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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Five hundred years after Columbus's first voyage to the New World, the debate over the European impact on Native American civilization has grown more heated than ever. Among the first?and most insistent?voices raised in that debate was that of a Spanish priest, Bartolomé de Las Casas, acquintance of Cortes and Pizarro and shipmate of Velasquez on the voyage to conquer Cuba. In 1552, after forty years of witnessing?and opposing?countless acts of brutality in the new Spanish colonies, Las Casas returned to Seville, where he published a book that caused a storm of controversy that persists to the present day.The Devastation of the Indies is an eyewitness account of the first modern genocid, a story of greed, hypocrisy, and cruelties so grotesque as to rival the worst of our own century. Las Casas writes of men, women and children burned alive "thirteen at a time in memoery of Our Redeemer and his twelve apostles." He describes butcher shops that sold human flesh for dog food ("Give me a quarter of that rascal there," one customer says, "until I can kill some more of my own"). Slave ship captains navigate "without need if compass or charts," following instead the trail of floating corpes tossed overboard by the ship before them. Native kings are promised peace, then slaughted. Whole families hang themselves in despair. Once-fertile islands are turned to desert, the wealth of nations plundered, millions killed outright, whole peoples annihilated.In an introduction, historian Bill M. Donovan provides a brief biography of Las Casas and reviews the controversy his work produced among Europeans, whose indignation?and denials?lasted centuries. But the book itself is short. "Were I to describe all this," writes Las Casas of the four decades of suffering he witnessed, "no amount of time and paper could emcimpass this task.".…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Paris à Table: 1846 is the first English translation of a seminal book in the literature of nineteenth-century gastronomy, a work described by Le Monde as "the richest view of Balzac's time seen from the table." It was written by the journalist Eugène Briffault, well-known in his day as a theater critic and chronicler of contemporary Paris, but also as a bon-vivant, celebrated for his ability to quaff a magnum of champagne from a bell jar in a single draft and well-qualified to write authoritatively about the culinary culture of Paris. Focusing on the manners, customs, and "moeurs" of the dining scene, the author takes the reader from the opulence of a dinner at the Rothschilds through every social stratum down to the laborer eating on the streets. He surveys the restaurants of the previous generation and his own-from the most elegant to the lowest dive-along with the eating habits of the bourgeoisie, the importance and variety of banquets, the institutional meal, and even the plight of "people who do not dine." Briffault was also a fine storyteller, and the book is a compendium of culinary anecdotes, from the tantrums of a king deprived of his spinach to the tragedy of "the friendliest pig that was ever seen." The edition also includes the humorous drawings of the caricaturist Bertall, artwork that cleverly reinforces the witty and ironic tone that pervades the text. Along with an introduction -which provides the first modern biography of the author and analyses the place of Paris à Table in the literary culture of the time--the text is copiously annotated, acquainting readers with the events and characters that appear in the narrative and providing an entryway to the author's Paris, the city Walter Benjamin characterized as "the capital of the nineteenth century.". …

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Paris à Table: 1846 is the first English translation of a seminal book in the literature of nineteenth-century gastronomy, a work described by Le Monde as "the richest view of Balzac's time seen from the table." It was written by the journalist Eugène Briffault, well-known in his day as a theater critic and chronicler of contemporary Paris, but also as a bon-vivant, celebrated for his ability to quaff a magnum of champagne from a bell jar in a single draft and well-qualified to write authoritatively about the culinary culture of Paris. Focusing on the manners, customs, and "moeurs" of the dining scene, the author takes the reader from the opulence of a dinner at the Rothschilds through every social stratum down to the laborer eating on the streets. He surveys the restaurants of the previous generation and his own-from the most elegant to the lowest dive-along with the eating habits of the bourgeoisie, the importance and variety of banquets, the institutional meal, and even the plight of "people who do not dine." Briffault was also a fine storyteller, and the book is a compendium of culinary anecdotes, from the tantrums of a king deprived of his spinach to the tragedy of "the friendliest pig that was ever seen." The edition also includes the humorous drawings of the caricaturist Bertall, artwork that cleverly reinforces the witty and ironic tone that pervades the text. Along with an introduction -which provides the first modern biography of the author and analyses the place of Paris à Table in the literary culture of the time--the text is copiously annotated, acquainting readers with the events and characters that appear in the narrative and providing an entryway to the author's Paris, the city Walter Benjamin characterized as "the capital of the nineteenth century.".…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Translation. 186 pages; No reprint date stated. Likely 1970s. Cocked spine. Creasing on spine. Moderate to heavy rubbing on the covers. Foxing on the exterior edges of textblock. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Reading copy. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Terracotta cl., gilt lettering w. black, gilt, black lines. Edges tanned, bottom corners rubbed. Backstr. gilt lettering on black w. gilt lines, black lines, bottom chipped. Name ffep. 476pp., tanned. Solid copy.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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paperback. Zustand: New. New York Review of Books September 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. DJ spine discolored ; 8.30 X 5.50 X 1.20 inches fmc2%262D.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. An early Avon reprint of a novel of one girl's shame and regeneration - Avon 250. GGA cover. Light wear to the edges with some small loss at the lower left of the front cover. Pages are lightly browned. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Beige cl. w. dk. red lettering to cover, lettering and grey line to backstr. Drawing of author plus owner's address label on front pastedown. 436pp. Scribner's "A".

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 296pp; black and white maps and illustrations; Bibliography; Notes; Index. Contents clean and textually unmarked. No library markings. Owner's name written on half-title page.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Red cl. w. gilt illus., spots on front cover. Backstr. red w. yellow, red lettering and yellow design on paper label, rubbed. Bottom corner of ffep torn out. 1/3" sot to bottom of forematter pp. Vii, 264pp., sl. tanned. Second printing. Solid copy.

Zustand: Very Good. Avon Books 1950 laminate on wraps peeled away.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Macfadden-Bartell Corporation, 1963. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, with some shelf/edgewear. Previous owner name on pastedown.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black cl. w. gilt lettering, corners rubbed. Backstr. gilt lettering, design, chipped top and bottom, tear to outer rear hinge. Inner hinges loose. Library stamp front pastedown and rfep. 316pp. Ex-lib. Contents solid.

Paperback. Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First American Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. 1st American printing, 1967. Pages are unmarked. A small damp stain on rear group of pages bottom corner.does not go near text. Covers show light edge wear and some rubbing from the dust jacket. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Book has a musty smell from basement storage.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day. …

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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