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$45.00
1y27/15

The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: Biography Volume IV


KNIGHT, CHARLES

THIS VOLUME ONLY, quarto, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine & raised bands, blind decorative rule to spine, marbled page edges & eps, 1046 paginated columns, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges/corners with some surface loss, moderate chafing & light staining to boards with some surface loss, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, cracks to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Bradbury and Evans 1857

KEYWORDS: cyclopaedia cyclopedia England United Kingdom UK history literature

$45.00
1y27/16

The English Cyclopaedia: A New Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: Biography Volume III


KNIGHT, CHARLES

THIS VOLUME ONLY, quarto, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine & raised bands, blind decorative rule to spine, marbled page edges & eps, 998 paginated columns, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges/corners with some surface loss, moderate chafing & light staining to boards with some surface loss, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, cracks to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Bradbury and Evans 1856

KEYWORDS: cyclopaedia cyclopedia England United Kingdom UK history literature

$40.00
1y27/34

Tell Me Lies About Vietnam: Cultural Battles for the Meaning of War


LOUVRE, ALF & WALSH, JEFFREY (Eds)

Super octavo, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, xiv + 217pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board edges, light chafing to boards, light sticky label residue to front board)

PUBLISHER: Open University Press 1988

KEYWORDS: Vietnam military war illustrated contemporary history culture American Studies US

$12.00
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Last Post: The End of the Empire in the Far East


KEAY, JOHN

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: John Murray 2005

KEYWORDS: history war east west

$12.00
xxrbb146582

Kiss of Death: The True History of the Gospel of Judas


CHURTON, TOBIAS

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: Watkins Publishing 2008

KEYWORDS: history christ christianity gospel of judas scripture

$15.00
xxrbc146589

The Kennedy Curse: Why America's First Family has Been Haunted by Tragedy for 150 Years


KLEIN, EDWARD

Super 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: St. Martins Press 2003

KEYWORDS: history biography kennedy jfk jaqui o

$30.00
xxrbc146591

The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to its Dissident Problem


GUTMAN, ETHAN

Super 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: Prometheus 2014

KEYWORDS: history china politics genocide crime

$20.00
xxrbc146605

Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why they Fall


CHUA, AMY

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: Doubleday 2007

KEYWORDS: history politics empires

$22.50
xxrbc146610

The Soong Dynasty


SEARGRAVE, STERLING

Super 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: Sigwick & Jackson 1985

KEYWORDS: history china dynasty

$18.50
xxrbd146637

Fortune Favours the Brave: The Battle of the Hook Korea 1953


BARKER, A.J

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: Leo Cooper 1974

KEYWORDS: history korean war korea military battle

$27.50
xxrbd146644

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

$45.00
1y28/11

The Dams Raid: Through the Lens


EULER, HELMUTH & OCKENDEN, MICHAEL (Trans)

Oblong quarto, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 240pp, illus, Near FINE, (light bruising to board corners) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Battle of Britain Int'l Ltd 2001

KEYWORDS: military history battle of Britain photos photography illustrated Mohne Eder Ruhr ww2 second world war

$40.00
1y28/12

Southwell School 1911-2011


BACKHOUSE, JO & HELM, ROYCE (Fore)

Square super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, illus prelims, 206pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Southwell School 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southwell school history centenary

$45.00
1y28/14

Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting


BUSHELL, RAYMOND

Imperial octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, trinket motif to boards & spine, 259pp, illus, Near FINE (v light fading to spine & board edges)

PUBLISHER: Weatherhill 1989

KEYWORDS: Japanese art collecting collections netsuke illustrated carving craft hobbies history

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