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Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. Owner name to end paper. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Zustand: Good. 1889. No Edition Remarks. 181 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt. Fold out plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End-papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardback. Reprint. Classics of Railway Literature A statistical account of all the express trains of the world with railway maps of great britain and europe Some shelf wear to the top edge of the dustcover Corner of the ffep cut away price to the fly leaf changed 181pp. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear. Colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Zustand: Poor. Dust jacket has scratches and marks, outer edges have scuffs, some outer pages have gone Brown, book content is in very good readable condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read copy with some spine wear. Colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Quarto, . In Good condition. Spine is red with gilt lettering. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering and black illustrative designs. Boards show moderate wear to corners and edges, scattered scratches to back cover. Spine shows mild wear to tail and moderate wear to head with fraying. Text block shows mild age toning throughout interior. Mild offsetting to tissue guards. Small partial tear to frontis tissue guard. Occasional light creasing to interior tissue guards. Contains 20 poems with 20 etchings and numerous vignettes. Shelved in Room X Glass Case 2. 1417322. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

Hardcover. Quarto. In Good minus condition. Spine is yellow with gilt lettering. Bound in publisher's mustard yellow cloth with gilt lettering and black illustrative designs. Boards show moderate wear to corners and edges with fraying and loss of material. Spine shows mild wear along joints and moderate wear to head and tail. Tears repaired over gilt lettering along spine body. Text block shows moderate age toning to page edges and mild age toning throughout interior. Plate accompanying "The Wayside Inn" is detached. Occasional light offsetting and creasing to tissue guards. Ex-library copy with catalogue information to spine tail in ink. Bookplate to front pastedown. Small bookseller sticker to back end page and library sticker to rear pastedown. Contains 20 poems with 20 accompanying etchings and numerous vignettes throughout. Shelved in Room X Glass Case 2. 1417326. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Pages 474-560 + 32 pages of ads. Features: The Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reformation of Bill Allerday - an amusing Australian story; The Human 'Tank' - Mike Inik constructed a suit of armour out of solid steel and schemed revenge for twenty years; The Boat-Dwellers - wonderful photo-illustrated article on the thousands of British families who live on boats; "R.N.-W.M.P - The Riders of the Plains - authoritative stories of some of their exploits; Strange Stories of the War, including "Maroc", mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; On the Borders of Tibet, Part VI - article with amazing photos; The Trouble at Punta Gorda - a planter's struggle with drink-crazed labourers in British Honduras; Circumstantial Evidence - the October 4th, 1900 tragedy at Rochester University, New York state; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; Railway Building in the Wilderness, Part II - fantastic photo-illustrated article on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad through the Canadian Rockies; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with openings to bottom of backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, October 1917, Vol. XXXIX, No. 234 - The Human Tank Tong Royal North-West Mounted Police of Canada Inspector W.J. Beyts Sergeant Calkin Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reform. Illustrated by Evison, G.Henry; Henry, Thomas; Wright, Frank; Gillett, F.;Wood, Stanley L.; Coller, Hy (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 102-195 plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: The Musical Smugglers - a Hungarian liable for military service manages to evade the border patrol and escape; The Salmon Fisheries of the Pacific - article by John N. Cobb, formerly of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, supported with many wonderful photos; On the Wings of the Wind - the extraordinary story of how Mrs. S.L. Pattison met her husband in New Mexico; Four Women in the Desert - four ladies set out to penetrate the ancient Coptic monasteries of the Libyan Desert, the oldest Christian religious houses in the world - article with photos; The Lovers' Raft - a remarkable story from China, describing the fiendish punishment meted out by the wild border tribes to those who are suspected of being false to their marriage vows; Through the Land of Witchcraft (part IV) - remarkable stories of 'ju-ju' from remote districts of West Africa, with photos; The Crusoe of Soledad Bay - Beached yachters in Southern California meet a marooned criminal derelict working out his own salvation; Across the Congo part V of a lady's journey in Central Africa, with photos; Joe's Battle - Canadian timber-wolves attack a cabin; The Humours of Mountaineering - with photos; 'Tween Decks on a Cattle-Boat - a young Canadian wishing to reach England signs on as a cattleman upon a steamer at new York; Penelope in the West Indies - with great photos; Trapped in a Log-Jam - the curious adventure which befell two American college students on the Ohio River; Photo and brief write-up of Arizona convict Roy J. Meyers who invented a Tesla-like "Power Absorber" which drew energy from the atmosphere; Great group photo of Utah seniors with combined ages of ten thousand years!; Nice half-page illustrated ad for the Eagle 9-12 motorcycle by the American Motor Company; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Woolrich, J.F.; Cameron, John; Burton, H.M.; Somerfield, T.; Howarth, C.W.; Peddie, Tom; Webb, Arch.; Edholm, C.L. (illustrator).…