Elliott Rex R (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor wear top edge. Stapled binding. 53 pgs. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The front soft cover has crease marks that also show on the inside. There are one-half inch tears located at the spine joint at the top and bottom. Small areas of the cover are scraped back to the paper. All edges have small chips with the bottom showing shelf wear and the front lower corner creased. A former price is inked on the front with a black felt-tip marker. The back cover has some mild creases and is discolored around the perimeter. A small section of the top edge is worn to the paper. The spine is tight, but faded and worn at the edges. The text block edges are mildly discolored. The joint at the front endpaper is cracked along the length and shows mild foxing and a dirt spot. The interior pages are clean with only a few pages dented. Please see all photos. We only ship free to USA addresses. Outside U.S. buyers will need to arrange a forwarding company or pay extra shipping charges. The 93 pages include B/W images and illustrations of bottles, closure devices, historical marketing material and photos. It describes different manufacturing processes used to make the varied decorative bottles. It is a handy reference for collectors in identifying and dating Hawaiian bottles dating back to the first soda water company established in Honolulu in 1863. Also included are beer, whiskey and gin bottles and cases. An index is included at the end of the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. No bibliographic information. Handwritten 'Dec 1998' in ink in upper fore-edge corner of front free end-paper. Four page introduction by Rex R. Elliott. Near fine hardback. Thirty seven pages of "black and white microphotos of snow crystals originally photographed by Mr. Bentley [that] have been colored with accented fluorescent colors to give the sparkle and color to these exquisite snowflakes." as stated in the introduction, three pages of 'Windowpane Frost' and six pages of additional material. The Business card of Rex Elliot and a 7/78 by 3 7/8 inch 'Seasons Greetings from MVA. Inc.' card of 'Snow Flake Photomicrographs from Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley Digital Archives CD-ROM' glued to FFEP. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 9 x 6", pict wraps, 93pp with index, covers rubbed and soiled, extremities worn, old ink ownership inscription on title page, but still a pretty nice copy of the Third Edition. SCARCE.