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$225.00
1w28a/42

The New Zealanders (The Library of Entertaining Knowledge)


CRAIK, GEORGE

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

$345.00
1w28a/43

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,


MOREAU, SIMEON

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

$60.00
1w28a/44

Russia; Abridged from the French


The Marquis DE CUSTINE

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

$350.00
1w28a/47

My Diary in India; In The Year 1858-9 (with Illustration.)


RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD

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

$35.00
xxbhc195680

The Journals of Alfred Doten 1849-1903 Volume Two


DOTEN, ALFRED & VAN TILBURG CLARK, WALTER (Ed)

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

$35.00
xxbhf195684

The Journals of Alfred Doten 1849-1903 Volume Three


DOTEN, ALFRED & VAN TILBURG CLARK, WALTER (Ed)

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

$25.00
xxbid195705

Cinemas in the Hutt Valley


TOWNSEND, CYRIL

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

$15.00
xxbid195710

Parachutist at Fine Leg, and Other Unusual Occurences from Wisden


HAIGH, GIDEON (Ed)

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

$34.50
xxbie195717

Cook: The County and Its People


GILLIES, IAIN, JOHN and ANGUS

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

$25.00
xxbie195721

The Book of Narborough


TURNER, DAVID

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

$10.00
xxbkb195731

The Public Eye


EDWARDS, BRIAN

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

$15.00
xxbkc195736

Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route


HARTMAN, SAIDIYA

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

$19.50
xxbkd195742

The Illuminating Icon


UGOLNIK, ANTHONY

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

$20.00
xxbkd195745

Manx National Songs with English Words, Selected from the Ms Collection of the Deemster Gill, Dr J Clague & W H Gill


GILL, W H (Selected & Arranged by)

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

$24.50
xxbke195747

A History of the Waikato Police


WALTERS, Snr Sgt BRIAN

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

$18.00
xxbke195748

Capital Coppers: An Illustrated Review of the Wellington Police District 1840-1986


HERMANS, R T & KENNEALLY, J M and B M

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

$22.50
xxbke195749

The Graphic Art of Winslow Homer


GOODRICH, LLOYD & KARSHAN, DONALD H (Fore)

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

$15.00
xxbke195751

Gallipoli


MASEFIELD, JOHN

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

$15.00
xxbke195752

The What it Cost Day Before Yesterday Book


PRIESTLEY, Dr HAROLD

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

$30.00
xxbke195756

The Story of the Napier Police District


MACDONALD, COLIN H

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

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