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1r12a/11

Phrenology; Proved, Illustrated, and Applied; Embracing an analysis of the primary mental powers, in their various degrees of development. The phenomena produced by their combined activity, and the Location of the Phrenological Organs in the Head, to


FOWLER, O. S. & FOWLER, L. N. & KIRKHAM, SAMUEL (assisted by)

SPINE DAMAGED WITH SIGNIFICANT SURFACE LOSS; Sm. octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering & decorative motif to spine, blind-stamped decorative rule to boards, vi+430pp+4pp publisher's adverts at rear, tatty VG- (spine heavily damaged with roughly two-thirds surface loss & spine coming almost entirely loose at top extrem, hinges heavily cracked, boards wobbly but still attached, light soiling & heavy rubbing, scuffing, fading & fraying to boards, heavy browning/discolouration to page edges, light-moderate foxing/soiling throughout, moreso to prelims/terminals, moderate oil? staining to top right corner of first approx. 25pp, phrenological diagram doodling in v. light pencil by prev. owner to one page at terminals)

PUBLISHER: S. R. Wells & Co. 1878

KEYWORDS: os ln fowler phrenology proved illustrated and applied science pseudoscience brains function neuroscience heads skulls scalp morphology human anatomy anatomical medicine history development practical applications of techniques technical historical phrenological 19th nineteenth century scientific methods guides mental traits illness personality

$245.00
1r12a/15

Sketch of the Early History of the Cymry, or Ancient Britons


ROBERTS, Revd. P.

LACKS TITLE PAGE; Octavo, brown heavy card boards, illus prelim - Hesus; From a bas relief found under the Choir of the Church of Notre Dame a Paris in 1711 (this plate appears again at p50, otherwise book is without illustrations), xvi+158pp+4pp index, scruffy VG- (moderate soiling & moderately heavy rubbing/scuffing to boards, moreso to corners, heavy fading/discolouration to boards, moderate fraying to spine extrems, v. small fragment of title label remains on spine - otherwise missing, light cracking to hinges & gutters, moderate creasing & soiling/discolouration to eps, a few light pencil marks to fep from prev. owner, title page is missing entirely, a few prelim pages starting to come loose, approx. 6cm closed tear to pp.ix-x, attempted tape repairs to pp.viii-x, a few additional small tears/light creases throughout text, moderate soiling/discolouration throughout text, moreso to page extrems/edges)

PUBLISHER: n/a c.1803

KEYWORDS: reverend peter roberts sketch early history cymry ancient britons social cultural political culture politics religion religious language traditions customs warfare conflicts military britain british isles wales welsh

$40.00
1r12a/17

Whites Pictorial Reference of New Zealand; Representative Airviews of New Zealand Cities and Boroughs


WHITE, LEO (compiled by)

Oblong octavo, burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 312pp, illus. aerial black & white photo plates, scruffy VG- (light soiling/rubbing to boards, heavy scuffing/fraying to lower spine extrems, heavy crack to front gutter with front board almost entirely detached as a result, light soiling & moderate dampstaining throughout impacting on several aerial photo plates - moreso at top edge of pages, moderate creasing to a couple of plates, prev. owner's name in blue ink to front pastedown, light annotation in pink & blue ink to North Island map on p.9, moderate scribbling in pencil to maps on pp.309-311 plus p.312 colophon)

PUBLISHER: Whites Aviation Limited 1953

KEYWORDS: leo white whites aviation pictorial reference new zealand airviews aerial photography photos photographs photographic history reference maps

$40.00
1r12a/21

St Michael's Remuera; 60th Anniversary - 1933-1993; A Jubilee History


GARRETT, JAMES

Draft manuscript annotated by the author; Quarto, illus. spiral bound light card covers, illus eps, frontispiece, illus prelims, 251pp, photo illus - photocopies, VG+ (light rubbing, light soiling to covers & page edges)

PUBLISHER: James Garrett FNZIA 1992

KEYWORDS: james garrett st michael's remuera jubilee history 60th sixtieth anniversary auckland north island new zealand christianity parish religion religious catholicism

$20.00
xxrhL193431

The Catalpa Rescue; The gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history


FITZSIMONS, PETER

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: Hachette Australia 2019

KEYWORDS: peter fitzsimons catalpa rescue prison breaks fremantle western australian history incarceration clan-na-gael irish ireland independence activists activism british britain england english empire imperialism

$20.00
xxrhL193432

Captain Cook's Epic Voyage


BLAINEY, GEOFFREY

Revised edition; Super octavo softcover (VG+), prev. owner's name cut-out of top right corner of half-title page; 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: Viking 2020

KEYWORDS: geoffrey blainey captain james cook endeavour expeditions exploration travel adventure journeys australian history britain british empire english england imperialism colonialism jean de surville french france st jean-baptiste

$25.00
xxrhL193433

Boys in the Trees; A Memoir


SIMON, CARLY

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: Flatiron Books 2015

KEYWORDS: carly simon memoirs autobiography autobiographies music history musical pop popular folk boys in the trees

$22.50
xxrhL193434

Kokoda


HAM, PAUL

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: HarperCollinsPublishers Pty Limited 2004

KEYWORDS: paul ham kokoda track campaign world war two 2 second wwii papua new guinea australian japanese conflicts warfare military history

$25.00
xxrhL193435

The Paremata Barracks


BURNETT, R.I.M. & DAVIS, SUSAN

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.

PUBLISHER: National Historic Places Trust New Zealand 1963

KEYWORDS: rim burnett susan davis paremata barracks early settler new zealand military history wellington north island conflicts warfare maori wars imperialism colonialism

$35.00
xxrhL193436

Those Ragged Bloody Heroes; From the Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach 1942


BRUNE, PETER

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: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd 1991

KEYWORDS: peter brune kokoda trail campaigns gona beach australian military history maroubra force papua new guinea japanese conflicts warfare world war two 2 second wwii

$39.50
xxrhL193437

Our First Foreign War; The Impact of the South African War 1899-1902 on New Zealand


ROBSON, NIGEL

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: Massey University Press 2021

KEYWORDS: nigel robson south african boer war new zealand britain british empire military history warfare conflicts imperialism colonialism

$15.00
xxrha193440

The Architect of Kokoda; Bert Kienzle - The Man Who Made the Kokoda Trail


KIENZIE, ROBYN & MCDONALD, NEIL (foreword)

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: Hachette Australia 2013

KEYWORDS: robyn bert kienzle neil mcdonald kokoda trail campaigns australian military veterans biography biographies history papua new guinea japanese conflicts warfare world war two 2 second wwii

$8.50
xxrha193441

Beyond the Call of Duty


GEORGE, ISABEL

Ex-library; 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: HarperElement 2010

KEYWORDS: ex-library isabel george world war one two first second wwi wwii 1 2 military history dogs canines pets animals conflicts warfare wartime true stories collections

$25.00
xxrha193442

Friday On My Mind; the life of George Young


APTER, JEFF

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: Allen & Unwin 2020

KEYWORDS: jeff apter george young music musicians biographies biography ac/dc easybeats flash and & the pan australian rock n roll popular history

$22.50
xxrha193443

My Life In Dire Straits


ILLSLEY, JOHN & KNOPFLER, MARK (foreword)

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: Bantam Press 2021

KEYWORDS: john illsley mark knopfler dire straits england english britain british music musicians autobiographies autobiography memoirs rock popular history

$14.00
xxrha193444

First Past The Post; An Anthology of New Zealand Racing Stories


PHILLIPS, BRIAN (ed)

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: Random House New Zealand 2000

KEYWORDS: brian phillips first past the post new zealand horses racing history stories anthologies races equestrian racehorses

$32.50
xxrha193446

Jumping Sundays; The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand


BOLLINGER, NICK

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: Auckland University Press 2022

KEYWORDS: nick bollinger jumping sundays aotearoa new zealand social society cultural history counterculture countercultural movements protest activism music political politics rise fall decline 1960s 1970s

$39.50
xxrha193447

America's Good Terrorist; John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid


POLAND Jr., CHARLES P.

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: Casemate Publishers 2020

KEYWORDS: charles p poland john brown harpers ferry raids american united states u.s.a history 19th nineteenth century slavery abolitionists abolitionism liberation revolts uprisings insurrections revolutionaries violence conflicts good terrorists terrorism

$35.00
xxrhb193452

Never Enough; The Story of the Cure


APTER, JEFF

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: Omnibus Press 2009

KEYWORDS: jeff apter the cure music musicians musical biography biographies history histories memoirs post-punk popular english england britain british robert smith

$15.00
xxrhc193455

Christ In Evolution


DELIO, ILIA & HAUGHT, JOHN F. (foreword)

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: Orbis Books 2013

KEYWORDS: ilia delio evolution cosmic christology philosophical theology philosophy spirituality religion christianity jesus christ doctrinal history doctrines

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