History and Politics

Wein: Hrsg. vom Bundespressedienst, 1956. 8" x 6", card covers, pp. [128]; colour map at rear. Illustrated with attractive views of various towns and buildings set against mountains. Attractive lay out and design. No English text. Bumps to corners and spine ends, light dust soiling to covers, else very good condition. . more information

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Wellington: Victoria University Press, (1990). First edition. , 1990 Octavo, green boards, pp. [vi], 250. Near fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press, 1994 Trade paperback format, pp. xxii, 235; illustrated. Previous reader has turned down several page corners leaving creases, else very good. Attractive book. . more information

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London: William Collins, 1941. First edition. A volume in the "Britain in Pictures" series. Edges of the fragile boards rubbed, else a very good clean copy in dust jacket, slightly worn at the spine ends.. more information

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New Haven: Yale University Press, [1991]. First edition. Octavo., red cloth, pp. [xiv], 378; a few illustrations. Publisher of The American Journal of Education. Bump at base of spine, else a near fine copy in dust jacket. [Oversize*]. more information

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Fairfield, NJ, U.S.A.: Clifton: Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, (1973). Reprintof the 1955 edition. Octavo, red cloth, pp. 231. A fine copy, as issued without dust jacket. . more information

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Dublin: Blackwater Press, (1979). First edition. Octavo, dark blue boards, pp. 304; illustrated. Fine in a very good or better dust jacket (light edge wear). . more information

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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1998). First edition. 24 cm x 16 cm, black boards backed in black cloth, pp. xxiii, 359. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Cambridge: Priavtely Printed, (N.d). Octavo, green cloth, pp. [xi], [310]; illustrated. Previous owner's name on endpaper, institutional stamp on endpaper and half title, small bump to spine, some light staining to rear cover including a cup ring, slight wear and fraying to spine ends and corners, else about a very good copy. No dust jacket.. more information

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Toronto: J.M. Dent & Son Ltd., 1919. Octavo, light green cloth, pp. [292]. Includes contributions by The Right Hon. David Lloyd George, George Bernard Shaw and Hillaire Belloc, amongst numerous others. Previous owner's name and date neatly on enspaper, a few pages roughly opened, else very good. . more information

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(Basingstoke): Macmillan Press, in association with College of Europe, (1999). First edition. Octavo, black boards, pp. xxiii, 365. Spine cocked, small bump to spine, else a good copy in dust jacket. . more information

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Dallas: Hendrick-Long Publishing Co., (N.d., but ca, 1987). A facsimilie reproduction of the original 1949 edition. Octavo, red boards, pp. xvi, 292; illustrated by Lura Ann Taylor Hedrick. Lengthy, neatly written gift inscription occupies most of the front endpapers, bump to lower rail of rear board, else a very good copy. No dust jacket.. more information

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Leiden: Brill, 2004. Octavo, pictorial bue boards, pp. xiv, 252; illustrated. Near fine; no dust jacket.. more information

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New York: basic Books, (1977). Fourth printing. Octavo, black boards, pp. xi, 300. Tiny erasure on front free endpaper, else fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1989). Trade paperback format, pp. viii, 179. Red printing on spine has faded, covers are a bit curled at their outer edges, else very good. . more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First edition. 8vo., green cloth, pp. xiv, 313; illustrated. Includes chapters on: "Baron" Henry W. Stiegel, John Bartram, the Bradfords colonial publisher's and printers, Caleb Wallace, Chrisopher Ludwick, Francis Vigo, Harm Jan Huidekoper, Joshua Humphreys, John Cleves Symmes, John Fitch, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Elihu Burritt, John Augustus Sutter, James L. Petigru, and Sheldon Jackson. Small tear in front hinge paper, upper corners bumped, spine lettering slightly dull, front cover with some rubbing to gilt panel, else very good. A nice copy.. more information

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(London): Sceptre, (2003). First trade paperback edition. Card covers, pp. [xv], 560; illustrated in colour. Slight reading creases visible at spine, else near fine.. more information

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New York: Bonanza Books, (1978). Reprint. Octavo, red boards, pp. vii, 647; illustrated. Very good in dust jacket with a few small edge tears and creasing to the front flap. [Oversize*]. more information

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University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, (1998). First edition. Octavo, blue cloth, pp. xvi, 240. Fine copy; no dust jacket.. more information

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Rutgers University Press, 1992 Second printing. Trade paperback format, pp. xii, 447. With a new foreword. A fine copy. more information

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Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1985). First edition. Signed by Ignatieff. Slight lean to spine, else near fine in a very good dust jacket, with some sunning and a verical crease through the spine.. more information

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University of New Brunswick, 1950. First edition. 23 x 15.3 cm, stapled card covers, pp. 26. "One of a series of lectures commemorating the 150th anniversary of the University. Delivered at the University of New Brunswick March 30, 1950". Previous owner's initials neatly on title page, covers lightly dust-soiled, else very good. Uncommon. . more information

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Ottawa: The Royal Society of Canada, 1943. Offprint. Stapled wrappers. Inscribed by Innis to D.C. MacGregor (Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto). Creased vertically through centre of covers and textblock, covers a bit dust-soiled, else very good. . more information

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London: John Murray, 1853. Small octavo, half binding of deep brown leather and marbled boards, pp. vi, 88 & 88; small engraving on the title page of Joan of Arc, depicting Joan and Charles VII kneeling. Marbled page edges. "Joan of Arc" is reprinted from Lord Mahon's Historical Essays; Milman's dramatic poem was first published in 1820. Shallow chip to leather at head of spine, marbled boards are rubbed, else very good and attractive. . more information

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Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, (1997). First edition. Octavo, plum cloth, pp. x, 201; illustrated. A volume in Alabama's Studies in Rhetoric and Communication series. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2008. Trade paperback format, pp. 295; illustrated. Near fine. . more information

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1995). Second printing. Octavo, purple cloth, pp. xi, 179. Katz is a major historian of urban poverty. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Kent: Kent State University Press, (1997). First edition. Octavo, dark blue cloth, pp. xvii, 306. Fine in dust jacket.. more information

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Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, (1966). First edition. Octavo, dark blue cloth, pp. xiii, 560. Inscribed by Lane and signed "Frederic". Lane was amongst the foremost authorities on Renaissance Venice. Near fine in dust jacket with a 1.5 cm tear to the front panel, and some light edge wear. [Oversize*]. more information

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1976). First edition. Octavo, black cloth, pp. [xiii], 462; illustrated. Previous owner's bookplate on top of rubber-stamped name on endpaper, else a fine copy in a very good dust jacket that is predominantly black and therefore dramatically shows the small edge tears and the otherwise minor surface and edge wear. Slight colour fading to the spine panel. A nice copy. [Oversize*]. more information

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New York: Genry Holt and Company, 1913. Octavo, blue cloth, pp. xxv, 440. Cancel title tipped in on a stub (English sheets?). Includes material on the evolution of economics, politics, religious and philosophical thought, and art. With the signature of Canadian artist and author Barker Fairley on the front pastedown. Spine ends and corners frayed, spine slightly dull, else very good. No dust jacket. . more information

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. First American edition. Octavo, original green cloth, pp. xxiv, 316 + publisher's [7]pp. catalogue; illustrated. Hinges re-inforced with Japanese paper, covers worn with some soiling to upper board, and scuffing to the rear board, corners are slightlly worn, with the lower tips bare. A good sound working copy. . more information

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London: Collins, (1964). First edition. Octavo, blue cloth, pp. 190; illustrated. Signed "MacNeil of Barra" on the title page. Printed presentation slip of Jean Drapeau, Mayor of the City of Montreal, tipped to the front free endpaper. An account of the restoration of the ancient castle of Kisimul on an islet off the Island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The book is fine; the dust jacket is worn and in used condition. . more information

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London: Verso Books, (1994). Fiest edition, paper issue. Trade paperback format pp. xiii, 201. Inscribed by Palmer. Near fine. . more information

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1993). First edition. Octavo, blue cloth, pp. x, 243. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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(Shrewsbury): Airlife, (1994). First English edition. Octavo, tan boards backed in purple cloth, pp. ix, 223; illustrated. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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(London): Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by The British Museum Press, (1992). First edition. 24.6 cm x 18.9 cm, card covers, pp. [64]; illustrated. A fine copy. . more information

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New York: Heritage Press, (1967). Edited by C. Harvey Gardiner. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Fine in near fine slipcase.. more information

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London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1837 & 1838. Two volumes. Octavo, deep green half morrocco and green cloth boards, each volume has four raised bands with decorative gilt scroll, all edges gilt, pp. vii, 264; & vii, 264; with a total of 39 engravings by Daniel Maclise and T. Creswick (all present). Scattered foxing to engravings ranging from very light to moderate, light wear to joints, else a handsome, near fine set. [May require extra postage depending on destination] . more information

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(London): Frank Cass, (1981). Hardcover, pp. xxi, 424. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, with one small tear. . more information

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Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. First edition. Octavo, green cloth, pp. xii, 458; illustrated. A fine copy in a worn, rubbed dust jacket with a nickel-sized chip to the base of the spine. Comes with a mylar dust jacket protector. [Oversize*]. more information

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New York: Macmillan, 1916. First American edition. 19.5 x 13.5 cm, dark blue cloth, pp. xv, 148, + [8] pages publisher's ads. Page edges darkened, minor damp-staining to covers, corner tips lightly bumped, else very good. No dust jacket. . more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1934. First edition. 8vo., navy blue cloth, xiv, 235. Near fine in dust jacket, with toning to the spine, very slightly edge-worn, and with "copy 2" pencilled on the upper panel. Very nice copy of an uncommon book.. more information

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London: Oxford University Press, (1960). First edition. Octavo, green cloth, pp. viii, 137. Author G.W.B. Huntingford's copy with his signature on the endpaper. Cloth covers show considerable bubbling and staining, spine lettering worn, else a good copy. No dust jacket. Scarce.. more information

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New York: Image Doubleday, (2000). Third printing. Trade paperback format, pp. 294. Signed by Archbishop Tutu, with blessings, and dated 9 - 20 - 02. Light wear to corner tips, else very good or better. . more information

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Newton Abbot: David and Charles, (1971). Second edition. Small octavo, cantaloupe coloured boards, pp. 137; Top page edge foxed, else very good in dust jacket with long diagonal crease through one corner of the front flap. . more information

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(Columbia): University of South Carolina Press, (1989). First edition. Octavo, black cloth, pp. xvi, 378. First publication of Webster's formal autobiography. The jacket blurb states, " Historians will find this collection quite useful for research on virtually any aspect of American life between 1778 and 1843". Fine in dust jacket. [Oversize*]. more information

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Canton: Published Privately, (1980). First edition. Octavo, cloth, pp. (vii), 239; illustrated. Previous owner's rubber-stamp name and address on front free endpaper, else a fine copy. No dust jacket - presumably so issued. . more information

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2001). First edition. 24 cm x 16.5 cm, light brown boards backed in dark green, pp. xv, 281. Fine in dust jacket. . more information

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Berkeley: University of California Press, (1993). First edition. Octavo, black cloth, pp. xxv, 386. Fine in dust jacket with some scratching to the front panel, else near fine.. more information

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