FS: Churchill, Movie Photo.,Abbeys,Willows, Oregon Trail,Switzerland,Venice
Karl Altau
KARL ALTAU BOOKS offers the following 7 titles for sale:
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1. (Churchill) Morton. ATLANTIC MEETING. 1943. $12.50.
2. (Films) Gregory. MOTION PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY. 2nd ed. 1927. $25.
3. Gasquet. THE GREATER ABBEYS OF ENGLAND. 1908. $35.
4. Graham. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. (1933). $12.50.
5. Parkman. THE OREGON TRAIL. Ill. by Benton. 1946. $17.50.
6. (Travel) Cook. SWITZERLAND. (1904). $40.
7. (Travel) de Selincourt. VENICE. 1907. $35.
1) (Churchill) Morton, H.V. ATLANTIC MEETING. An Account of Mr.
Churchill's Voyage in H.M.S. Prince of Wales, in August, 1941, and the
Conference with President Roosevelt which Resulted in the Atlantic
Charter. NY 1943: Dodd, Mead. 12mo. 196 p. Endpaper maps. 16 photo
plates and frontis illustration. Owner dedication on reverse of frontis.
Orange cloth covers. VG. $12.50.
2) (Films) Gregory, Carl Louis; F.R.P.S. MOTION PICTURE
PHOTOGRAPHY. Second Edition. Ed. by Herbert C. McKay (Director, NY
Institute of Photography). NY 1927: Falk Publishing Co. 8vo. 435 p. +
12 pages illustrated photography ads at end. Many illustrations,
drawings, photo plates. Orange cloth covers with 1 x 1" splotch on
rear. Spine faded with 4-5 tiny paint (?) dots. Near VG. $25.
3) Gasquet, Abbot. THE GREATER ABBEYS OF ENGLAND. With
Illustrations in Colour After Warwick Goble. NY 1908: Dodd, Mead. 8vo.
378 p. Many magnificent color plates. Decorated purple covers with
gilt titles. Spine is faded light blue from sun, but title is clear.
Back cover has thin 3" white faded area along outer edge. VG. $35.
4) Graham, Kenneth. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Illustrated by E.H.
Shepard. NY (1933): Charles Scribner's. 12mo. 312 p. Endpaper
illustrations. Gilt pictorial blue covers. Protective loose plastic
cover over dj. VG. $12.50.
5) Parkman, Francis. THE OREGON TRAIL. Illustrated by Thomas Hart
Benton. Garden City, NY 1946: Doubleday. 12mo. 328 p. 2-page
color-pictorial title page. 1/2" tear at top of spine. Some slight wear
to spine. Interior is Good+. $17.50.
6) (Travel) Cook, Joel. SWITZERLAND. Picturesque and Descriptive.
Illustrated. Philadelphia (1904): The John C. Winston Co. (The
International Press). 12mo. 519 p. In stiff red wraps. Beautiful
gilt-pictorial decorated red cover and spine, with gilt-embossed
sleeping Lion of Lucerne on front. 25 high-quality, mostly brown-toned
photogravures, guarded by tissue which contains captions for
illustrations. Red ribbon bookmark. A descriptive journey down the
middle and lower Rhine, with Germany and the Netherlands, is also
included. Fine. $40.
7) (Travel) de Selincourt, Beryl and May Sturge Henderson. VENICE.
Illustrated by Reginald Barratt (of the Royal Water-Color Society). NY
1907: Dodd, Mead. 8vo. 335 (1) p. Many beautiful color plates.
Pictorial blue cloth covers with gilt art noveau-style decoration. VG.
$35.
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