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Large-format staple-bound publication with content and advertising about such topics as legal rights, prisons, education, farming, outdoor living, caves of Washington, floating homes, the geoduck, skid road, dome plans, "Is non-sexist pornography possible?" and more from the halcyon hippie days of 1971. 62 pages.11"w x 15 1/2"h.
Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners , text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Exhibition catalog for show at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, 8/2/80 -- 9/3/80. Oblong format, 11" wide with 58 color and b&w full page prints depicting the historical and gradual development of Hong Kong harbor and city as recorded in painting and drawing. Descriptions in Chinese and English on the L. page with the print on the R. Text/interior is spotless and printed on heavy paper.
8vo., First Edition; original boards, darkened at edges as often, upper board and backstrip lettered in blue, uncut, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at edges and with small loss at upper edge of rear panel. Keynes, A38.
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; red cloth, backstrip lettered in white, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
in-4°, 101 pages entièrement illustrees en N/B et images en couleurs contrecollees, relie cartonnage ed. (plats illustres plastifies, dos skai). ETAT EXCEPTIONNEL ! Tres bel exemplaire, très frais, bien complet de ses chromos. [VU-7]
MIR PUBLISHERS MOSCOW 1986 232 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: SEGNI DEL TEMPO E QUALCHE STRAPPO ALLA SOVRACCOPERTA, COME FORSE SI PUò VEDERE IN FOTO, INTERNI IN OTTIME ED ECCELLENTISSIME CONDIZIONI. VOLUME INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO.
xv + 199pp. + 7 plates out-of-text in colour, 24cm., in the series "Studies in oriental religions" vol.16, softcover, VG, X69073
In-folio, bross. azzurra rifatta, 3 doppie tavole di testo e un grande stemma miniato + 1 tavola singola di illustrazioni, inc. in rame. Cfr. Ferrante Boschetti, 35. Ben conservato.
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, with title-vignette; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Effectively a sequel to his splendid 'Bugles and a Tiger' (1956). Masters served as a middle-ranking officer in Burma throughout the war. This striking personal record of service with Gurkhas and Chindits (including his participation in Operation BLACKPOOL) therefore stands between the more usually recorded views of generals and private soldiers. Includes illuminating portraits of Slim, Wingate and Stilwell among others. PROOF COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.90; not recorded by Graham & Cole, which lists only the US (Harper) edition as M55.
Appears unread. 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. 211pp. Book three of the mini company histories of thirty-one American trucking companies, celebrating 100 years of existence since the first firms were set up in 1890 - the small companies who led the way with trade and transport across North America. Each mini history is accompanied by at least one full-page image of one of their trucks. Extremely scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers in green; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Fine Portuguese Original imitation brown leather bdg. Gilded titles in Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese on the front board. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, and modern and old (Ottoman) Turkish (with Arabic letters). 238, 192, [2] p. pp. 192 facsimile in Ottoman script, and Arabic translation; pp. 1-238 translations into Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish with Latin alphabet. The first Ottoman travel account and ocean voyage into Brazil. This book has Spanish and Portuguese translations of this voyage as well as modern Turkish with facsimile of original text printed in 1871 [AH 1288] in Ottoman script. Ottoman qadi (judge) Abdurrahman Effendy's voyage to Brazil. First Edition, thus in this edition including multiple translations.
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with just light edge wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Portuguese. Probably the finest collection of Brasilian furniture and decorative arts. Most of the works illustrated are furniture, over 160 pieces, the earliest from the 17th century and continuing through the 20th century. Also a section on decorative arts and a much smaller section on paintings. Essays by several writers including Delia Beru, Gloria Bayeux, Jose Wilton Guerra, Maria Helena Brancante, Maria Helena Estrada, Maria Ruth Amaral Sampaio, and Marlene Milan Acayaba. 11" high X 8" wide, 319 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
156 p. Bookseller's blind stamp of Amer & Gerber, Lancaster PA on first fly leaf. Early manuscript ownership of A.J. Eberly, April 11, 1866 on page 23. Adam John Eberly (1840-1901) was a prominent attorney in Lancaster, PA. 12mo. 200 mm. Original full leather binding. Front board detached. Spine perished. Hardbound. Text good. Binding poor. The Appendix includes: 'Acts of Assembly relating to the Cumberland Road'. Also known as the The National Road, the Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the U.S. built by the federal government. Constructed between 1811 and 1837, the 620-mile road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main transport path to the West for thousands of settlers. First edition. PAIMP 10
259 pages. Index. Reproductions of archival black and white photos in text. Illustrated endpapers. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
viii, 168 pages. Black and white illustrations. "A collection of stories about people who visited the pioneer home in Blair, Ontario in which the author grew up - a book for the social historian of the early twentieth century, as well as for the casual reader." - dust jacket. Book is tidy and unmarked with light wear. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Bibliographic reference: Bishop page 1051 Book
66 pages. Features: When Road Agents Ruled the Roost; Sacajawea - Shoshoni Maiden Guide; Boldest of the Buffalo Scouts; Bodie Lived Dangerously; "Shanghai" Capers Terrorized San Francisco; The Mystery of Dad Underwood; Blow up on Bull Hill; The Terrible Vengeance of the Squaw Man; Zeniff - Arizona Ghost Town. Magazine
24" x 34". Text in Spanish. Back side shows the continent overlaid with small color illustrations of dozens of items of local interest. Undated but appears to be circa late 1950s. Library markings. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
58 pages. Features: The Hejia Village Hoard - a snapshot of China's silk road trade; The Burial location and dating of the Hejia Village treasures; Three Textiles from Turfan; The Illustrative Sequence on An Jia's Screen - a depiction of the Daily Life of a Sabao; 'Divine Presence' at Casa Asia in Barcelona; 'Ming - The Golden Age of Chinese Furniture' at the Musee Guimet; Blanc de Chine at the China Institute Gallery; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. An excellent copy of this beautiful issue. Magazine
111 pages. Contents include: A Brief Retrospect; Class of '82; Class of '85; Some Old Schill-ings, Dated 1890-'94; Poetry; Our Struggle for Existence; To the Night; There is No Royal Road to Learning; Superstitions of the Labrador; An "Old Grad's" Bit; Vassar College in Retrospect; A Northerner's Impression of Florida; Principal's Page; Messages from 10 Presidents of the Past; Nine editorials; Cartoon; Alumni Notes; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes; Many nice local ads; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Special silk issue. Tracing the silk road; Shibori Expressions - Ana Lisa Hedstrom and D'Arcie Beytebiere; The Silk Reflections of C.J. Yao; Silkworks - a collection of industry, gallery, and artist. An interview with Dominic Di Mare. Prior owner's name and address label upon front cover. Quality copy. Magazine
111 pages. Circa late 1970s. Sheet music, including guitar chords for McCall's albums entitled "Black Bear Road" and "Wolf Creek Pass". Includes biographical and photo sections. Some sticker residue at top corner of front corner. Five inch crease to lower corner of back cover. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear to edges of covers. Contents clean and square. Colour illustrated covers. Book
Pages 39-80.. Features: Hurricane Insurance for Metropolitan Toronto - article with photos of Hurricane Hazel damage; Coastal Scenes - Prince Edward Island; Wascana Centre; Trading Posts of the Moose-Michipicoten trade route; Samarkand, Jewel of Central Soviet Asia. Nice back cover colour ad for the 1971 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe and Convertible featuring gold-coloured models. Somewhat above-average wear. Soiling to upper corner of some pages. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
4 pages. Great color photo of Roger Miller on Front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Few markings. Three-hole punched. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful song made famous by Roger Miller. Book
352 pages. Includes numerous old maps of Ontario and wonderful contemporary automobile and other advertisements. An extensive reference. Some yellowing to pages which are otherwise clean and unmarked. Average wear externally. Binding sound. Solid copy of this now delightfully nostalgic work. Nice gift for your special vintage auto enthusiast. Book