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1st edition. Very good condition paperback. 63 pages, illustrated, plans. 51003. eng
Features: I'll Climb Mount Everest Alone - the amazing story of Maurice Wilson (continued in a later issue); Death in a Bamboo Staff - Investigating snakes; An extraordinary affair at Upper Blackwood, Australia - mysteriously appearing stones and other objects; A Leopard came by Night - a fright in Uganda; Dogged by a Ghost Ship - aboard the whaler George Henry in Hudson Strait, between Labrador and Baffin Land in 1861; Ice Giving Way - An Anarctic Story; The Dead Walk Here - an incident in Algiers; He Built a Light for All Nations - no two lighthouses are the same; The Pawang's Triumph - an attempt to rid Malayan padi fields of the dreaded Beranang disease; Wild Boar at Bay - an unusual pig hunt; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Front cover partially loose. Book
Autori: Luca Vanzago.
pp. 129-168. Sixteen pages of advertisements. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Staples rusting but otherwise a nice copy. WWI 13
"This book is the final and complete exposure of the notorious forgery which, under the name of The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion, has been the central weapon in the anti-Semitic armory since 1870." - dust jacket of first edition (not included.) "Contains reprints of all the documents relating to the case." - copyright page. [VIII], IX-XXXII, 15-397, [11] pp. Reprint of the 1935 first edition with an informative new introduction by Norman Cohn. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear to publisher's navy cloth. Brilliant gilt lettering upon front board and backstrip. Binding tight. Small clipping from top corner of front free endpaper. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. A quality copy of this fascinating work. Book
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, some mild spotting as usual; tastefully bound in contemporary blue half roan, marbled boards ruled in gilt, backs with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second and third compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments framed in gilt, gilt tops, marbled endpapers, joints very lightly rubbed, a most attractive copy. MAURICE BARING'S COPY WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON BLANK PRELIMINARY OF FIRST VOLUME, AND BOOKPLATE ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPERS OF ALL THREE VOLUMES. The set also carries the fine nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate of Sir Andrew Noble of Ardmore and Ardardan on front paste-downs. The Trollope Society records that the author's sixth novel was written 'mainly in railway carriages, since his work for the Post Office entailed a good deal of travelling'. The story is drawn from his memories of his work as a clerk at the GPO in St Martin-le-Grand, and Richard Mullen has called it the most autobiographical of Trollope's novels. The novel was not reprinted in its original three-volume form. A UNIQUE AND ATTRACTIVE COPY OF A SCARCE WORK. NCBEL III, 882; Sadleir 6; Wolff 6796.
113p. + Plus frontis. 8vo. 210mm. Clean original publisher's full cloth pictorial binding in green. Cover stamped in gilt, cream, dark green and a color illustration. Cream and dark green on spine and gilt on top edge. A clean and tight example. Hardbound. Very Good. NW66
1st UK edition. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. G++/VG (price clipped). Some staining to the page edges. ISBN 0177110988. (Nelson's political science libary). Translated by Robert Wagoner. 17548. eng
Nicolson, Vanessa and Klio Panourgias: The Sculpture of Maurice Lambert. London: 2002. 128pp with 8 colour and 17 monochrome plates and 91 monochrome illustrations. Cloth, 29.6x25cms. First publication on Lambert (1901-1964) which seeks to reinstate him as an influential figure, part of the movement which changed British 20th century sculpture along with Moore, Hepworth and Dobson. . First publication on Lambert (1901-1964) which seeks to reinstate him as an influential figure, part of the movement which changed British 20th century sculpture along with Moore, Hepworth and Dobson. . Text in English
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 28 fine plates (all original tissue guards present) and numerous illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper of first volume; original red pictorial cloth, upper boards ruled, blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean set. With the trade ticket of Mawson Swan & Morgan of Newcastle-on-Tyne on front paste-down. Delightfully illustrated companion and guide compiled in Hewlett's best leisurely style. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Muir 14.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and 11 plates; handsomely bound in red full morocco, back gilt with raised bands, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
Hardback reprint of the revised edition in a protected dust wrapper. VG/G++. (The Observer's Series ; no. 5 ). ISBN 0723215030. 21062. eng
152 pages. Features: LBJ cover photos; The Qualities That Make a President; 100 Years of History in the White House in two pages of photos; LBJ - Master of the Art of the Possible; The Legacy of the 1,000 Days - JFK declared that his task would only be begun in his first 1,000 days; Twelve Great Problems for a New President; The American Tradition - Four Symbols; The Negro Child Asks "Why?" - why the violence and hate?; Are Machines More important than People?; Observations of a Freshman in Congress - Clarence D. Long; To Divorce Art from Money-Making; Six Million Woman Volunteered in the 1960 Election; The Most Expensive Family Album - Paintings of Britain's Royal Children; Thirty Years Ago - Prohibition Died; The Noise Problems of Apartment Living; Times Change in Antarctica - photos; Three photos of Las Vegas; Swimwear fashion photos; Toys are for Playing; Photos of the Modern Art of Stenciling; Ballet for Children; Britons Succumb to "Beatlemania' - article with photos; and more. Ads: Lovely fashion ads; The new Caron Derringer; Helen Harper ad features Seal Cove, Maine lobstermen; Rolex ad features photo of Maurice Chevalier; Fantastic color-photo centerfold features 12 young girls in their "Style Undies"; Color Accutron ad features photo of admiring men; Super one-page color photo ad for Indian Head's new fabrics features native man in suit with woman; Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Partait Cake; Ronson home appliances; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Shakespeare cigars features "Mr. Havana Cigar", Ralph Schuyler Williams; Boca Raton Hotel and Club; Horsman Dolls. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy Book
60 pages. Features: Cover illustration of girl with dog; Colour ad inside front cover for the Parker "51" pen features handwriting and photo of violinist and composer Albert Spalding; Danger Spots for World Peace; Editorial on the Menace of Communism; One-page ad for Knechtels Limited Furniture of Hanover, Ontario; Memo to My Countrymen - Let's get back to the business of being Canadians; Almost Indecent (short story); The Gobbler of Little Moccasin (short story); Art in the Streets - colour-photo-illustrated article on outdoor art show in Greenwich Village; Paco Thinks Fast (short story); Person Unknown (short story); The (Luther) Burbank Zinnia - Nice article on how David Burpee, Burbank's cousin, discovered seed in Luther's old trunk which Burpee used to create this marvelous new flower - article with colour photos; The National Home Monthly's 1948 All-Star Hockey Team - article with photos of Harry Lumley, Jack Stewart, Ken Reardon, Max Bentley, Ted Lindsay and Maurice Richard; Charming colour half-page V-8 veggie drink ad featuring smiling little girls; Wonderful two-page colour 1948 Chevrolet ad with huge header "More people drive - more people want CHEVROLETS than any other make of car!:Uncommon half-page colour ad for Crosse & Blackwell tinned Date & Nut Bread; Nice colour fashion illustrations; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; Baking recipes; Funky one-page colour Marboleum ad highlights 1940s interior design ideas; Father Holds the Baby (humour); Canadian General Electric (CGE) ad presents their Model C502 'Musaphonic' radio-phonograph plus the model C118 and C117 record players; Nice colour Frigidaire ad inside back cover shows attractive young housewives in dresses and heels with their range and fridge; Back cover colour Massey-Harris ad shows combine harvesters on train being exported to Kansas.; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
In 8o piccolo.Brossura ed.Copertina in cartoncino lucido figurata.Alcune fotografie in bianco e nero.Condizione ottime.Pp.257
8vo., Second Impression thus, on laid paper, with frontispiece, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published three months after the first English edition. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece and 11 plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen, some mild spotting throughout; attractively bound in blue half calf BY MUDIE, blue cloth boards, back with five raised bands, second compartment with leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, third compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a floral spray, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, a very good, bright copy. the binding is signed on front free endpaper verso.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at extremities.
Cover: The Drawing Room Window of Jane Austen's Cottage at Chawton, Hampshire. Features include: Our Notebook; Aftermath of War: The Greek Complaint to the Security Council (inc. map); Book Review: "Foreign Mud": by Maurice Collis; The World of Science: Ennerdale Water and Its Fauna; Notes for the Novel-Reader; and Books of the Day. Pictorial Journals include: The Birthplace of Immortal Books: Chawton Cottage - Where Jane Austen Lived and Wrote; The Princesses' Personal Setting: T.R.H. in Their Private Apartments; A Problem Confronting the United Nations: The Greek Guerilla War; "Blotmaster" But Notable Artist: The Tate Alexander Cozens Show; India at the Crossroads: Nehru's Proposal of a Republic at the First Constituent Assembly; Events of the Day: Hamburg Tribunal on Inhuman Crimes at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, Manhattan Tenement Disaster; The Setting of the Christmas Story: Christendom's Birthplace; Naval Relics Exhibited in Paris; Clearing the Corfu Channel (Minesweeping); The Glow of Cape Town at Night: Floodlit Table Mountain; The March into Azerbaijan: Persian Troops on the Frontier; Life and Trade in the Deep Snows of the Canadian Arctic (Baker Lake Settlement), Where "Skins" Buy Gramophones for Thriving Eskimos; Heating Homes in England; Clay Sculptures Which Summarise the Blackfellow's Legends and Culture: An Australian Artists's (William Ricketts) Thoughts About The Aborigines; Wild Flowers that Bloom Where Christmas Falls in High Summer; and Unique Flowers of a Unique Landscape: Some of Australia's Lovely Flora. Binding sound. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates, 5 maps in the text and a folding map at end; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled at (predominantly white) rear panel. Collis's classic account of forty turbulent years of the fourteenth century. Uncommon in this condition.
115 pages including index. "The information given in this handbook concerning individual works of art is of necessity brief and summary in character; it includes physical dimensions, collections to which the object previously belonged, and date of acquisition." - from introduction. Illustrated in black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispieces, 38 plates (6 in colour), numerous maps and plans as plates and in the text, and 3 folding maps on japon; original blue cloth, upper boards with regimental crest blocked in gilt and silver, gilt backs, blue tops, a very good, bright, crisp copy in unclipped, very lightly browned dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Sutcliffe, p.10; White, p.44.
Two Volumes. Eleven of sixteen color plates. Signed bookplate of Henry W. Shoemaker in both volumes. Henry Wharton Shoemaker (1880-1958), was a prominent American folklorist, historian, diplomat, writer, publisher, and conservationist. XLib stamps embossed in blind on title pages and elsewhere. Slightly foxed. Large 8vo. Original full blue cloth bindings. Spines lettered and decorated in gold with XLib call numbers on spine. Bindings rubbed and worn. Hardbound. Good. VERY SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 3
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with title in red and black, plates, maps in the text and large folding map at end, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; original purple cloth, gilt back, yellow top, boards lightly faded at lower edge else a very good, bright, crisp, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter lightly chipped and frayed at edges. Crisp copy of Collis's chronological account of Peking, the Forbidden City, and Chinese dynastic history from the end of the Ming period. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.