viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1937

VILMORIN Louise de
        La fin des Villavide EDITION ORIGINALE Tirage de tête ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE
      Paris: Gallimard, 1937. Fine. Gallimard, Paris 1937, 12x19cm, broché. - First edition, one of 35 copies numbered on "pur-fil" paper ours wearing the number 1 top draw. Handwritten signature of Louise de Vilmorin accompanied by her four-leaf clover. Rare and pleasant exempalire the second book of the author. - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale, un des 35 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil, le nôtre portant le N°1, tirage de tête. Signature autographe de Louise de Vilmorin accompagnée de son trèfle à quatre feuilles. Rare et agréable exempalire du deuxième ouvrage de l'auteur.

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EILAT, Eliahu (1903 - 1990) [Eliyahu Epstein] and [Eliahu Elath]
        Exceedingly Rare and Important Typed Letter Signed as "Eliahu Epstein
      Jerusalem, 1937. unbound. 1 page on "Palestine Review" letterhead, 10.25 x 8 inches, Jerusalem, May 3, 1937. Written to fellow Zionist Heinrich Margulies, Director of the Anglo-Palestine Bank, Tel Aviv, in part: "I am glad you are giving us your co-operation, for I am anxious to make our paper not only an interesting but also an authoritative journal. In regard to the subject we discussed in our editorial 'East of Suez', we did not lay down permanent principles but rather referred to passing winds. It is our purpose to keep our readers both here and abroad well abreast of movements affecting the welfare of this country and we believe that we should not conceal facts which may not be palatable.I think also that you will agree that British policy, not only in regard to Zionism, has not always been consistent but is liable to fluctuation. In regard to Alexandretta, our comment has been on the lines which you suggest. I shall certainly be glad to take advantage of your suggestion to meet and discuss this and similar matters in person. I wonder why you wrote your article in German, since your English letter shows that you have a command of this language too." Note: Alexandretta was an area traditionally considered part of Syria that came under Turkish control in 1938. Israeli archives offer interesting insight into Epstein / Eilat's conduct with the posting of the following: "Eliyahu Epstein visited Iraq in February, 1937, pretending to be a journalist. Epstein was concerned about the Pan-Arab and pro-German spirit among the youth." Another document states: "Eliahu Sassoon and Eliahu Epstein, two officials of the Jewish Agency's Political Department, paid an eight-day visit to Iraq. Epstein was in touch with British political circles." There is little doubt that Epstein / Eilat was more concerned with intelligence gathering rather than journalistic endeavors. Natural folds and light creasing; two holes punched in the left margin with tearing. Otherwise in very good condition. A champion of the Zionist cause who helped found the State of Israel. In 1934 he became the head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency, which itself was the precursor to the Israeli Government that was created at the nation's independence in 1948. It was Eilat who sought and received President Truman's recognition of Israel's establishment as a state. He was also Israel's first Ambassador to the United States upon its founding.

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        Ars Islamica. Volume IV.: The Research Seminary in Islamic Art. Institute of Fine Arts. University of Michigan. Commemorating the Centenary of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, 1837 - 1937.
      Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1937 - Smith, Material for a Corpus of Early Iranian Islamic Architecture -II. Manar and Masdjid, Barsian (Isfahan); Strzygowski, Iran, Asiens Hellas; Wiet, Tissus brodes Mesopotamiens; Lamm, Some Mamluk Embroideries; Erdmann, Das Datum des Tak-i Bustan; Sauvaget, Les caravanserails syriens du Hadjdj de Constantinople; de Lorey, Behzad. Le Gulistan Rothschild; Marcais, Les Broderies Turques d'Alger; Brown, A Jaina Manuscript from Gujerat illustrated in Early Western Indian and Persian Styles; Schmidt, Figurliche sasanidische Stuckdekorationen aus Ktesiphon; Diez, Simultaneity in Islamic Art; Sarre, Ein seltene Lusterschale der Rayy-Keramik; Plumer, Certain Celadon Potsherds from Samarra traced to their Source; Troll, Damaskus-Teppiche; Schroeder, What was the Badi Script?; Riefstahl, Early Turkish Tile Revetments in Edirne; Hubbard, Ali Riza-i 'Abbasi, Calligrapher and Painter; Dimand, Studies in Islamic Ornament I; Sakisian, Mahmud Mudahib - Miniaturiste, enlumineur et calligraphe persan; Mayer, A New Heraldic Emblem of the Mamluks; Gabriel, Dunaysir; Lechler, The Tree of Life in Indo-European and Islamic Cultures; Day, Dated Tiraz in the Collection of the University of Michigan; Ruthven, Some Egyptian Wood Carvings in the Collection of the University of Michigan. A very good copy in slightly stained original wrappers. First edition 4to, pp.498, many illustrations, original wrappers.

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Winston S. Churchill
        Great Contemporaries
      London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd., 1937. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This is a fine British first edition, first printing in a first printing dust jacket. Great Contemporaries is Churchill's much-praised collection of insightful essays about 21 leading personalities of the day - including the likes of Lawrence, Shaw, and, most famously, Hitler. Churchill's piece about Hitler can be a shock to the modern ear, as it underscores his ability to write a balanced appraisal of his subject while expressing his earnest desire to avoid the war that he would fight with such ferocious resolve only a few years later. There is a reason this book is still in print today. It was written with what has been called "penetrating evaluation, humor, and understanding." Churchill's balanced and nuanced perspectives are a good model for many of today's more polemic writers. And naturally, in the course of sketching the character of his contemporaries Churchill necessarily reveals some of his own character and perspective. Churchill's portrait of T.E. Lawrence, published here just a few years before the Second World War, might well have been written about the author rather than by him: "The impression of the personality of Lawrence remains living and vivid upon the minds of his friends, and the sense of his loss is in no way dimmed among his countrymen. All feel the poorer that he has gone from us. In these days dangers and difficulties gather upon Britain and her Empire, and we are also conscious of a lack of outstanding figures with which to overcome them. Here was a man in whom there existed not only an immense capacity for service, but that touch of genius which everyone recognizes and no one can define." (Great Contemporaries, p.164) While some of the subjects of Churchill's sketches have receded into history, many remain well-known and all remain compellingly drawn. This is as engaging a read today as it was in 1937. Here is a collector-grade copy, fine in a very good, unclipped first printing dust jacket. Collectors should note that the first printing dust jacket is unique, with changes to the front flap on the second and subsequent printings. The binding is beautifully square, clean, bright, and tight, with vivid gilt and sharp corners. We note only a touch of wrinkling at the spine heel. The contents are likewise notably bright and clean. We find no previous ownership marks. Differential toning of the endpapers corresponding to the dust jacket flaps confirms that this copy has spent life jacketed. The blue-stained top edge is clean and retains uniform, unfaded color. A trace of spotting appears confined to the bottom edge of the text block and a single, tiny spot on the fore edge. The dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original front flap price. The vivid orange color remains very good, just slightly darkened on the jacket spine. Losses are quite modest, confined to fractional loss at the corners and spine heel, a .5 x .5 triangular loss at the upper rear hinge, and just a little loss accompanied by some wrinkling associated with a one inch closed tear at the upper front hinge. A few other short closed tears at the extremities show no loss. There is vintage brown tape reinforcement on the backside of the jacket at the spine ends. A 2 x 1.5 inch semi-circular stain at the front panel fore edge is the only blemish of note. The dust jacket is protected in a removable, archival quality clear cover. Bibliographic Reference: Cohen A105.1.a, Woods/ICS A43(a.1), Langworth p.178

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Hemingway, Ernest:
        Les vertes collines d'Afrique. Traduit de l'anglais par Jeanine Delpech.
      Paris, Gallimard NRF, 1937.. 238 S., 2 Bl. 8°, Orig.-Broschur.. Undatiertes Widmungsexemplar von Ernest Hemingway, mit Bleistift auf dem Vorsatzblatt: "To Therese Bouiteux... for her good friend, Ernest Hemingway". - Der Einband stockfleckig, eine Ecke vorne etwas rissig, die anderen Eken etwas gestaucht, am Rücken leichter eingerissen, 1 Lage lose, teils unaufgeschnitten. - - Envoi autographe d'Ernest Hemingway au crayon en page de garde " To Therese Bouiteux... for her good friend "Envoi glane a l'ecrivain lors d'un de ses frequents sejours a Biarritz. - Les envois d'Hemingway sont rares.

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Marquand, John P.
        The Late George Apley
      Little, Brown and Company 1937 - Signed. First edition, first printing, with "Lovely Pearl" on the first line of page 19. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket. Signed by John P. Marquand on the front free end paper, and again on the title page. Bump to top of boards and bottom of spine. Stain to top and edge of page block, affecting text on several pages. Occasional streaked browning to pages, which appears to be a common issue with this title on account of the acidic paper stock used. Hinge at title page lightly exposed. A satire of Boston's elite upper class, and winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Derso, Alois and Kelen, Emery
        The League At Lunch (Signed By Both Derso And Kelen In the Year Of Publication )
      The presumed sole printing published by Rota-Sadaq in 1937.Folio with original card covers in near FINE condition.40 pages.A full size B/W cartoon for the years 1925-37 with accompanying explanatory text in both French and English on the facing page.Alois Derso (1888-1964) and Emery Kelen (1896-1978) were two internationally famous caricaturists who worked at the League of Nations for fifteen years.Both were of Hungarian origin and arrived in Switzerland after the First World War, where they drew caricatures of the League of Nations delegates and politicians,as well as significant events such as the Disarmament Conference.The book has been INSCRIBED and SIGNED in pencil by the authors to the title page:'A notre cher ami Vernon Bartlett, cordialement, Geneva , 14.1X.37, Derso and Kelen'.Vernon Bartlett was a journalist,politician and author who served as the Director for the London Office of the League of Nations.The Satirical cartoons are Derso and Kelen at their best.A truly wonderful association copy of a very scarce item.The print run is unknown and at the time of listing ,I can find only one other unsigned copy which is located in a UK university library. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.

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        L?AVVENTUROSO. Grande settimanale per tutti. Direttore responsabile: P. Lorenzini (nipote di Collodi).
      Nerbini 1937 In folio (mm. 440x315), mz. pelle mod. con ang. (lieve abras.), tit. oro al dorso, pp. 8 / 10 cad. numero, stampato in b.n. e a colori. Offriamo l?annata completa del 1937 (Anno IV), dal n. 117 (2 gennaio) al n. 168 (26 dicembre). Cfr. Treccani.it: ?"L?Avventuroso", settimanale a fumetti, uscì a Firenze per l?editore Mario Nerbini dal 1934 al 1943. Pubblicava le migliori storie americane di avventura, quasi in contemporanea con l?edizione degli USA. La sua fortuna declinò quando a queste storie furono sostituite quelle di ispirazione nazionale, imposte dalla propaganda fascista?. La pag. 9 del n. 132 è staccata e con strappo margin.; la pag. 9 del n. 153 con manc. ang. super. che intacca alc. parole del t., altrim. ben conservato. Alcuni numeri sono intonsi.

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Ombrédanne, Louis & Mathieu, P. (Ed.)
        Traité de chirurgie orthopédique. 5 Bde.
      - Paris, Masson, 1937, Gr.8°, 4437 pp., unzählige Abb., 5 orig. Halbleinenbände mit Rückenvergoldung und marmorierten Buchdeckeln. Erste und wohl einzige Auflage dieses monumentalen Werkes der Orthopädie, hrsg. von dem bekannten Kinderchirurgen und Orthopäden Louis Ombrédanne (1871-1956) und P. Mathieu der durch die Bemühungen von Ombrédanne den ersten Lehrstuhl der Orthopädie der Pariser Fakultät erhielt. - M.Lance, G. Huc und P. Padovani waren bei der Redaktion der von über 60 verschiedenen Autoren gefertigten Beiträgen behilflich. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Blackwell, Alice Stone
        AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, CONTRIBUTING MONEY TO THE CREW OF THE SHIP LINARIA, DURING THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
      Cambridge, 1937. 1p. on a single sheet. 1 vols. 4to. Old fold lines. Near fine. 1p. on a single sheet. 1 vols. 4to. Brief letter written by Alice Stone Blackwell to Mr. Paine, offering assistance to the crew of the British merchant ship Linaria, who refused to put into port in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. She writes: "Dear Mr. Paine: Here is a small contribution for the heroic crew of the Linaria. I wish I felt able to send a big one. Yours cordially." Blackwell was an ardent political activist for most of her long life, and clearly supported the crew's boycott of Franco's regime.

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Tolkien, J R R
        The Hobbit or There and Back Again
      London. : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937. Very good in poor dust jacket. Slight spine lean. Tail quarter of spine and very bottom edges of boards are slightly discoloured where part of dust jacket spine has been missing and dust jacket has ridden up very slightly. Leaves slightly, evenly toned, as usual. First two leaves have a tiny dog ear crease to the very tip of the upper corner. No inscriptions. Very slight exposure of gutter at head betwixt pages 176/7.Front flap of dust jacket has become detached. Bottom quarter of dust jacket spine panel is missing. Chipped and nicked around edges and with a few tears - all as comprehensively pictured. . Second impression. . Hard with Dust Jacket. 12mo. 7 3/4". . Very good in poor dust jacket. Illus. by Beautifully illustrated by the author with map endpapers, 4 colour plates and 9 b/w plates..

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Steinbeck, John
        Of Mice and Men
      Corici-Friede, 1937 This is a first edition, first printing of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, inscribed and signed by the author to Lola Kinel, a writer. The edition includes the first edition points: 'pendula' on page 9, the bullet between the numbers on page 88. The dust jacket is also first issue with the $2.00 price on the interior flap BUT it is missing the back panel, so it is merely a half of a dustjacket. Also included is a draft of a letter sent by Ms. Lola Kinel to Elizabeth R. Otis, Steinbeck's literary agent. Besides missing the back panel, the dustjacket has tears/splits and chips and age spots. The boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. There is a small age spot to the bottom edge, No writing in the text.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Poor.

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Franc J Newcomb and Gladys Reichard(text)
        Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant
      J.J. Augustin, 1937. 1st. Bound in a heavy-weave orange burlap, this is the 1937 1st trade ed. With 35 gorgeous color plates silkscreened on Japanese paper. Some of the orange from the binding has bled onto the upper part of the last 10 plates. Also, some fraying to the top and bottom of the spine. The binding though is still very sturdy. This was a fragile book even when issued and, no doubt, even the very best copies must be treated gingerly. With this copy two prospectuses have been laid in, one from the autographed edition of the same title(only 250 autographed copies) and the other from "Navajo Medicine Man: Sandpaintings and Legends of Miguelito", another title published by J.J. Augustin and written by Gladys Reichard. Signed by Author(s).

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MALRAUX André
        L'espoir EDITION ORIGINALE Grand papier
      Paris: Gallimard, 1937. Fine. Gallimard, Paris 1937, 14,5x21cm, relié. - Edition originale, un des 230 exemplaires numérotés sur Alfa paper.binding à la bradel en demi maroquin noir, spine lisse, date dorée en queue, plats de papier à la cuve, couvertures et spine conservés (spine insolé), tête dorée, binding signée de l'atelier Boichot.Bel exemplaire agréablement établi. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information! - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale, un des 230 exemplaires numérotés sur alfa. Reliure à la bradel en demi maroquin noir, dos lisse, date dorée en queue, plats de papier à la cuve, couvertures et dos conservés (dos insolé), tête dorée, reliure signée de l'atelier Boichot. Bel exemplaire agréablement établi.

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        BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT. With THE LATER BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT
      New York: Pynson Printers, 1937. cloth, dust jacket. Bookplates. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 79+(1); 83+(1) pages. With a Preface by the Artist. 2 volumes. Each volume is limited to 1250 numbered copies signed by Kent. First volume contains more than 100 proofs of bookplates, initials and marks presented in two colors on one side of an all rag imported paper and the second volume contains an additional 84 bookplates and initials and marks. The second volume has two loosely inserted Kent bookplates and a Holiday card with a Kent illustration on the front. Jackets show minor chipping along edges.

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Ashkenazy, Vladimir:
        (Wladimir Aschkenasi), russischer Pianist und Dirigent (geb. 1937): Eigenh. musikalisches Notenblatt des Finales von "Aus Italien" von Richard Strauß mit eigenh. Widmung und U. (V. Ashkenazy").
      . 4°. 12 Notenzeilen u. Text.. Schönes, großes Blatt. - Ashkenazy zitiert zwölf Zeilen Noten mit der Überschrift: "R. Strauß / Aus Italien / Finale" mit Tempoangabe "Allegro molto", und den Bezeichnungen der Instrumente (teils abgekürzt). - Am rechten Rand Widmung mit U.: "copied by B [= russisches "W" bzw. "V"] Ashkenazy - Please excuse my handwriting // I love R. Strauß !!" - // - Richard Strauss komponierte die viersätzige Orchesterfantasie "Aus Italien" (op. 16) nach seiner Italienreise1886. Uraufführung war unter seiner eigenen Leitung in München. - Vladimir Ashkenazy dirigierte bevorzugt Orchesterwerke von Richard Strauss. Vom 14. bis 18. Oktober stelle ich auf der Buchmesse in FFM aus. - Sie finden mich in der Halle 4.1 Antiquariatsmesse Stand 24 // Bestellungen kann ich ers wieder ab 20. Oktober versenden. - DANKE für Ihre Geduld!

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GARCIA LORCA, FEDERICO
        Homenaje al poeta Federico García Lorca.
      Ediciones españolas -, Valencia, Barcelona, España. 1937 - Autor: (España, 1898-1936) 198 págs. 19 x 13 cm. Castellano Colaboran: A. Machado. J. Moreno Villa. J. Bergamín. D.Alonso. V. Aleixandre. E. Prados. P. Garfias.J. Gil-Albert. P. Neruda. R. Alberti. M. Altolaguirre. A. Serrano Plaja. M. Hernández. L. Varela. A. Aparicio) Selección de sus obras por Emilio Prados. Holandesa, con la cubierta delantera en mal estado; ultima página del índice tostada y con huellas de cinta transparente. España - Poesía - Exilio - Guerra civil - Escaso 390 gramos Exterior (holandesa) e Interior: Bien [Attributes: First Edition]

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Grey (Zane)
        Manuscript] Statement regarding Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to enlarge the Supreme Court.
      1937 - written in black ink on 'Long Key Fishing Camp' headed paper, a few deletions, corrections and insertions by the author, including two false starts at head, pp. [2], 4to, a few creases to corners and light handling marks, good condition. Grey is here responding to a request from C.K. Gregg, of the Society for Preservation of American Ideals and Form of Government, soliciting the author's opinion on this matter - a photocopy of this letter and the George Ade article that accompanied it are included here. Grey writes: 'The constitution is, and has always been, in spite of changes in our ways of living [.], the bulwark of our national liberty; our defense against dictatorship and radicalism. With the fight being waged by labor at present, which to me is none less than a miniature scale of what is happening in Europe - of course, minus a good deal of the bloodshed - the Supreme Court is the one check in the complete freedom of government that could well be filled with more radicalism or desire towards dictatorship than it is today. It is not only what President Roosevelt might do with more freedom, it is what future men might do under the stress of the stronger conflict of ideas [.]'. An impassioned response to an important question, otherwise unpublished - Roosevelt's initiative was well-opposed and ultimately unsuccessful at this time. (Plus VAT in the EU)

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Brahms, Caryl & S. J. Simon
        A BULLET IN THE BALLET
      London: Michael Joseph 1937 - First edition, first printing. Original blue cloth with yellow titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding a touch lightened to the spine, the contents without inscriptions or stamps but lightly spotted to the prelims and text block edge. Complete with the rare original Bip Pares dustwrapper which is a little rubbed and nicked with a couple of short closed tears and some light staining to the extremities. Not price-clipped (7/6net to the front flap). An attractive example of a very scarce title. Brahms (pseudonym of Doris Caroline Abrahams) was a trained musician, ballet critic and journalist. Simon (pseudonym of Simon Skidelsky) a champion bridge player, author of books on card systems and the bridge correspondent of The Observer. They collaborated on many books, including four comic mystery novels (Brahms taking care of the ballet bits and Simon the parts that involved detection), of which this is the first.Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Haberly, Loyd, author and illustrator
        Medieval English Pavingtiles
      Shakespeare Head Press Saint Aldates, Oxford 1937 - A fascinating look at what was, and remains, a neglected area of Medieval decorative arts. 4to. 26 by 20 cm. 327 pp. Red over the cream paper illustrations on most pages -- well over 225 illustrations. Most pages with two tile specimens and a caption, sometimes long, explaining where the specimen is located and occasionally more background about the specimen. The specimens show the wide range of Medieval or Gothic creativity, all the time while working within some conventions. Also examples of lettering, which may be a topic of particular interest. The paper used in the book was a luxuriant stock with a high linen count. The cloth on the boards has moderate soiling. Foxing on the endpapers. A few minor rub spots on the leather. Nonetheless, this is a very handsome copy which overall we would consider near fine. [Attributes: First Edition]

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Fuller, Major Gen. J.F.C.
        Towards Armageddon The Defence Problem and its Solution
      Lovat Dickson, London 1937 - Beautifully preserved copy of this very scarce first edition. The dust jacket has only very minor edge wear and a touch of fading to the spine. See pictures. Not price clipped. The book is in very clean and fresh condition. Most importantly the book is inscribed to "Boney" Fuller's mother from the author and reads: "To Mother with love from the author, her son, John. 29.4.37. It is further later inscribed in light pencil by Fuller's brother, AWF Fuller who was famous in his own right, "AWF Fuller from Mother" then there is a further note/annotation from AWF Fuller commenting on how unworthy the comments in a newspaper article (laid in) were about his brother. In essence he defends his brother in the notes. This is a truely exceptional copy and an important piece of military history. Boney Fuller was at the forefront of armoured and tank warfare, when many around him were doubters of its capabilities. Some say that if the First WW had gone on another year the Boney would have been more famous than Montgomery later was due to the massive tank battle which was planned for 1919. J.F.C was also a colourful character because of his early dabblings in esoteric matters and the occult, particularly in his association with Aleister Crowley. Later he is said to have been a Nazi sympathizer and Oswald Moseley supporter in the 1930s. Part of a collection obtained from family members. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Steinbeck, John
        Of Mice and Men
      Corici-Friede, 1937, Cloth, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Poor, First Edition, Signed by Author. This is a first edition, first printing of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, inscribed and signed by the author to Lola Kinel, a writer. The edition includes the first edition points: 'pendula' on page 9, the bullet between the numbers on page 88. The dust jacket is also first issue with the $2.00 price on the interior flap BUT it is missing the back panel, so it is merely a half of a dustjacket. Also included is a draft of a letter sent by Ms. Lola Kinel to Elizabeth R. Otis, Steinbeck's literary agent. Besides missing the back panel, the dustjacket has tears/splits and chips and age spots. The boards have edge wear, rubbed corners/spine. There is a small age spot to the bottom edge, No writing in the text. Quantity Available: 1. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 046674.

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Bean, C.E.W.
        OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 - 18 12 Volume Set
      Angus & Robertson, Hardcover. 12 Volumes, various editions all dated 1937 except for Vol iv (1936) & Vol vi (1942) & Vol. Viii (1936) . Volume 1 has minor silverfish damage to the front free endpaper, all volumes have a small previous owners name stamp on pastedown and free front endpapers except for 2 volumes where they appear on the rear endpapers, original maroon cloth boards with very minor flecking to 3 volumes. Overall a very good clean set. Heavy books will require extra postage cost. Please email for more information and images

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HEARTFIELD, John; JOHN HEARTFIELD
        VI. Die Volks-Illustrierte
      1937. HEARTFIELD, John. VI. Die Volks-Illustrierte. 1937 No.4 With photomontage by John Heartfield. Folio, loose as issued. Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag, 1937. |~||~||~||~||~| From 1930 to 1938 Heartfield provided photomontages that were published in the Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung, which was renamed Volks-Illustrierte from 1936 to 1938. Many of these astonishing images are masterpieces of the art of caricature, and resulted in Heartfield having to flee for his life. This issue has the photomontage depicting a crate of German soldiers being loaded on to a ship bound for Spain to help Franco.. A fine copy. David Evans. John Heartfield AIZ pp.428-429

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Gardner, Erle Stanley
        THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS DOWAGER (Presentation Copy of the First Edition)
      William Morrow, New York 1937 - Gardner, Erle Stanley. THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS DOWAGER. New York: William Morrow, 1937. First Edition, first printing. A Near Fine copy (tiny bit of edge-wear else entirely unrubbed) in a Very Good ORIGINAL PRICED ($2.00) DUST JACKET. The jacket has some general wear and tear, a tiny stain to the top of the rear flap, and a few miscellaneous blemishes but a nicer example would be hard to find. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR in the year of publication: "To Tee/ who is tops -- /from one who is proud of her friendship/ Erle Stanley Gardner/ April 1937." Tee Rose, a young writer from San Francisco, became a lifelong friend of ESG and she always received his latest book in the mail immediately upon its publication. We have in stock quite a few of his presentation copies to her dating from 1934 to the early 1960s. THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS DOWAGER is the tenth mystery in Gardner's Perry Mason series. Mason is hired to retrieve a spoiled granddaughter's gambling IOUs by a wealthy cigar-smoking dowager. A murder aboard a gambling ship is beyond the three-mile limit. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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