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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 | £98.40 | ¥20,759)

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 | £61.31 | ¥12,935)

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 | £20.44 | ¥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...

The Circular. New Series. Mount Tom, Monday, March 12, 1866. Vol. II. , No. 52

Noyes, George W. Editor. Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Noyes, John Humphrey · 1866 · Mare Booksellers

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Wallingford, CT, The Circular, Publisher, 1866. Wraps. Side folding newspaper. 8 pp. A newspaper issued by the utopian religious communities established by John Humphrey Noyes in Oneida, New York and Wallingford, Connecticut. This issue contains community gossip relating to th...

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 | ¥8,623)

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 | ¥8,623)

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 | ¥3,513)

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 | ¥3,513)

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...

A Facsimile of the First Printing Known to Have Been Done in Rhode Island. A Letter from John Hammett to John Wright Printed at Newport in 1727 by James Franklin

Hammett, John · 1955 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Providence, Society of Colonial Wars, Publisher. Roger Williams Press, Printer, 1955. Wraps. Red card stock wraps. 4 pp. With the facsimile pamphlet in a small folder on the inside rear cover. A short bibliographical/historical account of the first work printed in Rhode Island...

Kansas Investigation. Minority Report of the Kansas Investigating Committee, of the House of Representatives, by Hon. M. Oliver, of Missouri

Oliver, Hon. M. · 1856 · Mare Booksellers

$59.00 (€53.53 | £44.66 | ¥9,422)

Washington, Printed at the Union Office, 1856. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacing any wraps issued. 29 pp. A report by Mordecai Oliver, dissenting from the majority report issued by the House of Representatives investigating fighting and turmoil in the territory of Kansas. This includ...

Boundaries and Markers of Derry, New Hampshire

Newell, Benjamin Chase · 1965 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

No Place, Published by the Author, 1965. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. 16 pp. A few black and white photos present. Excerpted from "Outlying Districts of Derry, New Hampshire," this brief work documents, many with photos the various boundary markers around the Derry, New Hampshir...

Abraham Lincoln in New Hampshire

Page, Elwin L. · 1929 · Mare Booksellers

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,110)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition. One of 785 copies (750 issued for sale). Grayish paper covered boards. No jacket. xii, 165 pp. With a few photos and illustrations, as well a facsimile of a manuscript tipped in. A detailed examination o...

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 | ¥5,110)

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...

All Hands. The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin. June 1945

Various authors · 1945 · Mare Booksellers

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

No Place, US Government Printing Office, presumed Publisher, 1945. Wraps. Black and white photo illustrated wraps. 80 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A magazine produced for members of the United States Navy, with this issue featuring an article on the Allied victory in...

The Military History of New Bedford. Images of America Series

McDonald, Christopher · 2001 · Mare Booksellers

$13.00 (€11.79 | £9.84 | ¥2,076)

Charleston, SC, Arcadia, 2001. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. 128 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual look at the military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, from the 1700s on. VERY GOOD condition. Some scuffing, mostly to the rear cover. Light edgew...

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...

Emancipation of Slaves in Rebel States. Speech of Hon. A. Harding of Kentucky, in the House of Representatives, December 17, 1861

Harding, Aaron · 1861 · Mare Booksellers

$43.00 (€39.01 | £32.55 | ¥6,867)

No Place, Scammell and Co. Printers. Pamphlet. No place or date. Presumed Washington, 1861. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. Lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 16 pp. A congressional speech apparently against emancipation of enslaved people, asserting among ...

Indian Reservations of the Northwest. Idaho, Oregon, Washington. The People, Their Land, Their Life

Various Authors · 1960 · Mare Booksellers

$38.00 (€34.48 | £28.76 | ¥6,068)

Portland, OR, United States Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs, Publisher, 1960. Wraps. Illustrated pale blue wraps. Oblong quarto. 98 pp. A government issued survey and report on the various Native American Reservations in the Pacific Northwest, providing nam...