POWELL, A.J

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Ian Allen 1983

KEYWORDS: motor history rail trains

TALBOT, E.

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Oxford Publishing Co 1982

KEYWORDS: motor history rail trains

CRESSWELL, FRANCES

Ex- LIbrary, Octavo stapled wrapper with french flaps (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 cost

PUBLISHER: Pegasus 1966

KEYWORDS: new zealand history lyttleton architecture canterbury

STACPOOLE, JOHN

Imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Auckland University Press 1971

KEYWORDS: new zealand history architecture william mason

LAMB, ROBERT C.

Imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: A.H & A.W Reed 1981

KEYWORDS: new zealand history christchurch avon river otakaro otahtahi aotearoa

PEAKE, A.S (ed.) & PARSONS, R.G (ed.)

FIVE VOLUME SET, 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 will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: The Waverley Book Co. (N/D)

KEYWORDS: history christianity religion church

TIMPSON, Rev. THOMAS

Modern rebind, octavo, green mottled buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, illus title page, folding map after contents pgs & to rear, x + cxxxvi dissertations, 420pp, illus, VG- (light scuffing & creasing to spine & board edges, light tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to prelims, ex-libris label to fep, owner's name in ink to preface pg, light/moderate soiling & staining throughout, heavy creasing & foxing to fold out maps with some obvious tape repairs, crack to full length of gutters, pgs 1-2 missing, 8cm closed tear to edge of pg19-20 with obvious tape repair)

PUBLISHER: William Smith 1845

KEYWORDS: bible Christianity illustrated history religion scripture

McGILL, ORMOND & ORMOND, RON

Super octavo, purple buckram boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus prelims, 274pp, illus, VG (light creasing & moderate scuffing to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling & foxing to page top edges, boards sl warped & shaky)

PUBLISHER: A. S. Barnes 1976

KEYWORDS: Asia spirituality illustrated history oriental

KRAUSSE, ALEXIS

THIRD EDITION, octavo, yellow buckram boards, black lettering to spine, Chinese script & motif to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, folding map near front, smaller folding maps throughout, xiv + 418pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate bruising to board corners & edges, previous moderate water damage to back board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to pages sporadically throughout, sl foxing & occasional crease to some maps) the main folding map near the front is in beautiful condition and, despite being VG- , is a beautiful book indeed!

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall 1900

KEYWORDS: China illustrated culture history antiquity treaty of Tientsin British politics

PORTER, Rev. J. L.

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt & black tooling to front board, blind rule & stamp to rear board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus half title page, v + 371pp, VG- (heavy chipping & moderate chafing to spine extrems, light scuffing to spine & board corners, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, crack to fulll length of gutters, pgs 1-10 missing, pgs 11-12 completely detached but present, boards sl shaky)

PUBLISHER: T. Nelson and Sons 1881

KEYWORDS: religion exploration travel history Syria Jerusalem Jordan Galilee northern border

CAMPBELL-EVERDEN, WILLIAM PRESTON

FIRST EDITION, small octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp masonic motif to front board, vi + 507pp + 8pp adverts, VG (light creasing & scuffing to spine extrems & board corners, light scuffing & discolouration to spine, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges & eps, various inscriptions in ink & pencil to eps, light sporadic foxing throughout, ocassional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: A. Lewis 1915

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic history etiquette culture

WRIGHT, DUDLEY (Ed)

5 VOL SET, quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & masonic symbol motifs to spine & front board, blind decorative stamp to front boards, vii-ix + 258-328pp, illus, VG (moderate chipping & creasing to spine extrems, moderate bruising to board corners with sl surface loss, moderate foxing to front board of vol 5, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, owner's name in ink to front pastedown of vol 5, 11cm loss to top corner of fep of vol 1) in d/w & removable protective clear plastic cover - vol 1 d/w missing, tatty (heavy chipping to spine & edges with 3cm loss to vols 3+5, moderate creasing & chips to spines, possible insect damage to rear cover of vol 4, heavy tanning to spines)

PUBLISHER: Caxton Publishing Company n/d

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic illustrated history culture customs international records

BARKER, T. C. & ROBBINS, MICHAEL

This volume only, super octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, xx + 554pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to spine extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light tanning to covers, light creasing to edges, light foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1974

KEYWORDS: London rail transport illustrated history England English twentieth 20th century trains

N/A

Complete, oblong octavo, illus light card stapled wrappers, printed front ep, unpaginated, illus, VG (light scuffing to edges, moderate tanning & light foxing to covers, light rust marks from staples to centre pgs)

PUBLISHER: Carreras/Grand Prix Paris circa early 20th century

KEYWORDS: social history illustrated cigarette cards promo promotional royal family royalty personalities famous people Picadilly Juniors

BELL, LEONARD

Lg quarto, brown heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 138pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to board edges, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & soiling to edges, 1cm closed tears to both spine extrems, light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1980

KEYWORDS: Maori New Zealand art culture history illustrated

BOND, K. W. & BRETHREN OF THE PROVINCE & HALE, R. W. Bro. JOHN (Fore)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards, blue lettering to spine & boards, 280pp, illus, VG+ (light fading & creasing to spine)

PUBLISHER: K. W. Bond 1994

KEYWORDS: freemasonry freemasons masonic illustrated history culture customs Cumberland Westmorland

PODMORE, FRANK

first edition, super octavo, olive green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix+458pp, illus, VG- (spine shaky; both gutters torn along complete length, but pages intact; covers mod. rubbed, soiled, marked with bruising & sl. surface loss to edges; 4x2cm brown stain on bottom of spine; eps. & page edges mod. foxed; name of previous owner stamped on eps in purple ink; mod. pencil underlinings throughout).

PUBLISHER: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner 1897

KEYWORDS: spiritualism psychics mediums history

OLIVER, REV. G. (intro. essay & notes)

lacks fep; quarto; light blue cloth boards; gilt lettering & masonic symbols on spine; 303pp, VG- (well read, mod. soiling, rubbing, bruising & fading to covers & edges; sl. cocked; some signatures shaky but intact; mod. foxing; spine has been repaired with sellotape)

PUBLISHER: Richard Spencer 1847

KEYWORDS: mason masonry theories theory history sanctions hyroglyphics Egypt charity principles exclusion of ladies women

BOND, FREDERICK BLIGH

super octavo; light tan cloth boards; black lettering & decoration on spine & cover; frontis; xvi+176pp; VG+ (sl. rubbing, soiling & bruising to covers & edges; pages, edges & prelims sl. foxed; spine faded; fr. gutter cracked along entire length)

PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1921

KEYWORDS: Glastonbury history Loretto chapel Edgar Chapel England archaeology

SEVERIS, RITA C.

square quarto, emerald green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus. eps, frontis, 278pp, illus, Near FiNE, in d/w Near FINE.

PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson 2000

KEYWORDS: travel art history Cyprus influences imperialism orientalism colonialism Ottoman Greece Malta Britain artists painting monuments ethnography