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1992Inscription and ex-libris sticker inside front cover. No other marks, no creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright covers and no bumping to corners. 151pp. Wakes Week was the annual holiday for generations of northern folk, when they made the annual trip to the seaside. Illustrated with eighty contemporary photographs and postcards, this book tells the story of wakes week from the earliest days of the railways to what remains of the tradition today, with a special emphasis on the golden years between the 1920s and the late 1950s.
1925Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1948réf. 600683Wien, Poech, 1948. Folio. 87 S. Mit 600 Abbildungen auf 32 Tafeln. Illustrierter Originalumschlag (etwas fleckig u. gebräunt, Rücken am Kopf eingerissen).
1964239p. illus plates bibliography. index Crisp tight copy, tiny mark and slight scuffing at spine, else fine Book
2026réf. LRB36025926Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 628 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1826. Text in English. This comprehensive work compiles the laws and regulations of the British customs system as directed by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury. Published in 1826 it includes detailed notes indexes and a supplement covering the year 1826 providing a valuable resource for historians legal scholars and researchers interested in 19th-century British trade and administration. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1966réf. 375944Washington D.C. 1966. 8vo. Single sheet Vice Presidential stationery signed in black ink recto only with small yellow/brown stains; stapled to a copy of a letter from the Treasury Department on copy paper recto only. With a franked envelope Vice Presidential stationery also with small yellow/brown stain. 8vo. Humphrey's letter reads "Dear Mr. Neufeld: With reference to your letter of October 11 I now have a reply from the Bureau of Customs a copy of which is enclosed. Best wishes. Sincerely Hubert Humphrey." The copied letter regards the "unpleasant experience" Mace Neufeld had when clearing customs at Los Angeles. PhotoNYC unknown
1966réf. 375944Washington D.C. 1966. 8vo. Single sheet Vice Presidential stationery signed in black ink recto only with small yellow/brown stains; stapled to a copy of a letter from the Treasury Department on copy paper recto only. With a franked envelope Vice Presidential stationery also with small yellow/brown stain. 8vo. Humphrey's letter reads "Dear Mr. Neufeld: With reference to your letter of October 11 I now have a reply from the Bureau of Customs a copy of which is enclosed. Best wishes. Sincerely Hubert Humphrey." The copied letter regards the "unpleasant experience" Mace Neufeld had when clearing customs at Los Angeles. PhotoNYC unknown books
1914297p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
194830p. Printed Christmas Wish from George & Helen Macy inserted. Sm 4to. Original marbled grain title circled in silver on wood grain stiff paper boards. Extremities rubbed. Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 4
1991Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. B/w ills. 160 p. Good. Bayburt folklore. Sen ol Bayburt: Bayburt folkloru.
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réf. 1330061799.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1365579743.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1397228423.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1937réf. 002608Shanghai: Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs 1937. China. The Maritime Customs I - Statistical Series: No. 1 A detailed tabulation of all exports of China to foreign trading partners in the years 1934 1935 and 1936. For each commodity trading partner quantity where appropriate and value of export is provided. Each commodity is identified in both Chinese and English and listed under its related tariff code. Some loss of wrapper to head and tail of spine binding otherwise strong; faint stamp handwritten date and remains of small sticker on front wrapper. Interior pages clean and unmarked - overall a very good copy of this rare item. vi 318 pp. index. First Edition. Softbound. Very Good. 28 x 22 cm. Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs
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1996réf. 2091502135406574Tsukuba ne-sha 1996. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Tsukuba ne-sha paperback
1990réf. 2092902141103388Tsukuba ne-sha 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 books Tsukuba ne-sha paperback
1994réf. 2090202120800430Not Available 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
1930réf. 2091502135500081Heibonsha 1930. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 16x23cm Heibonsha paperback