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CarOlyn KeENE ,Blue Multi-Scene Endpapers, Cover Art is #2 By Bill Gillies (not as Common as tandy's): Secret of Shadow Ranch, The Mystery Series # 5 , Childrens, Storyline - In This Text Edition, Nancy Drew is More Like a Spoiled Socialite Who is Bored, But Decides to go with Her Friend's Elizabeth Morton and George Fayne to Shadow Ranch for the Summer. Grosset & Dunlap 1931 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover

HBDJ, WrapRound DJ, , 1931 REPRINT, small chip 1/4 in approx to Top front corner DJ & smaller chip bottom corner ,VG/VG-, AS-IS , 203 pages, blue silhouette tweed cover with Nancy and a magnifying glass without the scarf and a wrap around dust jacket with Nancy Drew holding a magnifying glass within an oval on the spine, The front flap of the dust jacket top has the numbers 100 100 in black print, a listing of Nancy Drew titles through #34 Hidden Window. The bottom of the dust jacket flap has the numbers 100-150 in black print. Back flap lists the Cherry Ames Mystery stories through Dept Store Nurse, and the back of the dust jacket has an ad and pictures of the Dana Girl Mystery Stories through Clue Black Flower, Black Stain DJ BACK. . Bess and George's Aunt Nell has inheirted a "Western Ranch" out in Arizona and will travel with her nieces including an Alice Regor to size up the ranch and get it ready to sell. While there they find a man that cannot remember his past and a little girl that is help captive and beaten in an old cabin in the mountians by a mean old women. The language and text is very old fashioned for today's 21st century. Nancy Drew carries and shoots a gun to ward off wild animals and people, there is no Hannah Gruen and the girls have no steady boyfriends. A real different text from THE rEvIsed edITiOn many of us Grew Up with. Very Good Hard Cover

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Van der Keuken, Joan: Quatorze juillet. ; 1. Ed.
Van Zoetendaal Gallery, 2010. First edition, first printing. For Martin Parr one of the best 10 photobooks in 2010 ("This beautifully designed and printed small book shows photos taken in 1958 of couples dancing on the street. Pure joy."). Mint, new, unread; still originally shrink-wrapped in publisher's plastic foil. Paperback with jacket (as issued). 190 x 260 mm. 62 pages. Black and white photos. Text in english and french. Fantastic photobook by the maker of the legendary "Paris mortel. Mortal Paris" (Martin Parr, The Photobook, page 248/249). On 14th July 1958 Johan van der Keuken took a walk along the Seine and stumbled across a street festival on this important French national holiday. On a small square a stage had been set up, garlands decorated the street, music was playing and the people were celebrating and dancing. The photographer has captured the special atmosphere of this afternoon and thanks to his images one gets a great insight into the Paris of the 50s: People of all ages enjoy themselves and small narratives develop. Whether a group of chatting girls, laughing children, happy dancing couples, spontaneous encounters or little flirts, all these are scenes full of light heartedness and human company. Most of the pictures have remained unpublished until now. In "Quartorze juillet" they now form a perfect addition to the image which was chosen by van der Keuken. They show what happened before, what comes afterwards and thus complete the session. Actually he had chosen only one photograph, which reflects the mood of this day best and which was used in many of his books: A couple, which dances closely embraced on the street in front of an old house front and barely notes the other celebrating people. It almost looks like a moving sill life, like a stopped film sequence. A thought which is not that absurd, because the photographer himself studied at the film academy in Paris and later became a famous documentary film-maker. Right from the start he was very interested in the dynamic of static pictures. The countless possibilities of film-making inspired him, influenced his perception and therefore his photographic works as well. Last but not least one should add that the design and the fabrication are high-class as well. From the choice of paper to the special binding this book really is a success. ***************Van Zoetendaal Gallery, 2010. Niederländische Erstausgabe. Originalausgabe. Für Martin Parr eines der 10 besten Fotobücher im Jahre 2010 ("Dieses wunderschön designte und gedruckte kleine Buch zeigt Fotos aus dem Jahre 1958 von tanzenden Paaren auf der Straße. Eine wahre Freude!"). Neu, ungelesen, verlagsfrisch; noch original-verschweißt in der Plastikfolie des Verlags. Paperback mit Umschlag (nur so erschienen). 190 x 260 mm. 62 Seiten. Schwarz-weiß Fotos. Text in englisch und französisch. Am 14. Juli 1958 machte Johan van der Keuken einen Spaziergang entlang der Seine und stieß an diesem großen französischen Nationalfeiertag auf ein Straßenfest. Auf einem kleinen Platz war eine Bühne aufgebaut, Girlanden zierten die Straße, Musik ertönte und die Leute feierten und tanzten. Der Fotograf hat die besondere Atmosphäre dieses Nachmittags festgehalten und dank seiner Bilder bekommt man einen großartigen Einblick ins Paris der 50er Jahre: Menschen aller Altersstufen amüsieren sich und kleine interessante Geschichten entstehen. Ob schwatzende Mädchengruppen, lachende Kinder, fröhliche Tanzpaare, spontane Begegnungen oder kleine Flirts, dies alles sind Szenen voller Unbeschwertheit und menschlicher Nähe. Die meisten dieser Bilder blieben bisher unveröffentlicht. In "Quatorze juillet" bilden sie nun eine perfekte Ergänzung zu dem von van der Keuken ausgewählten Bild, zeigen was vorher war, was danach kommt und schließen die Session so ab. Eigentlich hatte Johan van der Keuken nur ein Bild ausgewählt, das die Stimmung dieses Tages am besten wiedergibt und in zahlreichen seiner Büchern verwendet wurde: Ein Paar, das engumschlungen auf der Straße, vor einer alten Hausfassade tanzt, ganz für sich, die anderen Feiernden kaum beachtend. Es wirkt geradezu wie ein sich bewegendes Stillleben, eine angehaltene Fimsequenz. Ein Gedanke, der gar nicht so abwegig ist, da der Fotograf selbst an der Filmakademie in Paris studierte und sich später zu einem namhaften Dokumentarfilmer entwickelte. Er interessierte sich von Anfang an für die Dynamik in feststehenden Bildern. Die unzähligen Möglichkeiten des Filmemachens inspirierten ihn, beeinflussten seine Wahrnehmung und somit auch seine Fotoarbeiten. Zuletzt lässt sich noch sagen, dass auch das Design sowie die Verarbeitung erstklassig sind. Von der Papierwahl bis zur speziellen Bindung ist dieses Buch wirklich rundum geglückt.

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Malbuch - : Piffle's ABC Bird Dot Drawing Book. For Boys and Girls. Philadelphia: Altemus 1920.
Rückenleinen leicht geblichen; Kanten geringfügig berieben; Zeichnungsvorlagen durchwegs mit Bleistift ausgeführt, zwar teils ausradiert, aber dennoch meist mit sichtbaren, teils stärkeren Druckspuren; sonst ordentliches Exemplar. - 27 Zeichenvorlagen zum Nachzeichnen von Punkt zu Punkt (Vogelabbildungen von A wie 'auk' bis Z wie 'zopilote', mit Reimen untertitelt; ein s/w Frontispiz, hübsches montiertes farbiges Deckelbild (Harlekin mit ABC-Buchstaben); trotz der Gebrauchsspuren reizvolles Exemplar; Text in englischer Sprache. - Back faded; edges a bit scraped; all drawing pictures with pencil linings, some erased but with visible use; else a good copy. - The book contains 27 puzzles to draw point by point (birds from A like auk to Z like zopilote, undertitled with rhymes), a b/w frontispiece and a nice color front cover illustration shwoing a harlequin who piles up letters. Despite of the wear a nice copy; text in English.

Ca. 32 S., 16x21. OLn.

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TAKATSU, Giichi.. DOBOKU KOYO ROKU, FUROKU: LAND PRESERVATION, FLOOD CONTROL, SOIL EROSION AND ENV.
The Japanese to 19th century environmental protection and ecological methods of river bank protection. While these words are from a different period of time the fact remains that Japanese were exceptionally aware of the value of land protection and reclamation. The work is truly amazing for it precedes what we now consider as "ecological" methods, were practiced for some 300 or more years ago in Japan. * Marvelous treatise on Japanese engineering and ingenuity, dam building and other huge land-works projects * This traditional Japanese work and subject covers the methods of erosion, river bank and water run-off control. Japan is a county of many tall mountains, therefore their rivers run fast during the rain or monsoon season. For that reason, villages along the banks of these great rivers and their tributaries where obliged to protect their farm lands and homes by pro-active erosion control. Working in community based teams the people gathered to work for the good of all. Prior to the rainy season, questionable areas were selected for upgrade to the erosion program. * THE SET: The complete set consists of 5 volumes: 3 volumes text and 2 volumes of illustrations, we only have the illustrated volumes, no text, as is. One can assume this set came from some villager who actually used them for construction projects, and not being able to read simply discarded the valueless text parts ! * First Volume: This work is devoted to the techniques employed and the natural materials used, namely granite stones and bamboo as a barrier. Bridge construction using stone was also employed to make safe river crossings. Quays and extended banks for slowing water flow are shown. How to weave living reeds as a footing illustrated, upon which rocks were placed in the reed "basket" style format. Direction of water flow is indicated by arrows. Details of progressive contraction steps also noted. * Mountain orchards are shown with woven bamboo fences and rolled barriers crisscross the land in an effort to slow rain water. * Dam construction is also shown with proper control of spill waters and the creation of water storage. Several variations are illustrated, using a variety of native materials. * Second Volume: Begins with an elaborate wood framework that contains oblong bamboo baskets filled with stones to keep the framework stabilized in the river as a water flow diverter. This ingenious structure was placed along fast-flowing river banks to keep the water flow broken up and resisted the concentration of fast flowing water. There are some 13 plus examples of these with variations. The last example has two additional woodblock printed overlays, that show the progression of construction methods, which will instruct builders. * Riverbank protection is then addressed, with an elaborate two-page picture of how to make effective protection. Using pounded wooden stakes and woven reeds. * A water-chute type bridge is addressed next. This shows how water is diverted by a gated chute probably into flooded rice fields or to fill other reservoirs. Again overlay detailed drawings are provided, with variants, including a very large multi-gated chute system to divert water into several different areas. This great structure has several overlays with construction details, quite an elaborate and complicated piece of architecture and period technology ! * This is followed by an open top type water-chute system, wherein the water flows over a wooden floor system with ramps and gated chutes. This also has overlays, with 3-4 variants illustrated. * An overhead water chute system is the next innovation, showing how to make water move over a running stream. Various other elaborate water chute systems follow. * The traditional Japanese arched bridge is next. Detailed drawings show how this is built, the approach, footings, legs and how legs are reinforced with horizontal members to keep all in place, with an overlay to show how to complete the top plank system. Using leverage, the whole mass holds together. * This is followed by a cantilevered type bridge over a gorge. This shows how a bridge can be built where the bridge needs additional supports from each side when it is not possible to use legs. A marvelous and ingenious bit of design engineering and use of technology, leveraged to succeed in supporting this arched bridge. * Simple bridges are also shown, using legs, logs, log planks and then covered with soil to make a smooth road over the water, nicely executed. * Elaborate water control techniques are also shown using bamboo and rice straw with pounded wooden stakes. Piers are made by using living trees dug up and replanted in the waterway, with large bamboo baskets filled with stones as weights to keep roots below the riverbed. Pier construction details are shown and overlays assist in the progression of construction. Living bamboo is also planted to grow into a kind of "living" retaining wall. * The work utilized a large number of excellent and valuable overlays show progression of steps in the building process and shows a variety of useful techniques. Because these projects were commonly executed by liberate villagers, the pictures had to be done with much skill to convey the clear building instructions. Although there are some Kanji characters to name important parts, these were very easy and common characters, that some peasants could read. The work has no text at all, indicating that its value was in the progressive pictures that any farmer could look at and understand and then execute. * The techniques cited in this text are hundreds of years old and were ecologically sound. They achieved water control along rivers without damaging the environment, and looked natural and blended in with nature. These techniques have been used in Japan for centuries with great success. Many of the stone structures in river banks still stand today as a living testament to the strength and value of such materials and methods. Surely Western culture can learn something from these ancient ecological techniques for modern application. * CONDITION: The books are accordion folded, and profusely illustrated, no text. The covers are a bit scuffed, and soiled with a stain on the front of one volume, title slips intact. There is a minor amount of worming to the last couple of pages in one volume, and a bit in the first few and last few pages of the other. It is otherwise solid, and on clean paper. * All in all, a fascinating work designed for peasants to execute in communal efforts to save their precious farm lands. An obscure item ! * Color scans can be sent by email. 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[N.p. 1881, Naimusho Doboku Kyoku]. Stiff buff covers, very good, covers bit soiled, contents clean, 2 illustrated vols. of 5, 18 cx 26 cm., 55 double-page woodcut illustrations, Japanese captions, accordion folded. OBSCURE RESOURCE

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