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

MENNELL,PHILIP

first edition 542pp+ads. VG- (blue cloth rebacked w.black leather and red leather title label,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1892

KEYWORDS: australasian biography history mennell

RALEGH,SIR WALTER; EDWARDS,EDWARD

first edition 2 vols.723/530pp+catalogue VG- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,splits to hinges,owner's bookplate to front pastedown of both vols.,owner's inscr.to ffep verso and inscr.to half-title both vols.,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed,some sl.foxing to contents,spines cracked)

PUBLISHER: macmillan london 1868

KEYWORDS: sir walter ralegh raleigh history biography edward edwards

SANDEMAN,ROBERT; THORNTON,THOMAS HENRY

first Pakistan edition 392pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG+ (brown cloth,owner's sign.to ffep and verso,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: oxford university press karachi 1979

KEYWORDS: politics history sandeman thornton biography

ROSCOE,WILLIAM

fifth edition 2 vols.502/540pp [b/w frontis.to each vol.] VG- (dk.blue embossed cloth,rubbed and soiled,browned spines,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown and ffep both vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled)

PUBLISHER: bohn london 1846

KEYWORDS: history biography theology william roscoe

CHAMBERLAIN,NEVILLE; FORREST,G.W.

ex-lib.first edition 512pp ills.[2x b/w portraits] VG- (red cloth,rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,sl.shaky spine)

PUBLISHER: blackwood london 1909

KEYWORDS: military history biography neville chamberlain forrest

ROMNEY,GEORGE; GAMLIN,HILDA

first edition 332pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top board,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: swan sonnenschein london 1894

KEYWORDS: art history biography george romney hilda gamlin

STERPELLONE,L.

first edition 209pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (in laminated boards,v.sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: antonio delfino rome [1987]

KEYWORDS: arts history biography medicine science sterpellone

BRYAN,MICHAEL

first edition 2 vols.rebound 822/709pp [5 b/w plates at rear of vol.2] VG (modern rebind in tan cloth w.brown quarter leather,raised bands and gilt stamps to spines,v.sl.soiled,v.sl.wear to extrems.,marbled eps,contents sl.foxed,some evidence of damp stains to margins of first hundred or so pages of both vols.) a tidy set

PUBLISHER: printed for carpenter london 1816

KEYWORDS: arts biography painters engravers michael bryan

ROBSON,REVEREND GEORGE TREVOR; HARKER,JACK S.

first edition signed by author [Harker] 184pp ills.[b/w] NF (in laminated boards,v.sl.soiled,owner's sign.to ffep,author's dated sign.to title page - 17 July,'92.)

PUBLISHER: challenge communications auckland [1992]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history theology george trevor robson jack harker signed

COOTE,EYRE; SHEPPARD,E.W.

first edition 247pp ills.[b/w] NF (burgundy cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: werner laurie london 1956

KEYWORDS: military history biography eyre coote sheppard

HAVELOCK,HENRY; COOPER,LEONARD

first edition signed by author [Cooper] 192pp [b/w frontis.] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title - love from P**** Havelock-Allan,author's dated sign.to title - Leonard Cooper June 1957,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.internal/external tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1957

KEYWORDS: history biography military henry havelock leonard cooper signed

TOPIN,MARIUS

first edition thus [translated by Henry Vizetelly] 367pp VG- (brown cloth w.black stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,boards sl.sunned,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate and dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's inscr.to ffep verso and head of title page,content edges sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: smith elder london 1870

KEYWORDS: literature marius topin history biography iron mask

ETHEREGE,SIR GEORGE; BRACHER,FREDERICK [ED.]

first edition 324pp VG+ (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: university of california press los angeles [1974]

KEYWORDS: history biography literature letters george etherege bracher

WARD,MARY

first edition 140pp [b/w frontis.] VG (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: burns & oates london 1909

KEYWORDS: biography history mary ward

SMITH,GEOFFREY RIDSDILL

first edition 195pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (blue cloth,owner's inscr.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: roundwood press kineton 1968

KEYWORDS: history biography geoffrey ridsdill smith henry slingsby

FAIRFAX,LORD; WILSON,JOHN

first edition 215pp ills.[b/w] NF (blue cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled)

PUBLISHER: john murray london 1985

KEYWORDS: biography military history fairfax