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The Imperial Horse: The Saga of the Lipizzaners


ISENBART, HANS-HEINRICH & BUHRER, EMIL M et al

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 204pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to spine, light tanning & sl foxing to boards, sm ink scribble to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor cracking to gutters at prelims, minor soiling to title page & frontis, 5cm crack to lower gutter at rear) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & wrinkling, sl tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1986

KEYWORDS: imperial horses history equine Lipizzaner Spain Spanish riding schools

$90.00
2s22a/34

A Passion for Place: Gardens of the Blue Mountains


HALLIDAY, ALISON & HAMBRETT, JOANNE & BROWN, PETER (Fore) & VALDER, PETER (Prologue)

Quarto, grey/blue heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, xiv + 242pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl scuffing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & fading)

PUBLISHER: Bloomings Books 2010

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian scenery Blue Mountains photography photos landscapes nsw history gardens

$125.00
2s22a/38

The Silent Division: New Zealanders at the Front 1914-1919 & Concerning One Man's War


BURTON, O E & RUSSELL, Major General Sir ANDREW (Fore) & GRAY, JOHN H (Ed) & GRANT, DAVID (Bio of Author) & PUGSLEY, Dr CHRISTOPHER (Fore)

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, ilus eps, 467pp total, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: John Douglas Publishing 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war soldiers

$50.00
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Aleppo: A History


BURNS, ROSS

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xx + 340pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing & creasing/curling to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2018

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity archeology archaeology Aleppo middle east Syria

$120.00
2s27a/1

The Desert War Trilogy: Mediterranean Front ; A Year of Battle ; The End in Africa


MOOREHEAD, ALAN & HASTINGS, MAX (Intro)

3 VOL SET, super octavo, illus red buckram boards, grey & black lettering to spines, illus eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus/photos, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2010

KEYWORDS: folio society history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 military desert

$40.00
2s27a/6

Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde


MORRIS, PAULA & SAMESHIMA, HARU

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to yellow cloth spine, illus prelims, 96pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to spine/cloth)

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2020

KEYWORDS: New Zealand literary history biography biographies memoir art appreciation Robin Hyde

$240.00
2s27a/9

The Lives of the Saints (16 Vol Set)


BARING-GOULD, Rev S

16 VOL SET, octavo, green/brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, frontispieces with tissue guards, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to board & spoine extrems, moderate fading to spines, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sporadic foxing throughout, 2cm scuff/loss to spine of appendix vol, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John Grant 1914

KEYWORDS: religion religious figures saints history martyrs British historical

$40.00
2s29a/1

The Gun and its Development


GREENER, W W & GREENER, G (New Fore)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xx + 804pp + xxvi to rear, illus, VG (moderate rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, heavy crack to gutter of preface page & terminal pages) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate wrinkling, light chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: New Orchard Editions 1988

KEYWORDS: collectables collectibles weapons weaponry guns firearms antique development history

$55.00
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Under the Devil's Eye: Britain's Forgotten Army at Salonika 1915-1918


WAKEFIELD, ALAN & MOODY, SIMON

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 258pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, sl chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: first editions military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war army British troops Salonika campaigns

$40.00
2s29a/16

From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi (2 Vol Set)


PU YI, AISIN-GIORO

2 VOL SET, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, unpaginated prelims + 496pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light fading to spines, light soiling/chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear of vol 2)

PUBLISHER: Foreign Language Press 1986

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi last emperor China Chinese history

$40.00
2s29a/21

Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women Artists


FARRINGTON, LISA E

Quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 354pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: art gender women African-American history

$65.00
2s29a/23

Art Nouveau


FAHR-BECKER, GABRIELE

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 425pp, ilus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light adhesion to some pages) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Konemann 1997

KEYWORDS: art nouveaux criticism appreciation history artefacts

$19.50
xx19pol202874

The Marble Foot: An Autobiography 1905-1938


QUENNELL, PETER

8vo 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: Collins 1976

KEYWORDS: autobiography life lives biographer history historian family conflict father son

$17.50
xx19pol202895

Thinking in Type: The Practical Philosophy of Typography


WHITE, ALEX W

8vo 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: Allworth Press 2005

KEYWORDS: typography philosophy history practical origin letter forms printing book

$15.00
xx19pol202896

Typgraphy: Basic Principles: Influences and Trends Since the 19th Century


LEWIS, JOHN

8vo 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: Studio Books 1963

KEYWORDS: typography 19th 20th century modern design graphic printing history book design

$15.00
xx19pol202900

Introduction to Typography


SIMON, OLIVER; BLAND, DAVID (ed)

8vo 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 1969

KEYWORDS: typography introduction printing history type bibliography

$22.50
xx19pol202904

Tyep: The Secret History of Letters


LOXLEY, SIMON

Super 8vo 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: I. B. Tauris 2006

KEYWORDS: type typography history letter form book

$22.50
xx19pol202909

The Origin of English Surnames


REANEY, P H

8vo 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: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1984

KEYWORDS: English language surnames origin etymology dictionary classification philology social history genealogy

$15.00
xx19pol202910

Introduction to Printing: The Craft of Letterpress


HUGHES, TOM

8vo 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: Faber and Faber 1968

KEYWORDS: printing book history letterpress machine press printer bibliography hand book

$17.50
xx20pol202911

Caxton in Focus: The Beginning of Printing in England


HELLINGA, LOTTE

Super 8vo 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 British Library 1982

KEYWORDS: William Caxton incunabula printing history England letterpress criticism bibliography

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