COWAN, JAMES

Super octavo, red light card covers, black lettering to cover, landscape eps, frontispiece, 156pp, illus & fold out maps to rear, VG+ (light foxing to page edges) in illus d/w VG (light chipping to cover edges)

PUBLISHER: The Tongariro National Park Board / Ferguson and Osborn Ltd 1927

KEYWORDS: aotearoa nz new zealand history tongariro national park

TREGEAR, EDWARD

FIRST EDITION, octavo, light blue card covers, gilt lettering and decoration to spine and boards, xviii + 592pp, illus, VG (moderate rubbing to spine hinges, crack to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: A. D. Willis 1904

KEYWORDS: first edition aotearoa nz new zealand maori history anthropology

D'URVILLE, DUMONT

TEXT IN FRENCH, 5 VOLUME SET. Super octavo, black heavy card boards, half bound in black leather, gilt lettering and rule to spine, raised bands to spine, red and blue speckled page edges, 1: cxvi + 528pp, 2:632pp, 3: 796pp, 4: 760pp, 5: 716pp illus, VG+ (light rubbing to spine extrems and board edges, light tanning to page edges and eps)

PUBLISHER: J. Tastu 1830 - 1833

KEYWORDS: test in french exploration maritime history polynesian pacific ocian astrolab voyage de la corvette l'astrolabe dumont d'urville scarce rare

SYMONDSON, ANTHONY & BUCKNALL, STEPHEN ARTHUR & [COMPER, SIR NINIAN]

Super octavo, soft glossy card covers, frontispiece, 336pp, illus, VG+ (mild bruising/creasing to spine + extrems w/ 3mm closed tear to foot of spine, mild adhesive residue, very mild soling to eps)

PUBLISHER: Spire Books & the Ecclesiological Society 2006

KEYWORDS: sir ninian compter architecture architect gothic revial church painted glass history britain british

LANGLEY, BATTY

RARE FIRST EDITION, large quarto, brown wave-patterned buckram boards, half bound in brown leather, gilt lettering + gilt tooling to spine, blind stamped decoration to binding, unpaginated illus prelims + 136pp + 38 plates (some foldouts, interspersed and to rear), VG- (moderate-heavy bruising to spine + extrems w/ some surface loss to leather and fraying to buckram, 2cm tear at head of spine, light-moderate rubbing + mild staining to boards, heavy foxing + moderate tanning to page edges, crack running length of front gutter, moderate foxing + prev owner's name in blue pencil to fep, moderate discolouration + light creasing to pages throughout, light to moderately heavy foxing throughout, sporadic mild-moderate staining to margins, occasional unobtrusive notes & figures in pencil to margins throughout, 3cm crack to foot of rear gutter)

PUBLISHER: W. and J. Innys, J. Osborn and T. Longman, B. Lintot, J. Woodman and D. Lyons, C. King, E. Symon, and W, Bell 1726

KEYWORDS: geometry landscape architecutre surveying batty langley mathematics architectural history britain british gardening

MARSH, R.G. (photo.) & BLENCOWE, J.R. (photo.)

Octavo, string-bound wrappers, 24pp, illus, VG- (mild soiling & light-moderate creasing to wrappers w/ 1cm chip to front cover, mild soiling, rubbing, + creasing throughout)

PUBLISHER: R.G. Marsh and J.R. Blencowe, undated, ca. first decades of the 20th century

KEYWORDS: rotorua new zealand history photogram photograms r.g. marsh j.r. blencowe

N/A & CARTWRIGHT (photo.)

Octavo, string-bound soft wrappers, gilt lettering to cover, 20pp., illus, VG- (moderate creasing w/ some chipping to extrems, chipping to head & foot of spine, light rubbing & soiling + mild discolouration to wrappers, mild foxing & light discolouration throughout)

PUBLISHER: Fergusson Limd., undated, ca. 1914

KEYWORDS: hamilton new zealand photographs history photos

N/A & HECTOR, JAMES (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, peach stiff card covers quarter bound in blue cloth, title plate to spine, xl + 546pp + 50 plates, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing to spine w/ most of title plate gone, large dampstain to both covers, light rubbing + soiling to covers, moderate tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to both eps, light foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1883

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science

N/A & HECTOR, JAMES (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, soft card covers, black lettering to spine, xix + 661pp + 48 plates, illus, VG- (moderately heavy rubbing/bruising to spine w/ surface loss & 1cm chip missing from foot, moderately heavy foxing to covers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderately heavy foxing to eps, light-moderate foxing throughout

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1897

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science

N/A & HAMILTON, A. (ed.)

MOST PAGES UNCUT. Super octavo, soft card covers, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 633 + 47 plates, VG- (heavy rubbing + creasing to spine w/ cracking & surface loss, light creasing to extrems, prev owner's name in pen to front cover, moderate tanning & mild foxing to page edges, light foxing & moderate soiling to covers, light-moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Institute 1906

KEYWORDS: new zealand institute james hector natural history philosophy science

FITZGERALD, E.A. & CONWAY, MARTIN (contr.) & BONNEY, T.G. (contr.) & BARROW, C.L (contr.) & PENNELL, JOSEPH (illus) & WILLINK, H.G. (illus) & MCCORMICK, A.D. (illus)

SECOND EDITION, super octavo, mustard buckram boards, leather title plates w/ gilt lettering to spine, brown decoration to front board, teg, frontispiece, xvi + 363pp + 56 plates + large folding map in sleeve to rear, VG- (light bruising to spine + extrems, mild soiling to boards, light tanning + creasing to page edges, crack running length of front gutter, prev owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, moderate foxing to eps, remnant of coloured pencil inscription to fep, light-moderate foxing throughout (heavier to tissue guards & facing pages)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1896

KEYWORDS: new zealand mountaineering southern alps edward fitzgerald exploration south island history outdoors mountain climbing

WEDDERSPOON, RICHARD; FITZGERALD, JAS. (art)

Oblong 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: Simpson & Williams 1927

KEYWORDS: new zealand history tourism vintage aotearoa guide advertisement

TREADWELL, C. A. L.

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE IN D/W, octavo, red textured heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xv + 252pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl fading & bruising to spine extrems, sl discolouration to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership stamps/names in ink to ffep) in d/w (VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate foxing to covers, light water stain to front)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons 1936

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand military war history ww1 first 1st world war one 1 C A L Treadwell infantry Great War autobiography memoir

MANDER, JANE

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, octavo, brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 432pp, scruffy (moderate to heavy scuffing & chafing to spine & extrems, moderate fading to rear board, 4cm crack to spine hinge, moderate tanning to page edges, v heavy cracking to gutters, boards v shaky, binding v loose, some hotch-potch attempts at tape repairs to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Lane Company 1920

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history moden first edition Jane Mander literature

CHURCHILL, WINSTON SPENCER

FIRST EDITION- NEW EPS, REBACKED & MUSTY! 3 FOLDING MAPS (ALL PRESENT), octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine, black & red lettering with rail illus to front board, folding map frontis, xiv + 498pp + 32pp ads to rear, VG- (heavy bruising & scuffing to board corners & edges, heavy soiling & staining to boards from original coverings- new binding is sound & tidy, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate soiling to rear eps, moderate tanning & foxing to some pages throughout, maps are delicate with some closed tearing & discreet tape repairs)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1900

KEYWORDS: Winston Churchill history travel literature military war late 19th nineteenth century first edition

HARRISON, NOEL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine & front board, 132pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev, owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate chafing & surface loss to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Wellington Technical College 1961

KEYWORDS: first edition New Zealand education history Wellington technical college

FU, TU & AYSCOUGH, FLORENCE (Arranged & Translated)

FIRST EDITION, FOLDING MAP AT REAR, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering & Chinese lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, deckled page edges, 450pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, gift inscription in ink to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1929

KEYWORDS: Tu Fu literature poets Chinese literature literary autobiography memoir antiquity history first edition

CULLINGFORD, ELIZABETH

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: Macmillan Press 1981

KEYWORDS: yeats ireland facism literary studies litcrit politics irish nationalism history

BROOKES, ANDREW

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: Grub Street 2021

KEYWORDS: the english electric canberra aircraft military history world war two second wwii air forces force suez campaign operation grapple

REED, A.H.

SIGNED FIRST EDITION, SCRUFFY COPY, 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: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1973

KEYWORDS: dunedin new zealand history gold otago reed