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Johannis Vogt
Catalogus Historic-Criticus librorum rariorum, jam curis quartis recognitus et copiosa accessione ex symbolis et coòòatione bibliophilorum per Germania doctissimorum adauctus.
In-8°: cc (16), pp. 736. Presenta alcune pagine brunite. Legatura in piena pelle marmorizzata, incisioni al dorso in oro. Raccolta bibliografica dell’aera germanica durante il diociotesimo secolo, basato su cataloghi e bibliteche private.
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Johannsen, Kay, Georg Koch und Stephan Rommelspacher (Hgg.)
Musicus doctus. Festschrift für Hans Musch zum 65. Geburtstag. (Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde, Nr. 173.)
Freiburg i. Br., Freiburger Musik-Forum 2000. 224 Seiten. Hardcover/Pappeinband
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: 102246
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Johansen, Ulla ; Wolbert, Barbara
Gastarbeiterfamilien : eine Bibliographie unter ethnologischem Aspekt
Berlin: Reimer. 1981. VI.; 170. 21cm. Zustand: Sehr Gut gering gebräunt (Innen); Einband Außen hat geringe bis leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Broschiert
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: 857276
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JOHANSSON, J. VIKTOR.
Försvar för Boksamlaren. Fyra Uppsatser om Böcker. (Stockholm, 1943).
206 pp. Med plancher.
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JOHN ADAMS
Rivoluzioni e Costituzioni
A CURA DI FEDERICO MIONI GUIDA EDITORI 2006 192 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: LIEVI SEGNI DEL TEMPO, VOLUME INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO, PARI AL NUOVO È un testo fondamentale per l'analisi del pensiero politico di John Adams. Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America nel 1796, fu protagonista assoluto della definizione dell'indipendenza americana e uno tra i più grandi diplomatici americani in Europa. Questo scritto è un pietra miliare nell'analisi della rivoluzione americana il cui spirito federalista e repubblicano permeò l'organizzazione e l'esercizio del governo. La figura di Adams viene in queste pagine proposta come figura chiave per la teoria delle costituzioni e degli equilibri e dei controlli costituzionali. Parole e frasi comuni alcuni America aristocra aristocratica assemblea assieme Benjamin Rush bicameralismo bilanciamento Boston Braintree camera dei rappresentanti capacità caso certo cittadini considerazione controllo costituzionale Costituzione del Massachusetts Defence democratica diritto dispotismo dovrebbe eguale famiglie federale forma di governo generale genere umano Government Helvétius influenza inglese istituzioni Jefferson John Adams John Taylor l'esecutivo leggi lettera lettere libertà livello Madison maggioranza Massachusetts mente migliore monarchia semplice Monsieur Turgot Montesquieu morale nascita natura umana naturale nazione nobili nomine paese Papers passione persone politica popolo possono potere di veto potere esecutivo potere giudiziario potere legislativo poteri presidente principi propria proprietà pubblica Quincy ragione ramo del legislativo rappresentanza repubblicana ricchezza Richard Price riflessione rispetto rivoluzione americana Samuel Adams sarà saranno sarebbe scelta scritti Senato senso siano sistema società sovranità storia suffragio tale Taylor of Caroline teoria Thomas Jefferson trovato un'assemblea uomini uomo virtù voto Works
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John Cerar Library
Catalog of the Clifford G. Grulee Collection on Pediatrics.
Chicago, The John Crerar Library, 1959. 1. ed. With frontispiece, VIII, 340 p. 4°, original clothbinding.
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: 179297
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John Drury [Rare Books] Ltd.
A Catalogue of Rare English Books on Banking, Economics and Trade in the Library of Amex Bank Limited
192 pages. "This catalogue is of the section of rare books in English of the library of Amex Bank" - from verso of title page. Includes 502 detailed listings arranged by author with summaries, physical descriptions, publishing details and, in some instances, black and white reproductions of title pages. Noteworthy listings are specially identified with headings such as; "The Earliest English Work on Mining"; "The First Great Survey of Poverty"; "A Virulent Attack on Usury"; "The South Sea Bubble"; etc. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Gilt lettering upon chocolate brown cloth-covered boards. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
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John E. Wiltz
Books in American history. A basic list for high schools
Brossura editoriale flessibile, illustrata, ingiallita, con fioritura, piccola traccia di umidità, piccolo segno con penna nera ed usura da scaffalatura, pagine leggermente e naturalmente ingiallite, timbri sbiaditi al frontespizio, leggero segno di piega all'angolo sup.di alcune carte. Numero pagine 150 USATO
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John Landwehr.
Prentgeschenk van 60 ABC boekjes.
Softcover, 56pp., 21x15cm., ills. in kleur en z/w., als nieuw.
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John Lee Eighmy; Samuel S. Hill Revised Introduction Conclusion Bibliography
Churches in Cultural Captivity: A History of Social Attitudes of Southern Baptists
Knoxville TN: The University of Tennessee Press 1987. Revised Edition. Paperback. New. Pictorial paper covers. In new condition with plastic wrapper still on. Nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied. The University of Tennessee Press paperback
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: 060271
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John M. Cammett
Bibliografia gramsciana 1922-1988
Annali 1989 Fondazione Istituto Gramsci <BR>ISBN 8833934516
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John Masefield & Wight, Crocker
John Masefield : A Bibliographical Description of His First, Limited, Signed and Special Editions
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very clear silver lettering and no bumping to corners. 217pp. Detailed descriptions of each important edition of Masefield's work, not including the actual work. A valuable bibliography for the antiquarian bookseller, book collector and lovers of English literature. The Limited Second Edition, one of only 300 copies.
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John McKay Cammett, Nicola Badaloni
BIBLIOGRAFIA GRAMSCIANA 1922/1988
DISPONIBILITÀ GARANTITA AL 99%; SPEDIZIONE ENTRO 12 ORE DALL'ORDINE. LIEVISSIMI SEGNI DEL TEMPO ALLA COPERTINA; PAGINE INTONSE E PERFETTE. L'abbozzo di questa bibliografia, che si deve al lavoro di una équipe di studiosi guidati da John Cammett, è stato presentato nel corso di un convegno dedicato a Gramsci nel mondo, tenuto a Formia nell'ottobre del 1989. Grazie all'apporto della Fondazione Gramsci che si è adoperata per perfezionarla e completarla siamo ora in grado di offrire un utile strumento per la conoscenza e lo studio del pensiero di Antonio Gramsci. La mole stessa dell'opera, in cui sono raccolti oltre settemila contributi che coprono il periodo 1922-1988, redatti in 28 lingue diverse, testimonia l'interesse mondiale suscitato da questo nostro grande contemporaneo, la cui fama supera largamente confini nazionali, ambiti specialistici e, dunque, appartenenze di partito. Nella prefazione Nicola Badaloni elenca alcune delle motivazioni della fortuna di Antonio Gramsci e le ravvisa innanzitutto nella approfondita critica al materialismo dialettico nella versione dogmatica affermata dal "socialismo reale" e nel rinnovamento del marxismo operato da Gramsci. In secondo luogo Gramsci continua a offrire stimoli di riflessione per la sua analisi spregiudicata della storia d'Italia considerata alla luce delle categorie di egemonia e del rapporto fra dominanti e dominati. Né smette di sorprendere la sua capacità di spaziare nella situazione europea e mondiale, dalla Francia agli USA, ai paesi di lingua spagnola, fino al gandhismo e al tolstoismo: del resto, basta scorrere l'elenco dei contributi o consultare l'indice degli argomenti che compare in appendice insieme con l'indice dei traduttori e dei curatori e alla ripartizione dei contributi per anni e lingue. Questa varietà trova il suo centro unificante in quella che Gramsci chiamava filosofia della praxis: raccogliere, rielaborare, convogliare, ovunque si manifestino, spinte e stimoli a creare nuove e liberate forme di vita. Informazioni bibliografiche Titolo: Bibliografia gramsciana: 1922-1988 Collana: Volume 1 di Annali (Fondazione Istituto Gramsci) Prefazione di: Nicola Badaloni Curatore: John M. Cammett Editore: Roma: Editori Riuniti, 1991 ISBN: 8835934516, 9788835934516 Lunghezza: 457 pagine; 23 cm Soggetti: Gramsci, Opere, Bibliografia, Indici, Nomi, Date, Anni, Argomenti, Curatori, Traduttori, Lingue, Quaderni, Socialismo, Togliatti, Turati, Gerratana, Carcere, Marxismo, Economia Politica, Saggi, Studi Storici, Esegesi, Riferimento, Consultazione, Opere Complete, Filosofia Indice Prefazione di Nicola Badaloni Introduzione di John M. Cammett Ringraziamenti Bibliografia gramsciana Appendici Indice delle lingue Indice degli anni Indice degli argomenti Indice dei curatori e dei traduttori
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John Richardson, Marilyn McCully
Life of Picasso: 1907-1917: The Painter of Modern Life Part II
Hardcover, 500 pages, ENG, 260 x 215 x 40 mm, dustjacket, book is in very good condition, illustrated in b/w. ISBN 9780394559186. In the second volume of his definitive biography of Pablo Picasso, John Richardson draws on the same combination of lively writing, critical astuteness, exhaustive research and personal experience that made a bestseller out of the first volume and vividly re-creates the artist's life and work during the crucial decade of 1907-1917--a period during which Picasso and Georges Braque invented cubism and to that extent engendered modernism. Thanks to his friendship with Picasso and his family, mistresses, friends, dealers and other associates, Richardson has had unique access to untapped sources and unpublished material. By harnessing biography to art history, he has managed to crack the code of cubism more successfully than any of his predecessors. And by bringing fresh light to bear on the artist's too often sensationalized private life, he has succeeded in coming up with a totally new view of this paradoxical man and of his paradoxical work. Never before has Picasso's prodigious technique, his incisive vision and, not least, his sardonic humor been analyzed with such clarity. Richardson reveals that the young Picasso saw himself in the Baudelairean role of "the painter of modern life"--a role that stipulated the brothel as the noblest subject for a modern artist. Hence his great innovative painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, with which this book opens. As well as portraying Picasso as a revolutionary, the author analyzes the more compassionate side of his genius. The misogynist of posthumous legend turns out to have been surprisingly vulnerable--more often sinned against than sinning. Heartbroken at the death of his mistress Eva, the artist tried desperately to find a wife. Richardson recounts the untold story of how his two great loves of 1915-1917 successively turned him down; and how these disappointments, as well as his horror at the outbreak of World War I and the wounds it inflicted on his closest friends, Braque and Apollinaire, shadowed his painting and drove him off to Rome--back to the ancient world. For Picasso, art would always have a magic function. As Richardson reveals, the artist saw himself as a shaman who could use his art to cast spells, both good and bad, and play all manner of ingenious and sardonic games. This greatest of modern artists knew better than anyone how to outrage us, also how to fascinate, puzzle and disturb us. Above all, he makes us perceive reality afresh by re-energizing our minds as well as our eyes.
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JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY MANCHESTER
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. [Preface by E. Gordon Duff]. IN THE ORIGINAL SIGNED FAZAKERLEY BINDING
3 vols., roy. to., First Edition; original binding of dark brown full morocco, gilt tops, gilt dentelles BY FAZAKERLEY of Liverpool, a very good, bright, firm copy. Sold from an institution with its bookplates and neat stamps on endpapers and titles. The world-famous John Rylands Library was formed from the collection purchased from Lord Spencer of Althorp. A very nice set of an important and valuable catalogue in publisher's original binding
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JOHN RYLANDS LIBRARY, Manchester
[Exhibition Catalogue] Caxton in the Context of European Printing. A Quincentennial Exhibition [1476-1976]. [Introduction by M.M.W, Dept. Of Printed Books]. NEAR FINE COPY
Roy. 8vo., duplicated typescript; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. The catalogue lists 79 exhibits, from a fifteenth-century 'Theologia' to the Gregynog 'Aesop' of 1932. As the exhibition title implies, the valuable descriptions are contextual rather than bibliographical. SCARCE.
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Johne, Eduard [Vorwort]; Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek
Bibliographie der dem Hause Fürstenberg gewidmeten Handschriften und Druckwerke. 1530 - 1939.
Donaueschingen, Druckerei Anton Meder, 1939. 30x22 cm. 94 Seiten, [4] Blatt. HLw., Einband geringfügige Gebrauchsspuren, gutes Exemplar.
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: 19175BB
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Johns, Francis A.
A Bibliography of Arthur Waley
187p. Hardcover Fine condition
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JOHNSON (Alfred Forbes) Selected by.
German Renaissance Title-Borders. Facsimiles and Illustrations No. I.
First Edition, 4to, vii, [1], 20pp., a good ex-library copy, title in red and black, 86 plates, orig. cloth-backed boards, uncut, t.e.g.
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JOHNSON (C. R.)
Provincial Poetry 1789-1839. British Verse Printed in the Provinces: The Romantic Background. With an Introduction by Dr. Robert Woof.
First Edition, limited to 500 copies, frontis., facsimiles, orig. cloth. The collection consists of 1,000 contemporary original minor verse printed in the provinces between 1789 and 1839.
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JOHNSON (Francis R.)
A Critical Bibliography of the Works of Edmund Spenser Printed before 1700.
4to, xiv, 61pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth.
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JOHNSON W. Dawson (a cura di)
A CONTRIBUTION TO A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HENRI BERGSON.
In 16°, pp. XIII (I) + 56 Br. edit. a stampa
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Johnson, A(lfred) F(orbes)
Frühe Basler Buchdruckerkunst.
Hellerau, Avalun-Verlag, 1927. 34 S., 2 Bl. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen auf 50 Tafelseiten. Kl.-4° (25 x 19 cm). Original-Halbpergament mit Deckelschild.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 26854
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Johnson, A.F.:
Frühe Basler Buchdruckerkunst.
Gr.-8°. 34 S. und 50 Tafelseiten. Orig.-Halbpergament mit illustr. Orig.-Umschlag. *Exlibris auf Innendeckel. Bücher de
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Johnson, Alexandra
The Hidden Writer: Diaries and the Creative Life
275 p., illus. Examination of diaries of women writers, including Katherine Mansfield, Virginia Woolf, Anais Nin, & May Sarton. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Johnson, Alfred F.:
Decorative initial letters. Collected and arranged with an introduction by A. F. Johnson.
XXIII, (1), 247, (1) Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Quart. Orig.-Leinenband mit Einbandvergoldung, Teckel stellenweise verblasst. *Eins von 500 numerierten Exemplaren. - Vereinzelt ein paar dezente Bleistiftanstreichungen, sonst ordentlich erhalten. Bücher en
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Johnson, Alfred Forbes.
GERMAN RENAISSANCE TITLE-BORDERS. Facsimiles & Illustrations Issued by the Bibliographical Society. No. 1.
20 p. plus 86 full page facsimile illustrations. Small 4to. Linen backed paper boards. SCARCE ORIGINAL EDITION. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
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Johnson, Samuel
The Lives of The Poets (3 BÜCHER)
London: Nichols u.a. 1816. 408, 353, 336 S. 16x10 cm. (II : geringfügig stockfleckig, gute Exemplare, very good condition - Ein Band hat eine Fehlstelle im oberen Buchrücken) - ZUSTAND : Betrifft nur die Bücher mit der Nummer 300000 bis 330000 (II) gut erhaltenes Exemplar, auffällige kleine Mängel, die den peniblen Sammler stören könnten, sind angegeben. New Edition, 3 Volumes dekorative Ledereinbände der Zeit mit leichter Deckelvergoldung, Kantenvergoldung und r
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: 313315
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Johnston Richard Malcolm Stedman Edmund Clarence. Bibliography by Stephen B. Weeks
"Literary Estimate and Bibliography of Richard Malcolm Johnston" in Publications of the Southern History Association October 1898
Washington 1898. Near fine in original wrappers with minor chips light soiling and pencil marks. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Paperback
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: b7070
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Johnston, Deborah
Lesotho (World Bibliographical Series)
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Volume 3 of the World Bibliographical Series. Upper edge of front board has two small dents. Front and back boards have a few noticeable surface scratches near upper edges. Leading corners a little bent. Pages clean and fresh. Text bright and tight. AF Used
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Johnston, Mary
The Goddess of Reason
234p. Designed by Bruce Rogers (Haas 78) Hardcover Very good condition, some fading to covers
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JOLY (Anne-Marie) - COLLECTION BOUGE.
Collection Bouge. La Nouvelle-Calédonie : Imprimés et brochures.
Chartres, Musée de Chartres, 1997 ; petit in-8, broché. 84 pp. Légers frottements sur la couverture. Bon état.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 12404
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JOLLY (Dominique).-
Economie de la santé : Bibliographie choisie et annotée. France. Une synthèse de l'Institut SANDOZ d'études en matière de santé et d'économie sociale. Avec la collaboration de Christiane Jolly et Pierre Tacier.
P., Dunod, 1977, in 8° broché, 310 ouvrages référencés.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 10391
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JOLIET (Charles).
Les Pseudonymes du jour.
Paris Achille Faure 1867 1 vol. Relié in-12, demi-maroquin bordeaux à grain long, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, 131 pp. Edition originale. Un répertoire des pseudonymes des contemporains : femmes et hommes de lettres, peintres, compositeurs et musiciens, comédiens, journalistes, etc. Un des 120 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande (seul grand papier), celui-ci très finement relié à l'époque.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 46728
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JOLIET (Charles).
Les Pseudonymes du jour.
Paris Achille Faure 1867 1 vol. Relié in-12, demi-maroquin bordeaux à grain long, dos à nerfs, tête dorée, 131 pp. Edition originale. Un répertoire des pseudonymes des contemporains : femmes et hommes de lettres, peintres, compositeurs et musiciens, comédiens, journalistes, etc. Un des 120 exemplaires numérotés sur Hollande (seul grand papier), celui-ci très finement relié à l'époque.
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: 46728
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JOLIET (Charles).
Les Pseudonymes du jour.
Paris Dentu 1884 1 vol. relié in-12, demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, reliure de l'époque, XI + 148 pp. Deuxième édition, en partie originale, de ce répertoire des pseudonymes d'artistes contemporains (femmes et hommes de lettres, peintres, compositeurs et musiciens, comédiens, journalistes). Rare exemplaire tiré sur japon. Coiffes et coins un peu frottés. Sinon bon état.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 47320
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JOLIET (Charles).
Les Pseudonymes du jour.
Paris Dentu 1884 1 vol. relié in-12, demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, reliure de l'époque, XI + 148 pp. Deuxième édition, en partie originale, de ce répertoire des pseudonymes d'artistes contemporains (femmes et hommes de lettres, peintres, compositeurs et musiciens, comédiens, journalistes). Rare exemplaire tiré sur japon. Coiffes et coins un peu frottés. Sinon bon état.
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: 47320
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JOLIVET
Pour l'histoire d'un livre.
Chambéry, Imprimeries réunies, 1972. In-12, 96 pp., broché, non coupé.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: B593
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Jole Mazzoleni
Aspetti Della Riforma Cattolica e Del Concilio Di Trento A Napoli
L’Arte Tipografica MCMLXVI. 8°grande :pp.115n.+ tavole fuori testo. Bross.origin.
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Jolowicz, Heimann
Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca : Repertorium über d. bis zum Jahre 1857 in Bezug auf Ägypten, seine Geographie, Landeskunde, Naturgeschichte, Denkmäler, Sprache, Schrift, Religion, Mythologie, Geschichte, Kunst, Wiss. etc. etc. erschienenen Schr., acad. Abh. u. Aufsätze in wiss. u.a. Zeitschr. ; nebst e. alphabet. Namen-Reg. von H. Jolowicz Neudr. d. Ausg. 1858 u. 1861
Bad Honnef : LTR-Verlag, 1982. VIII, 244, 75 S. 8°. Kunststoffeinband.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 29776
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JONES, Ruth:
Africa bibliography series. Ethnography, sociology, linguistigs and related subjects (based on the bibliographical card index of the international african institute). North-east Africa. General, ethnography/ sociology, linguistics.
London, International African Institute, 1959, in-4to, III + 51 p., original wrappers.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 91317aaf
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JONES Ruth.
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / BIBLIOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONALE AFRICAINE.
Londres, International African Institute, volume 1, n° 1, janvier 1971. Plaquette in-8, agrafée.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 5259
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JONES (Malcolm)
The Print in Early Modern England. An Historical Oversight.
New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2010. In-4 carré, rel. d’éditeur pleine toile noire sous jaquette ill., XII-452 pp., texte en anglais, sur 2 col., 378 ill., dont quelques unes en couleurs. Appendices, bibliogr., index.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 568464
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Jonas, Klaus W
A Bibliography of the Writings of W. Somerset Maugham.
South Hadley (MA), wohl Selbstverlag, 1950. XVII, 97 SS. 8°, Original-Leinen.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 63786
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Jonas, Klaus W
Fifty years of Thomas Mann studies. A Bibliography of Criticism.
Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1955. 1. ed. XV, 217 p. Large-8°, original cloth binding.
書籍販売業者の参照番号
: 189652
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Jonathan David Co.
JUDAICA BOOK GUIDE. VOLUME 1 NUMBER 3 MARCH 1968.
New York: Jonathan David Co. , 1968. Wrappers; 8vo. 64 pages. Illustrated. "A quarterly publication devoted to news of books of Jewish interest in all areas of literary and scholarly endeavor. " OCLC lists eleven copies worldwide. Small piece of upper left-hand corner of back cover missing. Very good condition. (CT-8)
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Jonathan David Co.
THE PULPITEER
GIFT ARTICLES FOR PURIM & PASSOVER
Original Wraps. 8vo. 16 pages. 22 cm. Published by the Jonathan David Co. Purim 1953 Passover 1953 issue. Chiefly advertising. Contains 'Aftergrowth' by Dr. Gershon B. Chertoff, book reviews, centerfold illustration of bookplates, advertisement for 'Molly and the Sabbath Queen' book and doll, and list of Purim material and Passover material available. Includes laid in insert of updated price list and order sheet. Subjects: Passover Catalogue. OCLC lists only one copy (HUC) . Light wear to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (HAG-16-44)
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JONES (E. Gwynne)
A Bibliography of the Dog. Books Published in the English Language 1570-1965.
First Edition, small 4to, 431pp., ex-library, orig. decorated cloth. The standard work.
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Jones, E. Willis and Middleton, R. Hunter.
VISIT TO OCTOBER HOUSE. Bruce Rogers' Home in New Fairfield, Conn.
13p. Frontis plus photo illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. STA Keepsake. Printed by The Thistle Press. Limited to 800 copies. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF2
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Jones, Henry Festing (1851-1928).
SAMUEL BUTLER - AUTHOR OF EREWHON (1835-1902). A MEMOIR.
Two volumes. pp. (xxx) 448; (x) 531 + Plates. 8vo. 22 cm. Original publisher's cloth binding. Rockwell Kent designed bookplate of Maxwell Steinhardt. The text includes: "A Short Bibliography of the W itings of Samuel Butler and of the Books and Articles Concerning Him". Samuel Butler was born in Langar, Nottinghamshire. The son of a clergyman and grandson of a Bishop, he was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1859, where he achieved success as a sheep-farmer. His letters home to his father were compiled to form 'A First Year in Canterbury Settlement' (1863), which later became the core of his most popular work, 'Erewhon'. He returned to England in 1864, having accumulated a small fortune, and settled in Clifford's Inn, where he stayed until his death. In 1872 he published 'Erewhon' (an anagram for nowhere) anonymously. It attacked contemporary attitudes on morals, religion, education, and science by describing a land where (among other things) illness is considered a crime. Sick people are thrown in jail, as their sickness is their own fault. Sad people are also imprisoned, for grief is a sign of misfortune and people are held responsible for the actions that made them unfortunate. People who rob or murder, on the other hand, are treated generously and taken to the hospital to recover from their affliction. No machines are allowed in Erewhon, as a philosopher once speculated that machines could rapidly evolve and would take over the world. Students study anything that has absolutely no practical purpose at the University of Unreason. The book was scintillatingly popular. It still can be read with great enjoyment and relevance today. During the next decade Butler wrote a series of controversial scientific works. They were distinctly anti-Darwin, and especially opposed to certain aspects of the theory of natural selection. He also began experimenting in musical composition, and collaborated with his friend (and later biographer) Henry Festing Jones on the oratorio 'Narcissus' (1880). In 1896 he published the biography of his grandfather, Bishop Samuel Butler. Today, his best-known work is probably 'The Way of Al l Flesh'. It was the thoughtful result of many years of hard labor, but did not appear in his lifetime. "I am the 'enfant terrible' of literature and science. If I cannot (and I know I cannot) get the literary and scientific big-wigs to give me a shilling. I can (and I know I can) heave bricks into the middle of them" - Samuel Butler, 'Notebooks' **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140
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