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$225.00
1y99/34

The Devil's Playground: Really Behind the Scenes at Monte Carlo


DE KETCHIVA, PAUL

ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS TO SPINE HINGES, super octavo, black cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, v + 247pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, aforementioned cracking & archival tape repairs to hinges, moderate fading/discolouration to spine, heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo history casino casinos gambling gamblers gaming

$40.00
1y99/35

England's Time of Crisis: From Shakespeare to Milton: A Cultural History


MORSE, DAVID

EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 391pp, VG (usual library markings, light scuffing & tape residue to board edges, light tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press 1989

KEYWORDS: England Engilsh history culture cultural literature literary writings

$40.00
1y99/48

A Night to Remember


LORD, WALTER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to title plate on spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, xi + 188pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor water staining & prev. owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some attempts at tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1956

KEYWORDS: first edition Titanic maritime nautical disasters history Walter Lord

$600.00
1y99a/3

Revolt in the Desert


LAWRENCE, T. E.

FIRST US EDITION (GEORGE HICKS LISTED AS PUBLISHER ON D/W), super octavo, pink buckram boards, black lettering & sm illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xvi + 335pp, folding map to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light staining to lower spine extrem, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, tatty (heavy chipping & loss to edges, heavy tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to covers & edges)

PUBLISHER: Doubleday, Doran & Company 1927

KEYWORDS: first US edition T E Lawrence of Arabia history desert war conflict arabs

$95.00
1y99a/13

The Englishwoman in Russia; Impressions of the Society and Manners of the Russians at Home; by a Lady Ten Years Resident in That Country


N/A

FOURTH THOUSAND, BOUND IN FULL LEATHER, sm octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tooling & blind rule to front board, teg, frontispiece & illus title page, xv + 350pp, illus, VG (moderate cracking to hinges, moderate soiling & scuffing to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, gift inscription in ink to ffep, occasional foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1855

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian customs life society history women

$155.00
1y99a/24

Early Walks in New Zealand; Up to 1850


DUNCAN, RUSSELL

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, 135pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, paper residue adhered to front board, spine sl cocked, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, 3cm crack to rear gutter) in d/w, VG-/scruffy (v heavy scuffing & chipping to edges with heavy loss & tape repairs, heavy reinforcement to internal sides, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1918

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Aotearoa walks Russell Duncan history walks hiking treks

$35.00
xxsau180398

Harrow


WILLIAMS, J. FISCHER

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: George Bell and Sons 1901

KEYWORDS: travel England English towns Harrow history

$15.00
xxsaw180404

The Speeches of The Right Honourable Richard Lalor Sheil (Third Edition)


SHEIL, Rt. Hon. RICHARD LALOR & MACNEVIN, THOMAS (Memoir)

EX-LIBRARY, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: James Duffy and Co N/D

KEYWORDS: Richard Lalor Sheil speeches collection memoir Ireland Irish politics political history

$25.00
xxsax180429

Secret Days: Code-breaking in Bletchley Park


BRIGGS, ASA

FIRST EDITION, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Frontline Books 2012

KEYWORDS: first edition codes code breaking ww2 military history spies espionage 2nd second world war two 2 ii Bletchley Park Asa Briggs intelligence

$20.00
xxsbc180448

The Bomber War: The Allied Air Offensive Against Nazi Germany


NEILLANDS, ROBIN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Barnes & Noble 2005

KEYWORDS: aviation military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii nazi Germany bombers air offensive

$22.50
xxsbq180462

From Raft to Raft


DANIELSSON, BENGT & LYON, F. H. (transl.)

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: George Allen & Unwin 1960

KEYWORDS: maritime history voyage pacific tahiti nui chile polynesia tahitian

$22.50
xxsbq180463

The Luck of the Devil: An Autobiography 1934-41


DUDGEON, A. G.

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: Airlife 1985

KEYWORDS: world war two 2 ww2 military history royal air force RAF north africa

$25.00
xxsbq180464

Red Sky at Night


CAPKA, JO & MCDONALD, KENDALL; MCINDOE, SIR ARCHIBALD (forew.)

Octavo hardcover (VG, lacks d/w); 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: Anthony Blond 1958

KEYWORDS: czech air force military history autobiography memoir world war two 2 ww2 second czechoslovakia czechia bombing bombers bomber

$12.50
xxsbr180479

Nancy Wake: The Story of a Very Brave Woman


BRADDON, RUSSELL ; [WAKE, NANCY]

DUST WRAPPER TORN IN HALF; octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G, upper half of front missing) ; 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: Cassell & Company Ltd 1956

KEYWORDS: nancy wake second world war two 2 ww2 wwii history military espionage women female the white mouse french resistance

$30.00
xxsbv180484

The Weald


WOOLRIDGE, S.W. & GOLDRING, FREDERICK

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+, 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: Collins 1953

KEYWORDS: first edition the weald hampshire surrey sussex kent england english britain british natural history

$15.00
xxsbv180491

Christianity in the Arab World


BIN TALAL, EL HASSAN

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: Arabesque Int / Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies 1995

KEYWORDS: religion christianity arab world arabic culture christian history miuddle east jordan

$35.00
xxsbv180492

Parsons Bookshop: At the Heart of Bohemian Dublin 1949-1989


LYNCH, BRENDAN

Super 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: The Liffey Press 2006

KEYWORDS: parsons bookshop dublin ireland irish literature literary history

$16.50
xxsbw180494

This Wooden 'O': Shakespeare's Globe Reborn


DAY, BARRY & GIELGUD, SIR JOHN (forew.)

Super 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: Oberon Books 1996

KEYWORDS: history shakespeare britain british theatre theater globe john gielgud

$15.00
xxsbw180495

Cruel Conflict: The Triumph and Tragedy of the HMAS Perth


SPURLING, KATHRYN

Super 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: New Holland 2008

KEYWORDS: hmas perth military history second world war two 2 ww2 wwii australia australian

$25.00
xxsbu180517

A History of the King's Hospital


WHITESIDE, LESLEY

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: The King's Hospital / Maynooth University Press 1985

KEYWORDS: king's hospital ireland irish bluecoat school blackhall place education pedagogy history

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