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$16.50
xxeaf198010

The Classical Greeks


GRANT, 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: Guild Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: ancient Greece Greek history classical antiquity

$17.50
xxeaf198012

The Christians and the Roman Empire


SORDI, MARTA & BEDINI, ANNABEL (Trans)

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: Croom Helm 1986

KEYWORDS: religion religious history ancient Rome Christians Christianity theology

$25.00
xxeaf198018

The Disgrace of Two Million Unnecessary Deaths


MCIVOR, JOHN

SIGNED, 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: PublishMe / John McIvor 2009

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand John McIvor war history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 holocaust nazi Germany war crimes concentration camps

$20.00
xxeaf198019

The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture


MURRAY, PETER and LINDA

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: Oxford University Press 1998

KEYWORDS: Christian art architecture history guide companions religion religious

$16.50
xxeba198023

North American Indian Mythology


BURLAND, COTTIE

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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: Tudor Publishing / Paul Hamlyn 1965

KEYWORDS: mythology history culture North America American indian

$17.50
xxeba198025

Flickers: An Illustrated Celebration of 100 Years of Cinema


ADAIR, GILBERT

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: Faber and Faber 1995

KEYWORDS: movies cinema history

$20.00
xxeba198028

Selected Folk Tales of Nepal


DEEP, DHURBA K

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: Ekta Books 2001

KEYWORDS: culture Nepal folk tales folklore lore history

$15.50
xxeda198134

Feet of Clay: A Study of Gurus


STORR, ANTHONY

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) occasional pencil markings to margins; 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: HarperCollins 1996

KEYWORDS: history antiquity religion religious gurus

$17.50
xxedc198162

The Druids


ELLIS, PETER BERRESFORD

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: Constable 1996

KEYWORDS: spirituality druids druidry celtic history religions

$20.00
xxedc198163

If I Forget Thee: The Story of a Nation's Rebirth


LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL

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: Cassell 1960

KEYWORDS: middle east history Jewish state zionism Palestine

$65.00
1y47a/36

Motoring Mascots of the World


WILLIAMS, WILLIAM C & LAMBERT, EDOUARD

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 196pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffign & moderate fading to board edges, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light fading & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, light fading/tanning to spine, heavy vertical crease to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International N/D (c.1970s?)

KEYWORDS: motorsport car racing sport mascots art history automotive

$100.00
1y47a/37

Sporting Rileys: The Forgotten Champions


STYLES, DAVID G

Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising to spine extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, 2cm crack to top edge of rear gutter) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate wrinkling/chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson Publishers 1988

KEYWORDS: motorsport automotive sport racing cars Riley history British engineering design

$245.00
1y47a/40

Zagato


FAGIUOLI, GIANFRANCO & GEROSA, GUIDO

TEXT IN ITALIAN, square super octavo, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 105pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, patches of moderate foxing to prelims & occasionally throughout- near gutters, moderate cracking to some gutters- pgs91-98 partially detached) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate wrinkling & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: L'Editrice dell'Automobile 1969

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN automotive motorsport Zagato car manufacturers history

$40.00
1y47a/42

Conte Maggi's Mille Miglia


MILLER, PETER

Square super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 164pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, prev. booksellers' sm labels to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Alan Sutton 1988

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport road racing races Mille Miglia cars car history

$245.00
1y47a/43

Bugatti La Gloire


ZAGARI, FRANCO & SFORZA, ANTONIO BRIVIO (Pref)

MULTI-LINGUAL TEXT, oblong folio, grey heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading/rubbing to board & spine edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading/tanning to spine & edges, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Automobilia 1993

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport Bugatti cars car racing history

$195.00
1y50a/1

The Vintage Alvis (Extended Edition)


HULL, PETER & JOHNSON, NORMAN

EXTENDED EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHORS, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 620pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: The Alvis Register 1995

KEYWORDS: signed Peter Hull Norman Johnson Alvis register automotive cars history extended edition

$60.00
1y50a/2

From Veteran to Vintage: A History of Motoring and Motorcars From 1884 to 1914


KARSLAKE, KENT & POMEROY, LAURENCE

LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 353pp, illus/photos, VG (spine sl cocked, minor rubbing & bruising to board & spine edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout- prelims & terminals in particular)

PUBLISHER: Temple Press 1956

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsport history vintage classic cars

$40.00
1y50a/3

The Story of Vauxhall 1857 - 1946


DARBYSHIRE, L C

LACKS D/W, super octavo, black heavy boards, green buckram spine, silver gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, 51pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Vauxhall Motors N/D (c.1940s?)

KEYWORDS: automotive cars car history Vauxhall

$40.00
1y50a/4

Peugeot: Sous le Signe du Lion


DUMONT, PIERRE

TEXT IN FRENCH, LACKS D/W, imperial octavo, cream cloth boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 423pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate soiling & bruising to board & spine edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges, minor carcking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Editions Pratiques Automobiles 1976

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH automotive cars Peugeot history

$200.00
1y50a/5

The Power to Fly: The Development of the Piston Engine in Aviation


SETRIGHT, L J K

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light soiling to front board top edge, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, 10cm closed tear & creasing to rear cover, light water staining)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1971

KEYWORDS: aviation history piston engines engineering design flight

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