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Best.-Nr. 52120541-nnew. unknown
1920Vintage 1920 New York State road map. 24" x 18.75". Somewhat tender with several openings at fold lines and junctures through use. Two faint contemporary ink stamps on back panel. Average wear. Back side provides city maps for New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, Syracuse, Brooklyn and Binghamton. A worthy copy of thiis wonderfully nostalgic item. Book
1944Best.-Nr. 004015Paris Denoël 1944 In-8 Broché, couverture rempliée
Best.-Nr. 15053Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1903-1904 ; in-8 ; bradel demi-percaline ocre foncé, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge à grain long (reliure de l'époque) ; VI, 264 pp., (1) f. d'errata, (1) f. blanc, 138 figures ; (4), 307 pp., 3 cartes hors-texte, 159 figures.
Best.-Nr. 36706Paris. Aux Editions Pierre Roger. 1932. 2 volumes grand in-4. Rel. Demi-Basane à coins. Pièces de titre aux dos. Très nombreuses photographies en N&B. et cartes dépliantes dans les 2 volumes. 448 p. et 843 p. Très bon état malgré des rousseurs. Reliures légèrement frottées.
193748 pages. Cover illustration by Eric Aldwinckle shows dapper tourist inspecting totem pole. Contents: Short article with photo on North American drought - photo shows sand drifts two to five feet high on the road allowance at Kisbey, Saskatchewan, 4 June, 1937; Uncommon full-page ad for Nesbitt, Thomson & Company - Gold Prospecting Theme; Parcker Vacumatic Pen Ad; The Man Who Was Careful - story by Elmer Davis; Via the North Pole - Air Commodore H. Hollick-Kenyon on what Russia's trans-polar flights mean to the future of aviation - with photos and map; The Road Never Dies, story by Bruce Hutchison; Television Broadcast, by Thomas Wayling - a layman's description of how the new wonder of the air works its miracle - with photos; Beverley Baxter on What's Happening in Europe; - with photos of Von Ribbentrop and The Leipzig; Yellow Cargo - story by Gordon Carroll; How's Your I.Q., by R.E. Knowles, Jr.; No More Bad Men - Dink Carroll writes about Rabbit Maranville, Manager of the Montreal Royals - with photo; Murder in Amber - story by Colver Harris; Animal Anecdotes - Fighting Turtles, by Phil H. Moore; Cigarettes, by Frederick Edwards - article with many great photos of cigarette production; Palmolive Soap ad features the Dionne Quintuplets; Full-page black and white Maxwell House Coffee ad bears the caption "What a Gay Dog You Are!" - as a woman dressed as Cleopatra chides her sullen husband dressed as a clown; Page of wonderful ads for thirteen private schools, including photo-illustrated ad for Ontario Ladies' College; Quarter-page photo ad for the Canadian National Exhibition's Coronation Year; Lovely half-page four-photo ad for Quaker Puffed Wheat featuring Shirley Temple; Article on How to Ice a Cake, by Helen G. Campbell; Lovely colour ad for Westinghouse radios on back cover features violin-maker Antonio Stradivari; Many more vintage ads. Moderately above-average wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great issue. Book
195188 pages. Features: Humourous cover art by Oscar Cahen; The Censorship that Helps the Enemy - The bad events of March 17, 1951 in the Korean War involving the Princess Patricias - Editorial; There'll Always Be a Massey - Canada's most famous family started on the road to wealth from a tiny implement forge near Port Hope, Ontario - article with photos; You Laughed at My Father - story by James Aldridge; The Hottest Square Mile in the World - under the humpland between Ace Lake and Beaverlodge lies an abundance of Uranium, and here Uranium City will be built - article with photos; The West Coast's Worst Disaster - The Tragedy of the Princess Sophia which disappeared off Vanderbilt Reef and took 343 people to their deaths in icy Alaskan waters - a Maclean's flashback; How to Raise Ten Kids in Six Rooms - Frank and Helen Teskey of Toronto have ten kids under fifteen and they'd welcome more; One-Man Powerhouse - John Deagle of Whitefish Falls, Ontario runs his own electric power company! - article with many photos of this incredible man; Sherbrooke, Quebec - where French and English share a city in harmony - nostalgic article with photos; The Battle to Beat Leukemia - doctors search for a cure; Footlights Round My Heart - story by Ronald R. Smith; Sensational full-page colour Coke ad features illustration of young lady and the caption "Want Something Good?"; Nice colour Chevrolet ad; DeSoto car ad; Full-page ad for Birks Jewellers features watches including the Challenger Eterna-matic; Plymouth car ad; Canada Savings Bond ad features James F. Johnston, Superintendant of Palm Dairies Limited in Regina; Great colour photo Caterpillar ad inside back cover shows horses pulling vintage auto through the mud. Light wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. A quality copy. Book
1950Best.-Nr. 996W42London and Beccles: The International Road Federation 1950-1956. Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 8.5". Not Stated. An incredibly scarce collection of richly illustrated magazines published by the International Road Federation. A scarce collection of 3 volumes featuring numerous issues of this publication which was released twice a year.All three volumes feature a great number of vignette monochrome illustrations illustrations with colour detail and contemporary advertisements.Volume 1 features 1 double sided monochrome plate and frequent vignette illustrations in both colour and monochrome.Volume 2 features a tipped in plate welcoming Sir Donald St. Clair Gainer to the role of Chief Executive in 1951.Including an article on the 'coronation route' used by the newly-crowed Queen Elizabeth II and a feature on the Golden Gate Bridge.No other collation record available. Rebound in half cloth. Externally smart. Slight fading to spines. Light marks to vol2 rear cloth. Moderate damp staining to vol3 boards. Light scuffing to vol3 rear board. Slight chipping and rubbing to board extremities. Small pieces of tape to vol1 and 3 spines. Library stamp to front endpapers and tipped-in library bookplates to vol1 and 3 front endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Slight spotting to text block edges. Very Good Indeed The International Road Federation hardcover
Best.-Nr. 35674-nnew. unknown
1584Best.-Nr. 64215Antwerp.: Abraham Ortelius. circa1584. Two engraved maps on laid paper each 30.3 x 19.5 cm printed on the one sheet 48 x 60 cm original fold attractive hand colour with related French text on verso slight toning and spotting to the margins but the maps in very good condition preserved in a modern window mount. Attractive maps of the German coast published in Ortelius' great atlas "Theatrum Orbis.". The left-hand map showing the mouths of the Elbe complete with sea monster and Eider Rivers and the coast of Schleswig-Holstein; the right-hand map of the Baltic coast with the Pomeranian islands of Rugen and Usedom. . (Abraham Ortelius). unknown
1996Best.-Nr. 2092902143902049Shunju-sha 1996. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Shunju-sha paperback
1996Best.-Nr. 2092902143802085Shunju-sha 1996. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 book Shunju-sha paperback
2007Best.-Nr. D6B0005893BookSurge Publishing 2007-05-25. Paperback. Like New. A beautiful copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight. BookSurge Publishing paperback
2004Best.-Nr. x-0826469736T&t Clark Ltd 2004. Hardcover. New. 281 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. T&t Clark Ltd hardcover
1723Best.-Nr. 54819Rainer Ottens. 1723. A most attractive map with early outline hand colour vertical fold barely visible diagonal crease upper half of map few very pale small brown spots otherwise a clean and bright image. Numbering in red pencil few annotations in pencil and light number stamp on reverse however not at all visible from front of map or affecting image. Sheet measures 46.6 x 60.2cm. . Rainer Ottens. unknown
1945Best.-Nr. 215871Taiwan.: 禹甸圖書局. Yudian tushuju. 1945. 1945 Ministry of Interior map of Taiwan published in the 34th year of the Republic of China with inset title and key top right. Romanised Japanese names for some areas and cities written in capital letters on main map which is surrounded by 15 small inset maps at edges each with its own scale. Paper browned wear at folds and edges repaired with archival washi on reverse some light stains and a few marks. 1 x 3cm chip bottom right corner. 77.4 x 54 cm. Text in traditional Chinese characters. Inset maps show clockwise from right edge; 1. Distribution of inhabitants according to ethnic background or minority group 2. Qing Dynasty prefectures and counties 3. Japanese administrative regions during the occupation 4. Strategic industrial and military places three city maps - 5.Chilung or Keelung port 6. Taipei city and 7. Tainan city 8. Geological formations 9. agricultural metallurgical and mineral products 10. Soil types 11. Topography of the island including sea currents and altitude diagram 12. Taiwan's position in relation to the mainland coast provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang as well as the Liuqiu Ryukyu Islands including Okinawa 13. Okinawa detail 14. Climate and rainfall in January 15. Climate and rainfall in July. . 禹甸圖書局. [Yudian tushuju]. unknown
1962Best.-Nr. 174808Kuala Lumpur.: Survey Department Federation of Malaya. 1962. Very attractive large coloured folding map 108 x 83cm showing all the major hotels and rest houses throughout the country. Coloured references show rubber rice coconut and oil palm areas pineapple and miscellaneous cultivation areas mining land jungle built-up areas and shopping centres along with major features such as rivers principal roads minor roads and cart tracks railways lighthouses district state and international boundaries and triganometrical stations with heights. Scale 18 miles to an inch mile. Two inset maps of Northern Malaya and South Western Malaya are 9 miles to an inch. There are smaller inset maps of Ipoh; Malacca Singapore & Johor Bahru Penang Sungei Patani Kuala Lipis Kuantan Alor Star Kota Bharu Petaling Jaya Seremban Klang Batu Pahat Muar Segamat Johore Bahru and a small inset map of Malaya and adjacent territories. There is a large black & white table of approximate mileages. When folded the map is encased in the original printed manila covers measuring 21 x 14cm with a printed price of $2.50. A crisp bright map in very good condition. Survey Department Federation of Malaya No. 23. . Survey Department Federation of Malaya. unknown
1942Best.-Nr. 206849Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune. 28 January1942. Printed colour map 40.3 x 53.6 cm; 46.5 x 60 cm sheet inset map of the North Pacific back cover from a section of the Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper pages 21-34 January 28 1942; central fold edgewear and browning with a few minor tears not affecting the map in very good condition. Based on a Rand McNally map and issued less than two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese. The Tribune briskly got to work issuing maps for readers showing the beginnings of the war with Japan. Later maps were also published for sale separately but remarkably few have survived. The map shows "the nearness of our Aleutian Island chain west of Alaska to the islands of Japan. At Dutch Harbor and other points in the Aleutians are actual and potential sea and air bases lying on the shortest route from northwestern United States to Japan." The inset map at lower right situates the areas in the larger map in respect to the countries bordering the North Pacific Ocean. Included with the map is the complete newspaper section from which it is the final full page. Covering sport and the market with half a dozen popular comic strips including "Dick Tracy" and "Little Orphan Annie" it shows a domestic United States a world away from what had been seen as a European War. ". the historic Chicago Tribune was an innovator in color inks and printing but also a pioneer in bringing colorful art in the form of illustrations photographs cartoons and advertisements to the average person in an everyday medium." see The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection Michigan State University Libraries." . Chicago Daily Tribune. unknown
1619Best.-Nr. 180757Chicago.: Chicago Daily Tribune. December 161942. Printed colour map on a single newspaper leaf 41.6 x 52.8 cm; 45 x 60 cm sheet inset legends marginal browning and at the folds but remarkably bright in very good condition. Map of Southeast Asia published in the Chicago Daily Tribune "The World's Greatest Newspaper" delineating the Pacific theatre of war with a detailed text legend. "This is a new war map of the far east showing an important part of southeastern Asia and Australasian waters from a station in which according to Prime Minister Curtin of Australia a United States fleet will operate." Interestingly New Guinea is marked as British rather than as an Australian administrative region which it became following the Treaty of Versailles. "… the historic Chicago Tribune was an innovator in color inks and printing but also a pioneer in bringing colorful art in the form of illustrations photographs cartoons and advertisements to the average person in an everyday medium." see The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection Michigan State University Libraries. . Chicago Daily Tribune. unknown
1897Best.-Nr. 176109London.: Macmillan and Co. Limited. 1897. Photographic frontispiece of 'The Shah returning to Teheran' and numerous full page photographic illustrations four folding printed colour maps marginal spotting xii 275 pages 23 x 15 cm original red glazed red cloth boards occasional spotting the cloth a little marked and flecked the spine sunned but in very good condition. An extensive and intrepid modern Grand Tour account through Constantinople and Turkey to Persia and Central Asia with 34 striking photographic plates. Clive Bigham was an Honorary Attaché to the British Embassy at St. Petersburg and war correspondent in the Near East travelled at the very height of the Armenian troubles when the strict orders had been issued by Turkey that Asia Minor was to be closed to Europeans. Burrell 94. This item is held off-site. Please note there may be a few days delay while it is brought into our shop for viewing or mailing to you. Thank you for your understanding. When referring to this item please quote stockid 176109 . Macmillan and Co. Limited. hardcover
Best.-Nr. BN370452The Milwaukee Road in Color Vol. 5: Pacific Extension 1941-1961 Hardcover The Milwaukee Road in Color Vol. 5: Pacific Extension 1941-1961 Hardcover The Milwaukee Road in Color Vol. 5: Pacific Extension 1941-1961 Hardcover hardcover
Best.-Nr. 13090Dating from between 1965 and 1981. Six addressed to 'Edward'; five to 'Teddy'; one to 'Eddy; one to 'Edouard'; one to 'Cher amis' and one to 'Dear Roger'. Totalling 22pp. 4to; 11pp. 8vo; 2pp. 12mo. Ten of the fifteen letters are dated the other six having only month and year. With copies of two typed letters to Ceccaldi from Edward one from 1973 in English 1p. 4to and the other from 1980 in French 2pp. 8vo the latter accompanied by a synopsis of Ceccaldi's 'The Flight of Icarus' with a foreword by him and a biography the three items totalling 4pp. 8vo; also manuscript notes 1p 8vo; 3pp. 12mo. Also present is a newspaper cutting from Le Figaro 13 October 1969 with a photograph featuring Ceccaldi. The letters are detailed friendly and businesslike with Ceccaldi discussing plays and translations 'The Rivals. J'aime beaucoup beaucoup la piece.' distribution pricing the differences between the English-speaking and French-speaking theatres and providing contact details and other information. On 19January 1973 he writes: 'J'ai lu la traduction de ce monsieur Jack Palmer White que je connais d'ailleurs: ce'st une folle anglaise ou américaine dont tout le monde dans le théatre parisien se méfie parce qu'il est collant et sans talent.' The letter to Roger dated 20 May 1972 begins unfortunately: 'Dear Roger I'm really guilty. I received two letters from you a copy of "Jack in the box" et sic two cassetts sic one month ago. and I didn't yet answer you. I'm so sorry. I am very busy in French one says "I'm working like a negro" but now negroes don't work any more and I used to look for an instance to write to you. Now I prefer to write in French because I am afraid with my poor English and I need to be perfectly clean. Please ask Teddy to translate my letter.' Ceccaldi's first leading role in films was in 1954 playing Henri d'Anjou opposite Jeanne Moreau in La Reine Margot. Other successes included the two Truffaut films Baisers Volés and Domicile Conjugal. Dating from between 1965 and 1981. unknown
2024Best.-Nr. x-3031504690Springer Nature 2024. Hardcover. New. 109 pages. 10.98x8.27x0.47 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
1972Best.-Nr. 2090202122600218Not Available 1972. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
Best.-Nr. 2092902141800180Uemura Jiroemon N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Uemura Jiroemon paperback