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$20.00
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Classical Islam: A sourcebook of religious literature


CALDER, NORMAN; MOJADDEDI, JAWID; RIPPIN, ANDREW (eds & transl)

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: Routledge 2003

KEYWORDS: Islamic literature classical history criticism sourcebook

$35.00
xx20pol202961

The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism


ZAEHNER, R C

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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1975

KEYWORDS: Zoroastrianism Iran classical ancient religion prophet religious history

$15.00
xx20pol202968

Modern Book Design


MCLEAN, RUARI

8vo softcover (G+); 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: Logmans, Green and Co, 1951

KEYWORDS: book history book arts design printing fine printing revival

$25.00
xx21pol202994

The Book-Hunter, etc


BURTON, JOHN HILL

REBACKED, 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: William Blackwood and Sons 1885

KEYWORDS: book collecting collectors literature hobbies history historical

$12.50
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Phineas Parkhurst Quimby: Revealer of Spiritual Healing to This Age


HAWKINS, ANN BALLEW

Sm octavo softcover (VG) underlining in ink throughout; 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: DeVorss & Co 1984

KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Phineas Parkhurst Quimby history

$32.50
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A Ritual and Illustrations of Freemasonry, Accompanied by Numerous Engravings and a Key to the Phi Beta Kappa


N/A

Sm octavo hardcover (VG) some foxing to pages; 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: W Reeves N/D

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies rituals phi beta kappa history

$75.00
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The Life Histories of New Zealand Birds


STEAD, EDGAR F

Super 8vo, green cl bds, gilt lettering to spine & gilt bird stamp to front board, top edge stained (?) blue, frontis., xvi + 162 pp., plates, VG (sl scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light stanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, moderate foxing throughout), in d/w, G+ (moderate tanning & soiling, 2 large 4cm open tears to front cover, 2 small 2cm open tears to rear cover, moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping).

PUBLISHER: The Search Publishing Co. 1932

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history wildlife birds environment life zoology

$50.00
2s29a/43

A New Chronicle of the Compleat Angler


OLIVER, PETER

Super 8vo, blue cl bds, gilt lettering to spine, fore & bottom pg edge sl deckled, frontis. with tissue guard, xv + 301 pp., tp reproductions, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light wear to hinges, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, ligh tanning & foxing to pg edges, prev owner's bookplate to front pastedown, sl foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Paisley Press 1936

KEYWORDS: Izaak Walton Charles Cotton the Compleat Angler fishing fish angling angler fly literature bibliography hand list check printing publishing publication history varitation

$200.00
2s29a/44

An Address on Angling Literature: Including some Mysteries and Personal Observations as Well as Some Comments on Piscatoria Californiana and Hints for Collectors of Angling Books


KERRIDGE, Captain PHILIP MARKHAM; HIDY, V S (ed); BATES, JOSEPH D

Super 8vo, green buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine, fore-edge deckled, orange illus. eps, frontis., 92 pp., illus., NF (light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, sl tanning & soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: The Sultana Press 1970

KEYWORDS: fishing fish angling angler fly literature bibliography hand list check printing publishing publication history collecting collector

$20.00
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Religions of Ancient China


GILES, HERBERT A

Sm 8vo 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: Archibald Constable 1905

KEYWORDS: Anceint China history spiritual spirituality religion religioud

$15.00
xx22pol203154

Ancient Egyptian Religion: An Interpretation


FRANKFORT, H

Ex-library. 8vo hardcover (VG) lacking d/w; 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: Columbia University Press 1948

KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt classical history religion religious criticism

$19.50
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Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, and Epic Journey, a Lost Age


MITENBULER, REID

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: Mariner / HarperCollins 2023

KEYWORDS: exploration history Peter Freuchen biography biographies memoir explorers

$10.00
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania


LARSON, ERIK

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: Scribe 2015

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical disasters shipwrecks history Lusitania ocean liners

$15.00
xx24pol203253

1942: Britain at the Brink


DOWNING, TAYLOR

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: Little, Brown 2022

KEYWORDS: military history Great Britain British ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 darkest hour

$35.00
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On City Rise: People. Places. A Cross-Section of Society. 1860s-1960s Dunedin


GEARY, CECILIE and MICHAEL

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: Cecilie & Michael Geary N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history south island Dunedin city cities Rattray Arthur street York Place

$19.50
xx24pol203256

The First World War: Part 2: Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Medical Services, Administration, Navy and the Marines


FUNCKEN, LILIANE and FRED

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Ward Lock 1974

KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war weaponry weapons armoury firearms artillery navy marines cavalry

$22.50
xx24pol203257

William Davison of Alnwick: Pharmacist and Printer 1781-1858


ISAAC, PETER C G

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: Oxford University Press 1968

KEYWORDS: printers printing history William Davison biography biographies

$22.50
xx24pol203258

Newspaper Typography: A Textbook for Journalism Classes


JACKSON, HARTLEY E

LACKS D/W, super 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: Stanford University Press 1947

KEYWORDS: typography printed news newspapers journlaism history historical printing

$38.50
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The Gentle Art of Making Enemies


WHISTLER, JAMES McNEILL

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: William Heinemann 1953

KEYWORDS: art history Whistler John Ruskin literature

$35.00
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Hamilton's Specimens of Wood Type Faces


N/A

Lg 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Shooting Star Press 2010

KEYWORDS: typology woodcuts Hamilton specimens history

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