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No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, crease down sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red/black boards, foxing to slightly dusty page edges and bumping to lower corners. 448pp. The story of the Kilmartin family during the Great Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s.
3641Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1781 ; in-8. Titre-XVI- 599 pp.- 1 planche gravée dépliante hors-texte. Plein veau brun d'époque, usagé (coiffe sup. recollée, un mors et les coins renforcés par des pièces de vélin, importante tâche brune sur le titre). Le reste de l'ouvrage est propre et solide.
25921852; place not stated. The piece relates to 'the death by starvation of Commander A. Gardiner and the whole of the party sent out by the Patagonian Missionary Society in September 1850 to Picton Island the southern extremity of America'. '3 columns each 13½ inches by 2¾ attached to a piece of grey paper and a fourth column 3¾ inches by 2¾ attached to another piece. Discoloured and with minor spotting but in good condition overall. The article consists exclusively of transcriptions of two letters from Captain W. H. Morshead H.M.S. Dido at sea 22 January and 21 February 1852 and of a covering letter from Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby H.M.S. Portland at Valparaiso 21 February 1852. See Image. Note:"The Patagonian Mission founded in 1844 by Captain Allen Gardiner was the precursor to the South American Missionary Society SAMS an Anglican mission focused on bringing Christianity to the peoples of Patagonia. Although Gardiner and his companions tragically died of starvation and scurvy in 1851 during a disastrous expedition to Tierra del Fuego their sacrifice inspired the organization. The mission continued eventually expanding its scope renaming itself SAMS in 1864 to reflect its broadened work across the continent." AI Overview [1852]; place not stated. unknown
201090757Hamburg, Heinrich-Kaufmann-Stiftung, 2010. 124 S. Mit einigen s/w Abb. 22 cm. OKart.
10013Publié avec une introduction par T. GENTY. In 8 carré broché, titre, 32 pages. Rouen 1892 Edition numérotée, n°3 sur 50 sur hollande, exemplaire nominatif seul grand papier. Société des bibliophiles normands. Il manque le premier plat de couverture
19392090502113708885Not Available 1939. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
96 pages. Features: Ominous one-page photo ad shows Boeing B-29s being assembled in huge factory; Japs say bombardment of Luzon was terrible - major coverage; Why Nazis caught Allies Off Base on the Ardennes Front; General Ernest N. Harmon; Reproduction of German propaganda piece which shows battle-weary Allied troops on the Saar front that draft dodgers at home are living it up with the lady-folk; Great GM color ad features firing tank and Hydra-Matic transmissions; Sweet one-page ad for the Blue Radio Network features Alan Young - 1944's most promising star; Nice color Schlitz beer ad; Eyewitness to starvation in Italy (with photos); Archibald MacLeish; Photo of Polish government in exile; Australina drought; Nice color-illustrated military ad for Borg-Warner; Firestone Tire color centerfold ad; King Boris III of Bulgaria; Incredible Warsaw photos shows skeletons of horses from which residents have stripped every bit of meat; Packard car ad features letter from Mustang pilot overseas; Photo of Hitler walking through bomb damage; Photos of Betty Morrissey who tends lighthouse at the Northern tip of Prince Edward Island (PEI); Great one-page color ad for White Trucks shows freight being loaded; US domestic manpower push; Photo/ad shows John B. Kennedy of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers; One-page *FANTASTIC* color-photo ad for Kodak will thrill silver-bugs! - shows dozens of huge silver bars being stacked for photographic use behind watchful armed guard; Nice one-page color Ford ad; Brief obituaries for Dr. John F. Condon, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Romain Rolland; Army study of Marihuana (Marijuana) smokers points to better ways of treatment; GI Surgeon Sgt. Frank Palco of Roth, VA; Photos of US propaganda being loaded into shells to be dropped over Germany; Photo of swimmer Ann Curtis; Nice one-page color ad for American Airlines features the new DC-6 flagship; Nice color ad for Chrysler's fluid drive; Nice photo ad for Bitumous cole features military theme; Anglo-American relations; Nice color military ad for Studebaker; and more. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Pages 418-520 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: The Madness of Don Patricio; My Experiences in the Great Russian Famine - graphic glimpses of the terrible Russian famine of 1907 - article with photos; An Ill-Starred Invention - a patent application goes wrong; Mussel-Farming - a curious Dutch industry (article with photos); Adrift in a Runaway Airship - daring young Chicago balloonist William Matteray and his airship are blown by a gale all the way to Michigan; Sights and Scenes in Java - photo-illustrated article by a former resident; The Queen's Temper - part 1 - a remarkable narrative shows how the actions of obscure individuals culminated in the arrival of British troops and the downfall of Burma as an independent state; The Broken Arrow - a marine detective story by A.A. Jeffries; The Autobiography of a Brigand - Part I - Giuseppe Salomone of Barrafranca, Sicily; In the Land of Perfume - the ancient flowery town of Grasse; The Quest of the "O'Baki" - a Japanese ghost story; Lifting a City - after being destroyed by a tidal wave in 1900 the city of Galveston, Texas is raised several feet to prevent future such disasters; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy. Book
6280Seuil 1975
9101Seuil 1966
570 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "The classic work on Stalinism - now available in a major revision using new evidence from glasnost." - dust jacket. "A masterpiece of historical detection, likely to remain the definitive work." - The Economist. A considerably updated version of the 1968 first edition. "Includes hitherto secret information on the three great 'Moscow Trials,' on the methods of obtaining confessions, on the purge of writers and other members of the intelligentsia, on life in the labor camps, and many other key matters." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal signs of use. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
31699Paris, Centurion, 1993. 15 x 22, 200 pp., broché, bon état (cachets du collège jésuite Saint Stanislas à Mons).
2006100126897Touring 2006 576 pages 11 8x3 2x16 4cm. 2006. Cartonné. 576 pages.
1947P74092Bruxelles / Paris, Acta Medica Belgica / Maloine 1947 262pp.avec ills., 26cm., br.orig., bel état, P74092
262pp.avec ills., 26cm., br.orig., bel état, P74092
Book is in excellent condition with very light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 36 pages with maps, articles include: Marine mammals: a cultural and economic resource for the future, The origin of the narwhal --- a myth, Hunting stories from Hall beach, Starvation at Koluktoo bay, Stalking netsiq on the sea ice, Sound under the ice, Arctic marine mammals
52 pages. Features: Ad inside front cover says "Canada is Strong" above illustration of man pouring molten steel; News digest considers a separate Italian Armistice, will France rejoin Britain, and more; Bold red and black photo ad for the 1941 Chevrolet; Famine Haunts Hitler's Europe - article illustrated with sombre photos; Something About Her (short story); Nightmare Next Door (short story); Mariana (short story); Motors on the March - photo-illustrated article on Canada's production of military vehicles, including photo of Col. R.S. McLaughlin, President of General Motors of Canada (with V.P. J.E. Johnson) presenting diplomas to a row of V.A.D.C. graduates - young ladies in GM coveralls; The Industrial West - article with photos of Western Canada's industrial infrastructure; Sixty Days to Live (short story, part 4 of 6); Movie news and photos; Woodbury ad features Paulette Goddard; Leather furniture fashions; Article on Hair Dye; Article on foods with calcium; Nice fashion illustrations; World Sayings; War Savings Certificates ad inside back cover shows family budgeting to buy them; Nice colour back cover Coke ad shows smiling man in fedora at soda fountain; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
1574W93823Franckofurti Moeni [Frankfurt am Main], Martinus Lechler 1574 viii + 143 [i.e. 286] + [vii] pp., with one blanco ff. between f.111 and 112, with index, Original 1574-edition, with numerous woodcut initials, 21cm., 19th cy. hardcover binding (spine in leather with gilt title, corners bit bumped, in good condition), marbled endpapers, upper left corner of all pages is lacking some paper (not affecting the text, except for - at some pages - the first word of the repeated chapter name mentioned on top of each page), text is very well readable and clean except for some vague spots at some pages, old ex-libris stamp and ex-dono on title page, [German title: "Durch Gottes segen, newe Speisskammer und Speiskeller in vorstehenden hungers nöten, Landstheuwerungen, und Kriegsslaeufften, sampt anmuetiger Haussapotecken und Kuchenartzney ; dergleichen niemals vorhin publiciert worden". This is a scarce complete edition of this interesting work discussing nutrition during wartime and famine. It contains numerous receipts for making bread, the use of fruit, liquor, etc. The text is written in Latin, but the shouldernotes in the receipts are in German. Ref.: Oberle 67 "Ouvrage rare et très curieux", Vicaire Sp.804f.: "Ouvrage assez rare", Wellcome I,6125], W93823
viii + 143 [i.e. 286] + [vii] pp., with one blanco ff. between f.111 and 112, with index, Original 1574-edition, with numerous woodcut initials, 21cm., 19th cy. hardcover binding (spine in leather with gilt title, corners bit bumped, in good condition), marbled endpapers, upper left corner of all pages is lacking some paper (not affecting the text, except for - at some pages - the first word of the repeated chapter name mentioned on top of each page), text is very well readable and clean except for some vague spots at some pages, old ex-libris stamp and ex-dono on title page, [German title: "Durch Gottes segen, newe Speisskammer und Speiskeller in vorstehenden hungers nöten, Landstheuwerungen, und Kriegsslaeufften, sampt anmuetiger Haussapotecken und Kuchenartzney ; dergleichen niemals vorhin publiciert worden". This is a scarce complete edition of this interesting work discussing nutrition during wartime and famine. It contains numerous receipts for making bread, the use of fruit, liquor, etc. The text is written in Latin, but the shouldernotes in the receipts are in German. Ref.: Oberle 67 "Ouvrage rare et très curieux", Vicaire Sp.804f.: "Ouvrage assez rare", Wellcome I,6125], W93823
108 pages. Bibliography. Intended to "Disseminate and synthesize some critical, but very scattered existing knowledge concerning the human costs of J.V. Stalin's once-acclaimed achievements." - from page one. Contents clean and bright. Light external wear. A quality copy. Book
19901-1125225793University of Michigan Library 1990. Paperback. New. 604 pages. Ukrainian language. 9.00x6.00x1.51 inches. University of Michigan Library paperback
19901-1125225807University of Michigan Library 1990. Paperback. New. 604 pages. Ukrainian language. 9.00x1.51x6.00 inches. University of Michigan Library paperback
19901-1125225785University of Michigan Library 1990. Paperback. New. later printing edition. 588 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.47 inches. University of Michigan Library paperback
1125225793.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
