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1920222925Columbo.: Plate. No date. Circa1920. Full page black and white photographic plates throughout unpaginated 84pp unpaginated 23 x 29cm very good copy in original wrappers with cord tie. Small light brown mark affecting 3 plates light wear wrappers otherwise very good indeed. Street scenes with cars and rickshaws rural and seashore views natives customs including images of elephant corralling kraaling. . Plate. unknown
1956219672Japan. Showa 31 1956. Melbourne 1956 Olympics scrapbook 26 x 36.3cm 38pp 4 hole string binding hand-written title on front cover. Some largely even browning throughout endpapers a little marked but overall very good. This Japanese scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings from Japanese sources provides a detailed and engaging record of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games capturing the entire event from its earliest stages to its conclusion. The scrapbook begins with profiles of all Japanese athletes participating in the Games followed by reports on the opening ceremony individual sporting events and the triumphs and disappointments experienced by Japan's competitors. <br> <br>It also includes coverage of notable performances by international athletes and closes with accounts of the closing ceremony. The precise newspaper source for these articles is not identified. <br> <br>Each clipping has been neatly and carefully cut and mounted demonstrating the compiler's dedication and care. The scrapbook was assembled by S. Tanaka in December 1965. Wrapped in paper from a bookshop in Fukuoka it suggests that Tanaka may have been a sports enthusiast living in that region motivated to preserve the memories of Japan’s Olympic efforts. <br> <br>Beyond its sporting content the scrapbook offers insights into the Japanese media's portrayal of the Games and national pride during the post-war period. It serves as both a historical record and a personal testament to one individual's passion. . unknown
1930L076975Lake View Hot Springs Company 1930. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Slight soiling and rubbing to wrappers chiefly to edges; slight internal browning to edges. 12 pages including wrappers; unpaginated. Upper wrapper title. Advertising brochure for the lakeside resort with a number of photographs plus map at rear. Date is conjectural not dated in brochure; not located in Rocq.12 b/w & Duotone Illustrations including wrappers. Lake View Hot Springs Company paperback
191099539<p>Milan: Gualdoni & Ce Tipografi circa 1910. 1910. Very good. - Oblong sextodecimo 16mo 4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Softcover bound in sewn cream wraps titled in gilt with an oval color illustration mounted on the front cover. 24 unnumbered pages with profuse black & white illustrations including a folding panorama centerfold plus a large folding map & room chart on onion skin at the rear. Near fine.</p><p>In addition to a description the text in English includes Longfellow's poem "Cadenabbia" as well as a description of the Golf Club and the Green Fees.</p> (Milan: Gualdoni & Ce Tipografi), circa [1910]. paperback
