ALSOP, PETER & STEWART, GARY & ROBERTS, KEVIN (Fore)

SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, heavy quarto, illus heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 439pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems & front board, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Craig Potton Publishing 2013

KEYWORDS: New Zealand signed history advertising media posters artwork business art

BUXHOEVEDEN, BARONESS SOPHIE & SQUIRE, Sir JOHN (Intro)

FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 331pp, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, heavy cracking to rear hinge, moderate tanning to spine, moderate chafing & staining to boards- moderate surface loss to rear board, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps, moderate foxing to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1938

KEYWORDS: first editions biographies memoir Alexandra Feodorovna Russia Russian history

SAHLSTROM, BERIT

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, x + 179pp, illus, VG (light bruising & moderate scuffing to spine & board extrems, light soiling to board edges, light chafing & soiling ot boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Uppsala 1990

KEYWORDS: politics political artwork posters propaganda Africa African Ethiopia Mozambique campaigns art history

WILSON, JAMES

Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxvi + 495pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl scuffing to board edges/extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, light fading to spine & edges, minor chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: JH Productions 2018

KEYWORDS: British armed forces army military history ww1 first 1st world war one i 1 the great war savage club

BLACKLEDGE, W J & BRENNAN, Ex-Legionnaire TERRY

Super octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, vii + 246pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy scuffing & fraying/surface loss to spine & board corners, moderate to heavy cracking to spine hinges, moderate fading & foxing to spine, moderate staining to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, varying degrees of foxing throughout, sm ink 'tick' to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1937

KEYWORDS: history death squads literature ejercito legion women combat

CRUISE, Major RICHARD A.

Octavo, maroon cloth boards, white lettering to spine & front board, 162pp, illus, VG- (moderate cracking to gutters - boards moderately shaky, moderately heavy fading to boards incl. lettering, light rubbing & soiling to boards, light tanning/soiling to pages, prev. owner's stamp to eps, prelims & several pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Brett Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. 1921

KEYWORDS: new zealand journals diaries diary memoirs travel writing exploration maritime ocean journeys voyages ships early history colonialism hms dromedary richard a cruise

MURE, Major A. H.

Octavo, brown cloth boards, black lettering to spine, black rule to front board, 206pp, VG (light soiling & scuffing to boards, light-moderate tanning & foxing to pages)

PUBLISHER: W. & R. Chambers, Limited 1919

KEYWORDS: memoirs autobiography autobiographies military narrative history world war one first wwi gallipoli the royal scots warfare conflicts combat battles major ah mure

NEALE, JUNE E.

Super octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to blue spine, illus advert in prelims, viii + 144pp, photo illus, VG (moderate sun-fading to top left corner of covers, light rubbing & soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Police - Nelson District 1986

KEYWORDS: new zealand south island nelson police district history early colonial nineteenth 19th twentieth 20th century illustrated law enforcement

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