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Fine English Paperback., Very good., 21 x 15 cm, [viii], 152 p. "Bizans'in soylu kadinlari on portre, 1250-1500, DONALD M. NICOL, Çeviren: Özden Arikan, Haz: Aysen Anadol, Tarih Vakfi Yurt Yayinlari, Istanbul, 2001"
299p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Tear on dust jacket. Full black cloth boards. 9" x 12". Color photographs of black women in Africa, an homage to female beauty. Text and poems by Calixthe Beyala.
232 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Medium octavo in in green and beige cloth; 157p. + 16p. b/w photoplates Uncommon. || Women; Nurses; World War II
246 pages. Light wear. Some highlighting and markings to contents. A sound working copy. Book
323p. Hardcover Very good condition good
128 pages. Short Stories: The Curse of the North, Some Women are Nicer, Honor Among Thieves, The Man Who Tipped the Croupiers, Element of Chance, Guns aren't for Gentlemen, The Battlefield of Mind, Suicide Drive. Novelettes: The Coming of the Little People, I was the Target. Articles: The Big Noise, Stocks - America's Fastest Growing Sport, Never Call Him a Shamus, Words Women and Wars, The Wreck of the Old 97. Complete Book-Length Novel - China Coaster - Murder and gold among the Chinese Pirates. And more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Book
256 pages, illustrated, recipes, index, ex public library with usual signs. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Slight waviness to bottom edge of last half of book. Full blue cloth boards. 96 pages. 8 1/2"w x 11 7/8"h. Over 90 illustrations, 8 in full color.
416 pages including bibliography and index. Acknowledges that the province on the far left of the map has always been a pretty strange place, but it also tells a serious story of touchy race relations, heroic men and women, and the kind of romance that makes sensible people want to write books. It's a new kind of history - intensely personal, impeccably researched, intentionally provocative, unexpectedly spiritual, and laugh-out-loud funny - that encourages us to question received wisdom and ponder the elusiveness of history. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear and slight lean to spine. Dust jacket with closed tear to top of back panel and moderate edgewear with one or two chips missing. Solid copy. Book
White octavo, 30 p, [1] b&w illus ; 22 cm. Women and socialism. || Sans DJ.
229pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Excellent clean copy, pages bright and tight. Used
248 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. More than seventy black and white photos. "The first authentic account of the romantic rise to fame and ultimate disbandment of the Air Transport Auxiliary, the little-known Ferry Pilot service of the (second world) war. Starting with 30 amateur pilots, its numbers finally totalled over 700 who, between 1939 and 1945, ferried more than 308,000 aircraft of more than a hundred different types from the factories to the Royal Air Force." - dust jacket. Appendices include: Special Commendations; Honours List; List of A.T.A. Pilots Who Actually Ferried Aircraft at Pools; Ferrying Figures; Lists of All Types of Aircraft Ferried. Book clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Heavy wear to dust jacket, now preserved in archival Brodart, which is missing large chunk from top of backstrip, affecting front and back panels. Bonus: Laid-in is A.T.A. Association Newsletter No. VIII from 1955 which runs 16 pages, including a seven-page list of current members. Also, laid inside this newsletter is an obituary news clipping of the A.T.A.'s wartime second in command, Philip Wills, plus a letter signed by Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Mather, O.B.E., dated 10 May 1996, which concerns the wartime record and award of Mr. James Bain, MBE, who served as Superintendent, Flight Engineers, A.T.A. ENSER p.376. Book
38p. + Plus frontis and numerous photographs. 12mo. Original full printed wraps. Two corners discolored. Nice copy. WWI 12
451 pages including selected bibliography. "Explores the rich and complex experiences of women from the eighteenth century to the present." - from back cover. Prior owner names upon half-title page else clean and unmarked with light wear. Solid clean copy. Book
729 pages. "Pays tribute to the men and women of B.C. who have contributed to the growth and development of their communities, and to the province as a whole." - Preface. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
48p. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial wraps, foxed. PA PAMPH 20_1 BX6
432 pages. Black and white archival illustrations. Includes military honour roll and index of family stories. "The district described in this history is the entire Township 31 and te south-half of Township 32 in Range 27 plus a one-mile strip along the east side of this area in Range 26. This area is the Lone Pine District so named because of the Lone Pine Creek which meanders through... We take in four school districts (or portions thereof) namely Poplar Creek, Berlin (Jutland), Burnside and Stuart." - from page 13. Chapters include: The Lone Pine Story; Towns and Local Government; Schools; Clubs and Organizations; Reminiscing; Family Histories. "Dedicated to the Pioneers who, with their bucking poles and other haying equipment, put up hay for Burns, and to the women, who sold or traded butter for groceries in order to provide a living for their families." - from Dedication page. Prior owner underlined some familiar names and added the occasional interesting marginal note. Light to moderate wear. Binding sound. Partially rubbed gilt decoration and lettering upon black front cover. Quality copy. Book
4to. 39 pages. Illustrated. SUBJECT (S) : Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (New York, N. Y. ) . OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Corners bumped, spine wear, good condition. (AMR-17-7) .
155 pages including index. The first book to deal expressly with this complex and important subject. Answers questions such as: why do some women become bulimic and others not?; Are certain personality types more vulnerable?; How is it treated?; What are the medical risks?; What can family and friends do to help?; and many more. Offers practical information and hope. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Only defect is small water stain at top of spine which affects a small portion of pages and endaper. Minor water stains to dust jacket near top of spine on back panel. . Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
Signed to 'Tom (now Lord Pendry) with lots of love Christine...' No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with slight marking to upper rear edge and very slight creasing to edges. 216pp. Christine Hamilton's accounts of strong women from history and current times.
329p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition tattered d.j. fair
A special international issue with works in Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish it also includes a folk tale in Kathlamet[-A dialect of Chinook people from the Pacific North West] together with tranSlations. Of particular note are works by Frida Kahlo, Wislawa Szymborska, and Greek-american artist Natasa Sotiropoulos.. 200p. illus Book
