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$8.50
xxsdt148302

Crime of Passion


GOODMAN, DERICK

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Pan Books Ltd 1960

KEYWORDS: history murder crime trials France women

$30.00
xxsdu148313

The Physiography of Wellington and The History of Wellington (two titles)


BRITTON, W. L. S. & BYRNE, N. A.

Paperback;stapled light card covers; (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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Wright & Carmen Ltd- Printers n/d

KEYWORDS: history Wellington New Zealand physiography society

$35.00
xxsdu148314

From East to West and West to East: Some Fine Dominian Scenery


FENWICK, G.

Duodecimo 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times & Witness Newspapers Co. Ltd 1912

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history geography photography travel

$16.50
xxsdu148324

Arnold Bennett: Sketches for Autobiography


HEPBURN, JAMES (ed)

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1979

KEYWORDS: articles memoirs history

$16.50
xxsdu148328

Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France


LANDIS, FLOYD & MOONEY, LOREN

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2007

KEYWORDS: cycling memoir sports racing history

$26.50
xxsdv148331

New Zealand Notables: Henry Williams, Te Whiti, Johnny Jones


BURDON, R. M.

Large 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1941

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history

$14.00
xxsdv148332

Lotus Elite 1957-1964


CLARKE, R. M. (ed)

Small 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books n/d

KEYWORDS: cars auto motoring illustrated history

$30.00
xxsdv148333

Porsche 356 Gold Portfolio 1953-1965


CLARKE, R. M. (ed)

Small 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books n/d

KEYWORDS: cars auto motoring illustrated history

$16.50
xxsdv148339

Inside the Tour de France: The pictures, the legends and the untold stories of the worlds most beloved bicycle race.


DELANZY, ERIC

Square octavo hardcover (near FINE) 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Rodale Inc 2006

KEYWORDS: cycling sports racing history photography

$9.00
xxsdx148356

Wellington's Peninsular Victories: Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, Nivelle


British Battle Series Illustrated

GLOVER, MICHAEL

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: Pan Books 1971

KEYWORDS: war history battle wellington europe napolean

$175.00
1y42/38

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Compiled From the Original Records


DUNCAN, Capt. FRANCIS

NICELY REBOUND UTILIZING MOTIF OF ORIGINAL FRONT BOARDS, 2 VOLUME SET, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plates to spines, gilt regimental insignia to front boards, frontispiece, vol 1- viii + 443pp, vol 2- xiii + 514pp, VG (light chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning & chipping to frontispiece edges)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1872-1873

KEYWORDS: military history royal regiment artillery British army

$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

$24.50
xxsec148368

Medieval Warfare


KOCH, H. W.

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: Books for Pleasure 1978

KEYWORDS: medieval warfare histroy crusades hundred years war illustrated knights 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

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