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$995.00
2s8a/2

Athenian Letters: or, the Epistolary Correspondence of an Agent of the King of Persia, Residing at Athens During the Peloponnesian War. Containing The History of the Times, in Dispatches to the Ministers of State at the Persian Court, Besides Letters


N/A

2 VOL SET, octavo, light green buckram boards with dark green half binding, gilt lettering & rule to spine, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece to vol 1, vol 1- xlvi + 8pp + 397pp, vol 2- xxxi + 525pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate to heavy but historic water staining to pages, light age appropriate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Archer, No 80, Dame-Street 1792

KEYWORDS: letters correspondence classical ancient history Peloponnesian war Athenian

$225.00
2s8a/3

Historiarum Libri, qui Supersunt Omnes et Deperditorum Fragmenta. Ex Recensione Arn. Drakenborchii ad Codicum Bambergensis et Vindobonensis Fidum Passim Reficta a Ioanne Theophilo Kreyssig


PATAVINI, T LIVII (LIVIUS)

TEXT IN LATIN, octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands with tooling/decoration to spines, gilt rule to borders of boards, red speckling to page edges, mixed pagination, G- (boards of vols 1 & 4 detached- rear board of vol 1 missing, v heavy cracking to front hinge of spine to vol 4, heavy rubbing & surface loss to spines & board edges, moderate staining & chafing to boards, v heavy tanning/soiling to page edges, ex-libris plates to front pastedowns of all vols, occasional pencil annotations, moderate foxing to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Oxonii, Impensis D A Talboys 1840-41

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN T Livii Livius Patavin history historical books literature Drakenborchii Bambergen code classical

$350.00
2s8a/4

The Art of Angling, Rock and Sea-Fishing: With the Natural History of River, Pond and Sea-Fish. Illustrated with 133 Cutts


BROOKES, RICHARD

Sm octavo, marbled heavy half leather bound boards, ornate woodcut to full title page, unpaginated prelims, 249pp + unpaginate dindex to rear, illus/woodcuts, G- (heavy vertical crack to spine- page block completely cracked in half at spine, v heavy cracking to front gutter- front board partially detached, heavy cracking to rear gutter, v heavy rubbing to spine & boards/edges- some surface loss, 2cm loss to top spine extrem, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, age appropriate staining to pages- esp. prelims & terminals, insect damage to terminals- moderate loss to last index page & glued to rear ep, historic prev. owner's name in ink to title page, light to moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Watts at the Printing Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields 1740

KEYWORDS: hobbies angling flyfishing fly fishing sea-fishing natural history marine life antiquarian books antique

$140.00
2s8a/13

Stranger to the Game


GIBSON, BOB & WHEELER, LONNIE

HANDSOME FULL LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, super octavo, maroon full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to spine & boards, aeg, iridescent patterned eps, xiv + 286pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1994

KEYWORDS: full leather bindings signed Bob Gibson Lonnie Wheeler US America American sport baseball history Cardinals autobiography autobiographies memoir

$120.00
2s8a/14

The New Middle East


PERES, SHIMON & NAOR, ARYE

HANDSOME FULL LEATHER BINDING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, dark green full leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt decoration to aspine & boards, aeg, iridescent patterned eps, maps to unpaginated prelims, 224pp, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Easton Press 1994

KEYWORDS: full leather bindings signed Shimon Peres middle east history politics infrastructure

$130.00
2s13a/2

A Passion for Flight: New Zealand Aviation Before the Great War 1868-1914 (3 Vol Set)


MARTYN, ERROL W

3 VOL SET, imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spines, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Volplane Press 2012-13

KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation history flight civil

$120.00
2s13a/3

Wilhelm von Humboldt 1767-1835: A Biography (2 Vol Set)


SWEET, PAUL R

2 VOL SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus eps, frontispieces, vol 1- xiv + 307pp, vol 2- x + 572pp, illus/decorations, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spines & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tape staining/residue to eps of vol 2, light foxing to terminals of vol 2) in d/w, VG+ (in protective clear plastic covers- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spines)

PUBLISHER: Ohio State University Press 1978-80

KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Wilhelm von Humboldt Germany Germans history

$60.00
2s13a/4

Coffee Floats Tea Sinks: Through History and Technology to a Complete Understanding


BERSTEIN, IAN

Quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 284pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to spine & board edges, sm scuff to front board, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Helian Books 1993

KEYWORDS: coffee tea industry trade history technology beverages drinks

$100.00
2s13a/5

Palast und Hutte: Beitrage zum Bauen und Wohnen im Altertum von Archaologen, Vor- und Fruhgeschichtlern


PAPENFUSS, DIETRICH (Ed) & STROCKA, MICHAEL (Ed) & PRUCKNER, HELMUT (Ed)

TEXT IN GERMAN, quarto, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvii + 643pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light fading & rubbing to spine, light foxing to spine & boards, light soiling & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz am Rhein 1982

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN ancient history archeology archaeology antiquity conference Berlin 1979 Alexander von Humboldt

$17.50
xx35pol202106

The Ladies of Miller's


CROOK, DIANA

Paperback (Near FINE); 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: Dale House Press 1996

KEYWORDS: literary art history Diana Crook Bloomsbury circle

$16.50
xx34pol202116

Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island


HEYERDAHL, THOR

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: Rand McNally & Company 1958

KEYWORDS: exploration history culture Easter Island expeditions adventure Thor Heyerdahl

$27.50
xx34pol202123

Built for Justice: Visits to Old North Island Courthouses


CARSON, TERRY

Square 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: Alibi Press 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand north islands courthouses history historical buildings architecture

$25.00
xx34pol202127

Out of Time: History and Evolution in Anthropological Discourse


THOMAS, NICHOLAS

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: Cambridge University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: history anthropology evolution ethnography

$14.00
xx34pol202132

Faber & Faber: The Untold Story


FABER, TOBY

FIRST EDITION, 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: Faber & Faber 2019

KEYWORDS: first editions literature literary history publishing houses Faber and & Faber

$20.00
xx34pol202133

Mediterranean Medley


DAWSON, CAPTAIN LIONEL & MILLS, R G (Illus)

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: Rich & Cowan 1935

KEYWORDS: maritime adventure nautical marine Mediterranean sailing history Captain Lionel Dawson

$18.50
xx34pol202138

Cultures of the North Pacific Coast


DRUCKER, PHILIP & HAWTHORN, HARRY B (Intro)

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: Chandler Publishing 1965

KEYWORDS: anthropology ethnology cultures history north Pacific coast

$25.00
xx34pol202143

Antique Maps, of Europe, the Americas, West Indies, Australasia, Africa, the Orient


GOHM, DOUGLAS

Quarto 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: Octopus Books 1972

KEYWORDS: cartography geography antique maps ancient history exploration

$15.00
xx34pol202149

Chan Kom: A Maya Village


REDFIELD, ROBERT & ROJAS, ALFONSO VILLA

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: University of Chicago Press 1967

KEYWORDS: folk culture east Yucatan anthropology ancient Maya Mayan history

$19.50
xx34pol202154

Akwe-Shavante Society


MAYBURY-LEWIS, DAVID

Octavo softcover (VG) cracking to gutters; 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 1974

KEYWORDS: anthropology ethnology akwe-shavante history culture

$20.00
xx34pol202160

My Side of the Kwai: Reminiscences of an Australian Prisoner of War of the Japanese


ATKINSON, LES

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: Kangaroo Press 2001

KEYWORDS: military history Australian pows prisoners of war ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

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