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$60.00
1y95a/1

The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point


HUDSON, MICHAEL

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, x + 497pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Islet 2023

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Greece Rome Greek Roman economics finance economy

$50.00
1y95a/7

Speculative Masonry: Its Mission, Its Evolution and Its Landmarks


MACBRIDE, A S & NEWTON, JOSEPH FORT (Intro)

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 254pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sm inscription in ink to front pastedown, ex-libris ink stamp to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co 1971

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies lodges history

$75.00
1y95a/9

The Locrian Maidens: Love and Death in Greek Italy


REDFIELD, JAMES M

Super octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, xvi + 459pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine extrems, light foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2003

KEYWORDS: Locri Epizephyrii extinct city women marriage Italy theology Greece ancient history

$40.00
1y95a/15

Lawn Tennis in Six Lessons: The Shortest Cut to the Courts


BARRON, HECTOR

Sm octavo, stapled illus light card covers, vi + 39pp, G+ (v heavy cracking around staples/spine- covers loosened & affixed with archival tape, heavy staining & tanning/soiling to covers, heavy tanning to page edgesheavy staining to prelims & terminals, heavy cracking at some gutters- binding supported by external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: Webster's Publications N/D

KEYWORDS: sport history lawn tennis techniques etiquette customs

$22.50
xxfbg19700

Democracy's Body: Judson Dance Theater, 1962-1964


BANES, SALLY

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Duke University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Sally Banes dance theatre 20th century New York dance history

$30.00
xxfbg19701

Teignmouth and It's People


WILSON, VIV

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Viv Wilson 2005

KEYWORDS: Viv Wilson early 20th century Teignmouth history

$20.00
xxfbg19704

Image as Insight: Visual Understanding in Western Christianity and Secular Culture


MILES, MARGARET R

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: Beacon Press 1985

KEYWORDS: art history Christianity secular architecture

$33.00
xxfbg19706

Liminal Acts: A Critical Overview of Contemporary Performance and Theory


BROADHURST, SUSAN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cassel 1999

KEYWORDS: history criticism performance theater avant-garde

$30.00
xxfbj19713

Mutiny for the Cause


The story of the revolt for Ireland's 'Devil's Own', the Connaught Rangers, in British India in 1920

POLLOCK, SAM

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: Leo Cooper London 1969

KEYWORDS: Ireland British India milirary military history mutiny

$16.50
xxfca19738

A History of Modern Chinese Fiction


HSIA, C T

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: Yale University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: China Chinese fiction history

$15.00
xxfcg19756

Lawrence: The Uncrowned King of Arabia


ASHER, MICHAEL & PERU, MARIANTONIETTA (photo)

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: Penguin 1999

KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence military history biography Arabian revolt

$22.50
xxfci19767

The Worlds of John Aubrey


AUBREY, JOHN; BARBER. RICHARD (ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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: The Folio Society 1988

KEYWORDS: John Aubrey biography history education philosophy

$19.50
xxfcl19774

Brother Cadael's Penance


PETERS, ELLIS

First US 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Mysterious Press 1994

KEYWORDS: The Brother Cadfael Chronicles ficton history England

$25.00
xxfda19793

The City of the Strait; A Centennial History; Wellington and Its Province


MULGAN, ALAN

Heavy 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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington history 19th century 20th century

$40.00
xxfda19799

Questioning Edmond Jabes


MOTTE, WARREN F JR

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: University of Nebraska Press 1990

KEYWORDS: metaphysics social history literary criticism France Edmond Jabes

$12.50
xxfdg19815

D-Day: The Soldiers' Story


MILTON, GILES

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: John Murray

KEYWORDS: D-Day military military history Giles Milton

$15.00
xxfdg19821

Barawa and the Ways Birds Fly in the Sky


JACKSON, MICHAEL

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: Smithsonian 1986

KEYWORDS: anthropology cheifdom Sierra Leone Africa social history

$22.50
xxfdi19830

Out of Time: Designs for the Twentieth-Century Future


BROSTERMAN, NORMAN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Harry N. Abrams 2000

KEYWORDS: 20th century forecasting future history design

$35.00
xxfdi19831

Edwardian Wellington


MAIN, WILLIAM & ZACHARIAH, JOSEPH

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Main 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington 20th century history

$22.50
xxffg19917

The Queen's Wife: A memoir of a turbulent time--and a chess game that broke all the rules


DRAYTON, JOANNE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sexuality Maori history

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