John Davidson Hall (15 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. David Higdon (illustrator). 1st Edition. Arturo E. Beà che, founder and publisher of The European Royal History Journal, thought of the idea for an anthology on Russia's Grand Duchesses in 2004. Consequently, a companion book on the Russian Grand Dukes became imperative. The Grand Dukes: Sons & Grandsons of Russia's Tsars Since Paul I examines the biographies of nearly forty men whose birth gave them the right to one of the world's most prestigious positions. All sons of Russian tsars are covered in Volume I. The sons of collateral grand ducal branches are covered in Volume II. The biography of each of the Grand Dukes of Russia brings to life a deeply gripping human saga. These men were born into what then was one of the world's most powerful ruling dynasties. They were not all saints; they were not all demons - they were men whose birth showered them with untold privilege. Some used their birthright for the common good; some did not. Yet, they all remain amazingly intriguing, complex, complicated and conflicted human beings. At birth they were showered with untold privilege, including a lump sum of money placed in trust for them. By the time these funds were made available to a Grand Duke, the interest alone made them amazingly wealthy. Added to this benefit, they derived salaries from their military appointments, investments, real estate and inheritance. Thus, the Grand Dukes were able to maintain a lifestyle only surpassed by today's oligarchs and yesteryear's robber barons. They were consummate spenders in paintings, art, architecture, jewels, all while acting as sponsors of talented writers, thinkers, poets, ballerinas, among many others. One was a playwright of considerable talent. Another played a role in working toward the liberation of the serfs. One was a leading admiral with a fondness for "fast women and slow ships." Another Grand Duke lived a tortured existence as a closeted homosexual, yet became the father of nine children. Told in a two-volume set, this is their story. 2 LB.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 100 pages. Illustrated. Lovely period advertisements. James Borthwick "Published at 'The Ugly Head'" / John Davidson "Unhappy Hampstead" / Sidney Vauncez "Memory Hall" / Charles Reid "The Music for Me - 9" / Audrey Williamson "Puccini's Last Opera" / Derek G Morgan "The World Their Studio" / Joanna Chase "Old So-And-So" / Esmond Ashton "Duel.On.The.Air" /Stephen Fry "Broadway Malady" / Peter Simon "Mr. Cinders" / Rudd Hollis "Masonic Secret" / Charles Essex "Wrongs against writers>" / Mike Dennis "Shooting a Clothes Line" / Trevor Allen "Dowager of Theatreland" (SL#48).

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Soft Covers. Condition: Good. Pp. 23. Covers worn & stained. Staples a bit rusted. Else good.

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Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Previous ownership notes on title page. No other library features or marks found. The interior is clean and tight. Binding and cover are good. 16 pages. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. Black and white illustrations. Rubbing on the edges else near fine. Interpretations in crystal of thirty-one new poems by contemporary American poets.

Vintage bottom panel (i.e., incomplete) of the three-sheet poster for the 1952 re-release of the 1941 film serial. Poster incomplete, lacking the top panel. Originally released in 1941 as "Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.," this last of the four Republic "Dick Tracy" serials was re-released in 1952 under the title "Dick Tracy vs. [the] Phantom Empire." Considered by film historian, William R. Cline as one of the most outstanding of all serials, and by film critics Jim Harmon and Donald Glut as the best of the Dick Tracy serials. Dick Tracy and his allies must face the villain known as The Ghost, who has the ability to become invisible. 41 x 52.5 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good, with starting at the center folds and two vertical closed tears at the bottom folds.