Vennell W C (52 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Gift inscription on first endpaper else text pages are clean. Church library pocket in back cover. Light wear, two creases to front cover.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. About VG. First Edition. Thirteen stories of the period 1806-77 during which New Zealand's northern areas were racked by conflict between the brown race and the white. 190 pages illustrations, portraits, maps (including lining papers), facsimiles; 23 cm.Book is bright and clean, pages bright white and still frtesh. Single name in ink to the front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Binding is tight and square and there is no wear to the cloth. The dustjacket shows moderate edge wear and a couple of internal repairs with some rubbing. Weight, 346g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The boards are are a bit shelf rubbed and edge worn. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*01/30/2023 [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. History, Maori, New, Zealand. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition in vg dj. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 190 pp., sev. illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cover Worn. No Jacket. A Centennial History of The South British Insurance Company Ltd 1872-1972 published when Kenneth Myers was the Chairman. Quite a heavy book - extra postage may apply.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 2nd Edition. This copy is like new and has not been read. A popular history of Te Papa mission station, known as the Elms.

1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding; dust jacket a little shelf-worn, & protected in removable clear film. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Hardback. No Dust Jacket. Centennial History 1872-1972 of the South British Insurance Co.Ltd. Near Fine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 190p D-J (slight chips, rubbing extremities) VF - Near Fine Thirteen stories of the period from early European involvement to the end of the NZ Wars, with illustrations.

Supero ctavo hardcover (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A very clean copy. The story of A. & G. Price Ltd., one of New Zealand's most important engineering firms, from its founding in 1868 through to its centennial in 1968. The book traces how two young engineers from the West of England—Alfred and George Price—established a small Thames foundry that grew into a nationally significant manufacturer supplying machinery, locomotives, marine engines, and heavy industrial equipment.…

190pp. 8vo. Original boards in pictorial dustwrapper, slightly rubbed and edgeworn. Black and white prints. A very good copy. First edition.

octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth boards, black titling on spine. Solid binding, minimal wear. Gift inscription on first fly, price inked out, Matamata bookseller stamp. Clean unmarked pages. DJ lightly scuffed with small chips and tears, now in clear cover. ; Red cloth boards, black titling on spine. Solid binding, minimal wear. Gift inscription on first fly, price inked out, Matamata bookseller stamp. Clean unmarked pages. DJ lightly scuffed with small chips and tears, now in clear cover. ; 8.75 X 5.80 X 1.0 inches; 318 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. the book has a previous owner's neat signature. apart from this it is very fine indeed, and is probably unread. (see f286). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover octavo (VG+), d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. First Edition. History of Matamata County in New Zealand, 1777-1950. 318pp, photo illustrated, folding map. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. No wear to light blue cloth. Dustjacket has edge wear, chips etc, particularly to extremities of spine. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 630g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. AH & AW Reed Dunedin 1939 First Edition 175pp illus (bw) VG (grey cloth sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed, half title and frontis a bit stuck together image not affected ).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New and unread. These copies are new old stock and came from the council in Matamata and have never been read.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New and unread. These copies are new old stock and came from the council in Matamata and have never been read.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Card covers, b&w illstns .Unmarked.

Octavo stapled wrapper (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Red cloth titled in black on spine, b&w illstns, fold-out map at rear. Very tidy, a name in front. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

first edition 366pp ills.[b/w and col.] super octavo, green cloth boards VG+ (eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,internal tape repairs).

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. The author was a journalist and later historian, with a number of fine histories to his credit. "The Brown Frontier" is a collection of 13 "stories and studies" covering the period from 1806 to 1877, a time when hostilities beween Maori and the early European arrivals on NZ shores. inter-tribal conflict, and later hostilities betten the Maori and European settlers and troops made Aotearoa a place of danger,and death. Territorially, his chapters are set in the North Island, from the Far North to the Taupo area. A number are located in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, where Vennell worked as a journalist, while also pursuing his historical research. Given the anger and violence of the time under study, many of the stories have elements of violence, revenge and, abduction as well as of courage, loyalty and mercy. Vennell had great skill of wordsmanship, bringing immediacy and objectivity to each of these studies .First edition from Reed 1967 190 pages including sources, glossary, index 21 b/w illustrations, mainly from contempory art, one map plus e/paper maps, one intext drawing. Deep red hard covers with gilt spine titles VG+, faint crease across lower corner preliminary pages, text block otherwise excellent, no inscriptions. Colour art/pictorial DJ is VG with few chips. Art . Maps (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. VG+/VG. 1st. 25cm By 16.5cm. This centennial history of the Piako County Council takes its name from the three major rivers running through its territory, the Piako, Waitoa and the Waihou, which contributed to it becoming one of NZ's richest agricultural areas. In part one Vennell examine the history of the area prior to the estalishment of the county while More covers its establishment and subsequent sub-division; the development and progress and as the centennial approached looked at the council past and present. Presented in four parts which are divided into 25 chapters. An impressive regional history, well illustrated and presented. 366 pages including appendices, bibliography and index. Lavishly illustrated with six double page photo spreads, b/w photos throughout, sketches, maps, e/paper maps. Green hard covers, with gilt spine titles, excellent, ditto text block. Pict DJ has small tears at flap folds, at front near spine top, upper spine has small section missing, few chips to edges. Photos, Maps, Sketches (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. x 189p With illustrations, the life of Archdeacon Brown, the history of his times, including the New Zealand Wars, and the house, Te Papa Mission Station/The Elms (Tauranga).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. xvi 318p (1p) (folding map) D-J Cloth binding Near Fine With map and illustrations, the development of this area from forest to pasture, its events and personalities.

8vo, hardback, xvi + 318pp + b&w plates + fold-out map at rear. Good condition. No dustwrapper. General light wear, uneven fading to read cloth at front, spine extremities bumped and small white mark to lower edge, small white spot mid-rear, booksellers' stamp and some silverfishing to lower free front endpaper, page edges lightly age-toned and foxed. Contents clear and bright. Pictures available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 24cm deep by 16cm. VG h/c, no DJ. 62 pages, 6 colour photos, 12 b/w. James Mackelvie was six years in NZ (1865-1871) but one of Auckland's most generous benefactors.His gifts under trust went to the city's art gallery and museum, his will providing additional money, art, treaures,sculptures. A fitting tribute in words, pi.…