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xxdsl187029

Yermak's Campaign in Siberia: A selection of documents from the Russian by Tatiana Minorsky and David Wileman, and edited, with an introduction and notes, by Terence Armstrong


MINORSKY, TATIANA & WILEMAN, DAVID & ARMSTRONG, TERENCE (eds. & trans.)

FIRST EDITION; 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 Hakluyt Society 1975

KEYWORDS: first edition hakluyt society yermak ivan the terrible russia russian siberia siberian military history

$20.00
xxdsl187030

Francois Valentijn's Description of Ceylon


VALENTIJN, FRANCOIS & ARASARATNAM, SINNAPPAH (trans.& ed.)

FIRST EDITION; 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 Hakluyt Society 1978

KEYWORDS: francois valentijn ceylong hakluyt society first edition exploration history sinnappah arasaratnam holland dutch netherlands east india

$25.00
xxdsl187031a

Agatharchides of Cnidus: On the Erythraean Sea


AGATHARCHIDES OF CNIDUS & BURSTEIN, STANLEY M. (trans.)

FIRST EDITION; 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 Hakluyt Society 1989

KEYWORDS: first edition hakluyt society agatharchides of cnidus erythraean sea greek greece ancient classical history

$35.00
xxdsl187031

Russian Embassies to the Georgian Kings 1589-1605


ALLEN, W.E.D. (ed.) & MANGO, ANTHONY (trans.)

FIRST EDITION; 2-VOLUME SET; 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 Hakluyt Society 1970

KEYWORDS: russian embassies georgian kings russia georgia history hakluyt society

$20.00
xxdsn187032

Histoire de la folie a l'age classique


FOUCAULT, MICHEL

TEXT IN FRENCH; octavo softcover (VG, foxing to covers but clean text block) ; 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: Gallimard 1972

KEYWORDS: michel foucault french france language philosophy politics power history of madness

$15.00
xxdud187038

German Political Profiles


SADILA-MANTAU, HANS HEINZ & MONNIG, RICHARD (ed.)

Octavo stapled wrappers (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: Terramare Office Berlin 1938

KEYWORDS: nsdap germany german national socialism nazi nazis third reich politics history

$15.00
xxdud187042

Everyday Life in Rome: In the Time of Caesar and Cicero


TREBLE, H.A. & KING, K.M.

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: Oxford University Press, undated [ca. 1940]

KEYWORDS: rome roman history ceasar cicero h.a. treble k.m. king ancient classical world

$17.50
xxdud187043

The 'Desart' Shore


WAGENER, ROY

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: Roy Wagener 1983

KEYWORDS: desart shore roy wagener gum digging far north new zealand history aupouri diggers kauri

$50.00
2g36a/11

Shaw's Music: The Complete Musical Criticism in Three Volumes (Second Revised Edition) 1876-1950


LAURENCE, DAN H. (Ed)

3 VOL SET, EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spines, 925-986pp, VG (usual library markings & coverings, light bruising to extrems, moderate fading/discolouration to spines & covers, light tanning & moderate soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1989

KEYWORDS: classical music composers Bernard Shaw history biography memoir

$40.00
2g36a/31

The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Frederico da Montefeltro Duke of Urbino


STEVENSON, JANE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 447pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & sl scuffing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Apollo / Head of Zeus 2021

KEYWORDS: first editions Italy Italian history renaissance Federico da Montefeltro Duke of Urbino culture

$60.00
2g37a/5

The Maori as He Was: A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days


BEST, ELSDON

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black Maori illus to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, xv + 280pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev, owner's name in ink & surface loss to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals, annotation in pencil to pg280)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1934

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori anthropology ancient history antiquity pre-European Europe culture

$450.00
2g37a/16

The Cambridge History of Russia (3 Vol Set)


PERRIE, MAUREEN (Ed) & LIEVEN, DOMINIC (Ed) & SUNY, RONALD GRIGOR (Ed)

3 VOL SET, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol 1- xxii + 777pp, vol 2- xxvii + 765pp, vol 3- xxiv + 842pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: history Russia Russian culture

$100.00
2g37a/22

Harley-Davidson Panheads


FIELD, GREG

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & moderae fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, sl soiling & foxing to eps, sl cracking to some gutters, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International 1995

KEYWORDS: motorbikes motorcycles Harley Davidson design building engineering engines history

$70.00
2g37a/24

Hemi: A History of Chrysler's Iconic V-8 in Competition


STUNKARD, GEOFF

Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 191pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl soiling to page edges, minor adhesion to some pgs to rear) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: CarTech Inc 2015

KEYWORDS: motor sports automotive racing cars Chrysler v8 Hemi history engineering engines

$65.00
2g37a/26

The Classical Orders of Architecture (Second Edition)


CHITHAM, ROBERT

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 228pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to spine & covers with some minor chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2005

KEYWORDS: architecture history buildings art classical styles orders

$45.00
2g37a/32

Panzer: The Illustrated History of Germany's Armored Forces in WWII


BARR, Dr NIALL & HART, Dr RUSSELL

Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: MBI Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany panzer armoured armored vehicles war combat

$55.00
2g37a/36

The New Morris Range for 1949 Minor, Oxford 7 Six


GREENSLADE, DAVID E.

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, beige lettering to spine, 447pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, 1cm scrape to base of front board, ligth soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps)

PUBLISHER: David Greenslade Design 2013

KEYWORDS: signed automotive cars Morris Minor Wolseley Britain British Australia Australian New Zealand US America American history classic

$70.00
2g37a/38

The Templeton Years: Speedway in Christchurch


BATT, ALLAN

Oblong quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 152pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Speedway Classics 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsports history speedway Christchurch racing

$100.00
2g37a/39

Fat-Tire Flyer: Repack and the Birth of Mountain Biking


KELLY, CHARLIE & BREEZE, JOE (Fore)

Oblong quarto, grey cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus/printed eps, 258pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Velo Press 2014

KEYWORDS: hobbies history mountain biking California

$65.00
2g37a/43

Vincent Motor Cycles: A Practical Guide Covering All Vincent and Vincent H.R.D. Models From 1935


RICHARDSON, PAUL

LACKS D/W, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 227pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink & prev. bookseller's label to ffep)

PUBLISHER: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1960

KEYWORDS: motorbikes motorcycles Vincent history engineering design

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