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pp. xiii, 87. Four colored folding maps of the World's Configuration. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Joints detached. Old water spotting not affecting text. This edition was first issued in 1909. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! OCC 6
288 pages including index. Illustrated with line drawings. Chapters include: Introductory; Different Ends for Which Pictures Have Been Used; The Different Kinds of Pictures; Stereographs and the Stereoscope; Experiences of Travel with Stereographs; The Importance of Environment; The Limitations of Language; The Wide Environment The Stereograph Travel System Gives. Part II includes the following chapters: What are the Necessities of Life; Life is the Purpose of Our Existence; What is the Life We Are Here to Develop?; Happiness vs. Pleasure; The Different Needs of Our Life; The Fundamental Conditions for the Development of the Intellect; The Fundamental Conditions for the Development of the Aesthetic Nature; Fundamental Conditions for the Development of the Moral Nature; Fundamental Conditions for the Development of the Religious Life; Summary and Conclusion. Small dab of liquid paper upon front endpaper. Minimal markings to text. Some pencil markings have been erased. Lettering worn from spine. Above average wear to boards. Hinges intact. Minor lean to spine. Average soiling. Moderate yellowing to contents. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 144pp. The state of the world country by country very well presented pictorially and in text.
288p. + Plus two color folding maps. Decorated title page. Lacks first endpaper. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket, very slightly worn with a few tears but no loss. With mimeographed sheet listing the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union as of February, 1932. First American edition. Coldwar/Economics 7
Book in virtually mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge. 64pp. Ten pages of introduction followed by beautiful photographs of the West Yorkshire area on quality art/photographic paper and accompanied extensive captions..
Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 144 pages, heavily illustrated, included unopened pack of "facsmile documents" in back pocket. 145 illustrations, 90 in color, 10 facsimile documents.
Probably unread. No marks or inscriptions. Very tiny creasing to lower corner of front cover, none to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 112pp. The history and the art of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
208 pages. Bibliography and glossary. Sumptuously and profusely illustrated with colour photos and reproductions of archival maps and illustrations. Text in English. "Documents the tremendous impact the arrival of New World gold and silver had upon Europe and the world economy. Describes the routes followed by the galleons on their return to Spain, loaded with precious metals, and the techniques used for their extraction. Discusses how mining towns were established, and famous fairs held in Portobelo and Jalapa. From this we learn how several mints were founded." - from Prologue. Clean, bright, tight and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A suberb copy of this beautifully-presented work. Gift quality. Book
8vo (218 x 135 mm), [4], 593, [3] pp., 3pp. of contents at end, folding engraved map of the world before the engraved and printed titles, 7 engraved plates, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, morocco label, a nice copy. The map and the engraved frontispiece are "Published by Nuttall, Fisher, & Co., Liverpool, Sept. 1814, and Aug. 1815", respectively.
Previous owner's name/date to first page. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, fading to spine and slight rubbing to rear and to corners. Front end paper missing and next two pages partially cut along hinge. Lovely red silk board covers with gilt lettering. 200pp. Guide to the sights and culture of Taiwan, in English and Chinese.
pp. ix, 91 + Large folding geological map. Illustrated with numerous maps and photographs. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. Inked ownership and stamp of O. F. Stambaugh, Department of Chemistry, Elizabethtown College on front cover. Spine sightly worn. Pennsylvania Geological Survey Fourth Series Bulletin G 6. PA PAMPH 20_10 BX3
This 1908 Scarborough Company folding map of Pennsylvania shows all counties, townships, cities, boroughs, villages, Post Offices, and railway stations. Rail lines, suburban electric lines, and a few highways are also shown. This large map is made of linen or cotton backed paper. The verso contains population for 1900 and a gazetteer keyed to a grid around the map edge. Includes an inset of Philadelphia, plus a mileage table. Scale: 1 inch = 6 miles. Size: 36 x 51 inches. In the original cloth folder. Map split at some folds. MAP CASE SE
140 pages. Fiction: End of a Marriage; The Platoon of Pariahs; A Dream for Sale; Record Run; The Lady (part 3 of 4); Kiowa Moon (part 5 of 7). Articles: The Glamorous Governor of New Jersey - Bob Meyner abandoned bachelorhood mid-term; The Seven Dictators of Broadway - Reviewers John McClain, John Chapman, Richard Watts, Jr.; Robert Coleman, Tom Donnelly, Walter Kerr and Brooks Atkinson; ; The Woes of Willy Mays - why 1956 was almost a nightmare for him; The Oddest War Ever Fought - The Aden-Yemen war has been going on for 2,000 years, with daily time-outs for prayers and narcotic binges - article with maps and interesting photos; The Face of America - Prize Babies (photo); Pals of My Childhood - Farley Mowat writes of his two hilarious pets; My Daughter's Silent World - Adelyn Pagenstecher was told her daugher Mari was deaf; A Bloom for Mother-In-Law - beautiful color photos of tulips and daffodils ; Wonderful Wooden Sandwich - how plywood turns waste wood into a useful product - with photo of Sol Walter (Tony) of United States Plywood.. Ads: Liberty Mutual auto accident insurance; Savage brand lawn mowers; Bunnygrans - one-page photo ad featuring Lucille Ball and son; Nice Easter-themed two-page photo ad for Buick cars; National Cash Register (NCR) adding machines; Fantastic three-page color ad for International trucks; Vigoro plant foods; One-page black and white photo ad for movie "The Spirit of St. Louis" starring James Stewart; Great two-page color-photo ad for the 1957 Dodge Swept-wing convertible featuring Lawrence Welk; Pink Westinghouse clothes washer; 1957 Frigidaire pink (interior) fridge; 1957 Ford - two-page color-photo ad; Pall Mall cigarettes - cowboy scene; Page & Shaw chocolates; Chevrolet - two-page color photo of four 1957 models; Elgin Watches (graduation theme); American Airlines - nice color two-page ad shows glamorous lady boarding plane; L&M cigarettes - nautical theme; Eaton tandem axle ad features Joseph J. Hock of Baltimore; Longines-Wittnauer Watches; Nice two-page color ad for Kodak's broad line of cameras; Hit Parade cigarettes; Kings Men aftershave "I don't want to be a tycoon"; Douglas DC-7 airliner; Viewmaster; Johnson outboard motors; Harrison car air conditioning; Pullman cars; Evinrude outboards; Springfield mowers and tillers; Richard Harding Davis is honored in a U.S. Savings Bond ad; Vista auto wax; Nice color one-page Viceroy cigarette ad features tennis player Pancho Gonzales and his lovely wife Henrietta; Back cover Coke ad with sailing illustration. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Four volumes in two. Two folding maps and one single full page map (as called for in OCLC). Deckled edges. Foxed. Mildly XLib. XLib stamp of the A.R. Wentz Library Lutheran Theological Seminary Gettysburg, PA on top edges and verso of the dedication page. 8vo. 235 mm. S&S/AI 17982. First American from the fifth London edition. Original boards and label binding, broken. Best to consider as virtually disbound. Text very good. PAIMP 24
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Appears unread and unused. 478pp. Eighth edition. plus maps.
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Looks unused. 798pp.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 172pp.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight rub to front and no bumping to corners. 462pp. Travel guide to Northern France.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased with a little rubbing to bottom of spine. 307pp. The author follows a route from Boulogne by way of Reims, Colmar, Lucerne, the St Gotthard Pass, Milan, Lake Maggiore, Cremona, Ravenna, Florence and finally Rome where he continues his tour.
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.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to upper and lower edges. 160pp. A historical and background study of the River Tyne accompanied by the author's attractive paintings and illustrations. The direction of travel is from the harbour at Tynemouth upstream to both North and South Tyne sources. Beautifully illustrated.
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. 146 pages. Bibliography. "Takes the reader on a 1783 canoe trip along the Rideau Route, revealing the landscape as it appeared prior to any European settlement. Transcriptions and maps of Lt. French's 1783 survey, as well as those of Lt. Joshua Jebb in 1816 and Samuel Clowes in 1823-24, are included as first hand accounts of the route. This newly revealed pre-canal engineering achievement will allow readers to better understand and appreciate the enormous engineering achievement of the Rideau Canal. Profusely illustrated with maps and period paintings." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
pp. xxxiv, 386 + Plus 36 folding maps and 22 plans. All edges marbled. 16mo. Original full flexible rose cloth binding, gold lettered. TRAVEL/3
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Orange cloth boards show light wear and spots and fraying at edges. Previous owner's inscription inside. 120 pages. Black and white drawings by Walter S. Rogers. 365 pages, plus advertisements. Missing folding map.
pp. lxxii, 445 + Folding Colored Map + Twelve Engraved Plates showing the different major Human Races. Text browned, but not brittle. Blue printed endpapers with fourteen pages of publisher's advertisements. Original full cloth binding, decorated in blind, and lettered in gilt. Joints cracked. Hardbound. Very good. It is interesting to see this famous illustrated racial analysis being published during the American Civil War. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145
