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$450.00
1y88a/4

An Account of the Settlements of the New Zealand Company, from Personal Observation During a Residence There (Second Edition)


PETRE, The Hon HENRY WILLIAM

SECOND EDITION- PLATES, MAP & ADVERTISING PRESENT, octavo, blue buckram stiffened covers, gilt lettering to front cover, blind stamp decoration to covers, folding map/frontispiece, 94pp + adverts to rear, illus, VG- (moderate wrinkling & bruising/fraying to covers & edges with light soiling also, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to inside front cover, 5cm closed tear to folding map- older repair to reverse side, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Smith, Elder and Co 1841

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers colonies colonial

$225.00
1y88a/5

Adventures of British Seamen in the Southern Ocean, Displaying the Striking Contrasts Which the Human Character Exhibits in an Uncivilized State


MURRAY, H (Preface)

Duodecimo, green cloth boards, black lettering to neat/modern title plate on spine, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, vignettes, xi + 353pp, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine & board edges- some surface loss, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, neat modern title plate affixed to front pastedown, light to moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1827

KEYWORDS: history historical exploration southern oceans New Zealand voyages British adventure

$40.00
1y88a/14

Christianity is Jewish


SCHAEFFER, EDITH

Octavo, yellow cloth boards, black lettering to spine, black menorah illus to front board, 224pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, minor scuffing/surface loss to front)

PUBLISHER: Tyndale 1976

KEYWORDS: religion religious history Christianity Jewish faith philosophy theology Judaism

$25.00
xx183pol208065

Arthur's Boys


ROMANOS, JOSEPH

FIRST EDITION, imperial 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: Moa Beckett 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history sports athletics track field Arthur Lydiard coaches trainers athletes biographies first editions

$16.50
xx183pol208076

13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis


KENNEDY, ROBERT F & MACMILLAN, HAROLD (Fore) & McNAMARA, ROBERT (Fore)

Paperback (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: Pan Books / Macmillan 1969

KEYWORDS: US politics Cuba Cuban missile crisis modern history JFK Russian Russian Khrushchev Kennedy nuclear bombs

$30.00
xx183pol208079

A Brief Essay on the History of Maori Art in New Zealand


FORD, JOHN BEVAN

Folio stapled stiff 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: Te Waka Toi N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art history heritage Maori cultural essays literature

$35.00
xx183pol208084

5 Years Further On: Auckland Ex Libris Society 80th Anniversary 1930-2010


THWAITES, IAN & FLETCHER, RIE

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: Puriri Press / Auckland Ex Libris Society 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Auckland Ex Libris Society literary bookplates history

$25.00
xx183pol208091

Te Puea: A Biography


KING, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION, super 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: Hodder and Stoughton 1978

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies first editions memoir Te Puea Maori history historical

$20.00
xx183pol208095

Hindenburg: The Wooden Titan


WHEELER-BENNETT, JOHN W

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: Macmillan 1967

KEYWORDS: aviatin history Hindenburg German Germany

$28.00
xx182pol208100

Outline History of the USSR


HANNA, GEORGE H (Trans)

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: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1960

KEYWORDS: Russia Russian history English translations soviet USSR

$25.00
xx182pol208109

Seeds of the Word / Nga Kakano o te Kupu : The Meeting of Maori Spirituality and Christianity


CODY, PHILIP

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: Steele Roberts 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori spirituality religion mythology Christianity pakeha history

$25.00
xx182pol208118

Japan's War in Colour, Following the TV Series


BATTY, 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: Carlton Books 2004

KEYWORDS: military history Japan Japanese war illustrated tv tie-ins

$35.00
xx182pol208119

Kursk: The Vital 24 Hours


FOWLER, WILL

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: Spellmount 2005

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 tank battles land Prokhorovka Kursk Russia

$30.00
xx182pol208122

Chronicles of The Great War: The Western Front 1914-1918


SIMKINS, PETER

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: Bramley Books 1999

KEYWORDS: military history ww1 first 1st world war 1 i one the great war

$17.50
xx182pol208123

Looking Back: A Selection of Old Photographs from Papua New Guinea 1880-1960s


COUTTS, MICHAEL N

Quarto softcover (VG) damp wrinkling to bottom corner of page block; 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: South Pacific Magazine 1990

KEYWORDS: travel history writing photos photography PNG Papua New Guinea historical

$35.00
xx182pol208124

Triumph Motorcycles in America


BROOKE, LINDSAY & GAYLIN, DAVID & NIXON, GARY (Fore)

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: MBI Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: automotive motorbikes motorcycles Triumph US America American history historical

$35.00
xx182pol208125

Edward Turner: The Man Behind the Motorcycles


CLEW, JEFF

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: Veloce 2006

KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Edward Turner motorcycles motorbikes Triumph history

$22.50
xx182pol208126

Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet


REEVES, NICHOLAS

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) occasional highlighting to text; 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: Thames & Hudson 2001

KEYWORDS: ancient history Egypt Egyptian Akhenaten archeology archaeology

$22.50
xx182pol208128

New Guinea: An Island Apart


NIGHTINGALE, NEIL

Imperial 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: BBC Books 1992

KEYWORDS: nature wildlife New Guinea natural history

$22.50
xx182pol208129

Panther vs T-34: Ukraine 1943


FORCZYK, ROBERT

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: Osprey Publishing 2007

KEYWORDS: military history armoured vehicles tanks Panther t-34 ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 combat land warfare

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