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$65.00
1j48/35

Natural History in America 1609-1860


TUCHER, ANDREA J (Compiled by)

Tidy ex-library, quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xix + 287pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, sl staining to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing 1985

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues American Philosophical Society Historical Society of Pennsylvania Library Company of Philadelphia natural history

$40.00
1j48/41

Goya


HUGHES, ROBERT

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 429pp, illus, VG+ (sl scuffing to board extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: The Harvill Press 2003

KEYWORDS: first editions Goya art history biographies memoir

$45.00
1k21a/3

A Bibliography of the Hungarian Revolution 1956


DE BEKY, I L HALASZ (Compiled by)

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 179pp, VG (minimal library markings, light to moderate bruising to board corners, light fading to spine & board edges, light chafing & soiling to rear board, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1963

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Hungarian revolution politics history political

$75.00
1k21a/6

William Pitt the Younger 1759-1806: A Bibliography


HARVEY, A D

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library- possibly unread, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, vi + 80pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Meckler 1989

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues first editions William Pitt the Younger Great Britain British statesmen politics government leaders history

$125.00
1k21a/10

Maiden Over: A Short History of Women's Cricket and a Diary of the 1948-49 Test Tour to Australia


JOY, NANCY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, yellow buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 168pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate staining/discolouration to spine extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping & loss to edges with archival tape repairs, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks Ltd 1950

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history Cricket women Australia Australian

$40.00
1k21a/11

From Versailles to Locarno: Keys to Polish Foreign Policy, 1919-25


CIENCIALA, ANNA M & KOMARNICKI, TITUS

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, grey buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 384pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & scuffing to edges with minor tape staining also, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: University of Kansas Press 1984

KEYWORDS: Poland Polish history foreign policy early 20th twentieth century politics political

$180.00
1k21a/15

Cricket in the Fiji Islands


SNOW, PHILIP A & WARNER, Sir PELHAM (Intro) & SUKUNA, RATU Sir LALA (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 250pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with loss & archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions sport cricket history Fiji Fijian pacific islands pasifika

$45.00
1k21a/17

Arts of Russia: From the Origins to the End of the 18th Century


KORNILOVICH, KIRA & KAGANOVICH, ABRAAM & HOGARTH, JAMES (Trans)

Sm folio, white heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & soiling/discolouration to board edges, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate wrinkling/peeling, light fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Nagel Publishers 1976

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian art artefacts history

$47.50
1k21a/26

The Great '08: Blackball Coal Miners' Strike: 27 February - 13 May 1908


WOOD, BRIAN

Quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, 230pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl foxing & soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Brian Wood 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history coal miners strike Blackball 1908 industrial labour labor

$55.00
1k21a/28

Liberator: America's Global Bomber


LLOYD, ALWYN T

Lg quarto, green heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xii + 548pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Pictorial Histories Publishing 1994

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat warplanes bombers design engineering aircraft

$120.00
1L6a/2

Bodies Beyond Borders: Moving Anatomies, 1750-1950


WILS, KAAT (Ed) & DE BONT, RAF (Ed) & AU, SOKHIENG (Ed)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, red & grey lettering to spine, 304pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges, moderate underlining & annotation in pencil to text)

PUBLISHER: Leuven University Press 2017

KEYWORDS: anatomy medical science history

$50.00
1L6a/4

Later English Romanesque Sculpture 1140-1210


ZARNECKI, GEORGE

Sm octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 68pp + 133 b&w plates to rear, VG (moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges with tidy archival taoe repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Alec Tiranti 1953

KEYWORDS: England English sculptures Roman ancient history

$55.00
1L6a/7

A Record in Stone: The Study of Australia's Flaked Stone Artefacts


HOLDAWAY, SIMON & STERN, NICOLA

CD-ROM TO REAR, super octavo, illus light card covers, cream lettering to spine, xxiii + 376pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to spine & covers, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Museum Victoria / Aboriginal Studies Press 2007

KEYWORDS: Australia stone implements antiques antiquities Aboriginal Aboriginies ancient history artefacts

$40.00
1L6a/9

Historic Buildings of Northern New Zealand: An Artist's View


WELLS, PETER

INCLUDES LETTER FROM AUTHOR'S MOTHER REGARDING PUBLICATION OF THIS BOOK, square octavo, black cloth boards, 84pp, illus, VG (light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to enclosed letter, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cecilia Ediitons 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art sketches drawings historic buildings architecture history Peter Wells

$15.00
xx100pol184340

Life of Mahomet


IRVING, WASHINGTON

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: Temple 1949

KEYWORDS: literature biography history religion Islam Mahomet Muhammad

$35.00
1L6a/13

Theatre Country: Essays on Landscape & Whenua


PARK, GEOFF

Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 286pp, illus, VG (light rubbing, scuffing and soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Vicotria University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand essays literature prose collection human ecology history Geoff Park

$50.00
1L6a/15

Sons of Kentigern: A History of Saint Kentigern School 1959-2009


MACKIE, JANE

Lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 303pp illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Saint Kentigern Trust Board 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand school history St Saint Kentigern alumni education

$60.00
1L6a/16

The Wanganui Maxwells: A Family History 1814-1966


HARROP, DAVID

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 141pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David Harrop 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Wanganui John James Maxwell biographies

$40.00
1L6a/18

Warship 1999-2000


PRESTON, ANTONY (Ed)

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light staining to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 1999

KEYWORDS: military history naval combat ships warships war design maritime

$80.00
1L6a/19

A Divine Legacy


McGREGOR, HELEN

Oblong quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, red & grey lettering to spine, 57pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & chafing/soiling to spine & boards, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Helen Smith / Evenstar Photography 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand church buildings churches Frederick de Jersey Clere Manawatu Rangitikei districts history historical

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