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$175.00
ak1/13a/12

The Tomb of Tutankhamen: Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter: Volume I


CARTER, HOWARD & MACE, A C & BURTON, HARRY (Illus)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, Egyptian illus in gilt to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xxiii + 231pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink & prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to reverse of frontispiece, moderate foxing throughout, sporadic cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1930

KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology Ancient Egypt Egyptian tombs mummies Tutankhamen Earl of Carnarvon Howard Carter ancient history discoveries

$100.00
ak1/13a/13

The War at Sea 1939-1945, Volume I: The Defensive


ROSKILL, Captain S W

FIRST EDITION, 2nd IMP., THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxii + 664pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate tanning to spine & covers, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor staining to spine)

PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1954

KEYWORDS: first editions 2nd impressions military history naval warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 sea defence defense

$60.00
ak2/5a/2

Christ in Art


RENAN, ERNEST

Lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 255pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Parkstone 2010

KEYWORDS: religion religious art history criticism appreciation Christianity Jesus

$40.00
ak2/5a/3

Khrushchev Remembers: The Last Testament


TALBOTT, STROBE (Trans & Ed) & CRANKSHAW, EDWARD (Fore) & SCHECTER, JERROLD L (Intro)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxi + 602pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising/creasing to spine, light rubbing & fading to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, binding a little loose, minor creasing to bottom corners at rear) in d/w, vG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 4cm closed tear to spine, minor general foxing & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Andre Deutsch 1974

KEYWORDS: memoirs history Khrushchev Russia Russian Soviet politics political autobiography biographies

$45.00
ak2/5a/5

A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Kingdom of Acre, and the Later Crusades


RUNCIMAN, STEVEN

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 530pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate tanning & chafing to spine, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor general soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1955

KEYWORDS: crusades history acre outremer holy wars war

$40.00
ak2/5a/6

The Lost Art of Finding Our Way


HUTH, JOHN EDWARD

Super octavo, teal heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to blue buckram spine, unpaginated prelims + 528pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light creasing to rear flap, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: history navigation naval art science maritime nautical

$45.00
ak2/5a/9

A Pilgrim's Way in New Zealand


MULGAN, ALAN

Super ocatvo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained green, deckled page edges, illus/maps at eps, frontispiece, xii + 142pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems/edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1935

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical travel journeys pilgrimages Alan Mulgan

$50.00
ak2/12a/5

An Architecture for Democracy: The Marin County Civic Center: A Narrative by the Associated Architect


GREEN, AARON G & DE NEVI, DONALD P

Square imperial ocatvo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 142pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, minor creasing to top corner of front flap, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Grendon Publishing 1990

KEYWORDS: architecture Marin County Civic Center Center buildings design Aaron G Green architects history Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation publications

$40.00
ak2/12a/6

Heritage: The Lloyd Jones Family


PORTER, FRANKLIN and MARY (Ed) & INGRAHAM, ELIZABETH WRIGHT et al

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, vi + 134pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate soiling & tanning to covers, light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Unity Chapel Publications 1986

KEYWORDS: centennial centenary Unity Chapel Frank Lloyd Wright family history architecture architects

$15.00
xxsdv219653

Thomas Bray


THOMPSON, H P

EX-LIBRARY 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: SPCK London 1954

KEYWORDS: christian thomas bray biography church history

$15.00
xxsdw219665

Winged Wheel: The history of the first hundred years of the Cyclists' Touring Club


OAKLEY, WILLIAM

EX-LIBRARY 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Cyclists' Touring Club

KEYWORDS: cycling history cyclists william oakley

$22.50
xxsdw219668

On Foot: A History of Walking


AMATO, JOSEPH A

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: New York University Press 2004

KEYWORDS: joseph a amato walking history

$22.50
xxsei219670

Inigo: The Troubled Life of Inigo Jones, Architect of the English Renaissance


LEAPMAN, MICHAEL

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Review 2003

KEYWORDS: inigo jones english renaissance architect history

$30.00
xxsen219674

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy 1943-1944 Volume Two of the Liberation Trilogy


ATKINSON, RICK

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown

KEYWORDS: world war two ii history italy sicily rick atkinson

$27.50
xxsfh219681

In Command: Minesweeper captain & Labour parliamentarian The Hon Phil Connolly


JAMIESON, ROSEMARY

SIGNED BY AUTHOR 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2009

KEYWORDS: phil connolly labour new zealand memoir biography history military

$25.00
xxsfh219682

Trajan Optimus Princeps


BENNETT, JULIAN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Routledge Second Edition

KEYWORDS: trajan optimus princeps julian bennett roman emperor history rome

$17.50
xxsfh219686

Unknown Pleasures


OTT, CHRIS

Small 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Continuum 2004

KEYWORDS: joy division biography music history

$15.00
xxsfv219710

The History of the Science Fiction Magazine Vol 2 1936 - 1945


ASHLEY, MICHAEL

THIS VOLUME ONLY 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Henry Regnery Company

KEYWORDS: science fiction magazine history

$22.50
xxsgc219723

The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles and Ideology


HANSEN, MOGENS HERMAN & CROOK, J A (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Blackwell 1991

KEYWORDS: greece ancient athens democracy political history

$22.50
xxsgc219724

Myth and Society in Ancient Greece


VERNANT, JEAN-PIERRE

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Zone Books 1988

KEYWORDS: myth society ancient greece greek history

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