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$16.50
xxhta118907

The Physiology of Insect Senses


DETHIER, V. G.

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1964

KEYWORDS: zoology biology natural history insects entomology

$20.00
xxhta118908

Insect Sounds


HASKELL, P. T.

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: HFG Witherby 1961

KEYWORDS: zoology biology natural history insects entomology

$11.00
xxcbd118909

The Illustrated Book of Vertebrates: The Mammals, Fish, Reptiles and Amphibia of Britain


NIXON, MARION & WHITELEY, DEREK (Illus)

Small quarto 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Peerage Books 1985

KEYWORDS: mammals fish reptiles amphibia natural history Britain zoology

$16.50
xxcbd118910

First Aid and Care of Wildlife


MARTIN, RICHARD MARK

Ex library, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1984

KEYWORDS: natural history wildlife zoology animal husbandry biology veterinary science

$12.00
xxcbd118914

Dickens of London


MANKOWITZ, WOLF

Small quarto 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Publishing 1976

KEYWORDS: Charles Dickens biography London literary cfriticism history

$12.00
xxcbd118915

John Brown's Bod


BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT & KREDEL, FRITZ (Illus)

Small quarto 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Rinehart & Co (n/d but poss 1954?)

KEYWORDS: American history civil war literature poem poetry

$475.00
2i4/43

The Miraculous Birth of King Amon-Hotep III and Other Egyptian Studies


CAMPBELL, COLIN

Imperial octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, black lettering & b&w mounted illus to front board, teg gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard, xv + 204pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, some foxing & tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, sporadic foxing)

PUBLISHER: Oliver & Boyd 1912

KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egypt Egyptian history King Amon Hotep III

$185.00
2i4/46

The Destruction of Dresden


IRVING, DAVID

First edition of controversial author's first book, imperial octavo, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, lighter tanning elsewhere) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber & Co 1963

KEYWORDS: Second World War Two WW2 Dresden revisionist military history

$225.00
2i4/47

Corpus of Hieroglyphic Inscriptions in The Brooklyn Museum I From Dynasty I to the End of Dynasty XVIII


JAMES, T. G. H.

This volume only, large quarto, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering in royal blue decorative panel to spine, gilt Brooklyn Museum motif in royal blue decorative panel to front board, frontispiece, xxiv + 215pp + 89 plates of hieroglyphics, illus, VG+ (v v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to upper edges, 2cm patch of surface loss to upper spine)

PUBLISHER: The Brooklyn Museum 1974

KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian hieroglyphics Egypt history linguistics

$225.00
2i4/50

Nineveh and Its Ruins or The History of the Great City


FERGUSON, REV. ROBERT

Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with blind embossed decorative rule to boards, gilttitle lettering inside gilt decorative rule to front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, vi + 102pp + 2pp book ads, illus, VG- (heavy staining to boards, two x 2cm tatty tears to spine, light fraying to board corners & edges, hand-written prize-giving label to front pastedown, bookseller's label to rear pastedown, small crease to upper corner of aprox 5 pages)

PUBLISHER: Partridge Oakey & Co 1855

KEYWORDS: Nineveh archaeology history

$650.00
2i4/51

The Storehouses of the King or The Pyramids of Egypt: What they are and Who Built them


VAN GELDER, JANE AKA TRILL, JANE

First edition inscribed by the author, octavo, dark blue textured cloth boards with gilt decorative rule, gilt head motif to spine, black & gilt desert, pyramid & rising sun illus to front board, aeg, grey coated eps, ix + 308pp + 48pp book adverts, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, some browning to spine, light soiling to boards, owner's ex libris label to front pastedown & another to fep verso, small nick to fore-edge of one page)

PUBLISHER: WH Allen & Co 1885

KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian history pyramics archaeology

$1200.00
2i5/2

The Rock Tombs of El Amarna Part 1 THe Tomb of Meryra; Part 2 The Tombs of Panehesy & Meryra II; Part 3 The Tombs of Huya and Ahmes; Part 4 Tombs of Penthu Mahu & Others; Part 5 Smaller Tombs and Boundary Stelae; Part 6 Tombs of Parennefer Tutu and A


DAVIES, N. DE G. &GRIFFITH, F. LL (Ed)

Six-volume set, large quarto, greenish heavy card boards with black lettering to front board, black title lettering to orange cloth spines, viii + 56pp + 41pp plates, viii + 48pp + 47pp plates, x + 41pp + 34pp plates, vi + 36pp + 45pp plates, viii + 37pp + 44pp plates, frontispiece + iv + 44pp + 44pp plates, illus, VG (some light fading to boards of vol.5, light soiling to spine of vol.5) VERY HEAVY SET

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1973-79 (facsimile reprint of Offices of The Egypt Exploration Fund / Kegan Paul et al 1903-1908 editions)

KEYWORDS: Egyptology Egyptian hieroglyphics history archaeology tombs exploration

$12.00
xxcgg118933

The Whale: Mighty Monarch of the Sea


COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES & DIOLE, PHILIPPE & BERNARD, J. F (Trans)

Small 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1972

KEYWORDS: whale whales marine biology zoology natural history

$14.00
xxcgg118939

Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Predators of the Deep


MARVEN, NIGEL & JAMES, JASPER

Large 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: BBC Books 2003

KEYWORDS: sea monsters marine biology natural history

$18.50
xxrdd118962

From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a unique generation of comedy 1960-1980


WILMUT, ROGER & GASCOIGNE, BAMBER

Imperial 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: Eyre Methuen Ltd 1980

KEYWORDS: british comedy history fringe humour

$8.50
xxrdd118965

Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence


COUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES & DIOLE, PHILIPPE & BERNARD, J. F. (trans)

Quarto 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: Cassell & Company 1973

KEYWORDS: octopus squid Jacques Cousteau marine biology natural history oceanography

$8.50
xxrdd118966

The Australian Character Banjo Paterson


MCPHEE, MARGARET

Quarto 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: Watts Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: Australian history biography Banjo Paterson

$13.00
xxrdh119119

65 Years of Guiding 1908-1973: The Offician History of the Girl Guides Association New Zealandd


ILES, MARIE

Small 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: Girld Guides Assn of NZ 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Girl Guides guiding history

$15.00
xxrdh119122

SHowtime 100: A History of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association


ADSETT, DELL

Small quarto 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: Heritage Press 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Manawatu agriculture history

$20.00
xxrdh119123

Selling Auckland: The Story of Barfoot and Thompson


BARFOOT, CHRIS

Oblong quarto 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: David Ling 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Barfoot Thompson real estate property history

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