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Belgian Episodes
Henri
Moke and Alice Wilmere
1861
First Edition
Extremely
Rare Volume
Book is in Good +++ condition for its age
* Good +++ condition very HTF book of Belgian history
* H. Moke was a Member of the Royal Academy of
Belgium
* Pages very clean.
* You see very, very few books this old in this
great a condition.
* Cover is starting to separate from the pages, but
pages are all still tightly bound. see pic below
* Cover has obvious wear for age of book, but as
pictures show, the gilt titles and decorations are still very bright
and vivid
* 454 pages, James Hogg and Sons
* Dedicated to His Royal Highness Prince Albert |
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The
Ulster Clans
O'Mullan, O'Kane and O'Mellan
by Rev. T. H. Mullin & Rev. J. E. Mullan
Book is in Very Good -
to Very Good condition for age. No DJ
- B.N.L. Printing Co., Belfast, 1966.
- First Edition thus
- 249 pages
- Includes histories, maps, genealogies of Northern Irish clans
- Cover has some minimal scuff marks. Front hinge slightly weak
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$84.95
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Assassins
At Large
Being a fully documented and hitherto unpublished account of the
executions outside Russia ordered by the GPU
by Hugo Dewar
Book is in VERY GOOD ++ condition in GOOD- DJ
- Beacon Press, First Edition Thus, 1952, 203 pages.
- A whole series of political killings committed by Soviet agents in
the "free" countries is here put on record. Here too, are
kidnappings and abductions of which the victims have never been
traced. This book covers a cross section of those that dared to oppose
Stalin and perhaps thought they were safe outside the Iron Curtain.
This narrative is documented at every point, often written from
first-hand experience. A terrifying and revealing account of the
manner in which the Soviet secret police were able to reach beyond
their borders.
- Book has minimal shelf wear and no markings. Jacket has several
tears and shelf wear, but is intact.
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$44.95
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Memoirs
by
David Ben-Gurion
Book is in Excellent condition in Very Good DJ
* David Ben-Burion is inseparably linked to the
building of Israel
as the Jewish State. The story of his life is the story of Israel.
Compiled by David Bransten, the book captures Ben-Gurion's story in his
own words, from his arrival in Israel in 1906, his service in WWI,
participation in the Balfour Declaration and in the battle for the
creation of Israel.
* Also covers personal glimpses into the heart, mind
and character
of this complex man. Born in a Polish ghetto to farm laboror to founder
and first Commander in Chief of the Israel Defense Forces.
Autobiography and history combine in this one book by and about this
statesman and scholar.
* Very clean page, binding tight, spine straight.
* Bookplate of prior owner inside leaf
* First edition, 1970, World Publishing, 216 pages. |
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A Peaceful &
Working People
Manner,
Morals and Class Formation in Northern Mexico
by
William E. French
1996
Stated 1st English
Book is in MINT condition, No DJ
* Focuses on the history of the Mexican State of
Chihuahua, and the factors that led to modern day Mexican culture and
moral structure.
* Univ of NM Press, 1996 stated 1st 0826316832,262
pages
* Pages and cover are nice and clean. Does not
appear to have been read. Very slight corner bumps, otherwise perfect.
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$149.95
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The True Saga of
Cleng Peerson
By
Alfred Hauge
INSCRIBED
& SIGNED by Hauge
Book is overall in Mint condition. no DJ
* Cleng (Kleng) Peerson (1782-1865) was known as the
'Father of Organized Norwegian Migration to America'. He is
recognized as the one pioneer whose tracks can be found throughout the
Norwegian settlements in the United States.
* The True Saga of Cleng Peqson is not quite a
biography but a sifting of the evidence available to a biographer. The
resulting book is both a valuable collection of information on Cleng
Peerson and an
interesting sidelight on the mind of the novelist Alfred Hauge. The
American edition is profusely illustrated.
* Norwegian Society of Texas, 1982, Dallas. 132 pg.
* Published in Norwegian as Sannferdig Saga om Cleng
Peerson
* Translated from the Norwegian by John Weinstock
and Turid Sverre.
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$174.95
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