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Curiosities of Animal Life; with the Recent Discoveries of the Microscope
POSSIBLY FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & decoration to spine & boards, illus title page, 192pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing/soiling & wrinkling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, minor damp staining & ink markings to front eps, light foxing & water staining to prelims, light smatterings of foxing throughout, some pages may remain uncut)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society N/D (c.1857)
KEYWORDS: first editions (possibly!) zoology biology animals nature natural history
The Book of Puka-Puka
Sm octavo, illus light card covers, green lettering to spine & covers, xxviii + 356pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & wrinkling to spine & covers, moderate fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, light to moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: Mutual Publishing Company N/D
KEYWORDS: travel literature writing history culture Cook Islands Pacific region Robert Dean Frisbie
Willem Drost (1633-1659): A Rembrandt Pupil in Amsterdam and Venice
Lg quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 222pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to rear board, light tanning to page edges, pgs 55-56 & 107-108 missing) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2005
KEYWORDS: art history criticism Willem Drost Rembrandt
Jan Smuts: An Illustrated Biography
Quarto, brown heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board corners/edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges & creases/flaps, light chafing & wrinkling, light fading to top of front cover)
PUBLISHER: Human & Rousseau 1994
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Jan Smuts South Africa African history
The Private Diaries of the Empress Marie-Louise
FIRST EDITION. 8vo hardcover (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: John Murray 1922
KEYWORDS: Marie-Louise Marie Louise diaries empress emperor 19th century history
Khushwant Singh's View of India
Paperback (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: India Books House 1976
KEYWORDS: Khushwant Singh lecture social history philosophy religion India Indian culture
The Night Before Christmas: A Descriptive Bibliography of Clement Clarke Moore's Immortal Poem With Editions from 1823 Through 2000
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: Oak Knoll Press 2002
KEYWORDS: Clement Clarke Moor Night Before Christmas descriptive bibliography editions printing publishing history 19th century
Strange Places, Questionable People
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: Macmillan 1998
KEYWORDS: broadcasters broadcast journalism journalists John Simpson news bbc reporters history autobiography memoir autobiographies
The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea That Shaped a Nation
FIRST 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: Oxford University Press 2003
KEYWORDS: first editions history US America American dream philosophy nationalism civil values
Russian Lindbergh: The Life of Valery Chkalov
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: Smithsonian Institution Press 1991
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian Soviet air pilots aviation history Valery Chkalov biography biographies memoir
Mickey Mantle: Stories & Memorabilia From a Lifetime With the Mick
Square 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: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 2006
KEYWORDS: baseball sport stars New York Yankees Mickey Mantle biographies biography memoir history
Atlantic Air Conquest
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, 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 Kimber 1963
KEYWORDS: first editions North Atlantic flights aviation early 20th twentieth century pioneers history
Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent
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: Academic Press 1996
KEYWORDS: mammals wildlife India Indian illustrated natural history identification
Vulture's Row: Thirty Years in Naval Aviation
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: Schiffer Publishing 1996
KEYWORDS: military history navy naval aviation aerial combat warfare US American America
Rotol: The History of an Airscrew Company 1937-1960
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in dw/ (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: Alan Sutton Publishing 1990
KEYWORDS: aviation history Rotol biography
All the Factors of Victory: Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves and the Origins of Carrier Airpower
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in dw/ (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: Brassey's 2003
KEYWORDS: naval military aviation aircraft carriers history Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves navy
Project Azorian: The CIA and the Raising of the K-129
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in dw/ (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: Naval Institute Press 2010
KEYWORDS: project azorian history k-129 naval submarines Glomar Explorer cia intelligence operations espionage
The Fastest Man ALive
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (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: Cassell & Company 1958
KEYWORDS: first editions military history biography biographies memoir Frank K Everest Jr US air force American pilots
Glimpses of the Wonderful: The Life of Philip Henry Gosse 1810-1888
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: Faber and Faber 2002
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir history historical Philip Henry Gosse
I Learned to Fly for Hitler
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: Kron Publications 1999
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fighter pilots Hitler Youth programme autobiography autobiographies memoir Joe Volmer Americans