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19776560ABLondon, Murray, 1977. 24 cm. 128 S. mit zahlr. Strichzeichnungen von Osbert Lancaster. Dekoriertes Leinen (Hardcover), Fadenheftung. Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit Stempel u. Signaturen.
16730Scotland Photo Album Young lady's photo book records pastoral scenes from Scotland and Wales c. 1912 with handwritten captions and four inscriptions from friends. 27 gelatin silver print photographs 3.5 x 2.5 in. A photographic efforts and to document the scenes of village life in Galloway still relatively untouched by time at the turn of the century. Original textured paper boards. 6 x 5 in. Portrait of a lady inset cameo front cover and green faux leather covers. 58 pages. Inscribed on front end page "To Maggie with Love & Best wishes for a Merry Xmas". Photos from the Galloway region of Scotland with landmarks such as Threave Castle Loch Ken Loch Dee Bridge of Dee The River Dee Dundrennan Abbey and Carlingwark Loch. Striking portrait of a besuited man identified in caption as "The Laird o' Meikk yette" smoking a pipe and staring straight at the viewer seated outdoors next to a hunting dog. <br/><br/>She has titled in ink most scenes including "Raider's Brig." "A Galloway Moor" "Threave Castle" "Loch Ken" "Raider's Land" "Dundrennan Abbey" Among the human subjects are an elegant old man posed with his dog and pipe "The Laird o'Meikleyetto" peasants involved in "Sheep Washing"There are more personal markers of the girl who owned this album such as portraits of various family members. Some show a great deal of owner's personality such as the photo captioned "Studies in Expressions" in which 8 children & 1 dog sit for a group portrait all showing different states of interest excitement and utter boredom. Four handwritten entries one dated 1912 from friends include pithy sayings and lines of poetry conveying dear friendship; one even uses a metaphor of college and education to describe the rigors of life. "All life is a school a preparation a purpose; nor can we pass current in a high college if we do not undergo the reduin of education in the lower one." "Instead of a gem or even a flower last the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend." "Friendship of itself a holy tie is made more sacred by adversity." Also includes pastoral scenes of farmers livestock and other laborers. Scenes such as Salmon Netting show 8 workers taking a moment's rest while casting nets in a rushing river. "Sheep Washing" shows a herd of sheep lined up next to a river in which they are being "washed" by 4 farm workers. Additionally there are photos of an ocean harbor and shipyard. A photo of a rocky coast is identified in the cpation as Llandudno a seaside resort town in Wales. The photos appear to have been printed at home with varying success. Her method and materials change over time suggesting an ongoing effort. Last 10 sheets detached from binding. Wear to extremities of cover. Photos in very good condition. unknown books
1912167301912. Photograph album of Scotland and Wales circa 1912 documents rural village life agricultural labor and landscape in the Galloway region and coastal Wales through the perspective of a young female amateur photographer. The album records pastoral environments local inhabitants and regional landmarks alongside personal inscriptions and social exchanges capturing both observational and intimate aspects of early twentieth-century life in Britain. The material provides visual evidence of daily labor practices rural settings and informal portraiture within a period of gradual modernization in these regions.<br /> <br /> Photograph album. Scotland and Wales circa 1912. Small format album 6 x 5 inches containing 27 gelatin silver print photographs approximately 3.5 x 2.5 inches each mounted across 58 pages accompanied by four handwritten inscriptions from friends and an ownership inscription reading "To Maggie with Love & Best wishes for a Merry Xmas." The photographs depict identifiable locations in Galloway including Threave Castle Loch Ken Loch Dee Bridge of Dee Dundrennan Abbey and Carlingwark Loch as well as a coastal view identified as Llandudno. Scenes include agricultural labor such as "Sheep Washing" showing workers managing livestock at a riverside and "Salmon Netting" depicting eight laborers resting while working a fast-moving river. Additional images capture moor landscapes harbors and shipyard activity. Human subjects include an older man identified as "The Laird o' Meikleyetto" seated outdoors with a pipe and dog along with group portraits such as "Studies in Expressions" showing eight children and a dog posed together with varied expressions. Many photographs are captioned in ink with titles such as "A Galloway Moor" "Raider's Brig." and "Raider's Land." The album also includes portraits of family members and reflects experimentation in photographic printing with variation in tonal quality and technique across images.<br /> <br /> The album documents a period in which rural regions of Scotland retained agricultural and village-based labor structures while increasingly being recorded through amateur photography. The inclusion of inscriptions featuring poetic reflections on friendship and life-such as "All life is a school a preparation a purpose."-indicates the album's dual function as both visual record and social keepsake. The combination of landscape labor and portraiture situates the compiler within a network of observation and personal memory-making during the early twentieth century. Textured paper boards with green faux leather covering and inset portrait on front; wear to extremities; final ten leaves detached; photographs generally well-preserved with strong clarity; overall good to very good condition. A cohesive album documenting rural British life and early amateur photographic practice. unknown
199121308ABMünchen, Tele-Manuskriptdienst, ©1991. 21 cm. 55 (1) S. mit 5 Abb. Illustrierte Originalbroschur (Softcover), Klebebindung. Gutes Exemplar, Name auf Deckel. Manuskripte zur Sendereihe des Bayerischen Rundfunks.
200876805Bielefeld : Reise-Know-How-Verlag Rump, 2008. 3., komplett aktualisierte Auflage; 408, XXIII S. mit zahlreichen Abbildungen; 18 cm; OKart. (Taschenbuch);
19894092ABHannover, Schlütersche Verlagsanstalt, 1989. 32 x 32 cm. 144 S. Mit 84 großformatigen Schwarzweißtafeln, einigen Abb. im Text und einem Gartenplan. Original Leinen (Hardcover), Fadenheftung. Kopfschnitt minimal braunfleckig, sonst tadelloses gepflegtes Exemplar..
19607431ABStuttgart, Reclam, 1960. 15,5 cm. 32 S. mit 2 Abb. im Text, 16 Schwarzweißtafeln. Illustrierte Originalbroschur (Softcover), Klebebindung, Tadelloses gepflegtes Exemplar. Werkmonographien zur Bildenden Kunst in Reclams Universal-Bibliothek ; 60.
Quarto in a black DJ ; 415 p , 27cm Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustywrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE. 'Among the most perceptive and lively commentators on late eighteenth century England', La Rochefoucauld and Lazowski travel through Scotland, Ireland and North Wales, and visit industrial centres including Rotherham , Paisley and York.
7605'Au Mai Jouy Près Versailles 23 Juin 1834'. 12mo 4 pp. Bifolium. Good on lightly aged paper. Addressed to 'Monsieur et Confrère'. He replied to de Monglave's last letters a couple of days previously and he has addded 'deux ou trois propositions que je vous <fais> de traduire en bon François et de lire à notre comité au Conseil'. He wants to get to know 'quelques uns de mes voisins dans ce village où j'ai l'intention de passer six mois' and asks for letters of introduction. Lists four families he wishes to get to know and names some individuals with whom he is a little acquainted. In 1833 Bannister published in Paris an anonymous pamphlet entitled 'Appel en faveur d’Alger et de l’Afrique du Nord par un Anglais'. 'Au Mai, Jouy, Près Versailles, 23 Juin 1834'. unknown
ria9781472417640_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The act of writing is intimately bound up with the flow and eddy of a writer’s being-within-the-world; the everyday practices encounters and networks of social life. Exploring the geographies of literary practice in the period 1840-1 hardcover
17298ABMünchen, Hirmer, 2016. 30 x 39 x 9 cm. [540] S. mit 581 teils farbigen und ausfaltbaren Tafeln. Schmuckbox (Hardcover) mit 8 teils fadengehefteter Broschüren (Softcover) im Original-Versandkarton. Exemplar 87 von 999. Neuwertiges Exemplar.
1996x-0748403531Taylor & Francis 1996. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 208 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis paperback
1996x-0748403523Routledge 1996. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 216 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. Routledge hardcover
1996mon0000434074Routledge 1996-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0200 in x 9.2100 in x 6.3000 in. Routledge hardcover
198716662ABAyesbury, Shire Publ., 1987. 21 cm. 47 (1) S. mit zahlr. Ill. (mit Portr.). Illustrierter Originalkarton (Softcover), Klebebindung. Repr. Tadelloses gepflegtes Exemplar. Lifelines ; 28.
48 pages. Second issue of this marvelous publication. Features: Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation ad inside front cover; Nice photo-illustrated Fairchild ad on page 1 features the Vickers-Fairchild Cabin Monoplane; Photo-ad for Canadian Vickers Limited shows the Vicers Vedette; Goodyear airplane tire ad; Armstrong Siddleley ad for their Lynx radial engine; Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil ad; Editorial comments on why the achievements of Canadian aviators are not 'ballyhoo-ed' across the world, and why insurance companies must act to service the rapidly developing aviation industry in Canada; Great article explains how E.W.G. Moore (shown in photo inset) and other public-spirited citizens secured an airport for London, Ontario after the electorate refused to approve the expense; Photos of the Prince of Wales in flying kit, Sir Alan Cobham after his 22,000-mile flight, Amelia Earhart in group photo at Southampton after crossing the Atlantic for the first time, and Miss Earhart's seaplaine "Friendship" afloat at Southampton; Inauguration of the Winnipeg Flying Club - article with photos of Manitoba Premier John Bracken and his wife, Major Ray Miller, Lieut. Palmer, and W.A. Major, Attorney-General of Manitoba, plus a photo of Captain H.A. Oaks who was awared the McKee trophy for the most valuable contribution to aviation in Canada; Progress of Civil Aviation in Canada - article; Photo memorializing Captain Emilio Carranza, Mexico's "Lone Eagle" flying ambassador to the United States who died at age 22 in a crash; Photo of the Trans Canada trophy won by Capt. H.A. Oaks; Canadian Aviation and the University of Toronto - article with five photos which document the University's aerodynamic laboratory which was established ten years ago and is now being used for undergraduate instruction; First aircraft show opened at Montreal - article with photos of officials E.F. Peacock and Capt. W. S. Lighthall; Photo of Joaquim Pacheco and Fritz Bieler, the first aviators to make the flight from Canada to Mexico; Canada leads in Aerial Photography - article with photos; Is Your Life Insurance Policy Affected? - Part II - article deals with confusion over insurance coverage of aviation risk; Nice aerial photos of Gaspe and the Royal Military College; Detroit Air Olympics Draw Mammoth Crowds - article with nine photos; News from flying clubs; Nice ad for the De Havilland Moth; Pioneer Altimeter ad; Numerous press comments on the first issue of Canadian Aviation; Fantastic photo full-page ad for Canadian Pacific Express - World Wide Service - photos shows truck backed up to plane; Toronto Boys Compete at Detroit Model Aircraft Contest - article with photos of Edward Adams, H.H. McKinnon, Richard Hiscocks, Ford Grant, Aram Abgarian, Jack Loughner and Thomas Hill; Fantastic full-page photo ad for International Airways of Canada (Hamilton, Ontario) shows their Loening Amphibian plane; Model Aircraft flights are helpful - article; Air Services in Canada - Part II - information about the R.C.A.F. with three photos; Marvelube ad on back cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. Three-inch opening to base of coverfold. A sound vintage copy of this early issue. Book
0666189900.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1332133789.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and a plate; original red cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, covers unevenly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. The first, and perhaps deceptively humble, appearance of a rock-climbing classic; in its plea for conservation it is decades before its time. It was several times reissued in various forms, but never as attractively as in this, its original binding. Neate 680.
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