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London: HarperCollins, 1993. Deluxe Edition. One in an unspecified limitation issued signed by Thatcher on the title page. Chronology. Index. Black and white photographs. Satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Grey cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth-covered boards and blue cloth-covered hard slipcase. Rub with some loss on the spine label; an unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Fine slipcase.. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Karate: Goju-Ryu by the Cat by Tenth Dan Gogen Yamaguchi - 1963
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Karate: Goju-Ryu by the Cat
by Tenth Dan Gogen Yamaguchi
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- Keywords Martial arts, Yamaguchi, Gogen, karate
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THE DOWNING STREET YEARS
by Thatcher, Margaret
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Energy & Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller,
by [Edward Teller] Blumberg, Stanley A. and Gwinn Owens.
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[Edward Teller] Blumberg, Stanley A. and Gwinn Owens. Energy & Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller, New York: Putnams, 1976. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear to the spine edges. This copy is inscribed by Edward Teller on the front flyleaf and also laid-in is a small photograph of Teller that he has signed. In this 1976 biography of Edward Teller, father of the hydrogen bomb, the authors present exclusive interviews, memorabilia, and photos provided by Teller. and delves into each stage of his life and career. The controversial Teller spearheaded America's effort to build the hydrogen bomb, and then testified against Robert Oppenheimer in his security clearance trial. The book explains his early persecution by the Hungarian communists, then the Nazis in Germany. His role in the Manhattan Project is described in detail. Also portrayed is the development of the H-bomb, including descriptions of its evolving…
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Daniel Defoe and Diplomacy
by William Roosen
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FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, HARDCOVER with DUST JACKET - Daniel Defoe and Diplomacy by William Roosen is a Susquehanna University Press hardcover First Edition/First Printing (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 1986 - ISBN 0941664120. The book is in very good condition, and the dust jacket is acceptable with a rubbing on the spine, a tag residue and some small pieces missing/fraying around the edges. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 45 years. Thanks for buying.
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1692 Vulson’s Lives of Illustrious Men Ambrose JOAN of ARC Pucelle Gaston Foix
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1692 Vulson's Lives of Illustrious Men Ambrose JOAN of ARC Pucelle Gaston FoixMarc Vulson de la Colombiere was a 17th-century French historian who is known for his biographical sketches of notable figures, priests, politicians, philosophers, and scholars. One of his best works was 'The Lives of Illustrious Men' – a work that includes those sketches. Vulson includes descriptions of famous men and women including:
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Joan of Arc
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Anne de Montgomery
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Henry IV
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Queen Marie de Medici
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Anne of Austria, Queen of France
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Pierre de Terrail
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Cardinal Ambrose
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VULSON, Marc de la Colombiere
Les vies des hommes illustres et grands capitaines françois, qui sont peints dans la gallerie du Palais Royal. Avec leurs principales actions, armes & devises
A Paris: Nicolas Le Gras, 1692.
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The Life and Martyrdom of Saint Katherine of Alexandria; Virgin and Martyr [Half Title: The Lyf of Seynt Katerine] [Roxburghe Club]
by Gibbs, Henry Hucks (1819-1907), [Catherine, of Alexandria, Saint]
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London: Nichols and Sons, 1884. Limited Edition. Full Leather Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Printed for the members of the Roxburghe Club, transcribed from the original manuscript with spelling and special characters of the Middle English preserved. This was the 112th publication by the society Later full navy morocco, spine with gilt-stamped title, top edges gilt, 4to. [8], xix, [1], 86, [2], lxii, 188 pp.; 1 colored plate. With preface, notes, glossary, by Eugen Einenkel, (1853-1930) and Appendix: "The life of Saint Katherine. From the Royal ms. 17A. XXVII., &c., with its Latin original from the Cotton ms. Caligula A. VIII., &c. Ed. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. minimal shelf handling wear. Minor spine lightening; front board edges has a bit of offsetting presumed from another book on a shelf. Limited edition of approximately 40 copies. The book lists the 38 members that each received a copy and club membership is limited to 40. According to…
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Anne Sullivan Macy: The Story behind Helen Keller
by Braddy, Nella
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NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1933. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1st, black cloth, good only, no dj. Book is fairly tight with clean pages, but the spine looks terrible, faded, soiled, worn at ends and with a 1" rip in the front side about halfway down. Also corners bumped. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep: "For Vivian and "Buddy", with many pleasant recollections of a summer in the Les Chenaux with the skipper, Nella Braddy Henney. Pre-publication copy/Sept. 1, 1933". 'Les Chaneaux' refers to France's Channel Islands. 365 pp. incl. index.
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LIFE OF GENERAL MONK: DUKE OF ABERMARLE, & Richard Granville's JOURNAL
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1724. [ALBERMARLE, George Monck, Duke of]. THE LIFE OF GENERAL MONK: DUKE OF ALBERMARLE, containing, I. A faithful account of his unparalledl'd conduct, surprizing actions, and providential success in accomplishing the restoration of monarchy. II. A particular relation of that most memorable march from Coldstream to London; the preparations for it in Scotland, and the happy consequences of it in England. III. Many mistakes committed by our historians, (particularly the Earl of Clarendon) concerning the General's administration, rectified. Publish'ed from an original manuscript of Thomas Skinner. M.D. With a preface in vindication of General Monk's conduct and giving some account of the manuscript. By William Webster... London: Printed for J. Graves ... J. Isted and J. Hooke, 1724. The second edition, corrected. Frontispiece portrait. Octavo. [10],lxvii [i.e. xlvii],385,[7] pp. Some pagination errors, but complete. (ESTC t113801). Bound with: GRANVILLE, John. TWO ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF SIR RICHARD…
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THE LIFE, JOURNALS, AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SAMUEL PEPYS, 2 VOLUMES
by PEPYS, Samuel
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1841. PEPYS, Samuel, add. by John Smith. THE LIFE, JOURNALS, AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SAMUEL PEPYS, ESQ. F.R.S., SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY IN THE REIGNS OF CHARLES II AND JAMES II. INCLUDING A NARRATIVE OF HIS VOYAGE TO TANGIER, DECIPHERED FROM THE SHORT-HAND MSS. IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY, BY THE REV. JOHN SMTH, A.M. 2 VOLUMES. Frontispiece engraving Vol. I: Charles Wass. London: Richard Bentley, 1841. "Now first published from the originals." 37-456/367 pp. 8vo., brown blindstamped cloth with gilt spine lettering. Spines sunned, corners gently bumped, spines worn at heel and crown. Light foxing to front and rear of both volumes. Text clean and tight. Overall very good.
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Cornelii Nepotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum Explanatae/Lebens-Beschreibungen der berühmtesten Feldherren, die mit teutschen Anmerkungen erkläret und erläutert, mit einem vollständigen Register versehen,... (+ weiteres Werk)
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Königsberg: Johann Heinrich Hartung, 1756. ...und der studirenden Jugend zum Besten ans Licht gestellet worden, von M. Johann David Engelschmidt; (4 Bl.), 322 S., (35 Bl.) Register; angebunden: Imitationes Parallelae über den Cornelium Nepotem, Aus Geist- und Weltlichen Geschichten, der angehenden Jugend zur lateinischen Uebersetzung auf eine leichte, anmuthige und nützliche Art ans Licht gestellet von M. Joh. Friderico Mickelio (Johann Friederich Mickel), 1745 Rostock, Johann Christian Koppe, Editio Novissima, (7 Bl.), 192 S.; mit mehreren Druckermarken; Einband neuer Zeit in Halbleder mit Lederecken u. marmorierten Deckeln; Titelbl. mit alt ausgebesserten Eckfehlstellen u. Besitzervermerk von alter Hand, Papier teils gering fleckig, einige Bl. mit Knickspuren. Halbleder. Befriedigend. 18,2 cm. Handeinband.
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Twelve Against the Gods; The Story of Adventure
by Bolitho, William; With a foreword by Alexander Woollcott
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New York: The Press of The Reader's Club, 1941. First Reader's Club Edition, 1941. With Foreword by Alexander Woollcott and Author's Introduction. First published 1929 by Simon and Schuster. Near Fine, light toning to end pages and spine, in a Near Fine dust jacket, Reader's Club promotional and ordering card tipped to front flap, as issued, and very light edge wear. SCARCE in either edition in dust jacket, particularly so in one so lovely. The twelve subjects are Alexander the Great. -- Casanova. -- Christopher Columbus. -- Mahomet. -- Lola Montez. -- Cagliostro (and Seraphina). -- Charles XII of Sweden. -- Napoleon I. -- Lucius Sergius Catiline. -- Napoleon III. -- Isadora Duncan. -- Woodrow Wilson. William Bolitho Ryall (18911930), died a year after the publication of this book, at the age of 39."We are born adventurers, and the love of adventures never leaves us till we are very old; old, timid men, in whose interest it is that adventure should quite die out. This is why…
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Rodney Stone
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Rodney Stone, A Tale of the Napoleonic Wars by Arthur Conan Doyle. First Edition, copyright 1896 and published 1897 by D. Appleton And Company, New York. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Used. Exlib. GOOD- CONDITION.Red buckram cloth boards. Gilt titling. Black & White plates Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Frontis and 11 all additional plates are present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. 408 pages plus adverts. RARE/SCARCE/HARD TO FIND.
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Michael Strogoff: The Courier Of The Czar (PHOTOPLAY EDITION)
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Verne, Jules MICHAEL STROGOFF, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR. No info on copyright page. Grosset & Dunlap 1926 Universal-Film de France Photoplay Edition. USED. VG/Acceptable Original charging charioteer dust jacket. Front panel and spine of jacket have some loss. Please see our photos. Apple green boards with orange titles box. Film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli. Now protected by a mylar wrap. 315 pages 5 ¼ X 7 5/8.Please excuse our stack of books photos. Michael Strogoff is the only title available here.
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A Primer of Chinese Acrobatics (Meet a Cultural China)
by Qifeng Fu, Xining Li
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Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots, most on the rear. See photo. Ninety page book with many color illustrations provides an overview of Chinese acrobatics and how it developed from diverse origins such as hunting, farming, the military, ritual, games and sports, palace entertainments and cultural exchange. CD-ROM includes music clips, text and images. Videocassette shows 16 winning acrobatic performances from competition in a range of disciplines, including unfixed pole climbing, plate spinning, contortionism, chair stacking and loose steel wire stunts. Purchasers should take precautions against the possibility that the PRC-government produced CD-ROM may host…
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The Secret Power of SUNIN DO
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9 pics-clear plastic cover; blue plastic back cover; plastic spiral binding; minimal shelf wear; tiny name inside; otherwise like new
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The Girondin
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Hilaire Belloc The Girondin Thomas Nelson and Sons, London. FRENCH REVOLUTION. Copyright page states: First Published 1911. VG/ No DJ included. Used. Green boards with gold gilt titling on spine. Titles are bright but some chipping off of gilt. 372 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 ½.
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Seven Pillars Of Wisdom, A Triumph
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T.E. Lawrence. SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Privately Printed, 1926. First Published for general circulation 1935. First American Edition. States MCMXXXVI on the title page. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City, NY. GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IS INCLUDED. 672 pages, indexed. Beige buckram boards. Spine has darkened a bit. 6 7/8 X 9 ½.
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Complete Records of World's Heavyweight Boxing Champions Illustrated
by Sullivan, Alex (Editor)
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New York: Alex Sullivan, 1941. First Printing, date from internal evidence of Joe Louis' last figh June,t 1941. Very Good, small scrape top edge front wrapper, front wrapper a touch faded, faded seller's stamp top edge front cover. 64 pp. with numerous black and white photographs of heavyweight boxing legends. SCARCE. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Wise Guy James J. Johnston: A Rhapsody in Fistics
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Vanguard Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition with a good unclipped DJ, a small piece of the DJ's endflap is being used as a bookmarker; a one-inch square chunk is missing from the heel of the spine and DJ.
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Nat Fleischer's The Ring Boxing Record Book 1949 Edition Joe Waterman Inscribed
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Hard cover, approximately 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches, 792 pages. Sports, boxing. Complete records of all active fighters the world over who boxed in five or more contests from January 1, 1948, to December 31, 1948. Inside front cover (see pic) - Inscribed and signed by Joe Waterman, To Howard Smith State Athletic Commission, Tacoma, Wash, Mar 21, 1949. Vintage item in good condition, light binding looseness, cover wear notably at corners, normal cover soiling/wear, normal aging/yellowing, no handwriting other than gift inscription, no markings, no tears,
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Traditional Aikido Volume 1 Basic Technique
by Morihiro Saito - 9th Dan
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Traditional Aikido, Sword, Stick, Body Arts, Volume 1, Basic Techniques by Morihiro Saito - 9th Dan (June 1992 16th Printing), Copyright 1973 by author, ISBN 0870402668, 132 pages, dimensions about about 7 x 10 inches, Printed in Japan, published by Sugawara Martial Arts, Institute, Inc., Tokyo Japan, Translated into English by William F. Witt, printed in both languages.. Softcover book in good condition, cover show minor wear mostly around edges, spine is tight, pages are clean, unmarked, contains many black/white photographs of actual techniques. Book is most suited to be used along with physical instruction..LAXVespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer .. Aikido 6566 PB 1 Sealtest 1 pound 4ecco
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