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South Sea Bubbles
by The Earl and the Doctor (The Earl of Pembroke and George Henry Kingsley)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1872
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$250.00
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London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1872. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo, pp. 312, Half brick cloth covered boards - blind embossed to front cover - gilt to spine . Clean and crisp, binding tight. Brown end papers - brown tape repairs at internal gutters. Corners bumped. Spine has been rebacked at some stage. A few penciled… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Part II
by Jules Verne
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- c. 1902
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$300.00
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London: Ward Lock and Co, c. 1902. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. 185 pages 6 pp catalogue at rear - front and rear endpapers also have more book catalogues.Green cloth boards with embossed black, orange, yellow and blue. design of a Sunset, sea serpent, hot air balloon, sea and ship to front and spine. Jules Verne Series… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
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Adrift in New Zealand
by Elkington, E. Way
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1906
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$75.00
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London: John Murray, 1906. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. London John Murray 1906 First Edition Hard Cover Owner name and purchase notes in front endpapers all in pencil. . No Jacket 8vo. xii, 276pp ; index, bw ills. Frontis. of Sophia with tissue guard. Green cloth with gilt maori emblem and titles to front cover and… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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Prospecting for Gold
by IDRIESS Ion L., W G Woolnough
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Edition
- Third edition
- Published
- 1932
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$950.00
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1932. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. protected in an archival Brodart clear cover now. States that there were 2000 of each edition of editions 1, 2 and 3. Very rare with it's dust jacket.
pp. x, 272, xviii catalogue at rear, Dark blue cloth covered boards lettered in gold to spine -… Read more about this item Item Price
$950.00
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Horrie The Wog Dog
by Idriess, Ion
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- Third printing
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$95.00
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1948. Third printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Tan hardcover with black titles on spine. 232 pp with some illustrations. Dust jacket has shelf wear to edges with a small absence to top of spine. It is protected in an archival Brodart clear cover now. Nice copy of this first reprint. Written from the diary… Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
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Prospecting for Gold Tin Opals Osmiridium Platinum
by IDRIESS Ion L., W G Woolnough
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Edition
- Later printing
- Published
- 1954
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$100.00
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1954. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. protected in an archival Brodart clear cover now.
pp. x, 296 light yellow covers lettered in brown to spine : Black, yellow and red dust jacket. Wrapper has some chips and losses, First published in 1931,
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$100.00
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Maori Witchery. Native Life in New Zealand
by BROWNE C.R.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
- Item Price
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$100.00
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London: Dent, 1929. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First Edition 8vo., First Edition, preliminaries, half-title, title and fore-edges lightly foxed, top edge red coloured, red cloth, gilt back, No insciptions - one small round bookseller plate on FEP. a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter has two small insect holes to front. Protected in… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
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THE DRUMS OF MER
by ION L IDRIESS
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- Later printing
- Published
- 1934
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Wellington, NZL
- Item Price
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$200.00
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1934. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. sixth edition. A good copy in crisp red boards with black lettering; No foxing seen except to the top and fore page edges but nothing seen inside. Very slight nibbles to top of DJ at top of spine - protected in an archival Brodart clear cover… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
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The Long Bright Land: Fairy Tales from Southern Seas
by HOWES, EDITH; LATHROP, DOROTHY (Illustrator)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$160.00
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1929. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. LATHROP, DOROTHY. 8vo, xiv + 207 pages. Beautifully illustrated with orange pictorial endpapers, Coloured frontispiece and then blak and white plates by Dorothy Lathrop. Bound in original dark green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt with gilt titles to the spine. With the rare orange and black… Read more about this item Item Price
$160.00
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Dog Fish large silkscreen print by Bill Reid
by Bill Ronald Reid
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- No Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$1,200.00
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Canada: Bill Reid, 1974. First edition thus. No Binding. As New. William Ronald Reid, or Bill Reid, was a world renowned sculptor, and is now regarded as one of Canadas finest artists. Bill was also a descendant of the great Haida carver and silversmith, Charles Edenshaw ... "prints by Bill Reid , Limited by publishing to 1450; … Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
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Raven large silkscreen print by Bill Reid
by Bill Ronald Reid
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- No Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$1,200.00
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Canada: Bill Reid, 1974. First edition thus. No Binding. As New. William Ronald Reid, or Bill Reid, was a world renowned sculptor, and is now regarded as one of Canadas finest artists. Bill was also a descendant of the great Haida carver and silversmith, Charles Edenshaw ... "prints by Bill Reid , Limited by publishing to 1450; … Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
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Grizzly Bear large silkscreen print by Bill Reid
by Bill Ronald Reid
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- No Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$1,200.00
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Canada: Bill Reid, 1974. First edition thus. No Binding. As New. William Ronald Reid, or Bill Reid, was a world renowned sculptor, and is now regarded as one of Canadas finest artists. Bill was also a descendant of the great Haida carver and silversmith, Charles Edenshaw ... "prints by Bill Reid , Limited by publishing to 1450; … Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
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Killer Whale large silkscreen print by Bill Reid
by Bill Ronald Reid
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- No Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$1,200.00
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Canada: Bill Reid, 1974. First edition thus. No Binding. As New. William Ronald Reid, or Bill Reid, was a world renowned sculptor, and is now regarded as one of Canadas finest artists. Bill was also a descendant of the great Haida carver and silversmith, Charles Edenshaw ... "prints by Bill Reid , Limited by publishing to 1450; … Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
The Picturesque Atlas Of Australasia Volume III only
by Garran, Hon. Andrew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1886
- Binding
- Leather_bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$150.00
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Sydney, Australia: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company Ltd., 1886. First printing. Leather_bound. Very Good. illustrated including maps, full burgundy morocco with gilt dentelles, Loose telegraph maps not present. Some pages have repaired rips. Some small tears. Extremely heavy: about 6 kg packed, and shipping abroad will be expensive, especially to Northern Hemisphere . Some leather patches… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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The Picturesque Atlas Of Australasia (3 Volumes)
by Garran, Hon. Andrew
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1886
- Binding
- Leather_bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$900.00
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Sydney, Australia: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company Ltd., 1886. First printing. Leather_bound. Very Good. illustrated including maps, full burgundy morocco with gilt dentelles, raised bands, patterned endpapers, Coloured plates and maps. Bound by The Press Company, Bookbinders, Christchurch, NZ. Vol I. Has frontispiece of Captain James Cook with tissue guard. Pages 1 to 254 Pages; Australia, Index to Railway, postal and… Read more about this item Item Price
$900.00
Wellington Automobile Club Guide & Handbook 1928
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Published
- 1930
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$95.00
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Wellington, New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1930. 6th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pages: 322
Size (mm): 140 w x 215 h x 20 d
Condition
Excellent original condition for age, binding intact, pages clean. Illustrated with monochrome plates, tables and maps.
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$95.00
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Anti-Punch; Or, the Toy-shop in Fleet-street
by William North
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1847
- Binding
- Leather_bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
- Item Price
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$4,999.00
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London: Dipple, 1847. First printing. Leather_bound. Near Fine. Bound in contemporary full calf with 5 raised bands to spine. Original cover bound into back
Length 87 pages
Edition Notes
By the author of "Anti-Coningsby" (i.e. William North).
Contributions Author of "Anti-Coningsby"., 1 plate :
Notes on one of his other novels: Introducing a "Lost" Victorian novel: The… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,999.00
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A History of the Birds of New Zealand, limited edition facsimile of the first edition
by Walter Lawry Buller
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Leather_bound
- ISBN
- 9780908582709
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
- Item Price
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$4,900.00
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Wellington, New Zealand: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, 1983. First edition thus. Leather_bound. Fine. Keulemans. no. 71 of 250 numbered copies, signed by Anthony A.T. Ellis. Leather Bound January 1, 1983
Pp. xxiii, 384, (4, extracts from reviews), (1, note on supplementary plates); tinted frontispiece plate of the moa of New Zealand, 35 fine colour printed plates… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,900.00
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Mikoyan MiG-29 (Famous Russian Aircraft)
by Gordon, Yefim
- Condition
- as New
- Jacket Condition
- as new
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781857802313
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
- Item Price
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$180.00
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Midland Publishing Ltd, 2007. Hardcover. as New/as new. ISBN10: 1857802314, ISBN13: 9781857802313, Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped. The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine. Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75"… Read more about this item Item Price
$180.00
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Famous Russian Aircraft: Mikoyan MiG-31
by GORDON, Yefim
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- as new
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781857802191
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wellington, NZL
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$100.00
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Midland Publishing, 2009. Hardcover. As New/as new. ISBN10: 1857802195, ISBN13: 9781857802191, Grey cloth boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. 224 pp. Illustrated throughout. Pictoral glazed paper dust jacket with yellow and white lettering to spine and front. Dj is in as new condition. Size: 4to - over 9… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
