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Read More MEN AND WOMEN AS THEY APPEARED IN THE FAR-OFF TIME by Burke, S. H - 1884
by Burke, S. H
MEN AND WOMEN AS THEY APPEARED IN THE FAR-OFF TIME
by Burke, S. H
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Naval Power in the Conquest of Mexico
by Gardiner, Clinton Harvey (1913-2000)
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A History of Niger, 1850-1960
by Fuglestad, Finn
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 275pp; This comprehensive history of Niger during the colonial period is the first work based on primary research to attempt an overall appraisal of the colonial past of any West African country; DJ has no significant flaws, and is now protected in a mylar cover; Pages are lightly yellowed, and are tight and clean except for library stamps, and even these are minimal; There is a library name stamp and "Withdrawn" on the title page, and another name stamp on pg 99 and pg 275; There is a card pocket and card attached to the front endpaper, and "Withdrawn" is on the pocket as well; Two library labels on the cover; A very nice copy of a scarce book; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: History; History::African History; ISBN: 0521252687. ISBN/EAN: 9780521252683. Pictures of this item…
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perano Whalers, The
by Grady Don
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Forms and Ceremonies of the Degree of Patriarchs Militant Adopted By the Soveriegn Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Portland, Oregon, September 22, 1925
by Underwood, John. C
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The Soveriegn Grand Lodge of the I. O. O. F.. Good with no dust jacket. 1927. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Covers have little bit of soiling and edges are rubbed, several words inked inside front cover, interior hinge starting to crack, several pages have some soiling, pages 14 and 27 have errata pages pasted on ; 65 pages .
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Another Part of the Forest
by Hellman, Lillian
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. THE VIKING PRESS, FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST PRINTING THUS, APRIL, 1947. Used. Very good condition/Good + condition original unclipped, $2.00 price appears on front flap. Fuscia dust jacket spine is a trace sunned. Mylar wrap. Another Part of the Forest, a play in three acts by Lillian Hellman, author of "The Little Foxes", and "The Searching Wind". Patricia Neal frontispiece.
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Wu Feng, Companion of Head Hunters and Other Stories
by Bittinger, Desmond W.
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Taiwan: Tunghai University, 1963. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. Covers mostly clean [just a little soiling at back cover only], extremities and covers with only a little wear, edges lightly browning. PO's name penned on title page. The other stories are: Brother's Valley and A City Which Could Not Be Taken. During a sabbatical leave from McPherson College Kansas in 1962-63, the author, an anthropologist, served as a Fulbright Lecturer in Formosa and in Pakistan. While in Formosa he lectured at two universities, did research among the mountain aborigines, and wrote the book, "Wu Feng, Companion of Headhunters". Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First American Editio. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7 3/4 to 9 3/4".
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The Mining Guild of New Spain and Its Tribunal General 1770-1821
by Howe, Walter (1907-1966)
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ix+534 pages with tables, facsimiles, appendices, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. Harvard Historical Studies number 56. First edition.Ever since the Spanish Conquest, Mexico's most important industry has been mining, including in this general term the extraction of petroleum. At the end of the Colonial period, during one of the greatest eras of prosperity in the history of Mexican mining, the industry was organized as a guild, the Cuerpo de Mineria, which with its Tribunal General enjoyed a broad grant of authority from the King covering the fields of administrations, mining law, the financing of mines, and the education of mining engineers. In this work Walter Howe presents the first thorough study of the Mining Guild - how it was created, its history and what it contributed to mining industry and to the country as a whole.Condition:Corners bumped, light rubbing of extremities. Jacket lightly…
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History of New Zealand Volume III (Three 3)
by G.W. Rusden
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Melville, Mullen & Slade , 1895. 509 pages with pull out map. Volume 3 only. Library stamps and marks. . Second Edition. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Saalfield's Modern Educator
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Saalfield Publishing Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1916. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Some fading to covers, some rubbing to edges of covers, binding lightly shaken, pages lightly toning, some soiling to rear cover; maroon cloth w/marbled page ends and endpapers; 1218 pages .
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Nueva Coleccion de Documentos para la Historia de Mexico. Relacion de Tezcoco and Breve Relación de los Señores de la Nueva España and Varias Relaciones Antiguas
by Pomar, Juan Bautista (de) (c1535-1590) and Alonso Zorita
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xxxix+289 pages. Octavo (9 " x 6 ¾ ") bound in full leather with black and red spine labels on raised bands and gilt lettering. From the library of George M Foster. Reprint.Juan Bautista (de) Pomar (c. 1535 – 1590) was an historian and writer interested in pre-Columbian Aztec history. Based on references by Fray Juan de Torquemada, we can estimate that he was born in 1535 at Texcoco. He was the great grandson of Nezahualcoyotl, and was half-Spanish on his father's side. Considered noble by the Spaniards, he was able to obtain one of his great-grandfather's royal houses, known as the Netzahualcoyotl, in Texcoco. Pomar was raised as a Christian but learned Aztec tradition from his mother. He was bilingual and spoke and wrote in both Spanish and the native language of the Aztecs, Nahuatl. He is credited with one of the most important compilations of Nahuatl poetry, Romances de los señores de Nueva España. Pomar's major work includes an account of the Aztecs and Tlatelolcas Relación de Juan Bautista…
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Collectible Dolls: Facts & Trivia Volume One
by Bennett, Betty O
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Light shelfwear to edges. Glossy covers. Clean interior pages free of markings. 152 pages. 0.3" X 6" X 4.5" 1cmX 15X11cm Facts and trivia about collectible dolls such as many dolls made between 1700 and 1780 were called Queen Ann dolls, the first manufactured dolls to look like a baby were made by Madame Augusta Montanari, and the swivel socket neck was invented in 1861 by Mme. Huret in France.
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Kovels' Know Your Antiques
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364 Pages. This fascinating reference book on antiques' dust jacket has a repaired tear on the front side and worn areas along the top and bottom edges and on its corners. The interior book, other than having an inscription to the former owner inside the front cover, has no other visible markings and thus is in extremely well preserved and Fine condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our absolute appreciation for your order.
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Forced Native Labor in Sixteenth Century Central America
by William L Sherman
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xvi+469 pages with appendix and bibliography. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First editionFocusing on the fate of the natives under Spanish rule, the author traces in graphic detail the rupturing of Indian traditions and the fate that befell the Indian people. While demonstrating the excesses of the conquistadors and unscrupulous crown officials, he also emphasizes that Central America was the scene of the first attempt to apply the famous New Laws. Although that legislation was not fully implemented, the reformist judge Alonso Lopez de Cerrato made significant improvements in labor conditions, in the face of furious opposition from the Spanish settlers. Aside from it discussion of labor practices, this account deals with population figures and the extent of the slave trade, and corrects a number of errors in traditional sources. In addition, Spanish Indian policy, particularly at the local level, is examined…
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The Natyasastra - A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics Ascribed to Bharata-Muni, Volume I (Chapters I-XXVII)
by Ghosh Manomohan
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Calcutta : Royal Asiatic Society, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Volume I only. Rebound in modern gray cloth. Pencil marginalia. Stamp to final text pages. Lacking original wraps.
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Moose Fort Journals 1783-85
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xxx+392+iv pages with 3 fold out maps, appendixes and index. Royal octavo (9½" x 6½")issued in blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Edited by E.E. Rich, Assisted by A.M. Johnson. Introduction by G.P. de T. Glazebrook. Hudson Bay Record Society volume XVII. Number 1549 of a limited edition.A fort was built near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay North East Ontario, Canada, by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the early 1670s. In the struggle between the English and French in Canada, the fort changed hands several times and shortly after 1696 was destroyed. In 1730 the company built a post close to the ruins of the original fort. This post has been in continuous operation to the present day. This is the first publication of the Record Society to deal specifically with affairs at the "Bottom of the Bay."Condition:Pages unread. A very good to fine copy without jacket as issued.
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Archivo Historico de Queretaro: Nicolas de San Luis Funda HUIMILPA, Queretaro en 1529
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45 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") issued in wrappers. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of professor George M Foster. First edition limited to 100 copies.George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications, his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics, including acculturation, long-term fieldwork, peasant economies, pottery making, public health, social structure, symbolic systems, technological change, theories of illness and wellness, humoral medicine in Latin America, and worldview. The quantity, quality, and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of…
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SOCIAL THEORY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE TWO NEW ESSAYS ON THEORETICAL SOCIOLOGY
by MERTON, ROBERT K. (Meyer Robert Schkolnick)
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New York: The Free Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vi]vii-xxiii [4]1-702. THE FIRST EDITION of the 1968 Free Press publication. The copyright page states 'first printing'. Includes a preface to the 1957 revised edition. Robert K. Merton is generally considered the father of modern Sociology and a major influence in the study of criminology. This was his first book and has become established as a work of central importance in the social science. The 1968 edition includes the complete 1957 text and two new essays; "On the History and Systematic of Sociological Theory," and "On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range," This is a very good copy in a dust jacket with moderate edge wear, mainly at the top. There is some soiling and darkening of the spine. The jacket is now protected with a Brodart cover.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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A Pictorial School History of the United States to Which are Added the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States
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5 Barclay Street, New York: Clark & Maynard, Publishers. Embossed stamped leather, worn at edges & aling spine, hinges are starting, light off-setting on title, text is clear, mostly very clean with moderate amount of dust soil basically to turning edges , solid. Includes many, many maps, prints, engravings etc., several full color maps including, EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AS OCCUPIED BY THE INDIANS; EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AT THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTION; DOUBLED COLOR OF PART OF THE SOUTHERN STATES; SOUTHERN WESTERN STATES (during Lincoln's administration: Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Illinois); Maryland & Eastern Virginia (Lincoln's Administration); EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AT THE CLOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR; TERRITORIAL GROWTH OF THE U.S.; EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AT THE CLOSE OF THE MEXICAN WAR; TERRITORIAL GROWTH OF THE U.S.; and more.WONDERFUL old & scarce collectible for anyone who loves maps! . Fair. Hardcover. 1873.
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Wu Feng, Companion of Head Hunters and Other Stories
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Taiwan: Tunghai University, 1963. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. Covers mostly clean [just a little soiling at back cover only], extremities and covers with only a little wear, edges lightly browning. PO's name penned on title page. The other stories are: Brother's Valley and A City Which Could Not Be Taken. During a sabbatical leave from McPherson College Kansas in 1962-63, the author, an anthropologist, served as a Fulbright Lecturer in Formosa and in Pakistan. While in Formosa he lectured at two universities, did research among the mountain aborigines, and wrote the book, "Wu Feng, Companion of Headhunters". Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First American Editio. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7 3/4 to 9 3/4".
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