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$37.18
2d3/46

Love Tales from Tallemant


rendered from the french

GRAFTON & CO

no 116 of 1000 limited editions, 247pp, G (has water damage to front and rear boards, prelims and some contents, rough cut edges foxed, watewr damage has bowed book.)

PUBLISHER: coptic house, 1925, london

KEYWORDS: france monarchy history biography

$232.37
2d2/44

Potraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain


with biographical and historical memoirs of their lives and actions in eight volumes

LODGE, EDMUND

first edition, eight volume set, ills (b/w) VG ( green cloth minor bumps and wear to extrems with scuffing to some surfaces, vol 1 has ink soil to first section extrems not affecting text & dealers stamp and inscription to front paste down, all other volumes have sl foxing to foredges and some contents, all plates clean, bindings sl cocked though tight.)

PUBLISHER: bohn, london, 1849

KEYWORDS: edmund lodge history great britain biography

$18.50
1k22/27

THE POLYNESIANS


Prehistory of an island people

BELLWOOD, PETER

first edition, brown cloth, 180pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl soiled, prev owners stamp to fep, some highlightting to text, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG+(v sl sunned spine & remains of label to rear, v sl rubbed)

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson London 1978

KEYWORDS: history polynesians

$37.50
1k23/1

THE TIGER MOTH STORY (third edition, revised and enlarged)


BRAMSON, ALAN: & BIRCH, NEVILLE:

blue cloth, 268pp illus, VG+ in d/w VG(sl wear to extrems,light soiling and fading) SIGNED by both authors

PUBLISHER: Air Review Letchworth Herts 1970

KEYWORDS: aviation history tiger moth signed alan bramson neville birch

$12.39
1k23/5

THE MODERN WORLD BOOK OF MOTORS


CADE, LAURENCE H:

pictorial boards, 159pp illus, VG-(corners sl bruised & scuffed, edgewear, sunned spine, boards rubbed & soiled with sl surface loss, browned ep's, sl foxing to ep's)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low Marston & Co London (nd)

KEYWORDS: history motor cars cycles racing

$18.59
5303bb18

A Season in Paradise


BREYTENBACH,BREYTEN

first edition 291pp NF (orange cloth,content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first edition breyten breytenbach travel history south africa

$49.57
man6303eh13

The Opium Wars in China


HOLT,EDGAR

proof copy 291pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in paper wrappers,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: putnam london 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first edition proof copies military history opium china

$30.00
10303dy40

Beyond Reasonable Doubt?


YALLOP,DAVID A.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton auckland 1978

KEYWORDS: modern first edition david a.yallop true crime history

$24.79
1l8/16

The Determination of Sex


schenk's theory

SCHENK,LEOPOLD

[first edition] 173pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,paste action to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: werner london 1898

KEYWORDS: history sexuality sociology medicine science leopold schenk

$68.16
man1l8/18

A Bibliography of Sex Rites and Customs


an annotated record of books,articles,and illustrations in all languages

GOODLAND,ROGER

first edition 752pp VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: routledge london 1931

KEYWORDS: history science anthropology sex rites customs bibliography medicine sociology roger goodland

$30.98
1l8/25

Harris of Japan


the story of townsend harris and his amazing adventures in establishing relations with the far east

HARRIS,TOWNSEND;CROW,CARL

311pp ills.[b/w] VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.sunned boards w.spine sunned,chipping to extrems.,boards sl.shaky,remains of labels to pastedowns,half-title/frontis.loose but present,lacks ffep,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky w.one plate loose,cocked)

PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history travel geography politics far east japan biography townsend harris carl crow

$47.50
man1l8/26

The Exploitation of East Africa 1856-1890


the slave trade and the scramble

COUPLAND, R.

first edition 507pp [fold-out map at rear] VG (burgundy cloth,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems., moderrate tanning and light foxing) in d/w VG (moderate to light soiling, scuffing and wear)

PUBLISHER: faber and faber london 1939

KEYWORDS: history geography east africa sociology slave trade r.coupland

$114.64
man1l8/28

The Historical Families of Dumfriesshire and The Border Wars


JOHNSTONE,C.L.

second edition 213pp ills.[b/w] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,unevenly sunned boards w.spine sunned,chipping to extrems.,sl.shaky lower board w.paper separation at rep gutter,number stamped on blank prelim.,title page loose but present,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: simpkin,marshall london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history geography scotland dumfriesshire borders c.l.johnstone

$61.97
man1l9/3

The Encomienda in New Spain


forced native labor in the spanish colonies,1492-1550

SIMPSON,LESLEY BYRD

ex-lib first edition 297pp VG (brown cloth,sl.soiled w.sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,libr.label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,owner's inscr.to prelim.and rfep,paper separation at title gutter,content edges sl.browned,shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: univ.of california press berkeley 1929

KEYWORDS: history geography spain politics sociology encomienda lesley byrd simpson

$34.09
man1l9/4

The Pomps of Satan


SALTUS,EDGAR

first edition 251pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: greening london 1904

KEYWORDS: history literature satan edgar saltus

$27.89
1l9/5

Across the Wide Missouri


DEVOTO,BERNARD

first edition 483pp ills.[some col.] VG+ (beige cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.,internal tape reinforcements to edges and hinges)

PUBLISHER: eyre and spottiswoode london 1948

KEYWORDS: history geography travel missouri wild west america bernard devoto

$46.48
man1l9/9

The History of Germany,from the Earliest Period to the Present Time


bohn's standard library 3 vols.

MENZEL,WOLFGANG

3 vols.556/530/477pp+ads. VG- (green embossed cloth,mod.mildew stains and sl.rubbed,sl.browned spines,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,boards sl.shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,dealer's label to front pastedowns,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/soiled w.some sl.foxing to contents,spines cracked and shaky,cocked)

PUBLISHER: bell london 1871/1874

KEYWORDS: history germany geography wolfgang menzel bohn's standard library

$102.25
man1l9/11

Notes on Herodotus


bohn's philological library

TURNER,DAWSON W.

second edition 474pp VG (blue embossed cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine browned,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title verso,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked w.sl.separation starting at some sections,many sections unopened at head edge)

PUBLISHER: bohn london 1853

KEYWORDS: history literature classics herodotus dawson w.turner bohn's philological library

$49.57
man1l9/13

The Life of Alfred the Great


bohn's antiquarian library

PAULI,R.

582pp VG (blue embossed cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: bohn london 1853

KEYWORDS: history biography alfred the great royalty britain r.pauli bohn's antiquarian library

$27.89
1l9/16

Studies Green and Gray


NEWBOLT,HENRY

first edition 295pp NF (blue cloth,paste action to eps) in VG d/w (sl.soiled w.spine browned,chipping to head/foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: nelson london 1926

KEYWORDS: history literature henry newbolt biography

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