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$30.98
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NEW IRELAND


Political Sketches and Personal Reminiscences of Thirty Years of Irish Public Life

SULLIVAN, A. M:

green cloth, 463pp, VG(v sl cocked, boards sl sunned & soiled, sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, v sl foxing throughout, ep's browned, v sl underlinings)

PUBLISHER: R & T Washbourne London 1877

KEYWORDS: history ireland politics

$12.39
1k22/4

LES INTELLECTUELS AU MOYEN AGE


LE GOFF, JACQUES:

ex lib, minimal markings, 191pp illus, VG( library rebacked with stiffened boards & new ep's, v sl wear to extrems, v sl rubbed & soiled)

PUBLISHER: Editions du Seul 1957

KEYWORDS: history

$24.79
1k22/9

REMINISCENCES OF SCOTTISH LIFE AND CHARACTER


RAMSAY, E. B:

first edition, leather bound with gilt to spine, xv 239pp + 20pp advs, G(corners bruised & scuffed, edges worn & bumped, sl seperation to spine joints with sl tears & chipping, boards sl rubbed, prev owners sign to fep, some pages loose but all present, foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Edmonston & Douglas Edinburgh 1861

KEYWORDS: history scotland

$18.59
1k22/11

A NEW HISTORY OF ROME


From the earliest times to the fall of the Western Empire

BERKLEY, E:

new edition, green leather with gilt ot spine, 487pp folding map at frontispiece, VG(sl edgewear, spine head & foot v sl bumped, boards sl rubbed & v al soiled & sunned, sl internal seperation at front hinge & v sl at rear, sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Laurie Edinburgh (nd)

KEYWORDS: history rome

$21.69
1k22/12

THE MARNE - AND AFTER


A Companion Volume to 'The Retreat from Mons'

CORBETT-SMITH, A:

first edition, green cloth, 324pp illus 2 folding maps, VG(v sl edgewear, v sl sunned & rubbed, sl foxing to ep's & edges)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co London 1917

KEYWORDS: history mons marne WWI general robertson

$15.50
1k22/13

HOW TO SEE SCOTLAND


n/a

booklet with col illus to front & rear, 112pp illus folding map, G(cover seperated from text, cover worn with tears & chipping, sl soiled & sunned, pencil markings to title page, text clean & bright)

PUBLISHER: Thos Cook & Son London 1923

KEYWORDS: history scotland tourism guide

$30.00
man1k22/15

NEW WORLDS TO CONQUER


HALLIBURTON, RICHARD

first edition, gold cloth, 368pp illus, VG-(sl cocked, sl edgewear, v sl bruised corners, sl sunned, soiled & rubbed, sl internal seperation at rear hinge, v sl foxing to ep's)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey Bles London 1929

KEYWORDS: history halliburton mexico inca peru manchu picchu juan fernandez brazil

$15.50
1k22/18

CONQUESTS OF ENGINEERING


HALL, CYRIL:

green illus cloth, 288pp illus, VG+(sl bruised corners, v sl sunned & soiled boards, prev owners inscr to fep) d/w VG-(sl wear & tears to extrems with chipped upper front, price clipped, sl sunned, soiled & creased)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son London (nd)

KEYWORDS: history engineering bridges tunnels canals panama

$12.39
1k22/23

THE NAVY AND THE Y SCHEME


n/a

first edition in illus wrappers, 61pp illus, VG(sl tear to spine foot, sl wear to extrems, sl sunned & soiled, v sl creased, prev owners inscr to front cover, notations to text)

PUBLISHER: His Majesty's Stationery Office London 1944

KEYWORDS: history navy britain WWII

$40.28
2g6/28

The Amorous Illustrations of Thomas Rowlandson


ROWLANDSON, THOMAS; SMITH, WILLIAM (intro)

first edition thus,142pp, ills (col) NF (maroon cloth with minor bumps to extrems otherwise as new) inVG+ d/w (v.sl bumps and wear to extrems, small sellotape repair to upper spine, sl soil to lower edge.)

PUBLISHER: bibliophile books, london, 1983

KEYWORDS: thoams rowlandson william smith art caricature history england

$30.98
2d4/36

Whales Dolphins and Seals


with a special reference to the new zealand region

GASKIN, D. E

200pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (blue cloth boards, v sl soiling, v sl foxing to prelims and content extrems, sl cocked.) in VG d/w (minor bumps, wear and creasing to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: heinemann,new zealand, 1972

KEYWORDS: d e gaskin whales dolphins seals new zealand natural history science

$99.14
2d4/26

Eternal Himalaya


including full text of the travels of george frances white 1825

AHLUWALIA, H.P.S

first edition, 208pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (brown cloth with decorative stamps, minor soil to rear board, minor bumps to extrems, v sl foxing to foredges.) in VG d/w (minor soiling, bumps wear and creases to extrems, minor tear to lower front.)

PUBLISHER: interprint, india, 1982

KEYWORDS: h p s ahluwalia himalaya travel exploration geography history

$123.93
2d2/49

Oriental Armour


ROBINSON, H. RUSSELL

first edition, 257pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (brown cloth, minor foxing to prelims and endpapers.) inVG- d/w ( price clipped minor tape repairs to upper spine edge, appears to have clear seal over all hinges, v sl foxing to insides.)

PUBLISHER: herbert jenkins, london, 1967

KEYWORDS: h russell robinson oriental armour military history

$35.00
2d19/12

Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature


a history critical and biographical of authors in the english tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writings

PATRICK, DAVID

864pp, ills (b/w), vol three only, VG (quarter leather with scuffing and some minor losses, school presentation stamp to centre cover,red foredges, foxing to prelims and endpapers, contents clean, binding sl cocked.)

PUBLISHER: chambers, london, 1922

KEYWORDS: david patrick literature history reference

$68.16
2d4/2

Notable Churches of Yorkshire, Lancashire and the Midland Counties


CHURCH BELLS OFFICE (pub)

55pp, ills (b/w) VG+ (red cloth with gold decorative stamps, minor bumps to extrems, sl sunning to spine,aeg, foxing to prelims and endpapers, sl foxing to endpapers, sl cocked.)

PUBLISHER: church bells, london, no date

KEYWORDS: church bells churches history theolgy

$30.98
2d2/23

Robert Bruce King of Scots


MACKENZIE, AGNES MURE

first edition, 379pp, ills & fold outs, VG (blue cloth with minor soils to some surfaces, sl sunning to spine, v sl foxing to prelims, contents and foredges, rough cut edges, last fold has nibbles to first fold not affecting text, binding sl cocked.)

PUBLISHER: alexander maclehose, london, 1934

KEYWORDS: agnes mackenzie scotland history

$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

$18.59
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

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