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$160.00
1b27a/43

A Ceramic Legacy of Asia's Maritime Trade: Song Dynasty Guangdong Wares and Other 11th - 19th Century Trade Ceramics Found on Tioman Island, Malaysia


LAM, PETER Y. K. & CARSWELL, JOHN & RUSSELL, TRISTAN et al

Associated photos & corrospondence loosely enclosed, quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, x + 150pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to upper board corners & spine extrems, light rubbing to boards) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, light creasing to edges, some foxing inside)

PUBLISHER: The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society / Oxford University Press 1985

KEYWORDS: Tristan Russell John Carswell Peter YK Lam Asia Asian Tioman Island Malaysia Malaysia Song Dynasty Guangdong ceramics archaeology anthropology ancient history

$40.00
1b27a/48

150 Treasures


STEAD, OLIVER (Ed) & PFEIFFER, KRZYSZTOF (Photog)

Limited numbered edition (153 of 200) in slipcase, folio, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & front board, illus mounted to front board, brown eps, 195pp, illus, nr fine, in slipcase, black cloth boards with silver lettering & mounted illus to board, VG+ (v slight rubbing to boards)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2001

KEYWORDS: Krzysztof Pfeiffer Auckland War Memorial Museum New Zealand artefacts treasures art collections science natural history craft

$50.00
2e24b/5

The Novel Volume 2: Forms and Themes


MORETTI, FRANCO (Ed)

First edition, this volume only, imperial octavo, cream heavy card boards with gilt lettering to maroon cloth spine, pale blue eps, x + 950pp, VG+ (owner's name in ink to front pastedown, slight staining to front board, v slight soiling to page edges) iin d/w, VG (some soiling)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: Franco Moretti novels literary criticism history essays first edition

$65.00
2e24b/8

Imperialism in Southeast Asia: 'A Fleeting, Passing Phase'


TARLING, NICHOLAS

Super octavo, red light card covers with white lettering, xii + 313pp, VG (some fading to spine, slight creasing to cover corners, v light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: RoutledgeCurzon 2004

KEYWORDS: Nicholas Tarling Southeast Asia imperialism politics history

$40.00
2e24b/15

Donald Reid: Pioneer, Statesman, Merchant 1833 - 1919


ECCLES, A. N. R. ALFRED

Facsimile reproduction, octavo,blue faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, pale blue eps, folding illustration, 379pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG+ (light browning)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed

KEYWORDS: ANR Alfred Eccles Donald Reid New Zealand pioneer biography history

$42.50
2e24b/19

Secrets & Treasures: Our Stories told through the Objects at Archives New Zealand


WARU, RAY

Quarto, illus light card covers with white lettering, illus eps, illus title page, 384pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Random House 2012

KEYWORDS: Ray Waru Archives New Zealand social history

$47.50
2e24b/23

Beatrice Cenci


RICCI, CORRADO & BISHOP, MORRIS (Trans)

Super octavo, black cloth boards with git motif to front board, gilt decorative rule & gilt lettering in red title panel to spine, upper page edges stained red, black eps, frontispiece, xii + 321pp, VG (some tanning to page edges, some staining to front & rear pastedowns, date in ink to fep verso, owner's name stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Peter Owen Ltd 1956

KEYWORDS: Corrado Ricci Beatrice Cenci biography true crime execution Italy Italian history Vatican

$145.00
2e24b/25

The Desert Road to Turkestan


LATTIMORE, OWEN

Super octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind lettering to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xiv + 331pp +8pp book catalogue, illus, G+ (frontispiece loose, moderately heavy staining & chaffing to boards, some bruising & fraying to spine extrems & board corners, rear hinge completely cracked & fraying, heavy browning to eps, moderate tanning to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep, annotation in red pencil to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1928

KEYWORDS: Owen Lattimore Turkestan Mongolia China travel desert history caravan trade

$75.00
2e24b/28

A Labyrinth of Waterways: The Forgotten Story of New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds


PONDER, W. FRANK

small folio, mottled grey boards with black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece x 2, vii + 168pp, illus, VG+ in d/w VG (fading)

PUBLISHER: Wenlock House 1986

KEYWORDS: W Frank Ponder New Zealand Marlborough Sounds history

$47.50
2e24b/29

Whanganui River Memoiries being a Selection of True Stories from teh Whanganui River Area


BATES, ARTHUR P. & THOMSEN, PHIL (Eds)

Folio, illus glossy heavy card boards with white lettering to spine, 184pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Heritge Press Ltd 1999

KEYWORDS: Arthur P Bates Phi Thomsen New Zealand Whanganui River local history

$44.50
2f11b/1

Connections: A Century of Commerce and Industry in the Waikato 1906-2006


GIBBONS, PETER

Folio, maroon glossy heavy card boards with white lettering to spine & front board, 252pp, illus, fine, in d/w, VG+ (closed tear to upper spine repaired with archival tape, light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Waikato Chamber of Commerce 2006

KEYWORDS: specials Peter Gibbons New Zealand Waikato local history commerce industry trade

$85.00
2f11b/3

Currents & Eddies: Chips from the Log of an Artist-Angler; Coverts & Casts: Field Sports and Angling in Words & Pictures


SCHALDACH, WILLIAM J.

Two-volume set in slipcase, large quarto, red boards with gilt lettering to spines & front boards, gilt fish motif to front boards, frontispiece, xii + 138pp, xiv + 138pp, illus, nr fine (slight staining to spines) in matching slipcase, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Freshnet Press 1970

KEYWORDS: William J Schaldach sport fishing angling art painting natural history

$17.50
xxsdq91467

Secondhand and Solid: How We Built Wollangarra


STAPLETON, IAN

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: Ian Stapleton 1990

KEYWORDS: Ian Stapleton Wollangarra Australia Australian local history

$14.50
xxsdr91485

The Story of New Zealand Volcanoes


PEARCE, G. L.

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: Collins 1977

KEYWORDS: specials GL Pearce New Zealand volcanoes geology volcanology natural history

$25.00
xxsdp91535

Yakuza Diary: Doing Time in the Japanese Underworld


SEYMOUR, CHRISTOPHER

First edition, 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 Atlantic Monthly 1996

KEYWORDS: specials first edition Christopher Seymour Japan history Yakuza true crime

$15.00
xxsdp91536

Famous For 15 Minutes: My Years With Andy Warhol


DUFRESNE, ISABELLE COLLIN (Ultra Violet)

First edition, Super octavo 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: Methuen 1989

KEYWORDS: specials Ultra Violet Isabelle Collin Dufresne Andy Warhol memoir history hollywood pop art biography

$15.00
xxsdp91537

T'ai Chi Classics


LIAO, WAYSUN

Super 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: Shambhala 1990

KEYWORDS: specials Liao Waysun T'ai chi Chinese martial arts philosophy techniques meditation health history

$18.50
xxsds91544

The Violinist: Clare Galambos Winter, Holocaust Survivor


GAITANOS, SARAH

First edition, 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: Victoria University Press 2011

KEYWORDS: specials first edition Sarah Gaitanos Clare Galambos holocaust war memoir history

$12.50
xxsds91551

Salt: A World History


KURLANSKY, MARK

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: Vintage 2003

KEYWORDS: specials Mark Kurlansky history politics science discovery religion culinary

$9.00
xxsds91560

The Fatal Impact: An Account of the Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840


MOOREHEAD, ALAN

Paperback (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: Penguin 1968

KEYWORDS: specials Alan Moorehead history South Pacific exploration

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