ELLIOTT, EDMUND E R & DE BOISMENU, The Most Rev Mgr A (Prefatory Letter)

Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed/map to front eps, 171pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor tape staining to eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Carmelite Fathers, National Scapular Headquarters N/D (c.1960?)

KEYWORDS: religion Pacific islands Papua New Guinea PNG religious biographies biography memoir Mother Marie-Therese Noblet catholic church missionaries history

N/A

FACSIMILE REPRINT OF FIRST ISSUE OF NZ HERALD, elephant folio, facsimile reprint newspaper- folded, 6pp, VG+ (folded to size, occasional sl closed tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Herald 1863 (Facsimile Reprint)

KEYWORDS: printed news history NZ New Zealand Herlad facsimile reprints 1863 first issues past newspapers historical

HARVEY-BAILEY, ALEC

Octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, 204pp, folding table to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust 1995

KEYWORDS: military history aviation aerial combat rolls-royce engines merlin merlins ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 fighter planes

AYSON, WILLIAM

SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule & lettering to front board, frontispiece, 109pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate staining to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed N/D (c.1937)

KEYWORDS: signed limited editions William Ayson New Zealand history Otago autobiography autobiographies memoir pioneers settlers

PRITCHARD, ANTHONY

LIMITED EDITION, heavy square imperial octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 416pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2015

KEYWORDS: limited editions automotive motorsports grand prix Enzo Ferrari f1 formula one 1 history racing

FOX-DAVIES, ARTHUR CHARLES

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, viii + 504pp, VG (light to moderate scuffing/bruising & discolouration to board edges, light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to rear board, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional light adhesion to page corners/edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing/wrinkling to spine & edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Books 1986

KEYWORDS: heraldry family crests coats of arms history historical art

OLIVER, MICHAEL

Imperial octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters- binding a little shaky) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2010

KEYWORDS: motorsports car racing high performance Lotus 49 Ford engineering design history development grand prix f1 formula 1 one

HADDEN, O BRUCE & McGHEE, CHARLES N J (Fore)

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ALSO HOLOGRAPH SIGNED DATED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LOOSELY ENC., super octavo, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, frontispiece, 304pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to spine & board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand medical history opthamology eye surgery surgeons healthcare signed O Bruce Hadden

BAKER, Dr DOUGLAS

Quarto, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, 223pp + unpaginated index to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising/creasing & tanning/soiling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, sm label to rear cover, light tanning & foxing to page edges & inside front cover)

PUBLISHER: Douglas Baker 1976

KEYWORDS: esoteric philosophy human anatomy body Dr Douglas Baker ancient history

BLOCH, MAURICE

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 241pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to boadr & spine edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (moderate rubbing & creasing to edges with chipping/closed tearing also, minor tanning & staining to spine, light soiling & moderate discolouration)

PUBLISHER: Seminar Press 1971

KEYWORDS: first editions anthropology history culture Madagascar villages Merina society

AMAN, ANDERS

Imperial octavo, red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, ix + 285pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl chafing, sm adhesive label to rear)

PUBLISHER: The Architectural History Foundation Inc 1992

KEYWORDS: history Cold War Stalin architecture politics government 20th twentieth century eastern Europe ideology

RABINOW, PAUL

Octavo, yellow light card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated illus prelims + 107pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to cover egdes, moderate to heavy fading to spine & cover edges, minor chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to half title page)

PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1978

KEYWORDS: Morocco history culture politics Zaouia Sidi Lahsene Islam religion civilization civilisation

STEVENSON, RAY

Quarto, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, illus eps, 64pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate creasing & chafing/rubbing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light soiling & tanning to page edges, minor glue deterioration to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Symbiosis 1983

KEYWORDS: punk rock music musicians Siouxsie and the Banshees history photos photography

N/A

Folio, illus stapled light card covers, printed inside covers, 64pp, illus/photos, VG- (v heavy scuffing to spine with surface loss, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to cover edges- some tape repairs to inside covers, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Wilson & Horton 1908

KEYWORDS: Auckland weekly news issues past years New Zealand papers history historical

SENEVIRATNE, H L

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 190pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, light to moderate tanning, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1978

KEYWORDS: anthropology buddhist rites ceremonies rituals religion Sri Lanka Kandy first editions history

BARDSLEY, CHARLES WAREING & LORD BISHOP OF CARLISLE (Preface)

1980 FACSIMILE PRINT, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 837pp, VG+ (light fading & rubbing/bruising to spine, sl bruising & rubbing to board edges & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep)

PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publishing Co 1980

KEYWORDS: family tree research history genealogy England English Wales Welsh names surnames

LEWIS, SAMUEL

4 VOLS BOUND AS 2 VOLS (1996 FACSIMILE), super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, mixed pagination, folding maps, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light discolouration to spines, light soiling to page edgesprev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown to both vols)

PUBLISHER: Genealogical Publilshing Co 1996 (Facsimile)

KEYWORDS: topography England English maps history historical topographical dictionaries

DARWIN, CHARLES (Ed) & OWEN, RICHARD et al

3 VOLUME SET, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#247/750), very heavy set- extra shipping req'd, lg quarto, quarter leather bound brown cloth boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spines, marbled eps, mixed pagination, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate chafing & soiling to leather work, light soiling & moderate fading to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional ligt markings to prelims)

PUBLISHER: Nova Pacifica Publishing 1980

KEYWORDS: nature zoology species animals Charles Darwin history HMS Beagle 19th nineteenth century voyages

HURSTHOUSE, CHARLES

2x FOLDING MAPS, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind decoration to spine & front board, folding map/frontispiece, xv + 519pp, VG (light to moderate rubbing & tanning to spine & board edges/extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, residue of ex-libris plate to front pastedown, light soiling to eps, some closed tearing & foxing to folding maps, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Edward Stanford 1861

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history colonial governance

PEASE, Sir ALFRED E

FIRST EDITION, LACKS FEP, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & lion illus to spine & front board, teg, frontispiece with tissue guard, xix + 291pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to spine & board extrems, moderate soiling to boards, binding loose, heavy cracking to rear gutter & hinge- rear board shaky, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, plate opp. p154 detached but present)

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1913

KEYWORDS: first editions literature lions lion hunting history Sir Alfred E Pease