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VINTAGE BOOKS -1-
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BUFFALO BILL STORIES - COLLECTORS EDITION
Vintage paperback in good used condition. Age fading of pages and a few small tears on the edge of some but no paper missing. Published by Gold Star (early 1960's). 127 pp. NZD: 5.50 / P & P: A Two reprint of stories from "Wild West Weekly" a US dime novel which originally appeared in the 1930's: - Buffalo Bill's Feather-Weight or Apache Charley The Indian Athlete - Denver Dan Jr. and the Renegade 
Flying Saucers from Outer Space - Donald E. Keyhoe
Vintage paperback in good used condition. Tear of front cover along the spine (top/bottom 50mm) but still firmly attached. RARE and collectible. Arrow Books (UK ed. 1956). 256pp. NZD: 6.50 / P & P : A Here is the thrilling, behind the-scenes account of the Air force's struggle with the flying saucer scare. Major Keyhoe explains with rare forcefulness exactly why the public has never been told the truth about unidentified flying objects. This was Major Donald Keyhoe's second book on the subject of UFOs, published in 1953, and the last to be written whilst he was still a serving officer in the US military with an office inside The Pentagon. Hard-hitting content of what Keyhoe increasingly saw as a cover-up of good UFO evidence by the USAF. In this book, the battle lines between Keyhoe in his later role as chairman of NICAP and the agencies of the US Government over the UFO disclosure issue start to be drawn. Conversations about the subject between senior USAF officers witnessed by Keyhoe are quoted verbatim and at length. 
How to Live a Healthy Life - Daniel A. Simmons
A Common-sense Treatise on Diet Hardback in very good condition. Published by Psychology Publishing Company Ltd. UK (1936). 168pp . NZD: 6.50 / P & P : C An attractively bound vintage self-help publication from the 1930's. I particularly like the diet program for those who need to gain weight... "Liberal portions" of potatoes with butter, banana desserts with" lots" of cream and sugar... Mmmmm..! Daniel Augustus Simmons, a British motivational writer, is an author known for creating self-psychology literature. More known for his work: "The Realization System," self-published by "Judge Simmons" during the 1920s in the USA as a Private Course of 12 Lessons in Practical Psychology, and published in book form in the U.K. some years later, by the same publishers of this book. 
The Parade on the Cliff by Joseph Avrach - Twelve illustrations and a frontispiece by Laurence Scarfe.
Hardback with light grey boards with gilt stamped artwork on front cover. No d/w. Book in excellent condition, in fact quite exceptional for a 1945 book published at a time when harsh restrictions, in all sorts of materials, made book production difficult and usually of poor quality which rarely survived the years. Binding tight, covers clean, no inscriptions and pages clean with very mild tanning. The Laurence Scarfe colour illustrations, one of his earliest book work, make the item even more desirable... Published by Peter Lunn (London: 1945). 72pp. NZD: 10.50 / P & P : B A vintage mystery/thriller for adolescents. 
Constructive Football (1950) - A.H. Fabian & Tom Whittaker Hardback with pictorial d/j, both in very good condition. Numerous black and white pictures. Published by Edward Arnold & Co. (1950). 152pp. NZD: 10.50 / P & P : B A vintage collectible item for soccer fans. Detailed technical advice on football technique. Whittaker was the Manager of Arsenal at the time of writing. 
On Risk - Atlas Assurance Company Hardcover, blue cloth boards with some staining and D/j in VG+ condition. Inside clean tight copy with numerous b&w and monochrome line drawings. Produced and printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. First Edition (1958). 48pp. NZD: 7.50 / P & P : C Published to commemorate the 150th year of the Atlas Assurance Company (1808 - 1958). A miscellany on the subject of Risks and Dangers on Earth, Air, Water... 
A Day with Charlotte Bronte - Maurice Clare
Hardback with inset picture of Bronte on the front cover and Art nouveau motifs on both covers. Colour frontispiece. Several full page colour plates depicting pivotal scenes from Bronte's novels. Tight binding and bright clean pages without foxing. A few scuffs and rubs here and there but an amazing VG++ state after over 100 years..! Hodder & Stoughton (Circa 1910). 48pp. NZD: 12.50 / P & P : B A highly attractive volume about the life and work of the famous 19th century author Charlotte Bronte. From Hodder's "Days with Great Writers" series, which also featured Thackeray, Dickens, Stevenson, Kingsley, and Emerson. 
A String of Golden Threads - Selected by H.S.
Hardback with decorated mottled boards and attractive cream spine and border with black lettering. No d/w. Beautifully illustrated endpapers. The Quiet Hour Series. Published by Bailey Bros. Ltd. (First Edition 1930 - 3,000 copies). 144pp. NZD: 12.00 / P & P : A A compilation of inspirational quotations selected by "H. S." Foreword:- A Golden String. I Give you the end of a golden string, only wind it into a ball, it will lead you in at Heaven's gate built in Jerusalem's wall. - W. Blake A scarce, nice little vintage gem of a book in excellent condition.
The Way of Happiness - Selected by H.S.
Hardback with decorated mottled boards and attractive cream spine and border with black lettering. No d/w. Pictorial endpapers. The Quiet Hour Series. Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co (First Edition 1928 - 5,000 copies). 144pp. NZD: 12.00 / P & P : A A compilation of inspirational quotations selected by "H. S." A scarce, nice little vintage gem of a book in excellent condition.
Daily Mirror 1984 - D-Day Souvenir Issue Special 40 year Anniversary of D-D landing. Published June 7th 1984. In excellent condition (folded in half). Mild discolouration of pages, which is to be expected from a newspaper after 30 odd years... NZD: 4.00 / P & P : A 
Spoken in Jest or The Traveller's Deconfuser
by Chateds Vintage hardback in excellent condition with d/w in good used condition, a few minor rips & small pieces missing (see pic). Brown titles on spine, brown titles & decoration on front board, cream boards. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous humorous b&w illustrations. First Edition published by Hutchinson & Co. (1924). 73pp. NZD: 17.50 / P & P : B A delightfully witty, satirical and highly diverting little book... "This book insures safety for the American in England, when he wants to order a cracker, a pair of suspenders or a derby hat and vice-versa. A pre-war humorous little book, profusely illustrated, showing that the English and American peoples do not speak a common language". A rare little gem from days gone by and in an exceptional condition as the d/w took the brunt of 90+ years of handling.
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