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Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition. Hard Cover. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. A beautifully unmarked copy.

New York: Harper & Row, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. First Thus after Harper Brothers. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Good. Small pen name to ffep. Tiny tear to title page. Corners lightly shelf worn. Else clean, tight and bright. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small amounts of chipping and closed tears. Price clipped

Wellington: New Zealand Historic Places Trust, 1984. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy has some minor rubbing to the wraps, a small crease in the front cover and a pen inscription to the half title. Otherwise a very clean copy.

London: The Reprint society, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Thus under arrangement with Collins. Book has very light foxing to prelims and fore-edges. 8vo. 416pp. Jacket has minor edgewear and one small closed tear to the base of the spine.

London: Reprint Society, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Reprint Society 1949, London. First Thus. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Light tanning Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small closed tears and minor chipping.

WA: St George Books, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very clean copy.

Leicester: Silverdale Books, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book has very light shelf wear and minor dulling down to the spine.

Edinburgh: T C & E C Jack ,, 1893. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 6 Coloured illustrations by F. Michael Brown. First edition. Only Volume 2 is dated 1893 to the title page. The other volumes are undated. Volume one: Rubbing to leading corners and pushed spine tips. Some rolling to leading corners. Brown boards with gilt and black titles and decorations. Crown and scottish lion crest blind stamped into rear board. Both the front and rear hinges are starting, but reasonably firm. All fore edges are tipped red. Some minor marks to pages but reasonibly clean for age. String tie marks to board edges. 119pp. Volume Two: Dated 1893. Rubbing to leading corners and pushed spine tips. Some rolling to leading corners. Brown boards with gilt and black titles and decorations. Crown and scottish lion crest blind stamped into rear board. Both the front and rear hinges are starting, but reasonably firm. All fore edges are tipped red. Some minor marks to pages but reasonably… Read More

London: Cassell, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pencil crayon price to the fep. Some very light mottling to the boards, else a very good copy. The jacket has edge wear and closed tears.

Wellington: DSIR, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very good clean first printing. Contents: 1. Adams, R.D. Seismological studies of the Seddon earthquake, 1966 2. Lensen, G.J. Geological aspects of the Seddon earthquake, 1966 3. Strachan, C.M.; Laws, H.R. Report on damage at Seddon, Blenheim, and Wellington after the Seddon earthquake, 1966 Abstract of first paper: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in Cook Strait, between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, on 23 April 1966, causing damage to a large number of chimneys in the town of Seddon, and minor damage at Blenheim and Wellington. The epicentre was determined using the values of 8.1 and 4.7 km/s for Pn and Sn wave velocities that have recently been established for New Zealand, but it could not be located with great accuracy because of the limited ranges of azimuth subtended by New Zealand seismograph stations. The best estimate places the epicentre 35 km from Seddon and the focus… Read More

London: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Both the book and jacket are in fantastic condition.

Bewdley Station: Severn Valley Railway Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is in very nice condition.

Bewdley Station: Severn Valley Railway Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book is in very nice condition.

Wellington: A H & A W Reed Ltd, 1972. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1982 Revised Edition. Small pen name and a hint of dulling to the jacket spine.

london: Cassell & Company Limited, 1933. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cassell & Company Ltd., London, 1933. Fourth Edition Hardcover. 314 pp, No Jacket. Book condition: Very Good. Corners gently rolled. Minor foxing to fore edges.

Wellington: A H & A W Reed, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good clean copy in a slightly chipped DJ. The Story of the World's Fastest Shearers Who is, or was, the world's fastest shearer? Is jit Godfrey Bowen or Ivan Bowen, Trevor Brough or Percy de Malmanche-all of whom have claimed the world shearing record? Or is it one of the Australians, Johnny Howe or Ted Rieck? The likelihood is that the man best qualified to answer this question is A. R. (Bob) Mills, the author of Sheep-Of Mr 1ills, with a long background of farming and shearing behind him, believes that he has witnessed more world shearing record attempts than any other man and has seen more shearers in action than anyone except Godfrey Bowen. Moreover, he is an intimate friend of both Ivan and Godfrey Bowen, having toured the South Island with the one and the whole of ew Zealand with the other, arranging shearing demonstrations in every part of the… Read More

London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. With Original Illustrations by George Soper. Book has light scattered foxing, else a very good copy. Jacket is price clipped and has dulling down and minor chipping to the leading corners and the head and foot of the back strip.

London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Pen name to ffep. Pencil price to ffep. book sellers sticker to front paste down. Corners lightly bumped. Dust Jacket condition: Good. Price clipped with rubbing and three closed tears.

London.: Novello, Ewer and Co. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No Date. Red cloth cover have heavy rubbing on the board edges and leading corners. Some discolouration to the red boards. Front hinge starting and a little shaky. Some light foxing to the prelims only. 152pp 0

London: Hamlyn, 1979. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. inscription, else a clean tidy copy.