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$50.00
2g11/34

The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine


from material compiled by Major A. Wilkie

POWLES, C. GUY

octavo, blue cloth boards with black lettering and decorative black rule to front board, xvi + 284pp, illus including VG- folding maps (foxing and creasing, large closed tear to rear map), VG- (archival tape repairs to spine, sloppy bind, some maps missing, wear and soiling to boards, fraying to edges, foxing, tanning and soiling to some pages)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe and Tombs 1922

KEYWORDS: c. guy powles major a. wilkie new zealand military history sinai palestine

$65.00
2g11/39

Lyell: The Golden Past


BROWN, MARGARET C.

First edition, thin oblong quarto, illus light card covers, frontispiece, x + 102pp, illus, VG (newspaper clippings taped to prelims, crease to rear cover upper corner & reading crease to spine edge, discolouration spot to front cover upper corner)

PUBLISHER: Murchison District Historical Society 1987

KEYWORDS: Margaret C Brown New Zealand history Lyell Murchison Buller River gold quartz mining transport earthquake

$19.50
2g11/42

Discovering the Birds of New Zealand


HAYMAN, PIERS

Quarto, blue card boards with silver lettering to spine, red eps, 134pp, illus, VG (rubbing to spine extrems & board edges) in VG d/w (slight marking)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Ltd 1984

KEYWORDS: Piers Hayman New Zealand birds natural history ornithology art sketches drawings illustrations

$35.00
2g11/49

Rangitikei: The Day of Striding Out


LAURENSON, STAN G.

First edition, signed by author, imperial octavo, orange boards with white lettering to spine, illus eps, xi + map + 225pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine extrems, two tiny soil spots to front board, tape residue stains to eps) in VG+ d/w (bruising to corners)

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press Ltd 1979

KEYWORDS: first edition SG Laurenson New Zealand Rangitikei history

$80.00
2g12/3

Daum: Masters of French Decorative Glass


BACRI, CLOTILDE & DAUM, NOEL & PETRY, CLAUDE

Large quarto, black cloth boards with blind lettering to front & gilt lettering to spine, black eps, 269pp, illus, VG+ (spotting to boards, foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (bruising to edges, 2cm closed tear to upper spine/front cover fold, rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Rizzoli 1993

KEYWORDS: Clotilde Bacri Noel Daum claude Petry art Art Deco Nouveau Daum glass craftsmanship design technique history objets d'art collectors

$50.00
2g12/4

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: The Royal New Zealand Navy


WATERS, S. D.

Super octavo, dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind motif to front board, frontispiece, xvi + 570pp, illus + folding maps, VG (minor bruising & scuffing to board/spine edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, white out to front eps, light tanning & foxig throughout)

PUBLISHER: Dept of Internal Affairs 1956

KEYWORDS: SD Waters New Zealand World War Two second world war WWII naval history navy

$38.50
2g12/7

Icy Heritage: Historic Sites of the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica


HARROWFIELD, DAVID L.

First edition, uncommon in hardcover, super octavo, illus glossy heavy card boards, 88pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Antarctic Heritage Trust 1995

KEYWORDS: first edition David L Harrowfield Antarctica Ross Sea history archaeology historic sites conservation

$50.00
2g12/8

Tropical Pacific Marine Shells


CERNOHORSKY,WALTER O.

Signed by author, super octavo, royal blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 352pp, illus, VG+ (v light bruising to lower spine extrem, owner's name in ink to fep, sellotape residue stains to front pastedown, foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sellotape to spine extrems, sellotape residue stain to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Pacific Publications 1978

KEYWORDS: Walter O Cernohorsky reference pacific shells conchology zoology natural history

$24.50
2g12/17

Crew Culture: New Zealand Seafarers under Sail and Steam


ATKINSON, NEILL

Quarto, illus light card covers with French flaps, frontispiece, xii + 172pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Neill Atkinson New Zealand maritime history merchant mariners sail steamships 1840-1940 sailors lore yarns shanties rituals culture

$25.00
2g12/22

Motorbikes Around New Zealand


WRIGHT, MATTHEW

Quarto, illus light card covers, illus prelims, 144pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name& address stamp to fep)

PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls 2008

KEYWORDS: Matthew Wright New Zealand motorbikes motorcycles transport sport entertainment racing Indian Harleys Triumphs motorised bicycles pictorial photographic history

$10.00
xxdqc56113

With England in Australia; The Truth About Tests


HARRIS, BRUCE

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: Hutchinson

KEYWORDS: bruce harris england australia cricket sport history specials

$14.00
xxdqe56128

The Wisden Book of Test Cricket Volume I 1877-1977


FRINDALL, BILL (ed)

this volume only, hardcover super 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: Macdonald 1990

KEYWORDS: bill frindall test cricket sport history wisden specials

$14.00
xxdqe56134

The Wisden Book of Test Cricket1876-77 to 1977-78


FRINDALL, BILL (ed)

softcover super 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: Macdonald & Jane's 1979

KEYWORDS: bill frindall wisden history test cricket sport specials

$40.00
2g13/10

Hitler's Last Bastion: The Final Battles for the Reich 1944-1945


KUROWSKI, FRANZ

super octavo, dark maroon cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, 381pp, illus, VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Miliitary History Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: Franz Kurowski Second World War Two WWII Adolf Hitler nazis Third Reich Konigsberg Breslau Wesel Kolbewrg Danzig Posen East Pruyssia military history Germany

$52.50
2g13/17

South Auckland


WILY, HENRY E. R. L

Signed numbered edition (No.30) presentation copy, super octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering, frontispiece, 261pp, illus, VG+ (fading to spine & board edges, v slight bruising to spine extrems, browning to eps, tanning to page margins, foxing to page edges_)

PUBLISHER: Franklin Printing & Publishing 1939

KEYWORDS: Henry ERL Wily New Zealand Auckland history settlement colonisation Manukau Franklin Raglan Waipa County

$40.00
2g12/34

The Last Place on Earth: The Complete Story of the Dramatic Race for the Pole


Originally Published under the title Scott and Amundsen

HUNTFORD, ROLAND

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 665pp, illus, VG (heavy staining to front page edges, v slight bruising to spine extrems, small stain spot to rear eps) in d/w, VG (damp-staining to lower edges, esp internally, bruising & creasing to edges, particularly upper front edge, sellotape repair to front upper corner/flap fold, several pin-prick holes to rear)

PUBLISHER: Book Club / Hodder & Stoughton 1985

KEYWORDS: Roland Huntford Robert Falcon Scott Roald Amundsen biography South Pole history

$45.00
2g12/45

Tarawera Eruption Centennial Exhibition 1886-1986


WILSON, ALEX (Photography)

First edition, oblong, super octavo, illus light card covers, 239pp, illus, VG+ (slight soiling & scratching to covers)

PUBLISHER: Rotorua District Council 1986

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Rotorua Mount Tarawera eruption history art photography paintings exhibition catalogue

$68.50
2g13/4

Early Eyewitness Accounts of Maori Life 1: Extracts from Journals Relating to the Visit to New Zealand of the French Ship St. Jean Baptiste in December 1769


Under the Command of J.F.M de Surville

OLLIVIER, ISABEL & HINGLEY, CHERYL & SPENCER, JERE

This vol. only, oblong quarto, textured blue boards with gilt lettering to front board, 225pp, illus, VG+ (foxing, esp to page edges, owner's name in ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Alexander Turnbull Library & National Library of NZ 1982

KEYWORDS: St Jean Baptiste JFM de Surville New Zealand Maori history journals France French ship

$12.50
xxkqc56174

The Wisden Book of Cricket Records


FRINDALL, BILL (Ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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: Macdonald Futura 1981

KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Bill Frindall Wisden statistics records statistical history

$12.50
xxkqc56175

The Wisden Book of Cricket Records


Third Edition Completely Revised and Updated

FRINDALL, BILL (Ed)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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: Headline Book Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Bill Frindall Wisden statistics records statistical history

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