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$22.50
xxrcb147227

The Gothick North: A Study of Mediaeval Life, Art and Thought. These Sad Ruins


SITWELL, SACHEVERELL

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1929

KEYWORDS: history mediaevel gothic

$25.00
xxrcc147234

Fifty Years of Primitive Methodism in New Zealand: A Series of Historical and Biographical Sketches, From the Establishment of Primitive Methodism in the Coloby in its Jubilee Year 1893-4


N/A

Octavo hardcover (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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Primitive Methodist Book Depot 1893

KEYWORDS: new zealand history methodism

$30.00
xxrcc147235

The Historic Jesus


MACKINNON, JAMES

Octavo hardcover (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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Longman Green & Co. 1931

KEYWORDS: history jesus religion christianity

$24.50
xxrcc147246

The English Vocabulary and Sentence Structure of Maori Children


BARHAM, I.H

Ex-Library, octavo hardcover (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 costs.

PUBLISHER: NZ Council for Educational Research 1965

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history te reo education english

$30.00
xxrcc147248

From New York to New Zealand or, the New Century Trip


McMURRAN, C.W.

First edition, lacks map at front, super octavo hardcover (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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Wellington Govt printing office 1904

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history townships

$35.00
xxrcc147255

The Pegasus Book of Scotland


TRANTER, NIGEL

First edition, 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Dobson Books 1964

KEYWORDS: Scotland history politics variance

$18.50
xxrcc147260

The Origin of Humankind


LEAKEY, RICHARD

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1994

KEYWORDS: mankind evolution science anthropology antiquity history

$40.00
1y32/15

A Regional History of North Makarewa, Makarewa, Lorneville


MACINTOSH, JOAN

Octavo, light green hard card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 239pp, illus, Near FINE (sl indentation to top of rear board) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light sun fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Makarewa Jubilee Committee 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history illustrated Makarewa Lorneville

$40.00
1y32/16

Moonlight Ranges: The Story of Dipton 1877-1977


MILLIGAN, DAVID

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, grey heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 223pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light bruising to board corners, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate sun fading to spine, moderate chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: The Dipton Centennial Committee 1977

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history Dipton illustrated

$170.00
1y32/17

Memories of the Life of J. F. H. Wohlers: Missionary at Ruapuke, New Zealand


WOHLERS, J. F. H. & HOUGHTON, JOHN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind stamp decoration to front board, page edges stained red, frontispiece with tissue guard, vi + 216pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine extrems & board corners with some surface loss, sl water damage to buckram of front board, moderate fading to staining on page edges, moderate chafing to eps, owner's name in ink to fep, light foxing & soiling to pages sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times & Witness Newspapers Company 1895

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand autobiography memoir J. F. H. Wohlers Ruapuke history religion Christianity

$90.00
1y32/43

The Letters of Sir Joseph Banks: A Selection, 1768 - 1820


BANKS, SIR JOSEPH & CHAMBERS, NEIL (edit)

imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, illus prelims, xliii+419pp, illus, VG+ (very sl. bruising to spine extrems, superficial scratch along both covers, ink inscription and prev owners signature to pastedown and fep) in d/w, VG+ (sl. rubbing, with sl. bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Imperial College Press 2000

KEYWORDS: autobiography Banks history New Zealand letters correspondence culture

$22.50
xxrcc147272

Jazz Masters of the 30's


STEWART, REX

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: MacMillan Co. 1972

KEYWORDS: music history jazz

$12.00
xxrcc147276

Past Master


TRANTER, NIGEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (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: Hooder & Stoughton 1965

KEYWORDS: modern first edition historical fiction england history royal mary queen of scotts elizabeth

$32.50
xxrcd147297

History of Drummond and Gladfield: One Hundred Years, More or Less


MCLEISH, J. D. (intro)

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: Drummond Historical Commitee 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand history drummond gladfield southland

$32.50
xxrcd147298

Kippenberger: An Inspired New Zealand Commander


HARPER, GLYN

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: Harper Collins 1997

KEYWORDS: new zealand history war biography soldier

$15.00
xxrcd147301

The People's Past: Scottish Folk - Scottish History


COWAN, EDWARD J.

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: Polygon 1993

KEYWORDS: history scotland scottish folk music edinburgh international folk festival

$195.00
1y32/45

The Vintage Alvis


HULL, PETER & JOHNSON, NORMAN

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY PETER HULL, octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 400pp, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light cracking to gutter of pgs 64-65) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges, moderate sun fading to spine, price clipped, light tanning to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: McDonald & Co 1967

KEYWORDS: history motor cars Alvis illustrated vintage engines engineering first edition signed

$100.00
1y32/49

Olympia: Documentation For the Olympia Film


RIEFENSTAHL, LENI & BERLIOUX, MONIQUE (Fore) & BROWNLOW, KEVIN (Intro)

Lg quarto, red heavy card boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 320pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light scuffing to board corners, light foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink to half title page) in d/w & removable protective clear pastic cover, VG+ (light creasing to edges, previous bookseller's adhesive price label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2002

KEYWORDS: illustrated olympics olympians history Berlin photography photos collection anthology Leni Riefenstahl sport

$1550.00
1y33/8

Climbing on the Himalaya and Other Mountain Ranges


COLLIE, J. NORMAN

DATE & OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF ESTEEMED NZ CLIMBER MAVIS DAVIDSON, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, frontispiece, coloured folding maps, vii + 315pp + plates, illus, VG- (spine competely detached but present, light bruising to board corners, moderate scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to pages throughout, 8cm loss to top corner of fep, frontispiece completely detached but present, cracking to full length of gutters sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: David Douglas 1902

KEYWORDS: Himalayas climbing mountains mountaineering signed Mavis Davidson illustrated history

$60.00
1y33/13

A History of Croydon Siding (1856-1985)


DICKIE, ALEX D. & DICKIE, PAULA (Ed)

SIGNED BY AUTHOR & EDITOR, brown heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 152pp, illus, VG+ (moderate bruising to top of front board edge) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light sun fading to spine, light staining to front cover)

PUBLISHER: The Gore Publishing Co 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southland history illustrated Croydon Siding signed

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