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From a scientific and religious point of view and The practical method to destroying sin, disease, and death. Sixth edition. xvi+673 pp. S.S.K.T.P. Book and Publishing Department, London, 1925.
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth). Some edge wear and discoloration on spine. Pages are clean.

lvii+314 pp. Teschen, chez Charles Prochaska, Libr.-Éditeur, Paris, 1867. Ex libris.
--- Tree-quarter leather binding (private binding). Some wear at the edges and the corners of the covers. Foxing on three first and last pages.

Illustrations de Toulouse-Lautrec. 185 pp. 19x13 cm. Flammarion, Éditeur, Paris, 1961.
--- Some wear and discolouration on covers and spine. Pages bright and clean.

Poème. Texte français de Bruno Roy. 3ème édition, illustrée d'un frontispice de l'auteur, tirée à mille exemplaires. 85 pp. 22,5x14,5 cm. Editions Fata Morgana, 1978.
--- Unmarked.

xxi+264 pp. 18,2x12,7 cm. N. 6 - "Le Roseau d'or" - Oeuvres et Chroniques / Librairie Plon, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, Imprimeurs-Editeurs, Paris, 1926. Edition numérotée, No. 5.540/6.600.
--- Half-leather + marbled papers (private binding with initials on spine). Spine in five compartments, with gilt lettering and decoration. Previous owners stamp on first and last blank pages and on title page. A few pages with underlinings. Otherwise, pages bright and clean. Very tight binding.

Avec notes et éclaircissements sur les sciences, les arts, l'industrie et le commerce des anciens, par Émile Bères. Chamerot, Libraire-Éditeur, Paris, 1845.
--- Edges untrimmed. Uncut copy. Foxing on pages. Some wear at covers.

Drame en six actes, en vers. Représenté pour la première fois au Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, le15 mars 1900. 263 pp. 20,7x14,3 cm. Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, Eugène Fasquelle, Éditeur, Paris, 1925.
--- Half-leather (private binding). Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Marbled covers and endpapers. Top edges gilt. Fore-edge and bottom-edge untrimmed. Name written on frontispiece. All other pages unmarked. Tight binding. Wear at corners and spine ends.

Drawings by Daniel Schwartz. 566 pp. 21,5x14,5 cm. Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1955.
--- Clothbound (publishers cloth). Light wear to the edges and corners of the covers and spine. A black mark on back cover (see photo). A word written on the first blank page. All other pages bright and clean. First edition (not stated).
--- A historical and graphic account of the events in Kenya, Africa, in the early 1950's, and the violent Mau Mau insurrection. The movie "Something Of Value" starring Rock Hudson, Sidney Poitier and an all star cast was based on this book.
"This is the story of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, [1952-1960] as seen through the eyes of a handful of protagonists. Virtually alone in a sea of racist British colonialism, gentleman farmer Peter McKenzie strives to understand the demands of freedom and equality made by Kenya's black population in particular and his childhood friend Kimani in particular. Ultimately, however, McKenzie and Kimani find themselves on opposite sides of… Read More

First edition, second printing. 555 pp. 22x14,7 cm. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1962.
--- Cloth-bound (publishers cloth), with decoration on front cover. Light wear on covers, some spots on spine (see photo). Some marks of water on front endpapers and on first two pages. The pages of the book have yellowed with age. Unmarked.