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1995151H0957U.S.A.: Dieter Bergman 1995. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 438 pages. Index. The gripping autobiography and fascinating reflections of a man neither Jew nor Aryan who recounts his dramatic WWII experiences and life afterwards. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this fascinating life story. Dieter Bergman Paperback
1874431j2135New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. "A narrative designed to 'present in popular form the entire history of the Polaris Exploring Expedition' to northwest Greenland; based on notes etc. made by Captain Tyson a member of the expedition and of its ice-floe party which drifted southward from Smith Sound till rescued off the Labrador coast by the ship Tigress. Appendix contains text of some of the documents issued in connection with the expecition." - Arctic Bibliography 1694. 5-486 6 ads p. Index. Black and white illustrations some tissue protected. Tight and unmarked with average external wear. Small faint bit of label remnant to front free endpaper. Faint ghost writing on front board. A sound example. ; 4to . Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
1918143h5687London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. 1918. Magazine. Illus. by Begg S. Good. Stapled. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Features: Two-page illustration describes the British share in "the magnificent Italian Victory" - artillery counter-preparation near Asiago; Article by G.K. Chesterton on Mr. Robert Dell who was expelled from France; Photos of Sir Gilbert F. Garnsey K.B.E. General Guillaumat Governor of France and General Diaz of Italy; One-page illustration of British Aeroplane over the recaptured Montello - an air view of the Piave; Potsdam's Disappointment article; The War Game of the Japanese article; "The Beef Trip"; Two half-page photos show the raised Piave River; Article about air bombing and bombers; One-page illustration of the Montello "Entirely retaken with elan from the Austrians by the Italians"; From Virgin Soil to Complete Shipyard in 165 Days - Three pages with fourteen photos marvelously document the rapid construction of the world's largest shipyard on Hog Island in the Delaware River just outside Philadelphia; Centrefold illustration of "The Beef Trip" the British Navy's way of securing the nation's food supply; The Conservation of Wild Life in War-Time article; Detailed diagrams and text describe the Madsen Gun; Full-page illustration compares Britain's liberal rations compared to those of Germany; Roll of Honour - photos of 18 officers including Lieut.-Col. Bertrand D. Gibson; Photos of U.S. Army nurses under gas-mask instruction at Cape Kearney California; Illustrated ad for the "Kooksjoie" Range warns of imminent coal restrictions; Nice car ads; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Beecham's Pills features reflection of lady in mirror; Back cover ad for Edwards' Harlene hair treatments; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. Paperback
1918143h5667London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd. Good. 1918. First Edition. Stapled. Features: Title page illustration of British despatch-rider delivering Christmas pudding by bicycle in deep snow; G.K. Chesterton makes the case that the English are ignorant; One-page aerial photo of French tanks attacking a German trench-line; Excellent photo of hundreds of "China's Army of Labourers for the Western Front - A Big Muster on Parade"; Two pages of illustrations show the difficulties faced by British patrols in nocturnal search of German North Sea raiders; Three pages provide ten photos of the aftermath of the terrible Halifax explosion on December 7th 1917; One-page portrait of Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss; Two photos show the difficulty of transportation after recent French snow; One-page aerial photo of French bombs raining down upon a German munition factory in Lorraine; Two-page illustration of the breaking of the Hindenburg Line near Cambrai with Ulster and Yorkshire troops advancing on Bourlon Wood and crossing the Bapaume-Cambrai Road; Two-page illustration of British troops moving forward to the River-front Line; Two-page illustration of brilliant infantry work by the Italian Army on the Northern Front; Eight photos on two pages illustrate the British victorious advance in Palestine - hoisting the flag at Jaffa and other scenes;Two half-page photos show the restoration of a water well in Palestine which was blown up by the Turks; Article on the impending shortage of food; and more. 36 pages including seven pages of charming vintage ads most of which are illustrated. In particular the back cover ad for "Harlene Hair-Drill" will fascinate anyone interested in early women's hair treatments. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue.; Magazine; Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall; Christmas pudding G.K. Chesterton French tanks Chinese Labourers North Sea raiders Halifax explosion December 7 1917 Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyss French Air Raid Lorraine Hindenburg Line Cambrai Ulster and Yorkshire Bourlon Wood Bapaume-Cambrai R . The Illustrated London News and Sketch, Ltd. unknown
1929734j2554London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. Good in Good dust jacket. 1929. Second Edition. Hardcover. "Gives a comprehensive account of the conditions of modern Jewry in all their principal manifestations and variations throughout the world. I believe that I have brought within the covers of a single book the fullest description yet attempted of all the main aspects and problems of Jewish life at the present day." - Preface to first edition. Revised and largely rewritten subsequent to the 1914 first edition. Fascinating front endpaper map graphically illustrates the comparative density of the Jewish population in many countries of the world. xx 349 p. Black and white reproductions of photos. Book tight and unmarked with average wear to original dark green boards. Average wear to the rare dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this highly-regarded work. . Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1889739H2763USA: W.H. Stewart. Very Good. 1889. First Edition Thus. Map. Outside dimensions 14.5" x 21.75". Unmarked with light wear and soiling. An attractive vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; 1889 Color Map of Asia Including Expanded Views of Jerusalem Canton and Delhi . W.H. Stewart unknown
1934201G4840Winnipeg: National Home Monthly / Stovel 1934. Book. Illus. by Hunt Lynn Bogue cover; Matteson B.V.V.; Clymer John F.; Holmgren John; Clymer John F. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 72 pages. Features: Cover illustration of cats in knitting basket; Nicely illustrated one-page ad for the new Ford V-8 for 1934; Fleischmann's Yeast one-page ad features large photo of Dr. Edouard Agasse-Lafont with patient; Editorial topics include Whose Shoe Pinches Production and Revenue Take Courage The Cost of Crime and Time for a Showdown; Nice one-page Ovaltine ad says Make Sure You Sleep Tonight; The Man Who Lived in Twilight short story; Ill Wind short story; A Castle in the Caribbees Caribbean - photo illustrated article explores the option of moving to a Caribbean island; The Strange Romance short story; Mean People short story; A Waif And a Workman Who Now Sways the World - incredible photo-illustrated article on Adolph Hitler - "The Incredible Romance of Adolph Hitler Whom Germany Hails as a "Man-God!"; The Grand National - photo-illustrated article on this famous British horse race; Pond's one-page ad features photo of Eleanor Roosevelt; White Cargo part 3 of this story; Nice one-page Pontiac ad features the 1934 Straight 8; Fantastic two-page Dodge photo-ad features car flying off a jump plus photos of famous muckraker Ida M. Tarbell and Miss Mimi Elaine Richardson; Nice one-page illustrated Chevrolet ad; Page 30 features wonderful photos of the airflow Desoto 5-passenger coupe Ford convertible cabriolet Buick 5-passenger sedan with built-in trunk Pontiac coupe Chevrolet Master Six Coach Hupmobile Aerodynamic Type Sedan Hundson convertible coupe with rumble seat and airflow Chrysler six-passenger four-door sedan; Movie news includes photos of Marlene Dietrich Zasu Pitts Charley Chase Evelyn Venable Douglas Fairbanks Jr. George Raft Pepe Ortiz and Spanky of the popular "Little Rascals" TV show and more; Nice Lux soap ad features photo of Sally Eilers; More car photos include the Nash Ambassador Eight Brougham the Graham Convertible Coupe the Studebaker Commander St. Regis Brougham and the new Reo Sedan; Wonderful two-page Chrysler ad features one-page photo-portrait of Walter P. Chrysler and his written statement that "I believe Plymouth is the Best Engineered Car in the Low-Priced Field."; Oxydol ad includes photo insert of Mrs. David Neary of Torrington CT; Radioland - article on radio news; Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets ad includes photo of Mrs. Frank P. Stone of Lacombe Alberta; Young Man and His Problem; Investment News; Legal article; Cooking article; Fashion illustrations; One-page ad for Singer sewing machines; Colour Lifebuoy and Rinso ads inside back cover; Attractive but soiled and worn colour-photo Chipso ad on back cover features Mrs. T.M. Lay and daughters; and more. Above-average external wear and soiling. Covers detached but present. Pencil markings to back cover. A worthy copy of this historic issue. National Home Monthly / Stovel Paperback
1939144G1281Toronto: The Maclean Publishing Company Limited 1939. Book. Illus. by Aldwinckle Eric Cover Art; Michael; Overman Charles; Summers Dudley Gloyne; Coleman Ralph Pallen. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 52 pages. Features: Fantastic cover illustration of a TCA aircraft above the Rockies by Eric Aldwinckle; Gorgeous colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover shows a Cleveland Ohio emergency mobile patrol vehicle van; Nice full-page ad for Red Star Line and their cruises to Europe; A damning editorial of Hitler and his "Mein Kampf" quoting liberally from the book; The Woman's Place fiction; Canada Flies - article with various Trans-Canada Airlines TCA photos of the company's startup; All Bets As Usual fiction; Exit Doctor's Bills - Ontario's first voluntary health insurance association provides medical care at a cost of 5 and one third cents per day - Associated Medical Services A.M.S.; Beverley Baxter in London writes a column on the Chamberlain-Hiterl Duel; A Drug on the Market fiction; Gordon Dunstan's Seventh Quiz; African Holiday to Kenya's Serengeti Park; Deep Waters fiction; Secret Pool - fishing at Yuculta Rapids; Incredible Lifebuoy soap ad features photo and cartoons of a romantic couple separated by B.O. Body Odour!; Nice full-page two-colour ad for Moffat Electric Ranges; Colour photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick on back cover shows a little girl buying flowers; and more. Page 47/48 missing. Page 47 contained recipes. Small clipping from top of page 49 appears not to have removed any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice vintage issue. The Maclean Publishing Company, Limited Paperback
1934864H4567London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. Fair. 1934. First English Edition. Hardcover. xiii 3 362 6 ads pages. Twenty-one black and white photographic plates. "Based on material collected by the World Committee for the Relief of the Victims of German Fascism." - subtitle. Madden describes this work as a "Marxist publication which concludes that the Nazis burned the Reichstag. An appendix claims to list 747 proven cases of murder committed by the Nazis. Above-average but not excessive wear and soiling to publisher's faded red cloth. Binding intact. The only markings begin at page 231 and continue to the end. Small handwritten fore-edge stickman images become moving pictures if you quickly flip through to the back of the book. Quite harmless actually although such a playful excercise seems oddly inconsistent with the content of the book. Dust jacket not included. Kehr & Langmaid 1090 Madden p.180 Weiner Library Catalogue No. 7 - 189.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Reichstag Fire Nazi Party Adolf Hitler Germany - History . John Lane The Bodley Head Limited hardcover
19902091502135703835Enryakuji 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Enryakuji paperback
19592091502135708591Kyoto Prefectural Education Center Cultural Property Protection Division 1959. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kyoto Prefectural Education Center Cultural Property Protection Division paperback
1968451j1905Dublin Ireland: Regina Publications Ltd. Good. 1968. Third Edition. Paperback. "Naturalism strives with all its might to exclude Our Lord Jesus Christ Our One Master and Saviour from the minds of men as well as from the daily lives and habits of peoples in order to set up the reign of reason or of nature. Now wherever the breath of Naturalsm has passed the very source of Christian life is dried up. Naturalism means complete sterility in regard to salvation and eternal life. This will be the task of Antichrist and it is Satan's supreme ambition." - page 3. Includes a chapter entitled "The Organized Naturalism of the Jewish Nation". First printed in 1943 this example is a 1968 reprint. 142 2 p. Rev. Fahey 1883-1954 was an Irish Catholic priest who had a strong influence upon Father Charles Edward Coughlin the Canadian-American priest who was prominent on American radio in the 1930s. Title handwritten upon backstrip otherwise clean tight and unmarked with moderate wear. 7.2 x 5.0 inches. Singerman 616.; 12mo . Regina Publications Ltd. paperback
1876010717London: Macmillan & Co. 1876. 3/4 brown calf over navy blue boards. Five raised bands spine lettered in gilt t.e.g First British Edition. xiii 500pp :: Portrait Illustrations and two fold out plans. This book refers primarily to the American Revolution. A brilliant copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small 4to. Macmillan & Co. Hardcover
1948441j2084New York: Alfred A Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. "The first detailed eyewitness account of what the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine found in the Holy Land how it decided in favor of partition and how Israel was born. Reveals how pressures and counter-pressures were brought to bear by the big powers on their satellites prior to the proclamation of the independence of Israel on May 15 1948. Not only double-dealing and oppression and intrigue but also idealism determination and high achievement are the motifs of this first informal history of the genesis of Israel." - dust jacket. "I can think of no man better qualified to relate - not as a commentator but as a participant - the true story of Palestine and the United Nations." - Henry A. Atkinson The Church Peace Union. "Jorge García Granados 1900-1961 was the ambassador of Guatemala to the United Nations and a member of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine UNSCOP. He cast the very first vote for the creation of the state of Israel." - Wikipedia. viii 2 291 1 iv pages. Index. Book tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this fascinating history. ; 8vo . Alfred A Knopf hardcover
1953233j2003Aldershot U.K.: Gale & Polden. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Captain H.R. Tweed of the Regiment who has written his name atop the front free endpaper. Tweed is mentioned on page 54 during combat in Norway. On the same page are handwritten notes of A.A. Greenwood whose bookplate is mounted inside the front board. Greenwood mentions that one Private Roe who was buried was his Platoon Scout. "Compiled from war diaries officers' narratives and other sources." - title page. "Records the part played by the Regiment in the epoch-making battles of the African and European theatres as well as the actions of platoons and companies in the less famous but perhaps even more testing operations in the jungles of Burma the Arakan and Sumatra." - Foreword. xii 355 3 3 additions & corrections p. Black and white photographic plates. Numerous maps some fold-out. Relevant news clippings affixed to blank page at back. Greenwood's notes upon front free endpaper state that Captain Tweed left this book to him in his will. Few additional markings to contents by Greenwood. Average wear to original red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Binding intact. Mild sunning to spine. A sound association example of this important history. ; 8vo . Gale & Polden hardcover
1996458j1110Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0827605625 . "Documents the religious customs of the Iberian Jews who converted to Catholicism largely under duress in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Details crypto-Jewish culture in Spain Portugal and their American colonies principally Mexico Peru and Brazil. Uses Inquisition records chronicles rabbinical rulings letters eyewitness accounts religious books and other historical documents to give the most thorough and accurate picture of crypto-Jews ever cataloged." - dust jacket. xvi 677 pages. Footnotes. List of Works Cited. Index. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality example of this most informative study. ; 4to . The Jewish Publication Society hardcover
1970214h5985London: The Athlone Press. Good. 1970. First Edition. Paperback. 0485141191 . "From the age of thirty to the age of thirty-six I was concerned with the body of documents I propose to bring to your attention today. Working at the Listening Post of the B.B.C. I must have heard recorded translated or read a considerable proportion of all German broadcasts for the German people from December 1939 to December 1945. As a historian I witnessed the war not only through the British news media and the realities of life 'somewhere in the country' as the formula was but also through the distorting mirror in which Goebbels wanted the German people to perceive it." - pages 1-2. When Gombrich 1909-2001 "heard an upcoming announcement prefaced by Bruckner's seventh symphony written for Richard Wagner's death he guessed correctly that Adolf Hitler was dead and promptly broke the news to Churchill. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1960 made CBE in 1966 knighted in 1972 and appointed a member of the Order of Merit in 1988. Gombrich was close to a number of Austrian émigrés who fled to the West prior to the Anschluss among them Karl Popper Friedrich Hayek and Max Perutz. He was instrumental in bringing to publication Popper's magnum opus The Open Society and Its Enemies." - Wikipedia. 28 page stapled booklet in pink wraps. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this important lecture. The Secret Wars Vol I 211.; 8vo . The Athlone Press paperback
1958442j1506New York: Bloch Publishing Company. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed without inscription by author upon title page. "Deals with three centuries of Jewish community life in Newport Rhode Island - and with the famous colonial synagogue in that city. It is the epic of refuge and hope toil and achievement in the New World which has given a haven to countless tired souls and weary wanderers of all and diversified racial religious cultural and national backgrounds among them the Jewish people. It is the story of the Jewish pioneers and the settlers and their descendants who identified themselves fully with the New World. Reveals that the Jews have made a good and successful synthesis between their religious background and Americanism. Author was a tenth generation descendant of the founder of Hassidism." - dust jacket. Author had previously written a book about Aaron Lopez the prominent Jewish Newport-based eighteenth-century slave trader. 191 p. Footnotes Bibliography and Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. Book tight and unmarked with average wear. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound signed example.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Bloch Publishing Company hardcover
1906844j0276Los Angeles: Out West Magazine Company. Fair. 1906. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: The Forests of Arizona - long article with many wonderful photos; An Archaeological Wedding Journey; Mutability poem; An Episode From the Reservation story; The Moonlight; The Instinct of Humanity story; Life poem; Spelling Reform; Fullerton Orange County - nice photo-illustrated article. 16 ads 471-556 58 ads pp. Covers loose but present. Contents unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Fascinating content with many photos and beautifully illustrated vintage ads including many for California municipalities.; Illustrator; Sm 4to . Out West Magazine Company unknown
1915814a1965London: George Newnes Limited. Fair. 1915. First Edition. Paperback. 116 pages plus advertisements. Fold-out map of Gallipoli Peninsula. Frontis portrait of author. Additional maps and portraits interspersed throughout. Thrilling World War I history. Above-average wear. Prior owner's name and date upon half-title page which is the first leaf. A worthy copy.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatches from the Dardanelles - a Thrilling and Graphic Story World War One 1 First British Accounts Gallipoli Peninsula Vice-Admiral De Robeck . George Newnes Limited paperback
1987545H3989USA: NDHSGR 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This copy is a 1987 reprint of the 1975 first edition. A cultural history of the Evangelical-Lutheran colonies in the region of Odessa 1804-1945. XII 431 pages. Selected Bibliography. Glossaries of Russian and German Terms. List of Russian measures and their equivalents. Black and white illustrations. "In this scholarly work Dr. Height has not only succeeded in recovering and preserving the epic story of those hardy enterprising pioneers of the steppe. He has also been able to present a fascinating cultural 'soul-portrait' that provides the reader with a deeper insight into their character and way of life their language and folklore their customs and traditions. The descendants may justly be proud of this historical monument to their forefathers. Many will also be delighted with the excellent true-to-life documentary of their ethnic background and their cultural heritage. A precious heirloom for generations to come." - dust jacket. Light soiling to edges of textblock. Prior owner's ink stamp to top edge title page and dedication page otherwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this superlative reference. NDHSGR Hardcover
1980137H4042USA: Bookcrafters Inc. 1980. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 12 411 pages. Selected bibliography. Glossaries of family names and common russian terms. Many black and white maps and reproductions of archival photos. "The purpose of this work is to provide the general reader and particularly the interested descendants of the German colonists in South Russia with a cultural history of three major enclaves in the Odessa area namely the Catholic mother-colonies of the Liebental Kutschurgan and Beresan districts. The product of almost two decades of research and study." - Foreword. This copy from the fourth printing of the 1973 second edition. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper otherwise book unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Very heavy wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy of this treasured genealogical reference. Bookcrafters, Inc. Hardcover
1983247H4299New Zealand: NZ Aviation Press 1983. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 367 pages. Generously illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Endpapers attractively illustrated with logos of aerial spraying companies. "Tells for the first time the remarkable story of aerial topdressing in New Zealand. It begins with Len Daniell who tried to interest the Government in providing an aircraft for trials in 1926 and ends with an industry poised on the brink of change. Explains how aircraft and aviators flew out onto the farm and fertilised vast areas of unproductive land from the air an achievement unparalleled in modern agriculture and significant in the history of world aviation." - dust jacket. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade brodart. A sound copy of this fascinating and informative history. NZ Aviation Press Hardcover
1987426j0919USA: Omni Publications. Good. 1987. Third Printing. Paperback. Introductory chapter challenges the claimed historical connection of the Jews with Palestine. Part I is entitled "Militant Zionism versus Gentile Civilization". Part II makes up the bulk of the book and argues "The Zionists pursue a continuous policy. Their world-wide activities constitute the greatest obstacle to the peace of the world." - p.35. This part consists exclusively of a profusion of quotations from a wide range of sources including Henry Morgenthau Sr. C.H. Douglas The Jewish Encyclopedia Benjamin Disraeli Nietzsche Dostojevski Arnold White Theodor Herzl Jacob Schiff and many more. 4 149 3 index pp. Bibliography. Third printing of the June 1948 first edition which was issued a month after the founding of the modern state of Israel. Title page partly loose otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Singerman 0739.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Palestine Israel Zionism Khazars conspiracy . Omni Publications paperback
1947238G4143Chicago: Institute of American Economics 1947. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 140 pages. Footnotes. "Portrays what Time Magazine has aptly called 'history's most terrifying peace' a peace which fully explains why many Germans are ready to turn to communism or worse." - from Introduction. Chapters include: War Devastation; Extermination by Overcrowding; Pulling Down the Pillar of Labor; The Attach Against German Capital; Bastardizing the German Race; The People Hunger; Economic Tribulation; Teaching Democracy in Reverse; The Kremlin's Program; Facts We Must Face. Prior owner's address label atop first blank leaf. Average external wear and soiling with short opening to top of front cover. Binding intact. Contents moderately age-toned. A sound first edition copy of this important work. Institute of American Economics Paperback
