LANGE, DOREEN

Signed, inscribed & dated. 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: Craigs 1982

KEYWORDS: cricklewood connor south canterbury new zealand history family nz aotearoa

RISTORI, B.

Octavo staplebound 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: Anchor Press 1981

KEYWORDS: nelson province history new zealand nz aotearoa travel guide whakatu

CLIFTON-TAYLOR, ALEC

Sm quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, 384pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & chafing to extrems & edges, sl soiling to page edgesprev. owner's name to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing to spine & covers with some sl surface loss)

PUBLISHER: B. T. Batsford 1962

KEYWORDS: building construction British Britain architecture history materials geology landscape

BUCHANAN, ANDREW HAMILTON & BUCHANAN, NEAL HARKNESS

Octavo, green faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 103pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems & edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, extra family tree additions neatly adhered to rear pages)

PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 1995

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history Buchanan Andrew Chingford genealogy Dunedin

BUCHANAN, NEAL HARKNESS & BUCHANAN, ANDREW HAMILTON (Eds)

Octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 120pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, string/binding sl exposed esp. to rear pgs- som epgs sl loosened)

PUBLISHER: Hazard Press 1997

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family history Buchanan Andrew Chingford genealogy Dunedin diaries diary journal biography

DE CARDONNEL, ADAM

PARTS III & IV, octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering & rule with blind stamp decoration to spine, gilt rule to boards, v + unpaginated, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & boards, moderate soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page, moderate cracking to gutters- esp. to rear, moderate tanning & foxing to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Adam de Cardonnel 1793

KEYWORDS: buildings castles architecture history Scotland Adam de Cardonnel illustrated

BURKE, CHRISTOPHER

Lg quarto, teal soft boards, white & yellow lettering to spine, 335pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Hyphen Press 2007

KEYWORDS: script typography lettering history literature art graphics

KENNEDY Jr., DAVID

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind decorative rule to boards, frontispiece & illus title page with tissue guard, viii + 440pp, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising edges & extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owners' names in ink to ffep & verso, light to moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Edinburgh Publishing Company 1876 (approx.)

KEYWORDS: travel exploration Australia New Zealand Canada history David Kennedy Jr colonial

GIEDION, SIGFRIED

Imperial octavo, grey heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, lvi + 897pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sm lettering in ink to lower page edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light closed tearing in various spots, light soiling to spine & covers, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1967

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings philosophy art history technology

FLEMING, JOHN & LEIGHTON, JOHN M.

Super octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & tooling to front board, 72pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to eps & pages throughout, light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Joseph Swan n/d (c.1830s)

KEYWORDS: Scotland art history landscapes

BLISS, DOUGLAS PERCY

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 263pp, illus, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning and foxing) in d/w, G+ (large open tear to upper spine, moderate scuffing to spine, rear cover and extrems)

PUBLISHER: Spring Books 1964

KEYWORDS: art wood engraving illustrated history

SMYTHE, MICHAEL

Super octavo, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 511pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl chafing to covers, prev.owner's name in light pencil to verso of title page, sticker residue (faint) to front)

PUBLISHER: Godwit/Random House 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand design history products consumerism

KNOX, TIM & MOORE, DERRY (Photo)

Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, illus prelims, 158pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Merrell Publishers 2009

KEYWORDS: architecture John Soane buildings history museum biography home illustrated guide

BRAHA, JAMES

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 430pp, VG (moderate fading & scuffing to board & spine edges, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Hermetician Press 2001

KEYWORDS: Hindu Hinduism religion teachings spirituality astrology history

LEONIS, SHEILA

LACKS D/W, octavo, beige cloth boards, red lettering to spine, 112pp, VG (light to moderate foxing to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, light chafing, soiling & fading to boards & spine, light tanning & foxingto page edges & eps, moderate annotations to front eps in pencil, light occasional annotations to margins in pencil)

PUBLISHER: The Caxton Press (Printer) 1946

KEYWORDS: literature Sheila Leonis ancient Egypt history historical

SCHUELLER, ROBERT

Imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 203pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (moderate fading to spine, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Phillimore & Co 1989

KEYWORDS: British English history illustrated photos Chobham villages

WAITE, JULIA

Super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, 31pp + plates- not counted presumed all present, VG+ (light soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Auckland Art Gallery 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art modern cubism history criticism illustrated

CHURCH, IAN

SIGNED, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 216pp, illus/photos, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: Sawyers Bay School 150th Anniversary Committee 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Otago Sawyer's Bay history illustrated pioneers settlers school ian Church

CRAWFORD, PHIL & MUNRO, MARK

Oblong super octavo, illus glossy card covers, white lettering to front cover, 114pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, prev. seller's label to rear, light chafing & creasing to covers, prev. owner's name in pencil to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Arrow Press Ltd 1994

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history photography Phil Crawford Mark Munro photos culture Morrinsville

DUNLOP, BETH (Intro)

Square quarto, illus heavy boards, white & black lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light fading to spine & board edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, spine sl cocked, light chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press 1999

KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history art Edward Prior Charles Rennie Mackintosh Bernard Maybeck