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Features: Dick Laidman - from Bush to Boardroom; E & B flies the R44; Liberator VY241 - Chris Weicht recalls a tragedy in the lonely peaks of the BC Coast Range; Painting Klee Wyck - mural on Helijet's S-76 by Tony Coon; B-36B Bomber #2075 is ditched in B.C. in 1950 - The very first accident with nuclear weapons, as listed in the DOD summaries of accidents involving US nuclear weapons 1950-1980 - *little known B.C. history*; First Flight at 81!. Sound copy. Magazine
Songs include: Tragedy Trail, How the Mountain Came Down; Shanty Town Sharon; Fire in the Mine; Somewhere, There's Sorrow; Don Valley Jail; Benny the Bum; Black Donnelly's Massacre; Battle of Despair; Reesor Crossing Tragedy; The Little Boy's Prayer; Around the Bay and Back Again. Average wear overall. Great Stompin' Tom collectible. This album was originally recorded in 1968 but this tape was probably made circa 1990. Book
Features include: Five Hundred Miles to Freedom - the story of nine survivors of the Japanese capture of Rabaul; The Land Sharks - Would-be settlers in Canada fall victim to wonderful stories from plausible strangers of how to 'get rich quick'; Man-Eater - A former member of the Burma Frontier Service describes the eventful career of a tiger; Vale of the Gods - a curious blend of immemorial ritual and popular merrymaking in the Northern Punjab; The Ju-Ju Doctor - The facts of an amazing occurence on the Gold Coast; The Dragon - Author gets the scare of his live on an East Indian Island; The Sea-Dayaks of Borneo - Author finds the fromer head-hunters to be charming hosts; Section Man - A glimpse of the life of a track labourer on a Canadian railroad; The Poorhouse Tragedy - A puzzling American murder case. Exterior heavily worn with chips missing from spine and front cover partially detached. Contents good. Pencilled name upon back cover. Magazine
Features/Photos: Passing of Sir Bruce Ingram; Fire at Kensington Palace; The tragedy of Katanga; Seyl Aqlat - a pre-pottery neolithic village near Petra; Sudanese cotton from picking to pressing for transport; Mr. W. Averell Harriman; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Royalty at Entebbe Airport, Uganda; Commander Walter Schirra; Yemen - after the army seized power and dethroned the ruler; Tragedy of Mississippi University - James Meredith; The first Etruscan town to be excavated - Marzabotto; The Great London Livery Companies - VI - Merchant Taylor's Hall; What happens when an airliner is ditched; Annual Labour Party Conference; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Watch-dogs of East and West Berlin; Tragedy and futility in a city where great powers meet - Berlin; Air-view of the U.S.S. Saratoga with her crew paraded; The temple of Inanna at Nippur, the ancient holy city of Sumer; Centrefold -colour reproduction of 1835 painting showing one of the last great 120 gun three decker sailing vessels arriving at Portsmouth; Mayo College, India; German tanks in Wales - the 84th Panzer Battalion on arrival; Colour television in Great Britain diagrammatically explained; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Rescue in Congo's week of tragedy - hostages saved as paratroopers drop in Stanleyville - horrific pictures; Ivories and Linear-B from Thebes; Building the Asian Highway; The Cruachan dam under construction in Argyll; Mariner 4 on trip to Mars; Sterling on the brink; Rare stamps make high prices; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
8vo (208x132 mm); leg. in mezza pergamena e carta bianca con titolo a caratteri dorati su tassello in pelle rossa al dorso liscio, nastrino segnapagine; pp. (8), 63, (1 b.); front. a caratteri neri; vignetta calcografica (maschere teatrali) sul front.; iniziale e finali xilografati. Seconda edizione, poco diffusa, di questa commedia del Maffei; per il nome dell'Autore, cfr. Melzi v. 2, p.408. Scipione Maffei (forme varianti: Pindemonte, Desiderato e Brenteatico, Orillo)(1675-1755), erudito, letterato, in Arcadia come poeta, nato e morto a Verona. Prov.: Indicazione d'appartenenza stampata entro cornice su etichetta incollata al contropiatto ant. (ex dono fratris nostri Venier nob. Josephi). Rif.: IT\ICCU\MILE\022080 (8 esemplari). Non censito su OCLC. Cond.: Lievi fioriture, ma opera in condizioni generali molto buone. -- SECOND EDITION, UNCOMMON, OF THIS COMEDY BY MAFFEI. Light foxing, copy in very good condition.
Bellissima legatura in carta decorata coeva, motivi floreali sui toni del bronzo, oro e verde, sguardie in carta decorata, tagli colorati, qualche lieve traccia del tempo ai margini ma bell'esemplare con carte bianche e fresche. Bella vignetta al frontespizio, grandi capilettera figurati e ritratto del Semproni in ovale ad opera del Baronius. Firma di antica appart. al frontespizio. Edizione originale. Sc. L.
2 voll. in 8, pp. (4) + 634; (4) + 520. Legatura coeva in piena pelle con qualche danno alle cerniere. Edizione primottocentesca di quest'opera di retorica in due volumi pubblicata in edizione originale nel 1725 e poi piu' volte ristampata. L'autore e' il gesuita Gabriel Francois Le Jay (1657-1734), docente di retorica al collegio Louis Le Grand di Parigi dove insegno' al giovane Voltaire. Il primo volume di quest'opera e' dedicato alla retorica, il secondo alla poetica e contiene una sezione antologica di testi. Le Jay analizza anche la tragedia basandosi sulla Poetica di Aristotele, individuando in Corneille e Racine i due giganti del teatro tragico francese.
Avvertimento di Alessandro Torri, Pisa nel Novembre 1826 - Prefazione dell'Editore Parigino - Al Signor Carlo Claudio Fauriel in attestato di cordiale e riverente amicizia 1 16x10 cm., legatura in mezza tela, titolo in oro al dorso, pagg. XXIII (1), 486 (1), non refilate, tracce d'uso al dorso, impaginazione errata della pagina V all'inizio, ma buon esemplare
2 opere in un vol. in-4, pp.146 (numeraz. continuata), leg. moderna m. pelle con tit. e fregi oro al dorso, copertine originali mute conservate. Prime edizioni, piuttosto rare; trattasi rispettivamente della seconda e quarta delle quattro tragedie mitologiche composte da G. B. Niccolini fra il 1810 e il 1814. Bell'esemplare, a pieni margini con barbe.. Manca all'Allacci, Racc. Rasi e Soleinne. Bertana 382 e segg..
56 pages. Features: One-page colour-photo ad for the Fairwinds Golf Course development north of Nanaimo, B.C.; The heat is on Joe Clark as national unity talks enter critical phase; The agony of Martesnville, Saskatchewan - multiple charges of physical and sexual abuse against children; Two-page VW ad features embroidered images of their vehicles; Serbia becomes pariah - U.N. responds with sanctions; Danish voters reject Maastricht Treaty; Feature Article - Diana's Story - and the embattled British Crown; Australian weigh republicanism; Paul Reichmann of collapsed developer Olympia & York (O&Y) - a patriarch at bay; Westray tragedy raises troubling issues; Peter C. Newman writes on the volatile real estate scene in New York; Rio Earth Summit; Christine Lamont and David Spencer held in Sao Paulo prison; Interesting one-page B.C. Tel ad promotes their calling card; Northern Telecom ad on back cover for their Meridian 1 PBX.; Great cover photo of Lady Diana. Danish vote article on page 24 extensively marked in light pencil. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this interesting issue. Book
56 pages. Features: Passing of Scott Brayton and John Burgess; National Unity Debate; Guy Bertrand and Quebec's right to self-determination; Unity Debate - furor over fraud and illegal spending by both sides; The Quebec Gridlock; Photo of Brian Mulroney with psychic JoJo Savard; In British Columbia, Gordon Campbell's Liberals vs. Glen Clark and the NDP; Shaky Grip on Power in India; Liberia descends into brutal anarchy - article with very graphic photo; Robert Dole quits Senate to pursue U.S. Presidency; The Tragedy of Admiral Jeremy Michael (Mike) Boorda of the U.S. Navy; Eight climbers die on Mount Everest; Mark Blumes and battle for control of Mark's Work Wearhouse; CRTC Confronts U.S. Satellite TV Challenge; Eugene Lishak and SLM Software Inc. of Toronto provide cash machines for Russian banks - brief news item with photo; The airborne exploits of Father Goose, Bill Lishman; Marc Garneau in astronaut training; Photo of Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo in Uganda; Damon Stoudamire is rookie of the year; Philantropist Joan Chalmers; Auto Eroticism - David Cronenberg's sex-driven movie 'Crash' shakes up the Cannes festival; Ad for the Nissan Quest on back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Black and white pen sketches. Chapters include: 1811-1824, Fort Okanagan to Fort Kamloops; 1872-1884, Sunnyside's First Settlers; Natural Phenomena / Ogopogo; Familiar Names - Wanderers Settle Down; "Pioneers" - Armstrong-Phillips Tragedy; Well-known Rovers of Pioneer Days; Permanent Settlement of Westbank Begins; New Settlers; From Pack-Train to S.S. "Sicamous"; D.E. Gellatly and Family; 1905-1930; Postmasters at Gellatly, Westbank and Glenrosa; Some early pre-emption records; Chain of title of Gellatly Subdivision. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Rebound in library binding. A worthy reference copy. Hale & Barman 332. Book
Contents: Photo of a troop of British Lancers in Northern France; Triumph of the Aeroplane in the War - specially written for this publication by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper; The Coming of the Aerial "Baby-Killers" - photo of Zeppelin and four photos of damage they wrought; Futile Zeppelin Savagery on Norfolk Coast - eight photos; Effective Measures against Marauding Air-Hawks - five great photos of WWI anti-aircraft hardware and techniques; Egypt's Shpinx-like Calm at Turkish Threats - four photos; Our Photographer with the Canadians at Salisbury - five photos; Sons of the Dominion prepare to meet the Foe - five photos - 12th Battalion 1st Canadian Expeditionary Force; Monster British Guns in Action and Transport - three photos; The David and Goliath in Gun Power - three photos; Centerfold illustration entitled "The Epic of Soissons - How Our Heroic Allies held firm the Paris Road; Five photos with the valiant leaders of our French Allies; "Blonde Bestiality" and some of its exponents - six photos villainizing the Huns; Russia's Warm Campaign in Cold Regions - five photos; Tragedy & Triumph in Serbia's Fight for Freedom - two photos; The War by Land -article by F.A. McKenzie; The War by Sea - article by Commander Carlyon Bellairs; Firing-Line Fashions for Winter's Cold and Mud - two interesting photos; The War in the Air - article by C.G. Grey; The Lonely Vigil of the Courageous Scout - five photos; Photos of nineteen Brit's killed in recent action. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. All pages present. A sound copy. Book
Endpapers tanned. Very light foxing. Else fine. ; 211 pages
Very slight bumping to top of spine. Minor shelfwear. ; 1068 pages
Spine very lightly discolored. Minor shelfwear. Bottom corners lightly bumped. ; 1068 pages
Unwrapped in plastic. ; Beiträge Zur Altertumskunde 122; 216 pages
IN 8°, pp. XXVII + 280, COPERTINA CARTONATA D'EPOCA. TRAGEDIE TRADOTTE DAL CAVALIERE LORENZO GUAZZESI, DEDICATE ALLA NOBIL DONNA LA SIG. CLARICE AULLA PANCIATICHI PATRIZIA PISANA. BELLA VIGNETTA INCISA AL FRONTESPIZIO, TESTATINE E FINALINI INCISI. LE TRAGEDIE SONO : IFIGENIA DEL SIGNOR RACINE, ELETTRA DEL SIGNORE<BR>DI CREBILLON, ALZIRA DEL SIGNOR DI VOLTAIRE. LORENZO GUAZZESI ( AR.1708 - PI.1764 ), LETTERATO E STORICO. ALCUNE PAGINE BRUNITE PER IL TIPO DI CARTA, TARLI NELLA PARTE BIANCA IN BASSO NELLE PAGINE DA 95 a 124 CHE NON LEDONO IL TESTO, MINIME<BR>SPELLATURE AL DORSO DELLA COPERTINA, MARMORIZZAZIONE SBIADITA AI PIATTI, <BR>PER IL RESTO OTTIMO ESEMPLARE. ID, 2954
PARIS, Bureau général des chefs-d'oeuvres dramatiques - 1791 - 3 tomes en 1 volume In-16 - Reliure plein veau d'époque - plats ornés d'un liséré de feuilles, doublé d'un filet doré, 1 er plat frotté - Dos orné de caissons et filets dorés, Pièces de titre rouge, titre doré - Tranches dorés - portrait frontispice gravé - Bel Ex.
PARIS, Prosper Diard, 1858 - Edition Originale3 volumes sur 6 - T. II, IV & V - In-8 Carré - Broché - 536-(2), 636-(2) & 518-(2) pages - Exemplaires non coupés, très propre. Chaque tome peut-être vendu à l'unité au prix de 55 € Seule et très rare édition des oeuvres complètes de Charles Brifaut, 1781-1857, écrivain de talent, auteur dramatique et poète. Il succéda en 1826 au marquis d'Argenson à l'Académie française. Ses écrits les plus célèbres restent Ninus II, Charles de Navarre, Conversation de l'autre monde entre Duclos et le duc de Saint-Simon, Passe-temps d'un reclus, Souvenirs d'un académicien sur la Révolution, le Premier Empire et la Restauration, ainsi que ses contes.
<p>2 volumi, 28 cm , rilegatura editoriale con titolo incorniciato al piatto e al dorso; p. 477; 490 con 962 illustrazioni in b/n nel testo. Prefazione di Renato Simoni. Repertorio in ordine alfabetico degli attori della storia del teatro italiano</p>
in-8, pp. 141, (3), leg. mod. cart. rigido. Dedica dell'autore a Rinaldo I, duca di Modena, preceduta dal lungo ''Ragionamento sopra la Merope'' di Padre. Sebastiano Paoli di Lucca (sotto lo pseudonimo arcade di Tedalgo), indirizzato a Clelia Cavalcanti Sambiasi ''Principessa di Campana''. Pregevole edizione. Buon esemplare (con lievi bruniture).. Manca a Soleinne e Rasi. Bertana 242. Cat. 141, Olschki, 267..
