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$10.00
xxark88878

Mutinies: Shocking Real-Life Stories of Subversion at Sea


STONE, BARRY

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Pier 9 2011

KEYWORDS: specials Barry Stone nautical maritime mutiny subversion history

$50.00
2c14a/9

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: Bardia to Enfidaville


STEVENS, W. G.

Tidy ex library, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, folding maps, xii + 416pp, illus, VG (light library markings mostly covered with white-out, slight tanning to eps & page edges) in d/w, VG (light tape residue staining to edges, light browning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington New Zealand 1962

KEYWORDS: WG Stevens New Zealand Bardia Enfidaville second world war two ww2 wwII official military history

$50.00
2c14a/12

Vogue: History of 20th Century Fashion


MULVAGH, JANE & MENDES, VALERIE D. (Foreword)

Quarto, white heavy card boards with grey lettering to spine, grey eps, vii + 410pp, illus, VG+ ( slight bruising to spine extrems, v slight soiling to eps & boards) in d/w, VG (light fading, light browning & soiling, light bruising to edges with small chip to lower front edge)

PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 1988

KEYWORDS: Jane Mulvagh Vogue fashion design clothing dress social pictorial history

$15.00
xxarn88889

False Dawn: The Story of Dan Judson, Pioneer


RICHARDS, HYLDA M.

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: Books of Rhodesia Publishin Co. Ltd 1974

KEYWORDS: specials Hylda M Richards Dan Judson Rhodesia biography history

$15.00
xxaro88897

The Age of Scandal: An Excursion Through a Minor Period


WHITE, T. H. & TANNAHILL, REAY (Intro)

Octavo hardcover (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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1993

KEYWORDS: specials TH White history

$25.00
xxasa88901

The Principles of Greek Art


GARDNER, PERCY

Super 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Co 1921

KEYWORDS: specials Percy Gardner Greek art painting sculpture art history Greece

$20.00
xxauaa88918

Boswell's London Journal 1762-63


POTTLE, FREDERICK A. (Ed)

Super octavo hardcover (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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: The Folio Society 1985

KEYWORDS: specials James Boswell Frederick Pottle literary criticism letters diaries literature London history biography

$40.00
2c14a/20

Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller


CHAPMAN, H. PERRY & KLOEK, WOUTER TH. & WHEELOCK, ARTHUR K. et al.

Quarto, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, grey eps, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, nr fine (v slight soiling to boards and upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing, light bruising to edges)

PUBLISHER: National Gallery of Art, Washington 1997

KEYWORDS: Jan Steen H Perry Chapman Wouter Th Kloek Arthur K Wheelock art painting history biography

$12.50
xxscm88950

These Hundred Acres: The Story of Whitely Township, City of New Plymouth


MULLON, HERBERT D.

Dated & signed by author, slim 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: H. D. Mullon 1969

KEYWORDS: specials Herbert D Mulon New Zealand Whitely New Plymouth local history

$35.00
xxscn88966

From the Toss of a Coin: The Story of Alpheus Hayes & Normanvale South Canterbury


HAYES, M. ANNA

Signed by author, octavo hardcover (VG, slight bruising to spine extrems) in d/w (VG, light fading & rubbing); 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: Pegasus Press 1978

KEYWORDS: M Anna Hayes Alpheus Hayes Normanvale South Canterbury New Zealand biography history signed

$17.50
xxscn88967

Dunedin Teachers College: The First Hundred Years


JOHNSTON, CAROL MORTON & MORTON, HARRY

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: Dunedin Teachers College Publications Committee 1976

KEYWORDS: specials Carol Morton Johnston Harry Morton New Zealand Dunedin Teachers College centenary history

$15.00
xxscn88980

Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928 - 1998


EHREMSTEIN, DAVID

Ex library, 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: William Morrow and Company 1998

KEYWORDS: specials David Ehremstein Hollywood sexuality homosexuality sociology social history

$15.00
xxscn88982

Bid Time Return


FULLER, BASIL

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: J. H. De Bussy 1954

KEYWORDS: specials Basil Fuller Rhodesia memoirs biography history first edition

$100.00
1t4a/1

The Legendary Hispano Suiza


GREEN, JOHNNIE

First edition, imperial octavo, yellow heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, 235pp, illus, VG (light soiling to boards, slight soiling to eps & page edges, light foxing to eps) in d/w, VG (light soiling & browning, light bruising to edges with slight chipping to spine extrems

PUBLISHER: Dalton Watson Ltd 1977

KEYWORDS: Jonnie Green Hispano Suiza Spanish cars transport history first edition

$65.00
1t4a/6

Natal Province Descriptive Guide and Official Hand-book


TATLOW, A. H. (Ed)

Small quarto, light blue cloth boards with brown lettering & motif to spine & front board, gilt motif to front board, patterned eps, frontispiece, foldings maps including one in rear pocket, xii + 574pp + 5pp ads, illus, VG (moderate soiling and light browning to boards, some bruising to spine extrems & board corners, ex-libris label to front pastedown, light tanning to eps & page edges)

PUBLISHER: South African Railways Printing Works 1951

KEYWORDS: AH Tatlow Natal Province South Africa African travel guide local history

$32.50
xxscn88990

A Century of Art in Otago: Being a Survey of the Work of Otago's Painters, Writers and Musicians


TOMBS, H. H. (Ed)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG-, loss to spine); 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: Harry H. Tombs (nd)

KEYWORDS: specials HH Harry H Tombs New Zealand Otago art painting writing literature music biography biographies history

$28.50
xxscn88992

Zola Photographer


EMILE-ZOLA, FRANCOIS & MASSIN

Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Collins 1988

KEYWORDS: specials francois emile zola massin photography france history

$30.00
xxscn88999

From Herring to Seine Net Fishing on the East Coast of Scotland


SUTHERLAND. IAN

Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Camps 1956

KEYWORDS: specials ian sutherland herring seine net fishing scotland history

$36.50
xxscn89000

Kasimir Malewitsch (1878-1935)


NA

Dual language (Russian + English), Quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: 1980

KEYWORDS: specials kasimir malewitsch art painting suprematist russia history

$15.00
xxscn89005

Famous Railway Photographers


CROSS, DEREK

Small quarto 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Reed 1975

KEYWORDS: specials derek cross trains railways new zealand history

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