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Forms and Ceremonies of the Degree of Patriarchs Militant Adopted By the Soveriegn Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Portland, Oregon, September 22, 1925
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History of the Origin and Progress of the Meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford and of The Charity connected with it. To which is prefixed A View of the Condition of the Parochial Clergy of this kingdom.
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Relaciones Geograficas del Siglo XVIII San Juan Baptista de Amatlan de Xora
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163-197 pages. Royal octavo (9" x6 3/4") issued in wrappers. From the library of George M Foster. Relaciones Geograficas del Siglo XVIII. First edition, limited to 100 copies of which this is number 96.Manuscripts collected by Franciso del Paso Troncoso. In the archives of the "Real Academia de Historia de Madrid" and "The Archives of the Indies of Seville."George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications, his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics, including acculturation, long-term fieldwork, peasant economies, pottery making, public health, social structure, symbolic systems, technological change, theories of illness and wellness, humoral…
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The Prussian Elementary Schools
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Cosas de la Colonia; Apuntes para la Cronica del Sieglo XVIII en Chile.
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Samlinger til de danske Øers Laalands og Falsters Historie af P. Rhode. Med en deel Forandringer, Tillæg og Rettelser paany udgivne af Jacob Friis.
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Kjobenhavn: Forlagt af Chr. Steen & Son, 1859. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. With changes, supplements and corrections." 8vo. 2 volumes in one. Volume I. pp. viii, 628, with frontispiece of the author. Volume II. pp. 205, [1]. Bound in period quarter leather with marbled boards. Re-backed; the original spine is preserved although it is darkened and well worn. Inner hinges neatly strengthened. Interior pages contain mild scattered foxing and minor wear. Peder Rhode (1734-1793) was a Danish pastor and historian. His "Samlinger til de danske Øers Laalands og Falsters Historie" (first published in two volumes 1776-94) contains interesting details on the customs, life-style, superstition and folklore of the Danish islands Lolland and Falster. The 1859 edition includes many changes, additions and corrections.
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A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic (Holt Paperback)
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Forced Native Labor in Sixteenth Century Central America
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xvi+469 pages with appendix and bibliography. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First editionFocusing on the fate of the natives under Spanish rule, the author traces in graphic detail the rupturing of Indian traditions and the fate that befell the Indian people. While demonstrating the excesses of the conquistadors and unscrupulous crown officials, he also emphasizes that Central America was the scene of the first attempt to apply the famous New Laws. Although that legislation was not fully implemented, the reformist judge Alonso Lopez de Cerrato made significant improvements in labor conditions, in the face of furious opposition from the Spanish settlers. Aside from it discussion of labor practices, this account deals with population figures and the extent of the slave trade, and corrects a number of errors in traditional sources. In addition, Spanish Indian policy, particularly at the local level, is examined…
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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SOCIAL THEORY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE TWO NEW ESSAYS ON THEORETICAL SOCIOLOGY
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New York: The Free Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vi]vii-xxiii [4]1-702. THE FIRST EDITION of the 1968 Free Press publication. The copyright page states 'first printing'. Includes a preface to the 1957 revised edition. Robert K. Merton is generally considered the father of modern Sociology and a major influence in the study of criminology. This was his first book and has become established as a work of central importance in the social science. The 1968 edition includes the complete 1957 text and two new essays; "On the History and Systematic of Sociological Theory," and "On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range," This is a very good copy in a dust jacket with moderate edge wear, mainly at the top. There is some soiling and darkening of the spine. The jacket is now protected with a Brodart cover.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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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 Natyasastra - A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics Ascribed to Bharata-Muni, Volume I (Chapters I-XXVII)
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Moose Fort Journals 1783-85
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xxx+392+iv pages with 3 fold out maps, appendixes and index. Royal octavo (9½" x 6½")issued in blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Edited by E.E. Rich, Assisted by A.M. Johnson. Introduction by G.P. de T. Glazebrook. Hudson Bay Record Society volume XVII. Number 1549 of a limited edition.A fort was built near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay North East Ontario, Canada, by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the early 1670s. In the struggle between the English and French in Canada, the fort changed hands several times and shortly after 1696 was destroyed. In 1730 the company built a post close to the ruins of the original fort. This post has been in continuous operation to the present day. This is the first publication of the Record Society to deal specifically with affairs at the "Bottom of the Bay."Condition:Pages unread. A very good to fine copy without jacket as issued.
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Archivo Historico de Queretaro: Nicolas de San Luis Funda HUIMILPA, Queretaro en 1529
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45 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") issued in wrappers. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of professor George M Foster. First edition limited to 100 copies.George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications, his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics, including acculturation, long-term fieldwork, peasant economies, pottery making, public health, social structure, symbolic systems, technological change, theories of illness and wellness, humoral medicine in Latin America, and worldview. The quantity, quality, and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of…
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