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$55.00
1y22b/7

The Development of the Treasury 1660-1702


BAXTER, STEPHEN B

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 301pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edgesprev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1957

KEYWORDS: government departments treasury England English history

$245.00
1y22b/10

The Official History of the Falklands Campaign (2 Vol Set)


FREEDMAN, Sir LAWRENCE

2 VOL SET, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, vol 1- xiv + 253pp, vol 2- xxx + 849pp, illus/maps, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spines)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2005

KEYWORDS: Falklands war islands Argentina British history military politics political South Georgia

$40.00
1y22b/11

The Life and Letters of Herbert Spencer


DUNCAN, DAVID

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiii + 621pp, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate soiling/scuffing to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1908

KEYWORDS: first editions Herbert Spencer letters correspondence collection biography biographies memoir history

$60.00
1y22b/12

Herbert Spencer: An Autobiography


SPENCER, HERBERT

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITIONS, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, vol 1- xii + 556pp, vol 2- ix + 542pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light rubbing/chafing/soiling to spines & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown of vol 2, varying degrees of cracking to gutters- mostly light but with the occasional heavy crack)

PUBLISHER: Williams and Norgate 1904

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Herbert Spencer history first editions

$75.00
1y22b/14

Airships: History and Technology


GERKEN, LOUIS C

LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue heavy faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, 464pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: American Scientific Corp 1990

KEYWORDS: aviation history aeronautics airships technology design engineering

$150.00
1y22b/21

Slingsby Sailplanes: A Comprehensive History of all Designs


SIMONS, MARTIN

Tidy ex-library, quarto, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, light scuffing/bruising & fading to board edges & extrems, light tape staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate scuffing & wrinkling to rear eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate wrinkling & chafing)

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: aviation aeronautics slingsby sailplanes gliders design history flight

$15.00
xx78pol197098

The Elingamite and its Treasure


DOAK, WADE

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: Hodder and Stoughton 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history maritime disasters nautical shipwrecks Elingamite Wade Doak

$9.00
xx78pol197101

A History of Modern France, Volume Three: France of the Republics 1871-1962


COBBAN, ALFRED

THIS VOL ONLY, paperback (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 1974

KEYWORDS: history France french 19th 20th nineteenth twentieth century geopolitics

$15.00
xx78pol197103

Caitlin: A Warring Absence


THOMAS, CAITLIN & TREMLETT, GEORGE

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: Secker & Warburg 1986

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies Dylan Thomas history

$16.50
xx78pol197112

Crafts, Customs and Legends of Wales


HARRIS, MARY CORBETT

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: David & Charles 1980

KEYWORDS: Wales welsh customs arts crafts legends history historical

$17.50
xx78pol197116

Southern Cross to Pole Star: Tschiffely's Ride


TSCHIFFELY, A F & NEWBY, ERIC (Intro)

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: Century 1982

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature A F Tschiffely Americas history historical adventure exploration

$25.00
xx78pol197119

Around the Campfire Ashes: Tales of Old Gippsland


CLEMENTS, EDDIE & SHEPHERD, KEITH & WHITE, LEE (Ed)

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: William Heinemann 1986

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history Eddie Clements Keith Shepherd anecdotes Old Gippsland

$10.00
xx78pol197128

Tall Half-Backs A Ticket to Ride to Yesterday


HUTCHINS, GRAHAM

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 McIndoe 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union culture youth mid 20th twentieth century

$25.00
xx78pol197129

From North Cape to Bluff: A Pictorial Record of a 1,750-mile Walk (Uncommon Booklet)


REED, A H

NOT THE BOOK - UNCOMMON BOKLET, octavo stapled light card covers (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 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand guides A H Reed history historical booklets

$15.00
xx78pol197142

Bernadette of Lourdes: A Life Based on Authenticated Documents


LAURENTIN, RENE & HOLLINGS, MICHAEL (Intro) & DRURY, JOHN (Trans)

Paperback (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: Darton, Longman & Todd 1979

KEYWORDS: Bernadette of Lourdes biography biographies religion theology history historical

$10.00
xx78pol197144

Billion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction


ALDISS, BRIAN W

Paperback (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: Corgi 1975

KEYWORDS: scifi science fiction literary history biography appreciation

$15.00
xx78pol197145

Victorian Parlour Games for Today


BEAVER, PATRICK (Compiled by)

Ex-library, 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: Peter Davies 1974

KEYWORDS: history historical Victorian parlour games entertainment

$15.00
xx78pol197149

The Price of Truth: The Story of the Reuters Millions


LAWRENSON, JOHN & BARBER, LIONEL

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: Mainstream Publishing 1985

KEYWORDS: media history Reuters finance news agencies

$20.00
xx78pol197156

The Story of Lord Roberts


WHEELER, HAROLD F B

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap 1915

KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Lord Roberts British army history

$35.00
xx78pol197157

Saint Ignatius Loyola: The Pilgrim Years


BRODRICK, JAMES

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: Burns & Oates 1956

KEYWORDS: history historical figures theology religion religious Saint Ignatius Loyola Christianity

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