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70 pages. Articles: Scandals in Veterans' Housing (part 1 of 2); The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 6) - Roosevelt's Greatest Dilemma; Six Artists and a Model - Edith Franklin's posing is a steppingstone to her stage career; Good-Time Street - the most raucous and colorful block in New York; Truman's recent troubles hurt his chance of election; The Hot-Potato Olympics - what price international amity at this year's Games in London; How to Catch a Husband - Mr. Lamb's job is to bringem' back when they stray. Fiction: Cupid with Celluloid Wings; Guirls Like Me; Squaw Medicine; The Bramble Bush (part 4 of 5); Sweet revenge; Errors of Judgment. Ads include: Old Thompson Whiskey; Pepsodent - with photo of Mary Louise Shine; Western Electric; Schlitz; beer; the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE); Ford cars (2 pages); Macmillan Oil - featuring Douglas Moone of San Antonio, TX; Samsonite Luggage; Pontiac cars; Milky Way chocolate bars (back cover). Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
272 S. : zahlr. Ill. ; 29 cm Leinen mit Umschlag. Neuwertiges Exemplar. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title in red and black, and 66 illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original grey decorative cloth, upper board blocked with floral arabesque in gilt enclosing title lettered in gilt, back decorative gilt, uncut, black endpapers, joints very lightly rubbed else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. One of the scarcer modern histories, well-illustrated and with great detail of personalities and residences.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, illustrated title, 16plates on 14 and numerous facsimiles (a number full-page) in the text, presentation inscription on front free endpaper; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Catalogue of the collection of printing specimens and artefacts at the famous Fleet Street pub. Lists 140 items together with essays on The Printed Page by A. Lloyd-Taylor and The Printed Illustration by John Lewis.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text (8 in colour); boards, as issued, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper, the latter frayed at two points along upper margin.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial boards, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., 4pp single fold; a near fine copy.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A clean tight copy with slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. Fold-out plan in excellent condition. 55pp.
London, Philip Allan & Co. 1924, 173pp.with 16 ills., 1st ed., linen cover, bit used
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with an engraved portrait frontispiece after Eckstein, engraved and printed titles (the former by Heath) and a folding plate containing twenty-two humorous depictions of London's 'tavern clubs', frontispiece, engraved title and folding plate very lightly damp-marked; mid-nineteenth century half morocco, marbled boards, gilt back, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, covers a little age-marked, corners lightly bruised, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down and original endpapers preserved, a very good, tight copy of a very scarce work. The frontispiece portrays Christopher Brown, Secretary to the 'Free & Easy Counsellors under the Cauliflower' who were predominantly (and most appropriately) booksellers. The folding plate affords us such delights as 'The Belle Sauvage', 'The Tanner of Joppa' and 'George and the Dragon'. Even then, it seems, the tavern was a haven of tranquillity for the hard-pressed professional male. SCARCE. We can trace no other edition, though a popular work with the title 'Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings' was compiled for Charles Hindley and issued in several editions during the 70s and 80s.
(ca. 25 x 17,8 cm). 12 p. (English Language). Original boards (softcover) with illustrated title to front cover. Boards with low signs of use, inside well preserved. Generally in good condition. The small publication contains a lot of text, detail and images concerning the planned 34th meeting in the sixth season. Very rare programme for an ice hockey event during first year of the Second World War!
pp. 318. 8vo. 200 mm. Two stories in one volume. Original publishers pictorial cloth binding in red, pink black and gilt. Light fading on the spine. All plates present. Hardbound. Very good. NW65
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome plates (a number folding), and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured plates and endpaper pedigrees; black cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and red, gilt back, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case
Album in-4°, 239 pp., entierement illustre de photographies en couleurs, la plupart en pleine ou en double page, cartonnage sous jaquette illustree.-9782851087966 Tres bel exemplaire, tres frais. [RB-1]
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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 174 pages with large B&W photos throughout on glossy paper. Chapters include: The Invasion of London, Empire and electricity, The Heyday of London Transport, The Battle for the Suburbs, Ideal Homes, A Brave New World
96 pages, illustrated. eng
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with folding frontispiece map, 24 plates and map, title spotted, some light foxing (mainly marginal) throughout; green cloth, gilt back, covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 304 pages. Edge wear to cover and small tears at top of spine. Printed on heavy cream-colored paper. Woodcuts by artist Lynd Ward (known for his wordless novels, the precursor to graphic novels). Contents: At Sea; Tahiti; La Martinique; Gone Native; Siam; Ceylon; The Englishman in the Tropics; The New Hebrides; The Black Republic; Homewards; London; Author's Note; Index. Pasted down illustrations on front and back covers.
No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped, marked or torn with minor creasing to edges and traces of storage. 336pp. The story of the most famous stadium in the world, written to commemorate its 75th year. It tells the dramatic and memorable story of the stadium from the extraordinary scenes witnessed on the its opening day in 1923 to the drama of the penultimate FA Cup Final before Wembley is rebuilt as the national stadium. Contributers include Sir Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Alan Shearer, Jurgen Klinsman and Michael Owen.
40 pages. Featues: Royal Wedding of Princess Margaret - excellent colour photos; Great colour ad for Swanson TV dinners; The Atlantic Skies are Conquered (part 4 of 4) - A great and daring venture pays off and by the end of the war 10,000 aircraft are delivered to Britain; Fashionable Inflatable Hat! - brief article with photos; I Survive An Attack by Outlaws - My Early Life in Russia, by Svetlana Gouzenko (Part 1 of 4); Very nostalgic colour-photo centerfold ad for General Electric appliances; Photos of baby tigers and mother Cora at the Basle Zoo in Switzerland; Jockey Johnny Longden thinks Vancouver boy Gordon Lanoway may break his record - article with photos; A Canadian Ambassador Visits Troubled Gaza - photostory by David Willock; Lovely colour photo ad for Cutex bon back cover features two lovelies in pink gowns back-to-back; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A great vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a coloured frontispiece and 6 plates; buckram gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The first printed history of the Company
173 pages. Black and white maps. Author served in Dartford, Narvik, Gibraltar, Liverpool, Durban, Benghazi, Tobruk, AcreBsharri, Cairo, London, Paris and Bonn in the second world war. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Mmm 210x250 Art exhibition catalog: An Exhibition in aid of R.E.S.T., The Relief Society of Tigray, 14th June to 16th August 1985 - Brossura originale, 119 pagine con figure in nero e a colori. English text. Copia in ottime condizioni.
1st edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. Fine/VG (several closed tears). 20407. eng
