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Aristotle. The Works of Aristotle, The Famous Philosopher, containing I. His Com

227. Aristotle. [Anon].

The Works of Aristotle, The Famous Philosopher, containing I. His Complete Masterpiece, II. His Experienced Midwife, III. His Book of Problems, IV. His Remarks on Physiognomy, V. The Family Physician. New and improved edition.

London, The Booksellers, no date (c.1890). 9 x 13cm. 528 pages, with text illustrations and colour plates. Original illustrated hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, some creasing to spine. Historical Sex-Manual, disguised as works of Aristotle. Discusses Virginity (and what it is), How Virginity may be lost, How a woman should order herself in order to conception, [″A woman that would conceive should observe that she does not use the act of coition too often; for gatiety gluts the womb and renders it unfit for office (!) – There are two things that demonstrate this: i.e., that common whores (who often use copulation) have never, or rarely, any children: for the grass seldom grows in a path that is commonly trodden in. The other is, that women, whose husbands have been long absent, do, after copulation with them again, conceive very quickly” / “Women ought to take great care that their imagination be pure and dear, that their child may be well formed”]. The book also discusses causes and cure of Barrenenss, Of the Hot Distempers of the Womb, The Diseases of the Womb, Palmistry, shewing the various judgments drawn from the hand, includes a choice of remedies for the several distempers to the human body, (Crabs, Herpes, Hysteria etc.).

EUR 160,-- 

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Ayearst, The Republic of Ireland - Its Government and Politics

282. Ayearst, Morley.

The Republic of Ireland – Its Government and Politics – Collection of 215 books on Irish Politics, Irish Government, Irish local planning and Local government, Irelands connection to the EU, History of Irish Elections, books on Governmental policy (general and irish related), books on the history of Ireland’s connection to the UK etc. Also included are several publications on the history of the irish political parties. The comprehensive collection comes from the library of a former council man and university lecturer and includes many of the minor and major publications needed to understand the forming of the irish state from 1940 onwards. The collection includes publications like: 1. John McG. Smyth – The Theory and Practice of the Irish Senate / 2. John Coakley and Michael Gallagher – Politics in the Republic of Ireland / 3. Desmond Roche – Local Government in Ireland / 4. Patrick Keatinge – Maastricht and Ireland – What the Treaty means / 5. Stephen Collins – The Power Game – Fianna Fail since Lemass / 6. Cornelius O’Leary – Irish Elections (1918 – 1977) – Parties, Voters and Proportional Representation / 7. Bruce Arnold – What Kind of Country – Modern Irish Politics 1968-1983 / 8. Michael Flannery – Sanitation – Conservation and Recreation Services in Ireland / 9. Peter Mair – The Changing Irish Party System / 10. R.C.Geary – and F.S.O Muircheartaigh – Equalization of Opportunity in Ireland – Statistical Aspects / 11. Mary Minihan – A Deal with the Devil – The Green Party in Government / 12. Donal de Buitleir – Problems of Irish Local Finance / 13. Communications and Community in Ireland (Brian Farrell) / etc. etc.

London, University of London Press, 1971. 24 cm. vii,241 pages with 8 plates. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The collection of 215 books (of which only c.60 are listed here) is in very good condition (only a few volumes with stronger wear).

EUR 1.400,-- 

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Bachmann, Sammelband / Collection mit 17 Aufsätzen und Sonderdrucken

294. Bachmann, Harald (aus Aussig / Sudetenland – 1926-2006 ) / Wilhelm Wegener.

Sammelband / Collection mit 17 Aufsätzen und Sonderdrucken von Harald Bachmann. Der Sammelband enthält: 1. Bismarcks Zweibund (1879) – der Versuch einer mitteleuropäischen Integration vor 100 Jahren. (9 Seiten) / 2. Briefe Constantin von Höflers an Ludwig Pastor aus den Jahren 1877-1896. (34 Seiten) Mit handschriftl. Widmung: “In Erinnerung an viele Gespräche über Böhmen…” / 3. Rudolf Lodgman von Auen und die Landesregierung für Deutschböhmen 1918/19. (10 Seiten) / 4. Josef Maria Baernreither – (28 Seiten) / 5. Kaiser Karl IV. – Ein Reichstag in Nürnberg (1356). (7 Seiten) / 6. Die sudetendeutsche Geschichtsschreibung von Höfler bis Wostry. (11 Seiten) / 7. Die deutschböhmische Geschichtsschreibung von Höfler bis Wostry mit Berücksichtigung der südböhmischen Heimatforschung. (15 Seiten) / 8. Franz Spina – (15 Seiten) / 9. Die Landesregierung von Deutschböhmen und das verweigerte Selbstbestimmungsrecht 1918/19. (20 Seiten) / 10. Nachruf Richard Klier 1912-1975. (1 Seiten) / 11. Nationale Spaltung, Industrialisierung und Arbeiterbewegung in den böhmischen Ländern (1848-1918). (4 Seiten) / 12. Die Handels- und Gewerbekammern Prag und Reichenberg und der bürgerliche Wirtschaftsnationalismus als sozialgeschichtliches Problem. (10 Seiten und 1 Karte) / 13. Riegers Memoire an Napoleon III. aus dem Jahre 1869. (25 Seiten) / 14. Joseph M. Baernreither als Sozialpolitiker im alten Österreich. (50 Seiten mit Quellen) / 15. Die nationalen Verhältnisse Böhmens während des Temnos im Rahmen der sozialen Struktur. (12 Seiten) / 16. Unternehmertum und Arbeiterklasse in Böhmen vom Neoabsolutismus bis zur Konsolidierung nach dem ungarischen Ausgleich – Dargestellt am Testfall Nordwestböhmens. (13 Seiten) / 17. Richard Klier (1902-1975)

Muenchen u.a., Oldenbourg Verlag und andere Verlage, 1974 – 1980 (ca.). 8°. c. 200 Seiten. Hardcover / Privates Leinen. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Zahlreiche signierte Widmungen. Aus der Bibliothek des Rechtshistorikers Wilhelm Wegener.

EUR 75,-- 

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