Soul (Seoul, Korea): Berkeley Buddhist Studies, 1984. First ed. (presumed). Hardcover. Octavo in dark green illus jacket; 211 pages ; 22 cm.bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and index. Berkeley Buddhist studies series, vol. 6 / Zen priests -- Korea -- Biography. Prêtres zen -- Corée -- Biographies. Zen priests. Chinul, 1158-1210..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1928-1931. First ed. Hardcover. Two octavo voluems in hasndome red polished cloth wioth gilt titles; in original beige printed jackets. volumes : folded maps. ; 23 cm. "Index of modern commentators": v. 1, p. [284]-285; v. 2, p. 191-192. Contents: v.1. 44-27 B.C. -- v.2. 27 B.C.-A.D...... More
Xalapa (Mexico): Universidad Veracruzana, 1991. First edition. Paperback. 222 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. In Spanish. Author's second book. The true first edition of this intriguing novel about Byzantium that has been reprinted several times now. Novela; Literatura mexicana; Siglo XXI. More
NY: Ballantine, 1968. First printing (stated). Paperback. Pocketbook, 213p, photos. Surfing History, Hawaii, Hawai'i; Hawaiians. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. First edition, presumed. (Shrinkwrapped copy). Hardcover. Quarto in dark blue color illus jacket; 308 pages ; 24 cm. Presumably very scarce thus in shrinkwrap. American Indian literature and Critical Studies Series, v. 24. "The Map of Who We Are is Lawrence R. Smith's epic..... More
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2006. Presumed first ed. (no earIIer printings indicated). Paperback. Large octavo in color illus wraps; 230 pages ; 22 cm. "The story chronicles the growing up years of three sisters. It follows their transplant from a relatively sheltered life in Malaysia to the raw realities of the..... More
New York: Hart Publishing Co., 1975. Paperback. Small quarto in color illus paper wraps; 702 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Uncommon. Contents: A dominie's log. -- A dominie in doubt. -- A dominie dismissed. / Education -- Philosophy. Education -- Scotland. Teachers -- Scotland -- Biography. Teachers -- Scotland..... More
Berkeley, Calif. Odyssey Publications, 1970. Paperback. Square small quarto in b&w photo illus wraps; 46 pages chiefly b&w photos; 23 cm. Uncommon. Quality black & white art photography of the people and places in San Francisco and Berkeley, California from 1967-1969. Many photos of socio-historical note of working people, Bay..... More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002. Hardcover. Small quarto in blue jjacket; x, 174 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index. Contents: Part I : Setting the scene -- Introduction -- Theodoret's life and times -- Writing the Religious History -- Other lives : the literary..... More
Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Small quarto orange and brown glossy illus baords; ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 179-192) and index. "In this manuscript, Douglas M. Charles reveals how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover catered to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's political interests. Between 1939..... More
Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2006. Paperback. Quarto in color illus wraps; 1 vol. (138 p.) : chiefly illustrated in full color photo repods.; 26 cm. bibl. Exquisite tile work! / Mosaics -- Tunisia. Classical antiquities. Mosaics. Mosaïque romaine -- Tunisie. Mosaïque antique -- Afrique (province romaine) mosaïque romaine antique..... More
Berlin: G. Westermann, 1967. Hardcover. Folio in light blue cloth with gilt-stamped titles; xx, 170, 80 pages maps (chefly color) 30 cm. In German. Maps beautifully printed in many colors. / Historical geography -- Maps. Historical geography. Atlas Weltgeschichte Maps. Maps. Cartes géographiques.Cartography / **A large book. Extra shipping charges..... More
New York: Schocken Books, 1977. First ed. Paperback. Large quarto in offwhite illus wraps; 251 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm; index. Contents: Appropriate technology -- Place -- Economics -- Community building -- Communications -- Transportation -- Shelter -- Agriculture -- Health -- Waste recycling -- Energy -- Rainmaking index..... More
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Berkeley: University of California Pres, 1966. Hardcover. Octavo in black & white jacket; xii, 149 pages 21 cm; bibliographical references (pages 141-149). Inscribed and signed by author. / Contents: The Malinowskian dilemma -- The context of social systems -- Schema for a model of society -- Functional requisites and institutional..... More
Brisbane, Calif. Taylor & Ng, 1977. 1st ed., 5th printing. Paperback. Square quarto in black, color illus wraps; 97 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm; index. Paperback original. Food. Cooking, Asian. Steaming (Cooking) Cuisine asiatique. Cuisine à la vapeur. Cooking, Asian. Steaming. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1973. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Small xiv, 402 pages ; 21 cm; bibliographical references (pages 375-392) and index. Parapsychology; botany; spirituality. Nature. More
New York: Continuum, 1990. Hardcover. Quarto in beige and green jacket; 245 pages ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 219-238) and index. Oscar Wilde -- Willa Cather -- E. M. Forster -- Gore Vidal -- Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams -- Mary Renault -- James Baldwin -- Christopher Isherwood. /..... More
al-Rabat: Markaz al-Dirasat wa-al-Ab ath wa-Ihya' al-Turath, al-Rabitah al-Muhammadiyah lil-'Ulama, 2010. Hardcover. Quarto in glossy purple boards; 559 pages ; 25 cm; bibliographical references (page 555). In Arabic, with short synopsis in English / Malikites -- Morocco -- Biography -- Congresses. Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- Congresses. Malékites..... More
Margate, N.J. ComteQ Publishing, 2015. Paperback. Small quarto in glossy black and yellow (spine) photo illus wraps; viii, 475 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm. Jews -- Poland -- Wojewodztwo Mazowieckie -- Skrzynno -- Biography. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Personal narratives. Jewish children in the..... More
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New York: Ives Washburn, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto in blue cloth with gilt title and ornament; xii pages, 1., 15-168 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Inscribed and signed by Churchward on front free endpaper. "The land of Mu was a large continent situated in the Pacific ocean between..... More
Bayrut (Beirut): Mu'assasat al-Intisha r al-'Arab, 2003. Paperback. Octavo in offwhite illus glossy paper wraps; 211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. In Arabic. / Sa'id, Nuri, 1888-1958; Iraqi statesmen; biography; Iraq; political and social conditions; history; memoirs. Prime ministers -- Iraq -- Biography. Premiers ministres -- Irak -- Biographies..... More
Port Townsend, Wash. Sagittarius Press, 1990. First ed. (stated). Paperback. Octavo in dark purple-brown illus, sewn wraps; 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Scarce. Africa inspired poetry by this Black American woman poet. Limited edition; exemplar 13 of 400 numbered copies. A handsome production. Seattle poets. More
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1925. Fifth printing. Hardcover. Pale red cloth; viii, 68 pages ; 22 cm. "Nathalia Clara Ruth Crane (11 August 1913 – 22 October 1998) was an American poet and novelist who became famous as a child prodigy after the publication of her first book of poetry..... More
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1924. First ed., second printing. Hardcover. Octavo in pale pink paper-bakced baords with white cloth spine; xix pages, 1 leaf, 23-82 pages frontispiece (portrait) 22 cm. Author's first book. A collection of poems written by the author at the age of ten. "Nathalia Clara Ruth Crane..... More
Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Small quarto in purple jacket; x, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.; bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and index. Contents: Foreword / Joel Slayton -- Introduction : media ecologies -- 1. The R, the A, the D...... More