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$60.00
1y47a/1

The Second World War (6 Vol Set)


CHURCHILL, WINSTON S

6 VOL SET, ex-library, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, printed eps, varied pagination, illus, VG (usual library markings, some jackets are affixed to boards, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges- some moderate creasing also to vol 1, varying degrees of cracking to gutters- quite heavy to vol 3) in d/w, VG- (in cracked plastic protective covers, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, jackets appear moderately tanned but affects the plastic only)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 1949-54

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Winston Churchill works literature

$60.00
1y47a/2

Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station (Second Edition)


GUTHRIE-SMITH, H

SECOND EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt NZ illus to front board, teg, frontispiece, xxvii + 405pp, illus/maps, VG (light to moderate rubbing to spine & board edges, minor soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor cracking to some gutters, prev. owner's details in ink to fep, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood & Sons 1926

KEYWORDS: New Zealand agriculture sheep farming stations Tutira history

$40.00
1y47a/3

Nad: Understanding Raga Music


BAGCHEE, SANDEEP

Octavo, illus light card covers, beige lettering to spine, 383pp, illus transluscent plates, VG (moderate bruising & curling to spine & cover edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light to moderate soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Eshwar 1998

KEYWORDS: history music culture Raga hindustani classical terminology

$60.00
1y47a/6

Black, Red & Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory, 1870-1907


BURTON, ARTHUR T

Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Eakin Press 1991

KEYWORDS: wild west Oklahoma history Indian outlaws Indians ethnicity frontier pioneer life peace officers

$40.00
1y47a/12

From the South


RITCHIE, K W

SIGNED, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 140pp, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Times Printing Service 1972

KEYWORDS: signed K W Ritchie New Zealand south island history Murihiku Maori cannibalism culture Southland

$175.00
1y47a/15

The Celtic Gauls: Gods, Rites and Sanctuaries


BRUNAUX, JEAN LOUIS & NASH, DAPHNE (Trans)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 154pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to spine & board extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: B A Seaby 1988

KEYWORDS: ancient history Celtic Gauls culture customs religion rites

$45.00
1y47a/17

Smiles of the Baby Buddha: Appreciating the Cultural Heritage of Kyongju


HONG-JUNE, YU & MUELLER, CHARLES M (Trans)

SOFTCOVER, super octavo, black light card covers, gilt lettering to spine & front cover, 268pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG+ (light curling & rubbing to cover edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (all corners sl clipped, light chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: Changbi Publishers 1999

KEYWORDS: history culture heritage Kyongju Korea Korean

$50.00
1y47a/18

Farm Tractors 1890-1980 (Second Edition)


WENDEL, C H

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, illus title page, 752pp, illus/photo, VG (light to moderate wrinkling/curling to cover edges, light fading to spine, light fading & chafing/soiling to covers, sl tanning & moderate soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: KP Books 2005

KEYWORDS: farming farm equipment tractors design history engineering

$60.00
1y47a/23

Living With Antiques


MOON, CAMPBELL & KELLY, DESMOND (Photos)

SIGNED, oblong quarto, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt floral illus to boards, illus eps, 202pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Mallinson Rendel 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand antiques signed Campbell Moon history historical artefacts interior design

$40.00
1y47a/25

Aircraft in War and Peace


ROBSON, WILLIAM A

Octavo, light brown buckram boards, brown lettering to spine & front board, aviation illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 176pp, illus/photos, VG- (light to moderate cracking to buckram on spine/rear hinge, moderate rubbing & soiling to spine & boards, heavy tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light to moderate tanning to eps, light to moderate cracking to gutters, pgs 3-14 partially detached, light staining to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1916

KEYWORDS: aviation history aircraft aeroplanes

$65.00
1y47a/26

The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean


WELLMAN, WALTER

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, aviation illus to front board, frontispiece, 448pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading & chipping to spine, light chafing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: A R Keller & Company 1911.

KEYWORDS: aviation history airships airship voyages travel literature writing atlantic ocean polar sea aerial navigation

$100.00
1y47a/28

This Small Cloud: A Personal Memoir


DALEY, HARRY & FURBANK, P N (Intro)

Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 241pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to board edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl adhesion damage to photo plates) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning & fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1986

KEYWORDS: Harry Daley autobiography autobiographies memoir law enforcement police history

$50.00
1y47a/29

The Airship: Its Design, History, Operation and Future


SPRIGG, CHRISTOPHER

LACKS D/W, octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, viii + 248pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems/edges, moderate fading & foxing to spine, light to moderate chafing & discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate smatterings of foxing & soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: airships aviation history design engineering

$40.00
1y47a/31

The Book of Famous Flyers


MOLLISON, J A (Ed)

Imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, blind stamp plane illus to front board, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate rubbing & chipping to board & spine extrems, moderate discolouration & soiling to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps, sm ink stamps to front eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, whole page block detached and sections are loosley bound- very delicate! Varying degrees of soiling to pages- mostly light)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press N/D (Third Impression)

KEYWORDS: aviation aviators pilots biographies portraits pioneers history

$45.00
1y47a/34

Fighting Destroyer: The Story of HMS Petard


CONNELL, G G

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 271pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl staining to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's ink stamp to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber & Co 1976

KEYWORDS: naval military history hms petard destroyers

$17.50
xxsoi197852

Speed Thrills


HOGG, RODNEY & ANDERSON, JON

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: Affirm Press 2015

KEYWORDS: sport cricket players sportsmen history

$10.00
xxsoi197854

Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed


CORNWELL, PATRICIA

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: Little, Brown 2002

KEYWORDS: true crime history historical cases Jack the Ripper murders homicide Patricia Cornwell theory

$15.00
xxsoi197855

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics


WILSON, JONATHAN

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: Nation Books 2013

KEYWORDS: sport football soccer history tactics strategies

$15.00
xxsoj197861

Athenian Black Figure Vases: A Handbook


BOARDMAN, JOHN

Octavo softcover (VG) crack to central gutter; 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: Thames and Hudson 1978

KEYWORDS: ancient history historical artefacts black figure vases classical atchaeology archeology

$15.00
xxsom197865

The Importance of Being Edward: King in Waiting 1841-1901


WEINTRAUB, STANLEY

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: John Murray 2000

KEYWORDS: British royal family monarchy history biography biographies memoir Edward 19th nineteenth century

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