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Pages 85- 112. Features: Cover photo of the largest diamond ever found in alluvial deposits - 770 carat stone found in the Woyie River, Sierra leone; Illustrations compare the size of this diamond with other families gems; Two pages of illustrations show construction of a giant new type of locomotive at Swindon; Superb full-page photo portrait of Gen. DeGaulle, who has announced his resignation; Two fascinating pages of illustrations explain how torpedoes hunt their prey by sound, and leave no telltale bubble track; Article entitled "Record of the Second New Zealand Division" includes photos of V.C. winners Sgt. J. D. Hinton, Sgt. A. C. Hulme, second Lieut. K. Elliott, second Lieut. M. Ngarimu, and Capt. C. H. Upam; Page of four graphs illustrates Britain's wartime austerity; Photos of the fateful first meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations at Albert Hall; One-page photo of France's spokesman on the French Mandated Territories, M. Georges Bidault, addressing the general assembly of the United Nations at Central Hall, Westminster; Centrefold illustration shows a debate in progress at the Hampstead Parliament; Photos of large-scale reconstruction in Spain, including the University City of Madrid; Photos illustrate abundant consumer goods available and Madrid; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. R. E. W. Flower, Lord Caldecote, Lord Goddard, Maj. Gen. F. E. Simpson, Sir George Arthur, Lord Plender, Gerald Barry, Sir A. Clark Kerr, Mr. Churchill and his wife, Miss D. K. Dix, new governor of Newfoundland Mr. Gordon McDonald, and Spanish chess prodigy Arturo Pomar; Six photos of Brookands, the famous British motor racing track, and it's camouflaged wartime disguise; Photo of HMC S "Warrior"; Photos of hundreds of US bomber trainers for sale to the public in Ontario, California; Statue of Peter Pan in Brussels is pocked with bullet holes after German revolver practice; Two photos of King Ibn Saud and King Farouk; Photo of the most important discovery of Roman remains ever made in Canterbury; Two pages of beautiful architectural photos of the Chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Unmarked with average wear. Outer advertising pages not included. A sound vintage copy. Book
298 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated in black and white. "In examing Spanish cities in North America, this book offers the clearest view availableof the Renaissance city in its purest and most fully developed form." - from dust jacket. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
60 pages. Five pages of color and black and white photos. Includes sheet music for piano with lyrics and guitar chords for these songs: Broken Wings; Carry On; Don't Pay the Ferryman; The Getaway; In a Country Churchyard; Living on the Island; Lonely Sky; Patricia the Stripper; Ship to Shore; A Spaceman Came Travelling; Spanish Train. Undated but appears to be circa 1983. Store ink stamp on first page, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great Chris de Burgh memento. Book
134 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Capital Boilers inside front cover; Nice one-page ad for Anaconda Copper and Brass features architect Dwight James Baum; The Mystery in an Autumn Leaf; The Diary of a Plain Dirt Gardener; Color one-page ad for Armstrong's Linoleum Floors; Nice color one-page ad for Chipso dish soap; The Creation of a Home Proportion; A well-gardened home of old Virginia; Treated in a typical English manner; American bulbs that beat the Dutch; Praiseworthy bulbs in the home; The schoolhouse that became a home; photo-illustrated article about Dr. David Starr Jordan; With the Junior Garden Clubs of America; Parents Should Know - what the college professor thinks of their children; Symbols of Home and Happiness - fourteen chimneys that picture to the houses from which they grow; There's magic in wallpaper - use it to conceal structural faults; Furniture periods that combine - Spanish and Italian; The parade of gay-colored lilies; Getting started right with baby - his mental health and well-being are dependent upon the establishment of definite physical habits; Putting variety into meals; Using the pressure cooker to advantage; The country's best cakes - winners in the cake recipe contest; Nice color one-page ad for Swift's Brookfield Butter; Nice color one-page ad for Weathermaster Stained Shingles; A chat about curtains; Maytage aluminum washing machine ad; New dresses for your bed; 2/3-page Kaffee Hag Coffee ad; Autumn suggests hostess aids; Nice two-color one-page ad for Chevrolet features the Chevrolet Six; uncommon 2/3-page ad for the portable Whirldry clothes washer from the Whirldry Corporation; 2/3-page ad for Monarch electric ranges; Nice 2/3-page Frigidaire refrigerator ad; Nice one-page color ad for General Electric Wiring Systems shows child's room with toys; Super one-page color art deco-style ad for Standard plumbing fixtures features black bathtub and toilet!; Seth Thomas Clocks ad; full-page Listerine ad; Nice one-page ad for Insulite insulating board; Choice shrubs for Southern California; Nice one-page two-color ad for Weyerhauser's 4 Square Lumber; Nice art-deco-style color one-page ad for Bigelow-Hartford Rugs and Carpets; Nice one-page color ad for Upson Board and Fibre Tile; Ad for Fairbanks-Morse home water systems; Wherever you live - Try Grapes!; Simmons mattress ad features photo of Mrs. John Sargent Pillsbury; unusual illustrated ad for the W.A. Case and Son one piece water closet; color one-page ad for Sherwin-Williams SWP House Paint; Nice one-page color ad for Knox gelatine; Chrysanthemums in a garden; Nice one-page ad for The Iron Fireman automatic coal burner; City water and sewer services are now available to the homeowner; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Eveready flashlights and batteries; One-page color ad for Cannon towels; Nice one-page two-color ad for General Electric refrigerators; Methods of storing surplus vegetables; Teach your community musical expression; Model airplanes your boy can build; A pergola of small price; Color ad for Congoleum inside back cover; Color ad for Old Dutch Cleanser on back cover. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
155 pages. "I have attempted... by a series of fairly typical incidents, to give a picture of the activities of number four section in the machine-gun company of the Marty Battalion, and my own feelings about it, during the first months of the International Column's existence." - from pages 153-4. Contents unmarked. Binding sound. Above-average external wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
240 pages. Bibliography. Index of names. Index of geographical references. Handsome reproductions of historic maps and illustrations. Printed upon glossy stock. Chapters include: Galleons, Pirates, Pearls and Fantastic Straits - California, XVIIth Century; Russian, French, British and American Incursions into "The Spanish Lake"; The Spanish Presence on the Northwest Coast - Sea-going Expeditions (1774-1793); Spanish Cartographic Surveys of the Northwest Coast in the XVIIIth Century - The Corps of Naval Steersmen; The Culture of the Indians of the Northwest Coast; Faces in the Forest - Mozino's Noticias de Nutka; A Personal View of the Northwest Coast - The journal of Tomas de Suria (1791); Nootka - the Crisis of 1789. Fore-edge of front free endpaper rumpled, othwerwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this handsome and very informative work. Book
23 volumes. No. 62-100. Duplicates for no. 79, 70, and 89/90. Missing: no. 65-66, 68-69, 72-75, 85, and 93-95. In Spanish. Scarce. 23 issues. || Musicology, Jorge Cardoso, folk music, Mexican Music, salsa, charango, carnaval de Barranquilla, Guatemala, El Caribe, pop music Dominican Republic, Luis Pacheco de Cespedes en el ballet, la flauta de pan andina en el peru || Music Latina America
Hardcover quartos with brown quarter spines in illustrated slipcase. 2 volumes (XVI, 479; 522 p.) : b/w illustrations ; 25 cm In Spanish. || Ed. especial para el IV centenario de la primera ed. de Don Quijote de la Mancha
White octavo, red & orange illus to front cover, 221 pages, numerous full-page colro plates throughout Translated from the German. Scarce. OCLC lists no copy of this Spanish language edition, nor does it list an English language edition. This novel won the Leipzig City Literature Prize in 1931. Author's most famous work; contains 17 stories by soldiers from the First World War ìabout the misery of love in times of warî. "Longing cries of tortured people for love inspired by the love life of prisoners."
White duodecimo, pocket book,138 pages ; 18 cm. In Spanish. Only 750 copies.|| Contents: El puente.-El detector de ecos.-Rescate.-Oh, la envidia!-El examen.-Logomaquia.-DesilusiÛn.
Folio in peach-blue DJ, 198 pages, b&w illustrations ; 31 cm. In Spanish. || Scarce. Only 1000 copies. || Sopranos (Singers) -- Mexico -- Biography.
B&W illus duodecimo, pocket book, 188 pages ; 18 cm. Footnotes. In Spanish. Scarce thus in Series: ColecciÛn de raros y exquisitos. Scarce. || Naked women to covers. Erotic literature; erotica, Lesbiansim.
Four volumes. A comprehensive bibliography of travel literature written by Spaniards since 1500. 8vo, fine in publisher's wraps.
Features: Home of the Month - Retiring couple Barb Flynn and Buzz Carroll turn to designer Melody Duron to carve out an idyllic summer home on Georgian Bay; Green Living - Vancouver architect Clinton Cuddington's passion project pulls out all the stops to create a dynamic family home; Global Style - Australian design blogger Anna Spiro's eclectic Brisbane bungalow comes alive with fresh colour combinations; Garden Design - Interior designer Sharon Mimran reimagines her city garden as a classic all-seasons courtyard with a decidedly European sensibility; Stylish patio furniture and accessories; Cuban Cuisine; Interview with Spanish design sensation Jaime Hayon who shares his thoughts on art, graffiti and Canada; A Pretty Palette freshens up a farmhouse kitchen; Natural Instinct - striking architectural features add a modern twist to a historic country retreat, Perrett Farm in the Beaver Valley; The Enlightened Home - Creative couple Mona Zaidi and Eric Yealland craft a Zen-eclectic Victorian; Rick Leong - this Montreal painter revamps Chinese painting traditions with bold colour and imagination; A Sweet Finish - Dufflet Rosenberg and architect Martin Kohn combine gourmet takeout with a homemade dessert; Delicious recipes from Dufflet; A Fine Arrangement - Design editor Joel Bray creates 3 layouts in 1 living room, just by moving the furniture (and adding a few new things); What Makes a Garden Work? - Visiting with Vancouver landscape architect Ron Rule in his own garden; Top designers share tips for going easy on the planet; Bloom Box - dress up your front door, patio or balcony with the season's best planters; and more. 216 pages. Short mend to front cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
iv, 220 pp. Bibliography. Index. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of interesting archival photos. Presents the family recollections of: Eleanor Dahl, Jessie Stinson, John Wannamaker, Earl and Mabel Onderdonk, Mildred Wannamaker, Krysia Mason, Douglas K. Redner, Verna Sills, Mrs. Jack Langman, Robert and Carole Bleecker, Mrs. George Flower, Bruce Graham, Gwen Braidwood, Jack DeLong, Mary and Cecil McConkey, Emma Barber, Gladys Adams, Beth Nightingale, Nellie Montgomery, Lorna Bowerman, and Mrs. John Jinks. Also includes a fascinating page of information about the Spanish Influenza epidemic of 1918, including a 'Recipe for Influenza' which involves vinegar, turpentine and flannel. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this informative local history and wonderful genealogical reference. Book
Biography of the Spanish painter. Includes Index. Signed by the author on front free endpaper.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with 2 frontispieces and 64 pages of photographs; pictorial cloth (red/yellow respectively), a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
pp. 389, (4). Name clipped from title page, without loss of text. 8vo. 219 mm. Foxed. Early manuscript ownerships and notes. Original full leather binding, cracked at joints. Don Francisco G. Feraud, was apparently a teacher of Spanish in London; and later a professor of English in the Spanish schools of Bilbao. Extremely scarce. OCLC apparently does not record any copies in the U.S. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W153 Rear
Lyon: León de Francia, por Antonio Briasson, Librero, en la Calle de los Mercaderes, 1714. 4to.menor; 11 hs., 640 pp., 41 hs., y una lámina retrato de Bourdalue grabada en cobre por Leclerc. Encuadernación en piel, de la época, ligeramente fatigada. Primera edición en castellano de los célebres sermones del "Rey de los Oradores", predicados en la Corte y en presencia de Luis XIV. El traductor es el Padre Gabriel Bermúdez, quien dedica su obra, obviamente, a Felipe V, el primer Borbón español, proponiendo al mismo tiempo, en el prólogo, un nuevo modelo de predicar en español "al gusto de las Magestades divina y humana".
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, por Don Pedro Julián Pereyra, 1797. 4to.; 2 hs., LXIII-458 pp., 1 h., Con una viñeta y una lámina, aparte, grabadas en cobre por Blas Ametller sobre dibujos de Joseph Maella. Encuadernación en piel marbreada, de la época, con tejuelo.
This is a very good hardcover copy in an almost very good dust jacket. The jacket is complete except for two pieces missing at the top of the spine, edges worn. Very clean inside, last text page foxed, jacket a little faded, some soil to rear panel. Inner hinge professionally strengthened. Text in Spanish. Massive survey of traditional Spanish crafts. Covers architecture, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles, etc. 19 tipped-in color plates + 493 black & white illustrations. List of plates with descriptive entries. 11" high X 9" wide, 628 pages.This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
This is a near fine softcover 2 volume set of this French classic on the history of garden design. Only slight flaw is lightly sunned spines, and very soft corner wear, otherwise completely clean inside and out. Pages uncut. 149 black & white plates illustrate the history of European garden design. Text in French. All the highpoints of English, Italian, Spanish and Islamic garden design are touched upon in the text and illustrated in the plates. Small 4to's, 9" high X 6 1/2" wide, 120 & 165 pages + plates in each volume. A beautiful set in stiff light green card wrappers. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
This is a very good hardcover copy in the publisher's original dark red cloth with a gilt emblem on the front cover and title to the spine. Spine sunned. Completely clean inside and out. Introduction by Ralph Adams Cram. 98 black & white photographs. 11" high X 8" wide, iv, + 98 plates. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Madrid, por Don Blas Román, Don Ramón Verges, Imprenta Villalpando y Viuda e Hijo de Marín, 1786-1824-1797-1797. Cuatro tomos en 8vo.; 2 hs., XXX-430 pp., 1 h. + 1 h., 366 pp. + 2 hs., 386 pp., + 1 h. 360 pp. Encuadernaciones diversas en piel, de época, con tejuelos.
10 volumes, complete. The scarce reprint of this classic art reference work with the supplementary work published much later. 15 cm. Fine in original wraps.
