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$90.00
3L4/6

Jaguar: Saloon Cars


SKILLETER, PAUL & WHYTE, ANDREW (Competition Chapters)

SECOND EDITION. Imperial octavo, blue faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 652pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board & spine edges/extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light chafing & discolouration, minor tanning to flap edges)

PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing 1988

KEYWORDS: automotive cars motoring Jaguar saloon cars history

$40.00
3L4/8

Medieval Beasts


PAYNE, ANN

Sm quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus prelims, 96pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading & rubbing to extrems, ex-libris plate to half title page, sl water staining to base of spine & gutters throughout- v minor) in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing to edges, light to moderate fading/discolouration, minor soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: The British Library 1990

KEYWORDS: medieval animals beasts fantasy bestiaries history illustrated

$100.00
3L4/9

A System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical: With the True Art of Blazon, According to the Most Approved Heralds in Europe: Illustrated With Suitable Examples of Armorial Figures, and Achievements of the Most Considerable Surnames and Families in


NISBET, ALEXANDER

2 VOL SET, quarto, red faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering & rule to spines, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to boards/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ex-libris plates & coat of arms affixed to front pastedowns of both vols)

PUBLISHER: T & A Constable 1984

KEYWORDS: heraldry family history genealogy coats of arms Europe

$45.00
3L4/10

Anatomy of the SS State


KRAUSNICK, HELMUT et al & BARRY, RICHARD et al (Trans) & WISKEMANN, ELIZABETH (Intro)

ĹŚctavo, grey/black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 614pp, VG+ (sl soiling to front board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate tanning & soiling to rear, light creasing & chipping to edges, minor general soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons and Company 1968

KEYWORDS: nazi Germany regime SS militart history Hitler

$200.00
3L4/11

Down the Flare Path


MONTGOMERY, D H & BRADSHAW, STANLEY ORTON (Illus)

Octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus title page, 144pp, illus, VG (light to moderate fading & scuffing to spine & board edges, light bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's details in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light to moderate general chafing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton N/D

KEYWORDS: military history aviation night bomber pilot D H Montgomery British Royal Flying Corps pilots autobiography

$90.00
3L4/12

Some Still Live: Experiences of a Fighting-Plane Pilot in the Spanish War


TINKER, F G

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 284pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to spine & boards/edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to front & rear eps, v heavy crack & tape staining/residue to front gutter at prelims- binding partially exposed, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, other occasional minor foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, G+ (price clipped, in scruffy plastic protective cover- taped to jacket with yellowing brittle tape, heavy creasing & tearing to edges, numerous attempts at tape repairs to internal side- all yellowing & flaky)

PUBLISHER: Lovat Dickson 1938

KEYWORDS: Frank Tinker military history aviation pilots Spain Spanish autobiography

$100.00
3L4/15

War Flying in Macedonia


HEYDEMARCK, HAUPT & SYKES, CLAUD W (Trans)

FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, blue heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate tape staining to board edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minro foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate general wrinkling & soiling, adhesive residue & staining from prev. owner's plastic cover, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: John Hamilton Ltd N/D (c.1935)

KEYWORDS: military history aviation pilots Haupt Heydemarck

$40.00
3L4/16

The Diplomacy of Annexation: Texas, Oregon and the Mexican War


PLETCHER, DAVID M

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt on red lettering to spine, xiii + [3] + 656pp, VG+ (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, minor soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, author's surname on front covered with black ink, heavy creasing & tearing to edges- minor loss, minor foxing to spine & rear)

PUBLISHER: University of Missouri Press 1975

KEYWORDS: US America American geopolitics Texas Oregon Mexico history geography Mexican War

$475.00
3L4/18

The Wellington Regiment NZEF 1914-1919


CUNNINGHAM, W H & TREADWELL, C A L & HANNA, J S

OWNERSHIP OF A MEMBER OF THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xii + 399pp, illus/photos, folding maps, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to extrems, heavy cracking to spine hinges- repaired but still visible, heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, Willoughby Bartlett in ink to ffep, occasional cracking to gutters, minor foxing throughout, moderate creasing & occasional tearing to folding maps)

PUBLISHER: Ferguson and Osborn Ltd 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz military history Wellington Regiment NZEF ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

$175.00
3L4/19

Characters of the Kings and Queens of England, Selected from Dissferent Histories; with Observations and Reflections, Chiefly Adapted to Common Life ; And Particularly Intended for the Instruction of Youth, to Which are Added Notes Historical


HOLT, J

3 VOL SET, sm octavo, quarter leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering on black leather title plates with gilt rule to spines, marbled page edges- faded, mixed pagination, VG- (heavy scuffing to marbled boards- some surface loss, moderate cracking & rubbing to leather spines, moderate scuffing to board edges, marbling heavily faded but still sl visible on page edges, other minor tanning ot page edges, ex-libris plates to ffeps to all 3 vols, other prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to ffeps, occasional moderate cracking to gutters, age appropriate tanning/soiling throughout with minor creasing also)

PUBLISHER: G G J and J Robinson 1786-1788

KEYWORDS: antiquarian books history kings queens rulers England English monarchs monarchy

$26.50
xxa3ae225714

Women's Writing in English: Medieval England


FINKE, LAURIE A

Octavo softcover (VG) minor underlining in pencil ; 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: Addison Wesley Longman 1999

KEYWORDS: medieval england womans studies literature history criticism middle ages culture academia

$28.50
xxa3ba225723

Japan's Imperial Conspiracy


BERGAMINI, DAVID

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: William Morror and Co. 1971

KEYWORDS: history Japan wwii ww2 world war two Hirohito pearl harbour conspiracy usa

$30.00
xxa3ba225726

The Life of Walter Scott: A Critical Biography


SUTHERLAND, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, lacks fep. 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: Blackwell 1995

KEYWORDS: first edition biography Walter Scott poetry author novelist British history literature literary biographies

$20.00
xxa3ba225728

New Zealand's First Century: The Dominion's Scene and Story


COWAN, JAMES

Imperial octavo softcover, stapled (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 New Zealand Department of Tourist and Publicity 1939

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history tourism regional cultural rural illustrated

$15.00
xxa3ba225729

Sports Cars 1928-39


NICHOLSON T R & WOOD JOHN W (illus)

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: Blandford Press 1969

KEYWORDS: sports cars motorsport illustrated colour engine european history bently bmw fiat mercedes

$25.00
xxa3bb225739

Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox


BANNER, LOIS

FIRST EDITION. 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: Bloomsbury 2012

KEYWORDS: biography Marilyn Monroe hollywood 50's fifties celebrity culture womens history first editions

$10.00
xxa3bf225744

Happy Wanderers: W.E.A Tramping Club Story


MURCOTT, LES

Octavo softcover, stapled (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 (Jan 2007)

KEYWORDS: workers education association tramping club New Zealand history travel

$10.00
xxa3bf225745

The Southern Lakes of New Zealand


TEMPLE, PHILLIP

Octavo softcover, stapled (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: Whitcoulls 1978

KEYWORDS: photography New Zealand lakes tourism travel South Island history

$12.00
xxa3bf225753

Maori Art of New Zealand


BARROW, TERENCE

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: Unesco Press 182

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori art woodcarving carving history tools society decoration sculpture religion spirituality myth

$22.50
xxa3bf225754

World Without Sun


CAUSTEAU, JACQUES-YVES & DUGAN, JAMES (edited)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+); 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: William Heinemann LTD 1965

KEYWORDS: marine Jacques Yves Cousteau submarine biology photography diving exploration travel sea ocean France history research

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