A review of the history of the largest Swedish-American Fraternal Organization in North America. The name Vasa honors Gustav Vasa, the "George Washington" of Sweden. 206 pages. View More...
Italian Language Text. 19-page stapled booklet, 5.75 X 8.25 inches. 14.5 X 21 cm). The historical archive of the Insigne Collegiate of San Martino in Corleone (Texts edited by Maria La Neve with the collaboration of Giovanni Lisetta). View More...
Leather and paper-covered boards, raised bands on the spine with gilt decoration. Paper on the front cover starting to lift in a few spots. Moderate edge wear, bumping and rubbing. Binding tight and square. Some pages unopened (not cut at fore-edge). Edition de Luxe, limited to one thousand copies. From the Publisher's Note: "The present work contains particulars of the great Napoleon not to be found in any other publication, and forms an interesting addition to the information already known about him. The writer of the letters (whose name is said to have been Stewarton, and who had been a fri... View More...
A walking tour of Ulm, Germany with Jwish history sites of interest. Illustrated, including maps inside the front and rear cover flaps. German language text. 34 pages. View More...
264 pages with Notes, References, and Index. From the dust jacket, this book offers an examination of "the complex relationship between Gaelic and English spheres of life at many levels--in the life of the bilingual Gael, in the confrontation of Highland and Lowland Scotland, and in the literary expression of these." View More...
Spanish Language text. Pictorial cardstock cover with glassine wrapper. Heavy foxing to the first and last few pages. Mild wear otherwise. 562 pages with Index. Many pages are unopened (uncut) at the top. View More...
Shelf wear, chipping and wear at the spine ends, and some bubbling of the laminate on the front cover. Clean copy with no marks or writing. 147-page history of Poland unfolds as the author traverses the country via the Vistula River, Poland's chief river. Illustrated by the author with red and black drawings. Text in Polish and English. The book is written, illustrated, and designed by Szymon Kobylinski. View More...
Light shelf wear. Clean, tight copy. The dust jacket has some chips and edge tears, rubbing to the rear panel, and is protected now in a clear Mylar cover. Eighty-eight pages with numerous black and white and color photos promoting Norrkoping, Sweden--its history, culture, and present day lifestyle. View More...
122 pages with numerous color photos of the Bavarian landscape by Gregor Schmid. Accompanied by contemporary texts from the 19th century. Endpaper maps of Bavaria. English translation by PJ Blumenthal. View More...
Italian Language Text. Writing inside the front cover, otherwise fine. 24-page, stapled booklet with black and white photos and what appears to be an old plat of Le Pelosa, Torre a Mare (city in Bari, Italy). Progetto turistico-archeologico per la valorizzazione della Riviera del Levante-Litoranea S. Giorgio/Torre a Mare (Tourist-archaeological project for the enhancement of the Riviera del Levante-Litoranea S. Giorgio / Torre a Mare). History of La Pelosa/Torre a Mare. View More...
303 pages, illustrated. Indexes: Index of business categories and Index of companies in alphabetical order. English language text. From the publisher's Managing Director, Espen Edvardsen: "This publication pays tribute to the inspiring history of the Norwegian oil and gas industry and to the technological innovations that have shaped it. North Sea Saga is divided into two sections: editorial, on the history and technology of the Norwegian oil and gas industry; and commercial, presenting many of the most important companies that have made it all possible." View More...
Light wear, previous owner name on front free endpaper. Jacket is price-clipped and front flap creased. 296 pages, illustrated with figures and photos. Map and Bibliography at rear of book. View More...
