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Features: Native Hunting Rights - some pressing questions; Ordinary trees reveal a living tapestry through the camera; Scuba divers track an ancient form of life in Pink Lake; Plants of the concrete jungle; The Bizarre Behaviour of the Arctic Hare. Few library markings. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Prior owner's name and date (1952) on back of front free endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Modest openings at each end of backstrip. Binding sound. Decent first edition copy. Book
8vo., with 29 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. First published by Faber in 1972, this is a comprehensive study of the hare both in its natural setting and in mythology. The original edition is scarce indeed; this reissue itself is rapidly becoming so.
Above-average but not excessive wear externally. Binding intact. Prior owner' name and small bookshop stamp upon front endpaper. Prior owner's name atop title page and foreward. No other markings. Sound copy. Book
Very cute book in green cloth with gilt print at spine, embossed squirrel on cover (!), two lightly bumped corners, light sunning at spine edges. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is tattered, tears at upper and lower spine, sunning, chipping at folds, not price clipped. Previous owner's book plate on front end paper; illustrated endpapers, b&w illustrations. Fictional tales based on "actual animals in an actual place," the animals being: the Beetle Rock,The Weasel,The Sierra Grouse, The Chicharee, The Black Bear, The Lizard, The Coyote, The Deer Mouse, The Stellar Jay, The Mule Deer, otter, cutthroat trout, osprey, mosquito, scud, mink, varying hare, merganser, moose, leech, leopard frog, snail, trumpter swan, beaver. ACTUAL first ed., (not a later printing). The words "First Edition" appear on publisher's page with NAP. Wrapped in protective clear cover.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear and small tears to dust jacket. Fading to edges of cover. 9 1/2"w x 8 5/8"h. 240 pages. Critical analysis by Dore Ashton. Poetry by John Ashbery, Richard Howard, Stanly Kunitz, Octavio Pazz; and photography by Denise Hare, Terry Schutte, Duane Michaels
116 pages. Features: Reports on Tropical Africa, Australia, Science and Industry; Bugles and a Tiger - Adventure on India's Frontier, by John Masters; The Way the New India Thinks, by Aubrey Menen; Christmas Eve at Chartres (a poem), by Winifred Hare; Billingsley's Bird Dog, by Dillon Anderson; The Bounds of Space and Time - How Long Will the World Last?, by Crary Moore; Hark, Hark, the Lark (a poem) by Marie De L. Welch; Creating a School, by Agnes and Ernest Hocking; The Army Invades the Wichita Mountains, by Clark C. Van Fleet; Dr. Flesch's Cure-all, by Virgil M. Rogers; The Spoiled Honeymoon, by Robert Graves; Renewals if Needed - They Shall Have Music, by John M. Conly. Color ad by the European Travel Commission inside front cover. Fantastic colour photo ad for RCA Victor Colour Televisions on page 19 features family and home in white; Color full-page ad for Old Smuggler Scotch on page 20. Columbia Records ad on page 32 features large black and white photo portrait of Winston Churchill. Very attractive colour ad for Drambuie inside back cover features Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. Nice color ad for I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
Paris, Le Divan, Collection " Saint-Germain-des-Près, Les quatorze, N° 9 ", 1929. In-8, broché, 227 pp. Edition originale. Tirage à 975 exemplaires numérotés. Un des 25 exemplaires du tirage de tête, numéroté sur papier Japon, n° IX. Bel exemplaire.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Uncommon in this condition
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: photo of bomber crew being plucked from the water after 24 hours; Preserving Britain's Blockade - photos; Training in tanks at Camp Borden in Canada; Photo-illustrated text of message broadcast by Winston Churchill entitled "Westward the Land is Bright; Britain challenged in Iraq - aerial photos of Basra waterfront, Basra Airport, and the Habbaniyah native cantonment, shelled by Iraqi troops; Two photos related to British radio propaganda in the Middle East; Photos of the heroes of the historic rearguard action in Greece; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black depicts the last days of the campaign in Greece - withdrawal of the Imperial Forces; Four photos illustrate the training of Britain's paratroops; Three photos of parachutists jumping; Photo-illustrated text of broadcast by H.L. Stimson entitled "Peril of the Western Hemisphere"; Photo of "Electric Hare" used to train air gunners; A commentary on the war this week; 50,000 troops in anti-invasion exercise; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
New Turkish Original bdg. HC. 4to. (28 x 20 cm). In Turkish. 5 volumes set:: ([viii], [2], [ii], [ii], [4], [iii], [6], [ii], 2364 p.), color and b/w ills. I. Uluslararasi Türk Dünyasi Kültür Kurultayi. Bildiriler. 5 volumes set. 200 copies were printed.
Paris, Editions du Trianon, 1929. In-8, (21 x 16 cm), broché, couverture rempliée, non coupé, exemplaire à toutes marges, 118 pp. Edition originale. 8ème volume de la Collection " Suppléments à quelques oeuvres célèbres ". Un des 75 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande, 2ème papier après 25 Japon. Bel exemplaire en parfait état.
Paris, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1880, volume I du “ Cabinet de Vénerie “. In/12 broché, couverture imprimée et rempliée, 2 ff. n. ch., XXIV p., 83 pages. Tirage limité à 300 exemplaires numérotés, celui-ci sur papier de Hollande. Imprimé en 1593, cet ouvrage n’est connu qu’à un seul exemplaire, celui de la bibliothèque de l’Arsenal. Avec une notice et des notes par Ernest Jullien. Thiébaud, 290 ; Souhart, 533.
380 pages including index and some black and white illustrations. Author's signature atop title page. "What was it like to serve in the Canadian Army during the Korean War? Here are their unpublished stories, from lieutenant to private, their everyday life in a peculiar war. This book is a soldier's view of the war, some stories startling, all interesting, and often in stark contrast to the official version of the war. A once in a lifetime of treasured memories, experienced by a few, who are now willing to share their experiences with you." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear to red illustrated covers. Tight and square. Excellent copy. Book
Stories: Betting on the Weather; The Bayonne Fiesta; The Night-Watchman; My First Mugger; Among the Kachins; A Tenderfott Hits the Trail; Revolution; This Black Cat Was Unlucky; Portrait of a Rogue; Paraguayan Musiciada; The Laughing Buddha Again; A Motor-Cycle in the Bush; With Hare and Hounds; Mid-Ocean Meeting. Average wear. Book
63 pages. The 31st and last of Alison Uttley's Little Grey Rabbit books. Binding sound. Faint bit of child's writing upon decorated front endpaper. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. No other markings. Quarter inch chip from bottom of back strip. Overall a quality copy in glossy blue illustrated boards. Book
55 pages. Undated. Circa 1970s. Features: Colour centerfold featuring Niki Valentine; Ghana Airways ad inside front cover; Colour FIAT ad; Exclusive report on Uganda's General Idi Amin entitled "How I Transformed Uganda into a Black Man's Country", with photos; Idi Amin's views on love and marriage, and love without marriage; Nigeria's Popular Civilian Crusades Against Disease and Filth - Alhaji Aminu Kano; Kenya Rocked by Wild Rumours Following Death of Minister Ronald Gideon Ngala - several photos and article; Centerfold photos and article on Niki Valentine - the Topless Teacher from Nigeria; Colour Vespa ad; When a man becomes his own wife! - Professor and Lady Peller - many photos and article; 'Alone in the World' - fiction by Harmattan Nwabueze; New African-made car that won't get stuck in traffic jams - Professor Awodele Awojobi is the brains behind a car with steering wheels at each end!; Pretty African girl, Maria Prabhu of Nairobi, invades all male religious sect - Hare Krishna Temple - article and photos; Colour ad for Star beer on back cover. Prior owner's name and minor ink scribble upon front cover. No other markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this rare and information-packed issue. Magazine
Very fresh in appearance with slight wear overall. Prior owner's name neatly atop front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Dust jacket price-clipped. A remarkably well-preserved copy from the first printing. Book
108 pages. Cover photo of Italy's Isola dei Pescatori. Features: Many beautiful photo fashion ads in black and white and color; Five photos of the Moonlight Mist Ball include Vivian Goodman, Prince and Princess Artchil Gourielli, Nina Foch, Mrs. John Leib, Martha Crawford, Mary Elliman, Mrs. John Hilson, Minnie CassattMrs. Edward F. Hutton, Maurice Moore, Prince Serge Belosselsky-Belozersky, Mrs. Alfred L. Loomis, Jr., and W.E. Hutton; Herbert Tareyton cigarette ad features color illustration of Mrs. James "Monty" Waterbury fishing; Wedding photos include Hugh Montgomery Adams with the former Leta Margaret Nichols, Francis Arthur Carmody and the former Stalla Marie Carvin, Mr. and Mrs. William Barker Pattison (she the former Charlotte Preble Cabrera), Ensign Robert Woodhull Hopkins, the former Joan Elizabeth Dreher, Martin Hopkins Potter, Jean Drake Dreher, Robert C. Hopkins, and James Bovaird; Article on travel between Paris and Venice; Fur fashion photos with Rosalind Russell; Fashion photos of Mrs. Amory S. Carhart, Jr., Mrs. Dmitri Negroponte, Mrs. Winston Frost, Elinor Patricia Jones, Mrs. R. Thornton Wilson, Jr., Mrs. Joseph A. Meehan, Mrs. Charles H. Hornburg, Jr. (formerly Gwenn Welter), Mrs. Robert Hare (formerly Martha Michalis), Mrs. Bertrand Taylor III outside the Hotel Pierre, Mrs. James Averell Clark, Jr., Cornelia Lyman, Mrs. James F. Donovan, Mrs. Daniel G. Tenney, Jr., Mrs. Francis C. Lawrance, Catherine Campbell, Mrs. John S. Radway, Elaine Reed, Mrs. Robert P. Gibb, Mrs. William G. McKnight (formerly Le Brun Rhinelander), Mrs. Fletcher Godfrey (formerly Paulette Bragg), Mrs. Herman Harjes (formerly Tauni de Lesseps), Marguerite Higgins, Geraldine Page, Mrs. Thomas W. Phipps (exiting car at the Waldorf-Astoria), Susan Sexton (at the Drake Hotel), and Mrs. John R. McDonnell (formerly Dorothy Root), at the Lombardy Hotel; Jet vs. Prop - the new concept of jet air transportation, by Henri J. Lesieur, General Manager of Air France for North America; Misia Sert and the Muses (part II) - article with photos of Marcel Proust, Bone de Castellane, Princess "Dolly" Radziwill, Mrs. Eugene Kelly, Jr., Sergei Diaghilev, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Caruso; Photo feature on the farmlands home of Mr. and Mrs. Webster Tilton in Cooperstown; Photos of the Watch Hill residence of Ambassador to Cuba and Mrs. Arthur Gardner; Happy Birthday Oscar (Hammerstein) - a wonderful one-page photo-illustrated note from Richard Rodgers; United States Lines ad includes photos of Mr. and Mrs. Kingman Douglass, Hildegarde (famous chanteuse), Helen Hayes, and Messrs. Burnet, Grant and Vaughan; Half-page phot ad for the Waldorf-Astoria features Los Chavales who will be performing on the Starlight Roof; Color Nash car ad includes black and white photo of Miss Margaret Sullavan; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this charming issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Adventures in the World War - Part I - No war correspondent has dared more and met with such stirring adventures and experienced such exciting incidents in his quest for 'copy' as Mr. E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Riding Out a Gale on a Sawlog; The Snake in the Shaft - predicament of a prospector being hauled up from a mine; Caught by the Tide - a mistake made while duck hunting; The Amazons of Russia - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Russia's legion of woman warriors, the "Battalion of Death", which served with daring, pluck and bravery in WWI; My Experiences as a Missionary Prisoner - The Rev. E.W. Doulton and his fellow missionaries in Africa, mostly ladies, suffered at the hands of the Germans who tortured the natives to make them falsely accuse the missionaries; In the Land of the Lapps - Part I - a picturesque account of an extensive journey, illustrated with great photos; Kidnapping a Millionaire - Mr. James Samuel Slater was shut up for seven months by his chauffeur; Pomp's Visitor - amusing tale of a negro cook who meets a bear that likes fried fish; A Canadian Man-Hunt - a failed miner named Fonberg goes on a killing spree near Chipman, Alberta; Five Months in the Snow - how French peasants were isolated through a whole winter on a mountain top; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part II - Juliet Bredon and her husband spent several summer weeks in China - photo-illustrated account; Across Germany to Freedom - Part II - two French soldiers, Tristan du Tartre and Georges Prieur escaped from the Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; The Heroic Band - a graphic photo-illustrated account of the gallant and heroic conduct of a French infantry band which played its regiment into action under heavy bombardment, and continued to play until half the instrumentalists were killed or wounded; Marie Jeanneret - she poisoned nine people to death; America's Great Highwayman - Joseph Hare; and more 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
6 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispieces (one in colour), very numerous plates (a number in colour) and many maps (several folding), preliminaries and half-titles lightly spotted; original green cloth, upper boards with regimental crest blocked in gilt, gilt backs, a remarkably bright, fresh, clean set. With folding maps in pocket at end of Vol. II and errata slip facing title of Vol. V. The set comprises Vol. I: 'The Royal Americans' (1913); Vol. II: The Green Jacket (1923); Vol. III: The 60th. The K.R.R.C. (1926); Vol. IV: The 60th. The K.R.R.C. (1929); Vol. V: The Great War (1932); Vol. VI: Appendix dealing with Uniform, Armament and Equipment (S.M. Milne and Major-General Astley Terry, 1913). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE VERY SCARCE. [Two later volumes, complete in themselves, cover the post-WWI, WWII and subsequent periods]. Sutcliffe, p.334; White p.110
107 pages. A very rare first printing copy of this early title from Alison Uttley's beloved Little Grey Rabbit Series. Top half-inch of backstrip missing. Openings of up to one inch at each end of remaining backstrip. Moderate wear externally with bright colour illustration upon front board. Hinges intact. Contemporary Mora Road Infants' School prize-winner's bookplate upon front free endpaper else contents unmarked with light wear and soiling. Minimal foxing to endpapers. Slight lean to spine. Hairline openings to binding at first blank leaf and pages 32, 64, 80 and 97. Overall a quality copy. Book
First printing of Alison Uttley's first book - the first title in the Little Grey Rabbit Series. Hinges intact. Somewhat above-average wear externally. We presume backstrip is missing as prior owner has neatly covered spine with tape which closely matches boards in colour. Few minor pencil marks mostly erased from endpapers. Several minor perforations to front free endpaper, first blank leaf, and half-title page, as if by a kitten's tiny claws. Corresponding indentations to title page and following page. One inch chip from lower corner of page 19. Half-inch tear to top edge of page 56. Two small chips from lower corner of page 107. Two-inch tear to lower fore-edge of back free endpaper. Book
