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$45.00
3m4/33

Parisiennes: A Celebration of French Women


ROGERS, LOUISE LALAURIE (Trans)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, pink lettering to front cover with white letteing to spine, 240pp, illus/photos, near FINE (light tanning to upper page edges)

PUBLISHER: Flammarion 2007

KEYWORDS: feminism French France women Paris Parisian clothing fashion photography art history

$80.00
3m4/34

Michel Comte: Twenty Years 1979-1999


COMTE, MICHEL

Folio, blue heavy boards, white lettering to front cover and spine, illus eps, unpaginated [272pp], illus/photos, Near FINE (blue ink mark on base of page block) in d/w Near FINE (still in plastic wrap)

PUBLISHER: Schirmer/Mosel 1999

KEYWORDS: art photography Michel Comte history portraits Vogue celebrities

$40.00
3m4/35

The Pioneering Days of Palmerston North


PETERSEN, G C

Octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering on front cover, folding frontispiece, 102pp, illus/photos, 2x folding photo plates, VG (moderate tanning to upper and lower edges of front cover, light tanning to spine, light bruising to upper and lower edges of spine, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxxing with multiple previous owners' personal inscriptions in eps) in d/w VG- (moderate soiling to front & rear, moderate tanning to spine, light loss of surface to flap folds, light creasing on upper edges of flaps, 0.5cm closed tear within spine and three sm open tears on edges of spine and front flap fold, minor stain on back cover

PUBLISHER: Kerslake, Billens and Humphrey (Printer) 1952

KEYWORDS: pioneering Palmerston North New Zealand development township settlers history frontier Pakeha

$60.00
3m4/36

150 Classic Cameras from 1839 to the Present


VAN HASBROECK, PAUL-HENRY

Folio, dark orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, illus photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & index pages to rear, occasional sl soiling throughout) in d/w, VG (in removable plastic wrap, moderate creasing on upper edge of spine and both flaps folds, light creasing to upper edge of rear flap and lower edge of front flap, light soiling on front, rear & spine, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Sotheby's Publications 1989

KEYWORDS: photography cameras history lenses film cinema antiques

$50.00
3m4/38

American Daguerreotypes: From the Matthew R. Isenburg Collection


ISENBURG, MATTHEW R (intro) & FIELD, RICHARD S (prepared by) & FRANK, ROBIN JAFFEE (prepared by) & TRACHTENBERG, ALAN (essay)

Quarto, burgundy red cloth boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 126pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light foxing on upper page edges, light tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (1cm closed tear on lower edge of front cover, 2cm closed tear on upper edge of spine, light creasing & scuffing on extrems and spine, prev. bookseller's label to base of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Yale University Art Gallery 1989

KEYWORDS: daguerreotypes photography art cameras collections history american Matthew R. Isenburg

$200.00
3p1/1

Captured: Sixteen Months as A Prisoner of War


DOUGLAS, LIEUT J HARVEY

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO HIS FATHER, octavo, dark brown buckram boards, black stamped lettering to cover and spine [faded to spine], deckled page edges, illus eps, frontispiece, 195pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing to lower and upper edges of spine with upper edge flapping slightly, light scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, light water damage to lower page edges, ex-libris plate to prelims, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart 1918

KEYWORDS: First Edition Signed military war history biography Lieutenant J Harvey Douglas

$55.00
3p1/2

The Story of The Salonica Army


PRICE, G WARD

FIRST EDITION, 3 ILLUSTRATIONS PRESENT BUT LOOSES, LARGE FOLDING CANVAS MAP PRESENT, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to front cover and spine, deckled page edges, illus front eps, frontispiece, xiii + 298pp, illus/photos, one folding map loosely enclosed to rear, VG- (moderate soiling to boards, light scuffing to extrems, heavy fading to spine, light scuffing to upper edge of spine, heavy tanning and moderate foxing to pages and edges, light insects damage to eps, page to prelims removed, prev. owner's name in pencil to prelims, occasional pencil markings to margins throughout, binding a little sloppy- minor separation at spine, occasional light cracking to gutters, folding map at rear is delicate with minor closed tearing to folds/creases, minor foxing & water damage also)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1917

KEYWORDS: First Edition military history Salonica army battles

$120.00
3p1/3

A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate, Market, and Post Towns, Parishes, and Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions (2 Vol Set)


LEWIS, SAMUEL

2 VOL SET, suoer octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front boards, vol 1- lxviii + 675pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 738pp, VG (minor rubbing to spine & board extrems, light soiling to rear boards of each vol, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's details in ink to front pastedown of each vol, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of ffep of vol 2, occasional sl cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: dictionary Ireland topography geography history

$80.00
3p1/4

Michel Comte: Twenty Years 1979-1999


COMTE, MICHEL

Folio, blue heavy boards, white lettering to front and cover and spine, illus eps, unpaginated [272pp], illus/photos, Near FINE (light creasing to rear board, light bruising to lower edge of front board) in d/w Near FINE (in plastic cover with light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schrimer / Mosel 1999

KEYWORDS: art photography Michel Comte Vogue celebrities portraits history

$45.00
3p1/10

The Jensen Healey Stories


BROWNING, PETER & BLUNDSEN, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, Super Octavo, light brown faux leather, gilt lettering to spine, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine & bottom corner of page block, light soiling to page edges, light creasing in prelims, light soiling in feps, spine sl cocked) in d/w,VG- (light chipping to spine and flaps, light soiling on all edges and rear cover, light bruising to spine, light scuffing to rear fold, moderate damage/cracking to protective plastic's hinge on front cover)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications 1974

KEYWORDS: First Edition cars photography history automobile industrial mechanics engineering repairs sports cars british manufacturing automotive Jensen Healey

$545.00
3p1/11

Leica: An Illustrated History: Volume II - Lenses


LAGER, JAMES L

THIS VOL ONLY, Folio, red burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering on front board and spine, illus title page, 319pp, illus/photos, VG (light soiling, foxing and tanning to page edges, slightly sloppy binding, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, heavy crack to rear gutter, light sporadic soiling throughout pages) in d/w, VG (light soiling to upper edges of flaps, light scuffing to extrems, light creasing to front and rear cover edges, folds and spine, discreet reinforcement to hidden base of spine)

PUBLISHER: Lager Limited Editions 1994

KEYWORDS: cameras lenses art cinema photography Leica James L Lager history volume II illustrated

$22.50
xxa3dg225897

The Pioneering Image


MADDOX, JERALD C

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: Universe 1989

KEYWORDS: art artist artists photography photographer history

$30.00
xxa3ea225900

A Guide to Irish Parish Registers


MITCHELL, BRIAN

Super octavo hardcover (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: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1988

KEYWORDS: Ireland Irish parish register social history genealogical genealogy

$30.00
xxa3ea225903

Political Culture in Israel: Cleavage and Integration among Israeli Jews


ETZIONI-HALEVY, EVA & SHAPIRA, RINA

Ex-library. Super octavo hardcover (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: Praeger Publishers 1977

KEYWORDS: Israel Israeli politics government political social history

$30.00
xxa3ea225905

Savage Squadrons


KOURNAKOFF, SERGEI

Ex-library. Super octavo hardcover (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: George G. Harrap & Co. 1936

KEYWORDS: military social history life lives biography autobiography memoir war wartime

$25.00
xxa3ef225909

K. B. S. Bibliography of Standard Reference Books for Japanese Studies with Descriptive Notes (Vol. VI - B)


n/a

Octavo hardcover (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 Tokyo Press 1967

KEYWORDS: Japan Japanese studies history reference bibliography

$22.50
xxa3ef225911

Portugal's Political Development: A Comparative Approach


OPELLO, WALTER C

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: Westview Press 1985

KEYWORDS: Portugal Portugese politics government history

$30.00
xxa3eg225918

Portrait of an Age


SALOMON, ERICH

Quarto 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: Collier Books 1967

KEYWORDS: history 20th century photography photographer

$20.00
xxa3eg225922

Reflections on Charming Creek: Mills and Mines, Tramways and Walkways of a Pioneering West Coast Enclave


PREBBLE, BILL

Imp. octavo softcover (VG-), water damage, warping throughout; 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: Bill Prebble 2012

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history pioneer West Coast adventure

$15.00
xxa3eg225923

RAF 100, 1918-2018: The Official Story


HOLLAND, JAMES

Imp. octavo hardcover (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: Andre Deutsch 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history RAF air force aviation

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