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1915Pages 294-388 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Captain's Baby - a respected officer of the Australian Steam Navigation Company takes a little urchin under his protection, leading to humorous difficulties; A Journey into Arabistan - photo-illustrated account of a journey through a little-known part of Persia; The Quest of the Peso-La-Ki - the romantic story of a hidden Western Navajo silver mine, sought for vainly by daring prospectors for over a century; Tight Corners (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures from West and Central Africa; The Girl-Man - a young woman aged 23 tires of an unhappy marriage and sinks her identity and sex to reappear as a man named Frank Duffy and wander the United States for three years - until she is discovered by a policeman and a court orders her to 'go back to the skirts'; Icebergs - interesting photo-illustrated article by Lacey Amy; Dodging Death - in Australia, Sydney Wright falls from a building under construction, only to be saved by landing on telegraph wires (per cover illustration); A wife on an Indian coffee plantation cures her husband of constantly 'talking shop'; Milly's Hobby; Europe's "Wild West" - photo-illustrated article on the great Hungarian Hortobagy; "The Doctor" - in Ceylon Gunner Duncan is tragically burned to death; Our Travels in Safari-Land (part III) - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Cecil-Porch) describes her ambitious journey through British East Africa; The Missing Ship - in 1897 the American clipper T.F. Oakes and her crew were considered lost, but miraculously saved by the crew of the "Kasbek"; Interesting photo of the grave of a British Columbia Indian chief in a hit above stumps; Photo of a Burmese boy 'undergoing the operation of tattooing', with brief write-up; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1918Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
2012ref. sgn 2139Signed. Near Fine/near fine. Back bottom corner bumped otherwise like new unread. Signed by the author on the half title page with an unreadible inscription. Recollections of the private Whitney Houston from a friend. Archival photos from Ms. Houston's private collection. See photos. Shipped boxed. Worthy Publishing hardcover
2012ref. Q-161795084XWorthy Books 2012-07-31. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Worthy Books hardcover
2009ref. Q-1416976442Running Press Adult 2009-06-02. Board book. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Running Press Adult unknown
1969ref. 162567N.p.: N.p. 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos two also with labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. The True-Vue Motel is a known alternative for wayward couples seeking an afternoon tryst or a private room to do heroin. Unbeknownst to the patrons the motel's manager is filming everything on hidden cameras subsequently blackmailing the patrons. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 162567N.p.: N.p. 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos two also with labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. The True-Vue Motel is a known alternative for wayward couples seeking an afternoon tryst or a private room to do heroin. Unbeknownst to the patrons the motel's manager is filming everything on hidden cameras subsequently blackmailing the patrons. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1997Large format, thick, heavy paperback@ 784 pages with many examples of the work of the five artists of the title. Book shows very light wear to corners, uncreased covers, creased spine, solid binding -- impressive for a book this large. Text/interior is clean, neat and free of marking of any kind. Many full page b&w photos of stage perfromances, concrete poetry, collage, an entire section by Ruhm & Wiener "Child & World" of collage with deformed babies and soft core porn/female models,.a weightlifer, a clown, funny faces. Fairly heavy material. Some collages in color, biographical sections at the back of each of the artists. In English & German.
ref. 1541997026.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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199294 pages. Numerous pages of colour photos and information on the making of the album; Includes these songs: Zoo Station; Even Better Than the Real Thing; One; Until the End of the World; Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses; So Cruel; The Fly; Mysterious Ways; Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World; Ultraviolet (light my way); Acrobat; Love is Blindness. Above-average external wear. 3" Opening to front cover at base of spine. A worthy working copy. Book
1970ref. 329473Oakland CA: The Patten Foundation Inc 1970. 8p. tabloid format; b&w photos. ex-library rubberstamps on front cover a pen mark else in very good condition. The Patten Foundation, Inc unknown books
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1953ref. 4501N.p.: Gerber Products Company 1953. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth. 95pp. Frontispiece illustrations. Near fine. Tight clean first edition of this history of baby food and its preeminent producer. Surprisingly scarce. Gerber Products Company hardcover
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195132 pages. Prince Charles baby photos, including cover photo. Other royal family photos; Japanese police photos; Ostrich farming photos; photos of gathering eggs from seabirds on England's cliffs; Colour ad for the Studebaker Champion; Freda Shetler of Ferndale, WA - sulky driver; Ottawa suburban well baby clinic photos; Spectacular colour centerfold ad for Heinz ketchup; Missionary students at the Moody Bible institute learn to fly; Royal Canadian Air Force ad; Photos at Switzerland's Sanatorium Universitaire; Nice colour Waterman's pen ad; Photos of Wellesley college's doll collection; Plastic musical intruments prove practical; - Bill Glass; Colour Ivory Soap ad - Lovely Girls Love Ivory!; Motorcycle action photos; Navy underwater photogarphy; colour Community brand cutlery ad on back cover. Average wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover. A sound copy. Book