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$65.00
2w5/25

The Highest Andes: A Record of the First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina, and the Exploration of the Surrounding Valleys


GERALD, E A FITZ & VINES, STUART et al (Contributions)

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt bird illus to front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 390pp, illus/folding maps- not counted presumed all present, VG (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl fading to spine, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims, occasional patch of moderate foxing throughout, 1x map at rear has moderate creasing & tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1899

KEYWORDS: exploration mountain climbing mountaineering Argentina South America history historical ascents

$65.00
2w5/27

The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej (2 Vol Set)


SMITH, Sir HARRY & SMITH, G C MOORE (Ed)

2 VOL SET, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt military insignia to front boards, teg, deckled page fore-edges, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xxiv + 382pp, vol 2- ix + 434pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading/tanning & soiling to spines, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, ex-libris plates to front pastedowns, moderate cracking to gutters of vol 2- boards sl shaky, minor cracking to other gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1902

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Lieutenant General Sir Harry Smith history military

$75.00
2w5/30

The Hun Hunters: Cautionary Tales from the Trenches


YOUNG, DESMOND (Text) & McKENNA, JUSTIN (Sketches)

REPRINT (SEPTEMBER 1916), oblong imperial ocatvo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to blue buckram spine, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising to board corners/edges, moderate to heavy soiling & discolouration to boards- minor chafing also, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, prev. owner's pencil annotation to prelims, minor foxing sporadically throughout, light cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Grant Richards 1916

KEYWORDS: military history anecdotes sketches verse literature ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

$47.50
2w5/31

Otago Early Photographs


KNIGHT, HARDWICKE

Oblong quarto, plastic spiral bound illus light card wrappers, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (minor creasing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Hardwicke Knight 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Hardwicke Knight Otago Dunedin photos photography

$47.50
2w5/33

Atlas of the History of Medicine: I Anatomy


DE LINT, Dr J G & SINGER, CHARLES (Fore)

Quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 96pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to spine & board corners, sl soiling & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: H K Lewis & Co 1926

KEYWORDS: old medical books anatomy history illustrated artists pioneers

$325.00
2w5/34

Olympic Legends: The Book of New Zealand's Olympic Medallists


VERDON, PAUL

Quarto, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated autograph pages to prelims + 264pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in lovely presentation box, VG (moderate cracking to case corners- some splitting to joins, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hill-Verdon Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand olympic heroes medallists sport history signed autographs profiles athletes special editions

$37.50
xxefc217676

Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway


PARSHALL, JONATHAN B & TULLY, ANTHONY P

Imperial 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: Potomac Books 2007

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 famous battles Midway naval navy warfare Japanese Japan

$15.00
xxefc217677

William Wallce: Brave Heart


MACKAY, JAMES

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: Mainstream Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: Scotland Scottish history William Wallace Braveheart war English

$16.50
xxege217683

Wild Dunedin: Enjoying the Natural History of New Zealand's Wildlife Capital


PEAT, NEVILLE & PATRICK, BRIAN

Imperial 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: University of Otago Press 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Dunedin wildlife nature natural history Neville Peat

$22.50
xxehd217696

The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste


SCOTT, GEOFFREY & WATKIN, DAVID (Fore)

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: The Architectural Press 1980

KEYWORDS: architecture design history humanism Geoffrey Scott

$22.50
xxehd217697

Morality and Architecture: The Development of a Theme in Architectural History and Theory From the Gothic Revival to the Modern Movement


WATKIN, DAVID

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: Oxford University Press 1977

KEYWORDS: architecture design history David Watkin development

$14.50
xxehd217706

City of Lions


WITTLIN, JOZEF & SANDS, PHILIPPE & MATAR, DIANA (Photos)

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: Pushkin Press 2016

KEYWORDS: history Ukraine essays prose literature Jozef Wittlin Philippe Sands

$9.50
xxeie217722

The Pre-Raphaelite Tragedy


GAUNT, WILLIAM

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: Cardinal / Sphere Books 1975

KEYWORDS: art history pre-raphaelite

$22.50
xxejf217729

Rugby Football in Canterbury 1929-1954


MOLONEY, J K

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: CRFU 1954

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history Canterbury rugby union football

$14.00
xxekc217741

French and Germans, Germans and French A Personal Interpretation of France Under Two Occupations, 1914-1918 / 1940-1944


COBB, RICHARD

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: Penguin 2018

KEYWORDS: war history France French occupation Germans Richard Cobb 20th twentieth century

$30.00
xxepb217769

Upriver: From the Sea to the Southern Alps


HEINZ, COLIN

Imperial octavo stiff 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: Quentin Wilson Publishing 2020

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rivers natural history south island southern alps landscapes

$35.00
xxepb217771

Peter Snell and the Kiwis Who Flew


WALKER, VERN

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: David Ling Publishing 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand athletics athletes track runners Peter Snell history sport

$10.00
xxepb217772

The New Zealand Book of Records


EISEN, JONATHAN (Intro) & SMITH, KATHERINE JOYCE (Intro)

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: The Auckland Institute of Technology Press 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand records competition facts history

$16.50
xxepb217773

Croppies, Celts & Catholics: The Irish in Australia


McCONVILLE, CHRIS

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: Edward Arnold 1987

KEYWORDS: Australia Ireland Irish settlers history

$22.50
xxepb217775

The Black and Tans


BENNETT, RICHARD

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: Metro Books 2002

KEYWORDS: British Irish special police Ireland history conflict the black and tans law

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