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Editorial: History Today, Bracken House, London, 1976
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Añadir al carritoSoft Cover, Staple-bound. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. ht1976 7¼"x9½"; (pages 141-210); Soft Pictorial Cover, staple-bound; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Contains the following: Foreword The Missions of Rubens (The Political Career of Peter Paul Rubens by C. V. Wedgewood); Operation Rubicon, December 1851 by Len Ortzen; Ghillebert De Lannoy: Burgudian Traveller by Margaret Wade Labarge; Demosthenes: Statesman and Patriot by Stephen Usher; Stringed Keyboard Instruments 1400-1800 by J. S. Curtis; British Aid in the Carlist War: 1835-1840 by General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall; George Goring, Royalist Commander and Debauchee by Maurice Ashley; The Jews in Poland, Part II: 1795-1939 by Adam Zamoyski; Book Reviews; Letter to the Editor; Notes on Further Reading: Notes on Contributors.…

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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Editorial: Dell Magazine, New York, 1994
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Double Issue of 21 Short Stories. Featured are Soldier, From the Wars Returning by Robert Barnard, A Taste of Paradise by Bill Pronzini, Play Nice by Barbara Paul, The Good Partner by Peter Robinson, Hamadryad by William Beechcroft, Wine is a Mocker by Jeffry Scott, The Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary, Hunk by Ed Gorman, The Jury Box by Jon L Breen, The French Umbrella by Donald Olson, Dating Sally by ME Beckett, Egyptian Days by Edward D Hoch, Early Retirement by Frances Usher, A Coffin for a Banker by Hayford Peirce, A Fool and His Money by William Bankier, Interrupted Sentence by John F Suter, When I'm Dead and Gone by Martin Edwards, Cruel Choices by EL Wyrick, Double Con by Jeremiah Healy, A Matter of Principle by Seymour Shubin and Locoweed by Rebecca S Rothenberg. In Near Fine Condition.…
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Editorial: Dell Magazine, New York, 2002
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 13 Short Stories. Featured are A Moment of Wrong Thinking by Lawrence Block, Big City by Bill James, The Path to the Shroud by Robert Barnard, Old Eyes by Nancy Pickard, Wasted Youth by Scott Mackay, Gunfighter's Honeymoon by Edward D Hoch, The Last Romantic by Raymond Steiber, The Rat House by Ray Nayler, Lifeline by Peter Usher, Heroics by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nor Any Thing That Is His by David Williams, Crime of Fashion by Deborah M Lee and Shirley, I Been Thinkin' by Broek Wolften. In Fine Condition. …

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First American Edition. Black cloth lettered in white on the spine. Very lightly rubbed at the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Honi Werner. This story collection contains: Flowers for My Love; Ebb Tide; Death Flight; Mr. Stoneman; Compensation; The Man Who Needed Freaks; Churchyard Yew; A Hunger for Ghosts; A Little Light Reading; Only Three Owners; Mousetrap; The Spare Room; Murderer's Plaid; Where the Rats Went; Drovers' Road; Good Dog; Grinling's Banquet; The Window; The Oberleutnant; and The Dreams. Size: 8vo. Honi Werner; (ilustrador). Book.…

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Paperback. Condición: UsedGood. Paperback; fading and shelf wear to exterior; former owner's notes written on title page; small amount of underlining, and a few page edges dog-eared; otherwise in good condition with tight binding.
Editorial: Arctic, 1969
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Añadir al carritoPamphlet. Condición: Very Good. Vol 22, No 2, pp. 120-129, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, last page in facsimile else VG.

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Editorial: Arctic, 1976
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Añadir al carritoPamphlet. Condición: Very Good. Vol 29, No 2, pp. 105-120, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet else VG.
Editorial: Arctic, 1972
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Añadir al carritoPamphlet. Condición: Very Good. Vol 25, No 3, pp. 170-181, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, last page in facsimile else VG.
Editorial: University of California Press for the Institute for Palestine Studies, 2003
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Very Good. Softcover journal in very good condition. Article topics include: the quest for strategy; call for a halt to the militarization of the Intifada; facing defeat: the Intifada two years on; the prospects of peace in the Middle East; the political economy of an Oslo development project; the occupation (and life) through an absurdist lens; and more. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Journal.…
Editorial: Arctic, 1987
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Añadir al carritoPamphlet. Condición: Very Good. Vol 40, No 2, pp. 145-160, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, 4to, VG.

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Editorial: Newsfield Publications, England, 1990
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Light wear. Cover art by Oliver Frey. This issue contains: Fiction: The Vulgariad by Adrian Cole; The Paradox Patrol by Christopher Usher; The Jigsaw by Craig Turner; Just Wanna Be Your by Jack Wainer; The Fossil Man by Simon Kemp; and Legions of the Night by Peter T. Garrett. Non-fiction: Branded - Roger Corman and Horror; Skin Deep - Lisa Tuttle's anthology; The Sleeper Awakes - Mick Garris and Critters 2; Poetic Justice - Dan Simmons and Keats; The Aroma of Troma - Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Films; Midnight Shreddies - Horror Films and Fiction; along with the usual assortment of features and columns. Size: 4to. Oliver Frey; (ilustrador). Book.…

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Condición: New. Hardback 217 pages + platesPublished Price £25 Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace tells the compelling story of a young Canadian who briefly mastered Britain's most iconic fighter aircraft, the Spitfire. It also traces the parallel lives of his English wife,who became his widow,and their son, who grew up knowing little of his father and has since pieced together his legacy.Drawing on letters, diaries and photographs, the narrative moves from Montreal in Nelson's youth to pre-war England, the early air war against Nazi Germany, wartime Canada, and post-war Britain. William Henry Nelson, born into a first-generation Canadian Jewish family (originally Katznelson), pursued aviation from an early age. After working in Montreal's aircraft industry, he left for England in 1936 to join the RAF. By 1939 he was a bomber pilot and an accomplished athlete, captaining his squadron's Modern Pentathlon team.He married Marjorie McIntyre shortly before war broke out. In 1940, Nelson retrained as a fighter pilot and became the only Canadian Spitfire ace of the Battle of Britain, credited with five enemy aircraft destroyed. He was killed in action on 1 November 1940, aged 23, leaving a young son. Book.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace is the story of a young Canadian who in a short time, and for a brief time, mastered Britain's most legendary war machine, the Spitfire. It is also the story of a young English woman who was for a short time his wife, and for a long time his widow, and of their son who for much of his life knew little about his father and is still learning about him. Their stories, based on their letters, diaries, and photos, unfold in richly detailed context as the setting moves from Montreal in Nelson's youth, England in the last years of peace, the first (and largely forgotten) months of the air war against Nazi Germany, Canada during the war, and finally to post-war England.William Henry Nelson was a first-generation Canadian Jew whose family name was originally Katznelson. Like many young Canadians in the 1930s, he wanted to fly. Nelson began work in Montreal's aircraft industry, but in 1936, at the age of nineteen, he left a humdrum life on the ground to go to England, intent on becoming a pilot in the Royal Air Force. A year later he was posted to a bomber squadron. Willie (as his family and friends called him) was also a fine athlete. He was captain of his squadron's team in Britain's Modern Pentathlon competitions in 1938 and 1939. While stationed in Yorkshire, he met Marjorie McIntyre. Instantly smitten, they married days before the war began.Nelson was one of the first Canadians to fly in combat over Germany, only days after the war began. The award of a Distinguished Flying Cross a few months later made him an instant hero to the Jewish community across Canada. In Britain's desperate situation in June 1940 Nelson volunteered to retrain as a fighter pilot. Within weeks he destroyed five enemy aircraft, so becoming the only Canadian Spitfire ace in the Battle of Britain. Few fought as both bomber and fighter pilot during the Second World War, even fewer managed to excel at both. Willie Nelson was shot down on the first day of November, 1940, near the English Channel. He never saw his adversary, who may have been one of Nazi Germany's most decorated fighter pilots. Nelson was 23 years old, and by then the father of a two-month old boy, William Harle Nelson.Marjorie took her infant son to Canada in 1941, seeking to meet her late husband's family and provide little Bill the opportunity for a better life. She was one of the first war brides to do so. Marjorie was unprepared for the gulf in culture and class with Willie's mother, and she was shocked by the antisemitism she encountered in Montreal. She left the city after a few months to begin her life anew, alone in a strange country. Marjorie soon remarried a Canadian, Ted McAlister. In 1957 they moved to England where Bill, having taken his stepfather's surname, would become a prominent figure in Britain's cultural life. Only in his thirties, however, would Bill come to learn of the family and origins of the father he never knew. On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Brita.…

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Hardback. Condición: New. Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace is the story of a young Canadian who in a short time, and for a brief time, mastered Britain's most legendary war machine, the Spitfire. It is also the story of a young English woman who was for a short time his wife, and for a long time his widow, and of their son who for much of his life knew little about his father and is still learning about him. Their stories, based on their letters, diaries, and photos, unfold in richly detailed context as the setting moves from Montreal in Nelson's youth, England in the last years of peace, the first (and largely forgotten) months of the air war against Nazi Germany, Canada during the war, and finally to post-war England.William Henry Nelson was a first-generation Canadian Jew whose family name was originally Katznelson. Like many young Canadians in the 1930s, he wanted to fly. Nelson began work in Montreal's aircraft industry, but in 1936, at the age of nineteen, he left a humdrum life on the ground to go to England, intent on becoming a pilot in the Royal Air Force. A year later he was posted to a bomber squadron. Willie (as his family and friends called him) was also a fine athlete. He was captain of his squadron's team in Britain's Modern Pentathlon competitions in 1938 and 1939. While stationed in Yorkshire, he met Marjorie McIntyre. Instantly smitten, they married days before the war began.Nelson was one of the first Canadians to fly in combat over Germany, only days after the war began. The award of a Distinguished Flying Cross a few months later made him an instant hero to the Jewish community across Canada. In Britain's desperate situation in June 1940 Nelson volunteered to retrain as a fighter pilot. Within weeks he destroyed five enemy aircraft, so becoming the only Canadian Spitfire ace in the Battle of Britain. Few fought as both bomber and fighter pilot during the Second World War, even fewer managed to excel at both. Willie Nelson was shot down on the first day of November, 1940, near the English Channel. He never saw his adversary, who may have been one of Nazi Germany's most decorated fighter pilots. Nelson was 23 years old, and by then the father of a two-month old boy, William Harle Nelson.Marjorie took her infant son to Canada in 1941, seeking to meet her late husband's family and provide little Bill the opportunity for a better life. She was one of the first war brides to do so. Marjorie was unprepared for the gulf in culture and class with Willie's mother, and she was shocked by the antisemitism she encountered in Montreal. She left the city after a few months to begin her life anew, alone in a strange country. Marjorie soon remarried a Canadian, Ted McAlister. In 1957 they moved to England where Bill, having taken his stepfather's surname, would become a prominent figure in Britain's cultural life. Only in his thirties, however, would Bill come to learn of the family and origins of the father he never knew. On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Brita.…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace is the story of a young Canadian who in a short time, and for a brief time, mastered Britain's most legendary war machine, the Spitfire. It is also the story of a young English woman who was for a short time his wife, and for a long time his widow, and of their son who for much of his life knew little about his father and is still learning about him. Their stories, based on their letters, diaries, and photos, unfold in richly detailed context as the setting moves from Montreal in Nelson's youth, England in the last years of peace, the first (and largely forgotten) months of the air war against Nazi Germany, Canada during the war, and finally to post-war England. William Henry Nelson was a first-generation Canadian Jew whose family name was originally Katznelson. Like many young Canadians in the 1930s, he wanted to fly. Nelson began work in Montreal's aircraft industry, but in 1936, at the age of nineteen, he left a humdrum life on the ground to go to England, intent on becoming a pilot in the Royal Air Force. A year later he was posted to a bomber squadron. Willie (as his family and friends called him) was also a fine athlete. He was captain of his squadron's team in Britain's Modern Pentathlon competitions in 1938 and 1939. While stationed in Yorkshire, he met Marjorie McIntyre. Instantly smitten, they married days before the war began. Nelson was one of the first Canadians to fly in combat over Germany, only days after the war began. The award of a Distinguished Flying Cross a few months later made him an instant hero to the Jewish community across Canada. In Britain's desperate situation in June 1940 Nelson volunteered to retrain as a fighter pilot. Within weeks he destroyed five enemy aircraft, so becoming the only Canadian Spitfire ace in the Battle of Britain. Few fought as both bomber and fighter pilot during the Second World War, even fewer managed to excel at both. Willie Nelson was shot down on the first day of November, 1940, near the English Channel. He never saw his adversary, who may have been one of Nazi Germany's most decorated fighter pilots. Nelson was 23 years old, and by then the father of a two-month old boy, William Harle Nelson. Marjorie took her infant son to Canada in 1941, seeking to meet her late husband's family and provide little Bill the opportunity for a better life. She was one of the first war brides to do so. Marjorie was unprepared for the gulf in culture and class with Willie's mother, and she was shocked by the antisemitism she encountered in Montreal. She left the city after a few months to begin her life anew, alone in a strange country. Marjorie soon remarried a Canadian, Ted McAlister. In 1957 they moved to England where Bill, having taken his stepfather's surname, would become a prominent figure in Britain's cultural life. Only in his thirties, however, would Bill come to learn of the family and origins of the father he never knew. On the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force Museum in London featured Nelson in its exhibit about the 'hidden heroes,' the Jews who volunteered to fight in the RAF in the Second World War. Nelson had said little about his Jewish identity, though it was consequential to him and to others during his life and afterwards. Over the course of his four years in England, Willie Nelson refashioned himself. But who had he become? Who was the man behind the iconic portrayals, what had been his formative influences and his guiding lights? How did he come to do what he did and what, in those last few years in England, did he live and die for? AUTHOR: Peter J. Usher is a Canadian geographer well known for his research and consulting career in northern Canada. Later in life he became intrigued by the experience of those in his family who served in the Second World War, mostly in Bomber Command, prompted Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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