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$90.00
3j1/36

Craddocks of the Buller: Colonists of the Right Stamp'


CRAWSHAW, NORMAN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, gold lettering to front of wrapper, 180pp, illus VG (slight fading & scuffing to wrapper, light soiling to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Norman Cranshaw 2005

KEYWORDS: cradock craddocks buller district west coast westland new zealand family history norman crawshaw

$45.00
3j1/37

...And Then There Was One: A History of the Taranaki Dairy Industry


RICHARDS, GEORGE (compiled & written) & RICHARDS, JEAN (compiled & written)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board & spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 230pp, illus, VG- (slight brusing to spine & board corners, slight soiling to boards, light to moderate dampstaining to prelims, slight soiling & foxing to pages, light to moderate foxing to index) in d/w VG- (light soiling & fading to jacket, slight creasing to edges, light foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: George & Jean Richards 1995

KEYWORDS: taranaki region dairy industry history north island aotearoa new zealand milk milking jean george richards

$120.00
3j1/38

Urewera Trucks and Truckers


ABBOT, GAVIN M

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black & white text to wrapper, & spine, illus title page, 135pp, illus VG+ (slight rubbing to edges, v slightfading & chafing to wrapper, slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Gavin M Abbot 2014

KEYWORDS: urewera new zealand north island aotearoa history forestry forest trucking transport industry gavin m abbot

$55.00
3j1/39

Carved Maori Burial Chests: A Commentary and a Catalogue


FOX, AILEEN & WISE, K A J (ed)

Ex-library, quarto, illus light card wrappers, black text & illus to wrapper & spine, iv + 52pp + 44, illus + plates, VG- (moderate soiling to wrapper, light bruising & chipping to edges, light soiling to title page, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, Number 13, Auckland, New Zealand 1983

KEYWORDS: maori art carving burial practices taonga carved chests history new zealand aotearoa aileen fox

$47.50
3j1/41

Yesterday's Motoring


COWIE, GRAHAM

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, light blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, v slight foxing to page edges, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's inscription iin ink to fep) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light foxing to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1991

KEYWORDS: graham cowie motoring new zealand driving automotive history

$50.00
3j1/42

Heart of the Lion: The 50 Year History of Australia's Holden


WRIGHT, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, navy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 359pp, illus, VG+ (v slight scuffing to edges, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight chafing to jacket, v slight creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1998

KEYWORDS: first edition john wright holden australian motoring automotive history

$40.00
3j1/43

Selwyn: From the Hills to the Sea


ELLESMERE CAMERA CLUB & GRAYBURN, ARTHUR (intro)

SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR OF INTRO, quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to wrapper, black lettering to spine, illus inside wrappers, unpaginated prelims + 280pp, VG+ (slight fading & soiling to wrapper, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ellesmere Camera Club 1997

KEYWORDS: selwyn district lincoln canterbury malvern paparua port hills rolleston west melton new zealand history ellesmere camera club arthur grayburn prebbleton tai tapu

$50.00
3j1/44

Waitakaruru: The District, The School, And The People


CLOVER, KEN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, brown lettering to wrappers, 111pp, illus, VG (light soiling to wrapper, light creasing & tanning to edges of wrapper, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ken Clover, The School and District Jubilee 1902-1977

KEYWORDS: waitakaruru district history school hauraki plains north island new zealand aotearoa ken clover thames valley waikato te aroha maukoro canal

$40.00
3j1/45

Bethlehem: Tauranga's Little Star


FARROW, SHERYL (compiled by)

Quarto, spiral bound, green illus light card wrappers, green lettering to wrapper & spine, illus inside rear wrapper, 270pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to wrapper, slight scuffing to edges of spine, v slight fading, slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Sheryl Farrow 2011

KEYWORDS: bethlehem tauranga new zealand aotearoa north island history wairoa river sheryl farrow

$70.00
3j1/46

The Opouriao - Taneatua Settlement of 1896


HEATH, ALLISON B

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper, 242pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling to wrapper, binding slightly detached but secure, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Whakatane & District Historical Society 1989

KEYWORDS: opouriao taneatua whakatane district history new zealand north island aotearoa allison b heath

$55.00
3j1/48

Memories of Tirau: A History of Tirau


CUMMINS, PEG (compiled by)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & wrappers, vi + 312pp, illus, VG+ (slight chafing to wrapper, light creasing to edges of wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tirau Historical Society 2006

KEYWORDS: tirau south waikato north island aotearoa new zealand history peg cummins

$45.00
3j1/49

Always Ready: Christchurch Fire Brigade 1860-1985


PHILLIPS, A A

FIRST EDITION, quarto, red heavy boards, gilt fire helmet to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 96pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (light soiling & chafing to jacket, two 3cm closed tears and three >2cm closed tears to edges of jacket with historic tape repairs, 5cm section top top rear of jacket missing with historic tape repair, light fading to jacket)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Fire Service District 5A01 Christchurch 1985

KEYWORDS: first edition christchurch canterbury aotearoa new zealand history fire service firemen firefighting emergency services

$80.00
3j1/50

A Century of Farm Tractors 1904-2004


ROBINSON, RICHARD H

Quarto, illus heavy boards, yellow, orange & blue lettering to boards & spine, illus half title page, 304pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board corners, v slight chafing & soiling to boards, slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Country Life NZ 2004

KEYWORDS: farm tractors machinery equipment farming agriculture agricultural history new zealand tractor

$75.00
3j1/51

Tales of Yesteryear: Including Oral Histories of the North


MALCOLM, MADGE

Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, xiii + 204pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine & boards, slight scuffing & chafing to boards, moderate foxing to fep, rep adhered to rear pastedown, light soilling to page edges including damp staining to first & last few page edges)

PUBLISHER: Kororareka Press 1994

KEYWORDS: madge malcolm oral histories history north island new zealand kororareka russell paihia kerikeri tutukaka coast paparoa matakohe te wahapu puhipuhi

$60.00
3j1/52

Stories from the Plateau


CRAWSHAW, NORMAN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to wrapper, 89pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling & foxing to wrapper, light creasing & rubbing to edges of pages & wrapper, previous owner's name crossed out in ink to title page, sporadic slight soiling to pages)

PUBLISHER: Norman Crawshaw n/d

KEYWORDS: millerton buller westport westland west coast norman cranshaw plateau new zealand south island history

$50.00
3j1/54

Kaitaia: A Nostalgic Glimpse at the 1940s


PARKER, KEITH

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card wrappers, red & white lettering to wrapper & spine, illus title page, 240pp, illus, VG ( light fading to spine & wrapper, light creasing to wrapper, light soiling & tanning to page edges, previous owner's name in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Keith William Parker 1994

KEYWORDS: kaitaia 1940s forties new zealand north island aotearoa history keith william parker mangonui county

$40.00
3j1/56

Kaitaia's 1950s: The Memories Linger On...


PARKER, KEITH

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus light card wrappers, green & white lettering to wrapper & spine, illus title page, 288pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, slight scuffing to edges, light tanning to wrapper & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Keith Parker 1995

KEYWORDS: kaitaia 1950s fifties new zealand north island aotearoa history keith william parker mangonui county

$60.00
3j1/57

History of the Russian Revolution


TROTSKY, LEON & EASTMAN, MAX (trans)

Octavo, light blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, 1295pp, VG- (light to moderate fading & soiling to spine & boards, light rubbing to edges, moderate soiling, tanning & foxing to page edges, binding slightly shaky, previous owner's inscription to fep, sporadic v slight soiling to pages)

PUBLISHER: Victor Gollancz 1936

KEYWORDS: leon trotsky russian revolution history russia politcal

$65.00
3e3/14

Angkor: Cities and Temples


JACQUES, CLAUDE & FREEMAN, MICHAEL (photos) & WHITE, TOM (trans)

Square imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, illus eps, illus title page, illus prelims, 319pp, illus VG+ (v slight bruising to spine & board corners, v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (v slight ceasing to edges, light chafing to jacket, v slight fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: River Books 1997

KEYWORDS: angkor wat cambodia architectural wonder history asia asian claude jacques michael freeman

$75.00
3k5/1

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations


SMITH, ADAM & SHIELD NICHOLSON, J (intro essay & notes)

Octavo, red heavy boards, black border decoration to spine & boards, black text to front board, gilt text to spine, vi + 447pp VG (slight scuffing to spine, light bruising to boards, light soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, previous owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: T Nelson & Sons 1901

KEYWORDS: adam smith j shield nicholson history economy economics political politics nations nationhood

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