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Previous owners' names to front end papers. Browning to end papers. No creasing to covers. Spine strip almost complete but spine and covers very well rubbed. A fairly clean tight copy with rubbing to all corners. Hinges lightly shaken. 36 page Appendix, part in Latin' plus 244pp. Extremely scarce. The first feature is called Some Memoirs of the Life of Robert Feilding Esq, The second is The Case of Barbara Dutchefs of Cleaveland. She could be the wife of Robert Feilding. Frontispiece is a portrait of Richard Feilding Esq. With three more Cases.
222 pages including index and glossary. Fold-out map at page 15. Black and white photographic plates. "This book is the outcome of forty years residence amongst the Haidas, and is an accurate description of what I have seen and heard in the villages and homes. Through my knowledge of their language I have been enabled to get all my information regarding their customs, traditions and social organization direct from the principal chiefs, men who at that time were from sixty to eighty years old." - from Preface. Chapters include: Queen Charlotte Islands; Early History; The Haidas; Haida Customs; Births, Marriages, Divorce, Death and Burial Ceremonies; Tools, Ornaments and Ceremonial Masks; Industries and Medicines; The Sa-ag-ga or Shaman; The Haida Pantheon; Haida Legends; The Haida Traditions of Creation; Chief Edenshaw; The Natural History of the Islands; Geology of the Islands and Natural Resources. Appendix lists cranial measurements. Average wear. Binding intact. Red cloth-covered boards. Black lettering and decoration legible upon spine. Prior owner's stamp to bottom edge, front fixed and free endpapers, and title page. Faint bookseller's stamp to back fixed endpaper. A sound copy. Edwards & Lort 1668, Thibault 2,231. Book
140pp., br.orig., 24cm., cachet, bon état, J41884
130p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Near Fine hardcover (no jacket). Sticker on rear pastedown. Clean and sound pages. 358 pp. Used
90 pages. Many wonderful photos in colour and black and white. Features: Colour photo ad for Divorce Hong Kong Style inside front cover; Ad for Luxor TVs features colour photo of lovely Frances Leong; One-page colour photos of Shau Yun Yun, Lin Fung Chew, Shu Feng, and Alen Teng; Two-page color-photo ad for The Chasing Game; Two pages of colour photos from Ching Lao's The Waves; Colour photo ad for New Fist of Fury and The Simple Minded Fellow; Lovely one-page colour photo of Shau Yau; Nice colour fold-out photo of Lin Ching Hsia and Charlie Chinon the beach; King Yu writes about love; Wan Yu and the Han Hwa Kwok Restaurant fight in Taiwan; The faded love of Wang Yu and Lin Ching; Produce Good Film Locally; A visit with King Hu; Trouble between Charlie Chin and Fang Fang; Trip to a Philippine beauty contest; Tsung Hua accompanies Lin Ching Hsia in Hong Kong; Can Yin Nan See's expectations be met?; Producer Lin Hsu; Interview with Chelsia Chan and Kenny B; Love is Like a Game; The Typical Admirable Doctor; Twenty Tomorrow; Low Society; Chiu Chen; The Midnight Song; Two Omniscient Men; The Saviour Monk; Kung Fu film by Chang Cheh; Interview with Hsu Feng, Chia Ling and Tang mei Fang; Colour photos of Shick Kung Chun inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
in-8°, 182 pp, broche, couv. plastifiee. Bel exemplaire. [DV-9] Psychologie et s'aider soi même…
201p. Hardcover Very good condition good
Complet en 2 tomes: 335 + 352pp., 4e édition "augmentée et seule complète", 22cm., br.orig. (dos peu restaurés) sous papier cristal, rousseurs (texte toujours lisible), rare, P81448
x + 275pp., 24cm., cart.cover (spine in cloth), text in Italian, Good condition, rare, J78054
x + 161pp., 1st edition, signed with dedication by author (on front cover), 24cm., text in Italian, pages still uncut, very good condition, rare, J81530
A court - by court guide to variations in local practice. Good copy, pages bright and tight. Minor Edgewear to cover. Used
in-12, 277 pages, broche, couv. Bel exemplaire. [PH-5] " Pour lire avant d'être fiancés "…
grand in-8°, 96 pp, broché, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [BL-4]
Pages 384-512 plus dozens of pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Racketeers and Organized Labor; Whoe Gets the Children - a wife's reflections on divorce; The New Stage Fright - talking pictures; The Real Value of the League of Nations; Is History a Fraud?; The Wallflower Complex; The Curious Statistics of Suicide; and much more. The following wonderful ads are worthy of mention: Nice Stetson Hats (for men) ad inside front cover; The Hotels Statler; Cadillac Motor Car Company - with illustration of their V-16-powered car; Japan Tourist Burea (color); Hawaii Tourist Bureau (color); and lastly a lovely back cover colour Camel cigarette ad featuring a peaceful and elegant sailing scene. Unmarked with moderate wear to orange covers. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
67pp., 25cm., texte en français, relié en couv. cart., Thèse pour le doctorat présenté à la Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Paris, cachet au verso de la p.d.t., texte frais, qqs. corrections manuscrites dans le marge du texte, bon état, R111654
142 pages, glossary of legal terms, index. eng
Book is in excellent condition; unread, appears new in every respect save a tiny bit of edge wear at spine ends, some fading. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. The glue in this perfect bound book is over 50 years old and is likely fragile.
in-8°, 213 pp, broché, couverture illustree. Bon etat. [NV-24]
Sans lieu ni date (Tiré à part des Annales de Bretagne, 1909 ?) - In-8 - Couverture muette - 6 pages Envoi de l'auteur : "A Monsieur Delarue, avec les hommages de l'auteur."
198 pages. Special Features: The Barbarism of Divorce Laws; Fun For Defense Forces - New Jersey Plan; This Is How the World Gets Around; We Can Make Childbirth Safer; How America Lives: Meet a Steelworker's Family - Arthur and Anne Crouse; Let's End Dental Crippling and What Makes a Child Unsociable? Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc. recipes), short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including 'Jeep" Station Wagon, Nescafe, Campbell's Soup w/ Campbell Soup Kid (Patriotic Theme), Pennsylvania Railroad. Full page black/white ad with Elizabeth Taylor promoting Lux Toilet Soap. Full page colour print ad with Oscar-Winning movie starlet Joan Fontaine promoting Chesterfield Cigarettes. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
292 pages. Special Features: Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman; Let's Be Realistic About Divorce; Aftermath; Bucks County, Pennsylvania; There is a Way Out; The Volunteer Worker, 1947 Style; How America Lives: Meet a Soft-Coal Miner's Family of Harlan County, Kentucky - Jim and Alice Perkins; The Hard Price of Soft Coal; Romance in Teen Time and There's Magic in a Goal. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc recipes), short stories and poetry. Full page movie commentary of "The Yearling" which starred Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman. Full page colour vintage print advertising including Ford, Camay, and Seven-Up. Full page colour ad with Susan Hayward promoting Max Factor Hollywood. Full page black/white ad with June Allyson promoting Lux Toilet Soap. Half page colour Li'l Abner by Al Capp Cartoon Cream of Wheat Ad. Full page colour movie advertisement for "The Farmer's Daughter" starring Loretta Young and Joseph Cotten. Average wear. Front/back hinge starting. A clean copy. Magazine
PARIS, Charles Carrington, 1898 - E.O. - Complet des 2 parties en 1 volume in-12 -Reliure toile (petite tache au 1 er plat - signet - 2 Frontispices - XXIV-108 & XXX-287-XII pages-1f.- Bon Exemplaire Première édition de cet compilation traduit des "Trials for Adultery" 1779, 1780 et quelques extraits de pièces de théatre anglais (selon la British Library) ou "Contains case histories from: Crim. con. biography attributed to Francis Plowden. London, 1789." (selon Yale)
In 16, pp. 15 + (1b). Br. rifatta con carta d'epoca. Descrizione di questa importante legge sul divorzio emanata il 20 settembre 1792 che, dietro l'affermazione della natura contrattuale del matrimonio, implicava ineluttabilmente il riconoscimento del diritto di risolvere il contratto per mutuo consenso. La legge si divide in 5 capitoli: Causes du divorce; Modes du divorce; Effets du divorce par rapport aux epoux; Effets du divorce aux enfans.
Sex customs, history and behavior. With Index and Index of Simple Societies. 432 pages.