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1810RARE single volume containing THREE important texts on the Middle East, written in English during the 17th and 18th centuries. The first two are travel journals of pilgrims: the first is Henry Maundrell's journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem through the Galilee, and the second is an account of Italian missionaries' visit to mount Sinai. The third title is a detailed account of Islam, with a special emphasis on the rites of pilgrimage, written by the journalist Joseph Pitts. With 4 b&w plates and 2 fold-out plates. 210x125mm. VIII+520 pages. Patterned brown leather Hardcover. Embossed lettering and gilt decoration on spine. Text block edges marbled. Cover and spine worn. Cover heavily rubbed and scratched. Front cover detached. Cover corners/edges and spine edges bumped and peeling. Spine and spine edges peeling. Sticker on spine bottom edge. Ex-libris sticker and binder's sticker on endpaper. Ink inscription on whitepage. Rear whitepage bottom torn and partly missing (NO damage to text - blank whitepage). Pates and some pages somewhat age-stained. Pages yellowing and wavy. [SUMMARY]: Despite the damage to cover, this rare collection of early modern European texts on the Middle East is internally in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This book's cover is very worn, loose or missing. If you'd like, we can send this book to be rebound for an extra charge.
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1962VOLUME TWO ONLY. RARE LIMITED EDITION of the memorial book dedicated to the Jews of the Bukovina district in southeastern Europe. The book uses authoritative sources to create a clear historical account of the Jewish community in Bukovina from the earliest records of its existence to the destruction during the Holocaust. Contains numerous b&w photographs and illustrations. 330x250mm. VIII+228 pages. Red leather Hardcover with dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Jacket yellowing, dirty, wrinkled and slightly age-stained. Jacket edges and corners worn/tattered. Front cover bottom edge peeling. Spine edges bumped. [SUMMARY]: Save for some external wear (mostly to jacket), this extremely rare volume is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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ref. ORD-14268aux armées du Roy... Contenant l'Estat présent de la Ville de Paris et les Ouvrages qui ont été faits par les Ordres de Sa Majesté jusqu'en 1710. Divisée en ses vingt quartiers suivant l'arrest du Conseil. Le tout revu et augmenté par le Sieur Jaillot le Fils, Géographe. Paris. Taride. Vers 1910. Gd in-f°(330 x 498mm) en feuilles sous couverture imprimée, 4 pages de présentation et 12 planches sur double page destinées à être rassemblées pour former un plan d'environ 1,30 m de haut pour 1,70 m de large. Bel exemplaire.
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ref. 8762Relié - 11x17 - 616 pp - 1761 - Chez DUCHESNE, Libraire, rue S. Jacques, au dessous de la fontaine S. Benoît, au temple du Goût, Paris. Avec un portrait hors texte. 1ère édition.
ref. 62Paris, imp. Henry, 1831 - 2 t. en 2 vol. - in-16 : 1038/1104 pp. - rel d’ép.
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1988347 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A definitive history of Chinatowns in Canada - the culmination of 20 years of research." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. A splendid copy of this rare and important work. Book
195268 pages. Features: Editorial - Why are We Afraid to Grow (i.e. why are we afraid of immigration); Mr. Gromyko is welcomed to London, England; The Last Days of Dr. Harry Cassidy, Canada's outstanding authority in the field of social welfare - He knew he would die within three weeks - How he tied together the loose ends of his life - with portrait by Charles Comfort, RCA; She Leads the Housewives Crusade - Dorothy Walton, once the world's best badminton player, is fast becoming our best-known housewife as she spearheads half a million women on in a campaign to make shopping easier, cheaper and better; How To Live Through an Auto Crash - this article could save your life; Father Thomas Coughlin - The Holy Terror from Hamilton - a Maclean's flashback - article with photos of the 1930s radio priest who held millions spellbound; The Hottest Spot in Canada - Point Pelee National Park - article with colour photos; The Happily Married Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, Ontario - article with photos; They'll Move Anything - George Hill and Hill the Mover, Canada's largest moving company - article with photos; Leo, the Moth-Eaten Lion - Jack May saved the life of Leo the Lion at Toronto's Riverdale Zoo; What Every Young Bridegroom Should Know - humour by Barry Mather, illustrated by James Hill; Large colour ad for Canada Savings Bonds (CSBs); Chevrolet ad; Massey-Harris colour-photo ad displays their new Electro-Forging process for making crankshafts; Full-page RCAF Recruiting ad; Full-page ad for Household Finance "I Rent Money"; Nice colour half-page ad for Aylmer canned peas; Great vintage ad for Pres-o-lite batteries features black and white photo of Toronto Maple Leaf Captain Ted (Teeder) Kennedy; Bold colour ad for Snyder's Fine Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario inside back cover; Colour ad for Gyproc on back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A nice vintage copy. Book
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ref. 8852P., Maillet, (fin du XVIIIème).
