Books for the Practical Historian

Used Books - Miscellaneous

Books that are not on calligraphy, illumination, or book arts.



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anon, Hammond's Historical Atlas

anon, Hammond's Historical Atlas

A collection of maps illustrating geographically the most significant periods and events in the development of Western Civilization. Maplewood, New...
$4.00

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anon, The Gregorian Missal for Sundays....

anon, The Gregorian Missal for Sundays....

...notated in Gregorian Chant by the monks of Solesmes. St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes and Desclée, Paris and Tournai. 1990. Hardbound. Like new. The...
$32.50

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anon, Theory and Practice of Lithography.

anon, Theory and Practice of Lithography.

United States Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. 1964.
$12.50

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Anouilh, The Lark

Anouilh, The Lark

Translated by Christopher Fry. London. Methuen & Co. Ltd. English edition 1955; this copy (the second reprint) 1966. Paperback. 104 pp. Very good...
$25.00

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Ashe, The Quest for Arthur's Britain

Ashe, The Quest for Arthur's Britain

New York. Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers. 1968. Hardbound, very good condition, with a dustcover that has minor rips.
$20.00

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Baldwin-Smith, The Horizon Book of the Elizabethan Age

Baldwin-Smith, The Horizon Book of the Elizabethan Age

New York. American Heritage Publishing Company. 1967. Hardbound. 416 pages.
$7.50

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Barber and Barker, Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry, ....

Barber and Barker, Tournaments: Jousts, Chivalry, ....

....and pageants in the Middle Ages.Great Britain. The Boydell Press. 1989. Trade paperback.
$25.00

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Birks and McLeod, Justinian's Institutes...

Birks and McLeod, Justinian's Institutes...

...Translated with an introduction by Peter Birks and Grant McLeod, with the Latin text of Paul Krueger. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University Press....
$25.00

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Bloch and Nichols, Medievalism and the Modernist Temper

Bloch and Nichols, Medievalism and the Modernist Temper

Baltimore. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1996. Trade paperback. Signed on flylead: André Lefevere / Austin 1996.
$30.00

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Boyne, Trade Tokens Issued in the 17th Century...

Boyne, Trade Tokens Issued in the 17th Century...

...in England, Wales, and Ireland, by corporations, Merchants, Tradesmen, etc. by George C. Williamson, F.R. Hist. Soc....with the assistance of some...
$300.00

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Breviary Leaf, ca. 1425

Breviary Leaf, ca. 1425

Renaissance Breviary Leaves, ca. 1425, on vellum, in Latin, from France. 12mo (duodecimo). A breviary is a book intended for private recitation of...
$50.00

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Cagle, A Matter of Taste:...

Cagle, A Matter of Taste:...

...A bibliographical catalogue of international books on food and drink in the Lill Library, Indiana University. New Castle, Delaware. Oak Knoll...
$95.00

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Cardozo, Glass & Engraver, with emphasis on lettering.

Cardozo, Glass & Engraver, with emphasis on lettering.

No publisher. Cambridge, England. 1983. Pamphlet, stapled in wrappers.
$15.00

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Carter, ABC for Book Collectors

Carter, ABC for Book Collectors

London. Rupert Hart-Davis. 2nd British edition. Hardbound with covers and Mylar over-cover. Slight dirt on cover, otherwise very good.
$30.00

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Contini, Fashion From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day

Contini, Fashion From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day

Edited by James Laver; foreward by Count Emilio Pucci; introduction by Janey Ironside. New York. The Odyssey Press. 1965. 320 pages.
$30.00

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Coss, The Knight in Medieval England, 1000-1400

Coss, The Knight in Medieval England, 1000-1400

Gloucestershire. Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. 1993, reprinted 1996. Hardbound with dust cover. Reasonably good, with a sticker on front cover: "2/3/98...
$10.00

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Cross and Keen, eds., Heraldry, Pageantry, and Social....

Cross and Keen, eds., Heraldry, Pageantry, and Social....

.....Display in Medieval England. Great Britain. Boydell & Brewer. 2002. Trade paperback.
$35.00

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Cussans, Handbook of Heraldry...

Cussans, Handbook of Heraldry...

...with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., rules for the appointment of livery &c. 4th edition, with upwards of four...
$20.00

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DaBoll, With Respect to RFD: an appreciation...

DaBoll, With Respect to RFD: an appreciation...

...of Raymond Franklin DaBoll and His Contribution to the Letter Arts. TBW Books Inc. Freeport, Maine. 1978.
$35.00

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Davis, US Army Cloth Insignia, 1941 to the Present:...

Davis, US Army Cloth Insignia, 1941 to the Present:...

...An illustrated reference guide for collectors. Poole, Dorset. Arms and Armour Press. 1987. Hardbound; cloth covers.
$15.00

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De-la-Noy, The Honours System: who gets what and why

De-la-Noy, The Honours System: who gets what and why

Great Britain. Allison & Busby. 1992. Hardbound, with dust cover. Dust cover and edges of the book covers somewhat nibbled by mice, with no loss of...
$7.00

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Farrar, Ancient Roman Gardens

Farrar, Ancient Roman Gardens

Gloucestershire. Sutton Publishing Limited (A Budding Book). 1998. Hardbound with dust cover. Top of spine and top of back hinge lightly nibbled by...
$15.00

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Grasby, Richard Grasby: Lettering and Carving.

Grasby, Richard Grasby: Lettering and Carving.

Sacketts, Dorset. 1988. 73 pp.
$50.00

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Greer and Greer, An Introduction to Lettering.

Greer and Greer, An Introduction to Lettering.

A & Black (Publishers), Ltd. London. 1983.
$30.00

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Harlan, Chapter Nine: The Vulgate Bible & Other...

Harlan, Chapter Nine: The Vulgate Bible & Other...

...Unfinished Projects of John Henry Nash. Bird & Bull Press. New York. 1982. Typophile Chap Book 56
$30.00

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Jacobs (editor), The Horizon Book of Great Cathedrals

Jacobs (editor), The Horizon Book of Great Cathedrals

New York. American Heritage Publishing Co. 1968. Hardbound, copiously illustrated. Very good condition.
$8.00

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Larcher, Bussiere arts graphiques.

Larcher, Bussiere arts graphiques.

Artra. Paris. 1985. Typo mondo #5
$45.00

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Munro, The Golden Encyclopedia of Art:...

Munro, The Golden Encyclopedia of Art:...

....Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, and Ornament, From Prehistoric Times to the Twentieth Century, with a Glossary of Artists and Art Terms. New...
$25.00

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Payne, The Dream and the Tomb: a history of the crusades

Payne, The Dream and the Tomb: a history of the crusades

New York. Stein and Day. 1984. Hardbound with dust covers. Lower edge of front cover nibbled by mice; upper edge of back dust cover ripped; otherwise...
$8.00

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Porzio, Lithography: 200 Years of Art, History & Technique

Porzio, Lithography: 200 Years of Art, History & Technique

Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York. 1983.
$60.00

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Schmidt, Menu Designs.

Schmidt, Menu Designs.

Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. New York. 1981.
$25.00

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Simons, Wiegenlieder.

Simons, Wiegenlieder.

Munich. Drei Masken Verlag. 1924 or 1925. 16 pp. Part of the series München Scriptor-Drucke. Pamphlet.
$40.00

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Smith, Cryptography: the science of secret writing.

Smith, Cryptography: the science of secret writing.

New York: Dover Publication, Inc., 1955. Trade paperback.
$15.00

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Stone and Clark, Reynolds Stone Engravings with an...

Stone and Clark, Reynolds Stone Engravings with an...

....Introduction by the Artist. The Stephen Greene Press. Brattleboro, Vermont. 1977.
$90.00

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Terry-White, The Golden Treasury of Myths and Legends

Terry-White, The Golden Treasury of Myths and Legends

Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen. New York. Golden Press. 1959. Hardbound. 164 pages. Inscribed on title page twice (once in block letters,...
$25.00

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 10, no. 2

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 10, no. 2

Spring 1968. Hardbound.
$5.00

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 10, no. 3

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 10, no. 3

Summer 1968. Hardbound.
$7.50

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 10, no. 4

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 10, no. 4

Autumn, 1968. Hardbound
$5.00

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 11, no. 1

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 11, no. 1

Winter 1969. Hardbound.
$6.00

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 11, no. 2

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 11, no. 2

Spring 1969. Hardbound.
$5.00

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 5, no. 1

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 5, no. 1

September 1962. Hardbound.
$5.00

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Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 5, no. 2

Thorndike, ed., Horizon: Magazine of the Arts, vol. 5, no. 2

November 1962. Hardbound.
$5.00

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Trevor-Roper, The Age of Expansion: Europe and...

Trevor-Roper, The Age of Expansion: Europe and...

...the World, 1559-1660. New York. McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1968. Hardbound. "604 illustrations, 185 in color, 419 photographs, engravings, drawings...
$20.00

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Wedgwood, The Great Rebellion (3 volumes)...

Wedgwood, The Great Rebellion (3 volumes)...

....comprising: The King's Peace, 1637-1641 (copyright 1955) The King's War, 1641-1647 (copyright 1958) A Coffin for King Charles. (copyright 1964)...
$15.00

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Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1985.

Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1985.

[A pentalic book]. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1984. 800811968 Paperback. Spiral bound. Unused.
$5.00

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Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1983.

Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1983.

A Pentalic Book. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1982. 800811917. Paperback, spiral bound. Unused.
$5.00

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Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1984.

Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1984.

[A pentalic book]. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 80081195X 1983. Paperback, spiral bound. Unused.
$5.00

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Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1986.

Winters, The calligraphers engagement calendar 1986.

[A pentalic book]. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1985. 800811976 Paperback. Spiral bound. Unused.
$5.00

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