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$48.00
2i15a/33

Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin: The Illustrated History of the Heaviest Band of all Time


BREAM, JON

Imp. 8vo, pp. 287; black heavy card bds; illus. eps & prelims, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping

PUBLISHER: Voyageur 2008

KEYWORDS: Led Zeppelin 20th century music musicians band life lives biography illustrated pictorial history

$45.00
ak4/1a/12

Two Inspiring Deans: TDJ Leech, GCJ Dalton: The Auckland University College School of Engineering at Auckland and Ardmore 1940-1954


MATAGA, DES & MAIDEN, Sir COLIN

SIGNED BY DES MATAGA, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, viii + 307pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Opuzen Press 2019

KEYWORDS: New Zealand academia academic deans Auckland University College school of Engineering Ardmore TDJ Leech GCJ Dalton history

$100.00
ak4/1a/18

The Destruction of Dresden


IRVING, DAVID & SAUNDBY, Air Marshal Sir ROBERT (Fore)

ARCHIVAL REAPIR TO JACKET, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 255pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's details in ink & minor crease to ffep, prev. owner's name in red marker pen to title page, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sl foxing to pages sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (moderate creasing & chippinbg/loss to edges with archival tape repairs, flaps almost completely detached but re-fixed with tidy archival reapirs, moderate tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1963

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second world war two ii 2 German nazi Germany Dresden bombings operations

$55.00
ak4/1a/22

The Sitmar Liners & the V Ships 1928-1998


ELISEO, MAURIZIO

Quarto, blue cloth boards, blue lettering to spine, blue lettering & nautical illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 239pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine & edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Carmania Press 1998

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history sitmar liners v ships boats vessels fleets

$40.00
ak4/1a/23

Crossed Flags: The Histories of the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited and the Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited and Their Subsidiaries


LAXON, W A & FARQUHAR, I J & KIRBY, N J & PERRY, F W (Based on the Draft by)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, red faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt maritime flags to front board, printed/illus eps, frontispiece, 196pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl foxing/soiling to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: World Ship Society 1997

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand maritime nautical history shipping company steam navigation company

$345.00
ak4/1a/31

Joannis Buxtorfii P. Lexicon Chaldaicum, Talmudicum et Rabbinicum


FISCHERUS, BERNARDUS

TEXT IN LATIN, quarto, quarter leather bound brown buckram boards, marbled eps, contemporary prelim & terminal pages, xxviii + 1328pp, G+ (heavy chipping & rubbing to spine- partially detached with moderate surface loss, heavy scuffing & surface loss to board edges, moderate chafing & surface loss to boards, heavy bruising & cracking to bottom corner of rear board, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, lettering in ink to page fore-edges, heavy foxing to title page & other prelim pages, heavy foxing to some terminal pages, moderate foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Londini: Asher & Co., 13 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, Lipsiae: Impensis Mauritii Schaefer MDCCCLXXIV (1874)

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN antiquarian books theology religion history historical texts scriptures

$40.00
ak4/1a/33

Ile de France


STANFORD, DON

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, map at prelims, unpaginated prelims + 187pp, map to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading to extrems & board edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss, moderate chafing & light foxing, minor ink smudges to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1960

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime nautical history passenger liners ships Ile de France French Line

$40.00
ak4/1a/34

The Sway of the Grand Saloon (Second Revised Edition)


BRINNIN, JOHN MALCOLM

SECOND REVISED EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xxii + 599pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to extrems, light to moderate staining/discolouration to front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light wrinkling & foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning, light fading to front, minro water staining to base of spine)

PUBLISHER: Arlington Books 1986

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history passenger liners ships

$275.00
ak4/1a/38

Reminiscences of a Long Life in Scotland, New Zealand &c &c (For Private Circulation)


CAMPBELL, ROBERT

SCARCE! INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE WIFE OF THE LATE AUTHOR TO GEORGE THOMSON- REMINISCENCES OF ONE OF DUNEDIN'S EARLIEST SETTLERS. Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering, rule & decoration to front board only, frontispiece, (10) + 75pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board corners, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Jolly & Braik, Moray Place 1904

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Dunedin local history early settlers pioneers Robert Campbell signed Scottish heritage

$40.00
ak4/1a/39

The Anchor Foundry: A History, and the Maritime Structures of Colonial Nelson, the Early Steamers, Ships of the Anchor Line, the Thomson Brothers, Marine Engineers


WIN, PAT W

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, SINGLE PAGE HOLOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY AUTHOR LOOSELY ENCLOSED, quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to front cover only, x+ 177pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, minor creasing to rear cover, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Pat W Win 2010

KEYWORDS: signed Pat W Win New Zealand maritime nautical history Nelson engineers

$40.00
ak4/1a/40

PartnerShips to the World: Canada Steamship Lines: One Hundred and Fifty Years On


CHESTERMAN, A J & HILLIARD, F (Ed)

Oblong quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 96pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & fading to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The CSL Group 1995

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history CSL Canada Steamship Lines Canadian business economics

$40.00
ak4/1a/41

Classic Ocean Liners, Volume 1: Berengaria, Leviathan & Majestic


BRAYNARD, FRANK O

THIS VOL ONLY, imperial octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl bruising & fading to spine extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine & edges/folds, light adhesive residue to front)

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Ltd 1990

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history passenger liners Berengaria Leviathan Majestic cruise ships

$40.00
ak4/1a/43

Sea Devil: Count von Luckner in New Zealand and the Pacific


BADE, JAMES

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 176pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, ligh chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Steele Roberts N/D (2006?)

KEYWORDS: nautical maritime military history naval operations New Zealand Pacific region Count Felix von Luckner ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war south seas

$120.00
ak4/8a/4

The Sitmar Liners: Past and Present


PLOWMAN, PETER

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 287pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl tanning & fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Rosenberg Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical passenger liners cruiseships history Sitmar companies

$45.00
ak4/8a/5

Passenger Liners from Germnay 1816-1990


HANSEN, CLAS BRODER

Quarto, blue buckram boards, grey lettering to spine & front board, marbled eps, frontispiece, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & tanning to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1991

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history historical vessels passenger liners German Germany

$40.00
ak4/8a/6

Fremantle Port: A Pictorial History


DOWSON, JOHN

Oblong quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus prelims, 198pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Chart and Map Shop 2011

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Fremantle Australia Australian ports port

$200.00
ak4/8a/7

The Earth Brought Forth: The Milsons of Milsons Point 1806-1973


MILSON, SCOTT

Quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, (8) + 564pp + xlix, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: 4SQ Books 2006

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history Milsons Point Milson family nsw New South Wales

$45.00
ak4/8a/9

P Meyer 1917-1967


JUST, CARL (Ed)

Quarto, blue printed heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, light blue print to front board, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, 143pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, 1cm scuff/tear to top spine extrem, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: None Stated

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical businesses history P Peter Kristoffer Meyer shipping companies

$40.00
ak4/8a/10

Ships and Memories


ADAMS, BILL & HURST, ALEX A (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, teal buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, xxx + 449pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & adhesive residue to board extrems/edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & moderate adhesive staining to edges, light to moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: Teredo Books 1975

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime nautical history ships boats

$40.00
ak4/8a/12

God and the Ancient Chinese


WANG, SAMUEL & NELSON, ETHEL R

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, teal lettering to spine, xiv + 305pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Read Books 2002

KEYWORDS: religion religious history gods deities China Chinese Christian God theology

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