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Dutton, 1977. Hight, Katy, Maps. Quarto, softcover, light wear else VG in white and blue pictorial wraps. 240 pp. Everything You Need to Know About Living, Working, Playing, Shopping, an… Plus…

Dutton, 1977. Hight, Katy, Maps. Quarto, softcover, light wear else VG in white and blue pictorial wraps. 240 pp. Everything You Need to Know About Living, Working, Playing, Shopping, and Traveling in the Golden State. a potpouri from "A" to "Z" of practical, original and offbeat information on how to enjoy the best (and avoid the worst) the state has to offer, from beaches, parks and mountains to housing, schools and jobs, from sports, entertainment and shopping to where to live and vacation--indispensable to visitor, newcomer and resident alike. Photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, graphs, notes for further reading, mail order products, thumbnail histories, lists of "the best" places, products and services." maps., Dutton, 1977, 0, Adelaide: Art Gallery of South Australia. 1985. Small Quarto Size. Very Good condition - Card Covers. Some light marking to rear cover. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Uncommon. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 56 pages. A comprehensive catalogue to accompany the exhibition of the same name in 1985. . 1st thus. Softcover., Art Gallery of South Australia, 1985, 0, London: The Book Press, 1996. First UK Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Neatly signed inside by previous owner, some light cover edge wear. The most complete catalogue of the strange beliefs, Twilight Zone rumours and outrageous books, records, and souvenirs that now make up the elvis Presley Universe. Every entry in this comprehensive collection of Elvis fact and fable has, at some time, been presented to the public as the absolute truth., The Book Press, 1996, 3, Art Catalogues, 1987-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. Art Catalogues, List 12, 1997 : Exhibition Catalogues on 20th Century Artist. Booklet, paper covers, staple bound, [70] pp (unpaginated). Includes titles, brief descriptions and prices for 904 In and out of print books and exhibition catalogues on 20th Century Art. In very good condition. Purple and cream paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges of covers and light overall scuffing and aging. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. [From inside of front cover] Art Catalogues is an art book store specializing in current and out-of-print exhibition catalogues on modern art, architecture and photography. Our specific subject interests enable us to acquire a very large and comprehensive inventory in these areas. New titles arrive daily, and we are actively buying libraries and personal collections., Art Catalogues, 1987-01-01, 3, Art Catalogues, 1984-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. Art Catalogues, List 10, Fall 1994 : Exhibition Catalogues, 20th Century Art. Booklet, paper covers, staple bound, [64] pp (unpaginated). Includes titles, brief descriptions and prices for 987 In and out of print books and exhibition catalogues on 20th Century Art. In very good condition. Orange and cream paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges of covers and light overall scuffing and aging. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. [From inside of front cover] Art Catalogues is an art book store specializing in current and out-of-print exhibition catalogues on modern art, photography, cinema and architecture. Our specific subject interest enable us to acquire a very large and comprehensive inventory in these areas. New titles arrive daily, and we are actively buying libraries and personal collections., Art Catalogues, 1984-01-01, 3, NY, NY: Sunrise / Dutton,, 1977. x, 242 pp., pictorial wraps; Book has light to moderate edgewear; front cover has some curling, creasing & layer separation at corners; small stains & creases to fore edge; small brown stains to edges of page block; half-title has small brown stain & erasure to top corner / Illustrated with photos, drawings and engravings, including 8 pages in full color. Advertisements from dealer's catalogues illustrate selected tricks and equipment in each section. /. First Trade Paper Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Sunrise / Dutton, 1977, 2.5, Oxford University Press, 1994 A comprehensive look at the philosophy, history and economics of child welfare. Panels glossy, clean square copy, lightly circulated, spine catalogue sticker removed, light scribble to bottom of fore-edge., Oxford University Press, 1994, 3.5, London: D R Books, 1977. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edges and lower front edge. 400pp. A comprehensive catalogue of guns throughout history and a collector's paradise. with hundreds of guns presented and illustrated in its pages.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 11.25 x 8.5 inches., D R Books, 1977, 3.5, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 497 pages, indexed. Overseas customers please note the book weighs over a kilo and will attract additional postage. The book once belonged to the University of Sydney Library. It's stamp is on the fore-edge. The back paste down sports a bar code, a discard stamp, and a catalogue label; the front end paper a white round price sticker, hiding a Berkelouw one. The covers are lightly creased, as is the spine. In its favour, its faults are aesthetic, and the body of the book is clean, and solid. A vey good copy, but not for the perfectionists or the squeamish. "Whether you're shopping in the local supermarket, visiting a specialist spice merchant or haggling over saffron in the markets of Istanbul, this book is the essential guide to the exotic world of herbs and spices. Celebrated spice trader Ian Hemphill has compiled a comprehensive, fascinating guide to choosing and using spices." (publisher), Pan Macmillan Australia, 2002, 3, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia NONE [NONE] 1900 edition. (Mass market paperback) 64pp. Very good. 4to. Grey-brown card wrappers, stapled, with black title. Over lightly sunned and the rear lower corner has been chipped (tiny); else is fine, clean and bright. At the time of publication, the gallery collection is only shown at UBC for 4 weeks a year because there was not a permanent, secure exhibition space. A comprehensive record of the AMS Collection on its 40th anniversary and a unique collection. Full colour as well as black and white photographs. University of British Columbia 1948 - 1988.., University of British Columbia NONE, 0, NJ: New Page Books. Good. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 156414674x . Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact, there is light soiling/spotting to outer edge of pages. Cover has light scuffing and light wear to edges/corners. B/w & colour illustrations. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 238 pages; From a Reviewer: "Mind Opening and Mysterious..... By Simeon Hein "Planetary Intelligence author". After two decades of research, Colin Andrews, the world's foremost authority on crop circles, has written what may be the most comprehensive book on the subject. Starting with his early years of research Andrews recounts some of his first crop circle encounters. Readers will learn about the characteristics of the phenomenon before complex patterns began to appear in the late 80's. This is one of the few crop circle books to adequately explore the connection of crop circles with nature and global environmental conditions. Andrews continuously reminds us how crop circles serve to raise our awareness of the planet. Throughout the book, Andrews clearly wrestles with the reality of human circle-making activity. Coming from someone who previously disregarded the significance of this aspect of crop circles, he still refers to it as "hoaxing," implying a certain degree of recklessness and irresponsiblity on the part of the human circle-makers. He also tacitly recognizes their role in the evolution of the patterns. Personally, I think it is unfair to call these human-made patterns "counterfeits" given their beauty and genuinely weird effects on our cameras and other equipment. As far as I know, there is no evidence to suggest that any of the complex patterns made since the late 80's in England are created by anyone or anything else than human circle-makers. Nonetheless, Andrew's book bridges many different points of view and leaves us with a mystery rather than a closed case. As a bonus, the book contains a catalogue of every circle to appear in England since the 1980's. It is quite a sight to see all these patterns together. There are also detailed discussions of Project Blackbird and the Oliver's Castle video. This book is recommended for anyone with a passing or strong interest in crop circles. You may not agree with Andrews on every point but you are certain to come away with a greater appreciation of the phenomenon and the mysteries that surround it." (560) ., New Page Books, 2003, 2.5, Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1961. Approximately a century, from mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth, of world coinage is catalogued in this comprehensive numismatic guide; contains numerous b/w illustrations, index. Hardcover, 509pp., boards show light wear.. Fourth Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Whitman Publishing, 1961, 3, Albany, NY: The Library, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. New York State Library Bulletin #61. Handsomely bound copy, one of 2,000, in very dark blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and front cover. Light fading at top of covers, but else no marks or damage. Fine and comprehensive catalogue of a bequest of a large private book collection that was made to the New York State Library. 360 books overall were described in detail by library staff bibliographers, and it's especially strong in Dickens, Twain and other giants in 19th century literature. William Charles Gotshall (May 9, 1870 - August 20, 1935) was an American civil engineer "known for his research on engineering economics in civil engineering published as Notes of electric railway economics and preliminary engineering (1903, 1904)." His extensive collection of books was donated to the Library in 1935. He married Adelaide von Rathgen on September 15, 1897, was commissioned as a Major of Engineers in the New York Guard in June 1917 and discharged in 1920, and he served admirably during W.W.I., "surveying, locating and constructing military roads as well as assisting in railroad design and camp layouts" (Wikipedia). 111 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets., The Library, 1960, 4, Sydney: Daily Telegraph & Sunday Telegraph / Consolidated Press Production, 1954. Local ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white drawings & text-photos, colour drawings endpapers, two colour pages with plans, colour frontispiece, minor edgewear jacket (tiny hole fore-edge, fore-edge rear flap worn), scuff on cover, bottom corner rear board worn, minor insect damage top edge boards, light foxing front flyleaf and reverse side of colour frontispiece, light toning rear endpaper, pages lightly toned. 228 pp. (Published either 1954 or 1960s, Trove catalogue. Daily Telegraph edition.) This book is a comprehensive guide to carpentry with profuse and accurate drawings, and clear methodological arrangement that is easy to follow., Daily Telegraph & Sunday Telegraph / Consolidated Press Production, 1954, 0, Washington, D.C.: Phillips Collection in association with the National Gallery of Art; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985. viii, 255 pages, illustrations; 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. A comprehensive catalogue of the museum's collection with 2002 illustrations. America's first modern art museum, Washington D.C.'s The Phillips Collection is particularly strong in works by late 19th and early 20th-century Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Cubist works, personal favorites of Duncan Phillips such as PIerre Bonnard and Arthur Dove, and even a few Old Masters (El Greco, Goya). Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party is the most famous painting in the museum. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Phillips Collection in association with the National Gallery of Art; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985, 3, Edenhurst Gallery, 2001-01-01. Staple Bound. Very Good. Edenhurst Gallery presents Panorama : 19th and early 20th century American and European selections. Art Gallery Catalogue, paper covers, [32] pp (unpaginated). Includes 30 full color illustrations of oils and one watercolor offered for sale by the gallery. Descriptions include name of artist, name of work, date painted medium, and size of work. Does not include asking prices. In very good condition with light bumping and creasing to edges of covers and Light overall scuffing. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. [Excerpt from Introduction] Edenhurst Gallery's realm of expertise in the arena of fine art and antiques began in 1970, with exclusive sales in fine art beginning in 1985.... At last bringing elegance and quality to the most prestigious fine art quarter in all of Southern California, Edenhurst's comprehensive and well-chosen inventory of 19th and early 20th century California, American and European paintings finally fills a long-awaited niche in the art market of Los Angeles. The Gallery routinely displays the best that is currently available in fine paintings by such well-recognized California Impressionist painters as William Wendt, Guy Rose, Granville Redmond, Maurice Braun and Edgar Payne. Edenhursts expertise in the field is sought by collectors, scholars and museum curators alike. The year 2000 marked the inauguration of a landmark yearly show, the Spring Salon whose goal is to showcase work by contemporary American artists, especially those who paint in the continuing tradition of impressionism. The show's in-part sponsorship by Art &amp; Antiques magazine is judged by a prestigious panel that awards a large purchase prize. A sizable donation from profits thereof helps in the building fund of the future California Art Academy and Museum in Pasadena, recognized to be the most important fine art museum that will come to the Los Angeles area since the opening of the new Getty Museum, and due to open in 2002.Edenhurst Gallery presents Panorama : 19th and early 20th century American and European selections. Art Gallery Catalogue, paper covers, [32] pp (unpaginated). Includes 30 full color illustrations of oils and one watercolor offered for sale by the gallery. Descriptions include name of artist, name of work, date painted medium, and size of work. Does not include asking prices. [Excerpt from Introduction] Edenhurst Gallery's realm of expertise in the arena of fine art and antiques began in 1970, with exclusive sales in fine art beginning in 1985.... At last bringing elegance and quality to the most prestigious fine art quarter in all of Southern California, Edenhurst's comprehensive and well-chosen inventory of 19th and early 20th century California, American and European paintings finally fills a long-awaited niche in the art market of Los Angeles. The Gallery routinely displays the best that is currently available in fine paintings by such well-recognized California Impressionist painters as William Wendt, Guy Rose, Granville Redmond, Maurice Braun and Edgar Payne. Edenhursts expertise in the field is sought by collectors, scholars and museum curators alike. The year 2000 marked the inauguration of a landmark yearly show, the Spring Salon whose goal is to showcase work by contemporary American artists, especially those who paint in the continuing tradition of impressionism. The show's in-part sponsorship by Art &amp; Antiques magazine is judged by a prestigious panel that awards a large purchase prize., Edenhurst Gallery, 2001-01-01, 3, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9.25" x 11.25. h/b 223 pages, condition is very good, minor edge wear to the DJ. White By Design focuses on a world of white rooms and white houses. These places have been selected to capture a wide range of moods; they reflect a consciousness of design that is timeless and beyond style. White defines form, accentuates detail, clarifies space, and enlivens light. More than ever before, people are choosing to live with white because it offers relief from the visual cacophony of everyday life. Author Bo Niles presents white environments expressive of every mood: gently nostalgic romantic rooms: fresh and unaffected rustic homes; serene, dignified, refined places; precise rational architecture: contemplative rarefied spaces; and carefree resorts. Hundreds of beautiful photographs provide ideas for using white in living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens. and baths" in offices, lofts, apartments, city homes, and country retreats. There are interiors and exteriors from around the world - a thatch roofed farmhouse in Denmark, a recycled factory in Paris. a beach house in southern Italy, a turn-of-the-century London courtyard building, a high-rise pied-d-terre in Manhattan-many designed by well- known decorators and architects. The book also offers a comprehensive, illustrated catalogue of nearly 400 white products, including small appliances, furniture, dinnerware, and upholstery, as well as a complete list of addresses for the manufacturers producing these items. W'hite by Design celebrates the pure and often surprising beauty of white-infinite in its possibilities, yet always refreshing. With 200 illustrations , 122 in color, and 352 catalogue illustrations., Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1984, 3, London: Chris Beetles, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This comprehensive fully illustrated catalogue was published alongside a retrospective exhibition at Chris Beetles Gallery that celebrated the prodigious career of America's most distinctive caricaturist, and his expansive relationship to histories of art, theatre and film. The catalogue features a comprehensive biographical essay, a bibliography and notes, and shows examples of his work throughout his long and impressive career. Condition: new, from the stocks of the Chris Beetles Gallery, with some light toning to page edges acquired in storage. 4to. 52pp, Chris Beetles, 2005, 6, New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. 1977. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Hight, Katy, Maps. Quarto, softcover, light curl to green and white pictorial wraps else VG. 240 pages. comprehensive guide to California--a potpouri from "A" to "Z" of practical, original and off-beat information on how to enjoy the best (and avoid the worst) the state has to offer, from beaches, parks and mountains to housing, schools and jobs, from sports, entertainment and shopping to where to live and vacation--indispensable to visitor, newcomer and resident alike. Photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, graphs, notes for further reading, mail order products, thumbnail histories, lists of "the best" places, products and services., New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. 1977, 3, London: National Gallery Company. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Contemporary Boards. 1857093038 . Richly illustrated throughout with fully described colour catalogue. Light dent to front cover. Dustjacket slightly worn at edges and slightly scratched. Light shelfwear to book. ; 25 x 31 x 2.5cm; 256 pages; Renowned for his physical and psychological naturalism, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660) is considered one of the greatest painters to have ever lived. Official court painter to King Philip IV (1605–1665) , he created astounding effects of illusion in his minimalist and elegantly composed works––which range from genre and history scenes to portraits. His paintings had an enormous impact on 19th- and early-20th-century artists such as Degas, Renoir, and Picasso, and Manet famously first described him as “the painter’s painter. ”With over 150 illustrations and an in-depth chronology, this beautifully produced and comprehensive book surveys Velázquez’s entire career and explores his universal popularity. Fascinating essays by world-class Velázquez scholars address the artist’s life and technique, examining his studies in Seville and Italy to his final great works at the court of Philip IV. They also place his works in the context of 17th-century European painting and discuss how and why his works have resonated so strongly with the generations of Post-Impressionist and modernist artists. ., National Gallery Company, 2006, 3, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very light rubbing to the jacket corners and spine ends, little wear overall. Quite clean. 'An encyclopedic reference guide, [this book] presents comprehensive reviews of more than a thousand items of kitchen equipment. . . . In addition to the reviews of individual items, there are sections that clearly explain what characteristics to look for in each group of utensils or appliances. . . . [This book] also contains selected recipes that demonstrate how particular pieces of equipment might be used, anecdotes and quotes both informative and amusing, and sidebars written by some of the most prominent and respected figures in the culinary world.' Illustrated. 508 pages. 9 x 11.25 inches.., Alfred A. Knopf, 2000, 3, Greenberg Publishing / Crown Publishing, 1977. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Softcover: Extra heavy coated paper stock covers with photo and title on front. Covers are slightly soiled and foxed. Pages lightly soiled on edges.This book provides a comprehensive catalogue with current prices of Locomotives and rolling stock. Illustrated Nice tight binding., Greenberg Publishing / Crown Publishing, 1977, 3, Scott, 1975. Very Good. Rose, Joseph H. (editor). 1976: The Comprehensive Catalogue and Encyclopedia of United States Coins. Hazelcorn (editor), Howard. NY: Scott, 1975. 363pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Brown cloth with gilt embossing. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped and rubbed edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped and chipped edges and a few short tears., Scott, 1975, 3, Sacramento/Davis: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery/U. of California, 1972. 64 pages; 49 b&w illustrations. Illustrations are gathered at the back of the book; earlier are offered comprehensive essays on each. Schools of Italian, French, Dutch, Danish and German are included. Clean and tight within; covers and spine with light wear.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue., E.B. Crocker Art Gallery/U. of California, 1972, 3, Pewter Collectors' Club of America. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1984. Softcover. Catalogue for a comprehensive exhibition of American pewter at the Museum of our National Heritage. Many black and white photos. Describes over 275 pewter objects. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages ., Pewter Collectors' Club of America, 1984, 3, New York: Leonard Hutton Galleries, 1967. First edition. Softcover. 28 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April through May 1967. Features a statement by Gerhard Marcks and an essay by Alfred Werner. Includes numerous black and white illustrations, a checklist, chronology, and a list of previous exhibitions. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with light wear., Leonard Hutton Galleries, 1967, 0, London: Seaby. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 071347677X . xvi + 384 pp. The standard, very detailed reference guide to the British coins of the last 2000 years. A comprehensive Fully Illustrated catalogue of British coins. One neat 'closed' repair to the bottom inner rear edge of the spine, some light green 'highlights' on a few dates in the text, and a very slight 'lean' to the book otherwise NO Inscriptions or other marks, an EXCELLENT very clean, tight, bright copy.; 48287; 8vo ., Seaby, 1996, 3, London, England: London, UK: Bennett & Bloom, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2009. ----------softcover, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing, slight reading crease, spine slightly cocked, 221 pages, a few b&w illustrations, b&w maps, ---"Volume 3 in the Pre-History of the Armenians series contains further ancient hieroglyphic inscriptions from southeastern Turkey. These are translated and annotated in full, and are accompanied by a comprehensive glossary. A number of crucial misapprehensions by scholars are corrected, and most importantly this study also explains the unknown phonetics of many signs found in Laroche's extensive catalogue of hieroglyphic glyphs published in 1960. Other sections include an analysis of the language of the inscriptions, which forms a bridge between the ancient Indo-European language and Classical Armenian, with examples demonstrating the development of the phonetics of words and the formation of augmentative suffixes. Also provided is an alphabetized list of transcriptions of these ancient words. The linguistic evidence proves that since at least the eighth century BC the Hays (Armenians) possessed the scribal schools, temple records and gusans (minstrels) that are mentioned in the History of the Armenians, written during the fifth century AD by Moses Khorenatsi. The Vocabulary and Usage section highlights a number of words previously thought to be loans from other languages and confirms their indigenous status. Additionally, it confirms the provenance of other words, treasures from the long forgotten past that occur in the old lexicons and were considered doubtful. As with the previous Volume 2, each word is thoroughly explained and given its various usages in transcription for the benefit of the reader"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ ( see Description ). Illus. by Photo Cover. 5.5w x 8.25h Inches., London, UK: Bennett & Bloom, 2009, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2009, 3, San Rafael, CA: Sophia Foundation Press, 2007. paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Robert Powell, Ph.D., born in Reading, England, taught mathematics and statistics at Brighton University. He is the author of numerous works and now presents in book form his doctoral thesis on the history of the zodiac. The zodiac was first clearly defined by the Babylonians some 2500 years ago, but until recently the basis of this original definition remained unknown. This zodiac of the Babylonians, known as the sidereal zodiac because it is specified in direct relation to the stars (Latin sidera, `stars'), was used for centuries throughout the ancient world, all the way to India, and must be distinguished from the tropical zodiac in widespread use by astrologers in the West today, which was introduced into astrology in the middle of the second century A.D. by the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Such was Ptolemy's influence, however, that the tropical zodiac gained prominence and, except for its survival in a variant form in India, knowledge of the sidereal zodiac was lost. In this penetrating study of the history of the zodiac, first submitted in 2004 as his Ph.D. thesis, Robert Powell restores the sidereal zodiac to its rightful place as the original zodiac, tracing it back to the Babylonians in the fifth century B.C. The implications of this rediscovery of the original zodiac are immense, the key point being that the signs of the sidereal zodiac, each thirty degrees long, coincide closely with the twelve astronomical constellations of the same name, whereas the signs of the tropical zodiac, since they are defined in relation to the vernal point, now have no direct relationship to the corresponding zodiacal constellations, owing to the precession of the equinoxes. This carefully researched history of the zodiac includes chapters on the Egyptian decans and the Hindu nakshatras, showing how these sidereal divisions, which originated in Egypt and India, are related to the original Babylonian zodiac. By illuminating the history of the tropical zodiac in widespread use at the present time, light is also shed on the controversy surrounding the 'zodiac question' (tropical vs. sidereal), showing that originally the tropical division was not a zodiac at all, but a calendar for describing the course of the seasons. This book, the fruit of thirty years of research, is intended not only for scholars but for general readers as well, and offers the clearest and most comprehensive study of the history of the zodiac yet published. "Robert Powell's dissertation refers to a problem fundamental to the earliest reflections concerning celestial space: that of the measurement of the heavens by ordering the stars and constellations in a coordinate system. The author also presents a tool which can be useful for further research work: the reconstructed Babylonian star catalogue." Professor Grazyna Rosinska, Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sophia Foundation Press, 2007, 3, BMC Global Services Publications, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good. 2005. 201 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Very good condition item, with bright and clear pages. Previous owner's inscriptions to ffep. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning., BMC Global Services Publications, 2005, 3, ERG (Bournemouth) Ltd, 1955. No marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 47pp. Comprehensive list of parts for sale and prices to build your model railway. Undated ca mid-1950s.. Soft Cover. Good. 8.5 x 5.5 inches., ERG (Bournemouth) Ltd, 1955, 2.5, -Oxford University Press (2016)-. Centenary Edition 2016, Second impression possibly (the acknowledgements page thoroughly confused). xxvi+371 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. The Rising is the story of Easter 1916 from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank and file revolutionaries. Fearghal McGarry makes use of a unique source that has only recently seen the light of day - a collection of over 1,700 eye-witness statements detailing the political activities of members of Sinn F and militant groups such as the Irish Republican Brotherhood. This collection represents one of the richest and most comprehensive oral history archives devoted to any modern revolution, providing new insights on almost every aspect of this seminal period. The Rising shows how people from ordinary backgrounds became politicized and involved in the struggle for Irish independence. McGarry illuminates their motives, concerns, and aspirations, highlighting the importance of the Great War as a catalyst for the uprising. He concludes by exploring the Rising's revolutionary aftermath, which in time saw the creation of the independent state we see today. Published to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, this edition includes a new preface which reflects on the continuing importance of the Easter Rising as a symbol of Irish nationhood and which looks at the centenary commemorations in both Ireland and the UK within the wider context of the 'Decade of Centenaries.' Ask to see our catalogue of the 3 "R"s:- Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution. The Rising: Ireland: Easter 1916. (Centenary Edition) 9780198732341, -Oxford University Press (2016)-, 0<

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OUP Oxford, Hardcover, Auflage: Centenary ed. 400 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-01-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.7 kg, Verkaufsrang: 634308, 20th Century, Great Britain, Europe, History… Plus…

OUP Oxford, Hardcover, Auflage: Centenary ed. 400 Seiten, Publiziert: 2016-01-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.7 kg, Verkaufsrang: 634308, 20th Century, Great Britain, Europe, History, Subjects, Books, Ireland, Social & Cultural, Revolutions & Coups, World History, United States, Americas, Format: Illustrated, OUP Oxford, 2016<