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Argosy Weekly: September, Sept. 12, 1936 ("Bengal Fire")
NY, Frank A. Munsey Co. 1936. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. 267, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Rudolph Belarski for "Transpacific Plunder" (novelette) by Frederick C. Painton. Includes "Harp's Blood" (novelette) by Major R. E. Dupuy; "Bengal Fire" (pt. 2 of 6) by L. G. Blochman; "Dusty Dan" by John R. Phillips; "Men of Daring: Roger Q. Williams, Veteran Flyer" (True Story in Picture) by Stookie Allen; "The Speed King" (pt. 3 of 4) by George Bruce; "Getaway Money" by Charles T. Jackson; "Don Peon" (pt. 4 of 4) by Johnston McCulley; "He Reached for the Stars" by James P. Olsen; "S. R. O. for Ghosts" by Oscar O'Keefe; "Call for Pioneers!" by J. Wentworth Tilden; "Have You Heard These Yet?" by Charles Dorman; "Looking Ahead"; "Argonotes". Illustrations are uncredited. Spine tears with loss at heel; creasing; tanning; small corner losses. Good+.
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Catalogue: Pulps
Keywords: Adventure Action Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Pulps Adventure Pulps
The Wide World Magazine - the Magazine for Men: February, 1914 - Volume 32, Number 190 - Gun-Running with Zapata
London: George Newnes Limited, 1914. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Somerfield, Thomas; Peddie, Tom; Holmes, Fred; Burton, H.M.. Pages 303-396 plus 28 pages of ads, many wonderfully illustrated. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos in text. Features: Saved by Two Inches - How a big-horn sheep brought a veteran hunter to the verge of destruction in Montana; Gun-Running with Mexican Outlaw Emiliano Zapata - article with great photos; A Terrible Trip - Gold Searching in German New Guinea; Twenty Years in Newfoundland (Part II) - article with nice photos; Fishermen's Luck - a story from New Zealand involving T. Colthart, H. Hewlett and D.G. FitzGibbon; Across the Andes and Down the Amazon - the story of an adventurous journey (part II); The Well of Skulls - a story from Hyderabad; The Lake of Life - the Idiong secret society in Africa; The King Who Met His Match - a story from Sierra Leone; Trapped in a Tank (cover illustration); Captured by the Monkey-Men - an explorer's tale from the Orinoco River; The Smugglers of Gibraltar; Pete the Pup - an adventurous dog in New Mexico. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor chipping to back strip. Three inch opening between front cover and base of spine. Overall a pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Barr, William; Dunn, H.H.; Nicholls, G. HeatonGrenfell, Wilfred T.; Fagan, D.W.O.; Pratt, A.E.; Burton, Colonel R.G.; Talbot, P. Amaury; Blake, Harry M.; Guinand, W.B.; Villepion, Guy De; Barracliffe, Captain James The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine f. Good .
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Keywords: ; .. ; . . ; D.W. O. ; .E. ; R.. ; . ; Issues Travel Exploration & Adventure
Three Works from the Hakluyt Society: Second Series, Volumes 183, 184 & 188
London, The Hakluyt Society, 1996-1998. First edition. Cloth. Three scholarly historical works from the text publication society the Hakluyt Society, in the original dust wrappers. The first editions of these three works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. The Hakluyt Society, named after Richard Hakluyt (1552–1616), is a charitable text publication society founded in 1846. This society publishes scholarly editions of primary records of historic travels and interesting geographical works.This set of three works published by the Hakluyt Society. These particular works are from the Second Series, which ran from 1899 to 1998, totalling 190 volumes.This set comprises: Compassing the Vaste Globe of the Earth: Studies in the History of the Hakluyt Society, 1846-1996 edited by R. C. Bridges and P. E. H. Hair (Second Series, Volume 183, 1996) Juan Maria Schuver's Travels in North East Africa. 1880-1883 edited by Wendy James, Gerd Baumann and Douglas Johnson (Second Series, Volume 184, 1996) Olaus Magnus: A Description of the Northern Peoples, 1555, Volume III by P. G. Foote (Second Series, Volume 188, 1998) In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrappers are smart, with a little shelf wear, and sunning to the spines. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.
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Catalogue: World History
Keywords: Hakluyt Society 19th century Historical texts 19th century Not Stated
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, June 1961, Number 6, Volume 45 - la Guerra de Guerrillas (Part 1) / Rommel - Fake or Fox?
USA: Marine Corps Association, 1961. First Edition. Paperback. 72 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for the Vertol 107 helicopter; Rig Your Sword Right; One-page illustrated ad for the Grumman A2F-1 Intruder attack aircraft; JFK writes about para-military operations and guerilla warfare; Sticks, Stones & Atoms - interesting article describes how firepower is not the answer in a war of ideologies; Erwin Rommel - Fox or Fake? - interesting feature article; The Case for Jet CAS - jet close air support is here to stay, so the pro-driven AD and F4U are on the way out; La Guerra de Guerrillas - part 1 of 3; Waller of Samar (part 2) - Maj Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller fought natives and a court martial; Marine Corps Reserve; 1st Marine Division; Marine Air Reserve; That Direction's North - Capt. P.R. Clapper in Korea; Baseplate McGurk; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover color ad for the Kaman HU2K-1 Seassprite helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, June 1961, Number 6, Volume 45 - La Guerra De Guerrillas (part 1) Che Guevara Cuba Terrorist Tactics H.R. Paige L.B. Robertshaw Vertol 107 helicopter; Rig Your Sword Right; One-page. Good .
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Keywords: 1961 6 45 ( 1) H.. L.B. 107 ; ; One Page Issues Military Firearms
The Regent's Daughter (Dumas), The Grumbler (Pickering), Arabella Stuart. A Romance from English History (James), H-- Family: Tralinnan; Axel and Anna; and Other Tales (Bremer). Four novels bound in one volume.
New York, Harper & Bros, 1844. First Edition. 0 pp. Half Leather. Good in 3/4 leather with rubbing and flaking to spine and cracks along outside leather of the hinges. Four novels are bound in one volume: "H-- Family: Tralinnan; Axel and Anna; and Other Tales" by Fredrika Bremer (translated by Mary Howitt) (Harper, 1844, 136 pages); "Arabella Stuart. A Romance from English History" by G.P.R. James (Harper, 1844, 142 pages); and "The Regent's Daughter" by Alexandre Dumas (translated by Charles H. Town) (Harper, 124 pages). Pages faded and some dark dampstaining to top edge and foredge of some pages. Light foxing to foredge and stray foxing spots to a few pages. Off-setting to endpapers. Unique item. These all appear to be first editions of the novels published by Harper in 1844 and 1845. Good.
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The Wide World Magazine, Vol. XLVI - No. 272, December, 1920 - Saving of the "Cardium" / Among Bolshevists
London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1920. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Morrow, Albert. Pages 90-176 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: My Rest-Cure - experience on a house-boat in Kashmir; The Saving of the "Cardium" - what happened with this oil ship caught fire with 12,000 tons of benzene aboard; The Hinton Murder Case, and George W. Pendleton; "Little Woman of Flame" - what happened with two solitary white women took up farming in East Africa; Photo of steeplejack Jack Hassler climbing a building in Philadelphia; "My Strangest Experience"; The Lifted Veil, part 6 of a strange story of two British officer POWs in Turkey; The Temple of the Tapirs - an exciting trip into the wilds of Mexico; "Draw Poker" - a detective recounts a New York story; Among the Bolshevists - an R.A.F. officers interesting sidelights on the operations against the Bolshevists in North Russia - with great photos; Into the Unknown - part 2 - chasing mountain outlaws in New Guinea; A Cowboy Adrift; A Kedah Buffalo-Fight - photo-illustrated story of this little-known Malay (Malaysian) sport; Photo of huge (dead) gorilla in the Cameroons; Anthropop-Apology; The Long Arm of the Law - murderers who were detected years after their crimes; The Battle of Ludlow - strikers battle state militiamen in the Colorado coalfields. Covers detached but present. Somewhat above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine, Vol. XLVI - No. 272, December, 1920 - The Saving of the "Cardium" / Among the Bolshevists Capt. Captain W.E. Jones Philip Ryan Kelantan Malay Carabou My Rest-Cure - experience on a house-boat in Kashmir; The Saving of the "Cardi. Fair .
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Keywords: . . 272 1920 "" / . .E. Rest Cure House Boat ; " History Back Issues Travel Exploration & Adventure
Fantastic Science Fiction - Fantasy: February, Feb. 1969
NY, Ultimate Publishing. 1969. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. 18, No. 3. Edited by Barry N. Malzberg. Cover art by Walbaker. Includes "Richmond, Late September" by Fritz Leiber; "Any Heads at Home?" by David R. Bunch; "All in the Game" by Edward Y. Breese; "The Castle on the Crag" by P. G. Wyal; "The Major Incitement to Riot" by K. M. O'Donnell; "The Life of the Stripe" by Piers Anthony; "Slice of Universe" by James R. Sallis; "Reason for Honor" by Robert Hoskins; "The Origin of Species" by Jody Scott Wood; "Grounds for Divorce" by Robert S. Phillips; "Bathe Your Bearings in Blood" (reprint; novelet) by Clifford D. Simak; "The Closed Door" (reprint; novelet) by Kendall Crossen; "The Planet for Sale" (reprint; novelet) by Ralph Sholto; "The Day After Eternity" (reprint; short novel) by Lawrence Chandler. New Feature: "Diversity in Science Fiction" by Robert Silverberg; "Fantasy Books" by Fritz Leiber; "Futurity" by Barry N. Malzberg. Illustrated by Bill Baker, Leo Summers, Paul Lunay, Barth, and others. Creasing; tanning; minor tear at spine heel. Very Good.
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Catalogue: Magazines
Keywords: Fantasy Magazine TW Science Fiction Magazines Fantasy Magazines
Adrian; or the Clouds of the Mind a Romance
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A scarce early edition of Adrian; or the Clouds of the Mind A Romance by George Payne Rainsford and Maunsell B. Field with a decorative colour half title. First edition. George Payne Rainsford James (1799 - 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer. In 1825 he wrote his first, and probably his best known novel Richilieu, which wasn't published until 1829. After reading Richilieu, which had been given to him by a friend, and after receiving a letter from James, Walter Scott advised him to take up literature as a profession. He was also given encouragement by Washington Irving. Previous owner's ink inscription dated 1922 to front pastedown. In original cloth binding. Externally, sound but with some wear to extremities, slight rubbing and marks to boards with slight splitting to cloth to head and tail of joints. Internally, firmly bound. Bright but with scattered foxing throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
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Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900
Keywords: Novel G P R James Maunsell B Field G P R James None
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, August [Aug. ] 1929, Vol. LXIII, No. 377: Africa's Mystery Beasts / America's Southern Border Patrol
New York: The International News Company, 1929. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J.. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India in which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, August 1929, Horsley, Linnenkohe, Tom Isbell, Horsfield, Guardians of the Last Frontier, Mexican border, U.S. Border Patrol, Brown's Tiger, Tiger hunting, India, buffaloes, Blood Will Tell, James Vance Marshall, Buddhist, Rice Boat,. Fair .
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Keywords: 1929 U.. Issues Travel Exploration & Crime
Heidelberg. A romance
A. and W. Galignani, 1846. Einband: gebundene Bücher. 400
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Keywords: Landeskunde Deutschland
This Constitution, Our Enduring Legacy
American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; Congressional Quarterly Inc. Washington DC, 1986. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 9780871873965 Fresh illustrated covers, spine-ends are lightly bumped, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0871873966. ISBN/EAN: 9780871873965. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 60412110073. ISBN: 0871873966
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Catalogue: USA & Canada
Keywords: BZDB4 , North American history, politics USA & Canada; United States; Politics, Government and Political Biographies. ISBN: 0871873966 EAN: 9780871873965 J MacGregor Burns; R B Morris; G S Wood; L Banning; J P Greene; M J Malbin; T E Cronin; P B Kurland;
Hunting and Fishing in Canada - Canada's National Wildlife Magazine, May 1957 - Cougar
Montreal: The Shepard Publishing Company, Limited, 1957. First Edition. Paperback. 38 pages. Features: Fishing Fashions; Fabulous Nighthawk Lake; Should Snaring Rabbits be Prohibited?; Stripers; Square Tail Tactics (part 2); Cougar; Faithful Friend; Great back cover ad for handguns, rifles and machine guns offered by Hy Hunter... ahh, the good old days; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Hunting and Fishing in Canada - Canada's National Wildlife Magazine, May 1957 - Cougar Fishing Fashions; Fabulous Nighthawk Lake; Should Snaring Rabbits be Prohibited?; Stripers; Square Tail Tactics (part 2); Cougar; Faithful Friend; Great back cover ad. Good .
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Keywords: 's 1957 ; ; ?; ; ( 2); ; ; Sport Issues
The Ancient Regime a Tale in Three Volumes
London , Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1841. First edition. Cloth. The complete set in their original publishers bindings, making up this romantic, adventure novel from English novelist and historical writer, George Payne Rainsford James. First edition. George Payne Rainsford James was for many years British Consul at various places in the United States and on the Continent. He held the honorary office of British Historiographer Royal during the last years of William IV's reign, and published several official pamphlets. At an early age he began to write romances, and continued his production with such industry that his works reach to 100 volumes. His books had considerable and immediate popularity. Among his other works are Richelieu, Philip Augustus, The Huguenot, Henry of Guise, and The Man at Arms. Complete in three volumes. In original publishers bindings. Externally, fading to the boards and spines, and wear to extremities. Loss to the spine labels, with volume two's spine label absent. Two rear hinges and one front hinge slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound with some leaves working loose, and bright throughout. Some instances of to spotting, which is heavier to endpapers. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
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Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900
Keywords: George Payne Rainsford James. Fictino Novel Fictino None
De L'orme Volume II
London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentle, 1830. First. Hardcover. 8vo. spine cracked at sides & loss to spine covering Good.
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Catalogue: Fiction
Keywords: FICTION
Arabella Stuart. Roman. der Engelsche geschiedenis ontleend, door G.P.R. James, uit het Engelsch door G.H. Nagel
Amsterdam, M.H. Binger, 1844, complete in two volumes, 358+343 pages, engraved titlepages with vignet by J.W. Kaiser (titlepages foxed and stained), bloc is clean, half faux leather binding, marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, translation by Gerhardus Heinrich Nagel (1795-1861) of the original work by George Payne Rainsford James (1801-1860)
Antiquariaat GoltziusProfessional sellerBook number: 64819
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Catalogue: History