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8vo., First Edition, with engraved frontispiece, 4 engraved plates and 6 illustrations in the text; attractively bound in tan half calf BY LARKINS, marbled boards, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and third compartments with dark brown leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments elaborately tooled with floral spray in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean copy. CLINTON THOMAS DENT'S COPY WITH HIS FINE ENGRAVED PICTORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. The binding is signed on front free endpaper verso. With the trade ticket of Matthews & Brooke of Bradford and Leeds on front paste-down. Bonney was President of the Alpine Club from 1881 to 1883; Dent from 1887 to 1889. Dent made the first ascent of the Dru (1978) and visited the Caucasus several times during the last decades of the century. He was instrumental in founding the Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club and became its first President in 1879; an obituary and memoir was published when the Association opened the first British hut on the Allalinhorn in 1912. A UNIQUE AND SPLENDID COPY LINKING TWO PRESIDENTS OF THE ALPINE CLUB AND WITH OUTSTANDING BRITISH AND ALPINE MOUNTAINEERING PROVENANCE. Neate *98.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Two Men's Madness - six lives and a fine ship, the Frank N. Thayer, are lost through the unaccountable frenzy of two Indians; In Wildest Ireland - A.W. Cutler describes and photographs "unspoilt" regions of the Emerald Isle - with many fascinating photos; The Guardian of the Line - the ordeal undergone by a humble railway-crossing keeper's wife in Lithuania on the Russian Front; In Search of the Unknown Land - The tragic story of the Stefansson Arctic Exploration Expedition, twelve-page article including many photos; The Tales of Golab Khan - some amusing stories of Indian life; The Airman's Escape - two British aviators raid a Bulgarian town, then one is shot down and must be rescued by his companion; From Job To Job Around the World - part VI - Two American wanderers make there way through the Holy Land to Constantinople - with photos; The Trouble at Crib No. 2 - a tug-boat fireman recounts an exciting story of a winter rescue on the Great Lakes; Australia's Water Miracle - article and photos describe how the Government of New South Wales has created a miracle of irrigation; The Story of Count Seilern - A Tragedy of the Hapsburgs; Alpine Acrobats - A vivid account, illustrated by some very remarkable photographs, of the first ascent of the needle-like "Cigar Rock" in the Italian Alps; Lovely one-page illustrated ad by Canada Steamship Lines promotes their Niagara to the Sea all-water route; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [3], 290-385, 7-32 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. Soiling to back cover. Covers beginning to loosen, otherwise a sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue.. Book
Signed by Frank Zappa beneath his photo on page 116. 352 pages. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. "The legendary Frank Zappa, one of the most influential, innovative, and controversial musicians of the past twenty years, takes us on a wild, funny, outrageous trip through his life and times. Here is how he became the state of the art in weirdness, as only he can tell it." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Average wear and soiling. Board tips rubbed open. Binding intact. Narrow 2.5" faded patch along dust jack spine corresponds to security strip on verso. A wonderful Zappa memento. (Bonus: includes ticket stub for Zappa's May 10, 1980 concert at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA) Book
"The basic purposes of this book are simple: to distinguish between the various original printings and reprints of the four series [Family Dog, Bill Graham, Russ Gibb/Grande Ballroom, Neon Rose], to locate prints listing specific performers and to give credit to the correct artists and photographers who created this material." - Introduction. This vastly improved and expanded 642 page edition contains 185 pages more than the 1996 first edition. Hundreds of small grainy black and white illustrations. Appendices list Family Dog and Bill Graham numbered posters by artist and by performer. Index of Gibb/Grande artists/posters. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An exceptional copy of this indispensable reference. Book
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, title and following few leaves lightly spotted; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with ice-axe motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [E. P. HILLARY] ON TITLE. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. Neate 369.
8vo., Second Edition, with lithographed frontispiece, 16 mounted lithographed proofs as plates, 2 lithographed folding maps and 2 folding charts (ALL NEATLY COLOURED BY HAND), lithographed folding facsimile, lithographed folding panorama and large lithographed folding map (some moderate spotting), plates and some maps mildly spotted (mainly at margins), text generally clean and crisp, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary; brown cloth, neatly rebacked in calf lettered in gilt, gilt top, new laid endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, crisp copy. Crisp copy of a scarce Alpine classic, first published in 1828. Neate *38.
Sensational vintage compilation of thirty-five 1930s lumberjack songs from the Pacific Northwest. Elmore Vincent was known as "The Northwest Shanty Boy" and the front cover art features his image superimposed over a scene of tall timber being brought down by hand, as chainsaws were but a dream at that time. 64 pages. Includes lyrics, guitar chords and piano sheet music for these songs: A Lumber Lad's Love, Ballad of the Lumberjack, Billy the River Driver, Canaday-I-O, Come With Me In My Little Canoe, Darling Janet, Down in That Lonely Valley, Drinking Song, Fair Charlotte, Grizzly Hogan, Lonesome Lumberjack, Lumberjack Memories, Moose Meat, Smart Johnny the Logger, Song of the Lumberjack, Strawberry Lane, The Death of George Phalen, The Flying Cloud, The Gambling Lumberjack and the Jim Creek Girl, The Good Old Times, The Great Fit, The Green River Girl, "The Jam at Gerry's Rock", The Lakes of Pontchartrain, Three Leaves of Shamrock, The Little Brown Bulls, The Lumberjack and the Pretty Girl, The Lumberjack's Alphabet, The Lumberjack's Bible, The Lumberjack in Town [as sung on Seattle's "Skid Road" by Syd Johnson], The Sandy Stream Song, The Stranger and the Maiden Fair, The Two Sisters, Who Feeds Us Beans, and Yodeling Lumberjack. Most songs have several verses or more. Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. A rare and wonderful musical memento of the glory days of Northwest lumberjacking. Book
First edition, 8vo (220 x 135 mm), [4], vii, [1], 76, [4]pp., stamp of the "Royal Veterinary College" on title and on E6, with notes and errata on verso of A2, some minor foxing on 6 leaves, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, upper joint cracked, title in gilt to spine. Includes chapters on "The Natural History of Barbadoes", "The Chemical Characters of the Mineral Oils of Barbadoes" and "Medical Properties of the Barbadoes Mineral Oil". Provenance: Early ownership signature of James B. Simonds to front flyleaf. COPAC finds the Bodleian Library copy only.
In-4 p. (mm. 280x212), brossura figurata alla francese, custodia e astuccio in tela coeva, pp. (8),194,(10) a fogli sciolti, con le affascinanti composizioni disegnate e inc. in rame da Roche, così composte: 37 acqueforti (1 fleuron al frontesp., 18 testate e 18 tavv. f.t.) - 18 grandi capilettera figuraati in tinta - 17 finali. Cfr. Carteret,IV, p. 154: “Edition recherchée” - Benezit,XI, p. 791: “Camille Roche (1894-1948), peintre de nus, animalier.. il confère à ses compositions un caractère de grace bucolique, inspiré au XVIII siècle” e cita anche l’illustrazione di quest’opera. Pregevole edizione di 175 esempl. numerati. Il ns., 66, fa parte della tiratura di 90 “sur Arches” (num. da 61 a 150) ed è molto ben conservato.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates, illustrations and maps in the text, and portrait endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Arguably the best of the personal accounts of the first successful Everest expedition. On 21 May Noyce and Annullu were the first members of the team to reach the South Col, so lifting morale of the expedition as a whole. 'One of the best of the many Everest books' (Neate). Neate *576.
8vo., First Edition, with 44 plates; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with git frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with an ice-axe motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An elegant copy of author's first book. Includes his first major Scottish climb in 1953, the first British ascent of the Eigerwand, first steps in the Himalaya and the Central Tower of Paine in Patagonia. Neate 90.
Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Laying cable for the new United States - Alaska telephone link; Working around the sudden collapse of a 150-foot span of the Mission Abbotsford Bridge in 1955(photos); New truck digs its own post holes in the Peace River area; Storm cripples telephone plant; Overseas Rates Cut; More Long Distance Circuits; Repeater key to Trans-Atlantic Cable; Telephone man (Clifford Sherlock) treads trapline on weekends; 1956 review; Recruiting Program; microwave towers to carry second Radio Telephone system - article and photo; List of Exchanges i.e. # of phones operating in each community; photo of microwave relay truck; Dog Mountain tramway completed - text and photos; Howe Sound Line Rebuild -photos with captions; Squamish Exchange - photos; Private radiotelephone system feeds sawmill operations - two pages of photos and text; Nanaimo to be SATT dialing center - article; photos of 'microwaves across the mountains; passing of Mr. R.S. Argue; Great photos of the Vedder Crossing; Ladner goes automatic; Photos of Terrace staff; 'floating phones' - nice set of photos of phones at work at sea; Training; photos from atop Promontory Mountain and Greenstone Mountain; Gordon Farrell now Board Chairman (Karsh photo); Cyrus H. McLean now President (photo); B.C. Microwave to open 1 July - great photos; microwave opening previewed; 1958 big year for radiotelephone - article and map; 7,000 mile trade goodwill call; picture of a Moore "Formorama"; Coverage of the Ripple Rock Blase - with photo; increasew will not give required revenue; Microwave Skyway - text and photos; B.C. Centennial coverage facilities very complex; Oliver cutover; photo of men at work over the Sumas River; TOC - the Television Operating Center, inside the Farrell Building in Vancouver; Lloyd Purdy and John Martin retire; Creston Cutover; Photos of the radiotelephon serving an active paving company; Meet Fred Feeney - article with photo; Ladysmith converts to Automatic - photos; Lloyd Purdy and Percy Crute retire after a combined 82 years of service; Victoria 2-5 conversion; photos of microwave sites readying for onslaught of winter; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Marbled endpapers. Name of E.P. LaBelle stamped on bottom- and fore-edges of text. Mr. Labelle was a second-generation employee off the company. Book
64 pages. Features: The Rothschilds' fabulous stake in Canada - very rare 6-page article by Peter C. Newman, with photos; What you don't need to know about rock 'n roll - "it works on man's emotions like the music of the heathen in Africa"; Just look at the old ice-creem parlor now - George Dawson's drive-in can have twelve thousand people drop in on a Sunday; The Great Cross-Canada hike - five people walked from Halifax to Vancouver - here's the footrace that stirred all Canada back in 1921; The alarming truth about Konrad Adenauer - we call him a friend but this Grand Old Man of Germany is really a threat to pro-Western policy; When Every woman looked like Regina Lee - Blance Howard discusses the Liberal stranglehold on Ottawa; How to handle your kids in the holidays; The miracle that saved our son's mind - Frank Barkey's 'perfect baby' was on the dim edge of consciousness, his body wracked by convulsions, his brain a shattered blank - this is the story of that ordeal. Interesting ad inside back cover shows iron lungs with Caterpillar backup power. Somewhat above-average wear. Please note that page 5/6 is missing. It appears to have contained the London letter by Beverley Baxter. Fantastic colour ad for the 1956 Buick on page 10. Nice colour Coke ad on back cover. Bit of writing atop back cover. Magazine
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Features: In a Submarine in War-Time - Perils and harships; Billy the Kid - Photo-illustrated article on his demise at the hand of Sheriff P.F. Garrett; The Valley of Wonders - The first description and photos ever published of Red Rock Canyon in Southern California; Photo of ostrich-powered cart in Pasadena, California - the ostrich is named 'Black Diamond' and is worth $2k!; The Golden Image; In Quest of Cannibals - part 2 - Exploration and adventure in New Guinea - with interesting photos; Brief photo-illustrated article of an Indian juggler who lifts heavy weights with his eyelids; Snipe-Hunting; A Sapper's Night Out; On Foot Through South America - part 1 - Author tramped the entire terrible length of the Andes, a feat probably never accomplished before - with nice photos; On the Trail of the Big Black Elk - Hunting adventure in the Umpqua Mountains of Oregon; My South African Adventures - part 4 - In Search of Kruger's Millions; Cutting Ships in Halves - Photo-illustrated article on how a difficult transport problem was solved; Desert Flying - part 2 - The difficulties of flying over Sinai, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Persia; The Saving of Freddie Wilson - The incredible story of how Negro woman Agnes Henderson witnessed the Mexican murder of an American couple, saved their son, and took him to Tampico to return him to his relatives; African Snakes. Unmarked with average wear. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 213-252 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Braemar," the House of Mrs. M. Rumsey Miller, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, NY; What Can Be Done in a Hand-Loom; "Druidream," The Residence of Charles W.L. Roche, Esq., Brantwood, Short Hills, NJ; The Begonia; A Successful Remodeled New England Barn; Sixteen Houses of Moderate Cost - great photos; House with a Guaranteed Cost - a reputable building firm has guaranteed to build this house under normal conditions for $5,400 within sixty miles of New York City; A Colonial House at Portsmouth, NH - The Warner house was initially the residence of Captain Archibald Macpheadris; The Summer Home of Arthur W. Hall, Esq., at Crystal Brook, Long Island; "Homewood," the Country Seat of Richard G. Tower, Esq., at Lexington, MA; Wall Gardens; A Group of Inexpensive Houses at Forest Hills, Long Island, including the homes of Mssrs. Babington, Holmes, Frederick Betts, Austin, and Meyer; Chickering & Sons piano one-page ad; Photo ad for the Grand Trunk Railway destination at Muskoka Lakes, Canada; Nice color back page ad for S.C. Johnson's artistic wood finishes; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 41-80 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Gellian Court," The Country Seat of Emil Berolzheimer, Esq., Tarrytown, New York; Roses for Winter; Homes of American Artists - The Rose Valley Artist's Home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Stephens, built and arranged by Price and McLanahan, architects, of Philadelphia; The Roadway and the Grounds; Giant Leaves - article with photos of massive cabbage, Gunnera, Monstera deliciosa, Elephant's Ear, and Anthurium leaves; The Compost Heap; The Residence of Friend A. Russ, Esq., "Rock Ridge," Greenwich, CT; New Developments in Stenciling; Residence of Prof. L.W. Reid, at Merion, PA; A "Triple-Gable" House at Oak Lane, PA, built for Charles E. Frick, Esq.; A French Model Dairy - wonderfully photo-illustrated article on this leading-edge operation on an island of the Seine, near Bougival, ten miles from Paris; The Colonial Residence of J. Randall Williams, Esq., Haverford, PA; One-page ad for Knabe pianos; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Andrews Systems of the Andrews Heating Co.; Coldwell Lawn Mower ad; Two-color ad for the Royal Chair Co. on back cover illustrates chair with push-button sliding footrest; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 217-254 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Casa-del-Ponte," A Summer Home at Tokeneke Park, Rowayton, CT, designed by Slee and Bryson, architects, of Brooklyn, NY; Scientific Poultry Breeding - article with great photos of a large poultry farm at Aurora, NY; Residence of Henry M. Kneedler, Esq., Chestnut Hill, PA; The Rose as a Summer Bedder; The Garden of Winthrop Sargent, Esq., Fishkill-on-Hudson, NY; Residence of John M. Chapman, Esq., Rock Ledge Road, Montclair, NJ; Private Automobile Garages; "Rocksym", the Summer Home of Burt L. Syms, Esq., Greenwich, CT; Nice color back cover ad for Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder features young lady at ship's wheel; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
96 pages, including thirteen pages of great color photos of the band, its members, and two past members. Published in the same year as the tragic plane crash which took the life of lead singer and founding member Ronnie Van Zant. Includes piano sheet music, guitar chords [not guitar tabs] and lyrics for these classic songs: Blue Yodel ("T" for Texas); Call Me The Breeze; Cry for the Bad Man; Don't Ask Me No Questions; Double Trouble; Free Bird; Gimme Back My Bullets; Gimme Three Steps; I Ain't The One; I Need You; On the Hunt; Saturday Night Special; Searching; Simple Man; Sweet Home Alabama; The Ballad of Curtis Loew; The Needle and the Spoon; Travellin' Man; Tuesday's Gone; Whiskey Rock-A-Roller; Working for MCA. Average wear. Binding intact. Faint scribble to botton of front cover. A wonderful vintage memento of this awesome southern rock band. Book
63 pages. Numerous black and white photos of the band and its members. Includes music, guitar chords and lyrics for the following songs: Ain't Too Proud to Beg; Dance Little Sister; Fingerprint File; If You Can't Rock Me; If You Really Want to Be My Friend; It's Only Rock'n Roll; Luxury; Short and Curlies; Till the Next Goodbye; Time Waits for No One. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. Clear plastic laminate beginning to release from back cover. A quality copy of this excellent Stones memento. Book
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 70 plates on 32, numerous line illustrations (a number full-page) and several full-page maps in the text, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip lettering very slightly dulled else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at head and tail of backstrip. Hillary's climbing autobiography with Everest 1953 as its climax. INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Neate 369
Very Good Turkish Original printed poster in a standard black frame. Folio. (50 x 35 cm). In Turkish. Izmir and Istanbul live of Therapy in their "Never Apologise Never Explain Tour 2005". An extremely rare and fine graphic-designed Turkish poster. Signed by all three members of the band: Andy Cairns, Michael McKeagan, and Neil Cooper. Only dedication by Michael as 'Love from'. Sponsors of those concerts are Yüxexes (a modern rock music periodical published in Turkey), Eksen 96.2 (Turkish radio channel), Tekel birasi (National Turkish brand of beer), and Host Productions. A fine, very collectible, and extremely rare poster with its signatures and inscriptions.
8vo. First Edition with frontispiece plates and maps some very light and occasional age-staining; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt all other compa Nice copy of Murray's second great work on Scottish mountaineering. Neate M189.
Cover Painting by William Winter shows a joyous last day of school. Features: Colour photo Studebaker Commander V-8 ad inside front cover; Nice colour ad for George Weston Limited shows bride-to-be with family; Spyglass on Sweden - the Welfare State; If the Russians Attack Canada - article with photos and interesting map of likeliest Canadian targets; Wide Open, Excellency, by Lesley Holmes; How the Stock Crooks Operate, by Fred Bodsworth - how the 'blower boys' peddle worthless stocks via long-distance phone; The Long Ordeal of Mrs. Tak Sook Kyun - the Korean War has taken her home near the Manchrian border, her husband, her baby, and tossed her up like driftwood on the crowded Pusan hills - article by Pierre Berton with sad photos; Banff - a paradise for Sultans and Stenos - article with great colour photos; The Ups and Downs of Alan Young - originally from West Vancouver, he fought his way to the top in radio and movies; What it's Like to Live in the Dark - Larry Bartlett was blinded by a German shell; Boswell of the Brooks - Writer Roderick Haig-Brown milks a cow every day and gets called "Your Worship" - article with photos; The Secret Behind The Fiery Phantom that Sails Bay Chaleur; Nice colour illustrated ad for Allis-Chalmers Rumely, Ltd showing a grader levelling a country road; Attractive colour ad for the Hillman Minx Convertible; Colour illustrated Coke centerfold shows store display and picnic lunch packed and ready to eat; Colour Chevrolet ad featuring a 2-door Bel Air; Nice colour photo ad for Snyder's Fine Furniture; Colour illustrated ad for the Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible; Nice 2-colour ad for the Austin A-40 Devon auto; Nice colour Parker Pen ad inside back cover features endorsement by Mazo De La Roche; Colour Margene ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy of this particularly wonderful issue. Magazine
51 pages. Colour photos of Bob Seger and the band. Contains music, chords and lyrics for some of the best hard driving rock music produced in the 70s: Hollywood Nights; Still the Same; Old Time Rock and Roll; Till it Shines; Feel Like a Number; Ain't Got No Money; The Famous Final Scene; We've Got Tonite; Brave Strangers. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. These songs rocked a generation and live proudly on today. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Five Hundred - Part I - Events attending the siege and fall of Urfa where 500 French troops held out against the overwhelming force of Mustapha Kemal Pasha's rebel Kurds and Turks - article with photos; The World's Largest Ice Cavern - in the mountains of Tyrol in Austria - article with photos; The Three "Little People" of St. Gwendron - an odd story from the wilds of Cornwall involving the occult - article with photos; The World's Most Thrilling Sport - photo-illustrated article on the rock climbers of Tyrol; A Man's Luck - Part VII - a man tries to build an Alaska home for the girl of his dreams but keeps being jailed; The Loneliest Briton - Ernest Davies spent eight years in the Paumotus, three thousand miles from the nearest Australian or American ports; Photo of a thirty foot python; A Treasure-Hunt in the Land of Thirst - Part II - description of an exciting trip into the practically unknown region to the north of Cape Colony, sometimes called the "Mysterious Richtersveld"; Bill's First Lion - things didn't go as planned; The Man Who Fooled a Continent - "Lord Gordon Gordon" nearly brought about an international incident between Great Britain and the USA; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part IV - documenting what was probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interests of the movies; "Moonshine Valley" - account of a raid on a stronghold of moonshiners in Strawn, Texas; The Death-Trap - A Texas cowpuncher's night of horror; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 444-528, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book