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$25.00
xxshg98139

Going to Extremes: Adventures in Unknown New Zealand


GRZELEWSKI, DEREK

Super octavo softcover (Nr Fine); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: David Bateman 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand exploration travel natural history

$16.50
xxshg98148

Scottish Lighthouse


KRAUSKOPF, SHARMA

Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: The Appletree Press Ltd 2001

KEYWORDS: Scotland lighthouse travel history

$18.50
xxshg98149

The British Art Show


N/A

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Orbis Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: arts painting photography design history

$30.00
xxshg98152

A Mayor of Two Cities


SHADBOLT, TIM

Signed & Inscribed by author. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Hachette Livre 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand politics history signed autobiography

$32.50
xxshg98153

The Princely Courts of Europe 1500 - 1750


ADAMSON, JOHN (ed)

Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Seven Dials 2000

KEYWORDS: politics sociology history Europe

$27.50
xxshg98158

Golds Aren't Easy


TAYLOR, DICK & JOLLY, SPENCER

Signed by Dick Taylor and John Walker, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe 1975

KEYWORDS: history New Zealand Autobiography Commonwealth Games Sport

$16.50
xxshg98160

Beyond the Crisis of Art


FULLER, PETER

octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal dewcription 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Writers and Readers Publishing 1985

KEYWORDS: arts history essays articles

$100.00
1e3a/44

Fiordland: News, Views & Anecdotes Pre-1911: Excerpts from Papers Past


HALLIDAY, MERV (Ed)

Large quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards, green & black lettering to white spine, 416pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Merv Halliday 2009

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Fiordland history Otago Witness Otago Daily Times newspapers articles press

$54.50
1e3a/50

Anatomy of a Medical School: A History of Medicine at the University of Otago 1875-2000


PAGE, DOROTHY

Single-page holograph signed letter from author loosely enclosed, quarto, dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 406pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: New Zealand University of Otago medical school history education

$25.00
1j43a/8

Early Timaru


HALL-JONES, F. G.

Octavo, blue light card covers with darker blue lettering to front, 64pp, illus, VG (v slight staining to fep & rear ep from rust to staples) in d/w, VG (v. v. slight staining)

PUBLISHER: Southland Historical Committee 1956

KEYWORDS: John Hall-Jones New Zealand Timaru history

$25.00
xxksj98163

Lake Wakatipu: The Queen of the Southern Lakes


DE GRUCHY, FLORRIE HOGARTH

Disbound, promotional flier loosely enclosed, octavo light card stapled wrapper, (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: AH & AW Reed (n/d)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Lake Wakatipu travel history

$126.00
1j43a/14

Matchless: Once the Largest British Motorcycle Manufacturer


HARTLEY, PETER

Square quarto, red boards with silver lettering to spine, 208pp, illus, VG (v slight soiling to upper page edges & eps, bookseller's sticker to lower front pastedown, slight staining to rear board) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, slight creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1981

KEYWORDS: Matchless motorcycle motorcycles transport manufacturing business company history

$165.00
1j43a/19

The Parihaka Story


SCOTT, DICK

First edition, inscribed and signed by author, octavo, mottled grey cloth boards with blue lettering to spine & blue feather motif to front board, upper page edges stained blue, illus title page, 160pp, illus, VG+ (owner's ex libris label to front pastedown, some browning to page edges, inscription in pencil to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (some browning & fading to spine, foxing & light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Southern Cross Books 1954

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Parihaka history

$40.00
1j43a/21

Records of the Gore and Surrounding Districts' Early Settlers' Association Volume IV


n/a

This vol only, octavo, grey light card covers with black lettering, 112pp, illus, VG (some staining to spine, light tanning to page edges, rust stain from staples)

PUBLISHER: Gore Early Settlers' Assn 1953

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southland Gore history

$35.00
1j43a/32

Turf Tufts and Tow-Weights


SCOTT, KARL

Octavo, orange cloth boards with red lettering to spine, v + 304pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (some soiling, light creasing to edges, foxing to inside)

PUBLISHER: Carlton Printing Co. 1954

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport horse racing trotting horseracing history

$17.50
xxshg98169

Widnall: A Capital Contriver: The Story of a Victorian Household in the Village of Grantchester


JENNINGS, CHRISTINE

Imperial octavo softcover (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: Folly Press 2003

KEYWORDS: Widnall family biography British Grantchester history

$12.00
xxshg98174

Nothing if Not Critical: Selected Essays on Art and Artists


HUGHES, ROBERT

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: Harvill / HarperCollins 1991

KEYWORDS: art history artists essays criticism

$35.00
xxshg98184

The Quest for Security in New Zealand 1840 to 1996


SUTCH, W. B.

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: Oxford University Press 1966

KEYWORDS: New Zealand security politics economics history

$30.00
1i51/3

The Penguin Book of New Zealand War Writing


RICKETTS, HARRY & MCLEAN, GAVIN (Eds)

Super octavo, illus heavy card boards, illus eps, 528pp, illus, nr fine in d/w, VG (1cm closed tear to front, 1cm tear & chip to rear)

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand war military history literature poetry short stories essays journalism anthology

$25.00
xxshh98215

The Romantic Journey: The Story of Thomas Cook and Victorian Travel


SWINGLEHURST, EDMUND

Quarto 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: Harper & Row 1974

KEYWORDS: history travel transport

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