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$30.98
1j25/15

Greek Tragedy


HECKSTALL-SMITH,ANTHONY;BAILLIE-GROHAM,H.T.

first edition 240pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,author's printed note tipped-in to half-title,sl.cocked) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,mod.bumps and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: anthony blond london 1961

KEYWORDS: military history greece anthony heckstall-smith h.t.baillie-grohman

$30.98
2g4/23

The Normans


told chiefly in relation to their conquest of england;story of the nations series

JEWETT,SARAH ORNE

ex-lib first edition 373pp ills.[b/w incl.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,sl.chipping to foot of spine,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891

KEYWORDS: history geography normans sarah orne jewett story of the nations series

$24.79
2g4/29

Mexico


story of the nations series

HALE,SUSAN

ex-lib first edition 428pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red.black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,water stain to foot of spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,eps browned,prelims.and edges mod.foxed,map sl.foxed,cocked)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891

KEYWORDS: history geography story of the nations series mexico susan hale

$24.79
2g7/1

Early Britain


story of the nations series

CHURCH,ALFRED J.

ex-lib second edition 382pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual stamps and labels,prelims.and edges sl.foxed w.some minor foxing to contents,spine cracked,cocked)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1891

KEYWORDS: history geography britain lafred j.church story of the nations series

$24.79
2g4/18

Mediaeval Rome


from hildebrand to clement viii;story of the nations series

MILLER,WILLIAM

first edition 373pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1901

KEYWORDS: history geography rome italy william miller story of the nations series

$37.18
2g3/49

The Moors in Spain


story of the nations series

LANE-POOLE,STANLEY

ex-lib third edition 285pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out map] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,paper separation at ep gutters,usual stamps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,map sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1889

KEYWORDS: history geography moors spain stanley lane-poole story of the nations series

$18.59
2g4/17

Modern Italy 1748-1898


story of the nations series

ORSI,PIETRO

first edition 404pp ills.[b/w] VG (olive cloth w.red/black dec.stamps,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky,sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1900

KEYWORDS: history geography italy pietro orsi story of the nations series

$61.97
2d4/28

Callas


images of a legend; with an essay by attila csampai

CALLAS, MARIA; CSAMPAI, ATTILA

[first u.k. edition] 261pp illus, (b/w photographs w. some col) NF (black cloth, v. sl marks to t.e. of contents) in VG+ d/w (sl crease to lower edge of front cover w. sl wear along upper and lower edges)

PUBLISHER: schirmer art books london [1995]

KEYWORDS: opera singers italy photography divas singing history arts callas maria csampai attila

$61.97
2d18/41

Das Goldene Jahrhundert


hollandische meisterzeichnungen aus dem fitzwilliam museum cambridge

SCRASE, DAVID

first edition 254pp [text in german and english] illus, (artwork in b/w w. some col) NF (brown cloth, vl sl bumps to head of spine) in NF d/w (v. minor spots to lower area of top hinge and spine area)

PUBLISHER: staatliche graphische sammlung munchen 1996

KEYWORDS: arts art holland dutch painting history dutch painters modern art scrase david

$40.28
1m36/33

Staking A Claim


gold and the development of victorian mining law

BIRRELL, RALPH W.

first edition 228pp illus, (b/w, photos and artwork) NF (black cloth w. artwork and maps to front and rear eps) in NF d/w (v. sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: melbourne university press carlton south 1998

KEYWORDS: mining law victoria history australia gold technology birrell ralph w

$30.98
2g9/25

Highflyers


clubravepartyart

HIGHFLYERS; BEDDARD, PHIL

[first paperback edition] 177pp illus (col photos, posters and artwork) VG+ (silver, white and multi col paper wrappers, sl gum stain to upper edge corner of front wrapper, v. sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: booth-clibborn editions london 1996

KEYWORDS: post dance culture ephemera posters music culture social history flyers billboards beddard phil

$40.28
2g6/25

Barcelona A Modernista Landscape


photographs by melba levick; text by lluis permanyer

LEVICK, MELBA; PERMANYER, LLUIS

[first edition thus] 126pp illus (col photographs w. some b/w by melba levick) VG+ (white dec. paper boards, sl bumps to corners of boards)

PUBLISHER: ediciones poligrafa, s.a. barcelona [1993]

KEYWORDS: barcelona spain history architecture spanish style buildings decoration arts levick melba permanyer lluis

$61.97
manon1173

Cape Furniture


ATMMORE, M. G.

first edition 244p illus, (b/w, photographs and diagrams) VG+ (brown cloth w. green eps, v. sl gum along t.e. of front board, v. sl foxing to eps and edges, owners inscription to title page) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine, sl discolouration along top and bottom edges from gum stains, two sl closed tears to lower edge of front cover, spine and boards sl sunned)

PUBLISHER: howard timmins cape town 1965

KEYWORDS: furniture design antiques style architecture south africa arts dTcor interior decoration cape town history atmore m. g.

$12.39
28502tp15

Bird,Kansas


PARKER,TONY

first edition 327pp NF (remainder mark to top edge) in NF d/w (spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: knopf new york 1989

KEYWORDS: modern first edition tony parker history geography kansas america

$68.00
1a1/997

The Exploration of The Pacific


the pioneer histories series

BEAGLEHOLE,J.C.

first edition, super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt to spine and front board, 411pp [4 fold-out maps] VG+ (sl moisture staining to front board, light foxing to page edges and prelims, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (spine browned,light chipping to extrems)

PUBLISHER: a.&c.black london 1934

KEYWORDS: history travel exploration geography pacific j.c.beaglehole pioneer histories series

$22.50
1a32/9

African Escape


a bid for freedom through 2,000 miles of jungle and forest

DE BELLEGARDE, CARLO

first edition 203pp+ads illus, (b/w, maps) VG (green cloth w. maps to eps, sl stains to spine w. sl sunning to head and foot of spine and sl cocked, owners name to ffep, sl foxing and browning to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (mod chipping to foot and sl chipping to head of spine, several small closed tears along top and bottom edges w. amateur tape repairs to external and internal side of jacket, some gum stains, spine mod sunned)

PUBLISHER: william kimber london 1957

KEYWORDS: Prisoners of war escapes world war 2 military italy africa history travel

$30.60
1m24/1

Motor racing today


IRELAND, INNES

first edition 128pp illus, (b/w photographs) VG (green cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine, spine sl cocked, v. sl foxing to eps and edges and some sections of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and in a few places along upper and lower edges, small internal hole near base of spine w. a few minor closed tears)

PUBLISHER: arthur barker london [1961]

KEYWORDS: biography sport motor racing history racing drivers scottish grand prix racing ireland innes

$30.98
2d2/29

Controlling a Racing-Car Team


DAVIS, S. C. H.

first edition 119pp illus, (b/w photographs) VG (red cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine, sl sunning to spine and along upper and lower edges of boards, spine sl cocked, sl foxing to prelims and edges) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. mod tear to head of spine and hinge area and upper edge near adjacent to front flap hinge, sl chipping to other edges of hinges w. sl surface loss along spine hinges, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: g.t. foulis london 1951

KEYWORDS: sport motor racing history organisation strategy planning resources travel davis s. c. h.

$30.00
2d19/20

South-East England:


thameside and the weald

MILLWARD, ROY; ROBINSON, ADRIAN

first edition 203pp illus, (b/w, photography and maps) VG+ (light brown cloth, sl bumps to head and foot of spine w. spine v. sl cocked, sl foxing to t.e. of contents) in VG d/w (sl rubbed and soiled w. sl chipping to head and foot of spine and hinge area w. sl surface loss, spine mod sunned w. sl foxing to reverse side of jacket)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1971

KEYWORDS: geography travel history england regions geology industry manufacturing millward roy robinson adrian

$43.38
2f1/97

GERMANY UNDER THE DAWES


Origin Legal Foundations and Economic Effects of the Reparation Payments

SERING, MAX:

ex lib, minimal markings, 251pp, VG+(v sl bruised corners, v sl sunned & soiled boards) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: P S King & Son London 1929

KEYWORDS: history germany dawes politics

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