Resultados de búsqueda: History from Leonard Shoup

Charleston, South Carolina : Charleston, SC: Charleston Postcard Company / Douglas W Bostick,2014, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2014. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, a Near Fine example with a wee bit of light rubbing, looks new, 112 pages, colour and b&w illustrations and photos throughout any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see desciption). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 11w x 8.5h Inches.

Dublin, Ireland: Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press Ltd., 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2005. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 6.75w x 9.5h inches, a Near Fine example, two gently bumped corners, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, overall this looks close to new, signed without inscription by Maire MacSwiney Brugha, 320 pages, b&w photos, ---"Maire MacSwiney Brugha is the only child of Terence MacSwiney, one of the greatest figures in Ireland's history, who died after seventy-three days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison on 25 October 1920. His death became worldwide news. After her father's death, Maire was taken by her mother to live on the continent. For nine years she lived away from Ireland, mostly in Germany and occasionally in Paris. She grew up effectively as a German child, speaking the language and attending school at a time when her adopted country would shortly descend into chaos. In the early thirties, when she was… Leer más

Oxford, England: Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press ( OUP ), 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2015. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, 354 pages, b&w illustrations, ---"I Hope I Don't Intrude takes its title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, which was an immense success on the London stage and then rapidly in New York and around the English-speaking world. It tackles the complex, multi-faceted subject of privacy in nineteenth-century Britain by examining the way in which the tropes, language, and imagery of the play entered public discourse about privacy in the rest of the century. The volume is not just an account of a play, or of late Georgian and Victorian theatre. Rather it is a history of privacy, showing how the play resonated through Victorian society and revealed its concerns over personal and state secrecy, celebrity, gossip and scandal, postal espionage, virtual… Leer más

London, England: London, UK: T Nelson and Sons, 1888, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1888. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a solid Very Good example, green cloth with gilt lettering and motifs to the spine (jpeg attached showing the front cover is showing a blue colour but this is actually a dark olive green), b&w lettering and emblem to front board, small stain on front board, light edge wear, Prize gift inscription, 271 pages, b&w illustrations (part page as well as full page ) throughout, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 9w x 12h Inches.

New York: N.Y. / New York: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 1991, 1st Edition (stated), First Printing , 1991. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, one gently bumped corner, a bit of age toning to paper, in a lightly rubbed Very Good/Very Good+ dustjacket, short tear at lower part of rear flap fold, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, --- the history of the world according to Asimov in 674 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description )/Very Good+ (see description). Illus. by Text Cover. 7.5w x 9.5h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.

Australia: Carlton, Victoria, AU: Melbourne University Press ( MUP ), 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1979. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 5.5 x 8.75 inches, a Near Fine copy, a tight square copy, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket with some light rubbing, 250 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Very Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 5.5w x 8.75h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

London, England: London, UK: I B Tauris & Co., 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2014. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 263 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---"Little more than seventy years after the British settled Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) in 1803, the indigenous community had been virtually wiped out. Yet this genocide at the hands of the British is virtually forgotten today. The Last Man is the first book specifically to explore the role of the British government and wider British society in this genocide. It positions the destruction as a consequence of British policy, and ideology in the region. Tom Lawson shows how Britain practised cultural destruction and then came to terms with and evaded its genocidal imperial past. Although the introduction of European diseases undoubtedly contributed to the decline in the indigenous population, Lawson shows that the British government… Leer más

Havana, Cuba: Havana, Cuba: Ediciones Bolona / Publications of the Office of the City Historian of Havana, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2005. -----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, two security patches at the rear of the book, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 253 ( + 24 pages ), colour and b&w photos all text is in English, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 10w x 12.25h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Charlotte, North Carolina: Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2016, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2016. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ----hardcover, a Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, faint stress line on rear panel of jacket, 404 pages, ---this copy has been signed and inscribed by the author "For Henry M_____ Daniel Utrecht Nec laudibus nectimore", ---from the front flap: "The dear God placed me in a position in which I had a duty to call black 'black' and white 'white'." --- These words were spoken by Cardinal Clemens August von Galen, the bishop of the diocese of Münster in Germany from 1933 to 1946. In so doing, he risked death at the hands of the Nazis, one Gestapo leader even urging that he be publicly hanged. Joseph Goebbels and others in the Nazi leadership, knowing the bishop’s popularity, advised waiting, subscribing to the adage that -revenge is a dish best served cold. ---In this, the definitive English language biography of… Leer más

Massachusetts: Provincetown, MA: Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum / Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association , 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2004. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- softcover, a Very Good+ example, a wee bit of light rubbing, name stamp on verso of front cover, looks close to new, 217 pages, b&w photos throughout most of which are of a vintage scene, a scarce local history for Cape Cod and area, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Photo Cover. 8w x 8h Inches.

Australia: Orange, NSW, Australia: Orange City Council 150th Anniversary Project, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1995. -----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---large (quarto) softcover, a Near Fine example with a bit of light rubbing, 165 pages, b&w photos throughout, contents include: 2 poems by Roberts about Lucknow; Foreword; Preface; Early Exploration; Early Settlement ( Summer Hill; Chinaman's Bend Cemetery; Agricultural Development ); Discovery of Gold ( History of Gold Discovery; Gold at Frederick's Valley; Wentworth Gold Field Company; Opening up of Lucknow Gold Fields; Early Claims and Mines ); Lucknow Village ( Naming of Lucknow; POst Office; banks; Stores; Hotels; Billiard Rooms; Miners' Hall; School of Arts; Public School; Churches; Police Station; Housing; Transport; Dams; Jewellery ); Mines of Lucknow ( Mines; Mining generally; Safety and accidents; Robberies; Miners' Strike; Social activities; Visits by importany dignitaries; Sport; Life generally… Leer más

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: D Appleton-Century, 1943, 1st edition, First Printing, 1943. ----------hard cover, a solid Good to Very Good copy with a bit of light wear, a bit of browning to gray cloth, bumped upper corner, in an attractive Good price clipped dustjacket with some chips and tears, jacket has been rebacked with some plain paper and therefore taped age toning to spine, , ink name and 1944 date on front blank endpaper, 238 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Second World War; The Tragedy of France; Defense Scheme; Malta Goes Military; The Siege Begins; Cunningham and Wavell; Luftwaffe vs. Illustrious; Mussolini Tries Again; Days of Wrath; The Civilian Front; Ships and Men; Malta, G.C.; Victory and Beyond; From Melita to Malta; The First Siege; The Years of Plenty; The Second Siege, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition.… Leer más

Malta: Malta: Progress Press Company / C J Boffa, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2000. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Very Good+/Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, 286 pages, b&w as well as some colour photographs, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Photo Cover. 7.25w x 10h Inches.

Canada: Canada: Peter Mielzynski Zychlinski, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2012. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Fine example in a Fine dustjacket, a very faint hint of sunning to the spine, looks new,161 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 6w x 8.75 Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Oak Lawn, Illinois: Oakville, ON: Mokeham Publishing, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 1st Edition, First English Language Printing , 2013. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---9 VOLUMES (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE), softcovers, all are Near Fine examples and look new, all in uniform size and format, 88, 85, 94, 105, 102, 94, 100, 107 and 110 pages, ---The Dutch in Wartime: Survivors Remember is a series of books with wartime memories of Dutch immigrants to North America, who survived the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see desciption). Illus. by Photo Cover. 5w x 8h Inches.

Erin, Ontario: Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press, 1986, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1986. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, 175 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 8.5w x 11h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

Hamilton, Ontario: Hamilton, ON: Self Published / Alexander Roncari, 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1982. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example,no dustjacket as issued, 216/17 pages, b&w illustrations and maps, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Text Cover. 8.5w x 11.25h Inches.

England: Bristol / Derby, UK: The Stuart Rossiter Trust Fund / Cavendish Philatelic Auctions, 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1997. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---softcover, about 8.25 x 11.5 inches, a Near Fine example, 218 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations, contents include: Foreword; Introduction; Map of Egypt and Sudan; The French campaign 1798 - 1801; The British campaign 1801 ( The Indian Contingent; Alexandria ); The Arabi Rebellion 1882 (The Indian Contingent ); The Mahdi 1881 - 85; Colonel Hicks' Disaster 1883; Suakin 1884; The Nile Expedition 1884 - 85 ( The Canadian Voyageurs; The Frontier Force 1885 - 91 ); The Suakin Expedition 1885 - 86 ( The Indian Contingent; The New South Wales Contingens 1886 - 91 ); The Captives of the Khalifa; The Dongola Exp. 1896; Suakin 1896; The Nile $Exp. 1897 - 98; The Marchand Mission 1898; The Army of Occupation 1882 - 1900 ( The Capture of Osman Digna ); Bibliography; Other Books by the Same author; Index,… Leer más

London, England: London, UK: Chas. J Clark, 1894, 1st edition, First Printing, 1894. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---limp hardcover, red cloth, a solid Good to Very Good wxample, externally this is quite nice although there is some light soiling to the red covers, browning to the verso of the blank free endpapers, front free endpaper is completely detached but present, 23 pages, b&w photos, this copy has been signed and dated in pencil on the (loose) front blank endpaper " Ian Hay 2.1.45 ", as well there are a number of pencil noattaions by Ian Hay on the blank facing the dedication page, quite scarce and a nice association copy as Hay was a well known and respected author of fiction and non fiction military literature, HAY released "The History of the King's Bodyguard for Scotland ( 1676-1950 )" in 1950 so this book could have been one of many used for that book, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo… Leer más

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing; 1995, 2nd Edition, 1st Printing , 1995. ------------( 1st printing of the 2nd Edition ) ----hardcover, ---LOOKS NEW --- a Fine example,one corner is ever so slightly bumped, in a Fine dustjacket, feels unread, no writing in the book, 571 pages, contents include: A survey of Croatian history / Stanko Guldescu -- The Serbo-Croatian antagonism / David M. Baxter -- The end of the Croatian Army / Vjekoslav Luburic -- Extraditions of Croatian victims / John Prcela -- The Bleiburg-Maribor massacres in the press, and eyewitness accounts / John Prcela -- The Bleiburg Talks and extraditions -- Death marches -- Massacre sites in Slovenia -- The Maribor massacres -- The "liberation" of Zagreb -- Massacre sites in Croatia -- Appendix: My last message / Slavko Kvaternik. Resolution on the 15th anniversary of the Croatian genocide, Bleiburg-Maribor massacres., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo… Leer más