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Appleton-Century-Crofts. NY. 1951. First Printing. DJ price $3.50., 1951 Tan paper covered boards with front cover and spine green lettering. 346 pages. 8vo. History of the famous Irish Blarney Stone along with many related tales, legends and histories. Illustrated throughout with photos. EX-LIBRARY copy with stamps, pockets, etc. A nice relatively clean copy. GOOD/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/Good.

The Macmillan Company. NY. 1917. First Printing., 1917 Blue cloth library binding with white lettering on the spine only. 251 pages plus a few pages of publisher ads at the rear. The author selects five current movements which he feels signal a rebirth in Ireland: Literature; Drama; Revival of Gaelic as the language of daily speech; Economic and Social reform; Political thought. Scholarly presentation. AN EX-LIBRARY BOOK. Library pocket at the front; light general wear; less than usual library markings. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Medici Society Limited. London. 1925. First Edition., 1925 Dark blue ribbed cloth with front cover and spine gilt lettering. Map on front pastedown. 146 pages plus a three page Index at the rear. Illustrated on nearly every page with from one to three photos. One of the Medici Society Picture Guides this book shows us a Belgium as it was before World War II destroyed the way of life. Very light general wear most noticeable as light wear to the spine top/bottom and tips. Pretty copy, clean and bright. VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Maison D'Edition A. De Boeck. Bruxelles (Belgium). No date (Circa 1923)., 1923 Book size about 5 by 8 inches with some 87 pages. Bound in tan wraps with front cover illustrations of buildings in blue, and red lettering. Rear cover with list of other guides available. Illustrated with photos. Usual guide book format with sightseeing possibilities, travel available, and hotels nearby. Front cover with a Brussels bookseller stamp. Light general wear; small tear at spine bottom; bit of soil. VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Harcourt, Brace and Company. NY. 1946. First American Edition., 1946 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 270 pages including an extensive Index. Bound in blue cloth with white spine lettering. Translated from the French by Harold Rosenberg. In the original dust wrapper with a rear flap price of $2.75. Book with light overall wear. Wrapper with small chip at front cover top; spine darkened; other light wear. VERY GOOD/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

William Morrow and Company. NY. 1969. First Printing. DJ flap price $5.95., 1969 Pale orange paper covered boards with an olive green cloth spine. 219 pages. 8vo. Story of an intellectual hero in the Stalinist era who is exiled during the purges of the 1930's, pardoned during the 1950's and honored as a hero of the young. Light general wear to the book. DJ with a bit of light chipping; light edgewear; label removal dark spot on front cover. VERY GOOD/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Neville & Co. London. No date (Circa 1900)., 1900 Blue-gray cloth with front cover Art Nouveau floral decoration and gilt lettering. Gilt spine lettering. Pale yellow end papers. 150 pages plus two pages of publisher ads. From the introduction: 'The ballads contained in this book are the fruit of the seed sown in my heart during those early years when, still a boy, it was my pleasure to listen to the old turf fire legends, traditions, and songs that have cheered or saddened the hearthstone gatherings in the peasant homes of Ireland.' Some 22 ballads in all with a few of the titles here listed: Michael Dwyer; Old Ireland's Hearts and Hands; The Informer's Doom; The Justice of FitzStephen; The Death of the Desmond; The Eniscorthy Fight, '98. A haunting group with much of the deep despair and sadness of the Irish people woven in. FOUR LINE PRESENTATION AND SIGNATURE BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page. Exceedingly scarce. Light general wear; spine a bit darkened. Lovely book.… Read More

Ludwig Simon Verlag. Berlin. No date (Circa 1930's)., 1930 Stiff cardboard covers with green lettering and decoration. 63 numbered pages. 4to. Illustrated throughout with photos on glossy paper. One of a series of German scenic photo books by this publisher. Light general wear to the book. DJ has a three inch closed tear at the front top near the spine; couple of other tears; small chip at bottom of spine; edge wear. VERY GOOD+/GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

Ufficio Stampa Comitato Centrale Anno Santo. Italy., 1950 Book size a bit smaller than 5 by 7 inches with some 96 pages. Bound in illustrated wraps which enclose, but are not glued to, the book pages. Illustrated with many full page maps and one double page map. Guide book to Rome, Italy with all the streets and points of interest as of 1950. Printed in Italian. Light wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Richard R Smith. NY., 1938 Book size about 6 by 8 1/2 inches with some 194 pages. Bound in red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fore-edge untrimmed. Scholarly discussion of the German hatred of all things Jewish just before the outbreak of World War Two and before it was fully known what was really happening in Germany. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AT THE FRONT. Previous owner name at the front; book with covers scuffing along the very bottom edge area; white offsetting to bottom edge from shelf contact; light wear. VERY GOOD. Inscribed by Author. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

C H Beck. Munchen. 1972., 1972 Book size about 9 by 11 inches with some 330 pages plus a three page fold-out map at the rear. Bound in blue cloth with spine gilt lettering on a dark blue panel. With a bound in ribbon place marker. Numerous black/white photos along with numerous drawings taken from ancient books. All text in German. Book with light wear; rear hinge cracked. Dust wrapper with light edge wear and small areas of jamming at spine top/bottom. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+ Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Novosti Press Agency Publishing House. Moscow. (1967)., 1967 Red wraps with front cover lettering in white and black. Rear cover with several photo illustrations. 189 pages. Illustrated with drawings throughout. Large fold-out map laid-in at the rear. Propaganda book published to coincide with celebration of the nation's 50th anniversary. Light general wear; bottom of spine with slight damage. Clean and tight. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Key and Mielke. Philadelphia. 1831. Probably First American edition., 1831 Full leather with gilt lettering on a spine black panel, bit of gilt work here and there. Some 550 pages in all plus various Prefaces, etc making a book of nearly 600 pages. 8vo. Patriotic speeches on various subjects dear to those who longed for a free Ireland. Speech at the rear by Mr. Emmet at his trial for treason before sentence was announced. Powerful reading for anyone interested in Irish history and the English iron boot on the Irish neck over the centuries. Damp stained at bottom and at top right totaling almost half a page in extent and visible through a good deal of the book; moderate foxing; light general wear. GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Druck: Franz Johann Wehrs. Berlin. No date (Circa late 20's to early 30's)., 1928 "A folding travel brochure for tours in the Berlin area. Colorful front cover shows a group of tourists in a large open touring bus and a group of film strip photos. When unfolded the book is about 8" wide by 9" tall. Illustrated throughout with numerous photos. Book has 32 numbered pages plus a nearly equal number of ad pages. Format of the book is to have two pages of text and photos followed by two pages of ads on green paper. Mostly in German but there are some bits in English and other European languages. At the very rear is a three page color fold-out map of Berlin with the tour routes indicated. There are tours of Berlin, Potsdam and the Museums. Gouge at the front cover bottom edge which carries through to the rear color map edge; small tear at the top of the fold edge; crease to the bottom of the rear cover. Nice early travel brochure. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng… Read More

Ludwig Simon. Berlin. No Date (Circa 1930's)., 1930 Stiff cardboard covers with green lettering and decoration. 63 numbered pages. 4to. All covered with a photo illustrated thin cardboard DJ. Illustrated throughout with bluish tone photos. One of a series of German scenic photo books by this publisher. Laid-in is a complete list of these publications. Light general wear to the book. Light to moderate general wear to the DJ. VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Limoges. Paris. Bureaux Et Correspondants. 1938., 1938 Tan cloth with front cover brown lettering. Pages not numbered (Some 150 pages). 4to. Page after page (Including some two page fold-outs) of photos and text relating to the French electrical grid; power plants, control panels, electrical towers, massive arrays of electrical equipment. I don't read much French but this appears to be a pretty complete picture of the state of the French electrical grid prior to World War II. Photos, drawings and plans. Front hinge cracked; light general wear. An electrical engineer would be in heaven with this book. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.