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$27.50
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The Bowmen of England: The Story of the English Longbow


FEATHERSTONE, DONALD

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Jarrolds 1967

KEYWORDS: history weapons longbow archery

$22.50
xxrbd146648

A History of London


INWOOD, STEPHEN

Super octavo softcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1998

KEYWORDS: history london england

$17.50
xxrbd146649

Otiwhiti Station: The Story of a Hill Country Station and Pioneering Polio Hospital


THE DUNCAN FAMILY & HUNT, VERA & MCCRYSTAL, JOHN & MCDERMOTT, PETER (photog.)

Quarto softcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near FINE): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Random House 2011

KEYWORDS: new zealand history otiwhiti rangitikei turakina valley te ika-a-maui north island farm polio hospital

$22.50
xxrbd146652

Riel: A Life of Revolution


SIGGINS, MAGGIE

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 1994

KEYWORDS: history biography louis riel canda america

$35.00
xxrbd146664

De Vita Caesarvm: Libri Dvo


PECK, HARRY THURSTON (ed.)

Octavo hardcover (VG-): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Henry Holt & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: ancient history harry thurston peck

$120.00
1y27/50

Our Ancient Brethren: The Originators of Freemasonry: An Introduction to the History of Rosicrucianism, Dealing With the Period A.D. 1300-1600


CASTELLS, Rev. F. de P.

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & blind rule & blind stamp masonic symbol motif to front board, 308pp, VG (light creasing & chafing to spine extrems & board corners, light scuffing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, owner's name in ink)

PUBLISHER: A Lewis 1932

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history rosicrucian culture

$80.00
1y28/3

The History of St. Andrew Kilwinning Lodge No. 79 NZC Formerly 481 SC From 1868 to 1928


ARMSTRONG, W. Bro. N. G.

Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & blind rule to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, vii + 125pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, light scuffing to spine & board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges, owner's name label to fep, previous owner's name stamp in ink to verso side of frontispiece)

PUBLISHER: A. D. Willis 1930

KEYWORDS: St Andrew Kilwinning lodge freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture

$70.00
1y28/15

By-Ways of Freemasonry: A Series of Essays Descriptive of Various Features of Masonic Practice and Polity


LAWRENCE, Rev. JOHN T.

Sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule & masonic motif to front board, xii + 312pp + 4pp adverts, VG (heavy discolouration to top spine extrem, light discolouration to top of front board, light scuffing to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges & eps, owner's name stamp in ink to first pp)

PUBLISHER: A Lewis 1911

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history essays literature collection anthology culture

$75.00
1y28/28

Soochow the Marine


OWEN, REGINALD & LEES, PAUL

Octavo, mauve buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi + 218pp, VG (moderate chafing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light chafing to boards, spine sl cocked, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, owner's name stamp in ink to full title page, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, tatty (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss, moderate discolouration to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Putnam & Co 1951

KEYWORDS: military history Soochow canine war dog marines US America

$60.00
1y28/29

British Museum: A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms: Second Edition


N/A

Ex-library, octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind public library stamp to front board, page edges stained grey & red, viii + 156pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate fraying to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards & edges, usual library markings, moderate cracking to gutters with some tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: Harrison & Sons (Printer) 1904

KEYWORDS: Egyptian antiquities ancient history illustrated British Museum

$65.00
1y28/30

British Museum: A Guide to the Thrid and Fourth Egyptian Rooms


N/A

Ex-library, octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind public library stamp to front board, page edges stained grey & red, viii + 156pp, illus, VG (light creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards & edges, usual library markings, moderate cracking to gutters with some tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: Harrison & Sons (Printer) 1904

KEYWORDS: Egyptian antiquities ancient history illustrated British Museum

$130.00
1y28/32

The Freemasons: The History, Nature, Development and Secret of the Royal Art


LENNHOFF, EUGEN & FRAME, EINAR (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 375pp + 8pp adverts, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & disclouration to spine & extrems, 8cm tear to spine hinge, moderate scuffing to board edges & corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, crack to full length of gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1934

KEYWORDS: first edition freemasonry freemasons masonic history mysteries secrets culture illustrated

$50.00
1y28/33

Middle-Class Blacks in a White Society: Prince Hall Freemasonry in America


MURASKIN, WILLIAM A.

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, xi + 318pp, VG+ (light scuffing to spine extrems & board corners) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light sun fading to spine, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1975

KEYWORDS: US America freemasonry freemasons masonic race ethnicity history culture

$65.00
1y28/40

A Centennial History of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Zealand 1892 - 1992


NATHAN, I. J.

Octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt masonic motif to front board, frontispiece, x + 309pp, illus, Near FINE (sl chafing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Zealand 1992

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic New Zealand history supreme grand royal arch illustrated centennial

$65.00
1y28/41

Negro Freemasonry and Segregation: An Historical Study of Prejudice Against American Negroes as Freemasons, and the Position of Negro Freemasonry in the Masonic Fraternity


CASS, DONN A.

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 152pp + 3pp adverts, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Ezra A. Cook Publications 1957

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history culture race ethnicity prejudice

$40.00
1y28/45

Reflections on 300 Years of Freemasonry: Papers Delivered to the Quatuor Coronati Lodge Tercentenary Conference on the History of Freemasonry Queen's College, Cambridge 9-11 September 2016


CAMPBELL, Dr. JAMES W. P. & NEWMAN, Prof. AUBREY N. & WADE, Dr. JOHN S. (Ed)

Super octavo, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine & front board, silver coloured illus to front board, 736pp, illus, Near FINE (sl indentation to lower spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: Lewis Masonic 2017

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic history quatuor coronati lodge illustrated

$40.00
1y29/11

Russell and the Bay of Islands: A Guide to the Chief Places of Interest, With Brief Historical Notes etc


RUSSELL, MONTAGU

Octavo, illus stapled covers, 47pp + 16pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy creasing to edges, archival tape repair to spine, moderate foxing & staining to covers)

PUBLISHER: M. Smethurst (Printer) 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated travel Russell Bay of Islands history culture guide

$45.00
1y29/14

The Letters of Napoleon to Josephine


HAIG, DIANA REID (Preface)

Octavo, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Ravenhall Books 2004

KEYWORDS: Napoleon Josephine letters correspondance illustrated romance history

$24.50
xxrbe146690

The Middle Ages: A Concise Encyclopedia


LOYN, H. R. (ed.)

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1989

KEYWORDS: history encyclopedia middle ages

$16.50
xxrbe146692

Archaeology in Britain Since 1945: New Directions


LONGWORTH, IAN (ed.) & CHERRY, JOHN (ed.)

Quarto softcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: British Museum Publications 1986

KEYWORDS: archaeology history britain england

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