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$10.00
xxcwc7142

Qaddafi and the Libyan Revolution


BLUNDY, DAVID & LYCETT, ANDREW

octavo paperback; 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 cost

PUBLISHER: corgi

KEYWORDS: specials politics history libya muammar qaddafi biography

$10.00
xxdbf7148

In the Fist of the Revolution; Life in Castro's Cuba


YGLESIAS, JOSE

paperback; 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 cost

PUBLISHER: pelican

KEYWORDS: politics history cuba jose yglesias communism specials

$80.00
t22a/30

The Birds of Burma (second, revised edition)


SMYTHIES, BERTRAM E

super octavo green cloth boards, xliii + 668pp + fldg map at rear, illus VG in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: oliver and boyd 1953 london

KEYWORDS: ornithology birds burma asia naturasl history bertram e smythies

$110.00
t22a/31

The Whare Kohanga (The Nest House) And Its Lore


BEST, ELSDON

Super octavo illus cloth boards, 72pp VG- (moderate tanning to boards, heavy tanning to spine, spine sl cocked, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: 1929 government printer wellington

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history anthropology elsdon best

$60.00
t22a/32

Lichtenstein; A Modern History


BEATTIE, DAVID

octavo blue cloth boards with white lettering to spine, xii + 399pp illus, FINE in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: i b tauris 2004 london

KEYWORDS: history europe lichtenstein david beattie

$175.00
t22a/37

Bayonets; An Illustrated History


BRAYLEY, MARTIN J

imerial oblong octavo illus light card covers, 256pp, illus VG (would be fine, but lacks title page)

PUBLISHER: kp books

KEYWORDS: military history technology bayonets martin j brayley

$425.00
t22a/44

An Abridgement of Bishop Burnet's History of the Reformation of the Church of England (A New Edition in Two Volumes)


BURNET, Bishop GILBERT

Two volume set in polished marbled leather boards with red labels and gilt lettering to spine, blindstamped with the name society for promoting christian knowledge, (1) viii + 429pp + 3pp adverts (2) xi + 413pp + 3pp adverts, VG+ (tidy inscription to one ep, sl discolouration to pages) A very nice tight set

PUBLISHER: c & j rivington 1825 london

KEYWORDS: religion theology reformation history bishop gilbert burnet christianity protestant

$50.00
t22a/50

Sydney Views 1788-1888; From the Beat Knoblauch Collection


HUNT, SUSAN & DAVISON, GRAEME (eds)

imperial octavo illus light card covers with french flaps 144pp illus FINE

PUBLISHER: historic houses trust of new south wales 2007 sydney

KEYWORDS: australia art arts susan hunt graeme davison sydney history

$45.00
2f2/27

Fire and Sword in the Sudan; A personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895 (new edition)


SLATIN PASHA, Colonel Sir R & WINGATE, Lieutentant

octavo red cloth boards with blind rule and gilt lettering to spine, xix + 416pp + 8pp adverts, illus VG

PUBLISHER: edward arnold 1907 london

KEYWORDS: history sudan africa military colonel sir r slatin pasha lieutenant colonel sir f r wingate

$80.00
u6a/7

The History of the Melanesian Mission


ARMSTRONG, E S

octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxviii + 372pp, fldg map VG

PUBLISHER: isbister and company 1900 london

KEYWORDS: history pacific melanesia missionaries religion new zealand e s armstrong

$40.00
u6a/8

The Royal Exchange Assurance; A History of British Insurance 1720-1970


SUPPLE, BARRY

octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering and motif, fldg plate, xxii + 584pp illus Near Fine in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: cambridge university press 1970 london

KEYWORDS: history insurance commerce business barry supple

$25.00
u6a/21

The Drivers; A Celebration of New Zealand Motor Sports' Greatest


NEVINSON, TIM & CLARK, MICHAEL

oblong super octavo black cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 224pp illus VG+ in VG+ d/w (light rubbing & creasing)

PUBLISHER: harper collins 2007 auckland

KEYWORDS: new zealand motor sports racing drivers tim nevinson michael clark history

$35.00
u6a/24

The Tour de France


CLIFFORD, PETER

octavo red cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 192pp illus VG in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: stanley paul 1965 london

KEYWORDS: sport cycling tour de france racing peter clifford history

$40.00
u6a/27

Goodbye Lizzie Borden


SULLIVAN, ROBERT

super octavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 246pp illus VG in Vg d/w (in protective plastic and taped to book)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus 1975 london

KEYWORDS: law lizzie borden trials history robert sullivan biography

$9.00
xxcue7178

The Prophecies of Nostradamus


CHEETHAM, ERIKA

paperback; 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 cost

PUBLISHER: corgi

KEYWORDS: specials history prophecies nostradamus biography erika cheetham

$25.00
xxcne7188

Led Zeppelin Crashed Here; Rock and Roll Landmarks of North America


EPTING, CHRIS

octavo paperback (near new); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: santa monica press

KEYWORDS: music travel history arts chris epting specials

$10.00
xxcjb7197

The Pizza Connection; Lawyers, Drugs and the Mafia


ALEXANDER, SHANA

octavo paperback; 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 cost

PUBLISHER: w h allen

KEYWORDS: specials crime mafia law shana alexander history

$13.00
xxcma7200

New Zealand Pohutukawa


CONLY, GEOFF & CONLY, MAURICE

Imperial octavo illus boards (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 cost

PUBLISHER: grantham house

KEYWORDS: new zealand pohutukawa botany natural history geoff maurice conly specials

$1450.00
u14a/1

Travels Through Russia, Siberia, Poland, Austria, Saxony, Prussia, Hanover & c & c Undertaken During the Years 1822, 1823 and 1824, While Suffering From Total Blindness, and Comprising An Account of the Author Being Conducted a State Prisoner From th


HOLMAN, JAMES

first edition, two volume set, three quarter leather with marbled boards and raised bands, (1) xiv + 408pp (4 illus + frontis) (2) 383pp (4 illus + frontis). VG- (both volumes have damaged spines - leather partly detatched on vol1, both have a 3cm chip from head of spine -, wear to extremities. Internally sound with foxing varied but mostly light, owners details on fep) A RARE first edition set worthy of some restoration and priced accordingly

PUBLISHER: geo b whittaker 1825 london

KEYWORDS: travel russia siberia poland austria saxony prussia hanover james holman travel exploration history

$25.00
xxcxh7221

Trial of George Joseph Smith


WATSON, E R (ed)

octavo hardcover (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 cost

PUBLISHER: butterworth

KEYWORDS: law trials history biography george joseph smith e r watson specials

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