Derriere Le Miroir 1946-1982 by Maeght Editeur - n.d.

Éditions de l'A.F.C.E.L., 1949 « 41 illustrations dont 7 en couleurs. Préface de E. des Robert. "L'oeuvre héraldique de Robert Louis" par Meurgey de Tupigny. Robert Louis était dessinateur symboliste des services officiels.» En prime en page faux-titre sur fond orangé, un ex-libris original du graveur d'ex-libris de Québec, Louis Fréchette. En page de garde sur fond rose, un croquis contrecollé de G. Locret titré « L'artiste symboliste R. Louis ». Deux ex-libris originaux en couleurs contrecollés de Robert Louis. Cinq timbres héraldiques originaux en couleurs de la République Française par Robert Louis.. Couverture souple. Très bon.

Original Photographs A collection of seven 7" x 9" and five 8" x 10" original black and white photographs, undated but appear circa 1970s-1980s, eight depicting motorcycle racers and four, automobile racers including one SCARCE photo of Paul Newman sitting in a race car. No attribution as to photographers and no writing to verso of any of the photos. Five of the 7 x 9 motorcycle photos are European, as some of the signage shows "BMW Clubs of Europe". All are Fine to Near Fine, light soiling to the right-hand margin of the Newman photo. . Photograph. Near Fine.

James Cahill Publishing, 1994. Hardcover in Slipcase. Signed. Limited edition, stated. Used - Very Good condition. Number 122 of 250 copies signed by contributing authors before or after their contributions. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear and some discoloration on the spine. No further markings on the inside of the book. Book appears as unread. Text block is clean and tight. Slip case shows significant shelf wear in discolored spots and some wear through to the boards on the bottom. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Cohen & Cohen, Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom, 2008 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 25.5 x 32 cm; 2,409 kg; 303 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This book covers the largest and most important collection of Chinese and Export figures currently existing in the world. Collected by James E. Sowell of Dallas, Texas, there are over 170 items including over 50 bird figures, a dozen dogs, and a unique pair of leopards possibly made for the Imperial Summer Palace. It includes a history of the European trade with Canton and contains an informative guide to the dating of many of these pieces, with many pictures of the bases of the figures. The book catalogues the James E. Sowell collection in detail, arraging the animals according to approximate zoological taxanomic groups and commenting on some of the scientific knowledge available at the time. Traditional theory says… Read More

Octavo (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Various places: San Rafael, California; Springfield, Massachusetts; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio, 1931 - 1958 a sammelband of TWELVE INDIVIDUAL BOOKLETS (eleven specifically on magic) bound together in their original stiff paper wrappers (several of them decorated with illustrations), all in very good condition; bound in a professionally prepared binding in red cloth, with a black label and gilt title on spine.

The titles include: "The Magic of Rezvani," "Joe Karson's The World's Fastest Card Trick" (with a signed presentation by Karson), "Ireland Writes A Book," "Le Paul Presents The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 'New and Different Effects With Playing Cards," "Thornton's "Secrets of Mental Magic," "How's Your Library? A Guide To Cataloguing And Caring For Books," "Rope Eternal, an encyclopedia on cut and restored rope tricks," "Sponge Ball Manipulation," "Tricks For Kid-Shows," "How To Do Headline Predictions,"Ireland's "Card Annual 1957-1958 (two volumes)"… Read More

Éditions de l'A.F.C.E.L., 1949 « 41 illustrations dont 7 en couleurs. Préface de E. des Robert. "L'oeuvre héraldique de Robert Louis" par Meurgey de Tupigny. Robert Louis était dessinateur symboliste des services officiels.» En prime en page faux-titre sur fond orangé, un ex-libris original du graveur d'ex-libris de Québec, Louis Fréchette. En page de garde sur fond rose, un croquis contrecollé de G. Locret titré « L'artiste symboliste R. Louis ». Deux ex-libris originaux en couleurs contrecollés de Robert Louis. Cinq timbres héraldiques originaux en couleurs de la République Française par Robert Louis.. Couverture souple. Très bon.

Original Photographs A collection of seven 7" x 9" and five 8" x 10" original black and white photographs, undated but appear circa 1970s-1980s, eight depicting motorcycle racers and four, automobile racers including one SCARCE photo of Paul Newman sitting in a race car. No attribution as to photographers and no writing to verso of any of the photos. Five of the 7 x 9 motorcycle photos are European, as some of the signage shows "BMW Clubs of Europe". All are Fine to Near Fine, light soiling to the right-hand margin of the Newman photo. . Photograph. Near Fine.

James Cahill Publishing, 1994. Hardcover in Slipcase. Signed. Limited edition, stated. Used - Very Good condition. Number 122 of 250 copies signed by contributing authors before or after their contributions. Book is clean and tight. Book shows very light shelf wear and some discoloration on the spine. No further markings on the inside of the book. Book appears as unread. Text block is clean and tight. Slip case shows significant shelf wear in discolored spots and some wear through to the boards on the bottom. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Cohen & Cohen, Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom, 2008 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 25.5 x 32 cm; 2,409 kg; 303 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; This book covers the largest and most important collection of Chinese and Export figures currently existing in the world. Collected by James E. Sowell of Dallas, Texas, there are over 170 items including over 50 bird figures, a dozen dogs, and a unique pair of leopards possibly made for the Imperial Summer Palace. It includes a history of the European trade with Canton and contains an informative guide to the dating of many of these pieces, with many pictures of the bases of the figures. The book catalogues the James E. Sowell collection in detail, arraging the animals according to approximate zoological taxanomic groups and commenting on some of the scientific knowledge available at the time. Traditional theory says… Read More

Octavo (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Various places: San Rafael, California; Springfield, Massachusetts; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio, 1931 - 1958 a sammelband of TWELVE INDIVIDUAL BOOKLETS (eleven specifically on magic) bound together in their original stiff paper wrappers (several of them decorated with illustrations), all in very good condition; bound in a professionally prepared binding in red cloth, with a black label and gilt title on spine.

The titles include: "The Magic of Rezvani," "Joe Karson's The World's Fastest Card Trick" (with a signed presentation by Karson), "Ireland Writes A Book," "Le Paul Presents The Card Magic of Bro. John Hamman S. M. 'New and Different Effects With Playing Cards," "Thornton's "Secrets of Mental Magic," "How's Your Library? A Guide To Cataloguing And Caring For Books," "Rope Eternal, an encyclopedia on cut and restored rope tricks," "Sponge Ball Manipulation," "Tricks For Kid-Shows," "How To Do Headline Predictions,"Ireland's "Card Annual 1957-1958 (two volumes)"… Read More