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New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (32 x 24 cm). Edition in Turkish. 411 p., many color and b/w ills. Osmanli Imparatorlugunda çevre ve sehir. [= Environment and urbanism in the Ottoman Empire]. Contents: Urbanism and environment in the pre-Islamic Turkic peoples, AHMET TASAGIL.; Islam and the environment, EROL ÖZVAR.; Nature, RECEP KARAKAYA.; Animals, M. MERT SUNAR.; Agriculture, FEHMI YILMAZ.; Disasters, SELIM KARAHASANOGLU.; People, EKREM TAK.; Industry and industrialization, EROL ÖZVAR, FEHMI YILMAZ.; Ottoman artisans and the state, MEHMET GENÇ.; Ottoman cities and urbanization, YUNUS UGUR.; The urbanization process in Southwest Anatolia, ZEKÂI METE.
New New English Original bdg. Dusst wrapper. Folio. (32 x 24 cm). Edition in English. 310 p., many color and b/w ills. Environment and urbanism in the Ottoman Empire. Contents: Urbanism and environment in the pre-Islamic Turkic peoples, AHMET TASAGIL.; Islam and the environment, EROL ÖZVAR.; Nature, RECEP KARAKAYA.; Animals, M. MERT SUNAR.; Agriculture, FEHMI YILMAZ.; Disasters, SELIM KARAHASANOGLU.; People, EKREM TAK.; Industry and industrialization, EROL ÖZVAR, FEHMI YILMAZ.; Ottoman artisans and the state, MEHMET GENÇ.; Ottoman cities and urbanization, YUNUS UGUR.; The urbanization process in Southwest Anatolia, ZEKÂI METE.
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with an engraved portrait frontispiece after Eckstein, engraved and printed titles (the former by Heath) and a folding plate containing twenty-two humorous depictions of London's 'tavern clubs', frontispiece, engraved title and folding plate very lightly damp-marked; mid-nineteenth century half morocco, marbled boards, gilt back, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, covers a little age-marked, corners lightly bruised, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down and original endpapers preserved, a very good, tight copy of a very scarce work. The frontispiece portrays Christopher Brown, Secretary to the 'Free & Easy Counsellors under the Cauliflower' who were predominantly (and most appropriately) booksellers. The folding plate affords us such delights as 'The Belle Sauvage', 'The Tanner of Joppa' and 'George and the Dragon'. Even then, it seems, the tavern was a haven of tranquillity for the hard-pressed professional male. SCARCE. We can trace no other edition, though a popular work with the title 'Tavern Anecdotes and Sayings' was compiled for Charles Hindley and issued in several editions during the 70s and 80s.
Features: Land of Nightmare - grim events in the conflict between French Troops and the Viet Minh rebels in the jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave'; Roles Reversed - a female climber aids her male guide to safety from a 9,000 foot peak; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with photos; The "Devil-Leopard"; Jumbies - a tale from Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a westerner has his eyes opened; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases involving the Boston police; Shore Gang - nerve-trying experiences for the author; A couple of Fools - demonstrates how easy it is to become bushed in Western Australia; What Happened at Makene - a very curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Book
Features: Land of Nightmare - savage war between French troops and Viet Minh rebels in the "Green Hell" jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave' creates problems for an Australian bushman; Roles Reversed - a female climber saves the life of her male guide in New Zealand, by Elsie Morton, with photos; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with many photos; The "Devil-Leopart"; Jumbies - an interesting experience in Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a foreigner gets a few surprises; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases in the history of the Boston police; Shore Gang; A couple of Fools - a story showing how easy it is to become 'bushed' in Western Australia; What happened at Makene - a curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
Cover portrait of Major-General Sir C.F. Nevil Macready, Adjutant-General, British Expeditionary Force. The British Offensive and the second battle of Ypres. Centerfold shows (top half) Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C. inspecting the Inns of Court Officers' Training Corps. Canadian heroics (page 18). Photos and illustrations: the awful effect of a French mine explosion under a German trench; German shell burts near British transport wagon; Map of Ypres; Full-page portrait of Admiral Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, K.C.B.; and much more. Please note: does not include photogravure of Belgium's Queen. Covers secured by tape. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
141 pages including bibliography and index. "The magnificent Bigwin Inn once stood as North America's largest and most luxurious summer resort. With an unprecedented collection of historical documents, vintage photographs and vivid colour plates, this book takes you back in time to the fabulous Gatsby-like era of the resort's heyday, a golden age when sleek mahogany launches plied sparkling lake waters, glittering masquerade balls were held in the Pavillion, chamber trios played to Hollywood stars in the Tea House, and royalty lounged beside crackling fires in the Rotunda. Discover the magical secrets of this summer place. Its unforgettable story is a colourful chapter in Canadian history and an important part of our Canadian heritage." - from dust jacket. Light overall wear. Tight and square. Two short scratches to mid-fore-edge of front panel of dust jacket - please see our photo. Half-inch opening to dust jacket back panel near top of spine. Faint erasure atop maroon front free endpaper where prior owner's details removed. A quality copy of this treasured work. Book
Un foglio (39 x 27) con tre insegne incise sotto la testata (l’arma papale di Clemente XI, quella del Camerlengo - cioè Spinola, primo firmatario dell’editto - e una terza vescovile): bando contro i vini “colati” (ovvero all’incirca non fermentati). A leaf against “colati” wines (i.e. not fermented wines, less or more).
Un foglio (42 x 32) con tre insegne incise sotto la testata (l’arma papale di Clemente XI, quella del Camerlengo - cioè Spinola, primo firmatario dell’editto - e una terza vescovile): editto di proibizione ai “bettolanti” di Roma, di spacciare vini non provenienti da “Roma e suoi Suburbij” A prohibition to innkeepers: they couldn’t sell wines from outside Rome and its hinterland.