Partridge, EricMareMagnum
Avallone, MichaelMareMagnum
Partridge Family #2: The Haunted Hall, The
Light wear and blemishes from tag removal on front and back covers. Age toned pages. 128 pages.
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1st edition, 278 pages. Near Fine condition hardback in a faded dust jacket. ISBN 0710085370. 50901. eng
Bella incisione probabilmente della metà del XIX secolo tratta dalla monumentale opera di storia naturale di Buffon, carta spessa. L'incisione rappresenta il un adulto e un piccolo di starna (Perdix Perdix) e un'altra specie di Perdix. In buone condizioni, fioriture. Usure al margine sinistro. TECNICA: Incisione DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 20x12,5 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 14x9 EPOCA: 1850 circa Buffon fu un'esponente del movimento scientifico legato all'illuminismo e le sue teorie influenzarono le generazioni successive di naturalisti in particolare Jean Baptiste Lamarck e Charles Darwin. Questa è la sua opera più celebre ed è l'"Histoire Naturelle" pubblicata per la prima volta tra il 1749 ed il 1789 in 36 volumi di cui 8 postumi grazie al lavoro di Bernard Lacepede. Buffon espone tutto il sapere dell'epoca nel campo delle scienze naturali e proprio in questo scritto rilevò le somiglianze tra l'uomo e la scimmia e la possibilità di una genealogia comune. Nice engraving of probably half of the XIX century, taken from the monumental work of natural history by Buffon, wide paper. The engraving represents the an adult and a little of Grey partridge and another species of Perdix. In good conditions, foxings. Wearings in the left edge. TECHNIQUE: Print LEAF SIZE: cm 20x12,5 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 14x9 PERIOD: 1850 circa Buffon was an exponent of the scientific movement connected to illuminism and his theories inspired the next generations of naturalists in particular Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin. His most famous work is l'"Histoire Naturelle" published for the first time between 1749 and 1789 in 36 volumes of which 8 are posthumous thanks to the work of Bernard Lacepede. Buffon exposes in the work all the notions in natural history and in this writing in particular underlined the similarity between monkeys and man with a possibility of common genealogy.<BR><BR>
Light wear and blemishes from tag removal on front and back covers. Age toned pages. 128 pages.
petit in-8°, 108 pages, illustrations et figures en noir, broche, couv. illustree. Tres bel exemplaire, tres frais. [HA-3]
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Small format, 47 pages, with sections on Blue grouse, franklin grouse, ruffled grouse, willow ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, White-tailed grouse, sage hen, euorpean grey partridge, chukar partridge, bob-white quail, california quail, mountain quail, ring-necked phesant, etc.. Illustrated with large black and white drawings throughout, map at front.
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8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small loss (affecting lettering) on front panel. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, on laid paper, with numerous fine coloured and monochrome reproductions (many full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
(14)p. Text ruled in red. Each breed illustrated, one in (stencil) color. 16mo. Original green pictorial wraps. Includes original scarce envelope. Excellent copy. Catalogue selling eggs for incubation. Very scarce. PA PAMPH 19_28 BX1
47 pages. Covers: blue grouse; spruce grouse; franklin grouse; ruffed grouse; willow ptarmigan; rock ptarmigan; white-tailed ptarmigan; sharp-tailed grouse; sage hen; european grey partridge; chukar partridge; bob-white quail; California quail; mountain quail; ring-necked pheasant; band-tailed pigeon; mourning dove. Top corner clipped from title page. Ink stamp atop page 25 else unmarked. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
160 pages. Features: Andrew Wyeth - everyday portraits; Building realism from abstract shapes; Painting en plein air with native spirits; Masking fluid; Annie Dover; Helene Beland; Norbert Baird; Anna Sims; How I captured the fleeting light effects of a blustery day in England; A masterful painter of inhabited sculture; 4 steps to watercolor passion; The making of an artist - part 3; Easy Ways to earn more money - part 19; Harley Brown - part 20; Falling in Love with your Subject; Sam Liberman; Kathy R. Partridge; L. Martin Pavletich; Cathy Mabius; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Tea and the Silversmith - the development of the tea equipage in English silver is a fascinating synthesis of practical needs and current stylistic trends; Price of Perfection - recent furniture sale of the collection of the late Sir Henry Price reveals prices paid for some of the pieces bought from Frank Partridge in 1939; Colourful collection of 'Dry Body' Stoneware by Wedgewood; The Majolica of George Jones; Underperforming antiques - market report; many attractive ads; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
34 pages. Features: Cover photo of young deer nibbling the end of a rifle barrel!; How to Hunt What - Deer, Moose, Bear, Elk, Duck, Goose, Partridge, Pheasant; Dressing Out Your Deer - Kill Clean, Dress Fast, Cool Well, Cure Properly, Wrap Completely, and Enjoy!; Several nice ads by firearms manufacturers; Ad for Sisman's Bushmaster leather boots; Hunting Regulations; Ayers Wool Blanket ad; Choosing a Gun; After Lake Trout - What?; Hunting Dogs for Deer; Mallards Make it Worthwhile; New Ammo and Old Favourites; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
16 pages of nature pictures in rotogravure. Features: At the Ice King's Board; Nature rolls her own - snow rollers - fascinating photo!; What kind of Christmas tree is yours?; Trailing the Woodfolk - tracking; A Builder of Aerial Tunnels; Partridge Berry - plant of Christmas Cheer; The Roc (Rukh) of Ages; Conservation - Logic and Convervation; Conseration and the Boy - building a sane, intelligent, sympathetic view of wildlife; A Christmas green conservation project; Accidents and highway billboards; The Royal Group in Northern Skies; Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Features: Uncle Timothy's Circus, by Ray Stannard Baker; Jack Farrington's Beanstalk, by David Loraine and Arthur Floyd Henderson; A Living Gale, by Thomas J. Partridge; The Church-Makers, by C.A. Stephens; The Wonder Story of Steinmetz - (his discovery of hysteresis made possible electric motors of gigantic size and marvelous efficiency), by John Winthrop Hammond; Chrysler "60" ad; Model Airplanes - 4. Propellers, by F. Alexander Magoun; Finding the hidden beauty in your room. Great Dodge Brothers Motor Car ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
104 pages. Features: Garish blue-pattern GGG man's jacket photo-illustrated inside front cover; The Presidential Primaries - haphazard, unfair and wildly illogical; William Rogers Thinks Like Richard Nixon; The Erich Fromm Theory of Aggression; Jean Genet - Thief, Male Prostitute, Pimp, Trafficker, Deserter, Stool Pigeon - but he writes like an Angel; Pacido Domingo - The More I Sing, The Better I Sound; Finnair color-photo ad features man US travellers with their names and hometowns; Awesome one-page color-photo ad for Kate Greenaway-designed Partridge Family collection of dresses and separates features eight lovely girls in costume holding David Cassidy balloons; Fashion photo by Silano entitled 'Making Life a Little Easier' features the flowing, floating dolman sleeve; Contemporary nostalgia - interior design feature; pages of camp ads; and more. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Title page illustration of General Sir Henry H. Wilson, K.C.B., D.S.O.; How To Use Your Meat Card (article); Raid Psychology - Dolls Versus Gothas; Strafing a Fritz (article); One-page illustration of the Prince of Wales taking his seat in the House of Lords; Nice photo of a French motor-patrol Vedette U-boat hunting; Excellent half-page photo of Mr. and Mrs. Charles a-Court Repington and fur-bedecked supporters leaving Bow Street Police Court; Photo of a downed German Gotha airplane on display in Dunkirk; Fascinating half-page photo of three Brits preparing a bomb load beneath a bombing-plane; Two pages of intriguing photos of Observation and kite-balloons used for observing the enemy; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes illustration of Major-General E.B. Ashmore, C.M.G., M.V.O.; One-page illustration of sad funeral scene for a Parisian child killed by a German air raid; Fascinating two pages of text and illustrations explain the meat [ration] card plus other rationed and unrationed forms of food; Article discusses the use of oils attained from sea-leopards, seals, and penguins (!); Two illustrations of the sinking of the "Aragon" in the Mediterranean; Two-page illustration of the British destroyers 'Pellew' and 'Partridge' fighting in the North Sea; Centrefold illustration of machine gun duel in the sky between a French 'Voisin' and a German 'Aviatik'; Photo-illustrated article on the difficulty of catching air-raiders; Two fascinating half-page photos of giant British rail-mounted guns in France; Two-page photo of British troops attacking an enemy trench-line on the Western Front; One-page illustration of 'German Sacrilege' whereby a German observation post is built upon a crucifix; and more. 36 pages including eight pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Lovely quarter-page photo ad for Wolseley Motors, Ltd. Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for "Cavander's Army Club" cigarettes features illustration and interview with"The Stunt Pilot (R.F.C.)". Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
7 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome plates, final volume with coloured endpapers; cloth (brown/brown/red/blue/green/green/brown respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. First two volumes with dustwrappers by Angelica Garnett. The set comprises A Pacifist's War. [Diary 1939-1945] (1978); Everything to Lose. Diaries 1945-1960 (1985); Hanging On. Diaries 1960-1963 (1990); Other People. Diaries 1963-1966 (1993); Good Company. Diaries 1967-1970 (1994); Life Regained. Diaries 1970-1972 (1998); Ups and Downs. Diaries 1972-1975 (2001). Evocative and often hilarious diaries from the last remaining member of the Bloomsbury Group. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE.
