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1952réf. 5390Honolulu: Matson Navigation Lines 1952. Bifolium 35 cm x 53 cm printed in full-color. Nice condition. Near fine. Dinner menu from the S.S. Lurline for April 20 1952 that features cover art by Eugene Savage. There were four ocean liners christened S.S. Lurline by Matson Lines these menus were for the fourth ship with that name. The S.S. Lurline was a luxury ocean liner that would take passengers from the American West Coast to Hawaii and Australia. The Hawaiian port was Honolulu were most passengers would disembark the ship and make a beeline for Matson's renowned Waikiki hotel and resort the Royal Hawaiian. Eugene Francis Savage 1883-1978 was a trained sculptor and artist who was primarily known for his large murals. Savage was commissioned by Matson Navigation Lines to paint nine large 4' x 8' Hawaiian themed murals that were intended to be displayed on Matson ocean liners. These murals were completed in 1940 but due to American involvement in World Ward II the ships were dedicated to the war effort and the murals were never installed. In 1948 the Murals were used as covers for the menus on the S.S. Lurline. "In the early 1850's the King of Hawaii sought a treaty with the United States providing for the admission of islands as a state. The treaty was never ratified. But it was the first official step in a movement which strengthened with the years culminating in the annexation of Hawaii August 12 1898. Matson Navigation Lines unknown books
1922réf. 5361London: William Heinemann 1922. Edition limited to 750 copies of which this is #510. Cloth. Very Good/The authorized English translation. 23 cm; 118 pages. Title page with blue printer's ornaments. Extra title page in facsimile of Katherine Mansfield's handwriting. Bound in original black cloth somewhat discolored at edges. Lacks dust jacket. Deckled fore-edge a bit toned. Slight abrasion between pages 6 and 7 else without blemish. William Heinemann hardcover books
1933réf. 27526New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. A fine copy with cloth particularly bright in a bright dust jacket which is rubbed at spine panel with a few minor nicks and tiny tears at edges. The only Philo Vance mystery with a pictorial dust jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1930réf. 23693New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near fine book in a bright crisp dust jacket with two one-inch closed tears at top edge of rear panel and some creasing also to rear panel. This is the issue with two dates on the copyright page. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1929réf. 23099New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Some offsetting to front and rear free endpapers from reaction with pastedowns else a near fine book in a fine bright dust jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1953réf. 5248Honolulu: Matson Navigation Lines 1953. Bifolium 35 cm x 53 cm printed in full-color. Nice condition. Near fine. Laid in are small lunch and breakfast menus from the same date. Dinner menu from the S.S. Lurline for September 24 1953 that features cover art by Eugene Savage. There were four ocean liners christened S.S. Lurline by Matson Lines these menus were for the fourth ship with that name. The S.S. Lurline was a luxury ocean liner that would take passengers from the American West Coast to Hawaii and Australia. The Hawaiian port was Honolulu where most passengers would disembark the ship and make a beeline for Matson's renowned Waikiki hotel and resort the Royal Hawaiian. Eugene Francis Savage 1883-1978 was a trained sculptor and artist who was primarily known for his large murals. Savage was commissioned by Matson Navigation Lines to paint nine large 4' x 8' Hawaiian themed murals that were intended to be displayed on Matson ocean liners. These murals were completed in 1940 but due to American involvement in World Ward II the ships were dedicated to the war effort and the murals were never installed. In 1948 the Murals were used as covers for the menus on the S.S. Lurline. "When Captain James Cook British Royal Navy on January 20 1778 first came upon the Sandwich Islands later named Hawaii he was at the height of his fame as a navigator and explorer. But to the islanders Captain Cook was far more than that. He was an incarnation of their god Lono come in a floating temple to visit them from the great beyond. At his first landing on the island of Kauai the fell prostrate along the path and worshipped him as a deity. Matson Navigation Lines unknown books
1954réf. 14638Grace Line 1954. Menu in Grace Line cover illustrated in color with a picture of Venezuela's National Pantheon in Caracas; dinner menu in Spanish and English side-by-side; original decorative cord present; 13" x 10" approx. size; light wear to paper wrap covers; in very good condition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Grace Line Paperback books
1923réf. 140939429New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Sheets printed in the UK so presumably following the Chatto & Windus edition that same year. viii 286 pp. with fold-out facsimile letter plate at rear. Original blue cloth with cream title stamping. Cloth head and upper tips slightly chewed else Near Fine with foxing to fore edge. In Very Good double-sided dust jacket some rubbing and soiling especially to spine panel small closed tear near foot pencil mark to front flap price intact $2.75. Verso of jacket lists Knopf titles. Rare in jacket. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1999réf. 66818New Delhi: Phulkari Publications 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first book on the subject of autographs in India. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Octavo. Original red buckram binding. Light wear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Phulkari Publications hardcover books
1938réf. 848New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. Octavo 227pp. Yellow cloth printed title on spine and front cover. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Wear to edges of boards. Scribner's "A" on copyright page. In facsimile dust jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1985réf. 712New York 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 305 illus. 180 in duotone. hardcover books
1933réf. 2305384New York: Charles Scriber's Sons 1933. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/Fair. First edition Scribner emblem and 'A' on copyright page $2.00 jacket price. Very good in fair jacket. Boards lightly rubbed with corners slightly exposed ink stamps on endpapers front hinge repaired chips from top jacket corners jacket edges rubbed with split along front flap fold. 1933 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. xii 311 pp. The Dragon Murder Case is a novel in a series by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. It was also adapted to a film version in 1934 starring Warren William as Vance. A guest at an estate in northern Manhattan Inwood Hill Park dives into the swimming pool and disappears. His murder brings up references to a mythological dragon which is said to prey on the imprudent but Philo Vance uses his knowledge of both dragons and criminals to demonstrate whodunit. The estate in the novel was based on Tryon Hall built in 1907 by C. K. G. Billings a retired president of the Chicago Coke and Gas Company. In 1917 he sold the mansion to John D. Rockefeller Jr. The mansion burned down in 1926 and Rockefeller developed the property and others into Fort Tryon Park which he then donated to New York City. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance who first appeared in books in the 1920s then in movies and on the radio. Charles Scriber's Sons unknown books
1935réf. 017925New York: D. Appleton-Century Company 1935. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Revised edition. Octavo 8vo. xxvi 692 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. The text has ink underlining and notations here and there. Revised and enlarged edition. D. Appleton-Century Company Hardcover books
1928réf. 2276925Grosset & Dunlap 1928. Photoplay Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Photoplay edition. A few light spots on front board faint stain on top page ridge corners a bit rubbed ink name on front endpaper. 1928 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 388 pp. 8vo. A Philo Vance mystery illustrated with scenes from the Paramount photo-play. "S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance who first appeared in books in the 1920s then in movies and on the radio. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1950réf. 30632Bombay: University of Bombay 1950. Offprint. Paper wrappers. A very good clean unmarked copy. 19-27 pp. Sm. 4to. Reprinted from Journal of the University of Bombay Volume XIX Part 2 September 1950; originally read before the 15th All-India Oriental Conference held in Bombay in Nov. 1949. Author's paper lable laid in loose. University of Bombay unknown books
1864réf. 2262494D. Appleton and Company 1864. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1864 printing. Boards toned and lightly rubbed ink named and town on front endpaper dated Jan 1st 1865 small newspaper clipping mounted on opposite endpaper endpapers lightly foxed cube sketched in pencil on rear endpaper. We have more books available by this author!. 36 8 pp. A collection of hand-colored maps some of which are different from modern maps in interesting ways: e.g. a map of Canada labeling portions as Hudson Bay Company's Territory; a United States map labeling what is now Idaho Montana and Wyoming as Idaho only Oklahoma as 'Indian Territory' and showing no division between North and South Dakota. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
2014réf. 38750SF: McSweeney's 2014. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. McSweeney's hardcover books
1938réf. 004382New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. Scribner's "A" on copyright page price of $2.00 front flap. Near Fine top edge dusty pastedowns age-toned nice period prior owner bookplate front pastedown completely hidden by front flap. In a Very Good dustjacket front and rear panels rubbed and with small chips at spine tips and flap folds. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
1978réf. 22778EPark City UT: Schick Sunn Classic Pictures Inc 1978. Original 116 page revised draft shooting script for the television movie The Adventures of Nellie Bly originally titled ‘The Amazing Nelly Bly’ as printed on the title page written by S.S. Schweitzer. With revision dates on the title page from November 17 1978 through November 27 1978. Bradbound in stiff covers. About fine condition with just a trace of handling. The movie aired on June 11 1981 starring Linda Purl in the title role with Gene Barry J.D. Cannon John Randolph Paul Sylvan Cliff Osmond and Fran Ryan. The film follows pioneer nineteenth-century female journalist Nellie Bly and her exposes of corruption in New York City. Based on the real life story of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane 1864 - 1922 better known by her pen name Nellie Bly. She was an American journalist industrialist inventor and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg and her undercover work reporting on a mental institution from within. She was an innovator in her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism. Schick Sunn Classic Pictures, Inc unknown books
1945réf. 21402ECleveland OH: The World Publishing Co 1945. First Tower Books Edition First Printing November 1945. Pages lightly tanned as usual else a very good plus copy with some minor edge wear in a very good lightly handled dust jacket with some minor fading to the spine and a few small chips and tears. A Philo Vance story. The World Publishing Co unknown books
1928réf. 20962ENew York: Scribners 1928. First Edition of the third Philo Vance novel. Signed and inscribed by the author S.S. Van Dine to actor and screenwriter George O’Hara in the year of publication on the front free endpaper: “To George O’Hara New York 1929 - or bust! If the Greene is shot and you are not there I’ll be unhappy. S.S. Van Dine Hollywood 1928.” Slightly cocked else a very good lightly used copy with some fading to the cloth at the spine and some edge wear without dust jacket. The basis of the 1929 film directed by Frank Tuttle starring William Powell as Philo Vance with Jean Arthur Ullrich Haupt and Florence Eldridge. George O’Hara 1899 - 1966 began his film career working for early Hollywood director Mack Sennett and is best known for starring in Fighting Blood 1923 When Gale and Hurricane Met 1923 and California or Bust 1927. His screenwriting notables include Night Parade 1929and A Single Man 1929. Scribners hardcover books
1927réf. 13506ENew York: Scribners 1927. First Edition. Very good plus copy with a touch of sunning to the spine without dust jacket. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Scribners unknown books
1928réf. 1917NNew York: Grosset & Dunlap 1928. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the Paramount film starring William Powell Louise Brooks and Jean Arthur. Ownership signature. Fine in an exceptionally fine and bright dust jacket. The front panel reproduces the artwork of the first edition and the back panel is a charming colorful painting of the dapper Powell as detective Philo Vance. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1929réf. 5797NNew York: Grosset & Dunlap 1929. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the Paramount film starring William Powell and Jean Arthur. Pencil ownership signature. Very good without dust jacket. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1983réf. 287758Maidstone 1983. hardcover. near fine/very good. 37 black-and-white photographic plates more than 100 text illustrations. 368 pages 4to burgundy cloth d.w. Maidstone: Canterbury Achaeological Trust by the Kent Archaeological Society 1983 With contributions by several authors. VOLUME VII of The Archaeology of Canterbury. unknown books
