Historical Note (19 results)

Miracle of 34th Street {Harcourt Facsimile Edition}
Davies, Valantine; Valantine Davies (Author); Anna Marlis Burghard (Historical Note Written by)
Language: English
Published by Harcourt, Inc., San Diego, CA, New York, London 2001
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 1st Harcourt Facsimile Ed. 2001. 125 pp. Flawless book and dj. Universal City Studios, Inc. (Author Photo) (illustrator).

Miracle of 34th Street {Harcourt Facsimile Edition}
Davies, Valantine; Valantine Davies (Author); Anna Marlis Burghard (Historical Note Written by)
Language: English
Published by Harcourt, Inc., San Diego, CA, New York, London 2001
- Hardcover
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.gearbooks
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 1st Harcourt Facsimile Ed. 2001. 125 pp. Flawless book and dj. Universal City Studios, Inc. (Author Photo) (illustrator).

MARDI : AND A VOYAGE THITHER (THE WRITINGS OF HERMAN MELVILLE : THE NORTHWESTERN-NEWBERRY EDITION; VOLUME THREE)
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 [author] ; Hayford, Harrison; Parker, Hershel; Tanselle, G. Thomas [editors] ; Foster, Elizabeth S. [historical note]
Language: English
Published by Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, Evanston 1970
Series: Mardi, Book 1 of 1. Book 1 of 1 - Mardi
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. dj. Octavo, xvii, 729 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Ex-library with library stamps to edges and endpapers, call number on spine, library pocket on rear flyleaf barcode label on rear panel. Spine is cream with black and orange print. Dust jacket in mylar; taped to boards, light edge wear…. Boards in black cloth. Illustrations: 2 pages of b&w plates (facsimiles). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1412079. FP New Rockville Stock.
More imagesStock Raising in the Northwest, 1884 "Notes Recueillies Sur Les Elevages D'Animaux Dans Les Etats De L'Ouest De L'Amerique Du Nord"
Weis, G (translated with Historical Note by Herbert O. Brayer)
Published by Branding Iron Press, Evanston, IL 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. This is a small format book (approx. 7.5" x 5.5") The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The book covers have some light toning and the spine of the book has…fading / toning. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated by David T. Vernon (illustrator).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Kraus International Publications, Millwood, New York 1989
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Plunder and Salvage, Kill Devil Hills, NC, U.S.A.Plunder and Salvage
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued). 1st Edition. Small quarto (4to); two volumes. Volume I: (1824-1956), xliv, illustrations, 507pp. Volume II: (1956-1988), xxiv, 508-1,088pp. Bound in full burgundy buckram cloth with gilt capitol dome and titles blocked in blue on top boards, gilt titl…es on spines. Bindings are very good; minor foxing to text block edges, old bookseller pencil price on ffeps, contents clean and unmarked. Includes the text of speeches by the Marquis de Lafayette, Louis Kossuth, Jules Jusserand, John Buchan, George II of Greece, Queen Wilhelmina, Fulgencio Batista, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Winston Churchill, Syngman Rhee, Anthony Eden, Ngo Dinh Diem, Harold Macmillan, Muhammad Daoud Khan, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Charles de Gaulle, Hayato Ikeda, Reza Shah Pahlavi, Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Yitzhak Rabin, Garret FitzGerald, Margaret Thatcher, and many others.
The United States Navy and Coast Guard, 1946-1983; A Bibliography of English-Language Works and 16mm Films
SMITH, Jr., MYRON J. (compiled by) & ZUMWALT, Jr., Admiral E. R. (foreword) & KANE, Jr., Rear Admiral JOHN D.H. (historical note by)
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc. 1984 1984
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY, Super octavo blue cloth boards, white lettering to spine, xx+539pp, VG+ (v. slight soiling & rubbing to boards & spine, usual library markings, labels & stamps to spine, eps & prelims).

Published by United States Armed Forces Institute 1944
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Librarium of The Hague, The Hague, NetherlandsLibrarium of The Hague
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Soft cover. 1st Edition. Octavo. Pp. 60. Illustrations and maps. original printed wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Z-3 OUT. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator).

Published by Printing Historical Society, London 1965
- Hardcover
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Facsimile Edition. Limited facsimile edition. Copy #4 of 30. "This facsimile .has been made from the only known copy, .now in the Printing Library, St Bride Institute.".
Services Guide to Cairo.
Welfare Work in Egypt, Co-ordinating Council for Lucas, A. (historical note).
Published by Co-ordinating Council for Welfare Work in Cairo, Cairo 1941
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, AustraliaBOOKHOME SYDNEY
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1st ed. Paperback very small square, fair condition only, card covers, stapled pamphlet (staple rusted), map inside rear cover, black & white illustrations & adverts, edgewear spine ends, covers & bottom corner rear cover creased, spine creased & rubbed, pages toned, edges foxed, little foxing few pages, covers little marked. 64… pp. A little booklet published by a council for the welfare of the troops in Egypt with a view to providing useful information for officers and men of His Britannic Majesty's Forces staying in, or on leave to, Cairo, including service clubs, restaurants and places of entertainment. A charming little booklet that would interest someone collecting military ephemera.

Some Account of George of Cappadocia, the Patron Saint of England. An original article from The New Annual Register for 1781.
GEORGE OF CAPPADOCIA: A HISTORICAL NOTE ON ENGLAND'S PATRON SAINT
Published by G. & J. Robinson, London 1781
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United KingdomCosmo Books
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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 2 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery.… Size: 13 x 20 cms. Category: Annual Register; New Annual Register; Printed before 1800; New Arrivals; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
Language: English
Published by Sacramento Book Collectors Club, Sacramento, CA 1945
- Hardcover
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. One of 160 copies printed by Sacramento Junior College students supervised by George T. Smisor. Original publisher's orange-red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." 127 pages, complete. Four black-and-white illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations in front. Historica…l Note by Caroline Wenzel. Index in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for browning on endpapers and light age toning throughout. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slight darkening. Corners are sharp and not bumped. A Near Fine copy. Publication No. 3 of the Sacramento Book Collectors Club (SBCC). This is a reprint of John Frederick Morse's history of Sacramento which he first wrote in 1853. Also included is a Historical Note by Caroline Wenzel in which she provides some biographical details about Morse's life. In the back is a brief Historical Sketch about Sacramento by J. Horace Culver which he first wrote in 1851. Notably, Culver published Sacramento's first city directory. Excerpt from back colophon: "One hundred and sixty copies of this work have been printed for the members of The Sacramento Book Collectors Club under the supervision of George T. Smisor, instructor in printing at the Sacramento College. As a class project in fine printing, the typesetting, page makeup, and printing were done by the following students: James Abraham, Alex Battistella, Bernard Feinberg, Joseph Matranga, Donald Nepstead, Norman Piece. . Bookbinding was done by Silvius and Schoenbackler, bookbinders, Sacramento.".

Grapes and Grape Vines of California
Introduction by Kevin Starr, historical note by Leon D. Adams, illustrations by Hannah Millard
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.Evolving Lens Bookseller
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. First Edition Thus, Second Printing. Near Fine, with a Very Good glassine dust jacket. Some minor scuffing and toning to dust jacket. Interior is clean and unmarked, illustrated. Folio, 16"h x 11 3/4"w. A lovely reproduction of the masterpiece originally published in 1877.
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Seller: *bibliosophy*, Exeter, United Kingdom*bibliosophy*
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1982, 7 x 10.5 inches approx, hardback in jacket, 209 pages, illus. b&w and one small colour section | sound, square copy free of notes etc, shows light reading wear, faint foxing (spotting) along text block edges (not on actual text); jacket is clean, with some…light rubbing and edge wear | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days.
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, NY, 1877, 1981, 2nd printing of this facsimile, (G+/G), 1981
- Softcover
Seller: Librarium, East Chatham, NY, U.S.A.Librarium
Contact seller5-star sellerHarcourt Brace Jovanovich, NY, 1877, 1981, 2nd printing of this facsimile, unpaginated but approx. 26 pages printed on one side only, introduction by Kevin Starr, historical note by Leon D. Adams, color illustrations by Hannah Millard, pale pink and raspberry imitation marbled endpapers, 11-1/2"x 16", hardcover, dark red cloth w…ith paper title plate on front cover, just a bit of fading along bottom edge, pale dusty looking spots along top and bottom edges, bottom spine end slightly bumped and frayed, clear plastic wrap dust jacket scuffed with a short tear & a small piece missing at bottom of spine, contents clean and tight, a very nice looking book with beautiful illustrations, book good+ (G+/G) 828 [Hsss48JP].
More imagesPublished by The Bible Museum
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerEphemera. Original leaf of King James Bible printed before 1650 'intended for private ownership rather than Church Pulpit use.' - from the 'Affadavit of Originality' leaf of the 8 page pamphlet accompanying the leaf. Leaf is 6.75 x 9 inches and is from 'Numbers, Chap. ix, x.' Distributed by The Bible Museum, Goodyear, Arizona. L…eaf is water stained, mildly discolored, and with small edge chips not affecting the text.

SAN CLEMENTE - ROMA -
Cenni Storici - Historical Note - Geschictliche Bemerkungen - notes historiques -
Seller: Libreria 7 Soles, Galapagar, MA, SpainLibreria 7 Soles
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1971, Roma, Collegio S. Clemete, Roma, texto, 41 fotografias a colores, 30x21, cubierta ilustrada a colores.

Sombras, La Revista De La Emocion, Vol. 1, No. 1, Julio 1950, Ano. Iii. Cuban Literature Journal
Fernandez, Carlos, Publisher; Stories By Frank King, George A. England, M. R. James, Bent Jones, Fletcher Ratt, A. Conan Doyle, Edgar Allen Poe, Richard D. Sale, William Irish, Historical Note By Renee M. (Mendez) Capote (De Solis)
Language: Spanish
Published by Sombras, Havana / Habana 1950
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Periodical
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 82 Pp., Glossy Covers, 11 1/16" X 8 3/8". Scarce Cuban Journal Which Collects Sensational Stories. Slight Wear But Some Short Tears On Spine, No Names Or Marks, Publisher's 25 Cent Price Stamped On Front Cover [Near 20 Centavos Price Printed On Cover). Very Scarce; I Was Unable To L…ocate Any Institutional Holding Through Worldcat. From The Collection Of Forrest Ackerman, And Well Preserved, No Marks.

A Loyal Foe: A Tale of the Rival Roses
Ivy Bolton | Henry C. Pitz (Illustrated by) | Cora L. Scofield (With a Historical Note by)
Published by Longmans, Green and Co, New York 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, Manchester, NH, U.S.A.North Books: Used & Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8in. 260pp. Publisher's cloth boards. VERY GOOD. Shows even toning of the boards, small sticker burn at the front endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text remains clean and unmarked, and the boards are bright and distinct. As pictured.
More imagesPublished by Thacker, Spink and Co., Calcutta, India 1894
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.Clausen Books, RMABA
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Cloth, Gilt Embossed. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Textblock clean and tight, gently crunched at the head of the spine with resulting shallow creases; Ink stamped second ffep; May have been a school copy at one time; Top edge gilt; Original flat green endpapers, secure at both front and rear hinges; The binding is solid but…very sunned and edge worn with bumped and scuffed corners and spine extremities; Front cover and spine gilt embossed; 92p., plus a 40 page catalogue of the W. Thacker & Co., London. The Chin Hills extend northward into the Manipur state of India from northwestern Burma (Myanmar). Size: 4to - Over 9 " - 12" Tall. 191 Photographs (illustrator). Hardcover.