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Shipping cost in NZ A-$3 (or up to 3 of these in one package for $3) or multiple paperbacks at a $5 parcel rate B-$2 per item or up to 5 for $5 C-$5 for 1 or 2 books D-$7 for 1 or 2 books. To Australia A-$8 B-$10 C-$15 D-$20 To USA, UK, Europe A-$10 B-$20 C-$30 D-$40Please order from these text catalogues direct with email to info@fortunabooks.com or fortunabooks@clear.net.nz Celebrating the Centenary of the New Plymouth Boys' High School 1882-1982
VG VG sunned spine $35 C/D New Plymouth Boys' High School Centennial Committee 1982 first edition hard cover, large 4to, 188pp + colour plates, illustrated in B&W in text. [# 1282 new zealand school history]
ARCHERFIELD SCHOOL DUNEDIN The Brownie The Archerfield Magazine vol 16 1935
VG- one plate detached and the verso has two names and addresses in contemporary ink, minor foxing, rear page (printers imprint) totally covered with signatures of school members $20 B/A Otago Daily Times 1935 large format stapled wrappers, 39pp + 2 plates. [# 1280 new zealand school history]
ARCHERFIELD SCHOOL DUNEDIN The Brownie The Archerfield Magazine vol 18 1937
VG name at head of title $20 B/A Otago Daily Times 1935 large format stapled wrappers, 40pp + 2 plates. [# 1281 new zealand school history]
AULT H F The Nelson Narrative The Story of the Church of England in the Diocese of Nelson, New Zealand 1858 to 1958
VG G+ DW has some chipping and tears with large area chipped to the fold of the rear flap, book lacks fep $20 C/C Diocese of Nelson 1958 first edition cloth, 384pp + plates [# 668 nzhist]
CHAMBERS W A Our Yesteryears 1840-1950, being a short history of Methodism in Canterbury, New Zealand. VG light damp mark top spine end and corner of covers to the wrappers only, internally clean. $40 B/A Willis & Aiken (1950) first edition softcover stapled sheets. 70pp + plates. Methodist Church History [NZ HST]
COLLINS John History of Waihi School 1907-1982 SIGNED COPY
VG $25 B/B Waihi School Association 1982 first edition hardcover titled to boards, 102pp + plates. Signed by author to title. [NZ 122]
DICKSON John History of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand G some soiling to cloth boards, small marker price to cover, text block detached from covers, pen name at head of title, folding photograph of the General Assembly lacks the right side ( ie the second page of the fold) otherwise a tidy copy just needs re-attaching to the cloth case and maybe a clean up of the cloth, better than sounds, good reference copy $10 C/C Wilkie & Co 1899 cloth, xviii 532pp + errata , includes photographic plates. New Zealand church history. [# 709 nzhst]
HANRAHAN M J The Warm Wind of Faith A History of the Catholic Church in Ashburton
VG, gift inscription at foot of inside cover marked out $10 B/B Catholic Parish Ashburton 1981, stapled wrappers, 96pp. Illustrated with b&w photos in text. A Centennial publication. [#1137 new zealand history]
LAWRENCE Averille Strangers and Pilgrims A Hundred Years at St Mary's, Timaru.
$40 C/B Timaru Herald 1962 first edition, card boards with pasted on wrappers, 148pp + plates. Authors presentation to the then Archdeacon reads " To Archdeacon Plaistowe | with the author's compliments | Averille Lawrence | 30/5/62"12:55 p.m. 20/10/2006. New Zealand church/ parish history. [NZ 134]
St Margarets College The School History and List of St Margaret's College from 1910 to 1975 VG $20 C/C St Margaret's College Old Girls 1975 first edition hard cover, 271pp. Ngaio Marsh attended this College. Printed by Caxton Press. [#1152 new zealand school history]
McQUILKIN Ethel A Brief History of the Holy Name Parish, Ashburton VG small cup ring to cover $10 A/A 1972 stapled wrappers, 39pp [# 1267 new zealand church history]
MORRELL W P The Anglican Church in New Zealand, a history VG VG $25 C/C Anglican Church of the Province of New Zealand 1973 hardcover, 277pp much on earliest colonial New Zealand and conversion, evangelisation of the Maori, also Maori Wars and Melanesian and Polynesian missions [NZ 18]
PARR Stephen Canterbury Pilgrimage The first 100 years of the Church of England in Canterbury New Zealand
VG VG- chipped ends, tear to lower corner fold, name to fep $25 C/C Centennial Committee Diocese Christchurch 1951 FIRST EDITION 203pp + plates, map endpapers Church History [NZ 15]
PETERS Marie Christchurch- St Michael's A Study in Anglicanism in New Zealand 1851-1972
VG inscription to half title, light spine wear $20 C/C University of Canterbury 1986 first edition sewn sheets in soft covers, 225pp + coloured frontis, illustrated within text. ISBN 0900392363 [# 758 nzhst]
PURCHAS H T A History of The English Church in New Zealand VG hinge opened between half title and frontis, binding holds well, list of illustrations page detached, slight fade to backstrip, endpapers browned. $30 C/C Simpson & Williams 1914 first edition cloth, bevelled edges, gilt titled, xviii 252pp + plates. New Zealand church history from 1805. [NZ 131]
STOCK Eugene The History of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand VG cup mark to cover, wear to wrappers yapped edges $45 B/A New Zealand Church Missionary Society 1935 first edition sewn wrappers, 68pp + plates + 3pp adverts. From first contact with maori upto 1930s. [NZ 70]
THOMPSON C The History of St Michael and All Angels The early days of the Church of Christchurch the Mother Church of the Diocese of Canterbury, later known as St Michael and All Angels
VG has been lightly cresed down the centre from being folded, authors presentation inscription to inside cover $15 B/$5 international Caxton 1971 stapled wrappers, 29 +4pp plates [NZ 61]