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$70.00
1t4c/8

Gothic Sculpture in France 1140 - 1270


Photographs by Max Hirmer

SAUERLANDER, WILLIBALD

quarto, olive green cloth boards with gilt dolphin emblem to front board and gilt lettering to spine, 527pp, inc 310 b/w plates, illus VG+ (very light scuffs to board corners, very slight tanning to eps and page edges) in d/w VG (2cm closed tear to upper spine extrem, light rubbing, a few chips and scuffs to edges)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1972

KEYWORDS: Willibad Sauerlander art gothic sculpture photographic history france europe

$75.00
1t4c/11

The Colonial New Zealand Wars


RYAN, TIM & PARHAM, BILL

First edition, small quarto, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 226pp, illus, VG+ (v. v. slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+

PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1986

KEYWORDS: first edition Tim Ryan Bill Parham New Zealand wars illustrated miitary history Maori British army colonists

$60.00
1t4c/29

The Minami Organ


TATSURO, IZUMIYA & CHAIN, U. TUN AUNG (Trans)

Imperial octavo, black boards, ix + 2xfrontispiece + 214pp, illus, VG- (some staining to boards, heavy browning to eps, some tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (*heavy staining & chaffing, creasing & bruising to spine upper extrem & edges)

PUBLISHER: Translation & Publications Dept U Soe Myint Rangoon University Press 1981

KEYWORDS: Izumiya Tatsuro Minami Organ Imperial Japanese Army Burma Burmese Army military history Pacific World War Two

$95.00
1t4c/32

Joyful Architecture: The Genius of New Zealand's Ian Athfield


MELLING, GERALD [ATHFIELD, IAN]

hardcover quarto, maroon boards with git lettering to spine, frontispiece, 95pp, illus, VG+ in d/w (VG)

PUBLISHER: Caveman Press 1980

KEYWORDS: Gerald Melling Ian Athfield new zealand architecture art houses illus history

$75.00
1t4c/41

Thomas Brunner: His Life and Great Journeys


HOST, EMILY

imperial octavo, glossy illus heavy card boards, 288pp, illus, VG+ (ownership inscription in black ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2006

KEYWORDS: Emily Host Thomas Brunner new zealand history travel illus

$40.00
1t4c/45

The Hills of Herbert


The story of the Hill Family with its N.Z. origins in Herbert

HILL, DAVE E. A.

quarto, black illus light card covers, 142pp, illus, VG (very light wear, owner's signature in blue ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Whitestone Publications 1998

KEYWORDS: Dave E A Hill Herbert local history new zealand otago biography

$40.00
1t5a/1

The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1934 with Atlas and Diagrams


BANDWELL, WILLIAM (ed.)

octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to front board and spine, black illus decoration to front and rear boards, 29pp ads + lxiv + 1130pp + 64 maps + 107 ads, G+ (boards slightly warped, moderately stained and lightly scuffed, pages tanned, eps stamped in with purple ink, some pages creased, bookmark string hanging by a bare thread)

PUBLISHER: Sampson, Low, Martson & Co. 1934

KEYWORDS: William Bandwell africa annual reference maps guide statistics history

$87.50
ak2/10/1123

Waiheke Island: A History


MONIN, PAUL

scarce, imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 229pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight rubbing to covers, light creasing to upper edges, small 1cm closed tear to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1992

KEYWORDS: Paul Monin Waiheke Island new zealand auckland regional local history illus

$22.50
xxsct89477

Gustave Courbet


MAC, GERSTLE

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Rupert Hart-Davis 1951

KEYWORDS: specials first edition Gerstle Mack Gustave Courbet biography visual art history

$30.00
xxsct89482

Afghan True & Unique History


The Meeting Place for the East and West Cultures

MUBTAKIR, GHULAM NABI

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: Nabi Mubtakir 2002

KEYWORDS: specials Ghulam Nabi Mubtakir afghanistan history middle east sociology

$14.00
xxsct89483

Private View


COOK, BERYL

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: Penguin 1981

KEYWORDS: specials Beryl Cook art history biography illus painting

$20.00
xxsct89489

The Edge of the Town: Historic Caversham as Seen Through its Streets and Buildings


RUTHERFORD, ALMA

stapled 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: Otago Regional Committee 1983 (second impression)

KEYWORDS: specials Alma Rutherford new zealand dunedin local regional history caversham illus

$20.00
xxsct89491

In Search of Ancient New Zealand


CAMPBELL, HAMISH & HUTCHING, GERARD

Imperial octavo softcover with french flaps (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 2007

KEYWORDS: specials Hamish Campbell Gerard Hutching new zealand history science geography geology illus

$22.50
xxsct89495

Ships of Wellington: The Past 50 Years


YOUNG, VICTOR

hardcover oblong 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: Nivic Maritime Books 1999

KEYWORDS: specials Victor Young new zealand wellington ships maritime boats history

$20.00
xxsct89508

Chartres: The Making of a Miracle


WARD, COLIN

hardcover small quarto (VG+) in slipcase (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: Folio Society 1986

KEYWORDS: specials Colin Ward chartres history architecture church illus

$17.50
xxsct89513

An Archetypal Constable: National Identity and the Geography of Nostalgia


BISHOP, PETER

hardcover super octavo (VG+) 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Peter Bishop visual art history john constable theory essays illus

$22.50
xxsct89515

Brief Encounter: American Forces and the New Zealand People 1942 - 1945


PHILLIPS, JOCK

softcover oblong 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: Historica Branch 1992

KEYWORDS: specials Jock Phillips new zealand illustrated pictorial history america war military ww2 wwII

$17.50
xxsct89520

Arnhem Land: Places and People


COLE, KEITH

hardcover quarto (nr fine) 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: Rigby 1980

KEYWORDS: specials Keith Cole pictorial history illus australia aboriginal anthropology sociology

$25.00
xxscu89525

The Autobiography of a Seaman: Volume the Second


COCHRANE, THOMAS

The volume only, Octavo hardcover (n fine) 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: Constable - London 1996

KEYWORDS: specials Thomas Tenth Earl of Dundonald Lord Cochrane volume II history royal british navy Napoleonic War

$14.50
xxscu89534

Taking the Waters: Early Spas in New Zealand


ROCKEL, IAN

Imperial octavo softcover (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: Government Printing Office 1986

KEYWORDS: specials Ian Rockel new zealand history hot springs spas rotorua resorts

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