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$35.00
xxshd97991

Notes on Some South Island Birds, and Maori Associations Connected Therewith.


COWAN, J.

Octavo, staple 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: John Mackay 1906

KEYWORDS: New Zealand environment birds natural history Maori

$16.50
xxshd97996

Copper Pipe-Line Services in Building


N/A

Imperial 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 cost

PUBLISHER: Copper Development Association 1952

KEYWORDS: engineering copper pipelines history building

$9.50
xxshe98029

Fat Land: How Americans Became The Fattest People in the World


CRITSER, GREG

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane/Penguin Books 2003

KEYWORDS: Non fiction american history

$10.00
xxshe98037

The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain


WILSON, DEREK

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Quercus Editions 2014

KEYWORDS: European history monarchy

$100.00
1w39/38

To Battle 1939-1945: Old Boys of Christ's College Who Lost their Lives in the Second World War


MACFARLANE, J. D.

Large quarto, black boards iwth silver lettering to spine & front board, silver school coat of arms to front board, 219pp, illus, nr fine, in d/w, VG+ (slight rubbing, light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: JD Macfarlane 2004

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Christ's College Second World War Two WW2 biography military history

$30.00
1w39/39

Paradise Saved: The Remarkable Story of New Zealand's Wildlife Sanctuaries and How They are Stemming the Tide of Extinction


BUTLER, DAVE & LINDSAY, TONY & HUNT, JANET

Quarto, illus light card covers with French flaps, blue lettering to spine & front cover, 400pp, illus, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Random House 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand wildlife sanctuaries ecology environment natural history

$40.00
1w39/40

The Gibbston Story


COOK, ANNE & JOHN, DAVID (Illus)

Imperial octavo, illus light card covers with brown lettering to white spine, 76pp, illus, VG+ (v slight tanning to page edges, light rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Otago Heritage Books 1985

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Gibbston history

$70.00
1w9c/1

Waikaia and Districts - A History


TYRRELL, A. R.

Quarto, turquoise boards with gilt lettering to spine, viii + 287pp, illus, VG+ (slight adhesion and a touch of foxing, otherwise NR FINE) in d/w, VG+)

PUBLISHER: Waikaia Book Committee (n/d)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Waikaia Glenlapa Dome Old Man Range Freshford Wendonside Muddy Creek Glenaray Piano Flat Argyle Greenvale

$145.00
1w9c/11

First Pharos of the Eastern Seas: Horsburgh Lighthouse


PAVITT, J. A. L.

First edition, imperial octavo, light blue boards with black lettering to front board, iv + 52pp, illus + folding Canton register to rear, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, some soiling)

PUBLISHER: SIngapore Light Dues Board/ Donald Moore Press 1966

KEYWORDS: Horsburgh lighthouse South China Sea maritime history

$50.00
1w9c/13

Rainbow Waters: 125 Years of Settlement in Waianiwa


CUTT, JOHN A.

Imperial octavo, beige boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 259pp, illus, VG+, in d/w, VG (some creasing to edges, rubbing to flap folds, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Waianiwa District Committee 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Waianiwa Southland history

$100.00
1w9c/14

The New Zealand Parliamentary Record


MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Note in pencil to fep from Dr Scholefield to John Hall-Jones, super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & blind rule to boards, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG (light browning to spine, slight bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, moderate browning to page edges & lighter to eps, occasional annotation in pencil, small tear to lower edge of two pages)

PUBLISHER: W.A.G. Skinner Govt. Printer 1925

KEYWORDS: New Zealand government parliament statistics history

$60.00
1w9c/41

Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand's Legendary Bird


BERENTSON, QUINN

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, illus white glossy heavy card boards with black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 300pp, illus, nr fine (spine v slightly cocked), in d/w VG+ (sl soiling to covers, sl wear to edges)

PUBLISHER: Craig Potton Publishing 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Moa ornithology natural history

$75.00
1w9c/44

Charles Fleming's Cape Expedition Diary Auckland Islands, 1942-43


MCEWEN, MARY (Ed)

Pencil annotations of Historian John Hall-Jones, super octavo, illus light card covers with white lettering to brown spine, 256pp, illus, VG- (pages 5-12 loose, annotation & underlining in pencil)

PUBLISHER: McEwen Associates 2006

KEYWORDS: Charles Fleming Auckland Islands travel diary journal natural history expedition exploration

$45.00
2s18/9

The Parish of Golspie in the Shire of Sutherland 850-1850AD: One Thousand Years of Local History


GRANT, MARGARET WILSON

Quarto, blue light card covers with blue taped spine, i + frontispiece + 156pp + 24pp index + hand-drawn map to rear, pages typed on one side only, VG (moderate soiling to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, inscription in ink to title page)

PUBLISHER: Grant Freuchie Golspie 1977

KEYWORDS: Scotland Sutherland Golspie local history

$45.00
2s18/18

A Tale of Adventure by Stage Coach: Through the Wilderness of the Otago Hinterland Runs an Old Track which lay virtually unused for 110 years.


CROMBIE, RAY

Quarto, illus light card covers with black lettering, 55pp, illus, VG (some annotation/underlining in pencil, small stain to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Pitcairn Venturer Scouts (1972?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Old Dunstan Road Taieri history travel

$45.00
1e3a/6

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


POPPELWELL, D. L. (Ed)

This vol (vol 1) only, Octavo, green light card covers with black lettering to front, frontispiece folding photo, unpaginated, illus, VG- (moderate staining & some fading to covers, occasional underlining in pencil and pen notes to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Gore Early Settlers' Assn / Ensign Print 1927

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Gore Southland local history early settlers

$85.00
1e3a/10

Official Southland Guide


n/a

Small octavo, illus light card covers, illus eps, 327pp, illus + 3 folding maps, VG (some staining & browning to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, slight creasing to maps, occasional foxing, annotation throughout in pencil)

PUBLISHER: Andrew Baty & Co 1924

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Southland travel tourism history

$50.00
1e3a/14

Glenham-South Wyndham Centennial SOuvenir 1853-1954: History of the Area which extends from Letterbox Corner to the Wyndham River


n/a

Tipped-in holograph presentation letter to F. G. Hall-Jones, octavo, blue light card covers with gilt & blue lettering, 88pp, illus, VG- (some staining to covers, light tanning to page edges, annotation in ink to front pastedown, rust to staples, occasional annotation)

PUBLISHER: Glenham Historical Committee 1954

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Glenham Letter-Box Corner Wyndham local history

$45.00
1e3a/16

Tuturau School, Southland, New Zealand: Celebration of 60th Anniversary


DICKIE, R. F. (Secretary)

Octavo, light card stapled wrappers with black lettering to front, 20pp, VG (rusting to staples, light tanning to page edges, annotation in pencil throughout)

PUBLISHER: Executive Committee of Tuturau School Ex-Pupils' Assn 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Tuturau school education local history

$65.00
1e3a/19

A Racing History of the Bentley (1921-31)


BERTHON, DARKELL

Small quarto, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt Bentley logo to front board, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, VG (light scatching to boards, owner's name & number in ink to fep, light foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1956

KEYWORDS: Bentley motor car racing car motor sport history

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