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$35.00
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Egypt: From Prehistory to the Romans


WILDUNG, DIETRICH; STIERLIN, ANNE & HENRI (photo.)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Taschen 1997

KEYWORDS: architecture architectural buildings building egypt history egyptian the pyramids

$35.00
xxfqf171506

The Early Middle Ages: From Late Antiquity to A. D. 1000


I ALTET, XAVIER BARRAL; HUBER, CLAUDE & STIERLIN, ANNE & STIERLIN, HENRI

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Taschen 1997

KEYWORDS: early middle ages architecture architectural history

$75.00
1w9d/19

Castlepoint


HEDLEY, ALEX & LAING, PETER & LAING, NAN

Square super octavo, brown heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, 257pp + appendices, illus, Near FINE (v light scuffing/bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Hedley Books 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Castlepoint illustrated history pictorial

$245.00
1w9d/21

The Playboy Book: Forty Years


EDGREN, GRETCHEN

SIGNED BY HUGH HEFNER ON BOOKPLATE TIPPED IN TO FFEP, quarto, black cloth boards, gilt lettering & playboy bunny motif to spine & frontboard, illus prelims, 368pp, illus, folding display of prev. bunnies to rear, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems with some light surface loss, light chafing to boards, light chafing to fold out, light vertical creassing to rear ep, boards sl shaky) in d/w, VG/VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to extrems, moderate chafing & light soiling)

PUBLISHER: General Publishing Group 1994

KEYWORDS: biography Playboy signed Hugh Hefner illustrated entertainment erotica humour history soft porn pornography nudity

$95.00
1w9d/25

Historic Racing Cars of New Zealand


VERCOE, GRAHAM

Quarto, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 328pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light foxing to page edges, gift inscription in ink to half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1991

KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsport racing motor cars history illustrated photos automotive

$42.50
1w9d/27

Handguns of the World: Military Revolvers and Self-Loaders From 1870 to 1945


EZELL, EDWARD C.

Lg quarto, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, 704pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble Books 1993

KEYWORDS: weaponry guns history illustrated military guide revolvers self-loaders American European Soviet Japanese

$60.00
1w9d/28

A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times (Together With Some Closely Related Subjects)


STONE, GEORGE CAMERON & LAROCCA, DONALD J. (Intro)

Lg quarto, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 694pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light creasing to eps)

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1999

KEYWORDS: arms armoury armory weaponry history illustrated glossary warfare war fighting

$40.00
1w9d/29

The World Encyclopedia of Knives, Daggers & Bayonets


CAPWELL, Dr TOBIAS

Quarto, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, red & green lettering to spine, illus prelims, 256pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to edges, light cahfing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hermes House 2009

KEYWORDS: knives daggers bayonets illustrated history weapons weaponry

$48.50
1w9d/36

Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India


PAUL, E. JAIWANT

Square super octavom illus glossy boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 143pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing to boards, light scuffing to extrems & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Roli & Janssen 2004

KEYWORDS: arms armoury amour India history illustrated knives swords

$245.00
1w9d/37

Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of the Martial Arts


MOL, SERGE

Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 217pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creaising to edges, light staining to top edge of flaps)

PUBLISHER: Kodansha International 2003

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese weaponry weapons history illustrated

$50.00
1w9d/38

Dueling With the Sword and Pistol: 400 Years of One-on-One Combat


KIRCHNER, PAUL

Octavo, illus glossy card covers, white & orange lettering to spine, xi + 468pp, illus, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Paladin Press 2004

KEYWORDS: dueling history culture weapons weaponry swords sword fighting pistols

$62.50
1w9e/4

Indian and Oriental Armour


LORD EGERTON OF TATTON

Quarto, illus glossy card covers, yellow lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 178pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to edges, light foxing & soiling to covers, light foxing to ffep, light creasing & soiling to terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications/David & Charles 2002

KEYWORDS: India oriental armour armoury armory armor history Lord Egerton of Tatton illustrated weapons weaponry

$18.50
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Louis C. Tiffany's Art Class


TIFFANY, LOUIS C.; KOCH, ROBERT

Oblong 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Crown 1977

KEYWORDS: glass blowing art vases craft history artisan louis c. tiffany

$20.00
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The Princes in the Tower


WEIR, ALISON; RENDELL, RUTH (fore.)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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: The Folio Society / Random House 1999

KEYWORDS: the princes in the towers murder richard iii the third british history english monarchy

$20.00
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Shakespeare's Life and World


DUNCAN-JONES, CATHERINE

Imperial octavo hardcover (N. FINE) in slipcase (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: The Folio Society / Random House 2004

KEYWORDS: shakespeare shakespearean biography culture english history drama theatre elizabethan england

$30.00
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The War Against Russia: 1854-1856


BARKER, A. J.

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1970

KEYWORDS: military history crimea crimean war russian russia europe european

$9.50
xxfmk171588

Orwell


WILLIAMS, RAYMOND

TIDY RE-BACKED EX-LIBRARY; 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: Fontana / Collins 1971

KEYWORDS: george orwell biography politics writing history english england british

$25.00
xxfmk171593

From the River to the Hills: Campbelltown 150 Years


WARBURTON, ELIZABETH

Quarto hardcover (N. FINE) 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 costs

PUBLISHER: The Corporation of the City of Campbelltown

KEYWORDS: campbelltown south australia history adelaide

$30.00
xxfnf171604

The Dickens Advertiser: A Collection of the Advertisements in the Original Parts of Novels by Charles Dickens


DICKENS, CHARLES; DARWIN, BERNARD (ed.)

FIRST EDITION. 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: Elkin Mathews & Marrot 1930

KEYWORDS: first edition charles dickens advertisements advertising humour history illustrated

$25.00
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Auszeichnungen Des Deutschen Reiches 1936-1945


KLIETMANN, KURT G.

TEXT IN GERMAN. 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Motorbuch Verlag 1982

KEYWORDS: awards of the german reich medals of military merit decorations nazi germany history world war two wwii second

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