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$10.00
xxscc88115

Pocket Oxford Dictionary


Fifth Edition

N/A

small hardcover, no d/w (VG); all 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: Oxford at The Clarendon Press 1973

KEYWORDS: specials reference dictionary pocket language english

$32.50
1w9a/42

Identification of Seabirds of the Southern Ocean: A Guide for Scientific Observers aboard Fishing Vessels


ONLEY, DEREK & BARTLE, SANDY

Octavo, blue glossy heavy card boards with black spine, white lettering to spine & boards, 81pp, illus, VG+

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2006

KEYWORDS: specials Derek Only Sandy Bartle ornithology seabirds seabird species albatross science scientific observation wildlife guide reference

$225.00
1w9b/22

Books in Maori 1815-1900, Nga Tanga Reo Maori: An Annotated Bibliography / Nga Kohikihinga Me Ona Whakamarama


Compiled in the Alexander Turnbull Library / I Hanga I Te Whare Pukapuka O Alexander Turnbull

PARKINSON, PHIL & GRIFFITH, PENNY

Scarce, Ownership signature of Stuart Polk, anthropologist and former director of Auckland War Memorial museum; octavo, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, silver eps, 1013pp, VG+ (slight rubbing to rear board, light soiling to lower page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate rubbing and wear, heavy wear to spine, light scuffing)

PUBLISHER: Reed Books 2004

KEYWORDS: Phil Parkinson Penny Griffith New Zealand Maori books literature bibliography reference

$195.00
1w9b/33

The Official Handbook of New Zealand: A Collection of Papers by Experienced Colonists on the Colony as Whole, and on the Several Provinces


VOGEL, SIR JULIUS (Ed)

Original binding, octavo, light card covers with black letteringx + 272pp, illus incl. folding maps & illus, G+ (most of spine missing, section of text block loose, heavy browning to covers & page edges, number in ink to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Wyman & SOns 1875

KEYWORDS: Sir Julius Vogel New Zealand handbook reference history

$50.00
2c13b/23

Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments


BOWERS, Q. DAVID

Large quarto, illus cream cloth boards with black lettering to spine & boards, printed eps, frontispiece, 1008pp, illus, VG (slight staining to boards, ding to front board upper corner, v. v. slight foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Vestal Press 1974

KEYWORDS: Q David Bowers musical instruments Cylinder disc music boxes piano players coin-operated pianos orchestrions photoplayers organettes calliopes reference

$15.00
xxaqaa88807

Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament


Second Edition

WOOD, G. A. (Ed)

Ex library, 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 1996

KEYWORDS: specials GA Wood New Zealand government politics parliament reference

$16.50
xxaqw88853

GWR Engines: Names, Numbers, Types & Classes


A Reprint of the Engine Books of 1911, 1928 and 1948 with some pages from that of 1938

N/A

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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1971

KEYWORDS: specials GWR Great Western Railway transport trains engines reference

$30.00
xxscn88988

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Life


REED, A. W.

Imperial 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: specials AW Reed New Zealand Maori culture mythology customs history encyclopedia reference

$35.00
xxscp89105

The Australian Trotting Stud Book Volume XIX 1988


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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Australian Harness Racing Council 1988

KEYWORDS: specials Australian sport horseracing trotting harness racing stud breeding reference

$17.50
xxhtg89422

Rock Climbing Essentials


CREASEY, MALCOLM

hardcover imperial octavo (fine) 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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Lorenz Books 1998

KEYWORDS: specials Malcolm Creasey rocking climbing sport guide reference

$15.00
xxeac89445

Picture Taking With The Brownie Camera No. 2


Eastman Kodak Co.

stapled softcover 64mo (8cmx11cm) (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 keeps postage costs down.

PUBLISHER: Eastman Kodak Co. 1917

KEYWORDS: specials Eastman Kodak Co photography guide illus reference

$40.00
1t5a/1

The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1934 with Atlas and Diagrams


BANDWELL, WILLIAM (ed.)

octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to front board and spine, black illus decoration to front and rear boards, 29pp ads + lxiv + 1130pp + 64 maps + 107 ads, G+ (boards slightly warped, moderately stained and lightly scuffed, pages tanned, eps stamped in with purple ink, some pages creased, bookmark string hanging by a bare thread)

PUBLISHER: Sampson, Low, Martson & Co. 1934

KEYWORDS: William Bandwell africa annual reference maps guide statistics history

$24.50
xxsct89500

Biographical Dictionary of New Zealand Composers


MANSFIELD THOMSON, JOHN

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 cost

PUBLISHER: Victoria University 1990

KEYWORDS: specials John Mansfield new zealand music composers musicians reference illus

$20.00
xxsct89519

The Climate of Otago: Patterns of Variation and Change


TAIT, A. B. et al

softcover quarto (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: Otago Regional Council 2001

KEYWORDS: specials A B Tait otago regional council new zealand climate change science report reference environment

$45.00
1t5b/1

300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles (5th edition)


CAMPBELL FRANKLIN, LINDA

quarto, illus light card covers, 896pp, illus VG (usu library markings, some marking to page edges)

PUBLISHER: KP Krause 2003

KEYWORDS: Linda Campbell Franklin illus recipes kitchen utensils reference

$45.00
1t5b/4

English Goldsmiths and Their Marks


A History of The Goldsmiths and Plate Workers of England, Scotland and Ireland With Over Thirteen Thousand Marks

JACKSON, CHARLES JAMES

quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 747pp, illus tables, VG (some rubbing to boards esp on spine edges and corners, some fraying and bruising to spine extrems, page edges tanned, owner's signature in black ink to fep)

PUBLISHER: Dover 1964

KEYWORDS: Charles James Jackson antiques collectibles jewellery goldsmiths marks hallmark reference dictionary

$14.00
xxsda90011

Chemistry Workbook for Dummies


MIKULECKY, PETER J. & BRUTLAG, KATHARINE & ROSE GILMAN, MICHELLE & PETERSON, BRIAN

Quarto 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Wiley 2008

KEYWORDS: specials Peter Mikulecky Katherine Brutlag Michelle Rose Gilman Brian Peterson chemistry science reference workbook for dummies

$60.00
2g30a/11

Modern High-Speed Oil Engines


CHAPMAN, C. W.

3 volume set, imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp & rule to front board, x + 230pp, viii +218pp, viii + 237pp (vols I-III respectively), illus, VG (slight rubbing to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd 1949

KEYWORDS: CW Chapman oil engines motors engineering physics mechanics science vehicles transport reference

$22.50
xxkra90399

Equine Medicine & Surgery: A Text and Reference Work


Second Edition

CATCOTT, E. J. & SMITHCORS, J. F. (Eds)

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 costs.

PUBLISHER: American Veterinary Publications Inc 1972

KEYWORDS: specials EJ Catcott JF Smithcors equine horse veterinary science medicine surgery care reference

$19.50
xxfnh90701

Dictionary of Literary Biography Volume Forty: Poets of Great Britain and Ireland Since 1960 Part 1: A-L


SHERRY, VINCENT B. (Ed)

This volume only, quarto 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: Gale Research Company 1985

KEYWORDS: specials Vincent B Sherry literary biography authors biographies British Irish literature poets poetry history reference

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