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$55.00
2i33/30

A King's Feast: The Goldsmith's Art and Royal Banqueting in the 18th Century


KROG, OLE VILLUMSEN (Ed)

Quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards with blue lettering to spine, illus eps, 286pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: The ROyal Exhibition Fund 1991

KEYWORDS: art collectibles antiques silverware gold goldsmithing history

$50.00
2i33/31

Kalenderminiaturen der Studenbucher: Mettelalterliches Leben im Jahreslauf


HANSEN, WILHELM

Large quarto, browny-orange cloth boards with brown lettering to spine & brown illus to front board, 291pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges) in card slipcase TEXT IN GERMAN

PUBLISHER: Georg DW Callwey 1984

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN art history

$120.00
2i33/36

The Polish AIr FOrce at War: The Official History Volume 1 1939-1943, Vol 2 1943-1945


CYNK, JERZY B.

Two-volume set, very large quarto, maroon cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, 670pp over two volumes, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: Poland Polish military aviation Air Force history Second World War Two

$48.50
2i33/38

Swift to the Sky: New Zealand's Military Aviation History


MARTYN, ERROL W.

Large quarto, blue heavy card boards with silver lettering to spine, 232pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Penguin Viking 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation military history

$100.00
2i33/43

Never Say Die


HAWKINS, COLONEL JACK

First edition, octavo, black buckram boards wit red lettering to spine, 196pp, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG (price clipped, some fading to spine, some bruising & creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: Dorrance & Co 1961

KEYWORDS: Colonel Jack Hawkins autobiography US Marine Corps military history

$600.00
2i33/47

From Kastamuni to Kedos, being a Record of Experiences of Prisoners of War in Turkey 1916-1918


WOOLLEY, C. L. (ed)

First edition, small quarto, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, frontispiece, vii + 179pp, illus, VG (v slight bruising to spine extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name to fep, owner's name & address in ink to rear ep, some staining to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1921

KEYWORDS: First World War One WWI Turkey Turkish POWs prisoners of war military history

$40.00
xxeoc126786

The Birth of Chrysler Corporation and its Engineering Legacy


BREER, CARL & YANIK, ANTHONY J. (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: Society of Automotive Engineers Inc 1994

KEYWORDS: engineering history Chrysler business economics autobiography Carl Breer Fred M Zeder Owen Skelton

$40.00
xxrnc126804

Along the Hills: A History of the Heathcote Road Board and the Heathcote County Council 1864-1989


WATSON, JAMES

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: Heathcote County Council 1989

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlement Canterbury Heathcote county council

$12.00
xxrnc126806

Because Each Life is Precious: Why an Iraqi Man Risked Everything for Private Jessica Lynch


AL-REHAIEF, MOHAMMED ODEH & COPLON, JEFF

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 2003 approx

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief military modern history Iraq US America Jessica Lynch

$35.00
xxecd126824

History of London: London 800-1216: The Shaping of a City


BROOKE, CHRISTOPHER N. L. & KEIR, GILLIAN

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: Secker & Warburg 1975

KEYWORDS: London history culture architecture politics England medieval

$22.50
xxecd126827

The Great Rebellion: The King's War: 1641-1647


WEDGWOOD, C. V.

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: Book of the Month Club/Deborah Owen 1991

KEYWORDS: history British military war King Charles politics royalist parliament Oliver Cromwell

$15.00
xxecd126828

How Old is Our House? A Short Guide to the Documentary Sources and Architectural Records Available in New Zealand


GRIFFITHS, G. J.

Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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: Otago Heritage Books circa 1980

KEYWORDS: building history New Zealand architecture land documents

$10.00
xxaqv126834

True History of the Kelly Gang


CAREY, PETER

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 costs

PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press 2000

KEYWORDS: history Ned Kelly gang fiction literature Australia novel

$17.50
xxaqv126842

Broadcasts From the Blitz: How Edward R. Murrow Helped Lead America Into War


SEIB, PHILIP

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in dw/ (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: Potomac 2006

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second world war America US broadcast journalism radio media politics Edward R. Murrow

$15.00
xxrnc126858

The Curtiss Navy Hawks: Number 116


BOWERS, PETER M. ET AL

Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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: Profile Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: aviation history military navy hawks engineering airplanes aeroplanes US America

$15.00
xxrnc126859

The Curtiss Army Hawks: Number 45


BOWERS, PETER M. ET AL

Super octavo softcover, stapled light card covers (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: Profile Publications n/d

KEYWORDS: aviation history military army hawks engineering airplanes aeroplanes US America

$8.50
xxrnc126878

Glaswegiana: A miscellany of Stories of Glasgow Past & Present


BARR, WILLIAM W.

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: Vista of Glasgow 1973

KEYWORDS: anthology collection culture Glasgow Scotland history social biographies memoirs stories

$50.00
2i34/1

Bluff Harbour


HALL-JONES, JOHN

ASSOCIATION COPY - signed dated & inscribed by author to his father (and fellow historian), octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xix + 170pp, illus, VG (newspaper article pasted to prelims, light tanning & foxing to page edges eps & frontispiece) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light rubbing & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Southland Harbour Board, Bluff 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Bluff harbour history association copy signed

$9.00
xxrnc126885

A Short History of Russia


CHARQUES, RICHARD

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 costs

PUBLISHER: English Universities Press 1959

KEYWORDS: history Russia politics Romanovs Europe muscovy

$195.00
2i34/5

Escape From France


CLAIRE

Very scarce in d/w, first edition, octavo, red cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 117pp, VG (slightly cocked, sl scuffing to lower spine extrem & board edges, light crease to top rear board, light tanning to eps and all pages & edges) in d/w, VG- (moderately heavy fraying & chipping to spine extrems, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem, moderate creasing to edges, moderate soiling & tanning, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Ltd 1941

KEYWORDS: first edition ww2 second world war autobiography memoir Claire France Germany military history

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