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Patrol.
Patrol.
MacDonald, Philip · 1933
€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,519)
London: W. Collins, 1933 (11th repr.); 8vo (18.5 cm), 243 pp., glossary, spine bleached by sun. Name prev. owner on f.e.p., hard cover, good. ¶ l Originally published in 1927, it was the first war-novel placed in Mesopotamia, during the Great War. The man who wrote it had no ...
A book of armour.
A book of armour.
Nicolle, Patrick · 1954
€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1954 (1st ed.); oblong 12mo (18 cm), 31pp., colour and bl-wh illustrations, paper, stapled. Tiny name on front cover, else VG ¶ l Puffin Picture Book, No. 97. The history of armour from ancient times to the helmets of 1940-1945. Rare in NL.
Ships
Ships
Pye, David · 1950
€8.00 ($8.82 | £6.67 | ¥1,408)
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1950 (1st ed.); sm8vo (21.8 cm), 63pp., bl-wh illustrations and photographs, paper. Cover partly slightly faded, ex libris stamp on title page, else VG. ¶ l Volume in the series 'The things we see', No. 6. This series was developed to improve the 'eye'...
The building of Ancient Egypt
The building of Ancient Egypt
Leacroft, Helen and Richard · 1954
€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1954 (1st ed.); oblong 12mo (18 cm), 31pp., colour and bl-wh drawings, paper, stapled. VG, with small name of former owner on p. 3. ¶ l Puffin Picture Book No. 101.
Insect life
Insect life
Smith, Arthur · 1950
€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1950 (1st ed.); oblong 12mo (18 cm), 31pp., colour and bl-wh illustrations, paper cover, tapled. VG+ ¶ l Puffin Picture book 66. Rare in NL.Profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white. One of those amazingly beautiful books which make no concess...
The Long Death. The Last Days of the Plain Indians.
The Long Death. The Last Days of the Plain Indians.
Andrist, Ralph K. · 1969
€7.00 ($7.72 | £5.84 | ¥1,232)
Collier Books, 1969 (1st thus); 8vo, paperback, very good. ¶ l 371 pp., bl/wh photogr., maps, bibliography, index. A good, tight copy, front cover discoloured along the edge. `Andris... recognizes genocide when he sees it... excellent maps and photographs.' (Book Week)
History of the First World War.
History of the First World War.
Liddell Hart, B. · 1972
€5.00 ($5.51 | £4.17 | ¥880)
London: Pan Books, 1972; 8vo, paperback, very good. ¶ l 504 pp., maps, bibliography, index. Paper browned, edges darkened, a verty tight and sturdy copy. This is a slightly reworked reprint of his series The Real War, 1914-1918, published in 1930. `Immensely readable and infor...
Total War. Causes and Courses of the Second World War.
Total War. Causes and Courses of the Second World War.
Calvocoressi, Peter and Guy Wint. · 1974
€8.00 ($8.82 | £6.67 | ¥1,408)
Penguin, 1974; 8vo, paperback, very good. ¶ l Pelican, 965 pp., 98 photogr. in bl/wh, chronological skeleton, bibliographies, maps, index. `The best single-volume history in English of the struggle' (The Economist). A very good, tight copy, somewhat yellowed on the outside, fr...
Das Heimchen Auf Dem Herde. Eine Elfengeschichte.
Das Heimchen Auf Dem Herde. Eine Elfengeschichte.
Dickens, Charles. · 1884
€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,557)
Leipzig: Adolf Titzse, 1884; Conrad Beckman, 4to, hardcover, ¶ l 109 pp., 7 large lithographs, many more bl/wh ill. throughout the text, cover in dark-red linen, richly decorated with gold, gilt edges on all sides. Top and bottom spine plus all corners slightly nicked. Very fi...
Eothen: Or Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
Eothen: Or Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
Kinglake, Alexander William · 1928
€6.00 ($6.61 | £5.01 | ¥1,056)
London: Dent and Dutton, 1928 (reprint); 8vo, hard cover, ¶ l Dark grey-green cover with gilt imprint on spine. Dustwrapper, 238 pp. VG/G+ Introduct. by Harold Spender. Everyman's Library no. 337. The author lived from 1809 - 1891, and published this title anonymously in 1844...
Old Needlework Boxes and Tools. Their Story and How to Collect Them
Old Needlework Boxes and Tools. Their Story and How to Collect Them
Andere, Mary · 1971
€30.00 ($33.07 | £25.03 | ¥5,279)
Newton Abbot: David and Charles, 1971 (first edition); 8vo, hard cover, ¶ l Dustwrapper, 184 pp., glossary, index, drawings (by the author), photogr. in colour and bl/w.VG+/VG
The Glory That Was Greece. A Survey of Hellenic Culture and Civilisation.
The Glory That Was Greece. A Survey of Hellenic Culture and Civilisation.
Stobart, J.C. · 1960
€13.50 ($14.88 | £11.26 | ¥2,375)
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1960 (3rd edition); 8vo, decorative cloth, ¶ l Cloth bound, dustwrapper, bl/wh photogr., several colourplates, bl/wh drawings, glossary, bibliography, index, 319 pp., endpapers printed with maps. Name prev. owner on halftitle, a few notes in penci...
A Dictionary of American Slang
A Dictionary of American Slang
Weseen, Maurice H. · 1934
€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,399)
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1934 (first edition); 8vo, hard cover, no jacket. ¶ l 543 pp., index. The text is divided in an alphabetical list of subjects, i.e. railroader's slang, radio slang, aviator's slang and more mundane subjects like eating, drinking and football...
De Sterren Spreken. Astrologische Raadgever Voor Iedereen
De Sterren Spreken. Astrologische Raadgever Voor Iedereen
Löhlen, Herbert · 1982
€6.00 ($6.61 | £5.01 | ¥1,056)
Vianen: ECI, 1982 (1e druk); 8vo, gebonden, ¶ l 175 blz., gebonden, stofomslag. ZG/ZG. Door dit boek leert u uzelf kennen en krijgt u inzicht in de omgang met anderen.
Chinese Astrologie. Een Handleiding
Chinese Astrologie. Een Handleiding
Lemmens, G. · 1981
€8.00 ($8.82 | £6.67 | ¥1,408)
Utrecht: Veen, 1981 (1e druk); 8vo, ingenaaid, ¶ l 383 blz., Zeer Goed. Voor het eerst een volledig en samenhangend overzicht van de Chinese astrologie, die in 2637 v. Chr. werd geïntroduceerd.
Love Signs. A New Approach to the Human Heart
Love Signs. A New Approach to the Human Heart
Goodman, Linda · 1980
€6.00 ($6.61 | £5.01 | ¥1,056)
London: Pan/Macmillan, 1980 (first edition); small octavo, paperback, very good. ¶ l 1186 pp., appendixes; spine shows one reading-fold, but the book is still tight and sturdy.
Astrology and the Popular Press. English Almanacs 1500-1800
Astrology and the Popular Press. English Almanacs 1500-1800
Capp, Bernard · 1979
€35.00 ($38.58 | £29.20 | ¥6,158)
London: Faber and Faber, 1979 (1st edition); 8vo, hard cover, 452 pp., appendices, bibliogr., abbrev., notes, index, dustjacket. Name prev. owner on f.e.p. Spine d.j. slightly tanned by sun. ¶ l The alamanac has a long history and was widely read in Tudor England. It covered t...
Astrologie. De Complete Gids
Astrologie. De Complete Gids
Huntley, Janis · 2001
€7.00 ($7.72 | £5.84 | ¥1,232)
Keulen: Könemann, 2001 (1e druk); groot octavo, ingenaaid, uitstekend. ¶ l 192 blz., woordenlijst, register, zeer rijk in kleur geïllustreerd. In dit boek laat Janis Huntley o.a. zien hoe een geboortehoroscoop wordt berekend en verklaard.
Sun and Moon Signs. An Indispensible Illustrated Guide to Astrological Characteristics.
Sun and Moon Signs. An Indispensible Illustrated Guide to Astrological Characteristics.
Parker, Julia and Derek · 1996
€22.00 ($24.25 | £18.35 | ¥3,871)
London: Covent Garden Books, 1996 (1st thus); Danuta Mayer, large 8vo, hard cover, as new as new. ¶ l 619 pp., index, numerous colour-illustrations, every page festooned with a fitting guirlande. A really sumptuous book, written by two people who are established leaders in thi...
Seht, Wie Uns Die Sonne Lacht.
Seht, Wie Uns Die Sonne Lacht.
Zimmering, Max. · 1955
€8.00 ($8.82 | £6.67 | ¥1,408)
Plauen: Sachsendruck, 1955 (erste auflage); Idem, 8vo, halb-leinen, sehr gut +. ¶ l Illustr. in schwartz/weiss. Dieses war ein Liederbuch fuer den jungen Pionier aus der DDR. Manche Texte mit Melodie. Zum Beispiel DAS GUTE BROT, oder DIE HEIMAT RUFT.