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London: Jonathan Cape Han Suyin (1916-2012), daughter of a Chinese father and Belgium mother, was born Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chow and is perhaps best known for her novel "A Many-Splendoured Thing", basis for the movie, "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing". These are the first three volumes of her autobiography, tracing her family history from 1885, then her own story up to 1948. (Two later volumes, covering the years 1949-1991 are not included here.) All are in dust jackets, have pictorial endpapers, b&w photo-graphs & map, 8 3/4" H. 1. The Crippled Tree - 461 pp, 1970 reprint, ISBN 0224610058. "Han Suyin evokes, through the life of her two families (eastern and western), a panorama of the history of China from 1885 to 1928. It contains eyewitness accounts, from family papers, of the Sino-French War, of the revolution of 1911 and of the emergence of Chiang Kai-shek." 2. A Mortal Flower - 413 pp, 1966 first edition. "(Covers) the decade from 1928 to…
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1. THE CRIPPLED TREE. 2. A MORTAL FLOWER. 3. BIRDLESS SUMMER.
by Han Suyin. (Elizabeth K C Comber, Born Rosalie Matilda Kuanghu Chow.)
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74 DAYS: AN ISLANDER'S DIARY OF THE FALKLANDS OCCUPATION.
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Old Basing: Quetzal, 2002. 214 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Map endpapers. B&w photographs. "First published in 1984, this book is the story of the 1982 occupation as observed and written by a Falklander. This second edition has an updated postscript and previously unpublished photographs. It is a day-to-day diary account of that period illustrated with more than thirty photographs telling us what life was for John Smith, his family and friends during the two and a half month period of occupation by the Argentine military forces. Bringing to life the emotions, characters, hardships and humdrum of the days under occupation, it offers us a unique and detailed insight into what it was actually like to live during that uncertain time." Minor bump at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor edgewear/wrinkling. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.
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ACADIENSIA NOVA (1598-1779). VOLUME I. NEW AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS AND OTHER DATA RELATING TO ACADIA (NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, MAINE, ETC.)
by Morse, William Inglis, editor.
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London: Bernard Quartich, 1935. 222 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H). Top edge gilt. **VOLUME I ONLY.** B&w maps, photographs, reproductions - collated. Errata slip tipped in. Contents: List of Illustrations; Preface; Bibliography; Introduction (Extracting fiction from history - Range of inquiry - Ancient bounds of Acadie - Influence of geographical discovery - Loss of documents - Age of Louis XIV and his colonial policy: missions and fisheries; Authenticity and history of the documents - Watermarks - Social conditions); Chapter I (Minute of Condition between Sir William Alexander and Duncan Forbes, 1625, and Document of Council for New England, 1634-5, with Biographical details and other observations); Chapter II (Account of the Voyage of Monsieur de Meulles to Acadie, 1685-1686); Chapter III (Original and unpublished Census of Acadie by Gargas, 1687-1688); Chapter IV (Sojourn of Gargas in Acadie, 1687-1688); Chapter V (Letter of Vincent de Saccardy relating to Acadie, from Rochelles, 12th January 1690).…
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ADDRESSES DELIVERED BEFORE THE CANADIAN CLUB OF TORONTO. VOLUME XXXV. SEASON OF 1937-38. (PROCEEDINGS).
by Shackleton, Edward; Banting, Frederick, Sir; McMillan, Ernest, Sir; Sandwell, B.K.; Shih, Huh, Dr.; Scot, H.G., Capt.; Pickford, Alfred D., Sir; McNaughton, A.G.L., Maj. Gen.; Street, Arthur G.; Birkett, Norman; Simons, Hans, Dr.; Wilcox, Herbert; et al.
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Toronto: Warwick Bro's and Rutter, 1938. 352 pp, 8 7/8" H, red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Addresses include: Farming in England, by Arthur G. Street; "The Rome Berlin Axis", by Dr. Hans Simons; The British Motion Picture Industry, by Mr. Herbert Wilcox and Miss Anna Neagle; The Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition, by Edward Shackleton; Conflicting Interest in Africa and Possible Adjustments, by Max Yergan; Experimental Cancer Research, by Sir Frederick Banting; Problems of Music in Canada, by Sir Ernest McMillan; City Traffic Planning, by Maxwell Halsey; South America Past and Present, by R.V. Le Sueur; The Future of Air Transportation in Canada, by Thomas Wayling; The National Importance of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry, by R.A. McInnes; The Present and Future in Eastern Asia, by Dr. Huh Shih; The Civil War in Spain, by Capt. H.G. Scott; Great Britain and the Crisis in Europe, by Prof. W.I. Jennings; The Crisis in Europe, by Count Robert…
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THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (241 BC - AD 193).
by Braud, David C., ed. (Joyce Reynolds, W.S. Hanson, David C. Braud.)
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Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 1993. 109 pp, 8 1/4" H. Map, 2 plans. "The overseas empire which Rome acquired from the third century BC onwards was perhaps the single most important issue in Roman history thereafter, as the Roman city-state became ever more like a world-state. The empire had to be administered. This volume shows how, to a large extent, it came to run itself. In his introduction, David Braund examines the essential framework of the empire as it developed throughout the period. He draws attention to the impact of empire upon Rome itself - an impact that was not only social and economic but also political and ideological. Joyce Reynolds utilises neglected sources - particularly inscriptions - to present an account of the role of cities in the life of the empire. W.S. Hanson formulates recent advances in archaeology in his discussion of Roman involvement in the creation of towns in non-urban areas of the western empire, most notably Britain. In the final chapter, David…
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AGAINST THE SEA.
by Reeman, Douglas.
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London: Sparrow, 1981. 173 pp + ads, 7" H. "(T)ells the true adventures of just some of the men and women who have stood up to the challenge and hazards of the oceans. From Captain Bligh of the Bounty to Thor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki, from the development of the submarine to the men and women who have sailed around the world single-handed, it contains some of the most fascinating and exciting adventure stories in the history of man's exploration of the sea." Interior - pages browning lightly, small faint stain at fore-edge area of contents page, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, tiny soft corner creases and tiny diet on front cover, book light lean to the spine, spine has two faint creases, minor rubbing, small original price sticker on the rear cover.. Not Signed. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Chris Mayger, cover art..
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THE AGE OF THE RAILWAY.
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New York: Drake, 1973. 351 pp, 8vo (8" H). B&w plates, 2 maps. "The first construction and widespread use of the railroads was the most spectacular aspect of the Industrial Revolution. The first railways not only drastically changed the economic life of entire nations, but also had a profound impact on the life of virtually everyone, young or old, rich or poor. The railroads helped to break down old class barriers and established new ones that have remained to this day. They radically altered the pattern of leisure in working class life, as well as the lives of the middle and even upper classes. The railroads made possible the growth of vast suburban areas around towns and cities, and ushered in the commuter age. In many ways, the railroads were among the chief factors forming the social structures of today's industrially advanced nations. This book by a distinguished social historian narrates the epic of the great age of the railway and authoritatively asesses its contemporary…
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ALL ELEVATIONS UNKNOWN: AN ADVENTURE IN THE HEART OF BORNEO.
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New York: Broadway Books, 2001. 239 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Map endpapers. "In the spring of 1999, armed with little more than a descriptiion from a book and a map labeled 'all elevations unknown', Sam Lightner and his German rock-climbing buddy, Volker, found themselves deep in the jungles of Borneo on a mission to climb a mountain that was only rumored to exist. They had only their climbing expertise to rely on and a copy of a little-known book titled 'World Within', written by Major Tom Harrisson, a British World War II soldier who had been one of the first white men ever to explore the interior jungles of the island and interact with its native peoples. He had also constructed one of the most daring and unusual campaigns in military history: In 1945, he had been assigned the near-impossible mission of parachuting blindly into the thick Borneo rain forests to unite the feuding native tribes - who then had a grisly habit of cutting off heads - against the Japanese in…
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ALL IN THE SAME BOAT: FAMILY CRUISING AROUND THE ATLANTIC & STILL IN THE SAME BOAT. 2 VOLUME SET.
by McCall, Fiona and Howard, Paul.
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1988. 248 pp, 339 pp, 9 1/4" H - 2 volumes, both first editions. Map endpapers, b&w and colour photographs. "Every sailor's dream cruise: how a Canadian family (including Peter, 4, and Penny, 6) built a boat in their backyard and sailed it to Africa, South America and Panama on their way around the world." "Still in the Same Boat" published 1990 (ISBN 0771054408) continues the adventure "From Panama across the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and home to Canada." "All in the Same Boat" has three tiny corner bumps, light wrinkling at top of front hinge and at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. "Still in the Same Boat" has light wrinkling at bottom of spine and one tiny corner bump. Dust jackat has minor edge wrinkling - mainly at bottom of spine, minor rubbing.. First Editions. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY. SECOND SERIES. VOLUME XVIII. 1914.
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Concord, N.H.: Archaeological Institute of America / Rumford Press, 1914. 550 pp, 9 1/2" H, blue cloth boards with leather corners, leather spine with gilt lettering/banding, floral patterned endpapers. B&w illustrations (photographs, drawings, plans, inscriptions), including 6 plates (including a fold-out map and plan - all present). Contents include: A Graeco-Indian Engraved Gem; Greek Inscriptions from Sardes: Decree of League of the Greeks in Asia and of Sardes honoring Menogenes; The Discovery of the Capitolium and Forum of Verona; Diocletian and Mithra in the Roman Forum; A Sculptured Basis from Loryma; Two Geometric Amphorae from Thera; Fifth Preliminary Report on the American Excavations at Sardes in Asia Minor; The Head of a Youthful Heracles from Sparta; A Syrian Artist Author of the Bronze Doors of St. Paul's, Rome; An Athenian Treasure List; A Decree in Honor of Artemidorus; Civita Lavinia, the Site of Ancient Lanuvium; A Newly Discovered Inscribed Mosaic near Mt. Nebo, etc.…
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ANGELS OF DEATH: INSIDE THE BIKERS' GLOBAL CRIME EMPIRE.
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Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2006. 464 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "While the media has continued to toast the world's most famous Hells Angel, Sonny Barger, as an American legend, the facts tell another story - the Hells Angels are America's major crime export. (The authors) investigate how - with an estimated 2,500 full-patch members in twenty-five countries, including the UK, Australia and Holland - the Hells Angels have inspired a global sub-culture of biker gangs that are among the most feared and violent underworld players. 'Angels of Death' takes readers to Arizona, Nevada and California, inside the biggest American police undercover operation to infiltrate the bikers; to British Columbia, where wealthy bikers dominate the organized crime pyramid; to Australia, where the 'bikies' shoot it out with police; to Curacao, where terrorist organizations funnel drugs to Dutch bikers; and to the streets of Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki, where a murderous…
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THE ANTARCTIC OCEAN.
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London: Whittlesey House / McGraw-Hill, 1941. 254 pp, 9 1/4" H. Map endpapers. B&w photographs, maps. "The search for a land greater than the United States and Mexico began centuries ago, but it was not until a little more than a hundred years ago that an American sealer, Nat Palmer, first glimpsed its mainland. After the fanatic fumblings of explorers like Quiros, the discoverer-priest, hard-headed men pushed farther and farther south to learn what lay in the land of mist and snow. Captain Cook sailed around the land without seeing it; Lieut. Charles Wilkes, an American, sailed along its coast for 1,500 miles. Capt. James Clark Ross, the famous Englishman, broke into the silent sea which bears his name and for the first time brought back some knowledge of this great continent, with its high barriers of ice, its lofty mountain ranges and a live volcano, its tremendous beauty. Since then men have been to the South Pole on foot and in airplanes, have lived on ships fast in the ice…
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THE APOSTLE OF BURMA. A MEMOIR OF ADONIRAM JUDSON, D.D.
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Toronto: Methodist Mission Rooms, 1890. 128 pp, 6 3/4" H, red cloth with gilt & black lettering/decoration on front board & spine. B&w illustrations, tissue-guarded frontispiece. The life and works of Adoniram Judson, an 19th century American missionary who worked in Burma. Begins with a chapter (typical of its times in its prejudices) about the country of Burma and ends with a chapter on the Karen (hill tribe) Mission. Chapter headings: Burma; Equipment for Service; Arduous Labour in the Field; Suffering and Sorrow; In the Wilderness and on the Sea; The Close of Life and the Ocean-grave; The Karen Mission. Missionary Society presentation bookplate on the front pastedown, scattered light foxing - a bit heavier on the preliminaries and the last few pages, the binding sound, light edge wear to boards, small water stain on rear cover/hinge, light/moderate overall soiling - mainly at the edges, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight lean to the spine, the spine and cover…
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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EARLY ROME AND LATIUM.
by Holloway, R. Ross.
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London: Routledge, 1996. 203 pp, large 8vo (9 3/16" H). B&w photographs, maps, plans, drawings/diagrams. "(P)resents the most recent discoveries connected with the foundation of Rome and its environs: princely tombs, inscriptions and patrician houses are included in a complete guide to the subject and the controversies surrounding it. The result is a jargon-free and compact volume with pertinent illustrations, which will stimulate and interest the student of ancient Rome, and appeal to the wider public fascinated by the Rome of Romulus and the Tarquins." Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edgewear.. Soft Cover. Very Good+.
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THE ARCTIC: ENIGMAS AND MYTHS.
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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1996. 144 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w maps. "(S)eeks to provide illustrations of Arctic mysteries and fictions which often occur as a result of misconceptions of Arctic geography. The chapters are extremely varied in subject matter, and conclusions are in the domain of speculation. The book begins with very early examples of northern travels starting with the probable adventures of Pytheas the Greek, Brendan the Irish monk and the four medieval odysseys of Adam of Bremen, Nicolas of Lynn, Prince Henry Sinclair and Zeno of Venice. The next chapter addresses misconceptions of polar environments, especially illusory land and visualization of mermaids and mermen. In addition, the book deals with polar myths such as the open polar sea which existed only in people's minds, but nevertheless had great influence on navigation and exploration. No account of polar enigmas would be complete without reference to the Franklin expedition, the possible fate of his lost ships and the…
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THE ARMY OF THE CAESARS.
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New York: M. Evans, 1992. 366 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w maps. "(S)hows how the rise and decline of imperial Rome was intimately connected with the balance of political and military power. The role of the army in the Roman empire was a formidable one: the emperor depended on the soldiers for his continued existence, as did the empire itself. But an army powerful enough to defend the frontiers and keep the Roman peace also had the power to destroy the emperor. Against this ever-present danger the emperors took unceasing precautions, one of their principal methods being to surround themselves with bodyguards, the Praetorian Guard. But what began as a protective measure had wider repercussions, for the Guard came to play an even greater part in the internal politics of the empire. The story of 'The Army of the Caesars' provides a model of how civil strife, focused around the holders of military power inevitably occurs, endangering the precarious equilibrium of large areas of the…
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AROUSING THE GODDESS.
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Toronto: Somerville House, 1996. 242 pp, 8vo (9" H). "Tim Ward gives us his account of the tantric path, wherein all acts and emotions, including sex and passion, become grist for the mill of spiritual liberation. Set against an extraordinary and vivid portrait of India, this metaphysical love story is by far his most intimate work to date." Interior - browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean, very minor rubbing.. First Edition. Soft Cover with Self Flaps. Very Good+.
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ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ARTS THROUGH THE AGES. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE. VOLUMES XI and XII, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1921. BOUND IN ONE VOLUME.
by William H. Holmes, Editor-in-Chief. Edgar L. Hewett, Zelia Nuttall, Arles Hrdlicka, Oldrich Heidrich, Henry Brush-Brown, Lena McCauley, Wilfred Jordon, Alfred Fowler, Lansing B. Bloom, Wesley Bradfield, Baron Cooke, W.G. Bowdoin, Frank Owen Payne, et al.
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Washington, D.C.: Archaeological Institute of America, 1921. 268 pp + 284 pp, 10 7/8" H. Volumes XI (January-June 1921) and XII (July-December 1921), bound in one volume with brown leather spine and corners, teale blue cloth boards. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering/decorations (including college crest). Floral endpapers, red 'splatter' effect to text block edges. ** Ex-college library** Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, drawings. Articles include: The Chaco Canyon and Its Ancient Monuments; What the Potsherds Tell; The Excavation of Chettro Kettle; What the War Cost France in Art Treasures; Playing Cards: Their History and Symbolism; The Memorials of Rome in the Italian Colonies; The Angel in American Sculpture; The Arts of Czechoslovakia (Folk Art / Architecture / Sculpture / Painting); Sir Moses Ezekiel, American Sculptor; Some Literary Bookplates; William Rush, The Earliest Native Born American Sculptor; The Investigation at Assos; The…
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ART AND THE ROMANS. CLASSICAL WORLD SERIES.
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London: Bristol Classical Press, 1999. 99 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "This survey for the general student looks at the art created for and by the Romans and what they wanted from it. In place of the usual historical outline approach, (it) looks at the subject by genre; the Romans' appreciation of painting, sculpture and the decorative arts, in a society where the majority of work was commissioned, was different from that of the present day. Art for a world without printing or photography to spread visual images meant much more direct contact with the artist and influence by the patron. Drawing on literary sources as well as illustrations from many parts of the Roman world, this survey up to the time of Constantine considers what Romans hoped to achieve and how far they were successful. Included are suggestions for further study, a bibliography and recommended sites to view the art discussed." Interior - previous owner's small stamp on inside of front cover,…
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AS FAR AS EVER THE PUFFIN FLEW.
by Petrie, Frank. Inscribed.
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Vantage, New York, (1997), Ist edition. 353 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. "Frank Petrie, growing up on the island of Newfoundland, was far removed from the activities of the outside world. This was to change when he became involved in international affairs, traveling to some eighty countries...(this) is his personal account of the trade and economic conditions around the world since the 1950s and the people and events that played a role in developing the global economy we have today. He hopes that the crude beginnings of international co-operation in the last half of the twentieth century will bear fruit in the future that races toward us." Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling and very light rubbing, "Autographed Copy" label on front panel. NF/VG+.
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