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Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Published on the occasion of the exhibition same name at the Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum Innsbruck 27 June-26 October 1998. Twenty-five contemporary artistis contribute to a response to the museum's collection of folk art Artists include: Pieter Laurens Mol, Hermann Nitsch, Al Souza, Antoni T?pies, Daniel Spoerri, Hermann Nitsch, Luigi Ontani, Pedro Proenca, et al.
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
Paris, Librairie Renouard H. Laurens Grand in-8, (17 X 25,5 cm). XXXII-220 pp. Demi-toile Bradel à coins. Première traduction française. Signatures autographes de Cammaerts et Nypels, illustré d'une vue de Florence et 11 planches hors-texte sous serpentes légendées en rouge. Bon exemplaire.
Paris, Librairie Renouard. - Henri Laurens, 1928. In-4, 480 pp. Demi-chagrin noir, 5 nerfs au dos, couvertures conservées, 480 pp. Ouvrage illustré de deux cent quatre-vingt-dix gravures dans le texte et de seize planches hors-texte. Deuxième édition revue et complétée. Bel exemplaire.
8vo., First Edition thus; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small nick at front panel. First account in English of the supposed betrayal through the Dutch Underground of Operation MARKET GARDEN. Includes aspects of the infamous 'Englischer Spiel' by means of which Hermann Giskes played a deadly and all-too-successful radio hoax with SOE in London (Giskes' own account was published as 'London Calling North Pole'). A key study, first published in France in 1969. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.212.
4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured photographs; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON TITLE. SIGNED COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. New Naturalist 56. Dustwrapper artwork by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis.
Paris, Librairie Renouard - H. Laurens Grand in-8, (25,5 X 17,5 cm). XXXII-220 pp plus 2 ff tables. Demi chagrin rouge, filets dorés sur les plats, dos lisses ornés de décorations dorées, tête dorée Très bel exemplaire, en parfait état et illustré d'une vue de Florence et 11 planches hors-texte sous serpentes légendées en rouge.
Pages 418-528. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - Part VI; How Mohammedans Pray - photo-illustrated article; The Pirate of "The Ghost" - a stowaway saves a blockade-runner; Where Beasts are Baptized - astonishing ceremonies in Brittany - photo-illustrated article; The Story of an Alpine Adventure - Miss A.E. Metcalfe and Miss M. Cartwright take a wrong turn in the Swiss mountains; A Race up Mont Blanc, by Samuel Turner (with is photo); Fascinated by a Snake - photo-illustrated tale from Australia; Congo Money - fascinating photo-illustrated article showing grass mats, cowrie shells, beads, etc.; Bob Mansell's Lion; Run Amok - Borneo tale by E.W. Barrant (with his photo); Floating Church on the Seine - article with nice photos; Strangest Horse Race on Earth - the 'Palio' of Sienna - article with great photos; Gun Robbers of Fyzabad - tale related by veteran Michael Lynch, with his photo; The Havoc Wrought by One Man - Chinaman Gong Ung Chung blows up powder magazine at the Western Fuse Works in Oakland, California - article with photos; The Wreck of the "General Grant" - a desert island experience; Illustrations of the curious "Knapp" roller-boat; Photo of William Laurens and the boat he lived in for years; Photo of a bag of 369 caribou in Newfoundland; and more. Front cover missing. Back cover loose but present. Above-average external wear and soiling. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. Book
