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Yorkshire Greats, Great achievers from Yorkshires Past

ROBINSON-WALSH Dawn G · 1882

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Aurora Publishing being material extracted form "Old Yorkshire" five volumes originally edited by William Smith and published 1882. this is perfect bound softcover undated (late twentieth century) 176pp. Looks like facsimile offset of original pages but with new title haeds...

The Fiji Islands. A Geographical Handbook.

DERRICK, R.A. · 1951

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Government Printer Government Printer. Suva. 1951. pages 334 plus appendices; map, b/w plates; hardcover; lacks d/j, Gift inscription on front endpaper, A Geographical Handbook. Includes: the archipelago, physical structure, the environment, the islands. H First Edition No Ja...

Our Superconscious Mind

LYTTELTON Edith · 1931

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

Philip Allan newspaper clippings fully pasted down to fep and the next two pages which are free fly pages not the half title. a few pages in the intro have red pen underlining, book itself is VG and tidy but marred by the pasted clippings. 285pp. Two parts, the second of wh...

Through the mists or Leaves from the autobiography of a soul in Paradise

LEES Robert James · 1926

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Rider blue gray papered boards with titling in blind to upper board and dulled to spine, top quarter of backstrip detached and slipped inside front of book, splitting to joints, backstrip sunned, corners bumped and split / frayed, INTERNALLY book is tight and tidy and near ...

The Law of Psychic Phenomena a working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics , Etc

HUDSON Thomas Jay · 1895

$95.00 (€86.19 | £71.91 | ¥15,165)

McClurg near VG but rubbed to corners and spine ends as well as to the joints, front hinge loose and cracked, pencil and pen names to fep, scattered foxing mainly to closed edges. xvii, 409pp. This is an analysis of paranormal activity and psychic phenomena. It covers topics...

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures Authorised Edition

EDDY Mary Baker · 1971

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

First Church of Christ Scientist as new, thin paper edition, blue limp card, 700pp. Many more Christian Science works available on request. S reprint No Jacket Boston Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall

The Commodore

FORESTER C S · 1945

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Angus & Robertson spine lean, some rubbing to joints, slight fade to spine, first Australian edition. pencil to fep, corners bumped. H First Edition No Jacket Sydney Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Krishnamurtis Talks in India 1953 (verbatim report)

KRISHNAMURTI J · 1953

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Krishnamurti Writings Inc plain printed wraps over stapled sheets. covers browned and with staples pulled through at spine. Ink name to first page. 112pp. Attractive double column letterpress. scarce peice S First Edition No Jacket Poona Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna

RAMAKRISHNA & ABHEDANANDA · 1903

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Vedanta Society green cloth with gilt Vedanta Society logo to upper board, titled to spine, edges rubbed, [Vedanta Reading Club | Christchurch NZ] stamp in gothic script to paste down, fep, and four preliminary pages, as well as fianl page of index, rear free fly and rear ...

Rough Cider

LOVESEY Peter · 1986

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Bodley Head ex-library with large stamp to title, stamp and plate residue to rear fep. dust jacket is unclipped and quite tidy H First Edition Very Good London Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall Ex-Library

Santa Clara pottery today

LEFREE Betty · 1991

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

University of New Mexico Press (500 gram rate) 114pp b&w and colour photos, ceramics in a traditionlal Pueblo style S reprint No Jacket Albuquerque Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Seven families in Pueblo pottery

University of New Mexico · 1991

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology (500 gram rate) name in pen to cover, light crease rear cover 112pp b&w and colour photos. The work of seven families making ceramics in a traditionlal Pueblo style S reprint No Jacket New Mexico Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

The Year of the Quiet Sun

HAYTER Adrian · 1968

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hodder DW lamination starting to lift at spine tail and lower part of cover, corners rubbed, price clipped, book VG 191pp + plates 'One year at Scott Base Antarctica; a personal impression' H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall

Philosophical Ethics, an introduction to moral philosophy second edition

BEAUCHAMP Tom L · 1991

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

McGraw Hill sunned spine , some tidy pen underlining or margin lining otherwise VG+ tidy copy 431pp, an accessible, comprehensive overview of classical and modern moral theory; unique coverage of rights, justice, liberty and law; and real-life cases that introduce each chapter...

Philosophy and Literature volume 25 number 2 October 2001

DUTTON Denis EASTERLIN Nancy · 2001

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

The Johns Hopkins University Press contents; Origin of stories (Brian Boyd) Eighteenth century print culture and the truth of fictional narrative (Lisa Zunshine) Narrative theory and function; why evolution matters (Michelle Scalise Sugiyama) Hans Christian Andersens fish out...

Witch Hunt the Great Scottish Witchcraft Trials of 1697

ADAM Isabel · 1978

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

MacMillan dust jacket is unclipped, small tear along the lower front flap fold. 256pp. tidy rubber name stamp to head of title page. Accounts of the foremost witchcraft trials in Scotland 1697 retold from original sources. Includes bibliography , sources and index. H First Ed...

The Twenty Two Keys of the Tarot

USSHER Arland · 1970

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Dolmen Press nice white card covers letterpress printed with black woodcut and red and black text. New reset edition being the third version. 54pp sewn binding glued into covers. Letterpress with woodcut style representations of the Trumps. A rare and beautifully produced boo...

Reginald Hetherege & Leighton Court

KINGSLEY Charles & Clement Shorter · 1895

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Ward Lock maroon red bevelled cloth boards, decoratiive banded spine, decorative boards, all edges gilt, dec endpapers, two line inscription to fep, rubber stamp of a turtle and the date 3/12/84 in pen to reverse of frontis, frontis with tissue guard. spine joints lightl...

Geoffry Hamlyn

KINGSLEY Charles & Clement Shorter

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Ward Lock maroon red bevelled cloth boards, decorative banded spine, decorative boards, all edges gilt, dec endpapers, two line inscription to fep, rubber stamp of a turtle and the date 3/12/84 in pen to first blank leaf after fep, frontis with tissue guard. a little wate...

From the Middle Temple to the South Seas

GILCHRIST Alexander · 1927

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

John Murray large blue cloth, binding loosened, boards rubbed to corners and spine ends, spine ends frayed, lower board creased to outside cloth only. Ex working mens circulating library with plate to front paste down and stamps to endpapers and some in text, one has offset ...