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192919847New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. Very Good in Fair dj. 1929. 2nd printing. Hardcover. book is lightly worn with a touch of dust-soiling and faint spotting on the top edge of the text block; the jacket alas is badly compromised due to a large chunk having been torn away from the top left corner of the front panel taking with it about half of the title. "Body horror" novel about the psychological havoc wrought upon a famous pianist when his hands mangled in an accident are surgically replaced by those of a recently-executed murderer. Originally published in France in 1920 the novel was first filmed as a 1924 silent in Austria directed by Robert Wiene of "Caligari" fame; subsequent movie versions acknowledging the source novel were MAD LOVE 1935 starring Colin Clive and Peter Lorre and THE HANDS OF ORLAC 1960 with Mel Ferrer and Christopher Lee. It was also unofficially remade without source attribution as HANDS OF A STRANGER 1962 and is often acknowledged as an inspiration for the 1946 thriller THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS. Rare in the dust jacket this example of which apart from the noted large missing piece is virtually unworn and is a great candidate for professional restoration. Alternatively one could take the much less expensive approach of obtaining a beautiful facsimile of the original jacket from the well-known purveyor of such things; details upon request. . E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. hardcover books
1915CAT0127New York et al. 1915. Silver gelatin prints roughly 8 x 8 8 x 10 and 5 x 7 inches the last on a larger mount. Very Good. In 1914 Francis Red Fox James now presumed to be related to the Blackfoot tribe rode a horse across the country seeking states' approval for an American Indian national holiday. He delivered endorsements from 24 states to the federal government but a commemoration never materialized. The Washington Herald reported that James rode 4000 miles from a Crow reservation in Montana and was received by President Wilson to discuss the possibility of a "national Indian's Day" in October. Washington Herald 12/16/14 <br /> <br /> Although his mother was probably Blackfoot James claimed Native American heritage only as an adult. He changed his name by adding "Red" and later "Skiuhushu" to Francis Fox James. Two of the images in this collection contain familiar tropes of American Indian portraiture but the third offers an arresting image of James holding the American flag aloft as a kind of offering. This enigmatic gesture could be read as evidence of an optimistic belief in a mutual relationship between the US and American-Indian nations. It is also undoubtedly related to James' interest in legitimizing his Indian heritage as the founder of the Tepee Order a youth organization addressed mainly to white Protestant children. By 1920 the Order had evolved into an adult secret fraternal organization shrouded in mysticism. James was also associated with the Boy Scouts; he is credited with organizing the first All-Indian Boy Scout Troop in 1915. <br /> <br /> In The Search for an American Indian Identity 1970 Hazel Hertzberg writes that James "was deeply troubled by his degree of Indian 'blood.'" In addition to changing his name several times to seem more "Indian" he theorized that his Welsh ancestry was pre-Columbian using the Tepee Order to create a kind of third space a "pan-Indian society" that was neither Indian nor white. <br /> <br /> We find no other examples of these photographs though a US flag does appear on James' saddle in a photo documenting his White House visit. One picture signed by James with "Indian in Prayer "Great Spirit. / Red Fox James. Blackfeet." on recto and the following on verso: "A Gift / To my dear Friend / Eugene Beaton / c/o Burns Studio / Bucyrius sic Ohio. From Red Fox James / Blackfoot Tribe." Generally a very good collection with some fading to images but well preserved overall. unknown books
1899005358Oxford England 1899-1904. Half Leather. Very Good. Madcap "salad days" from back when! 4to. 30 by 25.5 cm. Unpaginated 20 pages with caricatures mounted onto card rectos. Additional blank card and a number of drawings that are loose some of which were probably always so. In total 91 separate pieces of overwhelmingly caricature of varying size and ranging from simple portraits exaggerated in one way or another as called for by the medium to multi-character cartoons or depictions of a scene with dialogue bubbles and captions. The caricatures center around but are not confined to the doings and personalities of Merton College Oxford. A few of the portraits would appear to be of Theodore Roosevelt for example. Many but far from all of the mounted caricature illustrations are signed or credited although we think it is quite likely that pseudonyms were used as was obviously the case with "the Freak". The album is quite unusual then in its creation with multiple contributors something common in a friendship or amicorum album which this decidedly is not. We would surmise that the contributors were members of an informal club of artistic anarchists. The quality is not entirely even as might be expected from such an effort but overall the caricatures are vivid and amusing with quite a few displaying true artistic cleverness. Rebacked in matching calf. Wear to the corners and edges. Some scrappiness to interior. Paste marks where there once were a few mounted pieces. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19311262041New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1931. Limited Edition. 4to. 322pp.;VG vellum spine with publisher's blue and gold patterned boards in original glassine and blue box with paper label; box shoes some wear and aging but very sturdy; a number of pages are uncut along the fore edge; top edge of text block gilt; ex libris on ffep; frontispiece; of a limited edition of 512 copies signed by N.C. Wyeth this is 379; with 15 tipped-in full color plates including the frontispiece; DC consignment; shelved case 14. 1262041. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
184744318London: John Murray 1847. First and only edition and one of only 500 copies printed; 8vo pp. viii 492 16-p. publisher's catalogue dated January 1847; original brown blindstamped cloth gilt lettering on spine; bottom of spine a little cracked prelims lightly foxed; a very good sound copy. A little-known work by the photography pioneer. "Talbot not only invented the negative/positive process that was the forerunner of modern photographic materials but he also produced the first books to be illustrated with photographs" Witkin & London p. 249. In this work on English etymology in which he chastens Dr. Johnson who "had no taste for etymology" Talbot details the etymologies of approximately 900 English words and proper names. Not a common book in the trade. Kennedy 8291; Vancil p. 233. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
1870165341870. Watercolour and pencil signed "Phiz" and inscribed as title. 1 vols. 7 1/4 x 13 1/4. Browne or "Phiz" was a noted illustrator of Dickens and for Punch. The present work was probably engraved for Punch about 1870 when the artist specialised in sporting cartoons. Watercolour and pencil signed "Phiz" and inscribed as title. 1 vols. 7 1/4 x 13 1/4" Cf. Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting pp. 64-5 unknown books
1870165361870. watercolour and pencil signed "Phiz" and inscribed as title. 1 vols. 6 3/4 x 10. Browne was a noted illustrator of Dickens and for Punch. The present work was probably engrvaed for Punch about 1870 when the artist specialised in sporting cartoons. watercolour and pencil signed "Phiz" and inscribed as title. 1 vols. 6 3/4 x 10 unknown books
1973146779Universal City: Universal Pictures 1973. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1973 film. <br/><br/>Based on Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel about the titular professional assassin hired by a militant French underground organization to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Paris Versailles and Hautes-Alpes. <br/><br/>82 x 24 inches. Rolled. Very Good with no restoration. Several vertical creases with some cracking three closed tears measuring tow four and five inches several small closed tears in margins otherwise bright and unfaded.<br/><br/>Penzler 101. Universal Pictures unknown books
1931101314New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1931. No. 281 of 512 numbered copies signed by N.C. Wyeth. 16 mounted color plates after N.C. Wyeth's illustrations. 4to. Original half vellum over patterned blue cloth. Fine copy without the publisher's box. Wyeth N.C. No. 281 of 512 numbered copies signed by N.C. Wyeth. 16 mounted color plates after N.C. Wyeth's illustrations. 4to. One of 512 Copies Signed by Wyeth. Allen pp. 204-05 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
19312987New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1931. First edition. First edition. IN ORIGINAL BOX AND CLEAR GLASSINE WITH ONE PRINTED PAPER INSIDE PANEL AS ISSUED. Original black cloth with gilt spine and full size color cover insert on cover. "A" and Scribner's seal denoting first issue. Illustrated title page endpapers and 14 superb full page color plates by N. C. Wyeth. The rare boxed first edition with color pictorial insert on box both top and bottom of box in tact some chipping a little paper loss to cover insert but very good. Has exceedingly scarce original clear glassine clear wrappers intact laid in with the printed list of seven titles. Vanishingly scarce. Book is fine. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
014799London; 1684 & 1641: for Company of Stationers. Folio. "Foxe's Magnificent Books of Martyrs" Two Volumes: The Second Volume of the Ecclesiastical History: Containing the Acts and Monuments of Martyrs: with a general discourse of the later persecutions horrible troubles and tumults stirred up by Romish prelates in the Church with divers other things incident to this realm of England and Scotland. London for Company of Stationers 1684. 551pp. with ninth book beginning new pagination.38 textual illustrations one full page illustration. p. 53-55 and p. 79 chipped edges affecting only a few side-notes . p. 179 bottom corner with old repair touching image p. 243 short closed tear to upper edge p. 379 mis-numbered 387 p. 435 mis-numbered 453 The Ninth Book containing the Acts and Things Done in the Reign of King Edward the Sixth. 131pp. half page illustration p. 26 mis-numbered 120 p. 131 with wear and tears to outer margins with no textual loss some damp staining. Bound in full contemporary calf handsomely rebacked to style red leather label gilt compartments decoratively stamped in blind renewed endpapers. The Third Volume of the Ecclesiasticall Historie:.Recognized and enlarged by the author John Foxe. Company of Stationers London 1641. 1030pp. double column black letter and regular type 71 textual illustrations 2 full page illustrations 1 inserted between pages 502 & 503 and 1 inserted between pages 770 & 771 Title page with piece torn away from upper corner p. 46 mis-numbered 49 p. 49 mis-numbered 47 pg. 59 -66 mis-numbered p. 73 closed tear to lower margin p. 223 closed tear to lower margin p. 367 mis-numbered 370-372 p. 545 mis-numbered 55p. 621 closed tear to bottom margin extending into last paragraph pgs. 623-627 closed tear to bottom margins not affecting text p. 699 closed tear to bottom margin p. 893 about half a page torn away A Continuation of the Histories of Forreine Martyrs: From the happy reign of the most renowned Queen Elizabeth to these times.Printed by Ric. Hearn for the Company of Stationers 1641. Engraved title page with upper corner torn away with little loss of illustration A4-B3 printer's mark 1-108pp. with pages 107 and 108 mis-numbered 105 & 106 and with page 107 repaired lacking half a page and page 108 repaired. Bound in bound in early marbled paper covered boards beautifully rebacked in brown leather red leather spine label gilt compartments decoratively stamped in gilt endpapers renewed wear to corners. for Company of Stationers unknown books
6050Title framed within typographical ornaments. 4 p.l. 219 1 p. 4to orig. decorative brown morocco with gilt armorial device and mottos on upper cover corners a trifle rubbed flat spine gilt a.e.g. N.p.: Chiswick Press "Privately Printed" 1883. One of forty copies of this rare catalogue in the deluxe presentation binding. Fox Strangways 1847-1905 possessed a vast collection of family portraits and Old Master paintings spread across a house in London at 42 Belgrave Square and three country houses Melbury House and Abbotsbury Castle in Dorset and Redlynch House in Wiltshire. The catalogue was compiled by his mother Amelia Fox Strangways. The 4th Earl William Thomas-Horner Fox Strangways 1795-1865 uncle of the 5th Earl and a prominent diplomat was posted throughout Europe most notably Italy where he was an early proponent of artists from the period of Giotto and Cimabue. Despite his enormous contributions to the family collection the 4th Earl's name is curiously not found in this catalogue. In 1913 a fire destroyed Abbotsbury Castle and its contents making this an essential record of that part of the collection. Many of the paintings purchased by the 4th Earl were bequeathed to Christ Church Oxford and to the Ashmolean Museum. The catalogue lists 352 paintings arranged by house then by room. Many have lengthy descriptions about the artists and provenance. Fine copy lacking the errata slip. unknown books
184753117London: John Murray 1847. First edition. 8vo. vii 492 pp. with 16 pp. of advertisements dated July 1846. Publisher's cloth decorated in blind and titled in gilt on the spine. Tips slightly curled and rubbed; a clean tear at the rear joint and at the spine crown have been expertly repaired and are barely noticeable. Original owner's neat signature on the front pastedown. Polymath William Henry Fox Talbot inventor of the negative/positive photographic process the photogravure printing process which afforded reproduction of images from life to ink on paper translator of Assyrian cuneiforms and etymologist of the English language here states "in giving the opinion of previous inquirers I have frequently quoted Johnson and also Thompson's Etymons of English Words. But it is evident that Johnson had no taste for etymology so that the assistance to be derived from him is usually rather meagre."<br/><br/>Limited to 500 copies. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
173913984Amsterdam: Renard 1739. Copper-engraved sea chart with full orginal colour in very good condition. A highly decorative sea chart of the English Channel by the master-engraver Renard.<br/> <br/>The marine atlases of 17th and 18th century Holland were best sellers. The nation that led the world in overseas commerce also led in the arts of engraving and cartography. Plus there was a large audience of mariners and mariners' parents who needed to study the obscure straits and recently discovered island groups their sons were seeing. Louis Renard 1678-1746 was from a Huguenot family. He moved from France to the Netherlands and became a book dealer and publisher in Amsterdam in 1703. Louis Renard first published Atlas de la Navigation et du Commerce qui se fait dans toutes les parties du monde in 1715. It was re-issued unchanged by the Ottens in 1739. The charts were printed from plates made by Frederick de Wit in 1675 Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas. These were corrected by Renard using primarily van Keulen.<br/> <br/>Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici Ren 1. Renard unknown books
19282221596<p>"Wm Fox" to Jesse Lasky at Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. Times Square New York City on the new processes of producing talking films. 11" x 8 1/2" on his William Fox Fox Studio West 55th Street New York City letterhead August 21 1928. Very good closed file holes at top edges.</p><p>In part: ".You already know of my great interest in the successful development of talking motion pictures. I am anxious therefore too see your company produce movietone pictures that are as near perfect as it is possible to obtain from the experience we have gathered. I realize that one of the things that would retard your progress would be improper printing - and there is more danger of failure here than in any other step of the work. The only one that thoroughly understands the proper development and printing of sound pictures today is our laboratory."</p><p>Fox 1879-1952 was born in Hungary; originally named Wilhelm Fried. He founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s.</p> books
18479675n.p. 1847. 1 vols. Folio. Sewn into original brown wrappers worn. 1 vols. Folio. 215 ORIGINAL SPORTING DRAWINGS. The artist from internal evidence seems to be Rev. H.L. Bennet--clearly an ardent and well-connected sportsman as most of his sketches are portraits and caricatures of well-known hunting men and women of the day many of whom are identified. These include a portrait of Lord Jersey who Nimrod called "perhaps the most elegant rider for hounds the world has ever seen" and many others. The drawings are skilfully executed and are often amusing. A unique production of one of the golden ages of British sport.<br/><br/>Including : Examples of 2 pages 7 images: Mrs. Rowley's Groom on his Compact Mare Rush Esq Farthgghoc Col. Joddsch Lord Anson's steward M-- Wyatt. J.H. Jr T.T.D.<br/><br/>Another: 2 pages; Rev. G. Loyd T.T Darke Esq. 2 others<br/><br/>Another: 2 pages; Col. Goodell 4 others Mr. Drakes Grey's horse. unknown books
1931Embry 114913Charles Scribner's Sons 1931. Number 337 of 500 deluxe copies signed by N. C. Wyeth. Fine with soft crease to upper spine in original publisher's glassine wrapper with a tear to front spine fold in near fine original publisher's lidded box with two broken short seams some light rubbing to edges the both enclosed in the original publisher's shipping carton with a small portion of one side panel replaced and seams expertly strengthened and finally the whole enclosed in a new custom cloth clamshell slipcase with a leather label from Handbridge Bindery. Parchment backed blue cloth titled in gilt. Signed by N. C. Wyeth. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Number 337 of 500 deluxe copies, signed by N. C. Wyeth. hardcover books
1780017670Bushy Park: Manuscript 1780. Book. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. One folio page 18-line handwritten document dated July 17 1773. Signed by: North as Prime Minister; C. Townsend; C.J. Fox Newcastle; Hardwicke; Thomas Coutts attorney. It concerns payment to James Lord Forbes. American Revoluton; Revolutionary War; Frederick Lord North 1732-1792. Manuscript Paperback books
18032175London: Printed for Thomas Cox 1803. First Edition. Quarto 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches; 275 x 225 mm. viii 100 13 explanation of plates 1 blank pp. Presentation copy from the author on a slip tipped in at the head of the title-page which reads "Mr. Pitt with best respects/from the Author". With thirteen copper-plates.<br/><br/>Contemporary half calf over marbled boards rebacked with original spine neatly laid down. Spine with green calf spine label. Label lettered in gilt. Spine tooled in gilt. Calf ruled in blind. Newer endpapers. Some mild oxidation mainly to title-page and first few leaves as well as some mild foxing to a few plates but mainly along edges. A small wormhole at the very edge of the lower margin not affecting text. Overall a very good copy.<br/><br/>"Fox's classic treatise on the teeth is the first to include explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities. It is the first work on orthodontics"--Garrison-Morton 3679.<br/><br/>"In the spring of 1799 Fox began a course of lectures on the teeth to students at Guy's and he continued as a lecturer there until his death. This was certainly the first series of lectures specifically on dentistry to be given in Britain and probably in the world. On them he based his two books The Natural History of the Human Teeth 1803 and The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth 1806 which were the first important dental works in English to have illustrations of operative dental procedures and of pathological dental conditions. Fox was also the first to give specific instructions for the correction of irregularities of the teeth. There were three English editions of his works two American editions and a French translation by Lemaire. These works were the first true textbooks on dentistry for students and practitioners and for the next fifty years they were the most quoted ones in the English-speaking world." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.<br/><br/>Garrison and Morton 3679. Norman Library 825. Printed for Thomas Cox unknown books
180367960First Edition Of The First Work On Orthodontics FOX Joseph. The Natural History of the Human Teeth. Including a Particular Elucidation of the Changes Which Take Place During the Second Dentition and Describing the Proper Mode of Treatment to Prevent Irregularities of the Teeth. To Which is Added An Account of the Diseases Which Affect Children During the First Dentition. Illustrated with Thirteen Copper-Plates. London: Printed for Thomas Cox 1803. First Edition. Quarto 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches; 275 x 225 mm. viii 100 13 explanation of plates 1 blank pp. Presentation copy from the author on a slip tipped in at the head of the title-page which reads "Mr. Pitt with best respects/from the Author". With thirteen copper-plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards rebacked with original spine neatly laid down. Spine with green calf spine label. Label lettered in gilt. Spine tooled in gilt. Calf ruled in blind. Newer endpapers. Some mild oxidation mainly to title-page and first few leaves as well as some mild foxing to a few plates but mainly along edges. A small wormhole at the very edge of the lower margin not affecting text. Overall a very good copy. "Fox's classic treatise on the teeth is the first to include explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities. It is the first work on orthodontics"--Garrison-Morton 3679. "In the spring of 1799 Fox began a course of lectures on the teeth to students at Guy's and he continued as a lecturer there until his death. This was certainly the first series of lectures specifically on dentistry to be given in Britain and probably in the world. On them he based his two books The Natural History of the Human Teeth 1803 and The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth 1806 which were the first important dental works in English to have illustrations of operative dental procedures and of pathological dental conditions. Fox was also the first to give specific instructions for the correction of irregularities of the teeth. There were three English editions of his works two American editions and a French translation by Lemaire. These works were the first true textbooks on dentistry for students and practitioners and for the next fifty years they were the most quoted ones in the English-speaking world." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Garrison and Morton 3679. Norman Library 825. HBS 67960. $3500 Printed for Thomas Cox hardcover books
1803121495London: Printed for Thomas Cox 1803. First edition of the first work on orthodontics. Quarto bound in full leather with morocco spine label lettered in gilt five raised bands to the spine stamped ruling to the panels illustrated with thirteen copper plates. From The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine with Norman's bookplate to the pastedown. In near fine condition. An exceptional example with noted provenance. "Here English dental surgeon Joseph Fox discusses the major causes of malocclusion in the permanent teeth and described his method of correcting these by means of a fixed metal band and silk ligatures. Fox's orthodontics marked a great improvement over the method of Fauchard and Bourdet and his system of treatment found favour for nearly half a century" Norman. "Fox's classic treatise on the teeth is the first to include explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities" Garrison-Morton. Printed for Thomas Cox hardcover books
1803218202London: Thomas Cox 1803. hardcover. very good. The Natural History of the Human Teeth Including a Particular Elucidation of the Changes which Take Place during the Second Dentition. viii 100pp followed by 13 copper plate engarvings. London: Thomas Cox 1803. AND: The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth the Gums and the Alveolar Processes with the Operations which they Respectively Require. iv 170pp followed by 9 copper plate engravings lightly foxed and stained. 4to with wide margins bound in full diced calf well-rubbed but sound. London: Thomas Cox 1806.<br/><br/> Landmark work on orthodontics. Two classical treatises by the pioneering London dental surgeon. Fox was first to give explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities as well as instructions for various surgical procedures. Weinberger History of Dentristry Vol. I; pp. 340-4. In 1799 Joseph Fox pupil of John Hunter received the appointment of dental surgeon to Guy's Hospital the first hospital to add a dental surgeon to its staff and the first to institute a special course of dental lectures. GM 3679; 3671.1. Campbell 54 and 59.<br/><br/> Thomas Cox unknown books
1920148871Paris: Editions Nilsson 1920. First French Edition a trade softcover original preceding the first English language edition by nine years. Text in French. Cover illustration by Maggy Monier. Rare.<br/><br/>A seminal horror novel written by one of the most important French genre fiction writers of the early twentieth century. The basis for several films including the classic German silent film starring Conrad Veidt "The Hands of Orlac 1924 and its American rival the sound version starring Peter Lorre "Mad Love" directed by emigre Karl Freund for MGM in 1935 and today considered one of the greatest horror films of the 1930s. <br/><br/>Very Good in illustrated wrappers. All edges uncut. Slight lean some vertical wrinkling to the spine small chips at a couple of corners and wrappers foxed particularly rear wrapper.<br/><br/>Barron 1999 4-125. Bleiler 1948 US. Clute & Nicholls US. Hubin 1994 US. Locke US. Reginald 12140. Senn US. Editions Nilsson unknown books
1904447631904. <p>Curtis Charles 1853-1928; Walter Fox 1858-1934. Archive of 21 autograph letters 18 by Curtis 3 by Fox signed to James Kortright Birch 1850-1927 plus a watercolor sketch of orchids and additional materials; list available on request. Penang Botanic Gardens Malaysia 12 December 1892 - 23 November 1904. Various sizes. Pin-holes in most of the letters one letter with a small portion of the margin cut away not affecting legibility a few edges frayed but very good.</p> <p> Remarkable scientific archive consisting primarily of letters from British botanist Charles Curtis the first superintendent of the famous Penang Botanic Gardens in Malaysia and the one primarily responsible for the Gardens' beautiful design. All of the letters in this archive deal with the identification of tropical plant species including orchids ferns flowering trees and shrubs fruits etc. They document Curtis's encyclopedic knowledge of both local and exotic species as well as his collecting activities and his collegial relationship with Kew Gardens in London. The recipient of the letters was James Kortright Birch a colonial governor of Penang and "a very keen gardener with considerable technical knowledge" who "did much to make the Penang Botanical Gardens the beauty spot that they are" obituary from The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser 15 June 1927.</p> <p> Curtis gained his knowledge of tropical plants as a plant hunter for the well-known nursery firm of James Veitch & Sons. He traveled to Madagascar Borneo Sumatra Java and Mauritius to find new and rare botanical species some of which are named for him. In 1884 Curtis was appointed assistant superintendent of the Forests and Gardens Department in Penang and shortly afterwards was put in charge of the newly established Penang Botanic Gardens. During his 18 years as head of the Gardens Curtis worked tirelessly to transform the garden site an abandoned granite quarry into a beautiful park stocked with thousands of native and exotic plants intended to serve as a recreation area a botanical repository and a center for the cultivation of various species. In his spare time he put together his own collections of plants from Penang Burma and neighboring coastal areas sending samples to Kew Gardens in London and to Veitch & Sons. Curtis retired from the Penang Botanic Gardens in December 1903; he was succeeded by horticulturalist Walter Fox another expert on tropical plants who is also represented in this archive. </p> <p>. unknown books
1929133042New York: E.P. Dutton 1929. First Edition. First Edition in English and first edition in hardcover preceded by the French edition "Les mains d'Orlac" in 1920. With the publisher's wraparound band. <br/><br/>A seminal horror novel rare in dust jacket written by one of the most important French genre fiction writers of the early twentieth century. The basis for several films including the classic German silent film starring Conrad Veidt "Orlacs Hande" The Hands of Orlac 1924 and its American rival the sound version starring Peter Lorre "Mad Love" directed by emigre Karl Freund for MGM in 1935 and today considered one of the greatest horror films of the 1930s. <br/><br/>Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with the publisher's wraparound band "The Dutton Prize Mystery for November". The jacket's deco design is bright and striking with some toning to the spine jacket and band a chip at the crown affecting a portion of the title "The Ha" and part of "n" a portion of the publisher name at the heel the "Du" in "Dutton" and a few tiny chips nicks and closed tears. <br/><br/>Barron 1999 4-125. Bleiler 1948 US. Clute & Nicholls US. Hubin 1994 US. Locke US. Reginald 12140. Senn US. E.P. Dutton unknown books
