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The Black Camel: A Charlie Chan Mystery

The Black Camel: A Charlie Chan Mystery by Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) inscribed

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Title
The Black Camel: A Charlie Chan Mystery
Author
Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) inscribed
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The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
About very good
Description
312 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with red lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. Inscribed on second front end-paper. First edition in second state jacket.Earl Derr Biggers is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China. Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in 1907. He worked as a journalist for The Plain Dealer before turning to fiction. His novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was popular in 1913, and George M. Cohan quickly adapted the novel as a hit Broadway stage play of the same name. Cohan starred in the 1917 film version, one of seven film versions of the play, and a 1935 revival. More than 10 years after Baldpate, Derr Biggers had even greater success with his series of Charlie Chan detective novels. The popularity of Charlie Chan extended even to China, where audiences in Shanghai appreciated the Hollywood films. Chinese companies made films starring this fictional character. Derr Biggers publicly acknowledged the real-life detective Chang Apana as the inspiration for the character of Charlie Chan in his letter to the Honolulu Advertiser of June 28, 1932.The Black Camel (1929) is the fourth of the Charlie Chan novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It tells the story of a Hollywood star (Shelah Fane), who is stopping in Hawaii after she finished shooting a film on location in Tahiti. She is murdered in the pavilion of her rental house in Waikiki during her stay. The story behind her murder is linked with the three-year-old murder of another Hollywood actor and also connected with an enigmatic psychic named Tarneverro. Chan, in his position as a detective with the Honolulu Police Department, "investigates amid public clamor demanding that the murderer be found and punished immediately. "Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate. Tonight black camel has knelt here", Chan tells the suspects. It was adapted into a film of the same name based on the book and released in 1931. This was the second of a series of sixteen Chan films to feature Warner Oland as the sleuth.Condition:Points gently rubbed, back inner hinge cracked, spine slightly darkened, previous owner's name on half title, inscribed on second front end paper. Jacket spine head chipped with a quarter inch loss, edge wear with some chips and closed tears, spine sunned, hinges and fold over edges rubbed, price clipped, corners chipped else about very good copy in about a good to very good jacket.
Manuel des Elements Culinaires a l'usage des jeunes filles.Troisieme Edition, revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee

Manuel des Elements Culinaires a l'usage des jeunes filles.Troisieme Edition, revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee by Colombie, Auguste

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Manuel des Elements Culinaires a l'usage des jeunes filles.Troisieme Edition, revue, corrigee et considerablement augmentee
Author
Colombie, Auguste
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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Paris: L. Mulo, Libraire - Editeur, 1897. Small octavo, 242, 6, 36 pages. Third edition, revised and enlarged. A thorough and somewhat scientific cookbook for girls, from founder of the Ecole de Cuisine, and the former chef des cuisines of the Prince and Princess Hatzfeldt Wildembourg. The book starts with a list of condiments, really an ingredient dictionary, and that alphabetical list starts with, what else, absinthe! Following the dictionary section are recipes, and then a section of lessons, really menus, with a number of dishes each. Fine in publisher's printed, paper covered boards, with a blue cloth spine and paper spine label. [Bitting, page 95; not in Cagle].
Ons Eigen Land, van de Geldersche Heuvelen, Bosschen en Heiden naar Het Land van de Wijde Vlakten; English translation: Our Own Country, From the Gelderland Hills, Woods and Heath to the Land of Wide Plains, with an Introductory Sonnet by Helene Swarth, issued by the General Dutch Cycling Association, Tourist Association for the Netherlands, on the Occasion of its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary

Ons Eigen Land, van de Geldersche Heuvelen, Bosschen en Heiden naar Het Land van de Wijde Vlakten; English translation: Our Own Country, From the Gelderland Hills, Woods and Heath to the Land of Wide Plains, with an Introductory Sonnet by Helene Swarth, issued by the General Dutch Cycling Association, Tourist Association for the Netherlands, on the Occasion of its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary by MEIJER, Henri

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Ons Eigen Land, van de Geldersche Heuvelen, Bosschen en Heiden naar Het Land van de Wijde Vlakten; English translation: Our Own Country, From the Gelderland Hills, Woods and Heath to the Land of Wide Plains, with an Introductory Sonnet by Helene Swarth, issued by the General Dutch Cycling Association, Tourist Association for the Netherlands, on the Occasion of its Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Author
MEIJER, Henri
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
[Netherlands]: Uitgegeven Door den Alegemeenen Nederlandschen Wielrijdersbond, Toeristenbond voor Nederland, ter Gelegenheid van zijn Vijf-en-Twintig-Jarig Bestaan, 1910. Cloth. Very good. Cover title: 1883 - 1908 Ons Eigen Land, Uitgegeven Door Den ANWB Toeristenbond voor Nederland, Th. Moelkenboer 4to oblong (11 1/8" x 14 ¾"); 66pp of text and [68] unpaginated illustrated pages interspersed between pages of text; errata slip bound in; glazed blue cloth over board, design in navy and cream; patterned endpapers; light wear to boards, light damp-staining to bottom edge throughout without infringement on text or illustrations, age toning of paper, no odors; very good. OCLC locates 15 copies in libraries in the Netherlands, none in North America. Wonderful black and white photographic illustrations of the countryside on heavy glazed stock throughout this pictorial book of the Netherlands produced by the General Dutch Cycling Association. "The General Dutch Cyclists' Association was formed in 1883 by the merging of local cycling clubs. The organization changed rapidly around the turn of the 20th century; the demand for the automobile grew slowly but steadily. In 1904 the name was changed to the A.N.W.B. Tourist Board for the Netherlands, and as of 1974 it became the Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB." "The Memory," National Library of the Netherlands. .
The Authentic Life of William McKinley, Our Third Martyr President, Together with A Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt, The 26th President of the United States, Also Memorial Tributes by Statesmen, Ministers, Orators and Rulers of All Countries

The Authentic Life of William McKinley, Our Third Martyr President, Together with A Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt, The 26th President of the United States, Also Memorial Tributes by Statesmen, Ministers, Orators and Rulers of All Countries by McClure, Alexander K., Charles MORRIS

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The Authentic Life of William McKinley, Our Third Martyr President, Together with A Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt, The 26th President of the United States, Also Memorial Tributes by Statesmen, Ministers, Orators and Rulers of All Countries
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McClure, Alexander K., Charles MORRIS
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Very good
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No Place Listed: No Publisher Listed, 1901. Cloth. Very good. 8vo; 502pp [1]; gilt-stamped green cloth, patriotic color shield onlay featuring McKinley's portrait to front board; ownership in ink to ffep dated 1901; b&w photographic reproductions throughout; schuffing and spotting to boards, rubbing to edges, interior tight and clean; very good minus. Biography of McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt compiled after the assassination death of McKinley in his second term. Biography covers both early life, family, and political life. McKinley was assassinated in 1901 and the book is an early introduction to Roosevelt as the 27th President of the United States.
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A History of Transportation in the Ohio Valley; With special reference to its waterways, trade, and commerce from the earliest period to the present time by AMBLER, Charles Henry

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A History of Transportation in the Ohio Valley; With special reference to its waterways, trade, and commerce from the earliest period to the present time
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AMBLER, Charles Henry
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
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First Edition. hardcover. maps, one folding. illus. 465pp. 8vo, cloth, uncut; (cloth lightly soiled, otherwise very good). Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1932.
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The Haskell F. Norman library of science & medicine: Part II, June 15-16, 1998. Christie's auction catalogue. Hardcover by Christie's

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The Haskell F. Norman library of science & medicine: Part II, June 15-16, 1998. Christie's auction catalogue. Hardcover
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Christie's
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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New York: Christie's, 1998.
From Chicago "In Root" to Treasure Island, February 7-18, 1939. (Cover title: Trekking to Treasure Island down the Santa Fe Trail) [Golden Gate Exposition]

From Chicago "In Root" to Treasure Island, February 7-18, 1939. (Cover title: Trekking to Treasure Island down the Santa Fe Trail) [Golden Gate Exposition] by [Bledsoe, Samuel T. ?]

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From Chicago "In Root" to Treasure Island, February 7-18, 1939. (Cover title: Trekking to Treasure Island down the Santa Fe Trail) [Golden Gate Exposition]
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[Bledsoe, Samuel T. ?]
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
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possibly Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, 1939. Hardcover. Like New. Brown cloth spine over beige boards lettered in brown, housed in beige slipcase. A fine press-y publication with thick paper and fun typography & illustration, several pages at rear to make notes. Fine condition. Laid in are the passengers (generally journalists & industry) who were "clinging to the rigging" during this special train, as well as a schedule of events for the Golden Gate Exposition. Several train companies ran specials to San Francisco during the Exposition. However, I'm guess this might be Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway because the narrator is "Sam Bledsoe" which is very likely a reference to Samuel T. Bledsoe (May 12, 1868 – March 8, 1939), who was president of the company. The text gives a brief description of each of the main stops along the way: Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles. A delightful item.
CURLS THROUGH THE LANGUAGE / PLANET DETROIT CHAPBOOK, Vol. 1, No. 6

CURLS THROUGH THE LANGUAGE / PLANET DETROIT CHAPBOOK, Vol. 1, No. 6 by Androla, Ron; Kurt Nimmo (ed.)

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CURLS THROUGH THE LANGUAGE / PLANET DETROIT CHAPBOOK, Vol. 1, No. 6
Author
Androla, Ron; Kurt Nimmo (ed.)
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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Detroit: PLANET DETROIT MAGAZINE, 1984. First Edition. Stapled chapbook; small 8vo. [24 pp.] Early book from this prolific small press poet (not to be confused with the magazine). Planet Detroit published chapbooks with Lyn Lifshin, Gerald Locklin among others, and a magazine. The influence of Bukowski readily apparent. Only 3 copies found on WorldCat. Staples tarnished, else about fine.

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