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345 pages including index and notes. A case study of how absolute power corrupts. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Solid copy. Book
Pages 113-176. Features: Cover illustration of Connecticut Painted Wall; American Furniture in a California Collection; Signed and Dated - A Painted Wall in Connecticut; Interior Decorations at Unity Farm; - an editorial note; Glassmaking in South Boston - Part 1; Bellows for the Hearth; Stenciled Coverlets; Arms of the Guilds on Liverpool Ware; Murals in Upper New York State; Two Gold Snuffboxes; Signs bring customers; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Average wear. Unmarked. Moisture exposure to bottom edge. Short archival tape repair to base of spine. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
Cambridge, 1983. 4to. alargado; X pp., 180 pp. Encuadernación original en tela.
In spring 1945, the Red Army entered Berlin. Not far from the Reichs Chancellery was the Berlin Zoo with an anti-aircraft tower. Inside were crates containing Heinrich Schliemann's famed collection of gold from the lost city of Troy, King Priam's riches - gold diadems with leaf and flower pendants, gold bottles, gold earrings and 9000 gold rings and buttons - one of the most complete and valuable finds ever made by an archaeologist. On June 3rd the crates were despatched to Moscow by military aircraft. And there they and their contents vanished. Caroline Moorehead has spent two years searching for the treasures of Troy. She tells the full story of where they have been for the past 49 years.306p + plates, notes bibliograohy index.S Book
In spring 1945, the Red Army entered Berlin. Not far from the Reichs Chancellery was the Berlin Zoo with an anti-aircraft tower. Inside were crates containing Heinrich Schliemann's famed collection of gold from the lost city of Troy, King Priam's riches - gold diadems with leaf and flower pendants, gold bottles, gold earrings and 9000 gold rings and buttons - one of the most complete and valuable finds ever made by an archaeologist. On June 3rd the crates were despatched to Moscow by military aircraft. And there they and their contents vanished. Caroline Moorehead has spent two years searching for the treasures of Troy. In this book she tells the full story of where they have been for the past 49 years. 306p.+plates notes, bubliogrsphym index. Book
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 323 pages with a few with b&w photos.
17 pages. "Why has America, the land of abundance, suddenly become a country of scarcity? Have the shortages in energy, fuel, gasoline, and food been deliberately created? If so, by whom... Draws on expert opinion for answers - and solutions." Originally appeared in the May 1974 issue of American Opinion magazine. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
224 pages plus 32 pages of advertisements. Illustrated front board and spine. Lovely black and white illustrations. Gift bookplate inside front board. Bookseller's name embossed upon front free endpaper. Binding aging. Above-average wear. Lean to spine. Remains a worthy reading copy. Book
161 pages plus appendix, references and index. Black and white illustrations. A story of young men adventuring in the American west when the law came as a hanging party, and in British Columbia of Fraser gold rush days, of the first breaking of the black loam of the Delta at Ladners Landing and of the pioneering growth of a cannery there. Date and small address label inside front board else book clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Few short tears to still respectable dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
Book shows light shelf wear to covers, sun fading to creaseless covers and spine a few dog-ears to text. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 57 pages.
188 pages including bibliography. Whether you are an artist, poet, or entrepreneur, this entertaining resource is designed to help you profit from creativity at work or play. Prior owner's details clipped from front flyleaf else clean, bright and unmarked. Faintest wear. Excellent copy. Book
8vo; 46 pages; First edition. Somewhat scarce self-published booklet. Edgeworn, water stain in margins. Good condition. (AMR-26-2) xx
English Text. London, 1987; paperback, b/w and col. ill., b/w and col. plates. english paperback
155 items, ca 80 pp. 28 x 22 cm. Pappband mit Schutzumschlag (wie neu). Bücher en
English Text. Alexandria, 1998; paperback, pp. 320, 98 numbered col. plates, cm 25x29,5. english 0-88397-12
Features/Photos: Wilson becomes Prime Minister; full-page colour ads for the Hillman Imp and Dry Fly Sherry; Russia's new First Secretary Brezhnev; Setbacks in Vietnam; First Gold for Britain in Tokyo - Mary Rand wins the long jump with a world record; Martin Luther King awarded Nobel Prize; Regent's new refinery at Milford Haven; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 385-420. Please note: pages 399-406 missing. Features: Cover illustration of Lieutenant Miller of the King's (Liverpool Regiment) driving back Germans at Givenchy; Przemysl - Fallen to the Russians after a Long Seige; Illustration of how the enemy's mines float downstream resulting in the loss of battle-ships in the Dardanelles; Photos of Lord Kitchener at Liverpool and Manchester Parades; Two-page illustration by Richard Caton Woodville depicts an heroic attack by the King's (Liverpool Regiment) on German trenches; Photos of City (London) Volunteers as the National Guard marches to the Palace; Large photo of an unexploded german 42 cm. Howitzer shell; Two-page spread with photos, names and ranks of dozens of British officers killed in action; Two-page illustration by John de G. Bryan depicting the gallant attack on the Givenchy Ridge which contributed to the Neuve Chapelle Victory; Interesting photo-illustrated article on the disinfection of wounds; Fight for the Narrows - three photos including one of the French battle-ship "Bouvet" before it was lost to a mine; Photos of five ships prior to their being lost or damaged - H.M.S. Inflexible, the French battleship Gaulois, H.M.S. Irresistable, H.M.S. Ocean and the German cruiser Karlshruhe; Wonderful full-page illustrated at for Buchanan's Scotch Whiskies shows food ship coming up the Thames at night; Touching full-page Oxo ad shows commrades at the bedside of a wounded friend in Northern France; Beecham's Pills ad inside back cover; Wana-Ranee (Ceylon Perfume) ad on back cover; Many other magnificent vintage ads. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: equal pay for women by 1975; I was a Labour voter; Exit the neo-nazis?; temptation to violence - what comes first, the tv cameras or the violence?; the most desired residence in London; agony in Europe - Norway and Denmark decide on EEC or Nordic Union; with the marines; Charles Biederman - American artist; Following the Forsyte Saga; The House of Augustus - 2; What's all this about stereo?; Club Med - a holiday success story; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
38 pages. Features: Turbulence in Greece; Can Soviet youth break the chains?; Wilfred De'ath talks to Clive Jenkins; Quality of Life - houses should be built around people; Scotland's new towns; Gold from the Ukraine; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
Features/Photos: Civilians killed by U.N. troops outside Jadotville, Congo; Mr. Arthur Dickson Wright; the Celtic Gold Treasure of Erstfield, Switzerland - fantastic torcs and bracelets; the royal engagement - Princess Alexandra and her fiance; Mr. George C. McGhee; The Operations of troops of the UN forces around the mining centre of Jadotville in the Katanga province of Congo; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
Features: NATO meeting in Paris; Demonstrations in Baghdad; Kariba Dam is sealed; Dungeness Point - nature reserve or nuclear power station?; Snow hazzards for skiers; Royal Persian Gold; Children's Toys and Games of the 19th Century; Jan Steen's Art; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
London, Printed by Bradbury and Evans, 1839. 4to.; 2 hs., 452 pp. Encuadernación en tafilete verde claro, de la época, con ruedas en los planos y lomera profusamente ornada.
New Persian Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in Persian completely with a bilingual title in English and Persian on cover. 228, [12] p. The history of sufism from the beginning of the Safavid to the end of Qajar dynasty.= Târîkh-i tasavuf va 'irfân-i Islâmî az âghâz-i 'asr-I Safavî tâ avâkhir-i dawrah-i Qâjârîyah.
166p. + Plus twenty color portrait miniatures by Herbert Bedford printed on heavy tan paper with original tissue guards. Fly leaves browned. Minor repairs. 4to. Original full blue cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Color oval portrait miniature in gold border on front board. Head of spine slightly torn and bumped. Hardbound. WOMEN2 BOX 2
274 pages including index. Explains the Chinese holistic approach to health in simple terms, describing how to use ginseng and the tonic herbs for the best possible results. Just about anyone can improve his or her health with tonic herbs - this book shows you how. Some early pages and lower corner of front cover have been roughed up. Balance of book in nice unmarked shape. Solid working copy. Book