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Fontana History of Science: The Fontana History of Technology


CARDWELL, DONALD

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: Fontana Press 1994

KEYWORDS: technology science history invention

$325.00
2s29/43

The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species


DARWIN, CHARLES

Early edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, dark brown coated eps, xxiv + 352pp, illus, VG (heavy browning to page edges and prelims, heavy dampstaining to upper half of rear board, slight bruising to spine extrems, sporadic foxing)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1884

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin natural history botany science flowers

$1650.00
2s29/44

The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom


DARWIN, CHARLES

First edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind rule to boards, brown coated eps, viii + 482pp, VG (moderate fraying to cloth of board edges & corners, some bruising & fraying to spine extrems, 2cm tear to cloth of spine side, some staining to boards, moderately heavy browning to page edges, some foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1876

KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin science botany natural history vegetables fertilisation

$60.00
2s30/5

The Old Identities: being Sketches and Reminiscences during The First Decade of the Province of Otago, New Zealand


AN OLD IDENTITY [BARR, JAMES]

Octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt decorative rule to spine & front board, blind-stamped decorative rule to boards, page edges stained red, brown coated eps, frontispiece, 395pp, VG- (front hinge cracked, light staining & foxing to page edges, moderate scuffing to board edges & spine sides, some scratches to boards, owner's name & address in ink to fep, another owner's name & address in ink to frontispiece verso, sporadic light staining)

PUBLISHER: Mills, Dick & Co 1879

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history

$90.00
2s30/14

British Lighthouses: Their History and Romance


WRYDE, J. SAXBY

Ex library, super octavo, navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front board, gilt ship motif to front board, gilt lighthouse motif to spine, frontispiece, 383pp, illus, VG- (usu library markings, moderate fraying to board edges & corners, some bruising to spine extrems, some rubbing to boards, esp rear board, moderate tanning to page edges and eps, sporadic foxing)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1913

KEYWORDS: UK Britain British lighthouses naval maritime history

$60.00
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Types of Naval Officers drawn from the History of the British Navy with some account of the COnditions of Naval Warfare at the beginning of the 18th Century


MAHAN, A. T.

Ex library, super octavo, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, teg, black coated eps, frontispiece with captioned tissue guard, xiv + 500pp, illus, slightly tatty VG (usu library markings, moderate fraying to board edges, some scuffing to boards, moderate browning to page edges, bookseller's label to front pastedown, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co 1904

KEYWORDS: Britain British Navy naval maritime history officeres warfare

$10.00
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Women


FALUDI, SUSAN

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 will reduce your overall postage cost,

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1992

KEYWORDS: Feminism United States history

$12.50
xxsnk114011

Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle


FOX, RICHARD ALLAN

Damp wrinkling to first 50 pages, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost,

PUBLISHER: Uninversity of Oklahoma Press 1993

KEYWORDS: Archaeology History battle war

$12.50
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The Kettle on the Fuchsia: The Story of Orari Gorge


HARPER, BARBARA

Ex-library, 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: Reed 1967

KEYWORDS: Orari Gorge Station Ashburton New Zealand History

$12.00
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The Vikings and Their Origins


WILSON, DAVID

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 1971

KEYWORDS: vikings Scandinavia history

$15.00
xxsnk114039

A Cut Above


LIND, CLIVE A.

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 cost,

PUBLISHER: Alliance Freezing 1985

KEYWORDS: Alliance Freezing Company Southland slaughter-houses New Zealand Invercargill History Meat industry

$20.00
xxsnk114040

The Vikings


ROESDAHL, ELSE

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 cost,

PUBLISHER: Guild Publishing 1991

KEYWORDS: vikings history

$25.00
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Southern Capital: Christchurch


COOKSON, JOHN & DUNSTALL, GRAEME

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 will reduce your overall postage cost,

PUBLISHER: Canterbury university Press 2000

KEYWORDS: history Christchurch New Zealand

$10.00
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Letters From Iwo Jima


KAKEHASHI, KUMIKO

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: Phoenix 2007

KEYWORDS: Iwo Jima Japan biography history war

$22.50
xxsnl114083

The Magic of a Name


NOCKHOLDS, HAROLD

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: G T Foulis 1972

KEYWORDS: Rolls Royce automobile history cars transport

$15.00
xxsnl114094

Wolsey


POLLARD, A.F.

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: Fontana 1970

KEYWORDS: Thomas Wolsey Statesmen Great Britain Biography History

$10.00
xxsnl114098

Tea: Addiction, Exploitation and Empire


MOXHAM, ROY

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: Robinson 2004

KEYWORDS: Tea History Tea trade Great Britain

$14.00
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The Bolivian Diary


GUEVARA, ERNESTO CHE

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: Ocean Press 2006

KEYWORDS: Guerrillas Bolivia History

$12.00
xxsnl114111

Stories of the Highland Clearances


N/A

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: Lang Syne 1986

KEYWORDS: Rural Scotland Highlands History Highlands Scotland

$15.00
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Agincourt: My Family, the Battle, and the Fight for France


FIENNES, RANULPH

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 will reduce your overall postage cost,

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 2014

KEYWORDS: history Agincourt France

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