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198359794Skokie Illinois: Black Cat Press 1983. Hardback LEATHERBOUND. Fine Condition. Black Cat Press Paperback
1994100044Museo Franz Meyer / Artes de Mexico 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. In Spanish. Inscribed and signed by Turbide Lechuga and Johnson. Museo Franz Meyer / Artes de Mexico hardcover
19630726710Seattle: University of Washington. Very Good Ex-Library/No Jacket. 1963. First Thus. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Used Civil services directory of district control for the state of Washington library parks mosquito control irrigation environmental et al. Keywords: special districts in the state of Washinton. University of Washington hardcover
1977BOOKS000032250 pages with frontispiece and 13 other illustrations one foldout bibliography and index. Royal octavo 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spain in the West Volume XII. First edition.<br /><br />Janet Fireman's work is a scholarly and well-written study that brings in-to focus the origin activities and personnel of an elite military unit heretofore given only peripheral treatment. The Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers founded in 1711 as one of the first manifestations of Bourbon reform consisted exclusively of highly trained officers. The requirements for entry into the Corps were stringent-all engineers had to have previous military training and status. Once accepted they entered a rigid system of rank and class overseen by the engineer general. Their duties included the formation of maps and plans for ports and towns; drawings of fortifications barracks and other royal installations; and designs for roads bridges and hydraulic projects. They also served as teachers and administrators of military academies. The organization of the small Corps-its numbers never exceeded 200 officers-was modified from time to time but its objectives remained essentially the same throughout the later colonial period.<br /><br />Dr. Fireman summarizes the organization of the engineers in terms of Spanish military needs during the Bourbon period and then proceeds wíth a description of their subsequent contributions in the western Borderlands. Through a series of biographical sketches men who have received mere mention in previous works come alive as they face the difficult circumstances of defending and extending New Spain's northern frontier. Fireman begins with the career of Francisco Alvarez Barreiro in 1718 and details his association with Pedro de Rivera's 8000 mile trek through Texas and New Mexico from 1724 to 1728. She then moves to later events especially the expedition of Juan de Villalba y Angula in 1864 and the contributions of Nicolas de Lafora to the Rubí inspection-tour of 1766. The policies of Visitador General José de Gálvez are also given careful consideration.<br /><br />Perhaps most interesting to California readers will be the chapter on Upper California featuring that no longer forgotten founder Miguel Costansó engineer with the Sacred Expedition of 1769 and diarist of the Portolá march to San Francisco Bay in October of the same year. Costansó's map of the Pacific Coast dated October 30 1770 is the first to include California's great natural harbor to the north. After spending fourteen months in the Monterey area drawing maps and designing installations Costansó returned to Mexico City to continue his career with the Corps. He participated in plans for the Anza route from Tubac to Monterey and kept abreast of California affairs until his death in 1814. Also featured in the California story is Alberto de Córdoba resident expert on fortification and town planning from San Diego to San Francisco during the 1790's.<br /><br />The careers of Manuel Agustín Mascaró Gerónimo de la Rocha Juan Pagazaurtundúa and other engineers in adjacent Borderlands areas are covered in a chapter on the Commandancy General. Fireman closes with an overall assessment of the accomplishínents of the Corps of Engineers as it helped "to create maintain enhance and defend Spain's western Borderlands."<br /><br />The primary documentary materials for this work come for the most part from the major archives of Spain and Mexico. The research carried on over a period of several years is exceptionally thorough. Included are eight appendices-precise reports by the engineers which illustrate the detailed nature of the Corps' work. These are expertly translated by the author. The book attractively designed and printed by the Arthur H. Clark Company includes fourteen original maps.<br /><br />Overall Dr. Fireman's competent use of Spanish sources and her flair for good writing combine to make this book a stimulating experience for the reader of Borderlands history.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br /><br />Page ends soiled points lightly rubbed. A better than very good copy issued without jacket. Arthur H Clark Co hardcover
199750555Thames and Hudson Ltd 1997. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. near fine in a very good dust jacket loc. GC4. Thames and Hudson Ltd, hardcover
19769000HARPER & ROW. NY 1976. Near Fine. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060121971 . First American Edition. Near fine in a virtually fine dj. Booker Prize winner gold sticker on front cover of dj. Trace of faint foxing at top & bottom edges. Edge of rear panel somewhat yellowed with age Filmed with actress Julie Christie in 1983. . HARPER & ROW. NY 1976 hardcover
1983425759New York: William Morrow 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with publisher's materials laid in. The next novel after the author's Booker Prize-winning Heat And Dust. William Morrow hardcover
1970044703Meriden: Bayberry Hill Press 1970. Hardcover. Good Condition. Richard Brzozowski. Number 52 of 65 copies. Paper on rear board torn light wear at corners fine internally. Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustrator: Richard Brzozowski. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 044703. <br/><br/> Bayberry Hill Press hardcover
19936prxeKeeper's Rock 1993. New Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8x6x0. Signed. Signed and inscribed by the author Ruth Jones. New edition. Publication of 118 pages. The dust jacket is in fine condition. The boards are in fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Keeper's Rock hardcover
197252123New York: George Braziller. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 080760626x . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with aged boards and bumped corners in an alike dust-jacket with a soil mark on the front scuffing and some edgewear. There is some adhesive residue on the upper right corner of the front flyleaf and a small tear on the following page; In Sophie Dorothea Jordan captures the life of a fascinating young woman who rose to prominence during the reign of Frederick the Great. Sophie Dorothea is a compelling heroine a spirited and defiant woman who defies convention and clashes with her father the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. With her striking beauty and magnetic personality Sophie Dorothea captivates readers from the beginning of the novel. Jordan brings to life the lavish court life of the late 18th century and the political intrigues that shaped the fate of Sophie Dorothea and her contemporaries.; 8vo ; 292 pages . George Braziller hardcover
199621240Oxford University Press. NF/VG. 1996. Hardcover. 0195062426 . Exceptionally bright copy in crisp DJ w/faint signs of wear. ; . Oxford University Press, hardcover
1981023864New York New York: Wanderer/Simon & Schuster 1981. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Sanderson Ruth. Book $60 in the continuing series of classic Nancy Drew mystery stories of which books #57-#78 were issued in this "digest" style trade paperback series of soft cover editions from Wanderer only from 1979-1985. Cover art by Ruth Sanderson in 171 pages. This is a FIRST EDTITION First Printing listing to self in rear & to Linda Craig #4. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright binding strong & straight pages modestly tanned heavier to edges & inside both covers but completely unmarked. Very slight rubbing to extremities & light corner creasing/chipping. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays PST; later orders. Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. <br/> <br/> Wanderer/Simon & Schuster paperback
1964019036<p>Gloucester MA: Peter Smith 1964. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. 288pp; No DJ yellow cloth boards with black titling to spine label shadow to front board minor staining to rear board text unmarked binding is tight VG- condition. Study of the doctrine of the English gentleman in the 16th century. Includes a bibliographical list of treatises on the gentleman and related subjects published in Europe to 1625.</p> Peter Smith hardcover
1948310506New York: Oxford University Press 1948. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 60 plates in black and white with descriptions. 30 pages of text. 4to blue boards with red spine and gold vignette worn at head. New York: Oxford University Press 1948. A very good copy lacking a dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Title page in full color derived from the frontispiece of a manuscript of St. Jerome's commentary on Didymus' "De Spiritu Sanctu"<br/> <br/> Oxford University Press unknown
1993B64726Wilmerding PA: Kerr Enterprises 1993. Softcover. Near fine. RARE! Printed paper wraps with tape over spine small quarto 8.25" x 10.75" 91pp. not illustrated. Book has mild rubbing and toning to wraps binding tight text clean and unmarked. Text printed on recto side only. Kerr Enterprises unknown
199630202Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag 1996. Essays. Clean softcover. Nice image on cover. Some underlining. corners ever so bumped. Signed by Author with an inscription on the title page. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Softcover. Good Plus/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
194116684New York: Hale Cushman & Flint. Very Good in Good dj. c.1941. First Edition. Hardcover. a little fraying and minor deterioration to cloth along top edges light shelfwear and slight bumping to bottom edge; jacket is edgeworn with various small tears and nicks spine a bit faded. "This is the story of women Amber in particular who have to make that sometimes most difficult choice between marriage and a successful career." Novel set during the 1910s with the action split between "Pleasantville" Amber's hometown and New York specifically Greenwich Village where our heroine and her circle of friends "were caught up in the rising tide of feminine assertion." The author was a prolific writer of scripts for soap operas and other radio programs during the 1940s and 1950s. . Hale, Cushman & Flint hardcover
195923-0180New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1959. 1959 346pp illus. maps to eps corners slightly bumped light shelfwear to cover corner crease to front dj flap cup mark to front of dj light soiling & slight edgewear to dj contents clean & unmarked. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. McGraw-Hill Book Co. Hardcover
199029518n.p.: Performing Arts for the Society of Singers. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. light external handling wear only but because this is a perfect-bound volume one section of pages near the front of the book has become detached from the glued binding. B&W photographs ads Tribute/program book for an event held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills California on December 3 1990 at which the Society of Singers honored Sinatra. It was an all-star affair for sure with the performers including Tony Bennett George Burns Rosemary Clooney Harry Connick Jr. Ella Fitzgerald who was also the Honorary Dinner Chairwoman Eydie Gorme Jack Jones Peggy Lee Henry Mancini Tony Martin Bette Midler Dinah Shore and others. The book itself is one of those lots-of-ads/minimal-editorial-content things with about ten pages up front extolling what a great guy Sinatra was with lots of photos and the remaining 90 pages or so filled with "tribute" ads about half of which are full-page with the rest dwindling progressively down to 1/8-page size. Per some of the front matter the Society of Singers was conceived as a charitable organization along the lines of Actors Equity or the Motion Picture and Television Fund their goal being "to create a fund to help singers who need medical or other emergency care and to eventually establish a residentical facility for singers." Sinatra was literally the Chairman of the Board of this organization. The Sinatra tribute was the second of the organization's almost-annual benefit events; the first had been held in 1989 when the recipient of the first "Ella" award was well Ella Fitzgerald herself. The organization had been founded in 1984 by Ginny Mrs. Henry Mancini and others and from 1989 through 2011 they managed to put on one of these shindigs almost every year -- but then they skipped a couple of years returned for one last hurrah in 2014 when the recipient was Mike Love of the Beach Boys but by 2017 they had ceased active fundraising without ever having gotten up enough steam it seems to do much more than give themselves awards and hand out a few scholarships along the way. Apparently the organization still exists at least on paper: it has a Yelp page that contains a mission statement that makes it sound like they're still doing all the things they set out to do in 1984 but the address is a mailbox at a UPS Store in Calabasas California and there's a link that goes to something entirely different. NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this moderately heavy volume; if this concerns you please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always at ReadInk domestic Media Mail shipping is free. . Performing Arts (for the Society of Singers) paperback
198828447New York: Scholastic Inc 1988. Enlarged edition 2nd printing. Ovesize ! Paperback in glossy color-illus card covers. VeryGood unmarked except owner name inside. This kids picture story book is HUGE and stunning with it size and color. Suitable for classroom use or just to give your famiy reader a big thrill. Bright crisp clean copy. Rare in this size. Bears bears bears - under chairs washing hairs; this book is filled with funny bears in funny places. <br/><br/>14-1/2 x 19-3/4 24 pp. color illus every page. Scholastic Inc paperback
1952003650New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1952. Very good. Early printings with 30-70 code to from flap of DJ 1952 and 1960; 6 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. 48 and 48 respectively; pictorial paper over boards and 1/4 cloth; illustrated with numerous drawings; books with a few small scuffs to bottom edge of boards else minor wear - in very good to near fine condition; dust jackets clipped with a few small punctures from insect damage to fold of flaps - in good to very good condition. Beautiful early copies of Krauss and Sendak's beloved collaborations. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
1952325309New York: Harper 1952. hardcover. Maurice Sendak. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. 16mo pictorial backed boards d.w. N.Y.: Harper 1952. First Edition. Second issue with the word "Grr-r-r" on p. 23.<br/> <br/> Good copy lacking the dust wrapper; corners rubbed.<br/> <br/> Harper unknown
1952061525003Harper & Brothers 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. A Hole Is To Dig by Ruth Kraus and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Former library copy with stamps stickers and remnants of the library check out card pocket. Pages look mostly clean. Wear to the exterior with soiling to the covers. Please see pictures for condition. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1952068192New York: Harper & Row Publishers . Clean crisp hardcover in near fine condition; small bump t lower rear edge. Near fine DJ in mylar cover; clipped. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1952. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
19525270fdNew York: Harper & Brothers 1952. First Edition second issue with “Grr-r-r†on page 23. Octavo cloth-backed illustrated boards hardcover 48 pp. Illustrated throughout. Near-Fine with a gift inscription and in a 1st issue dust jacket priced “$1.50†and with the “30-70†slug. Harper & Brothers, (1952). hardcover
