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$60.00
1e17a/10

All Puns Intended: The Verbal Creation of Jean-Pierre Brisset


REDFERN, WALTER

Octavo, maroon glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, frontispiece, 184pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Legenda / European Humanities Research Centre, University of Oxford 2001

KEYWORDS: Jean-Pierre Brisset humanities literature language French linguistics history

$245.00
1e17a/13

South With Shackleton


HUSSEY, Dr L. D. A. & BERTOGLIO, VICTOR J. (Illus) & MOUNTEVANS, Admiral Lord (Fore)

Sm octavo, teal buckram boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, ix + 182pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & staining to spine, moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. ownership ink stamps to ffep & full title page, scruffy closed tearing to rear page edges- text block still intact, boards sl shaky) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with some loss to edges, light to moderate tanning & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low 1949

KEYWORDS: exploration adventure south pole expeditions Antarctic Antarctica Ernest Shackleton Dr L D A Hussey history meteorologists autobiography memoir

$45.00
1e17a/21

The Gypsies: Waggon-Time and After


HARVEY, DENIS

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 144pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name label & ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1979

KEYWORDS: gypsies culture history travelling travellers

$40.00
1f1a/5

Australia Rocks! Remembering the Music of the 1950s to 1990s


DESOTO, LUCY

Square imperial octavo, black glossy heavy boards, white & grey lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 175pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems & rear board, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: music entertainment history Australia Australian late 20th twentieth century

$65.00
1f1a/14

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (4 Vol Set)


CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.

4 VOL SET, VOLS 2, 3 & 4 FIRST EDITIONS- VOL 1 REPRINT, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, mixed pagination, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, minor water damage to lower extrems- light staining & wrinkling to lower page edges, top corner of ffep of vol 2 clipped, numerous ex-libris stamps in ink to prelims, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, heavy closed tearing & tape repairs to spine of vol 1, moderate tanning & staining, vols 1, 3 & 4 price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1956-58

KEYWORDS: British history politics political Winston Churchill first editions geopolitics war monarchy

$40.00
1f1a/15

Ayrshire: The Third Statistical Account of Scotland


STRAWHORN, JOHN & BOYD, WILLIAM

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt coat of arms to front board, top page edges stained maroon, printed eps, frontispiece, folding map to rear, xviii + 885pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals inc. folding map, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oliver and Boyd 1951

KEYWORDS: Scotland Scottish history Ayrshire statistics historical data

$100.00
1f17a/2

The Band: A Musical History


PAWELSKI, CHERYL (Compiled by) & SANDOVAL, ANDREW (Compiled by)

COMPLETE WITH 6 CDs AT REAR, quarto, illus heavy boards, white & gold lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 111pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl scuffing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Capitol Records 2005

KEYWORDS: music history The Band entertainment folk

$35.00
xxsaf190407

The Dominici Affair


GIONO, JEAN & DE MENDELSSOHN, PETER (Trans)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty); 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: Museum Press 1956

KEYWORDS: true crime history homicide murder Sir Jack Drummond Gaston Dominici miscarriages of justice wrongful convictions law legal

$20.00
xxsaf190409

Shackleton's Argonauts: A Saga of the Antarctic Ice-packs


HURLEY, FRANK

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: Angus and Robertson 1949

KEYWORDS: exploration travel adventure Ernest Shackleton south pole Antarctica history

$18.50
xxsaf190414

Should We Fall to Ruin


CHRISTIAN, HARRISON

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Ultimo Press 2022

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Guinea Rabaul

$20.00
xxsan190422

The Conversion of Augustine


GUARDINI, ROMANO & BRIEFS, ELINOR (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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Sands & Co 1960

KEYWORDS: theology religion catholicism catholic church philosphy literature Romano Guardini Augustine antiquity ancient history

$15.00
xxsan190423

Bernadette of Lourdes: Sheperdess, Sister and Saint


KEYES, FRANCES PARKINSON

Ex-library, 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: Hollis & Carter 1953

KEYWORDS: religion theology Bernadette of Lourdes history

$15.00
xxsan190427

The Epic of Captain Scott


LINDSAY, MARTIN

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (tatty); 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: The Falcon Press 1948

KEYWORDS: exploration history Captain Scott sailing maritime nautical adventure

$22.50
xxsao190434

West Otago: A Pictorial Glimpse of the Past


THOMSON, LOIS & KERSE, A. R. (Fore)

Super 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: West Otago Community 1990 Committee / West Otago Historical Society 1990

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history south island west Otago settlers pioneers pictorial photos

$25.00
xxsas190443

Galileo Heretic (Galileo Eretico)


REDONDI, PIETRO & ROSENTHAL, RAYMOND (Trans)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: history science religion theology

$32.50
xxsas190444

Francesco Redi on Vipers


REDI, FRANCESCO & KNOEFEL, PETER K. (Trans & Annotated)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: E. J. Brill 1988

KEYWORDS: snakes history serpents literature criticism literary Francesco Redi

$25.00
xxsas190448

Galileo Galilei: Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems - Ptolomaic & Copernican


GALILEI, GALILEO & DRAKE, STILLMAN (Trans) & EINSTEIN, ALBERT (Fore)

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: University of California Press N/D

KEYWORDS: history science Galileo Galilei

$17.50
xxsbd190458

Jordan vs Banks Match Games


LIEBERMAN, H. (Annotated & Arranged by)

Sm 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: E. H. Greene 1914

KEYWORDS: checkers draughts games hobbies matches past world championships history historical

$25.00
xxsbd190459

Sixth American Checker Tourney: Held at the Hotel Alamac New York City April 29th to May 14th, 1924


HEFFNER, A. J. et al (Annotated by) & FINLEY, JOHN G. (Ed & Arranged by)

Sm 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: Morris-Systems Publishing 1925

KEYWORDS: checkers draughts games hobbies matches past championships history historical

$25.00
xxsbd190470

On a Voiceless Shore: Byron in Greece


MINTA, STEPHEN

FIRST 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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Henry Holt and Company 1998

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Byron Greece 19th nineteenth century biographies poets history first editions

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