Tate, JamesMareMagnum
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Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Sixty poems. 92 pages, signed by the author on the title page.
8vo., later impression, handsomely bound in red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Arguably the most ingenious POW escape of WWII, it became a legend among servicemen long before its publication here in 1949. Two officers made home runs via a tunnel dug in the open air beneath a wooden vaulting horse. The scene was Stalag Luft III (site of the 'Great Escape' later in the war) and the story one of the true classics of WWII. Endlessly reprinted, it has now achieved the status of popular folklore. It was filmed by Jack Lee in 1950 starring Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Bryan Forbes. Published in the same year as the first edition. Astonishingly, not recorded by Enser.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Human Fly - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Jack Williams, a man who scales lofty buildings with no equipment other than his fingers and toes - article with great photos ; The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part II - Tragedy befalls French troops overwhelmed by the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks during the siege of Urfa; The Disappearance of Ivan Varlamoff - an epic fight in Uleaborg, Finland; Locked in a Freezing Chamber - a meat inspector's ordeal in South Africa; "UMRI" - the tragic story of a panther, once a police officer's pet, which becomes a terror of the district in India; The "White Man's Grave" - Filming The "Gold Coast" of Africa - article with great photos; The Friend of the Birds - photo-illustrated article on Jack Miner, Ontario's friend of the Canada Goose; My Jiu-Jitsu Combats - Captain S.L. McLaglen is a Jiu-Jitsu expert; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part III - an exciting trip to the "Mysterious Richtersveld" of Southern Africa - article with photos; Adrift in the Atlantic - Grenfell of Labrador sets down a remarkable experience related by a former engineer of his; A Man's Luck (conclusion) - the author met the girl of his dreams and tried to build a dream home for them in Alaska, but he keeps being jailed; A Film-Hunter in the Amazon - Part V - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies - article with excellent photos; The "King of the Brushwood" - the brigand chief of Corsica; Roping a Bear - foolish youngster ropes a cinnamon bear; A Barbed Wire Frontier - people not allowed to pass between Hungary and Czechoslovakia; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3] 88, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Pages 253-292 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Campaign Against the Housefly; Homes of American Artists - "Red Oaks," the Summer House of John M. Carrere, Esq., White Plains, NY; The Wild Mushrooms; A Reclaimed Dwelling - how a farmhouse at Stokes Pogis, Villa Nova, PA, was Reclained and Transformed into a Habitable Dwelling; Curtains for the Summer Home; The Healthiest House in the World - designed by Milton Dana Morrill, of Washington; Trimming Old Trees; The Garden Gate - wonderful photos; Forest Conservation at Biltmore, the North Carolina estate of George W. Vanderbilt; Small Houses of Small Cost - from $3,500 to $5,500, belonging to Mssrs Cowle, Smith, Morrini, and Mrs.Turner; "Glenbrook," A Naturalistic Garden Designed by its Owner at Newburgh, NY; "The Lindens," The Summer Home of E.S. Williams, Esq., at Nahant, MA; The Profitable House - A House for a guaranteed cost; One-page vintage illustrated ad for the Electric Renovator, an early vaccum cleaning system; One-page ad for Wm. Knabe & Co. pianos; Ad for the Steinway Art Piano; Travel Ad for Muskoka Lake; Great two-color back page ad for Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder features lady at medicine cabinet; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 41-80 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Gellian Court," The Country Seat of Emil Berolzheimer, Esq., Tarrytown, New York; Roses for Winter; Homes of American Artists - The Rose Valley Artist's Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Stephens, built and arranged by Price and McLanahan, architects, of Philadelphia; The Roadway and the Grounds; Giant Leaves - article with photos of massive cabbage, Gunnera, Monstera deliciosa, Elephant's Ear, and Anthurium leaves; The Compost Heap; The Residence of Friend A. Russ, Esq., "Rock Ridge," Greenwich, CT; New Developments in Stenciling; Residence of Prof. L.W. Reid, at Merion, PA; A "Triple-Gable" House at Oak Lane, PA, built for Charles E. Frick, Esq.; A French Model Dairy - wonderfully photo-illustrated article on this leading-edge operation on an island of the Seine, near Bougival, ten miles from Paris; The Colonial Residence of J. Randall Williams, Esq., Haverford, PA; One-page ad for Knabe pianos; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Andrews Systems of the Andrews Heating Co.; Coldwell Lawn Mower ad; Two-color ad for the Royal Chair Co. on back cover illustrates chair with push-button sliding footrest; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
188 pages. Cover illustration by Lawrence Smith Beall of outdoor ballet at the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre. Features: Nice colour Lincoln ad inside front cover features a cream-colored two-door with black roof and red interior; Many pages of gorgeous fashion ads with color and black and white photos; The Story of St. Louis - article with photo of the Joseph Pulitzer IV family, Mrs. Warren Shapleigh and daughters, guests at the home of Joseph L. Werner, and more; Years of the Prophet (The Veiled Prophet Ball) - article with photos of Susie Slayback, Mrs. Oscar H. Vieths, Alice Busch, Mary Virginia Collins, Rosalie McRee and Mary Kennard Wallace; Fair Saint Louisans - fashion photos of Mrs. Henry Rand, Mrs. H. Hanford Smith, Jr., Carol Moon GardnerMrs. Rumsey Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. John Peil, Mrs. Eugene F. Williams, Jr.(the former Evelyn Niedringhaus), Jane Genry Shelton, Sally Shepley, Mrs. J.H. Howe III, Marty Marion of the St. Louis Browns with Mrs. Edward Bakewell Jr., Mrs. Theodore P. Desloge, Mrs. Thomas Pettus with sons Peter and Teddy, Mrs. Russell Lortz, Mrs. John Brodhead, Jr., Mrs. David Calhoun, Mrs. James Hudson Jones (formerly Mary Elizabeth Robertson), Mrs. Jackson Johnson III, and Mrs. Elzey M. Roberts, Jr.; Music in the Missouri Air; Citadel of Art; 23 Westmoreland Place - photos of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Mathews, Jr., built by architect G.E. Henderson; Selma Hall (photos); Age of Fable; Fashion photos of the Baronessa De Reutern Aloisi and Contessa Simonetta Visconti, Principessa Lola Giovannelli, and Comtesse Nicolas Cziraky; Paris fashion photos; Photos from the third annual Belmont Ball and a party for Richard Rodgers; St. Louis Fare; September fashion photos; Photos of the Cleveland ball for Beth Wagley, daughter of Mrs. John S. Lucas; several pages of high-end real estate listings, and more. Page 57 nearly loose, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this stunning snapshot of high society in 1952 St. Louis. Book
8vo., First English Illustrated Edition, with title-vignette and very numerous engraved illustrations in the text, free endpapers and first few leaves lightly spotted; original decorative dark red cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked in black and lettered in gilt, black endpapers, one gathering (T) loose, fore-edges very lightly spotted else an unusually well-preserved bright, clean copy in wholly unrestored original binding. With 32pp publisher's catalogue (February 1882) bound in at end.The majority of the illustrations are by True Williams. Bright, crisp copy of a scarce issue.
