PAPILLON (Philibert)Livre Rare Book
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16220Dijon, P. Marteret, 1742. Deux volume in-folio, (4)-(12)-(4)-423 pp. et 359-(1)-13-VIII-(1) pp., plein veau raciné de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés, pièces de titre et de tomaison, tranches jaspées (quelques petits frottements, rares rousseurs éparses, les premières gardes du premier volume sont un peu dégradées, celles du second collées entres elles).
188063938Chicago: Fleming H. Revell 1880. Second Edition slightly expanded and with 12 pages of advertisements added. Inscribed "To Capt. John Whytock from his comrade The Author" on front flyleaf. Octavo 20cm. Brown cloth stamped in black and gilt; grey and white patterned endpapers; 349148pp; 12pp publisher's advertisements at rear; black and white illustrations. Inscribed "To Capt. John Whytock from his comrade The Author" on front flyleaf. Ownership stamps of A. Taylor Smith to front endleaves. A straight copy with minor edgewear rough repair to cloth over upper spine front and rear endpapers thinly crcked at gutter but holding; mild toning: Good and sound.<br /> <br /> Bunnell 1824-1903 was a member of the Mariposa Battalion famous as the first non-indigenous group to enter Yosemite Valley where they burned Native American villages and forcibly relocated the inhabitants. Bunnell's book describes the discovery of an iconic American landmark and one episode in what is sometimes called the California genocide. This copy is inscribed by Bunnell to a fellow soldier. HOWES B954. 63938. Fleming H. Revell unknown
19362110502150412623Section 12 is Shochiku Co. Ltd. Osaka Branch 1936. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of copies: 14 copies Section 12 is Shochiku Co., Ltd. Osaka Branch paperback
1972078228Paris, Robert Laffont, 1972. Collection Vecu; 442 S.; Schmutztitel mit ganzseitiger persönlicher u. eigenhändiger Widmung u. Unterschrift (signature/autographe) von Papillon (Henri Charriere) vom 25.1.73; Schnitte teils etwas unfrisch Klappenbroschur 23,9 cm Erste deutsche Auflage Gut [4 Warenabbildungen]
19342090502124300528Seisei Shoin 1934. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Seisei Shoin paperback
2080202103704883Kagoshima Silk Moth Thread Industry Promotion Liaison Council Secretariat N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page number: 722p Size: 22cm A5 Kagoshima Silk Moth Thread Industry Promotion Liaison Council Secretariat paperback
Splendid cover illustration of planes in spotlights by W. Gord. Wallace. 40 pages. Features: Nice Fairchild ad with photos of their Wasp, 21 and 41 models; Great photo ad for Canadian Vickers Limited showing their Vedette; Canadian Pacific Express photo ad shows packages beinng loaded into plane from a truck - super vintage ad for Canada's first air express service; Photo ad for Armstrong-Siddeley's Jaguar 455 H.P. air-cooled static radial engine; Great article with five photos discusses Industrial Photography in aviation - with aerial photos of American Falls at Niagara, Industrial Hamilton, General Motors of Canada's Oshawa Plant, and Ontario Hospital at Hamilton; The National Aeronautic Association of the United States - article by Senator Hiram Bingham; Saskatoon Aero Club - article with two photos including R. Randall, C. Yule, R. Schwinghammer, Dr. L. McConnell, T. Sigsworth, J.F. Bythell, S. McClelland and R. Mayson; News from the flying clubs; Expansion announced by Canadian Vickers, Limited; Photo of the inauguration of Canadian Pacific Express bi-weekly air service; Formation of the Canadian Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company; New metal Gipsy Moth passes strict government tests - article with photos; Helioplane developed by John E. Hess of New Westminster, B.C. - article; Great full-page photo ad for the Gipsy Moth by De Havilland; Short-wave wireless transmitter devised by R.N. Johnston and Charles Ward, two young engineers of the Ontario Forestry Branch; Ad for Montreal's Continental School of Flying with photo of Capt. J.H. St. Martein; Principles of Aeroplane Construction - article; Super vintage full-page photo ad for the rotary "Snow King" plow by J.S. Innes Limited; Full-page ad for the Wright Whirlwind engine; Nice full-page ad for the Woods Manufacturing Company of Ottawa shows their flying suits; Ad for the Monocoupe inside back cover; Rambler ad on back cover promotes their all-metal lighte aeroplanes. Average wear. Binding intact. One-inch opening to top of coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this excellent early issue. Book
188088877Chicago: Fleming H. Revell 1880. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 20cm. Publisher's plum cloth decoratively stamped in black with gilt spine and cover titles; 331pp; portrait map and six leaves of unnumbered plates; text illus. Spine slightly sunned with dulling to gilt; a few unobtrusive stains to covers; occasional foxing to text still a tight complete sound copy Very Good.<br /> <br /> Bunnell 1824-1903 was a member of the Mariposa Battalion famous as the first non-indigenous group to enter Yosemite Valley where they burned Native American villages and forcibly relocated the inhabitants. Bunnell's book describes the discovery of an iconic American landmark and one episode in what is sometimes called the California Genocide. HOWES B-954. COWAN California p.83. Fleming H. Revell unknown
17761310250029Paris Chez Ruault 1776-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Contemporary tree calf. Gilt paneled covers. Minor rubbing to extremities lightly bumped corners. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Engraved frontispiece. Hoefer 39:163. Universal Ct. p. 1537. Paris, Chez Ruault, hardcover
19440079182New York: Published by the author 1944. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Published for Christmas 1944 by the author however it is now widely known that Prokosch reprinted a number of these so called 'Butterfly Books' between 1968 and 70 without changing the imprint. From a total run of 44 copies this is one of 22 on Utopian Text paper for the author's friends in America. A 16 line poem. Stringbound marbled wraps with bright pink leather label. Book measures 3.5 inches wide x 5.25 tall. Fine. There is a small slash mark correcting a typo on the second to last line of the final stanza. One of Prokosch's famous Butterfly Books. Rare. Digital images available upon request. Published by the author paperback
26091No date or place nineteenth century. An attractive collection by an unidentified artist on uniform pieces of waxed or oiled cloth cut to 10 cm squares with rounded edges. Each illustration features a different butterfly or moth arranged with a different single leaf. Very nicely executed in a wide range of colours and suitable for display. Seen to their full advantage with a light source behind them. See Scan. No date or place (nineteenth century). hardcover
1890ZOOL0372Stuttgart, Hoffmann o. J. (ca. 1890). gr.-4°, Titels. u. Reg. fehtl, beginnend mit S. V des Registers, S. 133-188 Text im Spaltendruck (vollständig), m. 42 Holzschnitten, mit zahlr. Abb. auf 78 farb. Doppelfolio-Taf. (Käfer, Schmetterlinge, Immen, Gliederthiere, verschied. Flügler, Weich-, Schleim- und Strahlthiere), farb. ill. OHLn., Hln. rissig und zerschlissen, berieb., Buchblock vom Deckel gerissen, Taf. tlw. an Faltungen etw. eingeriss., papierbed. gebräunt, einige Braunflecken. (= Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs. Vierter Theil).
1787G120992Paris, chez la veuve Ballard & fils 1787 [2] + 68 + 51 + 92 + [3] pp. + 23 planches (dont 21 dépliantes), 23cm., reliure cart. simple (avec qqs. traces d'usage, petite déchirure en bas du dos, titre doré au dos), peu de rousseurs, bon état, G120992
36 pages. Features: Cover photo in cab of the new Twin Beechcraft; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Great half-page photo of a De Havilland Dragon above the clouds; Aerial History in the Making - passage of the Act to incorporate the Trans-Canada Air Lines; Great full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features photo of screen star Anna Lee; News and Views of the Month; Early Experiments in British Columbia - an account of experimental efforts in flying conducted at Vancouver shortly after the achievements attained by McCurdy, Baldwin, and their associates at Baddeck, Nova Scotia - with photo of the first aircraft to fly in western Canada, involving William and Winston Templeton, William McMullen and Earl Godfrey; Great full-page Chevrolet ad at Niagara Falls; Douglas announces plans for new super-transport DC-4; S.A.(Al) Cheesman - article with photo; Photo of Capt. M. (Tim) Armstrong and W.J. (Jack) Sanderson together; Monospar ad; List of R.C.A.F. Transfers; Photos from Toronto's first Air Force ball; Old Country (Britain) Gossip - with photo of a Nazi Junkers Ju-86 and three Vickers "Victoria" troop carriers flying by a pyramid in Egypt; Great full-page photo ad for the De Havilland Hornet Moth; Photo of Mr. G.N. Irwin of Whitby, ON at the controls of his Cabin Waco with A. Derumaux, his radio operator; Mackenzie Air Service ad shows map from Edmonton to Cameron Bay; Sensational 4-page centrefold ad for Beechcraft products with photos of the Model E 17 B and the Model 18; Irvin Air Chute (Parachute) ad; Aero Research by Bristol - article with two photos; Great full-page photo ad for Imperial Airways shows customers standing on the Promenade Deck; Indoor Stick Model Practice; M.A.L.C. News; Nice half-page photo ad for the Rearwin Sporster; The Students' Forum; Cub Aircraft Ltd. ad; Condensed Club News; Full page ad with photos for the Canadian Marconi Company; Northern Electric Aircraft Radio ad; Bristol Engine ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil ad for Stanavo products on back cover features photo of an interesting craft in flight in the far north; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
52 pages. Features: Cover photo onboard a new Douglas Sleeper shows mother, son and stewardess; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Reproduction of an amazing 1883 circust poster drawn by Emil Roe which shows Prof. Harriman's Steam Air Ship; The Turn of the Tide - a review of tremendous aviation progress in 1936; News and Views of the Month; Fantastic full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes features Antoinette Cellier and Richard Arlen who star in the film "The Great Barrier"; The Trans-Canada Airway - Progress Report - major article with photos and interesting graphic; Full-page ad for Richards-Wilcox with photo of their doors installed on the seaplane hangar at R.C.A.F. station Trenton; List of notable flights made during 1936; Monospar ad with photo; Early Aeronautical Research in Canada - Part III - the work of W.R. Turnbull - article with photos - airscrew research; Review of Air Mail Services; Fantastic photo Douglas ad shows comfortable passengers in flight; Great photo full-page ad for the Fairchild "Sekani"; Technical Achievements in Review; Great photo full-page ad for the Tiger Moth universal trainer; A.M. "Matt" Berry awarded McKee trophy for 1936 - brief article with photo; Vintage photo Learadio ad by Lear Developments, Inc. of New York; Stats on light aeroplane clubs from 1928 through 1936; Sensational Noorduyn Aircraft Limited four-page centrefold ad features photos of R.B.C. Noorduyn, D.M. Martin, Leigh Capreol, and "Pete" Vachon, as well as photos of the "Norseman" as a skiplane, seaplane, and landplane; Great half-page ad with map from Edmonton north to Cameron Bay for Mackenzie Air Service of Edmonton; Old Country Gossip; Photo of the Bristol Blenheim Bomber; Nice full-page photo ad for the Siddeley Cheetah; Commercial Air Services in Review; Canadian Vickers ad features photo of a Northrop Delta Mark I built for the R.C.A.F.; M.A.L.C. News; Photos and details of new Beechcraft Model 18; Photo of Amelia Earhart with W.C. Tinus of Bell Labs as he installs remote control for a plane's Western Electric radio equipment at Newark Airport shortly before her takeoff; Nice ad for Northern Electric Aircraft Radio; The Students' Forum; Condensed news from clubs; Nice Cub Aircraft ad; Nice Canadian Airways ad inside back cover; Imperial Oil Stanavo ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Good showing by Northern Pacific Railway Co. in Annual Report; Railway News in Brief; Fire Fighting on Locomotives; Editorial by Lewis Nixon discusses Panama Canal Tolls; Bernard N. Baker admits his Atlantic & Pacific Transportation Co. lacks funds to carry mail between the Atlantic and Pacific; The Grand Trunk's New Hotel, Chateau Laurier - feature article with excellent illustration of this fine new Ottawa hotel located on the busy Rideau Canal near Canada's Parliament Buildings; Interesting business biography of C.D. Dunnan aka "Totem Pole Charley" of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., the man who saw the great possibilities of specially conducted Alaskan cruises; Appointments, Changes, Personals, etc.; Steamship Mariposa purchased by the Alaska Steamship Company; The Panama Canal and American Commerce; How the City of Los Angeles Has Built Her Harbor; Descrimination at Panama?; Panama Canal Free Toll Question Must Be Settled; Steamer Magnolia to run between Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle; Captain Buck Bailey Saves Lives and Property - He captained the tug Tatoosh which saved 48 souls aboard the steam schooner Washington on Nov. 23 - one of the most daring rescues in the annals of North Pacific Coast shipping - major article with illustration of Capt. Bailey; Annual Report of Supervising Inspector George Uhler; Capt. John Bermingham of San Francisco near death - article with photo; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Pacific Coast casualties - tug Chemainus burns, steam schooner Westerner sunk, steam schooner Washington towed to safety, New Steamer Princess Alice a Beautiful Vessel - feature article with photo; General Shipping News; Repairs, Drydocking and Other Work; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A sound copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
175 pages. Profusely illustrated with archival black and white photos. The local history of this rural Saskatchewan area. Extensive coverage of local school districts and geneaology. Tramping Lake news clippings affixed inside back board. Prior owner's names neatly atop title page, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Attractive gilt lettering and decoration upon front board. A nice copy. Book
2090502128703554Seisei Shoin N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: chrysanthemum format Number of books: 1 Seisei Shoin paperback
1858CZC-13348Illustré de 12 superbes planches coloriées imprimées en Chromos-Lithographie. Sommaire : la chasse aux papillons - Les crépusculaires - Les nocturnes. vol. in4, relié demi chagrin vert, frottements des plats, qq rousseurs sur les serpentes, très bel état intérieur, toutes tranches dorées, 396pp. Ouvrage recherché, peu courant. Paris, Librairie de A.Courcier , vers 1858
1858CZC-13348Illustré de 12 superbes planches coloriées imprimées en Chromos-Lithographie. Sommaire : la chasse aux papillons - Les crépusculaires - Les nocturnes. vol. in4, relié demi chagrin vert, frottements des plats, qq rousseurs sur les serpentes, très bel état intérieur, toutes tranches dorées, 396pp. Ouvrage recherché, peu courant. Paris, Librairie de A.Courcier , vers 1858
1899BUTTERFL019787Idler Office London. 1899. First edition first issue with ''Idler Office'' imprint at tail of spine. Octavo. pp iv 278. The first year of the periodical in the publisher's binding of cream buckram decorated in gilt. Contributors include Frederick Rolfe Laurence Housman Barry Pain et al. Illustrators include Max Beerbohm S.H. Sime Joseph Pennell Edgar Wilson et al.Free endpapers tanned. Covers slightly dusty. Corners a bit bumped. Very good indeed. Idler Office, London. hardcover
74 pages. Articles: Jacob M. (Jack) Arvey of Illinois - New-Style Political Boss; Our Shameful Record in Veterans' Housing; Voyage of the Pagan - One Man's Struggle with the Sea (part 1 of 3) - John Caldwell's harrowing sailing trip from Panama to Australia; After Pensions - the Bonus? - the battle for veterans' cash benefits; Johnny's Our Boy - Actor Johnny Lund; The Navy's Uncle Louie - Admiral Louis Denfeld; Autopsy; Dick Cooliey's Comeback; Mousetrap Tycoon - Chester M. Woolworth, of Lancaster, PA; Aid and Comfort to the Ku Klux Klan - opinion piece on back page - Arthur W. Terminiello. Fiction: Just Like I Hate Money; (part 1 of 2); Sister Act; The feast of Saint Restituta; The Eyes of Mr. Lovides; The Iron Butterfly (conclusion); Ethel's Magic Doggerel. Nice ads include: Trailways bus lines; Studebaker cars - nice color photos; Pontiac; Pepsi; Firestone (centerfold); New Hudson cars; FTD; Blatz beer - colour photo ad featuring sculptor Dick Wiken; Lucky Strike ad on back cover features tobacco buyer B.C. Conner. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
177632185A Paris, chez Ruault, 1776. 2 vol. au format in-8 (198 x 123 mm) de 1 frontispice gravé n.fol., viiii, iv et 512 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol., 1 frontispice gravé n.fol., 720 pp. et 2 ff. n.fol. Reliures uniformes de l'époque de pleine basane glacée et marbrée blonde, plats jansénistes, dos à nerfs ornés de filets gras à froid, jeu de petit filets obliques dorés sur les nerfs, doubles caissons d'encadrement dorés, fleurons dorés, chaînettes dorées, pièces de titre de maroquin acajou, pièces de tomaison de maroquin émeraude, titre doré, tomaison dorée, palette dorée en queue, filet doré sur les coupes, tranches jaspées.
1776321851776. A Paris chez Ruault 1776. 2 vol. au format in-8 198 x 123 mm de 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. viiii iv et 512 pp. ; 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. 720 pp. et 2 ff. n.fol. Reliures uniformes de l'ÂŽpoque de pleine basane glacÂŽe et marbrÂŽe blonde plats jansÂŽnistes dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽs de filets gras ˆ froid jeu de petit filets obliques dorÂŽs sur les nerfs doubles caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs fleurons dorÂŽs cha”nettes dorÂŽes piÂces de titre de maroquin acajou piÂces de tomaison de maroquin ÂŽmeraude titre dorÂŽ tomaison dorÂŽe palette dorÂŽe en queue filet dorÂŽ sur les coupes tranches jaspÂŽes. Edition originale ; complÂte des deux volumes la constituant. Chacun s'ouvre sur un joli frontispice allÂŽgorique gravÂŽ signÂŽe Jean-Marie Moreau le Jeune dans la plaque. ''Faire conna”tre les artistes distinguÂŽs dans la peinture indiquer les genres qu'ils ont adoptÂŽs et rendre compte de l'opinion publique sur le rang que leur assigne l'estime universelle c'est le but qu'on s'est proposÂŽ dans cet ouvrage''. Barbier II Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes 399-e - QuÂŽrard III Les Supercheries littÂŽraires dÂŽvoilÂŽes 59-e - Brunet VI Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 31030 - Cioranescu III Bibliographie de la LittÂŽrature franÂaise au XVIIIÂme - 48979 - Cohen Guide de l'amateur de livres ˆ gravures 782. Quelques abrasions et petits manques superficiels affectant les reliures. Quelques cahiers parfois lÂŽgÂrement oxydÂŽs et claires rousseurs dans les corps d'ouvrages. Petit manque en marge de deux feuillets. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
7889Imprimerie de Chardon, rue Galande, 1769. In-4, 24 pp., couv. muette, texte dans bel encadrement fleuronné, riches bandeaux et culs-de-lampe (papier jauni).
