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$40.00
2i37a/49

Early Takaka and the Lower Takaka School: A History


CHAPMAN-COHEN, G.

EX-LIBRARY, octavo, blue staple covers, silver gilt lettering to front cover, 39pp, illus/photos, VG (usual library markings, light creasing & tanning to covers, ligth creasing/wrinkling to pgs throughout)

PUBLISHER: R. Lucas & Son (Printer) n/d (c.1949?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Takaka schools Nelson province regional provincial history

$50.00
2i37b/2

Claude Reilly and His Valley of Enchantment


DAWBER, CAROL

Octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to spine extrems, sm newspaper clipping affixed to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Tony and Kathy Reilly 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biography memoir Claude Page Reilly Nelson Golden Bay

$50.00
2i37b/4

Vertical Margins: Mountaineering and the Landscapes of Neoimperialism


ELLIS, REUBEN

Octavo, illus glossy card covers, blue lettering to spine, viii + 231pp, VG+ (light chafing to covers, light soiling & tanning/foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: University of Wisconsin Press 2001

KEYWORDS: history cultural studies mountaineering exploration imperialism politics literature

$45.00
2i37b/6

More Tales From Kahurangi Stories: Northwest Nelson


HINDMARSH, GERARD

Super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 255pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, occasional annotations in pencil to margins- unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: Potton & Burton 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Nelson social history Kahurangi anecdotes biographies illustrated

$55.00
2i37b/9

1954 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Official Yearbook


N/A

OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE OF CADILLAC HISTORIAN MAURICE HENDRY (AKA HORACE MENDRY) quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, printed eps, 112pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & moderate foxing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges, v occasional highlighting to text)

PUBLISHER: Floyd Clymer 1954

KEYWORDS: cars sport motorsport racing Indianapolis 500 mile race history 1954 illustrated yearbook

$45.00
2i37b/14

Inheriting the Dream: Co-Operative Dairying in the Tasman Region


DAWBER, CAROL

Imperial octavo, illus glossy card covers, white & blue lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & creasing to cover edges, light creasing to spine, light chafing, prev. bookseller's sl messy ink stamp to front eps)

PUBLISHER: NZMP 2002

KEYWORDS: dairy farming agriculture Tasman New Zealand co-operatives Nelson history

$65.00
2i37b/16

How is the River? A Takaka Valley History


McDONALD, JANE

SIGNED & DATED, super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white & black lettering to spine, 248pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing to spine, light occasional markings in ink to text- unobtrusive, heavy water staining to rear pages- otherwise VG+)

PUBLISHER: River Press 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand south island Takaka Nelson illustrated history Sparrow family genealogy pioneers settlers signed

$30.00
2i37b/19

Filming the Colonial Past: The New Zealand Wars on Screen


COOPER, ANNABEL

Oblong imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 322pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl wear)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand film big screen illustrated entertainment wars history

$95.00
2i37b/20

The Taieri Plain: Tales of the Years That Are Gone


SHAW, MARGARET S. & FARRANT, EDGAR D.

SIGNED BY AUTHORS, FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning & scuffing to spine & edges, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history signed first edition Taieri Plain Otago south island

$145.00
2i37b/22

Northern Star to Southern Cross


LAURENSON, GRAEME

SCARCE, imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, xii + 162pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, numerous ownership ink/stamps to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to base of front cover, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: TNL Print (Printer) 1988

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history Scottish Shetland Isles pioneers settlers

$27.50
2i37b/24

Mountain Water & River Gold: Stories of Gold Mining in the Alexandra District


McCRAW, JOHN

Super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to spine, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+

PUBLISHER: Square One Press 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand illustrated history gold mining prospecting digging Alex Alexandra central Otago south island

$15.00
xxstg1722037

Two Shepherds Who Lost Their Sheep


A True Historical Story Surrounding the Importation of Four New Breeds of Exotic Sheep from Great Britain and Republic of Ireland to New Zealand 1972

DIACK, ALAN R.

Octavo softcover Nr. 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Montana Reflections 2007

KEYWORDS: sheep farming animal welfare new zealand history autobiography alan diack oldenburg german white headed mutton oxford down finnish landrace east frisian

$38.50
xxstd172053

New Zealand Railways North Island Working Timetable of July 1947


MCGAVIN, T. A. (intro.)

Imperial octavo (VG+) LACKS 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society Inc. 1985

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand railways working timetable 1947 north island locomotive trains history

$28.50
xxstd172057

Church Standing Tall: A People's History of St John's in the City 1853-2003


THOMSON, SCOTT

Imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Roger Steele 2003

KEYWORDS: st johns church wellington presbytarian christianity religion history nz new zealand

$20.00
xxstd172058

Tavern in the Town


MCNEISH, JAMES

Signed, inscribed and dated. Imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Reed 1984

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz pubs pub social history taverns inns hotels temperance

$28.50
xxstd172067a

Toss Woolstaton: An Illustrated Biography


WOOLSTATON, TOSS; BARNETT, GERALD

Oblong 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: National Art Gallery / Random Century 1992

KEYWORDS: painting art history biography toss woolstation portraits landscapes landscape new zealand nz aotearoa zealander

$25.00
xxstd172067

Memories


GUTHRIE, NOEL

Signed. Oblong 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Helen and Noel Guthrie 1992

KEYWORDS: illustration art new zealand nz aotearoa impressions south and mid canterbury early history

$25.00
xxstd172073

Holding the High Ground: A History of Montecillo War Veterans Home Dunedin 1918 - 2018


BARNZ, BILLY

Signed. Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Montecillo Veterans Home and Hospital Trust 2018

KEYWORDS: montecillo war veterans home and hospital dunedin otepoti history nz otago new zealand aotearoa

$35.00
xxstd172074

Baseball's Golden Age: The Photography of Charles M. Conlon


CONLON, CHARLES M.; MCNABE, NEAL & MCNABE, CONSTANCE

Oblong imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Abradale 1993

KEYWORDS: baseball history photography charles m. colton sports america american usa united states

$20.00
xxstd172075

Modern Australian Aboriginal Art


BATTARBEE, REX

Quarto hardcover (VG) lacks 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1951

KEYWORDS: western australia australian aboriginal indigenous art history painting

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