279 résultats
Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1889. Grand in-8 ; 136 pp. Pleine toile bleue Bradel, pièce de titre noire, couvertures imprimées conservées. " Pièce de théâtre " brodée " sur le thème du Salon, où l'on retrouve les noms de tous les artistes de l'époque, commentés et caricaturés par Gyp, qui inventa le personnage du petit Bob, gamin " gavroche ", pseudonyme qu'elle utilisait pour ses caricatures et ses dessins enfantins. Elle-même exposa au Salon". Gyp a peint, voire caricaturé, avec un rare don d'observation, le monde d'oisifs, de riches et de mondains, les parvenus et les aristocrates dégnérés de la haute société parisienne et cela, , non comme l'eût fait un auteur, car ses libertés de langage sont grandes, mais en spectateur narratif, malicieux sans nulle méchanceté, attaché surtout aux ridicules évidents de son entourage. 56 dessins en noir à pleine page, dessins caricaturaux et naïfs pleins d'humour. Bel exemplaire.
782 p. + Numerous plates, many in color. Thick 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Includes papers on Submarines; The National Zoo in Washington; Mutation Theory of Professor De Vries; Alpine Tun nels; Automobile Races; Salt and Its Physiological Uses; Fire Walk Ceremony in Tahiti; Boomerangs; Improvement of the Human Breed by Francis Galton; The Palace of Minos; Irrigation; Volcanoes; Diamon ds; Chronophotography (by Dr. J. Marey, an early inventor of the motion picture); Color Photography by Sir William Herschel; Exploration of the Sea with Kites. SM8
308 pages. Index. Dozens of black and white illustrations, few in colour. Illustrated endpapers. "Provides a textbook for prospectors on conventional surface prospecting and includes enough information on advanced prospecting to provide a sound introduction to these growing topics." - from Preface. Author was a long-time field geologist. Binding firm. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Book
Features: The Cormier House, Montreal - Its Design and Furnishings in Art Deco; Signposts for Collectors Part III - Early Brass Candlesticks and Their Construction; Beneath the Richelieu - 18th century artifacts; Theft at Sweeney House; An Exciting Discovery - a hitherto unrecorded view of Montreal on ceramics; Glimpses of High Victorian life in Canada; Communion tokens of the Presbyterian Church in Nova Scotia; Early Cash Registers Cast Metal and Wood Cased. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Paris, Librairie Dentu, 1897. In-12, demi-percaline rouge à la Bradel, pièce de titre de chagrin noir, 421 pp plus table. Joint une lettre manuscrite du valet de chambre (Ernest Day) de M. Henri Meilhac adressée au Ministre de la Justice, lettre signée conjointement par Jules Simon et H. Meilhac. (voir l'histoire de ce valet de chambre page 277).
Paris, Editions G. L. M., 1935. In-8, broché, couverture imprimée et rempliée, n.p. Tirage limité à 212 exemplaires numérotés. Un des 200 ex n° sur Hélio, n° 99. Bel exemplaire. Gregorio PRIETO : Images. Fernand POUEY : Chanson de Marguerite. Pierre COURTHION : L'époux - Le Parachutiste. Pierre-Jean LAUNAY : Dans la nuit. R. de SABLON-FAVIER : Poèmes. KLEIN : Images du cirque. Jacques BARON : Changement de saison. Lucien JUBLOU : Signaux. Jean FOLLAIN : Poèmes. Guy LEVIS-MANO : Il y a aussi des carrefours... Pierre ALBERT-BIROT: Mon ami Kyonos. Y. VINEUIL : Retour.
Alger, by Baconnier Frères, 1933. In-4, broché, couverture rempliée, 263 pp. Edition originale. Nombreuses planches hors-texte illustrées en noir et blanc, dessins de Charles Brouty. Bel exemplaire.
60 pages. Features: Volvo ad touts the 18.7 year life-expectancy of their cars; Another Chance for Joe Clark?; Sexy ad for Miami Beach; Profile Article on Rupert Murdoch; Dogsled racing in the Yukon - Paul Sheridan and Dick Eastmure; Yuri Luryi - 35 years on the trail of Raoul Wallenberg; There Could be Economic Civil War if Alberta Stops Sending Oil East; Discovery of 4,000-year-old civilization at the northern tip of Labrador; Celebrity photos of Nelson Skalbania, Stephen Yan (of Wok with Yan), the Frantic Follies, and composer-singer Carol Connors; Pope John Paul II visits the Philippines - article with photos; Indictment of the mullahs' rule in Iran; Rev. Ian Paisley in Ireland; Death threats to Teddy Kennedy aide Richard E. Burke; Canada may have been impacted by US nuclear bomb testing prior to Hiroshima; Government Loan Guarantee to Chrysler Canada; Bert and Irving Gerstein's Peoples Jewelers Ltd. purchases Zale Corp. of the U.S. - article with photo; Tony Tanti of the Oshawa Generals breaks Wayne Gretzky's OMJHL goal scoring record - article with photo; Feature article on actor Donald Sutherland; Gold medal for speed skater Gaetan Boucher; Archeological dig in Calgary's Nose Hill - excavations of the entrepreneurial kind; The Problems of Enforcing Seat Belt Legislation; Dance article on Lawrence Gradus and the Theatre Ballet of Canada; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
347 pages. Originally published in 1872. "One of the most readable and colourful early accounts of life on the Northwest Coast." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Unmarked. Dust jacket now preserved in Brodart cover. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
Two Volumes. I: pp. (54), 132, 90, 256, 22 + Two folding maps "Caspar Vopell's Erdglobus von 1542" - Western & Southern Hemisphere; II: pp. (8), 328, 9 + One folding map: "Sir Walter Ralegh's Karte von Guayana um 1595." Tall 8vo. 276 mm. Attractive full white linen cloth bindings, decorated and lettered in red, blue, black, and gilt. Bindings slightly soiled but still nice. The text includes: Neumayer, G. Einleitung. Ruge, S. Die entdeckungsgeschichte der Neuen welyt. Gelcich, E. Die instrumente. der nautik zur zeit grossen lander-entdecking. Baasch, E. Geschichte der handelsbeziehungen zwischen Hamburg und Amerika. Michow, H. Caspar Volpell; Schumacher, H.A. Die unternehmungen der Augsburger Welser in Venezuela, und Juan de Castellanos. Friedrichsen, L. Sir Walter Ralegh's karte von Guyana; Etc. Hardbound. Very good. W152
Two volumes. pp. vii, 776; xxxii, 332. Includes a great many technical drawings. 8vo. 240 mm. Original cloth bindings, decorated in blind and lettered in gilt. Non-uniform. Hardbound. Very Good. NOTE: Early embossed ownership of Montgomery Cunningham Meigs (1816-1892) a career U.S. Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the Union Army during and after the American Civil War. Despite his Southern birth, Meigs strongly opposed secession and remained loyal to the Union; his record as Quartermaster General was regarded as outstanding, both in effectiveness and in ethical probity, and Secretary of State William H. Seward viewed it as a key factor in the Union victory. The ownership stamp highlights his favorite pre-war engineering project - the Washington Aqueduct (1852-1860). He supervised the construction of the monumental Union Arch Bridge across Cabin John Creek, designed by Alfred Rives, which for 50 years remained the longest single-span masonry arch in the world. It also mentions his service (1853-1859) supervising the building of the wings and dome of the United States Capitol. A remarkable record of 19th Century American invention and ingenuity, in an example associated with one of the most important figures of the Civil War era. BOX 66 Basement
NINE VOLUMES. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. A fine collection of interesting and important papers on a vast range of topics, including: scientific discovery; physics; chemistry; botany; zoology; natural history, anthropology; archaeology; astronomy; geology; mineralogy; ethnology; Native Americans; Etc.
Approximately 75 pages. "Brings together for the first time thirty-eight stunning, original Canadian maps - many of them national treasures - and the fascinating stories of the explorers and cartographers who made them. From Gastaldi's woodcut map of 1556 in which monsters roam the sea, through Champlain's 1612 collage map of Canada's bounty, to Sanson's foundation map of 1656 - the first to show all five Great Lakes - this superb 'atlas' takes the modern navigator on a voyage of rediscovery to Canada's beginnings, beginnings not only in strength and adventure but also in humanity and art. Charts a compelling route to the nation's past." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear to navy cloth boards. Price clipped dust jacket bears two closed tears and average wear. Overall a nice copy of this spectacular work. Book
44 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: Gold! - Part 1 - Gold throughout the ages; Massacre at Seven Oaks - the battle became a massacre when a Metis shot the governor; The Black Donald Mines - John Moore slipped on a rock and made the largest and richest graphite discovery in Canadian history; On the Klondike Trail - some struck it rich but many more experienced only hardship; A Brief History of Matches; The Saga of the Steam Threshing Machine on the Canadian Prairies; Writing-On-Stone in the Milk River Valley - a replica of the NWMP fort recalls the border patrols of the past; British Columbia's First Visitors from Outer Space; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Approx. 140 pages. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of archival photos. "This 60th Anniversary book is not just about HMCS Discovery. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the unit, established on Deadman's Island in Stanley Park, our focus is on the people who have worked and served on this island. Besides the members of the HMCS Discovery, there have been many others who have called Deadman's Island their home. This book includes the extended naval family and others who have used this Island in Vancouver." - Foreword. Faint cup ring on front cover. Prior owner's name atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
44 pages. Features: Cover photo of "Bush Pilot" by Leo Mol; Recent Sculpture - Alan Reynolds; The Classical Leo Mol - "Sculptor par Excellence"; Murray MacDonald - Living to Enjoy; Leslie Poole; Joane Cardinal-Schubert - The Discovery of Heritage; Andre Bieler - Aware of Contemporary Trends; Oriental Carpets as Art and Investment; Rules for Buying Art - a Formula for Investment; Artistically Speaking - A Pose is a Pose is a Pose; Investing in Art - Auction Report; and more. Attractive colour ads include works by Norval Morrisseau, Andre Bieler, Graham Peacock, Geoffrey Armstrong, William Kurelek, Mannie Gonsalves, Murray MacDonald, Edith Eichner, Harold Lyon, Norman Kelly, George Buytendorp, Allan Thompson, Ron Finch, and Henri Masson (back cover). Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
98 pages. Text in French. Features: Le miracle est devant nous; Chine - un document exceptionnel; Ma decouverte de l'oreopitheque; Ou en est le niveau de vie des Francais; Le combat desespere des Kurdes; L'existence d'une famille roumaine en 1964; Les enfants martyrs du divorce; L'objet-cathedrale par le nouveau Roman; Que se passe-t-il au chateau d'Oublaisse?; L'homme qui reconcilie l'Art et la Science; Les 10 meilleurs restaurants exotiques; Les secrets de Roger Vailland. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Must we woo Red China? - by Arnold J. Toynbee; A time of trouble (Affairs of the State); Should Women give Men the Vote?; America's new big rich - despite high taxes, a small number of little-known men have made huge postwar fortunes - John D. MacArthur, Dr. Edwin Land, Howard Ahmanson, John Mecom, W. Clement Stone, Henry Crown - with photos; The Great wild-bee safari - bee-tree hunting; Last of the Divorce Rances - Donner Trail Ranch; Adak - "A woman behind Every Tree" - a return to the Aleutian/Alaskan Island manned by 80,000 Americans during World War II; Discovery that helps prevent miscarriages - 'Skin Patch'; The big (James) Bond bonanza - great photos of the 'Thunderball' shoot and more. Colour Chevrolet Truck 'Workpower' centerfold. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
128 pages. Features: Is the U.S. Losing Out in the Caribbean?; The Fourth of July - 1908; "Fair Play for America" Committee; The Fair Trae Racket; The Lost Colony of the Confederacy - A bizarre tale of a Colony of defeated Confederates who tried to start over again in South America; A Barber Speaks His Mind - things a customer should know in view of the rising price of haircuts; What Are You Reading These Days? - A critique that throws light on brainwashing techniques of the book and magazine publishers in America; Debatability of Fluoridation; Smith Street, U.S.A. - reprint of a 1939 article on the battle for democracy in the U.S.; Straight Talk; Nostalgia; Stage Fright - a common fear is explained; The Challenge of Underdevelloped Countries; Red Spies Plague America - an army of 300,000 spies steal military and atomic secrets; Underground "Noah's Ark" - man-made salt caverns in Kansas offer protection in the event of enemy attack; A "New" Task for the Church - the American home has become a real mission field; Old Warhorse Still in Harness - how Charlie Younts dealt with retirement; Exit the Aircraft Carrier; How to Prevent a Cold; Vi Murphy Keeps Her Word - courageous reporter goes to jail rather than betray news source; A Discovery That Changed the World - Paper; The Dalton Trumbo Trumpet - he was jailed in 1950 for contempt of Congress, has since written scripts for Exodus and Spartacus, and now receives adulation. Minimal markings. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy bearing the address label of noted Madison, WI architect William Kaeser. Book
Pages 119- 152 plus sixteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Saskatchewan's Oil and Gas - major article with many excellent photos including Tommy Douglas on the podium; Some Birds of Canada; The Canals of England; The Craft School of Fundy; Voyages of Discovery - British Columbia; Canadair one-page ad with illustration of their Sparrow II guided missile; and more. Faint date stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features/Photos: The Necropolis at Salamis; On guard against terrorism in Cyprus; Underground discovery of water brings prosperity to an arid region of Egypt; Beatles capture America; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: Italian Olympics; Frances Gary Powers; King Solomon's Mines - a new discovery; English Electric House; Austin Seven De Luxe; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: The Launching of the Oriana; The President's Tour; Theories of Cosmology - Part III of How Scientists Understand the Universe; Epsom College; The Greatest Discovery of Roman Gold Pieces since the Great Find at Arras, Including Unique Medallions of the Emperor Maxentius; Armaments Research Exhibition; Scotland Yard at Work; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Paris, Librairie Marceau, 1942. Grand in-8, broché, couverture imprimée et rempliée, 69 pp. Tirage à 1200 exemplaires numérotés sur Vélin d'Arches. Un des 1000. 7 hors-texte en couleurs, et nombreux dessins en couleurs dans le texte.
S.l., [Toulon], s.d. (vers 1895-98 ?]. Grand in-4 (36 x28 cm), relié en pleine toile bordeaux à la Bradel, auteur, titre doré en long. (relieurPaul Blocteur Toulon). 43 planches humoristiques et caricaturales légendées en français, lithographies au crayon. Bon exemplaire, 3 pages habilement restaurées dans les marges.