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$42.50
1h81a/9

One Kiwi Sailor's War: The Story of Lieutenant Douglas Hazard RNZNVR 1939-45


WRIGHT, GERRY (Compiled by)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, xx + 542pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl curling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Printstop (Printer) 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history navy naval officers Lieutenant Douglas L Hazard ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 biography memoir biographies signed Gerry Wright

$40.00
1h81a/10

Brothers at War


ROLFE, JIM (With His Brothers Reg and Jack Rolfe)

SIGNED BY TWO OF THE BROTHERS (JIM & JACK), octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, iv + 168pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing to spine & covers/edges, moderate fading & light chafing & soiling to spine & covers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Jim Rolfe 1995

KEYWORDS: signed Jim Jack Rolfe New Zealand soldiers ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 military history

$40.00
1h81a/11

Shackleton's Whiskey


PEAT, NEVILLE

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 314pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, v sl soiling to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Preface 2013

KEYWORDS: Ernest Shackleton whiskey cases MacKinlay scotch exploration history expeditions South Pole Antarctica famous explorers

$65.00
1h81a/14

Soviet Submarines: 1945 to Present


JORDAN, JOHN

Square super octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light discolouration to board edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor scuffing to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Arms & Armour Press 1989

KEYWORDS: military history Russia Russian Soviet navy naval submarines late 20th twentieth century

$40.00
1h81a/15

Kings Cross: Pictorial History


WHITAKER, ANNE-MARIE

Oblong quarto, illus glossy light card covers, white & orange lettering to spine, (4) + 123pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm gift inscription in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Kingsclear Books 2012

KEYWORDS: Australian cities suburbs Kings Cross Sydney history illsutrated Australia

$50.00
1h81a/20

Theological Investigations, Volume V: Later Writings


RAHNER, KARL & KRUGER, KARL-H (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, FIRST EDITION, octavo, black/brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 525pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Darton, Longman & Todd / Helicon Press 1966

KEYWORDS: first editions religion theology literature writings prose history

$40.00
1h81a/21

The Decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi (Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard: Part XVI)


MARTIN, JOHN RUPERT

Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, (11) + 278pp, plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & foxing, prev. bookseller's labels to front flap) in slipcase, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1972

KEYWORDS: art history Rubens

$85.00
1h81a/26

The Arctic World: Its Plants, Animals and Natural Phenomena


N/A

SPINE MISSING, lg quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & illus to front board, aeg, frontispiece, 339pp, illus, G+ (spine missing, moderate scuffing & surface loss to board edges & extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate chafing to eps, moderate cracking to front gutter- board shaky, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: T Nelson and Sons 1876

KEYWORDS: North Pole Arctic nature natural history zoology botany exploration expeditions British polar expedition 19th nineteenth century

$40.00
1h81a/27

The American Cowboy


TAYLOR, LONN & MAAR, INGRID & BOORSTIN, DANIEL J (Fore) & GRAY, HARRY J (Fore)

WARMLY INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY DANIEL BOORSTEIN & HIS WIFE- Daniel Boorstein wrote the foreword to this book, folio, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 228pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to top edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, moderate wrinkling to rear)

PUBLISHER: American Folklife Centre, Library of Congress 1983

KEYWORDS: wild west cowboys art exhibitions US American history signed Daniel Boorstein

$40.00
1h81a/30

The Ceiling Paintings for the Jesuit Church in Antwerp (Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard: Part I)


MARTIN, JOHN RUPERT

Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + (4) + 241pp, b&w plates to rear- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, occasional minor cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling, sl fading to spine/front cover crease) in slipcase, VG (moderate scuffing, bruising & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Arcade Press 1968

KEYWORDS: art history Rubens Antwerp jesuit church

$55.00
1h81a/31

Infantry Brigadier


KIPPENBERGER, Major-General Sir HOWARD

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, x + 371pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink & ex-libris plate to ffep, light foxing to prelism & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, moderate soiling & foxing, price clipped, light to moderate fading & cracking to spine)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger 20 NZ Battalion 2 NZ Division

$60.00
1h81a/33

Hawaiki: The Original Home of the Maori; with a Sketch of Polynesian History


SMITH, S PERCY

FOLDING MAP AT FRONT, octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, folding map to frontipsiece, 288pp + catalogue to rear, folding genealogy chart to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate & minor wrinkling to ffep, minor creasing & closed tearing to folding map, moderate crack to front gutter, moderate crease to index pages, light soiling to folding genealogy chart to rear, moderate crack to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1921

KEYWORDS: Hawaiki anthropology history Maori Polynesia Polynesian

$40.00
1h96/4

New Zealand's Record in the Pacific Islands in the Twentieth Century


ROSS, ANGUS (Ed)

Super octavo, cream heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/maps at eps, vi + (2) + 362pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing)

PUBLISHER: Longman Paul 1969

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pacific region islands records 20th twentieth century historical modern history

$125.00
1h96/6

Jutland to Junkyard: The Raising of the Scuttled German High Seas Fleet from Scapa Flow - the Greatest Salvage Operation of All Time


GEORGE, S C

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 176pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board edges, light to moderate foxing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's ink stamp & name in ink to ffep, minor patches of foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & adhesive staining to edges, minor wrinkling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1973

KEYWORDS: military history maritime naval German high seas fleet Scapa Flow salvage operations disasters first editions

$60.00
1h96/8

Rulers of India: Aurangzib


LANE-POOLE, STANLEY

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, folding map to prelims, frontispiece with tissue guard, 212pp + catalogue to rear, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, minor water damage & staining to base of spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, top edges of catalogue pages at rear remain uncut)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1893

KEYWORDS: rulers of India series history pre-colonialism biographies Aurangzib

$275.00
1h96/9

Rulers of India: Ranjit Singh


GRIFFIN, Sir LEPEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, folding map/frontispiece, 223pp, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps & prelims/terminals, 4cm closed tear to folding map)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1892

KEYWORDS: rulers of India series history biographies Maharaja Ranjit Singh first editions

$150.00
1h96/13

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints (5 Vol Set)


BUTLER, Rev ALBAN & HUSENBETH, Rev F C (Ed) & McSHANE, Rev J H (Preface) & KELLY, Rev BERNARD (Supp. Volume)

5 VOL SET (4 VOLS + SUPPLEMENT VOL), quarto, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines & front boards, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG (moderate rubbing to spines, light to moderate rubbing & bruising to board extrems/edges, moderate chafing & wrinkling to boards of vols 1-3, light chafing & soiling to boards of vols 4-5, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate wrinkling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedowns of all vols, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters- some prelim pages partially loose, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Virtue & Co N/D (c.1920s)

KEYWORDS: theology religion religious history saints fathers martyrs biographies profiles biblical Christianity

$100.00
1h96/14

German Warships 1815-1945, Volume One: Major Surface Vessels


GRONER, ERICH & MICKEL, PETER (Drawings) & MRVA, FRANZ (Drawings) & JUNG, DIETER (Revised & Expanded) & MAASS, MARTIN (Revised & Expanded)

THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 243pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 1990

KEYWORDS: military history Germany German warships vessels war surface design engineering kriegsmarine battleships cruisers

$40.00
1h96/16

The Napoleonic Wars


JENKINS, J J (Illus)

Oblong quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Military 2018

KEYWORDS: military history art J J Jenkins Napoleonic wars Napoleon

$45.00
1h96/18

Those Who Speak to the Heart: The Nova Scotian Scots at Waipu 1854-1920


MOLLOY, MAUREEN

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, 171pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, hand-typed genealogy chart tipped in to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press 1991

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early settlers pioneers history Nova Scotia Scottish

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