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$75.00
ak5/18/19

Impressions of Tongareva (Penrhyn Island) 1816-1901


CAMPBELL, ANDREW TEARIKI (Ed)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, brown lettering to spine, iv + 148pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, moderate soiling to covers, light tasnning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, occasional minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 1984

KEYWORDS: Tongareva exploration history Penrhyn Island

$80.00
ak5/18/34

New Zealand Engineers, Middle East (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


CODY, J F

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 774pp, illus/maps- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate fading to spine, light bruising to extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, board sl shaky, some maps may have minor creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1961

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

$60.00
ak5/18/35

Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


McKINNEY, J B

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 462pp, illus/maps, VG- (v heavy water staining/damage to rear board & rear eps & terminals, sl fading to spine, moderate soiling to front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & front eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to base of front pastedown, sl tanning to prelims)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 medical units 2 nzef middle east Italy

$100.00
ak5/18/36

R M T: Official History of the 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies, 2 NZEF (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


HENDERSON, JIM

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 378pp, illus/maps, VG (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, RNZAF library markings to front & rear eps- no others detected within, some folding maps may have minor creasing to edges) in d/w, G+ (all corners clipped, heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- minor loss, minor tanning, foxing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1954

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 medical units 2 nzef 4th 6th reserve mechanical transport companies

$100.00
ak5/18/37

18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


DAWSON, W D

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 676pp, illus/maps, VG- (heavy chip/loss & archival repair tape to base of spine, light bruising to extrems, lg scuff/chip & stain to bottom corner of rear board, minor generalised soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges with moderate staining also, light foxing & soiling to eps)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 18 18th battalion armoured armored regiment first editions

$275.00
ak5/18/38

20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


PRINGLE, D J C & GLUE, W A

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 631pp, illus/maps, VG- (moderate to heavy rubbing & bruising to spine, minor bruising & staining to boards & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp & prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor soiling to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1957

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 20 20th battalion armoured armored regiment

$350.00
ak5/18/41

23 Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


ROSS, ANGUS

Octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 506pp, illus/maps, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, presentation plate tipped in to ffep, moderate foxing to frontis & title page) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges with tidy archival tape repairs, moderate foxing, minor fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1959

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 23 23rd battalion

$165.00
ak5/18/42

24 Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


BURDON, R M

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 361pp, illus/maps, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, presentation plate tipped in to ffep, light foxing & soilig/yellow tape staining to front & rear eps, light foxing & soiling to prelims, binding loose/slack, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 24 24th battalion

$245.00
ak5/18/43

25 Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


PUTTICK, Lieutenant-General SIR EDWARD

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 654pp, illus/maps, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, minor fading to top of spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to eps, presentation plate tipped in to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor scuffing to rear, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1960

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 25 25th battalion

$265.00
ak5/18/44

26 Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


NORTON, FRAZER D

FIRST EDITION, TITLE & COPYRIGHT PAGE MISSING, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 554pp, illus/maps, G+ (light fading & heavy rubbing to spine- a lot of text faded & handwritten in, light fading & rubbing to boards, light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light soiling & tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown, title & copyright page missing, heavy crack to rear gutter, binding loose with shaky boards, some minor ink underlining to text, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 26 26th battalion first editions

$350.00
ak5/18/45

27 (Machine Gun) Battalion (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


KAY, ROBIN

Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 543pp, illus/maps, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, minor fading to top of spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/loss to edges- tidy archival tape repair, moderate soiling, moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand NZ official war history histories series military ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 27 27th machine gun battalion

$68.00
ak5/19/4

Ezra Robert Otway (Manuscripts)


OTWAY, EZRA ROBERT

Quarto, illus cream wrappers, red adhesive spine, mixed pagination, VG (light to moderate foxing/soiling & curling/creasing to covers & edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to eps, sm annotation in ink to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early settlers history family tree research genealogy Ezra Robert Otway

$75.00
ak5/19/5

He Lei no 'Emalani: Chants for Queen Emma Kaleleonalani


NOGELMEIER, M PUAKEA (Ed) & PUKUI, MARY KAWENA et al (Trans)

SCARCE IN HARDCOVER, oblong super octavo, grey cloth boards, red lettering to spine, viii + 372pp, VG+ (sl bruising to spine, minor soiling to page edges, light cracking/splitting to front & rear gutters) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Queen Emma Foundation / Bishop Museum Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Hawaii Hawai'i Queen Emma history verse

$50.00
ak5/19/12

They Did What Was Asked Of Them: 41 (Royal Marines) Commando


MITCHELL, RAYMOND & ASHDOWN, PADDY (Fore)

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, green on orange lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & light chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing/staining to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Firebird Books 1996

KEYWORDS: Great Britain British elite armed forces royal marines commandos military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$140.00
ak5/19/16

Hawaiian Medicine Book / He Buke Laau Lapaau


CHUN, MALCOLM NAEA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xix + 72pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine & cover edges, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Bess Press 1986

KEYWORDS: first editions Hawaii Hawai'i medicine health history chants culture

$50.00
ak5/19/21

Through Aboriginal Eyes: The Cry from the Wilderness


PATTEL-GRAY, ANNE

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xix + 158pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: WCC Publications 1991

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian indigenous Aborigines history land rights anthropology

$100.00
ak5/19/27

Canada and Canadian Defence


ROBINSON, Major-General C W

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus emblems to front board, x + 186pp, folding maps, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's ex-libris label & annotation to front pastedown, moderate cracking to gutters, moderate foxing sporadically throughout, tidy annotation to pages)

PUBLISHER: Hugh Rees Ltd 1910

KEYWORDS: first editions defence defense policy Canada Canadian military history

$40.00
ak5/19/31

Setting the Med Ablaze: Churchill's Secret North African Base


DIXON, PETER

Octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 296pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Cloudshill Press 2020

KEYWORDS: military history special operations executives North Africa soes Winston Churchill

$60.00
ak5/19/32

The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel


SMITH, MARK S

Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to green buckram boards, xxxiv + 197pp, VG+ (minor bruising & fading to extrems, light tanning to page edges, moderate underlining & annotation in ink to early pages) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 1990

KEYWORDS: Israel ancient history antiquity religion Yahweh semitic biblical teaching

$42.50
ak5/19/33

A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake (Updated Edition)


DAMON, S FOSTER & EAVES, MORRIS (Fore & Annotated Biblio)

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxviii + 532pp, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Dartmouth College Press 2013

KEYWORDS: art history William Blake literature literary criticism reference bibliography

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