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New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (31 x 22 cm). In Turkish. 196 p., color and b/w ills. A Turkish corporate history of an Ottoman corporate. Aksaray Azm-i Millî Türk Anonim Sirketi.
cm. 17 x 24, xvi-442 pp. con carte, tabelle e grafici n.t. Biblioteca storica toscana - Serie I Nel corso del Trecento, Firenze raggiunge il suo massimo sviluppo: la popolazione cittadina ? cresciuta e si ? rafforzato un ceto sociale e politico che guarda con vivo interesse alle campagne circostanti ? grande area di mercato che la Citt? dota delle infrastrutture necessarie: strade, ponti, piazze di mercato. L?intero Contado si anima quindi di mercanti, imprenditori, commercianti che dimostreranno, anche nella grande crisi di met? secolo, un?intraprendenza e delle competenze degne dei loro colleghi cittadini. Florence reached its highest development in the fourteenth century. Within its vastly increased population there developed a class who viewed the surrounding countryside as a large market for which the city provided the infrastructure: roads, bridges, market places, etc. Thus, this countryside came to be peopled with merchants, entrepreneurs and professionals who even during the great crisis of the mid-century demonstrated a kind of entrepreneurship and know-how equal to that of their urban counterparts. 809 gr. xvi-442 p.
4to, xxiv, 207pp., numerous coloured and black and white plates, orig. cloth, d.w, in a cloth box. Supplement to the important reference work on Western books on China published between 1477 and 1877: An extensively annotated catalogue in English of books on China in Western languages (1550 entries, each with a minute collation), arranged chronologically. With an introduction, references, indices, and a preface by Professor Han Qi of the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The L?wendahl - von der Burg collection is a most important assembly of Western books on China, written by sinologues, missionaries, travellers, merchants and other authors. The collection also includes works by Chinese authors translated and edited by Western scholars. The contents cover Chinese history, language, philosophy, religion, society, science, medicine, missionary work and the "Chinese Rites" controversy, trade (incl. treaties with foreign powers), Hong Kong, foreign aggression, and travel accounts.
4to, xxiv, 207pp., numerous coloured and black and white plates, orig. cloth, d.w, in a cloth box. Supplement to the important reference work on Western books on China published between 1477 and 1877: An extensively annotated catalogue in English of books on China in Western languages (1550 entries, each with a minute collation), arranged chronologically. With an introduction, references, indices, and a preface by Professor Han Qi of the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The L?wendahl - von der Burg collection is a most important assembly of Western books on China, written by sinologues, missionaries, travellers, merchants and other authors. The collection also includes works by Chinese authors translated and edited by Western scholars. The contents cover Chinese history, language, philosophy, religion, society, science, medicine, missionary work and the "Chinese Rites" controversy, trade (incl. treaties with foreign powers), Hong Kong, foreign aggression, and travel accounts.
4to, xxiv, 207pp., numerous coloured and black and white plates, orig. cloth, d.w, in a cloth box. Supplement to the important reference work on Western books on China published between 1477 and 1877: An extensively annotated catalogue in English of books on China in Western languages (1550 entries, each with a minute collation), arranged chronologically. With an introduction, references, indices, and a preface by Professor Han Qi of the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The L?wendahl - von der Burg collection is a most important assembly of Western books on China, written by sinologues, missionaries, travellers, merchants and other authors. The collection also includes works by Chinese authors translated and edited by Western scholars. The contents cover Chinese history, language, philosophy, religion, society, science, medicine, missionary work and the "Chinese Rites" controversy, trade (incl. treaties with foreign powers), Hong Kong, foreign aggression, and travel accounts.
First edition, small 8vo, vi, 144 + [4]pp., of averts, complete with all folding maps and plates, orig. cloth, lightly faded, gilt.
First Edition, 2 vols., folio, text in English French and German, 258 plates including some facsimiles (42 in colour), 300 figures in the text, orig. cloth, red morocco labels. Among the numerous aspects and personages dealt with are shop fronts, interiors, the bookseller, his assistants, the customer, the book-buyer, the book-thief, the auctioneer and the antiquarian bookseller.
Pirated edition?, half-title, 31, [1]pp., disbound. Possibly a pirated edition printed at Dublin. An attack on Sir Robert Walpole's "Observations upon the Treaty between the crowns of Great Britain, France,....". Kress, 3381; Goldsmith, 6821.
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 115 p. Osmanli do?neminde Sivas'ta ahilik ve esnaf teskilati. Akhism and trade guilds in Sivas city in the Ottoman period.
This is a very good softcover copy in printed stiff gray card wraps, bound with red cord. Text in French. Backes was an engineer and constructed bridges in France. He was based in Lyons. This is essentially a trade catalog showcasing his work. 56 pages, the format is each left page is a black & white photograph of the bridge and each right page has details of the materials and construction techniques, etc. The bridges were built from 1899 to 1935. 7" high X 11" wide. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
pp. 161, (xiv)[Index]. Ninety three illustrations. Manuscript listing marks used at Sevres to indicate dates of manufacture pasted on back pastedown. 8vo. Original full blue decorated cloth binding, faded and worn. First Edition of this indispensable guide to historic Staffordshire and other British potteries depicting American figures and scenes. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 4
pp. xiii, 105. Ownership and notes of Marion L. Chamberlain, N.Y., 1904. Small 8vo. Original full printed linen wraps. An important early study by one of America's most influential historians and thinkers. It investigated the process and effects of Britain's industrial revolution. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 4
160 p. Illustrated with 16 full page color lithographed plates. Numerous monochrome text drawings. Very slight age stain. Early manuscript ownership of C. Fisher Ehrehart, 24mo. Original full blue cloth binding. Front board lettered in red with poultry drawings. Corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Third edition. Issued as number three in the Biggle Farm Library. Hardbound. Very good condition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AG BX 1
This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English and Chinese. 304 works catalogued and illustrated in either black & white or color. 17 pieces reproduced in color. Introduction by John Addis. Edited by Roxanna M. Brown and Joseph Adrian. 11" high X 8" wide, 264 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
pp. xxii, 468, (4)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus color frontis and numerous full page plates. Profusely illustrated with examples. Uncut. XLib. Top edge gold. Small 4to. Rebound in green library buckram. Nice copy of a classic work in the field of antique ceramics and porcelain. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 4
471 p. Text illustrations, many of the arms of the states. Also small maps of major cities. Damp stained. Foxed. 8vo. 230 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Original spine label. Title continues: "A Description Of All The States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Forts, Seas, Harbors, Capes, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Railroads, Mountains, etc. Connected With North America; With The Extent, Boundaries And Natural Productions Of Each State. Containing Likewise Many Tables Relating To The Commerce, Population, Revenue, Debt, And Various Institutions Of The United States." Very good. S&S/AI 12082. Hardbound. SCARCE. AI BX 4
This is a very good softcover copy in stiff dark gray card covers with almost no wear. Very clean inside and out. This is a trade catalog from a carpet merchant in Boston. Short introductory text. Illustrated in black & white. A review from the Boston Transcript May 28, 1909 issue tipped-in to the front endpaper. 8.5" high X 6" wide, 80 pages. Map. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
288p. 12mo. Original brown cloth binding. Spine lettered in gold. Extremities slightly worn. Early inked ownership of John White, Huntingdon, PA. White was an important figure in the commercial life of Huntingdon. Hardbound. Very good. Includes drawings and calculations relating to: tin plate; steam engines; glazier; cast iron; blast furnace; coopers; wheel gearing; dyes; lacquer production; etc. Scarce. JUN5 BOX 4
Former owner's name and date on ffep. Else unmarked. ; Reprint of the 1909 Liege edition. ; 315 pages
Gift inscription to titlepage from editor (Peter Garnsey). Light knock to base of spine. Corners have light creasing. Mild shelfwear. ; A theme of the volume is that a combination of natural and artificial shortages made inevitable the bulk movement of staples between regions in all periods of antiquity. Novel contributions are offered in addition in relation to the cost of shipping, the extent of long-distance trade in wine, the relative demand for wheat and barley, the incidence and gravity of food crises, the efficiency of famine-relief measures and the part played by food shortages in the collapse of the late Roman frontier system. ; Cambridge Philological Society Supplementary Vol 8; 126 pages; Signed by Editor
pp. 1-80. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. This volume also includes: Kauffmann, Henry J. COPPERSMITHING IN PENNSYLVANIA. pp. 83-153. Illustrations. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume XI. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 127 p., ills. Türk Medeniyeti'nin dinamigi Ahilik. One of only 500 copies.
pp. xi, 258, (4)[List of Exhibitions, Pottery Classes and handbooks on China painting], (32)[Publisher's catalogue]. Decorated title page. Early ownership of Sulie Wood. Old tape repair in preface. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding decorated in silver, black and gold, worn with small loss at top of spine. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ART 3
pp. 83-153. Illustrated. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Limited edition. This volume also includes: Graeff, Arthur D. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS IN ONTARIO CANADA. pp. 1-80. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, Volume XI. BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
pp. xx, 105. Top edge gold. 8vo. Gilt decorated green cloth binding, rubbed at extremities. David A. Wells Prize Essay of Williams College. "Mr. McClellan seeks to establish the particular function which smuggling - and especially that in connection with the West Indies trade - performed in relation to the political and economic elements of the Revolution." Scarce and Important. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 26.