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Partitur. 54 S. 4°. OKart. Geheftet.
50 pages. Features: Christmas Angels - a private collection; Limited Edition - what does it really mean?; Commemoratives - collectibles for special occasions; Profile of Edmond Dulac; Collecting Thimbles; and more. Cover holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy. Magazine
4 delen in papieren omslag. Omslag beschadigd. Omslagillustratie.
Pages: 37-76. Features: Nice one-page Daimler Regency ad; Cover photo of the 'World Peace' which struck the El Ferdan swing bridge and blocked the Suez Canal; Professor Edgar Douglas Adrian; Mau Mau Terrorism in Kenya - home of Mrs. Anne Carnelley is burned; Fastest Man on Earth - photo of J.P. Stapp being strapped into rocket sled at Alamorgordo; Danish freighter 'Lexa Maersk' burns in Singapore; France approves German rearmament; Photos of 17 personalities of the week include Viscount Hambleden and his fiancee Donna Maria Carmela Attolico de Adelfia, Colonel Jose Antonio Remon of Panama, Roger G. Bannister, Captain Sir Robert Irving, and record glider Philip Wills; Nice one-page photo portrait of Admiral William Morrow Fechteler, U.S.N.; Two pages of interesting photos of life in Baghdad/Iraq; Two-pages of illustrations present the decline and fall of the Battleship - silhouettes of the world's capital ships, which have decreased in numbers and importance ever since the Battle of Jutland in 1916; Christmas Day Crash at Prestwick - wrecked B.O.A.C. Stratocruiser; Demolishing the London Zoo's Monkey Hill; Wonderful centerfold illustration of the view looking north over Central Park in Manhattan from the Observation Tower of the R.C.A. Building; Two pages of photos from Britain's first national Boat Show; Photos of 16 people who received awards, including Sir Arnold Gridley who was created a Baron; Sultan of Zanzibar opens new power station; King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia visits King Phumiphol Aduldej of Siam; Two wonderful photos of London bidding a gay welcome to 1955 - scenes at the Chelsea Arts Ball, and in Piccadilly Circus; Photo of mink farm in Cary, Illinois where 50,000 mink are being raised; Photo of large wind generator at St. Albans which may supply up to 100 kW; Article on the Mangrove. Average wear. Unmarked. Short openings along coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 129-168. Features: Cover photo of the Queen (and Margaret) at Royal Ascot with her trainer, Noel Murless after Jardiniere had won the King George V. stakes for Her Majesty; More Royal photos at the Royal Ascot; Excellent two-page photo of opening of the Four-Power conference at the Palais Des Nations, Geneva; Photos from Morocco in the wake of terrorism and rioting; Photos of tank which erects its own bridge, the M-48; Six photos of the site of the Geneva conference; Four fascinating pages of photos of shopping/luxury/theatre scenes in Soviet Russia; Photo of carnage after lightning strike at the Royal Ascot horse race; Photo of crowd outside the execution place of Mrs. Ruth Ellis, Holloway Prison; Photo of huge Brussels crowd protesting proposed school reforms; Centrefold photo of rescue workers at work at Royal Ascot after lightning strike; Page of photos of clearing London's underground sewers; Photos of personalities of the week include J.E. Coulson, Gerald Nabarro, Sister Ella Jorden, Mrs. Phyllis Sispera, Peter Wilkinson, the winning South African cricket team, Sir Robert Black in Singapore, Sir Linton Andrews, Lord Cooper, Sir Gordon Radley, Sir John Woodall, Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, L.R. Fenwick, and Prince Bernhard with his three eldest daughters; Photos of Stirling Moss winning auto race at Aintree; Photo of Donald Campbell's speedboat 'Bluebird' streaking across Lake Ullswater; Photo of Colonel Nasser surrounded by Egyptian crowd; Two photos of Helicopter which smashed into side of New York Port Authority building; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 421-448. Features: Cover photos of flyers using aerial photography equipment; Two pages of fascinating photos and text explain aerial photography methods of the U.S. Army Air Forces; Photos of elaborate sword presented to the residents of Stalingrad by the kings; Photos of Italy's Marshal Badoglio with Sir Noel Mason MacFarlane; Five photos of Terrible destruction and carnage at Naples; Article entitled "The Allies in the Mediterranean"; Six photos of the Fifth Army entering Naples, including a shot of General Mark Clark and a man who appears to be George Patton; Twenty-two excellent photos show the action as British and American troops in action with the Fifth Army drive from Salerno to Naples; Centrefold illustration of Liberator bomber taking off in Britain; Three fascinating aerial photos document before and after the attack on the "Tirpitz" in Alten Fiord - crippled by H.M. midget submarines; Two pages of miscellaneous war-related photos include political prisoners being freed from a large fascist concentration camp near St. Di Barraccano; One-page photo portrait of China's new President, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek; Photos of personalities of the week include Feodor Gusev, The Queen of Tonga, Lord Meston, Ira C. Eaker, Sir Andrew Cunningham, Dr. Garbett, Archbishop of York - with the Patriarch Sergei, Count Calvi Di Bergolo, Trebitsch Lincoln, Count Carlo Sforza, General Mario Roatta, Field-Marshal Smuts with son Jacob Daniel, Sir H.M. Burrough, L.H.K. Hamilton, and H.B. Klopper; Archival photos document the forerunner of the modern destroyer - the first torpedo-boats; Two pages of illustrations of the birth and evolution of the design of the Destroyer over fifty years; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows farmers threshing grain; nostalgic ads; and more. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 999- 1042. Features: Cover photo of destruction of the Crystal Palace by fire; Photo of the late Sir Basil Zaharoff, the armaments financier, with his wife; Page of photos of Italy's naval review for Adm. Horthy; Book review of "Walkabout", by Lord Moyne; Page of photos of New Guinea's strange customs and creatures; 10 photos of naval vessels controlled by Gen. Franco and by the Spanish government; One-page pictorial map of Barcelona, with its harbour and buildings, and an inset map showing the position of the safety zone for foreign and neutral ships; Three pages of photos of the highest peak ever climbed, 25,660 foot Nanda Devi, and climbers upon her; Photos of Dr. T. D. A. Cockerell with Grey Owl and his wife; Photos of Crystal Palace before and after the tragic fire; Lovely colour centrefold painting of the town of Paarl, South Africa, by Montague B. Black; Charming one page colour ad for McVitie & Price's Christmas specialties - biscuits and sweets; Photos of personalities of the week include Sir Edwin Deller, Capt. E. C. Cobb, J. T. Christie, R. Gibson, Adm. Sir Reginald Tupper, H. L. French, Carl von Ossietzky, Maj. J. W. B. Tindall, Emil Stickling, the Duke of Kent, Adm. Horthy, and King Victor Emmanuel; Photo of Von Ribbentrop and Viscount Mushakoyi signing German- Japanese Pact in Berlin; Photo of Italian subs under construction; Photo of Stalin introducing new Soviet Constitution; Photo of the Tori Khel tribe handing over rifles to a British agent; Photo of the opening of Egypt's parliament under the new Anglo-Egyptian treaty; One page Harrods ad features practical clothing items; Four illustrated pages of suggested Christmas gifts; Full-page Egyptian travel ad; Half-page German travel ad; Half-page Bentley sports car ad; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound a vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of Corvette and coastal aircraft protecting merchantmen; Two-page illustration of the Battle of the Atlantic - destroyer escorting large convoy through German counter-blockade; Photo of Anthony Eden with General Sir John Dill and M. Sarajoglu of Turkey; One-page photo of smiling mother and children bombed out of their London home; Photos of pitiful blitz victims on Clydeside, in the Port of Bristol, and in London; One-page comprehensive map of the campaign in East Africa - cleaning up the remnants of Mussolini's East African Empire; Article entitled "The Greek Victory in Albania"; Series of photos beneath caption "Yugoslavia Betrayed By Her Politicians - The Principals Concerned" - includes photo of Hitler with Prince Paul (in 1939), M. Tsvetkovitch, M. Matchek, Cincar-Markovitch and Ribbentrop; Fascist Bombing Fury - Salonika's 6th Century Cathedral Damaged - six photos; Torpedoed in the Atlantic - a personal narrative and a tribute, by Katina Paxinou; Jarabub - where the garrison of 2000 surrendered on March 21 - six photos; Centrefold illustration of Liberator bomber (with inset photo of the plane); Two pages of photos show how U-Boats are built; Photos of night fighter squadron preparing for a 'party'; Photos of the Eagle Squadron setting off on a patrol; Photos of American-donated clothing being distributed at the dockland settlement, London; Photos of personalities of the week include Teneral Petit, Major G.P. Bulman, W.S. Farren, Air Commodore P. Huskinson, the King and Queen being welcomed by Lady Astor, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle and King Haakon, Colonel R.A. Bagnold, Dr. R.W. Macan, Professor Noel Hall, Sir Cyril Newall and Lady Newall; Aerial photos of R.A.F. bomb damage at Dunkirk and Le Havre; Two photos of Ernest Hemingway - in Spain during the civil war with officers of the Republican Army and with Republican soldiers during the battle of Teruel; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
Pages 1-36. Features: Colour ad inside front cover for the Reed Paper Group shows new television being unpacked for family; Dr. Alain Bombard and his solo trans-Atlantic raft trip; Nice photo of Queen reading Christmas greetings by radio; Photos of aircraft including a Douglas Skystreak (D-558-2) in flight, a modified B-50 elevated with Bell X-2 below waiting to be mounted, and a Handley Page H.P. 80; Photo of mangled tail-fin of a superfortress shot-up in the Korean war, but still managed to get the crew 1,400 miles back to base; Death of the Queen Mother of Denmark, Alexandrine; Photos of personalities of the week, including Sir Robert Mansergh and the recently deceased author Miss Marjorie Bowen; Two pages of photos of the Champollion boat disaster off Beirut - rescuers, rescued and shore vigil; Photos of the new liner 'City of Port Elizabeth'; Photos of Nile River dam construction plus one-page map of the river and the scheme to increase the cultivated area of Egypt; Civil defense training with relief landscape models; Photo of remains of Douglas C.124 Globemaster which crashed near Moses Lake, USA killing 86; Photos of Mau Mau adherents being identified in Keyna; Centerfold illustration of the Vickers Valiant; Excavations are throwing light on the Phrygians and Hittites of ancient Gordion - article with many photos; Details of 1938 'Fossil Fish', the Latimeria Chalumnae - now a second specimen has been caught; Photo of Dr. Hass holding a Halavi, or guitar fish, which he caught bare-handed; Photo of dozens of cars which belonged to Egypt's ex-King Farouk; and more. Four-inch opening to bottom of advertorial coverfold, otherwise moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 969-1012. Features: Great colour ad for Standard Triumph (cars) features Christmas church bell-ringers; Cover photo of the Queen with the leaders of the Commonwealth; Nice one-page Rolex ad features woodcut illustration of a gardener by Eric Fraser; Photo of the Scottish Court of Chivalry; Nice one-page photo of the summit of Everest 8,000 feet above the recent Swiss expedition, plus four other great half-page photos of the expedition; Interesting photos of the home fleet's arctic cruise - testing protective clothing in the far north; Two pages of photos of miniature Queens from the Lilian Lunn doll collection; National Service Under review; First stamps of Elizabeth's reign; The Duchess of Kent's return; Colour centerfold illustration of the historic gems now in the regalia of British sovereigns; Three colour-photos of the people and homes of the North Cameroons - the Fali, a mountain people who believe humans were first taught knowledge by a toad; Nice one-page series of illustrations show how diamonds are processed at a large Amsterdam works; Malayan Navy photos; photo of a German WWII two-man submarine with torpedoe still attached - found near Alkmaar, 20 miles from Amsterdam; Fresh masterpieces discovered in the palace of the Byzantine Emperors; Food, Bacteria and Farming; Two half-page photos illustrate the siege of Na-Sam, the fortified airstrip in northwest indo-china in which 10,000 to 15,000 French Union troops faced three communist divisions; Photos of personalities of the week, including figure skater Miss V. Osborn and Cicely Hamilton who passed away on December 6th; Photo of the Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya touring the Abadan refinery; Photo of Jomo Kenyatta at Kapenguria in handcuffs; Photo of the recent Swiss Everest team; Photo of the remains of the native township of Albertynsville, near Johannesburg; Photo of a huge underground nazi WWII petrol storage tank; Charming full-colour ad for Meltis' New Berry Fruits candies inside back cover; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover features Christmas/New Year theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
in-8, 125 pages, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée. Bon etat. [MI-20]
This book appears to be a revision of " The Story of the Christmas Card" published in 1934 and then followed by this text from Rockliff, London in 1954 which was re-issued in a B & W facsimile "reprinted by Tower Books, Detroit " in 1974 " Fold-out frontispiece, xxiii., 304p, plates. lllus.index Neat tight copy with with minor signs of library ownership Ex-Library
unpaged. 24 x 28 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
110p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good The author shares seven holiday episodes from his own life
Klavierauszug. 4°. IX, 68 S. OKart. Geheftet.
A profusely-illustrated monograph devoted to Catalan ephemera related to Christmas, including early printed greeting cards. Includes a CD of Christmas carols, street cries, etc. Dozens of color plates. 63 pp. Large 4to. Wraps. New.
pp. xiv, 256 + Plus handsome engraved frontis and full page plates with tissue guards. Engraved half title. All edges gold. Bookseller's label. Some age stain. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Front cover embossed in blind and decorated with gold designs and flowers. Spine gold lettered and decorated. Extremities bumped and very slightly worn. Very nice copy of Christmas stories and poems written by Victorian women authors, including: Mary Howitt; Mrs. Hall; Mrs. Barbauld; Mrs. Ardy; Agnes Strickland, and others. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70.
318p. Profusely illustrated with many full page drawings. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. Age stained. Slight dampstaining. 1881 Christmas gift to George H. Clippingler from his uncle. Color pictorial endpapers. 8vo. Original full color pictorial stiff paper binding. Loss at corners. Extremities rubbed with slight loss. Rear cover has slight dampstaining. Hardbound. One in a series of popular books for children designed to broaden their horizons. This one explores the past and present of Greece and Rome, Sicily, Southern France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. TRAVEL/2.
Partitur. 20 S. OKart. Geheftet. Namenszug auf Umschlag.
156 pages. Features: Nice Christmas-theme 1-page color ad for General Electric's 'Daylight Television'; Half-page color Christmas ad for REO deluxe Trimalwan mowers; 2-page color-photo ad for Elgin watches features 'best dressed' Mrs. Mandel of Chicago and James (Jimmy) Stewart, starring in 'Broken Arrow'; Color ad for Knapp Monarch appliances features Claudette Colbert; Nice 1-page color Christmas ad for Eversharp Pens; 2-page color Christmas ad for Bulova watches; Nice 1-page color ad for General brand winter tires; Detroit Cracks Down on Relief Chiselers - article with photos on how Detroiters took a look at their relief rolls and uncovered some facts that shocked the state and will shock you too - 30% of Detroit reliefers were chiselers; Spies are Shot at Dawn - fiction; The Great Bamboozler - James Moran and his crazy publicity stunts; Amateur Angel (fiction); Murrow Sticks to the News - article on Edward R. Murrow with photo; My Three Years in Moscow - Part 5 - God Won't Stay Underground in Russia, where Christians and Jews cling to their beliefs - article with photos; America's Toughest School - Webb Institute of Naval Architecture - article with color photos; Tales of the Sea Otter - it is now coming back from near extinction; The Christmas Racket (fiction); How Murderers Beat the Law - double-length photo-illustrated article on Harvard's Department of Legal Medicine; The Uncertain Heiress (fiction); The Town of Santa Claus, Indiana - article with great color photos; He works at 459 Below - Dr. William Francis Giauque, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry - article with photos; Vengeance Valley (fiction); Futuristic color Oldsmobile ad; Nice color Borden's ad featuring Elsie the Cow; The Innocent Buccaneer (fiction); Gorgeous 1-page Christmas color ad for Old Gold cigarettes with photo of couple under mistletoe; Color 1-page ad for the new 1950 Mercury cars; Nice 1-page color ad for Wilson's food products; Great 1-page color ad for American Airlines shows snowbound Christmas family looking up at an airliner in flight; Color Christmas ad for Fatima cigarettes; Fantastic 2-page color ad for Pontiac cars; Color 1-page ad for the Sunbeam Shavemaster; Great 1-page color photo Caterpillar ad shows Christmas trees being harvested by Halvorson Trees, Inc. near International Falls, MN; 1-page ad for RCA Victor products; 1-page ad for Philco products; 1-page color ad for John Hancock insurance features North Pole explorer Robert (Bob) Peary; Demuth pipe ad; Nice 2-page black and white Buick ad; 2-page color ad for Prince Gardner wallets; Nice 2-color 1-page Christmas ad for Motorola TVs and radios; 1-page Webster cigar ad; 1-page Dumont TV Christmas ad; Nice 1-page color ad for Willys-Overland Jeeps; Color-photo ad for Florida orange juice; 1-page color ad for Greyhound bus trips to the sunny south; Nice 1-page color photo ad for Ford trucks features Christmas tree grower Roy Halvorson of Duluth, MN plus his wife, Edythe and daughter, June, as well as his Ford dealer P.N. Hegvold; Nice 1-page color ad for Kaywoodie pipes; Nice 2-color 1-page Christmas ad for New York Central Railway; Nice 1-page color ad for Nescafe coffee; Crosley TV ad; Manhattan clothing color ad features unusual tie designs; Nice 1-page color Toastmaster Christmas toaster ad; Color Esterbrook pen ad; Color Gruen watch ad; Nice 1-page color-photo ad for Samsonite Luggage shows pleasant travel scenes; Nostalgic 1-page color ad for Bell & Howell home movie cameras; Color ad for Rolfs wallets; Color ad for Waterman's pens; Nice 1-page color-photo ad for Capehart televisions; Jones Dairy Farm Sausage ad; Statler Hotels ad features Santa cartoon by Tony Barlow; Color ad for Shulton (Old Spice) products inside back cover; Color Christmas ad for Kodak cameras on back cover. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with engraved frontispiece and 18 engraved plates; most attractively bound in full red calf, sides with gilt frame border, expertly rebacked to style with old backstrip gilt laid down, gilt top, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, uncut, a remarkably well-preserved, fresh, crisp copy. With the publisher's 4pp catalogue (dated February 1816) at end. THIS COPY WAS BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY FOR CHICAGO PUBLISHER AND WHOLESALER A.C. McCLURG; the binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. It was possibly compiled on behalf of a dedicated collector, for the plates and portraits are numerous and relevant. The frontispiece ('Leila', engraved by Mote after Corbaux) and 11 plates relate to the first work; the remaining 7 plates to the second. Of particular interest are the fine portraits of John Hobhouse (to whom the work is dedicated) by Hopwood after Wivell, and John Sobieski (engraved by Thomson from a picture in the Louvre). A MOST UNUSUAL, AND EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE COPY IN sympathetically restored period binding. Randolph, p. 55; Wise I, p.106.
Sm. 8vo., with engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved and printed titles, frontispiece and engraved title very lightly browned; original brown cloth, boards framed and blocked in blind, gilt back, primrose endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. With the nineteenth century trade ticket of Croydon of Torquay on front paste-down.
Hardcover in acceptable condition. Dust jacket is grubby and scored. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are worn, creased and nicked with several longer tears. Tape repairs on jacket spine ends and upper edges. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. Article glued on BEP. A few minor marks in the volume. Pen on page 3. Binding is intact, contents are clear. AM Used
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Gray cloth boards a bit faded at edges. 108 pages. 4 3/4"w x 7 1/2"h.
Málaga, 1961, 21,5 x 15,5 cm., tela, 119 págs. + 3 h. + láminas.
