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2012réf. 11178Palgrave Macmillan 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover viii 329 pages NOT ex-library. A short corner crease to a portion of leaves. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- "This is the first volume in the trilogy 'Many Peaces' on transrational peace and elicitive conflict transformation. It proposes an innovative analysis of peace interpretations in global history and contemporary cultures of peace the so-called five families of energetic moral modern post-modern and transrational." -- Contents: Foreword / Christopher Mitchell; 1. Introduction 2. Energetic Interpretations of Peace 3. Moral Interpretations of Peace 4. Modern Interpretations of Peace 5. Postmodern Interpretations of Peace 6. Transrational Interpretations of Peace 7. Conclusion of the First Volume; Notes; Bibliography; Index Palgrave Macmillan hardcover
1999réf. 9825Belmont MA: Ford & Bailie 1999. Soft cover. Good. Paperback xxxv 387 pages b&w illustrations NOT ex-library. Interior is clean and bright untanned with unmarked text and firm binding free of inscriptions and stamps. Faint dusty and handling marks on page edges externally. A touch of wear to tips of corners. -- Contents: Preface; Introduction; Origins of Poets The Boyhood Deeds of Finn; The Story of Gwion Who Became Taliesin; Athirne and Amairgen; The Spirit of Poetry; Sinann: The Shannon River; Imbas Forosnai: Illuminating Inspiration; Poets on Tour Athirne the Insistent; Lomna Finn's Fool; The Battle of Allen; Llywelyn and the Fool; The Siege of Howth; Guaire's Greedy Guests; The Vision of Mac Con Glinne; Satire on Rhys Meigen; -- Welsh Poems: -- Summertime / Anonymous; Taliesin: - Cynan Garwyn son of Brochfael - The Battle of Gwen Ystrad - In Praise of Llwyfenydd; The Gododdin: selections / Aneirin; Llywarch Hen: - The Sick One of Aber Cuawg - Song of the Old Man - On Urien and the Gogledd - The Desolation of Erechwydd - Gnomes; -- The Poets of the Princes: -- Elegy for Gruffudd ap Cynan / Meilyr Brydydd; Elegy for Llywelyn de Gruffudd / Bleddyn Fardd; Elegy for Llywelyn de Gruffudd / Gruffudd ab yr Ynad Coch; Hywel's Boast / Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd; Gwalchmai's Boast / Gwalchmai ap Meilyr; Ieuan's Boast / Ieuan ap Rhydderch; Prydydd y Moch: - To Gwenlliant - A Threat to Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd - A Threat to Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain - In Praise of Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain - An Elegy for Gruffudd ap Cynan ab Owain - In Praise of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth 1 - In Praise of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth 2 - A Prayer for the Health of Madog ap Gruffudd - The White-hot Iron; Dafydd ap Gwilym: - To Ifor Hael 1 - To Ifor Hael 2 - Basaleg - Elegy for Ifor and Nest - In Praise of Summer - May - Summer - The Holly Grove - The Woodland Mass - A House All of Leaves - The Ruin - Secret Love - The Seagull - The Star - Under the Eaves - The Girls of Llanbadarn - The Minor - The Sunshine Girl - Trouble in a Tavern - A Reluctant Girl - Looking for a Nun - The Magpie's Advice - The Poet and the Gray Friar - The Poet's Shadow; Complaint against Dafydd / Gruffudd Gryg; Reply to Gruffudd Gryg / Dafydd ap Gwilym; -- Irish Poems: -- Irish Bardic Poetry: -- Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe: - A Vision of Emain Macha - A Response to a Threat against Poetry; Tadhg Dall hUiginn: - Christmas in Creeve - Longing for Enniskillen; Laments: I-X / Gormlaith Daughter of Flann Sinna; Bibliography Ford & Bailie paperback
1937réf. 018590Baile Atha Cliath Dublin: Oifig Diolta Foillseachain Rialtais 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition First Printing. First edition in Gaelic A good copy in original jacket with wear and chipping. Original green cloth gilt title to the front panel and spine uneven fade to the boards tight binding.A Rare anthology of translation containing Miceal Breatnac M.A. translation of A.M Burrage 'The Waxwork' Padraic Og O Conaire translation of Frank O'Connor 'The Sisters'. Padraic O Domnallain translation of William Gilmore Sims 'Murder Will Out' Sean Mac Giollarnat translation of H.G. Wells 'The Country of the Blind' Padraic O Mograin M.A. translation of O. Henry 'The Gift of the Magi' Tomas O Ragaillig translation of Anton Tchehov 'The Bet' Sean O Ruadain translation of Lynn Doyle 'Dear Ducks' Mairtin O Cadain translation of Lynn Doyle 'A short suit' An Tatair O Beirn translation of Lynn Doyle 'A bit of land' and a piece in Irish by Padraic O Conaire . Oifig Diolta Foillseachain Rialtais Hardcover
1961réf. 455030Oxford University Press 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Series; Penguin books ; 2000. Physical description; xiii 446 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Translated under the supervision of the Joint Committee on the New Translation of the Bible. Subjects; Bible. New Testament. English. New English Bible 1961. Bible Versions English. New Testament Texts. Biblical studies English translations. Oxford University Press hardcover
1985réf. 13053Paperback 263 pages 13 NOT ex-library. Noticeably yellowed cover- and page-edges. Interior is clean with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps. Faint external grubby marks on outer page edges dusty lower and upper edges. Good secure binding. Creased spine. -- L'irrésistible ascension de Raffaele Cutolo fondateur et chef de la maffia napolitaine dont le procès fleuve a fait grand bruit jusqu'en juillet. Le film devrait sortir en 1986. -- La Sicile a la Mafia Naples a la Camorra qui de folklorique autrefois est devenue tentaculaire dans les années 70. L'artisan du changement: Raffaele Cutolo fils de paysans emprisonné très jeune pour avoir tué un homme au cours d'une dispute. Derrière les barreaux jour après jour il met la main sur la contrebande le racket le trafic de drogue… Et l'imagination populaire fait de lui un nouveau Robin des Bois qui vole aux riches pour donner aux pauvres. Le boss dicte sa loi et même Cosa Nostra s'allie avec lui. Aussi captivant que Le Parrain mais écrit à la première personne de l'intérieur même de la 'conscience' de Cutolo à partir de son témoignage Le Camorriste raconte ses crimes ses trafics ses amours ses faiblesses et les dessous de l'enlèvement du député démocrate-chrétien de Naples qui vit Cutolo être l'intermédiaire entre l'État et les Brigades rouges. Une histoire vraie qui est un grand roman d'action. L'auteur Giuseppe Marrazzo journaliste italien célèbre par ses enquêtes retentissantes sur le crime organisé est mort d'une crise cardiaque le soir de la présentation du livre à Rome. -- Table des matières: 1. Sur la chemin de l'Asinara 2. La recontre avec un vrai boss 3. Entre rêve et réalité 4. Le défi à 'o Malommo 5. Le pacte du sang 6. La cavale 7. Le voyage en Amérique 8. Cartuccia et Turatello sont condamnés à mort 9. Les dessous de l'enlèvement de Cirillo 10. La décapitation du criminologue Semerari 11. Le 'scandale' Cutolo explose 12. L'Asinara et la trahison de 'o Nerone; Postface Flammarion paperback
1945réf. 101342AB1945. Baile átha Cliath Oifig Diolta Foillseacháin Rialtais 1945. 22 cm. 62 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. paperback
1985réf. 75554AB1985. Reprint. London Darton Longman and Todd 1985. 14 cm x 22 cm. 154 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following essays: Experience of God - Evil What Does Not Exist - Chance Experience of the Church - A Taboo to Be Rid Of 'Mercy I Desire Not Sacrifice' and Farewell. paperback
2001réf. 75302AB2001. Buenos Aires Bifronte 2001. 23 cm x 21.5 cm. 127 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Volume presenting photograph illustrations of Buenos Aires Argentina. Appended with text in English and Spanish. Photographs printed in both colour and black and white. Photographs by Jorge Luis Campos Martin Gomez Alzaga Enrique Limburnner Ron Lovelace Stefano Nicolini and Melito Cerezo. hardcover
1993réf. 75317AB1993. London The Folio Society 1993. 18.5 cm x 27.5 cm. 96 pages. With 8 illustrations. Original Hardcover cloth-bound. With slipcase. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes the text of The Art of Love divided into three books and an introduction to the text by James Michie translator. The text is accompanied with full-colour page illustrations titled for example:- 'A Man and a Woman in the Wood one day' 'Each man's on his own.' and 'While I was writing this I saw Apollo coming Towards me with his golden lyre'. hardcover
1990réf. 75200AB1990. Second Edition. Barcelona Fundacio Joan Miro 1990. 20.5 cm x 29.5 cm. 112 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Includes for example the following essays: The Joan Miro Foundation and its collections Origins and Aims The Building Plan of the Foundation Illustrations - Paintings Sculptures and Drawings and a Biography Chronology of Joan Miro. Illustrated throughout. paperback
1970réf. 454986Oxford University Press ; Cambridge University Press 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; The Bible: a new English translation. Physical description; xiv 362 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Prepared by the Joint Committee on the New Translation of the Bible. Subjects; Bible. Apocrypha. English. New English Bible 1970. Apocryphal books Old Testament English Versions. Deuterocanonical literature. Biblical studies English translations. Oxford University Press ; Cambridge University Press hardcover
1961réf. 455365Cambridge England ; Oxford : at the University Press 1961. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in a flexible gilt-blocked leatherette semi-yapp binding with all gilt edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; xiii 446 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Translated under the supervision of the Joint Committee on the New Translation of the Bible. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Bible. New Testament. English. New English - 1961 Bible - Versions - English. Cambridge, England ; Oxford : at the University Press paperback
1970réf. 454988London : Oxford U.P./Cambridge University Press 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; The Bible: a new English translation. Physical description; xxiv 1366 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Translated under the supervision of the Joint Committee on the New Translation of the Bible. Subjects; Bible. Old Testament. English. New English Bible 1970. Bible Versions English. Biblical studies English translations. Old Testament Commentaries. London : Oxford U.P./Cambridge University Press hardcover
1961réf. 377997Oxford : Oxford University Press ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; xiii 446 pages 24 cm. Subjects; Bible Versions Catholic. Bible - N.T. English Versions. Bible. New Testament. Bible. English. Bible. New Testament Interpretations. Oxford : Oxford University Press ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press hardcover
1970réf. 289064London : Oxford University Press : Cambridge University Press 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: xxi 336p. ; 21cm. Subjects: Bible -- Old and New Testaments -- English translation. London : Oxford University Press : Cambridge University Press hardcover
1979réf. 5053Varsovie: PWN Editions scientifiques de Pologne & Centre d'Arch ologie m diterran enne de l'Acad mie polonaise des Sciences 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Scarce oversized cloth hardcover no ISBN 133 pages 2 4 folded sheets in rear pocket Carte de la Nubie chr tienne & Les types de baptist res nubiens & Les types et l' volution des bassins & Gen se des baptist res nubiens copiously illustrated with b&w images NOT ex-library. Weight: 582g / 1.29lb. Gently age-yellowed endpapers else book is untanned free of foxing and age-spotting; pages show limited signs of light wear remain clean and bright with unmarked text; no stamps no inscriptions. Firm secure binding. Age-toned dust jacket with an approx. 1-inch tear scuffing to edges moderate shelfwear. -- Ce volume comporte une monographie consacr e aux baptist res chr tiens en Nubie. L'essor en fut donn par les d couvertes de la Mission Arch ologique Polonaise Faras puis Dongola. L'analyse englobe aussi bien les salles de bapt mes leur situation par rapport l' glise et leur orientation que les fonts baptismaux leur structure et volution. Les conclusions tir es de cette tude permettent de suivre la gen se et l' volution des baptist res en Nubie et permettent galement de reconstituer la c r monie du bapt me et le rite auquel il ob issait. L'auteur a particip plusieurs campagnes des fouilles polonaises Dongola et analysa sur place les ensembles baptismaux d couverts sur ce site et qui sont d'une importance primordiale pour l'histoire de cette forme architectonique dans la Nubie. -- Table des mati res: Introduction; I. Caract res g n raux des baptist res nubiens; II. La localisation des baptist res; III. Les baptist res; IV. Les fonts baptismaux; V. La d coration des baptist res nubiens; VI. La c r monie du bapt me; Catalogue -- Liste des baptist res nubiens tudi s: I. Baptist res certains: -- Abou Oda - glise; Arminna Ouest - glise; Faras - Cath drale de Paulos; Ikhmindi - glise Centrale; Kasr el Wizz - glise; Meinarti - glise; Old Dongola - Vieille glise; Old Dongola - glise au Dallage de Pierre; Old Dongola - glise aux Colonnes de Granit; Ouadi es Seboua - glise; Qasr Ibrim - Cath drale; Ar Ramal - glise; Seih Bedawi - glise; / II. Baptist res probables: -- Aksha - glise; Sonqi Tino - glise; / III. Baptist res hypoth tiques: -- Abdallah Nirqi - glise Centrale; 2. Abdallah Nirqi - glise Nord; Debeira Ouest - glise; Faras - Premi re Cath drale; Faras - 'Rivergate Church'; Faras - glise inconnue; Ghazali - glise; Kalabsha - glise; Musawwarat es Sufra - glise; Naga Abdallah - glise; Naga el Oqba - glise; Naga es Seima - glise; Shellal - glise PWN Editions scientifiques de Pologne & Centre d'Archéologie méditerranéenne de l'Académie polonaise des Sciences hardcover
2000réf. 3866Paperback 14 178 pages NOT ex-library. A couple of creases to lower outer corners throughout the book cover and pages. Else little used clean and bright throughout with tight binding and unmarked text: no writing no highlighting of any kind. Short horizontal creases to upper and lower spine edges.--- This book is the outcome of a seminar hosted by the Africa Institute of South Africa to provide a platform for Congolese and South African representatives of differing political persuasions to present their views on the multi-dimensional and complex nature of the present crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and debate strategies for peace and reconstruction. The Congolese representatives came from both the government controlled area Kinshasa; and the territory under rebel administration Kivu. Both groups provide coverage of the conflict discuss issues of nationality and emphasise the need for inclusion in national and local dialogue. The papers also debate peace-keeping and peace-enforcement; military ethnic political and economic constraints to peace building and how these may be overcome; and demilitarisation and disarmament of militias operating in the eastern Congo. They analyse the state of the economy in the DRC in the periods of the Mobutu era during the Kabila-led take-over and since the eruption of the war; and consider the possibilities for sustainable economic reconstruction. They expose the impacts of the war on women and children and outline the role of women in the peace efforts. -- CONTENTS Part One: Internal and International Challenges to Peace-Making and Peace Building in the Democratic Republic of Congo Peace and Security in the DRC / Shannon Field and Ebrahim Ebrahim; The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Quest for Sustainable Peace / Claude Kabemba; Discussions; Part Two: Background to the Conflict and the Quest for Democracy and Good Governance Background to the Conflict and Instability in the African Great Lakes Region / Wildor Makonero; The Inter-Congolese Dialogue and Constitution-Making / Denis Kadima; Transforming the Political System in the DRC / Kabasubabo Katulondi; Discussion; Part Three: Civil Society in Kinshasa: War Peace Gender and Elections The Impact of the War on Women and Children / Anne-Marie Mukwayanzo; The Role of Women in Constructing and Maintaining Peace / Marie-Curie Makutu; Instituting Democratic Elections in the DRC / Paul Nsapu; Discussion; Part Four: Demilitarisation and Disarmament of Renegade Militias Should the Mai Mai Militia Be Disarmed / Augustin B. Mutambala; Regional Perspectives on Security and Peace After the War / Musimwa B. Partiel; Discussion; Part Five: Economic and Social Reconstruction After the War Reconstructing the Congolese Economy After the War / Joseph M. Kabwe Africa Institute of South Africa paperback
2005réf. 12895Large-format hardcover 30 x 28 cm 309 pages copiously illustrated NOT ex-library. Catalan language English text pages 275-309. Weight 2.5kg. Very good clean condition with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps firmly bound. Limited signs of gentle handling wear. -- Catalogue of the exhibition held from November 18 2005 to March 19 2006 at the Museum of the History of the City of Barcelona. -- Co-authored by Albert García Espuche a prominent Catalan architect and urban historian who previously directed exhibitions at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona CCCB this volume examines the historical evolution of the city through the lens of documentary photography. Lunwerg Editores hardcover
2011réf. 12902Limited edition of 570 hand-numbered copies this is no. 565. Bilingual German & English large format hardcover 99 pages colour plates pp 35-87 NOT ex-library. Gentle handling wear book is clean and bright with unmarked text and firm binding free of inscriptions and stamps. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Austria has a remarkably rich artistic landscape. Within it Monika Pichler - an artist with a deep love of fabric in every sense - often finds her surroundings too comfortable even a little complacent. To challenge herself she has spent the past fifteen years exploring the idea of women travellers in literature drawing inspiration from writers like Ida Pfeiffer and Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Rather than staying within familiar settings Pichler treats the wider world as her classroom for the art of living. Her work both digital and tangible turns toward far off places and imagined worlds inviting her to see her own story from a new outsider's perspective - as if becoming a guest in her own life. By travelling to what is foreign she discovers that this 'otherness' is in fact part of herself. -- "Österreichs Kulturlandschaft ist durchaus reichhaltig. Als eine im doppelten Wortsinn in Stoffe verliebte Person bewegt sich Monika Pichler in dieser Szenerie nicht ohne deren Ruhebettcharakter als wenig herausfordernd zu erleben. Deshalb widmet sich die Künstlerin seit 15 Jahren dem Thema "Reisende Frauen" in der Literatur wie sich dies durch die Bücher von Ida Pfeiffer oder Annemarie Schwarzenbach vermittelt. Statt heimischer Gefilde dient Pichler die Welt an sich als Schule der Lebenskunst. Ihr künstlerisches Denken und Handeln widmet sich - virtuell und real - exotischen Welten und europäischen Phantasien um dabei zu erleben wie die eigene Biografie als "Andere" als Gast zu sich selbst zurückkehrt. Das bedeutet fremde Gegenden aufzusuchen um das "Andere" als Teil der eigenen Identität zu empfinden." Bibliothek der Provinz hardcover
2018réf. 12884English-language edition weight over 1kg. Clean and bright condition with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps firmly bound. Minor handling wear only. Issue without a dust jacket. -- Between 1964 and 1967 the artist Erró embarked on a unique project asking artists musicians poets gallery owners critics and curators to spontaneously pull a face for his camera. The recordings ranged from a few seconds to two minutes often ending only when the camera operator was overcome with laughter causing the image to shake. In 1967 editor Denise de Casabianca skillfully assembled 173 of these recordings into a 40-minute film titled Grimace - an experimental work described as both anarchic and subjective. This book presents 133 stills taken directly from the film. It provides deeper insight into the project offering explanations of individual shots the film's concept and the many notable figures who participated among them Marcel Duchamp Robert Filliou Ted Joans Taylor Mead Claes Oldenburg Lil Picard Man Ray Carolee Schneemann Marjorie Strider and Andy Warhol. Ernest Rathenau Verlag hardcover
2012réf. 12658Hardcover 18 x 13cm 192 pages copiously illustrated NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps firmly bound. Minor handling wear only. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This elegant volume celebrates the unique fusion of Tuscan winemaking and contemporary art through the storied Artist Labels series from Fattoria Nittardi a historic estate in Chianti Classico. Since 1981 the winery has commissioned renowned artists - including luminaries like Friedensreich Hundertwasser Mimmo Paladino Günter Grass Dario Fo Yoko Ono Miguel Berrocal Paul Wunderlich Horst Janssen Tomi Ungerer and Pierre Alechinsky - to design original labels for its premium Casanova di Nittardi wines. The book showcases these collectible artworks alongside insights into Fattoria Nittardi's legacy from its medieval origins once owned by Michelangelo's nephew to its modern-day commitment to organic viticulture. With a preface by gallerist Peter Femfert this book offers a rare glimpse into how wine becomes a canvas for creativity. -- Fattoria Nittardi: Nestled in the hills between Florence and Siena this estate blends centuries-old heritage with avant-garde artistry. Its wines crafted in harmony with nature reflect the same passion for innovation seen in its collaborations with numerous international artists. Dott. Stefania Canali & Fattoria Nittardi hardcover
2003réf. 12747Hardcover fully bilingual German & English 240 pages copiously illustrated with b&w images NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps firmly bound. Untorn dust jacket shows extensive faint staining on the inner panels. -- Contents: Preface; Introduction; -- Locomotive profiles -- 1900-1909: - 1903 World speed record - 1905 Seebach-Wettingen experimental locomotive No. 2 - 1906 Electric services through the Simplon Tunnel; 1910-1919: - 1911 Prussia's ES 2 high speed locomotive - 1913 Be 5/7 high speed Alpine locomotive - 1914 Prussia's EG 511-537 articulated freight locomotives - 1915 Sweden's Oa and Ob iron ore locomotives; 1920-1929: - 1920 The legendary Swiss 'Crocodile' - 1921 Switzerland's Ae 3/6 and Ae 4/7 express locomotives - 1926 Germany's E 21 express locomotive - 1926 Class D Da-Ds Sweden's great 'all-rounder' - 1928 Italy's E 625 heavy-duty freight locomotive; 1930-1939: - 1933 Germany's E 44 universal electric locomotive - 1935 The streamlined E 18 express locomotive - 1936 Germany's first electric locomotive for 50 Hz - 1938 E 19 high performance express locomotive - 1939 Swiss giant: Ae 8/14 twin-unit locomotive - 1939 Swedish Class Bk bogie locomotive - 1939 'Tunnel worm' for open-cast lignite mines; 1940-1949: - 1940 E 94: the German 'Crocodile' - 1944 Ae 4/4 locomotive with no trailing wheelsets - 1944 Re 4/4 lightweight express locomotive; 1950-1959: - 1952 E 10 004 and E 10 005 prototype locomotives - 1955 Ae 6/6 heavy-duty Gotthard locomotive - 1955 Heavy-duty open-cast mining locomotive for 6 kV AC 50 Hz - 1955 Sweden's Class Ra lightweight express locomotive - 1956 Germany's E 41 lightweight locomotive; 1960-1969: - 1965 E 03 express locomotive - 1966 E 410 four-system locomotive - 1967 Success story: Sweden's Rc 1 thyristor-controlled locomotive - 1967 EL 10 and EL 20: 'Jumbos' for open-cast ore mines; 1970-1979: - 1974 Re 6/6 heavy-duty multi-purpose locomotive - 1975 Italy's E 444 005 'Tortoise' with chopper - 1976 E 1200 ground-breaking industrial locomotive - 1979 Breakthrough: BR 120 with three-phase propulsion technology; 1980-1989: - 1983 EL 17 and EA 3000 export hits - 1984 11 E heavy-duty freight locomotive for Africa - 1985 ICE: Germany's first high speed trainset; 1990-1999: - 1990 Power car for Sweden's X2 high speed tilting train - 1990 The 'Loco 2000' family - 1994 12X high-performance universal locomotive - 1994 ESL 9000 Eurotunnel shuttle locomotive - 1996 Germany's Class 101 high-performance locomotive - 1997 The Class 145 146 and 185 locomotive family; 2000-2003: - 2000 The heavy-duty IORE twin-unit ore railway locomotive - 2001 ALP 46 multi-system locomotive for the USA; Timetable; Acknowledgements and Sources. BWV Berliner Wissenschafts Verlag hardcover
2009réf. 12770Oversized cloth hardcover xxxiv 494 pages numerous illustrations in text NOT ex-library. Shipping weight 1.5kg. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text free of inscriptions and stamps firmly bound. Minor handling wear only. Dust jacket with a couple of edge-nicks to the lower spine minor creases dark handling marks. -- "The History of Chinese Printing covers in great detail the history of more than 1000 years since the invention of printing in China. The book is divided into three parts: the invention and development of block printing the invention and development of movable type printing and the influence of Chinese printing on Asia Africa and Europe. It thoroughly discusses all aspects of Chinese printing including locations of printers contents of woodblock printed books features of various editions and different methods of printing. It also includes such non-book materials as New Year pictures newspapers paper currency as well as the materials used in printing including paper and ink. The History of Chinese Printing is the most comprehensive systematic and authoritative work in this field hitherto. This book is regarded by scholars both in and outside of China as an epoch-making masterpiece in the study of Chinese printing history and it lays a solid foundation for research work on the entire Chinese cultural history." Homa & Sekey Books hardcover
1989réf. 12827Oversized cloth hardcover xix 442 pages NOT ex-library. Shipping weight over 1kg. Pencil underlining and/or annotations / marginalia on 175 pages. Else light wear only book is clean untanned free of any foxing and age-spotting. Untorn dust jacket shows minor edgewear straightened creases on the flaps a touch of sunning on the spine. -- A scholarly study of the deteriorating diplomatic relationship between Germany and the United States in the decade leading up to America's entry into World War I. The book focuses on the tragic role of Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff the Imperial German Ambassador to Washington from 1908 to 1917. It portrays Bernstorff as a seasoned liberal diplomat who found himself caught between his personal desire for peace and the aggressive directives of his government in Berlin. Bernstorff is depicted as one of the few high-ranking German officials who understood American power. He repeatedly warned Berlin that unrestricted submarine warfare would inevitably force the U.S. into the war. In his desperation to prevent conflict Bernstorff frequently overstepped his instructions or ignored them entirely to appease the American administration and President Woodrow Wilson. Ultimately his conciliatory advice was ignored by the German military command and the Kaiser who overestimated German power and underestimated the United States. A significant portion of the English edition expanded from the original 1975 German version focuses on the "shadow war" conducted on American soil. The book details German activities in the U.S. between 1914 and 1917 including espionage propaganda and physical sabotage aimed at preventing American munitions from reaching the Allies. Doerries examines the extent to which Bernstorff was aware of these clandestine operations noting the "tricky position" he occupied as both an ambassador and a nominal supervisor of secret service agents like Franz von Papen. Critics and historians consider this work the most comprehensive treatment of German-American diplomatic relations during this critical era. The book utilizes documentary evidence that became available only after World War II providing fresh insight into the internal conflicts within the German Imperial government. University of North Carolina Press hardcover
1929réf. 019940London Bombay and Sydney: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1929. Book. Illus. by Monro S Orr. Very Good . Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition THUS Third print of this edition. pp. 294. Original blue boards complete with eight full colour illustrations by Monro S Orr. Original pictorial jacket present same design as boards. Light wear and a touch of chipping to spine. Clean tightly bound copy gift inscription to front end page. . George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd Hardcover
