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Beschloss, Michael R
Powergame. Kennedy und Chruschtschow ; die Krisenjahre 1960 - 1963.
Düsseldorf/Wien/New York/Moskau, ECON-Verl., 1991. 22 cm. 775 S., Pp., OU., OU m. kl. Randläsuren, sauber u. gut erhalten.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 59126AB
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Beselin, Oskar
Franz Andreas Meyer. Ein Baumeister der Großstadt Hamburg.
(Hamburg), Hans Christians, 1974. 60 Typoskript-S. Mit 1 Portr. 21 cm. OBrosch.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15926
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Besigheim - BÄCHLER, Liselotte
Olga Duschek (1893-1975) Autorin, Journalistin und Chronistin.
Besigheim. Geschichtsverein Besigheim e.V. 2009. 35 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen teils farbig faks. Abbildungen. Ill. Originalbroschur. 21x15 cm
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 122370
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BESIR AYVAZOGLU.
Bozgunda fetih rüyasi. (Yahya Kemal'in biyografik romani).
Fine English Paperback., Very good., 20 x 14 cm, 456 p., b/w ills. "Bozgunda fetih rüyasi. (Yahya Kemal'in biyografik romani), BESIR AYVAZOGLU, Haz: Mustafa Küpüsoglu, Kabalci Yayinevi, Istanbul, 2001"
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BESLAY J.M. S.D.B.
Le père Paul Albéra (1845-1921) - second successeur de saint Jean Bosco ; Esquisse biographique
95pp.+ 1 portrait, br., bon état
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BESLIER Geneviève-G. (& LAIGNEL-LAVASTINE Prof., préface)
Sainte Thérèse de France
117pp., br.orig., non coupé, 19cm., bel état
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Besomi, Daniele
The Making of Harrod's Dynamics
Gordonsville Virginia U.S.A: Palgrave Macmillan 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 8x5x1. The covers are slightly creased all around the edges. 289 pages with the index.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Palgrave Macmillan hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 16724 ISBN : 0312219083 9780312219086
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Besse, Joseph
An Abstract of the Sufferings of the People call'd Quakers vol. 3
London: Assigns of J. Sowle 1738. Hardcover. Very Good . For the Testimony of a Good Conscience From the Time of Their being first distinguished by that Name Taken from Original Records and other Authentick Accounts; Volume III From the year 1660 to the year 1666." 2 546 xxviii 10 p.: 1 leaf folded; 20 cm. Signatures: B8x1 C-2H8 2I-2U4 x4 8vo. Modern calf with original original gilt-tooled spine label. The folded leaf contains the table A Summary Account of the Sufferings in the Second and Third Volumes. Contains: An Alphabetical Index of the Names of the Sufferers in the Third Volume pp. 479-546 and An Index Containing Some of the Principal Contest of this Third Volume pp. 1-xxviii. Includes Errata on first page following p. xxviii and publisher's advertisements on final 8 unpaginated pages. In Very Good Condition: very occasional soiling; folded leaf is intact and solid. A clean and tight copy of an important work in Quaker history. Assigns of J. Sowle hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003373
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Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm
Ich habe Euch lieb, aber der Himmel ist mir näher. Eine Autobiographie in Briefen
Minden: Stadt Minden, 1984. 190 S. ; 24,5 x 17,5 cm ; Pp. ;
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 128849
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Besser, Hans Eberhard von
Schlesische Originale. Hans-Eberhard v. Besser, Weberschiffchen-Bücherei ; 31
Leipzig : J. J. Weber 1938. 80 S. 18,5*12,5 cm. OPappband.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 121623
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Besset, Maurice
Le Corbusier. Text von Maurice Besset. Aus d. Französischen von Lilly von Sauter. ZWEITE Auflage. ( EA : 1968)
Genève [Genf] : Skira, 1976. 227 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen, teils farbigen Abbildungen. 35 cm Originalleinen mit Original-Schutzumschlag.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 248588
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Besset, Maurice
Le Corbusier. Text von Maurice Besset. Aus dem Französischen von Lilly von Sauter. ERSTAUSGABE.
Genève [Genf] : Skira, 1976. 227 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen, teils farbigen Abbildungen. 35 cm Originalleinen mit Original-Schutzumschlag.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 285523
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Besset, Maurice
Le Corbusier.
Genf: Skira 1987. 2 Bll., (1), 228 S., mit zahlreichen teilw. farb. Abbildungen. 4° Br.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 241202
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Bessette, Roland L.
Mario Lanza: Tenor in Exile (Amadeus)
Very good first edition hardcover in like, unclipped dustjacket.
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Bessie Townsend
1905 Original Handwritten Diary by a Vermont Student Who Would Become the Matriarch of a Multigenerational British Columbia Lumber Dynasty
On offer is a fine diary by Bessie Townsend a young high school student turned teacher working at the turn of the 20th century in rural Vermont. <br /><br />Bessie Townsend kept this diary throughout 1905. At the time of writing she was completing high school at the Black River Academy located in Ludlow Vermont and embarking on a teaching career. The diary contains numerous short daily entries that describe life on the farm and at school: <br /><br />"About 30 pupils in school. Everyone has German measles" March 20. <br /><br />"Went to school. My eyes are bloodshot and my face rough and I don't feel well. Hope I shant have German measles" March 23. <br /><br />"Dr. Bates cleared me said I didn't have measles. I have got them all the same. Doused tonight" March 24. <br /><br />"Mama walked to Tyson to get her valise check. Rain tonight. Ma and I had a fight she don't hardly speak to me" July 18. <br /><br />"Washed and folded the clothes and got supper then Will took me to Tyson. I had offers from 4 schools. All give about $4.50 clear per week" August 21. <br /><br />"Like my school work but there isn't a decent scholar in school" September 5. <br /><br />"Awful day. Kids mean as dirt" October 31. <br /><br />"On the whole I think I have gone pretty well this year. I have graduated from B. R. A. Taught school with success. Did nothing I am ashamed of. Saved about as much money as I have spent. Passed teachers examination and made some of my clothes" Dec 31. <br /><br />This book measures 5 inches by 3.25 inches contains 60 pages plus memoranda and is 100 percent complete. The cloth cover is in fair condition: there are some stains and wear marks and the closure clasp is missing. The spine and binding of the book are intact though a few pages at the front have partially separated from the spine. All other pages are intact and in good condition and the handwriting is legible. <br /><br />Bessie Townsend was born in Windsor County Vermont in 1887. At some point after she completed this diary she married Henry Clemons Meeker of Connecticut and they moved to the town of Merritt in British Columbia Canada. In British Columbia Henry became manager of the Nicola Valley Pine Lumber Company. The company was an important institution in the community providing many jobs and even responsible for generating power for the town of Merritt. Bessie was active in her community as well and the local newspaper the Nicola Valley News often chronicled her appearance as host or guest at society events. Bessie and Henry had a large family and some of their children went to work in the family business. <br /><br />This is an outstanding diary written by a young woman who would in time help lay the foundation for a very successful and prosperous multi-generational family business. Her diary gives a clear idea of what life was like at the beginning of the 20th century in rural Vermont. Replete with names and places from Bessie's small Windsor County community it is an excellent resource for genealogical researchers. Anyone looking at the role of women at the turn of the century in America will find that Bessie paints a distinct picture of the social bounds with which women had to contend. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0010016
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BESSIERES
Au temps de saint Vincent de Paul : Deux grands méconnus précurseurs de l'Action catholique et sociale : Gaston de Renty et Henry Buch
480pp. + quelques planches hors-texte, Thèse de doctorat à la faculté de droit de l'Université catholique de Lille, 20cm., brochure originale, qqs. petits cachets, pages pour la plupart non coupées, texte frais, bon état, peu commun, R106598
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BESSIERES Albert S.J.
De l'art à la foi. Jean Thorel 1859-1916
viii + 97pp.+ frontispice (portrait de Thorel), 2e édition, 19cm., br.orig., bon état, R83383
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BESSIERES Albert S.J.
L'hostie éducatrice, madame Desfontaines (1760-1821) adoratrice perpétuelle du Sacré Coeur, fondatrice de la Congrégation enseignante de sainte-Clothilde
xiv + 94pp.+ 2 planches hors-texte, br.orig., 20cm.
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BESSIERES Albert S.J.
Mère Thérèse Couderc, stichteres van de Societeit van Onze Lieve Vrouw van de Retraite in het Cenakel 1805-1885
71pp., met enkele ills., gebroch., 19cm., R108594
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Bessières, Albert
Anna-Maria Taigi : Seherin und Prophetin, Beraterin von Päpsten und Fürsten ; 1769 - 1837. Berechtigte Übertragung aus dem Französischen von Rudolf von der Wehd. 3. Auflage,11.-15. Tausend
Stein am Rhein : Christiana-Verl., 1984. 224 Seiten ; 20 cm Originalbroschur.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 289896
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Bessières, Albert S. J.
De l'Art à la Foi , Jean Thorel 1859-1916
1 vol. in-12 br., portrait en frontispice, Gabriel Beauchesne, Paris, 1917, 97 pp. Etat satisfaisant (anciens cachets d'instit. relig., petits accrocs en bouts de dos, lég. rouss., bon état par ailleurs). Français
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BESSON Mgr.
Vie de mgr. Paulinier évêque de grenoble, archevêque de Besançon
vii + 416pp.+ frontispice (portrait), reliure cart.avec dos en cuir (titre et faux-nerfs dorés au dos), cachet, peu de rousseurs, 22cm., bel état, R43532
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Besson, George
Renoir. Kunstbändchen mit einem farbigen Frontispiz und vielen Abbildungen im Text und auf Tafeln. Mit einem biographischen Vorwort in 3 Sprachen: französisch, englisch, deutsch.
Paris, Braun & Co., (um 1950). Kl.8°. [12,2 : 16,2 cm]. 60 Seiten, davon 12 Seiten Text, Rest Tafelteil. Illustrierter Originalkarton. (Namensinitiale in Bleistift auf Deckel). - Ein gut erhaltenes, sauberes Exemplar ohne Eintragungen. = 1. Auflage. Collection des Maitres.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4632BB
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BESSON, Louis [ BESSON, Louis (1821-1888) ]
Vie de Monseigneur Paulinier, évêque de Grenoble, archevêque de Besançon
1 vol. in-12 rel. imit. basane noir, dos orné à 4 nerfs, portrait en frontisp., Retaux-Bray, Paris, 1885, VII-416 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (lég. rouss., bon état par ailleurs). L'auteur était évêque de Nîmes (1875-1888) Français
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BESSONE AURELI Antonietta Maria.
Vita di Don Giulio Clovio. Coll. le cite dei più eccellenti.. del Vasari.
In-16° pp. 99 con 8 tav. f.t. Bross. edit. ill. Timbri all'interno. Intonso.
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Bessot, Franz:
Erinnerungen an Wilhelm Furtwängler`s Lübecker Zeit 1911-1915. Aus Briefen an meine Mutter.
1920. Softcover. Die Jahresangabe ist ungefähr. Zustand: Keine Beschädigungen mit einer Zueignung des Autors im Vorsatz und einer Namenseintragung vorne auf dem Buchumschlag. Rücken Ecken Kanten gut. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 318397
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Best, Carrie M [Signed]
That Lonesome Road - The Autobiography of Carrie M. Best
Canada: Clarion Publishing. Good. 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and dated without inscription by Carrie M. Best upon title page. "A woman of outstanding worth a tenacious crusader for good and noble causes a gracious lady who has devoted her life and her generous gifts to the betterment of the human condition. She has given hope and dignity to her own race and is an example and inspiration to all people in both word and work. Poet journalist informed commentator incisive critic Mrs. Carrie Best in the golden glow of a luminous life continues to exert articulate leadership and thus engages our abiding admiration." - back cover. "After being refused seating in the lower level of a New Glasgow Nova Scotia theatre Carrie M. Best 1903-2001 went on to found The Clarion Nova Scotia's first black-owned and published newspaper in 1946. It became an important voice in exposing racism and exploring the lives of black Nova Scotians. She was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1974." - Wikipedia. vi 258 p. Colour photo portrait of Ms. Best. Many black and white reproductions of photos in text. First blank leaf neatly removed. Prior owner's name atop first leaf. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound signed example of this important Canadian autobiography.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Carrie M. Best - Autobiography Race Relations - Nova Scotia Women of Colour - Canada Racial Equality order of Canada Recipients Race Relations . Clarion Publishing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 422j2162
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Best, Carrie M. [Signed]
That Lonesome Road - The Autobiography of Carrie M. Best
Neatly signed, without inscription, by Carrie M. Best atop title page. vi, 258 pages. Colour photo portrait of Ms. Best. Many black and white reproductions of photos in text. News clipping of Ms. Best's obituary laid-in. "A woman of outstanding worth, a tenacious crusader for good and noble causes, a gracious lady who has devoted her life and her generous gifts to the betterment of the human condition. She has given hope and dignity to her own race and is an example and inspiration to all people in both word and work. Poet, journalist, informed commentator, incisive critic, Mrs. Carrie Best in the golden glow of a luminous life, continues to exert articulate leadership and thus engages our abiding admiration." - back cover. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this important Canadian autobiography. Book
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Best, Gary Dean
Herbert Hoover : the postpresidential years, 1933-1964
Two blue/grey octavo volumes; xvi, 522 p : 24 cm. volume one: 1933-1945 -- volume II: 1946-1964. || Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Best, Hugh
Debrett's Texas peerage
385pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Bestenreiner Erika
L'imperatrice Sissi. Storia e destino di Elisabetta d'Austria e dei suoi fratelli
br. Sissi è una delle figure femminili più amate e raccontate della storia moderna: bellissima e baciata dalla fortuna ma terrorizzata dalla vecchiaia e dalla morte, amante del lusso ma insofferente di ogni cerimoniale, zia affettuosa e partecipe ma madre spesso fredda e lontana, infaticabile amazzone ma fragile e anoressica. La sua vita, scandita dal drammatico alternarsi di successi mondani e lutti strazianti, venne spezzata nel 1898 dall'anarchico Luigi Lucheni che, uccidendola, ne fece un mito. In questa biografia Erika Bestenreiner ricostruisce anche le vicende meno note, ma non meno tumultuose e singolari, che caratterizzarono l'esistenza di Sissi e dei suoi fratelli.
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BESTERMAN Theodore
VOLTAIRE. Traduzione di Raffaele Petrillo.
In-8, brossura, pp. 565. Volume della collana: I fatti e le idee. Saggi e Biografie n. 224. In buono stato (good copy).
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BESTERMAN THEODORE.
Voltaire.
In 8°, br. edit. ill., pp. 564,(4) con 8 tavv. fot. b/n f.t.; coll. "Biografie", prima ed., copia molto buona. (L049/d) (La spedizione standard è SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata - piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
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Beston, Henry
The Outermost House : A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
New York NY: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc 1929. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.5. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Jacket Condition: Fair. Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc New York NY 1929. Signed by Author on front free page with Presentation notation. 2nd Printing. 222 pages. Dust jacket is cut-out onto rear endpapers. Rear free page has large front panel drawing of person rushing to house to avoid rain storm and stormy seas. Jacket flaps $3.00 are included on next endpaper. Front endpaper Boston Sunday Globe 1/29/1933 article stating Outermost House was endangered by the storm. Half-title page has newspaper photo of Beston. Moderate general wear. Blue cloth gold decor. Spine sunned to dark brown. Hinges are very good text pages yellowing. 'Inscribed For / Miss Evelyn H. Johnson / with the friendliest / good wishes of / The Outermost Householder / Henry Beston'. Size: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.5. The Outermost House a wild windswept outpost of the land dominated by ocean and weather inhabited but never domesticated. Contents: Foreword. The Beach Autumn. Ocean and Birds. The Headlong Wave. Midwinter. Winter Visitors. Lanterns on the Beach. An Inland Stroll in Spring. Night on the Great Beach. The Year at High Tide. Orion Rises on the Dunes. Signed Biography Science/Nature::Nature Writings/Travel New England::Biographies/Memoirs New England::Nature RBR27 RBR27 Doubleday Doran & Co., Inc hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 127118
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BETTINO LARA
FELIX EBOUE compagnon de la liberation 1884-1944
. NON DATE. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 139 pages. . . . . Classification Dewey : 920-Biographie générale et généalogie
Referenz des Buchhändlers : R240006492
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BETTELHEIM (Charles).
Révolution culturelle et organisation industrielle en Chine.
Paris, FM/ petite collection Maspéro, 1975. In-12, broché, format oblong, 153 pp.
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13608
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Beta , Katharina
Katharsis. Aus dem Wasser geboren. Eine Autobiographie. 3. Auflage.,
Wien, Ibera Verlag 2000. 326 Seiten., Gr.-8°. blaue OPappe mit blauem illustrierten OSchutzumschlag (dieser mit geringen Gebrauchsspuren).,
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43151
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Beth Macy
Truevine: An Extraordinary True Story of Two Brothers and a Mother's Love
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 420pp. The story of two brothers from Truevine, Virginia who were supposedly kidnapped in 1899 by the circus and put to work as circus freaks, entertaining as far afield as Buckingham Palace. The author tells the extraordinary story of what really happened.
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Bethel, Dayle M
Makiguchi the Value Creator: Revolutionary Japanese Educator and Founder of Soka Gakkai
Weatherhill 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:0834800772 Weatherhill hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4949992 ISBN : 0834800772 9780834800779
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BETHGE Renate.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Un profilo.
In-8° pp. 87. Numerose ill. in nero n.t. Leg. edit. con sovrac. ill. a col.
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Bethge, Eberhard
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Eine Biographie. [Von Eberhard Bethge]. - Sonderausgabe. 3., durchgesehene Auflage.
München: Chr. Kaiser 1970. 1102 Seiten. Mit 40 Abbildungen auf Tafeln im Text. 8° (17,5-22,5 cm). Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 144109
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Bethge, Eberhard
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Theologe, Christ, Zeitgenosse.
München : Kaiser, 1986. 6. Aufl. 1108 S., 30 S. Beilage ; 23 cm; gebunden, Orig.-Leinen mit Orig.-Schutzumschlag;
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 145325
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Bethge, Klaus und Horst Klein
Physiker und Astronomen in Frankfurt. Johann Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main. Herausgegeben im Auftrag des Fachbereichs Physik von Klaus Bethge und Horst Klein.
Neuwied: Metzner 1989. IX, 237 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Pappband mit illustriertem Orig.-Schutzumschlag. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 3111100
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Bethge, Renate:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer : eine Skizze seines Lebens.
87 S. : Ill. ; 22 cm Ppbd. mit OUmschlag. Mit einer dat. Widmung der Autorin auf dem fl. Vorsatz. - Neuwertiges Exemplar. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
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BETHUNE CHAROST
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BETHUNE CHAROST .. , , Pp. 14. Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br>
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Betjeman, John
The Illustrated Summoned by Bells
London: John Murray Publishers Limited 1989. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Signed and dedicated by illustrator Hugh Casson to Edward Ardizzone's wife Catherine with a further signed letter to her on Casson's letterhead. Jacket is sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board edges are a little faded. Corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Signed and Dedicated By Artist. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Casson Hugh. Used. John Murray (Publishers) Limited Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 620261 ISBN : 0719546966 9780719546969
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Betjeman, John; Taylor, Geoffrey
First and Last Loves
Paperback in very good condition. Front upper leading corner is a little bumped, affecting early pages. Contents are clean and clear. AM Used
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Betsey Johnson, Marc Vitulano
Betsey. A Memoir
Volume editoriale, minime velature di polvere alla sovraccoperta illustrata, perfetto lo stato della copertina rigida in cartonato così le pagine pulite e intatte, corredate da numerose fotografie e disegni sia nel testo che su tavole, lievi ombre da contatto ai tagli. Anno di edizione non indicato. N. pag. 272. USATO
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BETSY ALLEN
1847 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT INTRACONTINENTAL TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG WOMAN TRAVELING FROM NORWICH TO NEW YORK TO CLEVELAND TO PHILADELPHIA TO NEW YORK ALL BY THE CANAL NETWORK ESTABLISHED IN THE PRIOR 20 YEARS
NORWICH CONNECTICUT INTRA CONTINENTAL USA. Good. 1847. On offer is a rare handmade travel journal dating from early 19th century America. The paper volume is composed of 16 pages hand stitched inside a heavier paper cover. The small volume is in good condition and all pages are intact. There is some discolouration due to age but it does not affect the handwriting. The volume measures 6.5 inches by 4.25 inches and is approximately 50% complete. The journal is written in 1847 by a woman named Betsy Allen. Her home is recorded as Norwich which could refer to Norwich CT as her journey begins by travelling to New York City. Allen travelled in a great loop from New York City up the Hudson River and into the Erie Canal. She passed through Buffalo and sailed on to Cleveland OH. From Cleveland she travelled south by canal boat to Ellsworth OH arriving on July 22th. She stayed in Ellsworth until Oct 19th. Daily entries often take the form of a single line or comment: "Left Norwich landing for New York sailed all day slow and sure come to New York" July 7; "7 o'clock came to Rochester" July 16; ". went into Capt Allen's boat Buffalo early in morning" July 19; "50¢ sail out for Cleveland" July 20; On Oct 19th she left Ellsworth in the company of her father and 5 other women and began a remarkable trip back to the east coast via the Ohio and Pennsylvania canal systems. This canal route was a complex transportation system that included canals dams locks tow paths aqueducts and viaducts. Construction of this network began in the early 1820's and continued for the next several decades. She travelled through places like Petersburgh Bridgewater and Lowry. Eventually she reached Pittsburgh. From Pittsburgh she followed the canal through places like Johnstown and Holidaysburgh crossing over the Juniata River by means of a rope ferry. She crossed the Susquehanna River by an aqueduct eventually arriving at Philadelphia after passing through Harrisburg. At Philadelphia she boarded a steam ship for New York City and then Norwich on Oct 27th. She offers more details in her comments during this portion of her trip: "Left Ellsworth for home. Got a cup of coffee and dinner at Mr. Speers in Petersburgh . put up early at Mr.Wells four miles from Bridgewater fare not very good" Oct 19; ". passed through 16 locks in the forenoon. Nothing particular this afternoon only the passage through the tunnel this is a piece of art." Oct 21; ". crossed the Juniata while eating by means of a rope ferry" Oct 23. This is an absolutely fascinating journey and her description spare at times provides an excellent catalogue of the canals and locks that she traversed. It is all the more remarkable because this is a woman making the trip and she obviously came from a family with the means to afford such a trip. By 1900 the canals essentially ceased to operate as railroads took over as the preferred way to move people and goods. However the canals played a vital role in opening up the interior to move settlers west and bring raw materials and crops east to the growing cities of New York and Philadelphia. For a historian this is an excellent first-hand account of travel around the entire system.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; MID-19TH CENTURY; 1840s; BETSY ALLEN; ERIE CANAL PENNSYLVANIA CANAL; OHIO AND ERIE CANAL; DELAWARE CANAL NORWICH TRAVEL IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY AMERICA; HUDSON RIVER; AMERICAN CANAL BOATS; NORTH AMERICAN CANAL AGE; AMERICAN WATERWAYS IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY; NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM; TRAVELING WOMEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY AMERICA; WOMEN'S STUDIES; TRAVEL DIARIES; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0008168
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BETTA Nino.
Pratolini. Coll. "Guida allo studio".
In-8° pic., pp. 123. Bross. edit. Lievi tracce del tempo e d'uso.
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