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West, Jessamyn
Love Is Not What You Think
NY: Harcourt Brace and Company. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1959. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's teal cloth over gray boards gilt lettering on spine author's initials blind-stamped on cover fore-edge deckle blue/green endpapers. Printed on fine stock. Mary Jessamyn West 1902-1984 was an American author of short stories and novels notably "The Friendly Persuasion" 1945. A Quaker from Indiana she graduated from Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921. . Minor sunning along top edges of boards only else as new; unmarked unread tight square and clean. NEAR FINE. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. viii 38 pp . Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
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Oliphant, Mrs MOW M O W
The Makers of Venice: Doges Conquerors Painters and Men of Letters
London: Macmillan and Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1891. Second Edition. Fourth Printing. Leather. Quarter brown leather over marbled boards spine divided into six compartments separated by raised bands gitl lettering or decoration in each compartment marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Illustrated with 48 B&W illustrations by R. R. Holmes . Edges very slightly worn ffep detached previous owner's armorial bookplate on ffep else tight square unmarked and clean. NEAR FINE. . B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xii 410 pp . Macmillan and Co. hardcover
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Gooneratne, Brendon
This Inscrutable Englishman: Sir John D'oyly Baronet 1774-1824
Cassell & Company 1999. 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 item700grams ISBN:0304700940 Cassell & Company hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 5812008 ISBN : 0304700940 9780304700943
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Franklin, Jonathan
438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
Macmillan 2015. 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 item550grams ISBN:9781509800179 Macmillan hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9541541 ISBN : 1509800174 9781509800179
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Stephen Roskill
Hankey: Man of Secrets Vol. 3: 1931-1963 Volume 3
Collins 1974. Volume 3. 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 item1050grams ISBN:0002113325 Collins hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 5812014 ISBN : 0002113325 9780002113328
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Wilson, G
The Life of the Honourable Henry Cavendish Including Abstracts of His More Important Scientific Papers and a Critical Inquiry Into the Claims of All the Alleged Discoverers of the Composition of Water
Harrison And Son 1851. 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 good all round condition. Re-bound by library. 8vo. Rebound. Light foxing. Internally clean. Tightly bound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN: Harrison And Son hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9986722
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Cooper, B B
The Life of Sir Astley Cooper Interspersed with Sketches from His Note-Books of Distinguished Contemporary Characters. Volume 1-2
John W. Parker 1843. 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. Exterior: 8vo green cloth gilt lettering to spine embossed motif to front and rear heavy wear tearing at edges of spine. Interior: pages clean. Vol. 1 binding split and the first quarter of pages are detached. Vol. 2 binding is loose/starting to split at hinges but text block is firm. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1650grams ISBN: John W. Parker hardcover
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Dingman, H; Taubman, H; Hester, Harriet; Mosher, J; Vernon, G; Wilson, E; Bosworth, AR; Forrest, W; Hartsoe, C; Frank, Pat A R
The New Liberty Magazine May 31 1947 - Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry / Good News for Ulcer Sufferers
Toronto: Liberty of Canada Limited. Good. 1947. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Cover art by Oscar Cahen featues sleeping hobo surrounded by birds and little girl; Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry - photo-illustrated article on the threat posed by Communist Canadian labour leaders; Lady Who Has Lived - the extraordinary story of pianist Maryla Jonas who crossed hell and high water to Carnegie Hall - and sudden fame riches and glory; Good News for Ulcer Sufferers - relief may be two years off; Personality - Old Camper - Taylor Statten uses his top-flight Ontario summer camps to train a new school of boys' workers - and even to finance a camp for street boys in far-off India; Why Not Build a Mud House - author describes the amazing experience of living in her Indian mud house; Tricks of the Baseball Trade - article with photos of Jim Tabor Clint Hartung and Carden Gillenwater; In Darkest Mexico - in filming 'The Macomber Affair' Gregory Peck Joan Bennett and Robert Preston outsuffered the original Hemingway characters; Esther Williams provides her favourite laugh; Movie Reviews - with photos. Stories: Iron Man; Silent Partner; Party Line. Condensed Book - Mr. Adam part 2 of 2 and more. Ads: Uncommon two-colour photo-illustrated ad inside front cover recruits student nurses across the country; Polaroid Visors; Vaseline Hair Tonic for women; Colour Carling's ad inside back cover promotes conservation of the small-mouthed black bass; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover features young lovely beckoning readers to join her on her patio for a cool drink. 50 pages. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The New Liberty Magazine May 31 1947 - Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry Oscar Cahen featues sleeping hobo surrounded by birds and little girl; Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry - photo-illustrated article on the threat posed by Communi . Liberty of Canada Limited unknown
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Stowe, Leland
Crusoe of Lonesome Lake
USA: Random House. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. 0394420926 . "Man against wilderness - the story of a 40-years struggle for survival in remote British Columbia. In 1912 Ralph Edwards invested his small savings in a trip to a remote section of British Columbia east of Bella Coola. There he pushed on 35 miles beyond civilization staked a claim and axe in hand attacked the virgin forest. The story of his lifelong and victorious battle with raw nature - at first alone then with a wife and finally with a wife and three children - shows how a brave family can conquer all obstacles and find contentment and happiness alone in the wilderness." - dust jacket. xviii 234 pages. Map endpapers. Prior owner's name inside front board and upon half-title page. Blind stamp to second leaf. Light external foxing to book which shows moderate wear and a slight spine lean. Above-average wear and soiling to price-clipped dust jacket. A sound reading copy of this wonderful life story.; Dust Jacket Photo; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Lonesome Lake Ralph a Edwards Snow Geese British Columbia Pioneer Pilot . Random House hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 124j0669 ISBN : 0394420926 9780394420929
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Carius, Otto
Tigers in the Mud
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz 1992. 343 pages numerous illus/maps. Otto Carius was one of the most successful commanders to ever take a Tiger into battle destroying well over 150 enemy tanks during his incredible career. Now out of print. Clean. 1st Printing. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. J.J. Fedorowicz Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 012226 ISBN : 0921991142 9780921991144
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Katz, S; Bodsworth, F; Neville, C; Hobson, RP Jr; Berton, P; Creighton, M; Thurber, James; Tanzer, Ward H; et al R P
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine 15 May 1951 - Why Wives Are Going Out to Work / Fred White - Toughest Man Afloat
Toronto: Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers. Good. 1951. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 84 pages. Features: Great cover illustration of Victoria Harbour by Franklin Arbuckle; Parker pen ad inside front cover with photo of Sir Ernest MacMillan; Housing outlook grows darker; Why Wives are Going Out to Work - close-up look at this social and economic revolution - with photos of Mrs. Audrey and Mr. Lorne Hunt and family of Toronto; The White Pagan fiction by Ward Holm Tanzer; Ontario's Quetico Park; Everybody's Playing the Stock Market Again - the busiest flurry since 1929; Why Uncle Sam has blocked the St. Lawrence Seaway; We Found the Last Wild West part 3 of this tale by Richmond P. Hobson Jr.; Milk Run to Korea - Pierre Berton flies with the RCAF to Korea on one of its many flights to deliver supplies and bring the wounded home; The Toughest Man Afloat - 57-year-old Fred White bosun of the Canuk Line freighter Triberg; The Small-town movie house at Hantsport Nova Scotia; They Say You Taste Like Pork - the last ten years have been easily the worst in the recent history of cannibalism; Nice colour one-page ad for the Hillman Minx blue convertible; Austin car ad; Nice colour Buick ad features red two-door Riveira Custom; Very nice one-page colour Chevrolet ad features the Bel Air; Half-page two-colour tourism ad for Ontario; Penicillin for Sweet Molly - by James Thurber; 1951 Ford car colour ad; 3/4-page Canadian Pacific ad features their Alaska Banff and Lake Louise destinations; Dow Brewery Award features James Philpott of Toronto who suffered burns rescuing youngster from Scarborough home; Nice colour Coke ad on back cover with illustration of taxi driver relaxing; and more. Chunk from upper corner of front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine 15 May 1951 - Why Wives Are Going Out to Work / Fred White - Toughest Man Afloat Victoria Harbour by Franklin Arbuckle; Parker pen ad inside front cover with photo of Sir Ernest MacMillan; Housing outlook grows dar . Maclean Hunter / Key Publishers unknown
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Upton, George P
Woman in Music
Chicago: A. C. Mcclurg & Company. Very Good. 1895. Fifth Edition. 1. Leather. Bound in full tan calf leather with a green leather label on spine gilt decoration and lettering on spine gilt edgeing to the cover t.e.g. marbled endpapers silk bookmark bound in. . Spine is slightly darkened and gilt on spine is a little faded light rubbing to tips else pristine unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 221 pp . A. C. Mcclurg & Company hardcover
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Goodrich, Lloyd
Thomas Eakins 2 Volumes
Cambridge MA U.S.A.: Harvard University Press 1982. Published for the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. this is a two-volume boxed set an extensively illustrated biography of Eakins by an important art historian a curator and later the Director of the Whitney Museum of Art who published an earlier biography of Eakins in 1933 based on research that included conversations with Eakins' widow and interviews with his friends and former students many of whom were the subjects of his portraits and access to Eakins' letters and notebooks; this new book takes into account the extensive research and literature on Eakins since 1930; includes 275 illustrations in both black & white and color; signed by author on front endpaper of Volume I white & tan textured cloth with tan lettering both volumes in near fine condition except that spines are foxed slipcase in nearly perfect condition. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9 1/4" X 11 1/4". Boxed Set. Harvard University Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 003210 ISBN : 0674884906 9780674884908
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Rauschning, Hermann
Hitler Speaks: A Series of Political Conversations with Adolf Hitler on His Real Aims
London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd. Good. 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. 287 pages. "These conversations with Hitler took place in the last year before his seizure of power and the first two years 1933 and '34 of the National Socialist regime. The author jotted them down under the immediate influence of what he had heard. Here in the circle of his intimates Hitler speaks openly about his innermost ideas - ideas which have been kept secret from the masses." - Foreward. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Moderate quantity of light pencil marginalia and underlining. Binding intact. Moderate lean to spine. Average soiling and wear to yellow boards. A sound copy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Hitler Speaks: A Series of Political Conversations with Adolf Hitler on His Real Aims National Socialism History Germany World War 2 II Nazi Naziism . Thornton Butterworth Ltd. hardcover
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Taylor, Barbara
Barb's Letters from Kosovo. Kosovo and the Balkans.
Brisbane: The Author 2004. Unpaginated approx 250pp col ills. White card with title and map of Balkans to front. Bumped at top front corner and less so to bottom front corner. Barbara Taylor served as a nurse with the UN Clinic in Pristina Kosovo Serbia from 1999 to 2003. Here she presents some 45 letters that she called Kosovo Kapers written to family and friends back home in Australia. Lots of col ills. Much on European travels and life in Kosovo as well as some on medical and nursing matters. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. The Author Paperback
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Brown, Claude
Manchild in the Promised Land
NY: The Macmillan Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1965. 1st Edition. Third Printing. Hard Cover. First Edition Third Printing stated. Publisher's full red cloth gilt and black lettering on spine top edge red fore-edge deckle. "Manchild in the Promised Land" is one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time. This thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for the first generation of African-Americans raised in the Northern ghettos of the 1940s and 1950s. When the book was first published in 1965 it was praised for its realistic portrayal of Harlem -- the children young people hardworking parents; the hustlers drug dealers prostitutes and numbers runners; the police; the violence sex and humor. The book continues to resonate generations later not only because of its fierce and dignified anger not only because the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brown's time but also because the book is affirmative and inspiring. Here is the story about the one who "made it" the boy who kept landing on his feet and became a man. Claude Brown was born in New York City and grew up in Harlem. At age seventeen after serving several terms in reform school he left Harlem for Greenwich Village. He went on to receive a bachelor's degree from Howard University and attended law school. He also wrote a book called "The Children of Ham" in 1976. "Manchild in the Promised Land" evolved from an article he published in "Dissent" magazine during his first year at college. He died in 2002 at the age of 64. . Covers moderately sunned along top edges former owner's signature and date 1965 on ffep otherwise unmarked tight square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket Now in Mylar is mildly chipped and reflects an old damp-staing on a corner of the rear panel only. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 415 pp . The Macmillan Company hardcover
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Leon, Derrick
Ruskin the Great Victorian
Routledge & Kegan Paul Plc 1969. 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 item1050grams ISBN:0710065213 Routledge & Kegan Paul Plc hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9540320 ISBN : 0710065213 9780710065216
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Bentley, G E
Stranger from Paradise: A Biography of William Blake
Yale University Press 2001. 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 item1500grams ISBN:0300089392 Yale University Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9540378 ISBN : 0300089392 9780300089394
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R Bruggey
1939 World War II Diary of British Merchant Navy Sailor Serving As an Apprentice on the M/V Willowbank and Sailing to Turkey
London England AT Sea. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Softcover. On offer is a fascinating diary kept by a teenaged British Merchant Navy sailor in WWII who turns 17 while serving aboard the M/V Willowbank. The author of this diary is one R. Bruggey. Our research has not turned up any biographical information about him. The diary covers the year 1939 and the first two days of 1940. This frontline World War II diary opens with an entry from 1938 noting that he was accepted into the Merchant Navy as an apprentice. He was 16 years old at the time. After Christmas at his home he joined a coaster the Dutch vessel SS Westlaan. On Jan 4th he got his orders to report to M/V Willowbank. The Willowbank was a motor merchant ship owned by Andrew Weir & Co. In London. On June 12 1940 it was sunk in an attack by the German submarine U-46. All 51 on board at the time survived our author was likely still on board at this time. This young diarist was so delighted to be joining the war effort. He even draws small diagrams of the ships he is on as well as the ports he stops at. Some excerpts of his writing follows: On the 14th Oct 1938 I first joined the Shipping Federation. Nov 8th I was accepted for Andrew Weirs waiting list. 1 week before Christmas I purchased my uniform. On the 23rd Dec I received a letter from the A. W. Co stating I was to fill a vacancy in one of the apprenticeships aboard Willowbank just completing at dosefords yard Sunderland. Had a very enjoyable Christmas. One of the best Memoranda 1938. I joined my ship the Willowbank. Everything very dirty. Signed on about 10: 30 AM. No dinner. Had tea ashore. Mate told us to have bed and breakfast on shore. Back in morning to dinner in ship. Dosefords Yard filthy. Sunderland is not a very nice place Jan 7. On January 10th 1939 after workups M/V Willowbank left Tyneside UK bound for Turkey. His entries from this point detail shipboard routines his work and studies and events that he experienced. Excerpts follow: The ship has nearly a full load! Her first cargo. It now remains to be seen what shes like at sea when loaded. Worked all day putting a canvas dodger round the Monkey Island Feb 6. It is exactly 2 month since I first started out from home. Started caulking
Monkey island did about half in one day. Pitch not ready in the evening
Weather very hot. Worse shorts while working got legs terribly sore strong sunburn March 6. Sea high. High winds. Heavy spray on deck did not have breakfast lunch in my bunk asleep during dinner felt very ill got a cold Mar 13. Weather fair sea very nasty swell and a fair bit of wind
Apparently there has been 1 Canadian ship sunk the Athenia with Americans on board. Germany has now to face Poland Britain France Australia Sept 4. Weather fair choppy sea. 1 British ship sunk to day the Bosnia. Off Portugal getting nearer! All port holes painted black have to shut them at night now. Rooms very hot. Sat in the tire hatch all into evening
life boats cleared away for action. New Zealand and South Africa have declared for Britain. Planes bombed Kiel Canal! Sept 5. "My birthday today - 17. Everything just the same. I wonder if anyone is thinking about me today 1 German ship sunk last night. The French have broken through" Sept 10. "At N Guinea this morning. Into Pt Moresby at lunch time a fairly hilly place. Started loading at 2: 00 PM . Went into the Hotel and had a few drinks mostly lemonade beer is too costly" Dec 8. Started cargo here this morning and got everything finished by 5-0 PM. Waited at anchor all night to get away in the early morning. 4th Engineer pinched a cake out of the store. We all agreed it was very nice! Just going ashore when we were told the launch were bound for Raboul so that knocked that on the head Dec 20. Had the day off today. Went for crocodile shooting up the little creeks in B. P. 6
got back in time for a lousy Christmas dinner. After dinner the lights went very low then flames started shoot out of the funnel after one terrific blast we heard horrible screams from the engine room. Mich and I ran for the doctor who came in 4 mins. 5 nigs badly burnt from a blow back in the boiler. Went to a lousy Christmas party Dec 25. For a military or naval historian this is an outstanding record of the day-to-day life of a merchant ship in the early days of WWII. There are references to other ships to current events and descriptions of daily routines. It is one small part of the huge picture of Britains effort to survive in the dark days of WWII. CONTACT SELLER FOR FULL BIO NOTES ON SHIP AND BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY. The diary measures 4.5 inches by 3.0 inches and contains 61 pages plus account pages. It is about 80% complete. The hard cover is in good condition as is the spine and the binding. The pages are in good condition as well and the handwriting is legible. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 61 pages; Signed by Author . paperback
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Cross, Austin; Roberts, Leslie; Lemelin, Roger; Callaghan, Morley; Hutchison, Bruce; Brown, Joy; Rohmer, Sax; Carroll, Jock; Sch
The National Home Monthly Magazine March Mar. 1949 - 'Seventeen Lotus Blossoms' By Sax Rohmer / Television - The Monster / Louis St. Laurent
Canada: The National Home Monthly / Home Publishing. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Funny cover illustration of ditzy blonde beating table of men at poker; Nice colour GWG Great Western Garment ad inside front cover for their Drillers Drill work clothes for men; One-page blue and black recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF; One-page colour ad for the 1949 'futuramic' Oldsmobile; One-page colour ad for Waterman's pens features the new Crusader Trioset; Are We Governed by Bureaucrats - an examination of the brain trust alleged to run Canada from the back room; Seventeen Lotus Blossoms - early appearance of this Sax Rohmer story illustrated by Oscar Cahen; Quebec City - photo-illustrated article; McCarthy's Last Affair - short story involving hockey; Television - The New Monster - 'a cultural bomb is being thrown into Canadian homes' by Morley Callaghan; Eyes in the Dark short story; Canada's New Statesman - Louis St. Laurent; Champion spark plugs ad features illustration of man pouring sap from maple tree; Handsome colour centerfold Chevrolet ad features a 1949 Fleetline four-door sedan with Fisher Body; A Dime for God - photo-illustrated article about the good works of Frere Brother Sauvageau the Quebec Brother who by his beggin has fed clothed and educated hundreds of boys and cured souls by asking them to have faith; "Going Steady" and the Sex Problem; One-page colour-photo ad for Heinz canned soup spaghetti and baked beans; Colour half-page Canada Dry ad; Canadian General Electric CGE ad for their radios including the Models C122 C751 and C545; Quarter-page ad for the Thistle 'minipak' baby stroller and 'nibs' chariot; Rare one-page two-colour red and black Canadian Red Cross ad features illustration of plaintive woman nurse at top; Fashion article on hats includes photos; Nice half-page colour Quick Quaker Oats ad features illustration of young boy dreaming of growing to be a basketball star; Housecleaning Can Be Fun ; Half-page colour-photo ad for Sovereign Potters features Mornglo ware; Wabasso Cottons ad inside back cover features colour photo of two girls in bonnets feeding ducks; Nice back cover Coke ad features illustration of nervous young man visiting young girl's home; and more. 64 pages. Average wear. Four-inch opening to bottom of coverfold. Address hand-corrected on address label otherwise unmarked. A nice copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The National Home Monthly Magazine March Mar. 1949 - 'Seventeen Lotus Blossoms' By Sax Rohmer / Television - The Monster cover illustration of ditzy blonde beating table of men at poker; Nice colour GWG Great Western Garment ad inside front cover . The National Home Monthly / Home Publishing unknown
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Sainsbury, John
John Wilkes: The Lives of a Libertine
Routledge 2006. 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 item700grams ISBN:0754656268 Routledge hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9539977 ISBN : 0754656268 9780754656265
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Charles Leonard Cone and Marian Erma (Williams McCracken) Cone
1925-1938 Diaries of the Husband and Wife of a Stafford New York Farming Family Both of Whom Are on Their Second Marriages
Stafford Batavia New York New York State. Fair with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is a terrific archive of two diaries and a cash accounts book kept by a farming husband and wife in Stafford New York which follow them from late in their courtship through their marriage and the family life that followed. The diaries belong to Charles Leonard Cone 1904-1978 and Marian Erma Williams McCracken Cone 1905-1995. Charles and Marian were each others second spouses. Charles first wife Mae Pinney died in 1926 while Marian divorced her first husband Ezekiel David McCracken in February of 1929 in her accounting notes she includes the $70.00 she paid for said divorce. Marian and Charles married on May 4 1929. They had ten children. They each entered their marriage with a child from their previous unions Evelyn and Charles Jr. . Together the couple had Doris who did not survive infancy Shirley Norma Laura Laverne Lloyd Robert and Betty. This collection of three diaries covers the years of 1925-1938. The first two books were kept by Marian. The first is a diary that covers January 1 1929-May 9 1929 and May 10 1930-August 5 1930 note that this is a 1929 diary and Marian has changed the year to 1930 beginning on May 10. The second is a cash account book offering a fascinating look at the cost of goods and services in the 1920s and 1930s. Marian begins the accounts book in January of 1925 and keeps it consistently until mid-1926. The book is then used inconsistently between 1928 and 1938 allowing the researcher to compare cost of living over the course of 13 years. The final dairy allows us to see the Cones world through their patriarch Charles. He keeps the diary mostly from January to April 1934 with a few entries in 1937. His entries are fairly brief but provide a nice contrast to Marians as he describes the work he does day to day. Some excerpts from Marians diary follow: It has been pleasant just like a spring day. The snow is all gone. The creek is up to the road and it is raining tonight. I mopped and done my ironing this forenoon. We sewed this afternoon. I finished Elsi Scotts dress and got Mothers all done but the hem Jan 18 1929. It was pleasant only the wind blew. Louis plowed all day. We went over to Stafford and got our license this forenoon. We took Evelyn up to his folks while we went up and got married. We went up to Ruths tonight. Charles Junior came home with us this afternoon. Ruth and George had gone away. I made a cake and decorate it for Ruths birthday. I broke the starter again May 4 1929. Louis plowed over to the other place in the afternoon he dragged the barley ground. Charlie drilled the barley in the forenoon and sowed grass seed in the afternoon. I rolled a while in the afternoon May 10 1930. It was pleasant all day. The boys began pulling beans this morning. Had to fork them out by hand. I baked a cake and 2 pies this morning then went over and forked beans the rest of the day Aug 28 1930. Excerpts from the Charles diary follow: Arose 5: 30. Took children to school. Took Marian to dentist had all her teeth out. Rev Miller was here tonight. Mrs. Votry kept children Feb 1 1934. Fixed spreader in a. M. Cut awhile p. M. Until rain. Marian went to Batavia alone p. M. Omar and I went to night Mar 31 1934. Rose 3: 15. Loaded lambs. Fred helped us sold some potatoes worked around all day went to Raymonds at night Apr 9 1934. The diaries measure 7x4.5 inches 5.25x4.75 inches and 7x4.25 inches respectively. All are in Fair condition with notable wear to the covers. The books range from 30% to 60% complete. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . hardcover
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COLEMAN, Charles H
Abraham Lincoln and Coles County Illinois
New Brunswick: Scarecrow Press 1955. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering. xii 208pp. Frontispiece illustrations map. Near fine. A lovely copy in uncannily tight and pristine condition. This publisher does not indicate edition in any verifiable manner. Uncommon especially in such choice condition. Coles county lies in east central Illinois and Lincoln's father Thomas lived there from 1831 until his death in 1851. Scarecrow Press hardcover
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MATTHEWS, Elizabeth W
Lincoln as a Lawyer: An Annotated Bibliography
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press 1991. Hardcover. Foreword by Cullom Davis. Small 4to. Blue cloth with silver lettering. xviii 248pp. Fine. A tight pristine first edition of this useful reference work -- signed boldly and in full by Matthews in black fineline on the title page. Southern Illinois University Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 41546 ISBN : 0809316447 9780809316441
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INO, Shozo, KANAZAWA, Kaichi, KOKUBUN, Ichitaro, SAKAI, Asahiko, SEKI, Hideo, TAKAYAMA, Tsuyoshi, and TSUKAHACHI, Kenjiro
Lincoln
Tokyo: Akane Shobo 1952. Hardcover. 12mo. Color pictorial paper over boards. 113pp. Illustrations one full color map/pictorial endpapers. Very good. Faint edgewear and touch of rubbing. Tight attractive copy of this charming Japanese biography of Abraham Lincoln for juveniles authored by this group that called itself Jidou Bungakusha Kyokai Youth Literary Scholar Association which jointly authored many such titles for children. Since our knowledge of Japanese is minimal -- O.K. nonexistent -- we are unable to determine edition. Most unusual. Interesting that in the U.S. Benjamin Thomas's "Lincoln: A Biography" was published this same year and that interest in Lincoln seems to have been at an all-time high -- even apparently in the Orient. It's also fascinating that despite the illustrator's best efforts to depict in line drawings many scenes from Lincoln's life not only the faces but even some of the settings and landscapes appear vaguely oriental. Akane Shobo hardcover
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BORITT, GS G S
Lincoln and the Economics of the American Dream
Memphis: Memphis State University Press 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. xxi 420pp. Very good/very good. Faintest of edgewear and mildest of jacket edgewear. A superb and tight first edition handsomely inscribed and signed by the author in black fineline on front flyleaf: "To ----- / With friendly greetings / G.S. Boritt / October 13 1978 / P.S. I would be pleased to have your / views on the book." Surprisingly scarce and seldom seen especially signed. Memphis State University Press hardcover
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MacLEISH, Archibald (editor)
Martha Hillard MacLeish 1856-1947
N.p.: Privately Printed 1949. Hardcover. Small 4to.Tan cloth spine with black lettering and blue paper over boards with paper label. xxxii 144pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Very good. Faint edgewear and age toning with minor offsetting to endpapers. First edition. Poet playwright and Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish 1892-1982 provides the forward to this tribute to his mother an Illinois educator college professor and president of Rockford College. Interestingly this copy came from the library of a friend of his Adlai E. Stevenson II 1900-65 Illinois governor U.N. ambassador and two-time presidential candidate. MacLeish met Stevenson during World War Two when Stevenson worked for the State Department and was involved in the creation of what became the United Nations in 1946. Stevenson has signed the front flyleaf large and bold in full in pencil dating it 1949. Privately Printed hardcover
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Eisenhower, David
Eisenhower at War 1943-1945
NY: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0394412370 . Publisher's full black cloth gilt lettering on spine blind-stamped medallion on cover fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with 24 maps several double-page. Includes Index of Principal Figures; Glossary; Bibliography extensive Notes; and Index. . Brief gift inscription on ffep otherwise unmarked tight square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is very mildly chipped with a very small closed tear at the head of the spine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . Maps. Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall. xxvii 977 1 pp . Random House hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 725 ISBN : 0394412370 9780394412375
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SANDERS, Everett (1882-1950)
Typed Letter Signed / Unsigned Photograph
This Indiana attorney and politician served his state in Congress from 1917 to 1925 then was appointed President Calvin Coolidge's personal secretary during his second term; Herbert Hoover appointed him chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1932 a post he filled until 1934. Brief TLS 1p 6¼" X 9¼" Washington DC 1925 December 12. Very good. Faintly age toned. On "The White House" letterhead Sanders grants a favor to a former Illinois congressman: "I am enclosing not present! a letter which the President has addressed in his own hand to your friend Mr. A.W. Hannah of Chicago. You will appreciate how seldom the President is able to write letters of this kind because of the time it would take. However he was very glad to comply with Mr. Hannah's request made through you. The letter is being sent unfolded in case he should desire to have it framed." Bold full signature in brown ink. Alexander W. Hannah was a Chicago businessman and well-known autograph collector of this period and clearly took advantage of a friendship with an ex-representative to call in a favor. One wonders what it was that President Coolidge wrote out by hand! With original unstamped White House envelope addressed to Hannah. Also accompanied by a superb glossy 8½" X 6½" black and white news agency photograph depicting Sanders and a half dozen men standing around the newly-planted gravestone of Calvin Coolidge. Original mimeographed paper label neatly affixed to verso titles this "In Memoriam -- Republican Leaders Pay Tribute to Coolidge" and dates it 3 August 1934 describing the scene: "Impressive ceremonies were held today. at the gravesite of President Calvin Coolidge to mark the eleventh anniversary of his elevation to the presidency. In this photograph a group of state and national Republican leaders are pictured placing a wreath on the grave of their late leader." It then lists the senators and representatives pictured among them "Everett Sanders former Republican National Committee chairman and secretary to President Coolidge is placing the wreath." A fine pair. unknown
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(GRANT, Ulysses S)
Galena and Its Lead Mines
N.p.: N.p. n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full green calf with gilt spine lettering. Pp. 681-696 rectos only. 12 steel engravings 1 map. Very good. Mildly edgeworn with spine and binding edges irregularlysunned to golden brown. Bibliographically cryptic but clearly relatively recent i.e. post-WW2 facsimile reprint of this 16-page extract from the May 1866 issue of "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" Vol. XXXII No. CXCII -- an article that follows up on U.S. Grant's postwar fame profiling the famed lead mining town in northwest Illinois that had become his home just prior to the Civil War. Front wrapper engraving depicts Galena's Main Street bulging with people assembled to hear the returning hero. A massive banner spans the street proclaiming "Hail to the Chief Who in Triumph Advances." Though an extract it is self-contained and sought after in its own right. This undated reprint circa 1970 is printed on an off-white stock artificially age toned to lend it a period feel. It's also slightly enlarged from the original. Scarce. N.p. hardcover
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(CURRIER & IVES -- LINCOLN, Abraham)
Abraham Lincoln The Nations Martyr Assassinated April 14th 1865
New York: Currier & Ives n.y. 1865. Folio 11" X 13½". Good plus. Mild even age toning with occasional small foxing; roughly ¼" wide age toned strip mat burn running down full length of right margin about ½" from right edge but not affecting image area -- homely but not terribly defacing; bottom margin has clearly been trimmed coming up just beneath the "New York Published by Currier & Ives 152 Nassau St" line. Overall a clean fairly attractive example of this desireable Lincoln lithograph which is based on Anthony Berger's famed portrait taken in February 1864. unknown
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(LINCOLN, Abraham)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: The immortal words of Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg battlefield November 19 1863 on the occasion of the dedication of the National Military Cemetery.
N.p. Springfield: Illinois Commission 1964. Broadside. Folio 30" X 23". Fine. Superb broadside printing of the Gettysburg Address created specifically for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Below the large headline in deep blue this typographically interesting piece depicts the Illinois State Historical Society's holograph version of Lincoln's masterpiece at center at actual size in deep purple. To the left of this facsimile the same text appears in four languages each printed in a different color: Hebrew deep purple Japanese blue Greek green and French red. To the right of the facsimile the text appears in another four languages again with each printed in a different color: German blue Spanish green Russian deep purple and Latin red. Ralph G. Newman founder of Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop was a member of the Illinois Civil War Centennial Commission and was no doubt instrumental in having this piece created. Interest in all things Lincoln and Civil War was high at this centennial time and the New York World's Fair held a special Illinois Day as well. Walt Disney's famed Abraham Lincoln talking robot was debuted at this same World's Fair. The broadside was designed by Carl Regehr and printed by Gregg-Moore Lithographing Company. It is in exceptionally bright fresh condition. unknown
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(LINCOLN, Abraham -- CARTE-DE-VISITE)
President Lincoln at Home
N.p.: N.p. n.y. ca. 1864. 2½" X 3 3/4". Very good. Mildest bit of edgewear; corners ever-so-slightly rounded. Artist's rendering based on the well-known 1864 photograph of a seated Lincoln with a large book in his lap his son Tad standing alongside watching. Small printed caption "President Lincoln at Home" on bottom margin. No backstamp on verso. Despite bit of wear the image is dark and bold. unknown
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STEFAN, Karl (1884-1951)
Printed Document Signed
This prominent Nebraska politician served Congress as Republican from 1935 until his death. Printed DS 10pp rectos only 8½" X 14" Washington DC 1938. Near fine. Faint horizontal fold; staple at upper left. Mimeographed press release titled "Five Republican Congressmen in Lincoln Day Broadcast Over CBS" and consisting of texts of patriotic speeches aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System on February 12 1938 by Stefan and four other Congressman -- Daniel A. Reed Leo A. Allen B. Carroll Reece and Charles W. Tobey. Signed huge and bold Stefan who adds "MC / Nebraska" in blue ink at upper right of the first page. Quite unusual in this format. unknown
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CREEL, George (1876-1953)
Typed Note Signed
Versatile journalist and reformer -- chairman of the U.S. Committee on Public Information 1917-19 and intimate of Woodrow Wilson chairman of the Works Progress Administration author of many books such as "Wilson and the Issues" 1916 "How We Advertised America" 1920 "War Criminals and Punishment" 1944 "Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years" 1947 and others. TNS 1p 8½" X 11" New York NY 1923 January 5. Addressed to noted literary scholar Albert Johannsen author of "The House of Beadle & Adams" the standard reference work on dime novels. Near fine. Brief cryptic "I am only too happy to do as you requested" followed by a bold attractive signature. Also present is Johannsen's partly-printed 5½" X 8½" catalogue slip. Johannsen had a large and well-known collection. unknown
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LINCOLN, Abraham
Lincoln Speaks at Gettysburg: November 19 1863
Chicago: Ralph Geoffrey Newman Inc 1971. Large folio. Stiff brown portfolio housing 15½" X 20½" broadside. Fine/fine. "The Gettysburg Address of / Abraham Lincoln" handsomely typeset as opposed to holograph facsimile. Inside portfolio front cover bears essay by writer/radio pioneer NORMAN CORWIN 1910-2011 titled "Gettysburg and the Few Appropriate Remarks" boldly signed by him at the close. Edition limited to 126 copies -- this an unnumbered out-of-sequence copy from the private library of publisher Newman best known as founder of Chicago's famed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Uncommon and ideal for display. Ralph Geoffrey Newman, Inc unknown
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WALSH, David I (1872-1947)
Typed Note Signed / Signed Leaflet
This Democratic politician served Massachusetts both as its 46th governor 1914-16 and as senator 1919-47. TNS 1p 8" X 10½" Washington DC 1937 April 14. Addressed to future Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold F. Gates 1914-93. Near fine. Light original horizontal folds. On "United States Senate" letterhead Walsh transmits present a signed copy of a recently-delivered speech. Accompanied by aforementioned speech an 8vo 8-page "Congressional Record" offprint titled "Reorganization of Federal Judiciary" being the text of the senator's radio address delivered at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 12 1937. In this fiery speech Walsh denounces President Roosevelt's controversial court-packing scheme. Signed large and bold near the bottom of the self-cover along with "Compliments of." Walsh was a well-known critic of FDR's plan to enlarge the Supreme Court making this signed memento particularly desireable. unknown
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(DOUGLAS, Stephen A)
Addresses on the Death of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday July 9 1861
Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1861. Paperback. Small 4to. Original tan printed wrappers. 92pp. Good plus. Almost but not quite rates a "Very good" -- just a mild bit of edgewear and couple of tiny chips at extremities. Many of Douglas' Illinois colleagues -- Isaac Arnold and Orville H. Browning among them -- contribute to this collection of eulogies. First edition -- a tight and handsome copy bearing a nice autograph addition: The top of the front wrapper bear a bold signature and inscription: "Clinton D. Sellew / from Thos. A. Doyle." Doyle 1827-86 was long-time mayor of Providence Rhode Island from 1852 off and on through his death. Sellew whose pencilled ownership signature appears on the title page was a local public official and later postmaster of Providence. This pamphlet is also found in a yellow wrapper but no priority has been established. SABIN 20696. Government Printing Office paperback
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GIRDNER, John H (ca 1857-1933)
Typed Letter Signed
This prominent New York physician a close friend of William Jennings Bryan was brought in as a consultant after the assassination attempt on President Garfield and was the last survivor of the four physicians brought in to attend the president; he took part in Alexander Graham Bell's disastrous attempt to use metal detection to pinpoint and extract the bullet causing a fatal infection; later he developed the Girdner telephonic bullet probe supposedly plagiarizing the concept from Bell; in 1869 he was the first physician to use cadaver skin to cover a burn wound on a 10-year-old child. TLS 1p 8½" X 11" New York NY 1912 March 22. Addressed to Charles White of the New York Hall of Records later a noted Abraham Lincoln scholar. Very good. Moderately age toned. Chatty note to the tax commissioner on his medical office letterhead reading in part: "I regret as much as you can that we do not see more of each other but I have got an endless job on my hands which requires all my time sleeping and waking." Of his profession Girdner remarks: "You remember I used to want to reform other people and things: well one day I looked myself over and I have been a busy man ever since and the end of the job is not in sight. You call me a 'rich physician' and so I am but my wealth is not of the kind your office recognises as taxable fortunately for me. I think you do yourself an injustice when you speak of having 'slipped back'. You know the old Methodist doctrine that one 'cannot fall from grace' and I am certain that when I knew you you were so well grounded in the faith that not even the temptations etc. of your present occupation and environment can drag you down." Bold full signature. Most unusual. unknown
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(REAGAN, Ronald)
The Reagan Record: Spring 1944
N.p. Los Angeles: N.p. 1944. 4to. 16pp. Line drawings. Very good. Single inoffensive staple hole at upper left of each recto staple removed with no staining; mild bit of edgewear only. A superb clean and attractive issue of this short-lived quarterly publication of "The Only Official Ronald Reagan Club" a homsepun affair consisting of simple rather heavy stock cream sheets typed single-spaced and mimeographed. Among the officers "Capt. Ronald Reagan" is listed as "Honorary Pres." he served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 though not overseas Arlene S. Polito as "Active Pres." Helen L. Staber as Vice President and Ruth Reiter as Secretary. Typical fanzine fare: A new letter to members "From Our Star" plenty of chitchat about his comings and goings and those of his co-stars new honorary members letters from actors Jinx Falkenburg and Jim Brown to Ruth Reiter a "Reagan Club Album" in which three postage stamp size glossy photographs have been affixed recent fan magazine appearances a long patriotic poem etc. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope postage and cancellation corner removed alas showing this copy actually belonged to the club's secretary Ruth Reiter. Very scarce. N.p. unknown
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The Outbreak of the Rebellion in the United States 1861
New York: Kimmel & Forster 1865. Lithograph. Approximately 21" X 26. Very good. Lightly evenly age toned; blank margins either trimmed or edgeworn for the cream mat goes to the image edge at the top and sides while the bottom includes the full title line mat opening 23" X 18¼". First edition. Magnificent allegorical lithograph issued by the famed New York print publisher who also produced a companion piece entitled "The End of the Rebellion in the United States 1865." A large figure of Columbia stands at center atop a huge splitting rock looking to the viewer's right and clutching a waving flag in her right hand; meanwhile her other hand wags a pointing finger toward the viewer's left side. At her feet lie a whip and open shackles representing the abolition of slavery. To the viewer's right stands Abraham Lincoln and indeed the entire right side represents the Republican cause. A stern General Winfield Scott stand behind Lincoln and a crowd of young men strain forward some offering up bags of gold some bearing arms all willing to join the cause; a woman in the foreground covers her eyes and is comforted by two children. The background on this side is horizon of mountains and a glorious sunrise. On Columbia's other side stands the figure of Justice without her usual blindfold raising up her scales in one hand and sword in the other glaring angrily toward all those at the left side of this hectic scene. James Buchanan's sleeps blissfully at the edge of the split rock while next to him crouches his secretary of war John B. Floyd -- who was charged with corruption -- eagerly scooping up gold coins into a large sack. Further back Jefferson Davis clutching a ripped U.S. flag and Alexander H. Stephens stand beside a palm tree with a huge snake coiling up its length and spitting at the scales of justice. An angry cluster of soldiers swirls around them. The background on this side is grim and muted with battle scenes. A superb handsome example of this famous Civil War allegorical print. Kimmel & Forster unknown
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Wilkinson, Clennell
Nelson
London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd. Fine with no dust jacket. 1931. Reprint. 1. Hard Cover. Elegantly bound in three-quarter blue gilt ruled Morocco by Hatchards of Piccadilly. Five raised bands gilt ruled compartments and titles with tooling on bands; gilt ruled covers; t.e.g. Illustrated with 19 B&W Photographs and three Plans. An extremely handsome volume in a fine binding. Scarce binding. Former owner's bookplate on fep else fine. FINE. B&W Photographs and Plans. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x 322 pp . George G. Harrap & Co, Ltd. hardcover
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Flower, S (ed) et al
Jane B. Drew: Architect : A Tribute from Colleagues and Friends for Her 75th Birthday 24th March 1986
Bristol Centre for the Advancement of Architecture 1986. 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 item750grams ISBN:095107590X Bristol Centre for the Advancement of Architecture hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 4921783 ISBN : 095107590X 9780951075906
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Powys, John Cowper
Autobiography
Syracuse University Press 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN:9780912568171 Syracuse University Press paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 9540333 ISBN : 0912568178 9780912568171
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Edna Bell (Pikett) Buchheit
1937-1947 Diaries Covering a Decade in the Life of Typical Small Town New York Newlywed As Her Family and Responsibilities Grow
Orchard Park Buffalo New York New York State. Fair with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 730 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover
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Edna Bell (Pikett) Buchheit
1937-1947 Diaries Covering a Decade in the Life of Typical Small Town New York Newlywed As Her Family and Responsibilities Grow
Orchard Park Buffalo New York New York State. Fair with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is a fascinating firsthand glimpse into the daily life of a typical young woman who becomes a wife and mother living near Buffalo New York during the grinding days of the Great Depression and the war years of WWII. This is a collection of two five-year diaries. The author of these two diaries is Edna Bell Pikett Buchheit 1914-1999. Edna was born to Charles and Mary Hammerschmidt Pikett and raised near Buffalo. On October 30 1937 Edna married Charles Francis Buchheit 1913-1997. Together they had two sons Charles and David. Charles called Chuck in the diaries worked as a machinist. They lived near Buffalo around Orchard Park. Charmingly Ednas first diary begins on the day of her nuptials to Charles but her inscription in the front states that the diary was Purchased while on honeymoon so her first few entries must have been made retrospectively. The diary covers Oct 30 1937 through Oct 7 1941. Some excerpts from the first dairy follow: Married at 12. Drove around til supper Left at 8: 30. Stayed overnight at Westfield. Arrived 10: 45. Lovely day Oct 30 1937. Worked all day at Mrs. Smiths. Chuck went to Buff.I went to
Orchard Park. Very hot day and getting dry July 21 1939. I helped Chuck until about 3 p. M. Home in p. M. Went to ballgame
Aug 16 1940. Chuck and I went to Buff in a. M. To Seneca Electric about ice box. Bought drapery material gifts
June 9 1941. Ednas second diary begins January 1 1943 and concludes on December 30 1947. It is a treat to be able to follow Edna and Chuck as they become parents for the first time in 1943 and again in 1947: Baby born 6: 21. Weight 7 lbs 6 oz21 1/2 inches. I was sleepy most of the day. Chuck to see me in afternoon and his mother in eve May 28 1943. Rainy all day. I had very bad time. Baby boy 9 lbs 12 oz born 6: 58pm April 16 1947. Ednas entries in the second diary explore her life as the matriarch of a young family supporting her working husband and young children. Her growth from the first diary is evident even her handwriting matures in the second diary. Note: She refers to her husband as Chuck and her eldest son as Chucky. Mostly fair later cloudy. I washed. Went to O. P Orchard Park NY Voted and shopped in p. M. Chuck went to work at 6: 30
F. D. R. Reelected Nov 7 1944. Colder and sunny. Invasion on coast of France began soon after 12 midnight. Chucky and I went to E. A. East Aurora NY in a. M. Deposited $100 in bank for us and $10 for Charlie To Moms awhile in evening June 6 1944. Lot of pain in AM and until about 2: 00. Called Mom to come and help me. She took Chuckie home with her. At Dr. In eve. Then to Moms. Have kidney infection Oct 12 1945. Lovely sunny day. Rather cool. Marie came for us. She washed baby clothes. Mom helped was my hair. David cried lots. In eve we to O. P. May 10 1947. These 10 years offer an outstanding window into the world of an ordinary woman and her family as they make their life in the very difficult years of the 1930s and 1940s. For a social historian it is also an excellent look at life in small-town America during this period. It is an excellent resource as well for a Womens Studies program or research as it provides a decades-long look at the life of this woman her roles and those of the women in her life. The first diary measures 5x4 inches contains 365 pages and is about 90% complete. The covers are in fair condition. The hasp on the lock strap is broken. The spine is intact but the back cover has separated from it. The pages are in good condition. Handwriting reasonably legible. The second diary measures 5.5 x4.5 inches. It has 365 pages and is approximately 75% complete. The covers are in good condition but the hasp on the lock strap is broken. Handwriting legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 730 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover
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Alexander, Francesca; John Ruskin (Editor & Preface)
The Story of Ida: Epitaph on an Etruian Tomb
London: George Allen. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1890. 1st Edition. Later Printing. Leather. Bound in custom green half-morocco over marbled boards spine in six compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering in two compartments gilt tools in remainder gilt borders on covers t.e.g. fore-edge deckle marbled endpapers. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece drawing by the author. Preface by John Ruskin. . Spine and covers very mildly shelf-worn brief gift inscription January 8 1896 on first blank preliminary page; else fine; otherwise unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. . Frontispiece Engraving. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 94 pp . George Allen hardcover
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Dorigny, Jean
La Vie du Pere Antoine Possevin de la Compagnie de Jesus
Paris: Chez Jean Muzier. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1712. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Antonio Possevino Antonius Possevinus 1533 1611 was a Jesuit protagonist of Counter Reformation as a papal diplomat and a Jesuit controversialist encyclopedist and bibliographer. He was the first Jesuit to visit Muscovy Sweden Denmark Livonia Hungary Pomerania and Saxony in amply documented papal missions between 1578 and 1586 where he championed the enterprising policies of Pope Gregory XIII. VERY GOOD. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 541 26-Index pp . Chez Jean Muzier hardcover
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Bertelli, Carlo
Piero della Francesca
New Haven and London: Yale University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1992. First Edition . First Printing. Hard Cover. 0300057032 . Publisher's full gray cloth white lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with 152 illustrations in the main body of text both in Color many full-page and B&W in addition to 20 full-page full-color reproductions of his works in a separate section. The book contains a full-scale biography of Piero and analyses of some of his most important surviving paintings; and also includes a Chronology a Catalogue of his Works a Bibliography and a detailed Index. Translated from the Italian by Edward Farrelly. The author Carlo Bertelli was the former Director of the Brera Art Gallery in Milan and a professor of medieval and renaissance art and member of the Restoration Panel for the Sistine Chapel. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect pristine condition; unread unmarked tight square and clean. A large heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 240 pp . Yale University Press hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 13709 ISBN : 0300057032 9780300057034
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Druick, Douglas
Odilon Redon: Prince of Dreams 1840-1916
Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago / Harry N. Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0810937697 . Publisher's full yellow linen red lettering on spine. Beautifully designed and printed study of the French Symbolist painter to accompany the exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1994. Profusely illustrated with 575 reproductions including 200 colour plates. The volume is in virtuallly perfect pristine condition unmarked unread tight square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows only minor shelf-wear else as new. FINE/NEAR FINE. Color and B&W illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 464 pp . Art Institute of Chicago / Harry N. Abrams hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 22447 ISBN : 0810937697 9780810937697
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