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ref. 1576571033.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1996ref. Q-1576571033Paradise Press Inc 1996-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Paradise Press, Inc paperback
1882ref. 2711Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Keyser 1882. 12" x 9" pp. 144. "An Original American & Japanese Comic Opera" with art nouveau cover design. Operatic musical score in original tan wrappers with tape repair on the cover wanting rear wrapper. "36" stamped on the title page small corner folds throughout text largely clean. Good. Keyser unknown
1949ref. 41134New York: Henry Holt and Company 1949. First Edition; Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Several small chips and tears to jacket focused at crown.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1934ref. 60209London: Longmans Green and Co. 1934-1936. Two vols. 8vo. xv 1 303 1; vii 1 305 1 pp. Uniformly bound in red publisher’s cloth black lettering on spine vol. I w/ revolver illust. on spine both vols. slightly cocked minor shelfwear slight bumping to corners vol. II w/ faint tidemark w/ d.j.’s. hard-boiled cover art of white on black of gangster on front of vol. I and 2nd story burglar on 2nd minor chipping heads of spines edgewear creasing price crossed out on vol. II replaced w/ 7/6 in pencil on front flap still VG-/VG- set. Novographic reprint “Cheap” editions of this ostensible autobiographical memoir regaling the British readers with Guest’s 1901-1975 life of crime from early theft and burglary rings along with confidence scams in the UK to rum-running bootlegging and eventual incarceration in San Quentin Prison in California. While violent mob violence as experienced by Chicago New York and environs during Prohibition was largely nonexistent in Great Britain the British newspapers awed readers with never-ending tales of American armed robberies and Guest under his Spenser pseudonym stepped into advise the British public an invasion of American gangsters was imminent with peaceful Britain open for the pickings. He also published an account of being held as a German POW during World War I under “An aukward marine.” All early printings are scarce and dustjackets even more so. Longmans, Green and Co., hardcover
1882ref. 648787Printed for the Spenser Society 1882. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. Beautifully bound in full black crushed Levant morocco by Blackwell's of Oxford spine with raised bands and gilt titling gilt-tooled inner dentelles all edges gilt marbled endpapers slight wear. There is no outward indication that this work is part of a set. Volume I only of a projected 9 volumes of which only 8 were issued this volume including the 'Life' and essays by various scholars about Spenser's life and work. Only 100 copies were apparently issued. Printed for the Spenser Society unknown
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2011ref. DADAX1241492824British Library Historical Print Editions 2011-03-01. Illustrated. paperback. New. 9.69x0.95x7.44. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. British Library, Historical Print Editions paperback
ref. 1241692327.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1862ref. FINfeSAI69London: Smith Elder And Co. 1862. 1862. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. vii-xix 1list of illus. 1 leaferrata 400; 1 p.l. v-xviii 1 leafplate list 420. lacking half-titles. 2 folding lithographed maps 4 hand-coloured lithographs of plants & 12 tinted lithographs. contemporary half calf spine & corners worn but solid neat gilt library stamp at foot of spines some foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves. First Edition. St. John who as a young man was fascinated with Borneo and the adventures of Sir James Brooke rajah of Sarawak and took up the study of the Malay language was introduced to Brooke on his visit to England in 1847 and accompanied him as private secretary when Brooke was appointed British commissioner and governor of Labuan. Thenceforth St. John and Brooke were closely associated. St. John was with Brooke during his final operations in 1849 against Malay pirates and he accompanied Brooke to Brunei the Sulu archipelago and to Siam in 1850. Although St. John deemed some of his chief's dealings with the natives high-handed and ill-advised he in a letter to Gladstone defended Brooke against attack in the House of Commons. While the official inquiry into Brooke's conduct which the home government appointed was in progress at Singapore St. John acted temporarily as commissioner for Brooke 1851-5 and visited the north-western coast of Borneo and the north-eastern shore ascending the principal rivers. Appointed in 1856 British consul-general at Brunei St. John explored the country round the capital and penetrated farther into the interior than any previous traveller. He published his full and accurate journals supplemented by other visitors' testimonies in these well-written and beautifully illustrated volumes entitled Life in the Forests of the Far East 1862. DNB Included are chapters on the Sea and Land Dayaks and their social life the Samarahan River and the Caves of Sirih St. John's ascents of the Mountain of Kina Balu explorations in the interior to the south and south-east of the capital expedition up the Limbang River visits to the Sulu Islands Borneo proper Sarawak the Chinese in Borneo the Chinese insurrection and Roman catholic and protestant missions. The plates include tinted lithographs showing scenery and natives and four hand-coloured lithographs of notable flora. cfCasey Wood p. 548 2nd Edn. F. Hardcover. London: Smith, Elder And Co., 1862. Hardcover
1862ref. 1862SSoLondon: Smith Elder and Co 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. vol 1 very good vol 2 good-/no dj's as issued. London Smith Elder and Co. 1862. 2 vols 8vo 9" x 6" x 3". map in vol. 1: 19.5" x 16"; in vol. 2: 22" x 16.5" Vol 1: xix 1 list of illustr. 1 leaf errata 406 pages 2 advertising Vol 2: xi 1 list of illustr. 424 pages incl. 15 pages index. 2 folding lithographed maps 4 hand-colored lithographs of plants & 12 tinted lithographs. Contemporary half calf. Spine and corners worn but solid some foxing to plates and neighboring pages. Book block of vol. 2 cracked both maps with one short tear in fold pages clean only a few pages and the margins of some of the illustration with foxing. From the library of a gentleman who was a rare book dealer in Bangkok in the 1970's and 80's after his military service in Vietnam. ----- -----. The author was private secretary to Sir James Brooke British commissioner and governor of Labuan. St. John had a Malay mistress with whom he had three children. Missionaries and the local Anglican bishop complained of his immoral lifestyle and St. John responded with the present work which also describes his travels and botanical observations. 'TWO WELL-WRITTEN AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES' ODNB. Smith, Elder and Co hardcover
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1974ref. 2384388Oxford University Press 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 fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1500grams ISBN:0195802802 Oxford University Press hardcover
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