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8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, March 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the fourth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the third when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 411; Green & Gibson A14.iii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND AND CHRONOLOGICALLY THE EARLIEST CASE IN THE CANON. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, April 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the fifth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the fourth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 74; Green & Gibson A14.iv.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, May 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the sixth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the fifth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 164; Green & Gibson A14.v.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, July 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the eighth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the seventh when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 44; Green & Gibson A14.vii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, August 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the ninth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the eighth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. In book form the text was expanded to include Holmes' famous thought-reading episode from 'The Cardboard Box'. De Waal 228; Green & Gibson A14.viii.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, September 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the tenth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the ninth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 81; Green & Gibson A14.ix.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND AND THE ONLY HOLMES SHORT STORY EXTENDED TO TWO CONSECUTIVE ISSUES. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, October & November 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the eleventh of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the tenth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 168; Green & Gibson A14.x.
8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND AND THE APPARENT DEATH OF HOLMES. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. VI, December 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations, although sadly his immortal image of Holmes and Moriarty at Reichenbach does not appear here; it was first published as frontispiece to the 'Memoirs'. Chronologically the last of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the eleventh when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 68; Green & Gibson A14.xi.
64 pages. Features: Okinawa cover illustration and details of the home of the Third Marine Division; Air photos of Futema, Camp Schwab, Camp Sukiran, Camp Hauge and Camp Courtney; New Close Support Artillery Prospects; Close Air Support - A 4D multiple carriage; Sikorsky ad features photos of the S-60 and S-55; Pattern for Limited War; The Salty Skipper; Combat Course; Let's Perk Up Our Reserves; Princeton Landing - the LPH-5; The Lieutenant's Gatlings - now this gun is called the Vulcan; The Strike Cell - part 2; Report from the Ready Forces - The 3d Marine Division - Combat Readiness, and Programs to Improve Readiness; The M14 Rifle - A Comparison; Does the Leader make the Difference?; Photo ad for the new Lockheed GV-1 tanker; Promotions and Transfers; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
76 pages. Features: Preston Manning and the Reform Party seek top-drawer candidates; John Gotti convicted; Passing of Adam Marshall and Paul Henreid; Costly Faceoff - NHL faces challenge to restore fan faith after players strike - article with colour photos of Gretzky, Trevor Linden, Guy Carbonneau, and Don Cherry with his dog Blue; Canadians protest European Cod fishing just outside Canada's 200-mile limit; Mordecau Richler explains why Anglophones are leaving Quebec; Anglophones at a Crossroads in Quebec - article with photos and brief write-ups of Katherine Petcher, Anwer Mehkeri and the McGee Family of Val-Joli; Toronto is a magnet for Montreal Jews; Anglophones abandon the Gaspe; Gahdafi's Libya facing sanctions; How Ratings Agencies govern the money markets and rattled the wealthy Reichmann family; Peter C. Newman interviews Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells; Article about IBM and its PS/1 PC (personal computer); Sex and Psychiatry - article with photo of Dr. Margaret Bean-Bayog; Nice one-page colour-photo Zurich Insurance ad features Wayne Gretzky in LA Kings gear in game action; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
In-4 (cm. 34.10), tela editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, custodia in cartone, pp. 267, (1), con numerose illustrazioni, nel testo, in bianco e nero e a colori. Texte en français. In ottimo stato (nice copy).
Londres 1988. In-8 broché de 281 pages; Bon état
86 pages. Articles: Prohibition's Ghost Walks Again; You'd Never Know Our Daughter is an Epileptic - Dixie Lou Yahraes; Knight from Orchard Street - Sir Louis Stirling, Britain's multimillionaire industrialist; My 4-Year War with the Reds (part 4 of 5); Babies Mean Money in the Bank - Canada's Familiy Allowances Act (Baby Bonus); Are Football Coaches Worms?. Fiction: The Big Minnie; Westward to Chadley; Miss Strawberry and the Sergeant; Blake's Thanksgiving; The Man Who Had Influence; Valley of the Tyrant (part 3 of 4). Includes these nice ads: Nash Airflyte cars; Motorola television; Borden's milk products - featuring Elsie the Cow; Johnsonian shoes; Willys Station Wagon; Lucky Strike; Fisher Body; Hamilton watches; Silver Star razors (featuring famous men); Ford cars (2 pages); Greyhound bus lines; Anahist; Mallory hats; Pendleton shirts; Canada Dry (nice!); Roadmaster bikes; U.S. Army (recruiting); FTD. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
94 pages. "When the stakes are life and death - or even just saving face - ANYTHING goes. He who strikes first in a fight often wins, especially if the opponent is caught flat-footed and off guard. This book offers an array of techniques for laying out a sucker with just one punch, strike, or kick." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy of this entertaining, practical guide. Book
378 pages. Inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper. Light wear to extremities.
Stock 1969. In-8 broché de 4381 pages illustrées. Couverture légèrement salie
24 pages. Features: WSP (U.S.) Conference of 1969; The Kennedy Family Passion Play; That Reformer Fellow, President Nixon; That High Cost of Living; "Reparations" Vs. World Socialism; N.D.P. Shell Game - Ed Schreyer assumes leadership of the Manitoba N.D.P.; Historic Words Live Long After Tragedy - "Bill" Pritchard, one of eight men tried in connection with the famous Winnipeg general strike of 1919, speaks again; Those Halls of Montezuma - looking back on Aztec history, and myths which surround it; Marx and the American Civil War; Do Loose Lips Sink Ships? - fascinating article claims German U-boats were had fore-knowledge of targets by gleaning information from European reinsurance companies who underwrote the risk of ocean shipments; Passing of Jeni "Chubbi" Kligman; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Société des Rédacteurs du Figaro, 1969, 93 pp., cartonné.
Club Jean Moulin. Paris, Seuil, Collection Jean Moulin 1968. In 8 broché, 89 pages. Très bon état
Book shows some edge wear, gilt lettering at spine, notation in pencil inside cover, extended inscription by previous ownern at front end paper. Warping to text block, foxing to page ends. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, b&w photos throughout. 552 pages. Presentation copy from John Burns to Marjorie Lockton, signed and dated 1933 with a note about having a sore arm from billiards. John burns was a labor agitator at the turn of the century London, arrested and prosecuted for sedition and aquitted in 1886, sentenced for participating in a riot in Trafalgar square then later elected member of Parliament in 1892, 1895, 1900 & 1906.
This book traces the history of the two companies that amalgamated to form the Union Discount Company of London Ltd. Index. Grey buckram covers, gilt title on spine. Light wear and rubbing to dust jacket.
grand in-8°, 99 pp., broche, couv.- RARE. Bel exemplaire. [GD8/7]
86 pages. Articles: How the Reds Snatched Henry Wallace; The World's Biggest Store - Macy's in New York - article with nice photos; Nancy and Me - the famous Nancy comic strip; A Princess Sells Her Sarong - Malia Sunario Wiranata Kusuma of Java (Indonesia); The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 17 - conclusion); Has Polio Met Its Match in Darvisul?; The Human Female. Photo of Johnny Sain with Phil Masi, Tommy Holmes and Mike McCormick of the Boston Braves. Fiction: Marriage 1948 (part 1 of 5); The Wedding Present; She's a Big Girl Now; The Glass Cornet; Second Man on the Ticket (conclusion); Duffy Takes a Hand. Ads include: Dodge cars; Pan American Airlines; Ethyl; Florsheim Shoes; Vitalis - featuring Ben Hogan; De Beers (with small marking at bottom); Philco phonographs; 1949 Ford cars; Coke ad shows a table of four on a train being served by black man; Otto Graham's Football book and Pennsylvania footballs; B.V.D. clothing; Mallory Hats; Revere cameras and projectors; Texaco (polo theme); Bell Telephone (long distance operator); Great Northern Railway; Dan River; Dixon's Enduro pencil sharpener; Winthrop shoes; Plymouth cars; Botany 500 fashions; Hamm's beer; South Wind car warmers; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Covers pulling from staples. Sunning to right edge of front cover. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 73-108. Features. Aerial cover photo of idle London shipping due to dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen beef from Argentina; Two-page illustration of Fettes College; Article entitled "Dollars, Sterling and European Trade"; Photos of striking dockworkers attending speeches; Two-pages of photos from the agricultural show at Shrewsbury, including Princess Elizabeth and many champion animals; Photos of personalities of the week include the winners of the Ashburton Shield, Tshekedi Khama, Cambridge Cricketeers, Mr. Alexander Diomedes, Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage; A.D. Locke, Harry Bradshaw, Seretse Khama, the former Miss Ruth Williams, Sir francis Mudie, Flight-Lt. K.H.F. Letford, and The Emir Idris El Senussi. Photo of the Enola Gay being presented to the Smithsonian Institution; Photo of Emir Abdul Illah with King Feisal of Iraq; Photo of robotic hand developed by German firm; Photos of U.N. Success in Indonesia - 3-stage evacuation of Java; Photo of restoration of Cleopatra's Needle, near Charing Cross; Two-page colour photo of the earliest realistic human portrait in the history of man, discovered in central France; Aerial photos of British castles with medieval fortifications; Attractive one-page colour ad for General Electric fridges; Colour Johnnie Walker cricket-themed ad on back cover; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 109-144. Features. Cover photo of The London dock strike; Two pages of photos and write-up of the London dock strike - action and stagnation; Photos of Princess Elizabeth and family; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Douglas Hyde, Gen. Sir Kenneth Wigram, Major-Gen. V.E. Prichard, Senor Don R.R. Schreiber, the Emir of Cyrenaica, Mr. William H. Newton, Mr. H.R. Knickerbocker, Mr. F.R. Brown, Brian Close, Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, Captain E.W.H. Brookes, Otto Abetz, Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, Chiang Kai-Shek, Philippine President Quirino and Sir Hartley Shawcross; Photos from the A.A.A. Championships include G.W. Nankeville, McDonald Bailey, D.O. Finlay, A.S. Paterson, H.G. Churcher and H.E. Whittle; Photos of de-fusing of a 1940 German bomb in Grafton Way, off Tottenham Court Road; Photo of the new turbine liner Presidente Peron; Photographing underwater from three miles up in Africa, using a magnetometer; History repeats itself in the Balkans - with photos of Marshal Tito; Four photos of a massive German gun with 33-inch calibre, now scrapped, designed to blast Gibraltar; Photos of yachts competing in the Clyde Fortnight Regattas; Illustrations of forgotten inventions and outmoded gadgets include a faciallyl-mounted cigarette-holder for the man who needs both hands free!; Centrefold illustration celebrates centenary of Hurstpierpoint College, Sussex; Article and aerial photos of dry ice being used to create rain over Louisiana; Striking discoveries from recent excavation in remote Azerbaijan; Photos of Royal occasions in London; Czech lawn-tennis players V. Cernik and J. Drobny; fire aboard the Turkish ship Coram; Former ammo dump near Pruem explodes; Police raid of Marx House, the Australian H.Q. of the Communist Party; French luxury liner Ile De France sails again; Photos of downed K.L.M. Constellation near Bombay which killed 33 in India's worst air disaster to-date; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine