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Features: Photos of Russia's scorched earth policy; London's civil defence forces reviewed by Mr. Churchill - five photos; The Allied Capture of Damascus - Free French Troops March In - five photos; Photo of Frank Knox at the commissioning of the new super-battleship "Washington"; Four illustrations of Britain's latest shock troops in army tests - advance assault methods by a 'Recce" battalion; Photo of Russian pilots; Photo of Russian military officials in London; Photos of the Leading personalities of the week, including the first Indian V.C., Lieut. P.S. Bhagat who cleared landmines for four days and was blown up twice; Scenes of the Allied success in Syria - Twelve photos; Devastating R.A.F. daylight precision bombing in occupied France - four super aerial photos; Fascinating before and after air photos showing camouflage of Hamburg's rail station; Article - The Second Stage in Russia, by Cyril Falls; Air photos of bomb carnage in Munster; Eleven photos of Russian resistance to the "German Hordes"; Britain's Tank Drive - photos of tanks and their assembly - *includes photo of the first Canadian-built Valentine tank at the Angus works - admired by hundreds of workers after being handed over to Colonel Ralson, Canadian Minister of Defense; The Life of British POWs in a German Camp - ten sketches by Lieut. J.F. Watton at Oflag VII and Posen, Poland; Navy sporting events in a Mediterranean Harbour - the H.M.S. "Kelvin"; ME 109F of German flying ace Hauptmann Peter Pingel is recovered intact neara St. Margaret's Bay on the Kent coast; The "Alstertor" Nazi prison ship is scuttled - 3 photos of the sinking and survivors; Three photos of enemy vessls just hit by the R.A.F.; Navy pictures at the latest war exhibition; Article on Bees; Huntley & Palmers Biscuits full-page ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover with manicured gardens in background. Average wear. Faint Ink stamps to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
Petit in-8, demi-chagrin bordeaux moderne, tête dorée, (2) f., 206 p., (1) p. d'errata. Seconde édition largement augmentée, en particulier d'un essai "sur les moyens d'encourager l'agriculture et l'exportation des blés". "La Salle de l'Étang est non seulement l'un des premiers à systématiser l'utilisation des prairies artificielles, mais il est également original quand il démontre comment cette transformation s'accompagnera nécessairement de changements profonds dans les structures physiques et juridiques de la vie rurale" (cf. André Bourde, 'Agronomie et agronomes en France au XVIIIe s.', I, 338). (Goldsmiths, n° 9333. Higgs, 1660). Exemplaire grand de marges. Ex-libris "P.J.C. Orsi, cuisinier, meilleur ouvrier de France". Très bon exemplaire.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, decorative titles, numerous illustrations in the text and coloured pictorial endpapers; original cloth (orange/green/black respectively), gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper (wrapper of second volume lightly frayed at upper edge). SECOND VOLUME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Beverley Nichols' third and final trilogy tells of his late-eighteenth-century attached cottage in Richmond, Surrey. It comprises 'Garden Open Today' (1963), 'Forty Favourite Flowers' (1964) and 'Garden Open Tomorrow' (1968). As usual his witty and entertaining accounts are enlivened by William McLaren's delightful illustrations. COMPLETE SETS IN DUSTWRAPPERS ARE VERY SCARCE.
P., Chez l'auteur, 1782. In-12 relié demi basane, dos long orné de fleurons, tranches rouges, 345 pp. (dont p. de t.-avertissement-catalogue). Un petit manque de cuir à la coiffe supérieure, bon état pour l'ensemble. Non mentionné dans Vicaire, cet ouvrage est extrait de "la nature considérée", ouvrage périodique rédigé par l'auteur.
Pages 233-268. Features: Cover photo portrait of Crown Prince Baudouin of Belgium; The Abdication of Belgium's King Leopold - dramatic photos - scenes and personalities; Ottawa pays its last tribute to Mr. Mackenzie King - photo of his funeral cortege leaving Parliament Hill ;Opening of the luxurious new Ocean Terminal at Southampton; photos of amazing mechanical elephant invented by Mr. Frank Stuart; Numerous photos of Korean life and military happenings in that country; Two pages of personalites of the day, including General Macarthur in Korea; Two-page aerial photo of crowded Zoological Society's Gardens in regent' Park; Russia Rebuffed at UN; Photos from the newly discovered Grotto of Levanzo; Fantastic full-page colour ad for Huntley & Palmer's Biscuits; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: The Queen of Kipling's Mandalay - article on Burma with photo of Supayalat and King Thibaw; The New 'Real Estate Bond' Industry (2nd article of 2) - First Mortgages on the Unknown Future Amount to Many Millions; A Good Look at Our Young People - analysis discloses that the newer generation is not deteriorating; Why Not Keep Faith with the Moro Race? - Justice is due to these people as well as to the other natives of Philippines - photo illustrated article on these people of Mindanao; What Has Become of Ben? - a boy whose restless gypsy blood made him an aimless wanderer; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - "Low wages shows poor management, poor finance, poor production"; Editorials - Senator Borah to the Lead, The Unitarian Women of the U.S., How important is news?, Which way is Coolidge going?, Anesthetic discovery at the University of Wisconsin; African Lions Roamed in Hollywood - discoveries indicate prehistoric game trail once extended from Old World to New; Why the Great Strike Failed - American gives vivid pictures of English lovel-headedness when millions of workers downed tools - article with photos; The Voyage of the Victoria - Westward Ho! (part 5 of a series); When General U.S. Grant Gathered Hides at Galena - for a time he forsook army life to engage in humble ways of earning a living in commerce; Ad for The Canal Band and Trust Co. of New Orleans; interesting piece about Jewish historian Josephus and his original text, in Aramaic, describing Jesus and his life; Mark Twain as Traveler (short article); New Oriental Limited ad features Glacier National Park; A Dance a Week - Positions of Feet in Dancing; Wild Flower Gardens - The Pansy King of Wisconsin, William Toole, Sr.; Fascinating illustrations of Pioneer tests in Aerostats (balloons). Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
4 vols., 8vo., with frontispiece and 9 coloured plates in the second volume; cloth (green/green/yellow/yellow respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright set of reissues of the original editions of 1951-58. The text of the second volume is augmented by 10 fine coloured plates by Frederick W. Smith. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE.
In-12, broché, couverture de papier gris ancien de livraison, 23 p. Edition originale et unique. Le maréchal de Belle-Isle (1684-1761) était le petit-fils de Nicolas Fouquet, homme politique, maréchal de France et membre de l'Académie française. L'auteur recherche les moyens de résoudre la grave crise qui frappait le recrutement de la milice, conscription obligatoire dont la levée servait à compléter les armées royales. S'élevant contre les méthodes impliquant la violence ou la ruse, il soumet un vaste projet permettant de rendre le recrutement plus juste et plus utile à la société, en particulier en préservant les paysans nécessaires au pays et, par compensation, en supprimant les exemptions; particulièrement celles concernant les domestiques, peu utiles à la société, ainsi que celles des "enfants des petits bourgeois des villes" dont les parents seraient peu ou non imposables. WorldCat ne recense qu'un unique exemplaire de cette brochure dans le monde (National Libr. of Scotland). Elle manque au à la BnF et à l'ensemble des bibliothèques françaises. Bon exemplaire.
In-12, plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné de compartiments fleuronnés et cloisonnés, filets sur les coupes, tranches rouges, xxx,279, (13) p. faux-titre et titre inclus. Première et unique édition française de 'Country gentleman and farmer's monthly director', précédé d'un discours préliminaire et traduit par D. Gourdon, selon Quérard. Dans la table, disposée sous forme d'index alphabétique, on retrouve tous les thèmes traités: abeilles, beurre, foin, moutarde, noix, etc. L'ouvrage est divisé en douze mois de l'année avec, pour chacun, les travaux s'y rapportant. "On trouvera dans cet ouvrage des préceptes & des instructions faciles sur les grains, les légumes, les plantations, les fruits, les bestiaux, la volaille la volaille, les étangs, les abeilles, etc." ("L'Année littéraire", 1755, II, p. 85). (Conlon, 'Siècle des Lumières', 55:530). Armes dissimulées sous un médaillon de cuir cerné d'un filet doré au centre des plats. Très bon exemplaire, très frais, bien relié à l'époque.
114 pages. Features: Vogue's guidelines to the best new looks for fall - and what to wear with them; Ready-to-wear collections from Paris, London, Italy; How to put shoes, stockings and boots together; Vogue Patterns - black velvet for day; The new Underdressing; Vogue's own Boutique; Guidelines for Hair and Makeup; The Life and Loves of the American Beach Bum - by Patrick Skene Catling, Gardens are a Demanding Joy, by May Sarton, Ways to Save this "Fair and Sweet" land; H.R.H. The Princess Anne; Theatre in Paris 1789; Quilt art at the Whitney Museum; Vital Sex Questions People Don't Ask but Should - an interview with Dr. William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson; Baden-Baden - Soaking Therapy in Germany's Elegant Spa; Suffering Summering Houseguests; Vogues Decorating Ideas and Finds; Art Under Glass - Philip Johnson's new Sculpture Gallery; The Seven Most Wanted Shapes in Silver; "Death in Venice" benefit in Los Angeles; and more. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Clear tape along spine. A worthy reference copy. Book
96 pages. Features: A Dream Grows in Brooklyn - In Carroll Gardens a rising wave of new Italian immigrants blends with the old; The Automated Battlefield - Smart Bombs/Map-Reading Missiles/Fighting Satellites/Battlefield Sensors; Why Zoos? - they not only educate and please, but save species rarer than Rembrandts from extinction - article with photos, including a 1907 Bronx-bred bison; After the Cyclone - Photos and article on destruction in Darwin, Australia; A Sense of Wonder - Photo-illustrated feature article on musican Stevie Wonder; Crazy Edmos fabric ad with man wearing yellow shirt illustrated with an electrical plug, and lady wearing yellow shirt illustrated with plug receptacle; Child-Woman Clothes; International Style Revisited - the architecture of Richard Meier is exemplified in this three-story Westchester house designed by architect Christopher H.L. Owen; Rare one-page color-photo ad for Teacher's Scotch Whisky features caveman photo of Mel Brooks and humorous text referencing his movies; Photos of female twins inside back cover. Average wear. Small faint library stamp on each cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Features: Lovely photo cover of the Empress Hotel Gardens, Victoria, B.C.; Dominion ammunition ad inside front cover; Great full-page photo of old-timer in hip-waders cleaning his gun; Photo of an amazing and successful tree surgery of a majestic elm on the estate of J.A. Turner in Hamilton, Ontario; Nice full-page ad for Canadian General Electric radios - the 9-tube popular console and the 10-tube de luxe lowboy; A Saga of the Moose - intimate facts of life habits - suggestions to photographers; October in the Outdoors; Watch that Match - true story of Jack Wainrwright's missing match, by Alwin Gissing; Photo of yound doe reared by motherly cow; photo of Mrs. C.W. Gafvert of Tonasket, WI holding her 32-lb winning fish!; Junior Fire Wardens Study the Ways of the Woods; A New Conservation - That of Hunters - safe handling of firearms; North America's Game Bird Problem - by Jack Miner - a plea for consideration, justice and prevention; Indian Legends and Lore, by Grey Owl; ; Panther Hunting with "Cougar" Smith; The Cowboy's Friend; - the working of rawhide is still an art in the west; Dogs of the Labrador Indians, by Frank G. Speck - article with photos; A Boss with a Bird's-eye View - F.A. MacDougall, Superintendant of Algonquin Park, spends much time in the air over his park; What Trees are Doing for Prairie Folk; As Dry as Tinder - a forest fire experience; Park Plans in Western Canada - ambitious scheme under consideration in Alberta; ; Hunting the Lordly Woodcock; Junior Fire Wardens in Word and Deed; Forest and Outdoors in the Classroom; Many nice small ads; Western Super-X Shotgun Shell ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
250 pages. Features: Body Sculpture - extraordinary new jewelling in metal by Claude Lalanne, Oscar Gustin; Kore-sculpture in cloth - Mrs. Wyatt Emory Cooper in her fabled Fortuny dresses; Fashion in the Persian-blue gardens of the sun - photos from Iran; Can't Eat Politics... Can't Eat Art; Chanel Always Now; The Miraculous Churches of Kizhi; At Kizhi - "Gulls Sit High on Their Sacred Perches"; Mumba-Flamenca - Three Spectacular Stars; Kirdis of Cameroon; Liza Minnelli; Vladimir Nabokov Talks about Vladimir Nabokov; Chanel and Hepburn - Les Grandes Mam'selles; Woodstock Music and art Fair; A Trance of Poppies; Samuel Beckett Talks about Beckett; Iran, Born Persia; H.I.M. Empress Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanou of Iran; and more. The usual magnificent assortment of ads, our favorite being the Chanel No. 5 ad on page 29 which features an intimate embrace; Two-page ad for Zsa Zsa Gabor's ZigZag perfume. Spine taped. Binding intact. Ink stamps to front cover. Above-average external wear. A stunning compilation of 1960s fashion photography in color and black and white. Hours of enjoyment and amazement await you! Book
96, [106] ads, pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Printed upon glossy stock. The many pages of ads include an abundance of nostalgic photos and illustrations. Features: The Holy Rosary Church, Dayton, Ohio; Shadows of the Chateaux; Architectural Treatment of Rapid Transit Stations in New York City; The United States Housing Corporation Project No. 59, at Bath, Maine; Modern Industrial Plants - Part III; Union Park Gardens - a Model Garden Suburb at Wilmington, Delaware; Portfolio of Current Architecture; Furniture of the Italian Renaissance; The Architect's Library - Recent French Books; Notes and Comments. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Two small binding holes near spine. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
40 pages. Features: Wonderful Player's cigarette colour-photo ad inside front cover shows lady skier relaxing; Plan for Manitoba to repay its existing public debt; Claybake on the Kennebecasis - Colour-photo-illustrated article on Dykelands Pottery, founded in Moss Glen, New Brunswick; Not Valor Alone (short story); Photo-illustrated article on British Columbia's new wood product Plywood; Canada bets on Britain; The Talking Tree (short story); Beautiful But Smart - colour-photo-illustrated article on Cypress Gardens of Winter Haven, Florida; The Bamboozling of Mr. Gascoigne (short story); October fashion article; Recipes; Nice one-page colour ad for Swift's Premium Bacon; Fashion illustrations; World Sayings; Back cover O'Keefe's ad features reproduction of painting "The Man of Medicine" by R. York Wilson; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
78 pages. Features: One-page Toronto-Dominion Bank ad features large portrait of Mme. Marie Curie; One-page Craven "A" cigarette ad features photo of bare-shouldered sultry blonde; One-page colour photo ad for General Motors buses; Why Surgeons Operate - a doctor explains the subtle forces impelling his colleagues to reach for the scalpel - whether or not the patient needs it; Dr. Ronald Wintrob - photo-illustrated article of his medical adventure in the far east with Tom Dooley, MEDICO, jungle disease in Laos, and guerrilla war; Trade Secrets of a Professional Fund Raiser; Italian Gardens, in Toronto's northern suburbs - photo-illustrated article; Conscription - the bone in Canada's throat has choked off national unity twice in the 20th century; Photos of canoe racing in Mooney's Bay, near Ottawa; Clinic to Curb Sex Crimes Before They Happen; Glossy colour four-page centrefold insert advertises Algoma Steel's continued expansion; The Brave New Transistorized (Radio) World; Two-page colour ad for Remington Rand typewriters; Nice colour one-page Labatt's 50 ad features sailing scene; Pretty model in Pitney-Bowes postage meter colour-photo ad; Brief anecdote entitled "The army 'plot' that soaked Mackenzie King'; Colour-photo ad for IBM's Executary; What red scientist Dr. Mikhail Klotchko didn't know about our science; Eskimo Co-ops; The (federal) Tory Future Looks Bright; Nice Labatt's Pilsener beer colour-photo ad inside back cover features magician and his beautiful assistant; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad suggests a lemon garnish; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
72 pages. Features: Nice ballerina cover art by R. York Wilson; Colour ad for the Parker "51" pen inside front cover; One-page colour recruiting ad for the Canadian Army entitled V.I.P. shows young man in uniform walking on sidewalk; Nice one-page colour ad for the 1949 Monarch car shows a red two-door; Photos of the Sandler's Wells Ballet; One-page colour Waterman's Pen ad presents the Crusader, Stalwart and Dauntless; Excellent photo-illustrated article on the Women's Penitentiary in Kingston; The River (short story); Toronto the Terrible - photo-illustrated article by Hugh Garner; Daniel Boone and his trusty Five-Iron (golf short story); Can Les Lear and the Calgary Stampeders (football club) Make It? - photo-illustrated article; Ram's Way (short story about a cop); Simis - photo-illustrated article on the Service d'Information Montreal Information Service which answers questions about anything (permitted by law) by phone - with photos of Roger Nadeau - a fascinating predecessor to modern-day search engines; One-page Seagram ad features grain threshing scene with horse-drawn wagon; Morley Callaghan explains how to talk to high-brows; Massey-Harris one-page colour ad features tractor in rural European town; Elegant half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters presents their Montcalm Pattern, Number 718; Nice half-page Canadian Admiral Corp. ad presents their model 5V12 radio-phonograph; Article on Teen-agers in Hollywood includes photos of Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Evans, Terry Moore, Shirley Temple, Barbara Lawrence and Claudia Barrett; Article on the wonderful freedom in Canada, compared to post-war Europe; Uncommon half-page ad for Black Horse Brewery explains why rice is thrown at weddings; Colour one-page Calvert Distillers ad says "The Canadian Family Owes Much to... Ireland"; One-page photo ad for Northern Electric's Gainaday 200 washing machine; Half-page colour-photo ad for Canada Dry; One-page colour-photo Marboleum ad shows nostalgic 1949 kitchen design; One-page colour-photo ad for Singer Sewing Centers; One-page colour-photo ad for Northumbria Sterling Silver cutlery; Back to school fashion photos; Nice half-page colour ad for Aylmer canned peaches; Half-page colour ad for Heinz Vinegars; Article on table manners for children; Half-page colour-photo Baker's Coconut ad; One-page colour-photo ad for Burns Corned Beef Hash, Wieners and Beans, and Chili Con Carne; Recipes for preserves; World Sayings; Colour ad inside back cover for Wabasso Cottons shows lady making bed; Back cover colour ad for O'Keefe's features lovely illustration by Rex Woods of penny bazaar scene with boy buying muffin; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
Pages 113-140. Features: Cover photo of smiling Churchill leaving Downing St. for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation; Four photos of France's Marshall Petain in court, and two photos of the crowded courtroom; One page Karsh photo portrait of Mr. Attlee; Photos of Ernest Bevin, Herbert Morrison, Sir Stafford Cripps, and Hugh Dalton; Nice page of head-shot photos of 23 women members of the new Parliament; One-page descriptive map of the general election shows results at a glance; One-page illustration depicts the rise of the Labour Party in Parliament during 45 years; Photo of rear admiral E. J. B. Brind hoisted between ships by a breaches buoy; Six photos of new prime minister Attlee at the palace and in Potsdam; Mitchell bomber strikes Empire State Building - photo of smoke pouring from the building plus excellent photo of gaping hole in the 78th and 79th floors; Amazing aerial photo of many dozens of Flying Fortresses on airfield near Munich; Two-page monotone reproduction of long-lost painting,"A night at the old Vauxhall Gardens in 1784" by Thomas Rowlandson - found in village shop and sold for 2600 guineas; Photos of personalities of the week include Arthur Greenwood, Alfred Dobbs, Lady Oxford and Asquith, Mr. A. E. Hemming, Sir William Jowitt, and Yugoslavia's King Peter with his newborn son; Excellent two-page aerial photo entitled "The first permitted aerial view of the City of London's immense devastated areas - St. Paul's Cathedral largely isolated by huge ruined sectors on three sides"; Photo of Gen. DeGaulle addressing crowds at the French port of Brittany; Photo of E. J. S. Woolley, commanding officer of the lonely island of Tristan Da Kunha in the South Atlantic, commissioning a small craft; Photo of living room scene inside massive flying boat "Hawaii Mars"; Unusual photo of Japanese prisoners lined up for roll-call on Okinawa (unusual in that Japanese soldiers rarely surrendered); Photo of German POWs observing atrocities of German torture camps at film showing in a New York hospital; Too large photos of US battleships on their way to bombard Japanese installations; Three photos of Field Marshal Montgomery being honoured; Three photos of the Guards Armoured Division, the liberators of Brussels, being honoured by the city; Amazing one-page photo of the liner "Queen Elizabeth" stuffed with thousands of servicemen being repatriated to North America; Colour back cover add for Kia-Ora drink; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Colour Canada Dry ad features playing cards; Canada's Cabinet Crisis - and After; Photo of F/L Art 'Birt' Birtwhistle of Ottawa chatting with Dutch girls about wooden shoes; Sugar-Snow Slalom (short story); Knocking the World About - article with photos of massive world infrastructure projects; The Vertical Line (short story); Will Anthony Eden be Britain's Next Prime Minister?; Lovely Laboratory - brief photo-illustrated article on Kew Gardens mentions Winnipeg's Palm House at Assiniboine Park; The Reluctant Tutor; Jergens Lotion ad features photo of Maria Montez; Anaconda Copper and Brass ad features photo of employee Lou Weller of Port Credit, Ontario; Very colourful illustrated centrefold ad for General Motors of Canada entitled "Enterprise - and the Challenge of Tomorrow" includes text mentioning founder Robert McLaughlin; Recipe article; Chase & Sanborn ad with colour Charlie McCarthy comic; The Canadian Mothercraft Society; Newlywed photos of Lynette Emelyn Diedrick of Kingston, Jamaice, and Frank Leonard MacIntosh of the RCAF appear in Woodbury soap ad; Wartime conservation tips; nostalgic ad for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board inside back cover uses traffic lights to explain it will take time for all wartime goods restrictions to be lifted; Great back cover colour ad for Good Year features very futuristic auto/highway scene; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
64 pages. Features: Nice War Savings Certificates ad inside front cover shows woman placing written pledge in her window; News digest discusses Italy's collapse, America the 'Arsenal of Democracy', and 'Compromises' at Washington; Nice "Canada is Strong" ad by Fleischmann's Yeast shows men with peaveys moving large floating logs; British Women in Man-Size Jobs - wonderfully photo-illustrated article shows Pauline Gower in cockpit of plane she is ferrying from factory to R.A.F. station; Ordeal by Arrow (bear-hunting short story); Blueboy (short story); The Bullet (short story); Inside the Gestapo - article with dramatic photos of POWs; Sixty Days to Live (short story); Meet the Ambassador! - great photo-illustrated article on Reginal "Red" Horner of the Toronto Maple Leafs; Nice one-page Pontiac ad; Canadian National ad promotes Jasper National Park; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quintuplets; Canada at the Crossroads - Dominion-Provincial Controversy; Movie news and photos; Woodbury Soap ad features photo of Deborah Douglas; Woodbury Cold Cream ad features photo of Virginia Bruce; Colorful Perennial Gardens; Spring fashion parade; Canned foods article; Fashion illustrations; World Sayings; Vintage Heinz ad inside back cover shows three of there 15 minute dinners; Nice back cover colour ad for Canadian canned lobster - Canadians are asked to support this domestic industry which has lost access to its international markets; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
617 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Dedicated to the memory of the early pioneers of Taber and surrounding District who valiantly and cheerfully met the vicissitudes, the hardships and experiences of frontier life. They have laid a sure and firm foundation and have been the builders since this area was known as Tank 77." - Foreword. "This book is actually a composite of many individual stories (so many remarkable and worthy of remembrance) of pioneer families, the community's Churches and organizations. The family histories and stories are reprinted here exactly as they were submitted or told by the pioneers - in their quaint, colorful way." - Preface. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this invaluable genealogical reference. Bibliographic References: Krotki (2nd Edn) 1041, Strathern 3265. Book
In-12, plein veau marbré de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné de compartiments fleuronnés et cloisonnés, tranches rouges, xviij, iv, 435, (1) p. L'édition la plus complète, remise en vente de l'édition de 1755, en grande partie originale, considérablement augmentée par rapport à la première publiée en 1753 à l'insu de l'auteur. Elle contient pour la première fois 'l'Essai sur les prix' (avec des Tableaux statistiques, p. 243 à 255) et 'l'Essai sur l'agriculture', soit la moitié de l'ouvrage. Ce livre, "accueilli par d'Argenson avec enthousiasme, exerça une action immédiate sur l'administration et sera cité pendant quinze ans comme faisant autorité" (Weulersse). Néo-mercantiliste et agrarien, Herbert fut l'un des premiers à plaider en faveur de la liberté du commerce des grains. Il avait été directeur des carosses publics de Bordeaux. (Higgs, 1474. Kress, 5617. Cette édition manque à Einaudi et à Goldsmiths). Reliure épidermée, coiffes et coins usés. Intérieur frais.
In-8, plein veau raciné de l'époque, dos lisse orné d'un décor de filets, palettes et fers spéciaux dorés (quelques épidermures et petits accrocs de cuir), contemporary marbled calf, spine elaborately decorated in gilt in compartments, lettered in gilt (some schuffing and abrasions on the boards), xvi, 528, xv, (1) p. First edition. Though largely devoted to agricultural economy, the work, as indicated in the title, contains thoughts on the poor and the poor laws with a chapter entitled "Of the Poor laws. Amendments proposed" and "Of Population". (For this first edition: Goldsmiths, 11249. For the second edition in the same year: Higgs 6207. Kress, 7183). A very fine copy in contemporary calf, well margined, crisp and clean.
Amiens, Imprimerie Picarde, 1900. In-folio relié demi-toile à coins, dos lisse muet. XX + 100 pages. Eau-forte de Jules Boquet, gravée par O. Denizard en frontispice. Nombreuses illustrations dans et hors-texte. Préface de George Tattegrain et Octave Thorel. Illustrations de Pierre Ansart, Gédéon Baril, Camille Boignart, Jules Boquet, Victor Bourgeois, Etienne Cornu, David-Riquier, Léon Delambre, Aimé Delarue, René Delassus... Tirage limité numéroté à 775 exemplaires, celui-ci n° 283 sur papier couché.
In-folio, esemplare numerato 486/600 su carta giapponese, (6cc), VII-XIV, 1 carta del parco e 1 carta delle serre ripiegate, 109pp, numerose fotografie a colori e in b/n. Marca editoriale in fine. Esemplare dedicato alla marchesa Paulucci de Calboli dall’illustratore Blanpain, legatura in mezzo marocchino rosso, titolo in oro al dorso, nervature.
