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$37.50
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How We Saw the War: 1939-45 Through New Zealand Eyes


PALENSKI, RON

Sm folio, black cloth boards with white lettering to spine & front board, illus title page, 400pp, illus, fine, in d/w, VG+ (label-residue staining to front upper corner, v slight creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Hodder Moa / Hachette 2009

KEYWORDS: Ron Palenski New Zealand Second World War Two WW2 history

$9.50
xxkgq83893

The Bafut Beagles


DURRELL, GERALD & THOMPSON, RALPH (Illus)

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: The Reprint Society 1955

KEYWORDS: specials Gerald Durrell natural history autobiography memoir

$50.00
1i45a/28

Buckshee A Pictorial Record of the Work of the New Zealand YMCA on Active Service


GEORGE, W. H. (Ed)

Oblong small octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, 116pp, illus, VG (some soiling to wrappers, rusting to staples, middle page loose)

PUBLISHER: NZ YMCA 1919

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Young Men's Christian Association pictorial history photographic portrait First World War One WW1 NZEF

$45.00
1i45a/34

British Documents on the End of Empire: Sri Lanka: Part II Towards Independence 1945-1948


Series B Volume 2

DE SILVA, K. M. (Ed)

This volume only, imperial octavo, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxxvii + 396pp, near Fine (sl bruising to spine extrems), in d/w, VG (scuffing to covers)

PUBLISHER: University of London / Institute of Commonwealth Studies 1997

KEYWORDS: KM de Silva Ceylon Sri Lanka British Britain colony empire independence history Tamils Sinhalese

$60.00
1i45a/44

Heterosexual Dictatorship: Male Homosexuality in Postwar Britain


HIGGINS, PATRICK

First edition, super octavo, dark green boards with gilt lettering to spine, xii + 340pp, illus, VG+ (some foxing to page edges, light tanning to page peripheries) in d/w, VG+ (light staining, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Fourth Estate 1996

KEYWORDS: first edition Patrick Higgins homosexuality Britain human sexuality British history

$22.50
1i45a/45

Images of War: World War One: A Photographic Record of New Zealanders at War 1914-1918


HARPER, GLYN

Small quarto, illus black & white light card covers with French flaps, 336pp, illus, nr fine (prev. owner's details in pen to fep.)

PUBLISHER: Harper Collins 2008

KEYWORDS: Glyn Harper New Zealand First World War One WW1 pictorial photographic military history

$50.00
1i45b/30

Antarctica: The Story of a Continent


DEBENHAM, FRANK

First edition, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 264pp, illus, VG (v slight tanning to spine, light tanning to page edges, slight warp to rear board) in d/w, VG- (moderate damp-staining, price clipped (torn off), moderately heavy creasing to edges & flap folds, )

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1959

KEYWORDS: Frank Debenham Antarctica geology science exploration travel history

$38.50
1i45b/35

Living Legacy: A History of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland


DAVIDSON, ALLAN K. (Ed)

Quarto, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, illus eps, 432pp, illus, VG+ in d/w VG+

PUBLISHER: Anglican Diocese of Auckland 2011

KEYWORDS: Allan K Davidson New Zealand Auckland Anglican church diocese history christianity

$400.00
1i45b/7

From the Black Mountain to Waziristan


being an Account of the Border Countries and the More Turbulent of the Tribes Controlled by the North-West Frontier Province, & of our Military Relations with them in the Past

WYLLY, COL. H. C.

First edition, super octavo, brown cloth boards with red lettering to front board & black lettering to spine, red & black rule to spine & front board, all page edges stained red, xx +505pp + 8 folding maps at rear, VG (some staining to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, inscription in ink to fep, owner's name in ink to half-title page, rear hinge cracked, moderate browning & foxing to maps, occasional crease to maps, some browning to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & CO 1912

KEYWORDS: Colonel HC Wylly military history campaigns Waziristan Tirah Expeditionary Force Pathans Usafzais Gaduns Bajaur Dir Mohmands Chitralis

$30.00
1i45b/8

The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 Volume III: The Australian Imperial Force in France 1916


BEAN, C. E. W.

This volume only, super octavo, illus light card covers, xlii + 1036pp, illus, VG+ (some fading to spine, v slight soiling to page edges & spine)

PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press / Australian War Museum 1982

KEYWORDS: Australian military history First World War One WW1 France Robert O'Neill CEW Bean

$18.50
xxkgs83999

Why Italians Love to Talk About Food


KOSTIOUKOVITCH, ELENA

Octavo softcover (fine) 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Duckworth Overlook 2010

KEYWORDS: specials elena kostiokovitch italians food culture history

$9.50
xxkgt84030

The Church in an Age of Revolution: 1789 to the Present Day


VIDLER, ALEC R.

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: Pelican / Penguin 1980

KEYWORDS: specials Alec R Vidler Christian church religion theology history

$10.00
xxkgt84032

Twilight Warriors: Inside the World's Special Forces


AROSTEGUI, MARTIN C.

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: 22 Books 1996

KEYWORDS: specials Martin C Asostegui special forces SAS Delta Force SEALs GSG9 GIGN military history

$10.00
xxkgt84038

CQB: Close Quarter Battle


CURTIS, MIKE

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: Corgi Books 1998

KEYWORDS: specials Mike Curtis SAS autobiography memoir military history

$18.50
xxkgv84060

The Dardanelles Disaster: Winston Churchill's Greatest Failure


VAN DER VAT, DAN

Octavo hardcover (nr fine) in d/w (nr 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Duckworth Overlook Peter Mayer Publishers 2009

KEYWORDS: specials Dan Van Der Vat Winston Churchill Dardanelles first world war one ww1 wwI Britain British military history

$40.00
1i45b/41

Fields of Memory: A Testimony to the Great War


ROZE, ANNE & FOLEY, JOHN (Photo) & ROUAND, JEAN (P

First edition, quarto, dark grey cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 232pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to lower spine extrem, slight rubbing to boards) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, slight bruising to edges, slight tanning to inside)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1999

KEYWORDS: Anne Roze John Foley Jean Rouland first world war one ww1 wwI pictorial military history photography first edition

$10.00
xxkgr83924

The Life and Works of Michelangelo


HARRIS, NATHANIEL

Square 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Parragon Books 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Nathaniel Harris Michelangelo biography art painting history

$14.00
xxkgr83927

Augustans and Romantics 1689-1830


Introduction to English Literature Volume III

DYSON, H. V. D. & BUTT, JOHN

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: Cresset Press 1961

KEYWORDS: specials HVD Dyson John Butt Geoffrey Webb FJ Fisher HA Hodges literature Augustans Romantics art history religion philosophy

$45.00
1i45b/10

The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 Volume V: The Australian Imperial Force in France During the Main German Offensive 1918


BEAN, C. E. W.

This volume only, super octavo, illus light card covers, xxxiv + 825pp, illus, VG (slight foxing and soiling to page edges, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press / Australian War Museum 1983

KEYWORDS: Australian military history First World War One WW1 France Robert O'Neill CEW Bean

$200.00
1i45b/11

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: Crete


DAVIN, D. M.

Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind-stamped coat of arms to front board, frontispiece map, xvii + 547pp, illus + many folding maps, VG (owner's name in ink to fep, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, slight creasing to a couple of maps) in d/w, G+ (in adhesive clear cover, heavy creasing & tears to edges & corners, 5cm section missing to rear slight soiling)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand official military history Second World War Two WW2 Crete

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