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The Epic of Tarawa


RICHARDSON, W. & STARK, ADMIRAL HAROLD R. (Forewor

Imperial 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: Odhams Press Limited (nd, owner's signature dated 1945)

KEYWORDS: specials W Richardson Admiral Harold R Stark Ira Wolfert Tarawa Japanese American military history

$12.50
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House to House: An Epic Memoir of War


BELLAVIA, DAVID & BRUNING, JOHN

Super 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: Simon & Schuster 2007

KEYWORDS: specials David Bellavia John Bruning Fallujah American military history memoir autobiography war

$85.00
2b28a/24

The Catholic Church in New Caledonia: A Century and a Half of History


DELBOS, GEORGES & FINLAY, DEREK (Trans)

Inscribed, dated & signed by the Translator, Octavo, illus blue light card covers with red & white lettering, 469pp,illus, VG+ (owner's stamp to fep - Little Sisters of the Poor, green dot taped to spine)

PUBLISHER: CEPAC 2000

KEYWORDS: Georges Delbos Derek Finlay religion Catholicism church New Caledonia religious history

$75.00
2b28a/25

Congo Life and Folklore


Part 1 Life on the Congo; Part 2 Thirty-three Native Stories

WEEKS, JOHN H.

First edition, octavo, green cloth boards, green brown & & yellow Congo scene to front board & spine, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxii + 468pp + 4pp book adverts, VG (some rubbing to boards & board edges, moderate browning & fixing to page edges, prize-giving label to fep, occasional light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Religious Tract Society 1911

KEYWORDS: first edition John H Weeks Congo history culture folklore myths legends

$27.50
2b28a/26

The Changing Pacific: Essays in Honour of HE Maude


GUNSON, NIEL

First edition, octavo, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xiv + 351pp, VG+ (v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light soiling, tiny closed tear to front upper edge)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: first edition Niel Gunson HE Maude Pacific biography bibliography essays articles history legend myths anthropology colonisation

$20.00
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Venice


ACKROYD, PETER

uncorrected proof copy, first edition, softcover imperial octavo (fine); 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: Chatto & Windus 2009

KEYWORDS: specials Peter Ackroyd venice travel modern history

$40.00
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Captain Bully Hayes: Blackbirder and Bigamist


CLUNE, FRANK

first edition, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1970

KEYWORDS: specials Frank Clune first edition Bully Hayes biography maritime explorer history

$24.50
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The Complete Idiot's Guide To World War II


BARD, MITCHELL G.

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Alpha Books 1999

KEYWORDS: specials Mitchell G Bard military history ww2 war illus

$24.50
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The Devil and All His Works


WHEATLEY, DENNIS

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Book Club Associates 1977

KEYWORDS: specials Dennis Wheatley theology religion magic arcane occult paranormal evil anthropology history

$22.50
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The Great Game: Memoirs of the Spy Hitler Couldn't Silence


TREPPER, LEOPOLD

Hardcover super octavo (VG) in d/w (VG-, scruffy); 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: McGraw-Hill 1977

KEYWORDS: specials Leopold Trepper second world war two 2 II ww2 wwII secret service spy military history autobiography memoir

$19.50
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Historic Gold Trails of the Coromandel


Being a Guide for Gentle Travellers Seeking Their Pleasure Amid the Scenic Shorelines and Glorious Goldfields of that Historic and Sun-Blessed Peninsula and Examining How Fortunes Were Made in the Wil

NOLAN, TONY

Softcover quarto (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: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1977

KEYWORDS: specials Tony Nolan New Zealand Coromandel Peninsula gold mining trails history

$10.00
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The Penguin Shorter of the Bible


GROLLENBERG LUC. H. & HEDLUND, MARY F. (Trans)

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1978

KEYWORDS: specials Luc H Grollenberg theology religion the bible history

$87.50
2b28a/21

Mornington School: Diamond Jubilee Souvenir 1865-1925


DON, W. R. (Ed)

Imperial octavo, brown light card covers with black lettering & black school motto to front cover, red, yellow & black stripe to front upper corner, frontispiece, 71pp, illus, VG (some bruising to cover edges, light soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie (?) & Morning School Diamond Jubilee Committee (?) 1925

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Mornington School diamond jubilee education history

$16.50
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Volcano Town: The 1937 - 43 Raboul Eruptions


JOHNSON, R. W. & THRELFALL, N. A

First edition, imperial octavo hardcover (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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Robert Brown and Associates1985

KEYWORDS: specials R W Johnson N A Threlfall Papua New Guinea Raboul volcano volcanic eruptions Vulcan Tavurvur history first edition

$22.50
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Men at the Wheel


MILLER, PETER

First edition, imperial octavo hardcover (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: B. T. Batsford Ltd 1963

KEYWORDS: specials Peter Miller transport cars motor racing sport motorsport drivers biography biographies history first edition

$15.50
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Pubs of New Zealand


SOMERVILLE, MALCOLM

Oblong super 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa Beckett 2000

KEYWORDS: specials Malcolm Somerville New Zealand pubs hotels architecture buildings history

$25.00
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The Domesday Book


England's Heritage, Then and Now

HINDE, THOMAS (ed)

Folio hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) illus; 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: Phoebe Phillips 1986

KEYWORDS: specials thomas hinde england medieval history pictorial

$9.50
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Children's Games


BRUEGHEL, PIETER

hardcover 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Halwag 1964

KEYWORDS: specials Pieter Brueghel painting art history renaissance biography

$12.00
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Out of the Silence: Methodist Women of Aotearoa 1822 - 1985


FRY, RUTH

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: Methodist Publishing 1987

KEYWORDS: specials Ruth Fry New Zealand methodist women biography memoirs biographies history

$12.50
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A History of Design from the Victorian Era to the Present


A Survey of the Modern Style in Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and Photography

FEREBEE, ANN

Ex library, square octavo hardcover (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: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1970

KEYWORDS: specials Ann Ferebee architecture interier industrial graphic design photography art history

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