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130 pages. Features: No Arms or Legs, by the Reverend Graham Dowell; Renaissance Festivals; Pictures from the Past; A Pass from the King - laisser-passers were used long before passports - wonderful photos; Capital Letters - signs; Christmas Numbers; Shropshire's Political Ceramics; Louis Wain's Cat Portraits; Fen's Creator - Bruce Montgomery; Christmas in Norway; The Artists of Palekh - beautiful colour photos; Rich Men's Castles; The Christmas Story; Something Nasty in the Bedroom; Jubilee at Bekonscot; A Royal Governess - Lady Lyttelton; Ellen Terry and Sarah Bernhardt; Stamp of Ricard; Mary Celeste - The Truth; Jonathan Jeeves is Mean; The Felt Makers - making felt from wool in Turkey; Crafts of India; Christmas Quiz. 1" openings to fore-edge of back cover and back two pages. Average wear. Crossword completed, otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Cover: New York's First White Christmas in Fifteen Years. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Burford, Past and Present" by Mary Sturge Gretton; Aftermath of War: Record of the First Canadian Division; "Of Old Sat Freedom"; Books of the Day; and The World of Science: Poisoning the Parasite. Pictorial Journals include: Guards Chapel Services Resumed on the Tragic Site; The Railroad of Death: Drawings by Charles Thrale, one of the 7000 P.O.W.s; Life in a Java Refugee Camp: Internees "At Home" in Semarang; Ersatz Foods for Hungry Germany: British Products in Berlin; Preparing Food Substitutes at the British Laboratory in Berlin; The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Viewed From the East: A Unique Building Designed by John Nash for the Prince Regent (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); The Centre of Regency Life in Brighton: The Royal Pavilion (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); Regency Magnificence as a Present-Day Municipal Asset (Illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); Roosevelt's Hyde Park Home to Be a Public Museum; The Passing of a Great U.S. Soldier: General (George S.) Patton's Funeral in Heidelberg; Germany - Past and Present: Memories and Legacies of the Third Reich; War and Peace: The Past and the Future; Recent Acquisitions by the Victoria and Albert Museum; and The Lost Monastery of Alahan: Christian Remains in Roman Cilicia. Binding sound. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos include: The Late Duke of Teck, The "A.M.R." Festival at the Royal Albert Hall, Several Photos with Lord Methuen's Force, General Gatacre's Base Camp at Queenstown, The Company of the Bloomsbury Rifles, Farewell Dinner for the C.I.V., Passing of John Ruskin, The Cheshire Regiment. Illustrations include: General Lord Methuen Directing the Battle of Magersfontein, A Boer Trench at Magersfontein, Spearman's Farm, Christening "Joe Chamberlain" (a 4.7" gun), the British Retirement on Molteno, General White congratulates the Natal Volunteers, Night-Signalling from an armoured train outside Ladysmith, The Siege of Ladysmith, Melton Prior's Sketch of the Bombardment of Ladysmith(Centerfold). Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Great Sphinx - with a 'bib and tucker' to protect it from possible air raid damage during the war; Last Pictures of Admiral Darlan - the lying in state at Algiers; The Campaign in Tunisia - British troops in action in Tebourba; Scenes in War Areas - Our Captured Paratroops and Axis Prisoners; General Giraud succeeds Darlan; New Pictures and Personalities; The Trail of Axis Defeat in Libya - General Montgomery's Spartan Meal - photo of Monty with his luncheon of Bully Beef and Tinned Potatoes, with a cup of tea from a thermos flask; Rommel's Trail of Defeat - Abandoned Equipment Litters the Desert - including many pieces in perfect order; Points of View in Libya; Apollonia Abandoned; Prisoners "Caged" - amazing photo of hundreds of Axis prisoners being marched into their Libyan "cages"; Achievements of the British Soldier - article by Cyril Falls; The "Knock-Out Blow" that was no "K.-O." - Dramatic Pearl Harbour photos; "Remember Pearl Harbour!" - The Act of Treachery That Will Surely Prove to Be Japan's Death Warrant - 12 great photos; Fantastic centerfold skeleton-view of a Lancaster Bomber - the bomber with more than 50,000 parts; Photos of Personalities and Events of the week; Cumulo-Numbus - These majestic clouds are a danger-signal to aircraft - multiple illustrations; A Mad Orgy of Upside-Down Levitation - The Curious Adventures of the crew of a Sunderland Flying Boat - illustrations of what happened over the Bay of Biscay; Milne's Seismograph - with photos of quake damage in Japan and India; "Hitler in a Raving Mood" - Violent Gestures during the Munich Speech - Six great photos; The Great Russian Offensive - Photos from Various Sectors Hinting at the Magnitude of the Russian Victory - captured equipment, German prisoners, and more; Photos of Christmas with our fighting men at land and sea - including a shot of R.A.F. armoured cars passing under the Libyan Marble Arch. Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
Scenes of fighting in Natal. The seige of Ladysmith. Scenes at the front. Scenes near Estcourt, Natal. New South Wales Contingent departs for action aboard the 'Aberdeen' (photo). The "Medic" departs Fort Melbourne Pier for the Cape with Victorian and Tasmanian Contingents (photo). Bringing Boer Prisoners into Ladysmith (illustration). 16 Photos of Casualties at the front. Photo of the Canadian contingent passing up Adderly St., Cape Town. Photo of the Bluejackets of H.M.S. "Terrible" with 4.7" gun. Centerfold illustration entitled "The Transvaal War: The Loss of Our Guns at the Tugela River". The Khalifa's last stand at Umdebereikat, in Kordofan. The Battle of Abu Aada. Full-page Monkey Brand Soap advertisement. Photo of four officers of the Dublin Fusiliers. A jubilee group of colonials - photo. Quaker Oats ad upon back cover. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Book
(Two volumes in one)pp. 0-208, (9-210). +Plus Frontis Portrait, 6 pages of music, 12 plates of engravings, and 4 hand colored floral plates. 16mo. 230mm. Original publisher's full blue textured cloth binding decorated in gilt. Spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed and soiled with darkening and wear around the edges of the boards. Spine soiled darkened and rubbed with wear to head and base. Corners bumped. Contents mildly foxed. Hardbound. Front Hinge cracked. Very Good. An uncommon publication, illustrated with engravings. Ex-lib with withdrawn stamp from the Lebanon County historical society. Inscription on pastedown 'From Miss Mary - Caldwell.' NW51
pp. 372 pages in various pagings +Plus Frontis Portrait, music, and plates of illustrations. 16mo. 230mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in blind and yellow. Spine decorated and lettered in white. Boards soiled with wear around the edges. Binding colors gone. Spine soiled with wear to head and base. Corners bumped. Contents clean. Hardbound. A loose binding. Good. Inscription on inside flyleaf reads' Presented to Miss Ellen Peck by her cousins M.L. and S. E. Peck. North Manlins March 8th 1861.' NW51
Features: Dead Man's Double - the strange story of a landsman who, anxious to get home to Australia, shipped aboard a foreign tramp to work his passage; Baptism of Fire - the story of a young Forest Ranger employed by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1927, and how a fire trapped over 100 people in a logging camp; A Case of Contraband - An amusing story of how, between revolutions, men had ways of their own of getting around difficulties; The Golden Ingot - the diverting story of an ingenious Gold Coast version of the time-honoured "confidence trick"; Down Mexico Way - The exciting adventure of two young seafarers who light-heartedly set out to explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker; Pioneer Pilot - Mr. Peter Strong flew over the Drakensberg Mountains between Basutoland and Natal; One Thing After Another - Recalls the narator's fall and subsequent rise in the depression days of Australia; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-Servicemen; South Sea Burial Customs - Visiting the outlying islands of the remote Cook Group, in the South-East Pacific, the authoress came upon many curious death-customs; Olsen's Secret - A grim story from the American coalfields; Front cover was attached with tape but is now detached. Back cover missing. Contents unmarked and in decent condition. Magazine
in-8 broché de 150 pages environ. Bel exemplaire de cette revue trimestrielle destinee essentiellement aux enseignants (histoire - français - latin - grec) de l'enseignement secondaire [FL-18] Autres numéros sur demande.
159p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
32 pages. Features: Behold South Africa's Natural Wonders; World Conference Against Racism - Commemorative; The Anglo-Boer/South Africa War - Remembering; Celebrate Christmas 2001; Enjoy Music in South Africa. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
np. Drawings by Hendrik Willem van Loon. 12mo. Original full red paper binding, lettered in white. Color pictorial vignette on front and rear covers. This book is Number Fourteen in the series of the American Artists Group Gift Books. Very nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70
16p., col. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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71p. + Plus frontis and full page illustrations with tissue guards. Text blocked throughout in ornate borders of fishes, vines and flowers. Top edge gold with other edges deckled. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding embossed and decorated in gold and blind. Heavily gold lettered. Spine slightly faded. Lovely First Edition printed at the Devinne Press. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
56p. + Plus frontis photogravure of a painting showing a Sheppard and the Three Wise Men in front of a fire. Tissue guard. Uncut. Top edge gold. Small 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, heavily embossed and lettered in gold. Spine faded. First Edition. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
59p. + Plus frontis with tissue guard. Christmas presentation from John Jamison Mapel to Jane A. Singer Sawyer, 1905. Uncut. Top edge gold. Small 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, heavily embossed and lettered in gold. Spine and top edges faded. First Edition. Pretty copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
pp. 59. +Plus black and white fontis. 12mo. 190mm. Top edge gold gilt. Publisher's green binding with cover stamped in gilt. Spine lettered in gilt. Gilt is bright on cover and spine. Spine faded. Original glassine dust jacket present with price printed in green ink. Corners sharp. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf ' Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, To Father from Lucy. Dec 25th 1906. Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was a popular American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. NW59
59p. Wood cut illustrations by Ellen Raskin. Wide margins. Planned and printed by P. J. Perrusi for the friends of Advertising Agencies' Service Company. Christmas greetings insert. 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding with gold lettered spine. Spine slightly faded. Original slip case. Limited Edition. Number 454 of only 800 copies. Very nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
71p., illus. Printed by DeVinne Press. Binding design by AR (Amy Rand?) Hardcover Very good condition, spine faded
TOURS, Maison Mame - 1950 - In-4 oblong - Cartonnage éditeur illustré en couleurs - Gardes illustrées - Paroles et musiques de Noëls illustrés en couleurs par Marie-Madeleine Franc-Nohain - Non paginé (environ 42 pages) - Intérieur très frais, bon exemplaire
Copies of this wonderful title are rare, but to find a copy in such wonderful condition as this is almost too much to hope for. Book is clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear and a minor bump to the upper back corner of the backstrip. Dust jacket is clean and unmarked with light wear and no chips or tears. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and is now preserved in a clear protective sleeve. Original price on each flap of dust jacket has been overlaid with what may be a distributor's small sticker stating a new price of 4'- net. Truly a premium copy. Book
71 pages. Book clean and unmarked with lean to spine and moderate wear. Short openings and sunning at each end of backstrip. Dust jacket in protective mylar is sunned at spine and missing chips at spine ends. Jacket bears several short tears and appears to have a hairline opening the length of backstrip at backboard. Overall, a worthy copy of this precious work. Book
A remarkably well-preserved first printing copy of this wonderfully illustrated Christmas tale. Aside from light external wear, the only defect is a narrow one inch opening between top of backstrip and front board. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. A copy of such high quality is rare indeed. Book
103 pages. Average wear externally. Top inch of backstrip missing. Small chips from bottom of backstrip. Gift greetings, dated 1939, upon half-title page else contents clean and unmarked. Exquisitely illustrated in colour. A sound first printing copy of this most wonderful Christmas work. Book
