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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 slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0753701650.
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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 very slightly 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
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
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 EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN MUSEUM
Written by Jonah Siegel.
Stock no. 2132939
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An Anthology of Nineteeth-Century Sources. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780195331134. Some pencil annotation to front endpaper. Couple of small scuffs to wrapper.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MUSEUMS
THE OPIUM CLIPPERS
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 2132802
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1st
1933.
Almost very good condition.
The romance and chronology of the opium trade, the opium war and the beautiful little ships that were the first trading craft with clipper lines. Blue cloth with gilt chinese characters on front cover, silver titles. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. Endpapers are maps. 392 pages includes index. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Spine darkened with slight loss of gilt to titles. Cover edges darkened. Pages lightly browned else contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- ASIA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TALL SHIPS
PERRY ON TENNIS
Written by Fred J. Perry.
Stock no. 2132674
Published by Hutchinson & Co..
Very good condition.
Green cloth with black titles. Expert advice for all on Lawn Tennis. B/w photos. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning and light fading to edges.
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- HISTORY GENERAL
- SPORT
- TENNIS
MUTINY AND ROMANCE IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by Sven Wahlroos.
Stock no. 2132529
Published by Salem House Publishers.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Companion to the Bounty Adventure. The full story, month by month, giving the background of the mutiny and the people involved. The author is the first professional psychologist to write on the subject. Cream paperboards, blue spine with silver titles. 497 pages includes index. ISBN: 0881623954. SIGNED by author with lengthy dedication on front endpaper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Wrapper has dampstain to lower edge of rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PACIFIC
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL