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$16.50
2g15/16

Rail; The Great New Zealand Adventure


SINCLAIR, ROY

quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, x + 151pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, ink owner's details to fep, ink marking to lower page edges) in VG+ d/w (v light wear and fading)

PUBLISHER: Grantham House 1987

KEYWORDS: new zealand history trains railways roy sinclair transport

$25.00
2g15/18

Names and Places in Southern New Zealand


GRIFFITHS, GEORGE

super octavo, illus light card covers, 103pp, illus, VG (light wear and creasing to covers, v light soiling to page edges, previous owners details in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1990

KEYWORDS: george griffiths geography place names new zealand history southland otago

$40.00
2g15/28

The History of Otago; The Origins and Growth of a Wakefield Class Settlement


MCLINTOCK, A.H.

first edition, super octavo, cream cloth boards with red leather and gilt lettering to spine, red illus to front board, VG folding map to frontis (moderate rubbing and creasing to spine, light soiling to boards and eps,), xxiii + 829pp, illus, VG (light wear and soiling, light fraying to board edges, v light soiling to eps and page edges), photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Otago Centennial Historical Publications 1949

KEYWORDS: a.h. mclintock otago history new zealand wakefield class settlement otago centennial historical publications

$13.00
2g15/32

Colonial New Zealand; Engravings of the Victorian Period


HARGREAVES, R.P. & HEARN, T.J.

1998 reprint, small quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, 95pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Reed 1998

KEYWORDS: r.p. hargreaves t.j. hearn new zealand history victorian era colonial engravings arts

$25.00
2g15/33

Milestones; Turning Points in New Zealand History


picture research Harry Mills

BROOKING, TOM & ENRIGHT, PAUL

quarto, black heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, 207pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear) in VG+ d/w (light foxing to interior, light wear and creasing, small closed tear to front lower flap corner)

PUBLISHER: Mills Publications 1988

KEYWORDS: tom brooking paul enright harry mills new zealand history arts photography politics journalism

$28.50
2g15/35

The #1 New York Times Bestseller; Intriguing Facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list in 1942


BEAR, JOHN

quarto, illus light card covers, x + 262pp, illus, VG (light wear, creasing to front cover, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Ten Speed Press 1992

KEYWORDS: john bear history new york times bestseller literature literary criticism

$95.00
2g15/41

This Is My Place; Hauraki Contested 1769-1875


MONIN, PAUL

Inscribed, dated and signed by author. first edition, super octavo, illus light card covers, x + 284pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, rubbing and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Bridget Williams Books 2001

KEYWORDS: paul monin new zealand history hauraki maori pakeha interaction colonial settlement era politics signed first edition

$40.00
2g15/42

The Provincial System in New Zealand 1852-76


MORRELL, W.P.

octavo, rust cloth boards with gilt lettering and decorative rule to spine, 317pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep) in VG d/w (light scuffing and soiling to covers, light chipping and creasing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited 1964

KEYWORDS: w.p. morrell new zealand provincial system politics history settlement colonial era

$22.50
2g15/44

New Zealand's First Talkies; Early Film-Making in Otago and Southland, 1896-1939


PRICE, SIMON

signed by author, octavo, illus light card covers, 92pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1996

KEYWORDS: simon price signed new zealand history cinema arts film film-making otago southland talkies

$8.50
xxkqg56339

The Incomparable Game


COWDREY, COLIN

ex-library, 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1970

KEYWORDS: colin cowdrey cricket sport history specials

$12.50
xxkqg56342

The Finest Years; Twenty Years of New Zealand Cricket


BRITTENDEN, DICK

hardcover imperial 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1977

KEYWORDS: dick brittenden cricket sport new zealand history specials

$9.50
xxkqg56345

Freebooters of the Pacific


ROGERS, STANLEY

hardback (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: Blackie & Son

KEYWORDS: adventure travel history pacific exploration stanley rogers specials

$26.50
2g13/41

Westward Vision: The Story of the Oregon Trail


LAVENDER, DAVID & EBERT, MARIAN (Illus)

First edition, super octavo, blown cloth boards with gilt lettering & red motif to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 425pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, another owner's label to fep, slight soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1965

KEYWORDS: first edition David Lavender Marian Ebert American history Oregon Trail Hudson's Bay Company trappers settlers

$22.50
2g15/49

Port Chalmers; Gateway to Otago


BOWMAN, H.O.

Capper Press reprint 1978, octavo, burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, near fine folding map to frontis, x + 224pp, illus, VG+ (some early pages loose) in VG+ d/w (v light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1978

KEYWORDS: h.o. bowman port chalmers history otago centennial historical publications new zealand

$145.00
2g16/16

Myanmar Style; Art, Architecture and Design of Burma


photography by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni

FALCONER, JOHN et al

square quarto, brown heavy card boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, near fine in near fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1998

KEYWORDS: john falconer luca invernizzi tettoni elizabeth moore daniel kahrs alfred birnbaum virginia mckeen di crocco joe cummings arts architecture design culture anthropology history

$12.00
xxkqh56368

Handbook to the Arthur's Pass National Park


BURROWS, C. J. (ed.)

saddle-stappled 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: Arthur's Pass National Park Board 1978

KEYWORDS: specials arthur's pass new zealand national parks geology nature climate science natural history walks climate animals plants south island

$9.00
xxaqi56430

Circumstantial Evidence


EARLEY, PETE

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: Bantam 1996

KEYWORDS: specials pete earley crime history true reportage journalism

$65.00
2g16/29

`Windows on a Chinese Past Volume 4


Don's Roll of Chinese

NG, JAMES

First edition, this volume only, quarto, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 300pp, illus, near fine, in d/w, near fine

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1993

KEYWORDS: James Ng New Zealand China Chinese immigration history Rev Alexander Don Otago Southland goldminers lists names reference

$150.00
2g16/30

Windows on a Chinese Past Volume 1


How the Cantonese Goldseekers and their Heirs settled in New Zealand

NG, JAMES

First edition, this volume only, quarto, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 400pp, illus, VG in d/w VG+

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1993

KEYWORDS: James Ng New Zealand China Chinese immigration history goldmining goldminers Otago Southland Sew Hoy

$90.00
2g16/45

A History of Dentistry in New Zealand


BROOKING, T. W. H.

Scarce, super octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 268pp, illus, VG+ (bruising to spine extrems, foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (tanning to spine, foxing & soiling, bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Dental Association 1980

KEYWORDS: TWH Brooking New Zealand dentistry dental association history social development Sidey Pickerill Davies University profession child health School dental service

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