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$16.50
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Fallout: Hedley Marston and the British Bomb Tests in Australia


CROSS, ROGER

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: Wakefield Press 2001

KEYWORDS: roger cross nuclear testing australia history

$12.50
xxfgk220694

The Real Middle Earth: A History of the Dark Ages that Inspired Tolkein


BATES, BRIAN

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: Pan Books 2022

KEYWORDS: brian bates j r r tolkein middle earth history

$15.00
xxfgk220700

Great Geological Controversies


HALLAM, 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1986

KEYWORDS: geological controversy geology history a hallam

$15.00
xxfgk220702

Travels in Tandem: The Writing of Women and Men Who Travelled Together


HOE, SUSANNA

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: Holo Books The Women's History Press 2012

KEYWORDS: history gender society travel writing travelogue susanna hoe

$19.50
xxfgk220703

Precious Cargo: Scots and the China Trade


LEIPER, SUSAN

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: National Museums of Scotland Publishing

KEYWORDS: scot history china trade relations scotland

$40.00
3c4/1

Roman Imperialism


FRANK, TENNEY

Super octavo, blue buckram boards gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 365pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owners' names in ink & pencil to front eps, moderate cracking to gutters at terminals, other minor cracking to gutters occasionally throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Company 1914

KEYWORDS: ancient Rome roman imperialism politics political rulers rule government history historical antiquity

$200.00
3c4/14

Maori Religion and Mythology; being an Account of the Cosmogony, Anthropogeny, Religious Beliefs and Rites, Magic and Folk Lore of the Maori Folk of New Zealand (2 Vol Set)


BEST, ELSDON

2 VOL SET, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, vol 1- 424pp, vol 2- 682pp, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spine & rear board of vol 1, minor fading to spine of vol 2, light soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of both vols) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover of vol 1)

PUBLISHER: Ta Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori religion mythology Elsdon Best anthropology anthropogeny culture

$80.00
3c4/18

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 (2 Vol Set)


MAHAN, Captain A T

2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship illus to front boards, teg, deckled page fore-edges, vol 1- xx + 380pp, vol 2- xvii + 428pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine extrems, moderate bruising & light rubbing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- ffeps partially detached, heavy glue residue to front pastedowns of both vols, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate water staining to fore-edges of pages to vol 1, minor soiling throughout to vol 2)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company N/D (c.1892?)

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical French revolution military navy naval France

$40.00
3c4/25

The Blood Libel Legend: A Casebook in Anti-Semitic Folklore


DUNDES, ALAN (Ed)

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, red lettering to spine- faded, ix + 385pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine, light to moderate creasing to cover edges, sl chafing & tanning/soiling to covers, moderate knife damage/cutting to front cover through to prelim pages, ephemera loosely enc. to front)

PUBLISHER: The University of Wisconsin Press 1991

KEYWORDS: anthropology Judaism folklore lore religion religious studies Jews antisemitism history antiquity

$60.00
3c4/27

A History of Key Characteristics in the Eighteenth and Early Ninetenth Centuries (Second Edition)


STEBLIN, RITA

Super octavo, green glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, xiv + 408pp, VG+ (moderate bruising to spine, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, sl cracking to head of gutter at half title page)

PUBLISHER: University of Rochester Press 2002

KEYWORDS: 18th 19th eighteenth nineteenth century music history philosophy criticism

$45.00
3c4/28

Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art, with Apecial Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry (Facsimile Edition)


VINYCOMB, JOHN

FACSIMILE EDITION, octavo, grey buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & black illus to front board, xvi + 276pp, illus, VG (sl bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, light soiling & foxing to page edges, light foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Gale Research Company 1969 (Chapman and Hall 1906)

KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints animals creatures fantastical beasts fantasy fiction art history appreciation criticism

$100.00
3c4/33

The Summa Musice: A Thirteenth-Century Manual for Singers


PAGE, CHRISTOPHER (Ed, Trans & Intro)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 275pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University {ress 1991

KEYWORDS: music theory history singing singers manuals instruction chants

$100.00
3c4/34

Theoricum Opus Musice Discipline


GAFFURIO, FRANCHINO & RUINI, CESARINO (Ed)

Super octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, lxxii + unpaginated text, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Libreria Musicale Italiana 1996

KEYWORDS: music theory history Greek

$75.00
3c4/35

Raffaele Brandolini on Music and Poetry (De musica et poetica, 1513)


BRANDOLINI, RAFFAELE & MOYER, ANN E (Trans, Intro & Notes) & LAUREYS, MARC (Assist)

Octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxxv + 124pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2001

KEYWORDS: Raffaele Brandolini music poetry history historical theory criticism

$100.00
3c4/36

Musica Enchiriadis and Scolica Enchiriadis


ERICKSON, RAYMOND (Trans, Intro & Notes) & PALISCA, CLAUDE V (Ed)

Super octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine, liv + 106pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning to board edges, occasional pencil annotation) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1995

KEYWORDS: music theory history Scolica enchiriadis musica

$70.00
3c4/40

The Dodge Story


McPHERSON, THOMAS A

Quarto, white heavy bpards, red gilt lettering to spine, red gilt lettering & illus to front board, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked/warped, light to moderate bruising to extrems, minor chafing & soiling to spine & boards, prev. bookseller's sm label to bottom corner of front board, sl soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Crestline / Motorbooks International 1992

KEYWORDS: classic vintage cars automotive Dodge design history

$40.00
3c4/42

Mack 50 Years: New Zealand Trucking


McCOID, DAVE (Editorial Director)

Quarto, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 222pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Long Haul Publications 2022

KEYWORDS: New Zealand haulage transport history Mack trucking magazine

$90.00
3c4/43

A Classic World & When the Engine Roars


BEGG, GEORGE & LIND, CLIVE A

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, unpaginated prelims + 234pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink & prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing/wrinkling & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Begg and Allen 1999

KEYWORDS: signed George Begg New Zealand Zealanders automotive motor sport cars racing history high performance

$45.00
3c3/2

6th New Zealand Men's Indoor Basketball Championships, Monday to Thursday 17th to 20th Sept. 1951 Souvenir Programme


N/A

SCARCE, octavo, stapled illus light card wrappers, green & black lettering to front cover, 16pp, VG- (moderate to heavy tanning/foxing & creasing to covers, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate creasing & minor notation in ink to contents with occasional staining also)

PUBLISHER: D Rabone & Co (Printer) 1951

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports programmes souvenirs basketball men championships

$45.00
3c3/3

NZ Men's Basketball Champs: 16, 17, 18, 19 September 1952 Souvenir Programme


N/A

SCARCE, octavo, stapled illus light card wrappers, unpaginated, VG+ (sl creasing & soiling to covers, sl rusting to staples, occasional minor foxing, page edges cut roughly)

PUBLISHER: Times Print (Printer) 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports programmes souvenirs basketball men championships

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