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The Oriental Americans
by Melendy, H. Brett
- Condition
- Used - Very Good ex-USArmy-library copy else unmarked; in VG jacket in Brodart.
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover in brown cloth boards; in blue-white illus jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 9.59
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New York: Twayne Publ, 1972. 1st edition.. Hardcover in brown cloth boards; in blue-white illus jacket.. Very Good ex-USArmy-library copy else unmarked; in VG jacket in Brodart.. Well documented study of minority orientals including 5 generation of Chinese and 3 generations of Japanese. Solid clean tight HB copy.
5-1/2 x 8-1/4, index, bibliography, notes. Item Price
SGD 9.59
World*s Best Histories: ITALY
by John S.C. Abbott; supplement by Wilfred C. Lay
- Condition
- Used - VeryGood unmarked, sunned spine.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- c1882
- Binding
- Hardcover in black cloth boards w white/red stamped crest.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 10.96
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New York: Co-operative Publ Soc, c1882. Reprint. Hardcover in black cloth boards w white/red stamped crest.. VeryGood unmarked, sunned spine.. Classic history. Nice clean copy.
5-3/4 x 8, 648 pp, index, b/w frontispiece. Item Price
SGD 10.96
Historie de Paris
by Villefosse, Rene Heron de
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1948
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 10.28
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Saverne France: UBF, 1948. Trade Paperback in plain brown wraps w hand-written title info. Very Good unmarked tight copy. A French language history of Paris from ancient times to 1945. 4-3/4 x 7-1/2, 397 pp, b/w maps.
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SGD 10.28
Masters of Photography
by Newhall, Beaumont & Nancy
- Condition
- Used - HC, dj; Book Very Good w owners stamp, dj intact but badly torn, wrinkled, taped.
- Edition
- 1st prntg
- Published
- 1958
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 47.96
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NY: Bonanza Bks, 1958. 1st prntg. HC, dj; Book Very Good w owners stamp, dj intact but badly torn, wrinkled, taped.. Over 150 b/w photos by famous photographers, tracing the development of photography as a creative medium, with biographies, bibliography.
10x11. Item Price
SGD 47.96
The Irish in America
by Johnson, James E.
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd, Ex-lib
- Published
- 1967
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 6.85
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Minneapolis MN: Lerner Publ, 1967. 2nd, Ex-lib. Hardcover in color pictorial boards, no DJ as issued. Good Plus w library markings else clean and tight. Part of the In America series. 7-1/4 x 9-1/4, 78 pp, b/w illus.
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SGD 6.85
The Mexicans in America
by Pinchot, Jane
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 6th, Ex-lib
- Published
- 1979
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 6.85
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Minneapolis MN: Lerner Publ, 1979. 6th, Ex-lib. Hardcover in color pictorial boards, no DJ as issued. Good Plus w library markings else clean and tight. Part of the In America series. 7-1/4 x 9-1/4, 99 pp, index, b/w illus.
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SGD 6.85
Voice of the Eagle
by Shuler, Linda Lay
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st/1st
- Published
- 1992
- ISBN
- 9780688095192
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 27.41
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NY: Wm Morrow Co, 1992. 1st/1st. Hardcover/DJ. As New in Fine unclipped jacket. Novel about American prehistory. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 653 pp, bibliography, endpaper maps. ISBN 0688095194
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SGD 27.41
World*s Best Histories: SPAIN and HER COLONIES
by Archibald Wilberforce
- Condition
- Used - Very Good unmarked.
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Published
- nd [ca1900]
- Binding
- Hardcover in black cloth boards w white/red crest.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 13.70
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New York: Co-operative Publ Soc, nd [ca1900]. Reprint.. Hardcover in black cloth boards w white/red crest.. Very Good unmarked.. Classic history. Nice clean tight copy.
5-3/4 x 8, 395 pp, appendix, b/w frontispiece. Item Price
SGD 13.70
140 Jahre Traunsteiner Wochenblatt (140 Jahre Bilder aus der Heimat)
by n/a
- Condition
- Used - Oversize paperback in pictorial wraps; VG.
- Published
- 1995
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 75.37
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Traunstein Germany: Traunsteiner Wochenblatt, 1995. Oversize paperback in pictorial wraps; VG.. Special publication celebrating 140 years (1855-1995) in the history of one German city*s (Traunstein) weekly newspaper (the Wochenblatt). Profusely illustrated w annual newspaper banners and contemporaneous historical photos and drawings of local interest. Foreword in German. 8-1/4 x 11-3/4, 143 glossy pp. Extremely rare.
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SGD 75.37
States of the Union.
- Condition
- Used - Wraps; Good with scuffs & small creases, scribbles on inside wraps.
- Published
- 1969
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 6.85
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Western Publ Co, 1969. Wraps; Good with scuffs & small creases, scribbles on inside wraps.. Created for the Shell Oil Co. Thumbnail (one-page) descriptions of all 50 states. 4 x 5-1/2, 64 pp. Rare piece of Americana ephemera.
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SGD 6.85
THE LANDSCAPE OF BRITAIN
by Hallmann, Robert, photographer; text by Stephen Daniels
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Printed in Spain
- Published
- 1984
- ISBN
- 9780713437355
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 13.70
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London: BT Batsford Ltd, 1984. Printed in Spain. Oversize Hardcover/DJ. Near Fine copy w owner inscription on fep else perfect, in Good Plus bright jacket w 2 taped tears at top edge. Excellent glossy photo survey that stresses both geology and history instead of mere scenery. 8-1/2 x 11-3/4, 112 pp, full-page color photos, pale blue endpapers. ISBN 0713437359… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 13.70
Ancient Peoples of Mexico
by Greenblatt, Edward L. and Mary
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- presumed 1st
- Published
- 1962
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 13.70
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Pasadena CA: Franklin Publ, 1962. presumed 1st. Oversize Hardcover in illus boards, no DJ as issued. Fine unmarked. CA State Textbook w b/w & color illus, fold-out TimeLine Chart. 8-1/4 x 10-1/4, 56 pp, index.
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SGD 13.70
Collier*s Photographic History of the European War: including sketches and drawings made on the battle fields
by Reynolds, Francis J. and Taylor, CW
- Condition
- Used - HC, no dj; Fair with tear in spine, some stains & edge wear, contents VG.
- Published
- 1917
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 47.96
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NY: Colliers, 1917. HC, no dj; Fair with tear in spine, some stains & edge wear, contents VG.. 16.5x12, 128 pg collection of b/w photos depicting all aspects of WWI. Blue & gray cover has tip-in photo of artillery battlefield.
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SGD 47.96
Charles and Diana*s Tour of North America
by Levenson, David (photographer) & Trevor Hall
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Printed in Spain
- Published
- 1983
- ISBN
- 9780517425442
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
- Item Price
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SGD 16.44
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NY: Greenwich House, 1983. 1st. Printed in Spain. Oversize Hardcover/DJ. Very Good Plus unmarked copy w small chip on fep else perfect, in Very Good bright jacket. A photographic record of Diana*s 1983 Canadian tour. 9-1/4 x 11-3/4, 144 pp, color photos throughout, red endpapers. ISBN 0517425440
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SGD 16.44
The Story of the Tour on the Skagway, Alaska Street Car
by Itjen, Martin
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- autographed
- Published
- 1934
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 20.55
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Alaska: Privately published, 1934. autographed. Paperback in textured wraps w red print. Very Good unmarked copy, signed by author 1936. This book contains over one hundred historic and scenic views in and around Skagway of the early days of 98. Nice clean signed copy. 6 x 9, 82 pp, b/w photos.
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SGD 20.55
Otto Perry*s Railroad Pilgrimage.
by McCoy, Dell A.
- Condition
- Used - Hardcover in clear plastic DJ, VG but with ex-owners name written inside jacket and along bottom edge of book.
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1981
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 150.73
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Denver: Sundance Publ, 1981. First printing. Hardcover in clear plastic DJ, VG but with ex-owners name written inside jacket and along bottom edge of book.. Features photo postcards from private collectors of railroadiana. 16� x11�, 164 pp profusely illustrated.
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SGD 150.73
British Columbia: a history of the province
by Woodcock, George
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1990
- ISBN
- 9781550541274
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 34.26
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1990. 1st. Oversize trade paperback in green pictorial wraps. As New mint copy of scarce title. Excellent illustrated history. 6-3/4 x 9-3/4, 288 pp, index, bibliography, b/w photos, maps. ISBN 1550541277
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SGD 34.26
Great Houses of the Western World
by Nicolson, Nigel
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1972
- ISBN
- 9780600338857
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 23.98
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London: Spring/Hamlyn Publ, 1972. Oversize hardcover/DJ. Very Good Plus unmarked copy in Very Good jacket. Impressive illustrated anthology of great architecture. 9-3/4 x 12-1/2, 320 pp, b/w & color photos, decoratied endpapers. ISBN 0600338851
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SGD 23.98
1940-1945 WORLD WAR II
by Naunerle Farr, illustrated by N.E. Phillips
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus unmarked.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st.
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover in orange boards w color inset.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 41.11
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West Haven CT: Pendulum Press, 1976. Presumed 1st.. Hardcover in orange boards w color inset.. Very Good Plus unmarked.. Very well done comic-book history of WW2. Basic History of America series #07-2359. Excellent copy of scarce book.
5-1/2 x 8, 61 pp, b/w cartoons throughout. Item Price
SGD 41.11
Art of India, 5000 Years of the
by Bussagli, Mario
- Condition
- Used - HC; Very Good except dj has minor edge wear, tears.
- Published
- 1978
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, USA
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SGD 82.22
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NY: Abrams, 1978. HC; Very Good except dj has minor edge wear, tears.. 336 pp, 397 illustrations in full color.
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SGD 82.22
