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Features: West to Adventure - the life of Arthur 'Jack' Letheby in Western North America (Part I); Fear at First Sight - man-eater danger in Africa; Introduction to Murder - Captain Philip Chambers' account of multiple-murder in Casablanca; Besieged by Sea Snakes - the horrifying encounter of an Ecuadoran fisherman; The Devil Follows the Net - The early story of the North Sea fishing grounds - sudden wealth, and sudden death; Karmuk's Prophecy - an Eskimo's experiences with polar bears in the Far North; Mangaia Trader - Part XI of "I Know and Island" - Rarotonga, main island of the Cook Islands; Bridal-Cake Sentinel - the unusually-shaped Guardian of the English Channel; Big City Leopard Hunt - Oklahoma City, 1950; Snatched from the Orient - adventure of the submarine Thule in the Singapore Strait, by Alastair Mars; Mystery of the Vanished Herds - Przewalski's Mongolian wild horses; Jungle Honeymoon; and more. Above-average wear. Chips from backstrip. Unmarked. Covers detached as one but present. Book
19pp., 25cm., in the periodical "Nachrichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen. I. Philologisch-historische Klasse" Jahrgang 1979 Nr.1, softcover, pages uncut, text and interior VG, X71813
[6] + 81pp., 26cm., original 1966-edition, in the series "Indian University Publications. Uralic and Altaic Series" vol.100, softcover, G, X71522
197pp., 21cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright (looks unread), X110795
188 pages. The no cholesterol, high protein food from the Orient as it can be used in your kitchen. A look at the recipes herein will convince you that tofu offers a way to enjoy your favorite foods at low cost, without concern over calories and excess animal fats. This copy has "been around the block" once or twice but is unmarked and the binding is sound. A useful and affordable reference. Book
Book is in excellent condition with light signs of wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, , text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 243 pages with drawings throughout and photo section. Chapters include Dolls of the ancients, Dolls from the fifth century t our own time, (French dolls, oiffure dolls, edible , pantins, paper, tin soldiers, ) American dolls, Dolls of the orient, The art of doll making (rag, bean bags, chamois-skin, spool, balsa wood, pine needle raffia , pipe-cleaner, wire and paper mache, wooden,
79pp.richly illustrated with photographs in colour, 29cm., cloth, dustwrapper, VG, X69078
Features: Presidents in Retirement; The Changing Far East - vivid contrasts between the traditional past and the tumultuous present mark the rapid emergence of the Orient into the modern world; Little Singer with a Big Ego - Bobby Darin is the 25-year-old enfant terrible of show business; Can the Commuter Survive? - some measures that may reduce the hardships of America's inadequate railroads and overburdened highways; Milwaukee's Sausage Artists - for 80 years the Usinger family has created Wursts to please the fussiest Feinschmeckers this side of the Rhine; Nation of Gamblers - amid a chorus of misgivings, the British have made wagering legal. Above-average wear. Back cover missing. Book
xii + 395pp., 19cm., cloth, dustwrapper, G, [English translation], X71809
vii + 243pp., illustrated with 6 maps and 32 photographs in colour, 30cm., text in English, Doctoral Dissertaion ("Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophischen Fakultät der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität zu Münster"), softcover, small stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, weight: 1.4kg., X113105
viii + 110pp. + 1p. theses, 24cm., original softcover, Doctoral Dissertation (Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Netherlands), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, text in English, R111645
xxv + 565pp.with ills., 21cm., 1st edition, softcover (some use), good condition, X75999
anglais In-8 paginé de 159 à 170 ; broché avec agrafes de l'éditeur. Illustré de 8 planches hors texte. Tiré à part.
426pp.richly ill.in colour & bl/w, cloth, dustwrapper
Unpaginated. One of the most useful "self-health" and first aid manuals ever published. Basic G-Jo is an effective, easy-to-learn technique that brings immediate relief from pain and suffering... using nothing but the touch of a finger! Headaches... back pains... indigestion and literally hundreds of other common ailments can be "erased" in moments using this remarkable method from the orient. Describes and illustrates 116 basic G-Jo acupressure points. Approximately one inch thick. Includes bibliography. Contents as new. Negligible wear to attractive glossy illustrated boards. Excellent giftable copy. Book
X + 487pp.+ some plates out-of-text, with bibliography of Macdonald (pp.473-487), original 1933-edition, copy from the library of the Belgian scholar in Orientalism Gonzague Ryckmans (with his signature & ex-libris), library stamp on titlepage, 24cm., hardback (editor's green cloth with gilt lettering), Good condition, X77699
xi + 275pp., 22cm., softcover, VG, X71830
81pp. + 17 maps, 25cm., in the series "Papers on Inner Asia" no.1, softcover, good condition, X76088
335gr., cloth, dustwrapper, 25cm., VG, [text in Hindi, with translation and introduction in English], X63492
xvi + 212pp. + 11 plates out-of-text, 26cm., in the series "Studies in Kushana genealogy and chronology" vol.1 & "Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series", cloth (bit stained), dustwrapper (some use), text G, X71382
pp.107-207, 22cm., softcover, Good, [contains a.o.: BENNELL A.S., The Anglo-Maratha confrontation of June and July 1803 (pp.107-231)], X77575
viii + pp.329-504 with 1 plate + 34pp.(list of members), 22cm., softcover (bit used), Good, [contains a.o.: TURNER R.L., Gujarati phonology (pp.322-366), BANERJI-SASTRI A., The plays of Bhasa (pp.367-382), BROWNE E.G., Note on an apparently unique Manuscript History of the Safawi dynasty of Persia (pp.395-418)], X77571
pp.105-222 + 4 plates out-of-text, 22cm., softcover, Good, [contains a.o.: BIVAR A.D.H., The inscriptions of Uruzgan (pp.112-118), DUNLOP D.M., Hafs b. Albar the last of the Goths? (pp.137-151)], X77573
viii + 209pp.+ folding plate, 22cm., pages uncut, softcover, Good, [contains a.o.: MORELAND W.H. & YUSUF ALI A., Akbar's Land-revenu system as described in the Ain-i-Akbari (pp.1-42) & YATE A.C., "Jang Nafush" and "the red thread of Honour" (pp.43-62), etc.], X77567
viii + pp.277-446 + 50pp.(list of members), 22cm., softcover, some use, text good, [contains a.o.: DRIVER G.R., Linguistic affinities of Syrian Arabic (pp.305-318), SEWELL R., The dates in Merutunga's "Prabandha Chintamani" (pp.333-342), etc.], X77570
