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Dublin, Ireland: Irish Cruising Club, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FOURTH EDITION. INSCRIBED (GENERALLY) AND SIGNED to front free endpaper by Mrs. Commodore Cicely Berridge. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Top corners bumped. Mild edgewear to spinecaps. Dustjacket very good. Jacket has some soiling, small tears along edges, and sunning to extremities. Many charts and illustrations. Pull out guide of Newport. Gilt lettering debossed to spine of grass-green boards. Pocket on rear pastedown endpaper. Clean, tight, bright. 273 pp with appendices and index. Advertisements to rear pages. With a foreword by Lord Riverdale. Contents : Part l, South & South-West Coasts ; Carnsore Point, Old Head of Kinsale, Long Island Bay and Kenmare River : Part 2, West Coast ; Valentia, Loop Head, Slyne Head and Erris Head. Appendices contain Admiralty Charts, Tidal Constants, Tables of Distances, Marine Radiobeacons, Tidal Streams and more.
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SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE SOUTH AND WEST COASTS OF IRELAND
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SANSEVERO I
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London: Quartet Encounters, 1987. Paperback. Very Good Plus. Mild shelfwear to surfaces. Very mild age-tanning to text-block edges. Black lettering to spine and front of grey-ish illustrated cover. Clean, bright and solid. 631 pp. Translated from the Italian by Marguerite Waldman and Bernard Wall. With an introduction by Valerio Di Balvano. A novel in 5 parts. "The novel describes modern European experience but...the book's drive is inward to an elusive centre of private martyrdom." The final part sees Italy rise from its ashes, with Giuliano resuming his search for his fortune and returning to Sicily to accept his fate.
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SANSKRIT WITHOUT TEARS
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Honesdale, PA : Himalayan International Institute , 1979 . Paperback. VERY GOOD . Second printing. Systematic presentation of material of beginning Sanskrit aimed at undergradualtes with emphasis on structural united needed for spoken and written composition. Contains sixteen individual lessons and emphasizes learning through sight and sound. Spiral-bound. Just a bit of light creasing to top edge of front cover, very small crease to bottom corner. 5 inch crease to top corner of rear cover, 0.5 inch crease to bottom edge. A bit of light scratching to both covers, visible only in direct light. Small spot 2 cm diameter to front cover. Faint one-inch pen mark and just a bit of light soiling, half-dime sized spot and half a dozen very small spots 1cm diameter or less to rear cover. Very light thumbing to upper and lower corners. Just the tiniest bit of soiling to title page. Text clean, unmarked, privately-owned.
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SANSKRIT SYNTAX
by Speijer, J. S. (introduction by H. Kern)
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New Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers , 1993 . Paperback. Very Good Minus. Reprint. Originally published in 1886, introduction by renowned early Sanskrit scholar and translator Kern. Succint account of Sanskrit syntax as represented in classic Sanskrit literature and taking into account archaisms and peculiarities of Vedic prose and epic poetry. Includes index of Sanskrit words. 402 pp. Price sticker to rear cover. Light sunning to spine, covers. Light scratching and rubbing to covers and spine. Light creasing to front cover, moderate creasing to spine, and moderate creasing to bottom left side of rear cover. Light edgewear including an 0.5 inch closed tear to front cover. Light curl to fore edge of covers, corners on several pages. Hole 1cm in diameter to half-title. Clean, unmarked.
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SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL, VOLUME IX, 15-16 (New Series, July-December 1960)
by Harrisson, Tom (Editor)
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Kuching, Sarawak: The Museum, Kuching, Sarawak, 1959. Paperback. Good Plus. Northwest coast of Indonesian Borneo. Folklore, Fauna, Flora, Subsistence patterns of the Malay people. Charts, photographs, drawings. Softcover original.
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SAUMELLS : ESCULTURA, PINTURA, DIBUJOS, DEL 18 AL 31 DE ENERO 1958
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Barcelona: Sala Gaspar, 1958. Paperback. Very Good. STAPLEBOUND. Cover scuffed with minor edgewear. White lettering to dark green, illustrated cover. Photograph of Luis M. Saumells on preliminary first page. Fourteen black and white illustrations. 9 pp. Translated title : Sculpture, painting, drawing from 18 to 31 January 1958. Luis M. Saumells, (1915 -- 1999), was a Spanish sculpture and painter. His art is exhibited in numerous museums from Germany, Sweden, Spain and France to North America. In addition to his work, Saumells was also know for having been the director for 37 years to the School of Art Workshop of Tarragona. Many call his work "El Greco of Catalan sculpture," (taken from Wikipedia).
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SCANDAL & CIVILITY : JOURNALISM AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
by Daniel, Marcus
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. FIRST EDITION. Rear corners lightly bumped. Occasional, light penciled underlining. Dustjacket very good plus. Mild scuffing and edgewear to jacket. Black and white illustrations. Clean, tight, bright. 386 pp with extensive notes, index. Through incisive portraits of the most influential journalists of the 1790s -- William Cobbett, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Philip Freneau, Noah Webster, John Fenno and William Duane -- Marcus Daniel demonstrates how partisan journalists, both Federalist and Democratic-Republican, were instrumental in igniting and expanding vital debates over the character of political leaders and more.
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SCHISTOSOMIASIS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD'S LITERATURE FROM 1852 TO 1962 (TWO VOLUME SET)
by Warren, Kenneth S. and Vaun A. Newill
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Cleveland, OH: The Press of Western Reserve University, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good Plus. Small .5" ding to front lower edge and vertical crease to half title page of volume I. Volume II in fine condition. Light sunning to spines, mild scuffing and shelfwear, some tiny tears to both DJs. A .5" chip to lower front edge of volume I DJ. Black lettering to brown spines, gilt lettering in black box to front boards, latte brown cloth-covered boards. Very clean, tight, bright. 598 pp with appendices / 395 pp. Volume I -- Keyword Index, Volume II -- Author Index. Each begins with How To Use the index, volume I is prefaced and has three appendices: Annual Reports, Keywords and Their Frequencies and Keyword Glossary. "There are 10,286 references in the Keyword volume. each printed under as many relevant keywords as necessary, for a total of about 28,000 citations. There are 10,286 references in the author volume, each printed in its entirety under each of its authors, for a total…
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SCHUBERT SONGS : VOLUME ONE, HIGH VOICE (SOPRANO-TENOR)
by Sheil, R. F. (Ed.)
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New York: Palladian Company, 1980. Paperback. Good Plus. BILINGUAL EDITION. Occasional penciled marginalia and dog-ears. Rust marks from paper clip between upper pages of 89-100. Text edges stained from normal wear. Spine cover slightly torn loose along sides and caps but still intact. With exception to the spine, light rubbing and wear to extremities and surfaces with a bit of thumbing. Black lettering to spine and front of grey cover. Double-line, red panelling and lettering to front cover. Solid binding. 263 pp. Phonetic transcriptions by R. F. Sheil. Word-for-word and poetic translations by Henry B. Gerling. Lyrics and music to numerous selections. This book contains all four of the Mignon Lieder, and the three Harfner Gesänge (texts all from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister) have been added.
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SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
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New York: G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1872. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. FIRST EDITION. Previous owner's name, in pencil, to front endpaper dated 1879. Notations, in pencil, to RPDEP. Corners bumped and worn to cardboard. Spine caps lightly freyed and folded under. Spine and board edges lightly worn. A light 2" raised crease to lower half of spine. One 0.5" light stain to front board with several lighter stains to front and rear boards. Double lined border, in blind to perimeter of boards. Gilt debossed lettering to spine of brown cloth-covered boards. Chocolate brown endpapers. Five tiny dings to front endpapers. 311 pp. Clean and tight. These 12 lectures were delivered, one year previous to book publication, before the Lowell Institution of Boston. "Science and philosophy, starting with certain common ideas, take up each of them distinguishing notions, and, moving along independent lines of inquiry, meet again in religion," (preface).
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A SCYTHE, A ROOSTER, AND A CAT
by Domanska, Janina
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New York: Greenwillow Books, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. LIBRARY EDITION. Mild bump to bottom corners. Dustjacket very good. Library sticker affixed to lower spine. Mild shelfwear to jacket. Black lettering to spine, red and black lettering to front of pictorial boards. With matching jacket. Appears to never have been opened. Clean, bright, tight. Unpaginated. Adaptation about a Russian folktale about three brothers who make their fortunes, one with a scythe, one with a rooster and one with a cat
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SEANCE FOR A VAMPIRE
by Saberhagen, Fred
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New York: Tor, 1997. First Thus. Paperback. NEAR FINE. A few nearly -invisible scores to back cover. No read crease. Appears unread. Previous owner's classic-looking bookplate present.
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THE SECRET OF THE SHEBA
by Hardinge, Rex
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London: Wright and Brown Limited, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Minus. FIRST EDITION. Mystery novel featuring a hot-bed of murder and intrigue which centers around a gold mine in Africa. 190 pp. Book plates to front pastedown indicates book was held by W.H. Smith and Sons Library in London. Light pipe smoke aroma. Moderate sunning to spine. Light soiling to front and rear boards; moderate soiling to top edge of text block. Moderate bumps to bottom corners; light bumps to top corners. A little bit of scribbling in blue pen to front pastdown; checkmark in blue pen to FFEP. Light foxing to half-title, title page, text block edges; light foxing in varying degrees throughout the entire text block. Very slightly cocked. Tight copy.
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SECRET ORIGINS OF THE SUPER DC HEROS
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New York: Harmony Books, 1976. Hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS in Very Good Dustjacket . VERY GOOD PLUS. Minor rubbing to extremities. Dustjacket Very Good. Mylar protected. Yellow lettering to spine of blue, cloth-covered boards. Color illustrations. 239 pp Introduction by Carmine Infantino. "Eighteen action-packed, hair-raising adventure stories featuring the top ten comics crusaders against crime. Learn the mysterious origins of these incredible fighters for justice and peace -- how they came to be, where they came from and the truth behind their secret identities. An extraordinary collector's treasury for the love of nostalgia and the comics buff," (front flap).
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SECRETS OF WISDOM : THE MYSTERY OF HIS SACRED NAME REVEALED
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NEW YORK: Exposition Press , 1963 . FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS in very good dustjacket . By assigning numerical values to the letters of the Greek alphabet, the author, a longtime Methodist minister, calculates the number of years transpiring between various Biblical periods, and most remarkably, the number of years required for prophecies in Daniel, Ezekiel, and others to be fulfilled. Author draws parallels between some of these prophecies and current world events. 105 pp. Study chart laid-in. Tight, clean volume. Light rubbing to spinecaps and corners of binding. Slight bump to front bottom corner. Very slight age-tanning to edges of front pastedown, rear pastedown. More significant but still slight age-tanning to edges of study chart. Very light waving to text block. Light edgewear to dustjacket. Four corners of DJ flaps clipped. Light sunning to DJ spine. 1mm chip to front DJ plate with surrounding 1cm circumference rubbed. Light age-tanning to edges of front and rear of DJ. Age…
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SELECTED ESSAYS OF FREDRIK BARTH (2 VOLUMES): VOLUME I: PROCESS AND FORM IN SOCIAL LIFE; VOLUME II: FEATURES OF PERSON AND SOCIETY IN SWAT: COLLECTED ESSAYS ON PATHANS (0710007205 and 0710006209)
by Barth, Fredrik (Thomas Fredrik Weybye)
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LONDON: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. First Edition. HARDCOVER. NEAR FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKETS. An offering of Routledge and Kegan Paul's INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF ANTHROPOLOGY (Series Editor Adam Kuper, University of Leiden). Professor Barth is a Norwegian anthropologist educated at the Universities of Chicago and Cambridge who is perhaps best known for his methodological dictum that "everything influencing the shape of an event must be there asserting itself at the moment of the event." The first volume (243 pp. including index) in this two-volume series contains a selection from the period 1955-1972, with two additional essays written especially for this collection. The essays therein "reflect Professor Barth's particular concern with the need to acknowledge the position of the individual and with the discongruity between varying interests and varying levels of collectivity...Among topics covered...are: models of social organization; the study of social…
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SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS AND SPEECHES OF WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
by Tompkins, E. F. (Ed.)
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San Francisco: Privately Published, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Corners lightly bumped and worn. Spinecaps worn and gently folded under. Mild shelfwear to surfaces. A little staining to bottom text edge. Gilt lettering and the Hearst Eagle debossed to spine and front of navy, cloth-covered boards. Clean, tight, bright. 765 pp. William Randolph Hearst (1863 -- 1951) was heir to the publishing empire and becoming editor in 1887. This volume is a collection of his editorial utterances and admonitions, both published and unpublished, signed and unsigned. "Communications to editors and others, radio addresses, and significant sections of the daily column "In the News" which Mr. Hearst contributed to his front pages over a considerable period of time," (foreword).
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SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION
by Jaffe, Irma B and Yvonne Korshak
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Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas Arts Center, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED INSCRIPTION BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS to half-title page. Light edgewear. Moderately scuffed to rear cover, lightly to front. White lettering on spine and front of chestnut-brown, illustrated cover. Frontispiece, Pierre Bonnard, Marthe entrant le salon. 79 illustrations both in color and black and white. Clean, bright, solid binding. 175 pp with index of artists and catalogue numbers. Arkansas Arts Foundation member information to rear of book. Catalogue of selected works. It covers the periods : 15th-century Italian ; 16th-century Flemish, German, Italian ; 17th-century French, German, Italian ; 18th-century American, British, French, Italian ; 19th-century American, British, Dutch, French, German, Italian and 20th-century American, Belgian, British, Colombian, Dutch, French, Italian and Mexican.
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SERIES LACUNAIRES: EXPOSES SUR LA THEORIE DES FONCTIONS II
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Paris: Hermann & Cie., 1936. Paperback. Good. EX-LIBRARY with card pocket to RFEP, stamps to endpapers and codes to front cover and front endpapers. Front cover detached from lower spine 4" and upper 1", a light 2" circle stain to front cover. Some mild wear to edges. Red adn black lettering to soft card covers. No markings within. 40 pp. Written in French, full of equations. Actualites Scientifiques et Industrielles, number 305. Under the direction of Paul Montel, science professor at the University of Paris.
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SESAME STREET DO-IT-YOURSELF ALPHABET BOOK
by Brown, Richard
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NEW YORK: Western Publishing Company , 1980 . Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING. Sesame Street's Grover guides young children through the ABCs with images such as an octopus playing a piano and an elephant kicking a football in this attractive, humorous volume. Spiral-bound with text on seven individual boards. Front board shaped to image of Grover, rear board showcases items in text. 2 inch crease to front board along Grover's neck. Light rubbing to both boards. Light scratching to front board. Just a bit of light soiling to rear board. Some very slight rubbing or soiling to several text pages. Light soiling and a bit of light spotting to rear of rear board.
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