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1993112882London: British Film Institute BFI 1993. First Edition. First Edition. Light fading of the spine else Fine and unread. Warner looks at Jean Vigo's film and discusses its themes. British Film Institute [BFI] unknown books
1970143871Rome: Fair Film 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. An English language script for consideration by US filmmakers though the film was shot in Italian. <br/><br/>Based on Alberto Bevilacqua's 1964 novel of the same name. The widow of a worker killed by police joins the militant strike against the factory owners one of which falls in love with her and is forced to face his glaring conflicts of interest. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Parma Italy. <br/><br/>Grey titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter and director Alberto Bevilacqua. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Fair Film unknown books
187939943Paris 1879. may18. b/w plates. Folio159 plates. <br /><br />Atlas to the first edition of this very rare compendium of ships and ship building both naval and commercial compiled for the 1878 exposition. Much on steam ships. Details of construction and all manner of propulsion equipment. Polak 6410 citing text but not noting the existence of this impressive atlas. Atlas consists of 2 sections 1-66 and 67-159 full page folio plates in original wrappers in larger portfolio. Wrappers and portfolio chipped water stain at the bottom of the portfolio and on the bottom edges of some pages not affecting plates which are all in good condition. PICTURED - An early aqualung. books
1966M8888Bologna:: Aulo Gaggi Editore 1966. 1966. 250 x 175 mm. 8vo. 217 pp. Color frontis. 40 plates some in color index. Orange cloth dust jacket; jacket extremities a bit worn. Very good. Scarce. Aulo Gaggi Editore, (1966). hardcover books
1996169604Bruxelles: Therabel 1996. Softcover. VG. Minimal shelf wear minor soiling to page edgings. Black wraps with color illustrations white and slate lettering; French flaps. 296 pp. Hundreds of color illustrations. Text in French. A collection of French posters relating to health. Therabel paperback books
1943291542Annapolis.: Unites States Naval Institute. 1943. 1st Edition. Blue cloth gold titles pictorial endpapers. Very good lower corner lightly bumped pencil name to half-title page in a good plus dust jacket with moderate edgewear and chipping. 23.5x15.5 cm. weight: 1.1 lb. Numerous illustrations. Unites States Naval Institute. hardcover books
1988152098Mexico: Siglo Veintiuno Editores SA 1988. Paperback. 382p. softbound trade-size wraps illus. very good. Originally published by Stanford in English 1985. NOTE: This book was published using an ISBN that was re-used on a completely different title Take care when ordering to be sure you are getting the title you want. Siglo Veintiuno Editores SA paperback books
192340988Salem: Newcombe & Gauss 1923. 181 pp. <br /><br />With the Several Acts of General Court Relating to the Society and a List of Members. Very good condition in original binding. Two copies Newcombe & Gauss books
193641035Salem: Milo A. Newhall 1936. 39 pp. <br /><br />"With the several acts of General Court relating to society &c. And a list of members." Bound in original printed wrappers. Very good condition Milo A. Newhall books
1849Salem: T. C. Cushing 1801. . pp. 1-3 4Ð20 2 blank leaves 20 21Ð27 28Ð30Ñblank. 12mo contemporary marbled wrappers Not in Sabin OCLC nor in NUC; American Imprints 1293ÑEssex Institute only. The Laws together with membership lists were printed at various times copies for the following years have been found usually in one copy only: 1784; 1790; 1807 and 1838. Pages 3Ð9 contain the laws of this benevolent society; pages 9Ð20 list the 249 past and present members of the societyÑthose that are deceased are marked with an asterisk and those who left the society are marked with a dagger. Pages 21Ð27 contain "The Several Acts of the General Court Relating to the Society" [Salem?]: T. C. Cushing, 1801. unknown books
187341013Salem: Observer Steam Book and Job Printing Rooms 1873. 142 pp. b/w frontispiece. <br/><br/>History of this early and important Marine Society with lists of members many of whom were involved in the China Trade and Revolution. Updates were published in 1914 and 1923. About fine condition in original cloth binding. Observer Steam Book and Job Printing Rooms hardcover books
2006103126Milano: Silvana Editoriale 2006. Hardbound. As new ex art reference library never used. White cloth with color illustrated dustjacket. 319 pp. profusely illustrated in color. Text is in Italian. This profusely illustrated and well-annotated volume offers an anthology of the two collections of the two fiancial institutions Savings and loan company in Bologna and of the Popular Bank of the Adriatic. Six centuries of art history are represented as seen through important works from the 1400's to the 1900's with particular attention to works and artists who tie themselves to the geographic areas served by the two banks. Silvana Editoriale hardcover books
196213560Paris: Journal De La Marine Marchande 1962. First edition. Cloth. Very Good . 4to. 350 pp plus six detailed fold-out schematics at rear of book. Text in French. A superb book illustrated with photographs and design schematics for the SS France Cruise Liner. Details about every aspect of the ship from the mechanics and engineering all the way down to the menu served. Very minor soiling to edges but an excellent copy overall in illustrated thick cloth covers with gilt lettering. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Journal De La Marine Marchande hardcover books
50599Munich 1957. Octavo 20.8 Ã 14.5 cm. Original printed wrappers; 62 2 pp. A fine copy. First appearance in print of Marina Tsvetaeva's epic poetic cycle about the October Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War which the poet experienced first-hand in Moscow before emigrating in 1922. The poems were written before her emigration while her husband Sergei Efron was fighting against the Bolsheviks in the Volunteer Army. According to the preface by Gleb Struve Tsvetaeva herself had planned to publish these texts as one book in 1928 but was unable to do so. In 1939 she handed the manuscript over to a professor at Basel University who made them available to Struve after the war. Scarce in the trade. unknown books
2002265915Paris: Bibliothèque National de France 2002. Hardcover. 430p. cloth-covered boards 8.5x11.5 inches illus. maps very good condition in like dj. Text in French. Bibliothèque National de France hardcover books
1885WRCAM40471Various places including Japan 1885. 133 sheets mounted on stubs; twenty-eight mounted photographs most 7 x 9 3/4 inches. Letter book: Folio. Original half black morocco and cloth stamped in blind on cover spine gilt. Corners rubbed. Spine heavily worn and chipped hinges weak. Light soiling to some letters some chipped at edges. In a very legible hand. About very good. In a blue cloth clamshell case leather label. Album: Oblong folio. Original gilt-stamped cloth. Spine faded and perishing hinges cracked some edge and corner wear. Photos mounted on thick card stock. Several photos reproduced in pencil in a child's hand on the blank verso of card mounts. Mounts occasionally chipped photos generally fine. Good overall. Manuscript and photographic records of the U.S.S. Tennessee launched in July 1865. Originally named the U.S.S. Madawaska she was renamed Tennessee in 1869 and at the same time timbered up to the necessary height to allow a spar deck to be installed. She was also fitted with new more powerful engines at this time though she also bore a full complement of sails. Her duties included service as flagship of the Asiatic Squadron under Rear Admiral William Reynolds with Captain William W. Low in command. By 1879 she was flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron under Rear Admiral Robert W. Wyman with Captain David B. Harmony in command. These items pertain to both of these notable periods of service. The letter book contains compiled correspondences sent to Capt. William W. Low by the U.S. Naval Department and by Rear Admiral William Reynolds commander of the Asiatic Fleet stationed in Japan. The correspondences cover the period from June 1875 through June 1876 the duration of Low's time as captain of the Tennessee and generally contain orders or reports concerning the ship's maneuvers. The photograph album which was published by Hatton & Hart in New York bears the cover title "Scenes on Board a Man-of-War. U.S.S. Flag-Ship Tennessee" with an image of the ship stamped in gilt. It contains photos of the ship itself; of officers and the crew including Rear Admiral James E. Jouett and Captain O.F. Stanton; and of a few exercises aboard the ship. The album is dated circa 1885 when the Tennessee was flagship of the North Atlantic Squadron. hardcover books
1816164841816. January 9 1816. HD20 Washington: Printed by William A. Davis 1816. 84pp folding charts. Disbound. Tanned scattered foxing. Good. unknown books
181612385Washington D.C.: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. Small 8vo. 7 1 13-15 1 29-84 p. 18 folded leaves. <br><br>The letter is addressed to the speaker of the House of Representatives and signed on p. 6: "For the commissioners B.W. Crowninshield." "List of Navy pensioners 1st January 1816" on leaves 6-16. Pages 29-84 concern prize money. Government document: 14th Congress 1st session House doc. no. 20. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39497. Removed from a nonce volume. 19th-century stamp of the War Department Library. Dusty silverfish damage to edges of some leaves. Age-toning. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
181618716Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 7 1 1315 1 2984 pp.; 19 fold. ff. <br><br>Consists of a letter addressed to the speaker of the House of Representatives and signed on p. 6: "For the commissioners B. W. Crowninshield" "List of Navy pensioners 1st January 1816" on leaves 616 and "Documents marked A B C D E referred to in the accompanying report of the secretary of the Navy made in behalf of himself and the other commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund" on pp. 2984 which concerns prize money. Includes 19 folding leaves. Government document: House document United States. Congress. House; 14th Congress 1st session no. 20. Printed at head of title: 20. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39497. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes at inner margin not touching text. Title-page with lightly pencilled librarian's notation and War Dept. Library rubber-stamp. Age-toned. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
1804WRCAM50425Washington D.C. 1804. 61pp. Dbd. Light foxing. Very good. An early report on the expenditures from the Department of the Navy regarding the United States Marine Corps which had been reinstituted in the new nation just six years earlier in order to assist the Navy in fighting the Quasi-War with France. A rare work with only a dozen entries in OCLC. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 7519. unknown books
1802WRCAM36240Washington 1802. 6pp. plus four folding tables. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript pagination and wormhole in upper outer corner. Early stains in outer corners affecting a few words in text. Scattered foxing. A good copy. Letter and five tables relating to the "Act for the better government of the Navy of the United States." The pension funds reported on here represent investments made from the sales of naval prizes. Scarce with OCLC and Shaw & Shoemaker locating a total of four copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3305. unknown books
180318770Washington 1803. 8vo. 20 pp. <br><br>28th December 1803. Read and ordered to lie on the table. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 5327. Removed from a nonce volume. Pencilled librarian's notation on title-page. Very good. unknown books
181626169Washington: Pr. by William A. Davis 1816. 8vo. 5 pp. <br><br>Letter of B. W. Crowninshield Secretary of the Navy dated 20 January 1816 and John Rodgers President of the Board of Navy Commissioners ordering Captain Arthur Sinclair to survey the York River Virginia.<br>Â Â Â Â United States Congress 14th 1st session Senate document no. 23. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 39505. Removed from a nonce volume. Light waterstains along top and outer margins. Pr. by William A. Davis unknown books
1802WRCAM36241Washington 1802. 6pp. Dbd. Contemporary manuscript pagination and early stain in upper outer corner throughout not affecting text. Scattered foxing. A good copy. Report on the fourteen frigates and one schooner with their states of equipment and services in which they are employed. Four ships are currently cruising in the Mediterranean "for the protection of our commerce against the Tripolitan corsairs." Scarce with OCLC and Shaw & Shoemaker locating a total of four copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 3306. unknown books
180215027Washington 1802. 8vo. 6 pp. <br><br>Contains a list of frigates and present state of service e.g. undergoing repairs heading to the Mediterranean for each. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 3306. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good. unknown books
