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$60.00
ak5/3a/8

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume II, Part I: The Middle East and the Aegean Region c.1800-1380 BC


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, The Late C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed) & SOLLBERGER, E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xxiii + 868pp, 2x folding maps, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, minor tape residue to board edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, minro creasing to top corners of rear pages) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sm adhesive labels to front flap, light to moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1973

KEYWORDS: Cambridge Ancient History series antiquity middle east aegean kingdoms geopolitics

$90.00
ak5/3a/11

Iranian Carpets: Art, Craft and History


GANS-RUEDIN, E

Square imperial octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, publisher's gilt motif to front board, 546pp + arabic text to rear, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional patches of foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling) in grubby VG slipcase

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1978

KEYWORDS: carpets textiles Iran Iranian art crafts history

$40.00
ak5/3a/15

In the Beginning: A History of the Medical Unit at Auckland Hospital and the Formative Years of the Department of Medicine, The University of Auckland


RICHMOND, DAVID E & MILLER, THOMAS E & MURPHY, JUDY

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 429pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: David E Richmond, Thomas E Miller, Judy Murphy 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history Auckland hospital medical unit department of medicine University of Auckland

$60.00
ak5/3a/21

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume II, Part 2: History of the Middle east and The Aegean Region c.1380-1000 BC


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, The Late C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed) & SOLLBERGER, E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 1128pp, illus/folding maps- all maps present, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light tape residue to board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, minor creasing to bottom corners of prelims) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, front flap double clipped, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine, light to moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: Cambridge Ancient History series antiquity middle east aegean kingdoms geopolitics

$40.00
2g38/1

The Cambridge Ancient History: Volume X The Augustan Empire 44 BC - AD 70


COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed) & CHARLESWORTH, M P (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emperor illus to front board, teg, xxxii + 1058pp, folding maps/charts- not counted presumed all present, VG (usual library markings, sl rubbing/bruising to extrems, minor tape staining to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, medium sized patch of correction fluid to base of page block, moderate tape staining & paper residue to pastedowns, various sm patches of correction fluid throughout) in d/w, VG- (both flaps removed, in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light to moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1952

KEYWORDS: Cambridge Ancient History series antiquity roman empire Rome kingdoms geopolitics augustan

$585.00
2g38/20

The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905: An Illustrated Record


DIXON, GEORGE H

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xlviii + 176pp total, illus, VG- (heavy cracking to front hinge/spine- discreet archival tape repair, heavy creasing & cracking to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional minor soiling & foxing throughout, occasional minor creasing to bottom corners of some pages, prev. owner's name in pencil to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Geddis & Blomfield 1906

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport rugby union history tours 1905

$65.00
2g38/22

The Tour of the Third All Blacks 1935


OLIVER, C J & TINDILL, E W

Octavo, black illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, 200pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to spine & covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking/tearing to pages at internal staples, light to moderate generalised foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wright & Carman 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks 1935 tours UK

$70.00
2g38/23

With the All Blacks in Great Britain, France, Canada and Australia 1924-25


MASTERS, READ

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 166pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to spine- minro archival tape repair to base of spine, light to moderate creasing & chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Christchurch Press Company N/D (c.1928)

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks tours 1920s

$75.00
ak4/21a/1

Feudal Society


BLOCH, MARC & MANYON, L A (Trans) & LE GOFF, JACQUES (Preface)

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, gilt decoration to front board, frontispiece, xxiv + 624pp, illus, VG+ (sm patch of white paint or correction fluid to spine, otherwise a Near FINE copy) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2012

KEYWORDS: folio society history Marc Bloch feudal societies

$40.00
ak4/21a/2

Blue-Water Rationale: The Naval Defence of New Zealand 1914-1942


McGIBBON, I C

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxi + 446pp, illus, folding maps- all present, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: P D Hasselberg, Government Printer 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military navy naval history early 20th twentieth century armed defence forces maritime nautical

$65.00
ak4/21a/3

Napoleon's War Maxims, with His Social and Political Thoughts


HENRY, Professor L E

Rebound using original boards & new eps, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt military insignia to front board, xxiv + 187pp, VG (moderate rubbing & foxing to spine, moderate fading to front board, light tanning to page edges, light foxing & soiling to eps, moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional sm library ink stamps sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Gale & Polden N/D (c.1899)

KEYWORDS: military war history Napoleon Bonaparte

$50.00
ak4/21a/4

To Greece (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


McCLYMONT, W G

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp insignia to front board, frontispiece, xii + 538pp, illus, folding maps- all present, VG (light fading to spine, light to moderate scuffing to spine extrems, sl scuffing to board corners, light to moderate tanning & light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1959

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history official war histories series Greece ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$90.00
ak4/21a/9

Talbot-Booth's Merchant Ships (3 Vol Set)


TALBOT-BOOTH, Lt-Cmdr E C et al (Eds)

3 VOL SET, quarto, blue & green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to extrems, sl occasional adhesive staining to board edges of vol 3, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate fading to spines, light chafing/wrinkling, sm blue adhesive labels to front flaps)

PUBLISHER: Marinart / Kogan Page 1977-79

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical merchant ships Talbot Booth system history identification

$60.00
ak4/21a/12

Journey Towards Christmas: Official History of the 1st Ammunition Company Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1939-45


LLEWELLYN, S P

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 457pp, illus/photos, folding maps- all present, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand offical war histories series military history 1st first ammunition company 2nd second expeditionary force ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$40.00
ak5/3a/2

Quelques Artistes Suisses: Auberjonois, Barraud, Blanchet, Haller, Tscharner, Walser


GEORGE, WALDEMAR

TEXT IN FRENCH, SPINE MISSING, lg quarto, grey light card wrappers, red lettering to front cover, 52pp + plates to rear- not counted, G- (spine completey missing- delicate string binding exposed, rear cover completely deatched but present, some page edges remain uncut, moderate staining & discolouration to covers- light paint splats to rear cover, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, some pages detached- some pages potentially missing given the delicate condition of spine/binding, minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Editions Le Triangle Paris 1928

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN FRENCH swiss art artists history

$45.00
ak5/3a/3

History of Wellington Post-Office and its Buildings


ANDERSON, ARCHD. G (Illus & Decorations)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, blue lettering to front cover, frontispiece, 42pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy scuffing & loss to spine, moderate foxing to covers, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate insect damage to bottom corners of prelims, moderate rusting & separation to staples)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1913

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington post office history buildings historical

$48.50
ak5/3a/6

Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters (New and Expanded Edition)


HOCKNEY, DAVID

Lg quarto, illus card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 328pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 2006

KEYWORDS: art history appreciation David Hockney old masters techniques

$50.00
2g38/40

From Mobilization to Revolution


TILLY, CHARLES

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, xiii + 349pp, illus/diagrams, VG (moderate fading to spine & rear cover edges, moderate creasing to cover edges, sl soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, half title page partially detached, prev. owner's label to verso of full title page, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page)

PUBLISHER: Random House 1978

KEYWORDS: social history sciences sociology revolution movements

$45.00
2g38/44

Istoria Russkogo Literaturrogo Yazyka / History of the Russian Literary Language - Course of Lectures


EFIMOV, A I

TEXT IN CYRILLIC RUSSIAN, FIRST EDITION, octavo, patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering to brown cloth spine, 431pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to board extrems/edges, moderate soiling & rubbing to spine, light tanning & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. ownership inscription in ink to ffep, prev. owner's ink markings ot rear pastedown, v heavy crack to rear gutter, binding sloppy with rear board shaky)

PUBLISHER: Moscow University 1954

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN CYRILLIC RUSSIAN first editions literature literary lectures history

$165.00
2g38/48

3 RAR in South Vietnam 1967-1968: A Record of the Operational Service of the Third Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment in South Vietnam 12th December 1967 - 20th November 1968


STUART, Major R F (Ed)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 104pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate bruising & soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, minor soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Printcraft Press 1968

KEYWORDS: southeast Asia Vietnam war military history Australia 3 rar royal australian regiment

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