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A dictionar of astronomy

MADDISON, ROBERT · 1980

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

London: Hamlyn, 1980; 8vo (24.5cm), 208pp., black-white illustrations, 6 tables, bibliography, hardcover w. dustjacket. V. good copy. ¶ l 'An authoritative guide to the science of astronomy.' More than 1500 entries.

Die Frau bei den Kulturvölkern

KüHN, RICHARD. · 1932

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)

Berlin: Neufeld & Henius, 1932; sm4to (25cm), 256pp., 100 blak-white photographs, index, orange cloth w. lettering on front cover and spine, no dustjacket. Spine somewhat discoloured, otherwise v. good copy. ¶ l Nachwort von Dr. Franz Blei. Text in German.

Der Kaiser in Holland. Aufzeichnungen des letzten Flügeladjutanten Kais Wilhelms II. aus Amerongen und Doorn, 1918-1923

ILSEMANN, SIGURD VON · 1967

€75.00 ($82.66 | £62.57 | ¥13,196)

München: Biederstein, 1967 (1. Aufl.); 8vo (22.5cm), 335pp., black-white photographs, index of names, hardcover w. original dustjacket. Small corner of first free endpage cut out, otherwise v. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Text in German.

The romantic exiles. A nineteenth-century portrait gallery

CARR, EDWARD HALLETT · 1968

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1968; 8vo (20cm), 343(+8)pp., sources, hardcover w. original dustjacket. V. Good copy. ¶ l A Peregrine Book. HY72.

The medium is the massage. An inventory of effects

MCLUHAN, MARSHALL, AND QUENTIN FIORE · 1969

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1969 (reprint); 12mo (17.5cm), 160pp., black and white illustrations, paper. V. good copy. Rare in this edition. ¶ l With the iconic front cover. Vintage Penguin # 2816.

The riddle of the Rhine. Chemical strategy in peace and war

LEFEBURE, VICTOR · 1923

€22.50 ($24.80 | £18.77 | ¥3,959)

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1923; 8vo (21cm), frontispiece, 282pp., black-white photographs, 2 indexes, brick-red cloth w. gilt lettering. Spine somewhat discoloured. V. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Preface by Marshal Foch, introduction by Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, Chief of the...

The yellow world. Trust your dreams and they'll come true

ESPINOSA, ALBERT · 2012

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,199)

London: Particular Books, 2012; 8vo (24cm), viii+212pp., hardcover w. dustjacket. V. good copy. Rare in NL.

Cooking with beer

DREDGE, MARK · 2016

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

London: Dog 'n' Bone Books, 2016; 8vo (24.5cm), 143pp., colour illustrations, index, hardcover. As new. Rare in NL. ¶ l 'Use lagers, ipas, white beers, stouts, and more to create over 65 delicious recipes.'

Low carb backen

KOCHFEE, HOLLA DIE [ PETRA HOLA-SCHNEIDER ] · 2016

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,199)

München: ZS Verlag, 2016 (1. Aufl.); 8vo (24.5cm), 135(+2)pp., colour illustrations, index, hard cover. As new. ¶ l Text in German.

Flora Britannica book of spring flowers

MABEY, RICHARD · 1998

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1998; 8vo (21.5cm), 144pp., colour illustrations, endnotes, index, hardcover w. dustjacket. V. good copy w. ex libris pasted in on back side of front cover. Rare in NL.

The native garden

GATHORNE-HARDY, ROBERT · 1961

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,399)

London, etc.: Thomas Nelson, 1961 (1st ed.); 8vo (23cm), xii+175pp., black- white and colour illustrations (by John Nash), index, green cloth w. gilt lettering on spine. Non-price clipped dustjacket. Some foxing on fore-edge, otherwise v. good copy. Rare. ¶ l The colour illust...

The River Cottage preserves handbook

CORBIN, PAM · 2008

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

London: Bloomsbury, 2008; 8vo (20.5cm), colour illustrations, directory, index, hard cover. As new. Rare in NL. ¶ l Introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. RCH no. 2.

The River Cottage veg patch handbook

DIACONO, MARK · 2009

€12.00 ($13.23 | £10.01 | ¥2,111)

London: Bloombury, 2009; 8vo (20.5cm), 272pp., colour illustrations, directory, index, hard cover. Some annotations p. 256, otherwise a v. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Introduced by Hugh Fearley-Whittingstall. RCH no. 4.

They fought with what they had. The story of the army air forces in the southwest Pacific, 1941-1942

EDMONDS, WALTER D. · 1951

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

Boston: Little, Brown, 1951; 8vo (22cm), xxv+532pp., maps, footnotes, bibliography, index, blue cloth. Spine discoloured, name on 2nd free endpage. Good copy. ¶ l With an introduction by General George C. Kanney, USAF.

Relativity. An interpretation of Einstein's theory

PALMIERI, M. · 1931

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)

Los Angeles, CA: Forbush Publishing Cy., 1931 (1st ed.); 4to (28.5cm), 87pp., grey cloth w. gilt lettering. Cover discoloured at spine and partially front, otherwise v. good. ¶ l Ex library Oscar van Leer (small stamp on 1st free endpaper).

Albert Einstein in Bern. Das Ringen um ein neues Weltbild. Eine dokumentarische Darstellung über den Aufstieg eines Genies

FLüCKIGER, MAX · 1974

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

Bern: Verlag Paul Haupt, 1974; 8vo (20.5cm), 219pp., photographic portrait, black-white illustrations (1 folded), chronology, endnotes, index, orange cloth w. dustjacket. Scarce in NL. ¶ l Text in German.

The Einstein theory of relativity [Part II]

LIEBER, LILIAN R. · 1945

€35.00 ($38.58 | £29.20 | ¥6,158)

New York/Toronto: Rinehart, 1945; 8vo (21cm), x+324pp., drawings (by Hugh Gray Lieber), advised readings, blue cloth w. original dustjacket. Name on first free endpage. Spine of dj misses 2 tiny (2 and 3x0.5cm) pieces, otherwise a v. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l 'Part I of thi...

The Einstein theory of relativity. Part I: The special theory

LIEBER, LILIAN R. · 1936

€95.00 ($104.71 | £79.26 | ¥16,715)

Lancaster, PA, The SciencesPress Printing Company, 1936 (1st. ed.); 8vo (21.5cm), (2+)73(+5)pp., frontispiece, drawings (byHugh Gray Lieber), spiral binding, paper. Small corner of back cover is missing, tear (3cm) nearby, otherwise a v. good copy. Rare. ¶ l This copy is from ...

A guide to the study and use of military history

JESSUP, JOHN E., AND ROBERT W. COAKLEY · 0

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Center of Military History U.S. Army, 199 (1st printing); 8vo (23cm), xv+507pp., black-white illustrations, references, bibliography at the end of each chapter, paper. Ex library copy with one stamp on title page, otherwise a good copy. Scarce in NL. ¶ l Handbook.

Cassino. Portrait of a battle

MAJDALANY, FRED · 1957

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,639)

London: Longmans, Green,1957 (3rd printing); 8vo (21.5cm), xii+270pp., (folding) maps, black-white photographs, index, hard cover, no dustjacket. V. good copy, spine somewhat discoloured. ¶ l Allied attack of the Italian front in WW II.