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Diary of Richard Cooks; Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan; 1615-1622; With Correspondence
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
About The House; Levi-Strauss and Beyond
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
Ordeal by Water
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
Yankee R.N.
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
The Kelly
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
Submariner
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
Fighting Admiral: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Somerville
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
Knight of the Sword: The Life and Letters of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
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
Chatham Built Warships Since 1860
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
Thinking Soldiers, by the Men Who Fought in Korea
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
40 O.B., or, How the War Was Won
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
Adventurous Life
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
Illustrious
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
Atlantic Kiwis: New Zealand and the Battle of the Atlantic
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
Someone had Blundered: The Story of the 'Repulse' and the 'Prince of Wales'
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
Hunting the Bismarck
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
Submarine Command
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
Lonely Command: A Documentary
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
The Admiralty Regrets..... : The Story of His Majesty's Submarine Thetis and Thunderbolt
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
Landsman Hay: The Memoirs of Robert Hay 1789-1847
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