Butler, Alfred JoshuaMareMagnum
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Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in clear protective cover. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 213 pages, some b&w prints, contents include: Fishing, Fowling, Hunting, Horse and hound: training of hounds, dogs, stag, wild boar, lion, Ethiopians fighting lions, Bacchus hunting by wine, etc.
Book is in excellent condition in heavy weave tan HB covers, gilt over red at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners with a very light bump to lower front, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, price clipped, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 322 pages on high quality heavy white paper, reprinted form 1903. Rare by this publisher. Full page Author illustration opposite title page, Illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions; selected from ancient paintings. "This book is a key source for information on leisure time activities in 'Olde England,' including sports, hunting, games, dancing, gymnastics, music, festivals including Christmas and May Day and customs such as Mumming, The Boy Bishop, and The Lord of Misrule, Horse Racing, Slinging of Stones, Hand Ball, Archery, Dancing, Tumbling, Balancing, Jugglers, Juggling, Bowling, Tennis, Bat and ball, Jousts, Tricks Taught to Horeses, Animals Imitated, Quintain, Tilting, Kayles, Cards, Chess,. It answers questions such as "How do you score a joust?," "When did feral wolves become extinct in Britain?," and "How much do you pay the piper?" And what is Shakespeare talking about when he mentions Shove-Groat or Nine Men's Morris? (The modern equivalents are shuffleboard and tic-tac-toe). Included are numerous quotes from original documents and dozens of plates based on period illustrations. Strutt also documents the constant conflict between popular culture and the religious and secular powers."
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, faint indenting to rear, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 338pp. A complete guide to the BHS Stage Two Examination.
20 pages. Features: How They Keep Horse Racing Honest - Science Invades the Sport - article with photos; Why Protestants Mourn Pope John; Zenith TV ad; The Fort Henry Guards - article with colour photos; Birth of a Stamp - Ernst Roch and Canada's new Five Cent Stamp featuring the Queen - article and great photos; Boy Scout Shadow Compass. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
8vo, 249 pages, not illustrated. Page edges browned. eng
8vo, 249 pages, not illustrated. Page edges browned. eng
Royal octavo. Pp. 102, (2) publisher's catalogue. Plus large folding sheet with 2 maps bound as frontispiece. Set in Gothic type. Original stiff wrappers bit finger-soiled, slightly frayed along spine; old military institutional stamps, shelf ticket; map foxed. In good condition, untrimmed, preserved entirely in the original state. ~ First edition.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published to accompany the major exhibition mounted severally by Kimbell Art Museum, Walters Art Museum and the National Gallery.
1st edition. Fine/VG (front inside sleeve creased). 9407. eng
110p. Cartoon illustrations. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. First printing. HORSE 1
8vo., First Edition, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip very lightly faded at extreme head and tail, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. Collects twelve short stories featuring Uncle Silas. Uncommon in this condition. Eads, A85.
Book is inscribed on front end paper by former owner, otherwise in excellent condition in every respect: clean interior/text, sharp corners, filled with b&w photos. Dust jacket shows considerable wear with small tears at edges. 118 pages. Index.
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (27 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. Color and b/w ills. 87 p. 1000 copies were printed. Tekcan's biography: 1940 Born in Trabzon 1963 Graduated from the Painting Department of Ankara Gazi Education Institute. Studied at the Painting Department of Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (Miamr Sinan Univeristy) and completed his competense in arts education at the faculty of the same university. 1968-1975 Work as a member of the academic staff at Atatürk Education Faculty 1970-1971 Carried out research in Germany on printmaking education 1975 Joined the staff of Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty 1985 Professorship. Was appointed to the Chair of the Graphic Art Department the same year 1987 Two-month Original Prints Seminar in Sarajevo Arts Academy 1991 Original Print Seminar at Ankara Bilkent University 1991 Two conferences in Bonn, Germany, named ¿12 Artist in Turkish Graphic Art¿ and ¿ A cross-section of Contemporary Turkish Painting¿ 1994-1995 Dean of the Fine Arts Faculty of Mimar Sinan University as well as the Head of Graphic Arts Department. 1996 Established the Fine Arts Faculty of Yeditepe University which began its educational activities in Büyükada and was the Dean during its first year. 2006 IMOGA-Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts, Founder and Chairman. 2007 Established the Fine Arts Faculty of I¿¿k University and is the Dean of the Faculty. 2008 Chairman of 1.st International Printmaking Biennial Organization Committee."
New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (27 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. Color and b/w ills. 119, [1] p. 1000 copies were printed. Tekcan's biography: 1940 Born in Trabzon 1963 Graduated from the Painting Department of Ankara Gazi Education Institute. Studied at the Painting Department of Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (Miamr Sinan Univeristy) and completed his competense in arts education at the faculty of the same university. 1968-1975 Work as a member of the academic staff at Atatürk Education Faculty 1970-1971 Carried out research in Germany on printmaking education 1975 Joined the staff of Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty 1985 Professorship. Was appointed to the Chair of the Graphic Art Department the same year 1987 Two-month Original Prints Seminar in Sarajevo Arts Academy 1991 Original Print Seminar at Ankara Bilkent University 1991 Two conferences in Bonn, Germany, named ¿12 Artist in Turkish Graphic Art¿ and ¿ A cross-section of Contemporary Turkish Painting¿ 1994-1995 Dean of the Fine Arts Faculty of Mimar Sinan University as well as the Head of Graphic Arts Department. 1996 Established the Fine Arts Faculty of Yeditepe University which began its educational activities in Büyükada and was the Dean during its first year. 2006 IMOGA-Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts, Founder and Chairman. 2007 Established the Fine Arts Faculty of I¿¿k University and is the Dean of the Faculty. 2008 Chairman of 1.st International Printmaking Biennial Organization Committee."
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 55 p. Süvari binicilik brosürü. Brochure on riding for cavalries.
Octavo. Pp. (iii), (156) consisting of 78 double-page tables, (vi). Handsome vignette of a mounted knight to title-page. Hardcover, bound in contemporary quarter morocco and matching paper-covered boards, vellum French corners, spine gilt, black morocco lettering-pieces gilt, old expert mend to joint, pink ribbon marker; spine-ends bit worn, minor spot or two. In a very good condition. A clean, tight copy, well preserved. ~ First edition. Extremely rare.
Vg/vg not price-clipped. no inscriptions.First edition. 167pp. Many b/w photographs. Explains what to use, how to use it and how it works. Shows how simple adjustments can help solve problems, and how to assess the needs of each individual horse or pony. An in-depth look at all the tack and equipment every caring rider should know about
in-12, 575 pages, plus de 200 dessins et schemas, broché, couverture illustrée a rabats. Tres bel exemplaire [MI-4]
1st edition. Hardback in dust jacket. VG/VG. ISBN 0091771838.17219. eng
8 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: The Russo-Japanese War; The Fraser Sockeye Run; A Fierce Struggle at Steveston Ends in Grievous Injury to Many Whites; American Trusts Blamed for War by M. Menshikoff; Nearly half a million treasure from the Yukon - White Horse Placers; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including "For Sale at $850.00 each - Two Water Front Lots on Kitchener St." Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Small clipping from bottom of page 5 and from page 7. Book
New English Paperback. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English, German, and Turkish. [6], 308 p., b/w ills. Contents: Dinçol, Ali / Opening Speech of the President of the Turkish Institute of Archaeology., Casabonne, Olivier / Introduction.; Tuplin, Christopher / A Foreigner's Perspective: Xenophon in AnatoliaBorchhardt, Jurgen / Der Gurtel als Zeichen der Gefolgschaft. Vismara, Novella / Some Reflections on Iconographic Motifs in Lycian Coinage: The Central Achaemenid Empire's Powerful Political Presence in a Border Region. Raimond, Éric / Persian Power and Lycian Religion. Isin, Gül / An Achaemenid Stamp Seal from Patara. Çokay-Kepce, Sedef - Matthias Recke / Achaemenid Bowls in Pamphylia. Sayar, Mustafa Hamdi / Eskicag'da Cukurova'da Hilal ve Yildizin Kullanimi / Mondsichel und Stern im Ebenen Kilikien. Casabonne, Olivier / The Formation of Cappadocia: Iranian Populations and Achaemenid Influence. Dönmez, Sevket / The Achaemenid Impact on the Central Black Sea RegionTarhan, M. Taner / Median and Achaemenid Periods at Tuspa. Summerer, Lâtife / From Tatarli to Munich: The Recovery of a Painted Wooden Tomb Chamber in Phrygia (with an Appendix by P.I. Kuniholm - M.W. Newton - C.B. Griggs). Özsait, Mehmet - Nesrin Ozsait / Delipinar Mezar Stelleri / Grave Stelae from Delipinar. Bakir, Tomris / Auswertung der Keramik fur eine relative Chronologie im perserzeitlichen DaskyleionErdogan, Aytekin / Beobachtungen zur achämenidischen Architektur Daskyleions. Karagöz, Sehrazat / Neue Uberlegungen zu einem freistehenden Grabmonumenten aus Daskyleion. Polat, Gurcan / Daskyleion'dan Yeni bir Anadolu-Pers Steli / A New Perso-Anatolian Stele from Daskleion. Maffre, Frederic / Example of the Persian Occupation in the Satrapy of Phrygia through the Study of the Population from the Asian Provinces in the Achaemenid Empire (Semites / Iranians). Rose, C. Brian / The Tombs of the Granicus ValleyCasabonne, Olivier - Marcel Gabrielli / A Note on Persian Armours. Tolun, Veysel / A Persianizing Terracotta Statuette from Assos. Kaptan, Deniz / A Channel of Communication: Seals in Anatolia during the Achaemenid Period 275. Tuplin, Christopher / The Achaemenid Impact in Anatolia: A SummaryIndices (prepared by O. Casabonne).
44 pages. First issue in the new and enlarged form. Features: The United States Versus The American Indian; The Cliff-Dweller Housekeeper - Home life of a people who may have been extinct before Columbus arrived; Tales From the House in the Valley - A revival of romance, superstitions and tragedies of the Southwest's lonely wastes; Beat Against Me No Longer - A Chippewa Love Song; The Indian and the Horse - Interesting facts about the origin of the horse in North America, and the manner in which the wild herds bred from the horses of Coronado and De Soto were utilized by the American Indian; The Southwest Through the Lens of an Ethnographic Photographer - First of a series of studies by Frederick Monsen; The Indian Knoll - Evidence unearthed from the site of an ancient Indian village; Thomas L. Sloan - American Indian; Honorable Charles Curtis - American Indian Senator from Kansas; Stetson ad on back cover. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white illustrations and photos. Above-average wear to covers which are loose but present. Name on front cover, otherwise unmarked. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
First edition of a useful bibliography. ONE OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES BOUND IN FULL LEATHER. Hundreds of items described in detail. A few plates. 4to. Like new.
420 pages. Undated - circa 1924. Handsomely color-illustrated front board plus seven attractive colour plates. Stories include: The Magic Horse; Codadad and his Brothers; Gulnare of the Sea; Prince Agib; and ten more. Staining to fore- and top edges. Spine slant. Binding intact. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this wonderfully illustrated vintage work. Book
313 p. Collection of stories written for The Blood-Horse magazine Hardcover Very good condition good
