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$40.00
1y46/25

Waitaki Girls' High School Golden Jubilee 1887-1937


POLLARD, IVY M. (Fore)

Imperial octavo, red light card covers, black lettering & rule to front cover, frontispiece, 117pp, illus, folding photos to rear, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to cover edges, moderate soiling to front cover, moderate foxing to page edges & throughout, heavy separation of rear cover to staples to spine- cover still firmly attached)

PUBLISHER: The Oamaru Mail Office (Printer) 1937

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Waitaki girls' high school golden jubilee history education Otago south island

$65.00
ak3/22/3964

The Cave of Lascaux: The Final Photographic Record


RUSPOLI, MARIO & COPPENS, YVES (Preface)

Quarto, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's motif in gilt to front board, illus title page, 208pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing/bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, 26cm closed tear to gutter of pgs 200-203) in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light scuff to base of spine)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1987

KEYWORDS: ancient history illustrated photos photography cave of Lascaux paintings prehistoric archaeology upper palaeolithic age anthropology

$245.00
1y46/29

A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture: A Study of the Development of its Structural System and the Evolution of its Types


SSU-CH'ENG, LIANG & FAIRBANK, WILMA (Ed)

Oblong quarto, black cloth boards, red lettering to spine, illus prelims, xxv + 201pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, moderate discolouration to board edges, light soiling & warping to boards, light staining to page edges, light foxing to eps, light soiling to terminals) in d/w, VG- (light creasing & chipping to edges, heavy sun fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press1985

KEYWORDS: Chinese architecture China buildings illustrated history temples pagodas tombs bridges imperial palaces

$40.00
1y46/35

The Transcaspian Episode 1918-1919


ELLIS, C. H.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey cloth boards, gilt & black lettering to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, 176pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light discolouration to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate discolouration to spine, light soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1963

KEYWORDS: military history British Indian troops Transcaspia Persia first 1st world war one 1 illustrated first edition

$60.00
xxsgn148710

A History of Everyday Things in England


QUENNELL, MARJORIE & QUENNELL C.H.B.

4 VOL SET, 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: B.T. Batsford 1948 (vol 1) 1950 (vols 2,3,4)

KEYWORDS: childrens children's history eductation england britain everyday things

$24.50
xxsgs148732

In Which They Served; The Royal Navy Officer Experience in the Second World War


LAVERY, BRIAN

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: Conway 2008

KEYWORDS: WW2 WWII world war two britain royal navy history

$30.00
xxsgs148733

Greek Pottery


LANE, ARTHUR

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) in plastic cover (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: Faber and Faber 1963

KEYWORDS: greek pottery classic early medditerranean pottery history

$15.00
xxsgt148744

Letters from India


WILSON, LADY & BARR, PAT (intro)

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: Century Publishing Co Ltd. 1984

KEYWORDS: memoir India British expatriate society culture history

$30.00
xxsgu148747

Winston S. Churchill: Volume II Young Statesman 1901-1914


CHURCHILL, RANDOLPH S.

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: William Heinemann / C & T Publications Ltd 1967

KEYWORDS: history Britain biography Winston Churchill

$33.50
xxsgv148751

Aldous Huxley A Biography: Volume One: 1894-1939 and Volume Two: 1939-1963


BEDFORD, SYBILLE

2 VOL SET, 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 & Windus / Collins 1973

KEYWORDS: biography huxley history Britain America

$17.50
xxsgv148759

When Men and Mountains Meet: The Explorers of the Western Himalayas 1820-75


KEAY, JOHN

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: Century 1983

KEYWORDS: exploration travel history mountaineering

$15.00
xxsgv148762

Jazz


COOKE, MERVYN

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: Thames & Hudson 1998

KEYWORDS: music history illustrated photography

$22.50
xxshd148778

The Origins of the Maori Wars


SINCLAIR, KEITH

Octavo softcover (VG-, stain to bottom edge); 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: New Zealand University Press 1976

KEYWORDS: maori New Zealand history warfare colonialism conflict politics

$20.00
xxshd148779

The National Library of Ireland Historical Documents: James Joyce


Various

Quarto, light card cover book of loose pages (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: National Library of Ireland 1982

KEYWORDS: history Ireland biographical documents geneology

$45.00
1y46/46

Deer: The New Zealand Story


YEREX, DAVID & WALLIS, TIM (Fore)

Quarto, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light sticker residue to front cover, light sun fading to spine, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand deer game illustrated farming agriculture history hunting conservation

$60.00
1y46/48

Purpose in Design: A Survey of the New Movement Seen in Studios and Factories and at the Exposition Internatonale des Arts et Techniques Appliques a la Vie Moderne Paris 1937


DEFRIES, A. & LONGDEN, A. A. (Pref)

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, dark blue buckram boards, light blue lettering to spine, xv + 238pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, bookseller's sm label & moderate scuffing to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1938

KEYWORDS: first edition art France French illustrated history international design

$50.00
1y46/50

The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers: A Record of the Regiment's Activities 1945-1968


FILMER-BENNETT, Lieut.-Col. JOHN

Octavo, green faux leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, vii + 112pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl scuffing to boards, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Instance Printers (Printer) 1978

KEYWORDS: military history Inniskilling fusiliers British army Ireland line infantry illustrated

$40.00
1y47/1

Vimy (The Vimy Expeditions): The Flying Machine That Moved Humanity


MCMILLAN, PETER & STANFIELD, JAMES L. (Photo) & MCBRIDE, PETER (Photo)

Oblong lg quarto, illus blue heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, inscription in ink to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Aviation Adventures LLC 2011

KEYWORDS: aviation exploration history Vimy travel illustrated Vickers F.B.27 aircraft

$30.00
xxshh148787

Suid-Afrikaanse kuns van die twintigste eeu/ Twentieth century South African Art


Various

Folio hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-) in plastic cover and slipcase (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: Human & Rosseau 1966

KEYWORDS: Folioart South Africa paintings photography art history

$16.50
xxshh148792

The Jazz Book: From New Orleans to Jazz Rock and Beyond


BERENDT, JOACHIM E.

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: Granada 1983

KEYWORDS: jazz music history culture musicians styles instruments bands

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