GISBORNE, WILLIAM

Octavo, green textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 323pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. ownership markings to verso of frontis, light foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing & underlining in ink to pages sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1897

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history leaders rulers statesman late 19th nineteenth century politics political government

LADY QUEENBOROUGH (MILLER, EDITH STARR)

2-IN-1 VOLUME, octavo, brown faux leather boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine & front board, frontispiece, 741pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Christian Book Club of America N/D

KEYWORDS: occult esoteric Lady Queensborough theory philosophy theosophy history

N/A

Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, black decorative rule to spine & front board, aeg, frontispiece with tissue guard, 256pp, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, 1cm label residue & scuffing to spine, moderate to heavy soiling & bruising to rear board, heavy tanning to page edges, scholl library plate to front pastedown- no ther library markings detected, pencil scribbles partially erased to ffep & verso of frontis, terminal page removed & remnants stuck to rear pastedown, light staining to page edges, light foxing, top half of contents page torn out, moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Blackie & Son 1880

KEYWORDS: youth children's literature exploration explorers history

N/A

Sm octavo, terracotta buckram boards, gilt & black lettering with gilt & black decoration to spine & front board, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, VG (light to moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing to spine & boards, moderate staining & chafing to rear board, moderate tanning to page edges & eps, pencil inscription to front pastedown, lg gift inscription in ink to ffep, ex-libris plate to verso of frontispiece, moderate cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: T. Nelson and Sons 1885

KEYWORDS: Jewish antiquity ancient history conflict Judaea Judea Jerusalem roman conquest Rome war

FOSTER, Sir WILLIAM (Intro & Notes by)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif & blind decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some pages remain uncut, xl + 178pp, illus/maps, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling/foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy tanning & creasing & chipping with some minor loss to spine & edges)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society / Cambridge University Press 1940

KEYWORDS: first editions Hakluyt society exploration voyages maritime nautical records writings Sir James Lancaster Brazil South America East Indies history

BLAKE, JOHN WILLIAM (Trans & Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spines, gilt ship motifs & blind decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some pages remain uncut, folding frontispiece to vol 1 only, xi-xxxvi + 461pp total, illus/folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning to spine & edges, moderate creasing & chipping/loss to spine extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society / Cambridge University Press 1942

KEYWORDS: first editions Hakluyt society exploration voyages maritime nautical records writings Portuguese Europeans Castilians Castilian empire English East Indies history

PEREIRA, DUARTE PACHECO & KIMBLE, GEORGE H. T. (Trans & Ed)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind rule to spine, gilt ship motif & blind decoration to boards, deckled page edges- some remain uncut, frontispiece, xxxv + 193pp, illus/folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy tanning & staining to spine & edges, heavy creasing & chipping/mos=derate loss to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Hakluyt Society / Cambridge University Press 1937

KEYWORDS: first editions Hakluyt society exploration voyages maritime nautical records writings Esmeraldo history

HAMMOND, NATALIE (Mrs JOHN HAYS)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, deckled page edges, patterned eps, 159pp + 32pp catalogue to rear, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate discolouration & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate tanning to pages throughout, occasional light cracking to some gutters)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1897

KEYWORDS: first editions social commentary women gender roles Johannesburg revolution history politics political Natalie Mrs John Hays Hammond

McLAREN, DAVID R.

Quarto, cream buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, marbled eps, 184pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading/discolouration to front cover, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1999

KEYWORDS: military aviation history Mustang f-51 fighter planes aircraft Korea

CABLE, MILDRED & FRENCH, FRANCESCA

Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, red lettering to spine, 41pp, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to spine with tape repairs, moderate creasing & curling to covers with minor soiling, heavy cracking at rear gutter with adhesive reinforcement- tidy, moderate tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & ink stamp to base of half title page)

PUBLISHER: The Paternoster Press 1945

KEYWORDS: precious stones jade culture cultural history materials Asia Asian

FORSYTH, ROBERT & KRUPINSKI, Generalleutnant a.D. WALTER (Fore) & GALLAND, Generalleutnant a.D. ADOLF (Personal Intro)

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to front board, 356pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & discolouration to extrems/edges, light foxing & soiling to page edges, light to moderate foxing to prelims, moderate adhesion to some pages throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Classic Publications 1996

KEYWORDS: military history German aviation luftwaffe jv44 jagdverband 44 ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii fighter planes aerial warfare combat

FREEMAN, ROGER A.

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 224pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl sccuffing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, sl tanning, prev. bookseller's labels to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co 2001

KEYWORDS: military aviation history aerial combat warfare US eighth 8th Air Force ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii

SCHNEIDER, WOLFGANG

THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, illus eps, viii + 422pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm labels to front eps)

PUBLISHER: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: military history ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany nazis armoured armored vehicles tanks tigers panzers land combat warfare design

CYNK, JERZY B.

THIS VOL ONLY, lg quarto, maroon heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, marbled/patterned eps, 327pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges with som elight tanning, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (in protective plastic cover, light creasing to edges, light tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1998

KEYWORDS: military aviation history Poland Polish air force ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii

DELVE, KEN & GREEN, PETER & CLEMONS, JOHN

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 272pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover, light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light chafing & soiing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Midland Counties Publications 1992

KEYWORDS: military aviation history raf royal air force fighter planes bombers English Electric Canberra engineering design

WHITE, B. T.

EX-LIBRARY, quarto, light brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 88pp, illus/photos, VG- (minimal library markings- partially erased, sl bruising to extrems, light fading & moderate tape staining/residue to board edges, light foxing to page edges, light foxing & tape staining to eps & half title page, heavy crack to rear gutter- some terminal pages potentially missing) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, moderate chafing, soiling & tanning)

PUBLISHER: Arms & Armour Press 1978

KEYWORDS: military history armoured vehicles early 20th twentieth century tanks land combat warfare British unit markings names paint colours identification design

BREYER, SIEGFRIED & KOOP, GERHARD

Oblong quarto, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 188pp, illus/photos, VG- (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges, moderate creasing & foxing to first 10 pages with moderate adhesion & scuffing) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light tanning & creasing to spine & covers)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: military history navies naval u-boats German navy Germany ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii weapons marine combat warfare warships battleships submarines insignia markings identification

ELFRATH, ULRICH & HERZOG, BODO

Oblong quarto, cream cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 159pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1989

KEYWORDS: military history naval warfare combat marine battles battleships Bismarck warships ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii German Germany navy

JOHNSTON, MIKE

EX-LIBRARY, super octavo, illus light card covers, green & white lettering to spine & front cover, illus prelims, 288pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light bruising & scuffing to spine & extrems, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, tidy tape reinforcement to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 2007

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history biographies memoir Edward Heydelbach Davis colonial geology historians

EDWARDS, HELEN

Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 87pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & scuffing/curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sl soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Helen Edwards 1996

KEYWORDS: New Zealand settlers pioneers family history genealogy Collins England English