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Um Rio Chamada Atlantico: A Africa no Brasil, E O Brasil Na Africa
by E Silva, Alberto Da Costa
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 2003
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 100.20
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Rio Di Janeiro: Editora Nova Fronteira, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Paperback, 287pp. Signed on half-title by author. Text in Portuguese. A small bruise to foot of spine, otherwise near fine. The history and relationship between Brazil and Africa and its connection to the slave trade. Item Price
SGD 100.20
The Indigenous People of the Caribbean
by M. Wilson, Samuel
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1997
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 40.08
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Gainseville: University Press of Florida, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. Paperback, xiv, 253pp. About fine. Critical essays on the first peoples of the Caribbean, their art and mythology, life ways and meaning making, and post-contact with colonial settlers. Item Price
SGD 40.08
Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900
by Mann, Kristin
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2007
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 85.17
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Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tan cloth, xii, 473pp. Fine in a fine jacket. The book probes the 350 year relationship between Lagos, Africa, one of the continents most vibrant centers, and the socioeconomic and cultural implications and impact of the global Atlantic slave trade.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 85.17
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A Narrative of The Events Which Have Taken Place in France From the Landing of Napoleon Bonaparte On the First of March, 1815, Till the Restoration of Louis XVIII. With an Account of the State of Society and Public Opinion at that Period
by Williams, Helen Maria
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1895
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 60.12
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Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1895. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Limited edition, #93/750 copies. Orig. green cloth. T.E.G. Deckled edges. 272 pp. Spine tilted and darkened, a few white scuffs. Cloth is foxed, sunned to edges, some soiling. Spine ends and corners bumped. Bruise to fore edge of rear board.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 60.12
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The Romance of the Palatine Millers: A Tale of Palatine Irish-Americans and United Empire Loyalists
by Tucker, W. Bowman
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1929
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 125.25
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Montreal: Published by the author, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Full red cloth. xxxiv, 369 pp. [19] B&W plate illustrations. Light chafing to extremities, light bumps to spine ends. Near fine. Item Price
SGD 125.25
Patriots and Liberators: Revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813
by Schama, Simon
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st American Edition
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 75.15
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Orig. burgundy cloth. T.E.R. xIX, [1 p.], 745 pp. Four B&W maps. Erratum laid in. Light bruising to lower corners. Small spots of burgundy staining to tail edge of text block. Dust jacket is age toned, bumped to extremities, light spots of soiling to… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 75.15
Lord High Executioner: An Unashamed Look at Hangmen, Headsmen, and Their Kind
by Engel, Howard
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 40.08
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Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. SIGNED by author to title page. Black paper boards. 256 pp. Very light spotting to fore edge of text block, else fine. Item Price
SGD 40.08
Storm Signals: More Undiplomatic Diaries, 1962-1971
by Ritchie, Charles
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Published
- 1983
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 35.07
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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Early reprint. Blue cloth boards. x, 175 pp. Dust jacket is bumped and rubbed to extremities, sunned to spine, toned to flaps. About fine in very good+ dust jacket. Item Price
SGD 35.07
The Naming of the Telescope
by Rosen, Edward
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1947
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 35.07
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New York: Henry Schuman, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 18mo. Tan paper boards. xvi, 110 pp. Spine tilted. Interior age toned. Dust jacket is age toned, chipped to extremities, a few short tears. Item Price
SGD 35.07
The Costume of the 46th Regiment by Michael Angelo Hayes 1837
by Carman, W.Y. (text)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1972
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 28.06
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[London]: National Army Museum, 1972. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo (imperial). Soft cover. 24 pp. Light bumping and creasing to joints, crease to lower corner. Age toning and sticker ghost to rear cover. Item Price
SGD 28.06
The Wild Geese: The Irish Brigades of France and Spain
by McLaughlin, Mark G.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1980
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 30.06
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Reading, Berkshire: Osprey Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Warner, Chril. 8vo (royal). Osprey Men-At-Arms Series. 40 pp. Eight colour plates. B&W photos in text. Covers slightly age toned. About fine. Item Price
SGD 30.06
A Short History of Science
by Sedgwick, W.T. and H.W. Tyler
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 50.10
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Full navy cloth. xv, 474 pp. Spine tilted, chafing to extremities, damp spotting to boards. Light foxing to fore edge of text block. Bookplate of science historian Stillman Drake. Age toning to endpapers. Marginal tear to p. xiii from opening at fore edge. Item Price
SGD 50.10
The Highland Light Infantry: The Uniforms of the Regiment, 1881 to 1914
by McKay, James B. and Douglas N. Anderson
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1977
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 25.05
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Glasgow: James B. McKay and Douglas N. Anderson, 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 90 pp. Stain to fore edge, else fine. Item Price
SGD 25.05
The Keeper of the Bed: The Story of the Eunuch
by Humana, Charles
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 40.08
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London: Arlington Books, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown paper boards. Pictorial endpapers. 202 pp. [16] pp. B&W illustration. Spine shaken, bruising to extremities, offsetting from dust jacket to boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, rubbed, spot of wear to front cover, bumping to edges, soiling to rear. … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 40.08
The World Without Jews
by Marx, Karl
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 50.10
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New York: Philosophical Library, 1959. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 18mo. Blue paper boards. xii, 51 pp. Light rubbing to extremities. Dust jacket slightly faded to spine, rubbed to extremities. Item Price
SGD 50.10
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The Orient Flight LZ 127-Graf Zeppelin
by Blau, Fred F. and Cyril Deighton
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 75.15
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[Westminster, Maryland]: Germany Philatelic Society, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Blue paper boards. 135 pp. B&W photos and illustrations in text. Light bruising to top and tail edges of rear board, else fine. Item Price
SGD 75.15
The Swiss at War 1300-1500
by Miller, Douglas
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1979
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 30.06
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Reading, Berkshire: Osprey Publishing, 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Embleton, G.A.. 8vo (royal). Osprey Men-At-Arms Series 145. 40 pp. Eight colour plates. B&W photos in text. Covers slightly age toned. About fine. Item Price
SGD 30.06
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Recuerdos y Bellezas de Espana. Aragon
by Quadrado, D. Jose Maria
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1937
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 175.35
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Zaragoza: Sindicato de Iniciativa y Propaganda de Arago?n, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Facsimile edition. Text in Spanish. Half burgundy morocco, marbled paper boards. Marbled endpapers. 279 pp. Lithograph illustrations in text. Rubbing to extremities. Foxing to edges of text block. A few pages stuck together. Reprint of the ed. of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 175.35
Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477
by Michael, Nicholas
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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SGD 30.06
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Reading, Berkshire: Osprey Publishing, 1983. Soft cover. Near Fine. Embleton, G.A.. 8vo (royal). Osprey Men-At-Arms Series. 40 pp. Eight colour plates. B&W photos in text. Apparently has incorrect covers citing The Wars of the Roses by Terence Wise, but interior contents indicate Armies of Medieval Burgundy. Covers slightly age toned. About fine. Item Price
SGD 30.06