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THE ROMANCE OF EMPIRE (Fine Riviere binding)
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THE ROMANCE OF EMPIRE (Fine Riviere binding)

by Gibbs, Philip

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1906
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Hardcover
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London: Edward Arnold, 1906. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 19cm x 15 Cm. Attractive binding of full red calf leather with gilt decoration to the spine, gilt dentelles, bright gold marbled end papers. All edges marbled.. Stamped, "Riviere & Sons for the army and navy" to the verso of the front free endpaper. Pp. xv, 478; b/w… Read more about this item
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RULERS OF INDIA LORD LAWRENCE AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF INDIA UNDER THE CROWN
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RULERS OF INDIA LORD LAWRENCE AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF INDIA UNDER THE CROWN

by Aitchison, Charles

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Used - Near Fine
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Edition
Fifth Thousand
Published
1905
Binding
Hardcover
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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Thousand. 8vo. pp vi 216 ; fold out map of the Indian Empire. Binding; full calf prize binding by Relfe Brothers, London, with extensive gilt decoration to the spine, board surround, armorial vignette of Malvern College to the front board, red title label. Binding very good with only very light… Read more about this item
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DRAKE AND SAINT HELENA

DRAKE AND SAINT HELENA

by Castell, Robin [ R. Hist. Soc.]

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Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2004
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780620322423
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St. Helena: The Castell Collection, 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 131 pages. b/w illustrations throughout. Original dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing. A fine bright copy, virtually as new..
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THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE, ITS COLONIES, AND CONQUESTS; from the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the Earth. Including the History and Literature , Philosophy, and The Fine Art. [complete in Four Volumes bound in four]
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THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE, ITS COLONIES, AND CONQUESTS; from the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the Earth. Including the History and Literature , Philosophy, and The Fine Art. [complete in Four Volumes bound in four]

by Gillies, John. LL. D. F.A.S.

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Used - Good
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Edition
Second Edition
Published
1787
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Hardcover
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London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1787. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo (13 X 21cm). pp. vol. I: xii, 515, engraved frontispiece plate, fold out map; vol. II: viii, 413, fold out map; and vol. III: viii, 522; vol. IV: vii 452, complete index. Finely bound in brown calf, title and vol. no. labels to the spines… Read more about this item
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THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE NEW EDITION AND MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF MRS. HANNAH MORE
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THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE NEW EDITION AND MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF MRS. HANNAH MORE

by More, Hannah and Roberts, William

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
New Edition
Published
1830
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo. A new edition with a portrait frontispiece in eleven volumes plus four volumes of her memoirs by William Roberts bound as one uniform set. Fine half leather, crushed Morocco bindings by Morley of Oxford in mid tan and contrasting marble paper covered boards, gilt stamped gibbs… Read more about this item
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SUNRISE PENINSULA (Signed By the author)
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SUNRISE PENINSULA (Signed By the author)

by Kwok Godfrey Y.

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
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Korea: Privately Printed, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. No date given but appears to be early 1990s. 91 pages; b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good with a little dust soiling, chips and creasing, now protected in a removable sleeve. Hard back binding very good. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, signed and inscribed to… Read more about this item
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AMERICA TO JAPAN [and] JAPAN TO AMERICA [two volume set]

AMERICA TO JAPAN [and] JAPAN TO AMERICA [two volume set]

by Russell, Lindsay and Naoichi Masaoka (editors)

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1915
Binding
Hardcover
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New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press, 1915. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. two volumes (see below for full titles); pp. xv, 318 & xii, 235, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard of Russell in "America to Japan" and patterned end papers in "Japan to America". Both volumes bound in uniform blue cloth… Read more about this item
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LIFE AND LETTERS OF THE FOURTH CENTURY

LIFE AND LETTERS OF THE FOURTH CENTURY

by Glover, Terrot Reaveley

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
Reissue
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Russell & Russell, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reissue. 8vo. 398 pages. Original maroon cloth hardback binding, very good and bright with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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AMERICAN ENGLAND An Epitome of a Common Heritage

AMERICAN ENGLAND An Epitome of a Common Heritage

by Gee, H. LO.

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Used - Very Good
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Fair
Edition
First Edition
Published
1943
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 181pages, b/w illustrations, map end-papers. Original dust jacket fair, with some general wear and rubbing to edges, chipped to head/tail of the spine with loss, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good, slightly marked. Contents clean… Read more about this item
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THE GENUINE WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS: Faithfully Translated from the Original Greek...With Notes Critical and Explanatory. The Whole Illustrated with a Beautiful Set of Copper-plates.

by Josephus, Flavius

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Published
1770
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Hardcover
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Birmingham: Christopher Earl, 1770. Book. Very Good. Full Leather. 4to. With 10 (of 12) full page engraved copper-plates.(according to the directions for placing the plates, the frontispiece plate of Josephus and plate 2 Noah's Ark are missing, but both engraved maps are present - A Plan of the Journeys of the Israelites and A Map of the Holy Land). … Read more about this item
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The Unity of Western Civilization. Essays Arranged and Edited by F. S. Marvin

by Marvin, F. S.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1915
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1915. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 315. Original green cloth with gilt lettering and armorial block to to front board, very good, gilt bright, minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, prize plate to front paste-down, no foxing or spotting. A very good first edition copy..
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THE ARMENIAN REVIEW On Distorting History A Series Concluded (Winter 1970 Vol. XXII, No. 44-88)

THE ARMENIAN REVIEW On Distorting History A Series Concluded (Winter 1970 Vol. XXII, No. 44-88)

by Papazian, Dr. P.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1970
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Paperback
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Boston, Massachusetts: Hairenik Association, 1970. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Small 4to. 80 pages, original printed card covers. Very good with slight wear only, contents clean and tight, unmarked no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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DIE BRONZESTATUEN AM GRABMAL MAXIMILIANS I

DIE BRONZESTATUEN AM GRABMAL MAXIMILIANS I

by Oberhammer, Vinzenz

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Used - Good
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1947
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Hardcover
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Germany: Tyrolia - Verlag, 1947. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 128 pages; b/w photographs. Original hardback binding, good with a little general wear, rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, foxing to front and back free endpaper and page edges, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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UNIFORMES ALBUM No 5 Les Armees De L'Histoire

UNIFORMES ALBUM No 5 Les Armees De L'Histoire

by Various

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1978
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Hardcover
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Paris: Marengo Publications, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 4to. approx 240 pages; colour and b/w illustrations. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear, spine slightly faded. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..
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Correspondance entre le Comte de Mirabeau et le Comte de la Marck 3 Vols

Correspondance entre le Comte de Mirabeau et le Comte de la Marck 3 Vols

by De BACOURT, M. AD.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1851
Binding
Hardcover
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Paris: Librairie Ve Le Normant, 1851. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. 466 + 354 + 499pp .Modern library binding, cloth with gilt to the spine, includes a shelf number in gilt to the base of the spine, very good. Contents good and tight, book plate of Charles Awdry to the paste down and Exter Library plate to… Read more about this item
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MEN CITIES AND EVENTS

MEN CITIES AND EVENTS

by Beatty-kingston, W. Beatty

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Used - Fine
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No Dust Jacket
Edition
Second Edition
Published
1900
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Bliss, Sands and Foster, 1900. Book. Fine. Hardback. Second Edition. Large 8vo. 316 pages + adverts. Original green cltoh hardback binding, with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, original black end papers, small bookplate to the front paste-down, no inscriptions. A very good/fine copy..
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SWITZERLAND

SWITZERLAND

by Fox, Sir Frank

Condition
Used - Good
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No Dust Jacket
Edition
Second and Revised Edition
Published
1930
Binding
Hardcover
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London: A. & C. Black, 1930. Book. Good. Hardback. Second and Revised Edition. 8vo. 197 pages + 32 plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, spine slightly faded. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, a little foxing, more pronounced to a few pages. … Read more about this item
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THE LETTERS OF MADAM DE MAINTENON AND OTHER EMINENT PERSONS IN THE AGE OF LEWIS XIV, THE LETTERS OF MADAM DE MAINTENON AND OTHER EMINENT PERSONS IN THE AGE OF LEWIS XIV TO WHICH ARE ADDED SOME CHARACTERS
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THE LETTERS OF MADAM DE MAINTENON AND OTHER EMINENT PERSONS IN THE AGE OF LEWIS XIV, THE LETTERS OF MADAM DE MAINTENON AND OTHER EMINENT PERSONS IN THE AGE OF LEWIS XIV TO WHICH ARE ADDED SOME CHARACTERS

by Maintenon, Madam De

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First English Edition
Published
1753
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Printed for J. Robinson, 1753. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First English Edition. 8vo. pp.viii, 324, [2 adverts]. Contemporary quater plain sheep bindign with original? boards, good with a little general wear and rubbing, front joint cracked to the head, but boards still firmly attached , corners worn and rubbed. Contents good and tight, front blank missing., signature… Read more about this item
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THE CIVILIZATION OF EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE

THE CIVILIZATION OF EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE

by Hale, J.R.

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Published
1993
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780002153393
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London: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket near fine, with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, book slightly cocked, no inscriptions. A near fine clean copy.
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FRANCE IN DEFEAT

FRANCE IN DEFEAT

by Philip, Percry J.; Rubert Downing (introduction)

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1941
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 96 pages. Dust jacket very good with slight wear only, not price clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Original hardback binding, very good and bright. Contents good and tight, signature and inscription of E.H.P Edgecumbe to the front end paper, a few lines of fine… Read more about this item
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