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$45.00
3d2/58

Kepler


CASPAR, MAX & HELLMAN, C DORIS (Trans & Ed)

FIRST EDIITON, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 401pp, VG (moderate soiling to boards, minor rubbing to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owners name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, minor fading & scuffing to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate tanning)

PUBLISHER: Abelard-Schuman 1959

KEYWORDS: first editions Johannes Kepler astronomy science history biography physics

$40.00
3d1/4

The Edge of Objectivity: An Essay in the History of Scientific Ideas


GILLESPIE, CHARLES COULSTON

UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 562pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor creasing to bottom corners of prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to spine & rear cover, moderate soiling, moderate creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1960

KEYWORDS: UK first editions essays literature science history scientific ideas

$40.00
3d1/16

Commentaries on the Laws of England


BLACKSTONE, WILLIAM

Super octavo, beige light card wrappers, brown lettering to spine & front cover, mixed pagination, VG (moderate fading to spine & cover edges, minor curling/creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm tear to base of rear cover & terminals, minor separation to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: School of Economic Science N/D (c.1978)

KEYWORDS: common law history historical commentaries laws

$47.50
3d1/51

Half a Century of Vintage Motoring: A History of the Southland Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand


McMILLAN, N A

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, quarto, blue faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, 204pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling/foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Southland Branch of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand fifty 50 year anniversary vintage classic cars automotive car clubs Southland branch history signed N A McMillan

$1750.00
3d1/53

New Zealand Scenery: Chromo-Lithographed After Original Water-Color Drawings


GULLY, JOHN & VON HAAST, DR JULIUS (Descriptive Letterpress)

FIRST EDITION, ALL PLATES PRESENT, elephant folio, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, aeg, unpaginated, illus/plates- no tissue guards, VG- (heavy creasing & cracking/tearing to spine, moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate foxing & soiling to eps, heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing throughout inc. plates, verso pages of plates discoloured due to lack of tissue guards)

PUBLISHER: Marcus Ward & Co 1877

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history historical scenery watercolours art chromo-lithographs John Gully

$45.00
3e5/3

Shaping the Nation: England 1360-1461


HARRISS, GERALD

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 705pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (sl fading to spine, light creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2005

KEYWORDS: history England English wars of the roses medieval

$200.00
3e5/7

Sail and Steam


MOORE, WARREN & SPURLING, JACK (Paintings) & CARR, FRANK G G (Intro)

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, quarto, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & maritime illus to front board, aeg, illus prelims, xii + 175pp, illus, Near FINE (light tanning/fading to spine), in slipcase, VG+ (moderate fading & light chafing/soiling, minor bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1980

KEYWORDS: signed limited editions maritime nautical art ships boats Warren Moore Jack Spurling history historical

$40.00
3e5/8

The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy AD897-1984


ARCHIBALD, E H H & WOODWARD, RAY (Illus)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, unpaginated prelims + 416pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate wrinkling & chafing/soiling, sl tanning)

PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1984

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical royal navy naval history fighting ships

$75.00
3e5/9

Drawing and Watercolours in Russia: The Eighteenth Century


PETROVA, YEVGENIA (Editor-in-Chief) & GAVRILOVA, YEVGENIA (Articles) & MAXIMOVA, ALEXANDRA (Articles)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, cream lettering to spine, 176pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Joseph Kiblitsky / Palace Editions 2005

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian art drawings watercolours 18th eighteenth century historical history

$50.00
3e5/11

Falconer: The Years to 1980


N/A

Oblong imperial octavo, illus white card wrappers- stapled, blue lettering to covers, 160pp, illus, folded photo page, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Gore Publishing Co N/D (c.1980s?)

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Falconer family New Zealand early settlers pioneers

$16.50
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Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica and France 1765-1766


BRADY, FRANK (Ed) & POTTLE, FREDERICK A (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1955

KEYWORDS: history exploration travel James Boswell explorers Italy Corsica France first editions

$22.50
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Sons of Heaven: A Portrait of the Japanese Monarchy


PACKARD, JERROLD M

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macdonald Queen Anne Press 1988

KEYWORDS: history Japan Japanese monarchy monarchs

$22.50
xx128pol221317

Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe 1933-1945


MURRAY, WILLIAMSON

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Apple Press 1986

KEYWORDS: military history German nazi Germany fighter planes luftwaffe ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 aviation

$36.50
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The Supermarine Spitfire: A Comprehensive Guide: Part 1: Merlin Powered


HUMPHREYS, ROBERT

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Media House / SAM Publications 2014

KEYWORDS: military history aviation fighter planes aircraft supermarine spitfire Merlin powered hobbies models modelling

$32.50
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The Illustrated Red Baron: The Life and Times of Manfred von Richthofen


KILDUFF, PETER

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 2000

KEYWORDS: German fighter pilots Baron von Richthofen biography biographies memoir Red Baron luftwaffe military history

$32.50
xx128pol221320

Aircraft Archive: Bombers of World War Two


N/A

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Argus Books 1988

KEYWORDS: military aviation history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 bombers fighter planes aircraft drawings sketches

$19.50
xx128pol221321

Scale Aircraft Drawings - WWII: Volume II


BOWERS, PETER M

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Air Age Publishing 1991

KEYWORDS: military aviation history scale drawings fighter planes aircraft hobbies models modelling ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 scale drawing

$22.50
xx128pol221323

Augsberg Eagle: The Story of the Messerschmitt 109


GREEN, WILLIAM & WEAL, JOHN (Color Illus)

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1971

KEYWORDS: military avitaion history Messerschmitt 109 luftwaffe German Germany fighter planes

$30.00
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American Air Navigator


MATTINGLY, CHARLES

HEAVY DAMP STAINING & WRINKLING TO FORE-EDGES, quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation 1944

KEYWORDS: military aviation history US America American air navigator navigation

$35.00
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Wings of the Luftwaffe: Flying German Aircraft of the Second World War


BROWN, Captain ERIC & GREEN, WILLIAM (Ed) & SWANBOROUGH, GORDON (Ed) & WEAL, JOHN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers 1977

KEYWORDS: first editions military aviation history German Germany luftwaffe ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fighter planes aircraft

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