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xii, 485 p. 8 plates. 19 cm. Hardcover Ex-library, Good condition, front flyleaf chipped and detached Contents: Georgia scenes [by A.B. Longstreet]--Simon Suggs [by J.J. Hooper]--Flush times [by J.G. Baldwin]--Major Jones’s courtship [by W.T. Thompson]--Major Jones’s travels [by W.T. Thompson]--Davy Crockett: A useful coon skin. En route for Texas. The game of thimblerig.--J. Proctor Knott: Duluth speech.--Bill Arp [by C.H. Smith]--Uncle Remus [by J.C. Harris]--Dukesborough tales [by R.M. Johnston]--Sut Lovingood [by G.W. Harris]--George W. Bagby: How "Ruby" played.--The newspaper wits: G.D. Prentice. J.E. Hatcher. Texas Siftings. Albert Roberts.--A trio of old oddities.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very light creasing to edges and two small indents to rear. 255pp. The view of rural England through the eyes of its inhabitants - eighteen people with widely differing trades or pastimes.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very tiny bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 255pp. The view of rural England through the eyes of its inhabitants - eighteen people with widely differing trades or pastimes.
Oblong 184p., illus. Illus. by the author Hardcover Good condition tattered d.j. fair
Govt.Ref.Lib.Copy. Hardly Used. creasing and tears to d/j; neat writing on the top of FEP; text tight and bright Used
229 pages including bibliography and index. "Any friend of heraldry will eventually run into difficulties when trying to become acquainted with the customary heraldic practice of foreign countries. There is the problem of discovering which books to study and where to find them, and there is the frustrating experience of seeing one's efforts handicapped by language barriers. I have been collecting information about international heraldry for many years, with emphasis on its pictorial peculiarities and the peculiarities of customs, rules and styles, excepting those regions in the Balkans which underwent different trends of development during their occupation by the Turks... This book is the result. It is far from being encyclopaedic but should be of value to anyone wishing to gain a more international view of the subject. It should also serve as an introduction to heraldry for a newcomer to the field. Chapters include: Introduction; The Sheild; Charges; The Helm, Crest and Mantling; Blazon; Supporters; Augmentations; Differencing and Cadency; Marshalling of Arms; Burgher-Arms; Gentry, Untitled Continental Mobility, Knights and Baronets; Titled Nobility; Princes, Kings, Dukes and Emperors; Corporate Arms; Religious Orders of Chivalry; Heraldry in the Roman Catholic Church; Heraldry in the Church of England; Badges. Glossy colour illustrations throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
253 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
326 pages including index. Debunks some of the myths surrounding the Victorian woman and alters stereotypes on which many of today's oppressive social customs are based. Average wear. Usual library markings. Solid working copy. Book
Sather Classical Lectures (46) "The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their poetic and artistic energy to exploring themes of death. Vermeule examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep, and love, and more." 270p. illus. bibliography. index An exceptionally clean crisp copy Book
Features: Dead Man's Double - the strange story of a landsman who, anxious to get home to Australia, shipped aboard a foreign tramp to work his passage; Baptism of Fire - the story of a young Forest Ranger employed by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1927, and how a fire trapped over 100 people in a logging camp; A Case of Contraband - An amusing story of how, between revolutions, men had ways of their own of getting around difficulties; The Golden Ingot - the diverting story of an ingenious Gold Coast version of the time-honoured "confidence trick"; Down Mexico Way - The exciting adventure of two young seafarers who light-heartedly set out to explore the Mexican countryside; The Fire-Walker; Pioneer Pilot - Mr. Peter Strong flew over the Drakensberg Mountains between Basutoland and Natal; One Thing After Another - Recalls the narator's fall and subsequent rise in the depression days of Australia; The Burma Road - will recall poignant memories to many ex-Servicemen; South Sea Burial Customs - Visiting the outlying islands of the remote Cook Group, in the South-East Pacific, the authoress came upon many curious death-customs; Olsen's Secret - A grim story from the American coalfields; Front cover was attached with tape but is now detached. Back cover missing. Contents unmarked and in decent condition. Magazine
Features: Unknown New Zealand - Two young men set out to explore unmapped territory between Lake Te Anau and the coast, only to meet with disaster - A lake (Bloxham) and waterfall (Dorizac) discovered by these plucky young climbers are officially named after them; Saharan Adventure - includes encounters with the blue-eyed Tuaregs, the veiled nomads of the desert, who wear chain-mail armour of the Crusades and carry swords and lances; Six Wild Sheep - Describes author's experience trying to capture Alaskan wild sheep for a California zoo; The Pirates of the Ethel - First published in 1929, this is an authoritative account of one of the most remarkable cases of piracy on the high seas in Australian annals; Oakhill's "Souvenir" - the adventure of a crocodile hunter; The Tame Bandit - An amusing story arising out of the troubles in Malaya - Dragged away from farm and family by the terrorists, and forced to serve with them under the threat of death, an inoffensive little Chinese secretly vowed vengeance, and at long last achieved it; "Cockeye" - Phases of Life From All Over the World - Vivid little close-ups of manners and customs around the world; Guardians of the Mountains - The Wardens of Canada's National Parks. Colour 'Butlin's Holiday Camp' brochure laid-in. Staining to page i of advertisements. Front cover detached. Heavy wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine
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
284 pages. "Contains dozens of wholesome, nourishing dishes which reflect the traditions, nationalities, the customs, and the diets of the 'common-folk' who are the backbone of our party and our country' - from Foreward. Includes photos and biographical information of Tommy Douglas, George Williams, Ed Broadbent, Allan Blakeney, Woodrow Lloyd, and M.J. Coldwell. Well-used. Unmarked. Provides nostalgic recollections of earlier days of Canada's New Democratic Party. Book
323p. Profusely illustrated. Small 4to. Original pictorial wraps, slightly soiled. Indian Life and Customs # 5. Very good. LOC W17
Do I need a residence permit? How do I register a newborn? Who is eligible for military service? Can anyone marry in an Orthodox church? How should I draft a will? These are just some of hundreds of questions answered in Surviving Greek Bureaucracy, a guide to almost every aspect of your contact with the state, local government and the law. European Union citizens and non-Europeans residing in Greece will both find the answers they require. Drafted by Greece's most respected English-language publication, refined through years of news coverage and screened by lawyers, this book is designed to save you time, money and trouble. 235p.[Only ONE copy found in WordCat] Book
144pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
531p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
71p. Paperback Very good condition Customs, recipes, songs, games, etc.
DJ is price-clipped. Dustjacket has wear to corners. Front inner hinge is cracked exposing webbing. Book is still solid. ; Describes burial customs and attitudes toward death in the ancient Roman world-- pagan, Jewish and Christian. First deals with burial rites and tombs among the Etruscan antecedents of the Romans, then gives an account of beliefs in the Roman era of life beyond the grave and the problems of the widespread change from cremation to inhumation. Chapters on practices, cemeteries, tombs, funerary gardens, gravestones, and tomb furniture. ; Aspects of Greek and Roman life; 336 pages
34 p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. 4to. 280 mm. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps. Signed by the author. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Folklife Society, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Very good. PA SHELF 04A
34 p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. 4to. 280 mm. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps. Signed by the author. Very good. PA SHELF 04A
pp. (20) [Notices of Time's Telescope for 1823], 415, (1) [Time's Telescope publications for 1814 to 1827] + Engraved Portrait Frontis of Sofonisba Angosciola. Offsetting from frontis onto title page. Title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Some age staining. 190mm. Disbound. Includes black bordered obituary of the death of the Duke of York and other deaths in 1828. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! ENGLAND BX 5
cm. 17 x 24, xxvi-602 pp. con 7 tavv. f.t. e 1 cartina. Studi albanesi - Tradizioni popolari degli albanesi in Italia 1173 gr. xxvi-602 p.
The story of an unspoiled island and an English family making a home by the Aegean Sea. In the early 1960s Emma Tennant's parents, on a cruise, spotted a magical bay and decided to build a house there. This book is the story of that house, Rovinia, set above the bay in Corfu where legend has it Ulysses was shipwrecked and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous. It is also the story of the couple who have been at Rovinia since the feast in the grove that followed the roof-raising-Maria, a miraculous cook and the presiding spirit of the house, and her husband, Thodoros-and of the inhabitants of the local village, high on the hill above the bay. Tennant offers us the delights of quotidian adventures-salt water in the well, roads to nowhere, collapsing walls-all hilariously presented. That the house is still lived in and loved, with new generations coming to understand the delights of Corfu, is a tribute to the people and a special landscape which is distinctly Greek. Full of color and contrast, A House in Corfu shows the huge changes in island life since the time of the Tennant's arrival, and celebrates, equally, the joy of belonging to a timeless world: the world of vine, olive, and sea205p. Book
2 v. illus. Hardcover Very good ex lib.
