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$85.00
1w36/44

Lakes District of Wanganui


LESLIE, MARIE

Imperial octavo, heavy black card boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 224pp, illus, VG+ (small black ink scribble to upper f.e.p., light foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (v light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Marie Leslie / Wanganui Newspapers Ltd 1990

KEYWORDS: Marie Leslie New Zealand Wanganui Lakes District history

$75.00
1w36/48

The Origin and History of the English Language and of the Early Literature it Embodies


MARSH, GEORGE P.

First edition, octavo, full leather binding with ornate gilt tooling to spine & boards, all edges marbled, marbled eps, xv + 574pp, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light rubbing to spine & board edges, 7cm crack to front hinge, owner's award label to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps, sporadic light foxing to some pages)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Sons, & Co., 1862

KEYWORDS: George P Marsh English language linguistics literary criticism history

$10.00
xxfnf85256

A History of Pornography


HYDE, H. MONTGOMERY

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: Four Square Books / New English Library 1966

KEYWORDS: specials H Montgomery hyde pornography sexuality social history

$32.50
xxsac85392

A Taste of Freedom


JACKSON, ROBERT

first edition hardcover octavo w 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: Arthur Barker 1964

KEYWORDS: specials robert jackson germany italy prisoners war ww2 history

$20.00
xxsac85393

The First New Zealand Bushranger


MCGILL, DAVID

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: Silver Owl Press 2006

KEYWORDS: specials david mcgillnew zealand history henry beresford garrett biography otago gold

$19.50
xxsac85396

The Burma-Thailand Railway


MCCORMACK, GAVAN & NELSON, HANK

hardcover octavo w 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: Allen & Unwin 1993

KEYWORDS: specials railway history burma thailand gavan mccormack hank nelson travel transport trains

$28.50
xxsac85400

To Benghazi


LONG, GAVIN

hardcover octavo w 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: Canberra 1952

KEYWORDS: specials australia war history ww2 gavin long

$12.00
xxsac85402

The Crippled Angel


DOUGLASS, SARA

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: Harper Voyager 2002

KEYWORDS: specials sara douglass fantasy history literature

$12.50
xxsac85411

Ships, Sharks & Pirate Gold


WISE, GRAEME

first edition softcover 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: Random House NZ 1997

KEYWORDS: specials graeme wise new zealand ships sailing sea history

$20.00
xxsac85412

The Stars in Orion - Tuapeka Then & Now


LEMON, DAPHNE

saddle-stapled softcover 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: John McIndoe Ltd. 1979

KEYWORDS: specials tuapeka new zealand history colonialism gold southland otago

$13.50
xxsac85414

The Great Adventure - New Zealand Soldiers Describe the First World War


PHILLIPS, JOCK & BOYACK, NICHOLAS & MALONE, E. P.

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: Allen & Unwin 1988

KEYWORDS: specials new zealand soldiers history war ww1 jock phillips nicholas boyack ep malone

$25.00
xxsac85415

Coastmaster - The Story of Captain James B. Greig


MCCRAW, JOHN

softcover 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: Craigs 1999

KEYWORDS: specials biography captain james greig john mcgraw maritime history sea new zealand ships

$30.00
xxsac85437

The Companion Guide to The South Island of New Zealand


BRATHWAITE, ERROL

First edition, signed, 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: Collins 1972

KEYWORDS: specials Errol Brathwaite New Zealand South Island travel guide history signed first edition

$25.00
1w37/8

Rita Angus


BIERINGA, LUIT H. (Preface) et al.

Lacks d/w, octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, pale green eps, frontispiece, 214pp, illus, VG+ (slight rubbing to boards, v slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: National Art Gallery, New Zealand 1982

KEYWORDS: Luit J Bieringa Rita Angus New Zealand art history exhibition biography painting

$16.50
xxsad85499

Flood Disaster 1978


An Illustrated Personal Account of the 1978 Otago and Southland Floods

LLOYD, KEN

Imperial 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Ken Lloyd 1978 (?)

KEYWORDS: specials Ken Lloyd Otago Southland floods pictorial history

$22.50
xxsae85505

Gabriel's Gully Centennial 1961


MUNRO, J. R.

Imperial 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Otago Daily Times (Printer)

KEYWORDS: JR Munro New Zealand Gabriel's Gully Lawrence centennial history

$12.00
xxsae85523

Dirty Tricks: British Airways' Secret War Against Virgin Atlantic


GREGORY, MARTYN

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: Warner Books 1996

KEYWORDS: specials Martyn Gregory British Airways Virgin Atlantic aviation transport history

$8.50
xxsae85524

The City of Falling Angels


BERENDT, JOHN

Octavo softcover (VG-, damp wrinkling); 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: Sceptre / Hodder and Stoughton 2006

KEYWORDS: specials John Berendt Venice history

$45.00
1w37/20

With the Prince in New Zealand


BOLITHO, H. HECTOR

First edition, octavo, green cheavy card boards with black lettering to green cloth spine, black lettering to front board, frontispiece, 215pp, illus, VG- (front hinge weak, light soiling to baords, some bruising to spine extrems & board edges, some oxing & tanning to eps, sporadic light foxing throughout, light tanning & foxing to page edges

PUBLISHER: Edwin Sayes 1920

KEYWORDS: H Hector Bolitho New Zealand the Prince of Wales visit journalism history first edition

$25.00
xxsad85446

Over the Garden Wall: The Story of the Otago Central Railway


DANGERFIELD, J. A. & EMERSON, G. W.

First edition, 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 cost

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society 1962

KEYWORDS: specials JA Dangerfield GW Emerson New Zealand Otago Central Railway transport trains history

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