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$57.50
1y40/13

Nabanga: An Illustrated Anthology of the Oral Traditions of Vanuatu


GARDISSAT, PAUL & GATES, KENDRA (Trans) & LIGHTNER, SARA (Trans) ET AL

Quarto, illus stiff card covers with d/w, black & orange lettering to spine & covers, 303pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & covers, light soiling to rear ep) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine, light tanning & foxing to internal side edges)

PUBLISHER: The Oral Arts Project/Vanuatu National Cultural Council 2005

KEYWORDS: Vanuatu illustrated traditions culture legends history

$45.00
1y40/17

South African Memories: Social, Warlike & Sporting From Diaries Written at the Time


WILSON, LADY SARAH

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt hunting motif to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 331pp + 16pp adverts, illus, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, heavy scuffing with some loss to material on spine, moderate bruising & fraying to board corners, moderate soiling to boards & spine, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to pages throughout, name plate to front pastedown, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1909

KEYWORDS: South Africa colonial history diaries anecdotes culture

$40.00
1y40/18

On Hobos and Homelessness


ANDERSON, NELS & RAUTY, RAFFAELE (Ed & Intro)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 301pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing to covers, whole book moderately warped- but otherwise in great condition)

PUBLISHER: The University of Chicago Press 1998

KEYWORDS: sociology homeless hobos vagrants illustrated social science American history

$30.00
xxscr148101

Mesmerized: Powers of the Mind in Victorian Britain


WINTER, ALISON

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 cost

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1998

KEYWORDS: history science psychology Britain

$20.00
xxscx148145

Arms for Spain: The Untold Story of the Spanish Civil War


HOWSON, GERALD

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: John Murray Publishers 1998

KEYWORDS: history politics war military Spain

$17.50
xxscx148147

Notes From The Cevennes: Half a Lifetime in Provincial France


THORPE, ADAM

Super 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: Bloomsbury 2018

KEYWORDS: France culture history memoir humour

$30.00
xxscx148148

Riemenschneider of Warea


GREENWOOD, WILLIAM

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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1967

KEYWORDS: New Zealand missionary Religion Maori history culture Taranaki

$20.00
xxscx148149

The Ordinary Life of a Ten Pound Pom


OWLER, CLIFFORD FORREST

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Clifford Forrest Owler 2018

KEYWORDS: history migration England New Zealand voyage autobiography

$30.00
xxsda148160

Forty Years in a Moorland Parish: Reminiscences and Researches in Danby in Cleveland


ATKINSON, J. C.

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: MacMillan and Co 1891

KEYWORDS: memoir history culture society Britain

$20.00
xxsdb148161

On Helwig Street, A Memoir


RUSSO, RICHARD

FIRST EDITION; 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: Chatto and Windus 2012

KEYWORDS: memoir history America

$20.00
xxsdb148166

The Story of the Otago Free Church Settlement 1848-1948: A Century's Growth by a Southern Sea


COLLIE, JOHN

Large octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (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 cost

PUBLISHER: Presbyterian Bookroom n/d

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history church christianity culture Otago society

$20.00
xxsdb148168

Ship Ahoy and Hallelujah! or From Fo'c'sle tp Pulpit


MACDIARMID, D. N

Inscribed and signed by the author; 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: D.N. MacDiarmid 1968

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history travel autobiography

$15.00
xxsdb148169

The Royal Marines 1919-1980


LADD, JAMES D.

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd 1980

KEYWORDS: history military Britain

$35.00
xxsdb148176

A New Zealand Bibby Story


BIBBY, M.C & E. S.

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 cost

PUBLISHER: The Waipawa Mail Ltd (printers) 1977

KEYWORDS: history biography New Zealand Lunesdale

$15.00
xxsdc148182

The Official Tour De France Centennial 1903-2003


VARIOUS

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004

KEYWORDS: cycling sport photography history

$25.00
xxsdc148183

D-Day June 6, 1944: The Normandy Landings


COLLIER, RICHARD & KALBIAN, JOHN (phot)

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Seven Dials 1999

KEYWORDS: world war 2 history photography

$20.00
xxsdc148197

Fifty Animals the Changed the Course of History


CHALINE, ERIC

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: Allen and Unwin 2011

KEYWORDS: Animals illustrated history fauna

$24.50
xxsdc148198

Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History


LAWS, BILL

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: Allen and Unwin 2011

KEYWORDS: plants botany flora illustrated history

$10.00
xxsdc148202

One Man's Bible


GAO, XINGJIAIN & LEE, MABEL (trans)

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 cost

PUBLISHER: FLAMINGO 2002

KEYWORDS: literature china history

$18.50
xxsdf148217a

Paintings of Canterbury 1840-1890


OAKLEY, JOHN

Quarto, hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) in clear plastic cover; 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: A. H & A.W Reed 1969

KEYWORDS: painting art history canterbury colonial New zealand nz

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