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$450.00
1d31a/23

Diary of Richard Cooks; Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan; 1615-1622; With Correspondence


THOMPSON, EDWARD MAUNDE (ed) & COCKS, RICHARD

FIRST EDITION, 2 VOL. SET; Super octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt decorative motif and blind decorative rule to boards, deckled page edges, liv+349pp (Vol. I), 368pp (Vol. II), VG- (moderate cracks to gutters in Vol. I, boards slightly shaky but still attached, rear board detached from text block in Vol. II, front board slightly shaky from moderate cracks to gutter but still attached, both volumes hinges still intact, all pages present but some starting to come loose in Vol. I, a few pages just barely still attached, moderate-heavy soiling to spines and boards, moderate sun-fading to spines, light rubbing and scuffing to spine/board extrems, light-moderate tanning and foxing to page edges, v. light pencil annotation to page ix of preface in Vol. I), both volumes lack d/w

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1883

KEYWORDS: first edition diary richard cocks english factory japanese england trade merchant mercantile industry industrial history colonialism

$50.00
1d31a/24

About The House; Levi-Strauss and Beyond


CARSTEN, JANET & HUGH-JONES, STEPHEN (eds)

Super octavo illus light card covers, xiv+299pp, illus plates & figures, VG+ (v. light rubbing, scuffing and creasing to spine and extrems, moderate sun-fading to spine and covers near spine, bookseller's price/barcode sticker partially attached to bottom rear cover, attempted removal by prev. owner)

PUBLISHER: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge 1995

KEYWORDS: houses homes dwellings residences residential buildings family families kinship social history essay anthologies anthropology architecture claude levi strauss janet carsten stephen hugh-jones asia madagascar sarawak kelabit langkawi sulawesi ara lio moluccan guiana brazil amazonia mebengokre kayapo

$35.00
xxkui190017

Ordeal by Water


KEEBLE, PETER & RAWLINGS, Admiral Sir BERNARD (Fore)

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: Longmans, Green & Co 1957

KEYWORDS: military history autobiography memoir marine warfare combat Peter Keeble navy ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$15.00
xxkui190018

Yankee R.N.


CHERRY, Commander A. H.

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Jarrolds Publishers 1954

KEYWORDS: military history royal navy r.n. Commander A H Cherry autobiography memoir ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$20.00
xxkui190019

The Kelly


POOLMAN, KENNETH & Admiral The Earl MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA (Fore)

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: William Kimber 1954

KEYWORDS: military history naval royal navy British Kenneth Poolman

$37.50
xxkui190020

Submariner


ANSCOMB, CHARLES & RAW, Vice-Admiral Sir SYDNEY (Fore)

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: William Kimber 1957

KEYWORDS: military history sea warfare navy naval submaries Charles Anscomb autobiography memoir

$30.00
xxkui190021

Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville


MACINTYRE, Captain DONALD

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: Evans Brothers 1961

KEYWORDS: military history biographies memoir Admiral Sir James Somerville naval leaders navy battles sea warfare marine combat

$25.00
xxkui190022

Knight of the Sword: The Life and Letters of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith


LORD RUSSELL OF LIVERPOOL

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: Victor Gollancz 1964

KEYWORDS: military history Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith letters correspondence naval warfare sea battles marine naval navy biographies

$15.00
xxkui190025

Chatham Built Warships Since 1860


MacDOUGALL, PHILIP

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: Maritime Books N/D (c.1982)

KEYWORDS: warships military history naval warfare combat sea navy ships warships battleships Chatham design construction engineering

$30.00
xxkui190026

Thinking Soldiers, by the Men Who Fought in Korea


CONDRON, Mne. ANDREW M. (Ed) & CORDEN, Sgt. RICHARD G. (Ed) & SULLIVAN, Sgt. LARANCE V. (Ed)

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: New World Press 1955

KEYWORDS: Korea military history anecdotes stories American British soldiers Korean War

$25.00
xxkui190027

40 O.B., or, How the War Was Won


HOY, HUGH CLELAND & THOMSON, Sir BASIL (Fore)

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: Hutchinson & Co 1935

KEYWORDS: military history the great war ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 marine warfare sea combat

$15.00
xxkuk190028

Adventurous Life


Admiral LORD MOUNTEVANS

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: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1946)

KEYWORDS: military history Admiral Lord Mountevans autobiography memoir

$15.00
xxkuk190029

Illustrious


POOLMAN, KENNETH

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: William Kimber 1955

KEYWORDS: military history Kenneth Poolman marine naval sea warfare

$10.00
xxkuk190030

Atlantic Kiwis: New Zealand and the Battle of the Atlantic


CRAWFORD, JOHN

Octavo stapled light card covers (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: New Zealand Defence Force 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Atlantic sea warfare ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$37.50
xxkuk190031

Someone had Blundered: The Story of the 'Repulse' and the 'Prince of Wales'


ASH, BERNARD

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: Michael Joseph 1960

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Prince of Wales Repulse ships warships

$10.00
xxkuk190037

Hunting the Bismarck


FORESTER, C. S.

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

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1959

KEYWORDS: military history Bismarck naval warfare sea combat ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$28.50
xxkum190039

Submarine Command


BRYANT, Rear-Admiral BEN

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: William Kimber 1975

KEYWORDS: military history sea marine warfare Rear-Admiral Ben Bryant autobiography memoir

$15.00
xxkum190040

Lonely Command: A Documentary


HOEHLING, A. A.

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: Cassell & Company 1957

KEYWORDS: military history sea warfare marine navy naval

$18.50
xxkum190041

The Admiralty Regrets..... : The Story of His Majesty's Submarine Thetis and Thunderbolt


WARREN, C. E. T. & BENSON, JAMES

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: George G. Harrap & Co 1958

KEYWORDS: military history naval navy sea warfare submarines Thetis Thunderbolt

$22.50
xxkum190042

Landsman Hay: The Memoirs of Robert Hay 1789-1847


HAY, ROBERT & HAY, M. D. (Ed)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1953

KEYWORDS: military history autobiography biographies memoir Robert Hay naval sea warfare marine

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