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$600.00
1u38/6

Football: A Popular Handbook of the Game


IRVINE, DR. & ALCOCK, C.W. & HUTCHISON, G. A. (edit)

small octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt and black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xv + 140pp + 4pp book advertisments to rear, illus, VG- (owner's name and date to fep, initials in light pencil on prelim page, light tanning to eps, moderate bruising to board extrems including tiny closed tears to spine extrems, slight foxing to page edges and some pages, slight rubbing to boards, minor marks on boards - very tidy for age)

PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society (nd but owner's signature dated 1897)

KEYWORDS: football rugby association Challenge Cup rugby songs rules games history

$50.00
1u38/8

Soldiers of the Tzar: Army and Society in Russia 1462 - 1874


KEEP, JOHN, L. H.

super octavo, dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, pale blue eps, vi + 432pp, Near FINE (very slight bruising to board corners) in d/w Near FINE in plastic adhesive cover (a very few tiny air bubbles in the plastic cover),

PUBLISHER: Clarendon Press 1985

KEYWORDS: Russia history army soldiers warfare

$400.00
1u38/11

The Connaught Rangers, Second Battalion, Formerly 94th Foot. Volume II


JOURDAIN, LIEUT.-COLONEL, H. F. N. & FRASER, EDWARD

this volume only, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt regimental insignia to front board, frontispiece of Seringapatam with tissue guard, illus, photographic plates, xxi + 545pp, VG- (significant sunning and bruising to spine, minor bruising and rubbing to boards, moderate tanning and foxing to page edges, frontispiece tissue paper a little tanned, some moderate foxing to a few pages and to eps)

PUBLISHER: Royal United Service Institution 1926

KEYWORDS: history militia military England Great Britain Scots Brigade Scotch Connaught Rangersn 94th uniform equipment Mons Ireland Gibralter Peninsular War

$40.00
1u38/13

Discover New Zealand - A Wises Guide


WISES

Quarto, deep red leather boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, illus, fold-out maps and photographs, xi + 569 pp, VG (slight bruising to spine and board extrems witjh very slight surface loss to bottom edge of rear board, slight rubbing and superficial marks to baords, very light tanning to eps) in d/w VG- (sunning to spine, minor bruising to outside edges, slight foxing to interior, slight rubbing to exterior)

PUBLISHER: Wises Publications Limited 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand place names meanings history maps geographical features

$75.00
1u38/14

One More River to Cross: the Story of British Military Bridging


JOINER, COLONEL, J. H.

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + 476pp, illus, VG+ (v slight foxing to eps, v slight rubbing to upper board edges) in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper 2001

KEYWORDS: Britain British military history bridging

$30.00
1u38/16

Lost Christchuch


WILSON, JOHN

Quarto, illus light card covers, 96pp, illus, VG (slight rubbing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Te Waihora Press 1985

KEYWORDS: Christchurch New Zealand architecture buildings pictorial history

$70.00
1u38/17

Arthur's Pass and the Otira Gorge


BAUGHNAN, B. E.

Octavo, purple light card covers with yapp edges, green & red lettering and lovely colour bird illus to front cover, frontispiece, 68pp, illus, VG

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs Limited 1925 (?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Arthur's Pass Otira Gorge souvenir guide tourism natural history

$160.00
1u38/23

The Gloucestershire Regiment 1914-1918


WYRALL, EVERARD & MILNE, FIELD-MARSHALL SIR G. F.

super octavo, royal blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus, copious fold-out maps in good condition, ix + 357pp, VG (moderate bruising to spine, slight bruising to board extrems, very minor surface loss, rubbing to boards with slight loss of colour, moderate foxing and tanning to page edges, and slight tanning on eps and few other pages, fep is signed in ink by previous owner)

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1931

KEYWORDS: history militia military England Great Britain uniform equipment World War I battles campaigns Givenchy ArrasYpres Mons Marne

$22.50
xxqde143422

The Battle of the Nile


WARNER, OLIVER

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: B.T Batsford 1960

KEYWORDS: first edition war egypt nile napolean english french history

$22.50
xxqde143425

The Regimental Records of the British Army : A Historical Resume Chronologically Arranged of Titles, Campaigns, Honours, Uniforms, Facings, Badges, Nicknames, etc 1660 - 1901


FARMER, J.S & SIMKIN, R (illus)

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: Crecy 1984

KEYWORDS: records history england britain war

$17.50
xxqde143426

The Capture of Quebec


LLOYD, CHRISTOPHER

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: B. T. Batsford 1959

KEYWORDS: war quebec canada france french america britain history first edition

$30.00
xxqdf143465

Washington and His Country Being Irving's Life of Washington


FISKE, JOHN

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: Ginn & Company 1889

KEYWORDS: US America history illustrated

$19.50
xxqdf143471

To Benghazi


LONG, GAVIN

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Australian War Memorial 1952

KEYWORDS: military history illustrated militia

$29.50
xxqdf143474

Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games


AUGUET, ROLAND

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: Routledge 1994

KEYWORDS: ancient history roman Rome culture games sport gladiators fighting illustrated

$20.00
xxqdg143475

A History of Tauranga County


STOKES, EVELYN

Ex library 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: Dunmore Press 1980

KEYWORDS: History Tauranga County New Zealand Maori Port

$20.00
xxqdg143476

Glastonbury Abbey: The Holy House at the head of the Moors Adventurous


CARLEY, JAMES P.

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: Guild 1988

KEYWORDS: History Glastonbury Abbey England Arthur architecture

$10.00
xxqdg143482

The British Army Up-to-Date: Campaigns, Regimental Histories, Badges etc


HARRIS, P. VALENTINE

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty): 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: George Allen & Unwin 1944

KEYWORDS: British army history military illustrated uniforms campaigns badges

$34.50
xxqdg143488

Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt: Being a Personal Narrative of Events


BLUNT, WILFRID SCAWEN

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Howard Fertig 1967

KEYWORDS: Egypt British history politics occupation culture

$16.50
xxqdg143489

More Pictures From My Window


ORKIN, RUTH

Square 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: Rizzoli 1983

KEYWORDS: Ruth Orkin illustrated photography New York modern history

$30.00
xxqdg143490

Christchurch Dreaming: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow


HOBBS, MARY

Oblong quarto 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: HarperCollins 2011

KEYWORDS: Christchurch New Zealand pictorial history Canterbury culture

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