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$40.00
1w18a/32

Mr Surveyor Thomson; Early Days in Otago and Southland


HALL-JONES, JOHN

Ex-library, lacks d/w; Octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps - maps, 146pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling & tanning to pages, front cover fragment of d/w pasted to front board, d/w flap fragments pasted to pastedowns, usual library markings)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1971

KEYWORDS: ex library new zealand south island otago southland early settler history 19th nineteenth century john turnbull thomson surveying surveyor general exploration explorers mapping map drawing charting colonialism

$40.00
1w18a/35

Fairness and Freedom; A History of Two Open Societies, New Zealand and the United States


FISCHER, DAVID HACKETT

FEP TORN/CUT; Super octavo, blue & black heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xxv + 629pp, illus, VG (fep torn/cut, otherwise VG+ with light rubbing & soiling to boards and page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing & soiling, moderate creasing, bookseller's price label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: new zealand united states of america american u.s.a. comparitive history politics political culture cultural values society government democracy democratic liberty freedom individualism

$80.00
1w18a/40

New Zealand Wine; The Land, the Vines, the People


MORAN, WARREN & FRECKI, IGOR (cartography by)

Imperial octavo, black cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 376pp, illus: colour photos, maps & figures, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to boards, occasional light soiling to pages/page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing, soiling & creasing)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2016

KEYWORDS: new zealand wine industry winemaking manufacturing alcohol drinking viticulture oenology vineyards grape growing harvesting history geography auckland gisborne hawke's bay wairarapa nelson marlborough canterbury central otago illustrated maps

$60.00
1w28a/5

The Rolls-Royce and Bentley (Volume 1: Standard production models 1945-1965); A collector's guide


ROBSON, GRAHAM

THIS VOL. ONLY; Oblong sm. octavo; black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling to pages, light foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing, moderate sun-fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Motor Racing Publications Ltd 1984

KEYWORDS: motoring collecting collections guides 20th twentieth century postwar post-war vintage automotives automobiles vehicles transport cars rolls royce bentley separate chassis era illustrated hobbies leisure history

$40.00
1w28a/8

Sport in War; With Nineteen Illustrations by the Author


BADEN-POWELL, Major-General R. S. S.

ONE ILLUS. PLATE MISSING; Ex-library; Sm. octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt soldier on horseback motif to front board, blind-stamped publisher's logo to rear board, deckled page edges, frontispiece, 201pp + 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear, illus. plates, VG- (p.159 illus. plate missing, closed tear to p.37 illus. plate, p.59 illus. plate loose but present, moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, light cracking to front gutter, light-moderate soiling/tanning to pages, usual library markings to prelims/terminal, spine & first page of text)

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1900

KEYWORDS: ex library military history warfare combat conflict sports leisure recreation athleticism athletics athletes recreational robert baden powell scouts scouting illustrated

$40.00
1w28a/9

The Hidden History of the Korean War


STONE, I. F.

Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece: map, xvii + 364pp, VG (light scuffing & soiling to boards, light soiling, tanning & occasional creasing to pages, newspaper clippings pasted/taped to pastedowns by prev. owner, prev. owner's names in ink to fep, occasional underlining in light pencil)

PUBLISHER: Turnstile Press Limited 1952

KEYWORDS: military history korean war warfare combat conflicts investigative journalism media commentaries united states of america american u.s.a. foreign policy if stone

$75.00
1w28a/11

The Ariel Story


HARTLEY, PETER

RE-BACKED, INCORPORATING ORIGINAL COVERS; Octavo, red & black heavy card boards, red & black lettering to spine, xii + 316pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards/covers, light foxing to page edges, moderate sun-fading to spine lettering)

PUBLISHER: Goose & Sons, Argus Books Ltd. 1980

KEYWORDS: re-backed motor motorcycles motorbikes bikes automotives automobiles history ariel riding motoring vintage vehicles transport illustrated

$100.00
1w28a/12

Brough Superior; The Rolls-Royce of Motor Cycles


CLARK, RONALD H.

Super octavo, salt & pepper cloth boards, quarter-bound in green faux-leather spine, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xviii + 174pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing & tanning to pages, prev. owner's brief inscription in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing, heavy sun-fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Goose & Son Publishers 1964

KEYWORDS: motor motorcycles motorbikes bikes automotives automobiles mechanical mechanics engines engineering history brough superior works company england english british great britain riding motoring vintage vehicles transport illustrated

$72.50
1w28a/13

Works Driver; The Autobiography of Piero Taruffi


TARUFFI, PIERO & TUBBS, D. B. (trans)

Super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece portrait, ix + 222pp, illus plates, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light discolouration to pages) in d/w, VG- (light damp-staining, moderate discolouration, creasing & chipping with sl. surface loss to spine extrems, price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: Temple Press Books 1964

KEYWORDS: memoirs autobiography autobiographies italy italian motoring motorsports sports racing automotives automobiles vehicles transport cars drivers motor motorcyclists motorcycles motorbikes bikes cycles engineers engineering illustrated history

$40.00
1w28a/14

The Warrior and The Pacifist; Competing Motifs in Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam


KURTZ, LESTER R. (ed)

Super octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine, xx + 342pp, VG+ (light-moderate rubbing & soiling to covers & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2018

KEYWORDS: religion spirituality warfare peace pacifism warriors conflicts combat violence studies buddhist buddhism jewish judaism christianity islamic muslim morality faith moral lessons history historical

$80.00
1w28a/15

The Somme 1916


GLADDEN, NORMAN

Super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 200pp, illus: maps, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing to page in d/w, VG (light rubbing & soiling to covers, light-moderate chipping & discolouration to edges)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber and Co. Limited 1974

KEYWORDS: memoirs diaries autobiography autobiographies military history world war one first wwi warfare conflicts combat battles battle of the somme 1916 british great britain english england

$65.00
1w28a/16

Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry


HOPWOOD, BERT

Super octavo, maroon faux leather-bound boards, gilt lettering to spine, 315pp, illus, VG+ (spine cocked, light soiling to board edges and page edges) in d/w, VG (light wear, bookseller label to rear cover, in protective plastic cover, edges taped)

PUBLISHER: Haynes Publishing Group 1981

KEYWORDS: motor motorcycles motorbikes bikes cycles industry business automotives automobiles mechanical mechanics engines engineering england english british great britain riding motoring vintage vehicles transport illustrated history 20th twentieth century

$50.00
1w28a/24

Rock-Paintings of the South-West Cape; Rotstekeninge van die Suidwes-Kaap


JOHNSON, TOWNLEY & RABINOWITZ, HYME & SIEFF, PERCY (compiled by)

FIRST EDITION; SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS; ARCHIVAL REPAIR TO SPINE; DUAL LANGUAGE - TEXT IN ENGLISH & AFRIKAANS; Square octavo, white heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, large black rock painting motif to boards, frontispiece, 38pp + 48pp plates at rear, illus plates, VG- (heavy cracking to hinges with archival tape repairs, moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, eps & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Nasionale Boekhandel BPK 1959

KEYWORDS: signed first editions text in afrikaans text in english south african south west cape province rock paintings cave art early human ancient history archeology archaeology illustrated

$40.00
1w28a/26

The Alexander Museum; Wanganui, N.Z.; Founded in 1892 by S. H. Drew, F.L.S.; Early History and Guide to Principal Exhibits


BURNET, J. H. (preface)

Octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus title page, 32pp, photo illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to covers, light-moderate foxing, tanning & creasing to pages)

PUBLISHER: The Alexander Museum 1933

KEYWORDS: new zealand north island wanganui whanganui museums early history alexander guide books guides handbooks exhibits illustrated

$275.00
1w28a/27

Cartoon Modern; Style and Design in Fifties Animation


AMIDI, AMID

Oblong super octavo, light green heavy card boards, white & green lettering to spine, green cartoon characters motif to front board, illus title page, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to boards, light sun-fading to spine, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers, moderate sun-fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC 2006

KEYWORDS: united states of america american u.s.a hollywood history art artists animation animated illustrations illustrators graphic design style aesthetics modern cartoons illustrated

$40.00
1w28a/32

The Life and Times of Po Chu-I; 772-846 A.D.


WALEY, ARTHUR

Super octavo, light blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp, family tree & folding map to rear, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing & occasional light creasing to pages) in d/w, VG- (light chipping & foxing, moderate-heavy browning esp. to spine)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1951

KEYWORDS: literary biography biographies asian eastern china chinese poets poetry poems politics political 9th ninth century history criticism

$120.00
1w28a/33

The Permanent New Zealand Court of Appeal; Essays on the First 50 Years


BIGWOOD, RICK

Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxii + 377pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to covers, bookseller's price label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Hart Publishing Ltd 2009

KEYWORDS: new zealand law legal judicial history permanent court of appeal 20th twentieth century essay collections commonwealth

$75.00
1w28a/36

The Political Works of James I; Reprinted from the Edition of 1616


[King] JAMES I & MCILWAIN, CHARLES HOWARD (intro)

Ex-library; Quarto, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped lettering & publisher's coat of arms motif to front board, cxi + 354pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate fraying to spine extrems, light cracking to gutters, light-moderate soiling & tanning to pages, several small closed tears to page edges throughout & a few pages starting to come loose, usual library markings to prelims, terminals & spine)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1918

KEYWORDS: ex library king james i iv england english scotland scottish monarchs monarchies monarchy royals royalty crown history politics political works writings collected collections speeches

$45.00
1w28a/38

Bali


HISS, PHILIP HANSON

Second printing; Quarto, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt archer motif to front board, illus eps, xiv + 112pp, illus plates, VG (moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light soiling & tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to fep & prelim) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing with tape repairs to spine & extrems, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Limited 1941

KEYWORDS: photography photographers art documentary pictorial anthropology ethnology travel writing exploration cultural social history bali indonesia indo pacific islands south east asia oceania

$40.00
1w28a/41

The Natural History of Selbourne; with Observations on Various Parts of Nature, and the Naturalist's Calendar; Illustrated with Engravings (Tenth Edition)


WHITE, Rev. GILBERT & BROWN, Captain THOMAS (with extensive additions)

Sm. octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & decorative tooling to spine, blind-stamped lettering & decorative rule to boards, frontispiece, illus half-title page, xii + 348pp, illus plates, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, boards sl. cocked, light cracking to gutters, light soiling to pages, moderate discolouration to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Richard Griffin and Company 1853

KEYWORDS: england english selborne hampshire natural history science nature naturalists animals zoology fauna

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