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232 pages. Winner of the 1980 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts. The story of the illegitimate son of Antonio Samson, the major protagonist in Sionil Jose's novel, The Pretenders. Now grown-up, Pepe Samson escapes from his village of Cabugawan to live in Manila's sprawling slum - Tondo. The story of his journey from one swampland to another; also the story of thousands of young Filipinos who have finally found meaning in their lives. An affirmation of faith in the future as envisioned by the dedicated Filipino youth today. The last, in terms of chronology, of the author's five Rosales novels. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
221 pages. How to survive and thrive in the turbulent futures industry. The first book to give you direct access to - and take you inside the minds of - the leaders and key players in today's futures industry. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
New Kazakh Paperback. Large8vo. (20 x 20 cm). In Turkish. [42] p. First and Limited-Numbered Edition: 055/200. 200 copies were printed. Numerous Edition. 055/200. Matem için matem. [= Liberty or love! And mourning for mourning]. Translated by Dilan Kirat. Turkish Edition. Mystery, the marvelous, the city of Paris transmuted by love, and Sanglot the Corsair s pursuit of the siren Louise Lame: these are the essential ingredients of Liberty or Love!, a masterpiece of early Surrealism written by Robert Desnos (1900-1945) and first published in 1924 to immediate acclaim. Characters appear and disappear at whim; they walk underwater and accept the most astounding coincidences with calm nonchalance. This crown jewel of Surrealist eroticism is part hymn to the erotic and part adventure story illumined by the shades of Lautreamont, Jack the Ripper and Sade. Desnos was famously lauded by Andre Breton--in his First Manifesto of Surrealism--for having come closest to the Surrealist truth, and his novel is a dream at once violent and tender--the perfect embodiment, in fact, of the Surrealist spirit: joyful and despairing, and effortlessly scandalous. This new hardback edition also includes Mourning for Mourning, Desnos first book--his own selection of his early stories from the period of sleeping fits and automatic writing.
114 pages. Features: Miss Georgina undresses; Revealing Lesley Anne Down, star of "Upstairs, Downstairs"; Born Free - Our Sexiest Springbook; The Story of the Tommy Gun; The Return of Bruce and Morgan; Centrefold - Susan Nell; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
409 pages. Dr. McClure's attractive signature upon half-title page. "This book started out to be a full biography of Dr. Bob McClure from his birth in 1900 up to the present time. It gradually transformed itself into something that may seem to fall halfway between an adventure story and a history of China through the first half of the twentieth century." - from Foreward. Prior owner's neatly written gift greetings upon half-title page which has a small piece cleanly clipped from top corner. Maps printed upon endpapers. Contents clean and unmarked. Light wear. Excellent copy. Book
250 pages. Index. Selected Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "During its brief existence the Kettle Valley Railway was the lifeline of southern British Columbia, forging the prosperity so much taken for granted today. In so doing, the Kettle Valley Railway became a part of history and bestowed upon the Canadian heritage a legacy as rich as any railway in this country." - from dust jacket. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Author's signature and inscription upon front free endpaper which also bears gift greetings to prior owner. Otherwise, book clean and unmarked with very light wear. A nice signed copy. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. 2 volumes set: 362 p. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. All stories of Storyteller Behcet Mahir. Meddah Behçet Mahir'in bütün hikâyeleri. 2 volumes set. Prep. by Ali Berat Alptekin, Esma Simsek, Saim Sakaoglu, Yurdanur Sakaoglu.
82 pages. Features: A Kingdom in the Sun - The Other Norman Conquest; The Story of Henry, Eldest Son of Henry II of England; The Captive King - Richard the Lionheart; Gibraltar - a Medieval Military Base; Beware of Pretenders at Bosworth; Pilgrims at the Shrine of Saint Richard of Chichester; Table Etiquette in Medieval Society; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
New New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 169 p. Medieval versus nineteenth century art and ideology: Tristan.
226 pages. Some small tears to dust jacket. Morton Shulman's fast moving story of his eight years in politics. Sharp but full of public concern, opinionated but self-critical, serious in intent but often hilarious in the telling. It reflects perfectly the life-style of its author - there is never a dull moment! He was an amazing character. Book
Fine Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 12,5 cm). In Turkish. [xx], 207 p. Many b/w plates. First Edition. 16 volumes full set: (226, [4] p.; 250, [4] p.; 214, [1] p.; 283 p.; 212, [2] p.; 221, [2] p.; 206, [1] p.; 206, [1] p.; 206, [1] p.; 205, [2] p.; 205, [1] p.; 198, [1] p.; 245, [1] p.; 197, [2] p.; 237, [2] p.; 191, [1] p.). All works of Esendal in Turkish literature. Memduh Sevket Esendal, kurz M.S.E. war ein türkischer Schriftsteller. Daneben war er türkischer Botschafter in Baku, Teheran und Kabul, Generalsekretär der CHP und Lehrer. Memduh Sevket Esendal. Bütün eserleri: [=All works of Esendal]. 16 volumes set: Vol.1: Ayasli ile kiracilari. Vol.2: Vassaf Bey. Vol.3: Otlakçi. Vol.4: Mendil altinda. Vol.5: Sahan külbastisi. Vol.6: Veysel Çavus. Vol.7: Bir kucak çiçek. Vol.8: Ihtiyar çilingir. Vol.9: Hava parasi. Vol.10: Bizim Nesibe. Vol.11: Kelepir. Vol.12: Gödeli Mehmet. Vol.13: Miras. Vol.14: Güllüce Baglari yolunda. Vol.15: Gönül kaçani kovalar. Vol. 16: Tahran anilari ve düssel yazilar.
As New English Paperback. Pbo. Mint. Cr. 8vo. (19.5 x 13.5 cm). In Turkish. 106 p. Memleketini özleyen yengeç. Translator: Hagop Gobelyan.
70 pages. Index. Abundant archival black and white illustrations. "The story of two young West of England men who, with a sound knowledge of the engineering trade, unbounded energy, determination and, above all, integrity, laid the foundations of a business which served, first a colony and then a nation." - from Preface. Gilt lettering upon red cloth-covered boards. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
104 Bawdy recollections of the Nanaimo businessman who entertained local newspaper readers for years with his humorous ads and letters to the editor. Pror owner's address label inside front cover otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
Join Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Morty and Ferdy in planning the craziest surprise party ever. Minnie's plans go awry when Donald brings his new invention, and Goofy tries to take charge! But the biggest surprise of all is finding out who actually gets surprised! Prior owner's name inside front cover else unmarked. Moderate wear. Contents clean. All 10 sound effects working loud and clear. Nice copy. Book
12 pages. Includes 6 delightful pop-ups, several with additional push-pull features. Book shows moderate wear and soiling but is still quite pleasing. No cassette tape included. Join Mickey, Goofy and Pluto as they help Santa deliver presents around the world. Book
New Romanian Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 16 cm). In Romanian. 93, [6] p., color ills. Micul print. [Le petit prince = The little prince]. [ROMANIAN EDITION]. Translated by Marieva Ionescu. Illustrated by Mihail Cosuletu.
112 pages. Index. Bibliography. Trademark list. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and diagrams. "A collector's guidebook for the USA." - from front cover. Chapters include: Introduction; Your Milkbottle Collection; How to Build a Milkbottle Collection; Especially Desirable Milkbottles; The Thatcher Story; Go-Withs for the Milk Bottle Collector; How to Display; Milk Bottle Mysteries; Studying the Milk Bottle Collection; "Bottoms Up"; How to Categorize a Collection of Milk Bottles; Amethyst Milk Bottles; Thatcher & Barnhart's Milkbottle Closure of 1886; Tin Tops; The Borden Company; Thatcher Company Catalog 1887. 1974 bottle-pricing guide laid in. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this precious reference. Book
Fine English Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [8], 300 p. Mockingbird. Agaçlarin bittigi yerde yalniz taklitci kus öter. TURKISH LITERATURE.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 216 p. Modern Kazak edebiyatinin öncüsü: Ibiray Altinsarin. Biography of Kazakh author, (1841-1889). TURKOLOGY Turkish - Turkic literature Biography Kazak literary history.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 304 p. Modern Türk hikâyesi. Kavram, gelisim seyri, tematik ve karsilastirmali okumalar. TURKISH LITERATURE Story Literary history Turkish - Ottoman culture Modernism.
342 pages including index. Author set out to discover the extent to which each of us is affected by the free flow of capital around a world without barriers? The result is this hilarious and instructive gallop through international finance. Few of the people she meets know or care about capital flows, but by the time the tour is over, the mechanisms of global finance are no longer obsure or abstract. Part detective story, part business report, this is a primer on today's dizzying economic dynamic and a surprising account of modern life. Unread. Clean and unmarked with faint signs of handling. Book
152 pages. Black and white illustrations. "Two widely different cultures are irresistibly entwined in this fascinating story - often humorous - sometimes tragic - of the author's life in China and Canada." - from back cover. Prior owner's name atop half-title page. Above-average wear. Tear to base of spine. Decent reading copy. Book
About The Book : The first half of the book covers their stay in south-western Germany (Heidelberg, Mannheim, a trip on the Neckar river, Baden-Baden and the Black Forest). The second part describes his travels through Switzerland and eastern France (Lucerne, Interlaken, Zermatt, Chamonix and Geneva). The end of the book covers his trip through several cities in northern Italy (Milan, Venice and Rome). Several other cities are touched and described during their travels, as well as mountains such as Matterhorn, the Jungfrau, the Rigi-Kulm and Mont-Blanc.Interleaved with the narration, Mark Twain inserted stories not related to the trip, such as Bluejay Yarn, The Man who put up at Gadsby's and others; as well as many German Legends, some invented by the author himself. Six appendices are included in the book. They are short essays dedicated to different topics. The role of The Portier in European hotels and how they make their living, a description of Heidelberg Castle, an essay on College Prisons in Germany, "The Awful German Language", a humorous essay on German language, a short story called "The Legend of the Castle" and a satirical description of German newspapers. About The Author : Mark Twain (1835–1910), was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter of which has often been called the "Great American Novel". Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner. In 1867, a local newspaper funded his trip to the Mediterranean aboard the Quaker City, including a tour of Europe and the Middle East. He wrote a collection of travel letters which were later compiled as The Innocents Abroad (1869). It was on this trip that he met fellow passenger Charles Langdon, who showed him a picture of his sister Olivia. Twain later claimed to have fallen in love at first sight.
About The Book : The first half of the book covers their stay in south-western Germany (Heidelberg, Mannheim, a trip on the Neckar river, Baden-Baden and the Black Forest). The second part describes his travels through Switzerland and eastern France (Lucerne, Interlaken, Zermatt, Chamonix and Geneva). The end of the book covers his trip through several cities in northern Italy (Milan, Venice and Rome). Several other cities are touched and described during their travels, as well as mountains such as Matterhorn, the Jungfrau, the Rigi-Kulm and Mont-Blanc.Interleaved with the narration, Mark Twain inserted stories not related to the trip, such as Bluejay Yarn, The Man who put up at Gadsby's and others; as well as many German Legends, some invented by the author himself. Six appendices are included in the book. They are short essays dedicated to different topics. The role of The Portier in European hotels and how they make their living, a description of Heidelberg Castle, an essay on College Prisons in Germany, "The Awful German Language", a humorous essay on German language, a short story called "The Legend of the Castle" and a satirical description of German newspapers. About The Author : Mark Twain (1835–1910), was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the latter of which has often been called the "Great American Novel". Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner. In 1867, a local newspaper funded his trip to the Mediterranean aboard the Quaker City, including a tour of Europe and the Middle East. He wrote a collection of travel letters which were later compiled as The Innocents Abroad (1869). It was on this trip that he met fellow passenger Charles Langdon, who showed him a picture of his sister Olivia. Twain later claimed to have fallen in love at first sight.
