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Andrew Steinmetz
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims, edition in two volumes, represents history of gambling from ancient times in India, Egypt and Greece to modern days England, France and United…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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This comprehensive guide to smoking explores the cultural, historical, and medical aspects of the practice. From the different types of tobacco to the best ways to smoke them, this book…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
A comprehensive examination of the cultural, economic, and medical implications of tobacco use, this important work was first published in 1854. Steinmetz explores the history and production of tobacco, the…
This book is a classic study of Japan and its people, written by British author Andrew Steinmetz in the mid-19th century. Steinmetz provides a detailed and insightful look at Japanese…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
In Two Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we…
This accessible and engaging volume offers a compendium of popular meteorology, exploring the influence of sunshine and showers on various aspects of the natural world. Drawing on a wide range…
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain…
In Three Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we…
Title: Japan and her people … With numerous illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world’s…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1847 Original Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co. Subjects: Biography
The first of a two-volume study of all aspects of The Gaming Table In all Times and Countries, especially in England and in France.
With An Explanation Of The Method In Use Oat The Meteorological Office, Adapted For All Countries.
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The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume 1), has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made…
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims (Volume 2), has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made…
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…
For nine years Andrew Steinmetz worked as a ward clerk in the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department of a major hospital. Wardlife is a series of riveting prose vignettes–intensely…
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From the medical history to family history, this book reveals an ensemble of voices.
Great escapes meet greater escapism: how the life of a displaced Jewish actor illuminates the 1963 Hollywood blockbuster.
