Paterson john walter (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. With dust jacket.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A charming collection of poems by notorious authors Robert Burns, Allan Ramsay and Sir Walter Scott, forming a eulogy to the Scottish landscapes and life. A lovely collection of poetry, including historical, pastoral and Romantic poems appreciating the Scottish landscapes and life. These are written mainly by prominent authors Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns, as well as Allan Ramsay, who contributed with one poem 'A Dialogue of Marriage.'Richly illustrated with Scottish landscape painter John MacWhirter's illustrations in text engraved by R. Paterson, as well as a frontispiece. In the original publisher's gilt tooled cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping and chipping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The front board is slightly marked, and the rear board has a minor faint damp marking. Internally, the hinges are slightly loose to the first page, otherwise generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with only the odd minor spot to the odd leaf. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other illustrations in text by John MacWhirter, engraved by R. Paterson. Very Good. John Macwhirter; R. Paterson (illustrator). book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 56 pages. Features: Bold and dramatic Canadian Red Cross ad inside front cover shows nurse with outstretched arms pleading for help in a war-torn world; Why German Surrender Must Be Unconditional; Editorial on tax inequities between private businesses and co-operatives, mutual insurance organizations and government-owned businesses; Generalship with Genius - photo-illustrated article on Field-Marshal Sir Harold Alexander; A River Fights the War - photo-illustrated article on the St. Maurice River and the major industries it supports; Sky Duel (short story); The Sheriff Says "No" (short story); East Wind (short story); The Fleet is the Town - great photo-illustrated article on H.M.C.S. "Cornwallis" in Nova Scotia; Cocooney Kelly (short story); The Canadian Red Cross in Scotland - article with photos including N/S Barbara Stanton of Port Stanton, Ontario, Gunner Robert Lattman of Prince George, B.C., and seven Canadian Nursing Sisters working at the Canadian Orthopaedic Unit at Hairmyers Hospital, East Kilbride, Scotland; One-page ad for Heinz soups features illustration of lady swooning over the taste; Great one-page black and white photo ad for Kodak features Tpr. K. Kosak of Mundare, Alberta with Dutch lady in traditional garb; Mend Your Manners; Woodbury soap ad features photos of newlyweds Elizabeth Strong of Montreal and Flying Officer Leonard Barrett, of the Royal Australian Air Force; Photo of Bonita Granville in Arrid ad; Photo of Lucille Ball in Jergens Lotion ad; Easter Fare on the Kitchen Front; Chase & Sanborn ad features colour Charlie McCarthy comic; Great one-page wartime Canada Post Office ad includes photo of troops overseas receiving mail and instructions how to address letters "to face the rigors of war'; Fashion article and illustrations; Colour ad for Singer sewing machines; World Sayings; Proud Ford ad inside back cover entitled "These 700" explains how they stopped making civilian vehicles on March 31, 1942 but are now resuming civilian production - and all 700 of their dealers remain!; Colour back cover ad for Marboleum floors; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Abbot, John (cover); Iligan, Ralph; Humphrey, Walter Beach; Leake, Gerald; Harris, Lawrence; (illustrator).…