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American Archives: Fifth Series: A Documentary History of The United States of America, Volume II
by Peter Force
Johnson Reprint Corp., 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Johnson Reprint Corp.,1972. Oversized, Heavy - 6 lbs. Hard cover. No dust jacket. Cover has slight shelfwear, residue from price sticker on front endpaper. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked, but have slight rippling on upper edges. No damp staining. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Not ex-library. American History research copy that begins with documentation from July 15, 1776 convention meeting in Pennsylvania and goes...
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NZ$97.21
HITLER and the collapse of Weimar Germany
by Martin Broszat
This book of an individual's understanding and knowledge of HITLER'S journey and effect on Weimar Germany as well. The book itself Is barely worn but definitely read.
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NZ$51.61
The Official Catalogue of the contents of Dove Cottage.and of the Wordsworth Museum Grasmere
small 8vo booklet pp45 VG+ Privately published at Oxford, itemised by room, with list of donors. Minor wear to binding, Fine text. Contemporary site postcard inserted loose.
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NZ$8.89
The Old Presbyterian Meeting House at Alexandria, Virginia, 1774-1874
by McGroarty, William Buckner
Virginia: The William Byrd Press, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The William Byrd Press,1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has very slight shelfwear, gilt title on red bords still bright. Gift inscription on free endpaper, otherwise pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Pristine condition.
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NZ$65.38
Holme School 1911-2011: A Centenary History
by Pegg, Geoff
2QT, 2011 larger 8vo pp379 bw plates F- History of the school near Kendal, Cumbria. Author signed on title page. Spine uncreased, a nice copy.
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NZ$14.69
York through the Eyes of the Artist York City Art Gallery
by Murray Hugh , Riddick Sarah , Green Richard:
York City Council 1990 1st ed. softcover 4to pp174 bw/colour plates bibliography index F- Includes biographical details on artists. A nice near Fine copy.
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NZ$13.49
Real Soldiers of Fortune
by Richard Harding Davis
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons,1910. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has very slight shelfwear, with very slight water glass imprint on front, very light scuffing on back. Red cover with gilt embossing. Frontispiece tissue intact. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. Illustrated biographies of H. R. D. MacIver, James Harden-Hickey, Winston Churchill, Phil N. McGiffin, William Walker, F. R....
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NZ$40.78
Learning about heraldry
by Priestley, A. E
Loughborough: Ladybird Books , 1974 12mo boards pp51 colour drawings F A nice copy.
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NZ$2.42
Dr. Birdsey G. Northrop The Founder of Arbor Day in Japan
by Shunichi Kuga
Inter Osaka Corp., 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author Inter Osaka Corp.,1972. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Reen cloth boards with lovely gilt stamping. This is a presentation copy with a letter, signed by the author, laid inside the front cover. Cover has very slight shelfwear, top front corner is lightly rubbed. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Beautiful condition. Includes illustrations and letters.
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NZ$73.98
Men Against the Sea
by Charles Nordhoff; James Norman Hall
Pocket Books, 1946. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Pocket Books, 1946. Pocket Books number 358. First Thus. Stated First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Cover has mild shelfwear, a few tiny chips on bottom spine end and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.
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NZ$30.97
Ireland Under Elizabeth and James the First
by Henry Morley (ed.)
George Routledge & Sons, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. George Routledge & Sons, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear, spine soiled, chipped at ends. Ex-library, usual markings. Binding is slightly shaken. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very nice copy.
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NZ$135.40
Dresden : The Fire and the Darkness
by McKay, Sinclair
Viking, 2020 larger 8vo cloth pp xxv+369 bw plates maps notes index F/F Modern history. A Fine copy. [ Larger book, so possible extra postage overseas. ]
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NZ$15.02
The Story of Civilization: Volumes 1 through 6
by Will Durant
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Simon and Schuster,1954. Hard Cover. No dust jackets.Volumes 1 through 6 only. All covers have slight shelfwear and slightly darkened spines. Vol I., 'Our Original Heritage', Vol II., 'The Life of Greece', Vol. III, 'Caesar and Christ', Vol IV, 'The Age of Faith': slightly rubbed bottom corners. Volume V, 'The Renaissance' : small crease on cover. Volume IV, 'The Reformation'. Pages are clean and unmarked, Binding is tight. Hinges...
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NZ$284.91
Great War to Great Escape: The Two Wars of Flight Lieutenant Bernard 'Pop' Green MC
by Green, Laurence
Fighting High Publishing, 2011 8vo cloth pp xv+160 bw plates notes bibliography index VG+/VG- Biography of Great Escape veteran of both world wars.
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NZ$8.18
Annie's Town, a Picture History of Anniston, Alabama, 1880-1940
by Tee Morgan
Higginbotham, Inc., 1990. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author Higginbotham, Inc.,1990. Hard Cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Dust jacket has moderate shelfwear with foxing and some light soiling, and a few small chips on edges. Cover has mild shelfwear. Front flyleaf has inscription by the author. Owner's name label on lower corner of front flyleaf. Author also signed on title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Edges of papers have mild foxing.Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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NZ$308.66
Pioneers of the Kingdom
by Garlick, P. L
smaller 8vo green cloth/gold pp136 bw maps bibliography index VG+ A history of Christian missions from ancient to modern eras. Three former parts: third impression, third edition and second edition, here issued in one volume. A nice copy.
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NZ$19.28
Russian Political Institutions
by Scott, Derek J. R
8vo pp265+publisher's list bibliography index VG+/G A detailed work, with reference to before the revolution, then the main analysis of Communist institutions. One of the Minerva Series. A nice copy in slightly worn and spotted dustwrapper.
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NZ$13.49
Thrilling Experiences in the War in South Africa
by Everett, Marshall (Editor)
The Educational Company, 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1900 The Educational Company. NOT ex-library. Oversize oblong hardcover, 12.5 x 9.6 inches, has olive cloth-covered boards. Front cover has two paper pasted-on sepia illustrations with gold borders, as well as gold and black lettering and decorations; back cover also have gold lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Both hinges cracked, some webbing showing, not broken. Corners and spine ends bumped and...
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NZ$111.83
Gold Fever: Being a True Account, Both Horrifying and Hilarious, of the Art of Healing (So-Called) During the California Gold Rush
by Groh, George
Morrow, 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author 1st Ed. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear. Price-clipped. Color of boards bled through to endpapers (as manufactured). Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Beautiful condition.
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NZ$32.17
Monarchy and Incest in Renaissance England: Literature, Culture, Kinship, and Kingship (New Cultural Studies)
by Boehrer, Bruce Thomas
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992 larger 8vo cloth pp vii+189 notes bibliography index F-/G- A work on Royal incest, using Tudor England as an example. One tape repair to dust wrapper edge.
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NZ$25.51
Germany in Wartime: What an American Girl Saw and Heard
by Mary Ethel McAuley
Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Co., 1917. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The Open Court Publishing Co.,1917. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, title plate on spine is very rubbed, thin stain line on back. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.
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NZ$33.89
Level Sun Light
by Samuel, Maurice
Knopf, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author First Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Dust jacket in protective cover, a few tiny chips and tears along edges and ends of spine. Not ex-library. Light foxing on front and bottom edges. Signed on front end paper 'Sincerely yours, Maurice Samuel'. Light soiling on front end paper. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. The first complete evaluation of the State of Israel since its founding, deals with the...
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NZ$32.84
The Strongest Weapon
by Tilt, Notburga
Devon: Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd, 1972 8vo cloth pp227 facsimile documents F-/VG Memoir of feminine Austrian Resistance activity after 1938 Anschluss. Dedicated and signed by author dated 2002 inside front.
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NZ$10.50
Wilderness At Dawn
by Morgan, Ted
First edition. Little wear to the book, some minor wear to the jacket. Covers North American history from about 15,000 BC to near the end of the 18th century AD. Some illustrations. Very little wear. Owner's name and an inscription are found inside the front cover.
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NZ$18.07
Sybaris: Les Grecs en Italie
by Genevieve Tabouis
Payot, 1958. Paperback. Very Good. In French/En Fran�ais. Payot, 1958. Paperback. Cover is lightly soiled, especially the spine. Very slight crease on spine. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. Half of the pages are uncut. Beautiful condition. Bon �tat. Couverture un peu sale, sur l'�pine. En partie non coup�.
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NZ$51.61
