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$40.00
2i9/34

The War in the Air: A Pictorial History of World War Two Air Forces in Combat


GURNEY, GENE

First edition, Quarto, dark blue paper card boards with black lettering to light blue cloth spine, illus title page, 352pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine edges) in d/w (light gum staining to edges, slight rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Bonanza Books 1962

KEYWORDS: Airplanes World War Two WW2 Aerial operations aviation history military

$100.00
2i9/35

An Escaper's Log


GRINNELL-MILNE, DUNCAN

First edition, 3rd printing, Octavo, light brown cloth boards with brown lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 306pp, illus, VG (moderate foxing to page edges, very slight soiling to boards, moderate foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1926

KEYWORDS: Duncan Grinnell-Milne autobiography World War One WW1 Prisoners prisons Japanese Escapes Germany history military

$120.00
2i9/36

In the Hands of the Senoussi


GWATKIN-WILLIAMS, R.

Tidy rebind of first edition, Octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 112pp, VG+ (very slight fading to spine, light focing to eps, light browning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1916

KEYWORDS: autobiography history prisoner Lybia World War One WW1

$745.00
2i9/37

I Escape!


HARDY, J.L.

first edition, scarce in tidy condition, brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii + 260pp, VG (slight fading to spine, light foxing to page edges, light scuffing to board edges)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1928

KEYWORDS: History Personal narratives World War One Prisoners prisons Germany Great Britain Army military Connaught Rangers autobiography

$42.50
2i9/39

The Battle of Jutland


FROST, H.H.

Super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, red eps, frontis piece, xiv + 571pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing & light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG (covered in clear contact, price clipped, light soiling to rear cover, moderate fading to spine),

PUBLISHER: US Naval Institue 1964

KEYWORDS: Battle of Jutland Denmark history military

$60.00
2i9/40

Oxford's Own: Men and Machines of No.15/XV Squadron: Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force


FORD-JONES, MARTYN R. & FORD-JONES, VALERIE A.

quarto, beige cloth heavy boards with black lettering to spine & front board, marble patterned eps, 352pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ ( covered in clear contact, light bubbling to cover)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Military History 1999

KEYWORDS: Great Britain Royal Air Force RAF Squadron XV History World War One WW1 World War Two WW2 Aerial operations,

$10.00
xxrjd123792

New Zealand In World Affairs III: 1972-1990


BROWN, BRUCE (Ed)

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: politics history New Zealand

$14.00
xxrje123805

Coaches North: The History Of The Hawke's Bay Motor Company


ANDERSON, LEN

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: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1967

KEYWORDS: transport motor vehicles coaches history Hawke's Bay New Zealand

$16.50
xxrje123806

Heart And Hand: A Biography Of Charles Allison


EIBY, HILDA

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Price Milburn 1960

KEYWORDS: biography Charles Allison history Christchurch New Zealand

$12.50
xxrje123815

Warships Illustrated No 7: British Destroyers In World War One


BURT, R.A.

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Arms And Armour Press 1986

KEYWORDS: military naval war history ships destroyers WW1 First World War

$90.00
2i9/46

Ancient History: Containing the History of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Medes, Lydians, Persians, Macedonians, The Seleucidae in Syria, The Parthians, and Carthaginians


From Rollin, and other Authentic Sources, both Ancient and Modern, with Six Maps

N/A

Imperial octavo, dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind decorative rule & pattern to boards, yellow eps, each section numbered individually- iv + 116pp (Egyptians), iv + 72pp (Assyrians-Lydians), iv + 124pp (Persians), iv + 136pp (Macedonians-Parthians), iv + 52pp (Carthaginians), illus, VG (light rubbing & soiling to baords, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, internal front hinge cracked & front board shaky but binding sound, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps & occasional pages, small amount of ink has transferred from maps to facing pages)

PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1842

KEYWORDS: Ancient history Egypt Egyptian Assyrian CHaldean Medes Lydians Persia Persian Macedonia Syria Parthian Carthage

$12.00
xxrjf123883

Violets For The Emperor: The Life Of Louisa De Mercy-Argenteau: 1837-1890


DE CARAMAN-CHIMAY, THERESE

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: Harvill Press 1972

KEYWORDS: biography Louisa De Mercy-Argenteau history France

$25.00
xxrjg123905

The Wensleydale Branch: A New History Oakwood Library Of Railway History : OL86


JENKINS, STANLEY C.

Octavo softcover (nr 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 cost

PUBLISHER: The Oakwood Press 2002

KEYWORDS: transport railways trains history England

$15.00
xxrjg123906

London Bus File: 1955-62


GLAZIER, KEN

Octavo softcover (nr 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Capital Tranport 1999

KEYWORDS: tranport buses history London UK

$32.50
xxrjg123914

To Face The Daring Maoris: Soldiers' Impressions Of The First Maori War: 1845-47


BARTHORP, MICHAEL

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: Hodder and Stoughton 1979

KEYWORDS: history military war Maori New Zealand

$9.50
xxrjg123930

A Treatise on Government


ARISTOTLE & ELLIS, WILLIAM (Trans) & MORLEY, HENRY (Intro)

Ex College library, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: George Routledge and Sons 1888

KEYWORDS: philosophy ethics politics history classics

$12.00
xxrjg123938

France 1789-1815


SUTHERLAND, D.M.G.

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Fontana Press 1989

KEYWORDS: history France

$12.00
xxrjh123995

Adventure in New Zealand


WAKEFIELD, EDWARD JERNINGHAM & STEVENS, JOAN (Abridg)

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: Viking 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand travel exploration adventure history

$12.00
xxrjh124003

The Royal Mile: Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse


SKINNER, ROBERT 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: Oliver and Boyd 1947

KEYWORDS: travel exploration adventure culture Scotland history

$9.50
xxrjh124013

The Question of Hu


SPENCE, JONATHAN D.

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Vintage Books 1989

KEYWORDS: travel exploration adventure China history literature diary John Hu culture

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