Various Authors

Journal of Peace Research. Number 1. 1964

Oslo, University of Norway, Publisher, 1964. Original Wraps. Semi-glossy blue wraps. 64 pp. The first issue of this 'interdisciplinary and international' journal examining various aspects of peace studies. This issue contains the following articles: 'Technical Assistance and Social Conflict;' 'Technical Assistance and Public Opinion;' 'Summit Meetings and International Relations;' and 'Fear in the Arms Race: a Mathematical Study.' GOOD condition. Moderate uneven fading and scuffing, with some browning along the extremities. Moderate to heavy foxing/spotting to the rear panel. Some soiling, with some creasing and minor chipping along the extremities. Interior clean and solid. Good .

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Book number: 005558

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Peace Research Peace Studies

Various Authors

Journal de Paris. Samedi 24 Septembre 1791, Numero 267

Paris, Journal De Paris, Publisher, 1791. Pamphlet. Small pamphlet, 4 pp. Disbound from a larger volume. All text in French. Single issue of this newspaper style piece, featuring articles on politics, comparisons with England, etc. Also present is a piece on problems with enslaved people in St. Domingue, written as a comparison to English colonies. It appears the work discusses the effects of the French government declaring all people free on the St. Domingue colony, discussing in very general terms the uprising of enslaved people in the colony. GOOD condition. General toning, some spotting and foxing. Spine edge rather wrinkled. Good .

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Book number: 019837

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

The Ladies' Repository: A Monthly Periodical, Devoted to Literature and Religion. Volume XIX. January-December 1859

Cincinnati, Swormstedt and Poe, 1859. Half-Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. 762 pp. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. A bound volume of this monthly journal devoted to literature, poetry and religious topics, produced by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Includes a portrait of African-American missionary bishop, Francis Burns, in Liberia, with a background of Monrovia in Liberia, adapting a view of the city originally by African-American photographer Augustus Washington. Topics in this volume include an account, presumably by a missionary of a travel through China, including to Tiong-Lok, among other places; African life; several pieces on photography; Edgar Allan Poe; woman's question in China; the world of the East, as well as many short pieces on items such as: photograph of Saturn; beer as food; explorations in Brazil; African missions; burial of the last Shawnee chief; missions in India; Texas wealth; Japan, etc. GOOD condition. Covers scuffed, with some soiling. Upper two inches of leather MISSING from the spine. Heavy scuffing and bumping along the extremities. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing throughout. Good .

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Book number: 015816

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Literature Exploration African American

Various Authors

The Leisure Hour November 1897-October, 1898. Bound Volume

London, Leisure Hour, Publisher, 1898. Half-Leather. Half leather with marbled boards. Original wrappers bound in. 812 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, including a piece by E. Burne-Jones. A bound volume of this general interest magazine including history, science, travel, literature and poetry. This includes a history and account of Australia; a several page account of chess playing of the day, including photos of several women and accounts of chess playing by telegraph; brief passages on American railway accidents, the Japanese in Canada, etc.; an account of bicycling across Persia; short pieces on the rites of Native Americans, Australian aborigines, new uses for electricity, Halloween festivals, etc. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label, interior pastedown and scattered stamping in the interior. Heavy bumping and scuffing along the extremities and covers. Minor soiling and staining. Hinges and spine tips very worn. General toning in the interior. Minor scattered soiling. Good .

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Book number: 014728

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Exploration Chess

Various Authors

Leslie's Weekly. January 29, 1903

New York, Judge Company, 1903. Wraps. Photo illustrated wraps. Folio. Front cover depicts a firefighting scene in the Bowery in New York City, with frozen water on the façade of a building. Single issue of this long running general interest magazine, with this containing an article on Russia's persecution of the Jews, a photo spread of winter in Chicago, a photo spread of a communication cable established in Hawaii, etc. GOOD condition. Perhaps disbound from a larger volume, with roughness along the spine. Paper toned, with minor soiling, wrinkling and creasing. Good .

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Book number: 018392

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Life and Light for Woman. September, 1894

Boston, Woman's Board of Missions, Publisher, 1894. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. A journal published by the Woman's Board of Missions, an organization focusing on the work of women missions and missionaries. This issue with letters from various people recalling their efforts and experiences in Ceylon (with a photo), India (with a photo), China, Japan and elsewhere. GOOD condition. Minor fading and toning to the wrappers. Small rectangular address label on the front cover. Minor soiling and spotting to the covers. Light creasing and scuffing along the extremities. A few sentences underlined in pencil, with a stray pencil note or two as well. Good .

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Book number: 017527

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Religion/Theology

Various authors

Life and Light for Woman. August, 1894

Boston, Woman's Board of Missions, Publisher, 1894. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. A journal published by the Woman's Board of Missions, an organization focusing on the work of women missions and missionaries. This issue with letters from various people recalling their efforts and experiences in China, titled "Heathen and Christian Benevolence in China," (including two photos of a Mendicant and Buddhist priest); India, etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading and toning to the wrappers. Small rectangular address label on the front cover. Minor soiling and spotting to the covers. Light creasing and scuffing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 018339

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Religion/Theology

Various authors

Lloyd Zeitung. March (Marz) 1936

Bremen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, Presumed Publisher, 1936. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Folio. Rear cover a full page color illustration for the 1936 Olympics to be held in Berlin. 27 pp. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Text in German and English. Rear cover a color printing of the Franz Wurbel poster designed for the Berlin Olympics, alluding to white supremacy that the Nazi regime hoped to convey. Single issue of this somewhat promotional magazine issued by Norddeutscher Lloyd for its passenger ships. With articles and fiction throughout. Includes a German language account of Marrakesh, several short pieces in English on the 1936 Olympic Games, a short story in English by A.E. Ashford, etc. GOOD condition. Faint foxing and spotting to the covers. Rear cover a bit toned, with some soiling. Creasing and scuffing along the extremities. Scattered foxing in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 015700

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Travel

Various Authors

The London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer. For July, 1760

London, Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater noster Row, 1760. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, apparently disbound from a larger work. Pagination runs from 330-384, plus a title page with an illustration of London from the Thames at the head. With a fold-out map of the County of Montgomery, as well as a fold-out view of the city and harbor of Fonchall, capital of Madeira. A single issue of this British magazine, with this issue featuring articles on the then present war between England and France-the Seven Years' War or French and Indian War-including a history and origin of the war, a letter from a French officer providing and account of the Siege of Louisburg, and a journal of a winter campaign in Canada and the siege of Quebec. Also included is an account of a 'Rebellion of the Negroes in Jamaica,' describing Tacky's War or Rebellion in which African enslaved people led by Tacky rebelled against their owners, being ultimately defeated. Topics relating to history and religion, a mathematical question, Dutch designs defeated in the East Indies, ships taken by the French, etc. are also featured. GOOD+ condition. Faint creasing to the outer pages, with some browning along the extremities. Minor wear along the extremities. Remains of binding along the spine. Very minor scattered foxing. Good .

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Book number: 005903

Catalogue: History

Keywords: French and Indian War Siege of Louisburg Tacky's War Jamaica Slavery Americana

Various authors

Marysville Daily Appeal. Wednesday Morning, April 26, 1871

Marysville, CA, Appeal Association, Publisher, 1871. Tabloid. Large newspaper tabloid format. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this newspaper from Marysville, California, containing news from San Francisco and other California locales, national and international news. Also present is a brief account of the murder of Robert Milton in South Carolina by the Ku Klux Klan, asserting he was murdered because he was a "union man," responsible for collecting delinquent taxes. Another short piece discusses the trial of safe robbers Sansome and Bowen. GOOD condition. Presumably disbound from a larger volume, with heavy chipping and tearing along the spine edge, rendering the piece rather fragile. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor toning. A few small tears along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 019157

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana

Various authors

Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News. November 22nd, 1900

St. Louis, MO, I.A. Mekeel, Publisher, 1900. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Folio. Pagination runs 413-444. A few black and white illustrations present. Single issue of this weekly devoted to stamp collecting and philately. This with a focus on China and Chinese stamps, including a history, survey and some illustrations of stamps from China. GOOD condition. Minor curling to the magazine. Light toning and soiling. Some scuffing, minor chipping and tearing along the edges, with minor splitting to the spine. Good .

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Book number: 019828

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Reference

Various Authors

Mittheilungen Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Natur- Und Volkerkunde Ostasiens. Band VIII, Theil 3. April, 1902

Tokyo/Berlin, Alleinverlag von Asher and Co, 1902. Wraps. Printed wraps. Four fold out plates in the rear, with a few illustrations in text. All text in German. A collection of various essays on various aspects of Japan and Japanese culture. This includes a look at the Japanese language/linguistics, both spoken and written, as well as a lengthy piece on the custom of gifts and gift giving in Japan, accompanied by four fold out illustrations in the rear. GOOD condition. Wrappers dampstained along the binding, with toning, foxing and soiling. Staining along the staples. Many pages unopened in the interior, with scattered foxing throughout. Good .

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Book number: 009304

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Asian History

Various authors

Montreal Weekly Witness. March 2, 1876

Montreal, Canada, The Witness, Publisher, 1876. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. Illustration and floor plan of a barn on the front page. Single issue of this "commercial review and family newspaper," containing Canadian news and politics, British and US news, etc. Front page with a description of a new barn layout. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor to moderate foxing and spotting, with minor staining and soiling. Paper wrinkled and creased, especially along the edges. Small hole/tear at the intersection of the fold creases on the front page. First and second leaves unopened along the top edge. Good .

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Book number: 016783

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Moscow News. June 11-18, 1989

Moscow, Moscow News, Publisher, 1989. Tabloid. Small tabloid format newspaper. 16 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this long running newspaper that published news from within the Soviet Union/USSR, this with news of the election of Mikhail Gorbachev as the first ever President of the USSR Supreme Soviet, as well as a piece on the poet Mayakovsky, Estonia, etc. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor toning, soiling and wrinkling. Good .

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Book number: 019448

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Communism, Socialism, Marxism

Various Authors

The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art. February-June 1833. Vol. XXII

Philadelphia, E. Littell and T. Holden, Publishers, 1833. Hard Cover. Paper covered boards with a cloth spine. Pagination runs 146-720. MISSING the January issue, although seemingly not bound in. A general interest magazine reprinting articles or excerpts of articles from various magazines and other sources that were published internationally. Many pieces on literature and authors. Of note in this volume is an account of travels in the Mississippi Valley in which the author discusses Native Americans, their language, customs and burial mounds; an article on a war between the Turks and Egypt; a look at the philosophy or pseudo-science behind the phenomenon of apparitions or ghosts; an account from a Mr. Stuart of Scotland's travels in the United States in which he reflects on slavery, offering several anecdotes of the cruelty experienced by enslaved people, especially in the Charleston area, as well as quoting several African-Americans and their experiences; an account of Murat's travels in the United States where he also discusses slavery, arriving at the racially biased conclusion that Blacks are inferior to whites based partially on their lack of successful rebellion against slaveholders. POOR condition. Binding mostly given out, with the text block SEPARATED into many different sections and not bound into the covers. Exterior stained, soiled, scuffed and overall rather heavily worn. Scattered foxing in the interior, with some pages bearing offsetting or very heavily browned. Some stamping on the inside front cover. Some pages with minor tears or creases. Overall a heavily worn and fragile piece, best handled with care. Poor .

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Book number: 015446

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Literature Americana