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$60.00
1y42/40

With The All Blacks in Springbokland 1928


NICHOLLS, M. F.

Octavo, illus light card covers, printed eps, 200pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing & tanning to spine, moderate creasing & staining to covers, 2cm closed tear to base of spine with archival tape repair, light tanning & foxing to pages throughout, owner's name in ink to front cover, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: L. T. Watkins 1928

KEYWORDS: sport rugby union All Blacks New Zealand South Africa history illustrated 1928 nineteen twenty eight

$40.00
1y43/17

Bridging the Gap: Early Bridges in New Zealand 1830-1939


THORNTON, GEOFFREY

Oblong quarto, light brown heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 312pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration to board edges & corners, light foxing to top of page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Reed 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history bridges transport building engineering

$25.00
xxsec148367

The Heraldic Imagination


DENNYS, RODNEY

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: Barrie and Jenkins 1975

KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy coat of arms heralds armor armour middle ages history

$22.50
xxsec148370

Heraldry; Customs, Rules and Styles


VON VOLBORTH, CARL-ALEXANDER

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: Blanford Press 1981

KEYWORDS: heraldry genealogy coat of arms europe heralds armor armour middle ages feudal customs rules styles history

$17.50
xxsec148372

The Story of Heraldry


PINE, L. G.

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: Country Life 1963

KEYWORDS: heraldry coat of arms europe heralds middle ages feudal history

$27.50
xxsec148374

The Rough Guide to Opera


BOYDEN, MATTHEW

Imperial octavo softcover (Near 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: Rough Guide 2002

KEYWORDS: Opera rough guide history music handbook reviews

$55.00
1y43/25

Alone in the Sky


BATTEN, JEAN & WILLIAMS, L. R. (Illus) & RAMSDEN, J. M. (Fore)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 197pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Technical Books 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand aviation history first edition signed flying pioneer Jean Batten autobiography memoir illustrated

$40.00
1y43/26

The Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Col. William F. Cody


WETMORE, HELEN CODY & REMINGTON, FREDERIC (Illus) & DEMING, E. W. (Illus)

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, black rule & portrait motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 296pp, illus, tatty (v heavy chipping to spine extrems with heavy loss, moderate cracking/creasing to spine, heavy scuffing to board corners & edges, moderate scuffing & staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate water stain to top corner of rear board, heavy cracking to gutters, frontispiece & pgs 81/82 + 95/96 completely loose but present, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) A truly battered book indeed, but full of charm!

PUBLISHER: The Partington Advertising Company 1903

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Buffalo Bill Colonel William F Cody illustrated US America history military

$15.00
xxsef148389

The Story of Marco Polo


PRICE, OLIVER & CASTELLON, FEDERICO (illus)

Super 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: Samson Low 1960

KEYWORDS: children's stories history marco polo illustarted

$25.00
xxseg148397

ABC of Heraldry


ROTHERY, GUY CADOGAN

FIRST EDITION, 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: Stanley, Paul & Co 1915

KEYWORDS: heraldry family history crests

$25.00
xxseg148399

Handbook of Heraldry: With INstructions for Tracing Pedigrees and Deciphering Ancient MSS


Rules for appointment of liveries

CUSSANS, JOHN E.

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: Chatto & Windus 1882

KEYWORDS: heraldry crests coat of arms family history ancestry

$18.50
xxsei148417

Great Tales from English History: Chaucer to the Glorious Revolution 1387-1688


LACEY, ROBERT

Octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (Near 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: Little, Brown 2004

KEYWORDS: history england united kingdom britain

$25.00
xxsei148419

Elizabeth I: The Word of a Prince. A Life from Contemporary Documents


PERRY, MARIA

Super 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: Folio Society 1990

KEYWORDS: history royalty england royal family elizabeth the first folio society

$20.00
xxsej148429

Oamaru NZ: Town with a Future


TAIT, A.R (intro)

Imperial octavo stapled wrapper (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: North Otago Progress League (N/D)

KEYWORDS: new zealand history oamaru otago

$30.00
xxsej148430

Oamaru South School 1877-1977 (also named During Our Time: Memories of Days at Oamaru South School produced for the Centennial Celebrations May 1977)


JONES, CHARLES F. (ed.)

Imperial octavo stapled wrapper (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: Centennial Booklet Commitee 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand history oamaru centennary south school

$16.50
xxsel148457

Politics in the Congo: Decolonization and Independence


YOUNG, CRAWFORD

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: Princeton University Press 1965

KEYWORDS: Congo history politics Africa Belgian

$28.50
xxsen148461

The Pioneer Explorers of New Zealand


ELDER, J.R

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: Blackie & Son 1929

KEYWORDS: new zealand history pioneer explorers colonisers earky settlers

$30.00
xxsen148464

The Encyclopedia of Rock. Vols. 1-3: The Age of Rock 'n' Roll, From Liverpool to San Francisco, The Sounds of the Seventies.


HARDY, PHIL (ed.) & LAING, DAVE (ed.)

3 Volume Set, 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Panther 1976

KEYWORDS: music history rock n roll

$600.00
1y43/35

Coat of Arms Quarterly January 1950 - Autumn 2010


BROOKE-LITTLE, JOHN (Ed) & CHEESMAN, CLIVE (Ed)

COMPLETE RUN JANUARY 1950 - AUTUMN 2010 IN 35 VOLUMES (1953 IN SAME VOL. AS 1952), & 2 INDEX VOLUMES (1970-1977 & 1978-1998), octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mostly VG-VG+ on older publications (light scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris plates to prelims & previous owner's name in pencil to some vols) Near FINE for modern publications

PUBLISHER: The Heraldry Society 1950-2010

KEYWORDS: heraldry coat of arms quarterly family genealogy family history

$30.00
1y43/37

Ordeal By Sea: The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War 1939-1945


WATERS, SYDNEY D.

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering on faux leather title plate to spine, teg, frontispiece, xii + 263pp, illus, VG in d/w VG

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Shipping CompanyLtd 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand shipping company history ww2 second world war illustrated military nautical maritime

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