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$845.00
2b29a/8a

Savage Life in Central Australia


HORNE, G. & AISTON, G.

Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt aboriginal figure to front board, xi + 184pp, illus + large folding map to rear, VG- (some bruising & fraying to spine extrems & board corners, 7cm slit/tear to cloth of spine side and 10cm slit/tear to other lower side, some staining to boards, light tanning to page edges & & eps, occasional soiling spots to some pages, 8cm closed tear to map at rear but only affecting blank paper, not map itself)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co 1924

KEYWORDS: G Horne G Aiston Australia history aboriginal aborigines Wonkonguru Mungeranie anthropology

$50.00
2b29a/16a

Artificial Curiosities: An Exposition of Native Manufactures collected on the Three Pacific Voyages of Captain James Cook, RN


at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Jan 18 1978-Aug31 1978

KAEPPLER, ADRIENNE L.

Large quarto, black illus light card covers, illus eps, frontispiece, xvi + 293pp, illus, VG+ (2cm closed tear to one side of upper spine, some chaffing to spine & cover edges, ding to lower spine)

PUBLISHER: Bishop Museum Press 1978

KEYWORDS: Adrienne L Kaeppler Bernice Bishop Museum exhibition exposition Pacific artefacts crafts textiles tools weapons ornaments Captain Cook history anthropology

$35.00
2b29a/18

The Sorrow and the Pride: New Zealand War Memorials


MACLEAN, CHRIS & PHILLIPS, JOCK

Quarto, illus light card covers, illus title page, frontispiece, 177pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to cover and page edges)

PUBLISHER: Historical Division GP Books 1990

KEYWORDS: Chris Maclean Jock Phillips New Zealand war memorials history

$48.50
2b29a/34

The French at Akaroa: An Adventure in Colonization


BUICK, T. LINDSAY

Facsimile reprint, super octavo, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 420pp, illus with large folding map to rear, slight foxing, VG++, in d/w,VG+

PUBLISHER: Capper Press Facsimile Reprint 1980 (of NZ Book Depot 1928)

KEYWORDS: T Lindsay Buick New Zealand Akaroa Banks Peninsula France French colonisation history

$12.50
xxfia80433

Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives


HICKMAN, KATIE

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: Flamingo / HarperCollins 2000

KEYWORDS: specials Kate Hickman British diplomats diplomatic wives daughters women biography biographies history

$12.50
xxfhl80391

A Cut Above: Early History of the Alliance Freezing Company (Southland) Ltd


LIND, CLIVE A.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-, torn); 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: Alliance Freezing Company 1985

KEYWORDS: specials Clive A Lind New Zealand Alliance Freezing Company Southland history freezing works

$170.00
2b28a/16a

Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War: Crete


DAVIN, D. M.

First edition, imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped coat of arms to front board, frontispiece map, xvii + 547pp, illus plus folding maps, VG (owner's name in pencil with stamp to front pastedown, light bruising to spine extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional foxing, v slight creasing to a few map edges) LACKS D/W

PUBLISHER: War History Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs 1953

KEYWORDS: DM Davin New Zealand military history Second World War Two WW2 Crete

$42.50
2b28a/18

The Saliing Ships of The New Zealand Shipping Company 1873-1900


BOTT, ALAN

Small quarto, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, upper page edges stained blue, illus eps, frontispiece, 160pp, illus + folding illus to rear, VG+ (inscription in ink to verso frontispiece) in d/w, VG+

PUBLISHER: BT Batsford Ltd 1972

KEYWORDS: Alan Bott New Zealand Shipping Company transport shipping ships sailing boats passengers sea trade routes maritime history

$9.00
xxfic80532

Paraise Lost: Books V-VI


MILTON, JOHN

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: Cambridge University Press 1975

KEYWORDS: specials john milton classical iction history myths legends literature

$9.00
xxfic80533

Paraise Lost: Books VII-VIII


MILTON, JOHN

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: Cambridge University Press 1974

KEYWORDS: specials john milton classical iction history myths legends literature

$8.50
xxfic80535

Ludmila and The Lonely


GALLICO, PAUL

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 Books 1959

KEYWORDS: specials paul gallico short stories war history fiction literature

$9.00
xxfic80549

The Quick Word


EDMOND, LAURIS

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: Bridget Williams 1992

KEYWORDS: specials lauris edmond autobiography new zealand history

$12.00
xxfid80556

Ancient Evenings


MAILER, NORMAN

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: Picador 1984

KEYWORDS: specials norman mailer ancient history fiction literature

$9.50
xxfid80558

The Ides of March


MANFREDI, VALERIO MASSIMO

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: Pan Books 2010

KEYWORDS: specials valerio massimo manfredi fantasy history thriller fiction literature

$9.00
xxfid80571

Highlights No. 1


V/A

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: Picador 1995

KEYWORDS: specials picador anthology literature history science essays

$15.00
xxfid80598

The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail


BAIGENT, MICHAEL & LEIGH, RICHARD & LINCOLN, HENRY

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: Jonathan Cape

KEYWORDS: specials history michael baigent richard leigh henry lincoln religion

$80.00
2b28a/11

Hell and High Water: A German Occupation of the Chatham Islands 1843-1910


NATUSCH, SHEILA

First edition, octavo, brown faux-leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 174pp, illus, VG+, (slight tanning to page edgdes, slightly cocked) in d/w, nr fine (light rubbing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1977

KEYWORDS: Sheila Natusch Chatham Islands history German missionaries Engst Beyer Schirmeister Muler Baucke Maori Te Kooti

$40.00
2b28a/16

Comparatively Speaking: Studies in Pacific Material Culture 1921-1972


SKINNER, HENRY DEVENISH

Small quarto, blue heavy card boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 197pp, illus, VG (slight fading to board edges, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, v slight foxing to page upper edges) in d/w, VG- (heavy sunning to spine, creasing and chiping to extrems, rubbing to covers, torn)

PUBLISHER: University of Otago Press 1974

KEYWORDS: Henry Devenish Skinner Pacific Oceanic material culture history anthropology New Zealand Maori essays

$40.00
xxfif80678

Brother Wohlers: A Biography of J. F. H. Wohlers of Ruapuke


NATUSCH, SHEILA

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: Pegasus Press 1969

KEYWORDS: specials Sheila Natusch Johann J F H Wohlers New Zealand Ruapuke biography history

$16.50
xxfif80684

Tower Turmoil: Characters and Controversies at the University of Otago


FISHER, MARTIN (Intro) et al

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: Department of History, University of Otago 2005

KEYWORDS: specials Martin Fisher New Zealand Otago University of Otago history memoirs essays

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