I. M. Lewis:
A Modern History of the Somali - Nation and State in the Horn of Africa - Erstausgabe
2011, ISBN: 9780852554838
Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe
Jonathan Cape, 1927. 7th impression.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, spine a little sunned, cloth rubbed & slightly tired looking, otherwise a nice copy. The first volume … Mehr…
Jonathan Cape, 1927. 7th impression.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, spine a little sunned, cloth rubbed & slightly tired looking, otherwise a nice copy. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]., Jonathan Cape, 1927, 0, 1958. Early days in Buchanan County, VA are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this New 58-page booklet, comprised of excerpts from Looking Back One Hundred Years, a Brief Story of Buchanan County and Its People, written by Hannibal Albert Compton for the county's centenial in 1958. We opted for a shorter title: History of Buchanan County, Virginia USA. Because of the larger paper our booklet has fewer pages than the original book, but still includes all of the information. This spiral-bound booklet is printed on 11" x 8.5" 60# bond paper. The tri-color cover is on 80# card stock, with the front protected by a vinyl sheet. It is one of hundreds of historic titles we have reproduced, all preserving the writings of early historians. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features of the Area, including Dismal Creek and Levisa River; the formation of the county; the families of Milton Ward, John s. Ratliff, and John N. Watkins; Other early settlers; lumber companies; Early preachers, lawyers and doctors; Schools; Colorful accounts of three sensational murders and the trials that followed; Politics; Two lynchings; a brief history of all the families of the county that the writer recalls -- Adams, Adkins, Addison, Arnold, Allen, Altizer, Arrington, Alley, Ball, Baldwin, Arms, Barton, Belcher, Blankenship, Catron, Cantrel, Cole, Clifton, Compton, Cartright, Boyd, Coleman, Calloway, Bane, Bailey, Davis, Dawson, Dale, Daugherty, Day, Deskin, Brown, Deel, Elswick, Endicott, Elkins, Evans, Farmer, Fletcher, Fuller, Ferrell, Field, Gibson, Grimsley, Gilbert, Goss, Gentry, Horn, Harman, Hale, Honaker, Hess, Charles, Childress, Church, Ellis, Cook, Clevinger, Hurley, Dotson, Hibbitt, Hylton, Henderson, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Jewell, Keen, Kiser, Kelley, Lester, Breeding, Kacknew, Lawson, Leonard, Lee, Leftwich, Lane, Lewis, Lambert, Matney, Looney, McGlothlin, McNeil, Mullin, McClanahan, Muncey, Meadow, Messick, Neikerk, Nelson, Nicewonders, McCoys, Nickels or Nichols, Nuckels, Newberry, Osborn, Ownbey, Owens, Prater, Presley, Rakes, Ratliff, Stiltner, Wade, and Ward; Coal titles in the county; and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Illustrations include: the 1940 Board of Supervisors, W.M. Ritter employees in 1919, Mountain Mission School, Members of the Buchanan County bar in 1958, Prisoners convicted of violation of the liquor law in 1922, the first high school, the first football team (1923), County officials in 1940, the first man condemned to the electric chair and his guards, Members of the Odd Fellows (1915), Sam Hurley's daughters, the Lambert Hotel, a group of Old Primitive Baptists, the Yates family about 1949, Sandy Valley Lodge No. 17 in 1958, Rev. F.E. Clark, G.Doak Davidson, the Zach Church murder trial, and scenes of the 1957 flood. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press., 1958, 6, Paperback / softback. New. Freya is an ordinary girl living in modern Britain, but with a twist: people still worship the Viking gods. One evening, stuck with her dad on his night shift at the British Museum, she is drawn to the Lewis Chessmen and Heimdall's Horn. Unable to resist, she blows the horn, waking three chess pieces from their enchantment., 6, Billings Montana: The Gazette Printing Company, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 92 pages, photos, maps. Centennial 1864-1964 Custer, Sitting Bull, Calamity Jane, Mountain Men, Gold Miners, Road Agents, Vigilantes, Cattle Rustlers, Stranglers., The Gazette Printing Company, 1964, 3, FASCINATING, 2ND EDITION TAPED FRONT COVER, CAPE, 1929, 0, Jonathan Cape, 1927. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. 320pp, b/w frontis, some spotting to the last pp, edges of boards rubbed & bumped. The first volume of Trader Horn's autobiography, detailing his days as an Ivory merchant in the 1870s on the West Coast of Africa. The work details his exploits, including rescuing slaves & in particular his saving of a princess who has been held captive. The book is of its time, with many casual references to shooting big game, although Trader Horn does have a genuine respect of the African people. Alfred Aloysius Smith [ 1861 - 1931 ]., Jonathan Cape, 1927, 0, Toronto, ON, Canada: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, 2003. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, 160 pages illustrated with b & w and colour photos, tight clean and square, flat uncreased spine. "This is a book about people who made Hamilton their home, focusing on memorable incidents from their lives. There are murderers and murder victims, victims of natural disasters from the Desjardins Canal disaster to the Titanic, politicians, eccentrics, victims of war, philanthropists, educators, scientists and inventtors, heroic members of the police services, war heroes, nurses, doctors, farmers, firemen, bootleggers, undertakers, and manufacturers." Contents include: Intro; Alexander Aitchison; Gordon Allison; Thomas Bain; Abraham Baker; Hugh Cossart Baker; George Bamberger; Constable James Barron; Richard Beasley; Sir Adam Beck; Dr. George Leslie Bell; Susan E. Bennetto; Dr. Thomas Aimers Bertram; Binkley Family; John Josiah Blachford; Charles Goodenough Booker; Matthew Britain; Colonel Alexander Brown & Merren (Grierson) Brown; William Bruce; William Bullock; Jacob Burkholder; Richard Butler; Sara Galbraith (Beemer) Calder; Martha Julia Cartmell; Dr. William Case; David Chambers; Thomas Choate; Cholera Victims: Memorial in Hamilton Cemetery; Rev Thomas Christie; James Coleman; William Cook; William Winer Cooke; David Coulter; Herbert Davis; John Burwell Davis; Alma (Leith) Dick Lauder; John Dickerson; James Joseph Evel; Florence "Floss" Elliot Warburton Farmer; Brigadier-General George Richard Devey Farmer; Colin Campbell Ferrie; Clementina (Trenholme) Fessenden; Kate Field & William Field; John Charles Field; George Thomas French; James Cage; Sir John Morison Gibson; Jane Giles; Henry Goff; Great Western Railway Crew: Desjardins Canal Disaster, 1857 May 12; Billy Green; George Hamilton; Thomas William Hand; Mathew Joseph Hayes; Margaret Janet Hayworth; Nora Frances Henderson; George Muir Hendrie; John Heslop; Michael Hess; Adelaide Sophia (Hunter) Hoodless; Lewis Horning; Otto Ives; Lydia Ann (Sanford) Jackson; George Frederick Jelfs; Maggie (Clark) Johnson & George Washington Johnson; Robert Kirkland Kernighan; John Benjamin Bensley "Ben" Kerr; Ethel Caroline Kinrade; Richard Thomas Lancefield; Robert Land; Frederick Aussem Latshaw; Samuel Lawrence; Erland Lee; Janet (Chisholm) Lee; Daniel Brand Marsh; James Marshall; Michael McConnell; John V. McGovern; Dr. John Owen McGregor; Thomas G. McIlwraith; William McKinlay; MacNab famiily; Mary Jane (Baker) McQuesten; Thomas Baker McQuesten; John Moodie Jr.; Luke Mullock; Dr Alfred Pain; Besha "Bessie" (Starkman) Tobin Perri; Thomas Henry Pratt; Andrew Prindel; Richard Quance; Elizabeth "Bessie" Ridler; George Rolph; Sarah Olive Routledge; Royal Air Force Servicemen; Samuel Ryckman; Mae Belle Sampson; Harriet (Vaux) Sanford; William Eli Sanford; William Oscar Sealey; Titus Geer Simons; Ernest D'Israeli (E.D.) Smith; Troy; James Williams Tyrrell; Richard Mott Wanzer; Thomas C. Watkins; Isabella (Hyde) Whyte; Young Cemetery; Edward Zealand; Epilogue; Bibliography; Writer Biographies; index. Check out the scans.. First Edition First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine., James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, 2003, 4, Billings Montana: The Gazette Printing Company, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 92 pages, photos, maps, comes with a jacket (odd for a soft cover)., The Gazette Printing Company, 1964, 3, U.S.A.: Profile Books Ltd, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black mark on upper text block otherwise book is pristine.Freya is an ordinary girl living in modern Britain, but with a twist: people still worship the Viking gods. She's caught in her parents' divorce, and shuttling between bickering adults is no fun. One evening, stuck with her dad on his night shift at the British Museum, she is drawn to the Lewis Chessmen and Heimdall's Horn., Profile Books Ltd, 2011, 6, New York: Simon & Schuster BOOK: Remainder Mark; Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Boards, Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: A Memoir. BOOK NUMBER: 10962450. JACKET PHOTOGRAPH BY: Gregory Heisler. JACKET DESIGN BY: Jackie Seow. SYNOPSIS: Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Goodbye Girl, The Out-of-Towners, The Sunshine Boys--Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest. More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's vision that has made him America's most beloved playwright and earned him such enduring success. Now, in Rewrites, he has written a funny, deeply touching memoir, filled with details and anecdotes of the writing life and rich with the personal experiences that underlie his work. Since Come Blow Your Horn first opened on Broadway in 1960, few seasons have passed without the appearance of another of his laughter-filled plays, and indeed on numerous occasions two or more of his works have been running simultaneously. But his success was something Neil Simon never took for granted, nor was the talent to create laughter something that he ever treated carelessly: it took too long for him to achieve the kind of acceptance--both popular and critical--that he craved, and the path he followed frequently was pitted with hard decisions. All of Neil Simon's plays are to some extent a reflection of his life, sometimes autobiographical, other times based on the experiences of those close to him. What the reader of this warm, nostalgic memoir discovers, however, is that the plays, although grounded in Neil Simon's own experience, provide only a glimpse into the mind and soul of this very private man. In Rewrites, he tells of the painful discord he endured at home as a child, of his struggles to develop his talent as a writer, and of his insecurities when dealing with what proved to be his first great success--falling in love. Supporting players in the anecdote-filled memoir include Sid Caesar, Jerry Lewis, Walter Matthau, Robert Redford, Gwen Verdon, Bob Fosse, Maureen Stapleton, George C. Scott, Peter Sellers, and Mike Nichols. But always at center stage is his first love, his wife Joan, whose death in the early seventies devastated him, and whose love and inspiration illuminate this remarkable and revealing self-portrait. Rewrites is rich in laughter and emotion, and filled with the memories of a sometimes sweet, sometimes bittersweet life. Neil Simon is the author of more than two dozen plays and screen plays, and the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for his play Lost in Yonkers. Rewrites is his first book.. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder., Simon & Schuster, 3, Paperback / softback. New. I.M. Lewis's classic text on the history of the Somali peoples., 6<
