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xxddo48786

The Gangs of New York; An Informal History of the Underworld


ASBURY, HERBERT

softcover octavo; 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: Arrow 2002

KEYWORDS: history new york herbert asbury underworld true crime specials

$12.00
xxddo48788

The Concubine's Children


CHONG, DENISE

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1997

KEYWORDS: memoir autobiography family chinese history denise chong specials

$12.00
xxcja49005

A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony


DEMOS, JOHN

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: Oxford University Press 2000

KEYWORDS: specials john demos colonial family america puritans history religion

$15.00
xxdds49052

Houses of Dunedin: An Illustrated Collection of the City's Historic Homes


GALER, LOIS

Quarto 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: Hyndman Publishing 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Lois Galer New Zealand Dunedin architecture houses homes buildings history

$22.50
xxdds49053

Russell's Civil War Photographs: 116 Historic Prints


RUSSELL, ANDREW J

Quarto 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: Dover Publications 1982

KEYWORDS: specials Anrew J Russell USA American civil war photography history soldier-artist official army photographer

$16.50
xxdds49057

The Franz Josef Glacier: A Photographic Record


n/a

Oblong quarto 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: Westland National Park Dept of Lands and Survey 1983

KEYWORDS: specials Franz Josef glacier New Zealand history photographic record national park

$14.00
xxdds49062

Tasman and New Zealand: A Bibliographical Study


MCCORMICK, E. H

Super octavo stapled light card wrapper (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: RE Owen Government Printer 1959

KEYWORDS: specials EH McCormick Abel Tasman New Zealand bibliographical history exploration journals

$20.00
xxdds49064

Forgotten Islands of the South Seas


DANIELSSON, BENGT

First edition, 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: George Allen & Unwin 1957

KEYWORDS: first edition specials Bengt Danielsson South Pacific history travel discovery exploration islands

$15.00
xxcja49079

The English Country Gentleman: A Study of Nineteenth Century Types


KIRBY, CHESTER

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: James Clarke & Co (year ?)

KEYWORDS: Chester Kirby specials history essays England Lord George Bentinck Grantley Berkeley Duke of Richmond Sir John Bennet Lawes biography

$9.00
xxcja49083

Robbery Under Arms: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields of Australia


BOLDREWOOD, ROLF

Smalll octavo in blue faux leather boards (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: Collins

KEYWORDS: Rolf Boldrewood specials history Australia goldfields Thomas Alexander Browne novel literature

$10.00
xxcja49084

The Last Days of Pompeii


LYTTON, LORD EDWARD BULWER

Smalll octavo insoft red leather boards (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: Cassell and Company 1908

KEYWORDS: specials Lord Edward Bulwer Lytton history Pompeii novel literature

$10.00
xxcja49089

Southern Journeys: South Island People and Places


SINCLAIR, ROY

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: Random House 2001

KEYWORDS: specials Roy Sinclair New Zealand South Island people places travel landscape people local history

$30.00
2f18/3

No Place to Linger: Saga of a Wartime Atlantic Kiwi


HOLM, JOHN

Super octavo, grey boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xii, 220pp, illus, VG+ (v slight foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (tanning to interior, rubbing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Holmwork Publishers 1985

KEYWORDS: John Holm history second world war WWII World War Two New Zealand Royal Navy escorts merchant navy convoys Atlantic autobiography

$40.00
2f18/7

Trees, Timber and Tranquility


POOLE, LINDSAY

Small quarto, green heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, green eps, 144pp, illus, nr fine (v slight bruising to lower spine) in nr fine d/w (bruising to upper rear corner)

PUBLISHER: C Rex Monigatti Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: Lindsay Poole botany forestry trees New Zealand forestry history autobiography

$40.00
2f18/18

Pamir: The Story of a Sailing Ship


WATERS, SYDNEY D

First edition, small octavo, illus heavy card boards, 48pp, illus, VG- (some plates loose, light scuffing and soiling, light tanning within, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1949

KEYWORDS: first edition Sydney D Waters Pamir New Zealand sailing ship history four-master Finland

$50.00
2f18/19

A Concise Economic History of Britain from the Earliest Times to 1750 (Vol 1); from 1750 to Recent Times (Vol 2)


CLAPHAM, SIR JOHN & COURT, W. H. B

Two-volume set, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + 324pp (vol 1), viii + 368pp (vol 2), VG (owner's name & address in ink to both feps, v slight rubbing to boards, scratch to rear board vol 1, browning to eps vol 1, light foxing to page edges) in Vg d/w (soiling & tanning, bruising to edges, 2cm closed to upper rear right corner vol 2)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1957 (vol 1) 1954 (vol 2)

KEYWORDS: Sir John Clapham WHB Court Britian history economics agriculture trade manufacturing industry

$50.00
2f18/20

General Gordon, Soldier, Administrator, and Christian Hero


A Biographical and Historical Sketch of his Career in China and the Soudan

EMERSON, GEORGE R

Duodecimo, green boards with gilt lettering & decoration to front board, frontispiece, folding map, viii + 202pp, illus, VG (staining spots to boards, rubbing to spine, bruising to spine extrems & board corners, foxing, esp to prelims & rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Ward Lock & Co (year?)

KEYWORDS: George R Emerson General Charles George Gordon biography military history China Sudan Soudan

$19.50
2f18/27

Reinterpreting the Educational Past: Essays in the History of New Zealand Education


OPENSHAW, ROGER & MCKENZIE, DAVID (Eds)

Octavo, illus light card covers with white lettering to spine & covers, 233pp, VG+ (slight bruising to lower cover corners, owner's name & date in ink to fep, damp stain to upper page corners)

PUBLISHER: NZ Council for Education Research 1987

KEYWORDS: Roger Openshaw David McKenzie New Zealand education history curriculum schools nursing civil service essays

$90.00
2f18/30

Nga Iwi o Tainui: The Traditional History of the Tainui People / Nga Koorero Tuku Iho a Nga Tuupuna


JONES, PEI TE HURINUI & BIGGS, BRUCE

First edition, imperial octavo, blue/grey boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 402pp, VG+ (slight rubbing to board edges, prev owners address stamp in ink to fep, light tanning to page edges) in VG+ d/w (foxing & staining to interior)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1995

KEYWORDS: first edition Pei Te urinui Jones Bruce Biggs New Zealand Tainui Maori bilingual Maori-English parallel text history genealogy songs

$19.50
2f18/36

The Art of Alfred Sharpe


BLACKLEY, ROGER

Oblong quarto, illus light card covers with French flaps, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Auckland City Art Gallery / David Bateman 1992

KEYWORDS: Roger Blackley Alfred Sharpe New Zealand art artist colonial watercolourist biography art history landscape

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