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Title: The Illustrated London News, July 16, 1949 - London Dock Strike
Description: London: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd, 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by de Grineau, Bryan. Pages 73-108. Features. Aerial cover photo of idle London shipping due to dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen beef from Argentina; Two-page illustration of Fettes College; Article entitled "Dollars, Sterling and European Trade"; Photos of striking dockworkers attending speeches; Two-pages of photos from the agricultural show at Shrewsbury, including Princess Elizabeth and many champion animals; Photos of personalities of the week include the winners of the Ashburton Shield, Tshekedi Khama, Cambridge Cricketeers, Mr. Alexander Diomedes, Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage; A.D. Locke, Harry Bradshaw, Seretse Khama, the former Miss Ruth Williams, Sir francis Mudie, Flight-Lt. K.H.F. Letford, and The Emir Idris El Senussi. Photo of the Enola Gay being presented to the Smithsonian Institution; Photo of Emir Abdul Illah with King Feisal of Iraq; Photo of robotic hand developed by German firm; Photos of U.N. Success in Indonesia - 3-stage evacuation of Java; Photo of restoration of Cleopatra's Needle, near Charing Cross; Two-page colour photo of the earliest realistic human portrait in the history of man, discovered in central France; Aerial photos of British castles with medieval fortifications; Attractive one-page colour ad for General Electric fridges; Colour Johnnie Walker cricket-themed ad on back cover; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News, July 16, 1949 - London Dock Strike Magdalenian Sculptures Professor Dorothy Garrod Mlle. Suzanne De Saint-Mathurin Controversial Mixed Marriage dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen b. Good .

Keywords: 16 1949 . Saint Mathurin Dockworker's ; Issues

Price: US$ 199.95 Seller: RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines
- Book number: 338h0954