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$85.00
1i36a/28

New Zealand Today A Priceless Gem in the Imperial Crown


RUSSELL, G WARREN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 332pp, illus/photos, VG- (light bruising & heavy soiling/staining to spine & boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing & soiling to eps, heavy cracking to rear gutter, single page at terminals detached but present, light folding to top corners of pages 241-248)

PUBLISHER: G W Russell 1919

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history internal affairs

$40.00
1i36a/33

A History of Otago


OLSSEN, ERIK

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO JUDITH & MICHAEL BASSETT (FELLOW HISTORIANS), imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to board edges, sl bruising & soiling to rear board, sl foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, occasional annotation in ink) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- tidy archival tape repairs to internal sides, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe 1984

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand history Otago Erik Olssen

$55.00
1i36a/36

The New Zealand Official Year-Book 1911 (Twentieth Year of Issue)


WARD, The Right Hon Sir J G & FRASER, M

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & black decoration to spine & front board, patterned eps, 2x sm coloured maps to prelims, viii + 1005pp, folding map, VG (moderate to heavy soiling/surface loss to boards, light bruising to extrems, light tanning to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate & prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light cracking to gutters, inscription in ink to rear eps, minor water staining/wrinkling to lower page corners of prelims)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Gov't Printer 1911

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history 1911 yearbooks official land statistics

$45.00
1i36a/38

The New Zealand Official Year-Book 1945 (Fifty-Third Issue)


BUTCHER, J W (Preface)

Super octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, viii + 776pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (minor scuffing & bruising to spine & board corners, sl scuffing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, smatterings of foxing to some gutters throughout, no damage to folding map)

PUBLISHER: E V Paul, Gov't Printer 1945

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history official yearbooks 1945 land statistics

$40.00
1i36a/39

The New Zealand Official Year-Book 1916 (Twenty-Fifth Year of Issue)


FRASER, MALCOLM

Octavo, grey heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, xii + 710pp, sm coloured maps to prelims, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris label to ffep, prev. ownership ink stamps & foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Marcus F Marks, Gov't Printer 1916

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history official yearbooks 1916 land statistics

$40.00
1i36a/44

Best Chess Games 1970-80


SPEELMAN, JON

Octavo, illus light card covers, yellow lettering to spine- faded, viii + 328pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light scuffing to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to front gutters- some prelims loosened)

PUBLISHER: Unwin Paperbacks 1983

KEYWORDS: games hobbies chess tactics strategy history

$145.00
1i41a/1

The Albert Memorial, Hyde Park: Its History and Description, With Numerous Illustrations Engraved on Steel


DAFFORNE, JAMES

Lg quarto, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black rule to boards, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guards, 70pp, illus, scruffy (v heavy scuffing & insect damage/surface loss to spine & boards, light soiling to eps, heavy cracking to some gutters, moderate foxing to prelims, light to moderate foxing & water staining to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Virtue and Company 1878

KEYWORDS: Albert memorial Hyde Park London history

$40.00
1i41a/5

The Politics of Colonial Exploitation: Java, the Dutch, and the Cultivation System


FASSEUR, CORNELIS & ELSON, R E (Trans & Ed) & KRAAL, ARY (Trans)

Super octavo, white light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 266pp, VG (moderate creasing & staining to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate underlining in pencil throughout)

PUBLISHER: Southeast Asia Program 1992

KEYWORDS: politics colonial colonisation history Java Indonesia

$45.00
1i41a/6

Strange Parallels Southeast Asia in Global Context, c.800-1830 Volume 2: Mainland Mirrors: Europe, Japan, China, South Asia and the Islands


LIEBERMAN, VICTOR

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine, xxvi + 947pp, VG+ (light chafing & curling to covers, sl fading to spine, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: southeast asia history mainland global historiography

$55.00
1i41a/13

A Day at elBulli: An Insight Into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria


ADRIA, FERRAN & SOLER, JULI & ADRIA, ALBERT

HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, quarto, yellow heavy boards, black & silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, 528pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 2008

KEYWORDS: elBulli restaurants history culinary head chefs Ferran Adria creativity art

$100.00
1i41a/34

The Natural History of the Salmon / The Stormontfield Experiment on the Salmon


BROWN, WILLIAM

Duodecimo, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board only, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, frontispiece, 136pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, light discolouration to spine, moderate chafing & dsicolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light smatterings of foxing throughout, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Murray and Son 1862

KEYWORDS: fish salmon natural history zoology Stormontfield spawning hatching rearing

$40.00
1i41a/35

The Salmon


RUSSEL, ALEX

Octavo, half leather bound patterned heavy boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, red speckling to page edges, viii + 248pp, VG- (heavy scuffing & surface loss to leatherwork on spine & boards, moderate chipping to top spine extrem- sl loss, light tanning to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, ffep attached to front pastedown, heavy cracking to front gutters- half title page loose but still attached)

PUBLISHER: Edmonston and Douglas 1864

KEYWORDS: fish zoology natural history salmon legislation agriculture

$26.50
xxzdl172272

Verhandelingen van het konniklijk institut voor taal-, land- en volkenkunde, 95: Symbolic Anthropology in the Netherlands


DE JOSSELIN DE JONG, P.E. & SCHWIMMER, ERIK (eds.)

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: Martinus Nijhoff 1982

KEYWORDS: p.e. de josselin de jong erik schwimmer symbolic anthropology netherlands holland dutch culture cultural study studies history politics political

$19.50
xxzdl172274

They Led the All Blacks


KNIGHT, LINDSAY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Rugby Press Ltd 1991

KEYWORDS: lindsay knight all blacks new zealand rugby sport sports football national team history fred allan bob stuart wilson whineray brian lochore ian kirpatrick andy leslie graham mourie andy dalton david kirk wayne shelford

$25.00
xxzda172276

Who's Who in Indonesia: Biographies of prominent Indonesian personalities in all fields


ROEDER, O.G. (compiled by)

VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; 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: Gunung Agung 1971

KEYWORDS: indonesia indonesian politics culture entertainment history profile profiles celebrity celebrities biography biographies o.g. roeder southeast asia pacific

$32.50
xxzdb172281

Pioneer Settlement in the Asiatic Tropics


American Geographical Society Special Publication No. 29

PELZER, KARL J. & WRIGHT, KATHARINE M. (ed) & GOOD, DOROTHY (ed.)

Imperial 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: American Geographical Society 1945

KEYWORDS: pioneer settlement tropics asia asian colonisation colonization colonialism imperialism empire history politics pioneers europe america european american karl pelzer

$25.00
xxzdb172282

Revitalizing Historic Urban Quarters


TIESDELL, STEVEN & OC, TANER & HEATH, TIM

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: Architectural Press 1998

KEYWORDS: historic urban quarter quarters design architecture civic planning regeneration history historical reconstruction revitalization revitalisation steven tiesdell taner oc tim heath

$35.00
xxzeg172287

Follow Your Star: Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland 1903-2003


HAMMER, MARGARET

SIGNED BY AUTHOR; large 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Diocesan School for Girls 2003

KEYWORDS: margaret hammer diocesan school for girls auckland anglican anglicamism history new zealand education

$25.00
xxzeg172290

Media, Culture and Politics in Indonesia


SEN, KRISHNA & HILL, DAVID T.

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: Oxford University Press 2000

KEYWORDS: indonesia indonesian media culture politics history krishna sen david t. hill cultural studies

$32.50
xxzeh172294

Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland 1903-2003


HAMMER, MARGARET

SIGNED; large 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Diocesan School for Girls 2003

KEYWORDS: margaret hammer diocesan school for girls auckland anglican anglicamism history new zealand education

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