4 242 résultats
284 pages. Features: Town of the Month - Fairdale, Kentucky; Woodbury soap ad features photo of Mrs. Dee F. Bredin and her daughter; Color Ivory Soap ad features Barbara Britton; Color Prell ad features redhead; Shortness of Breath; Assignment in Hollywood; Warner's foundations and Bras ad features wild photo of ladies wearing strapless bras; Uninvited Jest - story by Harriet La Barre; Color Lux ad features Mona Freeman; Two-page color-photo Kelvinator fridge ad; Nice Jell-O ad features jellied saled; How to know a dishwasher is great; The child who is hard of hearing; American Gas Association ad features color photos of Mrs. C.E. Gibson of Chattanooga and Mrs. Kenneth Snyder of Lafayette, IN; Gorgeous color-photo Camay ad features Mrs. Jack Lawrence, the former Eileen Clarence of New York; When Children Go Along - driving article with great 'old days' photo of three kids playing inside back window of car - not wearing seat belts; Promise - story by Stella Currey; Foggy Night - story by Bob Patterson; How much should Veterinary Service cost?; The Devil's Trill - story by Paul Horgan (part 2 of 2); The Landlors - story by Eleanor Gilchrist; Women and the New War; Major Needlework coverage with beautiful color photos; Zozo ad features Curious George comic; Color Tide ad; Woodbury ad features photos of Joan Bennett; Color Hotpoint range ad; Color Duz ad; Toni ad features photos of Marilyn West, Eva Gernay, and twins Ann and Roxie Shumaker; Vintage Fire King Ovenware ad; National Silver Company ad features photo of Gregory Peck; Photo of Gloria Swanson in Jergens ad; Nice Drene shampoo ad; Color Avon ad features photo of Helen Hayes and her rep Mrs. Dorothy T. Swart of Nyack, New York; Sun-Wise Strategy; Photo of Kay Daumit in Lustre-Creme ad; Color Firestone Foamex ad features Dorothy Draper; Seth Thomas clock ad; Hot Breads; Susan Serves Ice Cream; Nice color ad for color Pyrex Ware; Nice color American Airlines ad shows lady waving farewell to her husband; Uncommone color ad for Elna sewing machines; Color-photo back cover ad for Camel cigarettes features Broadway star Lisa Kirk and the 'T-Zone'; and much, much more. Average wear with some openings along spine. A worthy vintage copy of this charming issue. Magazine
20 pages. Features: Supports of the King (article); Cover illustration of British infantry rounding up a 'Pill-box" in Flanders; A Soldier of Italy - A Picture of Heroism by Italy's Hero-Poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (article); Photos of modern devices used in the destruction of man - a Canadian telephone exchange, glycerine being boiled from bones to make explosives, a French machine gun, and Mr. Wilfred Stokes with one of his famous guns; Six interesting photos/illustrations of pill-boxes and gun-posts the Germans have lost; Photos of Cardinal Bourne visiting the Irish Brigade; Two photos of British troops in German east Africa; Photos of German POWs taken by Australians at Flanders; Photo of German U-boat Commander Lieut. Steinbrink; Photo of British tank in New York City; Photo of German plane on display in London; Photos of mine-layer UC5 in New York; Photos of infants and babies being taken care of during London air raids; Facing the Problem of Paying the Colossal War Bill - article by Jesse Quail; Sketches of four famous fighting Admirals of the war - Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden, Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas, and Admiral Sir F.C. Deveton Sturdee; Fun animal photos; Photos of devastation on the French front from Flanders to the Aisne; Photos of twenty brave men placed on the Roll of Honour; The Worcesters (II) - record of the Regiment (one page of text with photo of her officers). Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Dealer Profile of Lorenz Biricz of Lorenz Antiques in Toronto; Sotheby's and Joyner's Spring Auctions; Collector Profile of Clair Stewart of Caledon - lithographic stones; Christopher Hartop of Christie's, New York; Stone for the Emperor - Song to Qing jades in the Royal Ontario Museum; Carving Nephrite and Jadeite in the Qing Dynasty; Miniature Delights - dollhouses; Caring for Works on Paper - Part 3 - Matting, Framing and Storage; Price Trends in English Pottery - interest surges in ironstone, Delftware, slipware and majolica; The Prints of Carl Schaefer Fellman; Mrs. Thrale Returns, by Paul A. Hachey; Cabinetmaker Thomas Nisbet of Saint John, New Brunswick; Travels from the hearth to the table in Montreal; Rural Quebec Table Setting; 18th Century French Table Setting; Victorian Table Setting; Seen at the shows; What's New. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Coverage of the coronation. Special coverage of Canadians at the Coronation; Nice colour ad for Kraft salad dressings; Coronation Extra - Story by O.P. Paterson; Art for the Great Day - Helen McKie is an authority on regalia; The Ceremony and its Meaning; Article on the Coronation candles made by a small shop in Mamaroneck, New York; Centerfold colour illustration of the Coronation Procession route; The Two (Queen) Elizabeths - part 3 of 3; Attractive full-page colour ad for Sheaffer's Snorkel pen - features hummingbird on dark background; Nipper cartoon by Dough Wright; Unexpected historical Coronation incidents; Full-page two-colour ad for BA and its Peerless motor oil; Elizabethan Cookery - The Gore Hotel in Kensington; N.H.L. Worried over Royal Reaction - Photos of the Queen and her husband at hockey games in Montreal and Toronto; This Duchess has Stamina - Mary, Duchess of Devonshire, Mistress of the Robes to the Queen; Half-page ad for M.G.M's fild "Young Bess"; Royalty as a Model, by Marcia Winn; Victoria Eighteen - story by Sholto Watt; Colour ad for Welch's Grape Juice on back cover; Super Coke ad on page 5 features boy eating burger. Average wear. Unmarked. Some chipping and short openings to bottom edges of some pages. A worthy copy of this special issue. Book
Features: How shall we live in the future - houses will be heated in winter, cooled in summer, lighted by man-made healthful sun-lamps; editorials - all honor to marconi - metallic thrift - future leaders - science and art; Commemorating a century of progress - buildings for the 1933 World Exposition are rapidly being completed on a site close to other Chicago attractions; Weighing the satellites - mass, on the astronomical scale, can be measured only by the power of gravitation; Science and the permanent wave - what makes human hair wave when stretched and steamed?; Pigeons go to war college - interesting German method of training carrier pigeon messengers and photographers; "Jobs from Junk - Wages from Waste" - Buffalo, New York , has a good plan to help the unfortunate; Engineering a ski-jump tower - unusual problems are encountered in the construction of the world's highest ski-jump tower; A new style theater, front and back - a trick stage, unusual scenic effects, scientific lighting - a new high point in technique is reached in new theater; Our railroads must be saved - the integrity of the railroad's finances mean much not only to the nation but also to the individual; Science trails the criminal - Laboratory utilizes all the resources of modern science for the benefit of peace officers; A snow avalance "Caught in the Act" - striking photographs of stages of a snowslide; amateur astronomy in the wild west - in tacoma, members of a large club of amateurs have built telescopes; Radio and forest fires - rangers on the lookout for fires, and fire fighters keep in touch with headquarters by means of portable radio sets; Greedy "white ants" cust us millions - termites eat their way into wooden framework of structures and cause great damage. Moderate to average wear. Unmarked. Magazine
124 pages. Text in French. Features: Muriel chez les Americains; L'Amerique fait son autocritique; L'appel des Rocheuses; Augobiographie des Norman Weav.er; Danielle Hunebelle en Californie; New-York, mon village. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Belgian royal wedding - King Baudouin and his Queen; Between Jerusalem and Bethlehem - the palace of a King of Judah; Centerfold features Pope John XXIII; 2 aircraft collide over Brooklyn, New York; Photo of American Air Transport crash into packed German tram; The Royal Ballet School at White Lodge; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
0819304530.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2005138176New York, New Haven and London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Press 2005 In-4 broché 31 cm sur 23. 301 pages, couverture illustrée. Ouvrage illustré de 180 ill. 180 illustrations. Très bon état d’occasion.
200752103Milano : Y.Press - [Città del Vaticano] : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 2007. 1. ed. 195 S. : zahlr. Ill. ; 27 cm ; Sprache: Englisch broschiert
1794354239New York 1794. 4" x 7½". Engraving; very good. 4" x 7½" The first or second printed view of Saratoga New York. This appeared originally in the December 1794 issue of the NEW YORK MAGAZINE. It shows elegantly dressed persons on a fenced lawn overlooking the river being served by a young Black servant. <br/><br/> unknown
188774368Philadelphia: Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. 1887. First edition. Fine hand colored fold out map 23 x 15 inches attached to publisher's printed salmon wrappers 4 x 7 inches. Wrappers a bit faded but map is fine.The map identifies cities towns rivers lakes railroads and settlements in New York. Bradley Atlas maps are readily available but these pocket maps are somewhat scarce. OCLC only finds his pocket maps of Massachusetts. Illinois and Alaska. Wm. M. Bradley & Bro. unknown
190944823Syracuse: The Onondaga Press and Bindery n.d. ca 1909. n.d ca 1909. TRADE CATALOGUE. First edition. 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" in tan linen boards with title stamped in black at center. 192 pp. Index. Illustrations. Offers illustrations and pricing for various bits buckles Hame trimmings halter trimmings hooks snaps terrets rosettes clips chains etc. Crease to top corner of first page. Page 151 someone has cut-out 1 1/2" x 2 1/4" illustration of "No. 115 - Flat" rosette. Boards soiled and with light bumping and rubbing to corners. Very good. A nicely produced item. The Onondaga Press and Bindery, n.d. (ca 1909). hardcover
187529333Boston: Franklin Press 1875. Hardcover book. Overall very good condition. This is a morocco-bound memorial to Henry Gansevoort presented to "Paul F. Cooper with the kind regards of Catherine Gansevoort Lansing Albany N.Y. Dec. 1877". Lansing was Henry Gansevoort's sister.<br /> <br /> Gansevoort was a decorated soldier who served in battle during the Civil War. He served briefly as Private in the 7th NY Militia in Washington DC but soon obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th US Artillery. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in March 1862 and served with his battery on the Peninsula and at Second Manassass. He was on the Maryland Campaign and saw action at Antietam.<br /> <br /> This biography is complemented with extracts from his letters to home which add much detail to the description of each battle many of the extracts chosen by his sister.<br /> <br /> 4to 335pp. Bound in full red morocco gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers gilt decorated spine beveled edges aeg. Covers a bit marked rubbed at hinges edges spine tips. Internally clean and bright. Franklin Press hardcover
192349023New York: Privately printed 1923. 1923. First edition. 9" x 6" in pictorial wrappers showing a woman astride a horse in the foreground printed in purple and with two bucking horses in the light blue background. 20 pp. including wrappers. Text in purple ink. Numerous illustrations. Much information to include prices and descriptions of correct riding apparel for all occasions; accessories such as gloves polo requisites ladies and gentlemen English riding boots; Helpful Hints on Horsemanship; ladies riding coats saddles western outfits stirrups etc. This pamphlet is filled with valuable information by one of the largest retailers of riding equipment of all sorts in the country. Short tears to upper and lower crease wear to the top of the front cover along with a 1/4" tear to fore-edge of pamphlet. Very good. Privately printed, 1923. unknown
190339847Boston: Rand Avery Supply Co. 1903. 1903. MASSACHUSETTS. 8" x 4" pictorial wrapper. 72pp. in pictorial wrappers printed in blue ink and showing 2 girls in bathing suits at the beach. Illustrations. Map. Rates. Brief description of the summer resorts on the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. East of New London and Willimantic. Attractions include white beaches; bays and coves; harbors; beautiful seashores; fishing and sporting; beautiful scenery; camping; et. al. ".south-eastern Massachusetts has upwards of three hundred miles of continuous seacoast." Brief descriptions of the summer resorts such as Nantasket South Shore Plymouth Cape Cod Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Buzzard's Bay Mystic Narragansett Bay Block Island Newport etc. Contains information on commutation and mileage tickets lists of hotels boarding houses excursion ticket rates and general information. Illustrations include views at Watch Hill beach scenes individuals participating in various activities Hotel Belmont views of various hotels and inns views at Newport etc. Small folded system map at front of brochure. Light wear to spine along with soiling to rear wrapper else a nice copy. Rand Avery Supply Co., 1903. unknown
192650882New York: Charles Francis Press 1926. 1926. 6" x 9" in colorful pictorial wrappers. 36pp. Illustrations. Itinerary. Schedules. Rates. Deck plans. Testimonials. Photographs and information about sightseeing in Bermuda things to do while visiting hotels and their rates with and without bath minimum-rated hotels through preferred hotels. Photographs of various ships to include the S.S. Fort Victoria and S.S. Ft. George the R.M.S.P. "Araguaya" and "Avon" etc. Schedules for National Independent Tours Furness Bermuda Lines and Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Round-trip steamship fares from New York to Bermuda aboard various steamships. Deck plans for various cruising ships. Charts showing "What it will Cost" when traveling via the least expensive tour vs. the most expensive tour. Information on what to tip on the ship and while in Bermuda; what kind of money to use in Bermuda; what kinds of clothes to wear on the ship; how to pack for Bermuda etc. Light vertical crease to front wrapper and with light wear. Light soiling to bottom corners of first few pages. Very good. Charles Francis Press, 1926. hardcover
183624758London 1836. London theater broadside for the 5th 6th & 7th nights of performance of a melodrama featuring a New York City villain. The melodrama reflects the reality of life in New York and other major American cities of the day: a huge upsurge in mob violence and crime and inadequate protection for residents. <br /> <br /> The 1830s in New York City saw a rapid increase in population ethnic tensions due to increased foreign immigration and the gathering importance of the abolition movement all of which fueled increases in crime countered by an untrained police force. A professional police force In New York wasn't established until the 1840s. <br /> <br /> Printed in a variety of bold type fonts on pale blue paper. 9 x 17". Few short closed tears at edges otherwise very good condition. Not found in WorldCat. unknown
1891M13943New York:: Pusey & Troxell 1891. 1891. Four volumes in one. 8vo. 26; 29; 186; 73 pp. Plates folding tables figures errata leaf index and list of members of the society. Contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards gilt spine title and raised bands; extremities worn spine mended sympathetically with red kozo mounting original spine. Very good noting the binding. RARE not in WorldCat. With: Second Annual Report of the Midwifery Dispensary 314 Broome Street New York City. Medical Board. . . New York: Pusey & Troxell 1892. / With: Society of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York. Incorporated March 1 1799. Midwifery Dispensary. Medical Report. 1893. New York: Martin B. Brown 1894. / With: Society of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York. Report with historical sketch. 1893. New York: Martin B. Brown 1893. NOTES: Of interest for gynecology and pediatrics and the rise of these fields and those who pioneered the fields in New York and America. Including: T. Halsted Myers MD "Report of the Orthopedic Surgeon" showing 2 plates and descriptions of congenital malformations encountered in New York. This particular baby of Russian parentage appeared normal at birth but within six weeks "both hands showed contraction of flexor and abductor muscles presenting well-marked ulnar-palmar club-hand deformity. The left hand also presented one of the rarer forms of syndactylism: there was union of the soft parts alone . . ." Also the following papers 1: Samuel W. Lambert & H. McM. Painter "Fever in the Puerperal Woman." 2: J.W. Markoe "A Modification of the so-called Crede's Method of Expressing the Placenta." 3 J. Clifton Edgar "Two cases of Sympthysiotomy." 4: Farquhar Ferguson "Report of the Pathologist." 5: George S. Huntington "Studies in the Development of the Alimentary Canal." Pusey & Troxell, 1891. hardcover
181511230Albany 1815. 16pp foxed later plain wrappers. Good or a bit better. <br /> <br /> Now that the War is over "it may not be unuseful to take a short view of the causes of the war its prominent events and future consequences." That is it is time for Republicans to pour out their wrath upon the Federalists whose behavior especially at the Hartford Convention verged on treason. "Such was the time chosen by those sons of discord to disseminate an infamous manifesto in which they villified your rulers abused your constitution and menaced your government with 'more mighty efforts' in case of non-compliance with their insolent demands." <br /> FIRST EDITION. AI 33786 2. Sabin 53500. Not in Eberstadt Decker. unknown
181511230Albany 1815. 16pp foxed later plain wrappers. Good or a bit better. Now that the War is over "it may not be unuseful to take a short view of the causes of the war its prominent events and future consequences." That is it is time for Republicans to pour out their wrath upon the Federalists whose behavior especially at the Hartford Convention verged on treason. "Such was the time chosen by those sons of discord to disseminate an infamous manifesto in which they villified your rulers abused your constitution and menaced your government with 'more mighty efforts' in case of non-compliance with their insolent demands." FIRST EDITION. AI 33786 2. Sabin 53500. Not in Eberstadt Decker. unknown books
1794WRCAM16030New York 1794. Engraving 4 x 7 1/2 inches. Very good. The first or second printed view of Saratoga New York. This appeared originally in the December 1794 issue of the NEW YORK MAGAZINE. It shows elegantly dressed persons on a fenced lawn overlooking the river being served by a young Black servant. unknown books
180035109Albany: Loring Andrews & Co. 1800. Modern buckram with institutional stamps on covers spine and fore-edge. 294 8 pp. Tanned scattered foxing Good. With Table of Contents and Errata at the end. Acts dealing with elections crimes courts corporations municipalities and other matters. <br/>Evans 38087.<br/> bound with LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. JANUARY 1801. Albany: Loring Andrews. 1801. 226 4 pp. Toned scattered foxing Good. Loring Andrews & Co. unknown books
187633912New York: Coffin 1876. First Edition. 24pp. Original printed wrappers.spine mended; small piece missing at spine side of upper front wrapper no text affected. He and his friend Paul toured the Adirondack area in August of 1875. While looking like it might be fiction it doe not appear in Wrigvht vol. 3. Coffin unknown books
21161New York: Grasselli Dyestuff Corporations Nd. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth. Very good. 6 pages in text. 22 x 14.5 cm. 15 leaves with a total of 296 dye samples in a myriad of colors. Grasselli imported dyestuffs manufactured by Bayer & Co. in Leverkusen Germany. This catalogue 25. Nr. 2735 made in Germany with text in German French and English. Stamps of the General Dyestuff Corporation front endpapers and title. Contents very bright and clean printed on glossy stock front cover silver lettering faded. All samples present. Grasselli Dyestuff Corporations hardcover books
