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The Butterflies of New England; with Original Descriptions of One Hundred and Six Species, Accompanied by Ten Lithographic Plates, in Which Are Given at Least Two Hand-Colored Figures of Each Species

Maynard, C.J. · 1886 · Mare Booksellers

$200.00 (€181.45 | £151.36 | ¥31,941)

Newtonville, MA, C.J. Maynard, Publisher. Cloth. Folio. no date, circa 1886. Brown cloth. Folio. iv, 78 pp. plus 10 plates with color illustrations, all present as called for. A description of the various species of butterflies found in New England, accompanied by color illust...

Polonia

Alcuin (?) · 1945 · Mare Booksellers

$43.00 (€39.01 | £32.54 | ¥6,867)

Roma (Rome), Ufficio Militare Polacco di Cultura e Stampa, presumed publisher, as well as Casa Editrice, L'Arciere, 1945. Wraps. Illustrated brick red wraps. 64 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. All text in Italian. A guide to the history and culture of Poland, per...

12 Cruise Ship Menus from Various Ships and Dates

No Author Given · 1982 · Mare Booksellers

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.43 | ¥4,312)

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. Lot of 12 Cruise Ship Menus from various ships and dates. All with color illustrated covers. Sizes vary. Most a single sheet, folded into four pages, with one being a single sheet, printed on one side only. All in about VERY GOOD or better condit...

Macao

Redl, Harry · 1963 · Mare Booksellers

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.30 | ¥12,936)

Hong Kong, Dragonfly Books, 1963. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 100 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history and description of the region of Macau or Macao, an autonomous zone of China. This includes its importance to trading both for the West and East, as well as t...

Current Scene. Developments in Mainland China. Bound Volume. Volume 5, Nos. 1-21. January 16, 1967-December 15, 1967

Various authors · 1967 · Mare Booksellers

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.30 | ¥12,936)

Hong Kong, The Green Pagoda Press, 1967. Cloth. dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume 5 of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as well as its society as gov...

Current Scene. Developments in Mainland China. Bound Volume. Volume 3, Nos. 1-32. August, 1964-December 1, 1965

Various authors · 1965 · Mare Booksellers

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.30 | ¥12,936)

Hong Kong, The Green Pagoda Press, 1965. Cloth. dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume 3 of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as well as its society as gov...

Current Scene. Developments in Mainland China. Bound Volume. Volume 4, Nos. 1-23. January, 1966-December 26, 1966

Various authors · 1966 · Mare Booksellers

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.30 | ¥12,936)

Hong Kong, The Green Pagoda Press, 1966. Cloth. The Green Pagoda Press. Hong Kong: dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume 4 of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and govern...

Leslie's Monthly Magazine. January, 1905

Green, Anna Katharine (Katherine on the cover) et al. · 1905 · Mare Booksellers

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.43 | ¥4,312)

New York, Frank Leslie Publishing House, 1905. Wraps. Printed wraps. Single issue of this general interest magazine of both fiction and nonfiction, perhaps notable for the first two chapters of the detective/mystery story by Anna Katharine Green "The Woman in the Alcove." This...

China and the Chinese: A General Description of the Country and Its Inhabitants; Its Civilization and Its Form of Government; Its Religious and Social Institutions; Its Intercourse with Other Nations; and Its Present Condition and Prospects

Nevius, John L. · 1869 · Mare Booksellers

$130.00 (€117.95 | £98.38 | ¥20,762)

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1869. Cloth. Purple cloth. 456 pp. With a fold out map and black and white illustrations throughout. A study of life in China, with many chapters devoted to a look at the practice of Buddhism, Confucianism, and other religions, as well as superst...

Loves and Lives of Chinese Emperors. Intimate Glimpses of Chinese Court Life and Intrigues Through the Ages

Chia-yu, Wang; T'ang, T.C. (translator and adapter) · 1972 · Mare Booksellers

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Taipei, Mei Ya Publications, 1972. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 237 pp. A collection of anecdotes of the lives and court life in ancient China, recalling the rulers' personal lives and the influence of the personal on the Chinese empire. GOOD condition. Moderate toning, some foxi...

Current Scene. Developments in Mainland China. Bound Volume. Volume II, Nos. 1-37. July 20, 1962-July 15, 1964

Various authors · 0 · Mare Booksellers

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.30 | ¥12,936)

Hong Kong, The Green Pagoda Press. Cloth. dates vary. Dark blue cloth. Lacking any original wraps that may have been issued. A bound volume of issues of volume II of the Current Scene, a magazine devoted to China, its politics and government, as well as its society as governed...

The Economic Dilemma of Politics. A Study of Consequences of the Strangulation of Germany

Douglass, Paul · 1932 · Mare Booksellers

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.43 | ¥4,312)

New York, Europress Company, 1932. Wraps. Dark blue wraps with a wraparound paper band. 47 pp. An examination of Germany and its economic struggles, drawing on economic statistics and principles to analyze various aspects of the Treaty of Versailles and the political outcome o...

Wine for the Gods. An Account of the Religious Traditions and Beliefs of Taiwan

Wei Yi-Min, Henry; Coutanceau, Suzanne · 1976 · Mare Booksellers

$54.00 (€48.99 | £40.87 | ¥8,624)

Taipei, Ch'eng Wen Publishing Company, 1976. Cloth. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 234 pp. With a few black and white photo plates. A detailed study of religious practices and beliefs in Taiwan, examining their origins and evolution, as well as practice in modern times. This i...

Oceanie Francaise. Les Grandes Escales

Benoit, Pierre · 1933 · Mare Booksellers

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Paris, Editions Alpina, 1933. Wraps. Wraps. 152 pp. Black and white photos throughout, as well as a few color illustrations. All text in French. A description of the people and culture of islands in the South Pacific considered French territories, including Tahiti, Noumea and ...

Children of China

Wylie, Margaret. Buck, Pearl S. (foreword) · 1965 · Mare Booksellers

$54.00 (€48.99 | £40.87 | ¥8,624)

Hong Kong, Dragonfly Books, 1965. Wraps. Stated third printing. Small trade paperback format. 129 pp Black and white photographs throughout. A study of the life of a child in China, discussing topics such as the State and the parent, the 'emancipation' of women, schooling, org...

Overcrowding in London and Its Remedy. Fabian Tract No. 103

Steadman, W.C. · 1900 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

London, The Fabian Society, Publisher, 1900. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. 16 pp. including covers. Text of a brief speech addressing the poor, and overcrowding in the city of London, discussing what has led to it, and what steps might be taken to alleviate it. Published by the Fabian S...

Salazar Says the West Faces Russia

Salazar, Antonio de Oliveira · 1948 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Lisbon, Editions of the S.N.I. 1948. Wraps. Printed wraps. 16 pp. Text in English. A speech by the former Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, contemplating the rise in power of Russia and the Soviet Union and its impact on Western Europe and the world. Sal...

Nature's Gazette. Bound Volume. Volume 1, Numbers 1-12. April 1894-March 1895

Littlefield, Ethel F. (editor) · 1894 · Mare Booksellers

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,111)

Braintree, MA, J.F. Littlefield and Co. Cloth. 1894-1895. Cursory search of OCLC turned up no records of this publication for these years. Pamphlets, bound together, lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. Once bound in blue cloth, now separated from that binding (clot...

The Axis in Defeat. A Collection of Documents on American Policy Toward Germany and Japan

No author given · 1945 · Mare Booksellers

$19.00 (€17.24 | £14.38 | ¥3,034)

Washington, Department of State, US Government Printing Office, Publisher. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1945 based on OCLC records. Wraps. 118 pp. A printing of official documents and records relating to Germany and Japan in World War II, including general policy reports, German an...

Hero or Coward. The Story of General Fitz John Porter

Alexander, Kimberly et al. · 2011 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Portsmouth, NH, Blue Tree, 2011. First Edition. Hard Cover. Stated first edition. Black paper covered boards in unclipped jacket. Quarto. 64 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations. A study of the court martial of Portsmouth, New Hampshire native General Fitz John Porter,...