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$45.00
2g13e/23

The Silver Tussock: A History of Holme Station, Craigmore, Maungati, Cannington, Craigmore Downs, Motukaika, Upper Pareora and Alpine


EVANS, ALLISTER

EX-LIBRARY, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 235pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, usual library markings, moderate tape residue to board edges & eps, boards sl warped, light tanning to page edges, moderate staining to prelims, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, heavily sealed in protective plastic cover, VG (library markings/labels, light soiling & discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Allister Evans 1975

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlements regional history settlers pioneers

$150.00
2i9a/63

The Grey Eight in Vietnam: The History of Eighth Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment November 1969-November 1970


CLUNIES-ROSS, Major A. et al (Ed) McKENNA, Private P. T. (Maps) & NICHOLSON, Private D. J. (Maps)

Quarto, grey textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing & bruising to spine & extrems, sl discolouration to boards, light tanning to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Eighth Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment N/D (c.1970)

KEYWORDS: military history Vietnam war history Australia Australian 8th eighth battalion royal regiment the grey eight 8

$25.00
xxdmb186823

The Gold Rushes


MORRELL, W. P.

EX-LIBRARY, super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG-); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1968

KEYWORDS: gold hunters hunting history global history treasure W P Morrell

$22.50
xxdpa186870

Carpets of the Orient


KYBALOVA, LUDMILA & DARBOIS, DOMINIQUE (Photos)

Quarto hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hamlyn Publishing Group 1970

KEYWORDS: carpets textiles history orient oriental rugs history crafts art

$22.50
xxdpa186871

Oriental Rugs and Carpets


FORMENTON, FABIO

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hamlyn Publishing Group 1972

KEYWORDS: carpets textiles history orient oriental rugs history crafts art

$40.00
2g36a/14

For Those in Peril on the Sea


CHURCH, IAN

Octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to spine, 104pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing/curling to cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Shipwreck Welfare Trust 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime disasters shipwrecks centennial centenary history relief funds history

$100.00
2f25b/15

The Six Colonies of New Zealand


FOX, WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, LACKS MAP, sm octavo, brown textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind decoration to spine & boards, viii + 168pp + 4pp catalogue to rear, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, moderate bruising & scuffing/surface loss to board extrems/edges, moderate chafing to spine & boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, moderate soiling to eps, light cracking to gutters & foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: John W. Parker and Son 1851

KEYWORDS: New Zealand colonies history Wellington Nelson Otago Canterbury New Plymouth Auckland government colonial history first editions

$100.00
2f30a/6

Richard Henry of Resolution Island


HILL, SUSANNE and JOHN

LACKS D/W, super octavo, light blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 364pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl scuffing & tanning to spine & board edges, occasional light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Australia Resolution Island Richard Henry history early settlers pioneers biography memoir family history

$65.00
2f30a/26

Set Sail For Canterbury: A Record of the Preparations of Henry Slater Richards of Bridgnorth, England, for His Sons' Emigration to the Canterbury Settlement, New Zealand, in 1850


QUEREE, JENNIFER (Ed)

Quarto, illus light card covers, red & white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 194pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling/peeling to cover edges & spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Canterbury Museum 2002

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlers Henry Slater Richards Canterbury emigration family history

$25.00
xxcLd187579

Journal of The Royal Aeronautical Society: Volume 70, January 1966, Number 661


N/A

CENTENARY JOURNAL, THIS VOL ONLY, quarto softcover (VG-); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Royal Aeronautical Society 1966

KEYWORDS: Royal Aeronautical Society centenary journal history aeronautics military history aviation aerial combat warfare design engineering

$19.50
xxctc188200

The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades


GIBB, H. A. R.

Octavo softcover (VG+); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 2002

KEYWORDS: history Ibn Al-Qalanisi crusades Damascus conflict military history

$20.00
xxezo188878

New Zealand Railways: Their Life and Times


BROMBY, ROBIN

Octavo softcover (VG+); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Highgate Publishing 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand trains rail railways history railroad travel history transport

$25.00
xxked189132

The Two Mr. Gladstones: A Study in Psychology and History


CROSBY, TRAVIS L.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1997

KEYWORDS: William Gladstone politics political leaders Great Britain British prime ministers history psychology government history

$25.00
xxkid189432

Secrets of the Bosphorus


MORGENTHAU, AMBASSADOR HENRY

Octavo hardcover (VG); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co N/D (c.1918)

KEYWORDS: history Henry Morgenthau military history ww1 first 1st world war 1 one i

$20.00
xxkub189969

Owaka Presbyterian Church Jubilee 1885-1935 Souvenir Booklet


N/A

Imperial octavo softcover (VG); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Co 1935

KEYWORDS: New Zealand presbyterian church history Owaka souvenir booklets history

$22.50
xxkya190288

Byron's Greece


LONGFORD, ELIZABETH & LEWINSKI, JORGE (Photos)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row 1975

KEYWORDS: Lord Byron Greece history literature literary history

$150.00
1e17a/18

Pioneers From Busby: Ther Heritage of the Wilson Family


TRETHEWEY, JILLIAN M.

Quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, x + 333pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffign to spine & board edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. ownership ink markings to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Jillian M. Trethewey 1992

KEYWORDS: family tree history research genealogy history New Zealand Zealanders Wilson pioneers settlers

$30.00
xxa3ac190616

The Spanish Armada


MARTIN, COLIN & PARKER, GEOFFREY

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG): 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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton / Penguin 1988

KEYWORDS: first editions history Spanish Armada maritime military history sea warfare battles British navy

$25.00
xxa3af190716

Pre-Christian Ireland: From the First Settlers to the Early Celts


With 139 Illustrations

HARBISON, PETER & SOERGEL-HARBISON, EDELGARD (illus.)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; 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. All online listings are held in our Dunedin shop.

PUBLISHER: Guild Publishing London 1988

KEYWORDS: pre-christian pagan ireland irish history celts celtic peter harbison history

$18.50
xxa3be170936

The Making of Russell McVeagh


STONE, R. C. J.

Ex-library, ownership of Historian Judith Bassett, super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1991

KEYWORDS: Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet & Co history New Zealand law history lawyers legal

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