FORBES, H A CROSBY & KERNAN, JOHN DEVEREUX & WILKINS, RUTH S

Quarto, blue buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to blue cloth spine, silver gilt rule to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, xvi + 303pp, illus, VG (light scuffing & chafing/soiling to boards, light discolouration to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sm ex-libris label to verso of half title page)

PUBLISHER: Museum of the American China Trade 1975

KEYWORDS: antiques collectables collectibles artefacts China Chinese export silver history historical collections markings passants hallmarks identification

PRATT, M A RUGBY

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR IN YEAR OF PUBLICATION, sm octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 231pp, illus/photos, scruffy (v heavy soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, moderate water staining to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep- above author's signature, heavy cracking to gutters, tape reinforcements to photo pages, light staining to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy tape staining & repairs to spine & edges, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Epworth Press 1932

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history autobiography memoir pioneers settlers M A Rugby Pratt Maori culture signed

MARTIN, PERCY F

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, green lettering to spine, frontispiece, xvi + 480pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to spine, light soiling to rear board, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner' s name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some minor loss, heavy tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Company 1914

KEYWORDS: Maximilian history Mexico South America French 19th nineteenth century first editions

N/A

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering & rule to front board, frontispiece, 315pp, illus/photos, VG- (heavy bruising & chipping to spine extrems, moderate fading to spine, light bruising & scuffing to board extrems, light chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, pgs 115-126 partially detached, light smatterings of foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Herbert Jenkins 1917

KEYWORDS: first editions Russia Russian history Soviet early 20th twentieth century Petrograd politics political court memoirs

HUNT, REX

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 488pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl discolouration & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, gift inscription in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, light fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1992

KEYWORDS: signed Rex Hunt Falkland Islands history Argentina governors

ANGAS, GEORGE FRENCH (Illus & Described by) & REED, A W (Ed)

LOOSELY ENCLOSED SIGNED NOTE, imperial octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 94pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to board edges & extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light fading & chipping to spine & edges, 2.5cm closed tear to top edge, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1979

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori scenery portraits cuture history

COOKE, PDF

Quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 631pp, illus/photos, VG+ (prev. owner's name to prelims in ink, light bruising to extrems & board edges, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: David Ling Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history compulsory training national service

HARTLEY, JANET M

Very tidy ex-library, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxiii + 526pp, VG+ (minimal library markingssl soiling & minor bruising to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Mansell Publishing 1987

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues documents manuscripts United Kingdom UK Russia Russian soviet union foreign relations history historical

CREATON, HEATHER (Ed) & TROWLES, TONY (Ed)

Tidy ex-library, imperial octavo, blue glossy heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, xxxiii + 809pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, 1cm scuff to base of front board, light chafing to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Library Association Publishing 1994

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues London history historical research resources

STOICESCU, NICOLAE

TEXT IN ROMANIAN, tidy ex-library, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps, 984pp, VG (minimal library markings, moderate scuffing to spine & board edges, light discolouration to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Biblioteca Monumentelor Istorice din Romania 1974

KEYWORDS: text in Romanian bibliography bibliographies catalogues medieval history

CAMPBELL, GEORGETTA MERRITT

Tidy ex-library- possibly unread, super octavo, light green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xxvi + 401pp, VG (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, light to moderate soiling to spine & boards, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Whitston Publishing 1981

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues early black newspapers research resources history historical press Boston Guardian

DURAN, JUAN GARCIA

Tidy ex-library, super octavo, cream heavy boards, red buckram spine, 559pp, VG (minimal library markings, moderate tanning & soiling to boards/edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: El Siglo Ilustrado 1964

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues Spanish Civil War history conflict

REES, EILUNED

2 VOL SET IN SLIPCASE, very tidy ex-library- possibly unused, no external markings, imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 923pp total + xc to rear of vol 2, Near FINE (minimal internal markings) in slipcase, VG+ (light soiling to case, with bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: National Library of Wales 1987

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues national library Wales Welsh books literature printed history historical

STEWART, GEORGE VESEY & JONES, THOS. SIMPSON

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, page edges stained red, printed eps, 904pp, folding maps/charts, illus, VG- (heavy fraying & cracking to spine extrems, light scuffing to extrems, moderate to heavy rubbing & discolouration to spine, moderate soiling to boards & page edges, heavy cracking to gutters, light soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, varying degrees of creasing/soiling to folding maps/charts, binding loose- boards shaky)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Chambers 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand yearbooks past editions history historical 1885 signed

OSTOR, AKOS

Very tidy ex-library, octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 224pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl bruising to extrems, sl chafing to boards, sl tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasig & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sage Publications 1984

KEYWORDS: history Bengal bengali culture society politics political power

WAVELL, FIELD MARSHAL EARL

REPRINT, octavo, red buckram boards, white lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 259pp, folding maps to rear, VG (light discolouration to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, various ownership ink markings to ffep) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges with hefty archival tape repairs, moderate tanning & chafing)

PUBLISHER: Sagar Publications 1968

KEYWORDS: history middle east conflict military campaigns Palestine early 20th twentieth century

WRIGLEY, CHRIS

Very tidy ex-library, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 607pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, sl scuffing/bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, sl creasing/folding to some page top corners)

PUBLISHER: The Harvester Press 1980

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues A J P Taylor historical history writings literature

McDADE, THOMAS M (Compiled by)

FIRST EDITION, very tidy ex-library, black buckram boards, silver gilt lettering with red decoration to spine, red speckling to page edges, illus title page, xl + 360pp, illus, VG+ (minimal library markings, light bruising to extrems, minor tape staining & residue to board edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, light soiling & chafing, rear flap clipped- text impeded)

PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press 1961

KEYWORDS: first editions bibliography bibliographies catalogues murder litertaure America American historical history true crime

ROSS, STEVEN T

Tidy ex-library, octavo, cream buckram boards, red lettering to spine & front board, xiv + 305pp, VG+ (minimal library markings, light soiling & adhesive residue to boards & spine)

PUBLISHER: Garland Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: bibliography bibliographies catalogues French military history 17th 18th seventeenth eighteenth century reference research resources

THOMAS, NICHOLAS

FIRST EDITION; 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: Allen Lane 2003

KEYWORDS: captain james cook exploration pacific colonisation colinization colonialism nautical sailint maritime history