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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

$39.50
r21/14

The Mantle of Surgery


the first seventy-five years of the royal australasian college of surgeons

BEASLEY,A.W.

first edition 310pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: royal australasian college of surgeons melbourne 2002

KEYWORDS: medicine science surgeons history beasley

$63.75
r21/22

The Times History and Encyclopaedia of The War War Atlas


N/A

first edition 68pp [40 col.maps + index] VG (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,content edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: times publishing london [nd]

KEYWORDS: atlas history geography military

$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

$34.00
onz6289

Gallipoli


KING,JONATHAN;BOWERS,MICHAEL

first edition 324pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: random house auckland 2005

KEYWORDS: new zealand history jonathan king michael bowers gallipoli military

$40.00
2g3/34

Blue-Water Rationale: The Naval Defence of New Zealand 1914-1942


MCGIBBON, I. C.

first edition 446pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] NF (dk.grey vinyl,v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hasselberg [printer] wellington 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand history navy nautical mcgibbon

$102.00
on6315

Modern Motor Boat Designs and Plans


ATKIN,WILLIAM

reprint 154pp ills.[b/w w.blueprint fold-outs] VG (tan cloth w.blue dec.stamps,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: motor boating new york 1947

KEYWORDS: nautical history boat plans design william atkin

$90.00
r24/5

Divisional Signals


BORMAN,C.A.

first edition 540pp ills.[b/w w.fold-out maps] VG+ (red cloth,content edges sl.soiled) 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

$200.00
1y99a/1174

Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori


BEST,ELSDON

first edition [dominion museum bulletin no.12] 230pp ills.[b/w] super octavo, red cloth boards VG+ (heavy tanning to spine, light fading and soiling to boards, light foxing to eps and page edges)

PUBLISHER: skinner [printer] wellington 1929

KEYWORDS: new zealand fishing maori history elsdon best

$65.00
xxpaa1255

Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century


KING, MICHAEL; FRIEDLANDER, MARTI [PHOTOS]

first edition unpaginated ills.[b/w by marti friedlander] square imperial octavo VG+ (burgundy cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,upper corner of ffep clipped) in VG- d/w (archival repair to closed tears and chipping,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: alister taylor wellington 1972

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori history tattoo moko michael king marti friedlander

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