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$100.00
1w45/14

Airwar: Theory and Practice


MEILINGER, PHILLIP S.

Super ocatvo, light blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 234pp, illus, nr fine, ( v sl creasing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (in clear contact, light creasing to edges, sporadic sm chips to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Frank Cass 2003

KEYWORDS: aviation military warfare strategy airwar essays prose collection history

$50.00
1w45/17

The Mair Family


ANDERSEN, J. C. & ANDERSEN, G. C.

Very tidy ex-llibrary, folding chart at rear, octavo, light gray buckram boards, orange lettering to spine, frontispiece, 345pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & fraying to spine extrems, spine sl cocked, moderate bruise & fraying to board corners & edges, front board sl warped, moderate soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing to edges, several full length creases to front cover, 1cm open tear with some loss, heavy internal surface loss to verso rear flap)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1956

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography memoir Gilbert Mair history settlement immigration

$75.00
1w45/21

Government Printing in New Zealand 1840 to 1843


SALMOND, RACHEL

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & front cover, x + 207pp, VG+ (light fading to spine & covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Elibank Press 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history writing printing publishing education government

$65.00
1w45/28

Things as They Are: Mission Work in Southern India


WILSON-CARMICHAEL, AMY & STOCK, EUGENE (Preface)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 304pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate scuffing to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, prize giving label to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Morgan and Scott 1905

KEYWORDS: southern India missionary religion Christianity history illustrated

$50.00
1w45/29

The Road to Three Pagodas


BURTON, REGINALD

First edition, octavo, dark green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 180pp, map to prelims, VG+ (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems, v sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to base of front cover, moderate scuffing & soiling to covers, light internal tanning)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald 1963

KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography memoir Reginald Burton military history pow prisoner

$120.00
1w45/32

Svardet Och Varjan: Som Armevapen: The History of the Swedish Army Sword 1500-1860


SEITZ, HERIBERT

Captions and summary in English, TEXT IN SWEDISH, imperial octavo, light grey buckram boards, gilt lettering & blue sword motif to spine & front board, illus half title page, 400pp, illus, VG+ (v light creasing to spine extrems, v sl soiling to spine & front board, light tanning to page edges, ex libris label & owner's name in ink to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Militarlitteraturforeningen 1955

KEYWORDS: Sweden weaponry swords military history swedish illustrated army text in Swedish

$25.00
1w45/33

Ships Employed in the South Seas Trade 1775-1861 (Parts I and II): Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen Transcripts of Registers of Shipping 1787-1862 (Part III)


JONES, A. G. E.

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine & front cover, illus eps & prelims, xviii + 277pp + 104pp index, illus, SCRUFFY reading copy only(heavy creasing & fading to spine, moderate to heavy creasing and rubbing to covers, closed tear to rear cover, pages 89-94 loose, prev owners details in ink to fep, light soiling & tanning to covers and page edges)

PUBLISHER: Roebuck 1986

KEYWORDS: shipping maritime nautical registrar trade log records history south seas

$55.00
1w45/37

A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia: With Some Accounts of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People


BLANC, HENRY

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, frontispiece, xii + 409pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to spine extrems, v sl soiling to boards & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Frank Cass 1970

KEYWORDS: Abyssinia geography culture history prisoner captivity Emperor Theodore

$11.00
xxfrc140313

The Place Where Souls Are Born


KENEALLY, THOMAS

first edition 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: Hodder & Stoughton 1992

KEYWORDS: travel writing North America Indians history

$8.50
xxfub140327

Harvest of Journeys


INNES, HAMMOND

Scruffy, Paperback (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: Fontana Books 1965

KEYWORDS: Travel Voyages Whaling Norway History

$10.00
xxfvd140331

The Mountains of Serbia: Travels Through Inland Yugoslavia


KINDERSLEY, ANNE

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: Readers Union 1977

KEYWORDS: Mountains Serbia travel history

$8.50
xxfwf140339

The Hidden Scrolls: Christianity, Judaism, and the War for the Dead Sea Scrolls


SILBERMAN, NEIL ASHER

paperback (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: Mandarin 1995

KEYWORDS: religion history dead scrolls

$8.50
xxfwf140340

Future Shock


TOFFLER, ALVIN

paperback (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: Pan Books

KEYWORDS: sociology history civilisation

$19.50
xxqaa140347

Steam on the Waitemata


STEWART, W.W.

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: Reed (n/d)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history steam ships nautical Waitemata

$30.00
xxqaa140351

Vintage New Zealand Launches: A Winkelmann Portfolio


ROBIN, ELLIOTT & KIDD, HAROLD

Square imperial 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: David Ling 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Launches History

$19.50
xxqaa140357

Glamour Ships of the Union Steam Ship Company N.Z. Ltd


CHURCHOUSE, JACK

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: Milwood Press 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Steam ships nautical

$16.50
xxqaa140360

The Pathfinders


NEVIN, DAVID

Imperial 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: Time-Life Books 1980

KEYWORDS: Aeronautics United States History aviation

$16.50
xxqaa140361

The Pathfinders


NEVIN, DAVID

Imperial 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: Time-Life Books 1981

KEYWORDS: Aeronautics United States History aviation

$15.50
xxqaa140362

The Men-of-War


HOWARTH, DAVID

Imperial 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: Time-Life Books 1980

KEYWORDS: Navies History Warships nautical

$20.00
xxqaa140366

Ocean Liners: The Golden Years


PRIOR, RUPERT

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: Tiger Books 1993

KEYWORDS: ocean liners nautical ships history

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