TATLOCK, R R & FRY, ROGER (Intro) & HOBSON, R L & MACQUOID, PERCY

HEAVY 3 VOL SET- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D! Sm folio, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt crest to front boards, teg, deckled page edges, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG (minor bruising & rubbing to spines & extrems, sl chafing & soiling to spines & boards, light tanning & light to moderate foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm label to base of front pastedowns of each vol, occasional sl cracking to gutters, moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & moderate chipping to edges- some archival tape repairs, light to moderate tanning & soiling/staining to spines & cover edges, light to moderate chafing, minor insect damage to rear cover of vol 2, minor surface loss to rear cover of vol 3)

PUBLISHER: B T Batsford 1928

KEYWORDS: art antiques antique collections records Lady Lever Art Gallery Cheshire paintings porcelain ceramics tapestries furniture wedgwood English Chinese history

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 191pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & chipping/cracking to spine- minor loss, light to moderate tanning/foxing & curling to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1925

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori culture customs Elsdon Best games leisure pastimes Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 8 history

BEST, ELSDON

FIRST EDITION, quarto, pink light card wrappers, black lettering to front cover, viii + 339pp, illus, VG (moderate tanning & light creasing/cracking to spine- sl loss to extrems, light curling & moderate tanning & foxing to cover edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Dominion Museum 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand Maori culture customs Elsdon Best Pa villages defence defense Dominion Museum bulletins bulletin 6 history

COWAN, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, PLATE INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR TIPPED IN, octavo, beige buckram boards, black lettering to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, frontispiece, xxi + 336pp, VG- (moderate bruising & tanning/soiling to spine- 935 ink numerals also, light bruising & rubbing to board extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, sm ink numerals & minor scuffing to front pastedown, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional cracking to gutters, light foxing & soiling to pages throughout, sm ink stamp to base of pg193)

PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs 1911

KEYWORDS: first editions James Cowan New Zealand bush life Kimble Bent wild survival history historical signed

HADDRELL, CHARLIE (Ed)

Imperial octavo hardcover (Near FINE) 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: PQ Blackwell / MILK Tailor Made Books N/D (c.2014)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby union sport history players ABs All Blacks Jock Hobbs biography anecdotes posthumous

HUTCHINS, GRAHAM & YOUNG, RUSSELL

Quarto 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: Exisle Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history disasters

KNIGHT, LINDSAY

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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Rugby Press 1992

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history ABs All Blacks rugby union players wingers

ROSS, HANNAH

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: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2021

KEYWORDS: women history cycling adventure bicycles

GRAY, WYNNE

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: Upstart Press 2018

KEYWORDS: New Zealand sport history rugby union ABs All Blacks former players

MITTEN, ANDY & VAN NISTELROOY, RUUD (Fore)

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: HarperNorth 2024

KEYWORDS: sport modern history soccer English football Man Utd Manchester United teams Sir Alex Ferguson

N/A

Sm octavo hardcover (G+) scruffy copy; 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 Religious Tract Society N/D (c.1840s?)

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature Greece ancient Greek Athens history

HARROWFIELD, DAVID L

Super 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: New Zealand Antarctic Society N/D

KEYWORDS: south pole Antarctic Antarctica history outposts travel exploration

DASENT, ARTHUR IRWIN

2 VOL SET, 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 Murray 1908

KEYWORDS: biograpgy biographies memoir John Thadeus Delane The Times journalism history

SUTTON, IRENE (Fore) & PROCTOR, BILL (Fore)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 556pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to page edges & eps, ffep glued down to front pastedown, minor wrinkling & soiling to title page) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing/wrinkling to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Otago University Print (Printer) N/D (c.2004?)

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rural communities history goldmining Kaitangata south island

STRICKLAND, MATTHEW & HARDY, ROBERT

Ex-library, quarto, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xix + 538pp, illus, VG (jacket firmly affixed to boards- could be carefully removed if desired, usual library markings & scuffs, moderate soiling to page edges & eps, occasional crscking to gutters) in d/w, VG (affixed to boards, minor creasing & fading with soiling)

PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing 2005

KEYWORDS: history weapons weaponry bows arrows warbow longbow warfare combat

PIGGOTT, STUART

Quarto, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt publisher's motif to front board, 272pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl fading to board edges, light to moderate soiling to page edges & eps, light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, odd makeshift tape repairs to internal sides, moderate creasing to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1983

KEYWORDS: transport history wheels wheeled wagons carts horses vehicles ancient iron age bronze age

WALTON, LINDA

Ex-library, super octavo, grey heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 309pp, VG (minimal library markings, boards sl warped, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor scuff to front pastedown, moderate creasig to top edges of pgs 195-208, jacket affixed to rear board) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & peeling to edges, sl soiling, rear flap affixed to rear board)

PUBLISHER: University of Hawai'i Press 1999

KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity China southern Sung dynasty academic education

PROBERT, HENRY

Octavo, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine, xviii + 132pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light fading to spine, sl creasing to cover edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Changi University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: southeast Asia Changi history military Singapore Henry Probert

LEVY, GEORGE & BIRO, PETE (Photos) & LYONS, PETE (Fore)

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, orange lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extremw, light chafing & soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Motorbooks / Quarto Publishing 2016

KEYWORDS: automotive motorsports North America can-am race history car racing

GANLEY, HOWDEN

SIGNED, square super octavo, green heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 448pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl chafing)

PUBLISHER: Denley Publications 2015

KEYWORDS: signed Howden Ganley motorsports automotive history autobiography autobiographies memoir f1 formula one 1 New Zealand Zealanders