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$63.75
q13/2

Ideals of Nationhood


BLEDISLOE,LORD

first edition inscribed by author 319pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.gilt borders and dec.stamp,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,author's dated inscr.to ffep,paste action to eps,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: thomas avery new plymouth 1935

KEYWORDS: history biography politics new zealand lord bledisloe

$25.00
q13/4

Omai Pacific Envoy


MCCORMICK, E. H.

first edition 364pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] super octavo, red cloth boards VG+ in VG- d/w (light creasing, scuffing and small tears to edges, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand history omai mccormick biography

$25.50
q13/13

Street Corner


LAMB,R.C.

first edition 56pp ills.[b/w] NF (red cloth,eps v.sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.browned spine,minor wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1967

KEYWORDS: new zealand printing history caxton press lamb

$34.00
q13/17

Aids to Scoutmastership


BADEN-POWELL,LORD

revised edition 125pp+2pp ads. VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.boards sl.sunned,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: herbert jenkins london [nd]

KEYWORDS: scouts baden-powell history

$63.75
q13/23

The Sons of Temperance Offering for 1850


ARTHUR,T.S.[ED.]

320pp ills.[b/w] VG- (full red morocco w.elaborate gilt stamps to boards and spine,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's inscr.to prelim.,prelims.and content edges sl.browned,aeg)

PUBLISHER: nafis & cornish new york [1850]

KEYWORDS: history temperance arthur

$130.00
q14/8

Gleanings from French Gardens


ROBINSON,W.

second edition 291pp+14pp ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth w.blind borders and gilt dec.stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to bevelled extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate and sign.to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: frederick warne london 1869

KEYWORDS: natural history robinson gardens robinson

$185.00
q14/10

A Flower-Hunter in Queensland & New Zealand


ROWAN,MRS.

first edition 272pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.gilt/blind dec.stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,paper separation at ep gutter,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: angus and robertson sydney 1898

KEYWORDS: natural history new zealand queensland rowan

$85.00
q14/12

A Winter's Cruise in the Mediterranean


GAINSFORD,W.D.

ex-lib.first edition 299pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.remains of libr.label to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate to front pastedown,pencil numbers to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: swan sonnenschein london 1887

KEYWORDS: travel history geography mediterranean nautical gainsford

$21.25
q14/20

Catholicism and Christianity


CADOUX,CECIL JOHN

first edition 708pp VG- (blue cloth,rubbed and stained,sunned w.label to top board,tape repairs to hinges,mod.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1928

KEYWORDS: history theology religion cecil john cadoux

$42.50
q14/25

The Student's Handbook of Physical Geology


JUKES-BROWNE,A.J.

first edition rebound 514pp+catalogue ills.[b/w] VG (modern rebind in red cloth w.no titling,minor wear to extrems.,new eps,owner's sign.to title,content edges sl.soiled,some pencil underlining)

PUBLISHER: george bell london 1884

KEYWORDS: geology history jukes-browne

$59.50
2g5/37

Singapore Retrospect Through Postcards: 1900-1930


N/A

first edition 136pp ills.[b/w] NF (laminated boards,minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: sin chew jit poh singapore 1982

KEYWORDS: singapore history geography postcards

$34.00
q15/11

A Naturalist on the Prowl or In the Jungle


EHA

second edition 257pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.gilt beetle stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,publisher's stamp to front pastedown,prelims.sl.foxed,teg,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: thacker london 1897

KEYWORDS: natural history eha science

$29.75
q15/14

Mis-Mated


the principles of incompatibility of temperaments in marriage and family life

PETERS,JOHN F.

first edition 213pp ills.[b/w] VG (purple cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: staples press london [nd]

KEYWORDS: sociology history marriage john peters

$170.00
2g6/45

The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines


CLARKE,MARY COWDEN;NOVELLO,SABILLA

new edition in full leather 456pp ills.[b/w] VG (full tree calf w.gilt borders and gilt school stamp to top board,raised/gilt bands to spine w.gilt-on-black title label,v.sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine v.sl.sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,marbled eps and content edges,school presentation bookplate to front pastedown,eps sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to plates)

PUBLISHER: bickers london 1893

KEYWORDS: history literature shakespeare mary cowden clarke sabilla novello

$170.00
q15/21

Veteran and Vintage Motor Cycles


SHELDON,JAMES

first edition inscribed by author w.Als. 208pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges v.sl.foxed,spine cracked,author's inscr.to half-title,related page stapled to ffep,autograph/signed letter from author stapled to half-title) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: batsford london 1961

KEYWORDS: motor cycles history transport james sheldon

$42.50
2d19/4

Poisonous Plants in Britain and their effects on Animals and Man


COOPER,MARION R.;JOHNSON,ANTHONY W.

first edition 305pp ills.[col.] NF (in laminated boards,v.sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: hmso london 1984

KEYWORDS: natural history science marion cooper anthony johnson poisonous plants

$51.00
2g5/46

Collecting and Breeding Butterflies & Moths


WORTHINGTON-STUART,BRIAN

first edition 190pp [col.frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,ill.eps,prelims.v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: warne london 1951

KEYWORDS: natural history butterflies moths lepidoptery

$127.50
2d7/12

Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology


LIEBIG,JUSTUS;PLAYFAIR,LYON [ED.]

second edition 409pp+16pp catalogue VG- (olive embossed cloth,rubbed and stained w.uneven sunning,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,publisher's ad.tipped-in to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: taylor & walton london 1842

KEYWORDS: history science chemistry agriculture physiology justus liebig

$51.00
2d6/5

The Journals of Major-Gen.C.G.Gordon,C.B.,at Kartoum


GORDON,C.G.;HAKE,A.EGMONT [INTRO.]

ex-lib.first edition 587pp [b/w frontis.portrait w.fold-out map at rear] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine browned w.libr.mark,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from reps,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: kegan paul,trench london 1885

KEYWORDS: history biography general gordon kartoum egmont hake

$17.00
q16/20

Monthly Letters


POEL,WILLIAM

first edition 148pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: t.werner laurie london 1929

KEYWORDS: literature history william poel

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