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$100.00
1t18b/27

History of Lancaster Park Christchurch


REESE, T. W. & BRITTENDEN, R. T.

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

$25.00
1t18b/33

Great New Zealand Railway Journeys


HUTCHINS, GRAHAM

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

$25.00
1t18b/34

Tractor Nation: Working the Land in New Zealand


WILSON, JOHN

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

$25.00
1t18b/37

Pubs, Pints and People: 50 Years of the Invercargill Licensing Trust


LIND, CLIVE A.

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

$35.00
1t18b/44

Hey-Day to May-day: Bluff Registered Fishing Boats Wrecked between 1960 - 1985


CHRISTIANSEN, PAT

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

$47.50
1t18b/45

Swift and Sure: A History of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals and Army Signalling in New Zealand


BARBER, LAURIE & LORD, CLIFF

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

$38.00
1t19a/1

Borough of Invercargill New Zealand Jubilee Year Book: 1871 - 1921


N/A

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

$48.50
1t19a/2

My Mate Dick


IDRIESS, ION L.

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

$125.00
1t19a/5

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.

IDRIESS, ION L.

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

$37.50
1t19a/8

Gold on the Dunstan


MCCRAW, JOHN

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

$40.00
1t19a/9

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

REID, KEN W.

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

$46.50
1t19a/16

Redan: Valley of Farming and Flaxmilling - From Bridge to Bridge


JOHNSTON, BARBARA (ed)

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

$60.00
1t19a/18

Tokanui Slope Point - Haldane Centennial 1886-1986


LAMONT, MARGARET

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

$50.00
1t19a/20

Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History


HAYNES, SYBILLE

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

$40.00
1t19a/24

Full Circle in Catlins Schools Centenary: From Owaki School 1875 to Owaka District High School 1975


CHAPMAN-COHEN, G (Ed)

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

$80.00
1t19a/26

The Waters of the Waikawa River: A History of the Quarry Hills and Amalgamated Schools and District


HAYES, RUTH & BUCKINGHAM, HEATHER

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

$325.00
1t19a/28

History of the Romans Under the Empire (7 volumes)


MERIVALE, CHARLES

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

$14.00
xxsao86115

Winter Colour: Changing Seasons in World Rugby


MCRAE, DONALD

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

$30.00
xxsap86140

Bandits and the Southern Pacific


GLASSCOCK, C. B.

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

$8.50
xxsap86152

One of Our Submarines


YOUNG, EDWARD

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

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