Curiosities from JWMah

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1949. (CAD) 2nd edition 1949, completely revised. No markings, but small bookseller's stamp to the endpaper, Near Fine;lacking the dust jacket. Beige colored cloth with gold titles on blue rectangle, 360pp, index. No photos. The author advances this book because "the books which have been available are not entirely suitable because they are by American… Read more about this item

Vancouver: The Author, 1960. (CAD) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Turquoise cloth, 381pp. Errata printed to the rear end paper. Line drawings and several B&W illustrations. Printed by Evergreen Press. This is a book on the reading of human character from their faces and head and dispenses advice on everything from first impressions to math… Read more about this item

NY: Wehman Bros, 1954. (USA) Presumed 1st American edition. No markings, Very Good used copy; lacking the dust jacket. Black cloth, [208]pp, 19 B&W photo plates and 5 line diagrams. Sydney James Van Pelt (1908 -1976) was an Australian medical practitioner and a pioneer of modern medical hypnosis and hypnotherapy. He was the founding editor of the British Journal… Read more about this item

Toronto: Random House Canada, 1999. (CAD) 1st printing. No markigns, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 392pp, index, no illus. From the jacket: CAN OPEN EROTICISM between more than two consenting adults be considered natural sexual behaviour? Is it possible to experience sex with other partners while happily ensconced in an emotionally monogamous marriage? Didn't this type of… Read more about this item

London: Century, 1997. (UK) 1st printing. No markings, a small crease to the upper corner of the endpaper and the first leaf, thus Near Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, illus end papers, 512pp, index, 55 B&W illus. Ovason is an astrologer and a student of Nostradamus, so there is much information on the Master use of it. The… Read more about this item

NY: Taplinger Publishing Co. Inc., 1976. (USA) 1st edition, No markings, Fine in price-clipped Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover,324pp, index, B&W illus. From the jacket: The term "megaliths" refers to huge, free-standing, neolithic stones whose origin and meaning have long been debated by archaeologists and students of prehistory. Perhaps the most famous neolithic site is Stonehenge, the great… Read more about this item

Louisville KY: Touchstone Publishing, 1971. (USA) PAPERBACK 5th printing of 1972. No markings, fine stress creases to corner of cover, two fine lines to back cover, (a printing fault) otherwsie Very Good used copy. Red wraps with profile of Pauline,297pp. Monochrome drawings and a few photos. No aspect of the mercenary business of prostition, however controversial it may… Read more about this item

Toronto: Blue Ribbon Limited, 1955. (CAD) Edition not stated; no date, a guess at mid 1950s; date uncertain, No makrings, but faint small spots to pages, 17,18, 19, 20 and 21, thus Good used copy. 6.5 x 4.25", stapled, pp, ads for Blue Ribbon products. There is a description of preoared and drinking the tea and then a section of… Read more about this item

NY: Bell Publishing Company., 1970. (USA) 4th printing of the firt edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket with crease to corner of rear flap. Dark green cloth, 213pp, B&W reproductions of erotic bookplates which are organized into 7 categories: The human sex organs; Nudes; Intercourse; Oral sex; Masturbation; Homosexuality; Bestiality; Special subjects. (1.5 JM HOQ 100/b5. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.… Read more about this item

USA: Red Pill Press, 2005. (USA) edition not stated. No markings, fine spine crease, slight cover edge curl, Good (+). Wraps, 811pp, index, a few colour illus. From the back cover: Laura Knight-Jadczyk, wife of internationally known theoretical physicist, Arkadiusz Jadczyk, an expert in hyperdimensional physics, draws on science and mysticism to pierce the veil of reality. Due… Read more about this item

Ottawa: Scuttlebutt Publishers, 2000. (CAD) 1st printing, limited to 300 copies. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the back of the cover: " To R----/ Enjoy the read! / T.W. McCabe/ 06/08/2000", no other markings, crease to corner of cover, small faint spot to first page, Good copy. Wraps, 200pp, no illus. This book explores the… Read more about this item

NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1926. (USA) 1st American edition. No markings, rubbing to edges of coverm with wear to cover corner tips, spine title block is quite darkened, Good (-) copy; no dust jacket. Patterned paper over boards, green cloth spine, 249pp. When this book appeared in 1925 in Britain, it created a… Read more about this item

NY: Routledge, 1982. (USA) Presumed 1st eidtion. No markings, Fine. Wraps, 160pp, index, 125 B&W and 38 colour illus. This book investigates erotic depictions and symboism in Greek and Roman art. Much of this art had a religious function or were used to ward off evil. (2.4 JM LVR 206/b2. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over… Read more about this item

Vancouver: The Author, 1960. (CAD) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Turquoise cloth, 381pp. Errata printed to the rear end paper. Line drawings Printed by Evergreen Press. This is a book on the reading of human character from their faces and head and dispenses advice on everything from first impressions to math skills. Here is… Read more about this item

London: Printed for the Booksellers, 1875. (UK) NO date,possibly around 1880, preface is dated 1836. No markings, hnges fine, some rubbing to cover corner tips and spine extremiies, slight toning of page edges, Very Good copy; no dust jacket possibly as published. Dark blue cloth, with title in gold, black spine titles in gold,… Read more about this item

UK: New English Library, 1978. (UK) 2nd Printing No markings, very slight taoning to page edges, otherwise Fine in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with faint stain to the upper edge of rear panel visible mostly from the back of the DJ. Black boards, 140pp, index. B&W photos. Story debunks the theroies of Erich… Read more about this item

Wickenburg AZ: Normount Technical Publications, 1975. (USA) Presumed First Edition No markings, some rubbing to black edges of cover, Near Fine. Wraps, 285pp, index. B&W photos and line drawings. This is a book of espionage equipment and spy weapons used by American agents. The book is arranged alphabetically by the items code… Read more about this item

UK: Christophers, 1921. (UK) New Edition This is a refurbished book where the spine has been rebacked (by a professional) with the remnants of the original spine (now darkened) adhered to the rebacked spine, the end papers have been replaced, the book is tight, the cover corners are "soft", the pages clean but with a hint of toning… Read more about this item