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1879Pages 225-256. Features: Article on Hon. Levi W. Barton with handsome one-page engraving of him; Congressional Papers, No. 5 - Forty-Fifth Congress; A Bit of Newspaper History - Henry G. Carleton and Matthew Harvey; An Old Sketch of Lancaster; Manners and Customs in Hopkinton - No. 3 - Funereal, Matromonial, Benevolent, Financial, Inter-Communicative, Mutual and Protective; One page ad for The Manchester Weekly Times inside back cover; Back cover ads for Evans, Sleeper & Evans Book and Job Printers of Concord, N.H., and Fred'k S. Crawford, Bookbinder and Blank Book Manufacturer of Concord, N.H. Average wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
1906350 pages. Index. "In the following letters, written during a stay of nine months in the Philippine Islands, I tried to convey to those at home a faithful impression of the country I was in and the people I met." - from Introduction. Above-average wear. Sturdy library binding remains intact. Please note: map and several plates not included. Book
1960102 pages. Features: Regimental Notes; Andrew Hamilton Gualt - A Memoir; Colonel of the Regiment; Obituary - Miss Jennie MacGregor Morris; Presentation of New Colours 1 PPCLI; Laying up of Old Colours 1 PPCLI; Honours and Awards; First Battalion Report; Second Battalion Report; The Depot; Regimental Museum; PPCLI Band; The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); PPCLI Cadet Corps; PPCLI Association; The Rifle Brigade; United Nations Military Observer Group in Palestine; United Nations Military Observer Group in Pakistan; The Crossing of the Moro and the Capture of the V. Roatti; Customs of Service; Confidential Comments; Location Lists; Captured Operation Order. Light to moderate wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Brilliant gilt lettering and emblem upon flexible forest green cloth covered boards. Very nice copy. Book
1879Pages 193-224. Features: Col. John Hatch George - article with full-page illustration of Mr. George; Men of Old Nottingham at the Battle of Bunker Hill; The N.H. Seventh at Ft. Wagner; In Battle and in Prison - A Reminiscence of the War of the Rebellion, by William E. Stevens; Manners and Customs in Hopkinton - No. 2 - Religious, Commercial, Political; Malaga. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
1926Pages 577-660. Lovely color cover art by FM(?) Features: Nice color ad for Wills Sainte Claire, Inc auto inside front cover; Nice illustrated ad for the New Marmon Motor Car Company of Indianapolis - two images with text; full-page black and white Packard automobile ad; Turkey's Coming of Age - photo-illustrated article on how far the new republic is keeping its oath to be civilized and progressive; An Empire Builder of Old Japan - illustrations of Japanese Triptychs collected by Darrell O. Hibbard; Chang and Feng and Wu - photo-illustrated article of the Chinese Political Puzzle into its elementary terms; The Doom-Fraught Sahars - photo-illustrated article on this land where the incessant increase of sand augurs the dying out of plant and animal life; Little Femail "Nanook" - a broken-hearted polar bear tethered outside an Eskimo igloo near Barrow (includes photo of Detroit Arctic Expedition aircraft commanded by G.H. Wilkins - plane on ground with dog team and Eskimos in foreground); Marriage A La Mongole - a wedding where a plate for gifts is passed to guests plied with millet whiskey - photo-illustrated article; J.V. Stalin - Heir of Lenin - an Asiatic, whose iron control of Russia befits his name, which means 'Steel"; Lhasa at Last - a Revelation of Hidden Mysteries and Curious Customs at the Tibetan Capital - photo-illustrated article; "Madam President" in the Chair in India - Sarojini Naidu guides the Indian National Congress; Full page Cadillac ad; Full page illustrated ad for the Chrysler "70"; Lovely full-page color ad for the RCA Radiola; Nice colour ad for Camel cigarettes with July 4th theme; *Fantastic* black and white photo ad for American Leather Producers Inc, featuring interior and exterior photos of a leather upholstered luxury auto with body by Locke and chassis by Rolls-Royce; Nice ad for Canadian Pacific and its Empress of Scotland world cruise; Colour ad for Davey Tree Surgeons; Dollar Steamship Line ad; ad for Bankers Trust travelers checks; Red Star Line ad re: Belgenland world cruise; Very classy colour ad for Lincoln automobiles inside back cover. Color-photo ad for Listerine on back cover promotes its use in the treatment of dandruff. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Partial opening of front cover along spine and chipping to backstrip. A worthy copy of this lovely vintage issue. Magazine
1958Features: Nice colour ad for the Parker 61 Capillary Pen inside front cover; Editorial - Let Courts, Not Customs Men, Decree Which Books to Ban; Nice Matinee cigarette colour photo ad; Colour ad for EMBA brands of mutation mink; Jockey Johnny Longden tells his own story - many great photos; Why the World Wants More of the Theatre du Nouveau Monde; Trade Secrets of the Combines Detectives - they seek out 'price-fixers'; How the Dutch sold Canada on Tulips, by Alan Phillips; Should you send your child to camp?; Pearl McLeod's old-fashioned kitchen in Penobsquis, New Brunswick; How to Plan for your Retirement; Dictaphone Time-Master colour centerfold ad loose but present. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Magazine
193952 pages. Features: Very attractive full-page two-colour ad for International Harvester's TracTractors; Ad for RCA Victor audio products; Runaround in Reverse (short story); Jail Without Locks - British Columbia's new Borstal home near Vancouver - a prison with no guards nor locks - article with photos; Edward Johnson of Guelph - Part 1 - article with photos; A Train Journey (short story); Beverley Baxter's letter from London; Beauty Business - article about beauty products - with photos of their manufacture; Will Poland Be Next?, by Douglas Reed - article with photos; The Flying Yorkshireman (short story); Well I Declare! - tips on dealing with Customs officers - article with photos; Nice ad for Chevroet trucks; Hudson car ad; Tennis player Don Budge is featured in Bromo-Seltzer ad; Lux soap ad featuring photos of Claudette Colbert and Andrea Leeds; Canada's First Marathon Victory - W.J. (Billy) Sherring of Hamilton won the marathon at the Athens Olympics in 1906 - brief article with photos; Nice half-page colour ad for Sisman's Scampers (shoes). Above-average external wear. Coverfold halfway open. Covers almost loose. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
194152 pages. Contents: Fantastic colour illustrated ad for Heavy-Duty K-Line International Harvester Trucks - built at Chatham, Ontario; Spy Against the Reich - Part 1 of 8, by Michael Annesley; The Decisive Year, by Douglas Reed who comments on the progress of the war and how it may turn out; They're "Naturals" - Kim Beattie writes about the stream of young, well-trained airmen now suring to Britainn's battle sky from scores of Empire training stations in Canada; The Wedding Day, by Eve Burkhardt; The South American Way - Ronald McEachern reports on the living mosaic of peoples and customs, wealth and poverty, new and old, that is South America - with photos; The Last Trick, by Will R. Bird; Beverley Baxter writes about exiled leaders now living in London; He's in the Navy Now (part 2) - from an Eastern Canadian port Naval Volunteer Bill Caskie - now a stoker - puts to sea - with 5 photos; A Farmer Writes to his Son - and the Son replies - a moving answer to what's the matter with farming; Nice 2-colour full-page Pontiac ad; Dodge 'Job-Rated' Truck ad; Canada 1827 - a letter from the past which paints a fascinating picture of the Ontario of more than a century ago; Ad for Vaseline Hair Tonic!; Sweeney Schriner is featured in a small Alka-Seltzer ad; Fargo Truck ad; Canadian War Savings Committee ad for War Savings Certificates; Average wear to textblock. Front cover loose and soiled but present - features photo of Mountie on horseback. Back cover missing. A worthy reference copy. Book
1993300 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated with colour photos, black and white photos and images of the petroglyphs discussed. "Describes, among many other things, the solitary spiritual meditations of young people in the mountains, a form of education once essential to all those who wished to succeed in life with their particular talents... Opens a discussion of some of the issues in rock research that relate to 'notating' and 'writing' on the landscape, around the world and through the millennia. This landmark publication presents a well-researched hypothesis to explain the evolution of symbolic or iconic writing from sign language, trail signs and from the geometric and iconic imagery of the dreams and visions of shamans and neophyte hunters." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A beautiful copy of this interesting work. Book
ref. 015733Paris Aux bureaux des journaux Les Modes parisiennes, La Toilette de Paris & Le Petit journal pour rire 0 In-4 Broché
1896ref. 4811CBZürich, Brunner & Hauser, 1896. XI (1) S. Mit 45 Tafeln mit Abb. nach Fotografien von Johannes Meiner. Farb. illustr. Orig.-Leinenmappe. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 4811CB|4811CB_2 [2 Warenabbildungen]
1776ref. 81931776 Paris , Moutard, 1776; in-8°, plein veau fauve marbré de l’ époque, dos à nerfs ornés de filets et petits fers dorés, titre doré sur étiquette de maroquin vieux rouge, tranches jaunes marbrées de bleu; XVI, 559, (5)pp. et 14 planches hors texte.
ref. 201603834Colmar, Alsatia - collection prestige de l'alsace, 1975 ; in-4, 257 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur . Très bon état plein cuir edition sous boitage edition de luxe n°56 tête dorée.
1700pl. veau, dos à 4 nerfs, tit. doré sur pc. bordeaux, caissons ornés de filets, dentelle et motifs floraux dorés, (plats très lég. frottés avec ptt. taches sombres, ors passés, coiffes accidentées avec ptt. mq., coins et coupes émoussés avec ptt. mq., rares trous de vers traversant en marge, qq. mouillures sur premier tiers des p.) Minuscule exemplaire de la coutume de Normandie présentée sans commentaire mais bien complet des textes législatifs jusqu’en mars 1699.
ref. 33899, Bordeaux, Claude Labottière 1703, in-folio, pl. basane havane, dos à 6 nerfs ornés, caissons et fers dorés, tit. & tom. dorés sur pc. noire, roulettes dorées sur les coupes, tr. rouges, tit. bicolore, cul-de-lampe, bandeaux et lettrines, impression en double colonne, (1 mors fendu, ptt. épidermure, coiffe de tête accidentée, coupes et coins émoussés, ors passés, trace de typex sur p. de tit.), [5ff.-384-38-336p. -5ff.
1807ref. PHO-10701807 , Paris , Chez Veuve Lepetit 1807 ,in-18 , broché en attente de reliure , Collection bibliothèque portative des voyages avec frontispices dont un dépliant - - état d'usage – intérieur frais TOMES I, II, III ET IV .
1838ref. PHO-758Londres, Virtue, Paris, Ferrier, 1838. 2 vol. in-4, demi-chagrin marron, dos à nerfs ornés, tr. dorées (reliure de l'époque). Ouvrage illustré de ornés d'une carte dépliante de l'Écosse et de 117 planches gravées sur acier hors texte d'après les dessins de Allom, Bartlett et McCulloch. Sans les 2 titres gravés sinon bien complet. Qqs frottés, rousseurs, prononcées par endroits, grande tache roux clair sur les derniers ff. du tome I. - P2-8B
1774ref. PHO-2168Paris, Saillant et Nyon, Panckoucke, 1774, 1 volume in-4 (sur 4), 3ff.-536pp., relié basane marbré époque, dos à nerfs orné d’ancres et fleurs de lys avec titre et tomaison, tranches rouges, usures et frottements, coiffes arasées, coins et coupes très usés, fentes, cachet retiré au titre Illustré de 9 gravures, dont certaines dépliantes,
1884ref. B116584Bruxelles, Gobbaerts 1884 Tome 3 seul (des 5): CLXVII + 574pp., 31cm., publié dans la série "Recueil des anciennes coutumes de la Belgique", reliure solide en demi-toile (plats marbrés, dos en toile avec des rousseurs, titre doré), imprimé sur papier de luxe, texte et intérieur sont frais sauf peu de rousseurs occasionnelles, 3 cachets sur la p.d.t., poids: 3.7kg., B116584
1908Paris Geoffroy 1908, In-8 relié demi-chagrin marron, dos à nerfs, couverture conservée. XX + 309 pages + catalogue de publicités in fine. Ouvrage orné de 100 illustrations, dont 36 planches hors texte (7 en double page) reproduites par la similigravure et 4 planches reproduites en couleurs avec rehauts d'or et d'argent par la phototypie. Bon état.
1908ref. 122078Geoffroy Paris Geoffroy 1908, In-8 relié demi-chagrin marron, dos à nerfs, couverture conservée. XX + 309 pages + catalogue de publicités in fine. Ouvrage orné de 100 illustrations, dont 36 planches hors texte (7 en double page) reproduites par la similigravure et 4 planches reproduites en couleurs avec rehauts d'or et d'argent par la phototypie. Bon état.
ref. 18055 volumes sur 6.les tomes 2 à 6 in 12 demi-cuir fauve titre,tomaison,fer;filet,roulette dorés.plats papier raciné.Tome 2 Faux-titre,frontispice,;titre,une carte dépliante,176 pages 6 gravures hors-texte Tomes 3 faux-titre,frontispice,216 pages,7 gravures hors-texte.Tome 4 faux-titre,frontispice,titre,208 pages.7 illustrations Hors-texte.Tome 5 faux-titre,frontispice,titre,8 illustrations hors-texte.260 pages.Tome 6 faux-titre,frontispice,titre, 214 pages,8 gravures hors-texte.D’Alexis Eymery 1814 (mouillure en marge intérieur et angle inférieur)
ref. 138018Paris, Picard, 1902-1924 4 vol. in-8, nbses ill. in et h.-t., bradel demi-percaline violine (tome 1), broché (les 3 autres tomes). Dos abîmé au tome 2.
1847ref. 20390Paris, Charpentier, 1847 (Poitiers, imp. A. Dupré) ; in-12, demi-chagrin réglisse, dos à nerfs décoré et doré, titre doré (Bruyère) ; 366 pp., [1] f. de table.
1916ref. 2197Sans lieu (London and Dunstable), War Office (Waterlow & Sons), juin 1916. In-8, 16 x 21 cm. XXIII. Très rare plaquette militaire publiée par le Gouvernement Britannique durant la Première Guerre Mondiale, ornée de 23 planches entièrement en couleurs.