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$65.00
1t4d/33

Travis, V.C.


GASSON, JAMES

Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 128pp, illus. photo plates, VG (light rubbing to boards, prev. owner's stamp to prelims, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate soiling & rubbing, light chipping to extrems, approx. 5mm closed tear to top of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1966

KEYWORDS: biography biographies new zealand military history world war one wwi first great dick travis savage gallipoli france french opotiki

$50.00
1t4d/34

Anatomy of a Dictatorship; Inside the GDR; 1949-1989


FULBROOK, MARY

Super octavo, illus. light card covers, white lettering to black spine, xii + 307pp, VG (light rubbing and creasing to covers, large but light diagonal crease to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1997

KEYWORDS: east germany gdr european cold war communist communism history dictatorships authoritarianism political politics

$100.00
1t4d/35

It's Warmer Down Below; The Autobiography of Sir Harold Harding, 1900-1986


HARDING, Sir HAROLD & DAVEY, AMANDA (ed)

SIGNED BY EDITOR; Super octavo, illus. light card covers, viii + 266pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to cover extrems, editor's autograph in blue ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Tilia Publishing UK 2015

KEYWORDS: signed autobiography autobiographies memoirs sir harold harding britain england english british tunnelling society civil engineering channel tunnel history

$45.00
1t4d/38

The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes (Volume IX; Essays in Persuasion)


KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD

THIS VOL. ONLY, Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper edges stained blue, xix + 451pp, VG+ (light rubbing to board extrems, light discolouration to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate discolouration - more so to spine, light rubbing & chipping to extrems, price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Press Ltd 1972

KEYWORDS: john maynard keynes essays collections anthologies economics politics political history english england british britain keynesian

$38.50
xxpji194153

Sadism in the Movies


DE COULTERAY, GEORGE

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: Castle Books 1965

KEYWORDS: film studies history movies violence sadism sadistic

$20.00
xxpjl194160

The Simpsons: Family History


GROENING, MATT

Lg quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) minor adhesion damage; 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: Abrams 2014

KEYWORDS: television tv series cartoons The Simpsons history entertainment Matt Groening

$25.00
xxpkf194173

Bible History: Old Testament


EDERSHEIM, ALFRED

Super octavo 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: Hendrickson Publishers 2003

KEYWORDS: bible old testament history biblical reference

$15.00
xxpmb194182

All of the Women of the Bible


DEEN, EDITH

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: HarperSanFrancisco 1988

KEYWORDS: bible biblical history women gender reference scripture

$35.00
xxpmc194196

A History of the Life Sciences (Second Edition)


MAGNER, LOIS N

Super octavo 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: Marcel Dekker 1993

KEYWORDS: history life science sciences biology Lois N Magner

$19.50
xxpmc194197

The Last Asylum


TAYLOR, BARBARA

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: Hamish Hamilton 2014

KEYWORDS: history mental health psychiatry Barbara Taylor illness Friern Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum

$15.00
xxpmd194202

The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Songs


MACONIE, STUART

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: Ebury Press 2014

KEYWORDS: modern history Great Britain British music songs

$15.00
xxpml194214

The Laird of Abbotsford: A View of Sir Walter Scott


WILSON, A N

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: Oxford University Press 1980

KEYWORDS: Sir Walter Scott biographies memoir history literature literary

$15.00
xxpml194217

The Arcanum


GLEESON, JANET

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: Bantam Press 1998

KEYWORDS: European Europe porcelain antiques history

$200.00
1t9a/7

Over the Top, With the Third Australian Division


CUTTRISS, G P & MONASH, Major-General Sir JOHN (Intro) & McBEATH, NEIL (Illus)

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY AUTHOR, PHOTO OF AUTHOR OPP. PAGE 8 ALSO SIGNED, sm octavo, grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine, red lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, 139pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light scuffing to board edges, moderate tanning/discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to some pages, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Charles H Kelly N/D (c.1920s)

KEYWORDS: military history 3rd third division Australia Australian ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war G P Cuttriss signed

$40.00
1t9a/8

Life of an Irish Soldier


GODLEY, General Sir ALEXANDER & BADEN-POWELL, Lieutenant-General Lord (Fore)

Ex-library, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt canine illus to front board, top page edges stained green, frontispiece, xiii + 363pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board edges/extrems with some minor chipping also, minimal library markings, moderate to heavy staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, heavy scuffing to front pastedown, heavy cracking to some gutters- front board shaky)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1939

KEYWORDS: military history General Sir Alexander Godley autobiography memoir British army

$45.00
1t9a/10

The Great War: Unseen Archives


HAMILTON, ROBERT

Lg quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, maroon lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 463pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to boards & edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Publishing 2014

KEYWORDS: military history archives photography photos Daily Mail facsimile reports the great war ww1 first 1st world war one i 1

$40.00
1t9a/11

The Seekers: The 50 Year Recorded History of Australia's First Supergroup


SIMPSON, GRAHAM & PATRICK, CHRISTOPHER & THE SEEKERS (Fore)

Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 332pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & light discolouration to board edges, sl chafing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Melbourne Books 2015

KEYWORDS: popular pop music bands The Seekers musicians history biographies memoir

$50.00
1t9a/13

Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand (Fully Revised Edition)


GIBBS, GEORGE

FULLY REVISED ENLARGED 2016 EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, green lettering to spine, illus eps, 367pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light soiling & fading)

PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history nature geography evolution

$45.00
1t9a/15

Love in Vain: Robert Johnson 1911-1938


DUPONT, J M

Oblong quarto, illus black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to brown cloth spine, illus eps, 72pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 2016

KEYWORDS: blues musicians music Robert Johnson biographies memoir graphic novel illustrated lyrics history

$50.00
1t9a/17

Ian Hamilton's Despatches From the Dardanelles etc


HAMILTON, IAN & WOOD, Field-Marshal Sir EVELYN (Intro)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, folding map to prelims, 254pp, illus, VG- (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy fading to spine, minor discolouration & foxing to spine & boards, moderate cracking & fraying to front hinges, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, sm ink stamp to ffep, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: George Newnes 1917

KEYWORDS: military history Ian Hamilton ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 navy naval despatches

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