SAVORY Theodore H.MareMagnum
34 résultats
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, coloured and monochrome plates, numerous illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; original series binding of tan faux-morocco, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and black, gilt back, radial corners, red sprinkled edges, a near fine copy in dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. 'A masterly account that is still well-regarded today' (Marren). One of the few titles of the series to have but one edition. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Marren, pp. 179-180.
8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 62 coloured plates, 130 plates and illustrations in monochrome, 88 diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; original series binding of coarse-grain terracotta leatherette, upper board framed in black and blocked and lettered in gilt and black, backstrip blocked in black and lettered in gilt, red sprinkled edges, radial corners, a near fine copy. Includes descriptions of every family of British spiders, every species of harvestman and false scorpion, and the more familiar of the British mites and sea-spiders. Colour plates by Florence M Brummitt. Enlarged and extended version of the original edition of 1935; the section on harvestmen is enlarged and the sea-spiders appear here for the first time. A lovely copy. See Marren, pp.166-167.
8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 62 coloured plates, 130 plates and illustrations in monochrome, 88 diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; original series binding of coarse-grain terracotta leatherette, upper board framed in black and blocked and lettered in gilt and black, backstrip blocked in black and lettered in gilt, red sprinkled edges, radial corners, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Includes descriptions of every family of British spiders, every species of harvestman and false scorpion, and the more familiar of the British mites and sea-spiders. Colour plates by Florence M Brummitt. Enlarged and extended version of the original edition of 1935; the section on harvestmen is enlarged and the sea-spiders appear here for the first time. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. See Marren, pp.166-167.
8vo. Pp. 44, several fine drawings. Orig. printed boards.
Pages 502-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Hunting Down of Tiburcio Vasquez, the Dick Turpin of California; "Red Fagen" - a veteran shipmaster's story of the undoing of a villainous 'crimp'; A Cycling Tour Through Central Africa (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures on the way from Rhodesia to Egypt; The Spectre of Mekeo - a supernatural tale from British New Guinea; Spiders; The Javelin Throwers - an exciting adventure with Venezuelan savages; Following the Fur Trails - photo-illustrated article of a Canadian government naval survey crew's winter on the ice-bound shores of Hudson Bay; Lost in an Underground Labyrinth - photo-illustrated account of a man who was thrown into the sewers of Milan and lost for many days; The Eagle's Nest - the mountaintop town of Peillon in the South of France - article with many photos; The Mystery of Fraser Island - a strange sequence of events on an island where the Queensland 'dumped' troublesome blacks; Our Lunatic; A Matter of Business - a West African trader is charged with removing stock from stations set to be closed - despite native objections; The "Crooked House" - at Kingswinford, near Birmingham; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
4to. Pp. iv,36, 15 figs., refs. Orig. wrs.
64 pages. Features: The U.S.S.R. and I - colour-photo-illustrated article describes what it's like to be a tourist in the Soviet Union; Fantastic one-page colour-photo ad for the 1967 Dodge Dart, red - convertible and black hardtop; When the Cable Came to Heart's Content - one hundred years ago the ship 'Great Eastern' linked Newfoundland with Europe; Snow Cruiser snowmobile half-page colour-photo ad; Let's Give The All Assists - a discussion of how assists are awarded in the NHL; Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the line of C.C.M. sports products; Lt.-Gen. E.L.M. Burns discusses what hope he sees for peace in the nuclear age; Vintage one-page colour toy ad for Eldon Road Racing Sets and new Eldon Tinyrooms; Centrefold colour ad for Parker Pens; My Pet Tarantula - Robert Scarlett describes his pet, one of 2,500 insects, butterflies and spiders in his collection; Safe Driving Week - A Sad Report on how Canadian motorists die; Great one-page colour-photo ad for Aylmer Soup features two photos of Phyllis Diller; How to Build a Candy House; Nice photo-illustrated article on Brampton radio station CHIC's all-girl team of disk jockeys, Jan Campbell, Marilyn Macdonnell, Penny Machtell and Febby Barnard; (Toy) Dolls Come Alive with Personality; Great photo-illustrated article on Beatle John Lennon going to war as Gripweed in making of the film 'How I Won The War'. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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. Unpaginated, about 200 pages in full color
pp. 247-318, 216 figs. on 8 pls., refs. Plain new wrs.
