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The Kabuki Theatre of Japan
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: Allen & Unwin 1955
KEYWORDS: kabuki theater theatre japan japanese east asia asian culture history performance drama costume a.c. scott
Australian Ghost Stories
Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xiv + 177pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate tape staining/residue to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (in adhesive protective wrapper- edges probably stained, flaps clipped- some text missing, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1967
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian ghosts true ghost stories supernatural spectres apparitions history
Ngamatapouri: An Account of the Early Settlers of the Upper Waitotara Valley
UNCOMMON, octavo, illus stapled light card covers, maroon lettering to front cover, 63pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate tanning & chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Bernard Annabell 1984
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlers pioneers Upper Waitotara Valley
Memoirs of an Old Chemist: An Autobiography
Quarto, illus stapled light card card covers, blue lettering to front cover, 90pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine, moderate creasing & soiling to covers, light to tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing & soiling to eps, occasional light pencil markings to pages throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to title page)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge Independent Ltd 1980
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Edward Henry Leigh autobiography memoir pharmacies business
Fiji's Sugar Tramways: 1882-1982
Super octavo, illus stapled light card covers, red lettering to front cover, printed eps, 32pp, illus/photos, VG (light curling/fading & soiling to spine & covers with some light foxing also, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & inside covers)
PUBLISHER: Light Railway Research Society of Australia 1982
KEYWORDS: history Fiji pacific islands sugar cane trade tramways rail transport
Alfred Joseph Clarke 1885-1941: A Memoir
Imperial octavo, blue light card covers, light blue lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 61pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine & cover edges, light soiling to rear cover, sl tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: C & J Clark Ltd 1985
KEYWORDS: biographies memoir Alfred Joseph Clarke history pharmacology
A History of Christianity in Asia: Volume I: Beginnings to 1500
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, brown lettering to spine & covers, xxvi + 560pp, illus/maps to prelims, VG+ (light scuffing & curling to cover edges, light chafing to covers, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page
PUBLISHER: Orbis Books 2001
KEYWORDS: religion religious ancient history antiquity Christianity Asia churches
A West Coast Engineman
Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 251pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl chafing to covers)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc 2015
KEYWORDS: New Zealand rail railways locomotives history West Coast south island steam transport
Legacy of Faith: A Chronicle of the Parish of St Stephens & St Aidans Presbyterian Churches, Lower Hutt
SIGNED, quarto, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine & front cover, 142pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & chafing to spine & covers, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Peggy Budge 1997
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Lower Hutt St Stephens St Aidans Presbyterian churches parishes history signed Peggy Budge
Resettlement in Hokianga; a Maori Perspective
UNPUBLISHED THESIS, oblong quarto, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, Maori illus strip to front board, 208pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, binding sl loose/sloppy- boards shaky, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps)
PUBLISHER: School of Architecture, University of Auckland 1981
KEYWORDS: unpublished theses thesis Hokianga academic Hokianga Maori culture architecture history
A Scrapbook of History: Awarua Radio ZLB
Quarto, illus light card covers- in plastic protective cover, green & black lettering to front cover, 282pp, illus/photos, VG (heavy adhesive tape to spine, light chafing/soiling & creasing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Alex C Glennie 2016
KEYWORDS: New Zealand media Awarya radio zlb history broadcasting broadcast journalism
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 1 A-Art
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xxii + 903pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/staining to page edges, heavy cracking to some gutters, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing throughout, heavy water damage to illus at rear, rear ep detached, minor ink markings throughout)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1908
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 1 i one
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 2: Arthur-Bunyan
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xxii + 901pp, VG (minor bruising to board corners, moderate fading & chafing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/staining to page edges, light to moderate chafing/scuffing & soiling to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, heavy cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1909
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 2 ii two
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 3: Burial-Confessions
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xvi + 901pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading & tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ffep stuck to board- sl water damage, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to verso of half title page, moderate cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate soiling & scuffing to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1910
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 3 iii three
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 4: Confirmation-Drama
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xvi + 907pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/staining to page edges, considerable adhesion & soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl cracking to front & rear gutters)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1911
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 4 iv four
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 5: Dravidians-Fichte
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xvi + 908pp, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/staining to page edges, moderate soiling to eps, heavy cracking to front gutter, light foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1912
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 5 v five
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 6: Fiction-Hyksos
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xviii + 890pp, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, light fading & soiling to spine with 2cm gouge also, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/staining to page edges, moderate soiling to eps, moderate cracking to gutters, rear ep detached, heavy water staining to rear ep, spine cocked)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1913
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 6 vi six
The Forgotten Orchids of Alexandre Brun
Folio, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, frontispiece, 159pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Grove Press 1992
KEYWORDS: art flowers orchids Alexandre Brun criticism appreciation history
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 7: Hymns-Liberty
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xx + 911pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light chafing & soiling to eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1914
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 7 vii seven
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Volume 8: Life and Death-Mulla
THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's blind stamp to front board, xx + 910pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light chafing & soiling to eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: T & T Clark 1915
KEYWORDS: encyclopedia encyclopaedia religion ethics history religious volume 8 viii eight