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$51.00
p11/20

The Encyclopedia of Sanitary Engineering Heating & Plumbing


3 vols.

STUBBS,S.G.BLAXLAND[ED.]

second edition 3 vols.ills.[b/w w.col.fold-outs] VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,sl.shaky spines)

PUBLISHER: waverley book company london [nd]

KEYWORDS: engineering history plumbing science stubbs

$45.00
ak1/16/1002

The Far-Away Hills


a meditation on new zealand landscape

WOOLLASTON,M.T.

FIRST EDITION, 48pp VG (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and foxed)

PUBLISHER: auckland gallery associates auckland 1962

KEYWORDS: new zealand history arts toss woollaston

$127.50
2d15/39

Portrait of a Judge


[incl.related letters]

STEWART, W. DOWNIE & WILLIAMS, JOSHUA STRANGE

first edition 112pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth w.paper title label to spine,sl.paste action to eps,owner's sign.to ffep)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs wellington 1945

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography joshua strange williams downie stewart law

$297.50
2d13/47

Reminiscences of The War in New Zealand


GUDGEON,THOMAS W.

372pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out col.map] VG- (red cloth w.black/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,browned spine,black eps w.paper separation starting at fep gutter,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,closed tears to map,cocked)

PUBLISHER: sampson low,marston,searle london 1879

KEYWORDS: new zealand history military thomas gudgeon

$119.00
2d16/29

Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand


BARRY,CAPTAIN

first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w] VG (brown cloth w.blind/dec.stamps to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,dec.eps,author's inscr.to frontis.portrait,content edges sl.soiled,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: brett auckland 1903

KEYWORDS: new zealand travel geography history captain barry

$127.50
2d15/12

A Ride Through the Disturbed Districts of New Zealand


together with some account of the south sea islands

MEADE,HERBERT

second edition [lacks title page] 375pp+32pp publisher's ads.dated 1871 ills.[b/w but lacks frontis.] G+ (green cloth w.blind borders,gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and soiled w.spine attached only at rear hinge,wear and chipping to extrems.,boards shaky,brown eps,owner's inscr.to prelim.,lacks half-title and title,sl.foxing and soiling to contents,cocked)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1871

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography herbert meade

$30.00
ak4/5/2104

The Prehistory of New Zealand


DAVIDSON,JANET

reprint 270pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.soiled,sl.creasing to front cover)

PUBLISHER: longman paul auckland 1988

KEYWORDS: new zealand history janet davidson

$18.50
2d16/15

The Farthest Corner


new zealand a twice discovered land

MORTON,HARRY;JOHNSTON,CAROL MORTON

first edition 315pp ills.[b/w] VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: century hutchinson auckland 1988

KEYWORDS: new zealand history harry morton carol morton johnston

$29.50
xxkaa111666

Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand


CRUISE,RICHARD A.

Octavo hardcover VG in VG d/w; 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel biography richard cruise

$17.00
2d14/35

Travels in New Zealand


MARJORIBANKS,ALEXANDER

first edition thus 174pp+appendix [map at frontis.] NF (owners sig on fep) in VG+ d/w (mod.rubbed and sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: capper press christchurch 1973

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel geography biography alexander marjoribanks

$25.50
p12/7

Broader Britain


photographs depicting the scenery,the cities and the industries of the colonies & dependencies of the crown

N/A

192pp ills.[b/w] G+ (olive cloth w.gilt lettering,rubbed and soiled w.wear to extrems.,separation starting at ep gutter,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: werner london 1895

KEYWORDS: arts geography britain history

$14.50
p12/16

New Zealand Novels and Novelists 1861-1979


BURNS,JAMES

first edition 71pp VG (red cloth,minor bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: heinemann auckland 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography literature james burns

$34.00
p12/21

Diversions in Sicily


JONES,HENRY FESTING

first edition 331pp+ads. VG+ (brown cloth w.black dec.stamp,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,lacks upper 3cm of ffep,owner's sign.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: alston rivers london 1909

KEYWORDS: history geography travel sicily italy henry festing jones

$17.50
2d15/17

Crisis at Kerikeri


SHARP,ANDREW

first edition 109pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.taped repair to head of rear cover,internal reinforcing)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1958

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography kerikeri andrew sharp

$29.50
2d16/16

New Zealand's Naval Story


TAYLOR, T.D.

first edition 337pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.,owner's blind stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in tatty d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned, small open tear to top of spine, chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1948

KEYWORDS: new zealand history nautical military taylor

$25.50
2d14/9

At Omatua's Fireside


HUTCHINSON,FRANCIS

first edition 133pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (tan cloth,prelims.sl.foxed,sl.creasing to fore-edge of one ill.) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled w.internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: wingfield press wellington [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography omatua francis hutchinson

$42.50
2d15/30

Through Ninety Years 1826-1916


WILLIAMS, FREDERIC WANKLYN

first edition 360pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,owner's sign.to ffep) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine browned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears and external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs auckland [nd c 1939]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history theology biography williams wanklyn

$45.00
xxpag228

Some Modern Maoris


BEAGLEHOLE, ERNEST & PEARL

first edition 350pp octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, chipped and minor tears)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch 1946

KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori beaglehole

$76.50
2d22/4

The Colony of New Zealand


its history,vicissitudes and progress

GISBORNE,WILLIAM

reissue 366pp [fold-out map at front] VG- (black cloth,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,map in pieces w.some repairs but is complete,one other map detached but present,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: petherick london 1891

KEYWORDS: new zealand history william gisborne

$25.00
p12/27

Medical Advice From a Backblock Hospital


SMITH, G. M.

first edition102pp+ index, octavo light card covers VG- (moderate foxing and tanning to eps and page edges, cracking to gutter at title page) in d/w (scuffing and 6cm closed tear to lower spine, light tanning and soiling to covers

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press Christchurch 1942

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history smith

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