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Contributions to the Early History of New Zealand (Settlement of Otago)


HOCKEN, THOMAS MORLAND

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 342pp, folding maps, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine cocked, light soiling/scuffing to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracking to gutters- front board sl shaky, pencil markings to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston and Company 1898

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history settlers early illustrated Hocken

$40.00
2i46a/23

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition


GIEDION, SIGFRIED

Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lvi + 897pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sm lettering in ink to lower page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light closed tearing in various spots, light soiling to spine & covers, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1967

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings philosophy art history technology

$125.00
2i46a/24

Swan's Views From Above the Falls of Clyde to Glasgow; From Original Paintings


FLEMING, JOHN & LEIGHTON, JOHN M.

Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, 72pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Joseph Swan n/d (c.1830s)

KEYWORDS: Scotland art history landscapes

$35.00
2i46a/25

A History of Wood-Engraving


BLISS, DOUGLAS PERCY

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 263pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning and foxing) in d/w, G+ (large open tear to upper spine, moderate scuffing to spine, rear cover and extrems)

PUBLISHER: Spring Books 1964

KEYWORDS: art wood engraving illustrated history

$50.00
2i46a/27

New Zealand by Design: A History of New Zealand Product Design


SMYTHE, MICHAEL

Super octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 511pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing to covers, prev.owner's name in light pencil to verso of title page, sticker residue (faint) to front)

PUBLISHER: Godwit/Random House 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand design history products consumerism

$50.00
2i46a/29

Sir John Soane's Museum London


KNOX, TIM & MOORE, DERRY (Photo)

Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 158pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Merrell Publishers 2009

KEYWORDS: architecture John Soane buildings history museum biography home illustrated guide

$52.50
2i48a/10

The Art and Practice of Ancient Hindu Astrology: Nine Intimate Sessions Between Teacher and Student


BRAHA, JAMES

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 430pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to board & spine edges, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Hermetician Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Hindu Hinduism religion teachings spirituality astrology history

$40.00
2i48a/15

The Mystery of Iusa: A Tale of the God-Kings of Egypt


LEONIS, SHEILA

LACKS D/W, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 112pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light chafing, soiling & fading to boards & spine, light tanning & foxingto page edges & eps, moderate annotations to front eps in pencil, light occasional annotations to margins in pencil)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press (Printer) 1946

KEYWORDS: literature Sheila Leonis ancient Egypt history historical

$48.50
2i48a/32

Building the New Zealand Dream


FERGUSON, GAEL

Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, 344pp, illus/photos, VG+ (heavy fading & light creasing to spine, light fading & soiling to covers.

PUBLISHER: Dunmore Press 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand buildings building architecture history illustrated photos landscape

$40.00
2i48a/43

A History of Chobham


SCHUELLER, ROBERT

Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 203pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Phillimore & Co 1989

KEYWORDS: British English history illustrated photos Chobham villages

$40.00
2i48a/46

Sawyer's Bay; Including Sawyer's Bay School 1861-2010


CHURCH, IAN

SIGNED, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Sawyers Bay School 150th Anniversary Committee 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Sawyer's Bay history illustrated pioneers settlers school ian Church

$40.00
2i48a/47

Beyond Thames Street: Images of Small Town New Zealand


CRAWFORD, PHIL & MUNRO, MARK

Oblong super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to front cover, 114pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. seller's label to rear, light chafing & creasing to covers, prev. owner's name in pencil to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Arrow Press Ltd 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history photography Phil Crawford Mark Munro photos culture Morrinsville

$40.00
2i48a/48

Architecture 3: Arts & Crafts Masterpieces


DUNLOP, BETH (Intro)

Square quarto, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, spine sl cocked, light chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1999

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history art Edward Prior Charles Rennie Mackintosh Bernard Maybeck

$40.00
2i48a/49

Architecture 3: Arts & Crafts Houses II (Vol 2 only)


DUNLOP, BETH (Intro)

THIS VOLUME ONLY, square quarto, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, spine sl cocked, light chafing to boards, gift plate tipped in to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1999

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history art Charles Rennie Mackintosh C F A Voysey Greene and Greene

$42.50
2i48a/50

An Outline of European Architecture


PEVSNER, NIKOLAUS

JUBILEE EDITION, square super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 740pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in light pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate creasing to spine & covers) in slipcase, VG (light bruising & moderate cracking to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1960

KEYWORDS: architecture Europe European buildings history Nikolaus Pevsner

$42.50
2i48a/51

Historic Otago


MCLEAN, GAVIN

Square imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 160pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: David Bateman Ltd 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history photography photos colonial

$40.00
2i48a/53

Christopher Dresser: A Design Revolution


DRESSER, CHRISTOPHER & WHITEWAY, MICHAEL (Ed)

Lg quarto, illus light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, 240pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate creasing to covers- particularly to rear, light chafing & soiling, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: V&A Publications 2004

KEYWORDS: Christopher Dresser British design history industrial biography

$65.00
2i48a/55

Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer - 1834-1904


LYONS, HARRY

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 320pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, spine sl cocked) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Antique Collectors' Club 2005

KEYWORDS: Christopher Dresser design British antiques illustrated photos history

$125.00
2i48a/56

Exquisite Apart: 100 Years of Architecture in New Zealand


WALKER, CHARLES (Ed) & MOLLER, GORDON (Fore)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl fading to board edges)

PUBLISHER: Balasoglou Books 2005

KEYWORDS: New Zealand architecture buildings history 100 years NZIA awards culture

$40.00
2i48a/60

John Jones of Otago: Whaler, Coloniser, Shipowner, Merchant


ECCLES, ALFRED & REED, A. H. & STEWART, W. DOWNIE (Fore)

Octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 111pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate denting to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & moderate chipping to spine & edges, moderate tanning & foxing, minor tape repairs to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: A. H. and A. W. Reed 1949

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago history regional John Jones biography maritime nautical

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