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GREAT RIVERS OF EUROPE
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1966. First edition. 292pp. Eleven writers on ten rivers. Lavishly illustrated. Very good, near Fine. DJ is very good, near Fine. In a slip case, which is taped on one corner, otherwise, very good. (loc 368). Hard Cover. more information
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OFFICIAL GERMAN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE WORLD WAR
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Oxford Univ. Press, 1923. First Edition. 2 volumes 1,360pp. Translated from the German under the supervision of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of International Law. 'The Reports of the First and Second Subcommittees of the Committee appointed by the (German) National Constituent Assembly to inquire in the responsibility for the war, together with the stenographic minutes of the Second Subcommittee and Supplements thereto.' Good Plus; top and bottom of backstrip frayed, corners worn with board exposed. (loc 710). Hard Cover. more information
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PICTORIAL PLAN OF LONDON
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London: Geographia (1923) Ltd., 1923. 21 x 30 inch pictorial plan. Much taped, on the reverse, at the folds. Marvelous detail of the city, on a scale of two miles to one inch. (Loc. 518/1). Soft Cover. Delicate. more information
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DER SPRACH-BROCKHAUS
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Frederick Ungar Pub. Co., 1944. No pag. IN GERMAN. (loc 896/1). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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BATTLE OF THE FLOODS; Holland in February 1953
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Neth. Booksellers & Pub., 1953. No pagination. Mostly photographs. (loc 913/1). Hard Cover. Good (with wear to covers). more information
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PALESTINE AND MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC MAGAZINE, No. 10, Vol. XI, 1939
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Tel Aviv: Mischar w'Taasia Co. Ltd., 1939. In this issue, "The Economic Outlook" by the High Comm. Mr. Geoffrey Walsh; "Future of the Citrus Industry, Victim of World Tariff War" an interview with the Gen. Mgr. of Jaffa Citrus Exchange. "Industrial Expansion and War" by Dr. E. Wittkowski; and "Trade Regime Revolutionised" by D. Freeman. Photos, ads. Contents are good, although covers show wear with a chip repaired on back cover. (loc x95). Soft Cover. Oversized. Magazine. more information
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PALESTINE AND MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC MAGAZINE, No. 5, Vol. XI, 1939
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Tel Aviv: Mischar w'Taasia Co. Ltd., 1939. In this issue, "The Voice of England" points from Parliment; "Economic Self-Defense" by W. Abranovitch; "Jewish National Home and Arab States" by D. Freeman; "Palestine Cattle for India" interview with Dr. J.D.S. Kumaran; "Recent Maritime Developments" an interview with Mr. E. Tuvim. Various other reports. Photos, ads. Contents are good, although covers show wear. (loc x95). Soft Cover. Oversized. Magazine. more information
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PALESTINE 1938 - Palestine and Middle East Economic Magazine, Tourist Annual
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Tel Aviv: Mischar w'Taasia Co. Ltd., 1938. Articles included in this issue are "Society in Evolution" by Dorothy Kahn; "Bridging the Ages" by M. Avi-Yonah; "In the footsteps of History" by S. Ben-Aharon; "Geographical Wonders of Palestine" by E. D. Goitein; "The Story of Resettlement" by H. Levin; "An Economy in the Making" by R. Lindt; "Palestine for Health" by a physician; "How to See Palestine" by W. Turnowsky and "Growth of Emek Zevulun" by E. Borucov, C.E. Many aerial photos, ads. "Jewish Land Property in Palestine" an interview with Dr. J. Thon with illus. map. An article on "Mekoroth Water Company". Contents are good although covers are worn. (loc x95/1+1). Soft Cover. Oversized. Magazine. more information
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EAGLES BLACK AND WHITE
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Appleton, 1929. 205pp. "The Fight for the Sea" Poles vs. Germans. (loc 658/1). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Ex-Library. more information
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HERO IN DISGRACE
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Paragon 1991. First Edition, First Printing. 250pp. 'The Life of Arctic Explorer Frederick A. Cook.' Foreword by Warren Cook, Sr. An account of the first man to reach the North Pole. Very good. DJ is good with a small repaired tear. (loc 1072/1). Hard Cover. more information
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SPANNING THE CENTURY: The Life of W.Averell Harriman, 1891-1986
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William Morrow & Co., 1992. 779pp Notes, Interview list, Selected Bibliography, Index. Illus. History of an amazing person, written with the most unusual degree of cooperation of the subject, file cabinets full of information, interviews with family and friends. Socialite, financially successful, New York Governor, presidential candidate, Diplomat, ambassador, the list goes on. (loc 1000/1). First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE
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Harper, 1946. First edition. Good. Dj is chipped and slightly soiled. 276pp. Signed by the author. (loc 912/1). Hard Cover. more information
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NATIVE'S RETURN, THE
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Harper & Brothers, 1934. First edition. Good, except for cover soil and wear. 370pp. Photos. 'An American immigrant visits Yugoslavia and discovers his old country'. (loc 567/1). Hard Cover. more information
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NATIVE'S RETURN, THE; An American Immigrant Visits Yugoslavia and Discovers His Old Country
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Harper & Brothers, 1934. 32pp of photos, each referenced to the related text passage. Map of Yugo-Slavia on front end paper. Contents are good, but covers are discolored and worn. (loc 535/1). Tenth Printing. Hard Cover. Good. more information
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MY NATIVE LAND
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Harper, 1943. First edition. Very good. Illus. photos, cartoons. 507pp. WWII - Another unhappy time for the southern Slavs. (loc 567/1+1). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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WE STOOD ALONE
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Longmans, Green, 1944. Third printing. Good. Dj is frayed, chipped. 284pp. Photos. WWII Poland by an American woman married to a Pole. (loc 658/1). Hard Cover. more information
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KOREA GUIDE
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Seoul, Korea: Seoul Intnl. Tourist Publishing Co., 1977. Second edition. Good Plus. 405pp. (loc 915/1). Soft Cover. more information
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TENDENCY OF HISTORY, THE
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Book League of America, 1929. 175pp. (loc 516/1). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information
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MEIJI 1868
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Harper & Row, 1972. 330pp "Revolution and counter-revolution in Japan." Translated from the French by Miriam Kochan.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed. more information
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JIDAU MATSURI Or Festival of Ages
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Kyoto Privately Printed 1929. First edition. 39pp. Photos. One of the three great festivals of Kyoto. Very good, except: backstrip and covers sunned; former owner name stamped (in small lettering) on front endpaper and on title page. (loc 711). Hard Cover. more information
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DIVORCE, THE
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Simon & Schuster, 1965. First printing. Very good. D/j is good. 319pp. Illus. Henry VIII. (loc G66/1). Hard Cover. more information
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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA A Biographical Enquiry
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London: Collins, 1955. 448pp Illus with photos and maps. As Aldington firmly states in the Foreword, this is a biographical enquiry, not a biography of Lawrence. The red dj, in a mylar cover, is worn about the edges and has a 1" chip from the top of the backstrip and a small one at the bottom edge. (loc 895/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Chipped DJ. more information
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JOURNEY THROUGH CHAOS; An Unorthodox Autobiography
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N.Y. Crown 1945. First edition. 437pp. Foreword by Upton Sinclair. Chiefly about Germany by a Russian. Good. DJ is good, slightly frayed, flaps taped down by a former owner. (loc 910/1+1). Hard Cover. more information
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AMBASSADOR FROM THE PRAIRIE or Allison in Wonderland
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Houghton Mifflin, 1973. First edition. Very good. D/j is good plus. Career diplomat in Far East 1930's-1950's. 400pp. Illus with photos. (loc 887). Hard Cover. more information
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RUSSIAN IMPACT ON ART
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Philosophical Lib., 1950. Translated from Russian by Ivy Litvinov. Edited and with a preface by Martin L. Wolf. 351pp Index. 32 plates. Black leatherette-type cover with red label, gilt lettering. Frayed spot on top of spine. (Loc. 909/1). Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information
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MIJN AMERIKAANSCHE REIS
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Den Haag Leopold 1936. Some cover soil and fraying. 150pp. Trip to America by noted Dutch author. IN DUTCH. (loc 537). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. more information
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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL IN EGYPT, ARABIA PETRAEA AND THE HOLY LAND
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839. Tenth Edition, with Additions. In Two Volumes. With a Map and Engravings. Covers worn, light foxing throughout, otherwise good: clean and tightly bound. (loc 713). Hard Cover. more information
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ROBERT E. PEARY AND THE FIGHT FOR THE NORTH POLE
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N.Y. Franklin Watts 1992., 1992. 143pp Illus. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Frayed. more information
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GAMAILIS and Other Tales From Stalin's Russia
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Chicago, IL: Regnery, 1963. 240pp. Translated from the Russian by Fred P. Berry.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Chipped DJ. more information
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PEACE AND THE PLAIN MAN
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Harper, 1935. Anti-war by the 1933 Nobel Prize winner. Includes annotated bibliography. 334pp Cover soil. (loc 901). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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CHANGING ENEMIES
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Norton 1996. 266pp. "The Defeat and Regeneration of Germany." (loc 517/1). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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MARXISM AND DEMOCRACY: A Symposium
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Humanities Press, 1965. 113pp Cover soil. (loc 910). Soft Cover. more information
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INDIA AND THE FUTURE
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Knopf, 1918. Illus. 326pp. (loc 517/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good (with wear to cover). more information
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GEMS (?) OF GERMAN THOUGHT
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Doubleday, 1917. British propaganda piece. Anthology of German War Scriptures. 264pp (loc 909). Hard Cover. Good Plus. more information
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QUEEN LOUISE OF PRUSSIA 1776-1810
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N.Y. Putnam 1929.. First American edition. Good. Cover soiled and frayed. Pages - 353. Begins with the marriage of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to the heir of the Prussian throne, William III. (loc G66/1). Hard Cover. more information
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WHEN THERE IS NO PEACE
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Macmillan, 1939. 236pp (loc 907). Hard Cover. Good/Good. more information
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SHIPWRECK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD
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Crown, 1998. Small red remainder dot on top page edges. 134pp. Illus. "The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the 'Endurance.'" (loc 1072/1). Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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LIVE FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
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Simon & Schuster, 1994. 463pp. Illus. "From Vietnam to Bagdad - 35 years in the world's war zones.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed DJ. more information
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NAPOLEON IS DEAD IN RUSSIA
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Atheneum, 1970. 256pp "The extraordinary story of one of history's strangest conspiracies." Translated from the Italian by Muriel Grindrod.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Slightly Frayed DJ. more information
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CRUSADE: Historiography and Bibliography
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Bloomington, IN Indiana U. Press 1962.. First edition. Very good. 170pp. By an Arab authority. (loc 506/1). Hard Cover. more information
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CLANS AND TARTANS OF SCOTLAND, THE
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London Collins 1959. 320pp. Enlarged and re-edited by Margaret MacDougall. Many colored illus. of tartans. (loc 519). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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MEDIEVAL LONDON
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N.Y. Praeger 1970. First edition. Very good; former owner bookplate on front end paper. DJ is good, slightly frayed. 260pp. Sketches, photos, indexed. (loc 518/1). Hard Cover. more information
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BLACK DOG OF FATE
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Basic Books, 1997. 289pp. "An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past." (loc 516/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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BEST HOPE OF EARTH
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Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, 1956. 'A Grammar of Democracy.' 224pp. (loc 567/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good, Near Fine/Frayed DJ. more information
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DISCOVERY OF THE BISMARCK, THE
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Warner, 1990. Top corner of front cover bumped. 232pp. Written with Rick Archbold. Intro by Ludovic Kennedy. Contains over 400 illus. Includes Ballard's first person account of the high-tech hunt for the Bismarck. (loc 180/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Very Good. more information
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SEVEN DAYS OF FREEDOM
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Stein & Day, 1974. Hungarian uprising of 1956. 266pp. Illus. (loc 566/2). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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SULTANS, THE
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Simon and Schuster, 1973. 304pp. Ottoman Empire. Maps and illus. (loc 506/1). Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Torn, Repaired DJ. more information
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HENRY PLANTAGENET 1133-1189
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N.Y.: Barnes & Noble, 1993. 278 pp. Biography of the first great English King.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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ONE WHO SURVIVED: Life Story of a Russian Under the Soviets
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Putnam, 1945. Russian diplomat who defected. Intro: Max Eastman. Illus. 337pp (loc 893/1). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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EMPIRE IN THE EAST
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Doubleday, 1934. 322pp Cover wear. (loc 909). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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