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198030 cm, ril in tela, tit. al dorso, sovracop. ill; pp. 206, numerose foto a col. a piena pag, una dedica alla 1° c.b
1881In 4°; (4), 50 pp. 1 carta in antiporta con pianta di Remis, e 23 tavv. f.t. in seppia ad illustrare la cavalcata piatto anteriore della brossura originaria a colori conservata all'interno. Ex libris baronale all'interno del piatto anteriore. Bella legatura coeva in mezza tela verde con titolo in oro al dorso e filetti a secco. Piatti foderati con bella carta marmorizzata coeva. Prima, rara, edizione di questa importnate opera illustrata riguardante la storia locale di Reims città francese nel dipartimento della Marna nella regione della Champagne-Ardenne. L'opera ricostruisce una celebre "Cavalcade" di carri mascherati che percorsero la città nel 1881. Questa edizione, a differenza delle seguenti, presenta oltre alla cartina della città così come appariva nel 1881, anche 23 bellissime tavole color seppia con ognuna l'illustrazione di uno dei carri che presero parte all'evento ispirati alla storia e alle produzioni tipiche della città. Fra di essi si possono vedere i carri: della città, dei Druidi, Quadriga, della Lupa (romana), della vigna e del vino, gotico, della caccia, Pompadour, l'orticoltura, dei pompieri, della lana, della tintura, delle regate, dello sport, del vino Chempagne e diversi altri. Esemplare in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione. RARO. GOOD COPY, FIRST EDITION RARE.
1996Book shows light shelf wear to covers. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 168 pages with b&w photos, color photo section at back. Contents include Ritual dances, in five sections: Rougatsdria or Rogatsaria, Carnival or Apokries, Anasteenaria or fire-dancing, Lazarines, Tzamala, Regional Dances and Style: Cyclades Dodecanese islands, Sporades, Ionian Islands, Saronic Islands, Norther and Central Aegean, Crete Mainland Dances and Style : Peloponnesos, Attki, Roumeli, Thessaly, Epiros, Macedonia, W. & E. Trace; Vlachs, Arvanites, Sarakatsans: Vlachs, Albanians, Sarakatsans & Asia Minor : Pontos, Cappadocia, Constantinople & Coastal regions et al.
2005Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 308 pages. Contents include: Making the popular resort: Coney Island and Blackpool about 1900, Industrial saturnalia and the playful crowd, The crowd and its critics, Deline and reinvention: Coney Island and Blackpool, The Disney challenge, etc.
1951Broché. 32 pages.
1985français In-8 oblong non paginé ; broché de l'éditeur. Photos de Charles Camberoque.
1884français Grand in-folio paginé de 15 à 33 ; en feuilles, sous couverture de l'éditeur. Riche illustration en noir et couleurs.
1875Two Volumes. John Watts de Peyster's bookplate. Very XLib. 8vo. Original full cloth bindings, very worn. Hardbound set. A scarce account of late 19th century Italy. Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga (1810-1895) [Pseudonym - Luigi Mariotti] was an Italian politician a forceful author on a variety of subjects. ohn Watts de Peyster, Sr. (1821-1907), was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard. He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was one of the first American military critics and noted for his histories of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and also published works of drama, poetry, military history, and military biography. TRAVEL/4.
in-8°, VI-257 pp., broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [NV-27*]
Hardcover / in-8°, 426 pages, cartes, cartonnage editeur, jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire. [DV-16]
Hardcover in-4°, 107 pp., cartonnage sous jaquette.— Un des 250 exemplaires sur Arches numerote. RARE. Tres bel exemplaire. [P-37]
in-4 oblong, non pagine, cartonnage + jaquette illustree.- ISBN 29037160506 Bel exemplaire (jaquette légerement us.). [RB-1]
in-8°, 12 pages. Bon etat. [CA-10]
in-8, 79 pages, illustrations, broche, couverture illustree en couleurs. Très bel exemplaire. [MI-28][TX-24]
grand in-8 oblong, broché, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [CA26-3]
1969Unpaginated. Many ways of saying the same thing are introduced through a visit of two children and a friendly adult to a supermarket carnival. Nice colour photography. Usual library markings. Average wear. Front endpaper removed. Book
197384 pages. Features: 1973 Quebec Winter Carnival; Colonel Mike Carroll retires; The Truth; Bennie or "Bob" Roach; Chicken Came Home to Roost; La "filiere francaise"; Pride of Beausejour; Great Chicken Robber; Providence?; Sergeant William Fury; and much more. Prior owner's details blacked out atop title page else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
1985312 pages. Index. "The first book ever to thoroughly reveal the fascinating history of this unique art form. Featuring over 1,100 illustrations - more than 700 in extravagent color - it has been described by the Los Angeles Herald Examiner as 'a magical delight' and by the Financial Times as 'a dazzling tour-de-force of riotous color... which must now be considered the definitive work... An indispensable guide for dealers and collectors.'" - from dust jacket. Several short closed tears to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
1949Features: The Battle of the St. Lawrence - for five tragic months of 1942 U-Boats hunted in St. Lawrence waters, scoring 23 kills... Here's a story that's never been told; Straight talk from Mike Pearson - 'we won't be anybody's satellite"; Those Middle-Age Blues - how men can avoid a crackup; Carnival in the Classroom; London Letter - Mid-Atlantic Logbook; Backstage at Ottawa; Beauty Contests are the Bunk - here's the lowdown on the pin-ups - after his 20 years on the judge's bench, Gordon Sinclair confesses it's mostly phoney; Halfbacks, Greenbacks and Red Ink - ledgers, not linemen, rule big league football (photo of Annis Stukus with Al Marshall; Hot-Water Skipper - Captain Norman Reach is at the wheel of the world's greatest fresh-water fleet (Canada Steamship Lines/CSL); I went to a Nudist Camp (a few miles south of Seattle) - in clothes at Camp Forestia, columnist Scott was covered with confusion - the next day he took them both off. Nice colour Coke ad on page 39. Reo Truck ad on page 5. Abundant tears. Some water stains. Reading copy only. Book
1961Features: Are Children's Books Trash?; He Rescues the Desperate - Rev. Kenneth B. Murphy of Boston is president of Rescue Incorporated, which is dedicated to preventing people from committing suicide; People on the Way Up - Judy Neiman, Zubel Kachadoorian, Donald Madden, Debbie Drake. PT 109 - the adventure that made a President (Part 2); The Show of Tomorrow - Seattle's 1962 World's Fair is coming soon - photos of the Space Needle under construction and more; Who Says Pros Can't Play 60 Minutes - Chuck Bednarik, the Philadelphia Eagles indestructible lineman; Chile - Restless Republic - Communism threatens to dominate Latin America's most democratic nation, a report from the scene; Backstage with Anna Maria Alberghetti, star of the musical Carnival. Nice colour Pepsi ad inside back cover. Color ad for the 1962 Ford Fairlane. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1968112 pages. Includes the following titles: Arabic Caprice; Arabic Serenade; Dedication to Andres Segovia; Etude in Am; Etude in Bm; Edude in F; Fantasy and Variations on 'Carnival of Venice; 50 Methodic and Progressive Pieces for Guitar; Great Sonata; The Legend; Prelude in A, No. 8; Prelude in A, No.9; Prelude in D; Six Nocturne Melodies; Spanish Dance; The Three Days; Variations on 'The Magic Flute' by W.A. Mozart. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
195956 pages. Features: Cover painting of preparations for the Banff Winter Carnival; Nice colour photo ad for Red Cap Ale inside front cover; Outstanding full-page colour photo ad displays the 1959 Rambler automobile models; Eight ways to cut traffic deaths; The living mystery of the Rockies; The day I saw the Rockies' secret; Famous families at home - The Franklin Arbuckle family - nice article with several family photos; Pauze's - Famous Montreal seafood restaurant - article with photos; How I found the man who killed my son - Laurette Perrault's son Jean-Claude was killed by Hector Poirier; Mike Wardell's tempestuous love affair with the Maritimes; gorgeous full-page colour photo ad for Pontiac; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
196246 pages. Features: Can Russia Claim the Moon? - There's a red flag waiting for U.S. space men even if they are first on the planet; Classic full-page colour photo ad for Swanson TV Dinners (remember them!?); Crowds adore a Canadian Matadora - Carolyn Hawyard knows and revels in the dangers of the bull ring - article with photos; Nostalgic full-page colour photo ad by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau promoting use of the bean; Nice two-page colour photo ad for the various Christie's crackers/snacks; Toronto Restaurant the Gaslight Club employs beautiful female actresses, dancers and models to serve its patrons - article with many great colour photos of Shawna Wong, Agnes Simo, Eunice Beadle, Paula Jarvis, Yvonne Saunders, Lyn Chisham, singer Sonny Caulfield, Colleen Collins, Della Engen, Nina Prodon, Rochelle Ruland, Steffany Conwright, Heide Lamperstorfer, Jacqueline Gould, Paula Jarvis, and Kari Von Kantz; Hockey's Toughest Town - Mixing mayhem and money makes music in Chicago - article with photos in Chicago Stadium; Terror at the Carnival - Consuela Flores saves Randy Moore of Halifax from her 65lb African leopard - article with photos; Home Built on 2,000 Years of History - Michael and Elizabeth Moran of Beach Grove, BC discover native remains when building on their lot - article with photos; Centerfold advertisement for Ronson products; Montreal Lawye H. Carl Goldenberg - article with photos; Smitten with Knittin' - voluntary knitting classes after schooll at Capilano Elementary School in North Vancouver; Nice colour full-page ad for Shulton products; Du Maurier colour ad suggests giving cigarettes for Christmas(!); Cake recipes; Great colour photo and write-up on Montreal Canadiens player Gilles Tremblay; Santa visits Toronto's Firehall No. 7; Nipper comic. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
