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No Gifts from Chance: A Biography of Edith Wharton


BENSTOCK, SHARI

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: Hamish Hamilton / Penguin 1994

KEYWORDS: literature literary biographies biography memoir Edith Wharton history historical

$20.00
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The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic & Lore


MONROE, DOUGLAS

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: Llewellyn Publications 1994

KEYWORDS: druid magic druidism celtic history esoteric

$20.00
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The Dark World of Witches (Unabridged)


MAPLE, ERIC

Sm 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: Pan Books 1971

KEYWORDS: British witches history witchcraft occult occultism magic magick

$15.00
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The Origins of Modern Science 1300-1800


BUTTERFIELD, H

FIRST EDITION, 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: G Bell and Sons 1965

KEYWORDS: history science theories H Butterfield

$20.00
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Descartes


REE, JONATHAN

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) boards stained; 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: Allen Lane 1974

KEYWORDS: first editions Descartes philosophy history metaphysics

$20.00
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The History of the Calculus and its Conceptual Development (The Concepts of the Calculus)


BOYER, CARL B & COURANT, RICHARD (Fore)

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: Dover Publications 1959

KEYWORDS: mathematics calculus concept history

$20.00
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Claver Almanac for the African Missions 1931 (Vol X)


SODALITY OF ST PETER CLAVER (Ed)

Sm 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: The Sodality of St Peter Claver for the African Missions 1931

KEYWORDS: African missions history historical past issues almanacs St Peter Claver

$36.00
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Modern Christianity in the Holy Land


KILDANI, Rev HANNA & MUSLEH, GEORGE (Trans)

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: AuthorHouse 2010

KEYWORDS: Christianity religion religious history holy land Jerusalem

$30.00
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Musical Instruments Through the Ages


BAINES, ANTHONY (Ed)

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 and Faber 1966

KEYWORDS: music history musical instruments culture

$30.00
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The Legacy of Hiroshima


TELLER, EDWARD & BROWN, ALLEN

FIRST EDITION, 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: Macmillan & Co 1962

KEYWORDS: first editions war history Hiroshima warfare weapons weaponry philosophy

$24.50
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A Picture History of Flight


TAYLOR, JOHN W R

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: Hulton Press 1955

KEYWORDS: aviation history flight

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The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan


HASTINGS, MICHAEL

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: Orion 2012

KEYWORDS: politics political war military modern history Afghanistan

$40.00
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Art and Symbols of the Occult


WASSERMAN, JAMES

Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 128pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling, adhesive label residue to front)

PUBLISHER: Tiger Books International 1993

KEYWORDS: occult occultism esoteric art symbols symbolism ancient history

$80.00
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Alchemy: The Medieval Alchemists and Their Royal Art


FABRICIUS, JOHANNES

Quarto, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, (6) + 248pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to spine & boards/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl soiling to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Aquarian Press 1989

KEYWORDS: esoteric alchemy spirituality medieval art history criticism alchemists mysticism

$150.00
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Memoirs of a Bugatti Hunter: Archives of a Passion


RAFFAELLI, ANTOINE & PROST, ALAIN (Fore) & BURGESS-WISE, DAVID (English Trans)

Quarto, illus glossy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Maeght Editeur 1997

KEYWORDS: automotive racing cars high performance history Bugatti motorsports Antoine Raffaelli collections

$95.00
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Bugatti: The Man and the Marque


WOOD, JONATHAN & PRICE, BARRIE (Fore)

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 384pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges & spine, light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing/wrinkling & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 1992

KEYWORDS: automotive high performance cars Ettore Bugatti engineering design history

$50.00
ak2/7a/23

The South Explored (Revised Edition)


HALL-JONES, JOHN

REVISED EDITION, SIGNED, imperial octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to eps, 172pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising/rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine & creases/flaps, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co 1998

KEYWORDS: signed John Hall-Jones New Zealand history south southern Otago Southland settlers pioneers

$40.00
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Pauatahanui Inlet - An Environmental Study


HEALY, W B

Imperial octavo, olive green faux leather heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 198pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, light occasional chipping to page edges, map opp. pg67 moderately wrinkled) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling/surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Scientific Information Division , DSIR 1980

KEYWORDS: New Zealand environment environmental science studies scientific industrial research history landscape geology Pauatahanui inlet

$48.50
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My Mountain Calls: Jane Thomson and her Mountain Adventures


MOORE, BETTY & LANGTON, GRAHAM

Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, yellow lettering to spine, illus/maps to inside covers, 112pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Betty Moore & Graham Langton 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history pioneers early settlers Jane Thomson women mountain climbing climbers alpine club biography biographies adventure adventurers

$40.00
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Waiuta: The Gold Mine, the Town, the People 1906-1951 (Updated Edition)


MORRIS, GERARD (Compiled & Ed by) & NIGHTINGALE, TONY (Based on an MA (History) thesis by)

UPDATED EDITION, oblong imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, (8) + 141pp, illus/photos, VG (minor creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Friends of Waiuta Inc 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Waiuta pioneers settlers

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