1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Hypnotist Detective - Dr. Leopold Thoma of Vienna is a new kind of detective; Knocking at the Cannibals Door - a very dramatic story of the "white man's burden" near the Kunimaipa River in British New Guinea; My Misadventures in Finistere - an amusing account of a holiday sojourn on a little island off the northern coast of Brittany; Through the East by Air - Part III - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; The Tiger Calls - an account of what befell two Indian teaplanters; Our Little Outing - An exciting story from a P. Burns and Co. beef camp southeast of Olds, Alberta; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part III - the remarkable story of a man who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever occur in America; The Ship That Disappeared - The perilous adventure of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine steamer "Canadian Importer"; The "Human Leopards" - A Terrible secret society in Sierra Leone, West Africa; The Blue Spot Theory - a funny story about checking for birthmarks on Burmese babies; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part I - Oscar Olsson's aim was to shoot big game with a film camera; My Fishing Trip - a British Officer's touch and go experience in Sopor, a village in Kashmir; and more. 86 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
191886, 16 [ads] pages. Features: My Fall into Germany from an Aeroplane (Airplane) - how I dropped 8,000 feet getting in - and crawled 400 miles getting out, by Lieut. Pat O'Brien, R.F.C.; The "Debil, Debil' of George's Gap - a snake story; Through Ireland with a "Fit-Up", by Nan Gray; Photo and short article on the Indian-built Hagwilget suspension bridge across the Bulkley River, British Columbia; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part III - Robert Wilton reports on the war in Russia - article includes several good photos; The Greater Duty - A Corporal in the Royal North-West Mounted Police finds himself in a predicament; In Unknown British Guiana - part 3, with wonderful photos; Tales of the Service - VII - The Saccharine Smugglers (off the Irish coast); Trench Journals - documenting the irrepressible gaeity of French and English soldiers engaged in trench warfare; A Slow Revenge - a snake story from Zululand; The Romance of Fossil-Hunting - with great photos including horse-powered bone hauling out of Red Deer Canyon, Alberta; St. Patrick's Purgatory - with great photos; Photo and brief article on Robert W. Patten of Seattle; Leaping from trees in the New Hebrides - with photo. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this most interesting issue. Book
rif. 3366112like new. unknown
2019rif. 2-1096982846Independently published 2019. Paperback. New. 140 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.36 inches. Independently published paperback
2025rif. Discovery-9781804892831BRILLIANCE 2025. Hardcover. New. BRILLIANCE hardcover
2025rif. Discovery-9781804892831BRILLIANCE 2025. Hardcover. New. BRILLIANCE hardcover
1836456 pages. Fold-out map present at title page. Foxing throughout. Binding open at title page. Bit of pencil writing to front endpaper. Back hinge open. Above-average wear and soiling. Book
1951Cover Painting by William Winter shows a joyous last day of school. Features: Colour photo Studebaker Commander V-8 ad inside front cover; Nice colour ad for George Weston Limited shows bride-to-be with family; Spyglass on Sweden - the Welfare State; If the Russians Attack Canada - article with photos and interesting map of likeliest Canadian targets; Wide Open, Excellency, by Lesley Holmes; How the Stock Crooks Operate, by Fred Bodsworth - how the 'blower boys' peddle worthless stocks via long-distance phone; The Long Ordeal of Mrs. Tak Sook Kyun - the Korean War has taken her home near the Manchrian border, her husband, her baby, and tossed her up like driftwood on the crowded Pusan hills - article by Pierre Berton with sad photos; Banff - a paradise for Sultans and Stenos - article with great colour photos; The Ups and Downs of Alan Young - originally from West Vancouver, he fought his way to the top in radio and movies; What it's Like to Live in the Dark - Larry Bartlett was blinded by a German shell; Boswell of the Brooks - Writer Roderick Haig-Brown milks a cow every day and gets called "Your Worship" - article with photos; The Secret Behind The Fiery Phantom that Sails Bay Chaleur; Nice colour illustrated ad for Allis-Chalmers Rumely, Ltd showing a grader levelling a country road; Attractive colour ad for the Hillman Minx Convertible; Colour illustrated Coke centerfold shows store display and picnic lunch packed and ready to eat; Colour Chevrolet ad featuring a 2-door Bel Air; Nice colour photo ad for Snyder's Fine Furniture; Colour illustrated ad for the Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible; Nice 2-colour ad for the Austin A-40 Devon auto; Nice colour Parker Pen ad inside back cover features endorsement by Mazo De La Roche; Colour Margene ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy of this particularly wonderful issue. Magazine
1911Features: The House in the Woods - the author made a 1908 car journey along a large portion of the Trans-Siberian Railway; Through the Wilds of Persia - by Major P.M. Sykes; A Game of Chess - a remarkable story from South Dakota about how a young chess enthusiast was compelled to play a game, with his own life for the stakes; Among the Gaddis - Nomad shepherds of the Central Himalayans; Our Trek Beyond the Zambesi - Part II of a story by Mrs. Fred Maturin; A Holiday in Japan - by Mrs. Ellen Beadnell (lovely photos); Across Unknown Labrador, The Land Where Hubbard Died - H. Hesketh Prichard relates how he attempted to do what no white man had ever done before, to cross this desolate wilderness from the Atlantic to the George River - great photos (part I); The Bandits of the Argentine - the 'Nort Americanos'; The Mysterious Senoussiland - part II of a Saharan adventure; The King of the Sticks - how Connie Chambers of Boston, a solitary white prospector, constituted himself as monarch of a tribe of Alaskan Indians, cleverly turning the tables on a policeman who was sent to arrest him; Lost in an underground lake - the appalling adventure which befell three prominent citizens of Joplin, Missouri at the Hero zinc mine in the spring of 1908; "Baching"; A Mexican Elopement; and more. Fascinating two-page illustrated stock offering by the American Automobile Manufacturing Company of Louisville, Kentucky. Nice Vose Piano advertisement on back cover. Great vintage Budweiser advertisement inside back cover. Lower two inches of front cover open at spine. Average wear. Magazine
1973viii, 990 + x, 893 pages in this complete two-volume set. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos. Index in each volume. "Tells the story of Vulcan, from humble beginnings as one man's simple store beside a rutted wagon trail, to a thriving prairie town of wide paved streets and sunny parks - of a bustling market place and bursting elevators, of comfortable homes and hospitals ands schools - surrounded far into the distance by broad golden acres of prosperous farms. This is also the story of the pioneers who built and served the area, who envisioned a happy and successful life in the new west for themselves and their children. About 16 townships are covered in this history running partly east to Lake McGregor, west to the Little Bow River, south six miles and north about 18 miles, taking in the communities of Brant, Ensign, Reid Hill and Kirkcaldy." - Foreword. Prior owner's name stamped upon front free endpaper and title page of each volume, otherwise unmarked with light wear. Bindings tight. A quality example of this invaluable genealogical reference. Volume I was printed in 1973 with Volume II following in 1988. Bibliographic references: Krotki (2nd Edn) 1091, Strathern 3285. Book
1698rif. 21457Paris, Michel Brunet, 1698 ; in-12, veau fauve, dos à nerfs très décoré et doré, pièce de titre grenat, roulette sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure de l’époque) ; VIII, 285, [11] pp. Table et Privilège. Imprimerie de Gilles Paulus-Du-Mesnil ; [8] pp. de Catalogue du libraire.
1967rif. 004686La Louvière Daily-bul 1967 In-4 Cartonnage rouge Edition originale Signé par l'illustrateur
1620rif. R113984Douay [Douai], de l'imprimerie de Baltazar Bellere 1620 498pp., in-12 (13x8cm.), with two old handwritten ex-libris on title page, stamp on first blanco endpaper, contemporary full vellum binding (intact, missing ties, old handwritten title on spine), few vague stains on last pages, text is clean and bright, text in French, R113984
rif. 22633Laboratoires Carnine Lefrancq, Romainville, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920.
1864rif. 95711864 4 volumes, reliure d'époque demi-chagrin rouge (binding half shagreen) in-quarto (192 x 274mm) à coins, dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands) décoré or (gilt decoration) filets or (gilt line) et à froid (blind-stamping decoration) - avec semis de taches brunes (piqures) (fading) - entre-nerfs - compartiments à caissons dorés, fers spéciaux (specials blocking stamps) - titre frappé or (gilt title) - tomaison or(volume numbering) , mors et coins décorés à froid (joints and corners with blind-stamping, épidermés (lights scratches) et coins émoussés (corners blunt), papier rouge gauffré imitation chagrin aux plats (paper imitation shagreen on the cover), toutes tranches lisses (all edges smooth), légères rousseurs habituelles (rares and lights redness marks), Tome 1 : 2 feuillets + 387pages, 12 planches hors-texte dont 2 en couleurs, Tome 2 : 2 feuillets + 387 pages, 13 planches hors-texte dont 1 en couleurs et 1 plan couleur; Tome 3 : 2 feuillets + 387 pages, 12 planches hors-texte en noir et bistre, Tome 4 : 2 feuillets + 387 pages, 12 planches en noir et bistre, Sans date (du 12 mai 1861 jusqu'en 1864) Paris Charles Furne Editeur de la tête de Série,
rif. 223699Paris, J. Tallandier, 1969 in-4 oblong (31 x 46 cm), [26] ff. n. ch., avec des compositions au fusain de l'artiste, toile écrue, titre poussé au dos et sur le plat supérieur (reliure de l'éditeur).
1857rif. PHO-2189Paris, Furne, 1859. 4 volumes grand in-8, demi chagrin, dos à nerfs orné avec titre, petits frottements, rousseurs. Illustré d'un frontispice, de 44 planches hors texte et deux cartes dépliantes en couleurs (Itinéraire du voyage et Tahiti) pour le Voyage de Dumont d'Urville. Tome III : 612 pages avec 27 hors texte et 2 cartes d'Amériques. Tome IV: 692 pages avec 25 hors-texte et 2 cartes (Asie et Afrique).
Acquaforte misure: mm 305 x 196 Vedutista e incisore italiano. Si forma all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna dove è allievo dello scenografo Valentino Solmi (1810-1877). Alla fine degli anni Settanta compie il primo viaggio a Venezia, l’incontro con questa città è fatale e Brugnoli la elegge a sua nuova dimora. Qui si specializza nell'acquerello riproducendo gli angoli e gli scorci dell’amata città. Nel 1861 si reca a Londra per l'Esposizione degli acquerellisti italiani e partecipa a numerose altre mostre sia all'estero che in Italia. Brugnoli viene ricordato anche per le sue numerose acqueforti caratterizzate da un tratto arioso e una cura maniacale per i particolari. Perfeziona uno stile personale che traduce sulla lastra le abbaglianti luci e le atmosfere poetiche della laguna che egli coglie con il suo occhio emozionato. In questa stampa Brugnoli rappresenta uno scorcio della laguna in particolare il Rio di San Stae nel Sestiere di Santa Croce, chiamato anche Rio Mocenigo o Rio della Rionda. Le acque increspate realizzate con un tratto lungo riflettono gli edifici posti lungo i lati del canale; sulla sinistra una rigogliosa vegetazione si arrampica su un muro fino a raggiungere un balcone e nasconde gran parte di un campanile che occupa a sinistra lo sfondo. Gli edifici sulla destra invece sono in ombra, non ricevono l'abbagliante luce che, dall'alto invade la composizione e che crea un'atmosfera di calma e silenzio, di serenità. La veduta è animata anche da un gondoliere che nel fondo del canale si allontana sulla sua gondola. Rispetto all'esemplare conservato presso la Raccolta Adalberto Sartori di Mantova, firmato e datato 1929, mancano alcuni segni nella zona bianca a sinistra del balcone; si tratta dunque di una prova di lavoro, di uno stato antecedente quello definitivo. Impressione eccellente, dai neri intensi, splendido effetto di velatura visibile soprattutto in primo piano e nel cielo. Una sapiente pulitura dell'inchiostro pone in risalto le zone invase dalla luce solare. Ottimo stato di conservazione. Ampi margini oltre la battuta del rame. A matita nel margine inferiore, oltre l'immagine: Rio di San Stae, incisa ed impressa da E. Brugnoli/ 7.1.45 e una firma incomprensibile. Bibliografia: A. M. Comanducci, Pittori italiano dell'Ottocento, Milano 1934.
1930rif. 70989London: Hogarth Press 1930. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Good. green cloth gilt lettering to spine 144 pp first edition corners worn marks to cloth Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Hogarth Press hardcover
rif. 41195Reliure demi-chagrin marron. Dos à nerfs avec filets et pointillés dorés. Intérieur très propre. Quelques figures dans le texte.
rif. 95570A Paris, chez Debure l'aîné, Tillard, 1751, 2 volumes in-12 de 165x95 mm environ, tome I : (1) f., XXXIV-(1)-376, (1) f., - tome II : (1) f., 1 titre, 459-(2) ff. (table, approbation et privilège), plein veau marbré cognac, dos à nerfs portant titres et tomaisons dorés sur pièces de titres bordeaux et pièces de tomaisons havane, ornés de caissons à fleurons et motifs dorés, coupes dorées, gardes marbrées, tranches rouges. Coins émoussés, petits trous et galeries de ver sur le dos des 2 tomes avec manque de cuir sur une coiffe et un plat, traces d'ex-libris arachés sur le premier contreplat des 2 volumes, 2 feuillets manquants (p. 347-250 du tome I, une photocopie du texte jointe), quelques rousseurs et mouillures claires dans les marges.
1833rif. PHO-1343Paris (Imprimerie Royale) 1833/35. 3 vol. grand in-8°, 25,5 x 17 cm, 3ff-XLI-558pp; 6ff-481pp; 6ff-510pp., illustré d’une grande carte dépliante, reliure éditeur ,non rogné , non coupé , début de fente tome 1 et 3 , mouillures aux reliures tome 1 et 2, rousseurs éparses.
1738rif. 113961738 reliure plein veau havane (binding full calfskin) in-quarto, dos 6 nerfs (spine with raised bands) - entre-nerfs à fleuron au fer évidé avec des rinceaux aux angles (floweret with hollowed out blocking stamp with foliages carried out with the angles) - titre frappé or (gilt title) - manque de cuir au bas du dos (miss leather with the bottom of), coins écornés (corners dog-eared), tranches rouges décolorées (faded reds edges), texte 2 colonnes (text - 2 coloumns), illustrations : orné de bandeaux - lettrines et de culs-de-lampe (illuminated of headpieces and dropped initials and of tailpieces), rousseurs en début d'ouvrage (redness marks at the beginning of book), 604+XXXV Index Rerum et Verborum+92 pages avec Approbation & Privilège du Roy, 1738 Lugduni Sumptibus Petri Bruyset,
1881rif. 15501Calmann Lévy Paris 1881 1 vol. In-8 de 2 ff.n.ch. 293 pp. 1 f.n.ch., demi-chagrin de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné.
1881rif. 55866Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1881, in-8, portrait-frontsipice, (4), 293pp, (1)f. de table, 17pl, percaline à la bradel marron, dos lisse orné, 1° plat ill. (Souze), tranches dorées (cartonnage éd. de l'époque), Un portrait d'Henri Rivière, 17pl. et 45 vignettes in-texte par J. Férat. PREMIERE EDITION. Henri Rivière (1827-1883) était un officier de marine française. Héros de la conquête du Tonkin, sa mort déclencha la guerre franco-chinoise. En 1876 il est affecté à la division navale de Nouvelle-Calédonie et sera chargé de réprimander l'insurrection canaque de 1878, levée contre la politique de colonisation française. Rousseurs claires. Néanmoins bon exemplaire en cartonnage éd. avec un plat illustré de Paul Souze Couverture rigide
