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ref. 2091502135501035Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1976ref. 6119AlfRED KNOPF NY 1976. HBDJ Gold foil like DJ 1976 stated 1st editionminor crease inside flap DJ slight crease Btm Cvr DJ Interior Nice Tight Clean VG/VG. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. AlfRED KNOPF , NY hardcover
ref. 2081502111901061Chinese Stamps Culture People's Post and Telecommunications Publishing House N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 Chinese Stamps, Culture People's Post and Telecommunications Publishing House paperback
1766ref. 83817Paris: Chez J.W. Imprimeur Rue du Colombiere Fauxbourg St. Germain a l'Hotel de Saxe 1766. Stitched Pamphlet. Fair. Octavo. 9 in. x 5 1/2 in. Good thick laid bond. Nibbling to top quarter outer edge of first several pages with no text loss. Soiling smudging wrinkling and two small raisin-size holes to front cover. Speakers on this issue were: 1 Against the Repeal of The Stamp Act: Lord Lyttelton Earl of Bute Earl Gower. 2 For the Repeal: Duke of Newcastle. The 15-page pamphlet concludes with a three- page LIST of the ".LORDS who Voted and Protested against the Repeal of the American Stamp Act March 11 1766" Denounces "the growing mischiefs" in America. This important legislative record last sold at auction in 1957. Chez J.W. Imprimeur, Rue du Colombiere Fauxbourg St. Germain, a l'Hotel de Saxe unknown
ref. q8fdo415Verlag IL, Cologne and Berlin, 2024. Handeinband. Auflage: 6 Stücke. 15x12 cm, 144 S. Signiert auf dem Einbandtitel. Sehr gutes, sauberes Exemplar. kl. 8° Erstausgabe Von Autor und Illustrator signiert [8 Warenabbildungen] Halbleinen
1766ref. 38951London: J. Almon 1766. Debating the Validity of the Stamp Act Argues the questions of England's right to tax its dependencies and addresses the issue of the Stamp Act with reference to America. The anonymous author's opinion on the matter is fairly measured admitting that the American colonies should contribute to their defense but asserting that the Stamp Act was the improper way to go about it - he would rather see Americans contribute directly to their own military defense and thereby reduce the costs incurred on Britain rather than indirectly by feeding the mother country's coffers. Attributed to one Mr. Gretrix a Dublin lawyer. Half title. Modern plain blue wrappers paper label. Moderate age-toning else internally clean. Very good. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-7. HOWES A297. SABIN 1849. unknown
1766ref. 38951London: J. Almon 1766. Debating the Validity of the Stamp Act Argues the questions of England's right to tax its dependencies and addresses the issue of the Stamp Act with reference to America. The anonymous author's opinion on the matter is fairly measured admitting that the American colonies should contribute to their defense but asserting that the Stamp Act was the improper way to go about it - he would rather see Americans contribute directly to their own military defense and thereby reduce the costs incurred on Britain rather than indirectly by feeding the mother country's coffers. Attributed to one Mr. Gretrix a Dublin lawyer. Half title. Modern plain blue wrappers paper label. Moderate age-toning else internally clean. Very good. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-7. HOWES A297. SABIN 1849. unknown books
1935ref. 21929A. L. Burt Publ. 1935. HB NODJ 1935 1st edition 1st printing Grey cloth embossed cloth lettered in Navy Blue on front & Spine Interior nice tight clean light Rub Wear FOXING Brown stain outer bottom & side pgs edge NF-/VG- AS-IS NODJ verso pg after title page lists thru this title & some dark brown stain margin bottoms of some pgs towards back of bk Interior 250 pages corner discoloration front Cover Front hinge is slightly weak but binding is still pretty tight. Clean pages-- no other marks or writing in the book. Spine is slightly faded & Cover light rub wear & Scuff this is still a decent copy of one of the scarcest of all girls' series books The cover of the books is gray with black lettering on the front and along the spine. There is some shelf wear at the top and bottom of the spine along the edges and at the corners; and scuffing on the surface and foxing along the spine. The lettering is still quite clear. On the outside of the pages bottom there is some toning; on the outside of the pages top there are numerous small surface nicks; on the outside of the page right there is a spot of toning and two 134" SURFACE flaws caused either when the paper was bumped or nibbled by an insect. The boards wobble a little but they are still solid and firmly attached to the pages. As you would expect the pages have a mellow brownish tint and a little foxing. There is noticeable toning on the bottom outside edges from pages 180-250. However all of the pages are present--none are torn or marked on--and all are firmly attached to the spine. Overall this hard-to-find book is in good collectible condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. A. L. Burt Publ. hardcover
2003New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (30 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 10 volumes complete set: ([40], 153, [2] p.; 221 p.; [52], 195, [2] p.; [52], 224, [2] p.; [52], 280, [2] p.; [52], 289, [2] p.; [52], 245, [2] p.; [52], 296, [2] p.; [52], 270, [2] p.; [52], 320, [2] p.; [52], 320, [2] p., b/w and color ills. Illustrated Ottoman-Turkish postmarks, 1840-1929.= Resimli Osmanli-Türk posta damgalari, 1840-1929. 10 volumes set: (A-Z). Complete set. A comprehensive reference study on Turkish postage history. French and Ottoman Turkish bilingual names of postal branches which obtained by scanning 11 postal guides' data. Scarcities, illustrations, periods, types of stamps / postal marks. Original documents including each mark and their rarities. A very heavy and oversize set. PHILATELY Turkish / Ottoman postal history Stamp Postal marks Reference Guide Collection.
2010ref. x-3642041167Springer Verlag 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 883 pages. 9.50x7.00x1.25 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
1954ref. 822B5London : Collins 1954-2009. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A stunning set of eight volumes of the charming New Naturalist Library collection. This is a collection of eight volumes from the Collins The New Naturalist Library series. This set includes: Sea Birds by James Fisher & R. M. Lockley number 28 first published in 1954. With ten colour plates five black and white plates are missing from va-viii sixty-three black and white plates. The Common Lands of England and Wales by L. Dudley Stamp & W. G. Hoskins number 45 first published in 1963. With six plates in colour and black and white plates ix x xia xib xiia xiib are missing 27 photographs in black and white.Freshwater Fishes of the British Isles by P. S. Maitland & R. N. Campbell number 75 first published in 1992. With twenty-one colour photographs and over 200 black and white photographs and diagrams. British Larks Pipits & Wagtails by Eric Simms number 78 first published in 1992. With four colour plates and over 200 black and white photographs and drawings. The New Naturalist by Peter Marren number 82 published for a second time in 2005. With sixteen colour plates an dover 100 black and white photographs and drawings. Loch Lomondside by John Mitchell number 88 first published in 2001. With eight colour plates and over 120 black and white photographs and line drawings. Dragonflies by Philip Corbet & Stephen Brooks number 106 first published in 2008. With many colour photographs by Robert Thompson.Wildfowl by David Cabot number 110 first published in 2009. With many colour photographs. Collated. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with a few marks to the earlier editions. There are inscriptions to the front free endpapers of Seabirds and The Common Lands of England and Wales. Internally generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. Sea-birds dustwrapper is the most worn with some taping to the wraps and fading to the spine. The earlier dustwrappers have some signs of shelf wear and fading but are all generally very smart. Very Good Indeed Collins hardcover
1984ref. x-0824771176Marcel Dekker Inc 1984. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 368 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.00 inches. Marcel Dekker Inc hardcover
1983ref. 189619London: Architectural Association 1983. First edition presentation copy inscribed by the architect in May 1984 to one "Kiss Pisha" "my friend of 20 years" on the contents leaf. This lavishly illustrated retrospective was issued to coincide with the Architectural Association's 1983 exhibition on Goldfinger's buildings: a corpus which encompassed modernist homes and brutalist tower blocks. Quarto. Extensive half-tone photographic illustrations in the text. Original printed wrappers. Light bumping and rubbing contents crisp: a very good copy. unknown
ref. 2091502135500246Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1983ref. 21798[Lausanne], Françoise Simecek et la fondation Wiliam Cuendet & Atelier de Saint-Prex, 1983. 2 volumes in-4 reliés en pleine toile écrue d'éditeur, avec un petit portefeuille, l'ensemble sous étui.
1908ref. 23506Reilly & BRITTON Chicago 1908. HBDJ 1908 Later Issue with titles through AUNT JANE'S NIECES ON VACATION NF/GOOD AS-IS DJ with some light wear and tears Small Chips edges & Top Front DJ small chip DJ light Rub FADE Wear Light Soil Tiny Chips Extremities DJ Spine DJ Creases & Mended Tears & small Chips Ends Beautiful Beige Cloth with Purple Lilacs & Picture on DJ duplicated Lettered in Orange on DJ Spine light Soiling Interior Nice tight Clean light Rub Wear FoX 306 pgs ADS in Back for Flying Girls Series Captain Becky ETC Pasted Beautiful Color Picture Inlay on Cover First edition probable fifth printing Slight dust-soiling to a few pages; a few spots to binding and some very slight soiling; a nice copy in a jacket with some light chipping and some splitting to the spine which has been professionally and invisibly reinforced with tissue Back DJ shows ads for Aunt Janes Nieces thru On the Ranch. Hard Cover. Reilly & BRITTON Chicago hardcover
2008ref. 224625London: Collins 2008. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcovers. New/New. 8vo. Illustrated. 272pp. A new copy of this Collins Facsimile reprint. Illustrated with colour & b/w plates. Britain's Structure and Scenery is number four in 'The New Naturalist' series of ten books. A super new copy of this Facsimile. Collins hardcover
1953ref. 11031Greenberg Publ Rudolph Field NY 1953. HB NODustjacket 1953 1st edition Yellow Cloth Cover lettered in Red Cover some light Staining Overall & light Rub spine & Extremities Interior Nice Tight Clean F-/VG NODJ 63 pgs Personality Photos of MM AS-ISThe pages are all crisp and clean with no rips tears or marks of any kind. The cloth front cover has some staining and the back too is faintly stained.The inside front and back covers are also yellowed & darker than the inside pages. The inside of the book is in excellent condition and the cover is in good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Greenberg Publ, Rudolph Field NY hardcover
ref. Z1-R-005-01722Routledge-Cavendish. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Routledge-Cavendish unknown
1934ref. 29107Hardback NODJ ISSUED 1934 ON TITLE PG 1ST LIMITED EDITION 200 COPIES Small Thin PURPLE BURGUNDY CLOTH WITH GOLD CREST MONGRAM ON FRONT WITH SPINE SPLIT AT OUTER HINGE Here is a near VG copy of The Enchanted by MDIVANI Barbara née Hutton. . VERY GOOD in burgundy hardback with GOLD gilt edges and a gilt monogram on the front cover. The book is signed "Barbara" and dated August 21 1934 - in Venice. I cannot make out the first two lines of the dedication but it appears to be "To dear Princess Jane 6 words I cannot make out and her signature and date below. - There are two small light spots on the front cover - all inside is like new 100 pgsThe first volume of poetry written by the Woolworth heiress shortly before her twenty-second birthday. At the time she was married to the playboy Alexis Mdivani the first of several failed marriages. The first volume of poetry written by the Woolworth LONDON PRIVATELY PRINTED hardcover
2009ref. 92666Scala Publishers. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 64 pages; 96 illustrations. Description: "This fascinating book tells the story of the creation of Nicholas Hawksmoor's celebrated eighteenth-century London church St George's Bloomsbury and its recent multimillion-dollar restoration underwritten by the World Monuments Fund in Britain and the Paul Mellon Estate. Commissioned by Parliament in 1711 and completed in 1731 the church best known from its depiction in Hogarth's 1751 engraving Gin Lane has been hailed as a masterpiece of Late Baroque architecture and one of the finest churches in England built between the Reformation and the nineteenth century. The renovation due to be completed in late 2007 with the reconstruction of a new gallery to match the original has restored the church as it was designed by Hawksmoor re-establishing its original orientation and reinstating the whimsical lions unicorns festoons and crowns that originally graced its celebrated spire. The statues had been removed in 1871 having been declared "very doubtful ornaments". Horace Walpole once described the whole tower as 'a masterpiece of absurdity'. " -- with a bonus offer--; World Monuments Fund; This fascinating book tells the story of the creation of Nicholas Hawksmoor's celebrated eighteenth-century London church St George's Bloomsbury and its recent multimillion-dollar restoration underwritten by the World Monuments Fund in Britain and the Paul Mellon Estate. Commissioned by Parliament in 1711 and completed in 1731 the church best known from its depiction in Hogarth's 1751 engraving Gin Lane has been hailed as a masterpiece of Late Baroque architecture and one of the finest churches in England built between the Reformation and the nineteenth century. The renovation due to be completed in late 2007 with the reconstruction of a new gallery to match the original has restored the church as it was designed by Hawksmoor re-establishing its original orientation and reinstating the whimsical lions unicorns festoons and crowns that originally graced its celebrated spire. The statues had been removed in 1871 having been declared very doubtful ornaments. Horace Walpole once descr . 2009. 1857594282 . Scala Publishers hardcover
2007ref. 91788Continuum. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 296 pages. Description: "Slavoj Žižek is widely regarded as one of the world's most important contemporary thinkers. His work has contributed dramatically to the reinvention and revivification of many key theoretical and political debates. Indeed his vociferous and challenging body of work amounts to a sustained ground-breaking terrain-shifting and far reaching intervention into a large number of academic disciplines intellectual fields and cultural debates. The Truth of Žižek addresses the rigorous critical assessment demanded by this broad and increasingly influential corpus. This timely and compelling collection of essays from an international team of leading Žižekian scholars addresses the full range of Žižek’s theoretical interventions assessing critically the political philosophical psychoanalytical cultural and institutional stakes of his work. Each chapter engages with and challenges Žižek’s thought to explicate a key aspect of his work clarifying its importance and challenging its claims through rigorous critique. By focusing on Žižek’s contributions to these disciplines fields and debates this collection sets out to diagnose and assess the emergence of a ' Žižekian moment' within contemporary intellectual cultural and political events. The Truth of Žižek provides the first sustained engagement with and assessment of the significant impact of Žižek’s work. This compelling and valuable collection of essays from cutting edge scholars picks up the gauntlet thrown down by Žižek: the demand that his readers respond with 'the coldness and cruelty of true friendship.' " -- with a bonus offer--; Slavoj Zizek is widely regarded as one of the world's most important contemporary thinkers. His work has contributed dramatically to the reinvention and revivification of many key theoretical and political debates. Indeed his vociferous and challenging body of work amounts to a sustained ground-breaking terrain-shifting and far reaching intervention into a large number of academic disciplines intellectual fields and cultural debates. "The Truth of Zizek" addresses the rigorous critical assessment demanded by this broad and increasingly influential corpus. This timely and compelling collection of essays from an international team of leading Zizekian scholars addresses the full range of Zizek's theoretical interventions assessing critically the political philosophical psychoanalytical cultural and institutional stakes of his work. Each chapter engages with and challenges Zizek's thought to explicate a key aspect of his work clarifying its importance and challenging its claims through rigorous critique. By focusing on Zizek's contributions to these disciplines fields and debates this collection sets out to diagnose and assess the emergence of a 'Zizekian moment' within contemporary intellectual cultural and political events. "The Truth of Zizek" provides the first sustained engagement with and assessment of the significant impact of Zizek's work. This compelling and valuable collection of essays from cutting edge scholars picks up the gauntlet thrown down by Zizek: the demand that his readers respond with 'the coldness and cruelty of true friendship. . 2007. 0826490603 . Continuum hardcover
2004ref. 71600Hatje Cantz Publishers. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Corresponds to ISBN: 3775714898. Text in German and English. 212 pp. With 145 ills. 90 col. . 29 x 25 cm. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2004. 3775714898 . Hatje Cantz Publishers hardcover
2006ref. 90171Museum. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 72 pp. ; 70 illus. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2006. 0954904141 . Museum paperback
1999ref. 80145Laurence King. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 184 pp. 210 ills. 145 in color. -- with a bonus offer--; Alexander "Greek" Thomson 1817-75 who lived and worked in Glasgow and was in practice there from 1849 produced a distintive modern architecture based on a fundamentalist classicism that earned him the nickname "Greek". This book offers a visual guide to Thomson's work featuring both archive photographs of buildings now demolished drawings and Phil Sayer's specially commissioned photographs of extant works. An introductory biographical essay is followed by sections focusing on each of the main building types - churches commercial buildings terraces and tenemants and villas - each introduced by a short essay. Thomson's decorative designs and furniture are also discussed. . 1999. 1856691616 . Laurence King hardcover