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Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press - Delft University Press. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 2006. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 272 pages: 6.5 x 9.5 in.: 1.8: KB#007498: BRAND NEW. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered (except for slightly bumped upper corner of front board). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "A general trend in our modern society is a growing complexity. It is therefore logical that in most countries there has been a definite tendency to give weight to issues of adapting also the physical space to this complexity and to find methods to do this in an efficient way, giving satisfactory use of land and other natural resources. During the twentieth century we have seen a very active development of legal instruments for this purpose, aimed at steering spatial planning and plan implementation according to the objectives and policies chosen. This book presents basic information on how different countries within the…
Read More Traite de Palaephate, touchant les histoires incroyables, traduit du grec avec une preface et des notes du trad. C.-G.P.D.B. by PALAEPHATE [Palaephatus]; Charles-Godefroi-Etienne POLIER DE BOTTENS (1753-1782) - 1771
by PALAEPHATE [Palaephatus]; Charles-Godefroi-Etienne POLIER DE BOTTENS (1753-1782)
Traite de Palaephate, touchant les histoires incroyables, traduit du grec avec une preface et des notes du trad. C.-G.P.D.B.
by PALAEPHATE [Palaephatus]; Charles-Godefroi-Etienne POLIER DE BOTTENS (1753-1782)
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Spatial Planning Systems In Western Europe : An Overview
by Larsson, Gerhard
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A Child's History of England
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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 Victorias reign. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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C. Suetonij Tranquilli XII Caesares: item I.O. Baptistae Egnatii Veneti De Romanis principibus libri III. Eiusdem Annotationes in Suetonium. Annotata in eundem, & loca aliquot restituta per D. Erasmum Roter.
by SUETONIUS TRANQUILLUS, Caius (69-approximately 122); Desiderius Erasmus (1466/7-1536).
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Lugduni [Lyon]:: Seb. Gryphium, 1556., 1556. Small 8vo. Pagination: 473, [23] pp. Signatures: a-z8, A-H8. Printer’s device on the title page, woodcut initials, printed marginalia; editor's name on title and p. 2 are lined out in ink, three small worm holes from title-page. Nineteenth century quarter gilt-ruled calf, red paper board boards. Early ink name on title of "Carolus . . ." and occasional marginalia (pp. 58, 61, 62, 80-83 [heavy notes] - in the same hand. Very good. Beautifully printed early pocket edition printed by Sebastianus Gryphius (1493-1556), of Suetonius' most famous work and one of the few of his texts that survive, with excellent annotations by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. Commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, the work contains a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire [Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian]. It is a primary source for the study of Roman history.…
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Rerum Belgicarum Libri Quatuor. In Quibus Ferdinandi Albani Sexennium, belli Belgici principium. Additur Quintus, seorsim antea excusus, in quo Induciarum Historia; & eiusdem belli finis.
by MEURSIUS, Joannes [MEURS, Johannes von].
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Leiden:: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium (Louis Elzevier), 1614., 1614. 2 works in 1 volume. Small quarto (approximately 8.25 x 6.25 inches; 208 x 160 mm.). [8], 319, [1, blank] (pages 212, 213, 216, and 217 mis-numbered 202, 203, 206, and 207); [10], [2, blank], 67, [1, blank] pp. Signatures: )(4, A-Z4, Aa-Rr4; 6, A-H4, I2. Errata. First work with title-page printed in red and black with woodcut device; decorative woodcut initials. Second work with typographic ornament on title; decorative woodcut tail-pieces and initial; historiated woodcut initial; printer's imprint at foot of page 67: "Matriti, Apud Joannem Flandrum, Anno M. DC. X." In the Del Rio, the Approbation by Spanish Jesuit Diego Daca, or Daza (1579-1623), once covered by paper in this copy, has been exposed revealing the text [apparently contemporary with imprint]. A small clipped manuscript leaf is mounted to the foot of the title: "De Meursii rarum belicarum historia, qua . . . Halens. Collect. Libr. Rarior . . . p. 33. Manuscript leaf on…
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Rome Souterraine: Resume des decouvertes de M. de Rossi dans les catacombes romaines et en particulier dans le cimetiere de Calliste. Traduit de l'anglais, avec des additions et des notes par Paul Allard. Pref. par M. de Rossi.
by NORTHCOTE, J. Spencer (1821-1907); William Robert Bernard BROWNLOW (1830-1901).
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Paris:: Didier et Cie, 1874., 1874. Large 8vo. xx, 601, [1] pp. 20 chromo-lithographic plates, 1 'atlas' plan in chromo-lithography, 62 figs., 1 folding plan, index. Original quarter maroon morocco-backed maroon blind-stamped cloth, spine with raised bands, gilt-stamped title; spine re-colored, corners showing. Very good. Second edition, revised and augmented (first issued in 1872). Northcote's scholarly works include the authoritative Roma Sotterranea; or an Account of the Roman Catacombs, Especially of the Cemetery of St. Callixtus, compiled from the works of Commendatore Giovanni Battista de Rossi (London, Longman, 1869; new expanded edition 1879), on the Catacombs of Rome, written in conjunction with William R. Brownlow, afterwards Bishop of Clifton.
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Mykhailyk [Mikey]
by Dmytrenko, M[ariia] (pseud.); Skorkhid, W. Nicholson (Trans.)
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Todd & Honeywell, Inc, Great Neck, NY, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Levytsky, M. & Zalucky, W. Book . 45 p.: ill.; 24 cm. First American Ed. The author was a member of the Ukrainian Partisan Army and was killed by the Soviet Secret Police in 1948 at the age of 30. This true story of a boy in the insurgency was first published in an underground ed. in Ukraine in 1949. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 45 pages. Item Type: Book. Very Good+ hardcover bound in black paper over boards with bright gold title on spine. Very Good dust jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Previous owner's name and address is stamped on front and back free end papers and on the acknowledgements page. Illustrator: Levytsky, M. & Zalucky, W.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: FICTION; . ISBN: 0899622909. ISBN/EAN: 9780899622903. Main Picture: Dmytrenko (1984), Mykhailyk (First American Edition) - Front Panel and Spine of Dust Jacket,…
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The Chetnik Movement & the Yugoslav Resistance
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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press [0-8018-1589-4] 1975. (Hardcover) 208pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Notes, bibliography, index. Book about Chetnik Movement. Locale: Yugoslavia. (World War 2, World War 2).
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The pilgrimage of the Tiber, from its mouth to its source: with some account of its tributaries.
by Davies, William
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Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle. London. 1873. First edition. Octavo. xii, 347pp, 48pp publisher's adverts. Engraved frontis., map, coloured in outline, 3 further engraved plates, text engravings. Original cloth, gilt lettering, rules and cover vignette. Bumped and rubbed. Hinges cracked. Untrimmed, and partially unopened. Short closed tear to first page of index. Sporadic minor foxing/spotting. Blue silk bookmark. Inscription dated Dec 27th 1873 to verso ffep. WH Smith stamp embossed to ffep.
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My wanderings in the Balkans
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Hutchinson & Co. London. nd. [1925] First edition. Octavo. xvii, 328pp. Photo frontis., 31 further plates, text and endpaper maps. Original red cloth, gilt lettering, slightly sunned to spine. A little rubbed, marked and bumped. Endpapers slightly toned, light occasional spotting."I realised that a new Europe had been moulded out of the old…It mattered little whether it was economically sound or unsound that this or that race should be given national status… independence was in itself sufficient to justify the map of Europe being made out anew".
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C. Suetonij Tranquilli XII Caesares: item I.O. Baptistae Egnatii Veneti De Romanis principibus libri III. Eiusdem Annotationes in Suetonium. Annotata in eundem, & loca aliquot restituta per D. Erasmum Roter.
by SUETONIUS TRANQUILLUS, Caius (69-approximately 122); Desiderius Erasmus (1466/7-1536).
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Lugduni [Lyon]:: Seb. Gryphium, 1556., 1556. Small 8vo. Pagination: 473, [23] pp. Signatures: a-z8, A-H8. Printer’s device on the title page, woodcut initials, printed marginalia; editor's name on title and p. 2 are lined out in ink, three small worm holes from title-page. Nineteenth century quarter gilt-ruled calf, red paper board boards. Early ink name on title of "Carolus . . ." and occasional marginalia (pp. 58, 61, 62, 80-83 [heavy notes] - in the same hand. Very good. Beautifully printed early pocket edition printed by Sebastianus Gryphius (1493-1556), of Suetonius' most famous work and one of the few of his texts that survive, with excellent annotations by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. Commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, the work contains a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first eleven emperors of the Roman Empire [Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian]. It is a primary source for the study of Roman history.…
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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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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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The Polynesian Triangle
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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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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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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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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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Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?
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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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Grand Hotel
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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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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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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., 2000Seattle, Washington USA 98155
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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 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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