1923 Author (46 results)
A Reply to Certain Charges Preferred by Rev. Jabez Sims, Against Charles T. Dupont, Visiting Superintendent at Manitoulin Island, and to the Report of S.H. Strong Thereon [microform]
Sims, Jabez (Author)/ DuPont, C T (Charles Thomas) D 1923 (Creator)/ Strong, S H (Creator)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 22 pages. 6.14x0.05x9.21 inches. In Stock.
JOHN MORLEY AT THE INDIA OFFICE, 1905-1910
Koss, Stephen E. [author]; Morley, John, 1838-1923 [subject]
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 1969
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, viii, 231 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is orange with black print. Dust jacket has toning to spine, peripheral toning. Price unclipped: "$8.50". Boards in brown cloth. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait. NOTE: Shelved in Net…desk Column N. 1385362. FP New Rockville Stock.
THE CHRONICLE OF FU CHIEN : A CASE OF EXEMPLAR HISTORY (CHINESE DYNASTIC HISTORIES TRANSLATIONS ; NO. 10)
Fu, Jian, 338-385 [author]; Rogers, Michael C., 1923- [translator, annotations, prolegomena]
Published by Univesity of California Press, Berkeley, 1969
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, xx, 406 pages + folded chart. In Very Good condition. Spine is red with black print. Cover has short tear at bottom of rear hinge. Fu's text in parallel Chinese and English. Large folded chart in rear pocket. 1373552. FP New Rockville Stock.
THE DIARY OF PHILIP HONE, 1828-1851 (THE MAKING OF AMERICA PROJECT) [Two volumes]
Hone, Philip, 1780-1851 [author]; Tuckerman, Bayard, 1855-1923 [editor]
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Softcover. Reprint. Octavo, Two volumes: ix, 400 pages ; 426 pages. In Very Good condition. Spines are blue with black print. Text block of second volume shorter than the first. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait in first volume. Digitally copied from library copy; originally published New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1889.… [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1399044. FP New Rockville Stock.
Famous regiments : Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas
Smith, Eric David (1923-1998) [author]. Brian, Horrocks [series editor]
Published by London : Leo Cooper, 1973
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge- and dust-dulled dust-wrapper; not price-clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 176 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Series; Famous regiments. Notes; Subtitl…e: The 2nd K.E.O. Goorkha Rifles, the 6th Q.E.O. Gurkha Rifles, the 7th D.E.O. Gurkha Rifles and the 10th P.M.O. Gurkha Rifles. Subjects; Great Britain. Army Colonial forces History. Great Britain. Army. Brigade of Gurkhas History. Great Britain. Army Infantry History. Gorkha (South Asian people) History. Gurkha soldiers History. Great Britain History, Military. 1 Kg.
Published by Sheed and Ward, New York, 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, x, 233 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is grey with brown print. Dust jacket in mylar, light edge wear, light peripheral toning. Price unclipped: "$3.50". Boards quarter bound with grey cloth to spine and blue decorative paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has spo…tting to edges. 1372111. FP New Rockville Stock.
Famous regiments : Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas
Smith, Eric David (1923-1998) [author]. Brian, Horrocks [series editor]
Published by London : Leo Cooper, 1973
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge- and dust-dulled dust-wrapper; not price-clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 176 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. Series; Famous regiments. Notes; Subtitl…e: The 2nd K.E.O. Goorkha Rifles, the 6th Q.E.O. Gurkha Rifles, the 7th D.E.O. Gurkha Rifles and the 10th P.M.O. Gurkha Rifles. Subjects; Great Britain. Army Colonial forces History. Great Britain. Army. Brigade of Gurkhas History. Great Britain. Army Infantry History. Gorkha (South Asian people) History. Gurkha soldiers History. Great Britain History, Military. 1 Kg.
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Australian Trees : A guide to their care and cure
Hadlington, Phillip W., 1923-; Johnston, J. A. (Judith A.), 1947-, joint author
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Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaElizabeth's Bookshops
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN FLORA - viii,148p. : ill., diagrs. ; 24cm. #230725 Trees. Preservation. Australia. Urban regions. Manuals Trees, Care of Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CB…D, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
THE LIBRARY OF HENRY MYRON BLACKMER II : SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTOR : DAYS OF SALE WEDNESDAY 11TH, THURSDAY 12TH, FRIDAY 13TH OCTOBER 1989 AT 10:30 AM AND 2:00 PM IN THE LARGE GALLERY, 34-35 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON W1 . [etc.]
Sotheby's (Firm) [author] ; Blackmer, Henry Myron, 1923-1988 [subject]
Published by Sotheby's, London, 1989
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Quarto, 636 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is blue with white print. Boards in blue cloth, illustrated pastedown, white print; light rubbing to rear panel. Illustrated: color and b&w. Auction catalog. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International… shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1411965. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Evanston, IL : Row, Peterson, 1958
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth and paper-wrapped boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 313 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. C…ontents; The awakening -- Early union theory in the universities. The approach through conscious morality ; The administrative and structural approach ; The social history approach ; Two psychological approaches -- Unionism as a moral institution. The Christian socialism of Richard Ely ; The economic democracy of John Ryan -- Unionism as a revolutionary institution. The background of Marxism in America ; The left wing: four IWW extremists ; The right wing: two socialist views ; Norman Ware: hindsight with a purpose -- Unionism as a psychological reaction. Veblen?s ideas and influence ; Carleton Parker : individual psychology ; Robert Hoxie: mass psychology ; Frank Tannenbaum: Veblenism redirected -- Unionism as a welfare institution. The influence of the economic science -- Unionism as part of the democratic process. Henry Adams: the early vision ; John Commons: theorist as a policy maker ; Selig Perlman: social history and theory -- Assaying the five theories. Synthesizing the theories ; Comparing the theories ; A general theory? ; The great depression and thereafter ; Toward a reasonable eclecticism -- Appendix. Four congressional investigations. The Hewitt hearings, 1878-79 ; The Blair hearings, 1883-86 ; The U.S. Industrial Commission, 1868-1901 ; The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations, 1912-15. Subjects; Labor unions United States. Syndicalism United States. Syndicalism. Labor unions. United States. USA. 1 Kg.
NEAL MCLEOD; EMIGRANT FROM THE ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND, 1774-1961, HIS GENEALOGY.
McLeod, Grover S. [Grover Stephen McLeod], 1923-2012 (author). Ophelia McLeod Wright (compiler).
Published by [Birmingham, AL] - Wedowee, AL: Grover S. McLeod - Ophelia McLeod Wright, 1961, copyright 1962., 1962
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- First Edition
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerPresumed first edition (no direct edition/printing statement provided). 120 pages. Paperback: H 21.5cm x L 13.75cm. Green paper covers; sunning along spine with overlap into rear cover's spine margin. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Birmingham, Alabama attorney and author Grover S. McLeod is best known for his 1971 bo…ok THE BOTTOM STORIES which depicts the rough individuals and the rough lives led in Alabama's 1930s coal mining communities.
Published by Evanston, IL : Row, Peterson, 1958
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth and paper-wrapped boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 313 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. C…ontents; The awakening -- Early union theory in the universities. The approach through conscious morality ; The administrative and structural approach ; The social history approach ; Two psychological approaches -- Unionism as a moral institution. The Christian socialism of Richard Ely ; The economic democracy of John Ryan -- Unionism as a revolutionary institution. The background of Marxism in America ; The left wing: four IWW extremists ; The right wing: two socialist views ; Norman Ware: hindsight with a purpose -- Unionism as a psychological reaction. Veblen?s ideas and influence ; Carleton Parker : individual psychology ; Robert Hoxie: mass psychology ; Frank Tannenbaum: Veblenism redirected -- Unionism as a welfare institution. The influence of the economic science -- Unionism as part of the democratic process. Henry Adams: the early vision ; John Commons: theorist as a policy maker ; Selig Perlman: social history and theory -- Assaying the five theories. Synthesizing the theories ; Comparing the theories ; A general theory? ; The great depression and thereafter ; Toward a reasonable eclecticism -- Appendix. Four congressional investigations. The Hewitt hearings, 1878-79 ; The Blair hearings, 1883-86 ; The U.S. Industrial Commission, 1868-1901 ; The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations, 1912-15. Subjects; Labor unions United States. Syndicalism United States. Syndicalism. Labor unions. United States. USA. 1 Kg.
THE CHEROKEE NATION OF INDIANS (NATIVE AMERICAN LIBRARY)
Royce, Charles C., 1845-1923 [author] ; Bettis, Richard Mack
Language: English
Published by A Smithsonian Institution Press Book, Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago, 1975
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. dj. Octavo, xiv, 272 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine is black with white print. Dust jacket has slight edge wear. Boards in red cloth; slight warping. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs, maps). Originally published in 1887 in the 5th annual report of the United States Bureau of Amer…ican Ethnology, 1883-1884. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1414001. FP New Rockville Stock.
Language: English
Published by Greenberg Publisher [Circa 1952], New York, 1952
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- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ. First American Edition. 226 Pp, Index At End. Decorated Cloth With Spine Lettered In Red And Black. Slight Wear At Corners, No Names Or Marks Or Stains, Hinges Tight. With The Original Clear Glassine Dj, Small Losses At Upper Corners. A Rare Edition, This…Early If Not First Edition Is Undated But Circa 1952. Illustrations By The Author (illustrator).
Published by London: Macmillan & Co, 1925
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Library copy with minor remarks internally. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards dust-toned with bumped corners. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 352 pages; 21 cm. Notes:… Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Literature History and criticism. Literature Addresses, essays, lectures. Literature History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. English literature History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. Genre: Criticism, interpretation, etc. Essay. 1 Kg.
THIS DIFFICULT INDIVIDUAL, EZRA POUND
Mullins, Eustace, 1923-2010 [author] ; Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 [subject]
Published by Fleet Publishing Corporation, New York, 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, 388 pages. In Fair plus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is yellow with black print. Dust jacket has edgewear with short tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, slight soiling. Price unclipped: "$5.00". Boards in grey cloth; slight shelf wear. Text block has spotting to edges, name…in ink on front flyleaf, underlining and marginal notation in ink. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1410840. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1964
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, 223 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is purple and red with white and black print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear. Price unclipped: "18s net". Boards in blue cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409845. FP New Rockvil…le Stock.
Published by London: Macmillan & Co, 1925
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Library copy with minor remarks internally. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards dust-toned with bumped corners. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 352 pages; 21 cm. Notes:… Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Literature History and criticism. Literature Addresses, essays, lectures. Literature History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. English literature History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. Genre: Criticism, interpretation, etc. Essay. 1 Kg.
DRAWN FROM NATURE : THE PLANT LITHOGRAPHS OF ELLSWORTH KELLY
Axsom, Richard H., 1943- [author] ; Kelly, Ellsworth, 1923-2015 [artist]
Language: English
Published by Grand Rapids Art Museum, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2005
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. dj. Quarto, 123 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is grey with white print. Dust jacket has slight shelf wear. Boards in black cloth. Illustrated: "92 duotone illustrations"- dust jacket. Catalog of an exhibition at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan, March 4-May 15, 2005; Hood Museu…m of Art, Dartmouth College, N.H., June 12-Aug. 14, 2005; Tate Gallery St. Ives, England, Jan. 27-May 7, 2006; and three other locations. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Net Desk work area. 1413388. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by On letterhead of Elm Hill Hawkhurst. 18 October, 1831
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Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
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Add to basketThe card is in fair condition, on lightly-aged paper, neatly and attractively tipped-in onto a 4to leaf which also carries a photograph of 'FREDERIC HARRISON' cut from a magazine, with both items placed within ruled borders. Laid down on a second 4to leaf, and also within a ruled border, is a second photograph of Harrison, capti…oned 'FREDERIC HARRISON | Author of "The Creed fo a Layman." (Apologia Pro Fide Mea).' Both photographs and mounts are in very good condition. The card is addressed to Goss at the Melrose Savings Bank, Melrose, Massachusetts. Harrison expresses his gratification 'by kind letter which has been seen by my Publishers'. He has written 'on the President's fine message in the forthcoming Positivist Review of London for January 1907', and feels this might interest Goss. He concludes: 'You have the advantage of me by one year. Let us descend the Hill gaily together.'.
[Florence Montgomery, Victorian novelist and children's author.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Florence Montgomery') to her cousin Lilian Levi (née Yorke), regarding the death and funeral of their relative 'Coutie' [Ormond?].
Florence Montgomery (1843-1923), novelist and children's author
Published by On letterhead of Cadogan Place SW London 4 January, 1921
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Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
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Add to basketFlorence Montgomery's 1869 novel 'Misunderstood' was admired by Henry James, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and George Du Maurier, and was childhood reading of Vladimir Nabokov. It has been adapted for cinema twice (in Italy in 1966, in Hollywood in 1984). The present item is 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In envelope addressed to 'Mrs. William… Levi | Woughton Hall | Bletchley'. (The recipient Lilian Maud Levi was the granddaughter of Sir Henry Cunningham Montgomery, and the daughter of the Dean of Worcester Grantham Munton Yorke.) The postmark gives the year as 1921. A personal letter on the death of a relative, filled with family information, beginning: 'My dear Lilian | Dear Coutie's death has been so sudden, & at a time when there were hardly any posts, that it has been impossible to get any news about her; except from the letter Winnie Ormond wrote to me to announce it, & to tell me when the Funeral was to be'. She complains about the delay in receiving the letter and another from 'Arthur de [Celts?]', whom she asked 'to represent our Branch of the Family as I did not like to think none of us should be there [] He tells me there were very few there only Winnie Ormond & her Husband; & two Lytteltons (Sir Neville & the Clergyman, whose name I think, is Albert) Arthur himself & poor Cooper - & of course Gerard [Freius?] No one else!' She has 'heard nothing from anyone since' and 'cannot remember anyone's address', so asks for those of two women, the latter being Edith Yorke, whose 'little allowance' from 'Coutie' she is anxious to pay: 'I fear, as it is due now, she may be very distressed for want of it'. She ends the letter on the subject of 'Gerard', whom she finds has left Berkhampstead the year before.
[W.H. Mallock] Autograph Letter Signed ('W. H. Mallock') to 'Mrs Nesbit'.
William Hurrell Mallock (1849-1923), English author [Edith Nesbit]
Published by 10 October ; 15 Savile Row London, 1879
Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
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Add to basket12mo: 1 p. On discoloured paper with wear at head and traces of previous mount adhering to blank reverse. He sent the publishers Chatto & Windus her novel the previous Monday, 'begging them to write to you on the matter, and giving your work my best recommendation'. He has not heard anything from them himself, but expects it wil…l 'take a week or two, before they can give an opinion'. The recipient may be Edith Nesbit, although this is unlikely as Nesbit was her maiden name. She became Edith Bland in 1880. None of her works appear to have been published by Chatto & Windus.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by James Wade, London, 1887
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 +120 full-page diagrams on 60 leaves+14 leaves of solutions with frontispiece. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to cover. Autograph letter by Joseph William Abbott, signed and dated March 20, 1888 tipped in. From the library… of Lothar Schmid. (Linde - No. 2472; Betts 33-1; Kieler Schachkatalog 6579) First edition. The work is a curated collection of tactical enigmas, primarily focusing on two-move and three-move checkmate problems. Many of the featured compositions were highly regarded entries that previously won prizes in major problem tournaments during the late 19th century. It was written for players who enjoy chess strictly as a puzzle or enigma, omitting dense theoretical explanations in favor of pure tactical study. One of the most famous puzzles from this book is Problem No. 12 (found on page 8), often referred to by chess communities as "The Abbott's Conundrum". It features a "Rex Solis" style scenario where a lone Black King faces a heavy assortment of White pieces. The solution requires White to play the surprising key move 1. Be4! This sacrificial move grants the Black king escape squares but successfully forces a mate on the second move against any defense. Contains 12 two-movers, 72 three-movers, 33 four-movers, and 4 five-movers. Joseph William Abbott was a prominent British chess problemist and composer who created roughly 250 chess puzzles during his lifetime. Born and deceased in London, he specialized in writing complex "mate in two," "mate in three," and multi-move chess problems. : Abbott published his definitive collection of chess compositions in 1887 under the title 121 Chess Problems. Between 1862 and the early 1900s, his work regularly featured in major period publications, including The Illustrated London News, English Chess Problems, and The City of London Chess Magazine. Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid (10 May 1928 - 18 May 2013) was a German chess grandmaster. He was born in Radebeul near Dresden into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press, which published the German Karl May adventure novels. He was best known as the chief arbiter at several World Chess Championship matches, in particular the 1972 encounter between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky at Reykjavic. He was also an avid collector of chess books and paraphernalia. It was reputed that he owned the largest known private chess library in the world, as well as a renowned collection of chess art, chess boards and chess pieces from around the globe. Condition: Lothar Schmid's book plate to front endpaper verso. Interior slightly toned. Binding dusty with slightly bumped corners. Tipped in letter is multi-folded, toned, shows scattered spotting, and bears signs of use else very good. Inscribed by Author(s).
Manuel d'art musulman. II : les arts plastiques et industriels / Henri Saladin et Gaston Migeon
Migeon, Gaston (1861-1930). Saladin, Henri Jules (1851-1923) [joint author]
Published by Paris : A. Picard, 1907
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- First Edition
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; lxxxiii- 477 p. : grav. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Art, Islamic. Architecture, Islamic. 1 Kg.
Manuel d'art musulman. II : les arts plastiques et industriels / Henri Saladin et Gaston Migeon
Migeon, Gaston (1861-1930). Saladin, Henri Jules (1851-1923) [joint author]
Published by Paris : A. Picard, 1907
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; lxxxiii- 477 p. : grav. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Art, Islamic. Architecture, Islamic. 1 Kg.
More imagesThe Bethel series: Study One: Gems for Daily Living [Mirrors and dented crowns-- The mood and the moment -- Staffs and swords -- Gavels, corks, and battered rings -- Leashes and human passions -- Dependency and absorption -- Resolve and realization]
Ohlson, Walter Emil (1893-1974), illustrator ; author, Harley A. Swiggum, (1923-2015) ; Adult Christian Education Foundation
Published by Adult Christian Education Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin, 1966, 1966
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 7 sections with full color glossy illustrations of very bizarre Christian iconography created by Walter Ohlson, in 8½ x 11 inch loose-leaf binder format, similar to OCLC 1030428073 ; Developed by the Lutheran Adult Christian Education Foundation, Contents: Study one - Gems for Daily Living… - Mirrors and dented crowns -- Study two - Gems for Daily Living - The mood and the moment -- Study three - Gems for Daily Living - Staffs and swords -- Study four - Gems for Daily Living - Gavels, corks, and battered rings -- Study five - Gems for Daily Living - Leashes and human passions -- Study six - Gems for Daily Living - Dependency and absorption -- Study seven - Gems for Daily Living - Resolve and realization ; Posters were used by the Bethel Lutheran Church as an educational tool to explain the Bible and its precepts. Punch holes at the side of the poster are placed so the poster could be fitted to a loose-leaf folder ; loose without binder ; "Born and raised in a small Wisconsin town, Harley A. Swiggum (1923-2015) went to church every week with his family. But he drifted away from his faith as a teenager. After high school, he worked as a welder and then was drafted into the Navy toward the end of World War II. The Navy sent him to the island of Saipan. Out of sheer boredom, he began reading the only thing available - the New Testament, which the soldiers received from the American Bible Society. As he read the Bible each day, he realized that his teenage rebellion was not against the Christ of the Scriptures, but against the way Scriptures had been distorted. He saw the need for a better understanding of the Bible and believed that people's lives could drastically change once they were confronted with the true living Christ. After the war, Harley graduated from a Christian college and seminary. He was then called as an Associate Pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, WI. It was in this role that he was inspired to develop an adult Christian education program for his church. Harley trained a core group of people using a disciplined, high-commitment approach, and then used their gifts to teach the rest of the congregation. An experiment that started with 28 trainees quickly mushroomed into training hundreds of people at his church. Based on this remarkable success, the Adult Christian Education Foundation was established to offer the Bethel Bible Series to other pastors and congregations. Today, more than 2 million people have participated in congregations around the world. This Bible study has been translated into more than 12 languages and extended far beyond the U.S. to connect with Christians in Canada, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, China, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Tanzania, Australia, Indonesia - and more" ;"Anyone seriously confronted with Jesus of Nazareth is going to be transformed in the way he or she thinks about everything. The Bethel Bible Series was written to enhance the student's understanding of the Christian faith. The basic concept of a simple overview under disciplined training is timeless. It has proven that." -- Dr. Harley Swiggum ; Walter Emil Ohlson (1893-1974) spent over 50 years In Chicago as a commercial artist. His works include illustrations for the Wee Wisdom Magazine, the famous Dick and Jane Book Series, advertising artwork For legendary Chevrolet and iconic Coca Cola ads. Later he was commissioned by the Lutheran Church, Adult Christian Education Foundation to create The Bethel Bible Series. ; extremely scarce ephemera ; FINE. Paper.
More imagesThe Bethel series: Study Two: Marriage [The good, the tolerable, the broken -- A calculated choice -- Never by accident -- A Respect for individuality -- A Woman's mind and moods -- A Man's World -- Communication -- The Beavers -- Healthy sexual attitudes -- Keeping marriage alive]
Ohlson, Walter Emil (1893-1974), illustrator ; author, Harley A. Swiggum, (1923-2015) ; Adult Christian Education Foundation
Published by Adult Christian Education Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin, 1965, 1965
- Softcover
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 10 sections with full color glossy illustrations of very bizarre Christian iconography created by Walter Ohlson, in 8½ x 11 inch loose-leaf binder format, similar to OCLC 1030428073 ; Developed by the Lutheran Adult Christian Education Foundation, Contents: Study one - Marriage - The good,… the tolerable, the broken -- Study two - Marriage - A calculated choice -- Study three - Marriage - Never by accident -- Study four - Marriage - A Respect for individuality -- Study five - Marriage - A Woman's mind and moods -- Study six - Marriage - A Man's World -- Study seven - Marriage - Communication -- Study eight - Marriage - The Beavers -- Study nine - Marriage - Healthy sexual attitudes -- Study ten - Marriage - Keeping marriage alive; Posters were used by the Bethel Lutheran Church as an educational tool to explain the Bible and its precepts. Punch holes at the side of the poster are placed so the poster could be fitted to a loose-leaf folder ; loose without binder ; "Born and raised in a small Wisconsin town, Harley A. Swiggum (1923-2015) went to church every week with his family. But he drifted away from his faith as a teenager. After high school, he worked as a welder and then was drafted into the Navy toward the end of World War II. The Navy sent him to the island of Saipan. Out of sheer boredom, he began reading the only thing available - the New Testament, which the soldiers received from the American Bible Society. As he read the Bible each day, he realized that his teenage rebellion was not against the Christ of the Scriptures, but against the way Scriptures had been distorted. He saw the need for a better understanding of the Bible and believed that people's lives could drastically change once they were confronted with the true living Christ. After the war, Harley graduated from a Christian college and seminary. He was then called as an Associate Pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, WI. It was in this role that he was inspired to develop an adult Christian education program for his church. Harley trained a core group of people using a disciplined, high-commitment approach, and then used their gifts to teach the rest of the congregation. An experiment that started with 28 trainees quickly mushroomed into training hundreds of people at his church. Based on this remarkable success, the Adult Christian Education Foundation was established to offer the Bethel Bible Series to other pastors and congregations. Today, more than 2 million people have participated in congregations around the world. This Bible study has been translated into more than 12 languages and extended far beyond the U.S. to connect with Christians in Canada, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, China, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Tanzania, Australia, Indonesia - and more" ;"Anyone seriously confronted with Jesus of Nazareth is going to be transformed in the way he or she thinks about everything. The Bethel Bible Series was written to enhance the student's understanding of the Christian faith. The basic concept of a simple overview under disciplined training is timeless. It has proven that." -- Dr. Harley Swiggum ; Walter Emil Ohlson (1893-1974) spent over 50 years In Chicago as a commercial artist. His works include illustrations for the Wee Wisdom Magazine, the famous Dick and Jane Book Series, advertising artwork For legendary Chevrolet and iconic Coca Cola ads. Later he was commissioned by the Lutheran Church, Adult Christian Education Foundation to create The Bethel Bible Series. ; extremely scarce ephemera ; writing and marks on cover sheet to part 8 ; else all color illustrations are FINE. Paper.
[Kate Douglas Wiggin, author of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm", etc] Autograph Quotation Signed "Kate Douglas Wiggin".
Kate Douglas Wiggin ( 1856 1923) American educator, author and composer.
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Add to basketPaper, 12 x 7cm, remnants on verso indicating tipped on another surface previously. Text: '"God bless the brick house that was; God bless the brick house that is to be!" | Kate Douglas Wiggin | From "Rebecca"'. See Scan.
Published by All three on letterheads of Turville Heath Cottage Henley-on-Thames. Letters dated 11 November and 1 March 1997. Card undated, 1995
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Add to basketAll three items in good condition, with both letters lightly-creased at the foot. ONE: TLS. Signed 'John Mortimer'. 11 November 1995. 1p, 8vo. He was delighted to receive Fry's letter and would 'like to visit a writing group with which you're connected. If I'm free on May 10th I'll come. I'm just waiting to hear about a trip to…Florida so do let the committee write to me. I'll know by then more clearly what I'm doing.' TWO: TLS. Signed 'John', with Mortimer deleting the typed word 'sincerely'. 1 March 1997. 1p, 8vo. He found it 'a delight' to hear Fry's 'lecture at the RSL'. He would 'love to come and see you, but March is very full up. Could we ring one another at the end of the month and talk about April?' He points out that Fry did meet his daughter, 'but she might be working in Bristol'. THREE: ACS. Signed 'John/'. Undated. Card with printed letterhead, otherwise blank, with Mortimer writing on both sides. 'I was afraid my [?] was inadequate and am delighted you thought it OK. Have been travelling around a lot lately, Canada, America twice, Rome and Brussels in the last 2 months but wd love to see you. - Either in Chichester or ? here. Will ring and try and fix something. | Penny [his second wife] sends her love | ever. | John/'.
