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Features: The Shwebo Dacoities; The Oldest Industry in England; The Doctor's Escape; Travel and Adventure on the 'Roof' of the World - II; The "Freshmen's Banquet"; On the High Seas - I; A Narrow Shave; Fortune-Tellers of Many Lands; The Secret of Hadfield House; District Life in India; "Held Up" by a Shark; A Feast of Blankets; "Black Jack"; The Man-Hunting Dogs of America; A Modern Free-Lance - I; Eventful Engagements; The Ordeal of Malek Chand; My Adventures on Suwarrow; A Modern Free-Lance II; Among Insurgents and Brigands in Crete - I; The Love of Count Erbach; Showing Him Round; On the High Seas - II; Some Fishing Experiences; A Ten-Thousand-Mile Race; The Woman in Black; Across Mexico on Horseback - I; The Gasparini Mystery; A Snake Hunt in Florida; On the High Seas - III; The Baron's Wooing; An African Slave-Market; A Modern Free-Lance - III; Among Insurgents and Brigands in Crete - II; The Tragedy of Manipur; The Last Buffalo Hunt; The New Hand at the Creek; The Sturgeon Fishers of Russia; My Two Days' Holiday - I; Our "Home from Home" in Rhodesia; The Captain's Bride; Across Mexico on Horseback - II; An Interrupted Tour; In the Service of the Sultan; Unique in the Annals of Crime; Through Arctic Seas; The Kidnapping of Eddie Brathwaite; A Village of Basket-Makers; My Two Days' Holiday - II; Some Sporting Experiences - I & II; The Chief's Bow; Across Mexico on Horseback - III; The Long Arm of Coincidence; Hunting the Great Sea-Slug; A Motor-Car Holdup; On the High Seas - IV; The "Mecca" of China; Three in a Tree; The Festival of the "Whale Guest"; The Director's Peril; Witches and Witchcraft in Brittany; On the High Seas - VI; In the Swirl of the Pentland; The "Luck" of the Lozinsky's; The Smuggler's Paradise; The Conversion of Dodge City; Untrodden Paths - II; My Adventure in Germany; A Doctor in the Bush - II; The Abduction of Eva Carson; A Motor-Car Hunting Trip; Down the River; Where Walking-Sticks Grow; The "Yellow Devil"; and more. Book
1829757P54London: Thomas Hookham 1829. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of Peacock's historical romance based on Arthurian legend one of the finest work of Arthurian literature of the Romantic period. The first edition of this work.'The Misfortunes of Elphin' is Peacock's entertaining parody of Arthurian legend a satirical historical romance.Peacock was an English novelist active during the nineteenth century. He was a close friend of Percy Shelley the friends influencing each other's works. Peacock was a satirical writer best known for 'Nightmare Abbey' and 'Crotchet Castle'.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper 'Robert Temple to his cousin .'. Prior owner's pencil note to the recto to the front endpaper.Library labels to the front pastedown. In the original paper covered boards rebacked with a cloth spine. Externally generally smart. Bumping has resulted in some loss to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. A little loss to the spine label. Spine is a touch discoloured. Light marks and rubbing to the boards. Front hinge is a little strained but remains firm rear hinge is starting but firm. Library labels to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink and pencil inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Good Thomas Hookham hardcover
1812757P60London: T. Hookham Junior 1812. Hardback. Very Good. 6.5" by 4". Various. The second edition of this charming topographical poem by Thomas Love Peacock here bound with one of his other popular poems. The second edition of this work.'The Genius of the Thames' is an ode to the River Thames; during the composition of this poem Peacock set out on a two-week expedition to trace the course of the Thames.Also bound with 'Palmyra'.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Peacock was an English novelist active during the nineteenth century. He was a close friend of Percy Shelley the friends influencing each other's works. Peacock was a satirical writer best known for 'Nightmare Abbey' and 'Crotchet Castle'.Prior owner's ink inscription to the reverse of the title page 'G. A. Robinson from his affection mother April 19th 46'. In the original paper covered boards. Externally generally smart. Light discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages ae bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the reverse of the title page. Very Good T. Hookham Junior hardcover
226 pages. Author's signature, dated 1984, upon front free endpaper. "For this his first inspirational work, foremost theologian and bestselling author Malachi Martin reaches out with a message to us all - how to survive with joy in a seemingly loveless world. In five contemporary parables, Martin introduces us to people from all walks of life who confront this loveless world and triumph through their understanding of the power of God's love." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart cover. Nice copy. Book
72 pages. Magnificent cover art from the Canadian Life Series by A.C. Valentine entitled "The Habitant". Contents: Nice colour Heinz Tomato Ketchup ad inside front cover. Hudson Motor Car Company ad for its Essex model; The Parts Pigs Play, by G.R. Stevens; Canada's Fighting Airmen - Part 3 - Billy Bishop Earns His Second Decoration, by Major George A. Drew; The Tides of Hymen, by Leslie Roberts; Letters of a Woman M.P. - humour by H.F. Gadsby; The St. Lawrence Question - Part 2 - The Dangers of Non-Co-operation - debating the deepening of the St. Lawrence, with photos; Gamblers, by Victor Lauriston; Canada in the Caribbean - our trade efforts in the West Indies, by Harwood Steele, with photos; Gurl's Garters, by Hubert Evans; Give the Girls A Hand - Canadian Women have crashed open the gate of sport, by H.H. Roxborough; Vimy V.C.'s - Another Chapter from the record of the Canadians who were awarded the Victoria Cross during the Great War, with photos of Major T.W. MacDowell, V.C., D.S.O., Lieutenant R.G. Combe, V.C.,k Private J.G. Pattison, V.C.; To Love and to Cherish - Part 4, by Constance Travers Sweatman; Nice Chrysler ad featuring the new '75' Royal Sedan; New Dodge Brothers Six car ad; Durant Motors of Canada ad for their "40" De Luxe Sedan; Strombert-Carlson Radio ad; Nice 2-colour ad for Swift's "Silverleaf" brand pure lard; Full-page Canada Dry ad with New Orleans theme; Nice Ford car photo ad promotes the concept of homes having two cars!; Nice Ovaltine ad; 10-minute Salads; Great vintage full-page ad by the Wallaceburg Brass & Iron Mfg. Co. for their Wallrich Shower and Waldorf Sink Faucet; Furniture finishing article; Business and Investments section; Great colour ad for Libby's Pork and Beans inside back cover; Very attractive colour ad for Parker Duofold DeLuxe pens. Address label upon front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Middle page loose but present. Cup ring on back cover. A worthy copy of this marvelous piece of Canadiana. Book
Five pages of photos, most in colour, of Pierre and Margaret Trudeau and their wedding; Don't Cry, There's Still Richard Hatfield - The bachelor premier of New Brunswick is young and handsome and drives a Cougar - he also has lots of money and likes discotheques (for those women upset that Pierre Trudeau is now off the market); Maggie Grant; Gorgeous fashion photos of Scrunchable Hats; CBC's International Shortwave Radio Service in Sackville, New Brunswick; The Great Jim Stillwagon Steal - Green Bay Packers fumble, Toronto Argonauts recover, and Canadian football (CFL) comes up with the finest young lineman in America; William Ready brings the Bertrand Russell Papers - more than 200,000 books, letters, photos, manuscripts and love letters - to Hamilton, Ontario's McMaster University; Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
108 pages. Features: Rex Woods cover illustration of the Royal 22nd Regiment in Quebec City; Nice colour ad for International Trucks shows them at work in a growing baby-boomer subdivision; Colour-photo ad for GE kitchen mixers in '3 Festive Colours'; Duplessis is Not Unbeatable; Colour photo ad for Hoover Vacuums features lady in heels, dress and apron happily cleaning her home; One-page colour ad for Dodge features Dodge Mayfair Hardtop with push-button transmission; Who Really Owns Canada? - great article by Peter C. Newman explains how outsiders own most of our oil, mining, pulp and other biggest industries; How Man Will Conquer Mars - the detailed story, complete with timetable, of how the first Mars journey may be carried out - with nine illustrations, eight in colour, by Chesley Bonestell (not in Schuetz); I Married a Count - Catherine Cziraky explains how she married Hungarian Count Laszlo Cziraky; You Don't Have to Panic Over Rabies; The B.C. Coast - with large colour night photo of the intersection of Georgia and Granville in Vancouver; One-page photo of logger (faller) beside gigantic cedars he has taken down on the west coast of Vancouver Island; The Most Baffling Show on Television - Holiday Ranch is Canada's most popular show; You Really Run by Electricity - the electrical system of the human body is so ingenious that it makes man's inventions seem like clumsy toys; The Secret of Stolen Love Letters; I Cry at the Movies; Classy one-page colour-photo ad for the Remington 60 de luxe Auto-Home electric shaver shows it at work at home and in a car; Nice 2/3-page colour ad for Tappan electric and gas ranges; Fancy half-page ad for Allied Van Lines in bright orange; One-page colour ad for Chevrolet features six of their station wagons for 1956; Classy colour-photo one-page ad for Leonard appliances features glamorous photo of Anne Leonard; Heinz baby food colour-photo ad features mother breastfeeding; Nice 2/3-page colour ad for Maxwell House coffee features smiling lady and card game; Classy one-page colour ad for the (yellow) 1956 Chrysler Windsor Newport; Trans-Canada Air Lines ad; Colour Molson's Export ad features smiling newspaper man at quitting time; Half-page Olsonite ad features open toilet seat which eerily resembles a crocodile waiting to snap someone's backside!; One-page colour ad for Ford 225 HP V-8 cars (battling a big truck on the highway); 3/4-page photo ad for Electrohome Fans, of Kitchener, Ontario; Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank colour-photo ad features funky family checking into Motel; Classic colour O'Keefe's Ale ad features lumberman with peavey jumping over floating logs outside mill; Colour ad features five of the 1956 car models made by Packard - Clipper - Studebaker; R.O.T.P. (Regular Officer Training Plan) ad features smiling young man; Labatt's ad features photo of Arthur G. Turner of Toronto delivering ice(?); Nice colour GWG ad inside back cover features lineman climbing utility pole; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad shows four scenes; and more. Unmarked with average wear and external soiling. A sound vintage copy of this stellar issue. Book
Pages 354-440 plus 24 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The Bullet-proof Scotchman - an adventure of John Mundell in the Pampas of Uruguay; ; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part I - wonderful photos in China; An Exciting Trading Trip - efforts to trade with a warlike tribe in East Africa; Some Strange WWI Escapes from Germany - part II; Interesting photo and short article of Dog Rib Indians in Canada receiving their annual grant of one pound, as well as presents, from the Canadian government; Among the Wild Tribes of Darien - exploring the native tribes of Panama - with great photos; Stories of the War - Thirty Hours in No Man's Land - in WWI an Australian trooper on the Western Front is wounded and must make his way back to his own lines; Siringa's Last Battle - a native boy helps in one of the first fights in German East Africa, A Week in a Lens Dungeon - McLean and Ebbs of the 87th Canadian Battalion hid in a cellar for a week before making their way back to their lines; Miraculous Escapes from Sunken Submarines; An Adventurous Hunt After Man-eating Crocodiles - in Victoria Nyanza; The Mountain Warriors of France - excellent photos; The Zulu Love Medicine - part II of what happend when Zulus killed an Englishman to use his body for love medicine; Wonders of Northern Syria - article with many great photos of architectural remains; Carter's Exoneration - a stirring story of the Australian Mounted Police. Great multi-page advertising feature on the Waterproof Products Corporation. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages, including several pages of great photos of the boys in color and black and white. Includes lyrics, chords and piano sheet music for these songs: All The Way Down; Feel On Baby; It Must Be Hell; Pretty Beat Up; She Was Hot; Tie You Up (The Pain of Love); Too Much Blood; Too Tough; Undercover (Of The Night); Wanna Hold You. Contents very clean, bright and unmarked. Moderate wear to color-illustrated covers. A nice copy of this great Stones memento. Book
2004SONG0198208154OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2004-04-08. 1. hardcover. Used: Good. 9.72x0.81x6.18. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
2004DADAX0198208154OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2004-04-08. 1. hardcover. New. 9.72x0.81x6.18. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
1999x-1841270202Sheffield Academic Pr 1999. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 272 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.71 inches. Sheffield Academic Pr hardcover
2027679like new. unknown
201755179Hutchinson: London 2017. First British edition & 1st printing. Hardcover. Made into a TV mini-series in 2024. THIS COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. First printing with ''1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2'' on copyright page. With the author's personal rubber ink stamps of black top hat and red Russian Orthodox church on the page facing the title page. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket as new. Hutchinson: London hardcover
1861elala1203London: Parker Son And Bourn 1861. 1861. 8vo. pp. viii 316. woodcut ornaments & initials. 19th century half roan spine & corners bit rubbed some light marginal foxing. First Edition. First published in Frasers Magazine Peacocks Gryll Grange was lacking "the exuberant humour of his former works but the book is delightful from its stores of anecdote and erudition and unintentionally most amusing through the authors inveterate prejudices and pugnacious hostility to every modern invention." DNB NCBEL III 702. 1st Edition. London: Parker, Son, And Bourn, 1861. unknown
1980150594N.p.: N.p. 1980. Seven vintage matte-finish borderless reference photographs from the 1980 French hardcore film.<br /> <br /> A man injured in a brawl with his lover's husband is taken to an erotic clinic. <br /> <br /> 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Bier 318. N.p. unknown
1980150594N.p.: N.p. 1980. Collection of seven vintage matte-finish borderless reference photographs from the 1980 French hardcore film.<br/><br/>A man injured in a brawl with his lover's husband is taken to an erotic clinic. <br/><br/>5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Bier p. 187. N.p. unknown books
1981155773N.p.: N.p. 1981. Collection of eleven vintage borderless matte-finish reference photographs from the 1981 French hardcore film. <br /> <br /> Noted French adult film director Alain Payet worked under a variety of pseudonyms including John Pardaillan John and Frederick Brasil Amor James Gardner and Alain Garnier. Payet was best known for his boundary-pushing casting practices in films such as "Les Aventures érotiques de Lili pute" and "Les Gourmandes du sexe" and often worked with amateur actors throughout his career.<br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Bier p. 795. N.p. unknown
1960150600N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage borderless photograph of The Beach Boys posing in front of the Eiffel Tower on what appears to have been a very foggy day circa 1960s. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a short diagonal tear to the the bottom right corner repaired with paper tape on the verso. N.p. unknown books
1652234901London: printed by E.G. for J. Rothwell at Sun and Fountain in Paul's Church-yard 1652. Second edition after the first of the same year. Engraved frontispiece portrait by T. Cross. 6 217 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. 19th-century quarter calf and boards. Binding worn and scuffed upper cover detached; ex-library with bookplate on front pastedown; 19th-century inscriptions on flyleaf and an early owner' signature on the title page: "Ann Clarke. Second edition after the first of the same year. Engraved frontispiece portrait by T. Cross. 6 217 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The last sermons of this Welsh presbyterian minister who was executed in 1651 for treason and plotting to restore the Stuart monarchy. Wing 2nd ed. L3156 printed by E.G. for J. Rothwell, at Sun and Fountain in Paul's Church-yard unknown books
1926022877N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 446 pages frontis illustrations minor chipping to jacket edges. Very difficult to find in the first printing with the jacket. "Six-Guns 1366 "Probably the most reliable book written about Jesse James to that date." Howes L 521 Rader 2253. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
2001373387Oxford : Clarendon 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 2 volumes. Subjects: Peacock Thomas Love 1785-1866. Novelists English 19th century ; Correspondence. Genre: History. Language: English. Oxford : Clarendon hardcover
1731223283London: Printed for A Bettesworth and C. Hitch . and W. Innys 1731. The Fourth Edition. Diagrams. xx 196 16 4 36 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf red leather spine label. Boards missing else clean. The Fourth Edition. Diagrams. xx 196 16 4 36 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed for A Bettesworth and C. Hitch ... and W. Innys unknown books
192624594LEMERRE 1926 1 Paris, Carteret, 1926, 1 volume in-8, en feuilles sous chemise rempliée titrée sous chemise et étui jaune titré, 432 pages.
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