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$45.00
2i51a/15

Reminiscences of Arthur Dudley Dobson; Engineer 1841-1930


DOBSON, ARTHUR DUDLEY, LESTER, G. M. L. (Preface)

1984 RE-PRINT OF SECOND EDITION, sm octavo, black heavy boards, rubbed title plate to spine, black lettering to title plate to front board, frontispiece, 225pp, illus/photos, VG+ (moderate rubbing to title pate to spine, light bruisin gto extrems, light tanning to page edges, sl tape staining to pastedowns) in mylar cover- taped

PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1984 (Reprint of Second Edition by Whitcombe & Tombs)

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Arthur Dudley Dobson New Zealand history pioneers settlers

$65.00
2i51a/18

The World Book of Spences (Registration No. 24511)


N/A

Quarto, red light card covers, title window to ffep & black crest on front cover, 87pp + unpaginated genealogical list to rear, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing to covers, 1cm closed tear to title window on front cover, light foxing to page edges, coat of arms pg partially detached- still tidy)

PUBLISHER: Halbert's Family Heritage 1990

KEYWORDS: genealogy family history Spence Halbert's family heritage coat of arms

$45.00
2i51a/26

Pioneering in South Otago


WAITE, Hon. FRED

Octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, folding map frontispiece, 199pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising& scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing &, moderate tanning to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1948

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history South Otago pioneers settlers

$45.00
2i51a/27

Parachutes For Airmen


DIXON, CHARLES

Sm octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii+ 124pp + 24pp to rear, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light fading to spine, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1930

KEYWORDS: aviation parachutes history safety measures historical

$45.00
2i51a/30

From Waste Land to to Wealth: The History of Otara, Southland


MACINTOSH, JOAN

Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, x + 246pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, signature in ink to half title page, section cut out of top corner of fep, light foxing) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, various closed tears to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Otara Centennial Book Committee 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional history Southland Otara pioneers settlers

$65.00
1w49a/7

European Regalia


LORD TWINING

Lg quarto, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, xvii + 334pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light fading & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1967

KEYWORDS: regalia Europe European art history artefacts royalty royal families family crowns coronations orbs sceptres swords

$30.00
xxsti172325

Frederick Page: A Musician's Journal


THOMSON, J. M. & PAUL, JANET

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: John McIndoe 1986

KEYWORDS: frederick page nz music history victoria university college evelyn biography illustrated new zealand

$15.00
xxsti172327

Where Did She Come From? New Zealand Women Novelists 1862-1987


ROBERTS, HEATHER

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: Allen & Unwin 1989

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa literature fiction literary analysis writers history women women's mary scott nelle scanlan jane mander robin hyde jow cowley janet frame

$25.00
xxsti172330

Sexual Life in Ancient India


MEYER, JOHANN JAKOB

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: Dorset 1995

KEYWORDS: ancient india sex sexuality women gender mahabharata ramayana morality hinduism history

$19.50
xxsti172331

In the Glass Case: Essays on New Zealand Literature


STEAD, C. K.

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: Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz literature literary analysis litcrit history aotearoa

$25.00
xxstj172342

No Simple Passage: The Journey of the 'London' to New Zealand 1842 - a Ship of Hope


JONES, JENNY ROBIN

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: Random House 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers pioneers history emmigration Rebecca Remington travel maritime nautical

$32.50
xxstj172350

Re-Thinking Theory: A Critique of Contemporary Literary Theory and an Alternative Account


FREADMAN, RICHARD & MILLER, SEUMAS

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: Cambridge University Press 1994

KEYWORDS: literary criticism theory modern history literature

$10.00
xxstj172365

People of the Lake: Mankind & Its Beginnings


LEAKEY, RICHARD E. & LEWIN, ROGER

Paperback (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: Avon Printing 1979

KEYWORDS: anthropology antiquity ancient history natural science

$17.50
xxstj172381

Beyond the Frontier: The Politics of a Failed Mission; Bulgaria 1944


THOMPSON, E. P.

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: The Merlin Press 1997

KEYWORDS: military history politics Bulgaria ww2 world war two 2 second 2nd special operations

$16.50
xxstj172385

Womanhood in America: From Colonial Times to the Present.


RYAN, MARY P.

Third edition. 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: Franklin Watts 1983

KEYWORDS: america cultural studies women gender feminism womenhood american history women's

$25.00
xxstj172386

The Victory of Greenwood


MORENO, CARLOS

Super octavo hardcover (N. FINE) in d/w (N. 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Jenkin Lloyd Jones 2021

KEYWORDS: greenwood black american history tulsa race massacre

$35.00
xxstj172389

Campfires at the Cross: An Account of the Bunting Dale Aboriginal Mission at Birregurra, near Colac, Victoria


LE GRIFFON, HEATHER

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: Arcadia 2006

KEYWORDS: bunting dale aboriginal mission birregurra colac victoria australia australian history settler aboriginal-settler relationships colonial

$15.00
xxstj172390

Field Guide to the Kokoda Track: An Historical Guide to the Lost Battlefield


JAMES, BILL

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: Kokoda Press 2006

KEYWORDS: kokoda track battlefields world war two wwii australia territory of papua new guinea guinean history

$22.50
xxstj172393

Garbo on Garbo


BROMAN, SVEN; PERRY, GABRIEL (trans.)

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1992

KEYWORDS: greta garbo biography swedish actress film hollywood history

$16.50
xxstj172394

Pop Surrealism: The Rise of Underground Art


ANDERSEN, KRISTEN (ed.); WILLIAMS, ROBERT & MCCORMICK, CARLO & REID, LARRY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ignition Publishing / Last Gasp 2004

KEYWORDS: pop surrealism lowbrow art history illustrated mark ryden

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