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21p. + Plus photographic illustrations of the ten generals: Marshall, Mac Arthur, Eisenhower, Clark Patton, Devers, Buckner, Richardson, Krueger, and Stilwell. 8vo. Original full gold stamped and printed green wraps. Nice copy. Coldwar/Economics 10
40 pages. Features: The Candid Opinions of Mackenzie King - what his private diaries reveal - with photos (part 1 of 2); Birds of the Eastern Forest - the illustrations of J. Fenwick Lansdowne, with article; Margot Kidder - Actress - article with photos; Jaco Kaminsky - Montreal's Balloon Man - article with photo; Golf's Hole-in-One - with photo of Spain's Miguel retrieving his lucky ball; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
225 pages. "Beneath the great westward flow of our civilization, there are undercurrents moving eastward. These are impelled by a spirit which looks back to the east, to the days of tyrant and slave, of luxury and misery, and incidentally to the suppression of western culture... The following pages are designed to cast light on these eastern undercurrents which have undermined western states." - Preface. Black and white photographic portrait of Sergius A. Nilus. Erratum list affixed inside front cover. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Age-yellowing to card covers and contents. Covers nearly detached. Binding tender. Singerman 0221. Book
The Eleventh annual report from 1923 includes: Annual Meeting, President's Address - Early Settlements in Upper Canada - W.H. Breithaupt; Aboriginal Agriculture in Southwest Ontario - William Herriot; War Memorials of Waterloo County - Miss L.M. Bruce; Brubacher Family History - Benjamin Brubacher; Eby Family - A.A. Eby; Biography of Miss L.M. Bruce; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier; Illustrations of the Ayr Monument, Trinity Church Tablet (Galt), and Miss L.M. Bruce. Twelfth Annual Report from 1924 includes: Early Days in Ayr - Miss E.D. Watson; The Trees of Waterloo County - William Herriot; Jacob Y. Shantz and Russian Mennonites - H.M. Bowman; Reminiscences of Freeport - M.G. Sherk; Biography of Thomas Carscadden; Biography of David Forsyth; Illustrations of Jacob Y. Shantz, Shantz homestead, Shantz barns, Freeport Academy, Group photo of Freeport Academy teachers and students (with names) circa 1869, Thomas Carscadden, David Forsyth. Thirteenth Annual Report from 1925 contains: History of the Galt Collegiate Institute, 1881-1914; Reminiscences of Early Waterloo; Galt, Sixty Years Ago; The Exiles of 1838; Biography of Sir Adam Beck; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier (Supplemental). Includes illustrations of Galt Collegiate Institute, Thomas Carscadden, The Old Galt Hish School, Sheriff A.S. Allan and Sir Adam Beck. Fourteenth Annual Report from 1926 includes: The Galt Collegiate Institute 1914-1926; The Waterloo County Pioneers Memorial Tower; The Public Schools of Galt; Also includes a biography of Dr. Augustus Stephen Vogt. Illustrations include: Pioneers' Memorial Tower; Galt Collegiate Institute, 1924; Dr. Augustus Vogt; Officers Pioneers' Memorial Association. Additional articles: Blazing the Trail in New Dumfries; The Pennsylvania-German in History; Significance of the Memorial Tower. Fifteenth Annual Report from 1927 covers: The Trail of the Aborigines through Waterloo County; History of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School; Early Days of Elmira; Hespeler Public Schools; Hespeler Public Library; The Reserve of the Six Nations Indians on the Grand River, and the Mennonite Purchase; Origin of the Place and Stream Names of Waterloo County; Museum Report, etc.; Current History; plus biographies of Hugh McCulloch and John Mickleborough. Illustrations include: Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School; Map of Waterloo County-Places and Streams; Old Waterloo Mill. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Gilt lettering upon green spine. Prior owner's small bookplate inside front board. A sound copy. Book
Book shows light cover wear only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Retrospective for the year at the publisher's gallery, featuring works over 9 shows including work by C.T. CHEW, RANDY HAYES, WILLIAM IVEY, R.Alfredo Arreguin, Francis Celentano, Allen Jensen, Andrew Keating, Fay Jones, Howard Kottler, Michael Dailey, Karen Guzak, Alden Mason, Johsel Namkung, Dick Weiss, Sherry Markovitz, Alden Mason, Ries Niemi, Bill Ritchie, Patti Warashina, Elizabeth Sandvig, Michael Spafford, Mim Ball, Mary Dill Henry, Andrew Keating, Elise Lazarri, Robert Maki, Phillip Schwab, Joh, Zylstra, Jacob Laurence, et al.
"Où il est parlé des 24 stations de Montmartre à Saint-Michel": poèmes de Marcel SAUVAGE (1895-1988) illustrés de 4 "images" hors texte de Max JACOB. Tirage à 1030 exemplaires; exemplaire justifié n°434/1000 (après 30 sur hollande), relié, et avec dédicace manuscrite de Marcel SAUVAGE au musicien d'avant-garde et poète Arthur Petronio (1897-1983), inventeur de la verbophonie, fondateur des revues "La Revue du feu" (1919), "Le Libre essor" (1921), "Créer" (1922). Français
Paris, Plon, " Feux Croisés ", 1951. In-8, broché, 418 pp. Bel ex.
This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket. Completely clean. Text in Haitian Creole. This is the Haitian Creole version of Walter Dean Myers's Toussaint L'Ouverture: the Fight for Haiti's Freedom. Illustrated in color by Jacob Lawrence, who had his first big success, at the age of 21, in the late 1930's with a series of paintings depicting Toussaint L'Ouverture and Haiti's fight for freedom. Rare in this Creole language version. 11" high X 9" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
4 p. 8vo. Plain wraps. "Signed, by appointment, on behalf of the said meetings, respectively held the 26th, 27th, and 29th of the Third month, 1805. David Bacon, John Parrish, Jacob Tomkins, John Elliott, Nicholas Waln, Daniel Drinker." AI 8487. Very Scarce.
432 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The autobiography of Rudy Frankel, life president of Tiger Oats Limited and for many years a leading South African industrialist." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Lovely copy. Book
8vo., Fifth Impression, neat signature on front paste-down; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The first English edition was published in 1958.
Basil, Printed and Sold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1803, voll. 9, in-8, mezza pelle coeva con dorso a 4 nervi, titolo e fregi oro ed impressioni a secco negli scomparti, piatti marmorizzati, pp. (4), 395, (1); IV, 395, (1); (4), 335, (1); (4), 418; IV, 347, (1); IV, 380; XI, (1), 355, (1); XIV, (2), 360; XIV, 391, (1). Fioriture e radi strappetti marginali, ma ottime condizioni. Lo stampatore svizzero Johann Jacob Thurneysen (1754-1803) fu attivo a Basilea dal 1779 (prima con Wilhelm Haas, poi con Abel Merian e fino al 1791 con J. Lukas Legrand), Stampò testi legati all'Illuminismo quali l'opera di Voltaire e di Federico II di Prussia, fece anche edizioni “pirata” di autori inglesi quali Addison, Smith, Hume. Eludendo la rigida regolamentazione inglese sul copyright, queste venivano pubblicate a minor costo in continente ed importate in Inghilterra, facendo concorrenza agli stampatori locali.
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Fought a Regiment - Bandit, murderer and escaped felon, "human monster" Paul Jawarski was pursued by over 250 heavily-armed policemen; The Optimist - The moving story of a gentleman who thought he could make a profitable living out of elephant-hunting; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record - Part I - Robert Copeman and John H.E. Nolan set out from Edmonton for the Gulf of Mexico over 6,000 miles away! - article with photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part III - The continued misadventures of John Gibbons as he tramps from the French coast to Lourdes; "Hitch-Hiking" Across the United States - Alfred Batson hitch-hiked from New York to San Francisco and had some very odd and exciting adventures - includes map and photo; Byways of Old Pekin [Peking / Beijing] - A wonderfully photo-illustrated presentation of the quaint street-life of the unspoiled native quarters of the Chinese capital, where things still go on much as they did in the Middle Ages; What Happened at "Warne's Folly" - A prospector's terrible predicament in an abandoned Queensland mineshaft; The Horns of a Dilemma - A Queensland bushman's amusing account of an argument with a bad-tempered old cow; Saved By Man-Eating Sharks - A deep-sea diver's terrifying experience in the Sulu Sea; "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part II of W.B. Seabrook's adventurous trip to meet Mitkhal Pasha, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr, with photos; Photo and bried write-up of a large sink hole near Sharon Springs, Kansas; The Mystery of Crocodile Pool - A weird adventure that befell a young police corporal who is now one of the leading officers of the South African C.I.D. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Book
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Mysterious Heart of Asia (part I) - Brigadier-General Sir Percy Sykes gives an account of his adventures during a war-time expedition, with photos; The Murder Ship - the Russian schooner Johannis and one of the most tragic narratives in the annals of the sea; The Lifted Veil (part I) - POWs in Turkey concoct a 'spook' and create an amazing deception for their captors; The Largest Camera in the World - constructed by George Lawrence of Chicago - fantastic photo-illustrated article; 'Twixt Earth and Sky - the story of a German's vengeance and the terrible ordeal that resulted for a timber-getter in the New Zealand kauri forests; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - And After (part II) - a Royal Marine captured on the Mole describes the full story of the historic landing (in part I) and curious adventures during subsequent captivity; The Bullet-Hole Cross - Guatemalan estate manager Mr. Dellplain incurs the wrath of an Indian who swears to have his life; The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part II) - Sister Janina disappeared from a peaceful little village in Michigan; Timber-Cruising in California - Terence H. Lambert describes interesting experiences among the big trees of California; Pirate Gold - The Buried Treasure of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia; After Big Game in East Africa - advice on the fitting out of expeditions, cost, and the game available; Photo of amazing bamboo scaffold structure over the great Ch'ien Men Gate, Peking as it was being rebuilt; A Two-Days' Battle with a Baboon - it escaped aboard a ship!; A Night With a Madman in India; The Sheriff's Bad Day - this story hinges on a very odd connection with this publication; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
This is a very good hardcover copy in blue marbled paper-covered boards and brown leather ruled in gilt. Spine with fine gilt title and decorations. Very clean inside and out. This is volume 2 only of this two volume set. No date but ca. 1870's. This volume is about St.James Park and the Green Park. With several hand-colored plates and many black & white figures in the text. 8" high X 5" wide, 272 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
8 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos of rifles and ammo with supporting text. Fascinating history of the conversion from muzzle-loaders to breech loaders. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
124 pages. Short Stories: Hero with a Past; Surprise on the Desert; Night Ferry; The Lady and the Brute. Articles: Why Auto Insurance Costs So Much; The Doctors Who Make Children Grow - pediatric endocrinologists; Act of Compassion - F. de Sales Meyers, a WWII submariner,destroyed Japanese merchant shipping; Golden Isles of the Aegean - lovely Greek isle color photos; A Visit With boss of the Chicago White Sox, Bill Veeck; The Untold Story of Little Rock (part 3) - Faubus makes his move - photo-illustrated article on the first day of school when the National Guard ringed Central High and kept Negroes out; He Knows Where Your Money Goes - Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Anderson; Photo of Conductor Jacob Avshalomov at work. Serials: Island of Hate (part 1 of 5); The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (part 6 of 8). Ads: Movie "Say One For Me"; Graceful Chrysler Imperial ad features a maroon Le Baron 4-door Silvercrest Landau; GE Air Conditioners; Dutch Boy House Paint; Huge two-page Marlboro ad promotes their flip-top box; Dial Soap; Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese; Campbell's Bean with Bacon Soup; AC Oil Filter ad featuring color photo of Victor Borge at the piano; Pall Mall cigarette ad; De Soto ad featuring its push-button transmision and a Firedome 4-door Sportsman; General Telephone; Band-Aid; Palmolive; Great two-page color photo 7up ad shows boy in backyard recliner; Kodak cameras; Swimquip pool equipment; Mopar parts; Vauxhall; L&M cigarette ad features James Arness in his 'Gunsmoke' attire offering a light to Miss Kitty(?); Nice two-page color photo Chevrolet ad features a silver Kingswood station wagon - with young boy hanging out back window as his mother drives!; Whitman's chocolates; Florida tourism; Mazola; Bulova; Johnson Outboards; Schlitz Beer; Smith-Corona Typewriters; Caterpillar ad features color photo of Al C. Church, Florida State Highway Engineer at Miami Beach; Norelco shavers; Nice color ad for McGregor sportswear; Nice color Coke ad on back covers features icy class and small image of soda fountain below. and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
248 pages. Author relates his experiences as a child on a homestead located at the foot of the Pembina Hills. His move to the village of Reinland in the early 1920's immediately followed the migration of the Mennonites to Mexico. Growing up was difficult during the dirty thirties. The came the life-changing trauma of World War II and a brief sojourn in Paraguay. Eventually the author was called to the ministry. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Age-toned paper. In French and English. 321 pages.
Kuretsky, Susan Donahue: The Paintings of Jacob Ochtervelt 1634-1682. London: Phaidon, 1979. xv, 245pp with 199 monochrome illustrations. Hard cover. 28.5x22cms. Catalogue of 106 genuine paintings, with discussions of copies and variant works, plus doubtful attributions. With bibliography. Catalogue of 106 genuine paintings, with discussions of copies and variant works, plus doubtful attributions. With bibliography. Text in English
160 pages. Features: What was killed was not only the President but the Promise; How to Survive in the Kremlin; General Westmoreland - inheritor of a wretched war; The Road Back for teh G.O.P., by Jacob K. Javits; White Mercenaries on a 'rabbit hunt' in The Congo; Photos of the new Verrazano-Narrows bridge; Michelangelo Antonioni - 'Most Controversial Director'; Gallery of Presidential Also-Rans, including Goldwater-Miller; The dizzying pace of Luxembourger life - and why Common Market bureaucrats don't want to make it their headquarters; After the Yankees What? - a TV Drama - C.B.S, the Columbia Broadcasting System; New Musicals, New Songwriters; Petain - of Verdun, of Vichy, of history; When children don't achieve. Crossword completed in pencil. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
pp. xxx, 402 + Color plates. Text illustrations. Decorated title page. Map endpapers. Large 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper boards. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. First Edition. Fine copy. The journal itself is a fascinating record of a common sailor's live in over 60 years at sea. Dr. Dann also gives us a remarkable about the research and periginations of the manuscript itself. TRAVEL/7
pp. xiii, 443, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait Frontis and full page drawings. Numerous text photographs and drawings. Sm. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, stained. First published 1901. Hardbound. Good. Jacob August Riis (1849-1914), was a Danish American social reformer, muckraking journalist, and social documentary photographer. He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City, which was the subject of most of his prolific writings and photography. BIOGRAPHY BOX 1
A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Audubon cover illustration of Fork-Tailed Flycatcher; New England Kettle-Base Secretary c. 1760 (frontispiece illustration); Audubon's Technique - As Shown in His Drawings of Birds; Tables and Chairs - Some Significant Examples from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Taradash; American Flower Lithographs; Some British Pewter; The Campbell-Whittlesey House in Rochester, New York; Pennsylvania German Wood Carvings; Jacob Medinger - A Maker of Pennsylvania Redware; Traffic in Bogus Antiques (reprint of a 1906 Good Housekeeping article) and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 329-392. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
Pages 593-620. Features: Cover photo of Mr. J. W. Belcher, a leading figure at the tribunal of inquiry into allegations of irregularities involving ministers; Karsh photo portrait of Mr. Louis St. Laurent, Canada's new Prime Minister; Book review of "The Life and Death of Benjamin Robert Hayden", by Eric George; Several photos of Princess Margaret in Sheffield at the opening of an industrial exhibition; Two pages of photos of people connected with click close tribunal, including Mr. Gerald Upjohn, Mr. Justice Lynskey, Mr. Russell Vick, Mr. Charles Key, Mr. Francis Cecil Price, Mr. George Gibson, Mr. James R Cross, Mr. Henry Saft, Arthur Thorpe, Alfred Bieber, Joseph Kennedy, Sidney Stanley, Harry Sherman, Sir Hartley Shawcross, William Glanville Hall, Mrs. John Belcher, David Rufus Williams, and Mr. Jacob Harris; Photo of new airfield at Tegel in Berlin; Photo of collapsed road, tunnel on the Riviera; Photo of two Royal couples whose marriages have been dissolved - King Farouk of Egypt and Queen Farida, and the Shah of Iran and Empress Fazia; Uranium discovered on the shores of Lake Superior Ontario; Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth immobilized at Southampton after crew walks off in sympathy with American dock strikers; Two pages of fascinating photos of Kalgan, a front-line city in war-torn China; The Civil War reaches Shanghai - page of dramatic photos from the city as the communists advance; Sensational four-panel centrefold cutaway drawing of the new 28,000 ton Orient liner Orcades, which is expected to leave on her maiden voyage to Australia on December 14; Five photos of the glories of Wimborne Minster; Photos of personalities of the week include Victor Csornoky, Air-Comm. H.G. Brackley, Lord Winster, Sir Sidney Caine, Capt. G.E. Cove, Mr. W.V. Gibson, Len Beyers, H.E. Khwaja Nazimuddin, M. Sophoulis, A. E.W. Mason, Air Commodore E.H. Fielden, Wing Commander E.W. Tacon; Opening the new tube line extension at Greenford Station; Photo of homemade midget submarine seized in the Italian part of Lake Lugano; Page of drawings of a secret US naval weapon, the "Salamander" in action [an early drone tank]; Two large photos of the "Salamander" in action. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book