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$60.00
1c40a/19

Naval Yarns of Sea Fights and Wrecks, Pirates and Privateers From 1616-1831 (As Told By Men of Wars' Men)


LONG, W. H. (Collected & Ed)

REBACKED, INCORPORATING ORIGINAL BINDING, octavo, blu eheavy boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, gilt motif to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, xi + 327pp, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims, moderate tanning throughout, pgs 1-16 missing)

PUBLISHER: Francis P. Harper 1899

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical anecdotes seafaring tales navy naval history sailing

$40.00
1c40a/20

Men O' War


DORLING, Captain TAPRELL & CUSTANCE, Admiral Sir REGINALD (Fore)

LACKS D/W, super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine, black naval motif to front board & spine, frontispiece, xii + 308pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing to spine & extrems, title plates to spine fraying, light to moderate staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Philip Allan & Co 1929

KEYWORDS: military history maritime warfare naval officers biographies John Jervis Earl of St Vincent Thomas Lord Cochrane Frederick Marryat John Fisher Lord Charles Beresford

$45.00
1c40a/23

Famous Fighters of the Fleet: Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy


FRASER, EDWARD

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, xvi + 323pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1907

KEYWORDS: military maritime history navy naval stories

$40.00
1c40a/27

From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919 Volume V: Victory and Aftermath (January 1918-June 1919)


MARDER, ARTHUR J.

THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 417pp, folding maps to rear, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & discolouration to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: British Royal Navy military history early 20th twentieth century maritime warfare Fisher Era

$40.00
1c40a/29

Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's History


BODMAN, RYAN

Imperial octavo, illus stiff card covers, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 353pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby league

$145.00
1c58a/2

Early Christian Mission (2 Vol Set)


SCHNABEL, ECKHARD J.

2 VOL SET, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- xliii + 1-913pp, vol 2- 914-1928pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims of both vols) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spines, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: InterVarsity Press / Apollos 2004

KEYWORDS: religion Christianity history antiquity Jesus twelve apostles Paul early church

$35.00
xxkrh189779

The Bluesmen: The Story and the Music of the Men Who Made the Blues


CHARTERS, SAMUEL

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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Oak Publications 1967

KEYWORDS: music blues entertainment history culture musicians

$20.00
xxkrL189783

With Anthony Trollope in New Zealand


REED, A. H. (Ed) & SCALES, SID (Illus)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand A H Reed autobiography literary literature Anthony Trollope history travels

$27.50
xxkrL189790

Doctor in the Mountains


ANDERSON, Dr W. A.

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1964

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history medicine healthcare Doctor Bill Anderson south island Lake Wakatipu signed autobiography memoir

$25.00
xxkrL189793

The Beatles: Album File and Complete Discography (Revised Edition)


RUSSELL, JEFF

REVISED EDITION, 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1989

KEYWORDS: pop music The Beatles albums discography history entertainment

$15.00
xxkrL189797

The Saints


SIMON, EDITH

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1968

KEYWORDS: ancient religious history religion saints Christian Christianity antiquity

$10.00
xxkrL189798

A Desrt in the Ocean


ADAM, DAVID

Sm 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Paulist Press 2000

KEYWORDS: history historical literature philosophy maritime nautical journeys St Brendan the Navigator

$35.00
xxkrL189802

The Sultan's Admiral: The Life of Barbarossa


BRADFORD, ERNLE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: The History Book Club 1969

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical exploration travel writing literature history Barbarossa Mediterranean

$30.00
xxksb189810

Southland Boys' High School: Old Boys' Register Supplement 1957-1965


FRASER, J. W. (Ed) & ANDERSON, J. B. et al (Compiled by)

Imperial 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Southland High School Old Boys' Association 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education history Southland Boys' High School register

$35.00
xxksb189813

Saturday Mornings


ICHTHUS (TOCKER, The Very Rev. C. J.)

Imperial octavo softcover (VG) separation at front gutter; 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: The Southland Times Company 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Invercargill church history articles Southland Times Ichthus C J Tocker

$35.00
xxksb189814

Not For School But For Life: Southland Girls' High School 1879-1979


DEAKER, OLIVE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Southland Girls' High School 1978

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education Southland girls' high school history schools

$15.00
xxksb189815

In Our Own Image: The Coming Revolution in Photography


RITCHIN, FRED

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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Aperture Foundation 1999

KEYWORDS: photography computer technology art social history philosophy

$20.00
xxksc189817

A Picture History of Mountaineering


CLARK, RONALD W.

FIRST EDITION, 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Hulton Press 1956

KEYWORDS: history mountaineering mountain climbing adventure first editions

$35.00
xxksc189820

Southland Boys' High School: Old Boys' Register


DUNLOP, A. R. (Ed) & DAKIN, A. E. (Ed) & CUTHILL, R. J. et al (Compiled by)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Southland High School Old Boys' Association 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education history historical records Southland Boys' High School old boys

$20.00
xxksc189822

English Furniture


GLOAG, JOHN & WARNE, E. J. (Illus)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: A & C Black 1934

KEYWORDS: English furniture antiques antique wood history art design

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