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$25.00
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Delving into the Past of Auckland's Eastern Suburbs Sections 4 & 5: Mission Bay & Kohimarama


JACKSON, ELIZABETH T

4to 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: Elizabeth T. Jackson 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Auckland suburbs Mission Bat Kohimarama history

$16.50
xx5pol204220

Ivan the Terrible


GREY, IAN

8vo 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 History Book Club n/d

KEYWORDS: Ivan the Terrible history historic figures 16th century Russia Russian Tsar

$28.50
xx5pol204227

Ninja: The True Story of Japan's Secret Warrior Cult


TURNBULL, STEPHEN; HATSUMI, MASAAKI (forew)

Super 8vo 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: Firebird Books 1991

KEYWORDS: Japanese Japan Ninja warrior assassins spies martial arts history

$18.00
xx5pol204228

The Savage: a history of misunderstanding


SINCLAIR, ANDREW

Super 8vo 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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1977

KEYWORDS: ancient history barbarians savage early human beings

$140.00
2i31a/2

Wahiao: The People of Whakarewarewa


MARE, Dr MARIAN & PARKER, Dr ALOMA

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, red/white/black lettering to spine, illus prelims, xvii + 525pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, heavy bruising & tidy tape reinforcement to spine, light chipping to top spine extrem, light chafing to boards, binding a little sloppy- boards sl shaky, light soiling & marker pen to page edges, minor closed tearing to base of occasional page)

PUBLISHER: Zamare Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori culture customs Whakarewarewa Wahiao people thermal locations history

$60.00
2i31a/7

Mauser Rifles and Pistols


SMITH, WALTER H B

Super octavo, green heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 234pp, illus, VG (spine & boards fully covered in adhesive mylar protective cover, light bruising to extrems, sl tanning/soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Wolfe Publishing Company 1990

KEYWORDS: guns weapons weaponry arms rifles pistols Mauser design history historical

$75.00
2i31a/10

The History and Practice of Magic


CHRISTIAN, PAUL & NICHOLS, ROSS (Ed & Revised) & KIRKUP, JAMES (Trans) & SHAW, JULIAN (Trans)

Super octavo, black & pink light card covers, white lettering to spine, xxviii + 621pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing/chafing to spine & covers/edges, light soiling & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, sl soiling & foxing to inside covers)

PUBLISHER: The Citadel Press 1975

KEYWORDS: occult occultism esoteric magic practice history religion

$50.00
2i31a/13

Thoth: Architect of the Universe


ELLIS, RALPH

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 287pp, illus, VG+ (minor bruising to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Edfu Books 1998

KEYWORDS: neolithic ancient history stonehenge pyramids mathematics Avebury

$40.00
2i31a/15

The Blues Guitar


BATEY, RICK

Quarto, blue illus heavy boards, white & blue lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: New Burlington Books 2003

KEYWORDS: music blues guitar guitars history gibson les paul players guitarists fender stratocasters telecaster design

$55.00
2i31a/16

The Golden Age of Fender 1946-1970


KELLY, MARTIN & FOSTER, TERRY & KELLY, PAUL

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to rear board, sl foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 2011

KEYWORDS: music guitars guitarists comapnies Fender history amps amplifiers

$45.00
2i31a/26

Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert 1916-18


JOHNSON, ROB

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 368pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Osprey / Bloomsbury 2020

KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war T E Lawrence of Arabia desert

$85.00
2i31a/28

George Platt Lynes: The Daring Eye


ELLENZWEIG, ALLEN

Super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black spine, xx + 639pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2021

KEYWORDS: art photos photography George Platt Lynes history photographers biography biographies memoir

$100.00
2i31a/29

The House of Teck: A Romance of a Thousand Years


FELBERMAN, LOUIS

FIRST EDITION- SCARCE IN JACKET, FOLDING MAP AT REAR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to board edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxxi + 316pp, illus with folding genealogical table, VG (light bruising & fading to board & spine extrems, light fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping with loss to edges, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: John Long 1911

KEYWORDS: first editions aristocracy family history Duke of Teck Hungary Hungarian royal family

$85.00
2i31a/30

The Land of To-Morrow: A Mule-Back Trek Through the Swamps and Forests of Eastern Bolivia


GREY, HENRY M

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, purple buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, blind rule to board edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, folding map to prelims, 224pp total, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy fading/tanning & light foxing to spine, light fading & chafing/soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light to moderate foxing to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: H F & G Witherby 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature eastern Bolivia history trekking

$40.00
2i31a/31

Life's Ebb & Flow


FRANCES, COUNTESS OF WARWICK

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 287pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards- some light 'bubbling' also, light tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedownlight foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (1929)

KEYWORDS: history autobiography autobiographies memoir Frances Countess of Warwick aristocracy nobility

$70.00
2i31a/32

Seed and Harvest


KOROSTOVETZ, VLADIMIR & LUMBY, DOROTHY (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained yellow, 387pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to board & spine corners/extrems, minor tanning & foxing to spine, light chafing & soiling/discolouration to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1931

KEYWORDS: first editions English translations German Russia Russian revolution history

$245.00
2i31a/33

Memories of Russia 1916-1919


PRINCESS PALEY [VALERIANOVNA, OLGA]

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering & rule to spine & front board, frontispiece, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1924

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history early 20th twentieth century Princess Paley first editions

$40.00
2i31a/36

The Story of the Borgias


COLLISON-MORLEY, L

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, x + 329pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to board corners & spine extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear pastedown, light foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: George Routledge & Sons 1932

KEYWORDS: first editions Italy Italian families Borgia Borgias history 15th 16th fifteenth sixteenth century

$45.00
2i31a/37

In Search of the Lost Record: British Album Cover Art of 50s to 80s


TAKUMI, MATSUI

Quarto, illus light card covers, grey lettering to spine, 160pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Graphic-sha Publishing 2001

KEYWORDS: music history entertainment record album covers art artwork albums

$75.00
2i36a/1

Roman Syria, and the Near East


BUTCHER, KEVIN

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 472pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Getty Publications 2003

KEYWORDS: near east Syria ancient history antiquity Roman empire Rome influence

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