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Hardcover. Govt.Ref.Lib.Copy. Hardly Used. ibrary sticker on front cover and FEP; library pocket on front inside cover; library stamp on FEP, half-title-page and title page; text tight and bright Used
125p. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. Very good. PHILOSOPHY 1
124 pages. Recommended by the Minister of Education for use in the schools of Ontario. Originally published in 1933. Colour frontis. Dozens of excellent illustrations. Wonderful Ontario history. Chapters include: Pioneer Co-operation - "Bees"; Amusement and Social Life in the Towns; Pioneer Sports - Curling. Former school reference copy with card pocket inside back cover and writing upon front free endpaper. Spine secured with strip of cloth tape. Back hinge open. Above-average wear. Still a useful copy of this truly delightful and now important work which presents true original Canadian rural culture. Book
Analyse historique des politiques d' "aide" et pistes de réflexion, par l'économiste Yves BERTHELOT et Giulio FOSSI. Français
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, 40 p. Dès 1908, la loi Ribot "relative à la petite propriété et aux habitations à bon marché" invita le gouvernement à accorder des avances aux sociétés de construction de logements sociaux. On joint : un bulletin de souscription à "L'habitation moderne", et la notice de la société (4 p. in-4°). Bon exemplaire.
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, 18 p. Edition originale de la leçon d'ouverture du cours d'économie sociale comparée à la faculté de droit de Paris.
Grand in-8, broché, couverture imprimée (dos fendillé), 31 p., imprimé sur papier glacé, photos en noir dans le texte. Immeubles au 3 rue du Télégraphe, 83 rue Belliard, 36 rue Falguière, et 4 boulevard Kellerman.
In-12, broché, 20 p. et (8) f. pour les années 1879 à 1893, qqs rousseurs. Livret d'une société de secours mutuels lorraine. Les statuts figurent aux pp. 3-20, suivis de 8 feuillets du détail des cotisations versées entre 1879 et 1893.
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée (lég. débroché, dos fendillé), 21 p., dessins et plans dans le texte, imprimé sur papier glacé. La Société des logements populaires hygiéniques a été fondée à Paris, le 22 janvier 1908 par des médecins, dont le Dr Peyrot, président. Composée de philanthropes et de banquiers, dont Georges Risler, la société se donnait comme but de fournir des logements aux ouvriers ayant un salaire de 6 francs par jours, c'est-à-dire pour la frange inférieure de la population, initiative qui valut à la société d'être couronnée à plusieurs concours et expositions. Contient en fin un bulletin de souscription.
In-8, broché sous jaquette défraîchie, 107 p. Édition originale. Exemplaire à l'état de neuf.
32 pages. Features: Fascinating news bits inside front cover; Merry Richmond, Virginia - Rich in Romance/The Rare Old Traditions are still Undimmed; Letting in the Alien (Immigration) Flood - Why? - Relatives have relatives and the Perlman Bill would admit them all; Two Dozen Ways to Keep Sane - ways of thinking and living cause mental breakdowns; Woodrow Wilson - Taker of Chances (part 4); The Drama of Our Youth - village theatricals when father and mother were characters in the play; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - he talks about the mirage of the 'saturation point' of a service; Editorials - foreigners involved in crime, prohibition, controversial reporting about Russia, the Mexican/US border, Mr. Trotsky (Braunstein) takes another fling at the U.S., Winston Churchill and the cancellation of war debt; Literary Fakers and Their Fakes - Wherein the delightful 'Spectra' Hoax is told and the Eulogists of Modern and Ultra-Modern Verse are engulfed in sorrow; A Dinosaur Breaks into History - if man drew a pictograph from life, it upsets many theories; What to do to make life worthwhile - many people consider that a college education and 'success' are synonymous, but here are some people who are of the opposite opinion; Paul Revere tells his own story - family archives furnish new light on Patriot's Famous Ride into Lexington; Chats with Office Callers;There is nothing new under the sea - how Robert Fulton Demonstrated Submarines Over a Hundred Years Ago; When Cliff House Went Really Dry - the once famous San Francisco Resort Sees Changed Days; How to Steal Apples - loopholes of law which enable fruit marauders to defy mantraps, spring guns and the farmer's bulldog; Co-operation Saves Workers From Death - employees of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company at Los Angeles fight Tuberculosis, the Great White Plague, at the Lone Wolf Colony; How the Indians Made Sugar; Beating the Grain of Mustard Seed - nurseryman George Klehm can grow a 35' elm tree in six years; A Dance a Week - The Lancers ("Oriental) with first violin sheet music (continued); Back cover quote from Benjamin Harrison about national expansion. Average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Cover portrait of Brig.-General Sir Percy M. Sykes - in command of the British column which entered Kurman, Southern Persia on June 12, 1916 with the co-operation of the Shah's Government. Features: Italy after one year of war (conclusion); Strategy and Tactics of the Great War, by Major G.W. Redway; centerfold portrait of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis Davies, Military Secretary to the War Minister; Centerfold portrait of General Joffre investing General Balfourier with the Star of the Legion of Honour. Only moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
Cover portrait of Lord Northcliffe, appointed Head of the British War Mission in the U.S.A., June, 1917. America's marvelous mobilisation (conclusion). First phases of America's Co-operation with the Allies. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Pages 289-312. Cover portrait of Lord Rhondda, appointed Food Controller in June 1917. Contents: America's Co-operation with the Allies. The Law and the Defence of the Realm. Many reproductions of excellent black and white photos including: "Potato Queue" in Hoxton; Coal Queue in London; Blending tea for the Army; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Staples disintegrated with age, as is common. A worthy vintage copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with immacularly bright unmarked clear gilt embossed maroon boards (at over 110 years old !), dusty page edges, tanned end papers and no bumping to corners. 255pp. Jubilee Celebration Edition which describes the poverty conditions of the local inhabitants which existed at the time of the inauguration of the Society and how over time, the existence of the Society assisted in their improvments. We are told of the Society's staff and finances with numerous illustrations of people and premises. Well illustrated with photograohs including the Society shops around Huddersfield.
Pages 113-140. Features: Cover photo of Brigade H.Q. in the desert battle zone where the Brigadier, South African Command, directs operations - and photos of bombs exploding nearby; Twelve fascinating photos beneath the heading "Fighting in the Western Desert - Vivid Incidents, and Personalities, including Rommel in Tobruk and General Freyberg, V.C., Wounded; Two large photos from "The Battle of Midway Island"; Two-page map of the world entitled "Oil - The Supply Problem of the Warring Powers - A Map of Production Areas and Lines of Ocean Transport"; The Crisis in Russia (article); Seven great photos illustrate the pre-fabrication system in Shipbuilding - the U.S. sets the world's record in production; Photos of incendiary bombs - as were showered upon Hamburg - being prepared for raid; Two pages of photos and text describe the fall of Sebastopol; Centrefold illustration shows young British Officers studying tactical problems with models; Interesting photo-illustrated article explains how vegetables are dried, thus effecting considerable transport economy; Page of photos explaining the benefits of dried meat; Photo of test flight of the Boeing patrol bomber "XPBB-1"; Page of photos engaged in obstacle course training; Six photos of the "Mustang" - the fastest Army co-operation plane in the world; Two pages of photos of ice-covered decks of warships; Photos of twelve personalities of the week include cricketeer "Andy" Ducat, Sir Hugh C.T. Dowding, and Wing-Cdr. Hon. M. Aitken; Nice colour back cover ad for Puritan Leather Soles features illustration of Oliver Cromwell. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Features:. Withdrawal from Europe "An Illustion" - we must have close co-operation with West Germany; Lest Us Reason Together - photo feature on LBJ; Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson (Lady Bird) - article with photo about the public servant without pay; The Muddled Problem of Presidential Succession - which was brought home by the death of JFK; After Five Years, de Gaulle Still Towers; The average height of Americans is increasing; A Master Builder at 75 - photo feature on the works of New York's Robert Moses; When a Negro is on Trial in the South - is the picture painted by novels and films correct?; Crosswords - the most popular game; Christmas Wraps - fashion photos; Photos of tapestries in the apartment of Allen Porter; and more.. Ads: Selchow & Righter Company board games in color; Pepperidge Farm Devil's Food Cake; Ella Fitzgerald albums by Verve; Thomas Date Nut Loaf; and more. Four-inch opening to back cover, otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
76 pages. Features: Five Basic Problems of Education, by Fred M. Hechinger; Where Airmen Become Missle Men - Vandenberg Air Force Base - with many photos; Somerset Maugham - "Free Man" at 85 - article with photos; Organization Man, Russian-Style - the 21st Communist Party Congress; First Line of Defence For Israel - pioneers of the kibbutzim guard the nation - article with photos; They Still Acclaim Puccini and Melody - on his centenary, audiences are still moved by the intensely human operas of Giacomo Puccini; Medico (Medical International Co-operation) at work with Palestinian refugees; From Adam to T.R. - Currier & Ives Exhibition; Sidney Poitier - a "Defiant One" Becomes a Star; Angels of Anzio - Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Army nurses proved their volor on the Italian beachhead; Nice color centerfold ad for Lord & Taylor; Nice full-page color-photo ad for Macy's; One Equals Two - flipping clothing inside out to create a second costume; Striking the Right Note - home fashion; Nostalgic color-photo ad for Libby's tomato juice is definitely from the 1950s!; Israel Government Tourist Office full-page color photo ad features Gen. Yigael Yadin, Director of the James A. de Rothschild Archaeological Expedition; Gwen Verdon; Domingo's Hideaway - Trujillo's Dominical Republic draws a large share of the ex-dictator trade - Juan Peron, Gen. Fulgencio Batista, etc.; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Six-inch opening atop front cover. Some yellowing with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
247 pages. Black and white photographic frontis portrait of author. "This is a book written by a German after a war which brought defeat to his country and a great civilized people to a condition of dependence and subordination... The German Inflation can only be understood as part of the general history of the time. May we all learn from the past and emerge from the destructive era of reciprocal hostility into a new constructive period of international well-being." - from Foreward. Chapters include: The Inflation of the War Period; From the Armistice to the Invasion of the Ruhr; From the Invasion of the Ruhr to the Stabilization of the Mark; The Stabilization of the Mark; From Rentenbank to Golddiskontbank; From Currency Crisis to Economic Crisis; The Dawes Plan; The Reconstruction of German Money and Capital Markets; Foreign Credits; International Co-operation. "(Schacht) became one of the directors of the Reichsbank in 1916 and in 1923 became currency commissioner for the Reich. After his economic policies helped reduce German inflation and stabilize the German mark, Schacht was appointed president of the Reichsbank. He collaborated with other prominent figures in economics to form the Young Plan to modify the way that war reparations were paid after Germany's economy was destabilizing under the Dawes Plan. Though on March 7, 1930, six months after the beginning of the Great Depression, he stepped down from the position of Reichsbank Chairman, but returned on March 17, 1933 after Hitler's rise to power." - from wikipedia dot org. Binding intact. Unmarked with average wear. Bright gilt lettering upon black cloth backstrip. Mild foxing to endpapers. A sound copy. Aldcroft & Rodger p.83, Peterson p.367. Book
Cover Portrait of Brigadier-Gen. Edward Northey, C.B. Commanded the Nyasalind-Rhodesia Force. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos. Contents include: military situation in East Africa at the close of 1916; The Belgian campaign under General Tombeur; Opening of the offensive, April 1916; Conquest of region between Tanganyika and Victoria Nyanza; British Column seizes Mwanza; Colonel Olsen Occupies Ujiji; Joint advance on Tabora; Life in Tabora under the Germans; Harsh treatment of British Prisoners; Belgians enter Tabora; Germans retreat south towards Mahenge; Results of Belgian campaign; General Northey's Campaign; Advance from the Nyasa-Rhodesia Frontier; Transport Difficulties; Nearly 400,000 carriers employed; German forces defeated; Northey's advance toward Iringa; Germans from Tabora under General Wahle pierce Northey's lines; Van Deventer's cooperation from the north; Mahenge force attacks Northey; Assailants repulsed; German concentration around Mahenge; Combined offensive by Van Deventer and Northey Fails; General Smuts Reorganizes his army and lines of communication; Kilwa operations; advance toward the Rufiji; German Main Force escapes from the Mgeta; Captain Selous killed; Changes in the command; Portugal's help. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Please note: readers may also be interested in the following two issues: Part 121 - The Campaign in German East Africa (I); Part 146 - The Campaign in German East Africa (II). Magazine
71 pages including index. A guide-book to the future of a vast region awaiting development after the war. A study of the past, present and future of international co-operation in this region. Presents a high challenge to the people of Canada and the US, and their governments. Author was regional chairman of the National Resources Planning Board. Light soiling. Unmarked. Some yellowing. Includes three fold-out maps. Moderate wear to illustrated boards. Nice copy. Book
13p. Paper beginning to brown. 4to. Original wraps. Scarce. WORLD WAR II BOX 4
In-8, broché, couverture imprimée, viii, 232 p. Recueil de six études d'histoire économique. Bon exemplaire, non coupé.
Grand in-8, broché (dos fendu), lx, 282 p. Edition originale. Etude suivie de textes, dont le "Plan d'une maison d'association", et de correspondance du philanthrope dont certains inédits. (Dada, n° 1772).
With Index. Dark blue cloth covers. Gilt title on spine, blind stamped title on front cover. Dark stain on front cover.