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8vo., First Edition, with a large folding map on japon as frontispiece, nd a folding map on japon; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on title. With 4pp contemporary catalogue from publisher John Murray loosely inserted. Lovely copy of a scarce and important work.
In-4° (248x180 mm), leg. coeva in cartonato alla rustica; pp. [8], 136, [4]. Vignetta xilografica al frontespizio. Iniziali, testatine e finalini xilografici. Prima edizione. L’opera è una risposta agli attacchi oscurantisti che il padre Daniele Concina aveva sferrato contro gli spettacoli teatrali, e in particolare contro l’autore. Rif.: IT\ICCU\UBOE\028294. Cond.: Esemplare fresco e con barbe, quasi in ottime condizioni.
Sm. 8vo., Third Edition, with engraved frontispiece and title-vignette, some light age-staining as usual; handomely bound in full blue morocco, sides with gilt frame border, gilt back, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, an elegant copy of a scarce edition. With the final leaf of epilogue spoken by Mrs. Bracegirdle. First published in 1702. SCARCE.
In 4, cc. (12) + (204) + (2b). Legatura ed. in p. pg. con tit. che riproduce la grafia di d'Annunzio in oro al p. ant. 5 nervi e fregi oro al d. Taglio di testa oro. Sguardie in seta. Custodia in cart. Edizione numerata di 750 esemplari (ns. n. 75). Ottimo esemplare di questa edizione Bestetti che riproduce in facsimile il manoscritto originale autografo della tragedia dannunziana. A fronte si trova il testo a stampa delle edizioni Treves. All'interno e' conservato un foglio sciolto, anch'esso in facsimile, con la riproduzione della dichiarazione in cui lo scrittore sosteneva l'esistenza di un solo originale dell'opera ed era quello donato a Francesco Paolo Michetti.
40 pages. Features: Hard-to-believe colour photo ad for an International Delivery truck inside front cover looks like a cross between a banana and a toaster; Net Results (short story); The Truth About the Bren Gun Article - feedback after the storm of controversey which resulted when Maclean's printed an article by Lieut.-Col. George Drew describing "the most abominable contract that could possibly have been imagined" - includes photos of many of the main players; Overload (short story); Britain Accepts Conscription - part of Beverley Baxter's update from London; Sea Room (short story); Edward Johnson of Guelph (part 2) - with indomitable will he conquered music, strange tongues and life's tragedy in his determined invasion of the operatic world - article with photos; Ribuck! (short story); Hot Dogs - how to help your pet during a heat wave; Nice Coke ad on back cover features young couple heading to a soda fountain, with photo of soda jerk inserted. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
88 pages. Features: Humourous cover art by Oscar Cahen; The Censorship that Helps the Enemy - The bad events of March 17, 1951 in the Korean War involving the Princess Patricias - Editorial; There'll Always Be a Massey - Canada's most famous family started on the road to wealth from a tiny implement forge near Port Hope, Ontario - article with photos; You Laughed at My Father - story by James Aldridge; The Hottest Square Mile in the World - under the humpland between Ace Lake and Beaverlodge lies an abundance of Uranium, and here Uranium City will be built - article with photos; The West Coast's Worst Disaster - The Tragedy of the Princess Sophia which disappeared off Vanderbilt Reef and took 343 people to their deaths in icy Alaskan waters - a Maclean's flashback; How to Raise Ten Kids in Six Rooms - Frank and Helen Teskey of Toronto have ten kids under fifteen and they'd welcome more; One-Man Powerhouse - John Deagle of Whitefish Falls, Ontario runs his own electric power company! - article with many photos of this incredible man; Sherbrooke, Quebec - where French and English share a city in harmony - nostalgic article with photos; The Battle to Beat Leukemia - doctors search for a cure; Footlights Round My Heart - story by Ronald R. Smith; Sensational full-page colour Coke ad features illustration of young lady and the caption "Want Something Good?"; Nice colour Chevrolet ad; DeSoto car ad; Full-page ad for Birks Jewellers features watches including the Challenger Eterna-matic; Plymouth car ad; Canada Savings Bond ad features James F. Johnston, Superintendant of Palm Dairies Limited in Regina; Great colour photo Caterpillar ad inside back cover shows horses pulling vintage auto through the mud. Light wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. A quality copy. Book
2 voll. in 4, pp. X + 304 + (2) con busto di Sofocle inc. all'acq. all'antip. e 2 tavv. f.t. inc. all'acq; VII + 261 + (3) con 2 tavv. f.t. inc. all'acq. Il primo vol. presenta la br. edit con dorso rifatto con carta d'epoca. Il secondo volume conserva il p. post. orig., il p. ant. e il d. sono rifatti con carta coeva. Gora estesa ma non troppo insistente alle prime 15 cc. del II vol. Traduzione in versi di alcune tragedie sofoclee con ricco apparato di note: Trachinie, Aiace, Edipo Re, Edipo a Colono, Antigone, Filottete, Elettra. 'Lexicon bibliographicum', p. 615.
In Vinegia, appresso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1547, in-8 piccolo, leg. novecentesca che riutilizza una pergamena floscia d'epoca, cc. 55, [1]. Con marca xilografica sul front. e sul verso dell'ultima carta. Seconda edizione. Ottime condizioni.
Sm. 8vo., Third Edition, with engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, some light age-staining as usual; handomely bound in full blue crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, backstrip ruled and lettered in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a crisp copy of a scarce edition. SCARCE.
Very Good Turkish Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 64 p., b/w ills. Two ex-library stamps on front and back covers. A rare Turkish brochure printed by "Folk Culture Center" in Germany for Turkey after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The Chernobyl accident was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 25-26 April 1986 in the No. 4 nuclear reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat, in northern Ukrainian SSR. [.] No evidence of changes in the prevalence of human deformities/birth congenital anomalies which might be associated with the accident, are apparent in Belarus or Ukraine, the two republics which had the highest exposure to fallout. In Sweden and Finland where no increase in abortion rates occurred, it was likewise determined that "no association between the temporal and spatial variations in radioactivity and variable incidence of congenital malformations [was found]." A similar null increase in the abortion rate and a healthy baseline situation of no increase in birth defects was determined by the assessment of the Hungarian Congenital Abnormality Registry, Findings also mirrored in Austria. Larger, "mainly western European" data sets approaching a million births in the EUROCAT database, divided into "exposed" and control groups were assessed in 1999. As no Chernobyl-based impacts were detected, the researchers conclude "in retrospect the widespread fear in the population about the possible effects of exposure on the unborn fetus was not justified". Despite studies from Germany and Turkey, the only robust evidence of negative pregnancy outcomes that transpired after the accident were these elective abortion indirect effects, in Greece, Denmark, Italy, etc., due to the anxieties created. This is an extremely rare brochure prepared for Turkey by the German government on Chernobyl including the effects of disaster and the measures for the same, accompanied by many b/w illustrations in a very interesting black humor style. No institutional copy in OCLC.
In 4° (18,9x13,5 cm); due tomi in un volume: (8), 253, (1) pp. e (8), 215, (1) pp. Legatura ottocentesca in mezza-pergamena con autore e titoli impressi su fascetta in pelle al dorso. Piatti foderati con carta marmorizzata. Frontespizio della prima opera con bella marca tipografica di Alberti con immagine della Sibilla (donna con libro aperto nelle mani) e la scritta Sibylla al margine basso, tutta la figura entro medaglione riccamente decorato. Al frontespizio della seconda opera marca tipografica di Meietti in cornice figurata con immagine di due galli, di cui uno becca chicchi di granturco, al centro la pianta con le pannocchie e motto "non comedetis fruges mendacii". In ultima carta marca tipografica di Alberti con immagine della Sibilla (donna con libro aperto nelle mani) e la scritta Sibylla al margine basso. Nota bibliografica manoscritta alla prima carta bianca. Quarta edizione della prima opera, ma prima a presentare le “lettioni in difesa della tragedia” comprendenti vari scritti di Speroni in difesa del suo lavoro e contro il ''Giudizio'' del Cavalcanti ed il ''Prologo in persona di Venere'' e prima edizione della seconda opera. Sperone Speroni (Padova, 1500 – Padova, 1588) fu un celebre scrittore, commediografo e filosofo padovano. Membro dell'Accademia degli Infiammati fu grande amico di Torquato Tasso che si affidò a lui per la revisione della “Gerusalemme liberata”. Insieme al Trissino, fu una delle figure più importanti del classicismo cinquecentesco anche se in modo ancor più estremo. Ad esempio, Speroni criticava il Trissino perché aveva tratto il soggetto della sua Sofonisba da fatti storici, invece che dalla mitologia. La prima opera qui presentata è una delle sue più celebri opere, la tragedia Canace. Uscita una prima volta nel 1546, di nuovo stampata nel 1550 e riedita nel 1566, l’opera ebbe subito grande successo, tanto da influenzare in modo molto marcato la produzione tragica della seconda metà del XVI° secolo. Nonostante il successo dell’opera, lo scritto incontrò una forte critica da parte di alcuni letterati, primo fra tutti Bartolomeo Cavalcanti come sottolinea anche il Gamba, 1654: "Edizione arricchita da varie composizioni e soprattutto dalla difesa che lo Speroni compose per la propria tragedia criticata da Bartolomeo Cavalcanti." Scrive così Pierr-Louis Ginguené, riferendosi alla Canace nella sua “Histoire littéraire d'Italie” «L'une des tragédies qui fit alors le plus de bruit fut la Canace du savant Sperone Speroni (1500-1588). (...) Il se répandit des copies de la Canace dans l'Italie entière ; il s'en fit bientôt des éditions pseudonymes et fautives dont le Speroni se plaignit inutilement. Avant même qu'elle eut acquis cette publicité, on avait fait courir en manuscrit un jugement sur la Tragédie de Canace et Macare, dans lequel l'ouvrage et l'auteur étaient durement critiqués, et quant à l'invention et quant au style. Le Speroni, qui avait d'abord méprisé ce Jugement, le voyant ensuite imprimé se mit à rédiger une Apologie, qu'il n'acheva cependant pas (...) Ceux qui en ont le plus approuvé le style y louent surtout une aisance et une certaine délicatesse ignorées jusqu'alors dans la poésie dramatique. Ils pensent que la Canace peut avoir, en cela, servi de modèle au Tasse dans son Aminta, et au Guarini dans son Pastor fido.». La seconda opera, in prima edizione, pubblicata solo postuma, contiene diverse orazioni di Speroni rivolte ad alcuni celebri personaggi del cinquecento ed considerato come uno dei massimi esempi dell’eccelsa arte oratoria di Speroni che sviluppò e portò a compimento l’oratoria rinascimentale. Il volume contiene: Al Re Filippo di Spagna; Al Re Antonio di Navarra della Pace col Re di Francia; In morte di Giulia Varrana Duchessa di Urbino; Al Principe di Venezia Luigi Mocenigo, nella sua creazione; In morte del cardinal pietro Bembo; A Giacopo Cornaro Capitanio di Padova nella sua partita; A Girolamo Cornaro Capitanio di Padova nella sua partita; Contra le Cortigiane; A gli Accademici Infiammati di Padova quando fu suo Principe. Qualche live macchiolina di foxing e brunitura (nella seconda opera) in poche pagine ed ininfluenti, dovute alla qualità della carta e nel complesso esemplare in buone condizioni di conservazione. Rif. Bibl.: Per la prima opera: Gamba 1654; Allacci 159; Salvioli 620; BMC 636; Adams A-1564; Fontanini, Bibliot. eloquenza ital. I, p. 470. Per la seconda opera: Graesse VI 466; Adams S 1574; Gamba 931; Razzolini 323; Poggiadi I p. 369.
in 8, pp. 126, cart. alla rustica, tagli spruzzati. Contraffazione stampata probabilmente a Milano (I ed. 1804) cfr. Parenti: Dizionario dei luoghi di stampa falsi pag. 84. Firenze 1951. Gora di umidita'. Ottimo (5739/ TRAGEDIA - LETTERATURA SETTECENTO - PINDEMONTE)
Pages 829-860. Features: Photo of Ernest Bevin appealing to radio listeners to financially support the war effort; Nice one page photo-portrait of the President of Turkey, General Ismet Inonu, with Dr. Refik Saydem and Kemal Gadeletch; Seven photos of the Britsh forces in Egypt opposing the Italians; Five photos of India's troops and equipment in Egypt; Two-page illustration of dozens of German planes airborne beneath the caption "The Enormous Number of Planes Needed to Land Even a Thousand Men in Britain By Air"; Photo-illustrated article on trees and their strange roots; Four action photos of R.A.F. bombing of German convoys in the Dunkirk area; The War with Nazi Germany - The French Tragedy (article with two maps showing stricken France and the widened sphere of the war since it was joined by Italy; Two-photos of French refugee carts and horses destroyed by the Nazis; Eight photos of American Lockheed "Hudson" planes of the R.A.F. over Heligoland; Four magnificent aeroal photos of Paris, spared by its capitulation; Chronology - from Sedan to the Debacle; Two sketches of Paris, now in the shadow of the swastika; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Lord Cromwell (reported missing), Italian Ambassador, Signor Bastianini, and family departing London, Mr. E. Stanley Hall, Viscount Fincastle (KIA), and Lieut.-Gen. Sir Clive Liddell; Six photos include the heroic Calais Garrison, British cruiser 'Calypso' which was lost, Polish submarine "Orzel", and more; Photo of Lockheed bomber being horse-drawn into Canada to conform with neutrality regulations; Photo of the King decorating Lieut.-Col. A. Cazenove, Coldstream Guards; photo of L.D.V. (Local Defence Volunteers) march in London; Several illustrations of the principal weapon inair-fighting - aircraft machine guns; Nice two-page spread of 11 photos illustrated the great drive to give teh empire swarms of iron cavalry - armoured fighting vehicles built at speed in Britain and Australia; Nice colour back cover ad for North British Golf Balls shows British fighters in flight; Many more nice vintage ads. Average wear. Minor nibble from top of coverfold. A quality copy of this dramatic wartime issue. Book
84 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for GWG womens' slacks inside front cover; Nostalgic full-page colour ad for GE fridges; Brief write-ups and photos of two very successful Canadians - prospector Franc. Joubin who discovered Uranium at Blind River, and Claude Bissell who will soon become the U of T's youngest ever president; Full-page Royal Bank of Canada promotes their savings and personal chequing accounts; Photo of British Rock 'N' Roll King Tommy Steele; Fantastic colour photo full-page ad for the 1958 Chrysler Windsor; Is There a Drug to Cure Cancer?; The Eisenhower Tragedy - the president is a broken man and the west is leaderless; James Couzens of Chatham - The Canadian Behind Henry Ford - article with photos; Why They Won't Publish Your Song; I Married a Wrestler - by Leah Layton, wife of Lord Athol Layton - article with photos; The Best Fishing Hole in B.C.- short story; Franc. R. Joubin and Dr. Claude Bissell offer their views on what should be done about the education crisis; Are Our Children Growing Up Too Fast?; Don Harron and his losing battle to sidestep stardom - article with six photos; Nice full-page colour ad for Labatt's Pilsener beer; Colour centerfold ad for Canadian Pacific Air, Sea and Land travel services; Superb full-page colour ad for the 1958 Chevrolet's features a black convertible with red interior - what sets this ad apart is the black background - awesome!; CNR rail travel ad; Nice Coke ad on back cover shows a Bermuda waterfront scene; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 474-560 + 32 pages of ads. Features: The Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reformation of Bill Allerday - an amusing Australian story; The Human 'Tank' - Mike Inik constructed a suit of armour out of solid steel and schemed revenge for twenty years; The Boat-Dwellers - wonderful photo-illustrated article on the thousands of British families who live on boats; "R.N.-W.M.P - The Riders of the Plains - authoritative stories of some of their exploits; Strange Stories of the War, including "Maroc", mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; On the Borders of Tibet, Part VI - article with amazing photos; The Trouble at Punta Gorda - a planter's struggle with drink-crazed labourers in British Honduras; Circumstantial Evidence - the October 4th, 1900 tragedy at Rochester University, New York state; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; Railway Building in the Wilderness, Part II - fantastic photo-illustrated article on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad through the Canadian Rockies; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with openings to bottom of backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
557 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "Relates, in a series of eye-witness documents, the horrible suffering of the entire Croatian nation at the hands of Yugoslav Partisans... The authors have traveled the world over to collect these incontestably well-documented accounts from the few survivors of these massacres." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
88 Pages plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut - Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls - Part III of a sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" (Chinese Secret Society /Tong story); The Mast-Shooters of Belgium - how quaint and novel archery contests were conducted in Belgium and Northern France - with great photos; The Unlucky Motor-Boat - the "Jean"; Queer Fixes; The Seaplane Patrol - our narrow escape in the North Sea; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; The Port Elizabeth "Spook" - a very unusual ghost story; Strange Stories of the War - how we rescued the Commander/How a Dog Outwitted the Germans/Into the Hand of a Woman (a story of the invasion of Lithuania); The Death-Room - solving the mystery of how three men died in the same room in the same house; Pumping a Great Sea Dry - Holland's gallant attempt to reclaim the Zuider Zee (with photos); An Underground City of Salt - near Cracow, in Galicia - article with photos; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part III - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific, the second great transcontinental line to pierce the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; The World's Smallest Railway, The Grand Island Railway (text with photos); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
124 pages. References. Bibliography. Black and white illlustrations. "This story of the Komagata Maru is based on the primary source material which I collected from the City Archives, Vancouver , British Columbia." - from Preface. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding fragile but intact. Chip missing from base of spine. Book
Pages 353-440, plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Magician's Curse - a vendetta on Sardinia; With a Motion-Picture Camera Under the Sea - using the ingenious technology invented by Mr. J. Ernest Williamson - article with wonderful photos; Three Asses In the Pyrenees - part 3 of a fun pursuit of adventure travel in Europe; The Soul of Burma - Part 2 of 2 - nice photo-illustrated article on a trip to Irawadi; "Sugar" - ; The Tragedy of "Miss Miami" - this flying boad crashed on a trip to Bimini from Miami; On the Spoor of the Elephant - J. Morewood Dowsett describes his escape from elephants, and recounts stories of his companion John Deacon - article with photos; My Boa-Constrictor - Sir Curtis Lampson and a snake which escaped in a crowded hotel; Paper Money - a quick tale from West Africa; Caught in a Death-Trap - Part 2 of 2 of the remarkable tribulations of two motorcyclists crossing the Mojave desert in California; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 3 of 3 of this incredible biography; Millions in Oil - the marvels of Mexia, America's latest field - article with photos; Luck - a story from Alaska. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
58 pages. Features: Nice color cover illustration of young lady on snowshoes at her wintry mailbox; Interesting editorial explains why 'Mac' made the trip to attend the Mount Royal burial of General Currie; The Real Tragedy of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford - article with photos; Romance! - a lively tale of dreams come true; Nostalgic one-page color ad for Campbell's Tomato Soup; Liberty's All-Players All-America Football Team for 1933 - article with photos; What is the Modern Idea? - Frank Lloyd Wright looks into the future; Three Hundred a Month - a story of human hearts and a successful calamity; The Things Men Fear - Talbot Mundy confesses his moments of terror while hunting; The Case of the Howling Dog - Perry Mason unmasks a woman of mystery (part 5); To the Ladies; I Flew Lawrence [of Arabia] in War-Crazed Arabia - photo-illustrated article by Captain John H. Norton; Movie Photos and Reviews - Lady Killer, Man of Two Worlds, Son of Kong, Woman Spy; Vox Pop; Transient Lady - part 8 of a vivid novel of dangerous days and a girl's devotion; A Nice Quite House (short story); Back cover color-photo ad for Royal York cigarettes features young couple in formal attire. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Cover photo of Prime Minister Wilson; The way it was at the Battle of the Bulge, by Louis Simpson; Hubert Humphrey's Brand on the Vice-Presidency; Congo's Tragedy; Harold Wilson under attack for his 15% import tax and his hard line against white supremacists; Playing the numbers in New York; The College Intellectual - 1965 Model; 5,000 Vietnamese Students - study in Paris; Contact Lenses; Conductor Leopold Stokowski; Edward Whymper and six companions struggled to the top of the Matterhorn in 1865, and then....; Scenes from 'Carol for Another Christmas'. Crossword completed in pencil else unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
pp. xi, 1348. Index. "Shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of three blocs in the twentieth century." - dust jacket. Author served as mentor to future President Bill Clinton at Georgetown. Most notable for its frank admission of a secret plan to create a global government. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality early copy of this monumental work. Please note that despite what may appear elsewhere in this listing, this copy was published by Angriff, not Macmillan. Book
12 voll., in 8, pp. (IX) 301+286+298+285+292+302+283+300+300+286+294+308, mz. tela. Gore di umidita'. Firma di proprieta' alle c.b. Etichette ai dorsi. Ottimi (5778/ TEATRO - COMMEDIA - TRAGEDIA - TEATRO TEDESCO - TEATRO FRANCESE)
Al cortese lettore - LETTERA con cui Giacomo Leopardi presentava il Pompeo a suo padre Monaldo (in francese) 1 22x15 cm., legatura cartonata, titolo impresso in oro su tassello al dorso, conservate copertine originali, pp. 66 non refilate e con ampi margini, prima edizione di opera inedita, buone condizioni, bell'esemplare. Annotazioni manoscritte in antiporta e sguardia. RARO
In-16 gr. (mm. 197x135), bross. muta mod., pp.num. (8),120; frontespizio inquadrato in elegante cornice con marca tipografica xilografata: raffigura un pellicano con i suoi nati, che nutre squarciando il petto; motto: “Quid non cogit Amor”. Il vol. è ornato da grandi capilettera, pure inc. su legno. Tragedia in versi, a cura di Silvestro Marchetti, su Oloferne, generale di Nabucodonosor, che rimane affascinato da Giuditta ma è da questa ucciso nel sonno. "Mancano 2 carte iniziali": la lettera al lettore (a firma di Marchetti) e in parte il Prologo. "Edizione originale". Fori di tarlo margin. interc. nel t. ma buon esemplare.