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Princeton, NH: American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Set of 5 booklets from the "Excavation of the Athenian Agora Picture Books" series. All 5 are clean with no writing, no creases and no tears. Each booklet does have a couple small school stampings inside and a label pasted inside front cover. Covers have some wear and chipping to edges, heavy to one booklet. Titles: Amphoras and the Ancient Wine Trade - Book 6, 1961; Waterworks in the Athenian Agora - Book 11, 1968; An Ancient Shipping Center: The Athenian Agora - Book 12, 1971; Graffiti in the Athenian Agora - Book 14, 1974; Greek and Roman Coins in the Athenian Agora - Book 15, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Set. more information

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London: Sands & Co., 1937. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. A quarterly publication of Catholic thought. This is Volume, 1 No. 3, October - December 1937. Softcover. Pages are lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has light soiling, a bit of ink on front, light creasing and edge wear. Articles in this issue: Catholics and Marxists - "The Outstretched Hand" - Dialectical Materialism - Marxist Economics - History and the Class War - Marxism and the Arts - Marxism and English Poetry - Surrealism - Soviet Films - Soviet Music - Book Reviews. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1952. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 96-page stapled softcover. One page has a small stain, not affecting text. The rest are clean and bright with no markings or tears. There are a few corner tip creases. Cover has a couple tiny spots and some chipping and edge wear. A look at United States international relations in the 1950s and the threat of spreading Communism. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Merrill & Baker. Limited. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Volume I only of a 2 volume set, complete in itself. A volume in the "Historic Courts" series published by Merrill & Baker, no date shown. This is the Deluxe Edition limited to 1000 copies, this copy is number 73. Illustrated with 8 portrait plates with captioned tissue guards. Binding is red, half-leather and marbled boards and endpaper. Gilt lettering on spine and top edge gilt. Measures 9 x 6-1/2 with 359 pages. CONDITION: Pages are bright white and basically clean except for a few scattered spots. One page has a small closed tear to foredge, no other tears, no creases and no writing. Plates are fine. Book foredge and bottom edge have a couple of small light spots. Cover is bright and basically clean with a little spotting to leather. Gilt is bright. Leather has flaking, wear and rubbing along edges and spine. Spine ends have some tearing and are missing a little of the leather. Corners have some wear-through with a tear to top rear corner. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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American Historical Publications Inc., 1996. N/A. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Articles of note: LINCOLN TAKES CHARGE - THE UNSEEN CONFLICT (Vietnam combat artist offers a rare close-up of a hidden war effort.) - MACARTHUR AND THE MARCHERS (July 1932) - THE SLAPS HEARD ROUND THE WORLD - much more. Pictorial glossy hardback. 112 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean, unmarked. Light stain to bottom of front endpapers. The first 20 pages have a dent to bottom corner. Cover is clean with light scuffing and some edge wear. Binding is tight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington , 1969. Probable First. Soft Cover. Good +. 42-page stapled softcover. Small stain to bottom edge of book just touches the edge of a few pages otherwise pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Couples has a couple tiny spots, some light fading around the edges and light edge wear. Contents: Women's Status Today; Women's Position in Sweden Today; Women's Position in Japan Today ; Facts About Japan; Women's Position in Israel Today; Women's Position in India Today; Women in Soviet Russia. more information

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Jerusalem, Israel: Middle East Institute , 1984. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Articles of note: FROM WAGNER TO ARAFAT: DEMONOLOGY AND SURVIVAL - FAILURE OF THE EUROPEAN INITIATIVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST - AGRICULTRUAL TRANSFORMATION IN ISRAEL - ARAB 'ALIMENTARY SECURTIY' MYTH AND REALITY - POEMS - much more. Softcover with 144 pages. 144 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean, unmarked. There is a bend to bottom corner that affects all pages lightly and left a light crease to cover. Cover is clean with some scuffing, rubbing and light edge wear. Binding is tight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Jerusalem, Israel: Middle East Institute , 1983. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Articles of note: US FOREIGN AID TO ISRAEL - IDEOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CONFLICTS IN ISRAEL - THE RISE OF IRANIAN ETHNICITY IN ISRAEL - ISLAM AND POLITICS IN MODERN MIDDEL EASTERN HISTORY - JEWISH ATTITUDES TO ISLAM: IRSAEL HEEDS ISHMAEL - POEMS - much more. Softcover with 144 pages. 144 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean, unmarked. Some wear to top edge of a few pages. Cover has a couple light spots and some scuffing, rubbing, chipping. Edges have some wear and light creasing. Binding is tight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Farmington, Maine: D. H. Knowlton & Co.. Unknown. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 32-page stapled booklet. D. H. Knowlton & Co. No date shown (early 1900s). Pages are clean and unmarked, no tears or creases. Cover has a couple small spots, some rubbing and edge wear. The Excelsior Classics booklets were issued for educational use in the early 1900s. This one on Japan presents the history, culture, geography, animals, religion and more and issued for 8th grade students. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Germany: Kraus Reprint / Kraus-Thomson Organization Ltd., 1970. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First published by Her Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office in 1936 on behalf of the Public Record Office. Reprinted by permission of the Controller of Her Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office, London by Kraus Reprint a Division of Kraus-Thomson Organization Ltd., Germany in 1970. This is volume 12 and lists the Commissions with dates, and with the page references to the volumes from the year 1704 to 1767. There is also a list of Governors for the various plantations. Hardcover - green cloth with gilt lettering on spine only, no dustjacket. 484 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean and bright with no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover is clean with a little rubbing a touch of edge wear. Hinges are intact and binding it tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Times Publishing Company, 1941. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. A reprint of some recent articles in "The Times" on conditions in the countries of Europe which have fallen under nazi oppression. Published by the Times Publishing Company, London, 1941, 4th impression. 145 pages. Softcover. Pages are very lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no tears, some creasing. Some soiling to book edges. Cover has some light soiling, rubbing, light creasing and edge wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Indonesia: Department of Information Republik of Indonesia, 1968. Probable First. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Softcover. 82 pages. Except for some light aging to first and last page pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has a couple small spots and some edge wear. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Dr. Yetti Rizali Noor, one the the outstanding women leaders, provided the greater part of the materials used in this book. more information

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Pittsburgh, PA: Privately Published, 1955. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Reprinted by permission from THE JEWS; Their History, Culture and Religion, edited by Louis Finkelstein, New York; Harper and Brothers, 1949. 65-page stapled booklet. Privately published in 1955 for private distribution only. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, unmarked. Light creasing and light edge wear to cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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London: Hugh Evelyn, 1959. No Edition Mentioned. Hardcover. Good/poor. Oblong hardback - blue cloth with silver lettering, in dustjacket. Measures about 9" x 15" with 47 pages. Copyright 1959 with no other date or printing mentioned. Pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Endpapers have a couple tiny spots. Cover has rubbing to edges. Light bowing to boards. Dustjacket is clean with chipping and tattered and torn edges and is missing paper to top front edge (5" x 3" triangle ). Nine barges from 1656 to 1807 are depicted in beautiful full-color, full-page artwork by Brian Allderidge with notes and historical introduction by Anne Petrides. Includes Bibliography. more information

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Self-published By Author, 1967. First Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 33-page stapled softcover. Interior is clean and unmarked except for a little rusting at staples. The last page is missing a bit of paper to top corner. Cover has a couple small spots, light creasing, edge wear, rusting to spine at staples and a small tear to rear top edge. Illustrated and published by the author, 1967, first printing stated. An account of the exploits of the most dreaded pirate in history. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: University of California Press, 1923. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. University of California Publications in Classical Philology Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 197-207. Published in 1923. Stapled booklet. Pages are clean and unmarked, no tears, overall creasing to bottoms, mostly corners. Cover has a small school stamping to front, some fading around the edges, some creasing and edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cornell University, 1961. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 39-page stapled booklet. Pages are clean and unmarked with no tears, a few corner tip creases. Cover has a small stain to front, some fading / aging around the edges, top corner creases, some tearing to spine ends. There is a light crease that runs down the center of front cover. Paper prepared for Government 104 at Cornell University, 1961. "These selections have been prepared to give the student a quick and convenient means of camparing the more important articles in teh following constitutions: The French Constitution, (1958); The Basic Law for the Fereral Republic of Germany, (the Bonn Constitution, (1949); The Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, (1936). Provisions from the Constitution of the Italian Republic, (1947), are included solely where they contrast notable with the traditional French constitutional pattern on which the political institutions of post-war Italy were modeled." These selections also incorporate excerpts from the Declaration of the Right of Man of 1789, articles from the Constitution of the French Republic, (1946) and sections from the Statutes of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Chicago Daily News, 1926. Limited. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Limited edition, 1926. Hardback - blue cloth, top edge gilt, no dustjacket. Pages are very lightly aged around the edges, clean, unmarked, no tears. There a tiny nick to foredge of about the last 20 pages. Endpapers have aging. Cover has scuffing and rubbing. Edges have rubbing and wear. Spine lettering is faded. Gilt on top edge is wearing a bit. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. Limited Complimentary Edition #9205 Presented By The Chicago Daily News. This copy was presented to Thomas A. Murray. On presentation page top corner is reads "Received by mail Oct, 12, 1926" and signed by Thomas Murray. The book contains sentiments, ideas and arguments expressed by famous statesmen looking to the consolidation of the psychological bases of international peace. With an introduction by Calvin Coolidge. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. more information

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Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, 1975. Probable First. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Stapled softcover. 71 pages. 1975. Clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases, some shelf wear to cover. Two papers presented at the Regional Conference in Economic History on May 17, 1974. Contents: The Engineer as Agent of Technological Transfer: The American Career of Benjamin Henry Latrobe by Edward C. Carter Ii, Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe - Moncure Robinson: Railroad Engineer, 1828-1840 by Darwin H. Stapleton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe - plus Introduction, Commentary and illustrations. more information

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Rangoon: The Hanthawaddy Press, 1963. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small softcover with 63 pages. Reprint of the 1893 edition published by The Hanthawaddy Press, 1963. This copy is inscribed and signed by the guide at the pagoda: "To Mr. and Mrs. Notturno, Remember Me! Your Guide, Win (Win Tin) 24-7-72" on front free endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, no creases and no tears. Endpapers have some aging. Cover has some soiling / spotting, some ink on front near bottom, light creasing, wear and chipping, edge wear and some tearing to bottom of spine. An interesting history and information about the Pagoda, a shrine of the Buddhist Faith, and its surroundings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. Hardback - yellow cloth with black lettering and gold decorations. 626 pages. 1966, first edition. Pages are clean and bright, unmarked, no creases or tears. A little light age spotting to book edges. Cover has a bit of light soiling, mostly to spine and some edge wear. Hinges are intact and pages secure. From the Preface: "It is the purpose of this book to present an account of the Romans that will make them intelligible to college students... A constant effort has been make to emphasize the continuity of the Romans' experience and the effect of the triumphs and failures of one age on the problems of the next." Illustrated with maps drawn by Donald T. Pitcher. more information

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Great Britain: Taplen & Paddock, No Date Given. Fifth Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 23-page stapled softcover. No date shown for publication (c. 1940), 5th edition stated. Some rusting and staining at staples otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a few spots on rear, staining around staples on spine and light edge wear. "A descriptive handbook with the position of each point clearly indicated on a pictorial plan." History and guidebook to the city walls of Chester, Great Britain. Fold-out pictorial plan is still intact. Illustrated by the author. more information

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Philadelphia: Affie Enterprises, Inc., 1990. Unknown. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. This copy is inscribed and signed by the author inside front cover. Softcover with 262 pages. Published by Affie Enterprises, Inc., 1990. A few tiny spots on title page and some on book edges. Otherwise pages are clean and bright with no markings or tears. Cover is clean with some scuffing and light edge wear. Binding it tight. A look at the tragedy left by confrontation with the back-to-nature group called MOVE and Philadelphia police on May 13, 1985. This book is a step-by-step account from the first day to the completion of the permanent relocation efforts by the city. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Lock Haven, PA: Self-published by author, No date shown. Probable First. Soft Cover. Very Good. 48-page stapled softcover. Self-published. No date given (c. 1990). Pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases, no tears. A couple small spots inside rear cover. Cover has a couple small spots and light shelf wear. A look at the lingering effects of the Chernobyl accident of April 26, 1986 in the Republic of Belarus. After visiting the area the author felt a need to present the information in this book to hopefully draw attention to the need of assistance in helping those effected. Illustrated with black and white photographs. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Anchor Books / Doubleday, 1996. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Soft Cover. 246 pages. Cover clean with a crease line on bottom right of front cover. Pages are very clean with no tears, markings or creases. This is the previously untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rometo the rise of Medieval Europe, from 500 C.E. through 1500 C.E. While Europe entered the Dark Ages, Ireland's scholars preserved the writings of the West and reintroduced them to Europe after the Dark Ages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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United Kingdom: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Softcover. 158 pages. 12 pages have inked underlining and / or margin notations. Otherwise pages are clean and bright, no creases or tears. Cover has a light crease to front and light edge wear. Book 7 in the Contemporary European Studies series published by Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. Provides an overview of the efforts to develop a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the European Union. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canada: Brunswick Press, 1955. First printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 31-pages stapled softcover. 1955, first printing stated. Pages are clean and bright with no marking or tears, some light creasing. Cover has light aging, rubbing, light creasing and edge wear. Ron the rear cover: The purpose of the author has been, primarily, to do justice to the memory of the Acadian people, by revealing some little known facts of history and this absolve them for the absurd charges which have been repeated by numerous historians and other writers... more information

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London: The British Motor Corporation Ltd.. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Softcover. 120 pages. Pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Bump to bottom front edge left a light indent to the front cover and first 20 pages. Cover has light aging around the edges and to spine, some scuffing and edge wear. This vintage motor tour guidebook contains brief details of nearly 700 buildings of great interest. Many are shown in black and white photographs and there are lots of old advertisements. Covers fold open to show a map of Great Britain. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Friends of the Armistice of Campiegne. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16-page stapled softcover. The Friends of the Armistice of Campiegne, no date shown. Clean, unmarked, no tears, a few bottom corner creases. Cover has light fading around the edges, a small stain to rear and some edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. Hardback in dustjacket. 360 pages. 1983, First Edition. A clean, crisp, unmarked, tight copy. Dustjacket has light shelf wear and a 1/4" tear and a little crimping to top of spine on the rear side. A unique exploration of the history of human association with bees, as evidenced by the discovery of archaeological material dated almost as far back as the Ice Age. After a brief summary of the life and activities of bees, the author devotes four chapters to beekeeping in prehistory, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and medieval Europe. She discusses types of upright hives, describes bee boles, shelters, and houses; and shows how material remains from past centuries. Finally, she covers the archaeology of a much wider field; representation of bees and hives in sculpture, glass, coins, jewelry, and emblems. With two appendixes, bibliography and index. more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1947. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. The diary of a World War II hero. Hugh Dormer was a young officer in the Irish Guards, who left his regiment at his own request to take command of a small expedition which was to be dropped by parachute behind the German lines in France and attack targets of military importance. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1947, third impression. Hardback in dustjacket. 159 pages. CONDITION: Previous owner gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with no writing, no creases and no tears. Cover is clean with light edge wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is basically clean with wear, chipping and a few small tears to edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cambridge University Press, 2000. N/A. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Softcover. Interior is clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover had an ink stamping to front and rear that has been removed but a bit of light ink still shows. Some shelf wear. This journal is published three times a year by Cambridge University Press. Three parts form a volume. This is volume 41, number 2, 2000. Articles in this issue: A Nation of Porters: The Nyamwezi and the Labour Market in Nineteenth-Century Tanzania - A Chieftaincy Dispute and Ritual Murder in Elmina, Ghana, 1946-6 - Shaping a Settler Elite: Students, Competition and Leadership in South African College, 1829-95 - Working-Class Respectability: The Example of the Western Areas of Johannesburg, 1930-55 - Politics and Violence in the 'Russian Zone': Conflict in Newclare South, 1950-7 - Race, Identity, Politics and History - Book Reviews and more. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Cambridge University Press, 2000. N/A. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Softcover. Interior is clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover had an ink stamping to front and rear that has been removed but a bit of light ink still shows. Some shelf wear. This journal is published three times a year by Cambridge University Press. Three parts form a volume. This is volume 41, number 3, 2000. Articles in this issue: Memory, Migration and the Authority of History in Southern Tanzania, 1960-1960 - Doli: Translating an African Environmental History of Loss in the Sangha River Basin of Equatorial Africa - Sorting out the Tribes: The Creation of Racial Identities in Colonial Zanzabar's Newspaper Wars - Population Decline and Delayed Recovery in Bunyoro, 1960-1960 - Master and Servant in Colonial Kenya, 1895-1939 - Book Reviews and more. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1963. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Small softcover measuring 5-3/4" x 3-1/2" with 55 pages. Foreign Language Press, Peking, 1963. Interior is clean and unmarked, no tears, a couple corner tip creases. Cover has a couple tiny spots, light creasing, light edge wear, a bookstore label on rear. Discussion of imperialism and colonialism throughout the world. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information

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London: Valentine & Sons, Ltd., 1928. Probable First. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Stapled softcover. 50 pages. 1928 edition. A bit of age spotting to title page and last page. The rest are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Tipped-in frontis photograph has some crease to right side. Cover has some scuffing, edge wear and corner creasing. A photographic look at Scotland. more information

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Hays, Kansas: Fort Hays State University, 1977. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Soft cover with 296 pages. Published by Fort Hays State University, 1977. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, unmarked pages, no creases or tears. Cover is clean with a bit of light creasing and light edge wear. Spine leans a little. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1945. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Marjory Whittington. Hardback - maroon cloth with lettering on spine only, no dustjacket. 176 pages. 1945 printing. Pages are overall clean and bright but a couple show light smudges or spotting, mostly to margin areas. Some age spotting to endpapers. Rear pastedown has a small hole. No writing or tears; a couple tiny corner-tip creases. Small bookstore stamping to front free endpaper. Cover has scuffing, rubbing, fading to spine and light edge wear. Top book edges are lightly soiled / aged. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. Drawings by Marjory Whittington - 16 full pages in color, 11 full pages in monochrome and 30 half pages in monochrome. Color plates are all present with bright coloring. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Princeton, NH: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book No. 6. This stapled booklet is illustrated with photographs of the many different forms of ancient wine jars, amphorae. The author was a foremost authority on the subject and discusses the purpose and significance of the different amphora types. Published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1961. CONDITION: Previous owner's name on front cover. Pages are clean and bright with no markings or tears. There is a bit of light creasing. Cover is clean with some chipping and light creasing. Edges have some wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Singapore: Heinemann Asia , 1985. Third Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Softcover. 240 pages. Clean and unmarked, no creases or tears to pages. Cover has some scuffing, light creasing and edge wear. Originally published by Greenwood Press as: Completing a Stewardship: the Malayan Civil Service, 1942-1957. "Describes the process of British disengagement from Malaya and Singapore during the era of Asian nationalism. Heussler adds to previous studies of decolonization and disengagement a new and important perspective: the views and daily work of the members of the Malayan Civil Service who were at the center of affairs until the end of British rule. The book concentrates on the people and events that influenced administrative preparations for independence." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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J. B. Lippincott, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good. Nils Hogner. A look at how man has harnessed water power all over the world. We not only learn of the ancient dams in Europe and elsewhere, but of the great engineering projects of moderns Egypt, Russia, Australia and the United States. Here is a fascinating picture of what man has accomplished and what he plans for the future. Published by J. B. Lippincott, 1960. First edition stated. Hardback in dustjacket. 220 pages. CONDITION: Previous owner gift inscription on front free endpaper. Reading pages are clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a little edges wear. Binding is tight. Price-clipped dustjacket is lightly soiled, mostly on rear, with some light fading and scuffing. Edges have wear and chipping and some tearing to spine ends. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam & Co., 1857. Revised. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Volume XIV of the Works of Washington Irving, New Edition, Revised - Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the Mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida. Hardback - half-leather and marbled boards with raised bands on spine, two red title bands on spine, red stained book edges and brown endpapers. Published by Putnam, 1857. 548 pages. One previous owner stamping to first title page. Reading pages are bright white and clean with just a bit of scattered foxing, no markings, no tears, one page has a tiny hole. Some rubbing to red stained book edges. Cover has some scuffing and rubbing and some wear to leather with some missing on bottom corners. Some edge wear. Title bands on spine have chipping and much of the gilt lettering is worn off. Hinges are just starting; binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Montpelier Publishing, 1993. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Presents the major escapes of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, that lead to his rise and fall. Bonus information: the escape of Napoleon III from his imprisonment in the Castle at Ham. A Montpelier Smallbook published in 1993. Small softcover with 50 pages. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases or tear. Some scuffing and light edge wear to cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Bureau of Libraries & museums, 1973. Probable First. Pamphlet. Good/No Jacket. Stapled pamphlet. Light dampstaining to bottom edge of most pages otherwise pages are clean and bright , no markings, some light creasing, light corner curling, no tears. Cover has a few tiny spots, light fading around the edges, some light creasing, corner curling, some edge wear and some rusting to staples. Museum Leaflet Series No., 1. Reprinted form Walloe's St. Thomas Almanac and Commercial Advertiser of 1881 with a letter by Jno. Lightbourn to his son Alberic, written ca. 1928. Recounts the history of the fort and the early Danish settlement on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. more information

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Writings on Science, Culture, and Democracy in China. Hardback in dustjacket. 336 pages. CONDITION: Clean and crisp with no markings. Dustjacket has a little shelf wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1898. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Hardback - brown cloth with black lettering on front and gilt lettering on spine. 469 pages plus index. 1898, Fourteenth edition, revised. Previous owner info on reverse of front free endpaper has been partially erased. Pages are very light aged, mostly around the edges, clean, unmarked, no tears, corner crease to last page. Book edges have aging. Cover has some scuffing and rubbing and few age spots to rear. Edges have some wear. Gilt is still bright. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. World history of the nineteenth century with a chapter on Napoleon and one on the Papacy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1984. Unknown. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. All text is in French, no English translation. Published by Librairie Larousse, Paris, 1984. Pictorial glossy hardback. 141 pages. Fully illustrated. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Pages are clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has some scuffing and rubbing and some chipping to spine. Binding is tight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/poor. Doris Spiegel. Hardback - textured light red cloth with a light glitter effect, black lettering and sketch on front, in original dustjacket that is in poor condition. 1933, first edition. Publisher note tipped-in on half title page verifies publication date of Oct., 12, 1933. Pages are clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. A little age spotting to book edges. Cover has a small spot to front bottom, some rubbing around the edges and light edge wear. Hinges are intact and pages secure. Dustjacket is soiled and age spotted with tattered and torn edges, some paper missing and some insect chewing to spine. This sketch of Paris in words by Morand and drawings by Doris Spiegel captures the spirit and essence of a beautiful city. more information

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Taylor, SC: Self-Published by Author, 1998. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good +. Inscribed and signed by the author inside front cover. Softcover. 227 pages. Clean and unmarked, no tears. Cover has some shelf wear and corner tip creasing, no spine crease. Revised and expanded edition, fifth printing, 1998. The author offers compelling proof that fanatic Islam is a threat to world peace. more information

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London: Blackie & Son Ltd., 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback - blue cloth with dark blue lettering, no dustjacket. 109 pages. Blackie & Son, 1947. First edition. Pages are clean and unmarked with just a hint of scattering foxing, no creases or tears. Endpapers have some aging. some foxing to book edges. Cover is clean with some rubbing to edges and light corner bumps. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. A look at Scottish national dress. With full-color and black and white plates showing Miss Murray's charming collection of dolls in Scottish costume. more information

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Great Britain: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., No Date Given. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 23-page softcover with stitched binding. No date shown for publication (c. 1927). Pages are clean and bright with no marking, one small edge tear and light creasing to top and bottom margin area on last 10 pages. Cover has light creasing and some edge wear. Eight full-color historical paintings are reproduced, each concerned with a single subject - the Building of Britain - and described by Sir Henry Newbolt. Published by authority for the Speaker of the House of Commons. more information

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