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Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam, India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II (of II) of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car, with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield, Berger, and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers, wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India, where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
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. Contents include: Historical sociology of nuclear missle guidance, The beryllium baby and the technological trajectory, Transforming the fleet ballistic missle, Soviet union and strategic missile guidance, Uninventing the bomb; with appendices: Estimated accuracies of American and Soviet strategic ballistic missles and The conventional mathematics of attacks on point targets. 464 pages with b&w photos, mechanical drawings.
54 pages. Features: Nice color cover illustration of cowboy on bike in cactus patch; Nice color Coke ad inside front cover features young lady playing cards; The Dole - A Great Calamity (depression-era editorial); The Private Life of Charlie Chaplin - major photo-illustrated article; Cash and Carry - how an American girl, a Chinese baby, and $70 worth of trouble proved that China's a grand place to shop!; Married for Glory - a racket is exposed - the surprising confessions of a "Publicity Wedding" promoter; Classy one-page two-color Chevrolet ad features orange convertible; Movie news, reviews and photos - Voltaire, Gambling Ship, Hold Your Man, Melody Cruise; The Fight on the Farm Front - how the back-to-the-land movement, in accord with the New Deal, is advancing Americans toward national rehabilitation; What is Good Form? - the rollicking story of a modern girl who got what she went after; Ma Potter Goes for Golf (part 1); Pretty Sadie McKee - new problems and a new loneliness enter the story of another 'bad girl'; The Perfect Job (short story); Happy Days; Still Alive - part 4 of the amazing true story of a pilgrimage of terror through Asia, by Georgei Beloff; To the Ladies; Vox Pop; Back cover color-illustrated Chesterfield cigarette ad features smoking damsel in swing. Above-average wear and external soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 146 p. Chipped on spine and extremities, uncut pages. Overall a good copy. First and only this "complete guide to photography" book in Ottoman Turkish, written by Süleyman Sirri Bükey who was the founder of Foto Süreya. Süleyman Süreya Bükey (1895-1974) was the official photographer of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk between 1936-1938. The photographs he took and the periodicals and books he published brought the propaganda perception of the early Turkish Republic to the fore. Among these works are Foto Süreya (monthly magazine 1931-1934), Foto Magazin [i.e. Photo magazine] (monthly magazine 1938-1941), Halivud Dünyasi [i.e. The world of Hollywood] (weekly cinema magazine 1941-1946), Ufuk [i.e. Horizon] (weekly political magazine 1943-1945).
198010071SEUIL 1980 160 pages 14 4x1 4x21 6cm. 1980. Reliure editeur cartonnée. 160 pages. Ce livre complète 'L'Éveil du tout-petit' en proposant des approches éducatives pour accompagner le développement psychomoteur des enfants durant leurs trois premières années. Il présente des techniques de 'gymnastique' du premier âge destinées aux parents sans être un manuel chronologique strict
12168PUF, Que-sais-je ? n*1759, 1979. Format poche.Tres bon etat.
76 pages. Fiction: The Lady Wasn't Bashful; The Cradle; Men are Naturally Dangerous; The Killer of Hourglass Lake; The Magic Afternoon; The Big Heat (part 1 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 4 of 8). Articles: Our Baby Was Born Blind; Manhattan's Haughtiest Eatery - "21"; The Mystery of the Private Chapel - at Bailey's Harbor, WI; Congress Vs. the Plunging Neckline - photo of Mrs. Winfield Smart and family of Falls Church, VA; I Fly the Night Skies Over Korea - Lt. Comdr. Franklin Metzner, USN flys blind night after night hunting the Reds, dodging unmapped mountains and sweating through flak traps; What I Learned from the Russians - photo-illustrated article by Marguerite Higgins who was arrested by the Reds; The Town Where it Rains Money - color photos of Rockdale, Texas Where Alcoa is building a new plant; The Best Player I Ever Coached - Paul (Bear) Bryant on Bob Gain. Ads: Boeing's Project X; Detroit Diesel - with color photo of Budd rail diesel car; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page color photo Seven-Up (7-up) ad; 1st Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, U.S. Army Medal of Honour winner is featured in a U.S. Defense Bond ad; Coke ad on back cover features the four seasons. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
198747246München, Laterna magica GmbH Verlag, 1987. origi.Pappband mit Schutzumschlag, 4°, 111 Seiten.
25648Paris, Masson et Cie, 1947. 16 x 25, 539 pp., broché, bon état (couverture légèrement défraîchie).
194734893ABLimburg/Lahn, Lahn-Verlag, 1947. 8°, 478 S., Text: Fraktur, schlichte schwarze original (?) Kartonage (Paperback) ohne Beschriftung, eingeschlagen in einen schwarzen Papierumschlag, erste Nachkriegsausgabe (die Erstausgabe erschien Besitzervermerk auf Vorsatzseite, die ersten Seiten oben mit zartem Wasserfleckchen, innen (wie immer) papierbedingt etwas nachgedunkelt, sonst ein gutes, textsauberes Exemplar (re05)
2007Q-0743291654Touchstone 2007-01-09. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Touchstone hardcover
198844607Wien [u.a.] : Buchgemeinschaft Donauland Kremayr Scheriau [u.a.], 1988. 239 S. 8°. 13., erw., völlig neu bearb., u. aktualis. Aufl. Bibl.- Einbd.
0975317008.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19982272West Highland Publishing Company, 1998. 216 Seiten , 22 cm, kart.,
1992182245New York: Cross-Cultural Communications 1992. Signed and numbered. Softcover. Near Fine scuffs to covers; lower corner rubbed. textured wrappers w/ maroon illustration & blue printing. approx 48 unpaginated pgs w/ bw plates. original signed print. Contains Van Loen's line drawings of various nudes. Includes a signed hand-numbered original print of an endless-line drawing. The drawing is handprinted by letterpress from an engraving by Tom Tolnay of Birch Book Press. Tightly bound; appears unread. Cross-Cultural Communications paperback
1992182245New York: Cross-Cultural Communications 1992. Signed and numbered. Softcover. Near Fine scuffs to covers; lower corner rubbed. textured wrappers w/ maroon illustration & blue printing. approx 48 unpaginated pgs w/ bw plates. original signed print. Contains Van Loen's line drawings of various nudes. Includes a signed hand-numbered original print of an endless-line drawing. The drawing is handprinted by letterpress from an engraving by Tom Tolnay of Birch Book Press. Tightly bound; appears unread. Cross-Cultural Communications unknown books
96 pages. Contains sheet music for Tenor I & II, and Bass I & II for these songs: Annie Laurie; Bill of Fare; Blue Bells of Scotland (The); Bonnie Doon; Catastrophe (A); Cradle Song; Cruiskeen Lawn (The); Lead kindly Light; Minstrel Boy (The); Mother Goose Medley; My old Kentucky Home; My Pretty Maid; My Shepherd; Oft in the Stilly Night; O Happy Day; On the Sea; Owl and the Pussy Cat (The); Remember now Thy Creator; Robin Adair; Rock of Ages; Simple Simon at the Fair; Simple Simon; Sleep little Baby of Mine; Softly now the Light of Day; Tom, the Piper's Son. Above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage compilation. Book
116 pages. Features: Color cover photo of cute blonde twin girls; Great color-photo ad for Quaker Oats inside front cover; Is your child a weathervane?; They Never Know When to Come Home; Who Wants a Spoiled Baby?; This Way to Good Eating Habits; New Toys; Give Them the Advantages of Good Speech; The Forgotten Father; Family Fashions; Feeding the Family; Nice color ad for the Cream Top milk bottle; Color ad for Squibb cod-liver oil inside back cover. Great color back cover ad for Famous Funn Family Service with Uncle Same and Santa says "Give American Children American Toys"; Many additonal nostalgic ads; and much more. Openings at spine ends, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Lots of delightful reading and recollecting here! Book
199833660ABNeuwied/Kriftel/Berlin, Luchterhand, 1998. 8°, 348 S. mit einigen s/w-Illustr., illustr. original Pappband, geschwärzter Besitzervermerk auf 2. Vorsatzseite, sonst ein sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar (re04 - A)
2000500336946Ligue Internationale La Leche 2000 463 pages in8. 2000. Broché. 463 pages.
Discusses: physical skills, weight, height, your child's progress, playing and learning, sleeping, nutrition, teething timetable, pacifiers, your baby's teeth, selecting a doctor, childhood illnesses, immunization, calling for help, safety, infant emergency, first aid kit, repeating the past, relationships, sex, preserving memories, exercise, child care, career considerations. Light wear. Nice attractive copy. Book
Contents cover: Thinking about it, Personal considerations, Relationships, Careers and Lifestyles, Financial status, Support systems, the biological clock, Timelines, Preparation, Choosing a practitioner, Quitting smoking/drinking/drugs, specific pregnancy tests, exercise, nutrition, beginnings, conception, ovulation, sex, boy or girl, infertility, conception techniques, fertility drugs, are we there yet?, signs of pregnancy, proceed with caution, what to expect, first prenatal examination, ultrasound and other tests, weight gain, fears and fantasies. Bit of address label on front of book else a nice clean set with light wear. Book
Demonstrates actual child care techniques. Simply follow the program day by day as you and your baby develop. It's like having a team of experts in your home and on call 24 hours a day! Contents: Going Home; Sensory Responses; Mom's Postpartum Body; Exercise; Postpartum Blues; The New Dad; Bonding with Baby; Relationships; Sex after Baby; Newborn Nutrition; Crying; Comfort; Bathing; Sleeping; Diapers; Calling for Help; Preventing Burnout. Light wear. Nice solid copy in attractive case. Book
64262Coll. "Conseils pratiques", Genève, Minerva - Manise, 2000, gd. in-8, cartonnage souple couv. photos coul. éd., 256 - 8) pp., très nb. photos en coul., Sommaire, Index, Toutes les astuces pour réaliser une cuisine varié et gourmande et éduquer le goût des tout-petits enfants. Plus de 200 recettes inventives et équilibrées. Des menus et des recettes photographiées pas-à-pas. Un régal ! Très bon état
20 pages. Features: Cover illustration (by McCall?) shows helicopters delivering diners to dinner at the 1964 World's Fair; Portrait of an Informer - Joe Valachi told all on Cosa Nostra and now lives a life of closely-guarded solitude - and fear; Much of a Woman (fiction); Tastes from Everywhere at the World's Fair - with lovely color-photo centerfold buffet display. Color ads include: Nice one-page color-photo ad for the Wide-Track Pontiac Le Mans; Fab laundry soap - with bridal theme; Scott 'soft-weve' toilet paper; Gerber baby foods; Dole pineapple; Wild one-page color-photo ad for Royal Key Lime flavor Pie Filling - with picture of green pie; Ken-L-Ration dog food; Salem cigarettes (back cover) - couple with dachshund in meadow. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
