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Tents in the clouds. The first WomenÕs Himalayan expedition
London:: Travel Book Club,, [1957]. 8vo. 255, [1] pp. Numerous photo illusts., maps. Brwn boards, blk lettrng (mnr bmpng to couple crnrs, shlfwr), w/ d.j. cover art by Leslie Wood (slght shlfwr), VG/NF. First Travel Book Club edition of this first women only mountaineering expedition into the Jugal Himalaya of Nepal, climbing the 22,000 ft peak they named Gyalgen. ... (more information)
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Price: $35.00
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Raising demons
London:: Michael Joseph,, [1957]. 8vo. 239, [1] pp. Black cloth, gilt lettrng (slght mustiness), w/ d.j. (mnr edgewear, dustsoilng to fore-edges), cover art by Nichols, VG-/VG-. First British edition of this sequel to Life among the Savages. ... (more information)
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Price: $40.00
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Stonewall in the Valley. Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign Spring 1862
Garden City, NY:: Doubleday & Co., Inc.,, [1976]. 8vo. xvi, 432 pp. Numerous photos, illusts. Quarter-brwn over gray boards, gilt lettrg, w/ d.j. (frnt flp crnrs clppd), NF/VG-. BC edition. ... (more information)
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Price: $15.00
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The extraordinary case of Mr. Bell. A green shield mystery
New York:: A.L. Burt Co.,, [1936]. 8vo. 256 pp. Black cloth, green lettrng, w/ d.j. (slght shlfwr, couple sml clsd tears), NF/VG-. Reprint edition of this Archibald Penny mystery surrounding a Balkan secret society and terrorist group. ... (more information)
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Price: $20.00
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Gardens of North America and Hawaii. A travelers guide. A handbook to gardens, arboreta, and conservatories in the United States and Canada. With drawings by Barnes Tilney and Walt Haglund
Portland, OR:: Timber Press,, 1985. 8vo. [6], 368 pp. Maps. Green cloth, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/Nf. First edition. ... (more information)
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Price: $10.00
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Mathematics dicitonary. giving the meaning of the basic mathematical words and phrases, including an exhaustive covering of the terms from Arithmetic through the Calculus
Van Nuys, CA:: The Digest Press,, 1943. Tall 8vo. vii, [1], 273, [1], 43, [1] pp. (including appendix). Text illust. & diagrams. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng, NF. Second edition, second printing of this invaluable reference for mathematicians. ... (more information)
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Price: $14.00
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The British Revolution 1880-1939
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1977. Thick 8vo. xiv, [2], 653, [1] pp. Numerous plates. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. (slght sunng to spine, shlfwr), VG/G. First edition of this excellent analysis of the transition of the British Empire through a series of small revolutions into a state in decline just before World War II. ... (more information)
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Price: $15.00
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Sun up. Tales of the cow camps. Illustrated by the author
New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, [c. 1930 (ca. 1945)]. 8vo. v, [3], 312 pp. Numerous text illust. (many full page). Tan cloth (very minor shlfwr), NF. Reprint edition of this collection of Western Stories. ... (more information)
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Price: $15.00
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The principles of psychology. Authorized edition
New York:: Dover,, [1950]. Two vols. Thick 8vo. xii, 689, [1]; vi, 704 pp. Colour-illust. softcvrs (mnr shlfwr, rubbng, slght creasng), VG set. First Dover edition of JamesÕ classic work in psychology. ... (more information)
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Price: $25.00
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Three kingdoms
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1926. 8vo. 365, [1] pp. Purple cloth, decrtd & lettrd in gold & green, decrtd endpapers, w/ d.j. wonderful cover art of numerous figures in deco fashions (mnr dmpstng to bk cvr, edgewear), VG/G. First edition, early printing of this post-World War I English novel of whether a modern woman could conduct a successful career, marriage, and motherhood at the same time. ... (more information)
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Price: $40.00
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Concepts of space. The history of theories of space in physics. Foreword by Albert Einstein
Cambridge, MA:: Harvard Univ. Press,, 1954. 8vo. xvi, [2], 196 pp. Half-green-cloth over patterned boards, w/ d.j. (sml clsd tear at ft of spine, edgewear, drkng to edges), VG/G. First edition of this comprehensive history of the concept of space as viewed principally from physics. ... (more information)
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Price: $20.00
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The art of Japanese ceramics. Translated by Ann Herring
New York:: Weatherhill/Heibonsha,, [1976]. 4to. 185, [3] pp. 100s of illusts, photos, colour plates, 1 large folding colour map, and more. Colour-illust. boards, w/ d.j. (vry sml clsd tear hd of spine, vry mnr creasng), NF/VG. Early printing of this well-researched and illustrated title from the Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art series. ... (more information)
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Price: $20.00
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Bushido. The soul of Japan. An exposition of Japanese thought. With an introduction by William Elliot Griffis
Rutland, VT & Tokyo:: Charles E. Tuttle Co.,, [1977]. 8vo. xxiii, [1], 203, [1] pp. Red cloth, gilt lettrng (fnt tidemrk), w/ d.j. VG-/VG. Revised and enlarged edition of this Japanese Martial Arts classic. ... (more information)
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Price: $17.50
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The book of the Samurai. The warrior class of Japan
New York:: ARCO Publishing,, [1982]. Folio. 192 pp. Over 100 illusts. & photos (many in colour). Black boards, gilt lettrng (slght bmpng to crnrs, shlfwr), w/d.j. (vry slght shlfwr), VG/VG. First edition of this lavishly illustrated history. ... (more information)
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Price: $25.00
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Samurai. A military history
New York:: Macmillan Publishing,, [1977]. 4to. 304 pp. Over 100 illusts. & photos (many in colour). Beige cloth, red lettrng (slght bmpng to crnrs, vry slghtly cockd), w/d.j. (vry mnr bmpng hd of spine, slght creasng), VG/VG, w/ bkplate on ffep. First edition of this lavishly illustrated history. ... (more information)
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Price: $27.50
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The foundations of Japan. Notes made during journeys of 6,000 miles in the rural districts as a basis for a sounder knowledge of the Japanese People
New York:: D. Appleton & Co.,, 1922. Thick 8vo. xxv, [1], 446 pp. Photo frntsp., numerous photo plates & illusts. throughout. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng on spine (ex-lib mrkngs on title, endpapers, spine, edgewear), still G copy. First edition. ... (more information)
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Price: $70.00
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Collins Shubun. English Japanese dictionary
[New York]:: HarperCollins/ Shubun International,, [1995]. 12mo. [4], 635, [1] pp. Soft vinyl covers, rounded crnrs, NF. First HarperCollins edition, 2nd printing. ... (more information)
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Price: $12.50
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Japanese-English dictionary
[Tokyo]:: Kodansha, , [1994]. Thick 12mo. 1250, [6] pp. Printed softcvrs, w/ d.j. NF/NF. First pocket edition of this Japanese-English dictionary. ... (more information)
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Price: $30.00
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Illumination for modern Calligraphers. Practical ideas from nineteenth-century handbooks
New York:: Watson-Guptill Publ.,, [1988]. Oblong Folio. 144 pp. Colour frntsp., colour-illust. title, 100s of illusts., many in colour. Cream boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j NF/NF. First edition. ... (more information)
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Price: $25.00
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Middle distances. Contemporary theory, technique and training. Third edition
[Mountain View, CA]:: Tafnews Press,, [1991]. 4to. 116, [2] pp. Numerous photos, plates, tables. Colour-illust. softcvrs, NF. Third edition, revised & expanded. ... (more information)
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Price: $35.00
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