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$18.50
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Letters to Camondo


DE WAAL, EDMUND

FIRST EDITION, octavo 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: Chatto & Windus 2021

KEYWORDS: letters correspondence Edmund de Waal literature history autobiographical first editions

$35.00
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Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand for the Year 1926-27


FERGUSSON, M W Bro General Sir CHARLES & BARCLAY, Colonel GEORGE

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: R W Bro Colonel George Barclay 1928

KEYWORDS: New Zealand secret societies freemasons freemasonry masonic grand lodge proceedings history

$18.50
xx31pol202274

Brown and the Elms


VENNELL, C W & MAXWELL, D H (Fore)

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: The Elms Trust 1984

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history settlers Brown family Elms

$100.00
ak2/6a/19

The Art of Angling, as Practised in Scotland


STODDART, THOMAS TOD

Sm 8vo, green cl bds, gilt lettering to spine, blind decorations to bds, paper label to front board, illus. tp, iv + 164 pp., illus., VG- (heavy scuffing/creasing & moderate soiling to bds, sl tearing to cl of joints, moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, light creasing to paper at central gutters).

PUBLISHER: W. & R. Chambers, 19 Waterloo Place; and Orr and Smith, London 1836

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen Scotland Scottish trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$40.00
ak2/6a/20

Alphabet of Scientific Angling, For the Useof Beginners


RENNIE, JAMES

Sm 8vo, brown cl bds, paper label to front board, illus. tp, xviii + 138 pp., illus., VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing/fading & soiling to bds, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate soiling & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev owner's inscription & prev bookseller's label to front pastedown, prev owner's inscription to ffep, light to moderate foxing throughout, light creasing to paper at central gutters, moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: William Orr, 14, Paternoster Row 1833

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$40.00
ak2/6a/21

Notes of a Fly Fisher: an Attempt at a Grammar of the Art for Beginners: with Hints on Health


JACKSON, W S

Sm 8vo, blue cl bds, gilt lettering to spine & front board, pg edges stained blue, marbled eps, 191 pp., illus., VG- (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate cracking to front hinges & central gutters, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Fishing Gazette 1927

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$100.00
ak2/6a/22

Salmonia: Or Days of Fly Fishing. In a Series of Conversations. With Some Account of the Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo.


[DAVY, Sir HUMPHRY

Sm 8vo, half-bound in black filleted brown leather with red cl bds, 5 sm raised bands & gilt lettering to spine, teg, marbled eps, x + 335 pp., illus., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, bookplate to front pastedown, prev owner's inscriptions to front eps, moderate ink stains to tp & ht verso, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Murray, Albemarle-Street 1829

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$300.00
ak2/6a/23

The Art of Angling


BARKER, THOMAS

Sm 8vo, quater-bound blind filleted black leather with marbled bds, gilt lettering & rules to spine, yellow eps, [3] + 40 pp. + [3] pp. advts., VG (light soiling & scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: J. H. Burn, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden 1820

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game 16th century

$150.00
ak2/6a/24

Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings by an Old Angler and Bibliopolist


BOOSEY, THOMAS

Sm 8vo, half-bound in black filleted leather with orange/rust cl bds, 5 raised bands & gilt lettering & rules to spine--red label to section 2, marbeled eps, frontis., illus., tp, VG (light scuffing to bds, sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims/terminals, sl foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: William Pickering 1835

KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game 16th century

$150.00
ak2/6a/25

The Vade-Mecum of Fly-Fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Practical Treatise on that Brance of the Art of Angling; with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artifical Flies


PULMAN, G P R

Sm 8vo, green paneled cl bds with both tooled & embossed decorations to bds & spine, gilt lettering to spine, yelloe eps, xii + 186 pp.+ [2] pp. advts., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds & spine, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate cracking to rear gutters, light foxing throghout).

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans 1851

KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$15.00
xx31pol202276

Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture


HARRIS, MARVIN

Ex-library, octavo 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: Allen & Unwin 1986

KEYWORDS: food culture culinary anthropology history customs beliefs

$20.00
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Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors


COLLINGHAM, LIZZIE

Octavo 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: Oxford University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature history culture India Indian curry curries food cuisine recipes

$25.00
xx31pol202288

Napoleon Bonaparte in Exile; or, A Voice From St Helena


O'MEARA, BARRY

Duodecimo 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: W Tweedie, Strand N/D

KEYWORDS: Napoleon Bonaparte history St Helena politics political military leaders French France

$20.00
xx31pol202295

New Zealand's First World War Heritage


BARGAS, IMELDA & SHOEBRIDGE, TIM

Super octavo 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: Exisle Publishing 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand ww1 the great war first 1st world war one i 1 history heritage communities

$16.50
xx31pol202313

Freemasons' Hall London


EDWARDS, A TRYSTAN et al

Octavo stapled light 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: Williams Lea and Company (Printer) 1963

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lodges London history historical buildings secret societies

$18.50
xx31pol202314

Grand Lodge of New Zealand: A Guide to Masters


CHAMBERS, A R

Octavo stapled light 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: Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1968

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lodges New Zealand history historical masters secret societies

$18.50
xx31pol202315

Handbook for Management and Maintenance of Masonic Buildings


ORR, R DAVID (Fore)

Octavo stapled light 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: Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1990

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lodges New Zealand history historical buildings maintenance management secret societies

$10.00
xx31pol202317

The Seddons: An Autobiography


SEDDON, T E Y

Octavo 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: Collins Bros & Co 1968

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Seddon family history New Zealand early settlers pioneers

$15.00
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Hakluyt Society: Sir Thomas Roe: Eyewitness to a Changing World: Annual Lecture 2017


DAS, NANDINI

Octavo stapled light 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: The Hakluyt Society c/o Map Library 2018

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society annual lectures 2017 history historical exploration Sir Thomas Roe

$15.00
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Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 2016: Experiments in Reading Richard Hakluyt's 'Principal Navigations'


FULLER, MARY C

Octavo stapled light 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: The Hakluyt Society c/o Map Library 2017

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society annual lectures 2016 history historical exploration Richard Hakluyt principal navigations

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