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8vo., First Edition thus; red cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, gold silk marker, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The true UK first edition, with striking 'Juggling' wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Andy Bridge and issued as a promotional release before the standard trade edition with the usual 'Staircase' artwork. Some copies were released with a boxed set of Single and Single juggling balls, but these are not present here. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; grey boards, blue cloth back lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Full-page black and white photos of: Warwick Castle; Washington Irving's Room in Red Horse Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon, England; Dickens' House at Rochester, England; Stokepoges Church; The Celebrated Bridge at the Frith of Forth, Scotland; St. George's Square, Glasgow; Melrose Abbey; The Cathedral in Strasburg; The Famous Strasburg Clock; The Church of the Madeleine, Paris; Tower of St. Jacques, Paris; The City Hall, Delft, Holland; Palace of Justice, or Court House in BrusselsGeirangerfjord, Norway; Jaffa Gate at JerusalemThe Ponce de Leon Hotel, St. Augustine, Florida. Moderate staining/soiling. Unmarked. Chips from rust brown covers. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: The City of Mexico; City of Bombay, India; Island of St. Helena; Cape Town, Africa; The Royal Palace, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands (Hawaii); Constantinople; Ruins of the City of Capernaum; Royal Palace of Peterhof, near St. Petersburg; The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Devil's Bridge, Switzerland; Island of Madeira; Salon, Marie de Padilla; Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark; Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden; The Palace of Versailles, France; The Assumption of the Virgin, by Murillo. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Piccadilly Circus, London; Durham Castle, England; Hall of Knights in the Royal Palace, Berlin; Bridge of Sighs, Venice; Interiors of the Pompeiian Museum; The Sea of Ice, Switzerland; The Statue of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg; Natives of Australia Fishing; Native Street and Houses in Ceylon; Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia; In the Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River; The Mission of San Antonio, California; The Cathedral of Lima, Peru; The Tomb of Canova; Niagara Falls, Winter of 1892-3; Jupiter Terrace, Yellowstone Park. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
16 pages. 13" x 10.5" oblong. Wonderful full-page black and white photos of: Oxford Street, London; Cheapside, London - wonderful busy street scene; Abbottsford, The Home of Sir Walter Scott; The Glyptothek in Munich; General View of Syracuse, Italy; Palace of the Luxembourg, Paris; Riddarholms Church, Stockholm; Mosque of Tulun, Cairo; The Tomb of Rachel; Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, California; Singapore Water Carriers' Wagon; The United States Navy Yark, Brooklyn; Glacier Bay, Alaska; The City of Guanajuato, Mexico; Famous Places in London - London Bridge, The Old Curiosity Shop; The Execution Spot in the Tower of London; Newgate Prison; Albert Durer's House in Nuremberg. Some corners folded. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Book
Large format paperback with light shelf wear only to covers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, lavishly illustrated with 1 - 4 sepia photos on glossy paper per page, map at back cover. 48 pages with images of Stratford, Malvern Hills, the Coswolds, the Shires, Halls Croft, Latin School-room, Gild Chapel, Clopton Bridge, Cliffor Manor, Warwick castle, Beauchamp Chapel, Guy's Cliffe, Stoneleigh Abbey, Baddesley Clinton, Compton Wynyates, Honington Hall, Sulgrave Manor, etc.
Opera incompleta. Volume secondo, appartenente alla Collana."I Giochi". Brossura con copertina flessibile illustrata a colori al piatto. Segni del tempo e d'usura; parti sciupate leggermente all'estremità, e al dorso, graffi e macchie ai piatti, etichette commerciali al posteriore, macchie di conservazione e fioritura ai tagli bruniti. All'interno la legatura è stabile, le pagine ingiallite ai margini, integre e perfettamente fruibili. Numero di pagine 263. USATO
In-16° pp. 263, bross. edit. ill.
In 8°, br. edit., pp. 181,(3); coll. "I Giochi"; copia molto buona. (a001/d) (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
Features: Announcement, with photos, that after seven years of research, the Caterpillar Tractor Company has applied the diesel engine successfully to the tractor. Contains fascinating two-page wide graphic which illustrates and describes business cycles and patent applications from 1840 to 1932 Articles: The transmission engineer's job - to design a n electrical transmission line, tie in a number of power stations, and solve the many attendant problems oftern requires years of work; Editorials - too old at 40? - airplane engine reliability - peace in radio - expensive babies; Gold from goldfish - goldfish, once imported, now raised in great numbers here; Star colors and star temperatures - the problems with which astrophysicists deal in determining the heat given off by flaming heavenly bodies; The business man takes wings - an account of an actual business trip around the country in which much time and money were saved; New light on Sasanian culture - culture of the peoples whose lands were the scene of the wars of Alexander the Great, as shown by recent archeological finds; Concrete bridge makes new record - George Westinghouse Bridge has America's longest concrete span; Is space curved? - some confusing concepts of the physicists cleared up by simple scissors work; Looking at stresses - complex stresses in structures directly vivible by new method; Big Springs - Some springs in this country flow great rivers of water; Why a watch keeps time - two years' time is often required to design a watch that will consistently keep accurate time; Gun recoil control - simple muzzle attachment reduces recoil of guns and prevents lift of the muzzle off the target; Endurance cut from the hillside - stone for modern buildings is cut in huge blocks by methods that have felt the touch of the machine age. Moderate to average wear. Magazine
Iconic cover photo of Albert Einstein at blackboard proving the principle of Equivalence. 56 pages. Features: Exploring Prehistoric Georgia; Radio Facsimile (early fax machine development) - article with great photos; Building the World's Deepest-Water Bridge - connecting San Francisco and Oakland; Preserving rose bushes with paraffin for shipping; Nova Herculis recently discovered; Amazing growth in the packaging industry; Sundials and their construction - part IX - the principle and construction of the armillary sphere; The Oddest Thing About the Jews - Why Jews have some diseases more and others less than Gentiles - they often are first-class insurance risks; Stout "Scarab" auto photos and write-up; Photo of Einstein with Leo J. Scanlon; Tiny race cars - a developing sport; Astounding facts about American homes and sanitary conditions; Creative photo enlargement; Rapidly growing hybrid poplars; Frederick H. Ecker on progress in this age of science; Photo of harvesting American-grown rubber in California - Guayule; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Openings at each end of coverfold. Chip from lower corner of back cover. An uncommon Einstein collectible. Please note that large faint text appearing on image is not on magazine. Magazine
Features: A motoris may be asleep even if his eyes are open; Editorials: save Old Ironsides, Humanizing science, Television's future, Submarine safety; Skilled workmanship on organs for church, theater and home; Architects as room designers; The strangest thing in physics; Firsts in aviation; Towers of Hudson River bridge are rising rapidly; The highest known velocity; Prospecting with artificial earthquakes; the month in medical science - punch drunk, u.v. rays, compressed air pranks, posture, yellow fever, rider's legs, tar poison, childhood teeth, food colors; The search for the first American; Education adopts the motion picture; Pointers from a pen maker; Death Valley; Egyptian vandalism 3400 years ago; Aerodynamic wind mills; Television advances; Protecting paintings for posterity; Roman engineering triumphs; Light airplaine design contest; Wasteful cotton baling methods; Early Indians in Florida.Major damage to front cover along spine. Half of spine missing. Back cover features colour Camel cigarette advertisement with the caption "Now it's unanimous. I'd walk a mile for a Camel... So would I" Two-colour "Dodge Brothers Trucks" advertisement inside front cover. Inside back cover is a very attractive colour Packard automobile advertisement with a few small spots of soiling. Ad shows a strapping young man fabricating auto parts. Well-worn. Magazine
A particularly interesting issue with topics ranging from the 100 horsepower blower for the organ in the new Chicago Stadium to an English vending machine which dispenses individual lit cigarettes. Features: The eyes and ears of the railroad - the complicated signal system that spells safety for rail travel; Editorials - Arthur G. Halfpenny - An Awakening Due - Lopsided progress; International Affairs; Did a meteorite strike a car in Crawfordsville?; New light on old fools - ultr-violet irradiation to create vitamin D; Unique solutions of bridge construction problems - caissons sunk on artificial islands - divers employed; Vacuum tubes in industry - thermionic tubes, grid-glow relays, photo cells find wide use; A new use for radium - radiography possible without combersome apparatus; Radio goes man-hunting - radio alarm system reduces the criminal's chance of escape; New temperature measurements of the sun, moon, mars - sensitive thermo-couples reveal surface conditions; Chicago's "Madison Square Garden" - called "world's largest sports arena"; has unusual features; Butterfly farming - an intriguing business started by Iowa youth; When locomotives go to sea - special steamers built to accomodate monsters of the rails (excellent photos); A machine-age "milk maid" - the "rotolactor' milks 240 cows in one hour; Centrifugally spun concrete piles - new manufacturing process; mass production of preserved foods - a huge industry that grew from a market basket; Salt making in India - Primitive methods illustrated and described. Average wear. Unmarked. Crease to front cover. Advertisement inside front cover features photo of luxurious Cord front drive automobile manufactured by the Auburn Automotive Company. Book
Short booklet on the history of Scarborough, with eight pages of text followed by pages of illustrations. Not paginated.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates, inscription on front free endpaper; light brown cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. Bennett, p.314.
One of the Collins Peacock Colour Books. With eleven plates in colour the book describes the fascinating history of London's River from the Middle Ages to the present day. Dust jacket has tear and creases at top front as well as foxing back and front. Front book cover has browning at lower edge with some white spotting
23 cm, br. edit, p. 219, alcuni esempi
Madrid, Imprenta Julio Soto, (1941), 17 x 12,5 cm., tela original con sobrecubiertas, 204 págs. + 2 h. + 1 hoja plegada de tablas y marcadores del juego del Bridge.
Features: Swindon Reminiscences; Steam in the Twilight Years; It's Not Just the Engines - The Search for the Less Obvious Railway Features is Often Worth While; Mystery Tour in Sardinia; Sails on Rails; Worcester Winners; Some Other A3s; Gresley Engines at Work; Adams Radial Back on the Bluebell; Lillie Bridge Loco Memories; Crewe Basford Hall Disappears - 1; Return to Steam in Canada; Conversion Rail - permanent way for locomotives and tramway vehicles in the 1830s; and more. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Magazine
Features: Julius Kruttschnitt of the Harriman Lines Claims Railroads and Labor Friendly; Great Northern Finances for Fiscal Year; Steel Bridge Across Chehalis River at Aberdeen to Open 23 September; Rapid Work on Argo Terminals; Innovation of Ticket Cases - article with photo of modern ticket case; Final Bursting of Controller Bay Bubble (editorial about Alaskan nautical dangers); Business Profile of Kenneth C. Kerr, Industrial Agent of the Alaska Steamship Company (with photo); Improper Packing Causes Great Loss; Record Freight Train runs from Altoona to Enola, PA; Many Abandoned Railways in U.S.; Free Baggage Allowances in Various States and Countries; The World's Wheat Crop; Bernard N. Baker Outlines Plans of Atlantic and Pacific Transportation Co.; General H.M. Chittenden Makes Statement for Seattle Port Commission; What the (New) Port Commission May Do for Seattle; The Proposed West Point Immigration Station - article with map showing location of the proposed station and the proposed West Point Waterway Improvement as planned by Virgil Bogue; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Empress of China Crew Exonerated; Decision in Princess May Stranding; Marine Decisions; Diagrams illustrating work to soon begin on Pier 1, owned by the Northern Pacific Railway Company; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; The San Pedro - New C.P.R. Steamer for Trans-Pacific Service - article with illustration; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
Features: Extensive Terminals at Vancouver, B.C. for Great Northern; Work begins on long bridge at San Pedro Harbor, CA; Interstate Commerce Commission Decides Spokane-Reno Rates Case; Scathing Editorial against an article by Teddy Roosevelt regarding the development of Alaska; Professional biography of Charles M. Levy of the Western Pacific, with photo; Interstate Commerce Decisions; Railway Personals; Growth of the Modern Ocean Liner - article with photo of the Olympic entering New York Harbor on her first voyage; Port Expenses of Puget Sound Make Favorable Comparison; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Photo and brief article on the Sovereign, fastest yacht in the world; Local Shipping Interests Opposed to Railroad Ave. (Seattle) Viaduct Over Waterways; Steamer Nisqually Develops Great Speed - article with photo; Scientific Discussion of the Tides by J.F. Ruthven; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
154 pages. Features: Remembering the North Shore Line after 21 years; Pacific Coast Logging - Steam Locomotives; Harford Associates for Railroad Modeling; Plans for 5 small, but interesting, layouts; Easy Bridge Mounting - a simple way to avoid track allighment problems when installing bridges; The Milwaukee Road's latest paint scheme; Coal cars for the Colorado Midland; Signs and Philosophy; Beginning from Scratch; RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award - CPR Kootenay Divsion short van; Cathels & Sorenson's Prairie in the Mountains; The water tank at Chemainus, B.C. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Volume appartenente alla Collana:"I Giochi", traduzione dall'inglese a cura di Bruno Coen Sacerdotti. Brossura con copertina in cartoncino flessibile, illustrazione a colori, titoli al piatto e al dorso. Segni del tempo e d'usura; graffi e velature ai piatti,piccole abrasioni, fioritura ai tagli ingialliti. All'interno la legatura è ben salda, le pagine ombrate ai margini,integre, prive di segni particolari e perfettamente fruibili. Numero di pagine 192. USATO
