1678rif. 001927Amsterdam; Paris: D. Elsevier; Thomas Jolly 1678. Full Morocco. Very Good Plus. 24mo. 10 by 6 cm. 168 pp. With seven woodcuts including the half-title. First published in 1607 this play is in the tradition of Tasso's "Aminta" or Guarini's "Il Pastor Fido". Aminta is in fact the name of a character within the play. Brunet I 1088. Leaves are age toned with a light dampstain affecting a few leaves in the corner. Otherwise tight and clean. Modern red full morocco with marbled endpapers. D. Elsevier; Thomas Jolly unknown
1678rif. 001927Amsterdam; Paris: D. Elsevier; Thomas Jolly 1678. Full Morocco. Very Good Plus. 24mo. 10 by 6 cm. 168 pp. With seven woodcuts including the half-title. First published in 1607 this play is in the tradition of Tasso's "Aminta" or Guarini's "Il Pastor Fido". Aminta is in fact the name of a character within the play. Brunet I 1088. Leaves are age toned with a light dampstain affecting a few leaves in the corner. Otherwise tight and clean. Modern red full morocco with marbled endpapers. D. Elsevier; Thomas Jolly unknown books
1840rif. 148887London: Henry Hooper 1840. First edition of this essay highlighting George Cruikshank’s artistic skill and cultural significance in early Victorian Britain. Octavo bound in three-quarters morocco by J. McDonald of New York with gilt titles and tooling to the spine gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt stamped facsimile signature of Cruikshank on the front panel all edges gilt marbled endpapers tissue-guarded frontispiece illustrated with 17 tissue-guarded black and white etched plates by George Cruikshank. In near fine condition. An Essay on the Genius of Cruikshank published in The Westminster Review in 1840 is an early critical appraisal of George Cruikshank’s artistic achievements and cultural influence. Written at a time when caricature was often dismissed as ephemeral or merely humorous the essay situates Cruikshank’s work within a broader artistic and moral framework praising his sharp political insight his ability to capture the nuances of everyday life and his growing reputation as a serious illustrator of literature. By highlighting his transition from biting political satire to celebrated book illustration particularly his collaborations with authors such as Charles Dickens the review both legitimizes caricature as a form of social commentary and cements Cruikshank’s position as one of the most significant visual commentators of early Victorian Britain. Henry Hooper unknown
1773rif. 2942A Amsterdam, Chez Zacharie Chatelain & Fils, 1773. 5 vol. in-12 de XVI, 412 + 456 + 431, 40 + 464 + XXIV, 610 pp. Rel. en papier marbré 19ème, dos lisses, pièces de tomaison manuscrites au dos. Tête et queues légèrement frottés.
1917202 pages. A very interesting look back to the days of World War I on the home front. Topics include: Building a House a Day in Kenosha; Concrete Construction; A Portfolio of Beautiful Homes; Wall Board; Steel Square; Brick Construction for Modern Carpenters and Builders; Out of the Job; What's New; and more. Dozens of pages of marvelous contemporary advertisements including a broad assortment of cement mixers. Binding intact. Unmarked. Some chipping to periphery, sunning to spine and fly spots near spine on front cover. A wonderful snapshot of the building construction technology of almost 90 years ago. Book
1993rif. BN714913Clarendon Press 1993. 1993. Advances in Number Theory: The Proceedings of the Third Conference of the Canadian Number Theory Association August 18-24 1991 the Queen's Univer Oxford Science Publications Advances in Number Theory: The Proceedings of the Third Conference of the Canadian Number Theory Association August 18-24 1991 the Queen's Univer Oxford Science Publications Yui Noriko Q. Gouvea Fernando and university Canadian Number Theory Association Conference 1991 Queen's Clarendon Press unknown
Disegno ad inchiostro su foglio sottile di cm. 23,5 x 13. Il foglio è applicato su un cartoncino recante il timbro della"Atelier Touchagues". OTTIME CONDIZIONI.
1982rif. 2091502135413898Masterpiece publication 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Masterpiece publication paperback
1930134 pages. Contributors include: Isaac F. Marcosson, Vincent sheean, Nunnally Johnson, Alfredo Codona, Gilbert Patten, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Colonel Givens, John H. Doeg. Lovely vintage advertisements from: Whitman's Chocolates, Campbell's Soup, De Soto, Cadillac V-8, GM Radio, Oldsmobile, Ford Auto, Hudson and Essex, Reo-Royale, Willys Cars, Log Cabin Syrop, Auburn Auto, Sparton Radio, Nash Auto, Packard, Franklin Auto, Canada Dry. Articles include: Dime-Novel Days, Gymnasts (The Flying Codonas), Nevada Stories, Tennis as a Career, The Secretary to President Coolidge. Large tear to cover-fold and front cover else average wear. Nice solid copy. Book
1933[8], 247 pages. 22 cm. Black and white photographic plates. "There is a vivid account of the unit to which he was attached, Salonika... This is a book to enjoy, and to meet its writer..." - from Foreward by H.B. Maitland, University of Manchester. Usual library markings. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. Surprisingly moderate wear. A sound copy. Cooke [3e] p.195, Dornbusch 351, Whiteman 537. Book
192012 pages including covers. Undated but appears to be circa 1920. Charming illustrated covers show front and back views of cute dolly. Balance of book includes text and illustration(s) on each page, with five of the illustrations in beautiful color. Features young girls and their dolls in Holland, Japan, Scotland, and Russia. Author not explicitly stated but is most likely also the illustrator whose initials, F.L.N., appear on the page three illustration. Above-average wear. Faint gift greetings upon lower right corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked. Covers loose but present. A worthy vintage copy of this utterly adorable doll collectible. Book
1980247 pages. Map inside back board. Reproductions of dozens of archival black and white photos. Contents include: History of the Tiefengrund Church; Church Organization; Special Committies and Activities; Christian Life - Special Occasions; Church members and their families and adherents of 1980. Considerable documentation of births, weddings, baptisms and burials. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper otherwise unmarked aside from several discreet handwritten corrections/additions. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this superb genealogical reference. Book
191516 pages. Features: The Blush of Civilization - Ambassador Count Bernstorff at last gets the Official Record of Russian atrocities - English attempts to prevent their reaching America baffled - atrocities only equalled by Apache savages; The German Answer; Hannis Taylor Set Right - Armed Merchant Ships May be Destroyed and Sunk with all aboard under International Law; It was not like this in the days of old - reproductions of poems printed during prior wars; Where is the "Ramos?" - the "Mother Ship" for submarines, said to have been borrowed by the Canadian government to put together parts of submarines supplied by Charles M. Schwab; Let Us Think for Ourselves - Turing on the Searchlights of Inquiry Upon the Questions involved in the War - England's Bankruptcy would create a panic here; The World War and International Law, by Dr. Edmund von Mach; Italy's Breach of Faith; Better Late than Never - the New York World finally discovers that the English Navy is more successful in its attempt to strangulate American commerce than in its endeavor to isolate Germany; Under False Colors; The Loss of German Products; How the Irish-American has helped the American of Teutonic Blood, by Dr. C.J. Hexamer; Advertising Talk; Back cover is a full-page ad for "A Trip Through Headline Lane", which examines war propaganda spouted by newspapers; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
2019rif. BN365248HVA PR 2019. 2019. Softcover. Life in Sing Sing: Inside New York's Most Infamous Prison 100 Years Ago Life in Sing Sing: Inside New York's Most Infamous Prison 100 Years Ago Number HVA PR paperback
2000974 pages in two volumes. "The Kamloops and its proceedings are an important step in communicating the results of the recent, original and innovative work to managers, scientists, educators, naturalists, and the general public. There are many sobering signs of how desperate the situation has become: far more extensive and complicated endangered species lists; a growing number of ecosystems at risk; an increasing understanding of how fragile some ecosystems are; and accelerated rates of habitat loss and fragmentation. On the bright side, there is the tremendous energy that has in recent years been put forward toward public education, and documenting classifying, researching, and conserving species at risk. These papers are a valuable glimpse into that effort." - from Preface. Clean, tight and unmarked with light external wear. Nice copy. Book
196268 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for the Boeing-Vertol HC-1B Chinook helicopter in flight; Guerrilla War Paperback Bibliography; One-page photo ad for the Bell HU-1B helicopter; One-page photo ad for the Hiller TEN99 helicopter; WWII - The Military Balance Sheet - part 1 of 2 articles assessing the conduct of WWII by the top Allied civilian and military leadership; Aviation Safety vs. Combat Readiness; The Unsolved Mystery of Pete Ellis - the man whose secret study forecast the events of WWII; Tanks and Vertical Envelopment - the Forsyth Brothers propose a solution; Tax Time Tips; The M73C Machine Gun - A Special Report; Foulmouths Aren't Tough - They Foul Up the Corps; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Huskie VMO helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Some soiling to front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
195152 pages. Delightful cover artwork of a neighbourhood winter scene. Features: Colour-photo ad for International Diesel Crawlers inside front cover; Watch Quebec's Smoke - Quebec is riding its torrents of power and avalances of ore into an industrial boom - article with photos; The Strangest Insurance Company in the World - The Independent Order of Foresters (IOF) - article with photos; Brigadier John Meredith Rockingham - Commanding Officer of our Special Force - article with photos; I Live With Six Women - Clif Greer and his wife have 5 daughters - colour photos with article; Nehru - Asia's Troubled Giant - article with huge photo portrait; A Hat for Billy Jim - story by Lesley Conger; The Hospital Prayer Built - Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children - article and photos; Hockey's Happy Scapegoat - Turk Broda is goaltender for the Toronto Maple Leafs - article with photos; Kodak colour-photo ad; What's a Home Without a Cat?; Full-page colour recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF); Fantastic Chevrolet centerfold ad shows their 1951 model and illustrates its new features; Avon Cosmetics ad featues photo and painted portrait of renowned figure skater Barbara Ann Scott; 1951 Ford Monarch ad; Full-page Mercury Truck ad; Back cover Carling's ad shows fox chasing birds in snow. Three-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
195565 pages. Contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding intact. Lacks backstrip with related loss along spinal edge of both boards. Large bump to lower corner of back board. Otherwise moderate wear externally. Book
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rif. 018964[Positivisme] Richard Congreve (1818-1899), philosophe anglais, figure de proue du positivisme en Angleterre, à l'origine du schisme en 1878. L.A.S. en français, 19 César 90 [11 mai 1878], 2p in-8. Au docteur Jean-François Robinet (1825-1899), médecin d'Auguste Comte et important positiviste français. « Cher Monsieur Robinet, Distinguons. Pour les sacrements, je me sers d'autres formes. Je fais précéder l'administration du rite par une explication. Et après cela, j'en viens à la partie sacramentelle proprement dite, aux engagements, c'est-à-dire puis par les intéressés et à une consécration formelle. Dernièrement, j'ai ajouté une prière de [mot illisible]. Mais il ne s'agit pas de sacrements actuellement mais d'un expression très simple de notre attitude religieuse et qui puisse servir à mener les coeurs avant le discours. Si vous vous rappelez que notre livre de prédilection doit être l'imitation, vous verrez, je crois, à quel point nous nous rattachons au catholicisme. Que nous ayons à réparer ses ravages - ou plutôt les ravages de sa doctrine. Rien de plus certain. Mais son culte - son organisation - nous avons à les éluder et y penser largement et sans hésitation. Je crois que l'habitude sérieuse de lire et méditer du livre d'A Kempis nous mettrait tous sur le bonne voie. Et rappelez-vous la synthèse dans la Bibliothèque. Les grands docteurs catholiques, anciens et modernes, se distinguent par leur nombre. Ma formule reste toujours : le Catholiscisme Humain ou le Catholiscisme plus les Sciences. Et voilà des années que je prêche cela et vous vous en étonnez - voyez donc à quel degré, faute de [mot illisible] notre mouvement, vous en êtes éloigné. Salut et fraternité. Richard Congreve ». Les lettres entre positivistes sont rares. [445]
rif. 018965[Positivisme] Richard Congreve (1818-1899), philosophe anglais, figure de proue du positivisme en Angleterre, à l'origine du schisme en 1878. L.A.S. en français, Londres, 28 Archimède 90 [22 avril 1878], 2p in-8. Au docteur Jean-François Robinet (1825-1899), médecin d'Auguste Comte et important positiviste français. « Cher Monsieur Robinet, Enfin je vous renvoie la circulaire - plus la traduction de Mrs [nom illisible]. Plus un petit mot de la traductrice. Je vous remercie aussi de la courte note que vous aviez jointe à cette traduction. Pour moi, il est constant, que si on avait fait appel chez vous depuis longtemps aux émotions, on serait actuellement beaucoup plus avancé. Vos observations ont été très bienveillantes. Eussent-elles été défavorables, j'aurais été toujours prêt à les accueillir. Il faut, autant que possible, voir tous les côtés de votre situation. M. Gouge s'est présenté samedi et revient déjeuner avec nous aujourd'hui. C'est une nouvelle connaissance positiviste et, selon toute apparence, un très digne homme. M. Merlieux, 94 Quai des Eaux Vives à Genève est exposé à mourir de faim. Voilà la simple vérité. Je lui cherche tout le secours possible. J'ai pensé que peut-être il aura des amis en France. Richard Congreve. J'écris à la hâte comme vous le voyez. Cette affaire Merlieux me préoccupe beaucoup ». Auguste Gouge (1849-1937) est un ingénieur, fabricant de bronzes. Les lettres entre positivistes sont rares. [445]
1930rif. 013083Paris Bernheim-Jeune 1930 In-4 Broché, couverture rempliée
1972RUFFOLO SERGIO (COSENZA 1916 - TIVOLI 1989) I cavalli. Tre litografie con una poesia di Cesare Vivaldi. Roma, Il nuovo Torcoliere 1972, Grande cartella in brossura (non perfetta) con alette, all'interno,in perfetto stato di conservazione, un quartino n.n. con il frontespizio e con la poesia di Vivaldi "I cavalli di Ruffolo", seguono sciolte protette da veline le tre belle litografie ognuna a due colori (nero e seppia - nero e verde - nero e grigio) su fondo bianco. Misurano di base cm 50 x 70. Esemplare tirato in 100 copie con le tavole numerate a mano (a numerazione difforme: 40/100 - 12/100 - 26/100) e firmate dall'Artista. Belle Buono (Good) .
1926rif. 36572New York: Experimenter Publishing Company 1926. Pages tanned but supple mild edge wear crease to lower right front corner a nearly fine copy. 36572. Large octavo single issue cover by Frank R. Paul pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine bedsheet format. Fiction by H. G. Wells Jules Verne Garrett P. Serviss A. Hyatt Verrill and Murray Leinster. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 14-49. Experimenter Publishing Company unknown
