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9777London: Truslove Hanson & Comba Ltd n. d. Circa 1900 - 1910. Red cloth. Spine lightly sunned. Last leaf of text has sm pc msg from upper margin of leaf does not affect text. A VG copy. 45. 3 pp. Last 3 pages adverts. 3 leaves of plates. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>A precursor to Elizabeth Arden et al & making the best of what you have. A somewhat uncommon title in this genre of cosmetics and beautifying. only two cc located in a 1/99 OCLC search. Truslove Hanson & Comba Ltd hardcover books
1991UHARTRE00MWGallery 1991. Fine. . A Treasury of North American Fiction: A Collection from Harper's Magazine. James Henry; London Jack; Twain Mark; Wharton Edith. NY: Gallery 1991. 542pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine with tiny bump to head of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with light bumping to edges and shallow scratching on rear panel from removed sticker. Gallery hardcover books
1747046963London: H Slater 1747. Third Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Original blue wraps corner of cover and title sliced with section of front wrap lacking; front hinge split browning at edges untrimmed spine degraded. A nice unsophisticated copy of the third edition. viii 95 1. List of books at end.<br/><br/>First published in 1699 as a Country Gentlemen's Vade Mecum it's a sort of satirical guide to avoiding vice while actually being a guide to finding it. Published in some profusion in the second half of the 18th century as Cheats of London Exposed but the early editions are all scarce. Warnings for expecting better conversation in London than in the country for tennis courts the theater trapping cock fights gambling guinea dropping prostitutes etc. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Erotica. Inventory No: 046963. H, Slater unknown books
1860008436London; Piccadilly: John Camden Hotten 1860. Second Edition Revised 1860 with two thousand additional words. xvi 300 pp including frontis titled A Canter's Map of a Begging District. Bound in publisher's original pebbled brown cloth gilt lettering at spine blind tooled rules and publisher's blind tooled initials center of front and rear covers dark brown end papers. Very Good contemporary ownership signature of R.N. Payne Sheffield 1860 top of title page later owners inked notations top of title page and verso of front end page pencil note bottom verso front end page 2" closed tear fore edge frontis map 1" fore edge tear p. 169 internally clean and bright. SCARCE in today's market in either the 1859 1st or 1860 2nd Editions. One of the most important works on English slang. . Second Edition Revised. Pebbled Cloth . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. John Camden Hotten Hardcover books
1894WRCAM50323Sanford N.C. 1894. 27pp. Original printed wrappers bound into maroon three-quarter morocco and cloth spine gilt. Modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Contents a bit tanned. Very good. A centennial address on the importance of Chatham County North Carolina during the American Revolutionary period. London recounts "the political history of our county during the Revolutionary War and what part her citizens acted in those days that tried men's souls." A scarce North Carolina imprint with only twenty-one copies listed in OCLC. OCLC 2003683. hardcover books
192428015400London c. 1924. Overall condition is good. . The guide to the American Women's Club of London house gives a quick view into their work and the space. 16 pages. The first two pages give an overview of the facilities cost as well as a brief description of the American Women's Club philanthropic activities. The remaining pages of the booklet features tipped in photographs of various rooms within the clubhouse. The 14 pictures each have their own page with the name of the area in gold lettering. There is also an American Women's Club pamphlet that goes over the basic information and rules of membership as well as a blank application page. One must have either American born parents or have lived in the US until the age of 21. The application requests information on marital status your husband's business or profession and two sponsors and both social and business references. There is a filled courtesy membership card granting 2 weeks access to the facilities. Booklet 9"" x 6 3/4"". Pamphlet 7"" x 4/12"". Courtesy Membership Card 3 1/2"" x 2 3/4"". unknown books
193623674New York N.Y.: Long Island Rail Road 1936. Broadside with an illustration of the steamship 'Yankee' and a little map of the proposed journey; a traveler would take the Long Island Railroad from New York Brooklyn or Jamaica stations and arrive at Montauk on the east end upon arrival boarding the steamer and proceeding to New London and then reverse the trip coming back; "A Cruise that will Thrill the Whole Family"; M.N. Luthi A.H. Shaw E.M. Holt listed as passenger agents for the railroad; printed at the Cuneo Press Inc.; in dark brown ink on thin cream polished paper stock; approx. 6" x 18 1/4" size; old fold lines; old punch hole top center "v"-shaped chip there as well; very good condition overall and interesting Long Island recreation and transportation history ephemera. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Long Island Rail Road Paperback books
198115810ELos Angeles: Universal Studios 1981. First Edition. Paperbound folded 4†x 5â€. A special film program made by the studio for advance screenings of the film An American Werewolf in London written and directed by John Landis starring David Naughton Griffin Dunne and Jenny Agutter. Fine in printed wrappers. An American Werewolf in London won an Oscar for Best Makeup by Rick Baker. Universal Studios unknown books
1882133668London: James Blackwood & Co. 1882. Octavo pp. i-v vi-vii viii 1 2-391 392 note: title leaf is a cancel inserted plates plus illustrations in the text original pictorial cream paper over boards printed in red blue and black top edge stained gray plain endpapers. First edition The authors of about half of the contributions are identified the most prolific being Cuthbert Bede and George Frederick Pardon the latter's short novel MAY FAIR running throughout. The list of six titles on the rear cover includes CRUIKSHANK AT HOME published by Blackwood in 1882 and one of only two of the advertised titles recorded in Topp. The current volume is not in Topp who perhaps considered it a periodical and intentionally omitted it. Not in Topp perhaps considered a periodical and intentionally omitted. Not in Wolff who probably would have bought a copy if he had found one for sale. Some general dust soiling to covers spine rubbed and a bit darkened upper spine end worn with shallow loss small chip from lower spine small stain to lower margin of frontispiece a very good internally nearly fine copy. OCLC reports 2 copies; none reported by COPAC. #133668 James Blackwood & Co. unknown books
2011130476Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge University Press 2011. Hardbound. VG a new book with minimal marks and rubbing to dust jacket from handling. Burgundy cloth boards red dust jacket with black and pink duotone illustration. IX 350 pp. Unillustrated. The book gives a detailed history of the establishment of the East London Mosque and related documents. Includes several appendices and an index. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
181726047United Kingdom: The Society of Antiquaries of London 1817. This original copper-engraved plate only # XVIII of these Newcastle upon Tyne architectural elements published by the Society April 23rd 1817 giving the scale & identification of the various figures. Approx. 14 1/2" x 21 1/4" size including the margins all around. Printed one side extracted from a larger volume with the remains of the rough sewn edge at left margin. Light wear edge-soiling; in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Society of Antiquaries of London paperback books
181626046United Kingdom: The Society of Antiquaries of London 1816. This original copper-engraved plate only # IX of these Malmsbury architectural elements published by the Society April 23rd 1816; giving the scale & identification of the various figures. Approx. 14 1/2" x 21 1/4" size including the margins all around. Printed one side extracted from a larger volume with the remains of the rough sewn edge at left margin. Light wear edge-soiling; in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Society of Antiquaries of London paperback books
181826048United Kingdom: The Society of Antiquaries of London 1818. This original copper-engraved plate only # XXV of these Temple Church architectural elements published by the Society April 23rd 1818 giving the scale & identification of the various figures. Approx. 14 1/2" x 21 1/4" size including the margins all around. Printed one side extracted from a larger volume with the remains of the rough sewn edge at left margin. Light wear edge-soiling; in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Society of Antiquaries of London paperback books
195979321959. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1959 photo-offset of the long-hand account of the former chief warder of the Tower of London of all those imprisoned in the Tower from Flamburd Runnald Bishop of Durham in 1101 to Rudolf Hess in 1941. ONLY 3 SETS OF THIS VALUABLE RECORD WERE MADE-- and all 3 were presented to American institutions. After the chief Warder's death his widow presented the 2 manuscript books to the British military which then authorized a few sets to be copied in photo-offset. 2 folio volumes 247 handwritten pages. Clean and solid and VG. Bound in 1/2 red morocco over red boards. Bright gilt-lettering and rule to the front panels. A wonderful piece of London history and British criminology and a rare glimpse into British attitudes toward punishment and imprisonent over the last milenium. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19478098London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1947. 8vo. 92 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 651. Contains 1533 bibliographical entries. Original printed wrappers. Removed from a nonce volume with sewing holes. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19468102London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1946. 8vo. 59 1 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 637. Contains 611 bibliographical entries. Original printed wrappers. Removed from a nonce volume with sewing holes. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19468104London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1946. 8vo. 64 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 639. Contains 1082 bibliographical entries. Original printed wrappers. Removed from a nonce volume with sewing holes. Front wrapper rubber-stamped "Jul 8 1946. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19478114London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1947. 8vo. 64 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 643. Contains 1094 bibliographical entries. Original printed wrappers. Removed from a nonce volume with sewing holes. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19414525London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1941. 8vo. 70 2 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 592. Original printed wrappers. Sewn; removed from a nonce volume. One tab affixed to front wrapper torn off at the edge. Pencilling on the front as well. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19394491London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1939. 8vo. 34 2 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 569. Original printed wrappers. Resewn; removed from a nonce volume. Each page including wrappers with one short tear in outer margin without loss. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19414519London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1941. 8vo. 36 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 586. Original printed wrappers. Sewn; removed from a nonce volume. One tab affixed to front wrapper chipped. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19424513London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1942. 8vo. 40 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 601. Original printed wrappers. Sewn; removed from a nonce volume. One tab affixed to front wrapper. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19355267London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1935. 8vo. 84 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 511. Contains a total of 461 bibliographical entries including 76 Bibles 26 are pre-1612. Original printed wrappers. Sewn; removed from a nonce volume. Front wrapper detaching from spine. Covers lightly soiled. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19414532London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1941. 8vo. 48 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 594. Original printed wrappers. Sewn; removed from a nonce volume. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
19424528London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1942. 8vo. 39 1 pp. <br><br>Catalogue no. 597. Original printed wrappers. Sewn; removed from a nonce volume. One tab affixed to front wrapper. Very good condition. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. unknown books
