hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. Small 4to, 128 pp.
Language: English
Published by Phaidon Press, Oxford, 1989
ISBN 10: 0714825719 ISBN 13: 9780714825717
Seller: C P Books Limited, Oxted, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Clarke, Graham (illustrator). First Edition. Slight sunning to DJ, marks to front DJ, price-clipped. ; Etching; 1 x 12.3 x 9.6 Inches; 96 pages; Subtitle continues: "observed and executed in the anachronological mode by a person of considerable gorm." lllustrated with the author's own etchings, this is a humorous account of his experiences on the "grand tour" of Europe. On the trip, the author encounters a range of eccentric English characters, all attempting to come to terms with "dreadful" foreigners and their cultures. Grey cloth with black spine titles, illustrated eps. Large book that may require additional postage.
Condition: Near Fine. First edition (hardback). Oblong 8vo (21cm by 25cm), 56pp. Illustrated throughout in Graham Clarke. Original laminated boards. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 1859994865.
Seller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Graham Clarke (illustrator). First Edition. Red boards with bright gilt-titling to the spine. In the original publishers pictorial dustjacket which has a few closed tears, all of which are now neatly repaired to the reverse of the d/j with clear archive tape. Dustjacket is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Fine. The book is SIGNED by the author and dedicated to the former owner on the half-title page. Otherwise No other Inscriptions or Marks. 80 pp. Illustrated with 18 colour plates and 72 b/w drawings. Bibliography; Glossary. Foreword by Asa Briggs. Apart from the minor 'Faults', as detailed above this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. "Offers tongue in cheek illustrations of life in Britain during eighteen different periods in history from Stonehenge to the Industrial Revolution. "; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Graham Clarke (illustrator). Ex library hardback with illustrated boards; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1981 by Kay & Ward Ltd. Boards are worn with corner bumping & some minor damage at head of spine otherwise a clean, sound copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-5G*.
paperback. Condition: Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller.
Published by The Dearborn Publishing Co., Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Clarke, W.W.; Graham, J.C.; Seavey, Paul Franklin; Johnson,Harlan; Honore, Paul (illustrator). First Edition. 32 pages. Features: When Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is the World's Greatest Warrior" - article with statistics of policemen killed on the job; Why I Left New York (part 1) - a middle westerner moves there but is in conflict with its alien atmosphere; Who Pays for Our Radio Programs? - noted economics author explains how national advertisers foot the bill so we can listen-in without charge; Captain Kidd - Pirate-Catcher - the rover is commissioned to capture ships flying the black flag; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - no amount of pretense can improve upon the original; Editorials - the time of England's trouble, is the jury system a failure, police death roll, the family is the unit; Woodrow Wilson (part 9) - He refused to be rushed into hasty decisions; World War's Effect Upon the Negro - overseas the colored soldier acquired an entirely new estimate of his importance in the scheme of things; Dry-Farming - The Tragedy of the West - scores of deserted homes stand as mute monuments to the settler's struggle in a land where rain seldom comes; Moonlight Midnight on "Old Tim" - Climbing Mount Timpanogas; The Voyage of the Victoria - part 3 - further adventures of Magellan; Chats with Office Callers; A Dance a Week - Hull's Victory, Lady Walpole's Reel, and Speed the Plow (with piano music for each); amazing photos of strange worldwide professions - a daredevil juggling atop several chairs, rubber tappers in Ceylon demonstrating the herringbone system,Egyptian dervishes passing skewers through their cheeks, and a Korean peddler of earthen ware - carried upon his back! Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, May 22, 1926 - World War's Effect on the Negro Magellan Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is t.
Published by The Dearborn Publishing Co., Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Clarke, W.W.; Fitzgerald, William O.; Briggs, AustinEugene; Graham, J.C. (illustrator). First Edition. 32 pages. Features: Tour of Distant Lands via Camera; The Cause of Nervous Breakdown; Socialism through the Eyes of the Churchman; What Books are Worthwhile - and Why?; The Scientist is the Most Effectual Agent for Democracy, Says Edwin E. Slosson; Certain Fundamental Safeguards are still needed in Our Cort-Martial System, so says a former Sergeant Major of the American Expeditionary Forces; The Scholar Analyzes the different Versions of the New Testament; Henry Ford's Page - prosperity has not arrived until the last family enjoys it; Editorials - Senate-nominee William S. Vare, Gertrude Ederle is the first woman ever to swim the English Channel, Rapid decline in prestige of Premier Baldwin, interfering in Mexican affairs; The Old-Time Revival - Is it good enough for us?; The Cry of the Crippled Children - is greater than that about which a Barrett Browning wrote; Lower California - Land of Mystery - Where American Filibusters once sought to establish a republic; The Truth About France - Lesson of Touraine and the Woolen Stocking; If Shakespeare Came to London - would he be able to find may of his old haunts?; The Lure of Lofty Places - There are thrills on the mountain tops and fascination in finding them - article with photos of/on Mount Rainier, Washington; Barefoot Dave - Son of Nature, Mute Throreau of the Woods - David Dugden of Les Cheneaux Islands; Child Welfare and Conscience - Judge Franklin Chase Hoyt sits in the world's largest juvenile court; Chats with office callers - drunks in Montreal, Schools taking on more and more responsibility for child-rearing, Dr. George Byron Gordon, labor strife on the streets of New York; Can You Tell Me?; I Read in the Papers - Great Britain's financial problems, Citrate acid in drinks makes us thirsty, forged manuscripts of famous authors, Lots of gangsters being killed in Chicago; Briefly told. Photos of unusual trees of the world; Soiling to front cover near spine. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth, September (Sept.) 18, 1926 - Socialism Through the Eyes of the Churchman Tour of Distant Lands via Camera; The Cause of Nervous Breakdown; Socialism through the Eyes of the Churchman; What Bo.