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  • Cape Horn to the Pacific – Raymond Rydell – 1952

    Cape Horn to the Pacific – Raymond Rydell – 1952

    Published by the University of California Press. A first edition 1952. Octavo, 213 pages, with map. Very good condition.

    Subtitled the Rise and Decline of an Ocean Highway. A chronological progression regarding the “Horn” with a focus on a US perspective.. Magellan and Cook; the Old China Trade; Whaling; Missionaries; Navy; Forty-Niners; Clipper era etc

    The Horn analysed …

    $30.00

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  • Beyond Cape Horn – Charles Neider

    Beyond Cape Horn – Charles Neider

    Published by Sierra, San Francisco in 1980. First edition, octavo, 387 pages with enpaper maps and nice illustrations, mainly coloured photographic images. A little ageing to the dust jacket, overall very clean inside.

    In the summer of 1977 Charles Neider made his third trip south of Cape Horn to the Antarctic visiting Ross Island, McMudo sound, Wright and Victoria valleys etc. Also the author intermingles Magellan and Drake and their passages around the Horn and Cook and others who sailed so close and Scoot and Amundsen and the tragedy and success.

    Well beyond Cape Horn

    $30.00

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  • Michael Howe: The Last and Worst of the Bush rangers of Van Diemen’s Land

    Michael Howe: The Last and Worst of the Bush rangers of Van Diemen’s Land

    A nice facsimile production by The Folio Society, London, published in 1977. With useful introduction by Ian Atkins

    Three copies of the original book are known to exist, one in the Bodleian (from which this facsimile is produced), one in the British Museum and the other in the National Collection, Canberra from which was bought from Maggs in 1946 having been purchased by them at Sotheby’s.

    This original account was the first book of general literature published in Australia, in Hobart Town, in December 1818.

    Nostalgic and interesting in many ways

    $25.00

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  • The War Between the Generals – Inside the Allied High Command – David Irving

    The War Between the Generals – Inside the Allied High Command – David Irving

    Published by Allen Lane , London 1981. Thick octavo, 446 with many illustrations from period photographs, endpaper maps. Private bookplate on front paste down. Showing a little age, still a pretty good copy.

    It was the biggest scrap that no one was to know about … Eisenhower versus Montgomery and some others thrown in the mix. Post war cover up exposed by Irving.

    Ego at the very top as often

    $30.00

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  • Unclimbed New Zealand – John Pascoe

    Unclimbed New Zealand – John Pascoe

    Published by George Allen, London in 1950 originally published in 1939. Tall octavo, 245 pages with illustrations from period photographs. Showing some age whilst still a pretty copy ain a near full dust jacket.

    A popular NZ climbing book well written by Pascoe. The Arthur’s Pass Mountains; Waimakariri and Wilberforce Valleys; Rakaia Easters, Louper Valley etc

    Climbing not unclimbing New Zealand.

    $30.00

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  • Attacker – The Hudson and its Flyers – Geoffrey Jones

    Attacker – The Hudson and its Flyers – Geoffrey Jones

    Published by Kimber, London a first edition 1980. Very good near fine condition. Octavo, 238 pages heavily illustrated with relevant images from photographs of the period.

    The Lockheed Hudson flew in five continents and was the first US aircraft into the RAF. Deadly against U-boats taking out a total of 24. Often flown on special missions dropping agents or picking up patriots from the jaws of the enemy. Guarded the beaches of Dunkirk.

    Superb book for the lover of good aircraft

    $30.00

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