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$27.50
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Stop the Train! I Want to Get On: Rediscovering New Zealand Railway Journeys


HUTCHINS, GRAHAM

Oblong imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl sccuffing to extrems, prev. owner's ink stamps to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa rail travel transport railways locomotives history Graham Hutchins

$40.00
2a18m/6

Eros and Magic in the Renaissance


COULIANO, IOAN P. & COOK, MARGARET (Trans) & ELIADE, MIRCEA (Fore)

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, blue lettering to spine, xxi + 264pp, VG+ (light scuffing to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: The Unversity of Chicago Press 1987

KEYWORDS: religion history philosophy religious esoteric renaissance magic demons phantasy psychology

$795.00
2a18m/19

Historic Charts & Maps of New Zealand 1642-1875


MALING, PETER B.

LIMITED NUMBERED (#16/400) 'DELUXE' EDITION, lg folio, half faux leather bound blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt map of Zealandia to front board, printed eps, frontispiece, 316pp, illus/maps, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & prelims & terminals) in slipcase, VG+ (sl soiling)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 1996

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa maps history cartography historic charts exploration limited deluxe edition editions

$90.00
2a18m/29

The History of India, From the Earliest Ages to the Fall of the East India Company, and the Proclamation of Queen Victoria in 1858


HUNTER, Rev. ROBERT

Sm octavo, teal textured buckram boards, blind embossed lettering to boards, frontispiece, 284pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate discolouration to spine, heavy tanning to page edges, ffep missing, sm sunday school ink stamp to prelims, moderate tanning & light foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: T. Nelson and Sons 1864

KEYWORDS: India history pre-colonial antiquity ancient Hindu period Mohammedan Christian

$150.00
2a18m/33

Vietnam Anzacs: Australians and New Zealanders in the Vietnam War 1967-1971


HOWELL, Lieut.-Col. (RTD) TONY

Square imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 431pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: John Douglas Publishing 2021

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Zealanders anzac military history Vietnam war Australia Australians

$85.00
2a18m/34

1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1957-2007: From South East Asia to Afghanistan: The First 50 Years


KOOREY, PAUL (Ed)

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine & front board, 344pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Willson Scott Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa military history 1st first battalion royal nz infantry regiment

$45.00
2a18m/37

We Too Were Anzacs: The Sixth Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/NZ (ANZAC) South Vietnam 1969 to 1970


AVERY, Lieut.-Col. BRIAN

Super octavo, illus glossy heavy boards, red & white lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Slouch Hat Publications 2008

KEYWORDS: anzac anzacs Australia Australian Vietnam war military history sixth 6th battalion regiment

$40.00
2a18n/4

A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779


YOUNG, ARTHUR

Duodecimo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine & rear board, gilt lettering & black decoration to front board, printed eps, 192pp, VG (light scuffing to extrems, moderate tanning to spine, light fading & crayon marking to front board, moderate tanning to page edges, light foxing to eps & prelims, gift inscription in ink to half title page, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Company 1887

KEYWORDS: travel literature history Ireland Irish Arthur Young

$20.00
xxpdl182329

Sexing the Self: Gendered Positions in Cultural Studies


PROBYN, ELSPETH

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: Routledge 1994

KEYWORDS: gender studies feminism feminist elspeth probyn critical theory cultural studies history

$18.50
xxpdl182332

Exiles at Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1945


MODJESKA, DRUSILLA

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: Sirius 1981

KEYWORDS: drusilla modjeska australia australian women writers literary history

$25.00
xxpfa182365

Guthrie Wilson: Solider, writer, educator


MILLEN, JULIA & [WILSON, GUTHRIE]

FIRST EDITION 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: First Edition Ltd 2006

KEYWORDS: first edition guthrie wilson biography new zealand military history

$17.50
xxpgc182392

Maori Arts of the Gods


BROWN, DEIDRE & BRAKE, BRIAN (Photos)

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, 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: Reed Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori deities art gods spirituality carvings mythology antiques antiquity history

$35.00
xxpgd182394

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


TREVELYAN, JILL

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo stiff card covers (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: Te Papa Press 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa biographies memoir Peter McLeavey art history appreciation dealers

$17.50
xxpgd182401

Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle For Aerial Intelligence During World War II


DOWNING, TAYLOR

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: Little, Brown 2011

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii aviation aerial intelligence gathering allies allied forces espionage

$22.50
xxpgd182405

Ready to Fly: The Story of New Zealand Rock Music


EGGLETON, DAVID

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, quarto 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: Craig Potton Publishing 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa music rock entertainment history

$35.00
xxpgf182424

Nga Tau Rere: An Anthology of Ancient Maori Poetry


SIMMONS, DAVID (Chosen & Translated by) & PENFOLD, MERIMERI (Chosen by)

TIDY EX-LIBRARY, 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: Reed Books 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Maori te reo poetry verse poems ancient history culture collection anthology

$20.00
xxpgi182437

Literary Britain: A Reader's Guide to Writers and Landmarks


MORLEY, FRANK

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: Hutchinson & Co 1980

KEYWORDS: literature literary history landmarks writers British Briatin England English appreciation

$25.00
xxpgj182446

The Ulysses Voyage: Sea Search for the Odyssey


SEVERIN, TIM & STONEY, WILL (Drawings) & FLEMING, KEVIN et al (Photo)

Quarto 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: Book Club Associates 1987

KEYWORDS: Ulysses Odysseus voyage exploration antiquity ancient history literature literary journeys Homer Odyssey

$15.00
xxpgl182454

The King's England: Somerset: County of Romantic Splendour


MEE, ARTHUR (Ed)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1949

KEYWORDS: England English British counties culture customs history Somerset buildings churches

$25.00
xxpgl182456

The Canterbury Frozen Meat Company Ltd: The First Seventy-Five Years: 1882-1957


MACDONALD, G. R. & BAIN, D. W. (Research & Assist.)

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: Whitcombe & Tombs (Printer) 1958

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Aotearoa Canterbury meat works frozen history business

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