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$65.00
1y49a/13

Okaihau: The District and Its Families: An Album of Stories and Photographs


HARRISON, TOM (Compiled)

Quarto, illus light card covers, brown lettering to front cover, illus eps, frontispiece, 89pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers, light cracking to front gutter, prev. owner's name in ink to contents page, pgs 41-44 out of sequence- correct sequence stated on label to contents page)

PUBLISHER: Pukepuriri Publications 1993

KEYWORDS: New Zealand regional family history genealogy Okaihau district photos anecdotes biographies

$50.00
1y49a/14

The Shepherd and the Scullery Maid


LOCKE, ELSIE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, stapled light card wrappers, 36pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing to covers at staple points- 1cm loss to lower corner, light to moderate fading & soiling to covers, prev. owner's name in ink to frnot cover- inside & outside, fep attached by one staple only, other closed tearing at spine/staples- covers still attached but a little delicate, moderate tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Communist Party 1950

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand Elsie Locke Canterbury history

$345.00
1y49a/21

British Dance Bands on Record 1911 to 1945 and Supplement


RUST, BRIAN & FORBES, SANDY

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, iv + 1390pp + 72pp amendments to rear, VG (usual library markings, light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate tanning to page edges) in d/w attached to boards, VG (light fading, library labels)

PUBLISHER: General Gramophone Publications 1989

KEYWORDS: music entertainment British dance bands history recordings discography discographies

$40.00
1y49a/22

The German Colonial Empire


SMITH, WOODRUFF D.

Octavo, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 274pp, VG (light creasing to spine, light scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: University of North Carolina Press 1978

KEYWORDS: Germany German colonies history politics political government geopolitics ideology

$40.00
1y49a/35

Men and Ships Around Cape Horn 1616 - 1939


RANDIER, JEAN & SANDERSON, M. W. B. (Trans) & GAUTIER, LEON (Preface)

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 360pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine, light soiling to boards, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing/chipping & tape repairs to edges, light to moderate tanning to spine & covers, moderate scuffing to spine)

PUBLISHER: David McKay Company 1969

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships Cape Horn exploration history sailing travel

$150.00
1y49a/40

Frontier Forsaken: An Outline History of the Cook Islands


N/A

SCARCE! Supre octavo, illus light card wrappers, red lettering to front cover, 109pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderaet creasing & tanning to spine & covers, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, 1cm closed tear to rear cover & terminals, moderate tanning to pages throughout, prev. ownership ink stamps to front cover & fep

PUBLISHER: Johnston Press (Printer) A Challenge Publication 1947

KEYWORDS: Cook Islands history Challenge publications Pacific islands

$25.00
xxpeb175811

Soe: Recollections and Reflections 1940-45


BEEVOR, J. G.

First edition. 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: The Bodley Head 1981

KEYWORDS: history special operations executive british intelligence secret wwii second world war two

$26.50
xxpeb175822

Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission


BOSCH, DAVID J.

Light annotations. 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: Orbis

KEYWORDS: theology of mission christianity christian religious studies religion history teaching

$30.00
xxpeb175823

Operations Most Secret - SOE: The Malayan Theatre


TRENOWDEN, IAN

First edition (revised and updated). 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: Crecy Books 1994

KEYWORDS: SOE history special operations executive english secret service malayan theatre

$32.50
xxpeb175824

The New Zealand Nature Book: Vol. II - The Flora


MARTIN, W.

Signed by author. 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 & Tombs [n. d.]

KEYWORDS: new zealand nature aotearoa flora ecology environment historical history vintage

$20.00
xxpeb175825

Brown and the Elms


VENNELL, C. W.

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 Elms Family Home Preservation Trust 1984

KEYWORDS: the elms family home tauranga new zealand nz aotearoa te papa mission station history

$30.00
xxpeb175827

Clansman to Crofter's War: The Social Transformation of the Scottish Highlands


DEVINE, T. M.

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: Manchester 1998

KEYWORDS: scottish highlands history clanship crofters war crofters' scotland highland

$26.00
xxpeb175829

A Politics of Virtue: Hinduism, Sexuality and Countercolonial Discourse in Fiji


KELLY, JOHN D.

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: University of Chicago 1991

KEYWORDS: fiji fijian history colonial postcolonial countercolonial discourse hinduism hindu indian fijians virtue sexuality british anthropology

$32.50
xxpfc175831

The Dory Book


GARDNER, JOHN & MANNING, SAMUEL F. (Illus)

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: Mystic Seaport Museum 1987

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history exploration ships boats

$32.50
xxpfc175832

Te Papa: Reinventing New Zealand's National Museum 1998-2018


McCARTHY, CONAL

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: Te Papa Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history museums te papa

$30.00
xxpfc175838

'Neath Swaying Spars: The Story of the Trading Scows of New Zealand


EADDY, P. A.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) fep missing; 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 & Tombs 1943 (?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand scow boats ships history maritime nautical

$25.00
xxpfc175843

Pacific Prelude: A Journey to Samoa and Australasia, 1929


PERHAM, MARGERY & KIRK-GREENE, A. H. M. (Ed & Intro)

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) light occasional highlighting to text- unobtrusive; 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: Peter Owen Publishers 1988

KEYWORDS: exploration travel history Samoa Australasia Pacific

$27.50
xxpfc175844

Wooden Ships and Iron Men


WALLACE, FREDERICK WILLIAM

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: White Lion Publishers 1973

KEYWORDS: exploration travel maritime nautical history merchant ships

$30.00
xxpfc175848

The Salon: Its Rise and Fall: Pictures of Society Through Five Centuries


TORNIUS, VALERIAN & PLATT, AGNES (English Version)

FIRST EDITION, 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: Thornton Butterworth 1929

KEYWORDS: history first edition renaissance baroque rococo sensibility romance

$25.00
xxpfb175853

Turuturu - Mokai: Historic Reserve Near Hawera: An Historic Survey


HOUSTON, JOHN

Super 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: John Houston 1958 ?,

KEYWORDS: turuturu mokai historic reserve hawera history new zealand maori aotearoa guide taranaki

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