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1u11a/7

Saunterings in Florence; A New Artistic and Practical Hand-Book for English and American Tourists


GRIFI, E. & RICHARDSON, ELISA A. (revised, corrected & enlarged by)

SEVENTH EDITION; Sm. octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black lettering to front board, illus. to front board, xxiv + 464pp + 8pp adverts at front + 12pp adverts corresponding to index tabs, illus / folding map to rear, scruffy VG- (gutters heavily cracked with some pages coming loose - boards moderately shaky, moderately heavy tanning to page edges/extrems, heavy chipping to index tabs, light scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to map at folding creases, prev. owner's name in black ink to fep, bookseller's label to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: R. Bemporad & Figlio 1927

KEYWORDS: travel writing guides hand books historical history tourism tourists italy florence firenze e grifi

$40.00
1u11a/9

Archaeological Survey in Southeastern Mindanao


SOLHEIM II, WILHELM G. & LEGASPI, AVELINO & NERI, JAIME S.

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to white spine, errata loosely enclosed, 161pp + unpaginated plates at rear, illus plates, VG (light creasing & soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges, light warping to pages from moisture)

PUBLISHER: The National Museum of the Philippines / The University of Hawaii 1979

KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology archaeological surveys surveying philippines southeastern mindanao indonesia talaud island south east asian pacific islands history illustrated

$40.00
1u11a/11

Recent Archaeological Discoveries in the Republic of Korea


WON-YONG, KIM

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to yellow spine, illus title page, xi + 79pp + 16pp colour plates at rear, illus, VG (light soiling/creasing & moderate sun-fading to covers)

PUBLISHER: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization / The Centre for East Asian Cultural Studies 1983

KEYWORDS: archeology archaeology archaeological surveys surveying korea east asian ancient history illustrated

$65.00
1u11a/12

De Re Metallica; Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556; with Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Materials, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy & Mining Law from the earliest times t


AGRICOLA, GEORGIUS & HOOVER, HERBERT CLARK (trans) & HOOVER, LOU HENRY (trans)

Reprint; Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxi + 638pp, illus b&w plates, VG (light rubbing to boards, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderately heavy chipping & creasing, multiple small closed tears mostly with tape repairs, light soiling/discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Inc. n/d

KEYWORDS: industry industrial geological geology mining metallurgy mineralogy machinery technology medieval early history field studies research

$42.50
1u11a/15

Acknowledge No Frontier; The Creation and Demise of New Zealand's Provinces, 1853-76


BRETT, ANDRE

Super octavo, illus light card covers, green, black & white lettering to spine, 343pp, illus, VG+ (v. light rubbing to covers/page edges)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2016

KEYWORDS: new zealand 19th nineteenth century history provinces provincial period provincialism politics local government national identity

$100.00
1u11a/17

The Great War for New Zealand; Waikato 1800-2000


O'MALLEY, VINCENT

Imperial octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 688pp, illus colour plates, Nr FINE in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing/creasing)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books Ltd 2016

KEYWORDS: new zealand north island waikato history nineteenth 19th century 1860s military war warfare conflicts maori pakeha tainui settler colonialism

$40.00
1u11a/18

The Maori Hei-Tiki (Otago Museum Booklet No. 1)


SKINNER, H. D. (text) & DAFF, L. A. (drawings)

Duodecimo, twine-bound illus light card covers, hei-tiki motif to front cover, illus prelims, 15pp, illus, VG (light rubbing, creasing & sun-fading to covers, small light pencil annotations to first and last page)

PUBLISHER: Otago Museum 1942

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori pounamu hei tiki jewelry jewellery pendants art design history otago museum booklets

$27.50
1u11a/20

From Child to Adult; The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Study


SILVA, PHIL A. & STANTON, WARREN R.

Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii + 340pp, VG+ (light rubbing & sun--fading to boards) in d/w, VG- (heavy sun-fading, light rubbing & creasing, one small closed tear to top cover near spine with archival tape repair)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press New Zealand 1998

KEYWORDS: essay collections anthologies new zealand south island university of otago dunedin history health human social psychology psychological multidisciplinary health and development study academic survey research infants children childhood adolescent adolescence

$40.00
1u11a/24

Industry Before the Industrial Revolution; Incorporating a study of the Chartered Companies of The Society of Mines Royal and of Mineral and Battery Works (Volume I)


REES, WILLIAM

THIS VOL. ONLY, LACKS D/W; Tidy ex-library; Imperial octavo blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 363pp, illus / folding maps throughout, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing/discolouration to page edges, light-moderate creasing to folding maps, usual library markings, fragment of d/w glued to rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: University of Wales Press 1968

KEYWORDS: ex-library united kingdom british britain english england early industrial history revolution industry chartered companies of the society of mines royal mineral battery works mining

$40.00
1u11a/25

A Social History of Scottish Dance; Ane Celestial Recreatioun


EMMERSON, GEORGE S.

LACKS D/W; Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, xv +352pp, illus figures & plates, VG- (heavy fading to boards & spine, plus light rubbing & soiling, small crack at top of spine, prev. owners name in ink to half-title & title pages, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: McGill-Queen's University Press 1972

KEYWORDS: european scotland scottish history dance recreation arts entertainment music traditions rituals customs

$40.00
1u11a/26

Proud Possession; Architectural style and the old New Zealand house


HODGSON, TERENCE

Oblong octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to blue spine, 172pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to covers, light foxing to page edges, prev. owners stamp to title page)

PUBLISHER: Bookcase 2003

KEYWORDS: new zealand pictorial history architectural architecture housing houses homes domestic photography illustrated

$40.00
1u11a/30

The Great '08; Blackball Coal Miners' Strike; 27 February - 13 May 1908


WOOD, BRIAN

Quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to white spine, 230pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing, creasing & discolouration to covers/flaps, light discolouration to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Brian Wood 2008

KEYWORDS: new zealand south island west coast greymouth history trade unions workers blackball coal company miners strike industrial actions industry labour employment rights politics illustrated

$100.00
1u11a/32

Scenic Playground; The Story Behind New Zealand's Mountain Tourism


ALSOP, PETER & BAMFORD, DAVID & DAVIDSON, LEE & CLARK, HELEN (foreword)

Quarto, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to grey spine, illus eps & prelims, 412pp, illus colour plates, VG+, Bruising to board extrems/ page edges.

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2018

KEYWORDS: new zealand mountains mountaineering alpine promotional promotions art design posters pictorial history marketing advertising advertisements paintings tourists tourism public relations national identity illustrated

$14.00
xxaqy195112

Humankind: A Hopeful History


BREGMAN, RUTGER & MANTON, ELIZABETH (Trans) & MOORE, ERICA (Trans)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2020

KEYWORDS: history literature Rutger Bregman

$35.00
xxark195159

German Air Attache


SIMONS, MARTIN

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: Airlife Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: military history aviation Germany German luftwaffe ace pilots Peter Riedel biographies memoir

$40.00
1u25a/2

Men of Mark, in the World of Sport in New Zealand


CHADWICK, J

Super octavo, maroon leatherette boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, red speckling to page edges, patterned eps, viii + 512pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, G (7cm heavy crack to top spine extrem- flapping with unsuccessful attempt at tape repair by prev. owner, heavy bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate rubbing to spine & boards, moderate tanning to eps, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional library ink stamp to pages- none external)

PUBLISHER: The Brett Printing and Publishing 1906

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history

$100.00
1u25a/4

Teutonic Myth and Legend


MACKENZIE, DONALD A

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xlvii + 469pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate scuffing to extrems, minor rubbing to spine, light staining to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional plate loose)

PUBLISHER: The Gresham Publishing Company N/D (c.1900s?)

KEYWORDS: teutonic myths legends literature ancient history

$40.00
1u25a/5

Romance & Legend of Chivalry


HOPE-MONCRIEFF, A R

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 439pp, illus/plates, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, minor rubbing to spine, sl staining to rear board, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters- some prelims loose, light foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: The Gresham Publishing Company N/D (c.1900s?)

KEYWORDS: ancient folklore lore literature romance legends myths chivalry history

$50.00
1u25a/6

Visions of Japan


N/A

Quarto, illus glossy card covers, various files & folders/collection of art work, posters & items together in slipcase, VG+ (some minor bruising to some extrems, occasional light foxing to some items, minor fading & scuffing/bruising to slipcase)

PUBLISHER: The Japan Festival Committee c.1991

KEYWORDS: V&A museum victoria albert exhibitions Japan Japanese culture art artefacts history

$95.00
1u25a/8

Indian Myth and Legend


MACKENZIE, DONALD A

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & coloured illus/decoration to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xlviii + 463pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, sl staining to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters, light to moderate foxing throughout, some pages loose)

PUBLISHER: The Gresham Publishing Company N/D (c.1900s?)

KEYWORDS: India Indian myths legends folklore lore ancient history literature

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