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$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

$35.00
2i19/21

Quest for the Kakapo: The Full Story of New Zealand's Most Remarkable Bird


BUTLER, DAVID

Imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, green eps, illus title page, 136pp, illus, VG+ in d/w VG+

PUBLISHER: Heinemann Reed 1989

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history Kakapo birds ornithology

$45.00
2i19/22

The Colonial Frontier Tamed: New Zealand Policing in Transition, 1867-1886


HILL, RICHARD, S.

Super octavo, brown cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, r.e.p. illus, xiii + 386pp, illus, Nr Fine in d/w VG+ (light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: GP Books 1989

KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers history Maori police policing law crime

$10.00
xxrlh125382

Indian Nationalism: A History


MASSELOS, JIM

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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishers Private Ltd 1993

KEYWORDS: history India politics nationalist

$17.50
xxrlh125388

The Guilt of Nations: Restitution and Negotiating Historical Injustices


BARKAN, ELAZAR

Very ocassional underlining, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: W. W. Norotn and Company 2000

KEYWORDS: politics political ethics human rights restorative justice law legal reparations postcolonial history philosophy

$9.00
xxrli125401

True History of the Kelly Gang


CAREY, PETER

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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: University of Queensland Press 2000

KEYWORDS: history Ned Kelly crime Australia true crime biographies memoirs

$14.00
xxrli125402

Lan Yuan: The Garden of Enlightenment


BEATTIE, JAMES (Ed)

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 will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: The Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust 2008

KEYWORDS: Dunedin New Zealand history chinese gardens architecture culture essays

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