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1906061323London Great Britain: Hodder & Stoughton 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 133 pages 4to. Limited Edition of 100 copies. This copy is not numbered. SIGNED on limited page by Walter Wood and both artists Sir James Linton and James Orrock. Bound in full vellum with gilt titles and decoration. Missing ribbon ties. Shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers some scratch marks and smudges on covers and spine some light tanning and foxing. Volume is in Very Good condition. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
1936355490722550London: Michael Joseph 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's mid-brown boards with yellow lettering to the spine. Yellow end-papers. Some scattered foxing to the page block edges otherwise a near fine copy in a VG dustwrapper priced 7/6 net to the inside flap as called for. This is the "true" first edition of this mystery novel. Photographs/scans available upon request. Michael Joseph hardcover
193045870NY: W. W. Norton. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Original gilt-titled cloth. First American edition presumed. Top edge spotted/foxed hint of rubbing to spine gilt. The DJ in mylar is toned to spine and extremities nicked to edges pencilled word to front panel 2cm closed edge tear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 243 pages . W. W. Norton hardcover
190340884Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co 1903. Later edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Folio 12 x 10". 10pp Half-title Presentation leaf Frontispiece chromolithographic leaf and title page 32pp Gallery of Scripture Illustrations 104pp A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible 18pp A History of Religious Denominations 16pp Biblical Antiquities 32pp The Story of the Books of the Old Testament 16pp A Self-Pronouncing Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names VIII 9-667 3pp Old Testament 8pp Family section 24pp The Parables of the Lord 671-879 1pp New Testament 48pp Questions and Answers on the Sacred Scriptures 80pp Standard Concordance to the Bible. Full blind-stamped morocco with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Beveled edges. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Chromolithographic half-title. Engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece. Both title pages in red and black lettering.<br /> <br /> Lavishly illustrated throughout with hundreds of in-text and full-page wood and steel engravings b/w photographic reproductions color maps and 10 chromolithographs the Authorized Version has been strictly followed in this handsome Bible. The text has been carefully compared with that of the most accurate editions printed in England and in the United States.<br /> <br /> Previous owner's name on fly leaf David Robinson. Presentation leaf inscribed as followed: "Presented to my beloved friend David Robinson by Edward A. Reisler." Family section unused. <br /> <br /> Binding rubbed along front joint and at head and tail of spine. Some creasing to fly leaf. Fore-edge of pages 12 to 17 slightly and partly water-stained not affecting text or illustrations.<br /> <br /> Binding in overall good- interior in very good condition. The John C. Winston Co hardcover
194145636Philadeliphia: Westbrook Publishing Company 1941. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Westbrook Publishing Company hardcover
199777889Annapolis: Naval Institute Press 1997. First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Good/Good. xiii 3 882 6 pages. Abbreviations. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Summary Data Tables. Glossary: Japanese-English. Bibliography. Index. Format approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Small tear at top of inside front hinge. Corner of page 731/2 creased. Ink notations added to page 732. Somewhat shaken. Wells born 1946 is an American public servant and educator who served a total of 51 years in government. He served 26 years in the United States Navy as an officer and then was appointed by the White House as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense serving through two administrations of both parties. He wrote many books articles and white papers. His writings significantly altered U.S. and international approaches to civil-military engagement US policy in global humanitarian assistance and public-private partnerships in disaster relief. The book is encyclopedic. The authors spent decades tracking down details about the design construction and deployment of the cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy which they describe with a generous supplement of photographs charts and line drawings. They give a detailed account of the planning design and construction and the numerous prewar and wartime modifications of the individual ships of each cruiser class. Prewar and wartime histories of the ships are reported with ship movements combat experience damage refits modifications and final fate listed. Derived from a review by Anthony P. Tully found on-line: Eric Lacroix and Linton Wells II's Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War is one of those truly memorable references that becomes a lasting part of naval literature. Comparable reference works include Norman Friedman's outstanding works on the U.S. Navy. With its comprehensive discussion of Japanese cruiser design and development coupled with a complete operational history of each vessel Japanese Cruisers goes far toward filling major gaps not only in the design but in the battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy. One of the book's strengths is in how it chronicles the relationship between the development of the various cruiser designs and the turmoil of the pre-war years. How these considerations influenced such diverse factors as machinery and hull strength to tonnage is set forth and extensively footnoted. The net result is a clearer understanding not only of the intended role of the cruisers but of the surface ships of the fleet in general. The core of the book lies in its meticulous analysis and dissection of the design of each cruiser class complete with more than 200 plans profiles and cutaway views ranging from superstructure towers to boiler and bulkhead arrangements. Equally significant these plans and diagrams follow the full range of the ships career with wartime modifications fully discussed. Notable among these is the inclusion of several diagrams of damage sustained in action. The illustrations and photographs have been chosen with care and many of them have never been published outside of Japan or indeed - in some cases - at all. The captions are carefully researched and where necessary the authors have corrected previous erroneous labeling or dating of published prints. The Operational histories though secondary to the design focus of the book is nonetheless one of its important assets and makes it an essential part of even the non-specialist's library. Organization and Orders of Battle of Japanese Cruiser divisions are described and followed in chronological order per ship relying extensively on never translated Japanese microfilm records the official histories and innumerable modern works in Japan. Each capsule history follows the vessel from its commissioning to its ultimate fate and gives the names of commanding officers and dates of assuming command. However this applies only to the heavy cruisers; the light cruiser commanders are not named. The authors provide a singularly valuable and detailed set of appendixes. These describe among other things the Organization of the Imperial Navy its specialized terms and designations of ordnance an overview of the heads of the shipbuilding department from 1920 to war's end discussion of machinery and aeronautical equipment and a host of tables and studies. All of these providing a comprehensive and readable introduction to the larger context of the Imperial Navy and its form and making for a-must-read for those seeking a broad and clear understanding of the IJN and its terminology as its officers and men understood it. In fact it is the book's dedication to using the actual Japanese terms and even vowel structure that make it an essential cultural bridge as well. Naval Institute Press hardcover
1920374544Salem Oregon: From the Press of Statesman Publishing Co 1920. First edition. Illustrated by Murray Wade; photographic frontispiec of the author. 231 pp. Dedication on p. 7. First leaf is a blank. 12mo. Tan cloth upper cover pictorial stamped in black. Fine copy in very good pictorial dust jacket illustration and typography matching the binding with shelf wear at edges closed tear to upper portion of front panel with internal tape mend. First edition. Illustrated by Murray Wade; photographic frontispiec of the author. 231 pp. Dedication on p. 7. First leaf is a blank. 12mo. Linked stories of sicence fiction explorations including journeys to the hollow earth and flight to the moon and stories set in Alaska and the polar regions.<br /> Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf "To H. E. C- with best wishes of the author Dr Linton". Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 L-357; Reginald 09088; Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 510; Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 167 From the Press of Statesman Publishing Co unknown
192357664Honolulu HA: Bishop Museum Press. 1923. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Original brown printed wraps. Iv 211pp plus plates XL--LXXXIV. PO name hard to see on front cover; tiny chip at spine heel. Gentle bump to upper corner. Occasional underlinings/marginalia in red pen. ; quarto . Bishop Museum Press paperback
1909191191London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Signed limited edition number 42 of 500 copies signed by the artist. Arthur Quiller-Couch contributes an interpretative story of the play as the introduction. Quarto. Colour frontispiece and 35 colour plates tipped in as issued with captioned tissue guards. Title page initialled in red with mounted half-tone plate. Original vellum spine and front cover lettered in gilt front cover with central vignette and decorations in gilt top edge gilt others uncut. Bookplate and ownership inscription of Frans Jurgens Jr b. 1896 son of the Dutch industrialist and prominent figure in establishing Unilever. Remnants of original silk ribbon loosely inserted. Spine lightly toned spine foot bumped a few marks slight bowing to covers as expected minor sporadic foxing. A very good copy. hardcover
191913683Linton 1919. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. BOOK WITH TYPED LETTER FROM WILLIAM LINTON AND SIGNED BY HIM MARCH 24th 1920 PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST Negotiable; Book; Signed by Author <br/> <br/> Linton hardcover
1975173823London: Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications Ltd 1975. First edition of the author's scarce second book written while he was still an undergraduate student at the University of London. Dread Beat and Blood "is perhaps the most important commentary on the condition of Black people in British society which any of our poets have achieved so far" front pastedown. The poems are intended to be read aloud and in 1978 formed the basis for the debut album of the same name by Johnson's band Poet and the Roots. Johnson is a Jamaican-born British-based poet and activist for whom "the kind of thing that I write and the way I say it is a result of the tension between Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English and between those and English English. And all that really is the consequence of having been brought up in a colonial society and then coming here to live and go to school in England soon afterwards. The tension builds up. You can see it in the writing" p. 8. Octavo. Original white wrappers lettered in black front cover lettered in black and red with illustration in black yellow red and green black and white portrait photograph of author on rear cover. Slight damp stain at foot of spine extending a little to faintly marked covers and first few leaves; a very good copy. unknown
1973018921Hull: Hull City Museums & Art Galleries 1973. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Tiny crease to lower corner of front cover none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very faintly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 119pp. Fully illustrated account and study of the surviving pottery from the great Anglo-Saxin cremation cemetery at Sancton East Yorkshire. Each piece is depicted separately in graphic form alongside its description and history. The pieces are mainly held at the Hull Museum and the Ashmolean in Oxford with a few others scattered at museums across the world. All are shown here. Very scarce. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good . 9 x 6.75 inches. Hull City Museums & Art Galleries Paperback
194769651New York: Columbia Univ Pr. Very Good. 1947. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT CLEAN & UNMARKED - Corresponds to ASIN: B000FMMWYU. -- with a bonus offer-- . Columbia Univ Pr hardcover
197682276Amer Life Foundation. As New. 1976. Hardcover. 0892570105 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 24 77 pages 20 full page illus. many smaller ones 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- . Amer Life Foundation hardcover
