KING, MICHAEL

FIRST EDITION, square quarto, black heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 287pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to board & spine extrems, sl soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to fep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, moderate discolouration to spine & front cover, prev. bookseller's label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Maori society photographic Michael King first edition

HUGO, VICTOR & JOYCE, T. H. (Trans) & LOCKER, ARTHUR (Trans)

Small octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & tooling with black decorative rule to spine & boards, vii + 413pp, VG- (heavy chipping to spine extrems with some loss, moderate discolouration to spine, light to moderate staining to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters- boards shaky but attached, light foxing to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1879

KEYWORDS: literature Victor Hugo essay France history

BEHRENDT, HANS-OTTO

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sm. numerals in ink to top of fep) in d/w & plastic cover, VG (light creasing to edges, light foxing to flaps & internal side)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1985

KEYWORDS: war military history Rommel ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 North Africa

GUERRINA, ROBERTA

Super octavo, soft cover (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: Hodder Arnold 2002

KEYWORDS: history politics europe eu

HAYWARD, J. F.

Super octavo, blue cloth boards, silver gilt lettering to maroon title plate to spine, frontispiece, xx + 89pp + plates to rear- not counted but presumed all present, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, top corner of fep clipped, sl tanning to eps) in d/w & protective mylar, VG (moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Faber and Faber 1959

KEYWORDS: antiques silver silverware history English England illustrated guide collection collecting hobbies J F Hayward seventeenth 17th century

FRANKS, NORMAN L. R.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 236pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board & spine edges, light foxing to page edges, sm numerals to top edge of fep, discreet tape repairs to gutter of pgs 62-63, light cracking to central gutter) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges with light chipping)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber & Co 1983

KEYWORDS: military history aviation air force Dunkirk ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 illustrated raf British luftwaffe first edition

BEAMONT, ROLAND

Octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 163pp, illus/photos, VG+ (ink marking to rear board, ink numerals to fep, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Airlife Publishing 1994

KEYWORDS: military history aviation ww2 second 2nd world war 2 two Roland Beamont raf British Europe

BEAMONT, ROLAND

FIRST EDITION. Super octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to board & spine edges, light soiling to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, various sm. ink markings to front eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading to spine, light chafing to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1968`

KEYWORDS: first edition military history aviation ww2 second 2nd world war 2 two Roland Beamont raf British Europe

PELHAM, CAMDEN & PHIZ (Engravings)

TWO VOL SET, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering & motif of Newgate Prison to front boards, frontispieces with tissue guards, vol 1- xii + 592pp, vol 2- viii + 636pp, illus/engravings with tissue guards- not counted but presumed all present, VG-/scruffy (very heavy chipping to spine extrems with considerable loss to each volume spine, moderate to heavy chafing to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to prelims, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, 9cm closed tear to top of pg vii of vol 2, light foxing to illus & tissue guards but unobtrusive, pencil inscription to verso of fep of vol 1)

PUBLISHER: Reeves and Turner 1886

KEYWORDS: crime history Newgate Prison illustrated Phiz biographies anecdotes

GIBBON, EDWARD

8 VOL SET, super octavo, brown leather boards with gilt rule & blind decorative rule, gilt lettering & tooling to spines, marbled page edges & eps, frontispiece to vol 1, viii-xvi + 451-549pp, VG-/scruffy (moderate scuffing to extrems & spines with some surface loss, moderate cracking to board hinges to some vols, heavy scuffing to some boards with some surface loss, ex-libris plate to front pastedown of vol 1, light to moderate discolouration to boards of some vols) any wear & tear is age appropriate & adds to their charm!

PUBLISHER: William Pickering 1827

KEYWORDS: Rome antiquity ancient history empire fall decline Gibbon politics

DORE, YVONNE

Super octavo, glossy illus card covers with french flaps, red lettering to spine, printed/illus eps, frontispiece, 192pp, illus, VG+ (previous owner's name in ink to title page, v sl creasing and rubbing to covers, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Craig Printing 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Yvonne Dore Fiordland illustrated history tourism

NASH, RODERICK

Octavo softcover (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: Yale University Press 1982

KEYWORDS: history usa america frontier pioneer life nature conservation

YOUNG, ROBERT J. C.

Super octavo, softcover (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: Blackwell 2001

KEYWORDS: history post colonialism

ROTHMAN, WILLIAM

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1988

KEYWORDS: film criticism cinema history aesthetics

COWIE, PETER (ed)

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 costs

PUBLISHER: The Overlook Press 1995

KEYWORDS: cinema film history

WAUGH, RICHARD

Quarto, softcover (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 Kynaston Charitable Trust / Craig Printing 2009

KEYWORDS: new zealand nz aotearoa history airline air travel

LISTER, MARGOT

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Barrie & Jenkins 1977

KEYWORDS: costume clothing history work textiles

TURLEY, ALAN

Super 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: HarperCollins 2008

KEYWORDS: sport nz new zealand aotearoa rugby union history

LYNAM, RUTH (ed)

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 costs

PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1972

KEYWORDS: fashion paris designers history

ADAMS, HENRY & CRAM, RALPH ADAMS (Intro)

Quarto, brown quarter bound boards with brown buckram spine, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, teg, frontis with tissue guard, xiv + 401pp, illus/plates (not counted, presumed all present), VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & bruising to board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin N/D (approx. 1913)

KEYWORDS: Chartres cathedral building history architecture art illustrated