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- BIG BEN THE FLAT TOP. THE STORY OF THE U.S.S. FRANKLIN Atlanta, GA Albert Love Enterprises no date (ca. 1946)565.00Condition for this hardcover book is good with some soiling and smudging to the covers, some wear to the covers, wear to corners and spine ends, slightly cocked along the spine, some wear along the spine, a bit of smudging to page ends.
Unpaginated (approx. 100+ pages), with numerous photos.Pictorial cloth hardcover, size is 8 3/4" x 12"."USS Franklin (CV/CVA/CVS-13, AVT-8), nicknamed 'Big Ben,' was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy, and the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in January 1944, she served in several campaigns in the Pacific War, earning four battle stars. In March 1945, while launching strikes against the Japanese mainland, she was badly damaged when a single Japanese dive bomber struck her with two bombs. The attack resulted in the loss of 807 of her crew and Franklin became the most heavily-damaged United States aircraft carrier to survive the war. The complement of Franklin suffered 924 killed in action during the war, the worst for any surviving U.S. warship and second only to that of USS Arizona." [Wikipedia]01746View Full Details
The history of “the ship that wouldn’t die”.
Laid in are 2 postcards post-dated August 1943 from a sailor then located at the US Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. - TODAY’S RUC. A CAREER IN THE ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY (Belfast) Royal Ulster Constabulary no date (circa late 1970100.00Condition is near fine with slight wear to corners and spine ends.
16 pages with colour photos throughout.Staple-bound booklet, size is 7 ½” x 9 ½”.Recruitment book for the Northern Ireland based Royal Ulster Constabulary which was founded in 1922 and dissolved in 2001.01743View Full Details
"In 1970 the security of Northern Ireland became the responsibility of the RUC, the British army, and the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR). The British government has tried to keep the RUC as the chief peacekeeping force in Northern Ireland, while the army and the UDR play as minor roles as possible. Frequent complaints of RUC mistreatment of suspects and prisoners have led to investigations and some changes in procedures, such as closed-circuit monitoring of interview rooms at the Castlereagh interrogation centre at Belfast. As part of the reform implemented following the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement (1998), the RUC was renamed the Police Service of Northern Ireland in 2001." [Britannica]
Scarce. - OCTOPUS. Vol. 3, #2, Issue. March 19, 1970. (Ottawa Underground Newspaper) Ottawa (Octopus) Ottawa75.00Condition for this newspaper is better than very good but not quite near fine, with some edge wear to some of the pages, a bit of tanning to the cheap newsprint around the edges.
16 pages (including wrappers).Tabloid newspaper, size is 11” x 17”.Underground newspaper published in Ottawa featuring articles on Time Magazine in Canada, Black Power in the Caribbean, Canadian Racism and Sir-George, Part 2 Unionism in Quebec, and more.01753View Full Details
Newspaper has not been folded, so it will be shipped flat. - N.Y. DAILY PLANET. May 1-15, 1976. (New York Underground Newspaper – Patti Smith) New York Planet Media Co. 1976135.00Condition for this newspaper is better than very good but not quite near fine, with some edge wear to some of the pages.
32 pages (including wrappers)Tabloid newspaper, size is 11” x 17”.Underground newspaper based in New York, this issue’s main feature is "Patti Smith in a Rage Over Nude Pictures", which are credited to the paper's photographer "Lois Lane" (the photos may, or may not, be the work of New York photographer Judy Linn). The accompanying text to the photos are of Smith's attempt at blocking publication of the photos.01751View Full Details
Also, includes articles on the NYPD’s Red Squad, a special intelligence squad who are "... part of a frightening, national coordinated effort to stifle dissent on the local level." Also, the article “The Beauty Worshippers. First in a Series" by Lois Lane (Daily Planet Society Writer)”. A full page, mostly of photos, on a Jerry Garcia solo show at the Capitol Theatre in Passic, N.J. ("There was a lot of drinking, a lot of drugs and a few arrests.").
Newspaper has not been fold so it will be shipped flat. - GLENDALE THE THEATRE WITH THE "NEW LOOK" TORONTO75.00
(Grand Opening Booklet) (Toronto) no publisher no date (1947?).Condition for this brochure is good+ with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, light crease down the middle of the brochure with mark on back cover (see scan), scuffing and soiling to back cover, paperclip mark on back cover.
20 pages with many local ads.Brochure size is 9 1/2" x 5 1/2".Brochure on the grand opening of the Glendale Theatre in Toronto, many local area ads plus bits of information on the theatre.01748View Full Details - ELEMENT Vol. 2 No. 1 April-May 1970 (New York City Underground Newspaper) New York New York Element, Inc. 197065.00Some tanning to cheap newsprint, light crease to front cover, cover price blacked out with marker and changed to 35 cents from 25 cents which is visible on the reverse (no text affected), some tearing and chipping to the top of the spine of the covers, about very good condition.
20 pages (including covers).Tabloid style newspaper, size is 11 1/2” x 16”.New York based underground newspaper "of art and politics".01752View Full Details - SOUVENIR UNION MEETING CANADIAN DIVISIONS BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS.175.00
QUEBEC June 18-19-20, 1907 (Quebec) no publisher (1907)Condition is better than good but not quite very good, with small chips to the spine ends, curling and light creasing to the corners, a few small tears along the edges of the covers, soiling to the covers.
Unpaginated (approx. 60+ pages).String-bound oblong wrappers, size is 8 ¾” x 7”.Original program and Quebec City guide book for the 1907 union meeting of the Canadian Divisions Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. There are various board members and Canadian railroad officials portraits, there are also articles: A Brief History of the Canadian Pacific Railway, The Quebec and Lake St. John Railway, History of Quebec Railway, Light and Power Co., plus photos of various Quebec City highlights.01744View Full Details
Scarce. - MEMORIES OF SOMERVILLE TOWNSHIP45.00
Compiled to Celebrate Ontario's Bicentennial 1784-1984 Fenelon Falls, ON Lemac Printers (1984)Condition is very good with a bit of wear along the bottom of the front and back covers, some wear to corners and spine ends.
Unpaginated, approx. 100 pages, with photos and local area ads. Plastic spiral-bound with thin card covers, size is 8 1/2” x 11”.Ontario local township history published to coincide with the province's 200th anniversary. Covers the history of community groups, schools, churches, businesses, and sports in the area.01749View Full Details - LET MY SHOW GO ON!"400.00
THE BUFFALO BILL WILD WEST SHOW & CIRCUS
HISTORICAL REVIEW AND MAGAZINE
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12 Page "Program of Events" No place Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Co., Inc. no date (1917)Condition for this "Historical Review and Magazine" is very good with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, some scuffing and darkening to back cover, a bit of wear along the spine, some offsetting to the first page. Still a very nice copy.
Condition for the "Program of Events" is about good, staples rusted away for the most part and no longer hold the program together (program is complete), cheap paper is tanned throughout, 4" tear that runs along the bottom part of the spine, light dampstaining to the pages near the spine.
Magazine is 16 pages with photos.
Programme is 12 pages (including wrappers), with ads. As issued.Softcover staple-bound magazine, size is 7 1/4" x 9 1/2", Program of events size is 7" x 9".Original 1917 magazine and program of events for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and Circus. The show halted due to money problems in 1913. Buffalo Bill Cody died January 10th, 1917, and the show was revived later in 1917 by Cody's foster son, Johnny Baker, though this proved unsuccessful.01742View Full Details
A scarce combination magazine and program. - BATTLE RECORD AND HISTORY OF THE U.S.S. COLUMBIA200.00
1942-1945 (Baltimore) Published by the Officers and Men Who Fought With Her... (1946)Condition for this book is better than good but not quite very good, with some wear to the covers, some edge wear to the book, some wear to the spine ends, a bit of soiling to the pictorial onlay on the front cover.
87 pages with photos.Cloth with embossed titles and pictorial onlay, size is 8" x 10 1/2".The ship, the sixth US Navy ship to bear the name, was named for the city of Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia was commissioned in July 1942, and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, and never saw active service again. Columbia was scrapped in the early 1960s. A memorial to the ship and crew who served on her exists in Columbia." [Wikipedia]01747View Full Details - WITH THE 102d INFANTRY DIVISION THROUGH GERMANY (Vilshofen, Germany) Public Relations Office – 102d Infantry Division 1945165.00First edition.Condition for this book is about very good with a bit of curl to the right corners, a bit of wear to the spine ends, slight edge wear, some soiling to the covers.
Unpaginated (approx. 80 pages) with photos throughout.Large wrappers, size is 7 ½” x 11”.Printed in Germany, July 1945, during the occupation period just after the war in Europe. The book details the 102d journey from its WW2 beginnings at Camp Maxey in Texas, into Germany and the end of the European war. Includes a centre page spread illustrating in colour the division’s route to Germany.01745View Full Details
Scarce in this edition published in Germany. - ALMAGUIN A HIGHLAND HISTORY Toronto National Heritage / Natural History Inc. 199865.00First edition.Condition for this book is near fine with slight wear to extremities.
158 pages with photos.Softcover book, size is 8" x 10".A local history of Ontario's Highland region, Huntsville, Burke's Falls, Katrine, and more.01750View Full Details
