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RARE BOOKS
Books, are sources of passionate collecting and are divided
into two categories: ancient or rare
books and the so-called "modern antiques". The boundary line,
between the two, is traditionally placed in the year 1830.
Up to that date, the book was considered an artisan object, with the advantages and disadvantages that follow; all its constituent parts (from the packaging of the paper to the binding) were the product of manual processes, which is why, up to the beginning of the 19th century, the average circulation was about 300 copies.
Up to that date, the book was considered an artisan object, with the advantages and disadvantages that follow; all its constituent parts (from the packaging of the paper to the binding) were the product of manual processes, which is why, up to the beginning of the 19th century, the average circulation was about 300 copies.
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- PROSPETTIVA EDITRICE, 2016
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
- Bibliographic details: La recente crisi economica che ha colpito il Vecchio Continente, ha visto l'Unione europea ed il suo processo di integrazione al centro di un acceso dibattito che ha coinvolto dottrina, politica, mass media ed opinione pubblica. All'interno di esso, abbiamo assistito al nascere di forze antieuropeiste, che vedono proprio nella UE la causa principale di questa recessione, ed al consolidarsi di correnti europeiste, che vedono nell'Europa unita l'unica soluzione a questa sfavorevole congiuntura che sta colpendo due generazioni di cittadini europei. Forti dell'idea che per un'analisi approfondi... Read more
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- PàTRON, 2013
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
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- CAIRO PUBLISHING SAGGI, 2006
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
- Bibliographic details: In una serie di storie vere, l'etologo spiega che i mammiferi e gli uccelli non sono solo condizionati dall'istinto, ma usano la mente per risolvere problemi e trovare soluzioni. Dal cane che "parla" con il padrone attraverso un linguaggio simbolico allo scimpanzé che impara l'uso del telefono, dal gatto che medita sulla soluzione di un problema all'airone che copia i pescatori. Read more
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- RUBBETTINO, 2014
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
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- SUGARCO EDIZIONI, 1987
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
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- LONGANESI IL CAMMEO, 1998
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
- Bibliographic details: Che cos'è la depressione? Come si manifesta? Che cosa la determina? Qual è il modo migliore per uscirne?Questo libro aiuta a riconoscere precocemente la depressione unipolare e bipolare, a rinforzare e completare le informazioni offerte dallo psichiatra o dal medico al fine di eliminare dal campo della psichiatria e della cura dei disturbi dell'umore alcuni misteri che vi permangono. E' bene che la gente sappia che cosa aspettarsi, così da poter meglio valutare i trattamenti cui viene sottoposta e agire nel proprio interesse. E' ormai concretamente possibile mettere fine alla sofferenza, al... Read more
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- ANCORA PERCORSI FAMILIARI, 1997
- Bookshop: Libreria Fernandez (Italy)
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- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
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- HARPER AND ROW, (1989)
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Oblong quarto pictorial wrappers Very Good Read more
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- CARAMIA PUBLISHING COMPANY, 2018
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Half folio Illustrated by Michael Mould pictorial boards, card stock pages bound in metal binder ring An entirely interactive history of Santa Barbara California, profusely illustrated with maps and historical figures and sites. Some pages can be colored by hand. New Read more
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- HOLD, RINEHART AND WINSTON, (1975)
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Quarto red cloth spine lettered in black over red boards with map endpapers pictorial dust jacket (slight rubbing) “Perhaps some of the treasures have been discovered, but the authors are confident that those that remain are there for the taking, when-and if-they are found.” -from the dust jacket Slight soiling and spotting of top edges, else fine Read more
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- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, (1999)
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Small folio Illustrated with photographs by the author, drawings, diagrams, tables, charts, and graphs by Laura Simonds Southworth, and maps by Janice C. Fong black cloth spine lettered in silver over light gray boards with map endpapers pictorial dust jacket (slight rubbing) “[This book] documents the consequences of rapid population growth, under way since the late 1960s, to the social, economic, and ecological characteristics of the Sierra Nevada. Timothy Duane shows how further unfettered population growth threatens the very values that have made the region a desirable place to live and... Read more
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- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS, (2000)
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Quarto Illustrated maroon cloth lettered in gilt pictorial dust jacket (fine) “Retracing his father’s journeys, Neil juxtaposes his own journal entries with his father’s, creating a moment of conversation and common ground between father and son while solving some enduring mysteries” -from the dust jacket Fine Read more
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- ARTHUR H. CLARK, 1991
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Quarto Illustrated with photographs, maps, and architectural drawings brown cloth with gilt lettering pictorial dust jacket (fine) “With more than a thousand miles of shoreline, California presents an imposing number of engineering challenges. Eighty six percent of the state’s coastline recedes at an average one-half to two feet per year, making it a constant battle just to remain even with nature’s fury. Oceanside Harbor and Humboldt Bay are prime examples of this struggle, and of the continued creativity and demanding work required of the intrepid engineers.” -from the dust jacket As new Read more
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- DOUBLEDAY, 1958
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: Quarto green cloth, spine lettered in gilt on black, pictorial end papers pictorial dust jacket (some tears, lightly soiled) “The Pacific Northwest is a country of superlatives. In Land of Giants, David lavender has described, in exciting and vivid detail, all the tremendous richness and beauty of this vast Paul Bunyan land and the courageous spirit of the men who conquered it.” - from dust jacket Some water marks on top edge, else fine Read more
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- OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, USA, 1998
- Bookshop: Antiquarian open bookshop Randall House Rare Books & Fine Arts (United States)
- Bibliographic details: 384 pages 9.3 x 6.7 x 1.2 inches Illustrated black cloth spine lettered in gilt over beige boards pictorial dust jacket (fine) Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst has fascinated multiple previous writers of biography. He was influential, charismatic and lived opulently. Procter, a Texas Christian Univ. history professor, caught the Hearst biography bug in 1966, 15 years after the tycoon's death. By then, a big-selling Hearst biography, by W. A. Swanberg, seemed to have the topic locked up. But Procter knew that new information awaited in Hearst papers flowing into the University of Cali... Read more
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- LAPIS, 2010
- Bookshop: La Libreria del Tempo (Switzerland)
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- FRASSINELLI, 2000
- Bookshop: La Libreria del Tempo (Switzerland)
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- SPERLING & KUPFER, 2001
- Bookshop: La Libreria del Tempo (Switzerland)
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- MONDADORI
- Bookshop: La Libreria del Tempo (Switzerland)
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