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$40.00
3j1/21

The Devil's Haircut: My Life Before and After the Raurimu Massacre; A crime that shocked a nation


ANDERSON, STEVE

Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrapper, unpaginated prelims + 367pp, VG+ (slight creasing & fading to wrapper, previous bookseller's label to rear of wrapper, slight tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Urban Druid Press 2023

KEYWORDS: true crime mass murder homicide new zealand raurimu massacre steve anderson history

$175.00
3j1/22

The Red Stags of the Rakaia


BANWELL, D BRUCE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 165pp, illus, VG+ (slight fading & rubbing to spine & edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling to eps) in d/w VG (light fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges, 3cm section missing to top of spine, light tanning to jacket)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1970

KEYWORDS: first edition d bruce banwell new zealand hunting rakaia stags deer

$120.00
3j1/23

In Other Days: A History of the Chambers Family of Te Mata Havelock North


GRANT, S W

Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 207pp, VG+ (light soiling to boards & eps, previous owner's bookplate & name to half title page) in d/w VG (light soiling to jacket, light chipping & creasing, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: S W Grant 1980

KEYWORDS: s w grant havelock north te mata north island aotearoa new zealand history chambers family

$120.00
3j1/24

Whakatohea of Opotiki


LYALL, A C

FIRST EDITION, TIDY EX-LIBRARY, octavo, brown heavy boards, frontispiece, xii + 220pp, VG (light scuffing to boards, moderate soiling to eps, light tanning & soiling to pages) in d/w VG (in plastic protective cover adhered to jacket & boards, light to moderate fading to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1979

KEYWORDS: first edition whakatohea opotiki north island new zealand aotearoa fleet era hauhau rebellion history

$130.00
3j1/25

History of the Hawke's Bay


WILSON, J G

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR, octavo, green heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 468pp, illus + folding genealogical chart to rear, VG (slight bruising to boards & spine, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, previous owner's name to title page) in d/w VG- (moderate soiling and fading to jacket, heavy creasing to edges of spine of jacket, light creasing to other jacket edges)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: hawke's bay north island aotearoa new zealand history j g wilson

$75.00
3j1/26

Waverley 1860-1920


SOLE, LARAINE

Octavo, light blue stapled light card wrappers, 300pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling to spine, light soiling to wrapper, light tanning & soiling to page edges, previous owners name in ink to inside wrapper and first page)

PUBLISHER: Laraine Sole 1983

KEYWORDS: laraine sole waverley otago history new zealand aotearoa dunedin

$50.00
3j1/27

A History of the Mangatoro Station and the Waitahora Valley


MCGIBBON, IAN & HOLYOAKE, KEITH

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus light card wrappers, white text to spine & wrapper, 200pp, illus, VG (light fading & scuffing to wrapper, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Waitahora Centennial Committee 2006

KEYWORDS: mangatoro station waitahora valley new zealand aotearoa history dannevirke north island

$40.00
3j1/28

New Zealand: Yesterday and Today


MAHY, MARGARET

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & board, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising & fading to spine & boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges, fep corner clipped, previous bookseller's stamp to fep) in d/w VG- (moderate tanning to jacket, light creasing to edges, slight foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: Franklin Watts n/d

KEYWORDS: first edition margaret mahy new zealand history aotearoa

$100.00
3j1/33

Wing of the Manakau; Capt. Thomas Wing: His Life and Harbour 1810-1888


BYRNE, T B

SIGNED & NUMBERED AT REAR OF BOOK 111/500, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt ship to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (slight fading to jacket, light to moderate foxing to jacket, slight creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: T B Byrne 1991

KEYWORDS: captain thomas wing manakau harbour maritime new zealand history t b byrne

$90.00
3j1/36

Craddocks of the Buller: Colonists of the Right Stamp'


CRAWSHAW, NORMAN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, gold lettering to front of wrapper, 180pp, illus VG (slight fading & scuffing to wrapper, light soiling to wrapper, v slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Norman Cranshaw 2005

KEYWORDS: cradock craddocks buller district west coast westland new zealand family history norman crawshaw

$45.00
3j1/37

...And Then There Was One: A History of the Taranaki Dairy Industry


RICHARDS, GEORGE (compiled & written) & RICHARDS, JEAN (compiled & written)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board & spine, illus eps, frontispiece, x + 230pp, illus, VG- (slight brusing to spine & board corners, slight soiling to boards, light to moderate dampstaining to prelims, slight soiling & foxing to pages, light to moderate foxing to index) in d/w VG- (light soiling & fading to jacket, slight creasing to edges, light foxing to inside of jacket)

PUBLISHER: George & Jean Richards 1995

KEYWORDS: taranaki region dairy industry history north island aotearoa new zealand milk milking jean george richards

$120.00
3j1/38

Urewera Trucks and Truckers


ABBOT, GAVIN M

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black & white text to wrapper, & spine, illus title page, 135pp, illus VG+ (slight rubbing to edges, v slightfading & chafing to wrapper, slight tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Gavin M Abbot 2014

KEYWORDS: urewera new zealand north island aotearoa history forestry forest trucking transport industry gavin m abbot

$55.00
3j1/39

Carved Maori Burial Chests: A Commentary and a Catalogue


FOX, AILEEN & WISE, K A J (ed)

Ex-library, quarto, illus light card wrappers, black text & illus to wrapper & spine, iv + 52pp + 44, illus + plates, VG- (moderate soiling to wrapper, light bruising & chipping to edges, light soiling to title page, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, Number 13, Auckland, New Zealand 1983

KEYWORDS: maori art carving burial practices taonga carved chests history new zealand aotearoa aileen fox

$47.50
3j1/41

Yesterday's Motoring


COWIE, GRAHAM

SIGNED BY AUTHOR, imperial octavo, light blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 168pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to spine, v slight soiling to boards, v slight foxing to page edges, light tanning to page edges, previous owner's inscription iin ink to fep) in d/w VG+ (slight creasing to edges, light foxing to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1991

KEYWORDS: graham cowie motoring new zealand driving automotive history

$40.00
3j1/43

Selwyn: From the Hills to the Sea


ELLESMERE CAMERA CLUB & GRAYBURN, ARTHUR (intro)

SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR OF INTRO, quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to wrapper, black lettering to spine, illus inside wrappers, unpaginated prelims + 280pp, VG+ (slight fading & soiling to wrapper, slight soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ellesmere Camera Club 1997

KEYWORDS: selwyn district lincoln canterbury malvern paparua port hills rolleston west melton new zealand history ellesmere camera club arthur grayburn prebbleton tai tapu

$50.00
3j1/44

Waitakaruru: The District, The School, And The People


CLOVER, KEN

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, brown lettering to wrappers, 111pp, illus, VG (light soiling to wrapper, light creasing & tanning to edges of wrapper, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ken Clover, The School and District Jubilee 1902-1977

KEYWORDS: waitakaruru district history school hauraki plains north island new zealand aotearoa ken clover thames valley waikato te aroha maukoro canal

$40.00
3j1/45

Bethlehem: Tauranga's Little Star


FARROW, SHERYL (compiled by)

Quarto, spiral bound, green illus light card wrappers, green lettering to wrapper & spine, illus inside rear wrapper, 270pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to wrapper, slight scuffing to edges of spine, v slight fading, slight soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Sheryl Farrow 2011

KEYWORDS: bethlehem tauranga new zealand aotearoa north island history wairoa river sheryl farrow

$70.00
3j1/46

The Opouriao - Taneatua Settlement of 1896


HEATH, ALLISON B

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to front wrapper, 242pp, illus, VG- (light to moderate soiling to wrapper, binding slightly detached but secure, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Whakatane & District Historical Society 1989

KEYWORDS: opouriao taneatua whakatane district history new zealand north island aotearoa allison b heath

$55.00
3j1/48

Memories of Tirau: A History of Tirau


CUMMINS, PEG (compiled by)

Quarto, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & wrappers, vi + 312pp, illus, VG+ (slight chafing to wrapper, light creasing to edges of wrapper, v slight soiling to wrapper, light soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Tirau Historical Society 2006

KEYWORDS: tirau south waikato north island aotearoa new zealand history peg cummins

$45.00
3j1/49

Always Ready: Christchurch Fire Brigade 1860-1985


PHILLIPS, A A

FIRST EDITION, quarto, red heavy boards, gilt fire helmet to front board, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, illus title page, 96pp, illus, VG+ (v slight bruising to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w VG- (light soiling & chafing to jacket, two 3cm closed tears and three >2cm closed tears to edges of jacket with historic tape repairs, 5cm section top top rear of jacket missing with historic tape repair, light fading to jacket)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Fire Service District 5A01 Christchurch 1985

KEYWORDS: first edition christchurch canterbury aotearoa new zealand history fire service firemen firefighting emergency services

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