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$245.00
1s21c/17

Skilled Handwork of the Maori: Being the Oldman Collection of Maori Artifacts illustrated and described


OLDMAN, W. O.

Super octavo, illus light card covers with brown lettering to spine & front cover, 41pp, illus, VG+ (soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society Wellington 1946

KEYWORDS: w o oldman maori ethnology history anthropology polynesia artifacts crafts

$60.00
1r3a/11

Philips in New Zealand


LORD, H. A. LEIGHTON

imperial octavo, teal cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt philips motif to front board, frontispiece, vii + 115 pp, illus, VG+ (very slight rubbing to spine extrems, very very slight foxing to fep) in d/w VG (slight creasing to spine & moderate creasing to spine extrems, light rubbing to edges and corners)

PUBLISHER: Philips Electrical Industries of New Zealand Ltd 1961

KEYWORDS: H A Leighton Lord electrical industry new zealand philips history

$850.00
1r18a/8

Picturesque Palestine: Sinai and Egypt in Four Volumes


Assisted by the Most Eminent Palestine Explorers with Numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood

WILSON, SIR CHARLES

All volumes professionally and beautifully re-backed utilising original binding to the extent that it is difficult to detect, new eps, original four-page prospectus & testimonials and history of a few subscribers loosely enclosed, four-volume set, quarto, small folio, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering & gilt decorative rule to front board & spine & black decorative motifs to spine & front board, new eps, aeg, frontispiece & tissue guard between it & illus title page, x + 240pp (vol 1), vi + 240pp (vol 2), vi + map + 240pp (vol3) vi + map + 236pp + 4pp adverts (vol 4), illus, VG (some rubbing to board edges, slight bruising to board corners, some soiling spots & rubbing to boards, moderate browning to prelims & to tissue guards (but not to engravings), some slight foxing) HEAVY ITEM

PUBLISHER: JS Virtue & Co Ltd circa 1880

KEYWORDS: HEAVY Sir Charles Wilson Palestine Sinai Egypt travel history scenery architecture cities temples castles ruins

$995.00
1r18a/9

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature in Six Volumes


Illustrated with Copper Plates. A New Edition with Corrections and Additions by W Turton

GOLDSMITH, OLIVER

Beautiful six-volume set, octavo, bound in full leather, gilt rule to marbled polished leather board edges & gilt lettering to panelled spine, marbled page edges, xiiv + 439pp (vol 1), ii + 437pp (vol 2), ii + 412pp (vol 3), ii + 427pp (vol 4), ii + 444pp (vol 5), ii + 199pp + apeox 220pp index (vol 6), illus, VG+ (bruising & rubbing to board corners, esp to vol 1 & 2, fading to marbled page edges of vols 3 & 4, owner's name in ink to feps, some light foxing, creasing to occasional pages)

PUBLISHER: F Wingrave et al 1805

KEYWORDS: Oliver Goldsmith natural history animals zoology science nature

$15.00
xxere60316

South Pacific Images


TIFFIN, CHRIS (ED.)

Softcover super 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: South Pacific Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies 1978

KEYWORDS: specials Chris Tiffen South Pacific history sociology literature essays

$8.50
xxere60331

Poverty in Sicily


A Study of the Province of Palermo

DOLCI, DANILO

Ex-library 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: Penguin Books Ltd 1966

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Danilo Dolci history sociology poverty

$14.00
xxerf60340

Lasseter's Last Ride


An Epic in Central Australian Gold Discovery

IDRIESS, ION L.

Hardcover super octavo (VG) 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: Angus & Robertson Ltd 1952

KEYWORDS: specials Ion L Idriess biography Lasseter Austraia history Gold Rush

$17.50
xxerf60343

Trade Winds and Turtles


MULVILLE, DAN

First edition hardcover super 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: Putnam & Company Ltd 1960

KEYWORDS: first edition specials Dan Mulville autobiography memoir sailing history

$10.00
xxerf60354

Sisters of Delilah


Stories of Famous Women Spies

COOKRIDGE, E. H.

Ex-library Hardcover super octavo (VG) lacks d/w ; 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: Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd 1959

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials E H Cookridge history espionage women spies

$26.50
xxerf60368

The Identification of Trees and Shrubs


How to name any wild or garden tree or shrub likely to be met with in the British Isles with 2,500 diagrams made by the author

MAKINS, F.K.

Hardcover imperial octavo (VG) in d/w (VG) reprinted with corrections ; 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: J.M. Dent & Sons Limited 1961

KEYWORDS: specials F K Makins gardening natural history botany trees shrubs

$15.00
xxerf60383

James Cook


Maritime Scientist

STAMP, TOM & STAMP, CORDELIA

Ex-library 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: Caedmon of Whitby Press 1976

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Tom Stamp Coredlia Stamp biography history James Cook

$12.00
xxesa60419

Mud and Mosaics


An African missionary journey from the Niger to the Copper Belt

RATHE, GERARD

Ex-library Hardcover super octavo (VG) lacks d/w ; 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: Samuel Walker, Ltd. 1960

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials Gerard Rathe religion religious literature missionary journey Africa history

$15.00
xxesa60425

Constitutional Documents of the Reign of James I


A.D. 1603-1625 with an historical commentary

TANNER, J.R.

Ex-library softcover imperial 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 1960

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials J R Tanner history English monarchy politics constitutional documents

$35.00
xxesa60427

The Life of St. Louis


JOINVILLE, JOHN OF

Ex-library hardcover super 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: Sheed and Ward Ltd 1955

KEYWORDS: ex-library specials John of Joinville religion religious history biography warfare in the Holy Land

$10.00
xxesa60430

An Atlas of the Life of Christ


STIRLING, JOHN F.

Softcover string bound super 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: George Philip & Son, Ltd. Undated

KEYWORDS: specials John F Stirling religion religious literature Jesus Christ history

$14.00
xxesa60446

Richard Meinertzhagen


Soldier, Scientist & Spy

COCKER, MARK

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: Mandarin Paperbacks 1990

KEYWORDS: specials Mark Cocker biography history espionage

$19.50
xxesb60460

Guide to Human Thought


Ideas that shaped the world

MCLEISH, KENNETH (ED.)

Softcover imperial 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: Bloomsbury Publishing Limited 1993

KEYWORDS: specials Kenneth McLeish philosophy history of ideas psychology

$30.00
1s21c/19

The Homeland Handbooks Volume 30: Littlehampton Arundel and Amberley with their Surroundings


With Town Plans of Littlehampton and Arundel and Many illustrations from Photographs

GOODLIFFE, W.

Duodecimo, yellow & red light card covers with black lettering, illus eps, xxiv pp adverts + folding map + frontispiece + 88pp + 22pp adverts, illus, VG (rubbing to spine & wear to spine edges, slight soiling to covers, v slight foxing)

PUBLISHER: Homeland Association 1925

KEYWORDS: W Goodliffe Homeland Association Britain Littlehampton Arundel Amberley history maps geography travel

$40.00
1t15d/13

The Page of James the Fifth of Scotland


Anon & S. A. C. (Trans)

Ex library, first edition, octavo, red cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, 258pp, VG (usu library markings, plastic-covered boards, browning to eps, foxing to page edges, occasional foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: R & T Washbourne 1900

KEYWORDS: James V Fifth Scotland Scottish history regency biography

$35.00
1t18a/3

Plutarch: Alexander: A Commentary


HAMILTON, J. R.

super octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, lxix + 231pp, VG+ (small stain spot to rear board, v.slight tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (tanning to spine, soiling spots to front & rear, sellotape stains to inside, foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: JR Hamilson Plutarch Alexander Macedonia biography history classics

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