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Memoria explicativa e descriptiva dos actos e da situação da Companhia Real by [COMPANHIA REAL dos Caminhos de Ferro Atravez d’Africa] - 1909

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Memoria explicativa e descriptiva dos actos e da situação da Companhia Real by [COMPANHIA REAL dos Caminhos de Ferro Atravez d’Africa] - 1909

Memoria explicativa e descriptiva dos actos e da situação da Companhia Real

by [COMPANHIA REAL dos Caminhos de Ferro Atravez dÂ’Africa]

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Porto: Officinas do Commercio do Porto", 1909. Quarter calf (slightly scuffed).. A report justifying the precarious state of the finances of the Luanda railway company building the railway across Angola. Promised government finance failed to materialize and a famous financial scandal ensued. Not in Innocêncio or Mendelssohn.

Plate facing p. 180 appears to be a duplicate of that facing p. 40 and is lacking here and in the British Library copy. Original wrappers bound in (short tear in inner margin of front wrapper, upper & lower corners of wrappers & upper corner of ff. [1 & 2] repaired). Some occasional slight browning.[removed][removed][removed][removed]
  • Bookseller Judith Hodgson Antiquarian Books GB (GB)
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  • Publisher Officinas do “Commercio do Porto"
  • Place of Publication Porto
  • Date Published 1909
  • Keywords Transportation, Africa
A STUDY OF THE MALLEABLE FURNACE
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A STUDY OF THE MALLEABLE FURNACE

by Harbison-Walker Refractories Company

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Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, 1915. First edition. Good. Hardcover: A Study Of The Malleable Furnace - Leather bound with gilt lettering on board and spine, embossed furnace worker on front board. Color and B/W illustrations. inside front hinge has separated. Pages are clean, crisp, sharp edges, clear and bright, no tanning. Book has shelf wear and a minor chip to bottom rear board, please see pictures. Size 4.25"" x 6.75"". *****1915 - A wonderful very rare First Edition copy*****
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RAMBLES AND REFLECTIONS FROM BISCAY TO THE BLACK SEA AND FROM AETNA TO THE  NORTH CAPE WITH...
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RAMBLES AND REFLECTIONS FROM BISCAY TO THE BLACK SEA AND FROM AETNA TO THE NORTH CAPE WITH GLIMPSES AT ASIA, AFRICA, AMERICA AND THE ISLANDS OF THE SEA.

by Clayton, Thomas Jefferson

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Chester, PA: Self Published (Press of the Delaware County Republican). Very Good. 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Original 1/2 leather over clean green cloth with bright gilt lettering on spine & front cover. (xxviii) , 442pp. Decorated endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Inscribed by author. Includes a biographical sketch of the Clayton family & full-page plate with the Coat of Arms. The series of letters were originally published in newspapers as the author travelled starting in 1869, 1873, 1888-1891. Spine ends rubbed. Front hinge starting 1" bottom & 1/2" top with cover firmly attached. Western Europe, Africa, Caribbean, Genealogy. ; 8vo; 442 pages; Signed by Author .
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The History of the Puritans in England and The Pilgrim Fathers
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The History of the Puritans in England and The Pilgrim Fathers

by W.H. Stowell, D. Wilson

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"The History of the Puritans in England" (by W.H. Stowell) and "The Pilgrim Fathers" (by D. Wilson) - complete in one volume. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled boards and marbled end papers; gilt top edge. The red ribbon page marker is present (but detached). With 2 frontispiece illustrations. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Preface:"This volume is intended to compress, within narrow limits, the story of the English Puritans, by weaving into the tissue of the general narrative some biographical details respecting the men who bore that name. The writer has spared no pains in consulting the best authorities on both sides of the great controversy of which Puritanism was the result. He can conscientiously present the history to the public as authentic; and he hopes it will not be condemned by any intelligent and candid reader as wanting in fairness towards the opponents of the Puritans."Condition:Some rubbing and light scratches to the marbled boards; scuffs to… Read More
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Mooi weer vandaag & Fluiten in het donker (NEW)
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Mooi weer vandaag & Fluiten in het donker (NEW)

by Simon Carmiggelt

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Simon Carmiggelt (1913-1987). Dutch author Amsterdam. Text in Dutch. NEW! 'Mooi weer vandaag & Fluiten in het donker'. First print (1999). With dust jacket. Short stories of daily life in Amsterdam in the sixties of the 20th century.The two volumes that form this book: 'Mooi weer vandaag' and 'Fluiten in het donker',have been published in 1965 and 1966. Free Shipping with registered post and tracking number worldwide.Also available :The Diary of Anne Frank. [First Edition, Second Print]. AF.02.01.15.(1)The Diary of Anne Frank. [First Edition, Second Print]. AF.02.01.15.(2+) ;dustjacket.The Diary of Anne Frank. [First Edition/First Print]. AF.01.01.15.(3+) ;dustjacket.The Diary of Anne Frank. [First Edition, First Print]. AF.01.01.15.(4)
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Magyarorszag Tortenete 1686-1790. 2 Kotet

Magyarorszag Tortenete 1686-1790. 2 Kotet

by Gyozo, Ember (With Heckenast Gusztav.)

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Budapest: Akademiai Kiado [963-05-5290-6] 1989. (Small 4to) 824pp. Very good in very good plus dust jacket. Blue boards with white spine lettering. Illustrations, tables, folding maps. The top of the front board and bottom of the back board have been damp with resulting blue staining to the inner side of the jacket. Otherwise a tight sound book. Text in Hungarian Language. (History--Hungary, History--Hungary).
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The History of the Campaign of 1796 in Germany and Italy
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The History of the Campaign of 1796 in Germany and Italy

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London: Printed by J. Barfield for Cadell and Davis, and Others, 1800. Octavo. 2nd edition. Volume one. Translated from the French. 379pp., three folding maps, (one very large map has old repair to fold). This is basically a reprint of the 1797 first edition with a few changes and corrections and of course with added maps. He had planned a five volume set over the next couple of years 1800-1801. Bound in full calf, spine flat and decorated in gilt, joints rubbed and somewhat fragile, closed edge tear to last page. Author's note: "It is scarcely necessary to say, that the high price to which paper has lately risen, and the still greater increase of expence, incurred by the addition of the maps, do not permit the price of this volume to be left the same as that of the first edition". A good copy.
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The European Magazine, and London Review, for November 1792 [Mutiny on the Bounty; Charlotte...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, for November 1792 [Mutiny on the Bounty; Charlotte Turner Smith; Moses Mendes]

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London: J. Sewell and J. Debrett, 1792. Hardcover. Near Fine. Printed for J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly." [3], 324-400 p., frontispiece portrait of John Smeaton, civil engineer, and 1 additional leaf of a plate: music; 22 cm. Later (possibly 20th-century) dark blue cloth spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. The second plate is a view of "An ancient place of tournament at Senlis." Pages are untrimmed; 4 leaves are unopened. In addition to reports on the pardoning of two men involved in the mutiny on the Bounty and the execution of three others, includes: Remarks on Slavery by Adam Smith -- Remarks made in a trip to Paris in 1792 -- The Blatant Beast: A Poem by Moses Mendez [1st appearance of this poem by Moses Mendes] -- Critique on Somerset House, London, by a foreign architect -- Remarks on an ancient place of tournament at Senlis, built by James, Duke of Vendome -- State Papers related to the French Revolution -- Occasional Address, and Elegy: The Dead… Read More
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Report on the Mining Methods and Appliances used in the Anthracite Coal Fields
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Report on the Mining Methods and Appliances used in the Anthracite Coal Fields

by Chance, H. Martyn

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Harrisburg, Pa: Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good -. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania: 1883. xx, 574, 5, [1] p., frontispiece map and 54 leaves of plates: 60 in-text illustrations; 23 cm. Original grey cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Without the separate atlas containing 25 large plates listed on p. [vii]. Whitpain Library Co. stamps on front endpapers. Printed slip attached to front free endpaper stating that the volume was "Compliments of Theodore M. Harrar, House of Representatives." The Whitpain Library Company was a subscription library established in 1817 in Broad Ax, a village in Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania; in 1884 it contained 2,000 volumes. Theodore M. Harrar (b. 1846) represented Montgomery County in the Pennsylvania House in 1883 and 1884. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is rubbed and faded; most of gilt is lacking from spine; three small splits in cloth; one plate is detached but present; otherwise, clean and tight.
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A Child's History of England

A Child's History of England

by Dickens, Charles

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Boston: Jenks, Hickling, and Swan. Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards worn, dampstained and . sunned, vol. 1 gift inscription and dampstaining to lower half of boards . and text.. 1854. Hardcover. A married set in two volumes (volume one in ribbed dark brown cloth while volume two is in patterned lighter brown cloth). Uniform gilt lettering and designs on spines, boards stamped in blind. 332; 355 pp. An early American edition of Dickens’ only book written for children - his own, in fact - which provides his lively view of English history from ancient times through the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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North American Review vol. 44, nos. 94 & 95 -- Jan. & April 1837
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North American Review vol. 44, nos. 94 & 95 -- Jan. & April 1837

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Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co, 1837. Hardcover. Near Fine. iv, 580 p.; 22 cm. Modern bonded leather spine and corners with gilt-tooled spine label; contemporary marbled paper over boards. Includes index. Advertisements for Hilliard, Gray, & Co. and the American Stationers' Co. on p. 568 (preceding index). Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of the Library of State Normal School, Salem, Mass. Topics discussed include: the utility of railroads in the United States; the prevalence and treatment of insanity in the United States; and the history of the Native Americans. In Near Fine Condition: boards are lightly rubbed; clean and tight.
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Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries  Vol....

Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries Vol. II (Froissart's Chronicles)

by Froissart, Sir John

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London: William Smith, 1839. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket (as published). 7" x 10. History from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Volume 2 of 2. Damage to the spine / backstrip and the back board detached though present but page block still tightly bound. Rough cut paper, pages clean throughout. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Please call or email with your questions. This could be a good rebinding / restoration project. A heavier book, please enquire about shipping costs to your destination. 7"x10
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert

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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?

Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?

by Petersen, Arnold

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New York: New York Labor News Company, 1939. 12mo (7 1/4 x 5 inches; 183 x 127 mm), 62, [2] pages, in stapled wrappers (soft cover). Attack on Soviet communism by Arnold Petersen, who was a leader of the Socialist Labor Party. The SLP was a bitter foe of the Communists, claiming they had abandoned Marxism. CONDITION: Vertical crease throughout, soiling to wrappers but internally clean and unmarked. Very Good.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

by Verne, Jules

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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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The Man In The Brown Suit

by Christie, Agatha

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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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ANONYMOUS GESTA HUNGARORUM  [KING BELA'S BOOK ON THE DEEDS OF THE HUNGARIANS]
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ANONYMOUS GESTA HUNGARORUM [KING BELA'S BOOK ON THE DEEDS OF THE HUNGARIANS]

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Budapest: Magyar Helikon, 1977. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: [6]7 - 172 [3]. Printed dust jacket over red cloth covered boards. Complete title: 'King Bela's book on the deeds of the Hungarians'. All printing on the jacket, book, and text is in Hungarian. The book includes a map of present-day Hungary, and surrounding area as it was in 1200CE. The book was originally written in Latin around 1200 and was first translated into Hungarian about 500 years later. This is a very good or better copy with light edge wear on the jacket, and light shelf wear on the boards.
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Grand Hotel
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Grand Hotel

by Baum, Vicki

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GRAND HOTEL BY VICKI BAUM. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION. Also published in the German language as Menchen Im Hotel. Used. Good Condition. No DJ is included. Bright pages. STATED FIRST EDITION. Copyright page states: "All rights reserved. First published 1930" Geoffrey Bles Publishers, London. Original source material for the famous film of the same name.
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2

by W. B. Dixon

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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World (3 Volumes)
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The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World (3 Volumes)

by Fernand Braudel

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The Folio Society, 2000. Hardcover . Must-Have. Would 100% gift this book! It's in great used book condition, with only the barest of shelfwear on the edges. In slipcase, which has minor wear and an unfortunate paint line on the back - easily hidden against the back of a bookcase! All books on our shelves are good condition - lightly read or worn - unless otherwise indicated. The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for New Arrival stories and bookseller recommendations.
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