EISLER, BENITA

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: Abacus 2004

KEYWORDS: chopin biography music musical history classical

KIMES, BEVERLY RAE & CLARK Jr., HENRY AUSTIN

Quarto, illus light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, 1536pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate creasing/curling & soiling to covers, moderate fading to spine, moderate soiling & light foxing to page edges, minor occasional highlighting to text, pgs 1081/1082 completely detached but present, sm notation in ink to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Krause Publications 1985

KEYWORDS: cars automotive transport history illustrated photos American US engineering manufacturing

DOMINGUEZ, HENRY

Oblong imperial octavo, green lettering to spine, xx + 333pp, illus, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, sl foxing to page edges, light sporadic highlighting to text, sm numerals in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: Society of Automotive Engineers 1999

KEYWORDS: transport cars automotive Edsel Ford E T Gregorie classic Ford design engineering illustrated history

SANCHEZ, PEDRO C.

Oblong quarto, illus glossy boards, green lettering to spine, illus eps, iv + 451pp, illus, VG (light bruising & creasing to spine & extrems, light to moderate fading & soiling to spine & board edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sanchez Publishing House n/d

KEYWORDS: Guam exploration history illustrated Guahan Chamorro culture

McKAY,R. A. (Ed)

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#97/600), quarto, half bound heavy boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, top page edges stained blue, printed/illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims, 252pp, illus, VG (reference & prev. ownership stamps & markings- not ex library- to eps & prelims, light tape residue to lower spine extrem, moderate scuffing with some surface loss to spine & board edges/extrems, light tanning to boards, light to moderate tanning to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Richard Alexander McKay n/d (c.1940)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand printing history illustrated Maori culture government printing office trade industry

N/A

Quarto, blue heavy boards with brown cloth spine, black lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, red speckling to page edges, xvi + 529pp, folded chart to rear, VG (light scuffing & chafing to boards & edges, light tanning to spine, moderate tanning to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: John Mackay 1900

KEYWORDS: New Zealand statistics history historical data colony governing bodies

NICHOLSON, C. M.

Quarto, brown light card covers with black cloth spine, black lettering to front cover, 119pp + photos & contents to rear, VG (light creasing & chafing to covers, prev. ownership stamps to covers & eps)

PUBLISHER: C. M. Nicholson 1983

KEYWORDS: New Zealand true crime Paul Chase police shooting shootings history report Attorney-General

WYLLY, COLONEL H. C.

THIS VOLUME ONLY, HEAVY TAPE REPAIRS TO SOME GUTTERS, imperial octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt military insignia & blind rule to front board, frontispiece, xv + 407pp, illus/plates- not counted potentially some missing, VG- (moderate bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy cracking to gutters throughout, some pgs loose but temp fixed with past yellowing tape at gutters, light pencil markings to margins sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Butler & Tanner Ltd (Printer) n/d (c.1930)

KEYWORDS: military history York Lancaster regiment illustrated British army 65th 84th foot line infantry

CAMPBELL, LORNE

THIS VOLUME ONLY, quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, pagination from 430 to 856, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)

PUBLISHER: National Gallery Company 2014

KEYWORDS: art history catalogue Netherlandish 1600 16th sixteenth century national gallery illustrated

PEARSE, COLONEL HUGH W. & SLOMAN, BRIGADIER-GENERAL H. S.

3 VOLUME SET, imperial octavo, leather half bound cream boards, gilt lettering to spines, teg, vol1- frontispiece with tissue guard, ix-xvii + 262-468pp, illus/plates, folding maps to vols 2 & 3, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & surface loss to spines & extrems, heavy cracking to front hinge of vol 1, moderate cracking to gutters, light chafing & soiling to boards, front board to vol 1 shaky, light foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of vol 1, 2x folding maps detached but present- others potentially missing)

PUBLISHER: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co/Medici Society 1916 - 1924

KEYWORDS: military history east Surrey regiment 31st 70th foot Huntingdonshire Surrey British army line infantry illustrated

CARY, A. D. L. ET AL (Compiled)

4 VOLUME SET, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, red initials & Welsh dragon to front boards, frontispieces, xv-xxi & 324-498pp, illus/plates, VG (moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards & spines, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light cracking to some gutters of each vol, heavy crack to gutter of vol 2 with prelims partially detached, some boards sl shaky)

PUBLISHER: Forster & Groom 1921-1929

KEYWORDS: military history royal Welsh fusiliers 23rd regiment Welch line infantry British Army illustrated

BEVANS, DARCY & TAKAHASHI, TAEKO JANE & WRIGHT, THOMAS L. (Eds)

THIS VOLUME ONLY, LACKS D/W, super ocatvo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, vi + 565pp, illus, folding maps, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, sl foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Hawaii Natural History Association 1988

KEYWORDS: Hawaii volcanic volcanoes natural history geology activity report

OLIVER, C. J. & TINDILL, E. W.

Octavo, light card stapled covers, black lettering to spine, printed eps, 200pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate scuffing & chipping to extrems, light tanning to spine, sl tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate closed tearing to pages at staples to prelims & terminals, prev. ownership ink stamps to eps)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Publications/Wright & Carman (Printer) 1936

KEYWORDS: sport rugby All Blacks tour 1935 England UK history union

NICHOLLS, M. F.

Octavo, stapled illus light card covers, yellow lettering to front cover, printed eps, 200pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping to covers & extrems, closed tearing to cover edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, prev. ownership ink stamps to eps, moderate rusting to staples, heavy separation of covers to staples- still intact)

PUBLISHER: L. T. Watkins 1928

KEYWORDS: rugby union All Blacks Springboks South Africa history 1928 tour illustrated sport

HECTOR, Sir JAMES

Super octavo, light card covers, lviii + 243pp, illus, folding maps, scruffy (front cover completely missing, light foxing throughout, extensive insect damage to all page edges inc. maps)

PUBLISHER: George Didsbury 1890

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geology exploration maps history report landscape

BROOKING, TOM

Super octavo, illus heavy boards, cream lettering to spine, printed eps, frontispiece, 584pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biography Richard Seddon prime ministers politics memoir

BERSELLI, EDMONDO & ARNOLDI, FRANCESCO NEGRI (Essay)

VERY HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, sqaure quarto, illus heavy boards, 639pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling & water damage/staining to page edges) in plastic d/w, VG- (light creasing to edges, heavy cracking to flaps & spine, heavy chipping to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2007

KEYWORDS: pirelli cars calendars models history photography photos art erotica nudes

WELLS, ANNETTE

Quarto, illus glossy card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 176pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (light bruising to upper edge of rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2003

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Nelson churches buildings architecture history

NATHAN, GEORGE JEAN; CURTISS, THOMAS QUINN

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: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi 1960

KEYWORDS: george jean nathan the magic mirror theatre plays stagecraft history critique

MALONE, PATRICK M.

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: John Hopkins University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: american history united states america us usa industry engineering