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$80.00
1n25a/15

The Cornish Overseas


PAYTON, PHILIP & TODD, A C (Fore)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 420pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Alexander Associates 1999

KEYWORDS: signed Philip Payton Cornwall history England English Great Emigration

$75.00
1n25a/17

Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia


FITZGERALD, ALLAN D (General Ed) & CAVADINI, JOHN et al (Associate Eds) & PELIKAN, JAROSLAV (Fore)

Imperial octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, il + 902pp, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: William B Eerdmans Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine history religion religious encyclopedias

$575.00
1n25a/21

The Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani, Scribe and Treasurer of the Temples of Egypt, About B.C. 1450, in Two Volumes (2 Vol Set)


BUDGE, Sir E A WALLIS (Ed, Transcript, Trans & Intro)

2 VOL SET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp lettering & illus to front boards, 704pp, illus, 37 colour plates- all present, VG- (moderate scuffing & chipping/surface loss to extrems, moderate staining & discolouration to spines, heavy cracking to spine of vol 2, light to moderate discolouration/soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of vol 1, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: The Medici Society 1913

KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt Egyptian texts papyrus book of the dead history antiquity Ani scribes temples

$40.00
1n25a/23

The Peoples of Middle-Earth


TOLKIEN, J R R & TOLKIEN, CHRISTOPHER (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, READING COPY ONLY - SEVERE WATER STAINING, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 482pp, scruffy (v heavy water damage to boards & bottom page edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutter of pgs 343-344) in d/w, VG- (in protective plastic wrapper- easily removed if desired but heavily water stained, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 1996

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fantasy literary middle earth history J R R Tolkien

$40.00
1n25a/28

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume IV: The Oxford Movement July 1833 to December 1834


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & KER, IAN (Ed, Notes & Intro) & GORNALL, THOMAS

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 412pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (minimal library markings, in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, light chafing & soiling, price clipped, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/1

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XI: Littlemore to Rome October 1845 to December 1846


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, xxviii + 363pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light scuffing & discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, rear flap of jacket glued to rear board) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in protective plastic cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, light tanning, rear flap glued to rear board)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1961

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/8

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XX: Standing Firm Amid Trials July 1861 to December 1863


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 609pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising & fading to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, flap edges clipped, light fading to spine & rear cover/edges)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson & Sons 1970

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/10

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XXXI: The Last Years January 1885 to August 1890


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro) GORNALL, THOMAS (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 328pp + 111pp supplement to rear, VG+ (minimal library markings, light adhesive staining to board edges & eps, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in plastic protective covers with adhesive edges- likely stained, light fading to spine & edges/covers, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1977

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/11

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XXIX: The Cardinalate January 1879 to September 1881


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro) GORNALL, THOMAS (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 468pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl scuffing & bruising to edges, light soiling to page edges, light adhesive staining to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, light fading & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1976

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/13

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XIX: Consulting the Laity January 1859 to June 1861


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 594pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards & page edges, sl tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, light fading & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1969

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/15

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XXX: A Cardinal's Apostolate October 1881 to December 1884


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro) & GORNALL, THOMAS (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 488pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tape staining to board edges & eps, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, light fading & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1976

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$40.00
1p20a/16

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume XXVIII: Fellow of Trinity January 1876 to December 1878


NEWMAN, JOHN HENRY & DESSAIN, CHARLES STEPHEN (Ed, Notes & Intro) & GORNALL, THOMAS (Ed, Notes & Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 478pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light adhesive staining to board edges & eps, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, light to moderate fading & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman letters diaries journals correspondence history roman catholic church clergy religious religion cardinals

$45.00
1p20a/17

The United States and Russia: The Beginning of Relations 1765-1815


BASHKINA, NINA N et al (Eds)

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, lxxxii + 1184pp, illus, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, spine sl cocked, moderate tape staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light scuffing to gutters, text block from front flap o fjacket tipped in to verso of half title page) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover with adhesive edges- likely stained, flaps removed)

PUBLISHER: Library of Congress / United States Government Printing Office 1980

KEYWORDS: US America Russia Russian foreign relations politics early history

$42.50
1p20a/18

The Penguin Book of New Zealand War Writing


RICKETTS, HARRY (Ed) & McLEAN, GAVIN (Ed)

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, illus eps, 528pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in glassine d/w, scruffy (v heavy cracking/creasing & loss to edges with considerable tape repairs - it's been in the wars!)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Random House 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history war writing anecdotes

$45.00
1p20a/20

Air and Space History: An Annotated Bibliography


PISANO, DOMINICK A (Ed) & LEWIS, CATHLEEN S (Ed)

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 571pp, illus/photos, VG+ (v minimal library markings)

PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing 1988

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues space history astronautics aeronautics space sciences

$85.00
1p20a/21

Women and Resistance in South Africa


WALKER, CHERRYL

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, octavo, illus heavy boards, green lettering to spine, ix + 309pp, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges, occasional light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Onyx Press 1982

KEYWORDS: history women gender South Africa resistance rebellion politics political

$15.00
xxrlj193136

Kanake: The Melanesian Way


TIJABOU, J.M. & MISSOTTE, PH. & PLANT, CHRISTOPHER (trans.) & FOLCO, M (photos) & RIVES, C. (photos)

TIDY EX-LIBRARY; quarto 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: Les Editions du Pacifique 1978

KEYWORDS: kanake melanesia J M Tjibaou anthropology melanese south pacific culture illustrated pictorial history melanesian anthropology religion culture religious cultures university of the south pacific fiji

$15.00
xxrlk193147

The World of Rome


The History of Civilization

GRANT, MICHAEL

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: Cardinal 1974

KEYWORDS: michael grant rome roman empire republic augustus provinces slave revolts history ancient world classical historical mediterranean

$15.00
xxrlk193148

The Climax of Rome


The History of Civilization

GRANT, MICHAEL

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: Cardinal 1974

KEYWORDS: michael grant rome roman empire augustus history ancient world classical historical mediterranean marcus aurelius cosntantine decline

$17.50
xxrlk193150

Native Americans Today: Sociological Perspectives


BAHR, HOWARD M. & CHADWICK, BRUCE A. & DAY, ROBERT C. (eds.)

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: Harper & Row 1972

KEYWORDS: howard bahr bruce a chadwick robert c. day native american americans indian indians indigenous people peoples first nations sociology culture history colonialism colonization colonisation

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