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$22.50
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Brids of the South Western Cape


FRANDSEN, JOY

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: Sable Publishers 1982

KEYWORDS: specials Joy Frandsen South Africa Africam South Western Cape birds ornithology natural history

$15.00
xxfjc81208

Great Lives: Nelson


WARNER, OLIVER & LONGFORD, ELIZABETH (Intro)

Imperial 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: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1975

KEYWORDS: specials Oliver Warner Horatio Nelson nautical biography history

$75.00
2b30a/31

In the Grip of an Island: Early Stewart Island History


SANSOM, OLGA

First edition, signed & dated by author, octavo, dark brown boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece map, 172pp, illus, VG+ (sl foxing to page edges), in d/w, VG+ (covered with clear plastic protective cover with black adhesive strips to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing 1982

KEYWORDS: Olga Sansom New Zealand Stewart Island Rakiura history early settlers seamen remittance men sawmillers

$40.00
2b30a/36

Chariots for Fire: A Pictorial History of the New Zealand Fire Engine


DENTON, BRIAN

Quarto, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (foxing to inside)

PUBLISHER: Reed 1995

KEYWORDS: Brian Denton New Zealand fire engines fire brigades history photographic portrait

$42.50
2b30a/44

Maori and Missionary: Early Christian Missions in the South Island of New Zealand


PYBUS, REV. T. A.

First edition, octavo, green boards with black lettering to spine, vi + 187pp, illus VG (some fading to spine & board edges, owner's name in ink to front pastedown, date in ink to rear ep, light foxing & tanning to eps)

PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1954

KEYWORDS: first edition Rev TA Pybus New Zealand South Island religion Christianity missionaries missions history

$10.00
xxfjd81276

The English Lakes


WHITEMAN, ROBIN & TALBOT, ROB (Photo)

Oblong imperial 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1989

KEYWORDS: specials Robin Whiteman Rob Talbot Enland English lakes scenery landscape buildings history geography

$19.50
xxfje81311

Une Femme et un Empire


FRIEDMAN, THOMAS-MAURICE & RIEDMAN, LEONID

Octavo softocver (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. TEXT IN FRENCH

PUBLISHER: Editions Lovanis 1937

KEYWORDS: specials Thomas Maurice Friedman Leonid Friedman Duke Duchess of Windsor Mrs Wallis Simpson King Edward VIII biography history abdication

$15.00
xxfje81317

Es Geschah an der Mauer / It Happened at the Wall / Cela S'est Passe au Mur / Sucedio en el Muro / Accaduto al Muro


HILDEBRANDT, DR RAINER

TEXT IN GERMAN, FRENCH, ENGLISH, SPANISH & ITALIAN, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Verlag Haus am Checkpoint Charlie 1973(?)

KEYWORDS: specials Dr Rainer Hildebrandt East West Germany Berlin Wall photographic pictorial history

$9.00
xxfjf81325

The Priest of Love: a life of D. H. Lawrence


MOORE, HARRY T.

ex library, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Pelican 1976

KEYWORDS: specials Harry T Moore D H Lawrence biography history writer literature

$9.50
xxfjf81343

Faulkner


MILLGATE, MICHAEL

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Oliver & Boyd 1961

KEYWORDS: specials Michael Millgate William Faulkner biography literature history author

$9.50
xxfjf81344

Scott Fitzgerald


CROSS, K. G. W.

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Oliver and Boyd 1964

KEYWORDS: specials K G W Cross Scott Fitzgerald biography literature history author

$10.00
xxfjf81351

Aspects of the French Revolution


COBBAN, ALFRED

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Paladin 1973

KEYWORDS: specials Alfred Cobban french revolution politics eighteenth century history

$9.50
xxfjf81352

London: The Unique City


RASMUSSEN, STEEN EILER

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Pelican 1960

KEYWORDS: specials Steen Eiler Rasmussen travel history architecture london england

$14.00
xxfjf81353

The March of Literature: From Confucius to Modern Times


FORD, FORD MADDOX

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1947

KEYWORDS: specials Ford Madox Ford literature literary criticism history

$24.50
xxfjf81362

Journal of William Ellis


Narrative of a Tour of Hawaii, or Owhyhee; with Remarks on the History, Traditions, Manners, Customs, and Language of the Inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands

ELLIS, WILLIAM & TWIGG-SMITH, THURSTON (Intro) & B

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle 1979

KEYWORDS: specials William Ellis Hawaii sociology anthropology journals memoirs exploration history

$30.00
xxfjf81369

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42


DALRYMPLE, WILLIAM

First edition, super octavo hardcover (nr fine) in d/w (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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 2013

KEYWORDS: specials William Dalrymple Afghanistan first Anglo-Afgan war history first edition

$28.50
xxfjf81371

Lively Retrospect: Timaru Girls High School 1880 - 1980


LAWRENCE, AVERILLE

First edition, signed by author, 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: The Centennial Committee 1980 (?)

KEYWORDS: specials Averille Lawrence New Zealand Timaru Girls High School centennial centenary history first edition signed

$13.50
xxfjf81374

Bow Waves on the Waikato


VERCOE, GRAHAM

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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Reed Publishing 1997

KEYWORDS: specials Graham Vercoe New Zealand Waikato River transport nautical boats ships history

$12.00
xxfjf81375

Tohora: The Story of Fyffe House, Kai Koura


HARRIS, JAN

Imperial 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Historic Places Trust 1994

KEYWORDS: specias Jan Harris New Zealand Fyffe House Kai Koura history

$160.00
2b30a/33

As the Years went by Between Greville and the Rai


LEOV, L. C. F.

Signed, octavo, green light card covers with black lettering to spine & front cover, 250pp, illus, VG (light soiling to front cover, largish stain to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: LCF Leov 1973

KEYWORDS: signed LCF Leov New Zealand Greville d'Urville Island Rai Nelson Blenheim Cook Strait biography history

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