New Delhi India: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1986 The Legend of the Topes is a translation of Thupavamsa written by Vacissara Thera the librarian of King Parakkamabahu AD 1153-86 of Ceylon. The author sums up the life of the Buddha in a masterly way and gives a detailed account of the topes which were erected over the bodily relics of the Buddha with their later history. The word 'tope' is derived from the Sanskrit stupa which denotes the dome-shaped shrine of the Buddhists. Thupavamsa is divided into two books the first one dealing with the topes in India and the second with those in Ceylon. The first book tells the story of the Buddha's life his passing away the division and distribution of his moral remains and the construction of eighty-four thousand topes during Asoka's reign. According to the author the tope or stupa represents the bowl the dress and other articles used by the Great Teacher. The second book takes up the history of Ceylon from the rule of Devanampiyatissa to that of Duttahagamini who brought the whole of the island under his sway. The author gives a detailed account of how Duttahagamini built the Mahathupa on the great tope without burdening his subjects for special levies for this purpose. As the Mahathupa was nearing completion Duttahagamini fell seriously ill and entrusted the work of completion of the tope to his younger brother who resorted to a stratagem and saw to it that Duttahagamini died with the satisfaction of seeing the Mahathupa in all its splendour. The present work The Legend of the Topes translation of Thupavamsa will help the readers to understand and appreciate a Pali traditional work of the late medieval period. This will prove as an invaluable sourcebook of Buddhism and early history of India and Ceylon. Printed Pages: 112. Reprint. Hardcover. New. 14 Cms x 22 Cms. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 025695 ISBN : 8170690005 9788170690009
Chennai India: The Adyar Library and Research Centre 1938 Printed Pages: 392. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12.5 x 18.5 Cm. The Adyar Library and Research Centre hardcover
London UK: Faber and Faber Limited 1963 Printed Pages: 424 with numerous colour and b/w illustrations. Torn Dust-jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 25 Cms x 34 Cms. Faber and Faber Limited hardcover
Delhi India: Sharada Publishing House 2005 Printed Pages: 342 with 16 colour photos. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 15 x 23 Cm. Sharada Publishing House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 032206 ISBN : 8188934003 9788188934003
Aberystwyth: Celtion Publishing Company 1978. Creasing and some small tears to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper some fading to dustwrapper spine but titles thereon are still clear otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A selection of the the author's poems from between 1947 and 1977 and some previously unpublished poems. 96pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Celtion Publishing Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008408 ISBN : 0860530256 9780860530251
Boston MA: E.C. Schirmer Music Co 1932. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/NF w/trace soiling. 31 pages. Collection of 28 Bach chorals. songs. Selected and provided with suitable English texts by Thomas Whitney Surette 1861- 1941 of Concord Massachusetts founder of the Concord Summer School of Music 1915 - 1937. This is a sequel to Concord Series No. 1 A Book of 25 Chorals. . First Edition First Thus. Soft Cover/Sheet Music. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Vintage: Chorals. E.C. Schirmer Music Co Hardcover
New York NY: Schott 1953. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/VG; strong & sound w/closed tears to front leading edge price strike-out & sticker shadow to lower front and light soiling to surface. 91 pages in 6 chapters. As was Book I exercises presented in this volume were also "grown out of" a class in theory and composition German composer violist violinist conductor and teacher Paul Hindemith 1895 - 1963 taught at the School of Music of Yale Univ. Hindemith is noted for his song cycle Das Marienleben 1923 and opera Mathis der Maler 1938. Fine copy despite listed flaws. Soft Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Schott Paperback
Warsaw Poland: Muse 1996. Text/Wrinkles to pgs 12/13 else NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/sticker removal scar to lower back. DJ/None. First published in UK 1992; this is the Polish Edition. Beautifully photographed. History and the biography of domestic cats and how to take care of this singularily enigmatic creature. Text in 10 chapters: 1 Kupujemy kota; 2 Opieka na kotem; 3 Zywienie; 4 Pielegnacja; 5 Trudne charaktery; 6 Zdrowie kota; 7 Opieka nad chorym; 8 Hodowla; 9 Pierwsza poma; and 10 Wystawy. First American Edition 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. New/Near Fine. Illus. by Steve Gorion & Tim Ridley Photographers0. Polish Language Text. Muse Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013461 ISBN : 8370796311 9788370796310
Lisboa Portugal: Portugalia Editora 1965. Text/BRAND NEW showing margin discoloration. Illustrated softcover/VG; strong showing trace soiling to lower front edge & light soiling/discoloration. Price to fEP. Portuguese translation of Live and Let Die James Bond 007 first published 1954. First Edition First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Portuguese Language Text. Portugalia Editora Paperback
Taipeh Taiwan ROC: Net and Books 2007. BRAND NEW COPY. Chinese language translation of San Francisco poet and author Lewis Buzbee's The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop 2006. Title in Chinese is reads "If you fall in love with a bookstore" Pin-jin: Ru-quo ni ai-sang yi jia su-dian. Both a history and memoir Buzbee celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore --- smells and touch maze of shelving and sharing religious silence with others passionate over books. Fascinating history of the world of books from great libraries to famous bookstores rich in anecdotes; and the story of his own experiences in many aspects of the book trade both as a writer and working for bookstores. Chinese Edition First Thus. Soft Cover. New/None as Issued. Chinese Language Text. Net and Books Paperback
Hauppauge NY: Barrons Educational Series Inc 2007. BRAND NEW & COLLECTIBLE. First Edition First Printing. Well regarded combination workbook and grammar instruction manual. Supported with exercises and answers using common phrases. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. New - Collectible/None as Issued. Barrons Educational Series Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 012801 ISBN : 0764136577 9780764136573
Tokyo Japan: Shinchosha 1987. Text/Rear endpaper removed else NEW. White boards w/ribbon bookmark/Fine. DJ/Fine. Japanese translation of Letters of a Businessman to His Son by G. Kingsley Ward. Anthology of 30 letters spanning some 20 years Ward wrote to his son from college days to the son's mid-career promotion to succeed Ward on his retirement. Intimate concern with practical advice on the ethics and morality of dealing in business. The central message being to set goals for oneself maintain self-integrity work hard and block off time to enjoy life a little along the way. First Edition First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Japanese Language Text. Shinchosha Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012570 ISBN : 4105194011 9784105194017
New York NY: Croma Music 1968. Sheet music; 8 pages. Vocal score. Arranged for mixed voices. Text/Near New w/soiling to upper text edges. A song of the pleasures and grief of lost love in colors. Composed by French composer Andr� Popp 1924 - Luxembourgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 and number-one hit by a French artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 in America. Soft Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Sheet Music. Croma Music Paperback
Chicago IL: H.T. FitzSimons 1954. Text/Near New. Softcover/Good w/light edge wear faint creasings to front corners and PO name to upper front. Vocal score in Latin and English. French composer organist and teacher Gabriel Urbain Faur� 1845 - 1924 composed this Requiem in D minor Op. 48 between 1887 and 1890; the choral/orchestral setting of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead is the best known of his larger works. Seven movements: I. Intro�t et Kyrie Grant them rest eternal; II Offertoire Offertory; III Sanctus Holy Holy Holy; IV Pie Jesu Blessed Jesus; V Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna Lamb of God; VI Libera Me Delivery Me and VII In Paradisum In paradise. edit Text. First American Edition. Soft Cover/Stapled. Very Good/None as Issued. Latin/English Vocal Score. H.T. FitzSimons Hardcover
Norman OK: Univ of Oklahoma 1950. Text/Bright clean As New. Green linen boards/NF w/trace edge rubs. DJ/NF; light edge wear primarily to corner tips & upper/lower spine; under mylar. Upper text edge dyed. Faint discoloration to endpapers and bookdealer sticker to rear cover verson. A history of The Quiche Maya people of Chichicastenango Chichi for short in Quiche located in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Transcribed shortly after the Spanish Conquest in the mid-16th century by a Quiche Indian in the Quiche language but in Latin characters; some 150 years later the record was translated into Spanish. The book contains the cosmogonical concepts and ancient traditions of the Quiche and their origin and chronology of their kings down to the year 1550. First Edition 4th Printing of 1957. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Univ of Oklahoma Hardcover
Antilles: Les Editions Du Pacifique - Hachette 1974. Text/Near New. Beige linen boards/Fine. DJ/Good; intact w/edge wear & long closed tears to front. Originally published in French; this is the English Edition. Tour guide. Introduction to Martinique an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea and one of the twenty-six overseas regions of France hence part of the European Union. Offical language is French; most inhabitants speak Antillean Creole. Photographs depict daily life on the island in the 1970s. A Glossary of Creole Terms follows text. Strong copy in stressed dust jacket and its currency is the euro. Its official language is French although many of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole Cr�ole Martiniquais. Martinique is pictured on all euro banknotes on the reverse at the bottom of each note right of the Greek O EURO next to the denomination. First Edition First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Bernard Hermann Photography. Les Editions Du Pacifique - Hachette Hardcover
Barcelona Spain: Editorial Cientifica-M�dica 1956. SPANISH LANGUAGE TEXT. Text/Bright clean and Near New. Brick-red linen boards w/gilt lettering/VG w/light edge wear & fading to backstrap. DJ/None. 1956 translation of Waddington's An Introduction to Modern Genetics to Spanish with a Foreword by D. Antonio Prevosti. Text in 5 parts: I Gentica Formal; II Genetica y Desarrollo; III Genetica y Evolucion; IV La Genetica en Ralcion con los Problemas Humanos; and V La Naturaleza del Gene. 160 figuras y 5 laminas. Strong copy. First Edition First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Editorial Cientifica-M�dica Hardcover
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1962. FRENCH LANGUAGE TEXT. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; strong and sound w/rubs & short closed tears to edges & corner tips loss to upper spine corner and PO initials to upper corner of front inner flap. Published w/o ISBN; ISBN assigned to the English text by Jean Lee Latham and translated into French by Mich�le Halverson. The three classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales are retold in modern versions. Beginning French language students will find the translations exciting and easy to understand. First Edition First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Pablo Ramirez & Jos� Correas Illustrators. Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008099 ISBN : 0672502313 9780672502316
Tucson AZ: Univ of Arizona 1960. Spanish & English parallel text. Text/BRAND NEW. Soft cover/Fine. White tissue dust jacket/NF w/trace edge wear. Catalogue of "The Retablo of the Cathedral of Cuidad Rodrigo" held by the Univ of Arizona Musuem of Art. A collection of 26 panels that once adorned a church in Spain depicting the life of Jesus and illuminating the Gospels. Painted by great Castilian artist Fernando Gallego c. 1440-1507 in the Hispano-Flemish style. First Edition First Thus. Soft Cover. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. Univ of Arizona Paperback
Ann Arbor MI: Univ Microfilms/Xerox Company 1966. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Blue boards/NF. DJ/None as Issued. First published in French 1713; translated & published in English 1714. Journal of the last voyage of de la sale to the Gulf of Mexico to fin the mouth of the Mississippi. This a facsimile reproduction of Joutel's Journal an abridgement of the orginal by the Sieur de Mitchel; Mitchel's preface with map and a copy of Louis XIV's instructions of 1712 for the government of Louisiana are included. Fascimile Reprint. Half-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. Univ Microfilms/Xerox Company Hardcover
New York NY: Grammercy/Random House 1993. BRAND NEW & Collectible. First Edition First Printing. Anthology of selected verse of English Poet Laureate of 1843 William Wordsworth 1770 - 1850. His Lyrical Ballads 1798 included in this volume is a landmark in the history of English romantic poetry; also included are selections from the posthumously published autobiographical The Prelude 1850. Fine copy. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Grammercy/Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006337 ISBN : 0517093251 9780517093252
London UK: Baedeker's Autoguide 1958. Text/BRAND NEW. Flexible red faux-leather boards w/raised lettering/Fine. DJ/Poor; intact w/rubs nips closed tears & small losses to edges surface rubs wrinkling & light soiling. Two one red one green ribbon bookmarks. Fold-out map to rear/also BRAND NEW. Convenient conversion tables to front endpapers. Text in 4 parts: Part A general introduction to geography history and art; B detailed essential regional information; C Gazetteer of larger towns and major tourist attractions; and D alphabetical listing of hotels inns and restaurants. Half-century old; excellent historical document. Fine copy in lesser dust jacket. First Thus. Hard Cover/Flexible Boards. Near Fine/Poor. Illus. by Gerhard Gronwald Pen-and-ink sketches. Baedeker's Autoguide Hardcover
Tokyo Japan 1955. JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEXT. Authorized translation for the first English language Edition by John Wiley & Sons. Co-authors all of Univ of California Berkeley. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed red linen boards/NF w/trace rubs to leading edges. DJ/None. Textbook. Biochemistry of enzymes co-enzymes and metabolic patterns. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover
New York NY: New Directions 1971. Text/BRAND NEW. Tuscan brownt linen boards/Fine. DJ/None. Anthology of poetry of Welsh poet Dylan Marlais Thomas 1914 - 1953. Volume contains 163 poems followed by 2 appendices: Unfinished Poems and Early Poems. In 1952 a year before his untimely death Thomas gathered together 89 poems for publication with a special Prologue. This collection though not a complete one includes over a hundred verse hitherto not so readily accessible. Fine copy less dust jacket. 5th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. New Directions Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004814 ISBN : 0811203980 9780811203982
Alburquerque NM: University of New Mexico Press 1985. BRAND NEW & Collectible. Stated First Edition. Bilingual English/Spanish text presented in parallel columns. Anthology of New Mexican Pueblo Indian myths and legends. The 11 stories areL 1 The Creation Myth; 2 The Harvesting of Corn is Begun; 3 Why Crows Like Corn; 4 The Corn Maidens; 5 The Watermelon Race; 6 The Pumpkin Race; 7 The Freeing of the Deer; 8 The Death of the Giant Hakisutah; 9 The Rain Jars; 10 The Magic Stick; and 11 The First Societies of Medicine Men. Carmen Gertrudis Espinosa is past president of the New Mexico Folklore Society and the Albuquerque Historical Society. First Edition First Thus. Hard Cover. New/New. University of New Mexico Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004696 ISBN : 0826308406 9780826308405
Wilmette IL: Baha'i Publishing Trust 1969. Hardcover. Text/BRAND NEW w/nick to leading edge of pg 31. Green linen boards/NF showing light soiling. DJ/None. PO name on fEP. Compilation first published in 1931 with chapter entitle "Joy and Pain" added in the 1962 Edition; this copy is a 1969 reprint. Excerpts from the teachings of the founder of the Persian faith Baha'i Baha-ullah 1817 - 92 and those of his son Abdul Baha 1844 - 1921. The Baha'i faith developed from Babism a Persian off-shoot of Islam. The central tenet is that the essence of all religions is one; thus all religious teachers are messengers of God. The seat of its governing body is in Haifa Israel and its adherents work for peace and unification of humankind. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Baha'i Publishing Trust Hardcover
New York NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1972. FRENCH LANGUAGE TEXT. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/VG; Strong & sound w/light rubs to surfaces & leading edges and small loss to upper front edge by spine. PO name on front cover verso. French translation of You're Something Else Charlie Brown. Strong copy. First Thus. Paperback/Stapled. Very Good/None As Issued. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz Author-Illustrator. Holt, Rinehart & Winston Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004218 ISBN : 003086657x 9780030866579
New York NY: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1970. FRENCH LANGUAGE TEXT. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light wear to leading edges. French translation of You Need Help Charlie Brown. Reprint. Paperback/Stapled. Near Fine/None As Issued. Illus. by Charles M. Schulz Author-Illustrator. Holt, Rinehart & Winston Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004219 ISBN : 0030580358 9780030580352
New York NY: Roy Publishers 1956. Text/BRAND NEW. Black linen boards w/white lettering/NF w/miniscule nick to mid-spine. DJ/None. Survey of early Italian paintings. A guided self-study course with in depth focus on particular works of particular artists as a method of sharpening one's senses in art appreciation. Fine copy. First American Edition First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Roy Publishers Hardcover
English Electric Company 1955. Book. Good. Paperback. Very light signs of use - plastic is starting to delaminate from one corner of the back cover else a very good copy. Spiral bound. English Electric Company Paperback
USA: Jewish Publication Society 1944. First edition. Hard cover. TIGHT COPY NO TEXTUALMARKINGS MODERATE WEAR TO BOARDS RUBBED BOOK PLATE. 1 247 p. dual language volume in Schiff Series of Jewish classics long introduction by Davidson provides biographical info on Gabirol and sets poetry in literary cultural framework Jewish Publication Society hardcover
London : The Pleiad 1927. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 53 pages cloth; ex llibris Elizabeth Frances Rogers probably the biographer and editor for St. Thomas More. <br/><br/>This is copy 400 of 550 copies. ". a selection from the sonnets that are not included in Palgrave's "Golden Treasury" or Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's "Oxford Book of English Verses. . I have included no sonnet that does not seem to me to reveal something - it it is only a little nook - of the genius of the poet - Introduction." Typography by Frederic Warde. Printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen at Harlem. The type used was from Peter Schoeffer von Gernsheim Gutenberg's successor. The Pleiad hardcover
Roslyn New York: Walter J. Black Inc. 1942. X4 - Book has some stains and light discoloration. Includes a laid in pamphlet. The Five Authorized Versions. Classics Club. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Walter J. Black, Inc. Hardcover
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