Search Results: Titles starting with F from JWMah

Paris: Hachette, 1912. (FR) 21st edition. Owner's names on endpapers, some markings to the index and checkmarks and a notation on fewer than 10 pages 47,48, 104, 149, 191, 225) , cover corner tips rubbed, light even soiling, Fair only No Dj. green paper over boards, gold spine titles, printed endpapers, 415 pp. Text entirely in French. This is a handy pocket-size, well annotated collection of the 11 books of the "Fables" . Notes and short bibography by Thirion. (1.3 JM HOQ 101/a2. 21st. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

USA: Aperture, 1978. (usa) Presumed 1st edition No markings, Near Fine in unclipped Good only dust jacket woth several edge tears and crease to the edges. Hardcover, 159pp, B&W photos of China and Westerners in China, by photographers such as Felice A Beato, John Thompson, E.H. Eilson, the White Brothers, and Thmas Childe. (2.9 JM HOJ 304/2. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

USA: Silent Sound, 2019. (USA) First edition of n edition of 1000 copies. No makrings, cease to upper corner of the front cover, Very Good used copy. Wraps, no page numbers, 496 pages in a 7 x7 format, colour photos of inanimate objects where facial features are found from tree stumps to dinner plates, from garbage to a puddle of rain. (2.9 JM LVR 205/4. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Victoria: Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau, 1948. (CAD) No markings, there is a crimp to the cover and first two leaves from a paper clip, otherwsie Very Good. 15 x 9 cm, card cover with sepia coloured photo of Queen Victoria's Statue with the Legislative Buildings in the background, side-stapled, 32pp, line map, no other illus. There is a newspaper clipping about this booklet laid in. The text was written by Miss Elizabeth Motherwell. The booklet was published by the Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau, headed by George I, Warren. Capsule history, place names, transportation, banks, tax rates, churches and organizations. NO date given, a guess at 1948. (1.0 JM ITF2 docket a53. Staple Bound. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

NY / London: E.P. Dutton / Herbert Jenkins, 1917. (UK) 3rd edition. Owner's name to end paper, some soiling to covers, Good only used copy; lacking the dust jacket, Green boards, 312pp, index, then [6]pp of publisher's ads. Frontis prortrait of Ex-Empress Alexandra, 15 B&W photo plates. This is an account of the events leading up to Rasputin's influence on the Tsarina, the death of Rasputin, and the eventual murders of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. (1.5 JM HOZ 403/b4. 3rd. Hardcover. Acceptable/Lacking the Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Vancouver: Charles H. Scott Gallery, 2009. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Boards with photo, [80]pp, colour and B&W photos. Koh is a Malaysian-born and Canadian conceptual artist based in Vancouver. Her works incorporate the artistic styles of neo-conceptual art, minimalism, and environmental art, and is concerned with the significance of everyday actions, familiar objects and common places. In this exhibition, the grounds of an entire vacant lot (soil, grass, plants and insects in tow(were transplanted into the floor of the Charles H. Scott Gallery. (1.33 JM HOQ 103/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Exhibition Catalogue.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2002. (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket, Boards, 487pp. This is Mistry's third novel set in Bombay of the 1990s. Nariman Vakeel is a 79 year old widow beset by Parkinson"s Disease and haunted by memories of the past. A heavy book. (2.7 JM HOQ 103/b3. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

[London]: [Taylor and Hessey], 1820. (UK) Missing the title page, frontis, cover edges show some wear, base of spine worn, original endpapers, hinges fine, otherwise decent Acceptable copy. 17 x 10 cm, marble paper over boards, 3/4 leather, raised spine hubs with gold floral patterns, leather title label, marbled endpapers, [1] 2- 206pp. "T. Miller, printer, Noble Street, Cheapside, London". This is possibly the second edition of 1820. The first edition has vi pages of preliminary material, and a frontis., which is not present in this copy. Taylor was born in London in 1757. Her father, who died when she was a child, was an evangelical preacher. Her mother married again and her new siblings bullied her. She found respite writing satire and verse which gave her increased status among her school peers. Among those peers was Isaac Taylor and at Islington on 18 April 1781 she married him. They had eleven children and five survived to adulthood and to be noted writers She died in 1830.(… Read More

London: Oxford Clarendon Press, 1986. (UK) Presumed First Edition No markings, Fine in Very Good Dj with the spine panels slightly faded. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Navy cloth, 366pp, index. Frontis portrati and 2 B&W plates. The voluminous Burney letters and suppressed sections of the Diary and Letters of Madame d'Arblay contain a great deal of information about Fanny Burney, the Burneys, the Johnsionian circles, the English court and countless other personages of the age (about 1780-1840). This collection follows her life from her romantic marrirage to General D'Arbley to here death some 46 years later. She witnessed or took part in the flight of the royalist on Napoleon's return from Elba, her escape from France in an American ship, her mastectomy she underwent without anestheia, her impression of the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo. (1.7 JM hOQ 101/a2. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1870. No markings, small bookseller's stamp to corner of endpapers, rubbing to edges and corner tips of cover, generally Very Good; no Dj. 17.5 x 12 cm, red leather with gilt titles, 224pp. No illus. This edition has a preface outlining the changes by William Burness. This is a reference book for British farmers with tables for land measurement, for labour costs, sowing corn, etc. (1.2 JM HOQ 100/2. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cologne: Konemann, 2000. (GER) 1st printing. No markings, some page corners folded dosen and unfolded, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with small edge tear to rear panel of Dj and a touch of rubbing to edges of Dj. Boards, 655pp,index, lots of B&W and colour photos and drawings. This is an excellent survey of 20th century fashion design with a presentation of major designers, trends and influences. (8.8 JM LVR 202/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: HarperCollins, 1995. (UK) 2nd Printing Red boards with gold spine titles, 176pp, index. Colour photos of prpeared dishes. Edelmann is the Ched f de Cuisine at the Savoy. This is a practical guide to delicious food for entertaining: Warm Pear tart; Highland Mist with Raspberries; Scallop and Potato Salad. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page. No other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine DJ. (2.9 JM HOJ 300/b1. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by FILGATE, Gus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Jackson MI: University of Mississippi, 1997. (USA) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR in German to the half-title, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 311pp, index, no illus. From the jacket: That Faulkner was a "liar" not just in his writing but also in his life has troubled many critics. They have explained his numerous "false stories," particularly those about military honors he actually never earned and war wounds he never sustained, with psychopathological imposture-theories. The drawback of this approach is that it reduces and oversimplifies the complex psychological and aesthetic phenomenon of Faulkner's role-playing.Honnighausen examines Faulkner's interviews and photographs for the fictions they perpetuate. Such Faulknerian role-playing he interprets as a mode of organizing experience and relates it to the crafting of the artist's various personae in his works. (2.1 JM LVR 201/b2. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over… Read More

Dresden: VeB Verlag Der Kunst, 1961. (GER) First Edition Two volume set. Volume I: 4to, drak grey bds with white linen spine, 196pp. B&W illus by Hegenbarth. Dated 1961 " Erster druck der Leipziger Presse". The Dustjacket is torn and therei is a triangular chip (2" x 2") to the top edge at the spine where the top 1" is missing from the Dustjacket. The Dj has been reparied verso with clear tape and this tape has left four very small spots of tape residue to the front cover, otherwise no markings, VG in worn Dj in mylar sleeve. Volume two: 4to, grey bds with white linen spine, 397pp. B&W illus by Hegenbarth. Dated 1963; "Erster druck der Leipziger Presse". No markings, a bit of rubbing to lower cover edges, VG in worn and chipped dustjacket with chipped pieces missing from lower front edge and rear upper corner, Dj is in mylar sleeve. Text is entirely in GERMAN. Price is for two volumes. (6.0 JM HOJ 300/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Tattered.… Read More

Chicago: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1979. (USA) No markings, Near Fine. Card covers, stapled, 16pp, B&W photos of the production and of the cast: Georges Petre, Alberto Fassini, Mirella Freni, Alfredo Krause, Nicolai Ghiarov, George Balanchine, Richard Sitwell, Duane Schuler, Katherine Ciesinski, Geraldine Dcker, Robert Wilber, Maria Tallchief. 1979 Repertoire. (1.3 JM ITF2 docket 33. Staple Bound. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Programme.

Toronto: CBC Records, 2005. (CAD) One compact disc in jewel case with booklet: MVCD 1172 059582117224. Signs of light use, Very Good copy. Arion Orchestre Baroque with Kimberly Barber, mezzo-soprano, Jonathan Carle, baritone, and Monica Huggett, baroque violin. Excerpts from Hasse's opera Cleofide and from Handel's Admeto, and Riccardo Primo. Faustina Bordoni was a 18th century female opera star in the great age of operatic castrati. When Handel invited her to London in 1726 she was already a huge star. In 1730 she married the composer Hasse in Venice. Metastasio described them as "truly an exquisite couple". They had 2 duaghters bith of whome were trained singers and a son. (1.2 JM WDLeft1). Very Good. Audio CD.

Chicago: Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corporation, 1938. (USA) First Thus 3 x 7 1/4", colour illus card covers with reproductions of painted plates front and back, side-stapled, [3], 4-45pp, [1]. Lovely colour illus of prepared dishes; four page colour spread on Kraft products. About 40 recipes and menus with small line drawings. The booklet was publihsed so that the recipes can be cut into Card Index size and placed into recipes boxes. Bright, fresh copy, a couple of pin-head sized spots to the upper corner of front cover, otherwise no markings, about Fine. (0.5 JM HOX 2/a14. Staple Bound. Near Fine. 64mo - up to 3" tall.

[United Kingdom]: The Parish, 1978. (UK) 13 x 20 cm, card cover with through staples and red cloth spine, unpaginated. Text is printed to rectos only on paper of diferent colours. The recipes include the conributors' names anhavetheingredients in British measure. No markings, VG. (0.9 JM HOX 2/a14. Paperback. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2017. (CAD) 3rd printing of first edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: " c----/ What the f%@k are you doing here! (Go to S-----) Jann Arden", no other markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, no page numbers [224]pp, colour and monochrome photos. Based on her hugely popular Facebook posts and Instagram photos, Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the primary "parent" to her mom, who is in the grip of Alzheimer's. (2.0 JM LVR 201/b1. Inscribed By Author. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

NY: Assouline, 2006. (USA) Stated 1st edition No markings touch of rubbing to foot of spine otherwsie Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to foot and head of spine; some rubbing to panel gloss. Hardcvoer, 288pp, index, lots of B&W and colour photos and illus. This book traces the hsitory of Western table implements, how they were manufactured and used, their effects on table manners and table settings, the sexual politics of cutlery, modern faltware. (5.5 JM HOZ 403/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.