George Dollar (38 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 11 photographs, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XIV, No. 84, January, 1898. Daredevils, including William Shields, William T. Robertson, Charles Kilpatrick, the one-legged cyclists, C. Allan Cooke, high-divers Professor Reddish and Tommy Burns, and aeronauts Charles Pollock, who successfully crossed the English Channel in a balloon on October 12, 1897, Percival Spencer, and Professor Baldwin and his ascent at Bexhill on August Bank Holiday, 1897. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Scarce.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 5pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 9 photographs and 1 drawing, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XIV, No. 81, October, 1897. Daredevils at Niagara Falls, including tight-rope walking, going over the falls, and shooting the rapids. Illustrations include Blondin cooking an omelet over Niagara, McDonell crossing Niagara Gorge with baskets on his feet, McDonell hanging from the tight-rope, Professor Andrew Jenkins crossing on a bicycle, Samuel J. Dixon crossing the rapids on a 3/4-inch cable, Dixon lying on his back on the cable, Charles S. Calverley and his wheelbarrow on the tight-rope, Maria Spelterini over the rapids, Graham and his barrel, and the last moment of Captain Webb, who perished after going over the falls without accoutrements. Other names include Sam Patch, Bellini, Stephen Peere, Professor De Leon, Joel Robinson, who commanded the boat Maid of the Mist, Steve Brodie, Charles A. Percy, Robert W. Flack, William Kendall, Carlisle Graham, William Potts, George Hazlett, and Sadie Allen. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Scarce.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 22 photographs of examples, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XIII, No. 73, February, 1897. The small puppets of knitted wool. From the opening paragraph, "All roads in Germany lead to Munich, where the beer comes from, and all roads in Munich lead to the Lowenbrau Keller, where we got these beer markers." Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Scarce.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. pp703 - 705, illus with 10 photos showing examples of sculptures and drawings made of macerated money, printed in double columns, salvaged from a neglected copy of The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, #102, July, 1899. Examples include the Capitol Building, Washington, DC, Abraham Lincoln, President McKinley, the Washington Monument, the American Eagle, and other pieces.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. pp265 - 269, illus with photos, printed in double columns, salvaged from a neglected copy of The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, #99, April, 1899. Photos include Mr. Vol Tapley, of Spencerberg, Missouri, who sported a beard over 9 feet long, the largest bunch of primroses, the tallest cabbages at over 10 feet, sunflowers in the Canary Islands that grow 10 to 12 feet tall, the tallest St. John's Lily, the tallest thistle, the biggest shoe, a six year old boy weighing in at 126 pounds, the largest bunch of pears, the biggest farm plow, and the largest team of oxen. Scarce.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Spotlessly clean inside and out. Very slight wear to spine edge. Slight impression of paper clip to top edge of covers and pages. Very little wear otherwise. Will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Amateurs Earn High Marks in Highways Photo Contest" by James Tallon; "Tucson Festival '87" by Lorna Holmes; "Mountain Bikes, Peacocks and Ghosts" by Tom Dollar; "Cinderella of the Southwest: The Phoenix Zoo Comes of Age" by Dick George; "New at the Desert Museum: A Unique Mountain Habitat" by Lawrence W. Cheek; "Trappings of the American West" by Dan Dagget; "U.S. Route 89--The Ramblin' Road" by Joseph Stocker; "Organ Pipe at Fifty" by Kay Meyer; plus "Editor's Page"; "Letters"; "Arizoniques"; and "Bookshelf".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 415 pp. FIRST EDITION, includes note from publisher noting first edition and errors in the text to be acknowledged. Softcover in very good condition, slight wear along the lower edge, slight creasing along spine, slight dirtying around spine. Binding is good, text block appears clear and unmarked throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Crease on spine. Binding is tight and secure. Some rubbing on the front cover. Small sticky price tag on the back cover. Book is very usable and readable.

extracted article, very good condition, 6pp. illus.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition. Clean text, few breaks in the spine. EXLIBRARY Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Exlibary.

trade paperback. Condition: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . sm4to; 415 pages; acceptable exlibrary trade paperback; library pockets labels and stamps; slight stain; slight nicks to edges cover; scuff and chip to face cover; tips bumped; stains top edge; otherwise clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Paper Covers. Condition: Good. B1 3.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 141pp. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. SIGNED by the author. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Some foxing to covers. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.01. signed by author.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. These 4 unbound pages are in very good condition.Saved from a disbound original Strand Magazine 1896.Old 'bound in'edge to the left hand side,various in text illustrations.This is from the original Victorian publication, not a copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 253310. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 253307. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 254449. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 254475. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 5. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 254661. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 3 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 5. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 254709. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 5 pages, illustrated. Some foxing. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 6. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 254630. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 7. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 256975. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (16 x 23 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 5. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Printed Before 1900; Inventory No: 252830. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Extracted Magazine Article. 7pp., very good condition. B&W illus. 11 illustrations. Ballconfools, parachute fools, bicycle fools etc.

Extracted Magazine Article. 6pp., very good condition. B&W illus. 10 illustrations. Blondin and others crossing in different ways.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.2.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.2.