Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1, 1952 - William Stephenson (A Man Called Intrepid) Bonus-Length Feature
by Porter, McKenzie; Katz, Sidney; Sclanders, Ian; Delaplante, Don; Lamport, Allan A.; Yackulic, George A.; Earl, M.; Allen, R.T.; Et al
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers, 1952. Book. Illus. by Winter, William (Cover Art); Macpherson, Duncan. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 80 pages. Features: Magnificent cover illustration by William Winter depicts a quintessentially Canadian backyard skating rink; Household Finance (HFC) ad on page one features photo of Mr. J.B. Vaillancourt, manager of the Shawinigan Falls, Quebec office; Our Sham Defense Battle - Editorial; Krupp, Schacht and Rommel - Beverley Baxter reflects on what happened at the Castle Harben on October 1, 1946 in the wake of the Nuremberg Trials verdicts; William Stephenson - The Biggest Private Eye of All - he directed the most secret of all cloak-and-dagger operations of the Second World War - here, for the first time, is the story of the man who pulled the strings which spiked Hitler's guns in the western hemisphere - article with photo; Dr. Gordon M. Bell's School for Sobriety - The Shadow Brook Health Foundation for men and the Willowdale Hospital for Women, both located on the outskirts of Toronto; Karsh's Charlottetown (PEI) - The City That's One Big Farm - article with great Karsh photos, especially a large shot of Premier Walter Jones meeting voters to resolve their issue, and another of Dr. Roderick Macdonald at age 94; Maude Burbank and her Musical Moppets - she takes care of two musical bands of Moncton youngsters; Manitoulin Island - The Eden Isle of Evil Spirits - article with nice colour photos; What the Boyd Gang Fiasco Can Teach Us - the Mayor or Toronto, Allan Lamport assails conditions which helped the Boyd Gang terrorize his city; The Slide That Shook The West - A Maclean's Flashback article to the April 29, 1903 Frank Slide, in which part of Turtle Mountain crashed into Crowsnest Pass, destroying the town of Frank; The World's Most Ardent Birdwatcher - Peter Scott, the gifted son of Scott of the Antarctic will fly anywhere to gaze lovingly at rare wildfowl - article with photos; You Can't Stop a Woman Crying; Nice one-page colour ad for Stanfield's "Look-Alike" Balbriggan Pajamas with happy family scene; Gaines Meal dog food ad features illustration of Saint Bernard; Vintage Frigidaire ad includes lengthy Christmas message and suburban evening scene of appliances being delivered to happy homes; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner; Vintage colour ad for Christie's Premium Crackers; Colour centrefold ad for Ekco and their many kitchen products; Champion Spark Plug ad includes photos of 12 new members of the 100-mile-an-hour club at Indianapolis; Two-page colour ad for Revere Cookware - 'the world's finest'; Lightning Zipper ad shows irate wife fixing husband's trousers while he stands, semi-dressed, taking her abuse; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Two-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover and first two pages mended with archival tape. A sound copy of this very special issue..
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- Title
- Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1, 1952 - William Stephenson (A Man Called Intrepid) Bonus-Length Feature
- Author
- Porter, McKenzie; Katz, Sidney; Sclanders, Ian; Delaplante, Don; Lamport, Allan A.; Yackulic, George A.; Earl, M.; Allen, R.T.; Et al
- Illustrator
- Winter, William (Cover Art); Macpherson, Duncan
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 1, 1952 a Man Called Intrepid William Stephenson Stevenson Antabuse Edwin Boyd, Leonard Jackson Steve Suchan William Jackson cover illustration by William Winter depicts a quintessentiall
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- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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