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240 pages. Index. Glossary. Bibliograpy. Sumptuous colour photography throughout. "Richard Diran's task of recording the tribes, many of them suspicious and frightened of foreigners, was arduous and also dangerous, in the face of almost constant guerilla warfare, and it took many years. The resulting photographs are a testimony not only to his skill and determination but to the survival of the tribes themselves in the face of an alien and politically unstable world." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Four inch opening at bottom of back hinge. Reading copy only. Book
112 pages. List of plates. "We enter through Ms. Fellman's large-format Polaroid colour prints into a strange and even frightening world where members of the Yakuza, the Japanese equivalent to the Mafia, spend hundreds of thousands of yen and hundreds of hours of pain and torment being tattooed." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Please note: Top edges of all pages undulate mildly due to moisture exposure which has resulted in occasional very light discolouration. Remains an enchanting copy of this wonderfully unique and visual work. Book
182 pages. Occasional black and white illustrations. "A precise description of Jewish life in Bessarabia, Roumania and Russia in the period between the years 1910-1940." - from Preface. Above-average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy. Book
173695841736 reliure plein veau havane in-quarto carré (binding full calfskin in-quarto), dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands) - décoré or (gilt decoration) - entre-nerfs à fleuron fleurette (floweret) - pièce de titre manquante (missing label of title), coiffe supérieure manquante (head of the spine lightly faded), plats avec de légères épidermures (lights scratches on the covers), coins émoussés (corners blunt), toutes tranches rouges (red edges), 478 pages avec Approbation & Privilège, 1736 Paris Mesnier et Jean de Nully Libraires Editeurs,
8vo., with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present), illustrated title, printed title in red and black, and 92 engravings (26 full-page) in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, chocolate endpapers, uncut, original gilt from backstrip preserved and mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. With small blind stamp on printed title and small stamp on half-title and last leaf of index. A lovely copy.
pp. [8], 328. Engraved title page. Foxed. 24mo. 13 cm. Worn contemporary full leather binding. This is a page-for-page reprint of the 1650 Elzevier editions; and the second of two impressions of 1671 (without the preliminary headpiece). Willems 1462n. Valerius Maximus was a widely read Roman author, but little is known of his life. This work, [Nine Books of Memorable Deeds and Sayings] was written around A.D. 30 and is a miscellany of anecdotes about a variety of subjects. It was especially important as a source for writers and orators. The Dutch family of Elzevier (Elzevir; Elsevier) were the foremost printers of their time. They produced a vast variety of well printed scholarly and popular books; many in a very small handy format. Louis Elzevier, the founder of the firm, produced his first book in Leiden in 1583. The 'golden age' of Elzevier printing was between 1620 and 1680. The Elzevier dynasty probably produced their last publication in 1770. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 6
1937002608Shanghai: Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs 1937. China. The Maritime Customs I - Statistical Series: No. 1 A detailed tabulation of all exports of China to foreign trading partners in the years 1934 1935 and 1936. For each commodity trading partner quantity where appropriate and value of export is provided. Each commodity is identified in both Chinese and English and listed under its related tariff code. Some loss of wrapper to head and tail of spine binding otherwise strong; faint stamp handwritten date and remains of small sticker on front wrapper. Interior pages clean and unmarked - overall a very good copy of this rare item. vi 318 pp. index. First Edition. Softbound. Very Good. 28 x 22 cm. Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs
133pp VG/none Modern full blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, original editorial printed wrappers kept inside, red stain on the lower parrt of the front wrapper, mild foxing on frontespice, paper slightly age-yellowed otherwise in very good conditions. Rare work on Egyptian proverbs, made and translated by Joseph Hanki, with an Introduction by Major R H Brown.
239p. illus plates bibliography. index Crisp tight copy, tiny mark and slight scuffing at spine, else fine Book
Pages 194-284 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Romance of the French Foreign Legion; Adrift in a Mine-Field - two men drift through a mine-field in a crippled seaplane, fending off mines with their bare hands!; That Night - a rice-planter's cyclone ordeal on Bordelieu Island off the Florida coast; An Englishwoman in South America - Mrs. Mayer-Nixson describes the ways of Chilean (Chilian) policemen, the curious manners and customs of the people, and the odd habits of Chilean servants; The End of the Rainbow - an adventure of Etienne, a half-breed trapper in Northern Canada who had not heard of WWI; Rua the Prophet - the curious history of a Maori fanatic, Rua Kenana, who established a native "New Jerusalem" in the heart of the wild and inaccessible Urewera Mountains of New Zealand - article with great photos; Canada's Last Frontier - part II of a photo-illustrated narrative of a trip to Canada's Eskimo country - including a photo of Fort McMurray which was but a tiny clearing in the woods, plus a photo of an early oil well, and the Pelican gas 'gusher' which had been buring for 18 years!; Our Zambezi Lion-Hunt - adventure involving a black-faced lion; The Tale of the "Tara" - the adventures of the crew of the auxilliary cruiser "Tara," torpedoed off the North African coast - photo-illustrated article; Exploring the Black Canyon - A.L. Fellows and W.W. Torrence help tap a river by a tunnel which irrigates a previously barren valley in Colorado. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 353-440, plus 24 pages of fascinating ads. Features: The House of a Hundred Rooms - Part 1 - incredible revelations of a building in Philadelphia with underground cellars and dungeons which were put to diabolical uses by Chinese Tong-men; A Village on a Mountain Top - nice photo-illustrated article on Mola, Sicily; Enrico Toti - Italy's One-Legged War Hero - how he fought and died at the Carso front; With the British Armoured Cars in Russia - Part 1 - the first authentic account of their work and adventures - photo-illustrated article; In the Grip of the Blizzard - Daring Antarctic Sledge Expedition of Sir Douglas Mawson as described by Capt. Madigan - major article with fascinating photos; My Adventures in the World War, Part 3 of E. Ashmead-Bartlett's adventures as a war correspondent; In the Land of the Lapps - Part 3 - photo-illustrated description of the life and customs of these fascinating and little-known people; The Gum Lands of New Zealand - photo-illustrated article on the Kauri gum industry of New Zealand; How We Brought the Chinese War-Workers to France - important information about the Chinese Labour Corps which assisted British armies in non-combatant duties at the Front were recruited in China and transported from their distant homes in the Far East across the seas to France, travelling via Canada; Marooned in the Arctic - E.H.L. Mitchell went to Alaska on a mining venture but was shipwrecked and marooned on a barren island for eight weeks; The Water-Gardeners of Amiens, France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; Lost in the Mine - the lamp of a boy working in a Welsh coillery went out and he lost his way - and nearly his life; Photo of the four-hundred and fifty Temples of the Law at Mandalay, in Upper Burma. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
240434Strasbourg, Imprimerie administrative de veuve Berger-Levrault, 1863 in-folio, [3] ff. n. ch., 303 pp., texte sur deux colonnes, chagrin brun, dos à nerfs orné de doubles caissons dorés, encadrement de triple filet doré, quadruple filet à froid et simple filet doré sur les plats, chiffre W couronné poussé au centre des plats, pointillé doré sur les coupes, tranches dorées, encadrement de quadruple filet doré sur les contreplats (reliure de l'époque). Petit manque aux coiffes, petites usures sur les mors et les nerfs.
1770174711770 un fort volume, reliure plein veau havane raciné in-quarto (binding full calfskin in-quarto) (20,5 x 25,6 cm), dos 5 nerfs (spine with 5 raised bands) - entre-nerfs à encadrements à double filets or avec fleuron au fer plein or et rinceaux aux angles avec des petits fers en remplissage (between the raised bands double gilt lines - floweret with hollowed out blocking stamp - with foliages executed in the curved lines in angles - with small blocking stamp in filling) - pièce de titre comportant le titre abrégé de l'ouvrage sur fond beige avec double filets or (garnet label of the title with the title abbreviated by the work with gilt line), rinceaux en tête et en pied (top and at the foot of spine with foliages carried out with the curved line), double filets sur les coupes (double gilt line on the cuts), toutes tranches jaspées bleues (all blue marbled edges), sans illustrations excepté des fronts de chapitre gravés sur bois en noir, des lettrines et culs-de-lampes gravées sur bois en noir et une vignette aux armes royales gravée sur bois en noir au bas de la page de titre, légers trous de ver sur 1/4 de cm dans la marge sans conséquence pour la compréhension du texte des trois dernières pages de table, XXII (2 ff) 403 et 268 pp et( 1 ff.) avec Approbation & Privilège du Roi, 1770 A Toulouse, chez Dupleix et Laporte, libraires Editeurs,
1838ZB573030Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1838. Part 1 only; folio 35.5 cm. tall lxix 3 323 pp library hand stamps original paper wrappers badly chipped at spine early leaves lack lower outside corners with no text touched becoming disbound text partially unopened but age toned and becoming fragile gift inscription from American author Benjamin P. Poore chipped but not hitting signature reading copy only. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, unknown
Book is in excellent condition in heavy weave tan HB covers, gilt over red at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners with a very light bump to lower front, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, price clipped, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 322 pages on high quality heavy white paper, reprinted form 1903. Rare by this publisher. Full page Author illustration opposite title page, Illustrated by one hundred and forty engravings, in which are represented most of the popular diversions; selected from ancient paintings. "This book is a key source for information on leisure time activities in 'Olde England,' including sports, hunting, games, dancing, gymnastics, music, festivals including Christmas and May Day and customs such as Mumming, The Boy Bishop, and The Lord of Misrule, Horse Racing, Slinging of Stones, Hand Ball, Archery, Dancing, Tumbling, Balancing, Jugglers, Juggling, Bowling, Tennis, Bat and ball, Jousts, Tricks Taught to Horeses, Animals Imitated, Quintain, Tilting, Kayles, Cards, Chess,. It answers questions such as "How do you score a joust?," "When did feral wolves become extinct in Britain?," and "How much do you pay the piper?" And what is Shakespeare talking about when he mentions Shove-Groat or Nine Men's Morris? (The modern equivalents are shuffleboard and tic-tac-toe). Included are numerous quotes from original documents and dozens of plates based on period illustrations. Strutt also documents the constant conflict between popular culture and the religious and secular powers."
1980196281980. United States Customs Court Reports. United States Customs Court: Cases Adjudged in the United States Customs Court. Washington: Government Printing Office 1939-1981. volumes 1 to 85 1938 to 1980. Complete set of all volumes published. Ex-private law firm library very good. Special $495. unknown
Very Good English Original green cloth. Title gilt in black "Egyptian Touring Association" and "ETA logo" to the front board. Foolscap 8vo. (17,5 x 13 cm). In English. 110 p. with rich separate advertisements, and a fine folded b/w map titled "Desert motor-routes" on a scale of 1:4,000,000. Slightly fading on cloth, otherwise a fine copy. First and only edition of this rare complete and very detailed desert motor-routes' guide for the Anglo-Egyptian motorists, printed by the Egyptian Touring Association in Cairo, including details about hospitals, "what to do in cases of accidents on the roads", free legal defence, hotels, garages as well as itineraries, pedestrian crossings, speed limits in the country, parking regulations of Sharia Kasr el Nil, Adly Pasha, no-lights area, railway bridges, postal rates, exchange rates, rates of freight on motor cars by sea and rail, kilometers into miles, transcontinental road London - Istanbul with other useful information. This guide was explained in the introduction as "This handbook has been compiled for the benefit of members and is issued to them free. Extra copies may be obtained from the Head Office, 3 Sh. Cattawi Bey, Kasr el Nil, Cairo, at the price of P.T. 10. It contains a good deal of useful information regarding touring of all kinds in Egypt and abroad including a list of recommended hotels and garages throughout the country. "The president of the Association which was founded in 1932, was H.E. Sir Miles Lampson (1880-1964). He was a British diplomat who was appointed High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan in 1934. As a result of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty in December 1936, to which Lampson was a signatory, Britain loosened its grip on Egypt and the post title was changed to Ambassador to Egypt and High Commissioner for Sudan in 1936. Lampson continued in this office until 1946. Vice presidents were Sir Stenson Cooke and J. A. Crawford. According to the ETA's service page of the guide, the purpose of the association can be determined as "Association was formed to provide a long-felt want in Egypt, that is, a touring club in the true sense of the word, devoted to the interests of all kinds of travelers. It's a non-profit making co-operative organization with the aim of making the path of the motorist, the airman, the camper, and every other kind of traveler pleasanter and smoother. The E.T.A. is officially recognized by the Egyptian Government and already in its short existence has grown enormously, being able to offer the following very real services to its members: Expert and detailed advice on all touring matters. Expert advice on motoring matters and vetting of cars. Free itineraries to all parts of Egypt and abroad. Reminders are sent to all members when a car and driving license is due for renewal. Renewal of car and driving licenses. Free legal defense for motoring offenses. Triptyques, carnets, and all documents for foreign touring, including passport arrangements. Agents at Alexandria, PortSaid, Suez, and the principal ports to look after the incoming and outgoing motorist and relieve him of all worry. A full stock of maps and guide books of Egypt and other countries. Up-to-date information on the state of roads and desert tracks. Welcome and help from the 100 odd touring clubs of the A.I.T. [i.e. the Alliance Internationale de Tourisme], of which the E.T.A. is a member. Recommended hotels and garages throughout Egypt and the Near East. Insurance for members can be effected at the most advantageous rates, and advice is given. Cars can be driven to any part of Egypt, by experienced drivers. Guides are provided. Other benefits, it is hoped, will be given in due of course.". Not located in OCLC. "1938-39 Edition" of the series (not published more than two years) is located in OCLC in no. 862336537.
1732104372BBRotterdam, Philippus Losel, 1732-1735. 8°. [68] Bl., 562 S.; Titel, 557, (61) S.; [46] Bl., 612 S., [27] Bl. mit 2 gestoch. Frontisp. u. 15 (5 gefalt.) Kupfertafeln von F. v. Bleyswyck. Prgt. d. Zt. mit handschr. Rückentitel. 3 Bände. [12 Warenabbildungen]
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. pp. viii, 46. "A selection of legends, folk stories and customs of the Haisla people, a branch of the Kwakiutl Indian language-group who live on the West Coast of British Columbia." - subtitle. Lovely line drawing illustrations. Sound and unmarked with light wear. A special first edition copy. Book
1746152311746 reliure plein veau havane in-quarto carré (binding full calfskin in-quarto), dos à nerfs (spine with raised bands) - décoré or (gilt decoration) - entre-nerfs à fleuron fleurette (floweret) - pièce de titre (label of title), coiffes supérieure et inférieure légèrement défraîchies (head and tail of the spine lightly faded), roulettes sur les coupes (fillets on the cuts) - manque de dorure (lack of gilt), toutes tranches rouges (red edges), 1 feuillet (a leaf) + 808 pages avec Approbation & Privilège du Roy, 1746 à Paris Chez Cavelier Père - rue Saint Jacques au Lys d'Or,
19912111902158501831Enterprise Publishing Sangakusha Publishing 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 15 books Size: 20 cm Number of books: 15 books Enterprise Publishing, Sangakusha Publishing paperback
This copy is a 1987 reprint of the 1975 first edition. A cultural history of the Evangelical-Lutheran colonies in the region of Odessa 1804-1945. XII, 431 pages. Selected Bibliography. Glossaries of Russian and German Terms. List of Russian measures and their equivalents. Black and white illustrations. "In this scholarly work Dr. Height has not only succeeded in recovering and preserving the epic story of those hardy, enterprising pioneers of the steppe. He has also been able to present a fascinating cultural 'soul-portrait' that provides the reader with a deeper insight into their character and way of life, their language and folklore, their customs and traditions. The descendants may justly be proud of this historical monument to their forefathers. Many will also be delighted with the excellent true-to-life documentary of their ethnic background and their cultural heritage. A precious heirloom for generations to come." - dust jacket. Light soiling to edges of textblock. Prior owner's ink stamp to top edge, title page, and dedication page, otherwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this superlative reference. Book
190897841Shanghai, Statistical Department of the Inspectorate general of Custom, 1908, , 2 vol. in-4 : VIII-745 pp. + VI, 757-1568 pp, Demi-basane à coins rouge, plats de toile verte, dos long orné de filets et fleurons dorés, Deuxième édition de ce recueil de traités, conventions maritimes et tarifs douaniers existant entre la Chine et des pays étrangers. La première édition n'a été tirée qu'à 50 exemplaires réservés aux douanes chinoises. Le tirage de la présente édition n'est pas décrit mais elle reste relativement rare sur le marché. Elle comprend pour chaque document, le texte en chinois avec en regard celui de la langue du pays en question. Le premier volume est consacré à la Russie, au protocole international, à la Grande-Bretagne, aux États-Unis, à la France et l'accord sur les tarifs douaniers à l'importation. Le second volume porte sur la Belgique, la Suède et la Norvège, l'Allemagne, le Portugal, le Danemark, les Pays-Bas, l'Espagne, 'Italie, l'Autriche-Hongrie, le Japon, le Pérou, le Brésil, l'État indépendant du Congo, le Mexique, et la Corée. Cet ouvrage est publié par le Service des douanes maritimes chinoises. Il est créé en 1854 pour faire face à l'augmentation des relations commerciales de la Chine impériale avec le reste du monde, notamment après la guerre sino-japonaise. Le service était composé pour la moitié d'employés chinois, pour un quart de britanniques et pour le reste de français, japonais, allemands, russes... C'est un document historique important pour l'histoire commerciale, maritime et diplomatique de la Chine au tout début du XXe siècle. Reliures défraîchies mais solides. Bon état intérieur. Couverture rigide
1695152791695 reliure plein veau brun in-quarto (binding full calfskin in-quarto), dos 5 nerfs (spine with 5 raised bands) - titre frappé or (gilt title) - plus d'or sur les fers (without gold on the blocking stamps), dos avec légères craquelures (spine with light cracks), coins de queue émoussés (corners of the bottom blunt), toutes tranches rouges (all red edges), pages de garde grises (grey endpapers), texte à manchette (marginal note), illustrations : page de ornée d'une petite illustration en cul-de-lampe et orné de bandeaux - lettrines et de culs-de-lampe (illustrations : title page with a small illustration in tailpiece and illuminated of headpieces and dropped initials and of tailpieces), quelques annotations manuscrites anciennes à l'encre (some old handwritten annotations with ink), quelques petites taches d'encre (some small ink stains), de mouillures claires à mouillures brunes (of light waterstains in dark waterstains), papier légèrement jauni sur certaines pages - sans conséquence pour la compréhension du texte (lightly yellowing of paper on some pages - no consequence for the understanding of the text), 3 feuillets de pièces liminaires (3 leaves of introductory pieces) + 340 - 101 - 31 pages et XIII pages de Table des Matières (XIII pages Table of contents) avec Privilège de Sa Majesté, 1695 à Paris Chez Jean Baptiste Coignard Imprimeur et Libraire Ordinaire du Roy - ruë Saint Jacques au Livre d'Or,
19792111902160901537Rekishi tosho-sha 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 10 Rekishi tosho-sha paperback
