The Illustrated London News (ILN), December 27, 1952 - Cover Photo of the First Portrait of the Moon By the World's Largest Telescope at the Palomar Observatory

The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., 1952

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Details

Year of publication

1952

Place of printing

England

Author

Bryant, Arthur, Squire, Sir John, Falls, Cyril

Publishers

The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd.

Size

Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Edition

F First Edition

Keyword

The Illustrated London News (ILN), December 27, 1952 - Cover Photo of the First Portrait of the Moon By the, World's Largest Telescope at the Palomar Observatory Dunlop, Rubber features illustration of St. Mary's Cathedral in Iona, Five photos of the moon and planets from the Palomar Observatory, Nice one-page photo portrait of Admiral Lord Mountbatten, Six photos of the Circus at Olympia - with the Queen and Prince, Phillip present, The Private papers of Douglas Haig, 1914-1919, Photos of Lake Eyre's transformation from desert to lake to, desert, A Canadian Fighter Wing for N.A.T.O. - three photos of the, handing-over of the R.C.A.F. fighter base at Grostenquin, in France, with men and aircraft, to the command of N.A.T.O., Two photos of America's latest eight-jet stratofortress, the Boeing YB-B52 Stratofortress, Eisenhower's visit to Korea, Photo of Eisenhower carving his Thanksgiving turkey, Six photos of West Africa's first waterborne "Petrol Train", the 'Adama' and her barges' 1, 200-mile voyage, Centerfold illustration of Canterbury as it was in Roman times, Deciphering the palimpset of Canterbury (courtesy of excavations, made possible by the blitz), Seven photos of the presentation of the Noble prizes by King, Gustaf, and the Nobel banquet, Photos of personalities of the week, including Sir William Dampier and Sir William Goscombe John, Photo of the new President of Israel, Mr. Itzhak Ben-Zvi, taking the oath in the Knesset, Six photos of an automatic mail sorting machine in use in a, Belgian post office, Photos and brief write-ups of the regular contributors to the, publication - Frank Davis, J.C. Trewin, Baruch H. Wood, Clarence Elliott, Cyril Falls, Arthur Bryant, Sir John Squire, E.D. O'Brien, Mrs. Romilly John, Dr. Maurice Burton and Alan Dent, Nice colour ad on back cover for Imperial Leather's toilet, Powder Military Magazine Back Issues

Binding description

S Paperback

State of preservation

Good

Languages

English

Binding

Softcover

First edition

Yes

Description

Pages 1057-1092. Features: Colour ad inside front cover by Dunlop Rubber features illustration of St. Mary's Cathedral in Iona; Five photos of the moon and planets from the Palomar Observatory; Nice one-page photo portrait of Admiral Lord Mountbatten; Six photos of the Circus at Olympia - with the Queen and Prince Phillip present; The Private papers of Douglas Haig, 1914-1919; Photos of Lake Eyre's transformation from desert to lake to desert; A Canadian Fighter Wing for N.A.T.O. - three photos of the handing-over of the R.C.A.F. fighter base at Grostenquin, in France, with men and aircraft, to the command of N.A.T.O.; Two photos of America's latest eight-jet stratofortress, the Boeing YB-B52 Stratofortress; Eisenhower's visit to Korea; Photo of Eisenhower carving his Thanksgiving turkey; Six photos of West Africa's first waterborne "Petrol Train", the 'Adama' and her barges' 1,200-mile voyage; Centerfold illustration of Canterbury as it was in Roman times; Deciphering the palimpset of Canterbury (courtesy of excavations made possible by the blitz); Seven photos of the presentation of the Noble prizes by King Gustaf, and the Nobel banquet; Photos of personalities of the week, including Sir William Dampier and Sir William Goscombe John; Photo of the new President of Israel, Mr. Itzhak Ben-Zvi, taking the oath in the Knesset; Six photos of an automatic mail sorting machine in use in a Belgian post office; Photos and brief write-ups of the regular contributors to the publication - Frank Davis, J.C. Trewin, Baruch H. Wood, Clarence Elliott, Cyril Falls, Arthur Bryant, Sir John Squire, E.D. O'Brien, Mrs. Romilly John, Dr. Maurice Burton and Alan Dent; Nice colour ad on back cover for Imperial Leather's toilet powder; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine