KINGSFORD-SMITH, CHARLES; MCNALLY, WARD

octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG)

PUBLISHER: reed sydney 1976

KEYWORDS: history aviation biography charles kingford-smith ward mcnally

SAYER,T.LEWES

first edition inscribed by author 184pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps to extrems.,author's inscription [but no signature] to ffep dated 3.v.35,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,spine cracked but tight) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london [nd]

KEYWORDS: london guildhall history biography lewes sayer

FISHER,LORD;BACON,R.H.

reprint 2 vols.312/328pp ills.[b/w] VG (beige cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,content edges sl.soiled,spines cracked but tight) lacks d/ws

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1929

KEYWORDS: lord fisher kilverstone biography nautical bacon

ENGLAND,RICHARD

first edition 294pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (brown cloth,sl.wear to extrems.) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: hollis & carter london 1981

KEYWORDS: nautical biography richard england schooner

PILGER,JOHN

first edition proof copy 286pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in wrappers,sl.rubbed and soiled w.owner's stamps to front cover,owner's inscr.to inside front cover and stamp to half-title)

PUBLISHER: jonathan cape london 1989

KEYWORDS: john pilger biography history proof copies literature

LODGE,GEORGE E.

first edition 96pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.col.plate to front cover,sunned spine,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: gurney and jackson london 1946

KEYWORDS: natural history george lodge arts biography

JONES,R.LEWIS

first edition 132pp [text in welsh] ills.[b/w] NF (pink cloth,minor shelf wear) in G+ d/w (mod.rubed and soiled,price sticker to front cover,2x2cm loss to head of front cover/spine,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: llyfrfa'r m.c. caernarfon 1971

KEYWORDS: lewis jones biography history literature wales welsh

KOHNER,FREDERICK

ex-lib.first edition 222pp VG+ (green cloth,tape stains to boards w.libr.mark to spine,tape stains to eps,usual libr.stamps w.label removed from rfep) in VG d/w (libr.marks to spine w.tape stains to upper/lower edges)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1968

KEYWORDS: history biography literature kiki montparnasse frederick kohner

DUNDAS,CHARLES

second printing 313pp ills.[b/w] VG- (olive cloth,rubbed and stained,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: herbert jenkins london 1922

KEYWORDS: military history nautical biography charles dundas

LAMB,CHARLES;TALFOURD,THOMAS NOON;FITZGERALD,PERCY [ED.]

ex-lib.first edition numbered/limited [110/150] initialed by publisher [large paper edition] 291pp ills.[b/w portraits] VG (beige cloth w.gilt to top board,rubbed and stained,bumps and wear to extrems.,browned spine w.some small holes,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed/soiled,numbered colophon to prelims.)

PUBLISHER: gibbings london 1892

KEYWORDS: biography history literature charles lamb talfourd

SWINBURNE,ALGERNON CHARLES;LAFOURCADE,GEORGES

ex-lib.first edition thus 314pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,usual libr.stamps and labels o/w contents clean) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: russell & russell new york 1967

KEYWORDS: literature history biography algernon charles swinburne lafourcade

HOLLOWAY,KAY

first edition signed & inscribed by author 283pp VG+ (hardback copy bound in black cloth w.paper title label to spine,author's inscr.to ffep and sign.to title)

PUBLISHER: griffin press auckland 1992

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history kay holloway signed

TAHMANKAR,D.V.

first edition 178pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,v.sl.soiled,tape stains and sl.foxing to eps) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: macgibbon & kee london 1958

KEYWORDS: history military india biography tahmankar

GOWING,T.

first edition 628pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth w.gilt/blind stamps to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,sl.paper separation at ep gutters,prelims.sl.foxed,aeg)

PUBLISHER: gowing nottingham 1906

KEYWORDS: military history biography gowing

TOLSTOI,LEON L.

ex-lib.first edition 229pp VG- (blue cloth w.libr.labels to top board and spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1924

KEYWORDS: history biography tolstoi tolstoy literature

CORK,BARRY JOYNSON

first edition 178pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (black cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,internal foxing)

PUBLISHER: cassell london 1958

KEYWORDS: history military biography barry joynson cork

HAYWARD,PAT [ED.]

ex-lib.first edition 281pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG- (brown cloth,soiled w.tape stains to boards and eps,usual libr.stamps w.labels removed from pastedowns,ffep missing,content edges sl.foxed) in G d/w (tatty,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.tears and losses,internal tape stains)

PUBLISHER: chatto & windus london 1970

KEYWORDS: military history biography pat hayward

SRIVASTAVA,C.P.

first edition [inscribed by author to former NZ prime minister David Lange] 448pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,author's warm inscription to ffep,sl.shaky spine) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press delhi 1995

KEYWORDS: new zealand politics biography lal shastri india srivastava david lange

SUMMERS,JOHN

first edition vol.1 only 351pp NF (green cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep [nz author dennis mceldwoney],sl.cocked) in Fine dustwrapper

PUBLISHER: pisces print christchurch 1991

KEYWORDS: biography history new zealand john summers

TURNBULL,ALEXANDER;MCCORMICK,E.H.

first edition 324pp ills.[b/w] VG in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled w.sl.surface losses to spine due to insects,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: alexander turnbull library wellington 1974

KEYWORDS: new zealand literature history biography alexander turnbull library