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1864008165London: Hurst & Blackett Publishers 1864. Two volumes finely bound in contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards the backs with intricate gilt tooled decorations and red and brown morocco labels end papers and edges marbled. Very Good light rubbing to calf at edges and corners. . First Edition. Half Polished Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hurst & Blackett, Publishers Hardcover books
200338001NY:: Norton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0393058611 . Color and black and white photographs throughout. First printing. Near fine in a near fine light age toning along spine dust jacket. . Norton, hardcover books
1886045060New York: Harper's Brothers 1886. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Fair Condition. Original olive cloth a bit dulled shaken rear joint cracked and pastedown torn; two pages browned from something left in the book otherwise bright internally. Well illustrated and including the folding colored map. Howes D575 Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Americana; History. Inventory No: 045060. <br/><br/> Harper's Brothers hardcover books
1692044549Lyon / Grenoble: Claude Naulot; Faure et Fils 1692. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Later leather backed boards spine rubbed hinges cracked. The Geometrie Pratique bound here last is a quite rare book on surveying but missing the final page - the text seems to end on 48 but other copies show 49 pages and the folding plate. Accompanying it are two almanacs from Dauphiné a region in the Southeast of France. xliv 179pp plus privilege and table; 242pp; xx 48pp. The Geometrie is prefaced by un extrait du droit François & L'Invention des Arbres. Geometrie trimmed a bit close at the top including on the title. Size: Octavo 8vo. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Mathematics; History. Inventory No: 044549. <br/><br/> Claude Naulot; Faure et Fils hardcover books
198920170College Station TX: Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Library 1989. Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Library Keepsakes Numbers 18 and 20. Rules and Regulations 35 pp; Jeff C. Dykes 48 pp. Both fine copies in original stapled wrappers. The first booklet is a facsimile reprint with new introduction of an 1832 book of which only two original copies are known to exist. It was in the collection of Jeff Dykes which now resides at Texas A. & M. University. Friends of the Sterling C. Evans Library unknown books
1920258323London: Macmillan and Co 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Binding sound; spine slightly cocked; light bumping to extremities; light toning to binding; small mark to front endpapers otherwise no markings in text; illustrated with photographs. Very Good binding. Macmillan and Co unknown books
1956001888Dubrovnik Yugoslavia: International Law Association 1956. Near Fine with small spot of soil front wrapper and prior owner name front wrapper. "Resolution Adopted by the International Law Association at its Conference Held in August 1956 at Dubrovnik Yugoslavia together with Reports and Commentaries Submitted to the Association." 142 pages. Scarce. Laid in is a brochure from the Advance Program Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law April 25-27 1957 and one page typed explaining the purpose of the book. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. International Law Association Paperback books
181547754Boston: John Eliot 5 Court-Street 1815. 1st printing American Imprint 35218. Original printed blue paper wrappers now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Rear wrapper with advert for other publications available from "the Printing-Offfice of John Eliot". Long closed tear to front wrapper which is also creased. Age-toning. A Good copy. 20 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Eliot, 5, Court-Street unknown books
1552WB18316Lugduni: apud Seb. Gryphium 1552. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. pp. 887. Old leather with attractive decorative endpapers. Contents shaken with a few leaves loose. Uncommon pocket edition of this ancient history miscellany. <br/><br/> apud Seb. Gryphium hardcover books
19282387Sterling Kansas: The Reilly & Lee Co. 1928. Hardcover. Black boards color illustrated paper title. Good. 60 pages. 20.5 x 15 cm. 1920's - 1930's. Well organized early twentieth-century young woman's scrapbook revealing a spirited social life overflowing with handmade cards/invitations letters ribbons menus and over 150 neatly labeled photos. The scrapbook entitled It's All Over Now! - is illustrated throughout with flapper style/John Held figurines. Winifred Eastwood was born in Mission Creek Pawnee County Nebraska in 1908 graduating from Sterling College in 1928 Graduation booklet included. The overall sentiment taken from this highly personal keepsake is that Ms. Eastwood as a woman enjoyed an inclusive coed college experience. Research shows Ms. Eastwood in 1969 was the Head of the Extension Division of Home Economics A Cooperative Extension - at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst where she helped organize community programs seeking to confront the problem of racism. She is listed as the Assistant Director for Home Economics in 1973 and published: 60 Years of Cooperative Extension Service in Massachusetts. She died in 1996 and is buried in Amherst MA. <br/><br/> The Reilly & Lee Co. hardcover books
1978001490London: Cambridge University Press 1978. Prior owner name and chop mark front endpage that of noted China scholar Lynn Struve. Lacking the dustjacket the spine of the cloth boards is sun-fadedand a bit stained yet still quite legible. Contents are clean and tight with no markings. SCARCE in hardcover. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Cambridge University Press Hardcover books
254769New Delhi: Careers Digest Publications. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Backed in black cloth with paper over boards; a bit of loss to the very bottom edge 1/4" of the front free endpaper half title and title page; contents clean and binding sound; dust jacket is lightly worn at the extremities with some chipping to the spine ends but is now protected in a mylar cover; digital images can be made available upon request. near Very Good binding / near Very Good dust jacket. Careers Digest Publications unknown books
1941006475New York: Roosevelt Memorial Association 1941. RARE especially in collectible condition and with dust jacket. Introduction by William Allen White. v-xiii 674 pp. with 4 pp afterword on the Roosevelt Memorial Association. Near Fine slight soiling to edges of page block in a Very Good dust jacket corners of flaps clipped small chips and edge wear mainly at spine ends brown jacket toned to green from sunning. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Large 8vo. Roosevelt Memorial Association Hardcover books
1982007425London: The Hakluyt Society 1982. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket lightly rubbed. . First Thus. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hakluyt Society Hardcover books
1974006070No Place: China Painting Association 1974. Both volumes Near Fine small marginal stains first 3 pages of No. 1. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. China Painting Association Paperback books
1872008646London: Annotated Editions 1872. Three volumes in publisher's embossed brick red cloth gilt backs and front covers bright Very Good Plus front hinge Vol. I starting a few small corner creases prior owner bookplates. Uncommon in lovely condition published 1872-1875 . New Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Annotated Editions Hardcover books
1987005476Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA 1987. Proceedings of a symposium held at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland April 23 1985. Near Fine small corner bump. NASA Conference Publication 2464. . First Edition. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Large 8vo. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unknown books
1961006021No Place: The Ohio Historical Quarterly 1961. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front cover - "Regards Bob". Near fine small corner creases top corners. Paginated 332-342 a reprint of a scholarly article. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Ohio Historical Quarterly Paperback books
1925008658London: Constable and Company 1925. Bound in full red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe the back with gilt royal and insect emblems ornate gilt turn ins marbled end papers and all edges gilt. Near Fine the spine slightly sunned rear joint starting to show slight wear at top edge else solidly bound. A handsome copy indeed. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Constable and Company Hardcover books
1981007420London: The Hakluyt Society 1981. Volume I Fine in Near Fine dust jacket light edge wear Volume II with 3 maps Fine in Near Fine dust jacket maps are Fine. . First Edition Thus. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hakluyt Society Hardcover books
1831798081831. FE. EDUCATION History of. THE QUARTERLY REGISTER OF THE AMERICAN EDUC-ATION SOCIETY. Vol. III. Boston: Perkins & Marvin 1831. With a fold-out color map of the U.S. much statistical information on social conditions educational condition of the country; and articles on Self-Made Men the Moral Destiny of America etc. There is some foxing and considerable wear to the boards and cloth back only traces of the paper label remain. Still a very good tight copy in the original binding. unknown books
15265Extensive correspondence collection 1920-1940s. 66 letters by various authors mostly women native to the Indian sub-continent all very unusual in the fact that they are highly educated and in the midst of further studies or early in their careers decades prior to Indian Independence. The letters are addressed to a young teacher Probha who was former classmate to most of the writers as well as a few to her sister Rani or to both and follows them as they finish school enter teacher training college and ultimately fan out over India as bearers of a new generation of independent Indian women. In 1931 Indian female literacy hovered at just under 3% making the experiences of these forerunners and their correspondence incredibly rare.<br/> <br/>Prior to Indian Independence from Britain Gandhi called for uplifting the status of women through education and recognition of their inherent worth as human beings. Determined to inculcate the equality of the sexes into Indian culture Gandhi publicly did household tasks that were traditionally women's work and declared that "the future is with women." Indeed other activists also equated India's independence with new freedoms for women. However by 1931 Indian female literacy hovered under 3% and was often lower in the rural provinces where schools were few child marriage was prevalent and patriarchal norms dominated society. On the cusp of vast cultural change educated women and female schoolteachers and professionals were the rare exception. <br/> <br/>These letters record the interactions between a rare group of highly educated women their thirst for personal and financial independence as well as their conflicting feelings regarding the traditions that defined their lives and restricted them. Their nexus was the Queen Victoria Girls' High School in Agra a small city in the rural northern province of Uttar Pradesh most notable for being the home of the world famous Taj Mahal a symbol of reverence to a much-loved wife of antiquity and of honor to the traditional woman. In its tall shadow young sisters Probha and Rani Thomas attended high school at "QVHS" in the late 1920s-early 1930s where lifelong friendships developed with female students Libawati Ivy Monica Lila Mercy Winnie among others. Most of them became teachers where the extraordinary nature of their achievement stood in stark relief to the lot of most other women "This year only one out of five girls has passed from our village schools." As their lives continued and they spread across the country education became the uniting factor that drove the young women forward and brought them back to each other. "Probha what are you going to do now I am going back to old Q.V. to become a teacher and I am feeling very sad as my dear old class girls won't be there. All these past years seem like a dream. So soon the parting took place.No more Tenthies no more H.M. Club. All have faded like a passing cloud.I shall never find such a jolly set again Probha. This future seems very hard." They were witness to an extraordinary moment in history when the world was changing particularly for women and with their education they are in a unique position to describe the change "It is funny that when it is time for us to be silent we have to look after our visitors and perform useless ceremonies-someday we'll change but not yet." One recalls a train ride in which she sat near "a bold Gandhi's follower.In his eloquent poetical language he was telling people that he had been to jail and was saying that for the love of country he can endure anything." Probha and Rani's father a judge had lessons for them about the danger of Revolutionary activities when one of their friends gets involved "Arel De is intelligent and emotional but he has no self control.You may write to him but make it plain that you will drop correspondence if he writes politics again. He is either already on Police books or will soon be." Though they shied away from direct involvement in politics they encapsulated Indian women's liberation in the early century: striving after independent employment deferring marriage yet with respect for their elders. In one letter Monica sadly reports to Probha "I am not coming back to school. Although I am feeling very bad but yes father has done what is good for me. I asked many times to let me go but he forced me to stay here." And in another poignant letter "Lovey" writes "Rani sis do you remember once we were talking about this problem of getting married Now very soon I shall be facing it. John wants to settle down after my working for one year only & I wish to work for at least two years. I think I shall have to do my parents will decide. Please pray that I may get a chance of working for at least two years."<br/> <br/>In tone the women are warm and sisterly to an extent not found in letters of Western cultural origin and also profoundly honest in reporting to one another their successes and failures; a good or bad test score the struggle to study while encountering difficulties such as lack of clean drinking water and large snakes and even having the security of their families placed on their young shoulders "May God help me. May I pass in the 3rd division only for it is difficult time for us two sisters. Our father's money is nearly spent and if I pass I go for training. Please remember us in your prayers that we may soon become independent." As one of the young women finds out who goes back to QVHS as a student teacher life becomes more complicated as time goes on "My examination result is so bad.my poor mother is working so hard at home. It was too much to disappoint her.I know you would ask me but why have you done so badly The only answer I can give you is that I got 7 periods a week to teach & being a slow writer the notes of lessons & the preparation took all my study time." What they share is a clarify on the value of their education to all their future lives: "All the Normal Students High School and the middle candidates.tell each one of them that I wish them a very brilliant success. Tell them that I remember each one of them in my prayers that they all may pass in the 1st Division with scholarships."<br/> <br/>Cultural references show the writers and recipients of these letters were generally native of India although they often went by Western cognoms. A few of the letters from British servicemen or coworkers offer an interesting perspective on intercultural understanding and friendship in the days when Indian Independence loomed so closely on the horizon. A serviceman befriended by Probha writes "In those days we were very ignorant. We knew nothing at all of the country or the people and their ways and customs. I think we were most surprised to find that you spoke English.We were astounded to see such bad conditions existed for some people and very upset to find such a feeling of bitterness between our two peoples." Reflecting the dichotomy inherent to the lives of these girls several letters are from their mother who simultaneously pushes them on to achieve independence and reminds them of their cultural anchor. anxious for them and resolute that they will have every opportunity possible. An intelligent woman in her own right Probha's mother offers advice on her exams "Your last quarterly should have had better marks. I wrote a few little hints in my last letter. Please keep them in mind.I'll send your saris in a day or two.I couldn't get even a bit of voil in the bazaar. There was no chance of getting it from any out station. I've used the bits I had at home.I pray God to be with my baby & help her to be a true hearted & brave soldier." <br/> <br/>The letters are in English except for a few brief passages in Hindi as English was the primary language of education and commerce prior to Independence. A few are from an object of romance; a male teacher who courts Probha with poetry but does not succeed in convincing her to give up her freedom as a single woman. A rare archive of letters from an extremely uncommon cross-section of pre-Independence society: the forerunner of the modern educated and independent woman of India. unknown books
19723166Boise ID: Offset Printer 1972. Softcover. Very Good. 115 pp with illustrations footnotes in original wrappers. Price sticker on inside front cover very light handling wear; else clean. From the Introduction: "The first part is an expanded version of the publication 'History and Origin of the Basque' first published in 1962 . Part II points out the highlights of recent Basque history from 1931 to the present and deals primarily with the short-lived Basque Republic and the Spanish Civil War which followed." Offset Printer paperback books
18902222234<p>First edition thus. Octavo. Illustrated with fine photogravures of Florence and other Italian sites of historical architecture. Original white cloth with rich gilt and red decorative stamping t.e.g. Original red linen dust jacket. No foxing. Fine. 2 volumes. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Estes and Lauriat hardcover books
2000239287Lewiston New York U.S.A.: Edwin Mellen Press 2000. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. No pencil or ink markings in text. Hardcover binding with pictorial front board. Light to moderate edgewear to extremities. Very Good binding. Edwin Mellen Press unknown books
