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Avilov, Lydia; Translated By David Magarshack.
Chekhov in My Life - A Love Story
New York, Harcourt Brace,
1950, First American Edition ed, Hardcover,
illus: Lynton Lamb, Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, A memoir of Avilov's ten year relationship with Anton Chekhov, from 1889 to 1899. Chekhov was 29, and this period was an important part of his development as a literary figure. Of the interesting literary material referenced is new data about "The Seagull, and a memorable account of the opening night of that play. Drawings by Lynton Lamb. Black and white pattern boards, maroon cloth spine. DJ grey, not price clipped, although all edge flaps have been clipped. DJ grey, illustrated, red lettering. Upper edge bumed, 1/2 closed tear. No writing, very clean, tightly bound. sm 8vo, 159pp. First Am. Edition
(And Lydia, Avilov, Autobiography, Russian, Authors, Chekhov, Russian, Playwrites) Cat No. 2256.
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13.50
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Cheltenham Art Gallery.
Cheltenham Gravures, Holyrood Series
London, Johnson, Hickborn and Company, Ltd.,
Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Circa early 1900's, 20 engravings from all nationalities, each plate tipped in, covered with tissue, facing page biographical sketch and plate information. Pages double paper. The Three Sisters, Jacopo Palma; The Madonna di San Francesco, Andrea del Sarto; Helena Fourment and Her Son, Peter Paul Rubens; Rembrandt Dressed as an Officer, Rembrandt van Ryn; The Supper at Emmaus, Paolo Caliari; Interior of a Dutch House, Piete de Hooch; The Penitent Magdalen, Guido Reni; The Holy Family, Michelangelo; Grace Before Meat, Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin; THe Virgin Child with Donar, Jan van Eyck; St. George and the Dragon, Jacopo R. Tintoretto; Portrait of Charles I, Anthony Van Dyck; Portrait of the Hon. Mrs. Graham, Thomas Gainsborough; The Madonna of Victory, Andrea Mantegna; Landscape, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot; The Windmill, Jacob van Ruisdal; The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with SS. Rose & Catherine, Pietro Vannuci (Perugino); The Yeoman of the Guard, Sir John Everett Millais; The Virgin and Child, Giovanni Bellini; Venice with the Ducal Palace, J.M. W. Turner. Engravings come from all the world's great galleries: The Louve, National Gallery, Uffizi, Florence, Dresden Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland, Amsterdam Ryksmuseum. Brown boards, cloth spine, pastedown title panel to front board. Metal corner coverings, lower right missing. Boards, soiled, rubbed with few mild stains. Corners of f.e.p. creased, small chip to lower. Title decorative lettering and illustrations in page red and black ink. Tightly bound. Folio.
(Gravuers, Religious, Engravings, Jan, Van, Eyck, Jean, Baptiste, Camille, Corot, Engravers, Italian, Engravers, Jacob, Van, Ruisdal, Giovanni, Bellini, Andrea, Mantegna, Palma, Vecchio, Dutch, Engravers, Flemish, Engravers, Sir, John, Everett, Millais, Engraver) Cat No. 2387.
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65.00
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Wells, Helen.
Cherry Ames: Senior Nurse
New York, Grosset And Dunlap,
1944, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Format IV, picture cover, yellow spine, rear cover yellow picture of cherry & book list, $1.00 to U right corner, cover by Ralphy Crosby Smith, name to L rt corner. circa 1961.Frontispiece. Lite rubbing to L edge. 8vo, 217 p. very clean, tight copy.
(Series, Books, Cherry, Ames, Nursing, Vintage, Books, Childrens, Books) Cat No. 51m.
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9.50
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Clark, Elmer T.
The Chiangs of China
New York, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press,
1943, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Good, The fascinating history of the Chiangs and influence of Christianity on China. The story begins with Charles Jones Soong, a Chinese youth converted in a Carolina revival, educated and sent to convert his heathen countrymen. It involves Shanghai his homw, where planners of the Revolution met secretly, and where six children were reared. It reveals the sojourn of the children at schools in America; the parts three daughters, Eling, Chingling, and Mayling, have played in the making of a new nation; and the career os theri respective husbands - H.H. Kung, who vies with brother-in-law T.V. Soong in guiding the finances of China; Sun Yat-sen, who initiated the Revolution; and Chiang Kai-Shek, who bought it to full flower. Illustrated with photos throughout. Black cloth boards and spine. DW not price clipped, yellow pictorial, closed tears to flap edge, chips to spine ends and corners. Text, mildly toned. Previous owners name and date to f.e.p. All else clean, tightly bound. sm 8vo, 122 pp. DW in brodart mylar
(Kai-Shek, The Chiangs, Of, China, Coversion, Of, Chaing, Kai-Shek, New, Life, Movement, Of, China, Chinese, Revolution, Sian, Kidnaping, Charles, Jones, Soong, Sun, Yat-Sen) Cat No. 2560.
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16.00
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White, Tim.
Chiaroscuro
London, Paper Tiger,
1991, Wraps,
illus: Tim White, Condition: Near Fine, Surrealistic, fantasy artist Tim White's immagination takes flight in this fantastic collection of 100 works, reflecting both the light and dark of that creative force. White has also illustrated: bookjackets, computer games; and his work has appeared in and on: Magazines, newspapers, tv adverts, cd covers, video covers, trading cards, postcards, prints and even jigsaw puzzles and crosstitch kits! Black pictorial wraps, mild crease from lower left corner. All else fine. 143 pages 4 to
(Art, Cover, Art, Tim, White, Science, Fiction, Art, Illustrators, Surrealists, Surrealistic, Art) Cat No. 1194.
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12.50
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