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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Anita Jeram. Text in German. Previous owner's inscription inside. "During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more."
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
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
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
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
8vo., First Edition thus; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in Paris in 2009.
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.
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
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Uncommon in this condition
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 224pp. A wealth of exciting ideas for game recipes - Birds (pheasant, pigeon, partridge, grouse), geese, rabbit, hare and venison.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 48 plates and large folding map, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original series binding of green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Hale's seminal 'County Books' series.
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
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
Paris, Editions du Trianon, 1929. In-12, broché, couverture rempliée, non coupé, 118 pp. Edition originale. 8ème volume de la Collection " Suppléments à quelques oeuvres célèbres ". Un des exemplaires numérotés sur vergé de Rives. Bel exemplaire.
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.
pp. x, 264, (12)[Publisher's list of Augustus Hare's Books of Travel with sample pages] + Plus folding chart of Polish kings. Text drawings by the author. Penciled underlings. XLib. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, lettered in gold and decorated in red. Though XLib, still a nice copy. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! RUSSIA/1
Vaduz, De Bhaktivedanta Book Trust 1986, xlviii + 464pp. + 16pp.buitentekstill., gecart.band met stofwikkel, X19605
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.
in 8 (20,5x12,5) Brossura; pp. 165; Ottimo
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
8vo., with frontispiece, plates in monochrome and illustrations in the text; original series binding of terracotta buckram, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, brown top, covers very slightly faded else a near fine copy.
Les éditions de la Nouvelle France, 1946. Petit in/8 carré, broché, couverture illustrée d’une vignette, dessins de J. G. Mantel en deux tons dans le texte, 256 p. Exemplaire non coupé. Anatomie, zoologie descriptive, élevage, historique, chasse. Mouchon col. 1063.
Paris, St Hubert Club de France, 1929. In-8 broché, couverture illustrée d'une vignette contrecollée, 265 p., 1 p. de catalogue, nombreuses figures dans le texte et trois planches h.-texte sur papier couché. Ouvrage réunissant une multitude de renseignements sur le lièvre : Sa description anatomique et sa zoologie. Sa reproduction, avec notamment la formation ou repeuplement d'une chasse au lièvre. La partie historique montre la chasse sous Henri IV ; les lièvres dans les domaines de la Couronne ; Rambouillet, son gibier, ses chasses... La dernière partie indique les différentes manières de chasser le lièvre, son tir, les ruses du lièvre et les opinions d'auteurs tels que Jean des Airelles, Boisrot de Lacour, le Verrier de la Conterie sur les facultés du quadrupède. Nombreuses figures dans le texte et trois planches h.-texte sur papier couché. Edition originale. Thiébaud, 68.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light edge wear and tears to dust jacket. 5 1/2"w x 6 7/8"h. Fourth printing. 64 pages. Color illustrations by Margaret Tempest.
P., Nouvelle France, 1946. In-8 broché, 256 pp., illustrations 3 couleurs dans le texte de J. -C. MANTEL. Bon état.