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8vo., with engraved portrait frontispiece; handsomely bound in full light tan calf BY ZAEHNSDORF, boards with double frame border stopped at corners with rosettes all in gilt, upper board with Uppingham crest blocked in gilt, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second and fourth compartments with green and red leather labels ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments richly tooled in gilt to an art nouveau floral design, gilt dentelles, gilt doublures, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, silk headbands, a splendid example of a notable prize binding. The frontispiece is by Finden after Wageman.
Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
48 pages. This glamorous publication brought New York women the information they needed: news of the choicest fashion, entertainment, current happenings, where to go, what to see, and how much to pay. Features: Nice color cover photo of lady and her moving man; Fantastic promo inside front cover features photo of "strip tease" artist Gypsy Rose Lee and enticing information about the article on her which will appear in the next issue; Franklin Simon & Co. full-page ad for the new short sleeved "Scotch-and-Soda" Dresses; Full-page ad for Schaefer Beer - "now in cans"; Letters; Very nice one-page Macy's Little Shop photo ad featuring a Schiaparelli coat with beaver collar and muff; Nice half-page photo ad by Best & Co. features the Norman Hartnell Gardenia Gown; Opinions of the New York Woman; Photos of Frog Jumping championship at Ben Riley's Arrowhead Inn; Who'll Buy My Pictures? - photos of street sellers of art and poetry around Washington Square; Hold That Husband; Art for your own home - prints by the American Artists Group - with eight examples; Mary - the tale of a maid; Polly Pettit Deals in Ideas - she's been asked to serve as display director for Madison Avenue's 100th birthday celebration; What Dolly Madison Will Miss - the Madison Avenue Centennial call up memories of the plump, flouncing lady who was a prize shopper in her day; Great one-page color-photo ad for Macy's featuring model in long red coat with a black Persian lamb collar; Pull Your Punches - Artie McGovern's gym shapes the middles of Wall Street financiers - article with photo; The Fashion Editor's Diary; Autumn makeup; Great photos of the fashion $100 will buy in New York; Fantastic 'October' centerfold features color illustrations and black and white photos of seasonal fashions, their prices, and where they may be purchased; So Much To Buy; Photos of winter coat fashions; The Life and Times of a Silk Stocking - article with microphotos; How to be a Brand New Parent - article; Two-page color-illustrated feature on space-saving double-use furniture; Model rooms; Short cuts to good dinners; Five photos of Tallulah Bankhead; "Top Man" on Broadway - Theresa Helburn; Photos of the making of "Dodsworth", showing Mary Astor and Walter Huston; Dorothy Arzner - the only woman to ever become a motion picture director; Fantastic one-page color ad for the new "French Bootery" at 22 E. 57th St.; Madison Avenue - Rue de la Paix... a la New York; Tables About Town - details about meals offered by area restaurants, with prices; Manhattan Date Book; Those Itsy-Bitsy Gals! - Kitty Sharp writes about how men can't resist those 'little girls' too weak to pick up their own words; Nice color ad for Marchand's Golden Hair Wash inside back cover features blonde holding dog; and more. Unmarked with modest wear. A quality copy of this great vintage depression-era item. Magazine
308 pages. Index. Black and white photos. "This is the first book by a hunter-naturalist to be devoted exclusively to North America's most coveted trophies. It thoroughly covers all aspects of the game and hunting methods in every kind of sheep country, from the parched Mexican deserts to the mountain pastures of the Yukon." - from dust jacket. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Prior owner's neat ink stamp and blind stamp upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Clean with light wear. A quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette and illustrations in the text, title very faintly spotted; handsomely bound in full drak green crushed morocco, back with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, hand-made endpapers, gilt top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The illustrations were drawn by Lamb in the Oxfordshire village around which the trilogy is written.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette and illustrations in the text, title very faintly spotted; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, back with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, hand-made endpapers, gilt top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The illustrations were drawn by Lamb in the Oxfordshire village around which the trilogy is written.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette and illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, back with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, hand-made endpapers, gilt top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The illustrations were drawn by Lamb in the Oxfordshire village around which the trilogy is written.
First and only edition of this rare study of wool-bearing animals, especially the charmoise sheep, a breed developed by the author. 79 pp plus four full-page lithographed plates, three of which are CHARMING DEPICTIONS OF SHEEP, ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS BY SOULANGE-TESSIER AFTER ROSA BONHEUR, the most celebrated female painter of the 19th century. 4to. Attractively bound in 19th-century quarter morocco and decorated boards. Some spotting of text pages caused by impurities in paper. The lithographs, on far superior paper, are fine and bright. Rare.
60 pages. Features: Editorial - Liberty is a Necessity; *Gorgeous* two-page colour photo ad for General Motors features the 1956 Checrolet Bel Air 4-door sports sedan, Star Chief 4-door Catalina, Oldsmobile ninety-eight deluxe holiday sedan, Buick Roadmaster 4-door Riviera and Cadillac Sedan de Ville; The super-bomb stalemate between NATO and the Soviets; The Bennett Brothers - Archie, David and Jacob - are Canada's Biggest Landlords - photos and feature article by Peter C. Newman; Nice one-page colour photo ad for the 1956 Plymouth V-8 with push-button transmission; Industrial Quebec - Part V of Bruce Hutchison's "The Unknown Country"; The Battle over Report Cards - in the new-style reports a child competes with himself - not against others - with photos and comments from L.B. Bissell, Dorothy Millichamp, Harold Whitley, A.E. O'Neill, Mary Mahon and N.V. Scarfe; The Man with the Acres of Lambs - William Hayward's 7500 sheep in B.C. - article with great photos; Who Would Marry a Riverman? (short story); The Rise and Fall of Canadian runner Tom Longboat - The Bronze Mercury (a Maclean's flashback to 1906); How to Survive a Children's Birthday Party; Truly magnificent 1956 Plymouth/Dodge/De Soto/Chrysler/Imperial colour-photo centrefold ad features huge photo of tail fin with fashionable lady and large plane in background; Nice colour one-page ad for the Ford Monarch; Attractive full-page colour ad for the De Soto Fireflite V-8, 4-door sedan, with push-button transmission; Nostalgic ad for Labatt's IPA features photo of farmer Howard Ella of RR#3 Weston, Ontario; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Undated. Circa early 1900s? Colour illustration upon front board shows two young girls and a boy making daisy chains. Colour plate frontis (by D.C.S.?) shows girl on park bench reading to three youngsters and a dog seated around her, with the caption "There sits fair-haired Effie." Stories include: Playing Horses; The Concert at the Zoo; The Holiday Coach; The Bravest Deed; Going to See the Queen; A Visit to the Country; Elsie's Team; Eric's Holiday; Mrs. Lion's Infant School; A visit to the West Indies; Five Peas in a Pod; Proud Mr. Drake; The Whistling Pig; The Stray Lamb; The Boy and the Monkey; A Merry Game; How do you Do?; Mrs. Otter and Her Young Ones; Morning Song; The Wonderful Doll's House; Tired of Waiting; Poor Mrs. Duck!; The Grand Duchess; The Clever Cat; Eddy's Accident; My Portrait; Father's Birthday Present; Will's Wondrous Story; Katie's Present; and Topsy and the Gypsies. Contemporary pencil gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Erased pencil writing inside front board nearly invisible. Hinges intact. Binding sound. Original maroon cloth backstrip intact. Average wear and soiling to boards. Moderate yellowing to contents. A sound copy of this charming work. Book
2 vols., 8vo., Eighth and Seventh Edition respectively, with frontispieces (original tissue guards present), titles in blue and black, and very numerous illustrations (16 and 14 full-page respectively) and head- and tail-pieces in the text; handsomely bound in navy half Chieftan morocco BY MORRELL, sides in blue cloth ruled in gilt, backs with five raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments framed and lettered in gilt, all other compartments framed in gilt, gilt tops, pale blue laid endpapers, navy silk markers, uncut, a most attractive set ideal as gift or for presentation. The bindings are signed on front free endpaper versos. Brock's inimitable and much-loved 'Elia' illustrations to both works were first published in 1899. A FRESH, ELEGANT SET WITH CHARMING ILLUSTRATIONS IN A NOTABLE SIGNED BINDING. Skilton, p.160.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and plates; handsomely bound in full dark green 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, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, in custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of a Folio classic.
417 pages. Index. Appendices. Footnotes. List of sixty black and white illustrations. A rare surviving copy of this important reference, made all the more engaging by today's environment of competing fiat currency devaluations. "Hitherto Numismatists when stydying the Origines of Coinage had confined themselves to the materials presented to them in the earliest money of Lydia, Greece and Italy, and on the other hand the Metrologists had almost completely limited their range of observation to the systems of Babylon, Egypt, Greece and Rome. As the Comparative Method has yielded such excellent results in the study of other human institutions, I have endeavoured by its aid to get some new principles which may throw some fresh light on the first beginnings of monetary and weight systems." - from Preface. Attractive gilt decoration upon green front board. Legible gilt lettering upon backstrip. Average external soiling and wear. Several chips from and lengthy openings along backstrip which has become brittle with age. Narrow opening along most of front hinge. Back hinge open. Bookplate discretely removed inside front board. Unmarked. A tender but worthy copy. Book
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with title-vignettes and illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in full crushed morocco (burgundy/blue/green respectively), backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, ribbon markers, a most attractive set ideal as a gift or for presentation. The illustrations were drawn by Lamb in the Oxfordshire village around which the trilogy is written.