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Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 254 p. Osmanli Mebusan Meclisi reisi Halil Mentese'nin anilari. Halil Mentese was a Turkish government minister and politician, who was a well known official of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). He was one of the people most directly responsible for the Armenian genocide. It's the first edition of his memoirs.
in 8° quadrato, bross. edit. ill.
Book is in excellent condition with some foxing on the top page ends as the only flaw, otherwise pristine with price clipped front end paper. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear, fading to spine, no tears now wrapped in clear protective cover. 206 pages with photo exploded diagrams of subject guns and cannons with numered parts, very detailed discription of parts, their function, disassembly, assembly.
224 pages including index and the Terms of Union under which the Colony of British Columbia entered into union with the Dominion of Canada. Prior owner's details (Oscar Bass, Law Clerk 1904) written atop page 3. Occasional markings to contents. Lovely navy blue leather covers feature bright gilt lettering. Nice copy Book
Contains Acts relating to: Land Registry Ordinance; Justice of the Peace; Mineral Ordinance; Gold Mining; Municipality Act; Election of MLAs; Office of Sheriff; The Public School Act; Public Works Act; Drainage, Dyking, and Irrigation; Wild Land Tax; Road Ordinance; Election of MLAs; Gold Mining; Courts Merger; MPs ineligible to be MLAs; Fireman's Protection Act; Proof under Oath; Suits against the Crown; Supply of Water to Victoria; Land Ordinance, 1870; William Creek Fire Brigade; Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company (E&N), Incorporation of; Replevin; The Public Inquiries Aid Act; An Act to Secure Wives and Children; Indemnification of members of the Legislative Assembly; Asylums for the Insane; Rights of the Property of Married Women; Bills of Sale; The Constitution Act, 1871; Scale of Fees to be taken by certain officers; Agricultural Societies; Allowances to Jurors in Criminal Cases; the Legislative Assembly Privileges Act; Game Ordinance; Attorneys of the Supreme Court to be called to the bar of said court; The Homestead Ordinance; Defraying the expenses of civil government; Indemnification of Members of the Executive Council and others; Practitioners in the County Courts and other inferior Courts; Privileges of the members of the Legislative Assembly; An act to render legitimate, children born out of lawful wedlock. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
574 pages. Index. "This book is for those individuals charged with implementing an audio system for which preliminary engineering has been completed. The task at hand, then, is one of executing this basic design with detailed drawings and installation procedures in a way which will minimize systems problems. In this way the book complements most other audio books which focus on systems and equipment layout and configuration. A world of detail and knowledge is needed to turn a rough design into an optimized, functional system, and this book addresses many of the issues associated with building systems." - from Preface. Chapters include: Grounded Power Systems; Power Distribution Systems; AC Power Disturbances and Safeguards; Technical Power Systems; Technical Ground Systems; Earth Connection; Interconnection Principles; Signal and System Parameters; Interconnection Hardware; Interconnection Practices; Patching Systems; Noise in Audio Systems; Wire and Cable Construction; Wire and Cable for Audio; Cable Preparation; Wire Termination; Separable Connectors; Terminal Strips and Blocks (Permanent Connectors); Assembly, Outboard and Central Equipment Wiring; Raceway Systems and Cable Installation; The Equipment Rack Standard; Types of Rocks; Hardware and Accessories; Rack Layouts; AC Power, Grounding and Cooling; Rack Interfacing. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this superb reference. Book
268 pages. "Citizens across the country are seeing falling electoral turnouts and growing voter cynicism... they need a road map. This book provides that map." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with but a trace of wear. Excellent copy. Book
84 pages. Features: Nice one-page photo ad for Ipana tooth paste features model Mrs. Frances Nalle Crider and her two children; Page 4 provides a valuable history of this publication with a photo of founder Lieut-Col. John Bayne Maclean and Horace T. Hunter; Nice one-page ad for Canadian General Electric Radios; One-page illustrated ad for The Coffield Washer Company Limited of Hamilton, Ontario presents their laundry equipment; Where's the Money Go? - the facts and figures of who's cashing in on the post-war price jumps; Nice photo and write-up of Montreal vocalist Pierrette Alarie; Biggest Show on Earth - early article on the United Nations by Pierre Berton - with photo of the General Assembly in its initial Flushing location on Long Island; Leave the Song to Me (fiction); When a Princess Marries - looking forward of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten; Toronto? E-r, u-h - an adopted son finds some odd skeletons in her closet; Photo of A.V. Roe employees (Avromen) with the first Canadian jet engine; Born Out of Wedlock - each year 12,000 illegitimate Canadian babies are born into a world of adoption rackets, orphanages, legal tangles and shame - article with photo of four children (whose eyes are whited out for confidentiality); One-page colour ad for Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup; Love Me, Love My Doghouse (fiction); Peace on a Dark Knight - the first peace treaty after WWII comes into effect, and peace came to Italy across a barbed wire fence; Sea-borne Shantytown - photo-illustrated article on Vancouver's 1,800 tax-free float town houseboat colonists; Jack of Diamonds - The fabulous story of Jack Williamson, diamond hunter from Quebec who found a fortune in Africa under a stalled car; Two Women (fiction about a love triangle); Can They Read Your Mind? - interesting article on telepathy with photos; Classy one-page colour ad for Snyder's Living Room Furniture, of Waterloo, ON and Montreal; Half-page colour ad for Ganong's Chocolates; Nice one-page colour ad for Heinz Baby Foods was intended to be shipped out and folded into a 4-page booklet; Cream of Wheat ad features Li'l Abner; Castoria laxative ad with photo of 'peevish' child and mother; Excllent two-page vintage colour ad for Chevrolet Trucks features seven great illustrations; Nice colour ad for Frigidaire appliances; Two-page black and white Buick ad; Polident ad shows man with 'denture breath'; Vintage British Columbia (B.C.) Packers half-page colour ad for their new Rupert Brand Fish Fillets; Interesting ad for Kraft's pimento cheese spread; Great one-page colour ad for General Steel Wares highights founder John McClary and the subsequent history of their McLary and GSW products; Old Dutch colour ad shows husband in apron trying to wash dishes; Deilcraft furniture ad; Photo of Lovely Joan Greenwood in Kleenex ad; Westinghouse fridge and range ads; Photo of Dick Haymes in Auto-Lite battery ad; Nice colour Waterman's pen ad with Christmas theme; Half-page orange and black Aunt Jemima pancake mix ad; Attractive back cover colour ad for B.C. Apples; and more. Front cover barely holding. Back cover loose but present. A worthy copy of this precious vintage issue. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 268 pages. 6 1/2"w x 9 1/2"h. Full gray cloth boards.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xvi], 874 p. History of the Turkish parliament: Turkish War of Independence and Turkish National Grand Assembly (TBMM) I. Period 1919-1923. Türk parlamento tarihi. Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.M. I. Dönem 1919-1923. Vol. I.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [xi], 852 p. History of the Turkish parliament: Turkish War of Independence and Turkish National Grand Assembly (TBMM) I. Period 1919-1923. Türk parlamento tarihi. Millî Mücadele ve T.B.M.M. I. Dönem 1919-1923. Vol. II: Tutanaklardan Mudanya Ateskes Anlasmasi ve Lozan Baris Konferansi ilk asamasi.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 536 p. TBMM'nin çalisma yöntemi. a study on Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
pp. 129-160. XLib. Small 4to. Original printed wraps, worn with loss. Reprinted from "The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography", for April, 1910. Read before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Nov. 9, 1909. PA PAMPH 20_2 BX3
New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 158, [2] p. Agri eteklerindeki ates: Bir Kürt ayaklanmasinin anatomisi.
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 86, [10] p. Kürt millî meselesi (Komünist Enternasyonal Belgelerinde Türkiye Dizisi 2).
366 pages. Index. Almost 200 black and white illustrations. Three drawings of violin parts laid inside back board. Reprint of the 1885 second edition. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Illustrated maroon boards. A quality copy of this classic guide. Book
Ensemble relié en 2 volumes in-4 (269 x 200 mm), plein veau porphyre de l'époque, dos à nerfs ornés de compartiments fleuronnés et cloisonnés, pièces de titre et de tomaison de veau vert bronze, triples filets d'encadrement sur les plats, filets sur les coupes, dentelle intérieure, dorés sur tranches. Edition originale de la collection de format in-4°, des ‘Mémoires’ et des ‘Observations’ présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables, comportant les deux séries, chacune en "quatre divisions", publiés par ordre du Roi et imprimés pour les Notables "qui n'a été remise qu'à eux et pour eux seuls". Secrétaire de l’Assemblée, c’est Dupont de Nemours qui en fut le principal rédacteur. "Il accepta de rester au second rang pour poursuivre sa revanche de la chute de Turgot (...). L'Assemblée se montra favorable à la suppression des corvées et accepta l'impôt territorial, comme Dupont l'avait réclamé. Elle marque une victoire des idées physiocratiques" (Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours’, p. 266 et s.). Les "Troisième et quatrième divisions" des 'Observations' figurent en un volume séparé sous page de titre et de faux-titre particulières, paginées 222 à 696. Les "Première et seconde divisions" de ces 'Observations présentées au Roi' (222 p.) manquent. Très rare, ils n'ont été publiés qu'à petit nombre d'exemplaires Coiffes et mors frottés (fendus en tête du premier caisson sur 4.5 cm), quelques épidermures. Provenance: Famille de Bauffremont, avec ex-libris héraldique à la devise: "Dieu aide au premier Chrétien" au deux volumes. Très bon exemplaire, relié en veau porphyre de l'époque, imprimé sur papier fort.
Ensemble relié en volumes in-4, demi-chagrin acajou, dos lisse orné de filets à froid et petits fleurons dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin bordeaux (rel. XIXe). viij, 38 p., (1) f. bl. ; 84 p., 47 p. et 32 p., 2 tableaux dépliants. Collection, de format in-4°, des ‘Mémoires’ présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables, en "quatre divisions", publiés par ordre du Roi et imprimés pour les Notables "qui n'a été remise qu'à eux et pour eux seuls". Secrétaire de l’Assemblée, c’est Dupont de Nemours qui en fut le principal rédacteur. "Il accepta de rester au second rang pour poursuivre sa revanche de la chute de Turgot (...). L'Assemblée se montra favorable à la suppression des corvées et accepta l'impôt territorial, comme Dupont l'avait réclamé. Elle marque une victoire des idées physiocratiques" (Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours’, p. 266 et s.). "C’est un événement historique que l’apparition de tels documents émanant de source officielle" (Stourm, ‘Finances de la France’, p. 133). (INED, 913. Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 13442. Stourm p. 135.). Taches à la page de titre et au dernier feuillet, auréoles brunes en marge inférieure de quelques feuillets, défaut de papier en marge de la p. 84 sans perte de texte.
In-8, demi-percaline taupe, pièce de titre de basane brique, titre en long (rel. fin XIXe), viij, 43 p. et 90 p., 8 p. ("Etat général des avantages..."), 2 grands tableaux dépliants, exemplaire imprimé sur papier fort, entièrement non rogné. "Première et deuxième division" des ‘Mémoires’ et des ‘Observations’ présentés à l'Assemblée des Notables, publiés par ordre du Roi et imprimés pour les Notables. C’est Dupont de Nemours, secrétaire de l’Assemblée, qui en fut le principal rédacteur. "Il accepta de rester au second rang pour poursuivre sa revanche de la chute de Turgot (...). L'Assemblée se montra favorable à la suppression des corvées et accepta l'impôt territorial, comme Dupont l'avait réclamé. Elle marque une victoire des idées physiocratiques" (Schelle, 'Dupont de Nemours’, p. 266 et s.). "Ces Mémoires méritent une lecture attentive, en raison de l’exposé historique et technique qui accompagne chaque sujet, et surtout en raison des vues de réformes singulièrement libérales dont s’inspirent leurs conclusions. C’est un événement historique que l’apparition de tels documents émanant de source officielle" (Stourm, ‘Finances de la France’, p. 133). 1ère division. Mémoire sur l'établissement des assemblées provinciales -- Mémoire sur l'imposition territoriale -- Mémoire sur le remboursement des dettes du clergé -- Mémoire sur la taille -- Mémoire sur le commerce des grains -- Mémoire sur la corvée. 2ème division. Mémoire sur la réformation des droits de traite ... -- Mémoire sur les droits qui seront acquittés uniformément à l'avenir sur les marchandises coloniales -- Mémoire sur les modifications nécessaires dans la jouissance des privilèges [sic] qui sont accordés à quelques provinces, relative a l'impôt sur le tabac -- Mémoire sur la suppression du droit de marque de fers -- Mémoire sur la suppression du droit de subvention par doublement ... -- Mémoire concernant la suppression des droits de fabrication sur les huiles & savons du royaume -- Mémoire sur la suppression du droit d'ancrage ... -- Mémoire concernant la gabelle -- État général des avantages que procurent à chaque province le plan d'uniformité dans la perception des droits de traites & la suppression de divers droits imposés sur l'industrie & la fabrication nationale. (Goldsmiths'-Kress, n°13442. INED, 913). Petits accrocs à la pièce de titre. Reliure légèrement insolée. Intérieur à l’état de neuf, imprimé sur papier fort et entièrement non rogné. Provenance : l’homme politique français d’Angers Guillaume Bodinier (1847-1922) avec son ex-libris gravé et sa signature.
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. [6], 339, [4] p., maps and plates. Kürdistan tarihinde Dersim.
Transcripts of United Nations debates and resolutions by the General Assembly and the Security Council. Published in Nicosia, December 1975. 248p. [ 2 copies found in WorldCat] Book
86 pages. Features: Color 7up ad with trampoline illustration; Great color-photo 1961 Buick ad shows red convertible being rafted across river; Gorgeous Smirnoff ad shows alluring temptress with booze on tiny desert island in romantic sunset; Whitman's Sampler chocolates color-photo ad; Wonderful color-photo-illustrated article on actor James (Jimmy) Stewart (part 1); The Tale of the Tommy knockers; The Winning Ways of Clifford Case - New Jersey's liberal Republican senator won re-election by a landslide while his party lost the Presidency; Cloak of Cowardice (short story); I've Got Ski Fever - Eric Hatch takes up skiing at age 54; When the Honeymoon is Over (short story); Psychiatrists on the Assembly Line - industrial psychiatrists; Terre Haute - Indiana's Delinquent City - photo-illustrated article; Great color photo of racing dogs at the $50,000 Phoenix Futurity at Greyhound Park; L.E. Chittenden almost signed his life away in 1861; The Professor is a Beatnik (short story); The Case of the Curious Spinster (short story); Nice color-photo ad for a pale green 1961 Dodge Dart; Captives of the Storm (conclusion); Nice color-photo Pepsi ad shows couple in front of white brick wall; Nice one-page ad for the 1961 Ford Falcon; Interesting color-photo ad for electric power companies shows multiple historic queens in yellow kitchen; Back cover color Coke ad shows lady in pink gown with hearts. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Features: Westward Ho! - Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W.M. "Dutch" Kern and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Eisey share the long distance awards at 1979 Westrek; Franklin photo spurs search for Origin - Herbert H. Franklin's personal Torpedo; Harry T. Gardner Feature - he rose from company mechanic to travelling Service Engineer; The 8HP Rover Car 1922 - 8-page reproduction of sales brochure; An Improved 8 HP Rover (reprint of article from The Autocar, Feb. 18, 1922; 1910 Franklin completes Can-Am transcontinental reliability tour from Key West to Halifax - Dale and Nancy Westermeyer; Frankline Motor Home circa 1909; Progressive Assembly Reduces Costs in Franklin Trim Shop - reprint of 3-page article from Automotive Industries in 1923; John Burns Column on restoration and repair; Through the Deserts and Mountains of South Africa - letter by General Electric executive J.W. Kirkland in 1915; Back cover features reprint of 1930 Franklin ad which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post; Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book
72 pages. Features: Cover illustration of "Goa Street Scene" by Manohara Joshi; Full-page ad for Gemini's movie "Chandra Lekha"; Coverage of President Harry Truman's Inauguration; Durban Riots - photos and text; Photos of Pakistani dignitaries involved with Inter-Dominion Rapprochement; Nice two-page article on the Chor Bazar; Saurashtra Assembly Meets - photos; Photos of people in the news, including Sheikh Mohammed Abdullay, Prime Minister of Kashmir; Bathing the Beauty - fiction about a python; Animal Albinos; One-page colour photo of Jaipur Milkmaid with two brass pots of milk on her head and Hawai Mahal in the background; War unlikely in Europe for a decade?; Changing of the Guard in Delhi; Last of the (Moulmein) Moguls - article with photo of 36 of the 47 members of the family of Mirza Tymoor Shay; Shakespeare in Japan; Nice article on artist Manohara Joshi with three of his paintings in colour; Don Show at London's Seymour Hall; Photo of Pushpa Hans in "Apna Desh"; Photos of beautiful beadwork of Saurashtra; Photo of Inter-School Cricket Champions Anjuman-I-Islam High School; Photo of field hockey game involving Eve Edwards, Audrey rodrigues, Louise Lynn and Joy Hibbert; Nice colour back cover ad for Madorina watches. Average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine