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1893ref. 51081893. London: Swan Sonnenschein 1893. 8vo 8 160pp. With a portrait frontispiece and 4 plates. Original brown buckram lettered in gilt gilt top. Edges slightly rubbed and fraying; very good copy. § First edition large-paper issue limited to 280 copies. Story wrote the life of Linnell and had access to much original Blake material through Linnell's sons; four of the five illustrations here are reproduced from original drawings. Bentley 2772. unknown
1939ref. 26522London : John Lane The Bodley Head 1939 HBDJ 1939. Stated 1st Published in England First English edition. VG/VG- AS-IS Color rectangular hardback Boards Match DJ Illustration has light rub wear tiny edge chips 9 1/2 X 8 in. Book in very good order with illustrated calendar endpapers. DJ is a copy of the illustration on the book itself showing William with his scooter and the kitten. D/j has some soiling/foxing and some small tears tiny chips to edges but in good order for a children's book over 60 years old. Interior nice tight clean Light wear Fox UNPAGINATED light soil DJ DJ Protected clear Mylar .Children's Illustrated. The story of a found kitten with illustrations by the author Marjorie Flack. One Day William was Busy Riding His Scooter Up & Down the streets of Pollywinkle Lane in village of Pleasantville when he found a Kitten. He took it home & fed it a Saucer of Warm Milk. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London : John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover
ref. 032320022Script Format reprint. Like New. / 1957 FINAL SHOOTING DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES / THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS /. unknown
1966219 pages. With trap and goldpan - here are pages out of pioneer living, a true, human interest story of Depression years in the woods. Walk the lonely trap lines in the cold, stillness of winter when only the sound of snowshoes breaks the silence, count the pelts that mean the difference between food and no food, a happy Christmas of a bleak one; look over Earl Baity's shoulder as he pans out a prospective site for placering. The simply told account of a man and a woman and two small children who took their living day by day from Nature in the storied Cariboo country. Usual library markings. Well-worn. Binding intact. Book
1983310 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated in colour and black and white. Captures the colour and vitality of western Canada and its people, combining a fast-moving, readable, yet factually rich text with a handsome collection of over 150 historical paintings and photographs. A pleasure to page through and a treasure to read. Clean, bright and unmarked. Faintest wear. Excellent copy in giftable condition. Book
1992ref. 2092902141208019Sakka shubbansha 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Sakka shubbansha paperback
196966 pages. Cowboy Issue. Features: Story of the Cowboy; Massacre at Bear River; Legend of the Lariat; The Day the West Went Fence Crazy; Cattleman's War Against the Gray Killer; The "Ten Gallon" Umbrella of the West; The Hired Killer; The American Bronco; Guns That Tamed the Western Frontier; The "Million Dollar" Jackass. Magazine
1959ref. 84634New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1959. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; light peach cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 192pp; black and white illustrations throughout. Inscribed on half-title page: "For Karl Burkhardt - who loves Ocracoke as I do - this book is inscribed by the author Stephen W. Meader". Trace soil to covers and edges of textblock with light creases to text margins; Good. Dustwrapper price-clipped tanned with shelf-soil 0.5" tear to upper front spine fold and tiny tears chips and rubbing to extremities; Very Good. Meader's illustrated chapter book intended for young readers tells the story of a boy who is unhappy with his move from a busy city to Ocracoke North Carolina until he begins hunting fishing fighting large storms and meeting wild ponies. 84634. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books
1959ref. 84634New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1959. First Edition. Octavo 21cm; light peach cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 192pp; black and white illustrations throughout. Inscribed on half-title page: "For Karl Burkhardt - who loves Ocracoke as I do - this book is inscribed by the author Stephen W. Meader". Trace soil to covers and edges of textblock with light creases to text margins; Good. Dustwrapper price-clipped tanned with shelf-soil 0.5" tear to upper front spine fold and tiny tears chips and rubbing to extremities; Very Good. Meader's illustrated chapter book intended for young readers tells the story of a boy who is unhappy with his move from a busy city to Ocracoke North Carolina until he begins hunting fishing fighting large storms and meeting wild ponies. 84634. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown
189932 p. Double column. Paper browning but not brittle. Softcover. 190 mm. Original tri-color printed pictorial wraps. Covers very slightly soiled. Volume One, Number Five. Very good. Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854-1885) was a professional 'Sensational Novelist' whose "Deadwood Dick" was the most popular hero of the dime novel era at the end of the 19th century. Through 'Dick' he greatly influenced boys (and men) to view the West as eternally exciting and heroic. W8RtRear
1921pp. xii, 140 + Plus frontis and full page photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth backed wood like paper boards. Front board paper label. Slightly worn. Some plates loose. Hinges cracked. NH 6
1933ref. 136691Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film. Shown is Ann Hovey as she is attacked after stowing away on a train by Ward Bond playing against type as a villainous railroad worker. The rape is not only attempted but takes place a radical element even in a pre-Code film. A film that has held up well in that it breaks the stereotype of hobos as nothing more than restless drifters and delves into what fueled the movement during the Great Depression. Many teenagers male and female were forced to leave their homes and ride the rails because their families were unable to provide support. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some penciled annotations on the verso regarding another actress in the film Dorothy Coonan who would go on to marry the film's director William A. Wellman. National Film Registry. First National Pictures unknown books
1933ref. 136691Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film. Shown is Ann Hovey as she is attacked after stowing away on a train by Ward Bond playing against type as a villainous railroad worker. The rape is not only attempted but takes place a radical element even in a pre-Code film. A film that has held up well in that it breaks the stereotype of hobos as nothing more than restless drifters and delves into what fueled the movement during the Great Depression. Many teenagers male and female were forced to leave their homes and ride the rails because their families were unable to provide support. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some penciled annotations on the verso regarding another actress in the film Dorothy Coonan who would go on to marry the film's director William A. Wellman. National Film Registry. First National Pictures unknown
1884ref. 97339Wien, L. Rosner, 1884. 301 S. Mit zahlr. Textillustrationen von C. v. Stur und H. Schliessmann. 20 cm. OHldr.
1989128 pages. Newly-wed Jessie Ann Smith left Scotland in February, 1884, and followed her orchardist husband, John, to the British Columbia community of Spence's Bridge. Her story is one of love with a historical twist. Unmarked. Very light wear. Book
1958ref. 29610HBDJ 1958 1st Edition VG/VG OBLONG PICTORIAL BOARDS MATCH DJ Illustration LITE WEAR DJ TINY CHIPS TEARS EXTREMITIES UNPAGINATED & THIS KNOWLEDGE WAS THE BEGINNING OF HER ADVENTURES.The Pink Slipper & the Teddy Bear Presented No Problems. Neither of them Put Up Much Fight. But it took Mother ct to Send Pudge the Puppy back to where he Belonged. When her Mother carried Widget back to Her Box THE CATS IN WIDGET ARE MAINE COON CATS a Breed of Long Haired Cats common in Maine Origin Unknown. HARPER BROTHERS NY hardcover
1916Pages 98-190 plus 22 pages of ads. Features: Scabano of Porcupine River - a Yukon tale recounted by Mr. Charles Glenney; "His Lordship" - what happened when a 'real, live, lord' came to visit the factor John Macdonald in charge of Fort Rice Post, Mackenzieland, Canada; Canada's Last Frontier - Francis J. Dickie visits Canada's Peace River Country - Part I of article with photos; In the Droving Days - an 1896 story of a 'grass-stealer' in Australia; Under the Keel - a 1908 story of a scary diving experience; The Fire-Fighters of the Wilds - America's defensive organization to protect her great forests - article with many great photos; The Light Blue Envelope - a well-known French detective-inspector, a member of the Surete Generale explains how he unravelled a South American poisoning mystery; My Seven Years' Imprisonment in Prussia - M. Paul Chorenne, a French Engineer, was arrested as a suspected spy - here are recounted two of his dramatic attempted escapes; Fishers of the Air - for a thousand years the residents of Cava Dei Tirreni in Italy have hunted wild pigeons with slings and nets - with fascinating photos; The Mutiny of the Z - part two of one of the worst mutinies to ever occur on a British ship; A Desperate Drive - a battle for life with hunger-crazed wolves; A Deal in Eggs - how two youths made money out of rotten eggs; An Englishwoman in South America - part 1 of this photo-illustrated article about Mrs. M. Mayer-Nixson on the West Coast of South America; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1917Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
ref. 032220030Script Format reprint. Like New. / 1989 DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES / THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS /. unknown
G (no dj, red cloth with black lettering spine, black title front board and black silhouette of bear, few small marks/smudges on boards, London County Council stamp front fixed endpaper, the binding is firm and the pages clean and bright with one or two small smudges in margins, speckling outside edges) 12mo 165pp. The Little Story Books edition. Illustrated with line drawings.
ref. 1879134101.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992ref. 2092902141206443Shanxi people 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Shanxi people paperback
1943A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear to cover. 28 pages. 8"w x 9 1/2"h. Pictorial paper covered boards with red cloth spine. Pictorial endpapers. Author and illustrator Glen Rounds was the recipient of more than 25 literary awards.
1937ref. 013061Cleveland: The Harter Publishing Company 1937. Red pictorial hardcover binding shows wear along spine and rubbed edges. Front cover has b/w photo of a mare and foal. Illustrated endpapers. Interior clean bright and tight. Foreword is by Marshall Saunders author of the beloved dog book Beautiful Joe. Includes preface by the author. This abridged version for young children from the original book White-Saddle published in 1934 includes a cut-out of White Saddle on stiff paper. White Saddle was a real pony from the Shetland Islands. Born in 1903 she came to America from the Shetland Island. Ethel her husband Messenger and daughter Jane had a log cabin on a plot of land in Ohio. The pony won several awards at the Ohio State Fair. She died in 1940. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. Illus. by Anderson Virginia. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. The Harter Publishing Company Hardcover
1985ref. 147575Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1985. Two vintage color double weight studio still photographs one of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines dancing the other of Hines and Isabella Rossellini from the 1985 film. Nikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko Mikhail Baryshnikov is an expatriate Soviet dancer whose plane is forced to land on Soviet territory and prohibited from leaving. Forced to live with the American defector tap dancer Raymond Greenwood Hines and his wife Rossellini he must plan an escape but doesn't know who to trust. Rossellini's screen debut. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Song and nominated for one other. Shot on location in Russia England Finland Scotland and Portugal. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books