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Condizione: Good. 1972. Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condizione: Good. 1972. Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing. . . . .

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the April 1982 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-3/8" by 11" and containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: one-page commentary "We Study War, Why Not Study Peace?" by The Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh; article "Overtaxed" by Patricia Theiler ("While the tax gap and the underground economy have gotten a lot of media attention recently, what's less well-known is that the IRS simply does not have the resources to cope with cheaters"); column "Face Off!" (Topic: "Should We Have a Flat Rate Income Tax?" - James Dale Davidson, Chairman of the National Taxpayers Union, and Robert S. McIntyre, director of Federal Tax Policy at Citizens for Tax Justice, interviewed). Condition: mailing label to front cover; front cover shows light to moderate wear, lengthy light corner crease.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the August 1981 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 40 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "Money in Politics: [Richard Mellon] Scaife's Seed Money Helps New Right Blossom" by Karen Rothmyer; article "The High and The Mighty" by Florence Graves ("Can you imagine the government picking up all or part of the costs for you to come to Washington to lobby against the B-1 bomber? Now try to figure out why taxpayers are footing the bills for untold millions of dollars of defense contractors' lobbying expenses"); article "Double-Talk" by Julie Kosterlitz ("When the private sector tells government 'hands off!' why does it have its hands out?"); column "Face Off!" (topic: "Do We Need a Tuition Tax Credit?" - Laurence M. Katz and Senator Ernest Hollings interviewed); one-page Viewpoint article "Money Talks as Loud as Ever in Congress" by Fred Wertheimer. Condition: mailing label to front cover; front cover shows light wear.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the October 1981 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "Politicking By Mail - Let 'Frank' Do It" ("[An anonymous] congressional aide gives a first-hand account of how his boss uses the franking - free mailing - privilege to send out mass mailings to potential supporters - all at taxpayers' expense"); article "Wheelers and Dealers" by Patricia Theiler ("At stake for the car dealers is a provision that would require them to post a window sticker on every used car they sell disclosing any defects they know of in the car and any warranties that come with the car. The dealers converged on Washington in September to fight this 'obnoxious' rule"); column "Face Off!" (topic: "Is President Reagan's Tax Cut Too Large?" - Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Republican Senator Robert Dole interviewed); one-page Viewpoint "Restoring a Fair Fight to Politics" by Fred Wertheimer. Condition: mailing label to front cover; front cover shows light wear.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the June 1982 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-3/8" by 11" and containing 40 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "WARNING: Staying At Home Can Be Dangerous To Your Health" by Tracy Freedman ("Scientists have discovered that many common household goods and furnishings give off toxic chemicals and gases. But just as the evidence of the dangers of 'indoor pollution' is mounting, the federal government is backing away from the problem"); article "The Runaround" by Florence Graves ("Defense Department brass want to get rid of a requirement that civilian and military employees who job-hop through the revolving door between the Pentagon and defense contractors report their moves. They say it's too costly and burdensome. Pentagon officials are long on words but short on documentation"); article "A Congressional Rising Star Calls It Quits" (Rep. William Brodhead interviewed); Common Cause Public Service Achievement Award; CC [Common Cause] Will Join National Effort to Stop Nuclear Arms Buildup: An Interview With CC President Fred Wertheimer; one-page article "The Lessons of Watergate" by Archibald Cox. Condition: mailing label to rear cover; front cover shows light wear.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the December 1981 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: one-page commentary "A New Right Blueprint for Destruction" by Archibald Cox; article "The Heavy-Handed Ma Bell" by Julie Kosterlitz (on American Telephone & Telegraph Company [AT&T]: "There are serious questions about whether the telecommunications bill now before Congress will be decided on its merits or simply out of deference to a company that is as powerful as it is big"); column "Face Off!" (topic: "Affirmative Action - Have We Gone Too Far?" - Republican Senator Orrin Hatch and Eleanor Holmes Norton, senior fellow at the Urban Institute, interviewed); article "They Don't Get No Respect" by Gregg Easterbrook ("Lately, corporate lobbyists have recorded a longer string of victories than the 1960s Boston Celtics, yet they continue to suffer in the public eye. The American League of Lobbyists [ALL] decided to do something about it"). Condition: mailing label to rear cover; front cover shows light wear.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the June 1981 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 40 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "The Reagan Teamster Connection" by Florence Graves ("The question of a political payoff to the Teamsters won't go away"); article "Crossing the Great Divide" by Dom Bonafede ("Some quit Congress voluntarily. But for the majority, the decision is made by their constituents"); column "Face Off!" (topic: "Should Social Security Cover Federal Workers and Members of Congress?" - Barber Conable and Kenneth T. Blaylock interviewed); Common Cause Public Service Achievement Awards; "New CC [Common Cause] President Talks About CC's Role in the 80s" (Fred Wertheimer interviewed); one-page article "Defending Constitutional Liberties" by Archibald Cox. Condition: mailing label to front cover; front cover shows light wear.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the October 1980 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 56 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "The Congressional Double Standard" by Florence Graves ("Congress has exempted itself from the important employment-related laws that it has passed for the rest of the country. Only in Congress can an employer say 'We're exempt' if charged with discrimination"); column "Face Off!" (Topic: "Should Presidents Serve One Six-Year Term?" - Griffin B. Bell and Thomas E. Cronin interviewed); article "The American Petroleum Institute: It's Both Stronger and Weaker Than It Seems" by Robert Sam Anson ("It is a far cry from the days when the industry could dismiss its critics with the wave of a hand, or the signing of a campaign check"); Committees Threaten Campaign Laws: An Interview with Fred Wertheimer, Common Cause Senior Vice President; article "The 96th Congress: It's At the Mercy of Special Interest Groups" by Eileen Friedman; Selected Senate Votes on Common Cause Issues (with two-page Table, in State and Senator order); Selected House Votes on Common Cause Issues (with five-page Table in State and Representative order). Condition: mailing label to rear cover; light cover and edge wear, wear along outer narrow fold.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the February 1981 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 40 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "The Power Brokers" by Florence Graves ("A war is being fought openly in California and more quietly in cities across the United States. What's at stake? Lots of money and the established business practices of most real estate agents, including the members of the National Association of Realtors. Armed with 750,473 members, an aggressive lobbying force, and a generous supply of PAC money, the NAR is taking the offensive, determined to create a more favorable political climate in the 1980s"); topic "The Making of a New Congress" by Shirley Elder (two articles with interview quotes: "A Democratic Maverick Comes of Age" - Leon Panetta interviewed, and "A Republican Takes an Unexpected Leap to Power" - Mark O. Hatfield interviewed); column "face off!" (topic: "Have Government Regulations Cut Into Our Competitive Edge? - Murray L. Weidenbaum and Robert B. Reich interviewed); article "Two Mothers Fight the Bureaucracy - and Win" by Martha Netherton (on Lynne Pilot, Carol Laskin, and quality control standards on infant formula manufacturers); David Cohen interviewed. Condition: mailing label to front cover; front cover shows light wear, short narrow scuff along right edge.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the April 1981 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 32 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: full-page Table "PAC Contributions and Total Contributions to Members of Congressional Leadership and Congressional Committee Chairmen in Their Most Recent Elections"; article "Anchors Away!" by Patricia Theiler and JoAnn Klimschot ("There's no doubt President Reagan has taken the helm of the ship of state. Here, left in the wake, are the winners and losers in the Reagan budget"); column "Face Off!" (topic: "Is the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction Fair" - Republican Senator Jake Garn and Republican [Cleveland] Mayor George V. Voinovich interviewed); one-page article "The Congress May Backslide on Ethics, Openness" by David Cohen. Condition: mailing label to rear cover; front cover shows light wear.…

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is the February 1982 issue of "Common Cause: Citizens Working for Better Government" edited by Florence Graves and published by the organization Common Cause out of Washington, D.C. A quality, glossy-paged magazine measuring 8-1/4" by 11" and containing 40 pages including front and rear covers. With photographs, illustrations and U.S. political news and commentary throughout (Federal government, Congress, and President), highlights include: article "The Fastest Gun in Town Draws a Blank" by Florence Graves ("The National Rifle Association finally slayed its dragon, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, responsible for enforcing NRA's nemesis, the Gun Control Act of 1968. But it appears that in the process, NRA outfoxed itself"); seven-page "Washington Facts, Follies, and Faux Pas" compiled by Patricia Theiler and Julie Kosterlitz ("Washington is more than congressional hearings and tiring speeches. It's also edible shoes, boondoggles, Haigisms, Watticisms, cost overruns, pork barrels. And here's proof"); column "Face Off!" (topic: "Should We Have a Draft With a National Service Option?" - James Fallows, Washington Editor of 'The Atlantic,' and Clifford Alexander, Secretary of the Army under President Carter, interviewed). Condition: mailing label to front cover; front cover shows light wear.…

hardback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, blue cloth lettered gilt to spine, lacking dust -wrapper, a very good tightly bound copy with an unmarked and clean text, illustrated, 88pp.

Condizione: Good. Ex Library with stamps/labels, etc. Boards are clean. Content is clean with light toning. Good DJ with some tears and marks.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. VG hbk bound in red cloth, gilt tltle lettering. Spine faded.21568.

Condizione: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). (1947) ND (1954) new edition. 12mo (125 x 188mm). Pp74 + advertisements at front & rear. B/w photographs. Blue cloth, upper board titled in gilt. A well-used copy in poor dust-wrapper. A slim guide to the fishing to be had on various Scottish lochs and rivers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1947). 1947 1st edition. 12mo. (124mm x 182mm). Pp62. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Buff wrappers, printed in brown. Very good copy. Pencil initials "J.M.D. 1947" plus pencil note (by Ron Coleby) "1st edn, John M. Dickie's copy." A slim guide to the fishing to be had on various Scottish lochs and rivers. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 218mm). Pp89. Illustrated with 3 colour plates of flies (from Hardy's and Alex Martin catalogues), b&w photographs, line drawings & scraperboards by J. Harrison Miller. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Quite stained and bowed. Good only in poor dust-wrapper. Information on various aspects of salmon and trout fishing including flies, knots, casting, loch fishing, spinning, trolling and dapping. "an elementary instruction book for the beginner. The novice will find some degree of helpful material in it, but he will have to be on his guard against the many rather dogmatic assertions by the author." (The Scottish Angler, May-June 1950). "a straightforward introduction to fishing for game fish. One of the book's novelties is a set of cine plates which, when the leaves are flicked rapidly, simulate a moving picture." (Angling, August 1950). . …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Green cloth hard covers, in dust jacket. Merchant advertisements to front and rear pages. Old bookseller's sticker to inside front cover, and small owner's name to first page. Hinges cracked internally at endpapers. Chipping, rubbing, and light soiling to jacket; now protected in removable archival mylar sleeve. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. 69[+advertisements]pp. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1947) ND (1949) 2nd edition. 12mo (130 x 188mm). Pp68 + advertisements at front & rear. B/w photographs. Green cloth, upper board titled in gilt. Hinges loose, small pen asterisks to some entries, staining to boards, lacks dust-wrapper. Good copy. Written for those who "have gazed upon some likely-looking part of a river or on some loch.and wondered if it were possible to cast a fly thereon without the risk of prosection". The foreword contains the author's musings on good and bad fishing pratcices (for 1949). The main body of the text is a comprehensive listing of likely fishing spots, nearby hotels, and what might be caught where. . …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No DJ. dj. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, ownership signature at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, printed endpages, frontispiece. 12mo. 71pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 218mm). Pp89. Illustrated with 3 colour plates of flies (from Hardy's and Alex Martin catalogues), b&w photographs, line drawings & scraperboards by J. Harrison Miller. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Slight foxing but a clean copy in poor dust-wrapper. Information on various aspects of salmon and trout fishing including flies, knots, casting, loch fishing, spinning, trolling and dapping. "an elementary instruction book for the beginner. The novice will find some degree of helpful material in it, but he will have to be on his guard against the many rather dogmatic assertions by the author." (The Scottish Angler, May-June 1950). "a straightforward introduction to fishing for game fish. One of the book's novelties is a set of cine plates which, when the leaves are flicked rapidly, simulate a moving picture." (Angling, August 1950). . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). (1947) ND (1949) 2nd edition. 12mo (130 x 188mm). Pp68 + advertisements at front & rear. B/w photographs. Green cloth, upper board titled in gilt. Front end-paper corner-snipped but good-plus in dust-wrapper. ~. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. William MacLellan, 1949. Cloth bound. Clean, bright and tight copy. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Wraps. Condizione: Good to Very Good-. Vol. XXX. no. 2. Pulp magazine. Cover art is uncredited for "Mud" by Bill Anson. Includes "Mission of Death" (novelet) by M. D. Orr; "War at Willowmore" (novelet) by Charles S. Strong; "Murder Through Magic" (novelet) by Curtiss T. Gardner; "The Eyes of Death" by Kerry McRoberts; "The Gentleman Next Door" by C. K. M. Scanlon; "Murder in the Worst Degree" by Joe Archibald; "Official Business". Illustrated by Joe Farren, Murphy, and others. Creased; tear at upper front hinge has been tape mended; standard wear and tear at edges; some roll; a little grubby at rear; minor internal smudges. Magazine. …

1st. Edn. 88pp. 3 full page plates of salmon and trout flies in colour. 69 text figures in black & white. 4 black & white illustrations from photographs. A near fine copy in the original light blue cloth. In a slightly soiled and edgeworn clipped wrapper.

Softback. First Impression. Cloth faded esp spine 6cm watermark to back board ow in good cond. J. Harrison Miller (illustratore). book.

Hardcover. 352 pages Good condition. Reading pages are very clean and without marks. Retired library exemplar. Slight traces of storage or usage. Otherwise good exemplar. 9780723605140 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 788.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. New Advanced First Aid This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Stokes, Michael (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Cloth hardcover, reprint with corrections, xxv + 821pp + 25 folded maps/tables, NOT ex-library. Clean, bright, untanned; unmarked text, no inscriptions, no stamps. Light wear only. -- Contents: Foundation of the Assyrian Empire [Relapse of Assyria 1100-900 BC: Aramaean Pressure; Restoration of Assyria; Expansion of Assyria Under Ashur-Nasir-Pal II; Work of Shalmaneser III; Struggle with Urartu] Supremacy of Assyria [Work of Tiglath-Pileser III: 745-727 BC; Consolidation of the Empire Under Sargon II; Campaigns in Urartu and Syria] Sennacherib & Esarhaddon [Babylonian Policy of Sennacherib; Sennacherib in Syria and Palestine; Internal Conditions; Esarhaddon's Policy of Expansion] Age of Ashurbanipal [Assyrian Religion & State & Society & Army & Learning & Law & Arts and Literature] Ashurbanipal and the Fall of Assyria [Wars of Ashurbanipal; War with Shamash-Shum-Ukin; Fall of Assyria] Hittites of Syria [Southern Hittite Peoples; Struggle with Assyria; Assyrian Conquest and Occupation & Retreat] Hittite Civilization [Hattic Art of Cappadocia; Society; Southern Hittite Art: Zenjirli; Carchemish; Other Sites] Kingdom of Van (Urartu) [Geography: The Inscriptions; Early History to c. 720 BC; Later History from c. 720 BC; Religion and Culture] Scythians & Northern Nomads [Nomads in Western History; Nomadism; Scythians of South Russia; Scythian Customs; Religion, Burial Customs] New Babylonian Empire [Rise Under Nabopolassar; Babylonian Supremacy Under Nebuchadrezzar; Decay and Fall of Babylonia Under Nabonidus] Influence of Babylonia [Literature: The Story of Gilgamesh; Descent of Ishtar & Other Epics; Didactic and Religious Literature; Astronomy and Astrology; Medicine, Grammar, Law; Decay of the Babylonian Civilization; Debt of Europe to Babylon] Eclipse of Egypt [XXIst & XXIInd & XXIIIrd Dynasty] Ethiopians & Assyrians in Egypt [Inscription of Piankhi; Egypt, Palestine, Assyria; Assyrians in Egypt; Egypt's Independence Under Psammetichus I] Restoration of Egypt [XXVIth Dynasty: The Greeks; Egypt and Asia; Saite Revival; Persian Threat & Invasion] Oriental Art of the Saïte Period [Archaism in Egyptian Art; Saïte Portraiture; Intercourse with the Mediterranean Lands; Art of Phoenicia and Syria & Assyria and Babylonia] Topography of Jerusalem [Nature of the Site; Valleys; Plateau and Its Water-Supply; Original Emplacement & Growth of the City] Israel & Neighbouring States [Early History to the Middle of the 9th Century BC; Elijah and the Rise of Jehu; Dynasty of Jehu; Assyria and the Fall of Ephraim] Fall and Rise of Judah [Judah Under the Assyrians; Josiah and the Decline of Judah; Exile; Restoration] Israel Before the Prophets [Relation to the Amarna Age: The Alphabet; Old Yahwism; Fundamental Ideas: Gods and Their Worshippers; Solidarity of the Group and Its God; Death and Sacrifice; Special Features of the Old Religion] Prophets of Israel [General Characteristics; Destruction & Reconstruction; Patriarchal History; Growth of the Law; Climax] Lydia and Ionia [Central Anatolian Powers: Phrygia and Sardes; Gyges & Independence of Lydia; Lydian Aggression; Lydia and the Tyrannis; Lydian Conquest of Ionia; Croesus and the East; Persian Conquest] Growth of the Dorian States [Argos in the Dark Age; Arcadia; End of the Dark Ace; King Pheidon; Elis and Olympia; Tyrants; Sparta: The Eunomia & Beginnings of the League] Early Athens [People of Attica; Union of Attica; City of Athens; Social Conditions; Earliest Constitution; Aristocracy; Athenian Progress in Culture] Northern & Central Greece [Thessaly; Boeotia; Locris and Phocis; Euboea; Delphi] Colonial Expansion of Greece [Survey of Distribution of Greek Colonies; Precursors of Greek Colonization & Fate of the Sea-Raiders; North Aegean Coast; Hellespont & Propontis; Euxine; Cyrenaica; The West] Growth of the Greek City-State [Earliest Order; Growth of the New Greek Cities; Character of the City-State; Aristocracy; Bibliographies; Chronological Notes; Index: General, Maps, Biblical Passages.…