FUERTES, LOUIS AGASSIZ

FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE IN 30 COLOUR PLATES, quarto, grey stiff card boards, black lettering to title plate to front board, illus, VG- (heavy battering & archival tape repair to spine & gutters, light foxing & soiling to boards, museum ink stamps/pockets to inside front cover & text pamphlet inside, light foxing to pamphlet, museum ink stamps to rear of each plate, plates themselves are in great condition with no marks detected) in slipcase, G+ (heavy bruising & scuffing/chipping with loss & archival tape repairs, moderate soiling, moderate scuffing & soiling to spine)

PUBLISHER: Field Museum of Natural History 1930

KEYWORDS: ornithological art paintings natural history Louis Agassiz Fuertes birds mammals first editions

COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed) & CHARLESWORTH, M P (Ed) & BAYNES, N H (Ed) & SELTMAN, C T (Prepared by)

THIS VOL ONLY, ex-library, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, teg, xv + 243pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light rubbing & fading to extrems, minro tape staining to board edges & eps, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, remnants of jacket to frnt pastdown, minor cracking to rear gutter) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired but not recommended, front & rear flaps removed, minor tearing to edges/flap area, moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1939

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history plates illustrations

BLACKMAN, RAYMOND V B (Ed)

Lg quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to boards, printed eps, illus prelims, 54pp adverts + vii + 459pp + xxiv to rear, illus/photos, VG- (moderate soiling & chipping to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate staining & paper residue to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor water staining & wrinkling to rear eps, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Groves, Brodie & Co at the Windsor Press / Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1965

KEYWORDS: Jane's fighting ships series 60s sixties design maritime nautical history

SASEK, M

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, 60pp, illus, VG (minor bruising/scuffing & fading to board & spine extrems/edges, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light discolouration to eps) in d/w, VG (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, price clipped, light fading & soiling to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges & spine, front cover lightly faded)

PUBLISHER: W H Allen 1966

KEYWORDS: first editions children's literature history books Greece culture

RAPPOPORT, Dr ANGELO S

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to front board, frontispiece with tissue guard, viii + 336pp + 32pp ads to rear, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & soiling to eps, numerous labels tipped in to front & rear eps also, moderate cracking to some gutters, moderate foxing throughout, occasional plate partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul & Co 1912

KEYWORDS: first editions catholic church history papal court papacy popes pontiffs

CHUN, MALCOLM NAEA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xix + 72pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges & eps, sl water staining to base of front & rear gutters, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine & cover edges, moderate soiling, heavy creasing & chipping.closed tearing to egdes)

PUBLISHER: The Bess Press 1986

KEYWORDS: signed first editions Hawaii Hawai'i medicine health history chants culture

LEVITSKY, STEVEN & ZIBLATT, DANIEL

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, silver gilt lettering & decoration to spine, unpaginated prelims + 312pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor underlining & annotation in ink throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Viking / Penguin 2018

KEYWORDS: first editions history democracy politics philosophy

BURY, J B (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxv + 821pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (light rubbing to extrems, minimal library markings, light tape staining to board edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, minor creasing to page edges sporadically throughout- inc. pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective covers- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps removed, light creasing & chipping to edges, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Assyrian

BURY, J B (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxiii + 698pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid inc. to spine, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, sm ink stain to top edge of rear cover, other minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1953

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Persian Persia west

BURY, J B (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxii + 554pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some light to moderate creasing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1953

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Greece Athens

BURY, J B (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxiii + 648pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some moderate loss of pastedowns, some light to moderate creasing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1953

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Macedon

CHARLESWORTH, M P (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxxi + 987pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some light to moderate creasing/closed tearing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Hellenistic monarchies Rome kingdoms

CHARLESWORTH, M P (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxv + 840pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some light to moderate creasing/closed tearing to edges of pull-outs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling, bottom section clipped/shortened)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires Rome Roman Mediterranean

CHARLESWORTH, M P (Ed) & COOK, S A (Ed) & ADCOCK, F E (Ed) & BAYNES, N H (Ed)

THIS VOL ONLY, tidy ex-library, super octavo, gilt lettering to spine, gilt illus to base of spine & front board, teg, xxvii + 849pp, maps/pull-outs, VG (usual library markings- some with correction fluid, minor tape staining to board edges, light rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate tape staining & paper residue to front & rear eps, some light to moderate creasing/closed tearing to edges of pull-outs- some minor tape repairs) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, front & rear flaps completely removed, other minor soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges)

PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1956

KEYWORDS: Cambridge ancient history series antiquity empires imperial

TUCHMAN, MAURICE et al (Organized by)

Square imperial octavo, illus light card wrappers, gilt lettering to spine & covers, all page edges stained black, frontispiece, 435pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine & cover edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers, moderate crack to front gutter, annotation in ink to prelims, occasional pencil underlining)

PUBLISHER: Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Abbeville Press 1986

KEYWORDS: abstract painting art spiritual history appreciation

HYDE, RALPH (Intro Notes)

Quarto, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, London coat of arms to title page, viii + 140pp, illus/maps, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges, sl foxing to eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, sm adhesive label to rear)

PUBLISHER: London Topographical Society / Harry Margary 1987

KEYWORDS: Victorian London English cities maps topography cartography history historical

WIEGAND, CHRIS

Imperial octavo, illus stiff card wrappers, cream lettering to spine & front cover, frontispiece, illus prelims, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light tanning to spine, light creasing/bruising to cover edges, light soiling to covers, light soiling to prelims, moderate water damage to pgs10/11)

PUBLISHER: Taschen 2003

KEYWORDS: film makers Federico Fellini 20th twentieth century entertainment history biography

EPSTEIN, BRIAN

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 132pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & rubbing to edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges with discreet archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press 1964

KEYWORDS: Brian Epstein autobiography memoir music history The Beatles britpop British pop music bands first editions

TUER, ANDREW W

FIRST EDITION, duodecimo, patterned heavy boards, black lettering to spine- mostly missing, black lettering to title plate to front board, string ties to board fore-edges, deckled page edges, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 137pp, illus, G (spine mostly missing with heavy but tidy archival tape reinforcement, moderate chafing to boards, moderate tanning & light chipping to page edges, heavy cracking to gutters & archival tape repairs) an adorable wee book, a lovely collectable item!

PUBLISHER: 1885. London: Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press, E.C / Simpkin, Marshall & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co. New York: Scribner & Welford

KEYWORDS: first editions literature old London city history historical markets traders whimsy

N/A

Oblong super octavo, red illus stapled light card wrappers, 32pp, G+ (heavy rubbing to spine/staples with 3 cm closed tear to base, moderate soiling to covers, some pages have considerable red colour bleeding from covers- water staining, light to moderate general soiling throughout, minor chipping to page edges, central pgs detached- pgs 15-18 missing)

PUBLISHER: W Beattie & Co N/D

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history goldmining goldfields early settlers pioneers