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Levering, Robert W
HORROR TREK : A True Story of Bataan the Death March and Three and One Half Years in Japanese Prison Camps
Horstman Printing Co. 1948. 233pp. Blue cloth hardback with gold type DJ has slight rubbing and wear at spine ends a one and a half inch tear and light creasing along front top edge and a short tear and slight rubbing at the corner tip inscribed in ink "For my friend Pearsce Wright/ Yours in Symposiarch"and signed by author on front end page b&w photos appendix illustrated with photographs smuggled out of Japan with letters and verse composed by men who were there. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Horstman Printing Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w190126321
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Keller, Helen
OUT OF THE DARK
Doubleday Page & Co. 1913. 282pp. Small navy blue cloth hardback gold lettering on spine and front cover 1913 printed on title page minor rubbing at corner tips and spine ends frontispiece photo of author First Edition no names or markings in text a few tiny light brown foxing spots on outer page edges Uncollected magazine articles and addresses by Helen Keller Becoming a socialist on women blindness and other topics of interest . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Doubleday Page & Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w190626900
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Peterson, Roger C
VALENTINO The Unforgotten
Wetzel Publishing 1937. 256pp. Dull blue hardback light rubbing along edges slight wear and small tear in upper spine edge pages have turned light brown no names or markings Biography of film star Rudolph Valentino the author worked at Hollywood Memorial Park where Valentino was interred in a crypt . Hard Cover. Good . Wetzel Publishing Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w200127678
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Mullin, Willard; Camerer, Dave
A HAND IN SPORT : Thirty-five Years with the Light Torch
A.S. Barnes and Co. 1958. 226pp. Black hardback with silver type on spine no DJ bottom corner tips of covers and pages slightly bumped The author's memoir of his many years as a sports cartoonist and illustrator . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A.S. Barnes and Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w161122384
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Molony, W O'Sullivan
PRISONERS AND CAPTIVES
MacMillan & Co. 1933. 306pp. Blue cloth hardback light rubbing at corner and spine tips no DJ tiny brown stain on outer page edge First Edition The writing of this book was to make known to the public the mental suffering undergone by civilian prisoners and prisoners of war in the concentration camps and criminal camps of Germany between the years of 1914 and 1918 . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. MacMillan & Co. Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w180224662
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Wilhelms, Don E
TO A ROCKY MOON : A Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration
University of Arizona Press 1993. 477pp. Navy blue cloth hardback with small slight waterstain on lower back spine edge DJ VG with slight waterstain on backside near lower spine edge index appendices bibliography b&w photos A geologist's history of Lunar exploration relates the site selection process where on the Moon the fieldwork should be conducted and what samples should be collected . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. University of Arizona Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w160121301 ISBN : 0816510652 9780816510658
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Buck, Pearl with Erna von Pustau
HOW IT HAPPENS : TALK ABOUT THE GERMAN PEOPLE 1914 - 1933
John Day Company 1947. 276pp black cloth gold lettering upper corner tips bumped minor wear at spine ends first edition not having any personal experience with Germany the author wondering why the German people "twice in my own generation undertook a war which spread like forest fire I found myself curious to know these people better and to find out for myself why they had thought war could be useful to them." she spent many weeks interviewing and questioning a German lady living in New York who had recently come to America to gain knowledge of the attitudes and behaviors of the German people finally concluding that humans act the same in every country and the same thinking and actions could develop anywhere . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. John Day Company Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w130114108
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Braden, Tom
EIGHT IS ENOUGH
Random House 1975. 173pp. Yellow board covers hardback book club edition white DJ minor wear around edges The humorous accounts and the frustrations of being a parent raising eight children recollections of the family life of Tom Braden and his wife Joan. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Random House Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : w130214273
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McCulley, Johnston
THE SCARLET SCOURGE
N.Y.: Chelsea House 1925. 1st edition. Spine edges rubbed light soiling else a very good copy in dust jacket missing piece at foot of spine and small piece at head 3 inch x 1 inch piece out at rear jacket with pencil markings at rear. Stock market swindler is found dead in his office and Sergeant Sam Haynes had his work cut out for him. Scarce. McCulley was the author of hundreds of stories for the pulps fifty novels numerous screenplays for film and television and the creator of the character Zorro. McCulley's Zorro character reminiscent of Baroness Orczy's Scarlet Pimpernel became his most enduring character. Aside from Zorro McCulley created many other pulp characters including Black Star The Spider The Mongoose and Thubway Tham. Many of McCulley's characters -- The Green Ghost The Thunderbolt and The Crimson Clown -- were inspirations for the masked heroes that have appeared in popular culture from McCulley's time to the present day. From the George Cloos collection of detective fiction. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book. Chelsea House
Riferimento per il libraio : 020336
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Johnson, W Bolingbroke pseud of Bishop, Morris
THE WIDENING STAIN: A Comic 1940s Mystery Set at an Ivy League Library
Binghampton: NY: The Cornell University Library Associates 1976. 1st. edition thus. This is a facsimile edition published by The Cornell University Library Associates for its members and for friends of Cornell University very low print run. Top of page edges spotted else near fine in dust jacket. A debonair English professor with a penchant for limericks turns sleuth when bodies show up in the stacks at an Ivy League library . Professor Parry was tall blond and handsome. His only flaws were his thinning hair and an uncontrollable urge to inject original limericks into every conversation. When a black -haired black-eyed professor of French whose accent was said to take on the flavor of garlic when she got excited is found dead in the college library Parry has personal reasons to look into her death. Set at a thinly disguised version of Cornell University The Widening Stain was written by a Cornell professor of romance literature later its provost who frequently contributed short humor pieces to The New Yorker Saturday Evening Post and Life. He pubished his only mystery under a pseudonym and denied at least in jest authorship. A copy of the book was found in the Cornell Library with the following limerick scribbled on the flyleaf: A cabin in northern Wisconsin / Is what I would be for the nonce in / To be rid of the pain / Of The Widening Stain / And W. Bolingbroke Johnson . But the only pain readers will suffer will come from laughing so hard their sides might split. Published in 1942 the book was an immediate hit going into several printings. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kauffer E. McKnight. Book. The Cornell University Library Associates
Riferimento per il libraio : 019743
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Peters, Ellis
A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES: A Medieval Novel of Suspense The First Brother Cadfael title
N.Y.: Morrow 1978. 1st US edition. Black cloth on brown boards with bright gold lettering at spine. Very light wear to boards with a couple of small stains page edges lightly stained else near fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny nicks at head. Dust jacket still has the price of $8.95 intact. Complete number line starting with 1 and states First Edition as well. The 1st Cadfael novel and a rather important cornerstone in mystery fiction as it is the real beginning of the current "Historical Mystery" publishing phenomenon. A scarce title. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Morrow Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 004630 ISBN : 0708906591 9780708906590
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Benjamin, Lewis Saul [Lewis Melville]
William Makepeace Thackeray
Scholarly Press . Hardcover. Near Fine. Circa 1968. Complete in two volumes. Cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Bibliography. Still sealed in shrink-wrap. Uncommon. <br/> <br/> Scholarly Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 012492
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Weaver, Randy; Weaver, Sara
The Federal Siege at Ruby Ridge: In Our Own Words
Marion MT: Ruby Ridge Inc. 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. Second printing. Trade paperback. xviii 174 pages. Bibliography. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author. A clean attractive copy. <br/> <br/> Ruby Ridge, Inc. paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 012485 ISBN : 0966433408 9780966433401
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Raymond, E T
The Man of Promise Lord Rosebery: A Critical Study
T. Fisher Unwin 1923. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN: T. Fisher Unwin hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 2939803
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Vambery, Arminius
Sketches of Central Asia. Additional Chapters on My Travels Adventures and on the Ethnology of Central Asia
Wm. H. Allen & Co. 1868. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Large 8vo with green cloth. Gilt borders on front and back boards gilt motifs on backstrip. Gilt lettering on red panel on backstrip. Tape covering backstrip. Marbled end papers and edges. Minimal foxing on some pages. Interior is secure clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Wm. H. Allen & Co. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 2934830
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Bertrand Payne, J (editor)
Haydn's Universal Index of Biography from the Creation to the Present Time for the Use of the Statesman the Historian and the Journalist.
E. Moxon Son and Co. 1870. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Thirteenth edition. Large 8vo. 586 pp. Original textured brown cloth with embossed stamp to front large blue banner with gilt titles on spine and additional gilt lettering on spine. Moderate exterior soiling and wear spine slightly darkened with several tears along its rear edge. Specimen pages affixed to front. Secure binding. Pages clean with minimal foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1550grams ISBN: E. Moxon, Son, and Co. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3722480
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Gaskoin, C, J, B
Alcuin: His Life and His Work
C.J. Clay And Sons 1904. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN: C.J. Clay And Sons hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5973144
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Hanschmann, Alexander Bruno, and Franks, Fanny
The Kindergarten System: Its Origin and Development: As Seen in the Life of Friedrich Froebel
Swan Sonnenschein & Co 1897. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. 4to. Red cloth binding. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Wear and light tearing along backstrip. Small back hinge split. Binding is loose and cracked throughout. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: Swan Sonnenschein & Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5973181
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Thornbury, Walter
The Life of J. M. W. Turner R.A.: Founded on Letters and Papers Furnished by His Friends and Fellow-Academicians
Chatto and Windus 1876. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Medium 8vo with green boards and black backstrip. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Red speckled edges. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Minimal foxing on some pages. Interior is secure clean and clear. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: Chatto and Windus hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 2934834
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Fedotov, G P
The Collected Works of George P. Fedotov: St. Filipp Metropolitan of Moscow: Encounter With Ivan the Terrible Volume 1
Nordland Publishing Company 1978. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:0913124141 Nordland Publishing Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5788038 ISBN : 0913124141 9780913124147
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biographie et iconographie de Pierre Berge
Album Cocteau
Paris.: Gallimard. 2006. Paperback. Good. 18 cm. 369 p. Index. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. En estuche. Idioma Francés. Texte imprimé. 18-Saint-Amand-Montrond. Impr. Clerc. ill. en noir et en coul. 45. 2006. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade. Album. 1930-2017 . ISBN: 2070118088 Gallimard. paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 3558708 ISBN : 2070118088 9782070118083
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Barta, Carolyn
Bill Clements: Texan to His Toenails
Austin Texas U.S.A.: Eakin Press 1996. Possible trace of wear to dj. Burgundy boards show no wear. Short gift inscription by Bill Clements and author's signature on title page. Pages are clean & bright. Text is free from markings. All pages tight in binding. Signed by Author and Subject. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Eakin Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 211538 ISBN : 157168090x 9781571680907
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Moffat, R U
John Smith Moffat
John Murray 1921. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: John Murray hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3722576
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Rochelle, Pierre Drieu La
Secret Journal and Other Writings
Howard Fertig 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN:9780903747028 Howard Fertig hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 2939587 ISBN : 0903747022 9780903747028
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Lane, Helen R (Trans)
Present Past Past Present: A Personal Memoir by Eugene Ionesco
Calder Publications Ltd 1972. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN:0714509094 Calder Publications Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 2939349 ISBN : 0714509094 9780714509099
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Dunlap, W
Memoirs of George Fred. Cooke Esq. Late of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden Volume 1-2
Henry Colburn 1813. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Medium 8vo with blue boards and brown cloth quarter binding. Handwritten label secured to backstrip. Exterior good. Frontispiece with some transference in vol I. Interior is secure clean and clear save for some foxing. Untrimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1200grams ISBN: Henry Colburn hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5787834
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Guevara, E, C
Bolivian Diary: Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
Jonathan Cape 1968. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:022461620X Jonathan Cape hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5972809 ISBN : 022461620X 9780224616201
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Marchant, James
Dr. John Clifford C.H.: Life Letters and Reminiscences
Cassell & Company 1921. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item750grams ISBN: Cassell & Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 2940060
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Curran, Robert; Smurl, Jack; Smurl, Janet; Warren, Ed; Warren, Lorraine
The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare the Harrowing True Story of Demonic Attack and Intimidation
NY: St Martins Press 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 260PP. St Martins Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 016353 ISBN : 0312014406 9780312014407
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Merkley, E May
Our Doctor
Morrisburg ON: The Leader Publishing Company. Very Good-. 1933. Card Covers. 61 pp. Frontis. Edgewear corners rubbed. Stapled binding. Light spots to covers. The life of this famous Eastern Ontario doctor. Noted for his treatment for arthritis by the manual manipulation of the feet or hands his practice drew thousands of people to his small Ontario village in the 20's and 30's. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . The Leader Publishing Company unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : BIO2244
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Cheney, Dick & Liz Cheney
IN MY TIME A Personal and Political Memoir
Threshold Editions. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First. Hardcover. 1439176191 . Signatures of both authors on title page no inscription. Reagan Library book signing promo card laid-in. ; 6.125 X 1.8 X 9.125 inches; 565 pages; Signed by All Authors . Threshold Editions hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 67988 ISBN : 1439176191 9781439176191
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PH Sheridan P H
Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan: Complete in Two Volumes
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company. Good. 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. 986 pages in total. Black and white illustrations. Fold-out maps. Memoirs of the prominent Civil War Union General. Bright gilt lettering upon spines and front boards with large attractive gilt illustrations upon front boards. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding tight and square. Hinges intact. Bottom half of contents of both volumes bear varying evidence of past moisture exposure i.e. light waviness and mild beige discolouration. No foxing odour or stuck pages. Nice set overall.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Personal Memoirs P.H. Sheridan American united States Us Usa Civil War History Americana General Union Military . Charles L. Webster & Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 15104192a
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Talbot, Godrey; Thomas, Wynford Vaughan
Royalty Annual - Number Four 4
London: Andrew Dakers Ltd. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 128 pages. Undated. Circa 1950s "The book for authoritative and absorbing information about the British Royal Family." - from dust jacket. Lavishly illustrated in black and white. Provides personal studies of the Queen and her family many intimate glimpses of their personalities their work their homes their daily lives and many historic public engagements. Subjects include: Prince Charles's schooldays a new royal aircraft the press and the palace Princess Margaret's fashions the music of monarchs the Queen goes racing salutes of guns Her Majesty as host; Royal Family Who's Who; Sir Winston's tribute our national anthem diary of the Royal Year. 1951 photo of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in Winnipeg laid inside back board. Dust jacket rough but now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Book unmarked and in decent condition. Maroon cloth-covered boards.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; British Royalty. History . Andrew Dakers Ltd. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 151a5068
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Wolters, Syrt
The Hidden Family Upstairs : A True War Story
Canada: Springboard. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Paperback. 1895206014 . 136 pages. Author was born in Holland and during WWII was involved in the underground resistance. His family sheltered a Jewish family in their home for 2 and a half years. This work describes vividly how the war years affected the family and their hidden guests. Ends with liberation in 1945 by the Canadians. Gift greetings atop title page else clean bright and unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; WORLD WAR 1939 1945 JEWS PERSONAL NARRATIVES DUTCH HISTORY MILITARY II . Springboard paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 151a5099 ISBN : 1895206014 9781895206012
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Sheehan, William
The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard
UK: Cambridge University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521444896 . 429 pages. Index. "This the first full-length biography of E.E. Barnard tells the remarkable tale of endurance and achievement of one of the leading astronomers of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Barnard scoured the heavens endlessly leaving an astonishing legacy of observations - of planets satellites comets double stars bright and dark nebulae and globular clusters - that make him one of the greatest observers of all time." - from preliminary page. Usual library markings. Average wear. Some lean to spine. A sound working copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Immortal Fire Within: The Life and Work of Edward Emerson Barnard Astronomy United States History nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Barnard scoured the heavens endlessly leaving an astonishing legacy of observations - of planets sate . Cambridge University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 815a1607 ISBN : 0521444896 9780521444897
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Vaughan, Walter
The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne
New York: The Century Co. Good. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 388 pages. Index. Tissue-protected frontis of subject. Illustrated with photos. Describes the life of the railroad executive best-known for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway. Blue buckram hardcover library binding remains sound. Usual library markings. Average wear. A solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Life and Work of Sir William Van Horne Canadian Pacific Railroad Transcontinental Railroad Railway Canada Cornelius . The Century Co. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 815a1603
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King-Hele, Desmond
Doctor of Revolution: The Life and Genius of Erasmus Darwin
London: Faber & Faber Limited. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571107818 . 361 pages. Index. References. "Grandfather of Charles he developed the concept of biological evolution to a sophisticated level more than fifty years before publication of The Origin of Species. His far-sighted optimism and inventive flair animated that famous group of technological revolutionaries of the 1760s and 1770s which included Wedgewood Watt Boulton and Keir and in time became the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution." - from dust jacket. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Only moderate wear. Back hinge starting. A worthy reference copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; DARWIN ERASMUS 1731 1802 Medical Doctor Lunar Circle Radburn Derby Poet Zoonomia Darwinian Legacy English Scientists Grandfather of Charles he developed the concept of biological evolution to a sophisticated level more than fifty years before publicati . Faber & Faber Limited hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 815a1606 ISBN : 0571107818 9780571107810
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O'Hanlon, Betty (Signed)
Finding a Familiar Stranger
Edmonton: Plains Publishing Inc. Good. 1988. First Edition. Paperback. 0920985440 . 242 pages. Signed by author upon title page. Black and white illustrations. "In this her first work the author has managed to capture the spirit of adventure sought after by many by accomplished by few. shares a vicarious longing for adventure and travel. Indeed reading this book lifts the human spirit." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ashram World War II Two Second Married Officers Treasure Hunting Cocos Gunrunning central America Ashram Guru; Signed by Authors . Plains Publishing Inc. paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 815a1647 ISBN : 0920985440 9780920985441
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Thomas, Dave (Signed) ; Carney, Susan; Crane, Robert David
SCTV: Behind the Scenes
Canada: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771085664 . 272 pages. Signed and inscribed upon front free endpaper by Dave Thomas. A wonderful throwback to the hilarious SCTV television program. Abundantly illustrated in colour. "The ultimate SCTV book. It will be enjoyed and treasured not only by the show's many fans but also by lovers of comedy everywhere." - from dust jacket. Clean bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; COMEDIANS TELEVISION PROGRAMS BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY SCTV SEcond City Telelvsion Network Canada Television Program John Candy Andrea Martin Catherine O'Hara Martin Short Eugene Levy Joe Flaherty Rick Moranis Bill Needle; Signed by Authors . McClelland & Stewart Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 815a1696 ISBN : 0771085664 9780771085666
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Sorell, Walter
Hermann Hesse: The Man Who Sought and Found Himself Modern German Authors
Oswald Wolff 1974. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item300grams ISBN:085496049X Oswald Wolff hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3722064 ISBN : 085496049X 9780854960491
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Clark, John Willis and McKenny Hughes, Thomas
The Life and Letters of the Reverend Adam Sedgwick. Volume 1-2
Cambridge University Press 1890. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Two volumes 8vo 539 and 640 pp. Brown cloth with gilt titles and publisher stamp to spines. Both volumes have light-moderate exterior wear. Vol. 1 has a small tear through the top centre of its spine. Vol. 2 has some staining at the top of its spine. Both have library stickers on their rear covers. Vol. 1 boards and spine are detached text block remains sound and pages are clean. Vol. 2 front hinge is cracked but binding remains secure and pages are clean. Vol. 1 illustrated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2550grams ISBN: Cambridge University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3721605
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Sorell, Walter
Hermann Hesse: The Man Who Sought and Found Himself Modern German Authors
Oswald Wolff 1974. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Pen on contents page only. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN:085496049X Oswald Wolff hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3722065 ISBN : 085496049X 9780854960491
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Mieszkowska, A and Zbirohowski-Koscia, W (Trans)
Irena Sendler: Mother of the Children of the Holocaust
Praeger Publishers Inc 2011. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:9780313385933 Praeger Publishers Inc hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4331345 ISBN : 0313385939 9780313385933
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Fay, Amy
Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay Mill Hill School prize book
London: Macmillan and Co 1893. Hardcover. Near Fine -. xiii 1 328 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Black leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Gilt-tooled armorial emblem of the Mill Hill School on the front board; both boards have double gilt ruled borders. Gilt-rolled decoration on board edges and blind-rolled decoration on turn-ins. All page edges marbled; matching marbled endpapers. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper indicating that this book was presented to M.H. Briggs on New Foundation Day 1896 as the prize for French in the Lower School by the headmaster J.D. McClure Sir John McClure. In this series of letters written from 1869 to 1875 young American piano student Amy Fay 1844-1928 describes her experience studying piano with Franz Liszt Carl Tausig Theodor Kullak and Ludwig Deppe. She also recounts performances by Anton Rubinstein Clara Schumann Tausig Liszt the violinist Joachim and Wagner as a conductor. After her return to Boston Fay performed in recitals and taught piano; later she was the manager of the New York Women's Philharmonic Society. In Near Fine- Condition: edges lightly rubbed corners slightly more heavily; clean and tight. Macmillan and Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 005656
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Jevons, William Stanley
Methods of Social Reform and Other Papers
London: Macmillan and Co 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. viii 383 p.: tables; 23 cm. Publisher's brick red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Rebound with original boards and original spine laid over matching cloth; new endpapers. Printed by Charles Dickens and Evans Crystal Palace Press. Contents: Amusements of the People -- The Rationale of Free Public Libraries -- The Use and Abuse of Museums -- "Cram" -- Trade Societies: their objects and policy -- On Industrial Partnerships -- Married Women in Factories -- Manchester Statistical Society: Inaugural Address -- British Association: Opening Address as President of Section F Econmic Science and Statistics -- Cruelty to Animals: A Study in Sociology -- On the United Kingdom Alliance and its prospects of success -- Experimental Legislation and the Drink Traffic -- On the Analogy between the post office telegraphs and other systems of conveyance of the United Kingdom as regards government control -- The Post Office Telegraphs and their financial results -- Postal Notes Money Orders and Bank Cheques -- A State Parcel Post -- The Railways and the State. Former owner's name on title page with date: "CP Williams 1884." Oval stamp of same owner on title page: "Library of C.P. Williams Albany N.Y." C.P. Williams 1922-1980 was a banker in Albany N.Y. Stamp of the Library of the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University at lower edge of title page and at least one additional page. The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations was established in 1945; it is now called ILR School Cornell University. In Very Good Condition: slightly rubbed; rebound as described above; ex-library: call number in white on spine; other than former ownership marks noted above clean and tight. Macmillan and Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 005726
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Robins, Edward
The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield provenance: the author and Thomas Ridgway
London: William Heinemann 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 272 p. engraved frontispiece and 11 leaves of plates; 23 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stapled spine title. Top page edges green. No dust jacket. Small label on back fixed endpaper for The Times Book Club London. Pencilled notation on front fixed endpaper indicating that the book was purchased presumably by the author in 1936 at E. Joseph in London. Gift inscription on front free endpaper from the author to Thomas Ridgway dated Feb. 1941. Edward Robins 1862-1943 was an American author and a president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The recipient Thomas Ridgway 1874-1943 was also an active supporter of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and was writing a biography of actor Edwin Forrest when he died. The subject of this biography is Anne Oldfield 1683-1730 an English actress. In Very Good Condition: slightly cocked; cover slightly rubbed; occasional light foxing; otherwise clean and tight. William Heinemann hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 005785
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The Mirror vol. 26 nos. 1-10 Sept. 1905-June 1906 Central High School Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Central High School 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. 1 bound volume containing the monthly publication The Mirror for the school year 1905-1906 of Central High School Philadelphia Pa. 26 26 30 30 26 30 30 30 26 30 p. 8 leaves of illustrations: in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Red cloth; marbled fixed endpapers. Edgar L. Young was the editor in chief. Each issue contains a piece of fiction reports on school activities a biographical sketch of a school alumnus reports from other schools in the city including girls' schools and jokes. An unidentifed former owner of the volume left identification of members of the school basebal team and of the team captains on loose pieces of paper. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; internally clean and tight. Central High School hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 005779
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The Mirror vol. 28 nos. 1-10 Sept. 1907-June 1908 Central High School Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Central High School 1908. Hardcover. Very Good. 1 bound volume containing the monthly publication The Mirror for the school year 1907-1908 of Central High School Philadelphia Pa. 32 34 36 42 40 40 40 38 36 70 p. frontispiece and 8 leaves of illustration: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 25 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Joseph K. Willing was the editor in chief. Each issue contains a piece of fiction reports on school activities a biographical sketch of a school alumnus reports from other schools in the city including girls' schools and jokes. Although the former owner of the volume is not identified he was kind enough to identify many of those shown in the photographs of sports teams and the social clubs. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; handwritten identifications of some students; otherwise clean and tight. Central High School hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 005778
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Borner, Friedrich
De Alexandro Benedicto Medicinae post Literas Renatas Restauratore Commentatio Fratri suo Dilectissimo Georgio Gottlieb Boernero Indefesso Humaniorum Literatum Cultori quum Summos in Philosophia Honores Consequeretur Dicata; Accedit eiusdem Benedicti Elogium auctore Andrea Chiocco
Brunsvigae Braunschweig: Stanno Keiteliano Arnold Jacob Keitel 1751. Pamphlet. Good . 3 8-16 p.; 20 cm. Engraved tailpiece. Former owner stitched along the spine replacing the origingal stitching. Disbound from a collection of pamphlets owned by French homeopath Dr. Charles Ravel 1822-1887. The author Friedrich Börner 1723-1761 was a German physician who published a number of works on earlier doctors and naturalists. Here he writes about Alessandro Benedetti 1450-1512 an Italian surgeon and anatomist. Scarce. In Good Condition: foxed; 2 leaves have old dampstain from the fore-edge; otherwise clean. Stanno Keiteliano [Arnold Jacob Keitel] unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 005808
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Fraenkel, Diederich Heinrich
Vita et Opiniones Helmontii: Dissertatio Inauguralis Medica quam . . . Publice Defendet Diedericus Henricus Fraenkel
Lipsiae Leipzig: Litteris Staritzii 1837. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.; 22 cm. Disbound from a collection of pamphlets owned by French homeopath Dr. Charles Ravel 1822-1887. "1837" handwritten at foot of title page. South African Diederich Heinrich Fraenkel 1811-1861 defended his disseration about Joan Baptista van Helmont 1579-1644 in 1837 at the University of Leipzig. He returned to Worcester S.A. where he practiced medicine. His father Dr. Siegfried Fraenkel had been the first Jewish settler of the area. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: light soiling and foxing. Litteris Staritzii paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 005807
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