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HABITS, MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG
No author listed.
Stock no. 1821068
Published by Edward Lacey.
Circa
1860.
Very good condition.
Brown blind stamped boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. vi and 248 pages. Top & tail of spine worn, corners lightly rubbed. Boards clean and bright. Front endpaper missing. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Top corner creases to contents and a few grubby marks.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ANTIQUARIAN
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHILDRENS (ANTIQUARIAN)
MILESTONES OF FLIGHT C. 843 B.C. TO THE PRESENT
Written by Michael J.H. Taylor.
Stock no. 2134237
Published by Chancellor Press.
1st
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0753701650. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
DEMANDING WORK - THE PARADOX OF JOB QUALITY IN THE AFFLUENT ECONOMY
Written by Francis Green.
Stock no. 1319662
Published by Princeton University Press.
Circa
2007.
Good condition.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, Demanding Work shows how aspects of job quality of work life stem from technological change and transformations in the politico-economic environment. Cardwraps. 225 pages. ISBN: 9780691134413. Second printing, first paperback edition. Ex-lib with usual stamps and labels. Covers have been covered with laminate.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BUSINESS
- ECONOMICS
- SOCIOLOGY
HEROIC FLIGHTS
Written by John Frayn Turner.
Stock no. 2134091
Published by Leo Cooper; Pen & Sword Books.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The First 100 Years of Aviation. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850529700. Wrapper spine is faded.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ENGINEERING
TO THE GATES OF RICHMOND: THE PENINSULA CAMPAIGN
Written by Stephen W. Sears.
Stock no. 1820521
Published by Ticknor & Fields.
1st
1992.
Very good condition.
The Peninsula campaign of 1862 was the largest campaign of the Civil War and also one of the bloodiest. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w maps, photos & illustrations. ISBN: 0395701015. Small grubby mark from label to rear cover. A few light creases present. Text block a little grubby. Cigarette odour present.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- PENINSULAR WAR
- MILITARY
THE SLAVES
Written by Susanne Everett.
Stock no. 1820266
Published by Bison Books.
1st
1978.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive, illustrated account of human bondage. Large format. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0861240111. Spine slightly cocked. Text block browned. A few foxspots. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small mark to top of front panel.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- SLAVERY
A NEW ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FREEMASONRY (ARS MAGNA LATOMORUM) 2 VOLUMES
Written by Arthur Edward Waiter.
Stock no. 1820100
Published by Rider & Co..
1923.
Very good condition.
And of Cognate Instituted Mysteries: Their Rites Literature and History. New and Revised Edition. Two volumes. Red cloth spines with gilt titles. Red cloth boards with gilt crest to front boards. B/w plates. Boards clean, gilt titles bright. Text blocks lightly browned. Foxing throughout including to plate margins. Slight surface paper damage to page xvi and xvii. All plates present.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- FREEMASONRY
THE ART OF THE TOY SOLDIER: TWO CENTURIES OF METAL TOY SOLDIERS 1770-1970
Written by Henry I. Kurtz; Burtt R. Ehrlich; Roy Selwyn-Smith.
Stock no. 2133485
Published by New Cavendish Books.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Oblong format. Red cloth, gilt title. Colour photography throughout by Serge Nivelle. Based primarily on the Collection of Burtt R. Ehrlich. ISBN: 090456844X. Light bumping along cover edges.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TOYS
- ART
THE LANGLEY STORY ILLUSTRATED
Written by Donald E. Waite.
Stock no. 1819555
1st
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An Early History of the Municipality of Langley (Canada). Limited Edition of 100. Brown cloth padded boards, gilt titles. B/w photos & illustrations. 280 pages including index. ISBN: 0919213618. Gilt 'The' in title to spine is lightly rubbed. Covers lightly rubbed. Copy 69 of 100 SIGNED by the author. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contained in brown slipcase with previous owner's name in gilt which is in very good condition, some scuffing.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- CANADA
- LIMITED EDITION
A HISTORY OF BELIZE
Written by Narda Dobson.
Stock no. 1819548
Published by Longman Caribbean.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of the former British Honduras - the only British Commonwealth state in Central America. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 058276601X. Browning & foxing to text block. Grease stain to lower gutter edge of last few pages. Minor foxing to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned across top edge and faded to spine, a little creased.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BELIZE
- BRITISH HONDURAS
- CARIBBEAN
- CENTRAL AMERICA
HEIRS OF THE FISHERMAN
Written by John-Peter Pham.
Stock no. 2132947
Published by Oxford University Press.
Circa
2004.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession. Red cloth spine, with gilt title. Brown boards. ISBN: 0195178343. A little pencil annotation.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- RELIGION
- CATHOLICISM
THE MAKING OF MR. GRAY'S ANATOMY
Written by Ruth Richardson.
Stock no. 2132946
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, red title to spine. This book is a historical exploration of how the 'Doctor's Bible' - continuously in print for 150 years - was originally created. ISBN: 9780199552993. A little pencil writing to first page. Wrapper has some edge-creasing.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MEDICAL HISTORY