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Colonies Books & Ephemera
His Excellency: George Washington
by Ellis, Joseph J
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Uncut fore edge. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
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£8.89
The White Ensign in New Zealand
by J.O'C. Ross
History of the Naval Base at Waitemata, NZ illustrated with b+ w photos.
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£12.06
The Cook Islands, 1820-1950
by Richard Gibson
Story of the Cook Islands between 1820 and 1950.
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£15.67
A Vision of Eden -- Life and Work of Marianne North
by Marianne North
1980 Edition h/b Larger Format col plates Very clean & tight, inscription-free, gilt spine-&-front titling on vg unrubbed brown cloth, lacks dw -- VG. Mostly material first published 1893 in 'Recollections of a Happy Life' involving world-wide travels (incl Aust & NZ), now together with plates of her paintings (incl views of Mt Earnslaw & Otira Gorge), but mainly representations of plant life on display at Kew Gardens Marianne North -- Vict Plant Painter (incl
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£16.88
Ship on Shore
by Jane Foster
History of 'Osprey' and crew, 1846 NZ shipwreck, accompanied by b+w illustrations and col. photos.
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£16.88
Molesworth
by L.W. McCaskill
1969 1st Edition h/b + dw, larger format, b&w photos Clean & tight, penned name half-title, closed edges sl handled, gilt spine-titles on vg orange cloth with the merest hint of edge-rubbing, unusually good bright dw with sl edge-tainting but no chipping or tears ..[true ed-1 dw with laminationonly partly into front flap].., all in all a most collectible copy of the SCARCE FIRST EDITION Classic on Marlborough/Canterbury high back country VG FIRST EDITION McCaskill's
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£53.05
A Catalogue and History of Cottage Chairs .. (in Australia)
by Peter Cuffley & Kevin Carney
1974 1st Ed hb+dw Larger Format col+b&w illus 175 pages EX-LIBRARY Quite heavily worn, handled & marked ex-library, but quite sound copy nonetheless of sought-after title in FIRST EDITION HARDBACK. Rear Reference section of 25 pages reproduces heavily illustrated catalogues from Feldheim 1905, American 1908, Hunter & Alexander 1909, Lasseter 1914, Pears 1930 etc etc, and together with deeper discussions of Windsor, Bentwood, Kangaroo & other styles, affords identification by name for...
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£24.12
Colonial Fare
by Jill Brewis
Domestic challenges of NZ's pioneer settler women, b&w photos + illus,
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£12.78
Camera Obscura
by Van Hildebrand (Nicolaas Beets)
A Dutch literary classic originally written in 1839. Camera Obscura is a collection of stories and reflections written by Hildebrand, pseudonym of Nicolaas Beets. He wrote most pieces as a student of theology in Leiden. Camera Obscura ' gives an image of the 19th-century Netherlands by trekschuit and Stagecoach.This is the 23rd Edition of the book printed in The Netherlands in 1904. It is written in the original Dutch. The spine has been broken and is half detached inside of the front cover but still...
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£10.12
History and Traditions of Tikopia
by Raymond Firth
Sociological analysis of Polynesian traditions including folding map and chart.
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£19.29
Curtain-raiser to a Colony
by Cecil and Celia Manson
Stories from NZ's Founding as a Colony, including b + w photos and illustrations.
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£12.06
The Cruise of Acheron -- ‘Her Majesty’s Steam Vessel on Survey in New Zealand Waters 1848-1851’
by Sheila Natusch
An account of the Naval Survey of NZ by British, 1848-1851, accompanied by b&w illus and photos.
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£12.06
Colonial Fare .. Pioneering Women .. in NZ ..
by Jill Brewis
1982 1st Ed h/b+dw, Larger Format Oblong, old b&w photos, sepia decorations & recipe insets 179 pages Content substantially clean & tight (light foxing & smudges on prelims only), penned inscription fep, dw has no tears but along the long open edges has bled some of the chocolate colour staining the hard covers below slightly, but which are otherwise unrubbed Providing for the essential domestic needs of Colonial times, house & furniture, kitchen organisation & utensils,...
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£26.53
Hidden Valley
by Rona Adshead
A little gem with numerous b+w photographs. Penned inscription on title page.
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£33.76
Te Puea -- a biography
by Michael King
A biography or Te Puea with a focus on her involvement with the Maori King Movement, illustrated in sepia.Text generally clean but covers edges moderately rubbed with sunned patch front, in tatty dw.
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£15.67
Something in the Hills -- Yesterdays in Central Otago
by Christine Hunt
1979 1st Edition h/b + dw, b&w drawings by Pauline Berry Very clean & tight, tidy penned name fep, covers edges sl rubbed, vg dw -- VG The 'spirit' of Central etched in the folklore of a past generation Central Otago Legends & Folklore (Hunt 1979 HB)
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£16.88
Astride the River -- A History of Hamilton
by P.J Gibbons
1977 1st Edition h/b + dw, b&w photos Tight & cleanish with some foxing of closed-edges esp top, penned name & sm patch stickerresidue fep, gilt spine-titles on vg unrubbed orange cloth, a few closed tears to top of dw & dw-edges rubbed, rear flap creased History of Hamilton ..(Gibbons 1971)
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£17.36
Missionary & Maori : 'Kiddy-Kiddy ... A Church Missionary Establishment' Kerikeri 1819-1860
by Nola Easdale
Easdale's account of interactions between Maori and missionaries in the further North Island, mid-19th century. Accompanied by col illustrations.
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£9.65
Early Castlepoint
by The Castlepoint Historical Committee
First years in a pioneer settlment, compiled in honour of the centenary 1848-1948.
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£33.76
A Colonist's Voyage to New Zealand
by Alfred Fell
1843 Diary of Colonist Ship to NZ, 'Lord Auckland' with a foreword by Arthur Fell, son of Alfred Fell, whose voyage diaries are presented in this text.
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£16.88
The Life of Sir Frederick Weld - A Pioneer of Empire
by Alice, Lady Lovat
Biography of British Colonial Governor Frederick Weld, illustrated with b+w photos.
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£24.12
Gold in the River
by F.W.G. Miller
Good condition, pages tight, a few b+w illustrations. Front bottom right corner a little bruised and slight foxing on top block. Author's story of gold mining during the depression years of the 1930's.
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£10.85
A History of Croydon Siding (1856-1985)
by Alex Dickie ... (edited by Paula Dickie)
1985 1st Edition (Privately Published), hb/dw, Larger Format, b&w photos, 151 pages, AUTHOR-SIGNED
Almost 'as new' copy (fine), author-signed else inscription-free, gilt spine-titles on lovely rust cloth, a little superficial handling to absorbent soft-paper dw – SCARCE & VG/VG
Eastern Southland, along the famous Mataura River and through the plains of the Waimea, up against the Hokonuis. First of a twin-volume same-format pairing of histories by the Dickies on the Croydon district.
Almost 'as new' copy (fine), author-signed else inscription-free, gilt spine-titles on lovely rust cloth, a little superficial handling to absorbent soft-paper dw – SCARCE & VG/VG
Eastern Southland, along the famous Mataura River and through the plains of the Waimea, up against the Hokonuis. First of a twin-volume same-format pairing of histories by the Dickies on the Croydon district.
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£50.64
One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West before Lewis and Clark
by Colin G. Calloway
University of Nebraska Press, 2006. Paperback. New. New tightly bound softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. Clear of marks or underlining. Maps. Includes b&w photos and illustrations, source notes, bibliography and an index. xvii, 631 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the back of the book, "This magnificent, sweeping work traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century....
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£15.34
