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History of Lancaster Park Christchurch
Authors copy? Appears annotated, and with associated ephemera loosely enclosed, quarto, tan light card covers with green cloth spine, black lettering to front cover, ii +41pp, VG (some fraying to spine extrems, light soiling & creasing to covers, annotation in black ink to upper front cover, annotations in black ink to inside front cover & occasional blank pages throughout,
PUBLISHER: (n/a)
KEYWORDS: TW Reese RT Brittenden New Zealand Lancaster Park Christchurch history
Great New Zealand Railway Journeys
Oblong quarto, grey coth boards with silver lettering to spine, grey eps, illus title page, 176pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG-
PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2008
KEYWORDS: Graham Hutchins New Zealand railway travel transport history memoirs
Tractor Nation: Working the Land in New Zealand
Quarto, illus light card covers, grey eps, illus title page, 240pp, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Random House 2013
KEYWORDS: John Wilson New Zealand tractors transport farming history
Pubs, Pints and People: 50 Years of the Invercargill Licensing Trust
Imperial octavo, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 176pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine
PUBLISHER: Invercargill Licensing Trust 1994
KEYWORDS: Clive A Lind New Zealand Invercargill alcohol licensing pubs bars history
Hey-Day to May-day: Bluff Registered Fishing Boats Wrecked between 1960 - 1985
Signed by author, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 102pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG (light bruising to edges, slight soiling)
PUBLISHER: Bluff History Group 2009
KEYWORDS: Pat Christiansen New Zealand Bluff fishing boats ships shipwrecks nautical history signed
Swift and Sure: A History of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals and Army Signalling in New Zealand
Ex library, imperial octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blue eps, xvi + 296pp, illus, VG (usual library markings) in d/w, VG (usual library markings, taped to boards)
PUBLISHER: New Zealand Signals Inc
KEYWORDS: Laurie Barbar Cliff Lord Royal New Zealand Corps signals army signalling military history
Borough of Invercargill New Zealand Jubilee Year Book: 1871 - 1921
Imperial octavo, red paper wrappers, 39pp, G+ (chipping & bruising to cover edges, 4cm & 5cm tears with loss to rear covers, soiling to covers & pages, archival tape repairs to spine, rust staining from staples, some foxing to pages & page edges, light creasing to pages & covers)
PUBLISHER: The Southland News Co. Ltd (printer) (nd)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Borough of Invercargill jubilee local history
My Mate Dick
First edition, octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 244pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning & foxing to eps & page edges, small damp stain to upper edge of last few pages)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1962
KEYWORDS: Ion L Idriess Australia Austraian travel biography memoir history first edition
Horrie the Wog-Dog: With the A.I.F. in Egypt, Greece, Crete and Palestine
Written from the Diary of J. B. Moody, Private VX13091, A.I.F.
Third Printing, ;octavo, tan cloth boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 232pp, illus, VG (light soiling to boards, light fraying to spine extrems & board corners, owner's name in blue ink to front pastedown, light foxing to eps, v light sporadic foxing to some pages, light tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson 1948
KEYWORDS: Ion L Idriess Australian Imperial Force AIF second world war two II ww2 wwII military history dog
Gold on the Dunstan
Octavo, illus light card covers, faded yellow lettering to black spine, 316pp, illus, VG+ (moderate sunning to spine and edges of covers, light scuffing and soiling to covers, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Square One Press 2003
KEYWORDS: John McGraw Dunstan Central Otago New Zealand gold mining history
The Reids of West Taieri
A history of James and Margaret Reid who came from Scotland and Australia to Port Chalmers in 1855 and established family and farm at Woodside and the surrounding West Taieri hills
Octavo, stapled light card covers, 48pp, illus, VG (slight soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: (n/a) 1990 (?)
KEYWORDS: Ken W Reid New Zealand West Taieri family history biography genealogy
Redan: Valley of Farming and Flaxmilling - From Bridge to Bridge
Octavo, illus light card covers, illus rear ep, illus title page, 188pp, illus, VG- (v slight soiling to covers, slight wrinkling to prelims, prev owner's name in pen)
PUBLISHER: Redan District Book Committee 1990
KEYWORDS: new zealand redan farming agriculture flaxmilling invercargill local history
Tokanui Slope Point - Haldane Centennial 1886-1986
Octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 272pp, illus, VG+ (v slight soiling to upper page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing)
PUBLISHER: Tokanui School Centennial Committee 1986
KEYWORDS: Margaret Lamont New Zealand Tokanui Slope Point Haldane local history
Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History
Small quarto, illus light card covers, illus title page, xix + 432pp, nr fine
PUBLISHER: British Museum Press 2005
KEYWORDS: Sybille Haynes Etruscan civilisation sociology history culture archaeology architecture
Full Circle in Catlins Schools Centenary: From Owaki School 1875 to Owaka District High School 1975
Octavo, illus light card covers, 168pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & creasing to covers & spine, slight foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Catlins Schools' Centennial Committee 1976
KEYWORDS: G Chapman-Cohen New Zealand Catlins Owaki Ahuriri Glenomaru Catlins River-Hina HinaTahatika Ratanui Romareka Browns and Owaka Valley Purekireki Katea Tarara Purekauiti Houipapa Ahuriri Flat-OtekuraTawanui Puketiro Pounawea Sceondry Department Pwaka District High School centenary history
The Waters of the Waikawa River: A History of the Quarry Hills and Amalgamated Schools and District
First edition, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 264pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to lower spine extrem, slight soiling to rear eps, slight foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (untidy, light soiling, moderate bruising & chipping with loss to edges, several small closed tears)
PUBLISHER: Quarry Hills Schools Centennial Committee 1991
KEYWORDS: Ruth Hayes Heather Buckingham New Zealand Quarry Hills school centennial centenary local history first edition
History of the Romans Under the Empire (7 volumes)
7 volume set, original binding, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & decoration to front boards & spine, brown eps, folding maps, xviii + 546pp + 2pp ads, vii + 544pp, viii + 555pp, viii + 587pp, viii + 596pp + 40pp ads, viii + 598 + 37pp ads, xiv + 622pp + 2pp ads (vols 1-7 respectively), illus, VG- (slight soiling & rubbing to boards, moderate bruising & light fraying to spine extrems & board corners, bookseller's sticker to front pastedowns, sporadic foxing throughout, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, interior front hinge of vols 2 & 5 broken exposing spine, interior hinges of vol 1 cracked & shaky, f.e.p. of vol 2 loose)
PUBLISHER: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green 1862
KEYWORDS: Charles Merivale Roman Empire ancient Rome Roman politics history
Winter Colour: Changing Seasons in World Rugby
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: Mainstream Publishing Company 2000
KEYWORDS: specials Donald McRae sport world rugby union history
Bandits and the Southern Pacific
Octavo hardcover (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: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1929
KEYWORDS: specials CB Glasscock South Southern Pacific Islands bandits history
One of Our Submarines
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 1955
KEYWORDS: specials Edward Young nautical Royal Navy autobiography memoir military history