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284 pages including bibliography. Details a template for change - a look at a competitive Canada Post that delivers the goods. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
pp. xii, 451 + Engraved Portrait Frontis. Penciled ownership. XLib blind stamps. Front hinge cracked. Sm. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Extremities slightly worn. Hardbound. A better than good gopy of the first edition. William Jarvis (1770-1859) was a successful merchant and the United States Consul to Portugal. He was already wealthy and politically well known when he came to Weathersfield, Vermont in 1812. He became the leading figure in "Merino Sheep Mania" that swept Vermont and much of New England in the 1830's. By the late 1840's the market crashed. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NEW ENGLAND BOX 1
239 pages, figures, index. eng
207 pages. Index. "For more than a thousand years a fundamental problem of Europe, the source, seat, and historic guardian of Western civilization has been to save itself and its ideals from destruction by some temporary master of the men and resources of Asia." - opening sentence. A fascinating and disturbing read which remains most timely decades later. Author's qualifications are impeccable. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A quality reading copy. SEIDMAN B85, WEEMS p.58, SINGERMAN 829. Book
128 pages including index. Black and white illustrations throughout. From signals intelligence and code-cracking breakthroughs to the daring exploits of agents in the field, this work vividly chronicles the covert activities that comprised the secret war of 1939 through 1945. Written by intelligence expert Donald P. Steury, illustrated with full-color maps and period photographs, and featuring an introduction by series editor and respected WWII historian Lt. Col. Roger Cirillo, United States Army, Retired, this evocative history provides an insightful account of the significance of intelligence during World War II. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
735 pages including index. A milestone book, this pioneering reference is the first contributed resource from the nation's leaders in health care quality management. Author is a recognized leader in health care and has brought together more than 35 experts to write a handbook that specifically addresses the pressing needs of the health care industry. Designed for any professional involved in change management, this handbook will benefit hospitals, nursing homes, HMOs, health insurance companies, VA hospitals, military hospitals, and academic organizations. Minimal markings and highlighting to early pages. Light wear. Very light soiling. Glossy boards. Prior owner's small inkstamp to front and back endpaper. Quality copy. Book
Pages 278-346. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: The main street of the ocean; May song; New Hampshire horses; Yesterday; The administration of a great department in the city of Boston; The pianist; Some passing thoughts on literature; The fairy king; Lisbon, N.H.; Sweet May; The Legend of John Levin and Mary Glasse - Chapter 21; Fair Ormond; The Society of Colonial Wars in New Hampshire; Educational department; New Hampshire Necrology; Nice full-page photo of the Riverside Stock Farm, Newport, N.H. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Magazine
Pages 323-388 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: Treasury Administration; June, The Battle Month; For Her Sake; A Thief of the Roofs - a dramatic sketch; New Hampshire in the War of 1812; The Burdon Robbery; Concord Oratorio Society - First Annual Festival; Poems; Nice illustrated ad for Prescott pianos inside front cover; Index for Volume XXX. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
stickers and stamps on the FEP and catalogue page, some markings on the cover, Ex - Library
95 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Features: The Oxford University Expedition to Sarawak, 1932; The Japanese South Polar Expedition of 1911-1912; The Administration of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea; A Roman Bridge in the Fens; Geodesy and Geophysics at Lisbon; The Empty Quarter of Arabia; Air Survey by Multiple Lens Cameras. University library bar code upon first page of advertisements, otherwise unmarked with average wear. One-inch chip hanging from backstrip. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Vintage advertisements. Features: Inbreeding experiments with the Douglas Fir; Panel on Forest Proection; Panel on Forest Administration; Vital Statistics for Forestry in Canada; Viability and germination in yellow birch; and more. Prior owner's name atop front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
46 pages. Not connected with the Ford Motor Company. Interesting cover illustration claims "Half the country frozen, the other half mud holes". Main article discusses "The Used Car Problem". Article on the successful use of Fordson tractors to move 30,000 yards of dirt during construction of the State of Washington Administration Building. High cost of liability insurance in Massachusetts results in horses being brought back into service. Fordson Equipment News - article with nine great illustrations of vintage equipment; Eight New Jersey dealers experiment with radio advertising; Four samples of direct mail pieces promoting Ford dealer service; Logging contractor E.S. Friend & Son of Columbus, Ohio explains the savings Fordson brought to his operation by eliminating the use of horses; Fascinating illustration and article describe large saw blade which may be attached to the front of Fordson tractors courtesy of V.L. Holt & Co. of Portland, Oregon. Two-pages of "Used Car Appraisals for February 1927"; Many great vintage ads for equipment and parts, our favorite being the Rex Rumble Seat ad on the back cover which shows a couple of spunky young couples in car being addressed by a cop. Average wear. Minimal markings. A worthy copy of this nice Ford collectible. 13.5" x 10.2" Magazine
16 pages. Features: The Significance of German Raids on England; Would Americans fight against England if forced to declare their indepence of England for a third time?; "Lese Majesty" - the plain facts; A (long) list of the nations/peoples Germany is presently fighting; The United States Needs No Apologist - a review of the American Administration's untenable position regarding the violation of neutrality laws in the interest of the Allies; Non-Political City Administration, by Frank Koester; Military Strategy and the Enemy's Industry, by Dr. Hugo Schweitzer; Professor A. De Lapradelle's misconception about the Fatherland; The Case of Ferne Rogers; Count Zepellin; Logic in History; Japan's Short Memory - a 1905 letter from Marshal Yamagato to Major Gen. von Meckel is contrasted with Japan's present fight against Germany; Supportive words for Germany and German-Americans from the Albany Times-Union; Freedom's New Champion - poem by James C. Hickey; London-Made News; Admiral Ingersoll Un-Neutral; Advertising Talks #4 - persuading advertisers to support this publication; The Great Conspiracy - a recent pamphlet by Alexander Szarski and Faust C. DeWalsh regarding the gigantic conspiracy to crush German influence throughout the world; Nice ad on back cover for F.S. Neydhart illustrations of 12 German Heroes; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Covers loose but present. A worthy copy. Magazine
pages are clean, bright and tight.
470 pages. Index. Ten fold-out maps. Green boards. Gilt lettering to backstrip. 10.3" x 7.8" x 2". Few internal library markings. Average wear. Book
404 pages. Index. Three maps. Two sketches. Green boards. Gilt lettering to backstrip. 10.3" x 7.8" x 1.8". Few internal library markings. Hinges open. Average external wear. Book
178 pages. "... the author has not pulled any punches in his condemnation of Jean Chretien's record. But he reserves a special contempt for Chretien's cabinet and Liberal caucus, who could have stopped Chretien in his tracks at any time, but ttook the dishonourable path of clinging to their comfortable offices and fat pensions and vaporous celebrity." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked but for gift greetings on page iii. Negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
Some creasing along edges of rear wrap and light foxing. Else fine. ; Contents: The Feudal Character of the Administration; The Administrative Units; Regional Administrators; Subordinate Officials in the Provinces; The Fiscal Apparatus; The Judiciary; The Privileges of Towns. ; 308 pages
16mo., some light and unobtrusive age-browning; most attractively bound in black full grained calf, sides with triple Oxford frame in gilt, back with five flat bands tooled and ruled in gilt, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with an arabesque, all edges gilt, doublures ruled in gilt, chocolate endpapers, covers very lightly age-scuffed else a remarkably bright, clean copy. Reeves was a Patentee of the Office of King's Printer. The Psalter is separately titled; both Prayers and Psalter are unpaginated. The text is occasionally cropped close at top but always without loss. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF LADY SOPHIA TOWER (NEE CUST/BROWNLOW) AND BEARS HER HOLOGRAPH MAIDEN SIGNATURE ON BLANK PRELIMINARY RECTO, AND THE FINE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE OF CHRISTOPHER & LADY SOPHIA TOWER ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Lady Tower was born Sophia Cust/Brownlow on 14 April 1811, the daughter of John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow and Sophia Hume. She married Christopher Theron Tower on 10 February 1836. Lady Tower died on 21 December 1882 at the age of 71. A CHARMING EXAMPLE OF NNETEENTH CENTURY PERSONAL COMMON PRAYER WITH BOTH MAIDEN AND MARRIED OWNERSHIP MARKS. A LOVELY COPY WITH DISTINGUISHED PROVENANCE AND WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING
32mo., strongly bound in black calf, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, gilt edges, boards with brass frame edges and closure clasp, gilt doublures, primrose endpapers, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Edition code: Nonpareil 32mo. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., title and text in red and black throughout, three contemporary inscriptions on blank front preliminary, some mild and inoffensive spotting and dust-soiling; contemporary full pebble-grain roan, sides with triple frame border in blind, back with five bands ruled in blind, second compartment lettered in gilt, gilt edges, primrose endpapers, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, clean copy. With the mid-nineteenth century trade ticket of Day of Melton on front free endpaper verso. Bright copy of an elegant mid-nineteenth century edition with large, clear type and broad margins. Griffiths 1842/7.
8vo., on laid paper, top and bottom margins closely trimmed with a few page headings shaved (more so in the Psalter), some very light and occasional age-browning; nineteenth century navy blue full calf, sides with double frame border in gilt enclosing triple frame border in blind, back with five raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment framed and lettered in gilt, all other compartments framed in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, board edges tooled in gilt, doublures tooled in blind, yellow endpapers, boards very lightly age-marked else an unusually well-preserved, crisp, clean copy. With a bookplate on front paste-down.
8vo., on laid paper, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, some very light and occasional age-browning; most attractively bound in contemporary panelled calf, back with five raised bands, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, covers mildly age-worn else a very good, clean copy with broad margins. With nineteenth century record in MS of members of the Crowther family on rear endpaper.
16mo., small neat contemporary inscriptions on blank preliminary; original dark green coarse-grain calf, sides with multiple frame border enclosing frame all in blind, back with five raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, gilt edges, sides with brass frame and elaborate closure clasp, primrose endpapers, blue silk marker, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, crisp copy. Edition code: Smallpica 16mo. A lovely, bright, crisp copy, presented to Catharine Follet by Lady Rose.
16mo. small neat signature on blank preliminary; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco sides with frame border in black back with five raised bands ruled in black second compartment lettered in gilt gilt edges gilt doublures black endpapers blue silk With an elaborate presentation label in black leather ornately lettered in gilt on front paste-down. A MS letter from the recipient dated 1874 is loosely inserted. No. 60. Long Primer 24's.