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Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how John Alfred Jordan captured a collection of African animals to be shipped to Zoos in Europe; A Tragedy in the Clouds - Frenchmen Sergeant Legendre and Adjutant Casale of the French Aviation Service bring down their eighth German plane piloted by a German named Haspel; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part I - Juliet Bredon and her husband toured temples in China; The Man Who Found Himself - munitions worker William Francis claims to have entirely lost his memory for two years after an injury; Across Germany to Freedom - Part I - French soldiers Georges Prieur and Tristan du Tartre escape from Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; When the Dam Burst - a 'Santa Rosa' (South American monsoon) causes a night of terror at the harbour works of the 'Obras del Nuevo Puerto de la Capital' in Argentina; Almost a Tragedy - forgetful nearly results in multiple deaths; Between the Devil and the Deep - a French fishing-smack sinks a German submarine - article with photos; When the Fuses Spluttered - Roy Norton, F.R.G.S. escapes death in a mine by seconds; Buried Alive - injury while filming 'The Jarvis Case'; A Fight With An Ostrich - the awful plight of engineer Geo. Daws who tried to cross an ostrich 'camp' during their breeding season; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Sign at the Gallows, The Law & The Lackey; The Pirates of the 'Flowery Land' - mutiny and murder on the high seas between London and Singapore; The Hidden City - Tulum is located in the thick jungle of the Yucatan; Bethlehem's Distressing Christmas Scenes - festive occasion marred by petty quarrels of rival sects;The Last of the Bandits - The Poe-Hart Gang terrorizes Oklahoma by robbing banks and fighting sheriff's posses; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-24 [ads]. Covers partially loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy white paper wraps with printed red paper label on front wrap. White wraps soiled with small tear. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. CPHAM/W71C1
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, fore-edges lightly spotted; original red wrappers framed and lettered in black, backstrip very lightly sunned else a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition; original blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper printed in blue, the latter mildly dust-soiled (rather more heavily so at backstrip), chipped at head and head and tail of backstrip, with small hole (affecting lettering) at cente of backstrip, and small closed tear on rear panel. VERY SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER
Songs, lyrics and plays by Coward. Not dated. Circa 1943 from inscription of that date on half-title page. 44th thousand. Dust jacket worn around edges, generally soiled, stained on back and with small loses on top/tail of spine; not price clipped. Book has very light foxing on half-title page, pastedowns and page edges.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 508 pages. Light wear and small tears to dust jacket. Edge wear to blue cloth boards. Previous owner's name inside.
1st edition. VG/VG (spine sunned). With an introduction by Martin Tickner. 5355. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Slight wear at top of spine. 80 pages. 9 5/8"w x 11 1/4"h.
136 pages. Features: Lovely Christmas package delivery cover illustration by Walter Dower; Game Laws 1948-49; The River Wise Man; November Steelheads - in the Whitney Drain near Lake Huron; Peanuts and Pictures; In the Presence of Mine Enemies; The Festive Board; The Happiest Huntsman - Henry Belden of California; The Undertaker and the Long-Tailed Bunnies; Variations of a Theme; Dress Rehearsal; McKillop's Geese; Aunt Maggie's Peach Orchard; Grouse of the Lugga; Adventures in the Night; Duck Hunters' Navy; As Advertised; A New Rifle Kills Clean; Gloves From Your Buck. Many great ads in color and black and white. Beautiful one-page color ad for Miller beer featureslovely lady sitting on the crescent moon in the night sky. Nice one-page black and red ad for Gaines Dog Meal (food). Nice color Santa ad on back cover for Camel cigarettes. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
27 p. : illus. ; 16 cm. Paperback Very good condition "Of this first edition, 350 copies have been set aside by the publisher as keepsake no. 29 for distribution to the Typophiles"--Colophon.
219 pages. "Lucy Maud Montgomery, Stephen Leacock, Grey Owl, Mazo do la Roche, Hugh MacLennan, and Robertson Davies - these and many other Canadian writers are featured in this distinguished anthology of stories, poems, recollections, recipes and games: a truly warmhearted collection of the finest of Canadian Christmas from the 17th century to the present day. - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
147pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
144 pages. Many archival black and white photos reproduced. Printed on glossy stock. Gift greetings upon title page. Average wear. A sound copy of this informative and interesting local history. Hale & Barman 294. Book
No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163p. This issue includes Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Anna Sewell's 'Black Beauty', Noel Coward, Janet & Allan Ahlberg's childrens books, S Fowler Wright's science fiction books, musical cartoonist Gerard Hoffnung, Film tie-ins, index and letters and classified..
309pp. 27 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
4to, 39pp., one of 300 copies, illustrs., in the text, orig. cloth-backed patterned boards, signs of label having been removed from base of spine. A bibliography of the Christmas keep-sakes produced by the University Printer, Brooke Crutchley, at Cambridge between 1930 and 1973 `for his friends in printing and publishing'.
Nelson Mandela had been in prison for 13 years when this book was published and was not to be released for another 15 so dont look for any mention of him in this book. How times do change. 208 pages. White and blue boards. Numerous photographs. Dust jacket worn and soiled around edges; book has a little soiling and wear at top of spine and edges. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
189p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition, partly unopened
173p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition, partly unopened
180p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition, partly unopened
178p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition, partly unopened
191p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition, partly unopened
194p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition, partly unopened
37p. Printed from type on Gracian Laid paper made by the Worthy Paper Company and the type destroyed. Set in Caslon Old Face by W. K. Grauer. Designed by A. W. Rushmore. Large 12mo. Original full marbled paper binding with green printed paper label on spine and front cover. Very cute dog story issued as a Christmas Keepsake by Harper & Brothers for private distribution only. No copies are for sale. Beautiful copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70.
