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$45.00
1u35a/9

Eye Surgeons and Surgery in New Zealand


HADDEN, O BRUCE & McGHEE, CHARLES N J (Fore)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO HOLOGRAPH SIGNED DATED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENC., super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history opthamology eye surgery surgeons healthcare signed O Bruce Hadden

$75.00
1u35a/10

From Powder Monkey to Governor: The Life of Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh, Kt RN 1785-1860, First Governor of South Australia; Lieut. Governor of Heligoland


HINDMARSH, F STEWART

Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/map to eps, unpaginated prelims + 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to edges/extrems, sl chafing to rear board, sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Access Press 1995

KEYWORDS: biographies memoir biography Rear Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh Australian South Australia history early settlers pioneers Adelaide

$40.00
1u35a/14

Esoteric Anatomy (Part One): Volume Seven of The Seven Pillars of Ancient Wisdom (The Synthesis of Yoga, Esoteric Science and Psychology)


BAKER, Dr DOUGLAS

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 223pp + unpaginated index to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising/creasing & tanning/soiling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Douglas Baker 1976

KEYWORDS: esoteric philosophy human anatomy body Dr Douglas Baker ancient history

$40.00
1u35a/34

Taming the Infinite: The Story of Mathematics


STEWART, IAN & PARKER, MATT (Intro)

Super octavo, grey buckram boards, copper gilt lettering to spine, copper & blue gilt decoration to spine & front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, xxii + 325pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light bruising)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2012

KEYWORDS: folio society mathematics history geometry symmetry

$55.00
1u35a/35

Honour and Shame: The Values of Mediterranean Society


PERISTIANY, J G (Ed)

Super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 266pp, VG (light creasing/curling & moderate to heavy fading & soiling to spine & covers/edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & inside covers, prev. owner's name in ink to top of half title page)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1974

KEYWORDS: social anthropology sociology history Mediterranean philosophy

$55.00
1u35a/38

Placing the Dead: Tombs, Ancestral Villages, and Kinship Organization in Madagascar


BLOCH, MAURICE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 241pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to boadr & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate rubbing & creasing to edges with chipping/closed tearing also, minor tanning & staining to spine, light soiling & moderate discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Seminar Press 1971

KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology history culture Madagascar villages Merina society

$60.00
1u35a/42

The Life & Work of Henry Scott Tuke 1858-1929


COOPER, EMMANUEL

Imperial octavo, deep brown heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 72pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: GMP Publishers 1987

KEYWORDS: Henry Scott Tuke art history British artists biography biographies memoir

$100.00
1u35a/43

Architecture and Ideology in Eastern Europe During the Stalin Era: An Aspect of Cold War History


AMAN, ANDERS

Imperial octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 285pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, sm adhesive label to rear)

PUBLISHER: The Architectural History Foundation Inc 1992

KEYWORDS: history Cold War Stalin architecture politics government 20th twentieth century eastern Europe ideology

$100.00
1u35a/44

Valley of the Spirits: The Upper Skagit Indians of Western Washington


COLLINS, JUNE McCORMICK

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey/teal cloth boards, brown lettering to spine, xiii + 267pp, illus, VG+ light bruising & discolouration to spine extrems, sl foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading to spine & edges with light tanning also)

PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press 1974

KEYWORDS: first editions native American Indians tribes Skagit Washington history anthropology

$45.00
1u35a/45

Symbolic Domination: Cultural Form and Historical Change in Morocco


RABINOW, PAUL

Octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated illus prelims + 107pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to cover egdes, moderate to heavy fading to spine & cover edges, minor chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1978

KEYWORDS: Morocco history culture politics Zaouia Sidi Lahsene Islam religion civilization civilisation

$70.00
w1a/1

The Drama of the Portrait: Theater and Visual Culture in Early Modern Spain


BASS, LAURA R

Quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind lettering to front board, xiv + 180pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Pennsylvania State University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: Spain Sapnish art literature history theatre theater

$100.00
w1a/2

Siouxsie and the Banshees Photo Book


STEVENSON, RAY

Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, illus eps, 64pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing & chafing/rubbing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling & tanning to page edges, minor glue deterioration to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Symbiosis 1983

KEYWORDS: punk rock music musicians Siouxsie and the Banshees history photos photography

$125.00
w1a/11

Auckland Weekly News 1908, Christmas Number


N/A

Folio, illus stapled light card covers, printed inside covers, 64pp, illus/photos, VG- (v heavy scuffing to spine with surface loss, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to cover edges- some tape repairs to inside covers, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton 1908

KEYWORDS: Auckland weekly news issues past years New Zealand papers history historical

$40.00
w1a/13

Faraday, Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Field


FORBES, NANCY & MAHON, BASIL

Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Prometheus Books 2014

KEYWORDS: science physics history emf electromagnetic field Michael Faraday James Clerk Maxwell

$50.00
w1a/25

Rituals of the Kandyan State


SENEVIRATNE, H L

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 190pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: anthropology buddhist rites ceremonies rituals religion Sri Lanka Kandy first editions history

$50.00
w1a/31

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (1980 Facsimile)


BARDSLEY, CHARLES WAREING & LORD BISHOP OF CARLISLE (Preface)

1980 FACSIMILE PRINT, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 837pp, VG+ (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine, sl bruising & rubbing to board edges & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publishing Co 1980

KEYWORDS: family tree research history genealogy England English Wales Welsh names surnames

$100.00
w1a/32

A Topographical Dictionary of England (Four Volumes Bound as Two)


LEWIS, SAMUEL

4 VOLS BOUND AS 2 VOLS (1996 FACSIMILE), super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light discolouration to spines, light soiling to page edgesprev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown to both vols)

PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publilshing Co 1996 (Facsimile)

KEYWORDS: topography England English maps history historical topographical dictionaries

$975.00
w1a/33

The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, During the Years 1832-1836 (1980 Facsimile Reprint) 3 Vol Set


DARWIN, CHARLES (Ed) & OWEN, RICHARD et al

3 VOLUME SET, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#247/750), very heavy set- extra shipping req'd, lg quarto, quarter leather bound brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines, marbled eps, mixed pagination, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work, light soiling & moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ligt markings to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: nature zoology species animals Charles Darwin history HMS Beagle 19th nineteenth century voyages

$70.00
w14a/10

Assembly: A History of New Zealand Car Production 1921-1998


WEBSTER, MARK

Square imperial octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 207pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: New Holland 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand car industry history 20th twentieth century engineering economy

$65.00
w14a/12

London Labour and the London Poor (4 Vol Set)


MAYHEW, HENRY & ROSENBERG, JOHN D (New Intro)

4 VOL SET, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spines, mixed pagination, frontispieces, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing to covers/edges, light fading to spines, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1968

KEYWORDS: poverty crime criminal behaviour behavior London 19th nineteenth century sociology social science history

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