SKUES, G E M

FIRST EDITION. Royal 8vo, pp. xvi + 259 + [1]; brown/olive buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; fore edge deckled, frontis., plates; G+ (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink & stamp in green ink to ht; lacking ffep; heavy cracking to front & rear hinge, bdg sloppy; moderate cracking to front, central & rear gutters; stamp in green ink sporadic throughout).

PUBLISHER: A. & C. Black 1921

KEYWORDS: 20th century G E M Skues fish fishing trout flies fly angling angler method technique strategy history

SIMS, GEORGE R

Bound with Socialism in Theory and Practice: Being a Lecture Delivered to a Working Class Audience by Karl Pearson, publ., W. Reeves, 1887. Foolscap 8vo, pp. [8] + 150 + 32; black cl bds, black leathers spine; mottled edges, patterned eps; G+ (heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with heavy chipping; moderate to heavy tearing to joints; leather to spine peeling; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate to heavy tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription to front pastedown & ht; stamp in purple ink & heavy annotation in black ink throughout Socialism).

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1889

KEYWORDS: George R Sims Karl Pearson social history essay London 19th century

DAWKINS, RICHARD

FIRST UK EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, pp. xii + 224; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1976

KEYWORDS: Richard Dawkins first edition human behaviour biology history prehistory environment life animals

STARKMAN, SUSAN B & READ, STANLEY E (ed); MACKENZIE, N A (forew); HAIG-BROWN, RODERICK L

8vo 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Library of the University of British Columbia 1970

KEYWORDS: angling angler fishing fish game sport bibliography book history books list handlist guide

CHADWICK, WHITNEY

FIRST EDITION. Super 8vo, pp. 256; grey heavy card bds, spine lettered in black, publisher's device in blind to front board; illus. tp, photos, plates, illus.; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges; sl soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping;

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2017

KEYWORDS: Whitney Chadwick first edition female women 20th century habits custom social history education philosophy literature

FOLEY, HELENE P

Super 8vo, pp. x + 410; black buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. tp; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; sl tanning & soiling to pg edges; moderate annotation in pencil throughout (by Prof. Anne Mackay)); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 2001

KEYWORDS: ancient classical history Greece Greek tragedy play drama literature criticism female women representation

O'BRIEN, GLENN; EDO & MARIPOL (photos)

Imp. 8vo, pp. 111; heavy card bds, spine & bds lettered in black; photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Petit Grand Publishing 2001

KEYWORDS: Jean-Michel Basquiat artist 20th century New York American art history

ELKINS, JAMES & MCGUIRE, KRISTI & BURNS, MAUREEN & CHESTER, ALICIA & KUENNEN, JOEL (eds)

Super 8vo, pp. xv + 302; illus. light card covers; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges).

PUBLISHER: Routledge 2013

KEYWORDS: visual cultural studies art history anthropology criticism critical theory essays

HULL, PETER & JOHNSON, NORMAN

Super 8vo, pp. 400; black heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscription in black ink to ffep;); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning).

PUBLISHER: David & Charles Newton Abbot 1974

KEYWORDS: Alvis Car Company history vehicle automobile cars 20th century

GALELLA, RON

4to; illus. heavy card bds; F (in original packaging)

PUBLISHER: Powerhouse Books 2006

KEYWORDS: Ron Galella photos photography disco culture movement music social history

TURNER, DENNIS; OPPENHEIM, ROGER (introd)

SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Obl fol. pp. [50] unpaginated; illus. heavy card bds; illus.; VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front gutters; light to moderate tanning throughout); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; moderate to heavy bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with moderate to heavy chipping; moderate to heavy tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: New Zealand Maori social history illustration illustrated pictorial

SOMERVILLE, KATIE & KAMITSIS, LYDIA & WHITFIELD, DANIELLE

Fol., pp. xv + 236; black heavy card bds; all edges stained black, photos; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems).

PUBLISHER: National Gallery of Victoria 2017

KEYWORDS: high fashion art arts Dior clothing designer history 20th century

ANGAS, GEORGE FRENCH & BRADLOW, FRANK R (New Intro)

Elephant folio, green leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated prelims, frontispiece, 133pp, illus/plates - plates counted & all present, VG+ (light to moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: A A Balkema 1974

KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints George French G F Angas Africa African Amazulu Amaponda Amakosa tribes history anthropology art travel Kafir

MILKOWSKI, BILL (Text) & DE FABIANIS, VALERIA MANFERTO (Ed) & PIACCO, PAOLA (Graphic Design)

Quarto, illus heavy boards, green & grey lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 207pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges, sl chafing/soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light creasing to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: WS White Star Publishers 2012

KEYWORDS: The Rolling Stones Keith Richards biography biographies memoir rock music musicians history entertainment

BURROWS, TERRY

INC. 5x PRINTS, DVD, POSTERS & MANY ENCLOSURES, quarto, illus cushioned heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 133pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to spine, prev. bookseller's retail label to front pastedown) in clamshell presentation box, VG (light bruising to edges, light to moderate chafing & soiling, internal framing/border section with ribbon detached but present & still tidy)

PUBLISHER: Carlton Books 2012

KEYWORDS: britpop pop popular music bands history The Beatles illustrated entertainment

WALSH, GAVIN & WOODS, PAUL A (Text)

Square super octavo, illus light card covers with french flaps, yellow lettering to spine, 159pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing to cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's retail label to rear cover, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Plexus Publishing 2006

KEYWORDS: punk music history 70s seventies album covers art rock albums

GREY, Sir GEORGE

SECOND EDITION, suepr octavo, black/blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule/decoration to boards, vignette, illus title page, xxiii + 255pp + 199pp in te reo Maori to rear, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems, moderate chipping to top edge of spine, light fading to spine, heavy tanning & light soiling to page edges, gift presentation/inscription in ink to ffep, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, moderate tanning/discolouration to pages throughout, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, some pages remain uncut at top edges)

PUBLISHER: H Brett, Evening Star Office 1885

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Polynesia Polynesian myths mythology folklore lore religion

DAVITT, MICHAEL

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#472/1000), quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, raised bands to spine, teg, illus/maps to eps, unpaginated prelims, xii + 607pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in slipcase, VG (moderate scuffing & surface loss to edges, moderate chafing to boards)

PUBLISHER: Scripta Africana 1988

KEYWORDS: facsimile reprints Boer war Africa African anglo-boer history military

VON HOCHSTETTER, Dr FERDINAND & SAUTER, EDWARD (Trans)

ALL PLATES & BOTH MAPS PRESENT, imperial octavo, teal/blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering & blind decoration to spine, gilt illus & blind decoration to front board, marbled page edges, illus/patterned eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, xvi + 515pp, folding maps to rear, G+ (spine completely detached but present- with minor chipping also, moderate scuffing to board extrems, light chafing to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, 5cm tear to front gutter, gift inscription in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, lettering to rear eps in pencil, minor closed tearing & foxing to folding maps)

PUBLISHER: J G Cotta 1867

KEYWORDS: New Zealand geography natural history geology Auckland Nelson

DE VOLDERE, FLORENCE & HENNEQUET, MAXIME (Contributor) & DOREL, DAPHNE (Contributor) & LE ROY LADURIE, EMMANUEL (Preface)

Quarto, red silky cloth heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 320pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor rubbing to gutters) in d/w, VG+ (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing & soiling, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Umberto Allemandi & C 2010

KEYWORDS: art history criticism appreciation Flemish painting paintings painters