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1 page letter, written on both sides, with diagrams. (10" x 8 1/4") Written in Robert Braune's hand and signed by him from Gothenburg, to Swedish chess editor Joel Fridlizius.Robert Braune is best known for Alain White's editorship of Robert Braune: Apotre de la Symetrie originally published in 1914 and reprinted in a limited edition of 250 copies in 1988. Braune, a chemist by profession, had studied in Graz where he also came into contact with chess. In 1866, he became secretary of the Chess Society in Graz. Braune has universal education, his knowledge of languages () is especially astonishing. In the 'Österreichischen Lesehalle' he published translations of Italian, Polish and Hungarian poems. There, he also published own songs and sonnets. In 1864, the Deutsche Schachzeitung published some of his compositions, mostly 4- and 5-move problems. In the following years, he gained world-wide recognition as he became a specialist in compositions. In 1913, the French Strategie published a collection of…
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Calendar for 1936 depicting pilot Martie Bowman in her WACO INF biplane, and her daughter Larnie Bowman Allen.
by Bowman, Martie
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[Olympia, WA], 1935. Silver gelatin composite photograph (250 x 200 mm) with small tear-off monthly calendar for 1936. Inscribed "Merry Christmas, The Bowmans". A few minor nicks and spots at the edges. Excellent, unused condition. A remarkable piece of early aviation ephemera, this calendar was produced as a Christmas greeting by the early female aviator Marguerite (Martie) Bowman (1901-1985) and her husband Leslie, also a pilot. It depicts Bowman flying in her WACO INF biplane, registration number NC625Y, in formation with two others, and includes portraits of Bowman, her husband, and their daughter Larnie Bowman Allen. We have learned from one of the Bowmans' grandchildren that Larnie joined the family profession, becoming a wing-walker at eight and soloing at twelve. The Bowmans established an aviation business together and, during the 1920s, 30s and 40s, Martie Bowman ferried planes from factories and regularly participated in air races. She competed in the 1930 Women's Dixie Air Derby from Washington D. C. to Chicago, and won the Women's International Air Derby of 1934 and the two-day women's championship Shell Trophy Cup at Long Beach, California. In her biography of fellow pilot Phoebie Omlie, Janann Sherman recounts that during the Dixie Derby Bowman selflessly assisted Omlie, who had an injury, by waking up each hour during the night to apply medicated drops to her eyes (Sherman, Walking on Air, p. 65). The Bowman's papers are held at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and as of 2001 two of Martie Bowman's planes were still registered as flight-worthy with the FAA.
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Letter to Swedish chess editor Joel Fridlizius
by Robert Braune (1845-1924) signed
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Vanity Fair May 1928 Issue (Magazine)
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New York: Conde Nast Publications. Very Good+. 1928 05. First Edition. Magazine. A clean, tight copy; please see image.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 148 pages; Additional images and further information provided upon request. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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The Physicist's Conception Of Nature
by Heisenberg, Werner, Translated By Arnold J. Pomerans
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New York: Hutchinson & Co, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. 192 Pp.Black Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Printing. Book Clean, Gilt Bright, No Wear, No Marks. Dj Not Price Clipped (16S Net), Slightly Used And Soiled, No Tears Or Chips, Browning To Spine And Edges.
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De Heilige Vlam Het Sprookje van Stephan Pártos
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Illustrated with 13 full-page Art Nouveau / Art Deco black-and-white wood engravings by Jo Daemen. Folio. Brown cloth, with decorative gilt vignette on cover. Rotterdam, W.L. & J. Brusse, 1927. First Edition. Limited to 700 copies, set in the Erasmus of S.H. de Roos, and printed on handmade Van Gelder paper by G.J. Thieme in Nijmegen. This copy # 98. Jo Daemen was a Dutch graphic designer, illustrator, draftsman, glass artist and poet. She began her training in 1907 at the School of Applied Arts in Haarlem. She became a book cover designer for Brusse publishers in Rotterdam in 1909, and went on to illustrate sheet music and short stories for the magazine De vrouw en haar huis. Daemen also wrote lyrics for the Bussum pianist and singer Jacoba Craamer. She worked for some time in the studio of the famous glass artist Willem Bogtman. In 1919 Daemen became a member of the Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.). The objective of the socialist-oriented association was to…
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Album of Photographs and Postcards from Travel in Japan and Europe
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Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Issued. Most of the postcards are unposted; some real photo, some printed. Album is dated 1924-1927. The photos and postcards are attached using slits, so can easily be removed. Not all slots are filled. Several pieces of ephemera laid in. Overall good; album pages chipped on edges. Self Published Includes 62 vintage postcards of Japan, including Osaka Castle; Nara; Horiuji; Japanese art and sculpture; the Wedded Rocks at Futami; Ise; Cave of the Sun Goddess; Koyosan (home of the Shinto sect); a Nestorian monument. 35 photographs are of of family and scenery in Japan, including the deer at Nara; Horiuji; going up Mt Koya at Koyosan; public school children at Koyosan saluting; pilgrims at Koyosan; students of the Koyosan Daijuken on way to celebration in 1924; students on the way to Kobo Daishi Temple; monks at Koyosan; Temple of Kobo Daishi, and more. A postcard of the Empress of Canada indicates the family returned to the US in 1924. They then took a train…
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Historical Notes of the Iron and Zinc Mining Industry, in Sussex County, New Jersey
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Franklin, New Jersey: Privately Published, 1927. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the RARE original 1927 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Bound in the original printed brown wraps. 6" wide by 9" tall. NOT a library discard. Pages are creamy white, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the preface: "The contents of this review is a brief outline of interesting data that have come to the attention of the writer during many years' service with the mining companies operating at Mine Hill and Sterling Hill." Included here are chapters on settlement, land titles, early mining, 1664-1800; ownership, exploration, development, 1800-1850; Colonel Samuel Fowler, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company, 1850-1897; litigation caused by conflicting mineral titles; zinc mining and mill construction, 1897-1927.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. vi, 47pp.
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Energy & Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller,
by [Edward Teller] Blumberg, Stanley A. and Gwinn Owens.
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[Edward Teller] Blumberg, Stanley A. and Gwinn Owens. Energy & Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller, New York: Putnams, 1976. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear to the spine edges. This copy is inscribed by Edward Teller on the front flyleaf and also laid-in is a small photograph of Teller that he has signed. In this 1976 biography of Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, the authors present exclusive interviews, memorabilia, and photos provided by Teller. and delves into each stage of his life and career. The controversial Teller spearheaded America's effort to build the hydrogen bomb, and then testified against Robert Oppenheimer in his security clearance trial. The book explains his early persecution by the Hungarian communists, then the Nazis in Germany. His role in the Manhattan Project is described in detail. Also portrayed is the development of the H-bomb, including descriptions of its evolving…
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Allerhand Nützliche Versuche, dadurch zu genauer Erkäntnis der Natur und Kunst der Weg gebähnet wird, denen Liebhabern der Wahrheit mitgetheilet von Christian Wolffen . .
by Wolff, Christian von
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Halle im Magdeburgischen: Renger Buchhandlung, 1723. Hardcover. Near Fine. [14], 624, [8] p., engraved frontispiece and xviii folded leaves of plates; 17 cm. Signatures: ):(7 A-Z8 Aa-Qq8 Rr4 (8vo). Contemporary vellum with gilt-tooled spine title over a brown background. All page edges dark red. Title page in red and black. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces. Stamp on title page verso indicating that this was withdrawn from the Stadt Bibliothek of Hamburg. Christian von Wolff (1679-1754) was a German philosopher who wrote extensively about all branches of science. In this volume his various scientific experiments are illustrated with 14 folded plates. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: vellum is lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight.
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[Photographie originale signée] : Intérieur du bar automatique "Presto", place de la Bourse à Paris (architecte : Otto Bauer), vers 1930
by Vigneau, André (1892-1968) - [Bauer, Otto]
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Paris: Lecram studio photo, 1930. Photo. Illus. by André Vigneau. Très bon. Aucune reliure. Signé par l'illustrateur. 0. Deux tirages gélatino-argentiques d'époque assemblés en un panorama de 34,5 x 16 cm et montés sur carton (49 x 32 cm), signature du photographe sous l'image, étiquette du studio photo Lecram en bas à droite. Vers 1930 l'architecte viennois Otto Bauer (1897-ca 1965) a réalisé deux "bars automatiques" et restaurants "Presto" à Paris, l'un 14 boulevard des Italiens, l'autre dont l'intérieur est représenté ici, à l'angle de la place de la Bourse, de la rue Vivienne et de la rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas, à l'emplacement de l'actuel immeuble de l'Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). Ce sont de beaux exemples du fonctionnalisme art déco. André Vigneau a créé en 1930…
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Elenchus elenchi: sive Animadversiones in Georgii Batei: Cromwelli parricid aliquando protomedici, elenchum motuum nuperorum in Anglia. Post alteram & tertiam ejusdem editionem. Autore R.P. regio milite veterano.
by PUGH, Robert
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1664 1ed Oliver Cromwell Parliament Robert Pugh Attack on George Bate Elenchus George Bate, sometimes known as Bates, was a 17th-century personal physician to Oliver Cromwell. Unfortunately, much controversy and speculation circles Bate and the untimely death of Cromwell. The controversy arises because of Bate's defense of the King's disagreements with the English Parliament, making many historians unsure who Bate sided with politically. Bate published a book entitled 'Elenchus Motuum' defending the King but it also included a thorough description of the execution of Charles I.
Robert Pugh, a Jesuit royalist, published a critical attack on 'Elenchus' – a work discussing many of Bate's medical practices, English politics, and events that would eventually lead to the Popish Plot.
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Elenchus elenchi: sive Animadversiones in Georgii Batei: Cromwelli parricid aliquando protomedici, elenchum motuum nuperorum in Anglia. Post alteram & tertiam ejusdem editionem.… Read More
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Marktech Optoelectronics Data Book
by Marktech International
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Menands, NY, USA: Marktech International, Corp., 8888. 9840 20M : Circa late 80's-90's, Very Good condition Softcover Quarto, no date anywhere in this book, 1st edition presumed. Light edgewear of the wraps. Interior unmarked and tight.. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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A Beginner's Guide to True BASIC to Accompany Exploring Macintosh: Concepts in Visually Oriented Computing
by Abitabile, John; Abernethy, K
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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LUNAR IMPACT: A HISTORY OF PROJECT RANGER
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Lahey Blackbeard Editor Reference Manual : Revision A 1990
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Good condition Spiral Bound Softcover Octavo, Revision A, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creasing at fold-over rear flap. Interior unmarked and solid.. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Lahey Personal Fortran Toolkit Reference Manual : Revision B
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