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$18.50
xxcjc216276

How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: Cultural Chronicles of AIDS


TREICHLER, PAULA A

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: Duke University Press 1999

KEYWORDS: AIDS hiv health epidemics social history feminism medicine

$20.00
xxcjc216286

Sex, Death and Punishment


DAVENPORT-HINES, RICHARD

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: Fontana Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Britain British sex history renaissance sexuality culture

$18.50
xxcjc216288

Why Memory Matters


LIGHT, ROWAN

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: Bridget Williams Books 2023

KEYWORDS: bwb text series literature New Zealand history politics philosophy Rowan Light

$27.50
xxcjd216292

The Savage Empire: Forgotten Wars of the 19th Century


HERNON, IAN

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: Sutton Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: 19th nineteenth century military history war wars conflict campaigns

$28.50
xxcjd216299

Is Literary History Possible?


PERKINS, DAVID

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: John Hopkins University Press 1992

KEYWORDS: literature history literary criticism

$19.50
xxcje216304

A Century of Service - The Vancouver Police 1886-1986


SWAN, Staff Sergeant G M

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) soiling to eps; 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: Vanciuover Police Historical Society and Centennial Museum 1986

KEYWORDS: Canada Canadian police Vancouver history centennial centenary

$15.00
xxcje216311

Midlife Queer: Autobiography of a Decade 1971-1981


DUBERMAN, MARTIN

Tidy ex-library, 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: Scribner 1996

KEYWORDS: gay lgbtq queer communities 70s seventies modern history

$27.50
xxhxd216314

The Long Last Summer: Australia's Upper Class Before the Great War


CANNON, MICHAEL

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson 1985

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian history upper classes pre-war

$15.00
xxhxd216315

Te Marua Golf Club Inc 1931-1991


BRYANT, T M (Fore)

Quarto stapled softcovers (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: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history golf clubs Te Marua jubilee

$30.00
xxhxd216316

Guns in Australia


HALLS, CHRISTOPHER

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Paul Hamlyn 1974

KEYWORDS: Australia firearms weapons weaponry guns history

$18.50
xxhxd216321

The Great Shame, and the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World


KENEALLY, THOMAS

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: Nan A Talese / Doubleday 1999

KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish history immigration

$15.00
xxhxd216322

Index of the Journal of the Polynesian Society (Vols 1-50, 1892-1941)


TAYLOR, C R H

Super octavo stapled 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: The Polynesian Society 1942

KEYWORDS: indexes indices journals Polynesian society history historical

$40.00
ak5/21/2

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 1: Prolegomena and Prehistory


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xxii + 758pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & creasing to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1970

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series prehistory antiquity prolegomena geology geography prehistoric mesolithic palaeolithic

$40.00
ak5/21/3

The Cambridge Ancient History (Third Edition): Volume 1, Part 2: Early History of the Middle East


EDWARDS, I E S (Ed) & GADD, C J (Ed) & HAMMOND, N G L (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, errata slip to contents page, xxiii + 1058pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (usual library markings- minimal, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, sl creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & moderate soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity geology geography middle east Egypt Babylonia Palestine Syria Mesopotamia Anatolia bronze age Aegean Assyria

$45.00
ak5/21/20

The Drawings of L S Lowry: Public and Private


LEVY, MERVYN (Intro & Notes)

LACKS FEP, lg quarto, brown buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 31pp + ix colour plates + 282 monochrome plates, VG (minor rubbing/bruising to extrems, sl rubbing to spine, light to moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, ffep missing, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page, sl tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & moderate fading to spine & cover edges, minor scuffing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Jupiter Books 1976

KEYWORDS: art artists history L S Lowry matchstick men

$45.00
ak5/21/21

The Paintings of L S Lowry: Oils and Watercolours


LEVY, MERVYN (Intro & Notes)

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 31pp + 130 plates/illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. ownership annotation to ffep & half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 3cm closed tear to top edge of rear cover, light fading to spine, minor wrinkling to rear, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Jupiter Books 1975

KEYWORDS: art artists history L S Lowry matchstick men oils watercolours

$40.00
ak5/21/25

The Bikes We Built: A Journey Through New Zealand Made Bicycles


KENNETT, JONATHAN

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, illus eps, vii + 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Kennett Brothers 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand hobbies leisure cycling bikes bicycles history

$55.00
ak5/21/31

The Relief of Tobruk (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)


MURPHY, W E

Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 566pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl staining to top corner of ffep, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1961

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

$125.00
ak5/21/32

Documents, Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939-45 (3 Vol Set)


N/A

3 VOL SET, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, VG (moderate rubbing to spines & boards/extrems, minor soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown & vol 1, school ink stamps to eps of vol 3, minor foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: R E Owen, Government Printer 1949-63

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

$45.00
ak5/21/33

Vermeer's Camera: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces


STEADMAN, PHILIP

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 207pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: first editions art history Dutch artists Johannes Vermeer criticism appreciation

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