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$150.00
1w47a/23

The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions (Volume IV)


WHITE, JOHN

THIS VOLUME ONLY, DUAL TEXT- ENGLISH & TE REO MAORI, PGS I-IV LOOSE BUT PRESENT, PGS 1 & 2 MISSING, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, Maori illus & rule in black to front board, frontispiece, x + 245pp (in English) & 236pp (in Te Reo), VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate chafing & tanning to spine, light soiling to boards, heavy tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to verso of frontispiece, light cracking to gutters, some pgs either loose or missing- see aforementioned, moderate sporadic foxing & tanning to pgs throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1888

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori traditions myths mythology history anthropology

$75.00
1w47a/25

Reports of Geological Explorations During 1887-88 With Maps and Sections


HECTOR, Sir JAMES

Super octavo, cream light stapled covers, black lettering to front cover, folding map to front/frontis, xl + 92pp, illus, folding maps, VG- (moderate creasing & foxing/tanning to spine & covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate rusting/staining to staples, 3cm loss to top edges of title pg to pg 11, light to moderate foxing to pages & folding maps throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1888

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology history landscape exploration

$100.00
1w47a/26

A History of Irish Flags From Earliest Times


HAYES-McCOY, G. A.

Lg quarto, beige faux leather heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 240pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to edges & spine with some chipping, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Academy Press 1979

KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish heritage flags genealogy history tricolour tricolor

$75.00
1w47a/28

Masa Jepun: Sarawak Under the Japanese1941-1945


REECE, BOB

Quarto, illus glossy card covers, red lettering to spine & front cover, xix + 254pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to cover edges, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sarawak Literary Society n/d c.1998

KEYWORDS: Sarawak history military Japan Asia Malaysia autobiography memoir Bob Reece 2nd second world war two 2 ww2

$80.00
1w47a/29

The Story of the Twelfth: A Record of the 12th Battalion, A.I.F. During the Great War of 1914-1918


NEWTON, L. M.

Lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 231pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & fading to edges with some sl chippping to top edge)

PUBLISHER: John Burridge Military Antiques 2000

KEYWORDS: military history 12th twelfth battalion aif Australia Australian imperial force ww1 great war first 1st world war 1 one ww1

$45.00
1w47a/30

The War That Never Was


DUDGEON, AIR VICE-MARSHAL A. G.

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 186pp, VG+ (light bruising to exterms, sm. numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1991

KEYWORDS: raf military aviation history British air force ww2 second 2nd world war 2 two

$50.00
1w47a/31

Dennis 'Hurricane' David


DAVID, DENNIS (Group Capt. W. D. DAVID)

Super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sm. numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2000

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Dennis Hurricane David raf British royal air force military aviation history

$75.00
1w47a/32

Torpedo Airmen: Missions with Bristol Beauforts 1940-42


NESBIT, ROY CONYERS

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 234pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing to page edges, sm. numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1983

KEYWORDS: raf royal air force British aviation military history Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber Scharnhorst Cherbourg

$40.00
1w47a/34

Photography in Franco's Spain


MONDEJAR, PUBLIO LOPEZ

OCCASIONAL LIGHT ADHESION DAMAGE, square quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 260pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & adhesion to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration to top front edge, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Konemann 1999

KEYWORDS: photography photos Spain General Francisco Franco dictators politics social conditions photographic biographies history

$50.00
1w47a/36

GI Joe: The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action


MICHLIG, JOHN & LEVINE, DON (Preface)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 208pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & some occasional sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 1998

KEYWORDS: GI Joe G I military cartoon action figure US America American hero Hasbro toy toys illustrated history

$25.00
xxstb171928

Blake as an artist


BINDMAN, DAVID

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: Phaidon 1977

KEYWORDS: literature painting william blake art history visual art

$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

$65.00
1w47a/43

The Church on the Hill: S. Onofrio, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre and Knighthood in the Church


FICARRA, BERNARD J.

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, 104pp, VG+ (usual but minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Christendom Press 1992

KEYWORDS: religion equestrian order holy sepulchre knighthood church Roman Catholic Church 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

$15.00
xxstb171934

From the Ends of the Earth: The Jews in the 20th Century


GILBERT, MARTIN; JACKSON, SARAH & CROCKETT, FRANZISKA PAYER (photographic research)

ex-library square quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, with transparent plastic protector) ; 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: Cassell & Co. 2001

KEYWORDS: jews judaism jewish history 20th century israel zionism north america diaspora

$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

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