Académie

Zum Gedächtnis des zweihundertfünfundzwanzigjährigen Bestandes der Akademie herausgegeben vom Professorenkollegium. Wien 1917. 4to. 327 S. Orig.-Brs.

Weekend Magazine, February 25 1978 (Canadian Newspaper Supplement)

26 pages. Features: The Oscars (Academy Awards) - article with photos of Louise Fletcher, John Wayne, Barbara Streisand, Jack Lemmon, Faye Dunnaway, Art Carney, Jack Nicholson, Shasheen Littlefeather and Rod Steiger; E.P. Taylor - article with photos; Saturday Morning Fever - Canada has more figures skaters per capita than anywhere else - great full-page colour photo of Tim and Tracy Teeple of Winnipeg; Ford centrefold ad features the 1978 Mercury Zephyr Z-7 and 1978 Thunderbird; A Who's Who of the Federal Liberal party - organizational chart with photos and brief write-ups for each person; Graphology - the study of handwriting; Show Motion - snowmobile manufacturers are spending $5 million to make snowmobile racing a spectator sport - several colour photos including one of Ski-Doo driver Doug Hayes of Crandon, Wisconsin in action; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine

Waterloo Historical Society Reports: Volume III (Three), 1923-1927

The Eleventh annual report from 1923 includes: Annual Meeting, President's Address - Early Settlements in Upper Canada - W.H. Breithaupt; Aboriginal Agriculture in Southwest Ontario - William Herriot; War Memorials of Waterloo County - Miss L.M. Bruce; Brubacher Family History - Benjamin Brubacher; Eby Family - A.A. Eby; Biography of Miss L.M. Bruce; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier; Illustrations of the Ayr Monument, Trinity Church Tablet (Galt), and Miss L.M. Bruce. Twelfth Annual Report from 1924 includes: Early Days in Ayr - Miss E.D. Watson; The Trees of Waterloo County - William Herriot; Jacob Y. Shantz and Russian Mennonites - H.M. Bowman; Reminiscences of Freeport - M.G. Sherk; Biography of Thomas Carscadden; Biography of David Forsyth; Illustrations of Jacob Y. Shantz, Shantz homestead, Shantz barns, Freeport Academy, Group photo of Freeport Academy teachers and students (with names) circa 1869, Thomas Carscadden, David Forsyth. Thirteenth Annual Report from 1925 contains: History of the Galt Collegiate Institute, 1881-1914; Reminiscences of Early Waterloo; Galt, Sixty Years Ago; The Exiles of 1838; Biography of Sir Adam Beck; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier (Supplemental). Includes illustrations of Galt Collegiate Institute, Thomas Carscadden, The Old Galt Hish School, Sheriff A.S. Allan and Sir Adam Beck. Fourteenth Annual Report from 1926 includes: The Galt Collegiate Institute 1914-1926; The Waterloo County Pioneers Memorial Tower; The Public Schools of Galt; Also includes a biography of Dr. Augustus Stephen Vogt. Illustrations include: Pioneers' Memorial Tower; Galt Collegiate Institute, 1924; Dr. Augustus Vogt; Officers Pioneers' Memorial Association. Additional articles: Blazing the Trail in New Dumfries; The Pennsylvania-German in History; Significance of the Memorial Tower. Fifteenth Annual Report from 1927 covers: The Trail of the Aborigines through Waterloo County; History of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School; Early Days of Elmira; Hespeler Public Schools; Hespeler Public Library; The Reserve of the Six Nations Indians on the Grand River, and the Mennonite Purchase; Origin of the Place and Stream Names of Waterloo County; Museum Report, etc.; Current History; plus biographies of Hugh McCulloch and John Mickleborough. Illustrations include: Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School; Map of Waterloo County-Places and Streams; Old Waterloo Mill. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Gilt lettering upon green spine. Prior owner's small bookplate inside front board. A sound copy. Book

Warton Lecture on English Poetry VIII. The Revelation of England through her Poetry. [Read 10 October 1917]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

8vo., original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, covers age-soiled and stitching loose else a bright, clean copy. Offprinted from the Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. VIII. VERY SCARCE.

Warton Lecture on English Poetry I. Thomas Warton. [Read 16 November 1910.] BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

8vo., original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Offprinted from the Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. IV. VERY SCARCE.

Ville e Giardini Italiani I Disegni di Architetti e Paesaggisti dell'American Academy in Rome

Mm 220x290 Volume rilegato in tela con impressioni al piatto e al dorso, sovraccoperta editoriale policroma, 683 pagine con centinaia di illustrazioni nel testo. Libro in stato di nuovo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.

VILLA MEDICI. Guida.

In-8 (cm. 24), brossura, con alette (macchioline), pp. 118, (2), con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori. Guida a Villa Medici, Roma, sede dell’Académie de France à Rome. Timbro editoriale all’ultima carta. In buono stato di conservazione (good copy).

Villa Massimo : zur Gründungsgeschichte der Deutschen Akademie in Rom und ihrer Bauten. Studien zur internationalen Architektur- und Kunstgeschichte

112 S. mit zahlr. Abb. 4°, Illustr. Ppbd. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -

United States Naval Institute Proceedings: September 1960

160 pages. Features include: USS Perry; Communist China and the Arab-African area; The Naval Academy of Today and its Mission; Collective Security in the Pacific: 9 years of the ANZUS pact; The US Navy's Hurricane Hunters; The Development of Nuclear Propulsion of the Navy; Bellingshausen Sea Operation; and more. Above-average wear, particularly to spine. Unmarked. Worthy reference copy. Book

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. The First Hundred Years. Foreword by the President of the United States (Harry S. Truman).

xi, 53 + Plus an extensive section of illustrations. XLib. Small 4to. Original full blue cloth binding, gold stamped. Some wear to binding. "This book is a stirring memorial to an institution that has served its country magnificently for a century, whose graduates have fought in five wars, and have played such a tremendous part in the present conflict. It is a pictorial tribute to a group of men to whom we as Americans owe so much." WWII 1

To Ornament Their Minds: Sarah Pierce's Litchfield Female Academy 1792-1833

This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Very clean inside and out. Previously owned by Robert Thayer, the well known Connecticut antiques dealer, with his scribbled name and date on the front endpaper. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Litchfield Historical Society in 1993. Essay by Theodore and Nancy Sizer. 8 color plates + numerous black & white illustrations. Checklist. Appendices with list of known students at the academy. 8" high X 10" wide, 132 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.

Tide Rips 1951 - United States Coast Guard Academy Class of 1951 Yearbook

260 pages. Hundreds of black and white photos. Lavishly produced. Handsome exterior features gilt upon embossed decorated olive boards. Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Nice copy. Book

This Is Edinburgh

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 60 pages. Large format: 9"w x 12 1/2"h. The fifth book in the "This Is" travel series for children by the Czech architect turned children's book illustrator, Miroslave Sasek. Printed in bright colors on heavy, cream colored paper. Previous owner's name sticker.

Theaterslam. Neueste Dramatik aus Polen.

Querformat: ca. 16cm x 21cm. 137, (3) S. Original Karton mit Deckeltitel. Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, innen sehr guter Zustand. Zur Ausstellung am 11.-12.11.2011, Akademie der Künste Berlin. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen von Photographien auf Tafeln. Flyer der Ausstellung als Beilage.

The Wonder and Glory of Felicity. (on reading the 'Dobell' Poems of Thomas Traherne). NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Transcript of a lecture given on 31 October 1994 at the Temenos Academy, Regents Park, London. VERY SCARCE.

The United States Military Academy and its Foreign Contemporaries. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

8vo., with frontispiece, and numerous folding maps and charts; navy cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy.

The Spirited Years: A History of the Antebellum Naval Academy

215 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good

The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990. COMPLETE SET

4 vols., 8vo., First Edition; cloth, a fine set. Lists 13,500 artists with over 125,000 works. ALREADY SCARCE.

THE ONLY AUTHENTICATED COPY, FULL AND COMPLETE, OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON OF MT. VERNON. Embracing a Schedule of His Real Estate and Explanatory Notes Thereto by the Testator. To Which Is Added Important Historical Notes, Bi

pp. vi, 65. Title page decorated with portrait drawing of Washington. Lacks first fly leaf. Rear fly leaves damp stained. Mildly XLib. Sm. 8vo. Original full black cloth over stiff boards. Small loss at head and tail of spine. Rear board damp stained. A significant record, especially as it relates to Washington's: genealogy; slaves; dower negroes; etc. As well as the Alexandria Academy, Washington and Lee University, Judge Bushrod Washington, Tobias Lear, the Custis Children, and Arlington Cemetery. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1

The One Hundred and Forty-first Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture

This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean inside and very clean outside, just a few stray marks. 339 works in this year's exhibition. A few are illustrated in black & white. Complete index of artists. Lists of awards. 8" high X 5" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.

THE LUCKY BAG OF NINETEEN TWENTY-THREE. The Annual of the Regiment of Midshipmen.

pp. 482, LX. Decorated title page. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings, some in color. Numerous advertisements. Inked dedication from Mildred in the memory of Earl Maiser. Small folio. Original full gold decorated leather binding, worn at extremities. Class book for the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD: 1923. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 11

The King's Pictures. An illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of the King's Pictures: London 1946-47. NEAR FINE COPY

8vo., with a frontispiece and 101 plates; original wrappers, paper label, a very good copy.

The Illustrated London News, Saturday May 11, 1918 - Major WWI Coverage / Hong Kong Racecourse Fire Kills 600

Features: Title page photo of German prisoner being interrogated by French officer; Photo of Brazilian airmen newly arrived in England for training; Photo of crowd and smoke rising from distant stand at Hong Kong racecourse where over 600 lives were lost; Photo of Mr. Marcus M. Marks and others as they advance clocks one hour across the U.S.; The Heroism of the Stokehold (article); Will America Produce a Great General? (article); The Harvest of Hedgerow and Meadow(article); Photos of scenes near Es Salt (since evacuated); Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of The Right Hon. Lord Justice Sir Charles Swinfen Eady, Sir William Weir, and Edward Shortt, K.C. M.P.; One-page illustration of German POWs at work on British farm under guard; Two-page illustration of French and British Artillery co-operating before Amiens; America and the Air Problem (article); Five photos of the sinking of a German mine-laying trawler and her survivors; Article discusses how aliens, naturalised or otherwise, are taking jobs from British people; Great photo of British destroyer arriving in port with its deck full of survivors of a U-boat attack; Eight before and after photos show the devastation caused by an earthquake in Guatemala, particularly to the Guatemala City Central Railway Station and the cities fine cathedral; Centrefold reproductions (black and white) of notable pictures in this year's Royal Academy Exhibition (plus two additional pages of images from the Exhibition); Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Brig.-Gen. Robert Gore, C.B., C.M.G., KIA; Wonderful illustrated quarter-page ad for very long Aviation boots, "The "Charfor" designed and sold by Harrods Ltd.; Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for "Erasmic" Shaving Stick shows fashionable young man and woman in bathrobes meeting on balcony as they water their plants; 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

The Illustrated London News, 5 May 1945

Cover: At the Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition, 1945: H.M. The King, A Portrait for the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Maquis" by George Millar; The Great World War: Breakdown of German Resistance (inc map); Notes for the Novel-Reader; and Books of the Day. Pictorial Journals include: The Charnel Pits of the Belsen Internment Camp: Bodies Being Removed for Christian Burial (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); Belsen Death Camp, Where Prisoners Were Scientifically Exterminated (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); (Benito) Mussolini Executed April 29: Incidents in His Career; U.S. Victories in Germany: Scenes in Nuremberg, Leipzig and Munich; Pictures from Occupied Germany: East and West Meet; Bremen Captured: Germany's Second Largest Port Falls to the Allies; The Battle of Bremen: British Forces' (52nd Lowland Division) Assault on the Great Port (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); British Tanks of the 4th Armoured Brigade Passing Through the Heart of Bremen (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); Scenes from (Field-Marshal) Alexander's Victories in the Long and Arduous Campaign in Italy; News Items from Home and Abroad; Hitler's Mountain Home and Refuge Blasted: Berchtesgaden Bombed; Landmarks of Pre-War Berlin: A Map Illustrating the Great Assault; The Battle for Berlin: Scenes from the Dying Reich Capital; Field-Marshal (Sir Bernard) Montgomery and his Team of Liaison Officers; Northern Italy: A Map Showing the Position of Various Important Towns Taken in the Allied Advance; The Rapid Thrust in Italy: Many Important Towns Captured; and German "Squirt" Planes: Details of Captured Enemy Jet Aircraft (photos and a detailed illustration by G.H. Davis). Binding sound. Prior owners ink stamp and signature upon advertorial front cover. Minimal ink underlining to page 492, otherwise contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book