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$150.00
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The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages (3 Vol Set)


RASHDALL, HASTINGS & POWICKE, F M (Ed) & EMDEN, A B (Ed)

3 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces to vols 1 + 3, mixed pagination, VG+ (light fading to spine of vol 1, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to ffeps, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light fading & moderate tanning to spines, general tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1942

KEYWORDS: history academic universities Europe middle ages

$40.00
3i5/29

Forty-One Years in India, from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief (2 Vol Set)


KANDAHAR, Field-Marshal Lord ROBERTS OF

TIRED/SCRUFFY 2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt insignia & blind stamp decoration to front boards, deckled page fore-edges, patterned eps, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xx + 511pp, vol 2- xii + 522pp + 64pp catalogue to rear, folding maps/illus- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to spines & board extrems/edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters of both vols, prev. owner's name in ink to full title pages, light to moderate foxing to prelims, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedowns of both vols)

PUBLISHER: Richard Bentley and Son 1897

KEYWORDS: history India Indian British empire rule Field-Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar

$65.00
3i5/32

From the Revolution to the Cold War: A History of the Soviet Merchant Fleet from 1917 to 1950


BOLLINGER, MARTIN J

Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 236pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, occasional soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: World Ship Society Ltd 2012

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Russia Russian Soviet merchant fleet

$40.00
3i5/34

Taiko Memories


SILVER FERN SHIPPING LIMITED (Compiled by)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, illus inside covers, 199pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm patch of water damage/staining to fore-edge of page block)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical shipping history Silver Fern Shipping

$60.00
3i5/35

The World's Merhcant Fleets 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships


JORDAN, ROGER W

Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xvi + 624pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, heavy general creasing)

PUBLISHER: Chatham Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history merchant fleets

$70.00
3i5/36

ANL: A Fleet History of Australian National Line 1957-1999


DICK, HOWARD et al

Quarto, illus heavy boards, black & blue lettering to spine & boards, illus eps, x + 349pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Nautical Association of Australia Inc 2020

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Australia ANL Australian National Line shipping

$40.00
3i5/37

British Merchant Shipping (Losses): World War I


HENRY, J A

THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, blue light card wrappers- stapled with blue buckram covering, black lettering to front cover, xxii + 164pp, VG (light to moderate creasing to cover edges, minor rubbing to spine/staple covering, light soiling to covers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship and Marine Society / Marvin Beaumont Ltd (Reproduced by) 1966

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history British merchant shipping losses military ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 vessels

$40.00
3i5/38

British Merchant Vessels Lost by Enemy Action During Second World War, 3rd September 1939 to 2nd September 1945


McCLUSKEY, F H

THIS VOL ONLY, quarto, blue light card wrappers- stapled with black covering, black lettering to front cover, (iv) + 56pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & loss to spine, moderate creasing to covers & edges, minor soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship and Marine Society N/D

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history British merchant shipping losses military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 vessels

$40.00
3i5/39

Erlangen: Ein Mythos


GRAMS, HELMUT & MULLER, FRANK

TEXT IN GERMAN, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black & white lettering to spine, 112pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, sl chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Druckerei Schiemenz 2017

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GERMAN maritime nautical history steamer ships Erlangen Germany Dunedin New Zealand

$60.00
3i5/40

The Long Life and Slow Death of the TSS Maheno


SMITH, NATHAN

Oblong quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, brown lettering to spine, 150pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Nathan Smith 2019

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history TSS Maheno ships boats

$60.00
3i5/41

Linlithgow Palace: Its History and Traditions, with Peeps from its Windows at the Burgh and Surrounding District


FERGUSON, Rev JOHN

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxviii + 369pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning to spine & board edges, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev, bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, historic gift inscription in ink to ffep, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, sl insect damage to front gutter, occasional minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Oliver and Boyd N/D (c.1910)

KEYWORDS: history Linlithgow Palace Scotland Scottish British stately homes manor houses historical buildings

$75.00
3i4/1

Sunward by Yeoward: The Story of Yeoward of Liverpool - The First 100 Years


BARRY, THEODORE W S

Square super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 154pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, prev. owner's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Granta Editions 1994

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Yeoward Brothers of Liverpool shipping

$40.00
3i4/35

Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa; Including Accounts of Timbuktu, Sokoto, and the Basins of the Niger and Benuwe


BARTH, HENRY

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering with gilt & black rule to spine, black decoration to boards, aeg, patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvii + 548pp, illus, VG (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to gilt/page edges, minor tanning to eps, minor foxing & soiling to prelims, heavy cracking to gutters btween pgs 289-321)

PUBLISHER: Ward, Lock & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: travel exploration literature writing Africa Henry Barth history historical

$40.00
3i4/37

Slamdek A to Z: The Illustrated History of Louisville's Slamdek Record Company 1986-1995


RITCHER, K SCOTT N & LOESER, MATTHEW PAIGE (Concept by)

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & black lettering to spine, 221pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, sl rubbing to spine, sl chafing to covers, sl soiling to page edges, minor foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: K Composite Media 1999

KEYWORDS: punk rock record labels companies history Slamdek popular culture

$40.00
3i4/38

Queering the Underworld: Slumming, Literature, and the Undoing of Lesbian and Gay History


HERRING, SCOTT

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & yellow lettering to spine, xv + 278pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 2007

KEYWORDS: lgbtq gay lesbian history studies literature literary criticism

$47.50
3i4/40

Defending Trinity College Dublin, Easter 1916: Anzacs and the Rising


SWEETMAN, RORY

SIGNED, super octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, 172pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing to cover edges, minor fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges, light creasing to base of prelim pages)

PUBLISHER: Four Courts Press 2019

KEYWORDS: history Trinity College New Zealand military ww1 firt 1st world war one i 1 the great war anzacs anzac troops easter Dublin Ireland

$45.00
3i4/43

With Scott to the Pole: The Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1913: The Photographs of Herbert Ponting


PONTING, HERBERT (Photos) & FIENNES, Sir RANULPH (Fore) & RIFFENBURGH, BEAU et al

Square quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine & edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2004

KEYWORDS: exploration south pole Antarctica Antarctic expeditions Terra Nova expedition history Captain Scott photos photography Herbert Ponting

$50.00
3i4/50

Ford in New Zealand: Putting the Car Before the Horse


STOKES, JOHN

Oblong octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt & white lettering to spine, white & silver gilt lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, 225pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, binding sloppy- boards shaky, sl scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear board, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, prev. owner's inscription in ink to full title page, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, occasional soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: New Holland Publishers 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport automotive history cars Ford design engineering

$125.00
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Maserati Cars 1957-1998


CLARKE, R M (Compiled by)

LIMITED EDITION, imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing/scuffing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Brooklands Books N/D

KEYWORDS: high performance classic vintage cars Maserati history Brooklands portfolio limited editions design engineering

$150.00
3i4/53

The Tattooed Land: The Southern Frontiers of the Pa Maori


BRAILSFORD, BARRY

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at pastedowns, x + 262pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to board & spine edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1981

KEYWORDS: signed Barry Brailsford New Zealand history Pa Maori iwi tribes

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