americana - AVERY, Edwina Austin (Editor):
THE ROAD TO U.S.A. CITIZENSHIP - A Collection of helpful Facts and necessary Information for the Alien seeking Citizenship. [USA-Citizenship] Washington, U.S: Government Printing Office, 1952. VI, 78 pages printed in blue; few illustrations. Publisher's illustrated softcover; large-8vo.(ca. 23 x 16 cm). *** SOFTCOVER ORIGINAL, no edition stated. - Cover minimally used; else in best condition.
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literature - BAIN, Francis William (F. W.):
A SYRUP OF THE BEES. - Translated from the Original Manuscript. London, Methuen and Co. ltd., 1914. XVI, 107 pages on untrimmed special paper, frontispice illustration on plate; publisher's goldstamped half-fakevellum binding with blue boards and blue orig.-dustjacket; 8vo.(ca. 18 x 12 cm). *** FIRST EDITION, PUBLISHER'S HARDCOVER ORIGINAL; WITH THE RARE DUSTJACKET. - F. W. Bain (1863?1940) was a professor of History in the Deccan College of Pune, in British India, until his retirement in 1919. He published fantasy stories, which he announced as translations of Sanskrit manuscripts given to him by a brahmin although they appear too 'British' compared to 'real' Hindu-fancies and although he even calls sanskrit-phrases impossible to translate. . . --- Father's gift-inscription to his daughter Rosamund Wallis, dated 1917 and modern short name inscription on the front flyleaf. Dustjacket slightly rubbed and with short tear; a beautiful copy. --- Other volumes by Bain in identical shape and condition in our stock: 'Bubbles of the Foam'; 'The Ashes of a God' and 'In the great God's Hair'.
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literature - BAIN, Francis William (F. W.):
THE ASHES OF A GOD. - translated from the original manuscript. London, Methuen and Co. ltd., 1913. XIX, 115 pages on untrimmed special paper, frontispice illustration on plate with tissue-guard; publisher's goldstamped half-fakevellum binding with blue boards and blue orig.-dustjacket; 8vo.(ca. 18 x 12 cm). *** SECOND EDITION, PUBLISHER'S HARDCOVER ORIGINAL; WITH THE RARE DUSTJACKET. - F. W. Bain (1863?1940) was a professor of History in the Deccan College of Pune, in British India, until his retirement in 1919. He published fantasy stories, which he announced as translations of Sanskrit manuscripts given to him by a brahmin although they appear too 'British' compared to 'real' Hindu-fancies although he even quotes sanskrit-phrases as impossible to be translated. . . --- Father's gift-inscription to his daughter Rosamund Wallis, dated 1917 and modern short name inscription on the front flyleaf. Dustjacket slightly rubbed and with short tear; a beautiful copy. --- Other volumes by Bain in identical shape and condition in our stock: 'A Syrup of the Bees'; 'Bubbles of the Foam' and 'In the great God's Hair'.
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americana - BREWERTON, George D:
A RIDE WITH KIT CARSON ACROSS THE GREAT DESERT AND THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. - Limited Edition with Map and Dustjacket. Palo Alto, Lewis Osborne, 1969. 107 (2) pages, 1 losely inserted doublepage map; many illustrations in the text and the repeated map as endpapers. - Publisher's gilt-titled strong cloth with plain white dustjacket; 4to.(ca. 27 x 19 x 2 cm). *** FIRST EDITION, LARGESIZE CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL WITH DUSTJACKET AND THE MAP; #322 of 1.400 numbered copies. The text originally appeared in the August-1853-issue of 'Harper's New Monthly Magazine'. - Dustjacket slightly used; the book itself like new.
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travel - BUMPUS, T. Francis:
CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES OF NORTHERN ITALY. - With Eighty-One Illustrations (Nine of which are in Colour). London, T. Werner Laurie, n.d. (ca. 1910). xi, 371 pages on thick paper; 81 singleside printed plates. - Publisher's richly gilt-decorated blue cloth-binding, top edge gilt; large 8vo.(ca. 23 x 19 x 6 cm; ca. 1,5 kg.). *** FIRST EDITION, clothbound original. - Two rubbed spots at frontboard, else a beautiful fresh copy.
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history - CARSON, Kit (Christopher) / Stanley VESTAL:
KIT CARSON - The Happy Warrior of the Old West; A Biography. Noston - New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931 (copyright: 1928). xii, 297 pages on thick paper; Publisher's printed cloth; 8vo.(ca. 20,5 x 15 x 3 cm). *** 'The Riverside Library'-Edition. - Spine slightly rubbed; else in best condition.
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Collins, A. Frederick:
The Book of Electricity. Written to conform to the tests of the boy scouts. Fully illustrated. New York - London, Appleton 1941. xiv, 184 p., w. many small pictures in the text. Illustrated publ. cloth w. title to frontcover a. spine (minimally rubbed at corners), 8vo. *** No edition mentioned - beautiful, almost as-new-copy.
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EWING, J. A:
THE MECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF COLD - First Edition, 1908. Cambridge, University Press, 1908. x, 204 pages, 1 folded plate; many diagrams in the text. Publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped title and private-library-sticker; 8vo. *** FIRST EDITION. - Best condition.
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americana - FIELDER, Mildred:
WANDERING FOOT IN THE WEST. Boston, Bruce Humphries, 1955. 115 pages, many photographic plates. - Publisher's turquoise hardcove with photographic dustjacket; 8vo.(ca. 21 x 15 cm). *** FIRST EDITION, original hardcover with dustjacket. - dj rubbed, else in best condition.
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literature - FOX, Hugh:
THE ECOLOGICAL SUICIDE BUS. San Francisco, Camels Coming Press, 1970. 16 unnumbered pages; Publisher's printed wrapper; 8vo.(ca. 21 x 14 cm). *** FIRST EDITION. - Best condition of the fragile publication; many more underground-poetry books in stock. . .
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religion - GOLDBERG, B. Z. ('Ben Zion'):
THE SACRED FIRE: THE STORY OF SEX IN RELIGION; illustrated. London, Jarrolds, 1931. 287 pages on thick paper, with many illustrations of 'gods', sexual symbols etc. - Publisher's gilt-titled cloth; 8vo.(ca. 23 x 16 x 4 cm). *** FIRST EDITION of this reference-work. - Top- and foreedge slightly-, bottomedge somewhat foxed; else a very good copy.
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literature > fantasy - J. K. ROWLING ('Joanne'; *1965):
THE HARRY POTTER BOXED SET: 1) 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'; 2) 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'; 3) 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'; 4) 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'; 5) 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'; 6) 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. - SIX VOLUMES (then complete!); >ADULT EDITION< IN THE PUBLISHER'S BOX. London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003-2005. 223; 251; 317; 636; 766; 607 pages. - Publisher's gilt-titled black hardcover bindings with black colour-illustrated dustjackets (''Jacket Design: William Webb; Jacket Image: Michael Wildsmith; Author Photography: Bill de la Hey''), in the white-and-gilt titled col.-illustr. publ. cardboard-slipcase (ca. 21 x 14,5 x 26 cm; ca. 4 kg.). *** FIRST EDITION OF THIS APPARENTLY RARE SET, HARDCOVER ORIGINALS WITH DUSTJACKETS IN THE PUBLISHER'S SLIPCASE; COMPILED ON THE OCCASION OF THE RELEASE OF VOLUME 6 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'; IN DETAIL: 1) ''First published in Great Britain in 1997 . . . This edition first published in 2004'', First Printing*; ISBN 0747573603, 9780747573609. / 2) ''First published in Great Britain in 1998 . . . This edition first published in 2004'', First Printing*, ISBN 0747573611, 9780747573616. / 3) ''First published in Great Britain in 1999 . . . This edition first published in 2004'', First Printing*; ISBN 074757362X, ISBN13: 9780747573623. / 4) ''First published in Great Britain in 2000 . . . This edition first published in 2004'', First Printing*; ISBN 0747573638, ISBN13: 9780747573630. / 5) ''First published in Great Britain in 2000 . . . Revised Edition, August 2003'', 5th imprint*; ISBN 0747569401, 9780747569404. / 6) ''First published in Great Britain in 2005 . . . First Edition''; ISBN 074758110x, 9780747581109. - *) acoording to Imprint number-line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' resp. '5 7 9 10 8 6' for Vol. 5, at the bottom of the colophone-page. --- Bindings of Vols. 1-4 slighty rubbed as if the dustjackets have been removed while reading (#4 yet apparently unread), bottom edge of Vol. 3 minimally rubbed, bottom edge of Vol. 4 slightly dusty (as well for 2-cm around the lower sharp-corner towards the foreedge), dustjackets of Vols. 4 and 5 minimally rubbed at spine, dustjacket of Vol. 6 with smallest crease (not tear) at ends of front-joint, Vols. 5 and 6 apparently unread; OVERALL A VERY GOOD SET.
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LEVIN, Howard S:
OFFICE WORK AND AUTOMATION. New York, Wiley & Sons, 1956. 203 pages, some illustrations with 'old fashioned' bureau machines and computers; Orig.-Cloth w. sm. ill. on front and red title on front and spine; 8vo. *** First edition. - Best condition.
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