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Park, No-yong Retreat of the West; the white man's adventure in eastern Asia
Hale, Cushman & Flint, Inc. 1937 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Signed by Author
Inscribed and signed by author. Orange cover with blue lettering. No dust. Very clean contents. Park No-Yong, who was born in 1899 in Liaoning, received a bachelor of arts from the University of Minnesota in 1927. Park won the John S. Pillsbury Prize at the University in 1926. After graduating from the University, He enrolled at Harvard University and received a master of arts in 1930 and a doctorate in political science and international relations in 1932. Park was an accomplished author, his works included “Making a New China,” “An Oriental View of American Civilization,” “Retreat of the West: the White Man’s Adventure in Eastern Asia,” and “Chinaman’s Chance.” During his time at Harvard University, Park often came back to the University of Minnesota to teach courses or deliver lectures related to China politics. He went on various speaking tours under the auspices of the Community Service Department at the University of Minnesota.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
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Pope, Ernest R. Munich Playground
Munich, Germany Panorama Press 1953 Second Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Lothar Linkert, Bad Hoburg
Red cloth Cover with gold print. Dust jacket in mylar (clear plastic) cover has some yellowing to edges and some sunfading to end papers! European editon. Has Adolph Hitler image in background of dust jacket illustrated by Lothar Linkert and Bad Hoburg. "Hitler and his disciples were anything but an awe-inspiring group of ascetic, fanatic, and inhuman supermen, says the author, and offers full proof of his contention". May have yellowing on end papers and dust jacket from age and sitting on shelf. No writing, inscriptions, or underlining. Books were new when acquired, and wrapped in brown wrapping paper, but have aged and may have gathered elements in storage. We provide delivery tracking at on US orders. Scarce in this condition. From the forward to the European Edition: "In the following pages I have described life under Hitler and the Nazis just as I saw it when I was Munich Corespondent for Reuters news agency during the most historic days of the Third Reich. The unretouched picture will enable the reader to day to flash back to the nightmare world of the Brown Shirts." "...it is the authentic and exclusive story of Der Furhrer's playground. Those seeing Germany, Bavaria, Munic, Berchtesgaden--and Dachau-- for the first time now can visualize how everything looked in the days of Adolf Hitler, as those who today visit the eternal city of Rome see it in the mind's eye and from the history books as it was in the days when Emperor Nero fiddled and the gladiators killed Christians in the Coliseum." Haunting images. The author, Munich December 1953. Multiple copies available. Rare in this condition.; Cover Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Porter, Jane The Scottish Chiefs A Romance
Hartford Conn Andrus, Judd 1835 1st Edition Thus; First Impression Hardcover Poor with No dust jacket as issued
Original 1835 printing. Leather boards loose and cracked. Pages show browning due to age. All books have complete contents. (needs rebind and restitching) This is the full five volumes in three bound into one book. Book one complete with image (engraving by scheyer of N.Y.) of Wm. Wallace and title page and includes preface thru pg. 240 with notes. ( First 10-`12 pages loose from binding but complete). Vol 2 also begins with an engraving by Scheyer of N.Y. of man carrying women. Complete with title page and 238 pages including notes, Volume 3 has 246 pages including notes. Jane Porter (17 January 1776 – 24 May 1850) was a Scottish historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Her work The Scottish Chiefs is seen as one of the earliest historical novels and remains popular. Porter is considered to have "crafted and pioneered many of the narrative tools most commonly associated with both the national tale and the historical novel." Her 1810 work The Scottish Chiefs, about William Wallace, one of the earliest examples of the historical novel, was very successful and the French version was banned by Napoleon). It has remained popular with Scottish children. Book is 6 inches tall, 3.75 inch wide, and 2.5 inches thick. Poor to fair condition as is. Rebind candidate. ; Five Volumes in Three, Leather Binding, Bound in one Book; 24mo 5" - 6" tall
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Reynolds, James Sovereign Britain (Author Signed)
Putnam 1955 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Signed by Author
Author's signature on title page, otherwise book is clean of markings. Dust jacket has one tear on the back about 1/4 inch long. Dust jacket is now protected in Brodart. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368 pages; Signed by Author
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Roller, Kalman J. Sopron chronicle, Hungarian Foresters in the Western World 1919-1986
Rakoczi Foundation 1986 091954505X / 9780919545052 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Part 1, An extensive account of the move of the entire Hungarian Forestry school from Sopron, Hungary to Vancouver, British Columbia after the Revolution in Hungary in 1956. Part 2: ChronicalExcellent account. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 178 pages
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Smuts, Francois (Editor) Stellenbosch three centuries Official commemorative volume
Africa Stellenbosch Town Council in collaboration with the Oude Meester Group 1979 0620039213 / 9780620039215 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Brown cover with gold print. Dust jacket has chips, but now in Brodart mylar protective cover. Presentation card inside front cover signed by C. W. Marais, Mayor on 9-15-1981. Scarce if not rare. ; Photographs, Maps, illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 464 pages
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Stuart, James Gibb The Mind Benders Gradual Revolution and Scottish Independence
Scotland Stuart Titles Ltd 1978 0853352321 / 9780853352327 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Signed by Author
Inscribed and signed by author 1983. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book. James Gibb Stuart is a financial author,[1] owner of Ossian Publishers, and chairman of the Scottish Pure Water Association.[2] He is known for his outspoken opposition to the European Union,[3] and for publishing a book on monetary reform, The Money Bomb, in which he advocates a complete overhaul of British currency, the pound sterling. Rare. ; Embryo Book; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages; Signed by Author
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Tammsaare, A. H. Tode Ja Oius I (Truth and Justice)
Tallinn, Estonia Kirjastus eesti Raamat 1974 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Black and yellow cover with yellow and white lettering. Man plowing in field illustration. Written in Estonian. Worn corners., clean content. Scarce. ; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 531 pages
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Tootsen, Toivo Johvi Joosepi Jutupaun
Tallinn, Estonia Kirjastus Eesti Raamat 1975 First Edition; First Impression Paperback Very Good with No dust jacket as issued Illustrated by Maret Kernumees
Yellow cover red printing. Written in Estonian. Very clean. Rare.; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages
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Tremblay, Francois (Directeur) William Hugh Coverdale, Collectionneur
Ottawa, Canada Musee Regional Laure Conan 1979 First Edition; First Impression Paperback Very Good with no dust jacket
Written in French. This booklet looks to be a documentary of items donated to the government of Qubec from Hugh Coverdale. "l'esemble de sa collection fut achete en 1968 par le governement du Qubec a l'exception d'une certaine quantite d'objets, de toiles et de gravures qui sont propriete des Musees nationaux et de la Canada Steamship Lines." Also, "chronolgie de Pointe-au-Pic (ManoirRicheliue), et de Tadoussac (Hotel). Rare. ; Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7˝" tall
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Trinder, Barrie Industrial Revolution in Shropshire (Author Signed)
Phillimore & Co Ltd 1973 0900592702 / 9780900592706 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by Author
Author signed bookplate. Book and dust look new. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Beautiful rare collectors grade copy of this book.; 12mo 7" - 7˝" tall; 472 pages; Signed by Author
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