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Elégie 2009, In-8 broché oblong (à l'italienne), 84 pages + gotos. Complet du CD des entretiens audio. Bon état.
290 pages. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. "Whether by accident or design, governments and agencies have remained silent, so all the research has been up to us. However this true fifty year old shame must be revealed in the hope that mankind remembers and never allows it to be repeated." - from Foreword. "Our story tells what happened to 168 Allied Airmen who jumped into Northern Europe after their planes had met with an explosive and fiery end... Because our eventual betrayal to the Gestapo was accomplished so smoothly, a number of these encounters will be explained so that you can better understand our dilemma. The retelling of our encounter with our Gestapo hosts is mild, for many of us do not wish to recall the most unpleasant details that deserve to stay well hidden in the back of our minds... Now with this story told, we again wish to forget." - from Prologue. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Signed and inscribed by author to a friend atop front free endpaper. 264 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Spike Nasmyth tells the harrowing tale of his six and a half years as a POW in Hanoi in this true, honest, raunchy, defiant, sometimes funny, but always deeply moving story of lost youth and survival in the face of uncertainty, cruelty, and deprivation. His world came crashing down when a North Vietnamese missile shot his Phantom out of the sky over Hanoi, beginning a long ordeal of brutal imprisonment at the hands of his Communist captors." - dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this incredibly inspirational tale of survival. Book
xvi, 329 pages. Index. Map. Black and white reproductions of photos. "On the night of March 24-25, 1944, seventy-nine Allied airmen clambered through a tunnel at Stalag Luft III in Eastern Germany in the final act of what history and Hollywood have dubbed The Great Escape... A tale of ingenuity, perseverance, and courage, and a testament to what ordinary men can achieve in extraordinary circumstances." - from dust jacket. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in mylar. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Slight lean to spine. A quality copy. Book
Book's covers show light shelf wear only. Large format , 352 pages with architectural drawings, elevations, photos, floorplans throughout. Heavily illustrated. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Chapters include the architectural investigation of Theatres, Libraries, Museums, Hospitals, Prisons, Hotels, Exchanges and banks, Warhouses adn office buildings, Railway stations, Market halls, exhibition buildings, Shops stores and department stores, Factories et al.
288p. Profusely illustrated with seven and fifty photographs and drawings. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Original dust jacket with small tear on top of spine. Hardbound. A pictorial history of crime from 1850 to 1966. Nice copy. CRIME BOX 1
158pp., brochure originale (peu tachée) protégée par une couv. de papier cristal, 20cm., texte frais et sans rousseurs, bon état, rare, [Traite e.a. sur le caractère du visiteur, le caractère du détenu, la discrétion professionnelle, les premières visites, la visite dans la cellule - la confiance du prisionnier, comptabilité morale, respect du règlement des prisons, libérés, les patronables, protection de l'enfance, et en annexe un résumé des circulaires ministérielles concernant les patronages (en Belgique). L'auteur Gerberran était membre d'un comité de patronage], B60296
pp. 196, (1) [Subscription promotion] + (3) [Publisher's advertisement and catalogue] + Engraved portrait frontis of John Howard engraved by Thackara & Vallance, Philadelphia, 1794, signed in plate. Original paper guard for frontis. Age stain. Handsome manuscript ownership of Edward Dowers, January 1796 on verso of frontis. Subscribers' names pages 187-197. 12mo. 17 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Corners rubbed with loss. Front board fragile. Spine rubbed and worn. Remnants of original leather spine label. Hardbound. Good. John Howard (1726-1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer. 'His detailed proposals for improvements were designed to enhance the physical and mental health of the prisoners and the security and order of the prison. His recommendations pertaining to such matters as the prison location, plan and furnishings, the provision of adequate water supply, and prisoner's diet promoted hygiene and physical health.' In 1777, Howard's sister died, leaving him L15,000 and her house. He used this inheritance and the revenue from the sale of her house to further his work on prisons. By 1784, Howard calculated that he had travelled over 42,000 miles visiting prisons. His crusade and personal example greatly influenced reformers in the U.K. and the U.S. Evans 26543. PALIB 6
Third edition, half-title, 59pp., disbound. Not listed on Copac.
323 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Gelleny was recruited into the SOE (Special Operations Executive) in 1943 for training as an Allied Secret Agent at Camp X near Oshawa, Ontario. He served with distinction in Yugoslavia and Hungary." - dust jacket. First blank leaf neatly removed. Possibly signed by Joseph Gelleny inside back board. Clean with light wear. A nice copy. Dust jacket now preseved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
301 pages. Lengthy inscription by author upon half-title page. "A spectacular success... a remarkable tale of survival and perseverance." - Victoria Times Colonist. The true WWII adventures of a young man. Moderate wear. Some curling to covers. Nice solid copy. Book
Sm. folio, 10 leaves, on laid paper, BLACK-LETTER, with fine woodcut arms of William III on front cover and woodblock head-piece; sewed as issued but disbound, a remarkably bright, crisp, clean copy ideal for framing and display. 8&9 Gulielmi III.
ISBN : 201003323X. Hachette. 1976. In-8 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos plié. Intérieur acceptable. 333 pages. Avant la condamnation. Après la condamnation. D'un débat plus général...
320 pages. "A narrative of the work of dehumanization in China. It can compare with Koestler's 'Darkness at Noon', but is much more dramatic." - De Linie, Amsterdam. "In succession the author underwent the Japanese occupation (30 months of concentration camp), the civil war, and finally five years of the Communist regime. He spent the last three years in prison in the capital. In 1954 he was exiled from China." - from back cover. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding brittle. A worthy copy of this important work. Book
460 pages. "Represents the state of the art in the study of penology... A multi-disciplinary collection of landmark articles... Will serve as a long-overdue addition to teaching resources in the field, as well as an attractive reference volume for practitioners." - from back cover. "A truly unique contribution to Canadian Penology, with substantial relevance to criminological inquiries internationally." - Robert Doyle, La Trobe University, Australia. Prior owner's name stroked out inside front cover else unmarked with moderate wear. Sound working copy. Book
166 pages. The carefully documented details of the fate of a group of Russian Christians who made a brave bid for greater religious freedom. Includes a list of more than 200 Christian Evangelical and Baptist (ECB) brothers in Russian prisons for their faith plus many black and white illustrations. Former price atop front flyleaf else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Mm 225x275 Catalogo mostra. "Catalogue de l'exsposition présentée au Musée d'Orsay du 16 mars au 27 juin 2010". Volume in copertina rigida originale, 416 pagine profusamente illustrate a colori nel testo in lingua francese - french text. Libro in perfette condizioni, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
pp. x, 323 + Frontis and full page photographs. Ownership label of H.R. Dietterich. Uncut. 8vo. Original full purple buckram cloth binding. Spine faded. Hardbound. Nice copy. Fascinating criminal cases solved by the international criminal investigator, H. Ashton-Wolfe. Harry Ashton-Wolfe (1881-1959) is not generally considered a pulp author, however, stories from his books, were serialized in various pulp fiction and Sunday magazines. Ashton-Wolfe featured crimes as bizarre as those depicted by Sax Rohmer, Walter Gibson or Seabury Quinn. Nevertheless, these stories were presented as non-fiction. Ashton-Wolfe was one of the greatest liars of all times. CRIME BOX 1
160p. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Original dust jacket, worn and torn with some loss. Hardbound. Nice copy. CRIME BOX 1