Search Results: Titles starting with V from Stillman Books

From the back cover: "Valentino Forever pulls back the veil to reveal the staggering array of "players". Multiple Ladies in Black, fringe showbiz characters, second rate talent, crackpots, faux mourners, agents, actors, retired vaudeville performers, ministers, even a cemetery caretaker who wrote a book on visitors to Valentino's crypt. It seems everyone wanted in on the show. Amazingly, Rudolph Valentino became secondary in importance at his own annual memorial service."
"Valentino Forever" contains photographs so rare that not a single photo in Valentine Forever has been previously published. Noted author Emily Leider (Valentino biography "Dark Lover") said 'Tracy Terhune'...narrates a chapter of Hollywood history never told before, and very much worth telling."

Vancouver and Beyond is an anthology of 50 stories about British Columbia's Lower Mainland in the early years of the twentieth century. These stories grew out opf a prIzed collection of picture postcards; not just any old postcards, but particularly appealing "real photo" cards that for almost a century seemed to have waited to have their stories told. Most of the pictures are rare if not unique survivors of the "golden age" of postcards, which encompassed the years between 1900 and 1914.

Includes map endpapers front and back. Some highlights: 110 photos. A comprehensive Index, plus an index of shipwrecks. "Writing in easy, readable style, Major Nicholson has based part of the book on his life and experiences during his long residence in those parts. Signature of "George Nicholson, Victoria, B.C." on title page with no endorsement.

"In Vancouver Special, writer and performer Charles Demers examines the who, what, where, when, why and how of Vancouver. Advertised as an alternative guidebook, writer and performer Charles Demers digs deep to examine the past, present, and future of Vancouver, shedding light on the various strategies and influences that have made the city what it is today (and what it should be). Vancouver Special is a love letter to the city, taking a no-holds-barred look at Lotusland with verve, wit, and insight. "
Inscribed by Charles Demers on the half-title page, 2010; uncommon thus.

From the d.j. flap: "More than a decade ago, Michael Kluckner began painting these dots on his personal map of the province in a watercolour sketchbook. In 1999, after he put a few of his sketches on his website, a network of correspondents emerged that eventually led him to the family letters, photo albums, and memories--all from a disappearing era of the province. 'Vanishing British Columbia' is a record of these places and the stories they tell. It combines engaging and insightful historical commentary with over 160 of the author's original paintings. There is also an exceptional assortment of historic imagery, including old postcards, architectural plans, and photographs."

Christine Davenier is the illustrator. The book starts with a young girl in fancy dress, saying "Hello, hello! I'm Gerry! I'm a very fairy princess. Not everyone believes me, and I try not to brag about it too much. (But my wings and crown do give my away a bit.) Gerry and others are not too happy about having a man teacher next term, a Mister Bonario.
SIGNED by both Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton on a paper copy of the front board of the book and attached to the page before the title page.

A Near Fine copy with minor bumps to top and bottom of spine and one corner. VG d.j. with photo of E.H. Carr on front panel; some wrinkling along top and bottom edges. A faint yellow spot on foredges, not penetrating to any page margins. From the Preface: "To specialists in Soviet history he will be remembered as the author of no less than fourteen intimidating volumes covering the Russian revolution from Lenin to Statlin."

This book is a reprint of the Victoria Centennial Celebration with the addition of colour pages of today Comparing with Yesterday.
"In the past twenty-five years since this book was first published, the city has expanded to include three more municipalities and major construction to the face of our city. In '87 Victoria is on the verge of its most significant change. Two blocks in the core of the city (Eatons and the surrounding buildings) are being considered for reconstruction."

A Fine copy with no flaws. 1979. Easton Press. "Masterpieces of American Literature" unused book plate. There seems to be a bit of a problem accessing the full description here. Please click on the book title or the "book box" for page 2 and the rest of the description.

From the back cover: "Relive British Columbia's early history--in words, images and sound recordings drawn from the CBC's Imbert Orchard collection--in this fascinating collection of largely unheard stories about the early homesteaders, immigrant workers, First Nations chiefs and other courageous adventurers who settled the province in the years before the First World War." Included and unopened are 3 CD's in plastic on the inside rear cover, containing people's stories from around the province.

20 short stories by one of the masters, selected by and with the introduction by Clifton Fadiman. Illustrations by George Grosz. The usual Easton Press attention to detail: Deep Red leather binding with gold decoration and lettering to spine; silk endpapers, gold page edges, and satin bookmark. Still in the original shrinkwrap. An excellent addition to your library.

Besides all the photos mentioned, both front and back endpapers are 2-page maps: front, "Outstanding Exploration Flights 1919 to 1930"; and rear, "Air Routes of Mainline and Regional Air Carriers, 15 October, 1966". Ex-owner's stamp on half-title. There seems to be a bit of a problem accessing the full description here. Please click on the book title or the "book box" for page 2 and the rest of the description.

Dust-jacket VG with some chipping of edges and a couple short taped tears. Map endpapers: at front "Outstanding Exploration Flights 1919 to 1930"; rear endpapers: "Air Routes of Mainline and Regional Air Carriers Oct. 1966". Colour frontispiece of J.A.D. McCurdy flying the "Silver Dart" on February 21, 1909. The first flight in Canada of a heavier-than-air machine at Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Gift inscription on the half-title page. A comprehensive coverage of aviation in Canada up to the 1960's.