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Women and Property In Colonial New York, the Transition From Dutch To English Law, 1643-1727
by Linda Briggs Biemer
Petticoat Pioneers - North Island/South Island Women Of The Colonial Era - Book Three
by Miriam Macgregor And Barbara Harper
A Pioneer Missionary Among The Maoris 1850-1879 -- Being The Letters And Journals Of Thomas Samuel Grace
by S J Brittan And A V Grace
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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NZ$18.71
Te Ao o Te Maori -- The World of the Maori
by R Naumann & F Winiata
A late twentieth-century survey of Maori culture and tradition, illustrated in colour.
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NZ$20.00
Extracts from a Diary kept by the Rev R Burrows during Heke's War in the North in 1845
by R Burrows
Extracts from an 1886 Diary relating to Heke's War in 1845.
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NZ$37.50
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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NZ$35.00
The Cook Islands, 1820-1950
by Richard Gibson
Story of the Cook Islands between 1820 and 1950.
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NZ$32.50
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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NZ$35.00
A White Boy Among the Maoris in the 'Forties'
by James West Stack
Extracted from an Unpublished Autobiography of James West Stack, including b+w photos and illustrations.
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NZ$35.00
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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NZ$21.28
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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NZ$25.00
History and Traditions of Tikopia
by Raymond Firth
Sociological analysis of Polynesian traditions including folding map and chart.
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NZ$40.00
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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NZ$25.00
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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NZ$55.00
Australian Totemism -- a Psycho-Analytic Study in Anthropology
by Reza Roheim
1925 1st Edition [true 1st from Allen & Unwin, Ldn], h/b 13 maps (incl 11 fold-outs) EX-LIBRARY Ex-library markings & stamps (incl "WITHDRAWN"), text-block tight with occasional light marginal smudges & foxing, esp closed-edges & heavy foxing to eps, internally often sl dusty & gritty against binding with occasional loosened threads, also a chip or two at page edges, half-title part free, covers loosening around severely cracked binding with broken eps but stitching still holding on, heavily worn covers...
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NZ$215.00
Spencer The Gold Seeker
by E. W. Crompton
History of two generations of a pioneer family involved in the West coast gold rush with b+w photos. Signed by the author. Hard Cover. Pale green linen cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Foxing on front and end papers, stain on top edge.
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NZ$50.00
Offshore and Outlying Islands of New Zealand
by Collins Nature Heritage Series
Illustrated Guide to the outlying Islands of NZ, accompanied by colour and b&w photos.
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NZ$17.50
Political Expression and Ethnicity: Statecraft and Mobilisation in the Maori World
by Kayleen M. Hazlehurst
An account of Maori political identity, illustrated with b+ w photos.
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NZ$75.00
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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NZ$35.00
From the Other End of the World
by R K Dean
Accounts of NZ immigrants ex post-war Britain, illustrated with b+w photos.
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NZ$40.00
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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NZ$20.00
North Makarewa, Makarewa, Lorneville - A Regional History
by Joan MacintoshMacintosh, Joan
1979 1st Edition h/b+dw b&w photos (Privately published) Very original condition, crisply tight & clean (looks to be unread) with just a touch of outer aging/foxing, penned name fep, gilt spine-titles on vg cream cloth (edges not rubbed), vg dw (no rips or chips) with spine sunned - SCARCE + VG Makarewa & Lorneville district
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NZ$35.00
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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NZ$22.50
Otago Medical School 1875-1975
by Gordon Parry
An historical sketch.Good condition with b+w photos and illustrations, and a neat inscription on the inside cover.
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NZ$20.00
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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NZ$25.00
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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NZ$32.26