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The London of Thackeray: Being some Account of the Haunts of Thackeray's Characters


CHANCELLOR, E BERESFORD

Ex. library. 8vo hardcover (VG) lacking d/w; 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: Grant Richards 1923

KEYWORDS: Thackeray characters London literature literary criticism history

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xx7pol204054

The Story of Street Literature


COLLISON, ROBERT

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: J. M. Dent & Sons 1973

KEYWORDS: street literature literary history journalism periodicals Grub Street

$17.50
xx7pol204056

Grandfather's London


MORRIS, O J; PUDNEY, JOHN (introd)

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: Putnam 1961

KEYWORDS: pictorial history London photos photographs photography 19th century Victorian

$35.00
xx7pol204059

The Book: The Story of Printing & Bookmaking


MCMURTRIE, DOUGLAS C

Heavy 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: Bracken Books 1989

KEYWORDS: book history printing publishing bookmaking arts design techniques methods bibliography

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xx7pol204064

Cleopatra


BRADFORD, ERNLE

Super 8vo 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: Penguin Books 2000

KEYWORDS: Cleopatra Rome Egypt 1st century AD Ptolemy Pompey Rome ancient history biography life lives

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xx7pol204066

William Caxton: An Exhibition to Commemorate the Quincentenary of the Introduction of Printing into England, 24 September 1976 - 31 January 19777


n/a

Super 8vo 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: The British Library 1976

KEYWORDS: William Caxton printing publishing history printer incunabula England exhibition

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xx7pol204068

Parsons Packet April 1947 - October/December 1955: A Selection Complied for Roy Parsons On the Occasion of His Seventy-Fifth Birthday 1984


WILLIAMS, BRIDGET; THE PARSONS FAMILY

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PUBLISHER: Parsons Bookshop 1984

KEYWORDS: Roy Parsons Parsons Bookshop Wellington New Zealand periodical Parsons Packet criticism literary history

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xx7pol204071

Paper Pleasures: From basic skills to creative ideas


SHANNON, FAITH; MARSHALL, PETER (photos)

Oblong Imp. 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: Mitchell Beazley 1990

KEYWORDS: papermaking paper making arts design history handmade

$18.50
xx7pol204072

The Atlas of Literature


BRADBURY, MALCOLM

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PUBLISHER: Greenwich Editions 2001

KEYWORDS: English literature history geography atlas maps essays

$22.50
xx7pol204084

The Art of Wine from the Vine to the Table: a good nose & great legs


GEDDES, ROBERT

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PUBLISHER: Murdoch Books 2007

KEYWORDS: wine vineyard history food drink alcohol

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xx7pol204087

The Story of Corn


FUSSELL, BETTY

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PUBLISHER: University of New Mexico Press 1992

KEYWORDS: corn America history folklore plant life

$30.00
xx4pol204229

The Somme: An Eyewitness History


FOLEY, ROBERT T (Ed & Intro) & McCARTNEY, HELEN (Ed & Intro)

Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 2006

KEYWORDS: military history folio society ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war battles campaigns Somme

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xx4pol204232

Ancient Egyptian Religion


QUIRKE, STEPHEN

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: British Museum Press 1992

KEYWORDS: religion religious history ancient antiquity Egypt Egyptian

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xx4pol204236

The Cult of Ra: Sun-Worship in Ancient Egypt


QUIRKE, STEPHEN

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 & Hudson 2001

KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt Egyptian history antiquity religion religious worship sun gods Ra

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Mawson, and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen


FITZSIMONS, PETER

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: William Heinemann / Random House 2011

KEYWORDS: adventure exploration history south pole antarctica Ernest Shackleton Scott Amundsen autobiography discoverers Sir Douglas Mawson

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xx4pol204255

The Irish War


GERAGHTY, TONY

Tidy ex-library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) cracking to central gutter; 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: HarperCollins 1998

KEYWORDS: urban warfare history IRA Northern Ireland Irish politics civil unrest British army Good Friday Agreement terrorism terrorist organisations organizations

$17.50
xx4pol204258

History of the Country Women's Institutes of New Zealand 1921-1958


HARPER, BARBARA (Compiled by)

Sm 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: Whitcombe and Tombs N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand women's institute history women

$25.00
xx4pol204260

To Take Arms: A Year in the Provisional IRA


McGUIRE, MARIA

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: Macmillan 1973

KEYWORDS: civil unrest IRA Northern Ireland Irish modern history urban warfare politics terrorism terrorist organisations organizations Maria McGuire

$25.00
xx4pol204265

No Substitute for Victory: Lessons in Strategy and Leadership from General Douglas Macarthur


KINNI, THEODORE & KINNI, DONNA

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: Prentice-Hall 2005

KEYWORDS: military history General Douglas Macarthur leaders leadership strategy

$30.00
xx4pol204267

A Hundred Years of Anthropology


PENNIMAN, T K

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) boards soiled; 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: Duckworth 1935

KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology history T K Penniman

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