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Howells, Roy.
Churchill's Last Years: Sir Winston's Personal Attendent during the Last Years of His Life
New York, David McKay Company,
1966, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Jacket: Very Good, A highly personalized and warm account of Churchill's private hours, by his nurse and constant companion in the last seven years of Churchill's life. Details of his close friends and visitors, his daily routine, vacations on Aristotle Onassis's yacht, his painting, bizarre sleeping habits, penchant for high speed driving and other details of this demanding but great man. Red cloth boards and spine. DJ not price clipped, red stripped, pictorial, closed tear to lower edge 1 inch, upper and lower spine ends bumped and rubbed. All else very clean, tightly bound. First Am. Ed. 214 pages sm 8vo
(American, Edition, Sir, Winston, Churchill, Vintage, Books, Biography, Churchill, English, Lordships) Cat No. 1337.
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15.50
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Walton, J. Harold, M.D., Editior.
CIBA Clinical Symposia, 13 Issues
Summit, New Jersey, CiBA Pharmacutical Products, Inc.,
1955, Wraps,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Illustrated medical journals from CIBA Pharmacutical, 13 issues dating from 1955 to 1960, fully illustrated in color. Addressing medical areas such as: Hip Disorders, Osteoarthritis, Radiology, disorders of the Stomach, Tyfoid Fever, Kidney Disease, Intestinal Tuberculoisi, Malignant Tumors, Eye Fundus, Eye Spasm, Glaucoma, Kidney Dysfunction, Surgical Anatomy of the Hand, Foot Disorders, Cirrhosis, Liver Disease, Pancreas Disease, emergency surgery of the new born, Iliopsoas Muscle, Sciatic Scoliosis, Lymphatic Disease, Hypertension, Atrial Septal Defects, treatment of Poisoning, illustrated throughout in color. Grey or white wraps with color front illustration. New drug treatment ads. All in very good to near fine condition. tall 8 vo's, each about 60 pages.
(Journals, Vintage, Medical, Jounals, Hip, Disorders, Osteoarthritis, Radiology, Disorders, Of, The Stomach, Tyfoid, Fever, Intestinal, Tuberculoisi, Malignant, Tumors, Eye, Fundus, Eye, Spasm, Glaucoma, Kidney, Dysfunction, Surgical, Anatomy, Of, The Hand, Foot, Disorders, Cirrhosis, Liver, Disease, Pancreas, Disease, Lymphatic, Disease, High, Blood, Pressure, Hypertension, Atrial, Septal, Defects, Treatment, Of, Poisoning, Ciba, Clinical, Symposia, Illustrated, Medical, Journals, Pharmacutical, Journals, Drugs) Cat No. 937m.
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64.00
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Mitchell, Weir, s.
Circumstance
New York, The Century Co,
1901, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Mitchell, a well know Philadephia physician at age 50, embarked on a serious literary career. He wrote poetry and several novels, including In War Time (1882), Roland Blake (1886), Hugh Wynne (1896), Dr. North and his Friends (1900), Circumstance (1901), Constance Trescott (1905), and Westways (1913). Mitchell was also founder& 1st. president of the American Neurological Society, & 1st president of the Philadelphia Neurological Society. Maroon cloth boards & spine, bright gilt lettering & design to front board, faded gilt to spine. Spine ends bumped, mild fraying to U spine, L corners bumped. Binding firm, clean bright test. 8v0, 495 pages 1st Edition
(S., Weir, Mitchell, Turn, Of, The Century, Novels, First, Editions, Victorian, Novels) Cat No. 105m.
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15.00
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City Friends
New York, Sam Gabriel Sons & Co,
1940, Wraps,
Condition: Very Good, A typical example of a 1940's book of young children's activities. Full page vivid color illustrations of little boy & girl interacting with Bus Man, Mailman, going to the store, etc. One line of text under each illustration. In wraps children talking to a policeman. Mild soil to fron and rear wrap, thin pale damp mark to lower edge-Linenette Trade Mark. Short closed upper edge closed tear to rear wrap. No writing or inscriptions. sq. small 8 vo.
(Children's, Books, Young, Children's, Books, Illustrated, Children's, Books, City, Friends, Children's, Book, Vintage, Children's, Books) Cat No. 2862.
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15.00
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Lapierre, Dominique.
The City of Joy
New York, Doubleday & Company,
1985, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine, Jacket: Near Fine, The author's experience in living in India's district Anand Naga, the City of Joy; one of the poorest and most overpopulated areas of this haunting city, where 5 million people live out their lives on the streets. Home of countless inspiring people including Mother Theresa who he spent time with. In order to tell this epic in truth the Lapierre immersed himself for months in it's reality; living in a hovel and surviving on less thean six cents a day, with a half a liter of water to wash with. An epic of hope, humanity and tenderness. Maroon boards, black cloth spine. Signed & inscribed to e.p. DJ not price clipped, white. Tall 8 vo, 464 p
(Teresa, Calcutta, India, Anand, Nagar, City, Of, Joy, Social, History, Hindu, Culture, Monsoons, Of, India, Culture, Of, India, Signed, Books, First, Edition, First, Edition, Signed) Cat No. 1111.
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35.00
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