Nine Essays on Violence - Historical, Global, Public Health, and Educational Perspectives

Bufacchi, Vittorio (editor).
Rethinking Violence.
London and New York: Routledge, [2011].

First Edition.  A reproduction of Global Crime Volume 10 / Issue 4. Includes nine essays on the historic theories of violence from Machiavelli, modern armed conflict and the killing of civilians, violence in a global perspective, economic sanctions in Iraq, a public health perspective of violence, and more. Fine in blue paper covered boards with white title to spine and front cover. Light rubbing to covers, else fine. Pristine interior. Issued without dust jacket. 144 pages plus advertisement. Fine. (#26141)

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Learn What Your Handwriting Says About You

Bunker, M.N.
You Wrote It Yourself. The Key to Handwriting Analysis.
Cleveland: The World Syndicate Publishing Company, 1939.

8vo. A brief history of handwriting anaylsis, directions on how to interpret handwriting and what it says about the person writing it, and samples of several famous people's handwriting - with what the author then discerned about them. Grey cloth boards with title pastedown to spine and front boards. Slight bump to spine ends; very small tear to head of spine. Interior is very clean with many B&W plates. Tight binding. Orange and black dust jacket with wear/creasing to edges. Chipping to spine ends of jacket. Small open tear to spine of jacket. Price-clipped jacket. 240 pages. Very Good in Very Good Minus dj. (#15569)

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History of the Andes Mountains, People That Lived There, and Historical Events in the Region

Cameron, Ian.
Kingdom of the Sun God. A History of the Andes and their People.
Guild Publishing, 1990.

Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated with color plates and line drawings throughout. 224 pages. South America. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. (#1712)

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Social Worker Henry F. Burt's Personal Copy
An informally written summary of several case studies of parents and children

Dubois, Patterson.
Fireside Child-Study: The Art of Being Fair and Kind.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903.

The author discusses several cases from distinguished autobiography (Henrik Ibsen, U.S. Grant, Countess Potocka, et. al.), some from anxious mothers and fathers, some from other sourches. The purpose is for the reader to gain an understanding for other points of view regarding children, kindness, fairness, and morality.

Henry F. Burt's copy with his name inked to the front free endpage. Henry F. Burt (1897 - 1996) was a noted social worker who was commited to helping the poor and less fortunate. He became involved in the settlement house movement and worked on the staff of Graham Taylor's Chicago Commons Settlement House [University of Rhode Island Library: Guide to the Burt / Bock family papers 1831 - 1996].

Very good in dark green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fraying to spine ends with small loss to book cloth, light fraying to corners, and light rubbing to joints. Interior is clean overall with a few marginal ticks lightly penciled on about ten pages. Two pages have been opened haphazardly leaving a small chip along the edge of the page. A nice, clean copy of this scarce work. 159 pages. Very Good. (#26650)

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Late 20th Century Architecture of the Netherlands

Ibelings, Hans [editor].
The Artificial Landscape. Contemporary architecture, urbanism, and landscape architecture in the Netherlands.
Rotterdam: Nai Publishers, 2000.

4to. Uncommon. "The architecture and architectural culture of the Netherlands have been causing quite a stir in recent years: a great many remarkable new buildings and projects testify to the current flowering in Dutch architecture, urban planning, and landscaping that's so exciting to so many in and out of the field. Artificial Landscape illustrates the results of this late twentieth century surge of creativity and traces the background of its success, examining both the 'Dutch phenomenon' and its socio-historical context to find out what makes it work so well. What we find is that even in a period of globalization there is still such a thing as a Dutch 'climate, ' yet despite this culture's specific national character we have much to learn from it, particularly where its unique synthesis of architecture, urbanism, and landscaping is concerned. This exciting movement is represented by a selection of designs, built works, ideas, plans and manifestoes from such architects and firms as OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Neutelings Riedijk, MVRDV, Maunce Nio, and Max 1, to name only a few. Apart from recording the state of things in Dutch architecture, Artificial Landscape also serves as a survey of contemporary architectural criticism, collecting the most important critiques of Dutch architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture to have appeared in recent years."

White cloth boards with yellow title to spine. Clean, bright interior filled with illustrations. White illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine. Small closed tear along top edge of jacket. 299 pages. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (#20098)

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South American Travel Diary

Isherwood, Christopher.
The Condor and the Cows.
London: Methuen & Co., 1949.

1st edition. Illustrated from photographs by William Caskey. Very good in very good dustjacket. Minor chipping to edges of dust jacket. The travel diary of a journey in South America with photographer and friend William Caskey. Interior is clean and bright. Pictorial endpapers. 194 pages. South American Travel. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. (#6340)

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Johns Hopkins University - Spotlights on important donors and contributors

[Johns Hopkins University].
Uniquely Johns Hopkins.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1988. 

A brief history of Hopkins University with a spotlight on several important doctors and contributors. Gift bookplate to front pastedown. Thin 4to. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Clean and bright. In white dust jacket with black title to spine and front panels. Housed in a blue cloth covered slipcase. Minor wear and rubbing to edges and panels of slipcase. 36 pages. Fine / Fine. (#35091)

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Signed by the Author, U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
Chapters on Policy, Carter Administration, Nicaraguan Obsession, and More

McNeil, Frank.
War and Peace in Central America: Reality and Illusion.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988.

Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Signed and with a lengthy inscription by the author on the front free end page. Else is clean and bright with photographic illustrations throughout. Latin America. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. (#5993)

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 Early 1900s Jesuit Yearbook from Mungret College in Ireland

[Mungret College].
The Mungret Annual: Vol. II, No. 6: Christmas 1902; No. 7: January 1904; No.8: 1905; No. 9: 1906; No. 10: 1907.
Limerick, Ireland: Mungret College, 1902-1907.

The yearbook for Mungret College, a Jesuit school near Limerick, Ireland, which was open from 1882 through 194. It also served as a small secondary school with about 200 boarders. This collection includes several songs and/or articles in Gaelic; however, most of the text is in English. Photographic illustrations and articles about the school, town of Limerick, students, and staff are included. Each of the five included annual issues has about 70 pages. Bound in three quarter red leather over black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Both hinges are cracked and the boards are a bit loose, but remain attached. Writing in pen to front free endpaper, and occasional smudge marks to margins, but clean overall. One page is torn down the middle and half of the page (which had an illustration) is no longer present. An interesting look into the history of this small Irish school. Size: Quarto. Good. (#34092) Price: $95.00 save 30% $66.50  

Association Copy - Inscribed from Sol Sanders (foreign correspondent) to Barry Zorthian  (US spokesman in Vietnam)
A controversial panorama of Mexico's problems as they relate to U.S. interests.

Sanders, Sol.
Mexico: Chaos on our Doorstep.
Lanham, MD: Madison Books, 1986.

First Edition. Inscribed by author on ffep: "for Barry - You will appreciate the Vietnam connection, I'm sure - here we go again! Want to get in it now or later? Sol 9-24-86 Washington, D.C." Sol Sanders was a long-time foreign correspondent for a variety of publications. The book is inscribed to Barry Zorthian, the noted U.S. government spokesman in Vietnam during the war, and is from his collection. Bound in red cloth with black, green and red dustjacket. Near fine condition. 222 pages. (#26540)

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Importance of Teaching Life Skills and Self-Esteem to Young Children

Shilcock, Susan D. and Peter A. Bergson, Harry Haines [photographs by].
Open Connections: The OTHER Basics. Life Skills for the Newest Generation.
Bryn Mawr, PA: Open Connections, Inc., (1980).

The OTHER basics include life skills such as Flexibility, Decision-making, and Self-esteem. According to the authors, these skills should take priority over reading, writing, and math in the schooling and parenting of young children. Open Connections, Inc. was a non-profit organization which incorporated creative problem-solving into early childhood education. Very good+ in white illustrated paper wrappers with blue title to front wrapper and to spine. Minor rubbing and creasing to exterior. Interior is clean and bright and filled with illustrations. 133 pages. Very Good+. (#32841)

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Symbolic and Unconcious Meaning of Language

Thass-Thienemann, Theodore.
The Interpretation of Language: 2 Vols.
New York: Jason Aronson, 1973.

Volume I: Understanding the Symbolic Meaning of Language and Vol 2: Understanding the Unconcious Meaning of Language. Green cloth boards with gilt titles to spines. Clean, tight interiors. Orange and green dust jackets with white titles to spines. Vol I, 498 pages; Vol II, 437 pages. Very Good in Very Good dj. (#17755)

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 1916 Yearbook for the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Baltimore)
Includes original photograph of Class of 1911

The Clinic 1916 College of Physicians and Surgeons. Baltimore, MD.
Baltimore: 1916.

Includes laid in original photograph of the class of 1911 (according to a pencil notation on the back of the photo). The photo measures 5 x 7 inches and is mounted on cardstock measuring 8 x 10 inches. The top corner of the cardstock has been reattached with tape. The book is bound in flexible green suede boards with gilt title to front cover. Minor wear to edges of covers. Clean and bright. In addition to normal yearbook features such as pictures and descriptions of the classes and clubs, it includes short stories, poetry, and illustrations. 154 pages plus ads. Very Good. (#31292)

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A Collection of Harvard's Student Paper from 1907 / 1908

The Harvard Crimson. Vol. 52, Nos. 1-108, Sept. 24, 1907 - Feb. 8, 1908.
Cambridge: Harvard College, 1908.

Folio. Each number is only 2 - 4 pages in lenght. Bound in three quarter leather and paper-covered boards. Ex-library from Harvard College, with call number on spine, bookplate and owner name on front pastedown, stamps to front pages. Boards rubbed and scuffed, leather chipped and worn at corners and rubbed along hinges. Several open tears to paper covering boards. Front flyleaf is torn and creasing to first 3 pages, cover of first issue torn; otherwise text very good. There is a 3 inch split along the bottom of the front hinge. The inside front joint is starting. Many illustrations. Periodicals. Very Good. (#12572)

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Reprints of the first pages of popular Brazilian newspaper - Folha de S. Paulo - from 1925 - 1987

Primeira Pagina. Folha de S. Paulo.
Sao Paulo Brazil: Folha de S. Paulo, 1987.

Folio. SCARCE. A collection of 174 selected first pages of the Portuguese language newspaper "Folha de S. Paulo" from 1925 - 1987. This newspaper, printed in Sao Paulo Brazil, has one of the largest circulations in Latin America. Black paper covered boards with paper title label pasted down to front board. Clean, bright interior. Multicolored dust jacket with black title and white publisher's name to spine panel. Minor wear to edges and minor rubbing to panels of jacket. 192 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. (#20115)

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With Graphic Photographic Illustrations from the early 1900s

Voronoff, S.
Feuillets de Chirurgie et de Gynecologie.
Paris: Octave Doin Et Fils, Editeurs, 1910.

SCARCE. 4to. Maroon leather backed marble paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Leather corners. 5 raised bands to spine. Minor fading to spine and minor rubbing to endges and hinges. Marbled end pages. Untrimmed page edges. Interior is clean and bright with many photographic illustrations throughout. 136 pages. IN FRENCH. Medicine. Very Good+. (#6751)

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The Story of a Young American Couple's Escape from a Prison in Mexico City

Worker, Dwight and Barbara.
Escape.
San Francisco: San Francisco Book Company, 1977.

8vo. Black cloth backed orange paper covered boards with silver title to spine. Minor wear to spine ends. Light toning to end pages. Front interior hinge is starting though binding remains very tight. Else is clean and bright. Red and black dust jacket with red title to front panel and white title to spine. Wear to dust jacket includes minor fading to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, and minor rubbing. 247 pages. Latin America. Very Good + in Very Good Minus DJ. (#25165)

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Study of development and progress of schools in Freehold, NJ from 1667 - 1928

Wilbur, Lillian Lauler.
The Early Schools of Freehold, N.J. and Vicinity 1667-1928.
Privately Printed by Schuyler Press, 1969.

A scarce study of the development and progress of schools in Freehold, NJ from the city's founding until the early 20th century. Inscribed by the author on the verso of the title page thanking a couple for their encouragement and assistance with translating French text. Bound in blue cloth with girlt title and county seal to front cover and title to spine. Light bumping to corners white mark at the top of spine but still very good. Interior pages near fine. Measures 5 x 8.25 inches. 124 pages including bibliography and index. Near Fine. (#33660)

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