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$65.00
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South Africa in Peace & War


NEIL, C LANG (Ed)

Oblong quarto, red buckram boards, gilt & black lettering plus colour illus to front board (spine blank), illus title page, 191pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate fading to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prev owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor soiling throughout, heavy crack to gutter of pg183- rear board shaky & binding loose)

PUBLISHER: Miles & Miles N/D

KEYWORDS: South Africa history colonialism

$100.00
3a2/35

Hashish!


CLARKE, ROBERT CONNELL

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, xxiv + 387pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to cover edges, sl soiling to covers, sl tanning/soiling & moderate foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Red Eye Press 1998

KEYWORDS: recreational illegal drugs marijuana hash pot culture history medicinal hashish

$55.00
3a2/36

50 Years, 50 Stories: Marlborough, the Region That Turned the Wine World Upside Down


ANDERSON, TESSA & JUDD, KEVIN (Photos) & TANNOCK, JIM (Photos)

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, vi + 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tessa Anderson 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Marlborough history wine regions viticulture wines

$40.00
3a2/37

Irish Folk Medicine


LOGAN, PATRICK

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xi + 180pp, VG+ (minor warping to front cover & prelims, sl creasing to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Appletree Press 1999

KEYWORDS: Irish folk medicine alternative remedies Ireland history folklore lore Patrick Logan

$40.00
3a2/40

Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra


STRASDIN, KATE

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & grey lettering to spine, xii + 175pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022

KEYWORDS: history royal family Queen Alexandra 19th nineteenth century fashion textiles dress monarchy monarchs British

$65.00
3a2/41

A Social History of Drug Control in Australia (Research Paper 8)


LONIE, JOHN

Ex university library copy, super octavo, white light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, unpaginated prelims + 83pp, VG- (usual library markings/pockets, moderate creasing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: State Information Centre 1979

KEYWORDS: royal commission reports drug use drugs recreational Australia Australian social history control government

$50.00
3a2/42

Finding a Way to Live: A Race for the Whale


PERANO, HOKI (Compiled by)

Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hoki Perano 2019

KEYWORDS: maritime history whales mammals whaling conservation Tory Channel Whaling Enterprise New Zealand Hoki Perano

$70.00
3a1/3

Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization


KEMP, BARRY J

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 356pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 1989

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history Egypt civilisations civilizations

$18.50
xxzfa220162

Barbarossa: Scourge of Europe [Heroes and Warriors]


MATTHEWS, JOHN & FIELD, JAMES (ILLUS.)

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: Firebird Books 1988

KEYWORDS: King Frederick Barbarossa Rothbart I German military history monarchy House of Hohenstaufen b&w illustrations

$15.00
xxzfa220163

Byzantine Armies 886-118 [Men-at-Arms Series]


HEATH, IAN & MCBRIDE, ANGUS

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: Osprey 1979

KEYWORDS: Byzantine armies ancient military history Osprey illustrated guides b&w photos colour illustrations

$17.50
xxzfa220164

1789: The Emblems of Reason


STAROBINSKI, JEAN & BRAY, BARBARA (TRANS.)

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: The MIT Press1988

KEYWORDS: 18th century art history criticism French Revolution politics culture paintings architecture visual arts philosophy

$27.50
xxzfa220169

U.S. Tank Destroyers in Combat 1941-1945


ZALOGA, STEVEN J

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: Comcord Publications 1996

KEYWORDS: American tanks 1940s military history b&w photos tank warfare World War Two

$35.00
xxaqr220172

Classic Racers: New Zealand's Grand Prix Greats


YOUNG, EOIN

SIGNED super ctavo 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: HarperSports / HarperCollins 2003

KEYWORDS: Grand Prix Formula One motorsport history New Zealand racing drivers race cars

$17.50
xxaqr220175

MTA 100: One Hundred Years of Trust


DICK, ALLAN & BRIDGES, SIMON (FORE.)

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: RnR Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: Motor Trade Association New Zealand 100 year centennary motoring history b&w and colour photos

$28.50
xxaqr220177

Ford: 1903 to 1984


LEWIS, DAVID L & MCCARVILLE, MIKE & SORENSEN, LORIN

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: Beekman House 1983

KEYWORDS: Ford car manufacturer history b&w and colour photos vintage classic cars consumer guide

$28.50
xxaqr220178

The Ford Century: Ford Motor Company and the Innovations that Shaped the World


BANHAM, RUSS & NEWHAM, PAUL (FORE.)

Square 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: Tehabi Books

KEYWORDS: Ford car manufacturer centennary history design b&w and colour photos vintage classic cars

$20.00
xxaqj220181

McLaren: The Grand Prix, CanAm and Indy Cars


NYE, DOUG

Ex-library super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) minor tears; 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: Hazleton Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: Bruce McLaren cars formula one marque team history car racing motorsport

$22.50
xxaje220185

Race Without End: The Grime Behind the Glamour of the SASOL Jordan Grand Prix Team


HAMILTON, MAURICE & BURNETT, DONNA (PHOTOS) & SNOWDON, NIGEL (PHOTOS)

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: Patrick Stephens Limited / Haynes Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: SASOL Jordan grand prix team formula one motorsport history f1 car racing

$17.50
xxaje220189

A History of the Pacific: From the Stone Age to the Present Day


BARCLAY, GLEN

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: Sidgwick & Jackson 1978

KEYWORDS: Pacific Islands history people anthropology

$25.00
xxaje220190

Island Populations of the Pacific


MCARTHUR, NORMA

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: Australian National University Press 1967

KEYWORDS: Pacific Islands history people anthropology populations

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