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xxhvc1869

The Life Letters and Diaries of Kingsley Martin


ROLPH, C H ( MARTIN, KINGSLEY)

hardcover in d/w (ex libris); 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: Victor Gollancz

KEYWORDS: literature specials history biography diaries letters journalism

$10.00
xxcxb1811

The Old Century and Seven More Years


SASSOON, SIEGFRIED

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: faber

KEYWORDS: literature specials siegfried sassoon autobiogrpahy history

$50.00
1i31/15

Thomas Nashe


NASHE,THOMAS; WELLS,STANLEY [ED.]

first edition 374pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1964

KEYWORDS: literature history biography thomas nashe

$20.00
1i31/14

The Realm of a Rain-Queen


KRIGE,E.JENSEN; KRIGE,J.D.

reprint 336pp ills.[b/w w.folding map at rear] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.crease to rear board,sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1943

KEYWORDS: history africa geography krige

$125.00
1i31/13

Sierra Leone


NEWLAND,H.OSMAN

first edition 251pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine faded,sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,upper quarter of ffep clipped,spine cracked at title gutter,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: john bale london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history geography sierra leone newland

$15.00
1i30/47

A Wayfarer in the Dolomites


HAMER,S.H.

ex-lib.second edition revised 207pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (mauve cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,faded spine,sl.wear to extrems.,usual lib.stamps and labels,missing half of ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1926

KEYWORDS: history travel geography dolomites hamer

$20.00
1i31/20

Gazpacho or Recollections and Miscellanea


MARSOUIN

ex-lib.[first edition] 271pp VERY GOOD- (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine faded,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual lib.labels removed from ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: orphans printing leominster 1949

KEYWORDS: travel biography history gazpacho marsouin

$15.00
1i31/19

New Footprints in Old Places


STILES,PAULINE

first edition 202pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (grey cloth w.teal/purple dec.stamps to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.,ffep clipped at top corner,contents sl.browned,sl.foxing to prelims.)

PUBLISHER: paul elder san francisco 1917

KEYWORDS: geography travel history stiles

$20.00
1i30/35

The Prehistory of Southern Rhodesia


JONES,NEVILLE

first edition 78pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (paper boards w.brown cloth spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,maps to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in GOOD+ dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.,most of spine missing)

PUBLISHER: cambridge university press cambridge 1949

KEYWORDS: travel geography history rhodesia jones

$38.50
1i31/12

New Zealand's Economic Native Plants


COOPER,R.C.; CAMBIE,R.C.

first edition 234pp ills.[b/w and col.] NEAR FINE (in laminated boards,fep sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press auckland 1991

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history native plants cooper cambie

$15.00
1i31/32

Civilisation and Religious Values


MAJOR,H.D.A.

first edition 140pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: allen and unwin london 1948

KEYWORDS: major history theology religion

$65.00
1i31/7

History and Literature of Christianity


DE LABRIOLLE,PIERRE

first edition 555pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench trubner london 1924

KEYWORDS: history literature theology religion labriolle

$30.00
1i30/44

The Philanthropic Motive in Christianity


HNIK,FRANK M.

first edition 327pp VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,contents sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: basil blackwell oxford 1938

KEYWORDS: theology history religion christianity hnik

$30.00
1i30/13

Life and Its Purposes


N/A

[first edition] 192pp GOOD (green cloth w.black/gilt dec.boards,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,tape reapirs to ep gutters,paper separation at title gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: gall & inglis london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history sociology

$100.00
1i30/12

Recollections and Reflections of an Old New Zealander


MAXWELL,E.

first edition numbered/limited [317/500] signed by author 242pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled w.col.plate to front cover,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: reed dunedin 1935

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography maxwell signed

$25.00
1i30/38

Discovery of the Maori


BECKHAM, A. J.

first edition 128pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,faded spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pekama press [np,nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history beckham

$30.00
1i31/36

The Lure of Fly-Tying


GRIFFITHS,F.A.D.

first edition 423pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (white cloth,sl.soiled,ink notes to rear prelim.) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: murray ultimo 1978

KEYWORDS: fishing natural history fly-tying griffiths

$220.00
2f27/96

Tainui: The Story of Hoturoa and his Descendants


KELLY, LESLIE G.

Facsimilie reprint, imperial octavo hardcover VG+ (v. sl. tanning and a touch of foxing) in d/w VG+ (light fading to spine, otherwise Near FINE)

PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1980

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history tainui kelly

$995.00
1i31/42

The Story of the Malakand Field Force


CHURCHILL,WINSTON L.SPENCER

first edition thus [Longmans' Colonial Library] 336pp [b/w frontis.w.folding maps] GOOD+ (grey cloth w.dk.blue dec.stamps to top board,rubbed and soiled w.red stain to top board,cloth wrinkled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,lower hinge splitting,newspaper article pasted to fep gutter,contents sl.foxed and mod.soiled/stained,spine cracked) very scarce first colonial edition - tired unattractive copy but it is complete with all maps - scans available on request

PUBLISHER: longmans green london 1898

KEYWORDS: history military malakand churchill

$24.50
1i31/40

Stamper Battery


HOWE, AMELIA

[first edition] 134pp octavo hardcover VG (tan cloth,dustwrapper stuck to pastedowns,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (stuck to pastedowns,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: blackwood & janet paul auckland [1964]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history geography howe

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