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$60.00
p33/15

Pinaceae; Being a Handbook of the Firs and Pines


SENILIS (NELSON, JOHN)

octavo green cloth boards with blindrule and gilt lettering VG-; This book has only minimal description. Please refer to our website for information on our definitions. More detail on request.

PUBLISHER: hatchard and co 1866 london

KEYWORDS: pines firs pinaceae botany natural history trees senilis john nelson

$35.00
p32/13

Out of Auckland; A Survey of Commercial Sailing Craft Built in the Auckland Province and in Particular Those Sailing Out of Auckland With Some Account of Their Trade


HAWKINS, CLIFFORD W

blue octavo cloth boards with dark blue lettering, illus, VG in VG- d/w; This book has only minimal description. Please refer to our website for information on our definitions. More detail on request.

PUBLISHER: c w hawkins 1960 auckland

KEYWORDS: new zealand history commercial sailing transport clifford w hawkins auckland

$75.00
p32/14

Threatened Plants of New Zealand


WILSON, CATHERINE M & GIVEN, DAVID R

tall octavo laminated card covers with french flaps VG+ SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author David Given; This book has only minimal description. Please refer to our website for information on our definitions. More detail on request.

PUBLISHER: dsir publishing 1989 wellington

KEYWORDS: new zealand botany natural history catherine m wilson david r given

$120.00
P32/15

Select Extra-Tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture or Naturalisation With Indications of Their Native Countries and Some of Their Uses


VON MUELLER, Baron FERDINAND

octavo blind stamped olive cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine VG-; This book has only minimal description. Please refer to our website for information on our definitions. More detail on request.

PUBLISHER: thomas richards 1881 sydney

KEYWORDS: natural history tropical plants baron ferdinand von mueller

$96.50
p33/33

B.I. The British India Steam Navigation Company Limited


LAXON, W A & PERRY, F W

imperial octavo black faux-leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 256pp illus VG+ in VG+ d/w SCARCE

PUBLISHER: world ship society 1994 kendal

KEYWORDS: history british india steam maritime navigation company steamers shipping ships travel transport w a laxon f w perry

$30.00
p33/18

The New Zealand Family From 1840; A Demographic History


POOL, IAN & DHARMALINGAM, ARUNACHALAM & SCEATS, JA

octavo illus light card covers xviii + 454pp FINE

PUBLISHER: auckland university press 2007 auckland

KEYWORDS: new zealand history sociology ian pool arunachalam dharmalingam janet sceats

$45.00
p33/22

Steamers of the Fjords; Bergen Shipping Since 1839


BENT, MIKE

super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus FINE in Near Fine d/w,This book has only minimal description. Please refer to our website for information on our definitions. More detail on request.

PUBLISHER: conway maritime press 1989 london

KEYWORDS: bergen history shipping steamers transport mike bent norway fjords

$37.50
p33/23

Emigrant Ships to Luxury Liners; Passenger Ships to Australia and New Zealand 1945-1990


PLOWMAN, PETER

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine,illus eps,296pp illus, (VG) in d/w (VG)

PUBLISHER: new south wales university press 1992 sydney

KEYWORDS: peter plowman travel history transport luxury liners shipping passenger ships australia new zealand

$19.50
p33/36

Wealthmakers; A History of the Northern Employers' and Manufacturers' Associations


PARKER, SELWYN

imperial octavo light card covers 368pp, illus, Near Fine (light rubbing and creasing)

PUBLISHER: employers & manufacturers association northland 2005 northland

KEYWORDS: new zealand history business manufacturing labour relations selwn parker

$64.50
r26a/4

The China Navigation Company Limited; A Pictorial History 1872-1992


HAVILLAND, CHARLOTTE (ed)

oblong imperial octavo blindstamped navy blue cloth boards 118pp illus, fldg plate FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: butterfield & swire john swire & sons 1992 london

KEYWORDS: china navigation company limited maritime history shipping photography charlotte havilland transport

$40.00
r26a/9

The Hamburg South America Line


COOPER, JAMES & KLUDAS, ARNOLD & PEIN, JOACHIM

reprint imperial octavored faux-leather boards with gilt lettering, illus eps, 192pp +2pp + fldg illus, illus FINE in Near Fine d/w (light rubbing, sl wear to extremities)

PUBLISHER: world ship society 1990 kendal

KEYWORDS: hamburg south america shipping passenger ships maritime history james cooper arnold kludas joachim pein

$40.00
r26a/12

The Elder Dempster Fleet History 1852-1985


COWDEN, JAMES E & DUFFY, JOHN O C

imperial octavo illus light card covers xvi + 528pp + 2pp illus VG (light wear to extremities, creasing to spine) HEAVY BOOK

PUBLISHER: elder dempster 1986 great britain

KEYWORDS: james e cowden john o c duffy elder dempster shipping maritime transport nautical history

$40.00
r26a/25

Atlantic Liners of the Cunard Line From 1884 to the Present Day


MCCART, NEIL

super ocxtavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 240pp illus FINE in FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: patrick stephens 1990 wellingborough

KEYWORDS: liners cunard line passenger ships maritime nautical transport shipping neil mccart history

$65.00
r26a/29

Flora of New Zealand Volume V Grasses


EDGAR, E & CONNOR, H E

octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering, illus eps, lxxxii + 650pp illus FINE in Nr FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: manaaki whenua press 2000 lincoln

KEYWORDS: new zealand grasses flora botany science e edgar h e connor natural history

$50.00
r26a/41

Railway and Other Steamers


DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN LESLIE DYCE & LANGMUIR, GRAHA

octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine xii + 340pp illus VG (light bruising and fading to extremities) in VG d/w (light soiling, light wear to extremities)

PUBLISHER: shipping histories 1948 glasgow

KEYWORDS: transport railways trains steamers shipping ships maritime history christian leslie dyce duckworth graham easton langmuir

$150.00
r26a/43

Pioneer Nurserymen of New Zealand


HALE, ALLEN M

octavo green boards with black lettering to spine 188pp illus VG (light fading to spine, light soiling to eps and prelims, owners stamp on fep) in VG d/w (light to moderate wear to extremities with archival repairs, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1955 wellington

KEYWORDS: new zealand pioneer nurserymen natural history botany allen m hale

$15.00
xxcjb6078

A New Zealander Looks Back


ALISON, E W

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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: gordon & gotch

KEYWORDS: new zealand history e w alison autobiography specials

$60.00
r26b/1

They Also Served; The Merchant Navy and Its Contribution to Allied Victory


DAYSH-DAVEY, JOHN

octavo illus card wrappers 79pp illus VG (ex libris Star newspaper, minimal marking) This book has minimal description, more detail on request if required. Please consult our website fro our grading definitions. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author.

PUBLISHER: n.d christchurch

KEYWORDS: new zealand military navy world war two history john daysh-davey signed

$32.50
r26b/3

Merchant Fleets; Blue Star Line


HAWS, DUNCAN

octavo illus light card covers 99pp illus VG+

PUBLISHER: travel creators 1988 hereford

KEYWORDS: maritime history travel shipping lines merchant fleets blue star line duncan haws

$65.00
r26b/6

Merchant Fleets; Donaldson Line


HAWS, DUNCAN

octavo illus light card covers 56pp illus FINE

PUBLISHER: travel creatours 1988 hereford

KEYWORDS: maritime history travel shipping lines merchant feelts donaldson line duncan haws

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