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Cambridge University Press, UK, No date. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The book and dust jacket are in Fine condition.

Library of America/ University of Cambridge, UK, 1985. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "Written in London and Italy between 1879 and 1885, these novels portray American women confronting crises of independence and possession. Studies in the exercise of power that mark relations between sexes, classes, and cultures, they show James' special solicitude for the young heroines who occupy the center of his fictional world."" [Dust Jacket] There is a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST PRINTING.

Random House, 1964. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. Among the earliest, if not the first, English work described as a ""novel"". Written in 18 sections (Books) including Book I - Containing as Much of the Birth of the Foundling as Is Necessary or Proper to Acquaint the Reader with in the Beginning of This History, and ending with Book XVIII - Containing About Six Days. Illustrations by Lawrence Beal Smith. There is a slipcase in Very Good condition. This is a 1st thus edition. [Check for shipping cost on larger format books].

Harper & Row Publishers, NY, 1979. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "In the early chapters, Hugh Thomas considers the origins of life and man as hunter. Later chapters deal with the impact of climate on early history and the coming of agriculture. In the central portion he discusses the intellectual transformation known as the Renaissance, technological advances, and the growth of cities and commerce. The reader is then led with a sure hand through the industrial age and the immense variety of inventions and technical changes since 1750. In the last part of the book, the impact of these technical changes on political and social life is examined. Finally, Thomas traces the disastrous consequences of over-reliance on the state - the First World War, the rise of fascism and nazism, the Second World War and the Cold War." [Dust Jacket] Comprehensive world history. Detailed index. 700 pages. There is a protective mylar cover. STATED 1ST US EDITION.

Butterworth's, London, UK, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Published first by British father and son (both architects and architectural historians) this book has been, and is, the standard reference for concise/accurate descriptions of architecture throughout the ages. "...it is believed that a work in which architecture is treated as a result and record of civilization, will prove attractive to that increasing public which interests itself in artistic development." [Preface, 1896] Larger format. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.] There is a protective mylar cover. 19TH EDITION; 2ND PRINTING.