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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 144 pages. Illustrated. A Dinosaur Named Sue When the prehistoric object of a bitter custody battle sold for 8. 36 million dollars, scientists finally began to piece together the skeleton and saga of the largest T. rex ever found. Cuba- -Evolution in the Revolution Cuba's revolution ages, perhaps mellows, but keeps its grip on this island nation. Quick as ever to point out their accomplishments under socialism, Cubans now recognize the growing power of the U. S. dollar in their country. John Glenn in Space { John Glenn: Man With a Mission} In 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Thirty- six years later, at the age of 77, the senator returned to space to help us understand how the body ages and to remind us that the spirit never does. Deep Soul of the New River { New River; New River's Deep Soul} The oldest river on the eastern seaboard flows through the Appalachians with waters calm enough for church baptisms and wild enough for white- water rafters. Old Havana { The Rebirth of Old Havana} Renovation in the heart of Cuba's capital city illuminates centuries of architectural splendor. Tam Dao- -Sanctuary Under Siege { Vietnam's Tam Dao Reserve; Tam Dao- -Vietnam's Sanctuary Under Siege} A refuge for wildlife and for weekenders from Hanoi also draws international scientists, who are cataloging the rare and endangered creatures of Vietnam's new national park even as poachers scoop them up. Sahara Rock Art { Ancient Art of the Sahara} Intriguing scenes carved in rock shelters and on cliffs survive the elements but fall victim to collectors.

No Binding. Condition: VG. A VGF or better original release 11 x 14 lobby card. Size: 11" X 14". Poster.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 104 pages. H E Bates "Dulcima" (story) / Dal Stivens "The Miraculous Cricket Bat" / Isabelle Cooley "For Ever Anna" / Honor Tracy "Evening in Cork" / Patrick Campbell "One More Round for Love" / Nevile Wallis "Brown Study" / Sid Chaplin "First Flight" / Nigel Gosling "The Dentist's Dilemma" (SL#121).

paperback. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 8pp. pencil annotation with results inside. Among the contestants was Irish Olympic Gold Medal winner, Dr. Pat O'Callaghan who won gold at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam in the Hammer throw. He won another gold medal 4 years later in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

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Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, page edges dyed red. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 pp. Stain to the fore edge which has bled onto the rear end paper, some pages dog-eared. Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one short closed tear to the top front cover, small rust marks to the top and lower corners of the spine, not price clipped 10s 6d, spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Written on the first blank endpage: 'with best wishes from Jon Stallworthy' - Jon Howie Stallworthy, FBA, FRSL (18 January 1935 19 November 2014) was a British literary critic and poet. He was Professor of English at the University of Oxford. - The Astronomy of Love, was his very first published work. - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION: The Dustjacket is the original of the book. Browned mainly to lighter areas. Chips to top and bottom of spine and corners. Scuffed on the folds, but still present in it's original state. Now housed in a plastic archival sleeve. Retains price to inner front prelim. - Mottled blue/gold gilt cloth boards with gilt/gold lettering to the spine. - Pages throughout are browned with occasional fox spots, but other than this they are clean and all tightly bound to the page block. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. This volume is the first-ever facsimile reproduction of the manuscript of OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens. Of all of Dickens s novels, Oliver Twist remains among the best loved and indeed most read, so insists famed actor and Dickens enthusiast Simon Callow. The original manuscript of the novel, which appeared in 33 monthly instalments between 1837 and 1839, has never before been reproduced in printed form. Here it is, with its corrections and marks, with every ink blot. With this manuscript, all 474 folios the only ones that survived after the author's death are finally presented to the public in a deluxe edition. In this work, the pages formerly worked on by Charles Dickens are reproduced in a graphically-restored version, accompanied by George Cruikshank s iconic illustrations and prefaced with a foreword by Simon Callow. More than mere relics, they are a living testimony to the development of the narrative and to Dickens s success. The serialised novel form imposes tight constraints on the writer, as it asks him to leave the reader in suspense at the end of every chapter while maintaining a coherent plot, all without the possibility of going back to make corrections. Is it possible that the creator of Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Scrooge also pioneered the cliffhanger? This edition was produced in collaboration with the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, where the original manuscripts are housed within the Forster collection. The Charles Dickens Museum, located at 48 Doughty Street, in the house where the writer lived during the two years he wrote Oliver Twist (1837-1839), also provided a handwritten page from Chapter 10 of the novel bearing the inscription original manuscript of Oliver Twist .Charles Dickens: I have thrown my whole heart and soul into Oliver Twist, and most confidently believe he will make a feature in the work, and be very popular . . . When Charles Dickens wrote these lines at the beginning of 1837, the first two chapters of Oliver Twist had just appeared in the pages of Bentley s Miscellany, a new literary magazine founded by Richard Bentley, of which Dickens had just been named editor. Aged only 25, the young writer had already tasted success with his first novel, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Likewise, it seemed he was already beginning to sense that his young orphaned hero, Oliver Twist, would become a star. From the moment the first two chapters were published, the adventures of Oliver Twist, illustrated with etchings by George Cruikshank, were met with great success: the February issue of Bentley s Miscellany had to be reprinted with an additional 1,000 copies. The following chapters, always accompanied by Cruikshank s illustrations, followed in monthly installments until April 1839, as the young boy s popularity the first boy in English literature to be cast as the hero in a novel soared rapidly. Dickens was on the verge of becoming one of England s most famous writers. Twenty-four illustrations by George Cruikshank are reproduced in colour from a rare edition published in 1911. Born in London in 1792, twenty years before Dickens was born in Portsmouth, the illustrator George Cruikshank found great success through his political cartoons. Following 1820 he began illustrating for books and magazines. In 1836, when the publisher Richard Bentley hired a young Dickens to be the editor-in-chief of his new periodical, he also enlisted Cruikshank to liven up the magazine s pages. The artist consequently became the illustrator of Dickens s first works: Sketches by Boz, The Mudfog Papers and Oliver Twist. From May 1837, he had to provide two etchings per month for Bentley s Miscellany: one of which was always to accompany the serialised novel Oliver Twist.

Farbfoto ihres Einhandsegelschiffes, bildseitig eigenhändig signiert (dito zum gleichen Preis : E.Brief (1 S. 8 to, rückseitig 4 Punkte Klebstoffspuren, gefaltet) mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Kirgswean Devon, 29.9.78 - auf Deutsch an einen Sammler, dem sie 2 Fotos schickt.).

Visitenkarte (mit kl. aufgezogenem Foto am Kopf) in Tinte mit Empfehlung, Jahr 1894, Unterschrift signiert BEILAGE : Repro-Fotoporträtpostkarte.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dominguez-Bordona, Jesús. Exposición de Códices miniados Españioles. Catálogo. Barcelona, Casa Miquel-Rius for Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte, 1929. 4to. 257 + [1]p index + [1]f with printer's imprint. Title in red & black; with 8 fine, fullpage coloured plates protected by guards, including the frontispiece; 85 numbered fullpage black & white plates; 82 textual illustrations. Publisher's cloth decorated with mudéjar design heightened in gilt; top edges gilt, otherwise untrimmed. A fine copy of the first edition of this superb exhibition catalogue of early Spanish illuminated manuscripts held in 1924. The quality of the facsimiles reproduced here ranging from the 10th to the 16th centuries is notable. Preceded with an essay on the different periods by the editor, Jesús Domíngez Bórdona (1889-1963). Including a full index of the manuscripts reproduced at the end. No 101 of a luxury edition on thick paper limited to 1200 copies. Palau 75354; Parreño 917.

I. 2 blank sheets, XVII (I); 537 pages, with 78 xylographic illustrations in the text; 86 singleside-printed toned or colour-lithographic plates (incl. portraits after Daguerreotypes by Eliphalet Brown) and 3 foldout-colourplates of japanese woodblock-prints (89 plates in total) and 3 geographical maps (1 foldout) bound within; 2 blank sheets. / II. (House Edition, 1857). (8) 414, (1) 14 pages ('Treaty of Ka-na-ga-wa'[Kanagawa], the first document ever negotiated by the Empire of Japan with any western nation according to International Law), (1) XI (1) p.; some xylographic text-illustrations, 4 (3 coloured) lithographic plates 'Agriculture of China', 22 (of 23, 17 [hand-]coloured) plates of Natural History (Yack, Japanese Fox), Ornithology (Japanese Birds, 5 of 6), Ichthyology (Japanese Fishes, 10), Conchyology (Japanese Shells, 5); 3 (2 folded) maps in the text, 16 plates with meteorological diagrams; 15 of 17 very large multiple folded maps at the end. / III. XLIII, 705 pages with 365 (of 366) astronomic xylographic plates (lacking plate 66); all plates in I and II on singleside printed cardboards. - I. Thick and heavy 'night-blue' full morocco-binding of the period over 4 raised bands with gilt-ornamental frames at panels and bands and gilt title and owner's name ('P. G. Washington') at bottom-of-spine, colour-marbled endpapers; II./III. Blind-tooled (naval motive) publisher's cloth bindings; lex.-4to.(ca. 31 x 23 x 20 cm; ca. 9 kg.). *** (Sabin #30958, Cordier 'Japonica' #513, Nissen ZBI #3132) I. FIRST EDITION, BIBLIOPHILE BOUND ORIGINAL; THE SENATE-EDITION (Senate executive Documents #34 of 33rd Congress, 2nd Session), published parrallel to Nicholson's 'House-Editon'. - FIRST BLANK SHEET WITH 4-LINE INSCRIPTION ''to Baron Gerolt / with the kind regards / of P. G. Washington / Feby. 16 1857''. Peter Grayson Washington (1798-1872), son of the Nephew of a Cousin of George Washington (1732-1799, American Founding Father and first President of the United States) served as 'Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Virginia New York City'; Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Gerolt (1797-1879) was the German-Prussian 'Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United States' and has been the longest-ever serving ambassador of Germany in the U.S. In the quarter+ century of service, Gerolt met presidents James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses Grant. As a studied mining geologist (Freiberg Mining Academy) in ''1824 he travelled to Mexico as an agent of the German-American Mining Association, where significant silver mines were suspected. Together with Carl de Berghes, also an Mining Association Agent, he published the 'Carta geognostica de los principales distritos minerales del Estado de Mexico' in 1827 with Arnz & Comp., a special mineralogical map of central Mexico, which is considered the first geological map of Mexico printed in colour.''(german wikipedia). - Corners of the leather-binding partly somewhat rubbed, panels slightly rubbed and slightly scratched; some textpages opposite of lithographic plates with slight offsetting (shadow) last sheets with slim humidity-stain at top sharp-corner, last 10 sheets (incl. rear endpaper) with small hole in the blank bottom margin; A MAGNIFICIENT COPY WITH A 'WELL NAMED' ASSOCIATION OF THE PERIOD. --- II. Binding somewhat rubbed, lacks plate 6 of Ornithology and textpages 257-262 (beginning of Ichthyology); Acceptably used. / III. Binding rubbed, many pages with humiditystain at foreedge or top sharp-corner (growing towards the end), lacks zodiac-plate #66 (of 352). --- MAIN OFFER IS THE LUXOURIUS EQUIPPED AND COMPLETE HISTORIC ASSOCIATION COPY OF VOLUME I; Vols. II and III have been added from another set to create scientific completeness (more or less). . .

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL OVER 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTINGS OF: 1) THE PATH TO POWER, SIGNED on Title Page in Blue Ink, 2) MEANS OF ASCENT, SIGNED on Title Page in Black Ink, 3) MASTER OF THE SENATE, SIGNED on HALF TITLE page in Black Ink, and 4) THE PASSAGE OF POWER, SIGNED on Tipped In Page in Blue Ink. AS YOU CAN TELL, Mr. CARO SIGNED ALL OVER THE PLACE. All Dust Jackets are covered in mylar. PUBLISHING ALERT ON BOOK 5: STATEMENT IN EDITOR ROBERT GOTTLIEB'S OBITUARY of JUNE 2023: "This monumental project stretched over four volumes, with the FIFTH AND FINAL INSTALLMENT DUE LATER THIS YEAR." AS OF February 2026, Still Waiting. SHIPPING (WILL BE WITHIN USA ONLY) SHIPPING WITHIN THE USA ONLY. Buy now and add the final book(s) later as Mr. Caro is currently in Vietnam doing more research for BOOK 5(s, may be more than one.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL OVER 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE set includes SIGNED (ON TITLE PAGES IN MATCHING PURPLE SHARPIE) FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTINGS of 1) THE PATH TO POWER, 2) MEANS OF ASCENT, 3) MASTER OF THE SENATE, 4) THE PASSAGE OF POWER. AUTHOR'S SIGNATURE ONLY. All Dust Jackets are covered in mylar. PUBLISHING ALERT ON BOOK 5: STATEMENT IN EDITOR ROBERT GOTTLIEB'S OBITUARY of JUNE 2023: "This monumental project stretched over four volumes, with the FIFTH AND FINAL INSTALLMENT DUE LATER THIS YEAR. SHIPPING (WITHIN USA ONLY) CHARGE WILL BE $20.00 WITHIN USA OINLY. Buy now and add the final book(s) later as Mr. Caro is currently in Vietnam doing more research for BOOK 5(s which may be more than one. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: NO OTHER SYMPHONIC COMPOSITION HAS MET WITH SUCH A BROAD AND COMPLEX RECEPTION AS LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NUMBER 9 IN D MINOR, OPUS 125, POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE CHORAL SYMPHONY. THE WORK MARKED AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN 19TH CENTURY MUSIC. IN THE FINALE, BEETHOVEN SET THE MUSIC TO THE GERMAN POET FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER'S AN DIE FREUDE (ODE TO JOY), THE FIRST TIME THE HUMAN VOICE WAS INCLUDED IN A SYMPHONIC WORK. THE SYMPHONY WAS FIRST PERFORMED IN VIENNA ON MAY 7, 1824. ITS INFLUENCE HAS SINCE EXTENDED FAR BEYOND THE FIELD OF MUSIC. THE WORK HAS INSPIRED POETS, WRITERS, AND VISUAL ARTISTS; IT HAS PROVOKED AESTHETIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT AND DISCUSSION. ABOVE ALL, SYMPHONY HAS AT ALL TIMES PROCLAIMED TO PEOPLE OF GOODWILL, ITS MESSAGE OF JOY AND THE GLOBAL BROTHERHOOD OF HUMANITY. COMPOSERS INFLUENCED BY THE WORK HAVE INCLUDED SCHUBERT, BERLIOZ, BRAHMS, WAGNER, BRUCKNER, MAHLER, AND MANY OTHERS. THE AUTOGRAPH SCORE OF BEETHOVEN'S NINTH IS HELD, ALMOST IN ITS ENTIRETY, IN THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT OF THE BERLIN STATE LIBRARY' PRUSSIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION. SOME SHEETS FROM THE SCORE THAT WERE REMOVED IN THE 19TH CENTURY ARE HELD AT THE BEETHOVEN-HAUS IN BONN AND IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF FRANCE IN PARIS. THE ORIGINAL SCORE OF THE SYMPHONY WAS ADDED TO THE UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER IN 2001, WHERE IT JOINS OTHER OUTSTANDING MONUMENTS TO THE SPIRITUAL HERITAGE OF MANKIND. REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The item is from the Gatty papers. (Herbert is writing to Gatty in Trinidad, and it is Gatty who will be appointed in place of the subject of the letter.) 1p, 8vo, on good laid paper. In good condition, but with creases from having been folded into packet (not through signature). A good looking item, with 'Confidential' in left-hand margin. Reads: 'Sir, / I am directed by Lord Knutsford to ask you to be so good as to inform him confidentially whether Mr. Justice Cook, Puisne Judge in Trinidad is to your knowledge in the habit of drinking to excess. / Any information or particulars which you may give with respect to Mr. Cook's habits will be for Lord Knutsford's guidance only and will not be quoted outside of this Office. / I am, / Sir, / Your obedient Servant, / [signed] Robert Geo Herbert'. Hazell's Annual for 1893 reports that 'In consequence of complaints as to the general administration of justice in Trinidad and Tobago, and specific charges of inebriety and incapacity against Mr. John Cook, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, a commission consisting of Sir W. Markly, K.C.I.E., and Sir Frederick Pollock, was sent out to inquire into the state of affairs (March). Their report was to the effect that the charges against Mr. Justice Cook had been in substance proved and that further serious charges against Sir John Gorrie, the Chief Justice, were well founded. The two judges left the island while the inquiry was proceeding, and their places were afterwards filled by Mr. S. H. Gatty, Attorney General, and Mr. Justice Lamb, second puisne judge, whose place was taken by Mr. W. L. Lewis. Sir J. Gorrie died Aug. 10th.'.

8vo. Mounted on cardboard. Addendum. In the upper corner, the drawing bears a red ink stamp in Chinese characters, being the seal of Prince Hui Rui. The document has been affixed to a slightly larger card. With a few stains not affecting the signatures. Slight folding and creasing. - Together with a coloured visiting card, with Hesing's signature, beneath his name in Chinese characters and alongside a Chinese red ink stamp, being the seal of Prince Hui Rui. The card has been affixed to a slightly larger card with a typed annotation "Signature of a Chinaman written on board the Chinese junk at Blackwall, June 20th, 1848". Folded. - The Keying was a three-masted Chinese trading junk that sailed from Hong Kong in December 1846 with a mixed crew of Chinese and British sailors. The vessel had been purchased surreptitiously by a conglomerate of enterprising English businessmen. It was placed under the command of Captain Kellett with the intention of carrying curiosities and merchandise to England and thereafter serving as a kind of floating museum. The Chinese crew members that they were embarking on such an extended journey were not aware of such plans. The Keying arrived in New York City on 9 July 1847, creating a sensation, with seven thousand visitors per day. - In late March 1848, the Keying arrived in London to great fanfare, and several different medals were struck to commemorate its appearance, including one that had a bust of Madarin Hesing. It was visited by the Queen Victoria (whose right to be the first European woman to visit it was reserved), the Duke of Wellington, and Charles Dickens. - It has been suggested that the Chinese Emperor was aware of the project from the start and was secretly kept informed about it, and that the mandarin served as an informer to report back in detail.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Autograph card signed "F.P.". + Photo 23x15 cm (recent print). " J'apprends que Madame Rémaury [Caroline Montigny-Rémaury] est ici. Je ne saurais lui exprimer le bonheur que j'aurais à la voir accepter mon invitation pour ce soir avec mon vif regret que les rôles ne soient pas intervertis et que je ne puisse être, moi, son auditeur. Hommages et sentiments dévoués F.P. " Size : 6x10 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Assez bon. RARE - Photo postcard signed to the French decorator, journalist, lecturer, and resistance fighter Suzanne Bertillon (1891-1980) in 1917. " À Suzanne Bertillon Sympathique souvenir Francis Planté 1917 " Size : 13.5x8.5 cm. Condition : autograph visible from certain angles, please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.