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Mercedes-Benz S-Class: The Brochures Since 1952 (Archive Edition of the DaimlerChrysler Group Archive)
Quarto black cloth boards, silver lettering, illus., 149pp., nr. FINE in d/w (nr. FINE)
PUBLISHER: Delius Klasing Verlag 2005
KEYWORDS: mercedes benz mercedes-benz s class s-class cars automotive transport history brochures advertising daimler chrysler DaimlerChrysler group archive
Te Ora Mo Te Maori: He Pukapuka Mo Nga Kura Maori
TRUE FIRST EDITION; translation of Health for the Maori: A Manual for Use in Native Schools, Bagnall 4644; duodecimo faded cloth boards (red once, perhaps), tooled borders and lettering to front, 129pp., VG- (moderate scuffing and rubbing to boards, moderate tanning soiling and light foxing within)
PUBLISHER: George Didsbury, Kai-Ta o te Kawanatanga [AKA Government Printer] 1884
KEYWORDS: te reo maori language james henry pope history health kura native school schools
More Maoriland Adventures
FIRST EDITION, octavo red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, illus. eps., 255pp, VG (sl. scuffing to boards, light tanning and foxing to edges and within) in d/w VG (moderate scuffing chipping and creasing, minor archival tape repairs to top of spine)
PUBLISHER: A. H. and A. W. Reed 1936
KEYWORDS: new zealand history maoriland j w stack colonial pioneer settler james west
British Military Policy Between the Two World Wars
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv+419pp., nr. FINE (sl. tanning to pages) in d/w nr. VG+ (price clipped, otherwise nr. FINE)
PUBLISHER: Clarendon Press [Oxford] 1980
KEYWORDS: british military history diplomacy diplomatic foreign policy affairs imperial empire army war ministry government politics political
Legends on Tour: The Pop Package Tours of the 1960s
FIRST EDITION, qquare octavo illus. light card covers, illus., 139pp., VG+ (sl. fading to spine, otherwise nr. FINE)
PUBLISHER: Tempus 2007
KEYWORDS: music pop rock history package tours tour 1960's 1960s 60's sixties beatles del shannon kinds yardbirds hollies small faces gene pitney troggs roy orbison walkers jimi hendrix cat engelbert
Intelligence at the Top: the Recollections of an Intelligence Officer
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii+271pp., illus., VG- (heavy soiling to boards, light foxing and soiling within) in d/w VG (light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Ginger / Cassel & Companyl 1968
KEYWORDS: sir kenneth strong intelligence espionage spy spies troubles british irish world war two 2 second ww2 military history
The History of the World
Octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi+418pp, VG+ (light soiling to boards, light tanning and occasional foxing within) in d/w VG (light scuffing, light soiling to reverse, heavy fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan 1971
KEYWORDS: sir walter ralegh elizabethan world english history renaissance historiography england british extracts
Brief Glory: The Story of A.T.A.
Octavo maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine, 248pp., illus., VG (light scuffing rubbing and fading to boards, light soiling and foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's catalogue number in ink to fep. (unobtrusive), lacks d/w)
PUBLISHER: Harborough Publishing 1946
KEYWORDS: air transport auxiliary aviation ata a.t.a. a t royal air force british military history cheesman scarce flight world war two second ww2 2
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (5 volume set)
5x VOLUME SET, VERY HEAVY; tidy ex-library first editions, usual stamps and markings thus; all tall quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering; vol. one: 1769-1869 / vol. two: 1870-1900 / vol. three: 1901-1920 / vol. four: 1921-1940 / vol. five: 1941-1960; all VG+ (stamps & occasional v. sl. foxing tanning or soiling, otherwise nr. FINE) in d/w VG+ (nr. FINE if not for stamps/stickers)
PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin / Department of Internal Affairs / Bridget Williams Books / Auckland University Press 1990 - 2000
KEYWORDS: new zealand dictionary national biography reference history
Fri Alert
Oblong octavo black illus. light card covers, xiii+138pp, illus., VG- (light scuffing and creasing to covers, minor insect damage to front inside cover, light foxing within)
PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1974
KEYWORDS: nuclear test testing pacific polynesia fri yacht french bomb mururoa atoll maritime new zealand history tahiti
Polynesian Seafaring
Small folio blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & emblem to front corner, illus., eps., illus., 192pp., VG (light soiling to boards, light tanning and foxing within) in d/w VG (price-clipped, light scuffing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Nautical Publishing Company 1972
KEYWORDS: polynesian seafaring maritime navigation pacific islands island pasifika history celestial nautical boats sea ocean
Abbey Road Studios: The Best Studio in the World
Tall oblong quarto black cloth boards, silver lettering, illus. eps., illus., 303pp., nr. FINE in d/w nr. FINE (v. sl. scuffing)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2012
KEYWORDS: beatles recording studio studios abbey road music british history sir george martin rock pop emi elgar
Pure Land Buddhist Painting
EX LIBRARY, 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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Kodansha International Ltd and Shibundo 1977
KEYWORDS: art religion Buddha Buddhist painting land history Japan Japanese paintings colour color black & white
The Sanitary Evolution of London
PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP OF THE EARL OF BELMORE, super octavo, white buckram boards, gilt stamped motiff to front board, gilt stamped lettering & motiff to spine, teg, deckled pages, fold out map after contents page, vii + 440 pp, VG ( light bruising to spine edges, light scuffing & chaffing to boards, slight foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to front & rear eps, light sporadic foxing throughout, some pages remain uncut and joined on one edge, pencil marks on fep, former owners name with date in pen to fep )
PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1907
KEYWORDS: history London city UK sanitary sewer system evolution Henry Jephson
British Battles and Medals : A Description of every Campaign Medal and Bar Awarded Since the Armada, with the Historical Reasons for their Award and the Names of all Ships , Regiments and Squadrons of the Royal Air Force whose Personel are Entitled t
Super octavo, navy blue cloth boards, silver, green & maroon stamped medal to front board, silver stamped lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 416 pp, foldout ribbon char to centre, illust, TATTY ( heavy cracking to hinges, medium sized ex libris sticker to front pastedown, heavy bruising & scuffing to board & spine edges, light chaffing to boards, corrigenda & addenda page stapled to fep, light sporadic foxing & throughout, light tanning to front & rear eps )
PUBLISHER: Gale and Polden Ltd 1950
KEYWORDS: history Britain British war medals medal ribbons ribbon colour color
Post Impressions : 100 Years of the South China Morning Post
Oblong folio, heavy black card boards, black stamped lettering to front board & spine, illust prelims, 259 pp, Near Fine ( slight scuffing to board edges, v slight tanning to page edges, message of endearment written in pen to front pastedown ) in d/w VG+ ( v slight chaffing & soiling to outside & inside covers, )
PUBLISHER: South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd 2003
KEYWORDS: history one hundred years South China Morning Post newspaper news articles stories photos black & white
Human Origins
Super octavo hardcover: 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall, 1893
KEYWORDS: ancient history historical geleology paleontology egypt religion science art prehistoric
Letters from Fiji 1987-1990: An on-the-spot record of what happened before, between and after two military coups
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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Fiji Times, 1992
KEYWORDS: fijian politics economics taukei movement governmental history
LeMay: A Biography
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (NF) : 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Palgrave, 2007
KEYWORDS: military history war usa american biography
Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (NF): 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 may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Brassey's, 2003
KEYWORDS: usa american military history biography world war 1 2 II I second first airforce