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Kokigami: The Intimate Art of the Little Paper Costume

1990 — A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 64 pages. Slight wear to cover. Contains fourteen beautiful little paper costumes for the male member: The Dragon, The Cock, The Squid, The Moth, The Pig, The Fish, The Horse, The Dog, The Rose, The Car, The Steam Engine, The Space Shuttle, The Fire Engine, The Private Investigator.

Temples of Gold: Seven Centuries of Thai Buddhist Paintings

2000 — Book is in excellent condition, as new with deep red covers and gilt print in very large format. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, printed on heavy, glossy paper Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 263 pages with large full color photos throughout with sections on the school of Sukhothai, Ayutthaya, Rattanakosin (1st and 2nd periods) the ddhas of the past, Ten great Jatakas, The Buddha, Personas of high rank, Secondary persons; with a map, notes, bibliography, glossary at the back. Lots of boobs, abductions, the occasional cock n' balls, demons, big hats, elephants.

Natural Histories: A Bestiary

1966 — A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Edge wear to top and bottom of spine. Liquid stain to spine of dust jacket. 6 1/8"w x 9 1/8"h. 128 pages. Stated first printing. Black and white illustrations by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.

Beauty of the Fight

2008 — Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Unpaginated, about 150 pages in oversize format, first couple pages contain the intro and preface in English and Spanish, the remainder of the book full page, full color photo prints of the author's work. Includes shots of the neighborhoods Barraza and El Chorrillo in Panama, cock fighting sheds, cock fights, children, local teen age gangsters, children at play , gang members, police on motorcycles with shotguns, local architecture, slums, etc.

LOTTO: Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria + Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari

2000 — AA.VV. (Alessandrone Perona, Ersilia - Boccalatte, Luciano - Cavaglion, Alberto - Dellavalle, Claudio - Maida, Bruno - Vai, Elena: Progetto e cura --- Adduci, Nicola - Berruti, Barbara - Boccalatte, Luciano - Cavaglion, Alberto - Dellavalle, Claudio - Maida, Bruno - Vai, Elena: Testi di): Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria --- AA.VV.: Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari LOTTO: Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria + Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari. Torino: Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria --- Torino - Moncalieri (Torino): Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari, Istituto piemontese per la storia della resistenza e della società contemporanea - Sagat (Stampa): Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria --- Istituto piemontese per la storia della resistenza e della società contemporanea - Cast: Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari 2000: Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria --- s.d.: Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari italian, in ottavo pp. 128 (Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria) + (12) compresa la copertina (Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari) Lotto composto da: AA.VV., Torino1938/45: una guida per la memoria, testi di Nicola Adduci, Barbara Berruti, Luciano Boccalatte, Alberto Cavaglion, Claudio Dellavalle, Bruno Maida, Elena Vai progetto e cura Ersilia Alessandrone Perona, Alberto Cavaglion, Claudio Dellavalle, Bruno Maida, Elena Vai, Torino, Istituto piemontese per la storia della resistenza e della società contemporanea, Stampa Sagat 2000: VIII/128/brossura patinata (In copertina: il segno dello spezzone che è tuttora viibilesul marciapiede di corso Re Umberto I, 9 bis. Fotografia: Vittorio Gallo). Illustrazioni in b/n e a colori.Progetto grafico: Giafranco Torri. Cartografia realizzata in collaborazione con Luciano Boccalatte. Impaginazione: Enrico Cabianca. Fotografie della Torino attuale di Vittorio Gallo. Un disegno di Giancarlo Iliprandi. Apparato iconografico a cura di Luciano Boccalatte e Gianfranco Torri con immagini provenienti da archivi vari. Stato buono; AA.VV., Il Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari, Torino, Istituto piemontese per la storia della resistenza e della società contemporanea, Stampa Cast. Moncalieri s.d.: VIII/ (12) compresa la copertina/brossura. Illustrazini a colori. Grafica: studio Torri. Stato buono.

Il padrone del vento. La lunga vita felice di Agostino Straulino

Marzabotto parla

1955 — In 16 (16x12) brossura illustrata; 149 pp, prefazione di Dozza, segni di usura su copertina angoli e bordi, interno pagine brunito ma buono, edizione storica Avanti! Collana Il gallo del 1955

Le ore povere e ricche del Piemonte

1982 — AA.VV. (Gallo Orsi, Gianfranco: presentazione di) Le ore povere e ricche del Piemonte. Torino, Lions Club Torino Castello - 3B Tipografia s.r.l. (stampa) 1982 italian, in ottavo (456) I ed. ottobre 1982. Fra gli autori:Dino Dolza, Federico Filippi, Pietro Martinotti e Sandro Bianco. VIII/(456):366 episodi: notizie storiche/curiosità/ brossura in cartoncino ruvido avorio con titoli in nero e con illustrazione a rilievo del Caval ëd brons (il Cavallo di bronzo, il monumento ad Emanuele Filiberto in piazza San Carlo a Torino). Con 4 illustrazioni f.t. che dividono le quattro stagioni del libroin b/n a piena pagina raffiguranti cavalli di Marco Ventura-Piselli il quale ha presentato nel libro anche alcuni scritti. Stato buono (lieve usura della copertina ai margini - copertina leggermente brunita e polverosa - pagine brunite).

MES CHRONIQUES AVICOLES.

in-8, 308 pp. + publicités, broché, couverture illustrée (image collée). Ouvrage en partie débroché et dos usagé. [CA31-8]

Fatti più in là! I giovani, i vecchi e la rottamazione

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Classic French - Delicious Regional Recipes from France

1996 — 64 pages including index. Illustrated with wonderful colour photography. Over 40 irresistable recipes for all occasions - with every dish photographed in colour. Includes all the classic French favourites - Onion Soup, Fish Stew, Coq au Vin, Tart Tatin, Chocolate Profiteroles and much more. Step-by-step techniques for both beginner and experienced cook. Unmarked. Traces of edge wear to dust jacket. Book flawless. Book

Chip Chats Magazine, May/June 1989

1989 — 88 pages. Features: John Hagensick; Carving Carousel Animals - new book; Kevin Lager; Carousel rooster sets record at Sotheby's; Let's Carve! - St. Francis Plaque; Amazing Bobby Orr carving by Armand LaMontagne; Spaniel Techniques; Knife-building - Part 2: A woodcarving hobbyist; Fred Cogelow; Burning Techniques; Richard L. Stanfill; Ivan Denton - the drifting, whittling cowboy; Bob Dewar - totem pole carving expert; Many show photos and reports; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine

Colliers, The National Weekly Magazine: 18 July, 1936

1936 — Features: The last stretch - in which a man squares himself with a horse (Max Brand); The Natural Thing - the happy consequences of bringing strangers home for dinner (Petere Paul O'Mara); Manila (Philippines) Merry-go-round - Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez at home (Jim Marshall); Little Red Rooster - a girl to crow about (Blake Cabot); Hand in Glove - Tony Canzoneri - a good little man (Quentin Reynolds); Meals a la Cart - Streamlined Eating (Ruth Carson); The Prodigal Nurse, Part IX - Mrs. Daklin takes a hand (Teresa Hyde Phillips); Fog on the Bay - Modern piracy in New York Harbour (Paul Deresco Augsburg); Comedy - Six days a week - Edward Everett Horton, funny fellow (Kyle Chrichton); Three in a Row, by James Aswell; Trouble Shooter, Part V - a wedding is scheduled (Ernest Haycox); Cancellation comes home - why pay your debts? (George Creel); Keep up with the world - Things you never expected (Freling Foster). Colour ad for Camel cigarettes reads "For Digestion's Sake... Smoke Camels!" Great colour GM centerfold. Average wear. Address label on front cover else unmarked. A sound copy. Book

Telephone Talk, July-August 1943, Vol. 38, No. 4 - Magazine of the British Columbia Telephone Company

1943 — 28 pages. Loaded with black and white photos. Contents include: Photo of Vedder Miller and Harold Dodsworth working on cables in the Cedar telephone building in Vancouver; Mrs. Operater Laura Mann at work; Susan Allison and Mary Gallo; Photos of the Princeton telephone office; Clarence Boulier at Princeton; Many photos of employees happily engaged in social activities; Miss Barbara Lovatt with her accordion; Photos of portions of Vancouver's long distance office; Article and photos of flood affecting Mission and Agassiz, including washed-out bridge; Miss Peggy Love; 15 Years ago in company history; Company sports activities; Marriage-related activities of employees. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book

Films and Filming Magazine, December 1975 - Cover Photo from Stanley Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon'

1975 — 50 pages. Features: Nice title-page photo of Farah Fawcett-Majors; 'Jaws' - photos; Interview with Director Louis Malle; London Film Festival Photo Preview; The Seven Ages of March - part 2 of an article on appreciation of the work of Fredric March; 'Barry Lyndon' - photos; Reviews; 'Permission to Kill' - photos; Intriguing Nuggets - review of biography of Elizabeth Taylor; 'Rooster Cogburn' - photos; Article on record album 'The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'; Record album reviews. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

Cock Robin and Other Stories - with Variations and Illustrations

1896 — 16 pages. Lovely color-illustrated front cover. Contents consist of charming black and white illustrations with accompanying text on each page. Moderate wear and soiling. Some openings along coverfold. Small chips from back cover. A pleasing vintage copy. Book

The Elephant and the Rooster - An African Folk-Tale

1990 — Colour illustrated laminated boards. Colour watercolour illustrations upon each page. Unmarked moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book

World's Favorite Masterworks for Clarinet, Book One - (World's Favorite Series No. 116)

1970 — 128 pages. "This volume contains some of the finest etudes ever written for the clarinet combined with the complete 1st Clarinet parts to three outstanding symphonic works for orchestra. These clarinet parts may be used to great advantage for play-along study by working with records of these important compositions. Also included is the clarinet part for a very important solo." - from page 1. Contents include: Twenty-Six Exercises by Fritz Kroepsch; Thirty Caprices by Ernesto Cavallini; Suite from the Opera Le Coq D'Or, by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff; Capriccio Espagnol, by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff, Op. 34; Symphony No. 6 (pathetique), by Peter I. Tschaikowsky, Op. 74; Concertino by Carl Maria von Weber, Op. 26. Average external wear. Contents clean and bright. A quality copy. Undated. Appears to be circa 1970s. Book

Nutshell News Magazine - For the Complete Miniature Hobbyist, March 1985 - R. Lee Taylor's French Pavilion

1985 — Features: Lee Taylor's Evolving Collection; Great American Women - The US Historical Society introduces a line of 1" scale half doll figures; Wallace Auger's Fabulous Windsor Chairs; Mary Lee Sundstrom - a modern day Geppetto; Joann's delightful accessories for blowing in the wind - wind chime, wind sock fish, Rooster Weather Vane; Susan Sirkis in part 2 of her work on sports clothing for men; Mary Eccher and her hearty Irish Foods; English Saddles; The Porcelain Primer - the Greenware stage; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine

Song of Scheherazade Souvenir Album (Songbook)

1946 — 32 pages. Includes piano music and lyrics for these songs: Hymn to the Sun; Scheherazade; A Song of India; Coq D'Or; Gypsy Song; Capriccio Espagnol; Dance of the Tumblers; Fandango; Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book

The New York Times Magazine, December (Dec.) 8, 1968 - Looking at What Happened to Czechoslovakia

1968 — 200 pages. Features: Many glorious color-photo fashion ads and Christmas gift ideas; The Total Involvement of Thomas Hoving; Looking at What Happened to Czechoslovakia - The Yugoslavs say they will fight if....; A Different Way to Restructure the University; The Man in the Bill Blass Suit;- photo-illustrated article on fashion designer Bill Blass; The U.S. Attorney for 'New York South' - Robert S. Morgenthau; Che! (Guevara) - The Making of a Movie Revolutionary - photo-illustrated article on making the movie "Che!" starring Jack Palance and Omar Sharif; PBM ad features four color photos of Arnold Palmer in blazers; Soul Story; Centerfold ad for Gold Label Cigars; Color photo of Jack Carter in Thorne's Scotch ad; Great ad for Rooster square-bottom ties (remember those!); Nice one-page color ad for L'Oreal products; De-escalating the Violence on TV; Ron Rico Posters ad; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Covers partly loose. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book

The New York Times Magazine, June 11, 1967 - Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power"

1967 — 112 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Great Robin Hood-themed ad for Patty Petite fashions; Nice one-page black and white photo portrait Hohner harmonica ad features Al Hirt; Lovely Springmaid color-photo centerfold Springmaid ad features Sandy Hilton; Nice Jade East ad; Great Jane Irwill ad entitled Knitticism!; Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power" - photo-illustrated article in which King says Blacks respond to violence because they lack influence on American thought, and he advocates the use of Black economic, political, and ideological power (Fisher, page 10); What's Wrong with American Newspapers? - a newsman's critique of the press; The Ibos go it alone in Nigeria - photo-illustrated article; WWII sex education cartoon by Sgt. George Baker features Sad Sack after watching an Army sex hygiene film; Lovely two-page Faberge lipstick ad; Nice color ad for Rooster square-bottom ties; What We're Learning About Learning; Italian villa of Romano Rui designed by Gian Case; Great photo of 1920s New York newsstand; Elephants to the Rescue in Vietnam; Fantastic very colorful one-page photo ad for Pinch whisky appears to feature Benny Goodman and friends; and more. Please note: Missing pages 87-92. Above-average wear. Some pages loose but present. Covers loose but present. Faint library stamp and handwritten date upon front cover. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book

The New York Times Magazine, November 22, 1942 - The Pacific Sailor

1942 — 40 pages. Features: Cover photo of naval gunners in action; Military photo-illustrated poem entitled Thanksgiving, 1942, by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Intimate Portrait of the Pacific Sailor - The Cock of the Walk; Fiery Frenchman General Henri Honore Giraud says "Always Attempt the Impossible!"; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and his mastery of the art of surprise has been vividlly shown in recent military events; Governor Ernest Gruening tells the story of the building of the great Alaska Highway; Great one-page color Navy recruiting ad with title "You Can Fight Best Where You Fit Best" offers free training in 49 trades; The CD (Civil Defense) Army swings into full action; The Nightmares That Haunt Germany; - appearance of an American army in Africa is one; "Our Best" - Our Fliers - John Steinbeck writes of a very special kind of man on that can be welded firmly into bomber teams; Beau Catchers - great fashion photos of ladies' hats; Article on Canada's Air Fighters, with photo of Wing Comdr. Douglas Bader; Soiling to covers. Unmarked. Average wear. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue. Book

The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, May 1928, Vol. LXI, No. 361: Hunting the "Moonshiners" / Fire-Walkers of Mauritius / America's Murder Gangs Unmasked

1928 — Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: America's Murder Gangs Unmasked - A striking revelation of the forces at work behind the "murder-gangs," or organized criminal syndicates, of New York, Chicago, and other large American cities; My Menagerie - Photo-illustrated article about D. Maule and his odd experiences with his collection of animals, acquired in the wilds of Rhodesia; "Square-Pegs" - Part III of a story which should be studied by everyone considering settling in Canada - in this case a London family purchases a prairie farm; The Crowing Cock - How two Buddhist priests unmasked a cunning thief by a clever piece of 'divination'; on the outskirts of Colombo, Ceylon; Room Forty-Nine - A dangerous experience for an Englishman in Mexico; "Kruger's" Day Out - A bold, bad baboon is unfastened by mischievous troopers in South Africa; Hunting the "Moonshiners" - Interesting stories from the officers tasked with suppressing the flow of illegal liquor in the Prohibition-era United States - with photos; Photo of communal bakery in Brittany; "Tiger" - After 11 years in Malaya William Hodge saw his first live tiger; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part I - Two city-bred sisters take up homesteading in South Dakota - with photos; Nik's Homecoming - Life and death in a remote Albanian village last August is described, with photos, by Lieut-Colonel P.T. Etherton; Mart Dayton's Grizzly - It took him a year but he finally took revenge on the bear that killed his young partner in the remote MacGregor country in British Columbia; The Bridge-Builders - Two men knowing nothing of the business take on a contract to build a bridge across an obscure river in the wilds of Africa; Fire-Walkers of Mauritius - A Photo-illustrated account of an extraordinary ceremony; In Quest of Gold - Part II - Two young Americans in search of buried treasure are forced to turn around by the dreaded Yaqui Indians. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book