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1910Best.-Nr. 59092Milwaukee:: Ostrich Plume Company no date ca. 1910-1920. First edition. original embossed and string-tied wrappers. Near fine. 8vo. Lavishly illustrated throughout from photographs some color. Laid in is a two page form letter further praising genuine ostrich plumes "the crowning glory of nature's efforts for the adornment of the fair sex." Ostrich Plume Company, unknown
1907Best.-Nr. MXG514-1South Pasadena: Cawston Ostrich Farm 1907. Loose Leaf. Very Good. No Date but circa 1907. Trade Card. 5 3/8 x 3 1/4 inches. Heavy card stock printed on both sides; recto with a black-and-white half-tone illustration of a man Edwin Cawston riding an ostrich while wearing a suit and a bowler hat the verso with a decorative initial and a description of the Farm; small abrasion on the illustration minor corners a bit worn. SCARCE. Very Good. Scarce early trade card for Cawston Ostrich Farm and the salesroom of "the new industry the manufacture of Ostrich Feathers at South Pasadena Ostrich Farm." The Cawston Ostrich Farm located on nine acres in the Arroyo Seco in South Pasadena was opened in 1886 the first Ostrich Farm in the United States. In 1885 Edwin Cawston shipped 50 birds from South Africa to Galveston Texas and then put the birds on a train to Southern California. Despite a mortality rate of 64 percent the population of ostriches at the farm reached over 1000 before the farm closed in 1935. Cawston Ostrich Farm became a premier tourist attraction for many years due to its proximity to the Pacific Electric trolley line that passed through downtown Los Angeles and stopped in South Pasadena at Main Street. Guests rode on the backs of ostriches rode in ostrich-drawn carriages and purchased ostrich-feathered hats boas capes and fans at the store and factory located on the property. Cawston Ostrich Farm feather products were shipped and sold throughout the world. Most of the original brick structure of the factory and store remain today as South Pasadena Cultural Landmark No. 18. Cawston Ostrich Farm unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 98283Montréal, Stanké 2000 In-12 reliure à spirales, sous couverture plastifiée. 93 pages+table des recettes. Couverture un peu gauchie. Bon état d’occasion.
2000Best.-Nr. 104985Les Presses Agronomiques Gembloux 2000 In-8 broché 23,5 cm sur 17. 54 pages. Très bon état d’occasion.
1862Best.-Nr. Sal36Paris Imp Martinet 1862 In8 in8 cousu 15pp - bon etat legeres rousseurs -
1862Best.-Nr. Sal36Paris Imp Martinet 1862 In8 in8 cousu 15pp - bon etat legeres rousseurs -
1855Best.-Nr. 18451855 Michel Lévy Frères, Paris, 1855. In-12, demi-chagrin époque. 438 pages. Troisième édition, avec des commentaires de l'Emir Abd el-Kader.Précédé de lettres adressées à Daumas (une trentaine de pages)
Best.-Nr. QWA-10284Alger, Institut français des sciences humaines en Algérie, 1963, in-8 br., 107 p., "Travaux du Centre de Recherches anthropologiques préhistoriques et ethnographiques", 20 figures (dont 2 cartes dépl. h.-t.), 2 planches photos, sous papier cristal, très bon état.
In 8, pp. VIII + 328 + 2 tavv. sinott. ripiegate + (26) di pubblicita'. 25 tavole totali (nel testo e fuori testo) spesso cromolitografie a piena pagina o ripiegate come quella in antiporta che riproduce un panorama di Cape Town o la veduta di Port Elizabeth e l'Algoa Bay. Legatura editoriale in mz. pl. con piatti in cartone con titolo e stemma a colori rosso e oro su fondo azzurro. Titolo impresso a secco al dorso. Buon esemplare (lievi segni di usura agli angoli dei piatti) di questa guida della colonia del capo di Buona Speranza con molte notizie di carattere economico-produttivo sulle risorse del luogo (agricoltura, viticoltura, allevamento degli struzzi, miniere di diamanti da p. 178 a p. 219, produzione lana, ecc...).
Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Backstrip almost entirely missing. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Decent copy. Book
Features: McCahill tests the NEW Volkswagen; Mystery Ion Engine - tiny power plant to speed man 100,000 mph; Tiniest motor in the world; Model Airplains in Russia; Tick Tock Dough; Vacation Cabins; Turret Sprinkler; Last of the Coey Flyers; New Jaguar Sports Car; What to do with an Ostrich Egg; They make their own scooters in Great Neck, New York; and more. Tears to front cover. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
32 pages. Prince Charles baby photos, including cover photo. Other royal family photos; Japanese police photos; Ostrich farming photos; photos of gathering eggs from seabirds on England's cliffs; Colour ad for the Studebaker Champion; Freda Shetler of Ferndale, WA - sulky driver; Ottawa suburban well baby clinic photos; Spectacular colour centerfold ad for Heinz ketchup; Missionary students at the Moody Bible institute learn to fly; Royal Canadian Air Force ad; Photos at Switzerland's Sanatorium Universitaire; Nice colour Waterman's pen ad; Photos of Wellesley college's doll collection; Plastic musical intruments prove practical; - Bill Glass; Colour Ivory Soap ad - Lovely Girls Love Ivory!; Motorcycle action photos; Navy underwater photogarphy; colour Community brand cutlery ad on back cover. Average wear. Prior owner's name atop front cover. A sound copy. Book
90 pages including index and bibliography. "Includes those plants which seem to be most easily available, most easily recognized, and most difficult to confuse with poisonous plants. Selected from as wide a geographic range as possible." - from Introduction. Includes species from beaches, alpine meadows and the northern tundra. Covers: bracken fern, sword fen, ostrich fern, the junipers, lodgepole pine, western yellow pine, june berry , alpine and red bearberry, kinnikinik, orgeon grape, crowberry, salal, labrador tea, bob cranberry, choke cherry, gooseberry and currant, wild rose, blackberries, raspberries, thimbleberry, salmonberry, cloudberry, elderberry, buffalo berry, blueberry, huckleberry, bilberry, whortleberry, cranberry, mountain bilberry, evergreen huckleberry, red huckleberry, mountain cranberry, squashberry, couch-grass, wild onion, milkweed, orach, balsam root, plus over 30 more edible plants from the B.C. landscape. Includes dozens of black and white detailed illustrations. Average wear. Unmarked.. A sound vintage copy of this handy and possibly life-saving reference. Book
217 pages. The curious adventures which led to Panther Towers being filled with vases of all shapes an dsizes. Above-average wear. Back hinge open. Minimal light pencil markings. 3.5" x 2" piece missing from upper corner of front free endpaper. Modest spine slant. A worthy vintage copy of this charming title. Book
Pages 453-492 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Country Seat of Howard Henry, Esq., at Camp Hill, PA; The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling; Decorations and Furnishings For the Home - X - Treatment of Fireplaces and Mantels; Old South Salem in Northern Westchester County - article with photos of local buildings including the Horse and Hound Tavern; Artistic Wax Work; A Group of Modern Houses Costing From $1,800 Upwards - nice 12-photo 2-page spread includes the homes of Mr. Warren Bartholf, Mr. W.A. Westerson, Mrs. Colgrove, Mr. R.E. McGregor, Mr. Benjamin A. Paust, Miss Helen J. Holboe, Mr. W.W. Huntress, Mr. Benjamin Waller, and Mr. Ellis Ashley; Handicraftsman - Leather Craftwork; Crafts That Children Can Do; Ostrich Farming as an Industry; The Small Country House - A Dutch Colonial House Costing $2,150 Complete; A Craftsman's House Costing $2,400 Complete; A House of Modern Design Costing $3,200 Complete; A House and a Garage - the home of James Masterson, Esq., at Crescent Hill, Bay Ridge, NY; Garden Notes; American Homes and gardens' Garden Competition - First Garden Prize wond by Dr. Shiro Miyaki, St. Louis, MO, Second Prize Won by James M. Hull, Esq., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Third Prize wond by M.F. Ault, Indianapolis, IN, with photos of all three; L. Wolff Mfg. Co. ad features photo of the new North Western Passenger Terminal Station in Chicago; Ad for Hotel Chamberlain at Old Point Comfort, VA, with small photo of the large hotel; Index to American Homes and Gardens, Volume VII, January to December, 1910; Back cover color ad for the Columbia Grafonola "Regent" and Graphophone; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Small date stamp atop back cover and small piece missing from bottom of page 457, otherwise complete and unmarked with average wear. Disbound from a larger volume with some of the former binding affixed to spine. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how John Alfred Jordan captured a collection of African animals to be shipped to Zoos in Europe; A Tragedy in the Clouds - Frenchmen Sergeant Legendre and Adjutant Casale of the French Aviation Service bring down their eighth German plane piloted by a German named Haspel; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part I - Juliet Bredon and her husband toured temples in China; The Man Who Found Himself - munitions worker William Francis claims to have entirely lost his memory for two years after an injury; Across Germany to Freedom - Part I - French soldiers Georges Prieur and Tristan du Tartre escape from Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; When the Dam Burst - a 'Santa Rosa' (South American monsoon) causes a night of terror at the harbour works of the 'Obras del Nuevo Puerto de la Capital' in Argentina; Almost a Tragedy - forgetful nearly results in multiple deaths; Between the Devil and the Deep - a French fishing-smack sinks a German submarine - article with photos; When the Fuses Spluttered - Roy Norton, F.R.G.S. escapes death in a mine by seconds; Buried Alive - injury while filming 'The Jarvis Case'; A Fight With An Ostrich - the awful plight of engineer Geo. Daws who tried to cross an ostrich 'camp' during their breeding season; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Sign at the Gallows, The Law & The Lackey; The Pirates of the 'Flowery Land' - mutiny and murder on the high seas between London and Singapore; The Hidden City - Tulum is located in the thick jungle of the Yucatan; Bethlehem's Distressing Christmas Scenes - festive occasion marred by petty quarrels of rival sects;The Last of the Bandits - The Poe-Hart Gang terrorizes Oklahoma by robbing banks and fighting sheriff's posses; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-24 [ads]. Covers partially loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Fall into Germany From An Aeroplane - Part II - Lieut. Pat O'Brien was shot down and captured by the Germans but escaped and spent 72 days travelling 35 days to reach London; My Fight With An Ostrich - a schoolmaster's narrow escape; Hemmed in By Alligators - C.H. Robinson was trying to save his dog when his way was barred by alligators; Sport and War in Central Africa - two brothers go big game hunting in Africa but the end is sad - several photos of animals they killed; The Diamond Searchers - a disappointed diamond-hunter throws a bag of these valuable gems into the Thames!; In Unknown British Guiana - Part IV - A. Hyatt Verrill's explorations of these largely unknown lands and people, with photos; How I Lost My Draft - what happened when a young Lieutenant missed his train; What The Scout Overheard - a trooper in the East African Mounted Rifles sneaks into a German camp and overhears their ambush plans, thus allowing Brits to ambush the Germans, and he was awarded the D.C.M.; My Lion-Hunting Adventures - Alfred Jordan recounts his experiences; Behind the Scenes in Russia - Part IV - British War Correspondent Robert Wilton continues his account of the war on the Eastern Front and throws light on the stirring events (the Russian Revolution) which ended so tragically for the Russian Empire - presented here for the first time, with photos; Reviving An Aboriginal Festival on the Island of Mabuiag; The Land of Perfume - the countryside around Grasse, in the South of France, produces many plants used in the making of perfume - with interesting photos; Through the Caucasus on Horseback - Polish lady author M.A. Czaplicka describes her experiences in the Caucasus, the region and the strange mountain tribes, with photos; An Indian Venice - a picturesque description of the little-known 'backwaters' of Malabar; Photo of a woman in Sudan whose lips have been 'elongated into a hideous beak'; Photo-illustrated ad inside back cover for musclebound Lionel Strongfort asks "Are You Fit to become a Father?"; and more. pp. 6 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
