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Fulborn, Edward.
THE GERMAN INSTRUCTOR; A New and Natural Method of Learning to Read and Speak the German Language.
428p. Foxed. Text in German and English languages. 12mo. Original leather spine over cloth covered boards. Loss at head and tail of spine. Spine worn. Boards stained. Hardbound. PA72
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Emerson, B. D.
THE FIRST-CLASS READER: A Selection for Exercises in Reading, From Standard British and American Authors, In Prose and Verse. For the Use of Schools in the United States.
276p. Slightly foxed. 12mo. Original leather spine over printed paper boards, slightly worn. Hardbound. This was an extremely popular and influential American school reader. PA64 TOP x 5c
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Groenning, Rev. W.
TELUGU BIBLICAL HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Told in Words of Holy Scripture. Revised Edition. 1000 Copies.
312p. Title page printed in English and Telugu. Text in the Telugu language. Inked ownership of Henry R. Spangler. 12mo. Original cloth spine over marbled boards. Slightly worn. Hardbound. SCARCE. INDIA BOX 1
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Latif, Major General (Retired) M. A. (Editor).
BANGLADESH DISTRICT GAZETTEERS TANGAIL.
pp. xiii, 310 + Plus 25 photographs and a large folding map. Map slightly foxed. Endpapers foxed. Small 4to. Original full green paper binding, some wear. Hardbound. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! INDIA BOX 1
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Tisdall, Rev. W. St. Clair.
KEY TO THE HINDUSTANI CONVERSATION-GRAMMAR. Method Gaspey-Otto-Sauer.
pp. 88, (6) [Publisher's catalogue]. Text printed in English and Hindustani. 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper boards. Large paper title label on front board. Hardbound. INDIA BOX 1
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Perse, St.John.
CHRONIQUE. Translation by Robert Fitzgerald. Bilingual Edition. Bollingen Series LXIX.
60p. Inked ownership. 4to. Original cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. Hardbound. Very good. Most interesting. POETRY2 BOX 2
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Leconte, A. (Editor).
GUIDE INDICATEUR DES RUES DE PARIS. avec les stations du Metropolitain les plus proches. Autobus-Metro. Renseignements Utiles. Ambassades, Consulates, Legations, Bureaux de Poste.
175p. + 21 Two page color maps of individual arrondissements, tab indexed + a Large folding colored map, broken at some folds. Text in French and some English. Penciled addresses. Inked ownership of John Wolf, 1947, on title page. 24mo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in silver. Very worn. Hardbound. TRAVEL/3
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Sickler, Friedrich.
KADMUS, oder Forschungen in den Dialekten des Semitischen Sprachstammes, zur Entwickelung des Elements der altseten Sprache und Mythe der Hellenen. Erklarung der Theogonie des Hesiodus.
4to. pp. 15, 132. Printed in Greek, Roman, and Hebrew types. Old paper boards binding. Engraved Ex Libris of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (1786-1842), a great Halle biblical scholar and Hebrew - Chaldaic philologist. A scarce and important work on Greek myth and Hesiod's Homeric Hymns. . **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W153
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Lubin, Eilhard.
CLAVIS ET FUNDAMENTA GRAECAE LINGUAE.
pp. (8), 448. Engraved title. Uncut and deckle edged. 24mo. [142 x 80 mm.]. Nineteenth century full leather binding. Spine perished. The Holland House copy with engraved Ex Libris and shelf marks. Important Latin & Greek dictionary / lexicon. Line for line reprint of the Louis Elzevier 1651 edition. The Dutch family of Elzevier (Elzevir; Elsevier) were the foremost printers of their time. They produced a vast variety of well printed scholarly and popular books; many in a very small handy format. Louis Elzevier, the founder of the firm, produced his first book in Leiden in 1583. The 'golden age' of Elzevier printing was between 1620 and 1680. The Elzevier dynasty probably produced their last publication in 1770. Willems 1343. AN UNCUT ELZEVIER IS AN EXTREMELY RARE FIND. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX2/SHU30
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Mencken, H. L.
AMERICAN LANGUAGE. An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States. Fourth Edition Corrected, Enlarged, and Rewritten.
pp. 769, xxix. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Slightly chipped. **PRICE JUST REDUCED REF7
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Bessy, Maurice.
L'EROTISME AU CINEMA DE LO DUCA.
223p. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Oblong 8vo. Original full black cloth binding. Limited edition. Societe des Editions. EROS2.
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Germans in Maryland.
FIRST TO SIXTH ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF THE GERMANS IN MARYLAND.
Collection of six issues. Text in English and German. 8vo. Spine taped. Some manuscript annotations in German. Extremely important records and history. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 05B.
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Hulsbuck, Solly (Harvey M. Miller) [1871-1939].
G'SHBOS UND ARNSHT. PENNSILFAWNISH DEITSH. A Volume of Pennsylvania German Poetry and Prose.
384 p. Photo frontis. Illustrated by LeRoy Gensler. Poems in Pennsylvania Dutch language. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding, spine lettered in gold. PA 010B x2.
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Hulsbuck, Solly (Harvey M. Miller) [1871-1939].
G'SHBOS UND ARNSHT. PENNSILFAWNISH DEITSH. A Volume of Pennsylvania German Poetry and Prose.
384 p. Photo frontis. Illustrated by LeRoy Gensler. 8vo. Original half red leather over red cloth binding. Worn with loss at extremities. Penciled ownership of Preston A. Barba, May 8, 1939, with his penciled margin notations. Inked inscription on title page "In 1965 still to be purchased at $4.50 from Solly's daughter, Mrs. J. George Ennis 2617 Cumberland Ave, Mt. Penn, Reading, Pa.". Portrait frontis signed Harvey M. Miller, PA , Author's name. 010B x2.
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Hulsbuck, Solly (Harvey M. Miller) [1871-1939].
PENN'A-GERMAN POEMS.
116 p. Illustrated with small woodcuts. Title bordered in red. Text in Pennsylvania Dutch language. Sm. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding, soiled and faded. Nicely printed. Expanded 2nd edition of Hulsbuck's COLLECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POEMS. PA 01A.
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Troxell, William S. ("Pumpernickle Bill").
NEIYOHRS - WINSCHA.
16 p. 32mo. Original printed wraps. New Years Wishes written in the Pennsylvania German dialect. Excellent condition. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GER-ENG PAMPH BX1 BAG 30 x18
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Troxell, William S. ("Pumpernickle Bill")
AUS PENNSYLFAWNIA. An Anthology of Translations Into the Pennsylvania German Dialect.
pp. xiii, 47 Tall 8vo. Original publisher's yellow cloth binding decorated in red and green. Near fine copy. Important piece in the 'Pennsylvania Dutch' dialect. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 01A x3.
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Mason, Jesse H.
EN GUUTER CRISCHTDAWG. Faun die Pennsylsawnisch Deitch Lonndt. A Good Christmas.
n.p. Illustrations by the author. 12mo. Original printed paper boards, flecked in silver, after a design by Jesse Mason. Crimson endpapers with silver splatter decoration. Limited to 1000 copies. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W 69 x2
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Miller, Daniel. (Editor).
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN. A Collection of German Productions in Poetry & Prose.
Two volumes: pp. 295,(1); 265,(7). Frontis in both volumes. Volume one original brown cloth binding, second edition. Volume two original red cloth binding. One of the most important collections of dialect writings. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA01B
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Morrah, Dave.
FRAULEIN BO-PEEPEN. And More Tales Mein Grossfader Told.
79 p. Humerous illustrations. Small 8vo. Original decorated pictorial paper boards. Letter to William S. Troxell, "Pumpernickle Bill", from a friend. Inked ownership.
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Phillips, Henry.
GERMAN LYRICS. Translated By Henry Phillips Jr.
141 p. Uncut & unopened. Top edge gold. Small 4to. Gilt stamped purple cloth binding. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Text translated into English by the author. Near fine copy. 09A
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Rauch, Edward Henry (1820-1902).
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH RIP VAN WINKLE. A Romantic Drama In Two Acts. Translated From The Original, With Variations.
32 p. 16mo. Original printed wraps. XLib. Written in the dialect and moved from the Catskills to the Blue Mountains. Perhaps the 20th century reprint? GER-ENG PAMPH BX1 BAG 27 x2.
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume XXVI. Includes: Richards. VALLEY FORGE & THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS. // & Reichard. PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN DIALECT WRITINGS & THEIR WRITERS.
pp. 73, 32, 400 + Illustrations. Original cream wraps. Limited Edition. Quite scarce. The best record of the dialect writers. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Harless, Hermann.
LINEAMENTA HISTORIAE GRAECORUM AC ROMANORUM LITTERARIAE SCHOLARUM IN USUM.
pp. xiv, 169. 8vo. Original marbled boards. Spine taped. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 8
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Horace. Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 B.C.); Marshall, John (1845-1915).
THE ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE. Translated into English Verse Corresponding with the Original Metres by John Marshall.
pp. xxviii, 307 + Photogravure frontis of a portrait medal of Horace. 12 mo. 18 cm. Fore edge uncut. Top edge gold. Original full cloth binding. Horace's laudatory poetry [Carmina] in Latin and Englis h. Very nice copy. W120 Rt/Front
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L'Homond, C. F. (1727-1794); Ironside, George E(dmund).
EPITOME HISTORIAE SACRAE. Editio Nova. Quam Prosodiae Signis, Novaque Vocum Omnium Interpretatione, Ardonavit Georgius Ironside. Editio Sex. Quam Correxit et Emendavit Thomas S. Joy. Stereotyped Edition.
156 p. Small 12mo. Foxed. Contemporary full leather binding, with some loss on spine. Incised initials of H. L. Smyser (York, PA). A popular school reader with Bible stories in Latin. This issue is ve ry scarce. SMALL BOX 7
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Leigh, Percival (1813-1889) and Leech, John (1817-1864).
THE COMIC LATIN GRAMMAR A NEW AND FACETIOUS INTRODUCTION TO THE LATIN TONGUE. With Numerous Illustrations. Second Edition.
163 p. + Nine plates. Woodcut vignette illustrations in the text. Foxed and age stained. 12 mo. 20 cm. Original full cloth binding, decorated in gold. Illustrations by John Leech, see: John Leech and the Victorian Scene, 41-2. W140. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Mahaffy, Sir John Pentland (1839-1919).
PROLEGOMENA TO ANCIENT HISTORY. Containing: Part I. The Interpretation of Legends and Inscriptions. Part II. A Survey of Old Egyptian Literature.
pp. xvi, 438 + Plates. 8vo. 23 cm. Original full cloth binding. XLib. Nice example of an extremely scarce work that discusses the translation and meaning of ancient inscriptions and the literature and legends of the lands: Egyptian; Hieroglyphic; Cuneiform; Coptic; etc. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W121
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Winterton, Ralph (1600-1636).
POETAE MINORES GRAECI. QUIBUS SUBJUNGITUR, EORUM POTISSIMAEUM QUAE AD PHILOSOPHIAM MORALEM PERTINENT, INDEX UTILIS.
pp. [8], 587, [101]. Text in Greek and Latin on opposite pages. No extra engraved title as in some copies. Numerous typographic borders. Some pages set as typographic designs. Small 8vo. 158 mm. Early full leather binding; lacking 2" of leather at the tail of the spine. Text generally browned and loose, but not brittle, nor with any substantial loss. Numerous early manuscript notations and ownerships, including: Ambrose Lewis, 1657; Thomas Answorth, 1708; Jacob Dickinson, 1763; and Enoch Walker. An interesting copy of a very interesting book. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 5
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Carew, Bampfylde-Moore.
THE KING OF THE BEGGARS, OR THE HISTORY OF BAMPSYLDE-MOORE CAREW. Who Was the Son of a Gentleman Near Plymouth, And Ran away from his Father and joined a Gang of Gypsies, Detailing the Numerous Tricks and Impositions Practised by him in various disguises,
pp. 23, (1). 12mo. New wraps. The authorship has been variously ascribed to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and, Carew himself. Old tape repair of title page not effecting text. The purported author, who characterizes himself as the Devonshire stroller and dog stealer, was born in 1693 and transported to America at some undetermined date in his youth. Carew describes his adventures in Maryland, Virginia,and farther north where,according to Howes, he operated confidence schemes among colonial suckers. Also described are his picaresque adventures among gypsies, on the Continent,and particularly in London. The volume concludes with a gypsy cant dictionary. This particular edition is quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GYPSY 2
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Carew, Bampfylde-Moore.
THE HISTORY AND CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF BAMPSYLDE-MOORE CAREW. King of the Mendicants.
160p. Illustrated title page. Small 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Reprint of the 1835 Robert Davies, London edition. The authorship has been variously ascribed to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and, Carew himself. The purported author, who characterizes himself as the Devonshire stroller and dog stealer, was born in 1693 and transported to America at some undetermined date in his youth. Carew describes his adventures in Maryland, Virginia,and farther north where,according to Howes, he operated confidence schemes among colonial suckers. Also described are his picaresque adventures among gypsies, on the Continent,and particularly in London. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GYPSY 2
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Crabb, James.
THE GIPSIES' ADVOCATE; Observations on the Origin, Character, Manners, and Habits, of the English Gipsies: To Which Are Added Many Interesting Anecdotes On the Success That Has Attended the Plans of Several Benevolent Individuals Who Anxiously Desire The
167p. All edges gold. 12mo. Original full leather binding decorated in blind. One inch of the spine is missing. Front board detached. Old book label removed. Small printed bookseller's label from Foyle's. Crabb, a Wesleyan Methodist minister in Southampton who had befriended and cared for a number of Gypsies, here gives a sympathetic account of their lives and habits. First Edition. GYPSY 2 **
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Kester, Paul.
TALES OF THE REAL GYPSY.
312p. 12mo. Original worn pictorial cloth binding. Hinges weak. The author, Paul Kester (18701933) was an American playwright and novelist. GYPSY 2. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Simson, Walter.
A HISTORY OF THE GIPSIES: With Specimens of the Gipsy Language. Edited with Preface, Introduction, and Notes. by James Simson.
575p. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Slight foxing on first few leaves. Text on four pages stained by newspaper clippings. Includes chapters on Continental, English, Scottish, Linlithgowshire , Fife and Stirlingshire, Tweed-dale and Clydesdale, and Border Gypsies; as well as chapters on Marriage and Divorce Ceremonies, Language, and the Present Condition and Number of the Gipsies in Scotland. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! GYPSY 2
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Cremer, Jacob Jan.
DISTELS IN 'T WEILAND. Over. Betuwsche vertellingen.
242 p. Plus Eight Lithographed Plates. Foxed. 4to. Contemporary half leather binding, spine repaired. Jacob Jan Cremer (1827-1880) is mainly known for his idyllic, rural novellas written in the Betuwe dialect, e.g. Het Pauwenveerke and Bruur Joapik, but apart from that he has also written much "ordinary" literary work. VERY SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NW17
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(Eidous, Marc Antoine).
MEMOIRES LITTERAIRES, CONTENANT DES REFLEXIONS SUR L'ORIGINE DES NATIONS, TIREES DE LEUR LANGAGE; PLUSIEURS DISSERTATIONS SUR LA PIERRE PHILOSOPHALE, sur la Nature & les Proprietes des differentes Eaux, & Fontaines brulantes, &c. Avec des Remarques Critiq
pp. (v), 370, (4). Apparently lacking the half-title, and two plates which are found in some copies. 12 mo. 170 mm. Original French full leather binding; somewhat worn. An interesting collection that contains: reflections on the origin of the nations, drawn from analysis of their language; evidence of a universal deluge (Noah's Flood); and comments on - natural history; medicine; chemistry; geography; etc. Scarce. FR1
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Reinhardt, Walther.
GEORGE WASHINGTON. Die Geschichte Einer StaatenGrundung.
367p. Illustrated. XLib. Call letteres on title page and edges. 8vo. Original full orange cloth binding, lettered in gold. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Chemin de Fer de Paris a Orleans.
BRETAGNE. Cote Sud.
np. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 8vo. ** Original decorated Porchoir color printed wraps. Fine copy. TRAVEL/3
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Wister, Owen.
HOW DOTH THE SIMPLE SPELLING BEE.
99p. + Plus frontis and full page plates illustrated by F. R. Gruger. Bookseller's label. Some staining and browning. Small 8vo. Original full yellow pictorial cloth binding, spine faded. HUMOR 4
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Panassie, Hugues.
DOUZE ANNEES DE JAZZ (1927-1938). Souvenirs.
281p. + Plus full page photographs. Text browned but not brittle. Uncut. Inked ownership of Harry E. Seyler. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Spine darkened. Pre-bebop era jazz, with chapters devoted to: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Bill Coleman, Milton Mesirow (Mezzrow), Sam Wooding, Muggsy Spanier, Bennie Carter, Dickie Wells, Eddie South, to foundation of Hot Club de France and its famous quintet with Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelly, etc. Text in French. JAZZ 1 ** !
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Panassie, Hugues.
LES ROIS DU JAZZ. Troisieme Edition.
230p. + Plus photographs. Uncut. Inked ownership of Harry E. Seyler. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, spine darkened. JAZZ 1 SCARCE. **
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Gsell, Paul.
L' ART. Auguste Rodin.
pp. 318 + Plus original printed wraps bound in. Top edge gold. Numerous illustrations. 8vo. Three quarter leather. Front joint loose. Extremities worn. ART 3
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Algemene Geschiedenis der Nederlanden.
ALGEMENE GESCHIEDENIS DER NEDERLANDEN. Deel XI. Van Liberaal Naar Sociaal Getij, 1885-1914.
Volume 11 of 12 [Complete in itself]. pp. xxii, 371 + Plates (some in color). Very large 8vo. 27 cm. Original full cloth binding, nicely decorated in gold. The front board is decorated with the arms of the states in the region. A wonderful Dutch study of history, literature, religion and culture in the Low Countries in the run up to World War One, edited by J. A. van Houtte, and others. Handsome copy. NW18
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Gouraud, Mlle. Julie.
MEMOIRES D'UN CANICHE. Illustres de 75 Vignettes Par E. Bayard. Dixieme Edition.
pp. 296, 16 [Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis. Numerous full page engravings. Text vignettes. Early inked presentation. XLib stamp on title page. All edges gold. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated. Worn with loss at top and bottom of spine. PETS/1
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Old German Christmas Carols.
IN DULCI JUBILO.
np. Text illustrations courtesy of the Gutenberg Museum. Music scores printed in red and black. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, yellow ties. Very nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1
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League of Nations.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS TREATY SERIES. Publication of Treaties and International Engagements Registered with the Secretariat of the League of Nations. General Index 1930-1933. Number 5. General Index No. 5 (Volumes LVIII-CXXX) Treaties Nos. 2501 to 3000.
482p. Printed in English and French. Paper beginning to brown at edges but not brittle. XLib. Tall 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 10
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Scherf, Harry.
TRUTHS, HALF-TRUTHS & BUNK IN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION. The Influence of Words and Phrases in Daily Life.
172p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition. Coldwar/Economics 1
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Schultze, Ernst.
DIE WEISSE UND DIE GELBE GEFAHR. Japans Gewaltsame Erschliessung Und Wirtschafliche Entwickelung.
pp. 553, (10). Small 4to. Original full yellow printed wraps, worn. Scarce. Coldwar/Economics 2
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Schultze, Ernst.
JAPAN ALS EXPORTINDUSTRIE-STAAT.
JAPAN AS EXPORT INDUSTRY STATE. pp. 530, (10). Small 4to. Original full red printed wraps, worn. German promotional for Japan issued on the eve of the Axis agreements and World WAr Two. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 2
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Siegfried, Andre.
LES ETATS-UNIS. D'Aujourd'Hui.
362p. Illustrated with full page maps. Pages browned but not brittle. XLib. 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Coldwar/Economics 11
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