Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, April (Apr.) 13, 1957: Axel Wenner-Gren's Plans for British Columbia / The Art of Fenwick Lansdowne / Louis B. Mayer / Maple Leafs Kid Line
by Hutton, Eric; Moon, Barbara; Gardner, Ray; Crowther, Bosley; Olson, Robert; Frayne, T.; Conacher, Charlie; Collins, Robert; et al
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers, 1957. Book. Illus. by Lansdowne, J.Fenwick (cover art); Price, Arthur. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 96 pages. Features: Cover art by Fenwick Lansdowne; Nice colour ad for GWG inside front cover features casual fashions for ladies; Tim Buck's Future; The Bankruptcy of George H. Ridout's Ontario real estate empire; Will Maggie Muggins be Canada's next movie star?; Bruce Hutchison argues 'We're Being Corrupted By Our Boom'; One-page photo ad for Crown Zellerbach Canada features Forester Ken Mulholland; Diary of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke pictures Churchill as a happy genius without judgement; One-page Chevrolet ad features pink 1957 Chevy coupe with white roof; Is B.C.'s fanfare for Wenner-Gren another false alarm? - he has an Olympian plan to develop the B.C. Trench - photo-illustrated article; Siobhan McKenna and the Statford Festival - photo-illustrated article; Fenwick Lansdowne and his Unbelievable Bird Paintings; How the Russians are trained to hate the west - interesting photo-illustrated cold war-era article explains that the Russian people are not fooled by their state propaganda; The Wonderland of Louis B. Mayer (conclusion) - fantastic photo-illustrated article explains how the thirties were a bonanza for this Canadian star-maker who made Garbo talk, discovered Judy Garland and hit the jackpot with 'Gone With the Wind'; Was Our Biggest Historical Find Our Biggest Hoax? - awful suspicion that Viking relics 'found' in Northern Ontario and proudly displayed in our largest museum are probably fake - fascinating photo-illustrated article about relics 'found' by James Dodd and Fletcher Gill in 1930 on a Beardsmore, Ontario mining claim; Why the (Toronto Maple Leafs) Kid Line became a legend - sensational photo-illustrated article - part IV of the story of the Conachers; Will the nickel book make a new man of Manitoba? - Trapper Walter Johnson staked the Moak Lake area then sold his secret for a fortune - photo-illustrated article; Fantastic one-page colour Meteor car ad features yellow and black car with white roof, plus endorsement by Ed Sullivan, whose photo appears in lower left corner; Sensational colour two-page Meteor car ad includes illustrations of sixteen cars!; Black Label Beer ad features 'Mabel'; When Louis Mayer sang to Jeanneatte Macdonald; Nice one-page colour ad for 1957 Chrysler cars features a red Windsor 2-door hardtop (with white roof); How Pal became Lassie and how Elizabeth Taylor started on a fast climb to stardom; Colour ad for Jello-O orange instant pudding; Colour centrefold ad for Simmons mattresses; McCulloch chainsaw ad features the Model 39; Pilkington Glass ad features colour photo of the living room of the J.L. Silverman home in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Wonderful one-page colour ad for the 1957 Monarch Turnpike Cruiser car features their new dual-curve windshield; Nice colour ad for Dow ale; Max (Rawhide) Ferguson describes his most memorable meal; Baby photo of footballer Normie Kwong; Nice one-page colour-photo Oldsmobile ad features white car in front of fashionable city location; Colour ad for Molson Golden Ale; 1957 Dodge ad inside back cover features yellow car with white trim and roof; Coke ad on back cover features Hawaiian get-together; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue..
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- Title
- Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, April (Apr.) 13, 1957: Axel Wenner-Gren's Plans for British Columbia / The Art of Fenwick Lansdowne / Louis B. Mayer / Maple Leafs Kid Line
- Author
- Hutton, Eric; Moon, Barbara; Gardner, Ray; Crowther, Bosley; Olson, Robert; Frayne, T.; Conacher, Charlie; Collins, Robert; et al
- Illustrator
- Lansdowne, J.Fenwick (cover art); Price, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, April (Apr.) 13, 1957: Axel Wenner-Gren's Plans for British Columbia / The Art of Fenwick Lansdowne Cover art by Fenwick Lansdowne; Nice colour ad for GWG inside front cover features casual fashions for
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; hockey;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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