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In 16? (cm 17,8), Brossura originale, pagg.316 traduzione diMaria Eugenia Morin, segni del tempo alla copertina, buon es. Collana"I libri pocket", 108. Prima edizione.romanzo base da cui sono stati tratti i pi? bei film western dei primi anni 60, il protagonista ? Buffon Allen, un vecchio duro, selvaggio e incorreggibile, che ha passato tutta l'esistenza a giocare d'astuzia col destino
260p. Hardcover Very good condition good
New Turkish Paperback. 4to. (27 x 24 cm). Edition in Turkish. 408 p., color ills. Karsidan karsiya. MÖ 3. Bin'de Kiklad Adalari ve Bati Anadolu. [Exhibition catalogue]. 24 Mayis - 28 Agustos 2011. Sabanci University Sakip Sabanci Museum (SSM) hosted a very important exhibition under the main sponsorship of CIMSA. The exhibition, entitled "Across - The Cyclades and Western Anatolia During the 3rd Millennium BC" was composed of artifacts from various Turkish museums as well as the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and the N P Goulandris Foundation Museum of Cycladic Art. The exhibition examined the relations between Anatolia, where the first steps towards civilization took place, and the nearby Cyclades Islands in the Aegean that gave rise to reciprocal influence that created two cultures which while similar in many respects, nonetheless maintained distinctive regional characteristics. The exhibition that also marked the first official cooperation between museums from Turkey and Greece was open to visit between 24th of May ¿ 28th of August 2011. A 14 meters long exact replica model of the Cycladic Ships, stood out as one of the most interesting pieces of the exhibition. The replica showed the impact of the Cycladic Ships on the interaction between the two cultures, as the ships were the only way of transportation between the two sides of the Aegean for a long time. The ships were built by Ankara University Research Center for Maritime Archaeology as a part of the "Cycladic Ships Revival Project" and without any binder materials or nails, by taking advantage of the swelling nature of the wood when goes into contact with water.
256 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Approximately 500 pages. The People's of the White Western World have been and are being prosecuted and found guilty for their way; for their beliefs and even for history. All this without there ever having been a fair trial! The Governments of these people have led this prosecution, paying for it with the People's own (taxes) money, not one penny being offered to any to make a statement of defense. "In my lifetime, I have seen a rapid increase in opinion being portrayed as fact, even opinion being legislated as fact... Herewith the end result of collecting my personal opinions...." Much stimulating reading for anyone concerned by the ongoing destruction of Canada. Creasing to covers. Average wear to contents. Unmarked. Binding solid. Remains a solid working copy. Book
pp. xviii, (2) [Portraits], 2, 14-498, (1) [Illustrated publisher's ad]. Illustrated with portraits from life and numerous engravings, made expressly for this book. Lacks rear fly leaf. Small insect hole on first signature. Age stained. Inner hinges cracked. 12mo. 190 mm. Original full brown cloth binding, very worn and rubbed. Hardbound. Fair. Scarce. Adams SIX-GUNS; Howes D6. W9 RT Rear STK x2
ill., br. Questo libro vuole essere un utile viatico per chiunque desideri addentrarsi lungo i sentieri affascinanti del "cinema delle origini", per imparare a conoscere la prima epoca di vita della storia del cinema. Attraverso l'analisi di "The Great Train Robbery", realizzato nel 1903 da Edwin S. Porter, rintraccia le catarreristiche principali di un periodo appassionato e avventuroso, profondamente diverso dal cinema che conosciamo oggi. E lo fa addentrandosi nei segreti del successo di un piccolo grande film, che seppe miscelare sapientemente i temi rappresentati, oltre ad alcune audaci novità nella messa in scena di più azioni simultanee. "The Great Train Robbery", infatti, riuscì a unire la spettacolarità dei più arditi procedimenti narrativi del suo tempo al mito popolare per eccellenza della storia americana, quello del "selvaggio West" (wild West), o "lontano West" (far West), facendo presa su un numero di spettatori molto alto anche al di fuori degli Stati Uniti. E seppe sfruttare il contesto iconografico e narrativo maggiormente in voga del tempo - la ferrovia, gli assalti a un treno, le sparatorie e gli inseguimenti spericolati - mettendo il tutto, fra l'altro, al servizio del film western come genere.
18p. Mildly XLib. Tall 8vo. Original gray printed wraps, XLib call marks on front cover. Reprinted from the Sesqui-Centennial Number of the Gazette Times, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Sunday, September 27th, 1908. PA PAMPH 20_15 BX4
Bologna, La Frontiera, 1989, 16mo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 141 (I Grandi Western, 172) . Curioso errore di stampa relativo all'Autore alla copertina.
144 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous high-quality reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Born from the amalgamation of a series of small lines in mid-Wales, the Cambrian Railway holds a special place in the affection of railway enthusiasts. In this volume the author recalls a lifetime of personal observation of the company's lines and presents a unique view of the running practices, changes during Great Western days and the staff who worked on the line. The company's routes, including those from Oswestry to Machynlleth and Aberystwyth along the Welsh Coast line to Pwllheli, are recalled from both the lineside and footplate, to create an evocative reminder of the Cambrian system." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings neatly upon front free endpaper otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Book
Unread. Clean and tight. ...
Books are in excellent condition. Bindings are solid and square, exteriors show no flaws (except for a little edge wear, back cover Vol. II) with creaseless covers and spines, sharp corners, text/interiors are clean and free of marking of any kind. The glue in these perfect bound books are over 50 years old and is likely fragile. Vol. 1 is 360 pages, Vol. 2 is 280 pages.
Clean, unmarked books with light wear to covers. The glue in these perfect bound books are over 50 years old and is likely fragile. Vol. 1 is 360 pages, Vol. 2 is 280 pages.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no flaws with creaseless covers and spine, sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. The glue in this perfect bound books are over 50 years old and is likely fragile. Complete and unabridged in one volume
Wear and creases to cover and spines. Interior pages clean and unmarked. The glue in these perfect bound books are over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
Wear and creases to cover and spines. Interior pages clean and unmarked. The glue in these perfect bound books are over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
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
Edge wear to blue cover. Front endpaper has been torn out. Dust jacket is tattered. 8 5/8"w x 11 1/4"h. 128 pages. Illustrations by Gordon Laite in black, blue, and red.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and 3 maps; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. 'Tavish' Davidson was Haig's DMO from 1915 to the Armistice. In this early and key study, the author defends his former commander's later (and controversial) strategy using both his own knowledge and a variety of contemporary sources. The first edition is now very scarce, especially in this condition. Enser, p.160.
399 pages including index and black and white illustrations. "From its humble beginnings as a wholesale grocery partnership in 1896, Kelly, Douglas has prospered and grown, responding decisively to each new challenge that emerged with the changing times. Author brings that history to life with engaging anecdotes and a storyteller's sensitivity to the problems faced and the obstacles overcome in almost 100 years of enterprise." - from back cover. At time of publication, Kelly, Douglas was western Canada's largest wholesale food distributor and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Ltd. of Toronto, which was, in turn, controlled by the Weston family. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. Partially visible crease to top corner of front cover. Excellent copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Cover photo of Clement Atlee; RCA ad inside front cover with photo of RCA Laboratories at Princeton, NJ; Nice color ad for Dubonnet wine; Fairchild ad includes illustration of their Flying Boxcar in use by Western Union; The Atomic Bomb - problems confronting statesmen; FDR's Home, Hyde Park, becomes a new shrine; Teaching democratic ABC's to Nazi PW's (POWs) - a first-hand report; Four Million Families want ti build or buy a home; New Highways for a better New York - article with artist's renderings of the Cross-Bronx Expressway near Parkchester, the Cross-Bronx Expressway at the Washington Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge in Richmond, and an intersection of the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens; One-page color ad for Virginia Rounds cigarettes; Dean Margaret Pickel challenges women to face the responsibilities of their full citizenship; Photo-illustrated article on what goes on in cow country when beef cattle are shipped to market; Interview with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne; Nice color-photo one-page ad for Revlon's 'Fatal Apple' nail color; Five photos of New York-area Girl Guides in action; Eight gorgeous photos of dresses for dancing dates; One-page color ad for Gemey perfume; Bold red Schaefer beer ad features checkers board; One-page color ad for Croix Royale California wines; Nice color back-page ad features Cobbs Florida fruit gifts; and more. Moderate external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Mild age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
n.p. Cartoon illustrations. 8vo. Original pictorial wraps. Compliments of First National Bank. Rear wrapper with postage stamp. From Col. Lee E. Roeder to Pumpernickle Bill, Allentown Morning Call. HUMOR 8
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 16 plates and full-page map; black cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. Baroness de la Grange, affectionately known as 'Mother of the British Army', remained hostess throughout the duration of the war. Numerous British and Commonwealth units were headquartered there, including Allenby and 1 ANZAC. 'The lady's pluck, intelligence and benevolence adds to the quality of the book' (Falls, awarding a star). Falls, p.201.
