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32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Gene Tratton Porter - The Woman - Glimpses of Novelist's Inner Life Revealed in Intimate Talk with Friend; How the South Regards the Negro - "We shall speak with no malice in our hearts - We aim merely to be frank"; "Off Agin! On Agin! Gone Agin! - there have been 25 Premiers of France this century, almost one a year; Is Europe Satisfied with the League of Nations? - governments and peoples differ as to what benefits, if any, are to be derived; New Salem, Illinois - The Town That Put Lincoln on the Map; Passing of the Yankee Country Store - better transportation and mail order house have sounded knell of village emporium; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - there is much that can be done to lift up America's back lands lf neglect; Editorials - the true sesqui-centennial, up from slavery, scarcely any play can get by today on Broadway without a prostitute, war debts, Max Goldberg and the murder of "Lefty" Kanter; Woodrow Wilson - Master of Dreams (part 7); Traveling Around Without a Coat - a garment which becomes a symbol of respectability and passport to civilization; Voyage of the Victoria (2nd part of a series) - Finding of the Spiceries; What I Remember of Longfellow - famous Novelist's son give intimate personal recollections of the author of 'Evangeline'; The Bedouins and the Wahabis (short article); Nations take action for World Sanitation; A Dance a Week - The Minuet - with piano sheet music; R.C. (Mac) MacLeod and his Walla Walla, Washington magazine "Up-to-the-Times"; The Last of the Catawba Nation; Fantastic photos of unusual occupations - Paris rat catcher, alligator trainer, Swiss lace-maker, village musicians of Brittany, One-man travelling restaurant in Java, and a Cairo drinking water pedlar. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Firestone ad inside front cover features photo of Harvey S. Firestone addressing 25th annual stockholders' meeting in Akron, OH; A Sailorman Poet - John Masefield; What has become of our Parties? - Coolidge puts last Democrat doctrine into Republican creed; Is the Pulpit a Bulletin Board? - is the preacher a prophet or propagandist?; An English View of American Installment Buying; A Scientist Urges Farmers to Utilize Waste Products - paper can easily be made from wheat straw; Mental Tests Make Us Seem Foolish - because quacks rush in where true psychologists fear to tread; Henry Ford's Page - the dangers of debt; Editorials - U.S. surplus of housing, Abraham Rothfeld is ordered to not reapply for U.S. citizenship for 10 years; Senator Borah speaks like a statesman, P.R. battle over French debt to the U.S., Dictators are increasing in number in Europe, Robert T. Lincoln of the Pullman Company has given the negro 'the only racial monopoly in the world', namely the Pullman porter, sea travel in steerage becomes fashionable; Life Among the Wild American Humorists, as described by Thomas L. Masson; Islam Aims at World Domination - Consolidation of Moslemism inspires Conference at Mecca; A Negro Views His Own Race - the thoughts of Charles Plummer; The Voyage of the Victoria (part 8) - Wreck of the Santiago; Chats with Office Callers - William Lyon Phelps writes article claiming New York stage plays attack Protestants but not Catholics because they are afraid to attack them; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 4) - tales of the time when people traveled for days to see teh circus, and slave-traders followed the show; China's Use of Proverbs; The Stories the Windmills Tell - Joy, grief, trouble or celebration all are indicated by the huge sails which serve as 'Town Criers' for the countryside; A Fighting Quaker of '76 - Joseph Hewes - who led the North Carolina Men in Declaring for Independence; A Dance a Week - Seventeenth Century Minuet, with piano sheet music; I Read in the Papers. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of William's Island in the Tennessee River; The Destiny of the Democratic Party Hinges Largely Upon the Two-Thirds Rule; Pay-As-You-Go in Building Good Roads - Tennessee Constructs its Highways with Funds from Current Revenues - nice photo-illustrated article; The Rise of Mustapha Kemal Pasha; Letter to the Folks - a letter franked by Abraham Lincoln in 1934; What's Wrong with the Press? - an newspaperman answers this perennial question (part 1); The Changing Fashions of Being Presented at Court; Henry Ford's Page - how to maintain a logical prosperit; Editorials - Mr. Mellon and the Tarriff Manifesto, the McFadden Banking Bill, The Education of Mr. Vare; Forces That Are Reshaping Mexico - a study of those who ruled the country before the revolution and those who are ruling it now; The Little Trades of Paris Streets - the soul of an ancient city; The Lights of Other Days - Candles and Candlesticks - photo-illustrated article; Now Just Who IS Queer - The Chinese or Ourselves?; A Forest Tragedy - waste leaves the lumbering towns of Tioga County, PA Destitute; I Read in the Papers - In memory of Billy the Kid, Petroleum in Ancient Times, Franklin Expedition Relics Found; Nice photos inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., Second Edition, Second Impression, with a frontispiece, 30 plates and 36 maps and diagrams in the text; original blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. Darby's definitive history was first published in 1940 with an updated edition following in 1956. This third revision was issued in 1968. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION
86 pages. Intended for dealers, service stations and repairmen. Not connected with the Ford Motor Company. Includes suggestions for improving sales highlighted by dozens of magnificent vintage ads for vehicles and parts, the highlight being the Columbia Body Corporation's centerfold ad which displays seven of their hardwood custom built commercial vehicle body designs; Average wear. Unmarked. Centerfold loose but present. A worthy copy of this wonderful Ford collectible. 13.5" x 10.2" Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with a folding engraved map as frontispiece, the map moderately foxed and with one neat repair on verso (some mild offsetting to title); original printed boards, very neatly rebacked to style, covers moderately age-soiled, corners bruised else a very good, crisp copy with virtually no trace of the usual textual foxing. VERY SCARCE. Anderson, p.168.
8vo., First Edition, with diagrams and sections (a number folding); strongly bound in boards, upper board with paper label, original printed wrappers (worn) preserved, a very good, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its neat stamp on front wrapper and pocket on title. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
Features: Joslyn Revolver Data; Swedish Cannons from the Sea; Lincoln and Lee; Birmingham Constable's Pistols; Waters Gunmaking Family - Part I (The Second Asa); "U.S." Brand; Shots that Changed History. Average wear. Scribbling to front cover else unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Second edition, 12mo (135 x 90 mm), 72pp., engraved frontis., 4 plates, 3 folding maps, orig. printed boards detached.
First edition, folio (355 x 220 mm), xxii, 824, [2]pp., engraved frontispiece and title browned and spotted, 7 engraved plates, 96 wood engravings in the text, folding pedigree, front inner hinge shaken, orig. brown cloth gilt, head and foot on spine a litter worn. Corns, Bibliotheca Lincolniensis, p.111-2.
736 p. The text is perfectly readable, but not very clean. Damp stained. Age stained. XLib. Old ownership label on title page. Large 8vo. Leather spine over marbled boards. Binding very worn with remnants of library call numbers on spine. Hardbound. Fair. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W24
8vo., First Edition, with a copper-engraved frontispiece, title-vignette, and 3 copper-engraved plates, some very light age-staining; original marbled paper boards, roan back with 7 elaborate flat bands ruled and tooled in gilt, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with a pastoral scene displaying tree, plants and urn, red sprinkled edges, boards lightly bruised at corners and fore-edges, joints rubbed (but binding entirely sound), a most attractive, crisp copy in wholly unrestored period binding. With dedication to Lady Monson. Nice copy of a very scarce work. Anderson, p.171; Short 614; Upcott, p.640* I.
First edition, 8vo, viii, [2], 223, [11]pp., engraved frontispiece and 3 further engraved plates, orig. boards, spine a little worn, uncut.
2 vols., 4to (275 x 220 mm), [16], 358; [2], 360, [10] pp., ownership inscription of "Rich. J. Poppleton, October 5th 1855." on title, 2 engraved maps (one large folding), 40 engraved plates all with tissue guards, 4pp. list of subscribers, some light staining and spotting in places, original cloth, rebacked with the original spines laid down. Corns, Bibliotheca Lincolniensis, p. 3; Short, 47.
Five volumes in one. pp. 41, 46, 58, 63, 65 (12) [Publisher's catalogue]. Numerous text engravings. 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Text has some staining. PHREN 2
Pages 421-448. Features: Cover photos of flyers using aerial photography equipment; Two pages of fascinating photos and text explain aerial photography methods of the U.S. Army Air Forces; Photos of elaborate sword presented to the residents of Stalingrad by the kings; Photos of Italy's Marshal Badoglio with Sir Noel Mason MacFarlane; Five photos of Terrible destruction and carnage at Naples; Article entitled "The Allies in the Mediterranean"; Six photos of the Fifth Army entering Naples, including a shot of General Mark Clark and a man who appears to be George Patton; Twenty-two excellent photos show the action as British and American troops in action with the Fifth Army drive from Salerno to Naples; Centrefold illustration of Liberator bomber taking off in Britain; Three fascinating aerial photos document before and after the attack on the "Tirpitz" in Alten Fiord - crippled by H.M. midget submarines; Two pages of miscellaneous war-related photos include political prisoners being freed from a large fascist concentration camp near St. Di Barraccano; One-page photo portrait of China's new President, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek; Photos of personalities of the week include Feodor Gusev, The Queen of Tonga, Lord Meston, Ira C. Eaker, Sir Andrew Cunningham, Dr. Garbett, Archbishop of York - with the Patriarch Sergei, Count Calvi Di Bergolo, Trebitsch Lincoln, Count Carlo Sforza, General Mario Roatta, Field-Marshal Smuts with son Jacob Daniel, Sir H.M. Burrough, L.H.K. Hamilton, and H.B. Klopper; Archival photos document the forerunner of the modern destroyer - the first torpedo-boats; Two pages of illustrations of the birth and evolution of the design of the Destroyer over fifty years; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows farmers threshing grain; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Features: Title page illustration of the King and Queen at Lincoln Cathedral; Two-page photo spread of British Soldiers, Airmen, W.A.A.C.S., and Poilus; "Why No Battle at Sea?" - article; The Destruction of the Belgian Carillons (article); Electricity and Allotments (article); Series of illustrations of the Royal Couple touring the Eastern Counties; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of Brig.-Gen. Sandeman-Carey, Major-General J.C. Sackville-West, and Major-General F.H. Sykes; One-page illustration entitled "A Heroic Action By Australians Before Amiens - The Defense of Villers-Bretonneux; One-page illustration entitled "The Defence of Villers-Bretonneux - A Great Stand by Australian and British Troops; The Genesis of the Royal Air Force - article with two photos; Photos of smoke screen used to protect convoys; The War Spirit of the Rajas - article with group photo of Imperial Service Troops of the Maharaja of Mysore; Page of photos of the ruling Princes of India - H.H. the Maharaja of Nabha, Lieut. H.H. the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Lieut. Maharaj-Kumar Hitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar, Major H.H. The Maharaja of Kishengarh, Leiut.-Col. H.H. The Raja of Ratlam with officers), Leiut.-Gen. H.H. Sir Partab Singh, H.H. The Maharaja of Faridkot, and H.H. the Maharaja-Gaekwar of baroda; Somber two-page illustration of British soldiers saying farewell to their loved ones as they prepare to entrain for the front; Article about rats and the damage they do to foodstocks; Illustrations of designs submitted for a memorial plaque to those fallen in the war; Roll of Honour - photos of 21 officers, including Brig.-Gen. N. Townsend Fulton, KIA; Photo of hundreds of South African Scottish troops resting after a battle; Lovely two-colour back cover ad for "Erasmic" The Dainty Soap features very fashionable lady studying the mirror; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Pages 337-364. Features: Cover photo portrait of the victim of a shameful and dastardly crime, Count Bernadotte, the representative of the United Nations, seen with his wife, when beginning the mission of peace which ended in his murder at Jerusalem; Colour ad for the Dunlop Rubber Company inside front cover features the city of Lincoln; Conference discusses the future of the Italian colonies; Two photos of the UN Security Council as it discusses Hyderabad and Count Bernadotte's murder; Two pages of photos of huge crowds in Berlin illustrate a Communist demonstration and the funeral of a youthful victim of Communist police action, Wolfgang Scheunemann; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Noel-Buxton, Maj. Gen. S. F. Irwin, Emile Ludwig, the right Hon. J. S. C. Reid, Adm. Sir Henry Bruce, Sir Sothern Holland, Lieut. Gen. Rajendrasinghji G, Sylvain Mayer, Sir Charles Eric Palmer, Dame Lillan Braithwaite, Field Marshall Lord Montgomery, Khwaja Nazimuddin, U Tin Tut of Burma, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Col. Serot of France; Photo of the funeral procession of Mr. Jinnah, first Gov. Gen. of Pakistan; Photo of French aircraft workers fighting police in Paris; Photo of Gen. DeGaulle speaking to huge crowd in Nice; Photo of Pakistan's new Gov. Gen., Khwaja Nazimuddin; Article with map discusses the invasion of Hyderabad; Two large photos illustrate Hyderabad's surrender to the Indian Union after a five-day war; Two pages of informative photos about the India Hyderabad war illustrate the auxiliary forces which opposed the entry of Indian troops - the Razakars; Photos of buildings in Britain today - ancient, modern, and for export; Photo of the royal arrival for a special session of Parliament; Book review of "The Journal Of Eugene Delacroix", translated from the French by Walter Pach; Four pages of beautiful colour illustrations/photos of flowers; Photos of ingenious British animal toys which earned dollars for this country; Four photos illustrate Britain's production of famous turbojets; One-page illustration of air screw turbines in production - the buld-line for Armstrong Siddeley "Mamba" turboprops at Coventry; Two pages of text and photos of the revival of tapestry weaving in Scotland at the Dovecote Studios; Five fascinating photos present scenes aboard the capsized battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso, as she is being broken up by her new owner, Mr. Heovding; Photo of police investigating Mosquito crash scene at Manston on September 18 where 12 people were killed during an air display; Photo of Mr. James Wilson, seven times champion sheepdog handler, with his dog Glen, twice champion sheepdog, at Worcester; Five photos of Australian cricketers being welcomed by the king and queen at Balmoral Castle; Six photos in the Waitomo glow-worm Cave, New Zealand, where "Boletophila Luminosa" creates a wonder of the world; Fascinating colour-illustrated back cover de Havilland ad illustrates aircraft decompression chamber research. Unmarked with average wear. Archival tape repairs to coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Ohio State University Press 1966, 245 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: SEGNI DEL TEMPO E QUALCHE PICCOLO TAGLIO ALLA SOVRACCOPERTA, PER IL RESTO INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO William Dean Howells (Martins Ferry, 1º marzo 1837 – New York, 11 maggio 1920) è stato uno scrittore e critico letterario statunitense. Parole e frasi comuni action alienation American anatomy Annie Kilburn Arbuton artist Atherton attack Bartley Hubbard Bartley's Beaton Bittridge bondage Boston Brahmin Cady Chance Acquaintance confusion Conrad contributor Corey create criticism Day's Pleasure demonic device discussion drama Dream Dryfoos effect epiphanies episode evil example exemplum existence existential feelings fiction force Fortunes Fulkerson girl grotesque Halleck Hannah Morrison Hazard helpless Howells characters novel world Howellsian human humor ideas Jeff Durgin Kentons Kitty Landlord Lion's later Lindau Lion's Head literary look major Marcia Margaret Vance Melville method mind Moby-Dick Modern Instance mood moral mystery Negativity narrator nature novelist observer perception qualities reader realism reality realize reveals Rise of Silas romantic Royal Langbrith satire scene sense Silas Lapham situation social style Suburban Sketches surface symbolic things tradition Traveler Altruria Twelvemough vision W. D. Howells Wedding Journey Westover whimsy William Dean Howells York young Soggetti: William Dean Howells, essayists, American dramatists and playwrights, Literary Criticism and interpretation, Fantastic Literature, Critici letterari statunitensi, Scrittori statunitensi del XIX secolo, Fantascienza, Abraham Lincoln, Realismo, Mark Twain, Their Wedding Journey, A Modern Instance, The Rise of Silas Lapham, Annie Kilburn, A Hazard of New Fortunes, Criticism, Fiction, Seen and Unseen at Stratford-on-Avon: A Fantasy, American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction, Christmas Every Day, The Atlantic Monthly, realist novelist, Bibliography, History, Letteratura americana contemporanea, Saggi, opere generali, Classici, Libri vintage, Drammaturghi statunitensi, Critica letteraria, Drammaturgia
750 p. Lacks Frontis? Age stained. Large 8vo. Binding very worn. Boards detached. A poor copy of this famous Lincoln memorial. SHELF W24
pp. 544, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page engraved plates. Offsetting on title page. Marbled endpapers. XLib bookplates on front paste down. All edges marbled. Large 8vo. Original three quarter leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Binding somewhat rubbed and worn. Lacks leather spine labels. Remnants of library call numbers. Hardbound. Good +. Useful early biography of Lincoln. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W24
66 pages. Many autographs. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
pp. (104). Interesting printed marginal drawings. Frontis portrait. Label ownership of (Dr.) H. P. Belknap. 8vo. Original cloth spine over pictorial paper boards. Original front board and spine paper labels. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. Very good copy. First Edition. SHELF W23/REAR
4pp., broadsheet newspaper, 450 x 325mm, upper margin closely cropped affect a few words. Includes national, foreign and regional news; regional and some London advertising, shipping news from Boston and other east coast ports, local public notices, publishers, insurance and auction announcements, real estate sales. Some advertisements illustrated with small cuts.
8vo., First Edition; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.
