SMITH, JANET ADAM

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: Thames and Hudson 1979

KEYWORDS: John Buchan biography biographies memoir history

TREVOR, MERIOL

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: Fount / HarperCollins 1996

KEYWORDS: John Henry Newman history religion religious leaders biography biographies memoir

SCHLESINGER Jr, ARTHUR M

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: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press 1965

KEYWORDS: US America American politics former presidents JFK John F Kennedy history government white house

BORROW, GEORGE; KNAPP, WILLIAM I (ed)

2 VOL. SET. Demy 8vo, green buckram bds panelled in red, spine ruled & lettered in gilt, pg edges deckled, frontis. to vol. 1, vol. 1: xviii + 402 pp. + 6 pp. advts, vol. 2: viii + 406 pp. + [4] pp. advts., illus., foldout family tree, VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sticker to front pastedown, ownership inscription to ht, vol. 1 frontis. detached, light minor cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1899

KEYWORDS: George Borrow life lives writing letters correspondence 18th 19th century family history

ANDREAS (SHUKO, MUI)

Crown 8vo, green heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in black, pg edges deckled, frontis., vii + 141 pp., plates, map foldout to rear, G+ (heavy soiling & creasing to bds & spine, heavy cracking to front joint, two 3 cm tears to front & rear joints at tail--exposing text block underneath, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges & eps).

PUBLISHER: Henry Young & Sons, Limited 1916

KEYWORDS: Bulgaria Bulgarian Gypsies Gipsies Gypsy Gispy Romani early 20th century social history habits customs

BORROW, GEORGE

2 VOL. SET. Post 8vo, green/blue buckram bds panelled in blind, paper label & blind rules to spine, pg edges sl deckled, red eps, vol.1: xi + 372 pp. + 32 pp. advts., vol. 2: vii + 375 pp. + [8] pp. advts., VG- (heavy scuffing & light to moderate soiling to bds & spine, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping, light splitting to front joint, splitting to front joint at head (vol. 2), moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges & eps, moderate cracking to front & rear hinges, prev. ownership inscription to front pastedown, leaves K5 & 6 loose, K5 misnumbered K3).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1857

KEYWORDS: George Borrow 19th century Gypsies Gipsies Gipsy Gypsy Romani Romany Lavengro social history habits customs

CAREW, F W [WYLDE, FRANCIS] [WAY, E G] (ed);

Post 8vo, tan cl bds, spine & front board lettered/ruled & decorated in blue/red & black/white, black eps, frontis., iv + 459 pp., chapter initals, VG (light scuffing & soiling to spine & bds, light to moderate bruising & sl soiling to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & light foxing to pg edges & prelims/terminals, moderate cracking to front gutter).

PUBLISHER: J. W. Arrowsmith [1890]

KEYWORDS: Gispy Gypsies Gipsies Gypsy Romani Romany life lives autobiography biography 19th century social history

SIMSON, JAMES

ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY BINDING. Demy 8vo, red buckram bds panelled in blind & decorated with blind fleuron cornerpiece, front board lettered in gilt, dark grey eps, 29 pp. + [8] pp. advts. + [1 (contents)] p., VG+ light scuffing & sl soiling to bds, light to moderate fading to rear board & spine, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Thomas R. Knox & Co. 1884

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, light card covers, 39 pp. + [8] advts. + [1 (contents)] p., VG (light to moderate soiling & creasing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, sm open tear to spine at head & rear joint, rear cover sl loose, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, v sl foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: James Miller 1883

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 21 pp. + [7] pp. advts + [1 (contents)] p., VG (light to moderate soiling to covers, rust from staples to covers & throughout, light bruising to edges & extrems with sl chipping to spine).

PUBLISHER: James Miller 1882

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 23 pp. + [7] pp. advts + [1 (contents)] p., VG (light to moderate soiling to covers, rust from staples to covers & throughout, light bruising to edges & extrems with sl chipping to spine, moderate stainign to tp).

PUBLISHER: James Miller 1882

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history habits customs James Simson

SINCLAIR, ALBERT THOMAS; BLACK, GEORGE F (ed)

Super royal 8vo, stapled light card covers, 14 pp. + [2 (blank)], G+ (moderate to heavy soiling & water damage--covers & pgs warped & stained, staple rust throughout, second & third gatherings detached).

PUBLISHER: The New York Public Library 1915

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history vocabulary dictionary

SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 24 pp. + [2] pp. advts. + [1 (contents)] p. + [1] p. advt., VG (light soiling & creasing to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems, staple rust to front cover & throughout, light foxing thoughout).

PUBLISHER: Thomas R. KNox & Co. 1889

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history James Simson

SIMSON, JAMES

Demy 8vo, stapled light card covers, 26 pp. + [2] pp. advts. + [1 (contents)] p., VG- (light to moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems, staple rust holes to cover, staple rust throughout, light foxing throughout, pp. [3] - final (in quires) detached).

PUBLISHER: E. O. Jenkins' Sons 1890

KEYWORDS: Gipsies Gipsy Gypsies Gypsy Romani Romany emancipation social history James Simson

HAGGART, DAVID

Crown 8vo, blue heavy card bds, pg edges deckled. frontis., viii + 173 pp. + [2] advts. pp., G- (heavy soiling to bds, mug stain to front board, heavy bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping, backing detatched, bds connected only by cords--very fragile, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate foxing & soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: W. and C. Tait 1821

KEYWORDS: David Haggart 19th century social history culture customs habits prison prisoner

SMOLLETT, [TOBIAS]

12mo, maroon leather bds, triple fillet panel & fleuron cornerpieces in black, scene to front & rear bds & spine lettering in gilt, aeg, turn ins decorated in gilt, title vignette, 408 pp., plates to front, VG (light to moderate scuffing to bds & joints, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate soiling & wear to pg edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, light soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: Scott, Webster, and Geary 1836

KEYWORDS: Voltaire Tobias Smollett Peter the Great Russia Russian Emperor history life lives

COLOCCI, ADRIANO

TEXT IN ITALIAN. Royal 8vo, brown leather bds with triple filleted panel in black, front board & spine lettered in gilt, 5 raised bands to spine--red labels/panels to sections 2 & 4 & double ruled in gilt, teg, bottom pg edges deckled, marbled eps, [8] + 419 pp. + [2 (errata & corrigenda)] pp., illus., map to rear, VG- (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, moderate scuffing to joints, moderate staining/fading to bds, light soiling & tanning/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Ermanno Loescher 1889

KEYWORDS: Italy Italian Gipsy Gipsies Gypsy Gypsies Romani Romany travel travellers travelling 19th century social history

LLOSA, MARIO VARGAS; KOLOVAKOS, GREGORY & CHRIST, RONALD (transl)

FIRST US EDITION. Super 8vo 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: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1978

KEYWORDS: Mario Vargas Llosa modern first edition 20th century military letters correspondence social history criticism

ILLING, RICHARD (Selected & Intro)

Folio 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: Phaidon Press 1976

KEYWORDS: art history appreciation Japan Japanese prints historical reproductions

CAPON, EDMUND (Selected & Intro)

Folio softcover (VG-) page block detached from covers; 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: Phaidon Press 1979

KEYWORDS: art history China Chinese appreciation paintings