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Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1904: Vol. XXXVII
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
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. 62, Parts 3 and 4, March, 1932
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
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. 55
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
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. LI
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
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1906: Vol. XXXIX
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
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute for the Year 1915: Vol. XLVIII
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
The Drawings of Goya: The Complete Albums
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
Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute for the Year 1913: Vol. XLVI
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
Breaking the Habit: Life in a New Zealand Dominican Convent 1955-67
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
Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal
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
Unsung Sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II
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
The Royal Navy in Old Photographs
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
The Central Wales Line: Rheilffordd Canol Cymru
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
Wings of Water: The Story of the World's Greatest Air Race and the Birth of the Spitfire
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
The Diamond Dakota Mystery
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
Subchaser
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
Sauce for the Mongoose
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
Last Dinner on the Titanic
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
My Russia
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
Queen Alexandra's Christmas Gift Book: Photographs From My Camera
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