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1922019150Habana Havana: Imprenta y Papeleria De Rambla Bouza y Ce 1922. First Edition . Green Printed Wrappers. Good. 360 pp. Complete wrappers complete and still attached some browning to paper covered spine with wear at edges and small loss at top and bottom corners worn. <br/> <br/> Imprenta y Papeleria De Rambla, Bouza y Ce unknown
1991biblio122<p>This is an unusial Spanish language baseball book about the legendary great Venezuelan umpire "Tarzan" Olivo. A rarity in these parts because it is autographed by the author and--- take it from a lifelong baseball fan and book scout---unusual in their native language. Jacket has a bit of scuff and bump here and there but is as servicable as a utility infielder.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> Fondo Editorial hardcover
1936010649Chicago: The Black Cat Press 1936. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. "140 copies of this volume have been printed from Linotype Garamond on Ivory Wove Normandy Vellum. Title Page Decoration by Calvin Brazelton. Designed by N.W. F. Norman W. Forgue ." Blue cloth covered boards with gilt design to front and gilt lettering to the spine. Near Fine. Slight rubbing at spine end and tips. Slight toning to front paste down and end paper. " The text of this celebrated speech as originally written paragraphed italicized & proofreadby its author printed in its entirety for the first time since its contemporary publication." Norman W. Forgue was an African -American bookmaker typographer and founder of several private presses including At the Sign of the Gargoyle The Black Cat Press The Norman Press and Normandie House. The Black Cat Press Hardcover
1997815a2022Canada: Self-Published 1997. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 143 pages. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Second book by the author. "Describes his journey through the 1980's and early 1990's. Includes the trials of meeting some difficult challenges and celebrates the rewards of meeting them and winning - winning at some cost but winning just the same." - from page 9. Len Cullen now passed away was a very successful Ontario businessman and gentleman who was respected and appreciated by many. Book clean bright and unmarked. A lovely memento to this fine man. Self-Published Paperback
1985526j0252Saskatchewan Canada: Drummond Creek and Cleveland History Book Committee. Good. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Presents the local history of these districts located about forty minutes west-southwest of Battleford Saskatchewan. "Dedicated to our pioneers who endured the hardships of a sometimes harsh and unfriendly land." - Dedication page. xii 233 2 index pp. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes over one-hundred and fifty pages of family histories. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear to green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Binding intact. A quality copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Heidebrecht & Leutenegger 26.; 4to . Drummond Creek and Cleveland History Book Committee hardcover
1992631c8158Prince Edward Island Canada: Self-Published 1992. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 187 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon dedication page. ". A story about the early days in and development of food production and rural life in America. It reveals. Many of the obscure wonders as they unfolded early across these two great North American nations. We can now from these pages appreciate better from whom and from where we came." - from Preface. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling. A sound copy. Self-Published Paperback
1939214h1677USA: The Reader's Digest Association Inc. Fair. 1939. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Lindbergh strongly opposed American entry into WWII. In this controversial article which appeared on pages 64-67 in the early months of the war he argued that "We the heirs of European culture are on the verge of a disastrous war a war within our own family of nations a war which will reduce the strength and destroy the treasures of the White race.Our civilization depends on peace among Western nations and therefore on united strength. We can have peace and security only so long as we band together to preserve that most priceless possession our inheritance of European blood only so long as we guard ourselves against attack by foreign armies and dilution by foreign races. With all the world around our borders let us not commit racial suicide by internal conflict. We must learn from Athens and Sparta before all of Greece is lost." Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. Luckett p.99; Sm 8vo . The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. unknown
1905118a0633London: Black and White Publishing 1905. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 30 pages. Topics include: Kent v. Rest of England at Blackheath; Ice Gymkhana at Grindelwald; The Maple Sugar Industry in Canada; Prospects of Peace in the Russo-Japanese War; Russo-Japanese War Pictures; Racing Celebrities; Famous Football Goalkeepers - Hemmings and Harris; Unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy. Black and White Publishing Paperback
1950721h5832Winnipeg: Canadian Red Cross Society. Good. 1950. First Edition. Paperback. "Compiled to record the organization established within the Manitoba Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society to meet the 1950 Manitoba flood emergency. It is hoped that this booklet may prove of value as a reference should another major disaster occur in Manitoba or elsewhere." - inside front cover. "The flood of '50 was the worst that the modern city of Winnipeg has survived. Never before in the history of North America has it been necessary to have plans readied for the mass evacuation of a city of 300000 people. The permanent staff of Red Cross supplemented by thousands of volunteers met the emergency with dogged persistence that often rose to heroic levels." - Foreword. 94 pages. Abundantly illustrated with excellent black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Prior owner's faint stamp upon front cover otherwise tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy of this very informative history. Winnipeg Centennial Bibliography #329 Peel 2003 #7174. ; 8vo . Canadian Red Cross Society paperback
199447435Broadfoot Publishing Company. VG/VG. 1994. Hardcover. 0916107434 . Hardback 1994 reprint of 1952 original edition. Silver-lettered blue cloth covers very bright clean; pages tight white clean. Dust jacket shows ight minor edgewear; no major tears. Not library discard. ; . Broadfoot Publishing Company, hardcover
1995111217Portsmouth NH: Published for The Portsmouth Marine Society by Peter E. Randall Publisher 1995 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. DATED INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Dated inscribed and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half title page. 432 page illustrated history of the Portsmouth New Hampshire Navy Yard and its work during the American Civil war. Dust jacket's spine is sunned. Published for The Portsmouth Marine Society by Peter E. Randall Publisher hardcover
1917044660Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1917 Book. Illus. by Keene Louis. Very Good . Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signature appears on flyleaf and is dated 1918. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown; slightly bent upper corners; a very nice clean copy. The personal narrative of a Canadien man who fought in World War 1 and his experiences in the trenches. Illustrated. 156 pages. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
1992005915Carlisle Pennsylvania U.S.A.: Cumberland County Historical Society 1992. 151pp/illus end-paper map. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cumberland County Historical Society hardcover
199186201453Toronto: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1991. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 390 pages. In this landmark book many of the best minds in "English Canada" set out their position and agenda vis-a-vis the Quebec crisis. They argue cogently for Canada's survival as a tolerant purposeful independent state with or without Quebec. Brings a much needed dose of clarity and realism to the questions raised by Quebec's demands for greater powers and possible separation. Addresses possible solutions and looks at the processes of accommodation renewal or separation. In so doing it provides a crucial definition of "English Canada" today. Very light wear. Clean bright and unmarked. Doubleday & Company, Inc. Paperback
1985633j0105Canada: O.F. Old Fairbridgians Association. Very Good. 1985. First Edition. Paperback. "The Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School located at Cowichan Station on Vancouver Island was our childhood home and the staff and classmates our family. The school's Jubilee Anniversary is therefore more a family gathering than a school reunion. Fairbridge provided us with the opportunity to prepare ourselves for a better life than would probably have been our lot had we remained in the country of our birth the U.K. This book presents a representative selection of written and black and white pictorial items selected from various archival news clippings and pictures at hand plus copies of the Fairbridge Society Annual Reports and copies of the fairbridge Gazette." - pages 1-2. Includes lists of students and the dates they arrived. 82 page stapled book. 11" x 8.5". A treasured reference for those with ancestors who attended this school.; 4to . O.F. [Old Fairbridgians] Association paperback
198434633Franz Steiner Verlag. 1984. Softcover. Very Good. A bit of rubbing to wraps. Scholars' bookplate to inner cover Slater & Dunbabin. Very Minor bumping to base of spine.; Palingenesia XX; 436 pages . 3515041818 . Franz Steiner Verlag paperback
1935076231Springfield: Abraham Lincoln Association 1935. Full cloth binding. Inscribed by Angle on front flyleaf. xv 313pp. Illustrations. Fold-out map in very nice condition. Good only jacket is worn with small chips at spine ends a much-toned spine. In a protective mylar cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Abraham Lincoln Association Hardcover
1969109082New York: Paperback Library 1969 Book. Good. Soft cover. DATED INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Paperback Edition. Dated inscribed and SIGNED by Rader inside the front cover. "A savage authentic account of the student revolutionaries that is 'moving troubling assertive and eloquent'; including the SDS Students for a Democratic Society the Columbia University riots the March on the Pentagon the Mobilization for Peace" etc. 160 pages. Light edge wear pages are age-toned. Paperback Library paperback
196319168Seattle Wa U. S. A.: University of Washington Press. Very Good. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Faint label residue on the spine pocket removed from the rear. No stamps or marks just a small note inside the back cover. Inscribed by Beal on the half-title. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 366 pages; Signed by Author . University of Washington Press hardcover
1991028508Privately Published 1991. Uncommon 1991 First Printing. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition. Flat uncreased spine. Complete with scarce errata sheet laid in 22 corrections. Square and reasonably tight. Corners are NOT bumped. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Photo illustrated. Subtitle: "America's Foremost Interpreter of Indian Lore Life and Culture." Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. First Printing so stated. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. iv 310pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Published Paperback
1932608856Cardiganshire: Col. Sir John Lynn-Thomas 1932. Hardcover in good condition. Includes 39 plates. Boards are sunned and corners are slightly bumped. Page block is tanned and blemished. Small surface tear at rear hinge spine foot. Page edges are slightly sunned but are otherwise clear and binding is sound. LW. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Col. Sir John Lynn-Thomas Hardcover
194827644San Antonio TX: The Naylor Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Inbscribed by Utinsky. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 172 pages; Signed by Author . The Naylor Company hardcover
194029373Dallas:: Manfred Van North & Co. . 1940. Hardcover. No. 311 of limited edition signed by Hunt on tipped-on sheet on front pastedown. Previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. Half-inch tear and crease on half-title-page edge. Light cover wear hinges sound uncracked. No DJ. 141 pages w/illustrations. ; . Manfred Van North & Co. , hardcover
1989118G2974Canada: Escort Carriers Association. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0969343809 . 210 pages. Index. Printed on glossy stock. Abundantly illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. Magnificently illustrated endpapers. "The story of HMS NAbob's short career which climaxed when she was torpedoed off Norway's North Cape on August 22 1944." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this engaging and informative work.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; HMS "Nabob" - The First Canadian-Manned Aircraft Carrier RCN Royal Canadian Navy Ships Vessels North Cape Norway 22 August 1944 . Escort Carriers Association hardcover
197051317New York: The John Day Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1970. Second Printing. Cloth. A second printing in Near Fine condition with spinewear and page edge soiling in a Very Good dust-jacket with soiling and edgewear; In "No One Will Listen" Lois Forer tells the story of a young woman's struggle to escape from an abusive relationship and find a safe place to live. Her legal system is brutal and she is penniless and homeless. The book asks the question: Why is it that the young poor and vulnerable are so often ignored by the legal system; 8vo ; 352 pages . The John Day Company hardcover