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$15.00
xxfpe171347

Excavation of the Barque Day Dawn


MCCARTHY, MIKE

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: Western Australian Museum 1980

KEYWORDS: barque day dawn shipwreck maritime history boating cockburn sound australia australian

$20.00
xxfpf171349

The Quetta


FOLEY, JOHN C. H.

Inscribed by author. Super 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: Nairana Publications 1990

KEYWORDS: the quetta queensland queensland's maritime history shipwrecks boat boating sailing

$15.00
xxfpf171352

Down From the Tussock Ranges


MCLEOD, DAVID

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls Publishers 1980

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa history world war two wwii second high country farming

$100.00
1w2c/2

The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1 1950-2000


MENARD, PIERRE & CAHIER, BERNARD (Photo & Intro) & GALERON, JEAN FRANCOIS (Photo) & ROEBUCK, NIGEL (Intro)

2 VOLUME SET, folio, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, in illus slip case, FINE (still in plastic wrap), slipcase, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Robinson n/d c.2000

KEYWORDS: motor sport formula one 1 history illustrated automotive car racing

$50.00
1w2c/5

The Sammy Miller Museum Collection: Racing and Sporting Machines


POYNTING, ROY & WALKER, MURRAY (Fore)

Square octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, red & black lettering to spine, 228pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to title page)

PUBLISHER: Redline Books 2009

KEYWORDS: motor sport motorcycle racing illustrated bikes motorbikes history engineering engines

$60.00
1w2c/6

Ferrari Formula 1: Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1950


CODLING, STUART

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing to edges, light cahfing)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks/Quarto Publishing 2021

KEYWORDS: motor sport car racing formula one 1 illustrated history ferrari automotive

$35.00
xxfmb171466

Through Gorge and Valley: A History of the Postal District of Nelson from 1842


STARTUP, R.M.

quarto stapled wrappers (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: Postal History Society of New Zealand 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand history postal service post mail nelson

$17.50
xxfmb171469

The Way We Were: Nelson / Marlborough / West Coast


Pictorial Memories of Early New Zealand

DAVIES, VALERIE

oblong 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: Moa Beckett 1994

KEYWORDS: new zealand history fernleaf nelson malborough west coast

$85.00
1w2c/7

Formula 1 & Monza: Immagini di Una Corsa (A Race in Pictures)


MAPELLI, ENRICO

TEXT IN ITALIAN, square quarto, black heavy boards, 359pp, illus/photos, FINE (still in plastic wrap), in d/w, FINE

PUBLISHER: Giorgio Nada Editoire 2016

KEYWORDS: motor sport car racing formula 1 one monza history automotive photos illustrated

$40.00
1w2c/8

Formula 1: 1950 - Today


SCHLEGELMILCH, RAINER W. & LEHBRINK, HARTMUT & ECCLESTONE, BERNIE (Fore)

DUAL TEXT- ENGLISH & GERMAN, folio, illus glossy heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 391pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Feierabend 2004

KEYWORDS: formula 1 one motorsport car racing illustrated photos photography history automotive

$100.00
1w2c/12

First Among Champions: The Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars


VENABLES, DAVID

SIGNED, square super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 272pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: car racing motorsport automotive alfa romeo team grand prix cars illustrated photos engineering history

$40.00
1w2c/20

Formula 1: The Knowledge: Records and Trivia Since 1950)


HAYHOE, DAVID & EDWARDS, BEN (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 434pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (light bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: David Hayhoe Publications 2016

KEYWORDS: first edition formula 1 one trivia facts records car racing motorsport sport history

$50.00
1w2c/27

The Golden Age of Formula 1


SCHLEGELMILCH, RAINER W. & LEHBRINK, HARTMUT & STEWART, Sir JACKIE (Fore)

TEXT MOSTLY IN ENGLISH -SOME OTHER TRANSLATIONS (FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN) Sm folio, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 215pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: teNeues Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: motorsport car racing motor sport formula 1 one f1 illustrated photos history

$65.00
1w2c/29

Historic New Zealand Racing Cars


HOLMES, STEVE

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsport car racing sport illustrated photos history cars

$100.00
1w9d/2

Racing the Silver Arrows: Mercedes-Benz Verses Auto Union 1934-1939


NIXON, CHRIS

Lg quarto, grey heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 350pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (sl rubbing and soiling to covers and sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: motorsport sport car racing mercedes auto union photos illustrated history silver arrows grand prix nazis

$50.00
1w9d/3

Norton: The Complete Illustrated History


WOOLLETT, MICK & WALKER, MURRAY (Fore)

Imperial octavo, illus glossy card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International 2004

KEYWORDS: motorcycle racing history motorsport sport motorbikes illustrated photos Norton engineering

$125.00
1w9d/10

From New Zealand to Lake Michigan


TRAVERS, W. T. LOCKE

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & pattern to boards, 274pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems/edges, light chafing & scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, binder's sm label to front pastedown, light to moderate cracking to central gutters- binding still reasonably tight but pgs 129-144 loose)

PUBLISHER: Edwards & Co 1889

KEYWORDS: travel exploration America USA history

$60.00
1w9d/11

Blueskin Days: A History of Waitati, Evansdale, Warrington and Surrounding Districts


CHURCH, IAN & STRACHAN, STUART & JEAN

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 367pp, illus/photos, Near Fine (sl shelf wear to covers)

PUBLISHER: Blueskin History Steering Committee 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history illustrated photos settlements settlers pioneers

$40.00
1w9d/12

Relics From the Dutch East Indiaman, Zweeijk. Foundered in 1727 (Western Australian Museum Special Publication No. 10)


INGELMAN-SUNDBERG, C.

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 107pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to cover edges with sl suface loss, light creasing & soiling/chafing to covers, reference labels to front cover & inside rear cover, prev. ownership stamps in ink to title page & rear, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Western Australian Museum 1978

KEYWORDS: archaeology antiquity ancient history Zeewijk maritime nautical shipping artifacts artefacts illustrated

$18.50
xxfqa171473

The Set of the Sails: The Story of a Cape Horn Seaman


VILLERS, ALAN

Reprint. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ibex 1997

KEYWORDS: maritime sailing boating boats autobiography biography memoir alan villiers wwii world war two second history

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