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1990ref. 500218796Magnard 1990 1990. Broché.
2004Over 700 pages. Footnotes. Index. "A place so vast and so inclusive that it could never be housed in a physical building. It's a virtual museum of our country's history, a road map to the Canadain psyche whose signposts are physical artifacts that date back to the birth of life on our planet. Prior owner's details clipped from top of front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy of this attractive and interesting work. Book
1963ref. 229451The Philosophical Research Society Inc 1963. Hardcover. Gift presentation on the front free endsheet with personal library check out card on rear paste down else very good condition with text clean and binding sound / chipped and edge ruffled dust jacket with sun faded spine. 149pp. The Philosophical Research Society Inc hardcover
ref. 0282543015.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 0484239988.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1818ref. 76386London:: J. Souter 1818. old full diced calf. 19th c. institutional bookplate on pastedown no other institutional markings; tiny ink ownership signature; joints rubbed and just starting to crack; but tight and sound; contents fine. . 8vo. J. Souter, unknown
1967ref. 191418Berkeley: Institute for Local Self Government 1967. Pamphlet. Unpaginated preliminaries x 32p. text reproduced from typescript; softbound pamphlet in 11x8.5 inch plain printed wraps. Item is somewhat edgeworn with faint silverfishing and ownership ink to front cover staining and sunning to back; a 3-inch split has developed at the tail. A fair to good copy. The 'amparo' is a simple grievance mechanism practiced in Mexico that grants due process does not vacate any laws and that could be easily adopted by Hispanics in California. Institute for Local Self Government unknown books
2010ref. 2135370Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press 2010. XXIV, (2), 296 Seiten. With some illustrations. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1972Reprint of the 1916 first edition. 224 pages. The Lusitania Massacre is one of the great landmarks in history, not alone in American history but in human history, because it ensured German defeat in the World War. Chapters include: Should passenger vessels carry war material?; English orders to fight submarines; The German warning; The American warning; The Cunard Company's warning; American Ruling (not law) on foreign armed merchant vessels; Was the Lusitania armed?; The Manifest of the Lusitania; Who is responsible?; View of the English, Austrians and Germans; The official English investigation; and more. Black and white illustrations. Some markings. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge secured with librarian's tape. Spine leaning moderately. Remains a decent working copy. Book
ref. 61034Printed in England. 1987. Cinema promotion JUMBO LOBBY CARDS. Nine original UK jumbo-sized lobby cards for the movie adaptation of Ian Fleming's short story produced by Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond 007. Colour lithographic images on card stock 9. Faint vertical fold some light handling. Near fine. An unusual format- regular lobby cards are 10 x 8 inches yet these are larger poster-sized prints. Printed in England. [1987] unknown
ref. 61035Rome: Rotolitoservice 1987. Cinema promotion Italian Photobustas. Five posters featuring a range of scenes from the movie adaptation of Ian Fleming's short story produced by Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond 007. Stated 'Prima Edizione Italiana 1987' and showing the Italian film title translated as '007 Danger Zone'. Each 18 x 25.5 inches. Faint vertical fold some light handling. Very good. Rome: Rotolitoservice, 1987 unknown
ref. 121762London Printed for the proprietor by Jas. Adlard and Sons 23 Bartholomew Close; published by J. Souter 73 St. Paul's Church-Yard and to be had of every bookseller in the United Kingdom 1818. . Reprint stated 'Second Edition'; 8vo 22.5 x 14 cm; a little toned with occasional minor spotting opening ff with short tear at head of gutter margin lower corner of C4 torn but not affecting text; modern green morocco covers ruled in gilt spine lettered in gilt marbled edges very good; 94pp. An early reprint edition of the first English-language translation of Confucius' Morals. The Morals of Confucius originally published in 1691 was the first work in English to introduce readers to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher who lived during the 'Spring and Autumn' period of the fifth and sixth centuries BC. His teachings grew into a defined ideology that emphasised self-cultivation of virtue family responsibility and ethical governance. The text is translated from Pierre Savouret's French-language La Morale de Confucius published in 1688 itself translated and abridged from the Latin compendiums of Confucius' teachings compiled by the Jesuit missionaries Prospero Intorcetta 1625-1696 and Philippe Couplet 1623-1693 who reached the Qing Empire in the 1650s. This 1818 printing was edited by one Joseph Tela perhaps a pseudonym for Joseph Webb editor of The Philosophical Library. London, Printed for the proprietor, by Jas. Adlard and Sons, 23, Bartholomew Close; published by J. Souter, 73, St. Paul's Churc unknown
1822ref. 020073London: Souter J. 1822. Book. VG-. Hardcover. Later Printing. Book is 1/2 leather with worn marbilized boards minor foxing thus very good minus with owner signature and bookplate. Souter, J. Hardcover
ref. 0530922428.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1964ref. 296610New York: A Studio Book / The Viking Press 1964. Hardcover. xiii 60p. illustrated with 27 full page color plates on high-gloss alkaline stock a respectful production in 8.5x6.5 inch splendid blue cloth boards gilt and glossy dust jacket. Dust jacket is price-clipped neatly else virtually as-new: sound clean and unmarked. A Studio Book / The Viking Press hardcover books
2001ref. 3108963Berlin & New York: Walter de Gruyter 2001. XIV, 547 Seiten. Gr. 8° (23 x 16 cm). Orig.-Leinenband. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
2000ref. 332257Boston: Bedford/St.Martin's 2000. Paperback. xiii 226p. illustrated with scattered b&w period graphics plus two line-maps softbound in 8x5.5 inch glossy green decorated wraps. The only flaw we see is immediately apparent: a deep large corner crease to front cover and also adjacent rumplings of the first ten or so leaves. Otherwise sound and undamaged entirely clean and unmarked in any way. The Bedford Series in history and culture. Bedford/St.Martin's paperback books
2002ref. 520090Amsterdam: BIS publishers. 2002. 224 Seiten. 30x24,5cm. Zustand: Sehr Gut, eher ungelesen; Schutzumschlag (hat min. bis geringe Gebrauchsspuren); Hardcover oder Leinen
1993ref. 265016PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
194132 pages. Features: Cover photo of The Right Hon. Viscount Halifax at his desk; Photos of The Right Hon. Anthony Eden, The Right Hon. Viscount Cranborne, M.P., and Captain the Right Hon. David Margesson; Twp pages of illustrations of R.A.F. badges of bomber squadrons; Two pages of photos of the recent visit of 84-year-old Marshal Petain to Lyons; Photos of the destroyed Middle Temple and its Library; Iconic one-page photo of St. Paul's amidst smoke and wreckage of Nazi onslaught; Photos of damage to Guildhall and Wren churches by London's fire of 1940; One-page photo-portrait supplement of Churchill at his desk with cigar laid-in; One-page photo of destroyed Guildhall; Photos of H.M.S. 'Swordfish' and H.M.S. 'Acheron', both lost at sea; Photos and map of 'Domed Bardia' - Italy's Libyan port besieged by land, sea and air; Photos of the war-damaged former ocean liner 'Carnarvon Castle'; Page of photos of captured Italian Generals in Cairo; Dramatic centrefold photo of Italian prisoners marching as they quit the ruins of Sidi Barrani on December 11; Ten photos of Italian prisoners and war material captured by Wavell's 'Brilliant Stroke' at Sidi Barrani; Two-page illustration of tank battle at Sidi Barrani; Photos of retreating Italians and victorious Greek and British soldiers; Two aerial photos of R.A.F. bombing of Valona, Albania's key port; Photos of personalities of the week include D.O. Finlay, Admiral Darlan, Sir Nevile Wilkinson, Sir R. Dorman-Smith, C.D. Howe with E.P. Taylor, W.C. Woodward, and other survivors of the torpedoed 'Western Prince', Churchill and his wife inspecting London damage, the new Maharaja of Mysore, Rev. A.C. Don, Dr. Risto Ryti, M. Kyosti Kallio, and William Knudsen; Three sensational large photos of construction of the world's biggest plane, the Douglas B-19 under construction at Santa Monica, including dozens of the men who built it; Two pages of illustrations of the Nazi 'Lotfe 7 B' bomb sight; and more. Staples disintegrated. Unmarked with above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating wartime issue. Book
1947Pages 677-704. Features: Colour Dunlop ad inside front cover features The Mumming Plays; Cover photo of wartime munitions being scrapped for production drive; Five photos illustrate the United Nations new simultaneous interpretation system; Two pages of illustrations explain the Swedish Albatross marine expedition as it investigates seabed deposits; An account of the aims of the Albatross expedition and of the equipment used to obtain material for scientific investigation from great depths; Six-photo sequence shows an F8F Bearcat's failed attempt to land on the USS Tarawa - it ultimately crashes into the sea; Photo of road scouts delivering 800,000 signatures to the House of Commons with the aim of restoring the basic petrol ration; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Croft, Mr. Strachey, Malcolm McCorquodale, Lord Hemmingford, H. R. Macbeth-Raeburn, M. Tristan Bernard, Sir Reginald Stubbs, Marshall Tito, Mr. Dinnyes, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Mr. Dimitrov of Bulgaria, Col. N. A. Filatov, Winston Churchill at Manchester Town Hall, and Arab leaders attending the Arab League Conference on Palestine at Almaza Airport; Article discusses the Marshall Plan and Mr. Molotov; Photos of Jewish Settlement Police trainees and map of the United Nations plan, dividing Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, with Jerusalem and International city; Two pages of photos and text describe troops of the Arab League states, including photo of Glubb Pasha, commander of the Arab Legion of Transjordan; Two-page centrefold illustration inside the Structures Department at the Royal Aircraft Establishment where students are taught how to test aircraft components; Six illustrations show young engineers training in model making and wind tunnel testing; Five photos document the state funeral of France's great tank General Leclerc, who perished in a North African air crash; Eritrea's commission of investigation - six photos with text; Photos of the first ramjet helicopter, on ground and in flight; Photo of 12 foot diameter pipeline carrying water to generate power from the Campbell River dam in British Columbia; Photo of Sir Alan Cunningham and G. Heddingham inspecting scene of rioting and looting in the commercial centre of Jerusalem; Photo of directors and officials of Krupps, Hitler's main armament maker, on trial at Nuremberg; Two pages of photos and text describe bronzes newly found in North Honan; Review of the film "Mine Own Executioner"; Back cover colour ad for Wright's coal tar soap shows dancing Arctic seals. Above average external wear with clumsy tape repair to coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
1962Features/Photos: Brunei released from rebel hands - and aspects of the hunt for the leaders of the rebellion; Mr. Chester Bowles; Stalactites as a tool material for the Australopithecines; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
1979248 pages plus index. "Provides an abundance of know-how and expertise, culled over the last hundred years from the experiences of family farmers, smallholders and rural advisors in different parts of the English-speaking world. The scope of the material is vast - from solutions to minor everyday problems such as how to keep a shovel handle dry when digging in wet soil, to the planning and tending of a small forest... A valuable classic for smallholders and do-it-yourselfers who are committed to conserving their natural environment and are working with limited financial resources." - from back cover. Densely packed with exceptionally practical information and helpful illustrations. Book
2016Mm 145x205 Volume in copertina rigida originale, sovraccoperta editoriale, 493 pagine con testo in lingua inglese, spagnolo, portoghese ed italiano. Copia eccellente, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
2020ref. 327210New York City: Spuyten Duyvil 2020. Paperback. xvii 198p. plus acknowledgments softbound first edition in 8x5 inch decorated glossy wraps. An as-new copy: perfectly sound clean and unmarked. Author Simon has major chops; her epigraphs are taken from Cavafy and Rukeyser and she can handle the job of prose-writing. "I grew up in a home full of stories a house lined with bookshelves. a radical home where I read the poetry of Brecht and Neruda." Find background of and first-hand experience in Gaza a minute state 4x25 miles in area she describes as the most densely-populated state-unit in the world. Spuyten Duyvil paperback books
