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$150.00
1c9a/43

Repairing the Panzers: German Tank Maintenance in World War 2 (Volume 2)


FRIEDLI, LUKAS

THIS VOL (2) ONLY, oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, 1cm closed tear to top spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: Panzerwrecks & Lukas Friedli 2011

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii panzer army tanks armoured vehicles maintenance

$45.00
1c9a/51

The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records


KAHN, ASHLEY

Super octavo, orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 338pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & chafing to board edges, light tanning & sl soiling to page edges, sm ink scribble to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges, sl fading to spine, sl tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Granta Books 2006

KEYWORDS: Impulse Records music history jazz labels record companies John Coltrane

$45.00
1c9a/54

Nothing But the Blues: The Music and the Musicians


COHN, LAWRENCE & KING, B. B. (Intro)

Quarto, black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, blind embossed lettering to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 432pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light chafing to boards, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & adhesive residue/staining to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Abbeville Press 1993

KEYWORDS: blues music musicians biographies history criticism

$60.00
1c9a/55

360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story


WILENTZ, SEAN

Lg quarto, illu sheavy boards, black lettering to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, 336pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine, light to moderate soiling & damp wrinkling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep

PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books 2012

KEYWORDS: Columbia Records music history record labels companies 360 industry

$175.00
1c9a/57

Sea Gypsy


TANGVALD, PETER

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 198pp, VG (light bruising & discolouration to board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, moderate scuffing & surface loss to spine, moderate tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1966

KEYWORDS: first editions history nautical maritime sailing exploration Peter Tangvald adventure autobiography memoir

$110.00
1c9a/60

New Zealand Engineers, Middle East


CODY, J. F.

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 774pp, folding maps, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & surface loss/fraying to extrems, moderate water damage/staining to spine & boards- internal & external, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate water staining to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official history military ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii engineers Middle East campaigns Greece Crete

$60.00
1c9a/65

Carriage Clocks: Their History & Development


ALLIX, CHARLES & BONNERT, PETER (Illus)

Quarto, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, vi + 484pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor staining, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Antique Collector's Club / Baron Publishing 1974

KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles carriage clocks horology history design

$60.00
1c9a/66

Christmas at Sea


KLEBINGAT, CAPTAIN FRED K. & WEINSTEIN, ROBERT A. (Illus Collected & Ed by)

Oblong quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 105pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy creasing & cracking/closed tearing to spine & edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Bernice P. Bishop Museum 1974

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical literature Christmas stories

$120.00
1c9a/68

Transactions / Maori Mythology


WOHLERS, Rev. J. F. H. et al

SIGNED BY JOHANNES ANDERSEN, AND HE HAS ADDED A HANDWRITTEN LIST OF CONTENTS, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to black cloth spine, 112pp + addendum to rear, VG (moderate scuffing & discolouration spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, various university ink stamps throughout with light tanning & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: None Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand mythology history Maori culture transactions signed Johannes Andersen

$17.50
xxkdc189081

Flying Sulkies: A History of the New Zealand Trotting Cup 1904-1980


WOOD, BERNIE

Imperial 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: Moa Publications 1981

KEYWORDS: sport horseracing trotting annuals New Zealand cup horses equine harness racing history

$15.00
xxkdc189082

The Story of BSA Motor Cycles


HOLLIDAY, BOB & SMITH, JEFF (Fore)

Imperial 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: Patrick Stephens Ltd 1978

KEYWORDS: motorsport motor cycling racing motorbikes BSA history sport design evolution engineering engines

$15.00
xxkde189087

The Big Show


CLOSTERMANN, PIERRE & BERTHOUD, OLIVER (Trans) & SLESSOR, Sir JOHN (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: Chatto & Windus 1951

KEYWORDS: French fighter pilots raf royal air force military history aviation anecdotes Pierre Clostermann

$16.50
xxkec189122

God's Long Summer: Stories of Faith and Civil Rights


MARSH, CHARLES

Super octavo softcover (VG) some pencil underlining & annotation; 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: Princeton University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: US America American civil rights history

$16.50
xxked189128

A Broken World: Letters, Diaries and Memories of the Great War


FAULKS, SEBASTIAN & WOLF, HOPE (Eds)

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: Hutchinson 2014

KEYWORDS: military history the great war ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i letters correspondence diaries journals anecdotes soldiers

$19.50
xxkee189134

A History of Western Education (Second Edition)


GOOD, H. G.

LACKS D/W, super 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: Macmillan 1960

KEYWORDS: philosophy history education

$15.00
xxkee189136

A Short History of Educational Ideas


CURTIS, S. J. & BOULTWOOD, M. E. A. & MORRIS, Sir CHARLES (Fore)

THIRD EDITION, 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: University Tutorial Press 1961

KEYWORDS: history education philosophy antiquity

$15.00
xxkee189140

A Bibliography of New Zealand Education


ROTH, HERBERT

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

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Council for Educational Research / Whitcombe and Tombs 1964

KEYWORDS: New Zealand bibliography bibliographies education youth children history

$22.50
xxkee189141

The Story of the Otago Free Church Settlement 1848 to 1948


COLLIE, The Very Reverend Professor Emeritus JOHN

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: Presbyterian Bookroom N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago religious history free church settlememnt settlers pioneers Christianity

$20.00
xxkef189153

The New Zealand Trotting Register 1944-1945


N/A

Duodecimo 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: A. B. D. Clark (Printer) 1945

KEYWORDS: New Zealand trotting harness racing horse horses past seasons reports history sport

$15.00
xxkeg189159

White Heat: The New Warfare 1914-18


TERRAINE, JOHN

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 / Guild Publishing 1982

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

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