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A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 260 pages. From Abaddon to Zwingl, and all the demons in between.
AN IMPORTANT BIBLIOGRAPHY / BOOKSELLER'S CATALOGUE. Reprint. 40 pp. plus two pages with 12 wood-engravings depicting devils. Hundreds of items thoroughly (and often wittily) described. All items priced. 4to. Publisher's cloth. FINE AND BRIGHT.
96 pages. Features: Playing with stripes; Swatch collection #34; Stripe up the band; Rainbow rugs; The Buchanan tartan for a blanket; Confetti napkins; wear stripes and have a devil of a good time; Schubert's serenade - a striped, brushed shawl; Three-color shawl; Warp-faced band with weft fringe on a rigid-heddle loom; Medieval Egypto-Islamic textiles - a study of two examples; Beyond Fibonacci - sequels to series; Teaching textile arts to high schoolers; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
216 pages. Colour photography throughout. Text in English. Features: The Mundanthurai sanctuaryis Tamil Nadu's haven for wildlife enthusiasts; The Unknown Lucknow; Bharatpur's Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary; Devil Rays off the coast of the Maldives; Nagpur and Indian aviation achievements; Suits that make the man; Jijoy Chowdhury's evocative images of a winter morning in Kolkata; Kurukshetra is steeped in mythological grandeur; Sakinalu packs a punch for the Telegus; Sri Lanka's capital; Bentota Beach; Sigiriya Rock; Buddhist art; Sri Lankan cuisine; Tea and golf in Nuwara Eliya's green hills; Baila; Sri Lankan writers; Tamilian tales; Geoffrey Bawa's architectural style; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
506pp., Edition originale de 1861, 23cm., brochure originale usée et dos renforcé (bien protégée par une couv. suppl. en papier cristal), cachet sur la p.d.t., qqs. rousseurs (texte toujours bien lisible), Cfr. Caillet II-6332 : "Ce livre fut retiré du commerce et en partie détruit. Les documents y sont précis et exacts", bien rare, dans l'état, Q106662
111pp. avec 50 illustrations, br.orig., bon état, S40420
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight wear and curl to text block. Small spots on rear cover. 160 pages.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Story of John Jewitt - A young Englishman is taken as a slave by Maquinna, chief of the Nuu-chah-nulth people of Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island; The Children of the Wilderness - Part I - Juliet Bredon's photo-illustrated journey in little-known Mongolia; Winning a Wife - An incident involving an Englishman in Tirah; Down the Araguaya in a Dug-Out - Part I - The conclusion of Frederick C. Glass's adventures on a little-known Brazilian river; The Sea Devil - An extraordinary six-hour battle with a huge West Indian manta, or ray; Where the gold went - Charles Siringo describes the pursuit of two men who had robbed the famous Treadwell mine in Alaska; The Cannibal Islands - Part I - Clifford W. Collinson has spent several years in the Solomon Islands - article with photos; Three Asses in the Pyrenees (conclusion) - a couple with a donkey cart set out to explore the area without any modern luxuries; My Motor-Boat - what happend when a man tried to run a second-hand boat he purchased; How We Killed the "Rat" - a scheme to kill an intruding rat goes sadly wrong; A Woman in Unknown Albania (conclusion) - Rose Wilder Lane explores the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish; A Lonely Job - a young ship's officer acts as caretaker of a vessel wrecked off the Australian coast; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Paris, Abbeville 1996. In-12 plaine reliure toile noire éditeur illustrée. Non paginé. Très nombreuses photos et reproductions dans et hors texte. Très bon état
in-8°, 364 pages, broche, couv. Bel exemplaire. [P-29]
Hardcover Like New. Pls. allow within 20 - 25 business days delivery time as this is a new relase book from publishers.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Large 8vo. In Turkish. [xvii], 736 p. Secret religions in the Kurdistan based on the archival documents. Kürtler: Êzidî - Kizilbas - Yaresan. Belgelerle Kürdistan'da gizli dinler.
fort volume in-8, 488 pages, index, broche, couv. ill. plast.- 9782221074916 Tres bel exemplaire. [NV-35]
in-8 carre, 461 pages, nombreuses illustrations in-t., biblio, index, reliure toilee de l'editeur, jaquette rhodoid. Bel exemplaire. [GD8/6]
Seuil, 2000. In-8 broché de 405 pages. Rares passages discrètement soulignés au crayon de papier sinon Bon état.
Features: Ghost riders in the sky - tornadoes; Devil wind of the prairies - early tornados; Bonanza in the Mogollons; A county, a courthouse, a hanging - convicted murderer James Cason in Weatherford, Texas; The case of the brass nuggets; Kit Joy's gang - train robbers; Finding a hideout cave; horseplay was often fatal - Lima, Montana and Colonel William Boule; The Choctaw who lived like a king - Robert M. Jones; A long talk with Chuckawalla Wilson - years on the track of the Lost Padre Mine; The Wandering Winnebago - forced to move for 32 years; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Magazine
Features: Francophone Forces Fight in Concert in Nouveau Caribou; The Okanagan - The Fight in the Depths of the Sea; Survival is Guaranteed - Yard Ferry Personnel (YFP); Military Photography; Corporal Bob Smith - karate expert; Three ex-servicemen help to put a man on the moon - D. Denton Clark, Jack Thompson and Harold Bolton; Maintenance goes to the devil (Maintenance System Working Group); A Victoria Cross (V.C.) Won Far from the Presence of the Enemy - Private Timothy O'Hea, Saturday 9 June, 1866. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: Baskets by John McQueen; How to buy a floor loom; Inside the Hangchow Silk Factory; Lynn Rothrock's Devil Dolls; and more. Sound copy. Prior owner's name on front cover. Magazine
92 pages. Lovely A.J. Casson painting of a bustling winter street on front cover Features: Great vintage photo ad for the New International "Special Delivery" Truck; Cream of Wheat ad claims it keeps pupils more alert; When Men Kill for Whisky - Millionaire Carling Breweries Executive Sam Low of Walkerville, Ontario was kidnapped by Gangsters for a $35k ransom - great photo-illustrated article about rum-running between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit; Brummagen Love, by Thelma Rudge; What I Learned from Europe, by Ontario Premier G. Howard Ferguson; Ottawa-Vancouver in 32 Hours - The Stirring Story of Canada's First Transcontinental Air Mail Flight - with photos; The Mystery of Number Nine, by Leslie McFarlane - Part 1; Louis Letourneau, Leo Dandurand and Joe Cattarinich - a colorful description of the adventures and achievements of The Three Musketeers of Modern Sport; Canada's Pictorial War Records - Adequate Housing Required, by W.W. Murray; Lights in the Windows, by Lillian Beynon Thomas; Full-colour colour reproduction of painting "Canada's Answer" by Norman Wilkinson, R.I.; The Work Cure - Vetcraft has brought health, happiness and economic being to hundreds of veterans; By Especial Corespondent, by Geoffrey Hewelcke; The Devil Guards His Own, by Victor Lauriston; Amazing photo of Malahat Drive on Vancouver Island - not much more than a couple of ruts through the forest; Nice ad for the De Soto Six, by Chrysler; "New York Now Huge Negro City - Black Invasion of Harlem"; Art Deco-style ad for the New Frigidaire refrigerator; Science Teaching Weather Control - Man has made enormous progress in combat with nature; Fantastic colour full-page ad for Packard cars; Great colour full-page ad for Wahl-Eversharp Pens, Pencils, Desk Sets; Wonderful full-page ad for Erector Set toys; Color ad for Chipso Laundry Soap; *Magnificent* Colour Centerfold ad for Parker Duofold Pens, Pencils and Duettes; Great full-page colour ad for Westclox Clocks; Ad for Mueller Faucets of Sarnia, Ontario; "Let the Laundry Do It" - a two-colour ad encouraging readers to let laundries clean their clothes; Nice Hupmobile Ad for their Century Six and Eight; Colour photo ad for Kodak cameras; Lovely colour full-page ad for Moirs Chocolates; Article about collector Walter McRaye; Buses Hurt British Railways - with photo of their first auto Pullman which allows passengers to sleep on the bus; The Road to Perth - short history article by Donald McNicol; Ad for the T-N Toilet which promises to 'banish embarrassment' because it is quiet; Colour ad for Swift's Premium Hams and Bacon; Two-Colour full-page Christmas-themed ad for Eveready flashlights and batteries; Home-Made Christmas Gifts; Short write-up and photo of Elizabeth Styring Nutt; Rug Magic, by Mary Agnes Pease; Stewart Warner radio ad; Business Article - "Adventuring in Speculation is Highly Specialized Business"; Colour ad fo Sun-Maid Puffed seeded Muscat Raisins inside back cover. Average wear to textblock. Crossword completed on page 83 otherwise unmarked. Chips and openings along cover fold. Covers loose as one but present. Back cover in rough shape. Particularly wonderful content to go with the excellent front cover artwork. Book
Features: Gorgeous red photo ad for the 1967 Buick Wildcat Custom Sport Coupe inside front cover; Eilat hopes to be a tourist Garden of Eden; Montreal - how a big town became a great city - many great colour photos with article; Photos and brief write-ups for: Ulysse Comtois; John David Molson; Michel Robichaud; Louis Tavan; Hubert Aquin; Monique Leyrac; The Idler's Guide to Montreal; Can Israel cope with war adn peace? - Blair Fraser in Tel Aviv; Powell Smily reveals the living hell he experienced through Blackmail - it cost him $25,000 before he wrote this story; England Swings? - maybe the tiny, mini-skirted minority, but Alan Edmonds found the country depressing and he's glad to be back home; Gerald Stevens on Canadiana; Enjoying Montreal without speaking French; Nice full-page colour photo ad for the Chevrolet Camaro; Ad for the Bolens snowmobile called the Diablo Rouge; Crown Zellerbach ad features a majestic black and white photo of their log-laden train passing over the Nanaimo River on it's way to the Ladysmith booming grounds; The NFB - rudderless in a sea of talent - according to Don Bell; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: The Outstanding Canadians of 1966 - Chester Ronning, Harold Firby, Maurice Strong, Pierre Dupuy, Mr. Justice John Howard Sissons, Daniel Johnson, Walter Susskind; School is for Nancy, by June Callwood; Why our schools don't educate; Freson's Canada - colour photos; We are the Echo of Washington - by David Lewis; A Stranger in My Own Land - by Solange Chaput Rolland; Here's Looking at Us - Expo '67 approaches; Morden, Manitoba warms up for Canada's Centennial; How to sell a little country BIG!, by Alexander Ross; If you can't beat the horses, why is Mike Kolton so Rich?; Communication satellite could soon make possible live telecasts from the Vietnam war; Two-colour ad for a bizarre Bolens 'Diablo Rouge' snowmobile. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Hosstail's Small Talk - 'Me - An Old-Timer?'; The Soldier Who Never Quit - General Guy V. Henry; The Baron of Cananea - William E. Green; Through the Black Range - Solitide has returned to the Devil Mountains; Indian Women Warriors; Walt Coburn's Tally Book; Wife of a Panhandle Sheriff - Sophia Connell; A Locked Door - memories from northern Colorado country; Mathew 'Bones' Hooks of Amarillo - a story of a black cowboy and white flowers; Where Schoolboys Packed Pistols - Tombstone; Rekindling Camp Fires - the exploits of Ben Arnold (Connor) (Wa-si-cu Tam-a-he-ca) Part III of the authentic narrative of sixty years in the Old West as Indian fighter, gold miner, cowboy, hunter and army scout; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: He Met the Devil; Pet Brown, Championship Wrestler; When Annie Oakley was Accused of Theft; Butch and the Fine & Dandy Kid; Bucketfull of Pay Dirt; A kind word for Lucius; Trails Grown Dim; The Deadly Garment; Death Hollow; Six Horses; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Cordell Bank - an underwater island; Preserving a common heritage - Treatment of marine artifacts; Tiger of the sea whips; Queen conch at the crossroads; Bermuda mystery waves; Garadiavolo - the devil monster hoax; Save the babies - Strategies of marine animals; there was a Moby Dick; The fuzzy sea butterfly. Sound copy. Book
Features include: The Road to Wonderland - Construction of a highway and tunnel through a mountain wilderness in the South Island of New Zealand; Kamal Ram's Come-Back - tale of a stationmaster at Manijan, in northern Assam; Saga of the Snow-Dogs - An account of the Arctic Husky; The Hut-Tax Affair - a tale from Northern Nigeria; All Aboard For Adventure - Part I of a tale of 5 young Americans who set out on a sailboat for tropic seas; The Beneficent Bamboo; Dogsbody - an amusing incident involving a very junior officer aboard a British freighter; The Telephone Mine - Adventures of two South African prospectors in search of King Solomon's Mines; Our Leopard - A Kenyan farmer's story; Down Texas Way - the story of 3 youngsters, a gang of desperate escaped convicts, and a night alarm; Appointment with the Devil - An extraordinary story from Abyssinia; Illustrated in black and white. Covers and spine missing. Contents in decent condition. Magazine