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$40.00
1y48a/40

The Jack Brabham Story


BRABHAM, Sir JACK & NYE, DOUG & MOSS, Sir STIRLING (Fore)

Lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 253pp + 3pp index to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning to edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & closed tearing to edges & front, light fading to spine, prev. bookseller's label to rear & front, light chafing, sl tanning to edges of flaps)

PUBLISHER: Minidi 2004

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsports history drivers autobiographies biographies memoir Sir Jack Brabham grand prix f1 formula one 1 history Australian

$200.00
2e18b/7

Legends of the Maori


POMARE, Sir MAUI & COWAN, JAMES; PETERSON, STUART (illus.)

First edition, thus. Super royal 8vo, pp. xi + 320; brown cl bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt & decorated in gold koru; illus. eps, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev owner's stamp in blue ink to ffep, tp, p. 20, 47, 79, 143, 207 & colophon; sm closed tear to p. 191 at top edge; light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Fine Arts (N.Z.) 1930

KEYWORDS: New Zealand early history Maori social history myth mythology legend

$85.00
2e18b/8

The Ancient Near East in Pictures: Relating to the Old Testament


PRITCHARD, JAMES B

Imp. 8vo, pp. xvi + 396; red buckram bds, black label to spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate fading, esp to back; moderate tanning & foxing; price clipped to front flap at head).

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1969

KEYWORDS: ancient classical history Near East Old Testament Bible Biblical archaeology anthropology social history life lives

$10.00
xx189pol208460

Lawrence District High and Consolidated Schools: Centennial History 1864-1964


BARTON, R N (forew)

8vo 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times [1964]

KEYWORDS: 19th 20th century New Zealand history Lawrence high school centennial centennary history

$100.00
ak1/19a/12

Pioneers of Martins Bay


MACKENZIE, Mrs PETER (MACKENZIE, ALICE)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 116pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges- yellowing tape repairs to base, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear, heavy crease to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers 1947

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Martins Bay history Alice Mackenzie early settlers pioneers

$48.50
ak2/7a/49

Tuapeka Enterprise 1861-1910: The Nicoll, Cormack & Fowler Families of Blue Spur & Lawrence


DANIELS, JOHN

Square super octavo, illus light card covers, red & yellow lettering to spine, viii + 133pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Daniels & Gwynneth Carter 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history early settlers pioneers Nicoll Cormack Fowler gold miners prospectors Tuapeka family history genealogy

$15.00
xx147pol208885

Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance


ECOTT, TIM

8vo 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

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 2004

KEYWORDS: Tim Ecott vanilla plant history natural history

$125.00
ak2/13a/47

Spanish and Portuguese Conflict in the Spice Islands: The Loaysa Expedition to the Moluccas 1525-1535. From Book XX of The General and Natural History of the Indies


DE OVIEDO Y VALDES, GONZALO FERNANDEZ & DILLE, GLEN F (Ed)

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif to front board, xix + 194pp, illus/maps, Near FINE, in d/w, Near FINE (sl creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society / Routledge 2021

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society history exploration voyages Spanish Portuguese expeditions 16th sixteenth century Indies natural history

$42.50
2e18c/5

The History of the Illustrated Book: The Western Tradition


HARTHAN, JOHN

4to, pp. 288; brown cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, publisher's device to front board in gilt; frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; lg closed tear to back).,

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1981

KEYWORDS: printing publishing history book arts design illustrated history illustrations

$55.00
ak3/7a/40

Tuapeka Enterprise 1861-1910: The Nicoll, Cormack, & Fowler Families of Blue Spur & Lawrence


DANIELS, JOHN

Square super octavo, illus light card covers, red & yellow lettering to spine, viii + 133pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges- sl peeling also, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: John Daniels & Gwynneth Carter 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Nicoll Cormack Fowler families family history early settlers pioneers goldmining Gabriel's Gully Otago Tuapeka

$10.00
xxpaf210307

Reflections: Centenary of Otautau & District Schools 1880-1980


n/a

8vo stapled light wrappers (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: Otautau District Schools Centennial Committee 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand local history Otautau district schools centennial history centenary

$15.00
xxpbi210405

Faith of our Fathers 1866-1966


DOWALL, A E D

8vo 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 costs

PUBLISHER: The Presbyterian Church in Balclutha N.D.

KEYWORDS: New Zealand local history Balclutha Otago centennial centenary history Presbyterian Church

$20.00
xxpkh210846

Romance of the Empire: Australia


LANG, W H & LAMBERT, G W (Illus)

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: T C & E C Jack N/D (c.1910s?)

KEYWORDS: Australia Australain history exploration history discovery

$22.50
xxqbf210935

Sail in the South


PARSONS, RONALD

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: A H & A W Reed 1976

KEYWORDS: marime nautical history sailing history Australia Australian New Zealand ships vessels

$16.50
xxqgj211085

My Father's Island: A Galapagos Quest


ANGERMEYER, JOHANNA

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: Viking / Penguin 1989

KEYWORDS: pacific islands Galapagos island history exploration adventure Hans Angermeyer travel history literature

$10.00
xx18pol211774

The Coming of the Maoris to Aotearoa


REED, A W & DANSEY, H D B (Illus)

RE-BACKED, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori culture heritage history anthropology migration

$150.00
ak5/3/7

Catalogue of the Natural History Drawings Commissioned by Joseph Banks on the Endeavour Voyage 1768-1771 (Held in the British Museum (Natural History)) Part 1: Botany: Australia


DIMENT, JUDITH A & HUMPHRIES, CHRISTOPHER J & NEWINGTON, LINDA & SHAUGHNESSY, ELAINE

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 183pp, illus, VG+ (sl fading to spine & boards, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning to top edge of title page, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear ep, minor creasing to bottom corner of page block)

PUBLISHER: Meckler Publishing / British Museum (Natural History) 1984

KEYWORDS: Joseph Banks nature naturalists Endeavour voyages history historical catalogues British Museum Natural History botany Australia 18th eighteenth century art drawings

$40.00
ak5/3/11

The History of Zoology in Western Australia; Discoveries in the 17th Century


ALEXANDER, W B

Octavo, beige stapled light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 20pp, VG (light to moderate soiling & foxing to covers/edges, minor soiling & tanning to page edges, light rusting of stapled to central gutter)

PUBLISHER: V K Jones & Co 1914

KEYWORDS: zoology Australia history historical discoveries 17th seventeenth century natural history

$40.00
ak5/3/20

The Identity of Captain Cook's Kangaroo (pgs 43-50, pls 3-5)


MORRISON-SCOTT, T C S & SAWYER, F C

Imperial octavo, beige light card covers, black lettering to covers, pgs 43-50, illus/plates, VG+ (prev. owner's name in ink to front cover, light wrinkling & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1950

KEYWORDS: British Museum bulletins zoology natural history Captain Cook kangaroos Australia Australian animals history exploration discoveries

$50.00
2s7b/12

Innovation and Specialisation: The Story of Shipbuilding in Finland


ID, KALLE & PETER, BRUCE

4to, pp. 328; illus. heavy card boards; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to boards; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Nautilus 2017

KEYWORDS: Kalle Id Bruce Peter Finland shipbuilding ship ships building maritime history industry technology history

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