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The Pinecone


UGLOW, JENNY

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2012

KEYWORDS: Sarah Losh biography memoir religious buildings Wreay Cumbria Lake District history architecture churches

$16.00
xxcuh188372

Patrick White Letters


WHITE, PATRICK & MARR, DAVID (Ed)

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Random House 1994

KEYWORDS: literary letters biography Patrick White collection literature

$16.50
xxsjt188562

Selkirk's Island


SOUHAMI, DIANA & [SELKIRK, ALEXANDER]

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2001

KEYWORDS: alexander selkirk scotland scottish sailor nautical maritime sailing juan fernandez south pacific survival desert island deserted history biography souhami diana

$40.00
1b45a/13

Gifford Jackson: New Zealand Industrial Design Pathfinder


SMYTHE, MICHAEL

Oblong super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 99pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to covers & spine, lg crack to front gutter, sm adhesive residue to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Creationz Consultants 2013

KEYWORDS: Gifford Jackson industrial design designers art biography memoir

$15.00
xxsjr188651

Cheshire V.C.; A Study of War and Peace


BRADDON, RUSSELL

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Evans Brothers Limited 1954

KEYWORDS: russell braddon leonard cheshire royal air force raf world war two second wwii military history aviation bomber aircraft britain british england biography

$35.00
xxsjr188654

Godley; The man behind the myth


KINLOCH, TERRY

Super octavo hardcover (Nr FINE) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing Pty Ltd 2018

KEYWORDS: alexander godley terry kinloch world war one first wwi military history biography british army general new zealand expeditionary force anzac

$25.00
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Hubert Who? War Hero. Polar Explorer. Spy. The Incredible Life of Unsung Adventurer Hubert Wilkins


ANDREWS, MALCOLM

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: ABC Books / HarperCollins 2011

KEYWORDS: Hubert Wilkins biography memoir adventurers explorers

$40.00
1b45a/57

The Politics of Passion: Norman Bethune's Writing and Art


BETHUNE, NORMAN & HANNANT, LARRY (Ed & Intro)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 396pp, illus, VG+ (boards sl warped & soiled, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1998

KEYWORDS: Norman Bethune art literature criticism appreciation surgeons medical biography memoir Canada China

$22.50
xxezp188884

Ideals Are Like Stars: The Dame Yvette Williams Story


WALKER, ANGELA

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders Dame Yvette Williams athletes athletics long jump jumpers Olympic gold medallists biography memoir

$15.00
xxkbf188996

In the Name of Decent Citizens: The Trials of Frank de Groot


WRIGHT, BRIAN & PORTER QC, CHESTER (Fore)

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: ABC Books 2006

KEYWORDS: signed Brian Wright Francis Edward de Groot Australia Australian history biography trial true crime

$35.00
xxkcf189043

Bob Marley: The Untold Story


SALEWICZ, CHRIS & [MARLEY, BOB]

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2009

KEYWORDS: bob marley biography chris salewicz jamaica jamaican reggae music pop culture history

$20.00
xxkcf189047

Mingus: A Critical Biography


PRIESTLEY, BRIAN & [MINGUS, CHARLES]

Octavo softcover (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Paladin 1985

KEYWORDS: charles charlie mingus biography jazz music america american history brian priestley

$48.50
1c9a/19

Count Zeppelin: A Psychological Portrait


MEYER, Prof. HENRY CORD

Octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 118pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems/edges, light chafing to boards, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tiola Consolidated / LTA Institute 1998

KEYWORDS: Count Zeppelin family history aviation biography memoir airships zeppelins

$100.00
1c9a/24

Papers and Correspondence of Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth Volume 1: The French Revolutionary War, 1793-1802


GRAINGER, JOHN D. (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, xv + 577pp, VG+ (light bruising to board & spine edges/extrems, light chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2022

KEYWORDS: military history Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth French revolution war correspondence letters biography

$40.00
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Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis


CHAMBERS, JACK

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxvi + xii + 416pp, VG+ (light curling & scuffing to cover edges, light tanning to spine, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover with some minor chafing, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press 1998

KEYWORDS: music jazz musicians Miles Davis biography memoir

$28.00
xxkgb189250

My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos


SCHECHTER, BRUCE & [ERDOS, PAUL]

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1998

KEYWORDS: biography mathematics math maths paul erdos number numbers hungary hungarian bruce schechter

$15.00
xxkgl189276

Oscar Wilde: The Double Image


WOODCOCK, GEORGE & [WILDE, OSCAR]

Octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.

PUBLISHER: Black Rose 1989

KEYWORDS: oscar wilde ireland irish george woodcock literary criticism biography

$38.50
xxkgy189323

The Charles M Russell Book: The Life and Work of the Cowboy Artist


McCRACKEN, HAROLD

Lg quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1957

KEYWORDS: Charles M Russell art artists biography cowboys wild west memoir

$20.00
xxkpc189685

Cochrane: The Life and Exploits of a Fighting Captain


HARVEY, ROBERT

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2000

KEYWORDS: Jack Aubrey inspiration Patrick O'Brian maritime naval Thomas Cochrane biography memoir history military

$22.50
xxkrf189772

Love, Janis


JOPLIN, LAURA

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1992

KEYWORDS: first editions rock music musicians Janis Joplin biography memoir

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