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Publicado por Fireside Books:, Missouri, 1968
Librería: PASCALE'S BOOKS, NORTH READING, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Fine-. 311 pages, illustrated in b&w. "A majority of raders will almost certainly wish to have an insight into the specific problems and requirements of practical angling before there can be a full appreciation of an historical record of development and associated subjects. I have therefore, decided to cover the modern practice of angling before giving detailed information on locations, boats and miscellaneous matters. 2 Appendices: Glossary of Big Game Fishing Terms and World Records at November 1957. FINE- HARDCOVER, ex-library withdrawn. Library call letters not on the blue cloth spine but on the clear plastic dust jacket, which as been glued to inside end covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Fireside Books
Librería: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Shows moderate wear from use; Binding intact; Text free of markings; No dust jacket present; Stored and shipped in protective polybag; Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.55.
Publicado por Shreveport, LA : The American Rose Society, 1973., 1973
Librería: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 248 pp. ; illustrated, some in color ; green cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Director's Preface / Harold S Goldstein -- National Rose Show results -- Ineligible roses -- Plant patents -- President's Address / Dr Eldon W Lyle -- If I were a rose / Louis A Melsheimer -- First patroness of the American Rose Society -- ARF Research progress report / Joe M Woodard -- Drying and preserving roese / Ralph Marotta -- Rose judging down under / Robert L Whitaker -- Rose disease and their control / Malcolm C Shurtleff -- Little tricks for a new rose grower / Hal D Bennett -- Growth chambers of Teflon / E I Du Pont Co. -- The problem of nematodes / Prof J R Bloom -- Beware of downy mildew / Beth V Parker -- Roses in prison / Edith C Schurr -- Research for control of the Japanese beetle / Dr Thyril L Ladd, Jr -- From the rose garden / Lucille j Goodyear -- A pocket nursery of roses / R K Deshpande -- New plaque to the winners of the Warwick Silver Urn Trophy / George Rose -- Roses as shrubs / Karl P Jones -- Continuing with Benlate / Dr Eldon W Lyle -- A fertilizing program / Dr Warren Kirkley -- You be the judge / Jean U Kenneally -- An experience in rust control / Norman E Potter -- Why not try adult education? / Tom Taylor -- To name a rose / Ralph S Moore -- A libary of roses / Muriel Humenick -- Organic gardening, facts, fancy and fiction / Andrew T Leiser -- Spring pruning of roses / Albert Rissman -- Deterioration of cultivars / Dr. Charles G. Jeremias -- Propagating roses by Marcotting / K C Lee -- Rose hobbies for your wife / Mr & Mrs Gil Ragan -- Plant respiration / Mrs Mary Askey -- Out of the Might Oak - the enchanting rose / E G Scott B C Bearce M L Cunningham G W Wood -- New roses of the world -- Proof of the pudding -- Color illustrations : Medallion -- Sunset Jubilee -- Snowfire -- Gypsy -- Electron. ; slight wear, else VG. Book.
Publicado por Viking, Penguin Group USA, New York, London, Victoria, Toronto, Auckland, 1969
ISBN 10: 0140714499ISBN 13: 9780140714494
Librería: Mnemosyne, New Haven, CT, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Revised Edition. META-CLASSIC: SUPERB: NEAR FINE to FINE: Revised Edition (Orig. 1969) Eighth Issue (1977) w/ no. line at 14 showing 14th Printing (c. 1990): EXCELLENT black buckram-over-boards cover w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners & w/ titles handsomely gilt-stamped between gilt-ruled title panels on spine, EXCELLENT smooth-cut text-block exterior unblemished apart from a small black mark at the heel of base, AS-NEW binding w/ tight signatures-sheets & yellow-black-checked linen banding at spine-caps, SUPERB illus. sepia end-papers showing panoramic views of Shakespeare's London, PRISTINE interior w/ texts beautifully & clearly presented in 2-column format on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 7.28" x 10.0" x 2.06", 1.92 kg, xxxii+1482 (1514) pp * ABOUT THIS EDITION: This major AUTHORITATIVE 20th-Century Edition of the works is based on the EXCELLENT texts of the Pelican Shakespeare orig. published in 38-volumes between 1956 & 1967, & published in this carefully conceived edition which combines handsome design & accessibility w/ SUPERB scholarship. Ea. play & collection of poems is preceded by a substantial critical introduction that examines textual & literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited & are accompanied by same-page notes & glossaries. As we have noted & note again, particular attention was devoted to the design of this edition to ensure this its appeal, attractiveness & accessibility, thus making it a lasting & ideal addition to any collection. Truly an EXCELLENT edition of Shakespeare, it is IDEAL for those who wish to delve into the entire Shakespearean opus w/ the aid of carefully edited, glossed & annotated texts & brilliant accompanying critical commentary. * CONTENTS: Preface (ix), The Opening Pages of the Folio of 1623 (xi) - GENERAL INTRODUCTION: The Intellectual & Political Background (1), Shakespeare's Life (10), The Canon (18), Shakespeare's Theater (21), Shakespeare's Technique (30) The Original Texts (40), Editions & Variant Readings (44); THE COMEDIES: Foreword (53), The Comedy of Errors (55), The Taming of the Shrew (80), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (116), A Midsummer's Night Dream (146), Love's Labor's Lost (175), The Merchant of Venice (211), As You Like It (243), Much Ado About Nothing (274), Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will (305), The Merry Wives of Windsor (335), All's Well That Ends Well (365), Measure for Measure (400); THE HISTORIES: Foreword (435), The First Part of King Henry the Sixth (437), The Second & Third Parts of King Henry the Sixth (473), The Tragedy of King Richard the Third (551), The Life & Death of King John (600), The Tragedy of King Richard the Second (633), The First Part of King Henry the Fourth (668), The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth (703), The Life of King Henry the Fifth (741), The Life of King Henry the Eighth (780); THE TRAGEDIES: Foreword (821), Titus Andronicus (823), Romeo & Juliet (855), Julius Caesar (895), Hamlet Prince of Denmark (930), The History of Troilus & Cressida (977), Othello the Moor of Venice (1018), King Lear (1060), MacBeth (1107), The Life of Timon of Athens (1136), Antony & Cleopatra (1169), Coriolanus (1212); THE ROMANCES: Foreword (1257), Pericles Prince of Tyre (1259), Cymbeline (1290), The Winter's Tale (1334), The Tempest (1369); THE NON-DRAMATIC POETRY: Foreword (1399); The Narrative Poems (1401): Venus & Adonis (1406), The Rape of Lucrece (1419), The Phoenix & Turtle (1439), Poems of Doubtful Authenticity (1440); Shakespeare Sonnets (1449) Index of First Lines of the Sonnets (1480). * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine one-volume complete Shakespeare for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee. Due to its weight we ship this set to all international destinations via efficient USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL w/ below-cost rates available on request.
Publicado por Shreveport, LA : The American Rose Society, 1973., 1973
Librería: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 248 pp. ; illustrated, some in color ; green cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Director's Preface / Harold S Goldstein -- National Rose Show results -- Ineligible roses -- Plant patents -- President's Address / Dr Eldon W Lyle -- If I were a rose / Louis A Melsheimer -- First patroness of the American Rose Society -- ARF Research progress report / Joe M Woodard -- Drying and preserving roese / Ralph Marotta -- Rose judging down under / Robert L Whitaker -- Rose disease and their control / Malcolm C Shurtleff -- Little tricks for a new rose grower / Hal D Bennett -- Growth chambers of Teflon / E I Du Pont Co. -- The problem of nematodes / Prof J R Bloom -- Beware of downy mildew / Beth V Parker -- Roses in prison / Edith C Schurr -- Research for control of the Japanese beetle / Dr Thyril L Ladd, Jr -- From the rose garden / Lucille j Goodyear -- A pocket nursery of roses / R K Deshpande -- New plaque to the winners of the Warwick Silver Urn Trophy / George Rose -- Roses as shrubs / Karl P Jones -- Continuing with Benlate / Dr Eldon W Lyle -- A fertilizing program / Dr Warren Kirkley -- You be the judge / Jean U Kenneally -- An experience in rust control / Norman E Potter -- Why not try adult education? / Tom Taylor -- To name a rose / Ralph S Moore -- A libary of roses / Muriel Humenick -- Organic gardening, facts, fancy and fiction / Andrew T Leiser -- Spring pruning of roses / Albert Rissman -- Deterioration of cultivars / Dr. Charles G. Jeremias -- Propagating roses by Marcotting / K C Lee -- Rose hobbies for your wife / Mr & Mrs Gil Ragan -- Plant respiration / Mrs Mary Askey -- Out of the Might Oak - the enchanting rose / E G Scott B C Bearce M L Cunningham G W Wood -- New roses of the world -- Proof of the pudding -- Color illustrations : Medallion -- Sunset Jubilee -- Snowfire -- Gypsy -- Electron. ; VG. Book.
Librería: Callahan and Company Booksellers, Peterborough, NH, Estados Unidos de America
Fireside Books, St. Louis, 1968. Illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings. 6.25" x 9.25". 311 pp. Decorated blue cloth. Stories of fishing for tuna, marlin, swordfish, tarpon, bonefish, etc., with information on tackle, baits, fishing techniques, outriggers, boats, history of big game fishing, notable American anglers, a chapter on fishing in Portugal and Malta, etc. The author was British, but he fished primarily on the Atlantic Coast of North America, Very good.
Publicado por Fireside Books [c1968], St. Louis, 1968
Librería: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. First Edition. 8vo; xvii, 311 pages; xvii, 311p., illustrated, index. **A bright and sound copy.
Publicado por The International New Company, New York, 1924
Librería: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Libro Original o primera edición
Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Very Good. Crombie, Charles; York W.G.; Whitaker, W.G.; Robinson, T.H.; Woodville, R. Caton; Prater, E.; Williams, C. Fleming; Wood, Stanley L. Ilustrador. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Red Witch of Modjaji - A weird story related by a member of the old South African Constabulary on the edge of the Great Bushveld; In Search of Sea-Monsters - Part I - In 1921 F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out on a two-year trip to the Pacific and the Caribbean Sea to discover the world's largest big-game fish - photo-illustrated article; The Convict Who Captured a Prison - Murderer Tom Slaughter was able to escape from the Arkansas State Penitentiary's "death cell" and escape from the prison, leaving all other prisoners and guards lock up! - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part III (conclusion) - Winifred S. Blackman spent three winters with local people in Upper Egypt - article with photos; Photo of man in India who has committed to roll his body for two thousand miles from Rameswara to Benares! Trade-Wind Cay - Three men find themselves stranded on an uninhabited islet, once the lair of pirates, in the Spanish Main; Our Andean Adventures - Harriett Chalmers Adams travelled into the region across the Peruvian Andes and the mysterious "inside" country beyond, which she was the first white woman to penetrate - article with photos; The Great Dog Derby of La Pas - Photo-illustrated account of the annual race for men and dog-teams over two hundred miles of snow-covered wilderness at La Pas, Manitoba; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part IV - The story of a British officer's journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives; The Bell of Solavetski - Ralph Durand spent twenty pounds to travel to faraway Archangel and the ice-covered Arctic wastes of Nova Zembla - article with photos; "Grip" and I - Part IV - A bull-terrier spared from death rewards his new owner, Count Nils Cronstedt, by saving him multiple times during his time as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; Across the Atlantic in "Shamrock" - Sir Thomas Lipton's racing yacht travels an adventurous 3,000 miles home to Britain for a refit (with photos; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part IV - Beatrice Grimshaw explored up the Sepik River of New Guinea where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; The Grey Devils - A grim story of hungry wolves in the Canadian North-West; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.
Publicado por The International News Company, New York, 1924
Librería: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Libro Original o primera edición
Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. de Walton, John; Hiley, F.E.; Abbey, S.; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Cameron, John; Wood, Stanley L.; Brightwell, L.R.; Soper, G.; Whitaker, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton Ilustrador. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy.