406 résultats
1938réf. 18304New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1938. Self-wrappers. Fine. One sheet folded in 3rds. Illustrated. 15.5 x 10.5 cm. Issued in commemoration of Armistice day. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1931réf. WRCLIT82802New York: Privately printed at the Press of the Woolly Whale 1931. Octavo. Gilt parchment boards t.e.g. Title illumined in gold and silver. First edition. One of 140 copies printed by hand by Cary. A few faint smudges to boards otherwise fine in slipcase. LAWSON & PANKOW 14. Privately printed at the Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1933réf. WRCLIT82803New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1933. Large octavo. Quarter calf and Natsume paper over boards t.e.g. Portraits and facsimiles. Some seemingly inevitable rubbing to head and toe of spine else fine. First edition. One of an unspecified number of copies printed for distribution as the press's Christmas offering. LAWSON & PANKOW 28. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1935réf. WRCLIT82806New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1935. Sq. octavo. Quarter open-sewn silk and boards paper label. Maps and decorations throughout by Warren Chappell. Binding a bit sunned with modest foxing and a few small spots to endsheets and edges; very good. One of "less than 250 copies on Kawara" paper issued as the Press's Christmas book for the year. With the small bookplate on the front pastedown of printer/typographer Carl. P. Rollins. LAWSON & PANKOW 47. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1940réf. WRCLIT80690New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1940. Small quarto. Gilt cloth and boards. Illustrations. Boards faintly rubbed else near fine. First edition. An elaborate spoof perpetrated by Melbert B. Cary Jr. recording the alleged discovery of a sequence of woodblocks depicting the life of Gutenberg from nativity to the advent of his printing shop. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1935réf. WRCLIT76543Vienna: Illustrierten Fil-Kurrier Nr. 1140 1935. 8pp. Pictorial self wrappers. Heavily illustrated. Old horizontal crease 1935 receipt date neatly stamped and written inside front wrapper otherwise very good or better. Highly atmospheric program/serial issued to accompany the German language release of James Whale's 1932 film adapted from Priestley's 1927 novel BENIGHTED based on a screenplay by Benn Levy and R. C. Sherriff starring Boris Karloff Melvyn Douglas Charles Laughton Raymond "Maney" sic i.e. Massey Lilian Bond et al. Illustrierten Fil-Kurrier Nr. 1140 unknown books
réf. WRCLIT76173New York: Mary & Melbert Cary 29 July ny. Printed illustrated broadsheet 34 x 21 cm. Printed in black with red handcoloring on pale blue hosho paper. Folded to quarters as issued. An idiosyncratic and amusing invitation from the Carys to a social event under the "red banner." A scarce ephemeron. Mary & Melbert Cary unknown books
réf. WRCLIT71132New York: Press of the Woolly Whale nd. French fold leaflet 21 X 14cm folded again for mailing. Illustrated. Fine. A charming illustrated ephemeron for an event at the Carey's home on an unspecified 23 June. Printed in Goudy Mediaeval type on oriental handmade paper. AUCHINCLOSS 110. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1934réf. WRCLIT54829New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1934. 12mo. Decorated boards. Colored illustrations by Philip G. Reed. Printed in Lutetia types on handmade paper. Near fine. LAWSON & PANKOW 40. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1939réf. WRCLIT35463New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1939. Oblong octavo. Pictorial parchment wrapper over stiff wrappers. Illustrations by Warren A. Chappell. The adhesive affixing the wrapper flaps has darkened and caused a slight bow to the wrappers else fine. First edition printed for private distribution. The first use in America of a music type designed by Paul Koch. A meditation on Dachshund micturition and at one point highly sought by aficionados of the process. LAWSON & PANKOW 86. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1933réf. WRCLIT45571New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1933. Cloth and boards. First separate edition with a foreword by Melbert B. Carey Jr. the printer. One of an unspecified limited edition for private distribution. Very fine. LAWSON & PANKOW 26. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1936réf. WRCLIT35462New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1936. Sewn printed wrappers. One of an unspecified limited edition reprinting extracts from the Quaker meeting at Millbrook. As new. LAWSON & PANKOW 56. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
réf. WRCLIT35466New York: Press of the Woolly Whale nd. Sewn octavo French fold. An unattributed bit of facetious verse in dialect. Fine and unopened. Not in LAWSON & PANKOW. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
réf. WRCLIT35467New York: Press of the Woolly Whale nd. Sewn octavo French fold. An unattributed bit of facetious verse in dialect. Fine and unopened. Not in LAWSON & PANKOW. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1935réf. WRCLIT35460New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1935. Sewn plain wrappers with pictorial cutout overlay. Fine. First edition. A humorous dialogue about the press accompanied by a trade list of its publications. LAWSON & PANKOW 52. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1933réf. WRCLIT35452London: House of Lords Press" but New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1933. 12mo. Sewn printed wrappers. Fine. One of an unspecified number of copies on handmade paper. A bit of facetious verse accompanied by a disclaimer asserting that Kipling had nothing to do with its composition. LAWSON & PANKOW 34. House of Lords Press," [but New York: Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1931réf. WRCLIT35449New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1931. Half blue morocco t.e.g. First limited edition of the author's first novel first published in 1910. One of two hundred and fifty copies printed for private distribution as the press's Christmas book. A fine copy. LAWSON & PANKOW 15. Press of the Woolly Whale unknown books
1939réf. WRCLIT35444New York: Press of the Woolly Whale 1939. Cloth printed label. Fine. First edition of this discussion of the history of the first item known to have been printed in English-speaking North America: the 1639 Oath of a Freeman. Although a version was reprinted in 1647 in NEW ENGLANDS JONAS no authentic copy of the original is known to exist. A forgery played a central role in the Mark Hoffman murder/forgery scandal. LAWSON & PANKOW 88. Press of the Woolly Whale hardcover books
1974réf. 159114NY UNIVERSE BOOKS 1974 1974. DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover. NY, UNIVERSE BOOKS, 1974 hardcover books
réf. 602044on a 3/4 length seated pose in costume for "Show Boat" with director James Whale in a behind the camera shot going over the script. Photograph is on single stock; 8" x 10"; very good; 1936. "Showboat" was released in 1936 directed by James Whale and starring Irene Dunne Allan Jones Helen Morgan Paul Robeson Charles Winninger Hattie McDaniel Donald Cook and Sammy White with music by Jerome Kern and words by Oscar Hammerstein II. Robeson 1898-1976 born April 9 1898 Princeton New Jersey; died January 23 1976 Philadelphia Pennsylvania; Black American singer and actor; Jerome Kern wrote the song "Ol' Man River" for Robeson which he sang in the play 1928 and the movie 1936. Whale 1896-1957 born July 22 1896 Dudley England; died May 29 1957 Hollywood California; English actor set designer and then director; imported to Hollywood in 1930 to direct the screen version of his state success "Journey's End"; best remembered for his four stylish horror films "Frankenstein"; "The Old Dark House"; "The Invisible Man" and "The Bride of Frankenstein"; retired from film in early 1940's to pursue painting; drowned in his swimming pool under mysterious circumstances. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. paperback books
réf. 13039CAMBRIDGE UNIVER 1955. FIRST EDITION FINE. F. CAMBRIDGE, UNIVER, 1955 unknown books
1993réf. 6014Métailié 1993 130 pages 14x21x1cm. 1993. broché. 130 pages. Un journaliste chilien exilé à Hambourg retourne en Patagonie pour enquêter sur le naufrage suspect d'un baleinier industriel japonais. Ce voyage le ramène sur les lieux de son adolescence et le confronte aux horreurs de la pêche industrielle moderne dans une quête pour sauver les baleines qui se transforme en récit écologique engagé
1953réf. 11571AMIOT DU MONT 1953 211 pages in8. 1953. broché. 211 pages. Ce livre documentaire de Georges Blond explore la vie des baleines franches et des cachalots puis retrace l'histoire de la chasse à la baleine à travers deux campagnes : une entre 1849-1853 au départ des États-Unis et une autre en 1952 avec du matériel moderne au départ de la Norvège. L'ouvrage décrit également les techniques contemporaines de chasse industrielle en Antarctique avec des navires-usines
1993réf. 16812PATRIMOINES MED 1993 255 pages 26x2 2x21 4cm. 1993. Broché. 255 pages. Cet ouvrage de référence initialement publié en 1974 puis réédité en 1993 analyse en détail la construction et l'entretien des trois plus anciens phares de France : Cordouan Les Baleines et Chassiron. Il reproduit de nombreux documents d'archives originaux et propose une bibliographie complète enrichie dans la seconde édition de reproductions en couleur et de mises à jour sur les évolutions récentes
1947réf. 63811947 aux portes du large 1947 In8 broché 381 pages 2 grandes cartes dépliantes en fin de volume et illustrations dans le texte