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1927499779Marcus J. Younger 1927. Softcover. Good. First edition. Small quarto. 24pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers that includes a photograph of the author. Good only copy which while sound is rubbed slightly soiled and with creased throughout. An autobiography by Marcus J. "Scout" Younger later known as Bison-Bill presenting a detailed accounts of his transgressions and encounters with the law which begins in part: "Born in the land of the outlaws. on the 8th day of April 1874. on the great Mathies Ranch twenty-one miles southwest of San Antonio Texas. My father was foreman of the ranch and although my good mother named me Marcus J. as a tribute to the good physician. I was dubbed 'scout' by the first gang of cattle wranglers I ever got tied up with. ." He goes on to describe his exploits including the various gangs he was part of as well as noting his father was with of outlaw group the Younger Boys of Missouri his cousins were members of the Dalton Gang and the James Gang were friends of the family. This title is not recorded in Six-Guns and Saddle Leather but another title by Younger can be found Adams 2471. Rare. OCLC locates one copy at University of Tulsa. [Marcus J. Younger unknown
188401119474Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail 1884. Weekly tabloid newspaper for Union veterans all 1884 issues Vol. III No. 4 Jan. 5 1884 through Vol. IV No. 3 Dec. 27 1884 bound in deep blue cloth-covered boards. Papers have their original folds and the occasional repaired edge tear but overall condition is very good. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio. Grand Army Scout and Soldiers' Mail Hardcover
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Fall into Germany From An Aeroplane - Part II - Lieut. Pat O'Brien was shot down and captured by the Germans but escaped and spent 72 days travelling 35 days to reach London; My Fight With An Ostrich - a schoolmaster's narrow escape; Hemmed in By Alligators - C.H. Robinson was trying to save his dog when his way was barred by alligators; Sport and War in Central Africa - two brothers go big game hunting in Africa but the end is sad - several photos of animals they killed; The Diamond Searchers - a disappointed diamond-hunter throws a bag of these valuable gems into the Thames!; In Unknown British Guiana - Part IV - A. Hyatt Verrill's explorations of these largely unknown lands and people, with photos; How I Lost My Draft - what happened when a young Lieutenant missed his train; What The Scout Overheard - a trooper in the East African Mounted Rifles sneaks into a German camp and overhears their ambush plans, thus allowing Brits to ambush the Germans, and he was awarded the D.C.M.; My Lion-Hunting Adventures - Alfred Jordan recounts his experiences; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part IV - British War Correspondent Robert Wilton continues his account of the war on the Eastern Front and throws light on the stirring events (the Russian Revolution) which ended so tragically for the Russian Empire - presented here for the first time, with photos; Reviving An Aboriginal Festival on the Island of Mabuiag; The Land of Perfume - the countryside around Grasse, in the South of France, produces many plants used in the making of perfume - with interesting photos; Through the Caucasus on Horseback - Polish lady author M.A. Czaplicka describes her experiences in the Caucasus, the region and the strange mountain tribes, with photos; An Indian Venice - a picturesque description of the little-known 'backwaters' of Malabar; Photo of a woman in Sudan whose lips have been 'elongated into a hideous beak'; Photo-illustrated ad inside back cover for musclebound Lionel Strongfort asks "Are You Fit to become a Father?"; and more. pp. 6 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
197710289ERBER ANNE 1977. 1. softcover. Lasta Eldono! GROSSBAND MIT MAGAZIN ERBER, ANNE paperback
202100427S.l., Scout de france , 1949-1956 ; in-8, cartonnage de l'éditeur. Les 8 volumes. Janvier 1949 n°253 au n°325 décembre 1956 relié en 8 volumes.
190433833Iowa: William A. Bell 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition signed small thin 8vo format 6" x 9" 84pp in original dark green cloth with black stamping. This is the POET SCOUT's book of poetry of the America's Wild West. <br /> Originally born in Ireland 1847-1917 Crawford joined his family in Pennsylvania U.S.A. at the age of fourteen. Injured in the final days of the Civil War Crawford learned to read and write while he was recovering. <br /> Crawford under the influence of dime store novels headed West and pursued work as a journalist/correspondent and a scout most notably for the Black Hills Rangers and during the Great Sioux War. A rare "teetotaling" adventurer during the pioneering era of the U.S. expansion he rubbed shoulders with the likes of "Buffalo Bill Cody" and "Wild Bill Hickok" His character even managed a cameo appearance in the "Deadwood" book and T.V. series. <br /> LARIATTES: A Book of Poems and Favorite Recitations Inscribed by Captain Jack" is one of his contributions to literature showcasing his poetic talent and his ability to capture the spirit of the American frontier.<br /> Very Good condition the cover shows signs of wear and inscribed on the ffep by Crawford. "Yours Truly JW Crawford.Jack William A. Bell hardcover
20131233572013-2015 Editions Hachette - 2013-2015 - 30 volumes in-folio, cartonnages illustrées - De 39 à 46 planches selon les tomes, en couleurs - Collection complète
2556323 May 1906. On embossed War Office letterhead. ‘Scouting for Boys’ did not begin its serialized publication until January 1908 but Baden-Powell’s entry in the Oxford DNB states that it was Haldane as Secretary for War who ‘persuaded him that character training should be at the centre of any scheme of boy instruction’ following a ‘major inspection’ of the Boys’ Brigade by him as Vice-President at Glasgow in April 1904. 1p 4to. In fair condition lightly aged with slight creasing and a short closed tear to one edge. Reads: ‘Dictated. / 23rd. May 1906. / Dear General Baden-Powell / Thank you for your letter. I have seen Sir Edwad Ward about your scheme and he is to have a meeting with you. / Believe me / Yours sincerely / cyclostyled signature R. B. Haldane’. At the time of the letter Sir Edward Ward 1853-1928 was Permanent Under-Secretary at the War Office. 23 May 1906. On embossed War Office letterhead. unknown
193100MV73Battle Creek Michigan 1931. Autographed cover by Paul A. Siple 1908-1968 American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928-1930 and 1933-1935 having first gone representing the Boy Scouts of America as an Eagle Scout. Siple was also a Sea Scout. His first and third books covered these adventures. Siple and Charles F. Passel developed the wind-chill factor. From 1963-66 he served as the first U.S. Scientific Attache to Australia and New Zealand. Antarctic features Siple Coast and Siple Island were named in his honor. VERY ATTRACTIVE 1931 special cover Battle Creek Michigan Welcomes Eagle Scout Paul A. Siple. Signed by Siple. Stamp addressed but doesn't detract. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Fine. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Paperback
32 pages. Features: Photos of Churchill inspecting American mechanized squadron of the home guard; One page illustration of Lord Baden-Powell who passed away January 8th; Two pages of illustrations of badges and devices of various squadrons; Two-page illustration of America's colossal sea power; Five photos of the Blackburn 'Botha', our new general reconaissance plane; The War with Nazi Germany - article discusses the victories in North Africa; Two pages of photos relating to the fall of the Italian 'Bastion' of Bardia on January 5; Five photos of Free French forces battling at Bardia; Six photos of the trail of Italian flight from Bardia; Two-page illustration of the Bangalore Torpedo in use - it was successfully used against the barbed wire defenses of Bardia; Photo of General Smuts inspecting his South African Army in Kenya; Five photos of scenes of Greek successes; Before and after photos of Wren glories after fire attack on London; Photos of the personalities of the week include Joan Hearn-Avis, Captain H.J. Horsey, James Joyce (who died on Jan. 13th), Sir Lohn Lavery, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Alan Cunningham, Frank Bridge, Sir Henry Steele, Edward Colin Ryder Richardson, Ubaldo Soddu, William D. Leahy, and Sir Frank Spencer Spriggs; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this important wartime issue. Book
40 pages. Features: Canada Lies in the Path of a Solar Eclipse - full-length article with illustrations; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Campbell's Soup features man lifting spoon to mouth; From Japan to Hollywood - Can Eiko Taki Capture the West? - brief article with photo; Emily Sartain - Painter of Canada's Wild Flowers; Barry Corbet - B.C. Boy Scout on Mount Everest - article with photos; British Track Coach Geoffrey Dyson Sees Canada in Top Ten in the world by 1973; Fantastic full-page colour photo ad for BA gas stations features traveling family in Ford station wagon - with no seat belts in use; Douglas greeting card ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
68 pages. Features: Nice ad for the 1967 Oldsmobiles inside front cover; Gordie Howe Goes Home - How Saskatoon proudly hailed a hometown hero; I was a hospital strikebreaker - people pitched in to keep Montreal General Hospital clean during the dispute; 49 things to do and see at Expo 67; The New Morality; The New Moralists; The Mouth That Roars - behind Montreal radio talk show host Pat Burns' hot-line toughness is a man critics don't know - he really cares; The land where fear lays siege - South Africa's apartheid 'solution' traps both the black and the white; 101 Ways to escape Montreal's St. Vincent de Paul Prison; Will success spoil PEI?; Photographing wildlife; The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's program for junior sailors - article with colour photos; Fantastic colour ad for the International Harvester Travelall, pickup and Scout; Cabbage Willows camp at James Bay; Gorgeous two-page colour photo ad for the 1967 Pontiacs; Awesome two-page colour photo ad for Chevrolet's new Camaro; nice ad for Electrohome, "the only color tv engineered in Canada'; Nice Coke ad on back cover features soup and sandwich; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Coffee drop at top of front cover. A sound vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Features: William Winter cover art shows Boy Scout campfire lighting; Nice colour Internationa Truck ad inside front cover shows red semi- driving past kids; RCAF one-page recruiting ad; Nostalgic one-page black and white photo ad for Canadian General Electric radios features the model C182, C150P, C66/67 and radio phonograph; Lionel Shapiro and photographer Ken Bell return to the WWII battlefields where they served - major article with many photos, including some before and after shots; The Startling Inside Scientific Story of the fiery Aurora Borealis; Beads to Billions - The Story of the H.B.C. (Hudson's Bay Company), Part II - photo-illustrated article; Spinnaker Spinster (fiction); How to Save Your Husband's Life - famous psychologist George Lawton gives instructions to help wives avoid becoming widows; Leonard Levinson's Impossible Pictures Inc. makes cartoons for 1/3 the usual cost; A Bush Wife's Life for Me - Women in the wilds get treated like duchesses by the grizzled guys of the mining camps, but there's no movie on the corner - with photo of Red Lake country writer Freda Woodhouse washing clothes by hand; George Young - Yesterday's Hero - at 17 Canada's boy wonder, and perhaps the world's greatest swimmer ever, swam his way into a fame that tore his life to shreds - once offered a quarter million dollars for a movie contract he is now penniless - photo-illustrated article; The Wind in the Juniper (fiction); Ten ways to Save Money on Clothes; School and Me, by Ernest Buckler; The Land of Black and White - Alan Paton tells the tragic story of his land, South Africa; Small clipping from ad on page 37 affects ad on page 38; Colour Westinghouse refrigerator centrefold ad; Nice color one-page RCA Victor ad shows their Models 9-W-91, 9JY and 9EY3 phonographs and coloured records; Massey-Harris one-page ad shows European village scene with tractor; Nice colour Hudson car ad; Back cover O'Keefe's Brewing ad features J.S. Hallam illustration of boy on tricycle passing bus. Please note: Very heavy wear to covers which are loose but present and bear multiple clear archival tape patches. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this uncommon issue. Book
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Junkers being loaded with heavy freight; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover features great photo of the Flying Dreadnaught, the Sikorsky XPBS-1; Great full-page Ethyl Corporation ad with Wright Brothers theme; Excellent full-page photo portrait of Major-General Sir James H. MacBrien, a great friend of aviation who passed away 5 March 1938; Freight-Express Carriage for 1937; Nice full-page Gold Flake cigarette ad with Singapore photo; Trans-Canada Air Lines - Progress Report - article with photos including a full page containing the photos and names of 16 company pilots; Nice Kollsman Instrument ad; Nice full-page Stinson ad; Review of Air Mail Services; Great full-page photo ad for the Junkers JU 52 promotes its safe scheduled night air service; Flying Clubs review record year; Excellent two-page photo ad for the De Havilland Tiger Moth; Notable Flights of 1937; Nice full-page illustrated ad for Dunlop aeroplane tire, wheels and brakes; Aerial Leviathan emerges - article and photoss of Boeing's model 314 "South Seas Clipper" flying boat; The Fleet (Aircraft) Freighter is born - article and four photos of this new Canadian plane - followed by a great two-colour centerfold ad which includes five photos of this plane; Nice full-page ad for McLaughline Buick; Commercial Air Services in Review - Canadian Airways Ltd. and Quebec Airways Ltd.; Full-page Aeronca ad; Northwest Aviation Planning Council; Photo of Miss Mary Spearing, of Toronto, with her plane - she is Canada's only female aeroplane owner; Reviewing Licenses in Force; Photo and article about the fruitless search to find Mike Sawchyn who went messing after flying from Souris, Manitoba; Nice full-page ad for the new 1938 Cub Scout; Old Country Gossip; News from the West Coast; M.A.L.C. News; Two-colour ad for Eclipse starters inside back cover; Two-colour ad for Intava lubricants on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
191573891Cöln [Köln], Gebr. Stollwerck A.G. [ 1915]. 24 TextBll., 24 karton. Bll. mit je 6 farb. Einsteckbildern (9,5 x 5 cm). (= Stollwerck Sammel-Album No. 15 / Serie 548-571). 26,5 cm. OHLn. mit VDeckel-Illustr.
1904251900Sigourney IA: William A. Bell 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Thin 8vo in brown cloth cover title in black 84pp. Moderate rubbing at the corners and foot of the spine a bit of very shallow fraying at the top of the spine. Typical Crawford signature is on the ffep. At this writing Summer 2021 we find no other copies of this title being offered. William A. Bell hardcover
193519388Editions Jacques de Gigord sans date ( 1935 ). In-8 cartonnage éditeur de 28 pages au format 20 x 28 cm. Belle couverture, illustrée, en trichromie par Pierre Joubert. Dos toilé bleu mais insolé, ayant viré au jaune. Plats et intérieur frais, malgré le bord inférieur du 1er plat, un peu jauni. Coins avec frottis, avec apparition du carton au coin supérieur gauche du 4ème plat. Intérieur frais. Préface de Jacques Michel, illustrée de 2 dessins, puis suivie de 17 histoires muettes, illustrées en bleue par Pierre Joubert. Les histoires sont de longueur variable, allant de 3 à 14 dessins. 10 d'entre elles étaient déjà parues dans Le Scout de France en 1932-33, mais ont été plus ou moins modifiées pour l'album, et 4 étaient parues dans Scout en 1934 telles quelles. Il n'y en a donc que 3 seulement qui soient totalement nouvelles. Assez bel état général pour cette rarissime édition originale en format cartonné.
108 pages. Features: Libertarian color cover photo; Beautiful color fashion ads; A short 'educational dictionary'; Wildly colorful two-page photo fashion ad for Fire Islander; Lady Manhattan two-page ad reads 'A little girl's shirt is sexy whan a big girl wears it'; Sony/Superscope radio/cassette ad features Mrs. Claus in rocking chair; Women's Consciousness; The New Right Credo - Libertarianism - article with photos of Baruch Spinoza, Robert Heinlein, Ayn Rand, Karl Hess, Murray Rothbard and Jerome Tuccille; East Pakistan - The Wave - aftermath of a terrible cyclone; Alan and Margaret McSurely vs. the State - photo-illustrated article on these radical anti-poverty workers; Football Talent Scout Red Hickey - photo illustrated article on this man who helped bring six stars to the Dallas Cowboys; Beautiful Rose Marie Reid fashion ad; features ladies on seaside rocks; Beautiful color-photo centerfold ad for Trissi features model in white and red reclining on red pillows; Nice chiffon fashion photos; Two-page ad for The New Miami Beach; Photos of row houses in Columbia MD designed by Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
32 pages. Features: The Loneliest Man in New York - an intimate study of Frank A. Munsey by one of his former newspaper executives; Through the colored glasses of Freudism the doctor looks at Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady - and decides that Freud should be repudiated; Building Good Roads by Gasoline - income from tolls, gas tax and licenses pays for U.S. roads; America's Scattered Children - the American flag flies in Alaska and more than halfway across the Pacific on thousands of islands; 'Bad English' is a Heritage from Olden Times - much of the grammar now classed as incorrect has come down to us by word of mouth from the time of Chaucer and before; Henry Ford's Page - understanding how the public mind moves from interest to disinterest; Editorials - the defeat of Mrs. Ferguson in Texas was actually a repudiation of her husband, Jim Ferguson, corn is a huge commodity, taxes hurt the British whisky-making industry; Voyage of the Victoria - The Passage of the Strait (part 9); The Women of Mexico Awake - they claim freedom which their American sisters enjoy; Pity the Poor Baseball Scout! - he deals in human ivory; Phoning in the Woods - photo-illustrated article on phone lines serving fire-fighting Forest Rangers in Montana; Chats with Office Callers - New Yorker article explains how for three times in a row the writer attended church, only to witness the uplifting of those of another religion; Rare Americana in a Unique Setting - the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Some Vanished Towns of Kansas - cities that died before they had lived/State Capital which could not be found; Interesting tree photos inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
An genuine original manual. Hundreds of pages - almost 2 inches thick. Clean and unmarked with light wear. An excellent copy. Book
Pages 989-1014 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: Honours for the R.F.C.; The Roll of Honour; Wing Bracing and Head Resistance; The Burges Speed Scout Biplane (with scale drawings and three photos); The Royal Aero Club - Official News; Turin to London Non-Stop - with map and photo of Captain Laureati and Michael Angelo Tonzo; ; Airisms from the Four Winds; "X" Aircraft Raids; The British Air Services - appointments and promotions; Aircraft Work at the Front - Official Information; Magneto Ignition - simple explanation of the fundamentals with illustrations; The Society of British Aircraft Constructors - official notices; Side-Winds; Imports and Exports 1916-1917; Full-page illustration with text honouring Second Lieutenant J.C. Currie "for conspicuous gallantry" while acting as observer to another officer; Fantastic full-page Avro ad; Nice full-page ad with photo for Palmer Cord Tyres and Wheels; The Huns Air Service; Flight-Lieut. Curt Wolff (who replaced Baron von Richthofen as leader of Squadron 12) killed in action; Air photo of massive damage to the village of Bermericourt; Photo of the Kaiser decorating officers on the western front; Photo of Italian F.B.A. flying boat; Two photos of the first of the U.S. Navy's 'blimps'; Great full-page illustrated ad for "Triplex"safety glass for use in goggles and windshields; Personals; Great illustrated ad for the "Newhaven Coat"; and more. Bit of faint underlining to magneto article otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
Pages 137-162 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Contents: Whitehead Aircraft ad; Curtiss Aircraft ad; Intensive Aircraft Production; The Control of the Metal Trade; Aerial Activity in the West; Sopwith ad; Full-page illustration by Black of the stranded "Goeben" being bombed in the Dardanelles; Savage Hun Sentence on British Officers; The Attitude of the A.S.E.; German Dreams of Conquest; "Clouds and Rain Hindered the Work of Our Airmen"; The Italian S.V.A. Fighting Scout - article with photos and drawings; Air Fighting in Janaury; The Roll of Honour; "X" Aircraft Raids; The Raid on Paris; A Post-War Aeroplane - design by F. W. Halliwell; Photo of a British night bombing plane in France; Details of British Air Raids; Armchair Reflections by "The Dreamer"; The British Air Services - announcements and appointments; Aircraft work at the front; Personals; International Aircraft Standards; Army Club cigaratte ad on back cover; Flight Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound vintage issue. Magazine
197430408KELTER MARTIN 1974. 1. softcover. Monstrula KELTER, MARTIN paperback
88251aaf1937, gr in-8vo (22x17cm), XXX karierte Bl. mit verschiedenen Handschriften gefüllt, reich mit Farbstift u. kolorierten Tuschzeichnungen im Text illustriert und mit 12 eingeklebten s/w Fotos (6x9cm) ausgestattet, durchgehender Wasserfleck am rechten Rand (nicht störend), guter Zustand, schwarzer Pappeinband d. Z., Spuren von Aufklebern, leicht berieben, fest und guter Zustand.
19818727Editions Alain Littaye 1981. In-4 cartonnage éditeur pleine toile bleue de 94 pages au format 31,5 x 23,5 cm. Couverture muettes. Dos rond avec titre. Plats et intérieur frais. Complet de la superbe jaquette illustrée en parfait état. Photographie de Pierre Joubert en frontispice. Textes de Dominique Mauriès. Recueil de superbes illustrations de Pierre Joubert, en noir, en couleurs, dont de nombreuses en double page. Contient des illustrations inédites. Tirage sur couché. Rare édition originale et en état proche du neuf. Exemplaire enrichi d'une belle dédicace autographe signée et datée de l'éditeur, Alain Littaye.
