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$245.00
ak3/14/1701

The History of the Times (complete set of 4 volumes in 5 books)


VARIOUS [THE TIMES]

Tidy ex-library; imperial octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spines, tipped in & other illus.; vol.i. The Thunderer in the Making 1785 - 1841: xx+514pp (1950, printed by Jarrold and Sons) / vol.ii. The Tradition Established 1841 - 1884: xv+622pp (1939, Office of the Times) / vol.iii. The Twentieth Century Test 1884 - 1912: xv+862pp (1951, printed by Edson) / vol.iv. part 1 The 150th Anniversary and Beyond 1912-1920: xvi+534pp (1952, Office of the Times) / vol.iv. part 2 The 150th Anniversary and Beyond 1921-1948: 646pp (1952, Office of the Times); VG (tidy ex-library, usual stamps and markings (minimal to exterior); light scuffing and rubbing to boards, light tanning to edges and within, occasional foxing within (minor), tipped in illustration of John Walter III missing from vol. ii)

PUBLISHER: The Office of the Times Printing House Square, 1939 - 1952

KEYWORDS: the times news newspaper journalism british history english

$65.00
ak3/13/1703

Dictionary of Hong Kong Biography


HOLDSWORTH, MAY & MUNN, CHRISTOPHER (ed.)

Quarto green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, coloured maps to endpapers, xiv+525pp, illus., nr. FINE (v. sl. tanning to edges within (unobtrusive)) in d.w nr. FINE (v. sl. scuffing on close inspection)

PUBLISHER: Hong Kong University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: hong kong cantonese china chinese history dictionary reference biography

$120.00
ak3/13/1707

A Companion to Irish Literature (2 volume set)


WRIGHT, JULIA M. (ed.)

2x VOLUME SET, imperial octavo black cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, xix+490pp / ix+473pp, VG+ (light scuffing to boards and occasional light soiling within) in d/w VG+ (slight tanning, soiling, scuffing (all minor))

PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell 2010

KEYWORDS: irish literature ireland reference literary criticism history

$60.00
ak3/13/1714

A General History of the Science and Practice of Music (2 volume set)


HAWKINS, SIR JOHN

2x VOLUME SET, quarto green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus., xlii+486pp / 474pp+indices; VG (moderate tanning within, occasional light foxing within and to edges) in d/w VG- (plastic covered with adhesive strips, light soiling and scuffing, price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1963

KEYWORDS: music western history science theory criticism sir john hawkins instruments performance composition

$65.00
ak3/13/1724

The Societies of Europe: The European Population 1850-1945


ROTHENBACHER, FRANZ

Super octavo illus. heavy card boards, xxvii+846pp, VG+ (tidy ex-library, appears unread - usual stamps and markings thus)

PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan 2002

KEYWORDS: europe european history population demography demographics development statistics

$30.00
1y79/25

Voyages of Discovery


RICE, DR. TONY & BELLAMY, DR. DAVID

Imperial octavo, brown heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, yellow eps, illus prelims, 336pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, slight soiling pages edges + eps) in d/w VG (moderate chafing, moderate soiling, 2cm closed tear to spine - closed with cellotape)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2008

KEYWORDS: natural history museum expeditions natural science james cook darwin hms beagle sir hans sloane

$30.00
1y79/26

Old Christchurch in Picture and Story


ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C.

Super octavo, maroon heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue eps, frontispiece, 499pp, illus, VG+ (scuffing to spine extrems and corners) in d/w VG (light foxing to inside of d/w, heavy sunfading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1975 (Reprint of Simpson & Williams 1949)

KEYWORDS: history new zealand nz south island aotearoa christchurch chch chc lyttleton

$45.00
1y79/29

The Forsaken Army


GERLACH, HEINRICH

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy card board, gilt lettering to spine, 384pp, VG- (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning to pages, moderate foxing to page edges) in d/w Poor (heavy creasing, chipping thoughout, 2cm tear to spine with loss, multiple closed tears)

PUBLISHER: George Weidenfeld & Brothers / Nicholson Ltd / Harper & Brothers 1958

KEYWORDS: Heinrich Gerlach first edition history novel world war two ww2 wwii marshal rkossovsky german sixth army stalingrad

$150.00
1y79/40

Eliphas Levi and the French Occult Revival


MCINTOSH, CHRISTOPHER

FIRST EDITION, Uncorrected proof copy, super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to spine and covers, black line to cover, 232pp, illus, VG+ (moderate sunfading to spine, light soiling to page edges) in protective soft plastic cover

PUBLISHER: Rider & Company 1972

KEYWORDS: christopher mcintosh first edition uncorrected proof french occult revival eliphas levi history satanism

$180.00
1y79/47

The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort Volume 1-5


MARTIN, THEODORE

FIVE VOUME SET. Super octavo, maroon heavy card boards, gilt tooling to spine, black rule to spine and covers, black eps, frontispiece in each vol, vol1 xiv + 516pp, vol2 xv + 573pp, vol3 xv + 531pp, vol4 xii + 513pp, vol5 xiv + 522pp, vol2 plate, vol5 folding letter, ALL VG- (ALL moderate scuffing and chipping to spine and spine extrems, light foxing, vol1- cracked front gutter and front and rear hinge, steady binding, vol2,3 & 5 - cracked front and rear gutter, binding loose vol4 - unsteady binding)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder & Co 1: 1879, 2: 1880, 3:1878, 4:1879, 5:1880

KEYWORDS: theodore martin history royalty prince consort

$10.00
xxkwh162483

Manitou And Providence - Indians, Europeans, And The Making Of New England 1500-1643


SALISBURY, NEAL

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1984

KEYWORDS: history colonial america us usa

$14.50
xxkxh162491

Rambles In Java And The Straits In 1852


BENGAL CIVILIAN

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1987

KEYWORDS: travelog history travel

$14.00
xxkxh162494

Fisher's Face


MORRIS, JAN

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1996

KEYWORDS: history biography naval british empire

$10.00
xxkxs162508

Rome, The Eternal


n/a

Super Octavo softcover (tatty); 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Unione Pubblicita E Stampa S.A 1944

KEYWORDS: catholic rome history religion

$10.00
xxkyg162523

Warfare In England


BELLOC, HILAIRE

Small 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Williams & Norgate N.D.

KEYWORDS: history england warfare military

$10.00
xxkyg162524

A Change In The Cabinet


BELLOC, HILAIRE

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. 1909

KEYWORDS: history england politics

$12.50
xxkyg162529

Jazz Era - The Fourties


DANCE, STANLEY (ed.)

Small Octavo hardcover (VG-) with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Macgibbon & Kee 1961

KEYWORDS: music jazz history

$24.50
xxkyg162532

The Greatest Traitor - The Life Of Sir Roger Mortimer 1st Earl Of March, Ruler Of England 1327-1330


MORTIMER, IAN

Super Octavo hardcover (VG+) with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2003

KEYWORDS: history england middle ages medieval

$22.50
xxkyg162533

Making America - Jews And The Broadway Musical


MOST, ANDREA

Super Octavo hardcover (VG+) with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 2004

KEYWORDS: history america jew jewish judaism musical theatre

$24.50
xxkyg162535

Paths Of Glory - The French Army 1914-1918


CLAYTON, ANTHONY

Super Octavo hardcover (VG+) with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Cassel 2003

KEYWORDS: history french military war

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