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A Thousand Graduates: Conflict in University Development in Papua New Guinea, 1961-1976


HOWIE-WILLIS, IAN

Signed, inscribed & dated by author. Super 8vo, pp. xx + 363; illus. light card covers; photos; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling & tanning & foxing to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals; moderate to heavy cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: The Australian National University 1980

KEYWORDS: university education social history anthropology Papua New Guinea 20th century sociology

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Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand


DAVIDSON, JARED

Super 8vo, pp. 303; illus. heavy card bds; photos, illus.; NF (sl scuffing & soiling to bds; minor bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; minor soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2023

KEYWORDS: Jared Davidson early New Zealand history prison labour prisoners

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Aimbe, The Challenger


MATANE, PAULIAS

First edition. Sm 8vo, pp. viii + 52; illus. light card covers; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Niugini Press 1974

KEYWORDS: Paulias Matane Papua New Guinea social history first edition

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Sources of the Christian Self: A Cultural History of Christian Identity


HOUSTON, JAMES M & ZIMMERMANN, JENS (eds)

Super 8vo, pp. xxvi + 694; brown heavy card bds, spine lettered in copper gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2018

KEYWORDS: religion religious Christian Christianity identity history

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Lost Edinburgh: Edinburgh's Lost Architectural Heritage


COGHILL, HAMISH

Super 8vo, pp. xii + 260; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Birlinn 2005

KEYWORDS: Scotland Edinburgh architecture heritage history

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History & Imagination: Essays in honour of H. R. Trevor-Roper


LLOYD-JONES, HUGH & PEARL, VALERIE & WORDEN, BLAIR (eds)

Super 8vo, pp. x + 386; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate fading; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1981

KEYWORDS: essays lectures history imagination H R Trevor-roper

$120.00
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Waitangi: Ninety-Four Years After


BUICK, T LINDSAY

First edition. Medium 8vo, pp. xii + 122; blue buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt, double roll-tooled border to bds; frontis., plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to frotn pastedown; possibly signed & dated in black ink by author to ffep; prev bookseller's sticker to front pastedown; moderate to heavy foxing throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping & archival repairs; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery and Sons 1934

KEYWORDS: T Lindsay Buick 19th century New Zealand history Treaty of Waitangi first edition

$19.50
xxkoa209808

First Tuesday in November: The Story of the Melbourne Cup


BERNSTEIN, D L

LACKS D/W, 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: William Heinemann 1969

KEYWORDS: horse racing sport history Melbourne Cup famous races equine

$30.00
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The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi : An Illustrated History


ORANGE, CLAUDIA

2020 EDITION, Imperial octavo stiff card covers (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: Bridget Williams Books 2020

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history heritage treaty of Waitangi te tiriti crown government politics political documents Maori rights

$12.50
xxkoa209817

Byron: The Years of Fame Byron in Italy


QUENNELL, PETER

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket tatty; 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: Wiliam Collins Sons & Co 1974

KEYWORDS: Lord Byron literary history Italy biographies biography memoir

$35.00
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The Myths of Argentine History


PIGNA, FELIPE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION, 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: Grupo Editorial Norma 2005

KEYWORDS: history Argentina South America American

$32.50
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Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies


FARBER, STEPHEN & McCLELLAN, MICHAEL & CONDON, BILL (Fore)

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: Rutgers University Press 2020

KEYWORDS: movies cinema history film studies 1962

$15.00
xxkpc209842

Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World


MOORE, PETER

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: Vintage / Penguin Random House 2018

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical HMS Endeavour exploration Captain James Cook pacific voyages

$17.50
xxkpd209851

Greek Pilgrimage


CARROLL, JOHN

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: Scribe 2010

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature John Carroll ancient Greece Greek history heritage culture

$20.00
xxkpe209858

A Memoir of Edward Askew Sothern (Second Edition)


PEMBERTON, T EDGAR

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: Richard Bentley and Son 1889

KEYWORDS: Edward Askew Sothern memoir biography biographies memoir history historical

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xxkpe209863

The Accursed Land: Douglas Mawson's Incredible Antarctic Journey


BICKEL, LENNARD & HILARY, Sir EDMUND (Fore) & JARVIS, TIM (Fore)

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: Woodslane Press 2010

KEYWORDS: history exploration south pole Antarctic Douglas Mawson polar expeditions biography biographies memoir

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Wood: A History


RADKAU, JOACHIM & CAMILLER, PATRICK (Trans)

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: Polity Press 2012

KEYWORDS: history wood hard materials timber

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xxkth209875

The Roaring Game: The History of Curling in New Zealand 1873-2002


MAWHINNEY, WILSON

SIGNED, 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: None Stated

KEYWORDS: sport hobbies curling New Zealand history

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xxkth209876

Tastes and Temptations: Food and Art in Renaissance Italy


VARRIANO, JOHN

Ex-library, 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: University of California Press 2009

KEYWORDS: food drink history renaissance Italy Italian culture

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xxkth209880

Cult Baseball Players


PEARY, DANNY (Ed)

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: Fireside / Simon & Schuster 1990

KEYWORDS: sport history players baseball

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