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$15.00
xxewj174721

Early New Zealand Families


CRESSWELL, DOUGLAS

Super 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: Whitcombe and Tombs 1956

KEYWORDS: new zealand settler history aotearoa genealogy

$15.00
xxewn174731

The Motor Car Lover's Companion


HOUGH, RICHARD

Lacks d/w. Super 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: George Allen & Unwin 1965

KEYWORDS: car vintage classic automobile automotive history ford renault jaguar rolls-royce

$16.50
xxewq174739

A Dictionary of Modern Ballet


GADAN, FRANCIS & MAILLARD, ROBERT

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: Methuen and Co. 1959

KEYWORDS: ballet history dictionary guide reference dance

$40.00
1y20a/13

J. S. Bach (in Two Volumes)


SCHWEITZER, ALBERT & NEWMAN, ERNEST (Trans)

TWO VOLUME SET, octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spines, frontispiece to vol 1, vol 1- xiv + 428pp, vol 2- v + 498pp, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, 1cm closed tear to top spine extrem of vol 1, moderate tanning to rear covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm gift inscription in ink to ffep of vol 1)

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1966

KEYWORDS: classical music composers biography J S Bach history

$50.00
1y20a/16

Rambles in New Zealand 1839


BIDWILL, JOHN CARNE

Octavo, teal heavy boards with green cloth spine, green lettering to front board, 128pp, VG (moderate foxing to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (heavy tanning to spine, moderate tanning & foxing to edges with some light chipping & creasng)

PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1952

KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration travel John Carne Bidwill history

$50.00
1y20a/17

Myanmar in Asean: A Tourism Treat 2014


COURTAULD, CAROLINE

Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, lxiv + 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated 2014

KEYWORDS: travel Myanmar ASEAN heritage history

$50.00
1y20a/18

Myanmar Today: Myanmar in Style


COURTAULD, CAROLINE

Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Myanmar Tourism Federation c.2013

KEYWORDS: travel Myanmar heritage history economy East Asian

$45.00
1y20a/20

Archaeology: Original Readings in Method and Practice


PEREGRINE, PETER N. & EMBER, CAROL R. & EMBER, MELVIN (Eds)

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue & black lettering to spine, ix + 422pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine & covers, sl soiling to covers & page edge

PUBLISHER: Prentice-Hall/Pearson 2002

KEYWORDS: archaeology archeology methodology research case studies history ancient

$60.00
1y20a/21

The Other Side of Nowhere: Jazz, Improvisation, and Communities in Dialogue


FISCHLIN, DANIEL & HEBLE, AJAY (Eds)

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, xvi + 439pp, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Wesleyan University Press 2004

KEYWORDS: music cultural studies jazz criticism history improv improvisation

$35.00
1y20a/24

True Tales of Great Barrier Island 2016


ARMITAGE, DON (Compiled)

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 198pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to extrems, light sticker residue to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Don Armitage 2016

KEYWORDS: Great Barrier Island Auckland New Zealand Aotea Don Armitage history anecdotes

$120.00
1y20a/29

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1884 Vol. XVII


HECTOR, JAMES

Super octavo, salmon heavy boards with brown cloth spine, black lettering to title plate on spine, lxv + 471pp, maps/illus, VG (prev. owner's name in ink to front board, moderate tanning & scuffing to board & spine edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, some pages uncut, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Lyon & Blair 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history nature

$245.00
1y20a/38

Venice and the Veneto: Artistic Centers of the Italian Renaissance


HUMFREY, PETER (Ed)

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xvii + 354pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to extrems, boards sl warped) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2007

KEYWORDS: art Venice renaissance Italian Italy history

$80.00
1y20a/39

The Origins of Pottery and Agriculture


YASUDA, YOSHINORI (Ed)

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow & white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 400pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light soiling to board & page edges, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Roli Books/Lustre Press 2002

KEYWORDS: pottery ancient history antiquity east west cultures civilisation civilization Japan archaeology archeology

$40.00
1y20a/40

Automobile Year 1957-1958


GUICHARD, AMI (Managing Editor)

DAMAGE TO PGS 139/140- ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS, lg quarto, grey heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine & board edges, light bruising to board extrems, moderate tanning & soiling to boards, moderate foxing to pages throughout, light folding to some lower pg corners)

PUBLISHER: Edita S.A. 1957

KEYWORDS: cars transport automobiles history 50s fifties racing car engineering mechanics engines

$120.00
1y20a/42

Turkey Crossroads of Civilisations


SOZEN, METIN ET AL (Editorial Board)

Lg quarto, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, lg gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing, chipping & soiling to spine & edges) in slipcase, VG (moderate chafing & scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Marmara Bank/Creative Publishing Ltd 1993

KEYWORDS: Turkey Anatolia architecture ancient history antiquity anthropology Ottoman empire

$68.50
1y21a/11

Green, White and Black: The Story of Oxford Rugby Football Club: The First Fifty Years 1909 to 1959


TYRELL, RICHARD

LENGTHY SIGNED & DATED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENCLOSED, imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, iv + 244pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to covers, sl foxing to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Stray Cat Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: sport rugby union Richard Tubby Tyrrell Oxford history autobiography memoir

$60.00
1y21a/12

Mud, Men & Memories: The Continuing Story of Oxford Rugby Football Club: The Middle Years: 1960 to 1987


TYRELL, RICHARD

UNCOMMON, imperial octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, 268pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Stray Cat Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: sport rugby union Richard Tubby Tyrrell Oxford history autobiography memoir

$60.00
1y21a/14

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan


CHURCHILL, Rt. Hon. WINSTON S.

Octavo, light brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 381pp, folding maps, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light staining to boards, light to moderate tanning & staining to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1951

KEYWORDS: war history military Churchill Sudan Africa

$40.00
1y21a/38

Peter McLeavey: The Life and Times of a New Zealand Art Dealer


TREVELYAN, JILL

Imperial octavo, illus soft boards, grey, white & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 493pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to boards, light fading to edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, ligth creasing & soiling to edges)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2013

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand art history dealers Peter McLeavey autobiography memoir

$45.00
1y21a/41

The Great White Wonders: A History of Rock Bootlegs


HEYLIN, CLINTON

Square super octavo, light card covers, black & red lettering to spine, 441pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & covers with some soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, moderate foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1995

KEYWORDS: music history rock bootleg

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