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$70.00
2i18a/42

The Gipsies, and Do Snakes Swallow their Young?


SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, light card covers, 39 pp. + [8] advts. + [1 (contents)] p., VG (light to moderate soiling & creasing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, sm open tear to spine at head & rear joint, rear cover sl loose, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, v sl foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: James Miller 1883

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

$70.00
2i18a/43

Was John Bunyan a Gipsy?


SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 21 pp. + [7] pp. advts + [1 (contents)] p., VG (light to moderate soiling to covers, rust from staples to covers & throughout, light bruising to edges & extrems with sl chipping to spine).

PUBLISHER: James Miller 1882

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

$70.00
2i18a/44

John Bunyan and the Gipsies


SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 23 pp. + [7] pp. advts + [1 (contents)] p., VG (light to moderate soiling to covers, rust from staples to covers & throughout, light bruising to edges & extrems with sl chipping to spine, moderate stainign to tp).

PUBLISHER: James Miller 1882

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

$40.00
2i18a/45

An American-Romani Vocabulary


SINCLAIR, ALBERT THOMAS; BLACK, GEORGE F (ed)

Super royal 8vo, stapled light card covers, 14 pp. + [2 (blank)], G+ (moderate to heavy soiling & water damage--covers & pgs warped & stained, staple rust throughout, second & third gatherings detached).

PUBLISHER: The New York Public Library 1915

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history vocabulary dictionary

$70.00
2i18a/46

Civilised Gipsies and The Encyclopaedia Britannica on the Viper


SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 24 pp. + [2] pp. advts. + [1 (contents)] p. + [1] p. advt., VG (light soiling & creasing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, staple rust to front cover & throughout, light foxing thoughout).

PUBLISHER: Thomas R. KNox & Co. 1889

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history James Simson

$70.00
2i18a/47

The Scottish Press and The Gipsies


SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 26 pp. + [2] pp. advts. + [1 (contents)] p., VG- (light to moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems, staple rust holes to cover, staple rust throughout, light foxing throughout, pp. [3] - final (in quires) detached).

PUBLISHER: E. O. Jenkins' Sons 1890

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history James Simson

$245.00
2i18a/48

The Life of David Haggart


HAGGART, DAVID

Crown 8vo, blue heavy card bds, pg edges deckled. frontis., viii + 173 pp. + [2] advts. pp., G- (heavy soiling to bds, mug stain to front board, heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, backing detatched, bds connected only by cords--very fragile, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: W. and C. Tait 1821

KEYWORDS: David Haggart 19th century social history culture customs habits prison prisoner

$40.00
2i18a/49

The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia


SMOLLETT, [TOBIAS]

12mo, maroon leather bds, triple fillet panel & fleuron cornerpieces in black, scene to front & rear bds & spine lettering in gilt, aeg, turn ins decorated in gilt, title vignette, 408 pp., plates to front, VG (light to moderate scuffing to bds & joints, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & wear to pg edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, light soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: Scott, Webster, and Geary 1836

KEYWORDS: Voltaire Tobias Smollett Peter the Great Russia Russian Emperor history life lives

$245.00
2i18a/50

Gli Zingari: Storia D'un Popolo Errante


COLOCCI, ADRIANO

TEXT IN ITALIAN. Royal 8vo, brown leather bds with triple filleted panel in black, front board & spine lettered in gilt, 5 raised bands to spine--red labels/panels to sections 2 & 4 & double ruled in gilt, teg, bottom pg edges deckled, marbled eps, [8] + 419 pp. + [2 (errata & corrigenda)] pp., illus., map to rear, VG- (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate scuffing to joints, moderate staining/fading to bds, light soiling & tanning/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Ermanno Loescher 1889

KEYWORDS: Italy Italian Gipsy Gipsies Gypsy Gypsies Romani Romany travel travellers travelling 19th century social history

$35.00
xx14pol203719

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service


LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS; KOLOVAKOS, GREGORY & CHRIST, RONALD (transl)

FIRST US EDITION. 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1978

KEYWORDS: Mario Vargas Llosa modern first edition 20th century military letters correspondence social history criticism

$25.00
os1/67

Japanese Prints from 1700 to 1900


ILLING, RICHARD (Selected & Intro)

Folio 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: Phaidon Press 1976

KEYWORDS: art history appreciation Japan Japanese prints historical reproductions

$30.00
os1/68

Chinese Painting


CAPON, EDMUND (Selected & Intro)

Folio softcover (VG-) page block detached from covers; 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: Phaidon Press 1979

KEYWORDS: art history China Chinese appreciation paintings

$45.00
os1/70

100 Years of Posters


HILLIER, BEVIS

Folio, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, xvi + 96pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & tape repairs to spine, moderate creasing & chafing to covers, moderate insect damage & light loss to bottom corner of front cover & page block, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Pall Mall Press 1972

KEYWORDS: art posters history centennial centenary design

$50.00
os1/72

The Maori as an Artist


PADOVAN, RENZO (Plates & Essay)

Sm folio, cream heavy boards, brown lettering to white buckram spine, unpaginated, 45 plates- some missing, VG- (moderate scuffing & surface loss to board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to boards & spine, minor staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor scuffing & surface loss to front eps, plates 19-30 detached, plates 19-22 & 26-30 missing, other sections of page block loosened but still attached) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to spine & edges- minor archival tape repair to spine, moderate tanning & foxing, light staining)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1957

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art history culture Maori carvings Renzo Padovan

$75.00
os1/75

Later Japanese Prints: 65 Illustrations, with 33 in Colour


ILLING, RICHARD (Selected by & Intro)

Folio, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated prelims, 64 plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate creasing & scuffing/rubbing to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's am ex-libria label to inside front cover, heavy cracking/separation to front & rear gutters/spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to eps)

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1978

KEYWORDS: art history Japan Japanese oriental prints

$65.00
os2/58

The Australasian Sketcher, with Pen and Pencil 1874


CANNON, MICHAEL (Intro)

FACSIMILE EDITION, folio, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, unpaginated prelims & index pgs, 208pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, light tanning/discolouration to eps & prelims & terminals, moderate cracking to gutters, occsional light closed tearing to base of some pages) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges- tidy tape repairs, 2cm loss to spine, light to moderate fading to spine & top edges, minor wrinkling & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Heritage Publications N/D (facsimile edition)

KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints Australasian sketcher past issues years 1874 history historical

$25.00
os2/60

Tom Roberts: The Man and His Art


BOER, OKKO (Created & Designed by)

Folio 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: Heidelberg Publishing N/D

KEYWORDS: art history appreciation Tom Roberts Australian Australia collections exhibitions

$25.00
os2/61

Frederick McCubbin: The Man and His Art


BOER, OKKO (Created & Designed by)

Folio softcover (VG) 6cm closed tear to top spine edge; 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: Heidelberg Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: art history appreciation Frederick McCubbin Australian Australia collections exhibitions

$100.00
os2/62

Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa


HARRIS, CAPTAIN W CORNWALLIS

FACSIMILE EDITION, folio, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt antelope illus to front board, frontispiece, illus title page, vi + 175pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, light to moderate chafing & glue/paper residue to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, heavy crack to gutter towards rear) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate to heavy chafing/scuffing & soiling with minor foxing also,

PUBLISHER: Sable Publishers 1986 (Facsimile Reprint of 1840 edition)

KEYWORDS: facsimile editions Southern Africa game hunting art portraits history historical Captain Sir William Cornwallis Harris travel travellers

$10.00
xx14pol203725

Louis Agassiz: A Life in Science


LURIE, EDWARD

Octavo softcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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 / Phoenix 1966

KEYWORDS: Louis Agassiz biography biographies memoir history

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