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The New Zealanders (The Library of Entertaining Knowledge)
Sm. octavo, half-bound in maroon leather with marbled heavy card boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, marbled eps, frontispiece: map of New Zealand, iv + 424pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to boards & spine, moreso to edges, moderate discolouration to prelims/terminals incl. frontispiece, otherwise occasional light soiling to pages/page edges, prev. owner's label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Charles Knight 1830
KEYWORDS: new zealand early settler colonial popular history 19th nineteenth century exploration discovery navigation cultural social anthropology indigenous colonialism
A Tour to the Royal Spa at Cheltenham; or, Gloucestershire Displayed. Containing An Account of Cheltenham, In Its Improved State; Its Mineral Waters, Publick Walks, Amusements, Environs, &c.; the Natural History of the County and City of Gloucester,
Sm. octavo, half-bound in maroon/tan leather with marbled heavy card boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, frontispiece, vii + 208pp, illus plates, VG- (heavy scuffing to boards, leather binding almost entirely worn away at corners, moderate surface loss to spine extrems., light cracking to gutters, p.32 plate missing, moderately heavy soiling to front section of pages, otherwise light soiling/tanning throughout, small closed tear to table of contents, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown
PUBLISHER: R. Cruttwell 1797
KEYWORDS: england english gloucestershire cheltenham guides guidebooks handbooks tours royal spa natural health resorts towns cities city history
Russia; Abridged from the French
Sm. octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamped lettering & rule to boards, printed eps, xxiv + 532pp, VG- (moderate rubbing/soiling & heavy fading to boards, moderate cracking to upper spine - boards sl. shaky, light soiling & tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1854
KEYWORDS: text in english travel writing french aristocrats aristocracy history russian russia imperial imperialism
My Diary in India; In The Year 1858-9 (with Illustration.)
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR'S FATHER; 2 VOL. SET; ORIGINAL BINDINGS; Octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind-stamped decorative rule to boards, frontispieces, xv + 408 / xi + 443, illus / folding map, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light brusing to corners, heavy sun-fading to spines, light chipping to spine extrems., light-moderate soiling to pages - frontispieces fairly heavily soiled, light tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge 1860
KEYWORDS: memoirs diaries autobiography autobiographies travel writing india indian irish british great britain private secretaries journalists war correspondents imperialism colonialism history
The Journals of Alfred Doten 1849-1903 Volume Two
THIS VOL ONLY, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of Nevada Press 1973
KEYWORDS: journals diaries Alfred Doten history autobiography autobiographies memoir
The Journals of Alfred Doten 1849-1903 Volume Three
THIS VOL ONLY, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of Nevada Press 1973
KEYWORDS: diaries journals Alfred Doten collection history
Cinemas in the Hutt Valley
Octavo stapled glossy card covers (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: Lower Hutt Historical Society Publication 2002
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Lower Hutt history historical society movie theaters theatres movies cinemas
Parachutist at Fine Leg, and Other Unusual Occurences from Wisden
Sm octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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: Aurum 2007
KEYWORDS: sport history anecdotes Wisden almanacks
Cook: The County and Its People
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: The Gisborne Herald Co (Printer) N/D (c.1980s?)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Gisborne region east coast
The Book of Narborough
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: Halsgrove 2004
KEYWORDS: Narborough history English towns townships
The Public Eye
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) some pages may remain uncut; 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: A H & A W Reed 1971
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Brian Edwards history broadcasting social commentary
Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
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: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008
KEYWORDS: Atlantic Ghana slave trade slavery history Ghanaian travel literature writing Africa
The Illuminating Icon
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: William B Eerdmans Publishing 1988
KEYWORDS: religion Christian orthodox eastern church history religious culture Russia Russian US America American relations
Manx National Songs with English Words, Selected from the Ms Collection of the Deemster Gill, Dr J Clague & W H Gill
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Boosey & Co N/D (c.1890s?)
KEYWORDS: national songs music Manx Isle of Man history
A History of the Waikato Police
Quarto stapled light card covers (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: New Zealand Police Centenary 1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Waikato police history centenary centennial law enforcement
Capital Coppers: An Illustrated Review of the Wellington Police District 1840-1986
Quarto stapled light card covers (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: Colonial Associates Publication 1985
KEYWORDS: New Zealand police history Wellington city law enforcement
The Graphic Art of Winslow Homer
Imperial octavo softcover (VG-) cracking/separation at some gutters; 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 Museum of Graphic Art 1968
KEYWORDS: art history Winslow Homer appreciation criticism
Gallipoli
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 may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1917
KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war Gallipoli Anzac campaigns New Zealand Australia
The What it Cost Day Before Yesterday Book
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: Kenneth Mason 1979
KEYWORDS: history historical cost of living economics
The Story of the Napier Police District
NUMBERED EDITION (#331/1000), 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: Napier and Hastings Police Clubs 1986
KEYWORDS: New Zealand police force history law enforcement Napier