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193229771London: Cassell & Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1932. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Limited Edition No. 263 of only 500 copies. Publisher's full marbled cloth gilt lettering on red label on spine t.e.g. Illustrated with 12 full-page tissue protected duotone plates. Edited with an Introduction by The Marquis of Lansdowne the 3rd Marquis known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 he was one of the most influential Whig politicians of the first half of the 19th century. In a ministerial career spanning over fifty years he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1806 to 1807 as Home Secretary from 1827 to 1828 as Lord President of the Council from 1830 to 1834 1835 to 1841 and 1846 to 1852 and as Minister without Portfolio from 1852 to 1858. He twice declined to become Prime Minister and in 1857 refused the offer of a dukedom from Queen Victoria. . Spine and edges very lightly worn else fine; unmarked tight square and clean. NEAR FINE. . Duotone engravings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 64 pp . Cassell & Co. hardcover
19347577Carlisle Barracks PA.: N.P. 1934. First Edition . Paperbound. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 157 pp. b/w photos & illus. A history of the military school Carlisle Barracks Pa. Original printed wrappers side stapled paper binding. Very good cond. w/a few spots on the covers and a small crease & chip to the rear cover. <br/> <br/> N.P. unknown
2002A18549aArrow Alliance Press 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. The Covers And Pages Are Clean. 120 Pages With The Index. Hardcover With A Very Good Dust Jacket.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Arrow Alliance Press hardcover
1994X45803xKtav Pub & Distributors Inc 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Authors. 384 Pages With The Index. Hardcover Binding. In A Very Good Dust Jacket Signed Inscription By The Author At The Rear End Paper Up Side Down.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Ktav Pub & Distributors Inc hardcover
0014007yellowed tan pictorial cover with red ltrs and illustrations b&w photographs and drawings stapled wrap with tears at head-heel of spine author's presentation on ffep browned pages pencil writing on back cover. History of the town of Emily Minnesota founded by John Morris Lambert in 1899 with the first homestead. Signed by Author with Presentation. Unknown Printing. Stapled Wraps. Fair. Paperback
198270085Detroit MI: Wayne State University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0814317014 . A nice edition in about Fine condition slightly rubbed corners in a Near Fine dust jacket with minor tears; The Nicolai Case: a Biography tells the story of the life and trials of German composer and conductor Felix Nicolai 1810-1847. Nicolai was a talented composer and conductor but his life was cut short by the scandal and tragedy that followed his involvement in a notorious murder case. Zuelzer tells the story of Nicolai's life and his death as well as the scandal and mystery that surrounded it.; 463 pages . Wayne State University Press hardcover
19702939179Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd 1970. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN:0436592614 Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd hardcover
199305642Unive of California Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0520078411 . 702 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Edited and translated by Barbara Harshav. Tight clean and crisp. The book appears unread and looks New. Protected in a new Mylar cover. Collectible.; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall . Unive of California Press hardcover
200360772Ohio University Press 2003. Hardback. Fine hardback minimal edgewear in Fine dustwrapper. Clean and unmarked. 8vo hardback in dustwrapper. The image on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. Ohio University Press hardcover
05H0060968850<p>BRAND NEW. Great condition. Never read or opened. Has remainder mark. 05H0060968850</p> Harper Perennial
1988X9759xBudapest: Akademiai Kiado 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Clean In Very Good Condition. With No Remarks Or Highlights. Hardcover With A Dust Jacket. Hungarian Text. Volume 2 Of Erdly Trtnete Bla Kpecz. Only Volume 2. History Of Transylvania : From 1606 To 1830. Includes The Fold Out Maps.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Akademiai Kiado hardcover
1900005354New York: Doubleday Page & Co. 1900. A bright clean square tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. Previous owner's ink name and date June 7 1900 on the front endpaper. Bound in the original green cloth. Gilt titles on the spine and front cover are still bright and shiny. Top edge gilt. From the Translator's Preface: "FRUITFULNESS is the first of a series of four works in which M. Zola proposes to embody what he considered to be the four cardinal principles of human life." Respectively Zola's Quatre Évangiles four gospels were to feature principal characters named Matthew Mark Luke and John. Zola finished only 3 of them: Fécondité 1899 tr. FRUITFULNESS 1900; Travail 1901 tr. LABOR 1901; and Vérité published posthumously 1903 tr. TRUTH 1903. The final book JUSTICE was not completed at the time of Zola's death in 1902 of carbon monoxide poisoning from a stopped-up chimney. Although nothing was ever proved many people believed he had been murdered. After all Zola had made plenty of enemies as a result of his role in France's notorious Dreyfus Affair. Alfred Dreyfus a Jewish army captain was convicted of espionage and sent to Devil's Island. In 1898 Zola risked his life and career in defense of Dreyfus by accusing the French government of anti-Semitism and wrongful imprisonment. The catalyst was Zola's letter "J'accuse" published on the front page of a Paris newspaper L'AURORE. Less than 6 weeks later Zola found himself convicted of libel sentenced and removed from the Legion of Honor. To avoid prison Zola had to temporarily flee to England. Dreyfus was eventually pardoned and in 1906 exonerated by the Supreme Court. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. ix 487pp. Doubleday, Page & Co. Hardcover
19090008050LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA. Good. 1909. On offer is an outstanding travel journal written by a young girl in California in the early years of the 20th century. This well-written journal measures 9.25 inches by 7.5 inches and contains 60 pages. It is 60% complete. The cover and pages are in good condition and the handwriting is legible and quite easy to read. Also included is a black and white photograph a map/itinerary and a number of newspaper clippings - all in very good condition. The author is Zola Grace Strawser a 14 year old school girl. Born in 1895 she grew up in Los Angeles where her father Bert was a successful businessman. She had 3 sisters - Nellie Merle and Bertie. Casual research has not discovered any additional biographical information. In July of 1909 she left on a long train trip from Los Angeles to the Worlds Fair in Seattle. Along the way she makes stops in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City amongst other places. She is a keen observer and her descriptions are detailed and well-written. "The train slowly pulled out of the Salt Lake City Station and our long hoped for journey began. Nellie Merle Bertie Papa and Daisy Clark were there to say "goodbye." Daisy Clark gave us our first box of candy and also a beautiful bunch of carnations. The ride to Pomona was not so interesting as we made so many trips to San Bernardino before. Our next stop was Ontario. From Ontario you have a very beautiful view of the mountains which is very interesting. We next passed through Riverside and Coulton and arrived in San Bernardino 12:12. Between Los Angeles and San Bernardino can be seen orange trees and mountains while from San Bernardino is a vast stretch of desert. We then went to lunch and from the window you could see right down between the mountains on which were some snow. I saw an automobile filled with men and for a long time had great fun waving back and forth. They at last got ahead of us. We had to go so slow up a high incline . the rest of the landscape was desert desert desert. ." July 8. In Salt Lake City she visited a number of sites: ". we saw all the important buildings the temple tabernacle the Lion House Bee Hive grave of Brigham Young and the "Eagle Gate" July 9. She goes out to visit Saltair - an amusement park and resort built at the south end of Great Salt Lake. At one time Saltair was the largest and most popular family resort west of New York. Today it is abandoned a victim of shrinking water and the ravages of a changing climate. Each day's entry is accompanied by a small pen and ink drawing representing some remark in the entry. She writes an excellent description of a wedding accompanied by a drawing of wedding bells and music notes and the inscription "No Wedding Bells For Me.: "THE WEDDING: Talk about your presents you ought to have seen Bessie's. Cut glass china silverware well it was enough to make anyone wish it was them getting married. She also received four chairs three tables bedding and linen. The few people assembled to see her married arrived about half past seven. Bessie who was naturally nervous broke right down and cried but as soon as the ceremony was over she was as happy as a lark and was receiving many congratulations. Well while we are waiting for the guests to arrive I will describe the appearance of the house. The rooms were all decorated in carnations roses ferns palms and small trees. On the electric lights were twined smilax and over the globes were different color flower shades. The long porch was made beautiful with small green palms and at the father end a Hawaiian orchestra played the whole evening. The yard which was very large was strung with lanterns of all manner and shapes. There was a wall of canvas all around so as to keep intruders out. The guests have now arrived and the air was sweet with lavender and violet perfume. Ladies with low neck chiffon dresses; with white satin evening coats; ladies with the tight fitting empire ladies in simple white ladies in red pink blue and every imaginable color. In the evening lunch was served and while the bride and groom were eating they threw handfuls of rice at them. Of course their dinner was spoilt and they had to get more dinner. About an hour after the bride and groom were missed and the whole party set out to look for them. The bride was found and the girls who were quite rough drew her across the bed and a hat pin stuck in her and hurt her. Mrs. Brook fought them and Bessie got free again and escaped in the crowd and hid in the cellar. She was so scared and sick that she could hardly stand. She then slipped in the back bedroom and changed her wedding dress for her brother's clothes. There she slipped in the automobile barn until the crowd had gone around the front and slipped over the fence and went in the house next door and mingled with the crowd who did not know her dressed as a boy. Cora the girl next door put on a long black coat and put something over her head. Her brother was waiting in a buggy outside. With one jump Cora was in the buggy and was driving away as fast as possible. The whole party thought it was Bessie and Vic and started after the buggy. Cora's brother had heart trouble and when they were about a block away he fainted and Cora had to drive home with her brother in her arms. When she reached home she fainted and they had an awful time. Of course the crowd found it was not the bride and groom. The bride and groom left for the canyon 20 min. to one. While all the excitement was going on the groom was next door asleep." July 14. After a number of adventures she continues her trip to Seattle and the World's Fair: "In the morning Irene mother and I went to the fairgrounds. I can't very describe how they look only by showing you postcards. They have an imitation geyser which goes up and down all the time. "The Cascades" are simply beautiful. You can stand at the top and look right over the falls and the geyser and see Mt. Rainier. The buildings are all white and the flowers are beautiful. In the evening we went to a show and saw the smallest woman in the world "Princess Checita" July 31. We again went to the fair and visited many buildings. Our feet were just covered with blisters from all the walking up the hills. Mama isn't feeling well. She is lonesome for papa. Aug 1 "As this was to be our last day at the fair we visited all the buildings we had not seen before. In the government building were articles from the "Dead Letter Office." Skulls snakes a pig's tail money jewelry a bustle the hair of a woman who had been scalped guns swords and all manners of weapons beads small funny statues locks of hair old books and dirty table covers pencils and everything imaginable. We had a nice time at the fair and had our pictures taken several times."Aug 6. Before they return to Los Angeles they travel up to Portland on August 8th and on the 9th take a boat trip up the Columbia River all the way to The Dalles. There are two brochures included from this trip and two pages of wonderful descriptions. On Aug 11th they board their train for their return trip. She arrived back in San Francisco on Aug 12th and met her father the next day: ". In the evening we took dinner at the Cafe Bismark a German-influenced restaurant in San Francisco in the 1900s. It was called "the largest and finest café in the city." and then went to the Orpheum a long-vanished vaudeville theatre. After the theatre we met papa on his way to Chicago. Aug 13. Her trip ends when she reaches home on Aug 17th. Following her account of the trip are 4 pages with some notes made in 1910 and 1911. "Nellie and I gave a masquerade party" Dec 3 1910 "Merle Bertie and Mother and I start for Catalina to spend the month."Aug 3 1911. A historian looking at the early history of California would find this journal simply rich in local detail. The descriptions are excellent and her keen eye misses nothing. There are interesting observations about the towns she visits and the people she encounters. It is clear that she comes from a well-to-do family and this would be an interesting contrast to the majority of people living in California at this time.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY 1900S PROGRESSIVE ERA UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES ZOLA GRACE STRAWSER; BERT STRAWSER; ACME LAUNDRY; SAN BERNARDINO; SEATTLE WORLD FAIR 1909 BISMARK CAFE; ORPHEUM THEATRE DEAD LETTER OFFICE DLO TRAVEL JOURNALS TRAVEL BY RAIL EXPOSITIONS FAIRS TRAIN JOURNEYS TRAIN TRIPS WEDDING CEREMONIES BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS MAPS DRAWINGS SOCIAL HISTORY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
1965BOOKS046757ISalt Lake City: Nicholas G. Morgan Sr. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1965. 1st. hardcover. 8vo 260 pp. This copy belonged to George Romney governor of Michigan and bears his signature on the front free endpaper Includes: "The Mormons Move West" by Nicholas G. Morgan Sr.; "Tracks Across the Sky" by George Thornton; "The Mormons" A Discourse by Thomas L. Kane as appendices . Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr. hardcover
19370001294FAKENHAM NORWICH NORFOLK ENGLAND UK. Good. 1937. On offer are two 2 original manuscript diaries that are very interesting on many levels handwritten by Miss Zita Phillips a young English school girl fourteen or fifteen we guess who boards even though her family lives close by in what appears to be a religious all girls school in Fakenham near Norwich in Norfolk England. A casual reading tells one that she is of a wealthy family her father teaches occasionally at high school level the family travels in higher up local social circles and religion is important in many ways to the family. These diaries do a super service in providing a peek into the private world of a school girl away from home confiding to the diary the day to day happenings and yearnings of her mind and heart. She uses two 100 pp 8 x 6 inch hardcover notebooks adding dates. Of the two books; one is dated 1937 beginning in January running through to November 25th which is blank. The second book begins January 1st runs sporadically through August. This book while undated we deduce is from 1938 given the January 1st entry is a Sunday. At first the diaries appear to be written by a girl of limited abilities for schoolwork and short of some enthusiasm for Lacrosse not much else. She does prove to be a more intellectual author as we read more. Upon arriving home for what would be a 'Spring Break' the girl finds her father and mother in some re awakening of religious fervor. Zita rails at the announcement of compulsory morning prayers at home - 'of all the Puritanical ideas!' - she writes. Then a passage: 'Daddy questioned me about my religion and to think it over and to tell him. I won't be questioned about my religion.' This is a passionate young girl and when love does hit here it is a train. His name is Noel and for a number of pages she moons about him. And then there is Hal. Once she has met him and realized she can't stop thinking about him she begins a campaign to be with him. Our writer is not a dimwit as she references the world events such as Hitler's rise and Mussolini's battles. Zita also does a great job and local historians and collectors will have many clues which should identify the school and other missing details. She names among many many others: Betty Kellett Nita Brooks Dr. Fawkes Anne Purdy Betty Bristowe Felicity Moss Elizabeth Withers Helen Appleton Anne Daugbert 'my Dane' Sylvia Eckersley Elwyn Jones Felicity Moss-Blundell Patience Cunningham Bishop Bertram Pollock. She also mentions : at School Parliament she is proposed as gardening monitor reading 'In the Steps of St. Paul by HV Thorton playing a new game called Monopoly church in Sheringham and others 2 pages of secret writings in Greek printing notes on the coronation of George VI and much much more. Lacrosse is the sport of choice and there are a number of team lists she has noted names and positions. There has been some damp damage long ago but the books have aged well and save for a loose page and the odd damp-stains these books are overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; FAKENHAM NORWICH NORFOLK PHILLIPS WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY Archive Lot ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . hardcover
198650841New York: American Heritage. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1986. First Edition; First Printing. 1/3 Cloth. 0828112193 . A attractive first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in a price-clipped Near Fine dust-jacket; Extraordinary Lives is a collection of biographical essays about American figures from all walks of life. The essays are written by well-known biographers including Hugh Sidey James Agee and Betty Friedan. The book is divided into three parts each focusing on a different type of American life. The first part covers the lives of people who have made a significant contribution to their field of work. The second part covers the lives of people who have made a significant contribution to their community. The third part covers the lives of people who have made a significant contribution to the world.; 8vo; 251 pages . American Heritage hardcover
1971202G3977New York: The New York Times & Arno Press 1971. Book. Illus. by Furst Franz; Cameron Denis; Loescher Damian; Collsipp Jan; Weisman Ann; Gold Michael; Becker Ron; Golden Alice; Friedman Sy; Doty Roy; Davis Paul; Doty. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 164 pages. Features: Funky color-photo ad for Jade East products for men; Many wonderful fashion ads; Lovely one-page color-photo ad for Piaget watches and many other Christmas giftable products; Yashica camera ad features photos of Ira Phillips John P. Vaughn Sandra Adams Shirley Miller Howard Molofsky and Jolynn Bellavia; Lovel two-page color-photo Chanel ad features Catherine Deneuve; G.I.'s and O.J.'s Opium Joints in Vietnam - article on the heroin problem of US troops in Vietnam; The Christmas Card Syndrome; The 8:00 P.M. Train From Moscow to Peking is Dead on Time - photo-illustrated travel article; A Conversation with pause Harold Pinter; When Children Collide with the Law; Prostaglandin Research and Dr. Sultan H.M. Karim; ; America May Be in its Last Phase of Adolescence; Grandma Visits Her Hippies - "We Saved the Placenta for You"; Color-photo centerfold ad for Gold Label Cigars; Photos of fashion designs by Hubert de Givenchy; Parents don't take their children to Ophthalmologists as often as they should; Awesome one-page color ad for Abraham & Strauss features the wide and garish tie styles of the day; Lovely color one-page ad for F. Chauvenet Red Cap sparkling wine features wonderful painting "The Wedding" by Breugel; Sad one-page black and white photo ad for Save the Children Federation features large portrait of Apache Indian child Erlinda Cosay; Uncommon one-page ad for the "World-Of-Cheese Club"; Color ad for GAC Properties features traffic scene painting by Paul Davis; Vintage DYMO label maker color-photo ad features Santa's workshop; Fantastic back cover color-photo ad for the Chrysler Imperial; and more. Small library stamp on front cover. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. The New York Times & Arno Press Paperback
1947302G3964New York: Vet Publishers Inc. Good. 1947. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 50 pages. Cover photo of blonde Adele Jergens. Fiction: Got the Suits Straight Articles: Beautiful Tyrant - Evita Duarte of Argentina - great photo-illustrated feature article; San Quentin - fascinating photo-illustrated article on this famous prison; For Beer Drinkers Only - the joys and dangers of downing America's favorite drink; The Black Seven - the dark seventh son of a seventh son was China's most ruthless bandit; Thirty-Year Girls - today's servicewomen enjoy their jobs but they have a hard time getting dates; Murder on the Waterfront; - twenty odd unsolved murders have made the International Longshoremen's Union famous as an organization that breeds sudden death - photo illustrated article; Back Door to Broadway - summer shows are on in the Catskills and new stars are being made - article with photos of Danny Kaye Jimmy Durante Al Jolson Garrett Paul Draper Jerry Lester Robert Alda Jules Munshin and Judy Holliday; Special Features: Kids are Their Business - artist Howard Sparber and gag writer Raymond Abrashkin produce winning kid cartoons; Freud Goes to the Dogs - Hollywood pet psychiatrist Dr. Eugene Jones; The War's Greatest Book - "Yank - The GI Story of the War"; Swimming - with lovely photos of America's favorite summer sport; "Living in a Big Way" - photos from Salute's movie of the month starring Marie McDonald and Gene Kelly ; Movies of the Month; Me I Just Sing - Al Jolson's comeback launches a new trend; Blackburn Hits Pay Dirt - Lena Blackburn sells mud to major league ball teams!; Great one-page ad for book "Bachelor's Quarters"; Editoria inside back cover features large photo of crowd welcoming new city administration to Hoboken NJ and title "A City Comes Back"; and more. Center page holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Salute Magazine August Aug. 1947 Vol. 2 No. 8 - Beautiful Tyrant - Evita Duarte of Argentina / San Quentin Prison Don't Cry for Me Argentina Juan Peron Pete PantoAbe RelesAlbert Anastasia Joseph P Joe Ryan Pete Mazzi James V. Auditore James Brody . Vet Publishers, Inc. unknown
1995546074Princeton New Jersey: Princeton University Press 1995. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. A few light marks on the jacket. Slight lean to the spine. The pages are clean and sound with clear text. CM. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Princeton University Press Hardcover
1792227295London: Hookham and Carpenter 1792. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. xi iv 258 270 pp. Bound in marbled boards with leather spines and corners; decorated in gilt on the spines; headbands. The boards are worn and there is some chipping at the head and foot of the spines; each volume has a previous owner's name inside; the dedication page in Volume One is loose. The full title is: SELECT VIEWS OF THE LIFE REIGN AND CHARACTER OF FREDERICK THE GREAT - King of Prussia. Containing besides many profound Remarks on the prominent Features of the Reign and Character of that unrivalled Sovereign serving to Illustrate His Posthumous Works two very remarkable Letters of the Empress of Russia to the Author; a great Variety of Anecdotes relating to eminent political and literary Characters of Great Britain and other Countries; and also an authentic Exposition of the Origin and True Causes of the British Alliance with Prussia translated from the German of Dr de Zimmerman First Physician to His Britannic Majesty at Hanover Knight of the Russian Order of Wlodimir and Member of several Literary Societies by Major Neuman of the Nassau Guards. Hookham and Carpenter Hardcover
197821665New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394421248 . A handsome first American edition/first printing in Fine seemingly unread condition in alike dust-jacket. From the collection of Betty Anderson legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her small and unobtrusive inventory number and signature on front paste down; A wonderfully candid documentary that traces over four decades the true uncensored feeling of the British people about every aspect of their monarchy from the dust-jacket ; Drawings; 8vo; FSA . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
rja779618<p>UKthick 8vo HBdw/djauthor SIGNEDillustrated1st edn. FINE/FINE. Neat black ink familial gift presentation inscrptn to half-title pageauthor's handwrittenblack ink signature - without dedication - to title page and price-clipped dw/dj. Subject's brightcrispcleanglossy laminatedmonochrome portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with gilt white letteringrear panel with colour illustration/painting of subject; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightcleansolid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners appears unread apart from my collation.Publisher's bright crispcleansharp-corneredoriginal plain dark blue cloth boards with brightcrisp blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale lilac endpapers.UKthick 8vo HBdw/dj illustrated1st ednxi-xivpp1-654pp paginated includes Acknowledgements29 chaptersprofuse contemporary auto biographical b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the bookNomenclatureNotesBibliographical notes an Index; plus unpaginated half-titleauthor SIGNED title pageseparate Contents and Illustrations lists/tablesa title separator pageand a double-page Royal Family tree. When King Edward VIII acceded to the throne in January 1936 Stanley Baldwin hailed him as the best qualified of British monarchs.The British people needed no such reassurance.They knew him to be widely travelled; to be good-lookingeloquent quick-wittedcharming beyond the normal measure of humanity; to have concerned himself with patently sincere good will in the problems of unemploymentpoverty and homelessness which plagued his people.Only those closest to him suspected that this radiant image would not endure; only the best-informed were not startled and appalled when the reign ended eleven months after it had begun. For the first time this extraordinary story is told by someone who has enjoyed unrestricted access to the treasure house of the Royal Archives; has seen the private papers of courtiers hitherto jealously guarded by their descendants; studied the secret Cabinet documents of the periodthe reports of the police and security servicesthe embargoed papers of such statesmen as Chamberlain Baldwin and Winston Churchill' as important as anythinghas read the 2000-odd letters the Prince wrote to his beloved Freda Dudley Ward between 1920 and the advent of Mrs Simpson.Only in the light of these letters can the Prince's feelings for Mrs Simpson properly be understood. PatientlyskilfullyPhilip Ziegler demolishes the monstrous jungle of myth which has grown upand establishes what must be as near the truth as will ever be attained.In the process many favourite fantasies are destroyedothers reinforced.At the very heart of his book lies the ultimate conundrum - could Edward VIII have been a good King and if so what went wrong For the first time the facts of this deeply moving story are set out with sympathyobjectivity and total honesty. A heavy tome - 1.5Kg unpackaged - will incur extra postage insurancesubject to it's eventual destination. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the weight/value of this item for correctinsured shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please notestocks' actual shipping/Pp costs are adjusted and any difference is refundedafter order's receipt and before the order's despatchespecially if the items are offered either Pp included/FREE. N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can nowin some casescost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. </p> LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS SONS & CO. LTD.,1990. hardcover
199130879New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394577302 . A bright first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; In 1933 Edward VIII became the king of England after his father George V died. He was a popular king but in 1936 he abdicated in order to marry American Wallis Simpson. When World War II began he enlisted in the RAF but was dismissed for being unfit for service. He then married Simpson but the marriage was annulled in 1947. In the late 1940s he became involved with the American socialite Christine Keeler. In 1963 he was convicted of adultery and sentenced to prison. He died in 1972.; 8vo; 552 pages; FSA . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
2R-P8ER-R6XVBoard book. Very Good. Hardcover Commemorative Board Book. 2005 Commemorative book. #1703 of 10000. Includes ancient coins and modern stamps. Chinese and English made in China many attachments to pages detaching but included. No ISBN #. 10 Page board book. Fast Daily Shipping! L-2 unknown
19690001557PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Good. 1969. On offer is a super original late 1960s manuscript relic of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution and the cruel manipulation of the people as the politics of the times changed to the socialist agenda of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. This document attests to the forced recanting of many former managers as evidenced by this document being a 38 page manuscript confession handwritten by a director of a local bureau during the revolution. This bureau or cadre manager like many others in China were called upon forcefully much of the time to expose and confess their so called crimes of anti-socialist revolution activity in the bureau they had worked in. This was unfortunately all too common during the Revolution and sometimes the results were fatal. This 19cm x 26cm 38 page document is comprised of papers held by paper clip with some small rusting to the clip and one page has a tape repair to the back. Overall G. HISTORICAL NOTE: As one online source succinctly sums up the times: "People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong then Chairman of the Communist Party of China its stated goal was to enforce socialism in the country by removing capitalist traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society and impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. The most important yet naturally unstated reason for the revolution was the return of Mao Zedong to a position of political power after he lost most of his political influence after his failed Great leap forward."; Chinese Language; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GREAT PROLETARIAN CULTURAL REVOLUTION CULTURAL REVOLUTION CONFESSIONS RECENT ANTI SOCIALIST ACTIVITIES ANTI CAPITALISM MAO ZEDONG MAO TSE TUNG GREAT LEAP FORWARD MAOIST SOCIALISM COMMUNISM COMMUNIST CHINE CHINESE SINO POLITICS JIANG QING GRASSROOTS SOCIALISM PROPAGANDA POST FIVE YEAR PLAN 5 YEAR PLAN GANG OF 4 GANG OF FOUR LIN BIAO BEIJING PENG LUO LU AND YANG ZHONGFA 267 INDOCTRINATION RED CHINA CHAIRMAN MAO MARXISM-LENINISM MAOISM LIN YURONG HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Liu ShaoQi . unknown
