Author: William Crampton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756668123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Flags are used worldwide and are important symbols that embody the very spirit of each nation they represent. Flags and banners have a long and rich history that can be found in this spectacular guide to flags aroundthe world. Filled with thousands of full-color photographs, be and "eyewitness" to the story behind flags-from the earliest heraldic banners to the national flags of today. See the flag of a Chinese pirate ship, the banners of medieval knights, the flags of the French and Russian revolutions, and the national flags of 160 different countries. Learn how to signal by semaphore, how to hoist a flag, what stars represent on the American flag, and how flags were hoisted on the Moon and at the South Pole. Discover how Britain's Union Jack has changed over the years, the story behind the Japanese "rising sun," why many Dutch flags feature a picture of a hat on the end of a pole, and much, much more! Discover the story behind flags and banners their history, their meanings,and how they are used all over the world.
DK Eyewitness Books: Flag
Author: William Crampton
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756668123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Flags are used worldwide and are important symbols that embody the very spirit of each nation they represent. Flags and banners have a long and rich history that can be found in this spectacular guide to flags aroundthe world. Filled with thousands of full-color photographs, be and "eyewitness" to the story behind flags-from the earliest heraldic banners to the national flags of today. See the flag of a Chinese pirate ship, the banners of medieval knights, the flags of the French and Russian revolutions, and the national flags of 160 different countries. Learn how to signal by semaphore, how to hoist a flag, what stars represent on the American flag, and how flags were hoisted on the Moon and at the South Pole. Discover how Britain's Union Jack has changed over the years, the story behind the Japanese "rising sun," why many Dutch flags feature a picture of a hat on the end of a pole, and much, much more! Discover the story behind flags and banners their history, their meanings,and how they are used all over the world.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0756668123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Flags are used worldwide and are important symbols that embody the very spirit of each nation they represent. Flags and banners have a long and rich history that can be found in this spectacular guide to flags aroundthe world. Filled with thousands of full-color photographs, be and "eyewitness" to the story behind flags-from the earliest heraldic banners to the national flags of today. See the flag of a Chinese pirate ship, the banners of medieval knights, the flags of the French and Russian revolutions, and the national flags of 160 different countries. Learn how to signal by semaphore, how to hoist a flag, what stars represent on the American flag, and how flags were hoisted on the Moon and at the South Pole. Discover how Britain's Union Jack has changed over the years, the story behind the Japanese "rising sun," why many Dutch flags feature a picture of a hat on the end of a pole, and much, much more! Discover the story behind flags and banners their history, their meanings,and how they are used all over the world.
The Bookseller
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
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The Publisher
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Languages : en
Pages : 864
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Languages : en
Pages : 864
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Library World
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Captain Alston's Seamanship
Author: Alfred Henry Alston
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Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1814
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1814
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The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1664
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1664
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Bookseller
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
Bulletin
Author: Trenton Free Public Library (Trenton, N.J.)
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Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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