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Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1972 Book. Fine. Soft cover. Octavo. 8vo. 253 (3) pp. 7. Auflage, 1972. Bookstore stamp on title page, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5" x 7.75". Heavy-card wrappers..

Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1982 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First English Language Edition. Small Quarto. Small 4vo. (6) 298 pp, illus. Translated by Barbara Bray: First English Language Edition, 1982. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 10.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and pictorial endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "A study of the connections between art and revolution, comparing the style of the French Revolution as a political event to style in the contemporaneous visual arts, and offering a new perspective, not as a reflection but as integral part of the events that changed the course of modern history.".

Berlin: Verlag von Reimar Hobbing, 1919 Book. Very Good -. Trade Paperback. 8vo. viii, 255 pp, Vorword von Bernhard Schwertfeger, mit einem Faksimile. Pages i-52 in German, pages 53-285 in French. Zur Europäischen Politik 1897-1914, Unveröffentlichte Dokumente, Bd 3. Age-toned spine with lightly soiled wrappers, and 1" closed tear at fore-edge margin pages 105-110, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlinng, highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

Amsterdam / New York: N. Israel; Da Capo Press, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover Reprint. Octavo. 74 pp + 80 pp, 2 vols in one book. a reprint of 1806, London Richard Phillips, with variant spelling Gawrila Sarytschew, translated from the Russian original. with fold-outs, color engravings. 5.8" x 8,7" white cloth, gilt titles with blue backing to fr cover and spine, As New. HC's with glassine polyester wraps. .

New York Amsterdam: Da Capo Press / N. Israel, 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover Reprint. Thick Octavo. xxxvi + 196 + 207 pp, with fold-outs. 1969 facsimile reprint of orginal @1694, London. 5.9" x 8.9" white cloth boards x 1.8" thick. with polyester glassine wrapper.

Ludhiana, India: Kalyani Publishers, 1997 Book. Very Good +. Paperback. Revised Edition. 8vo. ix, 356 pp, preface, abbreviations, 1. British Conquest of Orissa and Early Administration (1803-188); 2. British Administrative Policies and Their Effects (1818-1865); 3. British Administrative Policies and Their Effects (1866-1899); 4. Growth of Education and Socio-Religious Movements in the 19th Century; 5. Growth of National Consciousness (1900-1936); 6. The Problems of Land-Revenue Settlements, Irrigation and Flood (1900-1936); 7. Administrative Policies ant Their Effects - III (1900-1936); 8. Working of Dyarchy and No-Co-Operation Movement (1920-1927); 9. Civil Disobedience Movement and Formation of the Province of Orissa (1928-1936); 10. Working of Provincial Autonomy and 'Quit India' Movement (1937-1944); 11. Aftermath of the War-Independence and Integration of the Fiudatory States of Orissa (1945-1948); a select bibliography. Second Revised Edition, 1997. Scarce Title. "This study offers… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (2), 281 (5) pp. First Edition, 1954. Price clipped. Tiny chips to top and bottom edge spine dj with faintly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.75" x 8.5". Chartreuse cloth with brown lettering to spine, and map on endpapers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The story of the return of a native three hundred years later".

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. viii, 175 (1) pp, acknowledgments, Introduction: Another Place, Another Time: Photography in Africa; False Dawn: Exploration and Discovery; The Long Interlude: Expansion and Colonization; The African; The African Venus; Nature: Landscape and the Noble Savage; Progress: The Machine and Great Engineering Works; The White Man's Vision of Himself and the Changed African; notes, the photographers, bibliography. Edited and with an Introductory Text by Nicolas Monti. Stated First Edition, 1987. "Africa Then is a landmark photographic album: eighty-seven rare and haunting photographs taken during the seven decades from 1840 to 1918, and brought together to provide a magnificent portrait of the Africa conquered and dominated by Europe. With few exceptions, the photographs selected here have beeen reproduced only in publications issued at the time they were made. A richly evocative text --… Read More

East Lansing, MI and Toronto: Michigan State University Press and The Ryerson Press, 1963 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. vii (iv), 106 pp, Preface by Philip P. Mason; Introduction by Fred Coyne Hamil; The Coming of the War by William T. Utter; Sir Isaac Brock: The Hero of Queenston Heights by W. Kaye Lamb; The Contribution of the Canadian Militia During the War by George F. G. Stanley; Naval Power on the Lakes, 1812-1814 by C. P. Stacey; The Role of the Indian in the War by Reginald Horsman; Kentucky in the Northwest Campaign by Thomas D. Clark; Appendix: A Note on the Origin of this Book by Hazen E. Kunz; index. First Edition, 1963. Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and maps on endpapers..

Berlin: Paul Neff Verlag Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. 416 pp. mit 16 Bildtafeln. 9.-11 [no date]. Tausend. Aus dem franzosischen ubersetzt von Dr. Willy Grabert. Gilt lettering at spine lightly rubbed, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth..

London: Victor Gollancz, 1934. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. 351 (1) pp, Pristine tipped-in fold-out sketch map and 53 illus. [Neate #730]. Black cloth with worn tip of upper forecorner shows board, tight binding with slight forward lean, else only the slightest external wear, No markings, with clean text. 6.3" x 9.4". Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

Marquette, MI: Northern Michigan University Press, 1965 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. xvi, 171 pp, foreword, introduction, Guidelines of American History; A Nation and a Legend; Drummer Boy to General; Responsibilities of Power; The Power to Opress; An Empire of Hate; New Horizons. First Edition, 1965. Inscribed by the Author on ffep. "History comes alive through the author's pen and voice. Reflected in his series of seven lectures entitled 'Wooden Spoons' are a lifetime of study and research, a beleif in the dignity and natural rights of man, and a conern for the wel-being of all people in a world of conflicting and shifting values." from the Foreword. Price clipped. minute chip and slight edge wear to dj with age-toned spine of same, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine..

London: Robert Hale, 1973 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 256 pp, preface, 18 chapters, appendix, index to places. Reprinted January, 1973 "The present volume aims to provide for the general reader an account, at once non-technical and scholarly, of the whole range of scottish monuments from the Stone Age to the extinction of a national style in architecture during the 18th century. The book offers a complete popular description of the ruined monuments of Scotland -- a comprehensive survey such as has not bee attempted since the publication of Sir Daniel Wilson's classic work a century ago. Fully illustrated with pland and views, it should serve as a trustworthy guide to the increasing number of people, who, in these days of easy transport, are attracted to the visible memorials of Scotland's romantic past." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Light edge wear spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with clean dust… Read More

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1930 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. xii (ii), 409 (ix) pp, bw frontis preface, introduction, I. Anglo-French Tariff History and Commercial Negotiations 1786-1860; II. Michel Chevalier; III. The Treaty Proposals of Chevalier; IV. The Unofficial Negotiations at Paris; V. Official Intervention and Signature of the Treaty; VI. Approval of the Treaty by Parliament; VII. The Enquete at Paris and the Tariff Conventions; VIII. The Imperial Loan to the Manufacturers; IX. The French Iron Industry; X. The Development of the Cotton Industry in France; XI. The Wollen and Worsted Industries; XII. The Linen Industry; XIII. The Silk Industry; XIV. The Wine Industry; XV. The Attempt of President Thiers to Restore High Protection in France; XVI. The Abandonment of the Treaty; XVII. The Role of Chevalier and the Significance of the Treaty; Appendix: 1. Bases D'un Traite de Commerce entre la France et l'Angleterre en 5 Parties; 2. Petition of… Read More

New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. x, 278 pp, illus. First Edition, 1979. Inscribed to previous owners by the Author on ffep. Intro by Lowell Thomas, 22 chapters Illustrated with photos and maps. Index. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Blue half-cloth with greyish-blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to front board spine. Price-clipped Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

London: Hollis & Carter, 1954 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First English Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. xiv, 382 pp, introduction, translator's foreword, list of b&w illustrations, 25 chapters, appendix, bibliography, index. Translated from the Spanish by Charles David Ley. Price clipped. 1" x 12 chip at top edge front panel dj with closed tears and edgewear to same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth..

New York: Random House, 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. ix (i), 308) pp, illus. First Edition, 1974. Price clipped. Random House remainder mark on bottom text block. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Grey half-cloth with beige paper-covered boards, black gilt lettering to spine, and pictorial endpapers. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

London Toronto: Jonathan Cape, 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover Re-Issue. Large Octavo. xxix (iv),396 (4) pp + fold-out maps, First Published @1932, llus. With a Foreword by T. E. Lawrence and an Appendix by Arthur Keith; also containing maps, charts, diagrams, and illustrations complementary to the text: Re-issued in a New First Edition, 1936. Light external wear with lightly age-toned text block, else, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Orangish-brown cloth gilt lettering to spine, and brownish top text block..

London: Routedge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1954 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-Very Good +. vii (i), 327 pp, foreword, I. The Syriac Version of Hellenism; II. The Arab Period; III. The Coming of the 'Abbasids'; IV. The Translators; V. The Mu'tazilites; ; VI. The Eastern Philosophers; VII. Sufism; VIII. Orthodox Scholasticism; IX. The Western Philosophy; X. The Jewish Transmittors; XI. Influence of the Arabic Philosophers on Latin Scholasticism; Concluding Paragraph; chronological table, bibliography, index. Reprinted, 1954.. "It is the intent of this book to trace the transmission of Hellenistic thought through the medium of Muslim philosophers and Jewish thinkers who lived in Muslim surroundings, to show how this thought, modified as it passed through a period of development in the Muslim community and itself modifying Islamic ideas, was brought to bear upon the culture of mediaeval Latin Christendom. So greatly had it altered in external form… Read More

Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press Toronto, 2010. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. xii (ii), 241 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 2010. Scarce Hardback Title. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Black cloth with glossy silver lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "During the Italian Wars of 1494 to 1559, with innovations in military technology and tactics, armour began to disappear from the battlefield. Yet as field armour was retired, parade and ceremonial armour grew increasingly flamboyant. Displaced from its utilitarian function of defence but retained for symbolic uses, armour evolved in a new direction as a medium of artistic expression.".