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$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

$40.00
1t19a/15

Waipahi and District: the Hands of Time: 1879-1979


ANDERSON, ANNE & BECK, JILL

Octavo, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG+ (v slight foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Waipahi School 1979

KEYWORDS: anne anderson jill beck new zealand waipahi southland farming agriculture local history

$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

$8.50
xxsap86159

Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles


SWOFFORD, ANTHONY

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: Pocket Books 2005

KEYWORDS: specials Anthony Swofford US Marines autobiography memoir Gulf War military history

$28.50
xxsaq86171

Peter Snell - From Olympian to Scientist


SNELL, PETER & GILMOUR, GARTH

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: Penguin 2007

KEYWORDS: specials peter snell garth gilmour autobiography new zealand sports history

$19.50
xxsaq86173

Railroads, Reclamation And the River, A History of Pasco


OBERST, WALTER A.

double sided typed letter attached inside f/c, signed by author, contains interesting information on Pasco, 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: Franklin County Historical Society 1978

KEYWORDS: specials pasco history walter oberst america usa

$14.50
xxsaq86174

Island on the Edge of the World


MACLEAN, CHARLES

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: Canongate 1983

KEYWORDS: specials charles maclean st kilda uk scotland history travel

$38.50
xxsaq86163

On The Edge of The Bush


NATUSCH, SHEILA

signed by author, hardcover super 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: Craigs 1976

KEYWORDS: specials sheila natusch new zealand history women

$22.50
xxsaq86185

Around The Southern Coast


BELMER, ROY

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: Times Printing Service 1973

KEYWORDS: specials roy belmer south island new zealand history travel

$12.00
xxsaq86187

100 Historic Places in New Zealand


MCLEAN, GAVIN

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: Hodder Moa Beckett 2002

KEYWORDS: specials new zealand history buildings architecture gavin mclean photography

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