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$18.50
2e21/29

Legacy of Occupation: Stories of Occupational Therapy in New Zealand 1940-1972


GORDON, BETH et al (eds)

super octavo, illus light card covers, 303pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Legacy of Occupation Research Group 2009

KEYWORDS: new zealand history occupational therapy beth gordon

$18.50
2e21/32

Eighty Years in New Zealand embracing Fifty Years of New Zealand Fishing


MANNERING, GEORGE EDWARD

first edition, octavo, grey cloth boards with red lettering to front board and spine, 255pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, light discolouration to prelims and page edges, v light soiling to boards), lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: Simpson & Williams Ltd 1943

KEYWORDS: first edition new zealand history outdoors sport fishing george edward mannering

$325.00
2e21/34

Folk-Tales of the Maori


GRACE, A.A.

first edition, association copy - inscribed by author to renowned fellow ethnologist S. Percy Smith and dated 1909, also Andrew Lang broadsheet A Maori Folklore Parallel loosely enclosed, also enclosed is a lengthy two page (one A4 sheet - both sides) signed handwritten letter from Percy Smith to the author thanking him for the book and discussing its contents with interesting contributions, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and design to spine, white lettering and design and blind rule to front board, vi + 257pp, VG+ (sound condition, pencil owner's name to fep, discolouration to prelims and page edges), lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: Gordon & Gotch 1907

KEYWORDS: new zealand history maori folklore mythology folk tales a.a. grace percy smith andrew lang

$40.00
2e21/36

Handbook of Gardening for New Zealand with chapters on Poultry & Bee-Keeping


third edition, enlarged and partly re-written

MURPHY, M.

duodecimo, brown boards with black lettering and design to front board and spine, black device to rear board, advertisements printed to eps, frontispiece, xi + 240pp + 6pp adverts, illus, VG+ (light wear, discolouration to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited

KEYWORDS: new zealand history gardening agriculture m. murphy

$82.50
2e21/41

Early Manawatu Scandinavians


BONNVIE, JOHAN (Ed)

quarto, illus light card stapled wrappers, v + 70pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, highlighting and pencil annotations throughout text)

PUBLISHER: Scandinavian Club of Manawatu /Stylex Print 1990

KEYWORDS: new zealand history scandinavians manawatu

$50.00
2e21/42

Links with the Past: Scandinavians in New Zealand


WILLIAMS, HELEN & KEESING, NORMA (eds)

quarto, illus light card covers, 78pp, illus, VG- (light wear, spill stain to front cover, ink owner's name to fep, pencil and ink annotations throughout)

PUBLISHER: Scandinavian Club of Hawkes Bay 1989

KEYWORDS: new zealand history genealogy scandinavian helen williams norma keesing

$22.50
2e21/46

Trautmann: The Biography


ROWLANDS, ALAN

octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 256pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Breedon Books 1990

KEYWORDS: biography bernhard carl trautman history politics football soccer sport world war two WWII alan rowlands

$30.00
2e21/49

The Manchester United Football Book


with a forewor by Matt Busby

MEEK, DAVID (ed)

octavo, red cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 128pp, illus, VG+ (ink marks to fep) in VG d/w (wear to extremities)

PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul 1966

KEYWORDS: history manchester united sport football david meek matt busby

$135.00
2e22/1

The Art of the Tin Toy


PRESSLAND, DAVID

oblong quarto, illus heavy card boards, illus eps, frontispiece, silver page edges, 224pp, illus, near fine in VG+ light card slipcase (light fading and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: New Cavendish Books 1976

KEYWORDS: history engineering tin toys arts crafts david pressland

$25.00
2e22/3

Without Fear or Favour: 150 Years Policing Auckland 1840-1900


CHERRETT, OWEN J.

quarto, black cloth boards with silver lettering to front board and spine, silver logo to front board, illus eps, illus title page, 345pp, illus, VG+ in VG+ d/w (light wear/rubbing)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Police 1989

KEYWORDS: new zealand history law police force auckland owen j. cherrett

$60.00
2e22/4

Collector's Encyclopedia of Compacts, Carryalls & Face Powder Boxes


MUELLER, LAURA M.

quarto, illus hard card boards, 320pp, illus, near fine (light rubbing), lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: Collector Books 1996

KEYWORDS: collectors history compacts carryalls face powder laura m. mueller

$30.00
2e22/11

Oatcakes to Otago: A Chronicle of Dunedin's Scottish Heritage


OFFWOOD, DONALD

signed by author, super octavo, illus light card covers, 288pp, illus, near fine

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press 2004

KEYWORDS: signed new zealand history dunedin scotland genealogy heritage donald offwood

$70.00
2e22/15

A Pakeha's Recollections: The Reminiscences of Murray Gladstone Thomson


THOMASON, MURRAY GLADSTONE; ECCLES, ALFRED (ed)

limited numbered edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to front board and spine, blind rule to front board, frontispiece, 120pp, illus, VG- (moderate scuffing and bruising to spine and board extrems, light water damage to pages, moderate tanning, spine sl cocked)

PUBLISHER: A.H. and A.W. Reed 1944

KEYWORDS: new zealand history autobiography murray gladstone thomson alfred eccles

$22.50
2e22/16

Growing up in West Taieri


CHISHOLM, ALEX

SIGNED, octavo, light card stapled wrappers, 71pp, illus, VG+ (light sunning and soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Alex Chisholm 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand history autobiography otago west taieri alex chisholm

$12.00
xxdng36971

Once Upon a Time: The Story of Princess Grace, Prince Rainier and their Family


TARABORRELLI, J. RANDY

softcover 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Pan Books 2004

KEYWORDS: history biography princess grace prince rainier randy j. taraborrelli specials

$10.00
xxdoa36987

Return from Hell


ROY, JULES

first edition, hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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: William Kimber 1954

KEYWORDS: first edition autobiography military history world war two WWII jules roy specials

$10.00
xxdoa36988

Jump for It! Stories of the Caterpillar Club


BOWMAN, GERALD

first edition, hardcover octavo (VG) lacks d/w; 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: Evans Brothers Limited 1955

KEYWORDS: first edition history caterpillar club gerald bowman specials

$13.50
xxdoa36989

Enduring Legacy: Charles Brasch, Patron, Poet & Collector


KERR, DONALD (ed)

ex-library, softcover super 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: University of Otago Press 2003

KEYWORDS: biography arts history charles brasch new zealand literature donald kerr specials

$28.50
xxdoa36990

Taieri Mouth and its surrounding districts


PARKES, WIN & HISLOP, KATH

softcover super 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1980

KEYWORDS: otago taieri district new zealand history win parks kath hislop specials

$18.50
xxdoa37004

1788: The People of the First Fleet


CHAPMAN, DON

softcover imperial 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Doubleday 1986

KEYWORDS: australian history settlement don chapman specials

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