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$65.00
2f4/77a

Lighting the Coast A History of New Zealand's coastal lighthouse system


BEAGLEHOLE, HELEN

first edition 353pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (light scuffing and soiling to covers, moderate soiling and foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: canterbury university press christchurch 2006

KEYWORDS: new zealand lighthouse history helen beaglehole

$48.00
2f1/6626

Whanganui River Memories


BATES ,ARTHUR P.; THOMSEN, PHIL

first edition 184pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in laminated boards,v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: heritage press auckland 1999

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history whanganui arthur bates phil thomsen

$38.50
1y5/20

Rails in the Hinterland New Zealand's Vanishing Railway Landscape


MCQUEEN,EUAN

first edition 111pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ quarto in glossy wrappers

PUBLISHER: grantham house wellington 2005

KEYWORDS: new zealand railway history transport euan mcqueen

$75.00
2g7/9

Haag: 88 Boat Plans


HAAG, ERWIN

fourth edition 134pp ills.[b/w] VG- (light soiling and scuffing, creasing, small loss to top of spine)

PUBLISHER: haag whangarei [nd]

KEYWORDS: nautical boat plans haag history transport

$22.50
2g10/30

New Zealand's Engineering Heritage 1870-2000


WRIGHT,MATTHEW

first edition 167pp ills.[b/w and col.] nVG+ (previous owner's catalogue number in pen to front, light bruising to spine extrems) in VG+ d/w (creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: reed auckland 1999

KEYWORDS: new zealand engineering heritage matthew wright history

$50.00
s17/7

The Johnsons of Maiden Lane


MCDONALD,DONALD

first edition inscribed by author 180pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,folding family trees to eps,author's inscr.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: martins london 1964

KEYWORDS: history london johnsons donald mcdonald signed biography

$35.00
2g8/12

Campbell Island: A History


KERR, IAN S.

first edition 182pp ills octavo hardcover.[b/w] VG (tan cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1976

KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history campbell island kerr

$50.00
s17/9

Ireland in the Last Fifty Years [1866-1916]


BARKER,ERNEST

first edition 108pp VG (in wrappers,mod.rubbed and soiled,owner's inscr.to head of front cover,sl.wear and splits to hinges,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1917

KEYWORDS: ireland history ernest barker

$150.00
s7/10

Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift (Irish Tracts 1720 to 1734)


DALY,J.BOWLES

first edition 278pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.owner's inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges l.foxed)

PUBLISHER: chapman and hall london 1887

KEYWORDS: bowles daly ireland history politics

$50.00
s17/14

Bygone Lincolnshire


ANDREWS,WILLIAM

first edition 247pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.green leather spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's stamp to ffep and title,owner's inscr.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: brown hull 1891

KEYWORDS: history geography lincolnshire william andrews

$125.00
s17/15

Folk Lore and Genealogies of Uppermost Nithsdale


WILSON,WILLIAM

first edition 267pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth rebacked,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to bevelled edges,new eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: mann dumfries 1904

KEYWORDS: folk lore mythology history nithsdale william wilson genealogy

$40.00
s17/17

Memoirs of Mrs Letitia Pilkington 1712-1750


PILKINGTON,LETITIA

reprint 487pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and cocked)

PUBLISHER: routledge london 1928

KEYWORDS: biography history letitia pilkington

$75.00
s17/20

The Life of Philip Skelton


SKELTON,PHILIP; BURDY,SAMUEL

first edition thus 255pp VG+ (marbled paper boards w.burgundy cloth spine,paper title label to spine w.spare tipped-in at rear of contents,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1914

KEYWORDS: biography history philip skelton samuel burdy

$75.00
s17/21

Manitoba Milestones


MCWILLIAMS,MARGARET

first edition signed by author 249pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.external tape repairs to head/foot of spine)

PUBLISHER: dent london 1928

KEYWORDS: manitoba history geography canada margaret mcwilliams signed

$40.00
s17/22

Royal Valley The Story of the Aberdeenshire Dee


WYNESS,FENTON

first edition signed by author 392pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.and folding maps] VG+ (blue cloth w.silver armorial crest stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: reid aberdeen 1968

KEYWORDS: history aberdeenshire fenton wyness geography

$75.00
s17/24

The Population of Ireland 1750-1845


CONNELL,K.H.

first edition 293pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiling to edges,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.w.external tape reinforcing to corners and head/foot of spine,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1950

KEYWORDS: ireland history geography population connell

$50.00
s17/25

Early West Indian Government


SPURDLE,FREDERICK G.

first edition numbered/limited [429/1000] 275pp NF (red cloth,v.sl.sunned,dealer's label to front pastedown) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.external tape reinforcing to edges)

PUBLISHER: spurdle palmerston north [nd]

KEYWORDS: history geography west indian government politics spurdle

$120.00
s17/26

Old Southwark and its People


RENDLE,WILLIAM

first edition [inscribed by author?] 333pp [b/w folding map and plan] G+ (burgundy cloth,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to bevelled extrems.,publisher's plate to front pastedown has handwritten inscr. - to my *** Richards with my warm love and respect September 1883,author/owner's label to front pastedown,prelims.to vi detached but all present,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: drewett southwark 1878

KEYWORDS: southwark london history geography william rendle

$120.00
s17/28

Index to the 1850 Census of The State of California


BOWMAN,ALAN P.[COMPILER]

first edition 605pp NF (black cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: genealogical publishing baltimore 1972

KEYWORDS: history geography census california alan bowman

$110.00
s17/29

The Irish Race in California, and on the Pacific Coast


QUIGLEY,DR.

first edition 548pp VG- (burgundy cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: roman san francisco 1878

KEYWORDS: ireland history california quigley geography

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