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Zustand: New. pp. 300.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine.

Zustand: Good. Good in a Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn, otherwise is clean and intact with no tearsThe binding is excellent with a straight spine; Light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; Scattered handwriting/notes to about 40 pages, otherwise clean text pages; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Green dust jacket with black design and title in white lettering; 1996, Brill Academic Press Publishing; 384 pages; "Revenue-Raising and Legitimacy: Tax Collection and Finance Administration in the Ottoman Empire, 1560-1660 (The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage, V)," by L. T. Darling. …

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.9 lbs; Green dust jacket with black design and title in white lettering; 1996, Brill Academic Press Publishing; 384 pages; "Revenue-Raising and Legitimacy: Tax Collection and Finance Administration in the Ottoman Empire, 1560-1660 (The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage, V)," by L. T. Darling.…

Zustand: Like New. Fine in a Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; This book is brand new and still sealed in the publisher's original shrinkwrap; Perfect, new condition; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Green and black dust jacket with title in white lettering; 1996, Brill Academic Press Publishing; 384 pages; "Revenue-Raising and Legitimacy: Tax Collection and Finance Administration in the Ottoman Empire, 1560-1660 (The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage, V)," by L. T. Darling.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 90-176, plus 24 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: Wild Boars and Cattle Thieves; Rescuing Little Ruth; A Castle Built for a Shilling; Through the East by Air - part 5; The Man Who Turned Thief - part 5; Trapping Wild Animals Alive; The Ordeal of William McDavid; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - part 3; On Oath (short story); The Ranger's Story (short story); The Amateur Explorers; The Train-Wreck That Failed; My First Lynx; Is This America's Biggest Bear? Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Holmes, Fred; Wood, Stanley L.; Soper, George; Holloway, W.H.; Robinson, T.H.; Bowring, W.A. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 177-264 plus 16 pages of wonderfully nostalgic ads. Features: Three Asses in the Pyrenees - Part 1 of the amusing account of the travels of a husband and wife with their donkey; The Diamond Smuggler; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part 6 of 6; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part 4 of 4 of an important cinematograph expedition to the interior of Africa to film wild animals - article with many great photos; Two Robinson Crusoes - surviving three months on a desert island; Sorcery and Spiritualism in Papua - restoring the dead to life, table-rapping and curses that kill - photo-illustrated article; The Little Brass God - a planter's odd experience in India; Poaching on a King's Preserves; Through the East by Air - Part 6 of 6 of a wonderfully photo-illustrated article about a ten-month expedition to view middle-eastern cities by air; The Odyssey of Humbert Rulliere - Part 1- the amazing life story of a man who was once banished to Guiana; Afloat with a Madman - a fireman goes mad aboard the "Algerian Prince" in the Bay of Biscay; Capturing 'Coperhead' - the story of a murderous Kentucky feudist in the mountains near the Kentucky - West Virginia border; photo of man standing in front of the largest saw blade in the world, a 108" diameter product made by Henry Disston and Sons, of Philadelphia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Cleaver, Reginald; Campbell, John; Wood, Stanley L.; Prater, E.; Broadhead, W. Smithson; Hiley, Francis C.; Paxton, R.B.M.; Soper, G.; Robinson, T.H.; Skelton, J.R. (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Man Who Turned Thief - Part I - remarkable narrative of an honest man turned criminal who conducted the most mysterious one-man robberies in American history; With a Camera in Portugal - nice photo-illustrated article; Mr. Todbury's Trawler Trip - a confirmed landlubber, advised by his doctor, goes on a sea-voyage on a little trawler; A Record Laugh - A story from Kimberley, South Africa involving an unsophisticated Kaffir, a "live" wire, and a laugh that could be heard from miles away!; Mistaken Identity - H.A. Garrett went to Chile to make a living but narrowly escaped being hanged instead; Through the East by Air - Part I - Richard Carline and his brother Sydney were commissioned to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum after WWI, and did so for ten months - with much adventure - article with photos; The Golden Cheeses - an expedition hopes to recover 2 million pounds of German gold from a ship torpedoed in the war; The Little Captain - some joyous fragments from the chequered life-history of one of the most irresponsible dare-devils imaginable - a young Mexican; Trailing the Gun-runners - Part III - continuation of the adventures of U.S. authorities attempting to block the flow of arms to revolutionaries in Dominica; Big-Game Shooting in Northern India - exciting stories about pursuing tigers and leopards; The Sea-Devil - two men are lucky to escape with their lives after a prolonged battle with a shark; and more. 85 pages plus 8 pages of vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Wood, Stanley L.; Brock, H.M.; Soper, G.; Carruthers, G.P.; Gillett, F.; Wood, Stanley L.; Robinson, T.H. (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Sorcerer of Nerac - The disappearance of a young farmer leads to the discovery of an amazing tragedy of superstition, leading to Frenchman Pierre Faget, the stoop-shouldered old wizard of Nerac, being sent to prison for trial; Our Crocodile Hunt - a Lake Nyassa tale involving a brush fire, a crocodile hunt, and the Kaiser's elephant gun - a lifetime of excitement in a few hours; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part II - the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever take place in America; At the Back of Beyond - photo-illustrated account of some experiences in remote Chitral; The Mutiny of the Athol - a very exciting story of the old whaling days in the Pacific, obtained from the ship's original log; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part IV - conclusion of this thrilling story of adventure in the turbulent negro Republic of Dominica; P.M. Clarke - Correspondent - the story of an odd character whose pretty exterior concealed plenty of pluck and inexhaustible energy; "Honeymoon Island" - Photo-illustrated feature on idyllic Norfolk Island, originally a convict settlement, in the lonely Pacific; Through the East by Air - Part II - The memorable adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline, who were commissioned to make paintings of scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum; The Banker's Bet - the tale of a cautious banker, an unwary Scandinavian, and two clever rogues; Photo of "The Peanut Office" and its Nantucket, MA proprietor; and more. 86 pages plus 8 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Elcock, Howard; Holloway, W.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; Rogers, Stanley; Robinson, T.H.; Gillett, F.; Whitaker, W.G. (illustrator).…

Archive of three scripts and one post-production script for the 1942 film. First is a First Draft script, under the working title "'Sherlock Holmes' (#2)," by screenwriters Edward T. Lowe and Scott Darling, dated March 24, 1942. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock, with annotations in manuscript pencil on several pages, inquiries about plotline, question marks, as well as dates, and name of screenwriter Darling. Bound in, preceding script, are: A two-page, carbon typescript, breakdown of the story in 21 points, with annotation of "1st rough draft" and "One 3/24/42," in manuscript pencil, in upper right of first page. A ribbon copy typescript "continuity" breakdown of locations and sequences in ten points, dated 4/6/42. A ribbon copy typescript "comments on Sherlock Holmes #2," broken into nine points, dated 4-6-42, and a three-page ribbon copy typescript synopsis, dated 3/24/42. Second is a Third Draft script, under the working title "'Sherlock Holmes' (#2)," crediting screenwriter Scott Darling on front wrapper, and Edward T. Love and Scott Darling on title page, dated April 22, 1942. Annotation in manuscript pencil of "mimeographed pink" on lower right of front wrapper. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock, with several annotations in red or graphite manuscript pencil, question marks, an asterisk, underlines, and screenwriter S. Darling's name and date "4-27-42." Third is a Draft script, under the working title "Sherlock Holmes Fights Back," with name of screenwriter Edmund L. Hartmann on front wrapper. Title page credits to "Additional Changes by Edmund L. Hartmann," and screenwriters Scott Darling and Edward T. Lowe, dated May 22, 1942. Carbon typescript, with mimeograph duplication revision pages. Bound in, preceding script, is a page describing concept for "The Miss Bently School for Girls," with photograph affixed, illustrating concept. Annotations in red and graphite manuscript pencil throughout, noting dialogue, locations, shots, characters, as well as strikes and dates. Lastly, a Post-production Dialogue and Contitnuity script, dated August 6, 1942, with single annotation in manuscript ink on front wrapper. Loosely based on the 1903 Sherlock Holmes short story "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fourth Sherlock Holmes movie starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, and the second produced at Universal Studios. Preceded by "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror" (1942), directed by John Rawlins, and followed by "Sherlock Holmes in Washington" (1943), also directed by Roy William Neill (who would go on to direct all subsequent Holmes films at Universal). Watson and Holmes, transplanted from their usual Victorian setting, now in England in the midst of WWII, have to protect Swiss scientist Dr. Franz Tobel and his invention, an advanced bomb site, from falling into the hands Nazi Germany, as well as Holmes' arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Lionel Atwill). The first Holmes film to feature Inspector Lestrade (Dennis Hoey) of Scotland Yard. March 24, 1942 script, "'Sherlock Holmes' (#2)": Gray titled wrappers, dated March 24, 1942, with credits for screenwriters Edward T. Lowe and Scott Darling. Title page integral with first page, dated 3/24/42, noted as 1st draft screenplay, with credits for screenwriters Lowe and Darling. 103 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good with chipping and closed tears to extremities and one large 4.5 inch closed tear on bottom of front wrapper, bound with three gold brads. April 22, 1942 script, "'Sherlock Holmes' (#2)": Gray titled wrappers, noted as THIRD DRAFT on the front wrapper, dated April 22, 1942, with credits for screenwriter Scott Darling. Title page integral with first page, with credits for screenwriters Edward T. Lowe and Scott Darling. 110 leaves, with last page of text numbered 110. Ribbon copy typescript, rectos. Pages Near FIne, wrapper Very Good with closed tears and chipping at extremities, bound with three gold brads. May 22, 1942 script, "Sherlock Holmes Fights Back": Gray titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Edmund L. Hartmann. Title page present, dated May 22, 1942, with credits for Additional Chages by screenwriter Edmund L. Hartmann, screenwriters Scott Darling and Edwart T. Lowe and author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 107 leaves, with last page of text numbered 100. Carbon typescript with mimeograph duplication revision pages, rectos only, with pink revision pages throughout, undated. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good with large closed tear to front wrapper and chipping and closed tears to extremities, bound with three gold brads. script: Titled self wrappers, noted as DIALOGUE CONTINUITY on the front wrapper,dated August 6, 1942, with credits for director Neill. 109 leaves. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound at top with two gold brads.…