Verlag: The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1939
Anbieter: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, USA
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Stapled. Zustand: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. John Hyde Phillips & Douglas H. Hilliker (covers); James Williamson (Uncle Fred in the Springtime) (illustrator). First Edition. The May 6 & 13, 1939 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably part 3 & 4 of 6 of Uncle Fred in the Springtime, a novel by P G Wodehouse. Also contains Television's Here (5/6), an article by Alva Johnson about commercial television being introduced at the 1939 NY World's Fair, Tugboat Annie Borrows Six Bits, a short story by Norman Reilly Raine (5/13), Cotton Eye, a short story by Clarence Budington Kelland (5/13), and others. Cover art by John Hyde Phillips (No Sale), and Douglas H. Hilliker - (5/13 - Buggy Races Train), Condition issues include: 5/6 - light wear at the edges, a 1" closed tear near the spine of the front cover and page 1/2, a light fold crease at the top right of the pages that gradually diminishes through page 92, and a 3" closed tear to the fore edge of page 87/88; and 5/16 - wear at the spine of the front cover, insect damage & soiling to the back cover with numerous small holes to the point it is barely attached - some of the holes transfer to the last page (123/124). The magazine contains several 1939 NY World's Fair ads. A good to very good copy.
Anbieter: Bishops Green Books, Newbury, BERKS, Vereinigtes Königreich
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EUR 178,02
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth bound, hardback book, with bold silver gilt titles running along the spine. No dust jacket. This lovely good sized book is in good condition and as its a used book, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Signed by author on first blank page, with an inscription that shows the book was a complimentary copy to a certain friend called Robert. Published in the United States of America in 1978 by Oceana Publications, New York, First Edition. Introduction by H.W. Arthurs (Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.) 318 pages, all intact, and nice tight binding. Please note for overseas buyers, postage/shipping may increase from listed postage/shipping price depending on final destination. Top edge of papers a tad grubby, but otherwise a very sound interesting book, perfect for any law enthusiast /historian or law student. Signed by Author(s).
Verlag: Southern Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas., 1920, 1920
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xv, 343 p., incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 20 cm. LCCN 20011644 OCLC 3247460 LC F327 .M44 ; blue cloth with lettering in black ; no dustjacket ; tear at top of spinAfter searching for more than a year for stories of heroes, deeds of daring, of interesting adventuresand worth-while happenings in the history of our state, I came to feel that Alabama's history is so filled with glorious deeds, magnificent sacrifices, thrills and heart-throbs, that the children of the state should be told what truly great men and women their forebears were." ; Contents : Jean Ortis / De Soto's Arrival in Alabama -- A Very Impolite Guest, The Battle of Mauvilla Bienville -- The First White Settlement -- The Expedition That Failed, French Massacred at Natchez Settlement -- The Girls Who Came to an Unknown Land, The First Wives for the Colonists , Twelve Ugly Ducklings, Girls of the Chest -- The Emperor of Coweta, How the French Made Friends with the Indians -- Game Losers, Conditions During Early Settlement -- A Russian Princess, An Early Romance at Wetumpka -- His Mother, An Indian's Courage -- Princess Mary, James Oglethorpe Comes to Alabama -- Stung Arm, An Indian Princess Befriends the French -- Lachlan McGillivray, English Traders Come Among the Indians -- Alexander McGillivray, A Man Whose Power Affected the Nation -- The Heroine of Little River, How the Tensaw Settlers were Saved -- The Camp Angel, British Refugees Wander Through Ahibama, Courage Wins Reward, Paro Saves the Wanderers -- A Real Hero, A Negro Saves the Lives of the Immigrants -- Little Tempey Ellis, Tiny White Girl Rescued by "Old Milly" -- Isaac Heaton's Dogs, Fort Sinquefield in the Greek War -- A Brave Indian, Talladega Fort Saved by General Jackson -- The Canoe Fight, Sam Dale, Jere Austill and James Smith Stage a Great Fight -- Kindness That Came Back, The Fort Mims Massacre -- The Red Eagle, A Reproduction of Alexander Meek's Poem of the Creek War -- Nannawyah, Indians are Warned of Their Removal to the West -- The Stranger Within Our Gates, Aaron Burr's Capture --The Yazoo Fraud, Early Settlers Come into Alabama --The One-Man Senate, Alabama Becomes a Territory, then a State -- The Vine and Olive Company, French Refugees Settle Dcmopolis -- The Man Who Could Make Cow-Bells, St. Stephen's Prosperous Days -- John Hunt's Town, The Founding of Huntsville -- Andrew Dexter's Tract, The Beginning of Montgomery -- Cedar Creek Furnace, The Beginning of Iron-Making in Alabama -- A Vice-President of the United States, Wm. Rufus King, the Founder of Selma -- A Captain of Industry, Daniel Pratt, the Founder of Prattville -- La Fayette's Visit, A French General, the Friend of Amerioa -- Francis Scott Key's Mission to Alabama, Trouble with the Indians -- The First Railroad in Alabama, Experiences of Early Railroad Builders Osceola, The Leader of the Creeks and the Seminoles -- William C. Travis, Leader in the War for Texas Independence -- Billy Goold, The Man Who Found Fortunes for Others -- Jefferson Davis, Memories Recalled by Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt -- Supplies for Southern Soldiers, The Ordnance Department of the Confederacy -- The Boy Artilleryman, John Pelham -- Emma Sansom, The Girl Who Showed General Forrest "The Lost Ford"-- A Story of Real Strategem, General Streight Surrenders to General Forrest -- Fighting Joe Wheeler, Hero of Two Wars -- The Flagship Tennessee, A Naval Battle in Mobile Bay -- A King -of the High Seas, Raphael Semmes, Commander of the "Alabama" -- The David and Goliath of the Sea, The First Torpedo Boat -- A Boy Hero, Thomas Jones Shows His Courage -- Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction Days in Alabama -- What One Boy Made of Himself, How James Pugh Became "The Patrick Henry of Alabama" -- The Birth of Birmingham, How John T. Milner Laid the Foundation for the Great Town , Difficulties of the Young Engineer, The Trick that Didn't Work, The Greatness of the Resources of "The Pittsburg of the South" etc ; scarce ; G. Book.
Verlag: The Canadian Geographical Society, Canada, 1947
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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 155-200 plus sixteen pages of nice ads. Features: Reforestation in Ontario - major article with many wonderful archival photos, including horrific scenes of erosion and drifting sand; The Prospector; England's Rural Craftsmen; Paddlewheels on the St. John River; Alexander Henry; and more. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Small name stamp on ad on verso of first leaf. Large chunk missing from upper corner of back cover. A sound vintage copy.
Verlag: The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1939
Anbieter: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, USA
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Stapled. Zustand: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. John E. Sheridan, Norman Rockwell, John Hyde Phillips, Douglas H. Hilliker, John LaGatta & Douglass Crockwell (covers); James Williamson (Uncle Fred in the Springtime) (illustrator). First Edition. The April 22 & 29, May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1939 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably the complete serialization 1 - 6 (conclusion) of 6 of Uncle Fred in the Springtime, a novel by P G Wodehouse (precedes book publication) , and parts 1 & 2 of 7 of And Then There Were None (5/20 & 5/27 - Ten Little Indians), a novel by Agatha Christie. Other fiction and articles include part 6 of 6 (4/22 - conclusion) of False to Any Man, a novel by Leslie Ford, View Holloa - Pronounced "Holler" (4/22), a short story by Paul Gallico, Television's Here, an article by Alva Johnson about commercial television being introduced at the 1939 NY World's Fair (5/6), Tugboat Annie Borrows Six Bits, a short story by Norman Reilly Raine (5/13), Cotton Eye, a short story by Clarence Budington Kelland (5/13), Tell Me a Love Story, (5/27), a short story by Paul Gallico, and others. T. Cover art by John E. Sheridan (4/22 - World's Fair or Bust), Norman Rockwell (4/29 - - Sport), John Hyde Phillips (5/6 - No Sale), Douglas H. Hilliker - (5/13 - Buggy Races Train), John LaGatta (5/20 - (Splashed), and Douglass Crockwell (5/27 - Phone Call from Another Suitor). Condition issues include: 4/22 - none; 4/29 - none; 5/6 - very light wear at the edges, mild curl to the top corner throughout & a soil strip and small closed tears to the top edges of pages 133/134; 5/13 - fold at the bottom at the spine, a small closed tear at the bottom of pages 97 - 124 & back cover, a 2nd small closed tear at the bottom of pages 115 - 124 & back cover, and a small closed tear at the top of pages 105 - 124 & back cover; and 5/20 - missing pages 3/4 (Plymouth & Community Plate ads), 27/28 (Pontiac & Body by Fisher ads), 71/72 (Arrow Shirts & Pennzoil ads & continuation page of Push Your Luck, a short story by Richard Wormser) & 89/90 (Pullman Car & Lovell Pressure Cleaning Wringers ads plus continuation page of Formula No. 6, a short story by John Russell), a 3.75" x 3.75" chip from the top right corner of the front cover, and 1" x .5" rectangular tear to the back cover & page 115/116 toward the bottom of the spine. The missing pages in the 5/20 issue do not affect either the Wodehouse or Christie serial installments. A good to very good set with serial installments and short stories by prominent and collectible authors, 1939 World's Fair related stories and ads, and pre-WW II related articles and ads. A heavy oversize set that may require additional postage.
Verlag: The Granite Monthly Company, USA, 1906
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 195-224. Features: Hon. Samuel C. Eastman - article with full-page photo portrait and photo of Mr. Eastman's Concord home; The Congregational Church at Laconia - article with several photos of the church and its personalities; Old King Saul - Giant White Pine tree at Center Harbor - article with photos; Seventy-Five Years Ago and Now; An Unintentional Scare; Will of Deacon John Blanchard of Dunstable; Obituaries for Harrison Haley, Hon. Joseph F. Wiggin, Hon. George A Wason; Thaddeus E. Sanger; Rt. Rev. John B. Delany; Prof. George A. Wentworth, Daniel Wadsworth Coe; Poems; and more. Inside back cover is a nicely illustrated ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad / Seashore Lake and Mountain Resorts. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A quality copy of this vintage issue.