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LET 'ER BUCK
Written by Charles Wellington Furlong.
Illustrated by Charles Wellington Furlong.
Stock no. 988615
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
1923.
Very good condition.
Fascinating photos of rodeos, bulldogging, bronco riding etc. Third edition. Pages: xxxviii, 242. Original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial onlay of bucking bronco to front. 50 b/w plates. With a dedication and ink and coloured pencil drawing of a cowboy by the author on front endpaper. Spine a little dulled.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- COWBOY
PHOTOGRAPHIC GROUPS OF EMMINENT PERSONAGES
No author listed.
Stock no. 988675
Circa
1890.
Very good condition.
Large red cloth folder (32 x 28 cm), with gilt decoration and lettering. 6 pages of montage photographs, each with a key page. The montages are Kings and Queens of England, Eminent Women, Historical Celebrities (2 plates), Military and Naval Celebrities, and British Poets. Very light foxing to endpapers. Reduced from £150.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- ROYALTY
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
YORK FROM ITS ORIGINS UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE 11TH CENTURY
Written by Ian Richmond.
Stock no. 988789
1st
1959.
Very good condition.
Pages: 16 pamphlet. Original paper wrappers. 1 b/w plate. Covers foxed. Times Obituary for Ian Richmond included.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
HISTOIRE DE LA PAIRIE DE FRANCE ET DU PARLEMENT
Written by J. Le Labourer.
Stock no. 988805
Published by Samuel Harding.
1740.
Slightly better than good condition.
Text in French. Ou l'on traite aussi des electeurs de l'empire & du cardinalat. On y a joint des traites touchant les pairies d'Angleterre & l'origine des grands d'Espagne. Small format Pages: 378 + 2. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary full leather binding, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Contents very good. Spine and corners very worn.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (FRENCH)
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
THE WELSH DILEMMA
Written by W.J. Morgan.
Stock no. 988821
Published by Christopher Davies.
1st
1973.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Some essays on nationalism in Wales. ISBN: 0715400398. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper spine faded.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ABREGE DE L'HISTOIRE DES EMPEREURS
Written by Ant. Caillot.
Stock no. 988905
Published by Brunot-Labbe.
1827.
Very good condition.
Pages: viij, 466. Contemporary full leather binding; gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Engraved frontispiece. Text in French. Corners rubbed. Wormhole to first ten pages.
MEMOIRS OF THE LIVES AND CHARACTERS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE BAILLIE OF JERVISWOOD
Written by George Baillie.
Stock no. 988910
1824.
Very good condition.
Printed at Edinburgh. Second edition. Pages: xvi, 165. Modern rebinding in paper boards, cloth spine with paper label. Untrimmed edges. A few foxspots to contents.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SCOTLAND
- ANTIQUARIAN
- BIOGRAPHY
FAR FROM THE CHURCH BELLS
Written by Anthony H. Galt.
Stock no. 988925
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1991.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth. Settlement and Society in an Apulian (Italy) town. B/w photos. ISBN: 0521394449. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ITALY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
THE BLACK MAN'S PORTION
Written by D.H. Reader.
Stock no. 988933
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1961.
Slightly better than good condition.
Red cloth, gilt titles. Pages: xv, 179. History, Demography and Living Conditions in the Native Locations of East London, Cape Province. B/w photos. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AFRICAN)
- SOUTH AFRICA
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
THE HULI RESPONSE TO ILLNESS
Written by Stephen Frankel.
Stock no. 988941
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1986.
Almost very good condition.
Dark red cloth, gilt title to spine. The Huli people of the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ISBN: 0521325242. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.
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- HISTORY
- NEW GUINEA
- AUSTRALIA
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- MEDICAL
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
THE ORAONS OF SUNDERBAN
Written by Amal Kumar Das; Manis Kumar Raha.
Stock no. 989042
Published by Government Of West Bengal.
1st
1963.
Very good condition.
Aspects of the life and culture of the Oraons in the Southern portion of West Bengal. Pages: xiv, 476. Original red printed paper boards. 36 b/w plates. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- ASIA
- PAKISTAN
- BENGAL
- INDIA
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- ANTHROPOLOGY
THE LANGUAGE OF MAGIC AND GARDENING
Written by Bronislaw Malinowski.
Stock no. 989077
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
1966.
Almost very good condition.
The Trobrianders are a small Melanesian community living off the east end of New Guinea. This volume presents the linguistic material concerning Trobriand agriculture. Second edition. Pages: xliv, 349. Original green cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Corners worn. Library number to spine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- NEW GUINEA
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- LINGUISTICS