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$16.50
xxrgd175169

Remembering Kaikoura Earthquake


SPENCER, ANDREW

Oblong 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: Bateman 2021

KEYWORDS: kaikoura earthquake north canterbury history seismology commemoration

$17.50
xxrgd175170

Scotch Whiskey


SIMPSON, BILL & TROON, ANTHONY et al

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: Macmillan 1979

KEYWORDS: history of scottish scotch whiskey brewing distillation scotland alcohol

$15.00
xxrgd175176

Invincible Women


OGONOWSKA-COATES, HALINA

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: Christchurch College of Education

KEYWORDS: feminist history gender studies new zealand aotearoa women's

$15.00
xxrgd175177

The Women of New Zealand


SIMPSON, HELEN M.

Lacks d/w. 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: Department of Internal Affairs 1940

KEYWORDS: feminism gender studies history women's new zealand settler aotearoa

$28.50
xxrgd175179

Outlaws & Highwaymen: The Cult of the Robber in England from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century


SPRAGGS, GILLIAN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Pimlico 2001

KEYWORDS: highwaymen outlaws crime banditry robber cult of the history england english

$12.50
xxrgd175180

Grandmama of Europe: The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria


ARONSON, THEO

Super octavo (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: Bobbs Merill 1973

KEYWORDS: queen victoria monarchy descendants family history england english the crown

$25.00
xxrgf175183

A Social History of Medicine: Health, Healing and Disease in England 1750-1950


LANE, JOAN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2001

KEYWORDS: medicine history social health disease england english british victorian georgian

$15.00
xxrgf175184

The Baby Farmers: A Chilling Tale of Missing Babies, Shameful Secrets and Murder in 19th Century Australia


COSSINS, ANNIE

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2013

KEYWORDS: sarah john matkin baby farmers true crime murder infanticide australian history

$18.50
xxrgf175185

The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago


PERRY, DOUGLAS

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: Viking 2010

KEYWORDS: chicago murder history cases beulah annan belva gaertner maurine watkins true crime cook county jail

$25.00
xxrgf175189

The Racket: How Abortion Became Legal in Australia


HAIGH, GIDEON

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Melbourne University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: legalization of abortion decriminalisation history australia women's rights

$15.00
xxrgf175190

The Bauhaus Reassessed: Sources and Design Theory


NAYLOR, GILLIAN

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: Herbert 1985

KEYWORDS: bauhaus design art history theory product sculpture

$15.00
xxrgf175193

The Elegant Carriage


WATNEY, MARYLIAN

Ex-library. 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: Allan 1961

KEYWORDS: history of the horse-drawn carriage horse drawn vehicles transport identifying reference guide

$15.00
xxrgf175194

The Fords: An American Epic


COLLIER, PETER & HOROWITZ, DAVID

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Summit Books 1987

KEYWORDS: henry ford history dynasty motor car company united states of america business

$160.00
1y24a/7

History of the Highlands; and of Highland Clans


BROWNE, JAMES

4 VOL SET IN 8 BOOKS, FIRST EDITIONS, super octavo, green patterned buckram boards, gilt lettering to title plates to spines, frontis with tissue guard to first book, lxxii + 447-504pp total per vol + prelims of prev. vols to rear- some uncut, plates with tissue guards- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate scuffing to extrems- heavy to vol 8 with sl loss, title plate of vol 8 flapping but still attached, moderate chafing to boards & spines, binding completely separated to vol 3, moderate tanning & foxing to pages & edges to all vols, prev. owner's names in ink & pencil to title pages/prelims of all vols, moderate cracking to some gutters throughout, sm holes to prelims of vol 6)

PUBLISHER: A. Fullerton & Co 1836-1838

KEYWORDS: Scotland Scottish history families clans genealogy highlands

$725.00
1y24a/8

Chinese Jades in the Stanley Charles Nott Collection; Being an Illustrated Descriptive Record: Exhaustively Reviewing the Symbolic Ritualistic Appurtenances of Chinese Jades and Their Various Sacrificial Usages. Describing Fully the Involved Formulas


NOTT, STANLEY CHARLES (Compiled) & YUTANG, Dr. LIN (Intro) & MENG, Dr. CHIH (Fore)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#508/1000), lg quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, page edges stained green, illus eps, frontispiece, xvi + 536pp + cxviii plates, illus, VG (moderate chipping to board & spine extrems/edges, light chafing & scuffing to spine & boards, fading to coloured page edges, sm ex-libris plate + prev. bookseller's labe to front pastedown, light cracking to some gutters throughout, sl tanning & foxing to pgs throughout, sl tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: The Norton Gallery and School of Art 1942

KEYWORDS: Chinese jade collection Stanley Charles Nott illustrated antiquity history religion religious uses rituals superstitions

$185.00
1y24a/11

The Drama of Conservation: The History of Pureora Forest, New Zealand


KING, CAROLYN M. & GAUKRODGER, D. JOHN & RITCHIE, NEVILLE A.

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xvii + 357pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing & curling to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Springer/DOC 2015

KEYWORDS: doc department of conservation New Zealand history Pureora Forest woodland native wildlife Maori European

$70.00
1y24a/15

The Merchant Schooners (2 Vol Set)


GREENHILL, BASIL

2 VOL SET, octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spines, illus title pgs to both vols, vol 1- 264pp, vol 2- 259pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tape staining to front & rear eps) in d/w & mylar protective wrappers, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy bruise/scuff to top corner of front of vol 1 wrapper, moderate fading to spine of vol 2)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical schooners boats ships history merchant building England Wales English Welsh

$125.00
1y24a/18

Original Mustang 1967-1970; The Restorer's Guide


DATE, COLIN

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w & removable plastic mylar cover, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks/MBI Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: classic cars Mustang history restoration restoring transport engineering engines 1967 1968 1969 1970

$40.00
1y24a/19

Charles Buchan's Football Monthly


BUCHAN, CHARLES & DOLLOWAY, ANDREW S. (Ed)

Quarto, illus heavy boards with maroon cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 175pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Max Media Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: football soccer sport road to wembley history

$600.00
1y24a/39

New Zealand Army Involvement: Special Operations Australia South-West Pacific World War II


WIGZELL, FRANCIS ALEXANDER

INSCRIBED AS FIRST COPY, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xx + 289pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps/prelims) in d/w, VG (light scuffing & chipping/creasing to edges, light chafing, sl foxing to flaps & internal sides)

PUBLISHER: The Pentland Press 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand war military history special operations ops Australia southw west pacific ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 Z special unit signed

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