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$50.00
1y49a/41

The German Revolution and the Debate on Soviet Power: Documents: 1918 - 1919 Preparing the Founding Congress


RIDDELL, JOHN (Ed)

Super octavo, glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 772pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Pathfinder 2012

KEYWORDS: Lenin speeches writings German Germany communism revolution early 20th twentieth century Soviets Russian soviet party history politics social science sociology philosophy

$40.00
1y49a/42

Labour in Irish History


CONNOLLY, JAMES

Duodecimo, grey light card covers, black lettering to covers, unpaginated prelims, 216pp, scruffy (covers completely detached but re-attached by heavy tape repairs, heavy chipping to spine with considerable loss to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, some rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Irish Transport & General Workers' Union 1934

KEYWORDS: Irish Ireland politics Labour history unions workers transport lower working rebellion classes sociology

$50.00
1y49a/53

Singapore and the Asian Revolutions


GUNN, GEOFFREY C.

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, vi + 308pp, VG+ (light scuffing & creasing to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Geoffrey C, Gunn 2008

KEYWORDS: Singapore revolution politics political movements history

$40.00
1y49a/54

Pragmatism Versus Marxism: An Appraisal of John Dewey's Philosophy


NOVACK, GEORGE

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue & white lettering to spine, 443pp, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Pathfinder 2017

KEYWORDS: criticism John Dewey analysis politics philosophy Marxism ideology history

$75.00
1y49a/56

Ten Years' Military Terror in Indonesia


CALDWELL, MALCOLM (Ed)

SCARCE, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 299pp, VG- (light to moderate creasing & scuffing to cover edges & spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, moderate tanning/foxing & staining to page edges, moderate cracking to rear gutter with separation at spine to lower edge, light cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional pencil underlining & markings to margins)

PUBLISHER: Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1975

KEYWORDS: Indonesia politics oppression violence military terror history

$40.00
1y49a/59

Discovered Isles: A Trilogy


HOLCROFT, M. H.

FIRST EDITION THUS, octavo, brown cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 281pp, VG (light bruising & moderate fading to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (chipping to edges & spine with some loss, moderate tanning & light foxing to spine & edges, ligth foxing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1950

KEYWORDS: M H Holcroft trilogy New Zealand first edition thus literature discovered isles history

$95.00
1y49a/71

The Maori History and Legends of the Waitakere Ranges


DIAMOND, JOHN T. & HAYWARD, BRUCE W. & DIAMOND, MELVILLE (Illus)

Scarce; Imperial octavo, illus stapled light card covers, 48pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & creasing to cover edges, light tanning & fading to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: The Lodestar Press 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori regional history Waitakere Ranges legends culture

$50.00
1y51a/1

The German Revolution and the Debate on Soviet Power: Documents: 1918-1919 Preparing the Founding Congress


RIDDELL, JOHN (Ed)

Super octavo, purple glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 772pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Pathfinder 2012

KEYWORDS: early 20th twentieth century political history politics German Germany Soviet philosophy documents collection communism

$45.00
1y51a/2

Mana Magic: How You Can Use the Powerful Huna Secret of Ancient Hawaii in Today's High-Tech World


BAINBRIDGE, JOHN

UNDERLINING TO TEXT IN INK, octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, xii + 83pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & chafing to spine & covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover & ffep, light tanning to page edges, aforementioned moderate ink underlining to text throughout)

PUBLISHER: Barnhart Press 1988

KEYWORDS: magic Hawaii esoteric ancient anthropology history antiquity myths legends huna mana kahuna

$120.00
1y51a/9

The Digger; Being the Unofficial Record of the Early Days of the 41st Rft. at Sea


N/A

Imperial octavo, illus blue stapled light card wrappers, blue lettering to front cover, 32pp, illus, VG- (covers completely detached from pages but present & complete, moderate creasing & chafing/soiling to front cover, 3cm closed tear to front cover with archival tape repair, heavy staining to rear cover, moderate rusting to staples, moderate creasing & occasional closed tearing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to pages, central pages completely detached but present)

PUBLISHER: Cape Times (Printer) (Date not Stated)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military war history 41st reinforcements

$42.50
1y51a/20

Notes From a Backblock Hospital


SMITH, G. M.

LACKS D/W, super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 208pp, VG (light bruising & fraying to extrems, light discolouration to board edges, light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's label to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 1938

KEYWORDS: New Zealand health healthcare history medical medicine science

$40.00
1y51a/21

The Symbolism of the Gods of the Egyptians and the Light They Throw on Freemasonry


STEWART, Dr. THOMAS MILTON

LACKS D/W, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, ix + 126pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: The Baskerville Press 1970

KEYWORDS: ancient Egypt Egyptian history freemasonry influence symbolism symbols gods deities wisdom

$100.00
1y51a/23

With Pen and Camera: Interviews With Celebrities


NORTHROP, W. B.

Imperial octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, teg, xv + 283pp, illus/photos, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to board edges & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, numerous ownership names in ink to front pastedown & prelims, heavy cracking to some gutters, binding shaky)

PUBLISHER: R. A. Everett & Co 1904

KEYWORDS: collection anthology interviews W B Northrop history

$55.00
1y51a/24

Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills; Canterbury New Zealand


COWAN, JAMES

First edition, Small octavo, illus light card string bound covers, folding map to frontispiece, 73pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & scuffing/chipping to edges with light fading to spine, light foxing to page edges, light soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1923

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori Canterbury history regional folk tales legends christchurch otautahi

$25.00
xxpgi175916

The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia - Past, Present, and Future


ALBATS, YEVGENIA & FITZPATRICK, CATHERINE A. (trans.)

Super octavo hardcover (VG, foxing to page edges) 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: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1994

KEYWORDS: russia soviet union kgb espionage history russian

$35.00
xxpgk175926

Cultural Atlas of Japan


COLLCUTT, MARTIN & JANSEN, MARIUS & KUMAKARA, ISAO

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1988

KEYWORDS: japan japanese cullture cultural atlas illustrated history

$35.00
xxpgk175927

More Homes of the Pioneers and Other Buildings: Pen and Wash Drawings by A.J. Mair with text by J.A. Hendry F.N.Z.I.A.


MAIR, A.J. (illus.) & HENDRY, J.A. (text)

Oblong 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: The Caxton Press 1974

KEYWORDS: architecture christchurch new zealand history settlers pioneers houses pen and wash drawings a.j. mair

$30.00
xxpgk175937

Track and Road: The American Trotting Horse: A Visual Record 1820 to 1900 from the Harry T. Peters America on Stone Lithography Collection


WELSH, PETER C.

Oblong 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: Smithsonian Institution Press 1969

KEYWORDS: horse horses horsemanship equestrian america american industry transportation history smithsonian

$40.00
xxphb175948

Tamatea Motuti


HENARE, PA

Octavo staped 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: NZ Forest Products Ltd. 1987

KEYWORDS: tamatea motuti marae history carving architecture panguru hokianga northland maori

$35.00
xxphb175950

Memoir of the Sixties


MCIVOR, LOIS

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, square 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: Remuera Gallery 2008

KEYWORDS: auckland art artists memoir 1960s sixties new zealand history lois mcivor

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