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$40.00
ak5/21/2

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xxii + 758pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & creasing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series prehistory antiquity prolegomena geology geography prehistoric mesolithic palaeolithic

$40.00
ak5/21/3

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, errata slip to contents page, xxiii + 1058pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & moderate soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity geology geography middle east Egypt Babylonia Palestine Syria Mesopotamia Anatolia bronze age Aegean Assyria

$70.00
ak4/21a/10

A Weird Region: New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers, and Volcanoes, with an Account of the Eruption of Tarawera


LEYS, THOMSON W

INCLUDES FOLDING CHRONOLITHOGRAPH PLATE, super octavo, dark green illus light card wrappers, 56pp + ads to rear, G (heavy scuffing & taoe staining to spine with some loss to extrems, rear cover detached but present, some minor insect damage to rear cover, moderate soiling to covers, light tanning & moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, heavy rusting & separation to interior staples, moderate cracking to gutters at staples, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic moderate soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Brett Printing & Publishing 1916

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical brochures lakes terraces geysers volcanoes geology geography

$220.00
2g44/20

Science and Civilisation in China (2 Vol Set)


NEEDHAM, JOSEPH & LING, WANG (Research Assist.)

2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxxviii + 318pp, vol 2- xxii + (2) + 696pp, illus, folding maps to rear of vol 1, VG+ (sl bruising & & tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep of vol 1, prev. owner's sm inscription in ink to ffep of vol 2, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (vol 1 in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, corners of front flaps clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- some tidy tape repairs, light tanning to spines, minor chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954-62

KEYWORDS: China Chinese history geography science philosophy anthropology

$15.00
xxpci217478

Tibet: A Chronicle of Exploration


MacGREGOR, JOHN

LACKS FEP, octavo hardcover (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: Routledge & Kegan Paul (date obscured)

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Tibet Himalayas history geography

$75.00
1y49b/10

The Wilds of Maoriland


BELL, JAMES MACKINTOSH

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xiii + 257pp, illus, 2x folding maps to rear, VG (minor rubbing & scuffing/bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, moderate foxing sporadically throughout inc. prelims, minor cracking to gutters, pgs 87-90 detached but present, moderate foxing & minor closed rearing to folding maps)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1914

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geography historical landscape James Mackintosh Bell

$32.50
xxe3bd217574

Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders


HATFIELD, PHILIP J.

Oblong quarto hardcover (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 Ltd. 2019

KEYWORDS: Pacific islands ocean human geography history anthropology

$20.00
xxe3bg217600

Big Pacific


TANSLEY, REBECCA

Oblong quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) 1cm closed tear to base of rear cover; 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 2017

KEYWORDS: Pacific ocean natural history marine wildlife geography geology maritime

$25.00
xxege217687

Maori Place Names and Their Meanings


REED, A W (Compiled by)

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo hardcover (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: A H & A W Reed 1956

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori place names dictionaries geography signed A W Reed

$16.50
xxkcf218611

The Indianized States of Southeast Asia


COEDES, G & VELLA, WALTER F (Ed) & COWING, SUSAN BROWN (trans)

Super octavo softcover (VG-) ink annotations throughout; 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: University of Malaya Press 1968

KEYWORDS: Indianized states southeast Asia Asian history civilizations archaeology geography ancient kingdoms

$45.00
2w9/41

A Clash of Paradigms: Intervention, Response and Development in the South Pacific


MAIAVA, SUSAN

Octavo, beige heavy boards, white & green lettering to spine & boards, xix + 258pp, VG (light bruising & fading to spine, light chafing to boards, light foxing to page edges, ffep ripped out, contents clean & tidy)

PUBLISHER: Ashgate 2001

KEYWORDS: geography South Pacific SOAS development Samoa Samoan islands cattle agriculture farming

$37.50
xxsei219672

Early South East Asia: Essays in Archaeology, History and Historical Geography


SMITH, R B (ed) & WATSON, W (ed)

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: Oxford University Press 1979

KEYWORDS: south east asia archaeology historical geography

$50.00
ak3/8a/23

Learning from the Rhetoric of the Moment: A Study of Rural and Remote Uses of Telecommunications


HANSEN, JENS JEPPE

THESIS, quarto, white blank light card wrappers, blank black spine, xiv + 265pp + appendices to rear, illus/diagrams, VG (moderate scuffing & fraying to spine extrems, light curling & moderate to heavy soiling to covers, moderate soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Jens Jeppe Hansen / University of New England 1995

KEYWORDS: thesis theses Jens Jeppe Hansen doctor of philosophy telecommunications rural remote living geography geographical demographic

$45.00
3a4/8

Imperial Military Geography General Characteristics of the Empire in Relation to Defence (Ninth Edition)


COLE, Major D H

Ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & front board, ix + 414pp, illus/folding maps- not counted presumed all present, VG- (usual library markings, fully adhesive plastic covering to spine & boards, moderate rubbing & tanning to spine, moderate bruising & rubbing/scuffing to extrems, ligt chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy cracking & yellowing tape reinforcement to front & rear gutters, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sifton Praed & Co 1937

KEYWORDS: military history geography imperial British empire

$40.00
3a3/30

The Genetics of Human Population


CAVALLI-SFORZA, L L & BODMER, W F

Imperial octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & brown illus to front board, xvi + 965pp, illus/diagrams, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, light bruising to spine, light soiling to boards & spine, light tanning/foxing & moderate soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor insect damage to gutter of title page, occasional pencil & ink annotation/marking)

PUBLISHER: W H Freeman and Company 1971

KEYWORDS: science geography human population genetics demography demographics

$15.00
xxaeb220262

Man in Malaya


HODDER, B W

Ex-library 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: University of London Press 1959

KEYWORDS: Malaysia geography anthropology urban rural development 1950s

$1650.00
3a1/11

The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (6 Vol Set)


THE CYCLOPEDIA COMPANY

VERY HEAVY SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, sm quarto, half leatherbound coloured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt NZ motifs to front boards, red speckling to page edges, patterned eps, mixed pagination, illus, G+ (v heavy scuffing & cracking/surface loss to spines & board edges, moderate soiling to boards, minor tanning to page edges, numerous cracks to gutters- boards shaky on some vols, prev. owners' names in ink to eps of some vols, other foxing/soilng throughout- mostly quite minor)

PUBLISHER: The Cyclopedia Company 1897-1908

KEYWORDS: New Zealand cyclopedia cyclopedias encyclopedias geography history towns cities districts history historical research

$20.00
xxapc220431

From Mellor to Hocken: Fifty Years of Geography at the University of Otago


HOLLAND, PETER (ed.) & KIDD, HUGH (ed.) & WELCH, RICHARD (ed.)

Octavo softcover (near FINE); 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: Department of Geography, University of Otago 1995

KEYWORDS: geography university of Otago New Zealand higher education history

$150.00
3b4/2

Arabian Highlands


PHILBY, H St J B

Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, xvi + 771pp, illus, folding map to rear pocket, VG (light fading to spine, light scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor creasing to ffep, minor cracking/tearing to gutter at title page, moderate cracking to gutter at index, minro soiling to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press 1952

KEYWORDS: geography travel journeys history historical Arabia Arabian literature H St J B Philby exploration

$50.00
3b4/14

Outlines of Scripture Geography and History: Illustrating the Historical Portions of the Old and New Testaments


HUGHES, EDWARD

LACKS FEP, sm octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp illus/decoration to spine & boards, printed eps, vi + 372pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate chipping & bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & light soiling to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning & soilling to page edges, ffep mssing, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals & sporadically throughout, pgs 111-130 partially detached but present, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans 1853

KEYWORDS: bible old new testament geography history scripture religion religious

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