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$225.00
2i18/10

John Drawbridge


SKINNER, DAMIAN & DRAWBRIDGE, JOHN

First edition, Quarto, illus boards with white lettering to spine & front board, 264pp, illus, Fine in d/w Fine

PUBLISHER: Ron Sang 2008

KEYWORDS: John Drawbridge Painting New Zealand Artists arts Biography history

$65.00
2i18/12

Robert Burns and Ayrshire: A Guide to the People and Places the Poet Knew


WILLIAMS, DAVID

Imperial octavo, illus boards, illus title page, 480pp, illus, Nr Fine

PUBLISHER: Alloway 2013

KEYWORDS: Robert Burns Ayrshire Scotland travel history biography

$80.00
2i18/14

Map of New Zealand: 100 Magnificent Maps From the Collection of the Alexander Turnball Library


N/A

Quarto, illus boards, green eps, frontispiece, 208pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ (light soiling, light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Godwit 2006

KEYWORDS: geography map New Zealand history

$40.00
2i18/16

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in New Zealand Collection


MANION, MARGARET & VINE, VERA F. & DE HAMEL, CHRISTOPHER

Imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt motif to front board, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning & very light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1980

KEYWORDS: Manuscripts Medieval New Zealand Union lists history European manuscripts

$85.00
2i18/19

Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell and His Words 1792-1855


FOSTER, WILLIAM C.

Signed by author & President of institute of Surveyors NSW, limited numbered edition, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 594pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, light fraying to spine) in d/w VG (light fading to spine, light rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Institution of Surveyors N.S.W. 1985

KEYWORDS: Thomas Livingston Mitchell history biography

$65.00
2i18/28

Britain's Air Peril: The Danger of Neglect, Together with Considerations on the Role of an Air Force


TURNER, C.C.

First edition, super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, xi + 132pp, 28pp adverts, VG (light rubbing to boards, moderate fading to spine, slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Isaac Pitman & Sons 1933

KEYWORDS: Aeronautics Military Great Britain aviation history

$20.00
xxraf116512

Confessions of A Leigh Hunt


HUNT, A LEIGH

first edition octavo red cloth boards, illus, 159pp Near FINE in VG+ d/w; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1951

KEYWORDS: new zealand exploration history autobiography a leigh hunt

$32.50
xxraf116541

Otamatea County Council Centenary 1887-1987


n/a

octavo illus light card covers, illus, 230pp FINE; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: otamatea county council 1987

KEYWORDS: new zealand local history otamatea county council

$20.00
xxraf116542

A Brief History of the Stevens Family 1833-1972


STEVENS, T G R

octavo stiff card covers, illus, folding plan at rear,48pp FINE; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: t g r stevens 1972

KEYWORDS: new zealand family history stevens genealogy

$24.50
xxraf116547

Irish Nationalism; A History of Its Roots and Ideology


CRONIN, SEAN

octavo illus light card covers, 391pp Near FINE; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: pluto press 1980

KEYWORDS: history ireland politics nationalism ideology

$70.00
1w42/18

Muslims & Mongols; Essays on Medieval Asia


SAUNDERS, J J

first edition octavo speckled olive cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 142pp NF (prev owners inscriotion in ink to fep) in VG- d/w (some fading to spine, 5cm partially open tear to front cover, similar sized repaired tear to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: university of canterbury 1977

KEYWORDS: muslim islam religion mongolia mongols history sociology j j saunders asia

$60.00
1w42/22

Comrades Brave; A History of the Hauraki Regiment


TAYLOR, RICHARD

quarto dark blue faux leather with gilt lettering, illus, 216pp FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: cosmos publications 1988

KEYWORDS: new zealand history military hauraki regiment

$25.00
1w42/23

Strangers in Mohua; Abel Tasman's Exploration of New Zealand; An Investigation of the First Recorded Contact Between Maori and Pakeha december 18th & 19th 1642


JENKIN, ROBERT

quarto illus light card stapled wraps, illus, 60pp FINE

PUBLISHER: golden bay museum 2000

KEYWORDS: abel tasman history maori new zealand exploration pacific

$40.00
2i18/37

Powelltown: A History of Its Timber Mills and Tramways


STAMFORD, F.E. & STUCKEY, E.G. & MAYNARD, G.L.

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 151pp + folding map, illus, VG+ (previous owner's name in pencil to fep, light fading to cover)

PUBLISHER: Light Railway Research Society of Australia 1984

KEYWORDS: timber mills tramways history locomotion trains transport

$45.00
2i18/40

A Spanish Prisoner in a German Camp: Twenty-One Months of Captivity


TORRAS, VALENTIN

First edition, octavo, light brown cloth boards with red lettering to spine & front board, xvii + 165pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & moderate soiling to boards, moderate tanning to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, stamp to fep)

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 1917

KEYWORDS: autobiography history military World War One WW1 POW prisoner of war German Concentration camp

$50.00
2i18/46

Old Contemptible


BEAUMONT, HARRY

First edition, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 224pp + folding map, illus, VG+ (light soiling to boards) in d/w VG+ (light rubbing, light creasing)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1967

KEYWORDS: World War One history military autobiography

$50.00
2i18/49

Reading Abbey


HURRY, JAMIESON B.

ex-library, includes folding plan of Abbey, Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt motif & gilt ruling to front board, a.e.g., frontispiece, xii + 214pp, VG (usual library markings, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, several closed tears to spine, 2cm loss of cloth to upper spine)

PUBLISHER: Elliot Stock

KEYWORDS: Reading Abbey England Buildings structures History architecture

$450.00
2i18/50

Woman's Weekly: Volume One


N/A

From Vol 1 #1 to Vol 1 #27 (incorrectly titled Vol 2 #27), Imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 884pp, illus, VG (heavy tanning & heavy foxing to page edges, light rubbing & light soiling to boards, moderat bruising to spine extrems & board corners, 4cm closed tear to spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: Woman's Weekly 1911-1912

KEYWORDS: woman's weekly history

$50.00
2i19/6

Gordon's Tour with Shiny 10: A Wartime Record of a Tour with RAF No. 10 Squadron


SHIRT, J. GORDON

Imperial octavo, light card covers, front cover clear plastic, illus title page, 126pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Compaid Graphics 1994

KEYWORDS: aviation military World War Two WW2 history RAF royal air force 10 squadron

$60.00
2i19/9

El Rodeo Chileno: The Chilean Rodeo


ARANEDA, ARMANDO

Imperial octavo, illus boards, illus title page, 128pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Federation of Rodeo Chileno 2004

KEYWORDS: Chilean Rodeo sport history Chile

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