ARNDT, DR. KARL J. R. (EDITOR AND COMMENTATOR)

Der Freundschafts-Un Handelsvertrag Von 1785 (the Treaty of Amity and Commerce of 1785 between His Majesty the King of Prussia and the United States of America)

Munich, Germany: Heinz Moos Verlag, 1977. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 3787901019. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some very light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small smeil closed edge tears and nicks. "The Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and France, was the first of two treaties between the United States and France, signed on February 6, 1778, at the Hôtel de Coislin in Paris. Its sister treaty, the Treaty of Alliance (as well as a separate and secret clause related to the future inclusion of Spain into the alliance) were signed immediately thereafter. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the de facto independence of the United States and established a strictly commercial treaty between the two nations as an alternative to, and in direct defiance of, the British Acts of Trade and Navigation; " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 37686

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 3787901019 World History Dr. Karl Arndt Treaty Of Amity Germany America Politics

BALF, TODD

The Darkest Jungle the True Story of the Darien Expedition and America's ILL-Fated Race to Connect the Seas

New York, NY: Crown, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0609609890. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing New Caledonia, a colony in the Darién Gap on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the colony, located on the Gulf of Darién, to establish and manage an overland route to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The backers knew that the first sighting of the Pacific Ocean by Balboa was after crossing the isthmus through Darién. The expedition also took sovereignty over 'Crab Isle' (modern day Vieques, Puerto Rico) in 1698, yet sovereignty was short-lived. The attempt at settling the area did not go well; more than 80 per cent of participants died within a year, and the settlement was abandoned twice." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48454

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0609609890 World History Todd Balf Central America Darien Gap Panama

FAGAN, BRIAN M.

Fish on Friday Feasting, Fasting and the Discovery of the New World

New York: Basic Books, 2006. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Fagan is an archaeological generalist, with expertise in the broad issues of human prehistory. He is the author or editor of 46 books, including seven widely used undergraduate college texts. Fagan has contributed over 100 specialist papers to many national and international journals. He is a Contributing Editor to American Archaeology and Discover Archaeology magazines, and formerly wrote a regular column for Archaeology Magazine. He serves on the Editorial Boards of six academic and general periodicals and has many popular magazine credits, including Scientific American and Gentleman's Quarterly. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40418

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History Food The Catholic Church Archaelogy Boatbuilding Travel & Exploration World History

FOWLER, W. WARDE

The City-State of the Greeks and Romans a Survey Introductory to the Study of Ancient History

London, England: MacMillan and Co, 1895. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front pastedown page, along with an inked p revious owner's name and a second ink stamped owner's name. "William Warde Fowler (16 May 1847 – 15 June 1921) was an English historian and ornithologist, and tutor at Lincoln College, Oxford. He was best known for his works on ancient Roman religion. Among his most influential works was The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic (1899). H. H. Scullard, in the introduction to his 1981 book on a similar topic, singled out Fowler's book as a particularly valuable resource despite its age, writing, "I have not been so presumptuous as to attempt to provide an alternative." " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46431

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Keywords: World History W. Warde Fowler Ancient History Roman City-state Greeks

GUTFREUND, AMIR (TRANSLATED BY JESSICA COHEN)

Our Holocaust

New Milford, CT: The Toby Press, 2006. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1592641393. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39499

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 1592641393 World History Amir Gutfreund Jessica Cohen Holocaust World War II World History

KENNEDY, HUGH

When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World the Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty

New York: Da Capo Press, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Baghdad was the center of the Arab caliphate during the "Golden Age of Islam" of the 9th and 10th centuries, growing to be the largest city worldwide by the beginning of the 10th century. It began to decline in the "Iranian Intermezzo" of the 9th to 11th centuries, and was destroyed in the Mongoliangb cf c invasion in 1258. The city was rebuilt and flourished under Ilkhanid rule but never rose to its former glory again. It was again sacked by Timur in 1401 and fell under Turkic rule. It was briefly taken by Safavid Persia in 1508, before falling to the Ottoman Empire in 1534. With the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, Baghdad fell under the British Mandate in 1920 and became the capital of the independent Kingdom of Iraq in 1932 (converted to a Republic in 1958).". Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 35657

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Keywords: World History Hugh Kennedy Baghdad Muslim World Middle East

KINDAITI, KYOSUKE (D. LITT)

Ainu Life and Legends

Tokyo, Japan: Tourist Library, 1941. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by S. Sugiyama. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is a small trade paperback sized book with cardstock covers and a sewn binding. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The limp cardstock covers have some light wear, bumping and rubbing along with a couple of smallish patches fading. The front cover of the book has a square pictorial pastedown which is in very good condition, with only a couple of small spots of rubbing to the bottom edge. The text pages are clean and bright. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. There is a full color photographic frontispiece. This book is part of the Japanese Tourist Library (volume 36) and covers the ethnically separate group of people on the Japanese Islands called the Ainu. This group had it's own language, in fact, a language that so far cannot be connected to any other language (a language Isolate). This guide gives a detailed description of the characteristics of the people, some information about their living arrangments and culture, their ceremonies, languages and legends, and more. This particular guide in the series has become rather scarce.. Very Good .

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Book number: 44998

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History Kyosuke Kindaiti Japanese Tourist Library Japan Ainu people Ethnic Backgrounds Ethnic groups S. Sugiyama

MCGEE (B. C. L. ) , THOMAS D'ARCY

A Popular History of Ireland: From the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of Catholics in Two Volumes

New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co, 1876. 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a two volume set. The books are in Very Good+ condition and are lacking dust jackets. The book covers have several small edge tears, bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends, corners and edges. The text pages are clean and bright. There are award labels to the front pastedowns of both books -- The books were an award for good grades from St. Ignatius College S. J, San Francisco for the year 1878. There are also ink stamp name and address stamps from J. B. O'Connor & Co. Bookstore, San Francisco on the front endpapers. "McGee emigrated to Montreal in 1857, believing Canada was far more hospitable to the Catholic Irish than was the United States. He downplayed the importance of the Orange Order in Canada. He remained a persistent critic of American institutions, and of the American way of life. He accused the Americans of hostile and expansionist motives toward Canada and of desiring to spread its republican ideas over all of North America. McGee worked energetically for continued Canadian devotion to the British Empire seeing in imperialism the protection Canada needed from all American ills. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43345

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History Thomas D'arcy Mcgee Ireland Irish History Catholicism Irish Rebellion

MEISSAK, NIKOLAI

This Warm Siberia!

Moscow, Ussr: Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, 1973. Trade Edition. Pamphlet. Color & B&W Photographs; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The pamphlet and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The front covers of the book have some toning to the edges and a bit of light bumping to the bottom front corner. The text pages are clean and bright. This book contains information about Sibera, its history, geography, agriculture and production. "Siberia - to most people in different parts of the world the name conjures up a vision of impenetrable forests, the barren wastes of tundra reaching north to the shores of the Arctic Ocean." (from the introduction). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45131

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History Nikolai Meissak Siberia Russia Arctic circle History Travel & Exploration

PAMUK, ORHAN (TRANSLATED FROM THE TURKISH BY MAUREEN FREELY)

Istanbull Memories and the City

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the bottom spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and bright. "Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country's best-selling writer. Pamuk is the author of novels including Silent House, The White Castle, The Black Book, The New Life, My Name Is Red, Snow, The Museum of Innocence, A Strangeness in My Mind, and The Red-Haired Woman. He is the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches writing and comparative literature. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40160

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History Orhan Pamuk Turkey Istanbul The Middle East

PRESCOTT, WILLIAM HICKLING

Mexico and the Life of the Conqueror Fernando Cortes in Two Volumes

New York, NY: Peter Fenelon Collier, 1898. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a two volume set - part of the Nations of the World set. The books are in Very Good condition and were possibly issued without dust jackets. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, along with some beginnning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. Both volumes have a previous owner's inked notation of ownership on the front endpapers. "William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian. Despite having serious visual impairment, which at times prevented him from reading or writing for himself, Prescott became one of the most eminent historians of 19th century America. He is also noted for his eidetic memory, also called "Photographic Memory". After an extensive period of study, during which he sporadically contributed to academic journals, Prescott specialized in late Renaissance Spain and the early Spanish Empire. His works on the subject, The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (1837) , The History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) , A History of the Conquest of Peru (1847) and the unfinished History of the Reign of Phillip II (1856–1858) have become classic works in the field, and have had a great impact on the study of both Spain and Mesoamerica. During his lifetime, he was upheld as one of the greatest living American intellectuals, and knew personally many of the leading political figures of the day, in both the United States and Britain." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 47792

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History William Hickling Prescott Willam H. Prescott Mexico Mexican History World Conquests Conquistadors

ROBINSON, ALBERT G.

The Philippines the War and the People

New York, NY: McClure, Phillips & Company, 1901. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The lettering on the spine and front cover are noticeable rubbed and difficult to read. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of several smallish spots of foxing.. Very Good .

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Book number: 48444

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History Albert G. Robinson Philippines Colonies Colonial Philippines Islands

SKELTON, R. A. , THOMAS E. MARSTON, AND GEORGE D. PAINTER (WITH A FOREWORD BY ALEXANDER O. VIETOR)

The Vinland Map and the Tartar Relation

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1965. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge nicks and smallish tears, along with some generalized toning, especially to the edges. There are also several spots of rubbing to th dust jacket as well. "The Vinland Map was claimed to be a 15th-century mappa mundi with unique information about Norse exploration of North America but is now known to be a 20th-century forgery. The map first came to light in 1957 and was acquired by Yale University. It became well known due to the publicity campaign which accompanied its revelation to the public as a "genuine" pre-Columbian map in 1965. In addition to showing Africa, Asia and Europe, the map depicts a landmass south-west of Greenland in the Atlantic labelled as Vinland (Vinlanda Insula). " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47998

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: World History R. A. Skelton Thomas E. Marston George O. Painter Vikings

VLAHOS, OLIVIA

Far Eastern Beginnings

New York: Viking Press, 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670307394. Illustrated by George Ford. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of small edge tears. "She, later, attended the University of Texas Houston where she wrote and performed in shows for the USO and, under the tutelage of renowned anthropologist Gilbert McAllister, discovered her love of anthropology. She received her Masters from Sarah Lawrence College where the eminent mythologist Joseph Campbell became a life-long mentor and friend. A professor of anthropology and sociology at Norwalk Community College, Olivia spearheaded the creation of a certificate program in archaeology that has trained hundreds of avocational and professional archaeologists. In 1991, an annual scholarship was established at the college in her name. The author of several books and numerous articles on social and cultural topics, a bestseller, "Body: the Ultimate Symbol." " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 38116

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0670307394 World History Olivia Vlahos George Ford The Orient China, Russia, World History

WIKSTROM, KARL S. (EDITED BY SIGNE M. CARLSON)

North of Skarv Island a Trading Adventure between Norwegians and Lapps

Grants Pass, OR: Midgard Press, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0961594802. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light edge wear, nicking and rubbing. There are two small edge tears as well and some light generalized rubbing to the covers. "This book is based upon both Norwegian and Lapp oral tradition and written by an actual participant in this type of transmission of information, customs and beliefs, is a valuable contribution to the small treasure trove of Scandinavian-Lapp Folk-life and lore." (front blurb). ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 41800

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: 0961594802 World History Karl S. Wikstrom Signe M. Carlson Signed Edition Lappland Scandinavia