CLARK, KENNETH

Sm folio, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontipsiece, 218pp, illus, VG+ (minor foxing sporadically throughout- mostly to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & scuffing/chipping to edges, moderate fading & light chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1976

KEYWORDS: art history Sandro Botticelli Dante Divine Comedy literature literary

BECK, JAMES

Octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 208pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light soiling to eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown) in clear d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Willis, Locker & Owens 1992

KEYWORDS: contemporary art criticism appreciation modern history society psychology urban settings

STEVENS, G (Compiled) & BARTHOLOMEW, D H (Compiled)

VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, blind stamp decoration to spine & boards, printed eps, xxxiv + (6) + 322pp + 73pp to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & chipping/scuffing to board & spine extrems, moderate tanning/fading & staining to spine & board edges, moderate soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing& soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, heavy crack to front & rear gutters, prev. owner's name in pencil to ffep, light to moderate soiling & foxing to pages throughout, some minor creasing & loosening to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: G Stevens & D H Bartholomew 1866

KEYWORDS: New Zealand directories 19th nineteenth century businesses history past years historical

GRIBBIN, G A

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 237pp, illus/photos, VG- (moderate rubbing to spine & board edges, moderate staining to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, v heavy cracking/damage to front & rear gutters, ownership ink markings/inscriptions to prelims, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout)

PUBLISHER: Geddis & Blomfield (Printer) 1909

KEYWORDS: New Zealand freemasons freemasonry masonic secret societies ara lodges history signed first editions

BAXTER, CAPTAIN D R

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION (#332/500), imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, patterned eps, xv + 536pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to board & spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light creasing to some gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate scuffing to spine & covers, sl tanning to flaps)

PUBLISHER: South China Morning Post (Printer) 1966

KEYWORDS: weapons weaponry guns firearms history historical signed special numbered editions Captain D R Baxter gunmakers

ARCHEY, GILBERT

Quarto, beige cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 136pp, illus/photos, VG (light foxing & tanning to board edges, sl foxing to front board, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims, minor scuffing to folding illus to rear)

PUBLISHER: William Collins 1977

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history historical art Maori culture cultural artefacts artists tribal tribes

BLACKMORE, HOWARD L

FIRST EDITION, 2 VOLS - BOOK & SUPPLEMENT, quarto, blue cloth boards, cream heavy boards & blue lettering to spine of supplement vol, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps to main vol, frontispieces, vol 1- 222pp, supplement vol- 156pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, gift inscription in ink to half title page of main vol & ffep of supplement vol) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning & soiling)

PUBLISHER: George Shumway Publisher / Museum Restoration Service 1986-1999

KEYWORDS: gunsmiths gunmakers London history antique weapons weaponry antiques firearms

MACMORRAN, GEORGE

SCARCE, ex-library, octavo, beige heavy boards, black lettering to front board, unpaginated prelims + 178pp, VG- (library stamps/markings, tidy tape reinforcement to spine & gutters, moderate to heavy soiling & tape staining to boards, heavy rusting to staples & separation to gutters/staples)

PUBLISHER: S & W Mackay 1900

KEYWORDS: New Zealand academic schools Wellington history masters teachers

N/A

FIRST ISSUE, SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION, octavo, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & covers, printed inside covers, xvi + 164pp, VG- (heavy but tidy tape reinforcement/repairs to spine & rear cover, moderate foxing & staining/soiling to covers, moderate fading to spine & cover edges, numerous ownership ink stamps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light foxing throughout, bottom half of 131-132 detached)

PUBLISHER: Thames Advertiser 1881

KEYWORDS: first issues New Zealand past years directories Thames directory 1881 history historical

WRIGHT, PHILIP

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1974

KEYWORDS: history of tractors farm farming equipment

GRAYLAND, EUGENE C

Super octavo hardcover (VG) lacks d/w; 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: A H & A W Reed 1963

KEYWORDS: new zealand history disaster natural earthquake

ELDER, J R

Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (scruffy); 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: Presbterian Bookroom n/d

KEYWORDS: presbyterian church history new zealand

MORRIS, BILL

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Exisle 2022

KEYWORDS: gondwana prehistory tectonic drift supercontinent natural history

ESHER, LIONEL

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Allen Lane 1981

KEYWORDS: england english history twentieth century architecture town planning civil engineering politics

ELLIOT, CHARLES

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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Ticknor & Fields 1992

KEYWORDS: french european history aristocracy savoy marie adelaide versailles

HASKELL, FRANCIS

Quarto 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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Phaidon 1967

KEYWORDS: art history england france fashion collecting culture

MISHIMA, YUKIO & SPARLING, KATHRYN (Trans)

REVIEW COPY, UK FIRST EDITION, SCARCE, octavo, coloured heavy boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 166pp, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising & fading to spine & board edges/extrems, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, light to moderate foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Condor / Souvenir Press 1977

KEYWORDS: Japanese literature history culture Samurai English translation first UK editions Yukio Mishima Japan review copies

JONES, JOHN P

Octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt illus to front board, frontnispiece, xvii + 448pp, illus/photos, G+ (heavy bruising & scuffing to board & spine edges/extrems, heavy chafing & discolouration to boards, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, minor scuffing to ffep, heavy cracking to gutters- particularly to rear, binding loose/sloppy, minor soiling to eps & prelims/terminals, plates either detached or loosened- not counted presumed all present, light foxing & soiling to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Macmillan Company 1908

KEYWORDS: travel literature writing history culture India Indian John P Jones

LA ROCHE, ALAN

Square imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, beige lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 336pp, VG (light rubbing & bruising to spine & board extrems, minor adhesion to pages, light fading to spine, light chafing to boards, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, signature in ink to verso of half title page)

PUBLISHER: Alan la Roche / Tui Vale Productions 2011

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Alan la Roche early settlers pioneers

LA LIGUE DES ARTISTES BELGES (Ed)

Quarto, illus string bound covers, green lettering & illus plate to front cover, illus prelims, frontispiece with tissue guard, 26pp + plates- not counted presumed all present, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- minor archival tape repairs to bottom corner of front cover, heavy tanning to spine & covers, string binding partially broken, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor wrinkling/creasing to plates)

PUBLISHER: Colour 1916

KEYWORDS: art history appreciation Belgium Belgian artists