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1935No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, crease down sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red/black boards, foxing to slightly dusty page edges and bumping to lower corners. 448pp. The story of the Kilmartin family during the Great Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s.
ref. DADAX0802073972New unknown
ref. 3641Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1781 ; in-8. Titre-XVI- 599 pp.- 1 planche gravée dépliante hors-texte. Plein veau brun d'époque, usagé (coiffe sup. recollée, un mors et les coins renforcés par des pièces de vélin, importante tâche brune sur le titre). Le reste de l'ouvrage est propre et solide.
ref. 25921852; place not stated. The piece relates to 'the death by starvation of Commander A. Gardiner and the whole of the party sent out by the Patagonian Missionary Society in September 1850 to Picton Island the southern extremity of America'. '3 columns each 13½ inches by 2¾ attached to a piece of grey paper and a fourth column 3¾ inches by 2¾ attached to another piece. Discoloured and with minor spotting but in good condition overall. The article consists exclusively of transcriptions of two letters from Captain W. H. Morshead H.M.S. Dido at sea 22 January and 21 February 1852 and of a covering letter from Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby H.M.S. Portland at Valparaiso 21 February 1852. See Image. Note:"The Patagonian Mission founded in 1844 by Captain Allen Gardiner was the precursor to the South American Missionary Society SAMS an Anglican mission focused on bringing Christianity to the peoples of Patagonia. Although Gardiner and his companions tragically died of starvation and scurvy in 1851 during a disastrous expedition to Tierra del Fuego their sacrifice inspired the organization. The mission continued eventually expanding its scope renaming itself SAMS in 1864 to reflect its broadened work across the continent." AI Overview [1852]; place not stated. unknown
2010ref. 90757Hamburg, Heinrich-Kaufmann-Stiftung, 2010. 124 S. Mit einigen s/w Abb. 22 cm. OKart.
ref. 10013Publié avec une introduction par T. GENTY. In 8 carré broché, titre, 32 pages. Rouen 1892 Edition numérotée, n°3 sur 50 sur hollande, exemplaire nominatif seul grand papier. Société des bibliophiles normands. Il manque le premier plat de couverture
ref. DADAX0198860188New unknown
1939ref. 2090502113708885Not Available 1939. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
194596 pages. Features: Ominous one-page photo ad shows Boeing B-29s being assembled in huge factory; Japs say bombardment of Luzon was terrible - major coverage; Why Nazis caught Allies Off Base on the Ardennes Front; General Ernest N. Harmon; Reproduction of German propaganda piece which shows battle-weary Allied troops on the Saar front that draft dodgers at home are living it up with the lady-folk; Great GM color ad features firing tank and Hydra-Matic transmissions; Sweet one-page ad for the Blue Radio Network features Alan Young - 1944's most promising star; Nice color Schlitz beer ad; Eyewitness to starvation in Italy (with photos); Archibald MacLeish; Photo of Polish government in exile; Australina drought; Nice color-illustrated military ad for Borg-Warner; Firestone Tire color centerfold ad; King Boris III of Bulgaria; Incredible Warsaw photos shows skeletons of horses from which residents have stripped every bit of meat; Packard car ad features letter from Mustang pilot overseas; Photo of Hitler walking through bomb damage; Photos of Betty Morrissey who tends lighthouse at the Northern tip of Prince Edward Island (PEI); Great one-page color ad for White Trucks shows freight being loaded; US domestic manpower push; Photo/ad shows John B. Kennedy of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers; One-page *FANTASTIC* color-photo ad for Kodak will thrill silver-bugs! - shows dozens of huge silver bars being stacked for photographic use behind watchful armed guard; Nice one-page color Ford ad; Brief obituaries for Dr. John F. Condon, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Romain Rolland; Army study of Marihuana (Marijuana) smokers points to better ways of treatment; GI Surgeon Sgt. Frank Palco of Roth, VA; Photos of US propaganda being loaded into shells to be dropped over Germany; Photo of swimmer Ann Curtis; Nice one-page color ad for American Airlines features the new DC-6 flagship; Nice color ad for Chrysler's fluid drive; Nice photo ad for Bitumous cole features military theme; Anglo-American relations; Nice color military ad for Studebaker; and more. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
ref. DADAX0415007127New unknown
1908Pages 418-520 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: The Madness of Don Patricio; My Experiences in the Great Russian Famine - graphic glimpses of the terrible Russian famine of 1907 - article with photos; An Ill-Starred Invention - a patent application goes wrong; Mussel-Farming - a curious Dutch industry (article with photos); Adrift in a Runaway Airship - daring young Chicago balloonist William Matteray and his airship are blown by a gale all the way to Michigan; Sights and Scenes in Java - photo-illustrated article by a former resident; The Queen's Temper - part 1 - a remarkable narrative shows how the actions of obscure individuals culminated in the arrival of British troops and the downfall of Burma as an independent state; The Broken Arrow - a marine detective story by A.A. Jeffries; The Autobiography of a Brigand - Part I - Giuseppe Salomone of Barrafranca, Sicily; In the Land of Perfume - the ancient flowery town of Grasse; The Quest of the "O'Baki" - a Japanese ghost story; Lifting a City - after being destroyed by a tidal wave in 1900 the city of Galveston, Texas is raised several feet to prevent future such disasters; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy. Book
ref. SONG0716531283Used: Good unknown
ref. DADAX0141978287Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2018-07-05. paperback. New. 8.50x5.43x1.20. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group paperback
1990570 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "The classic work on Stalinism - now available in a major revision using new evidence from glasnost." - dust jacket. "A masterpiece of historical detection, likely to remain the definitive work." - The Economist. A considerably updated version of the 1968 first edition. "Includes hitherto secret information on the three great 'Moscow Trials,' on the methods of obtaining confessions, on the purge of writers and other members of the intelligentsia, on life in the labor camps, and many other key matters." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal signs of use. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
ref. 31699Paris, Centurion, 1993. 15 x 22, 200 pp., broché, bon état (cachets du collège jésuite Saint Stanislas à Mons).
ref. DADAX0299337200New unknown
1931ref. 68141931 Imprimerie J. Bourge, Viviers, 1931, in-8, 380 pages + table , broché. Avec ex libris tamponné.
ref. DADAX0865980535New unknown
2006ref. 100126897Touring 2006 576 pages 11 8x3 2x16 4cm. 2006. Cartonné. 576 pages.
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1947ref. P74092Bruxelles / Paris, Acta Medica Belgica / Maloine 1947 262pp.avec ills., 26cm., br.orig., bel état, P74092
1947262pp.avec ills., 26cm., br.orig., bel état, P74092
1987Book is in excellent condition with very light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 36 pages with maps, articles include: Marine mammals: a cultural and economic resource for the future, The origin of the narwhal --- a myth, Hunting stories from Hall beach, Starvation at Koluktoo bay, Stalking netsiq on the sea ice, Sound under the ice, Arctic marine mammals
ref. DADAX0415544653New unknown