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$150.00
1i30/24

Looking Backward 2000-1887 / Looking Further Forward


BELLAMY,EDWARD;MICHAELIS,RICHARD

first edition [2 vols.bound as 1] 220/110pp VERY GOOD- (rebind in burgundy cloth w.leather spine,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.,boards loosening,eps and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe and tombs christchurch/william reeves london [nd]

KEYWORDS: history new zealand biography bellamy michaelis

$20.00
1i30/2

William Hogarth


HOGARTH,WILLIAM; DOBSON,AUSTIN

new edition 310pp ills.[b/w] VERY GOOD- (brown cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.,splits to hinges,owner's sign.to ffep and title page,contents sl.foxed,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: heinemann london 1907

KEYWORDS: arts biography hogarth dobson

$75.00
1i30/45

Memorials and Recollections of The Very Reverend Edward Bannerman Ramsay


RAMSAY,EDWARD BANNERMAN; ROGERS,CHARLES

first edition 70pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD- (brown cloth,rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked) scarce

PUBLISHER: charles griffin london 1873

KEYWORDS: history biography theology ramsay rogers

$22.50
1i31/16

New Zealand Letters of Thomas Arnold The Younger


ARNOLD,THOMAS; BERTRAM,JAMES [ED.]

first edition 257pp ills.[b/w] VG (green cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: university of auckland london 1966

KEYWORDS: new zealand history literature biography thomas arnold bertram

$10.00
xxczd1853

The Bayard of India A Life of General Sir James Outram


TROTTER, CAPTAIN LIONEL J (OUTRAM, GENERAL SIR JAM

hardcover; 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: j m dent

KEYWORDS: history military biography specials general sir james outram captain lionel j trotter

$12.00
xxhvc1869

The Life Letters and Diaries of Kingsley Martin


ROLPH, C H ( MARTIN, KINGSLEY)

hardcover in d/w (ex libris); 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: Victor Gollancz

KEYWORDS: literature specials history biography diaries letters journalism

$50.00
1i31/15

Thomas Nashe


NASHE,THOMAS; WELLS,STANLEY [ED.]

first edition 374pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,dealer's label to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: edward arnold london 1964

KEYWORDS: literature history biography thomas nashe

$20.00
1i31/20

Gazpacho or Recollections and Miscellanea


MARSOUIN

ex-lib.[first edition] 271pp VERY GOOD- (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,spine faded,sl.bumps to extrems.,usual lib.labels removed from ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: orphans printing leominster 1949

KEYWORDS: travel biography history gazpacho marsouin

$42.50
1i30/36

A Stake in the Country


SCOTT,DICK

first edition numbered/limited [421/1000] 216pp ills.[b/w - 3 col.original wine labels tipped-in] VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (rubbed and soiled,sl.faded spine,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: southern cross auckland 1977

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history winemaking corban scott

$24.50
1i31/40

Stamper Battery


HOWE, AMELIA

[first edition] 134pp octavo hardcover VG (tan cloth,dustwrapper stuck to pastedowns,owner's sign.to ffep,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (stuck to pastedowns,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: blackwood & janet paul auckland [1964]

KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history geography howe

$55.00
1i33/4

Stories We Tell Ourselves The Paintings of Richard Killeen


KILLEEN, RICHARD; POUND, FRANCIS

first edition 143pp ills.[b/w and col.] quarto, black cloth boards VG+ (sl wear to board extrems, small patches of loss on pastedowns where d/w flaps have adhered) in d/w VG (sl soiling and rubbing to covers, light creasing to edges, bookseller price label to rear, light staining and scuffing to inside where it has adhered to boards)

PUBLISHER: david bateman auckland 1999

KEYWORDS: new zealand arts history biography killeen pound

$275.00
1i31/35

Kenneth Noland


NOLAND,KENNETH; MOFFETT,KENWORTH

first edition 240pp ills.[b/w w.tipped-in col.plates] VERY GOOD+ (blue dec.cloth,v.sl.soiled,2cm of nibbles to fore-edge of top board,eps and content edges v.sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (clear printed acetate,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,2cm of nibbles to fore-edge of front cover) heavy item

PUBLISHER: abrams new york 1977

KEYWORDS: kenneth noland kenworth moffett art biography

$50.00
1i31/47

Piet Mondrian


MONDRIAN,PIET; WIJSENBEEK,L.F.J.

first UK edition 186pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,rodent nibbles to fore-edge of both boards,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,rodent nibbles to fore-edge hinges,mod.wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: studio vista london 1969

KEYWORDS: art piet mondrian biography wijsenbeek

$20.00
1i31/29

Family Story The Drages of Hatfield


DRAGE,CHARLES

first edition inscribed by author 223pp ills.[b/w] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,author's inscr.to ffep) in VERY GOOD- dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,tape repairs internally/externally to upper/lower edges,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: stellar press hatfield 1969

KEYWORDS: history biography drage signed hatfield

$30.00
1i32/22

Hound of the Road


GILMORE,MARY

first edition 159pp [b/w frontis.] VERY GOOD- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,newspaper clippings pasted to prelims.,content edges and prelims.sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: angus & robertson sydney 1922

KEYWORDS: history biography mary gilmore

$35.00
1i32/40

Walter Crane


CRANE,WALTER; SPENCER,ISOBEL

first edition 208pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (beige cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,price-clipped)

PUBLISHER: studio vista london 1975

KEYWORDS: arts biography walter crane isobel spencer

$45.00
1i32/41

Colin McCahon: Artist


MCCAHON,COLIN; BROWN,GORDON H.

first edition 238pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG (brown cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,newspaper clippings taped to prelims.,content edges v.sl.foxed) in VG dustwrapper (sl.soiled,spine sl.sunned)

PUBLISHER: reed auckland 1984

KEYWORDS: new zealand arts colin mccahon brown biography

$10.00
xxcuf1921

The Letters of Dorothy Osbourne to Sir William Temple


OSBOURNE, DOROTHY

leatherette with gilt to cover and spine; 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: j m dent

KEYWORDS: literature specials dorothy osbourne sir william temple letters prose biography

$12.00
xxcyd2004

Depths of Glory, A Biographical Novel of Camille Pissarro


STONE, IRVING (PISSARRO, CAMILLE)

hardcover in dustwrapper; 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: bodley head

KEYWORDS: literature specials history biography arts irving stone camille pissarro

$50.00
1i32/28

Dust, Dope and Sawdust


CAREW,PAUL

[first edition] 278pp VERY GOOD- (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)

PUBLISHER: sampson low marston london [nd]

KEYWORDS: paul carew biography history

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