All Old Books

Roger Duvoisin
£25.00

They Put out to Sea, The Story of the Map

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An entertaining history of maritime exploration and the mapping of the world, written to appeal to a younger readership.

Noel Dando (Ed), Dominique Jando, Linda Granfield
£30.00

The Circus, 1870's-1950's

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A history of the Circus in America, presented as a series of illustrated essays. Parallel text in English, German and French.

Ruth Manning-Sanders
£20.00

The English Circus

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Tracing the history and development of the Circus in England, from its earliest Roman origins. 

Frank Foster
£40.00

Pink Coat, Spangles and Sawdust

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Subtitled "Reminiscences of Circus Life with Sanger's, Bertram Mills and other Circuses". The author was an Equestrian Director, Ringmaster and multi-talented circus performer. 

James Laver (Introduction)
£100.00

School, University, Navy, Army, Air-Force & Club Ties

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Claiming to be the first of its kind, this volume covers some 750 ties with notes on the institutions they represent. 

W. H. Bartlett
£40.00

The Pilgrim Fathers

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A history of the "Pilgrim Fathers," with chapters on the origins of their religious dissent in England and Holland, the voyage of The Mayflower and the settlement in New England.

Margaret Leech
£18.00

Reveille in Washington 1860 - 1865

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The story of the transformation of Washington during the Civil War, written in a vivid novelistic style. A bestseller when published.

Erna Fergusson
£20.00

Dancing Gods

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Describes the dances and rituals of the native peoples of the South West, including Hopi, Navaho, Apache and Pueblo People.

Garcilaso de la Vega
£40.00

The Florida of the Inca

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Originally written in 1605, an account of the doomed attempt of the conquest of North America by Hernando de Soto; as told to the author by a member of that expedition.

Eliot Dismore Chapple and Carleton Stevens Coon
£18.00

Principles of Anthropology

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An extensive investigation in to the scientific analysis of human relations and behaviour.

Sir Arthur Grimble and Rosemary Grimble
£30.00

Migrations, Myth and Magic from The Gilbert Islands

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Known for his influential book on the Pacific "A Pattern of Islands," Sir Arthur Grimble spent more than 20 years among the Gilbertese people. His field notes and writings are here compiled and illustrated by his daughter.

Isabella Bird
£250.00

The Golden Chersonese

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A vivid account of the intrepid author's travels in the Malay Peninsular in the late 1800's. Isabella Bird is perhaps best known for her earlier "A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains."

Britta-Lisa Joutsen
£12.00

Lingonberries in the Snow

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An American girl travels to Finland with her family and soon makes friends with a classmate. A warm-hearted tale of Finnish customs and magical countryside.

C. A. Ealand
£30.00

The Romance of the Microscope

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"An interesting description of its uses in all branches of science, industry, agriculture, and in the detection of crime, with a short account of its origin, history and development."

Admiral Sir Algernon F.R. de Horsey
£75.00

Draysonia

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Named after Major-General A.W. Drayson, discoverer of the system of the second rotation of the poles of the Earth. The author explains this theory with the aid of many astronomical observations and calculations.

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Parnell Bradbury
£30.00

Healing by Hand

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A detailed explanation of chiropractic treatment by an experienced practitioner.

Warren R. Dawson
£30.00

A Leechbook

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A Transcription of a manuscript in the possession of the Medical Society of London, with an introduction. It's origins are unknown, but has been in the society's library since the 1770's. The original text is printed facing the modern transcription.

Ernest V. Smith
£18.00

The Making of a Surgeon

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The memoires of an American surgeon. From his humble beginnings and struggle to afford medical school, to his long and rewarding career including further training at the Mayo Clinic.

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