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London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1952 - 1953, volumi 2, in-8, tela editoriale, pp. XXI, 310, (4) - XV, 317. Con ritratti in antiporta, tavole fuori testo e illustrazioni nel testo. Ottime condizioni.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, traces of foxing to very slightly dusty page edges and extremely tiny bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tears and minor creasing to edges and rubbing to front surface. 320pp. An account of what the men and women of North America did to amuse themselves when they were off the battlefields of the American Civil War. What did George Washington do when he was not fathering his country ? How did they dance and what did they sing about ? What day by day life was like in the Revolutionary period. Well illustrated. Scarce in the UK.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 256 pages. 8 3/4"w x 11 1/4"h. Slight edge wear to cover and dust jacket. Many color photos.
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, page ends show light foxing. Dust jacket shows considerable edge wear, corner wear, chipping at spine and folds, fading at spine. two 1/4" tears. Contents include: Cretans, Achaens and hellenes, Homer and Mycenae, Hellenic polis, Hesiod, Aretai and the plis, Parmenides, Heraclitus, The Athenian century, The sophists, etc. wtih three indexes. 398 pages. copyright Pistil Books, 2011
198 pages. Features: Manuel Canovas; Lancut Castle; Mimi O'Connell; Zoodochos Pigi; John Standing; David Shilling; Roman Glass; 17th Century Maps; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Embroidery magazine with features on Thai hill-tribe embroidery, art therapy, art & inspiration, catwalk commissions, Rachel Howard, ancient textile workers, perceptions of the 21st century, message and image, faith & fabric from Le Puy to Santiago, city & guilds, paper & stitch work, Threadmill Textile Artists and embroidery sales, events, books and exhibitions.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with nicks to upper edge. 324pp. The author has compiled a portrait of the famous jazz pianist, the players around him, the South Side Chicago scene, the rise of the big bands, and their collapse in this compelling and frank oral history. In his own words, Earl Hines recalls his phenomenal career. Other notables of the jazz world tell their impressions of Earl Hines, including Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Trummy Young and Budd Johnson.
This is a very good hardcover copy in the original binding of leather spine and corners and dark pebbled cloth boards. The leather is tooled in gilt, with raised bands on the spine and gilt borders on the covers. This is volumes 3 and 4 bound together. Generally very clean inside, but some light foxing, a previous owner name on the endpaper, and a light moisture stain (in faint outline) to the lower edge and margin of the last pages of Volume IV. A journal of decorative arts, illustrating a whole range of decorative arts, including metalwork, ceramics, furniture, stone carving and textiles. Beautifully printed with highly detailed engravings on almost every page. Many full-page plates. 13" high X 10" wide, 192 & 192 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
11 vols., 8vo., with engraved armorial vignette on titles; attractively and strongly bound in contemporary full tan calf, sides with gilt frame border, backs with five raised bands, second and third compartments with red and black leather labels lettered in gilt, all other compartments richly ruled and tooled in gilt, doublures tooled in blind, all edges marbled, one volume neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, six labels (three red and three black) missing (but residual lettering wholly legible in blind), backstrips rather scuffed and age-worn (particularly on sixth volume), joints mildly rubbed (but all bindings entirely sound), else a handsome, internally crisp and spotless extended set in elaborate period binding. This set includes all half-titles, but was bound without the engraved portrait of Johnson often present in first or third volumes. Published in the series 'Oxford English Classics', this edition was supervised by Francis Pearson Walesby (1798-1858), Fellow of Lincoln College and later Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. The set was originally to comprise nine volumes (see titles); the tenth and eleventh volumes containing the 'Debates' were issued as supplements. Volume one contains Murphy's 'Essay', first published separately in 1792. In volume nine, 'Journey' retains the dates of August 13 ('Lough Ness') and September 20 ('Skye'), but corrects the error about the Macleods. Courtney & Nichol Smith pp.166-7; CBEL II, p.614
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, slightly creased spine. Very clean very tight pages with lightly sunned unmarked boards, and no bumping to corners. 507pp. Plays from 17th century dramatist Mr William Congreve containing his plays (comedies), the fictional story Incognita and his poems.
Book is in excellent condition with gilt-stamped pale green paper over boards, no flaws. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light scuffing, edge and corner wear, 1" tear at lower back. 184 pages, with heavy paper, extensively illustrated in black and white with photographs, architectural drawings, interiors, elevations, floorplans, lots of detail: scrollwork, lamps, columns, floors designs, etc. Reprinted from 1778 & '79, features English country houses in the style of conquecento, and French rococo, Neo-classicism. 154 illustrations.
al front.: Companion volume to the television minisereries produced by Rattlesnake Productions Inc. in association with Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution - in 4°, similpelle edit. con titoli al piatto e al dorso e sovrac. ill. - volume in lingua inglese - riccamente illustrato in b.n. e a colori nel testo, sguardie illustrate
Pages 294-388 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Captain's Baby - a respected officer of the Australian Steam Navigation Company takes a little urchin under his protection, leading to humorous difficulties; A Journey into Arabistan - photo-illustrated account of a journey through a little-known part of Persia; The Quest of the Peso-La-Ki - the romantic story of a hidden Western Navajo silver mine, sought for vainly by daring prospectors for over a century; Tight Corners (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures from West and Central Africa; The Girl-Man - a young woman aged 23 tires of an unhappy marriage and sinks her identity and sex to reappear as a man named Frank Duffy and wander the United States for three years - until she is discovered by a policeman and a court orders her to 'go back to the skirts'; Icebergs - interesting photo-illustrated article by Lacey Amy; Dodging Death - in Australia, Sydney Wright falls from a building under construction, only to be saved by landing on telegraph wires (per cover illustration); A wife on an Indian coffee plantation cures her husband of constantly 'talking shop'; Milly's Hobby; Europe's "Wild West" - photo-illustrated article on the great Hungarian Hortobagy; "The Doctor" - in Ceylon Gunner Duncan is tragically burned to death; Our Travels in Safari-Land (part III) - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Cecil-Porch) describes her ambitious journey through British East Africa; The Missing Ship - in 1897 the American clipper T.F. Oakes and her crew were considered lost, but miraculously saved by the crew of the "Kasbek"; Interesting photo of the grave of a British Columbia Indian chief in a hit above stumps; Photo of a Burmese boy 'undergoing the operation of tattooing', with brief write-up; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
650p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 390pp. Set in 1872, this novel revolves around two persons, each possessed by uncanny visionary powers borrowed from the fallen angels of Biblical mythology.
103 pages. Occassional markings in black ball point pen in text. Believe it or not, there is no more positive, life affirming philosophy than Humanism! No other system of thought and action provides greater freedom and potential for growth for the individual, for society and, indeed, for the world. Those locked in, baffled, held back by traditional faith systems, find in Humanism a way of life that lifts the spirit, frees the soul, enriches the mind, feeds the highest emotions and links humankind in a fellowship of understanding, caring and love. Author shares his perception of the positive virtues of Humanism. Book
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. Clean tight pages in booklet form with slight sunning, rusty staples and no bumping to corners. 19pp. A concise account of the discovery of North America by the Cabots at the end of the 15th century. Includes two maps. Historical Association Leaflet No 106.
No marks or inscriptions. No diary entries. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. Unpaginated. pp. Full of colour photographs and paintings of vintage and classic cars. With small spaces for diary entries for every day of the year, actual day names not included so could be used for any year.
pp. 326-341. Small 4to. Original printed wraps, slightly stained. PA PAMPH 20_31 BX7
in inglese in 4°, legatura edit. in pelle con titoli oro al piatto ant. e al dorso, acetato protettivo, cofanetto cartonato edit. ill., sguardie illustrate, tagli dorati
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 60 fine photographs on 32 plates, small personal book-label on front free endpaper; decorative cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Wide-ranging survey from the foremost authority on the subject. Professor Simmons demonstrates the extent to which the spread of the railways was the most profound social force of the nineteenth century.
xi + 281 pages, illustrated, bibliography, index. eng
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and very tiny bumping to upper rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with a little creasing to upper edge and traces of storage. 96pp. The Victorian army as it really was, as depicted in very detailed captioned photographs.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with well-sunned spine and nick to upper rear edge. 158pp. The Saga of the Men of Waterdale, an Icelandic saga first written down in the 13th century telling of the events and families from the age of sagas - the 9th and 10th centuries.
212 pages. Here in more than 200 pictures are the people, places, and events that shaped the first 150 years of The University of Michigan. An exciting visual panorama of change and growth marking a century and a half of educational leadership. Small faint erasure to decorated front endpaper. Lengthy gift inscriptions and signatures upon backside of front free endpaper and front flyleaf. Minor warp to front cover. Minimal wear to book which remains fresh in blue cloth boards which are lettered in gilt. Light wear to dust jacket which has quarter inch tear to top edge of back panel. Book
