2015, ISBN: 9780253330406

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 108 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial il… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 108 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£16.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with yellow+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edgesand corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip of both board and dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and book has a slight lean.Some inevitable but light and superficial scoring/indentations to both panels of dw/dj - but without affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore-edges aged/tanned - as usual/normal - but still clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound apart from page-edge tanning - otherwise near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain brown clothbds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-342pp [paginated] includes 60(LX) chapters,an archaeological note,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,double-page Londinium,AD75 b/w map with principal characters list to it's recto,and a separator page. Lindsey Davis' 14th novel in the bestselling Marcus DidiusFalco series is a Londinium noir tale of gangsters,gladiators and love. . . For Falco,a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britainturns serious at the scene of a downtown murder.The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally,King Togidubnus,has been stuffed head-first down a bar-room well - leading to atricky diplomatic situation which Falco must diffuse. One murder leads to others.Londinium now has a forum and an amphitheatre; the town is a magnet for legitimate traders - and for criminals from Rome.Drinking dens are plundered by extortionists; prostitution reigns in the darkstreets; the army turns a blind eye.With his vigiles pal Petronius,Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intenton taking over.This will bring unwelcome encounters with faces from the past and grave threats to their present relationships.Danger and death lurk throughout their pursuit,all the way fom the brand new wharves beside the River Thamesis to the familiar old haunts of organised crime back home in Italy. . . Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.CENTURY,2002., London: Readers Union. 1974. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 353 pages Carefully researched and sensitive treatment of an extremely difficult subject. . Book Club Edition. Hardcover., Readers Union, 1974, Berkeley - Los Angeles - London: University of California Press. Soft cover. 0520214013 No Marks Or Damage From Past Owners, Not A Former Library Book, Not A Remainder Or Book Club, Soft Cover. In This Vivid Account Of The Birth Of Modern California, J.S. Holliday Frames The Gold Rush Years Within The Larger Story Of The State's Transformation From The Quietude Of A Mexican Hinterland In The 1840S To The Forefront Of Entrepreneurial Capitalism By The 1890S. No Other State, No Nation Experienced Such An Adolescence Of Freedom And Success. By 1883 California Was Hailed As "America, Only More So."Holliday's Boldly Interpretive Narrative Has... The Authority And Immediacy Of An Eyewitness Account. This Eminent Historian Recreates The Masculine World Of Mining Camps And Rough Cities, Where Both Business And Pleasure Were Conducted Far From Hometown Eyes And Conventional Inhibitions. He Follows Gold Mining's Swift Evolution From Treasure Hunt To Vast Industry; Traces The Prodigal Plunder Of California's Virgin Rivers And Abundant Forests; And Describes Improvised Feats Of Engineering, Breathtaking In Their Scope And Execution.Holliday Also Conjures The Ambitious, Often Ruthless Californians Whose Rush For Riches Rapidly Changed The State: The Silver Kings Of The Comstock Lode, The Timber Barons Of The Sierra Forests, The Big Four Who Built The First Transcontinental Railroad, And The Lesser Profit-Seekers Who Owned Steamboats, Pack Mules, Gambling Dens And Bordellos--And, Most Important For California's Future, The Farmers Who Prospered By Feeding The Rapidly Growing Population. This Wildly Laissez-Faire Economy Created California's Image As A Risk-Taking Society, Unconstrained By Fear Of Failure.The Central Theme Of Rush For Riches Is How, After Decades Of Careless Freedom, The Miners Were Finally Reined In By The Farmers, And How Their Once Mutually Dependent Relationship Soured Into Hostility. This Potential Violence Led To A Dramatic Courtroom Decision In 1884 That Shut Down The Mighty Hydraulic Mining Operations--The End Of California's Free-For-All Youthful Exuberance.Unique In Its Format, This Beautiful Book Offers Not Only A Compelling Narrative But Also Almost Two Hundred Fifty Illustrations, One Hundred In Full Color, That Richly Illuminate The Themes And Details Of The Text: Daguerreotypes, Photographs, Paintings, Lithographs, Sketches, And Specially Drawn Maps.Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book Of 2000 In This Vivid Account Of The Birth Of Modern California, J.S. Holliday Frames The Gold Rush Years Within The Larger Story Of The State's Transformation From The Quietude Of A Mexican Hinterland In The 1840S To The Forefront Of Entrepreneurial Capitalism By The 1890S. No Other State, No Nation Experienced Such An Adolescence Of Freedom And Success. By 1883 California Was Hailed As "America, Only More So."Holliday's Boldly Interpretive Narrative Has The Authority And Immediacy Of An Eyewitness Account. This Eminent Historian Recreates The Masculine World Of Mining Camps And Rough Cities, Where Both Business And Pleasure Were Conducted Far From Hometown Eyes And Conventional Inhibitions. He Follows Gold Mining's Swift Evolution From Treasure Hunt To Vast Industry; Traces The Prodigal Plunder Of California's Virgin Rivers And Abundant Forests; And Describes Improvised Feats Of Engineering, Breathtaking In Their Scope And Execution.Holliday Also Conjures The Ambitious, Often Ruthless Californians Whose Rush For Riches Rapidly Changed The State: The Silver Kings Of The Comstock Lode, The Timber Barons Of The Sierra Forests, The Big Four Who Built The First Transcontinental Railroad, And The Lesser Profit-Seekers Who Owned Steamboats, Pack Mules, Gambling Dens And Bordellos--And, Most Important For California's Future, The Farmers Who Prospered By Feeding The Rapidly Growing Population. This Wildly Laissez-Faire Economy Created California's Image As A Risk-Taking Society, Unconstrained By Fear Of Failure.The Central Theme Of Rush For Riches Is How, After Decades Of Careless Freedom, The Miners Were Finally Rein . Fine. 1999. 1st Edition., University of California Press, 1999, Good. Used book in good condition. Has wear to the cover and pages. Contains some markings such as highlighting and writing. Ex-library with the usual stamps. 100% guaranteed. 020318<

1996, ISBN: 0253330408

Hardcover, [EAN: 9780253330406], John Wiley & Sons, John Wiley & Sons, Book, [PU: John Wiley & Sons], 1996-10-14, John Wiley & Sons, 771718, World History, 12447629031, Civilisation & Cul… Mehr…

Hardcover, [EAN: 9780253330406], John Wiley & Sons, John Wiley & Sons, Book, [PU: John Wiley & Sons], 1996-10-14, John Wiley & Sons, 771718, World History, 12447629031, Civilisation & Culture, 12447630031, Cold War, 278066, Discovery & Exploration, 772016, Maritime History & Piracy, 275899, Revolutions & Coups, 772066, Slavery, 276593, Women in History, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 271173, Africa, 271192, Algeria, 271208, Angola, 271220, Benin, 271209, Botswana, 271178, Central, 271179, Eastern, 271194, Egypt, 271182, Eritrea, 271183, Ethiopia, 271225, Ghana, 271226, Guinea, 271185, Kenya, 271229, Liberia, 271200, Libya, 271212, Malawi, 271230, Mali, 271201, Morocco, 271213, Mozambique, 271214, Namibia, 271232, Niger, 271233, Nigeria, 271191, Northern, 271186, Rwanda, 271234, Senegal, 271235, Sierra Leone, 271187, Somalia, 12447483031, South Africa, 271207, Southern, 271203, Sudan, 271188, Tanzania, 271204, Tunisia, 271189, Uganda, 271219, Western, 271217, Zambia, 271218, Zimbabwe, 65, History, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 276416, Archaeology, 771726, By Period, 276421, By Region, 276419, Industrial Archaeology, 276420, Maritime Archaeology, 276440, Methodology & Techniques, 276411, Social Sciences, 60, Society, Politics & Philosophy, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

1996, ISBN: 0253330408

[EAN: 9780253330406], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Indiana Univ Pr], History|Africa, Law|General, Social Science|Archaeology, Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780253330406], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Indiana Univ Pr], History|Africa, Law|General, Social Science|Archaeology, Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.<

1996, ISBN: 9780253330406

Indiana Univ Pr, 1996-11. Hardcover. Good., Indiana Univ Pr, 1996-11