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Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union. Near Fine. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green cloth with gilt decorated spine. Text tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings & fold out map. Dr. Livingstone's travels in South Africa; labours of some of his predecessors; brief history of the Dutch colonies; habits & manners of the Boers. A few flecks of foxing & two turned down page corners. Africa; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 209 pages .
Quakers and Nazis: Inner Light in Outer Darkness by Schmitt, Hans Adolf
by Schmitt, Hans Adolf
Quakers and Nazis: Inner Light in Outer Darkness
by Schmitt, Hans Adolf
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1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Very good, red cloth over boards w gilt font on spine,HARD COVER, first edition/printing, xiii + 296 pps.w blk/white photos. Books is clean and tight but is underlined + symbolic notations in margins. Dust jacket is unclipped, slight curl at bottom edge, one repaired tear in verso, crease on flap and is now under protective mylar making a very acceptable appearance. The former book owner had a correspondence with the author, a handwritten letter by the author is included which clearly states his opinions he shared regarding some of the Friends support of some Nazi issues.This letter was written in response to an invitation (implied) to speak at a Friends' gathering. Hans A. Schmitt's compelling story describes American, British, and German Quakers' attempts to mitigate the suffering among not only victims of Nazism but Nazi sympathizers in Austria and Lithuania as well. With numerous poignant illustrations of the pressure and social cost involved in being a Quaker from 1933 to 1945, and reveals a facet of Nazi Germany that is entirely unknown to most people. The book is not signed by the author, but the full page handwritten letter is signed and the envelope used to send the letter is also attached. Also included is a postcard with the author's address and the NY Times 2001 obituary of Gerhart Riegne, the secretary-general of the World Jewish Congress from 1965 to 1983 and the person who sent the telegram which was the first official communication about the planned Holocaust. The book is very scarce, in very good condition and the addition of this letter makes this listing of special interest and very collectible.
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THE LAKE AND THE DESERT Missionary Adventures in Southern Africa
by Unknown
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The Fourth Horseman: a short history of epidemics, plagues, famine and other scourges
by Nikiforuk, Andrew
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Toronto, Viking/Penguin Canada, 1991, hardcover, xvi-200 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good+ dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, light edge bumps, rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. An examination of diseases and other catastrophes that have decimated world populations throughout history. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs and reproductions of artworks. Appended: Bibliography and Index. ISBN9780670831227
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The Preston School Of Industry: A Centennial History, 1894-1994
by Lafferty, John F
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Preston School of Industry. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1994. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Ex-library w/some markings; some rubbing to edges of spine and corners of covers, little bit of light soiling to page ends, pocket removed from inside rear cover left pull marks to endpaper; b/w photos; 310 pages .
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L'Art de Vérifier les Dates, depuis l'Année 1770 jusqu'a nos Jours: Formant la Continuation ou Troisieme Partie de l'Ouvrage Publie, sous ce Nom, par les Religieux Benedictins de la Congregation de Saint-Maur Vol. 15 [Guiana/Guyana]
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Paris: A.J. Dénaina, 1834. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 15 only of 16 volumes: [4], 536 p.: tables (1 folded); 21 cm. Contemporary calf spine with gilt-tooled spine title; marbled paper over boards. Marbled endpapers. Running title: Chronologie Historique de l'Amérique. The folded table is not included in pagination. This volume covers the history of Guyana from 1770 to 1834. In Very Good Condition: ends of spine and corners rubbed; faint dampstain on upper corner of pages 273-370, not impacting text; minimal foxing; otherwise pages are clean and tight.
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Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes
by Prescott, William H.
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1903. William H. Prescott's major historical writings were from the mid-1820s until the author's death from a stroke in 1859. This collection includes the final "New and Revised Edition," first published in this form in 1872, as edited by John Foster Kirk. This complete 16-volume set comes in a handsome green cloth, with decorative die-stamped gilt. The design includes the author's elaborate initials on the front panel , as well an Empire design on the spine to set off the titles. All volumes have top-edge gilt. They show signs of shelf rubbing at the spine tips and edges. All volumes have illustrations in black and white throughout, as well as a frontis. Except for one volume that has a neat stamp of a former owner's name, the other endpapers have no marks or signatures. That same volume show some light fading.The books have solid hinges. The bindings are all tight and secure, and the text pages are clean and bright. Titles include History of…
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Great River; The Story of the Orange River
by Willcox, A.R. (Jacket illustration by C.R. Nockels.)
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Winterton: Drakensberg Publications [0-620-09845-7] [1986]. (Oblong 4to hardcover) 112pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Maps, folding color map, black and white and color photographs and illustrations, references, index, includes errata. Jacket illustration by C.R. Nockels. Locale: Natal; Orange River--South Africa; South Africa. (History--South Africa, Rivers--South Africa).
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History of the Beech Creek Area of Clinton County Pennsylvania
by Lingle, Harry A. And Vera A. Lingle
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Self-published, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. oxblood cloth with weakened gilt titles. light shelf wear. 136pp..
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Porcupine, with a Full and Fair Account of All his Authoring Transactions; being a sure and infallible guide for all enterprising young men who wish to make a fortune by writing Pamphlets
by Cobbett, William
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Philadelphia, Pa: William Cobbett, 1796. Good +. Second Edition. viii, [1], 10-56 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: pi4 B-G4 (8vo). Disbound. Evans, 30213. William Cobbett complains about everyone, including Benjamin Franklin and various Philadelphia printers and booksellers, and defends himself against accusations that he was in the pay of the British while living in Philadelphia. In Good+ Condition: disbound; title page soiled; lightly stained and foxed throughout; separated between p. 26 and p. 27. Very scarce.
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Relación de los Obispados de Tlaxcala, Michoacán, Oaxaca y Otros Lugares en el Siglo XVI
by García Pimentel y Elguero, Luis (1855-1930) from the manuscript collection of Joaquin Garcia Icazbalceta
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109 pages. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 6 1/2") rebound in attractive half leather with gilt stamping to spine and marbled boards. Manuscript material from the collection of Joaquin Garcia Icazbalecta. 1st edition.Luis Garcia Pimentel took over his father collection upon his death. How many volumes of manuscripts his library contained cannot be said with any degree of certainty. All we know is that at the end of his life his library was one of the finest and richest of private collection in Mexico. A typewritten list prepared in 1937 by his grandson, Juoaquin, shows that the collection contained at least eighty-seven volumes of manuscripts, only sixty-nine of which were listed by Federico Gomez de Orozco in his catalog in 1927. His son Garcia Pimentel picked up where his father left off, and continued publishing material from the collection. He began anther series of volumes Documentos Historicos de Mejico of which this is volume II in the series on the relationships between the bishoprics of Tlaxcala,…
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Noticias Sacadas de un Mss. Intitulado Relaciones de todas las cosas que en el Nuevo Mexico se han visto y sabido asi por mar como por tierra desde el ano 1538 hasta el de 1626
by Ramirez, Jose Fernando (1804-1871) from the library of professor George M Foster
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72 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6 1/2") issued in wrappers. The rest of the title reads Fr. Geronimo de Zarate S Predicador de la Orden de los Menores de la Provincia del Santo Evangelio;dirigidas a Ntro Rmo. Pe Fre Francisco de Apodaca, Comisario General de todas las de esta Neueva Espana. Extractadas por Jose F Ramirez. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of George M Foster. Biblioteca Aportaci Historica second series. Limited to 100 copies of which this is number 51.Among the documents which the royal decree of February 21, 1790, ordered to be copied and sent to Spain was the well-known work entitled Las relaciones del Nuevo Mexico by Geronimo de Zarate Salmeron, A Franciscan. This important source composed in 1626 by one who had accompanied Juan de Onate to New Mexico, was copied into the second volume of the Memorias de Nueva Espana. One of these copies of Zarate's account is preserved in the second volume of the section "Historia" of the Archivo General de la Nacion in Mexico…
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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
by Ralph Kovel; Terry Kovel
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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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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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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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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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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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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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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 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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Vie De M. Thomas Dazincourt
by M. Thomas Dazincourt
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Paris France: D. Dumoulin et Cie, 1892. Pretre de la Congregation de la Mission d'apres ses manuscrits et sa correspondence par un de ses Confreres. Frontispiece photo of Dazincourt - Heliog. Dujardin, Imp. Ch. Wittmann, tissue guard intact foxing to it and first few pages, all other intact, lightly tanned, no writing. Marbled boards an endpapers. A very old repair is visible, a piece of old envelope was used to re-attach first few pages to front board. You can see the calligraphic ink writing, to Madame Marguenie Gillet..Charming actually. 570 pages. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Archivo Historico de Queretaro: Nicolas de San Luis Funda HUIMILPA, Queretaro en 1529
by Jose Maria Reyes from the library of professor George M Foster
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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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