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Neutra: Complete Works
HEAVY- EXTRA SHIPPING REQ'D, oblong lg quarto, illus heavy boards, red lettering to spine & boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 464pp, illus/photos, VG (moderate cracking & archival tape repairs to base of spine, heavy fading to spine & front board, minor bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Taschen 2010
KEYWORDS: architecture architects buildings history design engineering Richard Neutra
The British Thoroughbred: 1700-1850
Folio, white light card covers, black lettering to front cover, 9pp + plates, VG (moderate soiling to top extrem of spine, minor tanning & creasing to cover edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- archival repair to top of spine, light fading to spine, moderate tanning, heavy creasing to front flap- odd triangle shape missing also)
PUBLISHER: The Ariel Press 1966
KEYWORDS: art Great Britain British throughbred racing horses paintings history historical
Te Kooti's Last Foray: The Extraodinary story of Te Kooti's 1870 abduction of two Whakatohea communities into the Waioeka Gorge and how Whanganui's pursuit won the day but never the credit
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, illus light card covers, white and blue lettering to spine, illus prelims, 271pp, illus +16 plates VG+ (sl.rubbing & curling to spine and cover edges)
PUBLISHER: Oratia 2023
KEYWORDS: new zealand history wars te kooti whanganui whakatohea waioeka maori aotearoa ron crosby bay of plenty east coast first editions thomas porter
James Chalmers: His Autobiography and Letters (Third Impression)
Octavo, burgundy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & cover, teg, page fore-edges deckled, frontispiece, 511pp + 9 plates + folding map at rear, VG (heavy fading & rubbing to spine, heavy scuffing to spine extrems- material flapping, minor bruising to board corners, gift inscription in ink to ffep, several gutters wityh moderate cracking- terminals partially detached, moderate soiling & chafing to boards, light to moderate foxing & tanning to eps & page edges, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, several pages uncut)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society 1902
KEYWORDS: james chalmers autobiography biography christian missionary scottish christianity history travel writing
The Library Book
Folio, red cloth boards, red lettering to spine & front board, 231pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl foxing & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Aperture 2017
KEYWORDS: historical buildings libraries architecture history photos design
Journal Kept in New Zealand in 1820 by Ensign Alexander McCrae, of the 84th Regiment, Together With Relevant Documents
Super octavo, grey buckram boards, black lettering to front board, printed/patterned eps, 33pp, illus, VG (light chafing/tanning & bruising to spine & board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, bookplate to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1928
KEYWORDS: Alexander Turnbull Library bulletins history historical New Zealand Alexander McCrae journal diaries
Bollettino Geografico N.8 Gennaio - Giugno 1935 - XIII
TEXT IN ITALIAN, octavo, grey light card covers, black lettering to covers, 102pp, illus/folding maps, VG (light creasing & moderate tanning to spine, light creasing & soiling to covers/edges, moderate tanning to page edges, medium ink stamps to front cover & prelims, pg3-6 partailly detached but still present and affixed, other sections of page block partially detached, heavy crack to gutter of pgs 80-81, light to moderate foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Stabilimento Poligrafico Editoriale P. Maggi 1935
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN ITALIAN geographical bulletins history historical
Everyday Architecture: A Sequence of Essays Addressed to the Public
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, beige/grey buckram boards, red lettering to spine & front board, deckled edges to base of page block, frontispiece, 176pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, sl foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1924
KEYWORDS: first editions essays prose literature architecture buildings design history
Rogues and Scoundrels
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, navy blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, frontispiece, 328pp, illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, sl fading to spine, light staining to spine & boards, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, sl foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1924
KEYWORDS: first editions history historical figures Philip W Sergeant
The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, in Two Volumes: Volume II
THIS VOL ONLY, LACKS FOLDING MAP TO REAR POCKET, quarto, dark blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt penguin illus to front board, pgs 389-848pp, illus, VG (light bruising & scuffing to board & spine extrems/edges, sl chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate cracking to rear gutter, minor foxing to prelims & terminals & sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 1909
KEYWORDS: nature zoology animals New Zealand subantarctic islands geology botany south southern Hinemoa expeditions history historical data
Accidental Architect
Super octavo, illus light card covers, black & blue lettering to spine, xvi + 280pp, illus, VG (light fading to spine, light creasing & curling to cover edges, prev. bookseller's labels to front & rear covers, minor soiling & foxing to page edges & front eps, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, moderate creasing to bottom corner of pgs 245-264)
PUBLISHER: Crossing Press 1994
KEYWORDS: George Strickland Kingston architects architecture buildings history biography biographies memoir
William Colenso: Printer, Missionary, Botanist, Explorer, Politician
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, 494pp, illus, VG+ (moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate creasing to gutters) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1948
KEYWORDS: New Zealand biography biographies memoir William Colenso history early settlers pioneers first editions
New Zealand's First War, or, The Rebellion of Hone Heke
FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, printed/illus eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, unpaginated prelims + 304pp, illus, VG (moderate soiling & bruising to spine & extrems, light bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing/surface loss & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning to eps, light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, heavy fading & scuffing & soiling to spine, minor fadin gto top of front cover, light general soiling)
PUBLISHER: W A G Skinner, Govt Printer 1926
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand war history Hone Heke Maori
Fanlights
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: Chatto & Windus 1989
KEYWORDS: architecture design doorways fanlights decoration British history historical buildings
Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning
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 2023
KEYWORDS: history colonialism slavery geopolitics
Anzac & Aviator
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 2019
KEYWORDS: Australia Australian Anzacs anzac soldiers Sir Ross Smith air race history biography biographies memoir
Whitianga: Maori Women and Children
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: Auckland Province 1938
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Whitianga Maori history women children wahine tamariki
Frangipani's Ring: An Event in the Life of Henry Thode
FIRST EDITION, quarto, beige buckram boards, red & black lettering to front board, gilt ring illus to front board, teg, deckled page fore-edges, unpaginated prelims, 179pp, illus/plates- not counted presumed all present, VG (light to moderate scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning to page edges, light cracking to gutters, prev owner's name in coloured pencil to prelims, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Macqueen 1900
KEYWORDS: first editions autobiography autobiographies memoir Henry Thode art history historians German
Tuhoe: The Children of the Mist (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, FIRST EDITION, vol 1- octavo, vol 2- oblong quarto, red buckram boards, black lettering & decoration to spine of vol 1, vol 1- vii + (5) + 1211pp, vol 2- 8pp + 34x genealogical tables (all present) + unpaginated index to rear, lg folding map to rear pocket of vol 2, VG (light bruising & rubbing/scuffing to extrems, moderate fading to spines & board edges, light foxing & light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, light to moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic light foxing throughout, minor rubbing to rear ep of vol 2, minor tanning & foxing to top edge of folding map at rear- otherwise map is in generally v tidy condition)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Avery & Sons (Printer) 1925
KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand history Elsdon Best Tuhoe tribe Maori early tribes anthropology BOP Bay of Plenty
The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt: Master Painter of the Naval World of Nelson and Patrick O'Brian
Square quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, patterned eps, illus prelims, 144pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing/surface loss to extrems, minor crease to ffep, sm patch of staining to half title page) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, 1cm closed tear to top edge, sl chipping, minor wrinkling & chafing, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 2005
KEYWORDS: maritime marine art history historical Geoff Hunt navies naval