan Zweig commits suicide in Brazil; Second Malaya V.C. awarded to Lieut.-Colonel A.E. Cumming; Two pages of exclusive photos of the ruthless Japanese air attack on Hong Kong on December 8, 1941, including photos of Hugh E. Chen and Lee C. Taylor who flew a 1934 'Vultee' to safety using a toy compass; Photos of Timor and Rangoon; Lovely photos of Bali and her residents; Two-page illustration of a North African desert 'Jock Force' intercepting a strong German reconnaissance column; Six illustrations of different uniforms of soldiers of the Burma Rifles; One-page relief map showing Japan's pressure on Burma/the threat to Rangoon; Two pages of photos of the Red Army in action as its celebrates is twenty-fourth birthday; Sensational black and white photo-portrait centrefold of Winston Churchill; Photos of individuals involved in War Cabinet reshuffle; Photos of ten personalities of the week including Air Marshal A.T. Harris (Bomber Harris) and the Sheik of Bahrein (Bahrain); Moths that never fly; The Total Eclipse of the Moon on March 2; One-page photo of vivid prehistoric frescoes recently discovered near Montignac; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Above-average wear to advertorial cover. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue.