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$16.50
xxhnc199411

Scott's Last Expedition


SCOTT, Capt R F & BARRIE, J M (Bio Intro) & MARKHAM, Sir CLEMENTS R (Preface)

Octavo hardcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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 Murray 1927

KEYWORDS: Captain Scott expeditions travel exploration south pole antarctica history historical accounts

$17.50
xxhnc199412

The Nature of Natural History


BATES, MARSTON & HORN, HENRY S (New Preface)

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: Princeton University Press 1990

KEYWORDS: natural history biology science evolution geography

$22.50
xxhpa199415

The Legendary Land


IHIMAERA, WITI (Text) & LEUE, HOLGER (Photo) & HULME, KERI (Fore)

Lg 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: Reed Books 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand people culture customs history Witi Ihimaera

$20.00
xxhpa199420

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles


SAVAGE, ANNE (Trans & Collated)

Quarto 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: Papermac / Macmillan 1984

KEYWORDS: England English history anglo-saxon rulers

$15.00
xxhpa199424

A Naturalist in New Zealand


GILLHAM, MARY E

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: A H & A W Reed 1965

KEYWORDS: New Zealand natural history nature ecology botany

$10.00
xxhpa199426

War Dog


LEWIS, DAMIEN

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: Sphere 2013

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 puppies dogs animals

$25.00
xxhpd199445

Goldfields Harvest


FLAMANK, GAYLENE

SIGNED, 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: Gaylene Flamank 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand pioneers settlers Otago regional history Henry Flamank biography biographies memoir signed

$35.00
xxhpf199449

Sailing With Cook: Inside the Private Journal of James Burney RN


RICKARD, SUZANNE & COCHRANE, PETER (Fore)

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: National Library of Australia 2015

KEYWORDS: exploration maritime nautical adventures James Burney history journals diaries historical

$15.00
xxhpf199456

The Architect of Kokoda: Bert Kienzle - The Man Who Made the Kokoda Trail


KIENZLE, ROBYN

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hachette 2011

KEYWORDS: military history Bert Kienzle ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 biography biographies memoir Kokoda

$25.00
xxhpf199458

House of Cards: The Legalization and Control of Casino Gambling


SKOLNICK, JEROME H

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: Little, Brown & Company 1978

KEYWORDS: gambling history legalisation legalization casino industry gaming regulation

$35.00
xxhpg199463

Lawn Tennis: The World Game Today


BURROW, F R

FEP MISSING, super octavo hardcover (G+) heavy crack to rear gutter; 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: Hodder and Stoughton N/D

KEYWORDS: sport history lawn tennis F R Burrows

$17.50
xxhpg199465

The Private Lives of the Impressionists


ROE, SUE

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial 2007

KEYWORDS: art history impressionism impressionists biographies

$15.00
xxhqe199471

The Dictionary People


OGILVIE, SARAH

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 2023

KEYWORDS: language linguistics dictionary history etymology oxford english dictionaries

$22.50
xxhqe199473

Rhodes - a Life (Rhodesiana Reprint Library Volume Sixteen)


McDONALD, J G

FACSIMILE REPRINT OF 1927 EDITION, 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: Books of Rhodesia 1971

KEYWORDS: Cecil Rhodes biography biographies memoir history

$120.00
1y62a/42

Fiordland: News, Views & Anecdotes - pre-1911


HALLIDAY, MERV (Compiled by)

SIGNED, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, green & black lettering to spine, 416pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to spine & extrems, sl chafing to boards, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Merv Halliday 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Fiordland south island lakes district settlers pioneers papers past excerpts signed Merv Halliday

$40.00
1y62a/44

Jim Becker's War


BECKER, PETER

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, viii + 127pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling/rubbing to spine & cover edges, sl chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Peter Becker 2020

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history biography biographies memoir soldiers Jim Becker ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 diaries journals

$40.00
1y62a/46

The Voyages of Captain James Cook: The Illustrated Accounts of Three Epic Voyages


COOK, JAMES et al & THOMAS, NICHOLAS (Ed)

ILLUSTRATED EDITION, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, brown lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 317pp, illus, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising to spine/extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, minor vertical crease to spine, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press 2016

KEYWORDS: exploration illustrated James Cook voyages history maritime nautical Endeavour Resolution Discovery Adventure

$75.00
1y62a/49

The Exiles of Asbestos Cottage


HENDERSON, JIM

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED WITH LENGTHY HUMOUROUS INSCRIPTION & DATED, octavo, blue heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to board edges, light tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & chiping to edges, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1981

KEYWORDS: signed first editions Jim Henderson New Zealand history Asbestos Cottage

$40.00
1y62a/50

From Sweden to Northern Wairoa


SUNDBERG, JOEL

SIGNED & INSCRIBED, super octavo, brown light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 88pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: J E Sundberg 1988

KEYWORDS: New Zealand genealogy family history settlers Swedish descent Joel Sundberg signed

$40.00
1y62a/55

A Night of Terror: The Story of the Athenia Affair


CAULFIELD, MAX

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained green, 222pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & tanning/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1958

KEYWORDS: civil maritime disasters nautical Athenia passenger ships history first editions

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