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$40.00
3a2/15

Te Hokowhitu a Tu: The Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War


PUGSLEY, CHRISTOPHER

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 147pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Libro International 2015

KEYWORDS: signed Christopher Pugsley New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war

$110.00
3a2/17

New Zealand Tours & Excursions


N/A

Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, red & black lettering to front cover, 29pp + maps throughout- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing/chipping & creasing to spine, minor creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand historical tourist literature maps tours travel excursions tourism history

$50.00
3a2/23

Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College, Volume VI, in Continuation of Volumes I-V: Admissions from 1933 to 1956


STRATTON, F J M (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt insignia to front board, deckled edges to base of page block, frontispiece, viii + 593pp + plates to rear, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine, moderate fading/discolouration to rear board, light soiling to front board, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps, sl foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: The Master and Fellows of Gonville and Gaius College 1958

KEYWORDS: academic history Cambridge University Gonville and & Gaius College former students pupils biographies profiles

$60.00
3a2/27

Downfall: The Destruction of Charles Mackay


DIAMOND, PAUL

SOFTCOVER, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, 327pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Massey University Press 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed Paul Diamond true crime murder homicide trials Charles Mackay D'arcy Cresswell Whanganui mayor history

$200.00
3a2/30

Official History of the New Zealand Engineers, During the Great War 1914-1919


ANNABELL, Major N (Fore)

Ex RSA library copy, octavo, brown cloth boards, black lettering & illus to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims + 314pp, illus, G+ (fully adhesive plastic cover to spine & boards- fixed, NZEF label to base of spine, other RSA library ink stamps throughout, minor scuffing & bruising to extrems, moderate to heavy bruising to centre of boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, yellowing tape reinforcement to numerous gutters & page edges- seems to be doing the job, light to moderate foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, portrait tipped in to verso of title page, prev. owner's name & number in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war NZEF engineers field troops companies

$40.00
3a2/31

A Short History of the East Yorkshire Regiment (The Snappers) 1685 to 1933


N/A

Octavo, stapled maroon light card wrappers, white lettering & sm military insignia to front cover, frontispiece, 37pp, VG (light creasing/chafing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling & foxing to front & rear eps, minor foxing throughout, sl rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: military history East Yorkshire Regiment The Snappers British Army line infantry

$55.00
3a2/32

History of the West Yorkshire Regiment


TEMPEST, Capt E V & DEVERELL, Field Marshal Sir CYRIL J (With Approval of)

Octavo, string bound grey light card wrappers, red lettering to front cover, 64pp, VG+ (light creasing & bruising to edges, light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Henry Walker Ltd 1941

KEYWORDS: military history West Yorkshire Regiment British Army infantry

$65.00
3a2/33

South Africa in Peace & War


NEIL, C LANG (Ed)

Oblong quarto, red buckram boards, gilt & black lettering plus colour illus to front board (spine blank), illus title page, 191pp, illus/photos, G+ (moderate fading & scuffing to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate fading to board edges, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning & soiling to eps, prev owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's ink stamp to ffep, minor soiling throughout, heavy crack to gutter of pg183- rear board shaky & binding loose)

PUBLISHER: Miles & Miles N/D

KEYWORDS: South Africa history colonialism

$100.00
3a2/35

Hashish!


CLARKE, ROBERT CONNELL

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow lettering to spine, xxiv + 387pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to cover edges, sl soiling to covers, sl tanning/soiling & moderate foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Red Eye Press 1998

KEYWORDS: recreational illegal drugs marijuana hash pot culture history medicinal hashish

$55.00
3a2/36

50 Years, 50 Stories: Marlborough, the Region That Turned the Wine World Upside Down


ANDERSON, TESSA & JUDD, KEVIN (Photos) & TANNOCK, JIM (Photos)

Oblong quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, vi + 192pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tessa Anderson 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Marlborough history wine regions viticulture wines

$40.00
3a2/37

Irish Folk Medicine


LOGAN, PATRICK

Octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, xi + 180pp, VG+ (minor warping to front cover & prelims, sl creasing to cover edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: Appletree Press 1999

KEYWORDS: Irish folk medicine alternative remedies Ireland history folklore lore Patrick Logan

$40.00
3a2/40

Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra


STRASDIN, KATE

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & grey lettering to spine, xii + 175pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2022

KEYWORDS: history royal family Queen Alexandra 19th nineteenth century fashion textiles dress monarchy monarchs British

$65.00
3a2/41

A Social History of Drug Control in Australia (Research Paper 8)


LONIE, JOHN

Ex university library copy, super octavo, white light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, unpaginated prelims + 83pp, VG- (usual library markings/pockets, moderate creasing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: State Information Centre 1979

KEYWORDS: royal commission reports drug use drugs recreational Australia Australian social history control government

$50.00
3a2/42

Finding a Way to Live: A Race for the Whale


PERANO, HOKI (Compiled by)

Quarto, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, x + 245pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hoki Perano 2019

KEYWORDS: maritime history whales mammals whaling conservation Tory Channel Whaling Enterprise New Zealand Hoki Perano

$285.00
3a1/2

A Dictionary of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies and Other Supernatural Creatures


BRIGGS, KATHARINE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering & illus to spine, illus title page, xix + (3) + 481pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & discolouration to spine extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl fading & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling, 1.5cm closed tear to base of front cover, minor foxing)

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane / Penguin 1976

KEYWORDS: supernatural creatures fairies goblins fantasy fantastical beasts dictionary folklore lore history historical first editions

$70.00
3a1/3

Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization


KEMP, BARRY J

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 356pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 1989

KEYWORDS: first editions antiquity ancient history Egypt civilisations civilizations

$16.50
xxzfa220161

Richard Lionheart: The Crusader King [Heroes and Warriors]


MATTHEWS, JOHN & FIELD, JAMES (ILLUS.)

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: Firebird Books 1988

KEYWORDS: King Richard Lionheart Plantagenets British history monarchy military crusades b&w and colour illustrations

$18.50
xxzfa220162

Barbarossa: Scourge of Europe [Heroes and Warriors]


MATTHEWS, JOHN & FIELD, JAMES (ILLUS.)

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: Firebird Books 1988

KEYWORDS: King Frederick Barbarossa Rothbart I German military history monarchy House of Hohenstaufen b&w illustrations

$15.00
xxzfa220163

Byzantine Armies 886-118 [Men-at-Arms Series]


HEATH, IAN & MCBRIDE, ANGUS

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: Osprey 1979

KEYWORDS: Byzantine armies ancient military history Osprey illustrated guides b&w photos colour illustrations

$17.50
xxzfa220164

1789: The Emblems of Reason


STAROBINSKI, JEAN & BRAY, BARBARA (TRANS.)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The MIT Press1988

KEYWORDS: 18th century art history criticism French Revolution politics culture paintings architecture visual arts philosophy

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