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$60.00
2i26/16

Legacy of Daedalus


MACER-STORY, EUGENIA

Octavo, blue light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus tile page, ii + 94pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Magick Mirror Communications 1995

KEYWORDS: Daedalus lectures history archaeology philosophy

$55.00
2i26/17

Faulkland Islands Freshwater Fishes: A Natural History


MCDOWALL, R. M. & ALLIBONE, R. M. & CHADDERTON, W. L.

Octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 102pp, illus, nr fine (v. slight soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Faulklands Conservation 2005

KEYWORDS: natural history freshwater fishes Faulklands ecology biology zoology ichthyology

$55.00
2i26/18

My Campaign in Mesopotamia


TOWNSHEND, CHARLES V. F.

First edition, ex library, super octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blind decoration & rule to front board corner, lacks fep, frontispiece, 400pp, 8 folding maps, VG- ( heavy fraying to spine, 2cm tear to lower spine extrems, heavy brusing to board corners & edges, moderate soiling & heavy rubbing to boards, front gutter cracked, heavy foxing to page edges, library stamps throughout,)

PUBLISHER: Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 1920

KEYWORDS: autobiography Sir Charles Townsend military history mesopotamia

$100.00
2i26/22

My Zeppelins


ECKENER, HUGO & ROBINSON, DOUGLAS (Trans) & ECKENER KNUT

First edition, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 216pp, illus plates, VG ( light to boards, light bruising to spine and board extrems, light foxing to page edges & pages, book seller's stamp to front pastedown) in d/w VG ( moderate rubbing to covers, creasing and chipping to edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Putnam & Co. Ltd. 1958

KEYWORDS: Hugo Eckner airships zeppelin blimp aviation history

$140.00
2i26/23

The Founders of Canterbury: Volume 1 Being Letters from the Late Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the Late John Robert Godley and to Other Well-Known Helpers in the Settlement of Canterbury in New Zealand


WAKEFIELD, EDWARD GIBBON & GODLEY, JOHN ROBERT

This volume only (this volume was the only volume to be published), rebound, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, speckled page edges, xvi + 352pp, VG (light browning to page edges & eps, heavy foxing to prelims, light fading & brusing to spine, v.slight soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Stevens and Co. 1868

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Canterbury settlers pioneers letters

$40.00
2i26/28

On the Radar: The Story of Piha's World War 2 Radar Station


CONEY, SANDRA

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, oblong octavo, illus light card covers, 206pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Keyhole Press & PPH 2013

KEYWORDS: Radar defense networks New Zealand Piha History World War Two Radar military

$195.00
2i26/32

Twelve Years in Canterbury, New Zealand, with Visits to the Other Provinces, and Reminiscences of the Route Home Through Australia


THOMSON, CHARLES

First edition, very tidy copy in original binding, green cloth boards with gilt decoration to spine, xiv + 226pp + 16pp adverts, VG (light rubbing & light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Son & Marston 1867

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Canterbury travel Charles Thomson

$85.00
2i26/34

The Ten Islands and Ireland


MACKAY, JOHN

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 352pp, illus, VG (light tanning to page edges, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, moderate bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light sporadic foxing to pages, library label to upper fep)

PUBLISHER: Maunsel & Co. 1919

KEYWORDS: traffic islands Atlantic Ireland history

$245.00
2i26/40

All the Way Round: Sea Roads to Africa


SMITH, C. FOX

first edition in scarce d/w, octavo, orange cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 284pp, illus, VG (light tanning & light foxing to page edges, light soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems & boards corners) in d/w VG- (price clipped, moderate dampstaining to spine & front cover, light soiling, light foxing, light creasing, moderate chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising to cover corners)

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1938

KEYWORDS: Ocean travel history Africa nautical ports

$37.50
xxsgd126023

The Pendulum and the Scythe


MARSHALL, KEN

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: Air Research Publications 1996

KEYWORDS: aviation military history ww2 second world war bomber group 4 British

$22.50
xxsgd126024

Waterloo


NAYLOR, JOHN

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: B. T. Batsford 1963

KEYWORDS: history military Waterloo Duke of Wellington Napoleon Bonaparte

$35.00
xxsgd126026

Tramps and Ladies: My Early Years in Steamers


BISSET, SIR JAMES

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (G+, torn); 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: Angus and Robertson 1959

KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography memoir Sir James Bisset maritime nautical history cunard line British

$35.00
xxsgf126029

The Great Ingratitude-Bomber Command in World War II


FYFE, JAMES

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: G. C. Book Publishers 1993

KEYWORDS: military history British ww2 second world war aviation bombers memoirs Sir Arthur Harris

$25.00
xxsgf126030

Naval Battles of the First World War


BENNETT, GEOFFREY

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: B. T. Batsford 1968

KEYWORDS: naval navy history military first world war ww1 maritime nautical British

$22.50
xxsgf126031

The Battle of Jutland


BENNETT, GEOFFREY

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: B. T. Batsford 1964

KEYWORDS: naval navy history military first world war ww1 maritime nautical British Jutland

$19.50
xxsgf126032

Battles of the Crimean War


PEMBERTON, W. BARING

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: B. T. Batsford 1962

KEYWORDS: war military history Crimean battles Russia British

$18.50
xxsgf126035

The Dark Haven


BULLMORE, F. T. K. & SALMOND, SIR JOHN

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: Jonathan Cape 1956

KEYWORDS: raf British military history aviation air rescue branch

$22.50
xxsgr126039

Battles of the '45


TOMASSON, KATHERINE & BUIST, FRANCIS

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: B. T. Batsford 1962

KEYWORDS: military war history 1745 Prince Charles Edward battles the 45

$22.50
xxsgr126040

The Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783


MCGUFFIE, T. H.

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: B. T. Batsford 1965

KEYWORDS: military war history Gibraltar Britain France Spain maritime navy naval nautical

$30.00
xxsgr126041

Wire and Walls: RAF Prisoners of War in Itzehoe, Spangenberg and Thorn 1939-42


ROLLINGS, CHARLES

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: Ian Allan Publishing 2003

KEYWORDS: military history war prisoners biographies memoirs raf British

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