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$100.00
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Through the Serbian Campaign: The Great Retreat of the Serbian Army


GORDON-SMITH, GORDON & BOSHKOVITCH, M. S. (Preface)

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, folding map/frontispiece, xvi + 319pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading & light foxing to spine, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to pages sporadically throughout, light cracking to gutters sporadically thorughout)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1916

KEYWORDS: military history Serbia Serbian army the great war ww1 first 1st world war one i 1

$375.00
1f32a/33

The Fighting Spirit of Japan, and Other Studies


HARRISON, E. J.

SCARCE, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 352pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & cracking to spine extrems, moderate tanning to spine, 2cm crack to rear hinge, light discolouration to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, & eps, moderate foxing to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: T. Fisher Unwin 1914

KEYWORDS: history Japan Japanese combat

$40.00
1f32a/36

Britain and East Asia 1933-1937


TROTTER, ANN

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 277pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light discolouration to board edges, light foxing to top page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling to front cover, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: international relations foreign Great Britain British East Asia diplomatic diplomacy history

$40.00
1f32a/37

A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces


EVTUHOV, CATHERINE & GOLDFRANK, DAVID & HUGHES, LINDSEY & STITES, RICHARD

Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, xix + 840pp + appendices & index to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing to boards, sl foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company 2004

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history culture politics

$130.00
1f56a/1

Russian Jewellery 16th-20th Centuries; From the collection of the Historical Museum, Moscow


MEDVEDEVA, G. & PLATONOVA, N. & POSTNIKOVA-LOSEVA, M. & SMORODINOVA, G. & TROEPOLSKAYA, N. & FRIEDMAN, VLADIMIR (trans) & ILF, ALEXANDRA (trans)

TEXT IN RUSSIAN & ENGLISH; Large quarto blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 343pp, colour photo illus, VG+ (v. light soiling to boards, v. light scuffing to page edges, light foxing/discolouration to page edges and prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate chipping to extrems, 2.5cm closed tear to front cover near top of spine, light foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers 1987

KEYWORDS: text in russian and english jewellery moscow historical museum history historical 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth century art ornaments costumes fashion catalogues illustrated soviet crafts

$40.00
1f56a/8

Grog's Own Country; Conrad Bollinger's History of Liquor Licensing in New Zealand


BOLLINGER, CONRAD

FIRST EDITION; Sm. octavo illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, 192pp, illus black & white plates, VG- (moderate soiling to boards, moderate scuffing/bruising to boards & spine extrems, slight surface loss to spine extrems, heavy creasing and sun-fading to spine, light creasing to page corners, light cracking to gutters, owner's name in blue ink to fep, moderately heavy foxing to page edges, moderate-heavy tanning/browning to page edges & extrems - more-so to plates, light dampstaining to some page edges)

PUBLISHER: Price Milburn & Co. Ltd. 1959

KEYWORDS: conrad bollinger grog's own country new zealand history liquor licensing laws legislation regulation policing law legal acts traffic alcohol drinking culture cultural social bars pubs trading trade business

$120.00
1f56a/11

Milton's Library: A Catalogue of The Remains of John Milton's Library and An Annotated Reconstruction of Milton's Library and Ancillary Readings


BOSWELL, JACKSON CAMPBELL

VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Super octavo red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, xv+264pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine extrems & corners, v. light soiling to boards, usual library markings to spine & prelims, discreet light grazing to rear ep/pastedown, v. light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing, Inc. 1975

KEYWORDS: john milton ex library catalogue annotated reconstruction ancillary readings books collections reference english england poets writers authors intellectuals civil servants stuart reformation period era history indexes

$40.00
1f56a/14

The United States Navy and Coast Guard, 1946-1983; A Bibliography of English-Language Works and 16mm Films


SMITH, Jr., MYRON J. (compiled by) & ZUMWALT, Jr., Admiral E. R. (foreword) & KANE, Jr., Rear Admiral JOHN D.H. (historical note by)

VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY, Super octavo blue cloth boards, white lettering to spine, xx+539pp, VG+ (v. slight soiling & rubbing to boards & spine, usual library markings, labels & stamps to spine, eps & prelims)

PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, Inc. 1984

KEYWORDS: ex library united states navy coast guard maritime military naval history bibliography english language works 16mm films reference indexes guides u.s.a. us myron j smith cinema media books publications 20th century

$50.00
1f56a/18

Bibliography of Chinese Government Serials, 1880-1949; Material in Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace


TUNG, JULIA (compiled by)

TEXT IN CHINESE, VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Imperial octavo grey light card covers, red lettering to spine, 136pp, VG (light rubbing to cover extrems, light staining & soiling to covers, light creasing to corners, light soiling to page edges, usual library markings, stamps & labels to front cover, eps & prelims)

PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace 1979

KEYWORDS: text in chinese ex library bibliography chinese government serials 19th 20th nineteenth twentieth century 1880 1949 east asian collection hoover institution on war revolution and peace julia tung reference guides indexes periodicals official reports china social cultural political economic history

$60.00
1f56a/20

Index Africanus


ASAMANI, J. O.

VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY (unread?); Imperial octavo turquoise cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xiii+659pp, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, usual library markings, stamps & labels to spine, eps & prelims)

PUBLISHER: Hoover Institution Press 1975

KEYWORDS: index africanus jo asamani hoover institution on war revolution and peace bibliography bibliographies africa reference index catalogues guides authors writers writing african studies literature social society cultural culture political politics history periodicals

$125.00
1f56a/21

The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue


LANCASTER, LEWIS R. & PARK, SUNG-BAE (in collaboration with)

VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Imperial octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii+724pp, VG+ (boards slightly shaky but all fully intact, light rubbing & soiling to boards, light bruising to corners, light staining to page edges, light soiling to eps, usual library markings, stamps & labels to spine, eps & prelims) in d/w, VG- (still intact in one piece, however, heavy rubbing & scuffing, moderate chipping to extrems with v. light surface loss to base of front cover & at spine, a few small closed tears in various locations with archival tape repair to top of spine, usual library label to base of spine)

PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Ltd. 1979

KEYWORDS: korean buddhist canon buddhism descriptive catalogue lewis r lancaster sung bae park bibliography index guides reference studies religion spirituality literature writers writing authors xylographs history ex library

$100.00
1f56a/22

Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index, 1878-1985; An International Author and Subject Index to History and Criticism (Volume 1: Author Entries & Volume 2: Subject Entries)


HALL, H.W. (ed)

2 VOL. SET, VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Imperial octavo illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spines, xviii+589 (Vol. 1) & xx+1460 (Vol. 2), VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards, light bruising to extrems & corners, usual library markings, stamps & labels to spine, front boards, eps & prelims)

PUBLISHER: Gale Research Company 1987

KEYWORDS: hw hall science fiction fantasy literature 1975 1991 bibliography horror supernatural fiction fantastic literature reference catalogues subject index guides media writing writers authors 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth century history criticism ex library

$35.00
xxa3cd171170

A Brief Narrative of a New Zealand Chief, Being the Remarkable History of Barnett Burns


BURNS, BARNETT

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.

PUBLISHER: Hocken Library Facsimile 1970

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Barnett Burns autobiography memoir chiefs Maori pakeha customs

$20.00
xxa3cd171175

Mother India


MAYO, KATHERINE

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: Jonathan Cape 1927

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature India Katherine Mayo customs history culture

$20.00
xxa3cd171178

Eyewitness: The Rise and Fall of Dorling Kindersley


DAVIS, CHRISTOPHER

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: Harriman House 2009

KEYWORDS: publishing houses history biography indistry Dorling Kindersley DK

$35.00
xxa3cd171202

Tinakori..... Top O' Th' Towner


HUTCHINSON, J. C. & H. A.

SIGNED, 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.

PUBLISHER: Nelson Mail Print (Printer) N/D (c.1960)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history diaries journals settlers pioneers J C H A Hutchinson signed

$15.00
xxa3cd171207

Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta 1942


HASTINGS, MAX

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: William Collins 2021

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 operation pedestal Malta Great Britain British armed forces

$32.50
xxa3ce171212

Reasons in Writing: A Commando's View of the Falklands War


SOUTHBY-TAILYOUR, EWEN

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: BCA 1993

KEYWORDS: military history Falklands war Argentina British armed forces

$17.50
xxa3ce171215

Ireland This Century


GRAY, TONY

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: Little, Brown and Company 1994

KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish history social commentary

$20.00
xxa3ce171222

In the Wake of Endeavour: The History of The New Zealand Shipping Company and Federal Steam Navigation Company


HOLMAN, GORDON & BLUNDELL, His Excellency Sir DENIS (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.

PUBLISHER: Charles Knight & Co 1973

KEYWORDS: New Zealand business history shipping company federal steam navigation maritime

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