Battle of Britain: The Hardest Day 18 August 1940
London: Book Club Associates, 1979. Hardback.
London: Book Club Associates, 1979. Hardback.
New York: Abrams, 1994. Soft cover. The sixth of June 1944 marked the start of the greatest amphibious operation ever attempted, as Allied forces united in a highly co-ordinated campaign to secure a foothold on European soil, free the occupied countries and eventually to invade Germany. The strategic difficulties of.....
Bounty Books, 1997. hardcover. An original and stunningly evocative account of the Battle of Britain- the most decisive air conflict in history.
Harvard University Press, 1986. Hard Cover. The Origins of Harvard and the foundation of Harvards persistent character, structure and style of governance. Adds another chapter to the unhappy ending of President Kirkland.
London: Constable & Robinson Ltd, 1997. Softcover. In 1930, the editor of Everyman Magazine requested entries for a new anthology of Great War accounts. The result was a revolutionary book unlike any other of the period; for as Malcolm Brown notes in his introduction 'I believe it might fairly be.....
London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1953. Various. Second. Green cloth. 254 pp. Contains 23 half-tone plate photographs. The book inspired the 1955 war-thriller of the same name. The dust jacket is in a reasonably good condition without fading. However, there is some damage to its top-left corner. The pages.....
London: H.Pordes, 1969. Hardback. The record of then fifty-one German airship and fifty-two aircraft bombing raids on England during the Great War in which 280 tons of bombs were dropped. Casualties amounted to 1,413 killed, and 3,408 wounded. This account is the first complete record of the raids, which also.....
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874. Early half calf. Fine binding. The Greville Memoirs 3 parts in 8 volumes including the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV (& Queen Victoria (1818-1860). A fine set.
Newmarket Borough Council, 1985. Softcover, A 100 year illustrated history of the borough of Newmarket.
The Architectural Press, 1951. second- reprinted. hardcover. Historical accounts of houses and living spaces prior to the Second World War.
Auckland University Press, 1990. Hard cover. Auckland University Press for 1990 in Association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 10 1/8" x 10 1/8". 168 pages, black and white and some 63 colour illustrations. 'This elegant and historic book is a unique memento of.....
Independently Published, 2019. paperback. Originally published in 1920, A Bunch of Everlastings is a captivating collection of essays on various historical figures by this world-renowned pastor and writer, providing an inspiring and thoughtful read for Christians of all ages and walks of life.
London: Orion Books Ltd., 1994. Soft cover. The Missing of the Somme is part travelogue, part meditation on remembrance—and completely, unabashedly, unlike any other book about the First World War. Through visits to battlefields and memorials, Geoff Dyer examines the way that photographs and film, poetry and prose determined—sometimes in.....
New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1907. Various. Last Revision. Navy blue cloth with gold lettering. Six volumes: complete set. Each volume appears worn from the outside glance, but the inner contents are in good condition. Volume I. possesses a black and white lithographed plate of the author. There is.....
Papakura: R. McMillan, 1983. Hard back. A study of a Polynesian Society before the advent of European influence.
London: Walter Scott, LTD., 1910. 1910 edition. Edited by Havelock Ellis. Green cloth with gold gilt lettering and ornamentation. 289 pp. Bound in green cloth with gold gilt lettering. A few light marks to cover, and noticeable creasing towards the top of the spine. Mostly clean and fresh contents, with.....
Cambridge University Press, 1992. First Edition. hardcover. "Captain Bligh" is a cliche of our times for the extravagant and violent misuse of power. In fact, William Bligh was one of the least physically violent disciplinarians in the British navy. That paradox inspires the author to ask why, then, did Bligh.....
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1975. third. An historical account of modern art at the time. Inclusive of painting, sculpture, architecture and photography.
London: Methuen and Co., 1950. Various. Coral orange cloth. 365 pp. This work is bound in orange coral coloured cloth. It has some dirt marks and fading on its spine, but there is no tangible damage to its hinges or shape. The pages are in good condition, with no foxing.....
Illustrated London News, 1937. paperback. The Illustrated London News Coronation Record Number. King George VI And Queen Elizabeth 1937.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994. Hardback. The 20th century is the century of communism and fascism, of debt and prosperity, of the United Nations and nationalistic fervour, of mass demonstrations and individual defiance; and also of the aircraft and the submarine, of the conveyor belt and the computer, of miracle cures and.....
London: Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd., 1929. Various. Red cloth. 290 pp. The work is bound in red cloth, and possesses gold gilt lettering and ornamentations. There is a wax seal of a Greek hoplite. The pages are deckle-edged. There is no notable foxing present in the pages, however the top.....
Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2006. Soft cover.
Great Britain: Bantam Press, 2010. Hardback. 'If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war,' Churchill said in the summer of 1940. He was right. "The Battle of Britain" was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War and now, acclaimed British.....
Auckland: Williams Collins, 1981. Hard cover. In women of the North Jane recounts the lives of 44 remarkable women who lived various lives in Northland in the early 19th century.