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$60.00
1y27a/5

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1904: Vol. XXXVII


HAMILTON, A (ed.)

COVER LOOSE, MOST PAGES UNCUT, octavo, light card covers, xvi + 647pp + lv plates, illus, tatty (cover loose, heavy warping/cracking to spine w/ surface loss & disintegration at foot of spine, moderate foxing & discolouration to covers/spine, moderate foxing + heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute 1905

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute proceedings history science natural philosophy

$50.00
1y27a/6

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. 62, Parts 3 and 4, March, 1932


N/A

THIS VOLUME ONLY, super octavo, light card covers, xxxii + 88pp + 15 plates, illus, folding maps/charts to rear w/ plates, tatty (heavy cracking/rubbing to spine w/ bottom 3cm of spine missing/disintegrated, bottom 4cm of front cover loose, moderate foxing & discolouration to covers, moderate foxing + tanning to page edges, light-moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute 1932

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute proceedings history science natural philosophy

$65.00
1y27a/7

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. 55


N/A

Super octavo, quarter buckram bound heavy card covers, title plate to spine, illus prelims, xvii + 884pp + 71 plates, illus, tatty (moderate bruising to spine + extrems w/ some surface loss, moderate soiling + light foxing + minor insect damage to boards, moderate foxing & browning to page edges, crack running length of front gutter, prev owner's name in ink + moderate foxing to fep, light foxing sporadically throughout, moderate foxing to rear eps, light cracking to rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute 1924

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute proceedings history science natural philosophy

$50.00
1y27a/8

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. LI


N/A

Super octavo, buckram quarter bound heavy card boards, title plate to spine, illus prelims, xii + 548pp + xxx plates, VG- (heavy rubbing/warping to spine w/ most of title plate gone + surface loss, moderate bruising to spine + extrems, light foxing & spoling + prev owners' names in ink/pencil to boards, moderate foxing & tanning to page edges, heavy foxing + moderate staining + light rubbing to front eps, sporadic light-moderate foxing throughout, moderate foxing to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute 1919

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute proceedings history science natural philosophy

$75.00
1y27a/9

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1906: Vol. XXXIX


HAMILTON, A. (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT, octavo, light card covers, printed fep, frontispiece, xviii + 573pp + xxvi plates, tatty (heavy warping to spine w/ some surface loss & cracking, foot of spine frayed/disintegrating, moderate foxing & dampstaining to covers, bottom 3cm of front cover loose w/ some tearing to cover, prev owners' names in ink/pencil to cover, light-moderate foxing & creasing to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute 1907

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute proceedings history science natural philosophy

$85.00
1y27a/10

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute for the Year 1915: Vol. XLVIII


N/A

Super octavo, green buckram quarter bound heavy card boards, title plate to spine, x + 598pp + xxix plates, illus, VG- (moderate bruising/rubbing to spine & extrems w/ some surface loss, moderate foxing & discolouration, light soiling, & prev owners' names in ink/pen to boards, small crack to inside of front board, 3cm tear to bottom internal hinge, moderate foxing to front eps, light-moderate foxing throughout, moderate foxing to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Institute 1916

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute proceedings history science natural philosophy

$85.00
1y27a/13

The Drawings of Goya: The Complete Albums


GASSIER, PIERRE & DE SALAS, XAVIER (introd.) & [GOYA, FRANCISCO]

Quarto, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine + tooled gilt lettering to front board, 656pp, illus, VG (moderate staining/discolouration to spine & boards, light tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps, light foxing to rear eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing/bruising to extrems, mild rubbing and soiling, moderate staining to reverse)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1973

KEYWORDS: art artist history francisco goya romanticism spanish spain romantic romanticism painter printmaker

$100.00
1y27a/14

Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute for the Year 1913: Vol. XLVI


N/A

Super octavo, light card covers, frontispiece, xi + 436pp + xii plates, illus, tatty (heavy warping/cracking to spine w/ surface loss and disintegration at foot of spine, moderate discolouration + light foxing + prev owner's name in pencil to covers, moderate foxing + tanning to page edges, moderate foxing + light staining & warping to both eps, light-moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1914

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute history science natural philisophy transactions proceedings

$15.00
xxrjd175304

Breaking the Habit: Life in a New Zealand Dominican Convent 1955-67


GRAHAM, JUDITH

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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: John McIndoe 1996

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Judith Graham Sister Stephen religion religious history signed autobiography memoir nuns convents

$20.00
xxrjf175313

Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal


HOOPES, TOWNSEND & BRINKLEY, DOUGLAS

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: Bluejacket Books/Naval Institute Press 2000

KEYWORDS: biography memoir James Forrestal naval navy history military US America cabinet officers

$18.50
xxrjf175316

Unsung Sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II


GLEICHAUF, JUSTIN F.

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: Bluejacket Books/Naval Institute Press 2002

KEYWORDS: navy naval maritime nautical history military US America ww2 second 2nd world war 2 two guard regimental histories

$15.00
xxrji175324

The Royal Navy in Old Photographs


TROTTER, WILFRID PYM & BAKER, RICHARD (Fore)

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: J. M. Dent & Sons 1975

KEYWORDS: naval navy history maritime nautical photos photography

$15.00
xxrji175325

The Central Wales Line: Rheilffordd Canol Cymru


CLIFT, TOM

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1982

KEYWORDS: Wales Welsh railway transport rail steam locomotives history

$25.00
xxrji175327

Wings of Water: The Story of the World's Greatest Air Race and the Birth of the Spitfire


GLANCEY, JONATHAN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2020

KEYWORDS: aviation history spitfires planes Schneider trophy

$10.00
xxrji175328

The Diamond Dakota Mystery


WILLS, JULIET & VAN VELZEN, MARIANNE

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 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: Allen & Unwin 2006

KEYWORDS: history adventure ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 aviation Smirnoff lost diamonds mysteries

$16.50
xxrji175329

Subchaser


STAFFORD, EDWARD 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Bluejacket Books/Naval Institute Press 2003

KEYWORDS: military naval navy maritime nautical history operations US America ww2 second 2nd world war two 2

$14.00
xxrji175330

Sauce for the Mongoose


KINLOCH, BRUCE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Harvill Press 1964

KEYWORDS: game hunting history Africa Bruce Kinloch

$15.00
xxrkj175340

Last Dinner on the Titanic


ARCHBOLD, RICK & McCAULEY, DANA (Recipes) & LORD, WALTER (Intro) & LYNCH, DON (Consultation)

EX-LIBRARY, square 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: Allen & Unwin 1998

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Titanic food recipes

$15.00
xxrkj175341

My Russia


USTINOV, PETER

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: Macmillan 1983

KEYWORDS: Peter Ustinov autobiography entertainment Russia travel exploration history culture

$20.00
xxrkj175342

Queen Alexandra's Christmas Gift Book: Photographs From My Camera


QUEEN ALEXANDRA

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: The Daily Telegraph 1908

KEYWORDS: photos photography history Queen Alexandra gift book

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