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The Lauries of Maxwelton -by I O J Gladstone ( Scotland . Scottish Family History )

By: Gladstone, I O J ( Isabel Olive Joan ) (foreword By Frederica Oswell )

Price: $78.03

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: The Research Publishing Co. / Estate of I O J Gladstone, 1972, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1972

Seller ID: 164952

ISBN: 0705000117

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example with a bit of fading to the lower edge of the front board, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket, light wear and rubbing, short closed tear at lower front flap fold, 216 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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The Drug Scene in Great Britain: Journey Into Loneliness (inc. The Jazz Junkie; The Purple Heart Craze; Young Heroin and Cocaine Addicts; Glossary, etc)

By: Glatt, Max M; David J Pittman; Dugg G Gillespie; Donald R Hills

Price: $28.33

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Edward Arnold, 1967, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1967

Seller ID: 163783

ISBN: 0713141247

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Good dustjacket with some rubbing and light wear, 117 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Opium and Empire: The Lives and Careers of William Jardine and James Matheson by Richard J Grace / McGill - Queen's University Press

By: Grace, Richard J / McGill - Queen's University Press

Price: $28.33

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec / Kingston, Ontario, Montreal, PQ / Kingston, ON: McGill - Queen's University Press ( MQUP ), 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2014

Seller ID: 158749

ISBN: 0773544526

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.25 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, upper corners are gently bumped, 453 pages, b&w illustrations, ---"In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century. After the termination of the East India Company's monopoly in the tea trade, Jardine, Matheson & Company's aggressive marketing strategies concentrated on the export of teas and the import of opium, sold offshore to Chinese smugglers. Jardine and Matheson, recognized as giants on the ...
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Image for Beyond the City Lights: The Story of the Western Province -the Towns and the Farms, the Life and the People, the Folklore and the Legends -by Lawrence G Green ( South Africa )

Beyond the City Lights: The Story of the Western Province -the Towns and the Farms, the Life and the People, the Folklore and the Legends -by Lawrence G Green ( South Africa )

By: Green, Lawrence G

Price: $14.13

Publisher: South Africa, Southern and East Africa: Howard Timmins Publisher, 1981, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 1981

Seller ID: 159545

ISBN: 086978210X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket, a bit of light rubbing, a couple of short closed tear, 240 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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History of Western Science, 1543 - 2001 / Folio Society

By: Gribbin, John / Folio Society

Price: $35.43

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Folio Society, 2006, 1st Folio Edition, First Printing: 2006

Seller ID: 147288

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy which is likely unread, no dustjacket as issued, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, 706 pages, b&w and colour plates, leather spine with decorated boards, previously published as Science, a History 1543 - 2001 (done by random House ), one page has a corner crease, a few pages have had corner tips creased, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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The Uncensored War: The Media and Vietnam

By: Hallin, Daniel C

Price: $14.13

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / Oxford: Oxford University Press ( OUP ), 1986, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1986

Seller ID: 148086

ISBN: 0195038142

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine price clipped dustjacket, 285 pages, ---"Vietnam was America's most divisive and unsuccessful foreign war. It was also the first to be televised and the first of the modern era fought without military censorship. From the earliest days of the Kennedy-Johnson escalation right up to the American withdrawal, and even today, the media's role in Vietnam has continued to be intensely controversial. The "Uncensored War" gives a richly detailed account of what Americans read and watched about Vietnam. Hallin draws on the complete body of...
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The Aftermath of War: Experiences of a Quaker Relief Officer on the Polish Border, 1923 - 1924 -by Henry W Hamilton

By: Hamilton, Henry W; Introduction By Professor Ben Eklof

Price: $14.13

Publisher: Ohio, Dayton, OH: Morningside House, Inc., 1982, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1982

Seller ID: 150125

ISBN: 0890293066

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in an attractive Good dustjacket with some light wear and rubbing, a bit of tip wear to jacket and spine of book, 257 pages, b&w photos, "It was in the fall of 1923 that a young, idealistic, and unsophisticated Missouri farmer, Henry W. Hamilton, took up his duties as Chief of a Quaker Relief out-post in famine ravaged eastern Poland (White Russia). The land had been fought over countless times as the Germans, Russians and Poles clashed on the Eastern Front during World War One. Millions of dwellings had been destroyed, whole villages obliterated, an...
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Bath Boating Station: An Illustrated History -by Terry Hardick -a Signed Copy ( England Local History )

By: Hardick, Terry (signed)

Price: $49.63

Publisher: England, Bath, UK: Millstream Books, 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2005

Seller ID: 162318

ISBN: 094897575X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, about 7w x 9.75h inches, a Near Fine example, looks new, signed and inscribed "To N___ from Terry 03/11 T M Hardick", 112 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED///
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When Horses Pulled Boats: A Story of Early Canals / American Canal and Transportation Center

By: Harlow, Alvin F; Intro By William H Shank / American Canal and Transportation Center

Price: $12.71

Publisher: York, Pennsylvania, York, PA.: American Canal and Transportation Center , 1987, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing: 1987

Seller ID: 157158

ISBN: 0933788436

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a Very Good+ copy with some light wear and rubbing, 72 pages, b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Unknown Warwickshire -by Mary Dormer Harris, Illustrated By J E ( James Edward ) Duggins ( West Midlands, England )

By: Harris, Mary Dormer; Illustrated By J E Duggins ( James Edward Duggins )

Price: $21.23

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: John Lane / The Bodley Head, 1924, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1924

Seller ID: 156332

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------hardcover, about 7 x 8.75 inches, blue cloth with gilt lettering and design, a solid clean Very Good copy, a wee bit of very light tip wear, contemporary gift inscription on front blank endpaper, a bit of age toning to endpapers, co colour plates, numerous b&w illustrations and sketches, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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World Within: A Borneo Story -by Tom Harrisson

By: Harrisson, Tom

Price: $28.33

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Cresset Press, 1959, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1959

Seller ID: 164862

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket, some small chips and flakes and some short closed tears,small sticker pull on front panel, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 349 pages, b&w photos, ---"Tom Harrisson is now widely known as a Television personality. During the war, Mr Harrisson did a series of important jobs in civilian and naval intelligence before performing the functions of an infantry private. Later, via Sandhurst and the Recce Corps he joined S.O.E., and ended up by jumping into Japanese-held Borneo - the first white man to d...
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Image for HAT TALK: Conversations with Hat Makers About Their Hats - the Fedora, Homburg, Straw and Cap (with Errata Slip and Addenda By John McMicking )(inc. Samples of John B Stetson Catalogues )( Hatmakers / Hatmaking / Milliners )

HAT TALK: Conversations with Hat Makers About Their Hats - the Fedora, Homburg, Straw and Cap (with Errata Slip and Addenda By John McMicking )(inc. Samples of John B Stetson Catalogues )( Hatmakers / Hatmaking / Milliners )

By: Henderson, Debbie (inc. Conversations with Robert Doran; John Milano; John William McMicking -Signed By McM )

Price: $56.73

Publisher: Ohio, Yellow Springs, OH: Wild Goose Press, 2002, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2002

Seller ID: 157990

ISBN: 0965115364

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 8.5 x 10 inches, a a close to Near Fine copy but the front cover is starting to curl at the lower corner so a Very Good+ copy, 150pages, b&w photos, tipped in on the front endpaper is an errata sheet produced by McKicking, that errata sheet is signed, as well at page 130 is a smaller page tipped in with additional info, that addenda has also been signed by McMicking, as well McM has made some hand corrections to other errors in the book, ---contents include: Introduction; Danbury, Connecticutt: The Town That Crowns Them All; Gentlemen's Hatters and Their Hats: Knox,...
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Under Another Sky: Journeys in Roman Britain by Charlotte Higgins

By: Higgins, Charlotte

Price: $16.97

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 2013, 1st Edition, Later Printing: 2013

Seller ID: 158756

ISBN: 0224090895

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 6.25 x 9.5 inches, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, gently bumped rear corners, 282 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, ---"Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the captivating and haunting exploration of the remnants of an empire ---What does Roman Britain mean to us now? How were its physical remains rediscovered and made sense of? How has it been reimagined, in story and song and verse? Sometimes on foot, sometimes in a magnificent, if not entirely reliable, VW camper van, Charlotte Higgins sets out to explore the ancient monuments of Rom...
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From Nudity to Raiment: An Introduction to The Study of Costume ( Fashion / Clothing History )

By: Hiler, Hilaire; Introduction By Sisley Huddlestaon

Price: $25.49

Publisher: London, England, London, Uk: W & G Foyle Ltd., NO DATE ( 1930's ), 1st Edition, Later Printing: 1935

Seller ID: 155360

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, about 9 x 10.75 inches, a solid Very Good copy in blue cloth, a bit of light external wear, very tidy internally, no dustjacket, 303 pages, colour plates as well as b&w photos and illustrations, sections include: Foreword; The Origin of Clothing; Prehistoric Dress; The Primitives; The Bronze Age and the early Iron Age; Costumes in Mexico, Central America and Peru; , overseas shipping (outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional postage,, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for The Sword of Islam, or Suffering Armenia - Annals of Turkish Power and the Eastern Question (inc. Russia & Turkey; Struggles of Modern Greece; Bulgaria & Turks; Servia & Roumania; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Egypt & Ottoman Empire; Armenian Question, etc)

The Sword of Islam, or Suffering Armenia - Annals of Turkish Power and the Eastern Question (inc. Russia & Turkey; Struggles of Modern Greece; Bulgaria & Turks; Servia & Roumania; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Egypt & Ottoman Empire; Armenian Question, etc)

By: Hopkins, J Castell ( John ); Preface By Right Reverend A Sweatman

Price: $49.63

Publisher: Ontario, Brantford / Toronto, ON: The Bradley Garretson Co. Ltd., 1896, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1896

Seller ID: 164581

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering and b&w decoraton on front board and gilt design on spine, overall a solid Very Good example, light edge and tip wear, a bit of rubbing, browning to paper, 450 pages, b&w illustrations, ---contents include: The Rise and Fall of Turkish Power; The Mahometan Creed; Modern Turkey; Constantinople - The Centre of Islam; Russia and Turkey; The Greek Church and Eastern Christianity; A Survey of European Turkey; The Struggles of Modern Greece; Bulgaria and the Turks; Servia and Roumania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Egypt and the Ottoman Empire; Historic...
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To the Arctic By Canoe: The Journal and Paintings of Robert Hood, Midshipman with Franklin, 1819 - 1821 ( Sir John Franklin )

By: Houston, C Stuart (ed.) Foreword By W O Kupsch ( Robert Hood )

Price: $14.13

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec / Kingston, Ontario, Montreal, PQ / Kingston, ON: McGill - Queen's University Press / MQUP, 1995, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing: 1995

Seller ID: 147507

ISBN: 0773512225

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy with just a wee bit of light rubbing, gift inscription on front endpaper, 217 pages, colour and b&w photos and illustrations, contents include: Foreword; Preface; Maps; Introduction; NARRATIVE of the Proceedings of an EXPEDITION on DISCOVERY in NORTH AMERICA ( Gravesend to York factory; York factory to Cumberland House; Cumberland House and Pasquia Hills; Account of the Cree Indians; The Buffalo, climate, aurora borealis, magnetic phenomena; Cumberland House to Fort Chipewyan; Fort Chipewyan to Fort Enterprize; Fort Enterprize to Point lake ); Epi...
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Arctic Ordeal: The Journal of John Richardson, Surgeon - Naturalist with Franklin, 1820 - 1822 ( Sir John Franklin )

By: Houston, C Stuart (ed.), - John Richardson, Foreword By W Gillies Ross; Appendixes By John W Thompson and Walter O Kupsch

Price: $18.39

Publisher: Montreal, Quebec / Kingston, Ontario, Montreal, PQ / Kingston, ON: McGill - Queen's University Press / MQUP, 1994, 1st Softcover Edition, First Printing: 1994

Seller ID: 147511

ISBN: 0773512233

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------trade paperback, a Near Fine copy with just a wee bit of light rubbing, a bit of sunning to spine and spine edges of covers, 349 pages, b&w illustrations, ---"In addition to his achievements as a doctor, meteorologist, and cartographer, Richardson was the first great naturalist to study the North American Arctic. His journal made such an outstanding contribution to ornithology, ichthyology, botany, and geology that much of modern Arctic research is founded upon his observations. Enhanced by fifty-six line drawings and eight maps, Arctic Ordeal will interest a wide audience as w...
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Nelson and Emma / Folio Society Edition ( Admiral Horatio Nelson / Emma Hamilton - Letters / Correspondence )

By: Hudson, Roger (ed.) ( ( Admiral )Horatio Nelson / Emma Hamilton )/ Folio Society Edition

Price: $18.39

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Folio Society, 1994, 1st Folio Edition, First Printing: 1994

Seller ID: 160272

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, about 7w x 9.5h inches, a Fine copy, no dustjacket as issued, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, 256 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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The Face of Fritwell, 1900 - 2000 -by Charles Hughes -a Signed Copy ( Village / North Oxfordshire, England )( Local History )

By: Hughes, Charles (signed)

Price: $63.83

Publisher: England, Souldern, Oxfordshire, UK: Satin Paperbacks / SatinPaperbacks, 2015, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2015

Seller ID: 159369

ISBN: 0993077773

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------softcover, about 5.75w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine copy, a wee bit of rubbing to covers and corner tips, signed by Hughes, 135 pages, colour and b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Karachiwala, a Subcontinent within a City ( Karachi, Pakistan /inc. Photographs; Family Trees; Maps; Diagrams; Foldouts )

By: Husain, Rumana; Designed By Asma Husain; Essays By Arif Hasan; Dr Hamida Khuhro; Luthfullah Khan; S Akbar Zaidi; Zubeida Mustafa

Price: $70.93

Publisher: Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan: JAAL / Koninkrijk Der Nederlanden, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2010

Seller ID: 164356

ISBN: 9698559019

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, about 9.75w x 12h inches, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, some crinkling to the laminate on the rear panel of the jacket, ---326 pages, colour photographs throughout, overseas shipping (outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional postage, ---" Karachiwala: a subcontinent within a city, describes the diversity and change within Karachi, as a microcosm and not only for Pakistan but of the entire South Asian region. A selection of interviews converges into a unique celebration of the people and their chosen city. Karachiwala of...
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Category: History