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By a Silver Stream
by Trevor Dudley-Smith (Elleston Trevor)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint of 1st edition
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$87.00
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Reprint of the first edition, published by Gerald G. Swan in London, 1947. Hardback. No dust jacket. In fine condition. The hardcover itself has a few small surface marks and is slightly worn along the top edge and heel of the spine. Some foxing and tanning visible on the pages. Item Price
NZ$87.00
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The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
by Napoleon Bonaparte
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- No Date
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$30.00
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>A gorgeous, gilded cloth-bound reprint from the family library with an appendix, and illustrations by George Cruikshank. No date is given, but there is an inscription penned by a previous owner dated 1973. Published by Ward, Lock, & Co. in London. In near-fine condition. The hardcover is worn around the edge, faded along the spine, and the back cover panel… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$30.00
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A Laodicean
by Thomas Hardy
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint of the Pocket Edition
- Published
- 1918
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$40.00
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>Reprint of the pocket edition, published by Macmillan and Co., Limited in London, 1918. Cloth-bound hardback with gold gilding. In fine condition. No dust jacket, and the hardcover is slight worn around the edges. Tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$40.00
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Nutrition and Health
by Sir Robert McCarrison, H. M. Sinclair
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Revised and enlarged edition
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$40.00
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Revised and enlarged edition, published by Faber and Faber Limited in London, 1944. Hardback. The dust jacket is in very poor condition with the a large tear separating the front and back cover, but it is held together by a clear plastic cover. The book itself is in fine condition. The hardcover is slightly worn around the edges, and there… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$40.00
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Second Stage Hygiene
by Alfred E. Ikin, Robert A. Lyster
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Third Edition, Sixth Impression
- Published
- 1912
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$30.00
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Third edition, sixth impression, published by the University Tutorial Press Ltd. in London, 1912. Cloth-bound hardback. In fair condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover itself is worn slightly around the edges, and the binding is starting to come loose towards the heel of the spine. There is some foxing and tanning, as well as a few pencil marks underlining certain… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$30.00
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Aids to Psychiatry
by W. S. Dawson, E. W. Anderson
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Eighth edition
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$32.00
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Eighth edition, published by Bailliere, Tindall and Cox Ltd. in London, 1960. Hardback. In fair condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover is faded slightly on the front cover and along the spine, but is otherwise undamaged. There is some foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$32.00
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Radiovitalité des Aliments
by Various Authors
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1949
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$40.00
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Potentially published by Humbert and Fils in France, 1949, but we are unsure about the publisher and edition details as the book is published in the original French. Paperback. In near-fine condition. Both the softcover and inside pages are severely tanned and foxed. There is an 'Errata' note attached to the flyleaf, and a table that has been tucked between… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$40.00
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Sappho
by Franz Grillparzer
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$30.00
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Edited by Walter Rippmann. Reprint, published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd. in London, 1956. Hardback. In fair condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover is lightly faded along the spine, but is otherwise undamaged. Some light tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$30.00
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The River Congo
by H. H. Johnston
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1895
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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NZ$50.00
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1st edition, published by Sampson Low, Marston, & Company, Limited in London, 1895. With over 70 illustrations by the author. Hardback. In near-fine condition. An ex-library copy with the resulting number of stickers and stamps. No dust jacket and the hardcover is worn slightly around the edges. There is fading and a tear along the edge of the spine. Foxing… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$50.00
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The Virtue of Love
by Paul de Jaegher
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$30.00
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Published by Clonmore & Reynolds Ltd. in Dublin, 1957. Hardback. In fine condition. An ex-library copy with the resulting number of stickers and stamps. The dust jacket is worn around the edges with several small surface marks and some water damage along the top edge. There is a stamp on the flyleaf and another on the inside title page. Some… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$30.00
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Our Majority: And the After Years, 1889-1939
by J. T. Paul
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$60.00
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Foreword by the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, P.C., M.P., previous Prime Minister of New Zealand. Published by the Dunedin Tailoresses' and Other Clothing Trades Employees' Union in New Zealand, 1939. Small paperback. In fine condition. The softcover is slightly worn around the edges with some faint water damage along the spine visible on the back cover and the edges… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$60.00
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The Golden Treasury
by Various Authors, Francis Turner Palgrave
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1875
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$250.00
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Selected and arranged with notes by Francis Turner Palgrave. 1st edition, published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd. in London, 1875. Small cloth-bound hardback with gold gilding. In near-fine condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover is worn slightly around the edges and the spine has been repaired with tape. There are two stickers on the inside front cover, and a small… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$250.00
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Text Book of Harmony
by Geo. Oakey
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Published
- No Date
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$65.00
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10th edition, published by J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. in London. No date is recorded. Cloth-bound hardback with gold gilding. No dust jacket. The hardcover is worn slightly around the edges with a few small surface marks. Some foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$65.00
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The Water Babies
by Charles Kingsley
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- No Date
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$97.00
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. for Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd. in London. No date or edition details are recorded, but potentially a first edition. Cloth-bound hardback with gold gilding. In fine condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover itself has a few small surface marks and some light water damage visible on the top right corner. Some tanning and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$97.00
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The Art of Botanical Illustration
by Wilfrid Blunt, William T. Stearn
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$37.00
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Reprint, published by Collins Clear-Type Press in London and Glasgow, 1967. Hardback. In fair condition. The dust jacket is worn in several places, mainly along the edges, and has a few small surface marks. There is a small inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf. Some tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$37.00
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The Clicking of Cuthbert
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- No Date
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$150.00
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Seventh printing, published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd. in London. No date is recorded. Hardback. In poor condition. No dust jacket. The hardcover is worn around the edges, particularly along the spine, and the binding has come loose from the spine. There is a small inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf, and a sticker on the inside front… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$150.00
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Heroes of the Cross
by John Williams, James Chalmers, Abel of Kwato
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- Published
- 1933
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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NZ$50.00
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2nd impression, published by Marshall, Morgan & Scott, Ltd. in London, 1933. Hardback. The book itself is in near-fine condition, but the dust jacket is in poor condition. The dust jacket is torn right along the spine, leaving the front and back covers separate, and worn along the edges. There is a small inscription penned by a previous owner on… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$50.00
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Cutting Tools and Gages
by Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$100.00
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Publised by Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation in the United States of America, 1944. Hardback. In fair condition. The hardback is worn slightly around the edges with shelving damage and a has a few small surface marks. Some light foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$100.00
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George Canning and His Times
by J. A. R. Marriott
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Popular Re-issue
- Published
- 1907
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
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NZ$43.00
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Popular re-issue, published by John Murray in London, 1907. Hardback. In fine condition. Ex-library copy with the resulting number of stickers and stamps. No dust jacket. The hardcover itself is slightly worn around the edges with a few surface marks. Inside pages are rough-cut, and have foxing and tanning visible. Item Price
NZ$43.00
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A Final Burning of Boats Etc.
by Ethel Smyth
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardback, Cloth-bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Owaka, NZL
- Item Price
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NZ$50.00
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1st edition, published by Longmans, Green, and Co. Ltd. in London, 1928. Hardback. In fine condition. No dust jacket, but the hardcover itself is only slightly scuffed along the edges with shelving damage and has a few small surface marks. Inscription penned by a previous owner on the flyleaf. Foxing and tanning visible on the inside pages. Item Price
NZ$50.00