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1978réf. 463G3663USA: Libertarian Press 1978. Book. Illus. by Vogel Evelyn. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Warmly signed and inscribed atop half-title page by Margit von Mises author of the Foreword to her friend Ruth Matthews. Ms. Matthews was the wife of Dr. J.B. Matthews "foremost Communist fellow traveler of the early 1930s who by the end of that decade was the chief investigator for the Dies Committee. Matthews had been converted from socialism partly by reading Mises's 'Socialism'" - Murray Rothbard. Publisher's promotional slip and Ms. von Mises' unsigned 'Compliments of' card laid in plus a 1978 Wall St. Journal clipping bearing a review of this book. 181 pages. Index. Minimal light pencil markings to contents. Light overall wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A solid addition to the collection of any adherent of the Austrian School. Libertarian Press Hardcover
1971réf. 452j2125New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover. 003072550X . "A passionate cry to Christians to examine their conscience in regard to the long history of hatred and contempt for God's chosen people" - dust jacket. "No man was more influential than the author in preparing the way for the declaration on the Church and the Jewish people adopted at The Second Vatican Council." - Archbishop de Provencheres. Jules Isaac 1877-1963 was a Jewish French historian who lost his wife and daughter during WWII. Text in English. Translated from the 1959 French first edition. xxiv 405 p. Book in excellent condition clean bright and tight with very light wear. Moderate wear to unclipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival protection. A high-quality example. ; 8vo . Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover
1902réf. 467H1212New York: American Tract Society 1902. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 188 pages. Occasional black and white illustrations in text. Copyright 1902. No indication of prior printings. Includes 72 reading lessons with titles such as Confucious and the Wise Boy A Cunning Fox and The Camel and the Miller plus exercises on vowel sounds consonant sounds and articulation. "The lessons cover quite a large range of subjects. In this way the Chinese scholar will acquire much valuable knowledge." - from Preface. Includes text in English and Chinese side-by-side on each page. Minimal faint markings to contents. Binding intact. Average wear to maroon cloth. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage reader. American Tract Society Hardcover
2018réf. 63184London: Folio Society. Fine. 2018. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. All six novels are still stiff to open and about new but for Calame Report with two specks to rear board; housed in two faintly rubbed gray slipcases.; Set 1 published 2018. Set 2 2019. . Folio Society hardcover
1966réf. 019370New York: Broude Brothers 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seven of Eight Volumes; Missing Volume VII -In Paris and Dresden. Shipping cost will depend on destination. Broude Brothers hardcover
1968réf. 622j1834Ann Arbor Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. First English Edition. Hardcover. "Author 1633-1707 was the greatest military engineer of the early modern period and the undisputed master of siege warfare. During a career that extended from the Fronde to the War of the Spanish Succession he developed a theory and practice of siegecratt and fortification which served as the model of warfare until the Napoleonic Era. He amplifies considerably our understanding of the French military machine during Louis XIV's reign. Explains his preference for sieges instead of field battles outlines step by step the proper conduct of sieges and defenses comments scathingly on the mistakes most frequently made in this sort of war and sums up seventeenth-century expertise in such fundamental matters as the construction of mines to blow up enemy works and the fabrication of floating bridges." - dust jacket. Translated from the 1740 French first edition. xiv 184 p. Detailed black and white illustrations. Former library copy with relatively few related markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this fascinating manual.; 8vo . The University of Michigan Press hardcover
2017réf. 53bh5696France: Editions Terracol. Very Good. 2017. First English Edition. Hardcover. 2953521852 . 8-285 pages. Index. Sumptuously illustrated with colour photos and illustrations upon glossy stock. "At the crossroads of art book historical research and technical manual a book designed as a jewellery walk through time and space. From the Early Bronze Age to Fine Jewellery 4700 years surveyed 32 historians consulted 22 museums involved; 76 contributors jewellers artists and designers from 30 countries. Four millennia of inventiveness in jewellery are unveiled and illustrated with unpublished photographs; the operation of an ancient Egyptian clasp and the origin of the box clasp are finally revealed." - back board. Clean bright and unmarked with very light wear. No just jacket apparently as issued. An excellent copy of this very attractive and highly informative work. 10" x 8.75".; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall; jewellery - history jewellery - technology clasps Egyptian clasp box clasp . Editions Terracol hardcover
1844réf. B5748London: : John Churchill c. 1844; . In very good condition; notes and water stains on endpapers light foxing to initial and last pages; otherwise text throughout crisp and clean. . Edition: First Edition. Binding: Contemporary black cloth blind-stamped embossed centrepiece and borders spine flat blind stamped with gilt lettered title. Notes: The work deals with Scrofula disease and its causes. Lugol may refer to: Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol 1786-1851 French physician at Hospital 'St. Louis'. He published four books on these diseases. Lugol's iodine is a solution of iodine in potassium iodide named after J. G. A. Lugol. Size: 8vo 227x140mm Provenance: Name of previous owner on upper pasted and free endpaper “L.E. Russell …” and “Dr. L.E. Russell Pages: Advertisements 16 author's preface xxxv bl. xxxvii-xlviii folding sheet on causes of Scrufola 1-306. Category: Book Medical; John Churchill hardcover
1793réf. 31671London: John Stockdale. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. Both volumes have spent some time in a university library and are withdrawls; both bound in marbled leather with brown cloth tape covering what would appear to be missing spine leather; tight and square with wupporting tape along hinges; crisp bright unmarked text. 532 pp; 559 pp; 5.75 x 8.5" . John Stockdale hardcover
1986réf. 738G0173University of Regina Regina Saskatchewan: Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 140 pages. Profusely illustrated with photography in colour and black and white. Bilingual English/French. "The eighty-two works in this exhibition have been borrowed from twenty-three private and seven public collections in Canada the United States and England. Several pieces are recognized as masterworks while many others have never before been exhibitied." - from Foreword. Unmarked. Light wear. Some curl to front cover. A quality copy. Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery Paperback
1978réf. 136H2777Canada: Tundra Books Incorporated/Livres Toundra Incorporated. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1978. First Printing. Hardcover. 0887761127 . 148 pages. First English edition of the 1890 Ukrainian version of this the most beloved work in all Ukrainian literature. Includes 72 black and white drawings by William Kurelek. Front free endpaper covered with blank white address labels. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to book. Heavy wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy of this important work. Strathern 655.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Fox Mykyta Ukrainian Classic Literature Juvenile Lys Ukraine William Kurelek Reynard the Fox . Tundra Books, Incorporated/Livres Toundra, Incorporated hardcover
2019réf. 215j2769Canada: Self-Published. Very Good No dust jacket as issued. First Edition. Paperback. Signed and inscribed by Dolores Schmid Kastello daughter of Frank Schmid. A compilation of letters translated from the German which were written between Schmid and his wife Molly and between Frank and his family in Germany who told of all they endured before during and after WWII. Frank Franz departed Germany for Canada in 1929 aboard the S.S. Stuttgart. iii 161 p. Black and white reproductions of photos. Clean tight and unmarked with light wear.; 4to; Signed by Author . 2019. Self-Published paperback
1987réf. 013084Montréal: Éditions du Silence 1987. IN FRENCH - EN FRANÇAIS 221 pages; En vers français d'après l'hébreu avec la reproduction en couleurs de huit gravures originales créées pour ces Psaumes sous le titre "Vie du Roi David" par David SILVERBERG. Exemplaire numéroté XI sur 40 et signé par l'auteur et l'artiste. ; Grand livre à couverture rigide. La jaquette en pur chiffon de coton est un peu éraflée et le dos est décoloré. Le livre lui-même est en très bon état. Présenté dans un boîtier du même matériau que la couverture Le titre et l'auteur sont inscrit à l'encre noire au dos de la jaquette. Article surdimensionné de 2 kg. Prévoir un supplément pour les frais de port ou s'enquérir auprès du librairie pour connaître les frais postaux exacts au cas par cas. Signed by Author. Rigide. Bon/Bon. Folio. Livre. Éditions du Silence Hardcover
1914réf. 003854Barcelona: Biblioteca Catalana. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. li 309 pp ads and 380 pp ads. Red and black double title pages one showing a medieval monk examining a manuscript and the other the Roman wolf suckling the twins. Double page plate showing fol 3 of the manuscript historiated initials and decorations throughout beautiful laid watermarked paper with deckle edges. Two volumes bound in brilliant red cloth with crown and acorn leaves in gilt to front covers gilt to spines and gilt escutcheon with "A bon seny no hi val Engany" on the rear boards. Spines a little faded bit of wear at spine tips short tear at bottom of vol I starting to split at top joints on both volumes some scuffing and wear to covers back of Vol. II has some humidity staining. Both have owner inscrip and date on first fly some foxing throughout especially near the plate and pages with red & black otherwise clean unmarked solid binding. Traduccio Catalana del XIV Segle per Frare Antoni Canals ara per primera Volta Estampada Segons el Codex del Consell de Cent Barceloni per R. Miquel Y Planas. Antonio Canales 1352-1419 was a Catalan Dominican of whom few works survive except his translatio into Catalan of Dictorum factorumque memorabilium of Valerius Maximus. A beautiful and scarce copy of this lovely edition. ; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall . Biblioteca Catalana hardcover
1875réf. 67459New York: Henry Holt. Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. 1875. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tight square unmarked book in full leather with borders ruled in gilt and fleur-de-Lys in all corners; all gilt edges; boards have beveled edges and show surface wear to the extremities; 5 raised bands.; 523 pages; It features Doré's striking illustrations—dramatic landscapes mountain scenes villages and atmospheric depictions that capture the sublime beauty and ruggedness of the Pyrenees. This illustrated travelogue is a vivid introspective account of Taine's journey through the Pyrenees Mountains the natural border between France and Spain in the mid-19th century. Written in an epistolary style as letters to his friend "Marcelin" it blends: Keen observations of nature — Majestic peaks valleys rivers thermal springs eaux forests and wildlife e. G. izards/chamois flora/fauna. Social and cultural commentary — Descriptions of local inhabitants Basques mountaineers villagers their customs poverty daily life economic conditions and historical influences e. G. references to the French Revolution medieval lore and figures like Pé de Puyane. Travel experiences — Routes from Bordeaux and the coast Royan Bayonne Biarritz Saint-Jean-de-Luz through regions like the Landes valleys of Ossau Luz and Bigorre spas Eaux-Bonnes Eaux-Chaudes Cauterets Bagnères-de-Bigorre Bagnères-de-Luchon and iconic sites Gavarnie cirque Pic du Midi. Philosophical reflections — Taine contrasts the serene timeless beauty of the mountains with human folly historical violence and social realities often with a critical analytical eye. The tone mixes admiration for the sublime landscapes with wry humor and sharp insights into humanity. It's less a straightforward guidebook and more a literary travel narrative—engaging evocative and historically rich. Grok . Henry Holt hardcover
réf. 129856Berkeley/ Vancouver: University of California Press / Douglas & McIntyre 0-520-06569-7 1992. hardcover xliii 225. Fine in very good dust jacket. 8vo. The stories and histories of the Tikigaq People of the northwest Arctic. Royal blue dust jacket with red titles to front and spine. Jacket lightly rubbed. Book is in fine condition. University of California Press / Douglas & McIntyre Hardcover
1947réf. 73669Librairie de Philosophie et Lettres/Librairie E. Droz 1947. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In-8 broché Bon Etat envoi du traducteur. Librairie de Philosophie et Lettres/Librairie E. Droz Paperback
réf. 56692Paris: Desaint & Saillant 1746. 4 Volumes. 12mo. Full calf spines gilt. Marbled end papers & edges. Modest edge wear one title spine-label lacking and three volume-number spine-labels lacking. Engraved headpieces and tailpieces. A clean very good set; the title page of Volume III is detached all volumes have a penned ownership signature at the upper title page. Bilingual text in Latin & French the translation by l'Abbe de Saint-Remy. Errata leaves at the end of Volumes II III IV. A nice little set difficult to find complete. Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 1746. unknown
1991réf. 68494Orono ME: Univ of Maine Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tight book in clean plum cloth; unmarked but for an inscription to the front endpaper signed by "Frances". In glossy dust jacket with faint small crease to top corner of front flap;; 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 Inches; 178 pages; Signed by Contributor . 1991. 0891010688 . Univ of Maine Press hardcover
1991réf. 63337Norwalk CT: Easton Press. Fine. 1991. Collector's edition. Hardcover. Two volumes still stiff to open bound in full blue leather with gilt decoration silk-moire endpapers all edges gilt and ribbon markers still folded as they came from the publisher. About new. Collector's notes laid-in.; 725 pages . Easton Press hardcover
1966réf. 027791Editions Recontre Lausanne 1966. Book. Near Fine Book Condition. Hardcover. Twenty-eight volumes for $140.00 beautifully bound in brown faux-leather covers lettering along spines in silver with a modern globe design. Books seem unread. Text clean binding strong. Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair. Editions Recontre Lausanne Hardcover
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