BARROWS, JOHN

LACKS D/W, 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Peter Davies 1962

KEYWORDS: history crime criminals highwaymen

PARIS, MATTHEW & VAUGHAN, RICHARD (Trans, Ed & Intro) & WILKINS, NIGEL (Illus) & CANNELL, IAN (Photos)

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Alan Sutton Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: history historical texts Matthew Paris 13th thirteenth century chronicles monastic life religious religion middle ages

ASHE, GEOFFREY

Imperial 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Methuen 1992

KEYWORDS: mythology ancient history Great Britain British Isles folklore lore

JONES, NIGEL

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Haus Publishing 2004

KEYWORDS: Oswald Mosley politics biographies memoir history

GALLOP, ANNABEL TEH & ARPS, BERNARD

GLUE TO SPINE COMING LOOSE; PARALLEL ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TEXT (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 British Library 1991

KEYWORDS: indonesia indonesian southeast asia asian south east pacific writing written culture language script history surat emas ephemera exhibition catalog catalogue royal letters correspondence

COWEN, GEOFF & BILSON, IAN (photos) & LEMON, DAPHNE (photos)

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: K. Nairn, Dunedin City Planning Officer 1977

KEYWORDS: dunedin heritage architecture architectural history building buildings protection geoff cowen k nairn otepoti otago new zealand culture cityscape

BURNS, ROBERT & CHAMBERS, ROBERT (ed.) & WALLACE, WILLIAM (revised by)

THIS VOL. ONLY; 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: W & R Chambers Ltd. 1896

KEYWORDS: robert burns chambers william wallace biography literature scotland scottish robbie literary history culture

BENNETT, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, sm folio, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 303pp, illus/photos, VG (minor bruising to extrems, v sl foxing to page edges, some sl adhesion to pages- heavy tearing to tops of terminal pages, light to moderate damp staining/foxing to prelims & terminals) in mylar jacket with gilt lettering to front, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Art Gallery of South Australia 2005

KEYWORDS: art culture Islam Islamic exhibitions history Southeast Asia first editions

COLLINS, KATHLEEN

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, quarto, grey faux leather boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & boards, black Capitol Hill illus to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, xxiv + 310pp, illus/photos, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, lg scuff & surface loss to rear ep)

PUBLISHER: Library of Congress 1989

KEYWORDS: library of congress prints photography photos Washington history historical collections

WINCHESTER, CLARENCE (Ed)

4 VOL DELUXE SET, quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp illus & rule to front boards, frontispieces to vols 1, 3 & 4, 1764pp total, illus, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning to spines, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedowns of all vols, varying degrees of cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: The Waverley Book Company N/D

KEYWORDS: nautical shipping maritime history ships

ROBERTS, CHARLES G D

Octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 529pp, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light chafing to boards, sl discolouration to spine, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, light foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional markings to margins)

PUBLISHER: W & R Chambers 1906

KEYWORDS: geography history exploration travel discoveries

HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK (Ed)

FOLDING MAP AT REAR, octavo, greem buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 456pp, VG- (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light discolouration to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, ffe missing, ex-libris ink stamp to verso of frotnispiece, light foxing to prelims & terminals, illus/plate to pg 160-161 detached & mostly missing- only sm remnant remains & is very brittle, sm section of page 377-380 torn & partially missing)

PUBLISHER: Thos de la Rue & Co 1884

KEYWORDS: autobiography memoir Colonel Gordon Central Africa adventure exploration history customs

SMILES, SAMUEL & ROLT, L T C (New Intro)

3 VOL SET, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, vol 1- xvi + 484pp, vol 2- xiv + 502pp, vol 3- xx + 512pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & soiling to spines)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles Reprints 1968

KEYWORDS: history civil engineering Samuel Smiles Great Britain British industrialisation

BACON, ROY

Square octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 191pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl chafing to front board, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & tanning to spine & edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Niton Publishing 2000

KEYWORDS: motor bikes motorcycles Ariel history design evolution postwar

WALKER, MICK

Imperial octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 208pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sm staining to terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading & soiling to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: The Crowood Press 2003

KEYWORDS: motor bikes motorcycles Ariel history design evolution

SIMON, JOE & KIRBY, JACK & EVANIER, MARK (Selected & Ed) & SIMON, JIM (Afterword)

Heavy quarto, illus heavy boards, black & cream lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 375pp + notes to rear, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Ābrams ComicArts 2014

KEYWORDS: art cartoons Simon and Kirby Studio comic books history

SANDERS, YVONNE & CHRISP, TESSA (Photography)

Quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 304pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Yvonne Sanders Antiques 2015

KEYWORDS: antique stores shops history Yvonne Sanders Antiques New Zealand businesses

LAM, RUTH & LOWE, BEVERLY & WONG, HELEN & WONG, MICHAEL & KING, CAROLYN

2 VOL SET, quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, red & black lettering to spines, 904pp total, illus/photos, VG+ (sl soiling to front covers, moderate scuffing and soiling to lower spine extrem of vol 1)

PUBLISHER: Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Chinese communities settlers pioneers fruit shops business trade

WOLDT, A.

TEXT IN GERMAN, Octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt & black ink stamped decorative rule to spine & front board, marble page edges, patterned eps, vi + 431pp, illus, folding map to rear, VG (light staining, rubbing & chipping to boards & spine, light cracking to gutters - boards v. slightly shaky, light tanning/discolouration to page edges, prev. owner's name & bookseller's label to verso fep)

PUBLISHER: Verlag von Max Spohr 1884

KEYWORDS: text in german travel exploration expeditions voyages captain jacobsen alaskan northwest americans united states history indigenous natives anthropology

N/A

LACKS D/W; TEXT IN JAPANESE & ENGLISH; Ex-library; large quarto, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 181pp, illus. colour plates, folding map, VG (light soiling & sun-fading to boards, light tanning to page edges, light creasing to folding map, small library stamp to fep)

PUBLISHER: n/a n/d

KEYWORDS: ex-library text in japanese japan architecture design history imperial palace illustrated photography pictorial guides