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cm. 17 x 24, viii-414 pp. Centro studi Giacomo Puccini - Atti di convegni Il centenario di Madama Butterfly fornisce l?opportunit? di riconsiderre la ?tragedia giapponese? di Puccini nell?ambito dell?esotismo europeo. Gli studi considerano il contesto storico e l?orientalismo fin de si?cle, elaborano interpretazioni della partitura dai punti di vista dell?analisi musicale, delle questioni di genere e della rappresentazione della religione, discutono le revisioni d?autore e i criteri dell?edizione critica, esaminano la ricezione dell?opera nella musica di consumo e nel film. The centennial of Madama Butterfly provides the occasion for re-considering Puccini?s ?Japanese tragedy? within the framework of European exoticism. Contributions examine the historical context and fin de si?cle orientalism, approach the score from points of view ranging from musical analysis and questions of genre to the representation of religion, discuss Puccini?s revisions and criteria for a critical edition, and consider the opera?s reception in popular music and film. 746 gr. viii-414 p.
cm. 17 x 24, 510 pp. con 29 figg. n.t. di cui 24 a col. Centro studi Giacomo Puccini 1050 gr. 510 p.
New English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 218 p., color ills. A field guide to the butterflies of Turkey. This only portaple comprehensive field guide to the butterflies of Turkey emphasizes the identification of butterflies in their natual setting and is an essential companion for butterfly-watchers and conservationists alike. Features Include: Over 750 color photographs of butterflies in their natual environments Emphasis on field sdentification over collection Display of plates to allow comparison of similar looking species Tex that includes information on flight period, range, habitats, behavior and food plants of nearly 350 species of butterflies.
Numerous illustrations. Light wear to covers.
169pp. Inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper. Some soiling to covers, spine sunned; some foxing on title and early pages.
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of an Aeronca Chief piloted by Johnny Jones on his non-stop transcontinental flight; Photos taken at the Luncheon at the Annual Meeting of teh Canadian Flying Clubs Association, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, January 30, 1939; Nice one-page Gold Flake cigarette ad; Flying beyond sixty - article and photos (part 1); Flight tests of the Boeing Stratoliner - article and great photos; Pilots of the Northern Sky use Up-to-date Radios; De Havilland Expands - photos of addition to Willowdale plant; Excellent one-page photo ad for De Havilland features the Dragon Rapide, Tiger Moth and Moth Minor; Intava Aviation Products; One-page photo ad for Lockheed shows their parts being anodized; Know your pilots - article and photo of C.M.G. "Con" Farrell of Canadian Airways, Edmonton; Full-page photo ad for Brewster Aircraft parts shows their four-storey plant; Flamingo Flight Test Observations; Nice Rotax ad; Light Planes and Races Feature Miami Show - interesting photos and article; Full-page ad for Kollsman Instrument Co.; Progress in Light Planes Illustrated by 1939 Aeroncas; Ads for Berry Brothers floats and MacDonald Bros. floats; DC-5 - The Fifth of the Douglas DC Series - article with diagrams and rendering; Colour full-page ad for Player's cigarettes shows the Fortress of Gibraltar from behind the guns on the deck of the H.M.S. Nelson; Magnificent photo centerfold shows the Flamingo Airliner, De Havilland's latest product, above the clouds; Hamilton, Ontario - "The City of Opportunity" - article with photos of the Mayor and Industrial Comissioner; Nice full-page ad for Cub Aircraft features photo of G.L. Culver and his sister from Simcoe, Ontario; Many Improvements feature 1939 Fairchild "24's"; Nice photo-illustrated photo ad for the Fairchild "24" for 1939; Radiotelephone links Newfoundland with Canada; Amazing one-page photo ad for Imperial Airways features photo of their huge Ensign, the biggest air liner in Europe; The Airman's Hymm; Know Your Pilots - Con Farrell; Old Country Gossip; News from the West Coast; News from the flying clubs; Tale Spinning from Winnipeg; Nice photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick; Wonderful vintage Red Cap Ale full-page ad with illustration of farmer who grows their malting barley and a group photo of some of their employees, with details about their generous employee benefits; Nice Junker photo ad inside back cover features their parts being inspected with spectral analysis; Intava ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Sri-Lanka, Colombo, lake house Investments ltd, book Publishers - 1985 - Format oblong, 25,5 x 19 cms - Broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs aux 1 & 4 Plats - 40 pages avec 1 carte - 167 illustrations en couleurs avec descriptions - Très propre
Hardcover + DW in-12°, 208 pp., color and bl./wh. plates. DJ in VG shape with light shelfwear present to the DJ. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present.. VG+++/VG++ [MI-11]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full green cloth boards with black mushrooms decoration. Light wear and discoloration to dust jacket. 5 3/4"w x 7"h. 48 pages. Pictures by Erik Blegvad.
Pages 927-1110. Features: Bernard Haitink conducts Die Walkkure; Interviews with Robert Simpson and Ann Murray; "Le Nozze Di Figaro" from Drottningholm; The Paul Sacher Commissions - The recorded Legacy; "Madama Butterfly" - Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts; Salvatore Accardo's all-Stradavarious "Four Seasons"; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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
Journal of the Royal Entomological Society. 118 pages.
Paginated 231:332.
8vo., with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised and updated version of the original edition of 1964.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to cover and bump at top of spine. 12"w x 8 1/2"h.
In-8 (cm. 23.90), brossura illustrata, con alette, pp. 516, (4). Prima edizione. Tracce d’uso, macchie di polvere; minime abrasioni; scritta d’appartenenza alla prima carta; peraltro, testo in buono stato (text in good condition).
255p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Unpaginated in solid library binding. A delightful book for youngsters featuring caterpillars that may be found almost everywhere in the U.S. Features moth caterpillars and butterfly caterpillars. Fun and educational. Usual library markings. Lots of wear but remains a solid copy. Book
Edition Hatier, collection "Couleurs de la nature", 1968 & 1972. 2 volumes in-8 (19 x 12 cm) cartonnage éditeur illustré en couleurs, 400 photographies en couleurs et en noir, quelques shémas en noir, 256 & 256 pages. Guide d'une grande pécision scientifique nous présentant les mystères de la métamorphose, les diveres étapes du développement des papillons ainsi que leur manière de vivre et leur répartition géographique.
52 pages. Dozens of helpful diagrams and photos. Tricks include: the flat loop; merry-go-round loops; the wedding ring; body-loop variations; two-rope routines; vertical loops; the butterfly; acrobatic roping; knots; multiple-rope catches; horse catches; the reverse ocean wave; the forward ocean wave; mounted catches; more mounted catches. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 732 pages with color and b&w photos, 70 chapters on all aspects of insect control, pesticide use, sampling, phermones, natural antifeedants, application technology and equipment. Front cover is a bit loose at hinge.
in-8°, XIII-368 pages, color and bl./wh. plates., maps, index Hard Cover / No DW Very good condition. [EN-2/3] All known British Butterflies shown lifesize in colour and 56 colour photographs of living specimens. 24 Plates in black and white, 32 Distribution Maps, 9 other Diagrams.
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
Chasseur d'mages éditions 2008, in/4 reliure éditeur et jaquette en couleurs, 224 pages. Superbes photographies couleurs, souvent pleine page.