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By: Abazov, Rafis
Price: $22.80
Publisher: Westport, Connecticut, USA, Greenwood Press: 2007
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Seller ID: 013402
ISBN: 0313336563
Condition: Very Good +
xxxvi, + 286pp., map frontispiece. Intext, b/white halftone plates. Book clean. Spine firm, nominally bumped and askew. Colour illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. This book tells the culture and customs of the Central Asian Republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Preface, Acks., Notes on Transliteration, Chronology. 9 chapters. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 632g. View more info
Price: $13.30
Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., Princeton University Press: 2001
Edition: First Paperback.
Seller ID: 010280
ISBN: 0691086796
Condition: Very Good
viii, + 239pp., plus 12 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean (printed on acid-free paper), small black stripe to lower text-block edge. Illustrated card wrapper softly creased. "By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. Yet many deliberately identified with groups that remained excluded. The stories of Al Jolson, Felix Frankfurter, and Arnold Rothstein are told together to explore this paradox in the psychology of American Jewry . . . " Contents include: Introduction,... View more info
By: Allan, Tony
Price: $20.90
Publisher: London, Duncan Baird Publishers: 2004
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 007345
ISBN: 1844830470
Condition: Very Good +
160pp., colour frontis, plus colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Matt-illustrated boards negligibly scuffed only. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn, small, soft crease to head. " . . . offers a worldwide survey of some of the most intriguing enigmas posed to us across many centuries by death and the afterlife - and by more than 35 specific cases, all described in depth . . . Ranging across cultures, the book casts new light on the beliefs, rituals, hopes and fear of different peoples - from the Ge... View more info
By: Andrews, E.M.
Price: $28.50
Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Cambridge University Press: 1994
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 013252
ISBN: 0521459893
Condition: Very Good
xiv, + 274pp., intext b/white halftone plates and three line drawn maps throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped and chipped on head and heel. Art-illustrated ('Anzac Book' cover, David Barker, '15) card wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. This book by Eric Andrews is a somewhat provocative and controversial reassessment of Australia's role in World War I and its relations - military, economic, political and psychological - with Britain . . . Contents include: Prelims., Ills., Acks., Note, Introduction, 8 chapters. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliograp... View more info
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Victoria, Australia, State Library of Victoria Foundation: 2008
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 007231
Condition: Very Good +
120pp., colour and b/white illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated ('Aurora' in McMurdo Sound nearing C. Evans, c. 1914-17) card wrapper nominally scuffed only. The 'La Trobe Journal' is a highly-regarded scholarly journal, published twice-yearly, in Autumn and Spring. "This issue of the 'Journal' has three mini-themes: one on Antarctica, the second and third on two formidable Melbourne figures, Stephen Murray-Smith and Redmond Barry, plus Alex Gurney: The creator of 'Bluey and Curley'; Leaving their Mark: Graffiti in the Dome, and more . . . It... View more info
By: Astle, David
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia, Allen & Unwin: 2015
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 012205
ISBN: 1760112607
Condition: Very Good +
x, + 292pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. From the rear panel: " . . . uncovers relics from over 59 cultures, delving into language and deception, sampling Pompeii walls and Dothraki warriors. Readers can unravel each mini-chapter, wrestling with riddles from Wonderland or Zanzibar, Oedipus Rex or Harry Potter. Come meet French acrobats, coffee slaves, lusty maids and many more along the way . . . " Book weight approx. 410g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Auslander, Leora
Price: $33.25
Publisher: Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA, University of California Press: 1996
Edition: First Thus, 2nd Impression.
Seller ID: 007713
ISBN: 0520088948
Condition: Very Good +
xv, + 495pp., intext, b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Vivid metallic red title over nominally bumped quarter-cloth spine. Plain boards lightly bumped on upper foredge corners. Remainder stripe on foot of text-block, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with creased, closed tears at foot of spine, else very good. Louis XIV, Regency, Rococo, Neoclassical, Empire, Art Nouveau, and Historicist Pastiche: furniture styles in France have changed as regimes have risen and fallen. In this social history, the author explores th... View more info
By: Axell, Albert
Price: $20.90
Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Carroll & Graf Publishers: 2001
Edition: First U.S..
Seller ID: 008938
ISBN: 0786708565
Condition: Very Good
xv, + (viii) plus 264pp., preliminary pages theatre-map section. Two unpaginated 8 page b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean. Vivid silver title over mildly bumped and cocked spine. A discreet remainder mark on foot of textblock, else leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn, else very good. A biographical testament to ordinary and extraordinary men and women soldiers and pilots who heroically came to the defence of Russia during the German invasion of World War Two. Contents include: Prelims., Maps, Acks., Note, Preface, Prologue, 21... View more info
By: Axelrod, Alan
Price: $20.90
Publisher: New York, Konecky & Konecky: 1993
Edition: 1st Thus.
Seller ID: 006331
ISBN: 1568521359
Condition: Very Good +
(viii) + 280 pp., intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations (mostly archival) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ('Indian Camp at Dawn', Jules Tavernier), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Chronicles the history of the American Indian nation and the various wars and conflicts that occurred from the early days of white settlements. Contents include: Prelims., 27 chapters, Epilogue, Chronology, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 920g. * Buyers outside Australia - This... View more info
By: Bahn, Paul G., and Vertut, John
Price: $30.40
Publisher: London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 1997
Edition: First U.K. Edition.
Seller ID: 010747
ISBN: 0297835882
Condition: Near Fine
240pp., colour photographic illustrations and b/white line-drawings throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain burgundy boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-rubbed only. "Authoritative and wide-ranging, and using the most advanced analytical techniques in archaeology, 'Journey Through the Ice Age' describes the varied background of the sites and discusses their enigmas and mysteries. It traces the study of Palaeolithic art from its origins in the 19th century . . . Not only presents an invaluable synthes... View more info
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Victoria, Australia, State Library of Victoria Foundation: 2007
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 007233
Condition: Very Good +
144pp., colour and b/white illustrations, throughout, plus one fold-out. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed only. Art-illustrated (S.T.Gill) fold-out has vertical crease to outer margin (does not affect illustration). The 'La Trobe Journal' is a highly-regarded scholarly journal, published twice-yearly, in Autumn and Spring. In this issue: " . . . Fortieth Anniversary, The Library and The Journal . . . an 1840 letter, from Charles Joseph La Trobe, 'Jolimont en Murs', to his sister Charlotte . . . Woolner's portrait medallion of La Trobe . ... View more info
By: Bastian, H.
Price: $19.00
Publisher: London, Museum Press: 1963
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 013067
Condition: Very Good
354pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections (all called-for plates extant and attached). Intext, line-drawn sketch illustrations, diagrams, maps and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Text block top edge tinted (a faded) green, else leaves unmarked. Art-illustrated (Youngman Carter), loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Originally published in the German, as 'Und Dann Kam Der Mensch', Ullstein Verlag, Berlin, 1959. English translation by Desmond I. Vesey. In this book the author describe... View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Washington, D.C., U.S.A., National Geographic Society: 2001
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 008356
ISBN: 0792268946
Condition: Very Good +
285pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed, with a small, faint stain to inside rear cover. "Islam's long, rich tradition and often far-flung and exotic locales have been explored in the pages of National Geographic magazine from the very first article on an Islamic subject in 1904 to the most recent in 2001. This extraordinary collection of the society's coverage has been selected by the magazine's Middle East specialist, Senior Editor Don Belt. With more than 150 ... View more info
By: Bishop, Edward
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Shrewsbury, England, Airlife Publishing: 1989
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 012705
ISBN: 185310079X
Condition: Very Good +
(vi), + 216pp., colour-plate frontispiece, plus unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Colour-art illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. The story of the founding and ongoing work of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund: a fund that Sir Winston Churchill described as "the debt we owe to the paladins of the Royal Air Force". This book will be of particular interest to all retired and current personnel who have served in the Royal Air Forc... View more info
By: Black, Jeremy
Price: $19.00
Publisher: London, Quercus Publishing: 2007
Edition: First Thus.
Seller ID: 007122
Condition: Very Good +
207pp., b/white halftone plate chapter-title illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated, flapped card wrapper slightly bumped on lower foredge corner. " . . . tells the stories of 50 of the most significant advances in military technology. From Stone Age spears through to cruise missiles, the tales are told, including the Battle of Crecy in which English archers launched a barrage of a 'million deadly missiles' to decimate the French, who 'fell like snow' . . . " (well, it is a British publication . . . ). Contents include: Prelims., the s... View more info
By: Blainey, Geoffrey [Edited by]
Price: $12.35
Publisher: North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia, Methuen Haynes: 1985
Edition: Abridged Edition.
Seller ID: 004298
ISBN: 0454007310
Condition: Good
xix, + 211pp. EX-LIBRIS. B/white rescreened engraving [frontis, and intext] illustrations. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Every expected [ex] library identifier is present. Boards lightly bumped. Illustrated, clear plastic covered dustjacket slightly edgeworn, library sticker on spine, and clear tape adhering all to pastedowns. Edited and abridged by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey, this travel description was originally published as 'Oceana: Or England and her Colonies', Author, 1886. At the time of publication it was both vaunted and strongly criticised [it did contain erro... View more info
By: Bown, Stephen R.
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Camberwell, VIC, Australia, Viking/Penguin: 2003
Edition: Second Impression.
Seller ID: 011209
ISBN: 0670041203
Condition: Very Good +
284pp., b/white illustrations and maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain blue boards lightly bumped. Leaves clean, very lightly tanned on textblock edge. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edge-creased at head of spine. From the jacket flap: "This is both a history and a detective story; it is about class, wilful ignorance and ludicrous decision-making, and about how a cure for scurvy was found, ignored, lost, and finally implemented to the great benefit of all seafaring nations." Book weight approx. 385g. *Postage charge will be reduced a... View more info
By: Braddon, Russell
Price: $16.15
Publisher: London, Collins: 1983
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 006044
ISBN: 0002163934
Condition: Very Good
246pp. Book clean. Bright gilt title on slight cocked spine, which is lightly bumped on heel. Leaves clean. Illustrated (author portrait on rear panel), loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn. In this provocative assessment, the author, a P.O.W. of the Japanese in World War Two, expounds the theory that Japan has a 100 year plan for obtaining supremacy by 2041 . . . Contents include: Prelims., 24 chapters, Biblio., more. Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Bromiley, Geoffrey William
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A., William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.: 1978
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 007813
ISBN: 0802835090
Condition: Very Good
xxix, + 464pp. Book clean and square. Black title over lightly bumped spine. Plain cloth boards mildly bumped on upper foredge corner. A former owner's name stamped on ffep., light flecks to textblock head, else leaves clean. Art-design illustrated (T.M.Williams), loose-plastic protected dustjacket has several closed tears, else mild edgewear. " . . . this work is composed for beginners, for enquirers, for those who know nothing or very little of the history of theology, but who want to know . . . more." Contents include: Prelims., Intro., 3 chaptered 'parts', viz: Patristic Theology, ... View more info
By: Brook, Timothy
Price: $22.80
Publisher: Taipei, SMC Publishing: 1998
Edition: Reprint.
Seller ID: 009019
ISBN: 9576384893
Condition: Very Good
xxv, + 320pp., b/white photographic and line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated (Early-Qing dynasty portrait of Yang Maolin), flapped card wrapper has a soft corner crease to front panel, minimal edgewear. "The central theme of this beautifully told social and cultural history is commercialization . . . Commerce did more than simply circulate goods, as contemporary commentators such as Zhang Tao knew. It remade society and refashioned ideas by tying producers and consumers together into relationship... View more info
