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Ferns of the Eastern Central States with Special Reference to Tennessee
Jesse M. Shaver Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000MX3OCQ |
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Ferns of the Eastern Central States, With Special Reference to Tennessee
Manufacturer: Dover ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000I14O26 |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of New England (Most Beautiful Villages)
Tom Shachtman Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0500018006 |
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With this book, Thames and Hudson's renowned Most Beautiful Villages series turns its attention for the first time to America. Honored as the birthplace of the Revolution, the six states that comprise New England are home to some of this country's most beautiful and cherished villages--places that preserve and reflect its architectural and cultural legacy. Here, in countless public squares and cemeteries, are monuments to the battles of the Revolution, and memorials to the heirs of the revolutionaries who themselves marched off to preserve the Union during the Civil War. One of the most splendid repositories of American institutional architecture is found in New England's public meeting halls and churches, and in the industrial mills and factories of the nineteenth century. The book also celebrates New England's rich tradition of domestic architecture: seaside homes clad in weathered gray shingles, white clapboard houses surrounding village greens, and exuberant Victorian gingerbread homes. New England is justly famous for its succession of intensely realized seasons: its deep and snowy winter; its spring, which bursts forth in a cascade of melting snow and budding vegetation; its leafy, languid summer days; and, perhaps most famously, its autumn, when the landscape seems to be on fire with the vivid reds, oranges, and yellows of the foliage. The Most Beautiful Villages of New England presents over twenty-five towns and villages, chosen for their beauty and history, and for their diverse geography. Here are the fishing villages and towns of New England's rocky Atlantic Coast, from famous summer watering holes to isolated island hamlets. We explore farming villages and the highlands of New England's mountain ranges--the Adirondacks, Berkshires, and Green Mountains. In the river valleys we find quiet, exquisitely preserved communities and renovated mill and factory towns.Customer Reviews:
Ho-hum pretty. Doesn't do the region justice........2006-11-27
Magnificent.......2006-04-09
Beautiful Photography Book!.......2005-11-08
New England Beauty.......2000-05-23
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MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN NEW ENGLAND, THE
Tom Shachtman Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NTKBEI |
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The Secret Life of the Seine
Mort Rosenblum Manufacturer: Da Capo Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0306810743 Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
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From the author of A Goose in Toulouse, the lush and personal tale of a journey along the Seine, guiding the reader through history and the heart of France.Mort Rosenblum, a celebrated foreign correspondent, invites us aboard his 54-foot launch tied up in the center of Paris and introduces us to the characters who share his life along the river, ranging from eccentric movie stars and reclusive novelists to barge families just scraping by. He then hauls in the bow line for an unforgettable tour of the river itself from its source to its mouth. The Secret Life of the Seine is a love story between man and boat and the river that they live on, a discourse on the sensual beauty of France and the art of living well. In the tradition of A Year in Provence, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Paris to the Moon, here is what Garry Trudeau called "a moveable feast [with] a top speed of five knots-fast enough for fun, languid enough for dreaming. Take a trip you'll never take: This is what books are for."
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This is a book to read on a plane to Paris!.......2006-05-11
Not what its cracked up to be..........2005-04-13
Better than being there.......2001-09-04
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Coming Down the Seine (Lost & Found: Classic Travel Writing)
Robert Gibbings Manufacturer: Interlink Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1566564700 |
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"Four hundred miles from source to mouth-just twice the length of the Thames. There was scarcely a yard of it that I hadn't touched, from its first cress-bordered trickle to the broad highways where cyclopean buttresses of chalk hold back the hills."One of the Europe's most celebrated rivers, the Seine stretches from the fertile plains of Burgundy to the English Channel at Le Havre. Starting at its source near Dijon, writer and engraver Robert Gibbings follows the river's 400-mile course as it develops from a tranquil stream into the mighty waterway that links Rouen to the sea. The journey takes different forms: on foot, in a tiny boat "hardly more than a coracle," on a barge, and on a boat used for transporting books. Throughout this leisurely voyage during one summer, Gibbings records his impressions, visual and verbal, of places and people as well as explaining how the river has played a vital role in French history.
In part an evocation of the Seine's changing landscapes and rural beauty, this is also an account of towns and cities-Troyes, Rouen, Paris-and their relationship with the river. Looking at writers and painters as well as historic figures who have left their mark on the Seine, Gibbings presents an affectionate picture of this great river and the people who live and work on its banks. Discussing the vineyards of Champagne, the paintings of Sisley and Utrillo, the rituals of Parisian café life, the author conveys an irresistible enthusiasm not just for boats and river life, but for all things French.
First published in 1953, Coming Down the Seine is illustrated with more than fifty of Gibbings' delightful engravings.
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SUNDAYS BY THE RIVER (Motta Photography Series)
RONIS WILLY Manufacturer: Smithsonian ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1560988878 |
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Timeless idylls.......2004-03-20
At least, that's how this book's Introduction by Noël Simsolo paints it. And I'm inclined to believe him. Certainly, Willy Ronis' very impressive photography seems to support the argument. Or, more precisely, the argument seems to support Ronis' images, since it's the images that this book is about. Ronis is an important and skilled photographer, and the Smithsonian and Motta Editore of Milan have done a fine job in selecting four dozen of his images for this book. They're a great portrayal of Paris at rest. And because the images are monochromatic, the fact that they span four decades (1947 to 1993) can easily be forgotten. Classic Paris always seems to be in black and white anyway, and Ronis' timeless, seductive work draws us in easily.
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Monet: A View from the River
David A. Brenneman Manufacturer: High Museum of Art ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0939802961 |
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Au fil de la Seine: Rives, greves et plages, impressions de peintres
Pascal Bonafoux Manufacturer: Chene ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 2842771230 |
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FROM THE IPSWICH...FROM THE VOLGA.....TO THE SEINE The Story of How an American Girl from the Banks of the Ipswich River and a Russian Nobleman from the Volga Met and Were Married in Paris by the Seine
Catharene Green Arapoff Manufacturer: Catharene Green Arapoff ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000H0VV1A |
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Great Rivers Of The World The Seine
Glyndon G Van Deusen Manufacturer: G P Putnams Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000JC99QK |
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Hand-Book for Travellers in France: Being a guide to Normandy, Brittany; the rivers Loire, Seine, Rhône, and Garonne; the French Alps, Dauphiné, Provence, ... to Italy, the chief watering places
Unknown Author Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0543914941 Release Date: 2001-05-04 |
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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1848 edition by John Murray, London.
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A Handbook for Travellers in France; Being a Guide to Normandy, Britanny; the Rivers Seine, Loire, Rhone, and Garonne; the French Alps, Dauphne, Provence, and the Pyrenees; Sixth Edition.
John Murray Manufacturer: London: John Murray ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000RKXIRK |
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Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party
Katherine Rothkopf , Richard R. Brettell , and Charles S. Moffett Manufacturer: Counterpoint ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 188717821X |
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Very good illustrations of the artist's work.......1999-07-02
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Japanese Nature Print Designs to Color (A Barbara Holdridge Book)
Amie Sun Ambrose Manufacturer: Stemmer House Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0880450134 |
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Longhaired Cats: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Ulrike Muller Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0812028031 |
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Great For Those New To The Longhaired Felis Domesticus.......2004-09-21
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Great Book of Dinky Toys
Mike Richardson Manufacturer: New Cavendish Books (Dist) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1872727832 |
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This brand new book by the Dinky experts benefits from a further eighteen years of research and collecting which has brought to light more information as well as extensive and previously lost articles from the '30s.Customer Reviews:
Need for the book.......2007-05-15
Great Book of Dinky.......2006-11-03
The Great Book of Dinky Toys.......2004-02-07
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Dinky Toys
Edward Force Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0764323644 |
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Dinky Toys were produced from 1933 to 1980 and have formed the nucleus of many a hobbyist's collection. This book offers a concise history, a detailed listing of major variations, and a chronological list and new price guide. It includes all the Dinky Toys that ever were made in Britain, France, Spain and other parts of world, from the earliest model railroad accessories to the first Matchbox cars to bear the name of Dinky Toys.Customer Reviews:
Not Quite a Tour de Force.......1999-12-04
A very handsome catalogue.......1998-09-01
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Collecting Dinky Toys
Mike Richardson Manufacturer: Francis Joseph Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1870703979 |
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Dinky, a name that became synonymous with the whole genre of small toy cars is actually the name of a highly collectible brand of British-made toy vehicles produced from 1934 to 1979. Avid collectors know Dinky Toys. Now Collecting Dinky Toys tells everyone the whole story.Here's the complete list of every Dinky Toy from cars, trucks, and buses to ships, construction vehicles, and military vehicles, plus their accessories. This valuable identification and value guide lists more than 1,500 toy vehicles with the dates manufactured, colors, and current values.
This competitively priced comprehensive listing, with 400 full-color photos, references all Dinky Toys available. Collectors will find toy vehicles conveniently categorized by type for easy reference.
- Complete listings for every Dinky Toy made, from cars and trucks to military vehicles
- Valuable identification and valuation guide lists dates made, colors, and prices
- Descriptive history of Dinky Toy production complete with discriminating details
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Good but incomplete.......2006-08-03
A walk down memory lane........2005-08-12
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Dinky Toys 5ED
Edward Force Manufacturer: Schiffer+publishing Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 076431372X |
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Dinky Toys were produced from 1933 to 1980 and have formed the nucleus of many a hobbyist's collection. This book, now in its fifth edition, offers a concise history, a detailed listing of major variations, and a chronological list and newly updated price guide. It includes all the Dinky Toys made in Britain, France, Spain, and other parts of world, from the earliest model railroad accessories to the first cars to bear the name of Dinky Toys.Customer Reviews:
Dinky Toys 5ED.......2007-01-10
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At Phillips - Lead Soldiers, Dinky Toys, Trains & Models - Phillips, Son & Neale, London - September 20, 1977 - Sale No. 21,397
Son & Neale Phillips Manufacturer: Phillips, Son & Neale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NBX058 |
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At Phillips - Lead Soldiers, Models & Dinky Toys - Phillips, Son & Neale, London - February 15, 1977 - Sale No. 21,092
Son & Neale Phillips Manufacturer: Phillips, Son & Neale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NBX04E |
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At Phillips - Lead Soldiers, Models, Trains & Dinky Toys - Phillips, Son & Neale, London - December 21, 1976 - Sale No. 21,020
Son & Neale Phillips Manufacturer: Phillips, Son & Neale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NBX06M |
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Chomper the Greedy Dino (Dinky Dinosaur S.)
Manufacturer: Bright Sparks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1842501305 |
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Dinky Backpack
Darrell Wiskur Manufacturer: New Leaf Press (AR) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Rag Book ASIN: 0890514194 |
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Each of these lovable stuffed characters comes with a storybook in his backpack, telling his own story. The characters are soft, plush, and cuddly and represent the best-selling children's creation stories of Master Books. There's Timothy Whale, Bombus the Bumblebee, Dinky Dinosaur, and Dinky's new companion, Daisy. The stories are short, easy-to-read adventures relating to creation. (Dimensions: 6" x 3 _")? soft and cuddly plush toys
? safe for preschool children
? sensible creation-related stories
? super gift ideas for small children
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Dinky Toy Compendium (The Hornby Companion Series)
Patrick Trench Manufacturer: New Cavendish Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0904568857 |
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Gardens by Design: Step-By-Step Plans for 12 Imaginative Gardens
H. Peter Loewer Manufacturer: Rodale Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0878576010 |
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GARDENS BY DESIGN. STEP-BY-STEP PLANS FOR 12 IMAGINATIVE GARDENS.
P. Loewer Manufacturer: Rodale Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000WQO7AQ |
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Health and Medicine in Early Medieval Southern Italy (Medieval Mediterranean, Vol 11)
Patricia Skinner Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9004103945 |
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Medical historians are already familiar with medieval southern Italy through research into its famed medical school at Salerno. This volume takes a broader view of healthcare, seeking to illuminate the experience of sickness, attitudes towards the ill and infirm and the provision of care up to the twelfth century. Combining information from hagiography and chronicles with less well-known charters and archaeology, it deals with the provision of food, the environment, women's health, individual and collective disease and varieties of cure. A final chapter assesses the interaction between intellectual and practical medicine, as well as re-examining the early life of the medical school at Salerno. The book's importance lies in its wide-ranging approach and detailed analysis, which will appeal to historians of medicine and medieval culture alike.
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The Golden Age of Sailing: Classic Yacht Photographs by Beken of Cowes
Beken of Cowes Manufacturer: Crown / Times Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0812932838 Release Date: 2000-03-28 |
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Beautiful Photo's - But Just too small.......2000-08-18
At 8" x 5" it is almost too small to be a coffee table book.
Anyway, the book displays the famous yachts of the era from the 1880's to pre-WWII with small dialogs before each chapter to explain the stage and history of sailing at Cowes in each era, from the turn of the century (1800-1900), pre-WWI, Post WWI, pre WWII. It gives little history of the photographer, and his methods.
If you own any Bekken prints, it will hold a little interest to you, but you will be disappointed in a album that could have been done so much better.
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Modern Chinese Writers: Self-Portrayals (Studies on Modern China)
Manufacturer: M.E. Sharpe ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0873328175 |
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Modern Chinese Writers: Self Portrayals.(Brief Article): An article from: Pacific Affairs
Diana Lary Manufacturer: University of British Columbia ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00092UVWG Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on December 22, 1993. The length of the article is 533 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Books:
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