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réf. 39694TRADE CARD-SHAKESPEARE HOTEL SHAKESPEARE HOTEL. THE SHAKESPEARE HOTEL AND ITS FIVE GABLES. Stratford-on-Avon: Nineteenth century. 8vo. Stiff card stock 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Scarce printed trade card for the Shakespeare Hotel in Stratford-on-Avon illustrating its street front with the modern building with the main entrance flanking the sixteenth-century half-timer five-gabled wing adjoining it. The name of the proprietor C. Justins is printed in the lower left corner. A fine period souvenir card for the visitor. Very good. unknown
2004In-folio (cm. 42), tela editoriale, titolo al dorso, sovracoperta, custodia (qualche traccia d’uso), pp. 180, interamente illustrato a colori. Volume allo stato di nuovo (brand new copy).
1983180 pages including index. Describes how the CPR developed and promoted Canadian tourism in its quest for a profitable passenger line. Along the way it established not only an extensive network of rail, ship, and hotel services, but also the groundwork for Canada's national identity. Wonderfully and bountifully illustrated, primarily in black and white plus gorgeous colour reproductions of nostalgic promotional literature. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Giftable condition. Excellent copy. Book
1976réf. 1154374Arno Press 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine. Illus. by Gilbert Rumbold. Octavo. Book. Arno Press Hardcover
réf. 0094518114.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1960110 pages. Short Stories: The Perfect Mate; Beauty is the Prize; One to Go; The Headlock. Articles: Hodding Carter says "I'll Never Leave My Town"; Housewife, You're My Boss - Leading Grocer Joseph B. Hall rings doorbells to learn the beefs housewives have against his company, Kroger; Uncle Sam's Orphan Airline - MATS; A Visit With violinist Jascha Heifetz - photo-illustrated article; The Trouble with American Tourists - who do so many of them become offensive boors abroad?; Michigan's Island Innkeeper - W. Stewart Woodfill, proprietor of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island The Plight of the HIll People - seven million mountain dwellers in 16 states still live in abject poverty - they are our most miserable citizens - article with depressing family photo. Serials: The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (part 1 of 8); Journey into Danger (part 5 of 8). Ads: Schlitz beer (tree planting); Tareyton cigarettes; Color-photo Mercury car ad; Chevrolet 1960 Kingwood Station Wagon; 1960 Turbine Drive Buick; Keds shoes; Frigidaire centerfold shows 16 different models; Lifesavers; Budweiser "Pick a Pair"; Speed Queen appliances - featuring Virginia Habermann, Mrs. Home Laundry Queen for 1960; Norelco shavers; The Wausau Story - with photo of R.B. Wiltse, Frank Hausman and Eugene Dymek; Florida Tourism; Airstream trailers; Benjamin Moore paint. Above-average wear. Bit of masking tape on front cover. Back cover missing. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
1953100 pages. Features: Nice snow angel cover illustration by John Falter; I Ride Nightmare Highway - James P. O'Donnell drives from Helmstedt to Berlin in 1952 and must deal with surly, unpredictable Russians at checkpoints; Debonair Dan - Dan London and his St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, The Magnificent Innkeeper; Baseball's Biggest Winner - Robin Roberts of the Phillies; Who Elected Eisenhower?; Why Pay for Advice?; The Tiger at Red China's Heels - Color-photo-illustrated interview with Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa (Taiwan); We Made the Impossible Voyage (2nd of 3 articles) - Dr. Thomas Davis and family pilot their boat, the Miru, through 4500 miles of open sea. Fiction: A Catch for Any Woman; Forbidden Affair; Killer Bronc; The Witness Who Couldn't Talk; The Big Heat; (part 3 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 6 of 8). Ads: Florida Tangerines; Nice half-page color-photo ad for Stereo Realist features the Ice Follies of 1953, 17th Annual Edition; Nice two-page color ad for 1953 Ford cars; Two-page black and white ad for 1953 Plymouth cars; Sensational one-page color-photo ad for Whitman's Sampler Chocolates features large photo of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour in costume for the film "Road to Bali"; Nice Campbell's Soup ad; four-page color ad for General Electric presents their many achievements over 75 years; Good Year centerfold ad shows car models for every year from 1915 to 1952; Nice two-page ad for 1953 Hudson cars, the Hornet and the Wasp; Nice color-photo ad for Pan-American Airlines features their South American service with photo of couples in swimwear on Rio's Ipanema Beach; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner cartoon; Interesting one-page color-photo ad for Dell Comics shows boy in red chair, surrounded by comic characters; Nice patriotic ad by Bell Telephone features large photo of Sergeant Donald McIntyre of Chicago, who recently returned from Korea; Soiled back cover Camel ad features great photos of actor Alan Ladd. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1954144 pages. Features: Best-Mannered Children in the World - Eskimo children - nice color-photo-illustrated article; The Army's Tower of Babel - the new language-intelligence school at the Presidio in Monterey, California; They Came to See Him Clobbered - Boxer Art Aragon was the boxer fans loved to hate; The Truth About the "Sonic Boom" - photo-illustrated article how it's 'less dangerous than you might think"; I would Not Murder for the Soviets (part 3 of 4) - Ex-Captain Nikolai E. Khokhlov discloses the exact circumstances surrounding the downfall of his boss, Lavrenti Beria, after Stalin's death; The Wilderness Cure for Delinquents - Twin Pines Ranch in California; Cold Can Save Your Life - fascinating medical article describes how ordinary ice water can be used in a process called hypothermia for better patient outcomes; Daintiest Beaneries in Town - great photo-illustrated article on Schrafft's restaurants; He'll Eat Anything That Swims - Food Scientist Edward Harvey manages Oregon's Seafoods Laboratory at Astoria. Fiction: Haunted Hotel; Salesman's Homecoming; Inexperienced Male; The Lady's Bodyguard; Hollywood Calling! (part 2 of 8); The Avenging Texans (conclusion). Ads: Sensational two-page color 1955 Mercury car ad; Nice one-page color ad for Chevrolet Trucks shows tanker in refinery; Fantastic two-page color-photo ad for Rambler cars; Nice two-page color ad for 1955 Ford cars; Dennis the Menace cartoon is featured in a Cream of Wheat ad; Great two-page color-photo ad for 1955 Plymouth cars; Back cover color-photo ad for Old Gold cigarettes features St. Bernard dog. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. A worthy reference copy of this great issue. Magazine
1960140 pages. Short Stories: Hard-Luck Girl; The Words of Love; Dangerous Bluff; His Sister's Keeper. Articles: Why do they Hate us in Panama? - photo-illustrated article about anti-American riots; The Birds' Last Stand - 6,000 exotic birds may be evicted from their Stone Harbor, New Jersey haven; Pilots Aren't Obsolete Yet - the recently-cancelled B-70 Valkyrie bomber may be necessary for our survival; Los Angeles' Cure for Drunks - California desert rehabilitation farm; The Movies' Modern Marco Polo - Stanley Goldsmith is Twentieth Century Fox's chief trouble shooter for pictures filmed overseas; They Call Me Madam (part 2 of 4) - Washington's legendary hostess Perle Mesta; Fabulous Mine in the Sea - The Grand Isle Sulphur Mine in the Gulf of Mexico; Touring Russia Made Easy. Serials: If Hitler Had Invaded England (part 2 of 3); The Tewksbury Feud. Ads: Dogde Trucks (inside front cover); Employers Mutuals of Wausau - with photos of John M. Fox of the Minute Maid Corporation and company driver Eddie Mew plus Ed Waters; GE Appliances; Spring cigarettes; Fantastic two-page color-photo (red) Corvair ad features gents in black suits and hats checking out the car; Old Crow Whisky, with one-page color illustration of James Crow with his neighbors; Two-pages of the Ford Galaxie; Lowry organs; Quaker State Oil; The BMC 850 (Mini) (2 pages in color); Canadian Pacific Dome Cars (1 color page); Nice color photo ad for the (red) Chrysler Imperial in a horse-racing setting; Hotpoint fridges; Cadillac Guide-Matic; Scott Paper; ScottTowel multi-color towels; Schlitz beer - flying a kite; Kem-Tone and Kem-Glo Paint; Johnson V-75 outboard motor; Toro lawn and garden products; Admiral TVs; Cracker Barrel Cheese; Caterpillar; Smith-Corona typewriters; Hertz rental cars; Boeing 720; Samsonite luggge with Queen's guards in background; The Denver Hilton Hotel; Karpen furniture (very funky); Nabisco Veri-Thin Pretzels; American Seating Company; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1909réf. 40142N.P.: Privately printed 1909. 1909. 7" x 8" folded in half in pictorial wrapper. No pagination. 16 pp. double column centerfold and 16 other views from photographs small map. Printed throughout in sepia ink. Numerous photographs showing the beautiful architectural design of the exterior of The SamOset. Exterior and interior views include: Bay Front Approach Drive; Rotunda; golf and croquet; Reading and Writing Room; Breakwater Promenade; Golf Course and Putting Course; The Caddies; Bathing; etc. "It is impossible to describe adequately the complete revolution that took place in the original house in every room every department and upon the grounds throughout the entire property which has resulted in converting The SamOset into the most modern of summer resorts in sanitation equipment and general service." Careful plumbing installed throughout every room has large closets new furniture the dining room is completely surrounded by windows for spectacular views the scenery and cuisine are unparalleled the drinking water is brought from Mirror Lake a natural reservoir etc. Reprinted 1903 original brochure reproducing even the chipped covers of the original. Light soiling. Very good. Privately printed, 1909. unknown
195622 pages. Features: Nice Simpson's fashion ad inside front cover; List of entertainment events in Toronto this week; Many vintage ads for Toronto businesses; List of local places of interest for guests of the hotel; Full-page ad for the Imperial Room featuring the romantic rhythms of Johnny Lindon and his Orchestra, with Betty Jean Ferguson; List of amenities offered by the hotel; Phone numbers for various Toronto services of use to travellers; Centrefold map of Toronto with list of places of interest plus location key for advertisers; Two-page promotion for shipping on Canada's "Fifth Avenue" - the Yonge, Bloor, Bay district; Holt Renfrew and Bank of Nova Scotia (with photo) ads inside back cover; Nice Eaton's ad on back cover features illustrations of their Main and College St. stores with written details for each. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A wonderful vintage piece of Toronto ephemera. Magazine
19258vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece toned in sepia, title in red and black, and 31 plates, some very light and occasional spotting; original red cloth, gilt back, red top, uncut, backstrip lightly frayed at head else a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION
196040 pages. Undated, possibly circa 1960. Oblong 8.5" x 11". Presents 18 colour-photo-like illustrations of scenes including: The Three Sisters; Mount Rundle and Vermillion Lake; Town of Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Bow Valley; Cascade of Time; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Eisenhower; Bow Lake; Lake Louise; Mount Lefroy and Victoria Glacier; Lake in the Clouds; Chateau Lake Louise; Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks; Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley; The Great Divide; Spiral Tunnels at Kicking Horse Pass; Emerald Lake and Mount President. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage item intended for tourists of a prior generation. Book
1986Folio 216p., illus. Hardcover Very good condtion in good d.j. good
2018réf. SBBI-SBL-012302Mitchell Beazley 2018. Hardcover. Fine. Our Like New books are generally New but we do not have an invoice from publishers therefore have to list as Like New rather than New. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Mitchell Beazley hardcover
réf. 9814068586.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2003réf. G9814068586I4N00Continental Sales Inc. 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Continental Sales, Inc. hardcover
réf. 9813018151.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1994réf. Q-9813018151Raffles Hotel Singapore 1994-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Raffles Hotel, Singapore hardcover
réf. 1021138037.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 46608573-nnew. unknown
réf. 298049Cincinnati OH: Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America 193-. Pamphlet. Small four panel brochure paper toned minor creasing else good condition 4.25x7 inches. Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance, and Bartenders' International League of America unknown books
réf. DADAX0367218283Routledge 2019-09-19. 1. paperback. New. 6.15x0.43x9.22. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge paperback
2006This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York on March 15, 2006. Sale code: KATE- 1692. The sale consisted of the contents and furnishings of the famed Plaza Hotel in New York. Essays by Deborah Davis. 346 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in color + black & white vintage photographs of Truman Capote. Prices realized sheets included. 10" high X 8" wide, 206 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
1991New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 140 p., ills. The Pera Palas: The historical hotel overlooking the Golden Horn.