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V. Kutne Hore, Prochazky, 1851. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Includes Czech newspaper articles pasted onto front endpaper, dated 1888. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4" - 7 3/4" tall. 96 pp. Text is in Czech. Minor markings on rear endpapers. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Previous owner's inscription on half-title page and beginning of first chapter. Marbled edges in good condition. Bumped and rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: History; Non-English Language::Czech; Czech Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001331. .
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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Lausanne:: J. Pierre Heubach, 1771., 1771. 12mo. [XXIV], 5, [1], 141, [1] pp. Title within decorative border, vignette. Original full gilt-stamped calf; rubbed. Scarce. Very good. First edition (and only) of this translation.
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Epistoly Kutnohorske: Sepsane od H. B.
by Karel Havlicek
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Saint Jadwiga, Queen of Poland 1374-1399
by Przybyszewski, Boleslaw
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Names from the Netherlands Lemmen
by Lemmen, Loren
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Venezia Nei Secoli La Citta. Secondo Volume
by Miozzi, Eugenio
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Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957. Volume Two. First edition. Hard cover. Published Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957, first printing. Small 4to., 8" x 11", 436pp., profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates, fold-outs. Gilt stamped cream cloth with gilt cover design, ribbon marker. Text in Italian. Partial foxing along two edges, else very good plus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.
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Darkness at Noon: Sötétség délben
by Arthur Koestler
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Title: Sötétség délben (Darkness at Noon)Author: Arthur Koestler
Publisher: Ujváry Griff Verlag
Place: München
Year: 1981
Edition: Samizdat
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Pages: 144
Language: Hungarian
Condition: Good
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Venezia Nei Secoli La Citta. Secondo Volume
by Miozzi, Eugenio
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Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957. Volume Two. First edition. Hard cover. Published Venezia: Venezia Casa Editrice Libeccio, 1957, first printing. Small 4to., 8" x 11", 436pp., profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates, fold-outs. Gilt stamped cream cloth with gilt cover design, ribbon marker. Text in Italian. Partial foxing along two edges, else very good plus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to.
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Darkness at Noon: Sötétség délben
by Arthur Koestler
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Title: Sötétség délben (Darkness at Noon)Author: Arthur Koestler
Publisher: Ujváry Griff Verlag
Place: München
Year: 1981
Edition: Samizdat
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 144
Language: Hungarian
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket: Not issued
Size (mm): 106 x 150Description: Hungarian bootleg edition of Koestler's most influential work published in West Germany and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain. Cover art is based on "The Power and the Man" by Kazimir Malevich. A rare and interesting addition for any Koestler completist.
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Modern and contemporary Macedonia (2 Volumes): Volume 1: Macedonia Under Ottoman Rule / Volume 2: Macedonia Between Liberation and the Present Day
by Ioannis Koliopoulos
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Paratiritis, 1993. Hardcover. Used- Fine Condition. Listing consists of two volumes. Books are clean and tight. Books show very light shelf wear. Volume 1 has crease on page 213 and penned notation on first page "2 of set, 1 of 2" and Volume 2 has a notation in the same place that reads "2/2". No further markings on the inside of books. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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[THE FRENCH AND BRITISH CONFLICTS ON EGYPTIAN REGION] Affaires du Haut-Nil et du Bahr-el-Ghazal, 1897-1898 (Documents Diplomatiques) [i.e. Upper Nile and Bahr-el-Ghazal Affairs, 1897-1898 (Diplomatic Documents)].
by MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES = FOREIGN MINISTRY OF FRANCE.
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Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1898. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original wrappers. Folio. (32 x 21 cm). bilingual in English and French. [8], 26, [2] p. First printed edition of these minutes by the Foreign Ministry of France in 1897-1898 on Bahr Al-Ghazal, Lake Chad, and the Upper Nile regions. The tensions between French and British relations were high in the 1875-1898 era. especially over Egyptian and African issues. At several points, these issues brought the two nations to the brink of war; but the situation was always defused diplomatically. For two decades, there was peace-but it was "an armed peace, characterized by alarms, distrust, rancor, and irritation." During the Scramble for Africa in the 1880s, the British and French generally recognized each other's spheres of influence. In an agreement in 1890, Great Britain was recognized in Bahr-el-Ghazal and Darfur, while Wadai, Bagirmi, Kanem, and the territory to the north and east…
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine July December 1838: Arnold's History of Rome, Early English Songs and Poems
by Isaac Preston Cory, Thomas Warton, T.L. Mitchell, Frederic W. Faber, John Kenyon, James Montgomery,
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Volume XLIV American Edition 1838 VII, New YorkScare Periodical, July to December 1838, 6 month boundMany First Printings of poems and articles.-Poem Sexton's Daughter (first printing)(Archaeus pseudonymous)- Ancient fragments of The Phoenician Chaldean document by Isaac Preston Cory- Poems by John Kenyon- Arnold's History of Rome- Avenger- The Murdering Banker- Buenos Ayres- Callimachus- Cassimir PerrierAlcestic of Euripides by Chapman- Christopher in his Cave- Coronation Queen Victoria I by James Montgomery- Colonial misgovernment- Corn Laws- Irish Oysters- Early English Songs and PoemsFrance war in disquiseFuneralsThomas War poetryHerringHymn to DianaPhilosoply of ConsciousnessJohn KenyonLace Merchant of NamurLegendary LoreLiberalism of PoperyMexico war in DisguiseT.L. Mitchell expeditions into Eastern AustraliaNamurNew South Wales expeditions by T.L. Mitchell Orpheus-Sonnets by Rev. Frederic W. FaberColonial Systems Producers verses ConsumersSketchers Sonnets- Scientific Principles -… Read More
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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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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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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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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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Soviet Russia: Promise or Menace?
by Petersen, Arnold
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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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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 Man In The Brown Suit
by Christie, Agatha
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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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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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Grand Hotel
by Baum, Vicki
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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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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)
by Fernand Braudel
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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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