scarecrow press edition first edition (37 results)

Rexine, contrasting cover-panel with gilt titles, 8vo, 23 cm, xiii, 209 pp. Contents - 1: Trends and Obsessions: Conflicting Approaches in Napoleon Historiography; 2: Primary and General Source Materials; 3: Biographies of Napoleon and His Brothers; 4: Internal Affairs; 5: The Napoleonic Legend; 6: Military Histories ; 7: Women during the Consulate Empire; 8: Society under Napoleon ; 9: Napoleonic Colonies and Empire ; 10: Religion ; 11: Diplomacy; 12: Culture; Author Index. Very Good.

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, xi, 282 pp. Contents include: 1: Preservation in the Library: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives; 2: Preventive Preservation: The Care of Library Materials; 3: Enemies of Books; 4: Environmental Factors in Preservation; 5: Planning for Disaster; 6: Bookbinding; 7: Paper Problems and Solutions; 8: The Care and Conservation of Works on Paper and Other Objects; 9: The Care and Conservation of Photographir Materials; 10; The Care and Conservation of Sound Recordings and Videotape; 11: Reprography and Preservation; 12: The Conservation of Our Cultural Heritage; Appendices; Annotated Bibliography; Index. Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

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Cloth, white cover-title and gilt croquet hoops, small 8vo, xx, 214 pp 679 entries. Rendell Rhoades was a distinguished American scientist of many interests, including a particular enthusiasm for croquet : by the time of his death in 1976 he had built up a collection of nearly 1,000 pieces of croquet literature.This bibliographical catalogue of some 679 items well brings out the glorious diversity of the collection: in addition to the principal section on croquet's history and rules, there are chapters on croquet in literature, in biography, in art and music; manufacturer's catalogues, and much more including miscellaneous croquet ephemera. Each entry is annotated to indicate its content or significance. Top edges of textblock and endpapers smokestained, otherwise Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Cloth, small 8vo, 150 pp. Over 1800 entries. Covers books and articles in English with the emphasis on those recently published in 1970 and particularly between 1967 and 1969. Very Good.

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, viii, 208 pp. 1,056 entries. An annotated bibliography of books and articles arranged in the following chapters : Biography & History; Analysis & Criticism; Concordances, Handbooks, & Dictionaries; Production; Juvenile; Collected Librettos, Plays & Poems; Individual Librettos & Plays; Musical Scores; Bibliography & Discography; Unclassified. With a Chronology, Title Index and Name Index. Top edge of textblock smokestained, otherwise Near Fine.

Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, red title and author lettering to the spine and red and white lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 226 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Title page missing and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.

Hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covers, red title and author lettering to the spine and red and white lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 226 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Title page missing and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.

(216 x 137). pp, (6), xii, 404, (2). Grey and silver gilt cloth. Near fine.

Cloth, 4to, 29 cm, 525 pp, ills. (some in colour). 5,180 entries. This is a splendid bibliographical catalogue of the books, journals and manuscripts held by The Bakken Library and Museum of Electricity in Life. The Bakken was founded by Earl Bakken, inventor of the first wearable cardiac pacemaker : the focus of the Bakken collection is on the historical role of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and medicine, thus encompassing the history of electricity and magnetism, electrophysiology, electrotheraputics, and accompanying instrumentation. It also includes many works from the mesmerist movement. The collecting emphasis is on materials from the 18th, 19th,and early 20th centuries. The catalogue entries include full bibliographical and provenance information, including cross-references to the Wheeler, Gartrell and Ronalds catalogues. Some entries are also briefly annotated. Books and manuscripts are arranged by author within four chronological groupings for early works (pp 3-30) and works of the 18th (pp 31-119), 19th (pp 120-329) and 20th (pp 321-487 pp) centuries. There is an index of authors. Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ex-Library, VG+ original red cloth, gilt titles, library pocket, label & stamps, otherwise internally very clean throughout.

Very good condition. Top of spine is bumped. 180 pages with two indexes.

Cloth, small 8vo, xxii, 461 pp. Over 4,600 entries. Scarecrow author bibliographies no. 24. Top edge of textblock smokestained, otherwise /Covers a little marked, otherwise Very Good. .

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, xiv, 361 pp. 3,838 entries. A bibliography aiming to list the significant books and pamphlets published since 1960 on Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Most of the publications described are in English, vbut some works in French, german and Italian have also been included. Classified arrangement with an author index. As New.

512pp. Fine apart from owner's name.

Cloth, 8vo, xl, 226 pp. 390 entries. Aims to cover the key secondary and primary source literature relating to the history of prostitution in Great Britain from the Tudor to the Victorian period, providing critical analyses of many works as well as a detailed subject index to the various aspects of the subjects that they cover. A lengthy introduction provides an overview of the history of prostitution in Britain, as well as discussing the evolution of the various forms of writing on this subject, thus placing the bibliography in historical perspective. Works covered include government documents, broadsides, pamphlets, diaries, doctoral dissertations, and books, book chapters, and scholarly articles, published up to 1992. Annotations include further references to hundreds of other related works. And a detailed subject index permits students and scholars to quickly find relevant works dealing with prostitution and a large number of related subjects, including venereal disease, crime, costume, fictional works and characters, sexuality, the theatre, domestic servants, and homosexuality. Ex-reference library copy, labels and stamps on endpapers, stamp on reverse of titlepage, stamps on edges of pageblock. Apart from these usual library markings, very good.

Cloth, 8vo, xl, 226 pp. 390 entries. Aims to cover the key secondary and primary source literature relating to the history of prostitution in Great Britain from the Tudor to the Victorian period, providing critical analyses of many works as well as a detailed subject index to the various aspects of the subjects that they cover. A lengthy introduction provides an overview of the history of prostitution in Britain, as well as discussing the evolution of the various forms of writing on this subject, thus placing the bibliography in historical perspective. Works covered include government documents, broadsides, pamphlets, diaries, doctoral dissertations, and books, book chapters, and scholarly articles, published up to 1992. Annotations include further references to hundreds of other related works. And a detailed subject index permits students and scholars to quickly find relevant works dealing with prostitution and a large number of related subjects, including venereal disease, crime, costume, fictional works and characters, sexuality, the theatre, domestic servants, and homosexuality. Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Paperback Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First. Book may have light/sometimes moderate wear and tear due to storage and age. May have writing or old price on inside cover. May be price clipped. Spine is intact, in good condition, clean. Pages are intact, in good condition, clean. None of the defects detract from the readability! From a non-smoking environment. Ask for pictures!

In-4, 29 cm , n.p. 162pp. illustr. 70 hors-texte , reliure pleine toile de l'editeur , A54-A1 ,

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, xxxvi, 427 pp, map. 1,150 entries. An appealing bibliography which describes some 1,150 published accounts of Egypt by visitors from the earliest times to the end of the First World War. Coverage extends to books, parts of books and monographs by travellers and other visitors, but excludes pure guidebooks and books of strictly historical, anthropological, archaeological, or political interest. Works in all the European languages (including Cyrillic languages) are included, but coverage is strongest for English-language accounts. Each entry provides the author's name (and dates of birth and death if known); publication details for the first and sometimes other editions (including title, publisher, place and year of publication, and number of pages); date of travel; author's nationality; and an annotation describing and sometimes evaluating the work in anything from about 10 to about 150 words, sometimes including a brief quotation indicating the flavour of the work described. There is a map and an introductory historical sketch of travel to Egypt. Fine.

Cloth, small 8vo, vii, 480 pp. Over 2,200 entries. The most substantial bibliography of books about cats. The bibliography claims to include: "1) All known separately published items in the English language (including translations) which deal exclusively or predominantly with cats; 2) A selection of books covering Felidae the cat family; 3) Books with outstanding cat illustrations, regardless of text; 4) All 'cheap' old items that could be found, providing they offer something feline- -this because they afford a background to the cat's rise in literature; 5) Satirical tirades which used cats in a comparative fashion; 6) Fiction in which cats play an essential role in the plot, as in Masefield's The midnight folk; 7) The contents of prose anthologies. These follow the main entry of each anthology; 8) Authors represented in anthologies, with the titles of the inclusions. They are listed in the main-entry author index and the anthologies in which the titles appear are noted; 9) Illustrators and joint authors. These are included alphabetically In the main-entry author Index as well as under the book in which each appears." - from the introduction. Fine.

Cloth, small 8vo, vii, 480 pp. Over 2,200 entries. The most substantial bibliography of books about cats. The bibliography claims to include: "1) All known separately published items in the English language (including translations) which deal exclusively or predominantly with cats; 2) A selection of books covering Felidae the cat family; 3) Books with outstanding cat illustrations, regardless of text; 4) All 'cheap' old items that could be found, providing they offer something feline- -this because they afford a background to the cat's rise in literature; 5) Satirical tirades which used cats in a comparative fashion; 6) Fiction in which cats play an essential role in the plot, as in Masefield's The midnight folk; 7) The contents of prose anthologies. These follow the main entry of each anthology; 8) Authors represented in anthologies, with the titles of the inclusions. They are listed in the main-entry author index and the anthologies in which the titles appear are noted; 9) Illustrators and joint authors. These are included alphabetically In the main-entry author Index as well as under the book in which each appears." - from the introduction. Very Good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Black and White photographs. Very Good (+) in Very Good Dust Jacket. DJ protected by high-grade removable clear cover. No owner's markings.

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, x, 744 pp, ills. 2,875 entries. An excellent and extensive bibliography of works in English on oriental rugs and carpets, and on other Islamic arts and textiles relevant to the study of such rugs and carpets. Coverage extends to those countries that were at one time wholly or partly within the Ottoman empire, so including works on rugs from Persia, India, Central Asia, Afghanistan, China, East Turkestan, Tibet, the Caucasus, Anatolia/Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldavia. The bibliography is principally of separately published works (books, catalogues and offprints) but includes some periodical articles. The details provided for each entry are: author(s), title, place of publication, publisher: year of publication; language(s); number of pages, type of binding, size in centimeters and inches; number of colour and black/white illustrations; line drawings; maps; colour quality; technical data; and an annotation which often combines description of the work with some evaluation of its merits. Fine.

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, xxxvi, 427 pp, map. 1,150 entries. An appealing bibliography which describes some 1,150 published accounts of Egypt by visitors from the earliest times to the end of the First World War. Coverage extends to books, parts of books and monographs by travellers and other visitors, but excludes pure guidebooks and books of strictly historical, anthropological, archaeological, or political interest. Works in all the European languages (including Cyrillic languages) are included, but coverage is strongest for English-language accounts. Each entry provides the author's name (and dates of birth and death if known); publication details for the first and sometimes other editions (including title, publisher, place and year of publication, and number of pages); date of travel; author's nationality; and an annotation describing and sometimes evaluating the work in anything from about 10 to about 150 words, sometimes including a brief quotation indicating the flavour of the work described. There is a map and an introductory historical sketch of travel to Egypt. Fine.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original light grey cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Folio 11½'' x 9''. Contains 174 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 081081675X CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.