rif. 201701763S.l., Exposition internationale paais soubise, 1950 ; in-8, br.
rif. 201504709Paris, Compagnie francaise des arts graphiques , 1941 ; in-12, 93 pp., br.
1947rif. LFA-126724423Une revue de 24 pages, format 150 x 230 mm, illustrée, brochée, publiée en 1947, bon état
1932rif. 56488New York: Macmillan Co. 1932. 4to. xv 1 217 1 pp. Colour-tinted frontisp. 55 plates. Brick-red publisher’s cloth gilt lettering front cover & spine w/ d.j. minor chipping & edgwear to fore-edges some scuffing across lower fore-edge front cover still NF/VG- partially unopened and uncut copy from the collection of Mabel E. Clark with her bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this finely illustrated and well-written automobile travel account through Northern Italy. Dorothy Arms recounts folk legends views of flowering fields pastoral lakes all illustrated with fine etchings and pen & ink drawings of Arms noted for his technically flawless interpretations of Gothic Cathedrals. Macmillan Co., hardcover
1856rif. AQ242771856. Manuscript on paper. Single bifolium. With original stamped envelope. Old horizontal and vertical folds. Short tears at folds cross-written on terminal page. Envelope worn and soiled. An autograph letter in the hand of private Thomas Arms of the 12th Royal Lancers addressed to his sister written at Scutari Istanbul 17th January 1856 two months prior to the cessation of hostilities during the Crimean War. Arms references his participation in the Battle of Tchernaïa the fall of Sebastopol and the conditions he and his fellow soldiers had to endure: 'You wished for some small token from Sebastopol but I had nothing but a Russian musket and bayonet and those I sold to one of our officers as I have no means of sending it to England.things are very dear 1lb of bread here is 1/6 meat we cannot buy for any price we give 2 shillings for a bottle of porter or ale and we are only getting half allowance of rum to what we used to get and there it is a great deal of gambling amongst the troops'. The cross-written portion of the letter is of particular note for a passing mention of reformer of army medical services and of nursing organisation Florence Nightingale 1820-1910: 'Dear sister their sic are some kind ladies in these hospitals and kind nurses here to attend upon you. Miss Nightingale is here and Miss Roberts and some more very amicable from England'. . unknown
rif. 15201Manuscrit in-4 (22,5 x 17,5 cm). XIXe siècle. Bradel usagé. Des rousseurs. 92 feuillets illustrés de dessins originaux à l'encre, suivis d'une table manuscrite des armoiries représentées.
1996rif. 78705NY & Tokyo: Weatherhill 1996. First edition. 189 pp w/notes. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Foreword by Donald Keene. Dated June 16 1998 and INSCRIBED by Shields. NY & Tokyo: Weatherhill unknown books
1968rif. LFA-126728372N° 43 (Mai 1968): 126 pages, format 205 x 270 mm, illustré, broché couverture couleurs, bon état
rif. 18722Issued by Tass Agency Chronicle House 72-78 Fleet Street E.C.4. London. No. 8669 28 June 1947. 5pp. folio. Duplicate typescript on three leaves. In fair condition on aged paper. The first article produced on the eve of Indian independence begins: 'Moscow radio broadcast an account of a lecture given by Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Zhukove on "The Situation in India" at the Polytechnical Museum in Moscow.' It proceeds with a summary of Zhukov's lecture the view he expounds including the following: 'Britain's new policy derives from the economic changes which took place in India during the years of the Second World War. India's big bourgeoisie made profits from the war and have become richer and at the same time more compliant towards Britain. The bourgeoisie's fear of the popular masses is greater than their fear of Britain.' The second articles is pure propaganda beginning: 'A vast territory of over 1158000 sq. miles lies in the North-East of the Soviety Union. In Tsarist days it was known as "the Siberia of Siberia." It is now the Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - a part of the Russian Federation - which is just celebrating the 25th anniversary of its foundation says a TASS message.' From the papers of Jimmy Shields of the International Department of the Communist Party of Great Britain. No other copy traced. Issued by Tass Agency, Chronicle House, 72-78 Fleet Street, E.C.4., London. No. 8669, 28 June 1947. unknown
rif. 18721The Press Office of the Polish Embassy in London. Three numbers: No. 5 16 July 1946; No. 14 19 September 1946; No. 51 28 June 1947. Printed by St. Clements Press Ltd. Portugal Street London W.C.2.' . The three items are each 4pp. 4to in bifoliums and uniform in design. Each carrying a number of articles in small print. Each on aged paper and with wear to margin along outer edge but with text clear and undamaged. No. 5 includes articles titled: 'Referendum Results' 'Poland's National Day' 'Polish-British Relations' 'Poland's Independence and Freedom Secured M. Bierut speaks to Democratic Party Congress' 'A Polish Economic System'. No. 14 has in it articles on 'Mr. Byrnes v. Potsdam' 'Appeal to Polish Soldiers in Britain Marshal Zymierski's Declaration' 'Alliances - Elections - Frontier Declaration by the Polish Foreign Minister' 'Polish Army To-day'. No. 51 includes: 'Poland and Mr. Marshall's Proposals' 'Polish Prime Minister on Home and Foreign Problems Statement to the Parliament'. From the papers of Jimmy Shields of the International Department of the Communist Party of Great Britain and each carrying his ownership signature at the head of the first page. Now rare. [ The Press Office of the Polish Embassy in London. ] Three numbers: No. 5, 16 July 1946; No. 14, 19 September 1946; No. 51, 28 unknown
2008rif. K16NS1199Grosvenor Gallery London 2008. 1st Edition. SOFTCOVER. 4to in colour printed stiff card covers 59pp on stiff art paper colour plates etc __CONDITION : A well preserved AS NEW unread and unmarked copy. . __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Grosvenor Gallery, London paperback
rif. 18725Communist Party of Great Britain London. International Committee 16 King Street London W.C.2. 26th March 1946. 5pp. 8vo. On five foolscap leaves with duplicate copy of p.4 present. In good condition lightly aged. The report is single-spaced and leaning towards the factual rather than the polemical with the introduction subdivided into sections on 'Strategic importance of Egypt' 'Economic position of Egypt' 'The Land' 'Crops' and 'Banks' followed by sections on 'Role of Industry in Economic Life of Country' 'The Egyptian Bourgeoisie and British Imperialism' with subsections on those with 'Tendencies to oppose British Imperialism': 'Industrialists' 'Mesr Group' 'Saadist Party' 'Big Landowners' 'What Constitutes the National Movement' subsections: 'Peasantry' 'Workers' 'Petty Bourgeoisie and intelligentsia' 'Main Political Parties and their Character' subsections: 'Chaab-Ittehad' 'LIberal-Constitutional Party' 'Saadist' 'Kotla' 'The Wafd' 'Moslem Brothers' 'The Palace'. From the papers of Jimmy Shields of the International Department of the Communist Party of Great Britain. No other copy traced. [ Communist Party of Great Britain, London. ] International Committee, 16, King Street, London, W.C.2. 26th March 1946. unknown
rif. 2081502112302172Shochiku N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shochiku paperback
rif. 53030Roding Essex: Prior c.1860 . 19th Century Victorian Hand Painted & Illuminated Coat of Arms or Armorial Bearings for the Family of Prior 'Malo Mori Quam Foedari' with a Detailed Hand Written History in England & Ireland Both sides Glazed. The picture is in excellent period condition and measures 28 cm by 22 cm Family history records show: Captain Thomas Prior married Hon. Elizabeth Fairfax daughter of Ferdinando Fairfax 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and Lady Mary Sheffield. He died in 1690. He lived at Roding Essex England and then moved to Rathdowney County Laios Ireland. Prior Thomas 1681�1751 founder of the Dublin Society and philanthropist was born in Garrison House Rathdowney Queen's Co. Laois second son among five children of Col. Thomas Prior and his first wife whose name is unknown. According to unverified family history his father secretly married again after the death of his first wife this time to the good-looking daughter of a small farmer; they had two sons. His grandfather Thomas Prior an English captain came to Ireland in 1636 and under the act of settlement obtained 500 acres of land in Rathdowney. After a period of ill health Prior retired to his estate in Rathdowney during the summer of 1751 and he died 21 October 1751 aged 70. He was buried in the Rathdowney churchyard and his tombstone inscribed �Thomas Prior Esq. who spent a long life in unwearied endeavours to promote the welfare of his country� was later relocated inside the adjacent church. His exact place of burial is now unknown. In his will Prior disinherited his estranged two half-brothers and left his estate to his cousin John Murray Prior only son of his aunt Mary. In 1726 Prior�s uncle Richard died at Ely and by his will bequeath to his �loving nephew Thomas Prior� some 40 acres of land in the parish of Leverington in the isles of Ely and a leasehold estate in the town of Cambridge as well as the More-Houses. "Malo mori quam foedari" "I would rather die than be dishonored". ".This drawing of the crest is by T. L. Murray-Prior It appears that T. L. Murray-Prior had tried to find out what the Prior coat of arms were and got it slightly wrong. On 23 November 1885 he wrote about the crest in his Family Bible. Part of what he wrote is hard to read now but appears to describe his crest as he drew it: that the family arms are �Sa. on a bend arm three chevronels gn. between stars of eight point wavy�. Motto: Malo mori quam foedari. Seat: Rathdowney Queens County. This all was part of his determination to assert his family's gentry status and despite the family no longer owning Rathdowney. T. L. Murray-Prior achieved confirmation of his family's gentry status in October 1888 when as described in Burke's entry 'Prior of Netherfield' in his Landed Gentry book T.L. Murray-Prior 'obtained confirmation of Arms from the Ulster King of Arms 1888 - Quarterly 1 and 4 vert on a bend ermine three chevronels gules PRIOR; 2 and 3 per fess gules and or four mullets countercharged MURRAY.'." - See Wikipedia Murray-Prior [ Roding, Essex: Prior (c.1860) ] . unknown
1981rif. 23621United Kingdom: Royal Ordnance Factories 1981. A small group of material from this conference in Washington: Royal Ordnance Factories 34 pages; color illustrated throughout showing factory locations in the UK and the product range small arms fuses electronics alloys tracked armored fighting vehicles grenades detonators propellers rocket motors mortar bombs naval mines high explosives more; attached to the front page is a copy of notes from the conference with photocopies of business cards of officials from the Royal Small Arms Factory Ordnance Factory Perry International and other information mainly on ROF people of importance at the time; with an 8-sided color flyer conveying similar information on the ROF; and a 48 page booklet-guide for the AUSA annual meeting with centerfold map of the exhibitors various committees awards sustaining members - several of these are circle and with additional notations which give names and locations of individuals in particular company's employ in the arms and military systems business; and a business card of Elmer T. Zietz manager military engineering of Sermetel of Pennsylvania division of Teleflex and a calendar card for the Davis Agency; everything with light wear in very good condition; interesting glimpse of the state of the military industrial complex in 1981 and the interactions possible at the AUSA annual meeting. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Royal Ordnance Factories Paperback
1968rif. 8944Miami FL: The Miami Floridians 1968. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 5 X 8 Inches. 12 PP. Original 1968 press guide to the short-lived "Miami Floridians" basketball team in the short lived NBA rival association the American Basketball Association ABA. This was the first year the Floridians played in the league having just rebranded from the Minnesota Muskies. Original stapled binding clean and tight. The Miami Floridians unknown
1999rif. 912749Winnipeg: Prairie Fire. 1999. This issue includes new work by the winners of the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award 1993-1997. Shields contributes "Rumours: a radio play." Fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. (Prairie Fire) paperback books
2013rif. 035170NY: Simon and Schuster. 2013. Second printing. Inscribed by Shields.: "For Robert -- a good friend and wonderful writer -- Always David." One light corner tap else fine in a near fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Near Fine. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
rif. 51University of Wisconsin - Madison. 1975. Essay by Ben L. Bassham. Exhibition catalog with list of lenders. Descriptive catalog of the complete etchings of John Taylor Arms. 8mo. 74 pp. Paperbound. unknown books
1847rif. 76786Ulster: N.p. 1847. Calligraphic and illuminated folded vellum document measuring 20 x 21 inches and with blue double-rule border and four armorial bearings including that of Martin in the upper left corner and the royal arms of Queen Victoria; signed by "W Betham Ulster King of Arms of all Ireland" at lower folded edge; accompanied by Betham's red wax seal in a cylindrical gilt metal skippet with crown relief. Skippet has come free of the ribbon but is present and in good condition. A very good examplar.This somewhat tragic grant of arms was granted to Jone Gonne Bell a cousin of Mary Letitia Martin upon their marriage his his change of name from Bell to Martin. Mary Letitia Martin was an Irish writer who was known as the "Princess of Connemara" as she was borne into the chief landowning family of Connemara the Martins of Ballynahinch Castle. An autodidact she was well read and fluent in numerous languages. She published two books in her lifetime and a third was published posthumously. As we can see she married her cousin in 1847 but when her father died two years later and she inherited the estate she soon found herself penniless due to the great famine. She and Arthur left Ireland for Belgium where she secured a living by writing for periodicals. In 1850 the same year as her autobiographical novel Julia Howard was published they set sail for America. She had her child prematurely on that voyage and ten days after arriving in New York both she and her baby died.Sir William Betham 1779–1853 was an Irish officer of arms an author and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. He served as Ulster King of Arms from 1820 until his death more than thirty years later. N.p. hardcover
rif. 8327New York: Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5X7 Inches.20 PP. Archive of EIGHT "Shooting's Fun For Everyone" booklets including the original 1957 first issue. While it may seem unfamiliar to us today the America of the 1950's included gun-wielding children in every state. Children were introduced to guns and gun ownership at a very early age. Most schools including those in New York City had pistol and rifle shooting competitions and clubs in the 1950's. Up until 1969 most New York City High Schools had a shooting club; students competed in shooting competitions and the federal government paid for rifles and ammunition. The New York City schools quietly phased out their shooting programs during the 1970s. These early comic-style brochures were marketed for sale to gun retailers as well as manufacturing companies. They were distributed as part of a national decades long campaign to entice children to gun ownership. The first year production run of this booklet contained no blank box on the rear cover for advertisement. This was altered in coming years and many of these booklets located today are from local government offices and gun retailers as well as manufacturers. This archive contains: 1957 VG example of this first year booklet 1958 VG / blank back 1958 VG / Winchester & Western Rifle advertisement 1958 VG / Deputy Game Protector - Tamaqua PA 1959 VG / blank back 1962 GOOD / blank back 1966 VG / blank back 1967 VG / blank back. Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute unknown
rif. 8756New York: Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5X7 Inches. Archive of 14 booklets and targets including the "More Fun with your 22 Rifle" booklet. While it may seem unfamiliar to us today the America of the 1940's and 1950's included gun-wielding children in every state. Children were introduced to guns and gun ownership at a very early age. Most schools including those in New York City had pistol and rifle shooting competitions and clubs in the 1950's. Up until 1969 most New York City High Schools had a shooting club; students competed in shooting competitions and the federal government paid for rifles and ammunition. The New York City schools quietly phased out their shooting programs during the 1970s. These early comic-style brochures were marketed for sale to gun retailers as well as manufacturing companies. They were distributed as part of a national decades long campaign to entice children to gun ownership. This archive contains the original contents of the "Rifle Shooting Instruction Kit" from Remington Peters: More Fun with your 22 Rifle A Handbook of Interesting Gun Games How to be an NRA Ranger How to be a Crack Shot The 10 Commandments of Safety 10 original practice targets. Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute unknown
rif. 3178Sans lieu, sans nom, 1941 ; 8°, cartonnage bleu, avec fleur de lys et encadrements dorés.
194212 + iv pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada, November, 1942. Contents: A temperate assessment of the African victories; A reiteration of why the United Nations are in arms against the Axis; A series of reflections, mostly cautionary, upon the post-war prospects of thee average soldier. Centerfold map of North Africa, Southern Europe and most of the Middle East. Unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1858rif. 56087London: Longman Brown Green Longmans & Roberts 1858. Second edition. 84 iii pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Flexible red cloth boards paper label. Upper board almost detached half-title and frontis detached else Very Good. Second edition. 84 iii pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts hardcover
