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$62.00
1b45/33

The History of Policing in New Zealand Volume Three: The Iron Hand in the Velvet Glove: The Modernisation of Policing in New Zealand 1886-1917


HILL, RICHARD S.

This volume only, imperial octavo, dark green boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + 532pp, illus, VG+ (v sl foxing to upper page edges) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to edges, light scuffing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1995

KEYWORDS: Richard S Hill New Zealand police force policing history modernisation forensic detection fingerprinting

$65.00
1b45/40

Collingwood: A History of the Area from the Earliest Days to 1912


NEWPORT, J. N. W.

Signed by author, super octavo, creamy heavy card boards with red lettering to spine, 293pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG (v slight staining to upper edges, light bruising to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Caxton Press 1971

KEYWORDS: signed JNW Newport New Zealand Collingwood South Island history gold

$100.00
1b45/41

The History of Policing in New Zealand, Volume 4: A Policeman's Paradise? Policing a Stable Society 1918-1945


DUNSTALL, GRAEME

This volume only, imperial octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xii + 528pp, illus, nr fine ('review copy' stamp to fep) in d/w, VG+ (crease to front flap, heavy fading to spine, light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1999

KEYWORDS: Graeme Dunstall New Zealand police force policing history society

$38.50
1b45/42

Above the Belt: A History of the Suburb of Maori Hill


SMALLFIELD, JANE & HEENAN, BRIAN

Imperial octavo, red light card covers with white lettering to spine & covers, illus pastedowns, x + 208pp, illus, VG

PUBLISHER: Maori Hill History Charitable Trust 2006

KEYWORDS: Jane Smallfield Brian Heenan New Zealand Dunedin Maori Hill subdivision suburb history

$575.00
1b46/1

The Crucible of Flight


KINNANE, ADRIAN

Uncorrected unpublished manuscript which has been very heavily annotated by hand by Aviation Historian & Wright Bros biographer Ian Mackersey, a unique item, large quarto, navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, iii + 422pp (manually typed), VG+

PUBLISHER: Unpublished 1982

KEYWORDS: Adrian Kinnane Ian Mackersey aviation history aviators Orville Wilbur Wright brothers biography

$27.50
1b46/9

The Gumdiggers: The Story of Kauri Gum


REED, A. H.

Signed numbered first edition, octavo, turquoise heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, 193pp, illus, VG (light wear and bruising to spine extrems and boards edges, light soiling to boards, sl tanning and soiling to page egdes) in d/w, VG- (light chipping, creasing and small tears to spine extrems and flap hinges, light rubbing, creasing and soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1972

KEYWORDS: AH Reed New Zealand history kauri gum gumfields resin gumdiggers

$50.00
1b46/25

The Hill: The Story of Denniston


ADAMS, CECILIA

Inscribed & signed by author, creamy-yellow heavy card boards with brown lettering to spine, frontispiece, iii + 168pp, illus, VG (light bruising to board extrems, slight foxing to page edges, prev owners name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine, light foxing and soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: JW Baty Ltd 1971

KEYWORDS: Cecilia Adams New Zealand West Coast Denniston coal mining history

$150.00
1b46/29

Cook Strait Rail Ferries (As I Knew Them)


MUNRO, RAY D.

Signed, quarto, light blue light card stapled covers with black lettering to front cover, ix + 208pp, illus, VG- (tape to spine detached & re-attached with sellotape, rear cover loose at upper staple, light staining spots to front cover lower edge)

PUBLISHER: Unpublished / privately circulated 1988

KEYWORDS: Ray D Munro New Zealand Cook Strait rail ferries Air/Sea Services boats ships passenger shipping transport history seafarers railwaymen engineering maritime marine nautical rail ferry

$75.00
1b46/30

Arahanga (The Bridge)


MUNRO, RAY D.

Quarto, transparent plastic over blue light card covers with black lettering to front cover & ferry picture glued to front cover, black tape spine, v + 45pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Unpublished, privately circulated 2001

KEYWORDS: Ray D Munro New Zealand transport ferries rail road vehicle ferry Arahanga construction engineering shipping history

$42.50
1b46/34

Worlds Tankers


MIDDLEMISS, NORMAN L.

Quarto, black boards with gilt lettering to spine, 144pp, illus, fine, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to upper edges, small nick to front lower corner)

PUBLISHER: Shield Publications 1996

KEYWORDS: Norman L Middlemiss world tanker fleets transport maritime nautical marine history reference oil tanker specifications

$50.00
1b46/39

The War in the Air: Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force; Volume 1


RALEIGH, WALTER

This volume only, super octavo, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + 489pp, VG+ (v slight brusing to lower spine extrem, slight staining to fep lower edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, staining to edges)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1969

KEYWORDS: Walter Raleigh First World War One WWI Royal Air Force military aviation history pilots aviators aeroplanes

$50.00
1b46/40

The War in the Air: Being the Story of the Part Played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force; Volume 2


RALEIGH, WALTER

This volume only, super octavo, dark blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xix + folding map + 508pp, illus with folding maps, VG+ (slight staining to eps' lower edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, staining to edges)

PUBLISHER: Hamish Hamilton 1969

KEYWORDS: Walter Raleigh First World War One WWI Royal Air Force military aviation history pilots aviators aeroplanes

$12.50
xxhec64621

Poenamo


CAMPBELL, JOHN LOGAN

softcover 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton

KEYWORDS: specials John Logan Campbell New Zealand colonialism history early settlers memoir biography

$10.50
xxhec64622

Our Maoris


MARTIN, LADY

softcover 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton

KEYWORDS: specials Lady Martin New Zealand colonialism history early settlers memoir biography maori

$16.50
xxhec64623

Yesterdays in Maoriland


REISCHEK, ANDREAS

softcover 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton

KEYWORDS: specials Andreas Reischek New Zealand colonialism history early settlers memoir biography maori

$25.00
xxhec64624

A Turn At The Wheel


MOSS, STIRLING

hardcover super octavo, first edition, (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 cost

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1961

KEYWORDS: specials Stirling Moss first edition british history racing cars grand prix 1957-1960

$35.00
xxhfe64630

South Island Branch Lines: Pictorial Memories


HERMANN, BRUCE

quarto 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 cost

PUBLISHER: NZ Railway and Locomotive Society 1997

KEYWORDS: specials Bruce Hermann New Zealand trains locomotive rail transport vehicle pictorial history illustrated

$24.50
xxhfe64633

U.S. Steamships: A Picture Postcard History


BRAYNARD, FRANK O.

softcover quarto (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 cost

PUBLISHER: Almar Press 1991

KEYWORDS: specials Frank O Braynard ships boats maritime transport illustrated steamships pictorial history

$60.00
1b46/13

New Zealand Marine News: Journal of the New Zealand Ship and Marine Society Winter 1970 - Autumn 1972 inclusive


n/a

This volume only, octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering to front board, 129pp + 129pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand marine news journal shipping boats sailing ships cargo passenger steamer nautical history

$30.00
xxhfe64640

Air International Volume 11 Number 1


July 1976

GREEN, WILLIAM

hardcover quarto (nr fine) 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Fine Scroll 1976

KEYWORDS: specials D Hollett aviation flight aeroplanes aircraft history

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