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New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Mint. 4to. (34 x 23 cm). In Arabic. 229, [1] p. Many color and b/w ills. Islamic treasures and relics in the Ottoman Palace in Constantinople. El muallim-i el-eseriye el-Islamiye fi Medine-i Istanbul.
48 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Chinese Artifacts; Vancouver Island Bottle Show and Sale; Nanaimo Club Dig - with group photo; Sealed Bottles; Insulators; Relics; Auto Collectables; Old Guns; Vancouver Notes; International Wine Co.; Collecting Old Locks; Living Free; Old Phonographs; The Karbonated Korner; Furniture, Lamps, and Bric-a-Brac; French Ivory; Prairie News. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy early copy of this upbeat and quite informative vintage Vancouver Island periodical. Book
42 pages. Many black and white photos. Features: Old Guns; Early Vancouver Drug Store; Relics; Prairie News; Depression Glass; Sealed Bottles; Furniture; Pops; Insulators; License Plates; Locks; Vancouver Notes; Vancouver Mini Show; Patrick A. Milloy and his Montreal Soda Works. Light wear. Unmarked. A nice early copy of this upbeat and quite informative vintage Vancouver Island periodical. Book
Paperback Like New. Pls. allow within 20 - 25 business days delivery time as this is a new relase book from publishers.
58 pages. Many reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Features: France on the Prairies; Potlatch in the Park - photo-illustrated article on potlatch held in new Kwakiutl house built in Victoria's Thunderbird Park; Journey for Frances - 2nd instalment of Mrs. George Simpson's canoe journey of 1930 through two of the Great Lakes and on to the post later named Fort Frances; Wings Across Greenland - between 1928 and 1931 Parker D. (Shorty) Cramer made three attempts to fly across the Atlantic by way of northern Quebec and Greenland - photo-illustrated article; Early Northern Surgeons - article concerning some of the earliest predecessors of Dr. John Rae in Rupert's Land; Dr. John Rae and his Franklin Relics - photo-illustrated article; Dr. John Rae of the Arctic - short biography of the great explorer; John Rae's Stone House - photo-illustrated article on the ruins of Rae's winter house of 1846-7 near Repluse Bay; Rae's Arctic Correspondence - a review of the new volume of the Hudson's bay Record Society; Rae on the Eskimos - his opinions on the Arctic natives among whom he lived and travelled between 1846 ande 1854; The Old Shipwreck - mystery ship has lay wrecked on the north shore of Bylot Island for 130 years; Cobalt and Porcupine - how the great silver and gold mines of Northern Ontario were discovered and developed; Early Days at York Fort; Nice colour ad for Hudson's Bay Point Blankets on back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Pages 849-894. Features: Cover photo of Gen. Franco; Photo of G. A. D. Ogilvie-Forbes, the British chargé d'affaires in Madrid; Photo of Don Francisco Largo Caballero, Prime Minister of Spain; Photo of Spanish boys drilling as "Arrows" (the equivalent of the Italian Balilla) at Burgos; Two pages of graphic photos entitled The Battle for Madrid - the capital of Spain as the converging point of the Civil War; Two pages of photos entitled In the Madrid Sector - Gen. Franco's redoubtable troops - Moors, Legionnaires, and other insurgent forces superior to their enemies in tactics; Book review of "Three Sea Journals of Stuart Times", by Dawtrey Cooper; One page illustration of the King George V national memorial; Photo illustrated article on pioneer work at Chanhu-Daro, an unexplained site in the Indus Valley - arts, industry, and sanitation of the Harappa period, with relics of another epoch hitherto unknown; Page of photos of ancient sanitation technology in India - drainage, wells, and baths; Page of photos of toys used in India 5000 years ago; Page of photos depicting the beginnings of Indian sculpture - figurines from Chanhu-Daro; Page of photos and text explain prehistoric Indian bead-making; Rediscovery of Rembrandt masterpiece "Juno"; Page of photos illustrating the assault on Madrid and its approaches - bomb and shell havoc, street defences, and some of Gen. Franco's Moroccan troops; Britain's formidable new "Harrow" bomber - three photos of its mass production; Five photos illustrate present Roosevelt's (FDR's) sweeping victory; Centrefold photo of the king laying wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall on the 18th anniversary of Armistice Day; Photos of funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Sir John Kelly; Two photos of Miss Jean Batten in New Zealand after her record-breaking flight from England; Photo of the first ruler of Mysore to leave India - H.H. the Maharajah, H.H. The Yuvaraja, and prince Jayachamarajendra are all shown riding an elephant; Photos of personalities of the week include G. Ridley, Gerald Hawken Knight, Gerard Mackworth young, air Vice Marshal C. L. Courtney, H. Clifford Smith, C. H. Sampson, Sir John Kelly, Arthur Evans, Polish Foreign Minister Col. Beck and Mme. Beck with Anthony Eden, Sir Arthur K. Yapp, the Rev. Pat McCormick, and the right Rev. C. E. Curzon; Article explains how freak goldfish are produced; 12 photos of mongoose "Rikki" - home pet and film star; Four photos of duel to the death between mongoose and cobra; Nine photos illustrate Libya under Italian occupation, including photo of air marshal Balbo; Classy one page ad for Austin Reed men's fashions; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him playing solitaire; Halfpage classy photo ad for Rolls-Royce; Halfpage illustrated ad for Cooper and Co. Outer advertising pages not included. Centrefold loose but present. All contents present. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
Pages 705-744. Features: Great colour ad for Capstan cigarettes inside front cover; Photos of Funeral of Chief Waruhiu of Kenya on front cover; Thirteen photos of Kenya deal with Mau Mau terrorism, some arrests and a murdered chief; *GORGEOUS* one-page photo of Queen Elizabeth wearing black and white, with magnificent diamonds, arising at the Empire Theatre for the Royal Film performance; Photos of personalities of the week, including recently departed Mr. W.M. Hughes, Australia's elder statesman, and atomic scientist Dr. W.G. Penney, O.B.E.; Photos of the Duchess of Kent and her Royal Tour in Borneo; One-page photo of Britain's First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor being lowered from a helicopter to the deck of the cruiser 'Birmingham'; Important new discoveries put new light on the days before Agamenmon; Photos of 3,200 year-old wine merchant shop relics - Mycenaean pottery; Photos of treasures from an early Mycenaean oil merchant's store; Graphic proof that the Mycenaeans both rode and drove horses; Cyril Falls writes about American baseball, with photos; Five official photos of Britain's First Atomic Test, in the Monte Bello Islands off Australia; Full-page photo portraits of Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson; Three photos of the Queen opening the Claerwen Dam; Two-page series of illustrations shows how the sea is probed by television and other methods of marine research - an explanation of the equipment used during the Discovery II Expedition; Great photos of jousting and defence armour additions to the Tower collections; Two pages present ten photos of some aspects of the recent bitter fighting on the central front in Korea; Nice colour ad for Daks dinner suit by Simpson Piccadilly inside back cover; Colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover features snooker theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 1077-1116. Features: Cover photo of the five-power conference to negotiate a new international treaty for the limitation of naval armaments; Illustration of the great Finnish composer M. Jean Sibelius on the occasion of his 70th birthday; Page of illustrations of naval cruisers of Britain, Japan, Germany and Italy - a reduction problem for the five-power naval conference; Page of reproductions of archival illustrations of historic precedents for Lord De Clifford's trial; Photos of air raids on Dessie - Italian bonds damaged the palace of the Crown Prince just after the Emperor of Abyssinia had left it to me: Article discusses "What is Electricity?"; Page of illustrations present electricity as a "new servant"of man; Oil - the diplomatic problem of the hour - three pages of photos of the modern oil industry; A unique complex of bronze age Irish ring-forts - new discoveries of unusual interest, at Cush, in the County Limerick; Page of photos of newly found relics of Celtic Ireland in the Bronze Age; a 12th-century Irish reliquary - the shrine of St. Manchan - text and photos; Page of photos of anteaters Map of the present Abyssinian Empire; Two-page illustration of the boiler furnaces of the "Queen Mary" being lit; Photo of rioting in Lahore; Photo of a large band of Sikhs overlooked by mounted police during a pause in their march to Lahore for Shahidi day; One page colour ad says Guinness is good for oysters - good for you; Colour centrefold illustration of the "Silver Jubilee Procession"; Nice colour one-page ad for Craven 'A' cigarettes with Christmas motif; Photos of personalities of the week include: the Oxford and Cambridge rugby teams, E. O. W. Hunt, George A Strasser, his Majesty Haile Selassie, Señor Manuel Quezon, the Bishop of Salisbury, Lord De Clifford, Thomas Marlowe, C. Hayden Coffin, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Ulster with their hostess, Lady Brooke; Photos of survivors of the "Silverhazel" being rescued near the US destroyer "Bulmer"; Photo of the new Commonwealth of the Philippines being inaugurated at the legislative building in Manila; Photo of Signor Mussolini reading a restrained speech in the Italian chamber on the sanctions situation; Photo of saluting Italian war widows and mothers at the unknown warrior's tomb; Photo of Miss Jean Batten's damaged airplane on Araruama Beach, Brazil; Photo of the Wiley Post and Will Rogers aviation beacon recently placed on the George Washington Bridge in New York; Photo of wrecked Belgian airliner in Kent which crashed killing 11; Photos of Sir John Carden and Capt. Jean Schoonbroodt; Photo of Mr. S. V. Appleby crossing the channel in a "Flying flea"; One-page South Africa travel ad features illustration of native Village scene; One-page illustrated ad for Booth's matured dry gin; One page ad for the Vauxhall big six saloon; Review of "Steel of Empire", by John Murray Gibbon; Halfpage illustrated Estorial (Portugal) travel ad; One-page ad promotes Austria as the 'ski paradise'; article discusses economic 'stabilization' and it's difficulties; and more. Centrefold loose but present. Outer advertising pages not included. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 487-530. Features: Cover page photo of state funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Earl Beatty; Major coverage of the funeral of Lord Beatty; Photo illustrated article entitled Flightless Birds in Three Continents; Lovely one page photo portrait of Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren; Two-page pictorial map entitled "Germany re-occupies the demilitarized Rhineland - a breach of the Versailles and Locarno treaties; Photo illustrated article entitled "A Vast Prehistoric Pompeii" revisited - further discoveries in Moravia, at Vestoice and the Pekarna cave; Two pages of photos of products of the paleolithic bone industry - weapons recalling Samson's "jawbone of an ass" and a big spoon; Page of photos and text describe mammoth hunters' cosmetics - dye-making utensils and other relics; Two pages of colour illustrations of animal art of 30,000 years ago - the earliest known sculpture; Page of seven photos document a trail of arson through Spain - the destruction of churches and convents; Photo of crowds surging to see the liner "Queen Mary" before she leaves her birthplace; Aerial photo of London Film Productions studio at Denham aflame; Photo of whales defeating Ireland in rugby championship at Cardiff, with crowds surging onto field of play; Photo of Hitler taking the salute at torch lit procession of 200,000 Nazis on the Theresienweise at Munich; Centrefold photo of the League of Nations Council meeting in London - the most vital for the peace of Europe ever held; Photos of Italian bombing of lava in Abyssinia; Photos of personalities of the week include Gen. Sir David Campell, Lord Dartmouth, Canon Nairne, Lieut. Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, Registrar A.Stiebel; the late Prof. J. S. Haldane, Sir Thomas Inskip, Sir Donald Somervell, Guila Bustabo, Ali Irfan, and the late Sir Dillon Bell; Nice one-page colour ad for the Ford V-8 car; One page Harrods ad features sports woollies for men; Nice illustrated one-page ad for the Hillman "Hawk" "Sixteen" "80" with "Evenkeel" Suspension; Classy halfpage photo ad for Bentley cars; Nostalgic one-page illustrated ad for Castrol oil features famed aviator Tommy Rose; and more. Coverfold holding by one staple. Archival tape repairs along coverfold. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
96 pages. Features: Cover art by Fenwick Lansdowne; Nice colour ad for GWG inside front cover features casual fashions for ladies; Tim Buck's Future; The Bankruptcy of George H. Ridout's Ontario real estate empire; Will Maggie Muggins be Canada's next movie star?; Bruce Hutchison argues 'We're Being Corrupted By Our Boom'; One-page photo ad for Crown Zellerbach Canada features Forester Ken Mulholland; Diary of Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke pictures Churchill as a happy genius without judgement; One-page Chevrolet ad features pink 1957 Chevy coupe with white roof; Is B.C.'s fanfare for Wenner-Gren another false alarm? - he has an Olympian plan to develop the B.C. Trench - photo-illustrated article; Siobhan McKenna and the Statford Festival - photo-illustrated article; Fenwick Lansdowne and his Unbelievable Bird Paintings; How the Russians are trained to hate the west - interesting photo-illustrated cold war-era article explains that the Russian people are not fooled by their state propaganda; The Wonderland of Louis B. Mayer (conclusion) - fantastic photo-illustrated article explains how the thirties were a bonanza for this Canadian star-maker who made Garbo talk, discovered Judy Garland and hit the jackpot with 'Gone With the Wind'; Was Our Biggest Historical Find Our Biggest Hoax? - awful suspicion that Viking relics 'found' in Northern Ontario and proudly displayed in our largest museum are probably fake - fascinating photo-illustrated article about relics 'found' by James Dodd and Fletcher Gill in 1930 on a Beardsmore, Ontario mining claim; Why the (Toronto Maple Leafs) Kid Line became a legend - sensational photo-illustrated article - part IV of the story of the Conachers; Will the nickel book make a new man of Manitoba? - Trapper Walter Johnson staked the Moak Lake area then sold his secret for a fortune - photo-illustrated article; Fantastic one-page colour Meteor car ad features yellow and black car with white roof, plus endorsement by Ed Sullivan, whose photo appears in lower left corner; Sensational colour two-page Meteor car ad includes illustrations of sixteen cars!; Black Label Beer ad features 'Mabel'; When Louis Mayer sang to Jeanneatte Macdonald; Nice one-page colour ad for 1957 Chrysler cars features a red Windsor 2-door hardtop (with white roof); How Pal became Lassie and how Elizabeth Taylor started on a fast climb to stardom; Colour ad for Jello-O orange instant pudding; Colour centrefold ad for Simmons mattresses; McCulloch chainsaw ad features the Model 39; Pilkington Glass ad features colour photo of the living room of the J.L. Silverman home in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Wonderful one-page colour ad for the 1957 Monarch Turnpike Cruiser car features their new dual-curve windshield; Nice colour ad for Dow ale; Max (Rawhide) Ferguson describes his most memorable meal; Baby photo of footballer Normie Kwong; Nice one-page colour-photo Oldsmobile ad features white car in front of fashionable city location; Colour ad for Molson Golden Ale; 1957 Dodge ad inside back cover features yellow car with white trim and roof; Coke ad on back cover features Hawaiian get-together; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Pages 419- 460. Features: Excellent cover photo portrait of Mrs. Beryl Markham, the first woman to fly solo east to west across the Atlantic, who recently flew alone from Abingdon to Cape Breton Island; Photo of Mrs. Markham's plane passing over Swindon after the start from Abingdon; Three photos of typhoon damage in Hong Kong; Three photos of US aviators Dick Merrill and Harry Richman who flew from New York to England in 18 hours; Illustrated article discusses Foraminifera; One-page photo portrait of Princess Juliana, heiress to the throne of the Netherlands; Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Webster, of Holderness, New Hampshire with the apparatus they use to take photos of hummingbirds, plus photo samples of their work; Six photos illustrate the agony of the "Eubee" - a 9645-ton French steamer's last half hour before it sank after colliding with the British steamer "Corinaldo"; Photo illustrated article on a new archaeological site in Mesopotamia, Tell Agrab - temples deserted 5000 years ago, and a wealth of art relics, including fresh proof of Indo-Sumerian cultural associations; Two pages of photos and colour illustrations demonstrate cultural links between Babylonia and India - new evidence revealed at Tell Agrab, with other discoveries; Two large photos show Spain's Civil War - Irun captured by rebel forces; Page of graphic photos illustrates dramatic incidents in the taking of Irun; Four photos of the plight of refugees from Irun; Dramatic centrefold photo shows Spanish refugees at Hendaye gazing at burning Irun; Photos of personalities of the week include Largo Caballero, M. Nikita Balieff, Oscar Specks (enroute from Germany to Australia by canoe!), Señora Irriburi, D. A. C. Page, Sir J. W. Wessels, the late Lord Moynihan, Photo of tragic wreck at the Belfast international tourist trophy race which killed eight; A. H. Findlay, and Sir Walter Citrine; Large photo of Kamal Ataturk welcoming Edward VIII to Istanbul; Photo of the king saying farewell to Gallipoli with Kilid Bahr in attendance; A Firmer Hand in Palestine - page of photos shows the work of British troops in preventing violence, with a photo of Lieut. Gen. J. G. Dill, supreme commander in Palestine; One page colour photo add declares Guinness and oysters are good for you; Nice one-page photo illustrated tourism ad for South Africa's Riviera; One-page illustrated ad for VAT 69; Nice one-page Schweppes ad shows football goalie lunging for ball; Nostalgic One-page photo illustrated Italian travel ad; Halfpage photo ad for Rolls-Royce cars; Halfpage illustrated ad for Hooper and Co.; Very nostalgic two-colour back cover ad for Britannia and Eve magazine. Unmarked with only moderate wear. A wonderful vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 881-921 plus advertising covers. Features: Cover illustration of new American idea using mirror to protect bank tellers from gun-toting robbers; Six captioned photos of the Nonni Front / Tsitsihar and the relics of the original cause of trouble between the Japanese and Chinese in Manchuria; Review of "The Coinage of England" by Charles Oman; Photos of horse racing; Photo of burning passenger steamer the L.M.S. "Duke of Lancaster"; Photos of sinking of the "Nautilus", the first submarine to attempt reaching the North Pole; Photo of Bert Hinkler, the first airman to fly solo from South America to West Africa; Photo of J.A. Mollison's Gipsy moth upside-down in an Egyptian maize field; Photos of Jammu - occupied by British troops after riots; Bronze-age discover in Cyprus - prehistoric snake-worship; Two excellent photos show New York City's skyline (overlooking Central Park) twenty-five years ago and now (dramatic difference); Two pages of photos (and captions) of New York skyscrapers; Five photos of Captain C.W.R. Knight and white-headed sea-eagle "Miss America" - trained to falconry; Two photos of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Haile Salassie; Photo of Miss Peggy Salaman feeding one of her lion cubs; Photos of the Indian Conference ending and the Burman Conference beginning; Photos of personalities of the week include E.G. Pretyman, Maj.-General Sir P. Hambro, Mr. S.R.C. Bosanquet, Lady Bruce, Maj.-Gen. Sir David Bruce, Dr. Sze of China, Yotaro Sugimura, Mr. Yoshizawa, Yehudi Menuhin performing at the Albert Hall, Mr. C.J. Longmore - the first man to loop-the-loop in a glider in England; Preparing the New Gorilla Group for the Natural History Museum; Four photos of mural discovered in Little Missenden's 12th century church; Five photos of scenes in new film "Tsar Lenin"; Photos of Christmas gift suggestions; plus many nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Features: Window on South America; TSR-2 and Concord; Russian Trapeze Artists; W.W.I German Aircraft; Midget Racer Designs; Fortress is in R.A.F.; Sopwith 'Atlantic'; No. 20 Squadron History; Future of the H.S. 681; Mexican Air Force; Avro Arrow (4 pages with many black and white photos, structural cutaway, specs, expoded view and diagrams; No. 1 Air Navigation School; Finnish War Relics; Economical Motorspatz; Veteran Stratoliners; The Two Enemies; R.A.F. will be the loser - re-equipment plans discussed; Valiant to the last - the scrapping of the Vickers Valiant; Sir Winston Churchill; Hawker Nimrod; W.W. I. Miscellany; Light Autogyros in U.K.; Campbell-Benson B-11-2; British Airlines; TSR-2 - cardinal points; No. 18 (N.E.I.) Squadron; 'Zero' returns home; Defence White Paper; Between the Wars; Air Forces Middle East; Fleet Air Arm on Tour; Skyframe Museum; Fairey G.4/31; Revolt in Congo; Meteors over Korea; Piaggio P 166C; U.S.A.F. postscript; On Being Shot Down; France's Aero Exports; British Airlines Postscript; Shuttleworth Collection; Polish Air Force, 1940-45; H.S. 125 and Dominie; No. 70 Squadron History; Scintex Super Emeraude; Sonic Bangs (booms); Sir Geoffrey de Havilland; Pilatus History; Japan Air Lines; Visit to H.M.S. Ark Royal; No. 1 Squadron, R.A.A.F.; Plane that bombed America - Yokosuka E14Y1; Navigation - Part I; Escort to Bomb Raid; Paris Report; Suez 1956; Ancestor Airlines; PZL-104 Wilga; Navigation - part 2; Gliding Championships; The Auster Line; Battle of Britain; Italian Raids on the U.K.; Chaumont Weapons Meet; Army Flying; Open Day at Middle Wallop; Gloster Grebe; Kosciuszko Squadron; Suez 1956 - a lesson in air power; Between the Wars; Navigation - 3; The Parnall Story; No. 43 Squadron, R.A.A.F.; Sopwith Grasshopper; The R.A.F. Today; Extending the Buccaneer; Two-Seater Fighting; Navigation - Part 4; Scheibe SF-26 Standard; Hermes aide-memoire; Kestrel Evaluation; "Karel Doorman"; Whitehead Aircraft; Navigation - part 5; Victa Airtourer 115; The Parnall Story; Rhodesia's Air Force; Naval Fighter School; Hughes OH-6A; Mini-COIN; No. 23 Squadron History; B.A.C. Drone; Loss of Flight 19; Training Engineers; and much more. Includes index . Gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. Moderate wear. Slight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
Features: Royal New Zealand Air Force; No. 14 Squadron, RNZAF; NZ Operations in the West; Liverpool Airport; Portuguese A.F. Serials; Swedish Airforce; Olympic Airways; Scottish Fighter Base; PZL - P.37 Los; Fighter Pilots; Strong Aircraft Industry; Seaplanes in Sweden; A singular Swede; Slingsby Sailplanes; Germany might have won in 1918; Martinair; Beaufighter restoration; Exeter Airport; Britten-Norman Islander; RAF's first 50 years; Albatros in Australia; First to Australia - the RAF Far East Flight 1927-28; 'Nipping and Eager Air'; The Sopwith Rotaries; Royal Netherlands Air Force; Boeing 737; Southend Airport; Swissair History - I; The Beverley Retires; Mitchell-Proctor Kittiwake; Finland's Air War - I; Hannover Highlights; Swissair History - II; SEPECAT Jaguar; Finland's Air War - II; No. 1 Squadron, R.A.F.; Relics in Bulgaria; West Australian Airways; From Hind to Hunter; Aerobatic Teams; Italy's Aircraft Industry; Development of Commercial Aviation in Italy; Royal Review at Abingdon; Aircraft at Abingdon; The Piaggio Story - I; PZL-104 Wilga 32; Britain's Aircraft Industry - Over the Crossroads?; British Military Aircraft; The Piaggio Story - II; Beagle Pup Air - Test; Gatwick Airport; Advanced Engine Technology; Britten-Norman BN-1F; Merchant Aircraft Carriers; Hawker Siddeley 748; Nationa Air Guard; R.N.A.S. Brawdy; The Nighthawk Family; Rollason D.62 Condor; Farnborough Report; Navy Days at Farnborough; Farnborough checklist; But for the Armistice; Merchant Aircraft Carriers; Cessna F-150 and F-172; Polish Air Force; Skyvan on a Strip; Finnair History; Danish Catalinas; Air Forces Gulf; Swiss A.F. Championships; Bristol Fighter; and much more. Index laid in. Tight and clean with gilt lettering to front board and backstrip. A quality copy. Book
3 vols., sm. 8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with an engraved frontispiece, large engraved title-vignettes and large engraved armorials on dedications, some light offsetting and age-staining, tiny uniform signature on blank preliminary in each volume; handsomely bound in nineteenth century full oatmeal buckram, backstrips with five flat bands, second compartments with leather labels lettered, numbered and ruled in gilt, a most attractive set ideal as a gift of for presentation. THE SET WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF MICHAEL CHERNIAVSKY AND BEARS HIS SIGNATURE ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER OF FIRST VOLUME. Dedicated to Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland, Percy's 'Reliques' is one of the most important collections of poetry in English. First published in 1765, ii not only encouraged 'with lasting effect the revival of interest in our older poetry' (DNB) but became a fertile source of content and style for the burgeoning Romantic movement. Michael Theodore Cherniavsky (1920-1992) was a renowned and long-serving (1948-1966) master of history at Christ's Hospital School and subsequently Professor of History at the University of Waterloo, Ontario from 1967 to 1983. A lovely copy and scarce in this condition. See NCBEL II, 385, 386.
In-4°; cc. (4), 92, (6). Al frontespizio xilografia con ritratto dell'A., ripetuto a c. a1r, e a c. a1r. Nel testo altre 68 xilografie, di cui 24 ripetute, con raffigurazioni di vescovi e santi. Alle cc. f4v e g6v due raffigurazioni di santi con strumenti musicali in stile ferrarese. Capilettera decorati a motivi floreali. Marca tipografica all'ultima carta. Caratteri gotici. Legatura in piena pelle coeva con impressioni a secco ai piatti, restauri al dorso. PRIMA EDIZIONE, preparata per i tipi di Franciscus Picius e Paulus Morbius. Si tratta del PIU' IMPORTANTE LIBRO ILLUSTRATO STAMPATO A PAVIA; costituisce anche una prova dell'influenza dello stile ferrarese sugli artisti di Pavia. Excursus della storia della città di Pavia, patria del Gualla (morto nel 1505), descritta attraverso le biografie di vescovi, santi e sante. Contiene un resoconto delle chiese e delle reliquie traslate da Milano a Pavia nel 1499, quelle di Cristo e dei santi, tra cui quelle di Tobia, Sant’Agostino e il capezzolo di Maria Maddalena, descritto come “integra e valde”. Mortimer I 222. This is the "the most important of the Pavian books with woodcuts" (Kristeller), giving the history of Pavia and a description of its saints and relics. Described by Kristeller as "amongst the best work of the Italian wood engravers", the woodcuts by an unknown artist portray saints, male and female, officers of the Church, martyrs, Lombard princes, and other personages.