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Collana: La Scala, aprile 1999. A cura di Maurizio Pagliano. Rilegato con sovraccoperta. Prima edizione. Spedizioni tracciabili con raccomandata entro 24 ore dall'ordine. First edition. Hardback cover with dust jacket in fine conditions, no price clipped, no inscriptions or markings inside. Worldwide delivery.
Previous owner's name and address inside; light coffee splash on back of title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. Light wear to dust jacket. Purple block prints by Jeff Hill. No date of publication shown; circa 1960.
272 pages. "The compelling, riveting account of how one man's undaunted faith in God upheld him even in the face of death. Offers a behind-the-scenes look at a country torn by physical and spiritual hunger that dared to challenge the forces of a cruel, wicked regime through the inspiration and leadership of Pastor Laszlo Tokes. Here is the story of Laszlo Tokes' quest for true religious freedom, not only for Hungarians but for all under Communist rule." - from back cover. Includes black and white illustrations. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
254 pages. "Now one of Canada's most successful journalists, Jack Todd is a remarkable writer of great power and vibrancy. It has taken him thirty years to come to terms with the guilt and shame of desertion, to break the silence, to hell this controversial and important story." - from dust jacket .Book clean, bright and unmarked with faintest hint of wear. Unread. Light wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, a coloured plate, 9 plates in monochrome and numerous illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in red full morocco, back gilt with raised bands, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Scarce. Sutcliffe, p.149; White, p.75
240 pages. The Unprecedented inside story of a top secret Israeli anti-terrorist squad. Very light wear to clean, crisp book. Average wear to dust jacket. Nice solid copy. Book
6 pages. Cover photo of Marshall Montgomery. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this lovely vintage song. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 9 plates in monochrome and 8maps in the text, small personal book-label on front paste-down; original faux-vellum, upper board with gilt grame border enclosing regimental badge blocked in gilt, gilt back, gil top, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in the 'Country Life ' series of military histories. Sutcliffe, p.68; White, p.60.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous illustrations in the text, and folding table and very large folding map (both on japon); original pictorial wrappers printed in green and brown, wire-stitched as issued, yapped edges, a near fine copy. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous illustrations in the text, and a very large folding map on japon; original pictorial wrappers printed in green and brown, wire-stitched as issued, yapped edges, a near fine copy. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
Unpaginated. Former owner's name on front pastedown. Title page creased. A lovely colourful story for your primary-level reader. From the 'My Holiday Library' set. Book
60 pages including glossary. The story of a family who lived in London in the time of King Edward IV, almost 500 years ago. Intended for younger readers. Usual school markings. Average wear. Good working copy. Book
262 pages. "Captain Thomson's rivetting story is a great contribution to the history of the Indian mutiny and he instills a real feeling of the times, as events come alive through his narrative." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A nice copy. Book
237 pages. List of Mickey Thompson's speed records. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The thrilling life story of America's Number 1 hot rodder who built - and drove - the fastest automobile in all history!" - from front cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
np. Color drawings throughout by Hilary Knight. Bookplate of Margaret Sarah Lewis, York, PA water color artist. 4to. Original full red pictorial glossy binding. First Printing. Very crisp copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Woodrow Wilson Was Best and Worst Copy - his passion for accuracy conflicted with newspapermen who ignored serious things to ask him 'what he ate for breakfast' - part 3; Housekeeping in Our Paris Flat - how two Americans fared in the French Capital and "Got to Love Passy"; ; Never Separated a Single Family - open-door immigration specialists slander the United States Government - Rabbi Stephen Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress, urges passage of the most liberal of all the liberalizing measures - the Perlman bill; Life and Death on the Screen - A.C. Pillsbury films bacteria and pollen in action - motion pictures of flower fertilization; What's the Matter With Jim? - the story of a boy who would only work when he thought it play; Mr. Ford's Page - interesting thoughts on the forces involved with prohibition; Editorials - major criticism of the World Court and claim that in Michigan a list of Americans targetted for assassination by communists has been found; Golf - Can You Pick the Champions? - Americans will attempt to capture leading British honors - article with photos of Glenna Collett, Francis Ouimet, Macdonald Smith, Walter Hagen, Watts Gunn, Long Jim Barnes, Bobby Jones and Robert Gardner; Lincoln's Murder - Amazing Man Hunt - John Surratt and Papal Zouave accused of the crime, who leaped for liberty over a hundred-foot precipice - article with photos of John Surratt, John Wilkes Booth and Mrs. Mary Surratt; What it Costs the Chinese to Worship Their Ancestors - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Is America a Nation of Coffee-Bibbers? - Its people drink upward of forty billions of cups of this seductive beverage each year, consuming more than half of World's Production; Union of Irish and Jews in recent 'propaganda' plays - Abie's Irish Rose, Kosher Kitty Kelly; Great Writers Who Have Failed as Novelists; Seeking to Know What the Earth is Made of - the work of Professor Stjepan Mohorovicic and others; When the Broker Breaks the Law; A Dance a Week - The Lancers, a graceful square dance - first two figures, with piano sheet music (to be continued); Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis, Oregon offers course in the guardianship of a real baby; The Jolly Old Pedagogue; Back cover features illustration of and quotation by Henry Thoreau. Small chip from fore-edge of front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 89-176, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The House of Death - how an Oklahoma rancher saved his own life; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - part 6 - the continued story of this European adventure trip; Bali - Isle of Wonder - wonderfully photo-illustrated article; Mrs. Robinson Crusoe - part 1of the adventure of Mrs. Idelle S. Meng and her husband on one of the loneliest islands in the Pacific; The Six Feathers - the unfortunate experience of a New Guinea trader who tried to smuggle the forbidden bird-of-paradise plumes out of the country; The Wood-Carvers of the Tyrol - great photo-illustrated article on a trip to the Groden VValley; The Romance of the Fur Trade - photo-illustrated article on fur trapping and fur farming in North-west Canada, including photo of a large polar bear being hauled into a boat; A Woman in Unknown Albania - part 3; The Trail of the Lonesome Postman - letters being delivered to some of the world's most remote locations; Caught by a Crocodile a British officer attempts to fill his water bottle at a river; The Idol That Jumped - the author purchased a 'devil-devil' figure from a Solomon Island chief, then startling things happened; The Merepur Mystery - a mystery is solved in India; The Man Who Fell Six Miles - Major R.W. Schroeder and his airplane - article with photos; The Written Word - Jim Carter saved himself in India with some clever writing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 102-195 plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Musical Smugglers - a Hungarian liable for military service manages to evade the border patrol and escape; The Salmon Fisheries of the Pacific - article by John N. Cobb, formerly of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, supported with many wonderful photos; On the Wings of the Wind - the extraordinary story of how Mrs. S.L. Pattison met her husband in New Mexico; Four Women in the Desert - four ladies set out to penetrate the ancient Coptic monasteries of the Libyan Desert, the oldest Christian religious houses in the world - article with photos; The Lovers' Raft - a remarkable story from China, describing the fiendish punishment meted out by the wild border tribes to those who are suspected of being false to their marriage vows; Through the Land of Witchcraft (part IV) - remarkable stories of 'ju-ju' from remote districts of West Africa, with photos; The Crusoe of Soledad Bay - Beached yachters in Southern California meet a marooned criminal derelict working out his own salvation; Across the Congo part V of a lady's journey in Central Africa, with photos; Joe's Battle - Canadian timber-wolves attack a cabin; The Humours of Mountaineering - with photos; 'Tween Decks on a Cattle-Boat - a young Canadian wishing to reach England signs on as a cattleman upon a steamer at new York; Penelope in the West Indies - with great photos; Trapped in a Log-Jam - the curious adventure which befell two American college students on the Ohio River; Photo and brief write-up of Arizona convict Roy J. Meyers who invented a Tesla-like "Power Absorber" which drew energy from the atmosphere; Great group photo of Utah seniors with combined ages of ten thousand years!; Nice half-page illustrated ad for the Eagle 9-12 motorcycle by the American Motor Company; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 401-498, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: "Hoodlum" - the plucky deed of fireman Roger Berry aboard the tug-boat "Elmer" on Lake Erie one stormy night - article with photos; Some New British Climbs - George Abraham describes a new route up the famous Pillar Rock and more, illustrated with remarkable photos; Like a Rat in a Trap - a nerve-trying adventure from 1888 near Southall, Middlesex finding leaks in a sewer pipe; Hurri Singh's Cobra - an adventure from the lake district of Kumaon; A Remarkable Open-Air Theatre at Interlaken, Switzerland; The Ship of Death - a strange story of the awful experience which befell a party of Royal Navy officers and men who boarded a mysterious barque on the high seas in 1908; East Africa As I Saw it (part IV) - photo-illustrated adventures illustrate life in Portuguese East Africa; The Swift Saskatchewan - what happened to a man who fell asleep in a canoe in the mighty Saskatchewan River in 1907; "Back to the Land" - a man in South Africa discovers he is not likely to become a successful farmer; The Poacher-Catchers - adventures of the five-man teams which guard the fur-bearing animals of Yellowstone Park; Pedro the Ladrone - an exciting story from the Philippines told by an officer of the U.S. Army who was in charge of a company of native scouts, with photo of the surrender of General Ramon Santos at Liago; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part I) - the first and only attempt ever made to cross canada from Ocean to Ocean - this marvelously photo-illustrated article deals with Thomas Wilby's experiences on the way to Winnipeg, where his worst troubles began; The Fight in the Moonlight - H. Randolph Spencer and his adventure with two bears in the Olympic Mountains in 1905; Photo of huge floating (?) Burmese pagoda in the form of a hen; Photo of large metallic anklets riveted to young women of Southern Nigeria; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
58 pages. Featuers: Nice color cover illustration of well-dressed football fans; Kick-Off - the private life of Ernie Nevers, all-time All-American football star (part 1) - article with great photos; The Vision of father Brown - detective story by G.K. Chesterton; The Potters See a Movie - Almost; The Power of Babel - Confessions of an Auctioneer - what you are up against when trying to get something for nothing; Curious one-page ad (with photo) for Physical Culture asks "Is My Daughter Really Wild..."; She Was An Awful Nuisance - a story most women will understand; Nostalgic 2/3-page photo ad for Stanfields long underwear for men; Movie News, Photos and Reviews - I Loved a Woman, Beauty for Sale, and Shanghai Madness; Hunting Big Shots With a Camera - intimate revelations of veteran news photographer Martin J. McEvilly, including seven of his photos; Happy Days; The Locked Room - an amazing real-life tale of a modern Bluebeard and the trap of his innocent wife; To The Ladies; Hearts and Swords - part 7 of this old Venetian tale by Rafael Sabatini; Nice 2/3-page photo ad for Champion Spark Plugs features motorcycle copy on Harley-Davidson; The Policy - short story; Nice back cover two-color comic-style ads for Lifebuoy health soap and shaving cream. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Very Good English Original bdg. Pictorial HC. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Swedish. 58 p. B/w ills. Vara ihop. Ills. by Maria Jönsson.
361 pages. Dozens of black and white photos. "A tribute to the Boards, the parents, and the students, the teachers and the administrators whose contributions kept Strathcona well to the forefront." - from Editor's Note. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Spine leaning. A quality copy of this nostalgic and informative work. Book
113 pages plus extensive list of advertisements and advertisers. "In this book we have tried to tell something of the story (of man's quest for liberty) as it is reflected in the minds and hearts of the people of Ridgefield. Ridgefield was a living, growing community when the Declaration of Independence came. Ridgefield played a unique part in events that led to the creation of that momentous document. And Ridgefield played a unique part in subsequent events that translated the idea of Independence, as expressed in the Declaration, into a new reality. Insofar as possible, we have told the story in the words of people who were there, who lived and worked and advanced the building of the new nation." - from the foreward. Illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Maroon colored boards with gilt lettering thereon. Excellent copy. Book
A small number of classified section listings highlighted with pale colour. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy and no bumping to corners. 131pp. This issue includes 'Girls' Crystal' story papers and annuals, travel books of Arminius Vambery, boxing books and magazines, detective stories of Nicholas Blake, HG Wells life and works part 2 1914-46 and Virginia Woolf part 1 1882-1925.
150 pages. A lovely picture and story album of the lives of women in Canada. The first part groups the women who pioneered in different times and in different parts of the country. The second half deals with the increasing variety of women's work outside the home, as well as the continuing saga of the soapsuds. Describes the millions of women who never famous, for in them rests the history of women in Canada. Abundantly illustrated with lovely sketches. Former owner's name and number inside front cover. Book
