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$65.00
ak5/6/27

A History of English and Irish Glass (2 Vols Bound as 1)


THORPE, W. A.

TWO VOLS BOUND AS ONE, imperial octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained orange, mixed pagination, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (binding sloppy, light bruising & fading to spine & board edges, light foxing & soiling to eps, rear eps messily affixed) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light tanning & soiling, minor cracking to spine)

PUBLISHER: Holland Press 1969

KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles glass glassware English Irish England Ireland history

$60.00
ak5/6/28

German Military History 1648-1982: A Critical Bibliography


SHOWALTER, DENNIS E

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread? Octavo, beige buckram boards, maroon lettering to spine & front board, xxxiii + 331pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues German military history

$45.00
ak5/6/32

Progress of a Race, or, The Remarkable Advancement of the American Negro


GIBSON, J W (Revised & Enlarged) & CROGMAN, W H & WASHINGTON, BOOKER T (Special Featrure) & WILLIAMS, FANNIE BARRIER (Special Feature)

1969 REPRINT, very tidy ex-library, octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, frontispiece, 732pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Mnemosyne Publishing 1969

KEYWORDS: African-American US America civil rights history slavery freedom

$40.00
ak5/6/36

Children of Bondage: The Personality Development of Negro Youth in the Urban South


REEVES, FLOYD W (Fore) & SUTHERLAND, ROBERT L (Preface)

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, sm illus plate to front board, xxviii + 299pp, VG (usual library markings, light to moderate bruising to spine & extrems, moderate soiling to boards, sm illus plate to front board partially removed, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, moderate staining to prelims)

PUBLISHER: American Council on Education 1944

KEYWORDS: African-American US America black youth juvenile history ethnicity civil rights

$40.00
ak5/6/41

The Book of the Dead II: Books on Egypt & Chaldaea Vol VII


BUDGE, E A WALLIS

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, folding frontispiece, xv + pg 79-406pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & rubbing to base of boards, light chafing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing & damp staining to eps, light foxing & damp staining to prelims & terminals, moderate spots of foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co 1909

KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Chaldea Chaldaea E A Wallis Budge book of the dead antiquity

$50.00
ak5/6/42

The Book of the Dead III: Books on Egypt & Chaldaea Vol VIII


BUDGE, E A WALLIS

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, folding frontispiece, ix + pgs 407-698 + index to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems & board edges, sl soiling to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, light foxing sporadically throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co 1909

KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Chaldea Chaldaea E A Wallis Budge book of the dead antiquity

$150.00
ak5/6/46

The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians (2 Vol Boxed Set)


PRUCHA, FRANCIS PAUL

2 VOL BOXED SET, tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, 1302pp total, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl staining to boards, light soiling to page edges) in slipcase, VG (light scuffing & peeling to joins/extrems, light chafing & staining)

PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press 1984

KEYWORDS: US American American history native Indians government politics governance

$40.00
2s2c/20

The British Species of Angiocarpous Lichens, Elucidated by Their Sporida


LEIGHTON, Rev W A

8vo, pp. [6] + 102 + xxx plates +18 + 3; green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, arabesques in blind to boards bordering lettered wreath centrepiece in gilt (in blind to rear board); teg, publisher's tp vignette, plates; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep; binder's stamp to rear pastedown (Westleys & Co.); lg segment of cl to spine torn at rear joint, attatched only at front joint, some loss to lettering).

PUBLISHER: The Ray Society 1851

KEYWORDS: W A Leighton lichen botany botanical science biology plants plantlife 19th century natural history

$40.00
2s2c/21

A Monograph of Lichens Found in Britain: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of the Species in the Herbarium of the British Museum Part I


CROMBIE, Rev JAMES M

This volume only. 8vo, pp. viii + 520 + 18; green buckram boards, spine lettered in gilt; top edge stained dark; illus.; G+ (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with heavy chipping; lg segment of cl to upper half of spine torn at rear joint with heavy loss, cl remaining attached only to front joint; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; presentation plate to ffep; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ht; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges; moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: British Museum (Natural History) 1894

KEYWORDS: James M Crombie lichen botany botanical science biology plants plantlife 19th century British Museum natural history reference catalogue catalog

$40.00
2s2c/25

Lat inte rattor eller mal fordarva: Linnesamlingar I Uppsala: Uppsala Universitets Jubileumsbok


SJOGREN, ANNA & MOBERG, ROLAND & PONTEN, ANNIKA WINDAHL

Text in Finnish, with English summaries and captions. 4to, pp. 225; red heavy card boards, spine & front board lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; lg closed tear to front cover at head; light tanning; gift inscription in blue ink to tp).

PUBLISHER: Uppsala Universitet 2007

KEYWORDS: Finland Finnish language Uppsala Universitet University history botany biology

$40.00
2s2c/28

Children of Mao: Personality Development and Political Activism in the Red Guard Generation


CHAN, ANITA

8vo, pp. viii + 254; red heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to spine, eps, ht & tp verso); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1985

KEYWORDS: politics political socialization social history China Chinese Mao 20th century

$70.00
2s2c/30

The Infested Blanket: Canada's Constiution: Genocide of Indian Nations


ROBINSON, ERIC & QUINNEY, HENRY BIRD

Ex-library. First edition. 8vo, pp. xxiv + 168; illus. light card covers; VG- (moderate tanning, foxing, scuffing & soiling to covers; moderate bruising to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; library markings to spine, ht, tp verso, p. 168 & rear cover recto; moderate pencil annotations throughout).

PUBLISHER: Queenston House Publishing Co. 1985

KEYWORDS: Eric Robinson Henry Bird Quinney Canada government Indian Native American genocide social history

$40.00
2s2c/36

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham 1708-1778: A Bibliography


SCHWEIZER, KARL W

Ex-library. 8vo, pp. xviii + 145; blue buckram boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to spine, top & bottom pg edge, ht, tp verso & eps).

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Karl W Schweizer William Pitt 18th century history Earl of Chatham

$80.00
2s2c/37

Charles James Fox 1749-1806


SCHWEIZER, DANIEL

Ex-library. 8vo, pp. xlii + 209; blue buckram boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; library markings to spine, top & bottom pg edge, ht, tp verso & eps).

PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Daniel Schweizer Charles James Fox 18th 19th century history

$40.00
2s2c/38

The Antiquities of County Clare: Letters containing information relative to the Antiquities of the County Of Clare collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839; & letters and extracts relative to Ancient Territories in Thomond, 1841


O'DONOVAN, JOHN & CURRY, EUGENE

Super 8vo, pp. viii + 323; yellow heavy card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate pencil annotations throughout); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Clasp Press 1997

KEYWORDS: John O'Donovan Eugene Curry County of Clare 19th century local history

$50.00
2s2c/42

The Iron Redskin


SUCHER, HARRY V

Super 8vo, pp. 335; red heavy card boards, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. prelims, frontis., photos, illus,; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to ffep); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Haynes 1977

KEYWORDS: Harry V Sucher motorcycle motor bikes motorbikes motorcycles American motorsport motor sport history

$30.00
xx87pol212631

Cruise Ships: An Evolution in Design


DAWSON, PHILIP

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 2000

KEYWORDS: luxury travel transport maritime nautical passenger cruises cruise ships design history

$26.50
xx87pol212632

Ship Style: Modernism and Modernity at Sea in the 20th Century


DAWSON, PHILIP & PETER, BRUCE et al

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime 2010

KEYWORDS: luxury travel transport maritime nautical passenger cruises cruise ships design history 20th twentieth century

$15.00
xx87pol212634

Lost Civilizations: Pompeii: The Vanished City


FLAHERTY, THOMAS H (Editor-in-Chief)

Quarto 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: Time-Life Books 1992

KEYWORDS: ancient history lost civilizations civilisations Pompeii

$37.50
xx87pol212635

Heart of the Whau: The Story of the Centre of Avondale


TRUTTMAN, LISA J (Compiled by)

Quarto spiralbound 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: Avondale-Waterview Historical Society 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Avondale Auckland region

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