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$40.00
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Major Problems in the Hsitory of the Vietnam War: Documents & Essays


MCMAHON, ROBERT J. (Ed)

Imperial octavo, illus green & white light card covers with black lettering, xix + frontipsiece map + 540pp, VG+ (light rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Wadsworth 2008 (4th Edition)

KEYWORDS: Vietnam war military history USA

$395.00
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John Law of Lauriston, Financier and Statesman: Founder of the Bank of France, Originator of the Mississippi Scheme etc


WISTON-GLYNN, A. W.

Small quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 201pp, illus, VG- (some fading to boards & spine, heavy scuffy & staining to boards, heavy browning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: R Saunders & Co 1907

KEYWORDS: John Law Lauriston Scotland Scottish biography history

$125.00
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The Petty Papers: Some unpublished writings of Sir William Petty; Edited from teh Bowood Papers by the Marquis of Lansdowne


PETTY, SIR WILLIAM & LANSDOWNE, MARQUIS (Ed)

Two-volume set, super octavo, royal blue buckram boards with gilt lettering & gilt decorative rule to spine, teg, xlii + 276pp, xii + 309pp, VG (light bruising & fraying to spine extrems, some scuffing to boards, moderately heavy tanning & foxing to page edges and eps, owner's name & address in ink to feps, )

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co / Houghton Mifflin Co 1927

KEYWORDS: Sir William Petty history politics government Ireland education public policy essays

$18.50
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Ancient Voyagers in Polynesia


SHARP, ANDREW

Octavo, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 159pp, illus, VG (light soiling to board edges, some tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing to edges, some wear to front flap fold, 1cm closed tear to front lower edges)

PUBLISHER: Paul's Book Arcade 1963

KEYWORDS: Pacific Polynesia New Zealand history navigation prehistory exploration

$85.00
2s27/41

Whitcombe's Story Books: A Trans-Tasman Survey & Supplement


MCLAREN, IAN F. & GRIFFITHS, GEORGE J.

Two-volume set, large quarto, illus beige lgiht card covers with orange lettering to front, frontispiece, xvi + 256pp, xvi + 72pp (supplement), illus, VG (v small tear to upper spine, owner's name in red ink to front cover, ding to front/spine upper corner, some annotation in red ink throughout)

PUBLISHER: University of Melbourne 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia Whitcombe & Tombs children's books literature literary history publishing

$40.00
2s27/36

Sophia: Regent of Russia 1657-1704


HUGHES, LINDSEY

Super octavo, turquoise heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, black eps, frontispiece, xvii + 345 pp, illus, nr fine (v slight bruising to spine extrems, very slight tanning to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: sophia alekseevna biography regent russian history

$12.50
xxewv111327

Henrietta Maria


HAMILTON, ELIZABETH

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton Ltd 1976

KEYWORDS: henrietta maria marie de medici biography french history queen of france

$30.00
xxewv111328

The Incas of Pedro de Cieza de Leon


VON HAGEN, VICTOR WOLFGANG (Ed & Intro) & DE ONIS, HARIET (Trans) & DE LEON, PEDRO DE CIEZA

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press 1959

KEYWORDS: peruvian history travel inca civilisation anthropology memoir pedro de cieza de leon

$27.50
xxewv111332

The English Jesuits: From Campion to Martindale


BASSET, BERNARD & CORRIGAN, TERENCE (Pref.)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Burns & Oates 1967

KEYWORDS: english history jesuits religion christian

$17.50
xxewv111333

First Lady of Versailles: Marie Adelaide of Savoy: Dauphine of France


NORTON, LUCY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1978

KEYWORDS: princess marie adelaide of savoy biography french royal history

$16.50
xxeww111338

Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition


MACHAFFIE, BARBARA J.

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: Fortress Press 1989

KEYWORDS: women's history christian religion

$45.00
2s27/40

Taranto


NEWTON, DON & HAMPSHIRE, A. CECIL

First edition, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus, 204 pp + 4 pp book ads, VG (slight tanning to page edges and eps, bookseller's stamp to fep) in d/w, VG (some staining to edges & flap folds)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1959

KEYWORDS: second word war 2 two ii wwii ww2 british italian naval airforce military aviation history

$75.00
2s27/41

The Habsburg Empire 1790-1918


MACARTNEY, C. A.

Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering & gilt coat of arms to spine and front board, xiv + 908 pp, illus, VG (some fxing to upper page edges, and less so to others, ding to rear board lower edge, light bruising to spine base) in d/w, VG- (6 cm closed tear to front lower edge repaired with archival tape, moderately heavy creasing to edges esp lower front, bruising & fraying to spine extrems, price clipped, light rubbing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1971

KEYWORDS: habsburg empire german history

$57.50
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The Book: A History of the Bible


DE HAMEL, CHRISTOPHER

Small quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, black eps, frontispiece, illus title page, 352 pp, nr fine, in d/w VG+

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press Ltd 2001

KEYWORDS: christian religion history bible writing

$40.00
2s27/43

America 1585: The Complete Drawings of John White


HULTON, PAUL

Quarto, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to orange cloth spine, brown eps, iii + 213 pp, illus, VG (some foxing to upper page edges, three very small stains to first 5 pages + fep) in d/w, VG (some creasing to head of spine & rear upper edge, some rubbing to front & back covers, some fading to spine & upper edges)

PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press 1984

KEYWORDS: north american native indigenous history anthropology art us usa 1585 1500s sixteenth 16th century setllement colonisation

$50.00
2s27/48

The Search for Amelia Earhart


GOERNER, FRED

First edition, octavo, navy blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 289 pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light browning to spine and flap edges)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1966

KEYWORDS: amelia earhart crash search aviation planes history female women pilots

$100.00
2s27/49

Spearhead General: The Epic Story of General Sir Frank Messervy and his Men in Eritrea, North Africa and Burma


MAULE, HENRY & AUCHINLECK, SIR CLAUDE (Foreword)

First edition, octavo red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 384 pp, illus, VG (light foxing to page edges, prev owners details in ink and stamp to fep, minor sporadic browning to pages) in d/w, VG- (light scuffing and chipping to spine extrems and flap corners, light soiling and rubbing to covers, front flap price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press 1961

KEYWORDS: general sir frank messavy second world war two 2 ii wwii ww2 eritrea north africa burma military history

$17.50
xxeww111344

Sir Moses Montefiore 1785-1885


FRANKLIN, MYRTLE & BOR, MICHAEL

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Muller Blond & White Ltd 1984

KEYWORDS: biography sir moses montefiore english jewish history

$12.50
xxeww111371

Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story


MONETTE, APUL

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: Abacus Books 1993

KEYWORDS: monette paul autobiography new zealand lgbt gay gender sexuality history

$14.00
xxeww111381

The Pilgrimage of Grace: The rebellion that shook Henry VIII's throne


MOORHOUSE, GEOFFREY

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: Phoenix 2003

KEYWORDS: henry viii tudor england history politics rebellion

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