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Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome reproductions throughout, and full-page pedigrees in the text; ivory buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities.
18 pages. Cover: Audrey Totter Features include: "Duchess of Idaho" Star Studded preview of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer musical starring Esther Williams, Van Johnson and Lena Horne; Sammy Kaye's Kwiz Kolum; Disc Data and Song of the Month "Vagabond Shoes" by Vic Damone. Collection of lyrics to the popular songs of that era including: The Dixieland Ball; Pretty Baby; Mona Lisa; and many more. A short opening back cover. Two 1" openings along spine. Front cover clean and bright. A worthy reading copy. Magazine
315 pages. Archival glossy black and white illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Chapters include: The Dreams of Men; Buildings and Memories; Community Organizations; Ethnic Backgrounds; Misguided Dreams. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket. A quality copy. HALE & BARMAN 446. Book
283 p. XLib stamp of the Lancaster Mechanics' Society on title page. Mildly browned and foxed. 12mo. 170 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Front board detached. Rear board very fragile. Loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Good. An early political work by a female writer, reprinted from the English edition. The writer provides an interesting perspective on one of the most turbulent periods of European history. This 2nd U.S. edition includes an important section on Paris prisons. Evans 31634. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! EVANS1
390p. Inked ownership of Williams A. Stevenson, May, 1819, on title page. 8vo. Quarter green leather over marbled boards. Front board detached. Spine decorated in gold with raised bands. Leather spine labels chipped with loss. Head of spine worn with loss. Extremities worn; boards rubbed. Hardbound. Very good. Second edition. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 6
pp. (16) [including blanks], 60. Wide margins. Uncut. Mildly XLib. Title page printed in red and black. Inked manuscript presentation to: "John A. McAllister, Esq. with the compliments of the Hamilton Club, March 31, 1865". 8vo. Original plain brown wraps with printed paper label. Hamilton Club Series No. 1. This is the 1865 reprint of the 1804 Boston edition. Very Limited Edition. Number 15 of only 40 copies in 8vo. Very Scarce. "The most careful search has failed in the discovery of a copy [of the 1804 ed.] and I am of the opinion that it is a fraudulent title, Mr. Hoffman having probably reprinted the life from some newspaper of the period." - Ford, Bibliotheca Hamiltoniana, 1886, p. 87. ** This example belonged to John A. McAllister (1822-1896) owner of Philadelphia's leading optical supply house, photographic pioneer, and one of the greatest collectors of historic ephemera in American history. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 9
In-8 p. (211x128), pieno vitellino coevo, decorazione con titolo oro su tassello al dorso (piatti staccati, boards detached), pp. VIII,508, con 2 carte geografiche. Viaggi di: John Eldred, Benjamin Wood, James Lancaster, Henry Middleton, Anthony Hippon. Con lievi fioriture, peraltro ben conservato (slightly foxed, otherwise good condition).
Includes Index. x, 829 pages. Heavy black marks at top and base of spine. Cracking to joints of spine at top 50mm of upper joint, more so on lower joint - but holding firm. Some foxing on prelims and top of title page plus following few pages and lightly on page edges.
32 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "This is the story of Williams Lake, a young town in an old setting, and of the historic Central Cariboo it serves. [This book] explains why Williams Lake with its friendly people and tremendous future is a good place to live." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Hale & Barman 910. Book
48 pages. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos of the bridge and vicinity. Includes three illustrations of the anchorages and pier foundations supporting the structure. Colour photo centerfold of the bridge loose but present. Considerable supporting text. Proudly documents and introduces Vancouver's new Lions Gate Bridge, as well as boasting of many of Vancouver's amenities and features. One page describes Vancouver as "A City of Champions" due to the success of sprinter Percy Williams, boxer "Jimmy" McLarnin, hockey player "Cyclone" Taylor, and others. Two pages are devoted to the First Narros Bridge Company Limited which was incorporated in 1926 to build, own and operate the bridge. Map of British Columbia affixed inside back cover, dated 1937. Prior owner's name clipped from first leaf and its glassine protector. Minor doodling upon first leaf otherwise unmarked. Average external wear and soiling to illustrated brown covers. A lovely memento of Vancouver's earlier days Book
128 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "The early history of Sirhowy and Tredegar is more or less the history of the Industrial Revolution in microcosm." - Preface. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
Features: The Role of Wisconson Residents in the Early American Clock Industry; The Vienna Regulator; Illinois Watches from the Collection of Robert G. Williams; Center Pinion Arbor Replacement; Doing it the Osborn Way; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
32 pages. Index. Index of advertisers. Report of President, Captain Jas. W. Watt; Photos of five guild officials; Pen Picture of a typical American Sailor - an article by Meyer Berger from a New York paper; Port of Vancouver, B.C.; Steamboat Round the Bend, by H.L. Sacret - working on the Mackenzie River; Forty Years Ago on the B.C. Coast; Captain Oliver Williams - Coast Superintendant; Great photo of Union Bay coaling berths; Steam is Far From Finished; Jemmy Jones, Mariner Extraordinary. Union Steamships link the Coast Communities of British Columbia; Norwegian Honour for British Crew - the SS. Chelohsin; Captain Thomas Rippon - Respected Brother Passes; Vancouver Built - SS. Alaska, Hull No. 1 of the Coughlan Yards of False Creek; Whence Came the McMillans - a man goes overboard in October 1900; Captain Ernie Landheim Joins Pilots; Great photo of the large (Searle?) Grain Elevator on Fraser River, New Westminster; There Was Money in Privateering - The Harmsworth Cup; Shipmasters who became Shipowners; Yo Ho and a Bottle of Rum; Obituaries. Average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy. An informative and engaging read. Book
32 pages. Generously illustrated, primarily in black and white but with some colour. Features: Richard Williams talks about his approach to Who Framed Roger Rabbit; Animating Cylindrical Perspective; The Antics computer animation system (part 2); Winsor McCay book review; Animating for Hartbeat; and more. Unmarked with heavy wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this interesting and informative issue. Book
6 pages. Cover photo of band leader Mart Kenney. Modest soiling and some writing upon front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this happy tune. Sheet music
284 pages. "Contains dozens of wholesome, nourishing dishes which reflect the traditions, nationalities, the customs, and the diets of the 'common-folk' who are the backbone of our party and our country' - from Foreward. Includes photos and biographical information of Tommy Douglas, George Williams, Ed Broadbent, Allan Blakeney, Woodrow Lloyd, and M.J. Coldwell. Well-used. Unmarked. Provides nostalgic recollections of earlier days of Canada's New Democratic Party. Book
76 pages. Features: John Costigan - the millet of American painting; Robert Fawcett - how I make a picture; The Weathervane - is it happening here?; The Pen-and-ink Revival; Interview with Joseph Lopker; Primitives and Primitives; Keith Shaw Williams; Paintings by Keith Shaw Williams and W. Russell Flint; Vanishing Problems (II); Serigraphy comes of age - a brief history; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
6 pages. Colour photo of Three Dog Night on front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of the original sheet music for this wonderful song. Sheet music
50 pages. Appears to have been printed circa 1971. Includes biographical information about Williams and piano sheet music for these songs: An Affair to Remember; Arrivederci Roma; Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell; Cara Mia; Crying in the Chapel; Ebb Tide; Fascination; Greensleeves; Happy Heart; Laura; Love is a Many-Splendored Thing; My Blue Heaven; My Reverie; Never on Sunday; Three Coins in the Fountain; Volare; Whispering. Music store stamp on title page, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
28 pages. Includes piano music for the following songs: Blue Moon, High Noon, I'm in the Mood for Love, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing, Pagan Love Song, Paradise, Ruby, Singin' In the Rain, Taking a Chance on Love, Three Coins in a Fountain. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this vintage compilation. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured illustrations (a number double-page) and decorative endpapers; grey-green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and black, a near fine copy in publisher's gilt-blocked board slip-case.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Remainder mark. Light wear and small creases to cover. 9 1/4"w x 12"h. 288 pages.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, illustrations and maps (a number full-page) in the text, and a folding plan; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Detailed and valuable account of the minesweeping component of Operation NEPTUNE by the founder of the Algerines Association. The narrative structure includes much eye-witness and other vernacular material not available elsewhere. An excellent contribution to a still largely forgotten (and largely thankless) aspect of the RN's operations in WWII. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., with title-vignette and very numerous engraved illustrations in the text; original navy ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a remarkably bright, crisp copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue (June 1904) bound in at end. The majority of the illustrations are by True Williams. Unusually bright copy of a scarce issue.
Ex-library book re-bound by the library from a magazine into heavy, strong and very new red buckram library bindings with white lettering on the spine. This was a reference book, not let to general circulation and so remains in excellent condition throughout with clean pages free of marking of any kind, no dog-ears, on fine paper with english translation section on heavy orange paper at the back of the publication; pages are age-toned at edges. Covers remain unbumped. Articles by Henry Russel Hitchcock, Siegfried Giedion, Max Bill & Gianni Rigoli, Amancio Williams, Jean Petit, Le Coorbusier, Guisepe Mazzariol, Maria Bottero, Alfred Neumann, Zvi Hecker, James, Stirling, Aldo Van Eyck, Eduardo Vottoria Lots of large b&w photos, plans, architectural drawings, maps, several fold-out sections. 244 pages. Text is in Italian and English