History from Spafford Books

London and New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 978-0-415-42205-5 [978-0-415-42205-5] 2006. (hardcover) xlvii, maps, 509 [1]; 511-1037pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. Two volume set, sold as such. Housed, as issued, in sturdy black slip case with title stamped, in gilt, to one panel. There is a tiny bit of wear, barely visible… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society NONE [NONE] 2006. (hardcover) xx, 108pp. Fine. 8vo. Three quarter bound, green cloth with printed paper top board. Mapped endpapers. Frontispiece. Exhaustively researched and compelling enough that it would be of interest to any reader of history, student or otherwise. Housed, as issued, in a sturdy, plain dark green slipcase. Fine… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society NONE [NONE] 2011. (hardcover) xiv, 416pp. Fine. 4to. Quarter bound, dark grey buckram over printed paper boards. Profusely illustrated in full colour. Housed, as issued in sturdy, plain brown slipcase. Fine copy in fine slip case. With new introduction by the author..

London: The Folio Society NONE [NONE] 2010. (hardcover) xxiv, maps, 281; ix, 283-559pp. Fine. 4to. Two volumes, housed, as issued, in sturdy black slipcase one panel of which is stamped decoratively in gilt. Brilliant turquoise blue cloth boards stamped with gilt pictorial detail to front and spine. Gilt title stamped to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece… Read more about this item

Regina: Bishop Budka Council #5914 Knights of Columbus 1990. (hardcover) 142pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Illus., ports. Bright blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Ex-lib with various stamps and stickers. An account of the life of Bishop Budka in Canada, the accusations of disloyalty and treason shortly after WW1, and the expansion of… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society NONE [NONE] 2006. (hardcover) 308pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Folio. Beige covers, with title stamped in burgundy to spine. Burgundy and silver illustration stamped to front. Housed, as issued, in beige slipcase, with one panel that shows a photograph of the Pyramids at Giza. Fine copy in fine slipcase. Simon… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society NONE [NONE] 1984-1990. (hardcover) Various. Fine. 4to. Eight volume set, sold as such. Orignally published 1772-1789. Housed, as issued, Volumes I-IV together and Volumes V-VIII, together, each in a sturdy red slip case with title and decoration stamped in gilt to one panel of each case. Tomes match in colour and… Read more about this item

Belmont, Massachusetts: American Opinion NONE [NONE] 1971. (Mass market paperback) 28pp. Very good. 8vo. Booklet format, stapled. Wrappers printed in dark blue on white, with the word 'REPRINT' marked to front and priced at thirty-five cents. American Opinion was a periodical published 11 times a year. Black and white photographs. Related epemera laid in..

Gloucester, England: Alan Sutton Publishing [0-86299-463-2] 1988. (Mass market paperback) 160pp. Very good. 8vo. A tribute, in black and white photographs, to the area between Filton, Bristol and Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire, England, a region of contrasts and old communiites. Wrappers are lightly marked, top corners lightly bumped; internally clean and bright..

Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press [0-8032-8710-0] 1984. (Mass market paperback) xi, [2], 113pp. Near fine. 8vo. Describes how Yuwipi, the present day Oglala Sioux version of an ancient ritual in which the shaman is bound and calls to the spirits to come to free him and communicate is related to both the vision… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion [0-7868-6215-7] 1994. (hardcover) xi, 227pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 8vo. Offers a rare glimpse into the sacred rituals of the Sundance; a personal memoir of universal quote. Fine copy. Jacket lightly rubbed..

New York: Touchstone [0-684-80200-7] 1995. (Mass market paperback) 239pp. Very good. 8vo. An exploration of the myths and culture of the Indigenous people of the American Plains, and of the strong, vital role women play not only in the spiritual and everyday life of the community, but as healers. There is a name penned (small,… Read more about this item

London, Ontario: 20 Cents Magazine NONE [NONE] [00no date]. (Mass market paperback) NP. Near fine. 4to. Scarce. Yellow paper, stapled. The magazine was published from 1966 to 1970, and was a publication for those involved in creative activities. No date, but circa 1968. This issue includes articles, letters, reviews within the sections of Music, Gallery,… Read more about this item

London, Ontario: 20 Cents Magazine NONE [NONE] [00no date]. (Mass market paperback) NP. Near fine. 4to. Scarce. Yellow paper, stapled. The magazine was published from 1966 to 1970, and was a publication for those involved in creative activities. No date, but circa 1968. This issue includes articles, letters, reviews within the sections of Music, Gallery,… Read more about this item

Cambridge, London: Harvard University Press 978-0-674-04738-9 [978-0-674-04738-9] 2011. (hardcover) x, 348pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Comprehensive and documented account of the history of the cultural history of the Financial Revolution and its impact, and that of credit and the shift in thought nad changes that accompanied its implementation. There is a… Read more about this item

Delano, California: Farm Worker Press NONE [NONE] 1966. (Mass market paperback) viii, 122+. Very good. 12mo. In Sepetember, 1965, a labour movement started that would serve to shake down the agricultural system in the state of California. This is the story of a strike without parallel, one that involved long dead writer Jack London, bishops,… Read more about this item

London New York: B. T. Batsford Ltd. / G. P. Putnam's Sons NONE [NONE] [no date]. (hardcover) 264, 256, 220, 228pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Four volumes, sold as a set. The history of England as told through the experiences of ordinary men and women, how they lived, ate, how they… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Tribune Publishing Company Ltd., [0-9692365-0-6] [circa 1985]. (Mass market paperback) 159pp. Near fine. 8vo. Chronicles 4 historic labour struggles in British Columbia: the relief camp strike and the On-to-Ottawa Trek; the longshoremen's strike in 1935 and the strike of the Corbin miners in the same year; and the Post Office and Art Gallery sitdown… Read more about this item

Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Publishers [0-88862-096-9] 1976. (Mass market paperback) xvi, 341pp. Very good. 8vo. Comprehensive history and detailed report on Canada's labour movement in the mid 1970s, its structure, leaders, goals, growth, and future. Wrappers lightly rubbed. Internally clean and bright, albeit the pages lightly age toned..

Moscow: Progress Publishers NONE [NONE] 1973. (hardcover) 203+. Near fine in very good dust jacket. 8vo. English text. An exploration of the US labour movement of the 1960s. Jacket shows wear at the upper and lower edges, with a small crease to the rear flap. The book is in fine condition. Printed in the Union… Read more about this item