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$12.50
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A Dictionary of the Third Reich


TAYLOR, JAMES & SHAW, WARREN

Ex library, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in plastic-covered 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: Grafton Books 1987

KEYWORDS: ex library specials James taylor Warren Shaw Nazi Germany World War II Two Second World War WWII dictionary reference history third reich

$32.50
2f37/26

High Iron: A Book of Trains


BEEBE, LUCIUS

Quarto, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 226pp, illus in b&w, VG+ (v light tanning/foxing to front & rear eps, owner's name in pencil to fep) in VG+ d/w (slight tanning internally)

PUBLISHER: Bonanza Books (reprint undated)

KEYWORDS: Lucius Beebe pictorial history trains railways steam engines transport locomotives USA American railroad

$10.00
xxkle53724

Ireland Awakening


RUTHERFURD, EDWARD

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: Arrow Books 2007

KEYWORDS: edward rutherfurd literature history historical fiction ireland politics specials

$26.50
2f37/47

Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies


Foreword by Rev W. Awdry

AWDRY, CHRISTOPHER

Quarto, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 288pp, illus, fine, in fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Ltd 1990

KEYWORDS: Christopher Awdry British railways transport history railway companies BR GWR LMS LNER SR encyclopaedia reference

$32.50
2f37/53

The Overland Limited


BEEBE, LUCIUS

quarto, bright orange cloth boards with black writing to spine & front board, illus eps, illus half-title & title page, 157pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in nr fine d/w (slight rubbing to lower edges)

PUBLISHER: Hollwell-North Books 1963

KEYWORDS: Lucius Beebe railways railroads trains USA American Chicago-San Francisco The West history Overland rail

$70.00
2f38/4

The Golden Steam of Ballarat


KING, DULCIE & DOOLEY, NOEL

First edition, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus black & yellow eps, black pages with gilt lettering from title page to xii, 203pp, illus, VG+ (v v slight spotting to boards) in VG+ d/w (slight creasing to upper edges, creasing to spine/front cover fold)

PUBLISHER: Lowden Publishing 1973

KEYWORDS: first edition D King N Dooley Australia Victoria Ballarat Geelong history railways railroad steam engines locomotives stations tracks rolling stock accidents Phoenix Foundry Company

$40.00
2f38/17

When the Railroad Leaves Town; American Communities in the age of Rail Line Abandonment


foreword by Senator Dick Durbin

SCHWIETERMAN, JOSEPH P.

quarto, fawn heavy card boards with red lettering to spine, xxv + 350pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Truman State University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: railways railroad rail line abandonment american history united states of america joseph p. schwieterman senator dick durbin

$12.50
2f38/23

With a Passion: The Extraordinary Passions of Ordinary New Zealanders


photographs by Stephen A'Court

FITZSIMONS, MICHAEL & BECKFORD, NIGEL

square super octavo, illus light card covers, 158pp, illus, VG+ (light wear and rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Fitzsimons Beckford Communication and Design 2001

KEYWORDS: michael fitzsimons nigel beckford stephen a'court new zealand history arts photography

$24.50
2f38/25

Rails in the Fells; A Railway Case Study


an account of the origins, characteristics and contribution of a railway to the landscape; together with an attempt to evaluate its past and present influence on the area through which it passes

JENKINSON, DAVID

first edition, imperial octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 157pp, illus, VG (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light soiling to eps) in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Peco Publications and Publicity 1973

KEYWORDS: david jenkinson railways trains history britain the fells settle and carlisle

$37.50
2f38/28

Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England


THOMAS, KEITH

super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + 716pp, VG (light wear and fading to boards, light foxing to page edges) in poor d/w (upper half of front and almost all of front flap completely missing, closed tears to edges including to lower spine)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1971

KEYWORDS: religion history england britain magic sociology keith thomas

$30.00
2f38/34

Railroads Triumphant: The Growth, Rejection, and Rebirth of a Vital American Force


MARTIN, ALBRO

octavo, tan heavy card boards with cloth to spine, red lettering to spine, xiv + 428pp, illus, near fine in VG d/w (light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1992

KEYWORDS: railways trains railroads american history united states albro martin

$35.00
2f38/48

Railways of the World 6: Railways of the USA


NOCK, O.S.

super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 317pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, light soiling to page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and rubbing, faded spine, small closed tear to upper spine)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1979

KEYWORDS: o.s. nock railways usa history trains

$9.50
xxkld53518

Waiting for the End: The American Literary Scene from Hemingway to Baldwin


FIEDLER, LESLIE A.

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: Pelican 1967

KEYWORDS: specials leslie fiedler literature history america usa

$14.00
xxkld53531

The Boer War


PAKENHAM, THOMAS

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: Futura 1982

KEYWORDS: specials history war thomas pakenham boer britain south africa

$9.50
xxkld53558

An Introduction to Contemporary History


BARRACLOUGH, GEOFFREY

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: Pelican 1969

KEYWORDS: specials geoffrey barraclough history

$12.50
xxkle53569

Feast: A History of Grand Eating


STRONG, ROY

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: Pimlico 2003

KEYWORDS: specials roy strong food cuisine culinary history culture social tradition

$15.00
xxkle53609

Tang of the Bush


KEENE, KATHLEEN

first edition, hardback octavo with 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: Copy Services 1966

KEYWORDS: specials kathleen keene robert mclatchie history biography new zealand

$12.50
xxkle53613

Where Do We Go From Here? Compelling postwar experiences of Australian ex-Servicewomen 1945-1948


HOWARD, ANN

paperback super 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: Tarka 1994

KEYWORDS: specials war ww2 women australia ann howard history

$16.50
xxkle53615

Comparative Political Analysis


LARSON, ALLAN

hardback octavo with slightly rubbed 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: Nelson Hall 1980

KEYWORDS: specials politics allan larson history government analysis

$16.50
xxkle53618

Mandela's Way - Lessons on Life


STENGEL, RICHARD

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: Virgin Books 2010

KEYWORDS: specials nelson mandela biography richard stengel leadership south africa history politics

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