Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1 1942, Vol. 55, No. 23 - Arctic Convoy / Elissa Landi of Vancouver
by Taffrail, Allen, Ralph; O'Leary, G.; Moore, H. N.; Reed, Douglas; Mitchell, W.O.; Et al
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Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited. Good. 1942. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 48 pages. Cover photo of convoy watcher. Features: Arctic Convoy - photo-illustrated article describing the adventure and danger of escorting munitions to North Russia in a destroyer north of the Arctic Circle; Listen, Soldier! - a sergeant provides some army humour; Can the Conservatives Come Back? - at Winnipeg Canada's Conservative Party can resume its historic mission or write its obituary; All Are for the State - Canadian Editors tour Britain's military production facilities and are impressed - article with photos; London Letter - Should We Hate the Germans?; "The Crucial Moment" - Douglas Reed reports that war hope centres on a major victory in North Africa; He Saved Fundy's Eider - Taxidermist Allan Moses saved the American eider ducks from extinction; No Lady of Leisure - Elissa Landi, actress, author, ballet dancer, singer and lecturer will have a Broadway play produced. Fiction; Wimmen is Humans (by W.O. Mitchell); A Kind of Magic. Nice one-page recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force Air Crew ("Women Too"). Half-page "Del Maiz" brand corn appears to be a predecessor to the Green Giant brand(?). Nice half-page ad for Waterman's pens includes illustration of Billy Bishop, a WWII airman, and a small photo of the company's plant in St. Lambert, PQ. Back cover colour G.M. of Canada ad shows brown armoured vehicles in action. Unmarked with moderate wear. Two neat vertical creases to front cover. Ads on half of page 3/4 missing. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this vintage wartime issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1 1942, Vol. 55, No. 23 - Arctic Convoy Arctic Convoy - photo-illustrated article describing the adventure and danger of escorting munitions to North Russia in a destroyer north of the Arctic Circle .
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- Title
- Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1 1942, Vol. 55, No. 23 - Arctic Convoy / Elissa Landi of Vancouver
- Author
- Taffrail, Allen, Ralph; O'Leary, G.; Moore, H. N.; Reed, Douglas; Mitchell, W.O.; Et al
- Illustrator
- Mowat, H.J.; Grassick; Singer, Mal
- Format/Binding
- Single Issue Magazine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1942
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- Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, December (dec.) 1 1942, Vol. 55, No. 23 - Arctic Convoy Arctic Convoy - Photo-illustrated Article , Describing The Adventure And Danger Of Escorting Munitions To North Russia , In A Destroyer North Of The Arc
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