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32mo., small neat contemporary inscriptions on front free endpaper and blank preliminary; original full calf, sides with brass frame enclosing multiple frame border in blind, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, , all edges gilt, chocolate endpapers, original and elaborate brass clasp, a near fine copy in wholly unrestored publisher's binding. A BRIGHT, CRISP COPY.
48mo., contemporary full roan, sides with double frame border in blind, back with four raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, gilt edges, ivory endpapers, multiple silk markers, corners lightly bruised else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy in wholly unrestored period binding. This scarce edition measures just 3.75 x 2.0 inches (approx. 85 x 55 cms).
16mo., blank preliminaries very lightly spotted; original black full calf, sides with double Oxford frame in blind, back with four raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt ['Church Services'], all other compartments tooled and ruled in blind, all edges red, marbled endpapers, a near fine copy. A remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp copy.
48mo., Diamond text in double column, nineteenth century name elaborately calligraphed in colour on front free endpaper, upper hinge partially exposed (but binding entirely sound); original faux-ivory boards framed in brass, leather back lettered and tooled in gilt, gilt edges (dust-soiled), primrose endpapers, ORIGINAL BRASS CLASP PRESENT), a bright, crisp copy. Printing code: Diamond 48mo. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
48mo., Minion text, nineteenth century and later signatures on front free endpaper; full roan, boards framed in brass, back with flat bands lettered in gilt, gilt edges, primrose endpapers, upper and lower portions of clasp present (wanting striker as often), a remarkably bright, crisp copy. Printing code: Minion 32g. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
48mo, on India Paper, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper verso; dark brown cloth, covers framed in blind, gilt back, gilt edges, chocolate endpapers, a near fine copy. Edition code: Ruby 48mo. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
32mo, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; strongly bound in original faux-morocco cloth, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt direct, gilt top, gilt doublures, primrose endpapers, joints mildly rubbed else a very good, bright, firm copy. Edition code: Minion 32s. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
PARIS, Lib. Aca. Perrin & cie - 1918 - In-8 ° broché - frontispice photo du Lieutenant Gabriel MOSSIER - Préface I à VII - 361 Pages - Photos H.T. Bon Ex. Préface du Comte Albert de Mun, de l'académie Française
français In-4 de VIII-432 pp. + Index iconographique; demi-percaline rouge, plats de papier rouge décorés (cartonnage de l'éditeur). Textes originaux de MM. Amédée Dunois - Edouard Dolléans extraits de : Arthur Chuquet - P.-O; Lissagaray - Camille Pelletan - Elisée Reclus - Charles Seignobos - Maxime Vuillaume. Iconographie de l'époque réunie sous la direction de Max Terrier.
Mm 245x320 Volume in copertina rigida con titolo in oro al dorso, custodia editoriale, XIV-497 pagine con numerose tavole e illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel e fuori testo. Testi dalle opere di A. Dunois, E. Dolleans, A. Chuquet, P.O. Lissangaray, C. Pelletan, E. Reclus, C. Seignobois, M. Vuillaume. Buona-ottima copia, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
London, Butterworth & Co., 1923, in-8 grande, tela edit. con titolo in oro al dorso, pp. XXXII, 407, [1], 51, [1]. Prima edizione. Ottime condizioni.
GENEVE, Edito-Service - 1974 - 2 Volumes grand In-4 - Reliure Editeur pleine toile, titre doré - avec jaquette illustrée - Nombreuses cartes, illustrations NB ou couleurs en texte, certaines PP - 412 pages + Bibliographie, liste et sources des illustrations + Index - Neuf
336p. Publisher's catalogue endpapers. Ownership of E.A. Zook. Large 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth boards. Spine very worn with loss. Front board fragile. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
168p. Penciled math notations on fly leaves and penciled answers in some lessons. Ownerships of Jesse H. Gery March 18, 1881 and Ida Allen, 1871. Accession number on front fly leaf. 12 mo. Original leather spine over pictorial paper boards. Front board stained. Some loss at extremities. Hardbound. PA64 FRONT
Pages 949-992. Features: Nice colour ad for Goodyear Eagle tires inside front cover shows eagle in flight holding fish; The Australian Prime Minister in London; Full page photo of the Queen's first official birthday photo; Excellent two-page photo of the finish of the 1952 Derby, won by Tulyar; One-page photo of the first Eucharistic Congress for fourteen years as seminarists enter the Montjuich Stadium in Barcelona; General Sir John Harding; Marie Noele Kelly and her travels in the Soviet Union; Photos of impressive Moscow buildings; Two pages of photos which penetrate the darkness behind the Iron Curtain - unofficial views of Moscow and scenes in the USSR 1949-1951 taken by the wife of the then British Ambassador; Two pages of illustrations of life on the new Amsterdam-Rhine Canal; Article on the intentions of the Soviet Union; Photos of the Signing of the European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty - towards a common European Army - with photos of M. Schuman, Mr. Eden and Dr. Adenauer signing; Centerfold illustration of the Old Court of Corpus Christi College, which celebrates the sixth century of its unique foundation on 12 June; Riots in Johannesburg; Photos of the discovery of a new step pyramid at Sakkara; Photos of personalities of the week, including General Sir Ouvry L. Roberts; Photos of foundation preservation work in the canals of Venice; Nice colour ad inside back cover for Ilford Colour Film 'D" features photos from the 1951 Everest expedition led by Eric Shipton; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
Pages 57-84. Features: Front cover photo of model of the new House of Commons; Photos of personalities of the week include Richard Tauber, Lord Trefgarne, Dr. Groza, Mrs. Anna Pauker, Sir Arthur Fforde, Sir Miles Thomas, the crew of the Penlee lifeboat, the former ruler of Rumania in exile -ex-King Michael with his mother, Queen Helen, at Lausanne, Maj. Gen. N. Cantlie, Dame Anne Laughlin, Sir Donald Cameron, Salih Jabr; Two pages of photos with map illustrate the daily bloodshed visited upon Jerusalem, including the bombed-out Semiramis Hotel; Book review of "No Dishonourable Name", by D. C. Quilter; Six photos and a map illustrate troubled Greece - the Konitza Battle; Photos of the Surrey house chosen by the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh as a weekend residence, Windlesham Moor; Two pages of photos of devastated Berlin; Centrefold illustration of construction of one of Britain's newest monster flying boats in the Cowes workshop where the S.R. 45 is now being built; Page of photos and maps illustrate the spread of communism in China, where Civil War seems unending; Page of photos of communist China's leaders and military scenes, including Mao, Lin Piao, Gen. Chu Teh, and General Liu Po-Cheng; Photo of massive crowd gathered to hear Gen. DeGaulle; Photo of crash scene of Vickers-Viking which killed the pilot at Ruislip Common; Photo of tornado devastation in Cotton Valley, Louisiana on January 1; Photo of Japanese payphone operated on the honour system (payment made with banknotes); Photo of "Schwere Gustav's" monster shell - this 7.5 ton shell is said to be the largest in the world - it was used against Sebastopol and Leningrad; Two pages of photos of recent Mayan discoveries at Xochicalco; Colour back cover Johnnie Walker ad compares antique trains to those of the modern day. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Bella incisione del 1850 circa colorata a mano che rappresenta due specie di razza tra cui la razza pastinaca. L'incisione è tratta dalla monumentale opera di storia naturale di Buffon, carta spessa.<BR>In ottime condizioni, rare fioriture. TECNICA: Incisione DIMENSIONI FOGLIO: cm 22x14 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 15,5x9 EPOCA: 1850 circa Buffon fu un'esponente del movimento scientifico legato all'illuminismo e le sue teorie influenzarono le generazioni successive di naturalisti in particolare Jean Baptiste Lamarck e Charles Darwin.<BR>Questa è la sua opera più celebre ed è l'"Histoire Naturelle" pubblicata per la prima volta tra il 1749 ed il 1789 in 36 volumi di cui 8 postumi grazie al lavoro di Bernard Lacepede. Buffon espone tutto il sapere dell'epoca nel campo delle scienze naturali e proprio in questo scritto rilevò le somiglianze tra l'uomo e la scimmia e la possibilità di una genealogia comune. Nice engraving of 1850 circa coloured by hand representing two species of rays, one of them the common stingray. The print has been taken from the monumental work of natural history by Buffon, wide paper. In very good conditions, foxings. TECHNIQUE: Print LEAF SIZE: cm 22x14 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 15,5x9 PERIOD: 1850 circa Buffon was an exponent of the scientific movement connected to illuminism and his theories inspired the next generations of naturalists in particular Jean Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin.<BR>His most famous work is l'"Histoire Naturelle" published for the first time between 1749 and 1789 in 36 volumes of which 8 are posthumous thanks to the work of Bernard Lacepede. Buffon exposes in the work all the notions in natural history and in this writing in particular underlined the similarity between monkeys and man with a possibility of common genealogy.
230 pages. A blueprint for a vibrant, meaninful life-style, just as it was created with challenge and joy at Canada's most remarkable educational commune. Twin Valleys is a spiritually-based educational commune. First few pages loosening. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
54 pages. Features: Economic illiteracy; Monterey - A Poem, A Dream; Baseball Player Frank "Shanty" Hogan -article with photo; Today's Shirts; Common Cold Cure; Full-page ad for The Rader Institute which treated eating disorders; Selecting a Wine Shop; Recommended software for personal computers; plus a variety of interesting and rapidly dated ads offering products and services to jet-setting business people. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 280 pages. "Deals with the shrimps of the Pacific Coast of Canada. The seaward limit of the region corresponds to the outer perimeter of Canada's Fishing Zone 5, i.e. 200 nautical miles (321 km) from the outer coast. Eighty-five species are listed, and each species is given a common name. Complete keys, with accompanying diagrams, are provided. Accounts of 82 species include detailed morphological descriptions and halftone illustrations, notes on colour, main distinguishing characters, maximum carapace and total lengths, total known geographic and bathymetric ranges, first known local capture, and information on biology and economic importance. Seventeen species are recorded for the first time... Included are sections on shrimp parasites, sexing of shrimps, use of keys, explanation of measurements, and also a gazetteer, glossary, partial synonymy, and index to scientific and common names. Eight plates and a frontspiece illustrate the colours of 41 shrimp species when live." - Abstract. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear with several short edge-tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality signed copy of this exceptional reference. Book
London, W.Maxwell & son, 1888, in-8 piccolo, tutta tela editoriale con iscrizioni in oro al dorso e al piatto anteriore, pp. 152. Qualche difetto al dorso.
86 pages including index. An inexpensive guide to those fishes most likely to be seen by the average person. Draws heavily upon the comprehensive "Fishes of the West Coast of Canada" by Clemens and Wilby, to provide a less detailed account of the common species. Numerous black and white illustrations. Moderate wear, yellowing and age spotting. Unmarked. Book
Amiot Dumont 1955, In-8 broché, 362 pages + reproduction intégrale du Plan de PARIS, 1853, gravé par Gérard pour NAPOLEON III, en 32 feuillets. Bon état.
P., Denoël Spartacus,1971. In-8 oblong broché, 317 pp.