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$60.00
1b44/11

The History of the Melanesian Mission


ARMSTRONG, E. S.

Ex library, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind rule to boards, black coated eps, frontispiece, xxviii + folding map + 372pp, illus, VG- (some bruising to spine extrems & board corners, library labels to feps, moderately heavy foxing)

PUBLISHER: Isbister & Co Ltd 1900

KEYWORDS: ES Armstrong George Augustus Selwyn John Selwyn Bishop Patteson diocese mission church history Melanesia Norfolk Island Torres Islands

$55.00
1b44/14

The History of Broadcasting in New Zealand 1920-1954


HALL, JOHN HERBERT (BERT)

Quarto, blue light card covers with gilt lettering to spone & front board, iii + 203pp, VG- (heavy fading to covers, two 2cm closed tears to lower spine extrem & front cover lower corner, upper 1cm portion of spine missing, small nick to central spine, inscription in ink to fep, front gutter cracked/detached at staples, heavy foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand 1980

KEYWORDS: John Herbert Bert Hall New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation NZBC history pioneers radio wireless

$47.50
1b44/15

Fading Fast: Images from New Zealand's Rural South


TEELE, DAVID W & MCMILLAN, VAL & TEELE, RITA L.

Signed by all three authors, quarto, illus light card covers with white lettering to red spine, vi + 160pp, illus, VG

PUBLISHER: Bunny Busters 2012

KEYWORDS: David Teele Rita Teele Val McMillan New Zealand South Island pictorial photographic history architecture buildings stations post offices farms

$50.00
1b44/19

The Pictish Nation: Its People & Its Church


SCOTT, ARCHIBALD B.

First edition, new fep to reinforce damaged original fep, imperial octavo, navy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxiv + 561pp, VG-(moderate bruising & fraying to spine extrems, light rubbing to board edges & corners, heavy foxing & tanning, esp to page edges, heavy browning to rear eps)

PUBLISHER: TN Foulis Publisher 1918

KEYWORDS: first edition Archibald B Scott Picts Pictish nation Scots history religion church Celtic Welsh Cymric

$27.50
1b44/20

TSS Earnslaw: Celebrating 100 Years 1912-2012


MCLEOD, JENNY

Signed by author, oblong quarto, black cloth boards with white lettering to spine & front board, 104pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, fine

PUBLISHER: Real Journeys Ltd 2012

KEYWORDS: Jenny McLeod New Zealand Real Journeys TSS Earnslaw steamer shipping nautical history Wakatipu

$40.00
1b44/22

Invercargill 150 Years: 1856-2006


ESLER, LLOYD

Super octavo, illus light card covers, 144pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Lloyd Esler 2006

KEYWORDS: Lloyd Esler new Zealand Southland Invercargill history

$40.00
1b44/25

Catlins Bound: William McPhee's Southern-Built Sailing Ships, New Zealand 1860-70s


Illustrated with Shipping Notices, Photographs, Maps, Adverts & Paintings by Fergus Sutherland; accompanied by Music by Maritime Crew

MCPHEE, MIKE & CHURCH, IAN (Ed)

CD loosely enclosed, imperial octavo, illus light card covers with French flaps & white lettering to blue spine, illus eps, 262pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Catlins Wildlife Ecotours 2009

KEYWORDS: Mike McPhee Ian Churcvh Fergus Sutehrland New Zealand Catlins Stewart Island shipbuilding maritime nautical history sailing ships

$16.50
xxezh64250

Violent Truce: A Military Observer looks at the Arab Israeli Conflict 1951-1955


Forewords by Major Gneeral Vagn Bennike, Lt Col WT McAninch, Major John R DeBarr USMC

HUTCHISON, E. H., USNR

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+); 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: John Calder Publishers 1956

KEYWORDS: specials first edition Commander EH Hutchison USNR history Israel Jordan Syria Iraq Arab-Israeli conflict warfare

$17.50
xxezh64255

Hawaii: Isles of Dreams


CHEGARAY, JACQUES

Uncorrected proof copy first edition, 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: Arthur Barker 1957

KEYWORDS: specials first edition Jacques Chegaray Hawaii history travel tourism culture

$12.00
xxezh64257

Being Indian: The Truth about why the Twenty-first Century will be India's


VARMA, PAVAN K.

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: Penguin 2005

KEYWORDS: specials Pavan K Varma India social history religion cultural portrait

$55.00
1b44/37

Ashburton Borough: The Final Fifty Years 1939 - 1989


RICHARDSON, H. C.

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with white lettering to spine, frontispiece, ix + 338pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to lower spine extrem, small stain spots to fep lower edge) in d/w, VG+

PUBLISHER: Ashburton District Council 1993

KEYWORDS: HC Richardson New Zealand Ashburton Tinwald history

$40.00
1b44/38

Knox Church Dunedin Jubilee 1860-1910


n/a

Octavo, black light covers with gilt lettering to front cover, die-cut oval to front cover highlighting b&w fep illus, frontispiece, 87pp, illus, VG- (heavy bruising to cover edges, 3cm tear/crease to die-cut oval, some sporadic foxing and soiling spots)

PUBLISHER: RJ Stark & Co 1910

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Dunedin Knox Church history Presbyterian Church

$15.00
xxezh64268

Nicaragua: The Sandinista People's Revolution: Speeches by Sandinista Leaders


MARCUS, BRUCE (Ed)

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: Pathfinder Press 1985

KEYWORDS: specials Nicaragua Sandinista revolution Daniel Ortega Sergio Ramirez Tomas Borge politics political history Somoza

$15.00
xxezh64278

Hearts of Gold: Memories of Old Queenstown


SALMOND, J. D.

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: Otago Daily Times 1962

KEYWORDS: specials JD Salmond New Zealand Otago Queenstown history 1870-1890 goldfields

$10.00
xxezh64284

The Romantic Movement


THORLBY, ANTHONY

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: Longmans 1969

KEYWORDS: specials Anthony Thorlby historiography literary criticism history philosophy political art anthology essays

$25.00
xxezi64444

Striving Together


The Story of St. Giles', Kilburnie, Presbytarian Church 1907 - 1982

LAMBIE, R.NEIL

Softcover staple bound super octavo (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: St. Giles' Presbytarian Church 1982

KEYWORDS: specials R Neil Lambie New Zealand relgion religious history Presbytarian Chrurch North Island Wellington

$22.50
xxezi64445

The Law and Practice Relating to Pollution Control in the United Kingdom


MCLOUGHLIN, J & FORSTER, M.J.

Hardcover super 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: Graham & Trotman Limited for The Commission of the European Communities 1982

KEYWORDS: specials J McLoughlin M J Forster law history environment pollution United Kingdom

$17.50
xxezi64448

The Story of the Wellington to Johnsonville Railway


CHURCHMAN, GEOFFREY B.

Oblong octavo stapled light card covers (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: Industrial Publishing Ltd. 1998

KEYWORDS: signed by author specials Geoffrey B Churchman New Zealand transport history locomotives Railways North Island

$16.50
xxezi64453

Oamaru: History & Heritage


MCLEAN, GAVIN

Softcover imperial octavo (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: University of Otago Press 2002

KEYWORDS: specials Gavin McLeab New Zealand history South Isand Oamaru

$15.00
xxezi64463

A History of the Town of Gore: Part Three; The Town's Streets and the Origin of Their Names


SMITH, HALLAM L.

Softcover staple bound octavo (VG) ; THIS VOLUME ONLY ; 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 Wayland Trust 1997

KEYWORDS: specials Hallam L Smith New Zealand regional history South Island Gore

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