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AQ31140s.i.: s.n. s.d. c. 1880 2 28pp 2. With four full-page engraved illustrations in the text. Stitched as issued in original publisher's pictorial light green wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Recent book-label of Robin de Beaumont to verso of upper wrapper. An unrecorded late Victorian brochure advertising the picturesque Forest Hotel and the idyllic environs of Epping Forest in particular the historic hunting lodge of Elizabeth I. The establishment newly refurbished promotes itself as a hostelry ideally suited to 'Excursionists' City Companies' 'Ceremonial Assemblies' and 'Masonic Lodges'. Indeed The Freemason's Chronicle 26th June 1880 stated: 'This picturesque and sumptuously appointed Hotel stands amid the most beautiful scenery of Epping Forest is easily accessible from London and its lofty and handsomely furnished Elizabethan Dining Hall is admirably adapted for Masonic banquets while another room is appropriate for Lodge meetings.' . Oblong 12mo. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1880] unknown
1920390Fifth Avenue Shopping District Map <i>circa</i>1920. Hotel Seville<i>. The Fine Art of Good Service. </i>John F. Garrety Manager. A promotional brochure 14 cm x 9 cm illustrated in color with a fold-out color map 27 cm x 20 cm of the "Fifth Avenue Shopping District" from Twenty-Sixth Street up to Forty-Second Street. A northern extension of Manhattan's famous "Ladies' Mile" of the Gilded Age up Fifth Avenue above Twenty-Third Street to Herald Square this early twentieth century area was called the "Fifth Avenue Shopping District." With street numbers on Broadway and Fifth Avenue printed in red; and subway stations stores churches insurance companies banks as well as the original Metropolitan Opera House at Broadway and Thirty-Ninth Street all labeled this booklet is believed to be have been printed for the Hotel Seville about 1920. It is not later than 1924 when Saks & Company moved to Fifth Avenue and Forty-Ninth Street and became Saks Fifth Avenue. On the recto of the street map is a floor plan of the hotel with prices showing the footprint of each room. The back cover has a coat of arms with the motto: <i>Virtus Laudem Imperat</i>. Paper covers 12 pages. Fine almost as new. Hotel Seville books
Approx. 40 pages. Features: The Metadyne system of electric motor control; Engineers' Experiences; Electrical Pyrometers; Marine Control Gear; Power Factor Meters; 25-line Private Automatic Telephone Exchange; Electrical Equipment in a Modern Store; Making Agreements for Power Supply; Reading Switchboard Instruments from a distance; Development of X-rays in Dental Practice; Selection of Factory Substation Switchgear; Mercury switches and their applications; Ballast Resistances; Electrical Progress Overseas; Opportunities in the Cinema Industry. Well-worn. Bottom staple has torn through cover else no major defects. Unmarked. Blue and Orange front cover features advertisement for Callender Cables showing the vessel "Stirling Castle" equipped with 112 miles of their cable. Book
192121718Boston: Amsterdam Agency Inc. 1921. Very Good. <br /> <br /> A striking pre-boom Florida resort promotion presenting Daytona as 'The Prettiest Winter Resort in the World.' <br /> <br /> Produced during the explosive tourism expansion of the early 1920s this brochure serves as a primary visual record of Daytona's world-famous automobile beach culture. Through panoramic photography and elegant typography the work markets the Despland Hotel as a flagship destination for northern travelers blending the allure of 'ocean bathing' with the modern luxuries of steam heat and electric lighting.<br /> <br /> KEY FEATURES<br /> Visuals: Illustrated throughout with photographic views including a panoramic scene of early motorcars on the hard-packed sands; aerial views of Casino Burgoyne; and detailed hotel interior/lobby shots. <br /> Binding: Stapled pictorial wraps featuring a tonal illustration of the hotel exterior. <br /> Content: Promotional text detailing resort amenities elevator service telegraph office barber and manicure parlors and regional attractions like the Concrete Bridge across the Halifax. <br /> Imprint: Amsterdam Agency Inc. New York and Boston. c. 1921. <br /> Specs: 9 x 6 inches; 20 pages. <br /> Provenance: Includes a contemporary travel bureau stamp: 'R. Bonfield's Jacksonville Travel Bureau' inside the front cover.<br /> <br /> CONDITION: Very Good. Bindings are tight and square. The text block is clean with light even age-toning. The wraps show moderate shelf handling and visible age spotting along the upper portion of the front cover. Interior photographic images remain clear high-contrast and well-preserved.<br /> <br /> SCHOLARLY FEATURES<br /> Early Automotive Culture: Captures the 'hard-packed' shoreline that allowed automobiles to be driven directly on the beach a feature that defined Daytona's international identity.<br /> Distribution Network: The Jacksonville Travel Bureau stamp provides rare evidence of the internal Florida tourism infrastructure during the lead-up to the 1920s land boom.<br /> Scarcity: Institutionally scarce; OCLC locates only a single holding at the University of Virginia. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - <br /> The Despland Hotel was a cornerstone of Daytona's early resort era catering to an elite class of northern travelers arriving via rail and steamship. This brochure reflects the emerging 'Florida Aesthetic' in advertising-prioritizing palm landscapes and modern conveniences to lure investors and seasonal residents. It stands as a vital primary document of the promotional machinery that fueled the state's rapid demographic shift in the early twentieth century.<br /> <br /> SUBJECTS: Daytona Beach Florida Florida Land Boom Early Automobile History Resort Advertising Halifax River Region Jacksonville Travel Bureaus Florida Tourism Ephemera American Travel Promotion Hospitality Advertising Floridana Amsterdam Agency, Inc. unknown
39324N.p. Sheet Boston
19895816London, Methuen, 1989. 333 S. (24 cm) illustrierter Pappband / gebundene Ausgabe
19899837BBLondon, Methuen, Mandarin, 1989. 8°, 333 S. mit ein paar s/w-Abbildungen auf Tafeln (Text: Englisch), farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Rücken mit Längsfältchen, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar.
0265742501.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1967222438Denver 1967. paperback. very good-. Many color and b/w Illus. 40pp. 8vo pr. wrs. wrappers lightly soiled front wrapper partially faded. Denver 1967.<br/><br/> History of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver Colorado.<br/><br/> unknown books
19251189450New York, Gehring, 1925. 4to. 12 S., 2 Bl., 336 S. m. zahlr. Abb. von Listen u. Formularen. OLwd (etwas bestoßen, minimal braunfl., m. Widm. u. Exlibris).
96 pages. Features: Reports on Indonesia, Washington and Rio, and Australia; The Decline of Western Democracy, by Walter Lippmann; The Portrait ( a story) by Wolf Mankowitz; Textbooks Under Fire, by Virgil M. Rogers; The Poet as Playwright, by Archibald MacLeish; By Slow Degrees, by Catherine Drinker Bowen; The Young Poets - Leah Bodine Drake, Irving Feldman, Claire McAllister, R.G. Everson, Erick Barker, H.F. Ellis, Oscar Handlin; Alberto Moravia, by Charles J. Rolo; German Hotel, by Jeseph Wechsberg; Interesting anti-communist ad by Radio Free Europe inside back cover seeks to raise 'Truth Dollars'. U.S. Savings Bonds ad inside front cover features American sailor Richmond Hobson Above-average wear. Unmarked. Some soiling. Book
0260011320.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1332869823.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
102 pages. A sumptuously presented selection of the art collection displayed in The Regent in Hong Kong. This is a collection carefully acquired not only for its aesthetic beauty but also for the elements of oriental symbolism that are represented. Includes fine examples of skilfully executed screens, lacquerware and embroidery. There are specimens of Chinese export wallpaper, and several nineteenth-century China Trade oil paintings. These became popular as artistic records of the cultural and trading contacts of their period and are now collector's items. The selection of maps traces the pattern of adventure and romantic trade and travel over the centuries. Finally, a group of contemporary works pleasantly relate the collection to modern artistic trends. All illustrations in vivid colour photography. Attractive maroon cloth boards bear imprint of Chinese characters upon front board and gilt roman lettering upon spine. Illustrated slipcase shows light edgewear and several nicks. Book and slipcase bear the aroma of moth balls. Book
201217164JLondon: Titan 2012. Limited Signed First Edition limited to 1000 copies signed by the film director Genndy Tarakovksy on a special illustrated printed page of Count Dracula. The Art and Making of Hotel Transylvania the official companion to the major Sony motion picture features over 400 pieces of concept art character sketches storyboards and digital art including images of Dracula Frankenstein the Mummy Werewolf and the Invisible Man from Sony Pictures Animation. As new in dust jacket. Genndy Tarakovsky has been very successful with the Hotel Transylvania series with his creation of three sequels to date. Titan hardcover
Features: Cover photo of a 1935 model 845 Silver Arrow; Photo of Pierce bus at work in the Bay area inside front cover; 1915 Pierce-Arrow news items; photos of a 1910 6-48 close-coupled touring car; four photos of George R. Wood's 1915 P-A in Vancouver, B.C.; Contemporary photos of the former P-A administration building in Buffalo, NY; The Pierce-Arrow lounge at Fred Tycher's Hilton Hotel in Dallas, Texas; Several pages reproduced from the P-A Salesman, circa 1915; One Man's Family... of Pierce-Arrows! - by Roger J. Sherman of Longmont, Colorado; two- page of article reproduced from The P-A. Salesman entitled 'Dual-Valve Six Pronounced a Super Car by Critics - impression created by Extended Demonstrating trip presages Speedy Marketing of Latest Series"; Two page article reproduced from a 1960 issue of this publication entitled "Buffalo to New York via Gas Buggy" which discusses the trip of a 1901 motorette in 1922; A P-A delivers George Raft to the opening of the MGM Grand; reproduction of a 3-page article on "The Parts Division", by C.D. Cowles, Manager Parts Division; 1-page reproduction of an illustrated article entitled "Testing Pierce-Arrow Motors" by L.H. Gates, Foreman; factory photos of three Series 36 Pierce-Arrows - exterior and interior views of Mr.s Calvin Coolidge's 7-passenger French Landau, a 7-passenger Touring, and a 3-passenger Coupe. Back cover features reproduction of a Pierce 'Certificate of Efficiency'. Moderate wear. Date written atop front cover else unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Book is in bright orange cloth HB with black print at spine. Covers show no wear other than two small impact marks at top edge and bumped at lower spine. . Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear with small tears, 2" closed tear at lower spine. Heavilly illustrated with b&w photos, some color, floorplans, architectural drawings,, elevations, exteriors, interiors, lots of detail. Originally published on the occasion of the exhibition at the publisher's gallery. Contents include: New York and Hunt, Fraser, Furness and Hewitt, Furness and Evans, Furness and his critics, then section II: Catalogue of selected buildings, including: Rodef Shalom synagogue, Thomas Hockley house, Jefferson medical college hospital, Brazilian pavillion, Kensington national bank, Penn national bank, Undine barge club, Bryn Mawr hotel, Merion cricket club and many others. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
Pages 365-438 plus 68 pages of ads. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photography throughout. Features: Hotel De Ville at Loches, France (Illustration); Builder and Poet - Frank Lloyd Wright - Review of his Autobiography; Night Views of New York City; The Juilliard School of Music - article and cover photo; Firm Specifications; Portfolio of Current Architecture; An Innovation in Steel Flooring; Theater Designs for Rockefeller Center; Portfolio of Theaters; Dozens of sensational full-page illustrated ads; and much more. Minimal library markings. Average wear. External soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
Features: Unit Trust Art Buying; Audley End, Essex - the Historic Seat of the Earls of Suffolk and the Lords Braybrooke; Cameo Cutting - an age-old craft; York Silver - after the re-opening of the Assay Office (Part II); Famous Swiss Art Collection; Clues to the age of long-case Clocks; Restored and unrestored pieces of Early Oak furniture; The 4th Annual Gleneagles Hotel Sale; A Grinling Gibbons Front Cover (City of London Treasures Exhibition); The Achievement of Plymouth-Bristol Wares; and more. Minimal markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Features: The Sears Roebuck office building in Minneapolis is featured in an ad for the Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. inside front cover; Super full-page photo ad for the Indiana Limestone company features the Palmolive Building in Chicago; Photo ad for Tidewater Red Cypress lumber; Nice pull-page photo ad for the Foley Saw Filer; Photo of the Ambassador Hotel Apartment Building in Milwaukee is featured in an ad for "Tie-To" inserts; Vintage full-page illustrated ad for International Trucks shows dump truck being loaded; vintage Skilsaw ad; The Missouri Pacific Building in St. Louis is featured in an ad for the Bonded Floors Company; Construction Technique in Remodeling - article with photos of how 5 stories were added to a 3-story building in San Francisco for a new department stor; Detailing Concrete Form Work - part V; Arc welding steel buildings and bridges - a review of progress to date and what remains to be done; The contractor and the courts; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; Back cover ad for General Electric features image of the Steuben Club Building in Chicago; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
36 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of J.C. Penney warehouse, St. Louis; Great vintage photo full-page ad for the Koehring Dandie cement mixer; Great photo ad for Gypsteel shows construction of the Convention Hall at Atlantic City - the world's largest single span roof; Skilsaw ad; Interesting illustrated ad for Kernerator incineration systems; The New Paxton Hotel in Omaha is featured in an ad for Meyer Steelforms; A residence is constructed beneath a temporary winter shell - the Henry C. Ulen residence in Indiana - article with photo; Bookkeeping for the contractor - II; Improving bidding standards; The contractor and the courts; New Koehring weighing cement mixer; Latest material prices; construction activity this week; sealed proposal announcements; back cover photo ad for high-early-strength universal concrete used to make 50 foot long piles used beneath a highway bridge at Florence, Illinois; and much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Labor efficiency more important than wages; Inspector's salaries on government work; lien law injustice and loose credits; Arbitration to cut cost of disputes; bar joist floors expedite construction - photos of construction of the Lake Shore Hotel at Lakewood, Ohio; Akron Airship hangar presents some interesting steel problems; detailing concrete form work (1); Build school over unvacated roadway - the Joseph Heberle Memorial public school in Cincinnati; Using truck-mounted crane to wreck the Phelps Building in Binghampton, NY to make way for the new First National Bank Building; National wage scales in the trades; Westinghouse ad inside back cover features the Terminal Building in Cleveland, Ohio; The contractor and the courts; New Equipment and materials; Great full-page ad for Acco No. 8 Sash Chain features Chicago's largest apartment building and includes great detailed photos of their product being installed; Nice photo ad for Bates-Truss Joists; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
2090202118202473Japanese Art Sword Preservation Association Incorporated Foundation Japanese Art Sword Preservation Association N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Japanese Art Sword Preservation Association (Incorporated Foundation) Japanese Art Sword Preservation Association paperback
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Zemstvos Gathering in Russia; Elections in the Interior; West Hastings Ballot Box Case; Fighting the White Plague - Enthusiastic Gathering and Sale of Work at Balmoral Hotel; Canadian Northern Track Layers Making Good Progress; Atlin Flourishing; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: "Half-Acre Lots: Just off Gorge Road, For Sale at $200, $225 and $250. (A Good Speculation)" Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Fatigue crack to central portion of all pages. Book
196247317San Francisco 1962. 1st Printing. Off white thin card stock brown and gold lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Soiling to leaf some creasing overall bright. Broadside. Small vignette at head. 14-1/2" x 9" <br/><br/> unknown books
