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The Charts and Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages 1768-1780 (3 Vol Set)
HEAVY 3 VOL SET, folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spines, gilt nautical motifs to front boards, frontispieces, vol 1- lxiv + 328pp, vol 2- c + 332pp, vol 3- cxxxvi + 319pp, beautiful tidy folding chart to rear of vol 3, illus, Near FINE (v sl occasional chafing to boards, v sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, occasional sl chipping to flaps, light chafing & soiling, 11mm closed tear to base of front cover to vol 3)
PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o The Map Library 1988-97
KEYWORDS: hakluyt society exploration expeditions voyages Captain James Cook Endeavour Adventure 18th eighteenth century history maritime nautical charts maps original surveys coastal views engravings Oceania New Zealand Australia
BIG Beatles in Germany
SIGNED BY TONY SHERIDAN, GUNTER ZINT & ULF KRUGER, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#878/1750), quarto, illus heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to black leather spine, illus eps, 4x sheets of postage stamp effect collectables/souvenir in folded glassine paper loosely enclosed at front, frontispiece, illus prelims & terminals, heart shaped plate with German script tipped in to verso of signatory page, 138pp, illus/photos, FINE, in transparent & illus/photo perspex slipcase, VG+ (light chafing & scratching)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1997
KEYWORDS: signed special limited editions popular pop music The Beatles memorabilia Britpop British bands Germany German tours entertainment history historical
Trout-Fishing and Sport in Maoriland
Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind rule to spine & boards, patterned eps, frontispiece, xix + 428pp, sm map to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to board extrems, 2cm loss to bottom corner of front board, light rubbing & moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & dedication page, moderate to heavy cracking to gutters of prelims, minor closed tearing to base of pg xiv at gutter, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: Government Printer 1904
KEYWORDS: hobbies history trout fly fishing flyfishing angling New Zealand Maoriland
The Immortals: The Book of New Zealand Cricket Test Players
SIGNED BY NUMEROUS NZ PLAYERS, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#66/665), quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, unpaginated signatory pages, 268pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in VG+ presentation box (light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Hill-Verdon Publishing 2006
KEYWORDS: special editions signed New Zealand sport cricket history players portraits statistics
The Art of Porcelain: How Spanish Porcelain Became World Famous
DATED & SIGNED BY J LLADRO, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to black cloth spine, 198pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light scuffing to board extrems, light chafing to boards, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Salvat Editores 1984
KEYWORDS: signed J Lladro antiques porcelain Spain Spanish artefacts fine china history crafts
Crossfire Hurricane: 25 Years of The Rolling Stones in the USA: The Photographs of Bob Gruen
AUTOGRAPHED BY BOB GRUEN, LIMITED SIGNED EDITION (#731/1750), quarto, illus heavy leather-feel boards, white & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 136pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to spine/hinges, sl foxing to page edges) in VG+ slipcase (light bruising & chafing)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1997
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Bob Gruen The Rolling Stones rock bands photography photos collection American tours British history music musicians photographers
Generals of the Rugby World Cup
SIGNED BY PAUL VERDON & AUTOGRAPHED BY VARIOUS PLAYERS, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#66/590), quarto, illus cushioned heavy boards, light brown lettering to spine, patterned eps, autograph/signatory pages to prelims, 277pp + 3pp to rear, illus/photos, Near FINE, in VG+ clamshell presentation case (sl bruising to extrems, corners/joins of box lightly cracked/split- still very sturdy)
PUBLISHER: Hill-Verdon Publishing 2012
KEYWORDS: signed special editions sport history rugby union world cup flyhalves players profiles first five-eighths number 10 jersey
Golden Dreams / Liverpool Days (Boxed 2 Vol Set)
AUTOGRAPHED BY ASTRID KIRCHHERR & MAX SCHELER, NUMBERED LIMITED EDITIONS (#1699/2500 & #1770/2500), imperial octavo, Golden Dreams- black buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, Liverpool Days- beige cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, both vols have sm illus/photos plate to front boards, illus eps & prelims, both vols are 122pp each, illus/photos, Near FINE (minor foxing to spine of Liverpool Days) in individual illus Near FINE slipcases, both presented in VG+ single box (light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1994-96
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Astrid Kirchherr Max Scheler photos photography British pop memorabilia bands The Beatles history music musicians Britpop biography biographies biographical
Fifty Years Adrift
SIGNED BY DEREK TAYLOR & GEORGE HARRISON, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, super octavo, brown buckram half leather bound boards, gilt lettering to title plate on spine with gilt lettering & tooling/decoration with raised bands to spine, gilt rule with gilt & red illus to front board, gilt rule & author signature to rear board, aeg, illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, x + 541pp + 3pp to rear, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, minor discolouration to leatherwork- otherwise a beautiful specimen) in slipcase, Near FINE (sl soiling to title plate)
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications 1984
KEYWORDS: signed special editions Derek Taylor George Harrison The Beatles memorabilia British pop bands press agents officer media history Britpop tours
Marching Onward: A History of The 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1845-1992
INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 336pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems), in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: The 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment 1992
KEYWORDS: New Zealand military history The 2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast) Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment autobiography autobiographies biographies memoirs Brigadier E Edward G Latter signed
The Journals of Captain James Cook: Volume IV: The Life of Captain James Cook
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS D/W, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt portrait of James Cook to front board, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, xi + 760pp, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing & fading to spine & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sm gift inscription in ink to top corner of ffep, sl foxing to prelims)
PUBLISHER: A & C Black 1974
KEYWORDS: exploration history voyages Captain James Cook The Endeavour 18th eighteenth century discovery biography biographies memoir maritime nautical
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta 1942
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: William Collins 2021
KEYWORDS: military history Max Hastings ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 battles Malta operations operation pedestal
Express to Hindustan: An Account of a Motor-Car Journey from London to Delhi
FIRST EDITION, ex-library- minimal markings, 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: John Lane / Bodley Head 1929
KEYWORDS: first editions travel writing literature car road trips M H Ellis history historical
The Ghost Tattoo
Super 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: Allen & Unwin 2022
KEYWORDS: war history ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2 holocaust Jewish persecution nazi Germany survivors pows prisoners of war Auschwitz Poland Polish
The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1961 (Fourteenth Year of Issue)
Octavo softcover (VG-) heavy rusting at gutters/staples; 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: Sporting Publications 1961
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket almanacks past years 1961 games game statistics
The Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1963 (Sixteenth Year of Issue)
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY EDITOR, octavo softcover (VG-) heavy rusting at gutters/staples; 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: Sporting Publications 1963
KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history cricket almanacks past years 1963 games game statistics signed Arthur H Carman
The Hakluyt Society: Continental Travel and Journeys Beyond Europe in the Early Modern Period: An Overlooked Connection: Annual Lecture 2008
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 2009
KEYWORDS: Hakluyt society annual lectures previous years 2008 exploration voyages history historical
The Hakluyt Society: Invented and Apocryphal Narratives of Travel from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day: Annual Lecture 2010
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 2010
KEYWORDS: Hakluyt society annual lectures previous years 2010 exploration voyages history historical ancient Egypt
The Hakluyt Society: 'A Just and Honourabel Commerce' Abolitionist Experimentation in Sierra Leone on Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries: Annual Lecture 2013
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 2014
KEYWORDS: Hakluyt society annual lectures previous years 2013 exploration voyages history historical Sierra Leone
The Hakluyt Society: Pedro Paez's History of Ethiopia: On Exploration, Refutation and Censorship: Annual Lecture 2011
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 2012
KEYWORDS: Hakluyt society annual lectures previous years 2011 exploration voyages history historical Ethiopia Pedro Paez