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1991145 pages including index. A collection of historic curiosities that are, or may be, associated with North American postage stamps. For the stories presented in this work, numerous dusty history books and reference works have been researched for those little "gems" of information that present the "other side" to generally accepted beliefs and conceptions. Very often, historic information is based on what others wish us to believe rather than the truth. It is only through the passage of time that the shroud of deception wears thin and mouths silenced in death "speak from their graves" in tattered letters and faded diaries. Adds a new dimension to topical stamp collecting by introducting "Philatelic Curiosities" - strange, unusual and bizarre facts associated with postage stamps. Illustrated in black and white. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
2007204 pages. Index. References. Printed upon glossy stock. "Features a charming collection of ephemera, reproduced in full colour and accompanied by a detailed and informative text together with succinct captions and price guides." - from dust jacket. Chapters include: Advertising Cards and Magazine Inserts; Almanacs, Calendars and Diaries; Children's Pastimes; Comics; Commercial Ephemera; The Dinner Table; Entertainment at Home; An Evening Out; Greeting Cards; Novelties and Giveaways; Periodicals; Photographic Collectibles; Postcards; reading and Writing; Retailing; Sports and Special Events; Transport and Travel; War and Political Ephemera; and Maintaining a Collection. Gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Prior owner's name and date atop half-title page. Clean with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this attractive and informative work. Book
1997187 pages. Black and white illustrations. "In the unedited 1921/22 diaries of two teenage brothers, Roy and John Stevenson, there is an illustration of family life in Bootle on Merseyside after the First World War." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
1899réf. 93351ABLeipzig, Grieben, 1899. VIII, 264 S. mit 1 Titelbild und 8 Illustrationen im Text. OLn. mit montierter Deckelillustration Band 1 (von 3). Schönes Exemplar.
1995Very Good Condition; Small 8vo; 409 pages. (HOLO2-111-5)
1990réf. 15080DBWien., Löcker-Verlag., 1990. 34 x 31,5 cm. 431 S., 138 S. OPappband., 15080D 2 Bände. Erste Auflage. Einbandkanten stellenweise mit kleinen Bereibungen. Gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar.
1936réf. 107442Zeulenroda in Thüringen: Verlag Bernhard Sporn, 1936. 22,5 cm ; Leinen
1925réf. 140236Hamburg, Buchbund Hamburg, 1925. 5 weiße Bll., Titelbl., 1 Bl., 106 S., 1 Bl. Impressum, 3 weiße Bll. 4°, hellbrauner marmorierter OPappband im Stil eines Holzfurniereinbandes.
198514.5x22 cm. 149+124 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover edge is faded. Side of spine is worn - binding is visible. Else in good condition.
1916RARE memoir by Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson, DSO (1867-1947), known as J. H. Patterson - an eminent British soldier, hunter, author and Christian Zionist, best known for his book 'The Man-Eaters of Tsavo' (1907), which has inspired three Hollywood films, and his two memoirs of the First World War, where was the commander of both the Zion Mule Corps and later the 38th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (also known as the Jewish Legion). The Zion Mule Corps and Jewish Legion would eventually serve as the foundation of the Israeli Defence Force decades later. Contains a color map of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 195x130mm. VIII+316+32 pages. Dark-blue cloth Hardcover with gilt emblem of Star of David on front cover. Cover and spine faded/age-stained and stained. Cover corners rubbed and slightly peeling. Sticker on spine bottom edge. Spine cloth upper part partly torn. Spine edges peeling. Spine hinges partly cracked and peeling. Previous owner's details written in pencil on front endpaper. Binding visible sand lightly loose between pre-title and title pages, and on rear inner cover. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first edition of a WW1 memoir by "the godfather of the modern Israel Defense Forces" is in good reading condition.
1920RARE war memoir by Otto Viktor Karl Liman von Sanders (1855-1929) - a German general who served as an adviser and military commander to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and in 1918 commanded an Ottoman army during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. Contains a frontispiece with von Liman's portrait in uniform and his signature in facsimile. Contains three fold-out maps laid in pocket on rear cover. 225x150mm. 408 pages. Yellow board Hardcover with blue gilt cloth spine. Cover yellowing. dirty and slightly stained. Cover edges bumped/worn. Cover corners peeling. Rear cover coming loose/partly detached from binding. Spine worn, wrinkled and detached. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine faded and rubbed-off. Spine edges peeling. Binding slightly visible and coming loose on inner cover. Previous owner's ex-libris sticker and pencil inscription on front inner cover upper part/edge. Pages 15-42 fore edge slightly torn - NO damage to text. Pages 375-408 upper corner bumped/creased. Small hole on pages 405-408 with minimal damage to several words of the text. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare war memoir, of immense interest to scholars and/or collectors of materials on the legendary Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the Great War, has sustained slight damage to three last pages, but is otherwise in good reading condition.
1915réf. 42157ABBerlin Gebr. Paetel (Dr. Georg Paetel) 1915. 1. Bd., enthaltend die Texte der Tagebücher u. 1 Verzeichn. d.dar.gen. Werke H. 8° CVII/352 S., m. Erläuterungen u. ausführlichen Verzeichnissen. Halbleder, marmor. Deckel, verg. Rü.-Tit., Kopfgoldschn.(dieser leicht berieb.). Einbd. etwas berieb., 1 Biblioth.-Aufkl. a. unt. Kapit., Schnitt leicht gebräunt, minim. Einr. d. Vors., innen sauber u. gut erhalten.
1966réf. 2141652München: Carl Hanser 1963-1966. 812, (4); 748, (2); 998, (2); 1016, (2); 1044, (2) Seiten. Dünndruck. 8° (17,5-22,5 cm) Orig.-Leinenbände mit goldgeprägten Titelschildern auf dem Rücken und Klarsicht-Schutzumschlägen. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1925réf. 83635München: Buchenau & Reichert Verlag, 1925. 20 cm ; Hableder
43x31cm. Unpaginated. Gilt hardcover. Cover front bottom edge slightly rubbed. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1910FIVE VOLUME SET. [ALL VOLUMES]: 215x145 mm. [XLI+475] + [456] + [572] + [469] + [576] pages. Hardcover. Gilt spine. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Spine edges rubbed. Sticker on front whitepage. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: Else all volumes in good condition.
1934FIVE VOLUME SET. [ALL VOLUMES]: 220x150mm. [541]+[647]+[619]+[661]+[555] pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover rubbed. Spine rubbed and yellowing. Spine edges worn. Pen inscription on spine. Inner cover age-stained. Biding visible between cover and first whitepage. Few pages slightly age-stained - no damage to text. Pages yellowing. [VOL.I]: Cover slightly stained. Text block edges slightly stained. [VOL.II]: Cover slightly stained. Spine torn and worn. [VOL.III]: Cover corners and edges slightly bumped. [VOL.V]: Cover slightly stained. Cover corners slightly bumped. [SUMMARY]: Else all volumes in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1894SIGNED BY AUTHOR with dedication dated 7.9.1895 (the signature and dedicatee's last name were partly erased, the signature is still partly visible). EXTREMELY RARE account of a trip to Syria by George Morehouse Huss (1857-1947), an eminent American civil engineer who in 1894 contracted with the Syria Ottoman Railway Co. of London to build a railway from Acre and Haifa to Damascus. 190x125mm. 138 pages. Dark-green rebound Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Cover and spine stained and rubbed. Cover edges slightly bumped. Cover corners and spine edges bumped. Spine edges slightly peeling. Twelve first pages detached from binding. Signed dedication on title page. Title page edges/corners partly missing. Some pages coming loose from binding. Edges/corners of some pages slightly chipped - NO damage to text. Pages browning. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare collection of letters written during a trip to Ottoman Syria is overall in good reading condition. PLEASE NOTE: This book's cover is very worn, loose or missing. If you'd like, we can send this book to be rebound for an extra charge.
1995Includes black and white plates. 16x23.5 cm. 188 pages + unnumbered plates. Gilt hardcover. In good condition.
1985IN ARABIC. COPY NUMBER 570. 31.5x22.5 cm. 531 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. Spine edges slightly bumped. Ex-Libris on first and last white page. Binding slightly visible between few pages. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
198516x23.5 cm. xvi+328 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1902réf. 17153Leipzig Dieterich'sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1902. LIV + 929 S. Gr. 8° Groß-Oktav Hln. 2 Bände
2004TWO VOLUME SET OF Jacques Rosanes' Memoir which was PRINTED ONLY IN 20 COPIES! THIS IS COPY No.16. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 227x145mm. 930 pages (pagination: 476/477-930). Softcover. Cover slightly rubbed and slightly dirty. Front cover fore edge slightly bumped/wrinkled. [VOL.I]: Front cover bottom corner wrinkled. [VOL.II]: Rear cover upper edge/right corner bumped. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare two-volume memoir is in good condition.
198578 pages. Features: The Joseph Shephard House - a rural gem in Metro Toronto; Conservation Laws - fact or fiction?; Parks Canada Centennial; The Wheat Pattern; Pictures of home and family life - Parks Canada's research collection; Military Portraiture; Wildfowl Sculptor - Regina's William Hazzard; Necessitous Strangers - the Huguenots and their influence on English silver; Article on the mementos that filled the ornate parlours of the late Victorian era; Tapestries and needlework in the home; The True Spirit of Reform - Flasks. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1972Features: 50th Anniversary of EMD (GM Electro-Motive Division); EMD News Photos; The La Grange Influence - what if ground had not been broken on March 27, 1935; Two Railroads, One Locomotive - interchange is no longer synonymous with engine change - with photos; La Grange Locomotive Landmarks - Attractive color centerfold; Three that survived - mementos of Electro-Motive's pre-GM years; EMD questions even EMD couldn't answer!; Concerning a dipstick, Derby Day, Slack-Free Starts, 74 Degrees below zero, a Lonely E9, and May 18, 1942 - confessions of an EMD-watcher; 'Tunnel Motors' or 'T-2s'; An instant history of EMD; and more. Moderate wear. Faint date stamp atop front cover else unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine