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$125.00
1j35/2

Engines of War; Or Historical and experimental Observations on Ancient and Modern Warlike Machines and Implements, Including the Manufacture of Guns, Gunpowder and Swords


WILKINSON, HENRY

first edition octavo green cloth boards with blindrule and gilt lettering to spine, viii + 268pp + 16pp adverts, VG (rebacked using original binding, new eps with bookseller label and owner bookplate to front pastedown, light tanning and wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: longamn orme brown green and longmans 1841

KEYWORDS: military history weapons antiques guns swords henry wilkinson

$95.00
1j35/4

The Pursuivant of Arms, or, Heraldry Founded Upon Facts


PLANCHE, J R

new edition octavo brown cloth boards with black rule and gilt lettering to spine and cover, a.e.g, xi + 220pp, illus in text and colour frontis, VG ( sl fraying to spine edges with minor seperation, sl tanning)

PUBLISHER: robert hardwicke (1884)

KEYWORDS: history heraldry art j r planche

$165.00
1j35/8

British Field Sports Embracing Practical Instructions in Shooting Hunting Coursing Racing Cocking Fishing & c, With Observations on the Breaking and Training of Dogs and Horses; Also the Management of


SCOTT, WILLIAM HENRY

octavo marbled boards in three quarter brown leather with gilt lettering and rule, 615pp + 1pp advert, illus incl scarce engravers title page (33 plates + frontis + engravers title). VG (lmoderate tanning/foxing, previous owner name to engraving page, new eps) A lovingly and tastefully rebound copy

PUBLISHER: sherwood neely and jones 1818

KEYWORDS: sport hunting weapons antiques history fishing william henry scott guns

$8.00
xxbgc28982

Nuclear Weapons


BERZINS, OTTO

Paperback octavo (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: Pan Books Ltd 1966

KEYWORDS: nuclear weaponry history protection civil defence otto berzin specials

$450.00
1j35/14

The Hunting Grounds of the Old World; First series


LEVESON, H A ( The Old Shekarry)

first edition octavo green cloth boards with blindstamping and gilt lettering and tiger motif, xii + 520pp + 8pp adverts, illus, VG- ( rubbing and wear particularly to head and tail of spine, gutters weak, binding a little sloppy, light foxing to prelims) ASSOCIATION COPY inscribed and SIGNED by author to Ben Holladay (the stagecoach king)

PUBLISHER: saunders otley 1860

KEYWORDS: history travel hunting sport h a leveson ben holladay signed

$50.00
1j35/16

Sport in England; Past and Present


HARTOPP, Colonel E C C

first edition octavo green buckram with silver lettering and black and red printed bands, patterned eps, vii + 190pp, illus, VG (light wear and rubbing, heavy tanning to eps, bookplate of Thomas Parkin to front pastedwon and his signature and address to ep)

PUBLISHER: horace cox 1894

KEYWORDS: history sport hunting england colonel e c c hartopp

$8.00
xxbgc29025

Hostages at Colditz


ROMILLY, G. & ALEXANDER, M.

paperback octavo (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: sphere

KEYWORDS: specials history warfare military

$12.00
xxbgc29032

Revolutions: A Comparative Study - From Cromwell to Castro


KAPLAN, LAWRENCE (ed.)

paperback octavo (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: vintage

KEYWORDS: specials revolution politics communism sociology history

$95.00
1j35/23

The Revolver 1889-1914


TAYLERSON, A W F

first edition octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 324pp, illus VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: crown publishing 1971

KEYWORDS: history antiques revolvers guns pistols military firearms a w f taylerson

$200.00
1j35/25

Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field


COOK, Colonel (JOHN)

first edition super octavo three quarter red leather with marbled boardfs and gilt lettering and motif to spine, marbled eps, xvi + 292pp, illus VG (light wear to extremities, moderate foxing primarily to prelims) A tidy copy with the bookplate of noted Australian Sir daniel Cooper to front pastedown

PUBLISHER: printed for the author 1826

KEYWORDS: sport fox hunting natural history husbandry colonel john cook

$8.50
xxbgg29138

The Pelican History of Greece


BURN A.R

Paperback (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: Penguins Books 1968

KEYWORDS: history Greece A.R. Burn specials

$9.00
xxbge29040

Chang & Eng


STRAUSS, DARIN

softcover octavo (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: Allison & Busby Limited

KEYWORDS: specials literature popular history

$9.00
xxbge29042

Rainy Season


AGUALUSA, E JOSE

paperback octavo (near fine); 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: Arcadia Books Limited

KEYWORDS: specials literature history war politics

$12.50
xxbgg29160

Napoleon & Josephine; An Improbable Marriage


BRUCE, EVANGELINE

Softcover super octavo (VG) with plastic cover; 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: Phoenix Giant 1996

KEYWORDS: history biography Napoleon Evangeline Bruce specials

$14.00
xxbgg29163

The Grandeur that was Rome; fourth edition


STOBART, C

Hardcover super octavo (VG) 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: Sidgwick and Jackson 1961

KEYWORDS: history Rome Roman republic C. Stobart specials

$9.00
xxbgg29168

Marathon; The Story of Civilizations on Collision Course


LLOYD, ALAN

Softcover octavo (near fine); 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: Souvenir Press 2004

KEYWORDS: history Marathon Greece Alan Lloyd specials

$12.50
xxbha29177

Sociology and History


BURKE, PETER

Softcover octavo (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: George Allen & Unwin 1980

KEYWORDS: history sociology Peter Burke specials

$17.50
xxbha29188

Cromwell: A Profile


ROOTS, IVAN (ed) & DONALD, AIDA DEPACE (gen ed)

Hardcover octavo (near fine) 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: Macmillan 1973

KEYWORDS: Oliver Cromwell english history biography ivan roots world profiles aida dipace donald specials

$16.50
xxbha29195

Religion and Ideaology


BOCOCK, ROBERT (ed) & THOMPSON, KENNETH (ed)

Paperback octavo (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: Manchester University Press 1985

KEYWORDS: sociology religious studies secularisation open university anthropology history specials robert bocock kenneth thompson

$160.00
1j35/27

Thrilling Incidents of the Wars of the United States: Comprising the Most Striking and Remarkable Events of the Revolution, The French War, The Tripolitan War, the Indian War, The Second War With Grea


n/a

super octavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration, blindstamping and gilt to rear board, 600pp + 8pp adverts, illus, Vg (light wear to extremities, light tanning, light foxing, owners name (from 1853) to title page)

PUBLISHER: robert sears 1853

KEYWORDS: history military united staes

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