Memoirs of William Collie with Portraits by Collie, William - 1992

Paperback. Very Good.

Niles, Illinois: Argus Communications, 1977. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/ .

Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, Limited, 1973. Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Plastic-protected jacket is marked and slightly faded. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine are worn, creased and nicked. Jacket upper edges and spine head are chipped. Hardcover, page block and a few pages are slightly tanned and foxed. Hardcover spine ends and lower edges are bumped and worn. Contents remain clear throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Good. Used.

Gainesville: Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint. Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0820110795 . Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Large ink stains to bottom edge of pages. Scratches to cover. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No writing.; English And Chinese Edition; 5.75 X 1 X 9 inches; 185 pages .

Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint, 1999-05. Hardcover. Good.

London. 1896 first edition. One complete issue of PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, for November 4, 1896. vol LX, no. 362. octavo wraps. Ramsay article pp. 206-215. Good Plus. backstrip reinforced, light edge chipping on cover. Ramsey was awarded the Nobel in Chemistry in 1904. .

London: Harrison and Sons & R. Friedländer & Sohn for the Royal Society, June 22, 1904. Octavo. Original grey-green wrappers printed in black. 2 folding graphs. Index leaves on onion skin paper loosely inserted. Contents partially unopened, leaf 2K7 clumsily opened with slight loss from the margin. Wrappers toned along the spine and edges, a little rubbing and some nicks and creases along the edges, slight loss from the head of the spine. Very good condition. First edition, the journal issue in original wrappers. Chemist Sir William Ramsay's (1852-1916) most important research was on the noble, or inert, gases. He was the first to isolate helium and discovered neon, krypton, xenon, and argon, the latter being the element for which he and John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, were awarded Nobel Prizes in 1905. In his Nobel lecture Ramsay described on-going spectroscopic work on radium, begun in 1903: "Much work remains to be done on these emanations. In conjunction with Dr. Collie, my colleague,… Read More

USA: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, 1948. Book. Illus. by Cordrey, Earl; Kling, Wendell; Hurst, Oliver; Dawes, Edwin; Chase, Francis; Zegart, A.L.; Kaufman, Joe. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 70 pages. Articles: The Blooming of Margaret Rose - Princess Elizabeth's sister; Traveling Companion - foolproof trips for America's postwar innocents abroad courtesy of American Express Company: The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 8) - grim days of defeat in 1942 and plans for ultimate victory; Unwanted - a plea for justice for Europe's hordes of Displaced Persons (DPs); Designs for Touring (part 9) - Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton country; Night Life of the St. Louis Cardinals. Fiction: One Day, One Life; More Beautiful than Murder; Are You Sure?; On the Bakeoven Grade; Laughter Must be Shared. Ads include: Zenith radios; Hudson cars; RCA Victor radios; Pabst beer featuring colour photo of Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hope;… Read More

Springfield, Ohio: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 82 pages Features: Robert Sherwood - King of English; I Flew for Israel - Julian Swing explains why he fought for Israel; The Truth About Mail-Order Marriage; New Jobs for Liberty Ships - article with amazing photo of dozens of ships at anchor; John Bull in search of a Future - Britain is on the road to being a power again; White Brother of the Navajo - Indian Trader Roman Hubbell; Tennis Town Tempest - Great article and color photos of Gertrude Moran; Two-page photo of the Grand Canyon. Fiction: I Never Dream; The Conquest of Jan; The Queen Maker; A Sitter for Mother; Pride's Castle. Ads include: Chevrolet trucks, Fisher Body, Dodge trucks - featuring a blue grocery van, Kleenex - featuring Little Lulu and Tubby, Back cover Chesterfield Cigarettes ad featuring John Lund and James H. Darden (of Farmville, H.C.), Coke - drinking from bottles near a lighthouse, Pennsylvania… Read More

USA: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, 1948. Book. Illus. by Wright, Shiney (cover); Pachner, William; Fredman, Harry; Fuhn, Helen and Alfred; Prince, William Meade; Chiriaka, Ernest; Stone, William; Gregori, Leon; Harrington, George; McLeod, Ronald;. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 70 pages. Articles: Scandals in Veterans' Housing (part 1 of 2); The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 6) - Roosevelt's Greatest Dilemma; Six Artists and a Model - Edith Franklin's posing is a steppingstone to her stage career; Good-Time Street - the most raucous and colorful block in New York; Truman's recent troubles hurt his chance of election; The Hot-Potato Olympics - what price international amity at this year's Games in London; How to Catch a Husband - Mr. Lamb's job is to bringem' back when they stray. Fiction: Cupid with Celluloid Wings; Guirls Like Me; Squaw Medicine; The Bramble Bush (part 4 of 5); Sweet revenge; Errors… Read More