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Image for The Tobermory Treasure: The True Story of a Fabulous Armada Galleon (includes: divers Lionel ' Buster ' Crabb; Margaret Naylor; Gush jun; Jacob Rowe )( Spanish Galleon the FLORIENCA )

The Tobermory Treasure: The True Story of a Fabulous Armada Galleon (includes: divers Lionel ' Buster ' Crabb; Margaret Naylor; Gush jun; Jacob Rowe )( Spanish Galleon the FLORIENCA )

By: Mcleay, Alison; Foreword By The Duke of Argyll

Price: $14.13

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 1986, 1st edition, First Printing: 1986

Seller ID: 155172

ISBN: 0851774016

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket but there is some sunning to the spine and the upper edge of the front panel so a Very Good+ jacket, 192 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Ancient Mesopotamian concepts of death and the netherworld according to ancient literary Texts

By: McMaster, J W D ( John William David )( Signed )

Price: $42.53

Publisher: Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University, 1988, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1988

Seller ID: 161584

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hard cover, a near Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, Masters thesis, signed by the author, 180 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for Father Whelan of Fort Pulaski and Andersonville: The Prison Ministry of Fr Peter Whelan, Georgia Priest and Confederate Chaplain -by Peter J Meaney / The Georgia Historical Quarterly ( Camp Sumter )( The Angel of Andersonville )( Castle William related)

Father Whelan of Fort Pulaski and Andersonville: The Prison Ministry of Fr Peter Whelan, Georgia Priest and Confederate Chaplain -by Peter J Meaney / The Georgia Historical Quarterly ( Camp Sumter )( The Angel of Andersonville )( Castle William related)

By: Meaney, Peter J / Reprinted from The Georgia Historical Quarterly ( Father Peter Whelan related)

Price: $85.13

Publisher: Georgia, No Place ( Georgia, USA ): The Georgia Historical Quarterly Volume lxxi, No. 1, 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1987

Seller ID: 162005

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------softcover, about 5.5w x 8.5h inches, a solid Very Good example, light rubbing, a bit of waviness to covers, 24 pages, b&w illustrations, some pencil marks in text, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///
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Image for The Rosenberg Letters: A Complete Edition of the Prison Correspondence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg ( Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Volume 1184 )(inc. 1st and 2nd Petitions for Clemency; covers years 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 )

The Rosenberg Letters: A Complete Edition of the Prison Correspondence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg ( Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Volume 1184 )(inc. 1st and 2nd Petitions for Clemency; covers years 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 )

By: Meeropol, Michael (ed.) Julius / Ethel Rosenberg ( Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Volume 1184 )

Price: $56.73

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Garland Publishing ( Garland Reference Library of the Humanities Volume 1184 ), 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1994

Seller ID: 163842

ISBN: 0824059484

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, tight and square and very tidy, pages 49 to 62 are slightly creases, in a Near Fine dustjacket, 722 pages, ---"In 1950 the Cold War was escalating dramatically. The House Un-American Activities Committee hearings were in full swing. The Soviet Union had tested its first atomic bomb and anti-communist hysteria was sweeping the nation. On July 17, Julius Rosenberg, partner in a small machine shop on New York's lower east side, was arrested on charges of having recruited his brother-in-law, David Greenglass, into a Soviet spy ring. On August 11, Ethe...
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The Kjellanders, Lindquists, Johnsons and Relatives: The Descendants of John Persson and Elsa Olsdotter ( Illinois / Family History )

By: Moberg, Ruby Kjellander

Price: $70.93

Publisher: USA, USA: Ruby Kjellander Moberg, 1994, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1994

Seller ID: 153746

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, about 8.5 x 11.25 inches, a Very Good+ copy, a bit of light wear and rubbing but overall a solid clean copy, no dustjacket as issued (assumed), 188 pages, b&w photos, errata slip, laid in is a facsimile marriage certificate from 1884 for Elias John Kjellander and Caroline Antoinette Johnson of Knox County, Illinois, as well laid in is a large folded family tree for the Kjellanders, Lindquists, Johnsons and relatives, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for Railroad Maps of North America -The First Hundred Years / Library of Congress ( United States; Canada; Mexico )( Railway / Train Routes / Rail Road )( 100 )( One Hundred )

Railroad Maps of North America -The First Hundred Years / Library of Congress ( United States; Canada; Mexico )( Railway / Train Routes / Rail Road )( 100 )( One Hundred )

By: Modelski, Amdrew M / Library of Congress

Price: $35.43

Publisher: Washington, DC, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 160990

ISBN: 0844403962

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, overseas shipping (anywhere outside of Canada and the USA ) will require additional charges, about 14.5w x 11.25h inches, a Near Fine copy, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, 186 pages, filled with maps as well as colour illustrations, a super book for the historical railroad afficianado, ---from the front flap: Preserved in the Geography and Map Division of the Library Congress are the cultural artifacts of that great journey to the Pacific coast and into Alaska and as far south as the Isthmus of Techuantepec in Mexico. The ninety-two maps reproduced are a repr...
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Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland ( Northern Ireland / Brendan Hughes / David Ervine / Sinn Fein / IRA )

By: Moloney, Ed; Preface By Thomas E Hachey and Robert K O'Neill ( Brendan Hughes / David Ervine )

Price: $14.13

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: PublicAffairs / Public Affairs ( BBS ), 2010, 1st US Edition, First Printing: 2010

Seller ID: 159419

ISBN: 1586489321

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

---------softcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Near Fine copy, a wee bit of very light rubbing, 512 pages, ---"The dawning of peace in Northern Ireland has not brought with it much truth about what happened during 'the long war'. Very few of the paramilitary leaders on either side have ever spoken candidly about their role in that bloody conflict. But here, in a dramatic break with the unwritten laws of paramilitary omerta, two leading figures from opposing sides reveal their involvement in bombings, shootings and killings and speak frankly about how differently their wars came to an end. Br...
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Image for ---among the Fields of Gold - Photographs / Photography By Charley Nadin -a Signed Copy ( Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia / Kalgoorlie )( Architecture; Towns; History )

---among the Fields of Gold - Photographs / Photography By Charley Nadin -a Signed Copy ( Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia / Kalgoorlie )( Architecture; Towns; History )

By: Nadin, Charley (signed), Text By Frank Atkins

Price: $70.93

Publisher: Australia, Australia: Charley Nadin, 2012, 1st edition, First Printing: 2012

Seller ID: 161276

ISBN: 0987370405

Binding: Portfolio

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, about 11.25w x 9.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed near Fine dustjacket, looks close to new, signed without inscription by Charley Nadin, 197 + 3 pages, packed with colour photos, ---:What is left of a legacy of magnificent buildings, stunning architecture and artifacts of the golden era of the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia? What remains as ruins or fine architecture? These were places built in a desert where no infrastructure existed. The establishment of these places is a cornerstone of the history and wealth of the state which continues to ...
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Image for Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harper's Bazaar 1867 - 1898 - 1000 Illustrations ( 19th Century [ Nineteenth ] Clothes / Clothing / Dress / Bustles and Puffs; Natural Form and Cuirass; Hourglass Figure; Return of the Bustle )( Magazine )

Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harper's Bazaar 1867 - 1898 - 1000 Illustrations ( 19th Century [ Nineteenth ] Clothes / Clothing / Dress / Bustles and Puffs; Natural Form and Cuirass; Hourglass Figure; Return of the Bustle )( Magazine )

By: No Author / Harper's Bazaar ( Magazine ); Edited and Introduction By Stella Blum / Dover Publications

Price: $42.53

Publisher: USA, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 1974, 1st Edition, Printing Unknown: 1974

Seller ID: 164277

ISBN: 0486229904

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, about 9.25w x 12.25h inches, a Near Fine example, faint stress line on spine, 294 pages, b&w illustrations throughout, includes a glossary, 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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Image for ORANJE - ALBUM De Huwelijksreis ed de Intocht in Baarn, Soest en de Hoofdstad van het Prinselijke Paar 8 Januari 1937 - 14 Juni ( Herinnerings Album Prinses Juliana En Prins Bernhard )( Honeymoon Album for the Royal Couple )( Dutch Language )

ORANJE - ALBUM De Huwelijksreis ed de Intocht in Baarn, Soest en de Hoofdstad van het Prinselijke Paar 8 Januari 1937 - 14 Juni ( Herinnerings Album Prinses Juliana En Prins Bernhard )( Honeymoon Album for the Royal Couple )( Dutch Language )

By: No Author / Oranje Album / Herinnerings Album

Price: $18.39

Publisher: Europe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Uitgave Van De N.V. Handelsdrukkeru Holdert and Co., 1937, 1st edition, First Printing (presumed): 1937

Seller ID: 154430

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------softcover, about 12.5 x 9.5 inches, a Good copy only, external wear, curling to the corners, foxing to the paper, tear at upper spine tip, unpaginated, about 60 pages, b&w photos throughout, a collection of honeymoon snapshots for the Dutch Royal couple, all text is in Dutch, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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White book concerning the status of Hungarian prisoners of war illegally detained by the Soviet Union and of Hungarian civilians forcefully deported by Soviet Authorities / PW Service of Hungarian Veterans in Cooperation with the Weekly Hungaria (Hungary)

By: No Author / PW Service of Hungarian Veterans in Cooperation with the Weekly Hungaria

Price: $70.93

Publisher: Europe, No Place (likely Hungary or Germany ): Edition Hungaria (printed in Germany ), 1951, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1951

Seller ID: 159556

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------softcover, about 6.5w x 9.5h inches, a solid Very Good copy with a bit of light wear, some age toning to the covers, ink name and date, 116 pages, two page map fold-out at rear is intact, map is titled "TheSOVIET CONCENTRATION-, TRANSIENT-, PW-, AND INTERNMENT CAMPS AND PW- HOSPITALS SHOWN TOPOGRAPHICALLY", , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Clouds Hill, Dorset / The National Trust ( T E Lawrence related / Lawrence's Cottage )

By: No Author / The National Trust / A W Lawrence ( Arnold Walter ) / Ursula Codrington / B H Liddell Hart ( Basil Henry )( T E Lawrence related)

Price: $18.39

Publisher: England, Uk: The National Trust, 1982, 1st Edition, Later Printing: 1982

Seller ID: 155345

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of rubbing, 24 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Lawrence and Clouds Hill by A W Lawrence (brother of TEL); The Cottage by Codrington; T E Lawrence by Liddell hart; Dates in the Life of TEL, cover art is a sketch of TEL by Augustus John, laid into this copy is a postcard by AJ showing TEL in full Arabian garb, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo .
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Image for Irvine Valley Scenes Across Three Centuries / The Rotary Club of Loudunn ( Irvine Ayrshire Scotland )( Photographs / Photos )(inc. Hurlford; Galston; Newmilns; Darvel )

Irvine Valley Scenes Across Three Centuries / The Rotary Club of Loudunn ( Irvine Ayrshire Scotland )( Photographs / Photos )(inc. Hurlford; Galston; Newmilns; Darvel )

By: No Author / The Rotary Club of Loudunn ( Irvine Valley Ayrshire, Scotland )

Price: $56.73

Publisher: Scotland, Loudunn ( Ayrshire ), Scotland: The Rotary Club of Loudunn, 2000, 1st Edition, First Printing: 2000

Seller ID: 163920

ISBN: 0907526780

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, about 8.25w x 5.75h inches, a Near Fine example, 80 pages, loaded with vintage photographs from "Back in the Day", , 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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Image for The Mercury Magazine: The Journal of the TS MERCURY Old Boys' Association. 25th Anniversary Edition, 2004 ( T S / Training Ship Mercury / HMS Gannet )

The Mercury Magazine: The Journal of the TS MERCURY Old Boys' Association. 25th Anniversary Edition, 2004 ( T S / Training Ship Mercury / HMS Gannet )

By: No Author / TS Mercury Old Boys' Association / John Richardson, Captain David Parsons; David Muffett, Guy Thomas; Bob Chilcott; John Dashwood-Quick; Ted Allen

Price: $35.43

Publisher: England, Hants, UK: TS Mercury Old Boys' Association, 2004, 1st Edition, First Prinitng: 2004

Seller ID: 161712

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------softcover, about 6w x 8.25h inches, a Near Fine copy with a wee bit of light rubbing, 36 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.
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Image for Famous Buildings of Greece and Rome ( Triumphs of Ancient Architecture )(inc. Athens -The Acropolis, Parthenon, Temple of Theseus, Choragic Monument of Lysicrates; Rome - Forum; Arch of Titus, Coliseum, Pantheon; Pompeii; Sicily; Attica; Tivoli; Paestum )

Famous Buildings of Greece and Rome ( Triumphs of Ancient Architecture )(inc. Athens -The Acropolis, Parthenon, Temple of Theseus, Choragic Monument of Lysicrates; Rome - Forum; Arch of Titus, Coliseum, Pantheon; Pompeii; Sicily; Attica; Tivoli; Paestum )

By: No Author / William Henry Davenport Adams

Price: $28.33

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Nelson and Sons, No Date (circa 1866 ), 1st Edition , First Printing (assumed): 1866

Seller ID: 158119

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------hardcover, about 4 x 6 inches, no date -this could be later than 1866 but it is certainly no later than the 1880's, dark blue cloth with gilt design and lettering, a Very Good+ example, a bit of light tip wear, no dustjacket as ssued, 128 pages, super two page frontispiece in colour of Roman ruins, b&w illustrations, a real charmer, contents include: ATHENS - The Acropolis; The Parthenon; The Temple of Theseus; The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates / ANCIENT ROME - The Forum; The Arch of Titus; The Coliseum; The Pantheon; Trajan's Column / PAESTUM / TIVOLI - The Temple of the Sibyl ...
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Image for A Visit to Edinburgh; Containing a Description of the Principal Curiosities and Public Buildings in the Scottish Metropolis / 1818 ( Frontispiece intact )( Scotland ) ( George Heriot Hospital / School related)

A Visit to Edinburgh; Containing a Description of the Principal Curiosities and Public Buildings in the Scottish Metropolis / 1818 ( Frontispiece intact )( Scotland ) ( George Heriot Hospital / School related)

By: No Author, Advertisement Intro By S.S.S. (?) ( Lucy Marchmont / Maria Woodville ) ( George Heriot Hospital / School related)

Price: $248.43

Publisher: Edinburgh, Scotland / London, England, Edinburgh / London, UK: Printed for Fairbairn & Anderson ( Successors to Mr Creech ) and G & W B Whittaker, Darton & Co., W Darton, Jr. (printed By Walker & Greig ), 1818, 1st Edition, First printing: 1818

Seller ID: 158292

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, about 3.5 x 5.5 inches, leather bound, a Good copy only, rubbing and staining to the leather, two inch section of the upper part of the spine is gone, crack along the spine and front cover fold but still very much attached, ink name and date " James Black Sept. 18th, 1821 " on front blank endpaper, both covers sport the stamp / logo / motto / emblem for George Heriot School " I Distribute cheerfully", some loss to the gilt of the emblem, this likely once belonged to a former student of GHS and was not likely from the GHS library as there are no indications ...
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CSS Georgia ( Pamphlet -also known as State of Georgia and Ladies' Ram )( C.S.S. )( Ironclad / Civil War )

By: No Author; US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Price: $12.71

Publisher: USA, USA: No Author; US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, No Date (circa 1980 ), 1st Edition, First Printing ( ? ): 1980

Seller ID: 162187

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

----------softcover, about 8.5w x 5.5h inches, a Very Good example, a bit of light rubbing and wear, unpaginated (8 pages), b&w and colour photos, illustrations, produced just after divers started the long term excavation project, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///
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Vanished Kingdoms: Irish in Australia and New Zealand -by Patrick O'Farrell, a Personal Excursion ( Ireland / Australian )

By: O'Farrell, Patrick

Price: $16.97

Publisher: Australia, Kensington, NSW, Australia: New South Wales University Press, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1990

Seller ID: 154532

ISBN: 086840148X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hard cover, a near Fine copy, one gently bumped corner, a bit of rubbing to the bottom edge of the boards, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ dustjacket, 310 pages, b&w photos, contents include: Preface; Introduction ; 1 Kings Deposed? The Irish in Early Australia ; 2 Idiocy and Devilment ; 3 Prayer-worlds ; 4 --- and Priests ; 5 Colonial Irish: Themes ; 6 Variations: those other traditions ; 7 The First Generation ; 8 Dreams of Irelands ; 9 Politics ; 10 Death ; Bibliographical Note ; Index, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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The Royal Marines and Eastney / Supplement to the July / August Issue 1991 of The Globe and Laurel, the Journal of The Royal Marines

By: Oakley, Captain Derek / The Royal Marines / Supplement to the July / August Issue of The Globe and Laurel

Price: $25.49

Publisher: England, Hilsea, Portsmouth, UK: Supplement to the July / August Issue of The Globe and Laurel, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1991

Seller ID: 155348

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------softcover, about 8.25 x 11.5 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light rubbing, 10 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo .
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Image for Plodding Toward Terror: A Personal Look at the Jack Ruby Case ---a Signed Copy ( JFK / John F Kennedy Assassination / Lee Harvey Oswald shooting related)

Plodding Toward Terror: A Personal Look at the Jack Ruby Case ---a Signed Copy ( JFK / John F Kennedy Assassination / Lee Harvey Oswald shooting related)

By: Pabst, Ralph M. ( Signed )

Price: $106.43

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Vantage Press, 1974, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1974

Seller ID: 154868

ISBN: 053301302X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------hardcover, a solid clean Very Good copy, some bumps to the board edges and corners otherwise a VG+ copy, a tight square copy, in a lightly chipped and torn Good dustjacket with a sticker pull on the spine of the jacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, a bit of sunning to the spine, signed and inscribed on the half title page "To K__ S_____ truly a wonderful person, Best wishes from the author, Ralph pabst 1976", quite scarce, 174 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Category: History