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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power on the Bounty
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Pre 2000 item# 1117691
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Richards Antiques
207-563-1964
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"Captain Bligh" is a cliche of our times for the extravagant and violent misuse of power. In fact, William Bligh was one of the least physically violent disciplinarians in the British navy. That paradox inspires the author to ask why, then, did Bligh have a mutiny? Its answer is to display the theatricality of naval institutions and the mythologizing power of history. Mr Bligh's Bad Language is an anthropological and historical study of the mutiny on the Bounty, and its role in soc ...click for details
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter *NEW*
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Contemporary item# 1117687
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207-563-1964
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In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece.
The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated; other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown or underappreciated. In Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, Thomas Cahill explores the lega ...click for details
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Immigrant Odyssey, Franco-American Experience in USA
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Pre 2000 item# 1101926
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207-563-1964
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Scarce book, "Immigrant Odyssey" by Felix Albert, the story of a French-Canadian habitant in New England in the late 19th century. Albert was an illiterate who dictated his story. This is a bi-lingual edition, giving the original French text and a translation by Arthur L. Eno, Jr., a lawyer in Lowell, Massachusetts. There is an introduction by Frances H. Early, described on the dust jacket as an associate professor of history at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ...click for details
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American Furniture in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Pre 1970 item# 1099472
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207-563-1964
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A beautifully printed and illustrated book detailing 318 items in the outstanding collection of American furniture at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, one of the best in the country. The author is Richard H. Randall,, Jr. Published in 1965, the catalog is broken down into categories such as chests desks, tables, chairs and clocks and many more. It is a hardcover book in a nice slip case, all in fine condition. The cover of the book has a gilt eagle stamped onto it.. More photographs are avail ...click for details
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Life in the English Country House Social, Architectural
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Pre 1980 item# 1089469
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207-563-1964
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Handsome book,"A Social and Architectural History," by Mark Girouard, published by Yale University Press in 1978. This is Ninth Printing 1984. Loaded with interesting and informative illustrations. Quarto in like new condition. From the dust jacket: "The English country house has flourished over the centuries because of its ability to adapt to changes in English society. This book is the first account of the ways in which changes in upper-class life style were reflected in the hou ...click for details
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Stained Glass Tours in Germany, Austria and the Rhine
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Pre 1930 item# 1089432
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207-563-1964
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The author, Charles Hitchcock Sherrill, also wrote books outlining stained glass tours in France, England and Italy. First published in 1927, this is probably a first English edition. Published by The Bodley Head, London, with a price of "Fifteen Shillings Net" on the front of the dust jacket. Eighteen illustrations. The charming jacket is protected in a mylar cover. In very good condition for its age, shows minor wear at top and bottom of spine. Front endpapers have map of German area ...click for details
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