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Best.-Nr. Bloomsbury-9781848854253I.B.Tauris. Hardback. New. 320 pages I.B.Tauris hardcover
Best.-Nr. Bloomsbury-9781848854253I.B.Tauris. Hardback. New. 320 pages I.B.Tauris hardcover
Best.-Nr. ria9781848854253_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; As a result of the various reforms of the mid-nineteenth century Tanzimat 'reorganisation' era Ottoman authority in Iraq was much stronger and better administered by the 1870s than it had been when the Ottomans imposed direct rule o hardcover
Best.-Nr. 62079110I.B. Tauris & Company Limited . Hardback. New. pp. 304 I.B. Tauris & Company, Limited hardcover
1943Vg/Vg (front of dj undamaged and unmarked, large tear across back of dj but no loss, neat signature title page else contents very clean in very good condition, near fine) 16mo 57pp. Little booklet published in aid of War Funds. Second printing August 1943. Sold in aid of the War Purposes Fund. Red lettering stamped across front cover reads "A gift to the Forces from Ceylon Theatres Limited." Foreword by the Governor of Ceylon. Quote from G. Layton, Admiral, Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon on front dj flap and on back dj as follows: "our war effort now demands the production of every pound of rubber possible, and the more interest taken in this subject the better." Short passages include the history of the rubber industry in Ceylon, early attempts at manufacture, Charles Goodyear, vulcanization, Sir Henry Wickham, the birth of companies, Dunlop, comparison of share prices, the world's production and consumption of rubber, and more. Also chapter on the production of rubber and the treatment of the raw product on the plantation illustrated with b/w photographs. Very interesting and unusual little item.
2019Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789353668204Facsimile Publisher 2019. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 2.49 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. Gyan-9789353668204Facsimile Publisher 2019. Hardcover. New. 25.13 x 18.78 x 2.49 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
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1925Best.-Nr. 66217ABColombo, Plate & Co. / Kandy & Nuwara Eliya., (um 1925). Gr.8°. [29,2 : 23 cm = B/H]. Unpaginiert. (ca. 85 Seiten). Blauer Originalleinenband mit goldgeprägtem Deckeltitel und Ganzgoldschnitt. (Hinterdeckel minimal fleckig. Vor-/Hintersatz etwas leimschattig. Titel mit 7,5cm-Randeinriss - sauber unterlegt). - Ansonsten ein sehr gut erhaltenes, sauberes Exemplar in fester Bindung und ohne Eintragungen. 1. Auflage.
1920Best.-Nr. 222925Columbo.: Plate. No date. Circa1920. Full page black and white photographic plates throughout unpaginated 84pp unpaginated 23 x 29cm very good copy in original wrappers with cord tie. Small light brown mark affecting 3 plates light wear wrappers otherwise very good indeed. Street scenes with cars and rickshaws rural and seashore views natives customs including images of elephant corralling kraaling. . Plate. unknown
195283 plus 448 pages. Twenty-four maps. Many dozens of tables, charts and graphs. Prepared by request of the Government of Ceylon to survey the development potentialities of the country with special consideration given to: Agriculture (particularly rice cultivation, mixed farming, dairying, colonization and resettlement), Irrigation, Fisheries, Forestry, Minerals, Power, Industrial development, Inland transport and shipping, vocational training, Health (including housing and water schemes), General Economics (including public finance, money and banking, savings and investment, balance of payment). Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. Bindings intact. A sound copy of this comprehensive snapshot of Ceylon's state of economic development in 1952. Book
192632 pages. Features: When Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is the World's Greatest Warrior" - article with statistics of policemen killed on the job; Why I Left New York (part 1) - a middle westerner moves there but is in conflict with its alien atmosphere; Who Pays for Our Radio Programs? - noted economics author explains how national advertisers foot the bill so we can listen-in without charge; Captain Kidd - Pirate-Catcher - the rover is commissioned to capture ships flying the black flag; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - no amount of pretense can improve upon the original; Editorials - the time of England's trouble, is the jury system a failure, police death roll, the family is the unit; Woodrow Wilson (part 9) - He refused to be rushed into hasty decisions; World War's Effect Upon the Negro - overseas the colored soldier acquired an entirely new estimate of his importance in the scheme of things; Dry-Farming - The Tragedy of the West - scores of deserted homes stand as mute monuments to the settler's struggle in a land where rain seldom comes; Moonlight Midnight on "Old Tim" - Climbing Mount Timpanogas; The Voyage of the Victoria - part 3 - further adventures of Magellan; Chats with Office Callers; A Dance a Week - Hull's Victory, Lady Walpole's Reel, and Speed the Plow (with piano music for each); amazing photos of strange worldwide professions - a daredevil juggling atop several chairs, rubber tappers in Ceylon demonstrating the herringbone system,Egyptian dervishes passing skewers through their cheeks, and a Korean peddler of earthen ware - carried upon his back! Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
2002Best.-Nr. 21990Ratmalana / Sri Lanka : Vishva Lekha, 2002. X, 226 S. ; 8°, grüner Org.-Broschur / green paperback
1970Best.-Nr. 45530Colombo, Ranjana Printers 1970. 1970. small-8vo, 160 pp. softcover.
1985Best.-Nr. VOEK0354Sri Lanka 1985. 116 S., ill. OKart., geringe Gebrauchsspuren. In Englisch
1963Best.-Nr. EEZZ6911bColombo, Gunasena n.d. [1963]. X, 194 S. Text (inkl. Register), 49 Abb. auf 21 ungez. Tafeln, 4 mehrfach gef. Plantafeln, OHLn., gut erhalten
1937Best.-Nr. 6ralmThe Master Key Publishing Company 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Followed by The Gateway to Prosperity. A practical training for Western people by Victor Dane. Dated 1937 date found at the end of Introduction. Probably a first edition. British Empire edition. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 473 pages. There is gilt on the spine and on the top edge of the book. Frontispiece. The boards are a little shelf rubbed marked and the edges are slightly frayed. There are old tape residue marks on the endpapers. There is little foxing within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. The Master Key Publishing Company hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 304276Franz Steiner Verlag, Wiesbaden 1974. 265 pp. with 23 photographs, 61 figures and 30 tables, Groß 8°, Original-Karton (Softcover), Vortitel mit Namensstempel, Deckel mit kleiner Knickfalte, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar, (alltogether good copy),
2012Best.-Nr. 042933Kirsehir: AEÜ: Ahilik Kültürünü Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi 2012. Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Roy. 8vo. 24 x 17 cm. Papers in English and Turkish. 2 volumes set: xLix viii 1037 p. The 2nd International Symposium of Akhism. Proceedings.= II. Uluslararasi Ahilik Sempozyumu. Bildiriler. 19-20 Semtember 2012 Kirsehir - Türkiye. 2 volumes set. AEÜ: Ahilik Kültürünü Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi paperback
Best.-Nr. 11254Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, Plété & Co., ca 1925. 1 volume oblong quarto, original printed and illustrated wrappers, a very good copy.
Best.-Nr. 11255Colombo, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, Plété & Co., ca 1925. 1 volume oblong quarto, original printed and illustrated wrappers, rebound in modern full bordeaux leather, a very good copy.
1999Best.-Nr. 126089New Delhi - Madras, Asian Educational Services 1999 In-12 18,5 x 11,5 cm. Reliure éditeur simili-cuir bordeaux, report auteur & titre dorés sur le dos et le premier plat de couverture, XVII-120 pp., 6 illustrations hors texte, index. Exemplaire en très bon état.
1920Best.-Nr. 138747Couverture souple. Brochure 12 x 18cm de 16 pages. En anglais.
Best.-Nr. 11502from photographs by the publishers –publisched by PLETE Ltd. Combo Kandy & Nuwara Eliya. In 8 broché à l’italienne Cent vues sur papier couché .L’ensemble relié par un cordonnet. Sans date Très bon état
1867Best.-Nr. P2-7DLondon, Hydrographic office, Admiralty, 1867, in-8 (24x15) , IX-312pp ,relié percale avec titre doré sur le plat , dos lisse avec titre , manque de toile au dos , ex-libris sur le 1er plat et sur la page de garde «Capt P.B. Nichole ,ship RR Thomas , New-york ,1882», timbre , rousseurs sur le titre.