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$50.00
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Death Camps of the River Kwai


POUNDER, THOMAS

Octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 262pp, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: United Writers Publications 1977

KEYWORDS: military history River Kwai Malaya Singapore ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Japanese

$40.00
ak1/25/10

Innisfail, or, Distant Days in Tipperary (Fourth Edition)


HICKEY, REV P

Octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 284pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate scuffing to spine with minor loss, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light cracking to front gutters, light soiling & foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: M H Gill & Son 1907

KEYWORDS: literature history Rev P Hickey

$40.00
ak1/25/11

A Commentary on Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, to Which are Prefixed, The Life of the Author, and a Complete and Impartial History of the Times in Which He Lived


LUTHER, MARTIN & MIDDLETON, Rev ERASMUS

Super octavo, black/brown textured buckram boards, black adhesive buckram to spine- unlettered, frontispiece, c + 476pp, VG (moderate rubbing/scuffing & bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, lovely encouraging inscription in pencil to ffep by prev. owner, moderate foxing to prelims, occasional pencil underlining & annotation to margins & text)

PUBLISHER: William Tegg 1860

KEYWORDS: religion religious history St Paul epistle Galatians bible biblical textx scripture Christian Christianity theology Martin Luther

$82.50
ak1/25/12

Sir Seefton Brancker


MACMILLAN, NORMAN

LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxv + 491pp, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & fading to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to front pastedown, prev. owners' details in coloured pencil & ink to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1935

KEYWORDS: military history biography biographies memoir Sir Seefton Brancker British armed forces raf royal air force pilots

$40.00
ak1/25/29

A Carmelite of the Sacred Heart: The Life of Mere Marie de Jesus, Foundress of the Carmel of Paray-le-Monial 1853-1917


ARENDRUP, M E (Trans)

Ex-library, octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt coat of arms to front board, frontispiece, xii + 171pp, VG (usual library markings, sl bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Burns Oates & Washbourne 1923

KEYWORDS: religion religious history figures historical Mere Marie de Jesus biography biographies memoir carmel carmelite

$40.00
ak1/25/30

The Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament, Vol I


SCHRADER, EBERHARD & WHITEHOUSE, Rev OWEN C (Trans & Intro Preface)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, folding map, xxxii + 310pp, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, top corner of ffep missing, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, minor cracking to gutters, moderate annotation in ink & pencil to rear eps & terminals, moderate creasing to base of pgs153-156, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Williams and Norgate 1885

KEYWORDS: religion religious history old testament biblical antiquity syllabic writing languages linguistics

$45.00
ak1/25/32

Historic New Zealand Racing Cars 2


HOLMES, STEVE

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 200pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsports automotive racing cars history historic design engineering

$40.00
ak1/25/34

The Early Settlement of the Tokomairiro Plain


BROWN, ALEXANDER

Octavo, grey stapled light card covers, black lettering & illus to front cover, 17pp, G+ (front cover fully detached but present, covers moderately tanned, moderate tanning to page edges, rear cover attached but heavily chipped around edges & tentatively hanging on)

PUBLISHER: Bruce Herald Office (Printer) 1906

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers settlements Tokomairiro Plain

$40.00
ak1/25/37

Whataroa, South Westland - a Centennial Report (A Second Revised Edition)


DORAN, J A

Quarto, green illus light card covers, green lettering to front cover, illus/map to inside front cover, illus & unpaginated prelims + 105pp, illus/photos, VG (part of spine partially un-glued- page block still sound, light creasing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor staining to base of page block)

PUBLISHER: None Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Whataroa Westland centennial report centenary district schools history

$100.00
ak1/25/40

Fifty Years Syne: A Jubilee Memorial of the Presbyterian Church of Otago


CHISHOLM, Rev JAMES

DELUXE SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION (#76/100), imperial octavo, cream buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, teg, printed/patterned eps, frontipsiece, xi + 242pp, folding group photo of Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland 1897, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to central gutters- pgs97/98 sl detached at base, occasional sl foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: J Wilkie and Co, Printers and Publishers 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Presbyterian church Otago history historical jubilee signed special editions Rev James Chisholm

$70.00
ak1/25/45

The Bruce McLaren Scrapbook: A Pictorial Celebration of a Kiwi Legend


McLAREN, JAN & BECHT, RICHARD

Oblong quarto, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 296pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorsport history biographies racing drivers Bruce McLaren pictorial

$40.00
ak1/25/48

History of New Zealand Rugby Football, Volume 1: 1870-1945


SWAN, A C

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xv + 736pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board & sine edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, G+ (creasing & chipping to edges, adhesive label residue to front, tears to edges, corners and front, sl soiling to rear flap)

PUBLISHER: Moa Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union

$16.50
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Historic Kelburn


N/A

Oblong 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Kelburn Playcentre 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington suburbs Kelburn history

$17.50
xx187pol208628

Peace Squadron: The Sharp End of Nuclear Protest in New Zealand


NEWNHAM, TOM

Quarto stapled light card covers (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: Graphic Publication 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand modern history nuclear protests Tom Newnham

$19.50
xx187pol208632

The Pictorial History of Triumph Motor Cycles


DAVIES, IVOR

Oblong quarto 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: Chancellor Press 1996

KEYWORDS: automotive motor bikes cycles motorbikes motorcycles Triumph history design

$22.50
xx187pol208633

Nelson City Centenary 1858-1958 Souvenir


MILLAR, J HALKET

Quarto stapled light card covers (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: Nelson Centennial Committee 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Nelson centennial centenary history souvenirs souvenir brochures

$35.00
xx186pol208646

Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History


NIEBUHR, REINHOLD

LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG) underlining & annotation to margins in ink; 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: Nisbet and Co 1938

KEYWORDS: essays religion religious history interpretation theology Christian Christianity

$15.00
xx186pol208648

The Fellowship of St Alban & St Sergius


ZERNOV, NICOLAS and MILITZA

Octavo stapled light card covers (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: St Basil's House 1979

KEYWORDS: religion religious history fellowship of st alban st sergius

$20.00
xx186pol208649

Claver Almanac for the African Missions 1930, Vol IX


SODALITY OF St PETER CLAVER (Ed)

Octavo stapled light card covers (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: The Sodality of St Peter Claver for the African Missions 1930

KEYWORDS: religion religious history Claver almanac African missions

$25.00
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The One Hundred and Five Martyrs of Tyburn


NUNS OF TYBURN CONVENT & CAMM, Dom BEDE (Intro)

Ex-library, sm 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: Burns & Oates 1917

KEYWORDS: Tyburn Convent religion religious history martyrs

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