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$32.50
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Early Events from Seatown to Sinclair Head


TONKS, H GARY

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: N/A 2009

KEYWORDS: Wellington New Zealand history local Tonks Photographs rural life wartime

$17.50
xxa3bg225764

The Last Years of the 'Peaks'


BATTY, STEPHEN R.

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: Ian Allen LTD 1985

KEYWORDS: trains photographs engine diesel British peaks railway transport rail history

$35.00
xxa3bg225766

Eureka 1874-1984


DAVID, MEENA

Quarto stapled 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: The Eureka Press 1985

KEYWORDS: pioneer settler history regional eureka waikato hamilton New Zealand nz

$15.00
xxa3bg225767

Ships in Focus: New Zealand and Federal Lines


CALRKSON, JOHN & FENTON ROY

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: John and Marion Clarkson 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand nz ships trade commercial passenger vessels lines southern ocean history

$22.50
xxa3bg225768

Orkney & Shetland Steamers


DAYTON, ALISTAIR

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: Tempus Publishing 2002

KEYWORDS: ships steamer boats history orkney shetland p&o Britain Scotland north company photographs

$35.00
xxa3bg225770

Ralph Hotere: Black Light


HOTERE, RALPH & CULBERT, BILL (collab) & IAN WEDDE (intro)

Quarto softcover (G+); ex-library, binding sloppy, 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 Papa Press 2000

KEYWORDS: Ralph Hotere New Zealand art artist nz history Bill Culbert Te Papa gallery abstract historic

$25.00
xxa3bg225771

Djungletripp / Jungle Trip


SELVA, VIAJE A LA & BLOMBERG, EMMA ROBINSON (trans)

DUAL LANGUAGE, ENGLISH & SPANISH. Super octavo softcover (G+) ; 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: CCE Benjamin Carrion 2017

KEYWORDS: Ecuador travel jungle history exploration culture photography Amazon Viaje Selva Emma Blomberg fauna tsachilas

$36.50
xxa3bg225773

Savaged to Suit: Maori and Cartooning in New Zealand


DIAMOND, PAUL

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: New Zealand Cartoon Archive 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history nz maori cartoon political politics racism caricature newspaper media

$20.00
xxa3ca225778

The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross


ST JOHN OF THE CROSS & KAVANAUGH, KIERAN (trans) & RODRIGUEZ, OTIS (trans)

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: ICS Publications 1979

KEYWORDS: carmelite spanish mysticism priesthood Christian teachings poetry spiritualism history jesus gospels St John theology religion

$40.00
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Of Signals, Ships and Sundry Snippets


DE JARDINE, MARGARET

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, viii + 148pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to boards, sl foxing & soiling to eps) in d/w, VG (minor scuffing to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, moderate foxing/staining to interior)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated (c.1997)

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical ships boats New Zealand nz sailing history

$40.00
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More Than Just a Little Island: a History of Matakohe-Limestone Island


CLARK, G M (TIM)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Imperial octavo, illus light card wrapper, spine blank, illus/printed inside covers, frontispiece, III + 120pp, illus/photos VG (light scuffing and creasing to spine and wrapper edges, light fading to spine, light tanning and soiling to page edges, light soiling and chaffing to wrappers, light to moderate cracking to gutter on title page, prev owners name in ink to copywright page, slight ink rubbing from illus throughout).

PUBLISHER: Friends of Matakohe-Limestone Island Society 2001

KEYWORDS: Matakohe Limestone island history New Zealand nz maori settler life industry cement

$150.00
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Sir Bob Charles: The Biography, Limited Commemorative Edition - 2020


SAUNDERS, GEOFF & PLAYER, GARY (foreword)

SIGNED, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#113/1963) (SIGNED BY BOB CHARLES). Quarto illus heavy board, white lettering on spine, frontispiece, xvii + 311pp + [4], illus/photos, VG+ (slight bruising to spine + extrems, slight bruising and chaffing to boards, slight tanning to page edges).

PUBLISHER: Hope Publishing LTD 2020

KEYWORDS: golf New Zealand NZ biography Sir Bob Charles sport history limited numbered signed

$47.50
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An Illustrated History of Taranaki


LAMBERT, GAIL & RON

SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Super octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; photos, illus.; 167 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges, prev ownership inscriptions in pen to ffep, some soiling to prelims); in d/w, VG (light to moderate soiling and foxing, tear to sm tear to bottom edge, light to moderate bruising with sl chipping & curling).

PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history social Taranaki settlement colonialisation colonial

$40.00
3L4/45

A History of Mount Maunganui


n/a

Octavo, illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; 160 + [8] pp.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Mount Maunganui Council 1989

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand Mount Maunganui settlement social history colonial 20th century

$48.00
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The Golden Jubilee of the Flaxbourne Settlement 1905-1955


HALE, A M

Octavo, light card covers, french flaps; photos, plates; eighty pp. VG- (moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising edges & extrems with some chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & sl throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Flaxbourne Settlers' Association 1955

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Flaxbourne settlers settlement colonial

$60.00
3L3/3

Norsewood: The Centennial Story


ANDERSEN, A L; ETHERIDGE, D C (ed.)

Octavo, red card boards, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., photos; 182 + [2]; VG (light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges & prelims, sl soiling throughout; final leaf loose); in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning, soiling & foxing, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping).

PUBLISHER: A. L. Andersen 1972

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Norsewood Hawkes Bay settlers settlement colonial centennial

$65.00
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Nelson: A Regional History


MCALOON, JIM

FIRST EDITION. Imp. octavo, illus. light card covers; photos, illus.; xvi + 261 pp.; VG+ (sl soiling to covers, light bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Cape Catley 1997

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century Nelson settlers settlement colonial first edition

$85.00
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The Colonial New Zealand Wars


RYAN, TIM & PARHAM, BILL

FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHORS. Imp. octavo, blue card boards, spine lettered in gilt; illus., photos; [6] + 226 pp.; VG (light to moderate fading, scuffing & bruising to edges & extrems, light tanning throughout); in d/w, VG (light fading, some bruising to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1986

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial first edition war wars military

$60.00
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Kaitieke: The District, The People, The Schools


n/a

LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Imp. octavo, illus. light card covers; illus., photos; 128 pp.; VG- (moderate scuffing & rubbing & light to moderate soiling to covers, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with some chipping; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, prev ownership inscription in pen to tp, light cracking to front gutters, tearing to tp extrem, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: S & S Publications 1985

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial first edition Kaitieke

$60.00
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Memories of 100 Years in Ngaroma


MANKELOW, CHRISSIE (ed.)

Quarto, illus. light card covers, illus., photos; 150 pp.; VG (light soiling to covers & pg edges, light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems;

PUBLISHER: Chrissie Mankelow 2011

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand history 20th century settlers settlement colonial Ngaroma

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