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32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Clear photo of a barrage balloon over an R.A.F. patrol vessel; Inside front cover is an illustration of a youthful John F. Kennedy in connection with his book "Why England Slept"; Formation of American Stinson 105 light planes over Montreal; Canadian coastal gun crew at work; Canadian soldiers and sailors train together off Newfoundland; Savage glare of night bombardment of Cherbourg; Meeting the Enemy's Challenge - article by Ernest Bevin; Photos of Italians in the desert war; Photos of the Royal family in war, including a lovely full-page photo of Princess Elizabeth making her first radio broadcast to the children of England, with sister Margaret by her side; Graphic evidence of punishing R.A.F. raids on enemy ports at Le Havre and Antwerp plus Berlin; Great photos of the Royal Engineers bridgebuilding; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the H.M.S. Ajax winning new glory in Mediterranean battle as she destroyed multiple Italian vessels; Photo of sacrilege at St. Paul's cathedral - bomb damage through the roof; Many photos of London destruction, including the destroyed 100,000 volumes of University College Library; Photos of British children seeking safety in North America, including photo with the Mayor of Boston, Maurice J. Tobin, and his son; The German Air Offensive - text of broadcast by Sir Philip Joubert; photo of a sound locator crew of a searchlight unit in the London area; Diagram of the 'simple and efficient' Hawker Hurricane; 4 nice photos on page 60 present the R.A.F.'s American squadron with Leader W.E.G. Taylor and others; A Commentary on the war this week; Photo of Hitler with Mussolini and Ciano as they plot in their bullet-proof train on October 5th; Photo of Hitler with four of his air chiefs; Photo of bomb damage in Hamburg. Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Illustrated declaration by President Roosevelt at the annual dinner of teh White House Correspondents' Association on 15th March, 1941; Photo of mosquito boats speeding by the Statue of Liberty; Photo of Douglas Boston bombers nearing completion for service with the Royal Air Force; Photos of Australian Prime Minister R.G. Menzies touring Nelson's flagship Victory and in Coventry observing engine manufacture; The reconquest of Abyssinia; Illustration by Montague Dawson depicting the H.M.S. Guillemot shooting down a German Heinkel 111; Photo of a Wellington navigator at work over the Western Desert - where landmarks are few; Many photos of Nazi bomb destruction in London; Aerial photos of R.A.F. damage caused to Gelsenkirchen and the Bremen which was docked at Bremerhaven; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black depicts a ferocious R.A.F. night bombardment on Berlin, March 23rd, 1941; Three great photos of Canada's east coast anti-aircraft forces; Photos of the German occupation of Bulgaria; Poignant full-page photo of Britain's national day of prayer with injured airman in church; Large map of Albania entitled "The Greek Fighting Line"; Photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Air Commodore R.V. Goddard entitled "Spring - and the R.A.F."; Super full-page photo of a U.S. Liberator bomber in flight; Excellent photo from the back of a corvette showing fuses being set on depth charges; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos of their majesties in the south-west; Photo of some British night fighters wearing darkened glasses prior to beginning their mission; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
Mm 120x190 Frontespizio raca come data il 1901, ma al colophon "finito di stampare il 20 novembre 1900" - Brossura originale muta, sovraccoperta incamiciata con dorso inevitabilmente brunito, xvi-245 pagine ancora intonse. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
372p., illus. Hardcover Good condition
240 pages. Black and white photographic plates. The entertaining biography of the cocksure kid from Niagara Falls Ontario who starred for the Boston Bruins in their 1970s glory days. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice vintage copy. Book
Mm 290x415 Fascicolo in folio di 12 pp. con prima e ultima carta illustrate a colori, illustrazioni in nero e una a colori "Francesco Cilea". Fioriture ai margini. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Torino, 1947, 2 novembre, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di, pp. 16 de “Illustrazione del Popolo" - Supplemento della ”Nuova Gazzetta del Popolo" .
190 p. The first of 19 volumes printed from 1832 to 1835. May lack a frontis or a front fly leaf. Age stain. Insect damage to inner front hinge. 24mo. 150 mm. Original gray paper covering polished green paper boards, loss of gray paper on rear board. Original leather spine, worn. Boards fragile. S&S/AI 13575. Hardbound. AI BX 2
Paperback. Frontispiece illustration from photographs. Front cover slightly detached from spine at the top, minor wear to corners of cover, minor dust spotting to top of page block. Text is clean, bright and tight throughout. Used
493pp. 23 x 26 cm. Paperback Very good condition Review copy
258p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Date not shown; circa 1978 - 80. 8"w x 9 1/2"h. Introductory text, plus 44 plates, many in color
This is a very good hardcover copy bound in burgundy cloth, spine sunned, title in gilt. Completely clean. The illustrated slipcase has a little wear to the edges. The paper title label is intact. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Stated first edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 393 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
490 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
86 pages. Features: Nice color ad for Laird & Co. Apple Brandy inside front cover; Samson card table ad; Chamberlain and British press censorship; Britain War Preparations; The Kaiser on Hitler; Myra Kingsley - Star of the Star-Gazers; The German-Japanese Spy Alliance - article with photos of Nazi spies in America, Lt. Comm. Farnsworth, Harry T. Thompson, Eric Glaser, Otto Voss, Guenther Rumrich and Johanna Hofmann; 20th-Century Wonder Girl Eleanora Sears of Boston; Feuding Among the FCC; Red Cross Surgeon in China describes how injuried and sick Japanese soldiers are killed rather than tended to, 'for the glory of the Emperoro'; Photos of yoga disciple Buddha Bose in various unusual physical states; Photo of toy tanks being painted in Nuremberg, Germany; Photo of toy battleships being painted by Japanese teen; Other photo subjects include French Foreign Minister Bonnet, Labor man Dave Beck, the Matanuska Valley colony in Alaska, Mr. Rolly sharpening a huge saw blade in Alaska, Japanese soldiers in action, Dr, Virgil Dickson, Principal Bruce Zimmerman, Dr. Vaclav Podstata, many photos of children being racially integrated in the U.S., the Budin Clinic in New York, X-ray devices, streetlighting for safety, and the Brooklyn bail bond racket; Dave Beck - Political and Economic Boss of the Pacific Northwest; Hugh Bartlett Monjar and his assorted 'clubs' make him a lot of money; Meddling in Matanuska; Article on Marihuana - "Our Newest Vice"; America's Solution to a Minority Problem - racial mixing of kids in California; Would You Have Noticed That? - Albert S. Osbornprobably has the world's most observant eyes and is a 'student of questioned documents'; Humanitarian surgeons look forward to the day when their intervention will no longer be needed; Proper Highway Illumination for safety; Cleveland's Negro Problem - the "Future Outlook League" uses racketeer-style methods to promote black employment; Hoaxes often invented to sell newspapers; Photo of bicycle polo game; Article on Crooked Bond Bailsmen in New York; Nice color-photo back cover ad for Lucky Strike features tobacco buyer James Walker and associates chatting around pot-bellied stove; and more. Above-average wear. Front cover nearly loose. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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. 143 pages, book concerns firm of Howe, Manning and Almy, designers of over 500 projects, producing sturdy, comfortable and adaptable buildings. designers of the first low-income public housing in Boston.
Book is very clean with very light scuffing to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.
in-16, 222 pages, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [PM-LP1]
pp. vi, (2), 5-356. Old damp stain and browning. 12 mo. Worn original leather backed marbled boards. Contemporary manuscript ownership of Gorham Parsons. First Edition. "William Tudor (1779-1830) was an American merchant, Massachusetts legislator, U.S. consular officer (Lima and Rio de Janiero), founder and first editor (1815-17) of the North American Review, and one of the founders of the Boston Athenaeum. He was also famous as the creator of the and established the ice trade with the West Indies. A keen critic of contemporary manners, in this his best-known work he publishes the text sixteen actual letters he wrote to various individuals around the country." He covers subjects such as: Politics; Religion; Commerce; Literature; Fine Arts; On the Relative Ranks of Americans; Character and Condition of Women; Agriculture; Manufactures; Harvard University; Genius; Characters and Manners of the Inhabitants of Boston; the Future state of the Indians; funeral ceremonies; and more. Howes T405; Sabin 97407; S&S/AI 2241. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145 Rear
pp. vi, (1) [Preface], (1) [Blank], 5-356. Loss bottom margin of page 249. Torn without loss page 225. Small loss in margin and a hole in text of page 19. Very damp stained. Foxed. Uncut and unopened. Early manuscript ownership of S.D. Patterson on title page. Bookplate of Phi Kappa Tau Society on front paste down. Front fly leaves torn. 205 mm. Original paper boards, worn. Front board detached. Major loss tail of spine. Remnants of original paper spine label. "William Tudor (1779-1830) was an American merchant, Massachusetts legislator, U.S. consular officer (Lima and Rio de Janiero), founder and first editor (1815-1817) of the North American Review, and one of the founders of the Boston Athenaeum. He was also famous as the creator of the and established the ice trade with the West Indies. A keen critic of contemporary manners, in this his best-known work he publishes the text sixteen actual letters he wrote to various individuals around the country." He covers subjects such as: Politics; Religion; Commerce; Literature; Fine Arts; On the Relative Ranks of Americans; Character and Condition of Women; Agriculture; Manufactures; Harvard University; Genius; Characters and Manners of the Inhabitants of Boston; the Future state of the Indians; funeral ceremonies; and more. First Edition. S&S/AI 2241; Howes T405; Sabin 97407. AI BX 2?
180 p. Browned but not brittle. pp. 133 and 134 torn without loss. Early manuscript ownerships of Emily H. Rodgers, Nov. 20, 1822 and Robert S. Morison from his mother's library 1899. 12mo. 165 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Original leather spine label. Front board fragile. Third edition. S&S/AI 5137. Very good. Hardbound. PA 64
58 pages. Features: Nice color cover illustration of clown bottle-feeding baby pig; If Canada Can Curb Crime Why Not the U.S.?; Blind River - the story of a butterfly who said she'd take bananas; The Haunted House on Beacon Street - uncanny horrors baffle a Boston churchman and his cultured, aristocratic wife; Mike - the revealing story of a radio star's romance (part 2 of 2); Movie News, Reviews and Photos - The Little Giant, A Bedtime Story, The Devil's Brother, Phantom Broadcast; The Private Life of Marie Dressler - article with photos, including Charlie Chaplin; Scarlet Woman (part 6); Pa Potter Procudes a Miracle; Born to Raise Hell (part 9); Antidotes (short story); Vox Pop; To the Ladies; Classy color back cover ad for Beech-Nut Luster-Mint candies - Lemon, Orange and Lime. Above-average but not excessive wear. Moisture-induced rippling and moderate discoloration in places - all text clearly legible. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
134 pages. Features: China's rampaging Red Guards - Young Chinese put old ways to the torch - eyewitness report; The war that turned China into Mao Tse-tung's Price (part 3) - after the Japanese invasion and Chiang's victory, the Communists reap the harvest; The New Whitney Museum; James Bond Alias Ian Fleming - Part 1 of a biography of the famous thriller writer; Word is out about the Boston Strangler - Albert Desalvo named in book; Albert O. Jones quoted as confessing to old Hawaiian killing; City Planner Constantinos Doxiadis; Are Girle Athletes really Girls?; and more. Nice colour ad for the (red) 1967 Plymouth Fury. Great two-page colour ad for the 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Colour ad for Ford's Mercury Cougar. Two-page colour ad for the 1967 Chevrolet Caprice (yellow); Two-page colour ad for the 1967 GTO (blue); 1 page colour ad for a green Chrysler (with optional 440); 5 nice pages of colour ads for the AMC 1967 cars; Reverse of fold-out front cover is an outstanding 3-panel colour ad for the 1967 Camaro which measures approximately 30" x 14". Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on front. A sound copy. Book
260p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
260p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good