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$50.00
1b41/31

From the Martyrs to the Masses: Pages in the History of Trade Unionism


ROSS, LLOYD & MCLAGAN, ALEX

Small octavo, grey/blue stapled paper wrapper with dark blue lettering, 63pp, VG+ very tidy (light tanning to cover edges & spine)

PUBLISHER: Lloyd Ross University of Sydney 1934

KEYWORDS: Lloyd Ross Alex McLagan politics trade unions unionism history

$40.00
1b41/40

Aircraft Profiles Nos.61-96


With Illustrations by R Ward, P Endsleigh Castle, GJ Goulding, K Broomfield, KG Rush, W Wright

n/a

Imperial octavo, cream cloth boards with gilt lettering to navy blue cloth spine & gilt lettering to front board, each issue paginated separately (aprox 12 pp to each issue), illus, VG+ (v slight soiling to front board upper corner, heavy foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy soiling & dampstaining, 1cm closed tear to lower spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: Profile Publications 1966

KEYWORDS: aircraft aviation history aeronautical engineering aeroplanes

$95.00
1b41/41

On the Eaves of the World: Two Volumes


FARRER, REGINALD

Two-volume set, super octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 311pp, illus + folding map (vol 1), frontispiece + viii + 328pp, illus (vol 2), nr fine

PUBLISHER: Theophrastus 1977 (Reprint of Edward Arnold 1926)

KEYWORDS: Reginald Farrer expedition exploration botany horticulture forestry flora natural history Tibet

$60.00
1b41/42

The Yellow Joss and Other Tales


Third Edition

IDRIESS, ION L.

Octavo, yellow cloth boards with black lettering and black rule to spine & front board, frontispiece, viii + 266pp + 8pp adverts, VG (fading to spine, light fraying to spien extrems & board corners, some soiling & staining to rear board, light foxing to page edges, inscription in ink to fep, bookseller's stamp to fep)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson Ltd 1936

KEYWORDS: Ion L Idriess Australian history short biographical stories

$45.00
1b41/46

Poneke's 75 Years: The History of the Poneke Football Club, Wellington from 1883 to 1958


DEAN, S. S. (Ed)

Octavo, black light card covers with white lettering & red & white logo to front cover, 55pp, illus, VG (some rubbing to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Poneke Football Club 1958

KEYWORDS: Poneke footbal club New Zealand Wellington sport history

$85.00
1b42/2

Gisborne Exposed: The Photographs of William Crawford 1874-1913


ROBINSON, SHEILA & BERRY, JOHN (Eds)

Oblong quarto, light greay faux leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus,VG+ (prev owner's name in pen to fep), in d/w, VG (slight tanning fading & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Te Rau Press Ltd / Gisborne Museum 1990

KEYWORDS: Sheila Robinson John Berry William Crawford New Zealand Gisborne photography photographer biography pictorial photographic history art

$75.00
1b42/8

The Annals of the Addington Family


BELFIELD, E. M. G. & WARREN, DOROTHY

Octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 191pp, illus + large folding genealogical tree, VG+ (v. v. slight fading to spine & board edges, v light foxing to page edges) in d/w (VG+, light foxing & light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Published privately by Warren & Son 1959

KEYWORDS: EMG Belfield Dorothy Warren Addington Family Viscount of Sidmouth Northamptonshire Oxfordshire biography history

$85.00
OS3/1142

George Edward Lodge: The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings


LODGE, GEORGE EDWARD & FLEMING, CHARLES A.

Folio, brown faux leather boards with gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, frontispiece, xiv + 409pp, illus + 89 full-page colour plates, VG+ (light foxing to prelims.), in d/w VG+ (v light creasing to upper edges)

PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1982

KEYWORDS: George Edward Lodge Charles A Fleming New Zealand ornithology birds paintings art natural history

$225.00
1b41/1

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45: Alam Halfa and Alamein


WALKER, RONALD

Super octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind-stamped coat of arms to front board, frontispiece, xiii + 507pp, illus + folding maps, VG+ (prev owner's name in ink to front, slight foxing & tanning) in d/w VG (rubbing, bruising & creasing to edges, some soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: Historical Publications Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1967

KEYWORDS: official military history New Zealand Second World War Two WW2 Alam Halfa Alamein Ronald Walker

$150.00
1b41/3

The New Zealanders in South Africa 1899-1902


HALL, D. O. W.

Octavo, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 97pp, illus + folding maps, nr fine

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1949

KEYWORDS: official military history New Zealand South Africa Boer War

$245.00
1b41/11

The Wellington Almanac: Directory, Calendar, Diary and Nautical Almanac for 1891


37th Year of Publication

n/a

Octavo, light card covers with black lettering, printed eps, 288pp + 62pp adverts, G+ (heavy tears & damage to covers & spine, some repaired with archival tape, complete horizontal tear to front cover repaired with tape, annotation in ink to front upper edge, heavy browningm, creasing to some page corners, nicks to some page edges)

PUBLISHER: William Baldwin, New Zealand Times Office 1891

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Wellington nautical almanac social history politics travel

$650.00
1b41/12

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland


Three Volumes: Vol 1 ABE-CUR, Vol 2 DAL-MAC, Vol 3 MAC-ZET

ANDERSON, WILLIAM

Three-volume set, small quarto, half-bound, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering & five gilt-decorated raised bands to blue leather spine, mounted brown leather gilt-titled panel to upper spine, marbled page edges, xiii + 752pp, ii + 752pp, frontispiece + iii + 736pp (vols 1 to 3 respectively), illus, VG- (moderate rubbing & chaffing to spines with some loss of colour, vol 1 brown leather title panel missing & that of vol 2 half-detached, some soiling to boards, moderate foxing but heavier to eps, creasing to eps)

PUBLISHER: A Fullarton & Co 1863

KEYWORDS: William Anderson Scotland Scottish history biography families surnames literature

$25.00
1b41/13

Enjoying the Port Hills, Christchurch


OGILVIE, GORDON

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, 216pp, illus + folding map to rear, VG+

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Gordon Ogilvie New Zealand Christchurch Port Hills recreation landscape history flora fauna travel guidebook geology transport outdoors tourism

$30.00
xxhtb63811

The Collector's Guide to British Dolls Since 1920


MANSELL, COLETTE

hardcover small quarto (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: Robert Hale 1983

KEYWORDS: specials Colette Mansell britain british doll collecting guide reference history

$35.00
1b42/21

The Liberty Ships: The History of the 'Emergency' Type Cargo Ships constructed in the United States during the Second World War


Second Edition

SAWYER, L. A. & MITCHELL, W. H.

Imperial octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 253pp, illus, VG+ (light wear to board edges, foxing to page edges), in d/w, VG+ (slight fading to spine, light creasing to upper edges, light scuffing to spine extrems, sl soiling, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Lloyd's of London 1985

KEYWORDS: LA Sawyer WH Mitchell military marine maritime shipping history World War Two WW2 Liberty cargo ships transport

$30.00
xxhrc63842

Treaty Issues


CHRISTIE, WALTER

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: The Wyvern Press 1997

KEYWORDS: specials Walter Christie New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi political science politics history

$13.50
xxhrc63847

Players Protesters and Politicians: A History of the University of Canterbury Students' Association


SHARFE, JEAN

Signed & inscribed by author, super octavo softcover (nr fine); 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: Clerestory Press 1995

KEYWORDS: specials Jean Sharfe New Zealand University Canterbury students' association history

$27.50
xxhtc63848

Carpets and Floor Coverings of India


CHATTOPADHAYA, KAMALADEVI

Quarto hardcover ( VG) in d/w (VG-) illus; 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: D. B Taraporevala Sons & Co 1969

KEYWORDS: specials kamaladevi chattopadhaya india carpets floor coverings design history textiles furnishings

$24.50
xxhtc63850

Fares Please!


The Horse, Steam & Cable Trams of New-Zealand

STEWART, GRAHAM

first edition, Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) illus; 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: Grantham House 1997

KEYWORDS: specials first edition graham stewart new zealand public transport vehicles history trams

$20.00
xxhtc63851

Bravo! The NZSO at 50


TONKS, JOY

Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) illus; 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: Exisle 1996

KEYWORDS: specials joy tonks nzso new zealand national symphony orchestra classical music history

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