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$70.00
1w47a/39

A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (2 Vol Set)


SCHOLEFIELD, G. H. (Ed)

2 VOLUME SET, EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, top page edges stained blue, vol 1- xxxii + 512pp, vol 2- vi + 571pp, VG+ (light scuffing to board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minimal library markings- if any internally, prev. owner's name ink stamp to ffep of vol 1) in d/w, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & chipping to edges with tidy heavy tape reinforcements, light to moderate tanning & foxing to spines & covers, possible tidy partial removal of flaps)

PUBLISHER: Dep't of Internal Affairs 1940

KEYWORDS: New Zealand dictionary biographies literature who's who history

$40.00
1w47a/46

The English Catholics 1850-1950: Essays to Commemorate the Centenary of the Restoration of the Hierarchy of England and Wales


BECK, GEORGE ANDREW (Ed) & GRIFFIN, CARDINAL (Fore)

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, xix + 640pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (usual library markings, light fading to spine, light scuffing & bruising to board edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page egdes & eps, light water stain to top page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Burns Oates and Washbourne 1950

KEYWORDS: religion catholic church England English history

$40.00
2i26b/5

The History of Suffolk


RAVEN, Rev. JOHN JAMES

EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, maroon heavy boards with blue cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, viii + 287pp, VG- (usual library markings, moderate bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems, light to moderate chafing to boards, heavy tanning & chipping to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout, light cracking to rear gutter) has a wonderful old booksmell to it!

PUBLISHER: Elliot Stock 1895

KEYWORDS: history English England Suffolk East Anglia antiquity Roman occupation ethnology

$40.00
2i26b/10

The Life of St Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury


EADMER & SOUTHERN, R. W. (Ed, Intro, Notes & Trans.)

DUAL TEXT- LATIN & ENGLISH, TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xxxvi + 179pp, VG (usual but minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (usual library labels, price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges with tape reinforcements)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1962

KEYWORDS: latin english religion history Archbishop of Canterbury

$25.00
xxstb171933

The USAAF: 1926-45


BOWMAN, MARTIN W.

hardcover quarto (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: Sutton 2000

KEYWORDS: usaaf aviation military history world war 2 ww2 wwii second world war planes pearl harbor

$22.50
xxstb171936

A History of English Drama 1600-1900: Volume V Late Nineteenth Century Drama 1850-1900


NICOLL, ALLARDYCE

super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, transparent plastic cover taped on) ; 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: Cambridge University Press1975

KEYWORDS: literature history english drama theater victorian nineteenth century 19th

$39.50
xxstc171941

Cognition in the Wild


HUTCHINS, EDWIN

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 costs

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 2002

KEYWORDS: cognition navigation anthropology history sailing neuroscience psychology

$65.00
2i26b/16

The Faith of the Early Fathers (3 Vol Set)


JURGENS, W. A. (Selected & Trans)

3 VOLUME SET, TIDY EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, brown/black lettering to spines, xviii-xxiv + 298-450pp, VG (usual library markings, moderate creasing & scuffing to spines & covers, 1cm cracks to some hinges, moderate discolouration & soiling to spines & covers, light foxing to page edges, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: The Liturgical Press 1970-79

KEYWORDS: religion faith Christianity history liturgy theology literature scripture

$75.00
2i26b/17

Reports of Geological Explorations During 1886-87 With Maps and Sections


HECTOR, Sir JAMES

Super octavo, beige light card covers, black lettering to front cover, li + 270pp, folding maps throughout, illus, scruffy (heavy scuffing to spine extrems & rear cover with considerable closed tearing & some loss, light to moderate foxing to covers & throughout inc. maps, moderate to heavy insect damage to terminals & appendix, light cracking to gutters throughout, some small closed tearing to some maps)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1887

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology exploration maps colonial history

$75.00
2i29a/1

The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright


WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD & WRIGHT, Mrs. FRANK LLOYD (Intro) & WIJDEVELD, H. TH. (Intro)

Square quarto, cream cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 164pp, illus/photos, VG (sl scuffing to extrems, light to moderate foxing to boards/page edges/eps, light cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Bramhall House 1965

KEYWORDS: architecture Frank Lloyd Wright buildings history photos illustrated

$50.00
2i29a/3

The Franklin Car: How it Influenced my Life Starting in 1915


WATSON, JAMES W.

WITH PEN ANNOTATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIAN MAURICE HENDRY, imperial octavo, illus stapled wrapper, black lettering to covers, illus/printed eps, 68pp, illus/photos, VG (light fading & chipping to spine, light creasing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light annotations in pen & pencil throughout- as mentioned above)

PUBLISHER: Comservco 1978

KEYWORDS: cars automotive history Franklin illustrated transport engineering

$55.00
2i29a/10

The FJ Holden: A Favourite Australian Car


LOFFLER, DNON

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, square super octavo, illus glossy covers, black & yellow lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges, occasional annotation in ink)

PUBLISHER: Wakefield Press 2002

KEYWORDS: Holden cars transport business automotive fj illustrated history Australian Australia signed

$55.00
2i29a/16

Il Radiatore Nel Tempo


MANGHI, ARISTO (Preface)

TEXT IN ITALIAN WITH BOOKLET CONTAINING ENGLISH TRANSLATION LOOSELY ENCLOSED, square octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 107pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges, letter from publisher taped to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to pages throughout, light foxing to booklet) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Valeo Sud 1984

KEYWORDS: engineering cars manufacturing radiators history Valeo Italian illustrated

$35.00
2i29a/20

A History of Ottoman Architecture


GOODWIN, GODFREY

Lg quarto, illus glossy covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 511pp, illus/photo, VG+ (light curling & creasing to covers & edges with some chafing & soiling, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light creasing to base of terminals)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1992

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history Ottoman empire illustrated

$40.00
2i29a/23

Against the Odds: Battles at Sea 1591-1949


McKEE, ALEXANDER

Super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xii + 272pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, sm numerals to ffep in ink, sm 'ticks' in ink to bibliography sections) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 1991

KEYWORDS: military history naval battles navy sea

$45.00
2i29a/28

French Vintage Cars


BOLSTER, JOHN & PAGE, THEO (Illus)

OCCASIONAL ANNOTATIONS & UNDERSCORING BY AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIAN MAURICEHENDRY, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 204pp, illus, VG (moderate foxing & discolouration to spine & board edges, light scuffing to extrems, light staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, ownerships stamps in ink to eps & prelims, aforementioned annotations & doodlings in ink & pencil)

PUBLISHER: Autosport 1964

KEYWORDS: French vintage cars transport history illustrated photos engines manufacturing automotive

$12.50
xxstc171959

Chopin: Prince of the Romantics


ZAMOYSKI, ADAM

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Harper Press / Collins 2010

KEYWORDS: chopin biography music musical history the romantics romanticism

$12.00
xxstc171966

Chopin's Funeral


EISLER, BENITA

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Abacus 2004

KEYWORDS: chopin biography music musical history classical

$65.00
2i29a/31

Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942


KIMES, BEVERLY RAE & CLARK Jr., HENRY AUSTIN

Quarto, illus light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, 1536pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing/curling & soiling to covers, moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling & light foxing to page edges, minor occasional highlighting to text, pgs 1081/1082 completely detached but present, sm notation in ink to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Krause Publications 1985

KEYWORDS: cars automotive transport history illustrated photos American US engineering manufacturing

$50.00
2i29a/38

Edsel Ford and E. T. Gregorie: The Remarkable Design Team and Their Classic Fords of the 1930s and 1940s


DOMINGUEZ, HENRY

Oblong imperial octavo, green lettering to spine, xx + 333pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, sl foxing to page edges, light sporadic highlighting to text, sm numerals in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Society of Automotive Engineers 1999

KEYWORDS: transport cars automotive Edsel Ford E T Gregorie classic Ford design engineering illustrated history

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