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xxsti172314a

One of England's Little Wars: A Letter to the Right Hon. The Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of Kapite, New Zealand


HADFIELD, OCTAVIUS

Octavo staplebound 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: Hocken Library 1967

KEYWORDS: letter to the duke of newcastle new zealand history nz aotearoa kapiti

$25.00
xxsti172321

Cricklewood


LANGE, DOREEN

Signed, inscribed & dated. 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: Craigs 1982

KEYWORDS: cricklewood connor south canterbury new zealand history family nz aotearoa

$25.00
xxsti172322

The Land I Love: An Intimate Journey Through Nelson Province


RISTORI, B.

Octavo staplebound 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: Anchor Press 1981

KEYWORDS: nelson province history new zealand nz aotearoa travel guide whakatu

$40.00
2i45a/34

Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History


KINROSS, ROBIN

Octavo, illus yellow card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to spine, light scuffing to cover edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Hyphen Press 2004

KEYWORDS: text script graphics lettering reference font fonts essay prose literature history

$40.00
2i45a/42

The Pattern of English Building


CLIFTON-TAYLOR, ALEC

Sm quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, 384pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & chafing to extrems & edges, sl soiling to page edgesprev. owner's name to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to spine & covers with some sl surface loss)

PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1962

KEYWORDS: building construction British Britain architecture history materials geology landscape

$75.00
2i45a/44

The Anzac Book: Written and Illustrated in Gallipoli by the Men of Anzac


BIRDWOOD, Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. R. (Intro)

Quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blue lettering & illus plate to front board, frontispiece, xv + 170pp, illus/photos, folding map, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, front board shaky, moderate chafing & foxing to eps with some light loss, moderate to heavy tanning to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Cassell and Company 1916

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia anzac military history Gallipoli biographies anecdotes

$40.00
2i46a/2

The History of Otago: The Orgins and Growth of a Wakefield Class Settlement


McLINTOCK, A. H.

Super octavo, cream heavy boards, blue faux leather spine, black lettering to title plate to spine, top page edges stained red, folding map/frontispiece, xxiii + 829pp, illus/photos, VG (light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate scuffing to spine extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev owners details in ink to front paste down, light creasing to page edges, light creasing to folded map)

PUBLISHER: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history settlers settlements pioneers

$45.00
2i46a/6

Andrew Buchanan of Chingford 1807-1877


BUCHANAN, ANDREW HAMILTON & BUCHANAN, NEAL HARKNESS

Octavo, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 103pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems & edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, extra family tree additions neatly adhered to rear pages)

PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history Buchanan Andrew Chingford genealogy Dunedin

$55.00
2i46a/7

Andrew Buchanan Diaries 1865, 1873


BUCHANAN, NEAL HARKNESS & BUCHANAN, ANDREW HAMILTON (Eds)

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 120pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, string/binding sl exposed esp. to rear pgs- som epgs sl loosened)

PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 1997

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history Buchanan Andrew Chingford genealogy Dunedin diaries diary journal biography

$150.00
2i46a/8

Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland


DE CARDONNEL, ADAM

PARTS III & IV, octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & rule with blind stamp decoration to spine, gilt rule to boards, v + unpaginated, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & boards, moderate soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page, moderate cracking to gutters- esp. to rear, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Adam de Cardonnel 1793

KEYWORDS: buildings castles architecture history Scotland Adam de Cardonnel illustrated

$245.00
2i46a/9

The History of the English Baptists From the Reformation to the Beginning of the Reign of King George I Vol. 1


CROSBY, THOMAS

THIS VOLUME ONLY, octavo, brown leather boards, remnants of gilt lettering & rule to spine with raised bands, gilt rule to boards, lxi + 382pp + 93pp appendix, VG- (age appropriate scuffing to spine & boards, heavy tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's names in ink sporadically throughout pages, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Printed for, and Sold by, the Editor... (not stated) 1738

KEYWORDS: history English Baptists religion England Thomas Crosby reformation restoration

$85.00
2i46a/15

Active Literature: Jan Tschichold and New Typography


BURKE, CHRISTOPHER

Lg quarto, teal soft boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, 335pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Hyphen Press 2007

KEYWORDS: script typography lettering history literature art graphics

$50.00
2i46a/16

Kennedy's Colonial Travel: A Narrative of a Four Years' Tour Through Australia, New Zealand, Canada


KENNEDY Jr., DAVID

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind decorative rule to boards, frontispiece & illus title page with tissue guard, viii + 440pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & verso, light to moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Edinburgh Publishing Company 1876 (approx.)

KEYWORDS: travel exploration Australia New Zealand Canada history David Kennedy Jr colonial

$40.00
2i46a/20

Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Settlement of Otago)


HOCKEN, THOMAS MORLAND

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 342pp, folding maps, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to spine & rear board, moerate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters- front board sl shaky, prev, owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history settlers early illustrated Hocken

$40.00
2i46a/23

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition


GIEDION, SIGFRIED

Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lvi + 897pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sm lettering in ink to lower page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light closed tearing in various spots, light soiling to spine & covers, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1967

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings philosophy art history technology

$125.00
2i46a/24

Swan's Views From Above the Falls of Clyde to Glasgow; From Original Paintings


FLEMING, JOHN & LEIGHTON, JOHN M.

Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, 72pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Joseph Swan n/d (c.1830s)

KEYWORDS: Scotland art history landscapes

$35.00
2i46a/25

A History of Wood-Engraving


BLISS, DOUGLAS PERCY

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 263pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning and foxing) in d/w, G+ (large open tear to upper spine, moderate scuffing to spine, rear cover and extrems)

PUBLISHER: Spring Books 1964

KEYWORDS: art wood engraving illustrated history

$50.00
2i46a/29

Sir John Soane's Museum London


KNOX, TIM & MOORE, DERRY (Photo)

Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 158pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Merrell Publishers 2009

KEYWORDS: architecture John Soane buildings history museum biography home illustrated guide

$52.50
2i48a/10

The Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology: Nine Intimate Sessions Between Teacher and Student


BRAHA, JAMES

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 430pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to board & spine edges, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Hermetician Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Hindu Hinduism religion teachings spirituality astrology history

$40.00
2i48a/15

The Mystery of Iusa: A Tale of the God-Kings of Egypt


LEONIS, SHEILA

LACKS D/W, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 112pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light chafing, soiling & fading to boards & spine, light tanning & foxingto page edges & eps, moderate annotations to front eps in pencil, light occasional annotations to margins in pencil)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press (Printer) 1946

KEYWORDS: literature Sheila Leonis ancient Egypt history historical

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