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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, xxv, 346 pp; illus. Original cloth. Black ink mark across top fore edge, else Near Fine, in dust jacket. First Edition. ISBN:0674014588.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. Paperback. Fine. All orders shipped securely in a bubble envelope or box/hard mailer.

Houghton Library. Centuries of books & manuscripts: collectors and friends, scholars and librarians build the Harvard College Library : an exhibition on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Houghton Library, 1942-1992. Cambridge: The Harvard College Library : Distributed by the Harvard University Press, 1992, 99pp., tall PAPERBACK, very good, light wear, 2550 copies printed. Introduction by Anne Anninger & Roger Stoddard.…

Second Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836-1911. English poetry. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Edited by James Ellis. This edition based on "The Bab ballads with which are included the songs of a Savoyard" (London : G. Routledge, 1898). Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Gilbert, W. S. (1836-1911). Bab ballads. English poetry 19th century. Humorous poetry, English 19th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a good if somewhat edgeworn and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xvii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287). Subjects; Peasants Peru Political activity 20th century. Political participation Peru 20th century. Land tenure Peru History 20th century. Peru Rural conditions 20th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages; Physical desc. : xiii, 173 p. : ill. , ports. ; 28 cm. "Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Houghton Library, March 10-May 26, 1999"--T. P. Verso. The Harrison D. Horblit Collection of Early Photography has been donated to the Houghton Library. Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index. Subject: Horblit, Harrison D. - Photograph collections - Exhibitions. Houghton Library - Exhibitions. Photography - History - 19th century - Exhibitions 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Like new, clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Ships from Massachusetts, USA.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Folio in blue cloth; 239 pages; 29 cm; index. Predominantly in English with some Chinese. Harvard East Asian monographs; 61. Chinese literature -- Translations into English -- Bibliography. Chinese literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Bibliography. Chinese literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Bibliography. Litt?rature chinoise -- 20e si?cle -- Histoire et critique -- Bibliographie. Litt?rature chinoise -- Traductions anglaises -- Bibliographie. Litt?rature chinoise -- 20e si?cle -- Histoire et critique -- Bibliographie. Chinese literature. Englisch Bibliografie Chinesisch Literatur ?bersetzung Chinese literature -- Translations into English -- Bibliography Chinese literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Bibliography Litt?rature chinoise -- 1900-1945 -- Bibliographie. Litt?rature chinoise -- 20e si?cle -- Bibliographie. Litt?rature chinoise -- Traductions anglaises -- Bibliographie. Named Person: Litt?rature anglaise--Traductions du chinois--Bibliographie. bibliographies. Bibliographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bibliographies. Bibliographies. Time: 1900-1999 Geschichte (1918-1942) Geographic: Englisch. Chinesisch. Identifier: Chinese literature; 20th century; History and criticism; Bibliography; Chinese literature; Translations into English; Bibliography. Fine copy. Very tight and clean. …

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 348 pages; Description: ii, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Birth control --Social aspects --Human reproduction --Social aspects. Includes bibliographical references and index. Series: Harvard series on population and international health. 1 Kg.…

Hardbound. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo in dust jacket, xxii, 509 pp., b/w photos, index Articles are "German Jewish Orthodoxy: Tradition in the Context of Culture," David Ellenson, "The Emergence of Ultra-Orthodoxy: The Invention of a Tradition," Michael K. Silber. "Preserving Tradition in the Land of Revolution: The Religious Leadership of Soviet Jewry, 1917-1930," David E. Fishman, "Religious Responses among North African Jews in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries," Harvey E. Goldberg, "The Hazon Ish: Haredi Critic of Traditional Orthodoxy," Lawrence Kaplan., "The Lost Kiddush Cup: Changes in Ashkenazic Haredi CultureA Tradition in Crisis," Menachem Friedman, "Traditionalism and Village Jews in Nineteenth-Century Western and Central Europe: Local Persistence and Urban Nostalgia," Paula E. Hyman, "Self-image through Objects: Toward a Social History of Jewish Art Collecting and Jewish Museums," Richard I. Cohen, "S. Ansky and the Paradigm of Return," David G. Roskies, "Modern Students of Midrash Halakhah: Between Tradition and Wissenschaft," Jay M. Harris, "The Retrieval of Innocence and Tradition: Jewish Spiritual Renewal in an Age of Liberal Individualism," Paul Mendes-Flohr, " 'Merry Chanuka': The Changing Holiday Practices of American Jews, 1880-1950,"Jenna Weissman Joselit, "Reinventing Miriam's Well: Feminist Jewish Ceremonials," Shulamit S. Magnus, "Ritual and Role Transition: Adult Bat Mitzvah as a Successful Rite of Passage," Stuart Schoenfeld, "Midrash and Modernity: Can Midrash Serve a Contemporary Religious Discourse?," Barry W. Holtz, "The Havurah as a Context for Adult Jewish Education," Joseph Reimer, "Tradition, Judaism, and the Jewish Religion in Contemporary Israeli Society," Charles S. Liebman, "Constructing the Usable Past: The Idea of 'Tradition' in Twentieth-Century American Judaism," Arnold M. Eisen, "Tradition and Modernity Reconsidered," Michael A. Meyer, "The Reappropriation of Jewish Tradition in the Modern Era," Charles S. Liebman, "Postmodern or Neo-Medieval Times?" Ivan G. Marcus.…

Condizione: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Widener Library Shelflist, 45 & 46. 2 Volume Set. (Sociology, Bibliography, Book Catalogs) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. map, index, xxxiv, 172p. Original crimson cloth backed in gray. dj. 23cm. Introduction by Anthony-Emil N. Tachiaos.

Second Edition. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck) 1836-1911. English poetry. 1 Kg. …

Costa, Peter, ed. Q & A, conversations with Harvard scholars. [Cambridge, Mass.]:: Harvard University Office of News and Public Affairs: Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1991, x, 262pp., very good dust-jacket with a few minor tears, very good red cloth. Interviews with 35 Harvard Professors, including historian Charles Maier, economist Henry Rosovsky, many others. 9780674740006 ISBN 0674740009. …

First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; ix, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Edited by James Ellis. This edition based on "The Bab ballads with which are included the songs of a Savoyard" (London : G. Routledge, 1898). Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Gilbert, W. S. (1836-1911). Bab ballads. English poetry 19th century. Humorous poetry, English 19th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth library copy in a good if somewhat edgeworn and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Physical description; xvii, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287). Subjects; Peasants Peru Political activity 20th century. Political participation Peru 20th century. Land tenure Peru History 20th century. Peru Rural conditions 20th century. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages; Physical desc. : xiii, 173 p. : ill. , ports. ; 28 cm. "Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Houghton Library, March 10-May 26, 1999"--T. P. Verso. The Harrison D. Horblit Collection of Early Photography has been donated to the Houghton Library. Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index. Subject: Horblit, Harrison D. - Photograph collections - Exhibitions. Houghton Library - Exhibitions. Photography - History - 19th century - Exhibitions 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 62 pages, extensive B&W illustrations. (BT#8).

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 348 pages; Description: ii, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Birth control --Social aspects --Human reproduction --Social aspects. Includes bibliographical references and index. Series: Harvard series on population and international health. 1 Kg.…

Condizione: Good. 1970. Hardback. 287pp. Not a first edition copy. . . .

, Atkinson, David C., 1975-. In theory and in practice : Harvard's Center for International Affairs, 1958-1983. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2007, xvi, 248pp., PAPERBACK, very good. The founding of the Center for International Affairs -- The program of the Center for International Affairs -- The first two years and the evolving role of the fellows program -- The evolving role of Europe -- The role and control of force -- Development and modernization -- The Center's relation to policy -- Protests and violence at the CfIA -- The challenges and intellectual trends of the second decade. [Includes discussion of Kissinger, arms control, and the German seminar]. ISBN 9780674027770.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; volume 2 (only): 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. Contents; Foreword. Editor's Preface. Acknowledgments. PART 1: The Social and Cultural Background. 1. The Setting. A. Homes. B. Families. 2. Youth in American Society. A. Problems and Promise. B. Youth and War. C. Youth in the Post World War Era. PART 2: The Legal Status of Children and Protection against Cruelty and Immorality. 1. Rights of Parents and Children A. Rights and Obligations of Parents. B. The Custody of Children. C. Adoption. D. Birth Control and Abortion. E. Children of Unmarried Parents. 2. Child Protection. A. Protection against Cruelty and Neglect. B. Protection against Immorality. PART 3: Care of Dependent Children. 1. Institutions and Foster Homes. A. Public Institutions. B. Private Institutions. C. Foster Home Care. D. Problems of Supervision. 2. Care of Children in Their Own Homes. A. Preservation of the Home. B. The Mothers' Aid Movement. 3. Issues in Child Care. A. Subsidies and Supervision. B. Research and Demonstration. PART 4: Juvenile Delinquency. 1. Delinquency in the Late Nineteenth Century. A. Juvenile Delinquency in the South. B. Reform Schools. C. New Institutions for Delinquent and Unruly Children. D. Special Legal Provisions for Children Prior to the Establishment of the Juvenile Court. 2. The Juvenile Court. A. The First Courts. B. Juvenile Court Issues. 3. Modem Theories and Studies of Juvenile Delinquency. A. Delinquency as Physical and Mental Disease. B. The Culture of Delinquency. PART 5: Child Labor. 1. The Working Force A. Extent and Variety of Child Labor. B. The Progressive Attack on Child Labor. 2. State and Federal Regulation of Child 'Labor. A. State Child Labor Legislation. B. Federal Child Labor Legislation. C. The Child Labor Amendment. PART 6: Administration of Child Welfare Services. 1. The Children's Bureau. A. Establishing the Bureau. B. The Children's Bureau in Operation. 2. State and County Child Welfare Agencies. A. Innovations in Administration. B. Standardization in Administration. PART 7: Child Health. 1. Health Problems of Infants and Children. A. Development of Pediatric Thought. B. Hospitals, Nurseries, and Visiting Nurses. C. Handicapped Children. D. Child Health Campaigns. 2. School Health. A. Buildings and Medical Inspection. B. Special Health Programs. 3. Infant and Maternal Mortality. A. The Fight against Infant Mortality. B. Prevention of Maternal Mortality. C. The Sheppard-Towner Act. 4. Programs, Research, and Demonstrations in Child Health. A. Hospitals and Schools for Crippled Children. B. The Mental Hygiene Movement. C. Relationship of Government to Child Health. D. Child Health and the Depression. PART 8: Education 1. The School and American Society. A. Evaluations and Measurements. E. Schools as a Means of Social Progress. C. Protecting the Interests and Growth of Children in the Schools. D. Pedagogical Sources of Progressivism. E. Progressive Experiments. 2. Education in the South. A. The Reconstruction Experiment. B. Education in the New South. 3. Federal Participation in Education. A. A Federal Agency for Education. B. Federal Aid to Education. 4. Education of Northern Negro, Immigrant, and Indian Children. A. Negro Children in Northern Schools. B. Immigrant Children. C. Indian Children. 5. The First Century of the American Public High School. A. Origin and Development of the Public High School. B. Preparation for College in the High School C. Technical, Trade, and Manual Training. 5. Issues and Trends in Education. A. Compulsory Attendance. B. The Quest for Uniformity. C. Kindergarten Instruction. D. Religious Instruction in Public and Private Schools. E. Higher Education. F. Public Libraries Chronology: Events Relating to the History of the Health, Education, and Welfare of Childr. …

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. Former Library book. (china, missions, protestant churches ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

PAPERBACK, very good with slightest ding to top right corner of pages, minor, appears unused. FRIESEN, STEVEN J., ed. . Ancestors in post-contact religion: roots, ruptures, and modernity's memory. Cambridge, Mass.: Distributed by Harvard University Press for the Center for the Study of World Religions Harvard Divinity School, 2001, xxix, 271pp., . Cover design by Eric Edstam. Series: Religions of the world (Cambridge, Mass.) CONTENTS: The living living and the living dead: a source of harmony in the Melanesian Worldview / William B. Ferea -- The cult of saints and souls in New Orleans / Ewert Cousins -- The Hawaiian 'Aumakua: ancestors as gods / Rubellite Kawena Johnson -- To praise and to reprimand: ancestors and spirituality in African society and culture / Jacob K. Olupona -- Defeating death and promoting life: ancestors among the Enga, Huli, and Kewa of Papua New Guinea / Mary N. MacDonald -- Into the Mist / Ulunui Garmon -- Voyages of Maori ancestors from Hawaiki: two Ngt^i Porou traditions / Margaret Orbell -- Enlightenment, ancestors, and primordiality: a note on modernity and memory / Charles H. Long -- Encounters with Korean ancestors: rituals, dreams, and stories / Laurel Kendall -- Rhythms from the past beating into the future / Pualani Kanahele -- Aloha 'Aina: love in the land in Hawai'i / David Ka'upu -- Living the dreaming: Aboriginal ancestors past and present / Diane Bell -- Honoring the ancestral bones: the grave protection and repatriation act and the Algonquia feast of the dead / John A. Grim -- Spiritual relations, bodily realities: ancestors in the European Catholic tradition / Jill Raitt -- Disconnection and reconnection / Puanani Burgess. 9780945454328 ISBN 0945454325.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Quarto in pale grey wraps printed in red, with red spine; 71 p. 28 cm. In English. Land -- Taxation -- China. A legitimately deaccessioned ex-library copy with minimal markings; else Very Good+ to Near Fine(-).

Condizione: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. A collection of the Friday Evening Talks given at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, edited by Robert B. Barlow Jr., John E. Dowling and Gerald Weissmann with Pamela L. Clapp, and introduced by Garland Allen. Essays by leading scientists on the frontiers of biology, from the MBL's long tradition of public lectures. First printing, 1993 (number line 10 to 1); published by the Marine Biological Laboratory and distributed by Harvard University Press. Provenance: No ownership marks or inscriptions noted. Condition: Hardcover with dust jacket; Very Good. Boards and binding tight and square, text block clean. Jacket is bright with light shelf wear at the edges; not in a protective cover. Carefully packed for shipment. Domestic shipping via USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. Expedited and international shipping available where permitted. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 5b.…

Hardbound. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo, red cloth with gold lettering, viii, 177 pp., index Articles are "Ancient Biblical Interpretation and the Biblical Sage," Kugel, "Literacy and the Polemics Surrounding Biblical Interpretation in the Second Temple Period," A.I.Baumgarten, "'Leave the Dead to Bury Their Own Dead,'" Menahem Kister, "Contours ofGenesis Interpretation at Qumrna: Conents, Context, and Nomenclature," Moshe J. Bernstein, "Qohelet's Reception and Interpretaton in Early Rabbinic Literature," Marc Hirshman, "The Garments of Skin in Apocryphal Narrative and Biblical Commentary," Gary A. Anderson, "Law, Morality, and Rhetoric in Some Sayings of Jesus," Menahem Kister, "Some Instances of Bblical Interpretation in the Hymns and Wisdom Writings of Qumran," James L. Kugel. …