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250p. Hardcover Good condition. lacking front flyleaf Autographed by David Frost
276 pages. The story of an energetic, involved woman. Her life divides into two phases. As the wife of John Graves Simcoe, Elizabeth is a sensible lady of the Age of Reason, pursuing the picturesque with sketch book and water colours. Following Simcoe's death, her long life as a widow finds meaning in fostering the well-being of her church. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
Comprehensive account of life, traditions and customs in a farming village in Boeotia in the 1950's. 110p. plates.map.bibliography. This copy has notes and underlinings, a student reading copy only. Book
2002100148152Routledge 2002 192 pages 12 8x1 6x19 4cm. 2002. Broché. 192 pages.
19262310310184xbvkBerlin, 1926 [Druck: Leipzig, Offizin W. Drugulin, 1925/1926]. XVI, 97 Seiten / (58) Blätter, alles auf kräftigem tlw. unbeschnittenem Papier. - Dunkelblauer kräftiger Original-Pappeinband mit goldgeprägtem Deckelsignet; 4to.(ca. 26 x 20 x 2 cm; ca. 1 kg.).
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
223 pages. How often and where do people die, and from what causes? These and related questions are central to the study of population health geography and epidemiology. As one contribution to answering such important questions, and hopefully as a catalyst to the generation of other inquiries, this atlas illustrates spatial variations of all major causes of death in British Columbia for the period 1985 to 1989. Overhead transparencies in pocket inside back board. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to top edge of dust jacket else an As New copy. Book
249pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 343 pages. Previous owner's name inside.
19792111902160901537Rekishi tosho-sha 1979. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 10 Rekishi tosho-sha paperback
2111902160700191Rekishi tosho-sha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 4 Rekishi tosho-sha paperback
pp. vi, (7)-307. Lacks first fly leaves. Title page very stained. Age stain. Early manuscript ownership of William Jordan, April 25th 1824 and another early ownership on rear fly leaf. 12mo. 175 mm. Original worn leather binding. Front board lacks leather cover. Joints cracked with boards almost detached. Spine very worn. Title continues: "With An Account Of their Manners, Customs, Laws, Polity, Religion, Sects, Arts, and Trades, Division of Time, Wars, Captivities, etc. A Work Of The Greatest Utility." Scarce. S&S/AI 22829. Hardbound. AI BX 5
319p. plates notes index. As new except for remainder mark Book
"A fascinating study of love customs - both in and our of wedlock - in a land where sex was never called a sin" Exceptionally clean and crisp vintage pbk 159p. Book
187 Pages with some black and white photos. An engaging account of life in today's turbulent Russia, this book faithfully presents the richly contradictory views of Muscovites and rural Russians on their work, their families and communities, their government, and their daily lives. Interweaves anecdote, conversation, and observation to round out the picture of a society in turmoil. Book
66 pages. Loaded with great black and white photos of the band. Topics include: Arriving in New York; Clearing Customs at Kennedy Airport; At the Plaza Hotel; Appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show; Features on the individual band members; The Beatles at Home in England; The Beatles with their Show Business Friends; Their trip to Paris; The Way it Was with Marsha Mella; Hipster's Dictionary. Covers very heavily worn. Textblock detached from covers with above-average wear. A worthy memento of the amazing Beatle invasion of America. Magazine
"Here at last is a knowledgable, entertaining and thoroughly practical introduction to Greece for the ordinary visitor." As well as the usual information for tourists it has informed observations on Greek culture and customs, and is written with charm and the local knowledge of a long term resident Philhellene. 258p. illus bibliography. index. Dj price clipped, slight sunning d along spine. Obituary and signed letter from author laid in. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 294 p. Sivas Dogansar folkloru. Folklore and folk culture of Dogansar district in Sivas City.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 294 p. Sivas Dogansar folkloru. Folklore and folk culture of Dogansar district in Sivas City.
iv, 430 pages. "Being a catalog of books relating to the history, antiquities, languages, customs, religion, wars, literature, and origin of the American Indians in the library of Thomas W. Field, with bibliographical notes, and synopses of the contents of some of the works least known." - subtitle. Facsimile reprint of the 1873 first edition. "More than two thousand five hundred separate works, and twelve hundred essays, are catalogued." - iii. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful reference. Book
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [iii], [3], 318 p., musical scores. Gaziantep folkloru. Folklore of Gaziantep local culture.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 106 p., ills. Examples of Turkish folkloric children's games. Türk çocuk oyunlarindan örnekler.
1986002677Mexico City: Editorial Offset 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /very good. Folio. 52 pp. followed by 80 illustrations some full-color some two-page. Bound in black boards stamped in silver on cover and spine in illustrated dust jacket. Preface by Luis Cardoza y Aragón Essays by Raquel Tibol and Gabriel Fernández Ledesma. Ledesma began preparing this work in 1971 but it was not published until 1986- three years after his death. The illustrations depict performers in the three-day festival that precedes Ash Wednesday. Very Good 1/2" patch of surface damage to front free endpaper white mark on dark pink paper otherwise internally clean and sound bumping and rubbing to extremities of binding in Very Good dust jacket short tears to head and tail of spine wear to extremities overall rubbing and dulling. <br/><br/> Editorial Offset hardcover
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
197815707Penguin Books 1978 768 pages 10 414x4 064x17 78cm. 1978. Broché. 768 pages.