WAKLEY,B.J.;BRADMAN,DON

first edition 317pp VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.w.sl.chipping to head of spine,dealer's stamp to front pastedown w.owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w(mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.2cm loss to head of spine,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: nicholas kaye london 1959

KEYWORDS: sport cricket don bradman wakley biography

GRUNWALD,HENRY ANATOLE;SALINGER,J.D.

first commonwealth edition 287pp VG (beige cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,tape stains to eps w.owner's sign.to eps) in Vg d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,tape stains to flaps)

PUBLISHER: peter owen london 1964

KEYWORDS: literature biography salinger grunwald

LANGLEY,G.H.

first edition 135pp VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.foxing to prelims.) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: david marlowe london 1949

KEYWORDS: theology poetry literature biography sri aurobindo langley

BURDON, R. M.

first edition 236pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.foxed w.sunned spine,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldowney]) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine browned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: caxton press christchurch 1948

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography julius vogel burdon

BLEDISLOE,LORD

first edition inscribed by author 319pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.gilt borders and dec.stamp,sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,author's dated inscr.to ffep,paste action to eps,content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: thomas avery new plymouth 1935

KEYWORDS: history biography politics new zealand lord bledisloe

MCCORMICK, E. H.

first edition 364pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] super octavo, red cloth boards VG+ in VG- d/w (light creasing, scuffing and small tears to edges, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand history omai mccormick biography

RICKETTS,CHARLES

first edition 442pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: peter davies london 1939

KEYWORDS: biography arts charles ricketts

GORDON,C.G.;HAKE,A.EGMONT [INTRO.]

ex-lib.first edition 587pp [b/w frontis.portrait w.fold-out map at rear] VG (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,spine browned w.libr.mark,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from reps,spine cracked w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: kegan paul,trench london 1885

KEYWORDS: history biography general gordon kartoum egmont hake

KIPPIS,A.;COOK,JAMES

404pp ills.[11 b/w + frontis.] G (reading copy,blue cloth w.gilt/black dec.stamps and borders,rubbed and stained,30% loss to foot of spine,chipping and wear to bevelled extrems.,lower board barely attached,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,plates all present w.some minor soiling to margins,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections)

PUBLISHER: bickers london 1878

KEYWORDS: nautical travel biography captain james cook kippis

KIPPENBERGER,HOWARD

third impression 371pp ills.[b/w] octavo brown cloth boards VG- (rubbed and stained, sunned spine, bruising and scuffing to spine extrems and board corners, dealer's stamp to ffep,frontis cracked at gutter, foxing to page edges and contents, spine sl cocked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1951

KEYWORDS: military history biography kippenberger

JOSEPHINE;FORESTER,C.S.

first edition 246pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled w.spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: methuen london 1925

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography history josephine napoleon forester

NASH,PAUL;EATES,MARGOT [ED.]

first edition 80pp+plates [b/w and col.] VG+ (teal cloth w.white dec.stamp to top board,spine and lower edge v.sl.sunned,content edges v.sl.foxed o/w clean and tight) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled/browned,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: lund humphries london 1948

KEYWORDS: arts biography paul nash margot eates

VOLLARD,AMBROISE;JOHNSON,UNA E.

ex-lib.first edition limited [300] 214pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth,v.sl.soiled w.libr.mark to spine,usual libr.stamps and labels,minor soiling to content edges) in VG- d/w (rubbed and stained/foxed,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some losses)

PUBLISHER: wittenborn new york 1944

KEYWORDS: arts biography ambroise vollard history una johnson

MELLY,GEORGE

first edition proof copy 208pp VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london 1984

KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature biography music proof copies george melly

VAN DER ROHE,MIES;NEUMEYER,FRITZ

first edition 386pp ills.[b/w] NF (cream paper boards w.blue cloth spine,owner's inscr.to half-title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.remains of dealer's label to rear cover,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: MIT press cambridge 1991

KEYWORDS: arts architecture biography mies van der rohe fritz neumeyer

CARTER,G.G.

first edition thus signed by author 245pp+appendix ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.soiled,owner's stamp to ffep,author's sign.to title,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sub title handwritten on spine,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: wesley historical society auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: history new zealand biography carter theology

FREMANTLE,E.R.

ex-lib.first edition 472pp [b/w frontis.portrait] G (reading copy only,blue cloth w.spine missing,rubbed and stained w.remains of libr.labels,chipping and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked and shaky)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1904

KEYWORDS: nautical history biography navy fremantle

CRUIKSHANK,GEORGE;JERROLD,BLANCHARD

first edition 2 vols. 284/280pp+ads.ills.[b/w by cruikshank] VG (brown cloth w.gilt/black dec.stamps to top boards and spines,mod.rubbed and sl.soiled,sl.bumps and mod.wear to extrems.,owner's label to ffeps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,some plates detached but present,spines cracked and sl.shaky)

PUBLISHER: chatto and windus london 1882

KEYWORDS: biography literature history george cruikshank blanchard jerrold

JACOBS,LEONEBEL

ex-lib.first edition 8pp+tipped-in plates [b/w] VG+ (beige cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,untrimmed edges,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: charles scribner's new york 1937

KEYWORDS: history biography arts leonebel jacobs literature

WELLINGTON,DUKE OF

vol.iv only 364pp ills.[b/w] G+ (green cloth boards w.tan half leather,raised bands and title labels to spine,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,marbled eps,has decorative title page but possibly lacks standard title page,paper separation at prelim.gutters,contents sl.soiled/foxed incl.margins of plates,most plates have tissue guards present,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: london printing and publishing london [nd]

KEYWORDS: military history biography duke wellington