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Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed, without inscription, by author atop front free endpaper. pp. 248. "A compelling indictment of war by a man who knows it as few men do! Sergeant Reinhold Pabel of the 115th Panzer Grenadiers of Hitler's First Army switched lives when he escaped from an Illinois prisoner of war camp in 1945. The man who faced Russian guns in the Ukraine, battled the Americans in Italy and looked out through the barbed wire of a prisoner of war compound in the United States, became, in a remarkably short time, a respected American businessman whose past was unsuspected by his friends, associates or local police. When the FBI finally tracked him down, they found only Philip Brick, quiet proprietor of one of Chicago's North Side bookstores. His is a vivid, eyewitness account of the Russian campaign as seen by a slogging German foot… Read More

USA: Irving Music, Inc. / Pablo Cruise Music / Almo Publications, 1978. Book. Good. Sheet Music. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Great color cover photo of Pablo Cruise. 6 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy..

Hollywood, CA, USA: Nordyke Music Publications, 1960. Sheet music. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 4 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy..

USA: MIT Press, 1990. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 238 pages including index and bibliography. "Explains exactly how technologies were diffused across Asia to Africa and Europe, and then back again... Covering the period from 700 to 1970, author contrasts innovations based on critical survival needs with high technologies symbolizing the values of major civilizations." - from dust jacket. Light to moderate wear. Usual library markings. Nice working copy..

U.K.: Longman, 1973. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 324 pages including bibliography, index, black and white plates. "Covers every aspect of the history of Malawi from pre-colonial times to the present, developing important social, economic and political themes. Describes and analyses events and social conditions in Malawi to show how and why Malawians have influenced the course of Central African affairs. Traces the influence of external forces, African, European and Asian, on the history of Malawi. The first comprehensive study of Malawi's history which considers events not only from the point of view of Malawi, but also in the wider context of Central African history." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Front free endpaper removed. Solid working copy..

USA: The Packard Club, Packard Automobile Classics (PAC), 2015. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 36 pages. Features: Truth in Advertising - Packard's Moment of Doubt Revealed!; A Look at the Competition; Presidential Aura - Harry Truman's Presidential Packard; Home from the "Green Zone" - My 1930 Packard 733 Club Sedan; The Simone Foundation Museum; Custom Bodies on Packard Chassis - from the Packard Magazine, Spring 1926; The Automotive Legacy of John B. Judkins; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Illustrated in color and black and white. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy..

London: Harvey Miller Publishers / Oxford University Press, 1986. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 223 pages. Index of Manuscripts. General index. Glossary. Otto Pacht Bibliography. Select Bibliography. List of Illustrations. Footnotes. Translated from the German first edition. "An introduction to one of the most significant art-forms of the Middle Ages by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject... a unique account of facts and ideas gathered during several decades of teaching and research... Not only examines all types of decoration and illumination from the point of view of format and style, but also goes far beyond the factual... Explains the basic vocabulary and concepts by which this art-form is to be understood, and offers deep insights into the fundamental philosophy, theology, technology and cultural ambience that underlie the production of book illumination throughout its long history." - from dust jacket.… Read More

Canada: Canadian Pacific, 1964. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Folds out to a very informative illustrated 9" x 8" booklet of 12 pages printed in blue and red. Unmarked with light wear. A nice vintage copy..

Canada: Canadian Pacific, 1924. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 12 pages. Illustration of the "Empress of Scotland" on front cover. A very detailed fare guide which describes various classes of sailings from Montreal and Quebec to Southampton, Cherbourg, Hamburg, Liverpool, Belfast-Glasgow, and Antwerp. Average external wear and fading soiling. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage item..

England: Canadian Pacific Hotels, 1952. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This approx. 10" x 7" four-panel menu describes a magnificent selection of offerings. The front and back panels feature famous Jackfish Curve along the northern edge of Lake Superior in Ontario. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A nice memento of this voyage..

Canada: Canadian Pacific Hotels, 1941. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. 28 page booklet, 6.5" x 4.75". Includes black and white photos of many of Canadian Pacific's hotels across Canada, supplemented with rates, amenities and key features. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this Canadian Pacific memento..

Victoria, BC: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, 1998. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 157 pages including extensive. Clear attractive colour photography throughout. Designed to help the reader with both field and laboratory identification of common poplar diseases in British Columbia, and to provide regionally specific disease impact and distribution information, where it is known. Includes host-fungus index for Populus in British Columbia. Lightest wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy..

USA: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art / Yale University Press. Very Good. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 0300203799 . Published on the occasion of the exhibition Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper by the Memphis Broooks Museum of Art, June 14-September 7, 2014. This book is "the result of new scholarship and deepened relationships with a group of excellent colleagues brought together by an essential twentieth century artistic voice. If the lasting outcome of the Brooks' work on this project is to have pried open the door to new and recontextualized responses to Marisol, then the museum has answered its highest calling. In response to that call, the essays in this volume illuminate the character and spirit embodied in Marisol's artwork. As you delve into the essays and images within the catalogue in your hands and the exhibition that it accompanies, I hope you will feel the pull toward rediscovery." - Preface. 192 glossy pages generously illustrated in color and… Read More

New York: S.S. Packard, 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88 pages. Index. "The material has been obtained from the leading banks of New York and Chicago, and the methods of doing business followed as closely as possible; the purpose being to give to schools and private learners the readiest and surest means of acquiring a practical knowledge of the subject." - from Publisher's statement. Nice gilt lettering upon front board. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper. Few light pencil markings to contents..

New York: Collier/Macmillan, 1989. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 400 pages including index and bibliography. Includes black and white photographic plates. "A thorough and well-written history of the imperial institution." - The Economist. A Comprehensive social history of this immensely important royal institution. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Solid copy..

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA: Packard Publications, 1970. Book. Illus. by Wittick, Ben. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 47 pages. Ben Wittick, 1845-1903, was a pioneer photographer of the old Southwest. The photos reproduced here were selected from more than a thousand prints made from Wittick's original glass plates. This pictorial account of his travels shows the people of the Southwest between 1878 and 1900 when Arizona and New Mexico were still Territories. Small scribble on back cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy..

USA: Bantam Books, 1985. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 134 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Tells the whole heroic story of the U.S. Navy SEALS, from their birth out of the naval Underwater Demolition Unit in WWII to their formal commissioning in 1962 by President Kennedy." - from back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact..

USA: NSS, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 341 pages. Glossary. Index. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Chapters include: rope, knots, rigging, rappelling, prusiking, long drops, domes and walls, belaying, vertical potpourri, teaching and practical ropework, and more. Nice clean copy with light wear..

Japan: Dowa Planning, 1980. Book. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 64 pages. High quality colour photography illustrates the following five cuts: Oblong; Grable; College; Romany. Also illustrated are a 1950s inspiration make-up technique, the Flatstix perming technique, coloring technique, haircutting technique (showcase 7), and Perming technique. Undated but appears to be from the 1980s. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Please note: video not included. A wonderful guide to these hairstyles of the past. Undated but appears to be circa 1980?.

New York: Harms Incorporated. Fair. 1926. American Version. Paperback. Nice cover illustration. Front cover detached but present. Back advertising page not included. All four pages of music included. A worthy vintage copy.; Sheet music; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Valencia: Sheet Music for Voice and Piano with Ukulele Chords .