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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Signed By Author. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Life is a mysterious teacher. As we traverse through time, we come face to face with life through moments of happiness, loss, laughter and tears, and these little encounters we experience every day shape our imagination and our sensibilities. Life experiences influence the way we think and make our life adventurous. Many a times, they give us new perspectives, make us come alive to ourselves and to our environment. And sometimes they change our life forever. Written over a period of time, Lifescapes the long and short of it, is a collection of life sketches and stories that captures and explores the feelings of joy, melancholy, wonder, sorrow and ambition. Each story demonstrates a unique experience as characters move between cultures, countries, relationships, memories and emotions. Well worth a read for its insight, humor and simplicity of language, this collection will certainly strike a chord with the avid and discernin reader.…

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Weird Adventures, Uncommon Lessons- Diary of an unplugged CXO is a collection of unconventional, extraordinary and incredible experiences. Replete with life-changing insights from conversations with both common and distinguished people, and ironies of life, this book breaks the stereotype of notions about the 'other'. Full of wit and brilliant observations, these articles challenges the norms and ideas one has learnt to accept without questioning. With a twist at every turn of the page, and discovery of human sensibilities across cultures and boundaries of geography, this is a must read for those who dream of a better tomorrow.…

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Hardcover. 148pp. Very good hardback bound in publisher's boards and issued without a jacket.

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

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 47 pages. 6.00x0.11x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 75 pages. 6.00x0.17x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Octavo. 330pp. Illustrated with half-tone portraits of the authors. Ex-library with stamps, labels, and a card pocket in the rear, binding soiled, good and sound.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 208 pages. 6.00x0.57x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Dance, an expression of happiness, pleasure and excitement, accentuates many hidden emotions which satisfy the inner self, the soul. Folk dances, a rich cultural heritage, represent the traditions of our land and who we are. These are events to witness and always cherish. Dr Kiran Kapoor's extensive research and informative narration on the folk dances and its colourful costumes document the essence of the cultural legacy of Rajasthan, so that with the winds of change it is not lost forever. There is a need to reconnect folk dance, their costumes and culture with our patrimony so that the pristine glory is restored and it becomes aspirational to celebrate the joys of dancing, the joy of life. This book will be of immense use to those who are curious to know about the cultural heritage and those who have a passion for clothing in exotic styles for fashion for fusion. It is an effort to connect the glorious heritage of the past to the present in an idealized future.…

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

Photos by author, 9.5 x 6.75, pict wraps, 151 pp, a nice, clean, fresh copy. Swords, daggers, bayonets.

11 x 8.5, plastic comb bound pict wraps, 194 pp, minor wear else a nicely preserved copy. Scarce.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Paperbound with Stiff Covers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 59p., including five fold-out plates. A very good copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft Cover. Zustand: VG. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (ex-Maldon Atheneum Library, with RSMs inside covers, else clean); pp. 60, with illustrations. A very good copy. Michael Leunig (illustrator).

1991, 1st edition. (Cloth) Fine in fine dust jacket. 542pp. Illus. A Romanian physician, Radoiu was arrested by the KGB, escaped, was recaptured, again escaped to the West, and became director of the arthritis clinic of Metropolitan Hospital, Detroit.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Maharani Kumud Kumari of Gondal unveils the secrets of her royal kitchens, for the very first time, in this sumptuously produced book. She takes you on a journey of the royal kitchens of Gondal, sprinkled with a selection of recipes from her personal repertoire. Recipes she grew up with, in Bhavnagar and Malwa, recipes she learnt on her many travels, and her own kitchen experiments in Kathiawar. Several of these, including The Signature Gondal Chicken and a unique Mutton Ke Gulab Jamun are also served in the palaces and heritage hotels in Gondal.…

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. 42p. Cloth. A fine copy. This book may be a special issue about The Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway Company and the Green Mountain Railroad. Laid-in is a small four-page pamphlet: The Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 208 pages. 6.00x0.50x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Duodecimo, 143 pages, black cloth Rev. Ball was the Editor and Publisher of the Lake County S.S. Union, and county historian, and a poet. Included here is a memorial poem about President Garfield, multiple memorial poems about deceased locals who Rev. Ball no doubt buried. Presentation Copy, inscribed in pencil in 1889.…

1st. 541 pages, 4to., illus throughout from photographs and drawings bound in the publishers simulated leather gilt design to upper and rear boards, a fine copy. A catalogue of one of the largest private collections of American firearms.

Third edition. 8vo. 205x120mm. pp. xv, [1], 455 [1, errata]. Bound without final two blank leaves. Contemporary tree calf, rebacked, red morocco label lettered in gilt. Slight rubbing to edges and wear to corners. Foxing and browning (as usual for this edition of Freneau's work) but overall a nice copy of the expanded edition of the poems of "The Poet of the American Revolution". Front pastedown has the label of Christopher Clark Geest and the front free endpaper the library stamp of J.H.Hunt M.D. Philip Freneau (1752-1832) is regarded as one of the fathers of American Romanticism and his use of dark, Gothic themes marks him as an influence on Poe. He was important for the development of the Transcendentalist and Primitivist movements in American literature. Before establishing himself as a poet, Freneau had been involved with the cause of American independence, fighting for the Union and producing a large amount of anti-British propaganda. He lived for a time in the West Indies and was also a strong opponent of slavery. Among his friends and supporters were James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. Freneau is a fascinating figure in whom many important strands of American cultural life merge. ESTC: W28921.…