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$40.00
1L6a/22

In the Wake of the Riverboats: Tales Told by Whanganui Riverboat Pioneers Joshua Harris and His Sons


HARRIS, JOSHUA et al & PARNELL, JIM (Compiled by)

LOOSELY ENCLOSED LETTER SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, xx + 107pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Jim Parnell 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Joshua Harris anecdotes history Whanganui riverboat pioneers settlers nautical autobiography Wanganui

$45.00
1L6a/23

Paddlewheels on the Wanganui (Second Edition)


REID, ALEC & REID, DAVID

Octavo, green heavy boards, white lettering to green faux leather spine, illus eps, 127pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing & soiling to board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Paddlewheels Press 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand anecdotes history Whanganui riverboat pioneers settlers nautical biographies paddlewheels Wanganui

$50.00
1L6a/24

Language Origins: A Bibliography (Second Revised and Enlarged Edition) 2 Vol Set


HEWES, GORDON WINANT (Compiled by)

2 VOL SET, tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, 890pp total, VG (minimal library markings, ligh bruising & moderate sticky adhesive residue to board edges, moderate tape staining to eps of both vols, sl atnning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in adhesive plastic covers- probable staining to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Mouton & Co 1975

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues language history origins linguistcs anthropology

$47.50
1L6a/27

Hazardous Waters: The Enterprising Life of the Good Merchant James Reddy Clendon in Early New Zealand


GAWAITH, BARBARA

SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR REGARDING REVIEWS LOOSELY ENCLOSED, octavo, illus light card covers, white & yellow lettering to spine, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creaisng/curling to spine & covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Barbara Gawaith 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history James Reddy Clendon biographies pioneers settlers family genealogy

$40.00
1L6a/30

International Congress for the Study of the Qur'an: Australian National University, Canberra 8-13 May 1980 (Series 1)


JOHNS, A H (Fore)

Imperial octavo, patterned/illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, xxviii + 187pp, VG (sl creasing & curling to spine/cover edges, moderate chafing/soiling/fading to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims/terminals, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Australian National University 1980

KEYWORDS: Australia Islam Islamic history Koran Qur'an conference Muslim holy scriptures texts

$40.00
1L6a/31

Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes and Poetry for Children


OPIE, IONA and PETER (Presented by)

NUMBERED & SIGNED LIMITED EDITION (#366/500), very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt whimsical character to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 116pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1977

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues children's literature nursery rhymes poetry history signed

$70.00
1L6a/32

Stone's Otago and Southland Directory


N/A

Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, directory ink stamps to page edges, printed eps, xii + 953pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, heavy cracking to rear hinge, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, minor cracking to some gutters, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Stone, Son & Co 1945

KEYWORDS: New Zealand directories 1945 Otago Southland businesses history

$100.00
1L19/9

Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History


KAHN, ASHLEY et al

Sm quarto, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press 2012

KEYWORDS: jazz music musicians history biographies Miles Davis

$42.50
1L19/10

Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson


CONFORTH, BRUCE & WARDLOW, GAYLE DEAN

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, ix + 326pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to board edges, sl staining to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light water staining to base of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Omnibus Press 2019

KEYWORDS: music blues musicians Robert Johnson history biographies memoir

$125.00
1L19/22

Lore and History of the South Island Maori


TAYLOR, W A

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt tiki illus to front board, frontispiece, 196pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board edges with sl surface loss, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to title page) in d/w, tatty (v heavy creasing & tearing to edges with some loss, moderate wrinkling/creasing & soiling/discolouration to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Bascands Ltd N/D (c.1950?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history south island folklore lore culture customs

$40.00
1L19/24

The West Riding Wool Textile Industry: A Catalogue of Business Records from the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century


HUDSON, PATRICIA

Very tidy ex-library, octavo, blu ebuckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 560pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Pasold Research Fund Ltd 1975

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues history historical textile industry business records

$100.00
1L19/26

Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1985-1991: An International Author and Subject Index to History and Criticism


HALL, HAL W (Ed)

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xxii + 677pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited 1993

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues scifi science fiction fantasy history criticism literature literary reference research

$75.00
1m35a/2

Waterloo: Myth and Reality


GLOVER, GARETH & RAVA, GIUSEPPE (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 268pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to board edges, sl foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Military 2014

KEYWORDS: first editions military famous battles Waterloo history Napoleon Bonaparte Duke of Wellington

$12.50
xx86pol171062

The King's Dogge: The Story of Francis Lovell


GREEN, 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: Matador 2013

KEYWORDS: literature fiction Richard III history

$245.00
1m35a/8

Bibliotheca Belgica: Bibliographie Generale des Pays-Bas / Belgian Library: General Bibliography of the Netherlands (5 Vol Set)


VAN DER HAEGHEN, FERDINAND (Founded by) & LENGER, MARIE-THERESE (Republished under direction of)

5 VOL SET, ALL FIRST EDITIONS (1964), very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, quarto, red leather-textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spines, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, minor bruising & chafing/rubbing to spines & extrems- sl surface loss, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Culture et Civilisation, Royal Library of Belgium 1964

KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues Netherlands geography history Royal Library of Belgium

$40.00
1m35a/11

Juarez and Diaz: Machine Politics in Mexico


PERRY, LAURENS BALLARD

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, illus heavy boards, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xx + 467pp, illus, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Northern Illinois University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: Mexico Mexican history politics government

$40.00
1m35a/14

The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1945-1971: A Bibliography


SHERMAN, JOHN (General Ed)

FIRST EDITION, very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 419pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light scuffing & bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing 1978

KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues Arab-Israeli conflict modern history 20th twentieth century politics religion religious conflict Israel Palestine

$40.00
1m35a/15

Foreign Investment in the American and Canadian West, 1870-1914: An Annotated Bibliography


OSTRYE, ANNE T

Very tidy ex-library, octavo, brown buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine & front board, vii + 192pp, VG+ (minimal library markings- none external, light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: The Scarecrow Press 1986

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues history finance foreign overseas investment America Canada

$40.00
1m35a/19

Romanian Military Bibliography (A 1944-1984 Selection)


N/A

Tidy ex-library, sm octavo, illus light card covers, red lettering to spine, 184pp, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & scuffing/soiling to spine & covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Military Publishing House 1985

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Romanian military history

$40.00
1m40a/1

Japan and the World 1853-1952: A Bibliographic Guide to Japanese Scholarship in Foreign Relations


ASADA, SADAO (Ed)

Very tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 462pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (in easily removed protective wrapper, light creasing to edges, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 1989

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Japan Japanese foreign relations history historical reference

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