WARD (Herbert)Livre Rare Book
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1910ref. 002067Paris Plon-Nourrit et Cie 1910
1910ref. 54930Chicago: Hobart M. Cable Co. ca. 1910. Oblong 8vo. Seven linen-backed silver gelatin photographs of airbrushed images including frontisp. birds-eye view of factory. Preserved in original leather pocket portfolio gilt stamping for Cable Co. on inside pockets rounded corners NF exemplar from the collection of Charles Spurgeon Onderdonk Jr. 1889-1958 son of a Colorado rancher and later manufacturer who became a piano salesman before World War I. First edition thus of this scarce salesman sample photo portfolio for Hobart M. Cable pianos. Founded originally in 1900 in LaPorte Indiana they still used the Cable Co. piano manufacturing factory in Chicago which was also used by Fayette S. Cable and H.D. Cable producing pianos. The Hobart Cable pianos are known for their musical excellence attractive cabinet work and remarkably sweet and pure tone qualities combined with unusual power. The pianos featured in these images include the Style M which was double veneered ivory keys copper wound bass strings and full swinging music desk about 5.5 feet in length; Style C which was also available in Extra Fancy figured mahogany or walnut and featured Poehlman steel music wire; as well as a beautiful Style G Player Piano quite similar to the company Style A. The company remained in business until the mid-1960s were absorbed by Story & Clark Piano Company and later the brand was acquired by the American SeJung Corp. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Hobart M. Cable Bluebook of Pianos 2018; Hobart M. Cable Pianos Total Piano Care 2018. Hobart M. Cable Co., hardcover
ref. BAY_00_SH_021213McGraw-Hill. Used - Like New. Text block pages boards and binding are pristine dust wrapper is like new. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped. McGraw-Hill hardcover
1836ref. 55778London: Sold for the Author by Messrs. Troughton and Simms 136 Fleet Street 1836. 8vo. xi 1 118 pp. 10 pp. of tables plus 7 1 pp. catalogue. With numerous woodcut engravings text diagrams illustrations. Quarger-blue publisher’s cloth over gray boards printed label mounted front cover minor edgewear slight bumping to corners minor dustsoiling inner hinges expertly repaired still a VG presentation copy from the author to William Figg 1800-1866 well-known Lewes Sussex surveyor who includes pencil note corrections on last page. Second edition revised of this informative work by the author details the use of the Land Chain Surveying Cross Prismatic Compass Theodolite Spirit Level Sextant Transit Instrument and others. Simms 1803-1865 a surveyor and civil engineer of the Royal Observatory Greenwich and formerly with the Ordnance Survey was the son of William Simms d.1860 scientific instrument maker with Edward Troughton joined the Southern Eastern Railway Company as resident engineer in 1836 and oversaw the construction of the Bletchingley and Saltwood tunnels. Sold, for the Author by Messrs. Troughton and Simms, 136 Fleet Street, hardcover
1850ref. 1310Vienna: unk. 1850. First Edition. Later stiff boards. Fine. 8vo. There are 9 large fldg. litho. plates illus. details of the instruments. A very interesting pamphlet on the techniques of constructing self recording instruments. Jelinek was known for his work on the derivation and equations for the measurment of relative humidity see Napier-Shaw. Jelinek was convinced of the importance of consistent observations over long periods of time and felt that mechanical recording devices were the only way to obtain such information. The pamphlet offered here addresses these issues and suggests various ways in which it could be accomplished. unk., hardcover books
1951ref. C94874Tervuren, Musée du Congo belge 1951 Ouvrage complet en 2 tomes, tome I: vii + 121pp. avec 68 figures dans le texte, tome II: 40 planches et 5 cartes hors-texte (en feuilles, papier de la planche no.1 légèrement bruni), 33cm., dans la série "Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, Tervuren. Nouvelle série in-4, Sciences de l'homme. Ethnographie" volume 1, dédicace (par ?) sur la couv. de tome 2, brochures originales (dos du t.2 peu abimé aux bouts), bon état, texte et intérieur en très bon état, C94874
1951Ouvrage complet en 2 tomes, tome I: vii + 121pp. avec 68 figures dans le texte, tome II: 40 planches et 5 cartes hors-texte (en feuilles, papier de la planche no.1 légèrement bruni), 33cm., dans la série "Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, Tervuren. Nouvelle série in-4, Sciences de l'homme. Ethnographie" volume 1, dédicace (par ?) sur la couv. de tome 2, brochures originales (dos du t.2 peu abimé aux bouts), bon état, texte et intérieur en très bon état, C94874
ref. 54865aafParis, Firmin Didot, 1824, in-8vo, 72 p. + 1 planche de fig. grav., numéro de bibl. en encre rouge sur la garde, trois cachets de bibl. sur faux-titre, 1 cachet de bibl. sur le titre suivant, pièce de librairie à l'intér. du plat devant „Boek & Papierverkopers van Cleef. s’ Gravenhage“ (Den-Haag NL), reliure en demi-cuir olive (dos part. fâné), frottements.
ref. 124356aafExemplaire de Kloepfer & Rediger, Sanitätsgschäft Bern, s.d. début XXè, gr. in-4to, (sans page de titre) feuille III/IV: ‘Notice - Recommendations pour la stérilisation des instruments - V/VII conditions: table des matières - XIII/XXII table alph. + 783 p. remplis d’illustrations d’instruments de la marque ‘Esculape’ + XXIII /XXXII (table d. matières), cachet au début ‘Kloepfer & Rediger, Sanitätsgeschäft Bern’ , reliure en demi-toile (simple). Pages de garde d’origines. Tranches rouges.
1899ref. 20704Lyon, Paris, Storck, Masson, 1899 ; in-8, demi-basane réglisse, dos à nerfs, titre doré (reliure de l'époque) ; XXIX, [3], 379 pp., [1] f. de table, 6 planches hors-texte en couleurs.
1961ref. 36958London: The Holland Press 1961. 3 volumes. Quarto. 357; 383; 160 ccxix pp. Illustrated. In dustjackets. A facsimile of the original edition published in 1876-1878. The Holland Press unknown books
ref. 53242BBo.J. Udo Nolte, geboren 1950 in Dortmund.
193840 pages. Features: Cover photo of a DeHavilland Dragon Rapide on Lake of Bays, Ontario; Nice full-page photo ad for the Junkers JUMO 210 aero engine; Nice full-page photo ad for Gold Flake cigarettes showing the terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, Egypt; The Boeing Stratoliner - fantastic illustrated article on the Boeing 307-type transport; Commendable Winter Operation by City of Toronto Squadron; Full-page ad for the 1938 Stinson Reliant; A Day at Fort Nelson - great travel article with photos by O. Nordling; Full-page ad for Fleet Aircraft; The Martin Ocean Transport - article with nice photo; Flying North of Edmonton; One Thousand Hours Between Overhauls - The Gipsy Major 130 H,P. engine; Photo of new hangar under construction at Edmonton; Photo of the world's largest aeroplane tire made by Dunlop; Nice full-page ad for McLaughlin-Buick; The Continental Powered Aeronca KC; Lear ARC-5 Radio Compass; Nice one-page photo ad for Taylorcraft planes; Dr. Klemin Predicts Era of Revolutionary Light Planes; McKee Trophy to Romeo Vachon - article with photo; Great photo of wings being added to a Douglas DC-4; Photo of a Fokker T.5; Photo ad for the Gray Rocks Inn of St. Jovite Station, Quebec; Old Country Gossip; News from the West Coast; More About Instruments; Candid Camera Corner - photo and article on Sooren Topalian - Iraq's #1 Transport Pilot; Nice full-page ad for the new 1938 Cub Sport by Cub Aircraft; Blenheim Bomber featured in Bristol engine ad inside back cover; Intava products two-colour ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
ref. BN635057ATPL Flight Instruments CBT Jan 12 2012 ATPL Flight Instruments CBT Jan 12 2012 ATPL Flight Instruments CBT Jan 12 2012 unknown
197056 pages. Completely illustrated. Authors are eminently qualified to produce this serious reference. "We know of no other books on the following chapters to give a guitarist, whether a beginner or an advanced student, or a professional, a clear view into the usage of chords plus examples in a jazz style." - from Preface. Few minor markings. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. Please note: prior to listing this book we seem to recall it contained a convenient rotary guide which indicated which chords go with which. At time of listing it is not present. If we find it we will include it with this book. Book
ref. 34689Paris Etablissements Charles Blanc 1926 in 4 (30,5x23,5) 1 volume reliure pleine percaline bleue de l'éditeur, dos et plat supérieur titrés en lettres dorées (ors du dos passés), 350 pages, avec de nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs, dont hors-texte. Catalogue commercial publié par les établissements Charles Blanc. Avec pour chacune des spécialités un onglets de séparation: Salle de bains; Chauffe-bains, Baignoires; Robinetterie de baignoires; Cabinets de toilettes; Lavabos céramique; Lavabos ébénisterie; Bains-douches; Cuisines, offices divers; Appareil sanitaires; Marine; Hydrothérapie générale. Rare documentation illustrée. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
2000ref. 62162BBDourdan, Editions Vial, 2000. 4°. 31 x 22 cm. 144 Seiten, 6 Blatt. Gebundener Original-Pappband. [2 Warenabbildungen]
ref. 13975870Paris: Théophile Barrois le Jeune, an IV [1796 ère vulgaire] 4 vol. in 8 (manquent les t. 5 et 6), xvi-326 pages, 11 planches; iv-267 pages, 13 planches; iv-308 pages, 14 planches; iv-248 panches, 23 planches. Rel. demi basane, dos lisse orné, dos passé et coiffes lég. usées. Les 63 planches se dépliant représentent de nombreux instruments de chirurgie.
1959ref. 11367Prague Artia 1959 pleine toile éditeur, sans sa jaquette. in-4, 160pp., 319 pl. photos, 622 étiquettes, 16 plans d'instruments, 1 carte dépl., Luthiers de Bohème.
1772ref. 37112London 1772. 235 x 168 mm. On laid paper with "No. V" printed at lower left. A female singer holds an open music book on her lap entitled "Pastorale by Musolini." A Signor Mussolini is recorded as a singer and mandolin player making his first public appearance at Covent Garden on 27 April 1773 "playing a concerto on the double mandolin and royal guitar and accompanying a young gentlewoman in song." Highfill et al. Vol. 10 p. 407. unknown
1772ref. 37112London 1772. 235 x 168 mm. On laid paper with "No. V" printed at lower left. A female singer holds an open music book on her lap entitled "Pastorale by Musolini." A Signor Mussolini is recorded as a singer and mandolin player making his first public appearance at Covent Garden on 27 April 1773 "playing a concerto on the double mandolin and royal guitar and accompanying a young gentlewoman in song." Highfill et al. Vol. 10 p. 407. unknown books
1954Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind -- grease free. Huge oblong book, unpaginated but must be 600 pages in Frankensteinian binding with metal hinges and boards 3/8ths of an inch thick (10 mm). Covers Lucas parts & equipment repair & service guidelines in the first section for Batteries, Control Box, Dynamos, Horns, Ignition Equip., Lamps, Starters, Test Procedure, ( tools and instruments), Trafficators, Windscreen wipers, Misc. The remaining 3/4's of the book contains wiring diagrams, spec sheets and test data for the following models, each having their own page with full size wiring diagram, spec sheet, bulb table and key to cable colours: Allard, (1946, 47 & 48) Allard Sports 1951, A.C. 1947 , 48, 50, (16 h.p.) 51, 52, 53, Alvis 1946 -- '51, Armstong-Siddeley, 16 h.p. 1945 & '46, 1948, Whitley Saloon, 2.3 litre, 1950, 18 h.p. Limousine 1951, Austin 8 h.p. 1945 & '46, '47, 10 h.p. '45 -- '47, 12 h.p. '47, 16 h.p. '46 - '47, A40 '47 -- '50, A40 Devon & Dorset '51, '52, A70 '49, A40 Somerset '52 & '53, A70 Hereford '51 & '52, A90 '49, A125 Sheerline '49, 120 princess 1948 -'49, A135 princess '49, Aston Martin 2 L Sports & Tourer '50, 2.5 L Sports Saloon, DBII '51 & '52. That takes care of the "A's" Same detail and layout for the following manufacturers for the following years: Bristol '49 -- '53, Daimler '46 -- '52, Ford '45 -- '49, Healey '46 -- '52, Hillman '45 -- '52, Humber '45 -- '50, H.R.G. '46 -- '49, Jaguar'45 -- '52) Jowett '47 -- '52, Lanchester '45 & '46, Lea Francis '49 -- '52, LLoyd '48, M.G. '45 -- '50, Morgan '49 -- '52, Morris '45 -- '51, Nuffield '49 -- '51, Paramount 1951, Riley '46 -- '52, Rover '46 -- '53, Standard '46 -- '50, Singer '45 -- 52, Standard '51 & '52, Sunbeam - Talbot '48 -- '50, Triumph '46 -- '52, Vauxhall '48 -- '50, Wolseley '45 -- ' 52. First page is hanging by a thread, some pages are chipped at edges, some have small tears at edges, nothing to obscure the text and nearly all are in very good condition. Book lays open with zero stress on hinge. This large, heavy book will require extra charges for international transportation.
1916ref. 58803Boston: L.E. Knott Apparatus Co. 1916. 4to. 8 507 1 pp. Four pp. frontisp. insert announcing new building in Cambridge with over 1000 text illustrations diagrams woodcut engravings. Brick-red publisher’s cloth black lettering & company logo on front cover minor bumping to corners minor sunning to spine edgewear some minor soiling toning to endpapers still VG copy w/ publisher’s notice mounted front pastedown. First edition of this uncommon and one of the most expansive scientific instrument catalogues ever issued by the famed New England company. The Knott company organized under this name in 1895 targeted universities high schools laboratories manufacturers and inventors across the World. Along with surveying navigation and mathematical instruments they also sold water turbines Bell glasses demonstration jars orreries lantern slides solar calculators 3-dimensional geography models and electrical equipment. Functioning and sectional model steam engines were available colour apparatus dynamos and so much more could all be ordered. Worldcat locates 5 copies Temple Getty U of Cincinnati U of N. TX Am. Inst. Physics. L.E. Knott Apparatus Co., hardcover
1809ref. 5742P., Nicolle, 1809, un volume in 8 relié en cartonnage bradel rose (reliure de l'époque) (légèrement frottée), 16pp., 269pp., 6pp., (1)
1922ref. 1096411922 A Vienne, Chez Henri Martin, Imprimeur-Editeur - 1922 - In-12 (12,5 x 19cm environ), broché - 141 pages - Ouvrage rare - Envoi de l'auteur en page de titre, adressé à Monsieur et Madame Chaix (probablement Antonin Chaix)
