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From Slaves to Palm Kernels: A History of the Galinhas Country (West Africa), 1730-1890
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Memoire de Contemporains, pour server a l'histoire de France, et Principalement a celle de la Republique et de l'empire [tr. Memory of his contemporaries as to the history of France, mainly in the Republic and Empire]
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C. Crispus Sallustius; et L. Anneaus Florus
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Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1773. First Baskerville edition. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 9 ¾ x 11 ¾ inches. 4to. [2] + 317 numbered pages (199-204, 228-229 misnumbered) with two feps at front and end, one set marbled. With armorial bookplate of Charles Percy, younger son of the 2nd Baron Lovaine of Alnwick. A little light foxing and toning mostly at extremities. Wide margins and clean leaves. Bound in striking contemporary full dark purple straight grained morocco with carefully detailed double gilt borders and gilt lettering and blindstamped decorations to spine. Spine lightly bleached and extremities lightly rubbed. ESTCT133320. An impressive example of the papermaking and printing that made Baskerville famous.
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Extracto de las Relaciones de los Viajeros y Misioneros, que han Explorado el Territorio Situado al Norte de México del 26° al 29°, etc.
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47 pages. Octavo (8" x 6 1/4") issued in wrappers. The rest of the title Noticias del Suelo, Clima, Producciones, Costumbres, Ritos, Creencias, Lenguas, de las Tribus Indigenas que lo Ocupan y las Ruinas y Rastros de sus Antiguos Pobladores, q' se Encuentran Diseminados en Aquellos Desiertos. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of professor George M Foster. Biblioteca Aportaci Histica, second series. First edition limited to 100 copies of which this is number 51.JosFernando Ramez (May 5, 1804 – March 4, 1871) was a distinguished Mexican historian in the 19th century. Ramez was born in Parral, Chihuahua but grew up in Durango, where he became a prominent liberal politician. After graduating with a degree in law from San Luis Gonzaga he was elected several times to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. He chaired the Ministry of Foreign affairs under three different administrations and became a minister in the Supreme Court of Justice. Ramez specialized in Pre-Columbian and 16th…
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General History of Africa, Volume VII: Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935
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Paris & London: UNESCO & Heinemann, 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Brown cloth over boards with blind stamped titles to front board and gilt stamped titles to spine. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing and slight edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No tears. 736 pages. Volume VII of the UNESCO General History of Africa examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation from the beginning of the "European Scramble for Africa" to the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Throughout the volume, the focus is directed towards the responses of Africans themselves to the challenge of colonialism. The first two chapters survey African attitudes and readiness on the eye of the colonial era, and the background to European imperial ambitions. The next seven chapters discuss African initiatives and reactions in the face of partition and conquest up to the First World War. A general…
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Angolana (Documentação sobre Angola), IV (1846): pesquisa, selecção e anotação de Eduardo dos Santos
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Lisboa : Ministerio do Planeamento e da Administracao do Territorio, Secretaria de Estado da Ciencia e Tecnologia ; Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Centro de Estudos de Historia e Cartografia Antiga. Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelfwear to covers, otherwise As New. 1048 pages. Chiefly Portuguese; includes some documents in English. Heavy item, possible additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
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EYEWITNESS TO WAR : Prints and Daguerreotype of the Mexican War 1846-1848
by Sandweiss , Martha / Stewart , Rick / Huseman , Ben
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Washington ,DC.: Smithsonian Press, 1989. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st.Edition , 1st. Printing 1989,Hardcover with the dust jacket , 368 page book. IIlustrated with black and white photography and with color prints and maps.This was the first war to be photographed just as the Daguerreotype was the first mass market photo-proscess to be used this was the beginning of photo-journalism .This is one of the best reference books on the Mexican War and on the photos and prints of that time.A scarce book and becoming very hard to find in any condition.See the book cover at : GibbsBooks. Condition : New still in the publishers shrink wrap. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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General History of Africa, Volume VII: Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935
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Paris & London: UNESCO & Heinemann, 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Brown cloth over boards with blind stamped titles to front board and gilt stamped titles to spine. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing and slight edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No tears. 736 pages. Volume VII of the UNESCO General History of Africa examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation from the beginning of the "European Scramble for Africa" to the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Throughout the volume, the focus is directed towards the responses of Africans themselves to the challenge of colonialism. The first two chapters survey African attitudes and readiness on the eye of the colonial era, and the background to European imperial ambitions. The next seven chapters discuss African initiatives and reactions in the face of partition and conquest up to the First World War. A general…
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The Royal College of Physicians of London founded and established by law; as appears by letters patents, acts of Parliament, adjudged cases, &c. And an historical account of the College's proceedings against empiricks and unlicensed practisers in every princes reign from their first incorporation to the murther of the royal martyr, King Charles the First.
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London: London: printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1684. 1st Edition . Full leather. Near Fine. First edition, quarto; [12], 288, [52], 305-472, [12]pp., complete with imprimatur leaf preceding title-page and separate dated title-page to "An historical account of the College's proceedings against empiricks" on leaf 2P1 recto. In period style 20th century full leather by J.May of London (with only the lightest of wear), blind double fillets to board margins, five raised spine bands with gilt lettered spine label to second compartment, all page edges gilt, small single marginal wormhole to a few rear leaves not affecting text, first and last leaves marginally stained by leather turn-ins, occasional very feint spots and unobtrusive light paper browning, overall a clean copy of these important early accounts of the Royal College of Physicians undertaken, probably at the request of the College, by Charle Goodall, later to become its President. A…
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The World Crisis / The First World War (6 Volume Set): Six Volume Set : 1911 -1914, 1915, 1916-1918 Part One, 1916-1918 Part Two,The Eastern Front,The Aftermath
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The Easton Press, 1991. 6 vols. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jackets. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bottom edges all show very minor shelf wear. Otherwise appear unopened / unread. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spines and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire end papers, and permanent satin ribbon markers. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. Beautiful gift set!Volumes: The World Crisis 1911-1914, 1915, 1916-1918 Part One, 1916-1918 Part Two, Aftermath, and Eastern Front
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Collectible Dolls: Facts & Trivia Volume One
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Light shelfwear to edges. Glossy covers. Clean interior pages free of markings. 152 pages. 0.3" X 6" X 4.5" 1cmX 15X11cm Facts and trivia about collectible dolls such as many dolls made between 1700 and 1780 were called Queen Ann dolls, the first manufactured dolls to look like a baby were made by Madame Augusta Montanari, and the swivel socket neck was invented in 1861 by Mme. Huret in France.
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Kovels' Know Your Antiques
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364 Pages. This fascinating reference book on antiques' dust jacket has a repaired tear on the front side and worn areas along the top and bottom edges and on its corners. The interior book, other than having an inscription to the former owner inside the front cover, has no other visible markings and thus is in extremely well preserved and Fine condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our absolute appreciation for your order.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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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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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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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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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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Calcutta : Royal Asiatic Society, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Volume I only. Rebound in modern gray cloth. Pencil marginalia. Stamp to final text pages. Lacking original wraps.
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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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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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