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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 151 pages. Full lavender cloth boards. Light wear and small tears to dust jacket. Beautiful illustrations by Garth Williams.
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
pp. 125, (1) [Hymn], (2) [Index and Books published by Rev. Williams]. Bookplate of Movis H. Grodenken. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine darkened. Hardbound. First issued in 1925. "An antidote to books in libraries teaching evolution, infidelity and atheism". Very good copy. SCIENCE BOX 1
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, backstrip lettered in metallic blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
pp. xi, 457. All edges marbled. Marble endpapers. First signature slightly age stained. Small 8vo. 160 mm. Disbound. RELIGION BOX 2
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a folding map; original black buckram, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. Includes a list of all HAC members in South Africa showing rank and branch of service. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Hackett, p.12; White, p.197.
pp. xiii, 240 + Plus Frontis and full page drawings by Churchill Ettinger. All edges gold. Marbled end papers. Front paste down and first fly leaf damaged at top edge. 8vo. Original handsome full blue leather binding, gold lettered spine and front board with decoration of a fisherman in gold. Hardbound. Limited edition of two thousand and five hundred copies printed by Douglas C. Mauldin at the Derrydale Press. There is also a 1939 edition of twelve hundred and fifty copies. A very nice example. GAMES BOX 1.
Pages 677-704. Features: Cover photo of massive disappointed crowd after cancellation of Trooping The Colour due to poor weather forecast; Colour ad by the Nuffield Organization inside front cover explains how the export of their cars return bread to Britain; Air photo of the great Roman amphitheater at Verulamium; Two pages of illustrations of 10 centuries old St. Albans; Six nice photos illustrate the Rumanian Royal wedding in Athens where ex-King Michael married Princess Anne; Six photos of the battle for the Ashes - England plays Australia at Nottingham; Four dramatic photos illustrate the "Kobenhavn" disaster which killed 60 when the Danish passenger ship struck a floating World War II mine; Article on politics and the European recovery program; Photos of bombing tests on "HMS Nelson", and other international naval news; Photos of personalities in the news include Col. Sir A. Webb-Johnson, Sir F. K. Taylor, T. E. Williams, the right Hon. W. Whiteley, the Rev H. E. Lewis, W. De La Mare, W. Gilliatt, Air Commander F. Whittle, Leigh Ashton, A. H. Gardiner, Charles B. Cochran, Sir F. Soskice, Lord Henderson, Dr. Edward Benes, Anthony Quayle, the Maharaja of Kapurthala with Lord and Lady Mountbatten, John St. Maur Ramsden, Dr. Arnold, and the Queen with Princess Margaret and Mr. Attlee; Photos of the 58th Royal tournament at Olympia; Centrefold illustration depicts the Royal Air Force establishing a forward airfield in a thrilling set piece at Olympia; Miscellaneous Royal photos; Photo of the British Wightman Cup team; Photo of the victorious United States Wightman Cup team; Photo of the Rundfunkhaus, the Berlin radio station situated in the British zone, but used and occupied by the Russians; Photo of Genevieve Danelle, the first woman to face the firing squad in the Paris region since World War I; Photo of the wreckage of the charter aircraft which crashed at Cronk-Ny-Irey-Lhaa, I.O.M., while carrying visitors to the T.T. races; Photo of the Arab-Jew truce mediator, Count Bernadotte, approaching the Transjordan Foreign Ministry during the recent truce negotiations; Photo of military recruiting posters in Tel Aviv; Article and wonderful photos describe newly revealed ancient sanctuary in the Ceylon jungle - the revelation of Mandalagiri; Nice colour ad for Dewar's "White Label" Scotch whiskey shows case being hoisted onto oceanliner "Elizabeth". Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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
pp. (1), xvi, 495, 32 [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis and two folding charts on crime and prisons. Penciled ownership of Huntington Williams, M.D. Offsetting from engraved frontis on title page. Tall 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards, worn. Original spine paper label, worn with some loss. Hardbound. John Howard (1726?-1790) was remarkable as a philanthropist, prison and civil health reformer, and traveler. Check the fine article in the Dictionary of National Biography. ENGLAND BOX 1
Sm. 8vo., Fifth Edition, with sepia-toned frontispiece, sepia-toned plates and large folding coloured map at end; original series binding of red cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With delightful dustwrapper illustration by Brian Cook. First published in 1903, with fifth revised edition by Williams following in 1950. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
This ia a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's South Kensington on March 26, 2007. Sale code: TOY-5290. The sale consisted of the Mike Williams toy collection. 247 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets laid in. 11" high X 8" wide, 46 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
Sm. 8vo., Second Edition, with a portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), and numerous diagrams in the text, free endpapers lightly browned, small neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; original burgundy pictorial cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, white and black lettered in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, a remarkably bright, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end. With a relevant contemporary cutting loosely inserted. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Betts 30-11.
72 pages. Features: Cover photo of preparations for the March on Washington; Nice one-page ad for the Peugeot 404; Many marvelous color-photo fashion ads; What the (March on Washington) Marchers Really Want - with contributions by Martin Luther King (MLK), Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer and James Baldwin - plus many photos of protesters holding signs; An Appraisal of Khrushchev by Harriman; Hubert Humphrey Comes on Strong - article with photo of him with JFK; New Patterns for City Housing - including award-winning designs by Robert Holmes, Robert Wright and Michael Wurmfeld; Five Suggestions to improve our Latin-American Policy; Britain's politically ambitious Lords may now renounce their titles and seek election to the Commons; The Red Cross - a Century of Dedication; Dan River ad features attractive model... in dungeon with torturer...; Lovely Mooresville Mills color centerfold ad; B. Altman & Co. footwear ad; Fascinating article on GE's development of TV in 1928, including photo of Dr. E.F.W. Alexanderson watching the first TV broadcast on the tiny screen of his first set; Nice color-photo ad for Shakespeare Cuban Cigars features Ralph Schuyler Williams, "Mr. Havana Cigar"; Where Does Character Come From?; Photos of wicker furniture; Mice McGregor men's fashion ad on back cover features red shirts and ties. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
Features: Cover photo on deck of U.S. destroyer in Taiwan (Formosa) Strait; There is No News From Auschwitz - Now nothing happens at Konzentrationslager Auschwitz, which fourteen years ago was a place of unutterable horror; Photos of famous people of the day; Captain of our Economic Campaign - banker-politician Douglas Dillon deals with foreign trade and foreign aid; Q. & A. With an American Tourist on a Moscow Street Corner; Professor in the Political Maze - Williams College Professor Jim Burns is a candidate for Congress in MA; Great Cliche Debate (continued); Golfer's Real Handicap - Pride; Glories of Versailles; Virtues of Veal; (Ladies') Paris Fashion Report - photos; Photo feature on a glass-walled home designed by Ladislav L. Rado; Teen-Age Tastes - Good, Bad or Inevitable?; Five photos of Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; Three photos of Jerome Robbins' new ballet "N.Y. Export, op. Jazz"; and more. 44 pages. Many fascinating black and white reproductions of photos plus lovely illustrated ads, some of which are in color. Small clipping from ad on page 39 - text unaffected. Doodling on ad on page 33, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
152 pages. Features: LBJ cover photos; The Qualities That Make a President; 100 Years of History in the White House in two pages of photos; LBJ - Master of the Art of the Possible; The Legacy of the 1,000 Days - JFK declared that his task would only be begun in his first 1,000 days; Twelve Great Problems for a New President; The American Tradition - Four Symbols; The Negro Child Asks "Why?" - why the violence and hate?; Are Machines More important than People?; Observations of a Freshman in Congress - Clarence D. Long; To Divorce Art from Money-Making; Six Million Woman Volunteered in the 1960 Election; The Most Expensive Family Album - Paintings of Britain's Royal Children; Thirty Years Ago - Prohibition Died; The Noise Problems of Apartment Living; Times Change in Antarctica - photos; Three photos of Las Vegas; Swimwear fashion photos; Toys are for Playing; Photos of the Modern Art of Stenciling; Ballet for Children; Britons Succumb to "Beatlemania' - article with photos; and more. Ads: Lovely fashion ads; The new Caron Derringer; Helen Harper ad features Seal Cove, Maine lobstermen; Rolex ad features photo of Maurice Chevalier; Fantastic color-photo centerfold features 12 young girls in their "Style Undies"; Color Accutron ad features photo of admiring men; Super one-page color photo ad for Indian Head's new fabrics features native man in suit with woman; Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Partait Cake; Ronson home appliances; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Shakespeare cigars features "Mr. Havana Cigar", Ralph Schuyler Williams; Boca Raton Hotel and Club; Horsman Dolls. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy Book
80 pages. Features: Cover photo of diplomatic reception at the White House; Beautiful color fashion ads; Deep Analysis of the American Mind by a British psychiatrist; The Rise and Fall of the Watusi (Tutsi) - Photos and article on an earlier iteration of bloodshed between the Hutu and Tutsi people of Rwanda; More Americans own shares in U.S. Corporations than ever before; Photos of a ball at the White House - with dancing photos of LBJ, Mrs. Anatoly Dobrynin, Dr. Janet Travell, Datin Ong of Malaysia, Mrs. Antonio Carrillo Flores of Mexico, G. Mennen Williams, Ullina Koroma, Lynda Bird, Dave Lefeve, Lady Bird Johnson and USSR Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin; In Defense of Charles de Gaulle; Why the Girls Scream, Weep, Flip - photo-illustrated article; Hollywood Laughs it Up - funny photos from movies; But Where are the Chaperons?; The Call Him the Greatest on Ice - Photo-illustrated article on Gordie Howe of the Detroit Redwings; Nice color-photo centerfold for Stevens Fabrics features 19 models, including someone who looks a lot like Johnny Carson; Photos of fashionable bookshelves; United States Lines color-photo ad includes Hildegarde, Mr. Leon Cherksey and Mrs. Reed Albee; Kids and Cops - some New York kids eye New York's finest with mixed reactions. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 43 plates on 24, 3 double-page illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright clean copy in dustwrapper.
8vo., with a folding facsimile as frontispiece, title in red and black and 3 plates on facsimiles on 2; decorative cloth gilt, gilt back, upper boards lightly creased else a very good, clean copy. THE REV. W. SIDNEY SCOTT'S COPY WITH HIS ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE AND OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTION.. The Rev. Scott (1900-1980), clergyman and lecturer, was a Trustee of the Gilbert White Museum at Selborne. From his home at Shortfield House, Frensham, he took an active interest in the history of Surrey and Hampshire. Among his works are a study of 'John Donne' (1946) and 'A Journal of the Terror' (1955).
38 pages. Loaded with black and white photos of the floats and contestants for Rose Queen, plus a full-page photo of the ultimate winner, Nancy Kneeland of San Gabriel, as well as a page devoted to photos of her court: Carol Otten, Suannah Carver, Pamela Gibbs, Diana Duval, Shan Williams and Susan Talcott. Average wear. Evidence of moisture exposure throughout. Not pretty but a worthy reference copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
68 pages. Features: Richie Sandoval - Former Champion; Days of Tamerlane; Profile of Frank Bruno; Kevin Watts; Charles Williams and Kelvin Seabrooks; Edward Gersh; Ringside Reports - Tyson-Tillis, Andries-Williamson, Boza-Edwards-Alli, Tillman-Ali; Spinks-Holmes II - who really won?; and much more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with numerous woodcut illustrations in the text; original patterned boards, backstrip with printed paper label, uncut, a very good good, bright, crisp copy. The illustrations are taken from Soviet school-books. Scarce, especially in this condition
Features: Nice color Rambler car ad inside front cover; Who Says I'm Uncultured, by Frederick Breitenfeld Jr.; Confessions of a Block-Buster - Norris Vitchek is a Chicago real-estate agent who moves Negro families into all-white blocks - he reveals how he reaps enormous profits from racial prejudice; Riding the World's Wild Giants Waves - Great Color Photos; Brash and Rumpled Star - newcomer Warren Beatty demands superstar treatment from Hollywood; People on the Way Up - TV Emcee Nancy Clark, Grace Kelleher, Neal Williams of Go-Power Corporation; Tempest in a Riviera Teapot - a feud between De Gaulle and Prince Rainier threatens the continued independence of Monaco, the world's loveliest tax haven; How Your Children Grow - Wilton M. Krogman reveals new methods of predicting growth rates and warns parents against needless fears; Magic's Merry Mecca - avid conjurers throng to Colon, Michigan, America's capital of magic-making; Nice color Pepsi ad on page 61; Sandy Koufax, the Strikeout King; Farmer Khrushchev - ideology and climate snarl Russia's farm program. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
