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$22.50
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Pipe Clay and Drill: John J Pershing: The Classic American Soldier


GOLDHURST, RICHARD

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: Reader's Digest Press 1977

KEYWORDS: John J Pershing military history biography biographies memoir US American soldiers

$17.50
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This is Gaudi


CLAYPOOL, MOLLIE & CHRISTOFOROU, CHRISTINA (Illus)

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: Laurence King Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: Antoni Gaudi architecture architectural history buildings

$30.00
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An Eighteenth Century Industrialist: Peter Stubs of Warrington 1756-1806


ASHTON, T S

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: Manchester University Press 1961

KEYWORDS: history biography biographies memoir Peter Stubs trade business industry

$15.00
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Cadogan's Crimea


CALTHORPE, Lt Col SOMERSET J GOUGH & CADOGAN, General the Hon Sir GEORGE (Illus)

Imperial 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: Hamish Hamilton 1979

KEYWORDS: war art military Crimea Crimean war history Colonel the Hon George Cadogan

$60.00
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The Syrian Desert: Caravans, Travel and Exploration


GRANT, CHRISTINA PHELPS

First edition. Super 8vo, pp. xv + 410; brown buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., plates, foldout maps; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to mdoerate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep).

PUBLISHER: A. & C. Black 1937

KEYWORDS: Christina Phelps Grant Middle East Syria Syrian desert life lives culture social history

$80.00
2i33a/13

The Giant Cities of Bashan and Syria's Holy Places


PORTER, Rev J L

8vo, pp. 371; brown buckram boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt, front board decorated in black; title vignette & frontis., plates; chapter initals; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; ht torn in half; moderate cracking to central & rear gutters; light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: T. Nelson and Sons 1886

KEYWORDS: Rev J L Porter Middle East Syria history social geographical ancient religious scripture biblical literature

$45.00
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New Towns of the Middle Ages: Town Plantation in England, Wales and Gascony


BERESFORD, MAURICE

Super 8vo, pp. xx + 670; black buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates. foldout maps, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to ffep); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light tanning; price clipped to front flap).

PUBLISHER: Lutterworth Press 1967

KEYWORDS: England social history towns Middle Ages medieval mediaeval Wales Gascony plantation

$225.00
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The Bar Books: Manuscripts Illuminated for Renaud de Bar, Bishop of Metz (1303-1316)


DAVENPORT, KAY

Post-it-note signed by author enclosed. Imp. 8vo, pp. 728; black cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; pgs to rear sl creased at tail extrem); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems;

PUBLISHER: Brepols 2017

KEYWORDS: Renaud de Bar Bishop of Metz illuminated manuscripts book arts design medieval mediaeval middle ages history

$100.00
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Hebrew Captives of the Kings of Assyria


GOSS, WILLIAM HENRY

Super 8vo, pp. viii + 344 + viii; blue cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; fore & bottom edges deckled, chapter initals; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping esp to spine extrems; moderate to heavy tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges, bdg sloppy; gift inscription in black ink to tp; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1890

KEYWORDS: ancient history Hebrew Assyria Kings Mesopotamia social

$17.50
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Vinland Saga: Book Five


YUKIMURA, MAKOTO & PAUL, STEPHEN (Trans)

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: Kodansha Comics 2014

KEYWORDS: manga graphic novels Vinland series saga history historical Vikings literature Makoto Yukimura book five v 5

$17.50
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Vinland Saga: Book Six


YUKIMURA, MAKOTO & PAUL, STEPHEN (Trans)

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: Kodansha Comics 2015

KEYWORDS: manga graphic novels Vinland series saga history historical Vikings literature Makoto Yukimura book six vi 6

$17.50
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Vinland Saga: Book Seven


YUKIMURA, MAKOTO & PAUL, STEPHEN (Trans)

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: Kodansha Comics 2015

KEYWORDS: manga graphic novels Vinland series saga history historical Vikings literature Makoto Yukimura book seven vii 7

$15.00
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William Wallace: The True Story of Braveheart


BROWN, CHRIS

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: Tempus 2007

KEYWORDS: Scotland Scottish heroes history William Wallace Braveheart

$40.00
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History of American Ceramics: The Studio Potter


DONHAUSER, PAUL S

Signed & inscribed by author. Imp. 8vo, pp. xviii + 260; grey heavy card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping).

PUBLISHER: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company 1978

KEYWORDS: America American pottery arts art craft design ceramics history

$245.00
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Further Papers Relative to the Affairs of New Zealand. (In continuation of Papers presented 8th July, 1869.) Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 8th April, 1870


n/a

Rebound, retaining orig. wrappers within boards. Fol., pp. xiv + 247; brown buckram boards, green label to spine lettered in gilt; blue wrappers to front & rear; VG (sl scuffing & soiling to boards; minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to wrappers; heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to wrappers; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: William Clowes & Sons 1970

KEYWORDS: New Zealand politics political government papers social history House of Parliament

$45.00
2e15a/17

Colonial Casualties: Chinese in Early Victoria


CRONIN, KATHRYN

8vo, pp. xii + 175; brown heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos; VG (SL scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; minor soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; light to moderate water damage to textblock extrem at tail, resulting mild adhesion of pgs); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; lght to moderate tanning).

PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history Victoria goldfields gold fields China Chinese immigrants colonial racism social political

$40.00
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Fundamentals of T'ai Chi Ch'uan


HUANG, WEN-SHAN; HUXLEY, LAURA (introd)

8vo, pp. [6] + ix + 6-559 + [1] ; illus. light card covers, french flaps; photos, foldout sheet; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; indentations from prev owner's writing on paper over book; moderate bruising to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to prelims & terminals; prev bookshop's stamp in purple ink to ffep).

PUBLISHER: South Sky Book Company 1974

KEYWORDS: T'ai Tai Chi Chuan Ch'uan history development technique methods guide Laura Huxley

$16.50
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A Democracy at War


O'NEILL, WILLIAM L

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: Harvard University Press 1995

KEYWORDS: US America American politics government ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 history 20th twentieth century

$35.00
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Korea Around the 1900: Paintings of Gisan


HAN, CHRISTINA H Y

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: Royal Ontario Museum 2005

KEYWORDS: paintings oriental Korea Korean art exhibtions history Royal Ontario Museum

$16.50
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Enemy Coast Ahead


GIBSON, Wing Commander GUY & HARRIS, Marshal of the Royal Airforce Sir ARTHUR (Intro)

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: Michael Joseph 1952

KEYWORDS: raf royal airforce British armed forces military history aviation aerial warfare combat

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