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$245.00
1y17/21

The History of the Grand Lodge of the State of Ohio 1849-1960: An Epoch in American Fraternalism


WESLEY, CHARLES H.

super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine & front board, frontis, xii+457pp, illus, VG+ (sl. rubbing to boards with sl. surface loss, sl. bruising & fraying on spine extrems & board edges, v. sl. sunning to eps & page edges, sl. soiling on front cover incl. 2x3cm patch colour bleached out).

PUBLISHER: Central State College Press, Wilberforce 1961 (?)

KEYWORDS: history freemasonry freemasons great lodges Ohio USA America

$70.00
1y17/22

A History of Craft Masonry in South Australia 1884-1934


THE BOARD OF GENERAL PURPOSES & ZELLING, MW. BRO. MR JUSTICE

super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on front board, frontis, 400pp, illus, VG+ (sl. rubbing to boards & spine extrems, sl. sunning to spine).

PUBLISHER: Adelaide 1976

KEYWORDS: history freemasonry freemasons great lodges South Australia

$125.00
1y17/24

California Freemasonry 1850-2000, the Past Fifty Years


GRAND LODGE MASONIC HISTORY COMMITTEE (edit)

quarto, dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine & front cover, gilt decoration on front cover, illustrated eps, 269pp, illus, VG+ (sm. embossed seal & name of former owner, in ink, on fep; v. sl. rubbing & bruising to board edges & spine).

PUBLISHER: Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of California 2000

KEYWORDS: history freemasonry freemasons California USA America

$120.00
1y17/28

Harun Al Rashid


PHILBY, H. ST. J.B.

UK first edition, octavo, black cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine on blue background; top edges blue; frontis; vii+159pp; VG+ (sl. rubbing, with sl. surface loss, esp. to corners, & bruising to board edges & spine; sl. foxing to page edges & eps; tiny ink splash on page edges; inscription, in ink, on fr. pastdown; ex libris book plate on fep, with no name).

PUBLISHER: Peter Davies Limited 1933

KEYWORDS: UK First Edition history Arabia Islam Harun Al Rashid

$75.00
1y17/29

The Paganism in our Christianity


WEIGLL, ARTHUR

first edition, octavo, tan cloth boards, brown lettering on spine, brown top page edges, 253pp; VG+ (sl. rubbing, with sl. surface loss; sl. bruising to spine extrems; previous owner's name, in ink, on fep; sl. foxing & browning to pages & eps, partic. rep).

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co. 1928

KEYWORDS: first edition religion history Greece Greeks gods Christ theology Egypt Adonis Osiris Isis bible

$40.00
1y17/31

The First of Empires: Babylon of the Bible


BOSCOWEN, W. ST. CHAD

super octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine & front cover; frontis with tissue guard; xxix+355pp; illus; fold-out map of First Empires at rear; deckled page edges; VG- (mod. rubbing, with mod. surface loss, soiling & scratching to covers; mod. bruising to spine extrems, corners & edges; two previous owners' names, one pencil, one ink, on fep; sl. foxing & browning to pages & eps; tiny bookseller's label on fr. pastedown).

PUBLISHER: Harper & Brothers 1903

KEYWORDS: history culture religion art Egypt Babylonia Babylonians ancient

$200.00
1y17/33

The Scottish War of Independence: Its Antecedents and Effects: two vol. set


BURNS, WILLIAM

tidily rebacked with new corners, first edition, two vols, super octavo, dark brown leather boards, gilt lettering on spines, blind decoration to front & back covers, chocolate brown eps; vol 1: xiv+486pp, vol 2: xiii+603pp, vol 1 has two foldout maps at rear - N. & S. Scotland, vol 2 has foldout map of Bannockburn; VG+ (sl. rubbing to covers, with some sl. surface loss; sl. bruising to edges; sl. browning to page edges; sl. adhesive residue from repair to eps. and prelims; previous owner's name, in ink, on prelim) A handsome set.

PUBLISHER: Reeves & Turner 1875

KEYWORDS: history Scots Scottish Scotland William Wallace Edward Bruce Hexham Bannockburn

$40.00
1y17/34

The Religious Experience of the Roman People


FOWLER, W. WARDE

super octavo, lime green cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, xviii+505pp, VG+ (sl. rubbing & soiling to covers; sl. bruising to edges; sl. browning to page edges; sl. foxing to top page edges)

PUBLISHER: Cooper Square 1971

KEYWORDS: history religion Roman Rome Augustus Gifford Lectures Edinburgh

$40.00
1y17/42

Tea-Tree Brry Kid: The Influence of the Far North


EVANS, ALICE

loosely enclosed holograph single page dated, signed letter from author; super octavo; illustrated light card covers, white lettering on blue spine, x+196pp, illus, VG+ (sl. rubbing & fading to covers; spine is creased; page edges sl. soiled)

PUBLISHER: Northland Historical Publications Society Incorporated 1996

KEYWORDS: autobiography history New Zealand Far North Alice Evans

$87.50
1y17/48

Maoriland Sawmillers, Ellis & Burnand Ltd, Mangapehi.


ANDERSON, KEN

quarto; light illustrated card covers, black & yellow lettering on spine, 200pp, illus, VG+ (sl. rubbing to covers; previous owner's name, in ink, on fep; spine sl. creased)

PUBLISHER: The Family of Ken Anderson (posthumously) 2008

KEYWORDS: Maoriland Sawmillers Ellis & Burnand Ltd Mangapehi history New Zealand growth timber personalities equipment directors gear

$75.00
1y18/5

Tokanui, Slope Point-Haldane: Centennial 1886-1986


LAMONT, MARGARET

INSCRIBED & SIGNED by author, octavo, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims/terminals, 271pp, illus, 271pp, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light wrinkling to rear ep), in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover, VG- (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Tokanui School Centennial Committee 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history centennial Tokanui illustrated

$52.50
1y18/8

77 Years among the Kowhais: Beyond Hunterville, 1896-1973


LEARY, NORMAN

inscribed & signed by author; super octavo; green cloth boards; brown lettering on spine and fr. cover; illus.eps; 103pp; illus, VG+ (sl. sunning/fading to spine extrems & board edges, sl. rubbing) in d/w, VG (sl. foxing to interior; spine v. faded; sl. scuffing; in protective mylar cover).

PUBLISHER: Service Printers 1977

KEYWORDS: history autobiography Hunterville New Zealand Leary Pohonui Valley block

$65.00
1y18/10

Beyond the Fig Leaf: Essays on urology, sex and medical miscellania


URQUART-HAY, DONALD

quarto; blue cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine; illus eps; illus title page; 184pp; illus; yellow satin ribbon place keep; VG+ (inscribed & signed by author) in d/w, VG+ (sl. rubbing & soiling).

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2009

KEYWORDS: urology history health penis sex medicine Florence Nightingale urethral strictures male health nursing Nelson Crimea Cheselden New Zealand circumcision bladder stones tools

$140.00
1y18/12

Heart and Thought Memories of Eastern Travel


HOLMES, T.

scarce; octavo; dark blue cloth boards; gilt lettering & decoration on spine & cover; dark maroon eps; top edge of pages coloured black; tissue paper fold-out map of lands of the Bible and Lands adjacent; xv+325pp; VG (sl. rubbing, soiling & bruising to covers & edges; pages & prelims sl. foxed; eps are sl. soiled with a little surface loss; spine faded) Very sound overall.

PUBLISHER: J. W. Glesdale 1887

KEYWORDS: travel East bible Egypt Greece Suez history Thebes Luxor

$80.00
1y18/14

The Company of Avalon: a Study of the Script of Brother Symon, Sub-Prior of Winchester Abbey in the Time of King Stephen


BOND, FREDERICK BLIGH

first edition; super octavo; light tan cloth boards; black lettering & decoration on spine & cover; frontis; xvii+159+1ads pp; VG+ (sl. rubbing to covers; pages sl. browned; eps. sl. foxed)

PUBLISHER: B. H. Blackwell 1924

KEYWORDS: first edition history Winchester medieval England archaeology

$145.00
1y18/15

A Handbook of Egyptian Religion


ERMAN, ADOLF

super octavo; orange cloth boards; gilt lettering & decoration on spine & cover; frontis; xv+162+2ads pp; VG- (sl. rubbing, sunning, soiling to covers & spine; spine has faded to orange/brown; pages sl. tanned; eps. sl. foxed; top page edges gilt; sl. cocked).

PUBLISHER: Archibald Constable 1907

KEYWORDS: Egypt Egyptian history culture gods goddesses Nile religion

$30.00
1y18/17

Cleopatra: Egypt's Last Queen


STADELMAN, H.

first edition; super octavo; blue cloth boards; gilt lettering on spine; frontis; 265pp; illus; VG (sl. rubbing, soiling & fading to covers; sl. tanning to eps & pages; spine has faded to brown. Very tidy).

PUBLISHER: George Routledge 1931

KEYWORDS: first edition history Egypt Cleopatra Caesar Octavia Mark Anthony Pompey society

$650.00
1y18/19

Bentley: The 1938/1939 Overdrive Cars


FRANKEL, MERVYN & STRANG, IAN

SIGNED by both authors, quarto, green heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, illus, Near FINE (v light foxing to top page edges), in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, v sl chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Academy Books 1994

KEYWORDS: SIGNED cars Bentley motor history engineering illustrated memoir biography Derby

$22.50
xxqgj145962

The Craft: A History of English Freemasonry


HAMILL, 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Crucible/Thorsons 1986

KEYWORDS: Freemasonry history English craft origins

$22.50
xxqgj145972

The Transformation of Freemasonry: The Revolution of the World!


HARRISON, DAVID

Octavo softcover (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 cost

PUBLISHER: Arima 2010

KEYWORDS: history freemasonry england wales occult

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