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8vo., First Edition, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth, a little pulled at head of backstrip, corners lightly bruised else a very good, firm copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped with minor loss (affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. The author's third book and first collection of short stories.novel.
New York, Bureaux de la Semaine Littéraire, ¿1842?-1843, 33 x 24,5 cm., holandesa piel de época algo rozada, portada + 312 págs. a dos columnas. (Rarísima edición de esta obra publicada en 39 fascículos como suplemento del "Courrier des Etats-Unis", periódico en lengua francesa editado por emigrantes de ese país. Posiblemente se editó de forma casi simultánea a la primera edición de esta obra publicada en París por "Le Journals des Débats" entre Junio de 1842 y Octubre de 1943. Los primeros 30 números se publicaron sin indicar el año de publicación, apareciendo 1843 a partir del número 31).
8vo., handsomely bound in full burgundy morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
2 volumes In-8, [28]-476-[24]; 556-[22]p. Nouvelle édition revue, corrigée & enrichie de figures. troisième édition, après celles de 1694 et de 1696. Illustré de nombreux portraits gravés et de planches de médailles hors texte. Exemplaire en parfaite condition.
A Amsterdam et se trouve à Paris, Brunet, 1775 - 1779. 1 feuillet blanc, faux-titre, titre, 1 feuillet non chiffré, 214, 40, 50, 44, 43, 51 et 54 pages. 10 reliés en 2 volumes In-8 plein-veau blond, dos à nerfs très orné, pièce de titre et de tomaison. 10 belles figures, 10 en-têtes, et 10 culs-de-lampe par Martini et Desrais, gravés par Gaucher. Un faux-titre et une page de titre, datée de 1775 à 1779 pour chaque faux-titre. Nombreuses gravures. Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé,Andecdote historique. Françoise de Foix, Comtesse de Chateaubriand. Faldoni et Thérèse. Angélique de Limeuil. Les deux Sophies. Sainte Agnès et Corneville ou les oignons tulipe.Charlotte de Savoie reine de France. Marie de Bourgogne. Françoise de Beauville. Alexis. Très bel état.
"Public relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays was the advisor of presidents from Coolidge through Eisehhower, and his clients included the United States Government." - from case. Narrated by Merwin Smith. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Bibliographic references: Larson 3, Cole p.27. Audio Book
Alphonse Lemerre. 1880. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Coiffe en tête abîmée. Quelques rousseurs. 280 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc à l'eau forte en frontispice (après la page de titre). Illustré de gravures en noir et blanc à l'eau-forte sur planches hors texte. Bandeaux, lettrines et culs-de-lampe en noir. Par la Société 'Les Têtes de Bois'. 5 eaux-fortes par A. Besnus, H.-E. Delacroix, J. Garnier et E. Morand. Noblesse oblige. Au mouroit. L'Insecte. Seigneur Louis XIII. Djidja. Etude de Nu. Le Chant des Mineurs...
Pages 645-672. Features : Cover portrait of Churchill upon his 70th birthday; Great one-page photo of Princess Elizabeth launching a battleship (location and ship name not provided, presumably for wartime reasons); Two pages of statistics of Britain's war effort; One-page Karsh photo-portrait of Edward Stettinius, U.S. Secretary of State; Two-page illustration of how L/Sergeant John Daniel Baskeyfield won his Victora Cross (V.C.) during the battle of Arnhem; Six photos show the opening of the port of Antwerp - a great supply port for the Western Front; Photos of incidents on the Western Front involving British, U.S. and French troops; Photo of captured Major-General Faterrodt, Commander of the German garrison in Strasbourg; Centerfold illustrations by G.H. Davis show the 'works' of the V-2 rocket bomb - some details of the driving system of a German 'revenge' weapon; Sevenphotos from the battlefields of Burma - on the road to Mandalay, including contour map of the Burma Front; Two photos of devastation after huge underground explosion at R.A.F. depot near Burton-on-Trent; Two photos of German explosive motor boats; Two drawings of the northern lights over arctic convoys, by Commander R.E.D. Ryder, V.C.; Photo of first Norwegian troops marching into liberated Kirkenes; Photo of German radio-controlled glider bomb released from the air to attack shipping; Two large photos of the British Home Guard Stand-down before the Royal Family in London; Photos of personalities of the week include F.A.M. Browning,Wing-Cdr. Guy Gibson, V.C. (of 'Dam-Busters' fame), Sir Eric Teichman, Viscountess Astor (photo taken with a large group of women at the Commons, General Eisenhower with Sir M. Dempsey and Lt.-General Ritchie, M.T. Arciszewski, Havildar Maj. C. Ram, V.C., Captain R.K. Dickson, Montgomery's personal staff - J.R.B. Durrant, N.W. Chavasse, T. Warren, Lt.-Col. Dawnay, J.R. Henderson; nostalgic ads; and more. This copy was never stapled. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Coverfold taped. A worthy vintage copy. Book
520 pages. Index. Many black and white illustrations. Chapters include: Early History, The Fishing Industry, Lumbering, Agriculture, The War Years, Education, Winnipegosis News Reports from the Dauphin Herald; Local Government, Sports, Churches, Organizations, Family Histories, Mini Histories, Reminiscences and Diary Excerpt. Attractive silver decoration and lettering upon dark blue front board. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. An attractive copy of this substantial work. Book
8vo., First Edition, half-title and title lightly spotted; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Collects nineteen of the author's short stories, often bordering on the macabre.
8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, gilt back, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 11 plates, free endpapers very lightly browned, small signature on front free endpaper; original terracotta cloth elaborately blocked and lettered in black, gilt back, uncut, joints very lightly rubbed, covers with only the faintest age-soiling else a remarkably bright, clean copy. This classic collection of twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Bleiler 896; NCBEL IV, p.621.
Pages 425-452. Features: Wonderful one-page colour Guinness ad entitled "Guinness for Strength" shows farmer pushing huge wheelbarrow loaded with veggies - presumably in the spirit of promoting wartime home food growing; Map of great R.A.F. bombing raid on Lubeck; Five graphic air photos of R.A.F.-inflicted bomb damage to Rostock; Five photos of bomb damage in Valetta, Malta; Three photos of terrible smoke and fire on Rangoon's waterfront as the great oil refineries of Syriam and the Burma Company's oil warehouse are destroyed before the Japanese arrive; Two photos of Nazi reprisal bomb damage in Bath; Photo of six R.A.F. men returning from the spectacular raid on the Diesel works at Augsburg, including Squadron-Leader J.D. Nettleton, V.C.; Photo of British-Italian prisoner exchange at Alexandria; Photo of smiling returing British POWs at Cairo Station; Five photos of the King and Queen visiting Canadian Armoured Division "Sansom's Rough Riders" (named after Major-General E. Sansom; Commandos and Their Raids - article with two photos of Major Lord Lovat and his landing force before their successful reconnaissance raid near Boulogne; Two photos of Scottish Command forces practicing marine landing excercises jumping off barges, some with scaling ladders; Two pages of illustrations of battle drill under the most rigorous and realistic conditions; Nine photos on two-page spread illustrated the H.M.S. "Illustrious" at sea again, carrying American fighter planes - Grumman Martlets; photo of 'Dodge'ems' used to move aircraft on aircraft carrier deck; Magnificent centerfold aerial photo of R.A.F. bomb damage inflicted upoin the city of Lubeck - a mile of roofless houses, great blasted areas and ruined war factories; Six photos illustrate novel U.S. method of rapidly fabricating a 173' submarine chaser at the Defoe Yards at Bay City, Michigan; Two great photos compare the instrument panels of an Me. 109 fighter and a Halifax bomger; Two-pages of illustrations wonderfully explain the mechanism behind aircraft dials - "Marvels of Lilliputian engineering for delicate modern aero instruments; Photos of eleven personalities of the week include General H. Giraud, Rifleman John Beeley, V.C., Sec.-Lieut. C. Ward Gunn, V.C.,Lieut.-Colonel C.G.W. Anderson, V.C., Lieut.-Colonel A.E. Cumming, V.C., and Princess Elizabeth in Girl Guide uniform; Drake's Globe-Cup sold at Christies (large photo); Classy half-page Rover car ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover shows shipyard outside window; more nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Book
Pages 625-644. Features: Cover Photo Portrait of 60-ton M-1 Tank Crushing Heavy Truck; Photo of FDR presenting Congressional Medal of Honour to Brig.-Gen. James Doolittle, while Mrs. Doolittle looks on; Six great photos from Chunking show how the resilient populace is coping with the war; The Campaign in Burma (article); "Japan's Successes in Burma - by Infiltration and Light Equipment" - six photos; The Kharkov Battlefield - six action pictures from the Russian Front; Two-page illustration of Red Air Force using "Stormoviks" and other fast-flying tank-busters attacking panzer divisions; Amazing four-page centerfold presents illustrations of ships of the British Navy from Alfred the Great to the Present Day; Eight photos of bomb damage in Bath, Norwich and York after German "Baedeker" raids; Photos of personalities of the week include Commander R.E.D. Ryder, V.C., Able Seaman W.A. Savage, V.C., Lieut.-Commander S.H. Beattie, V.C., Marshal and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek with General Joseph Stilwell, and scapegoated Nazi Food Minister Walther Darre; Two-pages with three maps illustrate "Tokyo - the most inflammable capital in the world, vulnerable war industries in a bamboo-built city"; Six-photos of high-speed reconstruction in Chungking in response to Japanese bombing; Ten photos present 'Novel points in warship design and camouflage'; Two pages with 18 illustrations present 'Defence and Attack as used in Army Training To-Day, Demonstrated in the seventeenth century (reproductions courtesy of Bernard Quaritch); Six photos of Paris under the Nazi heel after two years of occupation; The Soong Sisters - two photos of them in bombed Chungking; Nice photo ad for Ferodo with photo of five men dragging large mine onto beach; more vintage ads. Minor nibble from foot of spine. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Book
Pages 161-192. Features: Two pages of illustrations of dozens of U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force badges of rank; Photo of the H.M.S. "Barham", lost in the Mediterranean on November 25, 1941; Photo of crashed 'Sunderland' aircraft and her crew who were taken prisoner by Italy when they drifted to shore; Maps and photos of Burma and Amboina; Photo of Dutch submarine bringing U-boat prisoners to a British port; Photo of Capitan-Lieut. Gert Schreiber, of the sunken "U-95" coming ashore from the Dutch submarine; Pearl Harbor burial scene in Nuuanu Cemetery; Photo of "Norness" sunk 60 miles off Long Island; Photos of Damaged enemy vehicles outside Bardia, and dug-outs for Officers; Six photos in the Western desert (in Africa) - captured Panzer Commander General Von Ravenstein, captured U-boat crew, Axis naval prisoners under Sikh guard, German anti-tank mines removed by South African Engineers; The Debate and Its Results - article with maps of the Donets Basin and Benghazi; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include Major Barbara Stimson, Lieut. Achsa Bean, Sir Edward Meyerstein, Pan-American Conference at Rio, Mr. Curtin meeting defense chiefs, Vidkun Quisling, Sir Cecil Graves, Mr. R.W. Foot, Manuel Quezon and General Douglas MacArthur; Two photos of Japan's Imperial Household Guards; Five photos of American 'White' trucks used to haul British tanks; Photo of scorched earth at what was a Malayan rubber plantation; Photos from Singapore and the Malay Peninsula; Centerfold relief map entitled "Singapore Island Besieged by Japan - from Johore to our beleaguered fortress in the far east; Two-page illustration of an American Infantry Unit in an Irish village; Two pages with eleven dramatic illustrations of the Battle of Macassar Strait - Japan's greatest naval defeat of the war; One-page illustration shows how the main tank force is screened and supported by other mechanised units; One-page illustration of the formation of a battle fleet steaming into action; Two photos and cross-section diagram of the Jet-propelled Caproni-Campini Aeroplane; Photo of ladies shredding confidential documents; Five great photos of an Australian crew manning a British 25-pound Howitzer; Vintage ads; Classy back cover colour ad for BSA features Robert Havell illustration of The Oxford and Opposition Coaches. This issue was never stapled. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great wartime issue. Book
167 pages. Black and white plates, including tissue-protected frontispiece. Author was a Captain in America's Military Intelligence Division during WWI. A compilation of his fascinating and informative letters. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Light age-toning to contents. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. A sound copy. Book
Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Brigadier Wingate making final plans for his Chindit Expedition through the Burmese jungles to spread confusion and terror behind Japanese lines; Photos of Brigadier Wingate and his Chindits who sabotaged Japanese plans in Burma; From Mareth to Cape Bon - 267,000 prisoners were taken by the Allied Armies in Tunisia - four large, impressive photos of thousands of POWs; Tunisia Freed - Final Scenes of the Victorious Campaign; Photo of Air Commodore Sir Nigel Norman; The Great World War - Sea, Land and Air - article by Cyril Falls; R.A.M.C. Hygiene Fight Disease - photos of drinking water inspection; Havoc at Tunisian Key Points - three photos of major bomb damage; Numerous photos of personalities of the day; Air, Sea, and Land Pictures from the World's Battlefronts - includes two photos of a soviet seaman being loaded into a torpedo tube ready to be launched!; Photo of captured General H. Cramer and Major Von Meyer; Photo of Beaufighters at work... and a blazing enemy cargo vessel; Dramatic centerfold illustration of the destruction of the Mohne Dam by Lancasters ("The Dambusters") Inflicting Irreparable Damage to Ruhr War Industries; Six air photos of the tremendous destruction wrought be the destruction of the Eder Reservoir and the Mohne Dam; Full-page illustration of Westphalia - disorganized by the Mohne and Eder Floods; Six photos of captured enemy guns that can be turned against the enemy; Article by E.S. Grew on the Chemistry of Coal with four interesting photos; Two-pages of illustrations of "Progressive Training" for WAAF Personnel; Britain's Optical Glass Industry - Ten interesting photos with text; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Madrid, Juan José Martínez, 1858, 22 x 16 cm., holandesa piel de época, frontis en colores + 3 hojas + XV + 490 págs. + 1 hoja + 8 láminas litográficas iluminadas. (Contiene las siguientes leyendas con portadas independientes: Almanzor. Meriem. Medina Azzahará. Cámar).
Burdeos, Pedro Beaume, 1822, 3 tomos, 17 x 10,5 cm., piel de época rozada, hilos dorados en los planos, retrato grabado + 381 págs. = 383 págs. = 336 págs. (Ejemplar con algunas manchas de óxido. Segunda edición de las novelas de Voltaire, la primera es también de Burdeos del año 1819. La traducción fue realizada por el Abate Marchena durante su exilio en Francia por haber colaborado con el gobierno de José I. Es obra muy rara, el Catálogo Colectivo solo registra el ejemplar existente en la Biblioteca Valenciana. En la web de la Biblioteca Nacional no consta ningún ejemplar).
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. First UK Edition, published a year after the US version. Collects twelve tales: The Story of a Panic, The Other Side of the Hedge, The Celestial Omnibus, Other Kingdom, The Curate's Friend, The Road from Colonus, The Machine Stops, The Point of It, Mr. Andrews, Co-Ordination, The Story of the Siren, The Eternal Moment. Kirkpatrick, A26b.
Madrid, Alfonso Durán, 1867, ,5 x 13 cm., holandesa piel nueva, 3 hojas + 428 págs. (Rara primera edición española del primero de sus Viajes extraordinarios).
Berlin, im Propylaen-verlag, 1920, 26 x 20 cm., cartoné editorial con el lomo en tela, 2 h. + frontis + 88 págs. con ilustraciones intercaladas + 1 h. + 11 láminas con litografías originales firmadas por Hugo Steiner-Prag. (Tirada de 450 ejemplares numerados en buen papel).
London, James Cochrane and Co., 1831, 18,5 x 11,5 cm., tela original rasgada por la parte superior de la unión con el lomo, 2 h. + X + 496 págs. + 1 h. + 5 láminas ilustradas por Cruikshank.
In-4, 239p. Première édition illustrée au tirage limité à 446 exemplaires. Celui-ci un des 400 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin d'Arches. Illustré d'un frontispice en noir et de 18 lithographies en couleurs de Louis Touchagues tirées par Mourlot. Bel exemplaire.