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$90.00
1i41/13

Birds & Their Nests


HOWITT, MARY

octavo, brown cloth illus boards, gilt lettering to spine, vi+124pp+8pp adverts, illus, (G+) spine is cracked discolouration to pages moderate wear to extermities

PUBLISHER: S.W.Partridge & Co

KEYWORDS: birds natural history mary howitt

$45.00
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Mac's Memoirs ; The Flying Life of Squardron Leader Mcgregor


CUNNINGHAM, .H.G

octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 160pp, illus, (VG) bruising to spine extrems and board corners, light tanning to spine, previous owners signature in ink to front board, title page and prelude, light foxing to page edges and end pages.

PUBLISHER: A.H.& A.W.Reed

KEYWORDS: aviation transport biography literature history new zealand g h cunningham

$85.00
2e8/77

The Arts of the South Pacific


GUIART, JEAN

imperal octavo, first edition red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 461pp, fldg map, illus, (VG+) discolouration to pages , d/w (VG) moderate wear to extermities

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1963

KEYWORDS: art history south pacific jean guiart

$40.00
1i47/21

The Lively Capital ; Auckland 1840 - 1865


PLATTS, UNA

Imperal octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 271pp, illus, (VG+) discolouration to pages small owners name to title pages, d/w (VG+) discolouration and fading to d/w

PUBLISHER: Avon Fine Prints

KEYWORDS: new zealand auckland history una platts

$60.00
1i41/25

Then and Now 1921 - 1935 ; A Selection of Articles, Stories and Poems taken from the first fifty numbers of now and then


N/A

first edition,octavo, heavy card covers, 224pp, illus, (VG) discolouration to pages small owners name to fep with moderate wear to extermities

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape

KEYWORDS: history literature poetry

$50.00
1i41/23

The Real Story of the Whaler


VERRILL HYATT, .A

exlibrary, octavo, black cloth boards, brown lettering to spine and front cover, xv+295pp, illus, (VG-) spine is cracked discolouration to pages lacks fep moderate wear to extermities damage to page xv and page 1

PUBLISHER: Appleton

KEYWORDS: biography history literature a hyatt verrill

$60.00
1i46/6

The Minister and the Massacres


TOLSTOY, NIKOLAI

first edition, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxii+442pp, illus, (NF) light discolouration to fep, d/w (VG+) light marks and bruising to d/w

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson

KEYWORDS: autobiography history military nikolai tolstoy

$50.00
1i46/49

What Camellia is That ?


MACOBOY, STIRLING

quarto octavo, green cloth boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 304pp, illus, (NF) light marks to front cover, d/w (NF) light bruising to d/w

PUBLISHER: Lansdowne

KEYWORDS: enviroment natural history stirling macoboy

$40.00
1i46/33

Havelock Williams 1884 - 1968 ; With my Camera for Company adventures & Images of a Pioneering New Zealand Photographer


RHODES, DIANA (ED)

super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, 232pp, illus, (NF) light discolouration to pages with light marks to covers

PUBLISHER: Hazard Press

KEYWORDS: history photography art new zealand diana rhods

$65.00
1i41/5

Antartica's Forgotten Men


QUARTERMAIN, .B.L

octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, x +192pp, illus,(FINE), d/w (VG+) slight discolouration to d/w

PUBLISHER: Millwood

KEYWORDS: antartica biography history l b quatermain

$60.00
1i45/27

John Armstrong The Paintings


LAMBIRTH, ANDREW

imperal octavo, red cloth boards, grey lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, (FINE), d/w (NF) light brusing to top of d/w

PUBLISHER: PWP

KEYWORDS: art history andrew lambirth

$140.00
1i42/37

Redemption Songs; A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki


BINNEY, JUDITH

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 666pp, illus, VG (light bruising and scuffing to board and spine extrems, light foxing and soiling to page edges, d/w VG (light scuffing and soiling to covers, moderate creasing to extrems, light sunning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1995

KEYWORDS: maori new zealand history judith binney

$60.00
1i46/14

The Spanish Bull Ring being some Account of the Spanish Bull Fight from its Earliest History and Today


DOWSETT MOREWOOD, .J

octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, xii +51pp, illus. (VG) discolouration to spine and pages throughout book with wear to extermities, d/w (VG-) moderate wear to extermities, association copy SIGNED with initials INSCRIBED to Relative

PUBLISHER: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson Ltd

KEYWORDS: bull fighting history spainish j morewood dowsett

$50.00
1i46/13

The Colony of New Zealand ; Its History, Vicissitudes and Progress


GISBORNE, WILLIAM

octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xii +360pp, fldg map, illus, (VG-) spine is cracked some pages are loose map has been riped out loosely remains in book small owners name to fep with discolouration to pages with wear to extermities fraying to edges of pages

PUBLISHER: E.A.Petherick & Co

KEYWORDS: new zealand history william gisborne

$95.00
1i47/39

Great Passenger Ships of the World ;Six Volumes , Volume One 1858-1912, Volume Two 1913-1923, Volume Three 1924-1935, Volume Four 1936-1950, Volume Five 1951-1976, Volume Six 1977-1986


KLUDAS, ARNOLD

six volume set, volume one , super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG) brusing to top of d/w , volume two, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG+) light brusing to top of d/w , volume three, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 240pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG) brusing to top of d/w , volume four, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 232pp, illus, (NF), d/w (VG+) light wear to top of d/w , volume five, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 226pp, illus, (VG+) light discolouration to edges of some pages, d/w (VG) moderate wear to extermities, volume six, super octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus, (VG+) light discolouration to edges of pages , d/w (VG) brusing to top of d/w

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Limited

KEYWORDS: history nautical ships arnold kludas

$85.00
1i46/50

Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain with Historical Notices of each Manufactory over 6500 Potter's Marks


CHAFFERS, WILLIAM

super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxviii +1079pp, illus, (G+) spine is cracked discolouration to pages throughout book moderate wear to extermities

PUBLISHER: Reeves & Turner

KEYWORDS: history pottery art porcelain william chaffers

$75.00
1i47/27

The Pamir ; Under the New Zealand Ensign


CHURCHOUSE, JACK

Quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xi+284pp, illus, VG (light wear to spine extrems and board edges, sun fading to lower board edge, light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG- (tape repairs to spine extrems, moderate creasing/wear to edges of covers)

PUBLISHER: Millwood Press

KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history jack churchouse

$25.00
1i45/50

Selling Auckland ; The Story of Barfoot and Thompson


BARFOOT, CHRIS

oblong super octavo, blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, 193pp, illus, (FINE), d/w (NF) light bruising to d/w

PUBLISHER: N/A

KEYWORDS: new zealand auckland history chris barfoot

$37.50
xxafd25936

The Long White Cloud ; Ao Tea Roa


REEVES- PEMBER, WILLIAM

second edition, hardcover, (VG-) front huge gutter worn but sound ; 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: Horace Marshall & Son

KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori specials william pember reeves

$25.00
xxaff25939

The New Zealand People at War: Political and External Affairs


WOOD, F. L. W.

Super octavo hardcover (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 costs

PUBLISHER: Reed

KEYWORDS: new zealand history world war two politics specials f l w wood ww2 second world war military

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