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The Code of the Warrior: In History, Myth and Everyday Life


FIELDS, RICK

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: HarperPerennial 1991

KEYWORDS: new age myths ancient history warriors war soldiers

$19.50
xxpal182135

The Control of Nature


PcPHEE, JOHN

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: Hutchinson Radius 1990

KEYWORDS: ancient history nature environment climate ecology

$15.00
xxpal182136

Enchanting Bellamy


HARTMANN, CYRIL HUGHES

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1956

KEYWORDS: biography memoir actresses George Anne Bellamy theatre theater stage drama history

$15.00
xxpal182138

Great Escape Stories


WILLIAMS, ERIC (Collected & Intro)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); 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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1958

KEYWORDS: collection anthology literature short stories great escapes military history

$22.50
xxpal182139

Absolut: Biography of a Bottle


HAMILTON, CARL

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: Texere LLC 2000

KEYWORDS: drink alcohol alcoholic vodka business history Sweden Swedish

$28.50
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The Strange Death of Edmund Godfrey: Plots and Politics in Restoration London


MARSHALL, ALAN

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: Sutton Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: Edmund Godfrey history politics restoration

$20.00
xxpbl182154

Phoenix Triumphant: The Rise and Rise of the Luftwaffe


HOOTON, E. R.

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: Arms and Armour Press 1994

KEYWORDS: aviation military history Germany German air force Luftwaffe nazi

$10.00
xxpbl182155

Jipping Street


WOODWARD, KATHLEEN & STEEDMAN, CAROLYN (Intro)

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: Virago 1983

KEYWORDS: Kathleen Woodward autobiography memoir social history

$25.00
xxpcb182157

More Homes of the Pioneers and Other Buildings


MAIR, A. J. (Drawings) & HENDRY, J. A. (Text)

EX-LIBRARY, oblong 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: The Caxton Press 1974

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa homes architecture buildings pioneers history

$30.00
xxpcf182173

The Cruise of the Ruamano


JOHNSTON, J. B.

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Farmers Trading Co 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa sailing boating history

$110.00
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Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural History


KAUFMANN, JEAN-CLAUDE et al

REASONABLY TIDY EX-LIBRARY, folio, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 397pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, adhesive mylar covering to boards, binding sl shaky/loose, moderate coffee stain to top page edges, som emoderate creasing/folding to fold-out pages)

PUBLISHER: Rizzoli 2013

KEYWORDS: fashion Louis Vuitton handbags baggage history accessories business bags

$35.00
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Pacific Jewellery and Adornment


NEICH, ROGER & PEREIRA, FULI & PFEIFFER, KRZYSZTOF (Photo)

EX-LIBRARY, lg quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, grey lettering to spine, 189pp, illus/photos, VG- (usual library markings, adhesive mylar covering to covers- flaps stuck to covers, light fading to spine, sl scuffing to extrems & covers, light soiling & tanning to page edges, sl cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2004

KEYWORDS: Pacific island islands jewellery crafts pacifika culture history

$35.00
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Going By Train: The Complete New Zealand Railways Story


HUTCHINS, GRAHAM

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 304pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing & scuffing to lower edges)

PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa transport history rail trains locomotives steam

$50.00
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Maori Art and Design: A Guide to Classic Weaving, Painting, Carving and Architecture


PAAMA-PENGELLY, JULIE

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, adhesive mylar covering to covers with light chafing & soiling, moderate tanning to spine & covers, light soiling & tanning to page edges- internally v tidy)

PUBLISHER: New Holland Publishers 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori art design crafts weaving painting carving architecture history culture

$40.00
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Down to Earth: Adobe Architecture: An Old Idea, A New Future


DETHIER, JEAN & EATON, RUTH (Trans)

Imperial octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to extrems, binding sl loose, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims, light to moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & creasing to covers with moderate tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Facts on File 1983

KEYWORDS: ancient history unbaked earth architecture Adobe buildings

$50.00
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Danes Go West: A Book About the Emigration to America


HVIDT, KRISTIAN

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card covers with flaps, black lettering to spine, 303pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to spine, light chafing & surface loss to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Rebild National Park Society 1976

KEYWORDS: signed US America American migration history emigration migrants pioneers settlers European Denmark Danish

$100.00
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Encounters: The Creation of New Zealand; a History


MOON, PAUL

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE, super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, colour shaded lettering to spine, illus title page, 431pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa history signed first editions Paul Moon

$40.00
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New Zealand Nurses: Caring For Our People 1880-1950


WOOD, PAMELA

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 376pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa nursing nurses medical history health industry

$245.00
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Flight to America: The Social Background of 300,000 Danish Emigrants


HVIDT, KRISTIAN

FIRST EDITION, 1975 INSCRIBED DATED & SIGNED, THEN INSCRIBED & DATED AGAIN BY AUTHOR IN 1992, LOOSELY ENCLOSED THREE PUBLISHED BOUND ARTICLES BY AUTHOR- ONE INSCRIBED & SIGNED, super octavo, brown faux leather boards, orange lettering & silver gilt trim to spine & front board, viii + 214pp, illus/diagrams, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate tanning, foxing & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Academic Press 1975

KEYWORDS: first edition signed US America American migration Denmark Danish social history

$245.00
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The Official Handbook of New Zealand: A Collection of Papers by Experienced Colonists on the Colony as a Whole, and on the Several Provinces


VOGEL, JULIUS (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, ALL 7 PHOTOGRAPHS (AS NOTED IN CONTENTS), octavo, quarter leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, marbled page edges, 272pp, photos, folding maps & illus, VG (moderate scuffing to spine & extrems with some surface loss, light fading to marbling on page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, gift inscription in ink to ffep, light foxing to pages throughout, minor creasing & foxing & closed tearing to folding map at pg184)

PUBLISHER: Wyman & Sons 1875

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa handbook history first edition papers collection literature colonists colonial

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