[Small Archive of Japanese Movie Stills from the World War II Era] by [Japan. Cinema. World War II] - 1941

London, England: Eugrammia Press, 1965. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Fournier, Pierre Simon. oblong 4to. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Facsimile of the 1742 manual accompanied by the 20 page introduction. 2 volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 600 copies. Loosely inserted in this copy is the 12 page publisher's catalogue describing this book and others they published. One joint split about one inch from opening of slipcase. Minor wear to slipcase. Else a pristine copy of this scarce facsimile. Reproduced from the copy in the Printing Library of the St. Bride Institute. Thirty-three plates depict samples of the types cut by Fournier c. 1742, which then appeared in his Manuel Typographique. Introduction by Mosley, renowned typography professor and then librarian at the St. Bride Printing Library. Printed in collotype by Louis van Leer & Co. of Amsterdam on rag cream paper. A consummate artist and craftsman, Fournier (1712 - 1768)… Read More

London: Cassell, 1972. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Blue cloth, silt spine title. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper that is not price-clipped. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "For dearest Donald.....Alec." and with the bookplate of Donald Beswick on the front pastedown. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, American Issue, formated and designed identical to the English first but for the cloth colour change to an attractive forest green. Illustrated with numerous black and white drawings, a fold-out map, and a photographic frontis of the author, as well as a large fold-out copy of the Mahdi's Letter to Emin Pasha in Arabic demanding his surrender. 8vo, bound in publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in black and gilt on the spine and upper cover. xxiv, 490, pp. A well-preserved and handsome copy with minor age-mellowing to the spine, the gilt and pictorial decorations in good order, textblock clean and fresh, the hinges sound. SCARCE TRUE FIRST EDITION. An engrossing account of Mounteney-Jephson’s travels and harrowing experiences in the Equatorial Province from 1888-89 with Emin Pasha. He recounts in riveting detail the harsh and unfair treatment he received while in Emin’s territory and… Read More

SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED. 8vo, pp. [vi], 9-157, [1] blank; with engraved frontispiece 'Drawn & Engr. by T. Simms, Birm.m.' uncut in original boards, spine repaired with the remains of the spine label, a good copy.How much of Holbrook's work is autobiographical and reflects her experience through her 'nine years of misery' on the stage is difficult to gauge. In a series of ten 'Tales' Holbrook covers such topics as Filial Duty, Disobedience to Parents, Humanity, Selfishness, Piety, Conjugal Affection, 'Fatal Effects of Erroneous Education', Indolence, Perseverance, and Despondence. These tend towards the style of miniature Gothic novellas that are chiefly designed to tug at the heartstrings of the good Christian readers. At the conclusion of each tale Holbrook adds a few paragraphs of 'Reflections' explaining the significance of the actions of the actors in each of her tales. That they all seem to die grief stricken from mental suffering, transported for life, or restored to their families full of… Read More

Paris: Editions Lapina, 1926. Book. Illus. by Jou, Louis. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Two volumes in buckram boards, 12 1/2" x 8 1/2" (32x22 cm). Number 265 from a limited edition of 500, one of 410 on Hollande. Illustrated by Louis Jou with 20 original dry-points and 131 color drawings engraved by the artist. Scattered spotting to some pages, overall fine. .

London, England: Eugrammia Press, 1965. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Fournier, Pierre Simon. oblong 4to. cloth, paper wrappers, both volumes enclosed in a slipcase. Facsimile of the 1742 manual accompanied by the 20 page introduction. 2 volumes. Printed in an edition limited to 600 copies. Loosely inserted in this copy is the 12 page publisher's catalogue describing this book and others they published. One joint split about one inch from opening of slipcase. Minor wear to slipcase. Else a pristine copy of this scarce facsimile. Reproduced from the copy in the Printing Library of the St. Bride Institute. Thirty-three plates depict samples of the types cut by Fournier c. 1742, which then appeared in his Manuel Typographique. Introduction by Mosley, renowned typography professor and then librarian at the St. Bride Printing Library. Printed in collotype by Louis van Leer & Co. of Amsterdam on rag cream paper. A consummate artist and craftsman, Fournier (1712 - 1768)… Read More

London: Cassell, 1972. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Blue cloth, silt spine title. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper that is not price-clipped. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "For dearest Donald.....Alec." and with the bookplate of Donald Beswick on the front pastedown. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. First Edition, American Issue, formated and designed identical to the English first but for the cloth colour change to an attractive forest green. Illustrated with numerous black and white drawings, a fold-out map, and a photographic frontis of the author, as well as a large fold-out copy of the Mahdi's Letter to Emin Pasha in Arabic demanding his surrender. 8vo, bound in publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in gilt and pictorially decorated in black and gilt on the spine and upper cover. xxiv, 490, pp. A well-preserved and handsome copy with minor age-mellowing to the spine, the gilt and pictorial decorations in good order, textblock clean and fresh, the hinges sound. SCARCE TRUE FIRST EDITION. An engrossing account of Mounteney-Jephson’s travels and harrowing experiences in the Equatorial Province from 1888-89 with Emin Pasha. He recounts in riveting detail the harsh and unfair treatment he received while in Emin’s territory and… Read More

SECOND EDITION, ENLARGED. 8vo, pp. [vi], 9-157, [1] blank; with engraved frontispiece 'Drawn & Engr. by T. Simms, Birm.m.' uncut in original boards, spine repaired with the remains of the spine label, a good copy.How much of Holbrook's work is autobiographical and reflects her experience through her 'nine years of misery' on the stage is difficult to gauge. In a series of ten 'Tales' Holbrook covers such topics as Filial Duty, Disobedience to Parents, Humanity, Selfishness, Piety, Conjugal Affection, 'Fatal Effects of Erroneous Education', Indolence, Perseverance, and Despondence. These tend towards the style of miniature Gothic novellas that are chiefly designed to tug at the heartstrings of the good Christian readers. At the conclusion of each tale Holbrook adds a few paragraphs of 'Reflections' explaining the significance of the actions of the actors in each of her tales. That they all seem to die grief stricken from mental suffering, transported for life, or restored to their families full of… Read More

Paris: Editions Lapina, 1926. Book. Illus. by Jou, Louis. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Two volumes in buckram boards, 12 1/2" x 8 1/2" (32x22 cm). Number 265 from a limited edition of 500, one of 410 on Hollande. Illustrated by Louis Jou with 20 original dry-points and 131 color drawings engraved by the artist. Scattered spotting to some pages, overall fine. .