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STANISLAS-AUGUSTE PONIATOWSKI ET LEUROPE DES LUMIERES
Paris : Societe dEdition Les Belles Lettres, 1952. Large 8vo. French wraps. 746 pp. plus a page of errata laid in. Text in French. Inscribed by the author to scholar René Jasinski on the half title. Pages uncut. Glassine is toned at spine and chipped at head and heel of spine. Book has light toning to edges. Overall, very good in very good minus glassine. (more information)
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THE I. G. IN PEKING: LETTERS OF ROBERT HART CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS, 1868-1907. IN TWO VOLUMES
Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1975. Two volume set. First edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 1,625 pp. with several black and white illustrations. Upper fore-corners of dust jackets slightly chipped, else near fine in very good plus dust jackets. (more information)
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RECORD OF A CENTURY: FRANKLIN STREET CHURCH: MANCHESTER, N. H.: 1844 - 1944
New Hampshire : Lew A. Cummings Co., 1944. Small 8vo. Leather and cloth without dustjacket. 111 pp. Gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Rubbing to covers and extremities; minor cornerwear. Extensively illustrated with b/w photographs. Enclosed in the book is the announcement of the 100th Anniversary Program and the program for the event. Overall, good plus. (more information)
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MANDELL CREIGHTON AND THE ENGLISH CHURCH
London : Oxford University Press, 1964. 8vo. Cloth. viii, 127 pp. Previous owners name on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Out of print. (more information)
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ALABAMA POWER COMPANY: DEVELOPED FOR THE SERVICE OF ALABAMA
New York : Newcomen Society of the United States, 1988. First printing. 8vo. Stapled wraps. 24 pp. B/w illustrations. Very good plus. One in a large series of lectures published by the American Newcomen Society. (more information)
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COMMUNITIES OF SAINT MARTIN: LEGEND AND RITUAL IN MEDIEVAL TOURS
Ithaca and London : Cornell University Press, 1991. 8vo. Cloth. xii, 358 pp. B/w illustrations. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)
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HANDS OF HONOR: ARTISANS AND THEIR WORLD IN DIJON, 1550-1650
Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1988. 8vo. Cloth. [xiii], 298pp. With six black and white illustrations and several tables. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (more information)
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LA VÉRITABLE HISTOIRE DE LA COMMUNE
Paris : Editions Atlantic, 1960. 8vo. Cloth. Three volumes. Vol. I, LA CROSSE EN LAIR, 352 pp. Vol. II, A TRAVERS PARIS INSURGÉ, 355 pp. Vol. III, LAGONIE DE LA COMMUNE, 348 pp. Text in French. Spines and board edges toned, boards lightly soiled. Light rubbing to corners and to heads and heels of spines. Corners of volume one bumped, volume three has a 5 mm snatch mark at head. Discard stamped on front pastedowns of all three volumes. Overall very good. (more information)
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BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE - ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE FUTURE
New York : Newcomen Society in North America, 1980. First printing. 8vo. Stapled wraps. 32 pp. B/w illustrations. Very good plus. Newcomen publication number 1113. (more information)
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THE CAPETIAN KINGS OF FRANCE: MONARCHY AND NATION (987-1328)
New York : Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1960. Translated by Lionel Butler and R. J. Adam. 8vo. Cloth. ix, 242 pp. Two maps at rear. Extremities bumped. Dust jacket price-clipped, toned, dampstained, and moderately chipped at head and heel of spine. Very good in a very good minus dust jacket. (more information)
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WARRIORS AND WARFARE IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL TIMES
London : Constable, 1997. First edition. 8vo. Paper-covered boards. 288 pp. Illustrated with 31 black and white illustrations, including, site maps, battle plans and drawings. Dust jackt has two small, nearly invisible, chips at lower corners else near fine in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)
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MANOR LIFE IN OLD FRANCE, FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE SIRE DE GOUBERVILLE FOR THE YEARS 1549-1562
New York : AMS Press, 1967. 8vo. Cloth. xvi, 228 pp. Frontispiece and six additional b/w illustrations. Very good plus. (more information)
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MOTHERHOOD IN BLACK AND WHITE: RACE AND SEX IN AMERICAN LIBERALISM, 1930-1965
Utica : Cornell University Press, (2000). 8vo. Wraps. ix, 241 pp. With 5 b/w photos and 4 illustrations. In very good plus condition. (more information)
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DE LEDUCATION DES FILLES
Paris : Herissant, 1788. Nouvelle edition. 12mo. Quarter calf over paper-covered boards. [xx], 244 pp. Light rubbing to head and heel, corners rubbed, light dampstaining to pages at corners, annotation on front and rear pastedown and front and rear free endpapers. Overall good plus to very good minus with all faults as noted. (more information)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS FROM MEDIEVAL SOURCES, 1943-1967
New York : Columbia University Press, 1974. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. [x], 274 p. This in number 88 in the Columbia, RECORDS OF CIVILIZATION SOURCES AND STUDIES, series under the editorship of W. T. H. Jackson. Previous owners name and address stamped on front free and front pastedown endpapers else very good plus. (more information)
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A SINGULAR PEOPLE: IMAGES OF ZOAR
Kent, OH : The Kent State University Press, (2003). Oblong 8vo. Cloth. xi, 180 pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs. Corners bumped, edges worn, boards lightly warped. Very good plus in like dust jacket. (more information)
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YANKEYS NOW: IMMIGRANTS IN THE ANTEBELLUM U.S. 1840-1860
New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. 8vo. Cloth. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket. (more information)
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THE LIBER EXONIENSIS
London : Longmans, 1964. 8vo. Cloth. x, 172 pp. "His Domesday Studies" series. Extremities rubbed; owner name inked on front free endpaper. Dust jacket price-clipped and has old price sticker on front flap. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (more information)
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MADAME DE STAEL E A.W. SCHLEGEL: IL POTERE AL FEMMINILE
Verona : Libreria Universitaria Editrice, (1983). Large 8vo. Stiff paper wraps. 101 pp. Text in Italian. Slight toning to text edges, else very good. (more information)
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MALAGA: THE BIOGRAPHY OF A CITY
London : George Allen and Unwin Ltd., (1971). 8vo. Cloth. 204 pp. 15 illustrations. Extremities lightly rubbed, dust jacket lightly soiled. Very good in a very good dust jacket. (more information)
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TEAR OFF THE MASKS! IDENTITY AND IMPOSTURE IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY RUSSIA
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005. 8vo. Wraps. xii, 332 pp. With one black and white illustration. Heel of spine lightly dampstained, else very good plus. (more information)
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ÉTUDE SUR LES MESSAGERIES ET LES POSTES DAPRES DES DOCUMENTS METALIQUES ET IMPRIMES PRECEDEE DUN ESSAI NUMISMATIQUE SUR LES PONTS ET CHAUSEES
Paris : J. Florage et L. Ciani, 1925. 4to. Cloth. 541pp. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Binding is beige cloth with a brown calf spine label with titles gilt, original bright gold paper wraps bound in, front wrap and title page beautifully illustrated. A few small crease to original wraps, paper very slightly tanned, else very good plus. (more information)
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THE UNIVERSITY REFORM OF TSAR ALEXANDER I, 1802-1835
Washington, D. C. : Catholic University of America, 1988. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. [xiii], 283 pp. Very good plus in a very good dust jacket. (more information)
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PORTRAIT DUN ROI PIERRE II DE YOUGOSLAVIE
Paris : Editions SERG, 1973. Small 4to. Buckram. 219 pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white and with a full color frontispiece portrait of King Pierre II tipped in. Inscribed presentation copy signed by the author. Light rubbing to dust jacket at head and all corners, small tear to lower edge of rear panel of dust jacket, else very good plus in a very good dust jacket. Text in French. (more information)
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AEGEAN QUEST: A SEARCH FOR VENETIAN GREECE
London : J. M. Dent and Sons, 1970. First edition. 8vo. Paper-covered boards. 203 pp. with 20 b/w plates. Light overall shelfwear to jacket and boards. Head and heel of spine on volume bumped. Very good in like jacket. (more information)
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A NEW ACCOUNT OF THE EAST INDIES BY ALEXANDER HAMILTON
New York : Israel/De Capo Press, 1970. Argonaut Press facsimile of Hamiltons 1728 first printing. First thus. Two volumes in one. Large 8vo. Cloth. [xxxvii], 225 pp. Five b&w illustrations and five maps. Very good plus. (more information)
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STANDING ROOM ONLY
New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944. First Edition. Small 8vo. Illustrated copper-color cloth boards with no dustjacket. 1, 195 pp. Plain paper frontispiece. Tiny marks on cover; sunfading to spine. Front free endpaper slightly marked. Textblock slightly soiled. Very Good with faults as described. (more information)
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DR. ELIPHALET NOTT (1773-1866) AND THE AMERICAN SPIRIT
New York : Newcomen Society in North America, 1944. First edition, second printing. 8vo. Wraps. Staple bound. 24 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Very good plus. One of a long series of lectures published by the American Newcomen Society. (more information)
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE NEW INVENTED PENNSYLVANIAN FIRE-PLACES
Rhode Island : The Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1974. Small 8vo. Wraps (softcover). Reprint of 1973 G. K. Hall edition. Overall, very good plus. (more information)
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A DIPLOMATS WIFE IN JAPAN: SKETCHES AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
New York, Tokyo : Weatherhill, (1983). Second printing. 8vo. Cloth. xxxii, 351 pp. 8 pages of color illustrations. Very good plus in a slightly edgeworn and price-clipped very good dust jacket. (more information)
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