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Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [ii], 292 p. Researches on folk culture in Çayeli District of Rize City. Çayeli. Geçmis günler ve halk kültürü.
New Persian Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in Persian and Arabic with bilingual title in English and Persian on cover and colophon; preface in English. [11], 289 p. Zakhîrat al-âkhirah (Provision for the hereafter): Bihamrâh bâ kuhantarîn tarjumah az ad'iyah-yi Shî'ah. Preface in English by Hermann Landolt.
215 pages. Index. Footnotes. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. "This lively account of a dashing young man about town provides a firsthand description of society in early Victorian Toronto. Young Mr. Smith's diaries and letters, from 1839-1858, have been edited by his granddaughter and deftly interwoven with her own background comments." - from dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In turkish with a short summary in English (2 pages). 68 p., 8 ills. and 16 numerous b/w photos. Yayla-settlement and yayla-grazing in North-East Anatolia.= Kuzeydogu Anadolu'da yaylacilik. (Cografî inceleme).
268p. Hardcover Very good condition
184p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., Second Edition, with 16 plates, some mild offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A detailed study and standard reference, first published in 1959.
A comprehensive history of the work and development of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist and of the use of science for the support of health, environmental and revenue protection in the UK. 372 pages. A few light indentation lines on back of dust jacket. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
Very good condition, top and tail of spine are bumped, corners are slightly rubbed, d / j has a clear plastic wrapper, clear, bright and tight. ex - library with minimal stamps and labels. Ex - Library
Oversize. 144 p., illus. w/ 100 photographs. Hardcover Very good condition good
591 pages. Illustrated in text with line diagrams and grainy reproductions of black and white photos. Extremely informative. First page explains how some customs described in past issues of this work have died out in whole or in part. Covers most topics in one page so is easy to read easy-to-digest chunks. Light wear to clean and unmarked book. Average wear to fabric-decorated storage box which is showing signs of wear but remains attractive. String-bound. A quality copy of this charming vintage Japanese tourism memento. Book
456pp. 32 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
"The reader will discover how to throw flowers at the "bouzoukia"without blinding the singers, how to not outstay his/her welcome when staying as a guest at somebody's house or yacht, how to flirt without receiving a dirty look or a slap from a hot-blooded Greek, how to use his/her hands when eating at a taverna and many other fun and enlightening tips which we believe will help a visitor to adjust." [WorldCat lists NO copies in the USA] Book
Inscription and ex-libris sticker inside front cover. No other marks, no creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright covers and no bumping to corners. 151pp. Wakes Week was the annual holiday for generations of northern folk, when they made the annual trip to the seaside. Illustrated with eighty contemporary photographs and postcards, this book tells the story of wakes week from the earliest days of the railways to what remains of the tradition today, with a special emphasis on the golden years between the 1920s and the late 1950s.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In English. 206 p., color and b/w ills. Contents: Voyage to the Dawn-Place of the European Sun., Enis Batur; Dallam's travels, Master Thomas Dallam; Van.; Frederick Millingen.; Covel's diary., John Covel.; Raki diluted with water, James Dallaway.; Cities: Constantinople, Arthur Symons.; An organ for the Sultan, Stanley Mayes.; Voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople, Hermann Melville.; The vampires of Istanbul, Edourd Roditi.; The Palimpsest city, Juan Goytisolo.; Kitten with claws, Godfrey Goodwin.; Orient express, John Dos Passos.; The city of tomorrow, Le Corbusier.; Constantinople, Theophile Gautier.; Constantinople - Eight poems, Victoria Sackville-West.
Text is clean, clear and bright throughout. Cover is in good, clean condition. There is some minor creasing to the spine. Used
cm. 15,5 x 21, vi-356 pp. Biblioteca di ?Lares? 595 gr. vi-356 p.
cm. 15 x 21,5, xii-240 pp. Biblioteca di ?Lares? 420 gr. xii-240 p.
cm. 15,5 x 21, 128 pp. con 8 tavv. f.t. Biblioteca di ?Lares? 252 gr. 128 p.
Hilarious survey of the habits and behaviour of modern Greeks! A tongue-in-cheek approach to the culture shock. Politics; Driving & Transportation; Shopping; Buying postage stamps; The work ethic & the ego; The law; afterthoughts. Book
Hilarious survey of the habits and behaviour of modern Greeks - 1001 things a visitor needs to know, or just to laugh. Book
127 pages. "Photographer Ursula Heller travelled through North America for nine years, stopping off in small towns - sometimes for several months - to document photographically a way of life that is fast disappearing. This study of eight small Canadian communities, portrayed in her unique style, truly captures the diversity of people and lifestyles across the country... Captures a special sense of place and lets us find out what it's really like to live there." - from dust jacket. The communities documented include: Alma, New Brunswick; Huberdeau, Quebec; Toronto Island, Ontario; Feversham, Ontario; Big Trout Lake, Ontario; Hafford, Saskatchewan; Carcross, Yukon Territory; Vallican, British Columbia. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper in pencil. Book clean with light wear. Dust jacket partially sunned with half-inch opening to top edge of front panel. A sound copy. Book
Oblong 184p., illus. Illus. by the author Hardcover Good condition tattered d.j. fair
224 pages. Full-page colour illustrations on every second page. "An entrancing picture of an exotic land and its people as they appeared to Western eyes 200 years ago." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. 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