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John Pascoe
First edition, imperial octavo, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, red eps, 344pp, illus, VG+ (owner's signature in black ink to f.e.p., v v slight soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (v v slight bruising to edges, v v slight soiling to inside)
PUBLISHER: Craig Potten Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: first edition Chris Maclean John Pascoe New Zealand mountaineering photography biography history
The Rough Guide to: The Loire
Octavo softcover (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 secondhand; Frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down
PUBLISHER: Rough Guides 2004
KEYWORDS: specials james mcconnachie the loire garden of france europe guide map information travelling history
The Origin of Plants: The People and Plants That Have Shaped Britain's Garden History Since the Year 1000
Quarto hardcover (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: Headline Book Publishing 2001
KEYWORDS: specials Maggie Campbell-Culver British natura history plants horticulture
Oswald Blumhardt: New Zealand Plant Pioneer
Super 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: David Ling Publishing 2006
KEYWORDS: specials Catherine Ballard Oswald Blumhardt New Zealand plants Koromiko Nursery biography history horticulture
The Museum Makers
A Book that Details the Creation of Two Museums in New Zealand, Which Have Become Significant Identities - Institutions Within Their Own Communities
SIGNED by Compiler Harold Stone, Quarto 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: Otamatea Kauri & Pioneer Museum Trust Board 1996
KEYWORDS: specials Harold Stone New Zealand Otamatea Kauri & Pioneer Museums Matakohe Kauri Museum history
Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia
First edition, octavo, cream cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, x + 252pp, illus, VG (small 0.5 section of tanning to lower spine extrem, owner's name in blue ink to f.e.p., v slight soiling to upper page edges) in d/w, VG (v slight bruising to edges, v light soiling to inside)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1984
KEYWORDS: first edition Peter Hopkirk Central Asia Soviet Union politics Lenin foreign relations war history
Gallipoli: The Fading Vision
First edition, octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, red upper page edges, frontispiece, folding map, 390pp, seven folding maps, illus, VG- (moderate tanning to spine and board edges, owner's name in blue ink to f.e.p., light foxing to eps, light foxing & soiling to page edges, occasional slight foxing to pages)
PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1936
KEYWORDS: first edition John North Galipoli Suvla Anzac Helles General Sir Ian Hamilton military history
Huts: Untold Stories from Back-Country New Zealand
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with black and white lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page 383pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name date & address in blue ink to title page, light creasing to spine)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2010
KEYWORDS: Mark Pickering New Zealand mountain huts buildings history
By Blueskin Bay
Octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front, frontispiece, 92pp, illus, VG (sl foxing to page edges, light bruising to spine extrems, prev owner's details in pen to fep) in d/w, VG- (chipping to spine extrems, light scuffing and soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers (printer) 1957
KEYWORDS: R Pullar New Zealand Blueskin Bay Waitati early settlers history
Canals in Camera
First edition, super octavo hardcover (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: Ian Allen 1970
KEYWORDS: specials John Gagg canal systems photography history first edition
The Picasso Papers
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: MIT Press 1999
KEYWORDS: specials rosalind krauss art modernism history
Postcommunist Presidents
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 costs.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1997
KEYWORDS: specials communism presidents history ray taras politics
The Nationbuilders
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: Auckland University Press 2001
KEYWORDS: specials Brian Easton New Zealand biography biographies politics economics history
The Troopers' Tale: The History of the Otago Mounted Rifles
Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, silver eps, illus title page, 382pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems and board corners, soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (old price sticker to front cover, light wear, in plastic protective wrap)
PUBLISHER: Turnbull Ross Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: Don Mackay Lieutenant General Rhys Jones New Zealand Otago Mounted Rifles OMR military history
Ancient Warriors of the North Pacific
Their Haidas, their Laws, Customs and Legends, with some historical account of the Queen Charlotte Islands
First edition, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering & gilt mask motif to spine and blind rule to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, 222pp, illus + folding map, VG (lower rear board corner cut off, heavy fading to spine, lighter fading to boards, slight bruising to spine extrems, ding to front board upper corner, owner's name & date in ink to front pastedown, moderate foxing & tanning to page edges, some foxing)
PUBLISHER: HF & G Witherby 1925
KEYWORDS: Charles Harrison Pacific history Queen Charlotte Islands anthropology customs first edition
The Uncensored Dardanelles
Second Impression, with 25 Illustrations and 2 Maps
Ex library, second impression, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, folding map, 287pp, illus, G+ (minimal library markings, three 1cm closed tears to spine, light soiling & fading to boards, 12cm closed tear to spine, bruising & fraying to board corners, owner's name in blue ink to f.e.p., binding lossening, some plates loose, light tanning to eps, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, 5 & 10cm closed tears to map, slight foxing & soiling to pages)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. (nd)
KEYWORDS: E Ashmead-Bartlett Dardenelles Turkey Turkish Gallipoli Cape Helles Achi Baba Sulva Bay ANZAC war military history
The New Zealand Official Year-Book 1902
Eleventh Year of Issue
super octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering and decorative black rule to front board and spine, blind rule to rear board, patterned eps, frontispiece map, vi + 690pp + 2 folding charts to rear, illus, VG (one plate loose, otherwise very tidy)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1902
KEYWORDS: E J von Dadelszen new zealand census statistics history economy industry year book 1902
The New Zealand Official Year-Book 1907
Sixteenth Year of Issue
super octavo, brown buckram boards with gilt lettering and decorative black rule to front board and spine, blind rule to rear board, upper edges stained brown, patterned eps, frontispiece map, vi + 890pp, illus, VG+ (moderate bruising to spine extrems, light dings to board corners, some light rubbing to boards, tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1907
KEYWORDS: E J von Dadelszen new zealand census statistics history economy industry year book 1907
The Discovery of New Zealand
First edition, octavo hardcover (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: Department of Internal Affairs 1939
KEYWORDS: specials first edition J C Beaglehole New Zealand exploration history
Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars
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: Penguin 1956
KEYWORDS: specials Lucan Pharsalia Robert Graves classic literature history