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$15.00
xxbfaa195587

Pint Pot and Billy; A Selection of Australian and New Zealand Folksongs


FAHEY, WARREN (compiled by) & CUNNINGHAM, WALTER (illus)

Super octavo softcover (VG, title page sl. loose); 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: William Collins Publishers Pty. Ltd. 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand australian music folk songs folksongs ballads verse history

$17.50
xxbfaa195591

Goodbye, Descartes; The End of Logic and The Search for a New Cosmology of the Mind


DEVLIN, KEITH

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: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1997

KEYWORDS: philosophy logic cosmology of mind thought thinking language communication reasoning linguistics history

$20.00
xxbgaa195594

More Homes of the Pioneers and other Buildings


MAIR, A. J. (illus) & HENDRY, J. A. (text)

Ex-library; Oblong 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: The Caxton Press 1974

KEYWORDS: ex library new zealand christchurch homes houses housing homesteads architecture estates domestic heritage pioneer colonial 19th nineteenth century history illustrated pen wash drawings

$20.00
xxbgaa195607

The Soul-Catcher's Calling; Sponsored by Supreme Command


JAMIESON, NIGEL J.

Super octavo softcover (occasional light annotation in ink & some page corners folded, otherwise 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: Xlibris 2020

KEYWORDS: social commentaries christianity religion spirituality philosophy theology politics political theory history

$15.00
xxbgb195635

Birdmen; A Guide to Hang Gliding


MESSENGER, KEN & PEARSON, RONNIE

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: Corgi Books 1978

KEYWORDS: hang gliding gliders history principles hobbies leisure recreational sports flying aircrafts guides handbooks

$15.00
xxbgc195636

Waitemata Ferry Tales


FODIE, SALLY & STOREY, JIM

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; 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: Ferry Boat Publishers 1993

KEYWORDS: waitemata ferry sally fodie jim storey new zealand humour humor auckland transport history anecdotes signed

$16.50
xxbgc195637

The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Eden K.G., P.C., M.C.: Full Circle


EDEN, SIR ANTHONY

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: Cassell 1960

KEYWORDS: first edition sir anthony eden britain british england english politics politician prime minister memoir autobiography history culture

$19.50
xxbgd195649

Technology in the Ancient World


HODGES, HENRY & NEWCOMER, JUDITH (illus.)

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: Barnes & Noble Books 1992

KEYWORDS: henry hodges ancient history world civilisation civilization civilizations civilisations technology engineering transport anthropology deep tools tool machine machinery machines

$20.00
xxbgd195656

Wanderings in Arabia: Being an Abridgment of Travels in Arabia Deserta


DOUGHTY, CHARLES M.

LACKS D/W; EX-LIBRARY; 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: Duckworth 1926

KEYWORDS: arabia arabian peninsula middle east asia abridged version abdridgement charles m doughty travel history

$22.50
xxbgd195660

Macandrew Bay: A History of a Community on the Otago Peninsula


MILLER, BRIAN & MILLER, DIANE

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: Lifelogs Ltd 2009

KEYWORDS: dunedin brian diane miller history otago new zealand local peninsula

$19.50
xxbgf195668

The New Zealand People at War: The Home Front: Vol. 1


Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-1945

TAYLOR, NANCY M.

EX-LIBRARY; THIS VOL. ONLY.; Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG, in transparent plastic) ; 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: V.R. Ward, Government Printer 1986

KEYWORDS: new zealand second world war two ww2 wwii history official people at war nancy taylor home front

$22.50
xxbhc195674

A History of the European Economy, 1000-2000


CROUZET, FRANCOIS

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 Virginia Press 2001

KEYWORDS: francois crouzet europe european economy money policy history economics politics political

$22.50
xxbhc195677

Meaning in Technology


PACEY, ARNOLD

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: MIT Press 2001

KEYWORDS: arnold pacey meaning technology history industry culture cultural political economy politics

$75.00
1w13a/6

W: The First 40 Years


TONCHI, STEFANO (Ed) & BAGLEY, CHRISTOPHER (Ed) & LOGAN, JOSEPH (Ed)

Lg quarto, white illus heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 311pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light chafing & soiling to spine & boards) in mylar protective cover- moderate scuffing

PUBLISHER: Abrams 2012

KEYWORDS: fashion photography photos W history collection anthology

$85.00
1w13a/11

1st Battalion: Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1957-2007


KOOREY, PAUL (Ed)

Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, red gilt lettering to spine & front board, 344pp, illus/photo, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, in mylar protective cover- minor chafing)

PUBLISHER: Willson Scott Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history 1st first battalion royal new zealand infantry regiment late 20th twentieth century

$40.00
1w13a/16

Four Generations at Oreti


McMILLIN, WENE MARGARET

DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHORS, octavo, illus stapled card covers, white lettering to front cover, 77pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate chafing/surface loss & soiling/wrinkling to covers & inside covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Wene Margaret McMillin N/D (c.1980s)

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand family history Wene Margaret McMillin settlers pioneers Oreti genealogy

$42.50
1w13a/18

Touching on Deaths: A Medical History of Early Auckland Based on the First 384 Inquests


GLUCKMAN, LAURIE & GLUCKMAN, ANN (Ed) & WAGG, MIKE (Ed)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY EDITOR, super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 358pp, VG (light to moderate creasing/wrinkling to spine & covers with light chafing also, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Doppelganger 2000

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history Auckland inquests

$40.00
1w13a/25

The Life and Music of John Field 1782-1837: Creator of the Nocturne


PIGGOTT, PATRICK

Super octavo, grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 287pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & discolouration to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing, moderate foxing to flaps & rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1973

KEYWORDS: music history John Field biographies memoir composers classical

$285.00
1w13a/26

A Favoured Few: Regular Force Cadet School 1948-1991


TAYLOR, RICHARD

Quarto, red faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spoine & front board, 196pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cosmos Publications 1998

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history army cadet school

$550.00
1w13a/27

Jewellery 1789-1910 The International Era (2 Vol Set)


BURY, SHIRLEY

2 VOL SET, quarto, grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus eps, frontispieces, 863pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, minor water staining to base of spines, sl foxing to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light fading to spines, light chafing & wrinkling, sm label residue to rear covers)

PUBLISHER: Antique Collector's Club 1991

KEYWORDS: jewellery jewelry antiques history fashion international era art crafts

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