MITCHELL,SUSAN L.

[first edition] 149pp VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and upper edge sunned,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: talbot press dublin [nd]

KEYWORDS: literature biography george moore susan mitchell

SWEETMAN,RORY

first edition inscribed by author 327pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (in glossy wrappers,v.sl.rubbed,author's inscr.to title page)

PUBLISHER: auckland university press auckland 1997

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography rory sweetman james liston law signed

DAVIS,ELIOT R.

second impression inscribed by author 283pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,author's warm inscr.to front pastedown,bookplate to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed,typed letter signed by author loosely inserted along with a col.plate of race horse Sleepy Fox) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some sl.tears)

PUBLISHER: oswald-sealy auckland 1949

KEYWORDS: new zealand theology biography history eliot davis

N/A

first edition 263pp VG+ (cerise cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,v.sl.wear to extrems.,sl.mark to ffep)

PUBLISHER: new zealand who's who auckland 1992

KEYWORDS: new zealand who's who history biography

BEST,GEORGE;WRIGHT,GRAEME

first edition inscribed by author 206pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (burgundy cloth,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,eps and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.and author's inscr.to half-title - to Michael Best Wishes and good luck with your football George Best) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,v.sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: queen anne press london 1981

KEYWORDS: sport biography george best graeme wright signed football

SCHOLEFIELD,G.H.

first edition 198pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (beige cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history scholefield

MORTON,HARRY

first edition signed by author 244pp NF (black cloth,dealer's label to front pastedown,author's sign.to title page) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: john mcindoe dunedin 1975

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography harry morton signed

FORD,FORD MADOX

first edition 256pp ills.[b/w] VG- (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: duckworth london 1924

KEYWORDS: ford madox ford joseph conrad biography history literature

CURLE,RICHARD

first edition 236pp ills.[b/w] VG (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london 1928

KEYWORDS: biography history literature richard curle joseph conrad

CONRAD,JOSEPH;STALLMAN,R.W.[ED.]

first edition 354pp VG+ (red cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: michigan state university press [np] 1960

KEYWORDS: literature biography joseph conrad stallman

CAPES,M.HARRIET

first edition 143pp VG+ (blue paper boards w.blue cloth spine,sl.soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: andrew melrose london [nd]

KEYWORDS: biography literature joseph conrad harriet capes

STEEGMULLER,FRANCIS

revised edition 365pp NF (brown cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1968

KEYWORDS: literature biography history flaubert bovary

MANSFIELD,KATHERINE;CLARKE,ISABEL C.

first edition numbered/limited [36/250] first edition 43pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG+ (fawn cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,spine and upper edge sl.sunned,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: beltane book bureau wellington 1944

KEYWORDS: biography history new zealand literature katherine mansfield isabel clarke

GURWOOD,COLONEL

new edition 939pp G (red cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.sl.loss to head of spine,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1851

KEYWORDS: military history biography duke wellington gurwood

N/A

third edition 192pp VG (rebind in burgundy cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,contents sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1914

KEYWORDS: military history german army biography

CRESSWELL,DOUGLAS

first edition 178pp NF (tan cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch 1956

KEYWORDS: new zealand history biography douglas cresswell

NICHOLLS,C.N.

first edition signed by author 298pp ills.[b/w] F (black cloth,author's sign.to ffep verso) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.rubbed w.internal tape repair)

PUBLISHER: esa books auckland [1987]

KEYWORDS: new zealand history education biography nicholls signed

WIGRAM,HENRY;NOBLE,L.M.

first edition 145pp [b/w frontis.] VG+ (blue cloth,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs christchurch 1952

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history aviation henry wigram noble

PICTON,SIR THOMAS;ROBINSON,H.B.

ex-libr.first edition [2 vols.bound as 1] xvi+404pp/xi+446pp [b/w frontis.w.plan in text of vol.1] VG (blue textured cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,spine darkened,mod.wear to extrems.,libr.stamps to prelims.,content edges speckled,prelims.sl.foxed w.some v.sl.foxing to contents) a tight copy of this scarce 2 volume bound as 1 first edition

PUBLISHER: richard bentley london 1835

KEYWORDS: military history biography thomas picton robinson

PARISH,SIR WOODBINE;SHUTTLEWORTH,NINA L.KAY

first edition [inscribed by author's son to his nephew] xiii+454+2pp ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth w.gilt crest stamp to top board and gilt ruled borders,rubbed and stained,wear and chipping to extrems.,hinges split,2x newspaper obituaries for Charles Woodbine Parish pasted to front eps,inscription by Charles Woodbine Parish to ffep - Woodbine Parish from his affectionate Uncle Charles W Parish Nov.1910 - paper separation to fep gutter,some ink numbers to ffep,moderate foxing to contents incl.margins of ills.,one plate not bound where listed but it is present,some pencil annotations to text which appear to be by another Woodbine Parish perhaps the inscriber of this volume as the initials WP appear,spine cracked,teg) a slightly tired copy which would benefit from some restoration however a wonderful association copy - the author is the granddaughter of Sir Woodbine Parish and in her introduction acknowledges the assistance of her uncle Charles Woodbine Parish,the inscriber of this volume; scans available on request

PUBLISHER: smith elder london 1910

KEYWORDS: woodbine parish shuttleworth history biography politics signed