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8vo., First Edition, with numerous fine sepia-toned photographs (many full-page) throughout and a full-page map; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, yapped edges, a near fine copy. Published in the Homeland Association's series as Homeland Illustrated, No. 15. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.
19652090502113708808Not Available 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
3823Paris, Larousse, Découvrir, 1978 23 x 29, ca 200 pp., très nombreuses planches couleurs, cartonnage éditeur illustré, bon état
199532353Paris Mengès 1995 Grand in-4° nombreuses illustrations couleurs
1965221891965. Chinese American Fashion & Beauty Chinese American beauty pageant "Miss China Town USA" held in San Francisco photo archive 1965. Archive of 12 silver gelatin photographs. Each measure 4" x 6" and comes in the original developer's envelope "Schaefer's Camera Shop -- 137 Kearny Street." This striking archive captures a rare and vibrant moment in Chinese American cultural expression during the post Chinese Exclusion Act era with all images centered on young Chinese American women participating in a public pageant event-likely held in Chinatown or Union Square as suggested by background buildings and signage such as the visible Alitalia storefront. Participants wear qipao dresses and Western coats adorned with pageant sashes identifying their affiliations. Their elaborate bouffant hairstyles upright posture and elegant bearing assert a hybridized ideal of beauty that both incorporates and subtly defies dominant mid-century Western standards-privileging Chinese dress language and poise at a time when Asian Americans were largely excluded from national representations of glamour. The women are shown seated before crowds posing for press photos and participating in ceremonial or interview portions of the event. The audience includes a racially diverse set of onlookers who line the streets and engage with the proceedings suggesting both the public scale of the event and its significance beyond the Chinese American community alone. Several city officials and professional photographers also appear emphasizing the civic prominence of the occasion. While one photo is duplicated the remaining eleven are unique. These images offer a vivid glimpse into the aesthetics aspirations and public pride of Chinese American womanhood at a time when race and representation were under increasing renegotiation. Light edge wear overall very good condition. A rare visual record of Chinese American pageantry and public assertion of cultural identity in defiance of mainstream erasure during the civil rights era. unknown
Ex-institutional library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Text/interior is clean and unmarked in any way. Text block and boards both have sharp corners, no edge or corner wear, binding is very tight. Dust jacket is worn with multiple small tears and chipping at edges, heavy scuffing, no large or open tears. 160 pages on heavy paper with color plates on glossy paper. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Contents include costume of Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine, Near East, Iran, (Persia) Afghanistan, Central Asia, India and Pakistan, High Borderlands, Kashmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, tibet, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea, Southeast Siberia, Manchuria, Hokkaido, Bonins & Siberia with b&w illustrations of typical clothing and then several full-page museum quality color photos of examples of actual clothing for MOST of the above regions.
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Book has been re-bound by the library into heavy, strong white hardback covers. Pages/contents are very clean, with no tears and sharp corners. Many full color plates. 160 pages on heavy paper. Contents include Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine; Near east, Iran, Central Asia, India and Pakistan; Kishmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet, China, Siberia, Manchuria, Hokkaido, Bonins. Book is from referance section & not allowed to be checked out.
2021500105352CHARLES MASSIN 2021 13 6x15 9x0 9cm. 2021. Broché.
In-4° grande; pp. (6), 93, (3), una tavola ripiegata, tirata a inchiostro seppia e colorata; tra le pagine sono inseriti 7 fogli bianchi che contengono annotazioni manoscritte, correzioni al testo forse di mano dello stesso autore; alcune note manoscritte nel testo. Legatura in cartonato rigido. Copia in barbe.
Features: Spring Suspensions for Accurate Pendulums; Silas B. Terry and His Timepieces with Springs; The Rise and Fall of the Wallace Electric; An American Beauty - The Samuel Mulliken II, Salem, Mass. Dwarf Clock; At the Bench, "Adjusted" vs. "Unadjusted" Watches; Radio-Controlled Watches & Clocks; A Watch by Frederick Funk; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards. Open tears on dust jacket. Around 160 pages. Many photos. Text in French.
38625Brussels, Roberto Polo Gallery , 2012 Hardback, 240x240mm, 104p, 85 colour illustrations, English edition. . ISBN 9789057791468.
Profusion de fotografias en color.
Ex-library colored vinyl binding with the usual stamps and markings. 614 pages. Black and white illustrations and photos. Text in French.
Institutional ex-library book with stamps and pocket at back. Cover and spine show no library markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 140 pages. Edge wear to dust jacket, which is taped to cover. Full-page color illustrations faced with a written description of the uniforms. Glossary.
32 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1931. "Dubbed by his legion of followers as 'Harlem's Aristocrat of Jazz', Duke Ellington has been often and aptly referred to as the 'creator' of a new vogue in American music." - page 1. Songs include: Mood Indigo; Black and Tan Fantasy; Rockin' in Rhythm; Sweet Chariot; Syncopated Shuffle; Sweet Mama; The Creole Love Call; Black Beauty; The Blues With a Feeling; The Breakfast Dance. Includes black and white reproduction of nice photo of Duke and his band. Writing on illustrated front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
19952082702114606042Sanseido fixed 11000 yen 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Sanseido fixed 11000 yen paperback
19702082702114907517Izunagaoka Town Board of Education 1970. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: Contents 8 pages 144 pages Size: 21cm Izunagaoka Town Board of Education paperback
20032092902141208322social science literature 2003. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 social science literature paperback
122 pages. Features: Purina Chick Chow color ad inside front cover; Poppies for your garden; Screening casement windows; My Wild Flower Corner; Gardening on a steep hillside; Arbor Lodge - Home of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day; Plant a tree for the baby this year; Prairie Wild Flowers; The heart of the house - the kitchen; Year-round beauty from evergreens; Make the architect a partner when you build; Where our readers live - photos of homes of Ralph Garrison of Kalamazoo, E.L. Venning of Glen Ellyn, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beat of Portland and Mrs. H.E. Roth of Sheboygan; What to do with the walls and floors; Unit House No 20 is designed for comfort - house plan; Nature lore for youthful readers; Nice one-page ad for Holland Furnaces; Good books for girls; Nice one-page photo-llustrated ad for Simmons mattresses features photo of Mrs. J. Borden Harriman; Have you a room with an inferiority complex?; Is your porch comfortable?; Ponderosa pine ad; The Soup and Salad Garden; Lovely one-page color ad for Sun-Maid raisins; Nice one-page color ad for Dutch Boy White-Lead paint; Tips from Garden Notebooks; A talk on hearts - fourth in a series of articles on present-day health problems; How to cook the tender cuts of meat; For dinner on your afternoon out; Aids to better housekeeping; One-page ad for Hoosier kitchen working centers; Simple bird baths and how to make them; We grow vegetables, by Professor J.A. Huffman of Marion, Indiana; Montgomery Ward catalog ad; Standard plumbing fixture ad; Spray calendar for the home garden; Nice 2/3-page ad for the Maytag aluminum clothes wasther; Clifford Bloom - Musical Missionary - with piano and voice sheet music for his 'A Slight Mistake'; Screening casement windows; The story of the piano - concerning the choice, location and care of this instrument; ad for Yale door hardware; ad for American Face Brick; Vintage 2/3-page ad for Stanley Tools shows man and boy with wooden bench; Great one-page color ad for Johns-Manville asbestos shingles; Recipes; Illustrated needlework article; Nice color Valspar varnish ad inside back cover; Color Congoleum ad on back cover. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
19882082702114610453Japan Correspondence Education Federation 1988. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Japan Correspondence Education Federation paperback
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