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32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Woodrow Wilson Was Best and Worst Copy - his passion for accuracy conflicted with newspapermen who ignored serious things to ask him 'what he ate for breakfast' - part 3; Housekeeping in Our Paris Flat - how two Americans fared in the French Capital and "Got to Love Passy"; ; Never Separated a Single Family - open-door immigration specialists slander the United States Government - Rabbi Stephen Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress, urges passage of the most liberal of all the liberalizing measures - the Perlman bill; Life and Death on the Screen - A.C. Pillsbury films bacteria and pollen in action - motion pictures of flower fertilization; What's the Matter With Jim? - the story of a boy who would only work when he thought it play; Mr. Ford's Page - interesting thoughts on the forces involved with prohibition; Editorials - major criticism of the World Court and claim that in Michigan a list of Americans targetted for assassination by communists has been found; Golf - Can You Pick the Champions? - Americans will attempt to capture leading British honors - article with photos of Glenna Collett, Francis Ouimet, Macdonald Smith, Walter Hagen, Watts Gunn, Long Jim Barnes, Bobby Jones and Robert Gardner; Lincoln's Murder - Amazing Man Hunt - John Surratt and Papal Zouave accused of the crime, who leaped for liberty over a hundred-foot precipice - article with photos of John Surratt, John Wilkes Booth and Mrs. Mary Surratt; What it Costs the Chinese to Worship Their Ancestors - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Is America a Nation of Coffee-Bibbers? - Its people drink upward of forty billions of cups of this seductive beverage each year, consuming more than half of World's Production; Union of Irish and Jews in recent 'propaganda' plays - Abie's Irish Rose, Kosher Kitty Kelly; Great Writers Who Have Failed as Novelists; Seeking to Know What the Earth is Made of - the work of Professor Stjepan Mohorovicic and others; When the Broker Breaks the Law; A Dance a Week - The Lancers, a graceful square dance - first two figures, with piano sheet music (to be continued); Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis, Oregon offers course in the guardianship of a real baby; The Jolly Old Pedagogue; Back cover features illustration of and quotation by Henry Thoreau. Small chip from fore-edge of front cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
36 pages. Includes piano sheet music, lyrics and ukulele chords for these songs: Rub-A-Dub-Dub; Yesterday's Girl; Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart; I'd Have Never Found Somebody New; Whoa! Sailor; You're Walking on My Heart; I Saw My Mother's Name; A Lonely Heart Knows; When You're Lovin', You're Livin'; You Don't Have the Nerve; I'll Sign My Heart Away; The New Wears Off Too Fast; Cryin' In the Deep Blue Sea; (I've Got A) Humpty Dumpty Heart; Swing Wide Your Gate of Love. Also Includes five pages of nice black and white photos with supporting text. Unmarked with above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy of this great Country and Western collectible. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards are faded around edges and show a shadow of the title from the dust jacket as a darker color. Edge wear to price-clipped dust jacket. 136 pages. Fourth Impression.
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2010005371Stutgart, Schmetterling Verlag, 2010. -- Broschiert -- 8° 168
20102103160562Thomas Nelson 2020-10-06. Leather Bound. New. New from publisher. Multiple copies are available. Buy multiples from our store to save on shipping. Thomas Nelson hardcover
1891980T78London: J. M. Dent & Co 1891. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart ten volume set of the large paper edition of Thomas Love Peacock's works limited to one hundred copies. Complete in ten volumes. Large paper edition limited to one hundred copies of which this is number twenty-nine. With a frontispiece to each volume. A collection of works written by Thomas Love Peacock an English novelist poet and official of the East India Company. Peacock is noted for his satirical novels each with the same basic setting: characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. Edited by Richard Garnett a British scholar librarian biographer and poet who was keeper of printed books at British Museum from 1890 to 1899. This set contains: Calidore & Miscellanea 1891. Being a collection of shorter works including Calidore: A Fragment of an Unfinished Romance The Four Ages of Poetry and Horae Dramaticae I-III amongst others. Crochet Castle 1891. Peacock assembles a group of eccentrics each with a single monomaniacal obsession and derives humour and social satire from their various interactions and conversations at Crochet Hall. Gryll Grange 1891. Complete in two volumes. The author's final novel beginning with a discussion around the dinner table of Mr. Gryll in which his friend the genial gourmet the Rev. Dr. Opimian holds forth on misnomers fish and the contemporary fashion for lectures. Headlong Hall 1891. As four visitors arrive at Headlong Hall they find further guests and are lead through a series of dinners and Christmas celebrations by Squire Headlong. Maid Marian 1891. A novella set against the backdrop of medieval England focusing on themes of romance adventure and social justice. Following noble Matilda Fitzwater and her intended the Earl of Huntingdon who is embroiled in conflict with the king's authority. Melincourt 1891. Complete in two volumes. A satirical novel in which an orangutan called Sir Oran Haut-ton is put forward as a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament. The Misfortunes of Elphin 1891. A short historical romance set in sixth century Wales which recounts the adventures of the bard Taliesin the princes Elphin ap Gwythno Seithenyn ap Seithyn and King Arthur. Nightmare Abbey 1891. A novella which makes good-natured fun of contemporary literary trends. It follows the fortunes of Christopher Glowry a morose widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in the isolated family mansion Nightmare Abbey. In the original full cloth binding. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spines and board edges. The odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. With age toning and minor spotting to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed J. M. Dent & Co hardcover
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19761147408In Aedibus Poltroni 1976. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. The cover is slightly tanned. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. In Aedibus Poltroni unknown
1831819F10London: T. Hookham 1831 . First edition. Disbound. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A smart first edition of Thomas Love Peacock's satirical 1831 Gothic novel. The first edition of this humorous and satirical Gothic novel from Thomas Love Peacock with page 154 numbered 54 as called for.Peacock's sixth novel in the work the author gathers a group of eccentrics in the titular castle deriving humour and social satire from their various interactions and conversations.Bound without the preliminary advertisement leaf and half title.The first edition of one of the best known work of this nineteenth century novelist a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley. In a contemporary cloth binding. Small losses of cloth to back strip head and tail and joints. Front joint starting with board slightly tender. Internally firmly bound. Light handling marks to preliminary leaves. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Good T. Hookham unknown
A9781107030725Hardback. New. Thomas Love Peacock's sixth novel Crotchet Castle 1831 is full of the humour and social satire for which Peacock is so highly regarded. This comprehensive scholarly edition the first for more than forty years includes a full introduction annotations and other essential textual and scholarly apparatus. hardcover
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1861757P53London: Parker Son and Bourn 1861. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of Thomas Love Peacock's final novel a witty work that had originally been serialised. The scarce publisher's adverts are present. The first edition of this work.Peacock's final novel originally serialised in 'Fraser's Magazine' in 1860.A witty and urbane novel starting off at an eccentrically attended house party at Gryll Grange.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'.Four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Library label to the front pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities resulting in a little loss to the spine and a little lifting to the spine. Light marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of cockling to the boards. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Library label to the front pastedown. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots and handling marks. Closed tear to page iii-vi Good Parker, Son, and Bourn hardcover
18611104140197Parker Son & Bourn 1861-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover no DJ. 1861. First edition in earliest binding green cloth with Publisher name on spine. Previous owner's bookplate on end paper pages are unmarked. Edges of pages show some foxing. Binding is tight front hinge is cracked. Covers show light edge wear lightly bumped corners. Spine is taped at head.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Parker, Son & Bourn hardcover
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448998MacMillan & Co. Hardcover. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Please see photos. MacMillan & Co. hardcover
192330KC7TFM0TDent 1923. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Dent hardcover
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193929294HBDJ 1939 1st edition Early Reprint SMALL EMBOSSED RED CLOTHhardback WITH GOLD GILT ON SPINE Cover . very good condition in a very good dust jacket with a bit of spine darkening Back of DJ says few of 500 Authors EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc. hardcover
196530020HBDJ 1965 1st edition Early Reprint SMALL EMBOSSED Purple CLOTH Hardback WITH GOLD GILT ON SPINE Cover FINE- condition in a very good dust jacket with a bit of spine darkening TINY CHIPS WEAR EXTREMITIES DJ Back of DJ says few of 500 Authors .VG DJ with bumping wrinkling chipping and small tears along edges and corners. Rubbing and minor general shelf wear to DJ. Discoloring to spine area. The book is in Fine- or better condition. Majority of DJ is intact and simply showing shelf wear. Stories Present a Gathering of Remarkable Guests at Country House & Each guest INDULGES HIS OWN Point of View plot of Nightmare Abbey revolves arourd the hero Scythrop Glowry's unwillingness to make up his mind which of two young women he is in love with. Headlong Hall an almost 200-year-old satire is the name of the ancestral home of the Headlongs Welsh gentry of ample means and some<br /><br /> EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY E. P. Dutton and Co. Inc. FISH ANCHOR ON DJ SPINE DENT hardcover
