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$297.50
2g4/32

The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World


3 vols.

RAWLINSON,GEORGE

ex-lib.third edition 3 vols.rebound in half leather 590/580/567pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (rebind in blue cloth w.tan half-leather,gilt libr.stamp to top boards w.gilt-on-red title label to spines,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.spine sl.sunned,usual libr.stamps,prelims.sl.foxed o.w contents clean and tight,some minor wear to folded edges of some maps,tight)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1873

KEYWORDS: history antiquity ancient eastern world rawlinson

$51.00
r8/28

A History of The Institution of Electrical Engineers 1871-1971


READER,W.J.

first edition 327pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] F in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: peter peregrinus london [1987]

KEYWORDS: electrical engineers history reader

$63.75
2g6/50

Pie-Powder


being dust from the law courts

TRAMP,A CIRCUIT [FOOTE,J.ALDERSON]

first edition thus [facsimile of 1911 first edition] 216pp NF (red cloth,minor soiling to content edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and upper edge of front cover sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: ep publishing wakefield 1973

KEYWORDS: law history literature alderson foote

$35.00
xxfaa14251

Economics of the New Zealand Maori


FIRTH, RAYMOND

reprint 519pp ills.[b/w w.fold-outs] imperial octavo hardcover VG+ (fawn cloth,sl.soiled,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some creases)

PUBLISHER: [np] printed by shearer wellington 1973

KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori economics raymond firth

$55.25
2g3/13

Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca


HUTTON,FREDERICK WOLLASTON

first edition 224pp VG (in paper wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,owner's sign.to front cover,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,sl.to mod.foxing of contents)

PUBLISHER: colonial museum & geological survey department wellington 1880

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history mollusca frederick wollaston hutton

$63.75
2g10/28

The Journal of the First Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment


southeast asia 1957-1989

CLOSE,D.G.[ED.]

first edition 218pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (green cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,v.sl.soiled,front pastedown separating at fep gutter,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: [np,np] 1989

KEYWORDS: new zealand military history first battalion infantry regiment close

$29.75
2g10/21

Beyond the City


the land and its people riccarton waimairi paparua

PENNEY,SARAH E.W.

first edition signed by author 239pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.soiled,minor gum stains to upper/lower edges)

PUBLISHER: penney ash publications christchurch 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history sarah penney signed

$120.00
2a1/6141

The Tattooed Land


the southern frontiers of the pa maori

BRAILSFORD, BARRY

first edition folio hardcover 262pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl.sunned spine)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history barry brailsford

$70.00
r9/2

The Colony of New Zealand


its history,vicissitudes and progress

GISBORNE,WILLIAM

first edition xii+360pp [3 fold-out maps] G (black cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,prelims.incl.first map detached but all present,contents sl.foxed w.edges mod.foxed,maps all present and sl.foxed w.tape repair to verso of first map,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: petherick london 1888

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography william gisborne

$21.25
r9/3

The Regimental Records of the British Army


FARMER,JOHN S.

first edition thus 223pp+appendix ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.wear to extrems.) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: crecy books bristol 1984

KEYWORDS: military history british army regimental records john farmer

$76.50
2g9/14

The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1662-1982


COOK,H.C.B.

first edition numbered/limited [357/750] signed by author 552pp F in NF d/w (minor bumps to extrems.) in NF slipcase (sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: leo cooper london 1987

KEYWORDS: military history british indian armies cook

$21.25
r9/5

A Secret Country


PILGER,JOHN

first edition proof copy 286pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.owner's stamps to front cover,owner's inscr.to inside front cover and stamp to half-title)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1989

KEYWORDS: john pilger biography history proof copies literature

$34.00
r9/22

The Maiden Voyage


MARCUS,GEOFFREY

first edition 319pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to front pastedown,te blue) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: allen and unwin london 1969

KEYWORDS: nautical history titanic geoffrey marcus

$21.25
r9/7

The Queen of the Adriatic; or, Venice Past and Present


ADAMS,W.H.DAVENPORT

376pp ills.[b/w] VG- (brick cloth w.black ruled borders and gilt stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to bevelled edges,small split to foot of upper hinge,dealer's label to front pastedown,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: t.nelson london 1872

KEYWORDS: history geography travel venice davenport adams

$106.25
r9/8

The Impossible Island


corsica: its people and its sport

SNAFFLE

first edition 224pp ills.[b/w] VG (tan cloth w.blind ruled borders,sl.soiled and sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,paste action to eps,untrimmed content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: witherby london 1923

KEYWORDS: history geography corsica snaffle

$29.75
r9/26

California Shipwrecks


footsteps in the sea

MARSHALL,DON B.

first edition 175pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (teal cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: superior publishing seattle 1978

KEYWORDS: nautical history california shipwrecks marshall

$102.00
r9/16

The Rise and Fall of 'The Model Republic'


WILLIAMS,JAMES

ex-lib.first edition 424pp VG- (burgundy embossed cloth w.blind borders,rubbed and soiled,spine sunned w.boards unevenly sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked)

PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1863

KEYWORDS: history james williams politics

$21.25
r9/19

New Lands: Their Resources and Prospective Advantages


MILL,HUGH ROBERT

first edition 280pp VG (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelimsand content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: charles griffin london 1900

KEYWORDS: history hugh robert mill

$60.00
r10/11

Bardia to Enfidaville


STEVENS,W.G.

first edition 416pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (red cloth,sl.rubbed, minor soiling to content edges) in G d/w (tattered with large chips etc)

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1962

KEYWORDS: new zealand military history enfidaville bardia stevens

$32.50
r10/16

Introduced Mammals of New Zealand


WODZICKI,K.A.

first edition [previously owned by nz natural history author j.t.salmon] 255pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grey cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,sign.of j.t.salmon to front pastedown,content edges v.sl.foxed) in G d/w (rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.losses incl.upper 4cm of spine and part of front cover,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: department of scientific and industrial research wellington 1950

KEYWORDS: new zealand natural history salmon wodzicki

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