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Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, ex-library- no external markings, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- xxiv + 582pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 704pp, VG (no library markings detected, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards/edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, light tanning throughout) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, top section of vol 2 spine missing, moderate tanning to spines, moderate foxing & light soiling)
PUBLISHER: James Clarke & Co 1949
KEYWORDS: religion Christianity history institutions John Calvin
Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 BC to 1950
Super octavo, beige heavy boards, gilt lettering to red spine, xx + 668pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light soiling to page edges, author's inscription & signature to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (ligh tcreasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, minor soiling)
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins 2003
KEYWORDS: history human achievements gifted persons genius psychology
Hitler's Last General: The Case Against Wilhelm Mohnke
Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 393pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing/rubbing to edges, light chafing, 8cm closed tear & yellowing tape staining to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Bantam Press 1989
KEYWORDS: nazi Germany german war criminals Wilhelm Mohnke history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2
Hitler's Spanish Legion: The Blue Division in Russia
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 434pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine lightly cocked & warped, sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling to page edges, sm ex-libris label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Eastern Front / Warfield Books N/D (c.1990s?)
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 blue division Russia Spanish legion campaigns German occupation infanteriedivision
Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service: Knights of the Wehrmacht
Super octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, marbled eps, 307pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & discolouration to board & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & rubbing to edges, light chafing & soiling, light soiling to flap edges)
PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1995
KEYWORDS: knights of the wehrmacht u-boat waffe nazi Germany german ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 history navy naval soldiers sailors profiles military
Star Trek to Hawa-i'i: Mesopotamia to Polynesia
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, xiii + 208pp, illus, VG (sl curling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges, heavy crack to gutter of pgs64/65- otherwise a very tidy copy still)
PUBLISHER: The Diamond Press 1991
KEYWORDS: signed Clyde Hostetter travel writing literature history Polynesia origins
Inshore Craft of Great Britain: In the Days of Sail and Oar (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- 276pp, vol 2- 309pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, ffep missing from both vols, occasional minor cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1970
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Britain British sail oar boats
Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force 1907-1997 (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, super octavo, brown & blue illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spines, vol 1- x + 513pp, vol 2- x + 659pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing to spines & cover edges, minor chafing & soiling to covers, sl foxing & moderate soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Air Force History and Museums Program 1997
KEYWORDS: military history aviation aeronautics US Air Force
Bloody Skies: A 15th AAF B-17 Combat Crew: How They Lived and Died
Super octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxi + 424pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising/warping to spine & board extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate wrinkling & chafing, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Yucca Tree Press 1993
KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aerial combat warfare operations US Army Air Corps 15th aaf b-17 crew
Mailships of the Channel Islands 1771-1971
Super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, unpaginated illus prelims + 108pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (light tanning & fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, 1cm scuff/tear to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Picton Publishing 1971
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Channel Islands mailships ships boats shipping
Missions in Western Polynesia: Being Historical Sketches of These Missions, from Their Commencement in 1839 to the Present Time
ALL MAPS & PLATES PRESENT, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 489pp + 16pp to rear, illus/plates- all present, VG- (heavy chafing/scuffing to spine & boards, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing & water staining to frontispiece & other plates/pages, occasional moderate soiling to pages, 2cm closed tear to fore-edge of pg10- tidy archival repair)
PUBLISHER: John Snow 1863
KEYWORDS: Polynesia missions religion religious missionaries history historical travel literature writing A W Murray
Secret Landscape: An Attempt to Unlock New Zealand Prehistory
Octavo, illus light card wrappers, white & yellow lettering to spine, 199pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & covers/edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Kanuka Press 2000
KEYWORDS: New Zealand prehistory pre-history Polynesia archeology archaeology landscape
Report on Experience
FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP TO REAR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 150pp, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's sm label to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals- inc. folding map, occasional sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate tanning & chipping to spine- minor loss to head & base, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1947
KEYWORDS: first editions Greece post-war John Mulgan history
The Paradise of the Southern Hemisphere: German and Austrian Visitors to New Zealand 1876-1889
Octavo, red patterned light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & front cover, vi + 160pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing & rubbing to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Research Centre for Germanic Connections with New Zealand and the Pacific 2008
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history travel visitors German Austrian 19th nineteenth century
Robinsons of Moneymore Family History: A Short History of Christopher and Margaret Robinson and Their Descendants
Octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, 120pp, illus/photos, VG+ (minor soiling & discolouration to front cover, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, minor creasing/curling to covers/edges)
PUBLISHER: Mrs E R Benington 1983
KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history genealogy research Christopher Margaret Robinson settlers
Ancient Tahitian Society (3 Vol Boxed Set)
3 VOL BOXED SET, super octavo, brown heavy boards, brown lettering to cream spines, illus/maps eps, 1419pp total, illus, VG+ (light soiling to spines, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in slipcase, VG+ (sl soiling & rubbing, sm adhesive label)
PUBLISHER: Australian National University Press 1974
KEYWORDS: ancient history Tahiti Tahitian society antiquity exploration ethnography social pomares
The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy
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: Book Club Associates 1986
KEYWORDS: history Germany Jewish holocaust ww2 2nd second world war two ii 2 wwii Jews
The Heart of the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Carroll & Graf 2002
KEYWORDS: Antarctica expeditions exploration history Ernest Shackleton south pole voyages
The Righteous: The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust.,
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: Henry Holt and Company 2003
KEYWORDS: history jewish holocaust 2nd second world war two 2 wwii ww2 Nazi Germany persecution
Voyagers to the West: Emigration from Britain to America on the Eve of the Revolution.
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: I.B TAURIS & Co Ltd 1987
KEYWORDS: Voyage emigration migration history Britain America new world colonies