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Maxwell, WH W H
Life of His Grace the Duke of Wellington: Vol. I-III
London: A.H Baily & Co. 1839. First edition complete 3-volume set. Half leather bound with marbled paper sides endpapers and pageblock. Spine with 5 raised bands gilt lettering and decorations and title pieces. The boardcovers reflect flaws commensurate with the shelf life and handling of volumes of this age; bumped corners worn leather and some small tears and creasing. Vol.III front board is almost detached from the spine but still present. Each volume features 2 bookplates; the first a small circular plate depicts a kneeling camel beneath a Latin inscription; the second depicts an arm sheathed in armour holding three ears of corn beneath a Latin inscription. This bookplate owner is identified as Henry M Ryland. . First Edition. leather. Very Good. Used. A.H Baily & Co. Hardcover
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Clay, John
John Masters: A Regimented Life
London: Michael Joseph 1992. Hardcover first edition with unclipped dust jacket in Mylar. Jacket is sunned at spine and there are dappled markings between jacket and mylar. Page block head and upper page edges are slightly tanned. No other notable flaws very clean throughout. AD. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Michael Joseph Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 534065 ISBN : 0718129458 9780718129453
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Koichi Tohei (master teacher 8th dan))
Aikido. The Arts of Self Defense. written by Tohei and supervised by Morihei
Touto Shobon 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/good . Oblong 12mo. pp.108 frontis portrait Morihei Ueshiba black & white photographs. "Koichi Tohei was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido but commonly known as Ki-Aikido".-wikipedia. Touto Shobon hardcover
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Mitchell, Hannah and Mitchell, Geoffrey (editor)
The Hard Way Up : Autobiography of Hannah Mitchell Suffragette and Rebel
London: Faber & Faber 1968. Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps. Front end paper missing. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with very slightly tape-marked boards dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 260pp. Born in 1871 in Alport Dale in Derbyshire Hannah Maria Webster left home for good in 1885 walking the seven miles to Glossop. She eventually became a Manchester City Councillor and Magistrate and played a very active role in Socialism and as a suffragette. The editor is her grandson. First Edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good -/No Jacket. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. Faber & Faber Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 026946
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Emerson, Bennett
Trapper's Bride; or Spirit of Adventure
Cincinnati: U. P. James 1860. Slight musty odor moisture and age worn majority of pages uncut else textblock clean and tight; Original Wraps moderate age soiling and wear. 154pp. BAL 1053. First Edition. Original Printed Wraps. Good. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. U. P. James Paperback
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Backhouse, E; Bland, J O P
China Under the Empress Dowager Being the History of the Life and Times of TzU Hsi Compiled from State Papers and the Private Diary of the Comptroller of Her Household
London: William Heinemann 1914. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. 'New and revised cheaper edition' 1914. Xxvi 322 pp. Includes map of Peking. Boards and spine are marked and slightly faded. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped and worn. Lower edges are nicked. Page block and pages are marked and tanned. Penned dedication on FEP. Closed tears on rear pastedown hinge. Minor bumps and creases on some pages. Plate between pages 16 and 17 is creased and nicked. Contents are clear throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Good. Used. William Heinemann Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 483316
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Bentley, Elizabeth
Out of Bondage
London: Rupert Hart-Davis. Good in Good dust jacket. 1952. First British Edition. Hardcover. 256 pages. "Author returned to America in 1934 after a year of studies in Italy haunted by the possibility of a Fascist regime rising in her homeland. Befriended by a communist she became one herself. Later her horrified realisation of the true nature of her Russian masters led her to contact the F.B.I. and spy for them while still working for the Soviets." - dust jacket. Bentley's story was serialized in McCall's magazine in 1951. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper otherwise book unmarked with moderate external wear and soiling. Binding tight. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. SEIDMAN B170 HAZLITT p.43 CONSTANTINIDES p.79.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Biography Communist Party Conversion Elizabeth Bentley Communism NKVD N.K.V.D. Double-Agent FBI Red Scare Russia Soviet Union . Rupert Hart-Davis hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 326H3430
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West, Edward
Homesteading: Two Prairie Seasons
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1918. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 301 pages. Index. Thirty-two fascinating black and white photos. "I have tried to picture from actual experience something of the life in its early stages of the settler on the Canadian prairie." - page 5. Author spent two years on a homestead north of Radisson Saskatchewan prior to the outbreak of WWI. Faint pencil erasure atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked with somewhat above-average wear to publisher's tan cloth-covered boards. Narrow opening in binding at page 16. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating account. PEEL 2e 2649 ARTIBISE 619. T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 463H4144
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Ellis, Thomas James
"The Greater Life With God" and "Life's Other Side"
Chesterville Ontario: Self-Published 1930. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 34 65 pages. Illustrated covers. 19 x 14 cm. Author was born in 1883 in Dundas County Ontario and raised on a farm in Grenville County Ontario. He grew to become a poet and evangelist with a strong interest in harness racing. Above-average wear and soiling with moisture staining to top edge of all pages. Considerable writing upon first blank leaf. A rough but worthy reading copy of this interesting and uncommon early Ontario life story. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 464H4438
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Garrioch, Rev AC [1848-1934] A C
A Hatchet Mark in Duplicate
Toronto: The Ryerson Press. Good. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. iv-vii 1 2-282 p. 19.5 cm. Memoirs of an Anglican missionary at Fort Vermillion and Dunvegan in the Peace River district of Northern Alberta 1876-1891. Tight and square. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Foxing to fore-edge less-so on bottom edge. Moderate wear to publisher's fire engine red cloth lettered in black. No dust jacket. A sound copy. Wallace p.80 Peel 2e 3135 Wetherell 9-26.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; A.C. Garrioch Fort Vermillion Dunvegan Anglican Missionaries - Alberta Church-Building translating Native Peoples Peace River District . The Ryerson Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 452H4362
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Olivia
Olivia
New York: William Sloane 1949. Hardcover. Good condition. Signed and dedicated by the author to Roger Senhouse on half-title page. Letter on headed notepaper dated 26.1.50 is laid in between pages 64 and 65. Penned notes by Roger Senhouse on FEP. Dust jacket is protected with a clear plastic wrapper. Jacket is rather worn and rubbed and is a little grubby. Jacket spine head is torn away. Tear and abrasion on jacket spine foot. Jacket leading corners are very worn. Boards are a little worn and rubbed. Hardcover spine ends and leading corners are worn and rubbed. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. One or two very small marks on page block. Minor pencilled marginalia probably by Roger Stenhouse at several points. Binding is sound and the text is clear. AF. Signed and Dedicated By Author. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used. William Sloane Hardcover
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Edmund Lodge
PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN WITH BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THEIR LIVES AND ACTIONS - 12 VOL. SET COMPLETE
Boston: Dana Estes and Co. 1902. Edition Manifique. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 volumes one of 26 Edition Manifique this one with the letter B bound especially for H. T. Goodwin. Octavo 233 x 155 mm. Full deep blue crushed morocco with gilt spine titles 5 raised bands gilt spine titles. Turn-ins gilt ruled with decorative corners also the interiors of the boards are done with a central vellum panel decorated in a design of red orange and green with gilt borders and floral motifs. Silk endpapers. This "Edition Magnifique" has a hand-painted title pg of colored paints on papyrus with the information that it was "bound especially for H. T. Goodwin by Dana Estes & Company Boston 1901." The numerous B&W plates are presented in three states on india paper plain wove and japon with tissue interleves each bearing the portrait title. Condition is all 12 volumes is VERY GOOD ; the morocco is not dry or cracking is still supple and good. A number of the covers have some very faint damp-spotting though not all and there is no spotting to any of the spines. The gilt is all bright. The bindings are all tight with no incipent cracking. Vols. 8 and 12 have a tiny nick to the spine head. Text is all uniformly excellent; bright and clean with no foxing or damage. A few blank end pgs may have some very minor foxing. Bio. Fine Bindings. RGR. Dana Estes and Co. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 31304
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Reginald, 12th Earl of Meath
Memories of the Nineteenth Century
London: John Murray 1923. Stamp 'The Library of the Homes of S Barnabas' on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. Very clean very tight slightly foxed pages with unmarked boards rubbing to spine ends browned foxed page edges and bumping to lower front corner. 354pp. Autobiography of a diplomat born in London in 1841. A fascinating account of life in the 19th century and his many travels abroad. Illustrated with period photographs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. John Murray Hardcover
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Allen, Lyman Whitney
An Epic Trilogy 3 Volumes : Vol I - George Washington ; Vol II - Robert E Lee ; Vol III - Abraham Lincoln Limited Edition Signed By Author
New York: Thornton W. Allen Co. 1929. Volume I is No 6 of 500 first and autographed editions signed and inscribed by the author. The inscription reads ' For the mother of our dear little daughter Mrs Arthur Guy with sincere appreciation and best wishes' No other marks. No creasing to covers or to spines. Three very clean very tight copies with very slightly faded very slightly foxed unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Grey cloth corners and spines on blue stiff card boards with quality paper untrimmed on two edges. Volume II of identical format and condition is the fifth trilogy edition. Total of 603pp. Epic poems of the lives of US Presidents George Washington The Commander-in-Chief and Abraham Lincoln The Emancipator and of US Confederate General Robert E Lee The Gray Cavalier. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 7.75 x 5.25 x 2.75 Inches. Thornton W. Allen Co. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 018025
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Ludecke, Kurt GW G W
I Knew Hitler: The Story of a Nazi Who Escaped The Blood Purge
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1937. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv 2 814pp. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "His revelations regarding the rulers of the Third Reich are by a wide margin the most remarkable which have thus far appeared in print. At once a breathless story of adventure and a political document of prime importance." - N.Y Herald Tribune. Narrow opening in binding after half-title page. Soiling to front free endpaper. Above-average but not excessive wear. Includes replica dust jacket. Copyright page states 1937 while title page states 1938. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper are dated 1937 thus we believe this to be a first American edition copy. KEHR & LANGMAID 1109 PHILLIPS p.179. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
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Heiden, Konrad
Hitler: A Biography
London: Constable & Co Ltd. Good. 1936. First English Edition. Hardcover. viii 416 pages. Heiden "has drawn on a large quantity of information obtained over a period of 15 years from the men closest to Hitler besides the confidential records of the authorities in Munich and Berlin and a mass of pamphlets books and obscure newspapers stored in public libraries and archives. It can safely be said that this is the most authoritative account of Hitler's life that has reached the public." - from dust jacket not included. Contents clean and unmarked with mild age-toning. Average wear to original brown cloth lettered orange on spine. Binding intact. Includes replica dust jacket copied from a heavily-worn original. Bibliographic References: Kehr and Langmaid 671 Madden pp 68.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Adolph Hitler Biography Nazi Germany History Fuehrer Schicklgruber Genealogy . Constable & Co Ltd hardcover
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Lawson, Jack
The Man in the Cap: The Life of Herbert Smith
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1941. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix 3 263 pp. Index. Complete with eight black and white photographic plates. "No one who wants to understand England as it is today can afford not to read this book. It is the story of what happened to one-half of the British people - the half that now generally speaking votes Labour - in the long dark tunnel between the rather confused half-light into which it is emerging today and the green land far away inhabited by our eighteenth- and seventeenth-century ancestors." - Arthur Bryant in 1947. Heavily-worn with usual library markings. Reading copy only. Methuen & Co. Ltd. Hardcover
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Ballard, Bettina
In My Fashion: An Intimate Memoir About the People Places and Events That Make Up the World of High Fashion
New York: David McKay Company Inc. 1960. Book. Illus. by Gruau. Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages. "In an entertaining personal manner Ballard re-creates the world she moved into as Vogue's editor in Paris in the 1930's. With her the reader learns about the lives of the women who set the pace for elegance that the great couturiers matched with their creations. Here are the first-hand behind-the-scenes descriptions of the fascinating ways in which the creations of famous design houses are presented to the public stories of the adventures involved in fashion editing the personal histories of famous artists photographers mannequins and best-dressed women on two continents." - from dust jacket not included. Contents clean and unmarked. Stamp-sized beige mark on front free endpaper where sticker removed. Minor moisture exposure to bottom edge of last few leaves and back fixed endpaper. Includes replica dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound third printing copy of this fascinating historical fashion memoir. David McKay Company Inc. Hardcover
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H A LEAPHART
1907 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN OVER ACHIEVING NAVAL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMAN ONLY TO DIE ONE MONTH AFTER GRADUATION
ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND MD USA US NAVAL ACADEMY. Good. 1907. On offer is a super original 1907 manuscript diary handwritten by Annapolis Maryland Naval Academy student H. A. Leaphart who wrote of his studies drills classes and daily life from January through June 6th. Casual research reveals that Midshipman Leaphart died one month later at home in Missouri. As the obituary below makes clear Leaphart's diary is a record of his formidable academic improvement in achieving 13th in his class. Please see the obituary that follows. A native of Brookfield Missouri his father C.H. Leaphart a railroad engineer at times H.A. writes a line often full entries detailing fire and steam drills sword exercise dancing math and the manner of daily life amongst the other plebes and midshipmen. The 2 days to a page 2¾ x 5¾ inch leather diary about 80% full has some marks on covers some discoloration spine cracked at front pages of book but pages are intact. Overall G. OBIT. KANSAS CITY STAR: July 5. Midshipman H. A. Leapheart who died while at his home in Brookfield Mo. was a member of the last year third class at Annapolis and had just taken the examination for promotion into the second class for the coming year. Reports of the June examinations which have just reached the department from Rear Admiral Sands superintendent of the Naval academy show that on the examination Leapheart made a notable record jumping over the heads of a number of his fellow classmen and reaching thirteenth place on the list. The reports show that Leapheart by the examination was advanced several numbers which makes for him a most creditable record considering that the class number 187 at present.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF H. A. LEAPHART ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND NAVAL CADET NAVAL ACADEMY BROOKFIELD MISSOURI MARINE MARINER PLEBE MIDSHIPMAN NAVAL TRAINING USN UNITED STATES NAVY BRIGADE OF MIDSHIPMEN MARINE CORPS COLOR PARADE COMMISSIONING WEEK AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover
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EB WILHELM E B
1927 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A MICHIGAN MASTER OF MAGIC
FRANKLIN MICHIGAN MI. Good. 1927. On offer is an original super 1927 manuscript diary used as a notebook handwritten by popular Franklin Michigan magician E.B. Wilhelm. Using a large page a day book by "Dodge Reports - Yearbook" for 1927 not as a diary but more of a catch-all wherein he details many technical matters of his performances and acts including running orders load notes prop lists stage blocking scripting secret codes jokes poetry and more. Historians researchers and collectors of the Magician's trade will find insight into Wilhelm's life personality passion and his particular stage styling as there are a number of multi page entries where he describes his routines his 'patter' plans for his performances and many of the magic effects from beginning to end. The 8.5 x 5.5 inch book has a broken spine; some pages excised from the back and is about one third full but overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF E.B. WILHELM MAGICIAN FRANKLIN MICHIGAN MAGIC PRESTIDIGITATION ILLUSIONIST MENTALIST SLEIGHT OF HAND CARD TRICKS OCCULT HIGHER POWERS SUPERNATURAL AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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NELLIE GARDNER
1882 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING SIMPLE WESTERN NEW YORK FARM GIRL
BARRINGTON YATES COUNTY WESTERN NEW YORK. Good. 1882. On offer is a charming original 1882 manuscript diary handwritten by Nellie Gardner b. 1866 thusly 15/16 years old at the writing of Barrington in Yates County New York. A lovely simple girl who is living a near idyllic life of family friends but no little amount of work or chores for anyone living on a farm. Here are some snippets: "Ma has the headache. I wash. Dora Willie go to school. All go down to Frank Bellis for a variety wedding. Ma finishes her dress and goes to Warsaw to the Missionary meeting. I begin my calico dress. Uncle Lawrence Ed Viola I all go down to Dundee." The 5 x 3½ inch book has about 130 or so entries and save for some general ageing is overall G.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NELLIE GARDNER PENN YANN DUNDEE NEW YORK BARRINGTON HISTORY GROUP DUNDEE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY YATES COUNTY FINGER LAKES AREA SOUTH OF ROCHESTER WESTERN NEW YORK GENDER STUDIES YOUNG GIRLS LIVING ON A FARM AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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AC MATHEWSON A C
1843 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A GOLD AND SILVER DEALER FROM RHODE ISLAND TRYING TO MAKE SALES IN MOBILE TO NO AVAIL
MOBILE ALABAMA AL 1843. On offer is an interesting original manuscript relic of North-South trade being an 1843 handwritten letter dated Mobile Alabama as field representative A.C. Mathewson writes his head office of jewellers Mathewson Allen and Co. of Rhode Island. Addresses to the company his correspondent was likely his relation Nathan Fuller Mathewson born: 7 Sep 1814 Warren RI Marriage: Susan Green Wightman about 1840 in Providence RI Died: 27 May 1901 Jeweler and partner from circa 1835 to 1848 with Bradford Allen in Providence RI as MATHEWSON & ALLEN listed in the 1836 city directory with a shop on the corner of Pine and Rhodes Streets regarding the state of his gold and silver trade dealings. He reports he has had almost no business in Mobile but frequently mentions he expects better in New Orleans. He also notes business dealings between Rhode Island New York and Charleston South Carolina too. Some small loss from opening at the seal and a mouse has done some nibbling. Overall G. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown
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FRANCIS G CAFFEY
1903 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF TYPED AND MANUSCRIPT LETTERS 17 WRITTEN BY A NATIVE SON OF ALABAMA LIEUTENANT COLONEL DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR NEW YORK CITY LAWYER AND ONE DAY UNITED STATES FEDERAL JUDGE
NEW YORK NEW YORK ALABAMA 1903. On offer is an interesting modest group of 17 letters most typed and some manuscript written by Francis G. Caffey an Alabama native a lieutenant colonel during the Spanish-American war a successful attorney and later a US federal judge. The letters dated 1903 through 1905 are for the most part legal and case matters with clients while he practised in New York but had many dealings in his home state. We note several letters are to a former CSA officer. Seventeen documents are signed and overall VG. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript. unknown
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CAPTAIN THOMAS CLARKE
1810 ORIGINAL ENIGMATIC SHIP'S LOG BOOK OF AN UNUSUAL RUSSIA AND NORWAY TO RHODE ISLAND VOYAGE
ASEA ABOARD THE NARRAGANSETT. Good. 1851. On offer is a fascinating though enigmatic and curious 1810 manuscript ship's log of Captain Thomas Clarke's return voyage from Russia and Norway to Bristol Rhode Island on the ship "Narragansett". Dated September through December 1810 in many ways this is a typical 'Age of Sail' ship's log book classically filled with daily data required of all formal logs: weather winds sail settings navigational details and entries related to observations and events on and about the ship in this interesting and unusual east to wet trans-Atlantic voyage in an early 19th Century merchant vessel however it appears the book was started mid trip and begins at sea. Curiously someone after the voyage excised very neatly every other page of the journal leaving 26 otherwise well filled pages out of 44 pages in the remaining portion of the book. The 7 x 14½ book is made of handmade blue rag paper marbled flexible covers wear to edges but interior is G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NARRAGANSETT RUSSIA TO BRISTOL RHODE ISLAND CAPTAIN THOMAS CLARKE NEW ENGLAND 19TH CENTURY TRAVEL OCEAN TRAVEL AGE OF SAIL NAVAL NAUTICAL OCEAN GOING SHIPS SEA TRADE PRE WAR OF 1812 MARINERS MARINE SAILORS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
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Langguth, AJ; Shabecoff, Philip; Zich, Arthur; Wrong, Dennis H; Crenshaw, Mary Ann; Hammel, Lisa; Hewitt, Jean A J
The New York Times Magazine August Aug 2 1970 - Cover Photos of Yukio Mishima in Samurai Poses
New York: The New York Times & Arno Press 1970. Book. Illus. by Miyazawa Eiji; Sipahioglu G.; Zich Arthur; Flora James; Richardson Bob. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 56 pages. Features: Cover photo of Japanese Renaissance Man Yukio Mishima who took his life three months later; Dear Prince - a letter to Norodom Prince Sihanouk on the situation in his native Cambodia since he moved to Peking Beijing and US troops came and went; Photo-illustrated feature article on Yukio Mishima; How to Lose the Bermuda Yacht Race from Newport RI to the Onion Patch; Beautiful color fashion ads; Portrait of a Decade - what the census shows about the turbulent 60's; Fashion photos entitled 'Cop-out Clothes; Photos of Robert T. Snyders' home in Brooklyn; Bridge article; No-Cal Cola ad on back cover says "We Ain't Got No Sugar." Above-average external wear. Crossword completed in pencil. A worthy vintage copy of this rare Mishima memento. The New York Times & Arno Press Paperback
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Katz, S; Bodsworth, F; Allen, RT; Frayne, T; Porter, M; Nicol, E; Steiner, Paul; Alverton, James; et al R T
Maclean's Canada's National Magazine March Mar. 11 1953 - Boy Rocket Scientist Jerry Gerald Bull
Montreal: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers 1953. Book. Illus. by Arbuckle Franklin cover art; Macpherson Duncan. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 64 pages. Features: Cover illustration by Franklin Arbuckle presents the rail line to Ungava's Iron; Editorial argues that Canadians need to read more of their authors; Elegant one-page colour 1953 Chrysler ad features red two-door New Yorker; The Crisis in Education - the Canadian education system is creaking toward chaos Part 1 - The Teachers; Jerry Gerald Bull - Boy Rocket Scientist - photo-illustrated article on 24-year-old Dr. Gerald V. Bull guided missile expert; The Dumbest Cluck on the Farm - fun article about raising chickens; When the Redskins took over Twiggeville short story; Montreal - A City With a Heart - Karsh photos capture the spirit of the city; The Neighbours Who Sing for Canada - The Don Wright Chorus of London Ontario - article with many photos; How the Boom Hit Seven Islands Quebec courtesy of Mining Magnate Jules Timmins - article with many photos; Interesting one-page Massey-Harris ad examines the economic impact of farmers; Handsome one-page colour ad for the 1953 De Soto Firedome V-8 maroon; Sensational 1953 Studebaker centrefold colour-photo ad features a canary yellow Starliner coupe; One-page two-colour Royal Canadian Air Force R.C.A.F. ad features photo of airman with puppy in his helmet; One-page colour ad for the 1953 Meteor car features a black on yellow car; One-page Morris Minor car ad; Nice colour one-page ad for Leonard fridges; What to do until the guests leave; Lovely colour Dofasco ad shows housewife picking peaches through her window in the middle of winter; Nice colour La-Z-Boy ad shows officeman relaxing; General Motors one-page photo ad explains how their many activities spend $350 million annually; Champion spark plugs ad features small photo of Chuck Stevenson 1952 AAA National Racing Champion; Nice colour one-page Oldsmobile ad features green 1953 Super '88' holiday coupe; Half-page RCMP recruiting ad; Colour ad for the 1953 Ford Monarch grey inside back cover; Weston's ad on back cover links with the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue. Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers Paperback
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UNIDENTIFIED
1854 ORIGINAL NAIVE MANUSCRIPT DIARY FILLED WITH THE DAILY DETAILS OF LIFE IN EAST BOSTON HANDWRITTEN BY A ELDERLY WOMAN WHO STILL REMEMBERS THAT HER FATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN 112 HAD HE LIVED
EAST BOSTON CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1854. On offer is a super naïve original 1854 East Boston manuscript diary with simple entries handwritten by an unidentified 63 year old woman who maintains a record for financial genealogical local births deaths and events and many personal remembrances. 'Jan 24 Virginia G. Walker 2 years old. 28 Mr. Lancaster died this morning. 30 The coldest morning that has been for twenty years.' Then: 'January 6 1834 my Father if living would be one hundred and 12 years old today.' 'Feb 9 My husband is 66 years old this day. Mary Anne fell and broke her collarbone.' The 5 x 3½ inch book has about 30 pages of entries some loose pages but all complete. Over G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EAST BOSTON CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON AMHERST NEW ENGLAND AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0002396
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JAMES S QUINN
1934 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A GRAND MANAN NEW BRUNSWICKER WHO REGALES HIS FRIEND WITH TALES OF WHALES AND RUM RUNNING ROCKEFELLERS
NORTH HEAD GRAND MANAN 1934. On offer is a super original 1934 letter handwritten James S. Quinn from North Head Grand Manan New Brunswick Canada. A two page letter musing on a few subjects; half a dozen whales moving among fishing boats a fisherman ran his boat onto the back of one whale while another man fired a rifle into another as well as mentioning the loss of fishing nets and gear to whales. Most interest Quinn also mentions rumour that alleges that Mr. Rockefeller and Allan Moses were using Rockefeller's island as a liquor supply for the States. Undoubtedly he is referring to John S. Rockefeller who purchased Kent Island and was the grandson of oil magnate William Rockefeller. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present with many small to medium tears along the folds. Single page handwritten on both sides approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches. On Grand Manan Watch Repair Depot letterhead. Some wrinkling general toning and fading to the piece. Overall G. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Manuscript. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0002395
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William B [Bradford] Reed
THE LIFE OF ESTHER DE BERDT AFTERWARDS ESTHER REED OF PENNSYLVANIA 1747-1780
Philadelphia: privately printed./ C.Sherman printer 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 1/4 inches high. Maroon blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering on spine. xii 336 pages. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD; Spine quite faded spine ends worn a few very small holes at top of rear spine edge previous owner's name on ffep- Mr. C. Willing Dec. 30 1853. a few spots of foxing is in the preliminary pages and also the last 4 pages otherwise text is very clean binding is tight. Biography Rare RGR Philadelphia: privately printed./ C.Sherman, printer hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7296
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Hawthorne, Julian
Hawthorne Reading: An Essay The ROWFANT CLUB
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club 1902. Original Handwritten Letter From Julian Hawthorne reading in small part "I dislike the thought of making money out of my father's genius" laid in as well as reprint of letter included with the limited edition copies. Number 5 of 140 copies of Hawthorne Reading written for and privately printed by The Rowfant Club. Frontispiece illustration drawn by Nathaniel Hawthorne's daughter Una. Gilt top edge printed on handmade paper. Very light fraying at top and bottom edge of spine and corners very small glue stain on edge of p.128 else textblock is immaculate and tight. Original slip case with light shelf wear lightly bumped spine and ligh fraying at extremities. 133p. Gilt Embossed Blue Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by B&W Frontispiece. 12mo over 6¾" 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. The Rowfant Club Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : PC446
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Margaret, Mead
New Lives For Old: Cultural Transformation - Manus 1928-53
Gollancz. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover. Good condition.Victor Gollancz1956.First UK edition-first impression.Green hardbacktwo small colour marks and dent on the edges of the spinethe front cover of the book is slightly bentgilt lettering to the spine in GC no Dj cover.Illustrated with b/w photosmap.Ex-Library book with stamps.Nice and clean pages with ink marks and dents on the outer edgessome creases and nicks on the edges of the pagestear inside the edge of the front covertwo small tears and some marks inside the first blank page of the book.The book is in good condition for its age with some shelf wear.563pp including List of plateslist of figuresgeographical and linguistic notenotes to chaptersnotes to platesappendices I to IVreferencesindex.A collectable first edition.Heavy book. Gollancz hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6752
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Livingstone, W P
Mary Slessor of Calabar - Pioneer Missionary
Hodder and Stoughton. Ninth edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover. Good condition plus.Hodder and Stoughton1917 MCMXVII.Ninth edition.Cream hardbacksome marksink marksdents and nicks on the cover and spine in GC plus no Dj cover.Illustrated with b/w photosmap.Clean pages with some ink marks and slightly tainted on the outer edgessome creasesnicks and small tear on the edges of the pagespencil marks impressions and previous owner's name and date 1917 written inside the front endpaper.The book is in good condition for its age with some shelf wear.347pp including List of illustrations. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6798
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Daniels, G W
George Unwin : A Memorial Lecture
Manchester: Manchester University Press 1926. Foxing to some pages. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean pages in a tight binding with well-sunned slightly marked boards spine slightly rubbed and also nicked at top and no bumping to corners. 46pp. George Unwin 1870-1925 was Professor of Commerce and Administration at the University of Manchester and a pioneer in economic and business history. His chair was the first of its kind in Britain. Tissue-guarded frontispiece photograph of Unwin. Very scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7.5 x 5 inches. Manchester University Press Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 011511
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Palgrave, Francis Turner
THE TREASURY OF SACRED SONG SELECTED FROM THE ENGLISH LYRICAL POETRY OF FOUR CENTURIES
Oxford 1892. First edition thus. Leather_bound. Near Fine condition. <p>Oxford 1892. Near Fine. Oxford; London 1892. Beautiful leather bound book with gold stamped lettering on front and spine. light shelf wear and rubbing to spine. inscription to previous owner gleaming gilt ends patterened ends with gilt. 4.5"" x 6.5"" approx. Just a wonderful book.</p> Oxford hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : R203
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Halliday, William May (WM) W M
Potlatch and Totem and the Recollections of an Indian Agent
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Fair. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 240 pages. Thirty excellent sepia-toned photographic plates. Description of life in northern Vancouver Island by a pioneer of Kingcome Valley. Part 1 The potlatch reconstruction of a typical potlatch; part 2 Recollections of an Indian agent. Interesting large newspaper clipping from 1972 laid-in describes 'The Crime of Indian-Giving - Kwakiutl fight for return of seized potlatch riches'. Heavy fading to backstrip but lettering still clearly legible. Lower right quadrant of front board faded. Short openings to top of backstrip. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Minor foxing to endpapers. Contents lightly tanned. A worthy reference copy of this informative work. Edwards & Lort 1640.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Native Peoples British Columbia Vancouver Island Alert Bay Indian Agent Government Potlatch Department of Indian Affairs Kwawkewlth Indian Agency Kwakiutl Kingcome Valley . J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 738G1656
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Ball, Alan
It's All About a Ball : An Autobiography SIGNED By AUTHOR
Alan Ball 1978. Possibly a 'pre-first edition' copy published by the author. Rear of title page states 'Printed and bound in Great Britain by UPS Blackburn Ltd Northgate Blackburn Lancs for Alan Ball'. Signed 'Best wishes Alan Ball' on half-title page. No other inscriptions or marks. Tiny crease to upper corner of rear cover none to front creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards slight marking to page edges and no bumping to corners. 191pp. Autobiography by one of England's most dynamic footballers Alan Ball was the midfielder powerhouse in England's World Cup winning team. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.25 x 5.75 inches. Alan Ball Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003702
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UNIDENTIFIED
1912-13 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT MOUNTAIN CLIMBING AND HIKING DIARY - LOG BY THE WEONA APPALACHIAN CLIMBING CLUB
New Hampshire NH Appalachians. Very Good. 1912. On offer a super mountaineering collectible being a 1912 - 1913 handwritten manuscript diary and log detailing mountain hikes in the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail and Mt. Madison. Over 30 pages of hand written description of the hikes and climbs by the members of the "Weona Club" later the Appalachian Mountain Club. Well written with detailed accounts from preperation to traveling to hiking in the Mountains encounters with people meals taken lodges and an assortment of climbing situations history of the club many other members mentioned. In very good shape.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA TRAVEL MOUNTAINEERING NEW HAMPSHIRE NH APPALACHIAN APPALACIAN CLIMBING TRAVEL .
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Thomas, Ara (Signed)
Bannock Beans and Rabbit Stew - Tales of A Pioneer
Mayerthorpe Alberta: Self-Published 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 391 pages. Author's signature upon title page. Several pages of nice photographic plates. The author born in 1903 recounts his life with considerable emphasis on his times in the wild hunting trapping and fishing. Unmarked. Tight and square with average external wear. A sound copy. Self-Published Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 123c6817
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Joseph J Kraszewski, Translated & Edited by SC de Soissons S C
MEMOIRS OF COUNTESS COSEL
New York & London: Brentano's/ Downey & Co. 1902. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. x 336 pages. Red cloth leather label with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge of text block gilt. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Condition of book is VERY GOOD; A very clean tight copy. This is an actual book produced in 1902 not a reproduction of any kind. Brentano's/ Downey & Co. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 946
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Thomas Chatterton, with bio by G Gregory
THE WORKS OF THOMAS CHATTERTON 3 VOL SET - COMPLETE
London: T. N. Longman and O. Rees 1803. First edition. Hardcover. Good . 5 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Vol 1 - clx 361 pgs. Vol 2 - 535 pgs. Vol 3 - 537 pgs plus adverts. Half red calf with marbled paper boards. gilt designs and lettering on spines. Matching marbled paper endpapers speckled edges to text block. B&W frontis' and illus. Condition of books is GOOD ; corners quite worn edges worn covers scuffed and rubbed spines have fine cracks but bindings are solid. Upper two inches of front spine hinge on Vol 2 is cracked but binding sound. Some light foxing throughout but text very clean and readable. Engraved Cornell Library bookplate on front pastedowns no other trace of library ownership. Previous owner prof Victor Lange's bookplate over Cornell plate. Biography. RGRR. T. N. Longman and O. Rees hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4665
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Schroeder-Lossing and Edward C Towne ('revised, enlarged and enriched')
The Life And Times Of Washington 4 volume set
<p>Limited autograph edition no. 42 of 50; signed by Towne in each volume. Near Fine HCs no DJs. Tan calico-grain cloth over boards with paper spine labels titles printed in black; top edges gilt; untrimmed fore and tail edges; laid paper; tissue-guarded frontispieces; 52 plates full page engravings. Bright square covers and spine; clean but for few light scuffs; 1st and 3rd volumes have few chips at spine label edges - all titles clear; tightly bound; very slight foxing on few end papers otherwise bright clean crisp interiors; many leaves unopened at fore edges in all volumes - never been read. Edward Cornelius Towne 2nd generation Transcendentalist liberal/radical editor took the Schroeder-Lossing work and amended updated expanded to create this comprehensive life of Washinton. 8vo 2032 pp; index; illustrated.</p> M. M. Belcher. Albany, NY hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6559
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Bernays, Edward L
Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of Public Relations Counsel Edward L. Bernays
New York: Simon and Schuster and T.B. Harms Company 1965. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 849 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. ".Bernays is the pioneer who did more than anyone else to establish the principles practices and ethics of public relations. Here he describes the many national movements social beliefs trends fashions and fads that have been the result of his carefully planned public relations activities. Reveals the secrets the techniques the causes and consequences of his glamorous and crucial yet little understood profession. A fascinating inside account of the men the events and the ideas that have been at the center of America's history in the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Binding sound. Average wear. A sound copy of this important work. Bibliographic references: Larson 3 Cole p.27. Simon and Schuster and T.B. Harms Company Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 237c9274
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Graves, Robert (Biography of Robert Graves)
Good-Bye to All That; an Autobiography
London: Jonathan Cape 1929 1st edition 2nd state. Hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. 448pp. Light chipping at edges 1" closed tear on dust jacket 3" dampstain on spine of dust jacket. Expurgated edition with erratum slip cancelled pages includes dedicatory epilogue to Laura Riding. Biography of Robert Graves. Locale:. Biography World War 1. Jonathan Cape Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 017894
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Lewis, Wyndham
Rude Assignment; A Narrative of My Career Up-To-Date
London: Hutchinson no date. Hardcover 231pp. Very good no dust jacket. Frontispiece photographs illustrations index. 2 illustrations of and by Wyndham Lewis have been pasted in. Previous owner's bookplate spine is lightly faded has a few spots near the bottom and the lettering is dulled. Locale:. Biography Essays Memoirs. Hutchinson Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 113343
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Multiple Contributors
Diana Krall High School Yearbook / Woodlands Junior Secondary School
Nanaimo BC Canada: Woodlands Junior Secondary School 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A treasure from the formative years of jazz diva Diana Krall. In 1980 Diana graduated from Woodlands Junior Secondary School in Nanaimo British Columbia on Vancouver Island Canada. Her photo first appears on page 19 where she is recognized on the 1978-79 Arts Honour Roll. On page 121 in the Band section appears a gorgeous head-shot of a young Diana playing the saxophone beneath which appears the caption 'Diana!'. Michelle Krall Diana's younger sister appears on page 106. Finally Diana's graduation photo and write-up appear on page 58. Beside her photo we read "Diana Piano resembles her Dad. In her spare time she eats and sleeps. Her life ambition is to replace Oscar Peterson. 'Way to go Diana!'". Diana's current global superstardom is clearly no accident! The book itself is clean tight and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this truly wonderful and inspiring item. Woodlands Junior Secondary School Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15104706
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Hargrave, John
Professor Skinner Alias Montagu Norman
London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. Ltd. 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 243 pages. Black and white photographic frontis of subject. Undated. Circa 1930s. The biography of the Governor of the Bank of England. "At last the cloak of mystery is torn away from the man who became famous overnight when he travelled to New York as "Professor Clarence Skinner" in 1932 and who by controlling the credit of the Nation has been able - in the words of the Right Hon. Reginald McKenna - to "direct the policy of Governments" and has held the "destiny of the people" in the hollow of his hands." - from dust jacket. Book clean bright and unmarked. Moderate wear and spine sunning to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124a6010
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Maurice, Sir Frederick (Ed)
The Life of General Lord Rawlinson of Trent from His Journals and Letters
London: Cassell. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Cloth. 374 pp. 17 plates foldin map. Spine ends bumped rubbed. Small dents to upper and lower edges of frotn board. Corners rubbed. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering. Red circle with blue boar's head on front boards. Gilt Trinity College School arms on front boards. Upper edge gilt. Bookplate for proficiency prize presentation from Trinity College on inside front cover. A detailed look at the life and campaigns of this senior British military commander.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Cassell hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIO0308
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Eckel, John C [and] Newton, A Edward
Prime Pickwick in Parts Census with Complete Collation Comparison and Comment
New York and London: Edgar H. Wells & Co. Inc. and Charles J. Sawyer Ltd. 1928 1928. Original Cloth. This slim volume of 91 pages is the definitive study of Dickens's novel "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club" in its serial form. Containing illustrations and an introduction by the famous bookman A. Edward Newton this copy is one of 440 numbered and signed by both Eckel Dickens' bibliographer and Newton. The present copy is number 52 . It is bound in the original pictorial green cloth mimicking the parts covers of the novel. Also present is the original onion skin wrapper which has several tears but is complete and the original box. The box is quite worn and is lacking the side panels of the pull off cover albeit cover is intact and decorated with the same illustrations that adorns the cover of the book. A very scarce piece of Pickwickiana and itself a valuable reference source. Podeschi H161. A fine copy in a good wrapper and extremely scarce though worn box. Limted/numbered/signed. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Edgar H. Wells & Co., Inc. [and] Charles J. Sawyer, Ltd. 1928 Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000373
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Nicoll, W Robertson
The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. Hardcover original cloth. Bibliography Index. Illustrated with tinted frontispiece of the first parts wrapper for Edwin Drood somewhat darkened. Original light brown cloth with gilt lettering on cover and back strip. A clean solid copy of an uncommon piece of Droodiana. Near fine/No Jacket. Podeschi H341. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000432
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Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
Alice Grand Duchess of Hesse; Princess of Great Britain and Ireland Belgravia Ship's Library
London: John Murray 1884 Book. Illus. by Engraved Portraits. Good. 1/4 Leather on Cloth Boards. First No Additional printings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red 1/4 pigskin with corner tips on red cloth boards. Faint seal of Anchor Line printed on cover and catalogue of the library of the steamship Belgravia printed on both inside covers. This is number 73 of 85 books in the ship's library. Built at Glasgow by D.& W. Henderson in 1881 she was pressed into service to India. After about 40 sailings she struck rocks at Sheep's Cove about half-a-mile inside Black Point near Saint John on May 22 1896. Four tugs couldn't budge her. Passengers and cargo were put ashore and she was auctioned off where she sat. Captain Laird opined the cause to be misreading of the compass. - Saint John Globe. The photo shows worn edges and there is a previous owner's name as well as general hand soil. A loving portrait of the princess by her sister and a most exciting provenance. A welcome gift for any collector of royalty or marine history. 415 pp. with substantial index. John Murray hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003239
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