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$70.00
3e4/19

Escape from Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops


HEAPS, LEO

FIRST EDITION, LACKS D/W octavo, lilac buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, illus/maps to eps, unpaginated prelims + 159pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate discolouration to spine, minor discolouration to boards, sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Company Toronto 1945

KEYWORDS: arnhem escape paratroopers second world war ii two history europe

$125.00
3e4/20

I Paid Hitler


THYSSEN, FRITZ & SAERCHINGER, CESAR (trans)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine and front board, frontispiece, 319pp, illus/photo, VG- ( moderate to heavy fading and discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to board edges/extrems, sl chipping to head of spine, tanning and foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton and Cooperation Publishing Co 1941

KEYWORDS: fritz thyssen german world war two second ii industrialist history industrial

$50.00
3e4/21

A Journey from St Petersburg to Pekin 1719-22


BELL OF ANTERMONY, JOHN & STEVENSON, J L (intro)

FIRST EDITION THUS, imperial octavo, teal buckram boards, copper gilt to tan coloured section on spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 248pp, illus, VG (sl rubbing to spine, moderate soiling and staining to spine & boards, light to moderate foxing and soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w VG- (3cm section missing from top of spine, moderate to heavy soiling, v slight chipping to extrems, closed 5cm tear to rear of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Edinburgh at the University Press 1965

KEYWORDS: st petersburg to pekin travelogue travel journal eighteenth century history memoir john bell of antermony china russia

$40.00
3e4/24

Return Journey: Escape from OFLAG VI B


ARKWRIGHT, MAJOR A S B

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine- heavily rubbed, upper edges stained red, illus eps, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photo, VG- (heavy soiling and fading to spine & boards, moderate bruising and rubbing to extrems, minor tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Seeley, Service & Co 1948

KEYWORDS: world war two second ii major a s b arkwright history memoir pow pows escape

$45.00
3e4/26

The Drag King Book


VOLCANO, DEL LAGRACE & HALBERSTAM, JUDITH JACK

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, light card illus wrappers, white & orange lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 154pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing and creasing to extrems, light creasing covers, v slight soiling to wrappers, light soiling and tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Serpent's Tail 1999

KEYWORDS: drag kings king queer history male impersonators gender expression

$40.00
3e4/27

Recollections of Old Liverpool by a Nonagenarian


A NONAGENARIAN

REBOUND, small octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper & base edges deckled, frontispiece, vi + 255pp, VG- (minor staining and soiling to boards, light rubbing to edges of spine, moderate soiling to page edges, light soiling to eps, moderate soiling to perlims & terminals, prev. owner's details [historic] in ink to prelims, minor soiling throughout, heavy staining to gutter of pgs254/255)

PUBLISHER: J F Hughes, Liverpool 1863

KEYWORDS: liverpool english british history england memoir

$40.00
3e4/31

Trombone's Troubles: Experiences of a Queensland Jackeroo in Early Pastoral Days


PLANTAGENET SOMERSET, HENRY & BENDER, DENISE (ed)

Imperial octavo, burgundy illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, x + 181, illus, VG+ (v slight rubbing to spine and extrems, slight creasing to cover edges, light chafing to covers, slight tanning and soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Boolarong Press 2010

KEYWORDS: henry plantagenet somerset early australian colonial history jackeroo

$40.00
3e4/33

Sailors in Cages


COWARD, ROGER V

Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 237pp, VG+ ( light bruising to spine, slight soiling to base of front board, slight rubbing to extrems, slight soiling & tanning to page edges), in d/w VG- ( moderate creasing and scuffing/chipping to edges and extrems, heavy soiling, light tanning, two closed tears approx. 2cm each to upper edge of jacket)

PUBLISHER: MacDonald & Co 1967

KEYWORDS: pow pows escape memoir roger v coward world war two second ii history

$70.00
3e4/34

Captured: My Experiences as an Ambulance Driver and as a Prisoner of the Nazis


MYERS, BESSY

Super octavo, khaki buckram boards, red lettering to spine, lightly deckled page edges, frontispiece, 256pp, VG (moderate fading and rubbing to spine, light fading and rubbing to edges and boards. light bruising to extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, binding slightly sloppy- boards shaky, prev. owners name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: George G Harrap & Co 1941 Reprint

KEYWORDS: bessy myers ambulance driver womens service world war two second ii pow pows escape memoir history europe

$55.00
3e4/35

Pageant of the Pacific: Being the Maritime History of Australia in Two Volumes


RHODES, CAPTAIN F

TWO VOLUMES, imperial octavo, green marle buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, upper edges stained green, deckled page edges, frontispiece to volume one, volume one 411pp + volume two 487pp, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine and extrems of both volumes, light soiling and tanning to page edges, top of page blocks lightly faded, light general soiling throughout, light tanning and foxing to eps & prelims, plate to prelims of vol 1 detached but present, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: F J Thwaites Pty ca 1930s

KEYWORDS: captain f rhodes pacific maritime history australia

$25.00
xxewr221371

Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of World War 2, Featuring the Acclaimed Artworks of Iain Wyllie


HOLMES, TONY (Compiled) & BROTHERS, Air Commodore PETER (Fore) & ANDERSON, Colonel CLARENCE E 'BUD' (Fore)

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 2002

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 Iain Wyllie

$25.00
xxexn221379

The Road From the Past


PETERSON, KEVIN

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Kevin Peterson N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history autobiography memoir Kevin Peterson genealogy

$27.50
xxexn221380

Femme Fashion 1780-2004: The Modelling of the Female Form in Fashion


BRATTIG, PATRICIA (Ed)

Super octavo softcover (VG+) minor staining to rear pages: 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Arnoldsche Art Publishers 2003

KEYWORDS: fashion women female history models modelling

$30.00
xxexn221381

Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian: The Crime That Should Haunt America


ANDERSON, GARY CLAYTON

FIRST EDITION, tidy ex-library, super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press 2014

KEYWORDS: first editions native American Indians tribes ethnic cleansing history

$22.50
xxexn221382

Collecting the World: The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane


DELBOURGO, JAMES

Super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane 2017

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Hans Sloane collectors history

$19.50
xxexn221383

The Great Fashion Designers


POLAN, BRENDA & TREDRE, ROGER

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Berg 2009

KEYWORDS: fashion designers profiles biographies history

$25.00
xxeyc221385

Captain James Cook


HOUGH, RICHARD

FIRST EDITION, super 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1994

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime history Captain James Cook famous explorers voyages biography

$15.00
xxeyc221386

Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation: Experiences of the Merchant Navy During the 1950s and 1960s


LEE, JOHN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: AuthorHouse 2007

KEYWORDS: Merchant Navy history maritime 20th twentieth century John Lee

$15.00
xxeyc221390

The Steadfast Man: A Life of St Patrick


GALLICO, PAUL

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Catholic Book Club / Michael Joseph 1958

KEYWORDS: literature history Paul Gallico St Saint Patrick Ireland Irish saints

$24.50
xxeyc221391

Marks of London Goldsmiths and Silversmiths


FALLON, JOHN P

Duodecimo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1972

KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles gold silver makers marks goldsmiths silversmiths history

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