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Hollywood, CA, USA: Cinema Educational Guild, Inc., 1962. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Double-sided three-panel tract measuring 10" x 6" when unfolded. "The Connally Amendment is our only safeguard against the International-Communist Conspiracy's 'World Court' plot to transform the United States into an enslaved province of their planned UN One-World Government." - from front panel. Considerable fine-print explanatory text. Unmarked with moderate soiling and wear..

USA: Princeton University Press, 1943. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 71 pages including index. A guide-book to the future of a vast region awaiting development after the war. A study of the past, present and future of international co-operation in this region. Presents a high challenge to the people of Canada and the US, and their governments. Author was regional chairman of the National Resources Planning Board. Light soiling. Unmarked. Some yellowing. Includes three fold-out maps. Moderate wear to illustrated boards. Nice copy..

USA: Bantam Books, 1985. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 134 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Tells the whole heroic story of the U.S. Navy SEALS, from their birth out of the naval Underwater Demolition Unit in WWII to their formal commissioning in 1962 by President Kennedy." - from back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact..

New York, U.S.A.: United States News Publishing Corporation, 1961. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 116 pages. Features: Will Cuba Be Rescued?; In Two Years - From Revolution to Ruin (Castro's Dictatorship); If Kennedy Has His Way on Taxes; As American Soldiers Moved Up Front in Laos; Back of the Delay in U.S. Missile Bases; Mystery of Soviet Spaceman - Truth or Hoax?; A "Doomsday Machine" - Last Word in the Arms Race?; Who Elected Kennedy - Here's a New Analysis; How Kennedy Differs from Ike: Study of Presidents at Work; Red Menace..Lag in Space - the President's Size-Up; Kennedy: "We Do Not Intend to Abandon Cuba"; After 10 Months, Is U.N. Getting Anywhere in the Congo?; How Canada Handles Aid to Parochial Schools; What Khrushchev Told an American Writer; Tax Credit to Help Business - As Kennedy Spells it out. Average wear. A sound copy..

Washington D.C.: United States News Publishing Corporation, 1961. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 116 pages. Features: Cover photo of Russian Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel to outer space and back; Nice one-page ad for the Volkswagen (VW) truck (microbus); Showdown nears for Castro in Cuba; JFK and how he runs the White House; One-page photo ad for GE's two-way radio; Russia's Triumph in Space - What Does It Mean? - photo-illustrated article; Why The U.S. Wasn't First; A Look at what the U.S. has - and plans - in space; Where U.S. Went Wrong - The Ways to Catch Up; JFK Learns About Personal Diplomacy; Why De Gaulle is a Growing Problem for U.S.; Kennedy's plan to deal with corn surplus; Up Front with U.S. Guerrillas in Southeast Asia - an eyewitness report; A Close New Look at Nehru's India; The Red Terror in Tibet - Interview with the Dalai Lama; Crime Wave Hits Washington, D.C. - with photo of Dallas O.… Read More

USA: Orion/Aerofax/Crown, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 232 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and some colour plates. "This encyclopedic work presents for the first time historical and technical data for every nuclear warhead built by the U.S. since 1945. The most comprehensive technical history ever written about the postwar development of American nuclear weapons, this book includes explantions of fission and fusion weapon physics; significant postwar technological advancements in atomic warheads; and commonly-used warhead arming and fuzing equipment and techniques." - from dust jacket. "Extensive footnotes in each chapter cite specific sources for many of the points discussed" - from Preface. Book clean and bright with light wear. Prior owner's large signature atop front free endpaper and reverse of back free endpaper. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade… Read More

USA: U.S. War Department. Good. 1944. Reprint. Hardcover. 1.25 pages thick. Hundreds of pages. A large collection of circulars issued by the U.S. War Department circa World War II. A sampling of the titles include: Standards of Physical Examination During Mobilization; Inspector General's Department; Quartermaster Corps; Standards of Physical Examination for Flying; Administration of Hospitals - General Provisions; Service Commands and Departments - Administration; Posts, Camps, and Stations - administration, non-appropriated funds, motion picture service; Penalty Envelopes and Labels - Use of the Mails; Correspondence - How Conducted; Military Records - Service Record, Morning Reports; Personnel - Honors to persons; Enlisted Men - reception and processing. Also includes Technical Bulletin TB 23-7-4 entitled cal. .30 Carbine M2 (T4). Upon front board is written "Enlistments, Public Relations", beneath which is written the prior owner's name, Sgt. Lowry. Some… Read More

UK: Bison, 1993. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 80 pages. Index. "Tells the whole story of the boys' rise to fame. With nearly a hundred clor and black-and-white photos, this is the book now US fan will want to miss." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Sound copy..

USA: Hal Leonard Corporation, 1992. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 94 pages. Numerous pages of colour photos and information on the making of the album; Includes these songs: Zoo Station; Even Better Than the Real Thing; One; Until the End of the World; Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses; So Cruel; The Fly; Mysterious Ways; Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World; Ultraviolet (light my way); Acrobat; Love is Blindness. Above-average external wear. 3" Opening to front cover at base of spine. A worthy working copy..

England: Hal Leonard. Good. 1989. First Edition. Paperback. 0711917914 . Includes sheet music for melody (i.e. treble clef only), lyrics and guitar chords for these classic U2 tunes: Pride; Silver & Gold; Hawkmoon 269; Helter Skelter; Heartland; Desire; Van Diemen's Land; Freedom for my People; All I Want Is You; God Part II; Bullet The Blue Sky; Star Spangled Banner; When Love Comes To Town; Angel of Harlem; All Along the Watchtower; I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For; Love Rescue Me. 86 pages including several nice black and white and colour photos of the band and its members. Also includes fold-out two-panel black and white photo/poster of the band. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent U2 memento.; 4to; 86 pages .

Vancouver, B.C.: The Forest Club, University of British Columbia, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 152 pages. Excellent copy. Unmarked but for prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Light wear to attractively illustrated green boards. Includes special memorium to H.R. MacMillan, including large photo..

Vancouver, B.C.: Forest Club, University of British Columbia, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 136 pages. Excellent copy of this yearbook. Very light wear. Unmarked but for prior owner's name upon verso of front free endpaper..

Toronto, ON, Canada: Colombo & Company, 1999. Book. Fair. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 377 pages. Contents include: Ancient Astronauts; Mystery Lights; Flying Saucers; Unidentified Flying Objects; Observers; Contactees; Abductees; Extraterrestrials; Critical Perspectives; Cosmic Considerations. Above-average wear. A worthy working copy of this extensive compilation..

At See: Crew of the USS Chateau Thierry, 1937. Book. Illus. by Regan. Fair. Stapled. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Shipboard newsletter of the USAT Chateau Theirry while she operated as an army transport vessel in 1937. 13" x 8". Seven one-sided pages plus cartoon illustrated covers which focus on wine, women and mocking senior officers. Contents include: comments on the heat and boredom of their trip from Hawaii, apparently bound for San Francisco; Sino-Jap Doings; Movie of the Night; Radio News - gold hoard found in Panama, Miller Creek Forest Fire in Montana, Tennis score, King of Rumania buys famous yacht, War news from near Peiping (Beijing), baseball scores; Onboard kindergarten cancelled due to heat and lack of facilities; Ship's position; many humorous writings; and more. Bound by a single staple in upper right corner. Chip from bottom corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A wonderful nautical memento..

Philadelphia: The John Church Company, 1925. Book. Good. Paperback. Improved Edition with Diagrams & Chords. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 70 pages. "Containing the rudiments of music, a full course of instruction, diagrams of chords, and a collection of choice solos and duets." - from title page. Average wear. Binding intact. Few markings on front cover. Chips from ends of backstrip. A sound vintage copy..

Victoria BC: Reynolds Secondary School, 1975. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Unpaginated. Approximately 3/8" thick. Lots of black and white photos throughout. Many autographs upon title page with others scattered throughout the book and some writing upon front and back covers. Binding sound. A quality copy of this nostalgic yearbook!.

Italy: Del Bianco Editore, 1973. Book. Illus. by Zannier, Italo. Good. Hardcover. Seconda Edizione. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 141 pages including biography. Text in Italian, English, French, German (and Czech?). Abundantly illustrated with both colour and black and white photography. Average wear and bumping to blue boards. Contents unmarked..

Netherlands: Scripta Amsterdam, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. Text in Dutch. Undated but appears to be circa 2004. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Laid-in is a 62cm x 22cm larger version of the military photo shown on front board. Clean, bright, tight and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy..

Japan: A Japanese Publisher, 1991. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 286 pages. Exhibition catalog of 244 ukiyo-e prints carefully selected from the Matsukata collection in order to display the history of ukiyo-e prints from their earliest days to the end of the Edo period. Text predominantly in Japanese. Illustrated in colour. Light to moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight and square. Sound copy..

Edmonton, Alberta: Government of Alberta, 1976. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 43 pages. Black and white illustrations. Footnotes. "An alternate title to this paper might well be 'Building with Logs, Ukrainian Style" - from abstract. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy..