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Bruxelles: H. Dumont, 1837. Second Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 25cm x 17.5cm. xvi, 392 pages, 2 folding maps, 1 folding table. Half cloth, marbled papered boards. Text is in French. Consideree sous le rapport de l'hygiene publique, de la morale et de l'administration. 'Of Prostitution in the City of Paris', "considered from the point of view of public hygiene, morals, and administration; supported by statistical documents drawn from the archives of the police, with maps and tables." Authored by French physician Alexandre Parent-Duchatelet (1790-1836), an eminent hygienist who wrote numerous works on public health. This text, published post-humously, became his most famous and is regarded as a medical classic; a major work on the history of prostitution and one of the first empirical sociological surveys based upon nearly 8 eight years of research digging through police archives and conducting field interviews and surveys. The first edition published in 2… Read More

Melbourne: The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 27cm x 20cm. 310 pages, colour illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket. Foreword by the Prince of Wales. Foxing to top edge and top edge of jacket verso, very minor to other edges and rest of jacket verso. Very minor tanning to page extremities. Shipped Weight: 1.24 kilos. ISBN: 0473083639. ISBN/EAN: 9780473083632. BZDB407 Groups, Clubs & Associations; Countries::Australia; Australia; Medicine & Health. ISBN: 0473083639 EAN: 9780473083632 A. W. Beasley The Mantle of Surgery: The First Seventy-Five Years of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Kaluga: N. F. Bochkareva, 2006. Second Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 30cm x 21cm. [6], 330 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial cloth. Text is in Russian. Very minor shelf wear. Shipped Weight: .95 kilos. ISBN: 5895521770. ISBN/EAN: 9785895521779. BZDB407 Architecture; Countries::Asia::Russia; Foreign Language::Russian; Russian Language; Unbranded ISBN: 5895521770 EAN: 9785895521779 A. C. Dneprovskiy-Orbeliani [Architecture of the Kaluga Region: From Antiquity to the Present Day]

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia: The Department of Mines, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 26cm x 21cm. [ii], 40 single-sided pages, 64 fold-out illustrations. Pin bound, quarter cloth, lettered papered boards. Collection of plan drawings for 60 pieces of mine machinery. The bulletin was developed to assist miners in mechanising their mines due to troubles securing a workforce among the local population. Some soiling and wear to boards. Private library sticker to front pastedown. Shipped Weight: .74 kilos. BZDB407 Geology, Gold & Mining; A. G. Donaldson; G. Mitchley Mechanization of Small Mines (Mines Department Bulletin No. 3)

Bonn: A. Marcus & E. Webers Verlag, [1915?]. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 25cm x 17cm. iv, 504, [28], 492, 525 pages, black and white photographs and illustations. Blue imitation quarter leather, marbled papers, gilt lettering, no jackets. Text is in German. Journal of Sexology in three volumes. From the collection of Dr. Gary Simes, bookplate pasted down with minor marks and annotations in pencil. Minor rubbing to marbled papers and board edges. Minor foxing to endpapers. Shipped Weight: 3.3 kilos. BZDB407 Sexology; Foreign Language::German; German Language; A. Eulenburg; Iwan Bloch Zeitschrift fur Sexualwissenschaft (3 Volumes)

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 22cm x 15cm. v, 113 pages, black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, black lettering, no jacket. Moderate handling wear. Foxing to endpapers. Minor soil to top edge. Shipped Weight: .32 kilos. BZDB407 Sports & Pastimes; Unbranded A. G A. Street Physical Training and Exercises for Boys

New York: Garden City Publishing Company, 1926. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. Good Minus Condition. Size: 21cm x 14cm. 193 pages. Previously rebound in plain red cloth. Light foxing and soiling to outside edges of text block. Very light foxing. Light rubbing/wear to board edges. Outside corners very lightly bumped. Very slightly cocked. Binding cracked at rear hinge, still firm. Some waterdamage to boards. Shipped Weight: .58 kilos. BZDB407 Politics & Government; Countries::United Kingdom & Ireland; Countries::United Kingdom & Ireland::England; England; Biography & Autobiography. A Gentleman With A Duster The Mirrors of Downing Street

Oldenburg: Gerhard Stalling, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 25cm x 18cm. 49 pages, 26 black and white plates. Quarter cloth, papered boards, gilt lettering, no jacket. Text is in German. Authored by German gymnastics teacher August Glucker (1895-1975) the text provides instruction to reach new heights in frolicking. 26 beautiful examples of fine jumping and exquisite aerial repose are contained at the rear. A brilliant example of athleticism for the gymnast, dancer, or anyone interested in the human form. Minor soiling and some discolouration to boards. Interior clean. Shipped Weight: .45 kilos. BZDB407 Sports & Pastimes; German Language; Dance. A. Glucker Der Fliegende Mensch: Gymnastische Sprungubungen

Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 24cm x 18cm. 108 pages. Book is in Good condition, by which we mean it has marks of age and is well worn from handling, but is still intact and good for reading. Light foxing to top outside edge of text block. Very light foxing to endpapers and first/last few pages. Rubbing/wear to board edges. Biopredation to board edges. Shipped Weight: .50 kilos. BZDB407 Farming & Rural Life; Animals & Birds. A. E. Henderson Growing Better Wool

Aberdeen: A. Brown & Co., 1872. First Edition. Softcover Paperback. Good Condition. 18cm x 12cm. 14 pages. Saddle-sewn self wrappers. A short account of Footdee, a historic fishing village in Aberdeen. Wrappers soiled, creased and ink stained. 3.5cm split to tail of spine. Minor tanning and creasing of corners of pages. Shipped Weight: .02 kilos. BZDB407 Travel & Places; Countries::United Kingdom & Ireland::Scotland; Unbranded A Lady, A Native of Aberdeen Aberdoniana: Footdee in the Last Century

St. Louis: A. Leschen and Sons Rope Co., 1927. Revised Edition. Softcover Paperback. Very Good Condition. 21cm x 9.5cm. 30, [1] pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers. Detailed guide to the correct usage of wire rope by American ropery A. Leschen and Sons Rope Co. Minor shelf and handling wear to wrappers, small crease to crown fore-edge corner of rear cover. Previous owner's name to front cover. Interior clean. Shipped Weight: .04 kilos. BZDB407 Engineering, Industrial, Trade; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded A. Leschen and Sons Rope Co. Practical Information on the Use and Care of Wire Rope

Auckland: Tohunga Press, 1982. Reprint. Softcover Paperback. Good Condition. 22cm x 13cm. 441 pages. Illustrated wrappers. Errata and Addenda pasted to preliminaries. Moderate shelf and handling wear. Minor foxing and soiling to edges. Previous owner's name in pencil. Shipped Weight: .52 kilos. ISBN: 0473000385. ISBN/EAN: 9780473000387. BZDB407 Geology, Gold & Mining; Countries::Polynesia::New Zealand; New Zealand; ISBN: 0473000385 EAN: 9780473000387 A. R. Lillie Strata & Structure in New Zealand

London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones, and S. Highley and Son, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 23cm x 14.5cm. xvi, 118 pages. Recently rebacked quarter brown cloth, early papered boards. Translation from Latin into English of the Royal College of Physicians' Pharmacopoeia, providing a list of plants and their parts for use in medicines and other preparations, and recipes for mixing and compounding. The unnamed translator makes an appeal to Lord Stanhope to look into the Royal College of Physicians, which he accuses of quackery, and bring it before the Legislature for 'reformation and redress'. Staining and wear to boards. Some closed tears and creasing to pages, mostly minor at gutter, 5 cm closed tear to top edge of page 13/14, 2.5 cm closed tear to page 11, both without loss of text. Minor to moderate soiling, tanning, and ink marks.. Shipped Weight: .26 kilos. BZDB407 Medicine & Health; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded A London Physician A Translation of… Read More

London: Methuen & Co, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 21cm x 15cm. xi, 268 pages, frontispiece. Blue cloth, blind lettering, no jacket. Spine discoloured. Moderate soiling to cloth. Foxing to edges and endpapers. Previous owner's inscription. Shipped Weight: .61 kilos. BZDB407 Biography & Autobiography; Books on Books. Unbranded A. A. Milne It's Too Late Now: The Autobiography of a Writer

Dhaka: The University Press, 2007. Third Impression. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 22cm x 14cm. xxiv, 149 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial papered boards, pictorial jacket. Spine crown and tail gently pushed, Minor foxing to front endpaper. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Shipped Weight: .30 kilos. ISBN: 9840513419. ISBN/EAN: 9789840513413. BZDB407 Medicine & Health; Countries::Asia::Bangladesh; Unbranded ISBN: 9840513419 EAN: 9789840513413 A. Mushtaque; R. Chowdhury; Richard A. Cash A Simple Solution: Teaching Millions to Treat Diarrhoea at Home

London: Hutchinson International Authors, 1946. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 19cm x 13cm. 144 pages. Book is in Good condition, by which we mean it has marks of age and is well worn from handling, but is still intact and good for reading. Foxing and soiling to outside edges of text block. Very light foxing to endpapers and occasionally throughout. Very light rubbing/wear to board edges. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Soiling and discolouration to jacket. Light foxing to inside of jacket. Light browning to pages. Slightly cocked. Shipped Weight: .18 kilos. BZDB407 Fiction; Military & Warfare. A. Novikov-Priboi The Captain

Melbourne: Transit Lounge, 2016. Reprint. Softcover Paperback. Very Good Condition. Signed by Author. Size: 23cm x 15cm. 248 pages. Book is in Very Good condition, by which we mean it has minor marks of age and/or wear from light handling, but is still a desirable copy. Moderate shelf and edge wear to cover. Previous bookseller sticker. Shipped Weight: .35 kilos. Signed by Author. ISBN/EAN: 9781921924835. BZDB407 Fiction; Countries::Australia::Victoria; Australia; Signed by Author EAN: 9781921924835 A. S. Patric Black Rock White City

London: The Bibliographical Society for Bernard Quaritch, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Good Condition. 29cm x 23cm. xvi, 609 pages. Brown cloth, leather label, gilt lettering. Reference tab taped to front endpaper. Minor pencil annotations to front endpaper and flyleaf. Flecked tanning throughout. Shipped Weight: 2.5 kilos. BZDB407 Books on Books; Unbranded A. W. Pollard; G. R. Redgrave A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland And of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640

Sydney: The Builder Printing Works, 1905. First Edition. Softcover Paperback. Good Condition. 22cm x 14cm. 68 pages, black and white illustrations. Original wrappers, in a vernacular cloth jacket with embroidered lettering and border. A paper on early steam boats in Australia by Alexander Brown Portus (1834-1905), late Superintending Engineer of Dredges for the Public Works Department of New South Wales, read before the Australian Historical Society, 30th June, 1904. Describes the ships, their arrivals, movements, events, repairs, wrecks, and other historical minutiae, largely in New South Wales, but also of their movement and events in Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, and New Zealand. The jacket is worn and split at the spine crown and with a stain to the spine. Very minor foxing to edges. The interior is bright with only minor pencil annotations. Shipped Weight: .18 kilos. BZDB407 Ships & the Sea; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded A. B. Portus Early Australian Steamers

Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Co. , 1948. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. xxii, 170 pages, 12 black and white plates. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering. Including "About Myself" by M. P. Shiel (New Revised Version). Very minor shelf wear. Minor tanning to pages. Shipped Weight: .49 kilos. BZDB407 Books on Books; Unbranded A. Reynolds Morse The Works of M. P. Shiel: A Study in Bibliography