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Best.-Nr. B9781107166035Hardback. New. This book provides a global history of the power and limits of imperial rule from antiquity to the present. Written by a team of leading scholars it sheds new light on the rise and fall of empires and questions the association of bureaucratic rationality with 'modernity' and the 'Rise of the West'. hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 0099422002. Hardcover. Fine. Publisher: Wadworth Publishing Co. Inc. 2002 FINE Swrink Wrap HB ISBN: 0-534-67793-2 W/Infotrac. hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 727481PN. New. 1965. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1923Best.-Nr. 57813DETAILED RECORDS OF THE BRITISH SUBJUGATION AND COLONIZATION OF MODERN GHANA first edition 8vo. xii 557 1 advt.pp. coloured frontispiece map maroon cloth gilt small bruise on spine else a very nice copy. Uncommon. This book collects and prints a mass of original documents relating to the European in particular British scramble to control the wealth and trade of regions adjacent to the western African coast and the consequent progressive militarisation and colonization the region. It covers "the period from the formation of the last African Company of Merchants in 1750 to the conclusion of the third Ashantee War in 1874" during which British Dutch and Danish interests bought and sold each other coastal forts without "any consultation whatsoever with the tribes concerned therewith" and garrisoned these forts with British army units regular troops the Royal African Corps and troops imported from the West Indies. Slaving was obviously a major source of wealth. Crooks knew the region well since he had served in the Ashanti wars and had been administrator of Sierra Leone from where the British possession in the Gold Coast now Ghana were controlled for a period in the 1840s. Crooks Queen's County now Laois 1842 - 1928 Irish soldier colonial administrator and writer was educated at the Royal Hibernian Military School Dublin where he stayed until 1857 when he enlisted in the British Army. He served in west Africa during the third Anglo-Ashanti War in an Army Service corps probably in the Royal Artillery from 1873 to 1874. He was promoted from Staff sergeant to assistant commissary on probation on 8th September 1873 and later became a Deputy Commissary with the rank of Major. He was for a time colonial secretary or administrator of Sierra Leone. On retirement and return to Dublin he published a series of books on military and colonial history. There is a full account Crooks services in the Dec. 1898 issue of Hibernia. Quarterly Magazine of the Royal Hibernian Military School but we have not been able to examine a copy only recorded copy in B.L. He apparently had a great interest in that magazine and was a frequent contributor. This copy was until recently in Crooks family ownership. Browne and Nolan, Limited hardcover
Best.-Nr. 47112909-nnew. unknown
2000Best.-Nr. GHC15-47746-A-0Old Lyme CT: Medical Vision Press. Very Good-. 2000. 1st Edition Unstated. Paperback. 213 pages; minor smudges to the top exterior edge of textblock. Minor rubbing to the covers. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Medical Vision Press paperback
1983Best.-Nr. 157j1429Orillia Ontario: Simcoe County Historical Association. Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 0919333028 . Offers a very informative and engaging local history of Oro Township and Orillia Ontario. The author 1894-1978 was known by some as "The Sage of Oro" due to his enthusiastic study of local history. 125 pages. Index. Fold-out map. Family tree diagram. Many high-resolution black and white reproductions of archival photos. A sound copy.; Illustrations; 8vo . Simcoe County Historical Association paperback
2019Best.-Nr. x-1473958652Sage Pubns Ltd 2019. Paperback. New. 424 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.75 inches. Sage Pubns Ltd paperback
1974Best.-Nr. 527j0237Seattle WA: The Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. Good. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Features: Cover photo of launching day in Seattle's Nilson & Kelez Shipyard; A Busy Week for the Snohomish; Vignette of the Sea; Chickamauga Alias Sea Chicken; Wreck of the Al-Ki; SS Lurline 'Lost' on Puget Sound; The San Juan Boundary Dispute; Mail Buoy. 44 stapled pages generously illustrated in black and white. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to . The Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society paperback
1890Best.-Nr. 319510New York 1890. First edition. Frontis. 512pp. 8vo. Bound in full blue morocco a.e.g. for Asprey & Co. Fine. First edition. Frontis. 512pp. 8vo. unknown
1890Best.-Nr. 319510New York 1890. First edition. Frontis. 512pp. 8vo. Bound in full blue morocco a.e.g. for Asprey & Co. Fine. First edition. Frontis. 512pp. 8vo. unknown books
1914Best.-Nr. 001900Dublin: Browne and Nolan Limited 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo format - 7.5" tall. A history of the Royal Irish Regiment of Artillery between 1755 and 1801. This is a presentation copy from the author to R. J. Crowe who claims to have helped him in his researches. Internally very good in original cloth which is a little marked and faded to fore-edge of top board. Minor water staining to margins of frontispiece and portrait of author and with spot foxing to tops of final five pages of index. Inscribed on ffep and with marginalia to two pages from J. J. Crowe. Uncommon. A detailed history of the Royal Irish Regiment of Artillery between 1755 and 1801. Browne and Nolan, Limited hardcover
1986Best.-Nr. Q-0961596112Raven Rocks Press 1986. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Raven Rocks Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. BN212746Stephanus Edition. Softcover. Libanon - Furcht und Hoffnung Libanon - Furcht und Hoffnung Peter Crooks Stephanus Edition paperback
2016Best.-Nr. x-1107166039Cambridge Univ Pr 2016. Hardcover. New. 474 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. DADAX0754672476Routledge 2008-12-28. 1. hardcover. New. 6.14x0.86x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. __0822324865Duke Univ Pr 2000. Hardcover. New. 412 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. Duke Univ Pr hardcover
1926Pages 86-168+ 20 pages of nice ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, "The Muscle Builder". Features: Mazulla and His Sahib, part 1 - moving Indian adventures, with photos; Neilson's New Man -a story of country life in New Zealand; The Tale-Teller of Algiers - the strange adventure of a visitor to Algiers in October, 1925; Mussolini's War Against the Mafia in Sicily - describes the first stage of the great 'clean-up' - a most dramatic and exciting business - article with photos of Police Commissioner Spano, Signor Mori of Palermo, Gaetono Ferrarello, Carmelo Andaloro, Salvatore Ferrarello, and Nicolo Andaloro; Mr. Stepper, I.D.B. - a diamond story; The Trouble in Coeur D'Alene - part 2 - going undercover to investigage labor-management conflict in the mining district of Northern Idaho - with photos; "Free-Trading" in the Arctic - great photo-illustrated article about white traders living in remote Indian and Eskimo territories; Photo of Korean wedding; One Thing After Another - troubles on the Inyoka Tobacco Estate in Rhodesia, with photo of author and trouble-making jackal; Across North America in a Motor-Boat, part 4 of this record-setting 6,000 mile trip - with maps and photos; The Cleverest Thieves on Earth - The Criminal Tribes of India - a photo-illustrated account of the 'crims' and their hereditary war against society. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1923Best.-Nr. 278246United Kingdom: Browne and Nolan 1923. Book. Very Good. hardback. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. hardback octavo brown cloth lettered gilt to spine slightly rubbed at some extremities. Presentation copy from the author to the Royal Historical Society signed under and with their stamp on the front free endpaper. The body of text is clean and unmarked. Coloured map frontis xii 557pp. Uncommon. Browne and Nolan Hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. BN130398Academic Press London 1978. 1978. The Spectrum in Chemistry. The Spectrum in Chemistry. Crooks J.E. Academic Press, London unknown
1949Pages 757 - 792. Features: Cover photo of Princess Elizabeth unveiling panels added to the Royal Artillery Memorial to commemorate gunners killed in the war 1939-1945; Page of photos illustrates the revival of an ancient English craft neglected since the middle ages - mead-making in Cornwall; Photo of Miss Anne Crawford naming "The Capitals Limited" train; The Gen. Assembly of the Church of Scotland - The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in Edinburgh; Photos of South Africans playing Jukskei; Review of "Burma's Icy Mountains" by F. Kingdon-Ward; Royal scenes of Ulster welcoming the Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh; Photos of captured Russian train in Berlin; Personalities of the week include Sir Cyril Radcliffe, Lord Greene, Mr. John McCloy, Lord Hazlerigg, Gen. J Lawton Collins, Mr. David Bruce, the Earl of Strathmore, Gen. S.H. Van Spoor, Gen. Shanker Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, Mr. S.M. McCready, Queen Mary, Miss Frances Stevens, Michael Wilding, Anna Neagle, Herbert Wilcox, Lord Leverhulme, Miss Jane Wyman, and Sir Lawrence Olivier; Greece and the Russian Plan - article by Cyril Falls; Photos of bandits being hunted in the mountains of Sicily; Photos of Royal occasions in London and Venice; Photos of the Chelsea Garden Show; One-page photo illustrates sailing race in King's Reach taking place in the heart of London for the first time in more than 100 years; Two pages of photos illustrate life in the little-known mountain kingdom of Afghanistan, including photo of the reigning King, H. M. Mohammed Zahir Shah; Photo of Field Marshal von Rundstedt who was released from military custody at Hamburg on May 26; Photo of Gerhard Eisler going free - the German born communist leaves Bow Street Police Station after the US application for his extradition failed; Photo of the West German Republic being signed into being; Photo of "unbeatable" machine which plays X's and O's; Article on the oldest skull yet found in France - a discovery which revises theories of human evolution; How Prof. Dorothy Garrod found the Fontechevade skull; Lovely one-page colour ad for Robinson's Lemon Barley Water; Nice colour ad for Imperial Leather Cologne on back cover. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196096 pages. Short Stories: Fair Warning; Swindler in the Family; Night Marshal; A Sentimental Subject. Articles: The Night Our Town Blew Up - photo-illustrated article of Roseburg, Oregon, scene of a massive explosion in 1959; The Animals Come First; They Called Us "The Law" - recollections of the wife of District Attorney W.A. (Bill) Morrison in Milam County, Texas; The Fight to Save the "Preemies" (premature babies); Speediest Kids Afloat - Australian swimmers John and Ilsa Konrads of Australia; They Killed Heydrich (Conclusion) - Seven Against a Regiment - story with many photos of the aftermath of the murder of SS Gen. reinhard Heydrich; The Face of America - The Well-Trained Angels; Beloved Bandits of the Skyways - a seagull story. Serials: The Secret of Sidewinder Gulch (part 1 of 7); The Case of the Duplicate Daughter (part 5 of 8). Ads: Caterpillar ad features photo of Philadelphia demolition scene; Dodge Trucks - with U-Haul theme; Nice one-page Pepsi ad with beach scene illustration; Campbell's Tomato Soup - used in BBQ sauce; Very nice one-page color-photo ad for the 1960 Turbine Drive Buick, featuring a black Electra 225 four-door sedan with yacht in background; Salem cigarettes - nice creekside scene; Dutch Boy Nalplex paint; Nostalgic color-photo centerfold ad for the 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible features white car and white horses; The Taylor family is featured in a two-page ad for the Insured Savings and Loan Association; Fisher Body; One-page color photo of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN; Lennox ad inside back cover; Great back cover color-photo Coke ad features bottle and glass floating on iceberg. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
195140 pages. Features: Cover photo of the upper Fraser sternwheeler "Quesnel" arriving at South Fort George in 1910; 1950 in Review and Forecast for 1951; Somebody Loves Them (Tourists) - But Why?; Photos of placer miners working on ice with diver near Lillooet in 1926; Historic Pavilion Mountain; Yukon Dog Tales - article with photos, including three photos of recoving a 3-ton truck which had sunk into 400' of water in Atlin Lake; $20,000 Reward - a true story about one of the northwest's most notorious bandits - Bill Miner and his accomplices; Saga of the Upper Fraser Sternwheelers - feature article with many great photos; Back cover photo Finning ad for Caterpillar diesel engines which power sawmills; Dozens of nostalgic local ads, many with photos. Name and faint date stamp upon front cover. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196152 pages. Features: Berlins - The Crisis That Propaganda Built; The United Empire Loyalists Live On; One Canada - the real promise of Quebec's revolution - Hugh MacLennan on the prospects of Canadianism; Trent Frayne's Book on Bookies - How to Win Money Even When You Lose; Dr. F.B. Bowman claims 3 of 4 Blood Transfusions are more likely to harm than heal; How Rumrunning Corrupted Canada - Canadian liquor smuggling to the prohibition-bound U.S. made crooks out of officials and politicians; Molson's Canadian one-page ad features CFL star Ron Stewart; The case for Huckleberry Hound as Mordecai Richler sees it; Colour-photo Coke ad on back cover shows beach couple being hit by wave; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
1931Features: Cunard's bid for ocean supremacy; Editorials - Michelson - by submarine to the north pole - wages and prosperity - fighting the crooks - human engineering - television broadcasts; Riding with the signal in the cab - right-of-way signals are repeated within the engine cab; Quick-freezing solves food problems; Efficient medical department for brokers and employees at the stock exchange; Airplains land blind - guided by radio; A a splintered planet? - tiny elongated Eros may be a fragment of an older, larger asteroid; National Aircraft Show; The biblical deluge a fact - Archeological finds are stratified as though by a flood; Amateur astronomy in Pittsburgh - an observatory is built by and for amateurs; Television now on schedule - first broadcasts of television on a regular program; Science in search of oil - The last of three articles on salt, sulfur, and petroleum; A familiar truck becomes a locomotive - gasoline powered yard locomotive has commendable features; Professionnal methods in amateur archeology; American olives by the ton - large industry in California is over 150 years old; Preserved for 10,000 yeares to come - unique methods of preserving records of Tokyo earthquake; Mechanizing a giant foundry - Allis Chalmers. One inch opening at top of spine-fold. Half-inch tear to fore-edge of front cover. Quarter inch tear to fore-edge of back cover. Covers remain 50% attached to contents. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
