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$40.00
1u36/49

Abbett: Masters of the Wid


MCINTOSH, MICHAEL

Quarto, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, brown eps, illus title page, 191pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Briar Patch Press 1989

KEYWORDS: arts paintings biography history animals landscapes

$40.00
1u37/7

V. I. Lenin on Youth


LENIN, V. I.

First edition thus, Octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 298pp, VG (light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners)

PUBLISHER: Progress Publishers 1967

KEYWORDS: youth children history politics

$80.00
1u37/10

Minerva Reef: Fourteen Desperate Weeks with the Castaway Tongans


RUHEN, OLAF

Signed by author & captain & some crew and passengers, octavo, brown cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 200pp, illus, VG- (light water damage and stain, minor; light foxing to page edges, light bruising to spine extrems) in d/w VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light fading, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Minerva 1963

KEYWORDS: signed history New Zealand Tonga Tongans Minerva Reef ship wrecked

$70.00
1u37/15

The Mentality of Apes


KOHLER, WOLFGANG

Very Early primatology, super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontipiece, viii + 336pp, illus, VG (light soiling & light rubbing to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges, bookseller's label to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & co. 1931

KEYWORDS: apes primatology natural history primates animals

$50.00
1u37/19

1917: Great October Brief History, Documents, Photographs. (text in russian)


NENAROKOV, A.P

TEXT IN RUSSIAN, imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards, red eps, illus, 240pp, VG (v.slightly cocked, moderate bruising to spine, light rubbing and scratching to front board)

PUBLISHER: Moscow Publishing House of Political Literature 1977

KEYWORDS: russia history 1917 revolution tsar

$60.00
1u37/26

The Story of Mangatu: The Forest which Healed the Land.


New Zealand Forest Service Information Series No. 62

ALLSOP, F & JOHNS, J.H (photog)

Imperial octavo, illus cloth boards, black lettering to spine, blue eps, frontispiece, illus title page, 100pp, illus, VG (bruising and wear to board corners, light soiling to spine and boards, occasional pencil markings within)

PUBLISHER: A. R. Shearer, Government Printer 1973

KEYWORDS: new zealand history forest mangatu nature

$64.50
1u38/4

Old Marlborough, or The Story of a Province


BUICK, T. LINDSAY

Ex library, first edition, octavo, patterned blue boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, small gilt illus to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 478pp + 8pp ads, illus, scruffy (light soiling & tape staining to boards, moderate bruising to spine extrems, surface loss to board edges, a couple of small closed tears to cloth of spine, usual libriary markings, moderate tanning to page edges, 8cm tear with loss to paper of rear pastedown, boards shaky but text block sound)

PUBLISHER: Hart and Keeling 1900

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Marlborough history

$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

$60.00
1u38/7

The Last Steam Railroad in America


GARVER, THOMAS, H. & LINK, O. WINSTON (photog)

oblong quarto, black heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illustrated eps, 144pp, copious photographs, Near FINE (very slight bruising to board extrems, slight rubbing to boards) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to edges, moderate rubbing, adhesive bar code label to rear),

PUBLISHER: Abradale Press, Harry N. Abrams Press 1995

KEYWORDS: Norfolk and Western Railway history steam engines trains America

$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

$35.00
xxqdf143440

Forty-One Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief


KANDAHAR, LORD ROBERTS OF

FIRST EDITION THUS (First Single Volume Edition), octavo hardcover (scruffy); 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: Richard Bentley and Son 1898

KEYWORDS: war battle india history first edition

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