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$40.00
1y41b/24

Survivor: A Portrait of the Survivors of the Holocaust


BORDEN, HARRY & JACOBSON, HOWARD (Fore)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 276pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light rubbing/scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 2017

KEYWORDS: Jewish holocaust survivors portraits history war crimes ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$120.00
1y41b/25

Armenia: A Year at Erzeroom, and on the Frontiers of Russia, Turkey and Persia


CURZON, The Hon ROBERT

Octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to red leather title plate with raised bands & decoration also to spine, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece, illus title page, xiv + 253pp, map/sketch to rear, VG (moderate to heavy rubbing to leatherwork, moderate scuffing to board corners, moderate foxing/tanning to prelims & terminals, initials in ink to title page, moderate staining to prelims)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1854

KEYWORDS: history travel Armenia Russia Turkey Persia

$145.00
1y41b/26

The Great War With Russia: The Invasion of the Crimea: A Personal Retrospect of the Battles of the Alma, Balaclava and Inkerman, and of the Winter of 1854-55, &c


RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD

REBACKED, INCORPORATING ORIGINAL CLOTH, octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 324pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to board corners, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & light soiling to boards, moderate soiling & light tanning to page edges, minor soiling to eps, minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1895

KEYWORDS: military history 19th nineteenth century Russia war battles

$40.00
1y41b/35

The Origin of the Polynesians


LIVINGSTONE, CEDRIC

Quarto, clear plastic wrappers, illus front page, 36pp (possibly mis-bound/out of sequence), illus/photos, VG+ (light soiling to front plastic wrapper, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, minor dar stain to base of page block, prev. owner's name verso of title page)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: Polynesia Polynesians culture anthropology heritage history

$47.50
1y41b/36

The Golden Age of Radio in the Home


STOKES, JOHN W

Quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 163pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing (Printer) 1989

KEYWORDS: history media broadcasting radio audio New Zealand

$40.00
1y41b/38

British Motorcycles of the 1930s: The A-Z of Pre-War Marques - From AER Through to Zenith


BACON, ROY

Quarto, orange heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 239pp, illus, VG+ (spine cocked, sl staining to board edges, sl soiling & tanning to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light to moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1986

KEYWORDS: history British motorbikes motorcycles 1930s thirties classic vintage

$40.00
1y41b/39

British Motorcycles of the 1960s: A Detailed History of 50 Marques - From AJS to Wasp


BACON, ROY

Quarto, grey heavy boards, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, moderate adhesive staining to base of boards- light fading also, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, minor adhesive tape staining to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & staining to edges, minor fading light chafing, sm label to base of front flap)

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1988

KEYWORDS: history British motorbikes motorcycles 1960s sixties classic vintage

$40.00
1y41b/40

Voices of World War II: New Zealanders Share Their Stories


HOLLIS, RENEE

Quarto, illus stiff card wrappers, white lettering to spine, printed inside covers, illus prelims, 295pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear, prev. owner's name & annotation in ink to front inside covers/ffep)

PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2022

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 New Zealand Zealanders

$200.00
1y41b/44

Vincent Motorcycles: The Untold Story Since 1946


GUYONY, PHILIPPE & EGLI, FRITZ W (Preface)

Square super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & eps, 400pp, illus/photos, VG (light rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name & annotation in ink to front pastedown & half title page, moderate crack & staining to gutter of half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light chipping/tearing to top edges, light fading & foxing to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: hobbies Vincent Motorcycle motorbikes history design engineering

$70.00
1y41b/45

Hemi Muscle 70 Years: Chrysler, Dodge & Plymouth High Performance


HOLMSTROM, DARWIN

Quarto, glossy black heavy boards, grey lettering to front board, illus eps & prelims, 191pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks / Quarto 2019

KEYWORDS: automotive history high performance muscle cars Hemi Chrysler classic vintage

$35.00
xxped217409

An Introduction to the History of Medicine, With Medical Chronology, Suggestions for Study and Bibliographic Data (Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged)


GARRISON, FIELDING H

Super 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: W B Saunders Company 1929

KEYWORDS: medical history medicine healthcare

$32.50
xxped217416

Alexander's Empire


MAHAFFEY, JOHN PENTLAND & GILMAN, ARTHUR (Collaboration)

Octavo hardcover (VG) gutters cracked; 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: T Fisher Unwin 1888

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Alexander the Great empires

$25.00
xxped217419

International Press Who's Who 1936: Biographical Sketches and Photos of Representative Commercial, Professional, Financial, Pastoral and Business Men of New Zealand


INTERNATIONAL PRESS SERVICE ASSOCIATION (NZ) (Compiled by)

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: International Press Service Association (NZ) 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand directories who's who past years history historical data

$35.00
xxpdi217425

Champions: New Zealand Sports Greats of the 20th Century (Limited Deluxe Edition)


PALENSKI, RON & ROMANOS, JOSEPH

LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, quarto hardcover (VG+) 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: Hodder Moa Beckett 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport sports sporting greats 20th twentieth century profiles history

$20.00
xxpdi217426

Otago Peninsula: Then and Now


DUNN, LAUREL (Compiled by) & CAMERON, BRENDA (Compiled by)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Otago Peninsula Museum and Historical Society Inc 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Peninsula history scenery scenic locations

$19.50
xxpdi217427

Triumph and Tears: 100 Dramatic and Memorable Moments in New Zealand Sport 1897-2006


LAWRENCE, RICHARD & SMITH, IAN (Fore)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Richard Lawrence 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history

$18.50
xxpdi217428

Centenary: 100 Years of All Black Rugby


CHESTER, R H & McMILLAN, N A C

Imperial 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: Moa Publications 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks db annuals

$35.00
xxpdi217430

New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-Tables 1937; also Information Concerning Ports of New Zealand, and Supplementary Information Relating to the New Zealand Pilot, Tenth Edition 1930


N/A

INCLUDES MANY MAPS, 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: G H Loney, Government Printer 1936

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical history almanacks almanacs

$22.50
xxpdj217435

The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century


COLLINS, PAUL

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs 2013

KEYWORDS: history Europe European geopolitics 10th tenth century

$10.00
xxpdj217437

Larnach Castle: New Zealand's Castle in Pictures


BARKER, M & BARKER, N

Square super octavo softcover (VG+) sun fading to covers, but still tidy; 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: Larnach Castle Ltd 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand heritage buildings Larnach Castle history Barker family estate William Larnach

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