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Tortoise
light card covers 205pp illus FINE (still in plastic seal)
PUBLISHER: reaktion books 2004 london
KEYWORDS: natural history tortoise peter young history science
Tiritiri Matangi; A Model of Conservation
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
Selwyn's Legacy; The College of St John the Evangelist Te Waimate and Auckland 1843-1992 A History
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Making Sheep Country; Mt Peel Station and the Transformation of the Tussock Lands
super octavo, illus card covers, brown and black lettering, xi + 280pp,VG+ (light warping)
PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2011 Auckland
KEYWORDS: history agriculture natural history new zealand robert peden
Exotic Intruders; The Introduction of Plants and Animals into New Zealand
super octavo, green cloth boards, silver lettering, 291pp, illus, VG+ in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1983 Auckland
KEYWORDS: history new zealand agriculture natural history joan druett
Lives of Vice - Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose K.C.B, and Captain James Trevenen
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
Manual for N.Z Bee Keepers
(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
Himalayan Journals or Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, The Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, & c
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
The Canterbury Colony ; Its Site and Prospects
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
Macetown; The story of a fascinating gold-mining town
octavo stapled light card covers (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 cost
PUBLISHER: John McIndoe
KEYWORDS: new zealand history natural history gold mining eileen beaton
The Life of a Conspiracy; Being a Biography of Sir Everard Digby
octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, ix + 306pp + 56pp adverts, illusw VG (ex libris with adhesive residue at lower part of spine) SCARCE
PUBLISHER: kegan paul trench trubner 1895
KEYWORDS: biography history everard digby thomas longueville history politics
The Hudson
first edition, hardcover octavo (VG+), 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 cost
PUBLISHER: William Hodge & Co 1951
KEYWORDS: history america natural history specials enviroment carl carmer
New Zealanders and Science
hardcover octavo (VG+), 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 cost
PUBLISHER: Department of Internal Affairs
KEYWORDS: new zealand science maori history natural history specials s h jenkinson
Social History: volume 31 number 1, Feburary 2006
Softcover imperial octavo (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.
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2006
KEYWORDS: history sociology social history specials
Social History: volume 31 number 4, November 2006
Softcover imperial octavo (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.
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2006
KEYWORDS: history sociology social history specials
Social History: volume 30 number 4, November 2005
Softcover imperial octavo (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.
PUBLISHER: Routledge 2005
KEYWORDS: history sociology social history specials
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