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Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1905: Vol. XXVIII
MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, soft card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 633 + 47 plates, VG- (heavy rubbing + creasing to spine w/ cracking & surface loss, light creasing to extrems, prev owner's name in pen to front cover, moderate tanning & mild foxing to page edges, light foxing & moderate soiling to covers, light-moderate foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1906
KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science
Climbs in the New Zealand Alps: Being an Account of Travel and Discovery
SECOND EDITION, super octavo, mustard buckram boards, leather title plates w/ gilt lettering to spine, brown decoration to front board, teg, frontispiece, xvi + 363pp + 56 plates + large folding map in sleeve to rear, VG- (light bruising to spine + extrems, mild soiling to boards, light tanning + creasing to page edges, crack running length of front gutter, prev owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps, remnant of coloured pencil inscription to fep, light-moderate foxing throughout (heavier to tissue guards & facing pages)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1896
KEYWORDS: new zealand mountaineering southern alps edward fitzgerald exploration south island history outdoors mountain climbing
The Dominion of New Zealand
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 will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Simpson & Williams 1927
KEYWORDS: new zealand history tourism vintage aotearoa guide advertisement
The Story of a New Zealand River
FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 432pp, scruffy (moderate to heavy scuffing & chafing to spine & extrems, moderate fading to rear board, 4cm crack to spine hinge, moderate tanning to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters, boards v shaky, binding v loose, some hotch-potch attempts at tape repairs to gutters throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Lane Company 1920
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history moden first edition Jane Mander literature
The School Riley Built: The Story of the Wellington Technical College From 1886 to the Present Day
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, 132pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev, owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & surface loss to spine & covers)
PUBLISHER: Wellington Technical College 1961
KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand education history Wellington technical college
Tu Fu: The Autobiography of a Chinese Poet A.D. 712-770 (Vol 1: 712-759)
FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP AT REAR, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & Chinese lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, deckled page edges, 450pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, gift inscription in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1929
KEYWORDS: Tu Fu literature poets Chinese literature literary autobiography memoir antiquity history first edition
Yeats, Ireland and Fascism
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: Macmillan Press 1981
KEYWORDS: yeats ireland facism literary studies litcrit politics irish nationalism history
Canberra Boys: Fascinating Accounts from the Operators of an English Electric Classic
Super 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Grub Street 2021
KEYWORDS: the english electric canberra aircraft military history world war two second wwii air forces force suez campaign operation grapple
Frontiers of Complexity: The Search for Order in a Chaotic World
super 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1996
KEYWORDS: complexity history of science philosophy chaos theory peter coveney roger highfield
They Sailed With Cook
Super 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Pegasus 1970
KEYWORDS: captain cook history the endeavour tolaga bay jospeph banks charles clerke the forsters william wales anderson david samwell george gilbert
Safe Return Doubtful: The Heroic Age of Polar Exploration
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: Patrick Stephens 1988
KEYWORDS: polar exploration artic antartic circle antartica history leary scott amundsen south pole north pole
Stand Well Clear: More Adventures in Military Aviation
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: Naval Institute Press 2003
KEYWORDS: military aviation airforce history planes aircraft air combat
Revolution & Counter-Revolution in Spain: Including The Civil War in Spain
Super 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 costs
PUBLISHER: Pathfinder 1974
KEYWORDS: the spanish revolution civil war counter revolution socialism socialist spanish history franco's military franco
The Dawn of Civilisation: Egypt and Chaldaea
Tidy ex-library. Imperial 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: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1897
KEYWORDS: egypt egyptian history ancient chaldaea classical civilisation theban empire
The New Zealand Alpine Journal: Vol. XII, June 1947 No. 34
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 costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1947
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand journal alpine hiking mountaineering history aotearoa climbing mountains 1947
The New Zealand Alpine Journal: Vol XIII, June 1949 No. 36
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 costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1949,
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand journal alpine hiking mountaineering history aotearoa climbing mountains 1949
The New Zealand Alpine Journal: Vol. VII, June 1937, No. 24
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 costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1937
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand journal alpine hiking mountaineering history aotearoa climbing mountains 1937
The New Zealand Alpine Journal: Vol. XI. June 1945, No. 32
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 costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1945
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand journal alpine hiking mountaineering history aotearoa climbing mountains 1945
The New Zealand Alpine Journal: Vol. XII. June 1948, No. 35
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 costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1948
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand journal alpine hiking mountaineering history aotearoa climbing mountains 1948
The New Zealand Alpine Journal: Vol. VI. June 1935, No. 22
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 costs
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1935
KEYWORDS: nz new zealand journal alpine hiking mountaineering history aotearoa climbing mountains 1935