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Features: Railroad News Photos; Photo salute to a General, No. 3; The Full Story of The Striped Beast - New Haven's electrified operations between New York and New Haven - long illustrated article; Southbound behind steam - the 2-8-2's of Winston-Salem Southbound - article with photos; Nice feature on the men behind the camera, and samples of their work; Steam in Indian Summer - David P. Morgan; Beware of Trains! - beyond the Atlantic there is witchcraft and magic in the railway for those with hearts to hear; and more. Date stamp on front cover else unmarked. A sound copy., Magazine
200 p. Loss bottom margin corner of title page. Lacks fly leaves. Page 197 torn without loss. Very age stained. Early pencil manuscript ownership of Ms. Eliza Johnson, Derby, CT. 12mo. 185 mm. Original worn leather binding. Title continues: "Part I. Containing A History of The Town Of East Haven. 1644-1800. Part II. Containing An Account Of The Names, Marriages, And Births. 1644-1800. Part III. Containing An Account Of The Deaths In The Families Named In The Second Part From The Year 1647 To The End Of The Year 1823." Includes interesting details about early East Haven Connecticut: boundaries; iron-works and mills; land divisions; controversies with New-Haven and Branford; town charters; ecclesiastisal affairs; schools; population and taxes; losses by war; natural history and curiosities; roads and public lands; etc. Howes D-387; S&S/AI 15987. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 6
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 96 page trade size auction catalog with many b&w photos and prints, some full page. Art from Suglik, Clyde River, Coral Harbour, Wakeham Bay, Eskimo Point, Cape Dorset, Povungnituk, Spence Bay, Port Harrison, Great Whale River, Repulse Bay, Belcher Islands, Lake Harbour, Frobisher Bay, Rankin Inlet, Clyde River, Baker Lake, Gjoa Haven, Arctic Bay, Cape Dorset,Povungnituk, Spence Bay, Port Harrison, et al. 415 items listed for sale, many b&w photos, some full page, approx. 30 artists listed, about 180 carvers.
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
18 pages. Cover: Gloria De Haven Features include: A Family Tradition: Gloria De Haven; and Tips for 'Teens. Collection of lyrics to the popular songs of that era including: God Bless' the Child; That Old Black Magic; The Teddy Bear's Picnic; Goodnight, Irene; and many more. B/w movie poster advertisement for "My Blue Heaven" starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey. Binding sound. Unmarked. A clean copy. Magazine
176 pages. Features: Year's top design trends and hot new paint colours; Ian Hylton turns his Toronto apartment into a haven; Retailer Stephen Sutch adds bold colours to his Vancouver apartment; Art and books in Calgary designer's home; Ideas to brighten your home during long winter nights; Sharon Mimran uses retro glamour in her own second-floor lounge; Modular coffee table; Cookbook passion and signature recipes; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
46 pages. Colour photos. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Marj Franklin's little people; Home is where you find it; Pert clown for under the tree - project; White Plains - haven of the renowned; Paris - a Day in the Country; Observer's View; Cover Story; Chenille Christmas Tree - Project; Dolls of All Ages; M.E.T.'s Children of the World; A Child's Toy Piano - Project; 'Meet Me At The Fair'; Creating in Canada; Trade Talk; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: The Man in the Tower; What's in a Name?; Engines by Herbert Wallis; They were not Scrapped - New Haven saves $4,000,000 by rebuilding 58 engines and saving them for wartime traffic; Wartime Rail Ramble - New York to Milwaukee via Washington, Atlanta, and New Orleans - the 11-day trip of six Eastern railfans; The John Wilkes - Lehigh Valley's No. 28 - Great centerfold photo; Down in Maine - Two-foot gauge scenics; Thomas Leiper's Railroads; Old El Cars Find a New Home - Shipyard Railway is newest electric line; The Old Mullet Road - owned by the State of North Carolina, the A&EC was a political football till leased to private interests. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Book
119 p. + Frontis woodcut showing the prohibition of tobacco chewing. Browned but not brittle. 150 mm. Original worn binding. Leather spine perished. Plain paper covered boards. Front board detached. Title continues: "Also, The Constitution, Or Civil Compact, Entered Into And Adopted By The Towns Of Windsor, Hartford, And Wethersfield In 1638-9. To Which Is Added Some Extracts From The Laws And Judicial Proceedings Of New-Haven Colony Commonly Called Blue Laws." S&S/AI 31124. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 6
119 p. + Frontis woodcut showing the prohibition of tobacco chewing. Mild foxing. Early orange paper bookseller's label of W.A. Leary's Cheap Book Store, Philadelphia. Early printed ownership label with intricate black border of Joseph C. Boyd, Attorney At Law, Baltimore. Printed by J. Young. Boyd's dates are: 1818-1861. 155 mm. Original purple leather binding, worn. Needs to be resewn. Title continues: "Also, The Constitution, Or Civil Compact, Entered Into And Adopted By The Towns Of Windsor, Hartford, And Wethersfield In 1638-9. To Which Is Added Some Extracts From The Laws And Judicial Proceedings Of New-Haven Colony Commonly Called Blue Laws." S&S/AI 43-1258. Hardbound. Good. AI BX 6
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. B/w and color ills. 48 p. In Turkish. Moda Sea Club corporate history with old photos. Rare. Moda Deniz Kulübü, 1935-2005. 70. yilimizi yasadik. 2005 yili çalisma raporu.
2 parties en 1 tome: 162 + 392pp., 25cm., édition originale de 1899, signé avec dédicace par l'auteur, qqs. petits défauts à la couverture brochée, qqs.cachets, texte et intérieur en bel état, E69826
223 pages. "Part history, part memoir, part journalistic expose... Berman takes her memories, her candor and pain and revisits the town where the American dream is chased, found and lost a thousand times a day... Berman's father partnered with Mafia kingpin Bugsy Siegel and built the hotels and casinos that were renowned throughout the world - the Flamingo, the Riviera, and more." - from dust jacket. Illustrated. Clean bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket protected in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
98 pages. Features: ATF tries to hide Waco investigation files; Why we lost in 'nam - by David Hackworth; Angola hiring Mercs; Prophet cult; U.S. Military to Draft Women?; H&K's Universal Self-loading pistol; Afghanistan now terrorist haven. Average wear. Solid unmarked copy. Book
Features include: Kew and Orchidology; Practical Observations on the New Miniature Oncidiums; The Browns' "Orchid Haven"; Cytogenetics in Oncidium; Some Outstanding Orchids of the Inca Land; Book Review "Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated - Volume 1" by G.C.K. Dunsterville and Leslie A. Garay; The 'Variegata' Subsection of Oncidiums; and Collectors' Item: Epidendrum collare. Includes the index to Vol. 28 (12 issues). Light wear. Minor discoloration front cover. Back hinge starting. A sound copy. Book
186 pages. Features: Angus Young goes off the rails; 50 rock licks you need to know; David Gilmour - new album & new guitars; Oasis; Six songs with bass lines; and more. Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
90 pages. Features: The Toyota acceleration problem; Bernice Packford - why she wants to kill herself; Harper's hard right turn; Why the Tories love Canada Post; What Naema Ahmed's expulsion from a French class really shows; Safe haven for an alleged killer - Bill Horace; Why Republicans are so often caught in gay sex scandals; At risk of insolvency, Greece takes on its underground economy; Canada's love of submarine sandwiches; How Canada has recovered so quickly from the recession (?); Save the planet - stop eating meat; An eminent historian argues for Christ's divinity; Raymond Anthony Vint - in Memoriam; and much more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: An Arctic Oasis - Canada's North Water is a little known island of open water in a sea of ice; Standing his Ground - How the muskox survives the rigours of an Arctic winter; Fire and Ice - A photo essay on frosted glass; Predators under the Gun - In wildlife management, some animals are more equal than others; Environmental Cop - The CNF talks with Environment Minister Tom McMillan about the challenges of his new portfolio. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
Features: Like candles on the cake; Renee Wilson; Patricia Paul; Darryl Audette's Vignettes; Marie Antoinette - Royal Portrait; Architect Peter Westcott; An English Garden - Part I; Wood Folk Art Figures; The 1930s Bride; Gothic Romance; Summer Oasis - A Screen House; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: San Andreas - An Oceanic Fault that came ashore; The Whale and the Wild JoJoba; The Marlins; Training against Ship Disaster; Antarctica - Rich around the edges; Porcelaneous Sculptors; The Hawaiian Spinner; Concrete Fish Haven. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Horseshoe Crab - Fisherman's Bane to Medicine's Benefactor; Beaked Whales; New buoys on the Horizon; The Ocean-Climate Connection; The Ospreys of Boca Grande; The Coral Atoll - An Oasis in the Desert; Menhaden - Fish on the run; Creatures of the Deep III. Sound copy. Book
Features: Heard Island - Seal's Haven, Sealer's Nightmare; Ships that Flew; Schooling Hammerheads; Argonaut - Octopus in a Parchment Shell; The Sea Butterfly; Where does the Gulf of Mexico end and the Atlantic Ocean Begin; Angels of the Reef. Sound copy. Book
Features: Carmel Bay - Marine oasis in the cold Pacific; Leatherjackets - savory stingers; nations unite to fight pollution; Protecting the Caribbean; Oama summer; Cocos Island - Verdant treasure; Miniature marine foulers; Man-made Island - solution to economic and environmental woes. Sound copy. Book
250 p. Age stain. Browned but not brittle. 12mo. 175 mm. Original full leather binding. Original leather spine label. Extremities slightly rubbed and worn. Title continues: "Or, Suitable Directions, Cautions, And Encouragement, To The Believer, On His First Entrance Into The Divine Life." Includes subscriber's list. From the Second London Edition. S&S/AI 24978. Hardbound. Very good. Scarce. AI BX 6
pp. 316, (1) + Plus frontis. Illustrated. Inked ownership of Jnos. Beardley on title page and paste down. Manuscript inscription "The Lock Haven Club". Inner hinge cracked. 8vo. Original full tan cloth binding, decorated with the jumping frog. Some soiling. BAL 3651; McBride p. 37. HUMOR 7