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Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1957. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, facsimile signature to upper board gilt, top edge dyed yellow. With the original glassine jacket. Portrait frontispiece, five plates and an illustration within the text. Ownership ink stamp of Rudolph W. Preisendorfer with manuscript phone number on the front free endpaper. Minor bumps to corners, free endpapers partially toned. An excellent, fresh copy in the jacket that is a little rubbed and yellowed with a white spot on the lower panel. First edition, first printing. A very attractive copy in the uncommon glassine jacket. Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928) was a theoretical physicist at the University of Leiden who made important contributions to our understanding electromagnetism and relativity, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his explanation of the Zeeman effect. Lorentz laid much of the groundwork for Einstein's theory of special relativity, and he was supportive of the younger…
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The Meaning of war
by Henri Bergson, H Wildon Carr (Introduction)
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This is the original 1915 hardcover book and not a reprint. It is an ex-library book with some stickers and markings but it is in a very good condition overall. The pages are a little yellowed by age but are all clean and free of highlighting/notes. The book has an introduction by H Wildon Carr. 47 pages.
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H. A. Lorentz. Impressions of His Life and Work.
by (Lorentz, Hendrik A.) G. L. de Haas-Lorentz (ed.)
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Now & Then: Shackelford County 1976 (West Texas Ranching History)
by Staff Written
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Privately Printed, 1976. Softcover. Good. Detailed history of Shackelford County, Texas - a West Texas ranching community. Includes histories of businesses, churches, ranches, schools, many family histories and much more. Illustrated with historical photographs. Rare. No copies in WorldCat database and no copies listed in commerce at the time of this posting. 72 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear and rubbing. Small oil stain to back panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Bruce Weber
by Bruce Weber
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Dark blue cloth boards with debossed "BW" to front board. Black and white pictorial dust jacket. Stated at back: "This first edition... is limited to 5000 casebound [harback] copies." Photographs are reproduced by sheet-fed gravure with additional halftone colors. 8 sections of photographs total: Brothers, Matt Dillon, Notebook, Lifeguards, Clammers, Hall of Fame, Jeff, and On Leave in Waikiki. The Hall of Fame section are photographs taken at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Light creasing to dust jacket and small area of indentation to back wrap at spine. Light sunning to top and bottom edge of boards. Unpaginated. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches.
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Orlando’s Magic Carpet
by Kathleen Hale
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Book and jacket are in good condition. Gift inscription on inside of front cover. Dust jacket has been wrapped in Mylar for the book's protection.
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The English Rogue. Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon.
by Richard Head & Francis Kirkman
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Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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H. A. Lorentz. Impressions of His Life and Work.
by (Lorentz, Hendrik A.) G. L. de Haas-Lorentz (ed.)
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Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1957. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, facsimile signature to upper board gilt, top edge dyed yellow. With the original glassine jacket. Portrait frontispiece, five plates and an illustration within the text. Ownership ink stamp of Rudolph W. Preisendorfer with manuscript phone number on the front free endpaper. Minor bumps to corners, free endpapers partially toned. An excellent, fresh copy in the jacket that is a little rubbed and yellowed with a white spot on the lower panel. First edition, first printing. A very attractive copy in the uncommon glassine jacket. Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928) was a theoretical physicist at the University of Leiden who made important contributions to our understanding electromagnetism and relativity, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his explanation of the Zeeman effect. Lorentz laid much of the groundwork for Einstein's theory of special relativity, and he was supportive of the younger…
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Now & Then: Shackelford County 1976 (West Texas Ranching History)
by Staff Written
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Privately Printed, 1976. Softcover. Good. Detailed history of Shackelford County, Texas - a West Texas ranching community. Includes histories of businesses, churches, ranches, schools, many family histories and much more. Illustrated with historical photographs. Rare. No copies in WorldCat database and no copies listed in commerce at the time of this posting. 72 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear and rubbing. Small oil stain to back panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Bruce Weber
by Bruce Weber
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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Dark blue cloth boards with debossed "BW" to front board. Black and white pictorial dust jacket. Stated at back: "This first edition... is limited to 5000 casebound [harback] copies." Photographs are reproduced by sheet-fed gravure with additional halftone colors. 8 sections of photographs total: Brothers, Matt Dillon, Notebook, Lifeguards, Clammers, Hall of Fame, Jeff, and On Leave in Waikiki. The Hall of Fame section are photographs taken at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Light creasing to dust jacket and small area of indentation to back wrap at spine. Light sunning to top and bottom edge of boards. Unpaginated. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches.
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Orlando’s Magic Carpet
by Kathleen Hale
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Lewes, Delaware, United States
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Book and jacket are in good condition. Gift inscription on inside of front cover. Dust jacket has been wrapped in Mylar for the book's protection.
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The English Rogue. Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon.
by Richard Head & Francis Kirkman
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Blue cloth binding with gilt titles.
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Mother Earth Spirituality: Native Amercan Paths to Healing Ourselves and the World
by ed mcgaa, eagle man
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first owner, ,no marks or tearsA dear stream of practical knowledge with the mind change we need to save the life of our Mother Earth--and ourselves
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Sophia: Aspects of the Divine Feminine Past & Present [Paperback] Schaup, Susanne
by Schaup, Susanne
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Nicolas -Hays Inc, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Schaup, Susanne : Sophia: Aspects of the Divine Feminine Past & Present. York Beach (ME) : Nicolas -Hays Inc, 1997. First edition. Translated from the German by the author. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers glued to text block, reprod of Andy Warhol's detail take on Botticelli's Venus to front. xxvi pp prelim material, 235 numbered pp, three unnumbered following. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean and binding tight/not creased. Light wear to cover. An wide-ranging study of the ancient notion of sophia - no mention of Hagia Sophia, but you will find George MacDonald, Pachamama, and Jakob Boehme. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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AUTHORITARIANISM AND THE INDIVIDUAL
by Metz, Harold & Thomson, C.A.H
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Washington D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1950. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with pencil marking to front fly, light rubbing to edges, bumping to spine ends, mild soiling to front cover else still bright, intact and whole. JEX 1/21
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Convictions
by Donald Coggan
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This book is in very good condition. There is little to no wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "In this book I have gathered together a number of lectures, sermons and addresses given during the thirteen and a half years in which I was Archbishop of York, and during my opening months as Archbishop of Canterbury...." - Preface from Convictions
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The man beneath the gift: The story of my life: Inscription signed by Father Ralph DiOrio
by DiOrio, Ralph A.; Gropman, Donald
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First Edition Inscribed and Dated Nov. 24, 1980 By Author. (Has J.M.J.) by the date. "To (names) With deep respect & wishes for the best of health, peace & happiness. (sign of the cross) Fr. Ralph DiOrio. Book Fine, Dust Jacket Near Fine rubbed corner, some small scratches. Ships with delivery confirmation.
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Vatican Council II The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents
by Austin Flannery
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This book is in good condition. There is significant wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. The corners are worn. The previous owner's name is written on the inside of the front cover. The pages are tanned but clear of any marking."Why a new edition of the documents of Vatican II? For eighteen years I have been involved in the translation and publication of official Church documents, including those of Vatican II and its aftermath, and I have long felt that there is need for a volume containing not only the sixteen Council documents, but also as useful a selection as possible of the relevant subsequent official documents, those which dot the i's and cross the t's, as it were, of the sixteen...." - Introduction from Vatican Council II The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents
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The Magical Arts: A Short History
by Burland, C.A
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Binding is square, tight and clean save for a stray mark on reverse. Red top stain. Internals clean except for faint marginal spotting/staining on pp.136-37. Old Weiser booklabel on front pastedown. Unclipped wrapper has minor wrinkling/ small creases (it is a very thin gold foil paper jacket) plus some edgewear; else Fine. Fifty-seven illustrations on b/w plates interspersed throughout text; again, as mentioned elsewhere on this space; images perhaps those not commonly seen re-printed ad nauseum.Inv. # TMA* bds 9/2023
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Nuggets from King Solomon's Mine
by Schmalz, John Barnes
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The Barta Press, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good +. 141 pp. Leather is in great condition. Pages are clean, binding is solid. Gutter split after title page. Canvasses many pyramid symbols.
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Bird Life in Wington
by Reid, J. Calvin
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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1948. Hardcover. Very Fine. Weidenaar, Reynold H.. 122 pp. Stories teaching Christian way of life by applying human characteristics into character roles of familiar birds. Yellow marbled boards. DJ: Very light edge wear.
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The Life and Work of St. Paul
by Frederic W Farrar
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Book binding is loose - particularly on front coverCover is in good condition.
Inside front cover - not great.
Pages have yellowed.
No dust jacket.
Please let me know if you'd like additional info or pictures. Thanks!
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