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1908Pages 81- 120 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Ad for the Clinton Fireproofing System includes great photo of the mansion of Mr. Spreckles under construction in San Francisco; "Overloch" - The fountain of the formal garden; "Overloch," The Country Home of John A. Burnham, Esq., Wenham, MA; The Disposal of Bric-A-Brac; Residence of Van Wyck Rossiter, Esq., Nyack, NY; Fences in Towns and Villages; Illumination at Mount Vernon; The Summer Home of Spencer Hall, Esq., Water Witch, NJ - Built in the Mission style of Architecture; Planning a Country Home; The House Roof and It's Garden - a neglected opportunity / a successful house-top garden; The Historic Wentworth House at Little Harbor, NH, owned by Mr. J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr., of Boston, MA; Three Pennsylvania Houses designed by Mr. D. Knickerbacker Boyd, of Philadelphia; The Plant and the Season; Fantastic back cover ad for Pacific Mail S.S. Co. of San Francisco promotes their boat service from San Francisco to Hawaii, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Manila; and more. Printed on glossy stock. From a bound volume. Complete and unmarked with Average wear. Binding intact. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
1866xxii, 638, 6 (ads) pages. Fold-out map. Occasional black and white illustrations. "It has been my object in this work to give as clear an account as I was able of tracts of country previously unexplored, with their river systems, natural productions, and capabilities; and to bring before my countrymen, and all others interested in the cause of humanity, the misery entailed by the slave-trade in its inland phases - a subject on which I and my companions are the first who have had any opportunities of forming a judgement." - from Preface. "There must be something in the appearance of white men frightfully repulsive to the unsophisticated natives of Africa; for, on entering villages previously unvisited by Europeans, if we met a child... he would take to his heels in an agony of terror, such as we might feel if we met a live Egyptian mummy at the door of the British Museum." - from page 199. Fold-out map measures 24" wide by 17" high and is entitled "The River Shire, The Lakes Nyassa & Shirwa, The Lower Courses of the Rivers Zambesi & Rovuma" - based on the Astronomical observations and sketches of Dr. Livingstone, Constructed by John Arrowsmith, 1865. The routes of Dr. Livingstone and the Officers of the expedition are indicated in red. Map bears one inch opening along left side. Book has been recased in red buckram with new beige endpapers. Binding sound. Average wear. Unmarked. Lettering upon spine rubbed but legible. A quality copy. Book
1984v, 203 one-side pages. "Lists names of the inhabitants, businessmen and professional men, in the cities, towns and villages throughout the province of Ontario in 1851. A digitally enlarged reprint of the Ontario portion of The Canada Directory (1851) to which has been added a new index to the cities, towns and villages." - title page. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An excellent copy of this valuable Ontario geneaological reference. Book
1986viii, 872 pages. Photo endpapers. Maps. Hundreds of black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Compiled to preserve the historical account of the families, institutions, businesses, churches, schools and organizations of the R.M. of Invermay #305, Village of Invermay and Village of Rama. Early ranchers were attracted to the area in 1895 with the first homesteaders coming from Manitoba, the U.S., Eastern Canada, and Europe." - Preface. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this magnificent local history and genealogical reference. Book
1991xxviii, [2], 514 pages. Several black and white reproductions of archival photos. "Documents more than 21,000 towns in Central and Eastern Europe where Jews lived before the Holocaust. An exceptionally clear and easy to use reference work which will save enormous research time and frustration for students of this subject. For all interested in European place names and this period of history, it instantly becomes an invaluable and indispensable standard reference work." - dust jacket. Former library copy with minimal markings and light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
1969219 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
1983No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to corners of covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with rubbing to spine edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased. 256pp. Bestselling author Leslie Thomas takes us through hidden villages and waterways, thick woodland and isolated coastline, while his diversity of anecdotes captures the humous and vitality of the inhabitants of these wilder places.
1991No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Large fold-out map in perfect condition. 136pp. Includes a well-illustrated gazetteer to Derbyshire's towns and villages over nearly 100 pages.
1951Ex-library copy with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. Very clean pages in a tight binding with bright unmarked boards, dust/browning to page edges and slight bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with tear to upper rear edge. 439pp. In three parts - typical settlements in all seven continents, changes in size and pattern from Neolithic times and finally topographic and functional controls in modern towns.
1980No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to sharp corners. Thirteen double page maps plus 413pp. A companion covering Great Britain and Ireland giving details of a huge range of the literary associations of places and districts with authors from Bede to Tolkien, Sir Walter Scott to Zennor, DH Lawrence and Pepys.
1956No marks or inscriptions. A little creasing to covers. Clean tanned pages copy with dusty covers almost separated from page block. 375-430pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
1958No marks or inscriptions. Small creases to lower corners of covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers and no bumping to corners. 69-136pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
1959No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked slightly dimpled front cover and no bumping to corners. 581-646pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
1967No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very tiny creases to corners of covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers, slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 252-336pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
1968No marks or inscriptions to contents. Very tiny crease to lower corner of rear cover. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers, very slightly dusty rear and no bumping to corners. 909-992pp. Vintage edition of the Yorkshire magazine 'The Dalesman'.
1982ref. 5589Mengès 1982 non paginé pages 645x84x833cm. 1982. Reliure Editeur avec jaquette et boitier. non paginé pages. Ce beau livre illustré propose un voyage à travers l'Italie du Nord sur les traces du compositeur Giacomo Puccini. Il combine des photographies de paysages villages et lieux liés au musicien avec des textes biographiques et des commentaires sur ses œuvres créant un hommage esthétique à la fois géographique et musical
1976ref. 5708Castors du livre 1976 313 pages in8. 1976. broché. 313 pages.
1968ref. 5816Plon 1968 282 pages in8. 1968. Reliure Editeur avec jaquette. 282 pages. Ouvrage de 282 pages publié par Plon (éditions de 1968 et 1978) qui explore l'âme et la découverte des villages provençaux avec une préface de Marcel Pagnol. L'auteur André Bouyala d'Arnaud y apparaît comme un infatigable promoteur de la Provence
1956ref. 10355Presses d'Ile de France 1956 237 pages in8. 1956. broché. 237 pages. Ouvrage de 1956 destiné à la jeunesse publié dans la collection Nature des Presses d'Île de France. Il aborde l'observation de la nature en France les jeux en extérieur et la découverte des villages sous forme d'un guide illustré de 237 pages
1985ref. 10935Albatros 1985 195 pages 23x19x2cm. 1985. Broché couverture rempliée. 195 pages. Recueil de poèmes et récits publié en 1985 par André Giovanni célébrant la Corse ses paysages ses villages et ses traditions ancestrales. L'ouvrage préfacé par Gustave Thibon a reçu le prix France-Méditerranée en 1987 et le prix Edmond Haraucourt en 1989
1985ref. 12775Dargaud 1985 48 pages in4. 1985. Album. 48 pages. Rencontres du troisième sale type est une bande dessinée de Max Cabanes parue en 1982. L'histoire explore l'ouverture d'un passage entre notre époque et une autre mêlant humour et fantastique
2006ref. 14494Editions L'Harmattan 2006 236 pages 13 6x1 8x21 4cm. 2006. broche sous papier cristal. 236 pages. L'ouvrage de René Domergue examine l'intégration des Pieds-Noirs dans les villages du Midi de la France en analysant les rapports sociaux et les dynamiques d'insertion de cette population après leur arrivée. Publié en 2005 chez L'Harmattan il s'inscrit dans une perspective historique et sociologique
1998ref. 17251Odile jacob 1998 in8. 1998. broché. L'ouvrage retrace la saga de l'évolution humaine depuis l'Australopithèque jusqu'à l'apparition des premiers villages de l'agriculture et de l'élevage aboutissant à l'Homme moderne. Henry de Lumley paléontologiste de renom y relate notamment sa découverte des restes des premiers habitants de l'Europe dans une caverne des Corbières
ref. 14491In-8 - Broché - 13 pages + 20 pages - Très propre
ref. 99210Editeurs C. Dizain et A. Storck & Cie Editeurs C. Dizain et A. Storck & Cie, sans date, 627 p., demi-maroquin à coins, environ 31x24cm, 1 carte dépliante, des frottements sur la reliure, petit manque de cuir sur la coiffe supérieure, bon état pour le reste, intérieur bien propre.
