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ak2/18a/5

Labour of Love: Childbirth at Dunedin Hospital 1862-1972


WASSNER, ADELHEID

Quarto, illus brown light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 294pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling to page edges, sm newspaper clipping & prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Adelheid Wassner 1999

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Dunedin Hospital childbirth birthing units medical

$40.00
ak2/18a/8

Mighty Moves: Heavy Haulage and House Moving in New Zealand


DAWSON, BEE

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, spine sl cocked, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl soiling to eps, minor cracking to some gutters- pg13/14 partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport haulage moving houses homes heavy

$48.50
ak2/18a/14

When the Smoke Clears: A History of the Timaru Fire Brigade 1864-1995


THE TIMARU FIRE BRIGADE CLUB

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#95/500), octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 145pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading)

PUBLISHER: The Timaru Fire Brigade Club 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand emergency services fire service brigade Timaru history

$40.00
ak2/18a/27

Dunedin: Early Photographs (First Series from the Hardwicke Knight Collection)


KNIGHT, HARDWICKE

FIRST SERIES, tidy ex-library, oblong quarto, illus spiral bound light card covers, red lettering to covers, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, light to moderate creasing & soiling to covers, light tanning)

PUBLISHER: Hardwicke Knight 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand heritage Dunedin Hardwicke Knight art photos photography history historical

$100.00
ak2/18a/33

Mac's Memoirs: The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor


CUNNINGHAM, G H

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, octavo, blue leather boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to front board, top page edges stained blue- faded, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, moderate fading to spine extrems, light chafing & discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional foxing throughout, jacket taped to front board) in d/w, G+ (jacket taped to front board with front flap detached but present, heavy loss & tape repair/reinforcement to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D (c.1937?)

KEYWORDS: signed limited editions G H Cunningham biography biographies memoir Squadron-Leader McGregor military history aviation New Zealand

$125.00
2e9a/1

The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period Vol. I (1845-1864)


COWAN, JAMES

First edition. This volume only. Demy 8vo, pp. xx + 459; red buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in black; frontis., patterned eps, photos, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; sticker peeled from front pastedown; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep verso; light cracking to central & rear gutters; bdg sloppy

PUBLISHER: W. A. G. Skinner 1922

KEYWORDS: early New Zealand 19th century history pioneers pioneering Maori war warfare colonization colonial

$18.50
xx38pol209007

The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1959 (Twelfth Year of Issue)


CARMAN, ARTHUR H (Ed)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Sporting Publications 1959

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket almanacks past issues New Zealand

$14.00
xx38pol209050

Waianakarua Land of Promise 1883-1983


MOORE, C W S

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oamaru Mail (Printer) N/D (c.1983)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history centenary centennial Waianakarua

$10.00
xx38pol209051

Milford Track Today, Supplement to Milfird Trails 1973-74


ANDERSON, WILLIAM

Octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co Ltd (Printer) N/D (c.1970s)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Milford tracks hiking walking trails guide

$35.00
xx38pol209059

The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand (23rd Year of Issue) 1957 Edition


SWAN, ARTHUR C (Ed) & MASTERS, READ (Ed) & CARMAN, ARTHUR H (Ed)

Sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Sporting Publications 1957

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history almanacks past issues 1957 matches rugby union

$11.50
xx38pol209060

The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand (43rd Year of Issue) 1977 Edition


CARMAN, ARTHUR H (Ed)

Sm 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Sporting Publications 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history almanacks past issues 1976 matches rugby union

$10.00
xx39pol209069

Milford Track Annual 1972


ANDERSON, WILLIAM

Octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing Co (Printer) 1972

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Milford track annuals 1972 past years hiking trekking trails travel guides

$14.00
xx39pol209072

The Silent One


COWLEY, JOY & JORDAN, SHERRYL (Illus)

LACKS D/W, super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Whitcoulls 1982

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction New Zealand writers authors Joy Cowley

$25.00
xx39pol209074

The Mango's Kiss


WENDT, ALBERT

SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED, super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Vintage / Random House 2003

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand literature writers authors Albert Wendt novels fiction

$17.50
xx39pol209083

Just Where Do You Think You've Been?


POWELL, PAUL

SIGNED, super octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1970

KEYWORDS: signed New Zealand exploration adventure Paul Powell trekking

$10.00
xx40pol209099

Sport: Key Moments in the 20th Century


PALENSKI, RON

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton Publications 1997

KEYWORDS: sport history 20th twentieth century global Ron Palenski New Zealand writers authors

$19.50
xx40pol209138

Did I Ever Tell You This? A Memoir


NEILL, SAM

Super octavo 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Text Publishing 2023

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Zealanders autobiography autobiographies memoir Sam Neill actors

$150.00
2e9a/28

The Rehearsal


CATTON, ELEANOR

First NZ edition. Signed by author. 8vo, pp. 317; illus. light card covers, french flaps; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderare tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to rear cover).

PUBLISHER: Victoria University Press 2008

KEYWORDS: Eleanor Catton New Zealand 21st century fiction novel literature modern first edition

$40.00
2e9a/33

Antipodean America: Australasia and the Constitution of U.S. Literature


GILES, PAUL

Super 8vo, pp. xiv + 575; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light soiling to pg edges); in d/w, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling; sl bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: Australasia United States of America Australia New Zealand North American literature lterary history

$40.00
2e11b/3

A Walk on the Beach


MIDDLETON, O E

Signed & inscribed by author. 8vo, pp. 244; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1964

KEYWORDS: O E Osman Edward Middleton 20th century New Zealand fiction author literature short stories

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