JOHNSON, TOWNLEY & RABINOWITZ, HYME & SIEFF, PERCY (compiled by)

FIRST EDITION; SIGNED BY ALL THREE AUTHORS; ARCHIVAL REPAIR TO SPINE; DUAL LANGUAGE - TEXT IN ENGLISH & AFRIKAANS; Square octavo, white heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, large black rock painting motif to boards, frontispiece, 38pp + 48pp plates at rear, illus plates, VG- (heavy cracking to hinges with archival tape repairs, moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, eps & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Nasionale Boekhandel BPK 1959

KEYWORDS: signed first editions text in afrikaans text in english south african south west cape province rock paintings cave art early human ancient history archeology archaeology illustrated

BURNET, J. H. (preface)

Octavo, illus stapled light card covers, illus title page, 32pp, photo illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to covers, light-moderate foxing, tanning & creasing to pages)

PUBLISHER: The Alexander Museum 1933

KEYWORDS: new zealand north island wanganui whanganui museums early history alexander guide books guides handbooks exhibits illustrated

AMIDI, AMID

Oblong super octavo, light green heavy card boards, white & green lettering to spine, green cartoon characters motif to front board, illus title page, 200pp, illus, VG+ (light rubbing to boards, light sun-fading to spine, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light rubbing, soiling & creasing to covers, moderate sun-fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC 2006

KEYWORDS: united states of america american u.s.a hollywood history art artists animation animated illustrations illustrators graphic design style aesthetics modern cartoons illustrated

WALEY, ARTHUR

Super octavo, light blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp, family tree & folding map to rear, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light foxing & occasional light creasing to pages) in d/w, VG- (light chipping & foxing, moderate-heavy browning esp. to spine)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1951

KEYWORDS: literary biography biographies asian eastern china chinese poets poetry poems politics political 9th ninth century history criticism

BIGWOOD, RICK

Super octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxxii + 377pp, photo illus, VG+ (light rubbing to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light rubbing & creasing to covers, bookseller's price label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Hart Publishing Ltd 2009

KEYWORDS: new zealand law legal judicial history permanent court of appeal 20th twentieth century essay collections commonwealth

[King] JAMES I & MCILWAIN, CHARLES HOWARD (intro)

Ex-library; Quarto, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind-stamped lettering & publisher's coat of arms motif to front board, cxi + 354pp, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to boards, moderate fraying to spine extrems, light cracking to gutters, light-moderate soiling & tanning to pages, several small closed tears to page edges throughout & a few pages starting to come loose, usual library markings to prelims, terminals & spine)

PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press 1918

KEYWORDS: ex library king james i iv england english scotland scottish monarchs monarchies monarchy royals royalty crown history politics political works writings collected collections speeches

HISS, PHILIP HANSON

Second printing; Quarto, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt archer motif to front board, illus eps, xiv + 112pp, illus plates, VG (moderate soiling & rubbing to boards, light soiling & tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to fep & prelim) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing with tape repairs to spine & extrems, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Robert Hale Limited 1941

KEYWORDS: photography photographers art documentary pictorial anthropology ethnology travel writing exploration cultural social history bali indonesia indo pacific islands south east asia oceania

WHITE, Rev. GILBERT & BROWN, Captain THOMAS (with extensive additions)

Sm. octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering & decorative tooling to spine, blind-stamped lettering & decorative rule to boards, frontispiece, illus half-title page, xii + 348pp, illus plates, VG- (moderate rubbing & soiling to boards, boards sl. cocked, light cracking to gutters, light soiling to pages, moderate discolouration to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Richard Griffin and Company 1853

KEYWORDS: england english selborne hampshire natural history science nature naturalists animals zoology fauna

CRAIK, GEORGE

Sm. octavo, half-bound in maroon leather with marbled heavy card boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, marbled page edges, marbled eps, frontispiece: map of New Zealand, iv + 424pp, illus, VG (light scuffing to boards & spine, moreso to edges, moderate discolouration to prelims/terminals incl. frontispiece, otherwise occasional light soiling to pages/page edges, prev. owner's label to front pastedown)

PUBLISHER: Charles Knight 1830

KEYWORDS: new zealand early settler colonial popular history 19th nineteenth century exploration discovery navigation cultural social anthropology indigenous colonialism

MOREAU, SIMEON

Sm. octavo, half-bound in maroon/tan leather with marbled heavy card boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, frontispiece, vii + 208pp, illus plates, VG- (heavy scuffing to boards, leather binding almost entirely worn away at corners, moderate surface loss to spine extrems., light cracking to gutters, p.32 plate missing, moderately heavy soiling to front section of pages, otherwise light soiling/tanning throughout, small closed tear to table of contents, prev. owner's name in ink to front pastedown

PUBLISHER: R. Cruttwell 1797

KEYWORDS: england english gloucestershire cheltenham guides guidebooks handbooks tours royal spa natural health resorts towns cities city history

The Marquis DE CUSTINE

Sm. octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamped lettering & rule to boards, printed eps, xxiv + 532pp, VG- (moderate rubbing/soiling & heavy fading to boards, moderate cracking to upper spine - boards sl. shaky, light soiling & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1854

KEYWORDS: text in english travel writing french aristocrats aristocracy history russian russia imperial imperialism

RUSSELL, WILLIAM HOWARD

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR'S FATHER; 2 VOL. SET; ORIGINAL BINDINGS; Octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind-stamped decorative rule to boards, frontispieces, xv + 408 / xi + 443, illus / folding map, VG (light rubbing & soiling to boards, light brusing to corners, heavy sun-fading to spines, light chipping to spine extrems., light-moderate soiling to pages - frontispieces fairly heavily soiled, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge 1860

KEYWORDS: memoirs diaries autobiography autobiographies travel writing india indian irish british great britain private secretaries journalists war correspondents imperialism colonialism history

DOTEN, ALFRED & VAN TILBURG CLARK, WALTER (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, imperial 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: University of Nevada Press 1973

KEYWORDS: journals diaries Alfred Doten history autobiography autobiographies memoir

DOTEN, ALFRED & VAN TILBURG CLARK, WALTER (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, imperial 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: University of Nevada Press 1973

KEYWORDS: diaries journals Alfred Doten collection history

COOK, BLANCHE WIESEN

THIS VOL ONLY, 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: Penguin Books 2000

KEYWORDS: biographies memoir Eleanor Roosevelt history women

TOWNSEND, CYRIL

Octavo stapled glossy card covers (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: Lower Hutt Historical Society Publication 2002

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Lower Hutt history historical society movie theaters theatres movies cinemas

HAIGH, GIDEON (Ed)

Sm octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Aurum 2007

KEYWORDS: sport history anecdotes Wisden almanacks

GILLIES, IAIN, JOHN and ANGUS

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Gisborne Herald Co (Printer) N/D (c.1980s?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Gisborne region east coast

TURNER, DAVID

Quarto 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Halsgrove 2004

KEYWORDS: Narborough history English towns townships

EDWARDS, BRIAN

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-) some pages may remain uncut; 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: A H & A W Reed 1971

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Brian Edwards history broadcasting social commentary