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$25.00
xxcqc168352

Bomber Pilot 1916 - 1918


BARTLETT, C.P.O. & BOWYER, CHAZ (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ian Allen Ltd 1974

KEYWORDS: history aviation ww1 world war 1 one first bomber pilot pilots diary C P O Bartlett photos sepia

$25.00
xxcqc168354

First Flights


STEWART, OLIVER

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd 1957

KEYWORDS: history aviation flying aeroplane airplane plane flight diagrams cross section photos black & white

$35.00
xxcqc168357

Australia and Back


COBHAM, ALAN & BRUCE, S.M. (fore)

Super octavo, hardcover (VG) in d/w (TATTY); 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: A & C Black Ltd 1927

KEYWORDS: history aviation famous flight Australia England Alan J Cobham map landing places photos black & white

$25.00
xxcqc168359

The Spirit of St Louis


LINDBERGH, CHARLES A.

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W, 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: John Murray Ltd 1953

KEYWORDS: history aviation famous flight Spirit St Louis United States America cross section parts list photos black & white

$85.00
1i45e/2

Tony Tuckson


THOMAS, DANIEL & FREE, RENEE & LEGGE, GEOFFREY

FIRST EDITION, lg quarto, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 188pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to spine extrems, inscription in ink to full title page, sl wrinkling to rear pgs) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 2cm closed tear to top spine edge with discreet archival tape repair, light fading to spine, sm stain to top front cover)

PUBLISHER: Craftsman House 1989

KEYWORDS: art Tony Tuckson illustrated history Australia collection first edition

$75.00
1i45e/6

Policing the Colonial Frontier: The Theory and Practice of Coercive Social and Racial Control in New Zealand 1767-1867 (Parts 1 & 2)


HILL, RICHARD S.

TWO BOOK SET (VOL 1- PARTS 1 & 2), super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, part 1- xxi + pgs 0-409, part 2- xiii + pgs 410-1142, illus, VG+ (light chafing/scuffing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, moderate scuffing/chafing & adhesive label residue to covers with some sl surface loss)

PUBLISHER: V R Ward, Gov't Printer 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand police justice history colonial policing race control coercive conflict signed

$80.00
1i45e/7

The Watermen of Gundagai


O'KEEFE, BRENDAN & PEARSON, MICHAEL & McINTYRE, MARCIA

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, xiv + 128pp, illus, VG+ (light curling & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Old Gundagai Project Committee n/d (approx. 2002)

KEYWORDS: Australia flood flooding Gundagai history illustrated

$150.00
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The New Zealand Justice of the Peace, Resident Magistrate, Coroner and Constable


JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER J.

TWO VOL SET, THIRD EDITION, super octavo, half leather bound heavy boards, gilt lettering to title plates & raised bands to spines, vol 1- viii + 600pp + index, vol 2- iv + 660pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing to spines & board extrems, moderate discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page egdes & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to fep, paper residue to eps of vol 1, binder's label to rear pastedown of vol 2, light pencil markings to margins sporadically throughout, moderate folds to some pages)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1879

KEYWORDS: law legal justice peace New Zealand evidence crime history

$55.00
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The Nile Reservoir Dam at Assuan and After


WILLCOCKS, W.

Imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black & gilt motif to front board, folding frontispiece, 29pp, folding plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & pages throughout) binding sound

PUBLISHER: E. & F. N. Spon Ltd 1901

KEYWORDS: illustrated Egypt ancient history antiquity dam irrigation hydrology waterways

$90.00
1i45e/23

The Settler's Handbook of New Zealand


THE MINISTER OF LANDS (compiled)

INSECT DAMAGE TO BOARDS, super octavo, grenn heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp rule to spine and boards, brown eps, ix + 320pp, illus - folding maps to rear, VG- (heavy insect damage to boards, v. slight foxing to first and last few pages, title page & 299 pp to rep insect damage to 1cm border of page )

PUBLISHER: John McKay Government Printer 1902

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand history settlers handbook colonial

$65.00
1i45e/24

The New Zealand Justice of the Peace


HASELDEN, WILLIAM REEVES

Super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt stamp lettering to spine, blind stamp rule to spine and boards, yellow eps, ix + 346pp + xxx, VG (moderate chafing to boards, new repaired eps, moderate foxing to first and last few pages and page edges)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1895

KEYWORDS: justice of the peace new zealand nz aotearoa history

$70.00
1i45e/31

Old Marborough or The Story of a Province


LINDSAY BUICK, T,

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, buckram heavy boards, gilt tooling to spine and boards, light pink eps, frontispiece, 478pp + vi adverts, illus - photog, VG ( moderate bruising to board corners and sprine extrems, heavy chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Hart & Keeling 1900

KEYWORDS: first edition nz new zealand history marlborough

$37.50
xxkmb168376

The Speculators' Dream : Gold Dredging in Southern New Zealand


HEARN, T.J. & HARGREAVES, R.P

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Allied Press 1985

KEYWORDS: history New Zealand South Island gold mining dredge dredging advertising statistics photos black & white otago

$20.00
xxkmb168379

The Natural World of the Maori


ORBELL, MARGARET & MOON. GEOFF

LACKS FEP, 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Collins1985

KEYWORDS: history study analysis Maori New Zealand natural environment drawings photos black & white colour

$17.50
xxkmb168385

A Reign of Ten Kings : Sri Lanka - The World ( 500 B.C. - 1200 A.D. )


LANEROLLE, NALINI DE

Imperial octavo, hardcover (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Ceylon Tourist Board 1993

KEYWORDS: history Sri Lanka country Ceylon Indian Ocean ten Kings ancient world interaction culture photos colour black & white

$15.00
xxkmb168388

The Song of Wise Oleg


PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER & POGOSKY, A.L. (trans) & GIBSON, WILFRED WILSON (verse)

Folio, 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: Aurora Art Publishers 1991

KEYWORDS: art music history Russia Russian song wise Oleg illustrated colour

$18.50
xxcqf168409

Lonely Courage : The True Story of the SOE Heroines who fought to free Nazi - Occupied France


STROUD, RICK

Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2017

KEYWORDS: history ww2 world war 2 two second SOE special operations executive female agents photos black & white

$40.00
xxcqf168413

The Moa - Hunter Period of Maori Culture


DUFF, ROGER & SKINNER, H.D. (fore)

SECOND EDITION, super octavo, hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, heavy tanning to spine, 3cm closed tear to front cover, chipping to extrems); 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: R.E. Owen Government Printer 1956

KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Maori Moa hunter period culture development sketchers tools photos black & white

$16.50
xxknc168425

Statue of Liberty : The First Hundred Years


BLANCHET, CHRISTIAN & DARD, BERTRAND & WEISBERGER, BERNARD A. (trans)

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 costs

PUBLISHER: American Heritage Press 1985

KEYWORDS: history Statue Liberty United States America France design fundraising art posters paintings photos colour black & white

$15.00
xxcqh168456

The History of the Caliph Vathek and European Travels


BECKFORD, WILLIAM

EX LIBRARY, COMPLETELY CRACKED TO SPINE AT FRONT GUTTER, small 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock and Co 1891

KEYWORDS: history biography Caliph Vathek dreams incidents travel Europe illustrated

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