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Burl, Aubrey
Prehistoric Avebury
275p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Burleigh, Bennet
Sirdar & Khalifa: Or the Reconquest of the Sudan 1898
Chapman and Hall London 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition: 305 pages illustrated tissue guarded frontispiece and 27 further illustrations throughout the text. Three maps one folding. Hardcover. Includes Kitchener's official dispatches appended and roll of all British ranks killed and wounded at Battle of Atbara 8/4/1898. Contents clean some minor spotting to prelims and page edges small repaired tears to folding map. Shelf wear covers bumped small piece missing from top of spine. Military account of the re-conquest of the Soudan in 1897-98 by an eye-witness to the Soudan campaign. Bennet Burleigh was hired in 1881 by the London Telegraph to cover the war in Sudan. He was a correspondent for the Central News Agency during the bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and was the first to report the failure of the Gordon relief expedition which led to the slaughter of the Khartoum garrison. He also covered the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War writing several books on his conflict reporting experiences. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3687. . Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3687
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BURMA 1947 Act of Parliament
A Bill to Provide for the independence of Burma. As a Country not within His Majesty's Dominions and not entitled to His Majesty's protection and for consequential and connected matters. INDEPENDENCE OF BURMA
HMSO 1947. 8vo. 16pp. First Edition; original wrappers wire-stitched as issued very light rust marks else a very good clean copy. II Geo 6; ordered to be Printed 23 October 1947. The Bill was presented to the House of Commons by the Prime Minister Clement Attlee supported by Sir Stafford Cripps Mr. V.A. Alexander Mr. Secretary Henderson and Lieut.-Colonel Rees-Williams. A LANDMARK DOCUMENT IN THE HISTORY OF BURMA now MYANMAR. SCARCE HMSO, unknown
Bookseller reference : 6320
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Burma, Ian
God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Fine Dust Jacket. Mylar Jacket Cover. Clean bright unmarked tight and solid book. Bottom edges lightly rubbed else Fine. Ian Buruma looks at the crisis of identity that marks the Asian continent through the medium of a travel narrative. He combines an exhaustive knowledge of Asian politics and history with the healthy skeptism of the traveler. A sensitive humane inquisitive look at that part of the world. 267 pages with Bibliography. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Farrar Straus & Giroux New York 1989. Farrar Straus & Giroux hardcover
Bookseller reference : 015846 ISBN : 0374164584 9780374164584
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Burmah Oil Co.
Photograph album. Burma, ca. 1904.
Oblong folio (420 x 312 mm). Contemporary half leather album of 56 large format photographs, ca. 27 x 20 cm. A photograph album containing views of Burma, including images of the staff and works of the Burmah Oil Company, the majority uncaptioned, though several are captioned in the negative and a couple are identified by hand. The Burmah Oil Company was formed in Scotland in 1886 and by the early 20th century owned the largest oil fields in the British Empire, producing 90% of Burma's oil output. - The first eight images show group portraits of staff, the following 48 are topographical or portrait photographs, including views of oil fields, Rangoon, the countryside, an oil blaze and elephants at work. - Album slightly worn; 5 additional large format and 2 small photos (group portraits, a brass band, oil fields enveloped in smoke) loosely inserted. Overall in good condition.
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Burman, Ben Lucien
Big River to Cross: Mississippi Life Today
New York: The John Day Company 1940 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full green cloth gilt titles on spine & decoration of front board 295 pp dozens of b & w drawings. Extremities rubbed remains of DJ flaps stuck to paste-downs owner's embossed stamp on title page. From the introduction: "On the river there are many wistful individuals. All of them with their dreams and aspirations are known and understood by Mr. Burman who coupled with his great genius as a writer is a man of infinite patience and sympathy as well. He loves the river people; he is one of them. He as no other man in America knows them shantyboater and steamboater alike. . Now Ben Lucien Burman has written a purely descriptive book about the Mississippi as it is today." Shipping weight 2 lbs. . Very Good/No dj. Illus. by Alice Caddy. 22 X 15½ cm. The John Day Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : TRUS00016
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Burman, Ben Lucien
It's a big continent. Sketches by Alice Caddy
238pp. 21 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Burman, Edward
The Terracotta Warriors: Exploring the Most Intriguing Puzzle in Chinese History
New York and London: Pegasus Books 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xxv 273 pages. Hardcover in a black dust jacket. There is light wear to the jacket from rubbing. The text is clean and sound. Contains 80 illustrations and 13 figures. <br/> <br/> Pegasus Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 051499 ISBN : 1681777967 9781681777962
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Burman, Edward
The World before Columbus 1100-1492 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
London: W H Allen. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0245547304 . A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with some soiling and edgewear in a Near Fine dust-jacket with little soiling; This book tells the story of the people and culture of the Americas before Christopher Columbus arrived. It covers the period from the first civilizations in the Americas to the arrival of the Europeans.; 8vo ; 227 pages; TBC . W H Allen hardcover
Bookseller reference : 51123 ISBN : 0245547304 9780245547300
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Burn June
Living High : An Unconventional Autobiography
J & F Project 2022. Very Good softcover. Trade Paperback. Very Good. J & F Project Paperback
Bookseller reference : 241108-MB22 ISBN : 979821806931x 9798218069
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Burn, A. R.
The Pelican History of Greece Penguin Pelican First A792
Harmondsworth: Penguin Pelican 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Penguin Pelican A792 First edition Octavo paperback. 415 pp. maps and folding chart Good condition spine edges slightly rubbed otherwise VG. No inscriptions. <br/> <br/> Penguin Pelican paperback
Bookseller reference : 056303
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BURNABY (Rev. Andrew)
Travels through the Middle Settlements in North-America. In the Years 1759 and 1760 with Observations Upon the State of the Colonies.
Second edition, 8vo, xvi, 198, [2, errata leaf]pp., without half-title, title-page mounted with inner upper blank corner torn away, text a little dusty, recent cloth-backed boards, uncut.
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BURNABY FRED
UNE VISITE A KHIVA.
PLON. 1877. In-12. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos très frotté, Intérieur frais. 451 pages. 3 cartes dépliantes . Tampon de bibliothèque. Dos a nerfs.titre et fleurons dorés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO40087097
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BURNABY FRED
UNE VISITE A KHIVA.
PLON. 1877. In-12 Carré. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos très frotté. Intérieur frais. 451 pages. 3 cartes dépliantes . Tampon de bibliothèque. Dos a nerfs.titre et fleurons dorés. Aventures de voyage dans l'Asie centrale. Fred Bunaby capitaine aux royal Horsde Guards. Traduit de l'Anglais par Hephell.
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BURNABY, ANDREW.
Travels through the Middle Settlements in North America, In the years 1759 and 1760" with Observations upon the State of the colonies.
(london, 1812). 4to. 52 pp. and 3 engraved plates. A little brownspotted. Extracted from Pinkerton's ""A general Collection of...Voyages and Travels. Vol. XIII. Ldn., 1812"".
Bookseller reference : 22314
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BURNABY, ANDREW.
Travels through the Middle Settlements in North America, In the years 1759 and 1760 " with Observations upon the State of the colonies.
(london, 1812). 4to. 52 pp. and 3 engraved plates. A little brownspotted. Extracted from Pinkerton's ""A general Collection of...Voyages and Travels. Vol. XIII. Ldn., 1812"".
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Burnaby, Fred
On Horseback Through Asia Minor. 2 volume set
London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington. G : in Good condition. Cover rubbed and lightly marked. Repaired tear on frontispiece map. Some light spotting. Heraldic book-plate on paste-downs. 1877. Second Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xxxii; 352pp; 24pp; xx; 399pp. 3 fold out maps. Heraldic book-plate of Sir James Miller Bart. Manderston. 'Omne Bonum Superne.'. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington hardcover
Bookseller reference : L0907aa
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BURNABY, FR
A Ride to Khiva:. Travels and Adventures in Central Asia.
New York, Harper and Brothers, 1877. 403, (1), 4 S. Neuer Lwdbd m. aufgezog. OUmschl. (Exlibris-St. a. fl. Vors., ohne die angegebenen Karten).
Bookseller reference : 1113660
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BURNABY, Fred
A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
8vo [19 x 13 cm]; 403 pp, 3 folding colored maps in pockets, tables, appendices. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt picture on front cover, gilt spine & cover title lettering, decorations in black, expertly rebacked preserving original cloth, some map folds split, internal hinge repaired, some marginal pencil notes, very good, sound. A classic travel account through central Asia, Burnaby being the first to make this journey, traveling by horse, sleigh and camel through the dead of winter. He provides a rare glimpse of the Russian Empire in the making and received immediate acclaim going through 11 editions in the year of publication. The maps are of Turkestan, Russian and China with the routes in red and Central Asia. Many of the later editions omitted much of the material included here. Ghani p. 59. Yakushi B301.
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BURNABY, Fred.
Une visite à Khiva. Aventures de voyage dans l’Asie Centrale. Traduit de l’anglais par Hephell.
Paris, E. Plon et Cie. 1877, 190x130mm, 464pages, reliure souple de l’éditeur. Titre, auteur, filet et fleuron dorés au dos et sur le plat supérieur. Pages de garde en papier marbré. Tranche supérieure rognée. Belle reliure. Bon état.
Bookseller reference : 67412
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BURNABY, Fred.
Une visite à Khiva. Aventures de voyage dans l’Asie Centrale. Traduit de l’anglais par Hephell.
Paris, E. Plon et Cie. 1877, 175x115mm, 464pages, reliure de bilbiothèque, demi-parchemin. Plats papier marbré. Les premières pages sotn détachées de la reliure. Rousseurs marginales.
Bookseller reference : 67413
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Burnaby,Frederick
On Horseback Through Asia Minor
Gloucester UK: Alan Sutton 1985 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Facsimile Edition. Facsimile f book first published in 1898. ".Burnaby set off in the winter of 1876/7 to ride 2000 miles across Asa Minor. War between Turkey and Russia was imminent the whole area a hotbead of intrigue and speculation and reports of atrocities and massacres were widespread. His journey was to take five months and bring him into contact with Turks ArmeniansGreeks Circassians Kurds and Persians of all classes from Pashas to farmers from peasants to soldiers and nomads. It was a ride of high adventure in wild inhospitable country through snow drifts and over mountains and Burnaby succeeds in sharing with his readers all the excitement hardship and humour in this vivid account of Victorian travel " 804p. index. Alan Sutton paperback
Bookseller reference : 042186 ISBN : 0862992311 9780862992316
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Burnes, Alexander; Klimburg, Max (preface to the 1973 edition)
CABOOL Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to and Residence in That City in the Years 1836 7 and 8
Akademische Druck 1973. 398pp. Gray cloth hardback no DJ light brown stains on covers and outer page edge Text in English Reprint of the 1842 Edition two fold out plates appendices tables b&w illustrations CABOOL Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to and Residence in That City in the Years 1836 7 and 8 . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Akademische Druck Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w200227795 ISBN : 3201008052 9783201008051
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BURNET LOUIS
VILLEGIATURE ET TOURISME SUR LES COTES DE FRANCE
HACHETTE. 1963. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 483 pages augmentées de quelques illustrations en n oir et blanc dans et hors texte. . . . Classification Dewey : 910-Géographie générale. Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO30123225
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BURNET Lydia (SWANSEA ANNA
La Croix de Magellan (Voyages aux Îles Philippines)
DENOEL ET STEELE. 1931. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 243 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc. Quelques planches de photos en noir et blanc. Ouvrage de bibliothèque : tampons, étiquette sur le dos, plats et dos renforcés avec du papier kraft.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Bookseller reference : RO80160169
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Burnet, Jean R. (editor) [Polyzoi, Eleoussa, Petroff, Lillian, Kaprielian, Isabel ]
Looking into My Sister's Eyes : An Exploration in Women's History
Toronto: Multicultural History Society of Ontario 1986 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st.Can Ed. A collection of thirteen papers given at a conference held at the University of Toronto in May 1985. covering the varied experiences of immigrant women in Canada As a pioneering enterprise in this area it has indicated the richness of the field. A beginning has been made; much remains to be done. Includes : Polyzoi Eleoussa " Greek immigrant women from Asia Minor in pre-war Toronto - the Formative Years" pp.107-124 ; Petroff Lillian "Contributors to ethnic cohesion : Macedonian women in Toronto to 1940" pp125-138; Kaprielian Isabel "Creating and sustaining an ethnocultural heritage in Ontario: the case of Armenian women refugees. pp 139-153. 245p. bibliographies. Multicultural History Society of Ontario paperback
Bookseller reference : 040974 ISBN : 0919045278 9780919045279
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Burnett, David (Author); Comrie, Julian (Photographs)
Dorset: The County in Colour
Dorset: The Dovecote Press Ltd 1991. Larger sized hardcover in very good condition with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Signed by Julian Comrie and David Burnett. Jacket is scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are a little bumped. Spine is slightly cocked. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used. The Dovecote Press Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 610137 ISBN : 0946159882 9780946159888
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BURNETT, Sarah
VENICE ~ The Most Triumphant City
<p>FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. St Martins. HARDCOVER. 1981. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW bound in jade cloth with gold filigree trim on front and spine with light jade illustrated endpapers. Jacket illustration: Canaletto's Venice: Piazza San Marco. Back: Bellini's Doge Leonardo Loredano. Square and tight UNREAD original price intact. Light push to jacket upper corners and slight scuffing to back panel else FINE. 'A brilliantly conducted tour through five centuries of Venetian history in company with countless writers and artists who have fallen under her spell.' With 47 contemparary illustrations in color and 42 in monochrome. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.</p> St Martin's hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000862 ISBN : 0312838646 9780312838645
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Burney James:
A chronological history of North-eastern voyages of discovery; and of the early Eastern navigations of the Russians.
Amsterdam / New York, Nico Israel / Da Capo Press, Bibliotheca Australiana. 1969. In-8, plein skyvertex, pièce de titre au dos et au premier plat, rhodoïd. A l'état de neuf. Illustré de 2 cartes dépliantes.
Bookseller reference : 21995
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Burnford Sheila
One Woman's Arctic
Boston: LittleBrown and Company 1973. This is the record of two idyllic summers the author spent close to the North Pole in the Eskimo community of Pond Inlet. It is also a knowing and sympathic study of the Inuit Eskimo themselves. Map endpapers. A clean bright copy in a price-intact photographic dust jacket. First EditionThird Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Little,Brown and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : B1820 ISBN : 0316117161 9780316117166
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Burnham Philip
How the Other Half Lived: A People's Guide to American Historical Sites
Gordonsville Virginia U.S.A.: Faber & Faber 1995. 229pp. Extremities book & Dj rubbed; light soiling rear cover Dj. Illus.; endnotes; biblio. Hb. VG/VG-. Faber & Faber Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 073211 ISBN : 0571198627 9780571198627
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Burnham, Philip
How the Other Half Lived: A People's Guide to American Monuments
Boston: Faber & Faber 1995. Hard Cover. Near Fine/DJ Near Fine. Large Octavo. Faber & Faber Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 01012276 ISBN : 0571198627 9780571198627
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Burnham, S W
A General Catalogue of Double Stars Within 121 of the North Pole. Part I The Catalogue
The Carnegie Institutiion of Washington 1906. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket as published. 9.5" x 12. 258pp of star positioning tables. Front card cover is detached with a small amount of loss but the pages are clean and the binding sound some loss to the spine strip. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK. Please email with your questions this book is not available for economy / surface shipping outside the UK. <br/> <br/> The Carnegie Institutiion of Washington paperback
Bookseller reference : 006819
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Burningham, Nick
Messing About in Earnest
Fremantle Arts Center Pr 2003-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Near fine hardcover in near fine dust jacket. Fremantle Arts Center Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 129100 ISBN : 1920731253 9781920731250
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BURNS TOM
VOYAGE AUX BALEARS
ARTHAUD. Non daté.. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 128 pages. Couverture illustrée en couleur. Nombreuses illustrations en couleur dans le texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 910.4-Voyages
Bookseller reference : R160105747
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Burns, Allan
Maya In Exile: Guatemalans in Florida
Temple University Press 1993. Soft cover. Fine. clean unmarked copy. <br/> <br/> Temple University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 368402 ISBN : 1566390362 9781566390361
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Burns, Cameron M.
Kilimanjaro & Mount Kenya: A Climbing and Trekking Guide
<p>The Mountaineers 1998. Very good trade paperback. Trade Paperback. Very Good.</p> The Mountaineers paperback
Bookseller reference : 230628-D06 ISBN : 0898865573 9780898865578
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Burns, Deborah
Tips for the Savvy Traveler
Storey Publishing LLC 1990. Paperback. New. Brand New Softcover. 1990 Storey. Flawless item. Storey Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : 0882669710 ISBN : 0882669710 9780882669717
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Burns, E. Bradford, Ed.
Perspectives on Brazilian History
N.Y.: Columbia University Press 1967. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. <br/> <br/> Columbia University Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 333991
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Burns, R.
Pathfinders in Tasmanian botany
Tasmanian Arboretum 2012. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket. Paper covers As new; no inscriptions Tasmanian Arboretum unknown
Bookseller reference : 19956 ISBN : 0646580388 9780646580388
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Burns, Robin
Just Tell Them I Survived! : Women in Antarctica
Crows Nest NSW Australia: Allen & Unwin Pty. Limited 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Includes review slip. <br/> <br/> Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited paperback
Bookseller reference : 301081 ISBN : 1865083828 9781865083827
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Burpee Lawrence J
The Search for the Western Sea
London: Alston Rivers Ltd. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover heavily rubbed with edge-wear. New eps. Some foxing and marks within. Loss to fold America map. 1908. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. More images available on request. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". lx 651pp plates. 56 plates 7 fold-out 1 colour. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . Alston Rivers Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : t1260b
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Burpee, Lawrence J.
On The Old Athabaska Trail
London: Hurst & Blackett 1926. Hard bound blue cloth edition not stated frontispiece of Athabaska Gorge. Gilt title to spine. Illustrated with 19 black & white plates. 259pp includes index. Spine moderately cocked and front board lightly soiled and with mild rubbing to spine heel else very good. 445 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg Manitoba. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1926 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27110
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Burr, Malcolm.
A Fossicker in Angola.
London: Figurehead 1933. 200pp map bw ills. Brown cloth no jacket. Top front corner bumped small gift note inside front cover some foxing to edges and margins damp mark to fore-edge of frontis. Travels in Angola in the early 1930s. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Figurehead Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 050872
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Burret, J. :
Education et forces vives. Préface de Mgr Lavallée.
Paris, Maison de la bonne presse, 1935 ; in-12, broché ; (1) f. , XIII pp. , 228 pp. , (4) pp.
Bookseller reference : 6294
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BURRI (René)
Les Allemands
Delpire, L'Encyclopédie essentielle, 1963. In-8 oblong, 166 pp., cartonnage éditeur (coiffes légèrement frottées, légère odeur d'humidité). / Oblong 8vo, 166 p., publisher's hardcover (light wear to spine-ends, light damp smell).
Bookseller reference : 10938
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Burridge, Frank
Nameplates of the Big Four: Including British Railways
Hardcover, very good condition; an excellent clean copy. Jacket spine is a little sunned. In very good unclipped dust jacket D.P. Used
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Burrough, Bryan
Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir
Harper Collins 1998. Very good hardcover very good dust jacket marker on bottom edge . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Harper Collins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 241122-MB69 ISBN : 0887307833 9780887307836
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Burroughs, John.
BIRDS AND POETS. WITH OTHER PAPERS.
pp. vi, 241 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SET/W47
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Burroughs, John.
LEAF AND TENDRIL.
pp. vi, 289 + Portrait frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. A few leaves stained with old newspaper clippings. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SET/W47
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