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1916Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - Part II - an American businessman is also secretly a member of a lawless tong/Chinese secret society; How We Foiled "U 39" - H.O. Read, Late First Officer S.S. "Anglo-Californian", a horse transport, explains what happened when his vessel was attacked by a German U-Boat; Our Wanderings in Northern Africa - another of the popular "Penelope" articles covers Tunis, Kairouan, and Algeria (includes photo of Tunisian Jewesses in towering head-dresses intended to make them, all fat to enhance their marriage prospects); The Trapped Diver - Charles Margerison recounts his terrible underwater predicament working for the City of Toronto's Department of Works; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part I - Mary Roberts Rinehart explores the new Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Old Man of Tregennon Lodge - a very remarkable ghost story from Cornwall, England; From Job to Job Around the World - Part VIII - two young Americans begin broke in London but soon Mr. Fletcher travels to Norway under contract to do Arctic coal-mining; A Boy Hero of the Midi - translated from the diary of Eugene Escloupie, a 14-year-old French boy who smuggled himself to the front and took part in some hot WWI fighting; Our Fijian Field-Day - three young white men compete in sports contests against sport-loving Fijians (with nice photos); The Great Wire Mystery - copper wire was constantly stolen from South-East Pennsylvania railroad, telegraph, and telephone companies until the elusive culprit was caught; Fishing With Spades and Ploughs for the sand eel on the Normandy coast; and more. pp. 9 [ads], [2], 484-576, 10-16 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1942ref. 848G0093New York: Carl Fischer 1942. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 134 pages. Count Marcel and his sister Lady Cerise have been tricked out of their titles and their fortune. Contains music for piano and voice plus lines. Above-average wear. Spine taped. Some markings. A worthy vintage working copy. Carl Fischer Paperback
19668vo., First Edition, with 10 full-page photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. The author was Councillor and Archivist of the Borough of Liskeard.
[2],361-382pp., presentation inscription from the author, from the library of John Davies Enys, disbound.
Drop-head title, 13,[1]pp., 2 folding table, from the library of John Davies Enys, disbound.
Drop-head title, 14pp., 1 folding table, from the library of John Davies Enys, disbound.
ref. A9780367168957Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ref. 57732083-6Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Department of Publications. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Department of Publications unknown
2013ref. DADAX1851242546The Bodleian Library 2013-07-19. hardcover. New. 6.42x1.68x9.06. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. The Bodleian Library hardcover
2003ref. 21051ABPenzance, Allson Hodge, 2003. 21 cm. 256 S. mit über360 Farbfotos. Illustrierter Einschlagkarton (Softcover), Spiralheftung. Gutes, leicht bestoßenes Exemplar. Auf dem Titel vom Verfasser signiert.
19518vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, 91 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, backstrip lightly sunned else a very good, unusually clean copy. THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WORK IN PEVSNER'S MONUMENTAL SERIES. Published as Penguin BE1, this unassuming volume marked the beginning of the most important architectural survey of the twentieth century. The work was originally published without a dustwrapper which first appeared with later issues of 1952-3. BE1; Cherry PC1. PJ1.
19518vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, 91 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations in the text,neat signature on front free endpaper; original printed wrappers, a remarkably bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WORK IN PEVSNER'S MONUMENTAL SERIES. Published as Penguin BE1, this unassuming volume marked the beginning of the most popular architectural survey of the twentieth century. VERY SCARCE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUSTWRAPPER (not issued until 1954). Buildings of England 1; Cherry PC1, PJ1.
19668vo., with numerous photographs in the text and large folding street plan; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
19868vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, title-vignette, 12 plates, 3 pedigrees on 2 folders and a double-page map in the text; original blue cloth gilt, backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Already scarce, especially in this condition
19868vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, title-vignette, 12 plates, 3 pedigrees on 2 folders and a double-page map in the text; original blue cloth gilt, backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Already scarce, especially in this condition
195972 pages. Features: Why Britain's biggest stars flopped on TV; Leslie Frost's masquerade as teh common man - the nation's second most important politician - article with many photos; Bruce Hutchison visits Zsa Zsa Gabor - article with photos; The Night of Terror We'll Never Forget - Victor Desgroseilliers, manager of the Dominion store in Cornwall, Ontario, and his family are terrorized by bandits - article with photos; Can we avoid a shooting battle for Berlin?; Self-Hypnosis could help you beat your tensions; Peter Gzowski writes about what it's like to have a famous ancestor (Sir Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski); Breakout at Amiens Prison - amazing article with great photos; Great Tanners Association of Canada colour ad promotes giving leather shoes to dad for Father's Day; How do you get to be a magazine editor?; Nice colour photo ad for Bulova watches on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1860ref. 249210London: 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place 1860. 1 page. 16mo. About fine. 1 page. 16mo. 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place unknown
1860ref. 249210London: 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place 1860. 1 page. 16mo. About fine. 1 page. 16mo. 32 Weymouth Street Portland Place unknown books
1945Brief biographical account of his childhood in Cornwall and his education at Oxford. Edited with an introduction by S.C.Roberts. 106p. index ne note by previous owner on ffep..light foxing. Dj repaired and now in a plastic sleeve Book
1979No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 69pp. Periodical magazine with feature articles on the Duchy of Cornwall, General Oglethorpe in Georgia and England, the trade of Courtiership - the Countess of Bedford and the Bedford Memorials 1585-1607, Matthew Arnold's school inspections pt 1 from 1851, the London Austin Friars from 1253 to the Dutch Church, the Panjdeh Crisis 1885 - Russians and British in Central Asia, the Seven Churches of Asia - the spreading of Christianity in the first century AD plus book reviews and letters.
1964VG paperback reprint. 9632. eng
2025ref. x-0567714055Bloomsbury T & T Clark 2025. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.00 inches. Bloomsbury T & T Clark hardcover
