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

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

HOWIE,MARGARET;LEYLAND,JEAN

first edition 242pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,v.sl.soiled) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: guy family committee auckland 2000

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history margaret howie jean leyland guy

REEVES,WILLIAM PEMBER;SINCLAIR,KEITH

first edition inscribed by author 356pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,v.sl.rubbed,author's inscr.to ffep,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled/foxed,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press london 1965

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history william pember reeves keith sinclair signed

JOHNSON,OLIVE

first edition inscribed by author 62pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,author's inscr.to half-title to nz author una platts)

PUBLISHER: johnson wellington 1976

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography literature history olive johnson una platts

BILBIN,IVAN;GOLYNETS,SERGEI

first uk edition 227pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,spine cracked and creased)

PUBLISHER: pan books london 1981

KEYWORDS: arts biography ivan bilbin sergei golynets

NYE,DOUG

first edition 191pp ills.[b/w and col.] F in NF d/w (minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: queensgate cookham 1999

KEYWORDS: sport motoring formula 1 doug nye biography