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$40.00
2e25a/1

Potter's Historial Introduction to English Law and its Institutions


KIRALFY, A K R

Super 8vo, pp. xxxii + 675; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, emblem in gilt to front board; VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep; moderate underlining in pencil; light cracking to hinges, spine sl sloppy).

PUBLISHER: Sweet & Maxwell 1962

KEYWORDS: England English law lawyer history historical

$75.00
2e25a/7

Legends of the South Sea: The world of the Polynesians seen through their myths and legends, poetry and art


ALPERS, ANTONY

Association copy, first edition. Signed & inscribed by author to Helen Shaw (Hella) and Frank Hofmann. 8vo, pp. xvi + 416; green cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, spine & front board illus. in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG- (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate closed tear to front; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1970

KEYWORDS: Polynesian anthropology social history mythology myth legend poetry art Pacific Ocean first edition

$55.00
2e25a/28

A History of Japan to 1334, 1334-1615, 1615-1867 (3 vols)


SANSOM, GEORGE

Three vol set. Sm 8vo, pp. xii + 500, xxii + 442, xiv + 258; illus. light card covers; frontis., plates, illus,.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate fading to spine; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals; sl cracking to front gutter (vol 1)).

PUBLISHER: Charles E. Tuttle Company 1984

KEYWORDS: George Sansom Japan Japanese history social political economic

$45.00
2e25a/33

To the Ends of the Earth: Visions of a Changing World: 175 Years of Exploration and Photography


GARDNER, RIT & BUTLIN, ROBIN & BASTABLE, JONATHAN & BRACE, STEVE

Obl 4to, pp. 240; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; illus. eps & tp, frontis., photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping).

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2005

KEYWORDS: environment pictorial world Earth photograph photography photographers history

$100.00
2e25a/34

The Triumph Trophy Bible: Including unit-construction Trophy-based TIGER models


WOOLRIDGE, HARRY

Super 8vo, pp. 142 + [1 (advt)]; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light foxing & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Veloce Publishing 2010

KEYWORDS: motorcycle motobike Triump history 20th century photograph

$80.00
2e25a/38

Nelson Motor Cycle Club: The First Fifty Years


BAUMFIELD, J M

Signed & inscribed by author. Imp. 8vo, pp. x + 251; illus. light card covers; photos; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: J. M. Baumfield 2010

KEYWORDS: Nelson New Zealand history motor cycle motorcycle motorbike bike

$100.00
2e25a/44

Manuale Tipografico


BODONI, GIAMBATTISTA; FUSSEL, STEPHEN (ed);

4to, pp. [16] + xxviii + lxxv + 272 + 279, 64 (pamphlet to rear); red cl bds, spine lettered in white, front board lettered in black & white, rear board lettered in blind; frontis., type specimens; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2010

KEYWORDS: Giambattisata Bodoni type typography letterpress printing history bibliography print publishing letter cutting cutter design book arts

$40.00
2e18b/17

The Book of Hemyock: Heart of the Blackdowns


CLIST, BRIAN & DRACOTT, CHRIS (eds)

4to, pp. 184; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Halsgrove 2012

KEYWORDS: Hemyock social history River Culm town village

$100.00
2e18b/18

Classic British Trials Bikes: Pre-1965 four-stroke trials irons: AJS through Velocette


MORLEY, DON

First edition. 8vo, pp. 192; blue heavy card bds, spine lettered in silver gilt; photos, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's stamp in black ink to rear pastedown); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: Don Morley motorcycles motorbike motor cycle bike British 20th century history first edition

$550.00
2e18b/20

Twelve Months with the Bashi-Bazouks


MONEY, EDWARD

Second edition. Demy 8vo, pp. viii + 231; blue cl bds, spine lettered in gilt, motif in black to front board; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate to heavy tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals;prev bookseller's stamp in purple ink to ffep verso; moderate to heavy cracking to front & rear hinges; heavy cracking to central gutters; moderate to heavy foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: Newman and Co. 1880

KEYWORDS: Edward Money Bashi Bazouks 19th century Turkey Turkish Ottoman army military travel travelling journey history

$75.00
1y36a/27

Te Mete (Smith): The Story of the Smith Family in Zealand (1841-1907)


ROLFE, GLENISE (Researched & Written by)

UNCOMMON, octavo, illus light card covers, black lettering to spine & front cover, viii + 214pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl tanning to spine/covers & page edges, signature & prev.owner's name in ink to tite page)

PUBLISHER: Glenise Rolfe N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand family tree research history genealogy Smith Te Mete 19th nineteenth century

$150.00
1y36a/28

Korero A E W S Background Bulletin (Vol 3 #1 to Vol 3 #14)


N/A

14 CONSECUTIVE ISSUES (VOL 3 #1 - VOL 3 #14), octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, minor fading & soiling.chafing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, occasional light cracking to gutters, binder's sm label to base of rear pastedown)

PUBLISHER: E V Paul, Gov't Printer 1945

KEYWORDS: Korero past issues collections bulletins New Zealand publications history historical

$200.00
1y36a/37

The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768-1771 (2 Vol Set)


BANKS, JOSEPH & BEAGLEHOLE, J C (Ed)

2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, super octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxvii + 476pp + plates to rear, vol 2- xvi + 406pp + folding map & plates to rear, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (price clipped, in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, light fading to spines, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1962

KEYWORDS: exploration first editions history historical journeys Endeavour journals diaries Joseph Banks 18th eighteenth century Pacific voyages

$40.00
1y36a/40

D N Dunlop: A Man of Our Time


MEYER, T H & BASS, IAN (Trans)

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 463pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning to photographic pages) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, minor fading to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Temple Lodge 1992

KEYWORDS: English translations biography biographies memoir D N Dunlop world power conference esoteric occultism occultists anthroposophy history

$145.00
1y36a/41

The Whaling Trade in Old New Zealand


RICKARD, L S

FIRST EDITION- SCARCE THUS, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, printed eps, unpaginated prelims + 163pp, illus, VG+ (light brusing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name & scribble in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Minerva 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions signed New Zealand history nautical maritime whaling trade L S Rickard

$45.00
1y36a/44

Japanese Exotic Cars


DOO, JACK (Text) & RASMUSSEN, HENRY (Photos)

Quarto, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 128pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, light faidng to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (in protective plastic cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing & adhesive staining to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling/foxing, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks 1989

KEYWORDS: automotive high performance exotic cars Japan Japanese history design engineering

$75.00
1y36a/46

Italian Auto Legends: Classics of Style and Design


HESELTINE, RICHARD (Text) & ZUMBRUNN, MICHEL

Oblong quarto, black heavy boards, yellow lettering to spine, frontispiece, 288pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & staining to board extrems/edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, some moderate creasing/folding to some page corners) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Merrell 2006

KEYWORDS: automotive classic vintage cars Italian Italy design history high performance engineering

$60.00
1y36a/54

Gmicalzoma: An Enochian Dictionary


VINCI, LEO (Compiled by)

Octavo, green illus light card covers, white lettering to spine & covers, unpaginated prelims + 134pp, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's labels to front & rear eps)

PUBLISHER: Neptune Press 1992

KEYWORDS: occult occultism esoteric spirituality enochian angels angel magic magick guides deities manuals Dr John Dee Edward Kelly languages ancient language dictionary origins historical history

$165.00
1y36a/61

A Boot Full of Right Arms: Adventures in the London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally and Other Motoring Marathons


GREEN, EVAN

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, white lettering to spine & front board, printed eps, x + 281pp, illus/photos, VG (spine cocked, light to moderate bruising & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- some archival tape repairs, moderate discolouration/fading/tanning, moderate chafing)

PUBLISHER: Cassell 1975

KEYWORDS: first editions automotive motor racing marathons rallies history historical world cup

$40.00
1y64a/1

Last Out: 4RAR/NZ (ANZAC) Battalion's Second Tour in Vietnam


TAYLOR, JERRY

Super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xviii + 270pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light rubbing/bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 2001

KEYWORDS: military history New Zealand Australian soldiers 4rar/nz battalion Vietnam southeast Asia anzac

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