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8 volume set, facsimile edition, limited numbered edition, runs from vol. 1 1892 to vol. 8 1940, octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, blind rule to boards, illus including near fine folding diagrams and VG+ maps in rear pocket, all volumes VG+ (light wear to extremities, light foxing and soiling to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (most volumes light wear and light soiling with v light creasing and tiny closed tears to edges, vol 1. with narrow chip to lower rear flap corner, vol. IV with small chip to upper spine), all volumes in protective plastic cover, a very tidy set

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Alpine Club 1975-1978

KEYWORDS: new zealand alpine journal club mountain exploration adventure travel history mountaineering sport outdoors

LOUGHNAN, R.A.

quarto, red buckram boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, blind rule to boards, patterned eps, illus half title, xiv + 391pp, illus , VG- (heavy wear to spine with tanning, fraying and chipping, internally the spine is coming away from text block, only partially attached at front, insect damage to fep, water stains to covers, light foxing) includes folding map VG- (creasing and foxing with large repaired tear)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay, Government Printer 1902

KEYWORDS: new zealand history english british monarchy royal family duke and duchess of cornwell and york r.a. loughnan

BEAGLEHOLE, J.C.

second edition, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front board, blind-stamped emblem to rear board, xv + 411pp, illus including VG folding maps (light wear and creasing, v light foxing), VG (light wear, white mark to front board, light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG- dw (light soiling, numerous small closed tears to edges)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1947

KEYWORDS: j.c. beaglehole history travel exploration pacific

WADMAN, HOWARD (ed)

imperial octavo, grey cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece tipped in, 171pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light foxing)

PUBLISHER: H.H. Tombs 1947

KEYWORDS: howard wadman new zealand arts history year book

WADMAN, HOWARD (ed)

imperial octavo, grey cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece tipped in, 171pp, VG+ (light wear, v light foxing)

PUBLISHER: H.H. Tombs 1947

KEYWORDS: howard wadman year book arts new zealand history

GILMORE, EDDY

first edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 208pp, VG (light wear and fading, v light foxing) in VG d/w (light wear, soiling to rear, small closed tears to upper edge)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1964

KEYWORDS: first edition eddy gilmore russian history cossacks politics soviet union

WILSON, IAN

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Orion 1999

KEYWORDS: specials ian wilson turin shroud history religion archaeology science

ALDERTON, GEO. E.

octavo, green buckram boards with gilt lettering and blind rule to front board, frontispiece, vii + 76pp, VG (moderate soiling and foxing to boards, moderate tanning to spine, light scuffing/fraying to spine extrems and board corners, moderate tanning to eps, prev owners ink stamp to fep, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury, Government Printer 1884

KEYWORDS: new zealand history agriculture geo. E. alderton auckland gardening fruit oranges

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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