William j tait (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. 1st edition thus. Card wrappers, VG. pp175-259, text tables, card covers rubbed & chipped at the edges, otherwise a nice copy. The VCH as issued in parts in 1920. Complete for the political history. Tait wrote the section to the end of the reign of Henry VIII, Law the part from the reign of Henry VIII to 1900. 300 grams.…

Zustand: New.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Texts from excavations ; 7th memoir. Physical descriptionxv, 225 pages, 17 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Subjects: Egyptian language ; Papyri, Demotic; Excavations (Archaeology) Egypt Saqq?rah; Saqqarah (E?gypte : Site arche?ologique); S?aqqa?rah (Egypt) Antiquities; Papyri in Demotic Egyptian Texts with commentaries. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 56 pages. Features: Excellent colour Ford Motor Company of Canada ad inside front cover features Canadians at war abroad and dong war work at home; Nice colour Ritz cracker ad shows servicemen singing while young lovely plays piano; Will Russia Dominate Post-war Europe?; Photo of Canadian jeeps hauling supplies along the 'Inferno Track' on the Italian front; Photo of Winston Churchill's grandson of the same name; Nice colour Orange Crush ad; Canada's Problem Soldier - Some things are bothering them, notably a lack of cigarettes; Wait for the Man (short story); Pot of Gold (short story); Stampede in Europe - photo-illustrated article describes the floods of European immigrants; A Present From Pietro (short story); Mascots for Morale - photo-illustrated article on military mascots, including "Butch" of a Canadian Wellington bomber squadron, "Fluff", a ship's kitten, and "Sabo", a ship's dog; Taking Germany's Portrait - Great photo-illustrated article on wartime aerial photography; Little Rambles in Hollywood - article on movies with photos of Arturo de Cordova, Joan Fontaine, Ethel Barrymore and Cary Grant, and Irene Dunne; One-page Kodak ad shows one-page photo of shipmates enjoying photo-viewing; Fantastic one-page colour GM ad called "The First Billion Miles are the Hardest!" shows some of the quarter-million military vehicles they have built for the war effort; Nice one-page ad for movie "The White Cliffs of Dover", starring Irene Dunne; Great one-page wartime Canadian Pacific ad explains how they serve Canada in war and peace; Government of Canada one-page ad entitled "I Had a Nightmare" explains the importance of preventing further price increases in the cost of living now and deflation later; Half-page ad for Heintzman & Co. pianos of Toronto; Woodbury Soap ad features great photos of newlyweds Thelma Bertha Bowell, of B.C.and Lieutenant (J.g.) Wilbert Kennith Carter; Cooking article addresses wartime restrictions; Nice colour one-page Swift Canadian Co. Limited ad entitled "Make Full Use of Meat Left-Overs" provides helpful hints, and photo insert of Martha Logan; Half-page ad by the Canadian Department of National War Services says "Your Waste Paper May Save a Life!", with illustration of wounded soldier in stretcher, and text explaining that 20,000 tons of waste paper are needed monthly to make containers for the transportation of vital war supplies; La Maternelle Vallerand - A Bilingual Nursery in Montreal; Laundry Logic; World Sayings; Great Canada Post Office ad inside back cover explains how mail delivery to reinforcment units is 'a challenge to us all'; Great back cover colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) says "Count Me In!" and shows members recruiting young lady in her home; and more. Bit of pencil writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this particularly excellent wartime issue. Lowthian; Sheldon, William; Brule, Elmo; Leake, Gerald (illustrator).…

Rare complete set of 9 volumes. Tutankhamen's tomb series 1-9. Griffith Institute, Oxford, 1963-1990. First edition. In-4. Vol. I: viii & 22 pages. Vol. II: xiii & 29 pages, 12 plates. Vol. III: viii & 40 pages, 20 plates. Vol. IV: ix & 75 pages, 28 plates. Vol. V: vii & 29 pages, 23 plates. Vol. VI: 15 pages, 12 plates. Vol. VII: viii & 54 pages, 24 plates. Vol. VIII: xi & 118 pages, 78 plates. Vol. IX: xii & 66 pages, 38 plates. A fine set. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III (VSX). Language: English. This set ships from Europe, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (BPF). Relevant subjects: Egypt: New Kingdom, Amarna, Pyramids, Tombs, Temples & Towns. …