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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1986 Dorset ed. ; 310 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; ISBN 1028656574 ; OCLC 889900173 ; yellow-gold and black cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: The golden city : Rome AD 900, The Lord of Rome, Donation of Constantine -- The house of theophylact Marzola, Senatrix of Rome (926-932), The rise of the theophylact, Pope Joan -- Pope John XII (955-93) : The Pope-King, The coming of the emperor -- Theophylact, Pope Benedict IX (1032-1046): The rule of the magician, Sale of thepapacy -- The Lord of Europe: Benedict Gaetani Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303): The great refusal, Consolidation, The High-Souled Sinner, Challenge and response -- The lord of Empire -- Wandering pope, Bartolomeo Prignano Pope Urban (1378-1389): Avignon September 1376, Schism Rome 1378, The long march -- The Spanish bull, Rodrigo Borgia Pope Alexander VI (1493-1503): Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, The Borgia family, Invasion 1494, Murder of the Duke of Gandia, Cesare Borgia -- The Golden Age Giovanni de' Medici ope Leo X (1513-1521): The High Renaissance, Triumph of t he Medici, Conspiracy of cardinals, Luther -- The Last Day of Italy Giulio de' Medici Pope Clement VII (1521-1534): Giulio de' Medici, The gathering storm, The sack of Rome -- Appendix -- The Sources ; names on front endpapers ; A dramatic account of some of the most notorious figures of medieval and Renaissance history who ruled from the Eternal City. It is sure to grip readers of John Julius Norwich, Tom Holland and Peter Ackroyd. ; The papal tiara has been worn by a number of infamous men through the course of its history. ; Some have been accused of murder, many have had mistresses, while others sold positions in the church to their followers or gave land and wealth to their illegitimate children. ; E. R. Chamberlin examines the lives of eight of the most controversial popes to have ruled over the Holy See, from the reign of Pope Stephen VI, who had his predecessor exhumed, put on trial and thrown in the Tiber, in the ninth century, through to Pope Clement VII, the second Medici pope, whose failed international policy led to the Sack of Rome in 1527. ; The Bad Popes explains how during these six centuries the papal monarchy rose to its greatest heights, as popes attempted to assert not only their spiritual authority but also their temporal power, only for it to come crashing down. ; "A magnificent piece of historic research and description" Los Angeles Times ; "A vital and important book" Washington Post ; "[Chamberlin] writes well, even elegantly. One fancies echoes now and then of Tacitus and Gibbon . an interesting historical essay" Daily Telegraph ; "One is sincerely grateful to Mr Chamberlin for a vivid book" Catholic Herald ; "Mr Chamberlin's book strikes me as being as near to the ideal as is reasonably possible: scrupulously fair, meticulously documented and written with style, liveliness and wit" The Bulletin ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and front cover, gilt top edge, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 7''. Contains 130 printed pages of text with monochrome sketch illustrations throughout. Sun faded spine and spine edges, marking to the cover, ghosting to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Antiquarian].…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is it hard to find time for yourself Do you often ignore what you want, and focus instead on what others want Do you find it difficult to speak up for yourself Yes! I Said No! gives you specific tools to set healthy boundaries and re-take control of your life. You will learn how to do what YOU want to do. Without Drama. Without Anger. Without Fear.A series of simple-to-follow examples and clearly stated tools will help you invest in yourself, will help you say YES when you want to and say NO when you need to. You will learn how to: say no without blowing upwimping out or running awaystop being a people pleasercare for people without carrying themrestore healthy relationshipsBarbra Russell's expertise in helping others take charge of their lives stems from a long successful career as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her fresh and engaging style of communication and unique step-by-step process has helped thousands of people step up, move forward and be who they're meant to be. Whether from negative family patterns or a mistaken belief that pleasing others is a spiritual gift, this easy-to-read guide will free you of Approval Addiction. You will re-claim your life and enjoy the freedom that comes with declaring Yes! I said No.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Change is inevitable; growth is optional. Sometimes the changes you dream of await your participation. Sometimes they start and proceed without your design or approval. But changes happen in the quietest moments, the smallest beginnings, almost selectively. It's the greatest and most satisfying of mysteries if one is lucky enough to realize when such change starts. 'Somewhere, Sister' tells of Esmeralda and Esperanza, two sisters who dream of a different life but; can they find it before its too late One wants safety: the other love. 'Adam And Eve' - He insists on this trip; she doesn't understand why. Why here in the desert Now, and like this Then she arrives and once she lets go; everything comes into place. 'Encore Collision' - Bandmates Tim Walsh and Tommy Richards must make one more performance; one they've expected and feared for over forty years. 'Genetic Anguish' - a grandson recalls the summer he witnessed the disconnect between his father and grandfather and now considers how it may affect his son.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3 oversized hardcovers with no DJ inside slipcase. Light green paper over boards with silver lettering on front board and brown cloth over spine. Title and copyright pages dated 2000. "A Memoir" has 403 pages. "The Train Family" has 480 pages. "The Bowdoin Family" has 210. Brown cloth over slipcase with gold lettering on spine. Very light rubbing along top and bottom surfaces of slipcase. Gold lettering on spine is shiny and legible. Volumes have been well protected by slipcase and are very clean. "The Train Family" has green front and rear endpapers. Portrait of Charles Train as frontispiece. "A Memoir" has brown front and rear endpapers. Photograph of the author and his wife as frontispiece. "The Bowdoin Family" has yellow front and rear endpapers. Illustration of James Bowdoin as frontispiece. Pages of all 3 volumes are in excellent condition with black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Bindings are solid with no missing pages. Very Good conditions. These titles are oversized so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Russell Sage Foundation. 1937. 370 pgs. Illustrated with 1,200 full page illustrations, 8 in color and 58 photos of mountain life and workers. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear, rubbing present to the DJ especially around the extremities (chips and missing pieces present to the extremities of the DJ). Bound in navy blue cloth with gilt titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are lightly scuffed and worn at the spine ends). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. 'Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands' is the only comprehensive book ever written on the crafts of Southern Appalachia. It contains a wealth of information on every aspect.log-cabin building; spinning and weaving out of cotton, wool and flax; types of looms used; names of weaving patterns; weaving drafts; natural dyes, patchwork and other kinds of quiltmaking; pottery, furniture making; making toys and dolls; musical instruments and mountain music; and much more. Doris Ulmann was an American photographer, best known for her dignified portraits of the people of Appalachia, particularly craftsmen and musicians. In 1932 Ulmann began her most important series, assembling documentation of Appalachian folk arts and crafts for Allen Eaton's landmark 1937 book, Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands. E-041; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Limited edition. 8vo.7.00" x 4.50" x 1.00". pp.37/[3pp.]/pp.151. Very good full vellum binding with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Corners lightly bumped. Spine and rear board a little soiled. Top page edges gilt (other page edges deckled ). Book plate to verso of the front board: "Gladys Gresham, Her Book From Mother dear 23-II-1907." Printed note to front free-endpaper: "This edition is limited to 320 copies for sale and 30 for presentation and review, of which this copy is No. 176 ". Half title reads: "The Late Troubles In England." Photogravure portrait frontis of "Charles 1". Title within ornamental border. Clean throughout. Some pages un-cut. Colophon to verso of the title: "Printed At The Russell Press, 20 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury". Clean throughout. VG. ** Excerpt from "Note On The Binding. By Cyril Davenport, F.S.A.": ".The binding chosen for the present edition of Dr Bates "Elenchus Motuum" is taken from that covering some Almanacks of 1624, which were bound together for Charles, Prince of Wales, and in which he has written some remarks and signed his name. In the centre are four impressions of the Prince of Wales triple ostrich feather badge within a coronet and with a blank label, arranged as a star. In each corner of the rectangle on each side is an ornament, practically forming a quarter circle, adorned with scrolls and the design of a heart, and the field is powdered with a semis of flaming hearts. …

Zustand: Disbound. Foxed. [3]-34, xi, [1]pp. Lacks the half title. 8vo. The Appendix includes "Methods of Treatment to be used with persons apparently dead from drowning", as well as a list of members including several important early Massachusetts physicians (John Warren, Thomas Bulfinch, etc.). Founded at the end of the 18th century, Humane Societies endeavored to promote the resuscitation of drowning victims. See Moniz, Amanda Bowie. "Saving the Lives of Strangers: Humane Societies and the Cosmopolitan Provision of Charitable Aid." Journal of the Early Republic, vol. 29, no. 4 (2009), pp. 607-40. Evans 20450; ESTC W20141; Austin 1125. Evans 20450; ESTC W20141; Austin 1125 [3]-34, xi, [1]pp. Lacks the half title. 8vo. …

Limited edition. 8vo.7.00" x 4.50" x 1.00". pp.xx./pp.194. Very good full leather binding with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Corners lightly bumped. Spine a little dulled to top border. Top page edges gilt (other page edges deckled ). . Photogravure portrait frontis of "John Barwick.". Title within ornamental border. Clean throughout. "This edition is limited to 320 copies for sale and 30 for presentation and review, of which this copy is No. 333". Colophon to verso of the title: "Printed At The Russell Press, 20 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury".Contents include: "Note On The Binding By Cyril Davenport." VG.…

Limited edition. 8vo.7.00" x 4.50" x 1.00". pp.40/[4pp.]/pp.157. Very good full leather binding with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Corners lightly bumped. Spine a little dulled. Top page edges gilt (other page edges deckled ). Watered silk endpapers. Photogravure portrait frontis of "Montrose". Title within ornamental border. Clean throughout. "This edition is limited to 320 copies for sale and 30 for presentation and review, of which this copy is No. 50". Colophon to verso of the title: "Printed At The Russell Press, 20 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury". Contents include: Mr. Davenport's Note on the Binding; Portraits of Montrose; Concerning the Latin Editions; English Translations of Wisehart's Narrative; and Works of Reference; Biographic sketch, Montrose and Wishart; Part I., from contemporary "Haghe" (Hague) Translation of Wisehart's "De Rebus" (abridged); Part II., from the "Ruddiman" Translation, 1756 (abridged); Notes; Index. Excerpt from "Note On The Binding. By Cyril Davenport, F.S.A.": ".The binding which was chosen for the reproduction for this volume of Mr. Sime's on "The Great Montrose" is taken from one which, although it bears upon it stamps which were made for Henry Prince of wales, was, nevertheless, actually bound for Prince Charles. The binding chosen for reproduction for this volume covers a volume of Gil's "Logonomia Anglica", which was bound for Charles I. (It was presented to the British Museum by George II. in 1757). It is bound in olive morocco and tooled in gold, the boards being lined with crimson watered silk. The same on each side. In the centre is the princely coat-of-arms, on a ground closely powdered with small fleurs-de-lis. Along the edge is a broad double border, the inner fillet of which is made up of reversed cornucopiae, and the outer of a lace-like arrangement of fine arabesque ornamentation on a vandyked base.".…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark green buckram cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, Arabic, Turkish and Persian text to the rear cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains [xx English preface] xx, 474 printed pages of Persian text. Two leaves to the start of the book slightly proud of the text block, light rubbing to the boards and in Very Good clean condition, without any annotation inside. Member of the P.B.F.A. IRAN [Persia].…

Oblong, 120 x 250 mm. 24 pages plus large folding central poster, all printed in black and red. A trade sale catalogue for this successful firm, with the central poster advertising 3 buggies for $100. Russell Gardener shortly afterwards turned his attention to assembling motor car bodies for Chevrolet and by 1915, assembling complete Chevrolets, controlling the whole of the Chevrolet market west of the Mississippi.…