Social Life

From Wealth and Rebellion Elsie Clews Parsons, Anthropologist and Folklorist to L'Assiette Au Beurre -- Les Anglais Chez Nous No 92 -- 3 January 1903, we can help you find the social life books you are looking for. As the world's largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from Biblio.com.au, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee.

Social Life Books & Ephemera

Crocodiles and Alligators (Endangered Species)

Crocodiles and Alligators (Endangered Species)

by Levy, Charles

Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc.. 1991. Quarto Size [approx 23cm x 29cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour photographs, drawings and maps. 128 pages. A survey of this endangered group of animals drawing on the latest research into these living dinosaurs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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A$20.00
Hand Colored Proof Engraving Depicting Hunting Scene; Wood framed glass portrait with hooks suitable for hanging

Hand Colored Proof Engraving Depicting Hunting Scene; Wood framed glass portrait with hooks suitable for hanging

by Leech, John

Np: Np, Np. Hardcover. A few very slight nicks to wood frame. Near fine. Leetch, John. Description reads: NO CONSEQUENCE......" I say Jack! Whose that come to grief in the ditch?" "Only the Parson." "Oh leave him there he won't be wanted until next Sunday!" Frame is 37 x 28 inches, with image 23.5 x 15 inches in a matted five inch border.
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A$271.97
A Tenant At Will

A Tenant At Will

by Grant, C.F

London: G. Tregear, 1831. Stiff Wraps. Orig. full color lithograph. Very good. 26.5 x 33 cm. Color etching, with two men standing at entry one noting, "It seems we shan't have much to carry." The seated fellow refuses to pay the Crown taxes, stating "Tell his aforesaid Majesty I shant pay a farthing Old cockalorum, [a little man who incorrectly has a very high opinion of himself]. So you may Sieze for it." Printed on heavy stock, repair at left corned head, nick at right head corner.
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A$388.53
The Relicks Of A Saint. A right merry Tale by Ferdinand Farquhar, Esq

The Relicks Of A Saint. A right merry Tale by Ferdinand Farquhar, Esq

by Rowlandson, Thomas [Illustrator]

London: Thomas Tegg, 1816. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. drab boards. Good in fine red cloth chemise housed in fine quarter red morocco and matching cloth slipcase. Rowlandson, Thomas. 135 pages. 18 x 10.5 cm. Hand-colored aquatint frontispiece by Rowlandson. Half-title, front cover detached, spin abraded, text generally clean.
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A$450.69
Proverbial Comparisons in Ricardo Palma's Tradiciones Peruanas

Proverbial Comparisons in Ricardo Palma's Tradiciones Peruanas

by Arora, Shirley L

Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Publications: Folklore Studies. Vol. 16. List of Abbreviations. Bibliography. Orig. printed wrappers. Fine.
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A$31.08
P & O Pencillings

P & O Pencillings

by Lloyd, William Whitelock

London: Day & Son, 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial beveled green cloth, front cover decorated in blue, red and yellow with lettering in gilt. Aeg. Very good. Lloyd, William Whitelock. Unpaginated. Oblong folio. 27 x 37.5 cm. One map, chromolithographed frontispiece, title page, 22 chromolithograph plates (without hand-coloring) and accompanying black and white sketches by Lloyd. Published for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company illustrating life aboard a P&O voyage from... Read more about this item
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A$582.79
Ki Ki's Paris Artists and Lovers 1900-1930

Ki Ki's Paris Artists and Lovers 1900-1930

by Kluver, Billy & Julie Martin

New York: Abrams, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Orig. black cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 264 pages. 30 x 25 cm. More than 700 illustrations, including 12 maps. Bright, fresh copy.
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A$46.62
Soviet Era; The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography

Soviet Era; The Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography

by Markov-Grinberg

Bologna: Damiani editore, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Markov-Grinberg. 156 pages, 28.5 x 24 cm. Profusely illustrated with Markov-Grinberg photographs, starting with his early work as a photo journalist started in the 1930's covering the collective farms through World War II and beyond; however,the majority of images are from the 1930's. Text in English.
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A$155.41
Shaker Architecture

Shaker Architecture

by Schiffer, Herbert (Compiler)

Exton: Schiffer Publishing, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 190 pages. 27.5 x 22 cm. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, plans to scale and drawings. Bibliography. Index. Self imposed restraint brings power to the architecture -- where the adequate becomes art. Each of the sixteen chapters present a separate Shaker community.
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A$69.93
P & O Pencillings

P & O Pencillings

by Lloyd, William Whitelock

London: Day & Son, 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter brown morocco spine, leather corners, gilt decorated front cover lettering. Aeg. Very good. Lloyd, William Whitelock. Unpaginated. Oblong folio. 30 x 40.5 cm. Edition de Luxe. copy 284 of 300 signed by Lloyd. One map, chromolithograph frontispiece, title page, 22 chromolithograph plates (with hand-coloring) and accompanying black and white sketches by Lloyd. Published for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company illustrating life... Read more about this item
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A$660.49
Structure of Custodial Care An Anthropological Study of a State Hospital

Structure of Custodial Care An Anthropological Study of a State Hospital

by Salisbury, Richard F

Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Publications in Culture and Society. Vol. 8. Bibliography. Index. Orig. printed wrappers. Fine.
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A$38.85
History of The United Service Club

History of The United Service Club

by Jackson, Major-General Sir Louis C

Aldershot: Committee of the United Service Club, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth with front cover decoration in gilt. Near fine. 132 pages. 25 1/2 x 16 cm. Sixteen illustrations. Index. History of the reknown English officer's club.
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A$46.62
Harlem As Seen By Hirschfield ; Text by William Saroyan

Harlem As Seen By Hirschfield ; Text by William Saroyan

by Hirschfeld, Al

New York: Hyperion, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white board front cover with multicolored illustration and tan cloth spine with white printed paper label. Near fine. 46.5 x 36 cm. Limited edition, copy 460 of 1000. Six page introduction by Saroyan. Iconic study of Harlem life and culture, twenty four original lithographs, most in color. His ability to capture a perfect likeness using a minimum number of lines, a hallmark of his style and success. Al Hirschfeld's iconic depiction of 1930s... Read more about this item
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A$6,138.70
Frank Lloyd Wright ALS matted and framed to Lewis Mumford [61 x 37 cm.]; Discusses the Guggenheim Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright ALS matted and framed to Lewis Mumford [61 x 37 cm.]; Discusses the Guggenheim Museum

by Wright, Frank Lloyd

Taliesin, 1931. Glass Framed. Fine condition, matted and gilt framed -- suitable for hanging. Typed letter, 45 x 20 cm. to friend and architectural critic, Lewis Mumford. "My dear Lewis: I've read `The Brown Decade' you so kindly sent me and it is a useful work in your splendid style. I didn't agree in total but admire and respect......The Guggenheim has asked me for a recommendation for the new work she wants to do and I gave my best - but wrote her what I though of her thesis. You know what I must... Read more about this item
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A$12,417.26
Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives

Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives

by John Naisbitt

Warner Books, 1982. Hardcover. Social Indicators, Social Prediction, Social Conditions United States. (290 Pgs.) DJ, VG
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A$23.23
Lisette Model; Preface by Berenice Abbott

Lisette Model; Preface by Berenice Abbott

by Model, Lisette

New York: Aperture, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial boards. Near fine in dust wrapper with marginal tears. Model, Lisette. 109. Folio, 39 x 30 cm. Signed by Lisette Model on half title. Illustrated with more than fifty plates presenting images from the 1937 series to later studies of New York -- Promenade des Anglais, Sammy's Bar New York, Lower East Side New York et al. Berenice Abbott provides critical commentary.
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A$699.34
Selected Works: Thomas Hardy

Selected Works: Thomas Hardy

by Thomas Hardy

Gramercy Books, NY, 1995. First Ed., First Printing. Hardcover. Wessex England; Social Life; This one Vol. includes The Return of The Native, Tess of The D'urbervilles and Ten Short Stories as the Selected Works of Thomas Hardy. (803 Pgs.) DJ and Book VVG
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A$26.34
Pictures of Life & Character; From the Collection of Mr. Punch: Fourth Series

Pictures of Life & Character; From the Collection of Mr. Punch: Fourth Series

by Leech, John

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated green boards and maroon cloth. Very good. Leetch, John. Folio, 30 x 44 cm. Approx. 120 pages of cartoons, at least four per page of Leetch's work for Punch. Spotting to front and back covers.
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A$124.33
Jorrocks's Jaunts And Jollities; Being The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating. Eccentric And Extravagant Exploits Of That Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks, Etc.

Jorrocks's Jaunts And Jollities; Being The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating. Eccentric And Extravagant Exploits Of That Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks, Etc.

by Alken, Henry (Illustrator)

London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1843. Second edition. Hardcover. Three quarter dark green calf, marbled boards, matching marbled endpapers and edges, Very good. Alken, Henry. 358 pages. 21 x 14.2 cm. First edition with colored plates -- 15 hand-colored aquatint plates, including the engraved title vignette. Each plate marked, drawn and etched by H. Alken (except the title which does not bear his name).TOOLEY 471. "First appeared in Vols. I-VII of New Sporting Magazine and then in book form in 1838 with 12... Read more about this item
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A$1,320.99
Diane Arbus Magazine Work

Diane Arbus Magazine Work

by Arbus, Doon and Marvin Israel

New York: Aperture, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. pictorial grey and white boards. Fine in fine dust wrapper. Arbus, Diane. 175 pages. 29 x 24 cm. 151 black and white photographs. A collective portrait of sixties' style and culture. Bibliography,
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A$62.16
Hand Colored Proof Engraving Depicting Hunting Scene; Wood framed glass portrait with hooks suitable for hanging

Hand Colored Proof Engraving Depicting Hunting Scene; Wood framed glass portrait with hooks suitable for hanging

by Leech, John

Np: Np, Np. Hardcover. A few very slight nicks to wood frame. Near fine. Leetch, John. Description reads: Ruggles: " Hold hard Master George its too wide, and uncommon deep." Master George: "all right Ruggles! We can booth swim!" Frame is 37 x 28 inches, with image 23.5 x 15 inches in a matted five inch border.
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A$233.12
A History of the New York Presbyterian Church

A History of the New York Presbyterian Church

by Edington, Frank E

Washington, DC: New York Ave. Presbyterian Church, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrated. Signed by the author. Index. Bookplate. Orig. green cloth decorated in blind. Fine. 369 pages.
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A$38.85
Articles of Light. Reflections on lowlifes, ratbags and angels

Articles of Light. Reflections on lowlifes, ratbags and angels

by Dickins, Barry

Ringwood: Penguin Original. 2000. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. xii, 289 pages. Australian playwright, author and artist, Barry Dickins has the ability to catch the absurdity and loveliness of normality. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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A$15.00
Ancient Japanese Nobility The Kebane Ranking System

Ancient Japanese Nobility The Kebane Ranking System

by Miller, Richard J

Berkeley: Univ. of California Press, 1974. First edition. Publications: OccasionalPapers. Nos. 7. Extensive Bibliography. Orig. printed wrappers. Fine.
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A$46.62
Degas in New Orleans.  Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable.

Degas in New Orleans. Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable.

by Benfey, Christopher

Berkeley: University of California Press. 1999. Very Good condition. Remainder mark to bottom-edge. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 294 pages. . Reprint. Trade Paperback.
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A$15.00