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1988100145664MIT Press 1988 304 pages 15 24x22 86x1 7526cm. 1988. Broché. 304 pages. Ce livre examine de près les sogo shosha les puissantes maisons de commerce japonaises comme Mitsubishi et Mitsui qui gèrent environ la moitié des exportations et importations du Japon. Il fournit une description systématique et équilibrée de leurs opérations couvrant des aspects allant de la finance au personnel
1823DEMO016280INew York: W. Borradaile 1823. New edition. Wrappers. Good. Folding plate. 8vo 28 pagesstained at gutter coffee blood lacks wrappers; splits at fold of plate is repaired with archival tape later side stitching. <br/><br/>Contains numerous Anecdotes of Undaunted Courage in the Prosecution of His Bold Enterprizes. To Which is Added the Song Written on the Engagement between the Good Man Richard and the English Frigate Serapis. This text is a variant of a handful of similar titles published at that time. See Sabin 36547; Shaw & Shoemaker 12929. Based upon materials supplied by Jones. The folding plate "Paul Jones Shooting Lieutenant Grub" is bound in at p.23 not as a frontispiece as in some copies. Note: as with the AAS copy the song mentioned on the title-page is not present in the text. W. Borradaile unknown
19529297NY: Roy 1952. First edn. 8vo Pp. 302. Pages little browned a good copy. OP Thompson and her supposed lover Frederick Bywaters were hung after being convicted of murdering her husband Percy Thompson. Roy unknown books
Cassie Chadwick ( one of Betsy Bigley's several names) was a woman of many talents, and she used them all in an extraordinary career. She was entrepreneur, forger, clairvoyant, prostitute and society lady. The railroad worker's daughter from Eastwood, Ontario was born on a farm in 1857 and died in jail in 1907, and in between became one of the most famous women of North America. She achieved her greatest social glory as the wife of a wealthy Cleveland doctor. Her fantastic lifestyle was financed by an ever widening spiral of loans, promisory notes and forgeries drawn on banks from New York city to Oberlin, Ohio and when her financial empire collapsed the shock waves reverberated through the banking world. Some of the greatest financiers in America found themselves mentioned at Mrs. Chadwick's trial.... 240p.plates.Neat crisp copy, but a small squsre cut out from ffep, else fine Book
8vo., First Edition; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The second Malcolm Fox novel.
H&S yellow jacket paperback (9D serie), 128 pages, original illustrated paper wrappers - Good Copy. GOOD, No Marks [CA-00]
1st edition. Former public library copy. Very good condition hardback in a very good condition dust jacket. ISBN 0002326604. 41323. eng
Front page loose but present and presents six sketches of 'The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow" - The Daphne capsized upon launch with much loss of life. New items: Mr. Gladstone immolates eight ministerial bills; Wimbledon competition more popular than ever; Malagasy envoys leave for home; Good news from Ireland - a lessening of crime and upset; Update on Cholera outbreak at Damietta; The Ship-Launch Disaster at Glasgow; Live-Saving Apparatus on the Serpentine; The New Steam-Ship Tartar; Banquet to Mr. Henry Irving; National Sports; Parisian Sayings and Doings; Death of the Duke of Marlborough; Royal activities; Church news; Benevolence and Self-Help; Ben Nevis Meteorological Station; Funeral of Mr. W. Spottiswoode; General Home News; The City of London College; Two pages of Classified Ads (please note that this page is loose but present). Full page of sketches of "Complimentary Dinner to Mr. Henry Irving at St. James Hall. Half-page illustration of 'Trial of life-saving apparatus on the Serpentine, Hyde Park. Half-page engraving of "The Union Steam-Ship Company's Royal Mail-Steamer Tartar. Very dramatic two-page engraving entitled "The Great Disaster at a Ship Launch on the Clyde - Sinking of the Daphne, with Two Hundred Men. Above-average but not excessive wear. Includes separate supplement which consists of two full-page engravings - the first shows a kneeling man gardening while tenderly holding an infant, the second shows a sad kitchen scene from a picture by W.H.Weatherhead with the caption "For men must work and women must weep, Though storms be sudden and waters deep, And the harbour bar be moaning - C. Kingsley". The Ben Nevis Summit Observatory - Six sketches on one page. Opening of the City of London College - two sketches; Funeral of the late Mr. W. Spottiswoode, F.R.S., in Westminster Abbey - 4 sketches. Somewhat above-average wear and soiling overall. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Magazine
Pages 337-364. Features: Cover photo portrait of the victim of a shameful and dastardly crime, Count Bernadotte, the representative of the United Nations, seen with his wife, when beginning the mission of peace which ended in his murder at Jerusalem; Colour ad for the Dunlop Rubber Company inside front cover features the city of Lincoln; Conference discusses the future of the Italian colonies; Two photos of the UN Security Council as it discusses Hyderabad and Count Bernadotte's murder; Two pages of photos of huge crowds in Berlin illustrate a Communist demonstration and the funeral of a youthful victim of Communist police action, Wolfgang Scheunemann; Photos of personalities of the week include Lord Noel-Buxton, Maj. Gen. S. F. Irwin, Emile Ludwig, the right Hon. J. S. C. Reid, Adm. Sir Henry Bruce, Sir Sothern Holland, Lieut. Gen. Rajendrasinghji G, Sylvain Mayer, Sir Charles Eric Palmer, Dame Lillan Braithwaite, Field Marshall Lord Montgomery, Khwaja Nazimuddin, U Tin Tut of Burma, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Col. Serot of France; Photo of the funeral procession of Mr. Jinnah, first Gov. Gen. of Pakistan; Photo of French aircraft workers fighting police in Paris; Photo of Gen. DeGaulle speaking to huge crowd in Nice; Photo of Pakistan's new Gov. Gen., Khwaja Nazimuddin; Article with map discusses the invasion of Hyderabad; Two large photos illustrate Hyderabad's surrender to the Indian Union after a five-day war; Two pages of informative photos about the India Hyderabad war illustrate the auxiliary forces which opposed the entry of Indian troops - the Razakars; Photos of buildings in Britain today - ancient, modern, and for export; Photo of the royal arrival for a special session of Parliament; Book review of "The Journal Of Eugene Delacroix", translated from the French by Walter Pach; Four pages of beautiful colour illustrations/photos of flowers; Photos of ingenious British animal toys which earned dollars for this country; Four photos illustrate Britain's production of famous turbojets; One-page illustration of air screw turbines in production - the buld-line for Armstrong Siddeley "Mamba" turboprops at Coventry; Two pages of text and photos of the revival of tapestry weaving in Scotland at the Dovecote Studios; Five fascinating photos present scenes aboard the capsized battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso, as she is being broken up by her new owner, Mr. Heovding; Photo of police investigating Mosquito crash scene at Manston on September 18 where 12 people were killed during an air display; Photo of Mr. James Wilson, seven times champion sheepdog handler, with his dog Glen, twice champion sheepdog, at Worcester; Five photos of Australian cricketers being welcomed by the king and queen at Balmoral Castle; Six photos in the Waitomo glow-worm Cave, New Zealand, where "Boletophila Luminosa" creates a wonder of the world; Fascinating colour-illustrated back cover de Havilland ad illustrates aircraft decompression chamber research. Unmarked with average wear. Archival tape repairs to coverfold. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
90 pages. Profusely illustrated, frequently in color. Features: The Pantomime Tradition; The Plant Artists of Kew; Modern Ephemera; Love; Frost Fairs on the Thames; Mr. Bellingham's Crime; Two Centuries of Jigsaws; Getting Steamed Up - the National Traction Engine Club at Kendal; Tiles from Turkey; Pots for Keeping Things In; The Social Nuances of the first name, surname, initials and nickname from the rigidities of Victorian times to the informality of today; Six Centuries of Food; Antinori family history; Trends in art book publishing; Reviving the art of embroidery; Nice ad for the Jaguar XJS; The Runaway Christmas Pudding; During holidays our ancestors served a much wider variety of tame and game fowl with elaborate and complicated garnishings; and more. Average wear. Faint newsstand inkstamp atop back cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 170- 196. Features: Cover photo of huge illegal arms cache discovered in sealed cellars beneath a school in Tel Aviv; Two fascinating pages of photos of troubles in Palestine - curfew scenes, illegal arms, and illegal immigrants; A crime which shocked the world - photo of the King David Hotel explosion taken two seconds after the detonation of explosives laid in the basement by Jewish terrorists of the Irgun Zvai Leumi organization; Seven photos document the collision of the 'American Farmer' with the American steamer 'William J. Riddle', and the aftermath; Page of historic maps of Russia; Photos of personalities of the week include The King, the Princesses, Capt. Millers, chief officer J. E. Millers, M. Recep Peker, Lord Tedder, and Maj. Gen. H. E. Rance; Article entitled Norway and her Neighbours; Page of photos document H.M.S. Colossus being loaned to France; Two large aerial photos of Eastbourne - a target for Britain's postwar year holidaymakers; Amazing two page panoramic photo of the first Bikini atom bomb exploded in the air, showing many target warships blazing at their lagoon anchorage; Incredible centrefold photo of the underwater atomic bomb test at Bikini; Two pages of photos of Princess Elizabeth being invested as a Bard in Dufferin Park, Glamorgan; Photos of latest discoveries at the Low Ham Roman bath; Page of photos of personalities at the Paris peace conference; Two pages of Elizabethan silver gilt fruit dishes of unique beauty, acquired for the V. and A. Collection; Photo of Winston Churchill in his study at Chartwell; Fascinating and historic photo of wall map used by Gen. Eisenhower for the D-Day operations; Colour back cover add for the Lanchester 10 car. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Fears over the barricades/where will the violence end - Norther Ireland; UN attempts at arms limitation; Aims of young Israelis; Crime fascinates television audiences; Germany decides - general election; A Swedish naturalist (Sigvard Berggren) has a new plan to save wildlife; spotlight on the little theatres; The House of Augustus - Archaeology 2319; Scimitar 3-litre; Rembrandt in Amsterdam; What Rembrandt taught; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 181-220. Features: Cover photos of the loss of the car-ferry 'Princess Victoria' which went down on 31 January with a loss of 128 lives, plus two more pages of dramatic photos of the disaster; Simulating an atomic blast over Clapham Junction; 10 photos related to the murder of the Ruck family by Mau Mau terrorists in Kenya, a shocking crime redeemed only by the heroism of an African houseboy; Full-page photo of massive flooding on Canvey Island, Essex - the Thames estuary pleasure resort; Two more pages of photos of the Canvey Island flooding which killed 100; Photos of flood-related scenes in Norfolk, Sheerness Naval Dockyard, Southend; the East Coast, Lincolnshire, Essex, Kent, Felixstowe, Jaywick, Yarmouth and Salthouse; Photos of the worst Netherlands flooding in 400 years; Centerfold illustration of the last moments of the Princess Victoria; Nice colour-illustrated ad inside front cover for Number Seven cigarettes features a Hawaiian party scene; Photos of personalities of the week, including recently deceased James H. Scullin, Sir Reginald Wingate and Samuel A. Courtauld; The lesson of the coelacanth; Photos of the Monte Carlo Rally - great successes for British Cars; Photo of India's celebration of her 3rd anniversary of independence with President Dr. Rajendra Prasad taking the salute of a detachment of Indian camel troops; Tasteful colour back cover ad for Sanderson wallpapers and fabrics; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1995x-0748402373Routledge 1995. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. Routledge hardcover
1995x-0748402381Taylor & Francis 1995. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 224 pages. 9.75x6.50x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis paperback
VG/VG near fine. clean and crisp copy. not price-clipped . no inscriptions. 1st edition author's first book.
199221533New York: St Martin's 1992. Book Club. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine copy in dustwrapper of the author's first book. Although it looks tastes and smells like a first edition it is actually a book club edition due to the "HB5X" present on the last page of text. SIGNED by the author on the title page. St Martin's hardcover books
277 pages, author's note. eng
197519070040Viking New York 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 296 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Viking New York 1975. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are lightly browned. Deckled edges rough cut. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The story of the relentless three-year hunt that led to the capture of Adolf Eichmann the Nazi administrator of the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Problem'. Quantity Available: 1. Category: True Crime; Law & Criminal Studies. ISBN: 0670380288. ISBN/EAN: 9780670380282. Inventory No: 19070040. 9780670380282 Viking hardcover
Paperback in-16, 219 pages; 12 short stories. In NEAR MINT condition ! [VAR]
pp. xxiii, 322. 8vo. 205mm. Original full cloth binding. Bound and printed by Plimpton Press. Limited to only three thousand copies. BIO BX 2
014098London: Robert Davies SEE PHOTOS. Very Good condition but for usual darkening of pages. Bound in simple but tasteful half morocco and marbled boards. Leather is well-preserved. Marbled paper is rubbed/chipped at extremities. No date but circa 1880-1890. Illustrated title page. Bampfylde-Moore Carew 1693-1770 was called "King of the gipsies." "His career was a long series of swindling and imposture very ingeniously carried out He continued his course of vagabond roguery for some time was convicted of being a vagrant and sentenced to be transported to Maryland. On his arrival escaped and fell into the hands of some friendly Indians. - DNB. According to Howes C132 Carew "operated confidence games among colonial suckers from Virginia to Connecticut - the memorable first of a long line of such artists who have continued to flourish in this climate." He returned to Scotland about 1745. Also described here are his picaresque adventures among gypsies on the Continent and in London. This "Popular Edition" contains "A Vocabulary of Words used by the Scottish Gipsies" "A Few Sentences in the Gipsy Language" and "A Dictionary of the Cant Language generally used by Mendicants." This edition is not cited in Black's GYPSY BIBLIOGRAPHY but seems to be an expanded edition of Black's item 768 circa 1870. This copy has the 1898 bookplate of Roger de Coverly. Could this be the bookbinder Roger de Coverly who apprenticed with Joseph Zaehnsdorf After ten years at Leighton's Coverly formed his own bindery and did work for many important clients including William Morris. Among his pupils was Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson. Copyright Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 160pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Robert Davies Hardcover
1933053679London: Sampson Low Marston & Co. Ltd. 1933. viii 244pp bibliography. Light blue cloth in jacket. Jacket moderately edge-worn with several shorts tears and small chips including approx 7mm strip from top of spine spine darkened and approx 5cm split on rear spine fold. The cloth is a little spotted with light areas and faded at top of spine some toning to endpapers and page edges evenly toned. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. Hardcover
390 pages. eng
1993019609Westport Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press 1993. Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1993. First Edition First Printing with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. The 1886 Haymarket riot in Chicago was tied to labor's demand for an eight-hour work day. Described here are 1513 primary sources and secondary writings on the subject each with an excellent content summary. From the publisher: "The entries are organized under four main headings: 1 Context which includes background material on labor and industry the history and theory of anarchism the history of Chicago and biographical material on the individuals involved; 2 History which includes the principal secondary writings on the Riot and the documents from the legal proceedings; 3 Argument which includes a chronological arrangement of protest and polemical literature on various Haymarket issues notices of commemorative meetings and speeches and writings devoted to the central issue of the freedom of expression and assembly; and 4 Imagination which includes sections on fiction drama poetry and art inspired by Haymarket." Bound in the original red cloth with a black panel on the front cover gilt-stamped. . First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xiii 365pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Greenwood Press Hardcover