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194061869New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1940. Number 166 of presentation edition with slip attached to title page. Printed in Brazil. Illustrated with full-page lithographs by Paulo Werneck. 1 vols. Small Folio. White cloth spine and pictorial boards. Spine starting to split at top else fine. Number 166 of presentation edition with slip attached to title page. Printed in Brazil. Illustrated with full-page lithographs by Paulo Werneck. 1 vols. Small Folio. <br/><br/> Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
194015493New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1940. Limited ed. Hardcover. g. Numbered presentation copy. 4to. Unpaginated. 1/4 white leather over colorfully illustrated paper covered boards with brown and black lettering to cover within glassine jacket. Seated in burlap slipcase. Mounted-on colored paper card onto slipcase that reads "Christmas Greetings from Brazil". Scuffing rubbing and tears to slipcase with some parts missing. Tears to glassine jacket which is separated into three pieces but almost complete. Very minor rubbing scuffing and staining to boards. Slip attached to title page: "Please accept with the best wishes and season's Greetings of the Publishers this special numbered Presentation copy of THE LEGEND OF THE PALM TREE." Illustrated title page. Wonderful children's book. "The Legend of the Palm Tree has been awarded a prize by the Children's Literature Committee of the Ministry of Education which has undertaken its publication in order to familiarize the children of Brazil with the folklore of their country." Beautifully illustrated with full-page color drawings throughout. Text in English. Slipcase and glassine in fair book in very good condition. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
194075874New York NY.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers. Very Good. 1940. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in white paper covered boards with color printing to the covers with a white cloth spine in a grasscloth slip-case with a printed paper label on the upper cover with some wear and cracking to the edges. The covers show some light soiling and toning. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with color illustrations. . Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers hardcover
1970164320N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film showing director Hal Ashby with actor Beau Bridges and crew members during filming on location in New York.<br /> <br /> Ashby's directorial debut based on the 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter about a naive wealthy white man who buys an inner-city tenement in Park Slope Brooklyn intending to evict the low-income Black tenants and turn the building into a luxury home for himself. He soon grows fond of the residents even beginning a relationship with one of the women living in the building and decides to remain as the landlord. <br /> <br /> Set in Park Slope Brooklyn and shot on location in Brooklyn and Manhattan. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
brossura, lingua inglese, con molte illustrazioni in b/n. Buono stato. Cod. ib6
2000Q-0688171095HarperCollins 2000-04-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! HarperCollins paperback
1996MAIN029209IHonesdale PA: West End Games. Good wraps. 1996. paperback. paperback. 4to . 96pp . A D&D-style game. Edgewear some curling at corners of wraps. Serviceable for gaming but not collector's condition. Scarce. . West End Games paperback
19637349The KANSAS CITY STAR. 1963. First Edition. Ephemera. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Original November 22 1963 President Kennedy slaying issue. Includes related articles and interesting period ads. Paper reflects it's age via age tone and misc wear/tear. An interstering historical snapshot in time.; 8vo; 38 pages . The KANSAS CITY STAR unknown
1st edition. Good pbk. Spine foot frayed. 48 pages. 23546. eng
20211-1119488877Wiley-Blackwell 2021. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 7081 pages. 18.25x12.00x10.00 inches. Wiley-Blackwell hardcover
1999Q-0874779715Tarcher 1999-05-24. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Tarcher paperback
Pages 533-560. Features: Cover photo of Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Whitehall cenotaph, November 7; Photos on the eve of the Royal birth, include nurse Miss Helen Maud Row, and Sir William Gilliatt; Photo of wrecked French tanker St. Guenole, aground near Land's End; Photo of crashed American Superfortress on Shelf Moss, near Glossup; Photo of Churchill With Attlee at the cenotaph; Photo of huge crowd at Earl's Court Motor Show; Retrospection on Armistice Day; Page of photos of forklift truck in action - use of this device in England is causing labour upset; One page Karsh photo portrait of Harry Truman; Six photos illustrate Mr. Harry Truman's personal triumph in the US presidential elections; Book review of "The Life of Chiang Kai-Shek", by S. I. Hsiung; Page of photos of men behind the Communist drive in China, and scenes in "Red" areas; Two pages plus centrefold illustration of Ashridge House; Five photos of the sport of goldfish racing in the USA; Two pages of photos of fascinating plants of the high Andes; Two large photos and illustration of the first piloted aircraft to fly by ramjet power alone, the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star; Photo of General Electric research scientist using fire as an agent to produce rain by burning charcoal impregnated with a silver iodide solution; Photo of smog over Donora, PA which caused the death of 18 old people and much illness; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. Walter Campbell Smith, Mr. Alistair Sim, Dr. M. Burton, Dr. John Lowe, Lord Ashfield, David Western, R. G. Menzies, T. S. Eliot, Prof. P. M. S. Blackett, W. H. Wild, Dr. Paul Muller, Prof. Arne Tiselius, Korean president Rhee with Gen. MacArthur in Tokyo; Two pages of photos of rock drawings by Sudanese artists of 7000 years ago. Coverfold of outer advertising pages mended with archival tape, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of miner at work 1000 yards below grade in the Milliard Seam at Snowden Colliery, in Kent; Amazing photo of crashed Dakota aircraft atop houses at South Ruislip; Five photos of Husky and Malemute dogs which will help Rear-Admiral Richard E. Byrd's new Antarctic expedition; Miracles of salvage in Italy - five photos of monuments rebuilt from fragments; Photos of brilliant results of Italian buildings and frescoes rebuilt after the war; Article entitled Some Service Landmarks of 1946, which includes two photos from troubled Jerusalem; Six photos of an Allied forces horse race held at Okayama, Japan; Five photos of King Michael of Rumania; Three large photos illustrate the huge Abadan oil refinery and the countryside pipelines which feed it; Photo of heroic Rome fruit vendor Domenico Ferri who caught baby Pier Carlo who had fallen from 6th floor window; Photos of the crash of Trans-World Airlines (TWA) Constellation Star of Cairo, near Shannon Airport; Photos of terrible tsunami damage at Tanabe, Japan and Shinghu, Japan; Two pages of great photos illustrate radio-controlled (RC) model car racing - America's fourth most popular sport; One page photo of the Alizes on the high trapeze under the big top; Photos of personalities of the week include Lieut. Gen. Sir Leslie Hollis, Lieut. Gen. Sir J. Crocker, Lord Russell of Killowen, Harold McKenna, Prof. Paul Langevin, Prof. Hartridge, W. C. Fields, Sir Victor Mallett, the victorious United States Davis cup team, and Lord Normanand; Two photos of L. F. Lawes and his model glider fitted with a small camera to be used for photographic reconnaissance; Wonderful full-page photo of postal workers coping with a mountain of packages at Mount Pleasant; Two pages of fascinating photos of the racial minorities of Indochina, as yet undisturbed by Vietnam claims. Unmarked with average wear. Advertising front cover taped in place, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 993-1036. Features: cover photo of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, forced into retirement by Nazi influences; Photo of the League of Nations meeting in Geneva to discuss an international military force to police the Saar; Page of illustrations of the "Emperor" of conductors, Toscanini; Page of photos describe the plight of Hungarian refugees expelled from Yugoslavia; One page photo shows the "Orion" being launched at Barrow electronically by the Duke of Gloucester in Brisbane, 12,000 miles away; Fascinating photo-illustrated article by disillusioned young Oxford Socialist John Brown, author of "I Was a Tramp", describes his trip to Soviet Russia; Two large photos commemorate the first regular airmail from England to Australia via Imperial Airways; Photo illustrated article on blind fish in the Caverns of Brazil - first photos of live specimens; Two pages of illustrations of the Mayo composite aircraft, under construction for Imperial Airways, which launches heavily loaded mail planes upon its back; Page of photos and text present prehistoric pottery found in Persia - "entirely unexpected" types from Syalck; Two pages of fabulous photos illustrate how a Japanese hotel combines domestic tradition with incongruous borrowings from the West; Majestic colour one-page ad for Dunlop boasts of their 90th anniversary; Amazing photo of Canadian "Monster" - sea cow, basking shark, or "cadborosaurus" - recently discovered on the shores of Henry Island, British Columbia; Centrefold photos of the Duke of Gloucester at functions in Australia; Photo of Sir Wilfred Grenfell giving medical attention in Newfoundland and Labrador; Photos of the Prince of Wales in distressed Durham; Photos of attempts to save Charles O'Leary who died after three days trapped in an Irish well; Photos of the Soviet funeral for murdered Sergei Kiroff; Photo of new airplane for the Viceroy of India, the "Star of India"; Photo of famous archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans sitting for his portrait bust by David Evans; Photo of the Salvation Army welcoming its new general, Miss Evangeline Booth; Photos of personalities of the week include General Temperley, G. G. Knox, M. Titulescu; Anthony Eden, M. Laval; Baron Aloisi, Ruchdi Bey, Julian Wylie, Sir Horace Lamb, King Prajadhipok, Sir James O'Grady, Sir Edwin Lutyens, C. H. Bressey, Col. Lindbergh's second son, little John, being taken to school by his mother, the late Lord Riddell, C. T. P. Ulm, George Littlejohn, J. L. Skilling, and the late Viscount Buckmaster; Nice colour one page Dewar's ad features Santa hefting cases of whisky; Colour photos of Christmas eve celebrations in Hungary; Article and photos of 6 million year old insect fossils; Page of photos of the filming of "Lorna Doone";One-page South Africa tourism ad One-page Schweppes ad; and more. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Andean volcano in Chile - multiple horrific photos; Hawaiian effects of the Chilean earthquakes and the resultant tital waves - multiple photos; Soviet bug displayed; Turkish military coup d'etat; How to escape from a submerged car; Korean Queen; the Queen Mother in Rhodesia; Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada; the U.S.S. Saratoga collides with a West German merchantship off North Carolina; Field Marshall Montgomery in China; 420 mph tidal wave damage in Japan; Draining of the Grand Surrey Canal at Camberwell reveals a rubbish dump; The Simca Aronde Etoile; and more. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Pages 141-168. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Alan Brooke and Lt.-Gen. Archibald Nye; Page of illustrations of decorations as worn in the United States Army and Navy; Two pages of illustrations of the Insignia of Rank of U.S. Army and Navy Personnel Compared with those of Equivalent British Officers; Photos of Dover's cliffs as seen from occupied France, and a close-up photo of Dover's cliffs , with black smoke in the distance where German shells are falling near Dover; Training and the Test of Battle - article with map entitled "The Therman Thrust to the Caucasus, and the Soviet's Grave Problem of Supplies; Five photos illustrate stout German concrete and steel fortifications along the French coast; Photos of 'Nazi Orgies of Destruction' - shattered Sebastopol and Tolstoy's desecrated shrine, at Ysnaya Polyana; Photos of the celebration of Norwegian King Haakon VII's 70th birthday - great parade in Hyde Park; Photo of captured German "E"-boat; Aerial photo of Dusseldorf after major R.A.F. bombing raid; Photo of 28 survivors of the torpedoed "Avila Star" after 20 days adrift, including two English girls of 18; Japanese landings at Kiska, Aleutian Islands; Amazing centrefold illustration of a British armoured division moving into action - a panoramic view which includes all its component units; B.B.C. Reconstructs Gigantic Raid of a thousand bombers over Germany - with nine interesting photos, including three of "Lancasters"; Photos of Ten personalities in this week's news include Dir Francis Young-Husband, Sir Charles Sargent, Dr. H.E.D. Blakiston; Sir Flinders Petrie; The Officers and Men, with Commander Miers, V.C., of the Submarine "Torbay" at Buckingham Palace; Queen chatting with Miss Tanner of the Canadian Red Cross; Great page of illustrations of the Sten Gun explain this new British machine gun in detail; The conversion of milk into powder; Great one-page photo of a huge 'Cyclone' dryer which separates water from skim milk; Two pages of text and photos of ancient Siwa, now occupied by Italians; nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Pages 389-440. Features: River Shannon air disaster - photo of the plane and survivors after a Super Constellation airliner, Triton, of K.L.M. crashed into the estuary killing 28; Two pages of photos of the star aircraft flown at Farnborough; Photos of personalities in the news include Commodore Adriaan Viruly - captain of the crashed KLM airliner, Dr. Alfred Cox, the Italian team which climed K-2, and Lady MacRobert; Photos of St. Clement Danes which is to be restored; Two pages of wonderful photos of life in the remote regions of New Guinea, including a precious photo of a white infant smiling up at a native adorned in full local dress; Two pages of photos of the disastrous hurricane which struck the U.S. Atlantic coast - scenes during and after, including the falling steeple of Boston's Old North Church; Nice centerfold cutaway illustration of the H.M.S. Daring and her sister-ships; 17th century illustrations of Goa by an early traveller; Royal engagements in Scotland and Ontario - the opening of Sir Adam Beck Niagara Generating Station No. 2 at Niagara Falls; The British Association - photos of leading figures and guests; Last voyage of the Canadian Pacific liner 'Empress of Canada' which burned and sunk on January 25th; Tire fire on an Elizabethan Air-liner upon touchdown in London; Photo of U-505 which is to be transported to Chicago; Italian statue called "The Christ of the Deep"; Nice colour one-page ad for Sanderson wallpapers and fabrics features saxophone; Nice colour ad for Double Diamond on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 116-164. Features: Great cover illustration of men boating their load through whitewater; Bold red and whiite ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover; Nice full-page photo of an outdoorsy couple snapping a photo; Who Will Repay? - a plea for better understanding by Grey Owl - article with photos; Prizes Offered for Humane Traps; The Land of the "Fighting Rainbow" (Trout), by W.B. Gray; ; The Romance of Maple Sugar, by H. Lamontagne; ; Trees in Myth and Legend - part 1 by James Kay; Corvus - Black Sleuth of Big Timber - the despised 'croaking raven'; New Canadians with Old World Ways - some intimate details of the pioneering efforts of new comers to "Bush Country" in the North Prairies - with interesting photos, including Ukrainian mud construction; Sunday - A day of Observance or Desecration - Which?, by Jack Miner; When Forest and Farm Met; All Seals Don't Come from the Sea - some fur bearers starting out under other names wind up as seal coats; Quality of Wood Improves with Age - how knots are formed, why some wood warps more than others, meaning of heartwood and sapwood; Raising Game Fish by the Billion - restocking of Ontario's Lakes and Streams is being accomplished in a big way; Barnjum Forest - Big Trees saved for public monument on Vancouver Island between Duncan and Lake Cowichan by Frank J.D. Barnjum; Putting up a "Star Boarder" - keeping a Grebe at home; Telling time by the Stars; How the English Sparrow Came; Death of Robert Henry Grier of Nanaimo - photo and article; "Pee-Wee" Dog Derby Made a Hit; Training Covert-Shooting Dogs; Spring Time is Tree Planting Time; Nice Canadian National ad on back cover promotes their Alaskan service. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
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31 pages. Direct and star in your own thrilling, action-packed adventure! Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Please note: camera and instruction booklet not included. Book