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$15.00
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Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide


MOSHER, GOUVERNEUR FRANK

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: Charles E Tuttle 1982

KEYWORDS: kyoto japan japanese history place guide gouverneur frank mosher

$28.50
xxewp221173

Telling the Truth about Aboriginal History


ATTWOOD, BAIN

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: Allen & Unwin 2005

KEYWORDS: aboriginal first nations indigenous australian history bain attwood

$110.00
3d2/8

Jungmeister Junket: 50 States in a Biplane


BURGESS, Lt Col SAM

Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 334pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy fading, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minro tanning & soiling, moderate foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Vantage Press 1975

KEYWORDS: aviation adventure exploration Sam Burgess biplanes Bucker Jungmeister history

$60.00
3d2/9

The Sky People


LE POER TRENCH, BRINSLEY

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus/photos, G (minor tanning to spine, moderate staining & bruising to boards/extrems, moderate tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to front eps, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- some terminal pages may be missing, considerable closed tearing to some pages, heavy tearing to pgs 175-178 with ugly yellowed tape repairs- very messy job with text affected, other occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Neville Spearman 1960

KEYWORDS: first editions theology religion history historical Brinsley le Poer Trench

$85.00
3d2/10

John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1928


CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

VERY SCUFFY COPY, sm octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, 711pp, G- (most of spine missing with binding exposed & heavily cracked - large sections of page block separated, heavy tape staining to spine & covers, other minro soiling to covers also, heavy tanning to page edges, covers detached but present, prev. owners' names in ink to front eps, text block remains clear & legible)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history Wisden Wisden's cricket almanacks past years 1928

$45.00
3d2/12

All Quiet on the Western Front


REMARQUE, ERICH MARIA & WHEEN, A W (Trans)

US FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, octavo, beige cloth boards, black & red lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, unpaginated prelims + 291pp, VG (moderate fading & soiling to boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, author's sm picture tipped in to ffep with pencil inscription above, light to moderate cracking to front & rear gutters)

PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company 1929

KEYWORDS: US first editions (2nd printing) military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 Erich Maria Remarque

$40.00
3d2/15

Stray Leaves, from the Early History of Canterbury


HART, GEORGE ROBERT

LACKS ALL ILLUSTRATIONS, octavo, stapled blue light card wrappers, 52pp, G+ (heavy chipping/loss to spine & cover edges- some tape repairs at staples, moderate tanningb/staining to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, heavy rusting/damage to pages at staples near rear, 4cm closed tear to base of pg15)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury Caledonian Society N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Canterbury

$42.50
3d2/16

Orepuki ...... a Hundred Years of Memories


WILSON, E (Preface) & THOMAS, E V (Intro)

Octavo, stapled cream light card covers, red lettering to front cover, 120pp, illus/photos, VG (prev. owner's name stamp in ink to front cover & title page, minro discolouration to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Orepuki School and District Centenary Committee 1971

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Orepuki early settlers school centenary centennial

$16.50
xx116pol221206

Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984


REYNOLDS, SIMON

OWNERSHIP OF MUSIC CRITIC TREVOR REEKIE, 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: Penguin 2006

KEYWORDS: postpunk music modern history Simon Reynolds

$20.00
xx116pol221209

Anderson's Social Philosophy: The Social Thought & Political Life of Professor John Anderson


BAKER, A J

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: Angus & Robertson 1979

KEYWORDS: Professor John Anderson history politics social commentary philosophy

$17.50
xx116pol221211

Luftwaffe in Combat 1939-45: Me 262 Stormbird Ascending


CARRUTHERS, BOB

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: Pen & Sword 2013

KEYWORDS: military history German nazi Germany aviation luftwaffe fighter planes me 262 messerschmitt ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$18.50
xx117pol221220

Fear Drive My Feet


RYAN, PETER & DUNLOP, Sir EDWARD WEARY (Fore)

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: Duffy & Snellgrove 2001

KEYWORDS: ww2 memoir military history second 2nd world war two ii 2 autobiography Australia Australian New Guinea Peter Ryan

$16.50
xx119pol221235

Hitler's Scientists: Science, War and the Devil's Pact


CORNWELL, JOHN

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: Penguin 2004

KEYWORDS: ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 history Hitler science scientists nazi German Germany research projects

$22.50
xx119pol221236

A History of the 'Unfortunate Experiment' at National Women's Hospital


BRYDER, LINDA

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: Auckland University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history health healthcare National Women's Hospital screening carcinoma in situ cancer cervical ethics treatment

$37.50
xx120pol221239

The Long Forgetting: Post-Colonial Literary Culture in New Zealand


EVANS, PATRICK

INSCRIBED & SIGNED (TWICE) BY THE AUTHOR, 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: Canterbury University Press 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand post-colonial history literature literary culture Patrick Evans signed

$22.50
xx120pol221243

Music in Human Life: Anthropological Perspectives on Music


KAEMMER, JOHN E

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: University of Texas Press 1993

KEYWORDS: anthropology music culture history ethnomusicology

$37.50
xx120pol221248

Footprints on the Land: How Humans Changed New Zealand


WOLFE, RICHARD

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: Oratia Books 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Aotearoa habitation infrastructure development

$25.00
xx120pol221249

Tiny Statements: A Social History of Aotearoa New Zealand in Badges


GIBSON, STEPHANIE & REGNAULT, CLAIRE

Square sm 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: Te Papa Press 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa social history badges political statements art crafts

$27.50
xx120pol221250

Nga Tai Whakarongorua / Encounters: Te Patu Kowaiwai Kiritangata Ki Toi te Papa / The Portrait Wall at Toi Art Te Papa


RICE, REBECCA & WILLIAMS, MATARIKI

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: Te Papa Press 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Te Papa museum art gallery portraits portrait wall history

$15.00
xx120pol221251

The Great White Brotherhood in the Culture History and Religion of America


PROPHET, ELIZABETH CLARE

Super octavo softcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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 Summit Lighthouse 1978

KEYWORDS: culture history religion US America esoteric spirituality consciousness

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