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xxsco214838

Elizabeth I


NEALE, J E & STRONG, ROY (Intro)

Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in slipcase (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2005

KEYWORDS: British monarchs folio society history queens Queen Elizabeth i 1st first royal family

$35.00
xxscr214851

Ghost South Road


HAMILTON, SCOTT & POWELL, IAN (Photos) & JANMAN, PAUL (Photos)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Atuanui Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history war Great South Road

$20.00
xxscv214868

Xenophon: I, Books I-IV


XENOPHON & BROWNSON, CARLETON L (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN GREEK & ENGLISH, sm octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG) moderate water damage/staining to boards; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Loeb / William Heinemann / Harvard University Press 1968

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN GREEK & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series literature ancient Greece Greek history Xenophon

$25.00
xxscv214870

Saint Augustine: The City of God Against the Pagans II: Books IV-VII


SAINT AUGUSTINE & GREEN, WILLIAM M (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH, sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Loeb / William Heinemann / Harvard University Press 1963

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series literature ancient history Rome Roman Saint Augustine

$25.00
xxscv214871

Suetonius, Vol I


SUETONIUS & ROLFE, J C (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH, sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Loeb / William Heinemann / Harvard University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series literature ancient history Rome Roman antiquity Seutonius

$25.00
xxscw214884

Saint Augustine: The City of God Against the Pagans, I: Books I-III


SAINT AUGUSTINE & McCRACKEN, GEORGE E (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH, sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Loeb / William Heinemann / Harvard University Press 1966

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series literature ancient history antiquity Saint Augustine

$22.50
xxscw214885

Seneca: Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, Vol II


SENECA & GUMMERE, RICHARD M (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH, LACKS D/W, sm octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Loeb / William Heinemann / Harvard University Press 1962

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series literature ancient history antiquity Seneca

$45.00
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Striding Both Worlds: Witi Ihimaera and New Zealand's Literary Traditions


KENNEDY, MELISSA

Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xix + 255pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Rodopi N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture literary traditions Witi Ihimaera history literature

$45.00
1e3c/4

Rabble Rousers and Merry Pranksters: A History of Anarchism in Aotearoa/New Zealand From the Mid-1950s to the Early 1980s


BORAMAN, TOBY

SIGNE D& INSCRIBED, super octavo, illus light card covers, red & white lettering to spine, x + 144pp, illus, VG+ (light curling to covers, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Katipo Books / Irrecuperable Press 2007

KEYWORDS: signed Toby Boraman New Zealand modern history anarchy anarchism civil unrest

$40.00
1e3c/10

Limbs Dance Company: Dance For All People 1977-1989


SCHULTZ, MARIANNE

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white & yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece, 167pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Marianne Schultz 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand dance companies Limbs company history entertainment

$60.00
1e3c/11

Character and Structure of the Action in Maori


JOHANSEN, J PRYTZ

Octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, 66pp, VG (light creasing & tanning to spine & cover edges, minor chipping & loss to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges, moderate cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: I Kommission hos Ejnar Munksgaard 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture history

$175.00
1e3c/18

The History of Cartography, Volume Two Book Two: Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies


HARLEY, J B (Ed) & WOODWARD, DAVID (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, VERY HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, quartom grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvii + 970pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges, occasional closed tearing to page edges of prelims) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1994

KEYWORDS: maps history mapping cartography east southeast Asia exploration

$50.00
1e3c/24

Into the Dark Continent: The Travels of Henry Morton Stanley


STANLEY, HENRY MORTON & McLYNN, FRANK (Ed & Intro)

IN SLIPCASE, FOLDING MAPS LOOSELY ENC., imperial octavo, brown/beige heavy boards, gilt & black lettering & illus to spine & front board, top page edges stained beige- sl faded, frontispiece, xxiv + 596pp, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges) in slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2002

KEYWORDS: folio society exploration travel adventure history Africa Henry Morton Stanley

$47.50
1w48a/2

The Sun King


MITFORD, NANCY & STRONG, ROY (Intro)

IN SLIPCASE, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & white illus to spine & front board, illus title page, xxi + (5) + 246pp, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, Near FINE (v sl bruising to corners)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2011

KEYWORDS: folio society literature Nancy Mitford history France French Louis xiv

$245.00
1w48a/7

A History of Europe (3 Vol Boxed Set)


FISHER, H A L & VINEN, RICHARD (Intro)

3 VOL SET, IN SLIPCASE, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines, gilt decoration to front boards, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus/photos, Near FINE, in illus slipcase, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2011

KEYWORDS: folio society history Europe European

$165.00
1w48a/8

The English Civil War: The King's Peace ; The King's War ; The Trial of Charles I 1637-47 (3 Vol Boxed Set)


WEDGWOOD, C V & OLLARD, RICHARD (Intro)

3 VOL SET, IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained maroon, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, VG+ (light fading & chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2001

KEYWORDS: folio society England English civil war King Charles 1st i first history roundheads cavaliers

$150.00
1w48a/9

The Story of the Renaissance (5 Vol Boxed Set)


CRONIN, VINCENT & HALE, J R & ELTON, G R & PENROSE, BOIES

5 VOL SET, IN SLIPCASE, super octavo, maroon/blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, Near FINE, in slipcase, Near FINE (sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 2001

KEYWORDS: folio society history renaissance travel discovery exploration reformation Europe European Florentine Florence

$50.00
1w48a/11

Beyond the Imperial Frontier: The Contest for Colonial New Zealand


O'MALLEY, VINCENT

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black & white lettering to spine, 280pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, minor dark stain to base of page block)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonial history colonialism Maori crown land

$55.00
1w48a/12

Exhibiting Maori: A History of Colonial Cultures of Display


McCARTHY, CONAL

SIGNED, super octavo, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + (6) + 243pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & peeling to spine & cover edges, light fading to spine, sl soiling to page edges, ghost lettering from author's signature on title page)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2007

KEYWORDS: signed Conal McCarthy New Zealand history Maori colonialism culture cultural artefacts displays exhibitions

$50.00
1w48a/15

The Mirror of Herodotus: The Representation of the Other in the Writing of History


HARTOG, FRANCOIS & LLOYD, JANET (Trans)

Super octavo, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, xxv + 386pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1988

KEYWORDS: classical classic literature historians history antiquity Herodotus historiography criticism literary

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