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Agnese, Giorgio. ANCIENT EGYPT: ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LAND OF THE PHAROAHS
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2002. Reprint. 192 pages. Hardcover. 0760732914 0-7607-3291-4. Oversize (10.5 x 14.5 inch) format photohistory of the major Egyptian sites and relics. Nice color photography.
Fine/Near Fine. A very nice copy. # B0316. $21.00 Inquire Now

Allsen, Thomas T. CULTURE AND CONQUEST IN MONGOL EURASIA CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION
Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2003. Reprint. 245 pages. Hardcover. 0521803357 0-521-80335-7.
As New/As New. New book in perfect condition. # 23216. $70.00 Inquire Now

Alpatov, M.W. ART TREASURES OF RUSSIA
New York: Abrams, 1967. 178 pages. Hardcover. A nice history of Russia's Christian heritage in architecture, art, icons, murals and more. 104 hand-tipped color plates. On very heavy paper stock.
Near Fine/VG. # A2761. $37.00 Inquire Now

Amiranashvili, Shalva. GEORGIAN METALWORK: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 18TH CENTURY
London: Hamlyn, 1971. 1st ed. 175 pages. Hardcover. 0600100189 0-600-10018-9. 109 color photos trace the development of Georgian metelwork from earliest times with objects in two museums in Tbilisi, the capital of the Georgian Republic. Photos by Karel Neubert.
Fine/Fine. # A3520. $16.50 Inquire Now

Anderson, Christopher. DIANA'S BOYS: WILLIAM AND HARRY AND THE MOTHER THEY LOVED
New York: William Morrow, 2001. 1st ed. 344 pages. Hardcover. 0688172040 0-688-17204-0. Intimate look at Diana's family, info on the car crash, etc. B/w photos.
Fine/Fine. # A8166. $15.50 View This Item Inquire Now

Anthony, Katharine. QUEEN ELIZABETH
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. Biography of Elizabeth I. Sepia illustrations, bibliography & index.
VG/No Jacket. # A3266. $8.50 Inquire Now

Baker, James A. THE POLITICS OF DIPLOMACY: REVOLUTION, WAR & PEACE 1988-1992 (SIGNED)
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. 1st ed. 687 pages. Hardcover. 0399140875 0-399-14087-5. Baker writes of his years as Secretary of State under Bush 41. B/w photos throughout, notes, indexed. SIGNED & INSCRIBED on title page: to -- with thanks for all your support and best wishes, Jim Baker.
Fine/Near Fine. Incribed by Baker in a greenish ink. # B0044. $100.00 Inquire Now

Ballard, Robert. THE DISCOVERY OF THE TITANIC EXPLORING THE GREATEST OF ALL LOST SHIPS
New York: Warner Books, 1987. 230 pages. Hardcover. 0446513857 0-446-51385-7. During eleven descents Ballard and his team explored and photographed the entire ship and the debris field seventy-four years after the sinking.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj is price-clipped, else nice. # B0604. $7.95 Inquire Now

Banks; Beyer; Contreras, & Craven, et. a WORLD: ADVENTURES IN TIME AND PLACE
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Reprint. 714 pages. Boards. 0021465614 0-02-146561-4. Middle school geography and world history textbook produced in conjunction with National Geographic.
X-Lib Good+/No Jacke. Used ex-classroom text. Good or better. Multiple copies available. # A8096. $6.50 Inquire Now

Basch, Dr. S. MEMORIES OF MEXICO: HISTORY OF THE LAST TEN MONTHS OF THE EMPIRE
San Antonio: Trinity Univ., 1973. 1st Am. ed. 253 pages. Hardcover. 0911536418 0-911536-41-8. Originally published in Germany in 1868, here translated by Hugh McAden Oechler. Basch was personal physician to Emperor Maximlian. Grey-green cloth w/gilt titles, not issued with Dj.
Fine/No Jacket. From our old stock, never sold, so as new save for edge foxing. # B0838. $60.00 Inquire Now

Beers, Henry Putney. FRENCH IN NORTH AMERICA: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO FRENCH ARCHIVES, REPRODUCTIONS AND RESEACH MISSIONS
Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1957. 413 pages. Hardcover. Good back resource on diplomatic and other archive material related to the French in the New World.
VG/Good. Light foxing to edges, else VG+, clean, tight, no marks. # B0854. $38.00 Inquire Now

Bennett, Ross. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PICTURE ATLAS OF OUR WORLD
Washington D.C.: National Geographic Soc., 1. Reprint. 312 pages. Hardcover. 0870443127 0-87044-312-7. 547 illustrations in color, including 108 maps, plus a 41 x 30 inch folded map showing the political world on one side & the physical world on the other.
VG/No Jacket. # A5633. $14.00 Inquire Now

Beresford, M. W., & J. K. S. St. Joseph. MEDIEVAL ENGLAND: AN AERIAL SURVEY
Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1958. 1st ed. 274 pages. Hardcover. Compares modern aerial photos with historic maps to better understand historical agricultural land use and settlement. 117 photos from Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. Spine lightly sunned, gilt title bright. # A9769. $12.00 Inquire Now

Blaise, Clark, & Bharati Mukherjee. THE SORROW AND THE TERROR: THE HAUNTING LEGACY OF THE AIR INDIA TRAGEDY
New York: Viking, 1987. 1st ed. 220 pages. Hardcover. 0670812048 0-670-81204-8. Story of the 1985 terrorist attack which claimed the lives of 329 people and exposed shortcomings in security, global politics and religious fanatics.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A8036. $18.00 Inquire Now

Bone, James. THE PERAMBULATOR IN EDINBURGH
New York: Knopf, 1926. 1st ed. 181 pages. Hardcover. An architectural and cultural account of the Scottish city in the 1920s. Lovely illustrations by E.S. Lumsden.
Good+/No Jacket. Light foxing, else VG. Spine ends worn. # A1206. $9.00 Inquire Now

Brown, R. Allen. CASTLES FROM THE AIR
UK: PRC, 1992. Reprint. 246 pages. Hardcover. 1856481026 1-85648-102-6. A reprint of the classic 1989 Cambridge University Press title. B/w aerial photos of noted castle complexes. Index. In glossy photo boards.
Fine/Fine. # A9711. $15.00 Inquire Now

Brundage, Burr Cartwright. TWO EARTHS, TWO HEAVENS: AN ESSAY CONTRASTING THE AZTECS/INCAS
Albuquerque: Univ. New Mexico, 1975. Hardcover. 0826303927 0-8263-0392-7.
As New/As New. A new book, still in publisher's shrink-wrap, from our old stock. # B0852. $14.00 Inquire Now

Bryan, C.D.B. THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: 100 YEARS OF ADVENTURE & DISCOVERY
New York: Abrams, 1987. 484 pages. Hardcover. 0810913763 0-8109-1376-3. Presenting a century of adventure, discovery & natural wonders as brought to us by the Society through its magazine. Also focuses on the personalities who have guided the Society. Biblio & index. 7 lbs.
Fine/Near Fine. One mended 1/2" tear on dj, else NF. Nice, heavy photo stock. # A2965. $9.00 Inquire Now

Camusso, Lorenzo. THE VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS, 1492-1504
New York: Dorset Press, 1991. 1st Am. ed. 79 pages. Boards. 0880297077 0-88029-707-7. Nicely done young reader's history of Columbus' four expeditions to the New World. Color & b/w illustrations.
Fine/No Jacket. # A8502. $4.95 Inquire Now

Cantor, Norman F. HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE
New York: Macmillan, 1968. 1st ed. 788 pages. Hardcover. More than 150 essays offer detailed understanding of the forces of mass culture & social change through two millennia of human history.
VG/VG. Edges of Dj lightly rubbed. # A5715. $13.00 Inquire Now

Champollion, Jacques. WORLD OF THE EGYPTIANS
Geneve: Minerva, 1971. 1st ed. 160 pages. Hardcover. Hundreds of photos, most b/w, illustrate the text giving insight into many areas of ancient Egyptian culture. Translated by Joel Rosenthal.
Fine/Fine. Near perfect condition book & Dj. # A7185. $15.00 Inquire Now

Chandler, David. GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF EUROPE, VOL. 2 CENTRAL & EASTERN
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1965. 195 pages. Hardcover. Covering selected battlefields east of the Rhine, with maps, diagrams & info about accessibility & significance of the battle. Campaign chronology, glossary of military terms & index.
X-Lib Good+/No Jacke. Library name stamped inside, discard stamped on top. # A4459. $10.00 Inquire Now

Chekhov, Anton. MOTLEY TALES AND A PLAY
New York: Doubleday, 1998. Reprint. 387 pages. Hardcover. New York Public Library Colletors edition. A collection of short stories and a play entitled 'Three Sisters'.
Near Fine/No Jacket. A nice copy, just lacks dj. # A4373. $8.00 Inquire Now

Cles-Reden, Sibylle von. BURIED PEOPLE
New York: Scribner's, 1955. 1st Am. ed. 248 pages. Hardcover. Eighty pages of plates illustrate this study of the Etruscan world, originally published in German as DAS VERSUNKENE VOLK.
VG/Good+. Dj has edgewear. Owner's bookplate. # A4708. $12.50 Inquire Now

Dennis, Benjamin C. GBANDES: A PEOPLE OF THE LIBERIAN HINTERLANDS
Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1972. 331 pages. Hardcover. A study of the culture & life of a remote tribe in Liberia which has remained relatively untouched by modern changes.
Fine/Fine. # A4471. $18.00 Inquire Now

Dunnigan, James F., & Austin Bay. FROM SHIELD TO STORM: HIGH TECH WEAPONS, MILITARY STRATEGY, & COALITION WARFARE IN THE PERSIAN GULF
New York: William Morrow, 1992. 1st ed. 512 pages. Hardcover. What really happened in the Gulf War. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Austin Bay.
Fine/Fine. # A5190. $19.00 Inquire Now

Edey, Maitland A. TIME CAPSULE/1956 A HISTORY OF THE YEAR CONDENSED FROM THE PAGES OF TIME
Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1968. 239 pages. Hardcover.
Fine/Near Fine. Not used, old stock. Small insect spot on bottom edge. # B0181. $12.50 Inquire Now

First Infantry, U.S. Army, & Gen. John H. FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION IN VIETNAM, JULY 1965-APRIL 1967 VOL. 1 (THE BIG RED ONE)
San Francisco: First Infantry Division, 1967. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. An exceptional copy of the first volume of yearbooks on the First Infantry Division. This copy in original vinyl sleeve, in a printed slipbox. An excellent photohistory of the Division with b/w & color photos, newspaper atricles, list of those who died.
Fine/In Box. Fine in original printed shipping box / slipcase. Box shows some wear. # A9643. $220.00 Inquire Now

Fortescue, J.W. HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY (VOL. VII, 1809-1810) (AMS REPRINT, VOLUME 7)
New York: AMS Press, 1976. Reprint. 661 pages. Hardcover. 0404025587 0-404-02558-7. Reprint of the 1912 edition. With 18 b/w folding end maps. Much on The West Indies, Spain & The Peninsular, Java, Mauritius and Where's-the-Beef Wellington.
Fine/No Jacket. In dark navy cloth with gilt lettering. # A9855. $60.00 Inquire Now

Frye, John & Harriet. NORTH TO THULE: AN IMAGINED NARRATIVE OF THE FAMOUS "LOST" SEA VOYAGE OF PYTHEAS OF MASSALIA IN THE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 19. 1st ed. 190 pages. Hardcover. Working from historical accounts, the authors propose what the early explorer might have encountered on his voyage from the Mediterranean past the British Isles into the area of Iceland, Greenland or Norway.
Fine/Fine. # A4635. $11.00 Inquire Now

Gardiner (ed.), Robert. NELSON AGAINST NAPOLEON: FROM THE NILE TO COPENHAGEN, 1798-1901
Caxton Editions, 2001. Reprint. 192 pages. Boards. 1840673613 1-84067-361-3. Nicely illustrated look at the long rivalry between Napoleon and Admiral Nelsonv. Action in Egypt, Mediterranean, British Isles and Denmark. B/w illustrations, index, artist info. Part of the Caton Pictorial Histories, in laminated photo boards.
As New/As New. # A6611. $15.00 Inquire Now

Geyer, Georgie Anne. NEW 100 YEARS WAR: THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. 1st ed. 318 pages. Hardcover. Discussing the people & the deep-rooted problems behind Middle-East politics, this book is nearly 30 years old and could have been written today.
VG/VG. Shelf-worn Dj is rubbed on edges, book is tight as though unread. # A5327. $9.00 Inquire Now

Gordon, editor, Harry. OFFICIAL BICENTENNIAL DIARY THE AUSTRALIAN BICENTENNARY 1788-1988
Brisbane: Sunshine, 1987. 1st ed. 253 pages. Hardcover. 0958771413 0-9587714-1-3. Collectible engagement calendar-diary based on the history of Australia, & published as a commorative of the nation's bicentennial. Hundreds of color & sepia photos & illustrations.
Fine/No Jacket. Unmarked, as new. # A7573. $8.00 Inquire Now

Greene, Evarts Boutell. FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICA NATIONALITY
New York: Ungar, 1968. Reprint. 654 pages. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1935 classic on the rise of the colonies, the revolutionary period and the formative years of the early nation up to the Constitutional Convention. Indexed.
Near Fine/VG. Dj spine faded. # A4715. $13.00 Inquire Now

Grolier Society, (Grolier Classics)_. THE GROLIER CLASSICS (10 VOL. SET)
New York: Classics Appreciation, 1955. Reprint. Hardcover. Condensed versions of 70 classics works of literature, philosophy and history. In red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. A very nice set. From the Classics Appreciation Society. 23 pounds.
Near Fine/No Jacket. # A7007. $85.00 Inquire Now

Gumpert, Thekla (Hrsg). TOCHTER-ALBUM. UNTERHALTUNGEN IM HAUSLICHEN KREISE ZUR BILDUNG DES VERSTANDES UND GEM�TES DER HERANWACHSENDEN WEIBLICHEN JUGEND.
Glogau: Carl Flemming, Verlag,. 597 pages. Hardcover. German language album of history and culture. Many b/w illustrations and page flourishes, with over 20 chromoliths. Not dated but 1898 or just after. Band 50. (Volume 50).
Good+/No Jacket. Light wear and soil to cream colored boards. # A4911. $36.00 View This Item Inquire Now

Halifax Port Corporation, . PORT OF HALIFAX (PORTS OF CANADA, ENGLISH & FRENCH)
Halifax: Halifax Port Corporation, 1986. Reprint. Spiral Bound. Twenty-two nice color aerial photos of the various port facilities in the Halifax area. Descriptions in both English & French. In comb binding. Uncommon.
Fine/No Jacket. # B0995. $8.00 Inquire Now

Hammond, Peter. HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL PALACE AND FORTRESS OF THE TOWER OF LONDON
London: Dept. of the Environment, 1991. Reprint. 52 pages. Paperback. Filled with color illustrations, drawings, and maps, this booklet follows the history and development of the Tower complex begun in 1066 by William the Conqueror.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # A9761. $4.50 Inquire Now

Hapgood, Charles H. MAPS OF THE ANCIENT SEA KINGS EVIDENCE OF ADVANCED CIVILIZATION IN THE ICE AGE
Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1966. 1st ed. 315 pages. Hardcover. Hapgood demonstrates his theories concerning the Piri Re'is Map and its antecedents
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has light corner wear, price intact. # B0952. $78.00 Inquire Now

Havell, H.L. REPUBLICAN ROME
Royston: Oracle, 1996. Reprint. 564 pages. Paperback. 1861960050 1-86196-005-0. Reprint of the 1914 edition. B/w photos. Large trade paperback format.
Near Fine/Wraps. Pages a bit bronwed, else Near Fine. # A5205. $6.50 Inquire Now

Huff, Sandy. THE MAYAN CALENDAR MADE EASY
Safety Harbor FL: Sandy Huff, 1984. 1st ed. 40 pages. Paperback. A simple, step-by-step guide to reading dates on stele, lintels, and othe Maya monuments.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0921. $16.00 Inquire Now

Hunter, Judith. WINDSOR: CASTLE TOWN AND PARK
Barcelona: Editorial Escudo de Oro, 1986. 2nd ed. 64 pages. Wraps. 8437809363 8-4378093-6-3. Tourist guide with very nice color images.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, no marks. # A9715. $18.00 Inquire Now

Hydrographic Department, of the Admiralt. NEW ZEALAND PILOT: COMPRISING THE COASTS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS OF NZ, STEWARD ISLAND & ADJACENT ISL, KERMADEC, CHATHAM
London: British Admiralty, 1946. 11th ed. 447 pages. Hardcover. Navigational descriptions of the New Zealand area. Info in tides, weather, lighthouses & markers, etc. Also covered are the islands of Bounty, Antipodes, Auckland & Campbell Islands. Fold-out map.
Good+/No Jacket. Some wear aong spine. # B1026. $20.00 Inquire Now

Hydrographic Department, of the Admiralt. WHITE SEA PILOT: COMPRISING THE COAST OF FINLAND AND THE USSR FROM JAKOBSELV TO BYELI NOS, YUGORSKI SHAR STRAIT INCLUDING WHITE SEA
London: British Admiralty, 1946. 1st ed. 400 pages. Hardcover. Navigational descriptions of the White Sea area. Info in tides, weather, lighthouses & markers, etc.
Fair/No Jacket. Front hinge broken, fold out map torn, missing about 1/3. # B1025. $8.00 Inquire Now

Jackh, Ernest. THE RISING CRESCENT: TURKEY YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
New York: Farrar & Reinhart, 1944. 1st ed. 278 pages. Hardcover. History of Turkey through WWII. B/w photos.
Good+/No Jacket. # A9411. $9.50 Inquire Now

Josephus, Flavius, trans by William Whis. WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, VOLUME II VOLUME II OF THREE VOLUMES
New York: A.L. Burt Co., no date. Reprint. 581 pages. Hardcover.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. Red-brown cloth with gilt titles & top edge. # B0900. $18.00 Inquire Now

Juncker, M. Christiani. VITA D. MARTINI LUTHER ET SUCCESSUUM EVANGELICAE REFORMATIONIS (LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER / EVANGELICAL REFORMATION)
Frunkfurt: G.A. Endter, 1699. 486 pages. Hardcover. 1699 printing in later (probably 1945 paper-over cloth binding). Latin text of the life of Martin Luther and the Evangelical Reformation. Illustrated with steel engravings, several of which fold out. Small 16mo (4 x 6.5 inch format). Binding very strong, straight.
VG/No Jacket. Small square cut from half-title page, light foxing. # A8236. $325.00 View This Item Inquire Now

Karnow, Stanley. VIETNAM: A HISTORY
New York: Viking Press, 1983. Book Club ed. 750 pages. Hardcover. 0670746045 0-670-74604-5. The companion to the acclaimed PBS series, the first complete account of Vietnam at war. B/w photos, thoroughly indexed. A nice, solid copy.
VG/VG. # A9235. $6.00 Inquire Now

Keates, Jonathan, & Angelo Hornak. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
London: Summerfield Press, 1980. 1st ed. 96 pages. Hardcover. 085667088X 0-85667-088-X. Sharp color photography highlight this hsiory of one of Britain's most famous cathedrals.
Fine/Fine. # A9693. $8.75 Inquire Now

Keyser, Eugenie de. THE ROMANTIC WEST: 1789-1850
Geneva: Skira, 1965. 1st ed. 210 pages. Hardcover. Beautiful art works depicting scenes and moments in western European civilization (not the American West). All are full-color tipped in plates.
Fine/Fine. Fine in fine dj with slipcase. # A6450. $30.00 Inquire Now

Kishlansky, Mark. CIVILIZATION IN THE WEST
New York: HarperCollins, 1991. 1021 pages. Hardcover. 0673188329 0-673-18832-9. Illustrations, charts, maps, and tables help enliven and clarify the text.
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. # A9826. $25.00 Inquire Now

Klutschak, Heinrich. OVERLAND TO STARVATION COVE: WITH THE INUIT IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN, 1878-1880
Toronto: University of Toronto, 1987. Reprint. 261 pages. Hardcover. 0802057624 0-8020-5762-4. Journal of expedition member. B/w maps & illustrations.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # B0346. $26.00 Inquire Now

Kotker, Norman. HORIZON HISTORY OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD (BOX SET, 2 VOLS.)
New York: American Heritage Publ., 1968. 800 pages. Hardcover. Two large colorfully illustrated volumes, Great Cathedrals & Middle Ages are held in a Near Fine slipcase. The books are embossed black cloth with some fading on the spines, o/w unmarked.
Near Fine/No Jacket. # A6478. $32.00 Inquire Now

Ladurie, LeRoy. MONTAILLOU: THE PROMISED LAND OF ERROR
New York: George Braziller, 1978. Reprint. 383 pages. Hardcover. 0807608750 0-8076-0875-0. From a study of Inquisition documents, vividly evokes the daily lives of a community of shepards & peasants in the mountainous region of southern France in the 14th century. Translated from French edition.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Moisture stain lower edge of spine & Dj, o/w no marks, chips or tears. # A7806. $10.00 Inquire Now

Laird, Thomas. THE STORY OF TIBET: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DALAI LAMA
New York: Grove Press, 2006. 1st ed. 470 pages. Hardcover. 0802118275 0-8021-1827-5.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, bright, tight, unmarked. Appears new. # B0481. $12.50 Inquire Now

Levallois; d'Angelis;, & Fregnac. LES CHATEAUX DE I'ILE DE FRANCE
France: Librairie Hachette, 1965. 324 pages. Hardcover. A look at the grand French Chateauxs and villas including: Gatinais; Vexin; Hurepoix; Valois; Ile-de-France; Mantois, Beauce; Brie Francaise; Brie Champenoise. B/w & color photos. 7 lbs ship weight.
Near Fine/VG. Dj has minor edge wear. else Near Fine. Book quite nice. # A8129. $25.00 Inquire Now

Ligges, Wulf. DER NIEDERRHEIN: MIT EINER EINFUGHRUNG UND BILDTEXTEN VON K.H. BODENSIEK
Koln: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1966. Hardcover. Very nice b/w photography, principally of German architecture and some landscapes.
VG/Fair. Dj torn and mended. # B0603. $11.00 Inquire Now

Macdonald, Angus & Patricia. ABOVE EDINBURGH AND SOUTH-EAST SCOTLAND
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1989. 1st ed. 168 pages. Hardcover. 1851582363 1-85158-236-3. Stunning color aerial photography of the rugged landscape, cities, industry, churches & farmlands of Scotland.
As New/As New. # A9689. $16.50 Inquire Now

MacKendrick, Paul. ROMANS ON THE RHINE: ARCHAEOLOGY IN GERMANY
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970. 1st ed. 269 pages. Hardcover. History of pre-Roman Germany, leading into the rise of the Roman Empire, the long periods of war and the rise and fal of the Pax Romana. Lots of b/w maps, sketches and photos. Indexed.
VG/VG. # B0956. $6.75 Inquire Now

Mackworth-Young, Robin. HISTORY & TREASURES OF WINDSOR CASTLE
London: Pitkin-Britannica, 1982. 96 pages. Paperback. 0853723389 0-85372-338-9. Nice color history and tour book of the Royal Family's famous Castle.
Near Fine/Wraps. # A9716. $7.00 Inquire Now

Mudd, Stuart. POPULATION CRISIS AND THE USE OF WORLD RESOURCES WORLD ACADEMY OF ART AND SCIENCE VOL. 2
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1966. Reprint. 562 pages. Hardcover. A collection of articles by leading world authorities on the global population problem.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. From a corporate library with minimal library points. # A9362. $7.00 Inquire Now

Okladnikov, Alexei. ART OF THE AMUR
New York: Abrams, 1981. 1st ed. 160 pages. Hardcover. 0810906813 0-8109-0681-3. More than 140 illustrations, one third in color, highlight this study of ancient pottery, amulets & textiles of the Russian Far East. Still in original shrink-wrap.
Very Fine/Very Fine. # A3519. $28.00 Inquire Now

Palmer, Leonard R. MYCENAEANS AND MINOANS, SECOND EDITION SUBSTANTIALLY REVISED AND ENLARGED
New York: Knopf, 1965. 2nd ed. 369 pages. Hardcover.
Near Fine/Near Fine. PO small label inside front board. O/w unmarked. Clean, tight. # B0630. $36.00 Inquire Now

Pandit, Vijaya Lakshmi. SCOPE OF HAPPINESS: A PERSONAL MEMOIR
New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. 1st ed. 333 pages. Hardcover. 0517536889 0-517-53688-9. The sister & lifelong political associate of Jawajaral Nehru & aunt of Indira Gandhi draws an intimate, yet sweeping portrait of India's struggles & successes.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A4487. $10.00 Inquire Now

Parfit, Canon J.T. MESOPOTAMIA: THE KEY TO THE FUTURE
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1917. 1st ed. 41 pages. Paperback. Description of harm being caused by Turkish occupation of the Muslim Middle East. Staples were removed and pamphlet sewn into library cardboard cover when new, thus no wear on booklet. Pocket is on library cover, not booklet. Title page has pin-punched library name and "withdrawn" stamp. Folding map intact. Nifty historical view onarea in deep conflict still. Former property of Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas.
X-Lib NF/No Jacket. # A9059. $28.00 Inquire Now

Pollack, Kenneth M. THE THREATENING STORM: THE CASE FOR INVADING IRAQ
New York: Random House, 2002. Reprint. 494 pages. Hardcover. 0375509283 0-375-50928-3. More balanced than some opinions, but still firmly in the Neocon camp.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A8956. $5.75 Inquire Now

Pottinger, Don. OFFICIAL CHART OF THE TOWER OF LONDON
New York: Crown Publishers, 1978. Reprint. Paperback. 0517534126 0-517-53412-6. Wall chart opens to about 3' X 4'. Shows a large aerial drawing view of the complex and a smaller map, surrounded by colorful pictures of the Crown Jewels, Yeoman Warders, armour, & info on the victims.
Very Fine/Fine. Folder has very slight shelfwear, chart appears as new. # A9710. $20.00 Inquire Now

Prescott, William H. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF PHILIP THE SECOND, KING OF SPAIN VOLUME 1 AND VOLUME 2
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1856. 1228 pages. Hardcover. First two volumes only...third was published several years later. A handwritten index note pasted inside FFEP. PO bookplate dated 1859 pasted top of first page of preface. Gilt titles, designs on spine.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight. Half leather, marbled boards, endpapers & all edges. # A9889. $180.00 Inquire Now

Rady, Martyn. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES / COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM IN EASTERN EUROPE
Austin: Steck-Vaughan, 1996. 1st ed. 79 pages. Hardcover. 0817240527 0-8172-4052-7. This book explains to pre-teen & teenage readers the contributing factors leading up to some of the most significant events of the twentieth century, & the effect on the world of those events.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Lower corners of boards bumped, o/w clean & tight. Appears unused. # A7194. $14.00 Inquire Now

Reinhardt, Steven G., Garrett; Phillips ESSAYS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: PARIS AND THE PROVINCES
College Station: Texas A & M, 1992. 1st ed. 130 pages. Hardcover. Five essays on the French Revolution by the author listed, Clarke Garrett, Roderick Phillps, Nancy Fitch and Donald Sutherland. # 25 in the Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures.
As New/As New. # A4423. $13.00 Inquire Now

Richardson, John. ANNALS OF LONDON: A YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD OF A THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY
Berkeley: Univ. California, 2000. 1st ed. 408 pages. Hardcover. 0520227956 0-520-22795-6. Very interesting look at the long history of London. B/w & color photos, indexed.
As New/As New. # A9686. $19.95 Inquire Now

Rigby, Peter. CATTLE & KINSHIP AMONG THE GOGO
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1969. 1st ed. 355 pages. Hardcover. 0801405130 0-8014-0513-0. Explores the life & social structure of a Bantu-speaking people of central Tanzania.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A4482. $18.00 Inquire Now

Rockland, Michael Aaron. SARMIENTO'S TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1847
Princeton: Princeton Univ., 1970. Reprint. 330 pages. Hardcover. The accounts of the Argentine educator and statesman and later president, who came to the U.S. to observe the growth of our young nation. Interesting foreign perspective on the U.S. Indexed. Translated by Rockland.
Fine/VG. # A2071. $16.00 Inquire Now

Ross, Charles. THE WARS OF THE ROSES: A CONCISE HISTORY
London: Thames & Hudson, 1976. 190 pages. Hardcover. 0500250499 0-500-25049-9. Good overview of the War of the Roses in the 1400s between the houses of Lancaster and York. 126 b/w illustrations, 2 battle plans and a map.
VG/VG. # A5142. $12.50 Inquire Now

Scanlon, Marion S. TRAILS OF THE FRENCH EXPLORERS
San Antonio: Naylor, 1956. 1st ed. 79 pages. Hardcover. History of the Joliet-Marquette expedition in Quebec, Wisconsin, Illinois and along the Mississippi River. Indexed.
Fine/Fine. # A7419. $14.00 Inquire Now

Scott, A. F. EVERY ONE A WITNESS: THE PLANTAGENET AGE
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1976. 1st Am. ed. 328 pages. Hardcover. 0690010028 0-690-01002-8. The Plantagenet Age (1154-1485) depicted by documentary excerpts from the period, including royalty, law & crime, famous people, historic events, and every area of daily life. 103 b/w illustrations.
VG/VG. Tight and unmarked. Edges foxed. Dj has three small edge tears. # A8896. $5.00 Inquire Now

Scott, Franklin D. SWEDEN: THE NATION'S HISTORY (ENLARGED EDITION)
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois Univ.,. Reprint. Paperback. 0809314894 0-8093-1489-4.
As New/Wraps. New book in publisher shrink-wrap. # 19392. $32.50 Inquire Now

Sherbinin, Betty de. RIVER PLATE REPUBLICS: ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY & URUGUAY
New York: Coward-McCann, 1947. 276 pages. Hardcover. Interesting travel guide, history & cultural commentary. Rear pocket holds 27" X 20" folded map of South America in perfect condition.
VG/No Jacket. Top of spine soft, but not frayed. # A4717. $14.00 Inquire Now

Slesser, Malcolm. BRAZIL: LAND WITHOUT LIMIT
South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes, 1970. 1st Am. ed. 301 pages. Hardcover. Slesser describes Brazil's people & history, & ponders it's future, as he tells his adventures on a working trip to that country.
Near Fine/VG. # A4130. $12.00 Inquire Now

Speier, Hans. GERMAN REARMAMENT AND ATOMIC WAR
Evanston, IL: Row, Peterson, 1957. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. Discusses views of German Military & political leaders in the early 1950's, and is part of an investigation undertaken by the Rand Corporation for the U.S. Army.
VG/No Jacket. Red cloth covered boards, clean save for PON inked inside front. # A8487. $8.00 Inquire Now

Stapleton, Alan. LONDON LANES
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1930. 252 pages. Hardcover. Descriptions of the Lanes of old London, with 40 pencil sketchings by the author. London: Bodley Head & New York: Dodd, Mead. Ours with Dodd, Mead imprint on the spine.
Good+/No Jacket. Some fraying along spine. # B0031. $16.00 Inquire Now

Stephen, William Fitz. NORMAN LONDON: WITH AN ESSAY BY SIR FRANK STENTON
New York: Italica Press, 1990. Reprint. 109 pages. Paperback. 0934977194 0-934977-19-4. Eye-witness account of the city nad its citizens written sometime before 1183. Includes a new edition of the map of London under Henry II.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no marks or creases. # B0265. $4.00 Inquire Now

Stonehouse, Bernard. THE BRITAIN FROM THE AIR (AEROFILMS BOOKS) MORE THAN 80 YEARS OF CIVIL WAR MOVIES
New York: Crown Publishers, 1982. 1st ed. 160 pages. Hardcover. 0517547155 0-517-54715-5. Color aerial photocraphy of coastal, urban, rural and historic Britain. Oversized (13 x 10 inch) format. A very nice copy.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A9704. $10.50 Inquire Now

Struthers, Jane, & Jason Hawkes. BRITAIN'S HISTORY FROM THE AIR
London: Ebury Press, 1994. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. 0091771749 0-09-177174-9. Color aerial photos by Jason Hawkes of all kinds of historic places...castles, houses, churches, battlegrounds and parks, with text by Jane Struthers. Internally same book as Royal Britain/Air.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Crisp, clean, tight, and unmarked. Pictorial cover. # A9717. $10.00 Inquire Now

Thames River, . THE ROYAL RIVER: THE THAMES, FROM SOURCE TO SEA: DESCRIPTIVE, HISTORICAL, PICTORIAL
Henley-On-Thames: Gresham Books Ltd., 1983. Reprint. 366 pages. Hardcover. 0946095051 0-946095-05-1. Facsimile reprint of the 1885 edition. Nice b/w etchings accompany descriptive text. Indexed.
Fine/No Jacket. # A6918. $22.00 Inquire Now

Tiger Books, . ENGLAND FROM THE AIR
London: Tiger Books Intl., 1993. Reprint. 62 pages. Boards. 1855011255 1-85501-125-5. Color aerial photography princicpally covering cities in England.
Fine/No Jacket. # A9690. $5.00 Inquire Now

Tomasevic, Nebojsa. CROATIA
Belgrade: Yugoslav Review, 1981. 1st ed. 256 pages. Hardcover. More than 300 color photos present the life and art in Croatia from earliest times to the present.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Unmarked save for a gift inscription on the half-title page. # A8556. $30.00 Inquire Now

Tompkins, Peter. MYSTERIES OF THE MEXICAN PYRAMIDS
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. 1st ed. 427 pages. Hardcover. 006014324X 0-06-014324-X. With illustrations on every page, probes the history, origin, and purpose of the pyramids of Mexico and Central America.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked, foxed top. Bright Dj has slightest edgewear. # B1001. $14.00 Inquire Now

Touzin, Pierre. TANKS ILLUSTRATED # 1: ALLIED FORCES / CENTRAL EUROPE UNITED STATES / UNITED KINGDOM / WEST GERMAY / BELGIUM / CANADA / NETH
London: Arms & Armour, 1983. 1st ed. 68 pages. Paperback. Good photo essay covering major modern NATO & Allied weaponry. 142 plates, mostly b/w with a few in color. Allied, modern NATO
Near Fine/Wraps. # A3917. $10.00 Inquire Now

Turnbull, Stephen. BOOK OF THE MEDIEVAL KNIGHT
London: Arms & Armour Press, 1995. Reprint. 192 pages. Boards. 1860198643 1-86019-864-3. Well illustrated history of the knights adn castles of Medieval France and England. B/w & color illus. Indexed. In pictorial boards.
Fine/Near Fine. # A6607. $15.95 Inquire Now

Various Contributors, . LAST TWO MILLION YEARS
Pleasantville: Reader's Digest, 1974. Revised ed. 488 pages. Hardcover. Colorfully illustrated history of the lands and cultures ofthe world.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, no names or marks. # A8605. $6.00 Inquire Now

Wallace, Lew. THE PRINCE OF INDIA OR WHY CONSTANTINOPLE FELL (2 VOL. SET)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. 1080 pages. Hardcover. Wallace, author of Ben-Hur, weaves this story set in the late 14th century Middle East. In blue decorated covers.
Good/No Jacket. Some wear and spots. # A6045. $12.00 Inquire Now

Wellard, James. SEARCH FOR LOST CITIES
London: Constable, 1980. 1st ed. 240 pages. Hardcover. 0094631409 0-09-463140-9. Explores ten lost cities of antiquity in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Maps, drawings, and b/w photos.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, PO bookplate ghost on FFEP. No chips, or rubs on DJ. # A9848. $18.00 Inquire Now

Whall, W.B. ROMANCE OF NAVIGATION
New York: McBride Company, 1926. 292 pages. Hardcover. History of navigation, navigating equipment and sea stories of pirates, slavers, explorers, development of sail & steam. Dark blue with round gilt ship design on front.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight. PON & stamp "Surplus Library of Congress Duplicate" # A8912. $7.00 Inquire Now

Wiener, Joel H. WAR OF THE UNSTAMPED
Ithaca: Cornell, 1969. 1st ed. 310 pages. Hardcover. 080140522X 0-8014-0522-X. The movement to repeal the British newspaper tax, 1830-1836, otherwise known as the "taxes on knowledge".
Fine/VG. Book has foxing on top of textblock, o/w Fine, dj a bit shelfworn. # A5311. $9.75 Inquire Now

Williams, editor, Rosemary. GIBON'S DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ABRIDGED AND ILLUSTRATED
London: PRC Oublishing, 2000. Reprint. 256 pages. Hardcover. 1856485021 1-85648-502-1. Gibbon's work abridged andillustrated with hundreds of photos, drawings, and paintings. In brodart.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has a slight wrinkle at top of spine. # A9872. $15.00 Inquire Now

Wright, Esmond. HISTORY OF THE WORLD: TWO VOLUMES IN SLIPCASE
New York: Bonanza, 1986. Reprint. Hardcover. 0517492660 0-517-49266-0. Prehistory to the Renaissance and the Last Five Hundred Years
Near Fine/Near Fine. Books. Djs, slipcase all clean, tight, unmarked. # B0608. $42.00 Inquire Now

Zucker, A.E. (ed.). FORTY-EIGHTERS: POLITICAL REFUGEES OF THE GERMAN REVOLUTION OF 1848
New York: Columbia University, 1950. 1st ed. 379 pages. Hardcover. History of displaced Germans who came to America, prob