Authors starting with B from Capricorn Books

The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, London, 1978.. 525 pp + 32 b&w plates at rear, large 8vo (9 11/16" H), soft cover. B&w maps, plans, drawings, diagrams, graphs, tables, (some fold-out) + photographic plates. Contents: Notes for Contibutors; Editorial; Recent Finds of Ancient Artillery; Knowle. dge of the Literary Classics in Roman Britain; The Adherence of Britain to Vespasian; A First-Century Shield from Doncaster, Yorkshire; Amphorae from Brockley Hill, 1975; The Organisa... more information

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University of California Press, Berkeley, 1996.. 244 pp, 8vo (9" H), soft cover. ISBN 0520203240 "What does it mean to worship beings that one believes are completely indifferent to, and entirely beyond the reach of, any form of worship whatsoever? What are the implications of such a relationsh. ip with sacred beings for the religious life of a community? Using these questions as his point of departure, Babb explores the ritual culture of image-worshiping Svetambar Jains. Jainism is, aside ... more information

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Raphael Tuck & Sons for The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, 1934, second edition revised.. 88 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover (medium blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board, pictorial pastedown on front board) - no dust jacket. Colour frontispiece, b&w plates. "....a word-picture, which can be read in two or three . hours, of the most romantic and striking events in the history of the building, from the beginning of the Romance in 597 until the dissolut... more information

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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History / University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1999.. 485 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0802047122 B&w photographs. "Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this perception has been challenged in recent year. s, it has not been completely dispelled. In 'Colour-Coded', Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our le... more information

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Whitecap, Vancouver, (1995).. 212 pp, 8vo (8 15/16" H), soft cover. B&w photos, maps. "...explores the critical role women played during the gold rush...delves into the lives of these diverse individuals - entrepreneurs, miners, teachers, doctors, nurses, and journalists. Thr. ough diaries, letters, memoirs, newspaper accounts, and archival photographs, Backhouse presents an intimate look at women in the Klondike." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exter... more information

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Stoddart, (Toronto, 1989), Ist edition.. 248 pp, 8vo (9 1/4" H), Hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0773722696 B&w photos and drawings. An investigation into approx. 1 million German deaths that occured in French and American prison camps and were labelled 'Other Losses'. While many of t. hese were soldiers who surrendered on May 8, 1945, many scores of thousands were women, children and old men..." Bump to bottom edge of front board at hinge. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, mino... more information

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Prima, Rocklin, CA, 1992, first edition.. 192 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1559581425 Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. "In German-occupied France in 1940, only a few people refused to give up the great ideals of their country - liberty, equality, and fraternity. O. ne of these was Raoul Laporterie. Starting right after the fall of France, he supplied false documents, money, transport, and shelter to more than 1,600 people. Those rescued were chiefly Sephardic Jew... more information

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Konecky & Konecky, (New York, 1993).. 160 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H) hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "This well-illustrated collector's guide covers a wide range of nautical decorative arts and naviational instruments. The book spans the period from the si. xteenth century to the present day with an emphasis on the golden age of production between 1800 and 1940. These more modern pieces are readily found in specialist shops and auctions and are theref... more information

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Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1997.. 92 pp, 9 1/8" H, soft cover. ISBN 0811724239 Profusely illustrated with color photographs and b&w drawings. "Award-winning carver Ernest Muehlmatt presents step-by-step instructions on how to carve and paint one of his favorite and most popular s. ubjects: the black-cpped chickadee. Full-color photographs and detailed text illustrate every part of the process, from roughing out the head and carving the wings, feet, and legs to adding realistic texture... more information

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Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, PA, 1996.. 85 pp, 9 1/8" H, soft cover. ISBN 0811727602 Profusely illustrated with color photographs. "(This book) uses step-by-step color photos and informative text to demonstrate how four experts paint and finish carvings of the colorful species. Margar. et Streams paints a queen angelfish and a long-nosed butterfly fish using a variety of techniques, including dry brushing and washing. She also carves fins for a veil-tailed goldfish. Rick Roth uses an airbrush... more information

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Boston Mills, Erin, Ontario, 1988.. 80 pp, 8 3/4" H, soft cover. ISBN 0919783716 B&w maps, photographs, reproductions. "The author uncovered the story of her own 150 year old house. Here she takes you step by step through her investigation and shows you how to do the same. A comp. lete guide to where to go and how to find all the information you need to become your own house detective." Contents: Types and Varieties of Early Ontario Houses; Investigation 34 Avondale Avenue, Willow... more information

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(Prentice Hall, n.p., 1992.), new updated edition.. 364 pp, 7 1/4" H, soft cover with removable plastic dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color photos, maps, plans. LACKING LARGE FOLD-OUT MAP MENTIONED IN INDEX. "Hundreds of photographs and detailed maps to towns, sights, museums and galleri. es; A-Z listings of places to visit; Hotel and restaurant recommendations; Shopping and entertainment; Practical planning advice..." Covers: Art and Architecture; Literature; Music; Ireland ... more information

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Modern Library, New York, 2005.. 215 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0679642927 "In this treasury of uncommon wisdom and spiritual insight, the best writings and personal philosophies of one of the twentieth century's greatest poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, . are gleaned by Ulrich Baer from thousands of pages of never-before-translated correspondence. The result is a profound vision of how the human drive to create and understand can guide us in every facet of life. A... more information

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Country Book Club, London, 1961.. 191 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. A fictionalized version of the author's experiences as a doctor in rural England, with many comments on developments in the field of medicine over the years. One small corner bump, small fai. nt stain on rear board, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, two small tears with creasesand tiny chip between, browning to spine and edges. VG/G+. ... more information

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Simon and Schuster, New York, 1990.. 152 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0134516427 "Lavishly illustrated with more than 400 color illustrations, the Atlas looks at the history of Jerusalem with maps, drawings, and isometric reconstructions, all updated with the . latest archaeological evidence. Jerusalem is perhaps the most interesting city on earth. Sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike, it dates back to at least the third millenium BCE. David made it his capita... more information

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Theo. Gaus' Sons, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1967.. 100 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Contents: Historical Background; Period of the First Turkish Republic 1923-60; The Revolution of May 27, 1960; The Provisional Government of Turkey and the Committee of National Unity 1960-61; Birth of the Second Tu. rkish Republic; Turkish Establishment and the Emergin Structure of Modern Turkish Society; Problems of Social and Economic Development; Turkish Foreign Policy. Previous owner's name at top of front pastedo... more information

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Doubleday, Doran, (Canada), Toronto, (1932) - Crime Club Inc. on spine.. 308 pp, small 8vo (7 5/8" H), hard cover (black cloth with red blocking on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. "As successors to Sherlock Holmes there are no more than a handful of detectives in the great tradition. Mr. Reginald Fortune is ce. rtainly one of them. Mr. Fortune, attached in a loose sort of way to the Home Office and Scotland Yard, is utterly independent, utterly fearless, and with a cold astuteness b... more information

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Jonathan Cape, London, (1993), Ist edition.. 325 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Cassandra, having lived quietly on a farm for twenty years, begins to write her reminiscences of the past. It is a "tragic story, taken from one of the oldest and most famous tales ever told - the war . between the Greeks and the Trojans. It begins with Helen's flight, with Paris of Troy, from her husband. It tells of how a Greek army crossed the sea to attack Troy and bring back Helen, of the fall of Tro... more information

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Pan, (London, 1988).. 159 pp, PB. Interior - page edges starting to brown, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased. VG. ... more information

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Bloomsbury, London, 1990.. 184 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0747506264 B&w photographs. "In 1939, at the age of nineteen, Jim Bailey was conscripted into the RAF to train as a fighter pilot. What happened over the next five years to Jim and t. he men who fought alongside him - those who died and those who survived - is related here with candour and quiet modesty. This is a story of youthful heroism, and of the suspense-filled drama of combat in the air. It... more information

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