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$65.00
2f25b/55

Tigers in Combat: Vol II


SCHNEIDER, WOLFGANG

THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 422pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front eps)

PUBLISHER: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany nazis armoured armored vehicles tanks tigers panzers land combat warfare design

$60.00
2f25b/56

The Polish Air Force at War: The Official History: Vol 1 1939-1943


CYNK, JERZY B.

THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, maroon heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, marbled/patterned eps, 327pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges with som elight tanning, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: military aviation history Poland Polish air force ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii

$55.00
2f25b/57

English Electric Canberra


DELVE, KEN & GREEN, PETER & CLEMONS, JOHN

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 272pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Midland Counties Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: military aviation history raf royal air force fighter planes bombers English Electric Canberra engineering design

$45.00
2f25b/58

British Tank Markings and Names: The Unit Markings, Individual Names and Paint Colours of British Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 1914-1945


WHITE, B. T.

EX-LIBRARY, quarto, light brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 88pp, illus/photos, VG- (minimal library markings- partially erased, sl bruising to extrems, light fading & moderate tape staining/residue to board edges, light foxing to page edges, light foxing & tape staining to eps & half title page, heavy crack to rear gutter- some terminal pages potentially missing) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, moderate chafing, soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Arms & Armour Press 1978

KEYWORDS: military history armoured vehicles early 20th twentieth century tanks land combat warfare British unit markings names paint colours identification design

$40.00
2f25b/60

The U-Boat: The German Navy at War 1935-1945 Volume 2


BREYER, SIEGFRIED & KOOP, GERHARD

Oblong quarto, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 188pp, illus/photos, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, moderate creasing & foxing to first 10 pages with moderate adhesion & scuffing) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & creasing to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: military history navies naval u-boats German navy Germany ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii weapons marine combat warfare warships battleships submarines insignia markings identification

$46.00
2f25b/61

The Battleship Bismarck: A Documentary in Words and Pictures


ELFRATH, ULRICH & HERZOG, BODO

Oblong quarto, cream cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 159pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: military history naval warfare combat marine battles battleships Bismarck warships ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany navy

$50.00
2f30a/2

Mettle and Mines: The Life and Times of a Colonial Geologist Edward Heydelbach Davis (1845-71)


JOHNSTON, MIKE

EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, green & white lettering to spine & front cover, illus prelims, 288pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, tidy tape reinforcement to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biographies memoir Edward Heydelbach Davis colonial geology historians

$100.00
2f30a/3

Blue Jacket and Sailor Suits


EDWARDS, HELEN

Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 87pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & scuffing/curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Helen Edwards 1996

KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers pioneers family history genealogy Collins England English

$58.50
2f30a/7

Maori Place Names in Buller County


MITCHELL, G. G. M.

EX-LIBRARY, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to boards, 59pp, VG- (usual library markings, heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, moderate loss to spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling/staining to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Buller County history Maori place names culture

$65.00
2f30a/9

Cassell's Picturesque Australasia Vol III


MORRIS, E. E. (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 309pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy staining & discolouration to spine- moderate to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light staining to eps, moderate cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1888

KEYWORDS: Australasia history culture Australia New Zealand travel literature

$45.00
2f30a/11

Anything is Possible: The Resurrection of Fairfield House


STANTON, ALAN

SIGNED, super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 196pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light curling/peeling to cover edges, light soiling to spine & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Friends of Old Fairfield 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Fairfield House Nelson Alan Stanton signed historical buildings renovations preservation

$120.00
2f30a/12

The Phoney Alliance: How Britain Shaped its Policy Towards the USSR in 1941


AKINO, YUTAKA & EALEY, MARK (Trans)

Octavo, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 250pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology 2004

KEYWORDS: Britain British Russia Russian politics political alliances history 1940s relationships foreign policy

$38.50
2f30a/13

The Tex Morton Songbook: Comprising Lyrics to His Greatest Songs and Tall Tales and Legendary Exploits from the Trail of the Yodelling Boundary Rider in His Various Guises


MORTON, TEX & SPITTLE, GORDON (Intro)

Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 140pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & curling to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: GWS Publications 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand entertainers singers music history Tex Morton biography memoir

$300.00
2f30a/14

27 (Machine Gun) Battalion


KAY, ROBIN

SCARCE, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 543pp, illus/photos, folding maps, presentation plate loosely enclosed, VG- (spine cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy water staining & damage to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, considerable water damage to page edges throughout- some photo pages stuck together) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing, chipping/closed tearing & water staining to edges, light chafing & tanning)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 27 machine gun battalion ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii 2nd NZ division infantry

$30.00
xxdvg187107

Flannery O'Connor and the Christ-Haunted South


WOOD, RALPH C.

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: William B. Eerdmans Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: religion literature criticism appreciation history historical religious

$32.50
xxdwc187119

A Family of Hunters: Tucker Time


TUCKER, PHIL & JAMIESON-TUCKER, BARBARA

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: The Halcyon Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies hunting hunters family history Tucker nature wild

$26.50
xxdwc187121

Sydney Smith


VIRGIN, PETER

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: HarperCollins 1994

KEYWORDS: English history historians Sydney Smith biographies memoir

$25.00
xxdwg187134

Middlesborough's Effort in the Great War


ROBERTSON, WILLIAM (Compiled by)

FRONT & REAR EPS MISSING, 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: Jordison & Co N/D (c.1920s)

KEYWORDS: ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i the great war military history British Middlesborough

$32.50
xxdwg187136

The Story of the Jamaican People


SHERLOCK, PHILIP & BENNETT, HAZEL

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: Ian Randle Publishers & Markus Wiener Publishers 1998

KEYWORDS: Jamaica culture history anthropology

$25.00
xxdwg187137

Notre-Dame: The Soul of France


POIRIER, AGNES

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: Oneworld Publications 2020

KEYWORDS: Notre-Dame Notre Dame cathedral Paris France rebuild preservation fire reconstruction history architecture buildings

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