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$60.00
3j2/40

Reefton, School of Mines 1886-1970: Stories of Jim Bolitho


BOLITHO, ELAINE E

Oblong super octavo, illus light card wrapper, coloured text to wrapper & spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 164pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to spine, slight tanning & fading to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Friends of Waiuta Inc, 1999

KEYWORDS: reefton school of mines mining industrial west coast history new zealand jim elainee bolitho

$45.00
3j2/43

Rapids and Riverboats on the Whanganui River


CAMPBELL, ROBERT D

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, VG- (light scuffing to edges of boards, light to moderate soiling to boards incl historic tape, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w VG- (light to moderate fading to spine & jacket, light creasing to edges, light to moderate soiling to jacket including historic tape)

PUBLISHER: Wanganui Newspapers 1990

KEYWORDS: whanganui wanganui river awa history maritime riverboats boating new zealand robert d campbell

$145.00
3j2/44

Stewart Island's Kaipipi Shipyard and the Ross Sea Whalers


WATT, J P C

Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 273pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: JPC Watt 1989

KEYWORDS: j p c watt stewart island rakiura kaipipi shipyard ross sea whalers whaling new zealand maritime history

$75.00
3j2/45

Black Sands and Golden Years 1877-1979: Weheka-Fox Glacier School Jubilee


HALL, MARGARET & REID, VAL (illus)

Imperial octavo light card wrappers, black lettering & illus to wrapper, illus title page, vi + 80pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate foxing & tanning to wrapper, light creasing to wrapper, light foxing to page edges, crossed out inscription from author to fep)

PUBLISHER: Bascands 1979

KEYWORDS: weheka fox glacier southern westland west coast cook river mahitahi karangarau school gillespies history

$45.00
3j2/46

The French and the Maori


DUNMORE, JOHN (ed)

Ex-library, Imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 203pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing to board edges, light tanning to page edges, sporadic light soiling to pages) in d/w VG (in clear plastic cover adhered to jacket & boards, light tanning & fading to jacket)

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press Limited 1992

KEYWORDS: french maori new zealand aotearoa history france influence race relations colonisation john dunmore

$70.00
3j2/47

Maori Auckland


SIMMONS, DAVID & GRAHAM, GEORGE (maori place names)

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, yellow & red text to spine & jacket, 96pp, VG (light to moderate fading to spine, light to moderate foxing to inside of wrapper, first & last page, previous owner's name in ink to half title page, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Bush Press 1987

KEYWORDS: maori auckland new zealand aotearoa history tamaki makaurau

$50.00
3j2/48

The Kopara: Swamp ploughs, saw-blades and slate boards


PEARSON, BRIAN & WALLIS, TIM (fore)

Imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, white text to spine & wrapper, 387pp, illus VG+ (v slight chafing to wrapper, v slight scuffing & soiling to page edges, previous owner's inscription to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Brian Pearson 2007

KEYWORDS: kopara bill pearson new zealand history north westland west coast sawmilling milling forestry

$90.00
3j2/49

Vespa: Italian Street Style


BIGONGIALI, ATHOS & BUFORD, BILL

Quarto, illus mint light card wrappers with french flaps, white & grey lettering to spine & wrapper, illus prelims, illus title page, unpaginated, illus VG (moderate fading & tanning to wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Scriptum Edition 2003

KEYWORDS: vespa italian motoring design scooters scootering automotive history

$50.00
3j2/51

Ohuka: A History of the District and the School 1929-1999


METZ, ANTONIA (compiled by)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white text to wrapper, illus inside front cover/frontispiece, 260pp, illus, VG (slight creasing & soiling to wrapper slight fading to wrapper, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Antonia Metz 1999

KEYWORDS: ohuka hawke's bay new zealand education rural community history aotearoa

$120.00
3j2/52

A History of Socialist Thought Volume I: Socialist Thought, The Forerunners 1789-1850


COLE, G D H

THIS VOL ONLY, red octavo buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 346pp, VG (slight fading to spine, slight rubbing to board edges, light to moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, prelims & postlims, previous owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w VG- (light to moderate fading to jacket, moderate chipping to edges, 0.5cm open tear to upper edge of spine, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1953

KEYWORDS: g d h cole socialist thought political history socialism

$575.00
3j1/5

Gospel-Worship or the Right Manner of Sanctifying the Name of God in General. And Particularly in these Three great Ordinances: 1, Hearing of the WORD, 2, Receiving the Lord's SUPPER, 3, PRAYER, Being the second of seven volumes


BURROUGHS, JEREMIAH

Octavo, brown buckram boards, quarter bound in brown leather, gilt lettering and bands to spine, all edges speckled red, 307pp, VG (moderate scuffing to spine, light to moderate soiling to boards, light card label affixed to front board, light bruising to board corners, front gutter lightly cracked, moderate soiling & tanning to page edges, sporadic light foxing & soiling to pages, previous owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Printed by Peter Cole, Printer and Book-Seller at the Sign of the Printing Press in Corn-hill, neer the Royall Exchange 1658

KEYWORDS: jeremiah burroughs minister christian sermons theology church history in england

$62.50
3j1/6

Castlecliff: The Community on the Coast


SOLE, LARAINE

Super octavo, brown illus light card wrappers, white & brown lettering to wrapper & spine, 276pp, illus VG+ (v slight rubbing to edges of wrapper, slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Laraine Sole 2008

KEYWORDS: whanganui wanganui castlecliff community history laraine sole north island new zealand

$40.00
3j1/7

Melton: Plains of Promise


STARR, JOAN

Super octavo, brown heavy boards, gold lettering to front board, 278pp, illus VG+ (v slight brusing & scuffing to spine, slight soiling to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light to moderate tanning & fading to spine, slight creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Melton Shire Council

KEYWORDS: melton australia australian victorian community history

$50.00
3j1/11

Thames and the Coromandel Peninsula: 2000 Years


WILLIAMS, ZELMA & WILLIAMS, JOHN

SIGNED BY AUTHORS ON TIPPED IN BOOKPLATE, imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 262pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising & scuffing to spine & board edges, v slight soiling to boards, v slight soiling & prev owner's name in ink to fep, v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (v slight creasing to edges, v slight chafing to jacket, moderate foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Williams Publishing 1994

KEYWORDS: thames coromandel peninsula zelma john williams maori european british aotearoa new zealand history

$60.00
3j1/12

First to Fight: Australian Diggers, N.Z. Kiwis and U.S.Paratroopers in Vietnam, 1965-66


BREEN, BOB

Super octavo, burgundy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xvi + 316pp, illus, VG+ (slight fading & rubbing to edges of spine & boards, v slight chafing to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, v slight sporadic soling to pages) in d/w VG (light tanning, light to moderate soiling to jacket, 3cm tear to jacket hinge, light chipping & creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1988

KEYWORDS: vietnam war australian diggers new zealand kiwi soldiers united states paratroopers nz usa american australia new zealander military history

$75.00
3j1/13

Wallace: Rebel Country


BYE, KEN

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, red & blue text to wrapper & spine, illus inside wrappers, 320pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light soiling to fep, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Southland District Council 2000

KEYWORDS: wallace county rural southland rebel new zealand aotearoa history rebellion

$60.00
3j1/15

Smoke, Sand and Rubber: A former racer's tale of colorful drivers, unique cars, and forgotten speedways


ANTHONY, MEL

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, multi-coloured lettering to spine & wrapper, illus title pages, 287pp, illus, VG+ (v slight fading to spine, v slight creasing to wrapper, light foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Sylvester Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: midget racing northwest early auto racing automotive history american west coast ken bye

$60.00
3j1/16

Stories Without End: Essays 1975-2010


BINNEY, JUDITH

SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO ARTIST GREER TWISS, super octavo, illus light card wrappers, red, grey & gold text to wrapper & spine, frontispiece, 424pp, illus VG+ (light soiling to wrapper, slight creasing to wrapper, light soiling to page edges, v slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2010

KEYWORDS: judith binney new zealand aotearoa essays history historian

$90.00
3j1/17

Flaxbourne, Its People and Their Stories: A collection of stories contributed by the people with connections to the Flaxbourne District


TAYLOR, JACK (compiled by)

SCARE IN HARDCOVER, imperial octavo, red & black heavy boards, black & white lettering to boards & spine, illus eps, illus title page, 308pp, VG+ (slight fading to spine & board edges, slight bruising to spine & edges, v slight soiling & chafing to boards, v slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Flaxbourne Settler's Association 2000

KEYWORDS: flaxbourne district marlborough ward renwick blenheim south island aotearoa new zealand history

$47.50
3j1/18

Policing the River District 1886-1986: The first 100 years of the Wanganui Police


SPICER, CHARLES E

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 320pp, illus, VG (soiling & fading to spine, light v slight rubbing to board edges, fep removed, 4cm tear to front pastedown, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light soiling to spine, light rubbing to edges, light fading to jacket, light foxing & tanning to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Wanganui Newspapers 1988

KEYWORDS: new zealand policing police whanganui wanganui history north island aotearoa

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