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$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

$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

$35.00
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

$28.50
xxstd172079

Liberated Women


DAUMIER, HONORE

Quarto 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: Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK) [n. d.]

KEYWORDS: liberated women gender illustration french society history ninteenth century honore daumier

$17.50
xxstd172081

Mythistory and Other Essays


MCNEILL, WILLIAM H.

Octavo hardcover (N. FINE) 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: University of Chicago Press 1995

KEYWORDS: myth history theory analyzing research writing analysis praxis object vs subject

$14.00
xxstd172087

The Adventure of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveler of the 14th Century


DUNN, ROSS

Tidy ex-library. 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: University of California Press 2005

KEYWORDS: ibn battuta muslim traveler travels travelling medieval islamic history middle ages

$20.00
xxste172091

The Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism, 1850 - 1940


HEADRICK, DANIEL R.

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: Oxford University Press 1988

KEYWORDS: imperialism colonialism great british technology industry history colonial politics

$28.50
xxste172092

The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History


Aydin, Cemil

Lacks front page. 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: Harvard University Press 2017

KEYWORDS: islam muslim world globalisation history politics anthropology religion modernity

$24.50
xxste172093

Changing Stories in the Chinese World


ELVIN, MARK

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: Stanford 1997

KEYWORDS: chinese anthropology stories storytelling china history li ruzhen zhang yingchang hao ran sima zhongyuan yuan ze'nan

$17.50
xxste172099

Lotus File: Seven, Elite, Elan, Europa


HUGHES, MARK

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Temple Press 1987

KEYWORDS: production history lotus file seven elite elan europa auto cars reference guide sports racing

$60.00
2i37b/32

Down the Bay: The History of the Ferries on Otago Harbour


McCLUSKEY, F. H.

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, 151pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing and soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society Inc. 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago harbour marine nautical illustrated history ferry ferries regional

$45.00
2i37b/33

The Colemans: Kiwis on the Grass in New Zealand - on the Road in Europe


COLEMAN, ROD

Super octavo, illus glossy card covers, black lettering to spine, 263pp, illus/photos, VG+ (enclosed letter from the author to previous owner, light creasing & scuffing to cover edges, light fading to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Rod Coleman n/d c.2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand motorcycling motorsport automotive Coleman Europe history racing sport

$120.00
2i37b/34

Early Wooden Railways


LEWIS, M. J. T.

Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii + 436pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG/VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading & scuffing/chafing to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1970

KEYWORDS: rail transport trains tracks engineering wood wooden history

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