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Indonesia - The First Years: 1945-1995
320 pages. A sumptously produced celabratory volume. "Celebrates the nation of Indonesia's first half-century of progress, in fifty special messages from world leaders, 50 essays by prominent experts, a chronology of important events, a portfolio of fifty historic photographs, and a special section describing fifty quintessential aspects of Indonesia, 50 significant numbers, 50 graphs and a bibliography of fifty important books." - from dust jacket. Tight and square. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
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McTaggart, Douglas
Bigwin Inn
141 pages including bibliography and index. "The magnificent Bigwin Inn once stood as North America's largest and most luxurious summer resort. With an unprecedented collection of historical documents, vintage photographs and vivid colour plates, this book takes you back in time to the fabulous Gatsby-like era of the resort's heyday, a golden age when sleek mahogany launches plied sparkling lake waters, glittering masquerade balls were held in the Pavillion, chamber trios played to Hollywood stars in the Tea House, and royalty lounged beside crackling fires in the Rotunda. Discover the magical secrets of this summer place. Its unforgettable story is a colourful chapter in Canadian history and an important part of our Canadian heritage." - from dust jacket. Light overall wear. Tight and square. Two short scratches to mid-fore-edge of front panel of dust jacket - please see our photo. Half-inch opening to dust jacket back panel near top of spine. Faint erasure atop maroon front free endpaper where prior owner's details removed. A quality copy of this treasured work. Book
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Pethick, Derek
The Nootka Connection - Europe and the Northwest Coast 1790-1795
281 pages including notes, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations. Explains the far-ranging factors bearing on the Nootka stage: European War, the Russian presence in the northern Pacific, the onset of Spain's waning fortunes, America's thrust west, the British East India and South Sea trading monopolies, and the steady advance of coastal charting by explorers like George Vancouver. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. A sound copy. Book
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Rekart, Josephine
Public Funds, Private Provision : The Role of the Voluntary Sector
194 pages including index and bibliography. Analyzes the respective roles of government and the voluntary sector in the financing and administration of social services. Focusing on developments in British Columbia from 1983 to 1991, when the Social Credit government actively pursued a policy of privatization, this book examines the growth of the voluntary sector there and presents data which track the impact of privatization on services. Examines the issues of funding and accountability of the voluntary sector as it adopts the public agent role and increasingly delivers services on behalf of the government. Raises important issues about government privatization policies and about the possible effects these policies will have on the future of the welfare state in Western society. Usual library markings. Average wear. A worthy working copy. Book
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Taylor, Gordon A.
Milk Bottle Manual: A Collector's Pictorial Primer and Pricing Guide
112 pages. Index. Bibliography. Trademark list. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and diagrams. "A collector's guidebook for the USA." - from front cover. Chapters include: Introduction; Your Milkbottle Collection; How to Build a Milkbottle Collection; Especially Desirable Milkbottles; The Thatcher Story; Go-Withs for the Milk Bottle Collector; How to Display; Milk Bottle Mysteries; Studying the Milk Bottle Collection; "Bottoms Up"; How to Categorize a Collection of Milk Bottles; Amethyst Milk Bottles; Thatcher & Barnhart's Milkbottle Closure of 1886; Tin Tops; The Borden Company; Thatcher Company Catalog 1887. 1974 bottle-pricing guide laid in. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this precious reference. Book
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Sullivan, Paul R. - Director; Arens, John J. - Compiler, Georgetown University Contributors: Mann, Jesse A.; Marginot, Robert A.; Preece, Richard M.; Smith, William J. Jr.; Dunbar, Moira; Martin, John C.; Wilson, J. Tuzo
Canadian North: Technical Assistant to Chief of Naval Operations for Polar Projects (OP - 03A3)
Prepared for the Technical Assistant to CNO for Polar Projects. "While this work is primarily prepared for military planners, it also presents the foundation study for engineers undertaking any planned construction. It is hoped that the study leads to consideration of a transportation approach from the inland rather than depending entirely on the difficult and unreliable sea approach to certain areas requiring logistic support... Covers in detail the north Canadian mainland and Baffin Island." - from Preface. Includes several bibliographies covering the geographic areas studied. Black and white illustrations and maps. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
BC Studies: Changing Times - British Columbia Archaeology in the 1980s, No. 99 Autumn 1993
270 pages. Features: The roles of the provincial government in British Columbia archaeology; The Pender Canal Excavations and the development of Coast Salish Culture; Recent Archaeological Research on the Northern Coast; Zooarchaeology in British Columbia; The Keatley Creek Site and Corporate Group Archaeology; Early Prehistoric Occupation of South-Central British Columbia - a review of the evidence and recommendations for future research; CMT Archaeology in British Columbia - The Meares Island Studies; Bibliography of British Columbia Archaeology; Canadian Historical Association Certificates of Merit for Regional History. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
BC Studies, No. 98, Summer 1993
132 pages. Features: Is the Metropolitan Vancouver Economy Uncoupling from the rest of the province?; British Columbia's Private Sector in Recession, 1981-86 - Employment flexibility without Trade Diversification?; Sharks and Red Herrings - Vancouver's Male Employment Agencies, 1898-1915; Bibliography of British Columbia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
BC Studies - Cultural History in British Columbia, No. 97, Spring 1993
104 pages. Features: "Haida Aida" - The Musical World of Ida Halpern; John Manderpant and the Cultural Life of Vancouver, 1920-1939; Archive Simulations - Reading the Bertrand Sinclair Collection; Bibliography of British Columbia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Native Canadian Geographical Names: An Annotated Bibliography
158 pages. Alphabetical index by geographical location. Bilingual English/French. "This specialized toponymic bibliography is the first of its kind in Canada to be developed from a data base covering the whole country. Of particular assistance to users will be the annotations which accompany nearly all the 1240 entries. In addition to over 1000 records on Native Canadian toponymy, we have also included, for comparison purposes, some records on Native toponymy in other countries." - from Preface. Moderate external wear. Contents clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book
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Petersen, Carl
Each in Its Ordered Place: A Faulkner Collector's Notebook
311 pages. Index. From first printing of 1,000 copies. Illustrated endpapers. "This bibliographic notebook is assembled in celebration of twenty-five years of collecting Faulkner following the excitement and delight of my discovery of As I Lay Dying" - from Foreword. Light wear. Occasional light pencil markings to contents. Book
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Singerman, Robert
American Library Book Catalogues, 1801-1875: A National Bibliography
242 pages. Occasional Papers No. 203/204, Graduate School of Library and Information Science. No jacket as issued. Unused. Clean, bright and unmarked with neglibible wear. An excellent copy. Book
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Driver, Elizabeth (Signed)
Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949
Signed by author upon title page. 1257 pages. Short Title index. Name index. Place of publication index. Subject index. "A definitive history and bibliography of Canadian cookbooks from the beginning... in 1825, to the mid-twentieth century... The entries for 2,276 individual titles are arranged chronologically by their province or territory of publication, revealing cooking and dining customs in each part of the country..." - from dust jacket which is preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Unmarked with light wear. A lovely copy of this magnificent reference. (Location: Reference Collection) Book
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McClintock, J.N.; Quint, Rev. A.H.; Carr, Laura Garland; Tullock, Hon. Thomas L.; Walker, Joseph B.; Lane, F.W.; Pillsbury, Parker; Tullock, Lida C.; Shirley, John M.
The Granite Monthly - A New Hampshire Magazine of Literature, History, and State Progress, April 1881, Vol. IV, No. 7 - Hon. George Washington Nesmith
Pages 258-306. Features: Hon. George Washington Nesmith - article with excellent one-page illustration of subject; Leiut.-Governor David Dunbar's Connections; Dead; Capt. Robert Neal, Senior, and his Wife, Margaret Lear Neal; History of the Four Meeting-Houses of the First Congregational Society in Concord; The Ring; Nathaniel Peabody Rogers; Easter; Bibliography of New Hampshire; The Fourth New Hampshire Turnpike. Above-average external wear and soiling. Faint prior owner's name atop front cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Kaellgren, C. Peter; Sheeler, John; Hanrahan, Paul; Watt, Robert D.; Holmes, Janet; Jones, Olive
Material History Bulletin 6 (Six), Fall, 1978 - Contains Annotated Bibliography of Glass in Canada
172 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos. Text almost exclusively in English plus a bit in French. Contents include: Glass Used in Canada - A Survey from the Early Nineteenth Century to 1940 using primarily Ontario evidence; Factors Affecting Attribution - The Burlington Glass Works; Bottles in the Place Royal Collection; Art Glass Window Design in Vancouver - The Role of the Pattern Book; Glass in Canada - An Annotated Bibliography . Last page loose but present. Prior owner's name atop front cover. Average wear. A good working copy. Book
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Fisher, William H.
Invisible Empire: A Bibliography of the Ku Klux Klan
202 pages. Text divided into two parts, The Klan of the 19th Century and The Klan of the 20th Century. Includes author and subject indexes. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Robinson, Edward L.; Glenn, Marian R.; Clement, Ina; Harrison, Milton W. (Preface)
One Hundred Years of Savings Banking - Including Comprehensive Bibliography on Thrift Co-operation and Good Management as it Relates to Thrift
89 pages. This wonderful association copy was presented to one of it's compilers, Ina Clement, by Milton W. Harrison, Secretary of the American Bankers Association, Savings Bank Section. On the front free endpaper Mr. Harrison has glowingly inscribed this copy to Mrs. Clement and added his stamp and signature below, dated 4/18/17. Mr. Harrison wrote the Preface and his name is included on the title page as Publisher, representing the American Banker's Association. The bibliography lists references in the following categories: Thrift and Savings; Individual Thrift; Domestic Thrift; Evidences of Thriftlessness; Economics of Thrift; National Thrift; International Thrift; Thrift Agencies. Average wear. Black cloth binding intact, but for a hairline opening at page 33. Gilt lettering upon backstrip and front board clearly legible. A special copy of this antiquarian American banking reference. Book
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Tanham, Dr. G.K.; Cryan, W.M.; Ewers, N.G.; Schimmenti, J.A.; Weller, Jac; Staar, R.F.; Sullivan, W.E.; Donovan, J.A.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, October (Oct..) 1961, Number 10, Volume 45 - 1st MAW (Marine Aircraft Wing)
72 pages. Features: Photo ad for the Vertol 107 helicopter; Bibliography on Guerilla Warfare; Photo ad for the FMC M 113 Amphibious APC; Something to Fight For - what motivates men to fight and die in combat?; Marines Afloat - what to expect if you pull a tour of sea duty; Marine Aviation Needs More Command Billets; Eyes Aloft - proposals to change our FMF aerial reconnaissance; Combined Fire - small unit weapons and combat tactics in Portugal, Belgium and France; Soviet Comments on Vertical Envelopment - an analysis of the three articles on this topic appearing in Soviet periodicals; 1st (First) Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) - updates on the aviation side of our Far East division/wing team since our last report in July 1960; Combat Maintenance - how our maintenance system takes the bite out of inflation; FMF 1965 - proposed organization and major equipment; Promotions and transfers; Back cover two-color ad for the McDonnell Phantom II fighter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Hart, Capt B.H. Liddell; Hiett, C.O.; Pierce, P.N.; Forsyth, R.W.; Forsyth, J.P.; Fox, G.C.; Laine, E.R.
Marine Corps Gazette - Professional Magazine for United States Marines, February (Feb.) 1962, Number 2, Volume 46 - The Unsolved Mystery of Pete Ellis
68 pages. Features: One-page photo ad for the Boeing-Vertol HC-1B Chinook helicopter in flight; Guerrilla War Paperback Bibliography; One-page photo ad for the Bell HU-1B helicopter; One-page photo ad for the Hiller TEN99 helicopter; WWII - The Military Balance Sheet - part 1 of 2 articles assessing the conduct of WWII by the top Allied civilian and military leadership; Aviation Safety vs. Combat Readiness; The Unsolved Mystery of Pete Ellis - the man whose secret study forecast the events of WWII; Tanks and Vertical Envelopment - the Forsyth Brothers propose a solution; Tax Time Tips; The M73C Machine Gun - A Special Report; Foulmouths Aren't Tough - They Foul Up the Corps; Promotions and Transfers; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Huskie VMO helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Some soiling to front cover. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
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Moscovitch, Allan
The Welfare State in Canada: A Selected Bibliography, 1840 to 1978
246 pages. Provides 3,299 references. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. As new. Book
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Waldon, Freda Farrell; Morley, William F.E.; Mathews, Kathleen R.
Bibliography of Canadiana Published in Great Britain, 1519-1763 / Bibliographie Des Ouvrages Sur Le Canada Publies En Grande-Bretagne Entre 1519 et 1763
535 pages. 9.8" x 7.2". Bilingual English/French. "A bibliography of printed works published in Britain (some originally published elsewhere) to 1763 (the Treaty of Paris), which concern in some way any part of the present area of Canada. It should be of interest to Canadians and others for its records of both French and English activities in Canada throughout the period of New France. It is a source book of the earliest published works of Canadiana. With its titles chronologically ordered, the work will also be useful as a perspective of those important events which gave rise to comment in print, from proclamations and treaties to navigators' accounts and explorers' and traders' narratives, and from descriptions of the aborigines to the contemporary works of historians and geographers." - from page xliv. Minimal library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. 0.75" opening to bottom of joint between front board and backstrip. A sound working copy of this highly-informative work. [Location: Reference Shelf] Book
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Wetherell, Donald Grant
An Annotated Bibliography of Northern Alberta History to 1950 (Northern Reference Series No. 7)
156 pages. Index. Several reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Deals with that part of Alberta between 55 and 60 degrees north latitude... Will guide researchers to materials on the history of northern Alberta up to 1950. Contains archaeological, ethnohistorical, and similar references that deal with the experience of Aboriginal people throughout their history. Includes secondary published historical sources about northern Alberta, published primary materials such as travel accounts, and particular efforts have been made to locate and include so-called 'grey' published literature - university dissertations, published papers, studies by government and private agencies, and local histories." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Bishop, Charles Jr. (Signed); Pittman, Bill
To Be Continued ...: The Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) World Bibliography, 1935-1994
Signed by Charlie Bishop Jr. upon title page. Hand-numbered copy no. 1024 of 1500 copies. 528 pages. "Organized lists, careful citations, brief and telling annotations, here we have it all - the guide anyone could want to the riches of A.A. publications and Grapevine articles, popular magazine and scholarly journal articles, chapters in books, theses and dissertations, even a listing of tapes and records." - from back cover. Average wear. Few markings to contents. Phone numbers written atop title page. Binding tight. A sound working copy. [Location: Reference Shelf] Book
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Fritz, Linda
Native law Bibliography
167 pages. "Includes a greater range of subject headings than did the first edition. Includes entries to December 1988. "The subject fields are divided by country: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, although there are listings under "International Law" and "Sami". The heaviest emphasis is on Canadina materials. Intended for legal scholars and practitioners as well as those involved in the area of Canadian native studies." - from Introduction. Sturdy black library buckram binding. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound reference copy.[Location: Reference Shelf] Book
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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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Bell, Marcus A.M.; Brown, Jennifer, M.; Downard, Katherine M.; Hubbard, W.F.
Pacific Rim National Park: An Annotated Bibliography
234 pages. Index. Text in English. 1,570 entries. "The Human History, Land Use and Resources Management of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Adjacent Coastal Areas of Vancouver Island" - subtitle. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this valuable reference. Book
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Norcliffe, Glen
The Ride to Modernity : The Bicycle in Canada, 1869-1900
288 pages including select bibliography and index. The story of Canada's encounter with the bicycle in the late nineteenth century, set in the context of the cultural moement known as 'modernity.' Covers the bicycle's history from about 1869, when the first bicycle appeared in Canada, until about 1900, a date that marks the end of the era when bicycles were a recognized symbol of modernity and social status. - from back cover. Charming black and white reproductions of archival photos and illustrations. Average wear. Considerable high-lighting to contents. A worthy reading copy. Book
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Newman, Jacqueline M.
Melting Pot: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Food and Nutrition Information for Ethnic Groups in America (Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol. 351)
xii, 194 pages. Addresses food, nutrition, and health related dietary concerns of the major ethnic groups in the United States. Lists hundreds of works, categorized by ethnicity. Average wear. Binding sound. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Eubanks, Cecil L.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels - An Analytical Bibliography (Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol. 100)
xlix, 299 pages. Index of books. Index of articles. Index of doctoral dissertations. Includes approximately 1,000 more entries than the first edition. Moderate wear. Few library markings. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative guide. Book
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Prokop, Manfred (Compiler)
Annotated Bibliography of the Cultural History of the German-Speaking Community in Alberta, 1882-2000: A project of the German-Canadian Association of Alberta
707 pages. Consists of four parts: 6,200 entries; 3,300 keyword index; Lists of names of clubs, churches, businesses and professions; Maps of the location of selected German settlements and of Mennonite and Hutterite colonies across Alberta. Average wear. Few library markings. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Gen'ichi Tsuge; Genichi Tsuge
Japanese Music : An Annotated Bibliography (Garland Bibliographies in Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2 / Garland Reference Library of the Humanities (Vol. 472)
161 pages. "Includes publications on Japanese music in Western languages which appeared through 1983. Some writings concerning dance, drama and/or performing arts of ritualistic nature are inevitably included, as certain aspects of Japanese music are indeed inseparable from such areas." - from Preface. Usual library markings. Moderate wear to forest green cloth-covered boards. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
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Alan Burnham
New York City: The Development of the Metropolis- An Annotated Bibliography
xiv, 366 pages. Subject index. Title index. "Will be of interest and use not only to architectural and urban historians and to historic preservationsists, as well as those concerned with various aspects of the local history of New York City." - from page xiv. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
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Fildes, Robert; Dews, David; Howell, Syd
A Bibliography of Business and Economic Forecasting
vi, 424 pages. "Contains over 4,000 items, journal articles and books. The entries are key worded according to a very carefully chosen structure, which allows easy access to some 500 topics of research. Consequently, it is possible to use this work as a 'first resort' for a very wide range of forecasting problems in business and economics." - from Introduction. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
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Froeschle, Hartmut; Zimmermann, Lothar
German Canadiana: A Bibliography / Deutschkanadische Bibliographie (German-Canadian Yearbook Vol. 11, Special Issue)
xix, [1], 420 pages. Index of authors. Contains a mixture of text in English and German. Main sections include: German-Canadian History; German-Canadian Group Life; Religious Life; The German Language in Canada and German-Canadian Literature; The German Canadian Press and Other Media; Cultural Contributions; Economic Contributions; Contributions to Administration, Politics and Army; German-Canadian Individuals - biographies, autobiographies, diaries; and more. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this informative reference. Book
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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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Weems, Robert H. Jr.: Editor
A Populist Bibliography: An Overview of American Populism with Numerous Sketches of Great Populist Leaders
x, 206, [4 ads] pages. Glossy illustrated boards. "Populism is a grassroots movement of the producing people against the parasites. It seeks to work within our constitutional framework, though historically it has never been averse to amending that great document, as time and circumstances dictate, to make the government more responsive to the needs of the people." - Introduction. Chapters include: Taxes and Government Spending; Monopoly Capitalism; America First Nationalism; Culture; State & Regional Studies; The Money Question; Conspiracy Facts and Theories; Racial Nationalism; Prominent Populists. No dust jacket as issued. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this valuable reference. Book
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Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Signed)
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Descriptive Bibliography (Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography)
Signed and dated by Bruccolli upon title page. xix, 479 pp. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The purpose of the present work is to assemble the most useful bibliographical data about Fitzgerald's work in one place." - Introduction. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy of this superb reference. Book
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Bowers, Fredson Thayer
Principles of Bibliographical Description
xvii, 505 pages. "This book is written as an attempt to fill a gap in bibliographical study. (To date) there has been little effort to survey the principles of descriptive bibliography with relatively full detail, to discuss difficulties, and especially to coordinate what has been written about the problems with the solutions which have been evolved in practice." - Foreword. Copyright page dated 1962 but, given the presence of an ISBN number, this copy was probably printed more recently. Prior owner's details handwritten atop front free endpaper, otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight. Bit of soiling to bottom edge. Moderate wear to blue boards. Brilliant gilt lettering upon backstrip. A quality copy of this valuable guide. Book
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Cottrill, Tim; Greenberg, Martin H.; Waugh, Charles G.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Series and Sequels: A Bibliography, Volume 1 (One / I) - Books
xix, [1], 398 pages. "A comprehensive checklist of publications comprising extended series, two-volume sequences, sequels to an author's original work by other authors, and other multi-volume book formats which possess elements of the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres published between 1700 and 1985." - Foreword. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A tidy copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Pearson, David
Provenance Research in Book History: A Handbook (The British Library Studies in the History of the Book)
xiv, 326 pages. Index. Illustrated in black and white. "Provides a basic reference source for anyone concerned with the provenance of printed books and manuscripts. Aims to help researchers who are either attempting to identify previous owners from inscriptions, bookplates, binding stamps or other marks in particular books; or trying to trace the present whereabouts or prior existence of books once owned by a particular individual. While the historical emphasis is on British book owners, works relating to foreign provenance are included, and the comprehensive list of provenance indexes takes in North American libraries as well as British ones." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Minor blemish to front panel of dust jacket, now protected in mylar. A high-quality copy of this superlative reference. Book
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Keith A Larson [Compiler]
Public Relations, The Edward L. Bernayses and the American Scene: A Bibliography (Useful reference Series No. 114)
viii, 774 pages. Several indexes. Documents 4,079 items. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this, a guide to the substantial writings by and about Edward L. Bernays, the man who has, in recent years, come to be known as the 'Father of Spin'. Also includes writings by and about his wife, Doris E. Fleischman. Book
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Horning, Lewis Emerson; Burpee, Lawrence J.
A Bibliography of Canadian Fiction (English) - Victoria University Library Publication No. 2
82 pages. Chips from covers. Recent tape repair to spine. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy copy of this informative vintage reference. From a limited printing of 200 copies. Book
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Radway, Raymond F.
All Time Catalogue of Interurban and Street Railway Books and Bulletins [Bibliography]
63 pages. "A catalogue of all English language history books published on Interurbans, Street Railways, and Rapid Transit Systems in the United States and Canada." - Foreword. Listings are separated by state/province. For each book listed as many as ten details are provided: title, author, publisher, year of publication, number of copies printed, number of pages, type of cover, original price, current price, comments on the book. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative bibliography. Book
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Raymond R. Borst
Henry David Thoreau: A Reference Guide, 1835-1899
xiv, 147 pages. Index. "Carries the writings about Henry David Thoreau from the first discovered notice of his name in public print through to the last day of the nineteenth century." - Preface. Former library copy with usual markings and moderate wear to publisher's maroon cloth. Binding tight. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
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Smith, Dorothy E.
Texts, Facts and Femininity : Exploring the Relations of Ruling
247 pages. Bibliography and index. A major contribution to our understanding of power, textuality and subjectivity. Sparkles with evidence of why many feminists and social thinkers regard author as one of the most imaginative and instructive writers currently at work in these fields. Unmarked with average wear. Tape remnannt on spine (not a former library copy). A sound copy. Book
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Heggoy, Alf Andrew; Haar, John M.
The Military in Imperial History: The French Connection [Military History Bibliographies Vol. 4]
xix, 302 pages. Index. Chronology of selected events in French Imperial History. A bibliography on the French Military Overseas. Includes many hundreds of items categorized geographically. Former library copy with usual markings and somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this very informative reference. Book
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Bouhler, Philipp [Vorwort]
Die Reden des Führers nach der Machtübernahme. Eine Bibliographie, Nationalsozialistische Bibliographie 2. Beiheft
[2], 3-192 pages. Index. Text in German. 21 x 15 cm. Red card covers. A reference for Hitler's speeches from 1933-1939. Average wear. Binding intact. Inkstamp of prior owner, the Queen Charlotte High School for girls in Stuttgart, atop first two leaves. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Shulman, David
An Annotated Bibliography of Cryptography
xvi, [4], 154, [2], 154, [4], 14, 47, [1], 2, 1 pages. List of black and white illustrations. Shulman spent twenty-five years researching this work and wrote it with librarians, students of cryptography, and book collectors in mind. An introduction preceeds the following six sections: works relating directly to ciphers from 1518 to 1976, chronological list of works relating indirectly to cryptography, chronological list of manuscripts, alphabetical index of authors and translators, chronological list of patents on cryptographic devices from 1874 through 1953, sample list of books on cryptography written in languages other than English. From the library of Philip Mills Arnold whose bookplate is mounted inside front board. Arnold, a student of semeiology, explored the history of communication, from efforts to relate through universal languages and alphabets, to systems to conceal, specifically, codes and ciphers. A Semeiology collection named in his honor is maintained at Washington University. In his professional life Arnold spent nearly forty years with Phillips Petroleum, retiring in 1976 as V.P. of Research and Development with 22 patents to his name. Moderate wear. Occasional light pencil marginalia. A sound association copy of this invaluable cryptographic reference. Book
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Spaeth, David A.; Nichols, Frederick D. (Editor); Danforth, George Edson (Foreword)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: An Annotated Bibliography and Chronology - Garland Reference Library of the Humanities (Vol. 115)
xv, [1], 280 pages. Index. "Establishes a base from which to pursue a serious investigation into the life, times, and work of Mies van der Rohe [1886-1969]." - xiii. "A complete study of his work through 1977." - xi. Mies van der Rohe was a pioneer of modernist architecture who came from Europe to Chicago in 1938 to head the Department of Architecture at what is now the Illinois Institute of Technology. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Spine leaning. No dust jacket, as issued. A worthy working copy of this excellent reference. Book
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Pieratt, Asa B. Jr.; Huffman-Klinkowitz, Julie; Klinkowitz, Jerome
Kurt Vonnegut: A Comprehensive Bibliography
pp. xxiv, 289. "The most complete coverage possible of Kurt Vonnegut's literary career. Brings together all the published material both by and about Vonnegut from 1950 through 1985 in a manner which will answer the needs of scholars, critics, students, and book collectors." - Preface. Printed upon alkaline paper. Brilliant gilt lettering upon publisher's navy cloth. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Former library copy with usual markings and only moderate wear. Binding tight. A sound copy of this indispensable Vonnegut reference. Book
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