MITTON, MERVYN A.

Imperial octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, photo illus prelims, 145pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing & fading to boards, light soiling & occasional adhesion to pages) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing, in removeable protective plastic sleeve)

PUBLISHER: Quiller Press Ltd 1985

KEYWORDS: great britain british england english police law enforcement history antiques artifacts collectibles collector's equipments armaments weapons truncheons tipstaves

THOMSON, DAVID A. & KAGEI, HENDRIK

Numbered limited edition 745/750; Quarto, illus light card cover, white lettering to blue spine, erratta slip loosely enclosed, photo illus prelims, 174pp, photo illus, VG (heavy sun-fading to spine, light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers, light bending to top page corners)

PUBLISHER: David A. Thomson / New Zealand Police - Timaru 1987

KEYWORDS: new zealand south island south canterbury north otago police history early colonial nineteenth 19th twentieth 20th century illustrated law enforcement

O'HARA, C. R.

Quarto, illus light card covers with clear plastic protective covers, illus title page, 146pp + 4pp photo portraits at rear, illus, VG (light rubbing & sun-fading to covers, light soiling, tanning & creasing to pages)

PUBLISHER: Northland Publications 1986

KEYWORDS: new zealand north island northland police centennial centenary history early colonial nineteenth 19th twentieth 20th century illustrated law enforcement

CUNNINGHAM, W. T.

Sm. octavo, tan heavy card boards, black lettering to boards, adverts to pastedowns, 160pp + 6pp adverts at front + 2pp adverts at rear, illus plates & maps, VG- (heavy wear to spine with surface loss to extrems & extensive tape repairs, heavy cracking to gutters - binding delicate with some pages coming loose, but book still in one piece, moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Thos. Cook & Son n/d (c. 1895)

KEYWORDS: new zealand travel tourist tourism guide books handbooks nineteenth 19th century history historical maps illustrated thermal hot springs lakes southern sounds

N/A

Oblong sm. octavo, red stapled & twine-bound light card covers, white stamped lettering & photo illus to front cover, unpaginated, photo illus, VG- (moderate scuffing, creasing & soiling to covers with a couple of small closed tears, moderate chipping to lettering, moderate foxing to prelims/terminals, otherwise light soiling & creasing to pages throughout, prev. owners name in ink to inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Government Department of Tourist and Health Resorts n/d (c. 1905)

KEYWORDS: new zealand travel tourist tourism early photography books collections history historical illustrated health resorts nature towns landscapes

Aunt DAISY

Stored in protective plastic sleeve; Sm. octavo, illus light card covers with staples to spine, black lettering to spine, advert to inside front cover, photo portait to foreword, 184pp, occasional adverts dotted throughout, G+ (heavy soiling, creasing & chipping to front cover, tape repairs attempted by still half-detached from spine, rear cover missing, front page also coming loose, light-moderate soiling & creasing/some chipping to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Mrs. D. Basham n/d

KEYWORDS: new zealand cooking cookery cookbooks recipes cuisine culinary historical history aunt daisy souvenirs collectibles

KING, JESSIE M (drawings)

Octavo, light blue heavy card boards, unpaginated, illus. plates, G+ (heavy cracking to spine/gutters - binding delicate & rear board coming loose, moderately heavy soiling to boards & light-moderate foxing to pages, plates mostly clean) in d/w, G+ (heavy chipping & creasing, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: T.N. Foulis n/d

KEYWORDS: scotland scottish art artists illustrators illustrations jessie m king urban landscapes houses buildings landmarks history historical

Baron DE BUSH

Octavo, red cloth boards, gilt lettering to front board, blind-stamped rule to boards, aeg, adverts to eps, ix + 106pp + 18pp adverts to rear, G+ (heavy cracking to gutters with boards only just still attached, binding delicate with several pages starting to come loose, moderate scuffing, soiling & sun-fading to boards, moderate soiling/discolouration to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: W. J. Bush & Co. 1897

KEYWORDS: great britain british england english beverages drinks non-alcoholic cordials aerated carbonated fizzy sodas mineral waters preparation bottling cookbooks recipes historical history

PHIZ (illus)

COVERS DETACHED; Super octavo, illus stapled light card covers, adverts to eps, 53pp, illus. sketch portraits, G (covers fully detached, heavy chipping & soiling to covers, moderate discolouration & creasing to pages, prev. owner's name in ink to front cover, fep & first page of text, bookseller's price label to fep)

PUBLISHER: The Christchurch Press Co. Ltd. 1892

KEYWORDS: new zealand politics politicians political history media journalism cartoons drawings sketches art illustrated phiz commentary commentaries christchurch press newspapers

WHITE, LEO L. (managing ed) & DOUGLAS, DESNA K. (ed)

Ex-library; Sm. octavo, green, yellow & white light card covers, green lettering to white spine, adverts to eps, 152pp incl. adverts at front & rear, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers/spine, light discolouration to pages, usual library markings to covers, spine & eps)

PUBLISHER: Whites Aviation Limited 1956

KEYWORDS: ex library new zealand aviation directories guides handbooks index indices reference history whites transport air travel flight pilots airports aeroplanes airplanes aircraft

HUME, DAVID & GREEN, T. H. & GROSE, T. H. (ed. & prelim. dissertations & notes)

2 VOL. SET; ARCHIVAL TAPE REPAIRS TO SPINE HINGES; Super octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind-stamped decorative rule to boards, xxii + 565pp / xxi + 472pp + 24pp publisher's catalogue at rear, G+ (heavy cracking to hinges with archival tape repairs, heavy cracking to gutters - boards slightly shaky and a few pages loose but still present, moderate soiling, bruising & sun-fading to board, some surface loss to spine extrems, light foxing & tanning to pages, slight pencil notes/markings to prelims/terminals, prev. owners & bookseller's labels to feps)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green, and Co. 1890

KEYWORDS: philosophy philosophical empiricism scepticism naturalism natural religion humanity human nature morality reason reasoning david hume history historical

KNIGHT, CHARLES (ed)

THIS VOL. ONLY - Spine states Vol. II, however text corresponds to Vols. III-IV of series, bound in single volume; Imperial octavo, half-bound in tan leather with marbled heavy card boards, gilt lettering and raised bands to spine, illus. titles pages, xx + 400pp + xx + 400pp, illus, VG- (heavy rubbing/chipping & light soiling to boards, moderate cracking to rear hinge, heavy cracking to gutters with section of contents page loose but present, boards slightly wobbly, moderate foxing & tanning to pages)

PUBLISHER: Charles Knight & Co. 1842/1843

KEYWORDS: great british britain england english london popular history charles knight illustrated

N/A

Imperial octavo, illus heavy card boards, illus. title page, unpaginated, illus: collectible card slots with illus. cards inserted - several are missing and several loose but still present, exact count not completed, G+ (heavy soiling & chipping to boards with slight surface loss to spine extrems, heavy cracking to gutters, moderately heavy foxing & tanning to pages, condition of cards varies - generally light soiling & creasing but a couple with heavy creasing/tearing)

PUBLISHER: John McIndoe n/d

KEYWORDS: collectibles cards collections collector's items books tobler and & co display albums chocolate confectionary swiss history historical illustrated

MCELROY, WENDY

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to grey spine, vii + 208pp, VG+ (light soiling & creasing to covers, bookseller's barcode label to spine)

PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2001

KEYWORDS: gender studies feminism feminist individualism individualist history journals the word liberty lucifer the light bearer collected writings writers collections biographies profiles

WONG, DIANA (photog)

SIGNED, DATED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; Oblong imperial octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, photo illus title page, unpaginated, photo illus, VG (inscription in blue ink to fep, light rubbing & soiling to boards, light soiling/discolouration to prelims/terminals) in d/w, VG- (several small or moderately-sized closed & open tears to corners, edges & spine extrems with archival tape repairs, heavy rubbing & creasing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Abco Press Ltd 1975

KEYWORDS: signed new zealand north island auckland women gender photos photography art artists collections diana wong 1970s social cultural history

COOKE, C. R. (ed)

HORRIBLE TAPE 'REPAIR' TO SPINE BY PREV. OWNER; Octavo, illus light card covers, adverts & illus prelims, 272pp, photo & advert illus, VG- (heavy wear to spine, repaired by prev. owner with white masking tape - unnattractive but book is in one piece, heavy cracking to gutters & binding delicate, light soiling & moderate creasing to covers with a couple of small close tears, heavy staining from adhesive residue to eps, otherwise light foxing, creasing & tanning to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Thames Printing Company, Ltd. 1927

KEYWORDS: new zealand north island thames history jubilee diamond anniversary celebrations souvenirs illustrated

Lady DUFF GORDON

FIRST EDITION; SCARCE; Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece photo portrait, 288pp, illus photo plates, VG (heavy sun-fading to boards & spine, plus light rubbing & soiling, light cracking to gutters - binding becoming delicate in parts & boards v. slightly shaky, but still fairly sturdy overall, light foxing to pages throughout, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to eps, bookseller's label to rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Jarrolds Publishers (London) Limited 1932

KEYWORDS: scarce first editions autobiography autobiographies memoirs english england edwardian history historical fashion designers social society culture cultural lady duff gordon lucy christiana house of lucile titanic survivors illustrated

KELLY, LESLIE G.

Ex-library; Imperial octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine, 113pp, illus photo plates & maps, VG (moderate scuffing, fraying & sun-fading to board and spine extrems, sl. surface loss to spine extrems, light tanning to end pages, usual library markings to prelims and terminals, covered in clear protective wrap- taped to pastedowns - good reading copy)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1951

KEYWORDS: ex library new zealand north island bay of islands northland france french travel exploration voyages journeys expeditions terra australis tasman marine ocean ship sea early history historical colonialism

N/A

Quarto, stapled paper covers, 48pp, illus/adverts, G (covers entirely detached, heavy chipping, creasing & tanning, plus light soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: n/a 1911

KEYWORDS: england english great britain british fashion clothing style dress magazines periodicals media journalism history historical illustrated

WUNDRAM, MANFRE & PAPE, THOMAS & MARTON, PAOLO (photog)

Quarto, illus light card covers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 245pp, illus: photos, architectural drawings & maps, VG+ (light rubbing, soiling & sun-fading to covers, light soiling & creasing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH 1993

KEYWORDS: italy italian renaissance architects architecture western art history andrea palladio buildings design andrea palladio palladinism classical villas