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$460.00
1y91a/12

Thirty Years of Colonial Government: A Selection From the Despatches and Letters of the Rt Hon. Sir George Ferguson Bowen (2 Vol Set)


BOWEN, Sir GEORGE FERGUSON & LANE-POOLE, STANLEY (Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITIONS, octavo blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard to vol 1, vol 1- viii + 460pp with catalogue to rear, vol 2- viii + 467pp, VG- (moderate chipping & bruising to spine extrems, moderate chafing & rubbing/surface loss to boards & edges, moderate tanning to spines, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, some light to moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, light to moderate patches of foxing throughout, moderate wrinkling to page block of vol 2)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: first editions Sir George Ferguson Bowen colonial history British rule colonialism government

$65.00
1y91a/14

Black Folk Art in America 1930-1980


LIVINGSTON, JANE & BEARDSLEY, JOHN & PERRY, REGENIA (Contribution)

Lg quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, illus prelims, 186pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling & creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi / Center for the Study of Southern Culture N/D (c.1980s)

KEYWORDS: art history America American 20th twentieth century black folk criticism

$78.50
1y91a/16

Fernand Khnopff


DRAGUET, MICHEL

Square quarto, illus heavy boards, gilt & white lettering to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, 303pp, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked)

PUBLISHER: Mercatorfonds / Yale University Press 2019

KEYWORDS: art history criticism Fernand Khnopff appreciation interpretation

$40.00
1y91a/18

The Unknown Leonardo


RETI, LADISLAO (Ed) & BUHRER, EMIL M (Designed by)

Lg heavy quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 319pp, illus, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1974

KEYWORDS: art history biography biographies Leonardo da Vinci

$70.00
1y91a/26

L'Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre 1914-1918 (2 Vol Set)


FUNCKEN, LILIANE et FRED

2 VOL SET, TEXT IN FRENCH, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, vol 1- 156pp, vol 2- 156pp, illus, VG (moderate bruising & cracking to spine & board extrems, modeate scuffing to spine of vol 2, moderate peeling to rear spine hinge, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards of vol 1, light tanning & moderate chafing & soiling to boards of vol 2, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Casterman 1970-71

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war uniforms soldiers

$50.00
1y91a/32

....and Forgive Them Their Debts: Lending, Foreclosure and Redemption, from Bronze Age Finance to the Jubilee Year


HUDSON, MICHAEL

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxvi + 311pp, illus, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Islet 2018

KEYWORDS: history finance economics debt collection debts lending foreclosure antiquity

$60.00
1y95a/1

The Collapse of Antiquity: Greece and Rome as Civilization's Oligarchic Turning Point


HUDSON, MICHAEL

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, x + 497pp, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Islet 2023

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Greece Rome Greek Roman economics finance economy

$50.00
1y95a/7

Speculative Masonry: Its Mission, Its Evolution and Its Landmarks


MACBRIDE, A S & NEWTON, JOSEPH FORT (Intro)

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 254pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sm inscription in ink to front pastedown, ex-libris ink stamp to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co 1971

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies lodges history

$75.00
1y95a/9

The Locrian Maidens: Love and Death in Greek Italy


REDFIELD, JAMES M

Super octavo, yellow heavy boards, gilt lettering to maroon buckram spine, xvi + 459pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine extrems, light foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2003

KEYWORDS: Locri Epizephyrii extinct city women marriage Italy theology Greece ancient history

$40.00
1y95a/15

Lawn Tennis in Six Lessons: The Shortest Cut to the Courts


BARRON, HECTOR

Sm octavo, stapled illus light card covers, vi + 39pp, G+ (v heavy cracking around staples/spine- covers loosened & affixed with archival tape, heavy staining & tanning/soiling to covers, heavy tanning to page edgesheavy staining to prelims & terminals, heavy cracking at some gutters- binding supported by external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: Webster's Publications N/D

KEYWORDS: sport history lawn tennis techniques etiquette customs

$22.50
xxfbg19700

Democracy's Body: Judson Dance Theater, 1962-1964


BANES, SALLY

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: Duke University Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Sally Banes dance theatre 20th century New York dance history

$30.00
xxfbg19701

Teignmouth and It's People


WILSON, VIV

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: Viv Wilson 2005

KEYWORDS: Viv Wilson early 20th century Teignmouth history

$20.00
xxfbg19704

Image as Insight: Visual Understanding in Western Christianity and Secular Culture


MILES, MARGARET R

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: Beacon Press 1985

KEYWORDS: art history Christianity secular architecture

$33.00
xxfbg19706

Liminal Acts: A Critical Overview of Contemporary Performance and Theory


BROADHURST, SUSAN

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: Cassel 1999

KEYWORDS: history criticism performance theater avant-garde

$30.00
xxfbj19713

Mutiny for the Cause


The story of the revolt for Ireland's 'Devil's Own', the Connaught Rangers, in British India in 1920

POLLOCK, SAM

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: Leo Cooper London 1969

KEYWORDS: Ireland British India milirary military history mutiny

$16.50
xxfca19738

A History of Modern Chinese Fiction


HSIA, C T

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: Yale University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: China Chinese fiction history

$15.00
xxfcg19756

Lawrence: The Uncrowned King of Arabia


ASHER, MICHAEL & PERU, MARIANTONIETTA (photo)

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: Penguin 1999

KEYWORDS: T E Lawrence military history biography Arabian revolt

$22.50
xxfci19767

The Worlds of John Aubrey


AUBREY, JOHN; BARBER. RICHARD (ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in slipcase (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 Folio Society 1988

KEYWORDS: John Aubrey biography history education philosophy

$19.50
xxfcl19774

Brother Cadael's Penance


PETERS, ELLIS

First US edition. 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: The Mysterious Press 1994

KEYWORDS: The Brother Cadfael Chronicles ficton history England

$25.00
xxfda19793

The City of the Strait; A Centennial History; Wellington and Its Province


MULGAN, ALAN

Heavy 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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington history 19th century 20th century

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