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18396997Edinburgh: Hugh Paton Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen 1839. FIRST EDITION large 4to pp. ii xii 20 lithograph frontispiece and 4 hand-coloured double-page lithograph plates. Original purple finely-textured cloth front board lettered in gilt. Some spotting. Boards somewhat marked a little bumped to edges cloth lightly rippled in places. An attractively-illustrated account of the Earl of Eglinton’s famous folly a tournament banquet and ball in best medieval style. It attracted a hundred thousand spectators and cost him tens of thousands of pounds partly due to inclement Scottish weather. ‘Although the tournament was ridiculed by some critics its enactment of chivalric metaphor is now seen to have inspired Victorian imagination in art and literature as well as public and private standards of behaviour’ ODNB. Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
183920032AN EVENT TO STIR THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION - HAND-COLOURED PLATES <br />folio 2 title xii 20pp. 4 double-page hand-coloured plates black & white drawings on frontispiece original purplish cloth front cover blocked in gilt with the title inside a shield design surmounted by a head and shoulders in armour some foxing of the plates a few splash and other minor marks on cloth but generally very good. <br /> Contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of William Hugh Logan. <br /><br />A fine contemporary record of the great re-enactment of a medieval joust and revel held that was held at Eglinton Castle in Scotland on Friday 30 August 1839. The event which attracted numerous highly distinguished visitors and participants from both Britain and Europe and drew 100000 spectators was marred by heavy rain on the day. The event was a significant occasion in the contemporary rise of Romanticism and the associated vogue for the Gothic.<br />Logan a member of the contemporary Scottish literary society the Abbotsford Club published several works Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
19342111902160201135Dainippon Firefighting Association Nagano Branch Tsukunan Branch 1934. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Dainippon Firefighting Association Nagano Branch Tsukunan Branch paperback
1986C2519One sheet with the letterhead of the Preparatory Committee of the 29th Chess Olympiad 1990 in Novi Sad with a typewritten note "Ucesnici Turnira 'Bugojno '86" names of the participants and with 7 autograph signatures of participants in the tournament. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 8 1/4" single sheet. Signed by Anatoly Karpov Boris Spassky German grandmaster Artur Yusupov Russian-French grandmaster Andrei Sokolow Dutch grandmaster Timman English grandmaster Tony Miles 1955 - 2001 and the Yugoslav-Serbian grandmaster Ljubomir Ljubojevic. <br /><br />The strongest tournament held between 1986 and 1987 was Bugojno 1986. This was a Class 12 tournament including six of the top ten players in the world from the May 1986 rating list. The next-strongest tournaments were Tilburg 1986 Class 11 and Vienna Open 1986 Class 9. The 5th International Bugojno Chess Tournament held in Yugoslavia in 1986 was the first category XVI event ever held. Eight top grandmasters were invited to participate in the double round robin. They were in order of ELO: Anatoli Karpov 2700 Jan Timman 2645 Artur Yusupov 2645 Anthony Miles 2610 Lajos Portisch 2610 Boris Spassky 2610 Ljubomir Ljubojevic 2605 and Andrei Sokolov 2595. Karpov won once again but Andrei Sokolov also made a terrific showing going undefeated and dealing Karpov his only loss in the tournament. <br /><br /><b>Condition:</b> The sheet is slightly discolored and shows signs of wear else very good. The International Chess Federation
20152080402107100195Nagasakishinbunsha 2015. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 315 pages Size: 30 x 21 cm Nagasakishinbunsha paperback
1989004023Main Impressions With Pen & Camera Publisher. Offered is a first edition first printing of "A Rose Queen Is Forever: The Story of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses and Its Queens" written by Margaret Huntley Main the 1940 Tournament of Roses Queen. Published in 1989 a large softcover with splendid front cover photograph of red roses containing 290 pages. Includes extensive photographic section entitled "The Biographical Pages Include Then and Now Photos Education and Career Data and the Rose Queen's Personal Evaluation of the total Royal experience" with photocopy-quality photographs as issued. Covers show light edge and corner wear in places a few light creases to upper right corner area of front cover; else a clean bright tightly bound copy. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1989. Main Impressions With Pen & Camera (Publisher) paperback
1946C0646223 pages with diagrams tables photographs and index. Quarto 9 1/2" x 7" rebound with original front wrapper laid on. Prolog by Rey Ardid. Errata tipped in. Bibliotheca Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5672 First edition.<br /><br />The Barcelona Chess Club sponsored the tournament with 14 contestants. Najdorf was the clear winner with 11 1/2 loosing no games. Yanofsky captured second with 9 1/2 points. C E Guimard and A Medina tied for third through fourth with 9 points each. M Albareda was alone in fifth with 8 1/2. Sixth through eight were R Llorens A O'Kelly and F J Perez each with 6 1/2.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Rebound with original wrapper laid on front cover. Corners bumped some internal soiling else a very good copy. Barcelona Chess Club hardcover
2009Q-161523456XSt. Martin's Press 2009-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! St. Martin's Press paperback
2007Q-0812976010Villard 2007-01-02. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Villard paperback
8886127030.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19392092902137405845Asahishinbunsha 1939. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Asahishinbunsha paperback
19852090502113709043Not Available 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19862092902141204607Jiangsu Ancient Books 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Jiangsu Ancient Books paperback
19802110502150414531elementary school 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 elementary school paperback
19822090502113706333Not Available 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19832090502113706798Not Available 1983. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19882090502113700285Not Available 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
191958380Pasadena CA: Pasadena Star-News January 1 1919. 4to. 40 pp unpaginated. Photo-illustrated throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers beautiful Birds-eye view cover art of Pasadena and the Rose Parade by Frank E. Brown colour photo illustrations back cover & versos of covers slight shelfwear rubbing still VG copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated souvenir program for the 1919 Tournament of Roses parade events celebrating the end of World War I. Sadly this was probably the precipitating events which triggered the massive outbreaks of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic through Los Angeles Pasadena and surrounding cities resulting in forcing school closures bans on public gatherings and 1000’s of cases and deaths. In addition there is also featured a land promotion section for the latter half of the brochure touting the notable citizens businesses hotels and stylish homes & gardens in Pasadena and Southern California. Pasadena Star-News paperback
19882090502113700195Not Available 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
20012090502113717537Not Available 2001. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19782090502113706082Not Available 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19482092902137303067baseball tams 1948. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. baseball tams paperback
19382110502150414968Mainichishinbunsha 1938. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Mainichishinbunsha paperback
20022090202120402901Hiroshima Otagawa Lions Club 2002. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Hiroshima Otagawa Lions Club paperback
20022090202120415109Hiroshima Otagawa Lions Club 2002. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Hiroshima Otagawa Lions Club paperback
