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$12.50
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Cabers and Ceilidhs: 150 Years of the Caledonian Society of Otago


STINSON, JOHN & GORDON, DONALD

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: Caledonian Society of Otago 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Scottish Caledonian society history highland

$20.00
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Keith Douglas 1920-1944: A Biography


GRAHAM, DOUGLAS

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, 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: Oxford University Press 1988

KEYWORDS: Keith Douglas biographies memoir history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$18.50
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London: A Short History


WILSON, A N

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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004

KEYWORDS: history English England cities London

$40.00
1j42b/14

Meaning and Power in a Southeast Asian Realm


ERRINGTON, SHELLY

Super octavo, maroon buckram boards, white lettering to spine, xiv + 322pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: southeast asia history ethnology Indonesia Luwu geography

$40.00
1j42b/16

Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus


KENNEDY, HUGH

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xvi + 342pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & rubbing to covers, light soiling & tanning to page edges, light foxing & tanning to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Longman / Pearson Education 1996

KEYWORDS: history Spain Portugal Spanish Portugese muslim muslims Islam religion politics

$74.50
1j42b/27

History of Limehills 125th Celebration


OVERTON, NIGEL (Compiled & Ed)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY EDITOR, super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & brown lettering to spine, frontispiece, 300pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing/curling to front cover, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Limehills School 125 Year Jubilee Celebrations Committee 1996

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand Limehills school district settlers pioneers history

$60.00
1j42b/28

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: An Account of Travels in the Interior Including Visits to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrine of Nikko


BIRD, ISABELLA L

SECOND EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp illus & rule to front board, frontispiece, xxiv + 336pp, illus, VG (tracks mis-spelled on spine, sl bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine, moderate staining & discolouration to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning/foxing to eps, modern ex-libris label to front pastedown, light cracking to some gutters, light smatterings of foxing to pages sporadically thorughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1911

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese travel writing literature adventure exploration history

$60.00
1j42b/33

Cairo: 1001 Years of The City Victorious


ABU-LUGHOD, JANET L

Quarto, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xiv + 284pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: Egypt Cairo ancient history antiquity sociology anthropology

$45.00
1j48/14

A Garland from Quatt


ADAMS, MARJORY F E

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 333pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to photographic pages)

PUBLISHER: Marjory F E Adams 2001

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history sutobiography memoir signed Marjory Adams pioneers

$80.00
1j48/17

The Hawaiian Kingdom 1778-1874 (2 Vol Set)


KUYKENDALL, RALPH S & DAWS, GAVAN (Fore)

2 VOL SET, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispiece to vol 1, illus eps, vol 1- xiii + 453pp, vol 2- x + 310pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light to moderate foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffeps of both vols, sm numbers in ink to prelims of vol 1) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spines, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press 1980-82

KEYWORDS: history Hawaii Hawai'i politics political government

$55.00
1j48/18

Ross in the Antarctic: The Voyages of James Clark Ross in Her Majesty's Ships Erebus & Terror 1839-1843


ROSS, M J

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising/scuffing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning & foxing to first 16 pages, foxing to loosely enclosed ephemera) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration to front, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Caedmon of Whitby 1982

KEYWORDS: exploration history maritime nautical James Clark Ross voyages pioneers

$40.00
1j48/27

Freed to Care, Proud to Nurse: 100 Years of the New Zealand Nurses Organisations


O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, 310pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate bruising to extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nursing history healthcare nurses organisation organization

$15.00
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Queen Victoria: Her Life and Times, Volume One: 1819-1861


WOODHAM-SMITH, CECIL & [QUEEN VICTORIA]

THIS VOL. ONLY; FIRST EDITION; 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: Hamish Hamilton 1972

KEYWORDS: queen victoria britian british england english monarchy governement royals history biography cecil woodham-smith victorian era politics culture

$17.50
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The Geographer's Daughter


NEVILL, ALISON & MILLER, NAOMI

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: Water Under the Bridge Publications 2017

KEYWORDS: alison nevill new zealand otago memoir history naomi miller india travel family

$12.50
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Walter Scott and the Historical Imagination


BROWN, DAVID & [SCOTT, SIR WALTER]

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1979

KEYWORDS: ex-library sir walter scott literary criticism history britain scotland scottish waverley novels david brown

$14.50
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What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response


LEWIS, BERNARD

TIDY 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2002

KEYWORDS: middle east colonialism imperialism eastern imperial history politics bernard lewis

$14.50
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Grandeur and Illusion: French Literature and Society 1600-1715


ADAM, ANTOINE & TINT, HERBERT (trans.)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Basic Books 1972

KEYWORDS: antoine adam french france literature society history culture renaissance

$15.00
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The Living Years


RUTHERFORD, MIKE

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: Constable 2014

KEYWORDS: genesis mike rutherford britain british england english rock music history culture memoir

$19.50
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Sydney Harbour: A History


HOSKINS, IAN

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: NewSouth 2022

KEYWORDS: australia australian history sydney harbour maritime gameragal gadigal foreshore

$40.00
1j48/29

A Select Bibliography of Gujarat: Its History and Culture 1600-1857


CHAVDA, V K

Reasonably tidy ex-library, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, black lettering to spine, xii + 232pp, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising & moderate tape/adhesive staining to board edges & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning to page egdes & eps, moderate adhesive staining to eps & prelims/terminals, sm numerals in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy adhesive staining & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: New Order Book Co 1972

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Gujarat history politics economics

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