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$75.00
3h3/12

The Spanish Lake: The Pacific Since Magellan, Volume I


SPATE, O H K

SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus plate to front board, illus/maps at eps, xxiv + 372pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl chafing to boards, light foxing to page edges & prelims/terminals) in blue buckram slipcase with blue lettering on title plate to spine, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Australian National University Press 1979

KEYWORDS: history exploration Pacific Spanish explorers maritime nautical voyages

$120.00
3h3/13

The Rise and Fall of Malaria in Europe: A Historico-Epidemiological Study


BRUCE-CHWATT, LEONARD JAN & DE ZULUETA, JULIAN DE

INSCRIBED SIGNED & DATED BY BRUCE-CHWATT, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 240pp + photos to rear, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine & boards/edges, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine & part of front cover, light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1980

KEYWORDS: signed L J Bruce-Chwatt Europe malaria history epidemiology tropical diseases

$45.00
3h3/14

Jottings of a Gentleman: Eyre Evans of Oamaru


SKILBECK, CORRY

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial ocatvo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 266pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sm stain to fore-edge of page block)

PUBLISHER: Mono Unlimited 2007

KEYWORDS: signed Corry Skilbeck New Zealand history Oamaru biography memoir Eyre Evans pioneers early settlers colonists colonialism

$47.50
3h3/15

Island Exiles


GARRETT, JEMIMA

SIGNED, octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, unpaginated illus prelims + 200pp, VG (light to moderate creasing & light soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to half title page)

PUBLISHER: ABC Books 1996

KEYWORDS: signed Jemima Garrett Pacific islands Nauru history

$75.00
3h3/18

The Revival Church of Vanuatu: The History of the Presbyterian Church on Tongoa Island from Year 1878-1978


TAPASONGI, Pastor FRED (MOSES, Rev FRED)

TEXT IN NAKANAMAGA, octavo, blue stapled light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, 127pp, VG+ (sl creasing to spine area with sm tearing to bottom staple, minor rusting to staples, sl soiling to wrappers, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: TEXT IN NAKANAMAGA Tongoa Island history presbyterian church Vanuatu revival church

$45.00
3h3/19

Malaria Letters: The Ross-Laveran Correspondence 1896-1908


NYE, EDWIN R

Octavo, illus beige heavy boards, black lettering to spine & boards, 63pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light to moderate fading to spine, sl chafing/soiling to boards)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2010

KEYWORDS: infectious diseases malaria Alphonse Laveran Ronald Ross mosquitoes tropical disease medicine historical research history

$200.00
3h3/20

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros 1595 to 1606 (Two Vol Set)


DE QUIROS, PEDRO FERNANDEZ & MARKHAM, Sir CLEMENTS (Trans & Ed)

2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt maritime illus to front boards, blind stamp decoration to spines & boards, vol 1- xlviii + pgs1-320, vol 2- viii + pgs321-555, Hakluyt appendices to rear of vol 2, 3x folding maps to rear pocket of vol 2, deckled page edges- some pages remain uncut, VG (light to moderate chipping to spine extrems, minor tanning & soiling to spine of vol 1, minor rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light cracking to gutters, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society 1904

KEYWORDS: Hakluyt society history exploration voyages Pedro Fernandez de Quiros

$75.00
3h3/21

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (6 Vol Set)


GIBBON, EDWARD & DAWSON, CHRISTOPHER (Intro)

6 VOL SET, sm octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, printed eps, top page edges stained red- faded, mixed pagination, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light to moderate soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, light to moderate fading & tanning to vols 1-3,

PUBLISHER: J M Dent & Sons / Everyman's Library 1954

KEYWORDS: Edward Gibbons Everyman's Library series Roman Empire ancient history Rome

$40.00
3h3/22

Omai: First Polynesian Ambassador to England


CLARK, THOMAS BLAKE

Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to cream cloth spine, gilt lettering to front board, unpaginated prelims + 115pp, VG+ (light foxing & tanning to cream cloth spine, light soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press 1969

KEYWORDS: exploration maritime nautical history voyages Omai Polynesia

$85.00
3h3/25

A General Introduction to Domesday [Doomsday] Book (2 Vol Set) Facsimile Reprint


ELLIS, Sir HENRY

2 VOL SET, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- unpaginated prelims + xix + 515pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 543pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl tanning to eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spines)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1971 (Facsimile Reprint of 1833 Edition)

KEYWORDS: English England Domesday Doomsday book history public records historical

$40.00
3h3/27

Keynes on the Wireless


KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD & MOGGRIDGE, DONALD (Ed)

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, white & orange lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 228pp, VG+ (light bruising to head of spine, sl chafing to boards, prev. bookseller's label to rear board, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan 2010

KEYWORDS: history John Maynard Keynes BBC wireless broadcasts

$85.00
3h3/29

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Middle Ages 350-1520 (3 Vol Set)


FOSSIER, ROBERT (Ed) & SONDHEIMER, JANET et al (Trans)

3 VOL SET, imperial octavo, peach coloured heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems, sl soiling to page edges, sm crack to head of vol 3 spine) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spines, sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1997-98

KEYWORDS: middle ages history

$15.00
xxhoa223276

Great Passenger Ships of the World, Volume 2: 1913-1923


KLUDAS, ARNOLD & HODGES, CHARLES (Trans)

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Patrick Stephens 1976

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history passenger ships

$37.50
xxhoa223278

The Nitrate Clippers


LUBBOCK, BASIL

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: Brown, Son & Ferguson 1953

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history clippers ships boats nitrate

$22.50
xxhoa223279

A Record of the History of Houlder Brothers & Co Ltd from 1849-1950


STEVENS, EDWARD F (Compiled by)

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G-) jacket very tatty; 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 Mendip Press N/D

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Houlder Brothers & Co shipping companies

$37.50
xxhoa223280

Sunset to Sunrise: An Illustrated History of New Zealand's Lighthouses


NICOL, Captain TIMOTHY

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: New Holland 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical lighthouses history

$32.50
xxhoa223281

A Lucky Ship: The Nine LIves of the Australian Coaster Tambar, 1912-1960


MAIR, CRAIG

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: Nautical Association of Australia Inc 2013

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian maritime nautical history coaster Tambar ships boats

$20.00
xxhoa223282

From Cape to Cape: The History of Lyle Shipping Company


ORBELL, JOHN & GREEN, EDWIN & MOSS, MICHAEL

Imperial 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: Paul Harris Publishing 1978

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Lyle shipping company

$18.50
xxhoa223283

Margaret Thatcher, Volume One: The Grocer's Daughter


CAMPBELL, JOHN

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Jonathan Cape 2000

KEYWORDS: Margaret Thatcher history politics political biographies memoir biography Conservative party tory tories prime ministers

$17.50
xxhob223284

Looking Back at Traditional Cargo Ships


WILTSHIRE, ANDREW

Oblong 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: Bernard McCall 1998

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history cargo ships boats shipping

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