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$45.00
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces


CAMPBELL, JOSEPH

Super octavo, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to grey spine, xxiii + 416pp, illus, VG+ ( slight bruising to spine and extrems, slight scuffing to extrems, unusual repair using suspected correction fluid to lower corner of front board, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w VG+ (light creasing & sl chipping to edges, v slight tanning, adhesive price sticker to inside back flap)

PUBLISHER: MJF Books N/D (c.1990s)

KEYWORDS: joseph cambell classics history cultural anthropology narrative ancient historic

$40.00
3e4/31

Trombone's Troubles: Experiences of a Queensland Jackeroo in Early Pastoral Days


PLANTAGENET SOMERSET, HENRY & BENDER, DENISE (ed)

Imperial octavo, burgundy illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, x + 181, illus, VG+ (v slight rubbing to spine and extrems, slight creasing to cover edges, light chafing to covers, slight tanning and soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Boolarong Press 2010

KEYWORDS: henry plantagenet somerset early australian colonial history jackeroo

$40.00
3e4/33

Sailors in Cages


COWARD, ROGER V

Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 237pp, VG+ ( light bruising to spine, slight soiling to base of front board, slight rubbing to extrems, slight soiling & tanning to page edges), in d/w VG- ( moderate creasing and scuffing/chipping to edges and extrems, heavy soiling, light tanning, two closed tears approx. 2cm each to upper edge of jacket)

PUBLISHER: MacDonald & Co 1967

KEYWORDS: pow pows escape memoir roger v coward world war two second ii history

$70.00
3e4/34

Captured: My Experiences as an Ambulance Driver and as a Prisoner of the Nazis


MYERS, BESSY

Super octavo, khaki buckram boards, red lettering to spine, lightly deckled page edges, frontispiece, 256pp, VG (moderate fading and rubbing to spine, light fading and rubbing to edges and boards. light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, binding slightly sloppy- boards shaky, prev. owners name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1941 Reprint

KEYWORDS: bessy myers ambulance driver womens service world war two second ii pow pows escape memoir history europe

$55.00
3e4/35

Pageant of the Pacific: Being the Maritime History of Australia in Two Volumes


RHODES, CAPTAIN F

TWO VOLUMES, imperial octavo, green marle buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, upper edges stained green, deckled page edges, frontispiece to volume one, volume one 411pp + volume two 487pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine and extrems of both volumes, light soiling and tanning to page edges, top of page blocks lightly faded, light general soiling throughout, light tanning and foxing to eps & prelims, plate to prelims of vol 1 detached but present, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: F J Thwaites Pty ca 1930s

KEYWORDS: captain f rhodes pacific maritime history australia

$24.50
xxewr221370

Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance


MUNROW, DAVID & PREVIN, ANDRE (Fore)

Square quarto 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: Oxford University Press 1977

KEYWORDS: music history middles ages renaissance instruments

$25.00
xxewr221371

Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of World War 2, Featuring the Acclaimed Artworks of Iain Wyllie


HOLMES, TONY (Compiled) & BROTHERS, Air Commodore PETER (Fore) & ANDERSON, Colonel CLARENCE E 'BUD' (Fore)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 2002

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Iain Wyllie

$25.00
xxexn221379

The Road From the Past


PETERSON, KEVIN

Quarto 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: Kevin Peterson N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history autobiography memoir Kevin Peterson genealogy

$27.50
xxexn221380

Femme Fashion 1780-2004: The Modelling of the Female Form in Fashion


BRATTIG, PATRICIA (Ed)

Super octavo softcover (VG+) minor staining to rear pages: 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: Arnoldsche Art Publishers 2003

KEYWORDS: fashion women female history models modelling

$30.00
xxexn221381

Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian: The Crime That Should Haunt America


ANDERSON, GARY CLAYTON

FIRST EDITION, tidy 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: University of Oklahoma Press 2014

KEYWORDS: first editions native American Indians tribes ethnic cleansing history

$22.50
xxexn221382

Collecting the World: The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane


DELBOURGO, JAMES

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: Allen Lane 2017

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Hans Sloane collectors history

$19.50
xxexn221383

The Great Fashion Designers


POLAN, BRENDA & TREDRE, ROGER

Imperial 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: Berg 2009

KEYWORDS: fashion designers profiles biographies history

$25.00
xxeyc221385

Captain James Cook


HOUGH, RICHARD

FIRST EDITION, 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: Hodder and Stoughton 1994

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime history Captain James Cook famous explorers voyages biography

$15.00
xxeyc221386

Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation: Experiences of the Merchant Navy During the 1950s and 1960s


LEE, JOHN

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: AuthorHouse 2007

KEYWORDS: Merchant Navy history maritime 20th twentieth century John Lee

$15.00
xxeyc221390

The Steadfast Man: A Life of St Patrick


GALLICO, PAUL

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: The Catholic Book Club / Michael Joseph 1958

KEYWORDS: literature history Paul Gallico St Saint Patrick Ireland Irish saints

$24.50
xxeyc221391

Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths


FALLON, JOHN P

Duodecimo 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: David & Charles 1972

KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles gold silver makers marks goldsmiths silversmiths history

$30.00
xxeyf221392

Bloomsbury Ballerina: Lydia Lopokova, Imperial Dancer and Mrs John Maynard Keynes


MACKRELL, JUDITH

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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2008

KEYWORDS: history biography Bloomsbury biography memoir Lydia Lopokova Mrs John Maynard Keynes

$16.50
xxeyf221393

Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty


DENING, GREG

Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) moderate to heavy water damage to bottom corners: 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: Cambridge University Press 1992

KEYWORDS: history Captain Bligh HMS Bounty maritime biography mutiny

$27.50
xxeyf221395

A Most Secret Place: Boscombe Down 1939-45


JOHNSON, BRIAN & HEFFERNAN, TERRY

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: Jane's Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Boscombe Down

$18.50
xxeyf221397

Bowfin: The True Story of a Fabled Fleet Submarine in World War II


HOYT, EDWIN P

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: Burford Books 1998

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 submarines maritime warfare USS Bowfin Pacific naval operations

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