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179660Paris, Baudry, 1842 in-8, 8-VII-781 pp., texte en petit corps sur deux colonnes, avec un titre-frontispice et une carte dépliante aux contours rehaussés de couleurs, demi-vélin Bradel à coins, dos lisse (rel. du XXe s.). Rousseurs, mais bon exemplaire.
19818Nantes - Saint-Germain Chez tous les Libraires - De l'imprimerie de Toinon et Cie, 1867-1869 1867 in 8 1 volume broché, couverture imprimée, 260 pages avec des figures gravées sur bois dans le texte, dos fendu. Deuxième édition. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
A Florence, chez Pierre Allegrini, 1783, tre parti legate in un volume, in-8 piccolo, cartonatura rustica coeva, pp. XVI, 190, [2], ultima carta bianca - 154, [2], ultima carta bianca - 149, [1]. Alla terza parte non è stata legata l'ultima carta bianca. Prima guida in francese di quella che sarebbe diventata la Galleria degli Uffizi. Bell'esemplare.
420 pages. Documents the history and families of Golden and the Columbia Valley district of British Columbia. Chapters include: Native Peoples; Business; Transportation; Logging; Trapping Guiding and Hunting; Mining; Agriculture; Churches; Schools; Hospitals and Health Care; Clubs and Organizations; Sports Social Activities; Law Enforcement and the Military; Families; Swiss Guides and their Families; Neighbours to the East, West and South. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
135 pages. Signed by author atop title page, dated September 1952. Map. Three pages of reproductions of black and white photos. "Author is one of the few remaining guides who guided the early discoverers of mountain passes, mountain valleys and who explored various areas in the National Parks in the Canadian Rockies... Tells of the discovery of Yoho, the first crossing of the Dolomite Pass, the conquest of the Balfour and of many other very interesting, humorous and informative experiences. Provides a feeling of participation in the historic days of the Canadian Rockies National Parks." - from publisher's promotional brochure which is laid-in. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
12 pages approximately 8" x 8" folded in half to make effectively 24 pages measuring approx. 8" x 4". Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photos. Proposes fourteen days of activities/destinations for tourists to the Vancouver area. These include: Stanley Park and Marine Drive, English Bay Beach, Indian River Park, Grouse Mountain Resort, Grand Canyon Park and Capilano Canyon, B.C. Electric Observation Car and Crystal Pool, Bowen Island, Union Steamship Northern Trip, New Westminster and Cheakamus Canyon, Horseshoe Bay and the C.N.R. Triangle Tour, Vancouver Golf Courses, Hollyburn Ridge, West Vancouver, Squamish and Howe Sound, Lynn Canyon, Harrison Hot Springs, The Cariboo Road, and Vancouver Island Includes a great 3-panel aerial illustration of the lower mainland by H.E. White, looking inland from the southwest (there was no YVR in those days). Moderate wear. Unmarked. A high-quality example of this magnificent early Vancouver tourism booklet, undoubtedly highlighted by the colour illustration of a young lady in period swimwear on the beach at English Bay. Absolute magic! Book
48 pages. Features: Cute photo of skinny-dipping little girl with huge Newfoundland dog; Wartime ad by the Trans-Canada Telephone system explains how citizens must limit use of their services in favour of war activity; Monthly war news update; The Tale of the Lonesome Swine (short story); Drama in the Union Station - Canada's National War Labour Board listens to all comers as it progresses toward its goal of a workable plant for industrial peace - article with photos of Mr. Justice C.L. McTague, Chairman of the Board, Mr. Leo. Lalonde, and Mr. J.L. Cohen, K.C.; Susabelle and Stoney Joe (short story); It's a Rough Road to Rangoon; His Honour the Judge (short story); Hollywood news; Once -age recruiting ad for the WRCNS / CWAC / RCAF; Mosquitoes Sting the Axis - photo-illustrated article on the R.A.F. Mosquito, Mark 11 (Fighter Intruder); Ford Motor Company one-page ad features allied spotters observing an enemy column; Their Watchword "Be Prepared" - the Girl Guides; Nice one-page photo-illustrated Westinghouse ad entitled "The Most Powerful People In the World"; Woodbury soap ad features photos of geology student Joan Patterson of Montreal and her pilot officer fiancee; Colour Orange Crush ad; Interesting article on munitions workers meals; Canadian General Electric ad entitled "Avoid Food Waste"; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Veronica Lake; Wings on Their Feet - part 2 of a series on AW2 Heck's experiences in the Air Force; Ontario Liberal Harry Nixon; RCAF half-page recruiting ad; Highway Women - interesting article on Canadian women who have moved to Northern Canada to support its development; Kotex ad includes illustration of lady building planee; World Sayings; Great colour-photo Coke ad inside back cover shows men working in heavy industry; Nice colour back cover recruiting ad for Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.); and more. Faint pencil name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A qualilty copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
508 pages. Chapters include: The Restringing Procedure; Figuring Scales and Setting the Bearing; String Behavior and Scale Design; How to Install a New Pin block; How to Repair, Shim, and Refinish the Soundboard; Replacing Broken Agraffes; How to Repair, Re-Cap, or Replace Bridges; How to Tune the Piano; General Information Concering the Stringing Scales; (Extensive) List of Manufacturers. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this invaluable guide. Book
DISPONIBILITÀ GARANTITA AL 99%; SPEDIZIONE ENTRO 12 ORE DALL'ORDINE. BUONE/OTTIME CONDIZIONI GENERALI, NUOVO ANCORA IMBALLATO, NELLA CONFEZIONE CARTONATA EDITORIALE. Carlo Celano (Napoli, 26 febbraio 1625 – Napoli, 3 dicembre 1693) è stato un avvocato, letterato e religioso italiano, che diresse i lavori di restauro della chiesa di Santa Restituta e lasciò un accurato censimento dei monumenti di Napoli, aggiornato alla fine del Seicento. Descrizione bibliografica Titolo: Notizie del bello, dell'antico, e del curioso della città di Napoli. Divise dall'autore in dieci giornate per guida e comodo de' viaggiatori con aggiunzioni de' più notabili miglioramenti posteriori fino al presente estratti dalla storia de' monumenti e dalle memorie di eruditi scrittori napoletani per cura del Cavaliere Giovanni Battista Chiarini Autore: Carlo Celano (1617-1693) Curatore: Giovanni Battista (Giovanbattista) Chiarini Premessa di: Michele D'Avino Editore: Napoli: Mario Miliano, 1969-82 Edizione: Ristampa anastatica dell'ediz. di Miliano del 1969-82, a sua volta di quella del 1856-60 della Stamperia Floriana Lunghezza: 272 + 838 + 900 + 952 + 672 pagine (3270 complessive); 23 cm; con illustrazioni in bianco e nero e carta topografica più volte ripiegata Formato: 5 Volumi in 6 Tomi rilegati, in custodia/cofanetto Peso: 6 Kg Collana di storie napoletane VOLUME 1 1969-1970, 370 PP.; VOLUME 2, 1970, 837 PP.; VOLUME 3, 1970-1972, 900 PP.; VOLUME IV-V, 1972-1978, 961 PP.; VOLUME VI, 1978-1982, 650 PP. 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MICHELIN-GUIDE. 1924. In-8 Carré. Cartonné. Bon état. 1er plat abîmé. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 888 pages + quelques pages de cartes et de nombreuses pages publicitaires. Cartonnage rouge. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte. Premier plat abimé. Coins frottés.
1876R260167051CHALLAMEL AINE. 1876. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Livré sans Couverture, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs. 476 pages. Manques au dos, manque les plats.. . . . Classification Dewey : 53-Guide
Opera incompleta, presenti 35 volumi consequenziali da 1 a 35, mancanti gli ultimi 10. Rilegati in blu con titoli oro ai dorsi, sovracoperte illustrate con segni del tempo e usura alle estremità, alcune ingiallite, nei tomi 9 e 10 evidente danni alle estremità delle sovracoperte e all' angolo della legatura. Pagine integre e pulite, solo le carte di guardia presentano aloni gialli. Testo su due colonne, logori i tagli di alcuni volumi Numero pagine oltre 1000 USATO
1914213058Imperial Japanese Government Railways. Tokyo. 1914. Folding maps illustrations including colour plate frontispiece cciv 370pp index cloth rubbed at head and tail of spine and lightly at other extremities top edge gilt map endpapers browned rear map endpaper has two closed tears prior owner name on the title page. Does not include the image of Shimabara Harbour but this appears not to have ever been included as it is a text illustration and included in the pagination. Lettering on spine dull but nonetheless a good copy and complete. 16 x 10.5cm. Great care has been taken in preparing the maps and in selecting the illustrations. it is hoped that by supplying useful reliable and up to date information that it will satisfy a long-felt want and prove to be a really useful guide to those numerous strangers who annually visit these islands. Tokyo June 1914. From the preface. . Imperial Japanese Government Railways. Tokyo. hardcover
192849883Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1928. 1928. First edition. 6 3/4" x " in color pictorial boards showing Hawaiian hut outrigger and scenery. Covers printed in red yellow green and dark green. 228pp. Contents. Photo frontispiece. Photo plates. Text illustrations. Maps 6 large folding including city map of Honolulu. A well-illustrated and informative handbook. Details the history of Hawaii followed by information on Waikiki Beach Honolulu The Pali Manoa Bishop Museum Pearl Harbor Punchbowl Crater Oahu Waipio Valley Maui Kauai the pineapple kingdom on the Island of Lanai the leprosy colony on Molokai etc. Light wear to extremities. Near fine. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1928. hardcover
8vo., Sixth Edition, with engraved folding map as frontispiece, 12 engraved plates and engraved folding map; original blue boards, upper board with printed paper label, expertly rebacked in ivory paper to style, uncut, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp, clean copy. With the publisher's advertisement leaf bound in at rear. THIS COPY IS EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the insertion of a folding engraved map of the Town and Port, and an additional engraved view of Pelham Place and Crescent. The plates depict: View from Minnis Park, View from the East Well, View from the Pier Rocks, View in East Bourn Street, St. Clement's Church, Town Hall, Remains of the Town Hall, North West View of the Castle, Marine Parade, Pelham Place, Pelham Place and Crescent, View from the White Rock. Anderson records two versions of the Hastings Guide, but states no publishers. The likelier of the two, in 8vo rather than 12mo format, gives third edition as 1824 with subsequent issues from 1825 to 1830. Halkett & Laing and NUC assign authorship of earlier editions (eg. 1794) to James Stell. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Features: Sacrificing Freud - The psychiatric priesthood - itself torn between Catholics and Protestants - hastens the nightmare of a society run by doctors; Is Ronald Reagan a Peach-Pit Conservative or Closet Moderate? - The struggle in New Hampshire tests his belief that he's the natural heir to the G.O.P. nomination - with photos of Reagan in his youth; Kids With Kids - more and more white, middle-class, teen-age girls are having babies out of wedlock - and keeping them; The Moneyweight Champion - The investments of Morgan Guaranty Trust, largest institution of them all, account for huge chunks of stock trading volume - is their market influence benign?; Jean-Pierre Rampal - The Most Magic Flute; A Professional Guide to Watching Tennis - by Arthur Ashe (then the world's top-ranked tennis player); Multi-page informational ad entitled "Why So Many Invest in South Africa"; Two-page color-photo tourism ad for South Africa; Fashion photos of aprons; Maximal Minima - photos of the design of the tiny NYC co-op of Peter Benchley and his wife; Photos of Marilyn Neerman's high-rise, midtown studio design; Lobster recipes; Hats - article by Raymond A. Sokolov. 88 pages. . Generously illustrated with black and white photos. Wonderful photo fashion ads, some in color. Faint school stamp on front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this excellent issue. Book
152 pages. "The definitive guide to model evolution and 100% originality. Outstanding examples of all MGB, C and V8 models covered in depth. Contains 265 specially commissioned colour photographs. Bodywork, interior and mechanical details illustrated. Minutely researched text covers original specifications and equipment." - from dust jacket. Book and dust jacket clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A quality copy of this suberb reference. Book
70 pages. Features: Color Texaco ad inside front cover; Oakland 8 and Pontiac 6 ad on page 1; Classy color full-page ad for Maxwell House coffee; Mr. Peters makes his Train (short story); Where do we go from here? - an article about veterans and the nation's finances; Beginner's Luck - a short story about golf; What a Pal! (short story); A Way with the Women (short story); Yuan Hee See Laughs - continuation of short story by Sax Rohmer; Ridin' on Rubber - article and great photos of various types of transportation by bus and jitney - very nostalgic!; Gunsight Trail (short story); Through Russia Without a Guide - Lindsay Hoben recounts his 14,00 mile trip through the U.S.S.R. without a guide or supervision; Gorgeous full-page color ad for Life Savers candy; nice color full-page ad for the new Chevrolet six; Babies are Conservative (!) - practical advice for babycare by a lady doctor; April Prowess - predicting who will win the World Series; Nice Oldsmobile ad; The Sleeptalker (short story); Classy full-page ad for Hammond electric clocks; Smooching photo in Pepsodent antiseptic mouth wash ad; Spur Bow bowtie ad; Clicquot Club ginger ale full-page ad; B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) Railroad full-page ad; Bostonians shoe ad; Elgin watch ad; Nice 2-color Pebeco toothpaste ad; nice full-page color Arrow Shirts ad; Iver Johnson bicycle ad; Nice full-page color ad for Waterman's pens; Dixies drinking glass ad inside back cover; Nice Camel cigarette ad on back cover show's man lighting up with a candleabra. Above-average but not excessive external wear and soiling. Covers detached but present. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
124 pages. Features: Vogue's Point of View - be a natural; Pants - naturally; The new easy tailoring - wider legs; wider waistbands; cuffs and trouser pleats; pants with chopped jackets; Sweaters - naturally; The Piano Sweater; The sweater as a shirt, a muffler, the new sweater sets; sweater-dressing at night; Super Naturals - the chopped suede wrapper; the blouson - new jacket in the separates life; this year's trenchcoat - flannel plaid; the easiest jumpsuit; the sweater set you never saw before; sweater-dressing; tops for pants - the knit shirt-jacket; the suede wrap coat; Berry Berenson - a natural girl; The Sweatery Suits - the Sweatery Dresses; A Natural in Naturals - Pilar Crespi in jackets and pants; Rash words - remember poison ivy; Biking - a natural way of life; the miracle of skin; What's playing at the hairdresser's?; Every body wants to be a blonde now; News about protein, herbs, fruits and vegetables for skin and hair; Natural Beauties - Miranda Barry, Berry Berenson, Sarah Cubitt, Loulou de la Falaise; Marchesa de Montezemolo's 7-day natural food plan; Your Hair and Henna - the natural way to change color; Can the I.U.D. rival the pill?; People are Talking About - Elvis Presley; Four Young Artists living the loft life - Sylvia Stone, Rosemarie Castoro, Nancy Graves, Susan Crile; False Energy - what it is, how to avoid it and build new power; 13 powerhouses - real people with real energy; What Women Know About "Love" that Men Don't Know About "Loving" - an interview with Juliet Mitchell; Mega-Vitamins; Surprise - the young really like their parents now; A Guide to Ireland; Natural Style - Mr. & Mrs. Michael Santangelo's house on Centre Island; Horoscope of Peter O'Toole; and much more. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Clear tape along spine. A worthy reference copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Trans Canada Air Lines Electra at the formal opening of the new runways at Stevenson Airport, Winnipeg, October 11, 1937; Directory of Canadian Airports - write-ups with interesting photos - 1937 was a huge year for airport construction in Canada; Nice Christmas-themed full-page ad for Gold Flake cigarettes; Airport Planning and Construction; Nice full-page illustrated ad for Canadian Wright Limited showing the new Grumman FF1 Fighter; Nice full-page photo ad for the Canadian Marconi Company; Nice full-page photo ad for Colas Roads Limited shows a Transport Lockheed 12A on a Colas runway at St. Hubert Airport; Nice full-page photo ad for the Dibblee Construction Company which has been working on the St. Hubert Airport; Fantastic three-colour centerfold ad for Aeronca K's low-priced side-by-side Aeroplanes; Full-page ad for the De Havilland Dragon Rapide - of which Canadian Airways, Ltd. has just added a 3rd unit to their Quebec Airways fleet; Radio Range Beacons to Guide Trans-Canada Fliers - interesting article and photos; Colas for Surfacing (runways); Nice full-page ad for the 1938 Pontiac; When is a Door Not a Door? - hangar doors at Regina and Toronto; Cub Aircraft ad; International Air Show; The Miami Air Manoeuvres; News and Views of the Month; Old Country Gossip; Nice full-page ad for Dunlop aeroplane tires, wheels and brakes; Two-colour ad for Imperial Oil's new Intava products on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: The World Wildcat (bobcat) Hunt - Canadian guide Ron Hoare and American hunter Norm Wheeler at Truro, Nova Scotia; Professional patients - they can fake symptoms well enough to fool most doctors so they can enjoy all that tender, loving (and free) hospital care; Al Stewart of West Hill is a jack of all trades, and master of just about all of them - he, Bill Fields, Izzy Flader, Nick Kioussis, Aron Frydman, Alan (and Percy) Lepke are some of the very best and absolutely most reasonable repairmen anywhere; Tie One On - fashion segment featuring decorative tie-ons for bare legs named 'Gammies"; Do Canadian workers need American salaries? - a question being considered by North America's giant international unions - carpenter Harry Peck of Portland, Oregon is compared with carpenter Floyd Holly of Vancouver, BC; Nice colour full-page ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken; Prosperity is Killing the Game of Marbles - Why should a kid work for his water babies when he can buy all he wants?; Doug Wright's Family; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
Pages 385-424. Features: This Tourist Business of Ours - is it a billion dollar ballyhoo? - photo at Radium Hot Springs; Painted Mountains - Cameron Lake of Waterton National Park; Camper - Respect the Weather!; White Water - photo-illustrated canoeing article by Grey Owl; Memories of Flashing Streams - the trout run big in Cape Breton; "A Big Bee" Brings Pipe of Peace - wonderfully photo-illustrated article describes how treaty money is paid, land is dealt, etc. with Ontario's Native peoples; Blackbird Blizzards; When You're Lost in the Woods - using your watch as a compass; Birds for the Prairie Shelter Belt; With Our Junior Fire Wardens; Trailing the Clouds on Horseback - the life of Rocky Mountain Guide Old Man Logan; Jack Miner's Mail Bag; A Bird Sanctuary in Nova Scotia - by John W. Piggott; Forest Business in British Columbia, by Hon. N.S. Lougheed - includes amazing half-page photo of fallers, their long saws and massive fallen timber; ; Black Bass Furnish Hot Weather Sport, by Ozark Ripley. Nice two-colour ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover. Canadian National ad inside back cover promotes big game hunting in Canada. Nice ad for Western Super-X shotgun shells on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
95 pages. Six black and white photographic plates. Olive green cloth-covered boards feature colour illustration of cricketeer on front. A charming vintage guide to the game. Possibly an early reprint. Narrow openings in binding at pages 16, 49 and 65. Hairline opening along front hinge. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this charming cricket collectible. Book
Pages 422-504 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: Ten Months Overdue - a stirring account of the luckless voyage of the Liverpool ship Denbigh Castle, which finally reached her point nearly a year overdue; Hunting the Tapir; Imam Baksh's Escape - a murder story from India; Sanna's Eagle - the strange fate that befell a South African lammarfanger, or lamb-eating eagle, which attacked a little Boer girl and caused her death; The Death Circle - two men wander in a Canadian prairie blizzard - one finds shelter, the other dies; In Quest of Gold - gold-seekers from San Francisco on their way to the land of the Yaqui Indians are forced to turn back; Levenson's Ordeal - Albert S. Levenson, a prominent California merchant, goes missing for five days while on a mountain holiday; Life in a Land of Death (part II) - adventures among the head-hunters and other picturesque inhabitants of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea - article with great photos; The Way of the East - a curious story from Vancouver's Chinatown; The Mitimoni Man-Eaters - two white men get involved with African native witchcraft, resulting in their responsibility for fatalities caused by two man-eating lions; "Square Pegs" (part II) - This absorbing tale will teach prospective immigrants more about Canadian prairie life than stacks of guide-books and official pamphlets; Wind - a tale told at the Roscoe Hotel in Campbell River, B.C. which explained why a man dreaded wind; The Yellow Box - a missing box sets a whole West Africa colony seething; The Smallest Park in the World. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Back cover loose but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Features: Two Fine Passenger Stations To Open in May - the Northern Pacific Station at Tacoma, and the Oregon-Washington station at Seattle; Professional biography of A.P. Chapman, Jr. who has just moved from Chicago to serve as general agent of the passenger department, Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound (with photo of Mr. Chapman); Passing of well-known railroad man Francis B. Clarke in Portland at age 73; Illustration of the World's Longest Locomotive - 121 Feet Long - a Mallet 2-10-10-2 rebuilt at the Topeka shops of the Santa Fe; Proposed Swiss Village to be built at Golden, British Columbia to house Swiss guides who are brought annually to assist mountain climbers - interesting illustrated article; Alaska Steamshop Co. to Erect Modern Water Terminals; Robert Dollar Discusses Shipping; Death of W.H.(Billy) Bush, prominent Northwest steamship man - informative article with photo of Mr. Bush; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; B.N. Baker Discusses Influence of the Panama Canal; Discussion of Panama Canal Tolls; New Plant for the Columbia Steel Company at Black Diamond, California - article with illustration; Tacoma News; Testimonial for A.B.C. Wood Life Preservers; Nice one-page illustrated ad for The Shasta Limited, "The Finest Train in the West", which connects Seattle with San Francisco; Nice half-page photo ad for the Willamette Iron & Steel Works features the fireboat "Geo. H. Williams" belching smoke and pumping water into the sky; Nice half-page illustrated ad for Speedway launches and engines; Canadian-Pacific Railway Steamships Schedule for the S.S. "Princess Victoria" and S.S. "Princess Adelaide" connecting Seattle with Victoria and Vancouver; and more. 40 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine