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$40.00
ak5/21/2

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xxii + 758pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & creasing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series prehistory antiquity prolegomena geology geography prehistoric mesolithic palaeolithic

$40.00
ak5/21/3

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, errata slip to contents page, xxiii + 1058pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & moderate soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity geology geography middle east Egypt Babylonia Palestine Syria Mesopotamia Anatolia bronze age Aegean Assyria

$45.00
ak5/21/20

The Drawings of L S Lowry: Public and Private


LEVY, MERVYN (Intro & Notes)

LACKS FEP, lg quarto, brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 31pp + ix colour plates + 282 monochrome plates, VG (minor rubbing/bruising to extrems, sl rubbing to spine, light to moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, ffep missing, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & moderate fading to spine & cover edges, minor scuffing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Jupiter Books 1976

KEYWORDS: art artists history L S Lowry matchstick men

$45.00
ak5/21/21

The Paintings of L S Lowry: Oils and Watercolours


LEVY, MERVYN (Intro & Notes)

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 31pp + 130 plates/illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. ownership annotation to ffep & half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 3cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, light fading to spine, minor wrinkling to rear, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jupiter Books 1975

KEYWORDS: art artists history L S Lowry matchstick men oils watercolours

$40.00
ak5/21/25

The Bikes We Built: A Journey Through New Zealand Made Bicycles


KENNETT, JONATHAN

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, illus eps, vii + 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Kennett Brothers 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies leisure cycling bikes bicycles history

$55.00
ak5/21/31

The Relief of Tobruk (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


MURPHY, W E

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 566pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl staining to top corner of ffep, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history official histories series ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Tobruk

$125.00
ak5/21/32

Documents, Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939-45 (3 Vol Set)


N/A

3 VOL SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, VG (moderate rubbing to spines & boards/extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown & vol 1, school ink stamps to eps of vol 3, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1949-63

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history official histories series ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 documents documentation

$45.00
ak5/21/33

Vermeer's Camera: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces


STEADMAN, PHILIP

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 207pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: first editions art history Dutch artists Johannes Vermeer criticism appreciation

$100.00
ak5/21/40

The Bravest Soldier: Sir Rollo Gillespie 1766-1814: A Historical Military Sketch


WAKEHAM, ERIC

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frotnispiece, xvi + 292pp, folding maps, VG (sl fading to spine, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, minor soiling & foxing to eps, minor scuffing to ffep, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (moderdate creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, sm patch missing to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, light soiling, minor scuff to front)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood & Sons 1937

KEYWORDS: first editions biography biographies Sir Rollo Gillespie military history

$485.00
ak5/21/42

Relations & Complications, Being the Recollections of H H the Dayang Muda of Sarawak


H H THE DAYANG MUDA OF SARAWAK & O'CONNOR, Rt Hon T P (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained yellow, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xviii + 253pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, numerous newspaper clippings tipped in to front eps & prelims, moderate tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1929

KEYWORDS: first editions history H H the Dayang Muda of Sarawak autobiography autobiographies memoir recollections

$485.00
ak5/21/43

Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey Through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63)


PALGRAVE, WILLIAM GIFFORD

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, gilt illus & rule to front board, deckled page fore-edges, illus title page with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims with folding maps, 421pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, minor soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to front & rear gutters, sm labels to front & rear pastedowns, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, pgs291-302 partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1868

KEYWORDS: William Gifford Palgrave history autobiography autobiographies memoir

$25.00
xxhxb216358

Command Under Sail: Makers of the American Naval Tradition 1775-1850


BRADFORD, JAMES C (Ed)

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: Naval Institute Press 1985

KEYWORDS: military history navy naval maritime American US America

$18.50
xxhxb216359

The Scorching of Washington: The War of 1812


LLOYD, ALAN

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: David & Charles N/D

KEYWORDS: first editions US America American mi,itary history Washington war conflict Washington 19th nineteenth century

$35.00
xxhxb216360

American Military History 1775-1996 (2 Vol Set)


MATLOFF, MAURICE (Ed)

2 VOL SET, 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: Combined Books 1996

KEYWORDS: US America American military history armed forces

$30.00
xxhxb216362

The Mother: Archetypal Image in Fairy Tales


BIRKHAUSER-OERI, SIBYLLE & VON FRANZ, MARIE-LOUISE (Ed) & MITCHELL, MICHAEL (Trans)

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: Inner City Books 1988

KEYWORDS: fairy tales history literature literary criticism women folklore psychoanalysis

$17.50
xxhxb216365

The Man-Eating Myth: Anthropology & Anthropophagy


ARENS, W

Octavo softcover (VG-) occasional underlining; 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 1980

KEYWORDS: anthropology cannibalism history

$25.00
xxcdd216374

The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms


KIRCH, PATRICK VINTON

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: Cambridge University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology Polynesia Polynesian ancient history

$24.50
xxcdd216379

Zhuge Liang: Strategy, Achievements and Writings


SAWYER, RALPH D & SAWYER, MEI-CHUN

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: Ralph D Sawyer 2014 (?)

KEYWORDS: history Zhuge Liang wisdom China Chinese

$24.50
xxcdd216380

The Black Phalanx: African American Soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812 and the Civil War


WILSON, JOSEPH T & CORNISH, DUDLEY TAYLOR (New 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: Da Capo Press 1994

KEYWORDS: US America African American soldiers military history 19th nineteenth century civil war independence

$27.50
xxckb216384

Handbuch der Uniformkunde: Die Militarische Tracht in Ihrer Entwicklung bis zur Gegenwart


KNOTEL, Prof RICHARD & SIEG, HERBERT

TEXT IN GERMAN, 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: Helmut Gerhard Schulz 1971

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN military history troops German uniforms

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