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$40.00
2g13a/46

Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific: An Environmental History


GARDEN, DON

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO PACIFIC HISTORIAN K. R. HOWE - ASSOCIATION COPY! Imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xvii + 398pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO 2005

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian New Zealand Pacific environmental history anthropology geography human ecology oceania nature environment signed association copy

$50.00
2g13a/48

Continent of Hunter-Gatherers: New Perspectives in Australian Prehistory


LOURANDOS, HARRY

OWNERSHIP OF PACIFIC HISTORIAN K. R. HOWE, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, cream lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 390pp, illus/diagrams, VG+ (light creasing, curling & tanning/discolouration to spine & covers with some sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1997

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian prehistory ancient history antiquity archaeology archeology anthropology hunting prehistoric Aboriginals Aborigine

$50.00
2g13b/1

A Mad, Bad, and Dangerous People? England 1783-1846


HILTON, BOYD

Super octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxv + 757pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: England English history culture politics ideology

$40.00
2g13b/3

We, the Navigators: The Ancient Art of Landfinding in the Pacific


LEWIS, DAVID

Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, brown nautical illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xviii + 345pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & discolouration to extrems, sl fading to spine, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name (K R Howe) in ink to front pastedown, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Australian National University Press 1973

KEYWORDS: exploration Pacific landfinding nautical maritime naviagation history voyages voyaging

$40.00
2g13b/5

The People of the Sea: Environment, Identity, and History in Oceania


D'ARCY, PAUL

ASSOCIATION COPY - WARM & LENGTHY INSCRIPTION & SIGNATURE BY AUTHOR TO PACIFIC HISTORIAN K. R. HOWE, super octavo, blue heavy boards, blue gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 292pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edgeslight fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: University of Hawai'i Press 2006

KEYWORDS: association copy Oceania Pacific history social life customs culture navigation maritime anthropology environmental conditions environment nautical

$190.00
2g13b/6

French Explorers in the Pacific: the Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century (2 Vol Set)


DUNMORE, JOHN

2 VOL SET, OWNERSHIP OF PACIFIC HISTORIAN K. R. HOWE, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol 1- vi + 356pp, vol 2- 428pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to boards of vol 2, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG/VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading & scuffing/surface loss to spine & edges, vol 2 price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1965-69

KEYWORDS: exploration Pacific ocean islands French explorers history anthropology 18th 19th eighteenth nineteenth century

$150.00
2g13b/7

Football Grounds of Britain (Third Edition)


INGLIS, SIMON

Imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, red lettering to spine, 480pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to spine & covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: CollinsWillow 1996

KEYWORDS: English soccer football grounds history sport

$55.00
2g13b/8

A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years 1917-1932


RICHARDSON, JOHN & McCULLY, MARILYN

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 592pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems & edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light creasing & soiling with pen markings, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2007

KEYWORDS: Pablo Picasso art history biographies memoir criticism appreciation

$75.00
2g13b/17

The History of Preston North End Football Club: The Power, the Politics and the People


HUNT, DAVID

Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 303pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: PNE Publications 2000

KEYWORDS: English soccer football Preston North End fc pne sport history

$40.00
2g13b/18

A Time of Transition: Whakarongo School District Twelve Decades On


BURR, VAL

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, vi + 118pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing, curling, tanning & soiling to spine & covers, heavy crack to gutter of pgs 2-3 with some pgs loose but still attached)

PUBLISHER: Whakarongo School & District 120th Jubilee Committee 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education school history Whakarongo 120th jubilee

$20.00
xxyha185430

Take Me Out to the Ballpark: An Illustrated Tour of Baseball Parks Past and Present


Revised and Updated

LEVENTHAL, JOSH

Rounded quarto 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: Black Dog & Leventhal 2011

KEYWORDS: america american baseball field parks fields stadiums ballpark ballparks history sport sports major minor negro league leagues

$20.00
xxyha185443

Christ's College Canterbury: A Record of the Centenary 1950


N/A

Octavo stapled wrappers (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: Christ's College Canterbury 1950

KEYWORDS: christ's college canterbury centenary education history new zealand

$25.00
xxyha185450

Among the Cinders: Speedway Racing in Christchurch 1929-1938


BATT, ALLAN

Octavo stapled wrappers (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: Allan Batt 1993

KEYWORDS: speedway racing christchurch new zealand motorsport motorsports motorcycle motorcycles motoring history

$30.00
xxyhc185462

Spoon


N/A

Oblong super octavo softcover (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: Phaidon 2004

KEYWORDS: phaidon design industrial product commercial visual culture history products

$25.00
xxyhc185464

Richard Pearse and his Flying Machines: An Anthology of Research Notes, Essays and Ideas


RODLIFFE, C.G. & [PEARSE, RICHARD]

Oblong 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: Geoff Rodliffe 2007

KEYWORDS: richard pearse flying machine machines design new zealand aviation aeroplane airplane aeronautics history technology air travel

$40.00
2g13c/12

The School History and List of St. Margaret's College From 1910 to 1975


CORDER, MISS N. (Editorial) & McMULLAN, MISS M. (Post Script)

Octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, 271pp, VG+ (sl fading & bruising to spine & extrems, minor soiling to rear board, light staining & tanning to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: St. Margaret's College Old Girls' Association Incorporated 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand education St Margaret's College history teachers prefects alumni

$88.50
2g13c/13

The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913


CHERRY-GARRARD, APSLEY & SPUFFORD, FRANCIS (Intro)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising to edges/corners, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2012

KEYWORDS: folio society exploration south pole Antarctic expeditions history polar Robert Falcon Scott

$60.00
2g13c/24

Art as Existence: The Artist's Monograph and Its Project


GUERCIO, GABRIELE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to silver buckram spine, xiii + 378pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl creasing to eps)

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 2006

KEYWORDS: first editions art criticism authorship history artists biographies philosophy

$50.00
2g13d/1

Renaissance Rivals: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian


GOFFEN, RONA

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 521pp, illus/photos, VG (sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl scuffing & briusing to extrems, sl foxing & tanning to page edges, occasional ink marking to text- v unobtrusive, v heavy crack to rear gutter- rear board shaky, 2cm crack to rear hinge, spine cocked) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 2002

KEYWORDS: art history renaissance competition psychology Michelangelo Leonard da Vinci Raphael Titian criticism appreciation philosophy

$40.00
2g13d/2

Suppressed Murder of Wyatt Earp


BOYER, GLENN G.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xix + 135pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to top spine edge & rear board, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with archival tape repairs to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling, moderate damp wrinkling to rear)

PUBLISHER: The Naylor Company 1967

KEYWORDS: first editions wild west Wyatt Earp crime US American America history justice biography

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