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$40.00
2e18b/17

The Book of Hemyock: Heart of the Blackdowns


CLIST, BRIAN & DRACOTT, CHRIS (eds)

4to, pp. 184; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Halsgrove 2012

KEYWORDS: Hemyock social history River Culm town village

$100.00
2e18b/18

Classic British Trials Bikes: Pre-1965 four-stroke trials irons: AJS through Velocette


MORLEY, DON

First edition. 8vo, pp. 192; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stamp in black ink to rear pastedown); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: Don Morley motorcycles motorbike motor cycle bike British 20th century history first edition

$550.00
2e18b/20

Twelve Months with the Bashi-Bazouks


MONEY, EDWARD

Second edition. Demy 8vo, pp. viii + 231; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, motif in black to front board; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals;prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to ffep verso; moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges; heavy cracking to central gutters; moderate to heavy foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Newman and Co. 1880

KEYWORDS: Edward Money Bashi Bazouks 19th century Turkey Turkish Ottoman army military travel travelling journey history

$75.00
1y36a/27

Te Mete (Smith): The Story of the Smith Family in Zealand (1841-1907)


ROLFE, GLENISE (Researched & Written by)

UNCOMMON, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, viii + 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl tanning to spine/covers & page edges, signature & prev.owner's name in ink to tite page)

PUBLISHER: Glenise Rolfe N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family tree research history genealogy Smith Te Mete 19th nineteenth century

$150.00
1y36a/28

Korero A E W S Background Bulletin (Vol 3 #1 to Vol 3 #14)


N/A

14 CONSECUTIVE ISSUES (VOL 3 #1 - VOL 3 #14), octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor fading & soiling.chafing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters, binder's sm label to base of rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: E V Paul, Gov't Printer 1945

KEYWORDS: Korero past issues collections bulletins New Zealand publications history historical

$345.00
1y36a/37

The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768-1771 (2 Vol Set)


BANKS, JOSEPH & BEAGLEHOLE, J C (Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxvii + 476pp + plates to rear, vol 2- xvi + 406pp + folding map & plates to rear, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, light fading to spines, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1962

KEYWORDS: exploration first editions history historical journeys Endeavour journals diaries Joseph Banks 18th eighteenth century Pacific voyages

$60.00
1y36a/38

A History of Mount Maunganui


CUNNINGHAM, BRUCE (Compiled by) & MUSGRAVE, KEN (Compiled by) & STANILAND, LESLEY (Ed)

Octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 160pp + appendices to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (minor bruising & creasing to spine & board extrems, presentation plates to front eps with minor tape staining to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Mount Maunagnui Borough Council 1989

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history regional Mt Mount Maunganui early settlers pioneers

$60.00
1y36a/39

Such Things Were: The Story of Cambridge, NZ


VENNELL, C W & COWAN, JAMES (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, greey patterned heavy boards, red lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 175pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, sm ink scribble to ffep, sporadic light to moderate foxing throughout, occasional cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- some minor loss, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1939

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand north island Cambridge settlements early settlers pioneers regional history

$40.00
1y36a/40

D N Dunlop: A Man of Our Time


MEYER, T H & BASS, IAN (Trans)

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 463pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to photographic pages) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Temple Lodge 1992

KEYWORDS: English translations biography biographies memoir D N Dunlop world power conference esoteric occultism occultists anthroposophy history

$145.00
1y36a/41

The Whaling Trade in Old New Zealand


RICKARD, L S

FIRST EDITION- SCARCE THUS, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, unpaginated prelims + 163pp, illus, VG+ (light brusing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name & scribble in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Minerva 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history nautical maritime whaling trade L S Rickard

$45.00
1y36a/44

Japanese Exotic Cars


DOO, JACK (Text) & RASMUSSEN, HENRY (Photos)

Quarto, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, light faidng to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & adhesive staining to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling/foxing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks 1989

KEYWORDS: automotive high performance exotic cars Japan Japanese history design engineering

$75.00
1y36a/46

Italian Auto Legends: Classics of Style and Design


HESELTINE, RICHARD (Text) & ZUMBRUNN, MICHEL

Oblong quarto, black heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece, 288pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & staining to board extrems/edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, some moderate creasing/folding to some page corners) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Merrell 2006

KEYWORDS: automotive classic vintage cars Italian Italy design history high performance engineering

$60.00
1y36a/54

Gmicalzoma: An Enochian Dictionary


VINCI, LEO (Compiled by)

Octavo, green illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated prelims + 134pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's labels to front & rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Neptune Press 1992

KEYWORDS: occult occultism esoteric spirituality enochian angels angel magic magick guides deities manuals Dr John Dee Edward Kelly languages ancient language dictionary origins historical history

$45.00
1y36a/55

Elizabethan Magic: The Art and the Magus


TURNER, ROBERT et al & WILSON, COLIN (Fore) & UPTON, CHRISTOPHER (Trans)

Octavo, black illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvii + 190pp, illus, VG+ (adhesive plastic cover to covers- affixed, sl creasing to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, some pencil annotations- unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: Element Books 1989

KEYWORDS: Elizabethan age occult occultism esoteric spirituality enochian angels angel magic magick guides deities manuals Dr John Dee Edward Kelly origins historical history

$165.00
1y36a/61

A Boot Full of Right Arms: Adventures in the London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally and Other Motoring Marathons


GREEN, EVAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, x + 281pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, light to moderate bruising & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- some archival tape repairs, moderate discolouration/fading/tanning, moderate chafing)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1975

KEYWORDS: first editions automotive motor racing marathons rallies history historical world cup

$40.00
1y64a/1

Last Out: 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion's Second Tour in Vietnam


TAYLOR, JERRY

Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2001

KEYWORDS: military history New Zealand Australian soldiers 4rar/nz battalion Vietnam southeast Asia anzac

$60.00
1y64a/2

Russell and the Bay of Islands


RUSSELL, MONTAGU

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus plate to front cover, 47pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing to cover edges, moderate staining/discolouration to covers, light tanning throughout, some pages may be missing)

PUBLISHER: M Smethurst 1931

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Russell north island Bay of Islands travel writing literature guides historical signed Montagu Russell

$85.00
1y64a/3

Mahinarangi (The Moon-Glow of the Heavens): A Tainui Saga


TE HURINUI, PEI

Octavo, green illus stapled light card covers, black lettering & illus/decoration to front cover, ix + 46pp, illus, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling to cover edges, moderate tanning & soiling/chafing to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate separation of gutters at staples, moderate rusting to staples)

PUBLISHER: J C Ekdahl, Printer N/D (c.1945)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori literature Pei Te Hurinui history historical

$25.00
xx183pol208048

Refugees from Viet Nam in China


ALLEY, REWI

8vo 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 costs

PUBLISHER: New World Press 1980

KEYWORDS: Rewi Alley Vietnam Viet Nam China refugee social history

$20.00
xx183pol208056

Taiwan: A Background Study


ALLEY, REWI

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand-China Society 1972

KEYWORDS: Rewi Alley China Taiwan social history

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