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xxpba175595

The Art of W. C. Fields


EVERSON, WILLIAM K.

EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: George Allen and Unwin 1968

KEYWORDS: W C Fields art film movies entertainment biography Hollywood

$25.00
xxpbb175608

John Eales: The Biography


FITZSIMONS, PETER

SIGNED BY JOHN EALES, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: ABC Books 2001

KEYWORDS: Australian Australia rugby union biography memoir signed John Eales

$50.00
1y30a/41

Martin Travers 1886-1948: An Appreciation


WARRENER, RODNEY & YELTON, MICHAEL

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, viii + 343pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruisin g& scuffing to extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Unicorn Press 2003

KEYWORDS: Martin Travers biography memoir history ecclesiatical art religion religious

$70.00
1y30a/44

No Mercy: The Authorised and Uncensored Biography of the Stranglers


BUCKLEY, DAVID

SCARCE, paperback, illus light card covers, white/red/yellow lettering to spine, xxi + 313pp, VG (light creasing to spine, light curling/scuffing to cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name & inscription in ink to front & rear eps, sl cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Coronet Books 1998

KEYWORDS: music rock entertainment The Stranglers biography memoir

$225.00
1y33a/24

Mac's Memoirs: The Flying Life of Squadron-Leader McGregor


CUNNINGHAM, G. H.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light scuffing to extrems, light fading/discolouration to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges inc. flaps, attempts at tape repairs to closed tearing at edges, heavy chafing & staining to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1937

KEYWORDS: New Zealand war military biography memoir squadron leader McGregor aviation history first edition

$25.00
1y34a/1

New Zealand Cycling Legend 04 - Warwick Dalton : The Lone Eagle


RHODES, JOHN & KENNETT, JONATHAN

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR & WARWICK DALTON. Super octavo, illus light card covers, white and orange text to spine, maroon text to covers, 156pp + 4pp adverts, illus - photog, VG+ (light soiling and v. slight foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Kennett Brothers 2008

KEYWORDS: nz new zealand sports biography history bicycle bike racing cycling warwick dalton

$25.00
xxped175730

King of Air Fighters: Biography of Major Mick Mannock


JONES, Sqn. Leader IRA

LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ivor Nicholson & Watson 1936

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Mick Mannock aviation military war pilots royal air force raf British

$15.00
xxpel175806

The Life of Nansen


STARRITT, S. STUART

LACKS D/W, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society N/D

KEYWORDS: biography memoir Fridtjof Nansen exploration explorers adventure adventurers history

$750.00
1y46a/13

Whina: A Biography of Whina Cooper


KING, MICHAEL

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO FELLOW NZ HISTORIAN KAY BOESE, ASSOCIATION COPY RARE! Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, with other ephemera enclosed, 285pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori history biography memoir Dame Whina Cooper Michael King leaders protests politics Maori Land March Maori Women's Welfare League

$40.00
1y46a/19

Bishop Selwyn in New Zealand 1841-68


LIMBRICK, WARREN E. (Ed)

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white & black lettering to spine, illus title page, 160pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to cover edges & corners, light chafing to covers, light foxing to page edges & eps, 2cm crack/separation to front pages at gutter)

PUBLISHER: The Dunmore Press 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography memoir pioneers settlers Bishop Selwyn religion Christianity religious history

$40.00
1y46b/8

The Maorilander: A Study of William Satchell


WILSON, PHILLIP

OWNERSHIP OF NORTHLAND HISTORIAN KAY BOESE, octavo, orange cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 163pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges & flaps, light to moderate chafing & soiling to covers & spine)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1961

KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors history literature literary biography memoir criticism William Satchell history

$120.00
1y46b/12

History of Captain John Going: His Ancestrs and Descendants


GOING, KEITH & GOING, CYRIL M. C.

Quarto, blue glossy light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 124pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & creasing to spine & cover edges, sl tanning to front eps)

PUBLISHER: Keith & Cyril Going N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand memoirs family history genealogy Captain John Going biography memoir settlers pioneers

$75.00
1y46b/16

Mary McKay: Towards the Light


McKAY, MARY & NEMESH, VJEKOSLAV (Fore)

Square quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand artists art collection biography Mary McKay

$40.00
1y46b/17

The Gentle Griffin: A Biography of Ron Holloway - My Brother As I Knew Him


BRADFIELD, ANN

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#87/100), octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, 147pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Puriri Press (Printer) 2006

KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography memoir Ron Holloway printers printer history

$75.00
1y46b/22

The Letters of John Constable, R.A. to C. R. Leslie, R.A.


LESLIE, PETER (Ed) & HOLMES, Sir CHARLES (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxxv + 174pp, deckled page edges, VG (moderate fading & discolouration to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1931

KEYWORDS: letters correspondence John Constable art biography collection artists first edition

$75.00
1y46b/26

Bloodspots in the Sand: Further Pages From the Life of Francis A. Waterhouse Ex-Legionnaire 1484


WATERHOUSE, FRANCIS A. & WIMBUSH, ROGER L.

Super octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, vii + 248pp, scruffy (moderate warping to boards, heavy cracking to top spine extrem/front hinge, moderate scuffing & fraying to board edges & extrems, light fading to spine, light staining to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep, heavy cracking to some gutters- boards shaky, some foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd N/D

KEYWORDS: autobiography biography memoir Francis Waterhouse legionnaires french foreign legion soldiers history war military service

$40.00
1y46b/28

Te Kingitanga: The People of the Maori King Movement


MAHUTA, Sir ROBERT TE KOTAHI (Fore) & BALLARA, ANGELA (Intro)

Octavo, illus light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 126pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges)

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori essays prose literature collection dictionary of New Zealand Biography kingship

$55.00
1y46b/31

The Life and Times of Bishop Pompallier


KEYS, LILLIAN

Imperial octavo, beige cloth boards, gilt lettering & title plate to spine, top page edges stained brown, 415pp, illus/photos, VG (light staining to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning to eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to front pastedown) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges & spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to covers & spine, light tanning & foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: The Pegasus Press 1957

KEYWORDS: John Baptist Francis Pompallier Ocieania New Zealand religion religious history Christianity biography memoir

$40.00
1y49a/4

Gubbins and Soe


WILKINSON, PETER & ASTLEY, JOAN BRIGHT

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 254pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: Leo Cooper 1993

KEYWORDS: soe special operations executives biography memoir Colin Gubbins military history ww2 2nd second world war 2 two first edition

$40.00
1y49a/23

The Hummel: Her Life and Work


KOLLER, ANGELIKA & BELLIS, WILLIAM W. (Trans)

Imperial octavo, pink cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus plate & gilt rule to front board, illus eps, 141pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to rear board)

PUBLISHER: arsEdition 1994

KEYWORDS: Berta Hummel illustrated children's literature artist biography memoir

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