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12mo., (5 6/8 x 3 6/8 inches). Illustrated throughout with diagrams, engravings of tennis rackets and balls, advertisements at end illustrating tennis poles, nets, shoes, court-markers, etc. Original blue printed paper wrappers (a few pale stains, corners chipped); preserved in a tan calf backed clamshell box. Provenance: with the ownership inscription of Harold Meeks dated 1888 on the front cover. Early edition, preceded by "Playing Rules of the Popular Games of Archery and Lawn Tennis" also published by Peck & Snyder in 1878, and with its current title in 1884. In this edition the rules for Equestrian Polo and Field Croquet are included at the very end. James Dwight and his second cousin Fred Sears played "what Dwight believed to be the first game of lawn tennis in America at his uncle William Appleton's property at Nahant, Massachusetts, in 1874 or 1875 (Dwight claimed one or the other year at different times, leaving the actual year open to debate). In 1876, 1877, and 1878, Dwight organized handicap round robin tournaments at Nahant. Playing with a scratch handicap, he won the first two tournaments. The 1877 event marked the first appearance of future champion Dick Sears, Fred's half brother. During September 1880 he and Dick Sears entered a "Championship of the United States" at Staten Island, New York, but they withdrew from the singles event after Dwight futilely protested that the balls were under regulation size and weight. Dwight and Sears then lost their second round doubles match. The ball controversy and a disagreement about the height of the net for doubles matches between players at tournaments in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and other cities prompted Clarence Clark from Philadelphia, Eugenius Outerbridge from New York City, and Dwight to convene a meeting in May 1881 that led to the creation of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA), forerunner of the U.S. Tennis Association. Illness kept Dwight out of the first U.S. singles championship at the Newport Casino in August 1881. Dick Sears won the singles, and he and Dwight lost in the second round of the doubles to Clark and Fred Taylor (who later became the "father of scientific management")" (Frank V. Phelps for ADNB). Catalogued by Kate Hunter.

Manuscript map in pen, ink, and coloured marker on waxed cloth measuring 1080 by 1650mm. Contemporary annotations, some creasing and wear along old folds, some minor spotting and toning, tack marks to corner, but very good. Signed and dated in the lower right corner: ?S. Owen Rees, A.D.F.O. (Emergency Stores and Statistics) 31-8-43.? [Wales] 31 August, This large map provides valuable insight into one of the under-reported crises of the home-front in World War Two. Britain was a net food importer and this lack of self-sufficiency was placed under enormous stress by Germany's submarine fleet which targeted both military and civilian shipping from as far away as Canada. Concerns over feeding a population of 50 million were such that in 1940 Whitehall revived the Ministry of Food Control (1916-21) - abbreviating it to Ministry of Food. - under the direction of businessman, Frederick James Marquis, 1st Earl of Woolton (1883-1964). Writing in the year that this map was produced, J.J. MacGregor gives an overview of the operations of the Ministry of Food: it ?is in touch with everyone, and its role of applying restrictions and controls is bound to be unpopular and made difficult from time to time. Naturally, the Ministry of Food was concerned with imported as well as home-grown food and it has among its functions the responsibility for food imports, the efficiency of distribution, rationing, and the interests of the consuming public? (MacGregor). Woolton proved more than capable overseeing a bureaucracy of over 50,000, the Ministry set up over 1,000 food distribution centres, and ensured that supplies were protected from enemy action (i.e. bombing) and spoilage, while seeing that the food was well distributed and always available in all parts of the country. His ?biggest triumph was getting people to accept rationing as not only necessary and patriotic but also equitable and efficient. He soon became, next to Churchill, the most popular and identifiable government minister. Woolton took the opportunity to implement positive social reform when he began the provision of milk to schoolchildren and orange juice to expectant mothers? (ODNB). The map was created by S. Owen Reese, the Assistant Divisional Food Officer for Edmund Hill-Snook (1888 -1976), the Ministry of Food?s Divisional Food Officer for South Wales. It would have been consulted frequently, if not daily, to plan for the storage, protection and distribution of precious food supplies across the region. At the time of its creation, the situation was still dire, but with the entry of United States into the war, no longer at its nadir. Devoted to South Wales, the map shows the entire southern half of the country. Its seven counties (which have since been revised) are all coloured in outline and grouped into six zones: Monmouthshire (Zone 1); Glamorgan (Zone 2, including Cardiff); Carmarthenshire (Zone 3); Pembrokeshire (Zone 4); Cadiganshire (Zone 5); Radnorshire and Brecknockshire (Zone 6, embracing the two counties). These are further divided into rural and urban zones - marked S.WA (South Wales), so ?Cardiff Urban S.WA 22?, or ?Neath Rural S.WA 67? - rural zones having low-density populations and were frequently net producers of food, while the opposite was true of Cardiff, Pembroke and Swansea. The numerous towns and villages that dot the countryside are actually marked to denote the locations of food storage and distribution centres. An extraordinary survival from the Welsh home front in the heart of the Second World War. MacGregor, J.J., ?Britain's Wartime Food Policy? in Journal of Farm Economics, Vol. 25, No. 2 (May, 1943) p.385.

Manuscript. Condition: Good. On offer is the handwritten manuscript diary of the extraordinary Dr. Charlton Thomas Lewis a well known lawyer, lecturer, thinker and educator from New York. He was noted for his Greek lectures partook in all the literary functions of the day and going to the Shakespearean and Author's clubs there in New York. He also was the Deputy Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, an actuarial expert on insurance and speaker at Harvard and Yale to name two. He also loves to dine at the best hotels such as the 5th Ave. and Astor House. He has such a passion for the theatre, books and the arts. The "Annual report of the prison association of New York" Says he was born in West Chester Pa. on the 25th of February 1834. His father was Joseph J. Lewis, commissioner of internal revenue under President Lincoln and Johnson. His grandfather was a prominent leader and educator in the Society of Friends, Quakers. He was married twice. He wrote numerous books and papers, including the "Elementary Latin Dictionary." The diary dated 1897 shows his address at 32 Nassau Street New York. Directories show that "The Mutual Life Insurance Company" has it's office at this address, another company he worked for. Noteworthy is that he rides his "wheel" (bicycle) passionately, In October he says, "Cyclometer 1150 ½, 1522 since May 30th." January 1st finds Charlton in Germany celebrating a new year. February 4th, he sails for home. Here are snippets: 1897 "January 2nd, A dreary day, drizzle and chill outside. Stay in all morning writing and reading chiefly finishing sermons, compositions and arranging papers. Letters from N.Y. and Copenhagen. Telegraph Risely and write Mclintock. P.m. read "Monitor" carefully through. At 7 to residing theatre. ______finely played especially "Teia" and "Frity". The idea of each of these short plays is the conflict of man in the immediate prospect of death but all is fearlessness in each case, no illustration of the weak spirit in pain." "February 3rd, Arose early, walked about the city. Call at steamer office and drove 40+?.Lunch at hotel. Call on Coltelette's then go shopping for chain, umbrella, pipe for Charlty and Jean. To bank then drive around Caro with fine views of city and back to hotel. Dine at Cotelette's bachelor apartment. Fine pictures and luxurious arrangement. 121 steps from ground to 6th floor and on high hill with great view. London mail brings me but one letter from Jas McKeen, Jan. 22nd." "February 4th, Shop for pipe and hat, find no shipper or paper net. Wait long on ship but sail just before noon. Keep close to coast from Genoa to Monaco, magnificent views of Rivera and mountains behind. Summer on back ground of imprints of snow and ice. On sea passengers few and dull. Read "Schumer seele". Expected cable from Munich, fails. Also letters. Telegram from Sigman." "February 6th, At noon today, 117 miles from Gibraltar. A bright day of sunshine with sharp clear horizon and smooth sea, keeping close to the Spanish coast with fine views of shore and of mountains most of the day with scenes of rice fields and of the Sierra Nevada inland in full view. Bath 7 a.m. Ocean lovely. Read little. At 8 p.m. reached Gibraltar. Went ashore with Mr. and Mrs. Goodman and Mrs. Lawn and others with guide and walked about streets and shops and saw Gmeua's (?) house etc. Splendid moonlight views of harbor, etc." "February 11th, At noon run again 343 miles. This ends prospect of landing Monday. Sea grows rougher, decks out, steerage passengers soaked from waves. They roll right into their quarters. Still a large share of passengers at meals. No sails seen all day." (Goes on to say that the captain is changing course to avoid a hurricane but then says he saw a cyclone. Then on February 16th they finally land and are in Quarantine.) "March 10th, ?.take 4:10 on N.W. for Chicago by ______kee with W. S. Walker and Hamilton to Palmer House. Letters from ______ at _____and in Chicago. Night and day rest at Palmer House." "April 2.

22; [42] pp. Illustrated with diagrams and wood engravings. 1 vols. 16mo. The Origins of Modern Tennis and the USLTA. A fascinating glimpse into the early days of a a sport just getting organized in the United States, The United States National Lawn Tennis Association was founded in 1881 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City, by a group of young players who wished to standardize the rules of the game and promote the sport (later, in 1920, "National" was dropped and the organization became simply the USLTA). The Rules they adopted eventually became a standard reference for aficionados of the fledgling sport. All early editions of the Rules of the game are quite rare, including this 1886 printing, and they can be divided into two groups of titles: those using "Official Rules" and those using "Playing Rules". According to Phelps & Sabine, editions of the THE OFFICIAL LAWN TENNIS RULES, AS ADOPTED etc., appeared in 1881 (Philadelphia, Lippincott) and 1882 (Boston, Wright & Dixon); but no copies of either of these editions is to be found in OCLC, which lists, however editions of 1885 and 1889 under that title. Also following Phelps & Sabine, THE PLAYING RULES AS ADOPTED, etc., was first published in New York in 1884 by Peck & Snyder. OCLC finds only one copy of that edition (Brown University); Phelps & Sabine also refer to editions of 1886 (this) and 1889 -- however, no copy of the 1886 edition is described. OCLC locates 3 copies: at St. Johns, Yale, and NY Public. The Racquet and Tennis CLub Library also holds a copy. The first section contains "The Laws of Lawn Tennis" and "The Constitution and By-Laws" of the fledgling Association, with a section on "Cases and Decisions" by James Wright; the second section contains the "Rules of Umpires", a discussion of various rackets and balls (Peck & Snyder, manufacturers), and illustrated ads for footwear, lawn markers, nets, tennis paraphernalia, etc. Finally, there is a list of over 40 Clubs belonging to the Association, including the "Cheynenne Lawn Tennis Club" in Wyoming, with 50 members. Copies of any of these USLTA incunabula are quite rare, and when found, quite fragile. Phelps & Sabine, p. 203; Racquet and Tennis Club, Dictionary Catalogue (1970) 2:414; OCLC (3 copies: Yale, St. Johns, and NY Public) Original beige printed wrappers. Small inkspot on upper cover, small chips from spine, otherwise an excellent copy of a rare, fragile, and important work 22; [42] pp. Illustrated with diagrams and wood engravings. 1 vols. 16mo.

8vo. (168 x 128 mm). pp. 206. Leaf with publisher's vignette recto, leaf with half-title recto and publication details verso, printed title and Kuzman's verse with section titles throughout, final three leaves with contents. Original publisher's printed wrappers with linocut Constructivist design in blue and red by Al'tman, spine repaired. The third edition of Kuzmin's acclaimed verse collection but the first with Al'tman's Constructivist cover. Mikhail Kuzmin studied music under Rimsky-Korsakov but turned later to literature. His first novel 'Kryl'ia' was published in 1906 and his first verse collection 'Seti' followed in 1908. 'Seti', written while Kuzmin was associated with the Russian Symbolists, achieved wide acclaim. Later Kuzmin was crucial in the development of Acmeism and helped the early career of Anna Akhmatova. A homosexual, Kuzmin was the companion of the poet Yuri Yurkun (they met in 1913), until his death from pneumonia in 1936. Two years later Yurkun and many other writers and intellectuals were arrested during one of Stalin's purges; all were shot. A second edition of 'Seti' was issued in 1915 and the verses were also included in Kuzmin's collected works of 1916 before this third distinct edition appeared in 1923. Praised, parodied or derided, 'Seti', now considered tame or chaste, is lauded as a pioneering work of literature.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Folio (12 inches). 18 George III, Chapter 12. General title leaf + pages 295-296. Woodcut Royal coat of arms, headband, and decorative initial. Text in Black Letter. Neatly extracted from a bound volume and expertly mended. This Act, known as the Revenue Act Repeal, 1778 or Second Conciliatory Act, 1778, removed the tax on tea in the American colonies as a late peacemaking effort by the British government. The Act declared that parliament would no longer impose duties or taxes for the raising of revenue in the colonies, but would only impose duties as expedient to regulate commerce with the net income to be given to the colonies. Most significantly, the Act removed the duty on tea which had been imposed by the Townshend Revenue Act (7 George III, Chapter 46) in 1767. However, by the time this conciliatory law was passed, it was far too late: the colonies had already declared independence and the war was well under way.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. -- Condition: Near fine, slight wrinkling and fading to spine, internally very good, scattered foxing, small watermark to lower edge from page 40, growing larger towards end of book but not affecting text. -- Details: First edition of this highlight work, scarce in this condition. 'A Broadway hit first produced in London under the title 'Gaslight', 'Gas Light' tells the story of the Manninghams who live on Angel Street in the 19th Century. The secret of the dimming gaslight and the mystery of the hidden rubies will captivate all.' [Stageplays] Vincent Price arranged the rights for the Broadway production renamed it 'Angel Street' and starred in it, closing after 1,295 performances. 'Gas Light' was also twice adapted for film, in Britain in 1940, and the 1944 American film which was nominated for seven academy awards, including best actress for Ingrid Bergman. 'Gas Light' gave rise to the term "gaslighting", meaning a form of psychological abuse in which false information is presented to victims with the intent of making them doubt their own memories, perceptions and judgements. -- Reference: web stageplays. (book size 18.8x12.6cm), pp. [2] 83 [1] [2]. In publisher's green card wrappers, spine and rear panel lettered in black, front panel lettered in black and bordered in black with design of theatre curtains. Publisher's slip regarding fee payment for using the play inserted after title page. Price of '2/6 net' to lower corner of front flap. --.

4to. 63 pp., final blank page. With 3 maps in the text. Original printed wrappers. Thorough paper on Saudi Arabia's non-oil-based economy, its regional diversity, cultural aspects, and challenges posed by the oil boom, packed with suggestions and solutions. Based on a 1962 lecture given at the University of Riyadh, featuring data up to 1961 and references up to 1962. - The paper briefly discusses the development of the oil industry and its benefits for health, education, transport and urbanisation, but notes that over-dependence on oil has weakened the rest of the economy. The main section addresses the non-oil sectors, explaining how equipment and irrigation are improving agriculture by increasing cultivable land, the chances of employment away from the oil sector, and living standards. While increased demand for imports has created a wealthy merchant class, it is undermining local industry (examples are given for dates, pasta, cement, and agricultural products). Based on numbers alone, Saudi Arabia should be a net exporter of livestock, but this is not the case. Fishing under-performs in spite of long coastlines and a wealth of marine life, reflected in poor performance by the Saudi Fishing Company due to primitive methods, lack of manpower and investment, preservation facilities, etc. The author analyses population and its engagement in different sectors, contrasting urban and rural areas and nomads. Closing sections draw out solutions, relating to modernisation, infrastructure, skills, and finance. With respect to the Bedouins, he calls for their settlement to increase the number of agricultural workers and productivity of herding, and describes what Bedouin settlements should look like. Maps show transport links, geology, and mineral wealth. - In excellent condition.

Oblong-Folio (26.5 x 38 x 1.6 cm). Album mit 50 s/w Tafeln (c. 18 x 26 cm) in Sepia-Lichtdruck (cpl.). OSeiden-Handeinband (braun; Rundrücken, Kapitalbändchen) mit farb. gesticktem Titel u. Deckelmotiv (Blütenzweige), alls. Goldschnitt, in OKart.-Deckelschachtel (27.7 x 39.5 x 2.2 cm; Deckel marginal etwas fleckig) / 50 sepia collotype plates with captions in English and protecting sheets. Silk binding, front cover with silk embroideries (Sakura), all edges gilt, endpapers with gold scatter pattern, in original box. In all a good and clean preserved copy. - - Einseitig gedruckt, ohne Text od. Erläuterungen / printed on one side only - Es gab nur 2 (offensichtlich nicht ident.) Ausgaben für die Kaiserl. Eisenbahn, beide ca. 1910 - Frühe, in der Kombination von Impressum, Kollation u. Ausstattung unverwechselbare Ausgabe (thanks to George C. Baxley, and his description of a different version, cf. digit. in Internet Archive) -- PLATES : 1. The Main Entrance to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, 2. Uyeno Park: When the Cherry Blossom Blows, 3. Shinobazu Pond, famous for Lotus Flowers, 4. A Picturesque View of the Imperial Palace Moat, 5. Entrance to the Mausolea of the Tokugawa Shoguns, 6. Under the Wistaria Arbour, 7. Iris Garden near Tokyo, 8. A Champion Wrestler in the Kokugikwan Amphitheatre, 9. Typical Japanese Residence, 10. resp. -Garden, 11. Typical Reception Room in a Wealthy House, 12. The Daibutsu or Gigantic Bronze Statute of Buddha at Kamakura, Erected in 1252, 13. Enoshima, near Kamakura, 14. Miyanoshita, a Favourite Hot Spring Resort in the Hakone Mountains, 15. Mt. Fuji, Height 12,379 ft., 16. Display of Dolls and Toys on the Girls' Festival in March, 17. resp. -of Miniature Arms and Toys on the Boys' Festival in May, 18. Armour and Weapons of Ancient Warriors, 19. The River Kiso, Central Japan, 20. Cormorant-Fishing, on Trout on the Nagara, 21. Lake Biwa (etc.), 22. The Temple of Kiyomidzu, Kyoto, Founded in 778, 23. The Kinkakuji, 'Golden Pavilion', 24. Enjoying the Cool of a Summer Evening (ec.), 25. The Higashi Hongwanji, Kyoto, Founded in 1692, The head temple of the Buddhist Shinshu sect, 26. Arashiyama, Note for Cherry Blossoms and Autumn Tints, 27. Descent of the Hozu Rapids, 28. The Glories of Autumn: Maples at Toganoo, 29. Peony Beds, 30. A Rich Display of Chrysanthemums, 31. A Tea-Plantation with Tea-Pickers at Work, 32. Grand Shrine Ise, of the Highest Sanctity, Sacred to the Imperial Ancestress (ec.), 33. Entrance to the Kasuga Shrine, Nara, The tame deer (ec.), 34. Horyuji near Nara, Built in 607, 35. The Chanoyu, or Tea-Ceremony, 36. Playing the Koto, the Most Widely Used Form of Domestic Musical Instrument, 37. The Ikebana, or Flower Arrangement, One of the Aesthetic Arts of Japan, 38. Ama-no-hashidate, Central Japan, One of the Most Beautiful Sights, 39. Feudal Castle at Himeji, 40. A Glimpse of the Inland Sea, near Onomichi, 41. Miyajima, a Sacred Island in the Inland Sea, 42. Ritsurin Park in Shikoku, 43. The No, a Species of Lyric Drama of a Classical Nature, 44. The Odori, a Dramatic Dance in Old Time Costume, 45. A Characteristic Japanese Dance, 46. In the Grounds of the Nikko Shrines, Founded in 1617, 47. Avenue of Cryptomerias near Nikko, 48. Matsushima in Northern Japan, One of the Most Beautiful Sights, 49. Chiyo-no-matsubara, a Celebrated Pine Grove in Kyushu [with a Passing Train], 50. Mt. Aso, an Active Volcano in Kyushu -- OGAWA Kazumasa, also called Isshin Kazuma (1860-1929) Saitama. Pioneering Japanese photographer. Introduced dry-plate technology to Japan and established companies using the technology. In 1888, started Japan's first collotype printing business. In 1889, printed the Shashin Shinpo and Kokka (still existing) magazines by collotype printing. Also in 1889, established the Nihon Shashin-kai (Japan Photographic Association) with Tokyo Imperial Univ. Professor William Burton. It was Japan's first camera club for amateur photographers. (photoguide jp). -- NET WEIGHT / Nettogewicht / Poids: 2 kg - WEIGHT CATEGORY / Versandkategorie / Poids brut 5 kg - Sprache: en.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A wide ranging and detailed profile of Saudi Arabia's non-oil economy, its regional diversity, cultural aspects, challenges posed by the oil boom, with opportunities and solutions. The author was Professor of Geography at Kuwait University. Original b/w printed wraps 17x24cm. 63pp Arabic text including 3 maps. Wraps good with author's presentation ink stamp and a stain to the front. Interiors very good. Although dated 1965, the lecture was given in Jan 1962 with data up to 1961 and references up to 1962. This opens by explaining economic stagnation in the Peninsula as a result of challenging environment, semi-isolation, and religious aversion to change. Modernisation began with Ibn Saud and the oil concessions. There is brief discussion about the development of the oil industry and its benefits in health, education, transport and urbanisation. The author notes however, that over-dependence on oil has weakened the rest of the economy, awareness of which led to the creation of a planning council. The main part of this lecture addresses the non-oil sectors. He explains how equipment and irrigation are improving agriculture by increasing cultivable land, employment away from the oil sector, and living standards. However, while resulting increased demand for imports has created a wealthy merchant class, it is undermining local industry (examples are given for dates, pasta, cement, and agricultural products). Saudi should be a net exporter of livestock but this is not the case. Fishing under-performs in spite of long coastlines and a wealth of marine life, reflected in poor performance by the Saudi Fishing Company due to primitive methods, lack of people and investment, preservation facilities, etc. Mining has slumped. Small industry has grown, highlighting those activities that benefit during Hajj, but is limited by historical and cultural factors including lack of skills, unstable labour force (generations of farmers and shepherds are reluctant to work in factories for long), and merchants who traditionally want quick and sure profits are reluctant to invest long-term. The author analyses population and its engagement in different sectors, contrasting urban and rural areas and nomads. Closing sections draw out solutions, relating to modernisation, infrastructure, skills, finance etc. With respect to the Bedouin, he calls for their settlement to increase the number of agricultural workers and productivity of herding, and describes what Bedouin settlements would look like. Farmers need technical and financial support, protection from exploitation by merchants, more efficient use of water, etc. Better data on population and activity is a priority for planning. Maps show transport links, geology, and mineral wealth.

Brussels: Devaivre, n.d. (circa 1925). Oblong octavo (22 x 28 cm). Original textured and printed publisher's wrappers, with silk rope tie; 4 pp. of preface text in French and English followed by 29 black-and-white reproductions from photographs by Misonne plus pictorial title page. Some light scattered handling wear, dust-staining, and toning, some soiling and minor chipping to wrappers, overall about very good. Léonard Misonne (1870-1943) was an important Belgian pictorialist photographer best known for his atmospheric landscapes and street scenes, and was nicknamed the "Corot of photography". According to the Directory of Belgian Photographers, "Misonne's work is characterised by a masterly treatment of light and atmospheric conditions. His images express poetic qualities, but sometimes slip into an anecdotal sentimentality." He experimented with many different lighting techniques and processes to achieve his intented results, such as the Fresson processes, bromoil or oil printing, and his own version of bromoil called the mediobrome processes. He also invented two different printing processes. With the "photo-dessin" process, a photograph is turned into a line drawing by projecting the negative onto a drawing surface and darkening the light areas with a pencil until they disappear, a sort of manual form of negative printing. The "Flou-Net" process uses ruffled celluloid strips to help soften the image. Misonne was also a member of the Societé Française de Photographie as well as a founding member of the Cercle d'Art Photographique, and exhibited his work throughout the United States and Europe. This slim volume collects reproductions of a total of 30 of Misonne's atmospheric landscapes, each titled below the image in French, German, English, and Dutch. The preface, written by Ch. Duvivier, states, "If he shows a preference for landscapes, he has such variety of them and can show them under such different lights: dawn, twilight, wind, rain, mist, mud, dust and even snowstorms. He has an innumerable variety of skies crowning his pictures from the untangable light of dawn to the monstrous nimbus clouds out of which lightning seems ready to spring forth. Where his works, however, all resemble each other, is in the fact that they all represent a phase of the atmosphere and one always feels in what kind of weather he has worked." As of March 2023, OCLC locates only a single holding of this work in a North American institution.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition thus. The English Picture Publishing Company was formed by Charles Rowley, George Milner, and Frederic Shields, " It was all done under Madox Brown's influence, we lost half our cash, but we spread some fine things, the like of which was not on the market." They set about to publish photographic reproductions of the work of contemporary and earlier British artists. The company became the Fine Art Autotype Company. The company operated out of Manchester. Any prints by this company are scarce. Some have found their way into prestigious collections e.g. The British Museum & The Wellcome Library. Frederic James Shields (March 14, 1833February 26, 1911), was a British artist, illustrator and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites through Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. This title not mentioned on the net. 15" by 22", though the actual images are 6".5 by 8.5". Marginal damp stain. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition thus. The English Picture Publishing Company was formed by Pre-Raphaelites Charles Rowley, George Milner, and Frederic Shields, " It was all done under Madox Brown's influence, we lost half our cash, but we spread some fine things, the like of which was not on the market." They set about to publish photographic reproductions of the work of contemporary and earlier British artists. The company became the Fine Art Autotype Company. The company operated out of Manchester. Any prints by this company are scarce. Some have found their way into prestigious collections e.g. The British Museum & The Wellcome Library. There is no mention of these prints on the net. They are 15" by 22", though the actual images are 6".5 by 8.5". They are autotypes, which is a photographic process and began in 1868. "The mourners" "Eve's Dream", "Comus. The Lady restored to her parents", "Comus with his revellers", "Comus meeting the lady", "Queen Catherine's Dream", "Comus: Sabrina disenchanting the Lady", "Comus: The Two brothers passing the Night in the Wood", "A Breach in the City", "The Bread of Life". Foxing to surround, two prints have a small damp stain. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition thus. The English Picture Publishing Company was formed by Charles Rowley, George Milner, and Frederic Shields, " It was all done under Madox Brown's influence, we lost half our cash, but we spread some fine things, the like of which was not on the market." They set about to publish photographic reproductions of the work of contemporary and earlier British artists. The company became the Fine Art Autotype Company. The company operated out of Manchester. Any prints by this company are scarce. Some have found their way into prestigious collections e.g. The British Museum & The Wellcome Library. Frederic James Shields (March 14, 1833February 26, 1911), was a British artist, illustrator and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites through Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. This title not mentioned on the net. 15" by 22", though the actual images are 6".5 by 8.5". Marginal damp stain. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Price is net to all; promotional discounts do not apply. Pricing and availability are subject to change. First edition, first printing. Signed in black ink on the title page by Friedlander (under his printed name). Soft cover. Laminated white wrappers with title printed on front and spine, no dust jacket as issued. Photographs by Lee Friedlander. Etchings and text by Jim Dine. Unpaginated (48 pp.), with 33 black and white plates printed on 70-lb. Ambassador White Art Double Crown coated paper by W&J Mackay & Co., Ltd., Chatham, Kent. 9-3/4 x 9-7/8. Out of print. Very scarce. As New (from Friedlander's personal archive). A Mint copy. This collaborative artists' book reflects a visual dialogue presenting photographs by Lee Friedlander on the left-hand pages, with Dine's etchings facing them on the right side. From the publisher: "Their mutual obsession to record it all in their own media: egocentrifugal forces. who have succeeded here in dedicating their work to each other in the best way, by making them with each other in mind." Signed by Author.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. In-8° broché sous couverture de papier dominoté de l'époque, 2 pages. Ce texte rapporte le décret du dernier jour de la troisième et dernière mandature de Bureau de Pusy ou il est conclu que "La France n'oublie point ce qu'elle doit à vos exemples, ce qu'elle doit à cette sage Pensilvanie au sein de laquelle les législateurs de l'Amérique osèrent annoncer au monde les vrais principes de l'art social. Puissent les habitans de cette terre glorieuse & fortunée reconnoitre dans le Décret de l'Assemblée Nationale les sentiments qui animent les premiers amis de l'Indépendance américaine!" C'est l'un des treize États fondateurs des États-Unis. Le roi Charles II d'Angleterre avait contracté un prêt important auprès du père de William Penn. Comme remboursementn. 1, il octroya à William Penn une grande région au sud-ouest du New Jersey le 4 mars 1682, contenant tant la Pennsylvanie que le Delaware actuel. Penn appela la région Sylvania (forêt en latin), que Charles changea en Pennsylvanie. La colonie accueille des sectes allemandes et les baptistes irlandais et gallois. Le climat de tolérance religieuse encourage l'économie. Après la guerre de Trente Ans (1618-1648) dans l'empire germanique, 125 000 luthériens allemands s'installent en Pennsylvanie. Vers 1720-30, le pain est déjà trois fois moins cher qu'au Massachusetts, notamment qu'à Boston. Vers 1750, la population de Philadelphie dépasse celle de Boston. La Pennsylvanie s'émancipe en 1760 de la tutelle seigneuriale des frères Penn, héritiers privilégiés du généreux fondateur. L'ambassadeur pour le procès à Londres n'est autre que Benjamin Franklin, un ancien imprimeur de Philadelphie entré au service des postes royales et en politique. Seul le royal souverain est en mesure de lever taxes et impôts sur la colonie. La Pennsylvanie est un contributeur net d'environ 500 000 livres par an, elle ne reçoit au mieux que 60 000 livres de la couronne britannique. Ses données fiscales souvent niées par les autorités britanniques rendent sensibles la volonté de taxer à merci toute activité coloniale rentable. Dans les années 1770, la Pennsylvanie par son opposition au Stamp Act devint l'un des principaux foyers de la Révolution américaine et Philadelphie fit office de capitale des États-Unis jusqu'à l'achèvement de Washington en 1799. Les deux Congrès continentaux siégèrent dans cette ville où furent adoptées la Déclaration d'indépendance et la déclaration des droits. - - - - - - - In-8 ° paperback under cover of paper dominated the time, 2 pages. This text reports the decree of the last day of the third and last term of office of Pusy where it is concluded that "France does not forget what she owes to your examples, what she owes to this wise Pensilvanie within from which the legislators of America dared to announce to the world the true principles of the social art May the inhabitants of this glorious and wealthy country recognize in the Decree of the National Assembly the sentiments which animate the first friends of Independence American! " It is one of the thirteen founding states of the United States. King Charles II of England had taken a large loan from William Penn's father. As reimbursement. 1, he granted William Penn a large area in southwestern New Jersey on March 4, 1682, containing both Pennsylvania and the current Delaware. Penn called the Sylvania region (forest in Latin), which Charles changed to Pennsylvania. The colony hosts German sects and Irish and Welsh Baptists. The climate of religious tolerance encourages the economy. After the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) in the German Empire, 125,000 German Lutherans settled in Pennsylvania. Around 1720-30, bread is already three times cheaper than in Massachusetts, especially in Boston. Around 1750, the population of Philadelphia exceeded that of Boston.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.Author:WU XUN ZHU BIAN.Binding:.Publisher:China Material Press 4015.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 3.75 x almost 2.5". Unevenly trimmed, spotting/soiling, edgewear else good. Printed on the back, in part: "No. 6. The net proceeds of these Photographs will be devoted to the education of colored people in the department of the Gulf, now under the command of Maj. Gen. Banks." The carte-de-visites were issued to raise money for the education of freed slaves in New Orleans and that showing lighter skinned children would raise more money. Very SCARCE image.

Paperback. First Edition. 75 page paper Pamphlet, Latin & English text. Latin Title page then The Latin and English poetry text are on facing pages. Front/rear poor with minor loss, Contents good clear printing, the odd minor fault ( some odd minor stains, edge dirt etc.). actually has 73 pages & Starts at the title page, so may have had a half title front page? from a quick net check 1st printed in 1705 though did not find one listed in any library inc. BL. So at time of listing this is the earliest edition for sale. This one is printed & published anonymously , later Joseph Addison added his name, In fact the author published under various names, i.e. Addison, J Addison, Addison Steel, Jodeph Addison to name a few. 13.5 x 20.5cm Approx.

pp. (34) + single fold-out. Polish-born artist Ewa Partum is considered a pioneer of Eastern European feminist art produced within the conceptual idiom. Partum founded the Galeria Adres in the spring of 1972 in _d_, where she moved from Warsaw in 1971, and initially located her gallery in a small space under the steps of the offices of the Association of Polish Artists (Zwi_zek Polskich Artystw Plastykw, or ZPAP). In her gallery, Partum emphasised the importance of art theory to her practice, with the aim of the gallery to maintain contact with leading art theoreticians such as Andrzej Kosto_owski in Poland, Lszl Beke in Hungary, and Klaus Groh in West Germany. In 1972, using ZPAP facilities without requesting permission from the organisation, Partum self-published ÒTheses on Art No 1Ð17Ó, a seminal text on conceptual art by Andrezj Kosto_owski, which remains one of the most important historical texts on conceptual art written in Polish. In the 1970s Kosto_owski was actively involved in the activities of the conceptual movement. He participated in numerous exhibitions, initially as a theoretician, later as an artist. As part of the NET - formulated in 1971 together with the artist Jaros_aw Koz_owski - he attempted to create an independent, international network of artists, the existence of which would allow for a direct exchange of artistic ideas. In this booklet, each of Kosto_owskiÕs seventeen short theses, a few of which take the form of diagrams, are also translated into English. Original black wrappers, titles printed in white to front cover.

10-1/2" x 16" broadsheet, folded accordion style to 4" x 10-1/2". [8] panels, illustrations. Five panels with books and products offered by Dr. Rea; two panels with printed letter from Dr. Rea with a New York address, an order form, and facsimile signature; one panel with testimonial letters from F.G. Dennis of the Bank of Wellston of Oklahoma; and H.P. Brown of Oakland Farm of North Carolina. Several panels have additional testimonials from customers in Missouri, Nebraska, Mississippi, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kentucky, Illinois, Canadian Indian Territories. Old folds, light toning, occasional short fold splits [no loss, repaired with archival tape]. Very Good. This is certainly an unusual trade brochure, especially for a city fellow like myself. Dr. Rea's contraption, illustrated here, promises to cure the stallion's "vicious habit of self-abuse. Its effects are far-reaching and of such a serious nature that many a good stallion and jack has been ruined by it." Dr. Charles L. Rea advertised himself as a veterinarian, attorney, and businessman, with offices in New York and Kansas City, Missouri. He was best known for his work with horses, and for his products produced at the Dr. Charles L. Rea's Serum Company, in Kansas City. His horse product advertisements appeared frequently in the American Journal of Veterinary Medicine, The Horse Review, and The Country Gentleman. In this brochure he states in the printed letter that his "Breeding Outfit" is "the greatest money-maker ever invented" which will "more than double the income of any stallion or jack". The order blank is provided for those who want to order the set of an Impregnator, Thermometer, Speculum and 1904 Breeders' Bag for $15. His Stallion and Jack Alarm Shield contains an illustration of the product and claims that it works "by means of an elastic surcingle, a shield with a metal net is fixed under the penis in such a manner that when the penis is extended it presses against an alarm bell that rings continuously until the stallion or jack desists." Illustrations are also included of the safety bit and breeding hobbles.

paperback. Condition: Good. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. Pub Date: 1866 Publisher: wire-bound Folio: 32 open specifications 12.521 cm. The entire book termite tattered damaged the missing word. See Figure original shall prevail.Four Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back.

First edition. 8vo. Original buff wrappers printed in brown. London, William Heinemann. This copy has the wrapper in the second state, with ?price 2/6 net? -- an increase of sixpence from its initial price. This copy is signed by Maugham on the dedication page. Condition is very good to near-fine (upper fore-corner of rear wrapper and last page chipped away, small brown spot on first two leaves). A dramatic meditation on religious faith under the impact of the recently ended First World war, demonstrating Maugham's determined pacifism. In a stout, functional leatherbound case.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'Principles of Soil Management and Conservation' comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions.This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. Thisvolume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Principles of Soil Management and Conservation' comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions.This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. Thisvolume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material. 644 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Condition: Good. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Pub Date :1999-01 Pages: Dimensions: Publisher Wang Li.: Hangzhou Fuyang ancient printing [1]. male Hangzhou University (now Zhejiang University) literature (literature major) Dr. Mr. Jiang Liangfu under the tutelage of the Great Masters. Work in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum had long engaged in the study of stone paintings. and served as director of museum calligraphy. academic director of research and deputy director of Zhejiang West Lake Art Gallery. Currently Professor. School of Humanities. Zhejiang Gongshang University. China Academy of Art calligraphy and Chinese painting professional doctoral an adjunct professor. The main research areas of the stone paintings history. philology. Good at poetry calligraphy and carving. language and literature. philology. stone paintings paper and Japanese translations of more than 60 articles. which was about ten national. provincial Outstanding Paper Award in the reconstruction of the discipline of Chinese classical literature theoretically influential. National Philosophy and Social Planning Key Issues by re-study the tombs text books of every period wind independently. academic monographs Jin Shiyuan flow of chi tomb provincial Zhe social science excellent third place. and get our grant in calligraphy significant achievements and outstanding contributions to the highest award the highest honor - the second session of the Chinese calligraphy Lanting (theory) Award first prize. Another flow months set . stream month fasting stone calligraphy Essays . writer. editor Zhejiang Dunhuang literature and masters of modern Chinese Langhammer election. more than Binhong Complete Works (calligraphy volumes) large books. and has been involved in a variety of ancient culture classics compilation work.Four Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back.

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paperback. Condition: New. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. Pub Date :2010-05 Publisher: China Statistics Press Editor's Notes. the Agricultural Development Bank of China Statistical Yearbook -2010 is a reflection of the Agricultural Development Bank of China 2009 policy financial business development Annual Report. which included the 2009 Agricultural Development Bank of China business development information and data. Second. the Yearbook is divided into five sections: (b) analysis report; (> credit and cash; (c) the interest rate; (d) institutions and personnel; (e) the county (city) branch business management indicators. Yearbook # represents one of the main items in this yearbook editor by funding the Ministry of Planning and Statistics Department of the Agricultural Development Bank of China Agricultural Development Bank of China Branch of the provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) to provide information as well as the head office funds the Ministry of Planning. Human Resources Department. directory. business analysis report on China Agricultural Development Bank in 2009 analysis. credit and cash 2005-2009 Credit Funds Balance Sheet 132.009 loans Structural Analysis 2009 Table 14 various deposit. loan balance in monthly statistics Table 152.009 years the end of the sentence memory. loan balance Chart for 172.009 in various regions of the balance of deposits itemized Tables 262.009 years various regions of the loan balance tables 30 2009. regional policy. commercial loans Tables 38 2005-2009 loan tired put 39 2009 grain. cotton and oil acquisition. transfer back loans put TAB 412.009 years. grain. cotton and oil accumulated acquisition tired. tired closing TAB. adjust the amount of sales TAB grain. cotton. oil. net 43 2009 the sales quantity Tables 45 2009 cash balance divided by month 46 three interest rates. China Agricultural Development Bank Interest Rate Table 4. 5 Tables 55 agencies and officers in the Agricultural Development Bank of China. institutions and personnel. the principal business of the county (city) Branch management indicators of the end of 2009 counties (cities) of the Agricultural Development Bank Branch business management indicators 59Four Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back.

First edition. First edition. 8vo. Color, pictorial wrappers, 94 pp., illustrated mostly in black & white with a few in color, index. Mimeographed discount sheet for tent catalog number 504, dated April 15, 1930, affixed to the title page. This nicely illustrated camping equipment catalogue which opens with checklists for preparing to go camping, as well as determining tent size needs. The substantial section on tents, includes wall tents, Amazon tents, stable tents, color Concession Tents with bright stripes, the Carpenter Auto Tent in Umbrella, Amazon and Presto types styles, as well as Carpenter Portable Cottage tents. The catalogue also includes listings for canvas Army tents, sails, wool bunting and canvas flags, folding chairs, hammocks, Sawyer oiled clothing, and even Johnson outboard boat motors, and camp lanterns. George B. Carpenter & Co. was a Chicago company originally founded in 1839 under the name of Huginin and Pierce providing sail cloth, nets, twine, lanterns & groceries, and by 1857 George B. Carpenter (1834-1912) oversaw it's rapid growth during the Civil War providing tents for the Union Army, survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and Panic of 1873, and continued to expand in the 20th Century under the direction of his sons Benjamin, Hubbard, and John Carpenter, before declining during the Great Depression, and merged with Lundberg, Inc. in 1936. In addition to being manufacturers of tents, awnings, flags and covers, the company was also involved in the manufacture of yacht sails and camp outfits as ship chandlers and sailmakers. They also were contractors to the U. S. Army. See: Andrew Clayman & Cameron Weldon, Geo. B. Carpenter & Co., est. 1840, Made in Chicago Museum. A tiny hole at the bottom of the front cover, light wear to the extremities and spine, else a very good copy.

Illustrations and price lists, 4pp ads. Orig. pink paper wrappers printed in black, back wrap. a little chipped. Orig. string for hanging the catalogue in your garage. (iv), 58pp. Not on Copac. This 'Illustrated Net Motor List for 1903' makes it clear that this is a TRADE list only 'as under no circumstances do we supply Retail'. Everything required by the motorist (and motor bicyclist).