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A Diary of the Home Rule Parliament 1892-1895by: Lucy, Henry W.

A Diary of the Home Rule Parliament 1892-1895
by: Lucy, Henry W.

Hardcover. London, Cassell , 1st, 1896, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine, 488 pages. Frontis. of Lord Randolph Churchill. Ex-library with minimal traces: Bookplate inside front cover, stamp to title page, residue to rear paste-down. Interior bright and clean, top edge gilt.

Record # 373218

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Die Olympischien Spiele 1936. The Olympic Games 1936by: n/a

Die Olympischien Spiele 1936. The Olympic Games 1936
by: n/a

Hardcover. Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Herausgegeben Vom, 1st, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 2 volumes. Text in German. Approx. 300 pages. B&W tipped in photographs. Dark blue cloth with gilt pictorial bell to cover. Spine cocked. Edges soiled. Inscription in German on front flyleaf of second volume. Overall, a nice set.

Record # 850681

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African Adventure: Letters from Famous Big-Game Huntersby: Lyell, Denis D.

African Adventure: Letters from Famous Big-Game Hunters
by: Lyell, Denis D.

Hardcover. NY, St Martins Press, reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. First published in 1935, "This represents an accumulation of letters spanning thirty years the author received from big game hunters including F. C. Selous; C. H. Stigand; R. J. Cunninghame and many others. Most of this correspondence deals with hunting in Africa especially, for the Big Five, and rifle choices for use in various international locales."

Record # 381156

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Old Times: Relics, Talismans, Forgotten Customs & Beliefs of the Past by: Meller, Walter Clifford

Old Times: Relics, Talismans, Forgotten Customs & Beliefs of the Past
by: Meller, Walter Clifford

Hardcover. London, T. Werner Laurie Ltd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover red cloth covers in a worn, chipped dust jacket. 264 pages, b&w plates. No date, appears to be circa 1920s. Subjects include: old stone crosses, sanctuaries, English bells, holy wells, misericords, the holy grail, etc. Cloth has

Record # 380953

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England 100 Years Ago: The Charm of Victorian England Illustratedby: Manning, Rev. Samuel and Rev. S. G. Green

England 100 Years Ago: The Charm of Victorian England Illustrated
by: Manning, Rev. Samuel and Rev. S. G. Green

Hardcover. New York, Excalibur Books, reprint, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 216 pages. 169 black & white illustrations. Edgewear to dust jacket.

Record # 507753

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In the Shadow of the General: Modern France and the Myth of De Gaulle by: Hazareesingh, Sudhir

In the Shadow of the General: Modern France and the Myth of De Gaulle
by: Hazareesingh, Sudhir

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In contemporary France, Charles de Gaulle has become a figure of legend, consistently acclaimed as the nation's pre-eminent "historical" figure. But paradoxes abound. For one, his personal popularity sits oddly with his social origins and professional background. Neither the nobility, nor the Catholic Church, nor the Army is particularly well-regarded in France today, as they are seen to represent antiquated traditions and values. So why, then, do the French nonetheless identify with, celebrate, and even revere this austere and devout nobleman, who remained closely wedded to military values throughout his life? In the Shadow of the General resolves this mystery and explains how de Gaulle has come to occupy such a privileged position in the French imagination. Sudhir Hazareesingh's story of how an individual life was transformed into national myth also tells a great deal about the French collective self in the twenty-first century: its fractured memory, its aspirations to greatness, and its manifold anxieties. Indeed, alongside the tale of de Gaulle's legacy, the author unfolds a much broader narrative: the story of modern France. Clean copy.

Record # 382123

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Panama: Made in the U.S.A.by: Weeks John; Gunson Phil

Panama: Made in the U.S.A.
by: Weeks John; Gunson Phil

Softcover. London, Latin America Bureau, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Softcover, 131 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. How did Manuel Noriega, the CIA's most important agent in Central America, become the US administration's most wanted criminal? Why did 22,000 US troops invade Panama, to arrest a man who had been a staunch ally of the US? Was his involvement in the drug trade the real reason for General Noriega's downfall? Panama: Made in the USA explores the unanswered questions behind the invasion of December 1989 and looks at the turbulent history of US-Panamanian relations, in particular the bitter struggle for control of the Panama Canal. It analyzes the economic and geo-strategic importance of a country literally created by and for the US government. Looking at Panama since the invasion, the authors explore the challenge facing the US-installed Endara government as rebuilds a country shattered by invasion and US sanctions. Clean copy.

Record # 385616

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Spithead: An Informal Historyby: Michael Lewis

Spithead: An Informal History
by: Michael Lewis

Hardcover. London, Allen & Unwin, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 208 pages, b&w illustrations. An account of the water between the Isle of Wight & the Mainland, its Naval base and its importance to British Naval history. Clean copy.

Record # 397352

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Mombasa: An African Cityby: De Blij, Harm J.

Mombasa: An African City
by: De Blij, Harm J.

Hardcover. MI, Northwestern University Press, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial binding, 128 pages, 47 maps, 60 b&w illustrations. Mombasa is the largest and most important port on the East African coast. A brief history of it's European colonizers is followed by a study of the port city and how it empowered the economy in the 1960s. Clean copy.

Record # 383764

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Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoirby: Richard Terrill

Saturday Night in Baoding: A China Memoir
by: Richard Terrill

Softcover. Fayetteville AK, University of Arkansas Press , 1st pbk, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 176 pages. The author recounts his experiences as a teacher in northern China, and describes how government restraints have caused and finally crushed the democracy movement of the students. Fading to spine otherwise vg.

Record # 396343

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The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century by: Brewer, John

The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century
by: Brewer, John

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 721 pages, many b&w illustrations, come color. John Brewster's landmark book shows us how British artists, amateurs, entrepeneurs, and audiences created a culture that is still celebrated for its wit and brilliance. Light notations to five pages, otherwise clean.

Record # 385532

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Shanghai, 1925: Urban Nationalism and the Defense of Foreign Privilege (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)by: Clifford, Nicholas R.

Shanghai, 1925: Urban Nationalism and the Defense of Foreign Privilege (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)
by: Clifford, Nicholas R.

Softcover. Ann Arbor, MI, University of Michigan Center of Chinese Studies, 1st Edition, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 125 pages. Soft cover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Wrapper has some tanning (shelfwear) and small spot of soil on front cover (see image), otherwise good with no tears. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. A study of the Chinese May Thirtieth movement.

Record # 369306

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The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: Feminism, Nihilism, and Bolshevism, 1860-1930by: Richard Stites

The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: Feminism, Nihilism, and Bolshevism, 1860-1930
by: Richard Stites

Softcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, reprint, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 464 pages. Richard Stites views the struggle for liberation of Russian women in the context of both nineteenth-century European feminism and twentieth-century communism. The central personalities, their vigorous exchange of ideas, the social and political events that marked the emerging ideal of emancipation--all come to life in this absorbing and dramatic account. The author's history begins with the feminist, nihilist, and populist impulses of the 1860s and 1870s, and leads to the social mobilization campaigns of the early Soviet period. Spine with light fading, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 386046

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Among English Inns: the Story of a Pilgrimage to Characteristic Spots of Rural Englandby: Tozier, Josephine

Among English Inns: the Story of a Pilgrimage to Characteristic Spots of Rural England
by: Tozier, Josephine

Hardcover. Boston, L.C. Page & Co., 1st, 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, clean, square and tight in grey pictorial embossed buckram with no internal markings. Top page edges gilt. Little Pilgrimage Series. Illustrated throughout with 33 b&w photos, etchings and small b&w engravings. Tissue present between first illustration and title page. 1904 on title page in roman numerals. Clean copy.

Record # 387318

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Ibambaby: Hubbard, Wynant Davis

Ibamba
by: Hubbard, Wynant Davis

Hardcover. Greenwich CT, New York Graphic Society, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 337 pages. Ibamba is the name of 13 square miles of glorious lion country in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), and also the African adventure of a young American couple who lived there for four years taming the land and its wild inhabitants as ranchers and zoologists.

Record # 387813

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Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France 1931 1945: A Political Biography by: Geoffrey Warner

Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France 1931 1945: A Political Biography
by: Geoffrey Warner

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan Company, 1st US, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 461 pages. Laval began his career as a socialist, but over time drifted far to the right. Following France's defeat and armistice with Germany in 1940, he served in prominent roles in Philippe Petain's Vichy Regime, first as the vice-president of the Council of Ministers from 11 July 1940 to 13 December 1940, and later as the head of government from 18 April 1942 to 20 August 1944. After the liberation of France in 1944, Laval was arrested by the French government under General Charles de Gaulle. In what was widely regarded as a flawed trial, Laval was found guilty of plotting against the security of the State and collaboration with the enemy, and after a thwarted suicide attempt, he was executed by firing squad. His manifold political activities left a complicated and controversial legacy, resulting in more than a dozen conflicting biographies of him. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise a bright, clean copy.

Record # 396256

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George Canning: Politician and Statesman by: Peter Dixon

George Canning: Politician and Statesman
by: Peter Dixon

Hardcover. NY, Mason/Charter,, 1st US, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 355 pages. Bibliography, appendix, notes, index. This biography reveals both the public and private sides of George Canning, and is also a study of international opportunism in an age when "empire" was an exalted concept. Name on front fly leaf,otherwise clean.

Record # 396621

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A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns by: Shotoki Jinno of Kitabatake Chikafusa translated H. Paul Verley

A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns
by: Shotoki Jinno of Kitabatake Chikafusa translated H. Paul Verley

Hardcover. NY, Columbia University, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 300 pages. Book from 1980, being one of the most influential works of Japanese history and political theory. With its glorification of Japan's system of imperial succession, the author's 14th century tract became the catechism of loyalty to the throne for generations of Japanese. Beginning with recounting of Japan's divine origins, it tells of the early deities who ruled before heaven and earth were separated. Then the lives of the human sovereigns are chronicled who ruled over Japan in the 21 centuries following the founding of the empire in the year 606 BC. This first complete English translation of this landmark work gives an extensive introduction placing the chronicle in the context of 14th century Japan and exploring its powerful legacy of Japan before the Tokugawa period. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396915

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Memoirs of a Breton Peasant, 1834-1905by: Jean-Marie D?©guignet

Memoirs of a Breton Peasant, 1834-1905
by: Jean-Marie D?©guignet

Softcover. NY, Seven Stories Press, reprint, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 431 pages. A fascinating document of an extraordinary life, Memoirs of A Breton Peasant reads with the liveliness of a novel and bristles with the vigor of an opinionated autodidact from the very lowest level of peasant society. Brittany during the nineteenth century was a place seemingly frozen in the Middle Ages, backwards by most French standards; formal education among rural society was either unavailable or dismissed as unnecessary, while the church and local myth defined most people's reasoning and motivation. Jean-Marie Deguignet is unique not only as a literate Breton peasant, but in his skepticism for the church, his interest in science, astronomy and languages, and for his keen--often caustic--observations of the world and people around him. Born into rural poverty in 1834, Deguignet escapes Brittany by joining the French Army in 1854, and over the next fourteen years he fights in the Crimean war, attends Napoleon III's coronation ceremonies, supports Italy's liberation struggle, and defends the hapless French puppet emperor Maximilian in Mexico. He teaches himself Latin, French, Italian and Spanish and reads extensively on history, philosophy, politics, and literature. He returns home to live as a farmer and tobacco-seller, eventually falling back into dire poverty. Throughout the tale, Deguignet's freethinking, almost anarchic views put him ahead of his time and often (sadly, for him) out of step with his contemporaries. Deguignet's voluminous journals (nearly 4,000 pages in total) were discovered in a farmhouse in Brittany a century after they were written. This narrative was drawn from them and became a surprise bestseller when published in France in 1998. Clean copy.

Record # 397444

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Time Longer than Rope: A History of the Black Man's Struggle for Freedom in South Africa by: Roux, Edward

Time Longer than Rope: A History of the Black Man's Struggle for Freedom in South Africa
by: Roux, Edward

Softcover. Madison WI, University of Wisconsin Press, reprint, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 469 pages."One of the first histories to treat non-whites as active self conscious protagonists in twentieth-century South African affairs rather than as a dark acquiescent host before which the really important story of white South Africa unfolds. The new edition has been corrected and eight new chapters extend the coverage to the end of 1963. It is an important addition to the literature about South Africa."--The Historian. C;ean copy.

Record # 380872

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Japan and Her People - Volume 2by: Hartshorne, Anna C.

Japan and Her People - Volume 2
by: Hartshorne, Anna C.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates, 1st, 1902, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 374 pages. Volume 2 only. Blue cloth boards illustrated with gilt design - blue cloth protective cover. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Gilt top edge. One fold-out map of Japan. Volume 2 only.

Record # 510120

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THE SRI VAISHNAVA BRAHMANS. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Vol II Part 2by: Rangachari, Diwan Bahadur K.

THE SRI VAISHNAVA BRAHMANS. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Vol II Part 2
by: Rangachari, Diwan Bahadur K.

Softcover. Madras, Government Press, 1st, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, Heavy gray paper wraps, 158 pages. 12 plates of b/w photographs. A complete survey of the origin and development of the Brahmanas as well as an authoritative exposition of their liturgical codes and an accurate account of their cultural life. This work also deals with Vaishnavism of south India. Azhvars, Acharyas, Ramanuja, Visistadvaita philosophy, cardinal principles of Sri Vaishnavism. Some interesting illustrations enhance the beauty of this volume. Light wear to wrappers, clean copy.

Record # 382189

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Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women by: Jennifer Heath; Ashraf Zahedi

Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women
by: Jennifer Heath; Ashraf Zahedi

Softcover. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1st pbk, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 393 pages. Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable at last offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalists-most with extended experience inside Afghanistan-examine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. They address topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women's empowerment and agency, and their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war. A fuller picture of Afghanistan's women past and present emerges, leading to social policy suggestions and pragmatic solutions for a peaceful future. Review copy stamp on top edge otherwise like new.

Record # 382292

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La Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi-The Basilica of St Francis in Assisiby: G. Malafarina

La Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi-The Basilica of St Francis in Assisi
by: G. Malafarina

Softcover. Modena Italy, Franco Cosimo Panini , 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 268 pages. Color illustrated guide to all the historical and artistic attractions with critical commentary. 232 color plates, 200 schemes and diagrams. Clean copy.

Record # 379213

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Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa by: Comaroff, Jean, Comaroff, John L.

Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa
by: Comaroff, Jean, Comaroff, John L.

Softcover. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 414 pages. An anthropological and historical discourse on the arrival of Christianity in the Southern Tswana region of South Africa. A compelling read and referenced in an in-depth manner. Clean copy.

Record # 380859

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Observer in the Philppines, Anby: Devins, John Bancroft

Observer in the Philppines, An
by: Devins, John Bancroft

Hardcover. Boston, American Tract Society, 1st, 1905, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 416 pages, hardcover. Stamped boards with gilt titling to spine and front panel. An account of life in the Philippines before American exploitation. Inscription to previous owner on front flyleaf. Age toning to top text block. Bumped corners. Mild rubbing and edgewear to boards, mostly to spine. Frontispiece intact. A bright and tight copy.

Record # 951867

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Different Drums: A Doctor's Forty Years in Eastern Africa by: Wood, Michael

Different Drums: A Doctor's Forty Years in Eastern Africa
by: Wood, Michael

Hardcover. NY, Clarkson N Potter, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Dr Michael Wood, cofounder of Kenya's Flying Doctor Service, brings a beautiful and troubled land into sharpe focus in his written account of forty years in Africa. More than 90 brilliant full-color photographs provide a vivid scenic background to this absorbing memoir. Flying from his base in nairobi to tribal lands of the Maasai, the Muslim villages on he coast, and the Ethiopian highlands, Wood established hospitals and conducted clinics, responding to medical emergencies throughout the area. He came to know the land and its peoples intimately. 223 pages, clean copy.

Record # 378639

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Into the Heart of the Mafia: A Journey Through the Italian Southby: David Lane

Into the Heart of the Mafia: A Journey Through the Italian South
by: David Lane

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In this investigation into the criminal underworld of the cities and villages of the Italian South, David Lane provides an unrivaled expose of the operations of the Mafia today From Naples, home of Mafia-controlled mozzarella and toxic waste, through the no less rotten Calabria, to Sicily, cradle of Cosa Nostra, the hold of the Mafia on Southern Italy is as strong as ever. Following a multi-decade career as a journalist in Italy, David Lane uses his extensive contacts into the world of organized crime to demonstrate how globalization has transformed the Mafia into more than simply a global phenomenon. In painful detail, Into the Heart of the Mafia describes the unceasing mafia pressure endured by priests and politicians, businessmen, trade unionists, and ordinary citizens, and the risks undertaken by the policemen, judges, and politicians who fight to weaken the Mafia's influence. A travelogue with the most deadly of implications, Into the Heart of the Mafia stands as a guide like no other into the darkest side of Italy.

Record # 378941

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Tell Freedom: Memories Of Africaby: Abrahams, Peter

Tell Freedom: Memories Of Africa
by: Abrahams, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st US, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorative red cloth, 370 pages, no dust jacket, Abrahams was born in the slums of Johnannesburg and later moved to England. Autobiography of author's 22 years of struggle before he left South Africa. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise tight and clean copy.

Record # 381184

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Hindu Manners Customs and Ceremoniesby: Dubois, Abbe J.A. , Beauchamp, Henry K. (Tranlation, edit with notes, biography)

Hindu Manners Customs and Ceremonies
by: Dubois, Abbe J.A. , Beauchamp, Henry K. (Tranlation, edit with notes, biography)

Hardcover. London, England, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 3rd Edition reprint, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 741 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrated frontispiece. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf. Pages clean, unmarked. Binding good. Spine straight. Dark blue cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket has some agewear, price-clipped. An impressive eye-witness account of life in India at the turn of the century. It combines descriptions of the Hindu religion and Hindu sociology with masterful portraits of the intimate lives of the people among whom the author lived.

Record # 99167

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An African Seasonby: Levitt, Leonard

An African Season
by: Levitt, Leonard

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 3rd pr., 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 223 pages. A young American's experience in a district school in Tanganyika and traveling in Rhodesia and South Africa as a member of the Peace Corps. Clean copy.

Record # 381151

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Saharaby: Ren

Sahara
by: Ren

Hardcover. NY, Hanover House, 1st US, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn, chipped dust jacket, 280 pages. " A popular history of the Sahara and the men who have lived and died there to open this wild desert to the world". No markings.

Record # 381139

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The Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Centuryby: Francis Sejersted

The Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Century
by: Francis Sejersted

Hardcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 543 pages. This is the history of how two countries on the northern edge of Europe built societies in the twentieth century that became objects of inspiration and envy around the world. Francis Sejersted, one of Scandinavia's leading historians, tells how Norway and Sweden achieved a rare feat by realizing grand visions of societies that combine stability, prosperity, and social welfare. It is a history that holds many valuable lessons today, at a time of renewed interest in the Scandinavian model. The book tells the story of social democracy from the separation of Norway and Sweden in 1905 through the end of the century, tracing its development from revolutionary beginnings through postwar triumph, as it became a hegemonic social order that left its stamp on every sector of society, the economy, welfare, culture, education, and family. The book also tells how in the 1980s, partly in reaction to the strong state, a freedom and rights revolution led to a partial erosion of social democracy. Yet despite the fracturing of consensus and the many economic and social challenges facing Norway and Sweden today, the achievement of their welfare states remains largely intact.

Record # 378801

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Forgotten Shrines of Spainby: Byne, Mildred Stapley

Forgotten Shrines of Spain
by: Byne, Mildred Stapley

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 312 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 608546

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Old English Townsby: Andrews, William & Elsie M. Lang

Old English Towns
by: Andrews, William & Elsie M. Lang

Hardcover. New York , F.A. Stokes , 1st US, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, boards with cloth spine. Color frontispiece, b&w Illustrations. Spine darkened, light foxing to a few pages otherwise clean. Hinge weak at title page. A descriptive and historical account of the more important old English towns.

Record # 100526

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Moira Shearer: Portrait of a Dancerby: Crowle, Pigeon

Moira Shearer: Portrait of a Dancer
by: Crowle, Pigeon

Hardcover. London, Pitman Publishing, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. 80 pages, b&w photos. Moira Shearer King, Lady Kennedy(1926-2006), was an internationally renowned Scottish ballet dancer and actress. She was famous for her performances in Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffman and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. Title page has Pitman Publishing and Jacket states Faber. Previous owner's inscription on the front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 384779

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Gringo Rebel: Mexico 1913 - 1914 (INSCRIBED COPY)by: Thord-Gray, I.

Gringo Rebel: Mexico 1913 - 1914 (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: Thord-Gray, I.

Hardcover. Coral Gables FL, University of Miami, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, maroon cloth stamped in gilt, 487 pages including index. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page. Illustrated with 17 b & w photographic plates, map end-papers. Thord-Gray was a career military man (the list of conflicts engaged in is impressive), he here concentrates on the 2 years he lent his considerable expertise to the various rebel armies of the revolution, including Pancho Villa, Venustiano Carranza and Alvaro Obregon. He mostly led native Indians and farmers through tortuous country on various scouting expeditions, engaging smaller groups of federal troops. You learn an incredible amount about the culture and history of these peoples he worked with. A clean, bright copy

Record # 383761

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English Society, 1660-1832: Religion, Ideology and Politics During the Ancien Regime (INSCRIBED COPY)by: Clark, J. C. D.

English Society, 1660-1832: Religion, Ideology and Politics During the Ancien Regime (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: Clark, J. C. D.

Softcover. Oxford UK, Cambridge University Press, 2nd Ed., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 580 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on inside front cover. This classic work of recent historiography broke the hold of the "old guard" on this key period of English history. It has now been extensively rewritten, and in its updated form reinforces its arguments with new evidence and addresses some of the historical preoccupations of the past fifteen years.

Record # 384217

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Spanish-American Republicsby: Child, Theodore

Spanish-American Republics
by: Child, Theodore

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1891, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering and red and black stamped designs. 444 pages plus 4 pages of publisher's ads. Over 100 b&w illustrations by the Harper stable of artists: mostly Thure de Thulstrup along with a number of maps. Front cover with small area of discoloration, front hinge partially cracked, otherwise clean, binding solid.

Record # 385428

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Black Lamb And Grey Falcon: The Record Of A Journey Through Yugoslavia In 1937 - Volumes I and 2 (Two Volume Set) by: Rebecca West

Black Lamb And Grey Falcon: The Record Of A Journey Through Yugoslavia In 1937 - Volumes I and 2 (Two Volume Set)
by: Rebecca West

Hardcover. London, Macmillan & Co., reprint, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcovers, two-volume set, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Rebecca West, 1892-1983, wrote Black Lamb & Grey Falcon after spending 6 weeks in Yugoslavia. Publication occurred at the same time as the Nazi invasion of the state. West pays tribute in the book's epigram to the thousands of civilians who lost their lives in the horrific events that followed; "To my friends in Yugoslavia, who are now all dead or enslaved." 32 black and white photographic plates, map endpapers to both volumes. Clean, tight bindings. Tattered dust jackets laid in. No markings. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 385719

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Road to Balaklava: Stumbling into War With Russia by: Troubetzkoy, Alexis S

Road to Balaklava: Stumbling into War With Russia
by: Troubetzkoy, Alexis S

Hardcover. Toronto, Trafalgar Press, 1st, 1986 , Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright "(Skillfully traces the causes of the Crimean War and sketches a vivid picture of an age which made possible 'the world's most curious and unneccesary struggle'. Troubetzkoy ingeniously weaves together the varied developments in diplomacy, trade, nationalistic expression and personality conflict in the decade which led to the hostilities. The armies of the belligerents are described (and the) reader is introduced to the principal personages of the drama - Napoleon III, Marshal St. Arnaud, Lord Raglan and the great Russian engineer, Todleben, who, apart from Florence Nightingale, was the only one to earn true distinction during the War. Vividly described are Nicholas I and the Russian Empire." Clean copy.

Record # 386032

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A History of the Abaluyia of Western Kenya. c. 1500-1930by: Were, Gideon S.

A History of the Abaluyia of Western Kenya. c. 1500-1930
by: Were, Gideon S.

Hardcover. Nairobi Kenya:, East African Publishing House, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 206 pages. 5 maps, biblio., index. "The Abaluyia are the third largest ethnic group in Kenya, numbering about 1,086,409 people." Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 374709

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In Sorcery's Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger by: Stoller, Paul/ Olkes, Cheryl

In Sorcery's Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger
by: Stoller, Paul/ Olkes, Cheryl

Chicago, University of Chicago , 6th pr., 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 236 pages, b&w illustrations. The tale of Paul Stoller's sojourn among sorcerors in the Republic of Niger is a story of growth and change, of mutual respect and understanding that will challenge all who read it to plunge deeply into an alien world.

Record # 387747

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THE ITALIAN BEACHES From Ventimiglia to Reggio Calabria and Sardiniaby: De Gasperis, Roberto

THE ITALIAN BEACHES From Ventimiglia to Reggio Calabria and Sardinia
by: De Gasperis, Roberto

Softcover. Rome, The Italian State Tourist Department, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover brochure, 72 pages with fold-out flaps. Illustrated with 2-color maps, b&w photos. Nice, clean copy.

Record # 387850

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The Letters of King Henry VIII: A Selection, with a few other Documents by: Byrne, M. St Clare (editor)

The Letters of King Henry VIII: A Selection, with a few other Documents
by: Byrne, M. St Clare (editor)

Hardcover. NY, Funk & Wagnalls, reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 455 pages. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Record # 396483

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Politics in Tokugawa Bakufu, 1600-1843by: Conrad D. Totman

Politics in Tokugawa Bakufu, 1600-1843
by: Conrad D. Totman

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press , 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn dust jacket with minor tape repairs. 346 pages. A study of the bakufu, or administrative structure of the predominant ruling family in early modern Japan. The achievements of the Tokugawa family, who gave Japan 250 years of peace, are placed in a broad context through comparisons with contemporary institutional developments in other Asian countries and in Europe. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396901

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Libertine London: Sex in the Eighteenth Century Metropolis by: Julie Peakman

Libertine London: Sex in the Eighteenth Century Metropolis
by: Julie Peakman

Hardcover. London, Reaktion Books, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light wear to bottom of spine. 360 pages, color and b&w illustrations, index. Libertine London investigates the sex lives of women from 1680 to 1830, the period known as the long eighteenth century. It uncovers the various experiences of women, whether mistresses, adulteresses or those involved in the sex trade. From renowned courtesans to downtrodden streetwalkers, Julie Peakman examines the multifaceted lives of these women within brothels, on stage and even behind bars. Based on new research into court transcripts, asylum records, magazines, pamphlets, satires, songs, theatre plays and erotica, we learn of the gruesome treatment of women who were sexually active outside of marriage. Julie Peakman looks at sex from women's points of view, undercutting the traditional image of the bawdy eighteenth century to expose a more sordid side, of women left distressed, ostracised and vilified for their sexual behaviour. Unveils the complex sex lives of libertine women in eighteenth-century London.

Record # 397415

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Spanish Sunshine by: Elsner, Eleanor

Spanish Sunshine
by: Elsner, Eleanor

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 365 pages plus index. This entertaining look at life in Spain written by an Englishwoman was the result of a three year stay during the 1920's. This book covers the major Spanish towns, with b&w photos, history and information on facilities, and transportation in each from the 1920s period for the traveler. Some foxing to top edge otherwise clean in the scarce jacket.

Record # 398004

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China's Gentry: Essays in Rural-Urban Relationsby: Fei, Hsiao-Tung & Margaret Park Redfield, Ed.

China's Gentry: Essays in Rural-Urban Relations
by: Fei, Hsiao-Tung & Margaret Park Redfield, Ed.

Hardcover. Chicago, University of Chicago, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped in dark green, 290 pages with index. Includes six life-histories of Chinese gentry families by Yung-teh Chow. Illustrations based on drawings by Hames K. Y. Kuo. Studies the social role of the scholar-gentry in imperial and modern China. Clean copy, no dust jacket.

Record # 380363

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China and the Chinese: A general description of the country and its inhabitants; its civilization and form of government; its religious and social institutions; its intercourse with other nations; and its present condition and prospe

China and the Chinese: A general description of the country and its inhabitants; its civilization and form of government; its religious and social institutions; its intercourse with other nations; and its present condition and prospe

Hardcover. New York, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1869, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, faded blue pebbled cloth, 456 pages, gilt title on spine. The work of an American Protestant missionary, with much material on missionaries in China. Many b&w engravings, fold-out map.

Record # 412181

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