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A Guide to the Sources of United States Military HIstory: Supplement I
THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, octavo, bue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 300pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to rear board, sl foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Archon Books 1981
KEYWORDS: US America American military history guides sources reseach supplements armed forces bibliography bibliographies
New Guinea Crocodile Poacher
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, white & red lettering to spine, 192pp, VG+ (sl bruising to board extrems, light discolourtion to spine & extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some loss & tidy archival tape repairs to spine area, light to moderate tanning & chafing/soiling, price clipped)
PUBLISHER: Jarrolds 1964
KEYWORDS: first editions military war history Gunther Bahnemann autobiography autobiographies memoir
On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects (Second Edition)
Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 108pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing & soiling to eps, light foxing to pages throughout, moderate cracking to some gutters)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1874
KEYWORDS: entomology insects bugs studies Sir John Lubbock natural history biology zoology
Fordkloden efter Syndfloden (The Earth After the Flood)
TEXT IN DANISH, DANISH FIRST EDITION, octavo, half leather bound black heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration with raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, patterned eps, frontispiece, 507pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to leatherwork on spine & board corners, light fading to spine, 1cm scuff to top edge of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: P G Philipjens Forlag 1869
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH first Danish editions Louis Figuier geography geology history historical
Havet Med dets Plante- og Dyreverden
TEXT IN DANISH, octavo, half leatherbound black heavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration with raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, patterned eps, viii + 455pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light fading to spine, minor rubbing/chafing to leatherwork, light tanning to page edges, light occasional cracking to gutters, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals & plates)
PUBLISHER: P G Philipjens Forlag 1866
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN DANISH natural history flora fauna plants botany animals nature Dr G Hartwig
The Indonesian Economy During the Soeharto Era
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + 329pp, VG+ (usual library markings, light bruising to spine & board extrems) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps, sm ink stain to rear flap)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1981
KEYWORDS: Indonesia Indonesian economy economics politics political leaders General Soeharto essays history literature research
United States History & Historiography in Postwar Soviet Writings 1945-1970
Tidy ex-library, super octavo, illus red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, xvi + 431pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, minimal library markings)
PUBLISHER: Clio Press 1976
KEYWORDS: US America American history bibliography bibliographies catalogues writings historiography Soviet Russian postwar post-war
Six-Legged Snakes in New Guinea: A Collecting Expedition to Two Unexplored Islands
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, octavo, black cloth boards, cream lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, map to prelims, 280pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, spine cocked, moderate rubbing & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, tidy tape reinforcement to gutter of prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1949
KEYWORDS: first editions history New Guinea anthropology exploration adventure Evelyn Cheesman
David Hume and the Eighteenth Century British Thought: An Annotated Catalogue (The Centennial Publication of Chuo University)
Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 560pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/peeling to edges)
PUBLISHER: Chuo University Library 1986
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues literature literary David Hume history historical 18th eighteenth century
Margaret Thatcher: A Bibliography
Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 269pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light chafing to rear board)
PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1993
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues British Prime Ministers government history
The Transkei Region of Southern Africa 1877-1978: An Annotated Bibliography
Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, xxii + 218pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl chafing & soiling to boards)
PUBLISHER: G K Hall & Co 1980
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues southern Africa history 19th nineteenth century Transkei region
Sole Provider: 30 Years of Nike Basketball
Oblong super octavo, illus white heavy boards, grey lettering to spine, 215pp + illus index to rear, VG (light bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges & eps, moderate paper/adhesive residue to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate soiling, some damp soiling to inside front flap)
PUBLISHER: powerHouse Books 2002
KEYWORDS: sport history sponsorship Nike brands basketball footwear shoes fashion
The History of Methodism in New Zealand
Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 510pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing/surface loss & cracking to spine & hinges, heavy chafing & surface loss to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & moderate insect damage to ffep, binder's sm label to front pastedown, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, minor tearing to some page edges, some minor scuffs to pages- some small blocks of text affected but quite minimal)
PUBLISHER: McKee & Co 1900
KEYWORDS: New Zealand religious history religion methodist church methodism Rev William Morley
A Guide to the Sources of United States Military HIstory: Supplement II
THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 332pp, VG+ (minimal library markings)
PUBLISHER: Archon Books 1986
KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues research sources US America American military history supplements
The Library of Christian Classics Volume I: Early Christian Fathers
Ex-library. This volume only. 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: SCM Press 1953
KEYWORDS: religion religious Christian Christianity fathers literature history
Mother Russia
8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Collins 1944
KEYWORDS: Maurice Hindus Russia Russian history 20th century
Gallipoli: A ridge too far
Super 8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2015
KEYWORDS: Ashley Ekins First World War One WW1 WWI Gallipoli ANZAC warfare war military history
The City of Beautiful Nonsense
8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Chapman and Hall 1910
KEYWORDS: E Temple Thurston nonfiction London England history
The Journal of John Woolman
8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Headley Brothers 1896
KEYWORDS: John Woolman journal diary 18th century history
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
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 costs
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs 2021
KEYWORDS: Mike Duncan Marquis de Lafayette history