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Approximately 250 pages. Library binding with usual markings. Pencil markings and highlighting to contents which include: A nine-page summary of Negro history in Nova Scotia from pre-loyalist times; A Brief Summary of Nova Scotia Negro Communities; From Slavery to the Ghetto - The Story of the Negro in the Maritimes; Summary of Information Obtained from the Survey of the Negro Population of Nova Scotia (1963); Survey of the Negro Population of Annapolis County (1963); Survey of Negro Population of Antigonish County (1963); Similar Surveys are included for Cape Breton Island, Colchester County, Cumberland County, Digby County, Guysboro County, Halifax County, Hants County, Kings County, Queens and Lunenberg Counties, Pictou County, Shelburne County, and Yarmouth County. Average wear. Binding tight. A sound working copy of this informative reference. Book
pp. vii, 92. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn. Original dust jacket, worn. ARCH 1
pp. xix, 931. Color map endpapers. Double column. Very XLib. 4to. Original full buckram binding, remnants of library call numbers on spine. Hardbound. Twenty-first edition. ISLAM BOX 1
pp. x, 301. Illustrated with photographs and tables. Map endpapers. Tall 8vo. Original full pictorial paper binding. Original full dust jacket, faded and worn. Chapters include: The Crisis in Public Transport; Adapting to the Automotive Age; Role of Public and Private Transportation; and Transport Financing Policy. ARCH 1
pp. xiii, 105. Ownership and notes of Marion L. Chamberlain, N.Y., 1904. Small 8vo. Original full printed linen wraps. An important early study by one of America's most influential historians and thinkers. It investigated the process and effects of Britain's industrial revolution. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Coldwar/Economics 4
Pages 425-452. Features: Before and after air photos of bomb damage to St. Nazaire; Three aerial photos German battleship "Tirpitz" located under a Norwegian cliff in Aas Fjord; Air photos of blazing fires of Lubeck; Photos of Mandalay, Colombo and Vizagapatam Harbour; Photos of people in the news, including Lt. (T/Capt.) J.J.B. Jackman, V.C.; Six photos of troops in Tobruk and the Western Desert; Britain's Proposals to India - with photos of Gandhi, Sir Stafford Cripps, Mr. Jinnah, Mr. Nehru, and Dr. Maulana Azad; Two pages of photos of the astounding Trans-Iranian Railway - stupendous engineering!; Burma and India - article with photo of Prome, chief city of the Irrawaddy, to which the British authorities retreated after leaving Rangoon; Fascinating photos and illustration of the St. Nazaire Lock Gates and their construction; Dramatic two-page illustration shows the H.M.S. Cambeltown speeding towards the Huge Dock Gates at St. Nazaire; Very dramatic centerfold illustration shows the "Cambeltown" ramming the St. Nazaire lock gates as commando troops leap ashore and go into action; Eight great photos of women at work in British heavy industry, supporting the war effort; Photo of German submarine pens on the Atlantic; One-page aerial photo of Russia's Tobruk - Sebastopol, still a thorn in Germany's side after 160 days of siege; Two-page pictorial map of Australia showing its desert areas, minerals, and ratios of population; Six photos of cameras which record R.A.F. low-level raids and air combats; Cross-section illustrations of the American fighters "Airacobra" and "Tomahawk"; Classy colour back cover BSA ad shows peaceful Dutch scene with windmill; vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A nice wartime issue. Book
Pages 561-588. Features: Three photos of the new Sherman tank which helped to smash Rommel; Two pages of photos of 'The Great Battle of Egypt" which generated 75,000 Axis casualties; Two-pages of illustrations of the work of the men of the R.A.S.C., without whom the Egyptian advance would not have been possible; Twelve photos illustrate "The Mightiest Naval Operation in History - The Allied Occupation of North Africa, Without Losing a Ship; Re-Opening the Mediterranean (article); Miscellaneous photos from the desert pursuit of Rommel; Photos of ten personalities of the week include Captain E. Rickenbacker, Rear-Admiral Daniel Callaghan, Miss Violet Vanbrugh, Henry Fox, G.C., G.M., and Charles de Gaulle addressing Free French at Albert Hall; Dramatic photos of naval action; Amazing centerfold explanatory illustration of "A Major Landing Operation as Accomplished in North Africa; Incredible photos of how Stalingrad's population lives under continues bombardment; Aerial photo of U-boat base at Lorient being bombed; Dramatic one-page aerial photos shows bombs falling toward the Lorient U-boat base; Two-page photo feature of work of the the Army Film and Photographic Service in action. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Two Volumes bound in one: pp. viii, 464; pp. 276. Age stain. Damp stain. Lacks first fly leaves. XLib Pennsylvania Military Library. Stamp on first title page and elsewhere. 225 mm. Virtually disbound. Leather boards very worn. Lacks spine. Spine crudely taped. Poor. Howes F200; Thomson 423; AI / SS 12424. "The text of the second volume had not appeared previously." - Graff 1356. Includes much useful and early infomation on Texas and Oregon. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W10 Rt. Rear
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked orange cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to edges. 238pp. A study of the apparently inexorable migration of people from rural to urban settings including what success two planned societies (Russia and China) have met with in their attempts to contain city growth.
pp. vi, 232. Heavily underlined. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. Second printing. A very important contribution to understanding the problems of modern cities. ARCH 1
200 p. Loss bottom margin corner of title page. Lacks fly leaves. Page 197 torn without loss. Very age stained. Early pencil manuscript ownership of Ms. Eliza Johnson, Derby, CT. 12mo. 185 mm. Original worn leather binding. Title continues: "Part I. Containing A History of The Town Of East Haven. 1644-1800. Part II. Containing An Account Of The Names, Marriages, And Births. 1644-1800. Part III. Containing An Account Of The Deaths In The Families Named In The Second Part From The Year 1647 To The End Of The Year 1823." Includes interesting details about early East Haven Connecticut: boundaries; iron-works and mills; land divisions; controversies with New-Haven and Branford; town charters; ecclesiastisal affairs; schools; population and taxes; losses by war; natural history and curiosities; roads and public lands; etc. Howes D-387; S&S/AI 15987. Hardbound. Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 6
No marks or inscriptions. Very faint creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 157pp. Features prehistoric rock art, Royston Grange, Minning Low and Little Chester excavations, Fieldwalking, Roman roads, early Saxon broach, Bradbourne Mill timbers, Calke Priory, population and tax assessments in King Charles II's time, Long Eaton education, Samuel Slater and title and benefice incomes.
153p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, old pricing label on front jacket. ARCH 1
"The defeat of the Greek armies in Asia Minor in August 1922 led directly to the flight of Greek refugees from Asia Minor, the compulsory exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey and the resettlement in Greece of 1.3 million displaced people." [The author's thesis (Princeton University, 1959) was originally issued under title: The 1922-23 exchange of populations and its impact upon Greece.] This is a photographic facsimile in paper wraps.293 p. maps, tables, bibliography. NOTE: 900gr [30x22x3 cm] Book
pp. xii, 691. Illustrated with a full page photograph of Judge George Zerdin Medalie (1883-1946). Pages 362/363 stained with old newspaper clipping. Large 12mo. Original full green cloth binding, worn and rubbed at extremities. Small loss head of spine. Hardbound. Includes Jewish calendars for Holidays, Festivals, Sabbaths, and Fasts. Also an article on British and Palestinian Jews in World War II. JUDAICA BOX 5
pp. x, 937, (25) [Publisher's catalogue]. Illustrated with a full page photograph of Simon Wolfe Rosendale (1842-1937). Edges beginning to brown but not brittle. Inner hinges cracked. Large 12mo. Original full olive green cloth binding, worn and rubbed at extremities. Hardbound. Includes Jewish calendars for Holidays, Festivals, Sabbaths, and Fasts. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUDAICA BOX 5
pp. vii, 581. Front inner hinge cracked. Large 12mo. Original full gray cloth binding, slightly worn and rubbed at extremities. Hardbound. Includes Jewish calendars for Holidays, Festivals, Sabbaths, and Fasts. JUDAICA BOX 5
48 pages. Follow-up work to "The Workingman's Revolt: The Vancouver Asiatic Exclusion Rally of 1907." "... Jarvis has dug into the historical record, and gone to the original sources... and discovered that things were not as we had been told. The eventual decision by waffling federal authorities to expel the 'Komogata Maru' was a reluctant bow to overwhelming public opinion, that was firmly opposed to changing B.C.'s population." - from introduction. Some black and white ilustrations. Above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Book
In-4 (263 x 218 mm), broché sous couture, couverture de parution, 68 p., grand tableau dépliant. Edition originale de cet ouvrage pionnier dans l'histoire de la démographie et de la statistique moderne, illustré d'un très grand "Tableau de la population et rapport des naissances, mariages et morts dans toutes les généralités du royaume" plié en fin. Sur cet ouvrage et son importance fondatrice cf. André Corvisier, 'Le chevalier Des Pommelles, arithméticien politique et militaire' in "Sur la population française au XVIIIe et au XIXe" (Hommage à Marcel Reinhard), Société de démographie historique, p. 161-179. (Goldsmiths, 13816. INED, 1396. Martin & Walter, 10541. Manque à Einaudi et à Kress). Couverture de parution légèrement défraîchie. Le titre y est manuscrit à la plume à l'époque. Très bon exemplaire, entièrement non rogné, imprimé sur papier fort, tel que paru.
First edition, 8vo, 2 vols., 8pp. publisher's catalogue tipped in before title, viii, 540; iv, 576pp., ownership inscription at head of title "Thomas Pearson, 1873.", 9 engraved plates, original boards, uncut, head of spines chipped original printed labels on spines. Amongst the numerous subjects covered are Astronomy, Adam Smith's Theory, Chemistry, Chronology, Electricity, Fluxions, Galvanism, Geography, Hydraulics, Optical Instruments, Mathematics, Mechanics, Political Economy, Navigation, Philosophy, Malthus on Population, Surveying, Telescopes and Zoology.
6 volumes grand in-8, demi-veau de l'époque, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés. Source statistique fondamentale. Ex-libris et cote de bibliothèque. Bon exemplaire, bien relié.
2 volumes in-8, demi-veau vert bronze de l'époque, dos lisses ornés de filets et pointillés dorés tranches marbrées, (4), 365 p., et (4), 384 p., carte dépliante en couleurs des Iles Britanniques. Edition originale française, illustrée d’une carte dépliante en couleurs. Important tableau statistique et inventaire détaillé en 15 parties, consacré à la Grande-Bretagne, "pays de merveilles sociales". Alexandre Moreau de Jonnès est l'un des fondateurs de la statistique économique et sociale moderne. Territoire - Population - Agriculture - Mines - Industrie - Richesse publique - Commerce - Navigation - Colonies - Gouvernement et administration - Finances - Forces militaires - Justice - Instruction publique - Londres. Cet ouvrage servit de source à de nombreux travaux économiques en langue française. (Goldsmiths', n°29795). Des rousseurs parfois soutenues. Mors lég. frottés.
400 p. Including a woodcut map of the United States in 1854. Foxed as usual. 8vo. Original full cloth government binding, embossed in blind. A nice copy of an important statistical record of the antebellum United States. James Dunwoody Brownson DeBow (1820-1867), was Superintendent of the United States Census. In addition to this work, he is also famous as the author of similar book on the West and South. W147
Very nice, clean book with light scuffing to covers only. No creasing in covers or spine, sharp corners, straight, tight spine, no marking of any kind to text/interior. Small chip at upper spine, price on back inked out. 249 pages, many b&w photos, illustrations.
Very Good French Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In French and Bulgarian. 119 p. An untrimmed andd uncut copy in original wrappers. Only one copy in OCLC: 219525858 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Germany). Sources bibliographiques sur l'histoire de la Turquie et de la Bulgarie avec une preface en franc?ais.= Bibliografski iztocnici za istorijata na Turcija i Bulgarija: [Auch m. franz. Titel.:]. The first volume in Michov's rare work. The complete work has three volumes and it contains a total of 1585 titles of books and articles. A rare and comprehensive thematic bibliography. First Edition.
