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br. Ricco di aneddoti e colpi di scena, a trent'anni di distanza, il racconto della stagione che ha portato al primo storico titolo NBA e alla nascita di una vera e propria dinastia sportiva riletto oggi cambia completamente la percezione che il mondo ha maturato su Michael Jordan. Dopo essere stati sconfitti per tre anni consecutivi nei playoff dai famigerati «Bad Boys», i Detroit Pistons, i Bulls riescono finalmente a rompere la maledizione e a travolgere i Pistons nelle Finali della Eastern Conference del 1991, avviandosi alla conquista del loro primo titolo NBA. Come cronista al seguito della squadra, Sam Smith dipinge un ritratto obiettivo di MJ - ritratto che aggiunge nuovi punti di vista rispetto alla celebre docufiction The Last Dance, che d'altra parte ha abbondantemente approfittato della testimonianza di Smith - analizzandone l'incredibile spirito competitivo e la ferrea determinazione, raccontando la sua evoluzione nel corso della stagione che ne consacrerà definitivamente la popolarità e l'incredibile impatto sul mondo dello sport, non solo americano ma globale. "The Jordan Rules" racconta i rapporti tempestosi della stella dei Bulls con allenatori e compagni, le sue lotte con la dirigenza per il controllo sulla gestione della squadra, i feroci attacchi verbali al general manager Jerry Krause, gli sfoghi nei confronti di coach Phil Jackson, la sua ossessione nel volersi confermare come miglior realizzatore della NBA, e il suo rifiuto di passare la palla nei minuti cruciali delle partite importanti.
Paris, Odé - 1956 - . In-12 carré - Cartonnage éditeur avec jaquette illustrée couleurs - gardes illustrées en couleurs - 300 illustrations, photographies et cartes en couleurs, certaines PP de Pierre Belvès, G. Jacquemont, Jacques Liozu, Pierre Noël - 385 pages - bon exemplaire.
271pp., br.orig., 22cm., dans la série "Bibliothèque historique. L'Islam au Proche Orient" vol. 1, bon état
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous photographs and coloured drawings in the text and pictorial endpapers; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Well-illustrated chronological survey with some good insights into U-boat design and construction. Many very useful photographs (not easily available elsehere) though some of the captions tend towards the superficial and a few are amusingly simplistic
451 p. + Engraved half title and Frontis. Lacks rear folding map. Foxed. Early bookseller's label, Tewskbury & Brothers, Manchester, NH, embossed in blind on front fly leaf. 12mo. Original patterned publisher's cloth binding. Boards embossed in blind and decorated with interlocking flowers. Gold lettered spine. Extremities worn with slight loss. Boards rubbed. Hardbound. Born in Kennett Square, Chester County, PA, Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was a popular and influential American poet, literary critic, journalist, translator, and travel author. HOLY LAND BOX 1
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With personal stamp in blind on front free endpaper.
304 p., 444 fig. n/b., 22 pl. coul. Catalogue d'exposition, Musée du Luxembourg, 26 nov. 1986-25 janv. 1987. Coin de la couverture dos plié. + un fasc. L'art contemporain en Jordanie, 40 p., 22 fig. n/b et coul. Couverture légèrement tachée. Inv. 11292
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
PARIS, P.U.F., 1955 - In-8 - Broch& - couverture illustrée - 1 carte dépliante in-fine HT - 248 pages - Ex. non coupé - Très propre
Book is in excellent condition, with Very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Very large: 11" wide x 15" tall featuring 32 color plates printed to the edge sideways in the book, so the landscape effect of the print is especially notable. Comes with three smaller loose-leaf prints.
Beyrouth, imp. J. d'Arc, 1936. In-8 broché, 111 pages-illustrations hors texte -3 cartes dépliantes
Seuil, 1987. In-4 relié toile éditeur sous jaquette illustrée rempliée de 224 pages ornées de nombreuses photos. Bon état
pp. xxvii, 713 + Four color folding maps and one full page monochrome map. The 'General Map of Palestine' usually in a rear pocket does not seem to be present here. Stamped ownership of Nelson R. Sulouff, Scotland, on title page. Small 4to. Original full green cloth binding. Spine repaired with clear tape. Fifteenth edition. Maps in nice condition. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION BOX 4
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; orange and black cloth to Cunard house design, backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
PARIS, Albin Michel - 1970 - In-8 Reliure,imitation cuir rouge, dos orné et titre dorés, Sous emboîtage - -Sur papier Bible supérieur - 1372 pages - llustrations originales pleines pages en couleurs- Très propre.
xii + 233pp., with ills. in text, 21cm., softcover, text in German, Doctoral dissertation (Den Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultäten der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, good condition, X110852
pp. 279 + Plus 7 Full page glossy illustrations, including the frontis. 8vo. 190mm. A clean and tight original publisher's full cloth pictorial binding in red. Cover in cream and blind with title on spine in blind. Bookplate on inside paste down marking ownership by one S.S. McClure, 'PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS BOOK FROM MR. S.S. MCCLURE'S ROOM. OCT 26, 1907.' Presumably this is Samuel Sidney McClure (b.1857 d.1949), an Irish-American publisher known widley as a preeminent parctitioner of muckraking journalism and co-founder of McClure's Magazine. This example is complete with all illustrations and frontis. Binding designed by Williams James Jordan with his monogram. Slight scuffing and edge wear. Pages unopened. Hardbound. Very good. NW66
2 tears to DJ (1 repaired with tape). Light foxing to top of textblock. ; "If ever a dead city held romance it is Petra. . . . Hewn out of ruddy rock in the midst of a mountain wilderness, sumptuous in ornament and savage in environs, poised in wildness like a great carved opal glowing in a desert, this lost caravan city staggers the most experienced traveller." So wrote Rose Macaulay in her Pleasure of Ruins (1953) , echoing the sentiments of generations of travelers before and since. Reached through a narrow, winding crevasse between looming cliffs in south Jordan, Petra served as the capital city of the Nabatean Arabs from the third century B. C. E to 106 C. E. (when it was occupied by the Roman emperor Trajan). In this lavishly illustrated book, Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo and Eugenia Equini Schneider provide an accessible overview of the history and culture of the Nabateans, including their language, religion, politics, and economy, as well as a detailed guide to the city of Petra and its art and architecture. A major stop on the spice trade route, Petra attracted wealth and culture from across the Arabic and classical worlds and was abundantly furnished with more than 800 monuments. Perhaps the most well known of these is the Khazneh el-Faroun, or Treasury, a royal tomb more than 130 feet high with a magnificent Hellenistic facade carved from the salmon pink sandstone of the surrounding cliffs. But no less impressive were Petra's advanced achievements in hydraulic engineering, including elaborate water conservation systems and dams. For anyone who has felt the lure and wonder of ancient cities and civilizations in exotic locations, Petra will be a delightful and invaluable resource. ; 11.3 X 10.1 X 0.9 inches; 204 pages
208p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition Archaeology in Transjordan: Biblical, Ezion-Geber, Edom & Civilization of the Nabataeans
64 pages. Index. A vintage account of places for tourists to visit in Jordan, plus a summary of need-to-know information and history of the country. Black and white photography. A sound copy. Book
viii + 172pp.+ 22 plates out-of-text, softcover, 25cm., VG
viii + 332pp., hardcover (editor's green cloth), dustwrapper, 25cm., in the series "Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta" volume 130, fine condition (as new), ISBN 90-429-1385-1, X80235
