THE BEATLES DISCOGRAPHY
Lacey, WA: Ticket to Ryde, Ltd, 1976. Paperback. Quarto. 33pp. Nineth edition, second printing. Illustrated. Evidence of removed lables; small one on front cover, large one on rear. Couple small spots of soiling.
Miscellaneous
LE CIRQUE, L'EQUITATION ET L'ATHLETISME
Paris: Editions Baudiniere, 1925. Tall octavo. Wrappers. 77pp. plus 4pp. ads. In French. Introduction by Armand Massard. 16 plates from photographs, numerous text illustrations by various artists. Pictorial paper cover printed in brown and red. Spine worn and separated 1"+ at top and bottom, with small loss to bottom. Occasional.....
INCITACION AL NIXONICIDIO Y ALABANZA DE LA REVOLUCION CHILENA/ INCITEMENT TO NIXONICIDE AND PRAISE FOR THE CHILEAN REVOLUTION
Quixote Press, 1979. Softcover. Octavo. 81pp. Pamphlet. Illustrated. Introduction and poems by Neruda. Light wear. "...And I resort to the most ancient weapons of poetry, the song and pamphlet used by classicists and romantics and destined for the destruction of the enemy.." -peremptory explanation.
THE WHITE SHIPS 1927-1978
Victoria, BC: Pier 10 Media, 2008. Hardcover. Oblong. Folio. 283pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs and old ephemera.
AMERICA'S RIDING HORSES
Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo.280pp. Incl. index. Fully illustrated with photographs and drawings. INSCRIBED by Mrs. Ben Avis Orcutt, thanking recipients for their help in publishing the book. Gilt stamped red cloth. Dust jacket is spine faded and has general wear.
COMPLETE CHESS STRATEGY. PLAY ON THE WINGS.
New York. David McKay, 1979. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Octavo. 172pp. Light wear.
NEWPORT IN FLOWER
Newport, RI: The Preservation Society of Newport County, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 153pp. Illustrated with color photographs. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, " To Sandy and Lester..." Two small black (Sharpie) marks on fore-edge have effected the edge of several pages. Dust jacket has light soiling and is faded at.....
I LED 3 LIVES, Citizen, "Communist" Counterspy
New York: MacGraw-Hill, 1952. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. 323pp. Signed on front free endpaper that has dark newspaper browning. Otherewise very nice in dustjacket with chips and small tears. 8vo.
LES HYMNES ET CHANSONS DE LA REVOLUTION.
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1904. Hardcover. 1040pp. Hymns and Songs of the French Revolution. Includes history, analysis and biography. In French. Cover has worn corners, edgewear and light soiling . Spine darkened and worn at top and bottom (with loss). Interior nice. Uncut and Untrimmed. Very large heavy book. Overseas shipping.....
THE EARLIEST WHEELED TRANSPORT: From the Atlantic coast to the Caspian Sea
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1983. Quarto. 272pp. Incl. extensive bibliography. 142 illustrations. Small decorative stamp on corner of front endpaper. Mild toning to endpapers.
THE JACOBEAN AND CAROLINE STAGE. VOLUME V.
Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Paginated: 962-1456. Ownership signature and date on ffep. Grey-blue dustjacket has small tear and is darkened on edges and lightly soiled on spine.
ART AND POLITICAL EXPRESSION IN EARLY CHINA
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. quarto. 438pp. Incl. index. Some illustrations from photographs. " A Major achievement in the scholarship on early Chinese art history..." Wu Hung.
POSITION PLAY in Three Cushion Billiards
Las Vegas: Eddie Robin Publishing, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 339pp. Illustrated with over 500 diagrams and photographs of the players. Tri-lingual edition with text in English, Spanish and Korean. Foxing to top edge and the first and last few pages.
POSITION PLAY IN THREE CUSHION BILLIARDS
Los Angeles: Eddie Robin, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 11 3/8'' x 8 3/4''. 339pp. Text in 3 languages ; English, Spanish and Japanese. With 534 diagrams illustrating shots. Foxing or toning throughout. Still a nice copy.
THE BIRDS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. Volumes 1 & 2
London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1927. Hardcover. Quarto. Two volumes of a five volume set. Volume I: The Commoner Birds. 329pp. 25 full page plates in colour: Volume II: The Birds of the Hill Stations. 310pp. 25 full page plate in colour. T.E.G. Covers have fading at edges and spine.....
THE NEW GROVE DICTIONARY OF MUSICAL INSTUMENTS. (3 Volumes)
London: Macmillan Press, 1984. Hardcover. Quarto. 3 volumes: 805pp; 982pp; 921pp. Some illustrations and musical notations. Over 12,000 musical instruments from around the world fully described. Brown cloth, with red label stamped in silver has light general wear. Not Ex-Library- no markings!! Very heavy set, may require extra postage.
WHAT IS HYPNOSIS. Studies in Conditioning.
New York: Richard R. Smith, 1944. Hardcover. Octavo. 88pp. Incl. index. This copy from the library of Artie Shaw. Gift inscription in pencil from Jack Grover dated 1946. Jack Grover's name and address on rear free end-paper. Blue cloth, spine stamped in silver. Darkening to gutter area of endpapers. Dust.....
AN HISTORICAL GRAMMAR OF JAPANESE
London: Oxford University Press, 1946. Cloth Hardcover. 347pp. Incl index. Ownership signature and date on ffep. Some occassional notes or marks in margins. Light edge-wear to dustjacket. 8vo.
A DICTIONARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH ON HISTORIC PRINCIPLES
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Quarto. 824pp. Black cloth has a couple light spots, top edge a little dusty. In dust jacket.
HEADS AND FACES And How to Study Them: A Manual of Phrenology and Physiognomy for the People
New York: Fowler & Wells Co, Publishers, 1899. Hardcover. Tall octavo. 204pp. Incl. Index. Plus 18pp. ads. Illustrated with wood engravings. Rust cloth embossed and stamped in black and gold. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped or turned. Ownership signature, twice at different dates. Hinges good, but.....
A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF THE PINEAPPLE and the Management of the Hot-House...
Published fo the Author at Welbeck in Nottinghamshire, by G Peacock... 1796. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 211pp. incl. index, plus a single ad for Speechly's other title. Six plates, 4 folding. Half-leather with marbled boards (rubbed, with tear). Newer end-papers. Ownership signature, dated 1823. Crossed-out name on last page. Title-page.....
SUGAR MADE FROM MAIZE AND SORGHAM
Washington DC: The Republic Company, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 102pp. Includes frontice: 'plan for small sugar factory'. Burgundy cloth stamped in gold has fraying to head and tail of spine and one corner. Pages uniformly toned, a couple pages have creases. Still a very solid, clean copy.
BIOGRPHICAL SKETCHES OF EMINENT MEN. EVENTS IN THE LIFE AND HISTORY OF THE SWING FAMILY
Camden, NJ: Graw, Garrigues & Graw, Printers, 1889. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 398pp. Blue cloth stamped in gold. Light rubing and fraying to top and bottom of spine. Light soiling to cover. Pages mildly toned. Some pencil underlining. Nice solid copy.
ROMANTIC TALES FROM PANJAB WITH INDIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT
London: Archibald Constable & Co., 1908. Revised. Hardcover. Octavo. 484pp. plus ads. Ownership signature of American band leader, Art (Artie) Shaw. Green cloth with gilt title on spine. Cloth is soiled, spine is darkened and frayed at ends. Front free endpapers are browned. Interior nice and clean.
THE MAPPING OF AUSTRALIA AND ANTARCTICA
London: Holland Press Ltd., 1979. Second revised. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 649pp. Illustrated with facsimiles of 256 maps. Historical account with extensive bibliographies and index. Fore-edge and top edge have spotting (foxing); interior is clean and nice. The book is otherwise fine.