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$15.00
xxsnf181552

U.S. Air Force in the 1970s (Warbirds Illustrated No.3)


PEACOCK, LINDSAY T.

Imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Arms and Armour Press 1982

KEYWORDS: aviation military history US air force America seventies 70s fighter jets planes

$15.00
xxsnf181554

The Illustrated Directory of Submarines of the World


MILLER, DAVID

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Salamander Books 2002

KEYWORDS: submarines maritime naval history military engineering design navy

$22.50
xxsnh181563

Ivan the Terrible


KOSLOW, JULES

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: W. H. Allen 1961

KEYWORDS: first edition Ivan the Terrible history biographies historical biography memoir

$16.50
xxsoe181610

In Search of Persian Pottery


YOSHIDA, MITSUKUNI & SHIELDS, JOHN M. (Trans)

EX-LIBRARY, 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: Weatherhill/Tankosha 1972

KEYWORDS: Persian pottery history antiques ceramics Persia

$15.00
xxsof181615

Smokescreens


J. T. C.

Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Chick Publications N/D

KEYWORDS: religion theology bible biblical history whore of babylon satan Christianity

$15.00
xxsof181623

Christian Jihad


CANER, ERGUN MEHMET & CANER, EMIR FETHI

Octavo softcover (Near FINE); 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: Kregel Publications 2004

KEYWORDS: religion religious history Christianity Muslims crusades

$70.00
1y99d/18

In the Strange South Seas


GRIMSHAW, BEATRICE

Sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's motif to front board, teg, frontispiece, 352pp, VG (spine sl cocked, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tanning & light foxing to frontis)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: travel exploration south seas islands pacific history culture Beatrice Grimshaw

$500.00
1y99d/33

Taonga Maori in the British Museum


STARZECKA, DOROTA C. & NEICH, ROGER & PENDERGRAST, MICK

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 168pp + plates, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori artefacts taonga British Museum history displays ethnology anthropology oceania antiquity antiquities

$75.00
1y99d/34

E Tu Ake: Maori Standing Strong


SMITH, HUHANA

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, white & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl creasing & chafing to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori culture art artefacts taonga tawhito contemporary history treasures E Tu Ake te papa exhibition mana whakapapa kaitiakitanga tino rangatiratanga

$65.00
1y99d/37

Aspects of the History of Irish Dancing; in Ireland, England, New Zealand, N. America and Australia


CULLINANE, Dr JOHN P. (Compiled by)

Quarto, green illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to front cover, 128pp, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling to spine & covers, light chafing, light tanning & soiling to rear cover, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John P Cullinane 1987

KEYWORDS: Irish dancing history dance international Ireland ceili cork tradition traditional

$80.00
1y99d/42

A Picturesque Tour of the River Thames in its Western Course; including Particular Descriptions of Richmond, Windsor, and Hampton Court


MURRAY, JOHN FISHER

Octavo, red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling to spine, blind stamp decoration & gilt tooling to front board, blind stamp decoration to rear board, aeg, frontispiece, 304pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Henry G. Bohn 1853

KEYWORDS: London history travel literature John Fisher Murray river Thames English British cities

$75.00
1y99d/43

The Lives of Eminent & Remarkable Characters, Born or Long Resident in the Counties of Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk


N/A

Duodecimo, full leather textured boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt tooling & blind stamp decoration to boards, aeg, unpaginated, illus/portraits with tissue guards, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, age appropriate discolouration to spine & boards, sl cracking to gutters, prev. owner's details in ink to verso of ffep, moderate foxing to pages sporadically throughout, moderate tanning to tissue guards)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1820

KEYWORDS: biographies portraits Essex Suffolk Norfolk English counties East Anglia history

$60.00
1y99d/44

The History of Fettercairn: A Parish in the County of Kincardine


CAMERON, ARCHd. COWIE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, 280pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & front board, heavy damp staining to rear board, moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, damp wrinkling to rear eps, light tanning & foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: J & R Parlane 1899

KEYWORDS: first edition Scotland Scottish towns Fettercairn history culture geography topography antiquity

$80.00
1y99d/58

A History of Rome; from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire in Two Volumes (2 Vol Set)


LIDDELL, HENRY G.

FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL SET, NEEDS A LOT OF REPAIRS! super octavo, full leather bound boards, gilt lettering to leather title plates on spine, raised bands & gilt tooling to spines, gilt library motifs & rule to front boards, gilt tooling to board edges, marbled page edges & eps, vol 1- xxii + 470pp, vol 2- xix + 576pp, V TATTY (boards detached but present- both vols, spines loose & flapping- considerable loss to vol 2, heavy chafing & discolouration & soiling to boards, some prelims detached, heavy foxing & moderate tanning to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1855

KEYWORDS: first edition Rome rome history antiquity Henry G Liddell

$15.00
xxsok181635

SAS Sniper: The World of an Elite Australian Marksman


MAYLOR, ROB & MACKLIN, ROBERT

Octavo softcover (Near Fine) ; 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: Hachette 2010

KEYWORDS: sas military australia australian sniper sharpshooter history memoir

$16.50
xxsok181648

Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different


WOOD, GORDON S.

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 2007

KEYWORDS: american history revolution revolutionary usa united states us washington adams jefferson franklin hamilton madison paine

$175.00
1y99d/65

Grimoires: A History of Magic Books


DAVIES, OWEN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 368pp, illus/photos, VG+ (ligth bruising to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's labels to rear & front flap, 1cm closed tear with archival tape repairs to lower edge of front cover)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: magic magick grimoires books of spells history esoteric supernatural sorcery occult religion culture first edition

$60.00
1y99d/70

Chinese Creeds & Customs (3 Vol Set)


BURKHARDT, V. R.

3 VOL SET, super octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spines & front boards, vol 1- x + 180pp + v index, vol 2- x + 201pp + ix index, vol 3- 164pp + appendix, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, v hefty gift inscription in ink & pencil to ffep of vol 1) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate staining, tanning & foxing, some archival tape repairs to chipping along edges)

PUBLISHER: South China Morning Post 1972

KEYWORDS: China Chinese ancient history antiquity creeds customs moon moons festivals spirituality religion

$60.00
2i3a/3

A History of Indian Buddhism


GOYAL, S. R.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LACKS FEP, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, l + 532pp, plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG (boards sl shaky, light bruising & soiling to extrems & edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ex-libris ink stamp to page edges, eps & full title page, ffep completely missing, tape residue to pastedowns, light cracking to some gutters, occasional markings to margins) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Kusumanjali Prakashan 1987

KEYWORDS: signed history India buddhism religion religious spirituality S R Goyal antiquity

$15.00
xxsom181662

The Illustrated Dictionary of Special Forces


MILLER, DAVID

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: MBI 2002

KEYWORDS: special forces illustrated military history photograph photographs

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