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The Hollow Men
Super octavo softcover (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: craig potton publishing
KEYWORDS: specials journalism history politics new zealand nicky hager special
Samoana
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: a h & a w reed
KEYWORDS: samoa history travel autobiography specials c g a mckay
Oceanic Culture History; Essays in Honour of Roger Green
Quarto illus light card covers, 691pp, illus VG+ (sl rubbing and soiling to covers and page edges)
PUBLISHER: new zealand journal of archaeology 1996 dunedin
KEYWORDS: new zealand archaeology history sociology oceania south pacific janet davidson geoffrey irwin foss leach andrew pawley dorothy brown
Antarctica; Exploring a Fragile Eden
imperial octavo blue boasrds with white lettering to spine, 255pp illus, FINE in Near Fine d/w (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: collins 2007 london
KEYWORDS: antarctica geography natural history travel jonathan angela scott
New Zealand's Islands
imperial octavo illus light card covers with french flaps, 144pp, illus Near Fine (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: david bateman 2004 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand geography history natural pamela mcgeorge
The Last Migration
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: rupert hart-davis
KEYWORDS: travel persia iraq history vincent cronin specials
The Dirty Squad; The Inside Story of the Obscene Publications Branch By its Former Head
octavo hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: little brown
KEYWORDS: specials history literature literary criticism michael hames erotica
The Barbarian Invasions of Italy
second imp, octavo red cloth boards with gilt motif and lettering, xix + 484pp VG (ex libris with usual markings, clearfilm to boards, some underlining to text)
PUBLISHER: t fisher unwin 1913 london
KEYWORDS: history italy pasquale villari linda
Colonial Furniture in New Zealand
super octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 164pp + 1 pp adverts, illus, VG+ (bookplate to fep) in VG+ d/w
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1971 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand furniture antiques design s northcote-bade history
Handbook of New Zealand Microfossils
super octavo illus cloth boards, 136pp, illus, foldingdiag at rear, VG (mild soiling)
PUBLISHER: department of scientific and industrial research 1968 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand science history nautral microfossils fossils n de b hornibrook
Gronlandisches Tagebuch; Aufzeichnungen Eines Fischers und Jagers (in german)
super octavo ptinred boards with cloth spine, unpaginated, illus VG+ (owners inscr on fep) in Vg d/w (light fading, sl bruising to extremities)
PUBLISHER: hoffmann und campe 1981 hamburg
KEYWORDS: history expeditions greenland geography travel exploration thomas frederiksen german
Treasury of Maori Folklore
super octavo orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 491pp VG+ (sl discolouration to pages and moderate foxing tanning within) in VG+ d/w (light wear and fading to extremities, sl foxing)
PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1963 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand maori mythology history a w reed
The Provincial System in New Zealand 1852-76
Ex library, octavo brick red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 317pp VG in VG d/w
PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs 1964 christchurch
KEYWORDS: history new zealand politics w p morrell
Wellington; The First Years of European Settlement 1840-1850
super octavo illus light card covers, 96pp illus VG+ (owners name to inside cover, v sl wear to corners)
PUBLISHER: penguin 2000 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history wellington gavin mclean
Pacific Explorer; The Life of Jean Francois De La Perouse 1741-1788
octavo lemon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 318pp, illus VG (staining and soiling to boards and foredges with some bleedthrough, owners blindstamp) in VG d/w (moderate staining and discolouration, light wear to extremities)
PUBLISHER: dunmore press 1985 palmerston north
KEYWORDS: john dunmore biography history exploration south pacific jean francois de la perouse
Muslim Shrines in India; Their Character, History and Significance
octavo burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering, illus eps, xvi + 327pp illus, VG+ (light soiling, light foxing to eps, file stamp to title page) in VG+ d/w (light bruising to extremities, sl soiling)
PUBLISHER: oxford university press 1989 delhi
KEYWORDS: muslim islam religion india shrines architecture christian w troll theology history
One Hundred Years; A History of Wellington Girls' College
octavo black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xi + 192pp illus VG (light soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges) in VG- d/w (light rubbing and soiling, heavy chipping to upper edge)
PUBLISHER: wellington girls college centennial committee 1982 wellington
KEYWORDS: new zealand education history wellington girls college olga e harding
The Smell of Powder; A History of Duelling in New Zealand
oblong octavo grey illus flexiboards, 160pp illus near FINE
PUBLISHER: random house new zealand 2006 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history duelling firearms donald kerr
A Fine Prospect; A History of Remuera, Meadowbank and St Johns
oblong super octavo illus flexiboards, 416pp illus, VG+ (small creases to rear upper corner with transferred creasing and small tears to upper corners of last few pages)
PUBLISHER: random house new zealand 2011 auckland
KEYWORDS: new zealand history auckland remuera st johns meadowbank jenny carlyon diana morrow
Click! Portraits of New Zealanders
imperial octavo illus light card covers with french flaps 160pp, illus VG+
PUBLISHER: longacre press 2006 dunedin
KEYWORDS: new zealand art photography history biography portraits reg graham