w a philpott (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover in brown cloth lettered in gilt. Full page, two paragraph inscription (a letter, really) from the author tipped in at the additionally signed author's apology page (which contains instructions to those who don't want the author's autograph to cut this leaf out along the dotted line). 328 pp. Very good. No jacket (none issued?). A collection of short homey essays on many subjects originally published over a period of two decades (1928-1947) in the "Texas Bankers Record".

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Series: Design Engineering Handbook 170p yellow paperback, some shelfwear, name in ink, binding firm, many b&w photographs, many diagrams, very good condition Language: English.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Michael; Flagg, James Montgomery; Szanto, Karoly; Metzl, Ervine; Baumhofer, Walter; Reusswig, William; Bryson, Charles; Green, Bert (illustrator). First Edition. 62 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo ad for the Dodge Six car; Are You Taxe Exempt? - editorial argues against Canada's 'soak the rich' income tax system in favour of broadening the tax base as is done in Great Britain, resulting in 'the most intelligent citizenship within the empire'; Gaston B. Means - Master Bad Man - The Whole Inside Story of One of the Most Bizarre and Baffling Careers of Crime; Diamonds are Dangerous (short story); The Open Heart (romantic fiction); Nice one-page photo ad for the 1937 Studebakers; Love-Song for Supper (romantic fiction); From Invalid to Champion - Alice Marble, the new queen of tennis, tells her story; It Can Happen Again - Fascinating article by George Sylvester Viereck relies upon his information from former Kaiser Wilhelm (with photo) to warn that "behind the scenes in Europe's capitals the same elements (as in WWI) are conspiring to plunge civilization into the hell of a general war."; To the Ladies; News of Kitchener (military fiction); Why Glamour-Girls Don't Marry Great Lovers - And Vice Versa; Nice two-colour ad for the Easy Vacuum-Cup Washer; Bojangles of Harlem - Meet Bill Robinson, grandson of a slave who has earned $1,000,000 - article with photo; Secret Child (part 3); Great vintage photo ad for Feen-a-mint laxative chewing gum; Unusual two-color Kleenex ad shows wife scolding husband (who has cold) for soiling so many cloth handkerchiefs; Discretion Be Damned (fiction); Back cover ad for Goodrich tires features photo of S.S. Van Dine; and more. Moderate wear. Crossword partially completed in light pencil on page 56. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Tingley; Callan, Les; Coughlin, Bing; Flessel, Creig (illustrator). First Edition. 50 pages. Features: Silent Cities - Photo-illustrated article on Canadian military cemeteries abroad; Our Air Heroes - excerpt from play "Target for Peace" which was broadcast on the CBC; Photo of the 48th Highlanders of Canada pipe band playing in Italy; Top Priority on Homes for Heroes is Legion Demand; How the Town of Renfrew Solved its Housing Problem - article with photo; Education for Citizenship - Lieut. - Col. the Hon. Wilfred Bovey flays those who would throw away Canadian democracy for the way of the Russians; Photo and brief write-up of 93-year-old Sgt. Daniel Byrd Hoskins Power of the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston, who explains the secret to his long life; Canada's Veterans in the U.S.A.; The Second V.C. of the R.C.A.F. - The Late Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski; Photo of Bailey Bridge inventor Sir Donald Bailey in Ottawa; Update Colonel Percy J. Philpott, Adviser to the Deputy Minister concerning Veterans of both wars; Review of book "Detour" which describes the life of Prisoners-of-war in Germany; Article on Legion Policies and Activities; Monthly notes on the great humanitarian work of the Dominion Service Bureau of the Canadian Legion; The World in Review - Part 12 - September 11 to October 10, 1946; The Small Holdings Plan; Photo of Victoria Legion's undefeated lacrosse team; Photo of the Jewish legionaires' basketball team of the Fredric Kisch Branch in Montreal; The Canadian Army at War - The Canadians in Britain, 1939-1944, 3rd part; Nice one-page cartoon-illustrated ad for Dawes Black Horse Brewery features hunter being chased by bear; Nostalgic colour ad inside back cover for Blue Top Brewing of Kitchener, Ontario features illustration and floor-plan diagram of an economical home. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Front cover partially faded with mild undulations. Contents moderately toned with age. A sound vintage copy.