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$46.50
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The Spanish Discovery of New Zealand in 1576


WISEMAN, ROSS

oblong quarto illus light card covers, iii + 116pp, illus VG (some fading & scuffing to covers)

PUBLISHER: discovery press 1996

KEYWORDS: new zealand history ross wiseman spain

$50.00
2e4/27

Fire on the Clay; The Pakeha Comes to West Auckland


SCOTT, DICK

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION; imperial octavo black cloth boards with red lettering to spine, illus eps, 224pp, illus VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tannnig and foxing to page edges, previous owners gift inscription to fep, authors sign to title page) in VG- d/w (moderate chipping and creasing to edges, light rubbing to covers, archival repairs to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: southern cross books 1979

KEYWORDS: new zealand history west auckland dick scott

$100.00
2e4/29

Chambers's Wonder Books; Volcanoes and Earthquakes


HOUSTON, EDWIN J

octavo full red leather boards with gilt tooling (elaborate to spine) with gilt school library device to front board, marbled edges and endpapers, viii + 369pp, illus, VG (moderate foxing, school prize bookplate to front pastedown) A PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE BINDING

PUBLISHER: w & r chambers 1908

KEYWORDS: geology history volcanoes earthquakes science edwin j houston

$245.00
2e4/33

The New Zealand Guide; A Manual of Practical Advice and Handbook of Useful Information for the Capitalist, Manufacturer, Farmer, Storekeeper, and Consignee


ROSE, RICHARD

first edition small octavo blue blindstamped cloth boards with gilt lettering, viii + 119pp + xvii adverts (including 7 pages on the richard rose patented lifebouy seat) VG+ (light soiling, small label to front board) A VERY TIDY COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK

PUBLISHER: r rose 1879 london

KEYWORDS: new zealand guide reference richard rose history

$20.00
2e4/36

Bathgate Expeditions; Dunedin and New Zealand in the Sixties


BATHGATE, JOHN

first edition octavo blue cloth boards with black lettering, 36pp,illus, Near FINE in Near FINE d/w

PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1952

KEYWORDS: new zealand dunedin otago history autobiography john bathgate

$35.00
2e4/39

Otago Place Names; As Bestowed by the Pakeha and Jotted Down by Herries Beattie


BEATTIE, HERRIES

first edition octavo printed light card covers, 120pp, VG+ (light tanning)

PUBLISHER: otago daily times 1948

KEYWORDS: new zealand otago history reference herries beattie

$80.00
2e4/40

The Journal of George Hepburn on His Voyage from Scotland to Otago in 1850.. With Extracts From His Letters Written From Otago


STEWART, WILLIAM DOWNIE (ed) (HEPBURN, GEORGE)

first edition octavo navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 204pp, illus VG in scruffy d/w (torn)

PUBLISHER: coulls somerville wilkie 1934 dunedin

KEYWORDS: new zealand history travel biography william downie stewart otago george hepburn journals autobiography

$35.00
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The Maori Wars; The British Army in New Zealand 1840-1872


GIBSON, TOM

octavo brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 271pp, illus VG+ in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: a h & a w reed 1974 wellington

KEYWORDS: new zealand history wars military maori tom gibson

$35.00
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Out of the Mountains


DICKENS, I E

first edition small octavo green cloth boards with black rule and lettering, 64pp, illus VG+ in VG d/w (light soiling, light wear to extremities)

PUBLISHER: ah & a w reed 1938 dunedin

KEYWORDS: new zealand travel history autobiography I e dickens southern lakes milford

$475.00
2e5/1

Te Ao Hou The New World Magazine (a run from Summer 1954 - December 1960 : 27 magazines) maori and english


N/A

a4 magazines, illus covers, aprox 64pp per issue, 27 consecutive issues VG - VG+ (a couple have loose or split covers, but the majority are in very tidy condition)

PUBLISHER: maori affairs department 1954 - 1960

KEYWORDS: new zealand maori language languages history anthropology te reo

$25.00
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St Kilda; The First Hundred Years; A Short History of the Borough of St Kilda 1875-1975


AITKEN, H J A

first edition octavo printed light card covers, 164pp, illus VG+

PUBLISHER: borough of st kilda 1975

KEYWORDS: new zealand dunedin st kilda history h j a aitken

$19.50
xxhpa21485

Picture from the Past ; Auckland & Northland


HODGSON, TERENCE & RINGER, .M.A

paperback super octavo (FINE); 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: Whitcoulls

KEYWORDS: new zealand history terence hodgson a.m.ringer specials

$17.50
xxhpa21486

Picture from the Past; Wellington & Wairarapa


MCLEAN, GAVIN

paperback super octavo (FINE); 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: Whitcoulls

KEYWORDS: new zealand history gavin mclean specials

$20.00
xxhpd21609

Shooting the Globe


HARVEY, MAURICE

paperback (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: Castle

KEYWORDS: world history travel photography specials maurice harvey

$12.50
xxhpe21634

Employ'd as a Discoverer; Papers Presented at the Captain Cook Bi Centenary Symposium Sutherland Shire, 1-3 May, 1970


MEGAW, .S.V.J (ED)

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: A.H.& A.W.Reed

KEYWORDS: new zealand history specials j.v.s. megaw

$17.50
xxhpe21641

The Spirit of Steam


SINCLAIR, ROY

hardcover imperal 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: Whitcoulls

KEYWORDS: new zealand trains railway transport specials history roy sinclair

$14.00
xxhpf21650

Mies Van Der Rohe


BLASER, WERNER

paperback (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: Thames & Hudson

KEYWORDS: architcture history specials werner blaser

$17.50
xxhpf21651

Empire State Railway Museum's 33rd Annual Guide to Tourist Railroads and Museums 1998 Edition


N/A

paperback (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: Kalmbach Books

KEYWORDS: trains history specials travel

$22.50
xxhpa21458

Kings of the Iron Road; Steam Passenger Trains of New Zealand


MAHONEY, J D

Oblong 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: The Dunmore Press

KEYWORDS: new zealand trains transport railway history j.d mahoney

$32.50
xxhpg21701

Fifty Years Syne; A Jubilee Memorial of the Presbyterian Church of Otago 1848-1898


CHISHOLM, JAMES REV

hardcover 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 cost

PUBLISHER: J.Wilkie & Co 1898

KEYWORDS: religion history new zealand biography specials rev james chisholm

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