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$90.00
3j5/14

Mariology (3 Vol Set)


CAROL, JUNIPER B (Ed)

3 VOL SET, ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, VG (usual library markings, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy scuffing/chipping & fading to spines & edges- some surface loss, all corners lightly clipped, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Bruce Publishing Company 1954-60

KEYWORDS: Marian theology mariology literature articles religion

$40.00
3j5/22

Norse Mythology


GAIMAN, NEIL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 293pp, frontispiece, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: W W Norton & Company 2017

KEYWORDS: Norse mythology Neil Gaiman literature first editions

$50.00
3j5/23

A New Model of the Universe: Principles od the Psychological Method in its Application to Problems of Science, Religion, and Art (Third Edition)


OUSPENSKY, P D

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 554pp, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership ink markings to ffep, light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional ink markings to margins, heavy crack to rear gutter, minor cracking to other gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1948

KEYWORDS: P D Ouspensky philosophy psychology literature reliligon science

$40.00
3j5/35

Mongol Journeys


LATTIMORE, OWEN

Octavo, beige heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxii + 324pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm scuff to top edge of title page)

PUBLISHER: AMS Press 1975

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Mongolia Mongol Owen Lattimore

$65.00
3j5/36

Star Trek to Hawa-i'i: Mesopotamia to Polynesia


HOSTETTER, CLYDE

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, xiii + 208pp, illus, VG (sl curling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges, heavy crack to gutter of pgs64/65- otherwise a very tidy copy still)

PUBLISHER: The Diamond Press 1991

KEYWORDS: signed Clyde Hostetter travel writing literature history Polynesia origins

$45.00
3j5/38

Black Hole


BURNS, CHARLES

Super octavo, black & white illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2005

KEYWORDS: graphic novels comic strips cartoons Charles Burns literature

$200.00
3j4/1

Missions in Western Polynesia: Being Historical Sketches of These Missions, from Their Commencement in 1839 to the Present Time


MURRAY, A W

ALL MAPS & PLATES PRESENT, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 489pp + 16pp to rear, illus/plates- all present, VG- (heavy chafing/scuffing to spine & boards, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing & water staining to frontispiece & other plates/pages, occasional moderate soiling to pages, 2cm closed tear to fore-edge of pg10- tidy archival repair)

PUBLISHER: John Snow 1863

KEYWORDS: Polynesia missions religion religious missionaries history historical travel literature writing A W Murray

$245.00
3j4/2

A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands; with Remarks Upon the Natural History of the Islands, Origins, Languages, Traditions and Usages of the Inhabitants (Sixth Thousand)


WILLIAMS, JOHN & BAXTER, G (Wood Engravings)

SIXTH THOUSAND, octavo, half leatherbound brown heavy boards, gilt lettering & tooling/decoration to spine with rsaised bands also, aeg, frontispiece, illus title page, xviii + 590pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork, minor fading & rubbing to boards, moderate soiling to gilt page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: J Snow 1837

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature historical history natural history missions missionaries south sea islands pacific anthropology

$17.50
xxbkf223904

Beyond the Limits: The lessons learned from a lifetime's adventures


FIENNES, RANULPH

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: Little, Brown & Company 2003

KEYWORDS: adventure exploration travel literature travel writing Ranulph Fiennes

$32.50
xxbkf223912

Drownton: Book One


MORRISON, ROBBIE & MURRAY JIM

Quarto hardcover, (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: Johnathan Cape 2013

KEYWORDS: fiction comic illustrations literature graphic novel

$9.50
xxbkg223914

Glimpse


HIGGINS, JANE

Sm. 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: The Text Publishing Company 2023

KEYWORDS: fiction literature young adult novel adventure Jane Higgins

$19.50
xxdba223923

The Secret Hunters


FIENNES, RANULPH

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Company 2001

KEYWORDS: fiction literature novels Ranulph Fiennes

$22.50
xxdbd223927

The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener


GARDNER, MARTIN

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: St Martin's Griffin 1999

KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Martin Gardner

$15.00
xxdbd223928

The Flight of Peter Fromm


GARDNER, MARTIN

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: Noonday Press / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989

KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Martin Gardner

$22.50
xxdbd223933

The View from Castle Rock: Stories


MUNRO, ALICE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Alfred A Knopf 2006

KEYWORDS: literature Alice Munro short stories fiction

$10.00
xxdca223940

End Games


DIBDIN, MICHAEL

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: Faber and Faber Limited 2007

KEYWORDS: fiction crime literature novels Aurelio Zen series

$22.50
xxdca223944

The Tour


ELY, DAVID

FIRST EDTITION octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) minor insect damage to front board: 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: Martin Secker & Warburg Limited 1967

KEYWORDS: modern first edition fiction literature novel David Ely

$25.00
xxdce223947

Meanjin: On PNG: Volume 63, NUmber 3


BRITAIN, IAN & MODJESKA, DRUSILLA (guest 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: Meanjin Company Ltd 2003

KEYWORDS: literature literary anthologies PNG Papa New Guinea

$15.00
xxdce223950

The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle


THOMAS, GORDON MORGAN-WITTS, MAX

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd1973

KEYWORDS: mystery shipwreck literature Morro Castle maritime nautical

$16.50
xxdle224018

The Faber Book of Utopias


CAREY, 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: Faber and Faber 1999

KEYWORDS: history philosophy utopia literature

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