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$120.00
t2/16

Mercenaries and Their Masters


MALLETT,MICHAEL

first edition 284pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (grape cloth,dealer's label to ffep,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1974

KEYWORDS: history warfare renaissance italy history michael mallett

$200.00
t2/26

Family History [October 1962 - December 1963]


HUMPHERY-SMITH,CECIL R.[ED.]

8 issues bound as 1 ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (rebind in green cloth,sl.soiled,binder's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) 8 issues of this bi-monthly journal bound

PUBLISHER: institute of heraldic & genealogical studies canterbury 1962/1963

KEYWORDS: history genealogy ireland family history humphery-smith

$275.00
t14/19

Nineteen Acres


HEALY, JOHN

Blue cloth bound 138pp NF bookplate on front pastedown

PUBLISHER: Kennys Bookshops Galway 1978

KEYWORDS: biography agriculture history healy history

$40.00
t30/6

The Psychology of Animals in Relation to Human Psychology


ALVERDES,F.

first edition 156pp VERY GOOD+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench trubner london 1932

KEYWORDS: psychology history natural history alverdes

$50.00
1i31/50

The English Rock-Garden [2 volumes]


FARRER,REGINALD

fifth impression [2 vols.] 504/524pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,black ink stain to foot edge of vol.2 but not affecting text) heavy set

PUBLISHER: jack london 1938

KEYWORDS: gardening history farrer natural history

$525.00
s16/74

New Zealand Its Physical Geography, Geology and Natural History with Special Reference to the Results of Government Expeditions in the Provinces of Auckland and Nelson


VON HOCHSTETTER,DR.FERDINAND

first English edition 515pp ills.[b/w w.6x col.plates and col.frontis.+ 2 folding maps] GOOD (green embossed cloth w.gilt stamped roundel to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to bevelled edges w.splits to hinges,boards sl.shaky,marbled eps w.amateur tape repairs to gutters,bookplate of NZ historian Alison Drummond to prelim.,newspaper cuttings pasted to prelims.,newspaper portrait of author pasted to copyright page,2 folding maps are moderately soiled and creased and detached but present,col.plates are sl.soiled but all are present,content edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.shaky spine) Bagnall 2627 - heavy item

PUBLISHER: cotta stuttgart 1867

KEYWORDS: new zealand history geography geology hochstetter natural history auckland nelson

$15.00
xxcpe3386

The Irish Countryside; Landscape Wildlife History People


GILLMOR, DESMOND (ed)

paperback (near new); 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 cost

PUBLISHER: wolfhound

KEYWORDS: specials ireland environment history sociology anthropology natural history desmond gillmor

$13.50
q31/4

Tortoise


YOUNG, PETER

light card covers 205pp illus FINE (still in plastic seal)

PUBLISHER: reaktion books 2004 london

KEYWORDS: natural history tortoise peter young history science

$38.50
ak1/15/922

Tiritiri Matangi; A Model of Conservation


RIMMER, ANNE

Oblong super octavo illus light card covers 152pp VG- SIGNED and inscribed by author

PUBLISHER: tandem press 2004 auckland

KEYWORDS: new zealand conservation history natural history tiritiri matangi anne rimmer signed

$38.50
t6b/36

Selwyn's Legacy; The College of St John the Evangelist Te Waimate and Auckland 1843-1992 A History


DAVIDSON, ALLAN K

super octavo green cloth boards with white lettering to spine, illus eps, xiv + 412pp illus Near Fine in Near Fine d/w

PUBLISHER: the college of saint john the evangelist 1993 auckland

KEYWORDS: new zealand history education theology religion saint john the evangelist college waimate auckland history allan k davidson

$120.00
h91/1

Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

volume 3 (CEA -CZO) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, Good + (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, damp stain to bottom edge with stain damage to bottom quarter of last few pages) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut

PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london

KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth

$120.00
h91/2

Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

volume 4 (D - FLU) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, Good + (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, tear and crack to spine not affecting functionality) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut

PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london

KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth

$120.00
h91/3

Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

volume 5 (FLU-HOM) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, Good + (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, dampstaining particularly lower third of prelims) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut

PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london

KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth

$140.00
h91/4

Pantologia; A New Cyclopaedia Comprehending a Complete Series of Essays, Treatises, and Systems, Alphabetically Arranged, With a General Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Words,: The Whole Presenting a Distinct Survey of Human Genius, Learning and Ind


GOOD, JOHN MASON & GREGORY, OLINTHUS & BOSWORTH, NEWTON

volume 2 (BAR-CAZ) super octavo green cloth boards with disintergrated label to spine, unpaginated (perhaps 500+ pages), illus, VG- (discolouration and wear to boards and spine, moderate discolouration throughout, ) A soundly bound readable copy with some pages still uncut

PUBLISHER: g kearsley et al 1813 london

KEYWORDS: reference history natural history arts john mason good encyclopedias olinthus gregory newton bosworth

$32.50
2b6/6

Making Sheep Country; Mt Peel Station and the Transformation of the Tussock Lands


PEDEN, ROBERT

super octavo, illus card covers, brown and black lettering, xi + 280pp,VG+

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2011 Auckland

KEYWORDS: history agriculture natural history new zealand robert peden

$325.00
2b10/29

Lives of Vice - Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose K.C.B, and Captain James Trevenen


PENROSE, JOHN

octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering, v + 301pp + 16pp adverts, G+ (tanning foxing pages are loose and binding has a few tears)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1850 London

KEYWORDS: biography history sir charles vinicombe penrose john captain james trevenen maritime history

$50.00
2b29/12

Manual for N.Z Bee Keepers


COTTON, WILLIAM CHARLES

(limited numbered facsimile reprint) octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, 112pp, VG+

PUBLISHER: Newrick Associates Wellington

KEYWORDS: history bee keeping new zealand william charles cotton reference natural history

$250.00
m32/31

Himalayan Journals or Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, & c


HOOKER, Sir JOSEPH DALTON

octavo green cloth boards with black and gilt lettering, illus eps, xxxii + 574pp + 2 fldg maps + 2pp adverts, illus VG (moderate wear and staining to boards - mostly at rear - , tanning to eps, owners name to prelim, very light occassional foxing, some creasing and soiling to maps)

PUBLISHER: ward lock bowden 1891 london

KEYWORDS: travel history natural history science himalayas nepal autobiography sir joseph dalton hooker mountaineering bengal sikkim khasia mountains asia

$19.50
2b41/20

Everest Reconnaissance; The First Expedition of 1921


HOWARD-BURY, CHARLES & MALLORY, GEORGE LEIGH

super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, 254pp, illus, VG+ in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: Hodder & Stoughton 19991 London

KEYWORDS: history mount everest mountains natural history charles howard-bury george leigh mallory

$12.00
xxhca18670

The Canterbury Colony ; Its Site and Prospects


N/A

octavo, heavy card covers, black lettering on spine and cover, 72pp, (G+), ex librus

PUBLISHER: Hocken Library

KEYWORDS: new zealand canteruby history natural history farming enviroment

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