Hobbs, MichaelMareMagnum
1991No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with repair to lower front edge and traces of storage. 200pp. A photographic record featuring the work of Bert Neale.
1966ref. 194263London: Royal Tournament 1966. First edition here in a smart presentation binding. Running from 1880 to 1999 the tournament was the world's largest military tattoo. In 1966 displays included a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Royal Artillery a motorcycle stunt show by the Royal Corps of Signals and a hypothetical battle against two enemy submarines carried out by the Royal Navy. The front wrapper illustration shows a member of the Pakistan Frontier Constabulary dressed in traditional service uniform featuring the distinctive high-fanned ceremonial kulla turban and crossed ammunition bandoliers over a khaki tunic. That year's Tournament which can be viewed on YouTube featured a special performance by them. Square octavo 230 x 162 mm. halftone photographic illustrations in text; printed on coated paper. Contemporary blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe original pictorial wrappers bound in front board gilt-stamped with royal cypher turn-ins tooled with foliate design in gilt marbled endpapers edges gilt binder's stamp on front pastedown. A fine copy. unknown
ref. 5i5181Selbstverlag Manchester 1953. 16 Seiten mit Abbildungen Kartoniert etwas fleckig / Klammerung angerostet. - Text englisch - unknown
2009ref. SKU0650386St. Martin's Press 2009-03-03. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. New Textbook Ships with Tracking St. Martin's Press hardcover
1839ref. 6997Edinburgh: Hugh Paton Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen 1839. FIRST EDITION large 4to pp. ii xii 20 lithograph frontispiece and 4 hand-coloured double-page lithograph plates. Original purple finely-textured cloth front board lettered in gilt. Some spotting. Boards somewhat marked a little bumped to edges cloth lightly rippled in places. An attractively-illustrated account of the Earl of Eglinton’s famous folly a tournament banquet and ball in best medieval style. It attracted a hundred thousand spectators and cost him tens of thousands of pounds partly due to inclement Scottish weather. ‘Although the tournament was ridiculed by some critics its enactment of chivalric metaphor is now seen to have inspired Victorian imagination in art and literature as well as public and private standards of behaviour’ ODNB. Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
1839ref. 20032AN EVENT TO STIR THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION - HAND-COLOURED PLATES folio 2 title xii 20pp. 4 double-page hand-coloured plates black & white drawings on frontispiece original purplish cloth front cover blocked in gilt with the title inside a shield design surmounted by a head and shoulders in armour some foxing of the plates a few splash and other minor marks on cloth but generally very good. Contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of William Hugh Logan. A fine contemporary record of the great re-enactment of a medieval joust and revel held that was held at Eglinton Castle in Scotland on Friday 30 August 1839. The event which attracted numerous highly distinguished visitors and participants from both Britain and Europe and drew 100000 spectators was marred by heavy rain on the day. The event was a significant occasion in the contemporary rise of Romanticism and the associated vogue for the Gothic. Logan a member of the contemporary Scottish literary society the Abbotsford Club published several works Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
1919ref. 58380Pasadena CA: Pasadena Star-News January 1 1919. 4to. 40 pp unpaginated. Photo-illustrated throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers beautiful Birds-eye view cover art of Pasadena and the Rose Parade by Frank E. Brown colour photo illustrations back cover & versos of covers slight shelfwear rubbing still VG copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated souvenir program for the 1919 Tournament of Roses parade events celebrating the end of World War I. Sadly this was probably the precipitating events which triggered the massive outbreaks of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic through Los Angeles Pasadena and surrounding cities resulting in forcing school closures bans on public gatherings and 1000’s of cases and deaths. In addition there is also featured a land promotion section for the latter half of the brochure touting the notable citizens businesses hotels and stylish homes & gardens in Pasadena and Southern California. Pasadena Star-News paperback
1934ref. 53037Pasadena CA: The Star News -- The Post January 1 1934. 4to. 40 pp unpaginated. Photo-illustrated throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers Art Deco cover art printed in silver metallic ink green & pink of peacock w/ ship motif colour illustrations on rear of Hotel Vista del Arroyo and The Huntington Hotel and the rail trip to Mt. Lowe minor dustsoiling slight shelfwear NF copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated souvenir program for the 1934 Tournament of Roses parade events and the Rose Bowl which featured Columbia winning over Stanford by a score of 7-0 in a sloppy mud bowl of a game. The Star News -- The Post, paperback
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1957ref. 87502Pasadena Ca 1957. Staplebound Pamphlet. Very Good. Stapled magazine 10.5 in. x 7.9 in. pp. 56. Illustrated with black and white photographs of the players coaches and colleges with statements by the Tournament of Roses leaders media and head-coaches. Includes extensive color and black and white advertising mostly for cars and cigarettes. Light rubbing to edges with bit of sunning to spine. Bottom corner of final page and rear cover has 2 in. x 2 in. wrinkle from moisture spill. And if you are curious #3 Iowa State beat #10 Oregon State 35-19. Includes Oregon State and NFL stars Joe Francis quarterback Ted Bates linebacker and Paul Lowe running back. University of Iowa players includes Pro-football Hall of Famer Alex Karras and #1 NFL selection 1959 Randy Duncan. unknown
ref. 74-1001Pasadena: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association 1971. 4to. 47 pp. Soft covers. Stitched bindings. Light creasing. Minimal signs of wear. As new unopened in publisher's shrink wrap.Provenance: 19th & 20th Century Ephemera from the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner Jr. founder of Gale Research Detroit. Pasadena: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 1971. paperback
ref. 74-1000Pasadena: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association 1971. 4to. 47 pp. Soft covers. Stitched bindings. Light creasing. Minimal signs of wear. Very Good. Provenance: 19th & 20th Century Ephemera from the collection of the late Frederick G.Ruffner Jr. founder of Gale Research Detroit. Pasadena: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, 1971. paperback
ref. 63-2565Pasadena CA: 1939. 12 Black & White Photographs 2.75 x 4.75 inches Very Good. Scarce. [Pasadena, CA]: 1939. unknown
ref. 0890580499.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2009ref. 20-28372Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2009-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Pasadena Tournament of Roses paperback
ref. 8886127030.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2009ref. Q-161523456XSt. Martin's Press 2009-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! St. Martin's Press paperback
2007ref. Q-0812976010Villard 2007-01-02. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Villard paperback
2009ref. Q-0312376537St. Martin's Press 2009-03-03. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! St. Martin's Press hardcover
2010ref. Q-0312599536St. Martin's Griffin 2010-01-05. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! St. Martin's Griffin paperback
ref. 0365832022.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 16032C. Stephens Printer West Street Reigate. 1909. 4pp. 4to. Bifolium. In fair condition on aged and folded paper. Headed: 'Saturday 24th July. The Tea to-day is kindly provided by Mrs. Searle.' Giving the scorecard with names of all participants and results from first round to final for nine events from the 'Gentlemen's Singles Level. New Challenge Cup presented by SIR J. COLMAN Bart.' F. W. Rahe versus K. Powell to 'Ladies Doubles Handicap' Miss Harper and Miss Russell versus the Misses Bowyer. Scarce: no copy on COPAC. C. Stephens, Printer, West Street, Reigate. 1909. unknown
1933ref. 3534Pasadena 1933. 12 black and white postcard size photographs 9 cm x 14 cm. All views have strong contrasts and are in nice condition. 12 photographs documenting the January 2 1933 Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. All are identified and dated on the reverse in pencil with captions. 10 views of the parade showing the floats for Altadena San Francisco Santa Barbara Catalina Island Long Beach San Marino Pasadena and Alice in Wonderland. The two Rose Bowl game views are taken near midfield the 50 yard marker is viewable maybe ten rows up. "Southern California University and Pasadena Cal Bands after the half at the Foot Ball Game between Southern California and Pittsburgh Pa University. Pasadena Cal Jan. 2 - 1933 unknown
1986ref. C2519One sheet with the letterhead of the Preparatory Committee of the 29th Chess Olympiad 1990 in Novi Sad with a typewritten note "Ucesnici Turnira 'Bugojno '86" names of the participants and with 7 autograph signatures of participants in the tournament. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 8 1/4" single sheet. Signed by Anatoly Karpov Boris Spassky German grandmaster Artur Yusupov Russian-French grandmaster Andrei Sokolow Dutch grandmaster Timman English grandmaster Tony Miles 1955 - 2001 and the Yugoslav-Serbian grandmaster Ljubomir Ljubojevic. The strongest tournament held between 1986 and 1987 was Bugojno 1986. This was a Class 12 tournament including six of the top ten players in the world from the May 1986 rating list. The next-strongest tournaments were Tilburg 1986 Class 11 and Vienna Open 1986 Class 9. The 5th International Bugojno Chess Tournament held in Yugoslavia in 1986 was the first category XVI event ever held. Eight top grandmasters were invited to participate in the double round robin. They were in order of ELO: Anatoli Karpov 2700 Jan Timman 2645 Artur Yusupov 2645 Anthony Miles 2610 Lajos Portisch 2610 Boris Spassky 2610 Ljubomir Ljubojevic 2605 and Andrei Sokolov 2595. Karpov won once again but Andrei Sokolov also made a terrific showing going undefeated and dealing Karpov his only loss in the tournament. Condition: The sheet is slightly discolored and shows signs of wear else very good. The International Chess Federation
1934ref. 2111902160201135Dainippon Firefighting Association Nagano Branch Tsukunan Branch 1934. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Dainippon Firefighting Association Nagano Branch Tsukunan Branch paperback
