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Title
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Sub-title
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Author
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Publisher
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Published
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Pages
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Size
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Condition
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Price
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Comment
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NZ Post
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Aus & Pac Post
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Nth Am & Japan Post
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Europe Post
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Rest of World Post
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John and Charles Enys Castle Hill Runholders 1864-1891
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Abrahamson, Jenny
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Wily Publications
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2017
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239p (1p)
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Oblong 4to
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Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
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50
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With illustrations and reproductions of Charles Enys' watercolours, a detailed history of this Canterbury farming area and its early pioneers
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5.500000
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21.000000
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42.000000
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44.000000
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46.000000
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An Anzac in the Family Private McAlpine of the 4th Reinforcements
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Abrahart, Sherryl
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Author Pub
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2018
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242
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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With maps and illustrations, the biography of a New Zealand soldier who survived Gallipoli but died on the Western Front at 19
|
5.500000
|
17.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
|
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Arahura Pathway to the setting Sun
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Ackerley, Richard
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The Ackerley Family
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2000
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148
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Oblong 8vo
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P-B Fading spine VG - Near Fine
|
30
|
With maps and illustrations, the North-South, East-West traverse of New Zealand by the Ackerley Brothers in 1994-5, from the depths of Harwood's Hole to the summit of Aorangi/Mount Cook
|
6.000000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
|
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Reminiscences of Evelyn Acland 1871-1964
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Acland, Susan (comp)
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Author Pub
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1969
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95p (folding chart)
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8vo
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Soft card covers with flaps Browning spine VG - Near Fine
|
35
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With illustrations, a life of Lady Acland, her life in England and then in New Zealand
|
3.000000
|
11.000000
|
22.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
|
|
Judge Ward
|
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Adams, Geoff
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Author Pub
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2011
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375
|
8vo
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P-B Fading spine VG - Near Fine
|
25
|
Inscribed by the author, with illustrations, a life of this early New Zealand judge, his wife and his mistress, and the mistresses' writing
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8.500000
|
28.000000
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60.000000
|
60.000000
|
60.000000
|
|
Watch the Down Wind
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Adams, Jeanette
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Author Pub
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1997
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264
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8vo
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P-B Slight bumping spine Half-title page cut at corner VG
|
25
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Signed by the author, the story of Invercargill-born Flight Lieutenant Rod Hoffman, in Bomber Command during WW2, and his English-born wife, Jeanette
|
5.500000
|
16.000000
|
32.000000
|
34.000000
|
36.000000
|
|
Thomas Dagger Adams
|
|
Adams, Lucy S
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Reed
|
1954
|
71p
|
8vo
|
Blue cloth binding Owner's details FEP VG
|
25
|
A memoir of a former Professor of Classics at the University of Otago in Dunedin, with illustrations
|
5.000000
|
13.000000
|
21.000000
|
25.000000
|
25.000000
|
|
Descendants of William and Matilda Webber
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from England to New Zealand
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Adlam, Kellie A (et al)
|
Webber Family Reunion Cttee
|
|
172
|
4to
|
P-B VG - Near Fine
|
30
|
With illustrations and genealogical tables, the journey to New Zealand by the progenitors, then the New Zealand life of this Webber family
|
5.000000
|
12.000000
|
24.000000
|
26.000000
|
28.000000
|
|
Merchant Miner Mandarin the life and times of the remarkable Choie Sew Hoy
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|
Agnew, Jenny Sew Hoy and Trevor
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Canterbury University Press
|
2020
|
287
|
4to
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
50
|
With illustrations, both the life of this businessman from 19th century China in New Zealand and his effect on New Zealand business, especially goldmining with the Chinese miners in Otago
|
6.000000
|
28.000000
|
65.000000
|
55.000000
|
60.000000
|
|
Renwick the story of a pioneer family
|
|
Airey, Elisabeth
|
Author Pub
|
1979
|
86
|
4to
|
P-B VG
|
40
|
With illustrations, the story of this pioneering European family around Nelson
|
5.000000
|
12.000000
|
24.000000
|
26.000000
|
28.000000
|
|
Gallipoli to the Somme recollections of a New Zealand infantryman
|
|
Aitken, Alexander ; Calder, Alex (ed)
|
Auckland University Press
|
2018
|
xxxiv 213p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
25
|
With maps, a year in the life of a New Zealand soldier, 1915-16, serving from Egypt to Lemnos to Gallipoli to the Western Front
|
8.500000
|
23.000000
|
45.000000
|
45.000000
|
45.000000
|
|
An Excellent Recruit Frederick Thatcher Architect Priest and Private Secretary in Early New Zealand
|
|
Alington, Margaret H
|
Polygraphia Ltd
|
2007
|
(frontis) 297p
|
4to
|
P-B Ex-lib stamps Stamp top FE VG
|
25
|
With illustrations, a very tidy ex-lib copy of this study of an early New Zealand architect
|
8.500000
|
29.000000
|
60.000000
|
60.000000
|
60.000000
|
|
Stories for my Grandchildren
|
|
Allan, Grace
|
Author Pub
|
1982
|
(2p) 53p
|
8vo
|
P-B VG
|
20
|
Family stories collected by the author so that they won't be lost to later generations, about the people, animals and happenings around the farm at Merton, north of Dunedin
|
5.000000
|
14.000000
|
26.000000
|
29.000000
|
29.000000
|
|
The Years Intervening the story of the Allen family
|
|
Allen, Bill
|
Author Pub
|
2003
|
viii 84p
|
4to
|
P-B VG - Near Fine
|
40
|
With maps and illustrations, the story of the descendants of George and Mary Allen, leaving the UK in 1878 for Southern New Zealand
|
5.000000
|
14.000000
|
26.000000
|
29.000000
|
29.000000
|
|
Dear Tyrant an extraordinary colonial life
|
|
Allom, Barrie
|
Wairarapa Archive, Fraser Books
|
2014
|
viii 315p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
30
|
With illustrations, a biography of an early European surveyor, run-holder, mining manager, and the registrar of mines at Thames
|
5.000000
|
16.000000
|
32.000000
|
34.000000
|
36.000000
|
|
Uncle John Watson Resident Magistrate
|
|
Amodeo, Colin
|
Caxton
|
2019
|
224
|
4to
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
45
|
With illustrations, the life of this magistrate and coroner in the pioneer world of Akaroa and Banks Peninsula
|
6.000000
|
28.000000
|
60.000000
|
50.000000
|
60.000000
|
|
Uncle John Watson Resident Magistrate
|
|
Amodeo, Colin
|
Caxton
|
2019
|
224
|
4to
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
50
|
With illustrations, a study of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula and its magistrate, John Watson
|
6.500000
|
34.000000
|
70.000000
|
65.000000
|
70.000000
|
|
Being There
|
|
Anderson, Hugh
|
Author Pub
|
2017
|
372
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
35
|
With illustrations, the autobiography of this New Zealand motorcycle Grand Prix great
|
6.000000
|
20.000000
|
40.000000
|
45.000000
|
50.000000
|
|
Over the River
|
|
Anderson, Mona
|
Reed
|
1966
|
207
|
8vo
|
D-J (small piece missing top/bottom spine, fore-corners, in archival wrapper) Signature FEP VG - Near Fine
|
28
|
Signed by the author, the author's third book, more on Mount Algidus and high-country living, with illustrations
|
5.000000
|
16.000000
|
30.000000
|
34.000000
|
34.000000
|
|
Both Sides of the River
|
|
Anderson, Mona
|
Reed
|
1981
|
181p (1p)
|
4to
|
D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
|
25
|
Signed by the author, with illustrations, the author takes the story on from Mt Algidus
|
8.000000
|
28.000000
|
60.000000
|
60.000000
|
60.000000
|
|
BJ the White Robe legacy the Brian Anderton story
|
|
Anderston, Brian ; O'Hearn, Wally
|
Wally O'Hearn
|
2013
|
151p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Small owner's label HTP Near Fine
|
30
|
Signed by the author, with illustrations, the life of this Southern rider and trainer, and the White Robe stud
|
4.000000
|
12.000000
|
24.000000
|
26.000000
|
28.000000
|
|
The Traporrel
|
|
Andrew, Howard R
|
Kiwizimba Books
|
2013 2nd edition (2011)
|
67
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations, the story of a family harmonium and its interweaving with a South African family through the late 1890s and the Boer War, and further travels, including New Zealand
|
3.000000
|
10.000000
|
20.000000
|
22.000000
|
24.000000
|
|
Set in a Long Place a life from North to South
|
|
Andrew, Maurice
|
Hazard Press
|
1999
|
373
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
20
|
Inscribed by the author, the wandering life of a New Zealand Presbyterian Minister, in and out of New Zealand
|
5.000000
|
12.000000
|
24.000000
|
26.000000
|
28.000000
|
|
No Fear of Rusting
|
a biography of the Rev Thomas Chapman
|
Andrews, Philip
|
Rotorua and District Historical Society Inc
|
2001
|
(2p) 352p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
35
|
With maps and illustrations, the life and work of Thomas Chapman, who came to New Zealand as a catechist for the Church Missionary Society in 1830 then spent 30 years in the field, from the Bay of Islands to Rotorua
|
6.000000
|
28.000000
|
55.000000
|
50.000000
|
55.000000
|
|
Wartime Experiences
|
a collection of short stories from members of the Country Women's institute
|
Anon
|
NZCWI
|
1996
|
116
|
8vo
|
P-B VG
|
25
|
With illustrations, the WW2 experiences of New Zealand women in New Zealand and overseas
|
5.000000
|
12.000000
|
19.000000
|
23.000000
|
22.000000
|
|
Memories of Mangere
|
|
Anon
|
Mangere Historical Society
|
2001
|
88
|
8vo
|
P-B Fading spine Near Fine
|
30
|
With map and illustrations, memories of this suburb of Auckland, the personalities and the places
|
5.000000
|
13.000000
|
21.000000
|
25.000000
|
25.000000
|
|
Peter and Elizabeth Leitch 1839-1924 a short family history
|
|
Anon
|
Author Pub
|
1973
|
12 leaves
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
20
|
With illustrations, the first family, and descendants of Peter Leitch, who arrived in New Zealand in 1958
|
6.000000
|
18.000000
|
35.000000
|
35.000000
|
35.000000
|
|
A Grant Family Saga pine trees transplanted
|
A story of early Otago
|
Anon
|
Author Pub
|
1965
|
105
|
4to
|
Plasticised boards Slight underlining, up-dating on one page Slight tea stains VG
|
70
|
With illustrations, a scarce Southern family history, early settlers in and around Dunedin and out into Otago
|
5.000000
|
13.000000
|
26.000000
|
28.000000
|
30.000000
|
|
The World Book of Wylies
|
|
Anon
|
Halbert's Family Heritage
|
1995
|
165
|
4to
|
P-B Fading spine VG
|
25
|
The world-wide Wylies, with a section for the New Zealand branches
|
5.500000
|
14.000000
|
28.000000
|
31.000000
|
34.000000
|
|
Descendants of Daniel McLaren & Anne McMinn Romahapa January 1982
|
|
Anon
|
Author Pub
|
1982
|
35 leaves
|
4to
|
Soft card covers, spine strip, slight rubbing base VG
|
25
|
With illustrations, the extended family tree of this ex-Scottish couple, first in New Zealand together about 1863, first published for the family reunion
|
5.000000
|
12.000000
|
19.000000
|
23.000000
|
22.000000
|
|
Fergus a memoir of Fergus Blair McLaren
|
|
Anon
|
Reed
|
1943 3rd edition (1943)
|
161p (1p)
|
8vo
|
D-J Cloth binding Short inscription FEP VG - Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations, a life of this Otago man, including his pre-war hunting experiences and war experiences
|
6.500000
|
25.000000
|
45.000000
|
40.000000
|
45.000000
|
|
The Baker Boys
|
|
Aonghais, Clinton mhic
|
Trafford Publishing
|
2014
|
xxiv 887p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
35
|
With illustrations, a Baker family history which saw two members fighting in WW1, on the Western Front and Gallipoli/Egypt/Pales tine
|
6.000000
|
35.000000
|
80.000000
|
70.000000
|
80.000000
|
|
The Bryants of Ohariu
|
|
Arabin, Shirley
|
Moyglare
|
1989
|
(2p) 85p (4p)
|
4to
|
P-B Signature TP VG
|
42
|
With illustrations, the history of this Wellington family, from their early arrival in New Zealand
|
5.000000
|
13.000000
|
21.000000
|
25.000000
|
25.000000
|
|
Artist & Bon Vivant a memoir of Bruce Henry
|
|
Ashworth, Norma ; Chisholm, Jocelyn
|
Steele Roberts, The Bruce Henry Book Trust
|
2001
|
96
|
4to
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations and reproductions, a celebration of the life of this New Zealand artist/post office worker
|
5.000000
|
16.000000
|
30.000000
|
37.000000
|
41.000000
|
|
A Legend in his Time the Artie Ashworth story 1920-1994
|
|
Ashworth, Vincent A
|
Author Pub
|
2012
|
xvi 301p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
38
|
With maps and illustrations, the life and flying careey of a New Zealander who flew in the RAF in Bomber Command, in the Pacific, and with the RAF after WW2
|
5.000000
|
14.000000
|
28.000000
|
30.000000
|
32.000000
|
|
So Many Good-Byes The Memoirs of AL Austin 1928-1953
|
|
Austin, Allie L
|
Pegasus
|
1984
|
142
|
8vo
|
D-J (slight repair) VG
|
28
|
Edition of 200 copies; missionary work in the Pacific Islands, then home to NZ
|
5.000000
|
13.000000
|
21.000000
|
25.000000
|
25.000000
|
|
William Colenso His Life and Journeys
|
|
Bagnall, AG ; Petersen, GC ; St George, Ian (ed)
|
Otago University Press
|
2012 (1948)
|
510
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
45
|
With maps and illustrations, a reprint edition of this biography, including Colenso's own 'Autobiography'
|
5.000000
|
18.000000
|
37.000000
|
41.000000
|
44.000000
|
|
A Surveyor in New Zealand 1857-1896
|
The recollections of John Holland Baker
|
Baker, Noeline (ed)
|
W&T
|
1932
|
(frontis) 336p
|
8vo
|
Blue cloth binding, blind rules, gilt titles Inscription FEP, verso frontis Spine repaied,thin strip missing back hinge Slight bump top, bottom spine Slight foxing Eps, FE Gd - VG
|
60
|
With illustrations, the life of this early surveyor, especially in Southland and Canterbury, including exploratory survey to the Auckland Islands, scarce
|
5.000000
|
19.000000
|
35.000000
|
41.000000
|
46.000000
|
|
The Flying Doctor
|
|
Baldwin, Dave
|
Penguin Random House
|
2016
|
287p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations, a New Zealand doctor's experiences on the ground and in the air, as well as his hunting tales
|
6.500000
|
24.000000
|
50.000000
|
45.000000
|
50.000000
|
|
Don Merton The man who saved the black robin
|
|
Ballance, Alison
|
Reed
|
2007
|
364
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps VG - Near Fine
|
35
|
With maps and illustrations, the 'life' of this world-renowned bird conservator, instrumental in bringing some New Zealand native birds back from the brink of extinction
|
8.000000
|
32.000000
|
70.000000
|
65.000000
|
70.000000
|
|
Oswald Blumhardt New Zealand Plant Pioneer
|
|
Ballard, Catherine
|
David Ling
|
2006
|
119
|
4to
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations, a life of a New Zealand plant breeder, his trips overseas for specimens, and his Koromiko Nursery
|
5.000000
|
11.000000
|
22.000000
|
24.000000
|
26.000000
|
|
The Sea and the Soil
|
|
Ballinger, Ralph
|
Author Pub
|
2007
|
228
|
8vo
|
Laminated boards Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations, the life of this New Zealand horticulturalist, from WW2 service in the Royal Navy to working on the land in New Zealand, from writing three gardening books to being the only legal NZ morphine poppy grower
|
5.000000
|
16.000000
|
30.000000
|
37.000000
|
40.000000
|
|
Sergeant, Sinner, Saint & Spy the Taranaki War Diary of Sergeant William Marjouram, RA
|
|
Barber, Laurie et al (eds)
|
Random Century
|
1990
|
viii 102p
|
4to
|
D-J (fading spine) Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations and maps, the diary of this Royal Artillery NCO during his time in New Zealand 1855-1861, including serving in the Taranaki Wars
|
5.000000
|
16.000000
|
30.000000
|
34.000000
|
34.000000
|
|
Gateway to the Marshall Family
|
|
Barkman, Frances
|
Author Pub
|
1988
|
104
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
34
|
With map, illustrations and genealogical charts, a short history of Catherine and William Marshall and their descendants, settled in Omimi, just north of Dunedin
|
3.000000
|
10.000000
|
20.000000
|
22.000000
|
24.000000
|
|
The Five Faces of Pat Vincent a reconstruction of his life
|
|
Barley, Alan V
|
Author Pub
|
2001
|
142
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
45
|
Signed by the author, an illustrated life of this All Black, singer and teacher, scarce
|
6.500000
|
25.000000
|
45.000000
|
40.000000
|
45.000000
|
|
An Autobiography of George Barnes
|
Some of the happenings & accidents that I have had since my beginnings in 1928
|
Barnes, George
|
Author Pub
|
2002
|
184
|
4to
|
P-B VG
|
35
|
Inscribed by the author, his life in New Zealand and Australia, and around the world, especially in motorbikes, with illustrations
|
5.000000
|
17.000000
|
31.000000
|
35.000000
|
35.000000
|
|
Within Sound of the Bell
|
|
Barr, J Rhoda
|
Whitcombe & Tombs
|
1953
|
(4p) 98p (1p)
|
8vo
|
D-J (browning spine) Cloth binding VG
|
20
|
With illustrations, the experiences of this New Zealand teacher in New Zealand and overseas
|
6.500000
|
22.000000
|
40.000000
|
35.000000
|
40.000000
|
|
Safe among the Cowpats
|
the story of a wartime childhood
|
Barr, Lucy Davis
|
Brian Riggir
|
2007
|
293
|
8vo
|
P-B Slight intitials FEP Near Fine
|
30
|
With illustrations, the memories of the author during WW2 in Britain, with accompanying historical events
|
5.000000
|
18.000000
|
31.000000
|
35.000000
|
37.000000
|
|
Trimmer Justice Be Thy Plea
|
|
Barrett, Dean
|
Hong Kong Publishing
|
1976
|
344
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps VG - Near Fine
|
25
|
With illustrations, the trials, both in court, and in life, of a respected businessman charged with theft and embezzlement, and his struggle to refute the charges
|
6.500000
|
25.000000
|
55.000000
|
50.000000
|
55.000000
|
|
The McIlrath Letters a family history in letters from New Zealand to Ireland 1860-1915
|
|
Bassett, John (et al, eds)
|
The Killyleigh Branch, NIFHS
|
2009
|
(2p) 143p (1p)
|
Oblong 8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
28
|
With maps and illustrations, the letters from the New Zealand McIlraths back to their family in Ireland telling of their lives pioneering in Canterbury
|
5.000000
|
13.000000
|
27.000000
|
29.000000
|
31.000000
|
|
Letters from London at Coronation Time
|
|
Bateman, Helen
|
Nag's Head Press
|
1987
|
80
|
8vo
|
D-J Cloth boards with cover label Near Fine
|
30
|
An edition of 150 copies, the author's experiences, in letter form, from June to August 1953
|
5.500000
|
22.000000
|
45.000000
|
40.000000
|
45.000000
|
|
We Will Not Cease
|
|
Baxter, Archibald
|
Cape Catley
|
2003 Reprint edition (1939)
|
216
|
8vo
|
P-B Fading spine VG - Near Fine
|
25
|
A reprint of this now-classic autobiography of a conscientious objector during World War One, the War to end all Wars
|
8.000000
|
24.000000
|
45.000000
|
45.000000
|
45.000000
|
|
The Memoirs of Millicent Baxter
|
|
Baxter, Millicent Amiel ; Catley, Christine Cole
|
Cape Catley Ltd
|
1981
|
144
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8vo
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D-J (chips, in protective wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the author tells of her life, including being wife to Archibald Baxter and mother to James K Baxter
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8.000000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Leading Lady the story of Mary Jolly
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Bayfield, Pam
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Author Pub
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140p (folding genealogical table)
|
206
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4to
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Laminated boards Owner's small label FEP Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, the story of this Central Otago, and Dunedin actress in her day, with memories and family trees
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5.500000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
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A Life of J. C. Beaglehole New Zealand Scholar
|
|
Beaglehole, Tim
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VUP
|
2006
|
(frontis) 559p
|
8vo
|
D-J Paper over boards Fine
|
50
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With many illustrations, an absorbing life of one of New Zealand's greatest scholars, forever renowned for the Hakluyt 'Cook Journals' and 'Life of James Cook'
|
5.000000
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23.000000
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51.000000
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54.000000
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59.000000
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Seventy Years in and around Auckland
|
|
Beale, GC
|
Reed
|
1937
|
(frontis) 88p
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8vo
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Green cloth binding, black titles, rules Slight rubbing top board VG - Near Fine
|
45
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With illustrations, the experiences of an early European settler in Auckland, including service at Parihaka
|
5.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Seventy Years in and around Auckland
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Beale, George Clarendon
|
Reed
|
1937
|
88
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8vo
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D-J (pieces missing, in archival wrapper) Cloth binding Light foxing FE VG
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75
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Limited edition, with illustrations, an adventurous life in and around Auckland starting in 1858, scarce
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4.000000
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12.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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A Passionate Affair Llewellyn Jones & Music (with CD)
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Bean, Margaret
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Steele Roberts
|
2015
|
x 205p (1p) CD in rear pocket
|
8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
35
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With illustrations and sheet music, a life of this New Zealand musician (1871-1950) and music teacher, with a CD of his music
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5.500000
|
16.000000
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38.000000
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42.000000
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46.000000
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The Olympian Soldier GC Cooke
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|
Beatson, Kath
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Author Pub
|
2008
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x 169p
|
4to
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P-B Slight rubbing extremities VG - Near Fine
|
40
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With illustrations, the life of New Zealander George Cooke, Olympic oarsman, and Corporal in the NZ army, killed on Crete 1941
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6.500000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country
|
story of the famous sheeplifter
|
Beattie, Herries
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ODT
|
1946
|
113
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8vo
|
P-B Slight rubbing spine Slight marks covers VG
|
35
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With maps and illustrations, the soft-cover version of this life of one of the early Southern characters
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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Mackenzie the Sheep Stealer
|
further information considered
|
Beattie, Herries
|
Author Pub, ODT
|
1959
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32
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8vo
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P-B VG
|
25
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With illustrations, additional material to the author's 'Mackenzie of the Mackenzie country'
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4.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country
|
story of the famous sheeplifter
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Beattie, Herries
|
ODT
|
1946
|
113
|
8vo
|
Cloth binding Owner's details TP VG - Near Fine
|
35
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With maps and illustrations, the hard-cover version of this life of one of the early Southern characters
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6.500000
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20.000000
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40.000000
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35.000000
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40.000000
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|
Long Time Passing
|
the life story of 'Down to Earth' Beauie
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Beaumont, HW
|
Richmond Village Bookshop
|
1992
|
208
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8vo
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P-B Owner's details TP VG
|
25
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With illustrations, the ninety-year old memories of this long-time New Zealand teacher
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5.000000
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11.000000
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22.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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The Beer Family Saga
|
The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Beer
|
Beer, Elizabeth
|
Beer Family Reunion Cttee
|
1998
|
viii 360p
|
4to
|
D-J (slight chips top spine) Paper over boards Signature FEP Near Fine
|
120
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With illustrations and lists, an excellent family history of this family which began in Wiltshire in 1838, moved to the goldfields of Otago, then settled around Lake Wakatipu
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8.000000
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26.000000
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57.000000
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65.000000
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66.000000
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The World of John Boultbee
|
Including an Account of Sealing in Australia and New Zealand
|
Begg, A Charles and Neil C
|
Whitcoulls
|
1979
|
329
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8vo
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D-J (light fading spine) Paper over boards Owner's signature FEP VG
|
45
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Following their usual practice, the authors follow the trail of their subject to the sealing and whaling grounds of Australia and New Zealand, with illustrations
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8.500000
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30.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Burt Munro Indian Legend of Speed
|
|
Begg, George
|
Begg & Allen
|
2002
|
200
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
|
60
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Inscribed by the author, the first edition of this first study of Burt Munro, who took his modified Indian motorcycle to the Bonneville Flats and created land-speed history, with illustrations
|
8.000000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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A Classic World & When the Engine Roars
|
|
Begg, George
|
Begg & Allen Ltd
|
2000
|
(3p) 234p
|
4to
|
D-J (light fading spine, in protective wrapper) Paper over boards Owner's stamp FEP, HTP Owner's signature HTP VG - Near Fine
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145
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Author signed, a reprint and up-dating of one of NZ's scarcest motor racing books, the history of the author's early racing bikes and making racing cars, and what has happened to the author since the 1980 publication
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6.500000
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32.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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Burt Munro Indian Legend of Speed
|
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Begg, George
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Begg & Allen
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2002
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200
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
|
35
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The first edition of this first study of Burt Munro, who took his modified Indian motorcycle to the Bonneville Flats and created land-speed history, with illustrations
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8.500000
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25.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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A Classic World & When the Engine Roars
|
|
Begg, George
|
Begg and Allen
|
2000
|
(3p) 234p
|
4to
|
D-J (slight repair top spine, in protective wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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120
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With illustrations, George Begg's racing life, Part One his scarce 'When the Engine Roars', and Part Two the remainder of his experiences
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6.500000
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32.000000
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65.000000
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60.000000
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65.000000
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Bruce McLaren racing car constructor
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Begg, George
|
Begg & Allen
|
2004
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264
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
|
80
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With illustrations, the early years of the McLaren team, the cars and the personalities, until Bruce McLaren died in 1970
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8.000000
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30.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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When the Engine Roars
|
The motor racing life of George Begg
|
Begg, George ; Lind, Clive A
|
Craig Printing Co
|
1980
|
180
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4to
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D-J (in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG
|
130
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With illustrations, the author's life in motor racing around the world and in New Zealand, from the TT to his workshed in Drummond, Southland
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6.500000
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28.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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Ernest Dieffenbach
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Bell, Gerda
|
The Dunmore Press
|
1976
|
165
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8vo
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D-J (fading spine) Paper over boards Signature TP VG
|
22
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With illustrations, a life of this early European visiter to New Zealand, author of the two-volume 'Travels in New Zealand'
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5.500000
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16.000000
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32.000000
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34.000000
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Jewish Lives in New Zealand a history
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|
Bell, Leonard ; Morrow, Diana (eds)
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Godwit, Random House
|
2012
|
439p (1p)
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4to
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Card covers Near Fine
|
40
|
With illustrations, celebrating what Jewish New Zealanders have added to New Zealand, its society, and its culture
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8.000000
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35.000000
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75.000000
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68.000000
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72.000000
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Hewn From the Rock A memoir of the Very Reverend JD Salmond
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|
Belmer, Roy
|
Otago Church Bookstore
|
1976
|
52
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8vo
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P-B VG
|
24
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The Very Reverend JD Salmond, of Queenstown and Dunedin, was Minister Emeritus of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand when he died in 1976, and here the author uses the Rev Salmond's papers to build a momento of his life, with illustrations
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5.000000
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Subritzky Family 1843-1993 vol 1
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Beniston, Maria M (comp)
|
Author Pub
|
1993
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188
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4to
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D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
|
50
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With many illustrations, family trees, reproductions, the first two volumes of this detailed research project into one of Northland's older pioneer families
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6.500000
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30.000000
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75.000000
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70.000000
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75.000000
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A Canterbury Tale the autobiography of Dr Francis Bennett
|
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Bennett, FO
|
Oxford University Press
|
1980
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249
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4to
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D-J (fading spine) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the author's memories as a doctor in Canterbury, and as a soldier in both World Wars
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5.500000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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37.000000
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40.000000
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The Road from Saddle Hill
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Bennett, FO
|
Alan A Brash
|
1982
|
(4p) 298p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B VG
|
25
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With illustrations,the biography of Thomas Cuddie Brash, from his beginnings in poverty in Dunedin to head in New Zealand's dairy industry, and President of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation
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6.500000
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25.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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Memoirs of a New Zealand Business Man
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Benson, Gerald
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Author Pub
|
1961
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70
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8vo
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Paper over boards Slight mark FE VG
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22
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Inscribed by the author, a life in Dunedin business, with Bing Harris and developments
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5.500000
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18.000000
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38.000000
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32.000000
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38.000000
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The Bibby Family in New Zealand 1850-1977
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|
Bibby, Graham (et al)
|
Bibby Family Reunion Cttee
|
1977
|
27p (1p)
|
Oblong 8vo
|
Spiral bound, card covers Fading, rubbing covers Gd - VG
|
25
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With illustrations and genealogical trees, the New Zealand branches of this family, and early Waipawa
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6.000000
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18.000000
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38.000000
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42.000000
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46.000000
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Ancient Wisdom Modern Solutions
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Bidois, Ngahihi o te Ra
|
Spot On Publications
|
2009
|
111p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
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30
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Signed by the author, a Maori takes back his past and reaches out to the audience
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6.500000
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20.000000
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35.000000
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30.000000
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35.000000
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The Legacy of Guilt
|
a life of Thomas Kendall
|
Binney, Judith
|
Bridget Williams Books
|
1968
|
xv (1p) 220p
|
4to
|
Cloth binding VG - Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, a study of one of the original CMS workers, his relationships with local Maori, and his work on the Maori language
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8.000000
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29.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Looking for Answers
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A life of Elsie Locke
|
Birchfield, Maureen
|
Canterbury University Press
|
2009
|
560
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Oblong 8vo
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D-J Laminated boards Near Fine
|
48
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With illustrations, the life of this New Zealand writer and activist, a woman ahead of her time
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8.000000
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30.000000
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64.000000
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74.000000
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77.000000
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Burt Munro the lost interviews
|
|
Birss, Neill
|
Penguin Random House
|
2016
|
208
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
20
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With illustrations, interviews between Burt Munro and the author, then a reporter in Invercargill
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8.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Diary of Andrew Boyes on a voyage from Edinburgh to Dunedin 1849
|
|
Blackman, Gary (ed)
|
Editor Published
|
1999
|
(frontis) 31p
|
8vo
|
P-B Signature HTP Near Fine
|
20
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The diarist was a tailor in Edinburgh who decided to up stakes with his wife and two children and move to Dunedin, which had only just been founded. They never returned to Scotland
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Dorothy Theomin of Olveston
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Blackman, Margery
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The Friends of Olveston
|
2007
|
80
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8vo
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Card covers with Flaps Near Fine
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25
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Signed by the author, with illustrations, a life of this Dunedin figure, mountaineer, photographer, traveller, and benefactor
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5.500000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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Under the Southern Skies
|
the story of Missionary Gottlieb Blaess in New Zealand and Australia
|
Blaess, Eric R (ed)
|
Author Pub, Lutheran Publishing House
|
1992
|
viii 197p (folding family tree )
|
8vo
|
Laminated boards Near Fine
|
45
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With maps and illustrations, the life history of this family, Blaess and Bensemann, and descendants, and mission work in Taranaki and in Australia
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5.000000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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Sixty Years in New Zealand
|
stories of peace and war
|
Blake, Andrew Hope
|
Gordon and Gotch
|
1919
|
(frontis) xii 242p
|
8vo
|
Green cloth binding, gilt titles spine Slight fading spine Light foxing FE VG
|
32
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A pioneer settler in the North Island shares his memories of the first 60 years of European settlement, chiefly of the Hawkes Bay and the Hauhau campaign
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Edward Gibbon Wakefield Builder of the British Commonwealth
|
|
Bloomfield, Paul
|
Longmans
|
1961
|
xi (1p genealogical table) 378p
|
8vo
|
D-J (tape stains inside, chips, price-clipped, in protective plastic) Signature FEP Light foxing top FE, slight foxing FE VG
|
40
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A biography of a man important to the organised immigration to Australia and especially New Zealand, with illustrations
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5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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Soldiering on a soldier's war in North Africa and Italy
|
|
Blythe, John
|
Century Hutchinson
|
1989
|
vi 185p
|
8vo
|
P-B VG
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25
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With maps and illustrations, the author's war experiences of the New Zealand radio operator through the Desert and on into Italy, Cassino and further afield
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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Edward Stafford New Zealand's First Statesman
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Bohan, Edmund
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Hazard Press
|
1994
|
432
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8vo
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P-B Fading spine VG - Near Fine
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25
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The complex life and career of NZ's first Premier, at a time of political and racial divide in early settler colonial New Zealand, with illustrations
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8.000000
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29.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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'Blest Madman' Fitzgerald of Canterbury
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Bohan, Edmund
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Canterbury University Press
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1998
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369
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8vo
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P-B Fine
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30
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A study of the man Fitzgerald, as editor, politician, and one of the founding fathers of Canterbury province
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5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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37.000000
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To Be a Hero
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a biography of Sir George Grey
|
Bohan, Edmund
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HarperCollins
|
1998
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374
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Fine
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30
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With maps and illustrations, the life of New Zealand's only multi-Governor, his effect on the country and its inhabitants, and the long-term consequences
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5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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37.000000
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Goneville a memoir
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Bollinger, Nick
|
Awa Press
|
2016
|
(2p) 293p
|
8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, part memoir of the 70s in New Zealand, and part development of New Zealand pop music during that time
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6.500000
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27.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Edmund Hillary the life of a legend
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Booth, Pat
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Moa Beckett
|
1993
|
208
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4to
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D-J Paper over boards Slight rubbing base Owner's small name sticker FEP VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a detailed celebration of the life up till then of Sir Edmund Hillary
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5.000000
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22.000000
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47.000000
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52.000000
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55.000000
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Edmund Hillary the life of a legend
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Booth, Pat
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Moa Beckett
|
1993
|
208
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4to
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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35
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With illustrations, a life which shows that the climbing of Everest was only a beginning, a nice copy
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5.000000
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20.000000
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33.000000
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38.000000
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The Brebners of Port Chalmers
|
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Borne, David S (ed)
|
Brebner Family Reunion Cttee
|
1997
|
87
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4to
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P-B, taped spine Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine
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40
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With illustrations, the family history of Thomas and Mary Brebner who moved from Manchester to Otago on the first immigrant ship to Otago in 1848
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5.000000
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13.000000
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27.000000
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30.000000
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33.000000
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Diamonds and Gold on the Aorere
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Botica, Jan (comp)
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Author Pub
|
2005
|
185
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4to
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P-B Piece missing from base spine Owner's signatureTP VG
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35
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With illustrations and genealogical charts, the family story of William Diamond and Johanna Thomson of Golden Bay and their descendants
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8.000000
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30.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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Crowded House Something so Strong
|
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Bourke, Chris
|
Macmillan
|
1997
|
viii 376p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, the inside, in-depth investigation into this truly Australasian rock group, from Enz to Zed, a lovely copy
|
6.500000
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28.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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The Tui's Call
|
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Bourke, Kathleen M
|
Author Pub
|
1971
|
127p (1p)
|
8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
|
30
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Inscribed by the author, experiences of farming in the Hawke's Bay
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3.000000
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The McGregors of Mount Linton
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Boyle, VG ; Bradstock, MC
|
Shoal Bay Press
|
2003
|
104
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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With illustrations, the owners, especially the McGregors, and this Southland farm
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6.000000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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The Fastest Old Man in the World the Derek Turnbull story
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Boyle, Vince
|
Craig Printing
|
2006
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256
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4to
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Laminated boards Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, the story of this Southland farmer and all his age-level world records
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6.000000
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Fiji Wilson Wesleyan Missionary and Minister Fiji and Britain
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Bradbury, Ruth M
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Author Pub
|
2010
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191
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4to
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P-B Ex-library Stamps beginning and end Internal hinges strengthened VG - Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, a life of this Methodist minister, serving in Fiji and Britain, a very tidy ex-lib copy
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7.000000
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28.000000
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65.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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The Descendants GP Russell Sons& Daughters
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Bradley, David & Dreen (comp)
|
Author Pub
|
2012
|
154p (10p)
|
8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the English, and then New Zealand lives of this branch of the Russell family
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8.000000
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45.000000
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The Land of Doing Without Davey Gunn of the Hollyford
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|
Bradshaw, Julia
|
Canterbury University Press
|
2022 Reprint edition
|
176
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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28
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With map and illustrations, 30 years of living in isolation farming in the Hollyford Valley, Fiordland
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8.000000
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28.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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Never a White Flag the memoirs of Jock Barnes, waterfront leader
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|
Bramble, Dr Tom (ed)
|
Victoria University Press
|
1998
|
256
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the New Zealand Waterside Workers' Union and the political, and labour forces it fought, culminating in the 1951 lockout
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8.000000
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27.000000
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Kiwi under Fire Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq
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Brandon, Gary
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Willson Scott Publishing
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2007
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171
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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22
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With illustrations, a New Zealander serving as a private contractor in Iraq and other war-stricken areas
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Charles Brasch Journals 1938-1945
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Brasch, Charles ; Barrowman, Rachel
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Otago University Press
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2013
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646
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8vo
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Laminated boards Near Fine
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40
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With illustrations, the War Years out of New Zealand of this New Zealand writer and poet, soon to be editor of 'Landfall', the literary journal he founded
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6.000000
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30.000000
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70.000000
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68.000000
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72.000000
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Charles Brasch in Egypt
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Brasch, Charles ; Scott, Margaret
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Steele Roberts
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2007
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118p (1p)
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8vo
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P-B Light fading spine Signature FEP VG - Near Fine
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22
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With illustrations, this New Zealander at the excavation of the city of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, the pieces that didn't make it into Brasch's autobiography
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8.000000
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24.000000
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50.000000
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The Predestined Choice Samuel Butler in Canterbury
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Brassington, AC
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The Pegasus Press
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1972
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31p (1p)
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Small 8vo
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Soft card covers with flaps over card Slight fading spine VG - Near Fine
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25
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Limited edition (#153 of 450), a discussion of Samuel Butler's life in Canterbury in the 1860s and why he left this life so quickly to return to England
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3.000000
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Pilot on the Run the epic escape from Occupied France of Flight Sergeant LSM (Chalky) White, RNZAF
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Brathwaite, Errol
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Hutchinson
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1986
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185
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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20
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With map and illustrations, from the crash in Northern France to the Franco-Spanish border
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5.000000
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From Thistle to Fern 150 Years of a Scottish Family in New Zealand 1848-1998
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Bray, Heather (comp)
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Author Pub
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1998
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266
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4to
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P-B Marks covers VG -Near Fine
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40
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With illustrations, a detailed family developmental history, beginning in Scotland with the Gardner, the Wilson and the Lillie Families and spreading across the globe to Otago and New Zealand
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8.000000
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29.000000
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70.000000
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65.000000
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70.000000
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A Scottish Mother
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Bray, Heather (ed)
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Dunedin Family History Group
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2012
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148
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4to
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P-B Plastic cover with black strip spine Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a collection of 23 female immigrants into Southern New Zealand
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6.500000
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A Scottish Mother
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Bray, Heather (ed)
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Dunedin Family History Group
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2012
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148
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4to
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Laminated soft card covers with taped spine Small owner's stamp TP Near Fine
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32
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With illustrations, 23 stories, with family genealogies, of New Zealand families who had mothers who emigrated from Scotland
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13.000000
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33.000000
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A Scottish Father
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Bray, Heather (ed)
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Dunedin Family History Group
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2012
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163
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4to
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P-B with plastic cover, spine strip Near Fine
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35
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With illustrations, 29 short biographies of Scottish immigrants into Otago
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6.500000
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25.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Don't Look Down
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Breen, John
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The Halcyon Press
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2014
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208
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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With maps and illustrations, construction jobs around the south of New Zealand, and other death-defying activities
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8.000000
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25.000000
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50.000000
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50.000000
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The Soldier Tourist
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a personal account of World War II
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Brewer, Gunner NH (Joe)
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Reed
|
1999
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231
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8vo
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Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, the author's letters home to family while he served in the New Zealand Artillery, along with a selection of his photographs and postcards, a nice creation
|
5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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The New Zealand Journeys of Lucy Violet Hodgkin
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Brodie, James and Audrey (ed)
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The Beechtree Press, Society of Friends
|
1989
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(frontis) 88p
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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The journeys of a Quaker to Australia and NZ in 1909 - 1911 on pilgrimage, to raise the dying flame in the colonies, with illustrations
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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The Way it Was a farming, shearing, hunting life
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Brough, Tom
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Fraser Books
|
2011
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x 325p
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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38
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With map and illustrations, the author's life in farming and shearing in New Zealand and elsewhere, hunting in New Zealand and elsewhere, and travel
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5.000000
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16.000000
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32.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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Brief Memorials of an only Son
|
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Brown, Archdeacon AN
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DH Maxwell
|
1964 Reprint edition
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(frontis) 38p (1p)
|
8vo
|
Library cloth binding, gilt titles Library bookplate FEP, stamps beginning and end VG
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35
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With illustrations of contemporary characters and places, a tidy library copy of this letter to the dead son's sister back in England from a father in the Anglican Church, dealing with the death of Marsh Brown, scarce
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4.000000
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A Fish in the Swim of the World
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Brown, Ben
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Longacre Press
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2006
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173
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8vo
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Soft card covers with flaps Fine
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22
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With illustrations, family stories from the Motueka, Nelson area
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5.000000
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14.000000
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29.000000
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The Unconventional Career of Dr Muriel Bell
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Brown, Diana
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Otago University Press
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2018
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184
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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20
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With illustrations, the life and achievements of this pioneering New Zealand nutritionist
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8.000000
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22.000000
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Perfection the life and times of Sir William Manchester
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Brown, Earle ; Klaasen, Michael F
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Mary Egan Publishing
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2021
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268
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, the life, wartime work and New Zealand experience of this acclaimed plastic surgeon
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28.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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Wine, Women and Song a spitfire pilot's story
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Brown, Hamish
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Stayer Ltd
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2011
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ix (1p map) 358p
|
4to
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D-J Cloth binding Near Fine
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45
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Signed by Doug Brown, with map and illustrations, the story of this New Zealand Spitfire pilot, based on his letters and reminiscences
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5.000000
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25.000000
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53.000000
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59.000000
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63.000000
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Pickerill pioneer in plastic surgery, dental education and dental research
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Brown, Harvey
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Otago University Press
|
2007
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271
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8vo
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D-J Cloth binding Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a detailed biography of this New Zealand plastic surgeon and Director of the Otago Dental School
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8.000000
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29.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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Pickerill pioneer in plastic surgery, dental education and dental research
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Brown, Harvey
|
Otago University Press
|
2007
|
(frontis) 271p
|
8vo
|
D-J Cloth binding Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, the first biography of this pioneer in plastic surgery, whose work laid the foundations for the New Zealand School Dental Service
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8.000000
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29.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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Strong is the Lion the story of the Bruces 1858-1971
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Bruce, A (et al)
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Bruce Family Reunion Cttee
|
1971
|
25
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8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
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20
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With illustrations, the history of the Bruce family in Otago, from 1858, when Donald and Ann Bruce arrived in the 'Robert Henderson'
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6.000000
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20.000000
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40.000000
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40.000000
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40.000000
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The Road Back
|
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Buchan, Robert
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Author Pub, JW Baty
|
1973
|
(2p) 142p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Owner's small stamp FEP VG - Near Fine
|
25
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A memoir of the experiences of a New Zealand headmaster over a career of some forty years
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5.500000
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13.000000
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26.000000
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A Salute to the Captain
|
celebrating the 100th birthday of Emeritus Professor JB Mackie
|
Buckenham, Michael (et al)
|
University of Otago Devpt & Alumni Relations Office
|
2010
|
(1p) 192p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
35
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With illustrations, discussing the contribution of Professor Mackie to the School of Mines and Surveying at Otago University, and his contribution to their work in New Zealand, then a collection of essays dealing with surveying around the world
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5.000000
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16.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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Slippery Jim or patriotic statesman? James Macandrew of Otago
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Bunce, RJ
|
Otago University Press
|
2018
|
(frontis map) 375p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
42
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With maps and illustrations, a life of this early Otago politician, who arrived from Scotland in 1851, and soon set about establishing his political and financial base
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6.500000
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28.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Hayward Heritage the story of a pioneer family
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Bunn, Stuart (comp)
|
Author Pub
|
2000
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167 leaves
|
4to
|
P-B Near Fine
|
48
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With illustrations, the Hayward family in New Zealand, especially in the South, and the wider family, incling the late William Hayward Pickering, of NASA
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5.000000
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19.000000
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35.000000
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41.000000
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46.000000
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Dr A C Barker 1819-1873 Photographer, Farmer, Physician
|
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Burdon, Cotsford C
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John McIndoe
|
1972
|
88p (24p plates)
|
8vo
|
D-J (fading spine) Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, the life and photography of this pioneer New Zealand photographer, a nice copy
|
6.500000
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21.000000
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40.000000
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35.000000
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40.000000
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New Zealand Notables series 3
|
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Burdon, RM
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The Caxton Press
|
1950
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247
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8vo
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D-J (pieces missing) Cloth binding VG
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20
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Biographies of Thomas Kendall, Frederick Edward Maning, Sir Julius von Haast and John Grigg
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5.500000
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15.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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34.000000
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Rough Diamonds
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Burgess, Henry
|
Author Pub
|
2010
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(1p) 149p
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4to
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P-B VG
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32
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Signed by the author, with illustrations, memoirs of a life in South Canterbury
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5.500000
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15.000000
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31.000000
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34.000000
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37.000000
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A memento of the Fastier Family Reunion February 2000
|
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Burrow, Jan ; Fastier, Fred
|
Amidine Publications
|
2000
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34 leaves
|
4to
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations and genealogical tables, a short history of this New Zealand family
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4.000000
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12.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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Hadfield of the Kapiti Coast
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Burton, Ormond
|
Author Pub
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ND
|
32
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8vo
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P-B VG
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15
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A study of the man, and the beliefs of the later Bishop Octavius Hadfield from beginning as a minister on the Kapiti Coast
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3.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Kiwi in a Crow's Nest
|
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Caldwell, Walter
|
The Dunmore Press
|
1978
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138p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Slight inscription HTP Near Fine
|
20
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With illustrations, stories from this New Zealander who joined the merchant navy
|
6.500000
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20.000000
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40.000000
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35.000000
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40.000000
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Flies, sand and unwashed socks Letters from WWII
|
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Cambridge, Susan (ed)
|
Editor published
|
2017
|
149p (4p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, a collection of RG (Dick) Harris' wartime letters home, from Egypt, Greece, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Italy
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5.000000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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Captain William Thomson his life
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Cameron, Shirley
|
Author Pub
|
2009
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vi 228p
|
4to
|
P-B Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, the life of the first Harbour Master of Otago
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8.000000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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Reminiscences of a long Life
|
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Campbell, John Logan ; Stone, RCJ (ed)
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David Ling, The Cornwall Park Trust Board
|
2017
|
334
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Oblong 4to
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
|
70
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With maps and illustrations, the life of this Auckland founding father and politician, mostly in his own words, covering the development of this quickly evolving city until 1907
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8.500000
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28.000000
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65.000000
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72.000000
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79.000000
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Back to the Bluff
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Cantrick, Ross
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Author Pub
|
2010
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120
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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45
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With illustrations, a history of the author's extended family, and life in mid-century Bluff
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6.500000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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Let Fly!
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Cardno, Barry
|
Longacre Press
|
2009
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182p (1p)
|
8vo
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P-B VG
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25
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With illustrations, the story of this young New Zealand flyer, his top-dressing aircraft's crash, and the aftermath
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4.500000
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15.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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John Robert Godley of Canterbury
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Carrington, Charles Edmund
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W&T
|
1950
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xv 251
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8vo
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D-J (fading) VG
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25
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Biographical in nature, but also dealing with the development of the Canterbury Association and the area it settled
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5.000000
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34.000000
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Four Score Years an autobiography
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Carswell, James Hugh
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Author Pub
|
2010
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236p (6p)
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4to
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P-B VG - Near Fine
|
40
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Signed by the author, eighty years in the farming community in Southland, including rabbit eradication and the formation of CRT
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5.000000
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34.000000
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Gadfly The life and times of James Shelley
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Carter, Ian
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Auckland University Press, Broadcasting History Trust
|
1993
|
vii (1p) 339p
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4to
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a life of this New Zealand educator and one-time Director of Broadcasting
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27.000000
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50.000000
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When the Boats Ruled the Bay of Islands (AE Fuller & Family)
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Cates, Hazel (comp)
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Author Pub
|
1985
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iv (1p) 69p (1p)
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8vo
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P-B Slight inscription TP VG
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35
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With maps and illustrations, the life and history of this Bay of Islands boating family, operating transport and tourist launches
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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Bright Star Beatrice Hill Tinsley Astronomer
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Catley, Christine Cole
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Cape Catley
|
2006
|
445
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8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps Slight browning base Near Fine
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42
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With illustrations, the life and work of this New Zealand-born astronomer
|
8.000000
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29.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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The Interpreter The Biography of Richard 'Dicky' Barrett'
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Caughey, Angela
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Bateman
|
1998
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296
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8vo
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D-J (slight rub top spine) Paper over boards Near Fine
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34
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Dicky Barrett stepped ashore on the Taranaki coast in 1828, married into the local Ati Awa, set up as whaler, moved to the Marlborough Sounds, translated for William Wakefield, and stepped into NZ history
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8.000000
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29.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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60.000000
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A Year at Hawkswood 1865 (2 vols)
|
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Caverhill, Frances
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Nag's Head Press
|
1981
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89p (2p) ; 75p (2p)
|
Small 8vo
|
D-J Cloth binding Near Fine
|
50
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In a limited edition of 300 copies, the year 1865 on a North Canterbury Run, filled with the Station Life of the times, and the trips away
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5.000000
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12.000000
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24.000000
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28.000000
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Samuel Ironside in New Zealand 1839-1858
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Chambers, WA
|
Ray Richards Publishing
|
1982
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285
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4to
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D-J (chip, fading spine) VG - Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, a life of this Wesleyan missionary in colonial New Zealand, who had posts from the Hokianga to Port Underwood, in Marlborough
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5.500000
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19.000000
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38.000000
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40.000000
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42.000000
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Rewi Alley of China
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Chapple, Geoff
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H&S
|
1980
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230
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8vo
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D-J (in plastic) Near Fine
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40
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The biography of a special kiwi who spent the majority of his active life in China, with illustrations
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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Stranger than Fiction The life and times of Split Enz
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Chunn, Mike
|
Govt Print
|
1992
|
272
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8vo
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P-B VG
|
50
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The story of New Zealand's first super-group, with illustrations, and the ups-and-downs of the subsequent groups, a nice copy
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5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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37.000000
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Seven Voices tales of madness and mirth
|
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Chunn, Mike
|
The Purple Egg Press
|
1997
|
v 142p
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps CD in end pocket Fine
|
40
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With accompanying 5 track CD, the author's story, including his time with Split Enz
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5.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Ancestors and Descendants of William and Mary Brown
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Clark, Jennifer (comp)
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Family Tree Press
|
2004
|
244
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
|
40
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With map and illustrations, the family history of a Scottish couple who emigrated to New Zealand in 1864
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6.000000
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26.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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Beyond Expectations fourteen New Zealand women write about their lives
|
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Clark, Margaret (ed)
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A&U, Port Nicholson Press
|
1986
|
(1p) 205p
|
8vo
|
P-B HTP clipped across top VG
|
20
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A collection of essays by NZ women, ranging from poet Fleur Adcock to politician Margaret Wilson, detailing their rise in life, and reflecting the women's issues in New Zealand, a fascinating encapsulation of women's experience
|
5.000000
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12.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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John Mansfield Thomson Notes towards a biography
|
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Clark, Margaret (et al, eds)
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Steele Roberts
|
2003
|
227p (1p)
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps Light fading spine Inscription HTP VG - Near Fine
|
20
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With illustrations, a collection of memories and tributes to this New Zealand musicologist and author
|
6.500000
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27.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Air Marshall Sir Robert Clark-Hall KBE CMG DSO
|
|
Clark-Hall, RH & JL
|
Author Pub
|
1995
|
xii 172p
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
20
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With illustrations, a biography of a New Zealander who served in both World Wars, in the navy and Air Force
|
5.500000
|
27.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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Air-Marshall Sir Robert Clark-Hall KBE CMG DSO
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Clark-Hall, RH & JL
|
Author Pub
|
1995
|
xii 172p
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
25
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Inscribed by theith maps and illustrations, the life of this Boxer Rebellion veteran, WW1 commander of the Ark Royal at Gallipoli, immigrating to New Zealand with his family in 1934, then serving with the RNZAF in WW2, commanding the Group in the Solomons
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5.500000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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Memories of Marie reflections on the life and work of Marie Clay
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|
Clay, Jenny
|
Pearson Education NZ
|
2009
|
259
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, a compilation life of this New Zealand educator, the developer of Reading Recovery
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Wings of Song
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Cockburn, Effie
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Author Pub
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2010
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(7p) 250p
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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Signed by the author, a chronicle of the fifty years plus the author spent in a musical life and theatre in Dunedin
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Mornington Memoirs
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Cockburn, Effie
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Author Pub
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2021
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(4p) 267p
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8vo
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45
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With illustrations, the lives of the Jellie family of Mornington in Dunedin, and their extensive exploits
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Connections From London to the Antipodes the family of John Boxall and Sarah Hugkulstone
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Coghlan, Robyn
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Author Pub
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2008
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296
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4to
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35
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With illustrations, the lives in New Zealand and Australia of a branch of the Boxall family
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It doesn't take a War a life forever changed by the Hyde Railway crash
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Coleman, Elizabeth
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Author Pub
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2019
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xii 159p (1p)
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the Hyde Railway crash, June 4th, 1943, on the Central Otago line, and its after effects on the author and those around her
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6.500000
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Rutherford Waddell memoir and addresses
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Collie, James (ed)
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Reed
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1932
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302
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8vo
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Cloth binding Light foxing FEs VG
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20
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With illustrations, a review of the life of this long-time minister of Dunedin's St Andrew's Church, followed by a selection of his addresses and sermons
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Charles Meryon a Life
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Collins, Roger
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Garton & Co
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1999
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(frontis) xvii 299p
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4to
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D-J Paper over boards Fine
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70
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With illustrations and reproductions, a fullsome biography and study of the life and art of this French artist, including his time as a 'draughtsman' with the 'Rhin' expedition into the South Pacific, and to New Zealand 1843-4, a lovely copy
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70.000000
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Te Rangi Hiroa
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The life of Sir Peter Buck
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Condliffe, JB
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W&T
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1971
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314
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4to
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D-J (chips, two short closed tears front, in protective wrapper) Cloth binding VG
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35
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With illustrations, a detailed study of this New Zealand ethnologist, who became the director of the Bishop Museum
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8.500000
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32.000000
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Ice on My Palette
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Conly, Maurice ; Peat, Neville
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Whitcoulls
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1977
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64
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Oblong 4to
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D-J (slight chip) Near Fine
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34
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Author signed - Maurice Conly went to paint the ice and the human goings-on, and Neville Peat applies a text which reflects the awe of the environment
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White Gujaratis Bramwell and Dorothy Cook
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Cook, H Bramwell
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Author Pub
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2007
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238
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4to
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35
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With illustrations, the inspirational lives of these two Salvation Army Officers and especially their times in India
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Diary of a Kiwi Soldier
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Coughlan, Cecil ; Coughlan, Garrie (ed)
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Reed
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2006
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(frontis) 50 leaves
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Small 8vo
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P-B Fine
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20
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With illustrations and maps, a 2NZEF war medic in North Africa and Italy narrates his experiences in diary form
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Sir Donald Maclean
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The Story of a New Zealand Statesman
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Cowan, James
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Reed
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1940
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(frontis) xii (1p) 157p (6p ads)
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8vo
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Brown cloth binding Signature FEP VG
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30
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The first full biography of this NZ politician, as Minister and Native Land buyer, much revised by modern historians
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twenty-five okitio women from last century selected memories
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Cowan, Muriel
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Author Pub
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2000
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(2p) 91p
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8vo
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Spiral bound, soft card covers Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, short biographies of 25 women from this Wairarapa community
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Men of Mark of New Zealand
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Cox, Alfred
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Whitcombe and Tombs
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1886
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xi 237p (1p)
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8vo
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Red cloth binding, black/gilt titles, decoration Light fading of red on spine Light bumping of spine cloth VG
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60
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An A-Z of past and present men in public life, including ecclesiastical and military, in 1886, a first attempt at a biographical dictionary for New Zealand
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5.500000
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Recollections Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand
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Cox, Alfred
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Whitcombe & Tombs
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1884
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vii 262p
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8vo
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Blue cloth boards Rubbing top, bottom spine Fore-corners bumped VG
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40
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Dedicated and dated by the author, his memories of life in Australia, the home countries and especially New Zealand, and its politicians
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7.500000
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28.000000
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I can do no other
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a Biography
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Crane, Ernest
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H&S
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1986
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xii 338p
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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22
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A biography of Ormond Burton, Reverend, writer of War Histories, and Conscientious Objector
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Crews, Arthur
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Author Pub
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1994
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145
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8vo
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25
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With illustrations, a life of experiences from the bush in the South Otago Catlins to business in the North Island, ending in Real Estate in Tauranga
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6.500000
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24.000000
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Crosby, Ron ; Apse, Andris
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Reed
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2006
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216
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Oblong 8vo
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D-J (curl on FEs, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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60
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With illustrations and a selection of the author's photographs, the biography of the author's family from Latvia and life in New Zealand, a nice creation
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8.000000
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21.000000
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58.000000
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Cross, Ian
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David Ling
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2007
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151
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8vo
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P-B Fine
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28
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A memoir of this New Zealand writer, editor and broadcaster, with illustrations
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Spencer The Gold Seeker
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Crumpton, EW
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Batyprint NZ Ltd
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1979
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(frontis) (4p) 193p
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8vo
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D-J (chips, in archival wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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35
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With illustrations, a narrative of two generations of a pioneer family that was involved in the West Coast gold rushes
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Seeds in the Storm
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Dabrowski, Stanislaw ; Churchman, Geoffrey (ed)
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Maurienne House
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2011
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56
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4to
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P-B Owner's small stamp TP Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, the life and experiences of a Polish immigrant to New Zealand who went through WW2 in Europe and rose to be the General Manager of the TAB
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Curved Horizon an autobiography
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Dallas, Ruth
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Otago University Press
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1991
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(3p) 181p
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8vo
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P-B Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the autobiography to 1991 of this NZ poet and children's writer
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22.000000
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Dalzell, Doris
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Author Pub
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2011
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160
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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Inscribed by the author, with illustrations, the author's life, single and married, in New Zealand and working overseas
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8.000000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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Julius Vogel Business politician
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Dalziel, Raewyn
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AUP, OUP
|
1986
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368
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8vo
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30
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With illustrations, the life of one of the most influential early politicians in New Zealand, where he served as both Treasurer and Premier
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6.500000
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31.000000
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A Doctor at War a life in letters 1914-43
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Daniell, Christine
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Fraser Books
|
2001
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(2p) 370p
|
4to
|
P-B Fading spine Near Fine
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42
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Signed by the compiler, with many illustrations, a collection of letters which bring the various 'battles' of Montie Spencer to life, from medical orderly at Gallipoli to command of the 2NZEF hospitals in the Middle East
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A Doctor at War a life in letters 1914-43
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Daniell, Christine
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Fraser Books
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2001
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vi 370p
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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Signed by the author, with illustrations, a collection of Montie Spencer's letters from the outbreak of World War One to his untimely death in World War Two, in Libya, 1943, bring this New Zealand doctor's life to life
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5.500000
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19.000000
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38.000000
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Daniell of Masterton
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Daniell, HH
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Author Pub
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1952
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(frontis) 32p
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8vo
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Card covers VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a life of Charles Edward Daniell, builder, businessman and member of the Masterton Land Trust
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6.500000
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Darragh, Thomas A ; Pullin, Ruth
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Art Gallery of Ballarat
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2018
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81
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations and reproductions, letters from von Haast's painter friend from Australia and Europe
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60.000000
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Professor Penguin
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Davis, Lloyd Spencer
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Random House
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2014
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335p (1p)
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, from Antarctica to the Galapagos, and miles in between, a life studying penguins
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6.500000
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Davison, Shaun
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Steele Roberts
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2013
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254
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8vo
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25
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With illustrations, 21 men from Mount St Mary's Seminary in Napier tell their stories, why they chose to be priests, and what has happened to them after their seminary years
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7.500000
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26.000000
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Dawber, Carol ; Pickering, Sarah
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River Press
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2015
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224
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42
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Signed by the authors, a record of the women who ran 'Lethenty' in Bulls, and the house itself
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Awaroa Legacy the story of the Hadfield family
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Dawber, Carol ; Wilson, Lynette
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October Enterprises Ltd, River Press
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2005 2nd edition (1999)
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346p (6p index)
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4to
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Laminated card covers Fading spine VG - Near Fine
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40
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Wth map and illustrations, the story of the Hadfields of Awaroa, on the edge of Abel Tasman National Park
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The Turner Family London to New Zealand
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Dawson, Betty
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Betty & Chris Dawson
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1994
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239p (2p)
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4to
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P-B Plastic spine strip Near Fine
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45
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With illustrations, the descendants of Joseph and Frances Turner, who came to New Zealand in 1874 aboard the 'Buckinghamshire'
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Oma Leni my story
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De Bres, Leni
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Hill Family Publications
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2010
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73p (4p for notes)
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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20
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With illustrations, the life of a Dutch woman who came to New Zealand in 1954
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A biography of Norah Corson
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De Courcy, Noeline
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Author Pub
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1991
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36
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4to
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20
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With illustrations, a biography of a New Zealand nurse, including her war service
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Pioneer Catholic Women of New Zealand
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De Courcy, Noeline
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Catholic Women's League of New Zealand
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1992
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94
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4to
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25
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With illustrations, shorter and longer biographies of 125 New Zealand women, from pioneers to later settlers
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6.500000
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From the Other End of the World memories of post-war immigrants to New Zealand from Great Britain
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Dean, Rachel Kathleen (ed)
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GWW Services
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2010
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216
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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40
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With illustrations, the experiences of 18 English immigrants who left all they knew in Britain after WW2, emigrating to New Zealand, and staying, making it their new homeland
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19.000000
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33.000000
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Deans, Louise
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Wily Pubs
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2018
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288
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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Based on the prolific letter writing of her ancestor, the author recreates the man's life and times, including the early life in Canterbury
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Owaka Jack the Jack McNab Story
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Deuchrass, Shirley
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Author Pub
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2008
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viii 117p
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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40
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With map and illustrations, the life of an Otago All Black in the 40s and 50s
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18.000000
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Elizabeth Yates
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the first lady mayor in the British Empire
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Devaliant, Judith
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Exisle Publishing
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1996
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160
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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20
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With illustrations, the life of New Zealand's first elected female politician
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25.000000
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Peter Milne of Nguna, New Hebrides
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Don, Alexander
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Foreign Missions Cttee
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1927
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296p (1p)
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Small 8vo
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Cloth binding Bumping top, bottom spine VG
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38
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The Rev Peter Milne was a missionary in the New Hebrides for 50 years, with illustrations
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22.000000
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The World's Fastest Indian Burt Munro a scrapbook of his life
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Donaldson, Roger
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Random House
|
2010 reprint edition
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288p (DVD in back pocket)
|
Oblong 8vo
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Illustrated card covers Fading spine, FE VG - Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations and DVD, both Burt Munro's life and the recreation of it in the movie by the writer
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8.500000
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35.000000
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85.000000
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85.000000
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85.000000
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An Architectural Journey
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Donnithorne, Don
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Author Pub
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2012
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(frontis) (3p) 93p (1p)
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4to
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Laminated boards Near Fine
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60
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Inscribed by the author, with plans and illustrations, including the author's water colours, the author's travels in the architectural world, overseas and New Zealand
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Racy Shades of Blue
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Dorward, Blue
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Author Pub
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2021
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452
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, Part Two of the author's life in the motor sport industry around the world
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8.500000
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32.000000
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70.000000
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70.000000
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High Street Shopping and High Country Farming
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Dougherty, Ian
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Mahana Trust
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2009
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95
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4to
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P-B Nera Fine
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30
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With illustrations and genealogical tables, a history of the Wardell and Anderson families in Otago and beyond, the Wardell's shops in Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington, the Andersons out on the land
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8.000000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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Books and Boots
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the story of New Zealand publisher, writer and long distance walker Alfred Hamish Reed
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Dougherty, Ian
|
University of Otago Press
|
2005
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252
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8vo
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D-J Cloth bound Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a nice copy of this study of a prolific writer, including of his own travels, a signed copy of which went to all the people he met
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18.000000
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32.000000
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37.000000
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Books and Boots the story of New Zealand publisher, writer and long distance walker Alfred Hamish Reed
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Dougherty, Ian
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University of Otago Press
|
2005
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252
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a life of this prolific New Zealander, founder of AH and AW Reed, and builder of library wealth for his fellow citizens
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5.000000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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36.000000
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Pulpit Radical the story of New Zealand social campaigner Rutherford Waddell
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Dougherty, Ian
|
Author Pub
|
2018
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296
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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58
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Signed by the author, a life of an important New Zealand social reformer, and Presbyterian minister in Dunedin for over 38 years, instrumental in stopping 'sweating' in Dunedin, and through that, in New Zealand
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5.500000
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18.000000
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36.000000
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Arawata Bill
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Dougherty, Ian
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Exisle
|
1996
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160
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8vo
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P-B Signature inside front cover VG - Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, the life of a legendary gold prospector in West Otago and Westland, immortalised by Denis Glover
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14.000000
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26.000000
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George Duncan pioneer Dunedin entrepreneur and Otago Provincial politician and his immediate family
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Duncan, Kenneth G
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Author Pub
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1990
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43
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4to
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Spiral bound card covers under plastic Near Fine
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20
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With illustrations, a life of this Otago branch of the Duncan family, with flour mill, brewery and politics
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8.500000
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22.000000
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40.000000
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Norman Kirk a portrait
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Dunmore, John
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New Zealand Books
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1972
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116
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8vo
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D-J (slight wear extremities) Signature FEP VG - Near Fine
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20
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An appraisal of the new Prime Minister in the first year of his Prime Ministership, from an NZ historian, looking at his background and what made him
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22.000000
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Wild Cards eccentric characters from New Zealand's past
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Dunmore, John
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New Holland
|
2006
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175
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the lives of not-so-ordinary New Zealand dwellers, from Baroon de Thierry to William Larnach to Donald Sutherland to Mabel Howard
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6.500000
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Sir Robert Stout
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Dunn, Waldo Hilary ; Richardson, Ivor LM
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Reed
|
1961
|
224p
|
8vo
|
D-J (in archival wrapper) Paper over boards Signature front paste-down Slight note on one page VG
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38
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With illustrations, a political and personal biography of this New Zealand Premier and Chief Justice
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18.000000
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33.000000
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43.000000
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A Fistful of Summer
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Dunstan, Peggy
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Whitcoulls
|
1981
|
142p (1p)
|
8vo
|
D-J Near Fine
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Black Jersey Silver Fern Tom Ellison first Maori to Captain the All Blacks
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Dwyer, Denis
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Grantham House
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2015
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224
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Billy Wallace a true rugby legend
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Dwyer, Denis
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Bateman
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Dwyer, Denis
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New Holland Publishers
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2018
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206
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25
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Dwyer, Denis
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David Bateman
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Margaret and Frank Collins of Cattle Flat Ancestors and Descendants
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Earland, Irene Tannock
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Author Pub
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1995
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116
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38
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With map, illustrations and tables, details of this Southland family, Wendonside and beyond
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A Pakeha' s Recollections
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the reminiscences of Murray Gladstone Thomson
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Eccles, Alfred (ed)
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Reed
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1944
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(frontis) 120p
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8vo
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Blue cloth binding, black titles Light rubbing base, top spine, fore-corners Signs of water stain on 5 pages, not affecting text Short inscription FEP Owner's stamp TP VG
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John Jones of Otago whaler coloniser shipowner merchant
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Eccles, Alfred ; Reed, AH
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Reed
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1949
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111
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8vo
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D-J (chips, piece repaired base front) Cloth binding, browning base VG
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I've Lived another Year
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Ede, Jack
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Author Pub
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2004
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xiv p15-368
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8vo
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28
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Hot October
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Edmond, Lauris
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Bridget Williams Books
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1991 (1989)
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239
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12
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An autobiography
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Edmond, Lauris
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Bridget Williams Books
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2001
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ix 420p
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8vo
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38
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Hot October
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Edmond, Lauris
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Allen&Unwin
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1989
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vii 239
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20
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Bus Stops on the Moon Red Mole Days 1974-1980
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Edmond, Martin
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Otago University Press
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2020
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272
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30
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Kintyre to Catlins Duncan and Agnes Smith (nee McMillan)
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Edwards, Doreen Miller ; McCrone, Jennifer
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Author Pub
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2012 Revised edition
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viii 189p
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4to
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40
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Blue Jacket and Sailor Suits
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Edwards, Helen
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Author Pub
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1996
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(2p) 87p (2p)
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4to
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30
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Waiting for the Revolution
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Edwards, James
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David Ling
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1998
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159
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15
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The eldest of 8 children, the son of an unemployment rights campaigner, tells a story of an early life brought up in NZ poverty
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Cheerio for the Present a New Zealand soldier's life in World War II
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Edwards, Jim ; Edwards, Cecilia (ed)
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Claddy Press
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2018
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xii 461p
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4to
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44
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65.000000
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Mihipeka Early Years
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Edwards, Mihi
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Penguin
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1990
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168
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14
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The early years of a Maori woman growing up in rural New Zealand
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A Path Through the Trees Mary Sutherland - forester, botanist & women's advocate
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Edwards, Vivien
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Author Published, Writes Hill Press
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2020
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201
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30
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Inscribed by the author, a life of this New Zealand forest advocate
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A Collection of my Recollections
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Elder, Jim
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Author Pub
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1989
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(folding map) 95p
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8vo
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22
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The memories of family and farming life in North Canterbury in the early years of the Twentieth Century
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Marsden's Lieutenants
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Elder, John Rawson (ed)
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Coulls Somerville Wilkie
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1934
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(frontis) 280p
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8vo
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D-J (small pieces missing spine, front, in archival wrapper) Blue cloth binding, leaching of blue colour at base Light foxing FE VG
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70
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Signed by the editor, #599 /1000, the important edition of the words of those who worked with Samuel Marsden and the CMS missions in New Zealand, including the Journals of Kendall and Hall, with illustrations
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The Lives of Pioneer Women in New Zealand Vol 2
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From their letters, diaries and reminiscences
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Ell, Sarah (selector)
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The Bush Press
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1993
|
183
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4to
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P-B Slight fading spine VG - Near Fine
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28
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Vasili
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The Lion of Crete
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Elliott, Murray
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Century Hutchinson
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1987
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175
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8vo
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22
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Dudley Perkins (the 'Vasili' of the title) was an NZ soldier who was left in Crete after the withdrawal and earned the title given to him by the grateful locals, with illustrations
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Firth of Wellington
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Elliott, Sir James
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W&T
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1937
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228
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8vo
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D-J Slight foxing FEs Gd - VG
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30
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Firth was Headmaster of Wellington College from 1892-1920
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The Storys of Abdy Farm Yorkshire to New Zealand
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Ellison, Glenys (et al)
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Wickcandle
|
2014
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288
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8vo
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35
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32.000000
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Edward's Legacy The Elworthys of South Canterbury
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Elworthy, David ; Henry, Ros
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Henry Elworthy Ltd
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2011
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416
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4to
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65
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No 337 of 600 numbered copies, with maps and illustrations, the development of agriculture in South Canterbury, Holme Station, and the Elworthy family
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Edward's Legacy The Elworthys of South Canterbury
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Elworthy, David ; Henry, Ros
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Henry Elworthy Ltd
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2011
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416
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Beds I Have Slept In memoirs of Bernard Esquilant
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Esquilant, Bernard
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Author Pub
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2018
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283
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4to
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25
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Signed and inscribed by the author, memories of this Dunedinite of travels both around the world and in New Zealand, and Shakespeare in between
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Shipping Out a merchant sailor's tale
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Evans, Gerry
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Sarah Bennett Books
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2006
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(5p) 238p
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8vo
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25
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Porters in My Past
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Ewan, John
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Chateau Publishing Ltd
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2015
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159p (1p)
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8vo
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30
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With illustrations, the lives of three brothers imported into New Zealand in the mid 19th century, one to be a lawyer, one a surveyor, the other to be a farmer, establishing Castle Hill Station and 'discovering' what would be called Porters Pass
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Accidental Immigrants
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Ewan, John
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Chateau Publishing
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2017
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164p (2p)
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8vo
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35
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With illustrations, the Powell family who sailed for India and settled in New Zealand
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A Lifetown on the Land
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Ewers, Chris
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Author Pub
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1993
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(1p) 170p
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8vo
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32
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Signed by the author, German immigrants building farms in the Nelson area, the author's generation farming, and hop growing
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Something for the Birds
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Fahey, Jacqueline
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Auckland University Press
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2006
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(2p) 208p
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8vo
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32
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The Letters of ARD Fairburn
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Fairburn, ARD
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OUP
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1981
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xxv 272
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8vo
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D-J Near Fine
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28
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Ed by Lauris Edmond; an important NZ writer and poet
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Nearly out of heart & hope
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The puzzle of a colonial labourer's diary
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Fairburn, Miles
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Auckland University Press
|
1995
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(frontis) ix (1p) 275p
|
8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, the fascinating study of a fascinating set of diaries written by an apparently common labourer in the Wairarapa at the end of 19th, beginning 20th centuries
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Isabel Maud from Devonport
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Fairgay, Joyce (ed)
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Devonport Library Associates
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2006
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47
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8vo
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With illustrations, a life of Isabel Maud Peacocke, 1881-1973, New Zealand children's writer
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Coates' Tale
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Farland, Bruce
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Author Pub
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1995
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viii 200p
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8vo
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22
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Author signed, a study of the first NZ-born politician to serve a full term as Prime Minister 1925-28, as well as serve different ministries during the War and the Depression, with illustrations
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Recollections of an old Scarfie
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Fastier, FN
|
Amidine Pubs
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2004
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(frontis) 190p
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8vo
|
P-B VG
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25
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Inscribed by the author, a collection of his talks, discussions, lectures and seminars dealing with science, education, and governments
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A Colonist's Voyage to New Zealand
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Fell, Alfred
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Capper Press
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1933
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(4p) 112p
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8vo
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25
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The reprint edition of this diary of shipboard life in a voyage to New Zealand in Septeber 1841, arriving at the end of February, 1842
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The Road to Castle Hill a High Country love story
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Fernyhough, Christine ; Callan, Louise
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Random House
|
2007 (reprint edition)
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335p (1p)
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4to
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D-J (chips top spine) over soft card covers VG - Near Fine
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25
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With map and illustrations, the author's experiences owning and learning to run Castle Hill Station, near Porters Pass in Canterbury
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6.500000
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Backtracking
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Field, Jim
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Wairarapa Times-Age Co Ltd
|
1993
|
x 248p
|
8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, the experiences of this New Zealand dog handler 1974-1987
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16.000000
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Just an Ordinary Guy
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From Scotland to New Zealand
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Findlay, Jim ; McCallum, Fay
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Author Pub
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2001
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158
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8vo
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25
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Signed and inscribed by the author, his life before WW2, then during and after the War, including service in the Western Desert
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Tooth and Nail
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The story of a daughter of the Depression
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Findlay, Mary
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Reed
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1974 (1974)
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267 (1p ads)
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8vo
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D-J VG
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30
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The reality of the Depression in NZ
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Neil Finn Once Removed
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Finn, Neil ; Smith, Mark
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Sanctuary Publishing
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2000
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iii (1p) 131p (1p) (7p index)
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Oblong 4to
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42
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With illustrations, a period of life with Neil Finn, on stage and on travel
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My Dear Cousins a family history Pt 2 Humphrey Delves Cleaver
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Fitchett, Pauline Elwy
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Author Pub
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2000
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192
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35
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With illustrations and extensive family trees, a further exploration of three New Zealand families
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Sheila's Story
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Ford, Sheila
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Author Pub
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2012
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114
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22
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Signed by the author, limited edition (#31/40), born in Calcutta, the author moved to New Zealand with her family when she was 10, finally marrying and living in Maungaturoto
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35.000000
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Memories of Yesteryear
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Fordie, Katherine CM
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Author Pub
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1983
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(3p) (illustration) 213p
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4to
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Soft card covers VG
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48
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The Farm at Black Hills farming alone in the hills of North Canterbury
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Forrester, Beverley
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Random House
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2015
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272
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the author's experiences of farming in the Hurunui district, North Canterbury
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Wild Waves and Isolation
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Fox, Lois
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Author Pub
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2003
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70
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Memories of a childhood on Centre Island Lighthouse, Foveaux Strait, with illustrations
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An Autobiography
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3 volumes in one
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Frame, Janet
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Vintage, Random House
|
1994
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437
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8vo
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45
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The limited, numbered edition of the author's 3-volume autobiography of her life in NZ and the world, with illustrations
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You do not travel in China at the Full Moon Agnes Moncrieef's letters from China 1930-1945
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Francis, Barbara (ed)
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Victoria University Press
|
2017
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295
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4to
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45
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With illustrations, a life experienced by this New Zealander during her humanitarian work in China, from 1930-1945
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And then there were ten The Francis' of Masterton
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Francis, Bill
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Author Pub
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1997
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248
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35
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With illustrations, a family history which is rich in children and twins, life through the 20th century, with letters and diary entries
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Tom Moir DCM MM Hero behind the lines in WW2 Crete
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Frazer, Ian
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Wild Sweet Productions Ltd
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2022
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(errata slip) 101p
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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28
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Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, the activities in Crete, then as a POW, then after repatriation, of this New Zealander, a story of dedication and commitment to others
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Self-Portrait
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Friedlander, Marti
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Auckland University Press
|
2013
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(2p) 258p
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8vo
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45
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With illustrations, a life in photography, from the East End to New Zealand and all those so-recognisable portraits of New Zealanders, from obscure retired couples to leaders and politicians
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75.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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The Ward History
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Froggatt, Lucy I
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Author Pub
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1975
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39
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8vo
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P-B Fading covers VG
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25
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With illustrations, a short history of this family from Otago and Southland
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3.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Ward, Simpson Family History 1861-1976
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Froggatt, Lucy I
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Author Pub
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1976
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12
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8vo
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P-B Fading covers VG
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15
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With illustrations and lists, information about this connected New Zealand family, from England to New Zealand
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3.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Maud & Amber
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Fry, Ruth
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Canterbury University Press
|
1992
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x 133p
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, a biography of two early activists and the Women's Cause 1865-1981
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8.000000
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25.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Our Padre a biography of Walter Edmund Wilmshurst Hurst 1912-1987
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Fulton, Donald JP
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Author Pub
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2006
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208
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a life of this New Zealand priest who earned the title serving with the 2NZEF in World War II, and then his life serving in the Church after the war
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5.500000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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A Geologist Remembers recollections of fieldwork
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Gage, Maxwell ; Nathan, Simon
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Geological Society of New Zealand
|
1999
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52
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
25
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With maps and illustrations, the photographs and memories of a New Zealand geologist who worked on major surveys on the East and West Coast of the South Island in the 1930s and 40s, and became Professor of Geology at the University of Canterbury
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6.500000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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Nola Millar a theatrical life
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Gaitanos, Sarah
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Victoria University Press
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2006
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408
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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With many illustrations, the life and career of one of New Zealand's theatrical mainstays, including Toi Whakaari, New Zealand Drama School, which she founded
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5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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37.000000
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Walter Buller the reluctant conservationist
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Galbreath, Ross
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GP Books
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1989
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336
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8vo
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D-J (in protective wrapper) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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30
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With map and illustrations, the biography of a man of contradictions, on the one hand the author of 'A History of the Birds of New Zealand', on the other the instigator of the extinction of some of the birds in the book, and his Papaitonga estate
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8.000000
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28.000000
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70.000000
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65.000000
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70.000000
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Behind Bars
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Garbett, Elaine
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Author Pub
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2009
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52
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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22
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With illustrations, experiences working in pubs in Featherston and Patea, and the life in these towns, including the closure of the Patea Freezing works
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3.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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By the Rent of a Rose tracing the Rossbotham family name through the centuries
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Garden, Anne Williamina
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Azole Publishing
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2019
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234
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the spread of the Rossbotham name to Dunedin, New Zealand
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8.500000
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25.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Letters to Grace Writing home from colonial New Zealand
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Garner, Jean ; Foster, Kate (eds)
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Canterbury University Press
|
2011
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203
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, a collection of letters from four women of the Hall family from four farms in inland Canterbury in the 1860s and 1870s
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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Te Manihera The Life and Times of the Pioneer Missionary Robert Maunsell
|
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Garrett, Helen
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Reed
|
1991
|
321
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8vo
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P-B Name covered HTP Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, the life of this missionary from the Church Missionary Society, arriving in New Zealand in 1935 and becoming the Superintendent of the Waikato Mission
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7.500000
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30.000000
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65.000000
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60.000000
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65.000000
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An Artist's Daughter with Christopher Perkins in New Zealand 1929-34
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Garrett, Jane
|
Shoal Bay Press
|
1986
|
192
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8vo
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P-B VG
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15
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With illustrations and reproductions, the few years this English artist and family spent in New Zealand, trying to 'act as midwife at the birth of a new, vigorous and indigenous art', and the inherent upsets and disappointments that resulted
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5.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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37.000000
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Clan Cameron New Zealand
|
a history of the Clan Cameron Association of New Zealand 1935-2000
|
Gavin, Dorothy Cameron
|
Clan Cameron NZ
|
2004 Second edition (2003)
|
x 310p
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4to
|
P-B Near Fine
|
45
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With illustrations and pen portraits, a history of the various Clan Cameron branches in New Zealand and their activities in the 20th century
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8.500000
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33.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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The Ancestors and Descendants of Horatio Smith Mackay and his wife Janet McIndoe
|
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Gibson, Christabel
|
Author Pub
|
1998
|
136p (4p genealogical lists)
|
4to
|
Spiral bound Plastic front, back Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, a New Zealand Mackay family history, including the diary of the voyage out (1853)
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5.000000
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13.000000
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27.000000
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30.000000
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33.000000
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Missions, Moons & Masterpieces The Giffords of Oamaru
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Gifford, Michael
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Heritage Press
|
2005
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218
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4to
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P-B Last two pages slight scratches Near Fine
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35
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Signed by the author, the story of this multi-talented family, arriving in Oamaru in 1862
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5.000000
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18.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
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40.000000
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My Life in Two Halves a memoir
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Gilderdale, Betty
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David Bateman
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2012
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160
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, beginning in England, then in New Zealand from 1967, helping build the groundswell of children's fiction
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6.000000
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23.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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The Seven Lives of Lady Barker
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Author of 'Station Life in New Zealand'
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Gilderdale, Betty
|
David Bateman
|
1996
|
xvi (1p) p18-312
|
8vo
|
D-J (fading spine) Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
|
32
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With illustrations, the detailed biography of a writer whose publications in each of the countries she lived in have been successful, including New Zealand
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5.000000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
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Postcards from Tukums a family detective story
|
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Gluckman, Ann
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David Ling
|
2010
|
286
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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30
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With maps and illustrations, tracing a family out of Tukums, in Latvia, leaving for New Zealand in 1904, including a collection of postcards sent to them in New Zealand
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5.000000
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20.000000
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36.000000
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42.000000
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45.000000
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Mussolini, Bella Maria & Tojo
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a kiwi soldier's memoir
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Good, Lindsay
|
Steele Roberts
|
2003
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157
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8vo
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P-B Fine
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30
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With illustrations, a memoir of service in WW2, through New Zealand, Italy and then in Japan after the war
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5.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Warm Milk and Apples
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Goodall, Evered H
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Author Pub
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2005 Reprint edition (2004)
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196
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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30
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Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, the life experience of this New Zealand retired farmer
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4.000000
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12.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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Warm Milk and Apples
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Goodall, Evered H
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Author Pub
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2004
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196
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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35
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Inscribed by the author, a detailed memoir of his early life in the 1930s in Riwaka, Nelson province
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5.000000
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11.000000
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22.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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In the Shadow of the Cape a history of the Gordon family of Clifton
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Gordon, Angus
|
Author Pub
|
2004
|
216
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4to
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D-J (fading front, spine) Hardcover VG - Near Fine
|
40
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Inscribed by the author, with maps and illustrations, the Gordon family and the farm at Clifton, beside Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay
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6.500000
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30.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Diary for 1940
|
|
Gormack, RS
|
Nag's Head Press
|
1986
|
57p (1p)
|
Small 8vo
|
D-J (fading, especially spine) Cloth boards, paper label front board Signature FEP VG - Near Fine
|
20
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An edition of 225 copies, the author's experiences in Christchurch at the beginning of the war
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5.500000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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Diary of a Hundred Days Vol 2
|
|
Gormack, RS
|
Nag's Head Press
|
1975
|
83p (1p)
|
Small 8vo
|
D-J Cloth boards Paper label front board Near Fine
|
25
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A limited edition of 200 copies, days 51 - 100, from 7 August to 25 September 1942, life in Christchurch during wartime with the author and his circle of acquaintances
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5.500000
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23.000000
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48.000000
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43.000000
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48.000000
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Once Upon a Pillion a memoir of the 1940s
|
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Gormack, RS
|
Nag's Head Press
|
2002
|
27p (1p)
|
Small 8vo
|
D-J Cloth boards Paper label front board Near Fine
|
25
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An edition of 70 (#32), the mind-meanderings of a trip by two motorcycles from Christchurch to Hakataramea and back in the early 1940s
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5.500000
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23.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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Only a Second Eleven Man
|
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Goss, Alan M
|
Author Pub
|
2002
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80
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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22
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Signed by the author, a memoir of a New Zealand Minister, his War service and the various ministries around New Zealand and abroad
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5.000000
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14.000000
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26.000000
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29.000000
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29.000000
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A Driven Man
|
Missionary Thomas Samuel Grace
|
Grace, David
|
Ngaio Press
|
2004
|
375
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8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps, slight fading spine Near Fine
|
38
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With maps and illustrations, a detailed biography of this Wesleyan Minister, unpopular for taking the Maori view, especially regarding land ownership and confiscation, with extracts from his own writings
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8.000000
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19.000000
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35.000000
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39.000000
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41.000000
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From the Centre a writer's life
|
|
Grace, Patricia
|
Penguin Random House
|
2021
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301
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a life of this New Zealand writer, her books and her actions
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7.500000
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24.000000
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48.000000
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43.000000
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48.000000
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Uncle Alec and the Grahams of Franz Josef
|
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Graham, Alec ; Wilson, Jim
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John McIndoe
|
1983
|
224
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8vo
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D-J (fading, slight chip) Paper over boards VG
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30
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With illustrations, the diary of Alec Graham and his mountainous career, in and around Franz Josef and the Southern Alps
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6.500000
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26.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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The Mighty Totara the life and times of Norman Kirk
|
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Grant, David
|
Random House
|
2014
|
511p (1p)
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, the first detailed study of the rise and death of this New Zealand Labour Prime Minister, including the beginning of New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance
|
6.000000
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16.000000
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32.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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Fearless and Outspoken the lager-than-life Alfred W Renall
|
|
Grant, Diane (ed)
|
Wairarapa Archive, Fraser Books
|
2019
|
viii 137p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
25
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With maps and illustrations, a life of this early Wairarapa local body and national politician
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6.500000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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A Working Holiday 1940-1945
|
|
Grant, L/T Donald RN(NZ)9
|
Allen & Hodden
|
1992
|
(5p) 246p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B FEP clipped top fore-corner VG
|
22
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Thirteen 'trips' on the convoys to Russia, a New Zealand morse operator in the Royal Navy
|
5.000000
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14.000000
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26.000000
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29.000000
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29.000000
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Quiet with the Hills
|
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Gray, Constance (comp)
|
Pegasus Press
|
1970
|
210p (2p)
|
8vo
|
D-J (fading spine) Paper over boards VG
|
20
|
With illustrations, the life and experiences of Alfred Edward Peache, who arrived in New Zealand in 1875, aged 22, and went on to run the Mount Somers sheep station of more than 12000 acres
|
6.500000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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We Travel Together
|
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Gray, Ian
|
Author Pub
|
2014
|
vii 295p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
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25
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Signed and inscribed by the author, the travels of the author and his wife, both in life and in distance
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5.500000
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15.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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34.000000
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The History of a Family the life, the times and the descendants of Charles Frederick Greenslade 1843-1917
|
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Greenslade, Ken (comp)
|
Author Pub
|
1965
|
83
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8vo
|
D-J Cloth binding Near Fine
|
35
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Signed by the patron of the family, with illustrations, this branch of the Greenslade family in Dunedin and New Zealand
|
6.500000
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23.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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Riemenschneider of Warea
|
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Greenwood, William
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Reed
|
1967
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152
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards VG - Near Fine
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30
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With illustrations, the biography of a German Protestant minister who ministered in Taranaki for 14 years from 1844-1858
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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Cutten
|
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Greif, Stuart W ; Knight, Hardwicke
|
Authors' Pub
|
1979
|
80
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8vo
|
P-B Slight foxing covers Near Fine
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40
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Limited edition (#84/200), with illustrations, the life and letters of this early Dunedin businessman and landowner, and his Belmont House
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6.000000
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22.000000
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40.000000
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35.000000
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40.000000
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Growing Up and Growing Old in Governor's Bay
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Griffen, Lachie
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Author Pub
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2009
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208
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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40
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Signed by the author, life experiences of over 80 years living in Governor's Bay, on Bank's Peninsula
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6.500000
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25.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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Mark Cohen (1849-1928)
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Griffiths, George
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Author Pub
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2008
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24
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4to
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P-B VG
|
25
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With illustrations, the life of a Dunedin newspaperman and sportsman, the ODT and Evening Star, and Albion Cricket Club
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5.000000
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14.000000
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26.000000
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29.000000
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29.000000
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The Blackstocks of 'Burnside' their ancestors & descendants
|
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Guise, Ian (comp)
|
Author Pub
|
1990
|
132p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B VG
|
40
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With maps and illustrations, the Blackstock family in Scotland and New Zealand, and descendant families, Wilson, McLean, Guise and Pirie
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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Dr Gundry's Diary 2 vols
|
|
Gundry, John Seager
|
Nag's Head Press
|
1982
|
100p; 121p (1p)
|
Small 8vo
|
D-J (small chips, slight silverfish holes) Cloth boards Paper label front board VG - Near Fine
|
50
|
A limited edition of 300 copies, Volume 1 covers the author's migration to New Zealand as Surgeon-Superintendent on the 'Steadfast' February-June 1851, Volume 2 Commencing practice in Christchurch June-October 1851
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5.500000
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26.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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Indeterminate Sentence
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Handyside, Allan
|
Philip Garside Publishing
|
2005
|
viii 120p
|
8vo
|
P-B Fine
|
35
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The biography of a New Zealand conscientious objector during WW2, with maps and illustrations
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5.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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23.000000
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22.000000
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Indeterminate Sentence
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Handyside, Allan
|
Philip Garside Publishing
|
2005
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viii 120p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
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35
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With map and illustrations, the 4 years spent in Rangipo Prison by this New Zealand WW2 conscientious objector
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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One Good Run the legend of Burt Munro
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Hanna, Tim
|
Penguin
|
2005
|
308
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a life of a true kiwi charachter, and world speed creator
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6.000000
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18.000000
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38.000000
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42.000000
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46.000000
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Kim the Kiwi on the Konig
|
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Hanna, Tim
|
Finish Line Publications
|
2010
|
(2p) 508p
|
4to
|
P-B Near Fine
|
40
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With illustrations, the life of this New Zealand motorcycle racer in the 1970s
|
6.000000
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30.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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70.000000
|
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All at Sea war and peace and other skirmishes
|
|
Harker, Jack
|
HarperCollins
|
2004
|
312p (6p catalogue)
|
8vo
|
P-B VG
|
25
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With illustrations, the life and experiences of this New Zealand writer of naval books, including 'Well Done Leander' and 'HMNZS Achilles'
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8.000000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Soldier Sailor Priest Biography of the Rev GT Robson RNZN 1887-1979
|
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Harker, Jack S
|
Challenge Communications Foundation Ltd
|
1992
|
184
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, a biography of this New Zealand military Chaplain, and as padre in parishes in Hokianga and Te Awamutu
|
8.000000
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23.000000
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50.000000
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50.000000
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50.000000
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The Wharf at Waterfall Bay
|
|
Harper, Lisa
|
Random House
|
2013
|
269p (1p)
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps VG - Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, from farming and fishing in the Marlborough Sounds to cheese production and a new future
|
6.500000
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26.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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The Harrington Connection our branch of the tree
|
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Harrington, Jim (comp)
|
Author Pub
|
1990
|
144
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8vo
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P-B VG
|
40
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With maps and illustrations, a family which migrated from England to the United States and spread to New Zealand, lacks the New Zealand family tree as a separate sheet
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5.000000
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12.000000
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19.000000
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22.000000
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Johnny Jones a colonial saga
|
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Harris, Diana
|
Reed
|
2007
|
311p (1p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Short inscription TP VG - Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, the life and times of an early Otago business leader, farm owner, and whaler
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8.000000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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Flies, sand and unwashed socks Letters from WWII
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Harris, RG (Dick) ; Cambridge, Susan (ed)
|
Author Pub
|
2017
|
149p (4p)
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
22
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With illustrations, the letters home from this New Zealand soldier, from Egypt and Greece, through North Africa and into Italy 1940-43
|
6.500000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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Odyssey of the Unknown Anzac
|
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Hastings, David
|
Auckland University Press
|
2018
|
185
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the author goes in search of this survivor of WW1 and finds George McQuay
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6.500000
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26.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie
|
|
Hastings, David
|
Auckland University Press
|
2015
|
230
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the murder of Mary Dobie in 1880s New Zealand, and the social and political results
|
6.500000
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24.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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Forgotten Philanthropist the life of Robert McDougall 1860-1942
|
|
Haworth, Jennifer ; Wagemaker, Paula (ed)
|
Translations Worldwide Ltd
|
2019
|
xvii p19-416 (1p)
|
4to
|
Laminated boards Near Fine
|
40
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With illustrations, the life of this Christchurch businessman and family man, building up his 'Aulsebrooks' biscuit firm, giving him the capital to be philanthropic, most notably the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in Christchurch
|
6.500000
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33.000000
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70.000000
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65.000000
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70.000000
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Piercing the Clouds Tom Fyfe: First to Climb Mt Cook
|
|
Haynes, John
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Hazard Press
|
1994
|
200
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
|
20
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With maps and illustrations, the story of the most successful New Zealand climber of his day
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8.000000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Riding with Whales stories of great Sounds women
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Heberley, Heather
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Cape Catley Ltd
|
1999
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xiv p15-259 (1p)
|
8vo
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P-B Signature HTP Near Fine
|
20
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With illustrations, the lives of 13 Marlborough Sounds women
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6.500000
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25.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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The Recollections of Frances Elizabeth Menzies
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Hector, Janet (comp)
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Menzies Reunion Cttee
|
2004
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124
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
25
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With illustrations, memories of a life in rural New Zealand in the nineteenth century, in Southland and on Banks Peninsula
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4.000000
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11.000000
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22.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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The Recollections of Frances Elizabeth Menzies
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Hector, Janet (comp)
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Author Pub
|
2005
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124
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8vo
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P-B Ex-lib, stamps, reinforced hinges VG
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20
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With illustrations, diary entries and letters about growing up in England as a Butler, then operating as a Menzies housewife, and farmer's wife in Southland. A tidy ex-lib copy
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7.500000
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22.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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High Country Legacy four generations of Aspinalls at Mt Aspiring Station
|
|
Hedley, Alex
|
HarperCollins
|
2012
|
253p (3p)
|
4to
|
Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
|
40
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With map and many wonderful illustrations, a family and farm history, Mt Aspiring Station, run by the one family since the 1920s, and now into its fourth generation
|
5.000000
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20.000000
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37.000000
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43.000000
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47.000000
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My Yesterdays in sunshine and shadow
|
|
Henderson, Alice E
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Author Pub
|
1947
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199
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8vo
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P-B Slight rubbing spine Owner's name TP VG
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22
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The life of a New Zealand missioner in India at the beginning of the Twentieth Century
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6.500000
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20.000000
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40.000000
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35.000000
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40.000000
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A Blaze of Colour Gordon Tovey Artist Educator
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|
Henderson, Carol
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Hazard Press
|
1998
|
256
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8vo
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P-B VG
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22
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With illustrAtions, the life and work of this New Zealand artist and art educator, including as the national art supervisor in New Zealand
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5.000000
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13.000000
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27.000000
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31.000000
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33.000000
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Jim Henderson's People
|
|
Henderson, Jim ; Foster, Bruce
|
Reed Methuen
|
1986
|
179
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Oblong 8vo
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P-B Inscription HTP Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, short talks with Jim's people mostly in the Nelson-Golden Bay area
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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From the Blitz to the Burmese Jungle and beyond
|
|
Hennessy, Brian ; McMillan, Karen
|
McKenzie Publishing
|
2017
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184
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
35
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With illustrations, a memoir of a New Zealander who went through World War Two, the Britain of the Blitz, the English Army in Burma and the horrors of Hiroshima
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5.500000
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13.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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The Descendants of John Angus McDonald and Grace McQueen (2 vols)
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Hey, Dorothy ; McDonald, Gordon
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Author Pub
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1977, 1986
|
15p (1p) ; 48p
|
8vo
|
P-B Inscription front cover vol 2, writing inside cover VG
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25
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With lists and genealogical tables, this Scottish immigrant family to New Zealand which settled in Southland and then spread
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4.000000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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Pizzles in Paradise the escapades of a travelling vet
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Hicks, John
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Jovi Books
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2007 Reprinr ed (2005)
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223
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8vo
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Card covers with flaps Crease front cover VG
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20
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With illustrations, the life of a Southland vet, after more than thirty years of tending to bird and beast
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5.500000
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13.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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The Hills of Herbert
|
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Hill, Dave E
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Whitestone Publications
|
1998
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142
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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35
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Signed by the author, with maps and illustrations, the lives of this North Otago family in Herbert/Otepopo and beyond
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5.500000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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35.000000
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35.000000
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Da Flittin' of the Nicolsons from Shetland and the Duthies from Kincardine
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Hill, Kathleen ; Miller, Diane (et al)
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Lifelogs Ltd
|
2017
|
292
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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45
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Signed by the co-author, with illustrations, the lives of these English immigrant families in New Zealand
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7.500000
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34.000000
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75.000000
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70.000000
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75.000000
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Richard Henry of Resolution Island
|
|
Hill, Suzanne and John
|
John McIndoe
|
1987
|
364
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4to
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D-J (fading spine) Paper over boards Near Fine
|
125
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With maps and illustrations, the story of one of New Zealand's first real conservationists, dedicating a part of his life to saving the endangered birds in Fiordland
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8.500000
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34.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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Richard Henry of Resolution Island
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Hill, Suzanne and John
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John McIndoe
|
1987
|
364
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4to
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D-J (fading spine, slight chip, in archival wrapper) Pale blue paper over boards Slight tea stain base BEP VG - Near Fine
|
125
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With maps and illustrations, the story of one of New Zealand's first real conservationists, dedicating a part of his life to saving the endangered birds in Fiordland
|
8.500000
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34.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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75.000000
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Westland Journal of John Hillary, emigrant to New Zealand 1879
|
|
Hillary, JH
|
Acorn Editions
|
1979
|
xvi 111p
|
8vo
|
D-J (slight rubbing top spine) Paper over boards Slight foxing top FE VG - Near Fine
|
25
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With maps and illustrations, the journey to New Zealand, and back to England, by a family of immigrants, a nice copy
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5.500000
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14.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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32.000000
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View From the Summit
|
|
Hillary, Sir Edmund
|
Doubleday, Random House
|
1999
|
xi (1p map) 309p (1p)
|
8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Fine
|
25
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With maps and illustrations, Sir Edmund looks back over the climbing, the adventuring, the diplomacy, and the work in places like Nepal
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5.000000
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19.000000
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34.000000
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39.000000
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42.000000
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To Win...with love
|
|
Hirst, GA (ed)
|
Author Pub
|
1998
|
xvii 289p
|
8vo
|
P-B Inscription HTP VG
|
25
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With illustrations, the lives of an English couple and their family who spent the late twenties and early thirties in New Zealand
|
8.000000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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Taranaki between the wars 1918-1939
|
the people, their lives, their stories
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Hitchcock, Valerie (et al, comps and eds)
|
Telford Media and Design
|
2008
|
240
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, the memories of men and women who lived through the between war years in Taranaki, and their day-to-day experiences of happenings and places
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8.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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Character and Longevity a McIntosh Legacy 1859-2009
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Hoban, James K W
|
Author Pub
|
2009
|
(5p) 180p
|
Oblong 8vo
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P-B Near Fine
|
48
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With illustrations and genealogical tables, the life and descendants of Kenneth and Grace McIntosh in New Zealand, after 150 years
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5.500000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
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Dr Hocken of Dunedin a life
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|
Hocken, AG
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East Riding Press
|
2008
|
(frontis) xii 194p
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
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28
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With illustrations, a life of this important New Zealand collector and Doctor
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6.500000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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A Merchant Navy Man's Story
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Hodgson, David Lionel
|
Author Pub
|
1998
|
(frontis) 192p
|
8vo
|
P-B Fine
|
35
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Signed by the author, with illustrations, the war experiences of an engineer officer in the New Zealand Shipping Company 1939-1945, scarce
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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Going South a road trip through life
|
|
Hogg, Colin
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HarperCollins
|
2015
|
272
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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20
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Inscribed by the author, with map and illustrations, two ex-Invercargillites come back home and reconnect with their pasts
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8.000000
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22.000000
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40.000000
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40.000000
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40.000000
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Edward Johnston Master Calligrapher
|
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Holliday, Peter
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The British Library, Oak Knoll Press
|
2007
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xx (2p) 389p
|
4to
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
|
45
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With illustrations, the life of this important English calligrapher, letterer and influential teacher in the Central School of Art and Royal College of Art, and the setting-up of the craft communiuty at Ditchling in Sussex
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7.500000
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37.000000
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85.000000
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80.000000
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85.000000
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Nothing but Grass and Wind the Rutherfords of Canterbury
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|
Holm, Janet
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Hazard Press
|
1992
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279
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4to
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D-J Laminated boards Near Fine
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55
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With illustrations and map, the detailed story of an early Canterbury European pioneer family who became owners of huge tracts of farming land in Canterbury and Otago
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5.000000
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23.000000
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50.000000
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53.000000
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58.000000
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No Place to Linger saga of a wartime Atlantic Kiwi
|
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Holm, John
|
Holmwork Publishers
|
1985
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xii 220p
|
4to
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
|
35
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With illustrations, the experiences of a New Zealand naval captain in the Atlantic convoys of WW2
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6.500000
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28.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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Sylvia!
|
(The Biography of Sylvia Ashton-Warner)
|
Hood, Lynley
|
Viking
|
1988
|
264
|
8vo
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D-J Near Fine
|
20
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The biography of a NZ educator-writer, whose educational theories and practice were at first too advanced for the authorities.
|
5.000000
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18.000000
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33.000000
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36.000000
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40.000000
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Minnie Dean her life and crimes
|
|
Hood, Lynley
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Penguin
|
1994
|
221
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8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps VG
|
22
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A study of the 'Winton Child Murderer", the only woman hanged by law in New Zealand
|
5.500000
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11.000000
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22.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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Hoppertunity Knocks
|
|
Hopper, Edith
|
Author Pub
|
ND
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125
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8vo
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Cloth binding Near Fine
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45
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Inscribed by the author, with illustrations, a Hopper family story, including life in Whangaparaoa
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5.000000
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12.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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Horncastle's Suitcase
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a New Zealand family story
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Horncastle, Graeme
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The Pavilions Hotel Ltd
|
2011
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360
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, the life of this family, especially on the West Coast, and developing into rising and falling fortunes
|
8.000000
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33.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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The Diary of Alfred Domett 1872-1885
|
|
Horsman, EA (ed)
|
OUP
|
1953
|
(frontis) (1p) 311p (1p)
|
8vo
|
D-J (in plastic wrapper, price clipped) Cloth binding VG - Near Fine
|
35
|
With illustrations, the late diary of an Englishman who spent 30 years in New Zealand in the middle of the 19th century in public service and writing
|
8.000000
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18.000000
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32.000000
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36.000000
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37.000000
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Goldfield Balladeer
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the life and times of Charles R Thatcher
|
Hoskins, Robert
|
Collins
|
1977
|
xii 194p
|
8vo
|
D-J (slight chip, slight fading spine) Paper over boards Near Fine
|
22
|
With illustrations and song anthology, the 'rollicking' life of this songster, commentating on the scandals - and personalities - of the time, especially on the developing New Zealand goldfields
|
5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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37.000000
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40.000000
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Singer in a Songless Land
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A life of Edward Tregear 1846-1931
|
Howe, KR
|
AUP
|
1991
|
241
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8vo
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D-J Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, a study of this NZ senior civil servant and Polynesianist, joint founder and editor of the Polynesian Society, author of articles and books on Maori-Polynesian origins and language
|
5.500000
|
13.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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Ghosts of Anzac
|
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Howe, Onesimus William
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Langsford Publishing
|
2015
|
182
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, the diary of a New Zealand soldier who fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front
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3.000000
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10.000000
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20.000000
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22.000000
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24.000000
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Shooting from the Lip a Kiwi soldier's military mischief
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Hughes, Lee
|
Random House
|
1999 reprint edition (1999)
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223
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8vo
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, episodes in a New Zealand soldier's life, including being a paratrooper and a gunner
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8.000000
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25.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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55.000000
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Speaking a Silence
|
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Hunt, Christine
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Reed
|
1981
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146
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4to
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D-J (fading spine) Paper over boards, fading spine VG
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20
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With illustrations, the lives of fifteen characters from the Golden Bay community
|
6.500000
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27.000000
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55.000000
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50.000000
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55.000000
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Black Prince
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the biography of Fintan Patrick Walsh
|
Hunt, Graeme
|
Penguin
|
2004
|
288
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8vo
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P-B Owner's plate covered inside front cover VG - Near Fine
|
22
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With illustrations, a life of this New Zealand union leader who rose to take over as President of the Federation of Labour and 'win fulsome praise' in obituaries
|
5.000000
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14.000000
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26.000000
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29.000000
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29.000000
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A Passion for Fashion the life of Lindsay Kennett, master milliner
|
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Hunt, Hilary E
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Ehn and Smith Publishing
|
2016
|
191
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4to
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Laminated boards Near Fine
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40
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With illustrations, the life of this New Zealand hat-designer, 'New Zealand's foremost millinery stylist'
|
8.000000
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33.000000
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70.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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Hone Tuwhare a biography
|
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Hunt, Janet
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Godwit, Random House
|
1998
|
200
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4to
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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50
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With illustrations, the first edition of a study of this New Zealand poet and writer, a nice copy
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7.000000
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29.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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The Journal of George Hepburn (revised edition)
|
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Hutton Donald Barrie
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Author Pub
|
2010
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174
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4to
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P-B Near Fine
|
30
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With illustrations, the revised, enhanced edition of this 19th century Scottish immigrant to Otago in 1850, and his letters home
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8.500000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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In Flanders Fields
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the World War One diary of Private Monty Ingram
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Ingram, Neil ; Kittow, Peggy (eds)
|
David Ling
|
2006
|
175
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Owner's stamp covered TP, blacked-out FE VG
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20
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D-J Paper over boards Owner's stamp covered TP, blacked-out FE VG
|
5.000000
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17.000000
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31.000000
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37.000000
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38.000000
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Home Away From Home life stories of Chinese Women in New Zealand
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Ip, Manying
|
New Women's Press
|
1990
|
192
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4to
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, the life-stories of eight women from China who settled in New Zealand
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6.500000
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24.000000
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45.000000
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40.000000
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45.000000
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|
Q
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Irvine, Elizabeth Fines
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Author Pub
|
2009
|
(2p) 130p
|
4to
|
P-B Near Fine
|
35
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Inscribed by the author, with illustrations, a Quartley family history, from England to New Zealand, especially the author's father
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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38.000000
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Akatere A Place Far Away A Memoir
|
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Jameson, J Lyndsay
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Northland Historical Publications Society
|
2001
|
164
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8vo
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P-B Slight fading spine VG - Near Fine
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32
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With map and illustrations, the story of a Northland family's struggle for survival during the Depression
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4.000000
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11.000000
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22.000000
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24.000000
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26.000000
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McPherson Family of Dunedin, New Zealand 1865-1947
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Jeffery, Beverley
|
Author Pub
|
1995
|
(2p) 207p (4p for Notes)
|
4to
|
Paper over boards Bumping top, bottom spine Short inscription HTP VG - Near Fine
|
50
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With illustrations, the history of this family, first from the antecedants in Scotland, then the descendants, McPhersons, Munros, Mackays of Dunedin
|
6.000000
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27.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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The Worlds of James Jeffery, Victorian Teacher
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Jeffery, WE
|
Author Pub
|
1995
|
v 276p
|
8vo
|
Cloth binding, gilt titles Near Fine
|
40
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With illustrations, a biography of a teacher from the earliest days of the national system of primary education in New Zealand (1879) who became a teacher politician and newspaper columnist
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5.000000
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15.000000
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32.000000
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35.000000
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38.000000
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Farrell a biography
|
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Jillett, David
|
Benton Ross
|
1985
|
xi 180p
|
8vo
|
P-B Near Fine
|
25
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Inscribed by the author, with illustrations, the New Zealand, and world pianist Richard Farrell, dead at the age of thirty-one
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6.500000
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22.000000
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35.000000
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35.000000
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35.000000
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From Norway with Love
|
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Johnson, Rachel M
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Author Pub
|
2006
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232
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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28
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With illustrations, a recreation of the Anderson family and its settlement in the Manawatu
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5.500000
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17.000000
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34.000000
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36.000000
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38.000000
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My Story
|
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Johnston, Andrew J
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Author Pub
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1968
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96p (p97-105 in end pocket)
|
4to
|
Plasticised boards Signature FEP Near Fine
|
40
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The life and travels of a New Zealand Methodist Minister
|
6.500000
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30.000000
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60.000000
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55.000000
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60.000000
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The amazing Mr Joy an autobiography
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Joy, Ian Harper
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Author Pub
|
2012
|
86
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4to
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P-B Owner's signature inside front cover Repaired crease back cover VG
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25
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Signed by the author, the colourful life of a New Zealand entertainer and magician
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5.500000
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13.000000
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26.000000
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28.000000
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30.000000
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Ngoingoi Pewhairangi a remarkable life
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Ka'ai, Tania M
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Huia
|
2008
|
xxviii 144p
|
8vo
|
Soft card covers with flaps CD in pocket inside rear cover Fine
|
35
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With 9 track CD, a bilingual celebration of this Maori leader, especially in the East Coast area, teacher, song writer, a weaver, suddenly dead in January 1985
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5.000000
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16.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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34.000000
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A Soldier's Story a Mediterranean odyssey
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|
Kane, Pat
|
Quality Pubs
|
1995
|
xi 147p
|
8vo
|
P-B Fine
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35
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With the author's signed plate, the illustrated experiences of this decorated New Zealand soldier in the Middle East and Italy
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5.000000
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13.000000
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21.000000
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25.000000
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25.000000
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More Bygone Days in Lower Hutt
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Kaye, George
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Lower Hutt City Council
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1989
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101
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8vo
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P-B VG
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20
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With illustrations, short historical pieces on the people and events of Lower Hutt
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6.000000
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18.000000
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36.000000
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40.000000
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44.000000
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Aspiring
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Kelly, Kieran
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Pan Macmillan
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2008
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xi 286p
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, taking up climbing in the Southern Alps in middle-age
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6.500000
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24.000000
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48.000000
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45.000000
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48.000000
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A House at Sunrise a history of the Kempton Families of Elm Grove, Greytown, New Zealand 1839-1990
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Kempton, Margaret ; Koh, Elizabeth (ed)
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Author Pub
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1990
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(1p) 234p
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4to
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P-B Crease top fore-corner VG
|
40
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Signed, limited edition (#92/500), with illustrations, a branch of the Kempton family in New Zealand, and their property, Elm Grove
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8.000000
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28.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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65.000000
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A Passion for Fashion
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Kennett, Lindsay ; Hunt, Hilary E
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Ehn and Smith Publishing
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2016
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191p (1p)
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4to
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Laminated boards Near Fine
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55
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With illustrations, the life of Lindsay Kennett, New Zealand master milliner
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6.500000
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33.000000
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70.000000
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65.000000
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70.000000
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Amassing Treasures for all Times
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Sir George Grey, Colonial Bookman and Collector
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Kerr, Donald Jackson
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Oak Knoll Press, Otago University Press
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2006
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351
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8vo
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D-J Cloth binding Near Fine
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35
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With illustrations, an excellent study of this British colonial Governor, and New Zealand politician, and his written material collecting, and consequent gifting to the nations he 'governed'
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7.500000
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32.000000
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70.000000
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65.000000
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70.000000
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To Find a Fortune Women in the Thames Goldfield 1867-1893
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Killip, Rosemary
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Women's Studies, VUW
|
1995
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112
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4to
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P-B VG - Near Fine
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25
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With maps and illustrations, a study of the women who 'inhabited' the Thames Goldfield towards the end of the 19th century, women who had also come to Thames to make their fortune
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7.500000
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23.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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45.000000
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Being Pakeha Now
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Reflections and Recollections of a White Native
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King, Michael
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Penguin
|
1999
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251
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8vo
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P-B Fine
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30
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With illustrations, a re-thinking of the earlier 'Being Pakeha', carrying the cultural debate forward
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5.000000
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18.000000
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31.000000
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35.000000
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37.000000
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Frank Sargeson A life
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King, Michael
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Viking, Penguin Books
|
1995
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478
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Light brown FEs VG - Near Fine
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35
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With illustrations, the masterly biography of this key New Zealand writer
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5.500000
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15.000000
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30.000000
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34.000000
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38.000000
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Te Puea a biography New edition
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King, Michael
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Reed
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2007 Reprint edition
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372
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8vo
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P-B Near Fine
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25
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With illustrations, a new edition of this detailed study of this Maori leader and her role in strengthening Maori values and institutions, including the development of Turangawaewae
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6.500000
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26.000000
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50.000000
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45.000000
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50.000000
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Wrestling with the Angel
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A life of Janet Frame
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King, Michael
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Viking
|
2000
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583
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8vo
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D-J Paper over boards Near Fine
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35
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The long-awaited, weighty biography of Janet Frame, with illustrations
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25.000000
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52.000000
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56.000000
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60.000000
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An Inward Sun the world of Janet Frame
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King, Michael
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Penguin Books
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2002
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160
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Oblong 8vo
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Soft card covers with flaps Near Fine
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