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$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

$20.00
xx34pol202161

The Defense of Berlin


SMITH, JEAN EDWARD

FIRST EDITION, ex-library, fep missing, 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: The John Hopkins Press / Oxford University Press 1963

KEYWORDS: first editions ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 military history Berlin Germany German cities

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