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MEMOIRS OF AN EDITOR
de EDWARD P MITCHELL (NEW YORK SUN)
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- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- n/a
- Edición
- First
- Published
- 1924
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- Perfect
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- 1
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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EUR 20.60
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This is a First Edition (1924) of Memoirs of an Editor, the autobiography of Edward P Mitchell (1852-1927), who was editor of the New York daily The Sun, and a successful science fiction writer. He had a fascinating life and I'm told this book is a very good read.
457 pages. Navy blue boards with a gold design on the cover… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 20.60
TICKET FROM ARLO GUTHRIE CONCERT: EL MOCAMBO, TORONTO 1979
de Arlo Guthrie
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Published
- 1979
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- 1
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This is an original ticket to the September 3, 1979 concert by Arlo Guthrie at the El Mocambo in Toronto. He was promoting his album Outlasting the Blues.
This image is a scan. As you can see, the ticket is in perfect condition. No folds or marks. Precio
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WEBSTER VEST-POCKET DICTIONARY, IN LEATHER
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good+
- Published
- 1974
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EUR 13.73
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This is a bit of a collector's item. It is the Webster Vest Pocket Dictionary, Self-Pronouncing De Luxe Edition. It is undated but it was purchased in 1974. It says it was "not published by the original publishers of Webster's Dictionary" but it does not say who published it.
It contains 50,000 words, plus Rules for Spelling, Punctuation, Use of Capitals,… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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BLACK & WHITE MAGAZINE: MICHELLE VIGNES, HERB QUICK, DOUG BEASLEY ETC.
de BLACK & WHITE MAGAZINE
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- Usado - Fine
- Published
- Apr 2001
- Encuadernación
- Perfect
- ISBN
- 9780928102029
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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EUR 17.17
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Black & White is the ultimate resource for connoisseurs and collectors of black and white fine-art photography.
This is its 15th issue, published April 2001.
130 pages
Inside:
London Auctions
Australian Photographers
Herb Quick, Michelle Vignes, Mark Edward Harris, Doug Beasley, Bill Schwab
See Contents Scans for full editorial
Unread. Mint condition. Precio
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RAJ: A SCRAPBOOK OF BRITISH INDIA 1877-1947
de Charles Allen
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good+
- Published
- 1979
- Encuadernación
- Perfect
- ISBN
- 9780140050455
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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EUR 15.79
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This is a hard-to-find copy of Raj: A Scrapbook of British India 1877-1947, written by the British historian Charles Allen, best known for his famous book Plain Tales of the Raj.
It is an 8" x 10" soft cover collection of rare photographs depicting the life of the British in India, along with lots of explanatory text.
This copy has a crease… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 15.79
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RAILWAYS OF CANADA, CANADIAN RAILWAYS, CANADIAN RAILWAY SCENES - 3 BOOKS
de Robert Legget
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- n/a
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- 1
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EUR 54.94
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This is a collection of three books, two of which are by the Canadian engineer and railway historian Robert Legget (1904-1994).
The first is Railways of Canada, a best-seller, originally published in 1973, which tells the story of railways in Canada from the 1830s. This is a heavily illustrated 255-page trade paperback from 1980. Aside from a spot on the side… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY IN THE ROCKIES: 3 BOOKS + ROYAL HUDSON 1980-1995
de Floyd Yeats, D. M. Bain
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- Usado - Fine
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- n/a
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EUR 66.61
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This is three books about the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway published by The Calgary Group of the British Railway Modellers of North America.
Each one is black and white, glossy, 11" x 8 1/2", soft cover.
1. Canadian Pacific's Bill Hill, by Floyd Yeats. Fourth printing 1995, 52 pages. Perfect condition except for a pencil mark on the cover and… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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SONS OF MARTHA: UNIVERSITY ALBERTA ENGINEERING 1913-1988
de Dr. George Ford
- Estado
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N/A
- Edición
- First, Only
- Published
- 1988
- Encuadernación
- Perfect
- ISBN
- 9780888648600
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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EUR 68.67
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This is a rare copy of Sons of Martha: University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering 1913-1988. It was written by Dr. George Ford, the co-founder and former chairman and dean of the university's faculty of mechanical engineering.
It is a history of engineering at the university, with loads of photographs, anecdotes, quotes from the news, awards, lists of graduates etc.
The title… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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UNIFORMS OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY, COMPLETE SET CIGARETTE CARDS
de John Player & Sons
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good+
- Edición
- First
- Published
- 1939
- Encuadernación
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- 1
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EUR 20.60
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In 1939, John Player & Sons issued the 24-page book Uniforms of the Territorial Army. Smokers in Britain and Ireland found a card in their packages and pasted them into the book. This is one of those books, with the complete collection pasted inside.
Note: These images are scans.
The book's covers are quite soiled and pages 11-14 (one piece) have come… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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SOUL ON ICE
de ELDRIDGE CLEAVER
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good+
- Edición
- First
- Published
- 1968
- Encuadernación
- Perfect
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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EUR 171.67
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This is a first edition, stated eighth printing, of Soul on Ice, the brilliant memoir and collection of essays written by the American activist Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998). At the time of its writing, Cleaver was serving time in Folsom Prison. He would go on to become a highly influential member of the Black Panthers, as well as a Muslim, a… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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RARE: TICKET FROM (BUNGLED) BARBARIANS CONCERT (WOOD, RICHARDS), DETROIT 1979
- Estado
- Usado - Near Fine
- Published
- 1979
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- 1
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EUR 274.68
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This is an original ticket to the April 28, 1979 concert by The Barbarians, the band formed by Ron Wood to promote his solo album 'Gimme Some Neck'. Neil Young suggested the name to Wood, who originally called it 'The New Barbarians'. It consisted of Wood, Keith Richards, Ian McLagan, Stanley Clarke, Bobby Keys and Ziggy Modeliste and existed for… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE IDES OF MARCH
de THORNTON WILDER
- Estado
- Usado - Near Fine
- Edición
- First of series
- Published
- 1950
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- Perfect
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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EUR 27.47
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This is a first Readers Union (UK) edition of The Ides of March, which was first published in the US in 1948. It is by the American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) and is about the last days of the Roman Republic and the events leading up to the murder of Julius Caesar.
It's a very plain book. Red covers… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (English & Persian)
de Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald
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- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- First, one-off, commissioned piece
- Published
- 2010
- Encuadernación
- Perfect, in Leather
- ISBN
- 9789643360337
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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EUR 137.34
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This is one of a limited-edition run of a commissioned book, of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the book of poetry attributed to the 'astronomer poet' of Persia, who died in 1131. It uses the translation of Edward FitzGerald (1809-1883).
The book may have been created c 2010. According to a statement in the book, it was created by Mohammadi Hosseinpour… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE WORKS OF CHARLES LAMB
de CHARLES LAMB
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N/A
- Edición
- First
- Published
- 1903, 1914
- Encuadernación
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- 1
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EUR 223.18
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This is 7 of the 12-book set of The Works of Charles Lamb, published in 1903 by Dent London and then co-published by Dutton New York. This collection was a best-seller and was printed four times. Four of these books are first editions from 1903; three are 1914 reprints. The set was printed in the UK and is of the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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UP-TO-DATE TOASTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
de E.C. Lewis
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- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N/A
- Edición
- First
- Published
- 1912
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- Perfect
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- 1
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EUR 65.24
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This is Up-To-Date Toasts for All Occasions, a reference book published in Boston in 1912. Copies of this book are now very rare.
It was compiled by E.C. Lewis, who apparently wrote several books on entertaining.
It is 5" x 6", periwinkle blue covers with a gilt design. Inside, it is toasts for every event. Each page is adorned with a lime… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WITHOUT A HERO
de T. CORAGHESSAN BOYLE
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- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- Advance Uncorrected Proofs
- Published
- 1993
- Encuadernación
- Perfect
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
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This is the Advance Uncorrected Proofs of Without a Hero, the fourth collection of short stories by the American author T. Coraghessan Boyle. The book would be published in 1994; this proof is from 1993.
It is covered by a plastic printing of the cover which would be used on the final book. This plastic wrap is not attached to the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WITH THE NIGHT MAIL, A STORY OF 2000 A.D.
de RUDYARD KIPLING
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- Usado - Very Good+
- Edición
- First
- Published
- 1909
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- 1
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EUR 137.34
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This is a first edition of With the Night Mail: A Story of 2000 A.D., by the British author Rudyard Kipling. In 1905, Kipling began serializing this science fiction novella in the American monthly McClure's Magazine.
The story follows the exploits of an intercontinental mail dirigible battling foul weather, while a planet-wide Aerial Board of Control enforces a rigid system of… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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WASHINGTON IRVING'S WORKS, VOLUMES III & X
de WASHINGTON IRVING
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- Usado - Near Fine
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- Good-
- Published
- 1897
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EUR 34.34
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This is two volumes of Washington's Irving Works, volumes three and ten of a 15-volume set published by Peter Fenelon Collier in 1897.
Contents:
Volume III: A Chronicle of the Conquest of Grenada, Newstead Abbey, Abbotsford, 576 pages
Volume X: The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, The Crayon Papers & The Moorish Chronicle, 600 pages
Both are 6" x 8 1/3", burgundy boards over fine… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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ISRAFEL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
de Hervey Allen
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Edición
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1934
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- Perfect
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- 1
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EUR 20.60
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This is a copy of the second printing of Israfel: The Life & Times of Edgar Allen Poe. It was written by the American writer and educator Hervey Allen and first published in 1926.
At 750 pages, this is a thick heavy book with loads of illustrations and a thorough index.
Cream boards with a gold and black foil design on the… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
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THE OLD WIVES' TALE
de ARNOLD BENNETT
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Published
- 1911
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- Perfect
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- 1
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EUR 24.03
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This is a copy of The Old Wives' Tale, the 1908 masterpiece written by the English author Arnold Bennett. It was first printed in the United States in 1908; in 1911, it was published as part of The Modern Library--this is a first edition from that series.
The story covers the 70 years (1840 to 1905), in England and… Saber más sobre este artículo Precio
EUR 24.03