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2011rif. 1-0470626399John Wiley & Sons Inc 2011. Hardcover. New. 2nd edition. 550 pages. 9.25x6.46x1.43 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc hardcover
1927rif. 049201New York City Ny: The Century Company 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 267 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Printing Code 2107. Lightly Used But Spine Gilt Weak. Ownership Stamp And A Few Pencil Underlinings By Professor J. Stewart Burgess.John Stewart Burgess 1883-1949 Was The Son Of An American Manufacturer Of Pottery And China Who Served For A Time As A United States Consul To England. In 1905 He Graduated From Princeton And Went To Work In Kyoto Japan Teaching English At A School Of Commerce And Became A Missionary For The Ymca. Burgess Left For Peking China Where His Home Was A Large Brick House Within A Walled Compound Just Behind The Ymca Building On One Of The Major Thoroughfares In Peking. Stewart Was Working "Under The Auspices Of Princeton University And Soon Became Metropolitan Secretary For The Ymca. In That Capacity He Led In The Establishment Of Modern Social Work And Was Instrumental In Organizing A Student Social Service Club As Well As A Federation Of Community Councils. He Was Active In Famine Relief And Established A Maternity Hospital." Stewart Finished His First Book Peking Survey Describing Various Existing Institutions In Peking: Prisons Hospitals Prostitution Centers And Labor Guilds. He Later Wrote A Book On The Guilds Of Peking Which Constituted His Doctoral Thesis. Stewart And His Wife Stella Returned To The United States While Stewart Did Graduate Work At Oberlin From 1915 To 1916. They Returned To China In August Of 1917 . October 22 1920 The Family Sailed For Kobe Japan From Tientsin China Then Sailed On The S.S. Nanking To San Francisco With Stella's Mother Emma Haigh Fisher Who Was Retiring After 38 Years Of Service In Japan. They Stayed In The United States Until 1922. He And Stella Did A Lecture Tour And Fund Raising For Princeton In Peking. They Left Their Sons In An Orphanage For Three Months While They Did Their Lecture Tour. The Family Returned To China Sometime In 1922. They Left The Peking Compound And Went To Live In The Small Town Of Tungchow Some Eighty-Five Miles From Peking In 1924. Stewart Burgess Left The Ymca And Became Head Of The Sociology Department At The Newly Established Yenching University On The Outskirts Of Peking. He Lived At Yenching University During The Week And Came To Tungchow On Weekends. Eventually A Company Of U.S. Marines Arrived And Set Up Camp In Tungchow To Protect The American Citizens. Burgess Was Called To Become Chairman Of The First Department Of Sociology At Yenching University He Held This Post Until 1926. And In 1928 He Returned To China Alone Organized The University's College Of Applied Sciences. His Many Years In China Developed Within Him A Great Love For The Chinese People Which He Maintained Throughout His Later Life. He Was Loved By His Students Some Of Whom Later Became Prominent In The Mao Regime And Others In The Taiwan Regime. The Precarious Health Of His Family The Lack Of Adequate Health Facilities In China His Desire To Get His Ph.D. Degree And The Unstable Political Situation Persuaded Him That It Was Time To Move His Family Back To The United States. For The Next Two Years He Attended Classes And Studied At Columbia University In New York City And Eventually Earned His Ph.D. Degree In Sociology In 1928. He Decided To Return Alone To Yenching University In Peking And To Resume His Teaching There As Head Of The Sociology Department. Burgess Returned To The United States In 1930 After Two Years In China Going To Pomona College In California To Accept An Associate Professorship In Sociology And Then Became Chairman Of The Department Of Sociology At Temple University. The Century Company hardcover
1944rif. 049349Zurich: Rascher Verlag 1944 1945 1944. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Good. Six Volumes Each A Portfolio With Flaps Printed And Illustrated Covers Glassine Dust Jackets Text Booklet And Sixteen Plates. 15" X 11 1/2". Cases Are Near Fine Glassine Worn And With Small Tears And Losses Richter With Large Chip Removing Top Third Of Front Panel Contents Including Booklets And Plates Are Fine. With Ownership Stamp Of American Social Artist William Gropper On Top Flap Of The "Richter Und Advokaten" Volume. Gropper Collected Books On Daumier. International Shipment At Cost Much Higher Than Stated Standard Rate. Rascher Verlag 1944 1945 paperback
1986rif. c421136Architectural Association Publications 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Slight browning to cover and wear at corners - see photos. Architectural Association Publications paperback
rif. 0586202986.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1969rif. 85902Kenmore Stamp Co. Very Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Stapled wraps. Rubbing toning light foxing pencil price a few small creases and stains. Black-and-white throughout. Military stamps WWII Hitler insignia. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request. Please note that the buyer is responsible for any customs duties tariffs or import fees levied by the destination country.; Oblong 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . 1969. Kenmore Stamp Co paperback
rif. 0747501866.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. XQ-E2SJ-XELHHardcover. Very Good. 2 book set. VG books/ Fair jackets. hardcover
1964rif. S32491London: Collins 1964. xvi 272 35 col 46 b/w photos 52 text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w spine slightly sunned; in protective sleeve. 2nd edition revised first published 1955. Collins unknown
1985rif. 034439New York: Vantage Press 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xxxvi 101 Pp. Black Cloth Silver Gilt. First Edition Stated. Fine In Near Fine Dj Not Price Clipped Slight Rubbing At Corners. Ownership Stamp Of Film Noir And Western Actress Marie Windsor Hupp On Front Free Endpaper. Vantage Press hardcover
rif. DADAX0747500320New unknown
2009rif. BN155628The Monacelli Press 2009. 2009. Hardcover. Gavin Stamp - Edwin Lutyens. Country Houses from the Archives of Country Life Gavin Stamp - Edwin Lutyens. Country Houses from the Archives of Country Life Gavin Stamp Edwin Lutyens The Monacelli Press hardcover
rif. BN276306. und weiß wie Alabaster . und weiß wie Alabaster Hans Peter Stamp unknown
2001rif. C82112London: Aurum 2001. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Paperback . Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp 192. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. This selection of Edward Lutyen's work represents all the phases of his career. Included are superb examples of his Surrey-vernacular style early arts and crafts houses and his carefully composed classical houses. ISBN:1854107631 Fine in fine dust jacket. Aurum, paperback
1981rif. C88191Edinburgh: The British Post Office Philatelic Bureau 1981. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. First Edition. Wraps. STAMPS: Post Office First Day Covers x 15: each comprising a printed envelope featuring the Royal Wedding announcement in silver and white on a blue ground with a set of two first day cover stamps on each envelope 1 x 14p in blue and 1 x 25p in silver. The stamps feature a colour engagement photograph by Snowden of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. The envelopes are each hand-stamped with congratulatory messages from cities and corporations around the country including Exeter Cambridge LondonPeterborough Northampton etc. Enclosed within: A 'Royal Wedding' card printed in blue with a text by Charity Vauxhall. Includes information on the wedding a little bit of history of the royal relationship and their ""many shared interests including music and outdoor activities and they both have the same sense of humour."" Technical details of the stamps designed by Jeffrey Matthews from a specially taken photograph by Snowden. Fine. The British Post Office Philatelic Bureau paperback
1939rif. C57864London: Longmans Green And Co. 1939. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp vi 452. Original publisher's tan cloth over red papered boards lettered black on the front cover. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Scattered abrasion at cloth spine with faint marking to covers otherwise sound near very good with very clean text and plates. Longmans, Green And Co., hardcover
1988rif. C42322Peking: People's Posts & Telecommunications Pub. House 1988. First Edition. Hardback. Slip-Case. . Hardback Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Slip-Case. 4to. pp 247. Original publisher's gold silk boards lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Text in Chinese and English. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout. ISBN: 7501001758 Corners slightly bumped and very faint rubbing at spine otherwise about fine in very good printed slip-case. People's Posts & Telecommunications Pub. House, hardcover
2002rif. C80902London: British School At Rome 2002. First Paperback Edition. Paperback . Fine. First Paperback Edition. 4to. pp xiii 243. Large format paperback. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Contributors include: Margaret Richardson Hermione Hobhouse John Pemble David Crellin Louise Campbell David Crellin Timothy M. Rohan Roderick Gradidge Mervyn Miller. ISBN: 0904152375 About fine. British School At Rome, paperback
1990rif. C37828Beijing: People's Posts & Telecommunications Pub. House 1990. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardback Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to. pp 456. Original publisher's silvery grey cloth lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Copiously illustrated in colour throughout. Text in English and Chinese. ISBN: 7115043744 Very good in slightly creased very good dust jacket. No inscriptions not price-clipped. Excellent condition. People's Posts & Telecommunications Pub. House, hardcover
1983rif. 101921Architectural Association Publications 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Collectable - Fine Condition. Fine 1st ed 1983 AAP paperback profusely illustrated. A little rubbing to cover corners only tight and unmarked. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2kg. Category: Architecture; ISBN: 0904503267. ISBN/EAN: 9780904503265. 84cxrarebooks is the trading name of Cambridge-based bookseller Marino Guida with 25 years experience in the trade. We guarantee the condition of all our books. Further images or a short video presentation of any book can be arranged on request. We send tax-free and tariff-free to EU US/Canada and Australia/NZ with insurance included for peace of mind. Inventory No: 101921. 9780904503265 Architectural Association Publications paperback
1983rif. Alibris.0047581Architectural Association. 1983. Trade paperback. Good. ex-library rebound with cardstock cover labels on cardstock front cover bookplate & stamp inside cardstock front cover binding tape along spine edge of original covers stamp on copyright page label on original bck cover. 128 pp. illustrations diagrams bibliography. Architectural Association paperback
1966rif. 152873N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage oversize color reference photograph from the 1966 film showing actress Monica Vitti sipping a pastis next to the notable headdress wears in the film Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Italy the Netherlands and England. 9.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1962rif. 172536Buckinghamshire England: Rank Productions 1962. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and with a Rank Productions stamp on the verso. Based on the 1924 novella by Herman Melville and the 1949 play by Louis O. Coxe and Robert H. Chapman. A British Naval ship during the Napoleonic Wars takes on a merchant sailor who is framed by the master-at arms for planning a mutiny. Nominated for one Academy Award. Shot on location in Valencia Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus with toning. Rank Productions unknown
2015rif. 103586Aurum Press Ltd 2015. 2nd print 1st edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Near Fine/Near Fine 2015 Aurum Press Ltd hardback unclipped DJ illustrated fresh and bright in clear protective jacket sleeve. Number string 2 to 10. Size: quarto. Elegantly produced high quality volume more related books available. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2kg. Category: Architecture; United Kingdom; ISBN: 1781311242. ISBN/EAN: 9781781311240. 84cxrarebooks is the trading name of Cambridge-based bookseller Marino Guida with 25 years experience in the trade. We guarantee the condition of all our books. Further images or a short video presentation of any book can be arranged on request. We send tax-free and tariff-free to EU US/Canada and Australia/NZ with insurance included for peace of mind. Inventory No: 103586. 9781781311240 Aurum Press Ltd hardcover
1966rif. 169553Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film showing director Joseph Losey with Monica Vitti and a camera crew on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso. Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location throughout Italy the Netherlands and England. 9.5 x 7.75 inches. About Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown