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$106.25
r20/22

Wigan R.L.F.C. 1895-1986


MORRISON,IAN

first edition 352pp ills.[b/w] F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: breedon books sport derby 1986

KEYWORDS: sport rugby league wigan ian morrison history

$85.00
r20/29

The Modern School of Art


vol.4

MEYNELL,WILFRID [ED.]

ex-lib.vol.4 only 232pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,insect holes to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents but plates are generally clean w.foxing only to margins and verso)

PUBLISHER: cassell london [nd]

KEYWORDS: arts wilfrid meynell history

$102.00
r21/13

Fabre's Book of Insects


STAWELL,RODOLPH;DETMOLD,E.J. [ILLS.]

271pp ills.[12 tipped-in col.plates by detmold] NF (green cloth w.gilt dec.borders,eps and untrimmed content edges v.sl.foxed,plates all clean and bright) in VG d/w (onion-skin unprinted wrapper,sl.soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.) in VG- box w.lid (green card w.col.plate mounted on top,rubbed and soiled w.stain to top affecting one corner of plate,mod.wear and chipping to extrems,one side of base detached at one corner)

PUBLISHER: dodd mead new york 1926

KEYWORDS: natural history science fabre insects rodolph stawell

$42.50
r22/6

Dreamscape 1


SUMMERS,JOHN

first edition vol.1 only 351pp NF (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldwoney],sl.cocked) in Fine dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: pisces print christchurch 1991

KEYWORDS: biography history new zealand john summers

$21.25
r22/12

Merchant Ship Stability


PURSEY,H.J.

third edition 165pp [b/w diagrams] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,eps and extrems.sl.foxed) in G+ d/w (rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.several losses,tatty)

PUBLISHER: brown glasgow 1962

KEYWORDS: history pursey merchant ship nautical transport

$42.50
r22/13

Fishermen in War Time


WOOD,WALTER

[first edition] 240pp ills.[b/w] VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.gilt navy league stamp to rear board,sunned spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: sampson low london [nd]

KEYWORDS: nautical military history walter wood

$63.75
r22/17

London City


BESANT,WALTER

first edition 491pp ills.[b/w w.large folding map at rear] VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned and sl.stained,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,minor foxing to content edges,minor soiling to folding map) heavy item

PUBLISHER: black london 1910

KEYWORDS: geography history london walter besant

$42.50
r22/18

Kon-Nichi-Wa Japanese Beauties Today


SHIBUSAWA,TAKAKO

first edition 164pp [text in japanese/english/french]+ads.ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (mauve cloth boards w.white cloth spine,sl.soiled and sunned,prelims.sl.wrinkled,contents clean and tight) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some closed tears,tape repairs to head of spine)

PUBLISHER: shibusawa tokyo 1964

KEYWORDS: history geography japan beauty takako shibusawa

$25.00
r22/23

Alexander Turnbull: His Life His Circle His Collections


TURNBULL,ALEXANDER;MCCORMICK,E.H.

first edition 324pp ills.[b/w] VG in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface losses to spine due to insects,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: alexander turnbull library wellington 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history biography alexander turnbull library

$25.50
r23/5

Manual of New Zealand History


WALLACE,J.HOWARD

first edition 70pp VG (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,paste action to eps,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: wallace wellington 1886

KEYWORDS: new zealand history howard wallace

$350.00
r23/30

20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment


PRINGLE, D. J. C.; GLUE, W. A.

first edition 631pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] octavo hardcover VG (red cloth,content edges v.sl.foxed, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled, moderate creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1957

KEYWORDS: new zealand military history 20 battalion glue pringle

$90.00
r24/5

Divisional Signals


BORMAN,C.A.

first edition 540pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] super octavo hardcover VG+ (red cloth,content edges sl.soiled, reading crease to spine, light to moderate tanning, light foxing) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1954

KEYWORDS: new zealand military history borman divisional signals

$64.50
r24/17

Medical Services in New Zealand and the Pacific


STOUT, T. DUNCAN M.

first edition 450pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] NF (burgundy cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,3cm tear to front cover)

PUBLISHER: department of internal affairs wellington 1958

KEYWORDS: new zealand military history medical services stout

$185.00
1y99/6321

Takitimu


MITIRA,TIAKI HIKAWERA [MITCHELL,J.H.]

first edition thus [facsimilie edition] 271pp ills.[b/w] VG (light bruising and scuffing to board extrem, light foxing to page edges, v sl foxing to prelims) in VG d/w (light rubbing and soiling to covers, moderate sunning to spine and upper edges of covers)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1972

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history takitimu mitchell

$425.00
r25/4

L'Ecole Du Monde, Nouvelle. Ou Les Promenades


[2 vols.bound as 1]

NOBLE,MR.LE

[12 promenades in 2 vols.bound as 1] 264+281pp+[3pp] catalogue [text in french] ills.[b/w frontis.to each vol.w.separate title page to each section incl.dec.device] G (contemporary full calf,raised bands and gilt stamps to spine,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extremsmw.some losses,leather lifting from boards,2cm loss to head of spine w.splits,lacks front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep which is clipped 3x2cm at foot,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled/foxed,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: chez le heritiers d'antoine schelte amsterdam 1699/1700

KEYWORDS: noble l'ecole du monde les promenades history

$40.00
1y1/1307

Waitakere Ranges


Ranges of Inspiration

HARVEY,BRUCE AND TRIXIE

Very tidy ex-library, folio hardcover first edition 542pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: waitakere ranges protection society waitakere city 2006

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history bruce harvey trixie harvey waitakere geology

$45.00
r25/13

Japanese Combat Weapons


TANTUM,W.H.;HOFFSCHMIDT,E.J.[EDS.]

first edition 228pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (white cloth w.ills.,mod.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: we old greenwich [1968]

KEYWORDS: arms history military japanese combat weapons tantum hoffschmidt

$30.00
w10/14

The Invisible Writing


Autobiography 1931-53

KOESTLER,ARTHUR

first edition 432pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (cerise cloth,sl.soiled,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: collins hamish hamilton london 1954

KEYWORDS: biography history arthur koestler politics sociology

$175.00
2g3/47

Guide to Switzerland


[with cycling supplement]

COOLIDGE,W.A.B.

first edition thus 245pp ills.[4x b/w w.col.folding maps] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sunned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,some creasing and chipping to folded edges of some maps o/w contents clean,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: adam and charles black london 1901

KEYWORDS: travel switzerland history coolidge guide geography

$30.00
2g10/26

Portrait of a Century


The History of the N.Z. Academy of Fine Arts 1882-1982

KAY, ROBIN & EDEN, TONY

first edition 219pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (blue cloth,ghosting from dustwrapper on boards,sl.wear to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: millwood press wellington 1983

KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history robin kay tony eden

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