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$100.00
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An Introduction to the Buraku Issue : Questions and Answers


KITAGUCHI, SUEHIRO & MCLAUCHLAN, ALASTAIR (trans)

FIRST EDITION, OWNERSHIP STAMP OF ROY STARRS. Super octavo, teal green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii+213pp, VG+, in d/w VG+. Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Japan Library 2009

KEYWORDS: first edition academia Japan japanese culture history class society oppression caste racism buraku

$85.00
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A History of the Taieri High School in the Hislop Era 1956-1966


DAVIS, GEORGE & FINDLAY, ROBERT & FLEMING, TRISH & MATHESON, ZELDA

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ROBERT FINDLAY & ZELDA MATHESON. Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine and front wrapper, 279pp, illus/photos, VG+. Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Robert M Findlay 2021

KEYWORDS: first edition Taieri high school Tom Hislop New Zealand regional history illustrated photographs Otago

$75.00
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Killer on the Coast : The True Story of Stan Graham and New Zealand's Deadliest Manhunt


HOLLIS, REX

Octavo, stapled light card wrappers, black & white letter to wrapper, 45pp, VG ( moderate creasing & sl soiling to wrappers, light foxing/tanning throughout, creasing to upper corner of pages). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Denis Glover 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history west coast Hokitika crime violence murder Rex Hollis

$245.00
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Dunkirk to Berlin : June 1940 - July 1945 : A Map of the Historic Wartime Journeys Undertaken by The Right Hon Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H. In Defense of the British Commonwealth and Empire


N/A

Folding map, 1160mm x 910mm, VG+ (2cm closed tear to upper left, 0.5cm hole at fold to upper right above map border & light foxing along the same fold, sl tanning/foxing to map extrems), in slipcase VG- (chipping/surface loss to side of spine, minor bruising to extrems of spine, moderate scuffing/soiling & foxing throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: World Books / Reprint Society 1956

KEYWORDS: folding map Winston Churchill world war two 2 ww2 wwii history England Britain UK Germany

$145.00
3k5/47

John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1898 Containing Full Scores and Bowling Analyses of the Chief Matches Played in 1897


PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

Sm octavo, rebound in brown paper wrappers - lacks original covers & prelim advents, black pen lettering to spine and wrapper, vii-xcii+428pp+ads, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate creasing & soiling to wrappers, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, sl tanning/foxing sporadic throughout, minor cracking to gutters sporadic throughout). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1898

KEYWORDS: sport cricket history almanack John Wisden

$150.00
3k5/50

The Edo Inheritance


TSUNENARI, TOKUGAWA & IEHIRO, TOKUGAWA

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, xii+200pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w Near FINE. Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: International House of Japan 2009

KEYWORDS: first edition history edo period Japan Japanese Tokugawa Ieyasu Tsunenari shogun shogunate samurai culture society illustrated

$120.00
3u6/1516

North American P-51 Mustang


LOWE, MALCOLM V

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 272pp, illus/photos, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Crowood Press 2009

KEYWORDS: aviation military history World War 2 WWII

$70.00
3u6/1517

Airships: An Illustrated History


BEAUBOIS, HENRY

Quarto, grey heavy boards, stamped gilt decoration to front board, stamped gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/maps/diagrams, VG in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Macdonald and Jane's 1973

KEYWORDS: airships civil military aviation history

$125.00
3u6/1519

From the Paddocks to the Skies: A History: North Shore Aero Club: The First 50 Years


PRINCE, IVAN

SIGNED FIRST EDITION, ONLY 100 COPIES PRODUCED, quarto, illus light card wrappers, black and red lettering to front wrapper and spine, VIII + 442pp, illus/photos/tables, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: North Shore Aero Club 2022

KEYWORDS: Signed First Edition planes New Zealand history

$65.00
3u6/1521

Britain's Cold War Bombers


MCLELLAND, TIM

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Fonthill 2013

KEYWORDS: british bombers military aviation history jets Cold War

$120.00
3u6/1522

A History of The Mediterranean Air war 1940-1945: Volume One: North Africa: June 1940 - January 1942


SHORES, CHRISTOPHER & MASSIMELLO, GIOVANNI & GUEST RUSSELL

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 560pp, illus/photos/tables, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2012

KEYWORDS: military aviation history World War 2 WWII

$50.00
3u6/1525

North American F-86 Sabre


CURTIS, DUNCAN

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Crowood Press 2000

KEYWORDS: military aviation history jets Korean War

$85.00
3u6/1526

Scooter! The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Story


THOMASON, TOMMY H

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, red, yellow, black and white lettering to front board, white and yellow lettering to spine, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Crecy 2011

KEYWORDS: military aviation history jets navy Cold War

$375.00
3u6/1528

Islamic Metalwork From The Iranian World: 8-18 Centuries


MELIKIAN-CHIRVANI, ASSADULLAH SOUREN

Quarto, dark blue heavy boards, gilt silver lettering and decoration to front board, gilt silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 445pp, illus/photos/maps, Near Fine in d/w, VG+ (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1982

KEYWORDS: Islam metalwork metallurgy history

$160.00
3u6/1529

The Junks & Sampans of the Yangtsze


WORCESTER, G R G

FIRST EDITION, quarto, light beige heavy boards, stamped blind lettering to front board, gilt and red lettering to spine, gilt decoration to spine, illus title page and prelims, 626pp, illus/photos/maps/diagrams, VG+ (minor previous owner's marking to rep) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, minor 1.5cm open tear to lower edge of front wrapper, minor scuffing to extrems and edges of wrappers)

PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press 1971

KEYWORDS: First Edition China maritime history

$65.00
3u6/1531

Without Fear or Favour: A Life in Law


KEITH, KENNETH

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Te Herenga Waka University 2024

KEYWORDS: law crime biography memoirs Kenneth Keith history

$45.00
3u6/1532

U.S. Military Tracked Vehicles


CRISMON, FRED W

Imperial octavo, dark green heavy boards, gilt silver lettering and decoration to front board, gilt silver lettering to spine, illus/photos, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks International 1992

KEYWORDS: military history tanks armoured track vehicles mechanics engineering

$165.00
3u6/1533

Abrams: A History of the American Main Battle Tank: Volume 2


HUNNICUTT, R P

Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 320pp, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 1990

KEYWORDS: military history tanks american mechanics engineering

$100.00
3u6/1534

Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles


HUNNICUTT, R P

Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 340pp, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 2002

KEYWORDS: military history armoured cars vehicles american World War 1 WWI World War 2 WWII Korean War Vietnam War mechanics engineering

$245.00
3u6/1535

Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank


HUNNICUTT, R P

Imperial octavo, dark blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board and spine, 224pp, illus/photos/diagrams, Near Fine in d/w, Near Fine (photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Presidio Press 1988

KEYWORDS: military history tanks american World War 2 WWII mechanics engineering

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