James Schmiechen (53 results)

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Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 0.9 x 9.2 x 7.1 Inches; 455 pages.

Condition: Very Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. [A History of World Societies Volume 1: To 1815 Study Guide] {Houghton Mifflin Company; Dallas; 1988; Trade Paperback; Very Good/No Jacket; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; ISBN: 0-395-46502-8.} Covers slightly rubbed, tiny curl at each corner of front cover. Interior clean and unmarked. Volume 1 only. (Volume 2 available separately.) From the back cover: "This two-volume Study Guide is designed to help students master the ideas and information presented in A History of World Societies. It offers a variety of study aids, specifically: learning objectives; chapter summary; chapter outline; review questions; multiple-choice, identification, and completion questions; geography exercises; Reading with Understanding exercises (step-by-step practice in study techniques); annotated bibliography; suggested topics for further research. Overlapping of chapters between Volumes 1 (Chapters 1-25) and 2 (Chapters 15-40) enables students and instructors to use the guide with flexibility." Listing updated 7-23-2005.…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. Book label of local deceased genealogist. Slight curving on boards. An economic and social history of clothing manufacturing in London from the mid-19th century to 1914. Who were the employers? Largely women employees and in due course Jewish Immigrants from Tsarist Russia. How exploitative was it? How did workers defend themselves? Trade unions? What government action was taken over working conditions? 211 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class tracked postage. Overseas at least £7.65. Extra EU levy for EU destinations.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0252010248.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0252010248.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 93, No 2, pp. 287-316, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig JournalCovers, VG.

Paperback. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Boards and page block are lightly marked. Pencilled marginalia throughout pages. Text remains clear throughout. HCW. Used.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 209p,[6]p of plates : ill, 2ports ; 24cm. Subject: Clothing trade History England London. Clothing workers History England London. Sweatshops History England London. Labor unions Clothing workers History England London. Clothing trade History 19th century England London. Clothing trade History 20th century England London. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 4to, i-xii, 312 pp, extensively illustrated throughout with photographs, reproductions of early prints and images, plans etc. A fine copy in a similar protected dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. APPEARS UNREAD.312 pages. Pages are very clean,bright and tight.No wear to very large hardback book. Pages are very clean,bright and tight.Heavy item.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 209p,[6]p of plates : ill, 2ports ; 24cm. Subject: Clothing trade History England London. Clothing workers History England London. Sweatshops History England London. Labor unions Clothing workers History England London. Clothing trade History 19th century England London. Clothing trade History 20th century England London. 1 Kg. …

Condition: acceptable. This book is in Acceptable condition. All pages are intact, but may have lots of notes, water damage or other issues and be ex library.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xii, 312 pp., illustrations, maps, 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-240) and index. Contents; Introduction: Food, Markets, and History -- pt. 1. Urban Space and the Reinvention of the Public Market. 1. The Traditional Market. 2. Inventing the Market Hall. 3. Ownership, Tolls, and Market Reform -- pt. 2. The Architecture and Design of the Public Market. 4. Great Expectations: Moral Architecture and Social Purpose. 5. Market Hall Architecture: Typology and Design. 6. Construction, Site, and Materials -- pt. 3. The Market Hall and Socioeconomic Change. 7. Food, the Market Hall, and the Standard of Living. 8. Patterns of Growth and Reform. 9. The Grand Age of the Market Hall, 1830-90 -- pt. 4. Decline and Recovery. 10. The Public Market and the Retail Revolution, 1890-1939: Decline or Modernization? Subjects; Markets England History. Food supply. Commercial buildings. Public spaces. City and town life. 1 Kg.…

Original publisher's green paperback, title spine & frontcover, 7th edition, large thick 4to: x, 271-786pp. Very fine copy..

Condition: Good. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0395424100.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xii, 312 pp., illustrations, maps, 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-240) and index. Contents; Introduction: Food, Markets, and History -- pt. 1. Urban Space and the Reinvention of the Public Market. 1. The Traditional Market. 2. Inventing the Market Hall. 3. Ownership, Tolls, and Market Reform -- pt. 2. The Architecture and Design of the Public Market. 4. Great Expectations: Moral Architecture and Social Purpose. 5. Market Hall Architecture: Typology and Design. 6. Construction, Site, and Materials -- pt. 3. The Market Hall and Socioeconomic Change. 7. Food, the Market Hall, and the Standard of Living. 8. Patterns of Growth and Reform. 9. The Grand Age of the Market Hall, 1830-90 -- pt. 4. Decline and Recovery. 10. The Public Market and the Retail Revolution, 1890-1939: Decline or Modernization? Subjects; Markets England History. Food supply. Commercial buildings. Public spaces. City and town life. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Very Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION ? VERY GOOD ? HARDBACK - light wear and scuff marks to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. SEE PHOTOS FOR MORE INFORMATION. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: Good. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0395424097.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 209 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Bib.-Signatur und Stempel. Guter Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature on spine. Good condition, some traces of use. ml4397 0252010248 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Type: Book EX LIBRARY.Label residue to ffep.2 library stamps.Bottom left front board slightly scuffed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1999, 312 pages; pub Yale UP; by Schmiechen, James and Kenneth Carls; not xlib. This book has the subtitle 'A Social and Architectural History'. Written by an historian and a prof of graphic design. Replete with illus - modern photos and older engravings familiar to many English readers. But this is no mere picture book - the text is scholarly and extremely substantial. The sweep is from the 18th Cy to the 20th. Ref notes, gazetteer, index. A large format book, 9 x 11 ins to embrace the pictures. Condition: A very nice copy - the book proper excellent (text and hard casing); d-j very good but the spine is faded from red to pink.…