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$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George Edward Lodge: The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings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

$45.00
1b41/2

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


GILLESPIE, OLIVER A.

Super octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind-stamped coat of arms to front board, frontispiece, xiii + 395pp, illus + folding maps, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, owner's name & address in ink to front pastedown, moderate foxing and scuffing, creasing and closed tears to folding map at rear). Lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: War History Branch Dept of Internal Affairs 1952

KEYWORDS: official military history New Zealand Second World War Two WW2 Oliver A Gillespie Pacific

$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

$20.00
xxhtc63856

Drive It! The Complete Book of Short Circuit Racing


HUGGETT, PAUL

Ex library, quarto hardcover (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: Foulis/ Haynes Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: specials paul huggett motor racing vehicles cars sport history

$30.00
1b42/38

Notable New-Zealand Statesmen


Twelve Prime Ministers

SCHOLEFIELD, G.H.

Octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to spine, 198pp, illus, VG (ding to front board lower corner, v small spot to rear board upper edge, v slight tanning to page edges), in d/w, VG- (bruising and some loss to spine extrems, two 1cm tears with loss to rear upper edge, several small nicks to lower edges, moderate browning, heavier to inside

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs (nd)

KEYWORDS: g h scholefield new zealand politics political history prime ministers

$19.50
xxehd63823

Aircraft Number 104 F-89 Scorpion in Action


DAVIS, LARRY & MENARD, DAVE & GREER, DON & MANLEY,

Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1990

KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Larry Davis Dave Menard

$19.50
xxehd63829

Aircraft Number 197 Sepecat Jaguar in Action


ASHLEY, GLENN & GREER, DON & GEBHARDT, DAVID

Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 2005

KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer Glenn Ashley David Gebhardt Darren Glenn

$19.50
xxehd63830

Aircraft Number 69 S.E.5a in Action


CONNORS, JOHN F. & GREER, DON & WORNKEY, KEVIN

Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1985

KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer John F Connors Kevin Wornkey

$19.50
xxehd63832

Aircraft Number 93 SPAD Fighters in Action


CONNORS, JOHN F. & GREER, DON & MANLEY, PERRY (Ill

Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1989

KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer John F Connors Perry Manley

$19.50
xxehd63836

Aircraft Number 166 Fokker D.VII in Action


BRANNON, D EDGAR & GREER, DON & SEWELL, JOE

Oblong quarto, softcover - light card stapled wrappers (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: Squadron/Signal Publications 1996

KEYWORDS: specials aviation aeronautical engineering air force aircraft aeroplanes pictorial photographic history technical specifications Don Greer D Edgar Brannon Joe Sewell

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