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$40.00
1g46a/23

A Bibliography of Canadian Imprints 1751-1800


TREMAINE, MARIE

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvii + 705pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light staining to board edges, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1952

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies Canada Canadian imprints history historical

$40.00
1g46a/24

Famous Morganatic Marriages


KINGSTON, CHARLES

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine- faded, 284pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising to extrems, heavy tanning to spine, moderate fading & insect damage to board edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to some gutters, occasional closed tearing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul & Co 1919

KEYWORDS: first editions marriages social class relationships history biographies

$75.00
1g46a/27

Muhammad and the Jews: A Re-Examination


AHMAD, BARAKAT

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 140pp, VG (usual library markings- mostly internal, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate taoe residue & staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl cracking to front gutters) in d/w, VG (heavy adhesive/tape residue & staining to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Vikas Publishing House 1979

KEYWORDS: Jews Jewish history Islam Muhammad conflict religious religion

$90.00
1g46a/28

Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States Japan: 1931-1941 in Two Volumes: Volume I


N/A

THIS VOLUME ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, terracotta buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, US government blind stamp to front board, xc + 947pp, folding map to rear, VG (usual library markings, sl bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Government Printing Office 1943

KEYWORDS: government papers foreign relations policy US America American Japan Japanese historical history

$45.00
1g46a/29

Behind the Veil at the Russian Court (Second Impression)


VASSILI, COUNT PAUL

Super octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, ix + 408pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems with fraying, moderate warping & soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps, heavy cracking to gutters, moderate to heavy foxing to pages throughout, plate at page 34 loose but re-attached at gutter)

PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1914

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history imperial family soviet union

$17.50
1g46a/30

Book Trade Bibliography in the United States in the Nineteenth Century


GROWOLL, ADOLPH

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, lxxvii + 79pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Burt Franklin 1939 (Facsimile reprint)

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies books book trade 19th nineteenth century US America American history historical

$40.00
1g46a/31

The Samaritans: The Earliest Jewish Sect, Their History, Theology and Literature


MONTGOMERY, JAMES ALAN & HALKIN, ABRAHAM S (Intro)

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, orange buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxx + 358pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising & scuffing/soiling to extrems, minor sticky label residue to spine & front board, sl soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, sl cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House 1968

KEYWORDS: antiquity ancient Jewish history Samaritans sects theology literature

$50.00
1g46a/35

Private Practice, Public Payment: Canadian Medicine and the Politics of Health Insurance 1911-1966


NAYLOR, C DAVID

Super octavo, green glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, xii + 324pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light foxing & water staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: McGill-Queen's University Press 1986

KEYWORDS: Canada Canadian health insurance medicine medical history 20th twentieth policy politics

$50.00
1g46a/39

Henrietta Maria


HAYNES, HENRIETTA

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind lettering & rule to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 335pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading & tanning to spine, moderate staining & discolouration to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps & prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout, light to moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1912

KEYWORDS: first editions English history Henrietta Maria monarchy royal family

$40.00
1g46a/40

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers: The Soviet Union 1933-1939


PERKINS, E R (Preface)

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, terracotta buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind government stamp front board, cii + 1034pp, VG (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: United States Government Printing Office 1952

KEYWORDS: US government foreign relations diplomatic papers Russia Russian soviet union history historical

$85.00
1g46a/42

Franco-American Diplomatic Relations 1816-1836


McLEMORE, RICHARD AUBREY

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, 1972 reprint, octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 227pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Kennikat Press 1972

KEYWORDS: France French US America American diplomatic relations claims commercial treaty negotiations treatise history

$75.00
1g46a/45

Histoire de Jules Cesar (Tome Premier)


N/A

TEXT IN FRENCH, THIS VOL ONLY, INSCRIPTION DATED 1865, imperial octavo, maroon heavy leather boards, gilt lettering to spine with raised bands & tooling, gilt & blind rule to boards, red speckled colouring to page edges, marbled eps, vii + 415pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & surface loss to spine & board edges, moderate cracking to hinges, considerable gouging to rear board, moderate chafing/scuffing to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, inscription in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Henri Plon c.1865

KEYWORDS: text in French Julius Cesar Caesar history

$47.50
1g46a/46

James Cook: The Voyages


FRAME, WILLIAM & WALKER, LAURA

Quarto, illus light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling to covers, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2018

KEYWORDS: James Cook exploration voyages history

$100.00
1g72a/1

Architect of Apartheid: H F Verwoerd - An Appraisal


KENNEY, HENRY

FIRST EDITION, ownership of historian Michael Bassett, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 278pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & other ink stamps to ffep, moderate underlining & annotation to text/margins, moderate tanning to pages) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some loss, light tanning to spine, moderate chafing & surface loss, moderate foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Ball Publishers 1980

KEYWORDS: first editions H F Verwoerd South Africa African history apartheid

$50.00
1g72a/2

Red Wine to Kauri Gum: The History of Dalmation Emigration to New Zealand's Kauri Gumfields Prior to World War 1


MATAGA, P D

DISC IN REAR POCKET, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 138pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, sl staining to lower page edges)

PUBLISHER: Opuzen Press 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history dalmations emigration kauri gumfields

$40.00
1g72a/6

The Anatomy of a Moment


CERCAS, JAVIER & McLEAN, ANNE (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 403pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing ot edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, in plastic protective cover)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2011

KEYWORDS: first editions literature history Spain Spanish conflict

$40.00
1g72a/8

The Man Disraeli: A Revised Edition of Benjamin Disraeli: An Unconventional Biography


MEYNELL, WILFRID

SCARCE IN D/W- ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 288pp, illus, VG (light discolouration to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's names in ink to eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping with loss & archival tape repairs to edges, light chafing & fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1927?)

KEYWORDS: Benjamin Disraeli biographies memoir history politics

$40.00
1g72a/9

Double Time: Women in Victoria - 150 Years


LAKE, MARILYN (Ed) & KELLY, FARLEY (Ed)

Ex-library, super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, xii + 476pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, moderate wrinkling & soiling to covers, sharp crease to rear cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1985

KEYWORDS: gender norms customs women social constructs Australia Victoria Australian history essays prose literature collection

$85.00
1g72a/10

Treasures for the Rising Generation / Hei Taonga Ma Nga Uri Whakatipu


NGATA, WAYNE et al

Quarto, illus heavy boards, copper gilt & black lettering to spine, black gilt to all page edges, 367pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history ethnological expeditions ethnology Maori culture

$16.50
xxa3dg171576

Russia in Revolution 1900-1930


SALISBURY, HARRISON E & SUARES, JEAN-CLAUDE (Designed by)

OWNERSHIP OF HISTORIAN JUDITH BASSETT, quarto 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: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1978

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history revolution early 20th twentieth century

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