SHINNERS, JOHN (ed.)

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: Broadview Press 1999

KEYWORDS: Europe medieval mediaeval middle ages religion religious Church social history

FULLER, R BUCKMINSTER

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, maroon card boards, black cl spine lettered in gilt; x + 277pp, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards, light bruising to board & spine edges & extrems; moderate soiling & light foxing to pg edges); in d/w, VG (some fading, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems, some water damage at lower back, light tanning).

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1992

KEYWORDS: R Buckminster Fuller predictions science future first edition nonscientific politics history philosophy

DAVIES, PETER J; SADIE, STANLEY (forew.)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black label to front board letter in gilt, black label to spine lettered in silver gilt, frontis., illus.; xxviii + 272; VG (some scuffing, soiling and bruising to board edges & extrems; moderate foxing to pg edges & light foxing to eps & prelims, bookplate to ffep).

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1989

KEYWORDS: Moazrt life lives biography music classical history

PELIKAN, JAROSLAW

Super octavo, red cl boards, spine lettered in gilt; xvi + 139 pp.; VG+ (some soiling to boards, light bruising to board edges & extrems); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & rubbing, some bruising to edges with come creasing).

PUBLISHER: The University of Michagan Press 1997

KEYWORDS: ancient history philosophy Jewish theology Plato bible biblical clascial studies

Octavo, blue buckram boards, front board & spine lettered in blue; frontis., plates; VG (sl rubbing to baords, light bruising and scuffing to board edges & extrems; light to moderate soilding & foxing to pg edges, light tanning & foxing to eps; black pen marking to fep); lacking d/w.

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1935

KEYWORDS: 19th century social history China Chinese English British international relations

VALLANCE, W R

Oblong super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, patterned eps, [10] + 51pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing & surface loss to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate water staining to top of gutters throughout, moderate cracking to gutters at prelims & sporadically throughout, minor soiling throughout, binding a little shaky)

PUBLISHER: Whangarei Heads Centennial Committee N/D (c.1956)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Whangarei Heads

LEBRA-CHAPMAN, JOYCE

Ex-library, octavo, grey heavy boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + [4] + 199pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings/labels, minor tape residue to board edges, light tanning to page edges, minor water staining to head of rear pastedown) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, usual library labels, moderate chafing- mostly to cover)

PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press 1986

KEYWORDS: feminism India Indian social history heroism

PERCIVAL, HAROLD WALDWIN

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & border to front board, top page edges stained blue- faded, xx + [4] + 71pp, VG (minor bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, medium sized patch of adhesive staining to ffep, prev. ownership ink stamps/markings to ffep also, light foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to rear gutter with heavy creasing & scuffing to pg71) in d/w, VG (minor fading to spine & covers, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss)

PUBLISHER: The World Publishing Company 1952

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry secret societies masonic symbols masonry masons history

SKILLETER, PAUL & WHYTE, ANDREW (Competition Chapters)

SECOND EDITION. Imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 652pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board & spine edges/extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light chafing & discolouration, minor tanning to flap edges)

PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 1988

KEYWORDS: automotive cars motoring Jaguar saloon cars history

PAYNE, ANN

Sm quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus prelims, 96pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading & rubbing to extrems, ex-libris plate to half title page, sl water staining to base of spine & gutters throughout- v minor) in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing to edges, light to moderate fading/discolouration, minor soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: The British Library 1990

KEYWORDS: medieval animals beasts fantasy bestiaries history illustrated

NISBET, ALEXANDER

2 VOL SET, quarto, red faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering & rule to spines, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to boards/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ex-libris plates & coat of arms affixed to front pastedowns of both vols)

PUBLISHER: T & A Constable 1984

KEYWORDS: heraldry family history genealogy coats of arms Europe

KRAUSNICK, HELMUT et al & BARRY, RICHARD et al (Trans) & WISKEMANN, ELIZABETH (Intro)

Ōctavo, grey/black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 614pp, VG+ (sl soiling to front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate tanning & soiling to rear, light creasing & chipping to edges, minor general soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons and Company 1968

KEYWORDS: nazi Germany regime SS militart history Hitler

MONTGOMERY, D H & BRADSHAW, STANLEY ORTON (Illus)

Octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 144pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading & scuffing to spine & board edges, light bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate general chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton N/D

KEYWORDS: military history aviation night bomber pilot D H Montgomery British Royal Flying Corps pilots autobiography

TINKER, F G

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 284pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to spine & boards/edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, v heavy crack & tape staining/residue to front gutter at prelims- binding partially exposed, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, other occasional minor foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, in scruffy plastic protective cover- taped to jacket with yellowing brittle tape, heavy creasing & tearing to edges, numerous attempts at tape repairs to internal side- all yellowing & flaky)

PUBLISHER: Lovat Dickson 1938

KEYWORDS: Frank Tinker military history aviation pilots Spain Spanish autobiography

HEYDEMARCK, HAUPT & SYKES, CLAUD W (Trans)

FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to board edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minro foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate general wrinkling & soiling, adhesive residue & staining from prev. owner's plastic cover, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton Ltd N/D (c.1935)

KEYWORDS: military history aviation pilots Haupt Heydemarck

PLETCHER, DAVID M

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt on red lettering to spine, xiii + [3] + 656pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, minor soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, author's surname on front covered with black ink, heavy creasing & tearing to edges- minor loss, minor foxing to spine & rear)

PUBLISHER: University of Missouri Press 1975

KEYWORDS: US America American geopolitics Texas Oregon Mexico history geography Mexican War

CUNNINGHAM, W H & TREADWELL, C A L & HANNA, J S

OWNERSHIP OF A MEMBER OF THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 399pp, illus/photos, folding maps, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to extrems, heavy cracking to spine hinges- repaired but still visible, heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, Willoughby Bartlett in ink to ffep, occasional cracking to gutters, minor foxing throughout, moderate creasing & occasional tearing to folding maps)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson and Osborn Ltd 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz military history Wellington Regiment NZEF ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

HOLT, J

3 VOL SET, sm octavo, quarter leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering on black leather title plates with gilt rule to spines, marbled page edges- faded, mixed pagination, VG- (heavy scuffing to marbled boards- some surface loss, moderate cracking & rubbing to leather spines, moderate scuffing to board edges, marbling heavily faded but still sl visible on page edges, other minor tanning ot page edges, ex-libris plates to ffeps to all 3 vols, other prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to ffeps, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, age appropriate tanning/soiling throughout with minor creasing also)

PUBLISHER: G G J and J Robinson 1786-1788

KEYWORDS: antiquarian books history kings queens rulers England English monarchs monarchy

McKENZIE, MERVIN I

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 94pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems/edges, sl foxing to page edges & eps, 'minor insect damage to rear ep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, 1.5cm closed tear to base of rear hinge at spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling, sm single scuff to front)

PUBLISHER: Mr Mervin I McKenzie 1964

KEYWORDS: signed first editions Mervin I McKenzie nz Zealanders great alcan highway US America history

FINKE, LAURIE A

Octavo softcover (VG) minor underlining in pencil ; 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: Addison Wesley Longman 1999

KEYWORDS: medieval england womans studies literature history criticism middle ages culture academia