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Day, Angelique and Patrick McWilliams - Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland. Volume Thirteen, Parishes of County Antrim XII, 1832-3, 1835-40 Ballynure and District

Belfast, Ireland / Dublin, Ireland, The Institute of Irish Studies, in association with the Royal Irish Academy, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An indispensable aid for students and historians of Irish history and culture, demography, funerary practices, genealogy, morbidity and mortality, graveyards, churches, parishes, county histories and the Catholic Church. The series provides, as the publisher puts it, "a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine." Perfect-bound in high-gloss paper, clean and replete with black-and-white photographs, mild wear to wraps. Illustrations and maps. Glossy pictorial wraps in black-and-white. Beginning Introduction to the Irish Ordnance Survey and Memoirs, with glossary and definitions. Special focus on a Memoir of County Antrim and parishes such as Ballycor, Ballylinny, Ballynure, Glenwhirry, Raloo, Rashee, with maps and drawings about County Antrim, Brass trumpet from Ballynure, Masonry of Raloo church, Druidical altars in Ballygown townland, Cromlech in Ballyrickardmore townland, and Cave and fort in Ballyrickardmore townland. xiii + 140 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine
USD 16.00USD [Appr.: EURO 14 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 2467] Booknumber: 350233

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Elsie Clews Parsons - The Old-Fashioned Woman: Primitive Fancies About the Sex

New York, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (November 27, 1875 – December 19, 1941) was an absolute mensch in American anthropology and sociology, pioneering the study of ethnology, ethnography, folklore and the first burgeonings of women's studies. She conducted ground-breaking fieldwork among the Tewa and Hopi in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico, and was a student of Franz Boas and was a co-founder of The New School for Social Research, edited journals and became the first woman president of the American Ethnological Society and the American Anthropological Association. Printed for G.P. Putnam's Sons by The Knickerbocker Press. Bound in very dark blue cloth, rubbed gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Front end-paper signed, "G. Legman 1952," the noted folklorist, bibliophile, book scout and erotophile. Some rubbing to extremities, and some faint dust soiling to top edge. viii [2], 2-373 [4] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good
USD 64.00USD [Appr.: EURO 55.5 | £UK 48.75 | JP¥ 9869] Booknumber: 358701

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Soboul Albert - Histoire de la révolution française - Tome 1 + Tome 2 (2 volumes) - Tome 1 : de la bastille à la gironde - Tome 2 : de la montagne à brumaire - Collection idées n°43-46.

Gallimard, 1979. 1979. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 377 pages + 378 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 944.04-Révolution de 1789. .
EUR 55.50EUR [Appr.: US$ 64.05 | £UK 48.75 | JP¥ 9876] Booknumber: R100062671

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Total: EUR 55.5EUR [Appr.: US$ 64.05 | £UK 48.75 | JP¥ 9876]
 

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RICHARD E. PESCHEL AND ENID RHODES PESCHEL - When a Doctor Hates a Patient: And Other Chapters in a Young Physician's Life

University of California Press. 1986. Soft Cover. PB/ pub. 1986/ VG condition/ 188 pages The technologies of modern medicine tend to isolate doctors from the humanity and suffering of their patients. Experiences as an intern with passages from litera ture in hopes doctors may find 'comfort and a new understanding of their own fears, hatered, and limitations. (B2674). Good.
USD 44.75USD [Appr.: EURO 39 | £UK 34.25 | JP¥ 6900] Booknumber: 674

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Total: USD 44.75USD [Appr.: EURO 39 | £UK 34.25 | JP¥ 6900]
 

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- Twenty-Fourth Report of Commissioners on Charities: Further Report of the Commissioners Appointed in Pursuance of Two Several Acts of Parliament

Not Stated, The House of Commons , 1831 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce copy of the twenty-fourth report investigating a number of charities in England and Wales in the early nineteenth century. First edition. Vanishingly scarce. The twenty-fourth report given by a group of commissioners who were appointed to investigate two acts of parliament, being: "An Act for appointing Commissioners to inquire concerning Charities in England, for the Education of the Poor""An Act to amend and Act of the last Session of Parliament, for appointing Commissioners to inquire concerning Charities in England, for the Education of The Poor, and to extend the Powers therof to other Charities in England and Wales". Originally passed in 1818 during the reign of King George III, these acts aimed to improve charitable foundations, with the report of 1831 undertaken to determine the acts' progress. Discussing charities from Durham, Huntingdon, London, Suffolk, Surrey, Worcester and Bedford, as well as the notable mention of Ashton's Charity and Almshouses. Lacking pages 213-480, which would have contained information on the the County of Salop. Illustrated with two plates, as called for. Bound in full modern cloth. Externally, excellent, with a few marks and light rubbing to the extremities. Endpapers renewed and blanks retained. Tide mark to front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned, with a few spots. Final hundred pages, including plates, have a black mark to the center of the page, from fire damage, although text remains readable. This damage has caused the affected area to be a little delicate, with a few small chips. Portion of title page has been excised, not affecting text. Lacking p213-480. Ink to contents page, crossing out the pages lacking. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
GBP 225.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 256.5 US$ 295.84 | JP¥ 45619] Booknumber: 961Q17

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Richard Adams - Shardik; Plague Dogs; the Girl in a Swing; the Iron Wolf and Other Stories; a Nature Diary; the Bureaucats; Tales from Watership Down

London, Allen Lane; Hutchinson; Viking, 1974-1996. First edition. Cloth. A terrific selection of first edition titles from English novelist Richard Adams, including a review copy of 'The Girl in a Swing&apos. The first edition, first impressions of these works. All complete with the publisher's original dust wrappers, all unclipped except for 'The Iron Wolf&apos. With the publisher's review slip tipped in to 'The Girl in a Swing&apos.A pleasing collection of novels and short-story collections from Richard Adams, an English author best known for his debut novel 'Watership Down', which achieved international acclaim and is considered by many to have reinvigorated the genre of anthropomorphic fiction. This set comprises the following works: 'Shardik' (1974) 'Plague Dogs' (1977) - With illustrations and diagrams by A. Wainwright 'The Girl in a Swing' (1980) 'The Iron Wolf and Other Stories' (1980)'A Nature Diary' (1985) - Illustrated by John Lawrence 'The Bureaucats' (1985) - Illustrated by Robin Jacques 'Tales from Watership Down' (1996) - Decorations by John Lawrence In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent, with only minor bumping to the extremities. With most notable shelf wear to the spine of 'Shardik', otherwise dust wrappers are excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Spots to the endpapers of 'Iron Wolf', otherwise set is bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Numerous Illustrators. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
GBP 195.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 222.25 US$ 256.39 | JP¥ 39537] Booknumber: 971Y51

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Total: GBP 420GBP [Appr.: EURO 478.75 US$ 552.23 | JP¥ 85156]
 

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