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Corner bumped. VG. Vietnam Nhà xuât ban Ban dô [Hanoi] 2005 orig. boards 30x21cm, 121 pages., Issued by Cartographic Publishing House.

Minor rubbing, VG., dustwrapper Textual map,tables,diagrams Social Anthropology Harvard University Press Cambridge/London 1982 orig.cloth 24x15cm, x,(4),186 pp, Harvard Studies in Cultural Anthropology, 6. Contents: The Present System of the Apinaye; Domestic Life; Ceremonial Life; The Relationship System; The Political System; The Lessons of the Apinaye Case.

Rubbed. Fragile.Some edge tears. Just Good Portuguese Colonialism Typographia Nacional Panjim [Goa] [ca. 1835] 30x20cm, 10 pp., A chip to the margin of the caption title resulting in loss of a few letters from several words on verso. Goa imprint. Caption title. Appears to be a supplement issued by the Panjim [Goa, Portuguese India] periodical "Pregoeiro da Liberade" comprising documents in various legal cases. [Begins: "Senhor Redactor do Pregoeiro. Que onde reina a malicia, está a receio. Lo no Numero dezesete do seu Periodico a Correspondencia do Anonimo, que se donomina o Aldeano e os documentos que fazem parte della com que procurando denegrir a minha conducta de occasião para 'V' dizer, quanto lhe suggere o desejo, de se tornar Novelleiro singular, assim contra o Senhor José Joaquim Lopes de Lima, Governador Geral deste Estado..,."

Heavily foxed. Some small stains to cover. African Colonial History Typographia Minerva Central Lourenco Marques 1912 orig. wrappers 21x14cm, 16 pp A colonial Maputo [Mozambique] imprint. Portuguese text. Subtitled: "Carta-Protesto contra as imoralidades da Direccão Geral de Fazenda das Colonias".A protest addressed to the President of [ newly republican] Portugal concerning the colonial Treasury.

Some wear. Foxed. Name on cover. God Norway A.W. Brøgger Christiania 1880 orig.wrappers 21x13cm, 92 pp.

Minor rubbing, VG. Textual graphs & tables Mammalian physiology Guilford Press New York / London (1989) orig. boards 26x17cm, viii, 197 pp Contains 13 papers. Includes: Benjamin Rusak "The Mammalian Circadian System: Models & Physiology" ; Fred W. Turek "Effects of Stimulated Physical Activity on the Circadian Pacemaker of Vertebrates" ; A.A. Borbely, et al "Sleep Initiation & Initial Sleep Intensity: Interactions of Homeostatic & Circadian Mechanisms" ; Gerhard Heldmaier, et al " Photoperiod & Thermoregulation in Vertebrates: Body Temperature Rhythms & Thermogenic Acclimation", Dietrich Neumann "Circadian Components of Semilunar & Lunar Timing Mechanisms", etc.

Minor wear. VG. Ethiopia Africa Printing PLC Addis Ababa (2013) orig. wrappers 20x14cm, xviii,70 pp

A small tear to bottom front cover edge. Minor rubbing. VG. Antitrust Law Cambridge University Press Cambridge (2004) orig.boards 24x15cm, lvii,725 pp, Some slight page-edge soil. Contents: Introduction; Economic Analysis & Market Definition; Collusion between Undertakings: The Prohibition; Collusion between Undertakings: Exemptions & Exclusions; Verttical Agreements; Intellectual Property Rights & Competition Law; Horizontal Agreements: From Cartels to Parallel Behaviour; Specialisation & Research; Abuse of Dominance; EC's Merger Control; UK Merger Control; Market Investigation References; Collective Dominance; Enforcement, Practice & Procedure.

Minor rubbing. VG. 10pp color photoplates. Yemen Markaz 'Abbadi lil-Dirasat San'a (2005) 3rd Edition. orig. wrappers 24x15cm, 311,(10) pp. Medicinal Plants of Yemen. Text in Arabic, with plant common names and Latin names in Roman characters. Includes 10pp color photoplates + textual line drawings.

Minor rubbing. Some page-edge soil. VG. Textual maps, folding charts African Ethnology Editions Karthala Paris (2005) orig.wrappers 399 pp, 24x15cm, Social anthropological study of Gouin people of Burkina Faso. Contents: Le fondateur: Kamon ou les origines; La famille de Kamon; Les fils de Kamon: Houssèni ou l'extension de la famille; Séitan: amours et conflits; Tchombiéet Dan Oulama ou l'ambiguïté des pères; La fin des pères; Les descendants de Hito; Les enfants de Djuma Fayama: Gbouaroumbié; Les enfants de Feinhaye Hema; Les petits-fils des fondateurs: Les petits-fils de Kamon; Diellon, l'héritier exilé; Conclusion.

Minor rubbing, VG Chateaubriand,Francois-Rene Burt Franklin New York (1970) orig.cloth 22x13cm, (38) pp, A facsimile reprint of the 1906 edition Burt Franklin Bibliography & Reference Series nr. 394

Minor rubbing. VG. Islam Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2007 2nd Edition. orig. boards 25x17cm, xxi,772 pp., Weighs 1.8 kilos. "The Isma'ilis represent the second largest Shii Muslim community after the Twelvers, and are today scattered throughout more than twenty-five countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. The second edition of this authoritative book traces the history and doctrinal development of the Isma'ilis from their origins in the formative period of Islam to the present day, a period of more than twelve centuries. All the major phases of Isma'ili history are covered, including the pre-Fatimid period, the Fatimid 'golden age', the Tayyibi-Mustali period and the history of the Nizari Isma'ilis of Persia and Syria before the Mongol invasions. The final part traces the history of the modern Isma'ilis, particularly the socio-economic progress of the Nizari communities. The new edition is a thorough revision and incorporates new… Read More

Minor wear. VG. Textual photo illustrations. Ethnographic Art Galerie Amrad Montreal 1989 orig. wrappers 28x22cm, 159 pp. Bilingual French-English text. Exhibition catalogue. 215 items illustrated.Exhibition: August 8-31, 1989, in collaboration with the Art Gallery of the Saidye Bronfman Centre. Full title reads: "Tradition en transition : la mère et l'enfant dans la sculpture africaine - hier et aujourd'hui / Tradition in Transition : Mother and Child in African Sculpture - Past and Present"

Minor wear. VG., dustwrapper. Byzantine Art History Gallimard Paris (2007) orig. cloth 23x17cm, 294 pp.

A small dustwrapper tear. Some spotting to top page-edge. Good., dustwrapper. Swiss Architecture Veerlar Arthur Niggli Teufen (AR), Schweiz (1971) orig. cloth 26x22cm, 219 pages., Weighs 1 kilo. ["Dahinden ..,. a Swiss architect, teacher and writer about architecture. Dahinden influenced the field of architecture with ideas which have resulted in numerous suggestions and impulses. The centre of Dahinden's philosophy of the holistic nature of architecture is that it is a service to the human being. It is equally important to man as a physical and as a mental reality. In architecture the rational fulfilling of needs has to be complemented by taking into consideration the emotional world of the human being, whose state of mind and behavior are fundamentally influenced by architectural design. To Dahinden architecture as a language is of equal importance to architecture as a function. From this he has developed a very individual theory about contextualism in architecture. Dahinden saw… Read More

Minor rubbing. Inscription on title-page. VG., dustwrapper. Farøe Islands Apoteksverkið [Torshavn?] (1999) orig.cloth 24x15cm, 208 pp. Faroese text. Includes a 4-page English summary. A history of pharmacy on the Farøe Islands.

minor rubbing,VG frontispiece, 9 plates Journalism Wettergren/ Raymann Goteborg/Paris (1951) orig.wrappers 25x18 cm, 75,(9) pp, Inscribed by Dahl in ink on reverse of title Series: Acta Bibliothecae Gotoburgensis, vol. IV.

Some rubbing. Rubberstamp to title-page. Good. Folding map & chart. Animal Ecology Gustav Fischer Jena 1921 orig.boards 25x16cm, viii,113 pp. Contents: Die Verteilung der Tierarten auf die Biotope und die Feststellung ihrer Häufigkeit; Die ökologischen Faktoren; Ausbreitungsmittel und Ausbreitungshindernisse; Die vergeleichende Biocö notik; Die Verbreitung der Tierarten; Entwicklungszwenren und Ausbreitungsherde auf der Erde; Eine tiergeographische Einteilung der Erdoberfläche.

minor rubbing, VG textual map Greek religion Museum Tusculanum Kobenhavn 1976 orig.wrappers 23x16cm, 148 pp, Includes a 7-page English summary. "Thesmophoria. A Greek Women's Festival" Series: Opuscula Graecolatina,nr. 6.

Rubbed. Bookplates. Good. Frontispiece portrait Danish Zoologists Boghallen / A.G. Hassing, København 1941 orig.boards 20x13cm, xix,94 pp., Copy nr. 93 of 400 printed. Indhold: Indledning / [Svend Dahl] -- Nogle indledende Bemærkninger om min Nedstamning --Skoleerindringer -- Et Par Brudstykker af Krøyers planlagte Værk om Danmarks fiskerier -- Fem breve fra Henrik Krøyer 1838-51.