Language: English
Published by Lothrop Publishing Company, 1899
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, edges exposed, a few internal holes to cloth spine, pages toned, binding a bit shaken but holding, publisher's advertising insert entitled Best Books for Boys and Girls laid in. 1899 Hard Cover. Color frontispiece, color pictorial boards, engraved illustrations throughout. An illustrated collection of stories and poems for young readers by various authors, including: The Mysterious Choir Boy; Fluffy's Easter Joke; Phillip de Valogne; The Sea-Serpent; The American Coracle; The Ah-Goo Tongue; Arithmetic Among the Greeks; How the News Came; The Squeaking Fern; A Boy's Ideal; The Diver; An Iconoclast; The Doll-Lady; Chin Chin, Huang Ta-Ta!; Kevin the Fisher; Australian Tree-Climbing; An Old Stager; Boston's Girl-Sculptor; An Evening at Home; How Easter Came to the Little Nuremberg Maids; Egg-Rolling at the White House (A Bit of Washington Folk-Lore); A Primitive Form of Vise; Upper Nine (A Sleeping-Car Story); High Tea at Low Tide; A Pet Seal; How Jack Sailed with Leif Ericsson; The Pessimist; Almost a Deserter; Frog Music; A Masquerade; On the Shores of the Dead Sea; A Boy Editor and How He Runs the Sunny Hour; A Woodland Custom; The Child's Treasure; Raglan's Substitute; The Elf's Thanksgiving; The Legend of the Rhode Island Greening; Dandelion's Time; The Babies of the Zoo; The Narration of Irish Will of Galway; Somebody.
Published by The Frank A. Munsey Company Publisher, New York, 1934
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company Publisher 1934. First Edition Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 144 pages, illustrated. Includes the third of six parts of "The Barbarian" by F. V. W. / Van Wyck Mason, "Fenced Off" by Walt Coburn, "The Sear" by Ralph R. Perry, "Murder in the Rif" by Houston Day, "Winner Take All" by John H. Thompson, etc. Good only copy spine head chipping, usual edgewear to the cover, price/coding in light pencil and a star design stamped to the front cover, a third or so of the title leaf is missing, paper tanned. See photos mag12.
Published by University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Rochester, New York, 2010
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Presumed first printing thus. Contains an Introduction, as well as information on the Immune System, Hematopoietic System: Animal Models for the Bone Marrow; Gastrointestinal Tract; Lung; Kidney; Other Factors Affecting Experimental Outcome; Conclusions; Acknowledgments, and References. Since their inception, the eight centers for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation (CMCRs), under the purview of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with National Cancer Institute involvement, has been identifying and developing mitigating agents that can be used to treat the civilian population after a radiological event. Given the necessity for a consensus on appropriate animal model use across the network to allow for comparative studies, investigators from each of the Centers of Medical Countermeasures against Radiation organized and met for an Animal Models Workshop. This report provides the workshop findings. fair (some highlighting and ink underlining and notations to text). Staplebound (1 staple at top left corner of cover; that corner is bent).
Published by Radiation Research Society, Rochester, NY, 2010
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Stapled at upper left corner. Condition: Good. Contemporary Xerox type copy of reprint. Reprint from Radiation Research Volume 173, pages 557-578. Some highlighting to several text pages. Topics covered include the Immune System, the Hematopoietic System; Animal Models for the Bone Marrow; Gastrointestinal Track; Lung; Kidney, Skin; Other Factors affecting Experimental Outcome; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; and References. Table 1 (Description of Radiation Pathology in Lung), Table 2 (Mammalian Animal Models Grouped by Pulmonary Subtype), Table 3 (summary of Strain-Dependent Differences in Mouse Lung); Other Factors Affecting Experimental Outcome; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; and References. Since the inception of the eight Centers for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation, under the purview of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with National Cancer Institute involvement. Since a focus of these Centers is to develop agents for prophylaxis, mitigation, and treatment of radiation injury, the testing of such countermeasures inevitably requires the use of animal model systems.
Published by George H. Doran, New York, 1915
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Good. C. E. Brock; Frank Gillett, Cyrus Cuneo; N. S. Pitcher; Montague Dawson; F. H. Mason; L. Mosley (illustrator). Green cloth; a pastedown illustration is on the spine and on the top end of the front board; the front board's illustration continues onto the bottom end with brown and black print on the cloth. 208 pages; 25 stories/articles; 8 color plates on dark green mat; numerous b & w illustrations and vignettes (on the page corners for each story). Illustrated endpapers have horses in brown ink. Frontal matter has browntone illustrations. The text block ends are dark green. Cover: ends of spine are softened; one corner is rubbed through to the board; front joint is faded; a third of the the back board has a stain; the illustrations have rubbed spots; shelf wear soiling. The endpapers are cracked over the hinges; the hinges have been repaired, but it is difficult to see the type of repair. Three of the color plates each have a 1/8 in. rubbed spot on an edge. Several pages have fingerprint soiling. Scans e-mailed upon request.
Language: English
Published by Getty Conservation Institute, 2005
ISBN 10: 0892367970 ISBN 13: 9780892367979
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Getty Conservation Institute, 2005
ISBN 10: 0892367970 ISBN 13: 9780892367979
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1915
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
US$ 15.08
Quantity: 2 available
Add to basketBooklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 12 pages, textual figures & 1 photographic plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Category: British Association for the Advancement of Science; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
Published by British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1914
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
US$ 15.08
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Add to basketBooklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 11 pages, textual figures. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Category: British Association for the Advancement of Science; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
Language: English
Published by Self Published
Seller: Tinakori Books, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ca. 30 pages, undated, probably self published, ca. 1960.
Language: English
Published by Self Published
Seller: Tinakori Books, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ca. 30 pages, undated, probably self published, ca. 1960. Signed by author and dated 13/2/70 on title page. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Getty Conservation Institute, 2005
ISBN 10: 0892367970 ISBN 13: 9780892367979
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
US$ 50.65
Quantity: 14 available
Add to basketCondition: New.
Language: English
Published by Getty Conservation Institute, 2005
ISBN 10: 0892367970 ISBN 13: 9780892367979
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
US$ 57.96
Quantity: 14 available
Add to basketCondition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Language: English
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011
ISBN 10: 3642681689 ISBN 13: 9783642681684
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
US$ 110.77
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Language: English
Published by CRC Press 1996-12-13, 1996
ISBN 10: 0849394341 ISBN 13: 9780849394348
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United Kingdom
US$ 216.78
Quantity: 5 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: New.
Language: English
Published by Henry Holt And Company / National Recovery Administration, 1934
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xii, 700 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Gilt. 1934. First Printing. Light Usage, No Marks Or Frays. Red Line Emphasis Marks On A Few Pages. Massive Compilation Of Economic Commentary, From An Innocent Time When The Ratio Of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) To Gross Domestic Poop Was High Enough That No Concern Was Apparent, The End Of An Era For The Unaware Masses, Who Perhaps Were Better Off Not Knowing What Was To Come: The Systematic Substitution Of Cheap Consumer Goods For Personal Wealth And Potential Wealth When In The Personal Interests Of Investors And Managers.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
US$ 71.16
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Language: English
ISBN 10: 7121430614 ISBN 13: 9787121430619
Seller: liu xing, Nanjing, JS, China
Hardcover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.HardCover.Pub Date:2022-03-01 Publisher:Electronic Industry Press Whether due to sudden climatic or geological disasters. wars. infectious diseases. or the extinction of the sun over billions of years. life on Earth will inevitably come to an end . To avoid extinction. we will have to find a new habitable planet. possibly even a new solar system. In this fascinating book. Professor Mason argues that it is our moral duty to do so. He proposed an ambitious and detailed scientif.
Language: Chinese
Published by China Development Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 7800877000 ISBN 13: 9787800877001
Seller: liu xing, Nanjing, JS, China
Hardcover. Condition: New. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.How to cultivate children 's character : character and habits determine a child's life ( nearly products )Four Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back.
Published by Read & Co., H. Mandeville., London., 1853
Seller: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Engraving with original hand-colour heightened with gum arabic, 22.5 x 17.5 cm (plate-mark), edges a trifle soiled and scuffed but a very attractive, bright impression. Published for inclusion as Plate No. 10 from "Read's Characteristic Dances of All Nations".
Published by Electronic Industry Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 7121430614 ISBN 13: 9787121430619
Seller: liu xing, Nanjing, JS, China
Hardcover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.HardCover.Pub Date:2022-03-01 Publisher:Electronic Industry Press Whether due to sudden climatic or geological disasters. wars. infectious diseases. or the extinction of the sun over billions of years. life on Earth will inevitably come to an end . To avoid extinction. we will have to find a new habitable planet. possibly even a new solar system. In this fascinating book. Professor Mason argues that it is our moral duty to do so. He proposed an ambitious and detailed scientif.
Published by University of Toronto Press, 1937
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
FIRST EDITION. COLLECTED STUDIES ON THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS, University of Toronto Press, 1937, first edition, a vg+ to near fine copy in the publishers original green cloth binding. Profusely illustrated with black & white photos with all charts and fold-outs present and in fine condition.
Published by Stovel / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1939
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Clymer, John F.; Smith, Ralph C.; Holmgren, John; Diamond, Samuel; Hunter, Graham; Garland, C. George; (illustrator). First Edition. 76 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of the King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth; Fisher Body one-page ad features a McLaughlin-Buick; Wonderful colour one-page ad for Frigidaire fridges; News digest includes these headings - 'The Wild Geese', 'Politicians and Newspapers', 'Totalitarian Swapping', 'First Families', 'A Modern Napoleon', 'Mr. Bennett's Farewell', 'Dictatorship as a Refuge', 'Canada's Lesson from Europe', 'Dominion Unity', and 'Democracy's Frontier'; *Gorgeous* one-page colour ad for a dark blue 1939 Nash 4-Door Sedan; Canada's King and Queen Come Home - photo-illustrated article on their Canadian visit; The Iron Key (short story); Crime Comes to South Street (short story); All Our To-Morrows (short story); Historical Rhymes of Canada; Mr. Mayland Takes a Single (short story); Not in our Stars (short story); Strictly "Off the Record" - nice photo-illustrated article on Canadian figure skating with photos of Mary Rose Thacker of the Winnipeg Winter Club, Norah McCarthy, Canadiand Ladies' Junior Champion of 1938, and her 1939 Canadian Pair Champion partner Ralph McCreath, of the Toronto Skating Club; Nice one-page ad for the 1939 Pontiac; One-page Kodak ad with photos of six of their cameras, complete with prices and basic specs; The province of Saskatchewan is high-lighted in a one-page ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada; Banff and Alaska are featured in Canadian Pacific travel ad; Movie news with photos of Herbert Stothart, Bob Wright, Chet Forrest, pianist Stokowski, and Deanna Durbin; Fashion Illustrations; Canadian National ad features Jasper; Kellogg's All-Bran ad features "Fair Enough!" comic by C.A. Vought; Are You House Dreaming? - article on house design suggestions; Spring Magic - beauty article; Pond's ad features photos of The Lady Ursula Stewart and The Lady Bourke; Another Pond's ad features photo of Lady Harmsworth; Eating for Efficiency and Health; vintage Magic Baking Powder one-page ad features the New York World's Fair; Fabric Fundamentals; World Quotes; Nice colour Coke ad inside back cover features young man in tie and jacket drinking, with small inset colour photo of Coke cooler; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Published by Home Publishing Company / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1942
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Smith, Hall (cover); Warner, Charles; Franklin, Gerry; Quigley, Ray; Carstairs, Alan (illustrator). First Edition. 68 pages. Features: Ford Motor Company ad inside front cover illustrates their manufacture of war materials; News digest includes the war in the air, an aerial 'second front', the Wendell Willkie Reports, and no 'fifth column' in Moscow; Editorial on the overseas cigarette muddle; Lew Hayman Looks at Football Stars - photo-illustrated article documents the outstanding players of the last decade; Fantastic Tomorrow - futuristic illustrated article on designs/architecture of tomorrow; Swan Song in Satin (short story); He Would Know About Beezy (short story); I Once Had a Heart (short story); Canada's Airlined Youth - photo-illustrated article on the training of Canadian Air Cadets, including photos of Air Marshal W.A. Bishop and Wing Commander D.R. (Don) MacLaren; A Man's Castle (short story); Hollywood news and photos; Land of Wish-It-Were (poem by a grasshopper); Prestone anti-freeze one-page ad includes nice illustration of horse-drawn sleigh; Canadian General Electric ad says "Eat Right. Keep Right"; Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) Air Crew one-page recruiting ad shows "A Veteran at 20!"; Rare one-page Canada Starch company one-page ad features article of saluting housewife in apron and title "Canada's Housoldiers are Serving the Nation"; Woodbury Soap one-page ad features photos of Betty Cordon; Pepsodent ad features photos of drum majorettes Charlene and Shirley; Beautiful one-page colour-photo-illustrated Woodbury Cold Cream ad features Ilona Massey in bed; Article on beauty and fashions; Woodbury Powder one-page ad features nice colour photo of Georgia Carroll; Fashion illustrations; Quotes from around the world; Colour Victory Bond ad inside back cover with title "Mother Budgets Our Future Now"; Nice back cover colour ad for Wabasso Cottons. and more. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this excellent wartime issue.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1917
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Bates, L.; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Gilbert, A.; Reynolds, Warwick; Prater, Ernest; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Ashton, Rossi (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1917
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Wright, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Wigfull, W.E.; Reynolds,Warwick; McDowell, R.; Coller, H.; Holloway, W. (illustrator). First Edition. 88 Pages plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut - Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls - Part III of a sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" (Chinese Secret Society /Tong story); The Mast-Shooters of Belgium - how quaint and novel archery contests were conducted in Belgium and Northern France - with great photos; The Unlucky Motor-Boat - the "Jean"; Queer Fixes; The Seaplane Patrol - our narrow escape in the North Sea; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; The Port Elizabeth "Spook" - a very unusual ghost story; Strange Stories of the War - how we rescued the Commander/How a Dog Outwitted the Germans/Into the Hand of a Woman (a story of the invasion of Lithuania); The Death-Room - solving the mystery of how three men died in the same room in the same house; Pumping a Great Sea Dry - Holland's gallant attempt to reclaim the Zuider Zee (with photos); An Underground City of Salt - near Cracow, in Galicia - article with photos; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part III - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific, the second great transcontinental line to pierce the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; The World's Smallest Railway, The Grand Island Railway (text with photos); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World, The Magazine For Everybody, November (Nov.) 1917, No. 235, Vol. XL - Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls -.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1918
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Peddie, Tom; Evison, G.H.; Prater, Ernest; Webb, Arch; Reynolds, Warwick; Wright, Frank; Wigfull, W.E.; Soper, George (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 265-352 plus 24 pages of great vintage ads. Features: My Adventures in the World War - a startling and thrilling contribution upon the great conflict by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Vengeance of the "Stroapers' - exploring for gold in Guiana leads to adventure and death; In the Land of the Lapps - great photo-illustrated narrative of Frank Butler's travels throughout Lapland; The Secret Press of Belgium - how 'La Libre Belgique' had the courage to tell the Belgian people the truth and counteract the evil influence of their brutalizers; Trooping Cattle in Paraguay - taking 1,000 cattle from the ranch of Zanja Moroti to the ranch of San Antonio; The Strangest Republic in the World - interesting photo-illustrated account of a recent visit to the Mount Athos Peninsula; Historic Crime and Mysteries - The Iron Judge of Malt; My Firework Display in China; In the Jaws of the Alligator - woman is pulled from the arms of her husband in Papua; Doctoring War Dogs - touching photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Countess Yourkevitch's hospital for wounded dog soldiers at Neuilly/Paris; The State Documents - How a great german spy system was laid bare in Rome; A Man-Hunt in the Arctic - A Royal North-West Mounted Police patrol from Fort Norman up the Bear River was the longest in the history of that famous organization; The Tragedy at Ras Elka - Sudanese stevedores revolt and pay dearly; Moderate wear. Openings to backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy of this exquisite issue.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1920
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Nicolson, W.C.; Whitaker, W.G.; Prater, Ernest; Reynolds, Warwick; Gillett, Frank; Hodgson, E.S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Wood, Stanley L.; Horne, A.E.; Avis, W.; Wigfull, W.E.; Small, A.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy.
Published by London: George Newnes, July 1903 to December 1904, 1904
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical
US$ 1,238.21
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Add to basket[Literary Magazine] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST APPEARANCES. Three volumes. Octavo (24 x 27cm), pp.[4] 804; pp.[4] 724; pp.[4] 804. With frequent black and white illustrations, including Paget's famous illustrations for the Holmes stories. Handsomely bound in brown half morocco, with raised bands, twin green title labels lettered in gilt, matching cloth over boards, t.e.g., other edges speckled. Contents a little toned as expected else clean, covers unmarked. Attractively presented in a recent leather binding. A significant collection, containing all thirteen parts of Doyle's 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' and all twelve parts of Nesbit's 'The Phoenix and the Carpet.' Also featuring a selection of short pieces by Jacobs, Mason, Meade, Pemberton, Pain, Nesbit, Maugham, Marsh, and Morrison, and a vision of the tank from Wells more than ten years before it was deployed on the battlefields of France.
Published by The International News Company, New York, 1917
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Gilbert, A.; Wood, Starr; Prater, Ernest; Wigfull, W.E.; Leist, Fred; Evison, Henry; Lunt, W.; Evison, Henry; Cottrell, Tom; Wood, Stanley L. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Bandit's Bride - Part I - Pancho Villa, the bandit-Revolutionist of Mexico, rescued the heroine of this exclusive narrative from a loveless marriage with a Mormon and married her himself - one of the most remarkable stories of love, battle and intrigue ever published; Unknown Animals of the African Wilds - J.A. Jordan describes recent finds such as the Okapi, Bongo, Giant Pig, Pygmy Elephant, the "dingonek", and the "Rhodesian Monster" - article with photos; Private McTosher Discovers London - the adventures of a Highland soldier visiting London for the first time; A Flying Man in South America - Part IV - John G. Barron took a monoplane to South America and performed flying shows for 2.5 years, often before people who had never before seen a plane; How We Salved the Vigilant - While some of the crew headed for safety aboard a Dutch liner, three remaining crewmembers managed to safely guide the Vigilant to port!; The Finding of the "Mollybaun" - the discovery of a big nugget in Coolgardie, Western Australia, leads to multiple murders; Strange Stories of the War - a selection of incidents entitled A Kite Balloon Adventure, The Lady of the Manor, Mixed Identities, The "Phantom Sniper", The Subaltern's Gun, and The Mysterious Message; On the Borders of Tibet - Part III - Reginald Farrar spent two years wandering - largely among wild lands and wilder people whose chief desire was to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; The Ring - a dramatic story of the old days in New Zealand, before white and Maori had settled down in friendship; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Vanished Boatswain, The Monster of Regendorf, Bavaria; Remittance Men - an account of sundry remittance men the author met during his sojourn in Africa; The Tragedy of Sanborn Harbour - wholesale murder at the cod-fishing station on remote Nagai Island, Alaska; Photo of 'two Indians squaws' casting ballots in California for the Presidential election; Photo of 'The Human Fly' scaling a tall building in Birmingham, Alabama; and more. pp. 4 [ads], [2], 194-284, 5-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.