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$75.00
2f9d/14

Generals of the Anglo-Boer War


BATEMAN, PHILIP

Signed & inscribed by author. Super 8vo, pp. 131; black leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Purnell 1977

KEYWORDS: Anglo-Boer Anglo Boer War history 19th century military army

$65.00
2f9d/15

The Policeman's Lot: Antique British Police Equipment Including Truncheons & Tipstaves


MITTON, MERVYN A

Signed, inscribed & dated by author. Imp. 8vo, pp. 145 + [15 (appendix)]; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. prelims; photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; some adhesion to pp. opposite photos; light to moderate soiling throughout); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Quiller Press 1985

KEYWORDS: England English British police equipment catalogue collector collecting history

$100.00
2f14a/1

Renishaw: The Story of Crookes Brothers


HOCKING, ANTHONY

First edition. Super 8vo, pp. 320; illus. heavy card bds; illus prelims, plates, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Hollards 1992

KEYWORDS: Anthony Hocking early settlers colony colonial history

$186.00
2f14a/3

The 1879 Zulu War: Through the Eyes of the Illustrated London News


LOCK, RON & QUANTRILL (eds); RATTRAY, DAVID (forew)

Signed, inscribed & dated by authors. 4to, pp. [2] + 310; black leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light foxing throughout); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Q-Lock Publications 2003

KEYWORDS: 19th century Southern South Africa military history war warfare Zulu

$85.00
2f14a/4

Camillo Ricchiardi: Italian Boer War Hero


LUPINI, MARIO

Limited numbered edition, 420/1000. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. [40] + 228; red leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; teg, illus. eps, frontis., membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate loss to spine lettering; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series 1988

KEYWORDS: Italy Italian military history Boer War 19th century war warfare

$90.00
2f14a/5

Boer War Operations in South Africa 1899-1901


SLOCUM, Captain S L'H & REICHMANN, Captain CARL

Limited numbered edition, 23/1000. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. [22] + 325; red leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; teg, illus. eps, membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate loss to spine lettering; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series [1987?]

KEYWORDS: Southern South Africamilitary history Boer War 19th century war warfare

$120.00
2f14a/6

War and Peace in South Africa 1879-1881: The writings of Philip Anstruther and Edward Essex


BUTTERFIELD, PAUL H

Limited numbered edition, 943/1000. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. [34] + 246; red leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; teg, illus. eps, membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series [1986?]

KEYWORDS: Paul H Butterfield Southern Africa war warfare military history Boer War 19th century

$120.00
2f14a/7

With the Boer Forces


HILLEGAS, HOWARD C

Limited numbered edition. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. [21] + 318; red leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; aeg, illus. eps, membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series n/d

KEYWORDS: Southern Africa war warfare military history Boer War 19th century

$75.00
2f14a/8

The Foreign Volunteers: They fought for the Boers (1899-1902)


POTTINGER, BRIAN

Limited numbered edition, 604/1000. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. xxxii + 340; red leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; teg, illus. eps, membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning, soiling & foxing to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series [1986?]

KEYWORDS: Southern Africa war warfare military history Boer War 19th century

$120.00
2f9d/17

War and Peace in South Africa 1879-1881: The writings of Philip Anstruther and Edward Essex


BUTTERFIELD, PAUL H

Limited numbered edition, 588/1000. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. [32] + 246; maroon leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; teg, illus. eps, membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, some loss to lettering; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (heavy scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series [1986?]

KEYWORDS: Southern Africa war warfare military history Boer War 19th century

$120.00
2f14a/9

The Boer Fight for Freedom


DAVITT, MICHAEL

Limited numbered edition, 583/1000. Signed by publisher. Imp. 8vo, pp. [23] + xii + 607; maroon leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; teg, illus. eps, membership list to front, photos, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, some loss to lettering, esp to spine; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in slipcase, VG- (heavy scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana Series [1988?]

KEYWORDS: Southern Africa war warfare military history Boer War 19th century

$40.00
2f14a/10

The Zambesi Salient: Conflict in Southern Africa


VENTER, AL J

First edition. 8vo, pp. 395; orange heavy card covers, spine lettered in white; plates; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscriptions in black ink to ffep; sl foxing throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Howard Timmins 1974

KEYWORDS: Southern South Africa war warfare military history first edition

$60.00
2f14a/13

Zulu Victory: The Epic of Isandlwana and the Cover-Up


LOCK, RON & QUANTRILL, PETER

First edition. Signed & inscribed by authors. Super 8vo, pp. 336; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; plates, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription to rfep in blue & black ink; light to moderate foxing throughout); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Greenhill Books 2002

KEYWORDS: Isandlwana British military history war warfare 19th century Zulu Zululand

$40.00
2f14a/14

A Time to Die


CARY, ROBERT

Ex-library. First edition. 8vo, pp. 179; yellow heavy card bds, spine lettered in black; illus. eps, plates, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription to ffep; sticker peeled from ffep; library stamps in pink ink to [ht] & tp); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Howard Timmins 1968

KEYWORDS: 19th century Southern South Africa African war warfare military history

$65.00
2f14a/15

The War Diaries of Andre Dennison


WOOD, J R T

First edition. Super 8vo, pp. xii + 394; green heavy card bds, spine lettered in white; illus. eps, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light tanning & foxing throughout); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; prev bookseller's stickers & archival repairs to closed tear at front fold; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Ashanti Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: Southern South Africa African war warfare military history diary journal Rhodesia Rhodedian Andre Dennison 20th century

$50.00
1y88a/16

Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Maori and Their Polynesian Ancestors


CROWE, ANDREW

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white & red lettering to spine, illus prelims, 288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2018

KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Maori Polynesian anthropology Pacific voyages exploration

$475.00
1y88a/17

Tainui: The Story of Hoturoa and His Descendants


KELLY, LESLIE, G (TE PUTU)

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR- publication was cloudedby controversy so signed copies are RARE, super octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering & illus/decoration to spine, frontispiece, xii + 482pp + index & folding maps to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to spine & extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate scuffing to fore-edge of ffep, prev. owner's details in red ink to reverse of frontispiece) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & loss to edges with considerable -but tidy- archival tape repairs, heavy scuffing to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Polynesian Society 1949

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history Tainui Hoturoa Maori ancestry heritage Leslie G Kelly Te Putu

$100.00
1y88a/18

Nga Mahi a Nga Tupuna


GREY, Sir GEORGE & WILLIAMS, H W (Ed)

TEXT MOSTLY IN TE REO MAORI, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xx + 211pp, VG+ (minor bruising/rubbing & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- archival tape repairs, light to moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing/scuffing to covers)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1971

KEYWORDS: TEXT MOSTLY IN TE REO MAORI New Zealand literature Sir George Grey Maori heritage legends tales folklore lore ancient history anthropology ancestors stories

$60.00
1y88a/19

A History of Russian Philosophy (2 Vol Set)


ZENKOVSKY, V V & KLINE, GEORGE L (Authorised Trans)

2 VOL SET, very tidy ex-library, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges stained maroon- faded, xiv + viii + 947pp total, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising & sl rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges-minor archival tape repairs, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1953

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian literature philosophy history English translations

$45.00
1y88a/21

Reform: A Memoir


PALMER, GEOFFREY

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 800pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light soiling to page edges, adhesive residue to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history politics political government leaders Geoffrey Palmer autobiography autobiographies memoir law policy Prime Ministers

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