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$60.00
2g22/55

Hungarian Jewry and the Papacy: Pope Pius XII Did Not Remain Silent


Reports, Documents and Records from Church and State Archives

LEVAI, JENO

First edition, super octavo, red boards with black lettering to spine, xii + 131pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling to upper page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, bruising, rubbing & creasing to edges, folds & corners, 3cm tear with loss to upper rear, tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sands & Co (Publishers) Ltd 1968

KEYWORDS: first edition Jeno Levai history Hungary Hungarian Jews Pope Pius XII Hochhuth Catholic Church persecution anti-semitism

$39.50
2g22/61

Antarctica


HATHERTON, TREVOR (Ed)

Ex library, first edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece map, xvi + 511pp, illus, VG- (soiling & sellotape residue to boards, front gutter shaken, sellotape residue stains to eps, label residue to eps) in d/w, VG-

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1965

KEYWORDS: Trevor Hatherton Antarctica oceanography marine life flora fauna natural history toppography meteorology polar ionosphere geomagnetic field

$14.50
xxhqs57364

Dressed for the Job: The Story of Occupational Costume


WILLIAMS-MITCHELL, CHRISTOBEL

Ex-library. Hardcover imperial octavo (G) in d/w (G); 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: Blandford Books Ltd 1982

KEYWORDS: Ex-library specials Christobel Williams-Mitchell fashion history clothing evolution of trends

$16.50
xxhqs57366

Some Recollections of a happy Life


Marianne North in Australia and New Zealand

VELLACOTT, HELEN (ED)

First Edition Thus. Hardcover imperial octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold Australis Pty Limited 1986

KEYWORDS: First Edition Thus specials Helen Vellacott Daniel Thomas Marianne North Australia New Zealand nonfiction history biography botany

$14.00
xxhqs57367

Bosnia: A Short History


MALCOLM, NOEL

Softcover octavo (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: Macmillan 1994

KEYWORDS: specials Noel Malcolm history Bosnia Easten Europe chronology

$12.00
xxhqs57373

Highland Peoples of New Guinea


BROWN, PAULA

Ex-library. Softcover octavo (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: Cambridge University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: Ex-library specials Paula Brown anthropology New Guinea history nonfiction

$9.00
xxhqs57387

Elizabeth & Leicester


JENKINS, ELIZABETH

Paperback (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: Panther Books Limited 1961

KEYWORDS: specials Elizabeth Jenkins history biography Queen Victoria Lord Leicester Victorian

$19.50
xxhqs57396

Squash


A History of the Game

ZUG, JAMES

ex library, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in dw (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: Scribner 2003

KEYWORDS: specials James Zug squash history sport

$18.50
xxhqq57407

Line Clear Ahead


75 Years of Ups and Downs

NOCK, O.S.

super octavo hardback in (nr fine) in dw (nr fine); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, omplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1982

KEYWORDS: specials O.S. Nock railways travel history trains transport

$12.50
xxhqq57411

Journey into the Mind's Eye


BLANCH, LESLEY

first edition ex library, super octavo, (VG) in dw (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, omplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Collins 1968

KEYWORDS: specials Lesley Blanch first edition ex library autobiography romance travel history

$15.00
xxhqq57412

The Family in Ancient Rome


RAWSON, BERYL (Ed)

ex library, super octavo, (VG) in dw (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, omplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Croom Helm 1986

KEYWORDS: specials Beryl Rawson ex library ancient Rome history social family

$16.50
xxhqq57413

Magnificent Obsession


The Story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney

1

ex library, super octavo, (VG+) in dw (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, omplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2007

KEYWORDS: specials Brian H. Fletcher Mitchell Library Sydney books Australia history

$19.50
xxhqq57416

The Court of the Caliphs


The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty

KENNEDY, HUGH

ex library, super octavo (VG+) in dw (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, omplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2004

KEYWORDS: specials Hugh Kennedy ex library Islam history dynasty Muslim Middle East politics

$16.50
xxhqq57434

Duel in the Snows


The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa

ALLEN, CHARLES

super octavo, hardcover (VG+) in dw (VG+) ex library; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, omplete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: John Murry 2004

KEYWORDS: specials Charles Allen Lhasa Himalayas travel history anthropology

$40.00
2g24/41

More Maoriland Adventures of J. W. Stack


REED, A. H. (Ed)

First edition, octavo, maroon cloth boards with black lettering to spine & blind lettering to front board, illus pastedowns, printed eps, frontispiece, 256pp, illus, VG (fading to spine & board edges, bruising to extrems, light foxing) in d/w, tatty (brown tape repair replacing most of rear cover and corner of front cover, chipping and small tears, creasing)

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1936

KEYWORDS: first edition James West Stack AH Reed New Zealand autobiography travel history Maori

$34.50
2g24/48

The Mystery of La Perouse


GORDON, MONA

First edition, octavo, mustard-coloured cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 187pp, illus, VG+ (bookseller's label to fep, light tanning & foxing) in d/w, VG (2cm closed tears to front upper & lower edges & to lower rear/flap edge, bruising & creasing to spine extrems & corners, v slight soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: Bascands Ltd 1961

KEYWORDS: first edition Mona Gordon biography history Pacific exploration navigation navigator expedition naval nautical journey sailing

$78.00
2g25/3

Tangweera: Life and Adventures among Gentle Savages


BELL, C. NAPIER

First edition (author is the brother of Gustavus von Tempsky), super octavo, white cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and brown lettering with brown illus to front board, black eps, tissue guard to title page, xi + 318pp, illus, VG- (heavy soiling to rear board, fading, staining & rubbing to spine, soiling to front board & bruising to front board fore-edge & lower corner, dampstaining to feps, owner's name in pencil to helf-title page, tanning)

PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold 1899

KEYWORDS: first edition C Napier Bell New Zealand biography travel anthropology history Central America Mosquito Indians

$27.50
2g25/6

The Immigrants: The Great Migration from Britain to New Zealand, 1830-1890


SIMPSON, TONY

Super octavo, illus light card covers with French flaps & white lettering to black spine, 240pp, VG (Owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Godwit Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: Tony Simpson New Zealand Great Britain migration immigration history

$285.00
2g25/7

Rome: The Book of Foundations


SERRES, MICHEL

Octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 282pp, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (slight rubbing & tanning to edges)

PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Michel Serres history of Rome Livy literary criticism sociology social science philosophy

$70.00
2g25/19

A Different Sort of War: Australians in Korea 1950-53


TREMBATH, RICHARD

Ex library, scarce, octavo, illus plastic-covered light card covers, xxiv + 266pp, illus, VG (professional tape reinforcement to gutters, usu library markings, crease & bruising to front lower corner)

PUBLISHER: Australian Scholarly Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: Richard Trembath Australian military history Korean war

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