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![Text Box: Signal, Jahrgang 5, Heft 6, 1944, erscheint zweimal monatlich [in German] Reetz, Wilhelm, Hauptschriftleiter 1944 Berlin, Germany. Deutscher Verlag, Berlin SW 68, Kochsraße 22-26. Nazi Photo Magazine published 1940-45, propaganda organ widely distributed during World War II. Cover shows black and white photo of Red Cross nurses walking up accommodation ladder of ship, "Im Dienst des Roten Kreuzes" illustrating article: "Schildträger der Ritterlichkeit. Das Internationale Komitee vom Roten Kreuz". "Der korrekte Terror. Die 'kriegswichtigen' Ziele der anglo-amerikanischen Bomber"; "Unter dem Sowjetwappen. Bilder aus Teheran" with photos of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill, reporting their meeting in Tehran, Iran at the Soviet Embassy. "Romantik der Bosnischen Wälder?" Photo of Zwei Könige Peter II of Yugoslavia and George II of Greece; photo of Croatian soldiers killed by Boshevists; Photo of men of Waffen-SS Division, "Befreier von der Schreckenherrschaft." "Panzer -- zwischen zwei Schlachten--nach Einem Tiefen Stoss in die Sowjetischen Linien." Very good black and white and color photos. 40 pp. 27 x 36 cm. Periodical, very good. (7995) $35.00. World War II/History
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Charles River to the Hudson, The; Boston and Maine Railroad photo brochure ca. 1895 Boston & Maine Railroad. Very nice book of pastoral scenes from Waverley, MA and the Charles River in Waltham, MA to the Race Track at Saratoga, NY. Includes, Concord, Marlboro, Hudson, Westminster, West Fitchburg, Princeton, Greylock, Williamstown, Zoar and Shelburne Falls, MA; Keene, NH, Hoosick Falls, Schaghticoke, Stillwater, NY. 40 pp. 20 x 15 cm. Black and white photos on one side of glossy paper. Grey green stiff paper wraps with gilt lettering, two tiny biopredation holes at spine, very good. (7985) $37.00. Travel
Cunard Line: A New Way to the Old World; New York-Mediterranean Adriatic Service of the Cunard Line ca. 1909 New York, NY: Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd. New routes available to the traveler today (ca. 1909). The steamships employed in the New York-Mediterranean-Adriatic service of the Cunard Line are all new, twin-screw, of the modern roomy type, from 10,000 to 13,600 tons, fitted with bilge keeps and all devices for safety and comfort. Ships include Carpathia, Pannonia, Slavonia and Ultonia. Includes description and photos of sights around Italian Peninsula, into Adriatic, including Fiume, Naples, Rome, Jajce, Bosnia, Bucharest, Mostar, Sarajevo, Athens. 32 pp. 14 x 20.6 cm. Paper booklet with color printed cover. Staples rusted. Good.(7986) $35.00. Travel
Wild Flowers; Three hundred and sixty-four full-color illustrations with complete descriptive text; popular edition in one volume, Second printing, September 1935 by Homer D. House. 1935 New York, NY: The MacMillan Co This edition is based on a work of similar title originally issued by the State of New York. This work is reproduced by permission of the Board of Regents of the State of New York. Marvelous introductory description, 24 pp. Descriptions and color plates include Families: Cat-tail, Water Plantain, Arum, Spiderwort, Bunchflower, Lily, Orchid, Buckwheat, Poppy, Fumewort, Mustard, Pitcher Plant, Virginia Stonecrop, Saxifrage, Rose, Apple, Pea, Geranium, Wood Sorrel, Jewelweed, Milkwort, Mallow, Violet, Loosestrife, Wintergreen, Heath, many more.. 362 pp. 23.5 x 29.7 cm. Light green buckram cloth on board, spine lightly sunfaded; gilt lettering. Half-title page shows diagonal crease, no dj, very good. (7987) $58.00. Scientific/Nature
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Narratives of Little Henry and His Bearer; The Amiable Louisa; and Ann Eliza Williams: Three stories in one small book ca. 1849 New York, NY: The American Tract Society. First Narrative is about Harry, left an orphan in Dinapore, East India, while still an infant; how he was looked after by his bearer, Boosy. Missionaries. Henry's faith in Christianity saved him. Amiable Louisa's story ends with her death, in 17 pages. Last narrative, "Ann Eliza Williams; or the Child An Hundred Years Old" is by Rev. William S. Plumer, D.D. about little Eliza, dedicated to God. At age 8 she develops bleeding in the lungs. This is a story of repentance and Christ-like living. 25 pages. Two steel engravings in book, illustrate first and third narratives. 103 pp. 10 x 15 cm. Dark cloth on board with gilt lettering on spine, blind-stamped pattern front and back. Very good. (7983) $16.00. Religious/Children's
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Gun and Torpedo Drills for the United States Navy, prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department by Lieutenant Edward W. Eberle, U.S.N. 1901 Annapolis, MD: U.S. Naval Institute. Author Eberle (1864-1929) graduated from the Naval Academy in 1885, and wrote this book, the first of its kind, after service as turret officer aboard USS Oregon in the Spanish-American War. Later, in 1923, he became Chief of Naval Operations. Drill of 3, 4, 5 and 6-inch rapid-fire guns for five or six men per gun: Captain, Plugman, Loader, 2 or 3 Shellmen. Drills for 5, 6, 7 and 8-inch quick-fire guns with seven or eight men per gun. Includes detailed instructions and commands for loading, unloading. Drill of a pair of 8-inch B.L.R. mounted in turret, with an ammunition-lift for each gun, 10 men, five for each gun. Drill for pair of 10, 12 or 13-inch B.L.R. mounted in turret. Secondary gun drills, including 1-pdr. Maxim Automatic Gun. Detailed notes for Turret Mounts. Smith and Wesson Navy Revolver. Krag-Jorgensen Rifle (.30 inch). Torpedo Drills for Whitehead Torpedo. Details on Whitehead Torpedo. Tables for Schedule of Exercises, Regulations for Target Practice, tables for Subcaliber Practice. For Torpedo firing, Range Table. . 222 pp. 10 x 14.6 cm. Leather cover with gilt lettering and Naval Institute seal, with cover flap. Text on high-quality fine paper. Inside front hinge cracked. This copy issued to Commanding Officer USS Monadnock. Leather flap has 6 cm of biopredation along fold. Fair. (7976) $180.00. Naval/History
Zeppelin-Weltfahrten Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des L Z 127 "Graf Zeppelin" 1932. Cigarette-picture album with 264 silver-bromide photos and one metallic Weltflug-Gedenkmünze seal. [In German] 1933 Dresden, Germany: Bilderstelle-Lohse. Marvelous book tells the story of German Zeppelins, including their history, construction and operation. Small (6 x 4 cm.) photos from cigarette packages are pasted on heavy album-style pages toe help tell the story. Includes maps of Zeppelin trips all over the world. Some photos show happy passengers using restaurant, wash room and staterooms aboard zeppelin, also aerial photos of cities and locations around the world, including U.S. Capitol, London Bridge, Kremlin. [Interesting that only seven years later, German bombers were dropping bombs on some of these sites!] Frontispiece photo of Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin with tissue guard. Vorwort: Zeppelin-Weltfahrten-Bilder liegen nur den Packungen der Zigaretten-Marken: Club und Liga. Photos and information on 25 Luftschiffen. . 54 sheets 34 x 24 cm. Paperback book with photo of Graf Zeppelin airship on cover, minor edgewear to cover, text and photos clean and complete. Album pages printed on heavy card stock. Very good. (7971) $224.00. Travel/History
Added Saturday, November 30th, 2009:
England: Day in the Peak, A: An Illustrated Hand-Book to Bakewell Church, Haddon Hall, and Chatsworth, Second Edition by Cokayne, Andrea Edward 1887 Bakewell, UK: A.E. Cokayne, Rutland Square. Guide to chief places of resort in Derbyshire, with illustrations of Bakewell Church (8 Centuries of history), stately Chatsworth and antient (sic.) Haddon. 104 pp. 12.5 x 18 cm. Paper booklet, minor water stain on a few back pages, good. (7968) $23.00. Travel/England
England: Authorised Guide to the Tower of London, Second Edition, Revised, with illustrations and plans by Loftie, W.J. 1888 London, England: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Harrison and Sons, st. Martin's Lane. Guide includes engraved illustrations showing Queen's House, Bloody Tower, St. Thomas's Tower, Traitors' Gate, Cradle Tower, Lanthorn Tower, more. Plan of Tower. Fold-out drawing of Horse Armoury. Includes biographical notices of the most eminent persons imprisoned in the Tower including Anne Askew, Anne Boleyn, two Earls of Essex, Guy Fawkes and Earl of Arundel. 152 pp. 12 x 19 cm. Paper booklet, spine frayed and torn, back wrap missing lower third. Fair. (7966) $20.00. Travel/England
England: Craven Arms Hotel, High Street, Coventry, 1880 1880 Coventry, UK: Curtis & Beamish. Guide to old established Family Commercial and Posting Hotel. Includes walks in vicinity, drives, availability of packs of hounds for hunting. Schedule for coach departing Craven Arms at 6 a.m. for London, by way of Dunchurch, Daventry (Breakfast), Weedon (Change Horses) Towcester, Fenny Stratford (Change Horses), Dunstable (Dinner) , Redburn, St. Albans, Barnett (Change Horses) and arrive London at 8:45 p.m. at Castle and Falcon in Aldersgate Street. Ninety-six miles. 18 pp. 12 x 15 cm. Paper booklet, good. (7969) $28.00. Travel/England
England: London: The Hôtel Métropole, Northumberland Avenue, London, A Souvenir 1889 London, England: Chiswick Press, Tooks Court, Chancery Lane. Very elegant little guide to a famous West End hotel. Tariff of charges shows Table d'Hote Breakfast of tea, coffee, cocoa and variety of cold dishes, Finnon Haddocks, Fried Soles or Grilled Mackerel, Beefsteak, Grilled Ham or Bacon and Eggs, Oatmeal Porridge, 3s. 6d.; Luncheon consisting of soup, fish entrée, joint, sweet and ice, 3s. 6d. Dinner, served from 6 to 8:30 in the Grand and Oak Salons, consists of Hors d'Œuvre, soups, fish, entrées, relevés, rôti, entremets, ices, dessert, etc. Room rates, Sitting Room and Bedroom en suite from £1 1s. per day, sponge or hip bath in bedroom, 6d. Carriage hire for three hours in town, £1 1s 0d. Includes about 17 pages of advertisements. 68 pp. 12 x 18 cm. Elegant booklet with illustration of front of Hotel on cover, gilt edged pages, very good. (7970) $34.00. Travel/England](image358.gif)