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Cassell's Picturesque Australasia: Vol I
THIS VOL ONLY (PART OF 4 VOL SET), imperial octavo, half leather bound red textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule with raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & coat of arms illus to front board, aeg, frontispiece, viii + 310pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to spine & board corners, light scuffing to boards, light soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, light foxing to pages throughout)
PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887
KEYWORDS: cassell's Australasia history culture customs Australia New Zealand Dunedin
Jane's Fighting Ships 1962-63
Lg quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind lettering to front board, illus eps, 55pp ads + 444pp + xxiii index to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to extrems, light soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges & eps, moderate crcaking to gutters, sm tape staining to edges of pgs 334+335) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges & spine with archival tape repairs, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light foxing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Sampsn Low, Marston & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: jane's fighting ships military maritime nautical navy naval 60s sixties history engineering design
Mandeville's Travels: Texts and Translations (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship motif & blind rule to front boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispieces, vol 1- lxiii + 223pp, vol 2- xi + pgs 224-554, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to board edges, light to moderate soiling to rear boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1953
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Sir John Mandeville voyages
A New Voyage & Description of the Isthmus of America
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges, folded frontispiece, lxxi + 221pp, folding maps throughout, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to edges of front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, heavy tanning & staining to spine & front cover, light foxing)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1934
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel expeditions Lionel Wafer secret report Davis's expedition gold mines Darien West Indies Pacific late 17th seventeenth century Isthmus
Bombay in the Days of Queen Anne ; Being an Account of the Settlement Written by John Burnell
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship motif & blind stamp decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some still uncut, frontispiece, xxx + 192pp, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy tanning & staining to spine, light tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1933
KEYWORDS: first editions hakluyt society history geography exploration travel Bombay India John Burnell settlers
Unheralded Victory: Who Won the Vietnam War?
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: HarperCollins 2000
KEYWORDS: mark woodruff journalism history military usa vietnam viet nam war imperialism conflict
Washington's Crossing
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: Oxford University Press 2004
KEYWORDS: david hackett fischer history george washington america american war of independence revolution crossing the delaware
Dugongs, Whales, Dolphins and Seals: A guide to the sea mammals of Australasia
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 1998
KEYWORDS: michael bryden helene marsh peter shaughnessy dugongs whales dolphins seals marine life mammals australasia ocean oceans natural history science
The Rise of Andrew Jackson: Myth, Manipulation, and the Making of Modern Politics
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: Basic Books 2018
KEYWORDS: andrew jackson america american president politics political history propaganda david jeanne heidler
The Founding Gardeners: How the Revolutionary Generation Created an American Eden
Octavo softcover (Near Fine) ; 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: Windmill Books 2012
KEYWORDS: founding fathers america american history gardening
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
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: Basic Books 2018
KEYWORDS: richard brookhiser john marshall america american history supreme court biography
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution
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: Simon & Schuster 2008
KEYWORDS: 1787 constitution america american independence history david o stewart constitutional congress
The Warrior Elite: The Forging of SEAL Class 228
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: Three Rivers Press 2001
KEYWORDS: navy seal class 228 military history
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
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: Little, Brown & Co. 1998
KEYWORDS: s.s. central america shipwreck history nautical maritime sailing boats boat ship ships
No Turning Back: Top Secret Intelligence Operation In Borneo During World War II Behind Japanese Lines
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: SSS Distributors 2005
KEYWORDS: memoir second world war two ww2 wwii christianity born-again garham greenwood borneo military religion history
Greengages: The Story of Craighead School 1911-2011
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: Craighead Diocesan School 2011
KEYWORDS: greengages craighead school timaru new zealand education history
Tall Ships, Two Rivers: Six centuries of sail on the rivers Tyne and Wear
Square 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: Keepdate 1993
KEYWORDS: tyne wear river rivers shipyards shipbuilding sailing history nautical ship ships maritime england english
Anzac Heroes: 30 Courageous Anzacs from WWI & WWII
Square quarto 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: Scholastic 2016
KEYWORDS: anzac illustrated kids childrens military history uncanny call of duty vibes
Russia From the Inside
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: Hutchinson & Co. 1980
KEYWORDS: russia russian soviet union reportage history photographs photos photographic documentation
Henry VIII and His Court
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: Cardinal 1973
KEYWORDS: henry viii the eight 8th england english britain british monarchy history