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Fernandez Ledesma, Gabriel; Tibol, Raquel
Carnaval en Huejotzingo
Mexico City: Editorial Offset 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. Folio. 52 pp. followed by 80 illustrations some full-color some two-page. Bound in black boards stamped in silver on cover and spine in illustrated dust jacket. Preface by Luis Cardoza y Aragón Essays by Raquel Tibol and Gabriel Fernández Ledesma. Ledesma began preparing this work in 1971 but it was not published until 1986- three years after his death. The illustrations depict performers in the three-day festival that precedes Ash Wednesday. Very Good 1/2" patch of surface damage to front free endpaper white mark on dark pink paper otherwise internally clean and sound bumping and rubbing to extremities of binding in Very Good dust jacket short tears to head and tail of spine wear to extremities overall rubbing and dulling. <br/><br/> Editorial Offset hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 002677 ISBN : 9686672435 9789686672435
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FERRUH ARSUNAR.
Gaziantep folkloru.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [iii], [3], 318 p., musical scores. Gaziantep folkloru. Folklore of Gaziantep local culture.
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FERRUH ARSUNAR.
Türk çocuk oyunlarindan örnekler.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 106 p., ills. Examples of Turkish folkloric children's games. Türk çocuk oyunlarindan örnekler.
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Field, Thomas W.
An Essay Towards an Indian Bibliography
iv, 430 pages. "Being a catalog of books relating to the history, antiquities, languages, customs, religion, wars, literature, and origin of the American Indians in the library of Thomas W. Field, with bibliographical notes, and synopses of the contents of some of the works least known." - subtitle. Facsimile reprint of the 1873 first edition. "More than two thousand five hundred separate works, and twelve hundred essays, are catalogued." - iii. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful reference. Book
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FIKRI KARAMAN.
Sivas Dogansar folkloru.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 294 p. Sivas Dogansar folkloru. Folklore and folk culture of Dogansar district in Sivas City.
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FIKRI KARAMAN.
Sivas Dogansar folkloru.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 294 p. Sivas Dogansar folkloru. Folklore and folk culture of Dogansar district in Sivas City.
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Finer,Leslie
Passport to Greece
"Here at last is a knowledgable, entertaining and thoroughly practical introduction to Greece for the ordinary visitor." As well as the usual information for tourists it has informed observations on Greek culture and customs, and is written with charm and the local knowledge of a long term resident Philhellene. 258p. illus bibliography. index. Dj price clipped, slight sunning d along spine. Obituary and signed letter from author laid in. Book
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Fischer, Bob; et al
Teen Talk (TeenTalk) Magazine, May/June 1964 - Beatles Collector's Edition
66 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos of the band. Topics include: Arriving in New York; Clearing Customs at Kennedy Airport; At the Plaza Hotel; Appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show; Features on the individual band members; The Beatles at Home in England; The Beatles with their Show Business Friends; Their trip to Paris; The Way it Was with Marsha Mella; Hipster's Dictionary. Covers very heavily worn. Textblock detached from covers with above-average wear. A worthy memento of the amazing Beatle invasion of America. Magazine
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Fisher, Lois
Survival in Russia : Chaos and Hope in Everyday Life
187 Pages with some black and white photos. An engaging account of life in today's turbulent Russia, this book faithfully presents the richly contradictory views of Muscovites and rural Russians on their work, their families and communities, their government, and their daily lives. Interweaves anecdote, conversation, and observation to round out the picture of a society in turmoil. Book
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Flaceliere, Robert
Daily Life in Greece at the Time of Pericles
319p. plates notes index. As new except for remainder mark Book
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Flaceliere, Robert
Love in Ancient Greece
"A fascinating study of love customs - both in and our of wedlock - in a land where sex was never called a sin" Exceptionally clean and crisp vintage pbk 159p. Book
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Fleury, Claude.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ISRAELITES. Written originally in French by the Abbe Fleury. And corrected and improved throughout By Adam Clarke.
pp. vi, (7)-307. Lacks first fly leaves. Title page very stained. Age stain. Early manuscript ownership of William Jordan, April 25th 1824 and another early ownership on rear fly leaf. 12mo. 175 mm. Original worn leather binding. Front board lacks leather cover. Joints cracked with boards almost detached. Spine very worn. Title continues: "With An Account Of their Manners, Customs, Laws, Polity, Religion, Sects, Arts, and Trades, Division of Time, Wars, Captivities, etc. A Work Of The Greatest Utility." Scarce. S&S/AI 22829. Hardbound. AI BX 5
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Flying Archeology and Customs Society
Hidabito 1st period all 10 volumes <Japanese Version>
Rekishi tosho-sha 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 10 Rekishi tosho-sha paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 2111902160901537
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Flying Archeology and Customs Society
Hidabito Volume 1-4 Reprint <Japanese Version>
Rekishi tosho-sha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 4 Rekishi tosho-sha paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 2111902160700191
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Fong-Ching, Chen; Guantao, Jin
From Youthful Manuscripts to River Elegy: The Chinese Popular Cultural Movement and Political Transformation 1979-1989
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 343 pages. Previous owner's name inside.
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Ford, Deborah
The GRITS (girls raised in the South) guide to life
249pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Foster, Harold T. (editor)
The Geography of Death 1985-1989 : Mortality Atlas of British Columbia - Volume 26 Western Geographical Series
223 pages. How often and where do people die, and from what causes? These and related questions are central to the study of population health geography and epidemiology. As one contribution to answering such important questions, and hopefully as a catalyst to the generation of other inquiries, this atlas illustrates spatial variations of all major causes of death in British Columbia for the period 1985 to 1989. Overhead transparencies in pocket inside back board. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to top edge of dust jacket else an As New copy. Book
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France Direction generale des Douanes
Tableau decennal du commerce de la France avec ses colonies et les puissances etrangeres. Publie par l'Administration des Douanes. 1827 a 1836. Ire partie.
Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1838. Part 1 only; folio 35.5 cm. tall lxix 3 323 pp library hand stamps original paper wrappers badly chipped at spine early leaves lack lower outside corners with no text touched becoming disbound text partially unopened but age toned and becoming fragile gift inscription from American author Benjamin P. Poore chipped but not hitting signature reading copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : ZB573030
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FREIMANN, Prof. Dr. Aron Freimann (Vorwort) / Mose Eli'eser Wallich (auch Moses ben Eliezar Wallich; Auswahl, Hrsg.) / Dr. R. Beatus (Übertragung): [R
DIE FABELN DES KUHBUCHES IN ÜBERTRAGUNG. - Miteinem Vorwort von Prof. Dr. Aron Freimann. / SEFER MESCHALIM, DAS BUCH DER FABELN. - JIDDISCH-HEBRÄISCHES FAKSIMILE nach der Ausgabe von Johannes Wust, Frankfurt am Main, 1697. --- 2 TEILE IN 1 BAND. [Safer Meshalim, genannt das Kuhbuch; Mischle Schualim, Fuchsfabeln; Maschal Kadmoni; Fabelbuch]
Berlin, 1926 [Druck: Leipzig, Offizin W. Drugulin, 1925/1926]. XVI, 97 Seiten / (58) Blätter, alles auf kräftigem tlw. unbeschnittenem Papier. - Dunkelblauer kräftiger Original-Pappeinband mit goldgeprägtem Deckelsignet; 4to.(ca. 26 x 20 x 2 cm; ca. 1 kg.).
Riferimento per il libraio : 2310310184xbvk
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Friedl, Ernestine
Vasilika : A Village in Modern Greece
Comprehensive account of life, traditions and customs in a farming village in Boeotia in the 1950's. 110p. plates.map.bibliography. This copy has notes and underlinings, a student reading copy only. Book
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Frisby David
Georg Simmel (Key Sociologists)
Routledge 2002 192 pages 12 8x1 6x19 4cm. 2002. Broché. 192 pages.
Riferimento per il libraio : 100148152 ISBN : 415285356
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Friyer, Mary Beacock
Elizabeth Postuma Simcoe 1762-1850
276 pages. The story of an energetic, involved woman. Her life divides into two phases. As the wife of John Graves Simcoe, Elizabeth is a sensible lady of the Age of Reason, pursuing the picturesque with sketch book and water colours. Following Simcoe's death, her long life as a widow finds meaning in fostering the well-being of her church. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
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Frost, David & Jay, Anthony
The English
250p. Hardcover Good condition. lacking front flyleaf Autographed by David Frost
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Frost, Frank J.
Greek Society
Good student text - some underlinings, 197p. illus.index Book
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FUAT YASAR.
Her yönüyle Araç.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [iv], 348 p., color and b/w ills. Her yönüyle Araç.
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Fuller, Margaret
New England Childhood
294p. Hardcover Good condition, lacking front flyleaf "This is a true story of a little boy who grew to be a notable man -- Edmund Clarence Stedman."--Foreword
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FUREIX (Emmanuel)
LA FRANCE DES LARMES.
CHAMP VALLON, 2009 24 x 15,5 x 3,3 cm., 512 pp, Broché
Riferimento per il libraio : 241336
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FÂZIL YENISEY.
Bursa folkloru.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 223, [16] p. Folklore of Bursa City. Bursa folkloru.
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GALLO; FERRARIO
'The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma II, Mexico, 1519. Plate 63 of Volume I of "Il costume antico e moderno, o storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni provata coi monumenti dell'antichità e rappresentata cogli analoghi disegni", by Giulio Ferrario.
Aquatint etching by Gallo Gallina with original hand coloring on wove (vellin) paper. Original blindstamp at bottom right image. Sheet size: 26 x 36 cm.; image size: 14 x 16,5 cm. Framed around 1900. Old collection stamp.
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Garland, Joseph E.
Boston's North Shore: Being an Account of Life Among the Noteworthy, Fashionable, Wealthy, Eccentric & Ordinary 1823-1890
409p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
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Garner, Joe
Never Forget the Good Times : A Story of Life in British Columbia
317 pages including index. Author's fifth book. Recalls his pioneer life on Saltspring Island through his challenging life during the depression of the 1930s, supervising tough wartime construction jobs, operating as many as 20 logging camps and breeding show-winning cattle on his ranch south of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Clean, bright, unmarked and unread. Beautiful copy. Rare in hard cover. Book
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Garrioch (David)
The Making of Revolutionary Paris.
University of California Press, 2004 22,86 x 15,24 x 2,54 cm., 396 pp, Broché
Riferimento per il libraio : 241841
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Garshin V. M. Henry Peter Tudge Liv Rayfield Donald
From the Reminiscences of Private Ivanov and Other Stories
Angel Books 1989 256 pages in8. 1989. Broché. 256 pages.
Riferimento per il libraio : 100139923 ISBN : 946162093
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GAUTSCHY, H.
Notre position douanière et nos bilans de commerce avec les états voisins.Collationné d’après les sources officielles de la statistique du commerce de la Suisse.Exposé présenté à Olten le 7 novembre 1886.
Sans lieu, Imprimerie François Wittmer sans date, vers 1887, 270x210mm, 13pages, broché. Rousseurs marginales. Bon état.
Riferimento per il libraio : 27942
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Gell Alfred
The Anthropology of Time: Cultural Constructions of Temporal Maps and Images (Explorations in Anthropology Series)
Routledge 1992 352 pages in8. 1992. Broché. 352 pages.
Riferimento per il libraio : 100138271 ISBN : 854968903
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Gerda Heydemann, Helmut Reimitz (eds)
Historiography and Identity II: Post-Roman Multiplicity and New Political Identities
, Brepols, 2020 Hardback, viii + 356 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Language: English. ISBN 9782503584706.
Riferimento per il libraio : 65592
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Ghosh, Sarath Kumar
The Prince of Destiny: The New Krishna
With frontispiece picture of Sarath Kumar Ghosh. Small, 25mm diameter round embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title page. Spine bumped and worn top/base and spine faded. General soiling to covers. Page edges greyed and a little foxed, several marks on top page edges.
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Gibbons, John; Charnley, W.; Bodley, R.V.C.; Halliday, Dick; "Swazi"; Thomas, T.J.; "Billy See"; Taylor, Carl N.; Hichens, Captain W.; Stuart, Murray; Ives, M.E.M.; "The Captain"; Melville, Fred J.
The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine for Men, October 1929
84 pages plus 36 pages of nice vintage advertisements. Features: The "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part I; The Pirates of the "Ethel" - a tale of Australian piracy from 1899; The White Wanderer - my life among the Nomad Arabs - article with nice photos; The Queer Side of Things - My "Hunch" - a cowboy's plain tale of an odd adventure in Nevada; The Mystery of the "Flying Stones" - a weird story related by a South African policeman; The Judge's Joke - Judge Sawicki of Cleveland was anxious to be rid of three drunks; "Slippery Wiley" Scores Again - an illicit gold buyer in Australia; Photo and caption of a 1.5 ton monster sea turtle caught off Lowestoft, on the east coast of England!; Children of the Desert - a first-hand study of the manners and customs of the Navajo Indians - article with nice photos; Hunter's Luck on the Lion Trail - a lion-hunting story from East Africa - with nice photos; Over the Victoria Falls in a Canoe - Trooper Ramsay survived the 420' fall!; The Haunted Cabin - a queer little tale from Maroon Mountain, British Columbia; Man and his Needs; Stamps of the World. Nice full-page ad for Barney's Tobacco inside front cover. Average wear. Small protective pieces of tape at each end of backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Gidal, Sonia
My Village in Portugal
81 pages plus map. Library binding. Full colour decorative phot front cover. Cover shows mild bumps and wear. Normal Library markings although the only external evidence of this book's former owner is faint sticker or tape remnant at two spots on the front board . "Authors are a highly gifted husband-and-wife team who have traveled to many parts of the world and set down a living record of them in skillfully combined texts and photographs." - N.Y. Times. In this the twenty-second book in the popular 'My Village' series, author-photographer Sonia Gidal, through an informal, information-filled text and many handsome black and white photographs, gives the reader a lively portrait of an unfamiliar and engaging way of life. Featured is Carlos Verissimo of the small village of Nazare on Portugal's rugged Atlantic coastline. Book
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Gies, Joseph; Gies, Frances.
LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CITY.
274 p. Illustrated. 195mm. Softbound. Apollo Editions paperback. VERIA BX 3
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Gilbert, Russell Wieder.
A PICTURE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS. Pennsylvania History Studies: No. 1.
68 p. + Illustrations. 8vo. Softcover. Original printed wraps bound in stiff library wraps. Very XLib. PA GER-ENG PAMP BX2/BAG 32
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Giochi, Filippo M. - Mordenti, Alessandro
Costume, tradizione e ambiente nella campagna marchigiana.
cm. 16,5 x 23,5, xviii-114 pp. con 63 ill. n.t. 324 gr. xviii-114 p.
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Giovanna Guidicini
Triumphal Entries and Festivals in Early Modern Scotland. Performing Spaces
, Brepols, 2020 Hardback, 349 pages, Size:178 x 254 mm, Illustrations:45 b/w, 23 col., Language: English. ISBN 9782503585413.
Riferimento per il libraio : 65680
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Glavin, Terry
A Death Feast in Dimlahamid
xi, 200 pages. Bibliography. "Takes us inside the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en peoples' campaign for justice and recognition. Glavin shows how their struggle, which is taking place within Canada's legal system as well on the land itself in a series of roadblocks, is rooted in their view that their relationship to the land is one of responsibility - for the land , and to the generations to come. A rich and fascinating blend of past and present, this timely book will forever change the way readers think of the 'land claims' issue." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper, otherewise unmarked with moderate wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Glick, Shmuel
Light and Consolation: The Development of Jewish Consolation Practices
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Goldman, Solomon; Pearl, Chaim; Levy, Isaac; Lehrman, S.M; Fabricant, Isaac; Jacobs, Louis
The Sabbath / The minor festivals & fasts / Shavuoth / Passover / Hanukkah & Purim / Succoth / Yom Kippur / Rosh Ha-Shanah [8 VOLUMES SET] [JEWISH HOLIDAY GUIDES]
[ALL VOLUMES]: 170X110 mm. [74]+[80]+[111]+[95]+[69]+[83]+[74]. Gilt Hardcover. [MINOR FESTIVALS & FASTS]: Cover corner slightly bumped. Spine corner slightly worn.[SHAVOUTH]: Cover edges slightly worn. [PASSOVER]: Cover slightly stained. [SUCCOTH]: Cover slightly scratched. [ROSH HA-SHANAH]: Cover slightly stained. Few pages slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: Else in good condition.
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Goldsmith, Rev. J. (Phillips, Sir Richard).
A GEOGRAPHICAL VIEW OF THE WORLD, EMBRACING THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND PURSUITS, OF EVERY NATION. Revised, Corrected, And Improved, By James G. Percival. Illustrated by Engravings. Twelfth Edition.
pp. 406, (2) [Index, (1)-46 [Appendix] + 13 full page wood engravings. Plates browned. Text foxed. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down. Inked accession numbers on title page. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board detached. Binding cracked, needs to be resewn. Rev. J. Goldsmith pseud. for Sir Richard Phillips. He was a printer and bookseller, and later a sheriff of London - after which he was knighted by King George III. This American edition was improved by American polymath, Dr. Percival, who was also a poet, philologist, and geologist. S&S/AI 34778. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
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Goodman, Dody
Women, Women, Women ! Phoitographed by Cris Alexander. Foreword by Anita Loos
184p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Goodrich, Charles A.
THE UNIVERSAL TRAVELLER: Designed To Introduce Readers At Home To An Acquaintance With The Arts, Customs, And Manners Of The Principal Modern Nations On The Globe. From The Researches Of Recent Travellers.
504p. + Plus engraved frontis and full page plates showing scenes and costumes of different races and nations. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Text age stained. Large 12mo. Original full leather binding, embossed and decorated in blind. Spine gold lettered with raised bands. Binding worn and stained. Front cover weak and almost detached. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! TRAVEL/1
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Gottlieb, Annie
Do You Believe in Magic?: The Second Coming of the Sixties Generation
418 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
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