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$16.50
xxfke81971

Flesh & Blood


A History of the Cannibal Complex

TANNAHILL, REAY

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: Book Club Associates 1975

KEYWORDS: specials reay tannahill history cannibalism medieval

$42.50
2b32a/2

The Story of the Dunedin Botanic Garden: New Zealand's First


DUNLOP, ERIC

Small quarto, blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 284pp, illus, VG+(owner's ex libris label to fep), in d/w, VG+ (creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Gardens 2003

KEYWORDS: Eric Dunlop New Zealand Dunedin botanical gardens horticulture history

$70.00
2b32a/6

Hitler's War on Russia: The Story of the German Defeat in the East


CARELL, PAUL & OSERS, EWALD (Trans)

First edition, super octavo, pink boards with gilt lettering in black panel to spine, 640pp, illus + folding map to rear, VG+ (v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light staining to edges, slight wrinkling)

PUBLISHER: George Harrap & Co 1964

KEYWORDS: first edition Paul Carell Second World War Two WW2 Nazi Germany Russia Soviet Union miltiary history

$85.00
2b32a/7

College! A History of Christ's College


HAMILTON, DON

Large quarto, black faux leather boards with silver lettering to spine and silver coat of arms to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 799pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, signature in ink to half title) in d/w, VG (light sunning and wear to covers)

PUBLISHER: Christ's College 1996

KEYWORDS: Don Hamilton New Zealand Christchurch Christ's College education school history

$38.50
2b32a/8

The Owl Spreads its Wings: The History of St Peter's School 1936-2010


HAMILTON, BRUCE & HAMILTON, DON

Inscribed & signed by both authors, quarto, blue faux leather boards with silver lettering to spine, 440 + 133pp, illus, VG- (heavy water stain and wrinkling to text block and boards, reading copy only) in d/w, VG+ (v slight creasing to upper spine extrem, adhesion to boards)

PUBLISHER: St Peter's School 2011

KEYWORDS: Bruce Hamilton Don Hamilton New Zealand Waikato St Peter's School educational history

$160.00
2b32a/11

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945: New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Volumes 1, 2 & 3 European Theatre


Volume 1 & 2 European Theatre; Volume 3 Mediterranean and Middle East, South-east Asia

THOMPSON, WING COMMANDER H. L.

Three-volume set, all first editions, interesting association inscription to volume 1, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 408pp, xvi + 483p, xv + 409pp (light scuffing and bruising to spine extrems and board corners, light soiling to boards and page edges) in d/w (moderate scuffing and tanning to covers and spines, moderate chipping to spine extrems and flap corners)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1953 1956 1959

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand military history Second World War Two WW2 Royal Air Force

$8.50
xxfkc81860

A History of the United States Volume Two: The Growth of the United States


NYE, R. B. & ORPURDO, J. E.

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 1967

KEYWORDS: specials R B Nye J E Morpurgo United States of America American history

$10.00
xxfkb81810

A Shakespeare Copanion 1564-1964


HALLIDAY, F. E.

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: Penguin Reference 1964

KEYWORDS: specials FE Halliday William Shakespeare literary criticism history reference biography bibliography

$18.50
xxfke82007

London's Lost Railways


KLAPPER, CHARLES

Super 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1976

KEYWORDS: specials Charles Klapper Britain British London railways transport trains history

$18.50
xxfke82008

The Trains We Loved


ELLIS, C. HAMILTON

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1965

KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis transport railways trains history

$40.00
xxfke82009

British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830 - 1876


ELLIS, HAMILTON & LLOYD, ROGER (Intro)

Super 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1960

KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis Britain British railways transport trains history

$40.00
xxfke82011

A History of London Transport: Passenger Travel and the Development of the Metropolis


Volume I- The Nineteenth Century / Volume II -The Twentieth Century to 1970

BARKER, T. C. & ROBBINS, MICHAEL

Two volume set, vol I lacks d/w, super octavo hardcover (VG and VG- (vol II heavy crack to rear hinge)), vol II 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1963 (vol I), 1974 (Vol II)

KEYWORDS: specials T C Barker Michael Robbins Britain British London transport history

$25.00
xxfkf82012

Four Main Lines


ELLIS, HAMILTON

First edition, super 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1950

KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis Great Britain British railways transport trains history first edition

$18.50
xxfkf82014

The Beauty of Old Trains


ELLIS, HAMILTON

First edition, super 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1952

KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis transport trains railway history first edition

$18.50
xxfkf82016

The South Western Railway


ELLIS, HAMILTON

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1962

KEYWORDS: specials Hamilton Ellis British Souther Western railway transport trains history

$18.50
xxfkf82017

The Story of London's Undergroud


DAY, JOHN R.

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: London Transport 1974

KEYWORDS: specials London transport underground trains railway history

$12.50
xxfkf82019

Forgotten Stations of Greater London


CONNOR, J. E. & HALFORD, B. L.

Octavo, staped light card covers (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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Town and Country Press 1972

KEYWORDS: specials J E Connor B L Halford London railway stations trains transport history

$27.50
xxfkf82020

The Engines That Passed


ELLIS, C. HAMILTON

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1968

KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis transport steam trains engines railway history first edition

$22.50
xxfkf82021

The First Railway in London: Being the Story of the London and Greewich Railway from 1832 - 1878


BENNETT, ALFRED ROSLING

Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 1971

KEYWORDS: specials Alfred Rosling Bennett London Greenwhich railway transport trains history

$24.50
xxfkf82022

Railway Art


ELLIS, C. HAMILTON & HYMAN, SUSAN (Ed)

Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Ash & Grant Ltd 1977

KEYWORDS: specials C Hamilton Ellis Susan Hyman railway trains transport art history illustration painting sketches

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